Vader vs. Vader...

Mood: Comfortably Numb
Music: Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

I like to think that wherever I go, there are always two of me at war with the other. An evil Vader, which is just my everyday self, and then the darker persona you just don't wanna mess with, ever.

Even I'm scared of that guy...but when he turns up, I must say, it *is* a rush.

Still, he always botches up my plans. Take, for instance, one Luke Skywalker. I could have easily calmed the boy down at Bespin...talked some sense into him...turned him to the dark side, but what does my darker persona do? Chops off the kid's hand.

Oh great. Now he's really gonna love his daddy.

I won't trash my dark half too much...I need my anger, so I guess that means that I need him. Truth be told, I still owe him a beer for killing Padme when he did. I needed to move on.

So how did I wind up in a courtroom with my son in a mass one on one lawsuit for the rights to the Galactic Empire? Because he finally saw the conflict between myself and the dragon within.

"The court will proceed with the case of Luke Skywalker, plaintiff, vs. Anakin Skywalker, defendant..."

"THAT NAME NO LONGER HAS ANY MEANING FOR ME!!!"

"Your honor?" Luke spoke, "Just call us both Vader. Otherwise he'll never shut up..."

Sometimes I wish I could just go back to Tatooine and forget "Sith Lord" has been my occupation for some 20 years...

Needless to say, the courtroom scene never really panned out. Luke and I settled for a better alternative. One of us will eventually kill the other. Isn't that what family's all about?