Chapter 7: Signs and Portents
Harry's hands automatically flew off the controls to cover his scar. He hadn't felt this pain since Voldemort died, and had hoped to never feel it again. He then felt himself be pulled into a Force vision.
"Young Skywalker is proving more resilient than I first thought" a black clad figure mused. "All attempts to turn him have failed so far, thanks to his Master and that interfering Knight Potter." Another Sith moved into Harry's view. "Lord Sidious, why don't we simply kill Senator Amidala and Skywalker's mother. It would be simple to turn the boy if we play on his hatred of those that kill the women he loves."
"Yes Paine it would, however, we cannot be involved in that case."
"What about using Tusken Raiders to kill Shmi and then a bounty hunter to finish off Amidala?"
Sidious thought about it for a moment and then smiled. "Yes that will work. Go and put those plans in motion, I want them dead and Skywalker on our side as soon as possible. Be subtle though."
Paine nodded and left.
Harry shook his head, the memories of the Exar Kunn mission now pushed away to the back of his mind. Now, he had to get to Naboo. Grimly, he pushed the pain away, releasing it into the Force with a brief thought. Absently he noted that this ability would have been really useful when he was younger and dealing with the visions from Voldemort. He was also pleased that he was posing a threat to the Sith's plans to turn Anakin. Shaking his head, Harry turned his starfighter on a course for Naboo and began calculations for the hyperspace jump to Naboo. He had to warn Anakin and Qui-Gon about the plans that the Sith had for Shmi and Padme.
'Anakin won't turn, I will die before I let that happen to my little brother' he thought as his ship continued to do the calculations. He had to beat the Sith, that was very clear. What was not so clear was what might happen if he didn't. Harry had a vague sense of impending doom that said that if he didn't prevent Shmi and Padme's deaths, then Anakin would fall. He would not allow that to happen. He couldn't.
Before he could enter hyperspace, Harry noticed another ship coming up on the Port wing. He rolled his ship to the right and noticed that the fan shaped craft had come from a vector parallel to that of the moon. Grinning he opened a comm channel.
"Hello Asaji, miss me" he said as he dropped to avoid a stream of laser fire. He heard an incoherent spluttering on the other end and grinned, before returning fire that was intended to rip her ship's belly open. It missed and got her tail. Growling, Harry moved right, then left, always moving so he couldn't be predicted, and therefore couldn't get a couple of missiles shot up his ass. He heard a series of beeps and noticed that the calculations for the hyperspace jump were finished. Pressing a button, he saved them and then sent a stream of laser fire at the Sith's fighter.
The two fighters locked horns a few minutes longer, neither giving in to the other. They skipped across the atmosphere of the 4th moon with the Fan shaped vessel screaming laser fire at the N1 fighter he was piloting,
"Fuck this" then Harry glanced back at Moony "Hang tight back there partner I've got an idea"
Gripping the controls tightly Harry prepared to pull a move Viktor taught him when he was sixteen. He called it the Dragon's Gambit.
Putting all the spare power into the engines Harry yanked back violently on the controls while firing the rear landing stabilisers at full power.
The result was the Nubian N-1 spinning on an extremely tight one eighty turn with the back of the fighter swinging around as if on a hinge and at the same time he opened up with a full barrage from the cannons.
The laser strike tore through the wing of the fighter which disabled the Sith's fighter leaving it floating dead in space.
Harry closed the comm channel to the Sith and opened a secure one to Qui-Gon who was heading to Naboo. When he got confirmation that Qui-Gon had received his call, Harry barked into the receiver, "Get your ass to Naboo NOW Qui-Gon, it's extremely important. I'll fill you in on details later but the Senator is in danger. Move!"
He heard spluttering on the other end which indicated that Qui Gon wasn't used to being ordered around like this by a Knight but then his voice came on, saying crisply, "Message received and understood Knight Potter. Jinn out."
Sighing in relief that the Jedi Master would move to Naboo with all possible speed, Harry looked for the stricken Sith fighter. Grinning, he rolled over again and opened the channel to Asaji's ship. He pressed the button to bring the hyperspace calculations up and then said cheerfully, "It's been fun Asaji but I can't stay. Maybe next time I'll finish you off. Bye bye."
Harry pulled the lever and watched the stars streak past him as he entered hyperspace, Asaji Ventress' howls and splutters of rage ringing in his ears as he headed to Naboo.
Authors Notes:
Done.
Next time we have a little chat between Harry and Anakin
