A/N: Disclaimer stuff... Star Wars is Disney's... And the following scene is mostly taken from The Force Unleashed game, presumably owned by LucasArts? I'm not actually sure *_*

8 years ago

Darth Vader strode out of the shuttle, black cloak billowing out behind him and shadowy hood obscuring his face, with dramatic imperial march music playing in the background... er... nevermind. His destination was clear: the spies had located another Jedi—Kento Marek on this planet of Kashyyyk. He could sense their location in the Force. He ignored a random Imperial officer's reports on the war on Kashyyyk, telling him he didn't care about the officer's failures and that he was here on a different matter, Force-choking the man to emphasize his point.

Before long, he reached a shabby hut of a house. The Jedi stepped out to meet him. They fought; the Jedi was disappointingly weak. Then what is that bright presence I sense? He wondered.

The Jedi was nearly finished now. Vader slammed him around with the Force effortlessly, ending with Marek flying into his own house.

"I sense someone far more powerful than you nearby. Where is your master?" The Dark Lord demanded, Force choking him.

"The Dark Side has clouded your mind, traitor. You killed my master years ago!" He gasped out.

"Then now you will share his fate!" He raised his sabre, ready to make the final strike...

When he suddenly found himself empty handed, the sabre snatched out of his hand with the Force. He looked behind him. "A son," he realized aloud.

The boy, who seemed around the age of 10, raised the sabre threateningly. "Let my father go!"

"No, Galen!" The older Marek yelled, "Run!"

They were his last words. His distraction cost him, and Vader snapped his neck with the Force, letting the body crumple to the ground.

"No!" The boy yelled, swinging the stolen sabre at the Sith.

Just then, the Imperial officer from earlier arrived on the scene with a few stormtroopers. Seeing Lord Vader in "danger", he motioned for his men to fire on the boy.

Surprisingly, the boy—Galen—managed to block most of the blaster shots, before Vader decided that was enough and Force-pushed the stormtroopers to the ground. He took back his lightsaber with the Force, killing them all—he wanted no witnesses. No one will know about this boy, so powerful in the Force... Starkiller. He will be known as Starkiller, and he will assist me in taking down the Emperor...

Present

"Obi-Wan Kenobi?! ...You are sure of this?"

"Yes, my master."

Of course. Tatooine. How could he not have thought of it? It was so like his old master, to choose the one planet he hated most, that held the most painful memories.

And now... He would have to return, and add one more. Although, perhaps this one could finally be a good memory, the death of his beloved wife's murderer. He will finally have his revenge. For ten years he fantasized the best way to make that Jedi suffer, to make him pay for his horrible actions! There were no words to describe his hatred, loathe-detest-despise; they didn't even come close. And now he had his chance. Death would be a mercy—no, a blessing—for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"Master?" Starkiller's voice interrupted his reverie. He seemed slightly unsettled by the sadistic grin on Vader's face, partly hidden underneath his hood.

He returned his attention to the holocomm. "Where is he?"

"I saw him in Anchorhead, and then he left for the Jundland Wastes. Should I follow him?"

"Find out where he lives, then return to your ship and then meet me in Bestine." He cut the transmission, still smiling to himself in eager anticipation.

A/N: Yup, still no action. *_*

Uh, I promise we'll finally arrive on Tatooine next chapter, and maybe meet Obi-Wan/Ben?

[Response to my one single chapter 1 reviewer that reviewed before I posted this: sorry, but the slave-freeing is limited to the background. I intended to have this be character-focused... Mostly about Vader, Starkiller, and later a certain blond 10-year-old strong in the Force...]

...I want more reviews :(. Is my story that terrible?... Okay, yeah, I admit the summary and title were awful (prior to May 6). And my chapters are really (really) short. But hey, at least it should mean more frequent updates? I have some of chapter 2 (3?) done already, so it should be up soon... Maybe...

Or would longer chapters (but probably really slow updates, as in a few weeks) be more preferable?

Posted 5/6/15