If their was one thing Sidious always prided himself on, it was ability to successfully mask his true emotions regardless of the situation. This ability had greatly helped him numerous times over the course of both his public, and clandestine career, for with it he managed to steal the mantle of Sith Master from Darth Plagueis, winning the position of Supreme Chancellor, and most important of all, it had allowed him to orchestrate the Jedi Order's downfall by fooling their Council into believing that he was a trusted ally, and by corrupting their most promising student to his side.

But now, thanks to the words of a weirdly dressed boy, the Sith Lord was unable to hide his feelings of surprise and greed at the fact that he was about to discover a way in which he would be able to achieve the millennia long dream of all Sith Lords.

Immortality.

Adopting the grandfatherly like tone he had used over a decade ago to convince a recently freed slave that he held the confidence of the recently elected Chancellor of the Republic, the Emperor proceeded to carefully ask the strange boy how he could achieve his most sought after goal.

"Really? I must say that's quite fascinating. I don't suppose you would be willing to divulge this information to me"?

Smiling in a manner that expressed that not only did he know what the Sith Lord was trying to do, but also that he had no problem with it, the tshirt wearing boy proceeded to tell him.

"Well their are a couple of options. But bear in mind that I only know the basics of how these methods works, and that they actually do. I'll leave all that midiclorians and Sith Alchemy stuff to you".

Relieved when he received a single nod from the cloaked Emperor, for he hadn't been sure if the Sith Lord would be angry by the fact that he only knew the path's to obtaining immortal life, not the methods of walking those paths, the boy began to explain the various means in which the Emperor could achieve what his immediate predecessor could not.

"Well one method would be to do what another Sith Emperor did. From what I recall, Vitiate basically drained the life force out of an entire inhabited world and added it to his own. That method would extend your life span by either centuries or Millennia depending on the amount of lifeforms that get sacrificed, and their relative strength in the force. However you would still be in effect mortal, since the ritual only effects your longevity instead of rendering you completely invulnerable, and it is very possible that either a powerful Jedi will sever your newly harnessed strength, or you'll go insane as you wont be able to handle the increased power".

Though he outwardly scoffed at the notion of his mental degradation, Sidious was nevertheless convinced that their was a threat of this happening. Darth Nihlus had sustained himself through such methods, but eventually his hunger became his sole obsession, while Vitate had been able to sustain his body through sacrifices, but had governed his Empire through lesser Sith Lords and their servants, something he had no intention of allowing since HIS Empire extended through out the galaxy, not just a swathe of territory in the unknown regions.

However, this bit of information wasn't totally useless, as it meant that he would waste his time on trying to copy the method's of bygone Sith Lords. And as he motioned the boy to continue his explanation, he sensed that the boy's rising excitement meant that not only did he have a more stable method of immortality, but that it would be original, thus cementing his superiority over his long dead predecessors.

"The only other viable option, though I stress that this one also carries some risks, is the process of fully transferring your consciousness and spirit into either a cloned body of yourself, or an individual with very high midliclorian levels. The second option is a bit risky, since from what I recall, you have to to be on the verge of death, and the body your possessing has to unable to defend itself from your intrusion. That means no mental force shields, and no other force user waiting to act as a shield or sacrificial pawn. The first option is a safer, but it has its own risks. As long as you still have your original body, or a source of genetically pure material, you can make as many genetically pure clones as you want. But should that body perish, or the genetically material becomes corrupted, or even if someone discovers your unused bodies, you'll be stuck with a finite number of clones with no chance of creating more. Also, they tend to deteriorate rapidly since their bodies are more easily ravaged by the Dark Side, and are not sustained by the force. Though I think Vader will eventually come up with a way to create force capable clones, but that's not for another 2 decades, and by that point, he's trying to create an apprentice that will help him supplant you".

Leaning back in his throne, Sidious was prepared to take a moment to process what the boy had just told him before he asked for more information, but when the boy adopted the same tone of voice common of politicians who wanted to be granted a favor for their service, the Sith Lord was forced to listen to him on the off chance that he alienated the boy from divulging any more useful information.

"Since I'm providing you information that will both secure your grip on the galaxy and turn you immortal, can I make a small request"?

Amused by the boy's sudden show of greed, the Sith Lord inclined his head forward to show that he was willing to listen to the request. Of course if the boy's demands proved to be either burdensome, or posed a threat to his supremacy, then Sidious could always refuse to grant the request, or more likely, approve it then kill the boy after his usefulness had expired.

However due to his knowledge, the boy knew well enough not to ask for things that would seem like meager crumbs to the Galaxy ruling Sith Lord, but would still fulfill his nerdish desires as a Dark Side Star Wars fan.

"Would it be possible to become governor of one of the worlds in your Empire, like maybe Ryloth. And once you start producing them, can I get a fleet of 5 Imperial Star Destroyers as well"?

Surprised by the rather tame request, he fully expected the boy to either ask for force abilities, something which the now deceased Night Sister's had been able to bestow, or for him to demand a high ranking position in the Imperial military, Sidious felt it was wise to determine just what he would do once he had control of that Outer Rim planet and his small personal fleet.

"While I admit that your price for your cooperation is easily within my means, I find myself curious as to why you wouldn't choose a more...prestigious planet for yourself. Or for that manner why you don't ask to be appointed to the rank of Admiral or General".

Rubbing his head in embarrassment, the boy explained his reasons.

"Well, I figured you would say no if I asked to govern a more important planet like say..Corellia or Naboo, and since I have no desire to be on a planet that gets destroyed by the Death Star once its completed, that cancels out Alderan as well. Also...I kind of have a thing for Twelik woman sooo".

Giving a dark chuckle of amusement at not only the boy's reasoning, for if their was one thing he could understand about the common it was their bestial desires, but also the fact that Alderan would be wiped out for its millennia of pro Jedi sentiment, Sidious waited as the boy explained his desire for owning a small fleet of Star Destroyers.

"As for the other part, well I figured that it would take too long to achieve high military rank, not to mention the fact that my knowledge only extends to general and some specifics of what is considered to be standard knoweldge in this galaxy. So by that logic, I figured that it would be easier if I simply got the Destroyers as part of my military garrison, while relying on the military officer in charge to make my orders a reality".

Sensing their was another reason for the boy's request, Sidious flashed him a yellow toothed smile as he prompted him to continue.

"While that is an excellent reason, I cannot help but sense that you have another motive for making this request. Keep in mind that I am willing to grant you all that you desire, but only if your loyalty is assured, and that can only happen if I know your true motives".

Fidgting slightly in his chair, the t-shirt wearing boy put a look of embarrassment as he told the Emperor his reasons.

"Well the truth is, as a kid, I always admired the ships the Empire had. From the huge Super Star Destroyers, to the screaming Tie Fighters. And I always thought, how cool it would be to have those ships under my command. And since I know that in 20 years their will be over 25,000 Star Destroyers in the galaxy, I thought that asking for 5 would be more reasonable than asking for a 19 km Super Star Destroyer".

Nodding his head at the boy's correct assumption, and wanting to ask one more thing before he dismissed the boy to a secure, if relatively comfortable location until he processed the information he already received, the Sith Lord leaned back in his throne as he asked the final question of the rather insightful meeting.

"Since you seem to have a detailed knowledge of the ships now in development, not to mention the fact that you know about the Death Star which is SUPPOSED to be top secret, tell me this. What other technological constructs will benefit my Empire, and how is the Second Death Star different from the First"?.

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And will stop here.

Yes I realize that alot of the information Sidious is getting is part of the Legends Universe know (as well as the whole Force Unleashed saga) but considering that its a Star Wars nerd as the OC, I don't think he would care about what's cannon or not as long as he got to help the Empire.

As for his demands...I admit that the part about the ships stems from my own childhood fantasy of owning a Star Destroyer.

Cause come on...that opening Scene in New Hope where the Blockade Runner is being chased by Vader's ship...not to mention the scene in Empire Strikes Back where all the Star Destroyers fall into the Shadow of the Super Star Destoyer...that was pretty bad ass.

Next scene will prob cover Tie Fighter Development (thinking First Order Ties and Interceptors) World Devastators (in the legends universe) and of course...Fixing the design flaws of the Death Star...and maybe...just maybe...the Idea for Star Killer Base because I think it would take less time to turn a planet into a Death Star, than it would to make one from scratch. (First one took 2 decades to complete. And their really is no concrete information of how long the much smaller First Order took to build their base).

Reviews always welcome...Flamers will be Order 66ed..and til next time :)