While thinking some things over about the Prequel Trilogy and the Clone Wars, I suddenly found myself thinking about the scene in Revenge of the Sith where Palpatine reveals to Anakin that he's the Sith Lord the Jedi have been looking for, and I began wondering why he chose to reveal himself at that moment. Anakin was still, for the most part, still loyal to the Jedi Order. There was a chance of him killing Palpatine, at least in my opinon.
I thought more about it and about what had, in a sense, led up to the reveal. Palpatine had been subtle and patient for thirteen years in slowly drawing Anakin from the Jedi, but he was still loyal to the Order. When he revealed himself Anakin was still loyal, or trying to be, to the Jedi.
I don't understand why he didn't wait until he was absolutely positive, rather than confident, that Anakin would chose him over the Jedi. To me it seemed like he was tempting fate, choosing to reveal himself when Anakin's loyalties could go either way, one way most likely resulting in his death.
So, I decided to experiment, which this fic will be the result of. I'm not sure just how long Revenge of the Sith is, story time-wise, like if it happens over a few days, a few weeks, or a few months. For my fic, it'll most likely be a few weeks.
My fic starts after the Battle of Coruscant. My own character, Cas, is Palpatine's daughter. She had remained vastly unknown to the public, for her protection, posing as a maid to the Chancellor. She is the sole bit of light in Palpatine's life. While he can be a little harsh, he always loves her, though he rarely ever says it.
While returning to Naboo for a few days, Cas is captured by General Grievous and taken to Utapau. There, Grievous, having learned of her relation to Palpatine, tortures her to information about the Republic, Coruscant, and Palpatine himself, seeking a weakness.
By the time Obi-Wan arrives, she has been captive and tortured for several days, and he is forced take her back to Coruscant then return to Utapau to deal with Grievous.
Will Cas survive the trip back to Coruscant or even at all? Or will the only tiny bit of light that keeps Palpatine, even remotely, sane fade, taking any bit of good there was in him with it?