Darth Vader keeps his assassin in choke, and the assassin begins to feel weary. The darkness closes in on his eyes, and he can feel himself dying. Just then, Darth Vader lets go.

"Ugh...*breathes in heavily* Why...Why did you let go? I failed my mission."

"Your mission was not a complete failure. You may have let the Jedi live, but you finished your main objective."

"I will not fail again, my master."

"For some reason, I am not sure."

Darth Vader walks out of the base, and the assassin lowers his head. He thinks about how he will pay for this when they reach the Death Star. The assassin follows his master out of the base, and goes to his ship, well Boba's ship. He is greeted by the few surviving Stormtroopers, and makes his way to the pilot's seat. He sees Boba waiting for him, and sees Darth Vader standing in the corner.

"Sir, where shall we go next?"

"Contact the Emperor, see what my next mission takes us, but first, we must drop off Lord Vader at the Death Star."

Boba Fett nods, and starts the engines.

"Prepare for lightspeed."

The assassin sits down and buckles in. He looks over to Lord Vader, who is not seated.

"Why is he not seated?"

"Lord Vader has been trained to a great level, he has good balance, even when entering lightspeed."

The assassin's eyes widen, and he turns to look out the window.

DEATH STAR

The ship arrives at the Death Star. Immediately, troopers gather around the ship to welcome their leader. The soldiers stand at attention, and a man who is dressed in what seems to be an officer's suit stands and awaits the Dark Lord's return.

"Welcome back, sir."

"How are the repairs and construction statuses?"

"Going according to plan, sir."

The assassin looks over at Boba.

"Sir, I am sorry I failed to catch the woman.."

"Boba, I don't blame you, and I am sorry for electrocuting you. The woman is now dead. Return to your ship."

"Yes sir."

Boba nods and returns to his ship. A stormtrooper walks up to the assassin.

"Sir, did you find any Jedi?"

The assassin turns away and says nothing. He thinks for a second of his failure.

"Yes, we found two Jedi...the same two that got away.."

The stormtrooper nods.

"Well, sir. That's sad.."

The assassin turns and narrows his eyes.

"What.."

"It's sad that there was no Jedi fatalities on the mission."

"What..that I can't kill a Jedi? I wasn't focused! Get back to work before I break your neck!"

The stormtrooper steps back and turns around, and walks back into line.

"The Emperor would like to see you and your assassin."

Darth Vader nods and motions the assassin. The assassin follows his master to the bridge, where a voice comes from a turned chair.

"Lord Vader...it's good to have you back. Your mission was a..success?"

"Only half, my master. I was saved by this assassin you sent."

"Only by half...what do you mean?"

The assassin steps forward and bows with Darth Vader.

"I..failed to kill the Jedi."

The Emperor straightens up in his chair. His eyes just barely meeting the dim light of the room.

"You what?"

The assassin raises his head.

"I failed...to kill the Jedi"

The Emperor stands up out of his chair, and walks over to the kneeling assassin.

"How did you fail..to kill Jedi scum? Lord Vader and I did not train you to fail."

The Emperor uses Force Lightning on the assassin. The shock goes all throughout his body, and he shakes for the entire time he is shocked. After the Emperor gives, the assassin falls to the floor, half-conscious. He struggles to get up, and the Emperor takes offense.

"You not strong enough to stay fully conscious after being shocked? You must be very weak. You were a mistake..Vader, dispose of this trash."

Darth Vader stands up, and looks very fast between the Emperor and the weakened assassin.

"Are you hesitating? Do it now, or I shall kill you both!"

Darth Vader looks over to the assassin, and sees his narrowed eyes in the mask holes. In that second, Darth Vader picks up the assassin and throws his out the door. The assassin lands on the floor outside, and gets on all fours.

"Today's not my day.."

Darth Vader then takes his lightsaber and points it to the assassin.

"You are a disgrace to the Dark Side. You will be executed for your disobedience!"

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