I Am Your Father

Luke screamed in agony at the searing pain as his hand was cut off from Vader's lightsaber. He crumpled on the beam, clutching his cauterized stump of an arm. He looked up as his enemy spoke.

"There is no escape," Vader said in a deep baritone. "Don't make me destroy you."

Luke began edging along the beam, trapped by the Dark Lord of the Sith as he continued.

"Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You've only begun to discover your power." Vader said, extending his hand out toward Luke.

"Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict, and bring order to the galaxy!" He said, using the Force to enhance his dark aura.

"I'll never join you!" Luke screamed, torn between rage and agony.

"If only you knew the power of the Dark Side!" Vader said, clenching his fist in anger. "Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father!" He hissed out, seeing the 'truth' that Obi Wan told his own son in Luke's mind.

"He told me enough!" Luke gasped out, holding on the pole tightly. "He told me you killed him."

"No, I am your father." Vader declared, holding his hand out further. The revelation stunned Luke. It couldn't possibly be true. Yet somehow he knew it was. His hopes were crushed right there, but he knew what he had to do. There was really only one thing to do in this situation. He straightened up on the pole, looking his father directly in the visor.

"It looks like my hopes…." Luke began, fumbling in his pocket for what he sought. It took only a second, but he found what he was looking for. His hand clenched around it as he pulled it out and extended the arms from the frame. Vader frowned beneath his mask as Luke put on a pair of sunglasses.

"Aren't the only thing falling tonight." Luke said before he jumped off the beam. The last thought that went through his head before the jump was if he should have put on the second pair of sunglasses too. Vader recoiled in horror as he rushed forward slightly and tried to lift his son through the force, but it was helpless. As though to taunt him, Luke's force enhanced scream echoed throughout the shaft.

"YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"