Kim Possible: Quest for the Kyber Crystal
BY Dragonfang33
Chapter XIV
Journey to Tatooine
Location: Darth Shirus's private chamber.
Darth Shirus sat upon a black chair in the center of the room, awaiting the transmission from her master. The look to her face no longer seemed human, her eyes blazed with hatred to the point that they glowed blood red, which was enough to send chills down the spines of the two Imperial officers who stood by the door.
"Why must it sting so much?" Shirus asked, as she stroked the bandage that covered the gash on her cheek with her clawed finger.
"My lady," one of the officers dared to venture, "Maybe you shouldn't touch the wound?"
"WHAT," Shirus roared, and slammed her fist into the officer's face with all the strength she could muster, never before in her life had she been so enraged.
"SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PAIN I'M FEELING?" Shirus asked, as she grabbed the officer, by the colure of his uniform, and then hurled him against the wall of her chambers, "MY FACE, KIMMIE'S STUPID SIDE KICK CUT MY BEAUTIFUL FACE." She placed her hand over the wound.
"My lady," Boba Fett said, entering the room.
"WHAT NOW?" Shirus roared
"The Imperial Rising has just entered the system, and Prince Valarium is demanding you make contact." Fett replied. Shirus growled, silently counting to 10 to keep from putting her fist through Boba Fett's face, as she made her way over to the small black pedestal that stood in the center of the room.
"What is your bidding master?" Shirus asked, as the hologram of the Dark Prince materialized before her.
"Have you recovered Miss Possible and the Rings?" Valarium asked
"No my lord," Shirus replied.
"I want those rings recovered," Valarium snarled, "Not excuses."
"If it pleases you my lord," Shirus continued, "I would like to return and finish the job."
"No," Valarium replied, "By now the Jedi are aware of our presence. But your failure may work to our advantage." Shirus looked at her master.
"What do you mean?" Shirus asked, with a confused look to her eye.
"They can lead us to the next ring," Valarium replied, "all we have to do is follow them, and this time I'll deal with them personally."
"As you command my lord," Shirus replied.
"Lady Shirus," Valarium continued, "engage the cloaking device on your ship, we'll wait for the freighter to leave Yavin's atmosphere and give pursuit once we have their hyperspace coordinates."
"As you wish my Lord," Shirus replied
Location: Jedi Academy, Yavin 4
"You both did well," Kyle said, as the group loaded the rest of the supplies onto the Raven's Sun.
"Yeah," Kim said, "well."
"Something wrong?" Kyle asked, noticing the change in the tone of Kim's voice.
"It's just," Kim said, "I've been thinking about what happened at the temple. I mean no one, not even me has been able to scar Shego like that, and now I find out that we're related." Kim began thinking about her mother and father, and why they had lied to her.
"You have a right to be angry at them," Kyle said, "but they may have had a reason for keeping Rachel's existence from you."
"Yeah," Kim replied, "like they didn't want me to know my arch foe is family."
"Maybe," Kyle replied, "but I want you to know this is a dangerous time for both you and Ron, and the fact that Shirus is your sister will make it all the more dangerous."
"Yeah," Kim said, with a jealous tone to her voice, "Like Ron can't handle her alone, I mean I've fought Shego, hundreds of times and I've never been able to scar her like that."
"Kim," Kyle replied, "you're only human, the same as me, but you're also a Jedi now, and that jealous attitude of yours will one day lead you down the Dark Path."
"Then teach me," Kim said, "you're my master as well, or are you more interested in showing your prized pupil everything."
"Listen," Kyle replied, "you defeated both Darth Maul and General Grievous, two of the most dangerous warriors in the history of the Galaxy."
"But Darth Plagius escaped," Kim said, with a tear forming in her eye.
"As I said before you're only human," Kyle continued, "you're not all powerful."
"Well I should be," Kim said, "and I will, one day I'll be the most powerful Jedi ever."
"I seem to have heard that before," Kyle replied, "and the man who said it paid with his very soul." Kim was about to say something when a bright gold droid suddenly walked down the ramp of the Raven's Sun.
"Master Wolf, Mistress Possible," 3PO said, "I think you'd better get on board, I believe we have a problem."
Location: Raven's Sun Main Hold
Joss and Ron had been watching Rufus and the blue and white trash can shaped robot playing a game, that neither of them had seen, except for maybe in Star Wars Episode IV, when suddenly Rufus and R2 began arguing, at first all they were hearing were beeps and grunts. Rufus and R2 were still going at it, when 3PO returned.
"Please tell this horrid little creature," 3PO said, pointing at Rufus, "that R2 made a fair move and screaming about it won't help him."
"Hay golden man," Ron replied, "You calling Rufus a liar?" Ron was about to draw his lightsaber on 3PO when Kyle and Kim entered the room.
"Stoppable," Kyle shouted, "Stand down." Ron backed down, before Kyle turned his attention to R2 and Rufus.
"R2 prep the ship for launch," Kyle said, "and Rufus, find something useful." Rufus grunted as he ran back into Ron's pocket.
"So how's everything going between you and my cousin?" Joss asked
"Let's just say," Kyle answered, "once we're enroot to Tatooine, Kim and me will be doing some special training," he turned to face Ron, "Stoppable I want you to keep an eye pealed for any Imperial ships."
"How come," Ron said, "I mean that scar I gave Shego probably sent her and her Imperial Goon Squad into the next system."
"I wish it were so," Kyle replied, "I can still sense her presence, and it seems the Dark Side within her has only grown stronger." Ron's face went white.
"You okay Ron?" Joss asked
"Stronger," Ron replied, meekly, "even before she was a Sith Shego scared me, now she's even scarier."
"Pull yourself together," Kim added, "now's not the time to fall apart."
"Kim," Ron said, "Shego's your big sister right? Can you tell her that I didn't mean to cut her face?"
"Right now," Kim replied, "I don't think my "big sister" and I are on speaking terms. She followed Kyle into the cockpit, leaving Ron to regain his composure.
The engines of the Raven's Sun roared to life as the freighter rocketed out of the Academy and made its way into the black void of space.
"Impute Hyperspace Coordinates," Kyle said, Ron and Joss began imputing the Tatoon System's coordinates into the navigational computer.
"Kim," Kyle said, "engage Hyperdrive." Kim smiled, as she pulled the lever to activate the ship's hyperdrive, and the Raven's Sun rocketed into Hyperspace.
Location: Bridge of the Imperial Rising
"My Lord," the officer said, catching Prince Valarium off guard, "we've got them."
"Excellent," the Dark Prince replied, "where are they going?"
"The Tatoon System sir," the officer answered, "Tatooine most likely."
"Lady Shirus," Valarium said, as he turned his attention back to the hologram of his apprentice, "take your ship ahead of us and confirm the Raven's Sun's presence on Tatooine, however do nothing until I arrive."
"As you wish master," Shirus replied, as the hologram faded. Valarium turned to gaze out the forward window of the bridge, like a god watching over his creation, a cold grin washing over his face as he watched the Venom entered Hyperspace.
Stay Tuned for Chapter XV: Tusken Raiders PS: Some of the passages are references to my Dark Trooper story.