Disclaimer: I do not a single part of the Star Wars Saga, although I wish I do

Disclaimer: I do not a single part of the Star Wars Saga, although I wish I do. I am just making a good story, so leave me alone.

Hey, ForceWalker back with another chapter in my story, Star Wars: Twins of the Force. When we last left Cardek, he had beaten Grievous, turning him into a mess, but an unknown voice called out to him. Who is the voice? What will happen to Cardek? What has become of Windu? Will Grievous be destroyed? The answers are in this chapter, so please read, enjoy, and please review with any comment.

Star Wars: Twins of the Force

Trial of Spirit

Cardek, with his purple lightsaber still pointed at Grievous, looked around and said, "Who goes there?" When nobody answered, he yelled, "Come out, whoever you are!" When no voice or body showed, Cardek got angry and said, "SHOW YOURSEEEELF!"

Then, with great anger, he used the Force to push away the fog and anything in the way. In the end, all that remained was Cardek, Grievous, and a hologram projector with legs showing a man whose face was shrouded in a black hood.

Cardek looked at the image of the man and said "Who are you?" The man looked at him, knowing that he would be okay if he told the boy of his identity. He would not tell anyone about him. "I am Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith, and I am most impressed with your skills with a lightsaber and the Force." Cardek was shocked by this statement. This was the Sith Lord the Jedi Order was looking for.

Cardek pointed his other blue saber at the Sith's hologram and said, "You're the Sith Lord we've been looking. The one the Council says is controlling the Senate." Sidious smiled and said. "I may be, but enough about me. Tell me about you." Cardek was getting mad and said, "Not until you tell me who you really are and where you are." Sidious still smiled and said, "I am afraid I cannot tell you that, but maybe I will if we get to know each other."

The battle outside the castle was ferocious. Many bodies of clones and droids were littered all over the battlefield. Mace Windu was leading the assault on the planet and castle, destroying as many droids as possible. He got on top of one of the tanks and cut a hole in it with saber. He went inside it and proceeded to destroy all the droids inside and took over the tank.

He then started using it against the droid army, blasting them away every chance he had. Another tank came and shot at Mace. He got out of the tank just in time and it blew up. A clone trooper got on it and planted a detonator on it. He jumped and the tank exploded. Mace Windu felt a disturbance in the Force. He felt the dark side somewhere. He just hopes that the team he sent into the castle finds his Padawan soon.

The clone team, lead by a clone named Jak, were progressing quickly through the castle. A few droids had offered resistance, but most of the droids were already destroyed, which scared the team. Finally, the team made it to the garage and saw the reason for the scrap metal. The Guards' remaining parts were all over the floor. "Look's like the Padawan's the one who turned the clinkers into scrap metal," a clone said. Jak said, "Better report this to the General."

Mace Windu was leading his clone troopers into battle when, all of a sudden, his communicator began beeping. He took it out and activated it. It was Jak. "I hope you have some news, Jak," Windu said. Jak replied with, "It looks like the Padawan took out the droids and MagnaGuards in the castle, and the recordings show him taking on the head clinker." Windu was shocked. "He's facing Grievous! Stop him!" He turned off the communicator and fought harder. "I must save him, no matter what!"

Cardek was looking at the Sith. He knew it would be okay to tell him his name, as long as he knew nothing else about him. "Very well, my name is Cardek Onasi," he said. Sidious smile disappeared and said, "How did you become a Jedi?" "That's none of your concern." "I think it is if you don't want to be an unfortunate victim in a battle accident." Cardek decided to back off. He didn't want to get on the bad side of the Sith. He might have contacts to take him out. He decided to play along, but leave out many details.

"It was when I was five. I was walking through the streets of Coruscant when I saw a group of thugs attacking a Jedi. I tried to get them to stop, but since I was a little kid, they tried to take me out. I got scared and my power got out of control and knocked them out. I didn't know what happened. The Jedi then told me about the Force and asked if I wanted to join them. I agreed with pleasure and joined them. I've been a Jedi ever since." Sidious pondered this story.

He knew who Cardek really was, and, realizing his power, knew he would be potential in the destruction of the Jedi Order. It wouldn't be easy turning him to the dark side of the Force, but he would try. Now was his chance. "I want you to strike Grievous down." Cardek and Grievous were in shock of what he said.

"Strike him down?" Cardek said. "Why?" "Because you can save the galaxy from this war if you do. I can feel your anger towards Grievous. Just give into it. Strike him down, and feel the power of the dark side." Grievous was shocked that Sidious betrayed him. Cardek felt the anger in him grow. He wanted to kill Grievous.

He wanted to give in to his anger, but he knows he shouldn't give in to it. He was being tugged in his own mind. All of a sudden, during the conflict inside him, the crack on Grievous' mask from the blaster shot got larger. The mask then fell off Grievous, revealing an ugly face of his. The mask fell on to the floor, with Cardek looking at it.

All the way on Coruscant, Yoda had sensed this disturbance in the Force. He could feel the conflict of Cardek as it grew. Yoda was worried for the boy. He wasn't ready for this sort of thing. The Council sensed it and asked Yoda, "What is wrong, Master Yoda?" Yoda looked at them and said, "Pain. Terrible pain. Twisted and tormented, young Cardek is. Facing the dark side, he is." Yoda knew this would not end well.

Cardek stared down at the mask of Grievous as if in a trance. He felt like his life was on the line just staring at the mask. He knew something was happening to him, but he just couldn't turn away. It was like everything around him froze in that one moment. He continued to stare at it until he was pulled into it.

It was like he was falling in a bottomless pit. He then landed on his feet and looked around. He then saw himself when he was younger being taught by Mace Windu in Form VII. "Why are you being so cautious about teaching me this?" his younger self said. "Because I don't want you to fall to dark side. Playing with this form is like dangling on the edge of the dark side. Do you understand?" "Yes, master."

The scene changed to a cave. It was dark, swampy, and mysterious. A voice could be heard from the distance. The droid Grievous, unscathed and fresh, came out and attacked Cardek. Cardek fought back, using his anger to fight him. Cardek was winning the battle when he remembered what Mace Windu said, "The dark side will lead you to a path of ruin." He then let go of his anger and fought like a true Jedi. He was able to beat Grievous, whom Cardek incapacitated. Cardek felt the energy from him, like he knew it. He then decided to remove Grievous' mask. He then saw his own face.

He then gasped and found himself back on the roof of the castle. It was all a vision to show him of the dangers of the dark side and what it can do to you. He then realized what he needed to do. He looked at Sidious, deactivated his lightsabers, and said "No, I will never turn to the dark side, Sidious." Sidious looked at him and said, "So be it, Jedi."

It looks like Cardek has resisted the dark side and passed the Trial of Spirit, by what will happen to him? Which way is the battle going out side the castle? Will Cardek be able to go back to Coruscant? We'll find out in the next chapter, Trial of Flesh. For those who felt I didn't give a good description, Cardek is human with brown hair and blue eyes. I've also started a poll on which color will Cradon's lightsaber will be. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and please review.