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Hey, everyone! How are you doing on this fine warm evening of January 12, 2017? I am well, as I have just discovered three great books on the websites of Barnes and Noble and Amazon, namely Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime and Politics for a Better America, By Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. and Nancy French, Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission, By Bret Baier and Catherine Whitney, and one other book that I will not name in order to avoid any… let's just say controversy that's going around right now. I hope to get those three books soon, because these days, I enjoy reading historical and political books very much.
(January 13, 2017 Addendum.) Hello, all of you Star Wars fans! Sorry for another addendum, but I didn't complete the top author's notes for my next chapter, as I wanted a little breather from writing for the day. So, for those of you who are still in school, how are your classes going, because I would say that mine are off to a good start, as I have finished one assignment today in my Introduction to Jazz class? What are you guys going to do tomorrow, as I am going to volunteer at one of my local libraries, and then see Patriot's Day with my father right after? I can't wait to see that movie, as I consider myself to be a loyal and passionate patriot for the principles and ideals that the United States were founded on, as well as the ideals that so many brave men and women have given their lives to defend across the globe. Oh, and before I forget, this chapter will be heavy with action, which is to be expected since the last chapter left us on quite a cliffhanger. And, RC1115-06, I plan to use your characters well in, hopefully just several chapters from now, so don't you worry about that, but I need to figure out how to get to where I plan to be in that point of my story. Now that that's over with, let's get on with the heavy action in this chapter. May the Force be with the survivors of this gruesome battle, because they will need it in order to survive what comes after this.
(January 14, 2017 Addendum.) Good day, everyone. Well, today has been pretty good so far, and it's just 5:39 PM where I am right now. At a local library, I bought a good book that's titled I Am Malala for a measly fifty cents, and then I saw Patriot's Day with my father, and boy, was it a moving movie. If I was a movie critic, I would give it nine out of ten stars, because that movie was just so darn powerful, as it showed that, no matter how hard things might become, love will eventually triumph over hate. The only question that needs to be answered is that how high the cost will be. And, later tonight, I will watch the latest episode of Star Wars Rebels, and how Grand Admiral Thrawn's machinations will literally blow up in his face. Well, let's get back to the story.
(January 16, 2017 Addendum.) Hello, everybody. I am sorry for yet another update, but I have some news that I can't wait to share with all of you. As of about one hour ago, Powerslammer's latest masterpiece, Rajmael of Clan Lavellan was updated with the start of the final arc of the story, and it is already off to a great start. Oh, and before I forget, Star Wars: Rebels: The Promised Day was updated about half an hour ago, and it was pretty good, with a promise for more action. Anyway, that's about it for this addendum. I'd better get back to writing, as I have a bit less time to write, now that school's back in swing. Oh, and to make matters worse, my parents are making me join a gym after school tomorrow. I know that they mean well, but at this rate, I won't have any time left to write. Well, see you in a couple of days.
Twenty Minutes Later
It was utter pandemonium in the catacombs beneath the surface of Korriban's Valley of the Dark Lords, as the scouting forces for both the adherents of the Light and Dark Sides of the Force were fighting for their very survival against their enemies, and neither side was giving an inch in this battle. Despite the heavy casualties that both sides were facing, with the Shadow Alliance losing ten Mandalorians and Lasats, and three former members of the Lost Tribe of the Sith, which included Saarai Caine, and the One Sith losing Darth Morto, two hssisses, eight tuk'ata, three terentateks, five shyracks, and twenty k'lor'slugs due to the explosions that were strategically placed by Butch and Sabine before the attack commenced, the massacre on both sides was still continuing, with the Force Sensitives on both sides working in perfect sync, and this skirmish's end was nowhere in sight. Edaan Palpatine, Adari Thayn Palpatine, Seelah Verge, and Edaan's loyal tuk'ata friend, Butch, were engaging Darth Kitai in combat, while Jaden and Akku Sei II fought against White Eyes and two terentateks, Sabine Wren, Garazeb Orellios, Mirta Gev, Robonino, C1-10P, the astromech droid better known as "Chopper," and Vua Rapuung were facing off against Darths Snoke and Malleus, Jarael Chantique and Dinua Jeban faced off against Darth Sedriss, while the rest of the Mandalorians, Lasats, and ex-Lost Tribe of the Sith members were holding off the diminished, but still highly lethal army of Sith beasts.
"Give it up, Vestara! You can't escape this time." Edaan said, full of an immense internal fire that nearly made Kitai heed his advice before she remembered just what it was that she was fighting for besides the One Sith.
"You should listen to Edaan, Vestara, as he is more merciful than either of us ladies." Seelah furiously said, as both she and Adari were devastated by the loss of their dear friend and comrade, Saarai.
"Never! As long as there's breath in my body, I will fight for the restoration of my people." Kitai said, full of a determination that rivaled Edaan's as their lightsabers locked for what must have been the tenth time during the Shadow Alliance's ambush of the six fully sentient members of the One Sith.
"Vestara, you're people have already recovered from our invasion of Kesh, and soon they'll have their own equal voice in galactic politics, so they can make their own mark in the galaxy, without anyone subjugating them." Edaan passionately said, which only served to enrage the Sith Lady, who then sent a powerful barrage of Force Lightning at the young Jedi, who quickly countered with his own volley of Light-side Force Lightning, with both attacks canceling each other out.
"How dare you? It's because of you Jedi and your friends that my people have been reduced to groveling before the idiots and bootlickers of the Galactic Senate! If the three of you and your allies hadn't interfered with my plans, then none of this would be happening!" Kitai shouted with disgust at the thought of her people working in the Galactic Alliance when instead they should be ruling the galaxy instead.
"No, Vestara. If I hadn't have helped end the war on Kesh, then the war would still be going on back there, and even more death and destruction would have been going on all across your home world." Edaan gently said in correction, before he launched himself at Kitai, with both warriors moving with perfect technique in Makashi, the second form of lightsaber combat. Despite the minor cuts that each Force-sensitive had received from the brief flurry of whirling lightsabers, neither warrior was nowhere near conceding this battle.
"Your 'peace' is a lie, just like the Sith Code says in the first line." Kitai vehemently said as she leapt up to a ledge in order to get the higher ground in this increasingly difficult battle.
"Vestara, I know that you don't believe that any more than I do." Edaan said as he used the Force to destabilize the ledge that Kitai was standing on, causing said ledge to collapse, which resulted in Kitai to leap off of it before it completely buckled, and leapt between Adari, Butch, and Seelah, who quickly pressed the attack against her, but Kitai quickly deactivated her lightsaber and landed a powerful series of jabs and punches in the pressure points of Seelah's body, knocking her out in a matter of seconds.
The older Keshiri female was quickly picked up by Butch, who took her to a safe distance before he returned to aid his master and his wife.
Adari was not willing to give up the fight despite her fellow Keshiri being knocked unconscious, and began to use the martial arts forms of Teräs Käsi on Kitai. She managed to land a few hard blows on Kitai's stomach and limbs, but the Sith Lady was nimble enough to avoid the bulk of the attack. However, the blows that Adari managed to land on Kitai slowed her down enough for Butch to come up from behind her and lunge at her with his claws, causing four claw-like gashes to appear on her back, making her scream in pain.
Edaan, knowing that Butch meant well, but could have killed Vestara if he launched a second attack, telepathically ordered Butch to help Sabine, Zeb, and the others to help take down Snoke and Malleus. Butch, after hesitating for a moment, quickly left one battlefield in order to join another one.
Once Edaan knew that Butch would follow his orders, he turned his attention back towards Vestara, who was now knocked on the ground by a grim-looking Adari, who had a murderous look on her face as she faced the weakened Sith Lady.
"Do you know how much pain and suffering that you caused my husband after you betrayed the Jedi Order? Well, DO YOU?!" Adari shouted into the subdued woman's ears.
"Yes, I do." Kitai said with a hint of guilt in her voice as she spoke, remembering all of the memories that Edaan flooded into her brain the last time that they fought.
"Then you should know how much that I want to kill you, not just for the suffering that you caused our people and the greater galaxy, but for the pain that you made my husband feel." Adari ferociously said, before she continued, saying, "But that won't bring back all of those innocent people, or help my husband with his plans, so I'm going to be the bigger person here, and let you live so that you can make up for all of the pain that you've caused everyone." This decision greatly impressed Edaan, as he knew that Adari's moral compass would prevent her from becoming a servant of the Dark Side, and it surprised Kitai, as she expected a swift retribution from Adari due to her rebellion against her during the Jedi's invasion of Kesh. The Sith woman did not know what to make of this unexpected act of mercy, and, still in great pain from the tuk'ata's assault, did nothing as Edaan placed stun-cuffs on her wrists. She only hoped that when the rest of the One Sith captured Edaan and his allies, she would get the chance to speak with him again in order to understand what he did to her at Dreshdae.
Once Kitai was properly restrained, and her lightsaber was given to Adari for safekeeping, Edaan said, "Adari, can you watch over Vestara? I'm going to help Jaden and Akku with their portion of the battle."
"Don't worry about me, Edaan. Just take care of yourself. May the Force be with you, my love." Adari passionately said as she quickly kissed her husband on the lips for good luck before he ran off to aid his fellow Jedi and Anzati friend with their enemies.
Jaden Korr was struggling for his life against the sole remaining terentatek that was attacking him, with the Sith beast trying to gouge him with its extremely sharp and lethal tusks and claws, but being unable to catch him, as the Jedi was too nimble, and Jaden's use of the Force kept the terentatek off-balance.
Akku was also struggling against White Eyes, as the former was running out of weapons that were useful against Force users, such as fibrocord, fuel for his flamethrowers, and grenades from his personal stash, while the male Sith Lord seemed to be just getting warmed up in this fight.
The two warriors were so distracted in their struggle, that neither male was able to notice Edaan rapidly approaching the smaller battle within this larger attack until the young Jedi shouted, "AKKU, GET DOWN!" The Anzati immediately ducked onto the ground, which allowed Edaan to use the Force to send a powerful blast of telekinetic energy at the older Sith Lord, who was knocked off of his feet and thrown into a nearby wall, knocking him out within seconds.
Exchanging a knowing look with Akku, the Anzati Mandalorian quickly took White Eyes' lightsaber, attached it to his belt, and then used a significant amount of his remaining fibrocord to tie up the unconscious Sith Lord. He then went with Edaan to help Jaden kill the wounded terentatek that was attacking him, and within two minutes, the three highly seasoned warriors brought down the beast.
"Well, that wasn't too hard." Edaan remarked after taking a moment to catch his breath, and then continued, saying, in a commanding tone, "Akku, go help Jarael and Dinua take down Sedriss. Jaden, aid Sabine and the others in capturing Snoke and Malleus."
"And what about you, Edaan? What are you going to be doing?" Akku questioned as he readied his weapons for the next part of the battle.
"I'm going to go into the fray and lead our remaining allies against the Sith beasts that are fighting them." Edaan curtly replied as he then ran off, leaving an amused Akku to roll his eyes at his longtime friend's determination to see everything through to the end, no matter how dangerous or lethal things might become.
"Well, you heard the man. Let's get to work." Akku said as he headed off to help the two female fighters take down their female fatale. Jaden just shook his head at the trust displayed between Edaan and his longtime friend before the more experienced Jedi Knight headed to aid the former Lothal Rebels in taking down their two Sith adversaries.
Sabine, Zeb, Mirta, Robonino, Chopper, and Vua were running out of options to win this fight, as Darth Snoke, their former comrade known as Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger, had summoned four tuk'atas, as well as six shyracks, to reinforce his and Darth Malleus's position, which quickly turned the tide of the battle back in the Sith's favor. Despite killing off half of the tuk'atas and two shyracks, the remaining Sith beasts had cut off Robonino and Chopper off from the four other warriors, allowing Malleus and Snoke to close in the four beleaguered freedom fighters.
Kark it! Just how are we going to get out of this one? Sabine mentally cursed as Snoke separated her and Zeb from Mirta and Vua by the use of the Force, and prepared to administer the killing blow against her, when Snoke was distracted by an ear-piercing howl that cut through the air, and the three enemies turned to face a bloodied Jaden Korr, causing Sabine and Zeb to sigh in relief, while Snoke snarled in anger upon seeing his loyal beasts fall to a simple Jedi Knight.
Snoke was so distracted by the red hot anger that permeated his entire psyche that he all but neglected to hear a very familiar lightsaber ignite behind him. Turning at the last second, he barely blocked the darksaber from cutting through his collarbone, as well as the several blasts that came from Zeb's bo-rifle.
"No matter. I'll kill all of you before I die!" Snoke growled out as he fell back in order to acquire some much-needed distance from his two adversaries, while Jaden began to engage Malleus, and Mirta and Vua moved to make sure that Chopper and Robonino were alright.
"Ezra, don't be such a blind fool!" Sabine said in a desperate plea to stop her former friend from getting himself killed, and landing himself in Chaos for all of eternity. "That holocron that you and Kanan took form Sorzus Syn's temple has turned you into a monster. But it's not too late to come back to the Light and face up to what you've done. Let us help you!"
"I'd listen to her, Ezra, because she has more faith in you than I do!" Zeb warned as he hefted his bo-rifle as he prepared to fight if the worst came to be, which he all but completely expected of the Sith Lord.
Snoke looked down at the ground for a moment, seemingly considering the offer. But Zeb, sensing a trap, and recognizing the way that his former friend's hands were subtly moving, quickly turned his bo-rifle into his electrostaff mode, and charged at Snoke, which caused him to duck out of the way, and, along with Malleus, who, despite his experience with fighting in Warb Null's armor, as well as having the advantage of fighting in an environment that Jaden was unfamiliar with, was being overwhelmed by Jaden's superior use of the Force, quickly called upon several tuk'ata and hssisses to occupy the seven fighters in order to buy enough time for the two Sith Lords to escape, as they saw several of the few remaining Sith besats that Snoke commanded be slaughtered by the Shadow Alliance forces, who had rallied under Edaan from a chaotic and disorganized mess of various groups into a powerful and cohesive fighting force. Soon enough, the Jedi and their allies had killed or captured every member of the One Sith's probing force except for Darth Sedriss, who was holding her own against the three highly seasoned warriors, Akku, Dinua, and Jarael.
Darth Sedriss was no longer in a gleeful mood, as the tide had turned against the One Sith, and the schuttas that were Darths Mallues and Snoke had fled the battle, while the pathetic Darths Kitai and White Eyes were captured by the accursed Jedi and their Shadow Alliance allies. She couldn't even take the satisfaction of taking down any of the three warriors that were keeping her from killing even one of the intruders of this sacred planet.
"It's over, Sedriss. You've lost all of your allies, and you're outnumbered. It would be wise for your health if you surrender the battle, as you will be treated with dignity and respect." Jarael said in an attempt to end this battle without any further bloodshed.
Sedriss merely sneered at this plea, and sardonically said, "I've already been in the company of Jedi weakness before, and I refuse to be around weakness again. I'll be back, and I'll return with a terrible vengeance." She then unleashed a terrible storm of Force Lightning, and, in a flash of light, disappeared, with her sadistic and maniacal laughter echoing over the halls.
After scanning the area for no additional enemies, as well as any traps that were set by the One Sith, the remaining Shadow Alliance forces took an hour to secure their two new prisoners, as well as get a number on the casualties that they had suffered from the ambush, which had reduced the strike force's manpower was down to thirty-five Mandalorians, twenty Lost Tribe of the Sith Deserters, and forty Lasat infiltrators, the one-hundred-and-three men. This loss in manpower was a severe detriment to the mission, as the strike force still had over two thousand Sith to deal with, and was outnumbered over twenty times over, not counting the remaining thirteen thousand members of Natasi Daala's Neo Death Watch.
"So, what do we do now?" Zeb seriously asked as he recalibrated his bo-rifle's targeting array, while Adari, Butch, Edaan, Mirta, Dinua, Jaden, Jarael, and Sabine sat among the campfire.
"Well, first we need to extract every piece of information that we can get out of these two prisoners." Sabine honestly replied before she saw Edaan's hand twitch, and continued, saying, "But, I think that Edaan has something that he would like to say."
"Thank you, Sabine." Edaan gratefully said before he took a deep breath, saying, "I would like to talk to Vestara with just Adari, Jarael, and Butch present, as I have a plan to redeem her that is in full swing."
After a moment of silence, Sabine said, "And, just why would we agree to such a ridiculous plan, Edaan? She should be interrogated by all of us, so that we can have a better chance of breaking her."
"Because, Sabine, when I fought her in Dreshdae, I… implanted in her a piece of my life energy in order to push her to the Light Side. And I sense that it is working, as I can sense the conflict that's brewing inside of her." Edaan said after hesitating for a moment, causing everyone's jaws, minus Adari's and Jaden's, as the two of them already knew, or, in Jaden's case, suspected, of this particular talent that he possessed, to practically fall to the ground, as the others did not know of this ability that he possessed.
"Uh… Just how did you do that, Edaan?" Zeb said, obviously denying what he just heard.
"Through three ancient Jedi Holocrons that I discovered deep within the Jedi Archives, and learning and modifying an ancient technique that shields people from madness and Dark Side sorcery." Edaan simply said, further confusing the non-force-sensitives among the group.
"Edaan, do you mean the Noetikons?" Jaden said as he immediately recognized what holocrons that Edaan was referring to.
"Exactly, Jaden." Edaan said as he nodded his head in confirmation.
"And, just what exactly are these 'Noetikons' that you're talking about?" Mirta said in confusion.
"Centuries ago, during the final years of the Cold War that followed the Great Galactic War, a young Jedi Knight that would eventually become the third Barsen'thor of the old Jedi Order rediscovered three ancient Jedi Holocrons, that, when put together, are the Noetikons, massive repositories of information on medicine, science, and Dark Side secrets. The Jedi Knight learned the ancient shielding technique in order to cure many Jedi, as well as a fallen Jedi Padawan and prominent Sith Lord, from the dark side plague of the spirit of a Sith Lord by the name of Terrak Morrhage, The holocrons were thougth to be lost after the Great Jedi Purge, but were eventually discovered in a secret part of Darth Sidious's personal storehouse of Mount Tantiss on Wayland ten years ago." Edaan explained to everyone.
"And, thanks to these holocrons, you developed your plan to redeem Vestara through transferring a portion of your essence into her when you confronted her in Dreshdae." Sabine said, beginning to understand what Edaan was getting at.
"Exactly, Sabine." Edaan said in confirmation, before he continued, saying, "And I'm willing to bet that Vestara is struggling on the inside, and the seeds of light that I planted are beginning to take root inside of her."
"So, you plan to talk to her and redeem her? Does anyone else see anything wrong with that plan?" Zeb said, not willing to believe that he was the only one who felt this way.
"Zeb's got a point, Edaan. You can't bet all of your cards on one gamble, you need to have a back-up plan." Sabine said in concurrence.
"Actually, I don't have a backup plan, guys." Edaan honestly said, surprising everyone who was present, as they all knew Edaan to think things through before leaping into the abyss. After a full thirty seconds, Edaan then said, "Guys, look. I've wracked my brain in trying to find a way to save Vestara, and this was the best plan that I could come up with. And, I still have two more cards to play in my plan to redeem Vestara."
"Edaan…" Sabine said in disappointment as she tried to come up with a proper response, before she came up with a compromise, saying, "How about this? You can speak with Vestara and try to save her, but only with me and Mirta present, as we have experience dealing with Sith Lords."
"Deal." Edaan said, knowing that he wasn't going to get a better deal with the Mandalorian brigade commander.
"Wait. What just happened?" Zeb said, not believing what just happened with him present.
"We just reached a compromise regarding my plan to save Vestara, Zeb." Edaan simply said as he got up to prepare himself for his meeting with Vestara.
"Ugh. You people are all crazy." Zeb said as he rose from his seat to check up on Akku and the rest of the team that was watching over their other Sith Lord.
"Well, now that that's settled, Jaden, you ought to go check on Zeb to make sure that he doesn't do anything stupid while the rest of us go to 'talk' with Vestara." Edaan suggested, and Jaden, taking the hint, left the campfire to keep an eye on the Lasat military leader.
"Well, what do we need in order to make this insane plan of yours work?" Mirta asked, hoping to move the conversation along.
"We'll need at least two IV bags for me and Vestara, and Jarael to keep an eye on each of our vital signs to make sure that we don't dehydrate." Edaan said in complete seriousness.
"I've got a surplus of those, so we don't have to worry about supplies." Jarael said in support of her longtime friend's plan.
"Good. The next stage of my plan may take at least a couple of hours to put into effect, so I don't want to take any chances. Now, I just need a bite to eat before I speak to Vestara, as I am starving and need the energy." Edaan said, earning a couple of chuckles from Adari and Sabine.
Twenty Minutes Later
Darth Kitai was meditating deep within the Force in an attempt to reach Ship, but her efforts were blocked by an unknown force. She was so focused on her plottings that she failed to sense the presence of Edaan Palpatine until he sat down about five feet across from her. She heard the sound of the ground crunching beneath her, and opened her eyes to see the person who she despised almost as much as Ben Skywalker. "What do you want, Jedi?" She sneered out with half-conviction, as something within her could not keep her from putting her all in hating this Jedi.
"What I want, Vestara, is for you to hear me out." Edaan replied, not at all phased by the Sith Lady's venomous words, as a female Iskalloni appeared to start setting up a makeshift tent with IV units in said tent, confusing Kitai, who was further baffled when her former friend, Mandalorian commander Mirta Gev, appeared into her view, as well as Keshiri rebel Adari Thayn Palpatine, Mandalorian commander and old rebel freedom fighter Sabine Wren, and the tuk'ata who Edaan somehow recruited to his demented cause. Edaan then continued, saying, "The reason that you can't reach out to your friend Ship is because I'm, for the time being, cutting you off from the Force. Now, this can go one of two ways: Either you listen to me and take what I'm about to show you into consideration, or we can continue to be enemies, and eventually killing each other as a result. It's your choice."
After taking a moment to fake-consider the matter, Kitai sighed in defeat and said, "What is it that you want to talk about?"
"Ever since we last met, you've been rather conflicted about the current path that you're on, haven't you, Vestara?" Edaan suddenly asked, surprising Kitai, as the Jedi was dead-on about the emotions that were churning through her.
"What about it, Palpatine?" she mockingly asked, not willing to give an inch of ground to the young man.
"Well, I know that you were affected by what I showed you about myself, but I didn't show you all of my memories." Edaan cryptically said, surprising Kitai.
"Funny, I thought that the flashbacks that you showed me about you were very detailed, and that you covered everything about yourself." Kitai skeptically said, while the rest of the women looked confused at Edaan's words.
"Not everthing, Vestara. I kept the two of the most essential memories to my plan a secret from everyone, including Ben, because I knew that he wouldn't understand at this point." Edaan confessed, surprising Kitai before she put the pieces together.
"And let me guess, you want to share those memories with me?" Kitai said, seeing where Edaan was going with this.
"Indeed, Vestara. I know that you're curious, because, as Ahsoka Tano once said, 'To defeat your enemy, you have to understand them.'" Edaan said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Let's say that I am. What would it require?" Kitai said, not commiting to anything even though she was intrigued with what Edaan was saying.
"For you to open your heart and mind to the truth, and become the woman that you were meant to be." Edaan said, annoying the Sith prisoner.
"Ugh. Alright. I'll do it. Just no more Jedi-talk." Kitai said, knowing that Edaan would not stop until she said yes. She then continued, asking, "How many memories will you share with me?"
"Just two, but two very powerful and precious ones to me, as they validated my hopes that you can be redeemed." Edaan simply said as he got up, beckoning for Kitai to follow him into the fully-assembled tent.
After going inside, and lying on the ground across from Edaan, Kitai stoically said, "Hold on. Let me guess: You're going to go inside my mind and show me visions of your past, just like last time."
"Got it in one, Ves." Edaan said, using Kitai's old nickname that was used by both her childhood friend Ahri Raas, and the love of her life, then-Jedi Knight Ben Skywalker, which surprised her, as she had not heard that nickname in years.
"If you want to live, then don't ever use that nickname again." Kitai venomously said.
"Noted." Edaan simply said as he instructed his old friend, saying "Okay, I've restored your connection to the Force. Now, I need you to clear your mind of all distractions, and allow me into your mind."
Taking a leap of faith in this Jedi not to take advantage of her vulnerable state, Kitai emptied her mind of all thoughts, and allowed the powerful prescence of near-pure light into her soul. After that, nothing but pure brightness followed, and Kitai found herself being catapulted into the past, but to where, she did not know.
Well, than ends yet another chapter in my exciting saga. Wow! I can't believe that I wrote over two thousand words in this chapter on this day alone. I was really inspired here. Anyway, tomorrow, I get to buy Injustice: Ground Zero #4 at my local comic book store, and I know that it will be great. Oh, and, by the way, as of now, I have written over one hundred and sixty pages of material in this story alone, which is amazing. By the way, this next chapter will use A LOT of elements and characters from RC1115-06's story, The choices we make. The chapter after that will be heavily influenced by the ebooks Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Sentinel and Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium. Just guess how I plan to use these three stories in my works. Anyway, I have little else to talk about today, so, please, read and review, as I could use some more critiquing. May the Force Be With You, and Long Live the Expanded Universe!