Author: BlindMan
(After Mace is hurled from the window by Palpatine's Force Lightning, Anakin slumps down and pledges himself to Palpatine's teachings.)
PALPATINE: The Force is strong with you, Anakin. A powerful Sith you will become. Henceforth, you shall be known as Darth...Vader.
VADER: Thank you, my master.
PALPATINE: Rise.
(Vader rises and begins to follow Palpatine across the room.)
ANAKIN: I know old Palps is evil and all, but that was some pretty cool reverb in his voice there. See if you can't get him to teach you that.
V: Um...what? Who...who said that?
A: I did.
V: And...uh...who exactly are you?
A: Oh, where are my manners? I'm Anakin.
V: No, I'm Anakin.
A: No, you're Vader now. Palps just said so. Weren't you paying attention? I know that butt-crack in the middle of his forehead is awfully distracting, but still-
V: You're saying that you're me?
A: In a sense. See, I'm the you you were before you became the you you are now.
(pause)
V: Am I having a stroke?
A: You're not having-
V: Because Padme always warned me that the stress of my work-
A: Relax, you're not having a stroke. Although you should cut back on those fatty foods.
V: Then what's happening to me? Why am I hearing voices?
A: Maybe you realize that you're on the wrong path? And you've conjured me to act as your conscience? Or, y'know, something deep like that.
V: Or maybe I'm just losing my mind.
A: Maybe. But don't think of it as losing your mind - think of it as gaining another perspective.
V: This is crazy.
A: Yeah, ain't it great?
V: *sighs* I have a bad feeling about this...
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(Having been turned to the dark side, Vader leads an army of clone troopers towards the Jedi Temple...)
ANAKIN: You realize they're going to be ready and waiting for you in there.
VADER: No, they won't. They'll never see this coming.
A: Dude, you've got like a bazillion soldiers with you. You think the Jedi are going to look out the window and go, "Oooh! A parade!"?
V: You'll see.
(The troops enter the temple, and the killing begins.)
V: Told you.
A: Okay, so they're idiots. Doesn't mean they need to die...
A: Oh, man, no. You are not...this is wrong...
BOY: Master Skywalker, there are too many of them. What are we going to do?
(In answer, Vader ignites his saber.)
A: This is so monumentally messed up...
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