Title: Hiding From Darkness

Author: Kimberly

Beta-Reader: Amanda

Summary: After Palpatine took control of the Senate and declared himself Emperor, Padme Skywalker flees for her life trying to escape from the Emperor and his right hand man, Lord Vader, but what will happen when the past catches up with her.

Disclaimer: I pretty sure that I own Star Wars but my psychiatrist says I don't so I think I need to go by what he says.

Chapter 9: Truth

            After Obi-Wan had finished talking to Sabe, he got into his ship and headed for the planet Kuerta where he would be able to find Lord Vader. Obi-Wan knew Vader was going alone to this planet, and he hoped Vader had not yet found out that he was coming because he didn't want Vader to send for troops to come to the planet. Obi-Wan wanted to confront Vader alone and as peacefully as he could. He did not want to start a fight with him because he wasn't sure he could he could beat Vader. Obi-Wan set his ship to go to the coordinates of the planet Kuerta, and then he waited.

            Six hours passed while Obi-Wan waited. After those six hours passed, Obi-Wan saw a close up view of the planet Kuerta. Obi-Wan had did a little research on the planet while he was on the way there. He found out that it was a deserted planet and was a barren wasteland. Obi-Wan had no clue why Lord Vader would want to go to this planet. He would have to ask Vader that when he confronted him.

            Obi-Wan found the place Lord Vader was located at on the planet and landed his ship near there. He got out and began his slow walk to where Vader was. It took him about 5 minutes to reach Vader, and when he found Vader he saw him with his back to him, gazing off into the distance.

            "Hello, Kenobi," Lord Vader said, turning around to face Obi-Wan after he finished talking.

            "Anakin?" Obi-Wan said, recognizing the figure of Lord Vader to be his former apprentice, Anakin.

            "My name is Vader, Anakin is no more," Vader told him.

            Obi-Wan was too shocked to speak. He thought that his apprentice had died. His mind couldn't seem to piece anything together. "You are supposed to be dead, Anakin," Obi-Wan finally managed to say.

            "Oh yes, the famous story of me crashing into another planet," Anakin said, sarcasm dripping from his voice, "Perhaps if the Jedi had any intelligence they would have realized that just because they can't find the ship I was in doesn't mean I am dead. I personally thought they would find something out. But I guess I was just thinking too highly of the Jedi, a mistake I can assure you will not happen again.."

            "What happened to you Anakin?" Obi-Wan asked.

            "My name is Vader," he growled.

            "You will always be Anakin to me," Obi-Wan said.

            "Anakin is dead. He died the day you Jedi betrayed me. The day you expelled me from the Order. The day you tried to take Padme from me," Vader said.

            "But the council accepted you back in after they expelled you because we needed you to help us fight in the Clone Wars. We made a mistake Anakin, and we need you on our side," Obi-Wan told him.

            "It is too late for that now Kenobi. The Jedi betrayed me, and I plan to make them pay dearly for it. Starting with you," Vader answered.

            "Anakin, killing all the Jedi will not help you," Obi-Wan tried to reason with him.

            "Yes it will. They will all suffer the way I have suffered," Vader yelled, loosing his temper.

            "How are you so sure you will kill me. You may have changed sides but that does not make you the better swordsman out of the two of us," Obi-Wan said, knowing that Anakin would kill him with his lightsabre, but Obi-Wan would not let that happen willingly.

            "How are you so sure you are still the better one. I have trained almost not stop between the time of my disappearance and Palpatine's declaring himself Emperor. You cannot even begin to imagine what I can do now. And even if you did try to escape, I have several starships blockading this planet waiting to shoot you down should you try to escape," Vader told him, and upon seeing the look of surprise on his old masters face he added, "What? You actually thought I didn't know you were tracking me, following me? Why do you think I went to this deserted planet, supposedly alone? I knew that you would only come after me if I was alone, so that is the way I made it seem. I can't believe you would be so stupid, so blind. And I thought so highly of you, Kenobi."

            "And I would assume that is another one of your mistakes," Obi-Wan said sarcastically.

            "Yes, it is," Vader said, "But I will make you a deal. I will spare your life if you tell me one thing."

            "And what is that?" Obi-Wan replied,

            "Where is my wife?" Vader asked.

            "I don't know," Obi-Wan said, hoping Vader wouldn't notice that it was a lie.

            "Don't play stupid with me Kenobi," Vader yelled, "I know you helped her escape. I know you hid her on some planet. And I know you know where she is. So if you want to live, I suggest you tell me where she is, and tell me know."

            "I won't tell you anything," Obi-Wan said, not fearing his own death, "I would never betray Padme. I would never subject her to you."

            "You have already betrayed Padme by keeping her from her own husband. I love her, and she loves me," Vader stated.

            "Then kill me. I will never tell you where she is," Obi-Wan replied.

            Obi-Wan stood there; awaiting his death. Vader ignited his lightsabre and started to walk towards Obi-Wan. When Vader got close enough, he held his lightsabre above his head, ready to strike. Right before he could strike, Obi-Wan said, "Of course, if I die, so will any knowledge of Padme's whereabouts."

            Vader slowly brought his lightsabre to the ground, anger radiating off of him. He knew what Obi-Wan said was true. The only people who knew Padme's whereabouts were Obi-Wan, Padme and Sabe, and he knew that Padme and Sabe were in hiding together, so Obi-Wan was the only one who could tell him where Padme was, so he said, "You stupid fool" And with that, Vader hit Obi-Wan hard enough on the head to knock him out. Once Obi-Wan was unconscious, Vader sent a message to one of the ships waiting outside the planet to come and pick him and Obi-Wan up. When the ship arrived, Vader gave the stormtroopers who came out to meet him orders to take Obi-Wan on board and lock him up in one of the prisoners' cells. He told them to then set a course for Coruscant. After directing the stormtroopers, he walked on board and headed back to his chambers aboard the ship where he waited for the ship to return to Coruscant.

A/N: Oh no! Obi-Wan has been captured! What will happen now? Wow, I am really glad with the way that chapter turned out. It took me so long to get it right. And this chapter has ended my writers block! Yay! Of course, I did write this chapter half asleep because of my stupid oral surgery that makes me half to talk stupid pain pills with sleeping medicine in it to help with the stupid pain. I am a bit frustrated with the whole oral surgery thing, so please send me a review, it will make me feel better. Please. I really want to know what you think of this chapter and/or story. I swear it will make me feel better and make me write another chapter sooner. Of course, no one ever reads authors notes so I don't even know why I am writing this.

Thanks to reviewers:

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