Executor:
Admiral Firmus Piett stood in the main hanger bay of the Executor as Darth Reyas walked down the boarding ramp of his shuttle.
He looked at the Sith Lord and spoke, "What are our orders my Lord?"
"You will take me to the Death Star, when we arrive, you will remain in the system. I'm taking the Death Star to Alderaan."
"Alderaan?" Piett asked.
Reyas nodded as Piett met his dark eyes. Darth Reyas was around twenty years of age and his hair was as black as his eyes, Piett didn't know who was worse, Darth Vader? Or Reyas? All he knew was that both were equally evil in the end.
"We are going to demand Senator Organa to reveal the location of the Rebel Base. Weather he reveals the location or not, we will still destroy Alderaan as a demonstration of the power that the Empire now possesses."
"I understand," The Admiral replied.
"You can dismiss the pleasantries and return to your duties. I will see myself to my chambers, are they the same as last time?"
"Yes my Lord," Piett replied.
Reyas smiled and walked down the hallway without another word.
Darth Reyas smiled as he thought of the turn that his life had taken just seven years ago at age thirteen. Emperor Palpatine was dining at a restaurant that his wealthy family was also dining at. He had lost his temper with his parents and had used the Force to hurl the entire dining table into the nearby window. That was when Palpatine had seen him for what he was. He smiled as he thought of how he had ignored the pleas of both of his parents and had chosen to accept Palpatine's offer, now he was on the path to ultimate power, one day he would be Emperor.
Firmus Piett watched as an image of Mon Mothma appeared directly before him.
"What do you have to report Admiral? I just received the information on Kyle Jade's death."
Piett nodded, "Darth Reyas is onboard. We are taking him to the Death Star."
"And?" Mon asked.
"All I know is that they intend to destroy Alderaan. He is going to take the Death Star to Alderaan to destroy it."
"I understand, thank you for informing me, we cannot allow the Empire to commit such an atrocity. I will inform the Council immediately."
"Can it be destroyed?"
"The Jedi claim that it can be done with the Force thing, I wonder though."
"You don't believe in the Force do you?" Piett asked.
"I don't see proof," Mon replied.
"With respect Senator, your perspective would change after watching your superior officer die without being touched. Vader showed me that it existed in battle and in the way that he executed men. I saw him send men flying into bulkheads with the raise of his hand. I saw bulkheads bend under his power. I once saw him use the Force to hurl entire speeders into the ranks of incoming Alliance troopers."
Mon shivered as she spoke, "I-I see."
"I even have some footage if you want proof."
"No Admiral, your word is enough you never lie to me. I will talk to you next time."
"Very well," Firmus replied.
Yavin IV:
Padme looked at her agitated thirteen year old son in frustration.
She met his eyes as she spoke, "Luke, I really don't want you to fly in the attack on the Death Star, you're thirteen for Force sakes."
"Mom, I'm a Jedi and I'm a Skywalker, I can do it."
Padme sighed as she spoke, "I don't approve."
Anakin entered the room to the sight of the tension that was between his son and wife.
"What's going on?"
"Mom is being stupid," Luke replied.
Padme shook her head, "He wants to fly with you when you go against the Death Star, I just don't think that he should be allowed to be a part of that battle."
"And look at how many battles I've already been in," Luke stated in anger.
Anakin sighed, "I don't think that your mom is being stupid, I think that she's just being protective."
Anakin looked back at Padme and spoke, "I already set up my squad formation, it consists of me, Obi-Wan, Eli, Han," Anakin paused as he looked towards his son, "And Luke."
Padme sighed as Luke left the room in triumph, Anakin always let's them get away with things that I would never allow.
"Luke," Anakin yelled.
Luke turned around as Anakin spoke, "You owe an apology to your Mother, and don't let me catch you talking that way to her again."
Anakin then left the room as he spoke, "I'm going to go spar with Eli, I don't expect anymore fighting between you two."
Luke looked at his mother and spoke, "I'm sorry Mom, you know that I will be fine don't you?"
"Luke, I realize that you will probably be alright, but just because your father is allowing it doesn't mean that I approve of it."
Luke said nothing to his mother as she let out a sigh.
Anakin and Eli entered the Alliance Council room as quickly as possible. The two brothers had had their duel interrupted when they were called to the Council.
Anakin noticed that his wife and Obi-Wan were both already present as Bail spoke, "Thanks to Senator Mothma's well placed agents we have received word of the Emperor's current intentions for the Death Star."
"Let's hear them," Anakin replied.
"Darth Reyas is currently on his way to the Death Star. The Death Star will then head straight to Alderaan. They plan to..."
"Destroy it," Anakin finished.
Bail nodded as he spoke, "Admiral Ackbar has prepared Home One for immediate departure, All of Red Squadron will accompany you on this attack."
"We have thirty of the best pilots for the battle," General Dodonna finished.
"Good," Anakin replied.
"Who will be in your team for the trench run?" Bail asked.
"Myself,General Kenobi, my Brother, Captain Solo, and my son," Anakin replied.
Mon Mothma was stunned, "No thirteen year old should be..."
"Luke is a Jedi Apprentice and if he wasn't ready for such a battle, his Master would have said so."
"Let me remind you Senator that we have agreed to stay out of Jedi affairs, as long as this Alliance remains in place," Bail stated.
Mon was silent as she glared at Anakin.
Death Star:
Darth Reyas walked down the boarding ramp of his shuttle as he noticed Grand Moff Panaka approaching him. Panaka looked at him and spoke, "Our course is set for Alderaan. Are you ready?"
"Of course I am," Reyas replied with a smile.
"I wish that Wilhuff was here to witness today," Panaka sadly stated.
"You were friends with him?" Reyas asked.
"The Emperor and I both were close to him."
"Who killed him anyway?"
"Some Jedi Knight that Vader was hunting for around the time that he was assassinated. We think that that Jedi Knight could be the one that has been leading the raids like the one that just took place on Corellia."
"Without Jade's daughter we had no way to make him talk so I don't even care if he's dead."
"I'm positive that they were on that shuttle. My guess is that they joined up with that Jedi after the battle."
"I'm not sure about that, well his daughter is still unaccounted for."
"What are you saying?" Panaka asked.
"His wife's body turned up on Naboo. She was shot in the chest twice, and she had severe internal injuries from obviously being beaten."
"By who?" Panaka asked.
"I think that she was probably shot before they got to that shuttle. I think that our men found her on the shuttle when they landed."
"And detained her right as they were attacked?" Panaka asked.
"That is correct, in any event, are we ready to depart?"
"Of course we are," Panaka replied with a smile.
Alliance Command Ship: Home One:
Admiral Ackbar looked at Anakin and spoke, "They are at the edge of the system."
"Signal the planet wide evacuation in case we fail. I'm heading straight to the hanger and I will begin the attack immediately. Once our squadron has left the hanger, get the ship out of sight."
"As you wish General."
Anakin entered the hanger bay where his X-Wing fighter was waiting as he heard a familiar voice, "General Skywalker!"
Anakin turned to see Commander Garvin Dreis, a Clone Wars veteran rushing towards him.
He moved towards Dreis as he spoke, "It's been far too long Commander."
"It's an honor to fly alongside you again," Dreis stated.
"The same is for you, are your boys ready for battle?"
Dreis smiled in response as Anakin noticed several young teenagers heading towards their fighters.
"They are literally boys."
"They are great pilots though," Dreis replied.
"So is my son, he's going to be part of the trench run."
"Who's going to take that thing down?"
"We shall see," Anakin replied as he climbed into his X-Wing.
Luke Skywalker slipped his helmet over his head as he activated his comlink. With the unnecessary help of the technicians outside of his fighter, he made his way out of the hanger bay and joined over two dozen other starfighters.
He noticed Home One Drifting out of sight as he heard Red Squadron doing the final check up on their squadron.
He flew in formation with the squadron as his father had ordered. He looked out into space as he saw the approaching Death Star.
Suddenly, he heard his father speak, "Red Leader this is General Skywalker."
"I copy General Skywalker."
"We're starting for the target shaft now, we're in position."
Luke looked at the shaft that they were approaching as Dreis spoke, "I'm gonna try to cut across the axis and draw their fire."
As the majority of the fighters flew across the Death Star, Luke noticed the fire being diverted towards Red Squadron as he flew into the trench with his Father and Uncle as well as Solo and Obi-Wan.
"Switch all power to front deflector shields," Anakin stated.
Luke obeyed without a word.
Death Star:
Darth Reyas noticed an Officer approaching him as he spoke, "We've counted thirty five Rebel Ships Lord Reyas, but they are so small that they are evading our turbolasers."
Reyas smirked as he spoke, "We will have to destroy them from ship to ship, get the crews to their fighters."
Reyas then turned and headed off towards his personal hanger, he would make a few kills, he wouldn't miss the opportunity to have a little fun.
Space above Alderaan:
Anakin frowned as he spoke, "Red Leader, enemy fighters are coming your way, be on your guard."
"Copy that General."
"We've got almost fifteen minutes before they are in firing range," Luke stated.
"What are you suggesting son?"
"I can sense Reyas why don't you and Han go take him out while Uncle Eli and Obi-Wan and I continue the flight."
"Alright," Anakin replied.
Han flew out of the trench as he heard Red leader yell, "I can't shake him!"
Han looked to see a Tie Advanced X1 fighter closely tailing an X-Wing fighter.
"Solo, go take care of the other fighters, "I'm going to deal with Reyas," Anakin stated.
Anakin soon found himself on the tail of Darth Reyas as he smiled.
He had designed the Tie Advanced X1 and he knew every weakness in the fighter.
He started to pepper the fighter with cannonfire as Reyas was forced to fly away from his current target.
Anakin also sensed two fighters on his tail as he spoke, "Solo help me out!"
"I'm here," Han replied.
As the two fighters were destroyed Anakin smiled as he spoke, "Go ahead and try to shake me kid, you're going down!"
Anakin continued to pepper the starfighter with blasterfire as Darth Reyas struggled to outmaneuver him.
Death Star:
A young Officer approached Grand Moff Panaka and Admiral Conan Motti as General Cassio Tagge stepped onto the bridge.
The Officer approached Panaka and spoke, "We've analyzed their attack Sir and there is a danger, should I have your ship standing by?"
Panaka frowned, "I would like to see just what the danger is."
The Officer sighed, "It's a small exhaust port at the edge of the trench, it's ray shielded but theoretically, two proton torpedos precisely entering the port would cause a chain reaction that would destroy the entire station."
"That's impossible for even a computer to hit, this station is invincible," Motti stated with a smirk.
Panaka thought everything open as he spoke, "Where is Reyas?"
"He's being tailed by a starfighter."
"Are any fighters pursuing the fighters in the trench?"
"No Sir."
"They aren't a concern," Motti stated.
"The only type of pilot that could chase down Reyas is a Jedi Pilot and I'm from the old era Admiral."
"The Jedi and their sorcerer ways and ancient religious devotions are no match for our station."
"Silence!" Panaka roared.
Panaka looked at Motti as Tagge spoke, "I agree with you sir, this is a huge concern."
Panaka looked at the young Officer as he spoke, "Order an immediate evacuation of the ship and get off if you want to see tomorrow son."
"What about our gunners?"
"Our gunners have taken out two fighters, they are nothing besides targets for the rebels. I would rather have men than space dust!"
"I'm staying so I can tell his Majesty that you cowards ran out of fear for a few ancient sorcerers in our moment of triumph ," Motti stated.
"You're going to be space dust," Panaka replied as he noticed Tagge leaving the bridge.
As the bridge emptied and the evacuation sequence was initiated Panaka looked at Motti and spoke, "I'm not supposed to be telling you this, but for the last two years Emperor Palpatine has been suspicious of the mysterious Jedi attacks."
"Why is that?" Motti asked.
"These attacks are the work of Anakin Skywalker. Skywalker escaped prison a few months before the ending of the Clone Wars, and he hasn't been seen since. If he is the one leading the attack, this station will be space dust in just a few minutes."
Motti shook his head, "I'm not afraid of him,"
"You're a fool Conan, my friend Wilhuff would have stayed with you, come now or die."
Motti was silent as Panaka left the bridge without looking back.
Space above Alderaan:
Luke pulled his ship into a steady climb out of the trench. He noticed four tie fighters taking positions behind Obi-Wan and Eli as he flew back into the trench. He then started to target each of the four fighters as Eli and Obi-Wan spoke, "We're going to turn around and attempt to plow the road for you, stay on target," Obi-Wan stated.
"Yes Master," Luke replied.
Anakin smiled as he saw Darth Reyas lose control of his starfighter.
"His engines are gone," Han stated over the comlink.
"He will probably survive but we got to help Luke."
"I agree," Han replied.
Anakin flew back towards the trench as Red Leader spoke, "Sir there's a large concentration of shuttles leaving the hanger bays and escape pods permission to attack?"
"Permission granted," Anakin replied.
Luke reached out with the Force as he reached the trench
At the same time he realized that four tie fighters were on his tail.
He sighed as he heard his R4 unit explode from cannonfire.
At that moment, he heard an explosion behind as Han yelled a, "Yehoo!" into the comlink.
He could sense his father destroying the remaining starfighters as Han yelled, "You're all clear kid, now let's blow this thing so you can go home."
Luke reached out with the Force in a way that he never knew as he released the torpedos.
He then made a steady climb into the sky with Anakin, Han, Obi-Wan and Eli on his tail.
Death Star:
Admiral Conan Motti was stunned as he realized that the Death Star was about to explode. He had just moments to live. If only he had listened to Grand Moff Panaka. If only he hadn't allowed his arrogance and self ambition to completely blind him.
He had lost.
Motti's thoughts ended as the Death Star exploded in a beautiful yet horrific display of destruction.
"Great shot kid! that was one in a million!" Han yelled into the comlink as Luke eagerly flew towards Home One.
Luke climbed out of his cockpit and was greeted by the cheers of the entire hanger bay.
He noticed Alliance personal rushing towards his ship as he noticed them doing the same for Han, and his Father's vessel as well as Eli and Obi-Wan.
The five men were paraded throughout the ship as heros as the ship made the jump into hyperspace.
As the ship's celebration ended Luke noticed his Father standing up as he spoke, "I appreciate the enthusiasm ladies and gentlemen but let's face reality for a few minutes. This was a costly battle, half of my men are dead. They are the true heros, so let us have a few minutes of silence for them as we remember what they did for the people of Alderaan."
"With respect Sir, what you and your son did makes you worthy of an award," one young officer boldly stated.
"If I must get an award, than I expect each of those men to be awarded as well," Anakin replied as silence filled the room.
Alderaan:
Darth Reyas emerged from his sunken starfighter as he swam towards the shore. He had been forced to crash in the middle of the Alderaanian ocean.
He also noticed smoking shuttle that crashed into the ocean from the atmosphere.
He noticed the heavily damaged shuttle making it's way to the shore as he stood up.
He moved towards the shuttle as he realized that Moff Panaka had made it off of the ship.
"How did this happen?" Reyas asked in frustration.
"This battle has confirmed our suspicions, Skywalker is in fact in league with the Rebellion."
"It wasn't Skywalker who destroyed that thing, there was this other pilot, his power felt a lot like Skywalker's, he is the one who did it, Skywalker didn't do it, I know that he didn't he only took out the fighters who were tailing the other one."
"An Apprentice?" Panaka asked uneasily.
"Or a son," Reyas replied
"A son?"
Who could perhaps defeat his Majesty, Reyas mused as he met Panaka's eyes, "It's possible that the man could have children, but only the Force knows."
"We will post bounties on his head and make it impossible for him to hide from us," Panaka stated.
"How many others made it off?" Reyas asked.
"Not many," Cassio Tagge answered as he emerged from the shuttle.
"The Rebels destroyed most of the shuttles, we were just lucky."
"There's a base that's a few miles away, we will walk there and get a shuttle for Coruscant," Reyas replied as more survivors filed off of the destroyed shuttle.
Alright, that's it for now, thank you for reading and reviewing. On a side note, if you haven't go and see the new Star Trek, it's awesome weather you go in 3D or regular.
-Fallen Jedi 79