Chapter 20

Anakin Skywalker stood outside the Millennium Falcon in the Mon Mothma's hanger bay. "What do you want Vader?" barked Han gruffly from the top of the ship.

"I merely wanted to talk Captain Solo."

"We have nothing to talk about."

"I believe we do, sir."

Han climbed down a later and wiped the engine grease from his hands with an already dirty rag. "What do we have to talk about Vader?"

"For one, I owe you an apology. I did some horrible things to you and your family. At the end though, I saved your brother-in-law's life, and most likely yours. Do you not see people can be redeemed?"

Han poked a finger at him. "You think killing Palpatine totally redeemed every evil thing you did? I'll never forget how you tortured me, had me frozen in carbonite, and then given to Boba Fett. You helped kill almost everything my wife loved. And then, just before you died, you threw Palpatine down the Death Star's reactor shaft. And you want forgiveness for every horrible deed you did just because of that?"

Han turned around and began to walk up the ramp. "Wait a minute Solo! I'm not asking you to like me, I'm just asking you to be civil. And you could use with a little lesson in gratitude, young one. Without me, everyone in this galaxy would be enslaved by the Yuuzhan Vong, because there would have been no Jedi to oppose them. You are my son as well, Solo. I'm sorry if that bothers you, but you have no idea what I went through.

"The pull of the Dark Side is unlike anything you could ever imagine. Once you get into it, it is almost impossible to come out of it. I did, but lost my life coming back to the light. When you first started smuggling, you were sucked in. You didn't care about anything but you, Chewbacca, and money. You changed right? I might have done some bad things, but people can change. So, stop acting like a kid. Kyp Durron did some of the things I did, and you forgave him. Give me a chance here Solo. I'm not Vader anymore. I'm Anakin Starkiller, now. I'm not the same guy who did all of those things." Anakin started to walk away. "See you later Solo. I've got patrol duty in thirty minutes."

Han just watched as Anakin walked away, feeling slightly childish. "Maybe I was wrong about him."