The Return of Vader

Rated PG-13 for violence

Chapter 1: The New Sith Master

A/N: This is a Vader/Padme story. I've never done one, so I hope you like it. This is set before Vader got his armor.

Vader slid his red lightsaber under another, defending an attack. He was dueling Palpatine, his master. As the sith had always done, they always one day attacked their master, to see if they were more powerful, to keep the ruler of the Sith the most powerful person.

He called upon the force, and raged out in attack. He had all the rage in him from the recent events. He had heard that Padme had died. He had just been rejected to a mission the day before. It was a simple job, but Palpatine said he wasn't ready.

He struck down with unbelievable force. He had grown stronger since his turn to the dark side, not only in the force, but also physically. He continued to strike, and then struck left, then right.

Palpatine laughed at Vader's attempt. This was the last straw. Vader let all his rage and emotion out. The rage and emotion that he had been holding back for 18 years, ever since he had been a slave on Tatooine. He struck right and left, going faster than the speed of sound, and Palpatine was overwhelmed. With one last strike, Vader called upon the force, his physical strength, his rage, and his emotion, and struck down. Palpatine blocked, but the strength of the blow pushed his own lightsaber into his head, and killed him.

Vader stood there, looking at his dead opponent. He breathed hard, trying to calm himself before he attacked the whole sith fleet that was on board the Star Destroyer. They had been dueling in the engine room.

Vader unignited his lightsaber, and used the force to open the door. He went to the front, and looked at the stars. Vader spoke with such hate in the next sentence, though it was directed at no one.

"You now have a new master," he said.