AN: I know, I know. This chapter took forever to get up! Well Kappie flew away, and then my laptop keyboard is shot thanks to my sister. But that will be replaced sometime this week. So for now I'm forced to use the old computers to type and such. So here ya go! Enjoy! And please leave feedback! Only three chapters left after this!

Anakin was worried.

They had made their way through Palpatine's palace with very little resistance. He had a very bad feeling about all of this. And he knew Obi-Wan felt the same. It felt a lot like the time he and Obi-Wan had their last encounter with Count Dooku during the Clone Wars aboard General Grievous' ship. But neither of them were going to let Kelista and Leia know that.

"The throne room shouldn't be much further from here," Kelista said as they rounded a corner on the upper levels.

Anakin stopped. "Leia, I want you to stay behind Obi-Wan and myself not matter what happens. Kelista will protect you," he said as he took a hold of his daughter's shoulders and looked her straight into the eyes.

She quickly nodded yes at the urgent tone in her father's voice. She knew that they were close to where Luke was. She could feel him. But it wasn't the same feelings that she had gotten when they and Alyssa had been together. No this was a feeling of evil.

Leia didn't want to tell her father anything about her feeling. She thought that he might think she was crazy. So instead she kept her mouth closed.

Anakin hugged her quickly before they continued their trek down the hallway. The closer they got to Palpatine's throne room, the odder Leia began to feel. She tumbled slightly, but caught herself before anyone could notice. Hopefully.

"Did you catch that Obi-Wan? Leia stumbled. I'm sure she is feeling something through the Force that we aren't." Anakin said.

"I did Anakin. And I agree. We're very close to Palpatine and Luke. She must be feeling that something is happening to Luke."

"Well we better hurry then."

Within a few more minutes, they reached the huge durasteel doors that led to Palpatine's throne room. Anakin was about to use a Force push to take out the doors, when they opened without hesitation.

Obi-Wan and Anakin looked at each other briefly before entering.

Sitting before the group in an oversized chair was Palpatine.

"Awww so good of you to finally arrive, my former apprentice. As well as you, Kelista Jade."

At the mere mention of being Palpatine's apprentice, Anakin's eyes narrowed. He knew that Leia had no idea about his past and he sure as hell didn't want Palpatine to be the one to tell her. He knew that he must have already told Luke about it.

"Anakin be mindful of your feelings!"

"Screw that Obi-Wan! He messed with my family far too much!"

Anakin powered on his lightsaber. "I may have been your apprentice at one time, Palpatine. But that was when I was confused. And you used that to manipulate me! Everything you told me was a lie. Now it's time to end it all!"

Before Obi-Wan knew it, Anakin had leapt up towards the Emperor, but was pushed back. He landed with a THUD back at the feet of the group. Out of nowhere, something black came flying at him. It too, landed right in front of him.

When he saw it his eyes went huge. He couldn't believe it! He surely thought that Palpatine would have destroyed it when it had been recovered from the mock accident so many years ago.

It was the mask of his former self. It was the mask of Darth Vader.

"While your mask may have been a way to strike fear into the hearts of those who opposed me, I have found a new way to do that." Palpatine said standing up slowly.

Out of the darkness, another figure emerged.

"Meet my new apprentice, Luke Skywalker. And like his father, he too shall have the name Darth Vader."