[ EU ] C-3PO Kills Darth Vader .

The man who was once Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, lay burning to death on his back beside a lava flow on Mustafar. He screamed, more out of rage than agony. How could Obi-Wan have beaten him? The old man was never Anakin's match with a blade, and now that he wielded the power of the Dark Side it seemed impossible. Yet here he was, dying. Each breath wracked him with agony, but he howled vows of revenge to the burning clouds of ash and smoke above him. 
 
 
 
 After what seemed an eternity, he saw Padme's ship take off in the distance. Obi-Wan making his escape. Vader no longer had the strength to speak, but his mouth worked silently, uttering vile threats and condemnations. A whirring sound from above him on the lava-flows bank caught his attention. Straining to lift his head, he stared up at the gold-plated face of the protocol droid he had given Padme. He stretched out his remaining mechanical hand, gesturing plaintively in the droid's direction. 
 
 
 
 `` I'm sorry, Master. Really I am. It's all quite unfair if you ask me.'' The droid clumsily bent to grasp the edge of Vader's torn and burnt robe, then began to drag him back down towards the lava. 
 
 
 Vader screamed silently in protest, struggling weakly, but he was too far gone to resist. Upon reaching the edge, Threepio let go of his robe and stepped around what was left of his Maker. 
 
 
 `` You must understand, Master, it's for the best. I overheard Master Kenobi and Senator Amidala discussing your recent actions, and I have come to the inescapable conclusion that you must not be allowed to live. Still it is regrettable that it has come to this. You should know that Senator Amidala did not know of Master Kenobi's presence on her ship. She did not betray you, Master. Not like me.'' 
 
 
 And with that, the protocol droid clumsily nudged what was left of his former master into the lava.
