Luke searched through the Force and knew it to be truth.
"But how?"
Vader's mechanical legs that were almost giving out; the revelation seemed to have caused a short circuit on his apparatus. The Sith was in a turmoil of emotions… and so was Luke.
Dark and Light bringing a shade of gray and a great disturbance in the Force…
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CORUSCANT
Palpatine walked through the throne room corridor to meet some of his allies. He stumbles and falls on the ground, and the red guards rush to his aid.
"I sense that Lord Vader is….turning." Palpatine thought.
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LAR'S HOMESTEAD…
Owen and Beru dined together.
"I am worried that Luke has not returned," Owen said.
"He is with Obi-Wan," Beru replied.
"I don't know why I agreed to let that old hermit train him. Luke should be a farmer, not a Jedi," Owen said with regret.
"You know that he is no farmer, Owen. He has too much of his father in him."
"That's what I was afraid of."
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TIE CRASH SITE….
The moment of silence between the Sith and the Jedi padawan was surrounded by the Force… The revelation of his son also rekindled the love he felt for his angel…. Luke's mother…
"Obi Wan took you from me!" Vader's anger started to rise.
Luke's dreams were crushed… Obi-Wan spoke of his father, the hero with no fear, the friend who was betrayed.
/Why didn't he tell me/ Luke thought… but he also felt the anguish his father was feeling, the hate….
Luke placed his hand over the dark lord's shoulder.
"Father, let go of your hate."
Vader took several breaths. After nearly two decades, this young boy was the first one to make him feel…different.
Luke calmed himself with the Force. He gathered his courage and said, "Tell about my mother."
Vader felt a great amount of guilt.
"What was she like?"
Darth Vader never thought he would feel uncomfortable, but his young padawan -- his son -- was bringing back old memories.
"She was like an angel."
"Tell me, father, how did you meet her?"
Vader closed his eyes inside the mask and began telling his tale.
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CORUSCANT
"I want to know about the search for Lord Vader! He must be found immediately!"
Palpatine was seething. He could feel the shift of the Force…
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TIE CRASH SITE.
Vader told Luke everything…
From the moment his Angel walked in Watto's shop until the confrontation he had in Mustafar…with Obi-Wan.
Something was happening…
Vader felt lost.
He not the Sith he should be…
Luke's feelings were a mix of sadness and anger, and the second he recognized them as such, he pushed away fast; anger was from the Dark Side. He was saddened by his father's losses, and suffering.
Luke embraced the Sith lord, who instinctively returned the embrace.
Father and Son…
"Father, we must get out of here."
"My prosthetic limbs were damaged…"
"I will help you."
As they arrived at the top of the ditch, Vader and Luke felt danger.
The sand people
Vader fought but observed his son fighting with the light saber and felt a great pride in the young one…once they finished defending themselves Luke took the speeder and went on his way to the Jundland Wastes. "Luke, Anchorhead is in the other direction," Vader said.
"You are injured; you must rest."
Luke felt the conflict inside his father's mind. He was meditating with the Force and he knew what to do: he went to Obi Wan's home, he prayed to the force that his had left to Alderaan as he mentioned he would, but he also was in a hurry to keep his father safe until he got help.
As they approached the hut, Luke was relieved for not sensing Obi-Wan's force presence.
Vader walked with some difficulty, touching the walls.
"Does Obi-Wan live here?" he asked. Luke sensed his father's anger. He didn't sense his presence. "Where is he now?"
"Safe, Father."
Luke observed his father's injuries while the Sith rested on the cot.
"Father, I will contact the Imperial fleet, and they will come for you."
"Son, don't use the name Skywalker when you contact them; use Lars. I don't want my master to know you exist, yet."
Luke understood. "Yes, father." Luke once again embraced the dark lord.
"Am I going to see you again, Father?"
"What does your heart tells you, my son?"
"Yes…" Luke smiled and left.
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STAR DESTROYER EXECUTOR
Darth Vader's feelings for his son were hidden when he last spoke to his master…and with his brush with the light, the disturbance in the force Palpatine felt, Vader explained that Tatooine brought him Anakin's memories back, but he pushed them away.
The Emperor decreed that Vader was never to set foot on Tatooine again, and he was pleased to see his Dark Lord had returned, especially now that the Death Star's plans were stolen!
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TIME PASSED… DEATH STAR
The Rebels rescued the Princess and were preparing to flee, and Vader and Obi Wan finally met again.
/The man who took my son from me/ Vader thought…
His anger was so deep that the Dark Side was clouding Vader's mind….
Suddenly a scream:
"NOOOO!"
The boy's scream pierced to the walls of the Dark Side….
/Luke/
The blaster shot shut the door.
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THE BATTLE OF YAVIN
Darth Vader and the two wingmen followed the X-Wing leader…
/That is my son! That's Luke/
Vader shielded himself; he didn't want his son to know that he was the one who was trying to kill him…but then, he didn't have to; all he had to do was to disable him, so he shot the R2 unit instead.
A Corellian freighter took him off the route by shooting one of his wingmen. Darth Vader's fighter spun out of control, and then regained control of the TIE…
Vader survived the explosion and destruction of the Death Star.
As he fled, he thought, "Well done, my son. You are powerful. One day you searched for me, and in the future I will search for you …"
THE END.