"Welcome home Lord Vader," Palpatine said as the door to his throne room opened. Palpatine of course knew Vader was on his way. This was because Vader's hatred was so strong and Palpatine could sense it clear across the galaxy.

"Thank you, my master," Vader said kneeling down on one knee bowing his head.

"Rise my friend. I see you have succeeded in your mission to retrieve the Tesseract from Asgard, just as I commanded you to do," Palpatine said congratulating his apprentice.

"Yes, my master," Vader responded handing the glowing cube to the emperor who was still seated.

"Tell me how you were able to get it from there so quickly. I would have thought it would have taken you longer," Palpatine said placing the Tesseract on the holoprojector table.

"Of course, Master. You helped quite a bit using the Aether to make that portal. You see all we had to do was attack Asgard with our fleet and entering the palace was easier than we expected. While there Evanora, Theodora, Voldemort, and I learned that its king, Loki, dethroned his adoptive father Odin and then impersonated him to remain king. Loki was extremely arrogant and viewed himself as a god. Ha! The four of us simply had to brutally beat him and threaten to destroy Asgard to force his cooperation. After doing that he gave us the Tesseract begging us not to destroy Asgard and to let him remain the king of the kingdom," Vader explained.

"Did you spare his life Lord Vader?" Palpatine asked.

"Yes, my master. I saw no reason to kill him.

"You spared his life?! That is not the way of a sith! You should have put an end to him giving into your anger in hate. Weakness from you will not be tolerated next time! However, I see no reason to punish you considering you brought me the Tesseract, regardless of the circumstances. I will give you a word of warning though. Loki may come back to try and kill us, and you have put our empire in danger if he does. Ah King Odin, legend has it he aided the Jedi thousands of years ago when they defeated the Reconstituted Sith Empire of Vitiate. Well since you have brought me what I wanted I feel you are ready to learn about my ultimate plan for the universe," Palpatine said.

"Yes of course my master" Vader replied.

"Before creation itself there were six singularities then what we call the Omniverse exploded into existence and all the realms, galaxies, and universes were created including our own. When this happened these six singularities, Space, Time, Mind, Power, Soul, and Reality were forged into six elemental crystals called Infinity Stones that represent each of these six elements of the universe. Created by the Cosmic Entities, these objects were unparalleled in their destructive power. In time an ancient race of beings called the Celestials discovered the existence of the Infinity Stones and began a long campaign to collect them bringing them into conflict with the Cosmic Entities for millions of years," Palpatine explained showing a hologram of the conflict to his apprentice.

"One-hundred-million years ago the Cosmic Entities, having begun to fear the Celestials, transported themselves to our galaxy, separating the stones and hiding them. To ensure they would never be found they created the Force that now governs everything around us, and there was peace and perfect balance for the next twenty-million-years. Us sith call it the Great Peace. Unbenounced to the entities, the Celestials followed them. During this time the Celestials searched our galaxy for the Infinity Stones. At the same time, they were responsible for the construction of major civilizations, and used their power to speed up the evolution of many species, that continue to exist today. The amazing thing is they were able to do this while ruling the galaxy with an iron fist. Their work can continue to be seen all throughout the galaxy today. This era of peace ended however when the celestial, Eson the Searcher, discovered the Power Stone. Using the stone, he destroyed enemy planets one at a time, passing judgement upon their populations. He destroyed one every million years. Eson received his name because he was the most ruthless of all the Celestials in his search for the stones.

"What happened to the Celestials and Cosmic Entities?" Vader asked.

"Well according to what history tells us the Cosmic Entities returned to our galaxy and fought against the Celestials for a second time after approximately eighty-million more years had passed. With them they brought an army comprising of billions of Force-sensitive beings. These beings were gifted the ability to use the Force by the Cosmic Entities who used their powers to give each force-sensitive a force-sensitive gene recruiting them to their side. This took place nearly thirty-six-thousand-five-hundred years ago. With their new army the Cosmic Entities stood a fighting chance against the Celestials of our galaxy. This infuriated Eson who had assumed full control over his brethren, and he traveled to Tython to destroy the planet with the Power Stone. Before he could however the Cosmic Entities attacked him. After a lengthy battle Eson was killed, the Power Stone taken from him. With Eson's death the Celestials were left without a leader and they were spread thin across the galaxy. The force-sensitive beings hunted them under the guidance of the Cosmic entities and the Celestials virtually disappeared from the galaxy after nearly fifteen-hundred more years had passed. It is said that the few remaining Celestials merged themselves with the Force so they could more fully understand it. Seeing their work was complete the Cosmic Entities left our galaxy leaving the Power Stone in an ancient city on Tython we know as the Old City as well as their force-sensitive allies," Palpatine said intriguing Vader.

"Can you be certain the Celestials and Cosmic Entities are gone forever?" Vader asked.

"We can only be sure that the Celestials are gone and let me tell you why. A few years ago, when you traveled to Mortis and met the Father, the Son, and the Daughter, you met the last living descendants of the Celestials of our galaxy. They were responsible for keeping balance in our realm. What did the Father tell you Lord Vader?" Palpatine asked.

"He said I would bring balance to the Force and the galaxy," Vader said.

"He lied to you. Now that they are gone, we can shift the balance to eternal darkness but to do so we need the Infinity Stones. While the Mortis Overlords balanced our galaxy, the Cosmic Entities balance the entire Omniverse. Once we have the stones, we can kill them and then nothing will stand in our way of recreating the many realms and galaxies in our image. Our ancient sith ancestors devoted their lives to the cause. With the stones everything that exists will be destroyed and rebuilt," Palpatine shouted clenching his fist.

"You mentioned that during the First Interdimensional War the ancient Sith Emperor nearly destroyed the universe with the Infinity Stones, but how did the Sith Order discover the stones in the first place?" Vader asked.

"To explain this, I must give you a brief synopsis of the earliest history of the Sith. After the Celestials and Cosmic Entities disappeared the Je'daii Order was formed by the force-sensitives. This was the earliest form of the Jedi Order but was a balanced version of it. They devoted much of their time studying the Force but as time went on a rend began to form within their organization. You see Tython had two moons named Ashla, which represented the light, and Bogan which represented darkness. Certain people followed the light others the darkness and this rend eventually led to several schisms. One schism was so bad that the newly formed Jedi Order, which swore to follow the light, banished their former allies who followed the darkness from known space. These darksiders became known as the Dark Jedi. What was worse is that the Jedi Order made themselves slaves of the newly formed Galactic Republic twenty-five-thousand years ago. I will teach you more on this later but all you need to know is that the Dark Jedi stumbled upon the planet of Korriban, which was the homeworld of the Sith Species. Over thousands of years these humans interbred with the Sith Species becoming the Sith Lords which would play a pivotal role in the creation of many sith empires made up of sith human hybrids. Our story begins with the sith lord Marka Ragnos," Palpatine said.

"Who was Marka Ragnos?" Vader inclined again.

"Allow me to explain. Five-thousand years ago the sith lord Marka Ragnos, who was a sith-human hybrid, came across the Space Stone. The stone mysteriously fell out of the sky landing on the desert surface of Korriban, the original homeworld of the Old Sith Empire. The empire was established by the Dark Jedi as I mentioned earlier. It is unknown whether it was the will of the Force or the will of the stone but Ragnos took the stone for himself and created the Tesseract to house the powerful item. When this happened, he became the first sith lord to discover the Infinity Stones. Fascinated by the very power within his hands he began to study more in depth sith knowledge which eventually led him to discover ancient history dating back to before the time the Je'daii Order was founded, which was the time the Cosmic Entities defeated Eson the Searcher. Travelling to Tython, Ragnos unearthed the Power Stone which was buried under the Old City. Now having possession over two infinity stones he created blueprints for a machine that would allow him to focus the power of all the Infinity Stones across the entire Omniverse warping it in the way he saw fit. He called this machine the Star Forge. As time went on, he met a being named, Tenebrae, and christened him Lord Vitiate who would later live on for nearly two-thousand years devoting his long life to completing Ragnos's work. During the remainder of Ragnos's life they began building the machine upon the ancient sith colony Dromund Kaas inside a structure called the Dark Temple. Unfortunately, Ragnos died of old age leaving Vitiate to finish his work. Vitiate was nearly successful but he ultimately failed which I will tell you about in a moment," Palpatine continued.

"After Ragnos died another sith lord, named Naga Sadow, sought to carry out the former dark lord's plans but was unable to due to not having a full understanding of them. All he knew was that Ragnos was searching for the Infinity Stones. In his life he was only able to find the Mind Stone. Nearing the end of his life he placed himself in suspended animation on Yavin 4, living on for six-hundred more years, and buried the stone with him, but not before powering his tomb with stone, and waging the Great Hyperspace War against the Jedi Order. After these six-hundred years had passed, another sith lord traveled to Yavin 4 named Freedon Nadd. After reawakening Sadow the Dark Lord taught Nadd in the ways of the Dark Side. When his use had run out Nadd killed Sadow, stealing the Mind Stone from his tomb. After building an empire he eventually discovered the Time Stone, but he too died after waging a war against the Jedi himself. He buried himself and the Mind and Time Stones on the Onderon moon of Dxun. Like Sadow's tomb the Nadd's tomb was powered by an infinity stone this time of course being the Time Stone. After more time passed a third Dark Lord rose to power. His name was Exar Kun and he repeated what Nadd did. He convinced Nadd to train him in the ways of the Dark Side, built an empire, constructed a tomb, waged a war against the Jedi, and discovered the Soul Stone. Ever since Naga Sadow rose to power the now reigning Sith Emperor Vitiate had been watching what was happening from a far. He had been playing an intricate and patient game from the beginning. He traveled to Yavin 4 where Exar Kun's tomb was located and discovered the stones had been taken and the tomb was desecrated," Palpatine said pausing.

"Who took the stones?" Vader asked.

"King Odin took them. The reason he was brought into the war in the first place was because Vitiate traveled to Asgard and murdered his parents in front of him. The emperor then used the Power Stone and the Tesseract to strip him of his powers and banished him to Earth, stealing the Reality Stone afterwards. Once Odin was gone Vitiate and his Reconstituted Sith Empire made a pact with Asgard's enemies, the Frost Giants, Fire Demons, and Fire Dragons promising them that if they joined him they could destroy as many civilizations, realms, and planets in the universe as they wished. Little did they know that once Vitiate destroyed the Omniverse they were next on his list," Palpatine explained again.

"How was he able to fight the Sith Emperor then?" Vader asked.

"According to legend a powerful Vormir Witch named Angerboda, travelled to Earth and helped him find the inner strength within himself to fight the Sith Empire. When he did, he found the stones and divided them among certain civilizations across the universe he made alliances with that were not part of our galaxy. He gave the Soul Stone to the Vorm Witches following the advice of Angerboda, he gave the Time Stone to the sorcerer supreme of the Masters of the Mystic Arts, Agamotto, and he gave the Mind Stone to the Chitauri. This set Vitiate's plans back centuries. This is what brought the interdimensional beings into the conflict between the Jedi and the Sith. To recruit one more civilization to his cause Odin traveled to the planet of Morag. The Morags were famous for their advanced technology. This was when he completed the Interdimensional Alliance. By this time the Jedi Order had noticed that, Vitiate's forces now calling themselves the Dark Order, were wreaking havoc and destruction across the galaxy. In order to crush the Republic and the Jedi Order, Vitiate ordered his forces to attack Coruscant. Vitiate's plan backfired however when the Interdimensional Alliance stepped in to defend the planet. Due to this the Dark Order was driven away from Coruscant. This marked the first battle of the First Interdimensional War which lasted nearly four-hundred years. After the battle Odin swore to protect the Jedi Order and became their second in command. As time went on Vitiate beat back the Interdimensional Alliance and captured each infinity stone one by one growing more powerful with each of his successes. As this happened the Jedi Order grew to fear that they would lose the war and that the Omniverse would be destroyed so they began prophesying the birth of a chosen one destined to defeat Vitiate," Palpatine went on.

"Was I this destined chosen one or did another being assume that mantle?" Vader asked with a certain degree of curiosity.

"No you were not the one they spoke of. You see twenty-five-thousand years ago, the original Je'daii Order of Tython spoke of a being who would come into existence to balance the Force. Their prophecy was based on what the Cosmic Entities left behind in the Old City. Well they were right. A being was born of Tython. He became a Jedi Knight but his true potential was realized when he began leading the Interdimensional Alliance against the Dark Order. The day Vitiate captured the sixth infinity stone marked the day the prophecy was fulfilled. Vitiate began to rip the everything that existed apart, and the final battle of the war took place on Dromund Kaas. As the battle raged the Hero infiltrated the Dark Temple and fought Vitiate one on one. He was almost overwhelmed by the emperor though. After a lengthy battle however, the Hero of Tython emerged victorious. With one final push of vengeance Vitiate brought the Dark Temple down to kill the Hero as he died. Before he could though the Hero escaped. With the emperor's death the Dark Order fell apart defeated and all of Vitiate's work crumbled with it. After their defeat the Infinity Stones were divided amongst the Interdimensional Alliance and taken back to their homes. The Morags took the Power Stone, Odin took the Reality Stone, Agamotto took the Time Stone, the Chitauri received the Mind Stone, and the Vorm Witches were given the Soul Stone. To ensure the Sith would never be able to find the Infinity Stones again Odin took the Space Stone and placing it back inside the Tesseract, he sent it through a portal to an unknown location only he knew of. It can be assumed that it was sent to Earth, but we cannot prove that," Palpatine explained.

"How did you get your hands on the Tesseract in the first place?" Vader asked wondering how the emperor got to Earth in the first place.

"Before you and I met each other my master Plagueis and I miraculously were able to sense the Tesseract was on Earth. When this happened I sent Darth Maul to track down a device known as the Quardus. The original purpose of that triangular stone was to create a gateway to Earth as well as a gateway into the Dark Side itself which could then corrupt the planet allowing us to use our powers there. Well knowing this we used it and found ourselves on Earth where we located the Tesseract. It would seem our Sith predecessors took special care to ensure we were able to find all the Infinity Stones but how is again impossible to explain. During the Clone Wars Maul's vengeful Mother Talzin stole the Tesseract from Dooku's palace on Serenno where he was holding onto it from me. Once she had it, she moved to use it against me but somehow some way it opened a portal on its own sucking itself into the portal. It landed on Earth afterward and was discovered by an organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. Not long after, Loki got his hands on it and used it to try and take over Earth. To do this he gained control of the Chitauri Army. Loki was defeated however and his adoptive brother Thor, Odin's son, took it back to Asgard. See for yourself Vader," Palpatine said placing a data drive of the Battle of New York in a built-in computer. Vader watched with interest.

"Now that we possess it, we also have the Space Stone inside of it back in our hands. Due to your pleasing defeat of Loki, we can now manipulate the spatial aspects of the universe. Before we tap into its properties though we must use it for portal transportation throughout the Omniverse. This will grant us the ability to increase our power throughout the realms. This is not the only stone we have, however. We also have the Reality and Time stones," Palpatine said opening two hidden doors within the floor of the throne room. In the areas the floor rose to reveal the two infinity stones. One was glowing red while the other was glowing green.

"Amazing," Vader replied in awe to amazed to ask how it was possible.

"Yes indeed. I collected the Time Stone from Oz which was placed inside the Eye of Agamotto. For one-hundred-thirty-six years prior to this, Evanora's family protected the secret until I arrived in their realm. Evanora gave it to me immediately after we found it. The Time Stone can travel back in time and erase events that have already happened with this necklace. As for the Reality Stone, yes, the Aether is the Reality Stone. Right before we tracked down the collector, Taneleer Tivan on Knowhere, another force of aliens invaded Greenwich London on Earth called the Dark Elves. Voldemort was there to see it. The Dark Elves' leader Malekith used the Aether and attempted to transform Earth and the other eight realms surrounding it to darkness. Thor stopped him however and following that, the Collector was given the stone. It hardly matters now however," Palpatine said showing Vader another data drive, this time of the Battle of Greenwich.

"Master send me to track down the last three stones," Vader said with anticipation.

"No, my apprentice I cannot do that," Palpatine replied.

"Why is that my master," Vader said angrily.

"We must tend to the needs of our ever-growing empire by continuing construction and forcing more planets under our subjugation," Palpatine said.

"As you wish my master," Vader replied

"Are you familiar with the revolutionary general Cham Syndulla?" Palpatine asked.

"Yes, my master he worked with Master Windu during the Clone Wars after the Separatists took control of Ryloth. What does he have to do with our ultimate plan?" Vader asked.

"Syndulla has been leading a resistance against our empire on Ryloth that he calls the Ryloth Insurgency. Our recent intelligence suggests that Cham has had deep connections within the Jedi Order prior to us wiping them out and is protecting many of its survivors from us. Well our lieutenants Voldemort, Evanora, and Theodora have been fighting on the planet since the four of you returned from Asgard and have discovered at least fifty jedi who survived Order Sixty-Six, have joined the resistance and are working to usurp our control over the planet. Not only that, it turns out that your former master Obi-Wan Kenobi is leading this rebellion of Jedi, aiding Cham with his worthless goals and aspirations. We have a double agent that told me this," Palpatine said.

"Who is this spy?" Vader asked.

"You'll know in time, but you have more pressing matters to deal with at this point. I have major plans for Ryloth and for us to bring them to fruition you must eliminate all threats to our empire on Ryloth. The mission I give you is to go to the Imperial Stark Base, where our lieutenants are, and see to it that the Ryloth Insurgency is completely dissolved right before Cham's eyes.

"Do I kill him afterwards?" Vader asked.

"No, we will let him drown in his failure. Once you have done this return home for, we have much to discuss. I'll be in touch," Palpatine stated.

"Yes Master," Vader replied with eagerness. Turning toward the door Vader marched out of the throne room leaving Palpatine alone with his thoughts. Vader marched at such a fast pace he was practically running. He traveled through the hallways and finally made it to the docking bay. Entering his shuttle, the door closed behind him, and the ship sped out of the Imperial Palace, heading toward his super star destroyer.