Thank you to all my lovely reviewers! It's because of you that I continue to write this story.

alexceasar: Yeah! You're back! Thanks so much for the review, I'm glad you like the Vader and Elena interactions. Hope you like this chapter!

Chiara Sholuk: Thank you, I took your advice and read all about the Mandalorian wars and Revan. Thanks for the review!

ShortOfDaybreak: Thanks, I think it does too.

RavenRulzRF: Hey there! Glad you like this story, too! What's Palps gonna clean, you ax? Well... let's let you decide that...

OK, Palps, I've decided to bring in a friend of mine who's gonna be giving you some orders. Say hello to RavenRulzRF, Raven for short.

Raven: Yo!

Palpatine: (looks glumly at Raven) This is so unfair. I shouldn't even BE mopping!

Now, now, you brought this upon yourself. OK, Raven, you take it from here.

Raven: Yes! All rightie, first you're gonna mop the entire Jedi temple, make sure it's spotless! And then you're gonna mop the senate chambers, then my apartment, then Anakin's apartment, and then Obi-Wan's apartment, and then...( goes on and on)

Palpatine: HEEEELLLLP!

Enjoy, Palps! He he he! Whist he is mopping, onto the next chapter.

Chapter 17

Elena teleported back once she had gotten her lightsabers. "I've been thinking about what to change my color to," she remarked, "I was going to go for blue, since that was your color before, but now I'm not sure. I think the Force wants me to wait until I get the exact right color."

"A very good idea," Vader replied, "You must let the Force guide you to do what is right."

Elena cocked an eyebrow. "But is there a difference between the Light and the Dark?" she questioned, circling him.

"It all depends on your point of view," Vader said, and ignited his lightsaber. Elena ignited hers and charged. Red hit red, and the two continued to circle each other.

"Well, I think there are two sides," Elena said, her heart rate accelerating, "I think there's the Light Side of the Force, and the Dark Side." Her lightsabers clashed with his again.

"And which will you choose?" Vader asked.

Elena studied him before blocking a charge from him. "Whichever one I feel is right," she answered, and began to fight back.

"That was not a straight answer, Elena," Vader criticized.

"Maybe not," she admitted, "But it's the only answer I've got for you right now."

The two gradually ceased talking as their duel grew more intense. Their moves became faster; their foot speed increased. Neither of them noticed when Keira, Mara, and Beyonce, came into the room and halted, shocked, as they watched them fight.

After they called a draw, they were startled to hear clapping. Elena turned around and grinned, bowing.

"That was amazing!" Mara called, and came forward. "You guys make the perfect father/daughter pair. How did you become such a great lightsaber duelist in only one month?" she asked Elena.

Elena shrugged. "I don't know, maybe I get it from him," she said, pointing to Vader, who was staring down at them.

The other two girls came over. "Well, I've never seen anything like that before in my entire life," Beyonce admitted.

Elena looked from them to her father and said, "Oh, Dad, let me introduce you to my very good friends, Mara Jade, training to be the Emperor's Hand, Beyonce Rodan, the daughter of General Rodan, and Keira Piett, the daughter of Captain Piett."

The three girls bowed. "It's nice to finally meet you, sir," Mara said, sticking out a hand bravely, "Elena has told us so much about you."

Vader, surprising everyone, shook her hand. "Good things, I trust?" he said.

"Only the best, sir," Keira said, and shook his hand as well. Beyonce did the same thing.

"I am glad to see Elena making friends," Vader went on, "but I wish to know where your tour went."

Mara shrugged. "Eh, they'll be coming around sometime," she said nonchalantly, "Come on, Lana, we should go before the crowd comes by and sees us with your father. I think they'd get a little suspicious, don't you think?"

"Yeah, even more so after they saw my room," Elena muttered sullenly.

"I told you not to put up that sign, but you never listen to me," Vader warned, shaking a finger at her.

She rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah," she said, "But Jenson got hurt once when I was levitating my stuff around the room! I didn't want that to happen to anyone else, so I put up that sign. I would have taken it down if I'd known that they would go into my room."

Vader sighed and ruffled her hair. "Well, there is nothing that can be done about it now," he replied, "I must go, there is a meeting with the Senators that cannot wait. It was good to meet you all," he said to the other girls. "Elena, I'll see you tonight."

"See ya later, Dad, and thanks for the present!" Elena called, waving.

"Bye, Lord Vader!" the girls chorused.

They stared after him after he had left the hall. "Wow," Keira said, "He's not as bad as they say he is. He's actually pretty nice!"

Elena shook her head. "He can be cool," she replied, "But he's a Sith lord. They're not nice people. At least, that's what he said. I'm not sure if I believe him or not."

"Are you going to become a Sith lady?" Mara questioned seriously.

Elena shrugged. "I don't know," she admitted. She put the lightsabers down on a desk and sat back on the steps, deep in thought. The girls joined her, and they talked until the tour finished their round, and they went back to school, finished up their classes, and went home.

OK, let's take a short break to see how Palaptine's doing on his mopping chores.

(Pan right to see Palpatine moaning as he's barely halfway done with the temple cafeteria floor)

Raven: Work it, we haven't got all day here!

Palpatine: I'm (pant) Trying! It's too hard on my old back... I'm too weak...

(Raven and I roll our eyes) Oh brother.

Reviews are greatly appreciated, hope you liked that little bit with Palpatine, everyone! If you want to, tell me in your review and I'll put you in there as well. You can think of what to make Palpatine do next. Thanks!