Five minutes later, Vader and Kristen walked on to the bridge. They received curious glances from the bridge officers. They had no idea of who she was and she had never been seen on his ship before. "Sir, the Enterprise has raised their shields and has armed all weapons." "When I tell them our plan has worked, raise your weapons and fire when I say so." Kristen ordered. "Open a channel and hail them." Vader commanded. On the screen Captain Picard stood and tugged his shirt. Kristen was shocked to see things from the other end; she wasn't used to seeing him face to face during a communication before. She glanced at her father, who had stepped to the side to let her speak. "Commander, what is the meaning of this?" "I have taken control of this ship. Lower your shields so I can transmit the tactical information to you." She noticed Picard give the signal to cut off the transmission and she sighed. A few seconds later, Picard opened the channel again. "Very well, we will drop our shields." "Good." Kristen replied as she heard someone on the Enterprise inform the Captain that the ship had readied their weapons. 'What is going on Kristen?" "You see Captain, a person chooses what they do, depending on their beliefs." "Yes." "And I believe that it is necessary for me to destroy my past so I can go on with the future at my father's side." She felt Vader place a hand on her shoulder as he came to stand behind her. Gasps came from both ships at the revelation that was rather unexpected. "What do you plan on doing?" Wesley asked as he walked on to the bridge of the Executor. "She's not doing anything." Vader stated. He pushed Kristen out of the way and gave the command for the transmission to be ended. At the sudden change in her father's behavior, she stormed off the bridge. Just before she was out of ear shot she heard Vader give the order to fire. She knew what the outcome of it would be. The Enterprise would be destroyed. The crew of the Executor watched while the crew on the Enterprise was thrown about when the volley of fire hit their ship. Everyone on the Executor let out a cheer of excitement as the blast ripped the Enterprise apart. After the making sure that no escape pods were released, the Executor headed for Coruscant, the central system in their home galaxy to report to the Emperor. Vader opened the Force bond with his daughter to discuss important things. We have a lot to talk about before we reach Imperial Center, daughter. Yes father I know. But for now, leave me alone. Let this be a lesson to you. By all rights you should have given the order to destroy them. The emperor won't be happy with your actions when he hears about this. I know but you never gave me the chance to do it. Let the Emperor do whatever he wants, it doesn't matter because it won't happen again. It better not. Now go and meditate on this. Yes father. Vader surveyed his bridge crew and decided to go back to his quarters to continue Kristen's training before they reached Imperial Center.