Darth Zana's redemption
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this but my characters and the story
So this is a story I thought of while I was at work. I don't really know a ton about Darth Zana other than the fact that she was Darth Bane's apprentice and later Lady of the Sith so please don't kill me if I have my facts wrong.
Darth Zana was walking the Jedi temple as she did from time to time on assignments from her master this time was different though. This time she would need to sneak into the Jedi war room and steal their battle plans. This was all in an effort of her master to decide on the best course of action to dealing with the rest of the Sith order. As she was nearing the war room she becomes aware of a Jedi who seems to be following her but she thinks its nothing no Jedi could ever sense her why should this one be any difference he's probably just a fool. The young Jedi is unbeknownst to her actually following the ripple in the force that she is making by using the force to conceal her presence. this Jedi is different he's the youngest battle master in the history of the order and has an extraordinarily strong connection to the force. Zana stops in a deserted hallway when she notices that the Jedi is still following her when she stops he says "I can see you why don't you reveal yourself for the sake of courtesy".
Zana is enraged and turns to face him while drawing her double bladed lightsaber from her belt she stares at this Jedi fool with contempt in her eyes and says "Why are you following me cull" the Jedi lifts the hood on his robe and says "My name is Jaden and I'm following you sith because you have stolen my plans for the coming battle and I would like them back". While he is talking he is also allowing his body and mind to fall into the battle trance that his class of Jedi is so widely known for. Zana says "Jedi fool I'll kill you and take them by force then" as she ignites her red blade and lunges at the Jedi that is seemingly meditating. The Jedi then moves with speed and grace as he pulls his own blade from his belt as he ignites the cyan colored blades and meets her strike for strike for about five minutes as she gets more and more frustrated. when Zana begins to notice that she is tiring she knows that this Jedi is something different and she forces a blade lock so she can try to turn this man as he would make a perfect apprentice maybe even one strong enough to rid her of her ageing master. As the blades are locked she says "impressive I've never known a Jedi that could keep up with me for more than three moves" he smiles and begins to push against her and says "such is the way of the battle master" this infuriates her even more. As they are pushing against each other she senses more Jedi coming to help thus strange man. Then she does the unthinkable she breaks the lock and huts her lightsaber off and says "may we talk before I have to leave?" Jaden looks at her in disbelieve but he two shuts off his lightsaber and returns it to his belt. "What is it that you wish to know miss" "Zana" she says "I wish to know why you wouldn't kill me in the duel we just fought you had me easily outclassed why restrain yourself?" Jaden smiles and says "That is not the Jedi way and I couldn't bring myself to destroy such a talented duelist and force user who has so much potential if she would just give up her hate."
Zana is astounded that this Jedi just said that to her she frowns and says "Don't you understand the dark side is stronger I need it to be free." Jaden looks at her and says "You aren't truly free you are chained to your master and he will never let you go as long as he still has power over you though I can teach you to be one with the force and to find peace in it that will truly break your chains and free you." Zana looks at this Jedi and starts to feel things that she hasn't in years' remorse of her foul deeds and she is angry that she has been deceived for so long by her master when the unexpected happens this Jedi that has so readily defeated her wraps his arms around her and she begins to weep. She looks up at him the red draining from her eyes for the first time in years showing them to be bright blue as she looks up at this man who has made her regret so much but love so much more she can't think of anything else to do so she kisses him and reaches into her robes and tries to hand him back the plans when he breaks the kiss he says "keep the plans Zana they were meant for you anyway."
Zana looks at him in shock and says "What do you mean you had no knowledge of me until you felt the tremor in the force today." "Actually I have sensed you for months every time you have come to the temple but I couldn't locate you until just now" Jaden says as he is letting her go and picking up their outer robes while putting his back on he holds hers out in front of him with the force she takes her robe and looks at him she says "Why not reveal me then in the great hall where you had the numbers to take me prisoner easily?" Jaden looks at her and says that "won't work and you know it you wouldn't submit." she smiles and says "That's not the point why this here and now?" Jaden just smiles and says "the sith need to be destroyed but not all of them are beyond redemption" she looks at the floor and says "I'm beyond redemption I deserve no mercy." Then she runs off to her ship right as the other Jedi reach Jaden.
As he watches her go he can feel the turmoil that is going on inside of her the light part of her fighting for a hold while the darker half is fighting to crush the light. The other Jedi came up just as she disappeared around a corner leaving Jaden there sitting on the floor exhausted from the battle trance and the grueling duel that was part of it. The oldest among them was the grand master of the order Lord Hoth who demanded to know who Jaden had just been dueling. Jaden looked up at him and said someone who will eventually come to our aid
