Death Star: episode #25 The Mystery Questioning and Vader's Solution
Previously: Darth Vader went after Samantha Jedi in hopes to learn some information from her. I also told you why Vader has to wear a makes and black suit. Vader succeeded in capturing her. She refuses to tell him anything, plus she doesn't know who he is…only that he is from the Empire.
"Well I'm afraid you won't get that kind of satisfaction from me."
Vader had known she was strong. He glanced at her a second, then says, "You would sacrifice the fuzz balls to withhold information from us?"
"Not willingly, but if I honor what I fight for then, yes."
Darth Vader stopped to stare at her. That line was pure Yoda. And he'd heard it before Yoda! Maybe he could find something out from him…yeah right. Yoda wasn't stupid at all…it's very unlikely he'd get anything out of him. Samantha saw Vader pause. She smiled…some old Jedi wisdom had done well. But that line also brought back a painful memory for her. Vader saw it on her face and pretended to ignore it.
She finally said, "What happened to Anakin Skywalker? Is he alive? I must know…I…he was my husband."
This stung Vader. He swings back around to her and says, "Why are you asking me that?"
She says, "because I know that in the very beginning of the Empire …"She couldn't finish the sentence because she started crying.
He abruptly says, "I killed him."
She started crying more. Vader smiled under his mask. He had found her breaking point…Anakin Skywalker…maybe he could learn something now. He thought he'd try for the mystery theme…he could always ask the others later, and there were other means…but Samantha was the key he needed to unlock this mystery both Arawn and the Emperor had. And since they both knew about it…what would it do to mention one of their names to her?
Vader took the moment and says, to one of his men, but loud enough for Samantha to hear on purpose, "Did you check with Arawn Corta?"
The mention of Arawn's name triggered a reaction from her…but not the one he'd expected. He expected a look of disgust. Oh, there was disgust all right…and something more…it gave a reaction of,
"What did you do with my son?"
Darth Vader froze , and when he tried to finally move, he almost fell over. Son? Samantha had a son? And Arawn was somehow connected to it. Vader knew that Arawn had been crazy about Samantha …so the next question was…did Arawn rape her or was it Anakin's child. Vader thought it was practically impossible for it to be Anakin…it wasn't totally impossible, but almost impossible…it was much more likely that Arawn had raped her. That was probably it…the mystery. Arawn had raped Samantha and had caused her to have a child. Vader realized that Samantha was staring at him expecting an answer. But Vader needed to be sure.
"What are you talking about?" he finally decides to say.
She realizes that he may not have been in service to the Emperor at that time. She thinks he's a robot. Just then Ursula Krritch's ship shows up.
She lands and says, "So, Queen Samantha, I'm afraid you'll have to come with me ,after I question you."
She turns to Vader. "Darth Vader, you are no longer needed here…thanks for holding her until I came."
Vader says, "The Emperor did not inform me that you would come. I thought I was doing the capture myself."
Samantha stared at Vader. "My father told me that you had other things you had to do. You can leave now."
Darth Vader sighed. HE had been so close…he was pretty sure his assumption was right, but he wasn't totally sure. But it was obvious to him that the Emperor had sent his daughter there…to make sure he didn't find the mystery out…and that could only mean one thing…the Emperor really didn't want Vader finding out. But when Ursula had mentioned Darth Vader's name, Samantha reacted. She knew who he was now. Vader was aware of this and also knew he wouldn't get a second chance at the mystery from her. But in the argument between Vader and Ursula, Samantha had escaped. All eyes had been on the arguers.
Until next time!