Disclaimer: I am not Rick Riordan or George Lucas.
Enter Luke, Mara, and Corran (asleep), on Corellia.
The hovertrain approaches Centerpoint Station, which seems to excite Mara.
Mara. I want to do that.
Luke. What?
Mara. Build something like that. You ever see the Temple of Ashla, Luke?
Luke. Only in holographs.
Mara. Someday, I'm going to see it in person. I'm going to build the greatest monument to the Je'daii ever. Something that will last a millennium.
Luke. [laughs] You? An architect?
Mara. [annoyed] Yes, an architect. Ashla expects her children to create things, not just tear them down, like a certain god of earthquakes I could mention. [cools down] Sorry. That was mean.
Luke. Can't we work together a little? I mean, didn't Ashla and Vader ever cooperate?
Mara. I guess . . . the chariot. My mother invented it. But Vader created equines out of the crests of waves. So they had to work together to make it complete.
Luke. Then we can work together, too, right?
Mara. [glances at Centerpoint Station] I suppose.
The hovertrain pulls to a stop.
Mara shakes Corran awake.
Corran. Food.
Mara. Come on, CorSec. Sightseeing.
Corran. Sightseeing?
Mara. Centerpoint. This may be my only chance to ride to the top. Are you coming or not?
Luke and Corran exchange looks.
Corran. [shrugs] As long as there's a snack bar without monsters.
Luke, Mara, and Corran walk down into Centerpoint.
Luke. [to Corran] You smell anything?
Corran. [distasteful] Underground. Underground air always smells like monsters. It probably doesn't mean anything.
Luke. Guys. You know the Je'daii's symbols of power?
Mara. [distracted] Yes?
Luke. Well, Boga . . .
Corran. [clears his throat] We're in a public place. You mean our friend downstairs?
Luke. Er, right. Our friend way downstairs. Doesn't he have a device like Mara's?
Mara. You mean the Cloak of Nuun. Yes, that's his symbol of power. I saw it next to his seat during the Je'daii Council meeting.
Luke. He was there?
Mara. [nods] It's the only time he's allowed to visit Tython, the darkest day of the year. But his Cloak is a lot more powerful than my cloaking device, if what I've heard is true. . . .
Corran. It allows him to become darkness. He can melt into shadow or pass through walls. He can't be touched, or seen, or heard. And he can radiate fear so intense it can drive you insane or stop your heart. Why do you think all rational creatures fear the dark?
Luke. But then, how do we know he's not here right now, watching us?
Mara and Corran exchange looks.
Corran. We don't.
Luke. [sarcastic] Thanks. That makes me feel loads better.
Luke, Mara, and Corran board the turbolift.
Enter Roganda (Ismaren) and the Nexu, disguised as a human female and her pet feline.
Roganda. No parents?
Mara. They're below, scared of heights.
Roganda. Oh, you poor darlings.
The nexu growls.
Now, now, son. Behave.
Luke. Son? Is that his name?
Roganda. No.
The turbolift stops. Luke, Mara, Corran, Roganda, and the nexu climb to the top of Centerpoint Station.
As they walk around Centerpoint, Mara talks about the architecture of the place.
Enter Jenica Sonsen, a dark-haired woman who administrated Centerpoint.
Sonsen. Excuse me. But we'll be closing soon.
Mara and Corran board the turbolift with two other tourists.
Next car, sir.
Mara. We'll get out. We'll wait for you.
Luke. No. It's okay. I'll see you guys at the bottom.
The turbolift descends.
Exit Mara and Corran.
Luke is left alone with Sonsen, a youngling with his parents, and Roganda and the nexu.
Roganda smiles and flicks her tongue.
The nexu leaps at Luke, growling.
Roganda. Now, now, son. Does this look like a good time? We have all these nice beings here.
First Youngling. Kitty. Look, a kitty.
The youngling's parents pull him back.
The nexu bares its teeth.
Roganda. Well, son, if you insist.
Luke. Er, did you just call that nekarr cat your son?
Roganda. Nexu, dear. Not a nekarr. It's an easy mistake to make.
Roganda and the nexu assumes their true forms: a Dark Jedi with long dark hair and a four-eyed feline beast with spiked spines, a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth, and a long tail, respectively.
The youngling screams, and his parents pull him toward the exit; Sonsen is paralyzed with fear.
[laughs] Be honored, Luke Skywalker. Lord Sekot rarely allows me to test a Jedi with one of my own brood, for I am the mother of monsters, the terrible Roganda.
Luke. Isn't that a member of the Fel family?
Roganda. [angry] I hate it when beings say that. I hate the Fels, giving their ridiculous son a name akin to my own. For that, Luke Skywalker, I shall destroy you.
As the nexu charges, Luke leaps aside.
Sonsen and the mundane family try to flee.
Luke. Hey, nekarr.
The nexu breathes fire in Luke's direction, burning a hole in the side of Centerpoint.
[aside] Great. We just scorched an ancient artifact.
Luke activates his lightsaber and slashes at the nexu's neck. The emerald blade sparks harmlessly off the beskar collar.
The nexu trips Luke with its tail and bites him.
Luke tries to stab the nexu, but the beast trips him again, this time knocking the lightsaber out of his hand, down into the Corellian Sea.
Luke gets to his feet, backed in a corner.
The nexu growls.
Roganda. [cackles] They don't make Jedi like they used to, eh, son?
The nexu growls.
Luke glances at Sonsen and the mundane family.
Luke. [aside] I have to protect these beings. I can't just die. But what can I do? I have no lightsaber. I'm facing a massive, fire-breathing nexu and its mother. And I'm scared. [glances at the Corellian Sea] But this is the middle of the Corellian system. This is beyond Vader's control.
Roganda. Die, faithless one.
The nexu advances on Luke.
Luke. Father. Help me.
Luke leaps into the Corellian Sea.
Exit all.