Note: As I said in the message to my followers, when I first started planning the plot, which was a year ago, I didn't realize that stormtroopers weren't actually clones, as I had just gotten into the fandom and I hadn't done a single bit of research(I had just watched the prequels and gotten obsessed). Consequently, the plot is not exactly right, as I didn't know the difference. I can't really change the intended plot, since that's what my whole story was planned around. I only came up with the stalker part a month after I first published the book. Therefore, the facts will not be correct. If you don't like it, don't read my book. No complaining, please. Thank you.

Also, no one but Sidious and the Jedi know that Anakin is Darth Vader. They think that Anakin turned to the Dark Side and then died on Mustafar.

The Prime Minister of Kamino was slightly suspicious. He leaned back in his chair, thinking over the events of the last few days. Before their recent conversation a few hours ago, he hadn't heard anything from Darth Maul for a couple days, which was suspicious in itself. The aggravating but powerful Sith Lord loved to lord his power over everyone else. Which meant he called upon the Prime Minister almost every single day to give him directions and tell him what to do, all while having a superior look on his face. The worst part was the end of their conversation, when Darth Maul found the need to remind him how superior he was, how inferior the Prime Minister was to him, and how wise it would be to avoid the many horrible consequences he could inflict upon them by following his each and every order quickly, silently, and obediently.

It was highly annoying, but he knew helping the Sith would be in his, and his planet's, best interest. Not only because the Sith were currently the most powerful beings in the galaxy, being the head of the Empire, but also because they were paying him millions of credits for his help. This didn't just make him rich and wealthy; it also increased the prosperity of the planet by tenfold. Firstly, it allowed the Kaminoan people to keep hundreds of slaves to do their dirty work while they heightened the superiority of their technology. Having technology and knowledge superior to any other planet in the galaxy would give them a great advantage. They just had to beat the prestigious technology and wealth of Coruscant by furthering improvement on their cloning technology. Secondly, (after he had taken a few million credits for himself), the millions of credits went to making the planet rich and prosperous. Oh, no . . . he would not risk the millions of credits, along with the wealth and prosperity of Kamino by getting angry at Darth Maul for acting superior.

He realized his thoughts had strayed from his original train of thought, so he quickly resumed his thought on the suspicious things that had been happening over the last few days. Not only had Maul not contacted him for a couple days, but when he had a few hours ago, he had seemed anxious, slightly nervous, and even more malicious than usual. Before, and during their conversation, he had been constantly peeking behind him, as if to make sure that he wasn't being followed or watched. And just before Maul had inactivated the holoprojector . . . he thought he had seem a dark figure lurking in the shadows behind him. Of course, it could have just been a shadow, or his imagination, but still . . .

And another Jedi? All the Jedi were dead! The Jedi Order was destroyed, Anakin Skywalker had turned to the Dark Side and then died on Mustafar. Obi-Wan Kenobi was dead. Yoda had probably died in hiding, if he wasn't already killed 22 years ago when the Sith had first revealed their true identity and taken over the galaxy. The news that another Jedi could be coming to Kamino . . . was a little suspicious. Besides, unless the Jedi was like confident and headstrong Anakin Skywalker(*cough, cough*), that person wouldn't be foolish enough to come alone.

Well, whatever annoyance he felt under Maul's leadership was nothing compared to the anger he had felt when Lord Vader was in command. Vader scared him like no one else ever had- and probably ever would. Even more than the Emperor himself. He had a kind of silent, formidable presence that scared the heck out of everyone who saw him. When he walked by you, you could just feel the power radiating off him . . . a rare kind of power no one else in the galaxy seemed to possess(sorry, fangirling like crazy at the moment, can't help it ;). The Prime Minister feared him above all other beings in the universe. Having him in command was equally stressful and frightening. The fact that he had died on the Death Star brought more relief than he would admit. If Vader ever came back for some reason . . . he would certainly fight, regardless of his planet's well-being. Living in his presence caused way too much stress and anxiety. He did not want any of that in his life. Not to mention all of his men that Vader had killed . . . no. He would not be next. He had already been threatened enough times by the menacing, black-clad figure with no mercy(The Villain With No Mercy XD sorry). Lord Vader was just too terrifying. It would not do for him to be in command again.

But that was foolish thinking. He did not know the ways of the Force, but he was sure that beings certainly could not come back from the Force. Could they?

Anakin felt like abandoning his mission, jumping onto a ship, flying to Coruscant, and running all the way to Padme(*cough* we all know how he thinks by now. Rebellious. No sense of duty. A total bad boy and pretty darn awesome. Good for you, Anakin. Thinking about abandoning your *cough* very important mission for Padme. How many times have you, or at least contemplated, abandoning your galaxy-saving mission for Padme? Not that I'm complaining ;) #anakinpadmeforlife ).

"The Force be damned!" he muttered, glaring into space. First, he had to live in secret with her, without ever getting to express his feelings for her in public because of the stupid Jedi council. Second, he had to try to save her from death in children. Third, he killed her and turned to the dark side. Fourth, he had to live twenty-two years without her working for Sidious(with just the slight detail that he was half robot and needed a support suit and prosthetic limbs(sorry for the interruption again. Can I just say that I love Anakin's sense of humor? Writing about it is so entertaining. As is reading the scipt for AotC and RotS. Read them if you haven't already)). Then, he was finally reunited with her at last, only to find out that he had to be separated from her again. Not only that, but his mother had died, he had destroyed the Jedi Counsel, basically killed Mace Windu, and lost his best friend and beloved mentor, Obi-Wan(might just he add that he hadn't just lost him; they had tried to kill each other for some random reason). The Force really had it in for him.

He missed Padme so much his heart hurt. His body ached. And this time, he could actually feel physical pain, unlike before when he was a menacing black robot. She was his other piece. His everything. They had only been separated for about a week, yet after all those horrible years spent apart . . . it felt like a lifetime. What he would give to be able to hold her in his arms again . . . but he shook his head violently as if to clear it and took a deep breath. No. He could not think about Padme anymore. If he did . . . he'd probably abandon his mission right then and there to go see her again. The agony was unbearable.

Anakin strode up the ramp of the small ship before him, stormtroopers standing at attention. He was debating on taking his TIE Advanced x1, but after some contemplation on the matter, he realized that it would be smarter to appear as Darth Maul said he would. Since Maul had already told The Prime Minister of Kamino that an enemy, a possible Jedi, was coming to eliminate the Empire's supply of stormtroopers, he could not just go to Kamino and order that stormtroopers stop being produced. That would be very suspicious, and raise a lot of questions. Though he was probably the most powerful man in the galaxy at the moment, raising suspicion and not acting cautiously would be very unwise. Having the Empire's allies turn against him would not be ideal- not at all. They were pretty powerful, and one man, however powerful he was, could not do much against millions of enemies. It would also cause problems for the rebellion, who would immediately rush to his aid. Not only would hundreds, maybe thousands of rebels die, it would be even more fishy to have rebels fighting alongside Darth Vader. No. That would not do. Besides, was there any reason Lord Vader would order the cloning of more stormtroopers to be stopped? No. The more powerful the Empire, the better. No, that would be very suspicious. Besides, the Prime Minister of Kamino certainly didn't like him, he was sure of that, and probably only obeyed him out of fear. Not only would it be strange to have Darth Vader alive again when he supposedly died, but it would certainly make the Prime Minister very angry. Who knew what he would do with just one Vader and thousands of Kaminoans. No, he did not want to risk any of that. The chances of things going badly was way too high.

It was decided. He would take off his suit, don his former black Jedi robes, and destroy everything that contributed to the cloning process. The Prime Minister would think he was a Jedi and no one would know his actually identity.

The door of the small ship(you know I did an hour of research trying find a decent sized ship that wasn't as small as Anakin's Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor and at the same time wasn't as big as the Model 11-S Space Yacht but at the end I just gave up so now it's called a small ship XD) he had just boarded slid shut. Anakin remembered when the Empire had acclaimed it. Those poor rebels.

Since on one else was aboard the ship but him, he took his mask off, sighing in relief as the wave of fresh air hit him. Throwing it on the co-pilots chair, he went to the small room in the back and began taking off the heavy armor. He didn't think anyone would ever understand how tiring it was to walk around in a suit like him. Taking the cloak off of the armor, he put it over the black Jedi robes he had been wearing underneath the suit and quickly donned it, immediately taking the light saber from the suit and clipping it onto his own belt. Finally relieved of the pressuring heat he had been accustomed to while playing the part of Darth Vader, he looked at himself in the mirror with a satisfied expression. Anakin Skywalker was back(notice his things and reaction when he looks in the mirror is much different from those of our friend Maximilian ;).

He strode over to the cockpit, threw himself into the captain's chair, and quickly set the course for Kamino. The engine started, and soon he had left the Executor far behind. He got ready to go into light speed(you know on Hyperspace Mountain in Disneyland where you're going very slowly up this part and then "go into light speed," and the ride gets all crazy and the Force Theme starts playing really loud? That's my favorite part, and what I'm imagining and REALLY missing right now), smiling to himself.

"This is where the fun begins."

Ahhhhhhhhh I love that part and that quote ;)

Anyway . . .

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