Sith Redemption

Star Wars V

The Prince's Revelation

ABY 3

Anakin motioned his storm troopers to separate Leia from Han. Leia was pushed toward her father. "You can still save him, he may die right in front of you," Anakin offered.

"No," Leia said softly.

Anakin looked at her wondering. He motioned for Han to be put into the pit. Chewie aggressively threw off two storm troopers to help Han.

"No, stop, this won't help me. There will be another time," Han told him. "You must protect Leia," Han said too softly for Anakin to hear.

Chewie moaned as storm troopers eventually had him restrained. Han was put where he would be lowered. Leia stared at Han tear eyed. Anakin didn't notice. "Lower him in," Anakin ordered.

Han was slowly lowered into the pit. "I love you," Leia said finally. Anakin turned to look at his daughter.

"I know," Han said as he was locked into place. Anakin looked at his daughter and then at Han. Too late, Han was blasted with a powerful gas that surrounded him. Leia cried silently as the gas solidified on Han's frame. The machinery above grabbed a hold of Han's frame and pulled him out of the pit. Han was in a solid block of carbonite. Leia stared in grief at Han.

Han's block fell to the floor with a thud. Chewie moaned in grief. "Well, is he alive," Anakin asked Lando. "Yes, and in perfect hibernation," Lando reported.

"He's all yours," Anakin told Fett.

"How could you?" Leia yelled grief stricken taking her light saber. Her blue light saber ignited she turned around to swing at her father. Anakin grabbed her wrist before she could slash him.

"You still have a choice, don't make this difficult for me," Anakin said.

"Why, he was a good man," Leia cried.

Anakin knew this to be true, but he couldn't admit it. "Maybe you can have him back when you change your mind," Anakin said taking her light saber.

Leia and Chewie were led back to their cells by Lando. Anakin saw to it that his storm troopers assist Fett in loading Han into the Slave I.

Luke climbed out of his X-wing and walked with R2 towards the interior of the city. As he did he saw Boba Fett lead storm troopers and a case of carbonite toward his ship. Luke hid from them knowing that Fett was one of his father's bounty hunters.

Walking away from Fett's troops he went through the corridors toward his father's presence. Luke sensed his father in another room. Taking an elevator he headed to the next level up. Luke suddenly found himself in the carbonite room. Luke wondered why his father would be in this place.

Anakin saw Luke from above. He was confused at first to why Luke was present and not Glen. "I expected Glen to arrive, but I am pleased that you have found me," Anakin said.

"Glen is dead, I killed him," Luke said walking towards his father.

"Good, you have shown yourself capable," Anakin said pleased.

"Yes, I am very capable father," Luke said walking up the stairs.

"Come, together we will take a shuttle to the Executor," Anakin said warmly.

"You're going to kill Leia, I have seen it," Luke said stepping on the last stair.

"What are you saying?" Anakin asked confused.

"Don't you see? I am going to destroy the dark side, I am going to rule the galaxy," Luke said taking out his light saber.

"You have turned to the rebellion?" Anakin wondered.

"Oh no, father. I will destroy them and then I will rule in your place. It was your apprentice Styke who killed mother, I won't you let you kill Leia too," Luke said gaining confidence in himself.

"You don't understand, it was Obiwan…," Anakin began.

"No more lies, I know the truth now. The whole truth," Luke said igniting his blue light saber.

Anakin ignited his red light saber. "She predicted this would happen. I will help you to understand," Anakin said.

"Today the apprentice becomes the master, isn't that what you Sith think," Luke sneered. He took his saber and clashed with Anakin. Anakin pushed Luke back with his own saber with greater strength.

"I don't want to hurt you," Anakin told him.

"I can't say the same," Luke said sending Anakin some quick strokes. Anakin fought back the strokes and in his impatience swiped at his son blasting a pillar as he missed.

Lando escorted Leia and Chewie along with some storm troopers to their cell while he activated Lobat. Lobat woke up and was programmed to come to Lando's aid. As the Imperial officer went past another corridor he was surrounded by Bespin security forces. The Imperial quickly surrendered. Lando took all of the storm trooper's weapons and gave one to Chewie and Leia. "Take them to the holding cell, keep it quiet," Lando ordered Lobat.

"Now, if you will follow me," Lando told them.

Chewie was not interested grasping Lando's neck and pulling him to his knees. "You have to trust me," Lando said gasping.

"Trust you, after what you did to Han," Leia demanded.

"I had no choice," Lando coughed.

"Oh, do we believe that Chewie, he had no choice," Leia said sarcastically.

"I just want to help," Lando continue to fight for breath.

"We don't need your help," Leia said.

"Still a chance to save Han," Lando said.

"How?" Leia said motioning Chewie to release him.

"East landing pad," Lando said.

"Chewie, let's go," Leia said.

Anakin fought Luke off creating some distance between them. "You have learned much since last time," Anakin observed. On occasion Anakin and Luke would spar in friendly matches.

"You will find I'm full of surprises," Luke said sending Anakin so more strokes. Anakin expertly twisted Luke's blade knocking it out of his hand. Luke jumped out of the way as Anakin sliced down at him. Luke fell down the stairs landing roughly.

Anakin gracefully landed on the floor next to Luke. "Your destiny lies with the empire," Anakin said.

"No, you will be forced to kill me just as you killed Leia," Luke shot back.

"I would never kill Leia," Anakin said.

Luke shook his head in disbelief. Anakin made Luke step back with his light saber until Luke fell into the pit. "All too easy," Anakin said as he activated the machine.

Carbon gas escaped the machine; it flowed through the room until it dissipated. "Perhaps you are not as strong as I had thought," Anakin thought out loud.

He suddenly appeared pipes and equipment clung. Anakin looked up to see Luke struggling with the pipes of the machine. "Impressive, most impressive," Anakin remarked slicing the pipes. Luke dropped down and sprayed his father with carbon gas as he reached for his light saber.

Anakin cried out as the gas hit him. Backing away he met Luke's light saber. Pushing his son's blade away he walked toward his son. "I sense Obiwan in you, but how is that possible," Anakin wondered.

"You forced me to kill him, your master and friend," Luke said bringing more turmoil to Anakin's emotional well being.

"He could not change, don't follow his path," Anakin told him.

"I will follow my own path, no one else's," Luke said clashing with Anakin.

Luke forced the two around and then violently struck back at his father. Anakin couldn't bring himself to slash his son blocked backing away. Luke got his father to the edge of the platform and then kicked him off. Anakin grunted as he fell.

Luke turned off his light saber and dropped to the next level. Anakin retreated to a place where he could have an open space. Luke went through the large pipes that lead to an observation room overseeing the reactor.

Anakin walked calmly down the corridor until he saw his son waiting for him. Anakin understood that he wouldn't be able to convince his son, not until he could bring him to Kadann. With Kadann at his side he could teach Luke to see Padme as well and witness her desires for him.

With this faith Anakin approached Luke. Luke ignited his light saber and clashed with Anakin. Anakin pulled away and sent large objects at Luke using the Force. Luke sliced at the objects but found that he could beat them all back. Anakin continued to beat down his son with boxes and tools that could be found in the room. Anakin raised his left hand and shocked Luke to the ground.

Luke cried out in pain but refused to give up. Anakin shot another blast but this time Luke blocked it with his light saber. Anakin allowed a large piece of equipment to slice through the windows behind Luke. The room immediately depressurized. Luke was gradually pushed out. Anakin grabbed a hold of the walls and walked away from the window. Taking the stairs he went to the next level. The Cloudy City reactor was observed by a long bridge that eventually ended toward the center of the coned dome.

Luke grasped the edge of the bridge fighting to keep from falling. Eventually he got to his feet and walked away from the bridge. Anakin darted out to subdue his son. Luke defended but was pushed back by Anakin's quick and strong strokes.

Luke was pushed onto the bridge as Anakin blasted the railings in front of him. Luke lost his footing as he hit a few stairs to the end of the bridge. "You are beaten, it's pointless to resist. Don't make your sister's mistake," Anakin warned.

Luke taking that as a confirmation of her death aggressively fought back getting back to his feet. Anakin slashed down creating sparks. Luke sliced at his father's shoulder lightly damaging it. Anakin grunted in pain slicing a pillar in front of Luke. Anakin and Luke clashed, Luke's hand outstretched. Without thinking Anakin swiped under slicing Luke's hand off.

Luke cried out in pain as he realized his hand has been cut off. Anakin looked at his son in pity. "Don't make me destroy you," he said as Luke backed away from him. The end of the bridge connected to a small piece of steel that connected to a piece of equipment. Luke using his left hand tried to get away from his father.

"You do not realize yet your importance to the empire. You have only begun to realize your true power. Come with me and I will complete your training, and we can rule the galaxy as father and son," Anakin offered.

"I'll never join you," Luke spat back.

"If you only knew the power of the dark side. I sense Obiwan's presence in you, you have seen him. He has given you this power, I can feel it. Join me and I will teach you to feel your mother's presence," Anakin said.

"That's impossible, I saw her, and she fears you. She fears what you have done, what you plan to do. You have broken her heart, and she feared for Leia," Luke said.

Anakin was taken a back. He began to doubt himself. "Come with me and we can discover the truth," Anakin offered.

"It is the only way," Anakin said observing Luke's position.

Luke shook his head. Releasing his left hand he fell into the reactor dome. He managed to fall into a pipe leading to the outside. "No….Luke," Anakin said softly.

Luke was violently thrown down the tube until his momentum ended. He then fell outside where he hung desperately on a sensor equipment outside. Anakin rushed into Cloud City.

"My son is outside on the bottom side of the city, find him immediately," Anakin ordered his storm troopers and officers.

"Sir, Leia and the Wookie have escaped," an officer reported to Anakin.

"Find them," Anakin said angrily. "Give me my shuttle, I'm leaving for the Executor," Anakin told another officer.

Upon failure to rescue Han, Leia and crew headed toward the Falcon. Lando and Chewie took control of the Falcon's systems as Leia watched. The Falcon left the landing pad and headed out into space.

Anakin walked into his shuttle, it lifted off and headed toward the Executor. Upon arriving Anakin walked towards the bridge. Tie fighters went after the Falcon as it approached space.

"I see, Super Star Destroyer at twelve o'clock," Lando said as Chewie growled.

"All the coordinates are set," Leia informed Lando. "It should work if your people fixed the hyperdrive," Leia said.

"It's all or nothing," Lando said pulling the lever. The Falcon failed to go into hyperspace. "It's not my fault," Lando said as Tie fighters blasted the ship.

"Is the tractor beam ready," Anakin asked softly.

"They are almost within range," Piett informed him.

"Your people did deactivate the hyper drive on the Millennium Falcon?" Anakin asked.

"Yes, my Lord, we should have them in moments," Piett said confidently.

"Leia, come to me," Anakin called out to her.

"Father," Leia said as she sensed his presence.

"It is your destiny," Anakin said to her.

Leia shook her head walking out of the cockpit. "What's wrong with her?" Lando wondered as Tie fighters continued to chase them.

R2 had managed to join Leia in order to access the Falcon. It was currently working on C3PO's damaged body. Realizing the hyper drive was deactivated not destroyed R2 moved to the deactivated part. With a twist of its claw it activated the hyper drive.

"Come with me please," Anakin asked Leia in her head.

"No father," Leia replied back. The Falcon went into hyper space, no longer in view. "Lord Vader there is no sign of Luke Skywalker anywhere, it is possible he fell into the planet," an officer told Anakin.

Anakin stared out the window into space at the spot where the Falcon had disappeared. Anakin turned to a very fearful Piett. "You have the bridge," Anakin said his voice almost cracking.

Walking away from the bridge Anakin returned to his chambers.

Author's Note: I hoped you enjoyed Star Wars V, a little more detailed than IV. I am certain you will point out the plot holes, but everything shall be explained in Star Wars VI The Dark Prophet. I realize that Star Wars V has made up almost a quarter of the entire story, but there is more to come.