Leia, help Father. Luke told his sister mentally. Let Mara and I deal with Palpatine.

Are you sure she'll fight against him?

She will.

Luke ignited his lightsaber. The red blade glowed in the dim light, illuminating his face. Mara ignited hers too, and with a malicious cry they both charged at Palpatine. Palpatine snarled, and drew a lightsaber of his own. They met in a malicious crossfire, illuminating the Emperor's face in a hellish glare.

Han motioned his head at Chewbacca, and the two charged Dodonna, blasters out. But Dodonna only smiled wickedly. "Welcome, Solo!" He greeted him mockingly. And then he hurled out more Force-lightning at Han, who stood there quite unprotected…

…only to be blocked by another lightsaber, only this one glowed a bluish green. "I don't think so, Dodonna." Leia whispered. "I won't lose him again."

The lightning crackled as it was absorbed in the lightsaber. She lunged forward, lightsaber flashing. Dodonna only had time to take a single step back before both of his hands were sliced neatly off. Dodonna screamed in agony as he fell to the ground, cradling his severed arms. "Stay with him, Han." She said. "Help him."

"I love you." Han said softly.

"I know. Now go!"

She left Han with Dodonna and raced to Anakin at full speed. He lay in the same position he'd been in when he saw them come, and his breathing was very faint. She knelt down beside his body. He didn't move. "Father!"

Anakin's eyes fluttered open slowly. "Leia…my daughter…"

"Stay with me, Father." She begged. "I can heal you." She held her hands out over his body.

"No." Anakin said forcefully. "It's too late for me. Leia, I'm dying. I can feel it."

Leia's heart sank. "Father, I won't leave you!" She said passionately.

Anakin managed to shake his head. "Leia, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything that I ever put you through. You are so much like your mother. You have so much spirit, so much good…"

He trailed off. His eyes began to stare out into nothing. "Good-bye." He gasped so softly that Leia strained to hear him. And then it was over. Anakin Skywalker was dead, and Leia sobbed when she felt his death through the Force.

She looked up bitterly at Luke and Mara still battling the Emperor. They both were strong, but Luke was tiring visibly. His blows rained down weaker and weaker against Palpatine. Mara pushed him out of the way and began a violent assault against Palpatine, and for the first time, he spoke. "Why, Mara? Why are you repaying me for everything I've done for you like this?"

"Because you kept me from him." Mara growled. "And it was only tonight when on your orders I tried to take his life that I realized the depth of my feelings for him was still there. You couldn't change it, and I won't ever let you try again."

The Emperor took his free hand and reached out to the Force, and pushed Mara against a wall. She collapsed, unconscious. Then he turned and in a single stroke, stabbed Luke in the leg.

Luke screamed in unparalleled agony and fell to the ground. He gritted his teeth in pain and clutched the wound tight. The Emperor stood above him triumphantly. "Young fool. Your father should have listened to me when I told him that you were nothing but Hutt slime."

He raised his lightsaber above his head, poised for the kill…

When Leia Skywalker sprang up from behind, driving her lightsaber deep into the Emperor's back. His lightsaber shorted out and fell to the ground. He gasped once, twice, and then the life left him. The tremor of his death rocked the room, knocking Leia to her knees beside him. She bowed her head, panting heavily. It's over. It's over, we did it.

Over to the side, Mara stirred and groaned and rubbed her head. She opened her eyes slowly. "Luke!" She screamed, running to his side. "Farmboy, don't you dare leave me again!"

Luke's eyes fluttered open. "Mara…I'll live, my love."

Han and Chewbacca walked over. "Congratulations, Your Worship." He said.

Leia turned to him, her face somber. "You know what?" She said, stepping towards him.

"What?"

Leia's face suddenly broke out into a grin. "I love you!" She yelled, and leapt into his arms, kissing him. Han's surprised quickly melted away as he kissed her back, and when they finally broke away, they looked down at Luke. But Luke only grinned softly. "Congratulations, Solo." He smiled. "Congratulations."

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

The next day

The funeral for Anakin Skywalker was small. Han and Leia, Luke and Mara, Chewbacca, C-3PO and the Lars couple were the only people who watched as Anakin's body was set onto a funeral pyre, and set on fire. The smoke rose into the heavens outside the small hut on Tatooine where Obi-Wan Kenobi had lived. The twin suns were setting, and Leia felt the gentlest breeze brush through her hair. She turned slightly.

Han noticed this. "Is something wrong?"

Leia shook her head. "No. Everything is going to be okay."

As the suns finally set and night came to Tatooine, Leia could almost swear she saw the faint outline of Anakin in the distance, like a guardian angel watching benevolently.

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Three months later

"I now pronounce you husbands and wives. You two may now kiss the brides."

Luke and Han lifted the veils off of their brides and kissed them. Naboo flowers fell gently against their heads in the cool breeze. Once Leia had found out that their parents had been married on Naboo, it had seemed the perfect place to get married.

The two couples broke apart, and Luke and Leia hugged each other tightly for the first time in their lives. The new Emperor and Empress then turned out to face the people assembled to witness the unions.

Mon Mothma, Generals Rieekan, Antilles, and Madine stood at the very first row, tears in their eyes. After they'd been contacted by Leia and been told about the death of the Emperor, they'd agreed to dissolve the Rebellion and were all now members of the new Imperial Senate under Emperor Luke and Empress Leia Skywalker. The two siblings were sharing the powers of the Emperor, and sharing their power with the Imperial Senate.

But what made Leia happiest was when her brother reached out to shake Han's hand. Han broke out into one of his infamous Solo grins and enveloped the new Emperor into a full embrace. The shock melted off of Luke's face in an instant, and he grinned too. Then Han turned back to Leia.

"I love you." Han whispered.

"I know."

Finis.

A/N: Awww it's over! I'm so sad. I don't know if I'm going to start another SW story or not but I hope that you enjoyed this one!