There Can Only Be Two

Hey guys, I was trying to find my muse for the next chapter of ROTS:AU, when I was hit with this instead.

Summary: In the time of Krayt's One Sith, there was a Sith Lord from the time of the Old Republic. His name is Darth Reaver the Phantom Blade, the first apprentice of Darth Plagueis the Wise. In the aftermath the massacre at the Jedi Academy on Ossus, he comes across a young girl who show's great potential in the Force. Now they have one goal: the destruction of Krayt's One Sith.

Dislcaimer: I don't own Star Wars... But I do own Darth Reaver the Phantom Blade, and Darth Krys, Dark Lady of the Sith.

PROLOGUE

A lone figure in a black hooded cloak walked through the ruins of the Jedi Academy on Ossus, which had been destroyed two days ago by Darth Krayt's One Sith.

"Krayt is a fool," he mumbled to himself, "When he dies, his One Sith will implode upon itself before falling into the hands of an unworthy successor." He pulled down his hood to reveal a man that appeared to be in his mid twenties, with short brown hair and a cloth over where his eyes would be if he had any. This is Darth Reaver the Phantom Blade, first apprentice of Darth Plagueis the Wise.

"Such a powerful Dark Side Aura," the Miraluka mumbled to himself before he set off to find the source of it. About five minutes later he came across a young girl in her early teens with curly red hair, green eyes, and fair skin crying over the corpse of another girl a couple years older than herself.

The deceased youngling had dark brown hair and physical features similar to the red head in question. 'They must have been sisters,' the Miraluka thought to himself. He noticed the corpses of two men with markings seen on those associated with Krayt's One Sith.

The girl sensed the presence of another and ignited her training saber, it's green blade hummed as she settled into he opening stance of Form IV: Ataru and said, "Show yourself, now!"

He stepped out where he could see her saying, "Your resolve is almost as impressive as your power."

The girl immediately realized he was a Sith Lord and glared at him sayimg, "So Krayt sent another of his lapdogs to finish the Job?"

He immediately disarmed her by taking the lightsaber from her hands with the force. He then ignited his own Blazing Red Lightsaber and destroyed it. "Do not associate me with that pretender, child," He seethed angrily, "He does not understand the True Nature of the Dark Side, and so his One Sith is doomed to fall after his death."

The anger and hatred radiating from the Miraluka sent shivers down her spine, but as terrified as she was, she was that much more intoxicated by the power he was displaying; in a way, it turned her on.

"I can train you to be a true Sith Lord," he said darkly, "I can help you attain the power you so rightfully deserve, power that will allow you to avenge your sister."

She looked at him in shock, how did be know that Stacy was her sister?

"I can sense your thoughts, dear child," he chuckled, "do you have a name?"

"Krisy," she replied calmly, "Well that's my nickname, my real name is Kristen Noel.."

He realized she was waiting for him to tell her his name, "Darth Reaver, though my given name is Jerid Marr, but I expect you to call me Master or Lord Reaver."

Kristen nodded and said, "As you wish, my master."

Reaver then turned to Stacy's corpse and said, "We can give her proper burial if you like."

"No," she said coldly, "I want to burn this image into my mind, that way I will never forget what happened here."

Reaver chuckled Darkly, "Spoken like a true Sith." He then turned amd walked towards the exit, "come, I must explain your test."

"Test," she asked in surprise.

"When Darth Bane took his apprentice, Darth Zannah, he tested her by leaving her on Russan, saying she had ten standard days to reach Onderon," he turned to her and said, "You have one standard week to reach Felucia."

"How will I get there," she asked.

"Normally you'd have to figure that out on your own, but since I'm in a generous mood, I'll give you a hint," he leaned down and whispered, "at this moment there are only two fully functioning and operational starships on the planet: mine and an X-83 Twin Tail."

Kristen then asked, "So my test is finding this ship, and reaching Felucia within a weeks time?"

Reaver smirked and said, "Yes."

"It shall be done, my master."

Reaver then walked off saying, "I'd suggest you start looking for it, there are close to 300 Twin Tails on world, and as I said, only one works."

As the girl bolted towards the hangar bay, Reaver continued on his merry way until he reached his ship: a YT-2400 Light Frieghter called the Nightwing. He walked to it where he was greeted by a specially customized HK-77 and his astromechdroid, R2-X9.

"Judging by that pleased look on your face, I take it your decision to visit this place bore unexpected fruits," inquired HK.

Reaver grinned maliciously and said, "You have no idea, HK."

X9 beeped in aggravation, to which HK responded, "Since when has he ever given us a straight answer?"

X9 beeped in both resignation and agreement at that statement.

"X9," Reaver commanded, "set the coordinates for Felucia."

X9 did as it was told, and they were ready to make the jump into Hyperspace by the time the ship broke the atmosphere

XxxX

By the time Reaver had made the jump into Hyperspace, Kristen had already reached the hangar and checked five X-83 Twin Tails. She continued to do so for he next five hours before sundown, and had only managed to check thirty off the 300 ships.

She knew the Felucia was about a full days travel from Ossus for a Twin Tail, amd knew she needed to find the right one fast. Unfortunately she was exhausted, and in need of rest. She barely managed to fall asleep that night, and when she finally did, she had the a dream that turned her luck around.

XxxX
INSIDE THE DREAM
XxxX

Kristen found herself on a desert world she knew nothing of. "Where am I, and how did I get here," she asked to no one in particular.

"Ambria, young one," answered a woman's voice.

Kristen spun around to see a woman of average height with curly blond hair, fair skin, and glowing yellow eyes wearing a black dress under a black hood standing there. "Who are you?"

"I am the spirit of Darth Zannah," she replied, "and I have decided to give you some advice."

Kristen guard up amd asked, "What advice have for me?"

"Let the Force show you where to find the needle in he haystack," Was Zannah's reply.

XxxX
END OF DREAM
XxxX

Kristen woke up to see the sun coming up. "Let the Force guide me," she mumbled ot herself as she closed her eyes and started following the path that the Force laid out for her. Fifteen minutes later she stopped and opened her eyes to see a X-83 Twin Tail in less the perfect condition. She was perplexed, surely this piece of junk wasn't the fighter she was looking for, was it?

She would have looked elsewhere if Zannah had not manifested before her eyes, "Though it does not look it, I can assure you that this is indeed the fighter you're looking for, if you don't believe me, then climb into the cockpit and do a systems check."

Kristen narrowed her eyes at the Ancient Dark Lady of the Sith before doing a systems check on the Derelict fighter. To her surprise, it started right up. Everything seemed good, except for one thing, the moan hyperdrive engine was shot. It did possess a backup hyperdrive, but it was a class 6. It would take her three days to reach Felucia with that. Kristen knew she would need food, amd immediately got to work looking for it.

She spent the rest of the day foraging for what she could find, and packed it all into a pack before climbing into the fighter. "Since time is of the essence, I'm going to have the Navicomputer begin calculating the route," she mumbled as she began starting it up.

After five minutes, the ship was prepped for take off and Kristen was on her way to Felucia.

XxxX

Reaver had arrived on Felucia the same day he had left Kristen since his ship has a class .5 hyperdrive rating. He knew there were some dangerous creatures on this world; it was one of the reasons he chose it.

"It should take her about five days to get here," he mumbled under his breath before deactivating HK, gave X9 orders to keep the locals out, and slipped into a Hibernation Trance.

XxxX

Kristen would have been incredibly bored, had it not been for the presence of Darth Zannah. The Dark Lady had taken a liking to the red head, and decided to help pass the time.

"So you've been watching the events of the galaxy for over a thousand years," Kristen asked with wide eyes.

Zannah giggled, "Becoming a Force Shade had the unexpected bonus of making me aware of everything that has occurred throughout the Galaxy; I'm pretty much omnipresent."

Kristen nodded before asking, "Why are you so interested in me?"

"Because you remind me of myself," replied Zannah, "You even possess the same innate talent that I myself have."

Kristen was intrigued by this and asked, "What talent is that?"

Zannah simply laughed and said, "You'll have to ask your master that one."

XxX

The entire trip had been the same for the most part; the two would talk and Kristen would ask questions, most of which went unanswered.

Finally the ships Navicomputer beeped, signifying the arrival at Felucia. "When you get the chance, stop by Ambria," said Zannah as she began to fade from view, "There is something there I would like to give to you."

Kristen made a mental note to do so before coming out of Hyperspace.

XxX

Reaver came out of his Hibernation Trance when he sensed his apprentices arrival. "Well done, my apprentice, but now the final part begins: finding me."

XxX

Kristen was overwhelmed by the size of the planet; her master could be anywhere! 'Calm down and open yourself to the Force, Kris.' She soon found a place that glowed with the Dark Side, and had no doubt that she would find her master there. She then began her final descent.

XxX

After landing in the same area that Reaver's ship wasn in, Kristen walked towards the Ship, where her master could be seen walking down the boarding ramp, and knelt before him.

Reaver was thoroughly impressed with the girl kneeling before him, she had shown she was more than worthy to be his apprentice. "As is customary for all Sith under the Rule of Two, you will now choose a new name for your new existence."

Drawing on her Passions, the thirteen year old found her new name, "Krys."

"Then henceforth, you shall be known as Darth Krys, Dark Lady of the Sith."

DONE!

Yeah, this is a new fic that I was suddenly inspired to create.

no explanations today, be sure to read and review.

Jack "The Ripper" Hellscythe