JEDI HERITAGE
CHAPTER ONE
3,655 BBY
The Republic Frigate emerged from hyperspace over the Imperial occupied planet Kavr. The Republic ship started firing on the Imperial Battle Cruiser, orbiting Kavr. The two ships were engrossed in a fierce battle, fighters being launched, Dogfights raging. In the fray a lone Imperial transport managed to board the Republic Frigate…
Jedi Master Welion Sung and his padawan Zylon waited at the bridge blast doors, knowing that the Imperials have taken control of the ship. A large boom sounded throughout the ship making everyone in the bridge look up from their terminals, the look of fear on their faces. Welion Sung turned to his padawan: "You must get the codices. Use the bridge elevator and take my starfighter. May the force be with you."
Zylon`s facial features nodded in sadness. Then, all of sudden the blast doors started melting by a light saber cutting through it. "GO!" Master Welion said as the blast doors came down and a robed man came in his Sith lightsaber ignited. Zylon ran to the bridge elevator and the last he saw of his master was him getting cut down by the robed Sith.
Zylon felt the elevator go down towards the vault, feeling the ship vibrate as it is bombarded by the Imperial ship. The elevator went down to the vault silently until the doors opened and looked upon destruction. The hallways were bathed in the red emergency lights, dead Republic soldiers strewn about, terminals blank as they were pulled off the wall. Certain blast doors lay in a metal husk on the floor or bent back, luckily the vault doors lay sealed.
Zylon went to the control panel by the door that`s when he heard a sound, the sound of a boot on metal. He quickly turned around, his lightsaber coming to life adding a yellow glow to the surrounding area. The two Imperial soldiers raised their blasters and fired. Heblocked the first on with his lightsaber, the other hitting the wall behind him. Zylon cut down the first soldier, the other running away calling for back up. She never got the chance; He threw his lightsaber at her. It arched through the hallway until it was caught in the retreating Imperial soldier.
Zylon retrieved his lightsaber and walked back to the control panel. He quickly punched in the code, the doors opening and showing the vault. The vault was a small room housing guns and credits. None of that was important. Zylon walked over to another door with another control panel. Zylon entered a different code this time; the door slid open revealing what he sought for. He quickly grabbed it and put in a pocket of his cloak.
"Not so fast Jedi." A female voice said from behind Zylon. He turned around and came face to face with a Sith. Her body covered in a black robe.
"I am the apprentice to Darth Aikels. Why did your ship enter Imperial space?" She asked with no hostility in her voice. Zylon was taken aback. Why no hostility?
"Our hyperspace array broke down on our way to Akril. We thought is from you Imperials." Zylon managed to say.
"So you say but, why would you come down here? What are you hiding?" The Sith asked.
"That is none of your concern, Sith." Zylon spat. He winced for he knew what he said was a mistake. Zylon could sense the anger brooding from the Sith.
"I believe that is my concern Jedi!" The Sith snapped, igniting her lightsaber. Zylon did the same their lightsabers casting the hallway in orange. Zylon managed to bring his lightsaber up just in time to block the incoming strike. The two battled down the hallway yelling curses as they went.
Zylon dodged a strike from the Sith, her lightsaber stabbing into the wall. That`s when Zylon ran. He ran down the hallway until he came to another elevator, the one that would lead to the main hanger. The Sith was a few yards down the hallway, gaining ground on Zylon. Zylon quickly closed the blast doors, stopping his attacker`s path. He saw the Sith`s lightsaber starting to cut through the blast doors. He knew he didn`t have that much time left. Zylon called the elevator, pressing rapidly on the button, seeing the Sith`s lightsaber make a bigger gash in the door.
The elevator finally came just as the Sith completed her hole in the door.
"You will not escape!" She snapped force pushing Zylon away from the elevator. She dived towards Zylon, lightsaber pointed like a spear. Zylon, managed to roll away and into the open elevator, closing the doors. Zylon pressed the button for the hanger just as the Sith`s lightsaber cut into the elevator. The elevator slowly started to rise, the Sith`s lightsaber moving down as the elevator moved up until the lightsaber was gone, the only sound of the Sith screeching in anger.
The elevator opened up to the main hanger which was empty except for the Imperial transports and Master Welion`s starfighter. Zylon sneaked over to the starfighter and opened the cockpit. When the hanger doors opened on the opposite side of the hanger, the Sith has there. Her hood was down showing her thin face, brown hair coming down to her shoulders in thick curls. Orange eye blazed with anger. Zylon jumped out of the cockpit igniting his lightsaber, when an explosion knocked both him and Sith off their feet.
"Better hurry up and die Jedi! Your ship is dying!" The Sith yelled, getting to her feet.
"You don`t have to do this…" Zylon said realizing that he didn`t know her name.
"It`s Alphonsine." Alphonsine said flashing a huge smile.
"Zylon."Zylon said nodding his head slightly.
"Good so now I won`t have to give you an unmarked grave." Alphonsine snapped running towards Zylonlightsaber ignited. He sidestepped her attack and a thought struck him. Darth Aikels.
"What about your master?" Zylon asked dodging another attack.
"After killing your master he left me in charge to kill you and then join him back on the ship." Alphonsine answered. The ship soon was hit again by another attack at the engines and stabilizers to keep the ship straight. With those gone to ship was sharply tilted, making the two Imperial transports fall out of the hanger with a loud screeching noise. The only ship left was Master Welion`s.
"Does your master care for you now Sith?" Zylon asked, sending another attack at Alphonsine who quickly dodged it.
"Yes he does for he just sent me a message: that you will have no escape!" Alphonsine retorted.
Another explosion rocked the ship, sending it into the gravitational pull of Kavr. Master Welion`s starfighter started sliding towards the hanger doors. Alphonsine yelled in furry as she tried to use the Force to try and stop the fleeting starfighter. She was cut short as a crate came loose and hit Alphonsine in her calve. She fell forward and lost her concentration of the starfighter and flew out of the hanger and into the pull of Kavr.
"NO!" Alphonsine screeched, falling to her knees. Other crates were knocked loose; Alphosine quickly dodged one not seeing another one coming, hitting her in the back of the head. She slumped to the ground, sliding slowly downwards as the ship is slowly tilting.
Zylon quickly picked up Alphosine carrying her to the escape pods across from the hanger. The bombardment of the ship increased with intensity, Zylon could feel the ship breaking apart. Zylon kept running as a missile hit the ship right overhead of Zylon causing him to fall, Alphosine to fall from his grasp. Zylon slowly staggered up and saw that the hallway behind started breaking apart from the ship Zylon soon closed the blast doors sealing the ship. He picked up Alphosine who was starting to wake up. Zylon kept walking to the escape pods when Zylon heard voices.
"We need to go now! We can`t wait much longer!" One voice said.
"Would you shut up? Someone is coming!" The other responded.
Zylon rounded the corner seeing two Republic soldiers one a Rodian the other human.
"Who are you? Oh, it's Commander Zylon!" The Rodian said saluting Zylon.
"Is that a Sith? What is she doing here?" The other protested.
"Enough bickering, is there another escape pod?" Zyon asked.
"Yes sir, right over- Ahhhhh!" the human said screaming as another missile hit the ship opening a large hole in it, sending the soldier out into the dark expanse of space. Zylon closed the blast door right before the Rodian flew out; he hit the door sending him to the ground, catching his breath.
Zylon got the Rodian to his feet pulling him toward the escape pod. Zylon strapped Alphosine to one of the benches that run on both sides of the pod. The Rodian strapped in across from her giving wary glances in her direction. Zylon went to the front controls and strapped in the front seat, turning on the escape pod.
The escape pod detached itself from the ship heading towards Kavr. As the pod went farther away from the ship, Zylon saw the Republic ship break apart then collapse on itself in a large explosion sending the pod hurling towards the atmosphere of Kavr. The escape pod was caught more forcibly in Kavr`s gravitational pull. The pod started to heat up causing Alphosine to bolt up from unconsciousness.
"What is going on? Get me out of here!" She yelled trying to break free of the straps of the seat.
"Calm down everything will be alright." The Rodian said putting his scaly hand on her shoulder which was slapped away by a slap to the face.
"Don`t touch me alien! Ever." Alphosine snapped. The Rodian fell back against his seat large eyes showing sadness.
The escape pod started to rock around and get hotter and was soon enveloped by clouds. The pod broke free of the clouds showing Kavr more clearly, a large planet full of jungle. Zylon deployed the escape pod`s parachute, which slowed down the pod and started to float down towards the thick canopy below them. Then the parachute caught on one of the trees branches, the escape pod hanging 150 feet above the jungle floor. The parachute started to slowly rip, causing the escape pod to sway back in forth. Zylon could hear the Rodian`s breath hitch with fear as the pod was ripped from the parachute causing it to fall to the ground in a giant mess.
Alphosine slowly opened her eyes to see her still strapped into the bench of the escape pod with the front end impacted with the ground. The human Jedi, Zylon, had his head resting against the main counsel. There was no sign of the Rodian…
Alphosine got herself unstrapped herself and got out of the escape pod. She stretched herself as she looked upon the landscape of Kavr: Jungle went on forever around her. Different calls of animals ringed out throughout the jungle, putting Alphosine on edge. She went back to Zylon and unstrapped him, leaning him against a nearby tree. Then, something caught her attention a small holo projector fell out of one of his pockets on his robes. Leaving Zylon where he was, Alphosine went behind the tree and turned on the projector. A large map of an unknown galaxy...