They all watched as the Rebel fighters made their way to the Death Star. Vader could feel their smugness from here. He watched as quickly as they got here, they soon were being taken out one by one by tie fighters.
He looked over at Padme, at the shocked defeated look on her face. He didn't feel the normal joy he felt, watching his crew eliminate those rebel scums.
"From here, you will witness the final destruction of the Alliance and the end of your insignificant rebellion." The emperor said looking over at both Padme and Luke smirking.
He watched his son, look down at his lightsaber that was resting unprotected next to his master. He could feel the conflict within his son.
"You want this don't you? The hate is swelling in you now. Take you Jedi weapon. Use it. I am unarmed. Strike me down with it. Give in to your anger." The Emperor said taunting Luke." With each passing moment, you make yourself more my servant."
"No." Luke said, sounding so unsure with even that small answer.
"It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now mine." The emperor smirked.
"Not all destiny's are true." Padme said looking over at him with sad eyes.
He knew what she was referring. It was once his destiny to destroy the Sith and bring balance to the force. Instead he practically wiped out the Jedi order and became the very thing he swear to destroy.
The Emperor clearly chose to ignore Padme's comments. "As you can see, my young apprentice, your friends have failed. Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station." He hit the button on the commlink contacting the Commander. "Fire at will, Commander."
He could feel Luke's anger slowly rising even thought he was trying hard not to let it. The Emperor was good at manipulating people and this clearly shows it.
He looked out the window as a laser beam shot out and hit one of the rebels fleets. Quickly destroying it and leaving nothing and no one left behind.
"Your fleet is lost and your friend's on the Endor moon will not survive." The emperor said.
"Don't be sure you have won yet." Padme said clearly not willing to give up yet.
"There is no escape. The alliance will die as will your friends." The Emperor said.
He watched the struggle within Luke. His breathing was getting heavier and he kept looking at the lightsaber. He was impressed with Luke. He would have killed his master forever ago, clearly another trail he got from Padme.
"Good. I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon. Strike me down with all your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!" The emperor said one more time.
Luke turned away and for a second, Vader thought his master's plan wasn't going to work. Just a quickly as he turned around, he turned back around lifting his face and using the force, taking his lightsaber and quickly igniting it. Seeing what he was plannig, Vader ignited his lightsaber as well , stopping Luke's attack right in front of the Emperor's face.
He heard Padme gasp, but it was drowned out by the sound of his masters evil laugh.
He was so distracted by the laugh, he almost missed his sons attack. He had to step back from being hit. He was surprised. He was more powerful than there last battle. He figured it had to do with the hatred that was filling his son. His master had done well, but he wasn't surprised. He was a master manipulater.
Him and Luke went back and forth. Both swinging their blades with such speed. Luke quickly sent a kick towards Vader, causing him to fall down the stairs. Upset that his failure was being seen by his master, he quickly got up.
"Good." He head his master say surprising him. "Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you."
"Obi-wan has taught you well." Vader said looking at his son as Luke shut off his lightsaber.
"I will not fight you, Father." Luke said shocking him.
He looked over at Padme as she bit her lip, clearly worried for her son.
'You are unwise to lower your defenses." Vader swung his blade at Luke who quickly reignited it and blocked the attack.
He looked back at Padme and back at his master. Two people from both of his lives. He looked up at his son as he jumped up to one of the catwalks above them.
"You thought betray you, Father. I feel the good in you, the conflict." Luke said down to him.
He put up the shield in his mind, hoping to stop him from sensing his feelings."There is no conflict." He lied.
"You couldn't bring yourself to kill me before. I don't believe you'll destroy me now." Luke said.
He knew he was right. He couldn't possible kill Luke, just like he couldn't kill Padme. But if he didn't, his master surely would kill them all. 'You underestimate the power of the dark side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny." he swung his blade at Luke watching him duck out of the way and falling down as the catwalk fell down as well.
He could feel his master's excitement from here. He walked down the stairs to where Luke fell. He walked around not being able to find him.
"You cannot hide forever, Luke." He said.
"I will not fight you." Luke said from off in the shadows somewhere.
"Give yourself to the dark side. It is the only way you can save your friends and your mother." He said trying to taunt the boy. "Yes. Your thoughts betray you." He said using the force to access his thoughts. "Your feelings for them are strong especially for." He paused not believing what he just found. "Your sister." He slowly sad not believing what words.
That's impossible. Padme didn't have twins or did you? His mind was so clouded when she first told him she was pregnant and he was so preoccupied with everything trying to save her, it would make sense he didn't know this, but another child. A little girl. A girl he tortured multiple times and has been fighting against for years.
"So, you have a twin sister. Your feelings have betrayed her, too." He said slowly feeling his son's anger rise. "If you will not turn to the dark side, then perhaps she will."
That seemed to have done it, he heard his yell and then he turned around to find his son behind him striking him down blow after blow, much for violent than before. He actually struggled to keep up and almost left himself unprotected a few times.
Luke slowly started to inch him back towards his master. He watched the joy in his masters eyes. He felt his son growing stronger and angrier with each attack. He going to kill me. He thought, growing tired and out of breathe. He wasn't as young as he used to be, nor was he used to battling someone this skilled in quite some time.
He lost his footing and grabbed onto the railing next to him as his son sent blow after blow at him and he struggled to block them. Finally Luke managed to find an opening and cut off the very same robotic hand, Dooku cut off many years ago. He watched as his lightsaber and his hand fell over the railing down the shaft. He looked up at his son ready for him to bring the final blow at him. He looked over at Padme as her hands still cuffed were to her mouth in shock.
He heard laughter from his master as he made his way over. "Good! Your hate has made you powerful. Now fulfill your destiny and take your father's place at my side."
You slimy blasterd. This was his plan the whole time and yet again he fell right into it. While Vader planned to use his son and help him turn against palpatine, he was planning the same thing. He should have known.
He looked up at his son and felt the confusion in him. Luke looked down at the hand, Vader cut off the last time they battled and then back at the hand he so recently cut off. Realizing what he just did, he watched as Luke shut off his lightsaber and threw it to the ground.
"Never. I'll never turn to the dark side." Luke said with so much bravery and power in his voice. . More brave than Vader has ever managed to be. "You've failed, your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
Vader laid on the grown just looking up in awe of his son. He was so proud. His master on the other hand felt differently. He could feel the anger boiling up within in him.
Finally he said. "So be it Jedi." He said with such hate. "If you will not turn, you will be destroyed." He said sending force lighting right at Luke.
"No!" He heard Padme yell as she grabbed onto the Emperors arms trying to stop him.
Using the force, he knocked her to the ground next Luke.
"You have ruined my plans for the last time, Senator. At last you will finally die next to your sorry excuse for a son."
Vader watched as he sent force lightening down on both them. He watched they both screamed and convulsed in pain. Vader stood up as his master stopped a minute. He watched the pain on both Padme's and Luke's face.
"Foolish. Only now, at the end, do you understand. Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side." The Emperor said shaking his head as he sent more and more lightening at them.
Vader had to look away unable to look at the pain on his angel's and his son's face.
"Anakin! Please!" Padme managed to scream out.
Hearing her pleads brought him back to Mustafar, where she pleaded for him to stop. The day that has haunted him every single day. The day that changed his life forever and not for the better. He thought so many times how he wished he could go back and change what he did. He looked back at his master realizing, now is his moment to right the wrongs he did so many years ago.
"Father, please." He heard his son say and that was the finally push he needed.
"Now you will die." The Emperor said.
Vader looked down seeing Luke's lightsaber on the ground, using the force he lifted it up sending it to his hand. He quickly ignited it and put the blade between the lightening, blocking it from his family.
The Emperor laughed. "You are just as foolish. Giving up all your power for them. I should have known you were weak, always have been."
"You will not harm my family anymore. I've allowed you to ruin our lives for the last time." He said moving the blade to his neck. "I should have done this a long time."
The Emperor laughed before sending Vader back with the force and igniting his own red lightsaber. "You have truly been a failure, since I met you as a boy."
"The only time I've been a failure is when I listened to you. You have twisted my mine for the last time." He stood up and charged at him. Only to be hit in the chest with force lightening. He quickly lifted his ligthsaber to block it, but he saw the damage was already done. He managed to fry the circuts in his suit, stopping it from breathing for him.
I knew I should have looked into getting this fixed, but I listened to him and was too busy to do anything about it.
He looked over as Luke slowly started to get up, as Padme remained still. You better hope she isn't dead. He thought feeling the anger build up in his body. He ran to the emperor swing with such force. He saw the scared look on his face. He was powerful with the force, but too old to be skilled at combat. He managed to knock him to the ground and point the tip of his lightsaber to his face.
"It is over, my master. You have failed." Vader said staring down at this master frighten face. Quickly a smirk appeared on his face. He lifted his hand and sent Vader flying over to the shaft. He barely had time to grab onto the railing with his one good hand . He saw Luke run over to him trying to help him up.
They managed to pull him up and he sat down trying to catch his breathe, but with his suit busted he struggled. He riped off his black helmet no longer needing it and saw the shock looked on his sons face. He looked over and saw that Sidious ran away like the coward he truly was. He also looked over and saw Padme still laying there. Padme! He jumped up and quickly ran to her seeing if she was alive. He saw she was still breathing, but it was weak.
"We need to leave. She needs medical attention and this place is about to blow. It seems the Emperor was wrong about your friends." Vader said.
"There should be a ship with a medical bay out there." Luke said still unable to stop looking at his father's human face.
"That will have to do." He said as he heard the alarms starting to go off indicating to abandon ship. He knew they had to hurry for the low life crew he had on this ship, would most definitely be hurrying to the escape pods and ship on here.
He quickly picked up Padme looking down at her peaceful face as her eyes started to flutter. "Oh, Ani." She sighed before passing out again.
I got you angel don't you worry. He looked at her and saw a necklace managed to fall out from under her shirt. He noticed it was the necklace he gave her many years ago, to bring her good fortune. He hoped it would work now.
He quickly brought them to the landing pad and found one ship left. They quickly ran into it and he placed Padme down in the medical area. He turned and looked over at his son. "You need to leave now with your mother."
"Aren't you coming?" Luke asked him.
"I don't supposed I would be welcomed kindly by the rebels." Vader looking sadly down at his wife, knowing this would be the last her saw her.
"Father, I'm not leaving you. I can tell you are injured. We can help you." Luke said.
"Luke you have helped me in more ways than you would know." He said feeling himself growing weaker. "Just let your mother and sister know, I'm sorry for everything." His injury effecting him more. He grabbed onto a chair next to him. "And that I love you all." He managed to say before falling over and blacking out.