33 Apocalpyse Avenue, Vader's room [bedtime for Dark Lords and NFB]

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The boy with the bucket on his had had a Very Busy Day.

People had stopped by and there had been lightsaber battles and puppy playing and only a little bit of a mess and he had had sooooo much fun.

So it was No Fair At All that Lukey was trying to get him to go to bed.

He stomped his weetiny foot on the ground and glared up at him. "I'm not tired," he said.

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Luke was still not sure exactly how this had happened.

His father turning small, his father calling him, any of it.

He sighed.

"Anakin," he said, "it's time for bed."

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Anakin's face screwed up into a pout. "You're not the boss of me," he said. "I'm the boss of you!" He waved his hands around the barren room. "'sides, there's no bed. I'm not getting back into that weird circle thing."

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"Can't really blame you there," Luke muttered, glancing over at the mediation chamber. "That thing is creepy."

He pulled his robe off and put it onto the floor, then sat down next to it. "Sit down over here," he coaxed. "It'll be like camping."

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"It's too cold to go outside," Anakin said, walking over and plopping down in Luke's lap. "Maybe tomorrow before the snow melts?"

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"Maybe," Luke said, a little freaked out by the sudden affection. "Comfortable?" he asked.

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Anakin nodded and closed his eyes. "Story time?" he asked, snuggling closer. "Rory told me a story 'fore naptime."

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Luke put his arms around Anakin.

He was cuddling Darth Vader.

This was beyond strange.

"A story, huh?" he said quietly. "Okay. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a Jedi named Obi-Wan Kenobi."

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"Jedi?" Anakin smiled sleepily. "This is gonna be good."

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"He was brave and good, as Jedi are," Luke continued softly, "but what made him so brave and good was having a best friend Jedi. Together, they were unstoppable. They saved many, many, people and were the symbol of peace and justice throughout the galaxy."

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Anakin's breath was evening out as he leaned more heavily against Luke. "Uh-huh?"

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Luke brushed Anakin's hair out of his face. "And then the unthinkable happened. The best friend fell to the Dark Side, and Obi-Wan was left alone to take care of his friend's son. Most people would have said no to that task, but Obi-Wan wasn't most people. He spent years alone on a desolate planet to make sure nothing happened to that son."

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Anakin made a face. "Like Tatooine? Icky. What happened then?"

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"Then the little boy grew up," Luke said, staring down at his father's sleepy face. "And the best friend and Obi-Wan met up again." He shook his head. "And the best friend was so sad that he had made such a huge mistake that he turned back to the light, and he and Obi-Wan and his son lived happily ever after."

That was what should have happened, anyway.

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"Good story, Lukey," Anakin said, curling up on Luke's lap. "Night."

A split second later, he was asleep.

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Luke rested his hand on his father's head. "Night, Anakin," he whispered.