Chapter 7: Defending Padme

The next morning, Padme got up, and got dressed. She had shared a kiss with Vader last night, and she actually liked it. Now she was getting worried about how to dress in front of him. She chose a beautiful black dress that had a skirt down to her heels, and had tight sleeves down to her elbows, and had 2 thin straps.

She went outside of her room. She didn't find Vader anywhere. She then went to the cockpit, and found him there, boarding the ship down on a mysterious planet. It was white with snow, and had a large black castle in the middle. Other than that, there were absolutely no houses in sight.

"We will stay in the ship for a while, and then we will go inside the castle," stated Vader.

He got up, and looked at Padme. Then, there was a small sliding sound.

"What the. How could anyone get in here?" said Vader in surprise.

He sped to the door, and in the archway was a man in dark robes. He saw a small spark on his ship, and then noticed the man had a red lightsaber ignited. He had destroyed the security system. Why would a sith be attacking Vader, though?

"Ah, look. You've got a girlfriend. Maybe I should just kill her," stated the man.

He rose, his blade and struck down. Like lightning, a red blade ignited under it, blocking the strike.

"You'll have to go through me before you lay a hand on her," stated Vader in a hiss.

The man rose out his blade, and struck down again as Vader blocked. He ducked to dodge a strike from Vader, and then whirled his lightsaber in an arch to hit the side, but was blocked again.

Then Vader took the offensive. He struck low, then struck high, and went for a middle strike. All were blocked, and he spun and blocked a high attack. He would start to use a fighting style he created. He would defend for a while, and when he got the chance, attack where the enemy had attacked most, because they were probable covering up their weakness.

Vader backflipped out of the way, and raised his blade, ready to defend. The man once again struck high, then went for the middle, and twirled his lightsaber down low and quickly brought it up for another high strike. He went for an upper left strike, and then an upper right. Vader dodged another high attack, and blocked a right one.

Then Vader jerked his blade back, twirled, and took the offensive. He struck high, and then struck high again. He whirled his blade above his head, and struck down on the enemy's head. The man was surprised at how much he was being beaten. Then, Vader surprised his opponent by turning off his blade. The man looked at him for a while, and then decided what to do.

He raised his blade, and struck for his head. Then, something happened so fast that he didn't have time to regret his decision. Vader blocked, and quicker than ever before, stabbed the man right through the stomach. His lightsaber fell, and deactivated, and with a last breath, he fell down, dead.

Vader deactivated his lightsaber, and reattached it to his belt. He looked back at Padme, who looked like she was about to faint. Everything there happened so fast. She was about to die, but Vader saved her right in time, and then the enemy died. The next thing she knew, Vader was staring at her with his blue eyes.

Padme gulped, and said, "Thank you."

Vader walked over to her, and slid his arm around her waist. He looked at her for another moment, and leaned toward her, and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around him, and wanted this moment to last forever. He continued to kiss her, putting all his passion into it. The kiss seemed to last forever when Vader finally pulled away, and said something that made Padme's fears of him completely disappear.

"I would do anything for you, as long as you are safe," he said, accompanying his words with a smile.