3 years later:
Deep in space:
An arrogant Imperial Officer stood on the Command Bridge of his Star Destroyer in anger as he spoke, "The Alliance couldn't have defeated our fleet at Toprawa, there is no way that they could have done it without the help of Starkiller."
"Starkiller was not involved in the battle Captain, reports already prove it," the young First Officer replied.
"The bottom line is we need to find a way to eliminate this Starkiller before we go after the Alliance, he is way more of a threat to our glorious Empire than the Rebellion."
"And how are you so positive," A dark voice from nearby asked.
The Captain in fear turned to see a hooded figure standing before him as the figure spoke, "I am merely the opening act of things to come. There is one who is far greater than me who will be the true enemy of the Empire. I am merely the beginning and I am not near as significant as the one that will soon make his appearance."
"Y-You're Starkiller!" The Captain stated in fear as he pulled his blaster out of his holster and pointed it towards the Jedi Knight's forehead.
Starkiller shrugged, "Do you think that you can really kill me."
At the same time, the nervous first Officer looked out the viewport of the Bridge to see various cruisers dropping out of Hyperspace.
"Sir, we are under attack!"
"Deploy all Tie Fighters and get all batteries firing," The captain yelled as Starkiller spoke, "You're going to meet your Maker."
With that, The mysterious Jedi Knight as he used the Force to toss the Man across the bridge before activating his Lightsaber.
Several members of the crew drew their blasters and started to fire upon the elusive Starkiller as he jumped into their ranks and started to cut them down. Starkiller made a relentless attack as Stormtroopers flowed onto the bridge.
At the same time, no one noticed the lone blonde haired Officer at the far side of the bridge who was disengaging various systems and bringing down the shields of various Hanger Bays throughout the Star Destroyer.
As Starkiller fought, he spoke, "Are the men onboard Juno?"
"And fighting their way throughout the ship," Juno replied.
Throughout the ship, various veteran soldiers, many members of General Kota's army from the Clone Wars swarmed through the corridors and compartments of the Star Destroyer as they followed Starkiller's orders.
Starkiller continued to cut through Stormtroopers by the dozens as Juno spoke, "They did manage to issue a distress call."
"Is anyone responding?" Starkiller asked.
"The nearest aide will be here in twenty minutes, there are five Star Destroyers approaching."
"Good work Juno," Starkiller replied as he saw several Stormtroopers fall to the ground dead as five of his men appeared on the Command Bridge, "Is the ship secured?" Galen asked.
"Yes General it is secured."
"Get the guns running, get our ships ready for departure and have the men return to the Hangers after firing twelve shots from each Turret, I will use the main guns as well. The fleet coming in won't know what hit them."
"That is for certain Sir, your infiltration of this ship was brilliant."
Galen Marek nodded in agreement as he looked back towards his wife who was stripping her uniform off to reveal her Alliance uniform that was underneath her disguise.
"Come on Honey, it is time to go," Galen stated with a smile.
Juno nodded in agreement as Galen spoke, "How did we take the ship so quickly?"
"I decompressed Decks nine through sixteen."
"We also recovered several Alliance Prisoners.
"Will they go with us?"
"Give them one of the Shuttles and tell them to get out of here immediately," Galen replied.
"Yes Sir," The officer replied as Galen kissed his wife.
For three years Juno Eclipse had fought alongside Galen Marek and his loyal guerilla army against the Galactic Empire after seeing the Empire for what it was.
After a year, the two of them had fallen in love and had married and after one year Juno had given birth to their Son who was now one year old and safely hidden at their secret base that was buried deep within the Outer Rim in unexplored territories. An advantage that Marek had that the Alliance didn't have was the fact that he had no connections and no political ties. His Men never interacted with anyone that wasn't from their base and their wives all stayed together on the base. They had worked very hard to stay hidden from the Empire and so far they had succeeded. His raids had proven to be far more effective than the Alliance's way of fighting the Empire and they had had to move their bases far many more times than he had and they had lost way more personal than Marek and Kota had lost.
Although Kota had died from poor health one year before, Marek had one woman whom had taken his Master's place as leader of their army, Jedi Master Shaak Ti.
Shaak Ti had been rescued from Felucia by Marek two years before and she had lived with Kota and Marek since then along with her Padawan, Maris Brood.
Maris Brood however had arrogantly left the base on a mission to a far off planet and had chosen to take Vader on in a fight and had lost her life. Although Ti had felt a lot of regret from Maris's death she continued to push forward and live on knowing that she was needed in order to help in the war against the Sith.
Marek at that moment looked out the viewport as several Star Destroyers emerged from Hyperspace. He smiled as the batteries of the Star Destroyer that they now controlled opened fire on the lead Star Destroyer in the Formation.
Within seconds, the Star Destroyer was crippled as Marek fired the main guns on the other unsuspecting Star Destroyer.
He smiled as he saw the two Star Destroyers explode while gathering the Force into his body as he became a vessel of pure energy using the battle meditation techniques that Shaak Ti had taught him as he caused two Star Destroyers to collide.
He then looked at his wife as he spoke, "Is the collision course plotted with the other Star Destroyer?"
"Yes it is Sweetheart, and I have the ship in autopilot."
"Good, go ahead and set it to engage in three minutes. Let's get to the hanger."
Juno nodded as she followed her husband off of the Command Bridge.
A few minutes later, the couple entered the main hanger bay of the Star Destroyer as they climbed onboard one of their waiting blockade runners.
The fleet of Rebel Ships then flew out of the soon to be destroyed Star Destroyer the ship started to head towards the unsuspecting Star Destroyer that was now bombarding the doomed craft while failing to notice it's own doom.
Star Destroyer Devastator:
Darth Vader stood on the Command Bridge of the Devastator looking out into the depths of space in silence. After three years, he still hadn't found his Son, his only living piece of Padme and he still was dealing with the ever elusive Starkiller who was continuing to antagonize the Empire. Starkiller had no name or identity and because of that, Vader was unable to find him. Vader had searched and had deployed probes under Palpatine's orders but still was empty handed. Starkiller had also caused far more damage and economic problems from the Empire than the Rebel Alliance had. Of course Starkiller's army was smaller and better organized and far better trained than the Alliance's army. Much to Vader's frustration though, they had been unable to take prisoners for interrogation because Starkiller's men fought to the death and they always attacked where Vader was not present. Vader in many ways wondered why Starkiller was intentionally avoiding a confrontation with him.
At the same time he wondered the same thing about Luke. Why was Luke continuing to hide from him? Luke was not one to hide from a fight of any kind. Vader didn't know why but he did know that Luke was evading him. His agents still were unsuccessful in finding the boy and he was clueless as to where Luke had gone.
At that moment, Vader's thoughts were ended as his First Officer, Captain Piett walked onto the bridge.
"Yes Captain?"
"Lord Vader we have reports of a Rebel ship that had several transmissions beamed to it by Rebel Spies during that last battle. It is believed that the Death Star plans were sent to this ship. We are ordered to intercept them. They are heading towards Tattooine."
"Very well take us to maximum speed."
"Already done sir."
Vader smiled, Now this is what he liked, a competent Officer who didn't need to be told how to do his job.
Just a few hours earlier, he had received a report of an entire fleet being wiped out mysteriously by Starkiller and Wilhuff Tarkin had asked Vader to investigate the battle.
Vader had refused to follow Tarkin's direct orders because he realized that Starkiller's attack no matter how big and destructive it was was nothing more than a ruse. A ruse to allow Rebel Alliance leader Princess Leia Organa to steal the Plans to the Death Star and to escape unnoticed.
Vader smiled, Tarkin would look like an idiot once he handed the plans to the Emperor right in front of the arrogant Moff.
Vader smiled as he turned towards Piett and spoke, "I am going to spar. Make sure that the boarding party is prepared appraise them of the situation."
"Understood my Lord I will also have all battles stations manned."
Vader nodded with a smile, "Good Captain."
Vader left the young Captain feeling relieved that Piett was under his command. Piett was one of his best Officers. He had transferred Captain Ozzel to the position of overseeing the final stages of the construction of the Executor with the Promotion of Admiral and having Ozzel off of the Devastator had been a huge relief for Vader he liked a man who actually could do his job which is what Piett was capable of.
Vader looked out the viewports of the Devastator one more time before leaving and heading towards his training room. He entered the dark room and turned on the lights before removing his robe and his tunic. He stripped down to the point of being shirtless and looked at himself in the mirror. He still had his fairly strong Muscular build and he even sometimes would go into the Ship's Gym and work out. However in place of the blond hair that he had nineteen years before, he had various strands of grey hair that was the product of being a single parent and the Commander and chief of the Imperial Navy. His hair coloring didn't bother him. He wasn't so vain that he had to look like a baby faced pretty boy. Even though his face still looked fairly the same as it did sixteen years before it had a couple more scars and it was more hardened with anger. He didn't care though. Vader glared at himself in the mirror one more time before falling down onto the ground and doing several pushups for warm up. After feeling confident that he was warmed up he brought out several sparring droids and began to duel with them in anger as many things came to mind.
Luke's betrayal on Kashyyyk, Obi-Wan's betrayal, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The man that had been his friend who had turned his wife against him and had stolen his child from him.
Then, after raising his recovered son for fifteen years his own son and living piece of Padme turned against him. As a father, Vader still loved Luke but he still had yet to forget the boy's betrayal. He would turn Luke back to his side but he only hoped that Luke would remain loyal to him once he had the boy back.
He continued to duel in anger as he cut down the droids feeling rage for all of the things that had happened in his life. He was about to be in the space above Tattooine.
The planet represented so much to him, The place of his enslavement as a child. The place where he had worked as a slave where he had watched helplessly at the age of four as his mother was violated in ways that no woman ever should be right within Gardulla The Hutt's Palace.
Vader fought on as he became a living torrent of anger and hatred. More droids came into the room as he summoned them and he continued to fight in anger. He was a living vessel of darkness at this very moment. He was so immersed in the Dark Side that anyone looking at him at that very moment would believe themselves to be looking at the devil himself.
A few hours later:
Vader looked out the viewport at the Tantive IV as it fired its laser cannons in vain upon the bridge of the Devastator. "Perhaps they should just lay in a collision course and attack us. It would cause more damage than they are causing right now," said Vader with a sneer.
At the same time he saw a blast from the Devastator's cannons that hit the main reactor of the Tantive IV.
"Prepare the boarding party," Vader yelled.
"Already done my Lord," replied Captain Piett.
Vader then looked at Piett, "I'm glad that I can always count on you Captain. You have the bridge keep the ship in orbit."
"Yes my Lord."
Vader then stormed off of the bridge and off towards the Elevator. He would take care of things on the Tantive IV and teach the meddlesome and annoying Princess Leia some respect that is if she was onboard.
A short time later Vader entered the Hallways of the Tantive IV in anger as he had memories of his childhood on Tattooine as well as his mother's death storming inside of his mind.
He looked at the bodies of Rebel troops and Stormtroopers that were laying in his path as he walked through the ship in anger.
He looked at the Commander of the Squadron and spoke, "Do you have access to the main computer?"
"Yes sir I will search it immediately. I am sending one of our prisoners to you."
Vader smiled, "Very well I will interrogate him."
Vader then watched as a middle aged man in an Alliance uniform was brought to him.
"Where are the Death Star plans?"
The man was silent as Vader picked him up by the neck with both hands and began to choke him.
At the same time the Commander of the Stormtrooper squad returned to him, "The Death Star Plans are not in the main computer."
Vader ignored the Trooper and focused on Captain Antilles. "Where are those transmissions that you have intercepted? What have you done with those plans?"
"We intercepted no transmissions this is a consular ship. We're on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan," stated Antilles as he struggled to breath and speak.
"If this is a consoler ship then where is the Ambassador?" Vader asked in anger.
Antilles said nothing in response as his neck snapped under Vader's grasp.
Vader in then threw the corpse against the wall and turned in anger towards the waiting squad commander who flinched at the sight of the Dark Lord's yellow eyes.
Vader saw the flinch despite the Man's Stormtrooper Armor as he yelled, "Commander tear this ship apart until you find those plans and bring me the passengers. I want them alive!"
The Commander in response waved to his men and within moments the armored Stormtroopers began to disperse throughout the ship searching for passengers.
Around ten minutes later Vader saw a squad returning with a petite dark haired girl that he recognized as Princess Leia Organa. Vader smiled wickedly, Of course it was her. She had a tendency to get on his nerves in the long run and she had always been protected but not now.
The young Princess glared at the Sith Lord with pure defiance as she spoke, "Darth Vader only you would be so bold the Imperial Senate will not sit still when they hear that you have attacked a diplomatic ship..."
Vader motioned for her to be silent as he spoke, "Don't act so surprised your highness you weren't on any mercy mission several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies I want to know what happened to the plans that they sent you."
Leia continued to play stupid much to Vader's anger as she spoke, "I don't know what you're talking about I'm a member of the Imperial Senate on a Diplomatic Mission to Alderaan."
Vader pointed his finger at her and spoke in anger, "You were a part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. Take her away!" Vader yelled as he made a gesture with his gloved hand.
At the same time one of his overly cautious officers came up to his side, "Holding her is dangerous. What if word gets out about this? It could generate Sympathy for the Rebellion in the Senate."
Vader regarded the officer with little concern, "I have traced the Rebel Spies to her now she is my only way for finding their secret base."
"She'll die before she will tell you anything."
Vader smirked, "Leave that to me. Send a distress signal and then inform the Senate that All Aboard were killed."
At the same time another Officer spoke, "Lord Vader battle station plans were not onboard this ship and there is no evidence that they were. An Escape Pod was jettisoned during the fight but no life forms were aboard."
Vader nodded, "She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a detachment. There will be no one to stop us this time."
"Yes sir."
Vader then turned and wordlessly left the two officers and headed for the Command Bridge of the Devastator.
Vader frowned, There was something about the Princess that was bothering him. What was it? Something was familiar about her. He had never met her in person before but something was not right and he wondered what it was.
Alright, that is it for now, thank you for reading and reviewing. Yes, Starkiller is continuing to stir things up. I am now taking things as you can see into the OTC. However, ANH and ESB will both be Very AU and the same is for ROTJ. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. Please keep reading, I have some awesome ideas for this fic.
-Fallen Jedi 79