The glaring sun glistened against the snow and ice. A wicked wind whipped snow drifts about the flat wasteland. The sound of a landing ship sounded through barren ice world. "What is it sir?" A stationed stormtrooper asked. "I don't know, contact Lord Vader of this, ask for advice. I will not lose Bimmiel to this unknown force." "Yes Admiral Thrawn." The trooper said as he marched back into the base. The ship was huge, it looked as if it were alive, moving while in motion. As it landed the ground shook. AT-ST's marched around to the front of the base. Thrawn looked closely at the ship, a huge boarding ramp lowered and sunk into the snow, insect-like beasts trampled out from the ship. "Attack it, attack it, and attack it!" Thrawn shouted as he ran back inside the base. The base turrets fired upon the ship, a volley of bolts hit a barrier before they hit the ship, an invisible force absorbed the bolts. The beetle-like insects marched across the icy landscape, taking every shot as if it were nothing. "Fire all batteries! And get the scientists' ship ready, and prepare my ship and tell them to get the body!" Thrawn commanded a trooper. The base shook as the insects marched. Blaster fire riddled the insect convoy, bouncing off of their natural armor. "Sir, Lord Vader on comm link." A stormtrooper said. A small holographic image of Darth Vader appeared from a small metal disk. "Grand Admiral Thrawn, I expect the body in Imperial space before the Emperor gives his speech to the Imperial Senate. Do not fail me." He finished, "My Lord, we have encountered extra-galactic aliens, they seem to be after planetary conquest, shall we hold them until reinforcements arrive? Or shall we just take the body and leave?" Thrawn asked while dodging a falling piece of debris. "Bring the body, we cannot afford forces on a small ice world in the far reaches of the outer rim." Vader said. The communication closed, suddenly an alarm sounded throughout the base, "Intruder alert, this is not a drill!" The intercom said. Thrawn raced through the hallways, he stopped dead in his track when he saw a squad of them marching down the alley. They aimed their weapons at him, he drew his blaster pistol and dropped it on the floor. "Come, our Supreme Overlord must see you." The Alien said. Thrawn was guided back outside, four other officers and some troops were kept in a circle, surrounded by alien soldiers and the beetle -like giants. One stood proud above the others, adorning a black cape, a large sword and a terrifying helmet. Their armor moved with them, not normally, but as if it were moving independently. They pushed Thrawn into the snow and made him kneel to the proud one. "I am supposing you are their leader, I am here for a new world, I am here for conquest." He said. "Leave, for you are in Imperial space, and you will be tried in an Imperial court before our Emperor." Thrawn responded. The alien drew his sword, a curved blade with saw-like edge. He put it to Thrawn's neck. "You defy me even now as I stand here before you and threaten your life now y"- suddenly two star fighters shot down at the surface, killing a beetle. Darth Vader leaped from his ship onto a bug and crushed it's head with the Force, Thrawn looked to his left and saw an entire Imperial force marching toward his position. AT-AT's pounded away at the ice. Vader leaped from bug to bug, deflecting blaster shots and killing every bug. He then proceeded to jump down and slice the sword in two. He held all other soldiers in a tight force grip and choked them to death. He turned back to their leader, ignited his lightsaber and hacked away. The leader dodged and blocked almost all of Vader's blows with his armor. "Your skills are impressive, most impressive." Vader mocked in a dark tone. The leader leaped over him, Vader spun and cut him in two. At that moment, the huge ship lifted off and fled. He retracted his blade and undid the Imperial officer's shackles. "Where is the body?" Vader asked Thrawn. "It's in the transport ship Lord Vader." He responded. "Good, bring the body to the Death Star, I'll have our best scientists examine it." Darth Vader said as he walked away. "Wait Lord Vader, why did you come for us, you told me you were not to come here?" Thrawn asked. Vader turned around. For a couple seconds the only noise was Vader's breathing, "The Emperor demanded I come, he said we must retrieve the body." Vader said finally as he walked away...
"Guide yourself, use your feelings, your knowledge...be one with the force." Luke said guiding the padawans. Teenagers found by Luke and his ex-apprentice, Kyle Katarn. The small Yavin sun gleamed through the ancient temple. "Let not your fears of the dark side impede upon your knowledge with the force." Luke calmly said as he walked through the rows of meditating Jedi. The door slid open, "Anakin, hello." Luke said to his nephew. "Hello Uncle, Chief of State Mon Mothma requires you on the com link." Anakin said. "Okay, stay here and guide them, can I trust you with that?" Luke asked. He nodded his head. "Good." Luke said as he exited the room. Anakin looked to see if Luke was gone completely. "Everybody get up!" Anakin yelled. The Padawans looked in wonder. "Form a circle, we're gonna have some fun!" Anakin exclaimed. "The senate is voting on the Jedi's role in the galaxy Luke, you mustn't look as if you are trying to hold power in politics. I think you should lay low for the time being." Mon Mothma said, her holographic face showed signs of aging, white thin hair, wrinkles lined her face and moved as she talked. "Listen, the only reason I actually am involved with politics is because I fought hard and long, and still fighting for this, I don't want them to screw anything up." Luke rebutted. "Okay Luke I understand, how's Leia? I hear she is quite the Jedi." She said. "She's with Master Sebatyne on Dantooine. I must get back to the Padawans, they're in their most crucial part of training, training their minds." Mon Mothma nodded and the transmission ended. Luke walked back to the temple's training hall. All of the Padawans were put into a circle, Luke saw Anakin and two Padawans were dueling. Anakin leaped over a double lunge by the Padawans. Anakin foot swept the two and disarmed them. "Anakin! What is the meaning of this!" Luke shouted. The circle dispersed to show Anakin, standing there with his lightsaber ignited. "Go and get your brother, and report back to me." Luke said. "Everyone back in meditation." Luke said.
The senate boomed with debate. "Jedi" this and "Jedi" that swerved around the senate hall. The reigning Chief of State Borsk Fey'la looked across the sea of hotly debating senators. "The Jedi have kept the peace, I mean look at Luke Skywalker, he led the rebellion's troops against the Empire for years and now you are willing to condemn him?" The Senator from Mon Calamari stated. "The Jedi have also brought destruction, for example, the rise of the Empire. The entire target was the Jedi, if they hadn't led the clones, we would still be a Galactic Republic!" "No body knows that, just because Mon Calamari was incredibly affected by the fall of the Republic, does not mean it was the Jedi's fault. Senator Omas, do you believe the Jedi are evil?" The Naboo senator asked. The Alderaan senator looked up from his feet. "Yes- I mean no, pardon me, I believe the Jedi are doing more good than harm to the galaxy as a whole, especially Master Skywalker." Cal Omas, the senator of a destroyed planet, this went through his mind time and time again when he took the position from Senator Leia Solo. "I personally feel that the Republic, now as a whole, must change." Senator Viqi Shesh of Kuat said. She stood proudly over most of her co-representatives. Her dark brown hair was stylized within a golden crest, draping from the crest, bejeweled chains that connected to her silky purple gown. "I feel your that your opinions are simply underlined by your Imperialistic nature, madam." Cal Omas said. "That is an insult of the highest degree, my fellow Senators, I am as patriotic as the next person when it comes to our New Republic, however the Senator Omas insists that I am some sort of remnant of the Imperial senate, well Senator, I am not." "Enough if this childish bickering, the meeting is adjourned." Borsk Fey'lya said as his podium sank back down into his office. His advisors waited patiently for him. He got off of the podium and sat in his chair. "What am I to do? Our alliances with ourselves are diminishing, how can we run a united galaxy?" Fey'lya asked his advisors. "Well, we could always, like miss Shesh said, cut ties with the Jedi. All they do bring is destruction from Sith Lords to bounty hunters, to entire armies, the Jedi are just a problem in this galaxy." One of his advisors said. "I can't just condemn them, they made this Republic what it is today, they fought long and hard for us, how am I supposed to tell Master Skywalker? He'll be devastated by the fact that so many systems want the Jedi gone." Fey'lya said. He swiveled his chair around and looked through the window, out he saw the destroyed Jedi temple, he thought about the Jedi of the past. He thought about how they overcame their differences with the Republic, time and time again.
400 years earlier...
The small green alien sat in the meditating room. He saw flashes of death and destruction. A heroic man stood tall in the galaxy's time of need, son of a princess and a smuggler, fighting alongside his siblings, fighting desperately for survival. Then darkness, a darkness so great, even the strong Jedi could not overcome it, a darkness that sprouts the beginning of the end. "Jacen... Must tell my master I should." He sounded as he hopped off of his stool and waddled into the Great Hall of the Jedi. The temple guards stood like giants over the small alien. "May the Force be with you Jedi Knight Yoda." They said. He waved up to them. Yoda continued his leisurely walk to his master's chambers. He waddled into the chambers, darkened and damp, the long necked alien floated in the middle of the room. "Master, a premonition I had." Yoda said as he bowed. "That is dangerous, one must be careful when seeing the future, the dark side can control you to try and prevent the future, but eventually the future will take it course no matter what." "No Master, I do not see pain, I see light, a strong Jedi, a warrior and a leader. A war I see as well. Master, means what does it?" Yoda said. His master raised his elongated neck and looked down at the small green alien. "My apprentice, it means the galaxy is doomed, I see these visions as well, you may see this brave Jedi but I see a Great War, countless deaths from across the galaxy, star systems enslaved, the Republic, disheveled, and the galaxy in utter turmoil. Yoda, this will be beyond our time, you must first learn the force before one can decipher it." His master finished.
Luke looked out over the forest, Sith ruins and trees lined it. The top of the temple was where he went to think. The Jedi banished from the galaxy, that can't happen. He thought. He felt someone behind him. The force apparition of Obi-Wan Kenobi stood behind him. "It can Luke, it's happened before. In the early years of the ancient Sith empire, they attacked Coruscant, killing numerous Jedi and forcing them to retreat to Tython. The Republic ruled that the Jedi were the cause of this random act of violence. Use your feelings Luke, the force will guide you." He said. "Master, I know our history, but times have changed, the Jedi have only furthered the reconstruction of the New Republic. Only now are the Senators debating our role in the galaxy. The last thing we need is another Empire." Luke responded. Obi-Wan put his hand on Luke's shoulder, "Whatever may happen, know this. You and this New Order will continue to thrive, because you alone will guide it to greatness." The apparition faded away. The temple door slid open. "Jacen, glad you're back. How was Mon Calamari. I heard your father made quite the stir at dinner." Luke said. "Yea, him and Chewie don't play well with politicians. Jacen Solo, he was regarded as the best Jedi Knight in the Order, with his force knowledge, impressive skills with a lightsaber, and his master: Grand Master Luke Skywalker, most notable, his parents: Leia Organa Solo and Han Solo. " I'm thinking about something Jacen. Something that will change not only the Jedi, but the entire galaxy as a whole. The Senate wants to outcast Jedi, shove us into a corner of the galaxy and keep us there after all we've done for them." Luke said. "Master, like you teach me, let the force run it's course, things will work out fine." Jacen said as he patted Luke on the shoulder. A red flash shined in the distance. Luke turned to see, then a red beam shot into the sky, clouds swirled around it. Luke felt a strong force presence, something he has never felt. "Do you feel that Jacen?" He asked. "Yes, it's strong, organic, but large." A siren blared in the distance. "All Knights, report to northern foyer, Padawans, make your way to the sub-basement. This is not a drill." The intercom sounded. Luke looked at Jacen, "get your brother." Luke rushed to the northern foyer. Jacen, Anakin and their sister; Jaina were there along with the rest of the Knights. The Temple guards stood attentive at the main entrance, weapons armed, they lined the mossy stone stairs. Luke sensed the force coming closer and closer. He saw the foliage vibrate and shake. He ignited his lightsaber and walked outside with the guards. The ground shook, "Rwwwararr!" The forest yelled. The rest of the Knights ignited their lightsabers. Silence, a bead of sweat dripped down Luke's forehead. The tree line of the forest came crashing down. Huge beetle-like creatures with aliens riding them burst onto the scene. The guards raised their weapons, a garrison of the aliens came behind the beetles, raising their weapons. "Wait, don't fire. We are not enemies. We are the Jedi. I am Grand Master Luke Skywalker. Please, let us retain peace." Luke said. One alien with a flowing cloak and embezzled armor stepped up beyond the garrison. "We have no quarrel with you Jedi, we know of your existence, however you stand in the way of our campaign to rule this galaxy. So step aside!" Their leader exclaimed. "The galaxy is not for the taking." Luke responded. "Fire." The alien leader said. A folly of bolts flurried through the air, guards dropped to the ground dissolving into green liquid. Luke blocked shots with his lightsaber. "Fall back into the temple, prepare the shuttles and the Padawans, we have to leave!" Luke ordered a group of Knights. The guards and Jedi fell back into the temple, "Seal the doors." Luke, Anakin and Jacen used the force and shut the huge force bound doors shut. The faint barking of orders could be heard from outside. "Ram the doors!" Jedi sentinels armed with lightsaber staffs guarded the door. "We thank you brothers and sisters for your sacrifice today." Luke said as he facilitated the Padawans to the hangar. Jacen led his siblings through the temple, looking for any stragglers. Lightsabers ignited, they walked cautiously through the hallways. A small force-sensitive Rodian baby cried out. "A baby, come it's this way." Jaina said. The three siblings ran down the hallway into the nursery. Jaina waved her purple lightsaber and cut through the stuck door. An alien stood over a dead Jedi, the baby was in its cradle, blood splattered the far wall. "Get away from him!" Jaina screamed. She leaped in front of the alien, kicked him in the chest and sent him flying into her brother's lightsaber. The alien dissolved into the green liquid. "What is that stuff?" Anakin asked as he reached down and touched it. He felt the gooey substance between his fingers. The green goo started to burn his hand. "Ahh! What is this stuff!" He tried to shake it off of his hand, it didn't budge, his hand began to turn a dark shade of green. "Jacen get the baby, meet us at the hangar. I need to get him to a doctor." Jaina ordered. She put Anakin on her back and force-sprinted toward the hangar, Luke was guiding Jedi onto shuttles. "Uncle, Anakin is hurt, really badly. He needs help." She said. "What's wrong with him?" Luke asked nervously, she turned Anakin over, his hand was smoking and dark forest green. "Get him onto the shuttle, where's Jacen?" Luke asked. "He's coming now, we found-" "no time to explain Jaina, get on the shuttle and may the force be with you." Luke said as the landing ramp shut the shuttle. Luke heard the breaking of a force bind. A shattering ear splitting noise only Jedi can hear. The invaders still had only the hangar blast door to get open. Luke centered the force, he searched through the temple, he focused on two force-sensitive being, Jacen and a Rodian baby. They were above the shuttle in a service shaft, Jacen ignited his lightsaber, cut a hole into the floor and dropped down into the hangar. "Get in the shuttle, NOW!" Luke exclaimed. The sound of tearing metal came from the back of the hangar, the blast door blew open, the beetles marched in, followed by their posse of infantry. Luke scrambled to the controls, he pushed the throttle forward and took off into the sky...