Vader POV

As I meditated I heard a familiar voice whisper "Don't trust the Emperor he's hiding the truth from you."

"What truth? Who are you? How do you know these things?" I demanded.

"I am your old Master Qui-gon Jinn and I am one with the force and so I know a lot of things. I know that you are confused concerning your feelings for the child Catherine."

"Why is that your concern? What do you want?" I replied irritatedly. The last thing I wanted was for Qui-gon to lecture me about my choices.

"I am not here to lecture you about the decisions that you have made. I am here to help you learn the truth concerning Catherine and perhaps, help you rediscover who you really are." Qui-gon replied.

"I know who I am." I replied my irritation starting to show.

At this Qui-gon chuckled. "Do you my young apprentice? Let's not focus on that right now. Time is precious and we don't have a lot of it. Palpatine is lying to you as he has from the very beginning."

"My Master would never lie to me."

"Really? Then explain Catherine's existence."

"Padme and Obi-wan betrayed me, Catherine is a result of that betrayal."

"If that were true, then you wouldn't care about her at all. You do care about her don't you?"

"She means nothing to me."

"You can lie to yourself and your master but you can not lie to me. You care deeply about her and it's more then just as master and apprentice. You love her and rightly so, considering that she is your daughter."

"The computer says otherwise."

"Computer tests can be falsified."

"Ask yourself this, why was Palpatine so hesitant to allow you to raise Catherine? What was it that he was afraid of? Could it be that he is worried that through loving this child you will remember who you truly are? Who Catherine truly is? You need to apologize to the child. Explain to her why you said the things you did." Qui-gon replied.

Vader sighed "I suppose you are right I should apologize to her. I was too harsh on her. She is after all, only a child. But I stand by my decision. She is not my daughter and therefore will not be allowed to call me daddy or any other term meaning father."

Catherine POV

The next morning Vader went straight to my quarters. "Good morning Catherine." Vader said startling me. Something wasn't right. He was never here at breakfast time. In fact, I barely ever saw him except at bedtime when he tucked me in for the night. What was he doing here? As if reading my mind Vader sat down across from me. "We need to talk about yesterday."

"Why? You made how you feel Mass. Masss. Oh!!! How do you say it?" I growled in frustration.

"You mean Master?" Vader replied.

"Yeah that's it. That's the wowd. You made youwa point last night." I replied through gritted teeth trying hard not to cry as the words he had spoken came rushing back once more. "You are no longer allowed to call me daddy or dada. It's time you embrace the truth, I am not your father. I have never been your father and I will never be your father. It's time you grow up. I am your master and you are my apprentice and is the extent of our relationship. From now on you will refer to me as Master. It's time you learn your place young one."

"You don't love me and You neba did." I replied fighting back the tears that threatened to fall.

"Catherine I.." Vader started to reply but I cut him off.

"Don't!" I replied my normally brown eyes a deep red and yellow. "If you want to say you sowwy then you can leabe. Me don't want you pity owa you apology. Just leabe me alone."

Vader sighed this was going to be harder then he had thought. "Catherine that is enough!" Vader growled startling me making me whimper. "Yesterday is in the past. What's said is said and can never be taken back. However, I want you to know that I never intended for you to doubt my feelings for you. Although I don't have to justify my actions to anyone, especially not to you my young apprentice, I want you to know that had a reason for what I said yesterday." Vader replied sternly.

"It doesn't matta. Why don't you just go back to ignowing me like you have been doing and leabe me alone?" I replied refusing to look at him.

"I will let that attitude of yours slip for the moment, but from now on you will speak to me with respect or there will be consequences. It is time for you to start your training in the ways of the dark side of the force." Vader replied.

"As you wish. Masta?"

"Yes? Catherine?"

"Is it twue that theya is two sides to the fowce?" K-13 said there is a light side and a dawk side."

"Yes it is true." Vader replied pausing to look down at me momentarily.

"K-13 said one must choose which side they wanted to follow."

Instantly Vader released my hand and replied angrily "Understand this Catherine, for you there is no choice. You will learn to embrace the dark side of the force as I have." Vader replied.

"What if me don't want to be like you? What if me want to embwace the light side of the fowce?" I challenged.

Vader let out an irritated growl and clenched his fists. A few seconds later, I found myself being held in the air by and invisible force. I began to feel as if someone had their hands wrapped around my throat and were tightening their grasp. A few seconds later, I fell to the ground gasping for breath.

"Do not test my patience apprentice. That was a warning. The next time you say anything like that to me me again, it will be your last do you understand?"

"Yes siwa." I replied gazing down at the floor in shame.

"Now, come sit by me." Vader said as we reached the training area. "I'm going to tell you about a time that took place years ago."

"Ok."

"Before the Emperor took command of the galaxy and created the Empire the Galaxy was ruled by a group of force users known as the Jedi."

"What happened to them?"

"They were very narrow minded and had become corrupt. They feared the dark side of the force. They feared what those who wielded it were capable of doing. Those who studied the ways of the dark side of the force were known as the Sith. The Jedi hated the Sith because they were afraid of their power. The Emperor is a Sith Master. He knows the ways of the dark side inside and out. He was in charge of the Senate. When the Jedi found out that the Emperor studied the ways of the dark side of the force they tried to kill him. They became enemies of the republic."

"What happened to them?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows in concern.

"They were wiped from existence during what was called the great purge." Vader replied.

"Why?" I asked confused.

"The Jedi were a threat to the peace that the Emperor sought to create."

"Is theya any Jedi left?"

"I do not know. If there are any left, then they are in hiding." Vader replied.

"Can't I be a part of both sides of the fowce?" I asked curiously.

"No!" Vader replied.

"Why not?" I demanded with a frown.

"It doesn't work that way. Put those thoughts out of your mind. You don't have a choice on which side of the force you will follow. You will study the ways of the dark side of the force and you will become a Sith. Come along, we've wasted enough time talking. We have a lot of ground to cover today. We have to make up for your late start in training. I should have begun training you a long time ago. The Emperor will not be happy if he finds out that you haven't had any training to improve your skills.

"Who's The Empewowa?" I asked mispronouncing Emperor.

"The Emperor is our Master. He created the Empire and helped me become the man I am today. He helped me realize that the Jedi were narrow minded and foolish. He helped me
take my training to a whole new level." Vader replied.

"You was once a Jedi?"

"That was a long time ago. I was young and foolish. I didn't understand how corrupt the Jedi were."

"Do you miss being a Jedi?"

"No. The dark side the force is far more powerful then any Jedi. Now no more questions about the Jedi." Vader replied.

"Me wish Me didn't habe these abilities. Me wish Me could be all the othea children my age."

"You must not be ashamed of your abilities. You must learn to harness these abilities and many more so that you can use them against all those who dare oppose the Empire."

"Mastowa?"

"Yes Catherine?"

"What about the wule of the two?"

"How do you know about that?" Vader replied.

"K-13 told me. He said that there can only ever be two Sith at one time a Mastwa and an oh what was that wowd???"

"Apprentice?"

"Yes that's it. If  you teach me and the  Empowa still teaches you, then isn't we bweaking the wules?"

"I suppose we are." Vader replied.

"What's to become of me?"

"Perhaps that is something you should ask him personally. I can assure you, that if he didn't want you to learn the ways of the force he'd have ordered me to have killed you a long time ago."

"How do you know that he won't ask you to kill me lata?" I asked my voice full of concern.

"Perhaps we should put off on your training a little while longer. I shall contact the Emperor and ask him about his plans for you and about your concerns. For now it's time you headed to bed. It's been a long day." Vader replied.

"Will you tuck me in tonight?"

"Aren't you a little old for me to be tucking you in at night?" Vader replied his question meant to be rhetorical.

"No." I replied.

"Catherine your almost a teenager your far too old to be tucked in at night." Vader replied.

"No Me not. Me is one." I replied.

Vader frowned underneath his helmet something wasn't right. I should be at least ten to thirteen by now. What would make me think that I was only one?