Rage at the Jedi
By Bradhig
Based on Star Wars owned by Lucasfilm, and Disney and characters owned by them
I love Anakin and Padme as a couple. I hate that Padme died because of the trap Lucas wrote her into. He killed her to stay in line with the middle or original trilogy. Anakin and Padme didn't even get reunited at the end of ROTJ I hope Disney with one of the upcoming series can give the couple the happy ending they so deserve. Padme could have been the leader of the rebel alliance instead of Mon Mothra. I believe in real life Anakin/Vader would have died of sadness as well given how close Anakin and Padme were. What if Princess Leia learned of her mother's death and father's suffering because of it. What if she learned how the jedi treated him? That is what this story is about.
As Darth Vader lay nearly defeated, he contacted Admiral Piett on the Executor. "Move the ship out of the battle area and await my orders. "Vader said "Yes, my lord "Piett responded
"Turn the ship away from the death star and prepare to jump into hyperpace. Recall all out surviving fighters "Piett ordered the rebels saw the Executor turn, recover its tie fighters, and jump into hyperspace. Luke cut Vader's mechical right hand off causing him to lose his lightsaber Emperor Palpatine smiled as he approached Luke.
"Good Strike him down and take your father's place at my side. "Palpatine ordered Luke threw his lightsaber away. "No, I will never turn to the darkside. I am a jedi like my father. "Luke replied
"So be it jedi "Palpatine said
"If you will not be turned you will be destroyed. "Palpatine said as he shot lightning at Luke knocking him to the floor
"Father please help me. "Luke shouted as Vader got up. Darth Vader looked at Palpatine and then at Luke several times. He heard his angel's voice "Ani don't let him kill our son please. "Padme shouted in his mind. Vader charged at Palpatine "NOOO NOOO" He screamed as he picked up his former master and threw him down a shaft. Palpatine screamed all the way until he exploded. Blue flames shot up the shaft and vader turned to his so.
"We need to leave here now. This station is about the explode. "Anakin warned
Luke recovered his lightsaber. "Father your lightsaber gets it. "Luke shouted
"It is a sith weapon leave it. I had a bad habit of losing lightsaber as a jedi. "Anakin groaned
They headed to the elevator and took it down. They entered the emperor's shuttle with Anakin at the controls. They barely made it out of the hanger before it exploded, and Anakin jumped to lightspeed.
"Father where are we going? "Luke asked "To the Executor. I ordered Admiral Piett to leave the battle. "Anakin explained They arrived on the Executor and Anakin had the ship return to Endor space.
"Send a message to Princess Leia on Endor. Her brother is safe and with me here. I want to meet her and discuss our current situation. "Anakin ordered Piett
"Luke it is time you and your sister learn of the tragedy of Padme Amidala Skywalker my beloved wife and the reason I fell to the darkside "Anakin spoke
"Yoda said you took the quick and easy path. "Luke replied "Quick and easy path? Is that what he called it. It was the only path left to me as the would have expelled me if they found out I was married to your mother. "Anakin said
On the surface of Endor Leia received the message from her father and when to the command ship Home One to meet with Mon Mothra.
"What do you make of this message? Could it be a trick? "Leia asked "The voice was of Admiral Piett. The Executor is sitting nearby and not attacking us. "Mon explained
"Alright I will go and see what they want. "Leia replied "You might want to change clothes. I don't think a forest dress is appropriate for such a meeting. "Mon replied
Leia went to her quarters and changed into her white formal dress she wore at the ceremony after the battle of Yavin 4. She carried her blaster with her. Princess Leia boarded the Imperial shuttle rebels used to sneak by the same ship and land on Endor. She took off and headed for the Executor. Leia landed on the Executor and as she went down the ramp two people were waiting for her. One was her brother Luke and the other looked like Darth Vader with his helmet off.
"Luke is that Darth Vader? "Leia asked "Not anymore, it's our father Anakin Skywalker He has suffering more pain than anyone he hurt. "Luke said
"I know your upset about me torturing you on the first star, blowing up Alderaan, and torturing Han. I am sorry about all of that. If I had known you were my daughter, I wouldn't have allowed any of it to happen. I know they hid you because they thought you were a threat to me and Palpatine, but I feel if I had known from the beginning you have been born, I wouldn't have stayed as Darth Vader for so long. "Anakin said
"Father, I don't know if I could ever accept an apology from you. "Leia sighed "I think you will after I tell you both the tragedy of Padme Amidala Skywalker your mother. But not here. "Anakin said
They headed to Vader's meditation chamber room. Anakin closed the doors.
"Sit down this is going to a be very sad story. Padme Amidala my beloved wife and your mother. She was a former queen and senator for Naboo. We got married secret because I was afraid, I would be expelled form the jedi order for having an attachment. After the battle of Coruscant I learned that she was pregnant with you two. I started having visions of her dying in childbirth. I told Yoda I had visions of someone close to me dying and all he said was to sever the attachment. Obi Wan knew we were close, and he didn't even ask why I was upset. Worse the jedi council denied me the rank of master even after defeated a sith lord Count Dooku. I wanted to go into the archives and look for a way to save your mother but only masters could go there. The damn jedi were always holding me back and making me their slave. They kept calling me the chosen one who was going to bring balance to the force, and I hated it. Palpatine revealed himself as sith lord to me and said he knew of a way to save Padme. Only now do I realize he had been grooming me most of my life to be Darth Vader. When Mace Windu tried to kill him I cut his hand off and he fell out the window because I was consumed by fear. After that I was turned into Darth Vader by Palpatine who told me the jedi were taking over. I lost my mother Shimi to sandpeople on Tatooine, and I killed the whole tribe even woman and children. Palpatine had me kill younglings at the Jedi Temple to fuel my anger so I could save Padme. Then everything fell apart on Mustafar. I met Padme there and tried to talk her into joining me in ruling the galaxy as emperor she said I was going down a path she couldn't follow. Then Obi Wan came out of her ship and I force choked her thinking he turned Padme against me. I fought Obi Wan there and he took the high ground. I tried to jump over him. He cut my legs and other arm off. Then I slid down the slope near the lava and burned nearly to death. My lungs were burned so badly by ash I need this respirator just to live. Obi Wan just left me there to die. Palpatine took me away and put me in this awful suit. Padme gave birth to you and died of sadness. Palpatine claimed I killed her by I saw the truth during meditation. Quick and easy my foot. It was the only way. I built that fortress on Mustafar to bring her back and I couldn't. "Anakin sobbed
Both Luke and Leia had tears flowing down their cheeks. The spirits of Yoda and Obi Wan appeared to the group.
"Brought balance to the force you have Anakin. A master you are now "Yoda said "SHUT UP it doesn't mean anything to me now after all the pain and suffering you put me through making me your damn slave. I lost the most precious thing to me. My beloved wife Padme. All because you were so stupid. Neither of you could see that I was married especially you Obi Wan. Oh, I know about you and Satine. You just had to be poster boy jedi and not marry her. Then Darth Maul killed her. "Anakin groaned
"Wrong we were about attachments. Love is what you needed. Love and attachment we denied you "Yoda replied
"Oh, now you figure that out after everything is said and done. Too late. You wanted me to be happy Obi Wan. You lied about my kids to me which could have turned me back to the light? Oh no one ever turns back to the light after they have fallen. No attachments period that's why we kept our marriage a secret. Padme and I wanted to go to Naboo and start a family, but noo got to spy on Palpatine who was the only one willing to help me until he double crossed me. You ObI Wan just stood there and let her die of sadness. DIdn't even try to help her or me. You just left me on Mustafar to to be turned into a cyborg freak named Darth Vader. Fucking jedi you slit your own throats. I was not going to another emotionless robot like the rest of you. Go away "Anakin shouted
"Father calm down. I know what happened and you are wrong about my father. Your stupid no attachments had him scared to ask for help. Denying him the rank of master made it worse. After that father became trapped. He went paranoid People lied to him on both sides who found it easy to lie. "Leia explained
"Become one with the force like us you can. "Yoda said "I don't want to become one of the forces if I can't be with her again. I am through with Jedi and sith stuff it is causes nothing but trouble "Anakin groaned
"I can never reach my full potential ever because of my injuries. "Anakin groaned
Leia turned to the force ghosts "If you want to make it up to him. Bring my mother back! You killed her. Murderers !"Leia shouted
"Wrong we have been about all of this "Yoda said "The pain runs deep all of them.
"Think of all the lives that could have been saved if you weren't so arrogant. You destroyed a beautiful marriage born of true love between two people who should have lived happily ever after because of your fear of attachments? Luke gets rid of your lightsaber. It's time the jedi end for good so no other family goes through this much pain and suffering. "Leia shouted
Anakin got up and went behind the meditation chamber and pulled out a book. He put it in front of Luke and Leia. They looked at it Healing through the force and revitalization.
"I tried using this as Darth Vader and it didn't work. Only Jedi could use it. I want you to help me try to bring you mother back. "Anakin explained
"Untried has been for centuries. "Yoda explained "Go away you guys already. We are going to try to bring my angel back. Anakin shouted the force ghosts disappeared
"We will go to her apartment on Coruscant first and if it doesn't work there, we will go to Naboo. "Anakin explained They got up and left the room.