A/N: This is a deleted scene which I had intended to post as a oneshot/separate story, but I felt I should make up for the long update time (and the short chapter before this). It was prewritten before even chapter 10.

It was originally titled, "VE: Awkwardness oneshot". I wrote it in a sudden burst of inspiration amongst utter boredom. [jk I was procrastinating]

Basically, Starkiller meets Luke for the first time. Yay, we finally see Starkiller again! :) (Or not so yay, if you don't actually know who he is. *_*)

Starkiller didn't know what to make of Luke. He thought the strange desert boy was, well, strange. Add to that the fact that this was supposed to be the son of his Master, the great Emperor Vader himself, and he really wasn't sure how to interact with the boy.

Luke didn't look like he was used to authority and official stuff, and he didn't seem to know how to interact with the older teen either. The past day's events had been hard on Luke, with the sudden change in lifestyle from everything he had ever known, plus the awful tortured death of Ben Kenobi. He was obviously uncomfortable, fidgeting in his seat and looking anywhere but at Starkiller.

*Aaawwkkwwaaaarrrdd...*

Bored, Luke finally managed to muster up the courage to attempt to initiate conversation.

"So... uh, hi. I'm Luke."

"I am Lord Starkiller." He wasn't sure what else to say. Should he mention that he was second in command in the Empire and supreme commander of the Imperial Navy? It would seem like he was boasting, though he knew the younger boy would likely be impressed. Unsure and glad for a break from the awkward tension, he decided to mention the Supreme Commander part.

"Oh. So, you're in charge of all the ships and fleets and stuff?"

"Yes."

Another awkward pause, and then Luke said, "Do you get to fly around in space a lot?"

"I guess," Starkiller replied, a little amused by the innocence. He was half-expecting a question about why the Navy was so big, was there a war, what did he do with all those ships, did he fight in battles.

"I always wanted to join the Academy when I got older," he admitted, "I'm a pilot, you know. I really like flying, but Uncle Owen didn't even let me drive the landspeeder much."

Starkiller wasn't really sure what to say to that. He didn't really know how to just do regular chatting with someone, much less a child. He'd had hardly any contact with other beings until he was sixteen, and then he became the Supreme Commander and when he spoke it was to give orders or outline plans; when he listened it was to hear reports or confirmations or salutes.

And so the awkward silence resumed.

*mooaaarr aaawwkkwwaaaarrrddneeess...*

...Until Darth Vader entered the room, breaking the silence but really only adding to the awkwardness. *_*

"So, son, how are you feeling so far?"

A/N: ...Aaand yeeah. That's that. This episode/part is almost done, by the way. Maybe a couple more chapters and then it's episode/part 2. Would you rather I called them episodes or parts? I can't decide.

The following note was prewritten and is copy-pasted into here:

"Once Part 1 of this story is done, I will be skipping directly into the time period of The Force Unleashed 1/ Star Wars Rebels. I WILL BE USING STUFF FROM BOTH SOURCES. This is AU, and I've always wanted to find some way to overlap the stories and characters of TFU and Rebels, since they coincide with each other and Rebels overrules TFU. Ahsoka will likely show up, the Rebels crew will be mentioned indirectly, Inquisitors will be mentioned, etc. I'm not sure about Kota, Shaak Ti, and the others though. Character that show up in Rebels (ex, Bail Organa) will definitely follow Rebels canon, but otherwise... I dunno.

Hint spoiler-ish hint thing: Starkiller will be taking on Vader's roles, just as Vader has now replaced Palpatine.

Part/Episode 2 of Vader's Empire will be set during the Rebels show time period. However, I will be simultaneously writing Part 3, set during A New Hope, and I will update Part 2 with the Rebels show episode releases (with a lot of 'lag' of course). Though, that'll mean careful AU consideration when writing Part 3, so as not to mention something too far off from something Rebels hypothetically says."

So yeah. Okay. Review? *_*