The Alternate

Written by: Adventure-Seeking-Juliet

When: Listening to music, like always.

Disclaimer: It is not owned by I, no matter if I wish it was or not. Although technically, I own that bully kid...but who wants to own him?

A/N Well this chapter will probably be shorter then the past two chapters, but I hope you still enjoy the story and continue to review please, it's like a Christmas present everytime I get a nice review:)

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Chapter 2- Ripple Effect

Later that day after Vader awoke he felt a ripple surge through the Force.

More specifically, as he pulled his dark cape around him, and glanced into the tiny mirror in his large, darkly colored room.

As he stared into the mirror, something he rarely did, the first thing that caught his attention were his eyes.

They were the exact same vibrant shade of blue as Luke's in his dream...there was only one difference.

Vader's eyes were dark, cold, distant, and there was a hardness to them that Vader hadn't noticed before. Luke's on the other hand were bright, and seemed to spark with love and adventure; Darth Vader sometimes wished his own eyes could still do that.

But only sometimes.

At that moment Vader felt it.

It was a ripple in the Force, not a nudge, or tremor; a ripple.

He gasped as it flew through him with the unseen power if the Force like he hadn't felt in a long while, it was familiar.

A knock on the door, startled him out of the shock.

"Enter," to Vader's dismay his voice shook.

"Lord Vader, the Emperor demands you to contact him," said the shaking voice of Captain Needa.

"You are dismissed, Captain Needa," Vader hissed, impatiently. Captain Needa scuttled away in a hurry.

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Vader was kneeling in front of his Sith master.

"What is thy bidding my master?" he said passively.

"Rise, Lord Vader," the Emperor said, with less feeling then even Vader's comment had had," I have felt a tremor in the Force," the Emperor's holo image crackled.

"As have I, my master," Lord Vader agreed.

"I have tracked the ripple to the home planet of Anakin Skywalker, Tatooine. You are required to go there, Lord Vader," the Emperor ordered," Whoever it was, that caused the ripple he or she is untrained; a Force-Sensitive."

" Your point, master?" Vader sneered.

The Emperor's anger flared," Do not disrespect me, Vader. You must go to Tatooine and kill the Force-sensitive."

Vader's thoughts momentarily drifted to his dream...Now there was real evidence that Luke IS real...

Then he retorted," Yes, my master."

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Anakin Skywalker is dead, Vader repeated to himself once more.

If this 'Luke' did exist and he DID happen to be Anakin's son, to shouldn't matter to him.

Yet, it did.

He hadn't been Anakin for a decade, if he had to kill Luke then he just did. It was of no consequence, but it was.

Vader had succeeded in hiding the small fraction of himself that was still Anakin Skywalker...that is until the dreams.

Lord Vader sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, while with the Force he flicked the holovision on.

The headline under 'Imperial News' read: Young Princess of Theed, Naboo's capital city, delivers speech to her people, considered to be the future youngest diplomat since the former Queen and Senator of Naboo, Padme Naberrie Amidala.

A picture of Princess Leia appeared on the screen, causing Vader to groan.

She looked a lot like Padme, with the big brown eyes, and beautiful curly brown ringlets, the holovison shook then flicked off.

"Lord Vader," the image of a long faced Admiral took over the screen," We are coming up on the Tatooine system, and will be landing within the hour."

"Thank you, for the message Admiral," he growled. The holo screen turned off.

What was he going to do?

He hated himself for admitting it but Vader wasn't sure he could kill Luke.

No infact he knew he couldn't.

Luke did exist, and he was Vader's son.

For the first time in so many years Vader felt...love.

He would finally be with his son.

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Emperor Palpatine had done a lot to ensure he arrived at his high position.

He'd been a Nabbooan( A/N I looked it up, it isn't Nubian) citizen, a senator, a chancellor, and now here he sat knowing that his young apprentice felt connected to the Force-sensitive, so just to show Vader that he could not disobey the Emperor; Palpatine made the order for the Storm troopers to kill the entire Lars family including...

A/N Next chapter coming soon:) Please review.