After igniting both their lightsabers, Luke attacked him. They went back and forth both their blades striking against each other. He isn't so bad at combat, but clearly he could be better. He was no match for me, he needed much more training. Luke went at him once more and Vader blocked it, making Luke loose his balance and stumbled down the stairs slight. He let the boy stand up as he raised his lightsaber at Vader. He was lucky, I'm not looking to kill him or that would have been done already.
He walked closer to Vader waiting for him to strike the next move. Luke lunged forward aiming for Vader's chest, but he blocked it and they both continued sending attacks at each other. Vader aimed his lightsaber at Luke and he blocked it, but managed to drop his lightsaber in the process. Using the force, Vader knock him down the stairs. He watched as he rolled down the stairs before hitting the ground. Vader jumped down the stairs trying to land next to Luke, but Luke quickly moved out of he way. He slowly stood up and looked around for his lightsaber.
"Your destiny lies with me, Skywalker. Obi-wan knew this to be true." Vader told him and he could feel the anger in the boy at the mention of his former master's name.
"No." Luke said as he glared at him.
Vader noticed he was standing right in front of the carbon freeze machine. He inched closer to Luke hoping he would fall. Vader swung his lightsaber and Luke stepped back trying to get out of the way, but fell into the pit for the carbon freeze.
"All too easy." He said using the force to switch on the machine. Hopefully my son, I can finish you training. You have much to learn. "Perhaps you're not as strong as the emperor thought." But with my training you will be he thought before walking over the machine.
He heard something fall and looked up to see his son hanging on to one of the many hoses hanging from the ceiling. Well you are stronger than I thought. He was impressed that he managed to impress him.
"Impressive." He slashed at the hose he was holding, but Luke managed to jump to another one climbing higher to get away from him. "Most impressive." He looked over as Luke landed and grabbed the hose he cut and pointed it at him sending huge amounts of smoke into his face. Why you. He thought slowly starting to grow annoyed.
He heard his lightsaber ignite and Luke send an attack at him, that Vader managed to block.
"Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear." He said sending an attack that Luke managed to block. "Now release you anger, only your hatred can destroy me." He said hoping his taunts might actually work. Luke flipped over him and Vader barely missed him. He turned around as Luke send another attack at him. Luke kept inching closer to him with each attack. Vader took one step back before falling off the edge of the platform.
He is stronger than I originally thought. Vader stood up trying to shake away the embarrassment he was walk towards the control room. I catch my breathe waiting for my son to come to me. You have trained him well Obi-Wan he is strong, stronger than I thought. He still has much to learn for if I wasn't holding back I could have killed him minutes ago.
I feel him getting closer looking for me. His combat skills aren't awful, but he needs to learn to use the force. He should easily be able to sense me. Finally, it seems he notices me for he ignited his lightsaber again pointing it at me. Vader ignited his lightsaber and steps forward out of the shadows he was hiding in. He looked around at the objects on the wall and using the force sending them at Luke. Luke quickly turns around and slisses the object in hall. Impressive again.
He attacks Luke catching him off guard. They both manage to block each others attacks. Vader uses the force again and sends another object at Luke. Luke turns around, but misses this one and gets hit. He staggers backwards and glares at Vader as he continues to send more objects at him. He can sense his son growing frustrated as he begins to miss most of the object and they hit him. He stricks at one and hits the window behind him, sending strong winds that pull everything out.
Vader had to grab onto the wall as he felt his body start to move forward. He watched his son grab onto to something to trying to stay foot, but his grip wasn't strong enough as he quickly went flying out the window. Vader creeps forward hoping his son, didn't fall to his death. He looked over and saw him hanging onto the catwalk that was below them. Vader makes his way down there as his son manages to pull himself up on the catwalk.
Padme follows everyone as Lando leads them to the platform Han is supposedly at. She just hoped they weren't walking into another trap. Lando quckly punched in the codes to open the door. Once it was open, Leia quickly ran forward hoping to make it to Han, but they all watched and stopped as the Bounty Hunter's ship holding Han took off. She watched as Leia started to shoot at the ship defeatedly. She finally gave up and Padme watched as her daughters shoulders fell and for the first time she saw defeat on her daughters usually strong face.
She turned around hearing footsteps behind them and saw there were Imperial Troopers. Great the fun isn't over yet. She aimed her blaster at them and started to shoot. They all went back inside and followed Lando, hoping he was going to lead them out. She turned around making sure Leia was still behind them and noticed she was blasting at the few troopers still following them. She also noticed her face appeared wet. It was at this moment she knew that she was going to stop at nothing to get Han back for her daughter.
They ran back down the hallways and Lando led them into the elevator. They quickly shut the door as more Imperial Troopers rounded the corner. Taking this moment to catch her breathe, She looked down and noticed R2 has joined them at some point.
"R2? What are you doing here? Where is Luke? Is he still here?" She asked the droid urgently.
"What do you mean you got separated from him?" Pamde responded to the droids beeps. She looked over at Leia who had the same worried expression on her face.
"Maybe he still managed to get to his ship." Leia said.
"He wouldn't leave R2. He is still here. He is probably with Vader." Padme said worryingly.
"We can't worry about him right now, if we want to get away. The falcon should be right around the corner when we get off. I imagine there are going to be Imperial Troopers waiting when we get off." Lando said.
"We can't just leave without Luke. Vader will kill him." Padme said growing more and more frustrated with this man. Will Vader kill him thought? He knows that is his son. Clearly he isn't that vile and awful. Unless Luke fights back not wanting to join him.
The elevated doors quickly opened and as Lando said they were greeted by at least a dozen or more Imperial Troopers. They all took out their blaster and aimed at the Troopers firing and making their way out of the elevators as more and more got shot down. They followed Lando around the corner until she felt a shot hit her back and her whole body freezed up as she was shot with a stun gun. She fell the ground and everything went black.
Vader made it down to the catwalk where his son stood with this lightsaber ignited. He was impressed with his determination. He really thought, he would have given up by no. He truly was most impressed with his son, but being the son of him and Padme, he wouldn't have expect less.
His son went for an attack and he truly was growing frustrated with this back and forth stuff. He need his son to give into his anger and hate. He had to truely show him pain and rage. It was not time to stop holding back and show him, but the dark side can really do.
He attacked Luke with stronger, more powerful blows. He watched as Luke managed to block them, but just barely. He was struggling and growing tired and he could sense it.
He knocked Luke to the ground and pointed his lightsaber at him. "You are beaten. It is useless to resist." He watched as his beaten up son slowly crawled back from him. "Don't let yourself be destroyed as Obi-wan did."
That seemed to do it cause he felt Luke's rage stronger that it was before. He sent an attack at him and managed to stand up sending multiple blows. He managed to hit Vader in the arm, which angered him greatly. Luke ducked dodging one of his attacks, but as he stood up Vader had him. He watched as Luke exposed himself and Vader swung his lightsaber, cutting off Luke's hand.
He heard his screams and he remembered the same pain he felt, when Dooku did the very same thing to him many years ago. He remembered the rage and hatred he felt for the man. He hoped Luke was feeling the same, so his turn to the dark side would be easy.
"There is no escape." Vader says as his son cradles his arm and backs his way over to the edge of the platform with no where else to go. "Don't make me destroy you."
He could see the pain and anger on his son's face. "Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me and I will complete you training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy."
He remembered asking Padme the same thing and she refused, saying he was going down a path she couldn't follow, but if she only understood, he would do it to make everything better for them all. Hopefully his son will understand.
"I'll never join you!." Luke angrily said.
You are just as stubborn as she is, it seems. He thought clenching his fist trying to calm down. " If you only knew the power of the dark side." He looked back at his son and wondered. "Obi-Wan never told you want happened to your father." He asked figuring Padme never said anything.
"He told me enough. He told me you killed him." Luke said with rage in his eyes.
So, that is what they told you happened to me. This explains a lot. "No, I am you father."
He watched as every expression when across his son's face; anger, confusion, betrayal, hate, sadness. "That's not true. That's impossible!"
"Search you feelings. You know it to be true."
"NO! No!" He screamed out in such agony.
As much as his pained him to see his son so upset by his reveal, he knew it had to be done, if he was to join him. "Luke, you can destroy the emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son."
He watched as his son grew quiet and looked around for a way out seeing he was trapped. "Come with me." He said extending his hand out to him. '"It's the only way."
He watched as Luke looked at him one more time, before letting go of the railing and falling down the chasm below him. Vader made his way over to the railing watching as his son, fell until he could no longer see him anymore.
Vader stood there quietly. I see you have decided to leave me also well. He thought back to Padme face all the times he has asked her. It was the same face, Luke gave him before he let go. I'd rather die. Was what that look said. Obi-wan managed to turn another person I loved against me.
He looked back down and made his way back to the surface, growing tried and disappointed that his plan has not worked yet again.
Padme woke up with a startled as she sat up and looked around at her surrounds wondering where she was. She saw she was on the Falcon. What happened? She wondered as she felt her head start to pound.
She kicked her legs over the edge and slowly started to stand up feeling wobbly. She managed to keep herself balanced and made her way to the front where she saw Lando in the pilot seat where Han should be sitting. What is he doing here?
"Good you are awake?' He said barely even turning around.
She looked around and saw Chewie and Leia sitting there as well. Leia just stared ahead barely even blinking."Where is Luke?"
"I told you. He wouldn't go back and get him." Lando said.
"So you just left him there to die!? Go back. Go back right now." She ordered him.
"We can't I'm sure we will hear something from him saying her got away." Lando said.
"Luke." Leia whispered. "We've go to go back." Leia said startling everyone.
"What?" Lando said.
"I know where Luke is." Leia said. Padme just looked at her daughter. How do you know, unless. Could she be force sensitive also. She has seen it in Luke and has practically felt it, but not with Leia.
"Chewie." Leia said looking at him.
"But about what Vader?" Lando asked clearly growing irriated with everyone. Everyone including Chewie glared at him and he remembered Chewie's hands around his throat still. "Alright. Alright." He said as Chewbacca took over and turned them back around.
I hope you are right Leia. She thought looking at her daughters determined face again.
She looked ahead as they turned back and noticed what looked to be a person hanging upside down hundred of feet in the air on a satellite. She stood forward trying to get a better look. Luke!
"Look someone's up there." Lando pointed out.
"It's Luke." She said.
"Chewie slow down. Slow down and we''ll get under him. Lando open the top hatch." Leia said as they made there way under Luke and Lando stood up and opened the hatch."Easy Chewie."
They watched as he let go and fell into the hatch Lando opened up. Padme and Leia shot out of their seats as Lando brought Luke down. She saw he was beaten and bruised and his face was emotionless. She looked as her cradled him arm and realized his hand was gone. No. She gasped putting her hand to her mouth as Leia led him back to the Medical bed they had. Anakin, how, how could you do this to our son.
She felt the rage course throught her body as she realized she truly was gone. Anakin would never harm someone he loved in this manner. Vader is incapable of love as it would seem. She went back to comfort her son as he laid there in such pain.