(Death Star Prototype, Over Coruscant, Eric's P.O.V)

After arriving from hyperspace, I saw what looked like some massive moon over Coruscant, but it was some large incomplete space battle station. I was quite surprised by this but I was unsure of how it operates. We landed in a hangar and I escorted out with Palpatine turning around to see me.

So what do you plan to do to me, Since I'm still alive, I know you have no intentions on killing me otherwise you would have done so already."I said as a smile formed on Palpatine's ragged skin.

"I plan on not killing you yet, but rather a proposition. Now come with me." He said as we left the hangar and toward to what I assumed to be the torture room to interrogate me to revealing the lost Jedi whereabouts.

We came to a room with a chair looking out into space and above Coruscant. A stormtrooper gave Palpatine my lightsaber and all left except one who seemed hesitant at first then left. "What is with that Stormtrooper?" I asked myself silently as I walked up to Palpatine and turned around to see Darth Vader or Anakin Skywalker.

"So what is your proposition?" I asked with some small anger. Palpatine sat down in his chair and explained. "You are powerful with the Force maybe even stronger than Vader, I want to take you as my apprentice. I sense great anger in you and you can use that anger and destroy Vader and only then will you fully embrace the Dark Side of the Force."

I heard Vader's lightsaber activate as I turned to see him ready for a fight. I thought for a little and forced my lightsaber to my hand and activated the blue blade. "I will destroy Vader, but I will never join the dark side." I said to Palpatine before engaging Vader.

(A few hours Earlier, 3rd P.O.V)

As Eric stood up against the Empire, three small fillies, a yellow pony, an orange pegasus, and a white unicorn were standing near the shuttle's door. "Scootaloo, I'm not sure this is a good idea." The white unicorn said with worry as her pegasus friend jumped aboard. "Don't be a scardy filly, Sweetie Belle, I'm sure we can get our cutie marks in space explorers." "Sweetie Belle is right, Ah don't think we should be doin this."

But their words fell to deaf ears as they boarded the shuttle and began to snoop around inside the Imperial craft. These fillies are known as the CMC or Cutie Mark Crusaders, doing anything to earn their cutie marks. As they ventured into the main room of the shuttle, they heard footsteps coming toward them. "Quick Hide!" Scootaloo whispered as they fillies hid underneath the seats just in time before Eric, The Emperor and some stormtroopers boarded the room and the Shuttle took off.

After a few minutes of hiding to avoid the detection of Imperial personnel on the shuttle, the ship had finally stopped and landed once more. The Empire began to disembark and Scootaloo peered out to check if the coast was clear. “Where are we?” Sweetie Belle asked as the three fillies looked out to see they were in one of the hangars aboard the Death Star. “Maybe some place where more of those mean Imperial guys came from.” Scootaloo asked as Applebloom came from behind. “Why do I have such a bad feelin bout this?” The fillies then saw Eric being moved into an area and guarded by a few stormtroopers. “Look it’s that Jedi guy.” Sweetie Belle said as the others looked. “He must be in danger, we got to help him.”

“But how, There are more of those Imperial guys out there and we’ll probably be in big trouble.” Scootaloo said as footsteps were heard from behind as they turned a stormtrooper stood there and the fillies were petrified as he closed the hangar door. “Please don’t hurt us!” Applebloom and the fillies said in unison as they cowered into a corner as the stormtrooper spoke. “Don’t worry, I would never hurt innocent little creatures.” The fillies were still scared but confused. “But you're one of those mean stormtrooper guys who captured our friend.” Scootaloo said as the storm trooper took off his helmet to reveal that he was a lost war hero and the last survivor of Domino Squad, Echo.

“Who are ya?” Applebloom spoke with some fear lingering in her voice. “My name is Echo and I wish to know why you are here onboard this shuttle to the Death Star?” Echo asked as Scootaloo replied. “Well, we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders and we were hoping to earn our cutie marks in Space Explorers and then we hid here and well, you know the rest.” Echo looked at the fillies and smiled. “So you want to save your jedi friend?” The fillies nodded as Echo spoke once more. “Well let's save him, my allegiance was and will always be to the Republic and the Jedi, So I want you to follow me and pretend to be scared.” Echo said as the fillies were delighted that somepony or someone else wanted to save Eric.

(Emperor Palpatine's Chamber, Eric’s P.O.V)

After igniting my blue blade I looked at Vader and positioned myself in a battle stance. “You should know, you’re just the puppet to the Emperor.” I said, but it appeared to have fell upon deaf ears as he began with an attack with his red lightsaber, which was easily blocked by my lightsaber as we swung at each other as Palpatine watched with a crooked smile. We broke from our attacks and looked at one another for a moment.

“You can not match the power of the Dark Side, young Jedi.” Vader said as I attacked him in a saber block. “I can sense that there is still some light in you, as if you still care about someone.” I said as he forced me out of the block and sent me back a few feet. I slowly rose to my feet as Vader walked over to me. “I care about no one.” He stabbed his saber down as I quickly rolled out the way and ignited my blade once more and we clashed our sabers once more. I then felt something I had never experienced as if I had gained more power and began to become more aggressive with my attacks. Vader was having some difficulty trying to defend against all the attacks and began taking some damage from my lightsaber. I even knocked off his helmet to see his actual face, A gray, bald Anakin Skywalker as if he were severely burned at some point. I knocked the lightsaber out of his hand and forced him against the wall where he was almost to the point of defeat. I heard Palpatine laugh as he came from behind. “Good, Good Kill him he was weak. Kill him and claim your rightful place at my side.” Then I was verging ever closer to the dark side. As I tried to take in what I was doing Vader used the Force to push me away and reignited his blade and charged straight for me, I saw the anger in his eyes, he was truly pissed off now. I really struggled to deflect his attacks, I was being pushed towards the edge of the platform, and below that was the main reactor shaft. “If I don’t do something quickly I’m never going to be able to hold my beloved Roseluck in my arms ever again!” I thought as I barely block another one of Vader’s powerful strikes.

Author's Note

Hello ponies and bronies, Obsidian here hoping you enjoyed this special surprise with me adding in the lost Domino Squad survivor, Echo. Nothing much to say but I hope you enjoyed and be sure to Like,Comment, Favorite, and Follow me and my Editor, Randablitz and til next time, May the force be with you.