Author's Notes

Sorry guys for the long wait. I had exams and I had to prepare for them. It's currently the school holidays so I can probably upload more.There is a bit of AU for Bespin. Hope you like it! :)

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Luke screamed in pain as Darth Vader's lightsaber sliced through his wrist. Luke gasped and sweat trickled down his forehead . Exhaustion washed over the rebel.

"Had enough?" Vader taunted in his baritone voice.

"Yes", Luke replied, cradling his injured arm close to his chest. "I've had enough you!

The Sith neared him. Luke's back had already hit something and he knew at that moment that there was no escape.

Luke glared at Vader. "Are you going to kill me?"

"What else did you expect?" Vader growled in response. He pointed his lightsaber at the rebel.

Luke took a deep breath. "If you kill me, you will regret it for the rest of your life!" Luke told him. "Your wife wouldn't want you to do it either!"

The Dark Lord of The Sith froze. Luke was certain he had struck something buried deep inside him.

"How dare you speak of her?" Vader shouted in anger. Before Luke knew it, the Sith's hand had slapped his cheek. Luke winched inwardly.

"You seem to think you hold such importance to me, rebel scum. Why is that?" Vader boomed, "You are nothing more than wanted a criminal that has ended many lives in just a single shot!"

"Do you want to know?" Luke asked. "Do you really want to known the truth of you wife's death?"

"How would a worthless rebel like you know he truth?" Vader challenged.

"You didn't kill her!" Luke shouted.

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There was a silence between the two Force Users. Vader's heart skipped a beat. Was this child toying with him or something? Padme... she had died by his hand. His master had told him but could he have lied?

"Search your feelings, you know it to be true", the rebel told him.

Vader reached into the Dark Side and searched for any trace of a lie, any tiny bit that this boy was lying. He found none. The Force screamed the truth behind the child's words.

"I didn't kill her", Vader said aloud, his voice near a whisper.

The guilt that had been eating him from the inside like a cancer for two decades seemed to fade. It was like a great weight had suddenly been lifted from his shoulders as he said those words. A hopeful question flashed in his mind.

Could there be any chance that... she was alive?

"I'm sorry", the rebel said softly. He had known the Sith would raise his hopes.

"She only long enough to name her child".

Tears were starting to form in his eyes. It was fortunate he was wearing a mask to conceal the emotion. How foolish he had been to raise his hopes but he had been so desperate to have her by her side once more.

Padme... how he missed her!

Her name was like a sweet honey in his mouth. He remembered her hair which he would caress and kiss, her understanding smile and the elegant dresses she wore...

"How did she die?" Vader asked. He was sure the question came out choked.

The youth took a deep breath. "She started slipping away after the child was born. The medics couldn't save her, saying she had lost the will to live. Her last words were that she still believed that there was good in you."

Tears streamed down his scarred cheeks. She had died like in his dreams. He was filled with regret. No! No! He should have been there by her side. He could have saved her.

A sudden realization dawned upon him. This rebel had said she had already given birth... surely that meant... could it be true?

"I have a child", Vader whispered.

The youth in front of him nodded. Vader thought he saw a tear escape his eyes. He wiped it away immediately. Why was this rebel crying when he had said that?

"Where is my child?" Vader demanded. "How do you even know all this? Is my child with the rebels?"

"He is even closer to you than ever right now", the youth said. "He is right here, on Bespin."

Vader arm lashed out and his gloved hand took hold of his throat. The youth gasped and struggled for air.

"You shouldn't kill me. If I tell you my name, you will release me at once", he choked.

"Why would I even do that ,you waste of space?" Vader challenged menacingly.

"My name... my name is Luke!" the youth burst out. "Luke Skywalker!"

Vader froze and released the boy, no his son who collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.

"You can't be... I refuse to believe this!" Vader boomed.

"Search your feeling, you know it to be true!", Luke said weakly.

"No!" Vader shouted in denial.

"Yes", Luke said. "I am your son!"

Author's notes

I don't know what was going on in my head when I wrote this. I'm sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes.

Luke found out all this when he was Dagobah. Yoda didn't want to tell him but Obi Wan let the cat out of the bag without our green Jedi Master's knowledge.

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