Leia looked, astonished, from Luke, to Anakin, to Padme, and then back again to Luke. "W-W-What? Luke? What are you talking about? How could these people be our parents? They are both dead! People can't come back to life! Besides, how would you know?" Luke, Anakin and Padme stayed silent, the former gazing at the others in disbelief. Leia grabbed Luke by the shoulder.

"Luke! Wake up! What is going on?" When Luke didn't answer, Leia grew frustrated. "Luke! Who are these people?"

Luke finally seemed to realize what was going on. "Oh! Ummmm..., Leia, this is Mom and Dad."

Leia looked, completely flabbergasted, at Anakin and Padme. "How do you know?" She asked quietly. "How is this possible?"

Luke turned to Leia. "I just know," he said simply. "I can feel it through the Force. Also, I told you, the Force is strong with my father. The Force is very strong with this being. Besides, Leia, even if I didn't have the Force to help me, I can tell. He looks like me, and you look quite similar to this woman. Don't you feel like these are our parents?"

Speechless, Leia gazed at her parents. "Yes," she said faintly. "I-I see what you mean. You are right, Luke. These are our parents."

Padme stepped forward and embraced the startled girl, holding her tightly. Leia returned the affection, and a few small tears leaked from her eyes. Anakin and Luke followed suit.

"B-But how?" Leia whispered. "How is this possible? Didn't you both die? Why do you look so... young?"

Anakin laughed, the sound breaking through the silence. "We came into the human world through a portal that Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan directed us to. They want us to save the Republic from the Empire. Sidious's new apprentice is gathering more allies for another attack on the Rebel Alliance. I know much about the Empire's ways, and everyone there fears me." At this, Anakin smirked. "Therefore, I will contact the commander of the clone forces and get him to tell me where the Empire's new base is. I know he will tell me; he lives in fear of Lord Vader. No one will suspect that Padme and I have come back to life- it is expected that someone as powerful as Darth Vader would survive the explosion of the Death Star. No one besides the Emperor, who is dead, knows that I have switched sides. I will go dressed as Darth Vader, and eventually sabotage the apprentice and his army. Padme and I technically can't die, and as a more powerful version of Vader, we will unstoppable. However, if needed, Obi-Wan will join us."

Luke and Leia looked like they were still trying to wrap their heads around the fact that there parents were alive in front of them. The guards who had accompanied them, plus the one who had been there all along, guarding the Jedi Temple, were all looking very interested. Hope had settled onto the faces of everyone present.

"So it's true? You were Darth Vader, like Luke said?"

Anakin lowered his head shamefully. "Yes. I-I regret to say that I harmed many innocent people."

Leia gave a strangled half laugh. "You almost killed me! You blew up Alderaan! You tried to kill Luke several times!"

Anakin flushed. "Unfortunately, I am guilty of all those things." Padme put an arm around him.

"Soooooo... you say that you're here to help us?" Leia asked, a little suspiciously.

"Yes. As I said before, Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan sent me. It was Master Yoda's idea."

"The Mace Windu? One of the most powerful Jedi Masters ever?" Luke said in amazement. "That's so cool!"

Leia impatiently interrupted Luke. "Can I see the Darth Vader suit?"

"Of course." Anakin unzipped his duffel bag and pulled out the black suit and mask. He handed both to Leia, who inspected it in wonder.

"Who made it?" She asked curiously.

"The droids in the Force. They can do almost everything- they are quite amazing. Dressing up in the suit was Obi-Wan's idea."

"No wonder." Luke nodded appreciatively. "Obi-Wan is very wise. He is very powerful in the Force as well. To bad that he's dead." He looked pointedly at Anakin, who flushed again. "So, why do you and Mom look so young?"

Padme spoke for the first time. He voice was sweet, kind, and lovely as usual. "In the Force, you assume a form, and you look like that forever. No matter how long your father and I stay in the human world, we will still look the same. I believe your father looks about 22, because that was his age before he joined the Dark Side of the Force."

"After we complete the mission to rescue the Republic, we can only stay one full day, and then we must join Master Yoda, Master Windu, and Master Obi-Wan once more," Anakin said regretfully. "If we need to contact Obi-Wan at all, I have the means." He held up the comlink.

The guard whom had been there the whole time finally seemed to recover from the shock. "So that's why you scared the heck out of me so easily! You're Darth Vader!" He was shrinking back, as if he hoped to blend into the wall behind him.

Anakin smiled apologetically, but inside all of the Skywalkers were inwardly laughing. "I'm sorry about that, but I was aware that I did look and seem very suspicious. I knew that you probably wouldn't grant me an audience with my children unless I threatened you. If I had told you the truth, you would have quite certainly thought that I was lying. Unfortunately, aggression was the best course of action."

The guard continued to shrink back, shooting Anakin terrified glances. Anakin quickly hid an amused expression.

"We should probably go up and explain the situation to everyone else. It will probably take time, and we need to get a move on as soon as possible," said Leia.

"Leia is right," Padme said, with an affectionate look at her daughter. She smiled proudly; it seemed that Leia had inherited her leadership skills.

Anakin and Luke immediately agreed, and all four of them headed up, surrounded by the five guards that had originally come with Luke and Leia. When they entered the room, all the rebels in the room looked up at the newcomers suspiciously. However, they were immediately excepted, for everyone trusted the judgement of Luke and Leia Skywalker.

The twins walked to the center of the room with their parents behind him, while the five men took their seats.

Whispers arose from the huge crowd of people, but when Leia stood to face them, the noise abruptly ceased. She cleared her throat.

"A miracle has occurred, just recently. My-My mother and father are here with us." She gestured to them. "Everyone: Anakin and Padme Skywalker."

Everyone looked around at each other, stunned. The silence was unnerving.

"They... recently came back from the Force, by the will of Jedi Masters Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. They are here to save us from the ever growing forces of the Galactic Empire. As you all know, the Emperor's newest apprentice has begun to gather together the remainders of the clone army, as well as recruiting many more allies. I am afraid that he has gained many powerful ones. He is also rebuilding the clone army."

The rebels looked at one another fearfully.

"He is called Darth Maul, after the first one. Known for his ruthlessness, cruelty, and power, he will stop at nothing to defeat the Republic and bring the Sith back into power. However," she continued, "we do have some hope. First of all, my father and mother technically cannot die. If they are killed, the Jedi Masters will just let them back into the human world, as they have control over the portal. Secondly, my father is very powerful. In his days, he was known as 'The Chosen One' and 'The Here With No Fear.' He is one of the most powerful Jedi to ever have existed. He will be a great asset to us. I am sure that it won't be too hard for my father to defeat Darth Maul. My mother, too, will be a great help. She is very good with a blaster."

"Not unlike you!" Han Solo called out from the front row. "You are very good with a blaster too, princess."

Leia turned pink, but quickly regained her focus. "There is another reason why my father will be such a tremendous help. You see," she took a deep breath, bracing herself: "Anakin Skywalker is Darth Vader."

Thanks for reading! I hope you've enjoyed this so far! There's a really creepy plot twist around parts 8 and 9 that all of my readers loved! Can't wait until you all get to it!