Across The Stars

I Am Your Father

Ok. before I start this next chapter, I would like to do a few things. First, I would like to thank BluePearl22 for helping me with this chapter. Then I would like to explain a few things. When Luke is thinking, it will look like this. When Vader is thinking, it will look like this. Thanks and enjoy!!!:-)
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Luke was just inches away from freedom, but all of a sudden he came to a screeching halt. He was suspended just meters off the ground.

Luke looked up and saw a black armored man with his hand elevated. The man's breathing could scare a full grown banthna. This man was the image of terror itself.

But Luke was not scared. He was awestruck.

Luke stared at the man's elevated hand. Is this the force? Was this man once a Jedi? Why does he wear that scary suit? All these questions buzzed around in Luke's mind. Why is he staring at me? If he is powerful in the force, can he sense something in me?

Vader walked slowly around the boy, who was still suspended in the air. He could sense something about this boy. He is different. His force signature is so close to...No! She is dead! How could her offspring still be alive?! Unless...She lived long enough to give birth. Palpatine lied! My son is living and right in front of me! That treacherous snake!

Vader, so lost in his thoughts, didn't see a woman sneaking up to Luke.

She grabbed Luke's hand and pulled as hard as she could. Luke got free and the two of them ran.

They were faster than Vader because of his false limbs. But as they ran, Vader took his lightsaber and with the force, used his ruby blade as a throwing knife.

It came towards the woman and impaled her in the stomach.She fell and Luke turned in horror to see his aunt on the sandy ground bleeding to death.

"Aunt Beru!"screamed Luke in terror his eyes brimming with tears.

Vader summoned his lightsaber back to himself and began walking towards the two.

"Luke... you... you must know... something."said Aunt Beru

"No Aunt Beru. Save your strength. We can make it. Hold on!"said Luke crying violently.

"We never...told you. That... that...man is a Sith Lord. We...tried to... protect...you from...the truth...of your... real... family. That man is... your...your... fath..."

Aunt Beru stopped. Luke was shaking her. Trying to wake her up. But it was too late.

"No. No. No! Please wake up! Please...I need you...I need you."sobbed Luke Into his aunt's arm.

Luke, through his tears, saw a black figure coming towards him.

He killed her! He's a murderer! She did nothing!

Luke stood up and walked toward the black clad man.

"You killed her! Why?! Do you like to watch others suffer?! Your a murderer!"

If this was from any other person in the Galaxy, he wouldn't care. But this was his own son. And what made it worse was he had killed his own wife. This burned more than the fires on Mustafar did.

His son might hate him now, but he needed his son, and he would get him, no matter what. But his son would never come with him. Unless his son knew the truth about the his true parentage.

"She never told you about your real father, did she?"said Vader with his electronic voice.

"She told me enough!"yelled Luke at the top of his lungs with anger."She said they were killed!"

"Luke, I am your father!"said Vader.

"Your lying!"screamed Luke.

"Search your feelings, you know it to be true!"said Vader eerily.

"Noooooooo!!!"screamed Luke louder then ever.

"Come with me, my son. Together we can rule the Galaxy!"said Vader holding out his hand to Luke.

"Never! I would rather die."replied Luke.

That was like a lightsaber to the heart. But the infamous Darth Vader did not give up easily.

"I gave you the choice, but now my son, you will come with me, no matter what you do."said Vader.

With a flick of his hand, and before Luke could say a word, Luke passed out.

Vader picked up Luke's limp body and left for his ship.