Author's Note: As tempting as it was to have Vader kill Urd and Skuld, I cannot do the plot I wanted without them. Therefore, they will live, for now. (laughs evilly)

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Skuld could only stare at Vader in shocked silence.

"So this is the feared Darth Vader," she thought, "I can see why people would fear him. He looks like something out of a nightmare with skills to match."

Darth Vader said nothing more. He lifted his lightsaber up to strike the final blow-

and was hit from the side by a powerful wind blast. He was sent flying all the way into the wall, hitting it hard. He collapsed, haven been taken completely by surprise.

Vader looked in the direction from where the blast had come and saw Belldandy there, hand pointed at where he had just been and shaking. Hatred and rage coursed through him, but he did not let it show.

"I'm warning you right now, Vader, keep your hands off of my sisters. I won't let you hurt them!" said Belldandy.

At this Vader slumped his head over, as though he was unconscious.

"Oh no! Are you all right?" cried Belldandy. She had meant to protect Skuld and Urd, not to seriously harm Vader. She had no desire to really hurt anyone, even him. Belldandy rushed to Vader's side and shook him.

"Sucker" thought Vader. The then hit Belldandy with a shockwave of Dark Force power. Belldandy was thrown all the way to the other side of the bridge and impacted on the wall. She fell to the ground. Goddesses are made of sterner stuff than humans, but a blow like that rendered her unconscious. Vader could sense that she was alive but knocked out through the Force.

"Good," he thought, "I can't go killing her before she grants my wish. Afterwards though…"

Skuld got over her shock long enough to cry out, "What did you do to my big sister, you monster?!!!" She then took out a few Skuld-bombs that she had built herself and chucked them at Vader. He simply chuckled and raised his hand. The Skuld-bombs froze in midair and then turned around and headed for Skuld. She screamed and ran, but the bombs were faster. They exploded right behind her, causing Skuld to be thrown all the way to where Urd's unconscious form way lying. Skuld then collapsed, too weak to go on fighting against such overwhelming power.

Vader strode forward to finish off Urd and Skuld, but was suddenly stricken by a brilliant idea.

"These two are Belldandy's sisters, whom she clearly cares for very much," mused Vader, "Therefore, I could agree to spare them from death and in return" here he paused "In return for her granting the true spirit of my wish and not looking for loopholes or trying to get me to waste it. Yes! Yes! It's brilliant! Little miss goody-two-shoes Belldandy over there would never allow her sisters to be killed just so she could try to exploit loopholes in my wish. I know a first-class goddess like her isn't allowed to lie, so she'll have to keep her word! Yesssss!" Vader pumped his right arm up and down in celebration of his idea.

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Belldandy awoke a few hours later in a bed. She looked up and saw no one there.

"Phew, I guess it was all just a dream. Thank goodness!" she said.

"Not quite," said a smug and all-too-familiar voice to her left.

Belldandy looked up and to her left. When she did, she screamed in horror. Urd and Skuld were there, handcuffed and sitting on the floor. Darth Vader was there with his lightsaber millimeters from Urd's throat. Alongside him were a dozen or more Stormtroopers, with their blasters all trained on Urd and Skuld.

"Don't try anything foolish, Belldandy," smirked Vader, "After all, you can't possibly get me and all my men before we kill your sisters."

Belldandy began to cry. It was true, there was no way she could take out everyone in time to save her sisters from certain death.

"What do you want, you sick monster?!!!" she sobbed.

"Me? What makes you think I want anything from you?"

"If you didn't you would have already killed them."

"Ah, you've got me there. Alright, I want you to grant the true spirit of my wish when I ask for it. That means no using loopholes, no trying to get me to waste it, only giving me what I really want. In return, their lives will be spared."

Belldandy cried even harder. She hated to give a man like Vader his real desire, but she had no choice but to accept.

"Well, do we have a deal?" asked Vader.

"I have no choice. Deal." replied Belldandy.

"Good, I thought you could be reasonable. Now then, men, take these two to the brig."

Belldandy watched helplessly as her sisters were led to the brig. Turning away, she cried her heart out. Vader watched, a little saddened by it.

"Come on, you're a Sith Lord, Vader. Stop being emotional and leave, now." thought Vader. He turned to leave the room, intending leaving behind an extremely saddened Belldandy.

She turned to face him, "You are sick, Vader. But you were not always this way. I can help you. I can help you to become the hero that was admired throughout your galaxy. You can become Anakin Skywalker again."

Vader was shocked by the sincerity and warmth of her tone. Nonetheless, he spoke again, "Anakin Skywalker is dead, Belldandy." He turned and left the room.

Belldandy smiled to herself through her tears. "That's what you think, Vader. But I know that deep inside, there's still some good left in you. You haven't gotten rid of it fully." She stood up and vowed, "And I'm going to help you find your way back to the Light!"

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