A/N: It's Vader time! (Darth Vader's theme music plays.) I'm sorry that the chapters aren't very long. Somehow they just came out that way. But the content will make up for the shortness. And the next chapter, I promise is longer. By the way, thank you SO much you guys for reviewing. I love you soooo much! Keep it up and I promise this fast updating will continue.

Chapter Eleven

The next day, it was Lizzian's turn to stay with Luke. Japhonan knew she'd enjoy it now that the boy was talking. Luke still was very quiet. He wasn't used to talking all the time, but at least now he answered their questions. Luke still wouldn't talk to other people. The only people he spoke to were Japhonan and Lizzian. But it was a start and Japhonan was glad.

Luke was trying to communicate better with people. He could tell. And that was great that he was finally trying to do something other than sabotage parties.

Japhonan wished he was at the hospital with Lizzian and Luke, but he had a meeting at the Senate today. It was a meeting he couldn't afford to miss. He had missed a whole lot of things in the past few days in order to stay with Luke. But now that he was feeling better Japhonan felt he could leave without being worried. Plus, Lizzian was with him. Japhonan hoped this meeting wouldn't take long though.

…

Vader was on his way back to his own palace after talking with the Emperor. It had been about something minor and Vader still didn't see the point in it. He was making his way through the halls when he suddenly saw the senator that he'd met at the party a few days ago. The one who was taking care of that Force sensitive boy.

"Senator," Vader said. Senator Marthio stopped and bowed his head politely.

"Lord Vader, how may I help you?"

Vader looked around. "You don't have the boy with you this time," he observed. "What happened, did you send him back?"

Japhonan Marthio looked happy when he answered. "No. After what happened a few days ago, we thought we'd have to…"

"What happened a few days ago?" Vader asked, interested.

The Senator showed some uncomfort in answering the question. It was only natural for him to think this was unusual, but he did just the same. "He ran off and got hurt. He's in the hospital right now."

Well this was news. "He got hurt? How?"

Apparently, this was getting just a little too weird for the Senator. "Well, I'd continue this conversation, but I'm late for a meeting. Good day, Lord Vader."

Vader watched the man go. He had some nerve leaving like that and refusing to answer Vader's question. But it was all very well; Vader had other ways to get the answers he wanted. It would have been quicker and easier if the senator had just answered, but at least the other way Vader could get all the answers he needed.

He went back to his own palace and commed one of his spies.

"What is your request, Lord Vader?" the man asked obediently.

"I want you to find out as much as you can about the boy the Marthios are taking care of."

"Right away, milord."

"And another thing," Vader said, suddenly thinking of something. "I want you to get some of his DNA and analyze it. Find out who his parents are. And I want a midichlorian count."

"I will be done milord."

If the boy's parents turned out to be Jedi, then he would have to be killed. A DNA test would provide just the information he needed to know. His spy would take care of it all now. All he had to do was wait.

…

Nelis Ziatl, Vader's spy, spent the rest of his day doing research and learning exactly which hospital the boy was at. He had to arrive there while the boy was asleep and while no one else was there so he could take the DNA unnoticed.

He had to wait at midnight that night. The woman who had been sitting with the boy left for a little snack and the boy was sleeping. Nelis snuck into the room silently. He had everything he needed. It would take just a second to get a sample of the boy's DNA.

He quickly numbed a spot on the boy's arm so he wouldn't feel anything and wake up. After waiting a few seconds, he began to worked skillfully. As he already knew, it only took a second. Then, he left the room and shut the door. It was as if he had never been there.

…

Back at the lab, Nelis went to work immediately analyzing the DNA sample. It went to the computer screen to see the results.

"No way…"

The computer was still counting the midichlorians. The numbers kept getting higher and higher. It seemed like years before the computer was done. The results were shocking: Over twenty thousand. Nelis shook his head and read it again. The same numbers were there. He whistled then looked at the rest of the results.

Father: Anakin Skywalker
Mother: Padme Amidala
Age: Thirteen

"Are you kidding me!?" Nelis exclaimed.

Padme Amidala, the deceased senator of Naboo. She had been so influential on the Old Republic. Nelis wasn't aware that she had married. Especially not Anakin Skywalker! Nelis had been a young man during the Old Republic back when Anakin Skywalker had been a household name. This boy was the offspring of those two!? Who knew? Nelis never would have put those two together.

Regaining his seriousness, Nelis called Vader so he could tell him of the results.

…

It was taking so long. Vader couldn't explain his impatience but for some reason, he awaited, almost eagerly, the results that Nelis should be getting any time soon.

Suddenly his comm began to beep. Vader saw that it was Nelis and he answered it immediately.

"You have the results?" Vader asked when he answered the comm.

"Yes, Lord Vader. I've sent them to your computer. Parents and midichlorian count."

"You have done well Nelis."

"Thank you, milord."

Vader put away his comm and went directly to his computer. The test results came up. He looked at the screen and read them.

Father: Anakin Skywalker
Mother: Padme Amidala
Age: Thirteen
Midichlorian Count: 27,000

A/N: Oh yeah, cliffhanger. My specialty. Now press the button over there on the left and review. I need at least seven reviews before I update again. So you really might wanna consider dropping a comment... yup.