Chapter Twenty Eight

11 days after the first Sidious clone destruction

Data Log Entry: Harrington, Kristy – Captain We've been keeping low. Staying in the shadows. I've been going over the things we've gone through and the people we've lost to get to this moment in time. And what I've discovered by going through all this stuff, is that we've paid a might big price. We've lost good people; Sev. Darman. Fi. Niner. Atin. Obi-Wan.

Even The great Jedi Master Yoda was killed in past events since we've arrived. I'm wondering if We're not just a plague on the galaxy. Everyone is dying around us, and what are we doing to stop it?

Only what we truly can; nothing. It breaks my heart to see that even Matt has be turned to the dark side. Jedi Master Secura said that it's only temporary, that we can fix it. All we have to do is kill Sidious and his clones. And that's the terror of the situation. How do we stop someone who can be anywhere he wants without batting an eye?

It scares me to be completely honest. After setting up a small camp on Tatooine, AJ went scouting the list of locations that Sidious or one of his clones may be located at. It's been almost 8 days since she left. I'm getting worried more then ever now. Matt's hunting us as Sidious has ordered him to. We can only hope---Static fills the holo transmission before it end


2 days after Data Log Entry


No one was answering AJ's comm bursts. She was getting worried. She flew the ship in and landed it directly outside the small camp that had been set up some 13 days ago. As she lowered the boarding ramp, she rushed out of the ship, putting on her helmet and activating her HUD. She drew her blaster rifle and approached the camp entrance with caution. Something didn't feel right. Her boots crunched on the hard sand and dirt underneath her as she reached down and activated the controls for the twin blast doors.

They slid open slowly, and stopped mid-way. AJ peered through the opening. It was pitch black inside. A shiver rolled down her spine. She activated her tactical lamp on her helmet and stepped through the opening. As she looked around, shining her light around the main chamber of the camp, she sighed. The place was a wreak. Something had happened. Someone had attacked the base.

Perhaps Tusken Raiders? Troopers? Sidious? A thought crossed her mind of what else it could be, but she didn't want to think about it. Matt? She moved through the wreckage of the base, and crossed into another room, where she saw dim light from a window. As she moved toward it, she heard a soft whispering coming from the light source.

She raised her blaster up, prepared to defend herself. She had no idea what was waiting on the other side of the window, but she was not taking any chances. As she approached the window, something grabbed her from behind. A hand covered the voice plate of her helmet as the person drug her backwards. Suddenly they stopped around the corner. AJ was spun around and she found herself facing Fixer. "Four-oh, what the hell is going on?!" She hissed at him. He put a gloved finger his hit voice plate. Be quiet. AJ sucked in a breath instinctively.

"Sidious' clones attacked our base about 2 days ago. No one was killed. But I've lost communications with them about an hour ago. We've been trying to escape, but a recon of the area has shown that there's troopers guarding every entrance."

AJ blinked behind her helmet. "That can't be right. I got in with no problem, besides the doors not opening fully."

Fixer stared at her. "What? You're right. That can't be right." He looked down at his gloved hands. AJ looked around and then looked back at him. "What aren't you telling me?"

He sighed. "It's not just Sidious' clones. It's…"

"Matt." She breath. "He's here."

Fixer nodded. Suddenly there was a laugh. It was long, drawn out, created by the dark side of the force. They both knew it. Sidious. Or more likely, one of his clones. "You can not defeat the dark side! I am too strong for even Yoda to defy!"

Fixer suddenly shoved AJ backwards and open fired with his DeeCee rifle. AJ scrambled around to see what he was shooting at, only to have blaster fire hit the wall, just meters away from her chest plate. She gritted her teeth behind her helmet and raised her blaster rifle up and fired at several troopers that had entered the hall. One went down with a scream and the other dove behind cover. "Stay close." Fixer said. AJ nodded.

As they backed down the hall, back toward the where the trooper had dove for cover, the laugh sounded again and suddenly Sidious was standing behind them. Fixer spun around and swung his gauntlet vibro-blade at his head, but Sidious ducked and force pushed him toward AJ, who ducked, and came up swinging her right leg around, knocking it into Sidious. He fell backwards and AJ reached back behind her left shoulder plate, and threw a throwing knife into Sidious's throat.

After a minute of gargling sounds, the clone died. Fixer stood over the trooper that had been hiding. He was dead. He nodded over at AJ. "You clear?"

AJ nodded back. "Clear. Clone two is dead. Four remaining."

Suddenly there was a burst of static in both of their helmet comms. "Someone… anyone… please… I'm in the docking bay. It's one of the clones…" AJ knew the voice immediately. Rebecca. "Let's move. We have another clone to kill." The two nodded in agreement and raced down the corridor. They ran as fast as their legs would take them, and considering that they had leg plating on due to the armor, it was pretty fast. But suddenly the wall to their left exploded and Aayla flew out in front of them and hit the wall. She moaned from pain, but picked herself up. "Another clone dead."

"Three for three, then." Boss said, walking out through the hole in the wall. Secura looked at him. "Next time, ease up on the explosives." Boss chuckled. "That's why Scorch is the demolitions expert."

"General. Boss. We've received a communication from Rebecca. She's in the docking bay, being hunted by another clone."

"Quick question. How did they track us here? And why are all the clones here?" AJ asked. Aayla looked at her. "Matt." She said flatly. AJ closed her eyes, knowing that none of them could see it. "Any word on Scorch, Kristy or Lara?"

Boss shook his head. "That's a negative."

"Then let's get to the docking bay. We have three more clones to kill." Boss sighed. "That sounded so wrong…" He murmured.


The docking bay of the camp was small, with several small shuttles and a few speeder bikes. Aayla hit the button which opened the door, and she ignited her light saber. The blue light from the blade lit the way as the four of them entered the bay.

They could hear an evil laugh as they looked around for Rebecca. Or even better; Sidious' clone. "Come, come, little one. I'm going to show you the true power of the dark side…" He whispered. Aayla waved AJ and Fixer off to the right, while she took the left with Boss. AJ pursed her lips behind her helmet as She led the way around the bay slowly.

"General. Movement. 4-o-clock." Boss said to Aayla, who turned with Boss, weapons ready. Out of the shadows, Lara ran up to them, with Rebecca, who grabbed onto Aayla's free arm and pointed back the way they came. "He's coming."

Aayla looked over at Boss, who looked at her, and nodded. The four backed away toward the door that used to get in. "AJ. Fixer. Get ready."

AJ put a hand to the side of her helmet. "Ready for what?"

There was a scream as the clone Sidious came rushing toward her. She glanced around for Fixer, who had vanished. "Four-oh! No!" She screamed, stumbling backwards onto the ground. As the clone Sidious came closer, suddenly Fixer dropped down off the ceiling and jammed his vibro-blade into the cranium of the clone, killing it. "Two left." Fixer said, extending his hand out to AJ. She looked up at him, and glared, even though she knew he couldn't see it. After a moment, she took his hand and got to her feet. "Your going to get us all killed one of these days."

"Yeah, well. We all die eventually. Some of us soon then others." He muttered, walking away from her. AJ kicked herself inside. Stupid move. She sighed and followed him back inside, when suddenly there was a rumble from deep inside the base. "What was that?!" She exclaimed.

"Felt like a demo blast."

"Scorch!"

"And maybe Captain Harrington."

"Move your shebs!" Boss muttered. All six of them raced down the corridor, when suddenly all the walls around them began to explode. Boss and Fixer shoved the girls to the floor, and covered them with their bodies as the debris fell down on top of the group.

Dust filled the air and for a moment, nothing moved. Nothing breathed. There was no sound. Until the debris began to move and Boss and Fixer shoved it off of them and onto the floor around them. As they checked the girls, the group looked around and found themselves in the center of the base – the tactical room to be exact, which was a large round room. In the center, stood Sidious. Or perhaps one of the two remaining clones? No one was sure. "Fabulous! The group is back together!"

Boss, Fixer, and AJ all aimed their weapons at him, but Sidious held his hands up. "Do that, and you'll never know how to return back to the portal!"

There was a laugh, which seemed to surround them. They stepped into the room, and saw two more of Sidious. AJ switched to private helmet comms. "The real Sidious is here. But which one is it?"

"Well, let's find out!"

"GUYS!" They turned and looked over across the room at another doorway, where Kristy and Scorch were standing. "We've got enough guns here now."

Boss nodded over to Scorch, who nodded to Kristy. Suddenly Scorch and Kristy fired upon the closest Sidious, as Boss and Fixer fired at the Sidious in the center of the room. AJ turned her sights on the Sidious on the far side of the room. He roared as the other two, whom were clones, vanished from the fire power. "Kill them! All of them!" He roared. Suddenly A figure dropped down into the center of the room.

"Matt!" Kristy screamed. He looked up, lowering his cloak, and ignited his light saber. AJ felt her heart beat increase. She reached down to her belt and withdrew a hilt. She hit a button on it and a vibro-blade extended out. She looked over at Aayla. "You are going to have to deal with Sidious. I'll hold him off until you can kill him."

"AJ…"

"GO!" She screamed, before turning toward Matt, who looked at her, and raised his blade up into a ready position. Aayla sighed and nodded determinedly. She raced off after Sidious. As she entered the hall he had entered, she slowed, as she felt whispers in the force. You can't hope to survive. She closed her eyes and ignored the voices.

The blades clashed, but only one gave off a hiss. AJ stared into Matt's eyes, and she saw emptiness. Kristy rushed up behind Matt, and he shoved AJ away and back-kicked Kristy into the wall. Boss, Scorch, and Fixer rushed over to help with the hold-off. All they had to do was keep him occupied long enough to let Aayla stop Sidious.

Permanently.