Star Destroyer Devastator:
Vader landed his damaged Tie Fighter on the Devastator without incident.
He immediately headed for his Office in anger.
Upon entering, He headed for the Office Refrigerator and pulled out a large bottle whiskey that he kept for meetings. He normally didn't drink but today was an exception.
He headed, to the couch in his outer office with grief at the thought of what he had done.
He had tortured his own daughter, His Leia he had tortured.
Vader looked at the mirror on the wall and raised his hand and within moments it broke.
He punched the Caf table that stood right before him with his mechanical hand before opening his drink and beginning to drink.
He drank relentlessly in anger and in shame.
He had lost so much over the years. He had lost two children sixteen years before, all because of Padme being misguided by Kenobi.
Yavin: IV
Luke, Meanwhile walked down an aisle that was full of Alliance troops and staff with, Han Solo and Chewbacca at his side. He had no idea that his father was currently intoxicated in anger and shame over all that he had done. He did know that he currently resented his father for what he had become. He felt burdened with the fear of turning into a clone of his father.
He arrived at the Alter and, standing right before him was Leia in a beautiful white ceremonial gown. She had her hair braided beautifully and she held the first medal that was placed on his neck. She then presented Han and Chewie with their medals and then had the three of them stand before the Members of the Alliance as they were cheered on as heros.
After the celebration, There was a reception that was held for all of the heros.
Luke used the time to talk to Ben.
He found himself alone with the Jedi Master at a certain point and spoke, "Who was my Mother Master? I mean I know nothing about her besides the fact that she was a Senator."
Ben frowned as he thought about how he had let Padme down sixteen years before and had failed to save her.
"Padme Amidala was your Mother Luke."
Luke looked at the Jedi Master in shock, "The Legendary Amidala of Naboo was the wife of my father?"
Obi-Wan nodded as Luke spoke, "I heard that she was pregnant when she died. What happened to her?"
Obi-Wan frowned, The truth couldn't be told to this boy who had already been hurt by learning what he had learned the day before.
"She died in childbirth Luke. We made it look like you and Leia died with her for your safety," stated Obi-Wan grimly.
Luke frowned, "So I killed her," said Luke as he hung his head in shame.
Obi-Wan smacked Luke in response, "Don't ever say that. In her dying moments she felt joy at the sight of you and your sister."
"How did you get me?"
Obi-Wan frowned, hating to have to lie a second time.
"With her dying words she asked me to raise you since I was so close to her and your father. I knew them both from when they were younger than you are now."
Luke nodded, "Thank you For telling Me the truth Master."
Obi-Wan gave Luke a sad smile in response.
Star Destroyer Devastator:
Vader laid in his office, passed out on the floor.
Throughout his office, bottle after bottle of wine, Ale, and, Whiskey laid broken, empty or spilling. The Dark Lord rarely drank but after all that he had done to his daughter he had found little else to do to escape the pain. Not even dueling several training droids helped him. Currently, He slept in his drunken state and visions of what he had done to his daughter began to haunt him.
How could he have?
The next morning, Captain Piett watched nervously as Vader approached him on the bridge, "Are we on our way to Yavin?"
"Yes My Lord but I suspect that they are already evacuating."
"Of course they are. It doesn't matter. I knew that they would be out. I will find them again."
Piett nodded in silence.
Vader frowned, "Has the Emperor contacted us yet?"
Piett nodded as Vader left him and headed for his personal communication room.
He watched as an image of the Emperor appeared right before him.
"What is thy bidding my Master?"
"What happened to my Death Star Lord Vader?"
Vader frowned, "The Pilot was Force sensitive. Before I could get to him He destroyed it.
I pursued him for revenge but he got out of range far to quickly while some Corellian got on my tail. I had to shake him and by the time that I was done, the rebel was gone"
"So you know nothing about the pilot?"
"I will know soon," stated Vader.
Palpatine nodded in silence, "Very well Vader. Do what you have to do to the Rebel Base if they haven't escaped yet. Then report to the Executor. The time to launch it will be soon."
Vader nodded as the transmission ended.
Vader then turned and left the room and headed towards the bridge.
Piett looked at him with a frown, "We are almost there sir. As expected they are gone."
Vader nodded, "Finding them will take time. I need some time alone in my office to make plans on how I am going to do this. I have to make some calls. Send a detachment down to the surface to investigate once we arrive."
"As you wish my Lord."
Vader then activated his Transmitter and within moments an image of a muscular man with long brown hair appeared before him.
"Hello Uncle D," stated Wrenga Jixton.
Vader smiled, "Jix I have job for you."
"What are your orders Uncle D?"
"Just toss your current assignment aside. I want you to find smugglers or traders. Anyone who sells directly to the Alliance that is in the underworld."
"You've got it Uncle D. It may take time. I have to gain their trust."
"Then do it."
Jix nodded with a smile.
"Contact me when it is done."
"You've got it Uncle D."
Vader smiled as the transmission ended. If all went as he had planned, He would find Luke sometime soon. It would just take time.
Executor: Three days Later:
Vader arrived onboard the now complete Executor with, Firmus Piett three days later.
The Ship had taken sixteen years to complete and, was now complete although the ship had been his primary living place for at least thirteen years.
After parting with Piett, he headed towards his chambers and, entered them without a word.
He watched as his Angel approached him.
Padme Amidala looked at her husband as he walked into the room.
For sixteen years she had been with him under lock and key. She doubted that even the Emperor knew of her survival. Obi-Wan and Bail had expected her to be dead by now. Her husband had taken her just hours after the birth of the twins and since then she had had no chance to escape from him.
At the age of forty three, Her physical appearance was far younger than that of her thirty eight year old husband. While her husband had grey hair, She had none. Vader had gotten his first grey hairs by the age of thirty and Padme still had none
Perhaps, The years of having nothing to do but what her husband desired had helped and the fact that she didn't carry the darkness in her soul that Anakin carried. She never resisted him, She tried to obey him as much as possible even though she tended to argue with him about their children.
Vader smiled as, she approached him.
"I was so worried about you when I heard about the Death Star being destroyed."
Vader nodded, "I was in my Tie Fighter, when it happened."
Padme nodded, "If you had been killed, I dread what would have happened to Vima."
Vader nodded, Vima, His eight year old daughter. Around seven years to the day that he had taken his wife from Polis Massa, they had learned that she was pregnant.
Padme had given birth to a girl whom she had named Vima, Vader never had known his history that well. He had no idea that he had agreed to name his daughter after the legendary Jedi Knight, Vima Sunrider and still, he had no idea. Padme had not wanted to have any more children with Anakin for the fear of bearing a Sith Lord. However for whatever reasons, her Birth Control had failed. She however, had taken a lot of joy in raising Vima herself. It had given her some comfort in her sixteen years as her husband's prisoner. Vima didn't even realize just how imprisoned they were. Although Vima was starting to realize just how evil her father was. Something that brought Padme to tears at times.
Vader was silent for a moment, He then spoke, "I saw Leia. I should have guessed that she was with Organa all of this time."
Padme looked at her husband in shock.
"How did you find out?"
"She was going to be executed and, she told me who her mother was. It saved her life. Or at least I was going to bring her here. Things didn't go as planned."
"Oh Anakin please don't tell me that she was on that thing when it blew," said Padme in horror.
Vader shook his head and, pointed to a large bruise that was on the right side of his head.
"No she wasn't. Kenobi arrived with Luke. I fought with the old man while, Luke lead one of the most impressive Rescue missions that I have ever seen."
"What do you mean?" asked Padme.
"He rescued her with only a smuggler and a Wookiee to assist him. Then, as I was about to kill the old man he came and kicked me in the head and gave me this. A few hours later, he also destroyed the Death Star before I could."
Padme looked at her husband in shock, "Luke did all of that? What do you mean by before you destroyed it?"
"Our children were going to be within the Rebel Base. I disabled the weapons array and then made a plan to put the blame on the Rebels by destroying the dam thing myself. Luke beat me to it while his smuggler friend attacked me."
Padme smiled, "He must be his father's son."
Vader nodded as he spoke, "I am hoping that they will join us."
"So that you can turn them into Sith Lords? Just as you intend to do to our Vima?"
Vader nodded as Padme spoke, "I am tired of this. You need to change and put this darkness to the side."
Vader smirked, "Or what? You will leave me? You can't leave me. I doubt that Vima will agree to assist you in betraying me. Look at the collar that is welded around your neck."
Padme frowned as she thought of what her husband had done to her.
Not long after he had captured her, He had welded a collar onto her neck permanently. The Collar was one that was used for slaves or dangerous pets. It could only be cut off and it had a tracker inside of it and it was also connected to a containment field that would stun her if she tried to escape. It was the main thing that kept her at Vader's side.
Padme glared at her husband and spoke,"Vima is in a position that no child should ever be in. She is being forced to choose between her parents."
Vader in response gripped his wife with both of his arms as his eyes blazed yellow, "Even if you got away I would find you. You are mine, You need to know your place."
Padme stood her ground, "Go ahead and threaten me."
"You belong to me. What is it going to take to teach you your place?"
"Daddy what are you doing?"
At that moment, Vader turned to see his Blond hair and brown eyed, daughter looking at him in tears.
Vima Skywalker was the perfect combination of her parents. She had her father's blond hair and her mother's dark eyes. She also had half of each parent's personality. Vader noticed the look of horror on her face.
"Hello Vima..."
Vader's words trailed off as Vima ran towards her bedroom.
Padme looked at him, "I can't escape. You made sure of it. I can't even get through these doors because of how you have them encrypted. I can't break the code. You're right I have no freedom. I am going to die like this."
Vader was silent as, his wife left him. He felt shame over what his daughter had just witnessed. At least she hadn't seen him, a few days before when he had been in his drunken state from all that he had done to Leia. He frowned, Permanently placing a Collar on Padme had been fairly difficult for him but after catching her trying to escape he decided that it had to be done. For a month she hadn't even talked to him but being alone had broken her. Or so he had thought.
Padme entered, her Daughter's bedroom in silence. She noticed Vima sitting on the bed in tears, "Mom I love you and I love daddy too."
Padme took her daughter in her arms and spoke, "No matter what he has done to me I will always love him too."
"Why have you been a prisoner for sixteen years?"
Padme frowned, "I think it is because of him being afraid of losing me. I only hope that we can be free someday and that we can be a normal family."
Vima then spoke, "Why am I not a prisoner Mom? Why don't I have a collar like you?"
Padme frowned, "Because you are just a little girl."
"I heard you say something right as I came into the room about me being forced to choose between my parents."
Padme shook her head, "I am not going to tell you which of us to choose. I am going to let you make your own decision Vima."
Vima smiled, "Do you think Daddy will still love me if I choose you?"
"If you chose to listen to Daddy I would still always love you."
"But he wants me to be a Sith doesn't he?"
Padme nodded, "I think he does."
"I don't want to be a Sith."
Padme nodded in silence as Vima hugged her.
"Mom do you trust me?"
Padme nodded, "Of course I do."
"I am going to find a way to disable your collar. I can do it. I know a lot about electronics."
Padme frowned, "Even if you did disable it, We would have to find a way to remove it."
"I know how we can remove it."
"How?"
"By getting ahold of one of Dad's lightsabers."
"How are you going to do that?"
"I have a plan."
Padme nodded, not wanting to discourage her young daughter. She immediately kissed her and spoke, "How about we go swimming? Just you and me?"
Vima smiled eagerly in response.
Padme then headed for her bedroom to change into her swimsuit.
Just after dressing, she felt Vader's hand on her. At that moment he hugged her.
"You smell wonderful right now. I have missed you so much."
Padme nodded, "It has been a week and a half and I have been fairly lonely here too. Even Vima missed you," stated Padme.
Although she was a prisoner, she did miss her husband when he was gone for extended periods of time. Sometimes her and Vima would be sent to Bast or to whatever Star Destroyer he was on. She actually did prefer to be on the Executor though.
Vader smiled at her and kissed her as he ran his hand down her exposed back.
Padme then wordlessly left the bedroom and led Vima towards their swimming pool.
Vima looked at her mother as they got into the pool together.
The two of them swam together for a time and enjoyed the water and splashed one another and played together.
An hour later, Padme and Vima headed into the dinning room to eat. Vima left to change as Vader spoke, "You could have told me that you had given Luke to Kenobi."
Padme shook her head, "Why? So that you could find him?"
"Do you want Luke to have a marriage someday where his wife has a collar welded to her neck?" asked Padme as she put a hand on the collar.
Vader was silent as Padme spoke, "I am tired of this. I have been imprisoned by you for sixteen years of my life."
"If only you would join me and then we could rule the Galaxy."
"I would rather die or be your prisoner for life."
"How much longer before you join me?"
"Now that the twins are fighting against you, never!" stated Padme as she sat down.
Vader glared at his wife and, moved forward and spoke, "You will join me Padme."
"Not in a thousand years."
Vader was silent in response.
At that moment, Vima entered the room and sat down. Vader smiled, "How have your studies been going Vima?"
"Really good Dad. I really like science and I have your skills in mechanics."
"You don't do mechanics in school for some time right?"
"No but I am practicing."
Vader nodded, little did he know what his eight year old daughter was really up to.
"Have you seen the science equipment that she is using Angel?"
Padme shook her head, "She said that she has a surprise for me and she hasn't let me anywhere near the lab in days."
Vader nodded as he continued to eat.
After eating dinner, Vader and Padme took Vima and the family watched a Holo comedy together. After a few hours, the Couple sent Vima to bed and headed to their bedroom.
Vader didn't notice Vima disobey and head for her science lab. He had no idea on what she was up to. What she as doing was going to show which parent she was truly loyal to. She was making a very difficult choice but after seeing how her father had treated her mother time and time again her choice had been made. Her loyalty was to her mother and further more she was a Skywalker.
Ok I know a lot of you have wondered if Padme was dead or alive and I know a lot of you have thought that she was dead. I like to write with twists. How many of you were surprised by this chapter? I am only curious. Thank you for reading and reviewing.
-Fallen Jedi 79
