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"Tell your sister… You were right…" Anakin Skywalker said, shutting his eyes.
He was not dead - Luke Skywalker could feel his connection with his father still going. He grabbed the stump of Anakin's arm, dragging the man formerly known as Darth Vader aboard the shuttle, taking the mask and helmet as a precaution..
After the shuttle deboarded the exploding Death Star, the officers and stormtroopers on board stood in awe. Vader, their superior in every way, lay on the ground, with only one robotic hand, and Luke Skywalker, the enemy of the Empire, standing by his side.
"Lord Vader?" an officer asked, in complete shock.
"Help him. Please, help my father," Luke pleaded.
The Jedi Knight's words confused the officers even more. Vader had a son? But, even with their lack of knowledge that Sheev Palpatine was dead, and Vader was the rightful heir to the Empire, they put him in a bacta tank.
Luke ran to the comm. "Attention, all rebel ships. Do not fire! This is Commander Luke Skywalker!"
"Luke?" Admiral Ackbar asked over the comm. "You're alive?"
"Yes. The emperor is dead," Luke said, confusing the officers even more. "And I have Vader."
Ackbar was immediately taken aback. "Vader is alive?"
"Yes," Luke replied. "But please, do not gun him down immediately. Let him stand trial. He's the one who killed the emperor."
Now Ackbar was confused. "Acknowledged."
Luke's stolen shuttle boarded, and Mon Mothma, General Madine, Hera Syndulla, Jan Dodonna, and Ackbar were the welcoming party. Luke boarded, followed by the officers, the latter in handcuffs. The officers were led to the prison by rebel soldiers.
"Commander Skywalker. Where is Vader?" Syndulla inquired, walking towards the last of the Jedi.
"He's in the shuttle. Please, save him," Luke pleaded with his superiors.
"Why should we? He's a killer," Dodonna said.
And so, Luke filled the Chancellor, Generals, and Admiral in on everything, from when they landed, to Luke and Vader boarding the shuttle, no detail left out. All of the superiors were greatly surprised, and amazed.
"So, in a sense, my father was the heir to the empire, so now, he's the emperor. And, he knows vital imperial information," Luke pointed out.
"Very well, Skywalker," Mothma said, her first words in the confrontation. "When he wakes, we will have a council meeting to discuss your father's ultimate fate. Until then, direct Emperor Vader to the medical bay."
