Repeating all of what happened to the Jedi Council felt odd. I left out the darker aspects, and changed what Master Varn had said. The council sat there and murmured together for a long time. Finally Master Windu stood up and said, " Allada Jhcor, you took on a mission under strange circumstances. We wanted to test your devotion to the order. From what you've told us, and what we've gathered. You upheld the Jedi Code."
He moved closer to me.
"We deem you a Jedi Knight."
He ignited his lightsaber and cut my padawan braid off.
It fell to the floor slowly.
"You are dismissed. May the force be with you."
I bowed slowly and exited. I made my way back to Shaindy's ship. She was sitting in a chair. I could feel her nervousness as soon as I walked onboard. She looked up to me with a worried-questioning look on her face. I grinned a little.
"You are now looking at Jedi Knight Jhcor." I said while giving a small bowe.
"Oh that's great!" She exclaimed as she burst from her seat and gave me a hug.
I held her in my arms, and I was happy. Yet, I could feel sadness coming from Shaindy.
"Shaindy, are you alright?" I asked.
She looked at me with sadness in her eyes and said, "I don't know. Just being back on Coruscant. Last time, so much happened, and we were only here for a short time."
She sat down, and I did the same.
"If you want to leave, then you can. I'm not tied down by the council anymore. We can go anywhere."
She seemed uncomfortable. I noticed that she was slowly scooting away.
"What's wrong, Shaindy?" I asked.
"Allada we need to talk."
Oh no.
"Listen, what you did for me was amazing, and I owe you for that. Yet, you're a Jedi. You're not allowed to do this. I don't want to be the reason that you lose everything that you've worked for, Allada."
A sat there balling my fist repeatedly.
Calm, Allada, stay calm.
"Where are you going to go then?"
She took a deep breath.
"Apparently a senator from Naboo was almost assassinated, so they're throwing me into random planet's to see if I can pick up on anything."
I nodded my head. I got up quickly, I had to leave before I did something bad.
"Allada.." She said as she went for a hug, but I turned around towards the doorway.
All I could say was, " Goodbye."
I quickly left, and I felt an overwhelming sadness come from the ship.
Of course Tar was in a cantina. He was leading against a wall flirting with a random girl. As I approached he was bragging about some random bounties he had done. She looked at me as I came closer. I could see her quickly look at my saber on my belt.
"Hey, Allada, this here is the Jedi I was talking about. The one who I helped destroy a room full of mercs." Tar said.
Seemed to leave out the part about him actually just standing there.
"Hello." I bowed quickly towards her.
"Tar, we need to go." I said.
"Alright, but where is Shaindy?" He asked, and then turned towards the girl.
"I swear those to. There is definitely a connection. Defying the Jedi Code to save her."
I closed my eyes, trying to shut out his words. The frustration built up inside me to the point I snapped.
"SHUT UP!"
When I opened my eyes I saw the whole cantina silently staring at me. The girl that had been standing in front of me, was now across the room. She was grabbing her side, and her face was contorted in pain.
The bartender looked at me and said, "I think it's time for you to leave, Jedi."
I turned around and left with Tar.
We made it back to my ship. I had explained everything to Tar who, while slightly intoxicated, seemed empathetic.
"Listen Tar, I need you to do some digging for me."
He shook his head in understanding.
"Pull all of your connections together, and find out about the Sith I saw in Abulls' suite."
He asked, "What are you going to do, Allada?"
I took a deep breath.
"Some soul searching."
I went to the planet of Naboo. It was a little difficult due to the added fuss towards the assassination attempt, but all I needed was a place to meditate. I had a satchel strapped to my side. I had reached a hillside, but there was a massive smooth hill overlooking a massive valley. As I had finally reached the top of the huge hill, I sat down unattaching my lightsaber and my satchel. I removed the contents. Lightsaber parts spilled out. A part wrapped in cloth tumbled out. Hand shaking, I slowly reached for the item. Slowly unwrapping it, I revealed the synthetic red crystal beneath. I sat it back down, and put everything close together. Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes. I could feel the warm sun on my face. Through the force I felt the components. I was going to try and construct lightsaber that had never been attempted. I slowly went into a deep meditative state.
Through a blur of images I could feel my body in a dream state. So many voices were talking, I could feel so many emotions, and see so many images. Some of past occurrences, and some I didn't know. Suddenly some of the images became clear. It felt weird, because I wasn't just seeing these images. I was feeling them. Everything seemed to be in a slowed state. I was running down a hallway, but as if I was trying to run through gelatin. Now I was standing over a whole army, as if I was about to give a speech. Then I saw, Shaindy. We were in a small room. Her brown hair was flowing slowly. She was dirty, and had burn marks. Almost like she had been through a battle. She had a horrified look on her face, looking as though she was screaming at me. That's when I started to hear a hum of a lightsaber. I couldn't move my head, or feel my body.
Is she screaming, because of me? Is this a glimpse of the future? No, it can't be. I would never hurt, Shaindy. My anger though. Maybe I let the darkside take over.
I awoke and saw that it was night time. In front of me, floating in air, was my new constructed lightsaber. I grabbed it slowly. Admiring the new design. Leather wrapped around the long hilt. Although it had twice as many components inside, to accommodate the weird design, it felt near weightless. The bottom had designs coming off in the shape of a sharp dagger. The top, blade emitter, had a sharp cone design on it. The lightsaber only had one blade emitter, so if all had gone well I had just constructed the first multi-crystal one blade lightsaber. I'll work on the name later.
Well moment of truth.
I nervously extended my thumb to reach for the button. It ignited quickly. The blade was long, and had the color of purple. Not like Master Windu's purple. It was allot more darker. It seemed to be almost changing the state of purple. Becoming more of a reddish purple. Then slowly turning to a blue-ish purple. The hum of the blade was louder than my previous one. The lightsaber itself seemed to be at battle with itself. Trying to battle for control.
"It's perfect."
I tried to stand up, but my legs almost gave out. I looked down at where I had been meditating, and the grass was dead.
How long have I been here?
While I strode towards my ship, I felt a presence nearby.
I ignited my saber and turned around.
"Show yourself." I said in a stern voice.
Slowly, through the tall grass I saw a figure emerge. As the person came closer, I noticed there padawan braid. It was human male. Looked to be the same age as me.
"Who are you, padawan?" I asked.
"Same goes to you." The mysterious person said.
"I am Jedi Knight, Allada Jhcor." I said while bowing slightly.
"I am Anakin Skywalker, padawan to Obi Wan Kenobi."
The apprentice that rumor surrounded being the chosen one.
"What brings you to Naboo?" He asked.
"I needed a place for meditation, so I could craft a new lightsaber." I held it higher so he could see it better.
His face scrunched, "I sense great conflict between that weapon, and you."
I took a deep breath.
"Same goes to you, padawan."
He recoiled slightly at the name padawan.
He disregarded what I said and spoke, "I was only curious of your intentions, due to your ship being here for a week.'
"A week?!" I asked in a shocked tone.
I quickly ran onboard to my ship and holo'd Tar.
"Allada! You're alive! I was beginning to give up. What happened?"
"Doesn't matter. Did you find out any information on the Sith?" I asked apprehensively.
"Oh yeah. This guy is a bad dude. Meet me on Coruscant and we'll talk about it."
That's weird. Why not just tell me now?
"Alright Tar I will."
"Great, get here quick!"
The holo ended.
I looked up to see Skywalker leaning against the doorway.
"He seemed to be acting odd." He said.
"I noticed, but why are you on Naboo?"
"I have been tasked with safeguarding the senator." He said proudly.
"The council's decisions recently with padawan have been curious ones."
He seemed to be hurt by this.
"I can handle it." He said while sounding like he was trying to defend his pride.
"Yes you can, through the force anything is possible."
I walked passed him, headed towards the pilot's seat.
"So, did you murder the Sith?"
I froze.
I could feel panic and fear building.
"What did you just ask?" I asked while slowly turning towards him.
He had a cocky look on his face.
"Rumor going around is that you executed the Sith, when she was defenseless."
My fear turned into anger.
"You would be wise to hold your tongue, padawan."
My hand was slowly reaching for my saber.
He seemed to snap out of his cocky stance, and a look of regret on his face.
"I'm sorry, Allada. I've just been tested with allot. I apologize for speaking like this. Please don't tell Obi Wan about this conversation!" He begged.
I breathed out slowly. My hand went back into a relaxed position.
"You are fine, Skywalker. We all have inner struggles."
He nodded quickly.
"I'm going to leave, good luck, Allada."
He left quickly.
How do people know about that?
Tar had left me information to meet him in a shadier part of Coruscant. At some abandoned construction site. I was stared at the whole time I walked to the place. Once I got there Tar was nowhere to be found.
"Tar!" I yelled just to hear the echo of my own voice.
"Allada Jhcor." Said a mysterious voice behind me.
I turned around to see Tar being shoved by someone. It was the Sith from Abull's. He had on ancient armor that hadn't been worn by Sith's since the Old Republic times.
"Allada…" Tar croaked out before passing out on the ground.
"What did you do to him Sith!" I screamed.
I ignited my saber.
"Interesting saber, Jedi." He said while grinning.
We started to slowly circle each other.
"Listen, Jedi, you have quite the name for yourself."
I stayed silent, focus on the rage building up inside of me.
"I feel your anger. I feel your yearning for understanding. All I want to do is show you answers."
He still hadn't drawn his saber yet. That was unusual for a Sith.
I stayed silent.
"Come with me, and I will show how to master the darkside. So you can control it, and use for your benefit."
I killed my saber.
"I am no Sith." I replied.
"Of course not, but you use a raw untrained art of the darkside. Let me teach you the ways of it." He said.
"Why?" I asked confused.
" You have peaked my interest. I only wish to show you knowledge." He said calmly and extending his arms.
I attached my saber to my belt. Tar groaned. I quickly knelt to see his damage.
"Why should I trust you, when you did this to my friend?"
"Your friend attacked me. Trying to claim me for his bounty. He is filth. Leave him."
Tar...why…
I stood up slowly.
"Show me your knowledge, Sith."
We traveled to the abandoned planet of, Moraband. The planet of the ancient Sith was a harsh planet. It was barren. Yet, I felt a strong connection to the dark side here. My anger and frustration seemed to be amplified. We entered an old tomb.
"I never got your name, Sith."
He chuckled, "You throw that term wildly, Jedi. Just because I use the darkside does not automatically mean I am a Sith. Do you know where this term comes from?"
"It was originally an ancient species that Dark Jedi enslaved, but after centuries of interbreeding, it became a title." I said while we strode even deeper into what appeared to be a tomb.
"Ah, you do know your history." He said happily.
He stopped by what looked to be a coffin. I could feel his anger intensifying. Suddenly, he violently force shoved the coffin away. Revealing a stairway downwards. I followed him down it. The staircase led to a tomb. Red lights glowed slowly on. The Sith, or whatever he was, walked forward. He extended his arm to the wall. Slowly, an opening in the brick slid open. Behind it was red pyramid shaped item.
"No…" I said in shock.
He turned his head to me, while the pyramid item was floating towards his hand, and asked, "Do you know what this, Jedi?"
"That's….that's a ancient Sith Holocron."
He turned towards me with the holocron in hand.
"My name is Darth Hass. At a young age, with nothing to lose, I joined the Republic's army. I was just a simple infantryman. No one cared about me. After a battle on a distant planet we were defeated. The Sith started to slaughter all of the people I called family."
He set the holocron to his side, and took off his mask. He had short brown hair, and his eyes were bright yellow. His features seemed familiar, but I had never seen him before.
He set his masked next to the holocron, and continued with his story.
"As a Sith warrior approached me, my fear took control. I saw his lightsaber, and willed it to come to me out pure instinct. I charged the warrior, letting my anger fuel me, but he threw me into a tree nearby. When I came to. I was questioned and tortured, because the warrior thought I was a Jedi. After a week, the warrior took me as his apprentice. He taught me everything he knew. Yet, he was executed by the dark council for speaking against the Sith."
His anger, combined with the tomb was being amplified. Even I started to feel anger towards the dark council's actions.
"I took his knowledge, and came here. My master always taught, and talked of the ancient Sith teachings."
He reached and grabbed the holocron.
"Do you know of the Sith, Darth Bane?"
Just the name gave me chills.
"Yes." Was all I could get out.
He chuckled, "This holocron has a revolutionary idea that Darth Bane had for the Sith order. It is called the rule of two."
"Rule of two?" I repeated.
"Yes, he was assassinated before he could give this information. The sith order now is nothing. We are depleted in numbers. Due to the infighting and ambitions of the darkside. This idea makes it to where there can only be two Sith lords ruling at anytime. A master and an apprentice.'
I nodded and asked, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Come with me and we can bring a revolution to the Sith! Make the order honorable again! Not warriors killing off each other!"
"I told you I am no Sith."
"I feel the darkside within you. You can use the information I relay to the Jedi Order, and help destroy the Sith. Yet, you relay me information, so I can slowly destroy the Jedi. Leaving us in power. In control."
Control. Power.
I started to hear boots storming into the palace above.
"You have betrayed me, Jedi!" He yelled.
"No! We must've been tracked!"
I turned and ran up the flight of steps. A Iktotchi ran towards us with a blue lightsaber ignited. Behind him was a small squad of soldiers with similar armor.
"Allada Jhcor, my suspicions have been confirmed. You are working with the Sith. Surrender now, or my clone regiment and I will destroy you."
"Clone regiment?" I asked.
Darth Hass added in, "The peaceful Jedi have been appointed as generals over a clone army."
"What happened to being peacekeepers!" I yelled at the other Jedi.
"Do not try to confuse me, Allada. Do you stand as a Jedi or Sith?" The Jedi yelled.
I moved in between the two.
What is going on?
Suddenly people from the dark emerged.
"Do not listen to this traitor, Jedi's" Said what I could only assume where Sith from the red lightsabers and yellow eyes.
"You will leave at once, or we kill your spy that we have captured."
The Sith waved his hand behind him, and I could see droids pulling a struggling woman into a hallway. It was Shaindy!
"Shaindy!" I yelled.
"Let her go!" I ignited my lightsaber.
"We will only let her go if-"
My fury took over and a charged the three Sith.
Darth Has moved out of the way. The Iktotchi Jedi charged as well, and the clones started to fire. I connected blades with the closest Sith. He was a tall human with a scar across his face. My anger powered me. I was becoming a arc of pure destruction. I was facing two Sith, while deflecting droid blaster fire. The third Sith joined in a fight against Hass and the other Jedi. My guess was that Scarface was the master to the other Sith. The apprentices' attacks was sloppy. She wasn't fueled by anger, but was overwhelmed with fear. Both had normal sabers. I deflected the masters attack, staggering him. I wheeled around to face the apprentice and pressed the attack on her. My anger was powering me. The apprentice was overwhelmed. She was barely able to stave off my attacks. She lunged at me, in which I simply sidestepped. I brought my blade down decapitating her.
"NO!" Yelled the Sith master.
I could feel the pain resonating within him.
"She was your lover, wasn't she?" I taunted.
My power. It feels tripled in this state of pure anger.
The Sith stared at me.
Ah yes, now I get a good fight.
He launched into the air swiping downwards at me. I ducked quickly, avoiding the strike. I turned to press the attack. Our blades where connecting with such power. I ducked downwards swinging my blade for his feet. He jump flipped backwards. While he was in the air I force shoved him into a pillar. He crashed back down onto an assortment of rubble. He croaked in pain. I ran towards him, cutting down droids that stood in the way. The Sith stood, blood was dripping from his mouth, he looked at me and cried, "Please no!" I jumped off a boulder, launching me in the air, and brought my saber down between his collarbone and neck. He toppled over. I looked behind to see that the third Sith had fallen, and Hass seemed to be winning the duel against the Jedi. The clones' were busy fighting the droids. I turned and ran towards the hallway, where the droids had taken Shaindy. I ran down the hallway.
It looks so familiar.
I turned the corner to see two B2 super battle droids. They immediately saw me. I charged down the hallway. Deflecting the immense amounts of blaster shots. Once I force pulled one closer to me, so I could cut him in half. The other was walking forwards as he fired. I jumped onto the wall and flipped over the droid, slicing downwards. I could hear the droid fall apart. I walked towards the doors. Quickly they slid open to show two droids next to Shaindy. I forced shoved them against the walls, crumpling their metallic bodies. Shaindy's clothes were burnt and torn. She looked afraid and happy at the same time, "Allada!" She slammed into me giving me a hug. I killed my saber.
"Thank you! I was so scared!" She said almost in tears.
I grabbed her shoulders' and looked at her, "What are you doing here, Shaindy?"
She took a deep breath to hold back the tears.
"I was on the mission about the assassination, but I was captured by the Sith. They tortured me…" She started to cry.
I wrapped my arms around her. My anger was starting to build.
They tortured her...my Shaindy…
She looked at me, "Allada, i'm sorry about befor I-"
I cut her off, "It's fine, Shaindy."
We leaned into each other and embraced for a kiss. My mind was trying to process this moment. All I could do was hold her.
Suddenly the door behind me opened and a clone trooper walked in. He recoiled at seeing us.
"Sir, the Sith you were talking to has been defeated by Master Diru. He has some news for you."
I didn't like the idea of the clones, but I nodded my head and thanked him.
I looked at Shaindy. Her eyes scanned my body, and looked at my new lightsaber.
"Allada, you need to control your emotions." She said softly.
I become angry quickly, but it died.
"I know, but we'll work on it later. Let's go see what the information is."
We walked towards Master Diru, and saw Darth Hass kneeling. His hands had been cut off. He had his helmet back on, and was just sitting there silently.
Master Diru approached me, "I apologize for making a rash decision, Allada."
We bowed at each other.
"What is it that I need to know?" I asked.
"The Jedi and clones are locked in a massive battle against Separatist and Sith."
"Where?" I asked.
"On the planet of Geonosis. All able bodied Jedi's have to report there." He said.
"Alright i'll rendezvou with you there." I said.
He nodded and quickly left.
I turned to Hass.
He looked at me then at Shaindy. His gaze was stuck on her.
"This guy is creeping me out." She said while getting behind me.
"Jedi remove my mask, please."
His tone of voice was different. I walked towards him and removed his helmet. He looked up at Shaindy. His yellow eye color was gone! Revealing a grey eye color.
"Shaindy.." He said in a broken tone.
I turned to Shaindy, wondering what was going on, but she stood there frozen.
"Jaybre?" She asked.
He flinched at that name, "I am no longer Jaybre Carter."
Shaindy ran towards him, but I caught her.
"Shaindy he is a Sith, don't let him trick you."
"That's my younger brother, Allada!"
She shoved past me, and knelt down next to the Sith.
"What happened to you?" She asked with pain in her voice.
"I enlisted, like you, I wanted to get away from home as far as possible. My regiment was slaughtered by the Sith. That's when I realized my powers. I was tortured, and then trained to be a Sith." He said in a broken tone of voice.
Shaindy turned towards me, "What will you do to him?"
"He will be taken and stand trial for what he has done."
"Allada, he is my brother you can't do this. Look at him, he is barely old enough to be considered a man."
I looked at him. I finally noticed how young he was.
"I will vouch for him. Take him before the council, and they'll judge his fate. That's the best I can do, but I must go."
Shaindy shook her head in agreement. Before I boarded the clones' ship, Shaindy ran up and gave me a quick kiss.
"Good luck, Mr. Jedi."
My face was red as I boarded the ship.
The clone troopers just looked at me.
"Shut up, all of you."