Chapter 6
This is leia vision for yet another mental
Vader activated Ezra's Purple lightsaber and Ezra tensed instinctively, turning his head just so towards the sound cautiously.
"I see you have constructed a new lightsaber," Vader said, inspecting the weapon. "Your skills are complete."
After sheathing the weapon Vader turned away to the opposite railing, his back to Ezra. "Indeed you are powerful as the Emperor has foreseen."
Ezra turned to face the Sith slowly, evaluating Vader as Anakin watched in overwhelmed silence, still struggling to process what was happening. "Come with me," Ezra said softly.
"Obi-Wan once thought as you do," Vader said quietly, turning back around. "You don't know the power of the dark side! I must obey my master."
Ezra shook his head slowly, holding Vader's gaze. "I will not turn...and you will be forced to kill me."
Anakin felt sick. "Don't you dare do it you fool, he's your—our—son!" he muttered.
"If that is your destiny," Vader said slowly, and Anakin immediately felt sick to his stomach. He couldn't believe what he was hearing!
Ezra walked up to Vader in three short steps. "Search your feelings, Father, you can't do this! I feel the conflict within you, let go of your hate!" Ezra said, his tone getting harder and his words coming out faster near the end, pleading.
"It is...too late for me, my son." Vader turned away, Ezra's expression turned devastated, and Anakin felt faint, grabbing the railing to steady himself. "The Emperor will show you the true nature of the Force. He is your master now."
The Stormtrooper appeared on either side of Ezra to escort him, and Ezra slowly nodded. "Then my father is truly dead," Ezra said, voice clear, disappointment and mourning clear in his expression before he was escorted away. His words struck Anakin hard, and he stared after Ezra with tears burning his eyes as they led him away, Ezra's gaze never leaving Vader's form. Anakin wished that this better be a different timeline
When Anakin looked back at Vader, the Sith was slowly moving to the window, obviously in deep thought as he leaned against the railing.
Once again the scene changed, and Vader was leading Ezra into a room on a space station to a chair where a wizened old man Anakin guessed was the Emperor sat. Ezra remained bound.
"Welcome, young Skywalker. I have been expecting you," the Emperor purred. His voice was disturbingly familiar, yet at the same time, Anakin remembers that horrible voice. "You will no longer need those," the Emperor stated, waving his hand and removing Ezra's cuffs.
Ezra looked up at the Emperor wearily. "Guards, leave us," the Emperor ordered, waiting until the red-dressed guards had disappeared to speak again. "I'm looking forward to completing your training. In time you will call me Master."
"You're gravely mistaken. You won't convert me as you did my father," Ezra said calmly making Anakin realize this is a different timeline when he fell towards the darkside.
"Oh, no, my young Jedi. You will find that it is you who are mistaken. About a great many things," the Emperor said gleefully as he approached Ezra and Vader.
"His lightsaber," Vader said, handing the Emperor the weapon. Anakin stood tall and firm by Ezra's side, heart aching at what he was witnessing but wanting to be by his son's side, even if he wasn't really there.
"Ah, yes, a Jedi's weapon; much like your father's. By now you must know your father can never be turned from the dark side. So will it be with you," the Emperor said sinisterly.
"You're wrong," Ezra said with a smug smirk, refusing to break eye contact with the Emperor. "Soon I'll be dead...and you with me."
Anakin looked at Ezra, shocked. What was he talking about?
The Emperor simply laughed. "Perhaps you refer to the imminent attack of your Rebel fleet."
A little of Ezra's bravado slipped away and for a moment his eyes broke away from the Emperor's, though he still kept his courage about him. The Emperor laughed again.
"Yes, I assure you, we are quite safe from your friends here." Emperor said
"Your overconfidence is your weakness," Ezra told him, an almost mischievous look in Ezra's eyes similar to Anakin's.
"Your faith in your friends is yours!" the Emperor snapped, returning to his throne. It took him a few moments to get there, but Anakin had the feeling that such an appearance of weakness was misleading.
"It is pointless to resist, my son," Vader told Ezra.
Anakin shot the man a glare as Ezra looked down, his expression gradually losing its bravado and confidence.
"Everything that has transpired has done so according to my desires," the Emperor said from his seat as Vader and Ezra approached. "Your friends, up there on the Sanctuary moon, are walking into a trap, as is your Rebel fleet. It was I who allowed the Alliance to know the location of the shield generator. It is quite safe from your pitiful little band. An entire legion of my best troops await them. Oh...I am afraid the deflector shield will be quite operational when your friends arrive." The Emperor laughed again and Ezra's face fell to despair.
"Come boy, see for yourself," said the Emperor, gesturing to the window. Both Anakin and Ezra went up to the said window, witnessing a small fleet stuck in the crosshairs outside between the battle station and the fleet of Imperial ships outside and getting picked off one by one. "From here you will witness the final destruction of the Alliance, and the end of your insignificant Rebellion."
Ezra turned, and Anakin noticed he was eyeing his lightsaber, which was beside the Emperor. "You want this...don't you? The hate is swelling in you now. Take your Jedi weapon. Use it. I am unarmed. Strike me down with it; give in to your anger. With each passing moment you make yourself more my servant."
Anakin looked despairingly at Ezra—his son—struggling not to give in. Ezra truly did know the consequences acting on anger brought, as he said earlier. Mournfully, Anakin knew that he could not help his son at all, reminding himself that this was one of different Ezra.
"No," Ezra said, though Anakin heard his voice shake a little at the end.
"It is unavoidable. It is your destiny. You, like your father, are now mine!" the Emperor hissed.
As the minutes ticked by and more people died outside, Ezra became more and more tortured by the scene he was witnessing and the taunting words of the Emperor; Anakin could see him starting to slip.
The Emperor was all too happy to tempt Ezra once more.
"As you can see, my young apprentice, your friends have failed. Now witness the firepower of this fully operational station." Emperor said gleefully as Ezra growled hoping his girlfriend and brother are safe
"He's not yours," Anakin growled angrily at the Emperor, useless as it was a thing to do.
The Emperor pressed a button for a comm, and Ezra glanced desperately between the Emperor and the fleet outside, panicked. "Fire at will, Commander."
After the destruction of several fleet ships, the Emperor spoke again.
"Your fleet is lost, and your friends on the Endor moon will not survive. There is no escape, my young apprentice. The Alliance will die." Emperor said as Ezra looked at Vader accusingly, his eyes asking why his father just stood there and watched as the Emperor did this to his own son. "As will your friends."
Ezra's eyes returned to his lightsaber knowing he cannot lose anymore. He lost Ahsoka, Obi-Wan and his real mother before and his adopted parents. No he won't allow his brother and his girlfriend to die.
"Good...I can feel your anger. I am defenseless. Take your weapon; strike me down with all of your hatred, and your journey to the Dark Side will be complete." Emperor said taunting Ezra to use his anger
It was obvious that Ezra had to force himself to turn away from the Emperor, his movement jerky. Then, suddenly, Ezra whipped around, summoning his lightsaber to him. Ezra quickly lashed out at the Emperor, but Vader's crimson blade got in the way. The Emperor simply laughed as Ezra found himself forced into another battle with Vader.
So far into the battle, Ezra, still driven by the anger that had caused him to lash out in the first place, kicked Vader down a flight of stairs, and Anakin couldn't help but wince. The Emperor chuckled behind Anakin, who was standing tense just behind Ezra as he watched the fight.
"Good. Use your aggressive feelings, boy. Let the hate flow through you."
Ezra paused, anger still in his eyes before he managed to slowly reign in his temper, the fight gradually draining out of him as he gazed at Vader and sheathed his weapon. Vader started to approach him from below at the same time. "Obi-Wan and Ahsoka...has taught you well."
"I will not fight you, Father," Ezra said softly, a slight tremble in his voice as he drew back.
Vader drew closer, ascending the stairs, and Ezra instinctively stepped back, warily watching Vader. Anakin was just as cautious, instinctively fingering his lightsaber although he couldn't do anything even if he wanted to. The only sound was the hum of Vader's activated lightsaber and both Vader's and Ezra's heavy breathing.
"You are unwise to lower your defenses!" Vader exclaimed, swinging his blade swiftly at Ezra, who was quick to reactivate his lightsaber and block the advance. Anakin felt his anger spike at seeing Vader attack Ezra, but he quelled it with great effort, continuing to watch in silence.
Ezra broke away, retreating up to an overhanging walkway where he gazed down at Vader, who was now breathing rather heavily. "Your thoughts betray you, Father. I can feel the good in you; the conflict," he called softly down to Vader.
"There is no conflict!" Vader stated firmly.
"You couldn't bring yourself to kill me before and I don't believe you will destroy me now," Ezra told him as he started to move along the walkway he was standing on. With a start, Anakin realized what he was hearing now was what he had heard from Ezra when the darkness had descended on him earlier. He was seeing what happened instead of hearing bits and pieces.
"You underestimate the power of the dark side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny!" Vader flung his lightsaber at Ezra, who just managed to dodge the flying blade; but the walkway crashed down below, and Ezra disappeared from view.
"You kriffing—" Anakin shouted at Vader's retreating back as Vader went after Ezra. He cut off, reminding himself he couldn't be heard here. He could hear the Emperor laughing as Vader searched for Ezra.
"Good...good!" Emperor said gleefully
Anakin had to follow Vader to see what was going on, and he was quick to do so, searching for Ezra just as Vader was currently doing. He was having a very difficult time relocating Ezra, so he couldn't gauge any reaction out of him for what was going on. Vader crept slowly through the darkness as he searched for Ezra.
"You cannot hide forever, Ezra," Vader called.
"I will not fight you!" Ezra called out, voice echoing around them so it wouldn't be easy to pinpoint his location.
"Give yourself to the dark side. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for...brother and girlfriend! So, you have a younger brother and girlfriend! Your feelings have now betrayed them too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide him from me and you to protect your girlfriend. Now his failure is complete and including yours. If you will not turn to the dark side, then perhaps they will!"
"Never!" Ezra screamed, suddenly coming out of the darkness in a charge right towards Vader that had Anakin got out of the way. Ezra rained furious blows down on Vader, and Anakin realized that this was the moment Ezra had told him about a few moments ago. This was when he had given into his anger.
Mercilessly, Ezra advanced on Vader, raining down blow after blow. Eventually, Ezra managed to push him to the walkway over the reactor shaft, where Anakin watched Ezra overpower Vader in his rage and promptly cut off the Sith's hand. Vader cried out and Ezra leveled his blade at Vader's chest, panting, anger still burning in his eyes.
The Emperor laughed behind them. "Good, good! Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfill your destiny, and take your father's place at my side!"
Ezra turned back to Vader, who had a hand raised in pitiful defense, shoulders and chest heaving with every breath. Ezra looked down at his mechanical hand, moving the fingers slowly before he looked back to Vader, eyes drawn to Vader's own mechanical limb that Ezra had just severed. Anakin watched in relief as Ezra gradually came back to himself, staring in horror at what he'd just done.
Ezra deactivated his saber. "Never," Ezra told the Emperor, turning around and shaking his head, eyes alight in righteous determination. Anakin had the sudden urge to strangle his son when Ezra tossed his lightsaber away, even if it was a gesture of removing temptation from him. "I'll never turn to the dark side. You've failed your highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me."
Anakin swelled with pride at that statement, beaming at Ezra, who was standing straight and defiant before the Emperor, unwavering.
"So be it, Jedi," the Emperor hissed. Anakin's skin prickled at the danger in the Sith's voice. "If you will not be turned, you will be destroyed!"
With Ezra rendered defenseless, the Emperor shot a deadly bout of Sith Lightning at the youth, and Ezra instantly crumpled. Anakin gave a shout of alarm, running to his son's side as Ezra clung to whatever was closest to keep from falling into the reactor shaft behind him. Over on the walkway Vader stood up, and Ezra reached out to the Sith as if pleading for help.
"Young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand," the Emperor snarled. He zapped Ezra once again with the lightning, causing Ezra to recoil from Vader, coming dangerously close to falling down the shaft as the electricity continued. Ezra managed to pull himself up, electricity still sparking off of him as the Emperor stopped again, drawing closer.
"Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side!" the Emperor sneered as Vader took up the spot next to him, watching silently as Ezra continued to be electrocuted. Ezra fell to the floor, convulsing and trying so hard to keep his screams inside. "You have paid the price for your lack of vision!"
Anakin kneeled down beside the withering Ezra, trying but failing to help him up since Anakin could not do anything here. Ezra managed to pull himself up, reaching out to Vader feebly. "Father, please!" he cried out before collapsing back to the ground and continuing to writher and scream in pain. The Emperor increased the intensity of the lightning, which snaked all around Ezra and across the floor. "Help me!" Ezra begged again, his voice almost lost in the crackle of the lightning as he curled weakly into a ball. Vader simply watched, and Anakin glared murder at him once again, his hands on Ezra's shoulders.
"Don't just stand there and watch do something! Stop him! This is your son!" Anakin shouted at Vader, standing and getting up in the Sith's face. He didn't care if no one could see or hear him; he wouldn't just stand by and watch like Vader was currently doing even if this is a different timeline his son was getting hurt by a Sith.
"Now, young Skywalker: you will die," the Emperor stated smoothly. Anakin turned and saw the smirk appear on the man's face, and immediately felt pure hatred rush through him towards Sidious.
Ezra had now been electrified so long he was smoking, his form stirring oh so slowly as he moaned and gasped in pain. As the Emperor started once again to electrify Ezra, this time to finish the job, Anakin knelt by his son, trying not to let the crushing feeling of helplessness get to him. Ezra convulsed violently at the Emperor's mercy, his screams filling the room. How could Vader just stand there and do nothing? "Do something, help him, I almost lost my Ezra, don't lose yours!" Anakin screamed at Vader, his voice cracking.
Vader looked between Ezra and the Emperor, as if he actually had to think about it! "Now!" Anakin yelled at him.
To Anakin's slight surprise, at that very moment, Vader grabbed the Emperor, picking him up and carrying him over to the reactor shaft. Anakin saw Vader's armor short circuiting as the Emperor's lightning sparked over him, and Anakin saw Ezra raise his head, watching Vader in amazement as he chucked the Emperor over the edge and down the shaft. Vader collapsed, and by the sound coming from the machine that kept the Sith alive Anakin could tell that he was dying. Ezra painfully dragged himself over to Vader, weakly pulling his father away from the edge, holding Vader up by himself.
Once Ezra had gathered his strength, Anakin watched the weakened Ezra put Vader's arm around his shoulders before he started to carry the armored giant through the space station. The two managed to make it to the hanger, and for a second Anakin had hope that perhaps the redeemed Vader might make it. However, Ezra finally crumpled under Vader's weight. Desperate to get them both out of the space station alive, Ezra dragged him to the lowered ramp of a ship before he collapsed himself to gather his breath.
Vader was hardly breathing, and Ezra held him up to see if he was still alright.
"Ezra...help me take...this mask off," Vader said weakly.
Ezra stared at him, shocked. "But you'll die father. I can't lose you again!"
"Nothing...can stop that now. Just for once...let me...look on you...with my own eyes again just like... when you were born and the year...I thought I lost you as well" Vader said his breathing and life support broken
Ezra looked like he was going to argue, but found himself at a loss of words and simply nodded, working on taking off the pieces of the mask. Anakin knelt beside the two of them, watching solemnly as the mask came off of Vader, revealing the man underneath.
Vader smiled at Ezra as Ezra put a hand on his shoulder, and Anakin was mesmerized to see his own eyes in such a damaged face. "Now...go, my son...leave me," Vader croaked.
"No, you're coming with me! I'll not leave you here, I've got to save you. I lost mom and I am not going to lose you either" Ezra said shooking his head, his eyes pleading.
"You already...have...Ezra. You were right. You were right about me. Tell your brother...you were right..." Vader said taking his last breath
Anakin saw a flash of panic across Ezra's face as Vader's voice started to fade. "Father..."
Vader's eyes had closed, and he was starting to go limp.
"I won't leave you not again." Ezra said, his voice breaking and emotion clogging his tone. Anakin could still hear the double meaning to his words.
"Don't leave me..." Ezra begged tears in his eyes
It was too late, though. Vader had already passed. Anakin saw an expression he was all too familiar with flash over Ezra's face, and Ezra hung his head in overwhelming sorrow.
The scene went to black and Anakin saw flames flicker to life. He followed that light until he had found Ezra standing in front of a funeral pyre. He didn't have to look to know that Vader's body was the one he was burning. Ezra watched him burn, shoulders tense and in obvious mourning. He was the only one there as well, Anakin noticed. Eventually, Ezra seemed to make the best peace that he could with his father's passing, and Ezra left, heading back to a celebration a little ways off. He stopped at the edge of the celebration though, obviously not in a festive mood. He turned, his attention caught by something, and Anakin did as well. There, he could clearly see Obi-Wan and Yoda's Force Ghosts. As he watched, another one began to materialize, and he was shocked to see himself, as he was in this very moment, materialize next to them. Ezra smiled when he spotted him, and Anakin's ghost smiled back, looking down for a moment before he looked back up and gave a small smirk.
Leia woke up breathing as she relaxed herself knowing it was Ezra was trying to increase her mental barrier
"Give my a dream that does not looked weird or the fact I could be related to you." Leia said as Ezra gave a grin to her as he decided to let Leia rest but not without a kiss
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Ezra meditated wondering as he heard a lightsaber ignited
"I was hoping you would come Starkiller." Ezra said his eyes snapped open as he ignited his blade
He then leaped down as well and the two men continued their fight. Their lightsabers clashed endlessly in a display or red and purple, white sparking in every time their blades crashed together. Their lightsabers clashed endlessly in intricate patterns and techniques prescribed to their forms. Ezra jumped and attacked Starkiller showing no mercy as he use form VII on Starkiller who had to blocked his strikes. Both duelist were launching heavy blows as Ezra had the upper hand. Ezra then swings his lightsaber at Starkiller midsection only for Starkiller to block it. Ezra then pushed Starkiller back to unleash a round of force lighting hitting Starkiller. Starkiller then got up charged at Ezra only to be stabbed by Ezra Second Lightsaber. Starkiller looked at Ezra shocked
"Fool." Ezra muttered removing the lightsaber before killing him
"Ezra Bridger." Kanan voice said as Ezra ignited his lightsaber as he turned to see a Kanan Jarrus ghost who looked concern
"That name is not correct." Ezra said he walks away as Kanan ghost follow
"Your falling down a wrong path Ezra. The darkside has clouded your mind please listen to me and don't follow this path please." Kanan ghost begged as Ezra ignited his lightsaber and pointed at Kanan well ghost neck
"You will leave me alone or I swear I will destroy you. You know what I will destroy you to make sure you never try to turn my kids against me." Ezra said concentrating the force power and Kanan widen his eye before he disappears for good as he was hugged behind
"Ezzy."Leia asked worried as Ezra sighed and pulled her into a kiss
"I can't believe even when he is dead. He will not stop bothering me from joining the 'right' side. I swear if he comes back alive in flesh... I am keeping him locked up." Ezra said
"Believe what right...Even if he does come alive give him hell" Leia said as she heard Ezra chuckled as she smiles his electric blue eyes shines before an explosion happened in Executor as Ezra and Leia groaned
"Rebel scums." Ezra and Leia said angrily as Ezra saw few rebels running towards them as Ezra pushed Leia into their room closing it with force
"How the fuck did they enter the ship...Actually I want to blow some steam." Ezra said ignited his blade as he threw it at the incoming rebel slaughtering them all
"YOU WERE FOOLS TO COME!!!' Ezra shouted running towards the rebels that where once Phenix squadron or old Rebel people who are stupid
"Kill the traitor." Rebel said only for Ezra blade going threw his heart as many started to fear and shot as Ezra blocked them
"YOU WILL DIE WITH YOUR REBELLION!!!" Ezra shouted walking as he slaughtered the rebels one by one as Anakin arrived with Obi-Wan to see pile of cut down soldiers as Leia opened the door sensing them as she looked at the rebels with no emotion
"Shit where the heck did Ezra go." Obi-Wan asked as a roar scream as heard as they rushed to see Ezra doing a force repulse destroying any rebel flesh and guns as Ezra noticed something widen his eyes as he saw Wedge holding a blaster fear as he tried to shoot
" I have waited to kill you Wedge." Ezra said throwing his blade stabbing Wedge before a blaster hit him in the shoulder
"EZZRAAA!!!" Leia shouted as Anakin held Leia back knowing she would get in the way as Ezra turned to see Sabine who was still alive
"How the fuck are you alive the 501st murdered the ghost crew." Ezra said in anger as Sabine looked down knowing he is gone
"I stun myself and made it look I am dead." Sabine said but was lifted in the air with the force as a green and purple blade stabbed through her chest
"THAT FOR BETRAYING MY BROTHER/STEP-BROTHER!!!" Mara and Sarah shouted angrily as Ezra smiled as Leia tackled him
"Its over." Ezra said smiling
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