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Queengodess
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Negotiations with Destiny (ROTJ AU) Updated June 2:th
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Well, here we go again with another AU. It's set during ROTJ (starts about almost directly after the Emperor's arrival to the Death Star) and centers around Vader. Enjoy, and give me some feedback.
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A universe in turmoil.
Imbalance in the Force.
Chaos. Darkness.
But yet, balance was in the achiveing. Time itself had waited for the day, when the ultimate battle would be fought.
The time had come.
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Darth Vader pondered the Emperor's words as he headed for his meditation pod. So. Luke would come to him?
Well. Perhaps. The boy's potential for compassion was great. Something he must have inheriated from his mother. His mother -
No. Vader pushed away the thought. _She_ was the past. Gone, a long time ago. He'd carefully banned her from his mind. And that banning had worked for yeart - why would he think of her now?
Vader sighed. Somewhere deep inside he almost knew the answer, even though it wasn't a truth he would ever admit. The boy, who stirred so much emotions within him.
The Dark Lord waved his hands and the motionsensitive controls ordered the upper half of the domeshaped meditation pod to lift. He entered the small cabin and sat down. Let the chamber close around him. He didn't turn on the lights.
Darkness. He needed it more than ever now.
To convert the boy. To sway him.
As another young Jedi had been swayed so many years ago.
The thought was disturbing. Ever since Bespin, all his memories seemed to return, to haunt him. It had been that way in the beginning, before he learned how to control the Dark Side and its power.
A loud beep cut through the silence. He turned his heard sharply, a slight frown on his face. Why would anyone be calling him now?
Well. He guessed he better find out.
The Dark Lord leaned forward and turned on the holoscreen. The Emperor's face was gigantic, so that every wrinkle, every trace of the Dark Side, was visible.
"My master. What is it?"
The Emperor was angry. His every feature told him that a thousands times, already before the ruler spoke and his voice revealed the rage lingering under the thin layer of smoothness.
"A...complication has appeared. I would have you come to the throne room immediately."
A complication? He had a bad feeling about this...
"I shall be there at once, my master."
The screen went black as the image of Darth Sidious disappeared. Vader stood unmoving for a moment. Something was very, very wrong.
Then he roused his shoulders and emerged from his pod, heading for the throne room where his master was waiting for him.
The Emperor was alone when he entered the dark hall. It was big, was the throne room, and onlyh dimly lit. Darth Vader walked up the stairs and knelt before his master, who sat with his back towards him, staring out through the big panorma window.
Only for a moment, though. Then the throne turned and Darth Vader was facing the ruler of the known galaxy, Darth Sidious. Or as the public knew him: Emperor Palpatine, the former Senator of Naboo, and later Supreme Chancellor.
"Get up", the Emperor said shortly. The lack of "Lord Vader" or "my friend" was clear indications of his fool mood. However, Vader could feel that that anger wasn't directed at him. At what, he couldn't determine. And under the anger he felt something else...almost like...fear?
"Why have you summoned me here, master?"
The yellow eyes seemed to burn, like the thousand fires of hell.
"Minutes ago, I received a technical report from one of my aides." He paused. "Apparently, there is a flaw in Death Star's construction."
"A flaw?"
"The deflector shield doesn't function. Nor does the laser. It will take days, perhaps weeks, to correct that."
So. He could understand the Emperor's concern. This might turn out to be a total disaster -
"What about the Rebel's attack?"
"Yes, what about it? The technican responsible for this had no answer. Not in life, though."
Vader could imagine that the man's death had been something spectacular. And messy. The Emperor had a way of expressing his displeasure.
"Master, from the very beginning I was against the idea of a second Death Star. To speak frankly, I think that Xizor's plan to conquer the Rebels was a foolish one. Perhaps we ought to re-consider the idea itself..."
"No!" the Emperor snapped, and his eyes glowed dangerously. "I'm growing tired of hearing you repeat your objections over and over again, Lord Vader. For now, we'll have to delay it, but the battle _shall_ be fought."
Uh-oh. Better not push it. Even though he still thought it to be a foolish idea. But there was no reasoning once Sidious had set his mind.
So instead, Vader only said.
"And how do you plan do delay the attack, master?"
A smug grin touched the Emperor's wissened lips.
"I've made contact with the Rebels, and suggested peace negations."
What? Did he said that - ?
"Peace negations?" Vader couldn't hide his surprise.
"To buy time. We meet with them, spend some time arguing, when the Death Star is ready we end the negations and they conduct their attack as planned."
That sounded far too simple. Far too desperate. But if the Emperor was right - and he usually was - this was a desperate time. But still -
"The Rebels are not stupid enough to agree on that."
Now the smile was clearly visible.
"Ah, Lord Vader, but they already have. You must remember that they are a "peaceful" organization, and their nature forbids them to chose the violent way before any other options have been considered." The voice was filled with the uttermost contempt.
Vader nodded silently to himself. What his master said was true. But this was still a foolish plan. Foolish and dangerous. He had a feeling that he better keep that for himself though. The Emperor didn't seem to be wanting opinions.
"We shall meet their delegation on Jord four standard days from now. Prepare to leave at once, Lord Vader. We will head for the Imperial Center to collect our aides, and then we'll continue to Jord."
He'd feared that. Now he would have to stand days and days of political banter. He'd always hated that kind.
Well. There was a chance Luke would join the Alliance's party. He would have to hope on that.
"That was all, Lord Vader. We'll be leaving in one hour."
"Yes, my master." He bowed, then turned and walked out of the throne room, wrestling with this sudden turn.
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A battle that was meant to be would never be fought.
For years, destiny had steadily walked towards that battle, now erased from the world of possebilities.
For a moment the Force was turned inside out as it supplied the universe with tools to repair the course of destiny the Emperor so swiftly had destroyed.
Destiny had been shaken, and strange things happened.
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Djuva
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Great start, Kee!
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Cool idea!
 What does Mr Murphy say everytime...??
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Luke will sense a ruse and warn his twin sister Leia to not trust the Emperor. After all look what happened to their mother and father. Padme was tricked into making Palpatine a Chancellor and later he proclaimed himself Emperor and turned Anakin into Vader. I've got a feeling ol' Palpy is in for a surprise. MORE PLEASE..
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Very very good idea!!!!
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Oh, this looks interesting indeed. I wonder how the meeting between Luke & Vader will go with no major battle imminent.
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Up! 
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anya Skywalker
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Wow!!!!
Great start Queengodess!
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That was great! Only I always want to read the title of this fic as "Negotiations with destiny".
So. What next? Luke is probably there, ne?
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hey, another fic by Kee ! good, good ! and a good idea too (one that has probably never be done yet... deserves Champagne =)
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OO! COOL!!! This sounds totally cool! I wonder if Luke will still learn of Leia's relationship to him, and how she'll react to her relationship to Vader!! Sososososososososo awesome! Keep going!!
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WOW! That was... powerful! I will defiantly be reading!!!
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I can't wait to see how this is going to turn out! Your writing is GREAT, Kee! Keep it up!
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Well, thank you everyone! Nameless Alien, I'm sorry about the spelling. I can never learn how to spell that word. You'll have to excuse my mistakes though. English isn't my native. Moopz_Vader, it's so cool to have you hear! Even though you shouldn't be wasting your time reading fics, when you have your own to work with! Other Side is probably the best fic I've ever read, and I love the sequel!
Anyway, here we go again. More surprises...Enjoy!
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"I'm not so sure about this, princess. Tell you the truth, I think we're walking straight into a trap."
Leia nodded reluctantly, as she walked by his side down the corridor, towards Mon Mothma's office.
"I agree. Mon Mothma is right, though. We can't really defend an attack when the Empire is offering to negate."
"We can't, huh?"
Han shook his head, and glanced at Luke, who'd returned from wherever he'd been just in time to hear the Emperor's call. Leia followed his look and frowned, concerned. Luke had seemed distant when he hugged her, and hadn't uttered a word during the heated discussion.
"Luke, are you fine?"
He gave her and absent-minded look.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine."
Han grinned, and winked at Chewie.
"C'mon, kid. You're just planning how to lung for Vader as soon as you set eyes upon him."
Luke stiffened.
"What? You think he'll be there?"
"Can almost promise it. And you'll be too, oh favored hero of the Alliance."
"I'm sure we all will", Leia said sharply.
Chewie grunted something. Han nodded firmly, and looked at Leia.
"I agree with Chewie. This whole thing stinks, big time."
Leia was about to reply when she suddenly...
_felt_ something.
Felt what? It was like...
...and it was gone. She looked up puzzled and found Luke staring out into nothingness. Apparently he'd felt it, whatever it was, too.
"Luke", she whispered. "What was that?"
"I..." He seemed to be very far away, as if searchin for something with his mind. Then he stiffened, and his eyes grow wide. Without another word, he turned on his heels and ran down the corrridor, back to the conference room.
"Hey, what..." Han said. Leia wasn't there to hear the rest, though. She started to run as well, following Luke's quick footsteps. She found him just outside the big chamber they'd left some minutes ago.
She gave him a annoyed glance.
"Luke, will you tell me why..."
Before she would finish the sentence he pushed the controls and the door slid open with a low hiss. He stepped into the room, Leia following him quietly. And almost bumped straight into his as he stopped abruptly.
"What is it?" she hissed. He didn't answer. Quite a frustrating habit, that. Determined, she pushed him aside. Stared at the scene before her.
A group of robbed being stood in front of them, everyone looking just as puzzled as Leia felt. A quick glance at Luke's face told her that whoever these persons were, they weren't supposed to be here.
"Who are they, Luke?" she whispered.
Luke had a pretty good idea, even thouhg he only recognized two of the beings. But it was impossible -
Before anyone could say anthing, Han stormed into the room, blaster in his hand. Just as Luke had, he stopped dead as he spotted the strangers.
One of them wasn't that strange.
"Hey!", he blurted out, pointing his blaster at the bearded man. "Aren't you supposed to be dead?"
"I am", Obi-Wan confirmed grimly. He looked at the rest of the gathered Jedi. "Apparently we're alive again, though."
Darth Vader was stalking down Executor's bridge. It would take them about two days to reach Coruscant. The Dark Lord frowned. He still had very certain doubts about this whole idea.
The sudden Forcewave hit him with full power.
What...?
It felt wrong...totally wrong. It was the Force, all these sudden impressions that washed over him, but it...was as if it was twisted. Or turned inside out.
If flowed through him, took over his body, and he lost consciousness -
He awoke after what seemed like eternity. Even though he realized it couldn't have been more than a few seconds.
He was lying on the hard floor.
Dazed, he tried to rise. Failed. He was feeling...weak. Weak as a newborn baby.
He managed to lift his head, and found Piett staring at him. That made him frown. Sure, he'd passed out, but that didn't ought to warrant such a horrofied look -
Something was different. He closed his eyes, opened them again.
He wasn't wearing the mask.
Panic almost struck him, but he wasn't dying. He was still breathing.
Without the mask.
With trembling hands he reached out and touched his head. The skin was smooth and the skull covered with thick hair.
Looked down at his legs. Knew beyond any doubt that they were flesh and blood.
What in the name of the Force...!
Completely stunned as he was, it took him another minute to realize that he wasn't only healed, but naked as well.
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So, whaddaya think of that?
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LadyZ
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I'm staring at my monitor with my mouth open... 
I vote for it as the surprise of the week!!!
Whoooaoaoaoaooao!!!!!
It means I LOVE surprises!!!!!
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LeiaSkywalker
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WOW!!!!!I'm completely stunned!!!!That was so cool!!!!!!!!please, write more soon,hehe!
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