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[Anakin is nursing a burned leg - thanks, fire - looking like his usual peppy, happy self.]

Eclipse, leave it alone. [He shows a curious cat sniffing said leg and coaxes it into his lap. Another cat, one that is smaller, with a face that is almost too adorable for words follows in Eclipse's dainty footsteps, laying over Anakin's leg. There. That's better, right?]

Thank you, Ravager. [No, really. This is the terrifying Darth Vader. With a pair of sweet cats.]

I swear this is the last I do for you, Hadriel. Unless there is a burning building filled with cats, you are on your own.

[Cats > People. Obviously.]

Hux? Are you alive? [That's a nice way of checking on someone, right?] Maedhros? Fingon? What about you?

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My star destroyer is a Resurgent-class and quite a bit larger than a standard Imperial destroyer.

Our full crew is 74,000 but if you just want to fly it, you at least need 5 or 6 people. That's just to fly it, full operation is quite a bit more. The technology is more advanced and refined than what the Empie was capable of so it takes more attention to operate and maintain.

[He's proud of his ships, it showed in his voice.]

The super star destroyers are much larger, Executor and Eclipse were massive.

[Well now. Anakin smiles at the passion in Hux's voice, crossing his arms over his chest.]

Seventy-four thousand. That's quite a crew! [He can't help but wonder all the good he could have done leading that many Jedi.] Unlike their cat namesakes, hm?

[Executor and Eclipse are more dominant than Ravager, but they still fit in a person's lap.]

I would like to fly something so big. You wouldn't have to worry about much of anything being able to attack you.

Eclipse was the largest, so it fits that the bossy cat gets the name. I named Ravager after the super star destroyer I lived on for a bit but it's destroyed now, wedged into the sand of a desert planet.

[And so he hadn't hesitated to name his favorite cat after that destroyer which would always have a place in his heart.]

They are massive, you could emerge from hyperspace and any smaller ship in your way would just hit like a bug on the windshield against the shields and be obliterated.

Poor cat. [Anakin gives Ravager a little frown. The cat is enjoying Hux's attention too much to pay attention, tail swishing from side to side.]

Who destroyed it? Seems like a waste to me. [Why not commandeer it? He grins at the description.] Space bugs. Maybe you should have named your ship The Flyswatter?

The rebels did. One of their ships pulled it into the planet when it got too close with a tractor beam. Gravity took care of the rest.

[He let Ravager down when the cat wanted to get into the game Executor and Eclipse were playing on the floor.]

My ship is Finalizer though I also use Absolution as well.

[He hisses through his teeth.] How did you survive that?

[They have such a nice trio. Anakin rolls a ball of yarn towards them with his foot.]

All of your ships have impressive names. [He pauses before asking:] Are my kids part of the, ah, rebels?

I made a useful ally in an Imperial admiral. I am here today because we saw how we could be useful to each other.

[because that's normal for a five-year old, right?

He frowned slightly at the mention of Leia and Luke. They had caused him so much trou]

Yes. Leia Organa leads the Resistance and Ren was hunting down Luke. As to where Luke is, I have no idea. No one really did.

You are either very good at impressing the right people or you are damn lucky. [Sure! Totally normal.

Anakin winces and looks away.] Ben turned against his mother and uncle? That complicates things.

[Poor kid. He really is following in his footsteps.]

Don't take this the wrong way, but I hope you don't find them.

I was five years old at the time- perhaps a bit of both. [He got up, deciding that he was not drunk enough for this conversation, especially when talking about Luke, Leia, and Kylo.

He grabbed two bottles of whiskey from the kitchen along with two glasses before returning to the living room.]

Of course, I understand.

You must've been cute. [He tries to imagine a little Hux and all that comes to mind is a little boy with red hair and a perfect uniform. Did Hux ever play games? Get dirty? Explore? Anakin had a full childhood thanks to his mother.]

If we had followed the rules, they wouldn't exist. I guess that's one more reason for you to cling to your regulations.

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[he looked at Anakin, confused. His father had always considered him a pathetic disappointment when he was younger, he wasn't sure why Anakin would call him cute.]

I think it was mostly because I was useful. My father had never been in good health so I was needed to take his place.

[No, he would never think that of his kids. Hux's father doesn't deserve to have a son in his opinion. Then again, maybe he doesn't either.]

At five? [His nose wrinkles.] And I thought I had it bad. At least I had a good mother and time to be a kid.

[Don't worry, Anakin, you couldn't be a worse dad than Brendol.]

Yes, I started my training as soon as I could walk so it was only natural I took over as soon as I could.

[He set the glasses and bottles on the table between them, pouring out whiskey for both of them.]

[Oh he can try! Cutting off Luke's hand was awful. Destroying his daughter's planet was exponentially more awful.]

I feel bad for you, Hux. [He means it, his features softening.] Kids should run around and play. I would've socked your dad in the jaw for raising you like that.

[Hux is at a loss of what to say. He knew Admiral Sloane had put a stop to most of what Brendol had done to him but his father had always treated him like something he found on the bottom of his boot.

Everyone knew it, no one had said anything.He didn't understand how anyone could have mourned his father, it made him angry to think about it.]

It's done now. He died years ago.

[He misses his mother. Every day, every moment. She would have helped settle his mind and given him the guidance he sorely needed. After her death, after Obi-Wan's dismissal of his desires, the only one he could depend upon in a parental capacity was Palpatine.

Stars help him, he still wants that guidance.]

Horribly, I hope.

[He picked up his glass of whiskey, downing it. He needed something to help him talk of Brendol.

He was quiet for a moment, peering at Anakin.]

Yes, I saw his terror and pain at the end. He contracted some unknown disease and his heart exploded.

[Along with the rest of him.]

[Anakin pours himself some of the whiskey while he waits. Maybe it will dull the pain of his leg.]

Huh! [He gives a short, sharp laugh.] Not as slow as I would've liked, but it will do.

Don't worry, he suffered plenty.

[He had made sure of it, though even now it didn't still feel like enough after years of abuse he had endured. But he had survived, he was stronger for it.]

[He pales slightly, imagining his kids wanting the same for him. Can he blame them? No.

Down the whiskey goes, burning his throat and his chest.]

There is some justice.

[He saw Anakin pale as he refilled his glass, thoughtful. He knew what Darth Vader had done, everyone did. But he also heard rumors of what had happened on the second Death Star, how Vader apparently saved Luke from the Emperor.

He knew Brendol would have never done anything like that for him.]

Indeed there is.

[He trailed off as he threw back his second glass of whiskey despite the burn in his throat.]

[Luke, in better circumstances, would have never doubted that he was loved. Anakin would have never abused him.]

Now we have cats. [And the great General Hux is doing housework while the mighty Darth Vader cooks.]

You don't need to be the man your father envisioned.

We do. [The arrangement worked for him though he never thought he would find himself living with Vader, Ren, and a bunch of cats.] We are rather fortunate to have them.

[He chuckled at that comment, shaking his head.] I'm certainly not the man my father thought I would be.

'Thin as a slip of paper and just as useless' was what he apparently what he said about me to the ruling council after the Emperor's death. And he made it clear what he thought of me growing up. I'm certainly not what he envisioned, especially since I'm sure he didn't expect me to survive this long.

I'd say you turned out extraordinary under those circumstances. [A little rigid, OCD and definitely too tense a lot of the time, but he can talk to Hux at least without him looking horrified or judging him.]

It's weird to think I could've taken care of you. If I had survived, that is. [He was practically on death's door ever since Mustafar.]

Thank you. I grew up under the instruction of Admiral Sloane- I believe you knew her in your future. She served with Vader on the Executor before her promotion.

[He had a great deal of admiration for Rae Sloane, he knew she would have been a strong Emperor.]

Between the both of you, I have no doubt I would have been in good hands.

[Strange to think Darth Vader would have been a better parent but he doesn't doubt that.]

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