Room 317 [after dark and NFB]

[tatooine_doofus]

Luke had spent every waking moment since the vision on Tuesday trying to get in touch with Leia on her comm.

And getting nothing but static in return.

It never even occurred to him to leave a message on the Falcon for her.

Now he was perched on the top of his desk, staring out into the darkness with slightly bleary eyes, still hitting the redial.

[OOC: Locked to darthbanthabell, and the images, they won't be happy...]

Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes - Beck

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Luke gasped aloud as he recognized the slender figure emerging from the front of the door.

"Stop it!" Rory snapped as she stalked towards Vader. "You don't get to touch him."

Vader moved closer, lightsaber still lit. "You don't get to stop me," he growled.

"You wouldn't hurt me," she said, eyes very wide as she looked up at him.

Vader paused for a split second. "You're wrong," he whispered, then lashed out with the weapon.

She didn't have a chance.

"NO!" Luke shouted as the vision finally ended.

He had to stop this. Now. He'd go up that cliff and wait for weeks if necessary. No one was going to die for him.

[sith_happened]

Vader tried to regain control of himself as he severed the connection with Skywalker.

He would do what must be done. And no one...not even Rory...could stand in his way.

A Sith had no use for such ridiculous connections.

He stood up and began to head for the cliffs he'd shown to Skywalker in the vision.

He would do what must be done.

That sentence repeated over and over in his head.

Vader wished he could believe it.

[tatooine-doofus.livejournal.com]

Luke reached for the phone and dialed Rory's number, then Aeryn's, and left messages.

Then he took a couple of shuddering breaths, trying to calm down, and headed towards the weapons locker.

It was time to confront Vader.