AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story will be taking elements from the original rough draft of The Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, and other sources of media from the original Expanded Universe (Before the Disney retcon). And now, on with the show!


A NEW HOPE


Until the fall of the OLD REPUBLIC, the JEDI KNIGHTS were

the most feared warriors in the universe. For one hundred thousand

years, generations of JEDI perfected their art as the personal

guardians of peace and justice for the Old Republic. They were the

chief architects of the invincible REPUBLIC STARFLEET, which

expanded the Republic across the galaxy, from the Core

Worlds to the farthest reaches of the OUTER RIM.

Now these legendary warriors are all but extinct. One by one

they have been hunted down and destroyed as enemies of the

GALACTIC EMPIRE by their sworn ancient blood enemy,

THE LORDS OF THE SITH.


Prologue:

Another galaxy, another time. . . .

"Warning! Warning! Entering planetary orbit. . ."

The figure inside the ruined star fighter groaned, both from pain and annoyance at his current predicament. Blood was slowly seeping out of every hole in his body; his mouth, his nose, his ears, and especially the gaping hole in his abdomen.

Everything was hurting. Every movement that he made, willingly or not, just seemed to add on to the excruciating pain that his entire body was going through. He couldn't move his body, his muscles numb from exertion, and the current blood loss. If there was one thing he was thankful for, it was the fact that he still had all of his limbs attached to his body.

The red lights in the damaged cockpit began flickering loudly, as flames licked the star fighter's outside surface upon its descent – or rather, free-falling – in the atmosphere. The figure dimly noticed the shields' failing, based on small pieces of shrapnel breaking off from his ship.

The figure could hear the darkness tempting him to leave the land of the living behind him, to leave all his problems and worries as he becomes one with the energy field of the universe. But the figure refused to give into its seductive calls, as his ship grew closer and closer to the surface. With his last moments of consciousness, he sent out a silent plea to his fallen loved ones to watch over him as his ship hit the ground, allowing the darkness to take him away.