The Empress, Jedi, and Sith 1: Luke and Leia Discovered
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AN: Reviews are greatly appreciated, and let's just jump into the story! Oh, before do that, I just want to say I'm sooooooooo sorry for not updating for a long time. Things had been so busy, and now, I've just caught the time to update. I even updated my other fic, so please read it and let me know what you think of it. I don't think it's that bad. I followed DarthGladitor's advice about reading the book, and I noticed that Vader might seem OOC in this chapter, but it's too late to change that. But I'll try my best to keep the dark elements into Vader's thoughts and actions in later chapters. I just would like to see him go a little softie around his children, his weak spot. Now, you can jump into the story, and thanks for the reviews for the last chapter.
Summary of Luke and Vader: Vader had came to Obi-wan's house in Tatooine, and discovered a young boy sleeping in the house. In there, Vader interrogated the boy by asking him about Ben and Luke. Somewhere in their conversation, there was a shocking revelation that Luke turns out to be his son, but Vader half-hoped that this boy isn't his son for some reasons. Luke doesn't know who is Vader and that this man is his father. And read on….
Chapter 7: The Raid"Luke, you must go with me to my ship in the orbit. We cannot delay any longer," demanded Vader.
But the boy stubbornly refused to go with him, saying he want to see his aunt and uncle before going with him.
Even he secretly like the idea of going with this stranger…seeing the galaxy and having adventures and he would be off this dustball. Luke knew that he was meant for something greater than living on the dustball, even he wasn't sure what he was meant to do.
But…he got to say good-bye to the people who loved and raised him for his whole life. Yes, even his grumpy and seemingly unloving Uncle Owen.
"No, sir. I must see my aunt and uncle before I go with you. They raised and fed me for my whole life, and it would seem unfair if I suddenly left behind them without saying good-bye," Luke stubbornly declared to the stranger.
Vader complemented about this for a moment. He wants his maybe or maybe-not son to go with him and take the DNA test. And if he is truly his son, then maybe this boy will be trained in the Dark Arts and become his heir. If not, well then, that's up to the emperor. This boy is, after all, incredibly powerful in the Force, even untrained.
It would certainly be not a good idea to see his past life all over again. He wants to get this off the dustball quickly as possible and bury all the memories that came with it. That includes his stepbrother and his wife.
"Very well. But only to say good-bye and no more than that. Then, we will go," acceded Vader.
"Wait. What are you going to do with me if I go with you?"
Vader knew a good answer to the question. If this boy were anything like his father when Vader was at his age, Luke would dream all of the galaxy adventuring and all the stuff.
"Luke. Tell me, did you ever dream of leaving this planet and seeing something else for a change?" asked Vader.
He crouched in front of Luke to meet at his eye level. Amazingly, Vader isn't sweating like a pig, and Luke was sweating badly. Then again, Vader isn't a normal man as most people seem to think.
He looked deeply into the boy's eyes, the eyes that are an exact replica of his. The boy looked so much like him when he was at Luke's age. In his mind, he saw himself as a nine-year boy, back about twenty-six years ago, when he was living as a slave on Tatooine.
"Yeah. I told my Uncle Owen that I wanted to go to the Academy and be a pilot, like my father! But he said no, and it's always no and no. He always said, " Maybe next year, I need you around for the harvest." Or " Didn't you know that flying is bad for you? You could get killed!" and all the yaddas, " Luke exclaimed angrily. He was fuming silently at his uncle for denying him many opportunities to get off this dustball.
Inside, Vader smiled at Luke's outburst. Just exactly as he thought, now it would be easier to take this boy away. It sounds like Owen Lars hadn't changed since Vader met him many years ago. However, he was surprised to hear the mention of himself and Luke's interest in flying.
He decided to push that matter further, " What did he tell you about your father?"
"Umm…Uncle Owen said he died when I was a baby and he was a navigator. That's all he told me. I tried to get more information about him, but he won't tell me anything more. "
"And your flying?"
"I love to fly! It's fun, and I even built my own skyhopper! It's bit rusty, but it does work better than I thought. Sometimes, Biggs and I would go for race and see who wins. I always win the races. Everytime Uncle Owen sees me racing; he'll go berserk and yell at me for trying to give him a heart attack, " Luke giggled at the thought of his uncle's saying about giving him a heart attack.
" So, will you go with me, after you see your aunt and uncle?"
Luke brightened up right away. He eagerly nodded his head, anticipating all the adventures that he would experience when he go with this man.
"Yes sir!"
Vader beckoned Luke to jump behind him on the bike, and when he did it, Vader brought the engine to life and zoomed off to the Lars' homestead.
Minutes later, Luke spotted a mass of burning piles in the horizon. With growing horror, he realized that it was his home burning. When they stopped in front of the burning mass, Luke cried out and spotted two skeletons in the flames. He knew it belonged to his aunt and uncle.
His knees gave away, knelt, and began to cry. Loud sobs racked his chest.
Throughout the whole thing, Vader watched the boy's reaction closely and surveyed the burning mass. It looks like a Tusken raid. How he hated those creatures! Years ago, they took his mother and killed her. And in his rage, he decimated the whole village that kept his mother in captive. The boy now knows the pain he had felt, years ago.
A raid where it looks like the Tusken decided to steal, kill the owners, and burn the house.
It was a perfect excuse to not to see the Lars, bring up unwanted memories, and take the boy back to his ship. If this boy is truly his son, then this experience will push him toward the Dark Side more than ever.
Luke moaned and sobbed, "Nooo…..Who did those?….Noooo"
The Sith Lord went to him and whispered in his ear, " It looks like a Tusken raid. They killed your aunt and uncle, and stole their things. They killed them to get your aunt and uncle's possessions."
At those words, Luke went into a rage and hate. It came up from inside of his chest and threatened to spill out. He wanted so badly to kill those Tusken, those who killed his relatives.
Vader saw and felt the rage coming from the boy. Such power! The rage is magnificent, coming from this boy! He would indeed be a fine Sith Lord. However, he decided to push him a little more to the Dark Side.
"Don't you want to find them and kill them? They're probably now haggling over the goods, playing with them, and telling their stories proudly and bragging on how they killed and robbed your aunt and uncle, " he crooned into the boy's ear.
Luke let out a low growl, his teeth baring, and his hands clutched the sands tightly. He turned to the man next to him, and asked, " Do you know where they are?"
Vader shook his head, " No. If you come with me and train under me, then you can come back here and take your revenge. Revenge is sweet, after it is desired for a long time. Now, come. There is no place in here for you to go."
Thus, this experience showed Luke some aspects of the Dark Side: Rage, Hate, and Revenge.
AN: Don't worry, I won't make Luke go into the Dark Side. He is just experiencing typical loss and feelings of the Dark Side that you might feel when your family members are murdered. Leia will come up soon! She might appear in the next two chapters or so. Reviews will be greatly appreciated. Toodles!