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Through his mask, Darth Vader read the label which had been attached to his Christmas stocking. All the excitement he'd been feeling to find it was full that morning was replaced with dread over what the message written to him said.

Anakin Skywalker

You've been a very naughty boy this year. I am not the least bit pleased that you turned to the Dark Side, killed younglings, murdered your wife and even tried to slaughter your former master (the last one, you only failed to carry out since he had the high ground).

I cannot reward such appalling behaviour, even during the season of good will. As such, it is only fitting that you receive for Christmas what you are about to find your stocking filled with, every ounce of which you deserve.

Hope you'll rethink your ways and behave much better next year!

Santa Claus

Vader's dark heart sank. He was dismayed to hear that becoming a Sith Lord has cost him getting some nice presents. After all the peace and justice he brought to his new Empire, this was how Santa rewarded him.

What had he ended up with for Christmas? Had Santa filled his stocking with coal? Vader wondered if he'd been given the worst present which only naughty people received at this time of the year. Anxious to find out, he opened the top of his stocking and peered inside.

A cry of horror, hatred and disgust escaped the Dark Lord.

His stocking wasn't filled with coal at all.

It was worse. Much worse.

His stocking was full of sand.

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Vader let out a loud wail that just like the one he'd made when he'd first put on his iconic suit. He was greatly angered to receive what was the worst thing Santa could've given him for Christmas. In all his hatred, he ignited his lightsaber. Brutally, he slashed up his stocking, spilling the sand inside all over the place.

"I'LL KILL SANTA!" Vader roared, plunging the blade of his weapon into the sand. "I'LL SLICE HIS ARMS OFF AND RIP HIS BEARD OFF! THAT'S WHAT HE GETS FOR GIVING ME SAND FOR CHRISTMAS! HOW DARE HE SEND ME A COURSE, ROUGH, IRRITATING GIFT THAT GETS EVERYWHERE!"

"That's what you get for being so naughty this year…"

The voice which has just spoken had been in a low tone as the person it belonged to watched from the corner he was hiding behind as Vader had his temper tantrum.

It was the very bearded person who was responsible for filling Vader's stocking with sand.

It wasn't Santa Claus, however - but Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Giving his former Padawan exactly what he hated for Christmas was the least that the Jedi Master felt Anakin deserved for turning to the Dark Side and becoming Darth Vader.

THE END