Chapter 1: Palpatine's Presence

Xen sat in what one might call a throne room. It was located at the very top of the Death Star in a tower that looked like a needle with a melted tip from space. It was originally met for that moron Sidious who had died just two months ago. He had left her in charge then, in ways she was grateful for his death. No more stupid annoying arguments, no one to tell her what to do. She was the boss now, the Empress of a planet sized space station. Governing over idiotic droids and a handful of human officers.

" I would not be so sure that you are in command." Said a voice with an echo to it. It was raspy and deep sending chills down Xen's spine. She stood up from her throne.

" Sidious?"

" Yes. You don't know how happy I am to see you."

" I would say the same if I could see you." Xen said.

" Very well."

Xen looked around for a few seconds and saw nothing. He was toying with her. Then a transparent image of Sidious appeared out of nowhere in front of her. He looked like a hologram.

" So, what plans do you have?" Sidious's ghost asked walking up to her.

" I'm waiting for then to come. I do not have enough ships to attack Coruscant and the station is not operational."

" When it becomes operational you will go to Coruscant. Destroy it, then we will rule the galaxy again."

" We? There is no we, you are dead, now there is only me and I'll do what I see fit."

" No, you will listen to me."

" I'm not taking orders from a dead man. The crew will think I'm mental! I'm in command, now leave or…"

" Or what you'll kill me? Sorry but Skywalker beat you to it."

" Are you trying to lecture me! You have no authority anymore, your just a dead essence of a ruthless bastard that I might have obeyed."

" I'm not a bastard."

" Right you're a son of a bit…"

" Am I?"

" Yes, now leave."

" Or what, will you hurt me, torture me, throw me out of the station."

" Sidious get out. No matter what you say you are no longer in charge."

" We'll see. You know it would be wise to let me help you. I might as well be a god now, I'm the living force."

" Let you help me? A second ago you just gave me an order. You're a pathetic opportunist, I liked you better when you were alive." Xen said scowling and turning around to sit on her throne.

" Don't you dare turn your back on me!"

" Or what? You're a spirit an apparition, what would you do kill me? I have never heard of anyone that died being able to do that."

Sidious's lip curled in anger. She was right of course, there was no way he could kill her. He might as well leave. Xen was not so easily manipulated by him when he was dead. Anakin might be different.

" Get out of here you bastard!" Xen cried. Sidious did so laughing as he disappeared.

" Even when you are dead you think that you're still in control." Xen muttered.

Coruscant

Anakin and Obi-wan had walked this hall just months ago to kill Sidious, this time they were headed there to see the new Chancellor Bail Organa. He had beat Padmé by a mere three thousand votes.

Bail's door opened and he greeted the two Jedi with a smile.

" Welcome, Master Skywalker, Kenobi. Please have a seat."

The two did so seating themselves in front of Organa's desk while taking a brief look around. Everything was normal now. Restored to the original chancellor's office although there were still Sith statues everywhere. Apparently Sidious had them welded down.

" Now I assume you've come to talk about rebuilding the Jedi temple."

" Chancellor." Obi-wan said. " We are in no hurry to restore an order yet, not while that death machine is still floating around in space."

" Yes, we have been looking, its gone from where it was first built though. We are trying to track its heat signature. We have also detected engine ion signals. There is a fleet around the thing. A small one though."

" Then why not just track the fleets that's orbiting around it for the ion signature." Anakin suggested. " Space probe satellites would locate it."

" We have tried. It seems they changed their ID codes."

" Smarter than I gave her credit for then." Anakin muttered.

" I will contact you if anything is found."

" Fair enough then, but I warn you, every second that goes by is a second she can use to prepare."

" Yes, yes, I know."

" Glad to hear it. Bye then."

" Farwell, tell your wife I said hello."

Sorry its so short and boring. The next one will be a lot better.