Prologue:

Emperor Skywalker has raised his son on his own and has lived as Galactic Emperor for the last eighteen years. Father and Son have had a very rocky and tense relationship and their relationship isn't getting better. Luke attempts to move away from his father's authority while Vader continues to exercise his authority over his son. As time goes on, Vader hopes to antagonize his son enough to cause the boy to overthrow him and become a true Sith. Luke has found himself feeling like his father's pawn and slave as a Sith Apprentice. The young man is almost ready to overthrow his father. It is only a matter of time before the final nail in their relationship is pounded into place.

Coruscant:

Luke Skywalker beheaded the third attack droid as he noticed Commander Solo approaching him. He deactivated his red lightsaber as he spoke, "What is it Han?"

"Your father has summoned us."

"Ok," Luke replied.

Luke turned and left the room with Han.

The pair entered the throne room to the sight of Emperor Skywalker standing in front of the image of a planet. Skywalker turned to his son as he spoke, "I have the Executor and the Devastator prepared for battle. They are in orbit above Coruscant now. We have been betrayed by the Queen of Naboo. She must be removed from power and we must take control of the planet."

Luke frowned, "Naboo? I thought they were a peaceful world..."

"They are, however the current Queen however has sold resources to the Alliance and further more it appears as though the Queen is encouraging the young people to join the Alliance. That is why she must be punished. I appointed her to the throne and she promised to serve us faithfully in exchange for a secure future for herself and her daughter. She has betrayed us."

"The Alliance is just a ragged weak bunch that will never be anything anyway," Han stated.

"As long as they don't gain a leader and a face that will be the case," Emperor Skywalker stated.

"Either way Solo you can prepare for battle we leave in two hours. You and Luke may board the Executor to discuss strategy during the two day voyage."

"Understood," Luke replied.

"Go and pack and report to the Executor in one hour. You are dismissed for now."

Luke and Han both bowed as they turned and left the room.

Vader watched his son leave the room in silence as he thought of one thing, if only she could see him now. His wife had died by his hand so long ago but not before giving birth to their son. Since the day of Padme's death Vader had done his best to teach Luke everything that he knew. His son was his Apprentice, his heir and his chief Lieutenant. The boy had done remarkably well with such heavy responsibilities at the age of eighteen.

Vader was proud of his son. He only wished that the boy would push himself further into the dark side of the Force. Vader loved and hated the darkness. He had a constant need for it as Emperor and he knew that he couldn't survive without it. Although he often wondered about how different things would have been had he not chosen the Dark Side.

At that moment he found himself reliving the moment that he had lost his Angel.

Flashback:

Kenobi had barely escaped Vader's blade. The old man had ran and had evaded capture. He had gotten away with his wife and child.

Vader returned to Coruscant, but much to his shock his Master was away.

His Master returned in the middle of the night. Vader noticed an elusive Force presence that was on his Master's shuttle as his Master walked down the boarding ramp.

As his Master approached him he spoke, "You are safe, thank the Force Lord Vader I feared for you after my encounter with Yoda."

"Where is Padme? Is she safe is she alright?" Vader asked.

"It seems in your anger you killed her," Palpatine grimly replied.

"I-I couldn't have she's alive I felt it!" Vader screamed.

Palpatine smiled as Vader's eyes blazed yellow. The surrounding stormtroopers collapsed to the landing platform dead, Palpatine's shuttle even bent under the rage of Vader.

"Your wife and child are dead," Palpatine stated.

Vader felt rage flowing through him as he stared at the old man with hate. He had the power to overthrow him. This old Man had taken it all from him. He had lost his wife for believing his lies but now he was going to make him pay. He activated his lightsaber. Palpatine activated his lightsaber but he was too late. Vader sliced through both of his hands and called his blade to his hand as he looked down at the pathetic old man who was at his knees.

"Master Windu had you last night you are nothing. You are far weaker than Dooku and you're a disgrace to the title of Sith Lord. The Sith Order needs a new Master and that Master will be me!"

Vader then sliced Palpatine's head off as he dropped the Sith Master's lightsaber to the ground. He hatefully stared down at Palpatine as he spoke, "You said that you would save her. You lied!" He then kicked Palpatine's headless corpse out of the way as he stormed onto his former Master's shuttle. He beheaded the first two clones that were in his path. He headed into the cockpit and slaughtered the captain and the shuttle crew. He slaughtered several additional clones but stopped when he heard the cries of a baby.

He walked into the medical room where he found a small baby boy. He looked down into his own blue eyes as he looked into the boy's eyes. He gasped in shock as it dawned upon him, Palpatine had found his son right after Padme had died. He had found his son and had taken him.

Vader looked at the nearby datapad as he started to read the information that had been gathered on his son.

His name was Luke according to what he read. He had been found in the custody of Bail Organa right at Polis Massa after Padme's death. Bail had refused to give up Luke without a fight and had paid with his life. Vader was filled with hatred as he thought of one thing, his Master had intended to keep Luke from him.

That day Vader declared himself Emperor after announcing to the Galaxy that Palpatine had been murdered by Jedi Knights. He informed the Senate that he was Palpatine's soul heir and a follower of Palpatine's ancient Order that the Jedi had persecuted for Centuries.

End of Flashback:

Vader had no idea as to what Palpatine had intended for his son. A part of him believed that Palpatine would have killed the baby. But a larger part of him told him that Palpatine intended to raise Luke as his replacement. In fact the latter made more sense since Palpatine had never intended to die. He had taken the old man by surprise in his rage and he had won and in the process he had found his son, the last piece of Padme that he had left. Palpatine had intended to use Luke to destroy him when the time came. Instead, Vader had his son and he had his Empire, the Empire that Palpatine had intended to rule.

Executor:

Luke walked down the boarding ramp alongside Han as he spoke, "Does Captain Darklighter have everything in order on the Devastator?"

"Of course he does my Lord, you know Biggs," Han replied.

Luke smiled, "Yes I do."

Han walked with Luke in silence. When Luke was a child, Han had been handpicked as his personal bodyguard by the Emperor. It was a job that had horrified him at first but as the years went by the two had formed a relatively close friendship. After Luke had taken command of the Devastator he had gone through four Captains until the rank was handed to Biggs Darklighter of Tatooine. Biggs had proven to be an excellent Officer and commander and the trio had won many victories together earning the praise of Emperor Skywalker.

Darth Vader stood on the Command Bridge clad in his usual long black cape and black tunic. As the Galactic Emperor his face was known to the entire Galaxy due to the fact that he had continued to use the name Skywalker after becoming Emperor. He had been quickly accepted as the savior of the Galaxy after his rise to power. The forty year old knew that while he had been loved by many that there were those who were starting to see him as a tyrant. He had to make sure that the Galaxy knew that he was the ruler and that he controlled the Galaxy. That is why he was forced to go to Naboo and remove Queen Reina Jade from the Throne. He had to make an example of her.

Vader noticed one of his best and most loyal Officers, Admiral Piett approaching. He turned to Firmus Piett who bowed as he spoke, "Lord Skywalker and Commander Solo are onboard."

"Good, go ahead and take us to Hyperspace at once," Vader replied.

Firmus bowed as he left.

Twenty minutes later, Vader watched as the stars streaked by the viewports. At the same time he noticed Piett standing at his side.

"Your son and Commander Solo are in the conference room."

"Very well, we will head down there."

"Permission to speak my mind?" Firmus asked.

Vader looked at the faithful Admiral, Firmus was a rather intelligent man and he didn't see a problem with granting such an offer.

"Granted," Vader replied.

"If we are to execute Queen Jade we will do nothing more than create another martyr for the Rebellion to hold up. The Nabuian youth will flock to the Rebel ranks causing us more problems since the Alliance has already grown enough in the last two years."

"So what do you suggest?" Vader asked.

"Make an example out of her without making her a martyr punish her."

"What do you know about her?" Vader asked.

"She is the oldest Queen to sit on the Throne in over a Century. She was on Queen Amidala's Royal council during the Trade Federation crisis. She served on the Royal Council for decades. The people weren't overly fond of Kylantha and when she had taken the throne there had been a great boost of morale throughout the planet despite the fact that she was an appointed Queen like her successor. Her daughter and her only child was made Princess of Theed. Her daughter has followed her path."

"And her husband?" Vader asked wishing that he had gotten to know the Queen before he had chosen to appoint her to the throne.

"Dead, he was injured in the clone wars. Never got over his injuries he died when their daughter was inly a month old of delayed injuries."

Vader nodded as he spoke, "I will have to think of a good punishment for these two. How many Rebels are defending her?"

"The Royal Guard consists of around two hundred soldiers now. And one hundred Veterans stepped up and volunteered."

Vader smirked as he motioned for Piett to follow him off of the bridge.

"How was your trip home?" Vader asked.

"It was good, my girls are really thriving and my son is doing well in school."

"How many children do you and your wife have?" Vader asked.

"My son who is the oldest and our two little girls. My boy is actually hoping to get into the Academy and follow my nephew's footsteps."

Vader nodded as Firmus spoke, "How are things with your son? You never speak of parenting that much."

"It's hard doing it alone Admiral but he's grown up now. Now I'm looking for a suitable wife for him."

Firmus looked at Vader in disbelief, "A wife?"

"My son is going to be Emperor some day and I want to make sure that he has an heir of his own. The problem is that he is so obsessed with the war and his training that he hasn't given anyone the time of day and I hate most of the girls that have thrown themselves at him. I've been searching for one that would be good for him for some time now. I was about his age when I married after all," Vader stated.

"I'll have keep my eyes open," Firmus stated.

"And I do not care how wealthy she is, I only care about who she is. I want someone with morals to become his wife."

Firmus nodded in response.

Luke watched as his father stepped into the conference room. He noticed Admiral Piett and General Veers taking their places on either side of him as an image of the City of Theed appeared right before his eyes at the center of the table.

"Theed is a city that we are not going to destroy we are simply going to take the Queen and her daughter prisoner," Vader stated.

Luke was shocked as he heard his father speak on sparing a city. He exchanged a glance with Han as Vader continued, "The plan is simple, General Veers will deploy the 501st outside of the City in a large circle in case the Gungans decide to aid the Queen. Commander Solo, you will join Luke and I as we attack the Palace. We will neutralize any threats inside of the Palace."

"What of the Queen? She is sure to have her escape planned out," Han stated.

Vader nodded as he pointed to the waterfall that was below the Palace, "There is a secret entrance to the Palace on the side of the waterfall. That is the route that she will take. You and Luke will wait there for her. The Queen and her daughter are not to be harmed. If they are the two of you will be punished. They are to be brought back to me alive and untouched. Kill anyone else that is with them."

"How will we know who is who?" Luke asked.

"They are redheads," Vader replied.

Naboo:

It was late at night. Mara Jade, the Princess of Theed stood on the Palace balcony as she stared out into Theed. She knew that the Imperials were getting closer and closer to Naboo with each passing moment.

They had received word just a day ago that the Emperor himself was coming.

Mara noticed her mother walking up to her side as she spoke, "We have to stay with these men and fight. I cannot leave without at least trying."

"Neither can I," Mara replied.

"I have our escape planned out. A ship is waiting. We will get out via the secret waterfall entrance. Not even the Emperor knows about that. Only a former Queen would know."

"I hate the thought of losing you in this battle mother."

Queen Jade kissed her daughter's cheek, "So do I. Now let's get dressed for battle. The Emperor is here. His ships were just picked up outside of the system."

As if to confirm Reina's statement, Mara noticed a dark shadow that blocked out the moonlight and the stars. She looked up and she saw it, the Executor. The Emperor had come.

She followed her mother into her quarters where their handmaidens were waiting.

Mara and Reina were both stripped of their Royal gowns and dressed in their royal combat outfits as the handmaidens assisted them.

"Leave my hair down," Mara stated.

"I'm with my daughter," Reina stated.

As the six faithful handmaidens finished their job Reina spoke, "You are all dismissed you cannot stay here and die."

"It is our wish to die with you my Queen," one of the handmaidens replied.

"There is a chance that Vader will not execute us and if that happens I cannot live knowing that I let you die for me. No one should die for me."

"We wish to fight with you."

Reina nodded as she spoke, "On one condition, when Mara and I retreat you throw down your blasters and you part ways and surrender peacefully. They will set you free after they are convinced that you know nothing."

"Very well, thank you for letting us stand with you my Queen."

Reina smiled as she hugged each of her handmaidens.

The sun was slowly rising as Vader marched into the city with a sea of white following him. He felt rage and grief flowing through him as he walked on the planet that his Angel was buried on. He missed her so much. If only he could change things. He had killed her he had killed her with his own hand. He turned to the stormtroopers that were behind as they approached the Palace, "Fight them, and make sure that you bring me Queen Jade."

Stormtroopers stormed into the Palace as Royal guards opposed them in vain. Vader cut down several guards as he headed towards the throne room.

At the same time he noticed a mysterious force presence that seemed to be moving away. He headed off determined to investigate. He found himself fighting through Nabuian guards during his search for the Force Presence.

Han looked at Luke as he spoke, "There's only six guards our squad can take them."

"We can take them," Luke replied as he activated his lightsaber.

"I hate it when he does this," Han muttered as the younger man charged off towards the six guards.

The guards fired their blasters in vain as Luke cut them down. Han shot the remaining two guards as Luke spoke, "Move these bodies out of sight!"

Two stormtroopers stepped forward to obey Luke's command.

Han and Luke took positions with their squad outside of the secret passage.

Reina and Mara made their way out of the passageway and towards freedom as Reina spoke, "We're safe! Thank the Force!"

Mara smiled and hugged her mother.

At the same time they heard footsteps.

"Nice of you to drop in," a sinister voice interjected.

The horrified mother and daughter turned to see Lord Skywalker and an Imperial Officer along with a phalanx of stormtroopers.

They took a step back in horror as Luke stepped forward.

"You are both two very lucky women."

"I don't see how that is possible," Mara replied in disgust as the officer took her blaster.

"My father ordered me to spare you," Luke replied.

Mara cringed as she turned to her mother.

"He also ordered you to be separated."

"No!" Mara screamed as four stormtroopers ripped them apart. The former Queen and Princess were both bound and taken into the city of Theed.

Smoke rose from the Palace. The ancient Palace had suffered minor damage in the massacre and the only thing that remained was the smothering fire and the heaps of Nabuian and Imperial dead. Vader walked over the bodies that covered the steps to the main entrance in silence as he looked down at his son.

Luke approached his father with a bow as he spoke, "Father, I have them both on their way to the Executor."

"Good, I will begin the interrogations when I arrive."

At the same time, Vader's eyes were locked on the young princess.

Force she is one beautiful young girl, Vader thought as he kept his eyes on her. What use could she be to me? Vader asked himself as he looked towards his son. As Vader found himself looking from the Princess to his son he thought of one thing, he had finally found the perfect wife for his son.

Like it or hate it? First fic that I have published in a very long time. I hope that you like it I'll be updating this off and on throughout the semester. It may be a little dark but not as dark as the Fallen Knight. Thank you for reading and reviewing.

-Fallen Jedi 79