For the next year, Vader would work vigorously train his apprentice each session gradually getting more extreme and in many instances more painful. Some of these sessions would end with the young lady losing her temper. There was one particular episode where vader instructed her to hogtie a Kath hound, she got so anger that she ripped some of the steel plating clear off the wall. For many sith, this was not only was this a desirable trait but many times it was very much encouraged. Vader on the other hand did not have a desire to have a berserking Animal for an apprentice mainly because he remembered how his own temper had been his undoing on more than one occasion.

"Throwing a temper tantrum will get you nowhere."

"I can't do it Master it's too hard!"

"I have no use for failure young lady."

"Oooh, what are you going to do kill me?"

Vader performed a small force grip on her, not enough to give her any type of injury, but enough to make her feel uncomfortable. The apprentice fell to her knees and Vader released his grip.

"I put less than one percent of my effort. Do not test me again."

The little girl got up and slowly nodded. "Yes…Master."

"Focus. Let the force guide you."

The young girl close her eyes. All of the sudden the pup charged at her. The apprentice tackled it and proceeded to hog tie it.

"I…I did it."

"Very good…now kill it."

"r-really…I don't know."

"Do it."

After a brief hesitation, the girl grabbed a small knife and stabbed it in the chest. The pup let out a small gasp and died. It's blood leaked on the floor.

A single tear seeped from her face. She had never killed anything before and it frightened her.

"Why did you have me do that master?"

"I need to teach you how to hunt."

Vader taught her how to properly skin and cook the animal. The meat itself was rather gamey but it was nourishing."

"I will not beat around the bush." Vader said. I have been preparing you for your first true test. Before I can teach you about combat, I must first know if you can survive. I'm dropping you off on an unknown planet and you are to survive there for a month. If you succeed, then your true training will begin. If you don't, then your usefulness to me will be at an end. Am I understood?"

"Yes mater, but will you watch over me?"

"You will never know."

"Yes Master."

Truth was Vader would be watching over her and if she failed he would most likely attempt to find a proper home for her to live in, but the point was making sure she did not know that. One of the important things about being a sith was to learn how to survive on your own without relying on others. The other truth was that Vader was more than impressed with her progress and he knew she would not fail.

A/N this is a minichapter designed for transition sorry it is so short as always don't forget to read and review