The Emperor's Daughter

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A/N: When the Emperor speaks, I suggest using Liam Neeson's voice, you may remember Mr. Nesson from such films as Taken, Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins, and as Aslan from Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, ect. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ch. 1 The First and Only

Tanith. An entire world, destroyed by the forces of Chaos. The only survivors were the remnants of Tanith's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Regiments, as well as handful of civilians, Brin Milo and the Possible family.

James Possible was a ship designer for the Imperium, always looking for a new way to make ship travel faster and safer. His wife, Anne, one of the Imperium's leading brain surgeons, who practically wrote the book on rebuilding the cerebral cortex. At current moment, they had one child and two on the way. The first, Kimberly Anne Possible was missing and feared loss in the planet's destruction. However, rumors of a young girl sneaking, undetected, aboard a ship with military personnel, prior to Tanith's destruction, were circulating amongst the fleet.

On one ship, Colm Corbec searched desperately to find the young girl and bring her back to her family. Colm had been a neighbor to the Possibles back on Tanith and was practically been a grandfather to young Kim, even though he was about a decade older than her father. Colm was a large man in peak physical condition, honed through years of manual labor as a machine-smith and furniture maker for part of his life, and then as a logger until he joined the militia. He had a soft-spoken appearance, he looked like someone that you could easily make friends with and for once, looks were not deceiving. He had coal black hair and a matching beard, which made him appear older than he truly was but that didn't stop young Kim from giving him the nickname 'Papa Colm'. He smiled at the thought, that little girl meant a lot to him, he had to find her.

He stopped a man walking by and asked him if he had seen a little girl with red hair and pigtails. The man shook his head and continued on his way. Colm ran his hands through hair in despair and frustration, what if he didn't find her? He couldn't bear the look on Anne and James's faces if he had to tell them that he didn't find her.

Then, as if on queue, he heard a small whimper coming from behind a stack of crates. Colm moved the crates with ease and behind them, was Kim. She was curled up in a ball and crying her little eyes out, 'She must be scared as feth.' Colm thought. He knelt down I front of her and whispered, "Kim." Her head immediately snapped up and Colm could see the tear trails going down her cheek. "Papa Colm," she said softly. Colm smiled at her and asked, "What are you doing on here?"

"Something bad was going to happen, so I came here where it was safe," she answered back.

"So you came here while something bad was happening?" Colm asked.

Kim shook her head and said, "No. Something bad was going to happen."

Colm looked at her strangely, "You knew something bad was going to happen?" Kim nodded her head. Colm shook his head, smiled and said, "You are just full of surprises, aren't you?" He rubbed her head, causing Kim to smile. "Anyway, your mom and dad are looking for you," he said, picking her up. "Would you like me to take you to them?" Kim nodded her head. Colm began the long trek to the bridge, where the rest Possible family wait.

"Any word of her?" Anne possible asked the young lieutenant. The young man shook his head sadly and left just as Anne's sobs returned.

James wrapped his arms around her in an effort to comfort his wife, "Don't worry," he said.

"We'll find her." "But what if we don't?" Anne asked. "What if she was on the planet when it was-"

"Don't think like that!" James interrupted. "She's alive, I can feel it."

"James, Anne. I believe I have something that belongs to you." They turned around to see who it was speaking to them. It was Colm Corbec; a close friend to the family and in his arms was Kim. "Kimmie-cub!" James called as he ran towards Colm.

"Daddy!" Kim called back as she got out of Colm's grasp and ran to her father. Anne stayed seated; being eight months pregnant meant a lot less mobility.

Father and daughter embraced after nearly a day of worrying if the other was still alive. Colm smiled at the pair, then he looked at Anne and she smiled back. Colm only wished that he had had a family but the Possibles had always welcomed his as a member of their family and for that, Colm was thankful. This very touching display of affection would have lasted longer, but fate was not on their side…

"Dr. James Possible?" a voice from behind asked. They all turned to see a hooded man clad in red robes and two Space Marines were standing either side of him.

"Yes," James answered.

"I am Inquisitor Titus Drake," the robed man said.

"What do want?" asked Colm, moving towards James and Kim. He had a bad feeling about this and he had to do everything in his power to make sure nothing happen to Kim or her family.

Drake looked at Colm and then back at James. "I've come for the child," he said, pointing at Kim.

"What do you want with her?" Anne asked.

"That is none of your concern. Give us the child willingly or will we have to make measures to ensure that the child in our custody?" The two Marines loaded their bolters, showing that if they needed to, they will use force.

"Daddy," Kim said, looking up at her father. "Don't let them take me."

James hugged her closer and whispered,"I won't." He turned to face Drake and the marines and said, "You can't have her! I won't let you!"

Drake looked unfazed by this act of courage. "I'm afraid you don't have a choice in the matter," Drake said as he waved his hand and the Marine to his right went forward. He looked down on James just before wrenching Kim from his grasp.

"Daddy!" she cried. James got up and tried to get Kim back but the Marine lightly backhand James and he fell to the ground, unconscious.

"James!" Anne called as she got up and went to her husband as fast as she could.

The Marine turned around and began walking towards Drake but stumbled when Colm jumped onto his back.

The Marine thrashed about, trying to shake Colm off and yet keeping a tight grip on Kim. No matter how much the Marine thrashed, he couldn't get Colm to let go, so finally he just started elbowing him the Colm let go and fell to the ground clutching his stomach.

Kim tried her best to free herself from the Marine but his grip was like iron. The Marine brought her before Drake, who saw her struggling, waved his hand over Kim's face and said, "Sleep." That's all Kim remembers before she blacked out.

Darkness surrounded her, she lost in the abyss, swallowed up an infinite blackness and somehow she knew that there were monsters out there. And when she was sure that the monsters were going to come for her, a light shot through the abyss, eradicating all the darkness surrounding her. Now the light was everywhere and she was no longer afraid, she saw a tall figure walk from the light and stood before, then she heard a voice say, "Awaken."

Kim's eyes slowly opened and she found herself in a vast room that seemed to go on forever.

"Hello," she heard a voice say behind her. Kim turned around to see a man sitting on a chair made of gold. She couldn't really see the man because his face was hidden in shadow but she could see his legs, hands, and a bright red light coming from what she assumed was his eye.

"Who are you?" she asked.

She heard a voice say, "I am the Emperor."

Feth is a Tanith curse word derived from the name of an obscure tree-god.