Star wars: The New Jedi
By: Chris Boyer
Chapter 1: Assassin attempt
It has been a month from the empire's defeat and their best agents still live on as Mara does, and like her they should be saved. Luke decided he needed to relax, to meditate. He passed Leia on the way out of the rebel base.
"Luke! Commander Antilles wishes to speak with you."
"Is it important or can it wait?" Luke asked.
"It sounded important, but I can't say. Han might have fallen into a hole in his ship and broken something again."
Luke sighed and walked passed Leia towards the main Commanders room. As Luke walked into the room the leader of the red squad rebel air force, Wedge Antilles, looked up and spoke, "Luke, glad your here. Han broke another power coupling." Luke stared dumb-struck.
"Just kidding Luke. You remember that Mara Jade woman?" It was a stupid question. Of course Luke remembered her. It was hard not to remember a woman that tried to kill you twice.
"Let me guess. She's back and wants me dead."
"Not exactly Commander. She's requested that you meet with her... privately. Should I send our stealth forces after you?"
"No, she would sense them and then negotiations are out of the question. No troops please, Wedge."
"Are you sure Luke? She could be trying to kill you again."
"I faced, and escaped her before." This was true. Mara had tried to kill Luke in revenge for the fall of the empire. Every time she attempted to kill him her strategies became more clever. Once she had managed to replace their head cook, and had poisoned his drink. Han had taken it and threw it over at Liea. Luckily he was drunk and, at the time a very bad shot. Luke only learned it was deadly after Mara had told him.
Wedge walked forward and wispered the location and time to Luke. Several Rebels tried to stop Luke and push a drink on him many of them were still celebrating last night's events when Luke had single-handedly destroyed two Sith masters while defending ten soldiers. Luke just ignored them and walked into the jungles of Yavin 4. He sat in the clearing where he and Mara were to meet. She wasn't there yet.
At least I get to meditate now, A figure with red hair dropped down in front of him. Or not. Mara ignited a purple blade and held it to Luke's neck. He made no move to stop her. He sensed that she didn't intend to strike him down. So he wasn't worried. Suddenly several laser bolts came from their left, right towards Mara. She moved the lightsaber away from Luke and deflected the bolts. Luke ignited his own green lightsaber ready to deflect bolts too. Though it seemed there would be no need. Luke sensed that the next bolt was about to hit her back and there had never been a time when his senses were wrong. He moved forward and stood behind Mara. Even if she was an enemy she could be turned. Anakin was proof of that.Mara threw a look at him and suddenly she swung at Luke. He blocked three bolts coming at her then caught her blade on his.
As he strifed with her he heard, "She brainwashed him. Get them both."
Han's voice came through. "What are you doing? Cease fire! Cease fire!" The second the bolts stopped coming Mara swung at his feet. He dodged the blade. Mara probably would never forgive him. In her mind Luke had killed Darth Sidious, Lord of the Sith, and her master. The Sith lord's last command to her had been, You will kill Luke Skywalker. Luke learned this after breaking into Mara's mind.
Mara slashed at his head. Luke ducked the blow. She tried to stab his chest, and he parried the blow with ease. He walked in perfect rhythm, completely balanced. Han ran forward with a Virbro-blade in hand and slashed at Mara. She pulled back and tried to stab Han, but Luke stopped her attack. She was forced to spin to her left leaving an opening for a half-second. Though Luke didn't use it he forced Han to move back.
"You don't seek to kill me Skywalker. You were always weak. Attacks as weak as these couldn't destroy Sidious. Give all you've got!"
Luke stared at her for a while. "Very well Jade. You want my best you shall have it." Then he moved forward. His saber was a blur. His arm backed by the power of the force. She tried to block his attack but his blade went through her lightsaber hilt, slicing her handle cleanly in half. He force pushed her to the ground, and put his saber next to her neck.
She breathed in the ozone as she spoke. "Go on kill me! Isn't that what you do to dark Jedi?"
"No Mara I will not kill you. We will take you back to base and question you."
"You think I'll agree to that?"
"Sleep Jade, and rest." Using the force he relaxed Mara until she fell asleep. Soon after the stealth forces that Wedge didn't send started to come out.
I'm sure they would be willing to carry Mara if I make it sound like she's a prisoner. "Guys this woman must be taken to holding bay 52, move." Four soldiers came over, and started to carry her back to the rebel base. Luke walked over to Han. He looked fine so Luke pulled him up. Luke saw that Han had no physical damage done to him then turned around. As he started to fallow the soldiers when there was a sound and Han was glaring at him and his eyes seem to say, Can I still trust your judgment after that?
"What were you doing!" Luke yelled at him.
Han glared at Luke and responded, "What were you doing? She would have killed you."
"Han, I can save her. I have to."
"In the name of the heavens WHY. Luke your being dense she'll stab you in the back then turn and blow us all up."
"Ok, I'll do this your way. If I turn Mara to the light side we will have another light-sided Jedi." Han didn't say anything but turned away from Luke and walked off. At this rate if I save Mara I'm might lose Han. Luke turned and followed the soldiers.