CHAPTER ELEVEN

Ahsoka was taken to the Death Star, and brought to Vader in his own personal lounge. "Lord Vader, we have Tano," said General Cody.

"Is she here now?" asked Vader.

"You tell me helmet head," said Ahsoka.

"She's here," said Vader. "Leave us."

"Yes, sir," said Cody. He signaled the other clones to leave, and then he left.

Vader opened his chamber all the way, then stood up and walked out. "So, Ahsoka, what do you think of my Empire?" asked Vader. "Nice isn't it. Exactly the way I thought the Republic should've been ran."

"It sucks," said Ahsoka. "Probably as much as it sucks to be stuck in that tin can for the rest of your life."

"Actually, it's not as bad as it looks. It's roomy, comfortable, and it blocks my scarred, burnt flesh."

"Good. I don't want to see your face again."

"Now back to business. I can sense that you're in a lot of anger. My new apprentice killed all of your allies in less than three days. By my command."

"Well Jack's going to kill your apprentice and rescue me. He's more than twice the Jedi you ever were."

Vader bent over, and stared Ahsoka in the face from behind his mask. "No, Starkiller is more powerful than Jack's dad, so Jack will die. I promise."

Ahsoka angrily spit on Vader's mask. "Another benefit of this mask, keeps my face clean." He turned and smacked Ahsoka onto the ground. "I know that sacrifices must be made to keep this Empire from dying. So that also means that I must take a chance with my life. To complete your journey to the Dark Side, which you've already started on, either Starkiller, or myself will end up dead, by your hands."

"You will die by my hands, when Jack frees me, and I get my chance to end this Empire."

"Still thinking Jack will defeat Starkiller?"

"I know he will. And if I fail to defeat you, he'll finish the job."
Vader used the Force and released Ahsoka's handcuffs. Then he used it to move her lightsabers into her sight. "He's dead now, acc…" Vader paused when he sensed a ship closing in on the Death Star. He could sense that Ahsoka was right, and that Jack was on it.

"I sense it too, and you've just made the rescue mission easier for all of us," said Ahsoka, while pulling her lightsabers to her. She activated them, held them in separate hands, and charged at Vader, who quickly grabbed his lightsaber, blocked Ahsoka's swing, which started an immediate saber lock.

"I warned you," said Ahsoka. "The empire ends today." She pulled both of her sabers back and started swinging at Vader, but he kept up with her swings.

Jack shot out the laser cannons next to the hangar door, and docked his ship. Some clone troopers went to the hangar stop him. Jack opened the boarding ramp to his ship, and all the troopers opened fire on the empty ramp. But when they went there, they were surprised to see that Jack wasn't there. He jumped and ghosted himself out of the front of the ship, activated his lightsaber, and started attacking the clones from the back.

He sliced two through the sides, ricocheted a laser back into one's head, sliced the back of another one's head, and ricocheted lasers back into the rest.

After wiping all of them out, he walked through the hallways of the Death Star, relying on the Force to guide him to Ahsoka. As he walked through, he used a blaster pistol he found to take out the clones he'd meet in the hallways, which were usually only one to three at a time.

Ahsoka and Vader fought all through Vader's lounge. Ahsoka engaged a lock, and pushed Vader into the door, then she pushed the button that opens the door. Vader fell into the hallway, fell over, but did a back flip off the ground to get up. He glanced to his right side, and saw Jack coming at him, lightsaber ready. Vader back flipped up, raised blocked Jack's saber swing, then blocked a swing from Ahsoka, another from Jack, then they all three locked sabers.

"Starkiller did fail," said Vader. "I guess I'll have to clean up his mess."

Vader pushed down, breaking the lock, then blocked a swing form Jack, then another from Ahsoka. This continued for a few dozen seconds, before Vader through Jack up into a light with the Force.

Vader turned back to Ahsoka, and started dueling with her. Having been her former Jedi Master, he was very familiar with her fighting style. As always, she held her lightsabers with their blades going backwards out of her hands. Ahsoka crossed her two lightsabers, with her arms crossed as well.

Knowing that Vader was going to push down hard to try and cut her arms, Ahsoka stepped back and let Vader push through her lightsabers. Then Vader locked sabers with her again, and pushed her out of a window in the hallway. She fell down onto a platform a little way down, but wasn't hurt any more than a sting down her back.

Jack got up and ran at Vader, and started clashing sabers with him. He dodged a few swings from Vader, then drop-kicked him onto the ground. "Ha, can't move as well in that suit can you?" he teased.

Angry at the comment, Vader turned over, and used the Force to push Jack down the hallway. Then he stood up and charged at Jack, and they started dueling back down the hallway.

On the platform, Ahsoka stood up, and looked over to see Talon, with her lightsaber on, and a challenging look on her face. "Round four," she said.

Ahsoka connected her lightsabers, and prepared to fight. "Bring it."

Talon charged at Ahsoka and they slammed their lightsabers together. She swung around and blocked a hit from one of Ahsoka's blades, then blocked a hit from the other blade, and repeated the pattern for a few minutes, but moving in different directions each time.

Jack was starting to win his duel with Vader. He smacked Vader's saber, then Vader swung at Jack's head. Jack ducked, swung up to block a swing, hit saber's with Vader a few times, then pushed him a few feet ahead with the Force. As he walked toward Vader to try and end the fight, he got blasted by a burst of Force energy. He flew through the wall, through some cables, and landed on a platform surrounded by hundreds of cords.

"You left before the dance was over, Jack," said a familiar voice. "Time to finish it." When Jack looked up, he was surprised at what he saw. Starkiller had survived his fall.

"How the hell?" said Jack with a surprised expression.

"Do you really think a simple fall will kill me?" asked Starkiller. "Guess again. Now, let's dance."

Starkiller activated his lightsaber and charged at Jack. They started smacking sabers, but as they swung for a hit, they'd slice three to ten cords in the room. They both struggled to fight as the sparks form the sliced cords blinded them.

Ahsoka and Talon were fighting an intense battle, swinging and clashing their sabers as hard and fast as they could. Ahsoka swung at Talon with one saber blade, was blocked, swung with the other blade and was blocked again, and with her next swing, started a saber lock. She started to get an idea of how to defeat Talon, and glared at her with a satisfied smile. She pushed back, knocking Talon into a huge pillar, with a window exposing a power conduit. Ahsoka pulled her lightsabers apart, put them on her belt, then grabbed Talon's lightsaber, and started to pull it up. Talon used all her strength to try and resist, but Ahsoka ended up taking Talon's saber, and stabbing it through her hand and into the conduit. Electricity from the conduit traveled up the blade of the lightsaber, and electrocuted Talon. After she breathed her last breath, she fell down on the ground, and didn't move again.

Starkiller and Jack fought through the wire room, 'til they got to a door. They started a saber lock when Starkiller pinned Jack against it. "Time for a 30 second truce," said Jack. "I open this door, we enter, and fight to the death."

"Fine," said Starkiller. He stabbed his lightsaber into the door and started to cut it open. Jack stood ready in case he tried to take advantage of the deal. Jack walked into the room, and waited for Starkiller to enter also. "Now," said Starkiller, before taking a swing at Jack.

Jack blocked the swing, and started walking backwards. He blocked Starkiller's swings for a few minutes, then he turned the battle around after a saber lock and started swinging himself. They were in the room that had the giant window, and several computers. Jack pushed Starkiller into one of the computers, and jumped over his head. He swung down, was blocked, blocked a hit between his and Starkiller's chests, and another a few inches lower.

Ahsoka had ran up to the hall way where her and Jack fought Vader, and followed the path of sparking wires to where Starkiller and Jack were. When she got there, she activated her lightsabers, connected them into a staff, and charged at Starkiller. When he noticed, he pushed Jack away, and turned to block a swing from Ahsoka.

He pushed her off and jumped over her head. "Time to finish this," he said. They all charged at each other, and started dueling. Starkiller blocked a swing from Jack, another from Ahsoka, and again from Jack. He swung at Ahsoka and hit both sides of her saber, then turned around and hit with Jack. After a few minutes, he pushed Ahsoka out of the way, and started dueling Jack again. He pushed him over a safety rail, placing them both in front of the window. Ahsoka jumped into the same spot, turned on her lightsabers, separated the two, and ran to help Jack.

Jack was able to handle Starkiller's swings, 'til he figured out an idea. "Ahsoka, brace yourself and throw me a lightsaber," he ordered. Ahsoka did as she was asked, and grabbed onto the safety bar with one hand. When he grabbed the lightsaber, glared at Starkiller with a happy smile. He saluted "good-bye," then he threw the lightsaber at the window. Him, Ahsoka and Starkiller all grabbed the safety bar with both hands, to avoid being sucked into space. But Jack was quick; he raised his lightsaber, grinned at Starkiller, activated the blade, and cut off both of Starkiller's hands. Starkiller flew into space, screaming in fear.

Jack could sense Vader on his way to where they were, so he made his way to Ahsoka, put a breather in his mouth and gave her one, then he let go of the bar and flew into space. But with a trick his dad taught him, he used the Force to protect them both from the harsh space environment. He saw a Sith ship directly ahead of him, and ghosted him and Ahsoka into the ship. They killed the clones piloting the ship, and flew it away from the Death Star.

"Thanks for warning me about that," said Ahsoka in a lightly angry tone.

"Sorry," said Jack. "It's kind of hard to talk when being pulled into space."

"It's ok, as long as you teach me that trick."

"I will," said Jack. When he looked forward, he saw a sight that almost made him sick, but also happy. Starkiller's body, floating after being torn up by the effects of space's harsh conditions. He was satisfied by the fact that Starkiller was no doubt dead this time, so grinning with excitement, he put the ship into light speed, and flew to Corrusaunt.

They met General Wedge Antilles a week later, and agreed to meet him at Dexter's Diner for a meeting about the Rebellion they were planning on starting. When they all got there, Ahsoka was happy to see R2-D2 and C3PO. They were Anakin's droids before he turned to the Dark Side, and were now under General Antilles' care.

"R2," screamed Ahsoka. R2 was happy to see her also, and drove himself to her. Ahsoka bent over and hugged the little droid.

"Hello, miss, I am C3PO, human-cyborg relations."

"Oh come on, 3PO, you know me," said Ahsoka.

"His memory was wiped six years ago," said Wedge.

"Why?" asked Jack.

Wedge waved his finger so Jack would lean forward. "So the Sith won't find out where Darth Vader's kids have been hidden," he whispered.

"Kids?" asked Ahsoka.

"Twins," said Wedge. "Senator Amidala was the mother, but sadly she passed during their birth."

"I heard," said Ahsoka.

"Hopefully the plan me and Jack have thought up should end all the pain, suffering, and death though," said Wedge.

"What plan?" asked Ahsoka.

"Master Jack has proposed the start of a rebellion against the empire," said 3PO.

"Why didn't you tell me?" asked Ahsoka.

"I wanted it to be a surprise," said Jack. "But one problem, Kyle isn't experienced enough to train all the kids on Dantooine, and I won't be able to help him on my own, so we're not going to be able to fight the war."

"Seriously?" asked Ahsoka with a disappointed tone.

"I'm sorry," said Jack, patting her on the back. "I wanted to fight too."

"Well, restoring the Jedi Order is more important than our want to fight," said Ahsoka.

"Back to business," said Wedge. "Malastare, Bakura, Toydaria, and Corellia all agreed to join our cause. Dantooine didn't because they wanted us to use the planet for hiding military bases and equipment."

"What about Vjun?" asked Jack.

"Vader took over the planet before they decided," said Wedge.

"Well there are more star systems we can bring to our cause," said Ahsoka.

"Contact Naboo, and bring them," said Jack.

"As you wish," said Wedge. "Is there anything else you wish me to do before you go back to Dantooine?"

"Set up an emergency defense incase of an Empire attack on Dantooine," said Jack. "Send ships and pilots, and have them stay at the Enclave."

"It will be done, sir," said Wedge. Him and Jack stood up, saluted each other, and left the diner. Wedge went to a military office and set up everything Jack ordered, including bringing Naboo to the Rebellion cause.

Jack and Ahsoka went back to Dantooine. When they arrived, Kyle was waiting for them by the landing platform. "Welcome back," he greeted after they got off the ship.

"We set up the rebellion, and we're all three going to stay here and run the academy," said Jack.

"Thank God," said Kyle.

"Did they give you that much trouble?" joked Ahsoka.

"All that and more," replied Kyle.

Later that night, after explaining to the kids what was happening, Jack and Ahsoka finally got to have a good night's rest. Almost. Ahsoka walked into Jacks room, just after he'd laid down to sleep. Ahsoka was bothered by what happened earlier while the group was separated in the jungle, and they were by themselves that one morning.

"Jack," she whispered. "Are you awake?"

"No I'm sound asleep, don't wake me," Jack said sarcastically.

"It's ok, it can wait 'til morning," said Ahsoka.

"No right now is fine," said Jack. "Come here." He patted the bed next to him. "What's on your mind?"

"Remember in the jungle, when we were all separated, and we made out that one morning?"

"Yeah, I remember."

"And I said I thought we should do that later?"

"Do what?"

Ahsoka sat on the bed, and pulled Jack's head over. "This." She pulled his head over and kissed him.

"Oh, that," said Jack. They kissed for a few more minutes.

Later that month, Jack popped the question. And later that year, they shared a kiss that sealed their marriage. They were more satisfied than ever after beginning their marriage, because the rebellion was spread around the galaxy, they were close to restoring the Jedi order, and Ahsoka became pregnant with their first child, a little boy they named Josh.

EPILOGUE

After hearing blaster shots from near by, a kind old Twi'lek lady walked toward a path to see what was going on. She saw a Rodian carrying an infant on his back. "Sir, what's going on?" she asked him.

"I'm being…" he started to say right when he was shot in the back by a Duros bounty hunter, riding on a gunship. The kind lady grabbed the crying infant off the Rodian's back, and walked away from the scene as fast as she could, leaving a blanket behind. She looked at the baby, and found a name tag that read: Jason.