Darth Vader walked icily and slowly down the steps that lead to the Throne room of Jabba's Palace. The Force hypnotized Twi'lek went before him and he closely followed, his mask hiding the anger that was very visibly displayed on his face.

Lord Vader knew that his respirator would have been heard had it not been for the sound of the live band that was playing and the voices of the singers that sang that filled the Throne Room and steps he was taking to enter it.

The Sith Lord stood still after entering the room, not seen yet by it's many inhabitants, many who's focus was on the dancing singers, too enthralled to look away.

Vader's head turned and he watched Jabba who had his eyes shut as he was gulping down some moving creature Vader couldn't get a good look to know exactly what it was, not that it was of great interest to him.

What did interest him the most at the moment in the midst of the chaotic room was the young chained enslaved princess that Jabba was forcing to lay on her side close beside himself, she was the reason of his being there.

He could feel his heart momentarily flutter with love despite himself for the girl and also with a pang of sadness as he looked at her face.

One reason for his sadness was for the immeasurable pain he knew he had caused her that he knew he wouldn't have had allowed if he knew of their blood relations. The other reason being for what he had missed seeing that was so obvious to him now in plain sight.

Padme, she looks..She is so much like you. How could I have not seen it?

As he had forseen from the Force her attire was in want for modesty. Vader was clenching his teeth, seething in rage at the state of the girl, when Leia who he assumed must of felt his stare, turned her head towards his direction.

Her face turned a ghastly shade of white when she laid her eyes on him and she looked to be desperately trying to save herself some dignity before his sight as her arms swiftly flew up to cover her chest when she had seen him.

Vader watched as the next thing the child did was stand up and try to run away from him, clearly having forgotten the circumstances she was in and her surroundings. She had managed only a few steps in mid-run before roughly being yanked strongly back, nearly causing her to fall backwards unto the ground.

The music, the singing and the dancing abruptly stopped at once and everyone in the room stared frozen in place looking at the Princess and the Hutt.

"Ho ho ho ho." Jabba laughed before proceeding to speak to Leia mockingly in huttese.

Concern grew in Vader as Leia's hands rubbed harshly at her throat, coughing and then gasping for breath as she did. He wondered if the brute had caused any physical damage to her.

Certainly a bruise was going to appear... He would pay for it soon enough. Darth Vader's hand now laid on his lightsaber, eager to kill.

One by one eyes in the room began to turn to the Sith Lord, fear appearing on there faces when they seen him.

A masquerading Lando instantly pressed himself against the nearest wall in fear once he seen the Sith. He became still like a statue, stomach twisting in shock and fear.

Ah yes. Vader thought with a malicious satisfactory grin. In the midst of the silence his respirator could now be heard.

The Hutt's eyes bludged widely in their sockets his arms waving about. Unexpectly the Hutt yelled loudly.

"Foolish droid, don't hide!"

Then slowly out from behind him came into view a visibly shaking C-3PO.

The old droid Vader had made so many years ago that he knew was now part of his son and daughter's life slowly came into view and stood before the Hutt, trembling.

"I-I." The golden droid stammered loudly as he stared at Vader

Jabba looked to be furious and hit the droid causing him to fall back with an anguished cry.

"Lord Vader, ...how is it that you were able to enter this place without my say?" Jabba asked , tossing a glare at the red eyed Twi'lek before continuing. "What manner of business are you here for?"

Vader gave an evil grin behind his mask.

"How I entered here is none of you concern. My business here is revenge for your enslaving of what is mine."

The golden droid that was now back on his feet became still then quickly looked back and forth between the two intimidating beings.

Jabba's eyes widened and he quickly loosened Leia's chain from his grasp.

Leia quickly began to try to take off the shackle around her neck, but Vader raised a black gloved hand and immediatly the shackle around her neck fell off, causing a few gasps to be heard from others in the room.

Leia gave Vader a glare in response, massaging her throat.

Jabba spoke again in huttese.

"Lord Vader. My apologies. It seems in my personal vendetta against Solo, I have forgotten the money that the Empire has on the Princess. I seen her with my own eyes unfreeze Solo and try to free him.

You are free to take her without paying me any reward in amends for neglecting my duty to the Empire. You'll find the wookie Chewbacca and an unfrozen Solo imprisoned near by. They're all freely given to The Empire if desired. I only ask for your forgiveness in return."

"That's not what I meant, Jabba." Snapped Vader coldly in return.

Confusion entered Jabba's face.

"No? Then what did you mean, Lord Vader?"

Vader's eyes narrowed at Jabba.

"You enslaved Princess Leia of Alderaan: Who happens to be my daughter."

Leia's blood ran cold, her jaw dropped and her stomach churned. Her eyes widened.

It's a lie! She quickly and desperately told herself, not wanting to believe what he said was true with every fiber of her being.

He's lying!

But..if he is lying..why does it feel so true if..if it is a lie?

A masquerading Lando had felt a cold shiver run down his spine at what Lord Vader had stated and he lost his breath.

Wait.. Is what the creep said true? And if it is.. Is the guy a sadist? Had vader always known she was his child? What kind of man would put his daughter through what he put Leia through?! He wondered.

It took C-3PO more than a few seconds to process what Vader had just said and R2-D2 gave out a loud noise in suprise.

Vader waited for the right moment. When he saw the shock and realization and then fear of what he had just done enter Jabba's eyes.. that's when the Sith Lord quickly drew out his lightsaber and ignited it. Now, Jabba knew what he had done. Now was the time for his revenge. Vader's eyes glowed a bright yellow as he gave into his hate and anger.

Those in the the room who tried to flee he killed them where they stood, the exception being the singers and dancers which he let run freely away.

There was also one in the room who remained still and who's Force signature he recognized in the room: Lando Calrissian. Vader left him untouched. Those who tried to attack him in defense of Jabba he all to easily killed and blocked their blasts with his lightsaber.

One by one he massacred them all in the room, save Jabba and his daughter and Calrissian and the two droids Artoo and 3PO.

Jabba's eyes were wide and he was heaving in fear and begging in Huttese to spare him, offering money. Vader grinned maliciously and responded by force choking him. The Hut grabbed his throat and made gutteral noises.

Vader chuckled darkly and raised his lightsaber up in the air before bringing it down on the hutt, slaying Jabba.

Leia had vomited up what little food had been given to her during Vader's killing spree. She could handle to see the violence of warfare, but what she had witnessed had been entirely different. It had been putrid. That and the monster confessing to be her biological father she was sure the news hadn't helped keep her food down.

How long had he known? She thought.

Lando was gripping the wall behind him for dear life and looked near to be hyperventilating. C-3PO was laying on the floor, passed out from all what he had seen and R2-D2 had moved closer to Leia in concern at her sight. She looked like she was going to pass out too.

Multiple colors of various kinds of blood decorated the floor and walls:red, green, blue, orange. Vader turned off his lightsaber and looked at the Princess, his focus now back on her..The evil smile on his face quickly left at the sight of her.

She looked three shades a whiter color than he had ever seen on her before and she looked clammy as she was retching next to what he gathered was her vomit on the ground.

So hungry he had been in his desire to give into his hate and anger and for vengeance that he had been too blind to consider how the violence he had just commited and the confession of their relation would have an effect on her. How foolish.

"A-Are you alright, Leia?"

Leia flinched at the beast using her name. Leia narrowed her eyes and took a breath and wiped her mouth clean from saliva. She gathered herself together the best she could before sharply turning her head to Darth Vader with pure hatred in her eyes.

"Fine and dandy, mlord!" She snapped sarcastically. "That is until I saw you! Boy, aren't you just the exact opposite of a knight in shining armor a girl could ask for?"

Her words pre-revelation of their family bonds would have had him order her to be inprisoned and tortured, but now it manfiested like a swift painful kick to his heart and caused a flare of dark sided anger to rise in him.

He pushed back the anger. It was understandable afterall, her hatred towards him.

in due time.. In due time.. Vader thought to himself hopefullly.

Maybe one day their relationship would improve. Surely, he was going to adamantly try to better it.

Vader looked down at what he had tied earlier onto his belt before his arrival to the palace. It was a cloak. He had rolled it and tied it in twine to keep it a cylinder shape and it was hanging on his side next to where he would keep his lightsaber. He loosened it from his belt and threw it near her.

"Put this on." Vader gently ordered quietly, turning his back to her, giving her privacy.

Begrudgingly, but only because it was something Vader had told her to do, because Leia was desperate to cover herself, she carefully stood up and hastily put it on.

"Black. Why am I not suprised?" Sarcastically Leia commented concerning the cloak, looking down at herself once finished dressing herself with it.

It was a long black solid cloak that reached to her ankles and covered her body. Her sleeves reached to her wrists and the cloak reminded her of the Emperor's, in fact she wondered if it it was one of his.

She shivered at the thought in disgust.

Vader turned to look at her, sensing she was now covered. He felt his heart flutter again at her sight, this time with glee and pride. Black looked glorious on her! With what she was now wearing she looked like she could be mistaken for a Sith!

Lost in considering this he hadn't realized Leia had asked him a question until she cleared her throat rudely.

"W-what?!" He asked, snapping back into reality.

"I said what now, oh 'dearest father' of mine?" Leia hissed. "Was that even true what you said to Jabba? Or was it a sick rouse to get some sort of entertainment while you-"

"No! It was the truth!" His baritone voice sternly insisted.

Leia went still and swallowed hard. She believed him. Her heart..it was such an odd sensation, but it was as if her heart was shouting "Yes, it's true!" a million times over.

She didnt know how she knew, but she did. He was telling the truth. He was her father.

I'm not going to cry in front of him. I'm not going to cry in front if him.

Stinging hot tears sprang to her eyes.

What kind of sick world is this where my wonderful parents Bail and Breha Organa are killed and the peaceful planet of Alderaan is destoryed and this monster..this..biological..f-father of mine is alive?

Uncontrollable tears poured down Leia's cheeks and she felt ashamed having found herself crying in front of him.

R2-D2 made a few sympathetic sounding noises, moving closer to Leia in what she assumed was his attempt of saying:

"I'm here for you. Don't cry."

Which was futile as tears and tears and more tears were running down her face and Leia couldn't stop it as much she fought against it, until finally she turned her back to Vader and covered her face and gave in, weeping freely.

Vader marveled sadly and felt shame washing over him at her tears. Shame for what hurt he had caused her. Her feelings and thoughts at the moment were so strong and so loud.. they were an open book via the Force. Nothing hidden.

Torturing her hadn't made her cry before him.

Nor did destroying her planet and the loved ones on it.

But the idea that this 'monster' was her 'real' father while her truly real parents were dead ..and with his assistance..it had been all too much. And knowing that she had his blood in her..

Vader could feel anguish cover his soul.

Had ..had I known you were my daughter it all would have gone entirely different, Leia. I would not have had allowed Alderaan destroyed. Your adoptive parents would still be living and taken care of.

His saddened voice had spoken in her head like Luke's did before before his rescue from cloud city.

Normally she would of responded to him with harsh sarcasm, she even had something she could say on the tip of her tongue to him, but she couldn't speak. Not now. It would come out as a wail, allowing herself to appear more vulnerable and weak in his sight in her mind. Something she didn't want to allow.

"Come now " He said tenderly, turning to the entrance. "You are to follow me in the shuttle. I am giving you trust and responsibility, Leia. Don't make me have to cuff you." And with that Vader began to make his way to the stairs, expecting her to follow him, away from the now graveyard of a place.

Instinctively and without thought, flabbergasted, Leia cried out to Vader as one foot of his hovered over a step:

"Wait! Han! And Chewbacca! You can't leave them here, imprisoned!"

Lando cringed and internally groaned.

Realizing what she had just said she wanted to smack herself. This is why you think before you speak, Leia!

Vader ceased from walking, turning his head to look at her.

"Leia, I of course haven't forgotten your friends. Consider it a sign of my affection for you that I do not harm them and those in the room considering their past history in the rebellion. For your sake, I won't. But they will be used as bait to draw someone to me that I desire to have also in my custody."

It took Leia only a second to know who it was that he meant.

Luke.