Not all beasts have a tender soul lurking underneath. Sometimes, the true beast is only waiting to be released. A What If one-shot. What if Padme Amidala had consulted with a former friend and mentor after Anakin left for Mustafar and before the Republic was turned upside down? What if she only thought she wanted to know the truth? (And yes, I am still alive and writing. :)

It is said that the measure of a man is much more than skin deep. What makes a person tick then? What motivates them and drives them? Why do people do what they do? Let us look into the mind of the galaxy's most infamous tyrant and find out, shall we?

A short companion piece to the first chapter of 'Alexis', from Palpatine's point of view. Something I tastefully faded to black but was then asked to illuminate. It's been floating around for a while, I thought I'd bring it here along with the complete story of Alexis.

A general campaigning on the edge of winter is recalled by his emperor – only to be shocked into remembering the past they both share. Historical AU set in an imaginary 18th century Europe crossed with the GFFA. Anakin/Padmé & Vader/Palpatine. Complete.

"...An old and apparently sensuous poaching technique which involves an act of hypnotic predation by seduction." A meeting in the gardens of the palace of Theed - two beings whose destinies are entwined meet for the first time.

"I beg pardon, sir, but I do not wish to fight for my father's life," Ysanne said, her voice void of all sentiment. "I want to be the one to destroy it- "Allow me the execution shot."

The Clone Wars episode "The Lawless" told from Palpatine's point of view. One shot.

Two mentors guide Anakin through his years as a Jedi. A short dialogue-only piece.

AU in which Luke and Mara are both brought to Imperial Palace as young children. Stemmed from trying to imagine what Palpatine and Vader would have been like as parents to young children. Kinda a silly fluffy piece.

Tarkin discovers the Academy does not teach cooking skills and brings his concerns before the Emperor... cooking lessons from Tarkin, Mara Jade and the Emperor himself ensue for many of the top Imps such as Daala, Pestage, and Isard. Cracky fic suffice to say.

A 17-year-old Palpatine is transported more than a hundred years into the future and thousands of light years from his home of Naboo. Now his destiny is to overthrow his would-be Master and lead the Sith to a true Everlasting Empire.

In a way, the fall of the Jedi Order is the culmination of a thousand year joke. In the end, it really was all too easy.

The untold story of Darth Sidious BEFORE he was the Dark Lord of the Sith. This prequel to the New Empire Trilogy chronicles Palpatine's introduction to the Sith and his apprenticeship under the tutelage of his Master, Darth Plagueis.

"Speaking of things that I care nothing for- here is the parade. I can already feel a headache coming on." A short snippet of Palpatine's musings during the ending scene of The Phantom Menace. Slight humor, slight bitterness, and a small glimpse at what he Really thinks about Jar Jar.

Chancellor Palpatine's thoughts on everyone's "favorite" Gungan, Jar Jar Binks. Set during the last year of the Clone Wars.

I should be worried. I should be angry. I should be beside myself with homicidal rage for this obvious blunder on my part. But I'm not. The situation is all too amusing.

What if Palpatine had been given much stronger precognitive abilities back when he was young, back in the days when all he cared about were racing and pissing off his father? If he'd known how much work becoming Supreme Ruler of the Galaxy would be back during his teenage years, would he have even bothered?

This is the bedrock of the philosophy of the Sith. The strong deserve to rule because it is their birthright. The strong prove their strength through conflict and war. It is in the fields of battle, both on the front lines and in the political arena that I and my fellow Sith prove our superiority.

How eloquent. How melodramatic. How incorrect. What you think implies that liberty has just now died while these scatterbrained puppets applaud my coronation as Emperor. Liberty died long ago. It died when you made me Chancellor. It died when you foolishly allowed Binks to be your proxy and he gave me my emergency powers. I am merely ridding myself of all pretenses.

Everything I have fought for is about to be destroyed, my ultimate weapon, my fleet, and my Empire. All of it will crumble without me. The Jedi and the Light they serve are finally triumphant. At least, that is what Skywalker surely thinks.

A series of independent one-shots retelling various scenes from movies, television, books, comics, etc. from the perspective of the puppet master.

In one universe, Chancellor Palpatine boned up on the GAR Contingency Orders. In another, he wasn't nearly so studious despite the fact that they were - or rather one of them was - vital to his plans.

If you want something done right, do it yourself. Darth Sidious let Mother Talzin live once, but that was clearly a mistake. Now it is time to correct that error. Maul may have fallen short of his dreams of ruling from the shadows, but Sidious has . . . other uses for him. Chapters take place before and after 'The Lawless' episode of the Clone Wars TV series.

Set in 10 ABY. Following the basic storyline of the comic series Dark Empire in which Luke falls to the dark side, but in a more realistic manner. The resurrected Emperor tries to ensnarl him into the dark side. Luke has eventually no choice, but to accept apprenticeship under the powerful master of evil, hoping that he will be strong enough to resist the temptations.

Jedi Master Dooku comes to terms over what must be done to change the Jedi Order and the Republic.