Aboard the Tantive IV alarms began to sound as a Star Destroyer came out of hyperspace and almost immediately grabbed them with a tractor beam.  Captain Antilles ordered the engines to full to try and pull away, but he knew that it would only buy them time.  

"Weapons, target their tractor beam emitter.  Maybe we can take it out."

"But it won't get through their shields." the officer answered.

"Then wait until they pull us into their docking bay.  We might be able to get off a few shots before they take out our weapons."  Without bothering to wait for a response he ordered Comms to open an encrypted holo-channel to the Princess. [@Burning Kitty]  When she picked up he continued.

"Princess, a Star Destroyer just came out of hyperspace on top of us, and has us locked in a tractor beam.  I've bought us some time, but I doubt we'll be able to break free.  Don't worry about us, though.  Just get yourself to safety."

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[@Reflection]Tarkin was aboard the Death Star in a nearby system when he got the call.  "Very well, Lord Vader.  I shall be there in one hour."  He hung up and ordered the jump to Tattooine.

It didn't really make much sense.  Tattooine was a small, out of the way planet.  It was far too small to make an effective demonstration.  Which meant this was personal.  Tarkin pondered it for a moment, waiting until he could see the blue tunnel of hyperspace, before going to his quarters to run a search in the recovered Jedi Archives for any former Jedi with ties to Tattooine.  Surprisingly, there was an entry for Anakin Skywalker.  Was it possible that he had survived and Vader had tracked him back to his homeworld?  Doubtful.  From what the file said, Anakin was a slave and the only immediate family he had there was his dead mother.  He would have no reason to return.  In fact, it was more likely that he would try to avoid the world as much as possible.  Or destroy it, as Vader was about to do.

It would fit the facts Tarkin had gathered to-date.  Vader was a powerful Force user who arose fully trained just after the Clone Wars ended, the same time most of the Jedi, including Skywalker, were reported to have died.  Emperor Palpatine had also been a friend of Skywalker, even a kind of Mentor.  There was a serious possibility that the Emperor had turned Skywalker to "the Dark Side" and then had the records altered to cover up the true identity of his mysterious new henchman.

Tarkin smiled.  He would have to test that theory.  Perhaps with some "meaningless" banter about the planet's role in the Clone Wars?