SO BE IT JEDI

The final moment had arrived for Darth Sidious. The moment he had been waiting for, for a very long time.

There he was, in his throne room on board the Death Star, staring down at Darth Vader – now helpless with a severed hand.

No weapon did Vader have, to defend himself against Luke Skywalker, his very own son.

Luke towered over Vader in sheer rage – his sword poised, ready to strike the deadly blow.

Sidious could feel the anger coursing through Luke’s veins. Anger! Aggression! Hatred! Pure hatred!

Indeed the final moment had arrived. The moment to replace Vader.

“Good! Your hate has made you powerful. Now, fulfil your destiny and take you father’s place at my side.”

Luke stared at his hand, which as if by magic, had been replaced by Vader’s.

Sidious waited for Luke to deal the final blow.

The final blow never came.

Instead, Luke tossed his sword away.

“Never! I’ll never turn to the dark side. You’ve failed your Highness. I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”

Sidious was taken aback. He watched as Luke’s facial expression changed from rage, to triumph. No! Not triumph. Victory!

At the same time, he felt the darkness drain from Luke’s system. All feelings of anger, aggression and hatred.

The reality of the situation, made Sidious furious.

If that is how it was to be.

“So be it, Jedi.”

Sidious wondered for a moment what actions to take. He had to destroy Luke, that was for sure and Vader too. But what then? Find and train a new apprentice? Did he even need a new apprentice?

Suddenly, a thought occurred to him. A thought, which materialized into a very cunning idea.

He decided find Luke’s twin sister and make her his new apprentice.

It was all he could think of presently.

His thoughts returned to Luke.

“If you will not be turned, you will be destroyed.”

Sidious attacked Luke with dark side lightning.

Vader got to his feet as he did so.

“Young fool. Only now, at the end, do you understand.”

Sidious attacked again twice.

“Your feeble skills are no match for the power of the dark side.”

Sidious attacked again.

“You have paid the price for your lack of vision.”

Sidious attacked again.

“Father, please. Help me,” Luke said.

Was Vader going to act? Was he going to save his son?

The attack stopped.

“Now, young Skywalker, you will die.”

Sidious attacked again. He put more pressure on. More! More! More! More!

Then something unexpected happened.

Vader grabbed Sidious and hurled him down the bottomless shaft.

Sidious screamed, as he fell to his doom.