Blaze: first chapter here we come
Darth: oh shut up
Blaze: what's got you so mad?
Darth: Palpypie stole my cappuccino and I can't find my lightsaber
Blaze: ah
Anakin: (pops up) hey Blaze, wanna go to Italy?
Blaze: (smiles) sure (walks off with Anakin)
Darth: of course just abandon me why don't you?Palpypie: you're telling me
Darth: kill you, kill you, kill you, kill you, kill you
Vader: (drinking cappuccino)
Darth: kill you, kill you, kill you, kill you, kill you
Blaze: (in Italy) hahahahaha, here's the first chapter and I hope you like it. By the way, the way I see Vader eight years after RotS is not like he is in cannon, which means Anakin is still in there somewhere.
Imaginary Reality
Chapter 1
Specter of the Force
Space was silent.
It seemed that every time the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader, traveled in space, he had time to contemplate what has occurred over the last eight years. He didn't like reconciling with his past, he just wanted to push aside the dark memories that always seemed to find a way back into the frontline vaults of his mind.
The memories, like brilliant lights in the darkest flame, surged through Vader's mind, touching the darkness that held his partially nonexistent heart in its' iron grip, much like the way Emperor Palpatine was holding the galaxy. Echoes of the past always vibrated in the back of Vader's mind and no matter how hard he tried, he could not push the dreadful memories away.
The many sergeants and Imperials stationed on the large Super Star Destroyer, the Executor, knew that Vader brooded about much and they knew better than to interrupt the dark Lord whenever he was brooding, which was often. Gazing at the stars that glittered brightly against the black surface that was space, Vader continued to stay silent, the only sound that could be heard was his raspy breathing and the respirator that he had to use in order to survive.
Dark memories continued to surge through his mind, many of what occurred eight years ago, including the fiery claws that clawed at his heart and body that dreadful night. The bridge was hushed but Vader could automatically sense the presence of one of his captains behind him. He stayed silent as the captain came to a stop behind him. "My Lord?" the captain said.
"What is it, captain?" Vader asked in a cool harsh voice that immediately caused fear to come at Vader from the captain through the Force.
"My Lord, we have been alerted that the Rebels have somehow made a move against Omwat," the captain said.
"The Rebels are getting more stupid each day," Vader mused. "Set the course for Omwat," he added without turning his helmeted gaze from the stars that lay in front of him, his hands were clasped behind his back.
"Yes my Lord," the captain said before he quickly hurried away. Vader fell back into silence, his helmeted gaze located on the tiny specks of light that lit up the darkness in front of him. Even with everything that has occurred since the Empire rose and the Rebel Alliance was founded, Vader still found a sort of peace whenever he was in space.
Peace was one thing that Vader hardly ever felt and on those rare occasions when he feels such an emotion, he can be a bit cheerful, which was something that Emperor Palpatine frowned upon and the Imperials took as a shock. Whenever Vader was cheerful, he didn't kill many people who irritated him but his cheerfulness usually didn't last long, maybe half an hour at the most. The fact that he has been a Sith for eight years was what usually drove the brief flashes of cheerfulness from him.
Vader wasn't in a cheerful mood at this moment, he was in a somber one, one that he was more accustomed to because of what happened on Mustafar eight years ago. And with the rebels breathing down the necks of the many Imperials, that only added to the irritation that Vader always felt whenever he was somber.
Vader turned around before walking off of the bridge, the Imperials saluted as he passed by but the dark Lord ignored him as he made his way off of the bridge and toward his meditation chambers in a hope that he will rid himself of the memories that continued to plague his mind.
~*~
The one week journey from Tatooine to Alderaan went by swiftly and when Beru Lars reached the space above the planet, she felt relieved. She was worried about Luke, Luke hadn't should any signs of coming out of the coma he put himself into and it was serious to where Obi-Wan insisted that a medic accompanied her and Luke to Alderaan.
The blue planet rose up in front of her and Beru smiled slightly at the sight of the planet. When she entered the atmosphere of the planet, she almost instantly heard the comlink on the control panel of her ship beep.
"Unidentified vessel, please state your intentions and remain at altitude," the unfamiliar voice sounded over the comlink of the ship.
"Senator Bail Organa is expecting me," Beru replied into the comlink. She had contacted Bail earlier and he had readily agreed to let them stay at the palace at Aldera. Beru knew he was a bit uneasy at having Luke so close to his twin sister because of their strong Force sensitivity but Beru knew that Luke would be able to get better medical treatment on Aldera than on Tatooine and she knew that was why Bail had agreed.
"Please hold." The voice was silent for a long moment. "You may land in landing bay 532 and Senator Organa will meet you there."
"Thank you," Beru replied before she disconnected the transmission. She piloted the borrowed ship to the landing bay before landing the ship and cutting off the power. The medic glanced up as Beru made her way into the lobby of the ship, her name was Liana and she was a dark skinned woman who came from Corellia.
"Are we at Aldera?" she asked.
Beru nodded.
"Will you inform Senator Organa to send a medical transport for Luke, it would not be a good idea to carry him in his current state," Liana said.
Beru nodded before making her way out of the ship and she spotted a brown skinned man with a beard and dark hair walking toward her, an eight year old girl with dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes followed him.
"Hello, you must be Beru Lars," the man greeted her.
"Yes, hello, you must be Senator Bail Organa then," Beru replied lowering her head slightly in greeting before pushing a strand of blonde hair off of her shoulder.
"Yes, where's Luke?" Bail asked after he lowered his head in greeting.
"He's in the ship, the medic Obi-Wan insisted on coming with us said that Luke can't be moved in his current state," Beru replied.
"What happened?" There was concern in his voice.
"Owen," Beru muttered. "He has never liked Luke for some reason and he started drinking when Luke was brought to us. He injured him badly and Luke somehow fell into a coma," she added concern and worry coursing through her veins and she pushed it to the back of her mind, she couldn't let the worry inside of her control her.
Bail narrowed his eyes before he glanced over his shoulder. "Leia, will you go find Winter, she should know where Ryna is," he said. "And tell her to ask Ryna for a medical transport."
The eight year old girl that Beru figured was Luke's twin sister Leia nodded. "All right Dad," she said before she turned around and jogged away from her adopted father. Bail turned his dark gaze back to Beru.
"You are welcomed to stay here," he said.
"I know," Beru replied.
Bail narrowed his eyes as if sensing the fear that was crawling through Beru. "What's the matter?" he asked.
"The Empire, Alderaan is an Imperial planet and I don't want Luke to fall into…fall into Imperial hands," Beru replied, she deliberately left out the name 'Vader' though she could tell Bail knew exactly who she was talking about.
"I know, so long as the Imperials don't know Luke's name, he will be all right. If I have to, I will hide him whenever the Empire comes her," the Alderaanian Senator replied. "But I cannot say if you will be safe if Vader comes here."
"Obi-Wan said to tell him the truth about what happened with Owen but don't mention Luke's name," Beru replied.
Bail nodded before glancing over his shoulder as Leia, a slightly older girl, and a dark haired taller woman jogged down the strip to the landing platform. At that moment Liana walked out of the ship before making her way to join the dark haired woman. The two of them made their way into the ship with the transport before making their way out of the ship with the transport and Luke in it.
"Take him to the medical facility within the palace and see if you can get him out of the coma," Bail said.
"Yes, Senator Organa," the dark haired woman that Beru figured was Ryna said, she lowered her head before hurrying down the strip, Winter, at Beru thought it was Winter, followed her and Leia was about to follow her but Bail stopped her.
"Leia, this is your aunt, her name's Beru," he said gesturing to Beru who nodded in greeting to her niece.
"Is she your sister?" Leia asked curiously.
Bail hesitated for a split second. "Yes though we come from different fathers," he said and Beru figured it was to hide the fact that Leia was adopted into the family.
Leia turned her chocolate brown gaze and Beru was reminded of Padmé Amidala, the young woman she had met when Anakin had come to Tatooine after his mother had been kidnapped. Leia looked so much like her mother and Beru had to blink several times to stop herself from tearing up. She knew that not only did Leia look like Padmé but Luke, her twin brother, looked like Anakin.
And that was why, Beru knew, Obi-Wan had told her that Bail would hide Luke should Vader ever come to Alderaan. Vader would recognize the boy because Luke looked nearly identical to Anakin.
"Come, let's get you a good place to sleep and something to eat," Bail said and Beru nodded before she followed Bail as he led the way into the palace at Aldera.
~*~
Luke Skywalker didn't know where he was.
He only knew he somehow managed to escape the pain his uncle had inflicted upon him but he didn't know what else had happened. He gazed around, all he could see were dark gray walls and people dressed in white armor were roaming around. He narrowed his eyes before realizing that the people didn't see him.
"Hello?" he called but the people that were walking around him completely ignored him and he frowned. Why are they ignoring me? He wondered silently as he began to walk down the hallway and the people continued to ignore him.
"Hello? Can you hear me?" Luke called to a nearby person but the person ignored him and he scowled slightly at that. Why are these people ignoring me? Are they like Uncle Owen? Do they not like me for no reason? He thought as he continued to walk around.
He paused when he spotted someone, a man clad completely in black with a helmet over his head. The red tinted visor gave him a sinister appearance and Luke shuddered at the sight of this black clad man before stepping aside to allow the man past him. The man stopped suddenly before turning around and gazing directly at Luke.
That's strange, Luke thought forcing himself not to shrink away from the dark man in fear though he was sure the fear was glittering in his electric blue gaze. He figured this man may be looking at someone behind him but Luke couldn't help but wonder if there was someone behind him.
"Lord Vader?" a new voice suddenly said and Luke frowned. Vader? He had heard the name Vader before though his aunt hardly spoke of the dark man. He didn't know much about the dark man other than he was the Emperor's second in command and that was all he knew.
"Yes?" the dark helmeted man demanded turning his helmeted gaze away from Luke.
"My Lord, we are going to be entering the Naboo system before we head over to Omwat," the man in a green uniform said.
"Very well, when we drop out of hyperspace, make an immediate jump to lightspeed, understood, Admiral?" the one known as Vader replied calmly.
"Yes my Lord," the man that Luke figured was an Admiral replied saluting before walking past Luke without evening acknowledging that he was there. Luke glanced at him before narrowing his eyes slightly, still wondering why no one could see him. He glanced at himself and he noticed that he could see himself as plain as day and yet no one else could see him.
The hallway was now deserted and Luke didn't know where those other men had gone and he felt a bit uncomfortable being in the same area with the Emperor's second in command even if Vader couldn't see him. It wasn't until the sound of a harsh, raspy voice echoed down the hallway.
"What are you doing here?"
Luke turned his gaze to the dark man in front of him, his eyes widening with shock and fear. "Um, what?" he asked.
"I asked you, what are you doing here?" Vader snapped and Luke, hearing the anger in Vader's voice, took a step back, his eyes widening more with fear. Vader, as if sensing the fear in the boy's eyes, took a deep breath that sounded like a hiss through his mask.
"Who are you?" he asked finally.
"Um, I'm not really supposed to be talking to strangers," Luke admitted. "Why is it that no one else but you can see me?"
Vader tipped his helmeted head to one side. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"No one can see or hear me, I've tried talking to them but they ignore me and then they just walk past me without even seeing me there," Luke replied with a slight shrug.
Vader nodded once. "Come with me," he said. Luke frowned, not sure if he should be going with this strange man. Vader turned his helmet toward him. "I cannot harm you, come with me," he replied.
"Um, okay?" Luke said a bit uncertainly before he followed the dark man, he noticed that he was walking past other people who were looking at Vader with something close to concern and wonder in their eyes. Vader turned his helmeted gaze to them and the concern and wonder quickly dissipated to be replaced with fear and they quickly hurried on their way.
"What's going on?" Luke asked when they reached a room and Vader motioned Luke inside. He hesitantly made his way into the room and was followed by the dark man who closed the door behind him. "Why can't no one see or hear me but you?"
"Because you are nothing more than a specter of the Force," Vader replied.
"Specter of the Force? What's that?" Luke asked confused.
"It means you are a Force ghost and apparently I am the only one that can see you," the dark man replied with a slight shrug.
"Strange," Luke muttered.
"Indeed so who are you?" Vader asked.
"I'm Luke," Luke replied smiling slightly before walking around the room and putting his arm through a nearby pod like thing. He smiled bigger. "Cool," he said before walking through the pod and found himself in a circular like room.
"Get out of there!" Vader snapped angrily, his hissing voice echoed through the pod and Luke smiled again before making his way out of the pod and began floating around the room, walking in and out of walls.
"My Aunt told me some things about you," Luke commented poking his head through a nearby wall and he received a hissing sigh from Vader. "She only told me your the second in command of the Empire."
Vader nodded. "Indeed," he replied calmly. "Where are you from?"
Luke walked through the wall before making his way over to join the dark man. "Tatooine," he replied.
Vader snorted, though it sounded more like a hiss. "Who would want to live on that dustball?" he muttered.
Luke shrugged. "I really didn't have a choice, from what my aunt's told me, I was brought to her and my uncle when I was really young. I don't know who my real parents are," he admitted.
Vader nodded once though Luke noticed his mind was elsewhere. "Stay here and don't get into any kind of trouble," he ordered coolly and Luke, fear coursing through his veins, nodded once. Vader swept out of the room and Luke was left alone in the room, still thinking about how in the world he was a ghost when he knew that he was still alive.
A/n what do you think?
Blaze: this was a short chapter
Darth: it was six pages long!
Blaze: I was trying to make it longer
Darth: I can see that
Blaze: well that's the first chapter and I hope you like it
Darth: yeah, yeah, yeah
Tigerstar: meow mew meow mew meow mew meow mew
Palpypie: what?
Tigerstar: mew meow mew meow mew meow mew
Palpypie: I can't understand what you are saying
Tigerstar: MEOW! (Ignites lightsaber, slices Palpypie in half, hands lightsaber back to Vader and stalks off)
Vader: so that's what happened to it
Hades: stop sending that idiot to me!
Palpypie's Ghost: how the hell did I get killed by a cat?!
Blaze: stop cussing (makes Palpypie alive, ignites silver lightsaber, stabs Palpypie, and stalks off)
Vader: hahahahahahaha
Palpypie's Ghost: shut up Lord Vader
Vader: (makes Palpypie alive, ignites red and blue lightsabers, slice Palpypie in quarters, and stalks off)
Obi-Wan: what happened?
Tigerstar: Palpypie died three times
Obi-Wan: cool
Blaze: (laughs) please review and sorry about the long author's note, I'll update soon but it will probably be until next week