Amnesia Chapter 25, a star wars fanfic

Chapter 25: The Usurper

Note: I await your reviews that encourage me to continue writing dear ones. P.S: It is the last chapter in which we will see Engel pretending to be Darth Sidious. The entire chapter is based on the memories of Vader/Anakin, Engel and the rest of the galaxy about the latest events with the "Palpatine change".

When the doors to the throne room opened they revealed the dark figure entering imposingly.

"Master," said Vader, kneeling before the throne, however he could sense something strange in his master, he felt different…

Engel could not contain his emotion and, unable to contain his actions, he let out a happy and affable smile and stood up from the throne, approaching Anakin.

"There Anakin! "Anakin!" Engel said with a smile, opening his arms and hugging Vader by the shoulders. "You don't know how much he wanted to hug you… to tell you that I've missed you a lot, a lot!" Engel let out a cheerful laugh.

Vader had been stupefied by the attitude of his master. "Why so much kindness?" He asked curiously.

Engel gave a naive smile, pretending that nothing was happening, "Well… lately I haven't behaved at all well with you. Starting today I want to make amends for all the damage I have caused, to you and to the entire galaxy. After all, it is never too late to change."

Vader didn't know what to say, but now that he really knew what Sidious was like, deceitful and manipulative, he no longer trusted him. What game are you playing Master? Vader wondered.

Engel at that moment remembered the day when he and Anakin were on their way to his village to see the Twi'lek Fortune Teller.

"Do you feel much better Anakin?" Engel asked with a smile.

"Yes Engel... when I was a child, I once had a dream..." Anakin said, slowly remembering his childhood.

"What was that dream about?" Engel asked curiously.

"I dreamed that one day I would become a great Jedi, and free all the slaves," Anakin said with a smile behind his helmet.

Engel beamed a beautiful smile "Actually Anakin, if there is anything you can do for me. Will you kindly…" Engel whispered in Anakin's ear.

"Master, be serious!" Vader said a little surprised.

"Please start preparations when everything is ready," Engel said with a smile, making sure to cover his blue eyes with the hood.

But that seemed very strange to Vader, Sidious once told him in one of his Sith lessons, remembering his words well, he didn't agree but… he couldn't do anything about it. "

"The Sith Empires have always been built on the backs of slaves, to continue this tradition it will take millions," Sidious told Vader.

At this Vader started to think something didn't add up here Wait, why are you acting so strange? What did he ignore!? Vader wondered in his thoughts.

Current time…

After Engel's speech to the entire galaxy, most citizens and monarchs remembered the last months in which "Palpatine" had been benevolent, warm and full of vitality with all of them.

On the planet of Ryloth the ships of the empire arrived, several citizens were ready to defend themselves in the event of an attack.

The ships landed and the soldiers did not come out with rifles or any type of weapon. They came down from the ships with a large number of chests and baskets full of food and clothing.

"We come in peace, please come here" The governor asked as the citizens approached, distrust was evident in their eyes, however they were also stupefied, why would the empire grant them all these supplies? A trap? A trick to kill them all perhaps?

"What's going on? What are all these boxes?" An older Twi'lek elder asked.

"There are clothes and valuable gifts in the boxes and food in the baskets, all abundant, the needs will be taken care of by me," explained the governor. "Take all you want"

A suspicious male Twi'lek asked, "Is Emperor Palpatine aware of this? Did he agree?

"Ask him yourself in person," the governor said with a smile and Engel appeared with the black robe and hood that covered his face.

"They were my orders," said Engel with a smile and a kind voice. "They are gifts from me. Hope you like"

A green-skinned Twi'lek stepped away from the group, as she did not wish to see her people being manipulated by the empire.

Engel could sense the doubt in the Twi'lek, it was obvious that they were afraid of him. However, a girl, walking away from her mother, curiously approached one of the boxes. Her mother tried to pull her away from her but Engel intervened.

"Don't be afraid, there is nothing to fear. Come on, cheer up, open the boxes," Engel said, indicating the little girl to open one of them.

When the little girl gained confidence, she approached and opened the box. Seeing the girl's happy smile, the other Twi'leks approached with curiosity.

Engel with a smile used force to open the boxes, the Twi'lek did not hesitate to dazzle happy smiles on their faces.

Engel grabbed a basket of food and gave it to a family of five. "This is for you," he said with a kind smile.

Then he grabs some toys from the boxes for the little ones "and this is for you little ones."

"Thank you very much, sir," said the Twi'lek boy as he grabbed the ball and his sister grabbed the beautiful doll that had clothing and shoe accessories.

Engel grabbed a beautiful dress and saw a young Twi'lek girl in her rags looking out from the crowd and approached her. "This is for you miss, that color suits you."

The young Twi'lek thanked her with a kind smile and bowed slightly.

Then Engel saw her in the distance, a Twi'lek with green skin covered by a hood who was away from the public eye along with her son, a hybrid between Twi'lek and human.

Engel grabbed a beautiful piece of jewelry accompanied by an ornate blanket and a toy for the little boy. "Miss, come here, this is for you and your son," Engel said with a kind smile.

"Why do you give us things, Emperor?" The mysterious green-skinned Twi'lek asked.

"I've been in a better mood these past few days," Engel confessed in a kind voice.

"How nice that he suddenly turned into an angel. "I didn't know that the devil dressed as an old man could change one day," the Twi'lek confessed without cowardice.

The guards were waiting for the Emperor's orders to proceed but Engel did not raise an order against her, with a smile she approached her.

The Twi'lek hugged her son protectively but about to point the blaster, Engel spoke sweetly to her. "I know you have your reasons to think badly of me and with good reason." Engel carefully put the blanket on the woman's shoulders and gave her son the toy he had offered. "It is never too late to make amends." path. I want to reconcile with all of you, and for us to live in peace again…enough fighting."

The Twi'lek was surprised to see the Emperor's eyes. She did not see those yellow eyes but rather warm blue eyes.

"From now on I will ensure the protection of all of you and make sure that you do not lack anything," said Engel with a smile.

The Twi'lek knew that Emperor Palpatine was manipulative and evil but why did she feel like those eyes were telling her the truth?

In the world of Rodia the population always suffered from hunger and poverty since the times of the old republic.

That was until the day the Rodian people were surprised by a great banquet... on behalf of the empire. The Rodians had already heard rumors that Emperor Palpatine was the one organizing all these charities throughout the galaxy.

All the Rodians were sitiing at the large tables on which a different variety of delicious dishes were served.

"Bon appetit, enjoy your meal," Engel said with a smile that was well received by the Rodians who thanked him with a friendly smile. "Stir the rice well, we have put diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds in there. Let's see who it appears to."

Men, women and children smiled and with their spoons began to look for gems and diamonds in the food.

"Thank you Emperor Palpatine, bless you," said a Rodian woman with a smile accompanied by her children at the table.

"Once again Emperor Palpatine thought of us," commented an elderly Rodian with a smile.

A young woman raised her voice with joy, "Look, I found a diamond in my spoon."

A boy also found an emerald "In mine too"

All citizens of the galaxy in the vast majority after these events. They began to question whether Palpatine had really changed and gone back to being that nice old man he had been when he was still Chancellor in the days of the Republic.

They confessed that the change that Emperor Palpatine was having with the entire galaxy, how he behaved with all of them in recent months.

They have made him nobler, more human and simpler, people thought that this change that Palpatine was having was wonderful, all these gentle and generous acts with the entire population made him once again admired and loved throughout the galaxy.

That's why the people accepted the Emperor again, believing that he cared about them, believing that he was on their side.

It is the bloodthirsty admirals and callous members of the Emperor's Ruling Council who are to blame for the Empire's corruption and malevolence.

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In the imperial palace, Engel walked through the door of his office, maintaining a pleasant tone during all the meetings scheduled for that day, before finally deciding to close his office early, in time to attend the ceremony where all the monarchs of the galaxy would be present, diplomats and candidates for the senatorial position of their world to discuss some matters regarding the peace agreement between the rebellion and the empire.

At those moments Engel was afraid that they would discover him… that they would discover that he is not Emperor Palpatine.

That he was just the Emperor's twin brother, a Jedi and member of the rebel alliance, with the mission of finding the plans to those star destroyers... What have I gotten myself into? He wondered, Engel was in internal conflict he must admit.

The entire galaxy believed that it was Palpatine who did all those gentle and kind acts for them. However it was not Palpatine and he never was, all along it had been Engel who did all those things for the people.

He was afraid to see the disappointed looks on his faces, Engel was beginning to question several things he had done in recent months. Maybe he would have had to be more discreet and just limit himself to saying yes to all the abuses and corruptions of all the Moffs, advisors and regional governors, remaining indifferent and cold with people like his brother did who did not care about the needs of the people. He was only interested in power.

But he couldn't, Engel wasn't like that… unlike Sidious. He did care about people's lives, he couldn't even pretend to be something he isn't...

Shaving was not an easy task, as his hand continued to shake a lot; and shaving requires attention. While he was getting ready he couldn't help but remember other events.

Engel was in the world of Shu-Torun to attend to some matters, it was a neutral world of the empire and the alliance and he of course respected that, his brother surely would not do it.

Those who received him were the king's three children, the youngest who was Princess Trios of Shu-Torun bowed respectfully as did her brothers.

"It is a pleasure to have you here, Emperor Palpatine," the princess said politely.

"The pleasure is mine, princess," Engel said with a smile.

The princess offered a tour of the beautiful capital, welcoming the Emperor who was visiting his world with a dance organized by the people.

"Shu-Torun is an immensely courteous culture with its guests Emperor," said the princess next to Engel.

Engel only flashed a nostalgic smile. "It's just like the town where I lived when I was a child, we had celebrations all the time. Full of fun, dance, food, art and textiles"

"That sounds very beautiful, Your Majesty," the princess had to admit with a small smile. "I hope one day you can take me," she said sarcastically.

"I don't have any problem, I can take her to my town one day, I haven't been back home in a while," Engel confessed.

This seemed a little strange to Princess Trios, no one knew about Emperor Palpatine's past, but it is known that the Emperor was the son of one of the royal aristocratic families of Naboo, why would he grow up in a village? It was strange... but his thoughts were interrupted when the duke approached them.

"Emperor Palpatine, it is an honor to have you in our beautiful world," the Duke said and Engel bowed his head politely. "My daughter wants to dance with you, with her permission I must insist."

The princess was about to refuse but Engel interrupted her with a smile. "I suppose a dance wouldn't be out of place."

She laughed again, at least she wasn't a bad dancer as he carried her through the center of the dance and Engel focused on the woman he held in her arms. When the dance concluded, the young woman thanked Engel for agreeing to dance with her...

Engel returned to the princess until she entered the royal palace, where she met the monarch of Shu-Torun.

"Emperor Palpatine has arrived, Your Highness," the king's advisor announced, opening the doors to the throne room.

"It is an honor to have you in our world, Emperor Palpatine," the King said with a bow.

Reverence that Engel reciprocated. "The honor is mine, Your Majesty," he said with a smile.

"We welcome you to our world, upon hearing the generous things that he is doing for the galaxy, we wanted to invite you to our world to find out who you really were away from the rumors of the rebellion"

"Ah... yes, who am I really?" At this Engel couldn't help but feel some guilt, he wasn't Palpatine. "You can call me Engel... I mean, Palpatine!" Engel immediately corrected himself "That's what he called me…"

R2D2 beeped and Engel realized that he was about to reveal his blue eyes and covered them again by adjusting the black hood over his head.

"He is a very pretty and pleasant droid," commented the king's eldest son, looking at R2D2, who only let out a happy beep.

"He likes you…" Engel commented with a smile.

During the welcoming committee Engel was encouraged to have a little fun after the exhausting work of pretending to be Emperor Palpatine. Coming to give a beautiful orchestra with the other musicians who were surprised by Engel's voice and the fine way he played the piano.

In those moments Engel remembered his life in his town, he sang beautiful songs while playing various instruments.

After the celebration Engel left Shu-Torun and Princess Trios commented something to his brother: "The rebels described him as a decrepit old man with yellow eyes and a sinister voice. However…"

"That old man had a very sweet voice, and a beautiful smile," commented his brother, questioning whether the rebellion's opinions about the Emperor were true.

Engel chose from his brother's closet a dark blue tunic with a cherry hood and a triangular brooch as he began to dress he remembered another moment this time he had arrived on Naboo for the festival of light.

Engel was currently on Naboo to help with the light festival activities until Queen Soruna saw her helping to decorate the place.

"Your Majesty, what is he doing? Please, with all due respect, do not make the arrangements, that is our job, please let us do it," the Queen asked Engel.

Engel gave a reassuring smile, he wanted to help because he wanted to and besides from a certain point of view he was also from Naboo, having been born there. "We better make the preparations between the two of us and finish faster," Engel suggested with a smile. "Come on, Your Majesty, please help me. No problem"

Queen Soruna had no choice but to accept at Engel's insistence, the celebration went well despite the presence of "Palpatine" at the festival.

But the Nubians and Gungans who at first were looking at Engel with contempt and fear, after a while looked at him with joy.

The preparations and activities that Engel prepared made everyone present have fun.

In the distance Lord Vader who had left the festival and watching "Sidious" in the distance, was surprised and confused.

Him watching his master playing hide-and-seek, rainbows, and guessing games with the little ones.

And when the little ones retired back to their homes, he could see that the dance at the festival was not a Nubian waltz, but rather folk dances. He didn't know why but he had seen those dances before somewhere he had visited Anakin Skywalker...

Engel realized that Vader was watching him from a distance, he just gave him a loving smile as he waved at him from a distance.

When Engel finished putting on the blue robe, he began to adjust the cherry robe over his head, while he remembered another few days...

While Engel was in the throne room with a smile on his lips, in three days it would be the day of life, also celebrated in his world, by the Wookiees who lived in his village. "Very soon it will be the day of life!" He said with a smile, he had an announcement to make to the imperial council.

When they arrived, everyone bowed to his majesty and Engel announced with an affable voice and a pleasant smile, "I want you to alert the citizens of the empire that Life Day has my full approval this year. Spare no expense, I want these people to know that the Empire and its Emperor will provide them with everything they need. Let them know that your loyalty is not guaranteed. Out of place!"

"Of course, Your Majesty," replied Vizier Mas Amedda, taken by surprise. "Immediately Mr."

"Very good..." Engel said as he leaned back on the throne with a cheerful smile.

When it was announced to the galaxy that Emperor Palpatine gave approval for him to celebrate Life Day it was a Wookiee tradition. They were undoubtedly surprised because they remembered that Palpatine considered the day of life as a hoax that did not want to institute any silly celebration with colored lights, out-of-tune Christmas carols or cheap gifts. What could have changed your mind overnight?

Everyone in the galaxy was beginning to prepare the decorations and gifts for the day of life throughout the empire.

At the imperial palace Engel cheer up the decoration of the palace and capital for Life Day, with a little help from a few Wookiees, who brought a whyroshyr tree for the celebration.

Upon hearing a Wookiee's opinion about the decorations in the capital and inside the palace, Engel nodded with a smile. "I think we can use that big tree, along with others in the palace gardens," he said with a smile when he saw the tree they brought the wookies.

In the streets there were stormtroopers decorating public places, with the help of citizens and aliens, not only on Coruscant but throughout the galaxy. Inside a large party hall in the imperial palace was the tree that the Wookiees donated for the celebration.

Engel, with the help of some stormtroopers and the Wookiees, decorates every corner of the imperial palace in a Christmas style. The decoration of the tree was missing and Engel said with a smile "It's beautiful but it's very bare, it's time to decorate it."

At this the Wookiees roared with joy as they placed spheres, lights and decorations on the tree. Engel was also helping decorate the tree along with the Wookies, and it was time to put the star on the top of the tree.

Engel saw that the star was held by a little Wookiee and with a smile he gently lifted the little boy using the force to the top, so that he could place the star.

When he placed it, several of those present smiled tenderly and Engel gently lowered the child and the Wookiee gave him a hug and Engel received him with open arms, placing the child in his arms.

Finally the celebration of the day of life arrived, all the worlds would be celebrating with their families and friends.

Engel in his royal chambers with R2D2 decided that this special night he should not wear these dark colored outfits... today he wanted to wear something different, it was not for nothing but he wanted to capture the attention of everyone present.

The assistants took his measurements so they could make him new clothes... but he didn't like the outfits that Engel saw being offered to him.

They were too extravagant and opulent, what Engel was looking for was a simple but elegant outfit… "They do this to help me… whatever I choose must reflect me and it will have to be special"

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Lord Vader was waiting for the "Emperor" to accompany him to his meeting with the monarchs and aristocrats of the galaxy to talk about the restoration of the Senate and the peace agreements with the rebellion.

All this seemed strange to Vader, in the last four months Sidious's presence in the force was dark however now his presence felt warm and those smiles were not sinister in fact they were sweet.

He reminded her a lot of Chancellor Palpatine, that nice, gentle, kind man who was only a mask for a monster like Sidious. However, if his memory didn't still fail him after the amnesia. When Palpatine pretended to be a benevolent man he never showed those gentle and noble acts that he does today. All he did was give false hope and deceive with a smile and kind gestures.

If all this was another of his deceptions and manipulations, why did he feel so sincere in his actions and words? Did Sidious suffer from bipolar disorder?

But as time passed, he became convinced that this kind and gentle old man was not Sidious. Another detail is that now his master covered her eyes from the entire public and even from him. He felt that his teacher was hiding something from him but he couldn't know that...

In those moments he remembered his last memories of the last four months…

Throughout the galaxy, the Imperial army was deployed on the worlds of Tatooine, Zyguerria along with other slave worlds.

By orders of "Emperor Palpatine" that Lord Vader with inner joy and pleasure was fulfilling, the order had been very clear to free all the slaves in the galaxy.

All men, women and children of all species were freed from their masters and their traders.

All of them arrested by the Empire especially the crime lords throughout the galaxy. There were deaths and injuries... news that Engel did not like but then everything had turned out well.

Engel ordered that all those people who now enjoyed freedom would be given jobs for men and women, education for the little ones, and the construction of homes in which they could live.

Now Vader questions Sidious's radical changes with the galaxy. Why just now? After 20 years. And then he started to remember again...

Engel had ordered the release of the children that the empire had captured from humans and different races that were sensitive to the force. They were babies and infants when they were captured, now they were boys and girls under 14 years old...

"Why are you crying?" Engel asked the little girl who was hiding from her sight along with the other children.

The 6-year-old girl Dathomiriana kept crying "Why did you separate me from my parents?"

Engel felt a pang of pity for the little girl who was crying. "Please don't cry anymore," Engel asked, thinking what she could do. All the boys and girls present there were scared of her presence.

He suddenly thought of the lullaby that his mother sang to him when he was a child with a smile. I would try to sing that's what mothers do...

At that moment Engel was beginning to softly sing the lullaby...

If the little one behaves today

Mom sings a song to you today... Engel remembered the song that his mother sang to him to fall asleep.

"If the mother does not want to sing

You have an emerald ring

If you lose the emerald ring...

The previously scared children now confidently approached Engel to sing alongside him.

"You have some beautiful flowers.

And if you don't want the flowers

You can play with a stuffed animal

And if you don't want the stuffed animal

In a speeder you can ride

And if the speeder can't go

You can walk a vulpex

And if the vulpex doesn't want to walk"

Engel gently caressed the little girl's cheeks. "You are the most beautiful girl."

The Dathomirian who was crying before wipes her tears and smiles with joy "Lord… That was beautiful!" The girl said, hugging Engel along with the other children and Engel let out a loving smile.

From afar Vader watched as "Sidious" tucked the children in and put them to bed.

Then Engel sang them another lullaby so that the little ones would fall asleep... because now they didn't want Engel to leave them, and with a loving smile he responded that he was going to stay with them until they fell asleep.

"Oh cradle, cradle

The flying birds arrived

And in the little crib they sat

They thought and asked

How to care for the little angel

The crib lulls the baby

"I will always be by your side"

Engel saw how the children began to yawn and some were already falling asleep.

"The baby is going to sleep, sleep

When the cradle stops

The little angel is still asleep…"

Engel watched as the little 6-year-old Dathomirian girl ended up sleeping in her arms with a smile. At that moment Engel remembered his mother's words.

Remember Engel, power and wealth are vain things. True happiness lies in being kind and helping others…

Ing his "master" while remembering the day of life in the Empire.

Although he did not want to attend, his teacher insisted that he go, he refused but then ended up giving up and left for Coruscant.

Arriving at the imperial palace at the beginning of the night, he saw that everyone present from all the worlds in the galaxy was dancing on the dance floor while the orchestra played the instruments.

He just limited himself to staying in a corner of the room without approaching anyone, until he saw the shocked looks of everyone present... they were impressed.

Vader didn't understand why but when he looked back then he saw it. He was "Emperor Palpatine"

But he was not wearing his usual black robe... Several of those present and even the little ones murmured with a smile.

"Is that the Emperor?" A Rodian asked.

"It's the most beautiful outfit I've ever seen," admitted a Twi'lek with a smile.

It was true, that outfit was actually very beautiful and dazzling. A cloak of pale moon-colored silk, a soft, snow-white robe, and the outfit shone like the stars. He looked like an angel fallen from heaven...

Engel smiled gently as he saw that all eyes were on him, even the journalists filming him on the holonet, then he saw Anakin and approached him with a smile.

"I'm glad you decided to come," Engel said with a smile.

Vader did not respond and then several maidens offered to dance with Engel and he gladly accepted, until the carols came to play and those waltzes became folk dances.

Vader was still in the same corner, but seeing how everyone was having fun, he finally made up his mind.

And he went along with Engel to dance with everyone then the two of them danced on the dance floor, Anakin laughed along with Engel as they danced together. Engel looked happy and so did Anakin next to him. Those present looked at them in amazement, the two looked like father and son.

In the distance Sly Moore saw everything upset and Mas Amedda approached her and saw "Palpatine" "Holy shit, is that the Emperor Palpatine" she admitted and saw Engel's outfit "What a beautiful outfit…" Amedda admitted.

Until 9 pm arrived, then Engel announced that it was time for the banquet. Everyone present immediately went to the dining rooms, and saw with great joy the variety of dishes.

They all sat down to eat and when they tried the food, it was actually very delicious.

"The food is very delicious, my congratulations to the cook," said a Togruta maiden.

"Miss, who you have to thank is Emperor Palpatine, it was he who cooked all this," commented one of the servants with a smile.

Anakin who had taken off his helmet to eat and was too surprised to taste the food served on a plate and beamed a smile "Master, I congratulate you it was delicious," Anakin admitted with a smile.

"Thank you very much, I cooked with a lot of care and love for all of you," Engel confessed.

Everyone present was surprised by these kind acts of "Palpatine" that he did not show for many years even during his time as Chancellor.

Then at 10 pm, after dinner, the Christmas parade that Engel organized began.

Upon reaching the podium of honor with Anakin and other people present at the party, they watched the parade through the windows and balconies of the palace.

Beautiful floats that represented each world in the galaxy, starring different non-human races that represented their worlds in the parade.

The citizens of Coruscant who were watching the parade praised and applauded the demonstration; it was the first time in the Empire that a parade did not feature stormtroopers or the Empire's combat weapons.

"I like this place," Anakin admitted with a smile and Engel responded with a smile.

"Me too…"

When the parade ended, the little ones asked Engel that it was time and he accepted with a smile at the children's insistence.

They went to the whyroshyr tree, under it there were a large amount of gifts for everyone.

This was not only for Coruscant, but throughout the galaxy stormtroopers distributed the gifts.

Baskets of food, clothes, jewelry and toys... when Engel distributed all the gifts to the guests, everyone opened them.

And with joy on his face, they thanked their "Emperor," especially the children, with a smile.

R2D2 in disguise enjoying the party, his sensors captured something on the walls. Engel asked him where he was going "Where are you going R2D2?"

The droid beeped announcing that he was going to see something, it would only take a few minutes to return.

Until midnight struck, Engel ordered everyone present to go to the terrace. Upon arrival, Engel gave a short speech over the holonet.

"I thank you all for attending this memorable day. I apologize for the dark times you had to live through for 20 years. But today I want to heal the wounds, forget the past and look forward," Engel said with a smile.

Everyone present applauded them and everyone in the galaxy thought that maybe they should give "Palpatine" another chance. Maybe he really has changed.

Engel gave the signal and the stormtroopers activated fireworks throughout Coruscant, and in the galaxy.

The guests and inhabitants looked at the skies of each world in amazement, it was practically a play of lights in the sky.

Anakin approached Engel looking at the fireworks "Happy Life Day teacher. It was a great celebration, thank you," Anakin said with a joyful smile, hugging Engel with one arm.

And Engel with a fatherly smile also hugged Anakin, watching the spectacle in the sky together...

Vader came out of his thoughts when "Sidious" was next to him, to meet with the monarchs and future senators. And Engel approached them with a smile.

Then Vader knew when he put together all the pieces and details of his memories and whispered to him with a cheerful smile, "Engel…"

Engel discovered that they were calling him by his name and not by Palpatine and slowly turned his gaze and found Anakin.

"That's it… I discovered you! I'm looking at you Engel, I know it's you. You know that he makes you special, everything Palpatine did as Chancellor of the old republic, all his kind and gentle words were vile lies. But you do it from the heart, you are sincere and the nicest person I have ever met." He admitted Anakin with a smile he was no longer comparing Engel to Palpatine. He now only wanted Engel as his father.

Engel couldn't contain himself, and ran towards Anakin to hug him fatherly with a smile, both of them were crying with happiness.

Post Credits Scene

The real Emperor Palpatine or Darth Sidious was sitting on his throne on the Sith planet of Exegol. Until he felt immense happiness and joy, emotions that did not come from him but from Engel.

Sidious searched the force, until he saw a celebration of the day of life throughout the galaxy, at which he growled in annoyance.

He continued meditating until he saw Lord Vader next to Engel?!

Had he really just done something as deceptive as usurping his identity? Had he finally learned? Had he just…played his game? Sidious was not at all happy with this discovery but then he laughed sinisterly, now he finally had a good reason to kill Engel in front of the entire empire and the galaxy, for impersonating him as the Emperor of the galaxy.

"Maybe we're not so different after all, little brother. It's time to return to Coruscant, prepare my ship to leave immediately. I'll take this matter into my own hands."

The Sith acolyte nodded "Yes, master." When his protective forces retreated in the opposite direction and the throne room was empty, Sidious slid from his place at the head of the stone throne... How could he enjoy his brother's execution Engel. He was going to enjoy this. "Everything is going as planned" Vader came out of his thoughts when "Sidious" was next to him, to meet with the monarchs and future senators. And Engel approached them with a smile.