Star wars: unification.
By Deathsheadx
A/n This is an au story, all non original characters belongs to G. Lucas
Chapter one: revaluation of a path
2 years after the forming of the galactic empire.
Darth Vader was deep in thought. He had been so wrong. So very, very wrong. Palpatine was not the man he said he was he was not his friend, he was using him like the Jedi used him in their wars.
Vader grimaced under the mask he hated the Jedi if only they had helped him when he needed it he wouldn't of gone to palpatine he wouldn't of lost his temper and Padme would still be alive.
He had done such terrible things some he was ashamed of the one thing he was truely ashamed of was the younglings if only there had been a way to change that mistake.
But he couldn't. What's done is done as they say. He looked out the cockpit of his modified Jedi starfighter next year he would be flying the new imperial standard the tie fighter. But that didn't matter to him anymore. The people were suffering for palpatine's greed he had wanted to make things better, he had seen the corrupt republic and hated it he had believed that people couldn't make decisions for themselves and they needed guidance but how was taking the decision away from them any better than the false democracy they had under the republic when the one making the decisions was as corrupt as the republic he helped crush?
His thoughts drifted towards his target it was pure fluke he had found her
He set his fighter to travel into the atmosphere of Cophrigin 5
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Alderaan2 months later.
Bail Organa walked through the corridors of his palace deep in thought the rebellion would soon pick up speed and soon they would overthrow palpatine… as he walked past the roil nursery he found himself stopping and cocking his head.
There was a sound that sounded out of place it sounded like it shouldn't be there. As he walked towards the nursery the sound became more distinct and Bail's blood ran cold he drew his blaster and slowly edged into the nursery.
And stepped into his worse nightmare.
Standing over Leia's cot was the tall dark harbinger of death himself Lord Vader.
"Ahhhh Bail. Put the blaster away we would want to hurt my daughter with a stray blaster bolt."
Vader knew thought Bail with a sick realisation "How did?" gasped Bail in horror.
"You can blame your sister Bail, it seems she was very put out with the claim of your wife bearing a child especially after taking all that trouble to make sure your wife became barren."
"Gataya did what!"
"Sshhhhussh Bail, you wake Leia. She's as beautiful as her mother," said Vader softly "anyway one of our intelligence agents managed to find out about gataya's anger at the announcement and why she knew it was false. In the process she had obtained a DNA sample from the child and was enraged that you would adopt the child of a certain Naboo senator as your own with the intent to assume the throne."
"The agent reported all this to me and once I knew who the senator in question was I knew Leia was mine. It's sad I had to kill the agent to insure this never got to palpatine he was very good."
"What are you going to do?"
"No Bail what are we going to do? I will admit when I discovered I had a daughter and you were raising her as your own I was very angry Bail I wanted to crush you but then I realised that it served no purpose. Did you know I have been doing a lot of evaluating of my life? I made a mistake Bail."
"By joining the dark side snapped Bail"
He suddenly felt his throat restrict
"No Bail there is no light and dark there is only the force. my mistake was palpatine the fool manipulated us all. Do you know why I joined him Bail? Do you know why I slaughtered Jedi?"
"W-why?"
"Because he promised to help me save Padme."
"I had foreseen Padme's death like I had foreseen my mothers I was desperate to stop it from coming to be Bail palpatine offered me help where no one else would."
"But she still died."
"Yes I killed her I'm amazed to know the managed to retrieve Leia from her body"
"What do you mean you killed her? She died after giving birth!"
"What?" Said Vader harshly, His body trembling "she lived long enough to give birth?"
"Yes," said Bail "she died, but it was shortly after giving birth."
"Then he lied about that too…"
Darth Vader walked over to Bail. "You're going to tell me everything I want to know Bail from what happened to Padme to who is part of your secret rebellion."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't take me for a fool Bail Padme was my wife she was one of the best politicians around, you and she thought alike she would have started a rebellion so it stands to reason you have started a rebellion I know Mon Mothma is involved. You will tell me all and then we will decide what we are going to do."
Bail felt an undercurrent in Vader's words "you're not going to tell the emperor?" he said with a stunned realisation
"No Bail I'm not in fact I'm going to help you build your little rebellion. Now then lets start at the beginning and know this there is nothing you can hide from me…"
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Lord Vader looked at the broken form of Bail. He had not been physically touched but when Vader learned the truth of obi wan's betrayal he had become infuriated. Vader sighed he would have to put Bail's poor mind back together again but he would ad a compulsion to Bails mind to make sure Bail never told anyone of their conversation for in the knowledge of obi wan's betrayal he had been reinvigorated. Padme had twins! Leia had a brother; on Tatooine but then Vader's joy soured he could not go to the boy yet it would draw too much attention he would wait. Idea's and plans began to form rapidly as Vader had a vision of his children beside him he saw a means to end the chaos and finally bring order but it would take patience, Something he had never had as Anakin. But it was something he would have to learn his desired future depended on it
He stroked Leia's hair and using the force he whispered what he could not say aloud he whispered how he loved her and how he would lay the universe at her feet he then lifted Bail up and started to repair the damage
After an hour Bail started to blink rapidly "w-what did you do to me?" he gasped.
"I accidentally broke your mind soo careless of me. But don't worry everything is back in place."
"You monster!" Suddenly Bail clutched his throat
"What have I told you about raising your voice Organa?" said Vader softly "now then lets talk about the future."
Bail started to shake.
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Tatooine 3 years later
Beru was washing the dishes when she saw a solitary figure walking towards the farm.
She started to panic, what she was warned about was finally happening.
He was coming.
"Owen!" She screamed out, "Owen he's here!" She grabbed the 5-year-old Luke and rushed to his room.
"Aunt Beru what's happening?" cried Luke
"A bad man is coming you need to stay here Luke promise me!"
"I promise aunt Beru." Nodded Luke
"That's a good boy"
Owen had been working when he heard Beru's cry he instantly knew what was up he left the moisture collector and grabbed his blaster rushing out to intercept the intruder, blaster raised. He saw Beru also running out with a blaster of her own
"Stay were you are!" he roared at the approaching figure
"Owen, I've come for Luke."
"You shall not have him."
"Owen Tatooine is—"
"You shan't have him obi wan!"
"Its true then its true he got to you." sighed obi wan
"He showed me the truth you damn Jedi destroyed his life you shant do the same to Luke!"
"What lies have Vader told you?"
"He showed me the truth of your duplicity what you would do with Luke. You would take him and train him in your ways! Stifle all emotion fill him with false promises!"
"He's lying I only want to teach him how to use his power for good, to—"
"To use as a weapon against his own father!" screamed Beru "don't deny it you seem him as the last chance to defeat Vader."
Obi wan grimaced they had him there. Part of his plans was to use Luke against Vader. It wasn't the driving force but it was a strong factor
"Leave you Jedi scum! You destroyed him you destroy my brother!"
"Your brother? But Anakin isn't even of your blood you only met briefly!"
"For years his mother was my mother obi wan I knew her and through her I knew Anakin. He should of never gone with you Jedi's he should have been with us, sure he had great power but he had no life he was cut off from his mother, told to forget about the love he had for her to deny what makes him Anakin if he had never become your hero without fear he could have been something normal, like a pilot or a mechanic he could have been a farmer helping us bring in the harvest you talk about blood obi wan, but through his mother's love he was just as close."
"And you left him to die!" said Beru tears in her eyes "you called him brother and left him to die!"
"He killed younglings he destroyed the Jedi," cried obi wan in frustration "he had given himself over to the dark side!"
"He was driven to it!" yelled Owen.
Obi wan was frustrated. "Just what did he get to you Owen? Has he already taken Luke?"
"I'll tell you what he did a year ago we came home to find him sitting at his mothers grave. Trapped in that foul suit thanks to you!"
"We believed in your lies then we thought he was going to attack us," said Beru "instead he just wanted to see his son. He asked to see his son!"
"We accused him of the lies you told us and he asked me a question," said Owen
"What did he ask you?"
"He asked me if I loved Beru, he asked me if she was my world."
"He then asked me if she was in danger of dying if those around me told me to accept that fate could I?"
"Owen…"
"I couldn't kenobi and he knew it I thought he was threatening her some how I was ready to fight him and then he asked his final question."
"What was his final question?"
"If I was told all I had to do to save her was kill a few people would I do it?"
"Wha?" gasped obi wan
"I would said Owen I would kill a man if I thought it would save my Beru"
Obi wan was horrified by Owens admission.
"Do you know why Anakin turned? I do."
"What?"
"I realised there and then he had put me in his shoes."
"He turned to save the most precious thing in his universe, he turned for Padme. He had visions she was going to die!"
Obi wan was stunned suddenly a lot of things made terrible sense. Anakin had always feared his visions and after the death of his mother he became more fearful he could see Anakin desperate to prevent Padme's death and then with the Jedi's views on attachment and the stress of the war and the councils mistrust he turned to the one friend who would help him, palpatine
Obi wan suddenly realised that the Jedi orders arrogance really was part of the reason for their fall, if only they… if only he had taken time to sit and listen truly listen. Obi wan sighed that was the past he had to think of the future.
"Owen I cant allow Vader to take Luke to the emperor."
"We know that! He doesn't want Luke in that evil fools clutches either which is why he asked us to raise him right, to raise him true!"
"I can't take the risk," said obi wan and then he stopped as he saw a transport in the distant.
"The minute we saw you they were notified," said Beru
"Leave obi wan, you and your Jedi cronies will not have Luke!"
Obi wan looked into Owens eyes could he do it? Could he strike them down and take Luke? Vader had warped their minds, if Luke was corrupted by the dark side all was lost he had little time he closed his eyes. "I have no choice," he said leaping into action.
To be continued