Star Wars: Remix version
Chapter eleven: Ray vs Obi-wan
The sleek Naboo Skiff landed on the Mustafar landing platform near Ray's green starfighter.
"I will go out first" Padme instructed. Obi-wan nodded reluctantly as she exited off the ramp. Ray ran up to the skiff as Padme came down the ramp.
"Milady, I saw your ship . . ." Ray said, voice trailing off. "How did you find me?"
"It doesn't matter. Ray, do you know who killed my husband?" She asked, getting straight to the point.
"Anakin is dead?" Ray asked, feigning disbelief.
"Yes, Obi-wan, he told me you killed Ani, and the younglings in the temple" Padme said, shaking her head.
"Obi-wan is trying to turn you against me." Ray said. "The Jedi have betrayed us"
"He cares about you." Padme protested. "He wants to help you."
"I don't need Obi-wan. Come with me Padme, together we will build a new life for your children" Ray said, holding out a hand. "My new powers can save you"
"At what cost? You are a good person. Don't do this." Padme said.
"I've become more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of and I've done it for you. To protect you." Ray told her.
"I wasn't yours to protect" Padme whispered.
"Don't you see, Anakin couldn't protect you. I have brought peace to the Republic. I am more powerful than the Chancellor. I can overthrow him, and together you and I can rule the galaxy." Ray said, urging her.
"I don't believe what I'm hearing . . . Obi-wan was right. You killed Ani didn't you" Padme asked, anger in her eyes, even though she already knew the answer, she wanted him to admit it.
"He betrayed the Chancellor, he had to go" Ray said. "He could never love you like I can"
"Love! Ray you killed my husband. You are going down a path I can not follow" Padme said glaring at him. At that moment Obi-wan appeared at the entrance of the ship.
"Traitor!" Ray shouted. Padme turned around and saw Obi-wan standing in the doorway of the Naboo Skiff.
"I'm sorry Ray"
"You've betrayed me! You brought him here to kill me!" Ray said angrily.
"You brought this upon yourself" Padme said sadly. Ray reached out, and Padme grabbed her throat as she started to choke. Obi-wan stared horrified.
"Let her go, Ray." He said, coming down the ramp.
"She is a traitor" Ray snapped.
"Let her go!" Obi-wan shouted. Ray released his grip on Padme and she crumpled to the ground.
"You turned her against me." Ray said, glaring at his former master.
"You have done that yourself." Obi-wan replied, shedding his cloak.
"She will be mine" Ray declared.
"I don't think so" Obi-wan said. "You have allowed this Sith to twist your mind until now . . . until now you have become the very thing you swore to destroy."
They circled each other until Obi-wan was near Padme. He placed his hand on her.
"Don't lecture me, Obi-wan. I see through the lies of the Jedi. I do not fear the dark side as you do. I have brought peace, justice, freedom, and security to my new Empire." Ray said.
"Your new Empire?" Obi-wan repeated.
"Don't make me kill you." Ray warned.
"Ray, my allegiance is to the Republic ... to democracy." Obi-wan shouted.
"If you're not with me, you're my enemy." Ray said darkly.
"Only a Sith Lord deals in absolutes. I will do what I must." Obi-wan said, resigned to the fact that he would have to kill his padawan. He ignited his lightsaber.
"You will try." Ray said. He also ignited his lightsaber and lashed out at Obi-wan as they began dueling ferociously. Ray threw containers at Obi-wan using the Force.
They worked their way off the landing platform and into the main entry hallway. Ray kicked Obi-wan, and he dropped to a lower level.
Threepio and Artoo exited the Skiff and made their way to Padme's side. Artoo scanned her body and made a series of beeps.
"Oh dear, we must get her aboard ship" Threepio said. He placed one of his metallic hands on her forehead and her eyes fluttered open. "Miss Padme, are you alright?" She slowly shook her head.
"Ray…kill…me" She whispered closing her eyes again.
"Oh dear" Threepio said again.
The battle intensified.
"The flaw of power is arrogance." Obi-wan said. He stood still for a moment, looking at Ray. Ray smirked.
"You hesitate . . . the flaw of compassion." He spat. Obi-wan and Ray locked sabers. Obi-wan put out his hand to use the Force to push Ray away. Ray put out his hand to block Obi-wan. Both Jedi were blasted backwards onto the control panels. They regained their footing and the battle raged on. They battled around the room, and eventually the door to the outside was knocked open. They continued battling out onto the balcony.
Ray forced Obi-wan down a narrow balcony outside the Control Room. He ripped objects off the wall and threw them at Obi-wan as he pushed him further and further along the walkway. The balcony ended, and Obi-wan was trapped. He looked over the balcony and into a river of lava. Ray cut a piece of the balcony railing off, along with a control panel.
Alarms sounded, and a protective shield around the superstructure disappeared. It tumbled into the molten abyss, disappearing in a puff of smoke. A small pipe connected the Control Center to the Main Collection Plant. Obi-wan had no choice but to tightrope-walk out across the lava river while fighting Ray. Ray, following Obi-wan, jumped down onto the flexing pipe, landed, and resumed fighting. Obi-wan and Ray worked their way across the small pipe, fighting ferociously as they go. Obi-wan slipped, threw his lightsaber up in the air, grabbed on to the pipe, swung around, grabbed on to an upper pipe, retrieved his lightsaber, and landed back on the original pipe. They continued to fight across the pipe until they reached the Main Collection Plant.
Obi-wan and Ray battled on the top of the multisided collection panels, jumping from one to the other. At the end of the collection cluster, a huge spray of lava covered the attachments that hold up the collectors. The frame began to melt. It wa raining lava. Both Ray and Obi-wan ran for cover under the collection cluster. They continued to fight in the lava rain, darting from cover to attack, then quickly retreating to cover. Support for the entire structure began to fall away, and the collection cluster fell into the lava river. The Jedi continued their fight, climbing to the highest point on the tower as the rest began to melt away as it rode the swift current down the river. It bended toward the lava as they got out toward the end. The fighting increased fiercely. Obi-wan got to the end and was once again trapped. The tower slowly started to sink under the lava.
Obi-wan realized he was getting very close to the edge of the lava falls. He grabbed a rope and leapt from the collection arm. Ray followed behind him. Ray and Obi-wan continued their sword fight hanging from cables as they swung past each other.
Threepio carefully lifted Padme into his arms. Artoo nervously looked on beeping shrilly.
"I am being careful." Threepio retorted. "I've got a good hold on her, but . . . I'm worried about my back. I hope it's able to hold up under this weight." He carried her into the Naboo Skiff.
From their cables, Ray and Obi-wan both spotted something that caused them to stop fighting. The lava river ahead dropped off in a tremendous lava fall. Obi-wan looked around and saw a small floating platform making its way toward the tower. Obi-wan did a double hack-flip and landed squarely on the floating platform. He immediately leaned to one side and moved away from the tower. Ray realized he was doomed as the entire tower headed for the falls. In the distance he saw some construction droids. He swung back to the tower, climbed up and made a running leap and miraculously landed on a worker droid. The droid was confused and chattered to his co-worker. The giant collector went over the lava flow and disappeared in the mist of sparks below. Obi-wan headed for the bank of the lava river, but Ray's droid was faster. He caught up with his old Master.
Obi-wan and Ray continued the swordfight. They battled away, balancing on the tiny platform and puzzled droid. Ray, standing on the Droid, approached Obi-wan on the work platform.
"I have failed you, Ray. I was never able to teach you to think." Obi-wan said sadly.
"I should have known the Jedi were plotting to take over" Ray countered.
"From the Sith!!! Ray, Chancellor Palpatine is evil." Obi-wan said.
"From the Jedi point of view! From my point of view, the Jedi are evil." Ray shot back.
"Well, then you are lost!" Obi-wan shook his head.
"This is the end for you, My Master. I wish it were otherwise." Ray said. He jumped and flipped onto Obi-wan's platform. The fighting continued again until Obi-Wan jumped toward the safety of the black sandy edge of the lava river. He yelled at Ray.
"It's over, Ray. I have the high ground."
"You underestimate my power!" Ray said, eyes narrowed.
"Don't try it." Obi-wan warned. Ray took no heed and followed, and Obi-wan cut his young apprentice at the knees, then cut off his left arm in the blink of an eye. Ray tumbled down the embankment and rolled to a stop near the edge of the lava.
"I loved you Ray" Obi-wan said, near tears. "You were my brother" He picked up Ray's lightsaber and began walking away.
"I hate you!" Ray cried, screaming in pain as the lava lit his clothes on fire.
Obi- wan ran back to Padme's ship as Ray dropped, smoldering, near the top of the lava pit. He made his way to the skiff and looked around for Padme. Threepio stuck his head out the door of the skiff.
"Master Kenobi! We have Miss Padme on board. Please, please hurry. We should leave this dreadful place." The droid urged.
Padme was lying on a cot inside the ship. Obi-wan walked over and checked on her.
"Did you kill him?" She asked weakly. He did not answer but brushed her hair back. Padme dropped back into unconsciousness. Artoo watched over her.
Obi-wan landed the Naboo Skiff on the landing platform of the isolated post of Polis Massa. Yoda and Bail Organ, along with Han and a few ground crew, were waiting as the ramp lowered and Obi-wan emerged, carrying the unconscious Padme in his arms, followed by Artoo and Threepio.
"We'll take her to the medical center, quickly." Bail said. Obi-wan turned to look at Yoda who shook his head.
"Failed, I have" He said in a raspy voice.
Polis medics worked on Padme in an operating theater. Obi-wan and one of the medical droids entered an observation room where Bail, Han and Yoda were waiting.
"Miss Padme is completely healthy, We think she will recover quickly" The droid told them. "But we need to operate quickly if we are to save the babies."
"Babies??!!" Han exclaimed.
"She's carrying twins." The droid replied.
"Save them, we must. They are our last hope." Yoda said softly.
The medical droid rushed back to the operating room. Padme screamed in pain as one of the babies was taken from her womb.
"It's a boy." The medical droid told her.
"Luke " Padme whispered smiling.
"..and a girl." The medical droid said, taking the other baby.
"Leia." Padme said. "My angels" Later, once Padme had most of her strength back, They traveled to Alderann.
"My children will not be safe here" Padme said softly. "For as long as Palpatine and Ray are alive, they will hunt my children down, and kill them"
"I feel Ray's presence strongly, even though we are apart. Palpatine must have rescued him" Obi-wan mused. "What do you suggest we do?"
"I want them to be sent to Tatooine, to live with their grandmother" Padme said.
"What about you?" Obi-wan said. "Will you go with them?" Padme shook her head.
"My place is here, to help in anyway that I can" She said. "I will miss my children, but if Ray finds me, at least he won't find them" She said softly. "Obi-wan will you travel to Tatooine and watch over them, from a distance?"
"Of course, Padme" Obi-wan replied. Padme smiled and left the conference room with Han.
"Into solitude I go, until ready, the twins are" Yoda replied. The old master, left the conference room and took a small one man cruiser to an uninhabited planet called Dagobah. Obi-wan took the Naboo Skiff to Tatooine and explained to Shmi Lars what had transpired. Shmi was sad for the loss of her son but promised that with the help of Owen and Beru, She would take care of her grandchildren. Obi-wan smiled and made his home a few miles away from the Lars homestead, ready to watch and help Luke and Leia if they should ever need his assistance. Padme stayed in Alderann and helped Mon Mothma with the resistance. Han Solo ran away from Alderann and jumped board a cruiser headed for Coruscant. There he met a space pirate named Jano Calrissian and his son Lando and learned to make a living. Ray was found by Palpatine who had him reconstructed with machinery and he became known and feared as Dark Sky.
A/N: don't go away, I have three more movies to rewrite.
I hope you like. I never was good with battles.