Anakin opened his eyes again and was back in the Emperor's Throne Room on the Death Star. Palpatine was still purging Luke; Anakin was not too late. Looking back at his son and remembering what had just happened, he grabbed the Emperor by the ribs and carried him over his head with all his strength.
Palpatine still purged and Anakin was hurt by it. He walked over to the edge of the elevator platform and looked down the endless pit below. He lunged Palpatine down the pit and watched as the last Sith died away.
Anakin fell backwards and took as many breaths as he could take. They would be his last.
Luke stood from the spot where he had been purged and walked towards the fallen body of his father. He knelt down and asked, "Father?"
"Son," Vader said, smiling underneath his mask. "I love you."