Leia watched as Tala ran off to go after Obi-Wan. She felt wrong leaving without her and Obi-Wan it just didn't feel right. So she ran… She ran after Tala. She knew what she was doing was wrong and that she was foolish but she always ran away. She was a professional at escaping. It's just this time she was running away from salvation to save some random Jedi she met one day ago. She followed slowly after Tala until she lost her in the night. She searched for a light anywhere but screamed seeing a red beam of light… a lightsaber seemingly appear and disappear following after a blue lightsaber… Obi-Wan, She knew it was him! It was the only Jedi she knew of!
She ran toward him despite the fear of the red saber that scared her. She followed until… She witnessed the Jedi begin to lose his battle against the menacing dark robotic figure… She couldn't just let him die! She spotted a nearby DT-57 blaster on the floor. She grabbed it and aimed at the shape. She shivered with fear but now let off a loud blast aiming toward his head… at least as close as a 10 year old with a blaster could aim.
Behind his mask, Darth Vader's eyes showed nothing but pure hatred for his old master. He was in his prime and his anger for the other he was currently dueling fueled the fire that burned within him. Obi-Wan was on the ground when the blast came. His quick reflexes deflected the blast, causing the laser to hit the ground directly by the young girl's foot. He was angered he had been interrupted.
His head turned to the girl who shot at him, his head tilting in curiosity. What a brave thing she was. She was only in the way, though. He walked towards her, his red blade humming and casting a light glow against his shiny, black suit. He didn't have the time to deal with distractions. Not now. He was finally getting what he wanted and some young girl wouldn't get in the way of that. As he neared, he raised his lightsaber and sliced the gun in half. It didn't pose a threat to begin with, though his goal was to instill fear in the young girl before she met her end.
The young girl gasped as the man with no effort seemed to deflect the blaster's projectile toward her. She began shaking with pure fear and terror as the man began to move toward her. She held her eyes shut as she aimed toward him. She flinched and screamed when he raised his saber only to gasp in terror when she witnessed him slice the blaster in half as if it was nothing. She backed away now and shivered with fear.
As Obi-Wan witnessed this he began having flashbacks to watching the security footage of that fateful night… 'Master Skywalker they're too many of them.. What're we going to do?' He felt powerless but as he saw Vader with no remorse try to kill his offspring like it was nothing it was up to him to protect her. "Vader, No! You can't!" He tried to stop Vader from making one of if not the biggest mistake of his life… and that would be saying something considering Vader's current appearance.
Darth Vader was ready to give the one girl the first and final blow with a snap of his lightsaber, though he stopped. He stared the young girl down for a moment before reaching out a hand, to the side and back of him. He used the force to lift Obi-Wan and draw him close. Though not too close. "What are your relations to this girl? Why is she so important to you? You've risked your identity and life for that matter for her." His voice was smooth and crisp, his lightsaber still ignited.
He glanced at the young girl once more, only to make sure she hadn't moved. She's be dumb to try and escape, though. The stormtroopers would be arriving shortly after they had finished searching the village. He turned back to Obi-Wan. His curiosity had gotten the best of him. He set Obi-Wan down and, his hand still outstretched, began to mind probe the Jedi, and considering his weakness to block him out, he saw everything.
Just in time, the stormtroopers had arrived. Using the force, he pushed Obi-Wan aside. "Take him." He stated, before turning back to the girl. He put his lightsaber away and back on his belt it went. He reached out a hand to the young girl. "Of course. How could I have been so stupid? You look just like her.. come with me." His hand reached out a bit further towards the young girl.
Leia stared at the man's robotic and cold hand and backed away out of sheer fear. "B-Ben!" She called out for Obi-Wan, It was clear this man was dangerous and had attempted to kill her not that long ago. She got ready to make a break for it as she stared into the dark eyes of the helmet. The deeper she looked into them she saw the eyes of a man who was nothing but pure evil… Though from a glance at the man anyone would gather that much from the man's appearance alone.
She backed away and just as she was about to make a break for it- "Leia don't! Please! Go with him… It's the only way…" He gave her a knowing look. She stared at Obi-Wan and then back at the dark figure. She knew it was unwise to disobey Ben… She also knew he'd find a way out of this… She looked down and took the figure's hand. "My father will hear about this… He'll send an entire army…" She tried to threaten though her voice was shaky. Had the situation had been a lighter hearted one Obi-Wan would've chuckled at the sheer irony of that statement.
Darth Vader's head tilted, and he stared back at Obi-Wan for a moment before his gaze settled back on the young girl. "Oh Leia.. he already has." He didn't expect the young girl to understand what he was hinting at at all, though he had just outed himself that he was her father. Suddenly, his robotic hand grabbed Leia's wrist— maybe a bit too harshly, but that didn't matter. He needed to make sure she couldn't get away. It was vital she didn't.
He signaled to the stormtroopers to leave Obi-Wan, as he no longer posed a threat of any sort. They obeyed, of course they did, they'd be stupid not to. They joined behind Vader in his march. Darth Vader drug Leia behind himself. He didn't care how much she protested, screamed, hit him, or kicked him. She'd be brought back to the ship with him, whether that's what she wanted or not, and from there he'd set out to search for his second child, his son, Luke.
Leia however... Did not protest... Nor did she scream, kick, or hit him... She knew the Jedi would come to save her... At least she hoped. She heard the man's words about her father and was confused by them. She felt his robotic hand grasp her wrist with force and glared a bit at him. She was angered by the mere sight of him... But she hoped once the Jedi was able to he'd come to vanquish this foe that stood before her. She turned around and watched as Obi-Wan faded away in the distance disappearing. She was saddened by his departure as his presence at the time was her one source of safety.
"Who are you?... Half droid... Half Human..." She was terrified by him but also confident enough to be snarky and insult him a bit... No matter how foolish it seemed. "Siths are usually named Darth right?... Are you Darth Respirator?" She asked now, seemingly being a bit too spunky for her own good. A few stormtroopers who heard that over the radio were stifling laughter but were heard shutting off their communicators before Lord Vader punished them for their insolence.
Darth Vader was lost in his own thoughts, wondering why he had been lied to. He knew Padme was gone. There was no doubt about that. Obi-Wan wouldn't have been sent to rescue her if she wasn't. He glanced down at the young girl and couldn't help but see how much she really did look like Padme. A near younger clone of her, she was. He had stiffened upon hearing the girl's smart comment, though he remained silent. His head turned and he stared down a few of the stormtroopers for a moment. He could sense their amusement.
"I advise you to keep your comments to yourself, young one." He stated, calmly. He looked down at the girl for a moment more. "It's Darth Vader to you, though." He didn't want to reveal his actual identity to her, not yet, and not here in front of all of the stormtroopers. The ship finally came into view and his grip on the young girl only tightened. They entered through the docking port and he stood near the entrance with her for a moment while he figured out what to do with her.
"You're lying... Though I suppose I shouldn't have expected someone who would kidnap a princess to be honest..." She stated but winced as she felt his grip tighten. " Would you please loosen your grip? It's not like I am gonna make a daring escape with a Sith Lord and who knows how many Stormtroopers around..." She stated before spotting a speeder and making note of it.
Being an impulsive little girl she asked the man. "Are you a fan of Pod Racing? I have grown an interest in it... With all these ships you probably could have a great podracer built... I've always wanted to try it out..." She said now trying to make conversation despite never actually having an interest in the sport as she just wanted to talk to keep a brave face.
Darth Vader stiffened at the question. Pod racing. Something he loved to do as a kid. It was his passion and he loved everything about it. That's what really helped him to even become a padawan, and then a jedi, and then.. a sith lord. So much like him, she was. Even if she didn't have any interest in it she still thought about it, which all the more proved she was definitely his kin. He shook his head at the thoughts and watched as the doors closed. Only then did he let go of the young girl. "Your smart mouth will be the end of you, you know. If you don't want to be locked up I suggest you quit it."
He dismissed the stormtroopers and remained silent for a moment, deciding with hesitation if he should actually tell her, and finally, he spoke. "I did used to pod race, actually. I was very fond of it as a kid but that's what got me where I am today. It was the first step to making me what I am that now stands before you."
She gasped and began piecing together a time frame. "Pod Racing is that dangerous?" She than proceeded to have a eureka moment. "I've figured it out... Obi-Wan... Was your master... And he... Caused your... Change of appearance... He messed with your Podracer and it caused you to crash and burn out having the need for robotic enhancements!" She deduced before smirking she knew none of that was true she just wanted to see how much she could get away with while around the man.
She then... Began to give a somber look as she felt bad about her comments... Even evil Sith Lords had feelings too right? She then looked down as her emotions began to get the better of her as she saw the planet she was on disappear as the ship began to take off. She began panting now and teared up. "P-please let me go back to Alderaan! I-I want my father!" She began to cry. It was clear the trip she had been on had been a bit much for the girl and no matter how much sass or confidence she put up was enough to hide the girls true emotions she was sad and hated herself for getting into this situation.
Darth Vader listened to her theory, and for a moment, she was right, but then, she wasn't. He decided it was best of him to remain silent. She'd get all of those details eventually. But for now, it was best her young mind not learn of any of that. Watching his own daughter fall apart before him wasn't a site he wanted to see. He remained emotionless, despite it all, though. "You can't go back to Alderaan. That's not where you belong. Your father's already in your presence, Leia." He spoke, in an odd calmness.
"You're needed here. There's so much more you can do here rather than on that planet. You won't have to be a senator there. Here with I, you'll become something far more than that." His body relaxed as he stared down at the girl. "If you're tired of standing you're welcome to sit on the floor. Apologies, for there are no seats on this ship aside from in the cockpit. Troopers don't need to sit, and typically, I don't either."
She listened to the man's words. She knew The Sith were known notoriously for their manipulative ways and backed away from him "N-No... You can't be my father! It's not true! It's not possible!" She exclaimed now she knew she was adopted. It was too obvious... She did not look like her adoptive parents in the slightest aside from hair color. But she wouldn't believe this... Evil half-man half-machine was her father. "And for your i-information! I wouldn't have been a senator! I would've been a Princess! Or a Queen!... I think... But you know nothing about me!" She exclaimed.
"And I'm gonna sit on the floor!... But only because I want to and my legs hurt from running!" She sat down now and glared at him. "Also! You should fire that red lightsaber woman! The inquisitor! She kidnapped me and tried to kill me to get to Ben!" She exclaimed now angrily. "You want me to believe I'm your daughter? Then prove it by stopping that woman from hurting me and Ben!" She said referring to Obi-Wan as "Ben".
Darth Vader backed away from the young girl in surprise at her sudden outburst. She was conflicted and confused, as he had been ten years ago. He watched her, even listened, though remained silent at her final request. "I don't want Ben. I want Obi-Wan. Reva will not lay a finger on you as long as your under my supervision. Do you understand? I don't need Ben anymore. I have what I want. Well.. only half of it. Now stay put while I contact Reva." He marched off to an area where few stormtroopers were. They stood tall at his entrance, and he turned around, so he was facing away from them. He wasn't sure why he was doing any of this. He was a Sith Lord. Not a soft father whom listened to his daughter. Alas, he ultimately did it, though.
"Bring the holoprojector." He ordered one of the storm troopers, to which they did. "Contact Reva." He demanded, again, and the stormtrooper followed. Once Reva's figure came into view, he spoke. "Reva. Stop the hunt for Obi-Wan, now. You are not to go after him any longer. He isn't important. I have the girl, which you are not to touch either. Get off of that planet this instant." His voice was strict and harsh despite the respirator and robot-like voice that normally drained any tone from his voice. When Reva protested but ultimately obeyed, Darth Vader nodded to the stormtrooper who ended the holoprojection and returned to his place and stance.
"Lord Vader! The girl's commandeered a land speeder and is trying to speed through the corridors! We're trying to stop her but we weren't sure whether you wanted us to shoot at her or not!" A Stormtrooper said now contacting Vader as it seemed a few screams of anguish were heard as bodies were falling as they jumped out of the way of the girl.
A minute ago…
Leia wiped the tears from her eyes and smirked as the man left. She snuck out of the room feet and tried to locate the docking port. She knew it was a long trip on foot... Then she spotted a land speeder and a grin grew on her face... The 10 year old girl hopped onto the vehicle and sped off as she screamed not knowing how to correctly pilot the vehicle barely even making the turns through the corridors. It seemed she was causing a lot of chaos as Stormtrooper after Stormtrooper were sent jumping out of the way and running from the vehicle.
Darth Vader eyed the stormtrooper who had warned him, and he walked off into the direction the chaos was coming from. He simply couldn't afford to have her kill or injure any of his stormtroopers. They weren't made anymore and eventually they'd have to begin recruiting real people. He was frustrated to say the least with his daughter. She also wasn't as smart as she had let on. Driving a speeder in a ship? Pointless. She wouldn't be able to go anywhere, anyways. The young girl finally came into sight and he reached out with the force.
The speeder was held back by the force.
Darth Vader angrily marched towards her. He shut it off and picked her up, placing her back on the ground. "Quite the trouble you've caused already, young one. I thought you were smarter than this." He signaled for a stormtrooper who had just recently stood back up to come forward. "Take the speeder back. Suggestively somewhere locked where only those with authorized identification can pass into." He ordered, watching as the stormtrooper restarted the speeder and drove it off somewhere. He then turned back to Leia. "You can't be doing that. Stormtroopers are currently irreplaceable. Not that I care about them, personally, we're just limited and you injuring and killing them wouldn't help my case. Be glad you didn't harm any of them."
"I didn't mean to hurt anyone! I was trying to get to the docking port to make my daring escape! But this ship is humongous so I couldn't find it at all! So I grabbed the speeder to try and find it faster!" She tried to give an excuse before sighing. "I am smart! I was smart enough to learn how to drive a speeder with no experience and in the corridors of a ship no less! And not hit anyone?! You have to admit that it was pretty skillful!" It was skilled... It seems piloting fast crafts was in her blood. "Besides! my little crybaby act sure tricked you didn't it?!" It wasn't an act but might as well add on to her skill set if it tricked the man. She looked away now and sighed "I wanna contact my adoptive mother and father! Let them know I'm safe...ish!" She exclaimed now.
She was still making demands despite staring down the most horrifying Sith Lords in history... She was very much confident like her mother... "Where is this ship even going?... A bigger ship?... An Empire outpost? I'm tired of seeing Stormtroopers everywhere!" She sighed now. "You know what would be cool? Red stormtroopers! With... Spears! Or dark stormtroopers! A lot of potential! If they already exist I wanna see them! At least it's interesting!" She was stalling as she was pressing an elevator button behind her.
Darth Vader stepped back a bit at her obnoxious tone. He had rn ever realized how annoying and loud kids could be until now. "You didn't hit anyone because they jumped out of the way. If they would have remained where they were you would have hit and injured them. How do you exactly escape this place, anyways? We're in the air and a speeder can't navigate through the air like a ship can. Yes, we're going to a bigger ship. And if you stop trying to escape me then maybe I'll let you contact your.. parents." He had caught on to her not so sneaky act. He picked her up and placed her away from the elevator.
"Stormtroopers are the Empire's soldiers, so you're going to need to get used to them. No, they don't come in any other sort of coloring, either. Just white and black." He sighed before shaking his head slowly. He signaled the stormtrooper from earlier who possessed the holoprojection to come forward. "Are you going to behave if I allow you to speak to them?"
She listened to what the man had to say. "I'll behave if you stop picking me up!" It annoyed her how easily she was being lifted by the man and placed down like it was nothing. She then sighed and nodded, however the one thing she wanted to do was contact her parents. She didn't care who this person was again she refused to believe his status as her father. She saw the elevator open though and pushed him in and pressed the down button. She smirked and did a small victory dance as the elevator closed. She snatched the holoprojector and ran off as the Stormtroopers truly didn't know how to treat the situation... Vader never said use force or to even touch the girl.
She ran and hid in a storage area and proceeded to try and contact her adoptive parents. "Mother! Father! I've been kidnapped by Darth Vader! Call that man! Ben Kenobi! Help me Ben Kenobi! You're my only hope!" She tried to message but realized it was useless so she... Placed the message into L0-LA to send to her parents. "I'm so sorry Lola! But you have to get this message to my parents!" She would say as the droid would refuse to leave the girl, It was far too loyal it seemed despite it being just a droid.
Darth Vader was frustrated to say the least. As soon as he hit the next floor he instantly hit the 'UP' button, and soon enough he returned the floor she was on. He stared down the stormtroopers as he walked by them. "Useless, all of you." He muttered under his breath. He stopped walking and his eyes shut. Considering Leia was a force sensitive child, she could easily be tracked down. After locating her, his eyes reopened and he marched towards the closet where she was. Seeing the droid only angered him further and he snatched it from the air.
"Goes to show you cannot be trusted, young one." He stated, strictly, before shutting the door behind himself. "I want rope, now, and a few of you, come to the door. I won't have her lost on this ship and I certainly don't want her escaping." One stormtrooper ran off to get the rope and two others came to support Vader. They were there simply in case she tried to run past him when he opened the door again to tie her up. He raised the droid to his mask and stared at it. He pressed down on the button and shut it off, handing it away to another stormtrooper. "Hide it wherever the speeder was placed. I don't care if you don't know where it was put— go find it!"
"No! Leave Lola alone! Give her back!" She exclaimed, rushing toward the man and punching his robotic body out of anger. She then went after the Stormtrooper and began taking him down with ease. "Lord Vader! I'm not sure what to do! Do I keep letting her beat me up? Grab her? You weren't specific!" The trooper exclaimed, taking the humiliating beating with as little class as possible. She grabbed the droid from his hand and began trying to run off again. The stormtroopers stood in her way this time. "How did you even find me?!" She turned to Vader now glaring up at him. "I spent like three minutes hiding!" She was angered that her hiding spot was found. She coolly turned on the droid as they stealthily sped off through the corridors and vents.
"Sir... I think she just let the droid escape... It is just a toy though... Should we be on the lookout?" One of the guarding Stormtroopers asked. "I find your lack of direction concerning! Seriously, I'm a little girl! How do you not know how to deal with me! Seriously Vader, these are your loyal and intelligent guards?... Though you didn't mention intelligence..."
Darth Vader was frustrated and disappointed in his troopers. "Find that droid and don't let it get off of this ship!" The stormtrooper from earlier came back with rope and Darth Vader took it from him. "Finally someone who understands how to follow orders." He muttered softly. He grabbed Leia and tied her in the rope, not too tight but tight enough to where she wouldn't be able to escape.
"I'm a Sith Lord. You shouldn't question me at all, for I'm capable of nearly anything and everything." He put Leia back into the closet and shut the door. "She shouldn't escape but if she is to you sound the alarm. I'm going to go looking for that droid since no one knows how to do their job around here. We're getting ready to board the Executor and I don't want her venturing even further." He spoke to the four storm troopers before storming off in search of the stupid droid.
Little Leia sighed and just got tired and laid on the floor of the closet and began to fall asleep now. At the time she had been running for quite a while and had grown born of messing with the Sith Lord. She giggled and smiled contently realizing how fun and dangerous this all was. She just hoped her L0-LA droid would make its daring escape now. She got the ropes undone as the hurt but grabbed a blanket that was in storage and cuddled into it falling asleep.
The Stormtroopers at the docking port being... Foolish, let a ship fly off to Alderaan on autopilot. It was too fast when it sped off with the droid inside. This girl was clearly a genius when it came to escape plans. If she put that kind of effort into doing reasonable stuff perhaps she wouldn't have gotten kidnapped.
The smaller ship boarded the much larger ship, and after much time Darth Vader was frustrated that he hadn't found the droid and neither had any of the stormtroopers. He was beyond irritated. He came back to the closet where the girl was, and seeing the stormtroopers still there let him know she hadn't escaped. He opened the door to the supply closet to see her laying on the floor. He was silent for a moment before he picked her up bridal style with the blanket still over herself. He turned to the four stormtroopers. "I need a room in the executor set up for her. Make sure it's comfortable as she isn't allowed to leave. She's caused far too much trouble already." The stormtroopers nodded in response. "It will be done my Lord." One said, and the four ran off.
Darth Vader followed at a distance behind them, as his goal was to leave this small ship as well. He exited off of the docking port, ignoring the stares he could feel from the stormtroopers through their masks. They knew better then to question him. He walked through the hallways, Leia in his arms as he patiently waited to be told the room was ready and where exactly it was located.
Leia felt herself being lifted but remained asleep and calm. Slowly though she began to stir, having a nightmare. She let out a soft whimper and began stirring in Vader's arms till she teared up and hugged him. "F-Father... Help..." She pleaded softly though clearly he wasn't the father she was calling out to... He hadn't earned the role of father nor protector at all yet. She began panting one again and teared up clinging to the man as her nightmare worsened.
It only served to terrify and torment her... Images of the dark figure that currently held her with no remorse hurting countless people... Not just the mothers and fathers but the children as well... She then saw the figure draw closer to her and with a red flash of his lightsaber she woke up and nearly screamed as she hugged Vader tightly and began sobbing and panting uncontrollably.
Darth Vader noticed and felt her discomfort, though he did his best to ignore it. Only then when she woke up was he startled. He hugged the young girl tightly, patting her back ever so gently. Suddenly, a stormtrooper neared them which caused Vader to loosen his grip on her. "Sir, the room is ready.. right this way."
He cleared his throat and followed after the stormtrooper. He was pleased to say the least about how the room looked. It was tidy and well kept, it appeared. A simple twin size bed was up against a wall accompanied by a vanity in the far wall across from it. The room was black and appeared unwelcoming, aside from the few pieces of furniture and the small window which was placed by the bed. He walked over to the bed and set Leia down. The stormtroopers were at the threshold, watching them. "If you need anything you ask them to get me for you, unless you believe these.. unintelligent ones can do it for you." His voice was low so they wouldn't hear. "I need to redirect my pilot." And with that, he left, the door closing behind him. Two stormtroopers remained inside of the room at the doors and two guarded the outside of the doors.
She sat there and eventually laid down on the bed and got under her blanket she cuddled into it as she slowly became tired once again. She hid her face in the pillow however and began crying softly as it was just truly a sad situation... She was kidnapped by the Red Hot Princess kidnappers... Who had threatened her... Then she had to avoid gunshots and nearly fell to her death thanks to Obi-Wan... And now thanks to her own actions she was in a what essentially was a fancy cell. She eventually passed out once again and woke up much later and slowly sighed in relief when she didn't see Vader's menacing visage anywhere in sight.
She looked at the two Stormtrooper guards thinking of a way to talk her way out of the room. "So... Does being a Stormtrooper pay well? I'm sure the benefits aren't worth it... Do you guys even have dental?" She asked now as she heard her father once talk of workers unions and such boring adult senator stuff she cared not for until now where it would hopefully help her escape.
The two stormtroopers looked to each other, and one simply shrugged while the other one turned to look at the young girl. "It isn't out choice to be stormtroopers. This is what we were cloned for, we're designed to serve the empire. Chips are in us that keep us loyal, I've heard." The other trooper simply nodded. They were obviously both still pretty dumb, but because they were some of the main guards for Lord Vader they seemed to have more of their own personalities and were also more aware.
Meanwhile, Darth Vader had just finished telling the pilot of the new location. Tatooine. That's where they would go for Luke. He had found the location in Obi-Wan's mind, and was thankful he was weak enough at the time for him to access the information. He marched down the hallways, eventually making his way back to Leia's room, where he stood as silent as possible at the door despite his permanent respirator.
"Seriously? So you're essentially slaves? You guys all have blasters! If you wanted you could stage the biggest rebellion in the history of rebellions! You know? No more executing dumb orders for the rest of your life! Don't you guys wanna do more than just stand around and shoot? I know former Clone Troopers who have become family men... Some that run there own business... It's far more rewarding than shooting innocent people and not even getting a profit..."
She gave this meaningful heartfelt speech despite not knowing if they'd understand it, Nor did she know her menacing captor was outside the door listening in. "Clone Troopers were originally heroes that protected the people with the Jedi... You've become what you fought to destroy... You were supposed to destroy The Sith, not join them..."
The stormtroopers looked between each other after listening to what she had to say, then one shook their head. "We wouldn't get far. Lord Sidious wouldn't be pleased with that. You think Lord Vader's scary? Be glad you've never seen Lord Sidious in person. I never have but I've heard stories.." The stormtrooper trailed off, and both stood tall when the doors opened to reveal Darth Vader.
He walked over to Leia, arms crossed over his chest. "What a touching speech, really. Though these troopers are loyal to me, to the dark side. The chip inside of them causes them to be like this. So even if they wanted to.. they wouldn't be able to. Ripping the chip from their head—which would most likely kill them—would be the only way."
"Seriously? You are such a... Hmm..." She tried thinking of an insult but was blanking. "You're so lucky I'm only ten and can't think of insults! But... Once I turn twelve just wait you... Mouse Droid for a face having Cyborg!" She exclaimed now she clearly was grasping onto any insult she could think of and well... The Stormtroopers left the room, closed the door and fell laughing trying not to let Vader notice. She wasn't exactly fond of slavery especially when it came to forcing people to kill others.
She turned away from the man and looked out the window. "Where are we even going? Some dumb sand planet?" She tilted her head confused. "Why are we going to some boring planet like that?" She turned and glared at Vader. "Ben is gonna save me, you know that right?..." Speaking of Ben… Ben had made it back to Tatooine. He knew that Vader would be after Luke so he tried to convince Luke and his uncle and aunt to either run or let him train the boy.
Darth Vader didn't react to any of Leia's 'insults' in the slightest. However, he did notice the stormtroopers' departure and he kept a mental note to have a word with them. His arms remained crossed and he rolled his shoulders in a sort of attempt to relieve the tension within them. "There's something.. better yet, someone, I need from there. Been won't save you. Not from me."
He was fully aware Obi-Wan would be there. He'd be stupid not to try and get to Luke first, though Darth Vader wasn't afraid to fight him again. He already had once and he would have won if it wasn't for the little distraction Leia had pulled off. "If Obi-Wan wants to continue to try and get in my way then he will face his end." And after that, he was silent. He thought back to what Leia had said. So close to the lines of Obi-Wan before his turn to the dark side. Here he was, feeling conflicted once more.
"Seriously... Why did you even become a Sith Lord... You were a Jedi right? Isn't that like the greatest honor someone could ever have?" She asked, crossing her arms. "Seriously you traded glory and being a hero for being a walking half human half droid? That is foolish and you know it... Seriously if you were my dad what was my mom like.." She muttered now confused.
She turned to him. "Seriously you're an awesome lightsaber wielder! What happened to you?" She was clearly capitalizing on the way he reacted to her speech earlier. She turned toward his lightsaber and glared. "How many innocent people have you killed because of your anger..."
Darth Vader stared down at the girl, and all of his past rage began to come back to him. "I was treated unfairly by the Jedi council. I was put on the council but wasn't allowed to be ranked as a master.. which was.. outrageous. It had never been done before and for them to do that to me.. it was disgraceful. I fell to the dark side trying to save your mother, but ultimately, I'm the reason she died."
He remained quiet for some time before he spoke again. "Your mother was a beautiful and kind soul, just like you. I had dreams of her death and wished to save her. My current master manipulated me into joining him. Told me I could save her and that it was the only way. Though she ended up dying due to no longer having the will to live. Many people have fallen victim to my blade." He turned away. Being forced to relive his past trauma haunted him, and he didn't like it.
She listened to his words and began to feel... Odd... It was strange she knew for certain this was now her father but she tried to remain though. "Well take me as your second chance to do what's right... If you are not careful you'll most likely make the same mistake..."
"Seriously why are we going to the Sand Planet... Who are we looking for?" She was confused and concerned by the way the man was being sort of ambiguous about why they're going to that destination given there wasn't really anything there from what she saw. "Is Ben there?! Are you gonna kill Ben?!" She asked now concerned and angry that had she been trained in the force without a doubt stuff would be flying around the room but for now it was just a simple little tantrum.
Darth Vader turned to her and he shook his head. "No. I'm here for someone else. If Ben gets in the way, that's his own fault, isn't it? Truth be told, Leia, you have a twin brother that not even I knew about until I had a look into Obi-Wan's mind. We're going to be coming here to get him. I have something big planned for the two of you. Nothing bad.. I just hope Sidious doesn't discover my plan."
They entered the planet's atmosphere, and shortly after landed. His arms remained crossed. "Not really sure what to do with you. I know if I keep you here you'll escape but if I bring you with me you'll try to run away as well." He stared down the young girl, watching his every move closely.
She stared up at him and tilted her head. "Well I can think of 40 ways to escape the ship while you're gone... The only reason I've been caught is you... And that force stuff... I feel like you have to take me with you! Though... I'd rather not go since well I'm a princess and I hate sand... It's rough, it's coarse and it gets everywhere... That's why I never visit anywhere that has sand... Though I guess I've been through a lot... Worse these days... Not to mention if I'm with you I might get in your way... But I do want to meet my brother... Geez this is quite the predicament you're in isn't it? Guess we'll just have to... Leave Ben and my brother and leave! Maybe drop me off back on Alderaan what do you say?" She tried to smooth talk her way out of this once again.
Though hearing about her brother intrigued her and got her curious. If they were twins did they look alike? Were they fraternal twins?! What was his name?! Was his last name the same as hers?! What is her real last name?!... She decided to save those questions for later... Better for annoying Vader later... She giggled now. "Vader later... Vader later..." She repeated softly at her idiotic rhyme she came up with. "My my this here jedi knight guy... Maybe Vader someday later now he's just a small fry... He left his home to become a si-"
Darth Vader listened to her words, and the more he did listen to her the more he realized she sounded like him. Hating sand was nearly word for word from him maybe twelve years ago. He sighed and shook his head, beginning to pace within the room. "I'll take you with me and simply use the force to keep you with me. You're going whether you like it or not, and no, Ben and your brother will not be left alone and you want to return to Alderaan. Do you ever stop talking?"
He had never had to deal with such a voice before so he wasn't used to it. She was overwhelming him with all of her talking, being too quick for him to even be able to form a sentence before moving on to a different topic. He shook his head and stopped his pacing. "Let's go." He ordered, arms still crossed.
"Alright than!" She got ready to leave now. "So are we taking the land speeder!? I'll drive!" She ran off now to go find it. She was clearly trying to annoy him though she actually did want to take the land speeder for a spin in an open area since she didn't have to take a dangerous ride through corridors. She grabbed a stormtroopers blaster who wasn't even paying attention. "If we go I'll even cover us if we get shot at!" She said excitedly.
She smirked a bit before accidentally blasting a few wholes into a wall. "...Oops..." She hid the blaster behind her back and whistled pretending to have no idea where the blaster holes came from. She also didn't want to lose the blaster she took since well... She thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Darth Vader sighed to himself, shaking his head slowly. "We won't be taking the land speeder. Even if we did, you would certainly not be driving. You can't be trusted with it after that little stunt you pulled in the ship with it." He raised his eyebrows when she had grabbed the blaster from the storm trooper, and he let out another annoyed sigh.
He pointed off into a direction where most of the weaponry was kept. "Go.. fetch yourself another one. She very obviously isn't going to be giving it back." He grew even more annoyed at the sudden holes she had shot in the wall. "You are aware we're on my ship, right? These are expensive to build and I don't want you damaging any part of it." He stated in a strict tone.
Leia rolled her eyes at the man's sternness and held the blaster up. "Trust me! I am gonna be amazing with this! Fun fact I'm not sure you knew this but I almost shot a Sith Lord in the head once! Saved a Jedi Master!" She exclaimed as if it didn't just happen around a day ago.
She then sighed now contently at the memory despite how scary it was at the time. She was excited to wield a blaster.
"If I had a lightsaber I'd be the coolest princess in the galaxy!" She exclaimed, bouncing up and down. "Hey do you think I have the force!?" She gasped. "Could you train me!? Can I have a lightsaber!?" She exclaimed now her imagination once again running wild not sticking to one subject. "Can I make my own lightsaber?! I could like... Jedi Princess Leia!" She exclaimed at her own self given title and smirked. "It would be purple! Or blue! It will be cool, that's all I know!"
Darth Vader watched her with a bit of amusement. "You have the force, Leia, as does Luke. That's how I was able to find you when you hid in the storage closet. If you didn't have the force I'd be more concerned then since I'm so powerful with it." He looked down at the young girl.
"My plan was to train you both, but you wouldn't be a jedi. You'd be considered a Sith apprentice. If I could find a way to get rid of Sidious then I no longer have to worry about the rule of two any longer.. that's when you'd come into play." He began to pace again and he got lost within his own thoughts, no longer focusing on the situation at hand anymore but rather dwelling on his past, which he seemed to be doing a lot of as of lately.
She looked down now. "But... I don't wanna be a sith apprentice... Or a sith in general... I want to be a cool Jedi Master! Like Ben! Or like you! Before you turned into... A walking toaster..." She wasn't fond of the idea of becoming an evil Sith... It just wasn't her! She was an innocent adventurous young princess! She didn't want to be some evil red lightsaber wielder daughter of evil.
"Besides! Sith Princess Leia is horrible sounding!... The Jedi Princess! Not The Sith Princess! I don't know why I'm so passionate about being a Jedi but I won't be a sith!" She exclaimed now. "You can do whatever with my brother! But I'm sure Ben is training him to be a brave Jedi right now! And being a brave Jedi is just in my blood!... As long as I don't come in contact with fire or lose my hand..."
Darth Vader was displeased with Leia's comments. He brought her forward, using the force, and kept her still for a moment. "The stormtroopers serve as my protectors. I don't need them to harm.. Ben. I am perfectly capable of doing that all on my own. Luke has a family here, you know. If they try anything they'll either be blasted or struck down with my blade." He sighed, shaking his head slowly at Leia's questions. Children were a complicated thing.
"The suit of a stormtrooper contains weather control and has several climate options. If they choose, they can switch it by pressing a button with their tongue which is located inside of the helmet. They are fine. Goodness, you are talkative." He began walking forward, using the force to bring Leia along as well. As much as she tried to convince him she wouldn't run, he couldn't trust her. Not with Obi-Wan on the planet as well.
She whimpered and nodded now. She didn't expect him to become as intimidating as she first saw him, Infact she expected him to be the man in the suit she was chatting with the past day and half not the dark almost monstrous figure she first witnessed almost kill her Jedi companion. She turned to the stormtroopers now "Wait are the... Weather things real?" She shrugged now, not really caring too much about it.
"Laser brain..." She muttered referring to her robotic demonic red saber wielding father. She watched afar noticing a farm in the distance. She noticed Ben try and sneak off with a boy she assumed to be her brother. "Uh... Vader! Right? Have you met Gungans?! Cause I have! There was this one Gungan I met who told of this sith! He said... Did Yousa Hear da tale of Darth Jar Jar the wise? I don't know if you met that sith lord but he sounds really cool!" She would ask trying to distract him while Ben left.
Darth Vader knew what Leia was doing, and he found it to be annoying. He could feel Obi-Wan and Luke both through the force alone. He knew they were near. His senses had them strapped down. By using his other hand which could only mean the force, a light strain was put on Leia. So light not to hurt her, but just enough to hopefully make her stop talking.
His head tilted and he marched towards the farm. His lightsaber unclipped from his belt, igniting in a series of satisfying sounding sizzles and crackles. The beautiful crimson color was revealed, and only hung a mere inch from the sand. His breaths deepened. He took the force off of Leia, still dragging her behind. Now using his once more free hand, he used the force to throw barrels that were at least thirty feet away into an unknown direction. His anger was building.
She watched as Ben continued trying to take off with Luke. Leia ended up shooting her father's hand and ran off behind the house. She ran toward the speeder that Ben was in and tried to get into it before she of course... Was nabbed by a stormtrooper. "Back off you moronic blaster wieldin-" She gasped as she accidentally shot his foot. "...Oops..." She ran off now quickly as far as she could.
"Ben!" She would call out trying to get the attention of the older Jedi though he was busy being focused on Luke and trying to get him away than to notice Leia calling out for him. Ben turned to Luke "Okay Skywalker... It's merely been a day but you must use your training... To run as fast as you can" He would order the young man now hoping he was fast enough as he activated his lightsaber now the green glow illuminating the boys face. "Take this... Don't laser your eye off..." He warned handing him Anakin's lightsaber even though... A day of training wasn't much.
Pain couldn't be felt considering his hands were mechanical. Annoyance flooded the dark lord, and as they passed the stormtrooper who had failed to catch Leia, Darth Vader gave a careless strike of his lightsaber, killing the stormtrooper. "She is a child. Do your job." He reached out the force, grabbing Leia. He drug her back to him through the sand, and he put such pressure on her small body she couldn't move. "I suggest you stay back." He warned before walking past her, releasing her shortly afterward. He brought the blaster Leia had been holding towards himself and he sliced it in half, as he had done last night.
He was nearing Obi-Wan, now, and his adrenaline was beginning to kick in. The anger and overall amount of emotions he had felt were because of Obi-Wan. He was like this because of his past master. He didn't ask for this, but if killing him meant he'd get his hands on Luke then he would do it without any hesitation.
Obi-Wan turned to him. "Anakin... Slay me in front of your children and you will regret it for the rest of your life..." He would warn now holding up his glowing blade. "Strike me down and you'll only be killing any chance of a real relationship with your children..." He was trying to convince Vader not to do anything idiotic though he turned to Leia. "Don't lose your one chance at having a family and real happiness..."
"He's right father! If me and Luke are the last thing you have of our mother wouldn't you want to have it?! Not by force but by us actually caring for you?" She looked down at the dead stormtrooper and grabbed his blaster. She ran off now once again noticing Luke. She ran over to him and hid behind Ben. She looked at him curiously now "You don't even look like me..." She was confused as if he was her twin shouldn't they at least look alike.
Darth Vader glared, his walk still continuing. "I will regret nothing. Love is said it's unconditional.. is it not? If it is, then even after I'm finished with you, they'll learn." He looked over to the home where Luke lived. "Search the house. Kill anyone inside. I want them dead." Seven storm troopers nodded obediently and broke into the home. Blasting and screams were heard only moments later. The dark lord turned his attention back to the jedi. "I've failed once but I won't fail again. I will put an end to your nonsense, Obi-Wan."
Luke's hands trembled while he held the lightsaber. He looked at Leia, his eyebrows furrowing. He hadn't been made aware he had a twin, not yet. "What do you mean? Why should we look similar?"
"So you'll force them to love you? You're letting the dark side consume you! Is this what Padme would've wanted!? Her children fearing there father!?" Obi-Wan made a great point though he was certain it would fall on deaf ears. "You have a chance at redemption Anakin! You can be the chosen one once more!" He would exclaim as he held up the saber. "If you aren't careful than today will be the last time you'll see these children with hope ever present in their eyes!" He didn't care about his safety, only the childrens.
"We're... Siblings... Apparently... Twins... You know what... I'll fill you in later! You see that Pod? Get in!" She ran over and hopped into the driver's seat. "Wait... I can't drive.. Can you?" She didn't care if he could or not if she really wanted to, she could try and drive herself.
Darth Vader stared, though the words never really hit him deep enough. "You will not use that name, not me. I am not Anakin." He warned, taking a step forward. "Keep her name out of your mouth. You are the reason she's dead. I am the chosen one, I always have been. I brought balance to both the dark and light side. Then destroyed the jedi." A strike full of rage came down onto Obi-Wan's lightsaber. His little talk hadn't helped. It had only made it worse.
Luke watched his so-called sister run off toward the pod, and he followed after her, feeling confused and curious. "Well it's my pod, dummy. Yes, I can drive it.. but not too good. Scoot over!" He glanced back at the two lightsaber wielders, startled when the one who possessed a red one stuck Obi-Wan's green one.
She got into the passenger seat quickly. "I should warn you.. That guy with the red saber can sense us... I'm not sure how far but we need to get off the planet!" She exclaimed as Ben backed away. "Leia... Take this!" He tossed her his saber. As it landed in her hand she gasped as Obi-Wan used the force to hold Vader in place. "You let your anger cloud your judgment! The Emperor doesn't control you! You are aware of every horrid deed! You will be known as nothing but a monster!" Obi-Wan would exclaim now. "Kill me if you must... By the time you have... They will be safe... And far away from you..."
Leia looked at the green lightsaber. "Ben! No!" She would exclaim with tears in her eyes not wanting to witness her true father figure be slain... She considered him to be more of a father than Vader... That's the second person who has been more caring and fatherly toward her than her actual apparent father.
Luke stared at her wide eyed before nodding. "We can't exactly get off the planet with this thing.. but we can just.. get away?" He got the pod running and raced off in it, causing Darth Vader to turn his head quickly in that direction. He had broken himself free of Obi-Wan's hold, considering the amount of strength he had over his old master. A finger pointed after the children. "Go get them. Now!"
After watching the stormtroopers march off, Vader picked Obi-Wan up with the force, a sudden pressure filling the Jedi's windpipe. "I suggest you mind your own business, Obi-Wan. My family issues are because of you. You are to blame for my appearance, my emotions, everything I have lost, and so much more. You are at fault." He carelessly dropped the Jedi and headed after the stormtroopers and children, lightsaber still ignited in a crimson fury blaze.
"Can't this old hunk of junk go any faster?!" Leia would exclaim seeing the stormtroopers follow them. "Wait... They don't even have landspeeders! Get this thing moving faster!" Leia would exclaim as the troopers began shooting the pod to get it to stop. Leia took a deep breath and shot at the troopers with the blaster she took from the one killed by Vader. She wasn't gonna let that trooper die for nothing... He was a slave bred for horrors... She wasn't gonna let his blaster be sliced in half.
"You knew the risks of love! I tried to warn you Anakin! Palpatine got into your head! Molding you into a monster! I'm sure that suit could be fixed! Your body could be fixed! But you chose not to since you have no reason to! Those children are your reason! And I am tasked with protecting them with my life! So this isn't over!" He used the force to send a barrel towards his former pupil.
Luke looked behind them in alarm, seeing the stormtroopers. "It's going as fast as it can! Don't call it that, I built it myself!" He'd exclaimed, offended this girl thought she could insult whatever she wanted. "Just because we're siblings or whatever doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want!" He added, beginning to take sharp turns all around.
Darth Vader twitched, his right mechanical hand forming a fist, and within a moment, the barrel had broken open midair. The annoyed Sith Lord turned around to face him. "Then you will die, Obi-Wan." He warned, stepping closer, his lightsaber creating teasing and taunting strikes as he neared his former master. "It doesn't matter what you have to say. You were in love too, once. Except she wasn't taken from you by your own.. brother." His tone was unreadable, and his whole body was for that matter. It was obvious he was angered, though conflicted as well.
"Well sorry! Maybe next time build a faster pod!" She exclaimed, still using the blaster against a few of the troopers that were after them. She knew to... Finish the job at least. "Please play dead! That way my father won't kill you when he finds you!" She exclaimed as she only shot their legs to make them fall.
"You are still my brother Anakin... I loved you... And you have a chance for those kids to love you too... True love for a father that's there for them... A true family like you've always wanted... Strike me down if you must but don't tell them you did... Because those children have a bright future... And a fate that far surpasses our own... They're innocent Anakin... Much like you were when we first met... Don't let that innocence be killed alongside me... Cause they deserve much more than that and you know it..."
Luke scowled, staring his sister down. "Hey! You try building a pod, why don't you? It's hard! I spent a few years building mine, and I didn't even do it all on my own!" He looked behind them to watch her shoot a few Stormtroopers. "You suck at aiming! That's something you need to get better at!" He argued back.
Darth Vader was silent for a while. Maybe a little too long. "If you are to get into my way, I will not hesitate to kill you now. My intentions with the children do not and should not concern you, for they are my blood and come from me. I have great things planned ahead, and if you dare get in the way you will be eliminated instantly." His patience was shortening and he was becoming more annoyed as the moments passed on. Maybe Obi-Wan was just stalling.
"I was aiming for their legs! I don't want to kill people forced into slavery and cloned for horrible and vile reasons! You also need to learn compassion, you shaggy haired nerfherder!" She would exclaim now as he drove the pod "...Are those two sure we're related?" She asked, confused now becoming concerned she was in a pod with an imposter.
"Then strike me down now cause I will protect them till I die... I promised my brother's wife to care for them... When there father died... And seeing you before me... It's clear the father truly is gone..." He was ready to be slain right there. He might have subconsciously been stalling but mostly was trying to reach Anakin no matter how impossible it seemed to him he looked into his eyes. "Take off your helmet... Let me see my brother.. Look into his eyes and see the humanity in him... Not the lifeless robotic ones he possesses now..."
Luke's mouth hung open in shock. "Hey! That wasn't very nice. I didn't know, man!" He made another sharp turn, this time it was on purpose to throw Leia around in the pod a bit. "Be nice." He muttered before steadying out the vehicle once more.
Darth Vader held his lightsaber still, now, and after a moment, the blade returned to the hilt. His eyes narrowed at the man and he clipped his lightsaber to his belt. A hand fell onto either side of his head, and slowly, the upper half of the helmet was lifted to reveal his burnt skin and orange eyes. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep it off for long, or else he'd pretty much be killing himself.
"I'll be nice when you learn how- Wait... All the troopers are gone! We made it! Let's find some old junkyard and steal a ship! There must be something good! All we gotta do is pilot it... Well I'll pilot it! Not so much you as it's clear from the pod driving it's not gonna go so well..." She said now softly looking around. "Maybe an old tie fighter? No, that wouldn't fit two people even if we are half the size..."
He stood up and placed his hands on his head. "Eight hours of pain!" He started transferring the memories he had of Padme when she was dying and giving birth to Luke and Leia. "Nothing but sorrow and torment worrying for you!" He continued to implant the memories of Padme's last moments. "I was there Anakin! By her side to make sure your children would live to carry on their parents legacy! All she cared about was you and her children! She died thinking of you as a good man! Redeemable! And now you are showing her she was wrong!" He continued till it was too much for Vader then he disappeared leaving only a cloak behind.
Luke looked at Leia wide eyed, his eyebrows knitting together. "What? No way! We'll get lost in space. We can't get in one of those. And if it's a junkyard nothing there will work. It'll take hours to switch around parts." Despite his complaints, he still stopped at the junkyard. He turned off the pod and hopped out, walking towards the old ships.
The dark lord was left there with everything Obi-Wan had said and the memories he had given him. He put his helmet back in, his breaths deep and heavy. He stared off into the distance and began to march after the children, eyes narrowing as he followed the path of stormtroopers that were down. "Idiots." He muttered.
"I'm sorry! I thought a master ship builder like you could handle it!" She exclaimed now basically challenging the boy to make any of the old heaps of junk work... There was luckily an old ship that was 80% repaired and could easily be fixed but the parts were expensive... Luckily the two of them weren't worried about prices as they were in a rush and nobody had noticed them yet.
The memories would begin to flash inside of Vader's mind. It was as if the memories were purposefully penetrating his mind stopping him from reaching Luke and Leia... Trying to get him to see how much Padme cared for all three of them. Every hour of pain resonating throughout their mind. "Anakin!" Suddenly the memories where Padme first saw Luke and Leia were replaying... The vibe was entirely different... It would give a warm feeling far different from the dark and horrible memories that were replaying earlier as a voice would echo his name. "Anakin... Anakin... Anakin!" It was Padme's voice it was clear the memories had a far greater effect on his mind than he first imagined.
Luke huffed and began looking around in other ships for the parts they needed, unaware of what was also lurking in the junkyard with them. A light snarl came from underneath one of the old ships, though Luke hadn't seemed to notice since he was so distracted.
Darth Vader winced, staring around his surroundings, searching for Padme, hoping she was there. Though she wasn't, as he had expected. In that moment, something old awakened in him. It was his past self, the self that card so much for Padme and the moment when he had become so excited she'd be bearing his child, which turned out to be children. His eyes widened briefly, and though he couldn't see it, the orange glow left him. He resumed his march with a newfound purpose, desperate to get to his children.
Leia looked around hearing the snarl. "Luke? Was that you?" She called out now holding up the blaster. "Luke?!" She called out again worriedly. She was nervous that a rancor or something nearby no matter how irrational the thought was, She looked around aiming the blaster toward where she heard the snarl. She grabbed the lightsaber given to her by Obi-Wan not even ten minutes ago and activated it. The green glow illuminated the area but she still couldn't see anything. "Luke?!" She called out again and got worried and began panting softly, losing a bit of her spunkiness and confidence. She could handle idiotic Stormtroopers and her father who she knew wouldn't kill her but a monsterous beast? No way! "Luke if this is a joke you better quit it!" She exclaimed now her brother wasn't responding so she was assuming the worst... He was eaten by a giant Rancor! It was the only 'logical' explanation that her childish imaginative mind could muster.
Luke looked around, head cocked while he listened to his sister yell from a distance. He came near her, confused as to why she had the lightsaber activated. "What are you doing? I'm right here. I was fixing the ship!" He exclaimed. Suddenly as if it had been provoked, a massif jumped from under the ships. Luke let out the girliest scream a kid could and he pointed to the massif, running to hide behind Leia while he got his lightsaber ignited. "Kill it, kill it, kill it!" He shouted repeatedly.
Darth Vader stopped in his tracks, heading the scream. He suddenly picked up the pace, a bit alarmed. He wasn't sure if they were just messing around or if they had been hurt or were in trouble, though he was desperate to get to them anyway.
"Weren't you trained by Obi-Wan?! You kill it!" She exclaimed before shooting at the Massif with the blaster trying to either kill it or make it run away. She unknowingly was alerting others of their location with how much noise the two were making so... She started blasting. "Luke! You better learn how to use that saber and fast! You're the tough farm boy right?!" She tried to get him to actually do something and not hide behind her like a scared bogling. "Seriously swing that dumb saber! Like this!" She swung her saber toward the beast that was attacking the two of them.
"We should use the force!" She tried using it now though nothing worked. "And they told us we were strong in the force! What a total rip off!" She exclaimed, still shooting the lasers at the creature that was attacking the two of them.
Luke had managed to get his lightsaber ignited. More massifs came after them, and he sliced one in half when it came at him. He let out another girly scream, backing up into his sister and bumping her. "I just killed one!" He exclaimed, staring at the lightsaber with wide eyes. "We're still young and we need to be trained! We don't really get that luxury yet!"
Upon hearing the second scream from whom he thought was Leia, his pace grew faster. When he came across the scene, he began to worry. He ran towards them despite his heavily armored suit and pulled his lightsaber from his belt, igniting it. Luke glanced over at the crimson blade and watched as the massifs were slaughtered with ease right in front of him and his sister both.
"Luke... You have my permission to scream..." She told her brother as she stared up at the man. She turned around and sped off leaving only her brother behind to deal with the burnt of her fathers anger. She hopped into the pod and hid inside hoping he wouldn't notice her. She was certain the only reason he had saved the two of them was so that he would be able to use them after this and turn the two into evil sith apprentices like he had promised earlier. She was certain was gonna let his anger get the best of him once again but tried to hope for the best and prayed he wouldn't slaughter the two of them for the trouble they had caused in under an hour. She stared at Luke who hadn't deactivated his saber and sighed in relief... He'd be taken out first! How quaint! That means she had a chance to escape while her brother was... Dealt with.
Luke's jaw dropped and he looked back at Leia. "Hey! I'm your brother, this isn't fair! Why would you leave me!" He looked back at the tall figure which was at least double his height. He remained frozen in place.
Darth Vader glanced at Leia and he looked back at Luke. So much like himself, he looked. Luke suddenly looked around. "Where's Ben?" He asked, confusion clear in his voice. Vader looked around before his gaze settled back on Luke. "He.. I don't know. He disappeared." Vader went to approach him, but Luke shook his head and ran to hide with Leia. "I don't believe you! You killed him!"
Leia glared at the man's anger ever present in her eyes. She tried to turn on the pod. "Luke, try and start this thing now!" She exclaimed, aiming the blaster at Vader. "You killed him! You murdered a Jedi who wanted nothing more then to see you redeem yourself! You're a monster! No better than the average rabid Massif!" She exclaimed now and started blasting at Vader as quickly and as accurately as she could muster. The two ten year old twins weren't gonna be too powerful but they were gonna try and take out the figure that for all they know killed their one companion.
"You think you're a Sith but you're not! You thrive on the suffering of others! Not for gain, not for power, not for dominance! But just to hurt people! You vindictive piece of Rancor crap!" She exclaimed loudly as she continued to shoot as many lasers as she could 90% of them not even grazing him as she again... Was ten and couldn't really aim at the man.
"Anakin..." The voice echoed once again this time more somber. They were trying to calm him down in case the two were being far too unreasonable and unruly to try and save. Padme's voice continued to try and calm him now. "They are just children... Our children..." The voice echoed as his memory of Leia clinging to him when she had a nightmare replayed showing she still had some sort of care for him.
Luke began to frantically mess with all of the controls and wiring of the pod, though it was no use. It was still missing a few key parts which would get it up and running. "I can't!" He exclaimed, kicking at it uselessly out of frustration.
Darth Vader blocked each of the blasts Leia gave. He hadn't even gotten a chance to explain himself. "Would you stop for just a moment?" He questioned, voice stern as he finally got close enough to slice yet another blaster Leia held in half. "I didn't kill him! He.. he faded!" He had no way to prove it to them. Maybe if he could get them back to the last place he had seen Obi-Wan, and they could see only his clothing, maybe then they would believe him, but he still wasn't sure. "I couldn't bring myself to destroy him even if I had the chance!"
She pulled the Blaster back before he could and glared at him. "Yeah right! What do you think we are? Children!? We know what you did you monster!" She wouldn't trust the Sith Lord by any means she was fsr smarter than that. "Don't you dare slice that poor Stormtrooper's blaster in half! You killed him yet he had no choice in the matter whether to join you or not! It wasn't his fault you... You piece of Bantha crap!" She exclaimed loudly.
She would glare activating the lightsaber she held that belonged to Obi-Wan. She knew she stood no chance but maybe if she sliced both of his hands off quickly he couldn't control the force properly? She thought the theory would work and would be sound so she took a deep breath and shouted "Happy Life day you filthy cyborg!" And swung for dear life not knowing if the saber would even hit her target with her archaic form of an attack.
Darth Vader blocked her strikes with ease, and he took a step back. He held out his hand and the blade of her lightsaber returned to the hilt and was ripped from her small hands, landing in his much larger one. "There's no way to prove what has happened. You can go searching the entire desert for him, but he is gone." The strain and defeat in his voice was apparent. He was hurt that he didn't get a chance to properly talk to his former master, show him what he would become. But he was thankful for whatever he had done.
Luke was silent, looking over at his sister with uncertain eyes. He didn't even know who this.. man, or whatever he was, was, so he knew better than to believe him. Still, a part of him sympathized for him, and he didn't know why, because he was unaware Obi-Wan and him had a past.
She gasped and got out of the pod. "Now you listen here you tall robotic piece of Bantha crap!" She snatched the lightsaber out of his hand. "You have no right to take this or even hold this! You murdering sith lord clanker droid man!" She exclaimed, pushing him now and weakly punching the man's robotic armor as hard as she could. A hand to hand combat expert she was not, Give her a few years and maybe she'd actually do some damage while fighting someone without a lightsaber or a blaster. Speaking of the lightsaber she activated it and tried to pull a Kylo Ren and kill her father... Not that she knew who Kylo Ren is, just a fairly similar situation.
"You killed Ben you bastard! Took down the Jedi Order! Killed all the coolest things before I was even born, you no good laser brained helmet wearing Gungan loving sand punk!" She exclaimed now trying to let off a lotta steam.
Darth Vader's eyes narrowed, remaining quiet for a while. "You're free to go look for yourself, brat." He finally stated, his tone sharp. He no longer had any patience, and that's when it hit him that he had what he wanted right here. Why was he wasting anymore time? Clipping his lightsaber back to his belt, he reached both of his hands outwards, using the force to pick up both of his children. "You have caused quite a lot of trouble. I'm more than fed up with it, Leia. You will learn respect with time." He backed up a few feet, watching the young girl closely, then glancing at Luke before turning around and beginning to surge forwards, back towards the ship.
Luke furrowed his eyebrows, holding on tight to the lightsaber while he was lifted through the air. He didn't seem to mind too much and was most likely far more calm then his sister, maybe a bit too calm.
Quit talking to me like you're my father! You'll never be my father! Because I'm an Organa! I'll never change that! Because at least he was there! Unlike you! You... Piece of Wampa waste!" She exclaimed now. Her words were from anger, clearly ones that were uninformed but still hit like a train. "And even if you were there somehow? Where Is our mother?... Explain that? You can't! Cause you aren't even our real father!" She would yell now letting her anger get the better of her. "Luke and I had fine decent lives till you showed up! Well... Nine was probably a little better since I'm a princess.. Honestly it was a little unfair but still! We had people that cared for us! And you... You... Killed them! Like it was nothing!" She was not letting herself hold back from the berating it was more than clear to her she had to get a lot off of her chest.
Darth Vader's eyes closed. He couldn't hold it in any longer. He had to tell them. "Your mother is dead. I wasn't there because I was too busy trying to figure out a way to save her, but in the end, that was my fall to the dark side." He remained quiet for the rest of the walk to the ship, ignoring any of Leia's final shouts. He had a lot to think about, now. Maybe he shouldn't have said anything, but he had already done it and there wasn't any turning back now. Maybe since she was young enough she wouldn't fully understand anything.
Luke's eyes widened and he looked at his sister, not really saying anything. His lips pursed and he shook his head slowly, whispering-yelling quietly, "Wait to go. You made the machine-man sad!"
"Machine's don't have emotions... And neither do Sith Lords..." She said to Luke now the once bright and happy go lucky girl who wouldn't dare let anyone insult a droid was gone. Now it was just a cold and angry little girl. "Luke... As far as I know? This thing... Is a phony... As soon as you find a way? Run as far as you can and take a ship and beat it... Don't let this cyborg take away your happiness... It's only been a day and a half with him... And I've lost a lot of it..." She said turning away from Luke.
Leia held the lightsaber and blaster both from wildly different people. One from a slave with no choice but to follow orders... And another from a Jedi who made the orders and lived free. She was never gonna let either get in the hands of that tyrant. The blaster to her represented the many slaves and clones forced into killing innocent people and who were killed off by Vader when he was slightly annoyed or when they weren't continent for him. The lightsaber represented the same but for the Jedi's killed by the same stormtroopers who were forced into it. She gave one last look to Vader and sighed she didn't know this man's plans but she knew they weren't good… At least she did in her mind.