Rewrite of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Chapter One – The Endar Spire

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and I'm not making any money from this fic

Summary: A rewrite of the game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Warning: Spoilers!

Author's Note: At the moment, there isn't a lot different from the game... But that will change

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Callista was lying in her bunk aboard the Endar Spire, tossing and turning. As usual, her sleep was plagued by strange, dark nightmares. Images that somehow seemed more than mere dreams.

Suddenly, Callista became aware of someone shaking her. She jerked awake, and shot upright into a sitting position, banging her head. "Ow," she mumbled, staring at the man who had just woken her with slightly narrowed eyes. Who was he? For some reason, she had the feeling that she should know him.

"We've been ambushed by a Sith battle fleet!" the man exclaimed. "The Endar Spire is under attack! We don't have much time."

"Who are you?" Callista asked with a frown.

"I'm Trask Ulgo," the man replied. "But never mind that now! We have to find Bastila!"

"Who's Bastila?"

"The one in charge of the mission!" Trask answered.

"Ok, let's go!" Callista replied.

"I'll open the door," Trask said, and did so. Then, he and Callista stepped out.

At just that moment, a message came through on their personal communicators:

"This is Carth Onasi – the Sith are threatening to overrun our position! We can't hold out long against their firepower! All hands to the bridge!"

Immediately, Trask and Callista started moving again.

Going through the second door, Callista and Trask saw a few Republican Officers and Sith involved in a fight. The Republican Officers were killed almost immediately, so Callista and Trask had to fight the Sith. After defeating them, they moved further into the ship.

Eventually, Trask and Callista discovered two Jedi fighting – one a dark Jedi. The female light side Jedi struck down the male, but was then killed in an explosion.

"Damn, that was one of the Jedi accompanying Bastila!" Trask said. "We could have used her help!"

There wasn't time for any more talk, though, as Callista and Trask had to fight again.

Trask and Callista got to the bridge, but, after fighting some more Sith, realised that Bastila wasn't there, so agreed that they would have to get to the escape pods as Bastila was obviously no longer on the ship.

Leaving the bridge, they came across another dark Jedi.

"Another dark Jedi!" Trask exclaimed. "I'll hold him off while you get to the escape pods!" Before Callista could object, he was gone.

Now feeling more alone than ever, Callista continued, making her way to the starboard section of the ship.

Suddenly, Carth's voice came again on Callista's personal communicator:

"This is Carth Onasi. I'm tracking your position through the Endar Spire's life support systems. Bastila's escape pod is away – you're the last surviving crew member of the Endar Spire! I can't wait for you much longer; you have to get to the escape pods!"

Knowing that she had to hurry, Callista started running.

Eventually, Callista came to a room with a couple of Sith soldiers in it. After defeating them, Carth's voice came through again on her personal communicator:

"Be careful! There's a whole squad of Sith troopers on the other side of that door! You need to find some way to thin their numbers. You could reprogram the damaged assault droid to help you, if you have enough repair parts. Or you could use computer spikes to slice into the terminal and use the Endar Spire's security systems against the Sith."

Looking around, Callista saw a footlocker. Opening it, she found a number of computer spikes and repair parts. Now which way to use?

After a moment's thought, Callista ran across to the assault droid, and activated it in patrol mode. It went through the next door, and shot down the Sith standing there. Callista then ran into that room.

Going into the next room, Callista was confronted by a dark-haired man standing beside an escape pod.

"You made it just in time!" the man said. "There's only one active escape pod left. Come on, we can hide out on the planet below!"

"Who are you?" Callista frowned.

"I'm a soldier with the Republic, like you," the man answered. "We're the last two surviving crew members left on the Endar Spire. Bastila's escape pod's already gone, so there's no reason for us to stick around here and get shot by the Sith. Now come on – there'll be time for questions later!"

Callista stepped into the escape pod, and the man got in behind her. Then, the escape pod shot out of the Endar Spire.

As the escape pod hit the planet below, Callista lost consciousness.

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