PIETT THE HERO
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Lord Vader stood on the bridge of the Executor, observing the battle of Hoth.

"Place the Executor in attack position," said Lord Vader.

" Yes my lord," said the controllers.

"But Lord Vader, we'll become vulnerable to attacks from the ion cannon," said Admiral Piett.

Without a word Vader summoned the dark side and began choking Piett. Piett grabbed at his throat and fell to the floor. He lay there for what seemed like an eternity when he felt death approaching.

"This was it, "he thought."Another few seconds and I'll suffocate."

Suddenly an ionic blast struck the bridge of the Executor. Lord Vader lost control of the dark side and fell to the floor struggling to breathe. Piett got to his feet and was puzzled. Suddenly he realized that since he required an electronic breathing apparatus and special armor to survive, he was extremely vulnerable to ion attacks. Piett stood there looking at the helpless Vader. No one attempted to help. Piett wasn't surprised. With Lord Vader dead one assigned to the Executor wouldn't constantly have to worry about death.Piett stood there panicked. He knew that saving Vader would be signing his own death warrant. The Emperor wouldn't have to find out. After all no one on the Executor was exactly fond of the Dark Lord. He could simply say he was killed in combat. The Emperor might even have Piett replace Vader as his top lieutenant.

"No," thought Piett, "I have to save him. Lord Vader was the face of the Empire. He picked him up and ran to Vader,s meditation chamber, removed his mask, placed him in and sealed the chamber. He immediately summoned two droids to repair the Dark Lord's armor. One hour later Lord Vader returned to the bridge, apparently healed. Piett made no effort to hide himself. He waited as Vader approached him for the choking to commence.Vader approached Piett and kneeled before him.

"Thank you Admiral.I will never forget this. You risked your life to save someone who tried to kill you."said Lord Vader, " I'm sorry I tried to kill you. You were right and I was wrong. Now why don't you take a break and head to the recreation center? You earned it old friend"

" You,re very welcome Lord Vader," said Piett as he headed towards the recreation center to play some pool.