An Imperial Shuttle descended upon Cloud City. Within the shuttle, Stood Darth Vader who looked out the viewports in eager anticipation as he prepared to claim his Angel and his Vima.

Vader stood within his Shuttle in silence as the shuttle landed in Cloud City.

"Is Calrissian waiting for us?" asked Vader.

"Yes My Lord, he's right outside as you have requested," replied a young Officer.

Vader nodded in silence as he reached out in the Force, Yes his Vima was here but he also sensed two other Force presences. He reached out to the presences and gasped in shock, His Luke and his Leia, they were both here with Vima and Padme.

Things were going to be much easier than he expected.


A short time later, Vader walked down the boarding ramp and looked ahead of him to see Lando Calrissian standing right before him.

"Welcome to Cloud City Lord Vader, I am Lando Calrissian, the Baron Administrator of this facility. What can I do..."

Lando's words trailed off as Vader raised his hand. Within moments, his throat began to constrict.

"If you value your life as well as the lives of the people in this city, you will cooperate with me. Do you understand?"

Lando nodded as Vader spoke, "I know of your illegal activities on this planet, however I will look the other way on the condition that you allow me to take what is mine."

Lando nodded as Vader spoke, "There is a woman here with dark hair and brown eyes who lives as a smuggler. She has a child named Vima. That woman is my wife and she stole Vima from me. Give me my wife and Child as well as my older Son and Daughter and I will forget that I was here."

Lando nodded, "As you wish Lord Vader, Listen I was just about to take them to a Dinning room that is prepared just for them. You can meet them there if you want."

Vader nodded with a smile as he walked by the now horrified businessman.

How can I hand Padme and Vima over to him? I told them that I would keep them safe when they first came here, thought Lando in shame.

Lando frowned, The lives of the people of the city also depended on him. What choice would he have to make?

He immediately hurried past Vader and towards Padme's Apartment.

Padme watched as Lando entered the room, he was acting as though everything was fine but she knew better. She spoke, "I already know that Vader is here Lando. Did he talk to you?"

Lando frowned as Luke spoke, "What did he say?"

Lando then spoke, "Is he really your Husband Padme?"

Padme nodded, "We have been married for over twenty years, Our marriage at one point was a happy one. However, he isn't the man that he used to be."

Lando nodded, "He is threatening the lives of the people of the city as well as shutting us down if I don't hand you over."

"He won't keep his word. The best thing to do Lando is to leave with us and to evacuate the city before he takes over."

Lando nodded as Luke kissed his mother's cheek. He then removed his dark robe and handed it to Vima before turning to Han, "The lives of my Mother and the lives of Mara and my Sisters are now in your hands, Get them out of here."

Mara meanwhile was watching Luke in tears of horror as Padme spoke, "No, I am not leaving you."

Luke frowned as Padme spoke, "We'll get out of here together."

"He is waiting in the banquet room."

"Good, then we will use that time to run," stated Padme as she strapped on her two blasters. Luke nodded and took his robe from Vima.

He then turned and motioned for everyone to follow him.

Within moments, The group ran out of the Apartment with R2 following.

"Where is 3PO?" asked Padme.

Leia looked at her mother in shock, "You know 3PO?"

Padme smiled, "Of course your Father built him."

Leia looked at her mother in shock, "It sounds like there is a lot that I don't know. He is on the ship we had him take our shopping bags back."

Padme nodded in silence as she ran down the Hallway.

As they ran, They approached a computer Terminal and Luke looked at R2 and spoke, "Access the security systems R2."

Within moments, Lando took a small handheld device and spoke, "Attention! this is Lando Calrissian.

Attention! The Empire is taking control of the City and I advise everyone to leave before more Imperial troops arrive."

Lando then put the device down and spoke, "Follow me."

Within moments, The group began to run through the City as Refugees began to run through the hallways and towards refugee transports.

Padme looked at her Eleven year old daughter and spoke, "Vima is he coming yet?"

"No I can't sense him."

Padme continued to run in response.


Vader emerged from the Banquet room in rage as he sensed his family fleeing from him. In anger, he ran through the Hallways as he began to pursue his family after hearing Calrissian's evacuation order.

Calrissian will pay for this, thought Vader in anger.

Panicking citizens moved out of his way out of fear of incurring his wrath.

Vader was determined, He was determined to prevent his family from escaping.


Padme looked at Lando with a frown, "The door is locked."

Lando frowned, "Have your droid access the door for me Luke."

Luke nodded, "Get us out of here R2."

R2 immediately accessed the nearby Door terminal with a few beeps in response

Vima then spoke, "He's close Luke."

Luke nodded, "I know it, I can feel him."

At that moment, The door opened and everyone immediately ran towards the Falcon as R2 followed them.

At the same time, Luke noticed that the Falcon was in the process of being refueled.

Luke frowned, "How long will that take?"

"At least five minutes," stated Lando.

Luke nodded as he looked back at the doorway to the landing platform. It had been closed but he could see a Red lightsaber pointing out of it, Vader was cutting his way through. Luke immediately removed his black robe and turned towards Vima and handed it to her.

He then looked at his Mother and spoke, "Get everyone onboard, I'll hold him off until the Ship has lifted off and then I will jump onboard."

Padme nodded as Luke activated his green lightsaber and turned towards his Father who had just emerged from the cut away doorway.

Luke used the Force and Force flipped across the platform and crossed blades with his father.

Vader was instantly forced to back peddle away from his son and his series of attacks.

Luke made sure that each strike towards his father counted as his father blocked his attacks.

As Luke made a strike towards his father's head, Vader blocked the strike and spoke, "You are very foolish son to fight me alone, There is no way that you can defeat me."

At the same time, Vader sensed a Force presence behind him and, Turned to see Leia with her blue lightsaber.

He immediately crossed blades with her as she made a slice towards his legs Vader in response blocked the slice and held up his left hand and sent a stream of Force lightning towards her.

Leia fell back in agony as the lightning burned throughout her body.

She felt two arms wrap around her and, looked to see her mother looking at her.

"Come on Luke will hold him."

Leia nodded as her mother dragged her towards the Falcon.

Luke and Vader fought together as Vader found himself highly impressed with his son's skills.

He doubted that even the Emperor would be able to stand up to the boy.

He spoke pridefully, "Obi-Wan has taught you well, You have control of your fear."

Luke continued to fight his father as he spoke, "I have yet to find it in my heart to forgive you for what you did to Leia and to my mother. What kind of monster makes his own wife wear a slave collar?"

Vader was silent as his son made a strike towards his neck.

Luke then continued to attack his father as he delivered a strike that hit his father's right leg.

Vader ignored the pain from the injury as he attacked his son in anger. He attacked Luke relentlessly before bringing his lightsaber into Luke's right wrist.

Luke screamed in agony as he fell to his knees cradling his injured arm.

Vader at the same time, looked down at his son in near shock, His son's hand? How could he have done such a thing?

At the same time, Vader heard a scream, "Luke!"

He looked to see Luke's lightsaber flying into the hand of a redheaded teenage girl as she charged towards him.

Mara Jade? Luke is the one that picked her up on Tattooine? What is going on? Thought Vader.

He had no time to think as Mara charged towards him and attacked.

Luke did his best to stand up as he felt two arms take him, "Come on Kid."

"Han, Mara is fighting him."

"We'll take care of her. Come on!"

With that, Han picked Luke up and carried him onboard the Falcon.

Vader fought Mara in rage as he realized that Luke had just been taken onboard the Falcon because of her.

He attacked her and released a kick upon her chest and soon had her laying on the landing Platform as he approached her.

He then positioned his lightsaber right at her throat.

"Jade! You should not have come back. You are going to pay with your life."

Mara looked up at the Dark Lord in fear as she realized that her life was about to end.

Before Vader could deliver the fatal blow, He felt a hard push and went flying backwards.

Vima Skywalker ran to Mara's side after releasing the Force push upon her father and spoke, "Come on, we've got to get out of here."

Mara immediately picked up Luke's Lightsaber and ran with the younger girl as they approached the Millennium Falcon with Vader right behind them.

As they approached, Chewbacca came forward with a large Durasteel Crate that he immediately threw at Vader as the two girls ran up the ramp.

Vader had just enough time to use the Force to block it as the Falcon lifted off!

Vader looked up into the skies of Bespin in rage as he helplessly watched his wife and three children escape onboard the Millennium Falcon.

Wordlessly, he stormed towards his shuttle.


Millennium Falcon:

Han assisted Luke in getting his injured arm covered as Mara entered the room.

Han then spoke, "Stay with him, I'm gonna get us out of here."

Mara nodded as she looked at Luke passionately.

Luke looked at Mara with a frown as she approached him, "You shouldn't have done that, He could have killed you."

Mara shook her head as she spoke, "I-I don't know how to say this Luke but you saved my life and I know that we have only known one another for like two days but I am falling for you, Just consider us even."

With that, Mara moved forward without another word and firmly kissed Luke on the lips. Luke in response, wrapped his good arm around her as they separated before moving forward and kissing her a second time.

At that moment, Padme entered the room and looked at her son in tears just after he had separated from Mara. She took her injured son in her arms and spoke, "How could he have done this? He cut off my son's hand," said Padme in tears as she kissed Luke's forehead.

She then spoke, "Tell me what happened."

Luke frowned, "I managed to make a strike on his leg and I don't know what happened, He was just angry at me after that and, he just attacked and I was unable to hold him back and that is when it happened."

Padme nodded as she kissed her son's forehead, "I am so sorry son, he wasn't always so evil."

Luke nodded, "Why did he turn to the Dark Side in the first place?"

Padme frowned, "I'll tell you what, When we arrive at the Alliance base and get you into the Medical ward and get you fixed up, I will come and tell you the story then."

Luke nodded in silence.

At the same time, The ship shook and, Padme spoke, "I'll be right back."

Luke nodded as Mara hugged him.

Padme entered the Cockpit of the Falcon and, saw Han and Chewie piloting the ship as Han spoke, "We have some fighters on our tails if you know how to operate those guns get to one of them."

Padme nodded as Lando followed her.

She headed for the upper turret as Lando headed for the lower turret. She quickly picked up her headset and spoke, "Are you in Lando?"

"Yeah I am locking onto one of them."

"Good, I am onto one right now."

Padme and Lando then, destroyed two Tie fighters simultaneously before moving for the other two that were on the tail of the Falcon.

Han then spoke, "Get ready for Lightspeed, we're making the jump!"


Moments later, The Falcon shook as it made the jump into Hyperspace.

Han then stood up and, looked at Chewie, "Take over, I'm gonna go check on the kid. Take us out of lightspeed in a few minutes and then make the jump towards Hoth."

"Alright Cub, I will make sure that we are a distance away first," roared Chewbacca.

Han nodded as he left the cockpit.

Han entered his Crew quarters, To see Luke laying in his bed in agony with a sweaty face.

He looked at Padme who was looking through the Medical kit and spoke, "Did you find anything to sedate him with?"

Padme nodded, "I am going to sedate him until we arrive on Hoth."

Han nodded as he noticed Mara, who was still firmly at Luke's side.

Padme motioned for Mara to hold Luke's arm as she moved forward and, injected his arm with the drug that she had found in the Med Kit.

Within moments, Luke closed his eyes.

At that moment, Han felt Two arms wrapping around him and he eagerly hugged Leia and kissed her.

Padme who was watching Leia and Han spoke, "So are you two a couple?"

Leia nodded as Han spoke, "It actually started last night. I mean, I asked Luke for permission to start a full on relationship with her last night since he is her brother, I thought it was appropriate."

Padme nodded and spoke, "Who all knows that you and Luke are twins Leia?"

Leia frowned, "Just everyone on this ship along with Old Ben and General Dodonna."

Padme nodded in silence, "Does he know the full truth?"

"That is something that you will have to ask Luke or Ben once we arrive."

Padme nodded, "I can't wait to see Obi-Wan again, How I have missed him."

Leia frowned, "I-I don't know how to explain this but Master Kenobi is a dying man."

Padme frowned, "What do you mean?"

"He has an incurable cancer that will eventually kill him," stated Leia grimly.

Padme looked at her daughter in horror, "Oh no. Not Obi-Wan."

Leia nodded as Padme looked back at her injured son.

How could Anakin have done such a thing? Their son, Her baby. His hand cruelly cut off in a horrible fight by his own father. How could Anakin have done such a thing to his own son? What would possess him to hurt his own son?

Leia then spoke, "Mom why did Obi-Wan lie to us?"

Padme frowned, "What do you mean?"

"He told us that you died in childbirth and he never told us that you were father's prisoner. Why is that?"

Padme frowned, "I think it was probably to protect you from the truth."

"That you were alive?"

Padme shook her head, "No, I think that he most likely believed me to be dead. I thought I was going to die nineteen years ago and so did he. He probably thought that it would be better for you to believe me to have died during your birth rather than believing me to have died at your father's hand. I mean, if that is what he believed for the last nineteen years there is no way that he could have shared that with you."

Leia nodded in silence.


Executor:

Vader boarded the Executor with shame and grief flooding through him. He had tortured Leia, now he had cut off his own son's hand. How could he have done such horrible things to his own children? What was he thinking? As he headed towards his quarters, Piett spoke, "Fett is here my Lord, He wishes to know what your orders are. He arrived late because he was in the middle of a job."

Vader nodded, "Tell him that I want him to find out what he can about the location of the Rebel Base. He will be well paid if he succeeds in finding it."

"As you wish my Lord."

Vader then spoke, "You have the Bridge Admiral."

"What of Cloud City My Lord?"

"I don't really care. Do what you want with the City."

Piett frowned, "As you wish My Lord."

Vader then entered his quarters and opened up his refrigerator and pulled out a bottle of Corellian Ale and instantly, He opened it and began to drink away In shame and in grief. How could he have maimed his own son? What had possessed him to hurt his own son?

He frowned, Maybe he should have listened to Piett instead of rushing into things like he had. Maybe what he needed to do was reconcile with his family. Was that even possible at this point?

Vader didn't know anymore. All he knew was that all he had done nineteen years before had been for nothing.

The moment that he had betrayed Master Windu and, had pledged his allegiance to Darth Sidious had in nineteen years taken everything that was ever dear to him. He had lost nineteen years with Luke and Leia as well as three years with Vima. His sweet Vima had turned on him. Vima had decided that her loyalty was to her mother and not to him. Perhaps what she had done had been the right thing. Perhaps he should have changed his ways right then.

At this point was there any going back? Would Padme ever forgive him for keeping her like a slave for sixteen years or for torturing Leia or for maiming Luke?

Vader let his thoughts trail away as he emptied his first bottle of ale before pulling out a large jug of vodka. He drank throughout the night in shame as he tried to escape from the reality of all that he had done. In the past three years, He had had more alcohol than he had ever had in his entire life. Ever since Padme had left him, he had just found himself drinking almost every night and on some nights he would just pass out from intoxication. This night would be one of those nights.


Alright that is it for now. Thank you for reading and reviewing. The Next Chapter will be up soon. I hope that you enjoyed this chapter. I

-Fallen Jedi 79