Palpatine's Apprentice

Darth Sidious, Sith Lord

I paced the floor angrily, waiting to hear something from my apprentice Darth Maul. I had sent him on a mission to eliminate Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi. A sudden knock on my door interrupted my pacing.

"What?" I cried irritably.

A robotic voice answered," Sir, I have a message about your apprentice, Darth Maul."

"Come in," I replied, anxious to hear something about Darth Maul's mission. The droid entered and stopped a few feet away.

"Sir, Darth Maul successfully killed Qui-Gon Jinn, but he was taken out by Obi-Wan Kenobi." I collapsed in a chair. Darth Maul, one of the greatest Sith ever alive, was dead? And taken out by a Padawan nevertheless! I called out to the Force, letting my anger and hate for the Jedi grow. I will have revenge.

"You may go now," I growled at the droid. Now, I needed a new apprentice. The only problem is that it takes years to find and train an apprentice. I reached out with the Force, searching. Maybe. . . . just maybe I could find someone. . .

A dark force suddenly appeared, nearly knocking me over with it's incredible strength and power. I snapped my eyes open, savoring the dark power that lingered in my mind. That person would be my apprentice and that person could be the most powerful Sith ever, perhaps even more powerful than myself. . . . I had to find this person, so I could gain complete control of the Republic. At last, I will have my revenge.