Rescue for a Sith Princess

Prologue

A.N. Here is my new multi-chapter fic! Congratulations to @donnamaria56, I selected your first sentence to start this story! Between this story and PLO: Approach to the Senate, I suppose I have an interest in dark Leia...

With a wave of doubt, a most forbidding thought came to mind, "What if the Empire really was right?"

Princess Leia shook her head rapidly, as if trying to shake the thoughts out of her mind. No, I have fought too hard to give in now, why am I thinking these things? Leia questioned herself. She had resisted everything Darth Vader threw at her, even the interrogation droid's painful drugs. Every time Leia thought she would give in, when the pain stabbed every cell in her body, she found the strength to resist for a little longer.

But now, her resolve in the Rebellion's purpose was wavering. Leia started to see value in the Empire's ideals. Vader and Emperor Palpatine merely looked like cunning politicians, not ruthless Sith Lords.

Stop! Stop Leia, this isn't you! You are a Rebel, through and through. Keep fighting!

But this new serum Vader injected into her flowed through her veins, permeating every ounce of blood. It captured and twisted her mind with incredible force. A single tear streamed down Princess Leia's cheek as she thought once more, "What if the Empire really was right?", before becoming enveloped by darkness.

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Three hours earlier...

"Lord Vader?"

"Yes, my Master?"

"I want to discuss the Rebel princess you have imprisoned right now."

Despite Emperor Palpatine's withering form, he still managed to intimidate Vader.

"I deeply apologize, my Master, I promise you that she will be of no more trouble to us. Her resistance to interrogation was impressive, therefore she will now be terminated," Vader spoke, hoping his respirator covered up his quivering voice.

"Do not be hasty, Lord Vader. That is not why I summoned you here. I have noticed that this princess is incredibly strong with the Force. Have you not felt it? It is the only way she has resisted interrogation so far," the Emperor said patronizingly.

"Now that you mention it, the Force does seem to be strong with her. All the more reason to terminate her life."

"Patience! I am certain that this princess is the child of Anakin Skywalker."

Vader's head spun. "Are you certain, my Master? That child has been considered dead for a long time."

Palpatine nodded as a crude smile graced his lips. "Search your feelings, Lord Vader. You feel it too. I believe that if turned, Princess Leia could become a powerful ally for the Empire. We would be unstoppable."

"While I agree, how could we possibly turn someone with such strength in the Force?"

The Emperor drew a vial from the table beside his chair and dangled it in the air. "This is something powerful I have been concocting for exactly this moment. Now it is complete and ready to be tested on the princess. A brainwashing serum, which can be administered by one of your interrogation droids. She will never see it coming."

"When should I execute this?"

Palpatine beckoned with his other wrinkly hand. "Come here, my apprentice. Take this and give it to her now."

Darth Vader approached the Emperor's throne and clasped the small vial in his gloved hand.

"As you wish," Vader drawled before briskly turning and marching to Princess Leia's cell.

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