A/N: how long has it been since I even thought about continuing No Longer? Anyway, this is if Anakin hadn't become one of those burnt bits you scrape off the bottom of a frypan. Thanks to whoever gave me the idea for a little bit of confrontation in the future!
Chapter 2: Flesh and Blood
Evie and Leia rushed through the ship, looking for somewhere suitable to hide. A small cove to the rear of the ship was all that was available to fit them both and the droid. "Lady Evangeline, what are we going to do?" Leia started to panic and Evie pulled out a memory chip, "this is going to Obi-Wan, he can help"
She pushed it into R2-D2 and started to create an internal message. The sound of blasters startled them and Evie quickly finished up. "here" Leia handed Evie a laser gun and they both hid behind a wall as the storm troopers marched in. Leia shot at them and then she and Evie ran for their lives.
They were shortly knocked out by a stun beam.
A few minutes later they were being marched down the main corridor with Darth Vader looming in front of them. Evie winced and looked down at the ground. "well, if it isn't Princess Leia and Lady Evangeline" Evie sneered at him, "Lord Vader, I knew you'd have some part to play in this elaborate plan"
Vader shook his head, "Milady, same as you've always been. Do you have a soft side, or are you just a pile of walking talking diamond? Nothing able to break you. Is your heart still black and cold like mine?" Evie looked up at him, "whatever you have against me and my soul can be discussed in private"
Vader stepped to the side, "lead the way, Evangeline" she moved to his side and directed him to the conference room. "alright Vader, whatever you have against me about what happened before does not need to be heard by that girl"
She paced the room, "Princess Leia is on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan! I am simply accompanying her at the request of her father. Spare her innocent life so she can live it a little more than you will allow" Vader sat at the table, "I have traced the rebel spies to her. She is my only link to getting the vital plans they are hiding from me" he insisted and her shoulders slumped.
"but she is so young. How could she be involved in a war that has been going on since before she was born? You should be suspecting me, not her. You're a monster. You killed the memory of my brother and his wife. And who knows what happened to that poor child she gave birth to"
He stood up suddenly, "what do you know about the child? It is a huge threat to the empire" Evie shook her head, "I know nothing about it. even if I did, I wouldn't tell you or your men. He or she probably died a long time ago." She told him.
He strode toward her and grabbed her arm, squashing it easily in his mechanical right hand. "stop it!" she cried out in agony, "stop it, Ani!" he let go in surprise and she fell to the floor, "never call me that again!" he bellowed and tears began to form in her eyes, clouding her vision.
"please, I just want to hear you say my name like you used to. That's all I ask of you" his eyes softened for a millisecond, then the walls went up again. "you were my flesh and blood once. It's amazing how your love for a woman changed all that. Padme would turn over in her grave if she knew what you were doing to the galaxy!"
he dragged her up by her collar, " you will never speak that name in front of me again. Do you understand me?" he said quietly and she was shocked at how he bared his soul when she mentioned Padme. Evie nodded and Vader let go of her. "you've changed, Evangeline. I understand why no one wants to love you. If they did, you'd simply push them away"
she gasped and by reflex, her hand went up and slapped him hard across the face, "you say that again and I swear on our mothers name that I will have you on the floor begging for mercy" she said threateningly and he threw her across the room. "you didn't win last time. you pulled out and let me go. That's how I became the most powerful sith in the galaxy"
she laughed, "you? Powerful? I don't think so!" Evie struggled up and straightened out to her full height. "you bully people into submission. Instruments of torture provide you with that kind of power" she poked him in the chest, "I never dreamed of fighting with you when you were my brother, but now I like nothing better but having a good old row with you"
she stepped away, "now, you'll take me prisoner instead of that poor girl." she insisted and Vader shook his head, "she's a much more valuable prisoner than you. I'm going to let you go but she's coming with us" he strode out of the room with Evie close behind him. He signalled for the troopers to take Leia away and left Evie standing in the middle of the corridor.
She stared at his back as it retreated and then ran to the escape pods. Of course, she missed her brother. She hated what he had become. There was only one person who could help now.