Star In The Night
A/n: My first SW fic, so do be kind with your reviews!
Disclaimer : It's all Lucas's!
The Executor dropped out of hyperspace silently. Darth Vader finished listening to a report and turned to stare out of the large bridge window. The ship was exploring the Unknown Regions, just because the Emperor wanted to know more about the region.
For that reason, Vader felt insulted. It was a total waste of resources. The Sith Lord took in everything in the space around the ship. The Unknown Regions were particularly dense with stars.
One caught his eye. It was set apart from the others and it was exceptionally bright. Wanting to observe and know more about it, he ordered the Executor to be moved closer.
Admiral Piett came to stand beside Vader. The man was very much shorter, but he knew Vader well enough not to fear him. "Beautiful," Piett murmured. The star was on fire, burning with an intense heat that could be felt inside the star destroyer.
When they had got close enough, Vader saw why the lone star was so much brighter. It was dying and stars shine their brightest when they were about to die. Unbidden, a memory floated up to him.
"They're so beautiful; I want to be the first to see them all!" A child's voice echoed in his head.
Annoyed, Vader attempted to get rid of the memory, but the damage was already done. The child's face was firmly imprinted on his mind like an over bright star. He wanted to hate him, but somehow he could not.
Instead, Vader found himself wishing that he could be the young child. The image of his past self was innocent, unburdened by the load he was now carrying.
Piett glanced at his superior. Vader was silent, and Piett wondered how much the man had suffered. "A lot." His voice sounded wistful in his head. When the heat and light finally became too much to bear they moved the Executor away. By the time they had recovered from it the star had collapsed on itself and become a black hole.
Vader reflected that the star was full of light, but when it died, it was so dark that it drew light away from others. Belatedly he realized that he was thinking about himself as well.
A/n: For those who don't know, when stars die they can 'collapse' inward onto themselves, creating a black hole. yup.
In addition, the last paragraph meant that when Vader was Anakin he was full of Light, but when he turned to the Dark side he reveled in doing evil things to others so that he could be happy.
Lastly, Piett knowsthat Anakin/Vader is injured, but that's all.
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