Greetings, This story is based off of the Dark Side ending to the Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy video game from a couple of years ago. I decided to tweak things a little and tell the story I wanted to tell with these characters. Some of the events WILL conflict with what happens in the ending, and I might deviate from cannon even further than the Dark Side ending of Jedi Academy already does.
Also, this is my first attempt at something like this that I have uploaded. Please give me feedback.
Also, as seems to be the norm here:
DISCLAIMER: Star Wars is owned by Disney through Lucasflim. I do not claim ownership of anything.
And so without further ado, enjoy...
"You don't look like much of a captive, Rosh!" Jaden Korr was furious. Rosh had tricked him... again! Typical Rosh! Always causing problems...
"Jaden! Thank the Force you're here! Please, take me back to the Academy with you. Tavion was lying. She tricked me. I need help."
Jaden looked up to a platform, and saw a red Twi'lek staring down at them with amusement, and felt the presence of two Reborn Sith walking up behind him. Before they had time to react , Jaden spun around, dismembering them in mere seconds with his blazing yellow lightsaber.
Memories flooded back into Jaden's mind. This wasn't the first time Rosh had betrayed him. On the first day they had met, Rosh had been so eager to do well in his trials that he had set a training droid on Jaden to slow him down. That wouldn't have too much of a problem, except that it was set at the level of a Jedi Knight, while Jaden was not yet at that skill level. That wasn't the half of it, however. Months later, Rosh had been captured by the Dark Lady of the Sith, Tavion, and was tasked to kill Jaden, and their Jedi Master, Kyle Katarn.
"Why should I trust you? You tried to kill me, and now you've led me into a trap!"
Rosh Penin looked puzzled until he noticed Alora, Tavion's Twi'lek apprentice laughing above them. "Jaden. You have to believe me! This isn't what it looks like."
"I'm not buying it, Rosh!" Jaden hissed as he grasped Rosh by the throat and lifted him off the ground.
"Wait... J-Jaden!" Rosh struggled to get the words out of his mouth, while attempting to breathe, "You're angry! Don't... don't... give in... to it! That leads to the Dark Side!"
Jaden threw his victim to the floor. "Why should I? You yourself said how powerful the Dark Side was."
"I... I was wrong. I was afraid. I let my fear get the best of me."
Jaden felt Kyle tugging at him through their Force bond. He ignored it.
"You were weak." Jaden said as he ignited his lightsaber once again.
Rosh let out a cry as a streak of bright yellow light tore through his left arm, and he fell to the ground. "Jaden... Jaden... Stop! Don't give in!"
Rosh whimpered as Jaden lifted him up into the Force, screaming as he was pushed toward the wall enveloped with lightning, then everything went black.
"Well done, Jedi," Alora laughed as she jumped gracefully to the ground, "You have become one of us. Welcome to the club." Alora bowed politely to Jaden.
"One of you! No. I am not like you!" Jaden said defiantly.
"No? What did you just do? That certainly wasn't very Jedi like!" Alora sneered.
What had he just done? He had let his anger get the best of him. He had attacked Rosh in his rage. Jaden reached out with the Force and felt Rosh's fading Force signature. He had killed Rosh. Did he regret it? Jaden took a moment to process everything.
"He deserved it. He betrayed me! From the day we met, he was always goading me and trying my patience. He got what was coming to him."
"Exactly! We're not that different, you and me."
And with that, Jaden lost it. "I will NEVER be like you!" he cried as he lept towards her full of passion. Alora pulled her two crimson lightsabers in a defensive position just in time to block Jaden's incoming blows.
"That's it Jedi! Prove my point!" Alora laughed as she blocked strike after strike. Everything was going according to plan.
Jaden's strikes got faster and faster, his rage fuelling his vigour, and suddenly Alora realized she had pushed him too far. He was far more powerful than she was, if she let him continue she would surely be killed.
She managed to get him stuck in a saber-lock, and she saw her only opportunity to startle him. "You know, the Jedi won't take you back now."
Jaden pulled back, his lightsaber still blazing at his side. She was right. The Jedi wouldn't understand. They would blame him! Rosh had performed his final hurt to Jaden, causing him to be estranged from the Jedi. What would he do now?
Alora seized her opportunity and went in for the kill. Jaden jumped over her strike, landed behind her and stabbed her right through the heart with his blade.
Alora gasped as she realized what had happened and sunk to the ground. As she lay on the ground dying, she let a smile fall on her lips. She may have lost the duel, but she had won. She had pulled down a Pillar of the Light. Jaden Korr was a Jedi no more.
Kyle Katarn paused for a moment. Something horrible was happening in the room where Jaden had found Rosh before him. He felt a lot of pain coming over the bonds he had with both his Padawans. Pain and... anger. Oh no! Jaden and Rosh needed him. He had to hurry! Kyle broke out into a run. I hope I am not too late.
Jaden sheathed his lightsaber. So it begins. Jaden looked around at his handiwork. Rosh lay on the ground in the corner of the room, still steaming from Jaden's Force Lightning and short one arm that was lying a couple of meters away. At his feet was Tavion's pet Twi'lek dead on the floor with a strange grin on her face. Odd...
What now? The Jedi would no longer accept him. He had crossed the line, letting his anger get the best of him. There was no future for him with the Jedi. There's still Tavion to deal with, she's the other one to blame for this mess. Jaden had already learned that Tavion was travelling to the ancient Sith world of Korriban, to perform a ritual to resurrect the Sith Lord Marko Ragnos. She was going to use a powerful Sceptre to do this.
That sceptre is my best bet. I need more power if I am to survive when Skywalker and Katarn come after me." Jaden had to move fast. The Jedi already knew about Tavion's plan and would be on their way to stop her by now. Korriban it is, then.
"No!" Kyle cried as he surveyed the scene in front of him. He rushed to the side of Rosh Penin, who seemed to be on the verge of losing conciousness. "Rosh! What happened?"
Rosh opened his eyes and stared at Kyle. His eyes were hollow and full of sadness.
"K-K-Kyle?" he started weakly.
"I'm here Rosh. It's going to be okay. Where's Jaden?"
"I-I'm sorry... Jaden... Jaden has t-turned... You've lost both your students." Rosh tried to lift up his head to look at his master, but fell back down, lacking the energy.
Blast! Kyle cursed inside of himself. The anger I felt came from Jaden!
"I... I tried to stop him... I... I wronged him. I wronged you both... I am such a failure."
Kyle reached down a lifted Rosh up in his arms. "No Rosh, you are a Jedi."
"Th-thank... you." Rosh lost conciousness.
Kyle walked towards the exit and opened up his comm channel. "Jan, I'm going to need a lift. Meet me at the landing platform in five minutes."
"You got it, oh Jedi Master."
