A/N I am super sorry for the delay! Here is chapter 4! This is mostly build-up for the next chapter! I hope you like it!

It was Empire Day, Vader found himself on one of the balconies, looking over the city. He watched as large crowds gathered on the main road, making room for a parade. He felt all their lives buzz dully in the force, he felt their excitement for the festivities rise. How ignorant they are, this day was not to be celebrated, the founding of the Empire was insignificant and not worthy of celebration.

This day represented the day his wife was tricked and manipulated from the Jedi. She was swept away from Vader, in a haze of emotion and confusion, hot fiery volcanic air seemed to fog their minds. Kenobi, he took her away, which was her death sentence. If he had been there with her, besides her, he could have saved her life. He was ripped from the opportunity of being there for his child's birth, allowing the Jedi to attempt to hide Luke from his father. The Jedi were twisted and evil, but Kenobi was the worst of them. Taking his wife and hiding his son from his father, the only family he had, only a Jedi could be so evil.

He clenched his fists tightly, his mind reeling as he thought of why he hated this day. He began to wonder why he was wasting time looking out over the crowd, perhaps it was to look for a distraction from his past that tended to bubble up on this day. It became immediately evident t2hat every direction he looked, he was faced with his past, on Naboo, there was no running from it.

He turned quickly on his heels and walked back into the palace, he stormed down the halls. He had yet to go over yesterday's ship logs. Such a monotonous job, and something that took up a large chunk of time considering all the work that gets done on the Devastator . He wouldn't have much time to review it, the start of the Empire Day celebrations will be carried out shortly, but until then, he would start his work.

Just as he reached the office door that he claimed he was blinded by the pure light of his son's force presence. Suddenly, his current task had changed and walked down the hall towards his son's room. He wasn't going to have Lekauf wake Luke for another fifteen minutes, Luke waking up this early was unusual but could be explained by the time difference. Since he was up, he supposed he and Luke would arrive early to the celebration. Those log recordings would just have to wait. He had recalled the previous night of promising not to lash out at him, which he would do his best not to. Though, others were not promised such a luxury.

He had not meditated at all during the night, giving him time to think of how he had treated his son. He had treated him too harshly, that was now obvious to him. On Empire Day, he had little to no patience, even on Coruscant. On Naboo, he felt a constant swirl of anger boiling in his chest. He would do his best to do something Sith were not meant or encouraged to do, he would hold his anger back, on his son at least.

When Luke woke up and looked over to his chrono, he instantly knew it was too early to be awake. It was fifteen minutes till 0700, why was his internal clock so screwed? Maybe it was the time difference, oh well, he rolled over in his bed and shut his eyes to get some more well-deserved rest.

Well, he would have if his father hadn't stormed in his room and loomed over him. Luke rolled over and lazily blinked in a dazed and tired confusion. "Get ready, I suspect the Emperor would like to speak with us soon." Luke rolled over in his bed and pulled his covers up.

"It's too early-" Luke whined, "Can't he wait?"

"You are perhaps the only person in the galaxy who would make the Emperor wait." Luke shifted in his bed, trying to get the last few seconds of rest before he had to get up.

"Do not test my patience, young one." His father said as he poked at him through their bond, Luke groaned and rolled out of his bed.

"Ugh, fine." Luke yawned, "The Emperor is such a sleemo.." He practically whispered.

"Luke," His father said quickly, Luke looked up to him groggily, "You are prohibited from using Hutt slang." He paused, "In addition, I must advise you to mind what you say about the Emperor, considering he is in such close quarters." Luke sighed, thinking much worse things about the Emperor then what he said out loud.

"Okay, okay, I'll get ready."

"I shall be back in five minutes, you must be ready by then." Luke nodded as he stood from his bed, he wavered slightly, still not feeling a hundred percent awake.

"You may not act like you have been deprived of sleep your entire life at the ceremony, young one." Luke stretched out his arms and shrugged.

"If only there was something, maybe a drink, that helped people wake up." Luke smiled winningly, "Ya know...caf?"

"I knew what you meant." His father made a sound that almost resembled a sigh, "I am going to pretend I did not hear it." His father turned on his heels and left his room. Luke shuffled towards his closet and pulled out his Empire Day outfit. He gently pulled the plastic covering off and quickly changed into it. He studied himself in the mirror, this outfit was incredibly stiff and he felt like he had to stand as straight as possible to not crease it.

Imperial logo badges were largely displayed on either side of his sleeves, along with being plastered on the right side of his chest. Pins and buttons were on the left side, which Luke wasn't sure what they meant. He had asked his father before and the pins were something that had to do with different branches of government or something.

He straightened out his hair and fiddled with the collar of his uniform for a good while until his father walked back in, "Luke, do not mess with that outfit!" Luke sighed.

"It's so uncomfortable! I can't believe I have to wear this all day." Luke moped. "Try wearing something so uncomfortable for like, hours!" His father's vocoder made a sound that Luke guessed was a sigh.

"I can Imagine," Luke crossed his arms over his chest, "Remember to not get one stain or crease or blemish on that outfit, or you shall fly home with the Emperor on his personal ship." His father pointed at him, Luke nodded. He knew he was bluffing, right?

"You wouldn't actually do that, would you?" Luke asked.

"Do not try to find out," His father said, "Follow me, young one. Remember, stay close to me." Luke nodded, his father turned and led him out of his room and down the hall.

Luke looked out the large windows, the sky was a soft orange with a mix of blue. The sunlight beamed through the glass and warmed his face as he squinted to see the view. He saw large crowds around the street surrounded by stormtroopers for security. Eventually, they rounded a corner and out onto a very large balcony. It overlooked the main road, where Luke saw an even larger crowd gathered on either side of the street. The center was empty for the parade floats, Luke heard the loud buzz of excitement of the crowd from the balcony. Luke walked up to the ledge to get a better look he then felt his father walk up close behind him.

"What did I say about staying close to me, young one." Luke slumped his shoulders and walked alongside his father. "We must meet with the Emperor," Luke nodded and followed his father down the large balcony. Luke saw that the balcony was flanked with Imperial guards, protecting lower members of government and military personnel.

His father led him up a flight of stairs to a higher vantage point on the balcony, this section was guarded by force shields and Imperial Guards. Luke instantly saw how more select and private this location was. The sparse crowd moved out of the way for his father as he walked up to the Emperor. The Emperor smiled crudely as his father bowed towards him.

"Well, it's a glorious Empire Day, isn't it?" He squinted his eyes on Luke, "How is your Empire Day proceeding, young Skywalker?"

"It is going well, your highness," Luke bowed to the Emperor, keeping his eyes down out of Sidious's eye line. Looking into his eyes was deemed somewhat disrespectful, Sidious wanted people to look to the ground, most were not worthy of looking him in the eyes.

"I suppose you must find this time of the year difficult for you, hmm?" Sidious inquired, Luke, furrowed his brows and nodded slowly.

"Yes, your highness." Luke practically whispered, Sidious hummed with a grin and drummed his fingers on his armrest.

"Seeing as this is around the time your mother died," Sidious added, Luke tensed up and felt slightly angry that Sidious kept bringing up his mother. "Despite all of that, try to enjoy Empire Day, young Skywalker, you are dismissed." Luke nodded and walked a little ways away towards the small breakfast display, he then felt his father poke at their bond.

"I shall find with you as soon as the Emperor dismisses me ," His father informed, Luke sent understanding through their bond and closed the connection. He was just glad to be away from the Emperor, he examined his food options and put a couple of things on a plate and walked over to a ledge. He felt still slightly tired, the morning was quiet and there was a cool breeze that brushed his face. It was a nice moment of silence, well, except for the soft sound of chatter in the distance from the crowd.

The quiet morning air didn't last much longer, soon he heard the crowd cheering. At first, Luke thought it might have been the floats for the parade, he looked up the main street and saw nothing, he turned his head and saw what they were cheering for. He saw the Emperor standing and looked over the crowd, his father was on the Emperor's right hand side. The Emperor raised his hands up and smiled, the crowd 's applause loudened.

"The thirteenth year has come to a close since the founding of the Empire," Sidious began, the crowd clapped and whistled excitedly. Luke could feel their excitement buzz in the air. "The Empire may still be in its youth, but we get stronger every day. We shall beat those who seek to oppose us, who oppose order and peace. We shall flourish once again for another year, and many many more!" Once again a roaring applause exploded from the crowd.

Then the Imperial National Anthem began to play from a live band and Luke watched the floats go down the main road. Luke knew he was in an exclusive area on the balconies with the most influential people in the Galaxy, but wished he was down on the road with the crowd. He wished to get a better view of the floats and catch whatever treats they were throwing into the crowd. Watching from up here was boring, he sighed as he leaned into the stone railing that looked over the crowd.

"Hello Luke," Luke turned around and saw Queen Kylantha and Pooja again. His eyes lit up, the Queen who wore a large gown, with her face painted. It was still quite a spectacle to Luke, no one on Coruscant dressed anything remotely like this.

"Hello," he bowed to the Queen, "Happy Empire Day." Kylantha smiled.

"To you as well, Luke." She looked to Pooja, "I'll be right back, I must speak with the Emperor."

"Alright, I'll stay right here and keep Luke some company," Pooja looked to Luke and smiled, Kylantha nodded and walked off. Luke smiled awkwardly, not really sure what to say. Pooja placed herself next to Luke and looked out over the main road.

"Out of all the planets I've been, all the cities I have seen, no place was ever able to surpass my love for Theed." She smiled warmly as she surveyed the sights in font of them, Luke looked at the parade as well then around the city. "Though, I may be slightly biased."

"It really is beautiful," Luke smiled.

"You said your mother was from here?"

"Yes," Luke nodded, "It's the first time I have been on the planet." Pooja furrowed her brows, looking slightly confused.

"First time? But your mother's from here? Why have you not visited before?" Luke shifted uncomfortably.

"It's a- a complicated story," He laughed awkwardly, he looked back over the street feeling slightly awkward. "So- do you like being a Senator?" Pooja smiled brightly, almost like she was waiting to talk about it.

"Yes, I really do." She nodded, "I want to bring change in some way into the Galaxy, have a positive influence and.." She paused and looked somewhat distant, "I found it a great way to honor my aunt's legacy."

"Your aunt was a Senator too?" Luke asked, she nodded with a small smile.

"Yes, quite the revolutionary one at that." She smiled, "She worked incredibly hard to keep peace during the clone wars."

Luke laughed awkwardly, "I don't know much about the Clone Wars, History is kind of a hard subject for me" Luke asked, though he felt kind of stupid for confessing something like that. He probably should know more about the Clone Wars than he did. An awkward silence grew between them, Luke bit his lip.

"So uh- what kind of stuff does a Senator do, exactly?" Luke asked, continuing the small talk.

"Well we-" Her eyes widened and looked at something behind Luke, Luke was about to turn and see but was pulled back. Instantly he realized it was his father, who pushed Luke behind him. His father stared at Pooja for a long time then turned to face Luke.

"Luke, I must leave early to finish work I had left, come with me, you may rest until the next event," Luke opened his mouth to say something before Pooja spoke up.

"Well maybe we can continue your conversation later, Luke," She smiled.

"Unlikely, I do not trust politicians around my son in the slightest." Pooja swallowed hard and nodded in understanding. His father placed his hand on his back and led him away. He then looked up at his father as they walked into the palace.

"Maybe not all politicians are mean- she seemed pretty nice," Luke offered.

"I have full confidence in my conclusion that all politicians are scum, I have far more experience dealing with them. They would find some way to use you to their advantage, I will not allow that." Luke continued down the hall with his father, wondering if his father was right about his claim about politicians.

"So- how many events are there today?" Luke asked.

"Several, the next event is the Early Afternoon Celebration, then a Dinner Party, following that is a fireworks celebration." Luke nodded but internally felt drained from all the events he had to go to today. He would take this opportunity to rest since he had to get up so early. They eventually reached Luke's bedroom, he stopped in front of his door and faced his father.

"So when is the next event?"

"In a couple of hours, I will have Lekauf inform you when to get ready." Luke nodded.

"Okay, see you later."

"Do not ruin your outfit, young one." His father pointed at him, Luke held his hands up in defense.

"I know! I know!" Luke laughed, "See ya." Luke smiled and walked into his room. Hopefully, the events weren't going to be too boring, but, so far, Naboo's celebration was incredibly huge. It was a lot of fun seeing a new celebration instead of the same old one he had seen since he was a baby.

Vader stood in front of Luke's bedroom door, knowing he was going to have to tell Luke about his cousin. They had just been speaking, it was practically a miracle that nothing was revealed. He couldn't let them speak further just in case something was revealed, he would have told Luke sooner but feared Luke would slip something about being cousins to Pooja on accident. Vader knew he would have to be honest with him, he could no longer keep secrets about Luke's maternal family. He saw no reason nor felt any inclination to keep secrets from him anymore, it was no longer a worthwhile pursuit, not if it would cause a rift in their relationship. He just needed to find the right time to tell Luke.

He turned to leave Luke's room and headed for his office to review the logs he had left for later. Vader would attempt to be more honest with his son, he could not allow distrust to develop between them. Sidious was always looking for ways to cause friction between them, that is why he told Luke about his extended family, no doubt.

Perhaps he would tell Luke about his mother's grave, he could have Lekauf take him there. He knew his son would most likely prefer Vader to come with him, but that was out of the question. He wouldn't go to her grave, ever again. But he was sure it might be something Luke would like to do. He would reflect on it as he worked, it might make up for all the secrets he has kept.

A/N Again, sorry for the delay! Like I said, its mostly build up to part two which will be out in a day!