The Empire had not heard from Anakin. After several hours of waiting, Darth Sidious, with some of his clonetroopers, went to Mustafar to find him. He was nowhere in sight. "Where could he be," he yelled out to the empty space, "I need Darth Vader!"

"There are no signs of life on the surfaces," said one of the clonetroopers, "but there seems to be some sort of deceased organism under the lava. The others will attempt to recover it."

Some time later, the clonetroopers recovered dead Anakin and his lost limbs. "Nooooooooooo," Darth Sidious yelled, "this can't happen! I will avenge Darth Vader's death, no matter what the price! I will discover who killed him! I wonder if it was a Jedi…"