Lord Vader had intercepted a ship, Tantive IV and found Princess Leia. He was mesmerized by her beauty and courage; she actually had the nerve to stand up to him.

He had her sent away to the detention center; he would 'talk' to her later. Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Luke figured out they would soon need to leave. Anakin seemed unwilling to part with his ship, but the hyperdrive was broken and it wouldn't be going anywhere. The Jawa Sandcrawler found Threepio wandering the desert plains alone, he had been given secret plans to give to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Jawas came out of the sandcrawler to setup shop to sell droids to Obi-Wan.

"Every six to eight weeks these Jawas have to come looking around for trouble."

Anakin sighed as he saw a familiar face, "Good morning, sir I am See…

"Threepio?" Anakin interrupted.

"Yes, might I inquire what's going on? I have a message for General Obi-Wan Kenobi, do you know him?"

"Yes, you could say that, Luke go get Obi-Wan."

Jawas started bickering and demanded money for this unit.

"General Kenobi, I have a message from Princess Leia Organa."

"Okay, go ahead, Threepio."

Threepio relayed the message about the attack and the Death Star Plans and how if he could find a weakness in it and help destroy it.

"We must go to Alderaan, you guys pack up what you can and we will go to Mos Eisley Space Port."

"I'm not taking Luke down there; it's full of mercenaries, murderers, scum and villainy."

"Geez, Dad. I can take care of myself." Luke boasted.

"We will watch out for him, Anakin. He will be just fine."

They boarded the land speeder and flew to Mos Eisley and went into the cantina. Luke was admonished to stay with the speeder.

"Come on, I'm not some little kid." Luke whined.

"You will do as you are told, Luke." Anakin emphatically stated as he pointed his finger at him.

Luke rolled his eyes as he watched his father pull the hood on his cloak and quietly followed his master inside. Han Solo and Chewbacca met up the Obi-Wan and they discussed terms. Anakin remained unusually quiet and seemed a bit pensive. He didn't like Han Solo he seemed a bit too arrogant and overconfident.

"Who are you?" Han asked Anakin.

"My name is unimportant, Solo."

"Some sort of Jedi?"

"I suggest you let it go, Solo. I'm not in the mood for games."

"Hmm, you sound like another man I know." Han Solo sighed.

"We will leave when you are ready, docking bay 94."

"Thank you."

They sold the land speeder and gathered up Luke, Artoo, and Threepio and walked to Docking Bay 94, the stormtroopers were given a tip to find the traitors on their way to the ship. As soon as they boarded, the stormtroopers opened fire. Han Solo and Chewbacca managed to blast off.

"Obi-Wan, why hasn't Luke been trained?"

"His family was dead set against it, particularly Owen. Besides we are in hiding and have been since the purge."

"What happened?"

"You actually need a history lesson, man, jeez, where have you been?" Han Solo interrupted.

Anakin stood up and glared at Han Solo, "Oh, don't get so excited, I'm not the enemy here, the real enemy is evil Empire and its head enforcer, Lord Vader."

"I don't see how this conversation has anything to do with you, Solo."

"Will you quit calling me Solo? I have a first name you know. You actually remind me of someone, you wouldn't be related with Darth Vader would you?"

Anakin started to laugh and then grew serious, "Yes, I'm his second cousin." Anakin sarcastically stated.

Princess Leia sat in the detention cell, wondering why every time she turned around trouble seemed to find her. She was proud of the way she stood up to Lord Vader, even though he was a terrifying figure to behold. Was he human or was he just merely an evil pawn in the Empire? After she was transferred to the Death Star, she knew that they would do anything necessary to procure all information about the rebellion and its secret base. She was very fearful not so much of Darth Vader, but she knew that Grand Moff Tarkin had no scruples and no honor. Even Lord Vader seemed to have his own sick and twisted code of honor he lived by. Lord Vader punched the code into the cell and entered followed by an IT-O droid.

"Now your highness we will discuss the location of the hidden rebel base." Darth Vader intoned as he stepped closer to Princess Leia and grabbed her.

"You are really something else, Lord Vader. Somehow I expected nothing less."

"Would you prefer Grand Moff Tarkin? He would absolutely love to get his hands on you, if I let him."

"How comforting, Lord Vader."

Princess Leia felt the hypodermic needle go into her arm and as the truth serum pumped through her veins, she felt woozy and unreal. Lord Vader lowered her on the bench as the truth serum started to take affect. She cried as the questioning kept getting more intense and she started to cry out for her father, it was quite ironic that her father was standing in the room with her, though neither one of them knew it.

Princess Leia was laid out after the session ended and Lord Vader left the room greatly disappointed.

"Let me in there, Lord Vader. I'm sure I could get the information out of her." Grand Moff Tarkin smiled most evilly.

"Stay away from Princess Leia, Tarkin, she's my responsibility." Lord Vader tightened his fist as Grand Moff Tarkin started to choke.

"Okay, Lord Vader." Tarkin replied and coughed and the sweet taste of air filled his lungs.

On board the Millennium Falcon, Anakin started up a training remote for Luke. Obi-Wan smiled until he felt a disturbance in the Force. Anakin felt it as well and his reaction was the same.

"What in Sith's hell was that?" Anakin yelled.

"I don't know but something terrible has happened."

"It felt like over a billion people cried out in terror and was suddenly silenced."

Han Solo reported that they were coming up on Alderaan he pulled the Millennium Falcon out of hyperspace and a Tie Fighter was firing on them.

"A Tie-Fighter, jam his frequencies, Chewie." Han Solo stated.

"Let it go."

"Nobody fires on my ship and gets away with it, old man."

"They are headed for that small moon."

"That's no moon, that's a battle station."

"Too big to be a battle station."

"Turn around." Obi-Wan stated.

"Yea, I think you're right."

Han Solo and Chewbacca tried desperately to pull out of the tractor beam, but it was pulling them towards the station.

"Come we must hide and send out the escape pods."

Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Luke crawled underneath the smuggler's false floor and Luke was sweating.

"Patience, son. It's going to be okay." Anakin soothed.

"I never thought I'd hear you say that, Anakin." Obi-Wan smiled.

"Shh."

Lord Vader went to the docking bay where the Falcon was towed and settled; he felt two Force-sensitive beings, one he felt certain was his old master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. He thought for sure he had died. He couldn't feel who the other was, it was odd though, and it felt like someone that he knew intimately. He ordered the scanning crew to check every part of the ship. He left to mediate in his chambers. Obi-Wan felt Darth Vader's presence and Anakin felt like he was in two places at the same time.

"Anakin?"

"Yea, this is too odd for me, Obi. I don't think it's wise for me to get into any confrontations with this Darth Vader character."

"Hmm, probably not."

After the docking bay was cleared, the scanning crew was knocked out and the two stormtroopers were taken. "Clones, I thought they were on our side." Anakin whispered.

"No, we are now a galactic Empire. Order 66 sent out by Palpatine ordered that all Jedi be assassinated, by their own troopers."

Han Solo smiled, "Nice guy this Palpatine, and makes Lord Vader look like an upstanding, honorable gentleman."

Anakin glared at Han Solo.

"Okay. Let's go."

After dressing in the stormtrooper armor, Luke and Han followed Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Chewbacca to one of the sentry towers. There was a brief fire fight and Artoo managed to plug-in the map for the location of the tractor beam holding the Falcon.

"I don't think you boys can help. I must go alone."

"I've gotten more than I bargained on this trip already, Kenobi."

"Let me go with you, please." Luke begged.

"No, stay with the others, you'll be safer that way."

"The Force will be with you, Luke and Anakin, always."

"May the Force be with you, Obi-Wan."

Obi-Wan left and it would be the last time that they would see him alive

Artoo started screeching about Princess Leia and how that she was here!

"Princess, she's here! We've got to help her!"

"Princess, what are you talking about? I'm not going anywhere."

"You rather stay and wait to be picked up?"

"Marching into the detention area is not what I had in mind."

"They're going to execute her!"

"Better her than me!"

"She's rich, powerful, if you were to rescue her the reward would be better than you can imagine."

"I don't know I can imagine a lot. What's your plan kid?"

Luke attempted to put binders on Chewbacca who howled and knocked Luke to the floor.

"Easy, buddy. I know what he has in mind."

Anakin pulled his hood over his head.

"Father, what are you doing?"

"Do you think I'm going to let you go alone?"

"Yea, but we don't have an extra uniform for you."

"Don't worry; I have a few tricks up my sleeves."

"What happens if you run into Vader?" Han Solo laughed.

"I won't."

"Sure. Lord Vader has many tricks up his sleeve too."

Obi-Wan managed to sneak down to the tractor beam reactor and started to disable it, several stormtroopers came by and they were talking amongst themselves. Obi-Wan smiled as he listened. "They are still so very weak-minded." Obi-Wan laughed gently.

Lord Vader went to the conference room where Tarkin was reading some reports and drinking a cup of coffee.

"He is here."

"Who, Lord Vader?"

"Tremor in the Force, the last time I felt was among my old master."

"Surely he must be dead by now."

"Don't underestimate the power of the Force."

"He must not be allowed to escape."

"Escape is not his plan, I must face him alone." Lord Vader swept out of the room and went to search for his old master.

Obi-Wan knew that he was being searched out, he managed to block out his Force-signature and he would reappear when the time was right.

Princess Leia awoke with a severe headache, she was still woozy and her eyesight was blurry. "Damn, him." She cursed. The door opened and a stormtrooper entered,

"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" Leia sarcastically questioned.

"Oh, the uniform, I'm Luke Skywalker and I'm here to rescue you."

"You're who?"

"Luke, I'm here with Ben Kenobi."

"Where is he?"

"Come on!"

Princess Leia followed Luke out and saw fire fight taking place in the detention office.

"Some rescue, seems you managed to cut off our own escape route.

"Maybe you want to get back into your cell, your highness." Han Solo retorted. Anakin laughed and Princess Leia looked at the stranger and wondered who the hell he was.

She grabbed a hold of a blaster and managed to blow a hole through the trash compacter vent.

"Into the garbage chute flyboy."

"What are you doing?"

"Somebody has to save our skins."

Anakin jumped in first and Princess Leia followed, she was caught in his arms.

"You are very beautiful, Princess Leia." Anakin smiled.

"Thanks."

Anakin put her on her feet and soon the others followed.

"What a wonderful smell you have discovered, your highness."

"It could be worse."

A loud cry was heard and Han Solo stated, "Its worse."

"There's something alive down here." Luke cried.

"That's your imagination, kid." Han replied.

"Did you see that?" Luke screamed.

The dianoga attacked Luke and he went into the murky water with the garbage. Anakin grabbed it and yanked off its eyeball and it released Luke, but then the walls started to close in on them. Anakin held out his arms to slow the garbage compactor.

"Luke, cut the door down with your lightsaber."

"Huh?"

"Do it."

Luke removed his lightsaber and stabbed at the door and watched in fascination as the metal melted. Once the door was down, the gang piled out. Han Solo and Luke removed the armor. Threepio and Artoo were waiting outside the main hanger bay with the Falcon. They were safe for the time being. As they walked down the corridor, the stormtroopers spotted them and Han Solo and Chewbacca chased them down a long corridor that ended in an entire squad of troopers and officers.

"Shit! Let's get out of here." Han Solo shot the first trooper and then ran back towards Luke, Leia, and Anakin.

"Trouble seems to find us no matter where we go." Anakin laughed as they were being chased.

"It must be a Skywalker trait." Luke laughed.

"It is my boy." Anakin laughed.

They ended up on a retracted bridge and Leia closed the door.

"There's no lock!" she cried.

Luke fired a shot into the control panel, "Oops, I guess I shouldn't have done that." Anakin rolled his eyes and sighed deeply, "Do you have a grappling line?"

"Yea right here."

"Good, shoot for that outcropping."

On the other side, stormtroopers were lining up to take a shot at Luke, Leia, and Anakin. He managed to pull their weapons out their hands and tossed the weapons into the abyss.

Lord Vader felt a disturbance in the Force and it was really close. He then saw Obi-Wan approach him.

"It's been a long time, Obi-Wan. When I left you I was learner, now I'm the master."

"Only a master of evil, Darth."

In the middle of the fight, "You shouldn't have come back. You're powers are weak old man."

"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you realize."

Anakin, Luke, Leia, Han, Artoo, Threepio started towards the ship when they saw the fight. Anakin and Luke froze as Obi-Wan was cut down. Anakin saw it with his own eyes; it was like he was in Darth Vader's mind.

"Nooooooooo!" Luke screamed.

Anakin grabbed Luke and shut the door between the hanger and the corridor using the Force. Anakin took Luke to the ship and they blasted off.

Lord Vader was disappointed he wanted a real fight, and where did Obi-Wan go? Who was that man in the cloak and that other boy yelling? Fortunately there was a tracking device on the Falcon's hull and it would take them directly to the Rebel base.

Tie-Fighters were deployed; Anakin and Luke went to the turrets and destroyed them. After the fight ended, Anakin went to the common room and drank a glass of water.

"Who are you?" Leia asked.

"Anakin Skywalker."

"You fought in the Clone Wars."

"Yes."

"How is it that you are amongst us and yet don't look a day over twenty-two?"

"An anomaly brought me here; I was getting ready to rescue the Supreme Chancellor, when I was transported forward to this point in time."

"Hmm, interesting."

"Do you know a Padmé Naberrie?"

"No, the only Padmé that my father would talk about was a Padmé Skywalker. You knew her?"

"Yes, but I…"Anakin hesitated, why would Padmé take the name of Skywalker, their marriage was a secret.

"She was very beautiful, kind, but sad." Leia stifled a cry.

"Leia?"

"Yes?"

"Who raised you?"

"Bail Organa of Alderaan, he's dead thanks to that damn Death Star." Leia cried.

Anakin put his arm around Leia and she cried it was strange how comforting it was, it was almost like her father was here all along.