Hey everyone! Things are really beginning to heat up for our three heroes! Are they ready for what's ahead? Get ready for a long one...
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Kingdom Hearts characters, Star Wars characters, Stitch, or Pikachu. They belong to their original owners. Matt is my OC.
When the time came, Matt took his chance to sneak out of the Ewok village on his way to follow Luke. He bid his goodbyes to Pikachu before hand and both wished each other good luck for what was to come.
The young teen did his best to keep his distance as Luke was very good at detecting one's presence. He had to even keep extra quiet in case a Heartless attacked him.
Eventually, Matt hid from sight as Luke came up and surrendered himself to a unit of Empirial troops, which all now had the Heartless insignia on their chests.
"Ok…," he said. "My turn…" Before he could move, Matt suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. He gasped and whirled around. "Ahsoka?"
The Jedi put a finger to her lips. "Ssh…keep it down. We don't want them to hear us just yet."
"What are you doing here?" Matt asked her.
"I could be asking you the same question," Ahsoka said. She hung her head in shame. "I'm sorry, Matt, but I heard you and Pikachu talking."
"How much did you hear?"
"I heard enough…but I sense there's something you haven't told me yet. Is that true?"
Matt sighed. "Look…you already know that my friends and I are from another world right?" Ahsoka nodded. "Well…in my world…sometimes the events of other worlds…end up there."
Ahoska raised a brow. "What do you mean…?"
"Long story short…I kind of know what happens sometimes in a world before it actually does happen. And yes, Luke is going to try and fight Vader in order to save him."
Ahoska nodded. "I know. Master Yoda told him it was his destiny to face his father again. However, that doesn't mean you can interfere."
"I can if the Organization and the Heartless are involved," Matt replied firmly. "Something's not right and I know it. Luke needs my help…and I'm gonna give it to him whether you like it or not."
Ahsoka was silent for a few moments before speaking again. "Very well…but on one condition. I'm going with you."
"What? Are you sure?"
"I've faced a good amount of Siths before, Matt. I think I'm more than capable of handling myself." She hung her head again. "Also, I know deep down…I have to do this. It is my duty as a Jedi to bring peace to the galaxy…even if it means I have to stop my former Master."
Matt nodded. Deep down, he knew she was right. "Ok, then. We do this together."
"Right…," Ahsoka then scanned the scene below. "Now we just need to get in there somehow…" An idea then came to her mind.
Darth Vader waited patiently for his Master's next command. However, one of his troopers brought him someone…his son. He had apparently surrendered.
"Leave us," Vader said to his forces. They left the two alone. "The Emperor has been expecting you, Luke. I see that you have finally accepted the truth."
"I accepted that you were once Anakin Skywalker," Luke said. "A great Jedi."
"That name has no meaning for me anymore."
"It is your true name, father. You've only forgotten who you really are. I know deep down that the Emperor hasn't driven the good out of you completely."
Vader chuckled. "You do not know the power of the Dark Side, Luke."
"You couldn't kill me before…and I believe you won't take me to him now. Come with me, Father. We can leave all of this behind us."
"It is too late, my son. Now come, the Emperor awaits."
Luke sighed and had no choice but to follow his father's command for the moment. The two were about to board the ship to the Death Star, but something stopped Vader.
"Well, well," he said. "It seems that you didn't come alone, my son."
"What?" Luke asked. "What are you…?" Before he could finish, the young Jedi got his answer.
The Heartless troops slowly brought in two figures whose wrists had been bound together….two familiar figures.
"So much for that plan…," Ahsoka grunted.
Luke looked on in horror. "Matt? Ahsoka? What are you doing here?"
"Uh...," Matt replied. He couldn't think of a good excuse.
"Why isn't this a surprise…?" Vader then said. "My former Padawan has returned."
"Hello...Anakin…," Ahsoka said. "Long time no see."
"You should know by now I don't go by that name anymore."
"Maybe not, but I do remember who you were once before. Are you really about to betray all we fought for in the Clone Wars?"
"As I told Luke, you do not understand the power of the Dark Side of the Force. However…if you'd like…you can become my apprentice once more. I can show you true power."
Ahsoka shook her head. "No…unlike you I won't betray myself or those I care about."
"What a pity…," Vader then turned to Matt. "You must be the Keyblade wielder. A fine warrior you have become. I would offer you the same chance to join me, but I already know your answer."
Matt grunted. "You got that right!"
"Father, please," Luke pleaded. "Let them go. They have nothing to do this."
"On the contrary my son…" Vader turned to his troops. "Take them away! The Emperor has something 'special' in mind for them both."
Matt and Ahsoka were soon led into another craft while Luke went with Vader.
"Darn it," Matt said. Now what do we do…?
Leia, Han, and Pikachu stood waiting outside the shield generator with their forces. A group of four guards were stationed outside it.
The latter had explained about Matt's absence while Leia had explained about Luke's. The trio also found Ahsoka nowhere to be found. Still, the mission had to go on.
"Ok…," Han said. "You guys ready for this?" He held his blaster high.
Pikachu nodded. "I'm good, but how are we going to get in there?"
"No idea…," Leia then added.
Unfortunately, one of the Ewoks had other ideas. The little bear quickly ran over and grabbed one of the speeders and took off with it. All four troops quickly left their post to go after it.
"I think I'm starting to like those little furballs," Han exclaimed. "C'mon!"
The squad hurried and got inside the generator. They easily outnumbered the troops inside and took over the space easily.
Little did the group know of a larger group of Heartless and troops were stationed outside waiting for them…
Matt and Ahsoka were taken into outer space on a separate transport ship than Luke. To their surprise, they were going to the Death Star as well.
When they arrived, the troops quickly threw them into a much larger chamber and shut the doors tight.
"Darn it!" Matt yelled. "How are we going to get out?" There wasn't a keyhole around for him to shoot either.
"Don't worry!" Ahsoka said. "I got this." She pulled out her lightsaber and shoved it straight into the wall, melting it through. She then pushed it around slowly trying to make a circle. "This might take a little while…"
Suddenly, the two heard a cackling from above. "I don't think that will be necessary…," came a new voice.
"Who's there?" Matt yelled as he summoned out his Keyblade. "Show yourself!"
Soon, the shadows around the room began to rush to the middle of the room. They all joined together to reveal a figure shrouded in black clothing. His face was hidden for the moment.
"What in the…?" Matt asked.
Ahsoka gasped. "No way! This guy's got the Dark Side written all over him!"
Matt grunted. "All right, then. Who are you? Out with it!"
The figure chuckled. "I…am your end." He took off his hood and revealed his face, causing Matt to gasp at who he really was.
Stitch and Lando led the way on the
Stitch was about to fire when he got the strangest feeling that he shouldn't continue. He mentioned it to Lando.
"What?" The black man asked. Suddenly, he too realized it. "Everyone pull back now! That shield is still up!"
Luckily, the smaller ships mangaged to get out of the way in time.
"Good thinking little guy," Lando said.
Stitch however looked ahead and gasped. "Uh oh…" In front of them were what seemed like hundreds of ships and destroyers.
"Oh no! It's a trap! Everyone hold on!" Lando yelled.
The rebel fleet soon began an intense firefight, with the Falcon leading the way.
"Darn it!" Lando said. "Han and the others have got to hurry up with that thing!"
"Matt…Pikachu…," Stitch said. He narrowed his brow. "Ok…" The little alien gripped hard on the controls….it would take everything he knew about flying to stay alive here.
Luke soon found himself in the presence of the Dark Sith Lord. In other words, the Emperor.
"Welcome, young Jedi," the Emperor said. "I've been expecting you."
Though Luke was worried for Matt and Ahsoka's safety, he knew he had to keep his emotions in check.
"I look forward to be the one who completes your training," the Emperor added with an evil grin.
"You won't turn me like you did my Father," Luke said. "And soon…soon I'll be gone…and you along with me."
The Emperor chuckled. "You must be referring to the imminent rebel attack on the Death Star. Yes…I already know everything. I allowed all of these events to transpire before you, as I have forseen. Now you will witness the final defeat of the Alliance."
"You're wrong," Luke said. "You're blinded by overconfidence."
"I think not, my future apprentice. As we speak, my troops are stationed to stop your little friends at the generator. I'm afraid that the deflector shield will be fully operational when the rebel fleet arrives. Face it, boy, there is no choice. Join me…and you may not suffer any longer."
"No…," Luke said. He looked out the window.
"It is pointless to resist my son," Vader added.
The Emperor chuckled again. "As for the other Jedi and the Keyblader…I have something very special plans for their execution. You see, young one, I was recently given the power to use the Heartless at my command. However, I also was given enough power to bring back…a former associate of mine. He will see to their deaths."
"Wrong again," Luke said. "Those two won't go down as easy as you think."
"We shall see…"
Matt and Ahsoka stood their ground against this strange opponent. He had yellow eyes and his face was covered with red and black markings. Several spikes protruded from his head.
"You…you're a Sith aren't you?" Ahsoka asked. She quickly whipped out her lightsaber.
The Sith, who Matt knew as Darth Maul, only chuckled. A layer of darkness soon emitted from his being. He then took out a red lightsaber from his belt…and it was lit on both ends.
"He's not just a Sith…" Matt said. He brought out his Keyblade. "He's a Heartless too!"
As if on cue, the Sith then charged straight for the two heroes. Matt and Ahoska managed to put up their blades in defense and stopped him in time. Matt was surprised to see that the Keyblade managed to stop a lightsaber.
Maul then jumped back and charged again. Matt and Ahsoka were ready for him as they both defended themselves against a fury of combo attacks from the dark Sith. Because his blade had two burning ends, it was difficult for either one of them to land a blow.
He's fast… Matt thought. He jumped back and pointed his Keyblade at the Heartless-Sith. "Blizzaga!" he cried. Ice shards quickly emerged from his blade, but Maul simply put up his hand and stopped them in his tracks.
"No way!" Matt cried.
"This is the end…," the Sith then bellowed. He kept his hand raised and unleashed what looked like black lightning straight for Matt.
Ahsoka reacted quickly in time. She used her lightsaber to absorb the lightning in it's place. She grunted and forced it away into the wall.
"Nice one," Matt said with a thumbs-up.
Unfortunately, Darth Maul didn't let up He charged in and the three clashed with each other once more. Maul's strikes were powerful, but both Matt and Ahsoka were able to keep themselves together.
Ahsoka grunted. "We're getting nowhere here. There's got to be a way to beat him."
"There is…just follow my lead…," Matt then decided to tap in to his ability to slow the scene with his mind. After matching Maul for a few blows, he managed to achieve his goal of slicing his lightsaber in half.
"That helps!" Ahsoka cheered. She then charged forward and fought Darth Maul one on one for the moment. Their blades clashed with light faster than Matt could have possibly imagined.
"Ok…," Matt said slowly. He concentrated all of his energy into his blade as his body began to charge with light. The teen then sprinted straight for the two duelers. "Heads up!"
Ahsoka turned to him and quickly jumped back and used her power of the Force to stun Maul for just a moment. It was all that Matt needed.
"Take this!" Matt yelled. He charged and swung as hard as he could horizontally into the Sith. The result was enough to make Darth Maul fall to his knees in defeat. Before their eyes, the Sith Lord disappeared in a flash of smoke.
Ahsoka walked back over to Matt while panting hard. "Good work. I didn't know you had it in you."
"Thanks…," Matt said. He also used up a good amount of energy.
"What do you say we get out of this thing and go help Luke?"
"Sounds good to me."
The older Jedi went to work on the door once again. When she was finished, there was a large hole in the wall that would lead them out. "C'mon!" Ahsoka said. "Let's go!" They sped through and hurried off into the denpths of the Death Star.
Pikachu was being led along with the rest of the attack team out of the generator. All along, the Empire Heartless had been waiting for them, and there were at least a few good hundred of them.
"What do we do now?" Pikachu asked.
Han and Leia really couldn't give him an honest answer. They knew their situation had just become very dire…and the fleet above wouldn't last long with the shield still up.
No… Pikachu thought. Matt and Stitch are counting on me…there has to be something I can do. Where's a miracle when you need one?
From out of nowhere, the electric type's ears perked up at the sounds of battle horns. Everyone looked around for the source.
"What the…?" Leia asked.
Suddenly, both the Rebels and the Heartless were then surrounded by the Ewoks. They all bore their weapons and fired, taking out some of the enemies. The Rebels knew it and took their chance, beginning to fight back.
Pikachu took his opportunity and used his electrical attacks to subdue ten of the Empirial soldiers at once. "All right…," he said. "Nows our chance…" He then sped off to attack again.
Luke and Vader had been dueling for the last several minutes. Eventually, the former had managed to find a hiding spot in order to buy himself some time to think.
"You cannot hide forever, Luke," Vader said.
"I will not fight you."
"Give yourself to the Dark Side. It is the only way to save your friends. I can tell your feelings for them are strong…especially for…sister."
Luke gasped from his spot.
Vader continued. "So you have a twin sister. Obi-Wan tried to hide her from me, and now his failure is complete. If you will not turn to the Dark Side…then perhaps she will."
Luke sprang out from his spot in anger. "NO!" he yelled. The young Jedi charged forward and attacked his father once more. This time, his anger towards the idea of Leia turning dark gave him newfound strength. He easily managed to overpower Darth Vader, sending him backing into a bridge. Eventually, he managed to knock away his father's lightsaber and slashed off his hand. Vader screamed out in pain.
Luke stood over his father with his lightsaber and breathing heavily. His body shook in anger. Suddenly, he heard the Emperor walk up behind him.
"Good…good…," the evil Sith said. "Your hatred has made you powerful. Now…give in to your anger…give in to your darkness…and take your father's place by my side."
Luke stood over with a slight desire to end Vader once in for all, but another thought stopped him. He looked at his mechanical hand. What am I doing…? Luke thought. If I do it…I'll only become like my father…and…I don't want that.
The young Jedi took a deep breath. He then turned away from the downed Vader and turned off his lightsaber. "No…," he said. "I'll never turn to the Dark Side. You've failed, your Highness. I am a Jedi…like my father before me." He tossed his saber to the side.
"So be it…," the Emperor said.
Suddenly, a small explosion rocked the door behind the Emperor. Both he and Luke turned and found something suprising coming for them.
Arriving on the scene were none other than Matt and Ahsoka, who had fought their way through several Heartless and guards in order to get the throne room.
"Luke!" Ahsoka yelled. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Luke said.
"Where's your lightsaber?"
"Uh…"
The Emperor chuckled. "Well…well…it seems my former apprentice was too weak to finish you two off. Never the less…I'll dispose of you shortly." He then snapped his fingers, causing an invisible barrier to come in front of Matt and Ahsoka.
"What?" Matt asked. "What's going on?"
"Luke! Run!" Ahoska said.
"Guys! Get out of here!" Luke yelled.
The Emperor turned back to Luke. "If you will not be turned…then you will be destroyed." He then raised his hands and shot out black lightning that struck him dead on, causing the young Jedi to howl and wither with pain.
"LUKE!" Matt and Ahsoka yelled out in horror. They banged on the barrier to try and get through, but it was no use.
Darth Vader stood up and walked over to his Master's side, watching as well as the Emperor continued to use the lightning on the defenseless Luke.
Ahsoka turned to Vader. "Anakin! Please help him!"
"Ahsoka…," Matt said.
"No, Matt. Anakin, listen to me! Luke is your son! I know deep down you don't want to lose him. Think of Padme! She wouldn't want this!"
"It is useless, girl," the Emperor said. He then stopped using the lightning for a brief moment. "And now young Skywalker…you will die…"
Darth Vader looked from his Master to his son, and it was true that deep down he didn't want this.
The Emperor then started up the lightning again. Luke twisted an turend on the ground as the lightning slowly ate at him and turned him dark. Matt tried to pound on the barrier once more, but found it was useless.
"LUKE! NO!" Ahsoka yelled.
The Emperor was ready to finish off the job, but to his surprise he was soon picked up…by his apprentice. He screamed as he was carried over to the nearest pit. However, lightning was still being emitted from his hands, damaging the equipment on his body. With all his might, Darth Vader than finished it and threw the Sith Lord over the balcony and into the boilers below. Vader then fell to the ground in agony.
Matt and Ahsoka then watched as the barrier around them fell. They rushed over to check on Luke. "Are you alright?" Matt asked.
Luke struggled to his feet. "I'm…I'm ok." He then noticed Vader. "FATHER!" The trio rushed over to the former Jedi's side. "Father…father are you alright?"
"Luke…," Vader said weakly. "My son…"
Ahsoka had a happy look on her face. "It's good to have you back, Anakin."
"I'm just glad it's all over…," Matt said with a sigh.
"I wouldn't count on that," came a voice from the side. The trio turned to see a figure in black clothing standing before them. He then lowered his hood so Matt could recognize him.
"Xavier!" he cried. "I should've known…" He brought out his blade and stood his ground.
"You didn't think it was going to be that easy, did you Keyblader?" Xavier asked.
"What are you talking about?"
"Take a look for yourself," Xavier pointed out.
Suddenly, from out of the pit came cackled laughter.
"No…," Matt said.
"It can't be…," Ahsoka added.
"That's right," Xavier gloated. "This battle is just beginning!" He disappeared into a portal of darkness before Matt could stop him.
"What did he mean by that?" Luke asked.
From out of the boiler came what looked like a figure clouded in shadows. He levitated and lowered himself onto the platform. All the while his laughter never ceased.
"YOU FOOLS!" The Emperor cried. "Now you will know the real power of the Dark Side…along with the power of the Heartless!"
Matt grunted and gripped his Keyblade hard. "I don't think so!"
Ahsoka rushed forward and brought out her saber. "We're going to stop you once and for all!"
Luke used the Force and summoned his lightsaber to his hand as well. "Your reign is over, your Highness!" The three heroes stood side-by-side in preparation for the upcoming battle.
The Sith looked over his enemies and laughed manically. "Young fools…prepare to meet your end!"
You didn't think it'd be that easy did you? A final showdown is in store! Can Matt and the Jedi win? Find out soon!
Peace out,
Biz