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Luke's eyes hardened as he glared at the dark force user in front of him. "Then release them and let's go...Father." Luke bit out.

Everyone gasped in horror and disbelief as they stared at Luke...

Luke stiffened as he felt everyone's glazes turned to him, question mixed with disbelief eyes stared at him trying to will Luke into telling them that the situation wasn't what it seemed. Leia was the first to recover from the shock.

"Luke, what are you talking about? Didn't you say that your father died and you are an orphan? How could Vader be your father?" inquired Leia as she too, stared at him, eyes pleading for him to tell her that he was mistaken. That Vader wasn't his father.

Luke, stared at the ground, unable to think of a suitable reply to all these inquiries. Before he could formulate a decent answer, Vader interrupted.

"Very well, my son. If you are finished with all this foolishness, we will now leave."

With that said, the Sith Lord turned abruptly and headed toward the ships with the stormtroopers marching behind him without a second glance to the Rebels.

As Luke cast an eye towards the ships, General Madine demanded, "So Skywalker, has this all been a ploy to expose the Rebel Bases and eliminate then one by one so the final threat to your high and mighty Empire is extinguished? Why not confess now since your betrayal is clear at this point?"

Luke's head whipped around and faced the rest of the Rebels.

"I have never betrayed the Alliance! I thought I had proved my loyalty to all of you a hundred times over. Yes, I am the son of Vader, I admit it. But that does not mean that I was working for the Empire this whole time!" protested Luke.

"How can we trust you? You are the son of one of our most hated enemies." Retorted Madine.

Luke was hurt. After his clear devotion to the cause of the Rebel Alliance, he was thrown away like a dirty old rag when his parentage is revealed. I guess I now know who my true friends and enemies are. He turned away without saying anything and walked briskly away without looking back.

Leia rushed and cut him off.

"Luke, I don't know about the rest of the Rebellion, but I still trust you. Even though are the son of Vader, you are still Luke to me, you will always be the same Luke to me." Leia suddenly hugged him and stepped back to see his reaction.

Luke was shocked and grateful.

"Thanks Leia, for believing in me. I'm sorry about everything. I'm sorry about all the pain I caused you." He glanced down. "You must believe me that I didn't know. I didn't know that Vader was my father till Bespin."

Leia suddenly understood why Luke was distant after his ordeal on Bespin. And I thought it was because of the loss of his hand. Vader must have told him. No wonder he didn't want to tell us about what happened. She hugged Luke again for support and he smiled in thanks. But then he stiffened. Wedge had walked up to where they were.

For a moment, Wedge stared at Luke as Luke looked back with apprehension. What was his maybe ex best friend going to say? Suddenly, Wedge thrusted his hand towards Luke in an offer of a handshake. Luke stared at the hand for a few seconds before he slowly extended his hand. Wedge nodded.

"Luke, I have discussed this situation with the rest of the squadron. We all feel that even though you are Vader's son, you are still our one and only Commander and friend. Nothing will ever change that. If you ever need any help, we'll quickly abandon whatever we're doing and come to your aid. You can count on that." Promised Wedge and he shaked Luke's hand.

Luke began to have tears in his eyes. "Thanks Wedge. Thank you all." He said as he drew Leia and Wedge into a final farewell hug.

Luke stepped back and nodded. It was time to go. Leia's eyes sparkled with unshed tears as Luke pulled away, nodded once, and walked away to the ship where his father was waiting.

As Luke approached the ship, he had a feeling that his life will never be the same again. He took a deep breath and walked into Vader's personal ship. As the door closed it had a note of finality to it. The ship moved, it was taking off. Luke seated himself next to a window where he could see the ice planet of Hoth receding and the Super Star Destroyer Executor was rapidly approaching.

Vader was silent all along the way. As they docked into the Super Star Destroyer, Vader spoke into his comlink.

"Admiral, set course for Coruscant. You may enter hyperspace when ready."

"Yes, Lord Vader."

Moments later as they exited the small ship, they felt the expected surge as the Executor went into hyperspace.

The Dark Lord turned to Luke, "I will show you your quarters now." And then he turned away walking off into one of the many corridors. Luke hurried to follow him.

Moments later, they arrived at a grey door. With a wave from Vader, the door opened revealing expensive furniture all grey or black.

"You may freshen up if you wish. Meals will be delivered to you when you order them in this comlink" as he held up a silver comlink. "You are expected to behave on this trip. Any disobedience will not be tolerated. Do not disturb me unless it is important. Any questions?"

"No"

"Good" as Luke's father turned and walked away.

What mess am I getting into?

AN: Well, another chapter finished. What will be Luke's fate? What will the Rebel Alliance do now? All will be answered in future chapters. Thanks for the reviews for last chapter.

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