#sinvulkt

Author: @sinvulkt

Summary: The fire burned, blinding, all consuming. The smoke thickened with each second, rendering poisonous whatever oxygen the flames had yet to steal. It seemed as if nothing could satiate the raging inferno devouring Verso’s home.

A flash of white appeared around the corner. A dog’s bark echoed. A ghost, perhaps, or a hallucination from Verso’s dazzled senses.

Summary: On Empire Life’s day, Vader disappeared. That same day, the Emperor paraded with a black dog leashed to his side, its muzzle forcibly shut and its fur darker than the blackest durasteel.

Notes:

Dog!Vader

Era: Original Trilogy

Characters: Firmus Piett, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker. 

Main tropes: Non-consensual Animal Transformation, Angst, Happy Ending

Snippet:

One day his Superior in command disappeared and the Death Squadron was disbanded. The same day, the Emperor began to show off his new black dog. On the rare occasion Piett was unlucky enough to accompany his new superior to the throne room, he could see the beast snarl and bite as it struggled against its chains. The binds remained strong and each time, the dog’s struggle was in vain. 

Piett wondered about the way the dog tensed when Palpatine gave it an order. He wondered about how sometimes the dog looked into his eyes and seemed to see Piett’s soul. He wondered about Darth Vader’s mysterious disappearance. Piett wondered about a great many things, but he knew better than to open his mouth. The Empire gave lethal rewards for free speech.

Months laters, the rebellion won and the dog disappeared from Piett’s sight. By the time his trial was done and any accusation dispelled under obeying orders, no one knew what happened to the late Emperor’s pet. There were whispers about the beast having turned the tide of the fight against the Emperor, giving the last blow. There were rumors about Jedi whisking the dog away, defending it against any who would try to put the beast down. 

Piett pieced the events together well enough. A tension felt removed from his shoulders at the knowledge his previous superior found somewhere safe. He did not share the knowledge with anyone, rather keeping the secret safe in his heart. Yet, a doubt remains. Would the Jedi truly forgive the man who hunted them down?

One day, they see the black dog again. It’s dozing in the sun on a familiar-looking young man’s lap, looking much healthier than it had ever been at the palace. Piett remembers seeing the young Jedi face on the Holo.  Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker. He had been the figurehead of rebellion propaganda, before disappearing into nowhere.

- chapter 6 of The Monster and the Child by @sinvulkt

It’s not blobs this time. It’s their true humanoid form!

Such a miracle. 🎉

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Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader, Firmus Piett & Luke Skywalker, Firmus Piett & Darth Vader Characters: Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Firmus Piett Additional Tags: Crash Landing, Angst, Crack Treated Seriously, Crack, Forced Camping Trips, Dysfunctional Family, Dysfunctional Relationships, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Vaderkin-centric, Animal Attack, Darth Vader Has Issues, Luke Skywalker Needs A Hug, Canon-Typical Limb Loss, POV Alternating, Darth Vader A+ parenting, camping trip AU, And befriend Luke, The Force is doing favoritism, Pray For Piett, He will need it, even if he is not here yet, Darth Vader Needs a Hug, or to stop losing importants part of himself, like limbs, Bespin hasn't happened yet, But Luke destroyed the death star and Vader knows he is his son, Temporary Amnesia, very temporary, It’s more like... blow on the head confusion, Protective Luke, Sunshine Luke Skywalker Summary:

As all good Skywalker stories does, this story begins with a crash. For once, it's not Anakin's (Vader's) fault; or so he would say.