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Progress and summary: This is a work-in-progress (currently on Hiatus) and the plot bunny stemmed from "what would happen if NJO Jedi were transported to Genosis during the first Clone Wars battle.
Author's Note: I would like advice on . . . . well, everything—especially the characterization and what flows. Thanks so much.
A Paradox (Time Travel)
He paced back and forth in the seemingly empty room. The room was dark and dingy; his was the only movement in the broad hallway so one could be forgiven for not noticing anything unusual. Most of the floor was encrusted with mud, the ceiling was swaithed in spider webs and the air was full of recently stirred-up dust. The stranger noticed none of this. Each step he took was punctured by and under laying hiss of pain and muttered words.
The stranger was a humanoid and had no obvious alien features, so he could have been a full human, but in the dark it was hard to tell. The man was once hansom and youthful but war had added scars and removed most visible signs of emotion. The many battles he fought in as a youth had marked his soul and very being. Currently he was facing a dilemma and his decision (either direction) would affect/effect which one? the entire galaxy. Now that he was alone and knew on one could accost him here, he let the two sides argue vocally.
While the two possible decisions fought for domination inside him, just by listening and observing one could tell which side was in control. One choice had him shuffling and glancing at all corners; his eyes never ceasing their movements: "She told me to do this, and I must regardless of the consequences." The other choice had him stepping precisely yet his face spoke of sorrow and shame: "I can't do this. I need to stop hiding everything and tell the truth, regardless of the consequences!" Choice two, while not appealing, required more determination and choice one, when he really thought through the actions, made him feel sick.
The man paced back and forth for hours, not ceasing in looking for the better choice. Slowly but surely he was inching towards the back—the massive room which held an impressive machine of unknown origins and function. The blocky but strangely organically looking machine drew him closer. As he came closer, the machine lit up from within and the room also got brighter. When he reached a then meter limit/range li9ghts and screams on the surface were also powered up—he stopped to stare for a second at the massive metallic yet living machine.
His mind, almost completely swade in a direction, muttered, "Maybe there is a third choice." He closed his eyes and touched a knob. Immediately an almost in auditable hum filled the air and the room. He started moving his hands almost involuntary—flipping switches, turning knobs: his right hand paused over a large white button and the recently discarded paths tried one last time to overtake his thoughts. Neither won, and the hand pressed down hard.
Immediately the room started to shake. He opened his eyes and backtracked rapidly as the walls started to vibrate.
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Outside at the surface entrance, the ground moved quickly. The blue skinned criss sprang up and ran to the entrance. Just as he got in place there came a violent, blood curdling noise that seemed to ask, "What have I done?" Unfortunately there was no time to answer as right on the heals came a brilliant white light that sprang from under the surface. As the Criss was engulfed, he couldn't help but notice the washed up rainbow look as the light spread up and out in the atmosphere.
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On the other side of the planet, Luke Skywalker came out of his trance. "It is time," he stated to his wife, Mara Jade and Ben Skywalker, their son. The three picked up packs that had been organized twelve standard hours ago when they set down. Ben had insisted Jacen Solo was on planet. Mara had immediately begun a search (illegal) for his shuttlecraft and other things. Luke had decided to meditate to search for traps, tricks or other signs of subterfuge—Jacen Solo, Ben's Jedi master, had proven very hard to capture. He managed to elude numerous teams of Jedi, humans and even Yuzzhan Vong. His immediate family were the only ones seemingly immune to his tricks and whatever he had learned while in the unexplored regions and unknown territories.
The Skywalkers left their rooms they had rented for the day. Luke was signaling for a driver when Ben screamed "We're too late." Mara looked stricken as the crust of the planted cracked and light began spilling out—it absorbed all sapient beings and engulfed the living floral and fauna. Within moments the entire planet was covered in the light.
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The unnatural beam of light didn't stop there. It continued expanding and stretching out. The farther from the planet it was the more obvious a rainbow was seen—the light separated form white, natural to every spectrum of light: ultraviolet, visible and x-rays (plus infrared). When something living was touched, the life was either absorbed or engulfed. Regardless, if there was enough living energy, the rainbow-look collected together and spread out father. In this way, using all live-bearing planets as jump-relays, the entire galaxy was engulfed in less than a standard week.
There was no avoiding this destructive phenomenon. It couldn't be outrun and it shimmered in deep space. Even vessels in hyperspace were touched and their crews removed.
The entire galaxy was turned into this spectacular light show, which lasted for a month. Slowly it retreated back to its origins. As it retreated and became more compact, it left behind the floral and fauna it had earlier engulfed. The life was non-the worse from the experience, but all space faring races had entirely disappeared. Spaceports were empty; Coruscant was slowly overrun by the Yuzzahn Vong life forms. Ships dropped out of hyperspace void of life but with cargo and mechanical labor intact. The automated stations kept doing their programmed jobs.
End Prologue Transmission
So, what do you think? Honest option (there were two possible choices that happen after this. 1) a jump back in time. Or 2) a crossover long, detailed, ocs
This "Variation" I plan to have them show up during/before Episode two; where I believe they have the chance to change the situation for the better. Thanks for reading now please review!