Chapter 8 – The One in the Middle
Revan ran towards his ship as he exited the base which was burning from the bombing runs which had taken place. He had failed; Rees, Briady and Foxy were all dead. He didn't need them though; he could destroy what was left of the Resistance himself. His senses sensed something very different.
The Resistance were losing the fight above, the Imperial fleet had had recent upgrades and their weapons were far more powerful than theirs. Hir Jondi did not give up hope as he and his team attempted to find a weak spot on the Ferocia.
Suddenly, there was an explosion as an Imperial Star Destroyer was rammed straight through by an axe-headed dreadnought which had just arrived from hyperspace. Hundreds of fighters had emerged too as the Imperial fleet was battered and ripped apart.
"Admiral, those ships are destroying our fleet!" yelled an officer on-board the bridge of the Ferocia.
"Prepare for the jump to lightspeed, Revan will be coming soon," replied Yuin as he watched another Star Destroyer get ripped in half.
Revan had almost got to the ramp but as he put his foot on it, it slammed close.
"Revan," Ali said as he looked at him igniting his lightsaber and pointing it at him, "Stand down!"
"Never, time and time again your rebellion have failed against the might of my order, my forces will be here any minute and you will be outnumbered, lucky for you, I'd kill you not send you to a prison camp," replied Revan.
"You know you won't take me, rebel cells are springing up across the galaxy, the Capital will be flooded with rebels within the next day, you will lose, to what is right," replied Ali as Revan ignited his lightsaber as they both charged forwards spinning and clashing blades. Revan's anger and fury against Ali's knowledge of lightsaber techniques and skill was a tough match. Revan had the upper hand as he punched Ali in the face and then used the force to throw him down the walkway to the base.
A figure in a cloak landed behind where Ali began to get up from as they whipped their cloak off and stood in-front of Revan. It was a face Revan had not seen in years.
"Revan, I have finally found you," the figure said as Revan stood speechless, "You thought I was dead when you overthrew me didn't you."
"Son!" yelled Ali as he stood up, "Matty!"
"I don't forgive you yet, Skywalker," Matty told him, "Now get out of here before I get angry enough to kill you."
"How did you survive?" asked Revan as he looked into his father's eyes from behind his helmet as Ali ran back through the burning base as TIE fighters flew overhead taking down Y-wing bombers.
"After you beat me I travelled the galaxy, but those adventures of mine do not matter to you, I am back for revenge!" yelled Matty in fury.
"Oh really, if you oppose me you are a Jedi, a Jedi does not seek revenge," replied Revan, "You fool…"
"I am no Jedi," replied Matty, "I am the one in the middle, the balance."
"Don't talk ancient prophecies that don't even exist father, I see through the lies of the Jedi, I do not see the dark side as you do, or anyone else!" yelled Revan, "The prophecies of the Jedi are lies, or they have been destroyed already!"
"Not if I protect its history, it is not destroyed yet in my eyes," replied Matty, "Not yet anyways."
"Then I will kill you and destroy it," replied Revan as he drew his lightsaber, realising this may be the end of both of them. His senses told him that this base wouldn't stand much longer.
Ali jumped aboard the Falcon as it took off and the ramp closed.
"Where's Revan?" asked Andy.
"Oh, he's being dealt with by Matty," replied Ali.
"Darth Matty's on our side?" asked Aljan, "Surely not, he killed Elisa and my wife, along with hundreds of other Jedi."
"No, he's not on our side, he's on his own, now there are three sides in this war," replied Ali.
Chewbacca and Jessike piloted the Falcon as they saw in the distance a large orange, round object emerge from hyperspace.
Chewbacca roared in worry as he watched the weapon fire on low power causing a dust cloud of fire and electricity roar beneath them, sending ruptures and turbulence through it knocking the Falcon all over the place as it was shot by a TIE fighter and the engines turned off.
"Damn it!" yelled Aljan, "I'll contact a ship to pick us up."
A CR90 Corvette raced to the rescue racing alongside the Falcon as the hatch opened and Jessike jumped across followed by Andy, Aljan and Ali as Chewbacca nervously jumped grasping onto the side of the ship as he didn't make it to the door. The Falcon fell into the depths of the cloud as it couldn't be visualised anymore.
Chewbacca roared in pain as the wind blew his one hand off the side of the ship and then the other, sending him falling to the depths below as Andy gasped in horror.
"Chewie! Chewie!" he yelled, "No!"
The ship raced from the cloud and into the battle as the Resistance jumped into hyperspace just leaving the Imperial Sith Order and Matty's fleet to fight over the SunStar's power.
