(y/n)'s POV
I held a rag in my hand as I slowly started to clean the alcohol from his desk. Tears were spilling from my eyes as I remembered the events that just took place. The sight of him falling over onto the floor as he coughed up blood, absolutely destroyed me. I held onto him a screamed for help until finally Piett rushed in. He called the medical staff and they came in and took him from my arms. That was thirty minutes ago and I was still here, I barely got his blood off of his floor.

"(y/n) I need you to tell me everything you know." Piett spoke to me softly, he could see how distressed I was.

I shook my head as I continued cleaning his desk. He's going to need it to be cleaned when he comes back, because he is coming back. He can't leave me again, he's going to survive this, "Nothing Piett," My voice was hoarse from the constant crying, "I know nothing other than what I already told you."

We were happy one second and he was dying the next.. Fuck my heart hurt.

"Alright well, we took the bottle to try and identify the poison so we can know what to use to save him." He sighed and I knew there was something to his words that he wasn't telling me.

I glared up at him, "What are you not saying?" I almost snapped, I was in no mood for people to be holding anything back from me.

I saw him visibly gulp, almost like he was afraid of me, "It could take hours to identify," He looked away from me to the floor, "But the staff believe that he only has less than one." He reluctantly admitted and I felt my chest tighten as I slammed my fist on the desk causing him to jump slightly.

"Are they even going to try?" I snapped with tears in my eyes, "He is Lord Vader after all, no doubt they're hoping he doesn't make it." I cried as I brought my hands to my head and rubbed my temples in frustration.

"I promise you they are doing everything they can, please try to remain calm."

"Calm? How can I be calm? Someone did this to him, who the fuck got in here?" Then that's when a memory that I pushed aside, finally resurfaced. I snapped my head up to look at Piett, "Tell me, do we have anyone new? An assistant to the weapons department or something?" I questioned and knitted his brows in confusion at my random switch in tones.

He then shook his head, "I don't know much about new hires so I'm not sure, but what I do know is that we don't have assistants for the weapons department," He shrugged, "That's not a job we offer."

Just as I suspected, now I know who did this and she better hope I don't find her, "Has anyone left the station within the past two hours? At all?" I asked as I tossed the rag aside.

He shook his head again, "No ma'am and no one will, we are on full lockdown till we figure out who did this." He assured me and I nodded while looking away in thought.

She's still here.

"I'll be back." I walked around the desk to make my way to the exit.

"(y/n) wait," He grabbed onto my arm and I turned around to face him with an annoyed glare, there was no time for this. I have less than an hour to find this woman, "Lord Vader will have my head if I let you roam around knowing an assassin is here."

I pulled my arm from his grip, "I know a way to save him, but you gotta trust me." I watched as he thought over my words before he finally sighed and nodded. I smiled at him one last time before leaving the room.

I had no idea where to begin. I stood in place and thought for a moment, I didn't have the time to run around this entire place.

If I was a an assassin.. what would I do once I got my target? I would try to leave.

But if we're in lockdown then what would I do? Try to override the systems.

And where exactly is the emergency panel that you need to override in order to leave while in a lockdown? The hangar.

I ran, no, I sprinted to the hangar. If she's a rebel like I think she is then she's highly skilled and no doubt almost successful in getting out of here.

I pressed the button and the door slid open and to my absolute delight, there she was. She didn't even hear me come in, she was currently at the panel messing with some of the wires.

I walked behind her quietly but not before picking up my crowbar that I left on the floor near one of my fighters. "And where do you think you're going?" I asked as I got closer and swung the crowbar that barely missed her as she ducked. I hit the panel instead and completely destroyed it.

She jumped back with a scream. I swung again and she jumped back again causing me to miss her by an inch, "What the hell?" She shouted, looking at me with surprise in her eyes.

"What did you give Vader?" I asked in a threatening tone as I held the crowbar out towards her, ready to swing if she made a move to get close to me.

She shook her head in disbelief, "He's a murderer!" She shouted, "I'm doing everyone a favor by getting rid of him." I swung again and she once again stepped back and away from me.

I was so angry I began to shake, "If you don't tell me, I swear I'll kill you." I sneered and she looked taken back by my words.

She knitted her brows together, "You're the girl, the one that's in love with him aren't you?" She huffed in disbelief, "Do you not understand who he is? You're going to get yourself killed if you follow him down his dark path. He's killed so many people and one day he's going to kill you."

"No he won't." I responded confidently as I thought of his smile and the way he laughed when he was around me. How gentle he is and the way he holds me while he tells me that he loves me. He's different with me, he's Anakin not Darth Vader and I swear if I never get to hold him again because of this girl, I really will kill her, "I'll only ask you one more time." I stepped closer to her causing her to back up, "What did you give him?" I wasn't even trying to remain calm anymore, all my morals and sanity were thrown out the window when I held the love of my life in my arms and watched him as he was dying. That's enough to push anyone over the edge.

She shook her head, "I'll die before I tell you anything."

"Well," I brought the crowbar near me and hit it against my palm, "If you insist." I stepped forward and swung, she backed up and looked at me like I was crazy. I continued swinging at her and she dodged all of my swings before she stepped backwards over my tool box on the floor and fell on her back.

She tried standing up but I slammed my foot down on her chest causing her to cough loudly. I held her there as I bent down and straddled her to hold the crowbar to her neck and pressed against her roughly, causing her to choke. She tried using her hands to pull it off but with all of my adrenaline, I was stronger, and she was unsuccessful.

"Tell me." I snapped but she shook her head, I pressed down harder and she began choking even louder.

She started to speak but I couldn't hear her so I lightly removed the bar, "You're-" she coughed, "You're just like him, a killer."

I shook my head, "No I'm not. This is the sight of a woman who's trying to hold on to the only thing she loves." I pressed down onto her throat again and her eyes started to water and she started to become blue. I watched as she reached her hand into her pocket and pulled out a bottle before letting it go and it rolled on the floor.

I released her my grip on her and she gasped for air. I stood up and stepped over her so I could walk over to the bottle. She turned to lay on her side as she began coughing violently.

I bent down and picked it up, this has to be it.

I heard her try and get up so I turned around and hit her over the head with the bar. Not hard enough to kill her, but just enough to knock her unconscious, "I'll let him deal with you." I muttered as I dropped the bar and ran out of the Hangar to the medical wing. I stopped a clone trooper on the way and told them where they could find the assassin before continuing my sprint. "Aubra!" I shouted at my nurse friend who turned around with a frantic look on her face.

"(y/n) I'm happy to see you but now is a bad time, Lord Vader has been poisoned and the Emperor has threatened to kill the entire staff if he isn't saved." She began sobbing, "But we don't know if we can."

I grabbed her hands and placed the bottle in them, "I found what they used to poison him. Can you save him now?" She looked from the bottle to me with pure joy on her face before pulling me into a hug.

"Yes, thank you." She turned around and ran inside of a room which I slowly followed. I stood at the doorway as the dozen or so nurses and doctors were inside surrounding him as they all were trying to save his life.

He looked so vulnerable like this, he even had a machine that was breathing for him and most of his organs were failing. I leaned my head in the doorway as I watched them inject him with so many different medications. His vitals were finally picking up but everyone in the room was still panicking, no doubt the Emperors words have made them shaken.

I turned away from the door and sat on the floor in the hallway, I couldn't see him like that anymore. It hurt me, this whole day I was too much for me to handle.

I was worried that I didn't make it in time, I only hope I did.

About a few hours later I felt someone tap me on the shoulder and I looked up to see Aubra. I didn't even realize that I had fallen asleep in the hallways, "He's waking up."

Vader's POV
I slowly opened my eyes and was met by the bright lights of the medical room.

"Oh my god you're awake." I heard her voice, the only voice I wanted to hear. I turned my head to the left slowly and she stood over me with tears in her eyes.

Please don't cry.

I wanted to speak but I couldn't. I was still in pain, my throat was burning, my chest aches with every breathe that I took, and my head felt like it was about to split into two.

I watched her as she looked around the room, probably to see if anyone was watching before she finally pressed her hand to my cheek. Her touch alone dulled so much of my pain. And something tells me that I have her to thank for my life.

Someone tried poisoning me. And of course, I already know who it was.

It had to have been him.

I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing.

You failed..

Commanders POV
I sat at my desk, I haven't heard from Kara yet. I can only assume that she's been caught. But I'm hoping she at least got it done. As much as it pains me, I needed him dead. He's not the person I love anymore, he is no longer Anakin Skywalker.

You failed..

I heard his voice in my head, it sounded weak.

Master

I sighed, I haven't heard him call me that in a long time.