Dagobah – Later that Night
Just about everyone was asleep except for both Brian and Anakin. They sat around the fire and were talking about how Anakin became Vader. Brian was sad to hear what and why his father did what he had done, but could not change that now. Anakin saw the tears coming down his son's face, and he knew what his son was going through with everything he had lost as well.
"Son, there's nothing that can be done to change the past, but with you, your sister, Ahsoka, your mother, and Master Yoda we can stop Sidious once and for all." Anakin said to Brian.
"What about Capt. Solo and Chewie? Do you think they will help as well?" Brian asked.
"I'm not sure about Capt. Solo, but for his partner, I know he will. Wookiee's will always do the right thing in helping others. Besides, Master Yoda is known to the Wookiee homeworld so they may help as well." Anakin said to Brian.
"I hope so dad. When are you planning to contact the Executor to arrive here to pick us up?" Brian asked.
"In the morning, but I think it might be best if we met the ship in a part of space that won't bring them here. This planet suits me for some reason."
"That's because of the Dark Side of the Force is strong here. That's how Master Yoda was able to hide us here for so long. In fact, there a cave not too far from here that will test you on how strong you are in the Force. If you decide to go in, don't bring your saber in there otherwise you will fail. I was able to pass it, and it seems 'she who thinks she's better than everyone else' has as well." Brian said with a crooked smile on his face.
"You should say that about your sister since she is becoming a Jedi soon. Besides, if she's anything like me, you may want to be in the next quadrant when you say things like that about her." Anakin said with a smile on his face that was covered by his mask.
"I better get some sleep then dad. You should too. I'll see you in the morning." Brian said while going to his hut for a good night's sleep.
Anakin wanted to go to sleep, but he could not. He walked for a bit, only to find himself at the entrance to the cave that his son told him about. He was about to go in, then remembered what Brian had told him about his saber. He removed it, and placed it on the rock by the entrance to the cave before going in himself.
As he made his way through the cave, he swore he felt a presence that felt familiar to him, but could not place. He finally made his way to a part of the cave that was brightly lit, and saw a figure coming towards him! It was Sidious, and he had his lightsaber out ready to attack! Anakin did nothing to stop the attack! He saw the blade coming towards him and stood his ground for he thought this would serve him right to end his misery once and for all!
The blade went through him, only nothing happened! The figure of Sidious then fell to the ground screaming from not being able to kill Anakin! Anakin then saw another image coming towards him, and it was that of how he looked years ago! This figure only smiled at him, knowing that he had passed this, and that things would get better soon! He then left the cave to find the Force spirit of Obi-Wan there waiting for him.
"Hello Anakin. It's been too long since we've last talked like we should have." Obi-Wan said with a small smile on his face.
"Obi-Wan, I'm sorry for striking you down like I did on the Death Star. Can you forgive me?" Anakin asked.
"Anakin, I've already have forgiven you like Master Yoda has. You have to forgive yourself as well. And you will my friend." Obi-Wan told his onetime Padawan.
"What about Padme and Leia? Will they forgive me as well?"
"I know Padme has, but give her sometime though. As for Leia, I'm not sure that she's ready to accept you as her father for what you had done to her." Obi-Wan reminded Anakin.
"How is it that my son and Ahsoka are able to forgive me then?" Anakin asked.
"While Ahsoka was trained by the Jedi not to hate, Brian had inherited his mother's compassion which I'm sure you've noticed the short time you've been with him."
"I have Obi-Wan, and I would have been proud of the three of them if I had not joined Sidious on that day now." Anakin said with regret in his voice.
"As you said to Brian, now is the time to stop the Emperor once and for all. The Republic has to be restored to bring peace to the galaxy once again." Obi-Wan told Anakin with a firm, but friendly voice.
"Obi-Wan, you were always there for me no matter what. What would I do without you?"
"I don't know Anakin, but there's someone hear that would like to speak with you." Obi-Wan said before vanishing.
Anakin saw that it was Padme; hopefully she will forgive him for what he had done.
"Padme, I was hoping that we could see each other without anyone else around."
"Anakin, I have given it a lot of thought about that day, and I have forgiven you for it seems your son makes a very good point about forgiving others even if they have done something wrong." She said with tears coming down her face.
"When did Brian tell you this? He told me he was going to bed." Anakin wondered.
"I ran into him when he was going to his hut, and he told me he felt sorry for you and what you had done and that I should forgive you. He reminded me of what I was like when I was both Queen and then Senator of Naboo." She said with a small smile on her face.
"It seems to run to him as well. He would make a great Statesman if he wanted to."
"He would. I may forgive you Anakin, but I cannot not forget that day though. It still haunts me to this day."
"And I don't want you to. I want you to remind me everytime I do something wrong that would get you angry at me. I can't live without you Padme. We were meant to be together."
"I know that Anakin, we need to be together again. Just remember that it's going to take Leia time to forgive what you had done to her on the Death Star though. From what Han had told me, she still has nightmares about that day as well."
"If I had known she was my daughter, I would have done everything in my power to make sure that nothing would have happened to her. In fact, I would have helped her escape the station and taken her to the Alliance myself and given them the location of the weak spot myself."
"I know you have Anakin, so do give her some time to make her mind up on what she want's to do." Padme while touching his chestplate.
"I will Padme. You should get some sleep yourself. I'll walk you to your hut." Anakin said while holding his arm out to her.
She smiled at the gesture, and slipped her arm into his. They walked in silence not knowing what to say next. Padme broke the silence.
"Anakin, when we meet up with the Executor, will you still go through with what Master Yoda wants to do with healing you?" She asked him.
"Yes, for it will be the only way to defeat Sidious and return peace to the entire galaxy." He told her.
"I hope you're right about this Anakin. You better get some sleep yourself, you're going to need it.
"I will Padme. Now go to sleep yourself." He told her.
Anakin went into the hut that Brian, Chewie, and Master Yoda had made for him while Ahsoka and Padme had tried to brighten it up a bit with some flowers for him. He smiled behind his mask at the thought and effort that had gone into this hut for him. He carefully lowered himself onto the bed and was relieved when it did not break from the weight of his amour. As he fell to sleep, he started to have that dreadful nightmare of the day that he thought he killed his beloved Angel and the child, now children that she carried! Only this time, the dream would affect those that are Force Sensitive on the planet Dagobah!