"Shoot him!" Leia ordered Poe, the words an automatic reaction to hearing that name. It couldn't be, this wasn't natural. Surely the Force wouldn't do this, not now, not when the First Order was beginning to gain power and present a threat.

Leia watched in horror as Poe fired and Anakin, or as she better knew him, Darth Vader, raised his left hand and blocked the shots. A scene that so mirrored the one so many years ago on Cloud City, when Vader had blocked Hans shots and shortly after tortured him. But back then she'd believed Vader to be a monster in a machine. Now she could see the man, and that made it all the more horrific. Not only was this man her father, but she could see the similarities between him and Luke.

Poe fired again and again the same result. Anakin simply blocked it or absorbed it with his hand. She didn't know how it was possible. Back then she'd assumed it was his metal hands, but now, now she could see the flesh and blood hand simply stopping a blaster bolt that had killed many a friend and ally alike.

"Please don't fire again, I don't want to have to get aggressive," Anakin threatened. She could hear it in his voice, that he was deadly serious.

"Anakin, there's no need to threaten these poor people. They're scared," Obi-Wan said stepping between Poe and Anakin.

Fear overrode Leia's better sense of judgement and she yanked the gun out of Poe's hand and fired directly at the monsters face. Again with no real effort he blocked the shot and fixed her with a glare. He thrust out his hand and the blaster was ripped from her grasp. It fell into his hand and he threw it into the corner of the room.

"Who are you and why do you want me dead so badly?" Anakin asked, taking a threatening step forward.

"I am Leia Organa Solo, and I want you dead because you were the biggest fear of my life for so many years and once you were dead I thought I could finally find peace. But here you are again tormenting my life." Leia shouted, fear and hatred flaring up inside her. She knew if it came to a fight she stood no chance, but she'd sure as hell die fighting.

"I didn't ask to be here, I have no idea why I'm here." Anakin heaved a sigh, and walked towards the window in the corner of the room. Though there was something wrong with his gait, almost like he wasn't used to walking with his legs. All the muscles were tight in his back and arms, she could see that from here. He seemed to be contemplating something, "There's something more, there's more to the reason you hate me. What is it?" He turned to look at her, his stare not as intense as before. Instead his eyes looked almost haunted, like he'd already figured out why she hated him before she'd said it, he just wanted to hear her say it out loud.

"Because I'm your daughter, and I want nothing to do with you,"

Poe turned and stared at Leia for a second, a look of pure confusion on his face. Leia put a comforting hand on his shoulder, "I think it'd be best if you got going on your mission now. I'll handle this here."

Poe hesitated, "Are you sure General?"

Leia nodded, "Keep me updated, I want to know the moment you reach the planet."

He bowed, "Of course."

Once, he'd gone she could see Vader was staring at her, taking in every part of her,like it was the first time he'd ever saw her. Which maybe it was, who knew what the view was like in that mask he wore.

"You look so much like your mother, I don't know how I never saw it before." His voice came out soft, more tender than anything she'd ever heard from the man.

She wasn't prepared to hear that, nor did she want to, "Well thanks to you I never got to know her!"

Then Anakin did turn his back, but not before she saw the look of immense pain that crossed his face. Must be a sore subject for the man, good she thought.

"Anakin, you didn't kill Padme," Obi-Wan almost whispered for how softly it came out.

Anakin whirled on the older man, "You know as well as I do what happened that day, Palpatine told me after I'd come to in the suit after I asked for her. I remember his exact words; 'It seems that in your anger, you killed her.' That seems pretty clear and dry to me."

"Who was the one that had lied to everyone for over a decade Anakin! He deceived all of us, do you really think even if Padme had lived he would've told you? I was with her after we left the planet Anakin. She spoke to me! The first thing she asked me was if you were all right."

"What happened to her then? I saw the funeral on the holo net. She died not too long after I was put in that suit. If it wasn't me then what was it."

Obi-Wan began stroking his beard, "From what we can gather, she either died of a broken heart. Which knowing Padme seems unlikely. Or her life force was stolen by a powerful Force user."

Anakin physically shook almost like he'd been shocked by lighting, a snarl entered his voice, "Palpatine told me a tale of his master, before I became his apprentice. His master could manipulate the Midi-Chlorians to create or end life. That's how he got me to join him. He stole her life force…" He turned aghast looking at Obi-Wan, "He stole it and gave it to me. I was dying after you left me. He stole her life and gave it to me so I could live." Anakin was physically shaking. The window he'd been looking out not too long ago shattered. Leia could feel the pain and the anger welling up in the room. All coming from her father, no matter what she'd expected of him this was the farthest thing from it.

Obi-Wan approached him and put a comforting hand on his arm, "Her last words were of you Anakin. She died believing there was still good in you. I'm sure she'd be proud of you Anakin. I know I am."

Anakin turned and looked at him. Leia could see the haunted look on his face and watched in disbelief as the man she'd grown to associate with fear and all things evil fell into the embrace of the older man. Obi-Wan seemed genuinely surprised by this as well but he never the less wrapped Anakin in a hug and supported him. As strange as this day had already been this definitely took the cake. Darth Vader was in her office close to tears leaning on a man her father, or rather the man she had called father her whole life, Bail Organa, had trusted, Obi-Wan. It made no sense at all. Yet something told her that there was a reason they were here. The Force wouldn't just plop them in her office some thirty plus years after their deaths for no reason would it? She didn't know, Luke was the one who dealt with all things Force related not her. It hit her, maybe that was why they were here, to help her find her brother. If anyone could do it it was them. Though could she trust them? Luke seemed to trust them, but he would always be that niave little boy from the farm. He trusted almost everyone. Still, if he was to be believed, and Leia saw no reason to doubt her brother, Vader had sacrificed himself to save Luke and effectively end the Empire. Vader did love Luke it seemed. Obi-Wan himself had answered her call for help all those years ago so he too could be trusted.

She took a desperate chance, really the only one she had available to her, "Luke went missing."

This caught both of their attentions, they pulled out of their embrace, Anakin composed himself a second before he spoke, "What do you mean he went missing?"

"He vanished, no ones heard from him in years. The only thing any of us know is might have went searching for the first Jedi Temple. Before Luke left, he was training a new generation of Jedi. One of his students turned to the dark side and slaughtered all his students. We think this is what drove Luke into exile. The Resistance needs him back. I need him back." They didn't need to know that it had been her son who had betrayed her brother. No not yet.

Obi-Wan began ponderously rubbing his beard, Leia noticed this might be a habit of his, "There were several places that claimed to be the birth place of the Jedi. Depending on which holocron you were using at the time. Even if we knew the name of the first temple we have no idea where it is in the galaxy. The holocrons were very secretive of that information."

"Hold on a second, did you mention that the 'Resistance' needs him? What in the world is the Resistance?" Anakin asked, pointing his hand at Leia, a gesture so Vader like it chilled her bones.

"After you and the Emperor died on Endor, that didn't mark the end of the war. The remaining Imperial forces fought hard for over a year until it ended on Jakku-"Leia was saying before Anakin cut her off.

"The Emperor was doing something on that planet. He kept it secret from me, whatever it was it was big. I hired spy after spy to look into it, but before they got anything they'd end up dead. I never dared visit the planet. No reason to give the Emperor more chances to punish me."

"Yes, well what was there had been destroyed before we could get anything from it. The base he'd used had a self-destruct process, they'd blown it once it was clear that the Rebellion had won the battle. After we'd rounded up all the Imperial Forces, diplomacy began and we came to an agreement. The Empire could keep its planets and the Republic would be remade. The planets had the autonomous choice of remaining in the Empire or joining the Republic. Most left a few stayed. The agreement also included that the Empire had to disband it's military and it seemed they did. For almost thirty years we've been at peace. Only just recently has the First Order been poking up and causing trouble for the Republic. From what we can gather they are the remainder of the Imperial Forces. They've become more advanced, and quite frankly deadlier. They want to get to Luke and kill him. Wipe the Jedi out of the galaxy for good so that they can rule with an iron fist. We're in a race to get to Luke first. You met Poe, he's the best pilot in the Resistance, if anyone can get there before the First Order its him. There's a map an old friend has on Jakku that will help us find Luke."

Leia had laid it all down for them, she hoped they'd agree to help. She was running out of options. Again, they were most likely her only hope at seeing her brother again. She was still upset her brother had abandoned them in the first place. She knew he was a Jedi and walked a path that she didn't understand, but they were family. Nothing was supposed to come before family, and unfortunately, she knew firsthand how quickly all that could disappear. She missed his philosophical insights that she missed in the heat of the moment, his ability to see the good in someone when no one else could.

"We'll help you Leia. But I sense there is somewhere we're needed before we can help you." Anakin had a far away look on his face, like someone was calling his name. "I sense Kenobi and I wont be needed until later. I'll get your brother back Leia, I promise."

"I was wondering if you sensed it to," Obi-Wan muttered. "It seems like the Naboo system is calling our name. I wonder what we'll find there."

"I don't know Master, hopefully nothing too awful."

Anakin turned to look at Leia, "If it's not too much to ask, could we borrow a ship?"