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At the start of the story, Shmi was told that Anakin was killed by Darth Vader. These were started before AOTC came out, so in my story Shmi did not die...she was just serriously injured

Note 1
Shmi,

I…uh…I heard that you were still alive the other day, and that you’re working for the Rebellion. I’m…an old friend. (Unless you recognize my writing, just leave it as an old friend…) I’d rather we never met in person. I don’t want to be forced to hurt you. So take some advice, resign from the Rebellion and lead a quiet life elsewhere. If you stay in the Rebellion, avoid any Imperial encounter, especially if it is high up.

Signed,
An old friend
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Note 2
To an Old Friend,

If you know me, and if you are an old friend, then I don't know why you will not tell me your name. Besides how would you know if I were dead, and that I'm working with the Rebellion? What right do you have to order me to resign the Rebellion? I don't even know your name and you're bossing me around. Well, I'm sorry, but before I do anything I would like to know a little more about you, since you know so much about me.

Shmi
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Note 3
Shmi,

I don’t want to tell you my name because I don’t want to hurt you. I care about you. You’re the only one in the galaxy that I actually care about, and I know that if I told you who I was that it would hurt you.

Let’s just say that I’m high up in the Empire….and I happen to know that you work for the Rebellion. I have a lot of sources. I’m telling you to leave Yavin because we’re going to blow it up. I love you and I don’t want you to die.

Sigh….you’re not making this easy. Fine…I’ll tell you who I am. My name’s Darth Vader….and don’t ask me how I knew you, because I won’t tell you.

There, now you know I’m Darth Vader, and that I’m begging you to leave Yavin. I knew you a long time ago, and cared about you….so that’s why I’m asking you to leave.

Second in Command of the Empire,
Darth Vader
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Note 4
Darth Vader,

Of all the people in the galaxy I never would have guessed it was you telling me to leave, and telling me you love me, I didn't know someone like you could love.

What in all the galaxies do you have that will destroy a planet? Nothing I've ever heard of can do that! If you won't tell me what you have, than I won't leave Yavin, and I won't believe you.

Also, I never knew a person named Vader. Only of Darth Vader, who I never met in the person, so how can you know me and love me?

I found it hard to believe, but I'm glad someone like you after all you've done can care for someone like me. I'm tempted to believe you, but I will not resign the Rebellion. I have a duty, and if that means to die by someone who says he cares and loves me, I will die willingly and I will NOT leave just because Darth Vader told me that he's going to blow it up. If you care for me, than you will not blow up one planet if I stay on. I would rather die with my people, than to live knowing I should have died. You think about, Darth Vader. Make your choice. Let me live along with my friends, or kill me with my friends. Either way, I will not leave.


Shmi
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Note 5
Shmi Skywalker,

Yes…but people can surprise you at the most unexpected times. I wouldn’t have expected you to expect me to tell you to leave Yavin, or that I loved you…because you don’t know WHY….and I cannot tell you WHY. Just trust me, and you will be safe.

Yes…CAN love. I am a human. Even though I kill people and work just under the Empire…..does that mean I can’t love? I will never forget you, and I care for you greatly. I do love you…you will have to believe me on that one.

What do I have that can destroy a planet? You mean you’ve never heard of the Death Star???????!!!!!! I cannot believe that. You are working for the Rebellion, are you not? Okay, let me see if I can explain this Death Star to you. Okay, the Death Star is a huge battle station…and in it’s core is a huge weapon that has enough power to destroy an entire planet. This is how it works (pretend he goes into great detail to explain it). I designed it myself. You see all it is is simple physics.

Do you believe me now that I’ve given you the formulas and the exact details on how the Death Star works? I hope that you believe it. You can work the problems out yourself and you will find that I am correct and that it IS possible.

So I’m warning you…..we know where the base is. Please leave the base immediately…because we’re coming to destroy it and I don’t want you to die.

You actually HAVE met me in person, although you are unaware of it. I knew you when I was little…you probably forgot all about me, but I haven’t forgotten you. Just trust that there’s something in our pasts that connects us. I’m not going to tell you EXACTLY what that something is, but I hope that you will believe me. We knew each other VERY well.

I hope that you do believe me. I could get you into a high position in the Empire if you resign from the Rebellion now. If you truly will not leave…..I’m going to hate doing it….but I’m going to have to kill you. I’m destroying Yavin whether you’re on it or not. I care for you, but I also am dead set in destroying the Rebellion. I will do what I must.

Then I guess I will have to kill you with your friends. I am sorry to have to do that, but I have no other choice.


An old friend,
Darth Vader
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Note 6
Darth Vader,

You're human? I didn't know. With all the things you do, I would have NEVER thought of you being human. Why do you wear the suit and mask? Is it because you don't want anyone to see who you REALLY are, or what? If that's the case, take it off. You look stupid in it.

I NEVER thought someone so dark, cold, merciless could have a heart to love. I am sorry, but I do NOT know you, because I've NEVER met ANYONE like you before.

I know about the Death Star is, Dim-Wit!! I'm not stupid. Thanks for going into SO much detail.

If you cannot tell me the 'connection' of our 'past' then I believe this is NONE! I will not remember anyone such as yourself. If you had a crush on me when we were younger, forget about it. I do not know you, nor do I care. I have work that must be done, and I will NEVER leave the Rebellion no matter your threats. Kill me if you must, but know that you did it willingly.


Shmi
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Note 7
Shmi,

Yes, I am human, as long as my parents were. (Which they are.) Humans can be on the Dark Side too.

Why do I wear the suit and mask? It’s not because I don’t want anyone to see who I am, okay. I have to wear it…otherwise I’d be dead. See, I got in this fight with a Jedi Knight and I fell into this lava pit during the fight and I got all these burns all over my body. It burned my lungs too….it burned them so badly that I couldn’t breathe and so that’s why I have to wear the mask, and that’s why I wear the suit. So I can’t take it off.

Actually, you HAVE met me. You DID know me. Whether you know it or not, it doesn’t matter. I KNOW.

You’re the one that asked what the Death Star was and acted as though you had never heard of it.

I cannot tell you the connection of our past because I don’t know how you’ll handle it. You knew me a long time ago, so I’m not surprised that you don’t recognize me. I can tell you that I did not have a crush on you when I was younger. You would care about me if you knew who I was when I was younger…I KNOW you would. It’s not a name you would easily forget.

If you will not leave the Rebellion, remember that it is your own choice. I cannot force you to leave.

Um…if you have connections with your grandchildren, advise your grandson that he will die the next time he comes in contact with me. I will soon blow up Yavin, so this is your last chance to leave.

With love,
Darth Vader
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Note 8
Darth Vader,

How can you say, 'With Love', because you won't tell me who you are only that you claiming to be Darth Vader, AND this person I cared about a long time ago. You have no love within you, if you wish to kill me along with my friends. That is not love, but pure cruelty!!

You claim that I know, and 'care' for you, but you lie. I NEVER met ANYONE in my WHOLE life as cruel and proud, and evil, and-and STUPID as you to think that I would believe you!!!! No, I do NOT believe you, for I know not whom you are. No one, NOT ONE person in my past have I EVER met someone as merciless as YOU!!!

You say you fought a Jedi Knight, well, I should tell you that my son became a Jedi Knight, and thanks to you, you KILLED HIM!!!!! I HATE YOU, you're so-so...don't you ever think of the person's (that you're going to kill) family? My son was my treasured jewel, and I willingly gave him to the Jedi, so that he would NOT have a life as my own, BUT because of Mr. Me-Me-Me, my son died!!!! The only thing that I'm happy about is that he died in line of duty, and NOT as some stupid idiot as yourself. The Jedi were my friends!!!! You killed ALL my friends!!! I am happy that a Jedi Knight put you in that miserable suit and mask, because maybe NOW you may know that your breath is important to you, as was everyone you murdered over the years. Every breath you take, is a reminder of the lives of the thousands of people that you merciless took away. Some day I hope you learn that important lesson. And No, you must kill me along with the Rebellion. I may be a lady, but I will NOT obey your command. I wish you to stop writing to me, do you understand? Thank you.

Shmi
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Note 9
Shmi,

I would tell you who I am, but now is not the time. I am in the middle of a battle, and I’m trying to shoot down ships. I’ve eliminated most of them…but there is one group left. There’s this really stubborn ship that just keeps avoiding my shots. Who is he? Are you keeping up with the battle? I DEMAND TO KNOW WHO HE IS. Anyway, only about a minute until Yavin gets blown up….so I do hope that you decide to leave. I can’t do anything about it if you decide to stay. All I want to say is that I TRIED to get you to leave and that you just wouldn’t. You are just too stubborn for your own good…sigh…I don’t know what I’m going to do with you.

You’ll just have to trust me that I DO have the ability to love, and that I do love you. You’ll understand only once I’ve told you who I am. No, I do not wish to kill you along with your friends….but I have no other choice if you won’t leave Yavin. I am an Imperial and I cannot make exceptions for people no matter how much I care about them. A job is a job, and if it means killing people, the job must be completed. I am a servant to the Emperor and what he says goes. He probably would be overjoyed if I killed you anyway, but he doesn’t know you’re alive.

I have tried my best to keep you hidden from him, and if he were to know that you were alive, he would order me to kill you. If he did that, I would have to kill you. I have tried to look out for you, so just trust me, okay? You need to look into things before you can say what is and what is not cruelty.

It is unfortunate that you consider me cruel, proud, evil, and stupid. If you only understood my reasons for my actions you would not consider me those things. As for being merciless…again you misjudge me. Like I said, I have tried my best to keep you hidden from the Emperor. I killed the Jedi Knights so that the Empire could rise. The Jedi were too weak and innocent for their own good. I did not kill the Jedi alone…the Emperor also killed them. The Emperor’s ways for killing them were much more crueler than mine…he zapped them with Force electricity, and I refuse to use it. I think that it is too cruel. I killed people with my lightsaber…it was a quick death for them and it put them out of their misery. The Emperor had already been hunting down Jedi before I joined him, so it isn’t as if I started it. I put the Jedi out of their misery…if I had not killed them, they would have had to live in terror and fear….and in hiding the rest of their entire lives. Do you think that would be a very fun life? If I had not killed them, either Palpatine would have, or they would have to live a terrible life in fear. So you see, I DID think of their families. I knew that their families would have to live in fear had I not killed them.

Another thing, I DID NOT KILL Anakin Skywalker, okay. I did nothing to him. If you want someone to blame for what happened to him, go to Obi-Wan Kenobi. What happened to Anakin is all Obi-Wan’s fault. You can tell him that I said that too. I want to see what he has to say. Obi-Wan ALMOST killed him, but he didn’t. What do you have to say about that? Do you even know who Obi-Wan is?

Anyway, yes, I did fight a Jedi Knight…..I fought a lot of Jedi, but this one stupid Jedi I did not kill. He is the Jedi that truly deserved to die. So Anakin was your treasured jewel. I’m sure he would be glad to hear that. Like I said, what happened to him is ALL OBI-WAN’S FAULT. Do not blame me for what happened to him.

I cannot stop writing to you…well unless you die on Yavin, but I’m sure you will want to write me.

Hmm……let’s see…I have a few questions for you that I hope you will answer. Since you loved Anakin so much, would you mind answering some questions about him?

1. What would you do if I told you Anakin was still alive?
2. Would you accept Anakin if he had changed any?
3. Would you still love him if he were working for the Empire? Like as a pilot or Navy person? Or anyone on the Imperial side?
4. How much do you know about what happened to him and who told you?


Now I have some questions for you that involve your other children. How many children does Owen have? How many children does Rhun have? Did Owen adopt any? I have it on good authority that Owen adopted a certain child. I would like to know who that child’s real parents are. One of my spies told me a little bit about this one child and I want to make sure of something. My spy hinted at something, but I’m not completely sure because he didn’t give any names. Did Anakin have any children? It’s practically impossible because he left after the first wedding night and that’s when something happened to him, but I suppose it is possible….I just want to make certain. I don’t think it would be true, but I just would like to know to eliminate it from the possibilities.

Thank you.


Darth Vader
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Note 10
Darth Vader,

I still think you're cruel for even helping the Emperor murder the Jedi. If you're so different from the Emperor why don't you just kill him? Why didn't you do that before you joined him? If you did THAT you could have saved the galaxy from what it is now, cold and dark. You did not kill the Emperor, but instead killed the only protectors of the galaxy that had been around for millions of years. Yes, they may have been weak, but they did their duty without a question and willingly give up their lives to save others. I doubt you can even do that.

I still don't believe you about love, because IF you really loved me, but the Emperor ordered you to kill me, then you would like do it, no matter what would happen to you if you didn't. You're too worried about what will happen to you if you don't do something that you were ordered. You are a coward for that.

I don't need you to try and protect me. I can do it myself, so don't worry yourself about some lady on Yavin that may die after/if you blow it up.

About the pilots, no, I'm not saying a word about them. I shall not give you ANY names of them, for you do NOT need that. If there is nothing I can do in the battle, the least I can do is protect our fighters from YOU.

Now, I will NOT answer all the questions, so don't be disappointed. If Anakin was alive, but turned out to be anything like you, I would be hurt, VERY hurt, but that would not stop my love for him. If he were my worst enemy, yes, I would be hurt, but still love him. The good thing is that he is dead, and he does not have to live this life that you're forcing us to live. If he were alive, I assure you that he would live up to his duty and not rest until he had ended the Emperor's rule. The sad thing is that he isn't here, and the Emperor rules on.

No Anakin had no children, and why would you care? About my other sons I will not say anything about them.

I will ask Obi-Wan if what you is true. Yes, I know who Obi-Wan is. He was Anakin's master, and is now the last Jedi around (thanks to you). If you want me to tell you ALL I know, and give you every detail I can, but I won't.

I must go.


Shmi
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Note 11
Shmi,

I didn’t say I was completely different from the Emperor…I only said I didn’t quite do things the way he did, and that I have different reasons that he has for my actions. I suppose you just do not understand me anymore…..sigh….all right, so you don’t understand why I killed the Jedi. I had no choice. I can’t kill the Emperor, and I couldn’t kill him before I joined him. He is my master, and I must obey my master. I couldn’t just kill him when I joined because he was killing other Jedi and I was caught in a bind. If I went against Palpatine, he would have killed me just as he had killed all the Jedi that he had up to that point. I was too young and I did not want to die. Besides that, the Emperor showed me the true nature of the Force…ones that the Jedi tried to hide from me so that I could not become more powerful than they. Palpatine kept nothing back from me, and eventually I may find a way to kill the Emperor so that I could rule the galaxy myself. But I cannot do that with you REBELS fighting against me. Maybe after the Rebellion is crushed I can kill him and take over. I need him right now, and like I said before, he IS my master, and I just can’t do anything against him right now. And I did not know about my force sensitivity level until after I joined Palpatine….so after I had joined him, I couldn’t just kill him because I had to learn all about what I could do with my powers. (Something the Jedi tried to keep from me.)

Like I said before, I had no other choice but to kill the Jedi. They were in our way (Palpatine and mine…as well as the rest of the Empire) and we HAD to destroy them. Palpatine told me to destroy them, and I knew it was the best thing for the Jedi because if I hadn’t killed them, Palpatine would have any way. So you see, if I would have let the Emperor kill me (I would have probably died in the attempt) it would not have done any good because the Emperor would have still killed off the Jedi.

As I have said, Palpatine is my master, and I must obey my master no matter how much against doing his orders I am. I am a Sith and if I am told to kill, I will do it. Besides that, I have a reputation to keep up. I can’t look like I’m nice to people because then no one would take me seriously, including the Emperor. I am not a coward, okay. If you weren’t who you are, I would kill you for saying that.

Uh….well the Death Star has been completely destroyed by one of your pilots….so I know that you are still alive. And guess what, I know who the so-called heroes are. I know which one of them it was that blew up the Death Star too, and I will capture that person. I am going to hunt him down to find him…..I don’t care what it takes. He cannot hide forever from me, and nothing that anyone tries to do to protect him will protect him. I WILL find him, and you can count on that. I have probes that I’m making right now and eventually we’ll be able to send them out to find your new base…as well as the person that destroyed the Death Star.

I will not mention any of this to the Emperor…because I know what he’s going to say, and I do not want to kill you or…well never mind. I will protect you because I am obligated to. I have no other choice.

It doesn’t matter that you didn’t say anything about the pilots because I found out all I needed to know. I do not know if you know who the “heroes” are, but I am in search of one, and I’m not telling you which one it is. It sounds as if from your last letter you don’t know something that I just found out, so I’m not going to tell you what that something is.

Thank you for answering my questions. It’s good to know how you feel things, and to find out how much you know.

Okay, so Anakin had no children. Thanks for answering that. I’m not going to tell you why I would care if he did. Fine, don’t say anything about your other sons, but I found out what I needed to know.

So what did Obi-Wan say to you when you asked him? I’m really interested to see what lies that old man told you.


Darth Vader
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Note 12
Darth Vader,

First of all, soon you and your stupid Empire will fall and nothing will remain. Someday that will happen and it will be my joy when it does.

Secondly, Obi-Wan said that Anakin was like his son, and he loved Anakin so much that he would never harm, kill or even almost kill Anakin. I knew you were lying about that, and he proved it. You're such a liar and are stupid to think that you can make me believe what you said, just because you want me to turn him over to you so you can kill him. Well, sorry, I'm not falling for that, and I'm NOT handing him over.

Thirdly, I don't CARE or UNDERSTAND why you do what you do. So, don't even try to explain it to me, and you want to know why? Because I have a pretty good idea at what you're doing and did, and all you're telling me are lies, so I'm not going to listen to it.

Too bad, you were all bragging about the Death Star being your plan, but it wasn't. HA! That's a laugh! It's also destroyed and you couldn't stop that!

So, I can call you a 'coward' or anything I want, and you won't kill me because of who I am?


Shmi
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Note 13
First Shmi and Vader Note written after AOTC came out


Shmi Skywalker,

Padmé Amidala’s requested that I tell you something…but I’m not going to yet. I won’t until I get a certain into my custody.

The Empire is not stupid…and there is no way that it will fall anytime soon. Sith are running it…and for that reason…it will not fall. It will not be your joy when I die. You’ll know why when I tell you that something. At least I hope it wouldn’t be your joy.

Obi-Wan is full of lies. Anakin a son to him? LOL. That’s funny. If Anakin would have been like a son to him, Obi-Wan would have not hidden things from him. Obi-Wan would never have gotten jealous of him, and he would never have tried to hold Anakin back; he would have wanted what was best for Anakin. No matter what Obi-Wan says…Obi-Wan DID almost kill Anakin. I was NOT lying. The reason I was contacting you was not so that I could capture Obi-Wan. The reason was because I love you.

You may not care or understand why I do what I do now…but I hope you will care once I tell you something. I’m not telling you any lies. I have not lied to you about anything…ever in my entire life.

Well okay…so I didn’t design the Death Star myself….but I rediscovered the plans for Palpatine. They had been made during the beginning of the Clone Wars…and I didn’t know about them until just recently. I found them, and I came up with the idea for using the Death Star to destroy the Rebel Base.

I can’t kill you because of who you are. That’s a weakness, I know….but I love you far too much to ever want to bring harm to you.

Padmé told me to tell you something because I was scaring you with all these letters….and she told me that I better either tell you or quite writing you. I couldn’t stop writing you. I’m not going to quite writing you, and I’m not going to tell you my secret information yet….but I will tell you this much. I know what happened to Anakin, and I’ll assure you that I DID NOT KILL HIM.


Darth Vader
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Note 14
Darth Vader,

Than what DID happen to Anakin? IF you did not kill him, who did? I insist! And Padme? She is involved, with You? You say so much, and hold back too much. I can only say who you are, and you mention so much you will not explain. With two opinions and a different culture, a different upbringing, we are so different.

The empire is stupid, so many are dead when there was no reason. Even with your "mightyness" you cannot forget that. Those dead cannot be reborn and your Sith only have anger to keep them alive. Anger cannot cure anything except fear, and a horrid cure at that. So what do you fear?

The more times you say you love me, the more I feel you lie. Can you prove your love? Or is it just something you say so I continue to write, falsely thinking myself safe from danger? Love is meaningless. I was sold into slavery by a man who said he loved me, I lost my favorite son because I loved him. Love got me no where except hurt. Stop saying you love me, you are the enemy. It can only hurt. Beneath that mask you are but a simpering human hanging on to the last particles of a useless life. A human so scared of death that he'd rather live forever in a shadowy mask than die. There were so many who died, so why do you think you are special, worthy to live? Few are worthy enough to be able splash way the waters of death, most just let it lap over them, slowly drowning. Do you have a reson to live? Do you?

~Shmi Skywalker
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Note 15
Shmi,

Okay, you want to know what happened to Anakin? Well I did more than kill him. I conquered him. There, are you happy? Don’t hate me for that, I only did what was best for the galaxy. Anakin was a weak person who relied on the light side of the Force and never could have had the power that those have who are on the dark side.

Now that is not what I said!! I did not say “Padmé is involved with me.” Where did you get that idea? I recall telling you that she requested that I tell you something. That’s all. Does that mean that she is involved with me? No. Don’t ever assume anything. I am a leader of the Empire; it is only natural that I would write to the leaders of the Rebellion to try to extract information. You want to know the initial reason I wrote to her? It was to find information about your Yavin Rebel Base, and to see if I could learn what you Rebels did with the Death Star plans. Since then I have been trying to get information out of her. I know you know her, and that’s the reason I mentioned it in my last letter. And think about it…do you think she would be involved with me? For heaven’s sake, she is a respected leader of the Rebellion. I am an Imperial leader whom she is fighting against. You should know better than to doubt the morals of your own daughter in law. Ask her yourself if you don’t believe me.

No, the Empire is NOT stupid. Didn’t you ever think that the Old Republic had some flaws in it? People always argued and there was no order. Palpatine took an initiative and arranged events so that he would be in a position where he could become a dictator, and Emperor. Palpatine and I are Sith, and we rule the galaxy in an orderly manner. Anyone that dares to oppose us will die, and we rule the galaxy the way it should have always been ruled. But, I admit, there are some problems with the way Palpatine rules the Empire. He sometimes makes unwise decisions. I know I could make the Empire function better, but I just need more time. If my plans work out all right, I will kill Palpatine and rule the Empire myself. And you yourself have done something great for the Empire that you don’t even know about.

“You say that I say so much, and hold back too much. I can only say who you are, and you mention so much you will not explain.” What do you mean? I want to know your thoughts.

I will explain everything to you in time. When everything works out, I will tell you. You must wait until that time…because I fear that you will misjudge me or hate me if it is revealed to you too soon.

And you are right, we do have a different culture, and a different upbringing….thanks to a person who shall remain unnamed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As I told Palpatine, I only kill when I have a reason too. If I have officers that are stupid, I kill them. When someone opposes the Empire, I kill them, and when I encounter those that have done me wrong in the past, I kill them. I don’t kill for fun; but for the necessity of it.

Anger is a powerful tool. A person can become so much more powerful with it. That is something Palpatine taught me long ago. Anger does cure fear…you see with the Dark Side, we use anger, aggression, fear, and hate. We Sith are much more powerful than the weak Jedi could have ever become. Someday you will realize and know that. You asked me what I fear? I used to fear losing the people that I loved, but the use of the Dark Side has cured all my fears. I fear nothing anymore. I let the Force fuel my every move. (But deep down inside, I suppose there is something that I fear. But I will never allow anyone to know my weaknesses, not even you.)

So you think I’m lying when I say I love you? I’m telling you the truth, but if you won’t believe me, it’s probably for the best. As I tried to tell you before, I would do anything to protect you as long as it did not jeopardize the interests of the Empire. How can you say love is meaningless? You cannot tell me that you lost the ability to love. Yes, I know that your husband sold you into slavery, and that you lost your favorite son because you loved him. I’m sure that was difficult for you, and I’m sure you’re still angry with your husband for what he did to you. As for your son, I would never be able to guess what you thought about that. I am sure you did what you knew was best for him, and that is one of the greatest pieces of love anyone could give to their child.

All right, since everyone, including you, has asked me to stop saying that I love you, I will. This is the last time that I will say it. I do really love you, know that, even if I do not say it to you again.

It is unfortunate that I am your enemy, but our political positions have placed us in that position. I hope that you will not always be my enemy. I hope that you will be willing to join me when I take over the Empire.

And I’ll have you know that my life is not useless!!!!!!! You would not think so if you knew everything. I am not scared of death, all right, and I’m not going to live forever. I still have my organs…my brain and my heart….and everything else. I just have to wear this mask because I got burned. Eventually I will die. My body functions fine except where I got burned…as I already told you, when I got burned, my lungs got burned too, and that’s why I have to wear this mask. Palpatine rescued me from that fiery pit because he knew that I was far too important to the Empire to let die. If you MUST know, I am the most Force Sensitive and the most intelligent person in the galaxy, and that’s why I was rescued by Palpatine. Palpatine knew my potential, and he would not let me just die……besides that I was too young to die.

And yes, I DO have a reason to live…now a much better reason than ever before. I live for my power and what I can accomplish with it….and because of my plan that I have. As I mentioned earlier, I plan on taking over the Empire…and if this plan is successful, no one will be able to oppose me!

All right, I know that you Rebels detected my fleet entering the Hoth system, where you have your base. Don’t think that that was my fault. Actually, it was my top officer’s fault, but I killed him for his stupidness. I know we came out of lightspeed too close to your planet. I have no doubt that you will be preparing for battle. We’re going to crush your base, and wipe your fighters out. I hope you enjoy your upcoming defeat.


Darth Vader
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Note 16
Darth Vader-

Is death the best thing for the galaxy? A murder good? Ho could a murder be so good for the galaxy? Your logic astounds me.

Okay, I apoligize for assuming a lie. My world is small and narrow, I am ignorant.

If the Old empire is stupid so is your Empire. It has flaws, you admitted to it. But it could only have more flaws, an emperor can get greedy, it is easy for an someone with ultimate power to think a bit god-like. hmm. Why will you be better than Palpatine? Why won't you, too, get greedy?

I do not know what I mean.

How can I not fear and misjudge you, you try to justify immoral acts.

Kill for a reason? It is still murder no matter who you kill. Murder for a reason? What sense is that? Everyone killed still has a family, a reason to live, and if they didn't then you wouldn't kill them. You would murder planets if you killed all that opposed you. You'd kill poor defenceless people just because they clung to a hope that the Republic would return so they wouldn't fear for their lives? That is murder, is is not reasoned or justified. And even if that is not fun for you, that is not a reason for it's morality. It's still immoral. Fun or not.

Anger? Anger kills fear but so does Serenity. Anger makes you senseless, reasonless. Anger is destructive without thinking. Stupidity. Palpatine told you you erase all fear. Fear can also help you. But you're so angry you cannot reason. An angry person can easily be controlled because they don't think, just do. The Force is not a mind, it doesn't think for your throughly unused brain. Serenity will stop fear and still leave you in control of your mind and body. You are as stupid as Palpatine who told you to feel ire. Palpatine who you wish to dethrone when you are as stupid as he is. You can't help the empire when you cannot help yourself.

Did I say that? Though I can't see why you love me, you do, but I thank you for stopping satying that. It hurts. You are the enemy, it pits me in an awkward postition, doesn't it? Love is not meaningless, it just hurts a lot. A pain I won't put up with anymore. Your love hurts too, though I don't return it.

You are alive and being used by Palpatine. Plus, that mask is so ugly! I hate people like you who theink the whole world if about them. You're arrogant, even if it is true. Why should I care if you are amazingly awesomely cool? You are being used. You owe your life to this man, and you know that. You'll think twice about going against his will.

Power is a reason to live? You live for yourself? So no one would mind when you die. Everyone would be happy if you croaked because you are powerhungry and self centered. That is about as good of a reason as wearing a coat out in a storm because the bulkiness of a coat emphasizes your eyes!

You can't overthrow the Empire and bring it to your own rule. You are too angry and too indebtted. Unless you have less of a heart, sould and mind than I thought you did. Maybe I romantize you into someone with real feelings. I stupidly assumed you still were human.

Oh, we will be defeated and you have feelings. Lalala.

-Shmi
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Note 17
Shmi,

Yes, a death can sometimes be the best thing for a galaxy. You will know that I was right soon. Better things might come of that death…better changes to the galaxy as a whole. How can a death be so good for the galaxy? You will see…as soon as I accomplish my goal.

Don’t worry about your assumption. You might not be as ignorant as you think. I really do want to know what you’re thinking…because you never know how close it might be to the reality. You are forgiven (although I don’t forgive easily.)

Why would I be better than Palpatine? Because I am stronger in the Force than he is. I also wouldn’t allow certain things to happen in the galaxy…certain things do bother me that used to take place in this galaxy. But I would also be more efficient in ruling the galaxy. I am very good at making things work, ideas, groups, things. The Empire will be in much better hands once I am in charge.

Maybe you do know what you mean. I want to know your thoughts. You tell me now, all right!

I don’t try to justify immoral acts. I do what is good for the Empire. I kill when it is needed. That is not an immoral act.

Yes, I will destroy planets. The first Death Star had the ability to destroy an entire planet, but Count Dooku messed up on those plans. Palpatine wouldn’t let me revise them once I found them again, so I couldn’t make the Death Star fail proof. It had that big error in it. If it hadn’t been for a certain pilot, your base would now be destroyed. I believe that young pilot does not like me. Can you just tell him that I told you to tell him that I meant every word of what I said. I had my men kill the Wampa Ice creature that attacked him. The people that are “poor and defenseless” should not oppose me if they don’t want to die. By opposing the Empire, they are committing treason. I also hope to make sure that people don’t suffer the same things that I suffered long ago. The Jedi are to blame for everything that ever went wrong in the galaxy.

I cannot go against Palpatine until I’m ready to kill him, when my goal has been reached. He has too much respect for me, and I do not want him to think badly of me. I am afraid of what he would do to me if I would ever go against his wishes, or suggest that he do what I have in mind. So now you know my real fear, all right. And if a word of that gets out, I will personally find you and kill you, no matter how I feel about you. I must do what is right for the Dark Side. Anger lets a person control so much, and lets them take revenge on things that hurt you. It is a good thing…it is what strengthens the Dark Side. No one would be able to resist the Dark Side if they only knew the power of it. Have you ever been in a situation where you were saved because of your anger, or because of another person’s anger? That is how the Dark Side works. With my plan, I WILL be helping myself.

I am glad that you finally understand that I love you. You have no idea how much that means to me. I know you’ll never be able to love me, but at least you know. I’m sorry that it hurts that I love you. Yes, as I said before, it is unfortunate that we are enemies, but we are.

Palpatine is my master, and as I said, I cannot do anything against him until my plan comes into play (which will be very soon.) Palpatine is your Emperor. Do not say that he is using me. I am a Sith, and he values me as such. Without me, he could not rule the galaxy as effectively as he does. He knows that I am more powerful that he is. Well, would you like to see my picture of what I look like without the mask? I’ll send it to you if you want. I doubt you’ll find my face better looking than the mask, though. I have burns all over my face, and my skin is very pale because it is hidden from all light most of the time. I also have no hair (it was all burned off.) If you don’t mind looking at that, I don’t care. My eyes still work fine, however, and luckily they were somehow protected when I was burned. Want to see the picture? I am human though, you would be able to tell by looking at my picture. And the picture would make me look older than I am…because of the burns. My nose and mouth are fine too…and my face wasn’t all burned. I just have some burn marks on it. It would be too ugly for someone like you to look at. I’m sure the mask is better looking than my face. My face isn’t wasn’t destroyed, but one whole check was burned…and I’m sure you wouldn’t want to see the picture.

You think I’m arrogant? You’re not the first person who has ever said that. Padmé, and my former master say that about me still. Why should you care if I’m so amazingly awesomely cool? I’ll tell you, because it would make you proud. I am NOT BEING USED, okay. I owe more than my life to Palpatine. He listened to me when no one else would, and he never held anything back from me. He never was jealous of me, he knew I was powerful, and he wanted me to reach my potential. I doubt anyone has done as much for me as he did, except maybe one person.

Yes, power is a reason to live. Without it, I would be nothing. It is what makes people. Yes, I live for my self, and for my plan. I want something far greater than you’ll ever know. Not everyone would be happy if I died. You would be sad if I did die, and so would a couple other people. I am NOT self-centered, either. I would tell you the full meaning of my plan, but I cannot yet, not until I have full filled it. Once you know that, you’ll know my deepest reason that makes me live like I have never lived before.

What if I told you I had a WAY to overthrow Palpatine and rule the galaxy myself? I do have a way, one that will not fail. It all has to do with my plan. I do not have anger for everyone. There are some people in this galaxy that I can have feelings for. I’m not as bad a person as you think I am.

You don’t know me fully, and that is your problem. Yes, I will defeat the Rebellion, but I DO have feelings.

And just so you know, I have captured the Millennium Falcon. My plan is advancing nicely. Unfortunately, there were only two people aboard the Millennium Falcon, Leia Organa, and Han Solo, along with the Wookiee Chewbacca. Never fear, though, I know what to do. I have already started torturing my prisoners extensively.

This is what happened, I have been chasing the Millennium Falcon ever since the battle on Hoth. I chased it into an asteroid field…no…beyond that, I mislead the Emperor into thinking that I was after Obi-Wan, and simply wanted to destroy the Rebel base. I sent an entire Imperial Fleet out to capture the base, after I had sent out thousands of probe droids. This was all part of my master plan.

Anyway, the Millennium Falcon’s hyperdrive was damaged, and they weren’t going into lightspeed. For that reason, they went into an asteroid field. I chassed them. Suddenly they appeared like they were going to attack our Star Destroyer. They attached their ship to the side of one of our parts, but we could not detect them.

Because my officers were doing a bad job of finding the Millennium Falcon, I called in some Bounty Hunters, the best ones in the galaxy. I told them I wanted no disintegrations, and that I wanted them alive. One of the bounty hunters (Boba Fett) spotted the Millennium Falcon’s hiding spot. He too pretended to float away with our garbage as the fleet went into hyperspace.

Boba Fett tracked the Millennium Falcon to a place called Bespin, or Cloud City. That led us to a mining colony, where there was no Imperial presence. I threatened the administrator, Lando Calrissian, that if he didn’t accommodate us, that I would have the Empire take over the operation. When the Millennium Falcon landed, he pretended like nothing was going on. Then he led Leia and Han to me, and I started torturing them.

My first part in my plan has succeeded nicely.


Darth Vader
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