A new chapter, I hope you enjoy, for the record I will have you know that I've changed the relationship of Ferus and and Anakin a little. They are more like friendly rivals in this story not as bitter as the official universe, but still rivals, I'm saying it more for future chapters than this one. I hope you enjoy the chapter please review fav or follow if you like.
LD: I do not own Star Wars
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The battle between Jedi and droids raged on with the Jedi destroying at least ten droids for each knight, master or padawan that fell. However the droids had numbers to spare something the Jedi didn't have. Soon it became clear that they would need to think of something fast if they were to survive, or at least something needed to happen.
Qui Gon approached Mace as the Master of the Jedi order parried some blaster shots. "We won't last much longer if this keeps up."
"I know but we have no choice." Mace said. Qui Gon looked for Obi Wan and Anakin who were fighting side by side with Padme and Siri with Sarah, Ferus and Kiara nearby. Padme and Sarah seemed to be struggling since they could only avoid the blaster shots and not block them with a light saber. He also noticed several of the jedi on the ground, dead, he knew most of them from his time at the temple, they were friends and comrades in arms. He felt anger rising but an unexpected voice stopped him.
"There is no death, there is only the Force." Came the voice of Dooku, his old master. He looked around, it was the voice of the man he remembered as a proud and noble Jedi knight not the man he'd met on Serenno.
'Master where are you?' Qui Gon asked.
'I'm always with you my old apprentice.' Dooku replied. 'I will always be.'
Then Qui Gon realized that his master wasn't on a physical place, he was in the Force. His anger was subsided as he realized their fallen comrades would also be with them in the Force. Suddenly the droids stopped firing.
"So you can't say I am not merciful. I will give you a chance to surrender" Alexa said confident in her victory. "If you surrender now and become my prisoners I will spare your life."
'And conduct several sick experiments on us no doubt' Obi Wan scowled as he remembered what the Sith did to some of their prisoners, also shudering as he remembered the Force Nullifier.
"Spare us your pity, Sith" Master Windu replied. "We will fight 'till the end and if it's the will of the Force we will all die here."
"So be it" Alexa replied preparing to give the order to attack again. Then the arena turned a little darker as if something was beginning to block the sun. Looking up her eyes went wide as she saw a cruisser an "Acclamator" Class assault ship flying above the arena. Before she could react several LAAT/i gunships descended upon the arena and attacked the droids while groups of clones landed and began attacking the droids as well forming a protective perimeter around the Jedi
"Who are those people!?" Nute Gunray asked, his voice full of panic. Alexa suppressed the urge to smirk and kept up her serious expression.
"It's the republic they are attacking us!" Came the Geonosian Archduke's voice. Jango looked at her, obviously asking her for her permission to join the fight, she shook it. She would need the would need the Bounty Hunter later.
"Let's retreat for now." She told the Separatist leaders, he then looked at his master's assassin. "Keep them occupied and retreat when we have evacuated." The younger woman nodded making sure she felt her displeasure through the Force. Alexa ignored it and left the balcony as Teressa jumped onto the arena.
Meanwhile Mace Windu, Siri, Obi Wan, Sarah, Kiara, Ferus, Qui Gon and Anakin joined Master Yoda on a near LAAT/i. That took off after the master disembarked, besides a clone armored with a white and yellow armor.
"Good job you all have done" the little green alien told everyone around him. "Resist you did."
"Thank you Master." Mace said. "However the separatist leaders have escaped."
"Arrest them we will." Yoda said. "But lead the troops I must for now."
"We will find her." Anakin said overly eager to have his way with the Sith Lady for threatening everyone dear to him. Yoda observed the padawan closely and then looked at Qui Gon.
"He is right Master. We are familiar with how she feels in the Force now." Qui Gon said and Yoda nodded. He then looked at Master Windu.
"A command center the clones are stablishing on the Planet, go ther we will to lead the battle." Mace nodded and Yoda looked at Qui Gon again. "Join you as soon as I can I will."
"We will go with you" Obi Wan said but felt his Padawan's anxiousness and anger. Turning around he saw what could only be described as his Padawan's twin charging towards them full of speed. Kiara in turn charged as well. "Kiara wait!" Obi Wan said and after receiving a nod from Yoda he went after his Padawan.
Padme and Sarah looked at each other and then at Yoda while Siri and Ferus left to help Obi Wan and Kiara only to be held off by a group of droids and geonosians with some clones rushing to cover them.
"We would like to go with Master Qui Gon and Anakin." Sarah said and the little green alien observed her, obviously wondering why she was on the planet in the first place. Even though Sarah colaborated with the Jedi from time to time the council hadn't requested her assistance in this concrete mission, however Yoda kept his questions to himself.
"Dangerous a Sith is for someone not trained in the Force." The jedi grand Master said.
"We are going" Padme said with determination. Yoda looked at both woman and knew that nothing he could say would stop them. He also felt the bond he'd always felt between Captain Sunn and Qui Gon with a clarity he had never before, and felt a similar bond between the Padawan and the Senator, he worried he would find a lot of those on the Order these days. Perhaps it was time for change, but first he should test those bonds, see if the code was truly outdated and wrong.
"Allow it I will, but very careful you must be." He said with an unreadable expression. He signaled for the clone to call transports for all of them.
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Sarah and Teressa clashed with their lightsabers activated and the Jedi twin could see her sister's eyes were more yellow than the last time she'd seen her. She was able to counter Teressa's strike remembering their duel from Tatooine and was soon she gained the upper hand on her sister as Teressa found herself struggling to keep up with her.
"So you are stronger than I thought on Tatooine." Teressa said with a mocking voice. "It doesn't change that I'm still stronger than you sister. It is no wonder after the Jedi stole you from your true destiny or should I say our mother's weakness did."
Kiara looked at her sister in shock and Teressa kicked her down making her land painfully on her back. Her sister smirked and went in for the kill but her crimson blade was intercepted by Obi Wan's cerulean one. The woman was quickly overwhelmed by the Jedi Master's superior technique. And seeing a few super battle droids nearby she shouted an order at them.
"Kill the Jedi!" She shouted making the bulky silver droids level their wrist laser cannons at Obi Wan and begin shooting at the Jedi. Teressa however didn't have much time to celebrate because Kiara already recuperated charged at her again. With a growl she launched herself at her sister.
"What did you mean?" Kiara demanded to know. "What did you mean when you talked of our mother's weakness."
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Teressa replied as both of them stood with their sabers locked. Kiara glared at her sister and Force pushed her to the ground. Teressa rolled backwards and avoided a fatal strike.
"That's it let your anger consume you. Anger and hate are power." Teressa smirked. "Embrace the Dark side.
"Never!" Kiara said regaining her senses. Teressa's smirk dropped and she also glared at her sister.
"The light will never make you powerful, I'm offering a chance to survive what fate has in store for your pathetic order." She spat. "Why don't you take it?"
"The way the sith see thing is wrong sister." Kiara told her parrying one of her attacks. "Surely you see it as well."
"The sith are Masters of the Force!" Teressa shouted at her attacking her furiously with Force lightning that Kiara masterfully blocked with her saber. "It does our bidding."
"That's why the sith are wrong, the Force is not a tool nor a slave it's a partner a helper and a friend. It guides all living beings to their true destiny." Kiara said. A flash of hurt crossed Teressa's face only to be replaced by a cold mask of indiference.
"I tried to save you." She said darkly. "Playtime is over sister."
She charged again and breaking Kiara's defense stabbed her in the shoulder as Kiara was able at least to redirect her sister's strike. With a growl she prepared for another final strike but found herself pushed away by Obi Wan, also two more Jedi seemed to be heading towards her, a blonde middle aged female human knight and her padawan. The odds were against her this time. Looking at her injured sister she spoke.
"This won't be our last meeting." She said before running away covered by many droids. Kiara who was being attended by Obi Wan and Medic clone observed her run as Siri and Ferus arrived with a squad of clones.
"Kiara" Ferus spoke worriedly. "Are you alright?"
"I've been better" She said with a smile at her lover. "She got away."
"Who was she?" Ferus asked.
"My sister" Kiara replied. All three Jedi looked at her until Obi Wan spoke again.
"We'll talk about this at the temple." He said putting a comforting hand on his Padawan's shoulder. He looked at the clones. "Call for a transport and bring her somewhere safe."
"Master..." Kiara began but Obi Wan rose his hand. "No protests allowed" He looked at Ferus "Go with her"
"And what will we do?" Siri asked. Obi Wan looked the droids that seemed to be retreating from the Arena.
"We'll follow Qui Gon and Anakin." He said as he told the clone troopers to call for another transport.