Nikita was downright horrified by what he saw. He didn't even know if what hу was seeing was true or if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

The human, or at least what looked like a human that was sitting on the throne, looked at Nikita intensely with its yellow eyes. He felt as if  the human-like creature was searching deep into him, as if it was trying to find his soul and do something with it. He didn't want to image what the human-like creature would do to his soul if he ever found it. He felt physically ill as it continued looking at him with its yellow eyes. The human-like creature was wearing a black robe that had a hood that covered its face, so he couldn't see what the creature looked like without the hood, although he could see its eyes. He saw Vader start to walk forward towards it, before he stood next to the creature, and then not moving at all. He wondered if Vader served this human, human-like creature or whatever it was.

He could see its arms resting on the arms of the throne room chair. He looked down from its eyes to its hands. Its hands were pale grey swollen hands, as if the creature in front of him was very old but its fingernails were long, black fingernails. Nikita found this unusual, as he had never seen anyone that had black fingernails. Of course he had heard that people would paint their fingernails black, although he never really understood why people would do that. However, the way that this creature's nails looked like, it didn't look like anyone would be able to paint the fingernails like this creature's fingernails. Not to mention, he was having a really uneasy feeling being around this creature.

"I apologize for not coming myself, my child. But as I'm the emperor of the empire  and it controls most of the galaxy. I am a very busy man, which I hope you understand. Running a recently born empire is not an easy task." The creature spoke to him. The creature's voice sounded guttural, which caused a slightly rasping element when it spoke. When he heard the voice, Nikita couldn't help but wince slightly, as it sounded really chilling. Nevertheless, he didn't say anything as he continued listening to the being that was the Emperor, although he knew that it was a title and not really its name.

"I am Emperor Palpatine, ruler of the Galactic Empire that replaced the Republic. I'm sure you know who Lord Vader is, my apprentice and enforcer of the empire. The soldiers you see in red are the royal guards, my personal bodyguards. And I know who you are. Nikita Shan. Son of Revan and Bastila Shan. Born after the Jedi civil war and then went missing after the war for nearly 4000 years. Until now. For thosands of years, both the Jedi and the Sith searched everywhere for you. You may not relaize it now, but you are far more important than you can begin to image. I know that in the future, you will leave your mark on the galaxy. Just like your father." Palpatine told Nikita as he placed his hands together and smiled at the child, seeing that he was shocked by what he had heard. It took Nikita at least 2 minutes to recover from the bombshell revelation that Palpatine dropped on his head.

"Wait. You are, saying that I am. 4000 years. Into the future?" Nikita aske Palpatine once he was able to somewhat recover from the shock.

"Yes. Indeed you are. I understand that this is quite hard for you to grasp. I know that I would also be shocked if I found out that I was born in one time period and then ended up in another. Now, I want to ask you something. An offer if you will." Palpatine told him as he looked at him. Even though the boy that stood before him was not that well-trained in the force, Palpatine could feel the sheer amount of force potential that he had. It remained him of his apprentice Vader, and his potential in the force before his defeat on Mustafar. He eyed the child as plans were forming in his head, as he knew what he wanted to do with the child. He will make the child reach his potential, and maybe one day he would replace Vader as his main apprentice and maybe even take Palpatine's place as the master of the sith. But for now, he looked at the child in front of him.

"What type of offer?" Nikita asked the Emperor as he looked at him, rubbing his throat.

"Well. Considering that you have no family now, since your parents are gone. You can't go anywhere. You have no home, no money and no belongings. Aside from the backpack you have on you, you have nothing. If you try to survive on your own. Well, let's just say that things will get ugly for you. My offer, Mr. Shan, is this. You join me and the empire." The emperor gave Nikita his offer.

"And. Why should I join you and the empire? For all I know, you might try to abuse me and your powers in the future." Nikita asked him as he crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow and looking at the Emperor of the empire.

"Oh, my boy. Believe me, I understand your concern. But I assure you that the empire helps those that were affected by the clone wars that only ended just a few short months ago. We offer the people freedom, security and work for the people. Any attempt of terrorism is dealt with swiftly and efficiently by our armed forces, and we ensure that the people understand that supporting the terrorists will be punished harshly. If you ask the people, they will say that the empire is a force of good, that it's already better than the corrupt and ineffective republic of old and the Jedi order. As for you. If you join, you will be helping people. You will learn new skills that you never could with the Jedi order. You can make a life for yourself. So, tell me. Do you say yes or no? If you say no, then I can find you an adopted family. People who will look after you." Palatine explained to Nikita what his offer was.

Nikita sighed as he looked down. He didn't know what to do. He didn't like the look of the emperor and felt that he was lying. But what other choice did he have? Palpatine had a good point. Nikita had nothing besides his backpack, and he knew that if he tried to survive on his own on this world, he would most likely end up dead or join a gang of some sort. He was slightly interested in hearing the offer that the Emperor was offering him. Plus, the opportunity to get new skills and improve his use of the force didn't hurt either. He looked at the short and long term advantages and disadvantages if he joined the empire. In the end, he decided that the pros outweighed the cons, looking up at the Emperor and his yellow eyes.

"Alright. I've considered the pros and cons. I've decided that there will be more pros in the short and long term than cons if I join the empire. Emperor Palpatine, I join you." Nikita told the Emperor his decision as he crossed his arms, looking at him and Vader.

The Emperor smiled at his answer and stood up from the throne chair, walking towards the boy. When he stood in front of him, Nikita saw that the Emperor's face was disfigured really bad and like his hands they were grey. He didn't know  why his skin seemed to be grey, his nails black and his face disfigured. But he didn't want to discover that right now. He shivered slightly when he felt the Emperor's hand on his shoulder, seeing the Emperor smile at him as if he were the Emperor's son.

"Good, my child. Good. You have made a wise choice. Welcome to my empire, Mr Shan."