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The first thing Luke thought when he opened his eyes was that he was still in the Sith's base. A gentle hand pushed Luke back down onto the bed when he tried to sit up in a fit of panic.

"Careful son. You've been through a lot. You still need to rest." gently spoke Anakin.

Luke looked at his father and suddenly everything came rushing back to him. When he was captured by the Sith at the parade. The time he spent strapped to a table and was tortured. The fight his father had against the Immortal Emperor. And the countless other things that had transpired since Luke first woke up in this world.

It was all too much for Luke to handle at once. The young Jedi cried, finally able to release the pain he had been holding back for so long. Anakin embraced his son, carefully manoeuvring him so Luke could cry on his shoulder. Luke cried his heart out, not caring who heard.

He was away from the Sith and safely in his father's arms. He was with his father. He was safe. He was safe.

When Luke had finished crying, Anakin lied his son back down on the bed. The worried father took his son's hand in his, the other slowly carding through his son's golden locks. It was only then that Anakin, seeing his son awake and alive, did Anakin finally allow himself to be relieved.

"Father, what happened to the Sith? And the other Jedi. Are they alright?" concernedly asked Luke.

Anakin smiled to himself. Of course Luke would be worried about everyone else before himself.

"We defeated the Sith, Luke. We freed all the prisoners and removed the implants." answered Anakin.

Luke did his best to look around the room but his was the only bed occupied. He looked at his father as if silently asking him to explain why he was the only one currently occupying a bed.

"You're in the Halls of Healing, Luke. You've been in a coma for over a month. I was starting to worry you'd never wake up. The minor cases of injury had left here weeks ago. The more critical ones were moved to another part of the Halls of Healing when they were no longer critical. That's why you're the only one here." confessed Anakin.

"What about Mother and Leia and everyone else?" asked Luke.

Anakin had a feeling his son would ask about his family. The father told his son everything he could about their friends and family. Obi-Wan's children, Jinn and Katana, and Ahsoka's eldest two, Mina and Sky, hadn't been allowed on any of the expeditions so Anakin passed over them quickly. Galen, Juno, Sabine and Ezra had been assigned to different rescue teams so they never came in contact with the Sith. Anakin told Luke of Mara, Steel, Annie and Cham's quick recovery and return to training. He told Luke of the countless days and nights his entire family and all his friends had sat at his bedside, waiting for him to wake up.

"…and I took the last night watch before you woke up. That's why I'm the only one here. I could get your Mother and sister if you want. Padme could be in a meeting and I think Leia said something about training with Ahsoka then going out with that Han character, but I could still call them." stated Anakin.

Luke just shook his head. He wanted to see his friends and family, but right now he just wanted his father at his side. That's when Luke remembered the other man who had fought beside his father against the Immortal Emperor and Darth Venger.

"Father, what happened to that man who fought with you against the Sith? Who was he?" asked Luke.

Anakin froze. He didn't know how to tell his son that the man who had helped him was him from the same universe the Immortal Emperor had come from. How was he supposed to explain how Justin just vanished alongside Venger and the remains of the Immortal Emperor and every other person who wasn't from this universe? Anakin decided that he wouldn't tell his son anything, at least not at this time.

"You should get some sleep son. I don't know how much longer we have left in this world, but you still need to recover from those injuries. Sleep. I'll be right here when you wake up." promised Anakin.

With one last look at the father who had promised to watch over him, Luke fell in to a dreamless sleep.

And that's the ending. Hope it didn't seem to anti-climatic. Comment if you like the story.