WHAT IS REAL

XXXVII

Little did he know though that this is He pulled up data on all bounty hunters. He rejected many but then someone showed up at the end of the list that Vader did not expect. It was a bounty hunter by the name of Kitster Banni. Vader clicked on the name and was shocked to see his childhood friend's face appear on the screen. Oh to be sure he had changed a lot. His hair was longer and he had a well-muscled body. The face and his eyes though were just as Vader remembered. Vader read his list of qualifications. There were not many captures. But he did have a record of 3 out of 5 captures. It was a most impressive record for a novice. Kitster was always resourceful. Vader decided to see what would happen when he called him to his apartment on Imperial City.

Kitster walked into the sparsely lit cantina. Why are these places always dark and loud? He wondered. Loud was not really the word he would say for this place. Earsplitting, that would be what he would call it. The music coming for band drowns out any and all noise other than them. He looked around and saw people and beings floating around the room. No one was doing anything noteworthy. There was a game of sabacc over in the corner, a few people were making out in their booths, and some were just staring off into space. Tonight he had not come for any of these things though. Tonight he had a mind to take part in some Corellian Whiskey. He plain and simply wanted to get wasted. He wanted to loose himself in sweet bliss of nothingness. Then his wounds would not hurt so much. He failed at his last job and the employer was none to pleased. Kitster had taken a beating at the hands of his thugs. Oh he had given almost as much as he had gotten but in the end they had cracked a few ribs and cause much bruising. Right now he was glad he was nobody in the business. He could afford to loose some money as long as he did not loose any reputation.

Kitster had not wanted Jabba the Hutt to hear of him being a bounty hunter so he had left Tatooine and had come to live on Corellia. He also had not wanted to join the bounty hunters. He wanted to go at it alone. Make enough money to live well yet not enough to catch the attention of the Hutts or the Emperor. He was not loyal to the Empire or any gangsters he was only loyal to himself and he wanted what drew a certain Dark Lord to his profile. Right now all he knew was that his mind was slowly numbing just as he had wanted.

Vader disembarked from his shuttle. The evenings light shown on Imperial City making the city appear engulfed in flames. From his vantage point on 500 Republic he had a clear view of the ruined Jedi

Temple. Suddenly the whole scene changed and world grew dark. The Jedi Temple was no longer in ruins it was engulfed in flames and Vader heard screams over the usual sounds of the city traffic. Everything faded out except the screams if anything they intensified. Vader closed his eyes and reopened them hoping to see the cityscape but instead he found himself inside the council chambers of the temple.

 He looked around but no one was there or at least that is what he thought at first. Fear suddenly hit him like a slap in the face and he walked around the room and discovered that there were younglings in the room hidden behind the seats. He we went to them and looked on them as they coward behind the seats. Instead of feeling powerful at their fear as he usually felt he had the urge to comfort them and tell them all would be well. He put his hand out to touch the head of the blonde haired child but pulled it back as he suddenly realized it was hand of flesh and not mechanical. He looked at the hand and then at himself and realized he was not Vader he was Anakin. There was no time to ponder on how this happened though because the door whooshed open and there stood a mirror image of him.

 Anakin knew what was going to happen and he grabbed his light saber, but he was just a shadow in the room as far as they were concerned. The blonde hair boy ran up to Vader bravely speaking to him like he was Anakin. Then Vader's light saber ignited and the child jumped slightly. Anakin jumped between Vader and the little boy but Vader's Light saber just flowed through him like a hot knife through butter. Vader cut down all the children and each time Anakin watched one fall it was just like the saber was stabbing him. Finally all the children lay lifeless on the floor and Vader suddenly turned to Anakin.

Vader circled around Anakin like Lion circles his prey. "You! Why have you shown up again? I thought you were gone for good."

"No Vader I was never gone. You just chose to ignore me. I am with you always and actually it is your fault I am here."

"My Fault?" Vader scoffed. "I don't want you or need you especially not here."

"Ah, but there is someone who wants me and needs me."

Instead of a reply from Vader he just screamed and Anakin was enveloped by a black cloud that choked him and he was gone. Vader opened his eyes and he was back on the landing pad above the senatorial housing building. He was shaken and drained by the vision. Did Padme really want Anakin back? It did not matter because Anakin would not come back if he could help it. Vader did not want to be that scared little boy who was always getting in trouble. Now he was a strong powerful man who had no room for that sniveling cowering man. It would stay that way and Padme would truly love him better than she had loved Anakin.

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