Deception | Anakin Skywalker x Reader

|12| Binary sunsets

"Usually people who speak to me like that don't live to see the next minute. You're lucky that I can't be bothered to try and find a new replacement grand inquisitor." I breathe out a sigh of relief at this but then I think about it. Does this point still stand when Milo comes back? I guess it doesn't really matter at that point though because Vader should be dead by then. 

Probably. 

"Let's go."

"Go? Where?" He sighs again, like I am the most annoying person in the galaxy.

"To get you in bed. I'll talk to you properly when you are sober." I nod and he helps me back to my room. I collapse onto the bed and immediately fall to sleep. 

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The next morning I wake up to the incessant buzzing of my comlink. "Yes? (y/l/n) speaking."

"Conference room. You have ten minutes to get here." That's all Vader tells me before the call ends. I groan and sit up in my bed, struggling to get out of the well tucked in blankets. I don't think I've ever been able to tuck myself in that well before. 

The room around me still feels likes it spinning so I reach out a gulp down the large glass of water on my bedside table, another thing I don't remember getting for myself. Force, why did I drink so much?

When I feel that I won't puke as soon as I stand up, I walk towards the closet, quickly changing into my inquisitor uniform. I don't even remember how I got back here and a small part of my brain is telling me that I don't want to remember. 

I pull my hair into a ponytail, making sure to not make it too tight lest it cause the pounding in my head to worsen. I inhale deeply and leave the comfort of my room, heading in the direction of the conference room. 

I bump into Trilla on my way and she grins at me. "Rex and Fives told me that you got caught by Vader. Ouch. I'm surprised you're still alive. I've seen him kill people for less."

"Well, I would be preparing for a funeral if I were you. He's called me into a meeting."

"That's shit. But hey first day as grand inquisitor." She waves her hands in mock celebration, probably knowing how crap my day will be, what with Vader berating me for being drunk yesterday to still having a horrible hangover. Yeah, it's not good.

"Yay." I say, sarcastically and then I laugh. I'm grand inquisitor. I didn't even make it to Jedi Master at the Temple but now I am the one and only grand inquisitor. (a/n: just to clarify here she is still sticking with her plan to rid the galaxy of the empire, but she also realises how proud she should be of herself for achieving such a good position in her job) 

I open the conference room door slowly, anxious to see what/who will be awaiting my arrival. Rex, Fives and Cody stand on the outskirts. Rex and Fives looking quite proud of themselves, while Cody is shaking his head at whatever is happening, a small smile playing around the edge of his mouth. Tarkin, a man I have only met a couple of times before yet has managed to make me completely loathe him, is standing to the left of Vader. 

"Now that the grand inquisitor has arrived we can finally get down to business. But first we must say congratulations for doing such a good job during the tournament." I cringe inwardly, remembering what I told him last night. The bastard. He knew I was drunk and that I didn't really know what I was saying. 

Everyone else in the room looks at me in confusion, surprised that he even bothered saying anything.  But the clones break the awkwardness that has fallen in the room by grinning at me and patting me on the back. Tarkin, however, just looks away. 

"I have called you all here today because we have been sent troubling news from Coruscant. There are rumours of rebel activity and a whisper that someone, most likely a Jedi who won't accept that they lost the battle, is planning on infiltrating the Emperor's archives."

"Why does that affect us? Most of that information is useless to the Empire anyway." Tarkin says.

"Yes but if the rebels are looking for it, they must need it for something they are working on. If we can find out what they are looking for we can put a stop to their plans, perhaps once and for all." I answer his dumb question. 

"Exactly. And if we are on Coruscant we will be able to find this Jedi and put a stop to them." My mind races, trying to think of all the surviving Jedi but I can't think of that many, only Yoda, Mace Windu and Obi Wan Kenobi but would any of them be stupid enough to try and infiltrate the Emperor's palace? Last I heard Yoda had gone to hide out in some sort of swamp land and Kenobi was on Tatooine, lying low but that was years ago. 

They all cut off contact from me, when Windu said it was too dangerous for us all to talk regularly. That was three years ago. 

"Tarkin you are expected to stay here and make sure the inquisitors are not slacking off from their duties. Commander Cody, you too can stay here to make sure the old grand inquisitor makes a full recovery." I see Cody's shoulders drop in relief. "Rex, Fives, (y/n) and I will go to Coruscant with a troop of Stormtroopers." 

"Why must you go on this mission?" Tarkin asks, not hiding his dislike for Vader.

"The Emperor has asked that I take charge of this mission. He thinks that the Jedi might be just who we've been looking for. But if you want to question his authority be my guest." Tarkin stutters out a sentence but we all ignore him. 

"What's the plan boss?" Rex asks once Tarkin leaves the room in a huff. Vader turns his attention on me. 

"Well, actually that's for our new grand inquisitor to tell us." 

With all eyes on me, and my brain whirring, I try to think of a plan that could work. I close my eyes, sifting through all of my schemes until one clicks. 

"I think I have an idea."

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A/N: Last week I watched Solo for the first time (I know I'm super late but I didn't think I had any interest in it, plus when it came out in 2018 I had kind of fallen out of my star wars phase). But anyway it was such a good film! The casting of Han and Lando was perfect and I loved the twists and turns. I know it's been ages but I would love to see a second one, which is suprising for me because I'm more of a prequels era gal than an originals fan (this doesn't mean I hate the originals or sequels. i actually like most star wars films except rise of skywaller (anakin was supposed to kill palpatine, not him being brought back. I get that he was evil and powerful and all but Vader was also so strong. Please don't discredit him)

If you have read all the way to the end I genuinely applaud you because that was a random rant.  

I hope you liked the chapter! :)