Coruscant: One Day Later
Pooja awoke with Vader's arms wrapped around her as usual. Feeling aching in her gut and knowing she was seconds away from throwing up she got up and ran to the refresher and bent over the toilet where she began to throw up. She then stood up and turned towards the door as she felt a shiver, For Darth Vader was standing in the doorway of the refresher staring at her. She felt a shiver down her body as he walked in and placed a hand on her bare belly before glancing at her in anger. "Why didn't you tell me about the baby?" She felt tears in her eyes as she looked at him. She felt his left hand come into contact with her cheek and looked at him in fear as the pain from the slap melted away. "B-because I-I w-was afraid."
"Of what?" he asked in anger as he glanced at her. Pooja breathed in as Vader looked at her. "O-of You and what you would do. I want this baby now and you've taken so much from me that I was afraid that... Her words trailed off as Vader finished, "That I would take the baby from you and you would never see it again."
"Y-Y-Yes." Vader nodded, "I would never do such a thing my son was stolen from me Pooja and I am not so cruel that I would take your child from you. However that child that you are carrying is my child and that child belongs to me as you do." Pooja felt a shiver in her body as Vader looked down at her and pulled her against his large body and wrapped his arms around her before forcing her chin up towards him as she looked into his eyes, "You're mine now Pooja Naberrie, You belong to me." Pooja felt tears in her eyes as Vader continued, "Today we are going to the Senate where you will resign then I will go to your apartment. I will decide what you can have and what you may not have. Then you will be brought back here. You won't be seeing your family again or anyone else so take a good look at everyone in the Senate because it will most likely be your last time seeing them." Pooja felt tears in her eyes as Vader left her with a smile. "Don't you have enough?" Vader turned around and looked at her questionably, "What do you mean Enough?"
"You have a beautiful young girl that is fifteen years younger than you to please you in your bed at night on Coruscant not to mention that she is now pregnant and now your baby. Now your going to steal my life away from me?" Vader nodded, "You're mine now Pooja and you have the nerve to talk about stealing when you were going to steal my child from me?" Pooja felt tears in her eyes as Vader left her.
Vader smiled, He had his excuse to keep Pooja and another child. He would get to raise this child and have a backup plan if Luke refused to join him and he could take Pooja onboard of the Exactor with him where she would remain w for the rest of her life in his possession. He would raise his child to serve the Dark Side and the child would be loyal to him alone. He smiled in anticipation of the coming days.
Pooja walked into the Senate in a few hours later in tears where she turned in her resignation. Her tears were not unnoticed by Leia Organa whom followed her, "What is wrong Pooja?"
Pooja turned to her friend in tears, "I-I can't tell you Leia."
"Does it Have something to do with you leaving your apartment with Vader in your company?"
Pooja was silent, "I can't tell you Leia goodbye you have been a good friend," said Pooja in tears knowing it would be the last time that she saw her friend. Leia nodded, "You as well Pooja if you need to talk I am here for you." Pooja nodded, "Thank you Princess." She then left the young mystified Princess whom sensed there was something major going on with Senator Naberrie.
Pooja approached the Black Speeder of Lord Vader's and hopped in and took another look at what had been her career as he drove her to his Palace. He Looked at her with a smile as they entered his hanger, "I have moved your things over Pooja some are being sent onto the Exactor for when we leave." Pooja nodded, "I will be sharing quarters and a bed with you there as well I am guessing," she stated as she got out of the speeder inside of the hanger.
In response she felt a small sting on her behind along with a pinch, "You are guessing all to well Pooja. You are mine now and you have no more freedom I make all of the decisions." Pooja looked at him in tears, "I am now nothing now but common trash." Vader ignored her and kissed her as he led her to his chambers. He brought Pooja into his chambers and smiled, "You are mine forever Pooja. In a couple of Days we will leave on the Exactor not to mention that your parents won't be able to trace you to me since no one knew."
Pooja felt tears in her eyes, "My poor parents they lost my aunt now they lose me." Vader took her without acknowledging her words and kissed her, "I have you now as much as I want Pooja. You can cry all you want no one is going to save you." Pooja looked at him in tears as he kissed her, "I-I would let you see the baby as much as you wanted if you let me be free."
"I don't want just the baby Pooja I want you too." Pooja looked at him in tears, "B- but you could have me whenever you wanted if you just let me be in freedom on Naboo." Vader smiled down at her, "You see this way I get both of those things. I will get to see the baby as much as I want and have you as much as I want so I win this way," said Vader with a cruel smile as Pooja cried in tears. Vader was unaffected by the tears however and it was obvious.
Naboo:
Obi-Wan looked at Sola and Darred as he sat down with them and sipped his tea, "So the truth about Vader is something that I never told you for your safety and Luke because I didn't believe he was ready for the burden."
"What is the truth? How much of what you told us twelve years ago is true?" asked Sola.
"All of it the only thing is Vader and Anakin are the same men. Anakin died the day he took his Sith Name."
"What?" asked Sola in shock. Obi-Wan nodded grimly.
"That kind young Man is Darth Vader?" Obi-Wan nodded in silence, "I was just as shocked when I learned the truth. I went to the Jedi Temple the night after Order Sixty Six and saw a Security Hologram of him killing Jedi Master Cin Drallig along with a whole lot of younglings." Sola gasped in horror, "Then what?"
"I told Padme of the situation hoping she would tell me where he was I then saw how pregnant she was. She went after him and thats when he choked her the moment he saw me. But I managed to get him to let her go." Sola gasped in shock and horror, "So he really choked my baby sister?" Obi-Wan nodded sadly, "What shocked me most was her dying words after all that he did."
"What were they?" asked Sola
"She believed in him as she died she died believing in him. Her last words I will never forget, "There is good in him."
"Those were her last words?" asked Sola. Obi-Wan nodded, "She said that as I held Luke."
Sola nodded, "So she was supposed to live right?" asked Darred. Obi-Wan nodded, "She chose to die." Darred nodded as Sola looked at him in tears, "Thank you Ben for telling us." She then opened the door and looked at Luke whom was sitting with Han on the Patio. "Luke come inside we need to talk." Luke got up swiftly and came into the room where Sola and Darred were waiting with Ben. "What is it mom?"
Sola frowned, She knew that this was going to be very hard, "Luke Ben has a few things to tell you they will be very hard for you to hear. Before he begins I want you to know something." Luke looked at his mother questionably, "No matter what you hear I still love you the same son and you're still my son don't think any less of yourself either it isn't your fault and you're a fine man and I am very proud of you." Luke nodded as he sat down.
Obi-Wan frowned, "Luke It is time you be burdened with a dark secret about your father."
"What is the secret?" asked Luke.
"Your father was seduced by the Dark Side Luke. He joined Palpatine shortly after the death of Mace Windu and led a Squad of Clone Troopers to the Temple where he slaughtered the Jedi." Luke gasped in horror, "No No He died though right? Vader killed him and became the Emperor's Apprentice." Obi-Wan shook his head grimly, "Anakin Skywalker died the moment he took his Sith Name." It then dawned on Luke as tears came out of his eyes, "Y-You Mean that Vader is my father?" Obi-Wan nodded, "We fought on Mustafar right after he choked your mother I barely won I cut off his arm and then left him rather than kill him. I took your Mother to Polis Massa where she died of a broken heart." Luke felt tears in his eyes as he left the room. He walked out of the room as Han looked at him on the Patio. "What is wrong kid?" He noticed Luke leave and head for his bedroom in tears.
Sola then looked at Ben in silence for a moment before speaking, "I am going to talk to him he is demoralized." Ben nodded as Sola left the room knowing Sola would help the boy if anyone could. Her relationship with him was very close. She had treated Luke like her own son and loved him like her own.
Sola opened Luke's Bedroom door and walked in noticing him face down on his bed. She slowly approached him and placed her hand on his shoulders, "Are you alright son?" Luke looked at her in tears, "How can you even look at me let alone touch me? How can you call me son with what you know about my father? He is the man that took your sister away." Sola nodded, "Your father is not Darth Vader Luke you're not like him. As Ben said he died the moment he took the name of Darth Vader."
"B-but I could end up like him." Sola shook her head, "You are to much like my little sister to end up like that not to mention that you have some things that he didn't." Luke nodded as Sola continued, "Your Mother died believing there was good in him son and perhaps she was right." Luke looked at her in silence, "I don't know but I have yet to find it in my heart to forgive him for what he did to her."
Sola nodded, "I hold no grudges towards him. Yes he hurt Padme and he broke her heart but she would want me to forgive him and my Father never holds grudges and none of our family have son. Don't be like him from what Ben told me he slaughtered a tribe of Sandpeople on Tattooine when he was nineteen out of anger for murdering his mother. Don't be like him be a better man than him. Prove yourself to be a better man Luke and make your mother proud."
"I-I will mom," said Luke as Sola hugged him Sola smiled at him as she kissed his forehead, "You're my Son Luke and not Darth Vader's son remember that and also remember how much I love you and you have my sister's blood in your veins your the last living piece of her left. That means a lot to me," said Sola as she got up. Luke nodded and followed his mother feeling like she had taken some of the new burden that now rested on his shoulders with her.
