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Wicked Planet: A Forever Destined Vignette
Part 6/?
Padme flipped the safety on her Sentry blaster off and Anakin looked at her.
"Be careful," he said. She nodded.
"You too," she replied, as the witches descended upon them in their shadowy forms. Rayna's subordinates did the same and the shadows collided violently all around them.
"How do we fight them? They're just shadows?" Luke called.
"They'll show themselves," Anakin replied, as he grew tired of them games. His eyes grew dark and sparked with gold, as he released a wave of power. It hit the evil shadows and cancelled their magic, forcing them to materialize. With that, blaster fire rang out and light sabers blazed to life, as battle erupted, magic versus the Force, versus good old fashioned skills. And Kendra stood back to soak it all in. The witches really had no chance against Anakin if he unleashed his full powers, but that didn't worry Kendra in the slightest. She and her accomplice ignited their crimson sabers.
"Take them alive," she ordered, as they joined the battle.
Padme fired furiously at the oncoming androids, managing to slow them down, but she was getting frustrated. These seemingly new breed of mechanical monstrosities were far more resilient than ever before. She backed away, as one kept coming at her. But she heard a battle cry from her youngest daughter, as she plowed head long into the walking weapon, knocking it down. She wrestled it to the ground and grabbed its head, before positioning her feet on its shoulders. Bracing her feet there, she pulled on its head with all her might until the head came off, effectively dismantling the android. She got to her feet and smiled at her Mom, as Padme continued to fire at others and Jenna ignited her light saber.
Luke cut down the ones he could, but it was more difficult than it had ever been, for the androids were now quite resistant to the heat of a normal strength light saber and the others were having the same difficulties as well.
"This isn't looking good," he said.
"They've never been this strong before," Padme replied, as she kept shooting. But the one she was shooting at just wasn't going down. Luke raised his blade and blocked the artificial human's weapon. But he found himself incredibly strained against the manmade creature's oppressive strength. Padme fired her blaster at him and at close range, it blew half its head away, dismantling it, and it collapsed to the ground in pieces.
"Nice shooting Mom," Luke complimented, as he took her hand, intending to keep her close, while his Father was taking down a vast majority of their foes. But Luke was worried, for they weren't falling fast enough and it seemed that they were quickly growing outnumbered. He noticed the hooded figure nearing them, as two of Rayna's clan fell dead to the ground.
"Who do you suppose that could be?" Luke wondered.
"I don't know…but they're powerful. I can feel it through your Father," Padme replied, as the Sith apprentice's eyes were now clearly set on them.
"Sith…let's get you as far away from him as possible," Luke said. But Padme gasped, as she saw Force lightning spark and come straight at them. Luke shoved her to the ground and out of the way, as he intercepted the attack, catching it with his light saber. But the lightning was too much for him and his saber crystal fizzled out. The lightning hit him full force and he cried out in agony, as he was sent flying back into a tree.
"Luke!" Padme cried, as she looked up at the looming figure, who remained silent.
"Not so fast, freak," Jenna called, as she stepped in front of her Mother.
"Jenna…no!" Padme cried, as her youngest daughter charged the Sith apprentice. But he tossed a peculiar spherical device, no bigger than a small ball into the air. It sparked and an electrified black net-like slammed down on her. She cried out, as it closed around her and she convulsed, as it sent an electric current through her body that was so painful, she passed out within seconds. The net remained around her, imprisoning her and Padme stumbled toward her fallen child. She tried touching her, but recoiled her hand in shock of the pain.
"Jenna!" Padme cried, as she saw Jayden leap in to take on the foe that had hurt his twin.
"No Jayden, you can't," Padme cried, as she held her son back. Two of her children were already down and being dragged to the Sith's shuttle, where her Father, Obi-Wan, and Callista were already captive.
"I'll be okay Mom, I have to fight and this thing isn't going to defeat me," Jayden said, glaring at the android, as he ignited his sapphire blade.
"NO!" Natalie cried, but Padme held her back and they watched, as Jayden dueled the cloaked figure.
"You're good…but not good enough," the unknown person said, as he blocked Jayden's blade.
"Who are you?" Jayden demanded to know.
"You'll know soon enough, brat," he spat, as he kneed Jayden in the stomach. He doubled over in pain, but quickly got to his feet again, but not before the cloaked figure could toss another of the same device that had captured his sister. The electrified black net closed around him and he cried out in agony, as his entire body convulsed.
"No Natalie!" Padme cried, as she failed to stop her from running to Jayden.
"Nat…stay back…" he cried.
"Insignificant little fool," he growled, as he wrapped his gloved hand around her neck.
"NO!" Jayden roared, as he struggled against the black electric prison around him, but the more he struggled, the more pain it caused him.
"Let her go!" Padme cried, as leveled her blaster. Natalie lost consciousness and he tossed her away like a rag doll, before turning his attention to Padme. She gasped, as he yanked the blaster from her hand and tossed it away harmlessly. Jayden continued to wail in pain, as he struggled with his bondage and the cloaked figure sneered at him.
"You are a strong one for sure, boy. I've grown tired of your struggling," he growled, as Jayden suddenly held his throat, gasping for air.
"NO!" Padme screamed, as she watched her son's eyes roll back in his head and unconsciousness finally sweep him. The cloaked figure strode purposefully toward Padme.
"Everything that's happened leads back to you, Senator. You're the reason my father was thrust from power and the reason he was killed by a filthy Jedi child!" the male Sith spat, as Padme slowly backed away from him.
"Your husband killed him, but he was able to do so because of your interference. My grandfather should have killed you long ago when he had the chance, but I will rectify that mistake for him," the Sith said, raising his hand and preparing to hurl Force lightning at her.
"Like hell you will," Anakin growled, as he leapt in front of his wife and caught the onslaught of Force lightning. His silver-gold glowing blade absorbed the blue lightning and cancelled it effortlessly. He saw Luke unconscious beside the tree with blood coming from his head, Natalie also unconscious, and his youngest twins encased in the electrified nets, also out. Kimberly was with Shane and he was keeping her out of the battle, much to her frustration and Leia was with his Father and Grandfather. Kendra also had captured Queen Rayna and many of her clan had been killed already by Rianna and Roxanna. And after all this was over, even if they did manage to get out of this with a victory, he wasn't sure how much of Dathomir would be left to join the Republic.
"I don't know who you are, but I'll make sure you pay for hurting the people I love," Anakin warned. The cloaked figure cackled in amusement and it sounded oddly familiar.
"You are quite the disappointment, Chosen One. With all the power you possess, you could rule the entire galaxy, yet you've been content to play house with your woman and have a litter of brats. What a waste," he goaded.
"I have everything I could ever want and more, because I have love. But I don't expect someone of your kind to understand that," Anakin spat back. The cloaked figure snarled and leapt at Anakin and Padme could hardly keep track of their movements, as they dueled. She could make out the whirling colors of their crimson and sapphire blades, but they were moving with inhuman speed, which meant that this new Sith had been trained specifically to not only keep up with her husband's powers, but possibly match him.
Kendra observed the battle and turned to Roxanna.
"Do it already. We can't risk the Chosen One defeating my son. Once we have him aboard the Death Star, there will be no escape and ways to control him," Kendra ordered. Roxanna nodded, as she and Rianna faced each other, before they began chanting in a strange language. Dark tendrils of Force magic swirled around them. They dissolved into their air-like forms and the plunged into the ground. As they did that, the ground beneath them began to shake violently. Padme screamed, as the ground began to break apart and jagged pieces shot up around her, effectively separating her from Anakin. She saw her three unconscious children being collected and taken to the Sith's shuttle and then felt someone grab her. She screamed, as one of the androids grabbed her arm.
"Come along Senator, Mistress Ysanne has asked for your presence aboard her grand space station. But don't worry, your husband and brats will be joining us as well," it sneered, as he effortlessly picked her up by the waist. Padme screamed and kicked, as hard as she could, but it had no effect on the wall of walking durasteel.
"ANAKIN!" she cried, as he carried her off toward the shuttle.
"PADME!" Anakin cried out, as he knocked Kendra away and started making his way to her. But it was exactly what Kendra was hoping for. She signaled her subordinates, who were in position waiting.
Anakin jumped around the chunks of ground that kept shooting up around him in result of the planet quake created by the witches. He evaded the jagged rocks and used the Force to propel him over the obstacles in order to get to his family that was being stolen from him. But as he neared the shuttle, he noticed a device on the top of the shuttle, that looked like a round dish-like satellite turn toward him. It shot out a beam of energy and he quickly employed his glowing white shield to block the energy beam. It crashed against his shield and Anakin felt himself being blow back. He intensified his shield, but the energy beam itself was intensified to compensate and he found himself suddenly knowing that they had found a way to combat his powers like never before. The beam of crackling electromagnetic energy broke through his shield and he cried out in immense agony, as he was hit full force with the power.
"ANAKIN…NOOO!" Padme screamed, as the blast subsided and he fell to his knees. The gold and cobalt in his eyes faded back to normal sapphire, but they faded to a glassy and then rolled back in his head, as he fell unconscious to the ground.
"NO!" Padme cried, as two androids scooped her husband's form up and he and along with her were taken onto the shuttle. Qui-Gon and Yan were also captured and Kimberly tried to go to them, but Shane held her back, as did Sav and the Olin family.
"No…we can't let them get us too. We're their only hope now," Ferus said, as she felt the him and her Master conceal their presences in the Force, while they hid concealed in the brush. She looked to Marcus, who also shared her defeated expression, for Jenna had also been captured and he felt helpless and he had been able to do nothing to prevent it.
"We'll get them back, young one," Serra promised them both.
"She right," Shane said and Kimberly realized they all had people that were so dear to them taken. Her family, Shane's adopted sister, Sav's people, Ferus and Serra's friends and brethren and Marcus' beloved, her little sister.
"What do we do?" Kimberly asked, as they watched the shuttle slowly leave the ground and soar into the atmosphere.
"We find a shuttle and then somehow find a way onto the space station without them knowing about it. And if that won't be hard enough, then we have to gather all the people we love and get off there without getting caught and killed," Ferus said. Serra scoffed.
"You always did know how to put things in perspective, love," she drawled sarcastically.
"Maybe getting on that space station won't be so hard after all," Shane mentioned.
"What do you mean?" Kimberly asked her boyfriend.
"Do you have any ships that would be suitable, yet large enough to hold everyone?" Shane asked Sav.
"Maybe one of the supply freighters," Sav said.
"But won't they recognize an enemy freighter?" Marcus asked.
"Yes and that's why we're going to steal one of the dark witches' supply freighters and literally smuggle ourselves onto that space station," Shane replied. Serra and Ferus exchanged a glance.
"That might just be crazy enough to work. Let's get to their camp as fast as we can," Ferus said, as they eagerly set out to implement their plan.
Riley fought and struggled with his captors, having regained consciousness and made his anger at this situation known.
"Where's my daughter and my grandkids? You tell me know, you walking scrap pile! I don't care how strong you are, I'll mess you up real bad if you've hurt her or my grandkids!" Riley screamed, as they tossed him a cell with Yan, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Natalie, Callista, Rayna, and the rest of her clan.
"Tell me where they are now!" Riley roared, as they tossed him in the cell.
"Don't concern yourself with that, Zander. You'll be dealt with soon enough," Boba Fett said, as he approached. Riley snorted in disgust.
"Fett…thought I smell Rancor poodoo," Riley insulted. Boba snarled at him, but reached into the cell and grabbed Natalie roughly by the arm.
"Let her go!" Yan roared.
"Sorry old man, but Kendra wants me to bring this one to her; something about her being useful against one of the Skywalker brats," Boba said, as he pulled a frightened Natalie along with him. Riley slammed his fists on the wall in anger, as once again, his daughter and her family were in the hands of evil and kept well out of their reach.
Anakin woke up to a world of pain, as every single muscle in his body felt like it had been shredded to bits. His arms and legs were suspended by crackling energy binders that had obviously been designed specifically to hold him.
"Where…where's my family?" Anakin rasped, as he attempted to gain his bearings. He saw Ysanne before him, smirking victoriously and that damned person wearing the cloak next to her.
"Where's my wife and our children…tell me NOW!" Anakin growled, as he pulled on his restraints. The android behind him put his plasma pike through the plasma shield around him and prodded him in the back with him, causing him more incredible pain. Anakin screamed in agony, as the plasma charge ripped its way through his body.
"You are not making the demands here, Chosen One. For once, you're not in control," Ysanne snapped, as she walked closer.
"We finally have you…and you are going to pay dearly for everything you've done to us," Ysanne hissed.
"Everything I've done? Do you hear yourself? You're the Sith Lord here and you're the one that's done nothing but murder innocent people and repeatedly come after the people I love. It's your own evil ways that make my powers necessary," Anakin spat back at her.
"Silence!" she screamed, as the android poked him with the plasma pike again. Once his screams ceased, she brought her snarling visage in his line of vision.
"You'll suffer and so will everyone you love, before I finally grant you the sweet release of death. Your demise will broadcasted to the entire galaxy, so they can witness hope for their salvation die with their hero. And then, with you and your troublesome wife and children gone, we shall seize control of the galaxy and finally realize our Grand vision of Imperial rule!" Ysanne ranted. Anakin glared daggers at her, as he grit his teeth.
"I'll stop you…I'll find a way…" Anakin promised. Ysanne smirked.
"Oh, you will try. But I've made sure it will be an impossible feat for you this time. I've spent the better part of the last twenty years studying you and your powers. I know what makes you tick…and now I know how to hold you indefinitely," Ysanne boasted.
"She's the key to your power…it all depends on her," Ysanne said, referring to Padme.
"Tell me where my wife is now!" Anakin hollered, making Ysanne laugh in amusement at him.
"You just can't stand it, can you?" she goaded.
"You can't see her, you can't feel her right now, because she still unconscious, and you can't touch her. It's absolutely maddening to you, isn't it?" Ysanne hissed.
"And even when she does wake up, I've made sure that you won't be able to feel her, thanks to my collection of Ysalamir creatures," Ysanne said.
"If you know so much about me, then you would know that I am immune to Ysalamir," Anakin retorted.
"Oh yes, I'm well aware of this. But she's not…being that her midichlorian count is only around four-thousand, a few Ysalamir will be enough to completely mask her presence," Ysanne goaded. She was enjoying their separation immensely and found such a weakness foolishly pitiful. She cackled with glee at the look on his face, as she could tell he couldn't feel her at all.
"Such a flawed being you are. Some great Chosen One. Such a weakness is laughable," she hissed.
"Fine…you have us, so just tell me what the hell you're planning to do with us," he demanded. She scoffed.
"You're so bossy, but if you must know, you and your little wife will soon meet your demise. It will be rather poetic actually, since you'll die together in the end. How romantic," she mocked, as she approached the console.
"Shall I set the course?" the cloaked person, whose voice was clearly male, asked. Ysanne smirked and looked back at Anakin with a vicious look.
"Yes…set the course for Naboo," she ordered.
Padme whimpered, as her brown eyes fluttered open. Her arms ached and she soon learned why, for she was suspended in the air by her arms and she gasped in fright when she looked down. Below her was nothing but empty space. She looked around and noticed that she was in a wide column that opened up into the black abyss of space. Behind her was a glowing mass of energy and she guessed it was the power source of the space station she was aboard. But no space structure she had ever heard of ran on a power source like this. It was most definitely the work of the Xalryn…or at the very least, it was their design. She heard what sounded like a creature shriek at her and she yelped, as she noticed two large cages also suspended near her. Each had several lizard looking creatures inside and she remembered where she had seen them in the Temple archives before. They were Ysalamir and there was a Force repelling bubble around her, preventing her from reaching out to her beloved husband through their Force bond. She had never been cut off from Anakin like this before and she was terrified.
"HELP ME!" Padme screamed.
"ANAKIN!" she screamed again, but only the buzzing sound of the reactor filled her ears in response.
"He won't be coming for you," a voice said and she looked up at the ledge above her where Kendra stood.
"But you'll see him in whatever life awaits you after this one and I will enjoy watching you suffer before your demise, Senator," she hissed. Tears streamed down Padme's cheeks, for the shackles bit mercilessly into her wrists and blood trickled down her arms. She saw a bridge extend out toward her and watched as Kendra approached.
"You'll eventually be dropped into this black death below you," Kendra said, as she walked around behind her.
"But I'm going to make you beg for me to kill you first," Kendra hissed, as Padme heard a buzzing sound behind her. She recognized the sound, for Senate guards were often armed with plasma pikes. Her breathing came in ragged gasps, as she braced herself for the pain to come. And it came full force, as Kendra gleefully shoved the pike into Padme's back, filling the chamber with her tortured screams…
Luke huddled his sisters close to him, as they were kept in a damp cell with several caged Ysalamir creatures. They were isolated too, for they didn't know where their parents were or the rest of their family. Add to that, they couldn't sense anything within the Force repellent bubble created by the creatures and Jayden was missing. He had been there, but had been taken away, kicking and screaming by two of the androids just thirty minutes ago. And they didn't know what was happening to anyone that they loved. As Luke watched the two androids guard them, he knew that this time, it could be up to him and his siblings to rescue their parents, for he had a very bad feeling that they would be in no condition to save them this time. He looked at his sisters and they looked back at him with determination. It was time to formulate a plan…
Jayden struggled with his bonds, but it was impossible to break free from the plasmic prison that held him. The androids had brought him to this room and put him in the plasma holding ring, before simply leaving. But finally, the door to the room slid open and he was surprised to see the bounty hunter known as Boba Fett walk through with two androids. His heart lurched, as he saw them dragging Natalie with them roughly.
"Natalie!" he called.
"Jayden!" she cried.
"Let her go!" he demanded. Boba smirked and pulled Natalie in front of him. She shuddered, as Fett grazed his hand along her face.
"Word has it that this one is special to you, kid. I must say, you have good taste," he goaded.
"Get your filthy hands off her!" Jayden screamed, as he struggled with the plasma charged shackles that held him. Boba chuckled, as Kendra made her appearance.
"So much power…yet you waste it on this," Kendra said, looking at Natalie in disgust.
"Just like your father, but I can show you a productive way to use your powers…and then you would have no equal in the galaxy," Kendra said. Jayden smirked at her in disgust.
"You're talking about the dark side, I'm sure. Are you stupid enough to actually believe I would turn?" Jayden spat. Kendra scoffed.
"No, you're too much like your father and your sickeningly goody mother. Unless…someone were to take away what you love most," Kendra hissed. Natalie yelped, as the other woman grabbed her and backhanded her across the face. Natalie fell to the floor, whimpering, as she held the bleeding gash on her cheek, caused by the sharp ring Kendra wore on one of her fingers. The daughter of Palpatine smirked evilly and looked to Boba.
"Kill her and make it agonizingly slow," Kendra ordered. Boba drew a long blade from the scabbard at his waist.
"It's too bad…you're nice piece of tail," Boba goaded, as he kicked her in the abdomen. Natalie cried out in pain and coughed violently. Boba laughed evilly.
"Figures. A little kick and I practically broke you in half. This is going to be a lot of fun," he said, as he kicked her in the chest.
"NOOOO! LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BASTARD!" Jayden screamed.
"You're angry…that's good," Kendra goaded. Jayden struggled and flailed, trying in vain to snap his bonds.
"Jayden…" Natalie whimpered, as Fett drew his blade and glanced back at Jayden with a malicious smile.
"She's as good as dead, kid, just like everyone else you love," Fett goaded, as he prepared to thrust his blade into Natalie's flesh.
"NOOOO!" Jayden screamed…
