Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Knight of the Old Republic
Summary: CE 81- Ten years and four wars have passed since the conflict between the Earth Alliance and the ZAFT organization began with the Bloody Valentine tragedy. Now, after being taken from the solar system at the age of 12 and failing to destroy the Sith Emperor, Kira Yamato returns to his war torn home as a man both beloved and feared throughout the galaxy, Revan.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars KOTR, SWTOR or Gundam SEED. If I did, GSD would have never existed. Also, this idea has been stirring in my head for a while, but I know that some authors have also thought of this idea and I give kudos to them.
Phase One: Shadows of the Past
Year 81 of the Cosmic Era: After the Bloody Valentine tragedy, tensions between the Earth Alliance, Storm Alliance, ISAF and the ZAFT organization boiled over into a full scale war. Battle after battle, the war ended with an uneasy peace finally established after a stalemate. Unfortunately, the peace did not last and war once again strode across the world. The process repeated itself two more times and ten years after the Bloody Valentine, war is once again on the horizon. However, the very meaning of war will change with the arrival of the one called…Revan.
12 ATC (After Treaty of Coruscant) – The Cold War has heated up into a Second Great Galactic War. Concern amongst the Sith hierarchy grew as Revan was free of his prison. Making his way to the Foundry, an ancient Rakatan space station, Revan began the construction of an unlimited droid army. Not allowing the threat to remain unanswered and seizing the opportunity to secure an invaluable weapon, the Sith Emperor ordered Darth Malgus to put together an elite team, headed by the newly appointed Darth Nox, to take on the maverick Jedi Master…
AN: Just so you know, the events that happen in SWTOR during The Foundry Flashpoint will not be happening in this story. The duel will be done a bit differently. Oh and check out the timeline for this story before you read. Its (don't include the spaces) eternalknight219 . deviantart journal / Timeline-for-Mobile-Suit-Gundam-SEED-KOTOR-306971153.
The Foundry, Unknown System
The sound of blaster fire and the clashing of lightsabers echoed throughout the cavernous center of the foundry as we find the Jedi Master Revan fighting for his life.
"You are a fool for standing against the empire, Revan. If you surrender, we'll grant you a quick death." The dark, masked figure of Darth Nox said.
Behind his own mask, Revan rolled his amethyst eyes at the comment, not even bothering to entertain the idea of surrender. "Such arrogance in your tone, Darth Nox. Clearly your naivety and conceit know no bounds."
The Sith lord growled in anger as both he and the Emperor's Wrath charged the centuries old Jedi. Revan was growing tired and fatigue had set in. 'Damn, I still haven't fully recovered from my imprisonment.' However, using the Force to replenish his energy, he set himself in the Djem So opening stance and met the charge head on. To compensate for his slowly diminishing energy, Revan relied on unpredictability. He constantly shifted his fighting style to catch his assailants off balance during their deadly dance. Knowing that his old friend, HK-47, was holding off the other three, Revan quickly blasted Nox with Force Lightning, knocking him towards the edge of the platform.
The Emperor's Wrath swung at Revan with much force behind his strikes and the Jedi Master began to lose ground against the juggernaut Sith Warrior. Using daring acrobatics, Revan flipped himself over the Sith Warrior and slashed at him. Although the jedi overestimated his reach, he gave the warrior a shallow slash down his back.
"ARGH!" the Emperor's Wrath cried in surprise and pain as Revan's lightsaber slashed him. Rage clouding his mind, he turned to cut off Revan's head when he was struck by a powerful torrent of electricity, causing the brutish warrior to roar in agony.
Shaking the cobwebs from his head, Nox charged the occupied Revan and attempted to blast him with lightning. Revan was caught unprepared and was hit momentarily, but was able to regain dominance and fire the lighting back. Somewhat surprised, Darth Nox leapt to the side to dodge the lightning and re-engaged Revan in a duel. Although the inquisitor was not built for such combat, Revan's fatigue easily even them out as both Jedi and Sith parried and attacked, trying to get the advantage. Then they struck at the same time, locking their blades together. Nox sneered at the Jedi, "Give up Revan. You aren't going to win."
Revan was no fool. He realized he wasn't going to win before the fight had even started. However, he wasn't fighting to win, but to stall for time as HK-47 finally gained the advantage over his foes and was able to push them back, overwhelming the bounty hunter and the agent with droids. Sending HK a discrete signal, Revan broke the lock and used the force to fling the inquisitor back. Walking backwards towards the control panel, he entered a series of commands into the Foundry's computer while Darth Nox was slowly trying to get back up to his feet.
Both the Emperor's Wrath and Darth Nox were angry. Scratch that, they were seething with rage. They were the Empire's finest warriors and yet they couldn't defeat this one fatigued Jedi. This tired, spent heretic was trouncing them like younglings. The very thought of that made them quiver in rage as they both stood up and blasted the Jedi Master with a humongous torrent of lightning.
Completely caught by surprise, Revan was blasted back by the ferocity of the lightning. He shifted in and out of consciousness as the two Sith strode towards him in rage-filled fervor. Using what he had left, he flung them back and then reached into the light side of the Force and prepared to use a technique that he had only heard whispers about. Smirking slightly at the sight of the battered agent and bounty hunter, he finished his preparations. Slowly standing up while swaying in and out of consciousness as blood dripped down his face under his mask, thinking back to the Duel on the Star Forge and Malak Revan mused, "And in the end, as the darkness takes me, I am nothing. Now I know how you felt, my friend."
Using all of his concentration, Revan activated his prepared technique. The Sith could only shield their eyes as the Jedi Master glowed with intense light and with a flash, disappeared.
Darth Nox looked at where Revan last stood with mixed feelings. Pride at his triumph, but uncertainty clouded his hubris. The Emperor's Wrath looked at the inquisitor, "Is he dead?"
Nox looked at the warrior, "I think so. But I cannot shake the feeling that we haven't seen the last of him." Shaking the doubts from his mind, "Regardless, the Foundry is ours. Let's report back…"
He was interrupted by a loud explosion coming from three levels above. As more and more explosions were heard, Nox ordered the group to evacuate. 'Damn you Revan. I really hope your alive so that I can make your death so much more slow and painful.'
With a flash of light and a crash of thunder, Revan appeared in a small hangar. Weakened from the fight, he staggered towards the XS Freighter. "HK! Get it ready to take off!"
In time, Revan limped into the ship as the ramp lifted up. Sitting down right next to the assassin droid, Revan took the controls of the already prepared ship and accelerated out of the exploding hangar.
'Of course it would be so much easier to get away if there wasn't a massive Sith fleet blocking the way.' Revan, regaining some of his strength, dipped, dived, and dunked the ship using whatever maneuvers he knew to make sure his ship, the Bastila, did not sustain too much damage.
"Frantic statement: Master, the Sith meatbags have blocked the way to Tython with interdictors!" HK-47 uttered.
Revan looked up from the controls to see a new Sith ship with massive globe like constructs built in. "Damn! We need to get out of here!" Revan swore as he turned the ship around towards the Unknown Regions of space. "There is only one place we can go. I can't believe that I would actually be forced to go back."
"Query: Where is this place you are talking about, Master?"
Revan sighed, "My home world. Well, it's most likely a barren radioactive wasteland by now, but we have to try."
Inputing the coordinates in the nav-computer while in battle is not an easy task, but Revan managed to do it quite well. Under constant fire from the enemy, and from what he felt, an irate Darth Nox pursuing him with a Fury-class Imperial Interceptor, Revan thrust the handle forward as the freighter sped into hyperspace, while swearing that he could hear the enraged howl of Nox behind him.
"He ESCAPED?" Darth Malgus roared at the comlink, all not too happy with the present situation.
Darth Nox, not one to accept failure himself, growled at the bald Sith warrior. "Unfortunately. It seems his time in prison has only increased his unpredictability. He must have anticipated that his majesty, the Emperor would send someone to follow Revan to the Foundry."
Malgus, not completely satisfied with the inquisitor's excuse, snarled, "Are you blaming the Emperor for your failure?" While saying this, his hand twitched, signifying how close he was to strangling the upstart Sith lord.
Maneuvering out of dangerous territory, Nox calmly, while angrily suggested, "It means we all underestimated just how far Revan thought ahead. Even the Emperor, who had been ripping through his mind for three centuries, is just as guilty." Then Nox's anger turned to Malgus, "By the way, why did you regret to mention who we were dealing with?"
"It wasn't necessary…"
Darth Nox's patience finally snapped, "WASN'T NECESSARY? You didn't think it was necessary to tell us just who we were dealing with? If he wasn't weakened from his imprisonment, I wouldn't be talking to you right now. I would be DEAD!"
Malgus, understanding of the younger lord's frustration, replied, "You of all people know how many people admire, adore, and even worship Revan. If it had gotten out that he was free and planning to destroy the Empire, many citizens would rise to his cause. We couldn't allow that."
Darth Nox's anger subsided as the more senior lord explained the situation. "Fine. By the way, do you know where he went?"
"He covered his tracks well. It could be months before we know where he is. We could never find him. Revan knows what he is up against. Thankfully, we closed the door to Tython and the Republic so the only option for him is to escape into the Unknown Regions." Malgus sighed.
"We'll find him."
"Concentrate on the war first. That is your priority. Revan will come back. He is not one to sit out of a war."
In the solitude of the inner sanctum of his ship, Revan meditated. 'I'm lucky I am still alive. I made my move before I was fully recovered and it cost me the Foundry. Damn.'
His thoughts turned to his past as Kira Yamato. 'To think after all these years, I would be returning to that place. Kreia would be laughing in her grave right now.'
Flashback, 68 C.E., Copernicus City
A twelve year old Kira Yamato wandered aimlessly around the vast complex that was the city of Copernicus. His clothes were filthy and his face shown no emotion as he tried to comprehend the brutal murder of his parents…no, his aunt and uncle who were also his parents. Trying to stay out of the public, Kira stuck to the back alleys that he used to play in when the Yamato family moved to Copernicus from Orb. It kept him away from the uncaring eyes of the populace and the killer intent of Blue Cosmos. Resigning himself to sitting behind a dumpster, Kira laid back and tried to get some sleep.
After a period of time, a gentile hand shook Kira awake. Expecting it to be someone he knew or even dreaded, he opened his eyes to an unusual site. A woman, clearly blind, yet somehow able to see him was standing over him. Kira could swear that he could feel an unknown power somehow coming from her, probing his mind. In a lackluster attempt, he did what he could to shut the strange woman out by picturing a metal door locking his mind away.
Kreia was astounded. An untrained child that shown like a beacon in the Force was able to shut her out so easily. While blind, she saw what others did not. She felt the power rolling off of him in waves, expressing his inner turmoil and his desire not to give into despair, yet not fully understanding the terrible tragedy that had befallen him. 'This boy. He is like staring into the heart of the force.'
"What is your name child?"
Kira looked up into the unseeing eyes of the kindly woman, "K-kira Yamato."
Kreia gave a kind smile, "Well Kira, I am not from around here, but I can see that you have suffered like no child should." She knelt down, coming as close to eye to eye contact as she could, "Would you like to leave this place?"
Confused, Kira tilted his head, showing interest in what the old woman had to say. "W-what do you mean?"
"I mean, leave your system Mr. Yamato. Leave all the pain behind and become something new?"
He looked down in contemplation of the woman's offer. After a few minutes of thought, he looked up at Kreia with fire in his eyes. "Yes."
Kreia smiled. "Then I shall take you away from this lonely place. Where we are going, you will learn much more than you have ever dreamed."
Kira's excitement grew, but then he turned to the old woman and asked, "Ma'am, who are you?"
"You may call me…Kreia."
End Flashback
A steady beeping noise from the control panel in front of him along with the familiar sight of a small robotic bird brought Revan out of his trance.
"Birdy?" The robot cocked its head as it noticed Revan's focus shifted from reminiscence back to the matter at hand.
"We're coming out of hyperspace." 'So let's see what my homeworld has become.' Revan thought ruefully as he steadily pulled the throttle down to come out of hyperspace. What he saw surprised him.
He could see the planet in front of him, but could also see the various ships moving in and out of the hourglass-shaped PLANT colonies that composed of the Coordinators' homeland. 'I'm surprised that the PLANTs are still there, let alone being occupied. Although there are more than I remember.'
Activating the freighter's cloaking device, the ship was rendered invisible to most sensors. Flying through the PLANTs while being careful not to hit anything, he was even more shocked at what he saw. 'I'm not familiar with those green ships, but the other ones are Laurasia-class frigates. Why would they still use those 300 years into the future. And these mobile suits don't look all that different from the GINN. What is going on here?'
HK-47 noticed his master's confusion. "Master, is there something wrong? Should I kill someone for you?"
"No, HK. Not yet at least. But I think there is something wrong." Using the computer and the beacons he dropped, he hooked up to the Holonet and checked the date, which was exactly what he expected it to be. Shaking his head, he set his course for Lagrange Point 4 or specifically the Mendel Colony.
Mendel Colony, Lagrange Point 4, Terran (Sol) System, C.E. 81/12 ATC
Much to his surprise, Revan noticed that the Mendel Colony was actually somewhat occupied. Although where he was going was still deserted, he knew that he needed to be careful.
Meanwhile, HK was making note of Revan's explanation of coordinators and just how he was born. "Query: So this place is where meatbags used genetic engineering to create genetically modified super meatbags? How futile. Interjection: A meatbag will always be fried by a Mandalorian Mk.10 Blaster Rife with attached grenade launcher whether he is a super meatbag or just a regular meatbag."
Revan sweatdropped at the droid's rather simple, yet rather gory statement as he docked in an abandoned harbor close to the GARM R&D. Entering the colony with the droid at his side, the Terran Coordinator Jedi Master noticed that the place looked rather untouched by time. 'Strange. You would think that even though this place is in space, it would show some dereliction after 300 years.'
Finding a computer terminal, Revan began to hack into the PLANT mainframe. 'Why do they still call themselves ZAFT? I thought the standoff would have been over by now. Something is off here.'
Continuing to slice into the ZAFT battlenet, Revan took note to look at the date. Today is January 27th, C.E. 8…1? WHAT THE HELL?'
"HK! I need you to hack into the mainframe for a group known as the Storm Alliance and check the date listed. NOW!" Revan ordered the droid, who did what he was told given the frantic tone in his master's voice. "Statement: Master, it says that the date is January 27th, C.E. 81. Is that a problem?"
Revan, who was quite appalled by the confirmation, dropped himself into a chair in the lab and put his head in his hands.
Noticing his master's posture, HK asked, "Is something wrong Master?"
Revan looked up at the rust-colored droid, "According to the Galactic Calendar, I left this planet over 300 years ago. Here, it says I've only been gone for 12 years. Just…just how is that possible?"
HK did not have an answer.
AN: And that's a wrap. This is the new first chapter of Moblie Suit Gundam SEED: Knight of the Old Republic. Let's just say, the original first chapter was crap so I decided to remake it. Anyway, I decided that it would be more prudent to have it fit into the Old Republic storyline. As for how the time discrepancy is possible, I'll explain that now since I will not be putting any details in the story. Maybe I will mention it once or twice. When Kira left the solar system, there was some sort of Tachyonic stellar phenomenon that screwed with the time in between the Terran System (Our solar system as it is known to the Galaxy) and the rest of the Galaxy. It is also what happened to the planet Rhen Var, in which the entire civilization of the planet disappeared in a short galactic time space and when the phenomenon dissipated, the planet was starting to come out of an ice age. This of course isn't what actually happened to the planet, but a scenario of my creation. It helps the timeline fit. The pairing I think I have down as its going to be Kira X Lacus.
A timeline and all of the mech specs are on my deviant art page (my deviant art account is the same as my pen name here) and will be periodically updated. Other than that, I hope you enjoy.
Just so you know, either Code Geass: Lelouch of the Six Paths Redux is still being worked on. Either the next chapter of that or one of my newer stories may come out next. Although a chapter of this may come out too.
Next Chapter: Phase Two: Stealing Freedom
P.S.: Just to be clear, Kira is Revan, who is badass. And Darth Nox is the stereotypical Sith Inquisitor name from the game. Look it up on Wookieepedia if you don't believe me.
Technical Specs (from the chapter):
XS Custom Light Freighter
Manufacturer: Corellian Engineering Coorperation
Model: Freighter
Class: XS Stock Prototype-Custom
Armament:
- Military-grade deflector shields
- Cloaking device
- Proton Torpedos
- Twin bow laser turrets
- 2x Quad Laser Turrets
Powerplant: Hypermatter Annihilator Reactor
Pilot: Smuggler; Revan