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Darth Jeviso.
Chapter I.
The days of old… The days of my youth… The days of being confused, beaten and starved. The days without a purpose. I was alone, helpless, a child, who barely learned to walk, forced to grow faster, to learn how to run, steal and… kill to save his life. Days of me bearing the name of one Uzumaki Naruto. I remember the glares filled with hate, I remember promises filled with lies.
"You are not prepared to learn the truth… You are not ready… Sometime later… Still nothing about your parents… Not today, I'm sorry Naruto." Words spoken to me by the old man. Words, which I knew were lies, yet I so wanted to believe them. I remember the day when this changed, the day when I opened my eyes to the trust. You see at my home planet power belonged to Shinobi, warriors trained to kill from shadows, to bent elements to their will and seal demons into… well, that part is too early for you, my soon – to – be friend.
Government in my word was presented by Kages, leaders of Hidden villages, where shinobi lived and Daimyo, the leaders of the nations, Kings of sorts. And in one of such villages I was born. At first I thought , that my birth in darkest hour in the village's history was the reason for citizens' biased judgment of me. Truth, however was far more terrifying. They sealed a demon inside me, turning myself in the weapon of mass destruction, they lied to me, beat me to made me into submissive slave, who bows to their every whim.
Everything changed when I turned six, when Kumo, one of the Five great Hidden Villages, sent their ambassador to negotiate with us. It was a trick they just needed a reason to get closer to the Hyuuga compound. Their ambassador kidnapped young heiress and fled with her. Unfortunately he met me that night.
That night my powers first activated. I ripped him to shreds. Fearing my own deed I fled the village. Then I heard the voice, it told me what to do, it led me to the cave, and from the darkness of the cave I reemerged here, in the shadows of Korriban. Here the voice became voices; they whispered to me, they taught me. They armed me with knowledge and power.
Here I was reborn not as Uzumaki Naruto but as something new, as Sith… as Darth Jeviso. Here I trained. Here my power grew. Here in complete darkness I mastered the Sith Arts like no one before me. I saw the moments of past, I saw Sith when the Rule of Two was established. I saw them in numbers building and ruining their Empire. And there in past I saw Him. The only one in existence, who ruled of Darkness and Light, the Grey Master, Darth Revan.
That name may not speak anything to you my Jedi friend. Your kind has a rather… choosing memory. Your decision in recent centuries also made you less powerful. You proclaim yourselves as Knights of Republic, but how can you protect people if you are so detached from them? How can you help people if even the slightest glint of compassion should be alien to you according to your Code?
You are silent now, are you? Because you know that I'm right, isn't it? But let me tell you why I need your help my dear Jedi friend. I saw Revan in my visions and only through his fall to the Dark Side and then death and relearning of Jedi Arts he turned into what he was.
From pitch black Darkness he managed to see the Light, clearer than anyone, his death cleansed his sins and Light embraced him once more.
Why I'm telling you this? Because you will teach me in ways of a Jedi and I promise I will set you free. So what is your answer Master Shaak Ti?
"I supposed to have a choice?" a beautiful togruta woman, bound by energy cuffs and levitated in the center of prison chambers replied to her captor.
"You always have a choice, it's just the results of the other are rather… unpleasant." She couldn't see her captor only his eyes blood red with a cat – like pupil, they slightly glowed in darkness, which surrounded them.
Togruta sighed "Fine! I hope it will not lead to a mass destruction like all dealings with sith do."
"Good. You made a right choice."
Her captor made a step into the circle of light, created by machine, which held her powerless and prisoner. He was a blonde human with an average height, but very strange eyes, unlike Sith who had bright golden coloring, his eyes were blood red and had a black sclera. Glowing of said eyes and wide black lines on each cheek, combined with long fangs gave him rather feral if not demonic appearance.
"I hope our partnership will be long and productive… Master." Cold shiver run on her back, never before in her life she sensed such feeling of dread, except for this moment, when this young boy called her "Master".
Shaak ti's fears were futile, but in a way still true, she had apprentices before, but Jeviso was unique. He had a complete understanding of the Force, mastery over his dual – edged lightsaber and… absolutely no knowledge of positive emotions.
Shaak Ti couldn't understand how with such lack of "positive life moments" boy still wasn't a psychotic mass – murderer. Togruta concluded that his nearly limitless curiosity was somehow to blame in current situation.
Without the doubt he was the most promising student she had ever seen, shame he was a Sith. Yet like everybody he had a weakness he couldn't empower his light side force manipulation with positive emotion. He somehow always taped the rage and then slowly turned to the dark side. This infuriated him to no end. He wanted to be a Grey Master, but judging by his progress it would not be soon, if ever will be.
He was loyal to his word, when Shaak Ti taught him everything she knew, he let her go. But before that they had a rather interesting talk.
"Well Master, I think it's a goodbye, but before that… take this." He gave her a datapad.
"What is that?" asked Shaak Ti looking at the information "It looks like… coordinates?"
"That it is. Coordinates of my home world. There are people there in need of guidance and help, though I hate that place, I will not pass an opportunity to help." said Naruto
"Why?" Shaak Ti was curious she never believed, that the young Sith will manage what he thought to do, but after a lot of time spent with him… he was different from every force – user she met. Nor Jedi, nor Sith. So maybe he will succeed.
"I swore to never be like them and not helping is what they usually do. I may be Sith, but a have principles." Shaak Ti left him and looking at the vanishing form of her ship Naruto tried to reach her in Force. It was his first success in Light Force manipulation.
I erased Shaak Ti's memories of the planet where we trained, if she is smart enough she will be silent about our meeting. Soon I too left the Korriban, the Galaxy was big and I wanted to see all of it. But wonders aside I was alone and without money and connections, so I made one of the only possible decisions: I went to Tatooine, to meet the Hutts, or rather one particular Hutt.
To say that Jabba was surprised was an understatement, when young boy passes through elite mercenaries and Jabba's personal guards it looks surrealistic. Jabba was surprised, but he knew, if I didn't kill him he still had a chance to negotiate. I said that I heard, that he need a man for an "odd jobs", Jabba understood me right. I became his enforcer.
For several years I killed Hutts, political rivals of Jabba, thus making him nearly an owner of Hutt Cartel. Power made him arrogant he decided that I was expandable tool and the time of my usefulness has come to an end. He thought wrong.
I fled to desert leaving the mountains of corpses behind. Everything was good until I fell to the pit. It was covered by sand from the last storm. I stood up and slowly walked to the tunnel.
It was a Jackpot! I found the deserted factory for droid creation. Judging by the datapades it was created by Darth Revan, as one of his back – ups if his army fails him, he created several on many planets to attack his enemy's forces if they retake the planets he conquered. A very wise decision attack from within is always a surprise one.
Yet those droids now serve me. And on my new ship constructed by them I fled to pirate sectors. I needed to meet man named Hondo.
My droids quickly beat any pirate gang into submission. After Hondo recognized my power I crowned myself as King of Pirates. He did choose wisely. Credits, droids and materials soon turned into armada of pirate ships. Soon our terrorizing attacks crippled support lines of Separatists and Republic both. And then after several days of meditation I received a vision…
Naruto fell to the floor of his chambers breathing heavily. A strong vision ripped him from his meditation showing him Korriban and old temple on the other side of the planet, compared to the place where he studied under the spirits of the dead.
He took his double lightsaber, attached it to his belt, and then covered himself with his black cloak. His metal boots clanged while he marched throw the anger to his personal ship. He put Korriban's coordinates into computer and activated hyperspace engine.
Korriban was as he last remembered it: cruel and deserted world, which craved for the blood of those, who stepped on it's soil, like Sith craved for battle, chaos and conflict. It seemed lifeless, but Naruto knew otherwise underground dark, corrupted life – forms prepared to hunt their prey when sun will set down. Naruto smiled, only the home world of Sith could create such perfect biological killing machines as natural predators of this world. If somebody told him, that worlds filled with Light side are more beautiful, he would eventually agreed, but such worlds as Korriban can give you power to surpass anyone, of course if it didn't kill you first.
He walked to his destination, an old hidden Sith temple, when he heard a scratching sound to his left, slightly above him. Not stopping, he just stretched his hand in that direction and a Sith Lightning violently stroke his target, with whimpering sound a massive burned body fell near Darth Jeviso.
"Predators, thought he, if they hunt using the force, when will they finally evolve enough to understand the danger of such prey as myself. It hurts and busters my pride at the same time, that I can hide my power so well."
He finally reached the Temple, still deep in thought about pluses and minuses of his skills, and stepped into the darkness.
He felt them the same instant, scratching and chirring sounds, combined with stench of their bodies were just another sign. Rakghouls. An ancient creation of the Sith, plague, that turned living in the bloodthirsty monsters. Jeviso ignited his double lightsaber, and charged forward; speed and quick reflexes were his only means to survive the fight, so he moved his weapon so fast that from side it looked like a hissing red circle. Naruto also understood that using Force in such a fight is a double – edged sword, if he used his more powerful moves there was a chance of bringing down the roof of the Temple, thus effectively burring him, rakghouls and the very secrets the Temple had. Using something less powerful was futile; while he will burn one of them others will deal with him.
He looked around and plan formed in his head. He Jumped amplifying his powers with the Force and from air attacked his enemies with Force Storm. Cave was filled with burning and smoking bodies of the rakghouls. While he used the lightning, Naruto managed to notice that one of the sectors of the cave is protected by some sort of shield. He silently landed on the floor and went in that direction.
Barrier passed him without any resistance. He found a statue of the sith behind it, his, somehow Naruto knew, that figure covered in robes was male, only noticeable trait was a mask, which resembled a mandalorian helmet. Naruto was so focused on statue, that he didn't sense any danger, so when Force Push forced him into the wall he was very surprised. He managed to get out from the hole in the wall and finally see his opponent.
It was a rakghoul, but unlike his wild brethren this one stood on his two legs firmly, his appearance was also somehow off… The beast seemed more… aware of surroundings of himself and eventually… it somehow knew the ways of Force. He heard about such rakghouls, their appearance was lastly noted in times of the Old Republic. Jedi called them nekghouls.
Strange, thought Naruto, if it is nekghoul, he must…
"Your life comes to an end, grave robber." low raspy voice lived the maws of the beast.
Here it is, he can speak. Fascinating.
Instead of an answer Naruto ignited his lightsaber, nekghoul get a dark wide blade attached to his back, sparks of electricity covered it. The beast was fast and strong, but Naruto's muscles amplified through demonic rituals of Kurama and trainings of the Sith, were enough to hold his position.
Nekghoul fought violently, his anger made him stronger, his talent in Dark Side seemed nearly natural, but he had no style and flexibility, his attacks were so predictable, that even the youngling could defeat him, if fought properly and being not intimidated by his looks.
Naruto ducked under massive clawed hand and threw his blade forward right in the center of the wide nekghoul's chest, the he pushed him into the wall and using his moment of disorientation struck him with Force Lightning.
Leaving the fried corpse of his fallen enemy behind Naruto turned to the statue and, while walking stretched his hand, his lightsaber jumped into his palm and he attached it to his belt.
When Naruto moved closer he found out that near the statue was small altar – like cube. When he made a step to the statue he felt something, as if somebody's eyes looked at him, like he was not alone in this place, it wasn't like anything he… no, he felt it already, in darkness of the tombs, where he was trained.
"Show yourself, spirit! I'm not afraid of you! You will answer to my questions and revile the mysteries of my vision!"
Darkness became thicker until it materialized into the form of a figure, a very familiar one, the one in whose honor the statue was built.
"Who dares to defy my slumber? Who dares to wake up the Darth Revan?" Fate has very cruel humor.
Lightning stroke Naruto suddenly and violently, with a moan he fell to his knee. Forcing himself he raised his hands." I will not… fail… I will not yield." thought he, while rising on his legs. Ghost of Revan just doubled the power of the lightning, forcing him on his knee once again.
Suddenly attack stopped Naruto felt how icy cold hand raised him into the air. "It may have been worse… At least this one has guts." heard he. Revan threw him to the foundation of the statue. "Rise flesh of my flesh, it's unbefitting of my descendant to knell before the shadow of the past."
"Descendant?" it was hard to breath, damn ghost certainly broke something inside him. "I'm just some bastard child from back watered planet, how can I be your descendant?!"
"Force moves in mysterious ways young one, but meanwhile take this…" by the move of his hand stone cube opened revealing holocron "The gift of knowledge, young one. Right now I'm not as powerful as before but through you my power too will grow and I will manage to help you more. Now leave this place will crumble soon."
With those words ghost disappeared and Naruto, after taking holocron, left to his ship.
Naruto's personal ship. Hyper space.
Feeling pain from healing burns, Dart Jeviso meditated near holocron. His experience with dealing with those, who trespassed the borders of life, was rather limited. He needed guidance and he knew where start searching.
"Computer download coordinates of Dathomir, I need a consultation from Mother Talzin."
Meanwhile on Dathomir.
Mother Talzin meditated, trying to reach her new acolyte Asajj Ventress. She felt that returning her to the Sisterhood was the only thing that could save them. With Dooku and Sidious on their tails and no powerful enough allies, creating a back – up in Ventress was her only option. If others shall fall, she will survive, Talzin knew it, she survived worse.
At this moment, she felt that somebody tried to reach her in force. She opened her mind enough o start the talk. She felt the crazy mix of Dark and Light Force, power that she never felt before. And than came the voice.
"Mother Talzin." She heard whispering voice of intruder. "I need your consultation."
"Consultation?"
"Witches of Dathomir are only ones with experience of talking to spirits, I need your guidance."
Mother Talzin smiled "And what will I gain from it?"
"Support from Pirate King. Interested?"
Pirate King, she heard rumors about him. Warrior in dark robes, who united pirate and mercenaries under his banner, he also had an army of battle droids backing him up. If they fortify Dathomir… she will swear her allegiance to him.
"I will be on Dathomir in two days, I need time to get droids."
Dathomir. Temple of Sisterhood.
It has been four days since the negotiations between Mother Talzin and Darth Jeviso . Battle droids created fortifications, while zabraks, who were under control of Mother Talzin, we taught by Darth Jeviso. Right now those two created the plan to help Ventress reach Dathomir.
"So Hondo will smuggle her here along with weapons and materials." stated Naruto.
"Yes, replied Mother Talzin, and here she will be borne anew."
"Spare me the details, Mother, I still have too much in my hands to deal with, I need to put viruses in CIS computer system. I need to sabotage the cruisers. All these things will not do themselves!"
Coruscant. Jedi Temple .
Worried by rising activity of smugglers mercenaries and pirates Jedi Consul tried to create a new strategy.
"…their rising activity near Dathomir, is suspicious." said Master Windu.
"Agreed, said Master Kenobi, we should sent somebody there, and we shouldn't forget that Dathomir is a den of Mother Talzin. I do not know how, but I can sense, that these facts are connected."
"Right you are, Obi – Wan." stated Master Yoda, suspicious is it. "Send there, somebody must we."
"Master, I was on Dathomir and…"
"And ended it bad. Master Secura will go instead."
"Master Yoda, everybody turned to only Togruta in the room, please, let me go with her. I sense, that I must go too."
"Hmm.., such situation was suspicious, fear sense I within you, Master Shaak Ti, but nevertheless, go you must. Took to padawans with you, Barriss Offee and Ahsoka Tano, on mission their mentors are and worked together they did. Great results were."
Shaak Ti and Aayla Secura nodded and left the Consul Chambers.
"I hope the right chose they were." said Windu.
Yoda sighed, "Not from Dathomir, danger sense I, but from old enemies ours. The beast unleashed was, survived they meetings with him, that's why sent them I did."
"Grievous." whispered Jedi's across the room.
Yoda nodded "Sense his bloodlust I did. Pray for good only can we."
Ahsoka, Aayla, Shaak Ti and Barriss went to the shipyard. Suddenly Shaak Ti raised her arm.
"Wait a minute, we need to wait for someone."
"For whom Master?" Ahsoka asked the question that was in everybody's mind
"For me." soft female voice made them turn their heads to left. She was covered by black cloak and her face was covered by hood, all that they managed to see was her mouth and threads of dark hair.
"I found her on her home world and saved from abusive relatives, who nearly branded her as slave. She was too old to be send to Jedi Order, but her potential started to reveal itself, so I trained her in secret, I was afraid that she can hurt somebody even without her knowing." said Shaak Ti "Right now she helps me in "search" for information."
Aayla face palmed "I will not remind you that this is against the rules of the Jedi, but in her case… not doing something will be far more disastrous."
"Thank you Aayla, Hinata dear, you can show girls your face." now named Hinata lifted her hood revealing a very beautiful face alongside her strange silver eyes and long dark hair.
Five females slowly get into the shuttle.
Meanwhile in separatist's sector.
Grievous proudly looked at limitless lines of his droid army. Soldiers, that don't require sleep or food and upheld their duty instantly, also they follow orders to a word. Buzzing sound from Holo – projector, returned him to reality.
He reached to it and activated it, receiving a 3D image of count Dooku.
"General, my spies found out that Ventress went to Dathomir. You must hunt her down alongside the Night Sisters and Mother Talzin."
If Grievous could still smile he definitely would. "Finally." was his reply. "Lieutenant, sent orders to the forces and prepare my ship, I have a pest to deal with."
Orbit of Dathomir.
Ahsoka lead the ship out hyperspace near the Dathomir. "So Master Shaak Ti, why you decided to go?"
Elder togruta raised her brow. "Why do you think, that I have some personal concern in this mission?"
Ahsoka smiled. "Because you said so, a moment ago."
Shaak Ti sighed. "You are right, I have a personal concern. Just before the Clone Wars, I taught a young warrior in a ways of Jedi…"
"Then why isn't he with us?" asked Barriss.
"Because he is a Sith." replied Shaak Ti. "A strangest one, who I met, but a Sith nonetheless."
"Why didn't you tell the Consul?" angrily asked Aayla Secura.
"And how do you think I will report this? By the way, recently I was kidnapped by a young Sith warrior, who was interested in learning the ways of Jedi, he nearly instantly mastered them and also took my memories of where I met and trained him?"
"Yeah, said Ahsoka, I can imagine their faces."
"You still didn't tell us why you lied about "sensing something." reminded Aayla.
"I didn't lie, for a brief moments I sensed him on Dathomir." Shaak Ti didn't tell her companions about her suspicions, her apprentice was a smart boy, so without a doubt he wanted them come.
When they landed they found out that once full of swamps and forests, Dathomir's soil was also bearing fortresses, which judging by the mark belonged to Pirate Armada.
"What are they doing here?" asked Ahsoka.
"I don't know, but possible information of their operations will be good for Republic." said Shaak Ti. "Their ships ravage the supply lines of both Republic and separatists. They are a wild card in this war."
They slowly got away from the fort, to the castle of Night Sisters.
"Master." Silent whisper of very familiar voice made Shaak Ti wary, and not only her. Other also heard his voice. "Where is he?" whispered Hinata, she wasn't new to infiltration missions, that was her forte, when she helped Shaak Ti acquire information, but working with other Jedi and dealing with Sith was completely new to her.
"Everywhere, Hinata – chan." Voice was slightly familiar to Hinata, but she couldn't remember when and where she heard it.
"Chan?" whispered Ahsoka. "It's a suffix used in my native language, it used to showing affection and… ahh, forget it, we are not on language lesson. But how does he know my name?"
"Yes, how? Tell her Master, tell her the truth."
"Truth?" Aayala turned to Shaak Ti. "What does that Sith mean?"
Shaak TI sighed "Basically, he was the one, who told me how to find Hinata, he gave me coordinates of his home world, he said that people there need me. His actions saved you."
Hinata turned to figure in dark robes. "I don't know what to say, Master always told me that Sith are evil… Everything is so confusing."
"Evil? There is no such things Hinata, there is only power and people, who used said power for different goals after all, twelve years ago you wasn't so disappointed when I used this power for first time." he reached for his hood and pulled it back.
If in one of her many adventures Hinata had met a Creator of All, she wouldn't be so surprised like at that moment, the boy, who she admired, who saved her life was a Sith, a pirate… he was all things she would never suspect he would be. She fell to her knees and cried, she couldn't tell from what: from sorrow of what he turned into or happiness, that he was alright and well.
"You!" Ahsoka was always impulsive, so when Hinata, who she already started to respect in some way, fell to her knees and cried, she acted on instinct, she ignited her lightsabers and attacked Jeviso. What happened next surprised everyone. Jeviso stretched his hands as if he tried to catch the lightsabers… and he caught them!
Ahsoka's eyes became as wide as dinner plates, she looked at her blades in Jeviso's arms unbelievingly, green blades cannot pierce his hands, she saw the tint white glow, that protected his hands.
"It's impossible! The force is so potent, that it could be seen by naked eye. It's beyond everything I was taught!" thought Ahsoka.
"You never told us he can do something like this!" screamed Aayala to Shaak Ti.
"I never knew!" screamed back togruta.
Meanwhile Jeviso smiled at frightened face of Ahsoka. "Look at them. Masters of the Force, my ass! They think, that everything, that beyond their pathetic minds is impossible, they think that their knowledge of the Force is complete, infinite, that there is nothing to explore. Let me teach you all a lesson every Sith knows: There is nothing impossible, when Force is with you, you just need a bit of… passion."
He grabbed Ahsoka's blades and started to push. Under Ahsoka's frightened gaze, Jeviso slowly pushed her blades back into hilts. Ahsoka was so surprised, that when Jeviso get off her blades she just fell to her knees breathing hard.
"Let me ask you something my Master, your Jedi Code denies feelings and any kind of attachment, yes?" asked Jeviso.
"Yes, replied Shaak Ti, while she and Master Secura ignited their lightsabers, but why do you want to know?"
"I will tell you later, Jeviso didn't show any kind of worry, now tell me: do you love your Order?"
Both females raised their brows, Barriss, who treated Ahsoka and Hinata, nearly dropped the medicine from surprise.
"Yes." replied both females with worry, already understanding that his words are as powerful as Force on his side.
"AH – HA!" it was so sudden that Barriss ignited her lightsaber and Shaak Ti and Aayala raised theirs in protective position. "You deny feelings and passion, but you love your Order, which means that you in a way are traitors to your cause."
Instead of answering Aayla just charged at Jeviso. But her blue lightsaber was blocked by Jeviso's red one. They struggled for several moments, until Shaak Ti attacked from the air, Jeviso looked up and just smiled, he ignited the second edge of his lightsaber, successfully blocking her attack.
He looked at their faces, lightened by red and blue, and noticed how strange their faces looked, because of game of light and shadow on this world it was also strange, that their skin color was blue and red just like the ignited blades.
His way of thoughts was interrupted by explosion.
"What was that?" asked Barriss, getting attention of everyone on the field.
"Looks like Dooku decided to send his killing machine." said Naruto.
"Grievous." said Ahsoka, who finally returned to her senses, with disdain.
"Wel, looks like or time together was cut short, I'm needed there to protect my investments." said Jeviso. "You are free to go or join us on the battlefield."
"And lose a chance to stop Grievous? I'm in." said Ahsoka
"No, Ahsoka you are not." said Aayla. "I promised that I would return you to your Master alive and well and I intend to do so."
"But…"
"No buts, padawan!"
'I'm staying." Everybody turned to Hinata. "I'm staying." said she once again.
"Hinata…"
"No Master, I'm thick of running, I will stay and fight those droids alongside Jeviso."
"He is just a Sith, is he worthy of you risking your life on this war?" asked Aayla.
Hinata turned to her "He saved my life; it's time to pay my debt."
Battlefield.
Grievous looked how his army battled Undead, Night sisters and pirates. He couldn't believe what he saw: they were slowly pushed back. He growled, first his flagship is blocked by more mobile pirate fleet on the orbit, next the fortresses with a lot of really big guns. On the fucking medieval planet! Grievous made a deep breath and coughed.
"Waiting for me?" if he could smile he would, Ventress was always impatient.
"One on one fight? Please wench, we both knows who the better warrior is." His cloak fell to earth and Grievous activated his four lightsabers. He used his ordinary strategy he started to spin first pair to disorientate and terrify his opponent; in fight with him even one mistake was enough to die.
Ventress knew this, but her powers and skills with sword were not enough to stop this beast of a general even heavily outnumbered, he still managed to hold them back.
"Hold!" such power was in the voice that even Grievous stopped his onslaught. "Who are you whelp?" angry cyborg was not in the mood for negotiations.
"Call me benefactor. I'm here to give you a chance to escape."
Grievous laughed "Escape? I have a battle cruiser on the orbit of this miserable planet! One my word and you will be toast!"
"Oh? A battle cruiser? Must be really scary, but the real question is do you have something like this?"
"What do you mean?"
"Try to get in contact and you will understand."
"Malevolence, respond! Respond! You hear me?" all he could hear was silence.
"The main problem in having droids as your army is the sabotage; you never know when your enemy will put a virus in their processors. So you don't have this battle cruiser, it's mine now."
With zooming sound blue and green lightsabers activated behind them.
"There is only you and your guards, with me are Jedi, Night Sisters and pirates you are outclassed and outnumbered, you have two options before you, either you take your guards and try your chances in space on that ship behind you or you will face I, my allies and if we fail bombarding from my cruiser. Choose wisely."
Grievous took his cloak and marched to the ship near in then he suddenly turned and looked at them. "This is not the end, and you, he turned to Naruto, I will hunt you down, take you alive and dissect you personally."
"You have rather violent and disturbing fantasies, General." replied Naruto.
"Laugh, while you can… Sith."
Naruto, surrounded by his allies, looked at the ship of General Grievous, which slowly became just a small spot in the sky.
"We freed Dathomir, but I fear, that he may return." said Mother Talzin.
"I will leave Mother, and try to find my path." said Ventress.
"Hey, you are still a wanted criminal!" said Ahsoka.
"She is my ally, Ahsoka and last time I checked I have the large battle cruiser on the orbit." said Naruto.
"Yeah that's an argument. So…"
"So, Ahsoka, you will go left and we will go right or in other words you return to Coruscant and I will go to my new flagship."
Several days later. Dathomir.
Mother Talzin waited for them. So when she met him when he got out from his ship he wasn't surprised.
"Savage… Where is your, brother?" asked she.
"Inside." replied Savage Opress, massive zabrak warrior, clad in dark armor. "He… is not in the right state of mind."
Don't worry, she created a glowing sphere of green energy, I will deal with it." Green sphere floated into the depth of the ship and soon returned with Darth Maul in his spider state. "Now, continued Mother Talzin, a bit of magic." Through manipulation of energies she levitated Maul's body into the air and replaced his spider half with robotic legs. Improved and healed Maul lied on the stone altar where Mother Talzin started her magic.
Savage moved to the altar looking at the unmoving form of his brother. Suddenly Maul's arm gripped Savage's neck. "Br – brother?" muttered Savage, with his neck nearly crushed by Maul's hand. "Hmm, yes… brother." Maul let Savage go. He got to his legs, slowly. He wasn't adjusted to them yet.
He ran.
"Brother, wait!" Savage ran after his brother. Maul stopped near the cliff. "How long was I on that miserable planet?" was his first question to Maul.
"More than ten years brother." replied Savage.
"Ten years… I sense the turmoil in the Force."
"Must be the echo of Clone Wars."
"Clone Wars… finally started… without me. I was a student of most powerful being in the known Galaxy, and here I am crippled, cast aside, replaced by somebody, who wasn't even a Sith. Darth Tyranus, bah! Jedi couldn't fully grasp the concept of the Dark Side."
Savage put his hand on his brother's shoulder making him turn his head "We can make them fear you again, we can…"
"Rematch…" interrupted Maul. He raised his hand an lightsaber jumped into it. "We can do many things together, but first of all I need rematch. Kenobi will suffer!"
Several days later. Cantina in Outer Rim.
Ventress never thought about becoming a bounty hunter, she also never thought about becoming apprentice to the Sith Lord, or Dathomir's Witch or anything else, she never thought about her future… before. Now as respected and successful bounty hunter, she often thought about the future. What will happen after the war, will she continue to hide and other things.
Though her thoughts were positive, she didn't have any bright illusions about her future, if Sith will win she will be killed by them, if Republic wins, she was still branded as war criminal and will be treated as such.
"Hey look at this guy, looks scary, but his bounty… Savage… Opress… What the fuck did he do?"
"No matter he is mine!"
Ahh… old debts, this time with a lot of credits as price.
"Get off boys. He is mine!" Ventress took the contract and left cantina. She still felt strange throbbing feeling, like something in future will be really unpleasant for her.
Meanwhile with Zabraks.
"What should we do brother?" asked Savage.
"Very simple brother, Jedi will react if we will attack their precious settlements, full of innocent people. After all killing children while being in contact with Jedi Temple is a big no – no for them." replied Maul.
Brothers slowly left the landed ship, they saw a female who walked in their direction. "Finally, I hope you brought enough supplies for… wait… you are not from usual crew, who are you?"
Instead of answering brothers activated their lightsabers.
Several hours later. Jedi Temple.
"Your decisions were rather… illogical, Master Shaak Ti." said Mace Windu. "We understand your motives behind your silence, but… you will be punished, your position as overseer of clone facilities will get Master Secura, usually we would send you to a pilgrimage or long – term mission, but we are on war and Jedi of your power and experience will come in handy as our personal agent."
Mace sighed "Your apprentices on the other hand, they are either with us or against us, is it clear?"
"Yes." replied Shaak Ti.
"Master Windu." One of the Jedi busted into the Consul Chambers "We have incoming transmission."
Moments later all members of Jedi Consul looked, how Darth Maul executed people in holo – transmition.
"Bring me Kenobi, or I will burn your world till nothing but ashes will remain!"
"How, muttered Kenobi, how could he survive being cut in half?"
"Powerful your enemy is, but do not know we, if truly hit it was." said Master Yoda.
"Still I'm going." said Master Kenobi.
"Nat alone, interrupted Mace Windu, we will send a group with you."
"Not this time, you saw what happened, this is crazy and bloodthirsty animal. Once I defeated him and I can do it again." replied Obi – Wan.
"I'm against it, without a doubt it's a trap." said Mace Windu.
"Against my own believes, agreed am I, said Yoda, who slowly walked from shadows behind them, end, what once started, Obi – Wan must."
"Thank you Master I will go to Radonia." Obi – Wan bowed and left the Chambers.
"Master Yoda, if it is truly Darth Maul, than this is too important and dangerous to deal alone." said Master Windu.
"Hmm, not alone Kenobi will be. Surprising ally will he get." replied Master Yoda. "Trust in Force must we."
With Obi – Wan.
Kenobi get his ship out of the hyperspace near Radonia. When he tried to land he saw a fires far ahead, it was a plain and simple: want to find Maul – follow the dead bodies. Speaking of the dead bodies… When Obi – Wan left his ship they were everywhere. He saw how astrodroid constantly bumped into the wall, like he was disoriented or simply gone mad from loss, judging by everything around it was possible. Bodies lied everywhere, buildings were burning scenery looked like some nightmare.
All in all, Maul knew his work.
"Kenobi!" he stood in front of burning building like darkest nightmare turned flesh and blood. his lower half was replaced by augmentics and looked asymmetrical bigger then upper half.
"Excuse me, should I know you?" till the last moment Obi – Wan don't want to believe his eyes. They can deceive after all, it was the first lesson he learned.
"How fast had you forget the man, who killed your teacher Qui – Gon Jinn!" replied Maul.
"It's you after all." Whispered Obi – Wan. "Well, it doesn't matter, I defeated with you once, and I will do it again!"
"Obi – Wan, still such a fool. Turn around."
"Wha…" he sensed an enemy's presence behind him too late. He turned just in time to see the armored fist. Strike was powerful enough For Obi – Wan to fell on his back, slightly disoriented he managed to see his new opponent…
"You?!" it was his final words before another strike from Savage Opress forced him into darkness.
Zabraks' ship.
Obi – Wan returned to his senses from hard kick to his ribs, he felt how hand grabbed his hair and raised him. He opened his eyes to see Maul's face.
"I will make sure, that you are staying in your conscious, while I cut you piece… by piece." said Maul, activating his lightsaber and pinning Jedi down with his metal leg.
"Khe, khe… I approve of new legs… makes you seem higher, than you are." replied Obi – Wan.
With loud roar Maul threw him in the boxes, to his left.
"Raise up the ship, brother. We are leaving." said he to Savage.
Higher zabrak nodded and went to the cabin. Nobody saw, how slender dark figure with two glowing red blades jumped into the rising ship.
"Now where were we…" started Maul, staying over unconscious Obi – Wan, before being interrupted by confident female voice.
"Well, well, well… looks like my former slave is still an animal, such shame, by the way who is your friend?"
"My brother." replied Maul.
"He at least already half – human, could not say the same about you." said Ventress, vanishing in shadows.
"Who is she brother?" asked Maul.
"Dathomir's witch. She betrayed me." The turned their heads to the sound of opening and closing doors, which led to pilot's cabin. Naturally they followed.
She emerged once again, now near Obi – Wan.
"Kenobi! Kenobi! Don't tell me they already beat all fire out of you." she slapped him several times.
"Mmm, Ventress? What are you doing here?"
"By the look on the things, saving your life."
"How sweet of you." Smug voice of Darth Maul sounded from above. He stood before the doors to the cabin, while Savage emerged from the shadows behind Ventress and Kenobi.
They rose to their feet and Ventress threw one of her blades to Obi – Van.
"Don't scratch. You will return it." said she.
"Don't worry, red is not my color."
Vetress charged to Savage, while Obi – Wan engaged Maul, Savage was strong but his size was liability in this limited space. Maul on the other side used the advantage of his metallic legs. Kenobi followed him to the second floor, where he once again managed to evade all attacks from the Jedi and when he ducked under Obi – Wan's sword he got behind his back and with a powerful kick send him down to the first floor.
He rose to his feet shaking from the impact, behind him jumped Maul, already prepared to battle. Meanwhile Savage managed to disarm Ventress, she managed to evade his attacks but it couldn't last forever.
Kenobi stepped to the left, evading attack from Darth Maul, suddenly he saw his lightsaber attached to Maul's belt. Using the Force he summoned it.
"Ventress!" she turned her head in the direction of the scream. "Catch!" Her lightsaber, that she gave to Obi – Wan was very appreciated, she was armless against armed Sith after all.
Ventress and Obi – Wan managed to regroup near the cabin doors.
""We will not win here." said Obi – Wan "We must retreat."
They got to cabin and closed the doors behind them, but they were pierced by two red lightsabers.
"Faster, Obi – Wan!" screamed Ventress. "Or we will be cut to pieces by those two maniacs!"
They left the ship just barely.
"That was close." said Ventress.
"Yes, replied Obi – Wan, but now we are both hunted."
Meanwhile with Zabraks.
"What should we do now, brother?" asked Savage.
"We wait."
"But brother, Jedi will know about your return. They will hunt us!"
"I hope for this." replied Darth Maul.
Unknown Location.
"You cannot sleep, Naruto?"
"Hinata I already told you…"
"I know that you chose a knew name, but please…"
"Okay, Okay…. May be you will tell me, what happened on our home planet?"
"Well aside from Yondaime and his wife being alive, also being your parents and you having a twin sister? Nothing special."
"I sensed the plot through Force, but I couldn't get all threads I needed. What do you think about them?"
"They are rather… unique. But your sister was really sweet and kind and I could sense that she has great power in the Force."
"My sister… and without a doubt a Jedi… and I can sense that she is also Jinchuriki… This will be hard."
"You are right I managed to find out that they sealed Yin half in you and Yang half in her."
Naruto rose from a bed he shared with Hinata.
"Something is wrong, Naruto? I can sense your worry and it's not connected to your relatives."
"I can sense the storm coming." said Naruto.
"It's good that I managed to acquire cortosis and scales of Ziro beast for my new armor and slight coating of my lightsaber hilt. I will need all I can in upcoming battle."