Luke comes across a certain Imperial inspector who claims his father is alive... and claims to be Darth Vader's adjutant. Meanwhile, Vader is pitted in a rivalry for his position in the Empire — but driven by his own secret ambitions, it's only a matter of time until his path crosses with young Skywalker... (AU of the Darth Vader comics)

Post ESB. AU. Incapable of recovering, physically and emotionally, from the blow of discovering the truth about Darth Vader and himself on Bespin, Luke falls deadly ill. Desperate and at the end of her rope, Princess Leia does the unthinkable: turn to her sworn enemy for help.