Yo, Yo, Yo! What's up? You all having a fine day today? I sure am. I have survived the first couple weeks of College, and I am still up and running to write Stories. This is SuperHeroTimeFan, now coming back to FanFiction with a brand new Chapter for Journey of the Knight! It's great to be back! I can't believe that I've gotten this far already! All of this was what I could not have done without the support of any of you. That includes include The Christian Jedi, MartyrFan, Jacqueline Karst, Logan GC, Scourge from BloodClan, Darkest Nightmare's Dread, Chris Adair, FusionBase27A, Katara x Aang 2015, Ultimate Advent Story Dude VII, Eubulon Zenith Extreme, The Supreme Henshin Hero 2015, Cycomatrix Eternal, Hay Lin x Tsukasa Kadoya, Ross Blum the IV, PowerHour2015, Dwayne McDuffie, Bowser3000000, Slade The Terminator, High Supreme King Of Awesome, Brightheart10, Superfan44, Tines Sensahthe, Shadowatcher, Defender54, Outplace, Rodrigo Guinea, J Chix, WolfMan2010ism, Morgan Junior, bconfer368, Child of Jon, Oup700, TaitanoRules555, BlackAkatsuki23, MBShadow, Seven Squares, Ultra Neo Kamen Rider 15, Awesometacular Extravaganza, Spartan of Chaos, T-Rex989, Dylan, Carlos Jacob, Falcongal, TheGreatGodzilla, Neos the Final Builder, Doggy Bye, VoltronLover23, Brooke Vengeance, ShadowMWape, AbbyDobbie, Dragonblaze66, AnimeBella09, Link01742, Libertate01, Oniner, Oup700, Jonathan579, The Morning Sun, Kamen Rider Sting, ByrdDog66, Virgil1989 The Crossover King, trickster3696, KrautYank, Ocnarf, Darth Kahn, and of course, those I could never forget, the Guests. Without you all, there would be no Story. I'm glad that you are all continuing to support me. Now, before I start my new Chapter, please allow me to address some questions from three of the Reviewers, Carlos Jacob, the newcomer Outplace, and Darth Khan, in their reviews. First off, from Outplace, I don't think I'll be able to bring in Darkseid since my Story hasn't reached the events of Young Justice: Invasion just yet. He'll be playing a bigger role later on, I promise. Now, for Carlos Jacob, I can try to have Robin and Robyn get special hologloves that will allow them to understand what other beings in the Expanded Universe are saying. Since Star Wars: Rebels Season 2 is coming soon, I'll have to see about putting in Ezra Bridger's Parents. No, I haven't heard of Star Wars: Lethal Alliance before, but the character you brought up, Rianna's Saren, is very interesting. I'll see what I can do for her. After all, I brought in Bera Kazan from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars early Video Game. When Kanan and Depa Billaba rise up during Order 66, you'll be seeing that later on, I promise, when my Story hits the events of Revenge of the Sith. I'll see about when Depa Billaba will awaken from her coma. I want to tie in both of the events into my Story, after all. For Darth Khan, I am sorry to inform you that I will indeed be implemented into my Story. I want to make everything canon. I am indeed excited for the arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens coming out in December. I will not do a Batman vs Superman Chapter in my Stories, and that is final. I'll see what I can do for using elements from Arrow and The Flash. I believe that I already have, in case you have not checked out my other Chapter for Tales of the Neo Young Justice. Also, please, everyone, if you'd like to see how I got the idea for this Arc, go to YouTube and find the FanFilm called Tobias and the Half-Pariah. I swear, it's really good. Now, with all of the questions answered, here is my brand-new Chapter, wrapping up the Miss Martian the Lost One Arc. After this, I will have more Chapters that lead into Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and other later Star Wars: The Clone Wars Events. Please be sure to review, rate, and as always, please be sure to enjoy!
Chapter 38: True to your Heart
You know all of your secrets when you truly know who you are.
Lost in a mind garden! After MISS MARTIAN from EARTH-16 realizes that she possesses Powers over the Force unimaginable, she and Padawan AHSOKA TANO unknowingly find themselves the targets of a former Jedi, loathing both of them and lusting for their Powers… JANA STARR! To prepare for the oncoming threat, Miss Martian endures several Trials to prove her title as the LOST ONE of the FORCE. As she progresses through them, she comes across enemies that wish to take both her and Ahsoka to the Half-Pariah that is Jana Starr. Following an intense battle at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, Ahsoka Tano and Miss Martian give themselves in to Jana Starr's Mercenary, ERICA SUSTRTAI! As the two powerful beings with the Force travel to their unknown designation, the YOUNG JUSTICE attempts to dig deeper into the Mystery of the Half-Pariah in hopes of saving their friends.
On the Resolute, in a shared transmission with Jocasta Nu, Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy, Artemis, Zatanna, Rocket, Lux, Serra, Saw and Jaybo were all looking over the bios on the Rogue Jedi who attacked the Jedi Temple and took Ahsoka and Miss Martian from earlier that day.
"Who have we got here?" Aqualad asked as the images and bios of Erica Sustrai, Maeve, Dalyn, Kougane, Ryouma, Lord Siege and Metus all came up.
"These are all Jedi Dissents who had abandoned the Jedi Order sometime after former Jedi Knight Jana Starr went missing in action," Madame Jocasta explained. "No one, not even the Jedi Council, had expected these Jedi to be alive."
Serra placed her hand to her chin thoughtfully. "Why are we Jedi always doing this?" the Shan asked herself as she stroked her chin, unknowingly catching everyone's attention. Ignoring them, she looked to Madame Jocasta Nu. "Dr. Rig Nema said that she got a name out from one of these guys," she said. "She said that a Phantom-Like Jedi named Erica Sustrai was spying on Ahsoka and M'gann while they were being healed. She had some sort of lightsaber with an extra blade, like a sai does."
"Erica Sustrai seems to be a part of this record of Rogue Jedi," Madame Jocasta Nu said. "However, nothing about her possessing ghostly powers is in the Archives."
Superboy walked up to the console. "So, there's a Ghost Girl?" he asked. "Erica and the rest of these Rogue Jedi seem to all have a common goal: bring in M'gann. They say that she has something to do with their Master."
"That's right!" Zatanna exclaimed with wonder, her eyes growing wide. "When did these Jedi start going rogue?"
"I'm checking on that right now," Dick said while looking to all of the bios and images. He found dates on when the Rogue Jedi all disappeared or had gone missing in action, and magnified them for everyone to see. "You have got to be pulling my leg." The Boy Wonder said with disbelief.
"They all disappeared and went rogue on the very same day after Jana Starr was reported dead?" Artemis asked. "What the hell's up with that?"
"They were all involved with some sort of conspiracy called the Quest of the Half-Pariah," Jaybo explained as he accessed more of the files. "It was made to find the Lost One of the Force, and they all knew who it was."
Kid Flash stepped up, waving his hands around and shaking his head. "Okay, back up a bit there," he said. "There are two Sith in the Expanded Universe who are after only certain Relics for their conquest of domination. You can not be telling me that all this time, there has been a Cult of Dark Jedi who have always known Miss M was the Jedi Order's Lost One."
"It would seem that way, Baywatch," Artemis said. "But if Jana was still alive, why didn't she come back to the Jedi Order?"
"We're gonna have to find that out ourselves," Paula said as she walked in. "As your Parental Guardian, I'm putting this rescue mission into effect."
"Good," Rocket said. "Because from what we can tell from those Rogue Jedi, we're gonna need all of the help we can get."
Artemis glanced to her Mother. "Where were you all this time?" the young archer asked.
"I was only helping Will in some investigations," Paula simply said. "He was—"
"Who's Will?" Artemis questioned.
"You know, Wilhuff Tarkin, Admiral slash Coruscant Chief of Police?" Paula reminded everyone.
"I… wasn't aware he was going by a nickname." Saw said.
"He likes being called that," Paula replied with a shrug. "He says it helps to take some weight off of his shoulders."
Lux sighed. "Well, in any case, we'd best get to work on tracking down Ahsoka and M'gann," he said. "We don't know what kind of Ship Erica used to take them, so we need to do some more work before Jana does who-knows-what on Ahsoka and Miss Martian."
As this was going on, the Ship that Erica was on landed near the crystalline mountains of Ryloth. Ahsoka and Miss Martian both looked to Erica as she immediately settled the Ship down. As soon as she did, she turned back around to both Ahsoka and M'gann.
"Who is your Master?" Ahsoka asked. "Why does she want us?"
Erica stood up from her seat and walked over towards Ahsoka and Miss Martian. "Let's just say you two have a long history with one another," she explained. "Now, come on. My Master doesn't like to be kept waiting, especially when I have the very ones she wants."
Miss Martian glanced over to Ahsoka. She closed her eyes and started to use the Psychic Link so that Erica could not hear what they were saying.
"Do you feel something off about this?" Miss Martian asked. "Usually, when someone wants to take us away as prisoners, they would take our lightsabers and leave us defenseless."
Ahsoka shrugged as she and M'gann started to walk down the ramp. "Whoever this Master is, she's no Harold Saxon," the Togruta Padawan mused. "Either she wants us to fight her, or we're walking into a trap. All the same, we need to be prepared for anything."
Miss Martian nodded in response. The two were soon led inside of the crystalline caves. Inside, they saw all different kinds of species of Rogue Jedi. They were all training with one another, but stopped when they noticed Ahsoka and Miss Martian come through.
M'gann was about to unsheathe her lightsaber, but Ahsoka placed her hand over Miss Martian's, stopping her. Ahsoka shook her head, telling M'gann not to attack. The young Martian nodded and rested her hand before Erica continued to take the two to her Master. More eyes settled upon the Togruta and the Martian before they came across a girl in a crimson robe and a black hood. She seemed to be meditating right now.
Erica looked to the meditating female and looked to Ahsoka and Miss Martian. "Well… be careful about what you say around her," the green-haired Rogue Jedi advised. "She doesn't like to be provoked much," she added on before stepping aside. "Good luck."
Ahsoka and Miss Martian both looked to one another with confusion. "This had better not be a trap." Ahsoka said dangerously.
"Hey, if this were a trap, I would have stolen your lightsabers by now," Erica said. "Isn't that always the impression you get from any other hostile person you face?"
"Let's just see what your Master wants with us," Miss Martian said. "She has been causing a hell of a lot of trouble."
Ahsoka nodded as she led Miss Martian towards the meditating female. "Told you." She whispered to her Martian friend.
The meditating figure opened her eyes. She slowly started to stand back up on her feet, her mechanical prosthetics slowly whirring. As she turned, she sent both Ahsoka and Miss Martian a sinister smile.
"Ahsoka Tano, M'gann M'orzz," Jana said slyly. Her eyes seemed to go completely black for a moment before reverting back to their original yellow shade. "You've come here at last… after all this time."
Ahsoka and Miss Martian looked to one another, feeling confused and concerned. "What do you mean?" Ahsoka asked.
"Do we know you?" Miss Martian questioned.
"Oh, I think everyone here knows of our tale." Jana said with a grin on her face. Dalyn, Metus, Ryouma, Kougane and Lord Siege appeared all around Ahsoka, Miss Martian and Jana Starr. Erica could do nothing but grin, knowing that Ahsoka and Miss Martian could not possibly get out of this one as more Rogue Jedi appeared.
"What?" Miss Martian asked.
"We don't know you." Ahsoka stated.
Jana's eyes widened. She slowly started to walk down from her chambers towards Ahsoka and Miss Martian.
"You… you don't remember?" Jana asked. "Any of it." She deducted.
"Remember what?" Miss Martian asked.
Jana snarled and used the Force to grab her lightsabers. She activated both of them before craning her neck towards her Followers. "All of you, leave us," Jana ordered. "I want to give Ahsoka Tano and M'gann M'orzz a little crash course on our history."
Lord Siege nodded. "Come on," he said to Kougane and Ryouma. "We all know when our Master wishes to be alone."
"Let's get going, Erica," Dalyn said as she grabbed Erica. "I can sense this won't go well."
The rest of Jana's Followers started to pull back as well. All doors to the room closed up, and the minute they did, Ahsoka and Miss Martian looked to each other and nodded. The two activated their lightsabers, but were stopped when Jana aimed one of her lightsabers at the Togruta and the Martian.
"You're speaking to me now, Ahsoka! That goes for you too, M'gann, and I won't be ignored this time!" Jana proclaimed.
Ahsoka and Miss Martian stood ready to take on Jana as she seemed ready to attack them. "Who are you?" Ahsoka asked.
"Overconfident as always, Ahsoka. I can see why Ashla spoke so highly of you after you became the Padawan Apprentice of Anakin Skywalker, the first Jedi Knight to even have a Padawan in history," Jana said with a dry chuckle. "You robbed me of my opportunity back there."
Ahsoka's eyes widened when she heard this. "Jana?" she asked. "Jana Starr?"
"Ahsoka, are you saying that's Jana Starr?" Miss Martian asked.
"Well… from what I can sense, yes," Ahsoka replied. "But I don't remember her being so… so…"
"Freakish?" Jana guessed. "Maybe I should reintroduce myself. I am Jana Starr, and I am the Master of the Supreme Jedi Cult. I realize I may not look the part right now, but that is due to what you both did to me!" she exclaimed.
"'Us'?" Miss Martian asked.
"Don't listen to her, M'gann," Ahsoka said sternly. "Jana will do anything to try and get under our skins."
"Oh, you don't understand," Jana said as she deactivated her lightsabers. "I am only a shadow of what I once was… a Half-Pariah, of sorts," she started to explain. "Ahsoka must have told you about me, Miss Martian. Once, I was powerful with the Force, I was strong, open-minded, great, fearless… a Jedi Padawan," she explained further on. "I was the greatest of the Clawmouse Clan, and I was always at the top of everyone else. I possessed powers of the Force that everyone else envied, all… except for Ahsoka Tano. She was able to defeat me every time we battles each other, but that didn't stop me. Often I would use my Powers to help other Jedi in need, even encourage Master Depa Billaba to surpass her training and use Vaapad, one of all the seven forms of Lightsaber Combat that I had mastered. It may have cost Master Billaba her life, but she knew the consequences…" Jana continued.
Ahsoka and Miss Martian's eyes widened. They knew that Master Depa Billaba had fallen into a coma, but now, they knew who had caused it.
"Master Windu would kill you right now." Miss Martian spat at Jana.
"Oh, please," Jana spat. "No one besides my Followers and you two know that I am still alive," she remarked. "I had so much power back then, and I gained a huge following because of it. These loyalists, Erica and Siege, are one of the two that became very loyal to me, and they have remained loyal to me to this very day. I was… invincible nonetheless," she continued to explain, causing both Ahsoka and M'gann to narrow their eyes at Jana. "And then, one day while the Clone Wars was still raging on, I had foreseen a vision that I would become the Apprentice to the great Anakin Skywalker. No one had seen my greatness, what I was truly capable of. My dream was crushed when I learned that Ahsoka Tano had become the Apprentice of the Chosen One. I did everything I could to prove that I was the better Padawan, but no one would see the greatness in me. Then, one day on a Mission to put an end to a mysterious Sith Uprising, I was assigned to go with Master Anakin and Ahsoka, where we met a new species. You, M'gann M'orzz, were one of those new species."
Ahsoka gaped and looked to Miss Martian. M'gann was in as much shock as Ahsoka was.
"That… that's impossible," Miss Martian stuttered. "My earliest memories were being on Mars and travelling to Earth with my Uncle."
"Yes, well, terrible things do tend to happen in the battlefield of a War, don't they?" Jana quibbled. "The early battle on this Planet for example, when Sylas attacked, and sought out to gain control of these new species."
"You're bluffing," Ahsoka remarked. "Sylas has nothing but an empty past. Not even the Dark Woman herself knew about him."
"That's because you didn't see the whole picture," Jana said. Her eyes started to glow. "I engaged with the Sith Lord, and everyone, friends, enemies, and you alike were marveling at my strength," she told Ahsoka before looking to Miss Martian. "But you, White Martian, you were vain, and you tried to attack a man you didn't have the power to combat against him with!" she chastised Miss Martian. "I had created a machine that would level the playing field to my advantage, but as good as a Samaritan you were, you tried to use it to power yourself! By the time I went to unleash my full Powers, it was too late."
Four Years Ago…
An explosion set off from the Machine as I harnessed the energy from it. Sylas threw me into it just as you went to the machine to help! That explosion wiped out the Martian Species on the Moon of Ryloth, and everyone assumed we were dead. But somehow we survived, the both of us were… mangled. We were nearly dead. But we didn't die. Some of the survivors from the wreckage with the most brilliant minds in the Science of the Force took us in, and with you they saw potential. And they performed an experiment on you…
Present…
"'Experiment'?" Miss Martian asked. "What are you saying?"
"Haven't you ever wondered why you're so powerful?" Jana asked. "Those experts combined the Psychic Abilities of the Martians and the Powers of the Force, my Powers, and granted them to you, and from that day, you were a Jedi with powers unimaginable to even the Dark Lord of the Sith, stronger and faster than any Jedi could ever wish to be!" Jana exclaimed.
Four Years Ago…
M'gann M'orzz smiled as she levitated some crates. In the corner of the Medical Lab, Jana was unconscious, and being given mechanical limbs to replace the ones she lost.
It may have cost you your memories of your life up until that point, but oh, did the pluses outweigh the minuses. As for me, I wasn't anywhere near as lucky. I was stripped of my Powers, forced to be an ordinary Jedi… an outdated, normal, good-for-nothing Human! But it all boils down to it. They saved you and left me to rot! All they could talk about was their success with you. How special is that?
Jana tried to use some of the new Force Powers she had wished for and trained for, but she could do nothing. She ran out of the lab and gasped with horror, seeing Miss Martian performing all that she ever wanted to do.
Present…
"To ensure your safety from others like my Followers, the Specialists created the Vortex, a Tear in the Galaxy that opened to another Dimension. Although they were killed by the likes of my Followers, you were still separated from me!" Jana exclaimed. "One day, there was a Disturbance in the Force. All Jedi and Sith alike could feel it, and the Vortex opened again. I have been waiting for you to return, M'gann, so that I could take back my Powers and for me to become the greatest Jedi ever known! In the end, you will be left to rot in Hell where you belong!"
"You didn't have the right to possess such Powers!" Ahsoka remarked.
"How would you know?" Jana asked as she turned her attention to Ahsoka. "You thought you were something special, the Apprentice of the Chosen One, only to be thrown away like garbage," she spat, bringing back memories of how Ahsoka was framed by Barriss for bombing the Jedi Temple. "If I had been his Apprentice, they would never have suspected me! I was ten times the Jedi that you ever were, and I will be soon… once more, once again."
"Let it be 100 times. You cast yourself out," Ahsoka spat, causing Jana to growl. "You're the garbage that was tossed away."
"Shut up!" Jana yelled angrily. "I don't need to hear any nonsense from you!" she exclaimed with a trill in her voice. She turned to Miss Martian angrily. M'gann looked to Jana with the same expression. "Ahsoka stole my destiny while you stole EVERYTHING FROM ME!" she spat, causing Miss Martian to jump back in surprise. "All my power, put into a wretched, pathetic, little freak. You don't belong on Mars or with the Jedi; you truly are the Lost One."
"And what would you know about being worthy to have Power?" Miss Martian spat. "The Jedi use their Powers to help others. You only want if for yourself!"
"ENOUGH" Jana demanded, using Force Lightning to throw Ahsoka and Miss Martian into the wall. She used her free hand to open up the door, where her Followers were. "Lock these two down," she ordered her Followers. "I have to prepare."
Ahsoka and M'gann both deactivated their lightsabers as Metus and Dalyn took them away.
"You're gonna regret this, Jana," Ahsoka said sternly. "My friends will find you, and when they do, you're gonna wish you never did any of this."
"You mean you 'Young Justice', don't you?" Jana asked with a chuckle. "What can they possibly do?"
"For one, they defeated Xion more times than you can count," Miss Martian said. "And Count Dooku, Sylas, and even Darth Sidious even more times than even we can remember."
"We'll put that to the test," Jana said with a chuckle. Ahsoka and Miss Martian once again narrowed their eyes at Jana Starr as she sent them a grin. "We'll see just what you're made of once I get my Powers back."
"Don't be a fool, Jana!" Ahsoka yelled. "Oh, right, it's already too late for that."
"Watch your tongue, Tano!" Jana spat as she walked up to Ahsoka. "Even if your friends do save you, they won't be able to get past my Followers. There are over a thousand Ships like the one Erica delivered you with, and they are all armed. If anyone tries to save you, they'll regret it. I've won this time, Ahsoka, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Wanna bet?" Miss Martian asked. She managed to lift up her leg and kick Jana in the groin, causing her to groan.
"Get them out of my sights!" Jana exclaimed as Erica helped her regain herself.
Ahsoka and Miss Martian calmed themselves down and allowed themselves to be taken away. However, none of the Followers noticed Ahsoka's eyes briefly glow blue and Miss Martian's eyes briefly glow green. The glow from both of their eyes soon faded away, and they were brought away until Jana was fully prepared.
Meanwhile, aboard the Resolute, the rest of the Young Justice was busy looking over the Ships in hopes of finding out where Erica had taken Ahsoka and M'gann. None of the Young Justice took a rest, as they would not let anything happen to their friends.
"Are there any Surveillance Cameras around Coruscant or something?" Robin asked as Admirals Yularen and Tarkin came to help. The Justice League Representatives, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu and Master K'Kruhk had also volunteered to help in the search for Ahsoka Tano and M'gann M'orzz as well.
"We have only a few," Admiral Tarkin replied back. "However, due to requests from the Jedi Council, we have none that are monitoring the Jedi Temple."
"Right now, I wish you did," Anakin said. "I've lost Snips enough times already. I'm not about to lose her again."
Master K'Kruhk placed his hand on Anakin's shoulder. "I have seen what your Padawan and M'gann are capable of," the Whiphid Jedi said. "They have been out of worse situations before. I have a strong belief that they will be able to escape from whoever captured them."
"Let us hope so, Master K'Kruhk," Mace Windu said. "There is too much riding on this, so we can not fail in finding where Ahsoka and Miss Martian have gone off to."
The Young Justice nodded and went back to work. As they did, Paula was looking over the Surveillance Footage with Wilhuff Tarkin.
"Will? Will, come over here," Paula said as she watched some footage. Immediately, Admiral Tarkin walked over. "Is this a Registered Ship?" she asked. She started to enlarge the image, and everyone got a good look of what the image was showing.
The unknown vessel was a narrow, white Ship with a sharp, pyramid-like nose at the front. There were two panels at the back, and under them were some missile launchers. In the center was what appeared to be the exterior of a long hallway. Paula brought up the Ship on another screen to find a match of it, and found out from all of the Registered Ships, it was not on any of the records.
"I… I have never seen this kind of Ship before," Admiral Tarkin said. "It certainly is not part of any records."
"I've seen that Ship pass before over Mos Espa," Anakin said as he came over. "Watto and some Smugglers call it the Arcane Merchant. They say that no matter what the load is, the Arcane Merchant will always deliver."
"And where exactly does this Arcane Merchant deliver to and from?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Some place on Ryloth," Jaybo said as he started to bring up footage of the Arcane Merchant. "A Moon near the Vortex called Laournaeth."
"What a coincidence," Anakin said. "We've been there before."
"You have?" Zatanna asked. She suddenly felt something and placed her hand to her head.
"Yes," Anakin replied back. "Ahsoka and I went there to stop a mysterious Sith Uprising and a takeover of a new species. The Sith Lord there escaped, but in the midst of the battle, we lost…" the Chosen One went on, but trailed off. There was something about the location he was speaking of that got him thinking. "Jana Starr!" Anakin exclaimed quietly. "Of course! Why didn't I see it before?!"
"What do you mean?" Mace Windu asked.
"Every time Jana was around, the Arcane Merchant always flew," Anakin explained. "I didn't notice until now that even when Jana died, the Arcane Merchant would still fly!"
Obi-Wan stroked his chin. "Hmm, why do I always do this?" he asked himself, causing everyone to look to him. He shrugged it off and looked to Anakin. "So, are you saying that the Arcane Merchant would always fly when Padawan Starr was around?" he asked his former Padawan.
"From a certain point of view," Anakin replied as he started to stroke his own chin. "We have got to stop doing this!" he muttered to himself before getting back on topic. "If the Arcane Merchant still flies, then that means that Jana Starr is still alive."
All of a sudden, Zatanna groaned and got onto her knees. Everyone looked to her before she stopped groaning. She got back up onto her feet, and when she looked to the Young Justice, her eyes were now a shade of aquamarine, a shade of Ahsoka's blue eyes and a shade of Miss Martian's green eyes mixed together.
"Guys, are you there?" Zatanna asked, speaking in Ahsoka's voice.
"Zatanna?" Robin asked as he walked over to his Girlfriend. "What's happening? What's going on?"
"Robin, listen to me, it's me, Ahsoka," Zatanna said with Ahsoka's voice. "Miss Martian and I have accessed the Psychic Link through Zatanna. Her magic is allowing us to contact you, but we don't know for how long."
"Ahsoka, where are you?" Anakin asked as he walked over to Zatanna. "Are you and Miss Martian okay?"
"We're okay, Anakin, I mean, Master Skywalker," Zatanna replied, only this time using Miss Martian's voice. "We're in some Crystal Cave on Ryloth. Only that it WASN'T Ryloth, but a moon that orbits it."
"Laournaeth," Anakin said. "Who is this Master you were brought to? What does she have to do with any of you?" he asked.
"Skyguy, you won't believe this, but the Leader of the Rogue Jedi, the Master, it's none other than Jana Starr herself!" Zatanna said, now using Ahsoka's voice. "It turns out that she was the one responsible for Master Depa Billaba's comatose state!"
"Jana did what?" Mace Windu asked.
"She persuaded Master Depa Billaba to take you on with Vaapad, even though she could never control it," Miss Martian's voice explained through Zatanna. "Jana has been hiding out here on Laournaeth with over a dozen of Rogue Jedi following her. We don't exactly know how, but she seems to be gaining Intel on everything that's going on at the Jedi Temple."
"That's how Lord Siege and Erica were able to infiltrate the Temple so easily with those other Rogue Jedi," Ahsoka stated, now being the one to take control of Zatanna to explain everything to her Master, the Jedi Council, Master K'Kruhk, and the Young Justice. "You have to find a way to get here to Laournaeth and help us take Jana and her Followers down, or else she'll drain M'gann dry of her Powers. THAT'S the reason she wants M'gann! Jana wants the Powers she wanted from Day One!"
"Jana…!" Serra said angrily to herself. "Oh, I just knew she was bad news! We're coming, Ahsoka, M'gann. Don't you worry!"
"Jana's gonna wish she never messed with you once we get there." Superboy said.
"It's not that simple," Zatanna said, now using Miss Martian's voice again. "Jana isn't a fool, and she'll be waiting for the rest of the Young Justice to come and rescue us."
"That doesn't matter," Anakin said. "I'm gonna get you two back, alone, if I have to, and make sure Jana gets my message this time!" he proclaimed as he readied his lightsaber.
"And that would be?" Ahsoka asked.
"That no one lays a finger on my true Apprentice," Anakin said. "You mean that much to me, Ahsoka."
"And me." Robin chimed in.
"As well as I." Aqualad said.
"Me too." Kid Flash spoke up.
"More than you two know." Superboy said.
"Don't forget me," Artemis said. "After all, 'I've always wanted to have a Sister'," she quoted Miss Martian from the first mission they had together. "And now, I do. I have two of them."
"Make that three." Zatanna's voice said from within.
"And four." Rocket added on.
"And no one steals Ahsoka!" Lux proclaimed.
"We're getting you back…" Serra started out.
"One way…" Jaybo went on.
"Or another, we're gonna find you, and we're gonna get you." Saw finished up.
"Sit tight, both of you," Paula said. "We're on our way, and we'll make sure that this Jana Starr pays for what she has done."
Zatanna, still being under control by Ahsoka and Miss Martian, nodded. Her eyes glowed aquamarine again and Zatanna staggered back. Robin gasped and ran to catch Zatanna, just in time before she could fall.
"Jana Starr… that Padawan Ahsoka told us about," Zatanna said. "I never thought she was still alive."
"But now we know where she is," Obi-Wan said. He looked to Master Windu and Master K'Kruhk. "Masters, this is not up for debate. We must go after Jana Starr, rescue Ahsoka and Miss Martian, and arrest all of those Rogue Jedi following her."
"I'm with Master Kenobi here," Serra said. "Jana's gone too far this time."
Anakin nodded. "That means we're not against you," the Chosen One said. "Alright, everyone, we're gonna save Ahsoka and Miss Martian, and we're taking Jana down!" he announced.
All of the Young Justice nodded.
"Let's get going," Master K'Kruhk said. "The longer we're here, the longer Ahsoka and Miss Martian are in danger of Jana Starr."
Artemis looked to Jedi Master K'Kruhk. "Master K'Kruhk, with all due respect, Ahsoka Tano and M'gann M'orzz are two of the most capable girls the Young Justice has ever seen in action," the archer explained. "Ahsoka took on the ORDER's Terror Titans all at once, and she even managed to snap an entire group of humans under their Control back to reality."
"M'gann helped us to regain our memories after the Light's Psychic Specialist, Psimon, erased them," Superboy went on. "She even came up with a plan to prevent Red Tornado, one of the Justice League's most important members, from being hacked."
"Not to mention that Ahsoka saved the entire Young Justice from the control of a Mutant Wasp," Zatanna brought up. "To add to that, they both took down Darth Maul during his first attack."
Aqualad nodded and stepped up. "If any of you believe that Ahsoka or Miss Martian are not capable of handling themselves in heated situations like these…" the Atlantean started out. "Then you do not fully know Ahsoka Tano or Megan Morse."
Serra stepped up. "They're right," she said. "While on Earth, I saw that the Young Justice was capable of doing extraordinary things," the Shan stated. "We can never doubt anything they do."
Back on Laournaeth, Ahsoka and Miss Martian were both being brought down to the lower levels of the Crystal Cave. Dalyn, Metus and Ryouma all stood guard over the two, as well as several other Followers of Jana Starr. Each of them made sure that Ahsoka or Miss Martian didn't try anything.
"Nice going with the new Psychic Link Channel," Ahsoka said telepathically to Miss Martian. "I could literally see Skyguy and the rest of the Young Justice through Zatanna's eyes!"
"Thanks," Miss Martian replied back through the Psychic Link. "I've been working on that if we ever got kidnapped. As two of the most powerful Jedi on the Young Justice, we need to at least have SOMETHING to prepare for events like these."
"It seems like Jana will finally be getting what she wants," Dalyn said to Metus. "With the great Ahsoka Tano and Miss Martian the Lost One in our custody, the Jedi Order will do anything to get them back."
"Well, as long as there's a profit for it, I don't mind," Metus said. "Besides, from what I hear about the Power they have, we could take down the ORDER, the DarkSiders, and even the Separatists without ever having to worry again!"
"I don't think we ever prepared for this event." Ahsoka quipped to Miss Martian.
"Quiet!" a Rodian male demanded as he aimed a lightsaber pike at Ahsoka and Miss Martian. "If Master Jana does not get what she wants from you, we'll take your Power ourselves!"
"Just saying how powerful you all are, that's all," Ahsoka said with a shrug. "You can be powerful too, I promise… but I don't know if I can take you seriously since your fly's down." She pointed out, staring down at the Rodian's midsection.
"What does that mean?" the Rodian asked.
"Look down," Ahsoka said as she pointed a finger down to where she was pointing. Suart looked down and gasped as Ahsoka crossed her arms. "XYZ."
Dalyn, Metus and Ryouma turned as Suart fixed his pants. Dalyn couldn't help but chuckle at this sight.
"Sleemo." Suart muttered under his breath.
Dalyn gritted her teeth, having heard what Suart had said. "Peedunky." She spat back.
"Wakamancha." Metus muttered.
"Calm down, all of you," Kougane said as lift stopped. They had reached the bottom. Ahsoka and M'gann looked around to see some prison cages, all looking brand-new. The five Followers of Jana Starr all led Ahsoka and Miss Martian towards one of the cages and threw them in. Dalyn took away their lightsabers afterwards. "Master Jana will not be pleased."
Ahsoka and Miss Martian said nothing as Dalyn, Suart, Metus, Kougane and Ryouma all walked away. Some of the Loyalists to Jana Starr stayed behind to stand guard over Ahsoka and M'gann in the event that they tried to escape.
"What do we do now?" Ahsoka asked through the Psychic Link.
"Why are you asking me?" Miss Martian asked back. "You're the one who usually knows the way around the Expanded Universe."
"Yes, but not like this before," Ahsoka replied back. "This isn't about me right now, M'gann. It's about you," she said. "While you ARE the Lost One, in a good way, you have Powers not only over the Force, but you have your OWN Powers too," Ahsoka reminded her Martian friend. "Use what you know to try and figure a way out of the situation. Only then can we defeat Jana."
Miss Martian looked to Ahsoka and grinned. "I get it," she replied back confidentially. "It's MY turn now."
Meanwhile, in Space over the Moon known as Laournaeth, the Martian Bioship came out of Hyperspace in Camouflage Mode. With it in hiding was the Stealth Ship.
"Well, we're here," Kid Flash said as he put on his Goggles. He started to scan the area, seeing several different Ships that looked exactly like the Arcane Merchant floating nearby Laournaeth. "What do we do now? I'm seeing several Ships surrounding Laournaeth, waiting to shoot anything that comes out of Hyperspace. Ahsoka and Miss M sure weren't kidding when they said that Jana had some hardcore defense systems."
"Think like Ahsoka would," Serra instructed as she piloted the Bioship. "What would she do to get past systems?"
"Not get under a box, that's for sure." Robin quipped.
Artemis looked out the window with her mother. Both of them looked through their targeting reticles, and noticed that four groups of Ships were surrounding Laournaeth. One of the Groups of Ships was facing the Vortex.
"We'll need a distraction," Paula said. "These Ships will fire at anything that's deemed as a threat. If we could just manage to throw them all off-guard, we just might have a chance at getting down onto Laournaeth, take down Jana, and save both Ahsoka and M'gann."
Anakin placed his hand to his chin. He suddenly noticed what he was doing. "Do we always do this when we think?" he asked out loud to no one in particular. When the Chosen One managed to get everyone's attention, he cleared his throat and started to speak up. "I know the kinds of weapons on these Ships. They'll all be able to track down wherever a shot comes from, so we can't risk firing anything while we're both camouflaged."
"Hmm, maybe we can," Artemis said. She looked to Serra. "Serra, what have we got in our Storage Compartments?"
"Oh, just crates," Serra replied. Her eyes widened once she realized where Artemis was going with her question. "We go straight head-on, drop our cargo, and since we'll be moving so fast, the Ships won't know where we are!"
"We have plenty of empty cargo we can drop off from here," Obi-Wan said. "I'd say it's worth a try."
Back down on Laournaeth, Ahsoka and Miss Martian were both meditating. The two Followers of Jana Starr at the front just thought they were resting, but both M'gann and Ahsoka were doing more than that. Using their Powers, they were able to probe the minds of the two Followers guarding them.
"A lot of these Followers seem to have grudges against each other," Miss Martian told Ahsoka. "From that argument on the lift, it would seem that Dalyn, Ryouma, Metus and Suart all are looking to overthrow Jana."
"Good, good," Ahsoka said as she grinned. "What else have you got?"
"Dalyn stabbed Suart's eye out and Ryouma destroyed Metus's favorite set of twin maces. Metus stole all of Ryouma's priceless crystals, and Suart sold Dalyn's Pet Womp Rat," Miss Martian went on. "These Followers all know each other well, and now, because of that, we know what their weaknesses are."
"Then THAT'S how we escape," Ahsoka said. "We just need to find the right time to strike, and when we do, Jana is all ours."
The two Weequay Rogue Jedi watched as Ahsoka and Miss Martian got back up onto their feet. As they did, Metus came in.
"Dalyn told me to keep an eye on the prisoners," Metus said to the two Weequay Followers. "Go check for any Ship Activity. I've got this taken care of."
Miss Martian couldn't help but stifle back a laugh as the Weequays left the room. As soon as they were gone, Ahsoka joined in and laughed as well.
"Oh, you are so dull!" Ahsoka remarked at Metus.
"What was that, Togruta Filth?" Metus asked. "The last time I check, I didn't ask for what you think of my place with Master Jana."
"No, but we can't believe that you actually fell for Dalyn's old 'Go check on the prisoners while I drain them of their Powers' ruse." Miss Martian quipped.
"Oh, Dalyn's right to call you a nitwit, alright." Ahsoka added on.
"She said that?!" Metus exclaimed with disbelief. He growled and unsheathed his Silver Double-Bladed Lightsaber. "Oh, I knew I couldn't trust her!" he complained before walking off. "No one gets your Powers but me!"
Ahsoka and Miss Martian both chuckled. Ahsoka placed her fist out, to which Miss Martian replied back by bumping Ahsoka's fist with her own. The two made tiny explosion sounds before pulling their fists back and twiddling their fingers, making wind sounds now.
"Where is Metus?!" Dalyn exclaimed as she walked into the room. She looked to a Nautolan female, who had fallen asleep while Ahsoka and Miss Martian were busy meditating. The female Nautolan woke up with a start as Dalyn grabbed her head and looked into her eyes. "I told him to check on the prisoners!"
"Oh, I thought you were the smart one," Miss Martian said with false confusion. "Well, you know, he's probably gathering some of the Followers now so he can ambush you and take our Powers for himself."
Dalyn gritted her teeth. "He wouldn't dare!" she said angrily.
"Hate to break it to you, Dale, but he did," Ahsoka said as she placed her Arm-Mounted Crossbow Gauntlet out. "In fact, I've even recorded what he said to us immediately before he left."
"NO one gets your Powers but ME!" Metus's voice said in the recording.
"Oh, I'm gonna kill him, clone him, and then kill all of his clones!" Dalyn said as she left the room through the door parallel where Metus walked out of.
Ahsoka and Miss Martian both saluted at Dalyn with their left hand. As they did, Ryouma came over and looked around.
"Not safe for you two to be alone, now is it?" Ryouma asked. "Master Jana wants your Powers, so I'm gonna let her have it… after I take it from you."
"Yeah… about that," Ahsoka said this time. "Dalyn already came by and called dibs on taking our Powers."
"And what exactly are 'dibs'?" Ryouma asked.
"She gets to do it, and no one else can," Miss Martian explained. "It's a shame, really. She was always talking about dominating you all, forcing everyone to worship her once she gets our Powers."
"It's gonna be a brutal day when I start calling Dalyn a Mistress!" Ryouma proclaimed as he walked off. "Suart! Look after the prisoners!" he ordered with hatred as Suart came down.
"And just what is going on around here?" Suart asked as he looked to Ahsoka Tano and M'gann M'orzz.
"Oh, Dalyn was saying something about… unfinished business…" Miss Martian started out.
"Getting the other eye…" Ahsoka went on.
"And someone being a… Sleemo, I think it was?" Miss Martian asked with an eyebrow raised.
"What?!" Suart exclaimed. He activated his yellow lightsaber pike and raised it into the air. Soon, other Followers came to his side.
Ryouma walked back into the room with his own Followers supporting him.
Dalyn entered, activating her grey lightsabers as her Followers came to support her.
Finally, Metus came back. He had his Double-Bladed Grey Lightsaber activated as his own Followers stood by his side.
"Oh, I knew I couldn't trust you!" Metus remarked as he aimed one of his blades at Ryouma and another at Suart. His main attention was focused on Dalyn.
"Yeah? Planning an ambush, I see!" Dalyn spat back as she aimed her shoto at Metus and her main lightsaber at Suart.
"What's with Master Jana's Followers on your side?" Ryouma asked as he aimed his lightsaber at Dalyn.
"What's with her Followers on yours?" Suart asked as he aimed his lightsaber at Metus.
"Planning on draining Ahsoka Tano and Miss Martian dry?" Dalyn asked as she looked to Metus.
"There's no way I would…" Metus started out before trailing off. He, Dalyn, Ryouma and Suart all looked over to Ahsoka and M'gann, who were only watching everything go on with interest. "Did they tell you that?" he asked as Ahsoka and Miss Martian patted each other on the shoulder. "Because they told me you were planning on ambushing me!"
"Good cover, Dalyn! I think he bought it," Miss Martian said to Dalyn as if she were on her side. She looked to Suart. "You were right, Suart, she is a Sleemo."
"I never said that!" Suart remarked.
"Oh, you didn't!" Ahsoka exclaimed before looking to Dalyn. "Well, then Dalyn must be right about all of you," she said with a smug grin on her face. "You're all nitwits!"
Dalyn, Suart, Ryouma and Metus now stared each other down angrily.
"Oh, and by the way, guys…" Miss Martian started out. "What's this about prized maces, an eye, priceless crystals, and… a Pet Womp Rat?" she asked.
This had activated everyone's Berserk Buttons.
"Attack!" Metus called out.
"Kill them all!" Dalyn ordered.
"Take no prisoners!" Suart commanded.
"Send them to Hell!" Ryouma exclaimed.
In Outer Space, Serra flew the Martian Bioship straight towards the fleet surrounding Laournaeth. Behind her and the Young Justice were Anakin, Obi-Wan, Mace, K'Kruhk, Admiral Yularen and Admiral Tarkin. At the same time, everyone released their empty cargo crates and let them fall towards the surface.
Jana's Followers inside of the Ships noticed the crates and fired upon them. However, as the crates exploded, more crates fell from the other sides. Once again, the Ships opened fire on the crates, only for more to fall down. Soon, all of the Ships were focused on firing everywhere.
"That's it, that's it," Serra said from within the Bioship. She emptied out some more crates in front of one of the Ships. "Come to Momma!"
Several of the Ships opened fire on where Serra just emptied the crates. The Ship behind it was fired at instead, and it exploded just as it started to fire at the other Ships.
"Now this is Podracing!" Anakin quipped as he flew around. He dropped more crates in front of the other Ships, and the Ships fired on one another. Soon, the entire fleet of Ships exploded and fell to the ground.
"Erica, I am ready to regain my Powers," Jana said down on the Surface as she came out of her Meditation Chambers. "Tell Dalyn to bring the Togruta Filth and the Martian Freak up here. I want to cherish this moment. I want this to be perfect! I've waited so long for this day! And once I'm through with my old friends, I'm gonna send them to Hell where they belong!"
At that moment, Kougane came down from a lift that led to the surface above. "Master Jana! Master Erica! Something is causing our Ships to fire on one another!" he reported before Lord Siege came down.
"The remains of crates were found drifting in space and falling to the surface with our Ships just a few minutes ago," Lord Siege reported. "Your Followers claimed that they saw something come out of Hyperspace, from all around them. Fortunately, there was nothing there, but only half of your Followers from the Ships survived."
"What?!" Jana exclaimed. "Someone slipped past my defenses?!" she yelled in disbelief as Erica looked down to a Surveillance Panel.
"It would also seem you have traitors in your midst," Erica said, causing Jana, Kougane and Lord Siege to look to Erica Sustrai. "Listen to this." The ghostly Mercenary said as she started to play some of what was going on in the barracks down below.
"NO one gets your Powers but ME!" Metus's voice sounded off.
"The Power of the Martian and that Togruta is mine!" Dalyn's voice said.
"Jana does not know the MISTAKE she has made in bringing Ahsoka Tano and Miss Martian here!" Suart's voice exclaimed. "I shall have their Powers for myself!"
"Ahsoka Tano and M'gann M'orzz's Powers belong to me!" Ryouma's voice called out.
"So, they think they can get away with trying to steal the Powers I deserve?" Jana mused. "Very well," she said, causing Erica, Lord Siege and Kougane to look over to Jana with surprise. "If infighting will allow them to secure Tano and M'orzz, let them. They will face the consequences for betrayal once I have my Powers back."
Metus swung his Double-Bladed lightsaber high and low to counter all of Dalyn's Vaapad Strikes. Dalyn spun around and swung furiously at Metus, but Metus grabbed her hand and punched her. Dalyn grabbed Metus's hand before the two sent powerful Force-Pushes towards one another, both getting sent back into the walls as a result. In the process, Ahsoka's lightsabers and Miss Martian's lightsabers dropped to the ground.
"Now!" Ahsoka called out, reaching her hand out.
"Yeah!" Miss Martian yelled, holding her hands out as well.
Ahsoka's lightsabers flew back to her hands, with her extra ones getting placed back onto the sides of her belt. She activated her Double-Bladed Lightsaber and her Master's first lightsaber and cut the bars while Miss Martian Force-Pushed the broken metal from the bars towards all of the Followers.
Dalyn and Suart were pushed back by the metal before Ahsoka kicked Ryouma and Metus away. The four watched as Ahsoka and Miss Martian made their way onto the lift and went up. The four Rogue Jedi angrily got up and followed them. All of them had been looking for the two far too long to lose them right now.
"So, what do we do now?" Miss Martian asked.
"I don't know what Jana's capable of, but until the Young Justice gets here, we have to fight her," Ahsoka replied. "If she wants us, she'll get us."
"And she'll live to regret her decision." Miss Martian quipped.
Outside, several more of Jana Starr's Followers were keeping guard. They were told to be on the highest alert after the mysterious attack that destroyed all of the Ships above Laournaeth. The two Weequay Rogue Jedi who were guarding Ahsoka and Miss Martian before stood with a Kel Dor female Rogue Jedi and a Toydarian Rogue Jedi, all with their lightsabers activated and all on alert for intruders. With them was a Koorivar General Oro Dassyne, who was being paid for betraying the Separatists and using his Battle Droids to help Jana.
"I wonder how many they'll send," General Oro said to himself as his eye started to twitch. "We've got so much firepower in here, these walls are Ray-Shielded. They can't take this fort," he said as the female Kel Dor, Redaka, looked to see if there were any invading forces alongside a Battle Droid Officer. "It'll probably be, uh, fifty Jedi. They'll need at least that many. Huh, maybe a hundred Jedi! They'll never take this base with less. Ha, they'll need an army of Jedi!" he exclaimed before breaking out into laughter, which was probably from all the times he fought in the War.
"Yo! Dassyne!" Redaka spoke up. "I've got a visual."
"Jedi?" Oro Dassyne asked as his eyes widened.
"I… think so, but I'm not sure." Redaka replied.
"How many? A thousand?" Oro Dassyne asked.
"No." The Battle Droid Officer replied.
"Eighty?" Oro asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Nope." Redaka said with a smack of her tongue.
"What? Fifty?"
"Less." The Battle Droid Officer hinted.
"Forty? Come on! How many?"
"Five," Redaka replied back simply. "And some younger people."
"What?!" Oro exclaimed, his eyes growing so wide that they might as well have come out of his eye sockets. "Give me those!" he ordered, grabbing the binoculars.
Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Serra Keto Shan, Mace Windu and Master K'Kruhk all rid on their Jedi Cycles as their Astromechs ejected their Jedi Starfighters. Superboy rode on the Supercycle with Paula, Artemis, Drol, Gerrera and Robin riding with him before Rocket flew down, carrying Aqualad in her arms as Kid Flash raced beside them.
"Punch it!" Serra called out.
"Oh, yeah!" Superboy exclaimed.
Both Serra and Superboy fired upon the Droid Forces awaiting them before Artemis and Paula leapt off of the Supercycle. The two archers fired upon the Rogue Jedi as Drol and Gerrera rolled along the ground, firing at them as well. Robin tossed Birdarangs towards the Rogue Jedi before Anakin, Obi-Wan, Mace, and K'Kruhk ejected from their Jedi Cycles and activated their lightsabers as they leapt into the air. They slashed at many more of the Rogue Jedi before eventually clashing with them.
Kid Flash picked up a white-bladed lightsaber and started to dash through the Rogue Jedi and Droids in his way. All of them fell to the ground as Aqualad was dropped off. He slammed onto more of the Rogue Jedi as General Oro Dassyne attempted to escape. Before he could get the chance to get away, Rocket trapped him in her Force Bubble.
"We need to find Ahsoka and M'gann!" Anakin called out as he Force-Pushed two Rogue Jedi away.
"We'll have to get in first!" Gerrera called out as he used his Vibro-Blade to slash at a Battle Droid. "Robin, Artemis, Huntress, Drol, come with me!"
"On it!" Paula called out. She took out her twin pistols and spun around shooting. All of the Battle Droids around her and Artemis fell to the ground before they made their way with Robin and Drol to Saw. Together, they started to infiltrate the base.
Inside, Jana watched as all of her Rogue Jedi Followers were being taken down by the Young Justice. She clenched her fist angrily with disbelief.
"Six normal Humans, two Lab Experiments, two Unnatural Magic-Wielders, a Shan and two Onderonians have just taken down my Followers!" Jana yelled at her Generals. "How dare they make my forces look like Bantha Fodder! Who are they?!"
"They would be the Young Justice," Ahsoka suddenly said. Everyone turned to see Ahsoka and Miss Martian coming up from the lift and making their way towards Jana. The two immediately activated their lightsabers. "Now you see what they are truly made of."
"You wanted me, Jana?" Miss Martian asked. She aimed both of her emerald lightsabers at Jana Starr and narrowed her eyes. "Hello, Megan! You've got me!"
Jana cackled and activated her lightsabers. "Yes, it seems that I do," she quipped. "And you two plan to stop me? All of your friends are being taken care of by my Followers! You don't have what it takes to defeat me! What a joke!"
"Joyride's over, Jana," Ahsoka said. "Half of your Followers have been killed fighting amongst themselves, and the rest are now being taken hostage by my Friends and my Masters. We're gonna settle this now."
"Oh, yeah?" Jana asked as she aimed one of her lightsabers at the two. "You and what Army?"
At that moment, the door burst down. Erica, Lord Siege and Kougane all turned around to see a blue lightsaber behead two of Jana's Followers before several footsteps were heard. The smoke from the door getting blown off cleared away, revealing Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Serra Keto Shan, Mace Windu, Master K'Kruhk, Aqualad, Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy, Artemis, Zatanna, Rocket, Lux, Drol, Gerrera and Huntress. All of them stood ready to take Jana Starr and her forces on.
"Not an Army… just friends." Ahsoka quipped.
Behind Ahsoka and M'gann, Dalyn, Metus, Ryouma and Suart came up from the lift. The four were about to attack Ahsoka and Miss Martian, but both Ahsoka and M'gann reached their hands behind them, and without even batting an eye, they Force-Lifted Dalyn, Suart, Ryouma and Metus towards Jana, Erica, Siege and Kougane.
Jana gasped as she looked all around her. She saw Ahsoka and Miss Martian preparing to take her on in front of her, and when she turned around, she saw Anakin leading the Jedi Masters and the Young Justice against her.
"Oh, Master Skywalker!" Jana exclaimed as soon as she saw Anakin. "It is such an honor to be in your presence once again."
"Did you enjoy the flowers?" Anakin asked sternly. "You hid out and tried to kill my true Padawan in cold blood!" he exclaimed. "And for what? Power?"
"You read my mind," Jana said. "Let me become your Apprentice. You always ventured to gain Power for your entire life! I have it all! Just let me give it to you!"
Anakin shook his head. "No, that's not what Power is meant for, Jana," he said. "The Jedi are Guardians of Peace and Justice. We don't use our Powers for ourselves, we use them to help others! Did you even learn that?"
Jana gritted her teeth. "You are not the same Jedi I once knew," she said. She looked over to Superboy and aimed a lightsaber at Miss Martian. "So let me get this straight," she said as a smug grin came onto her face. "You know what a White Martian looks like and yet you still desire her?" she asked. The only response she received from Superboy was a slow nod. Jana couldn't help but chuckle with disbelief. "Okay, what? Did the scientist that created you drop you on your head?" she asked. "Because Martians are nothing but freaks waiting to be wiped out. You should have stayed in the lab you were created, Boy of Steel. Once I wipe out this Martian for what she's done to me, you'll—"
Jana was interrupted when a lightsaber was tossed into her shoulder. Jana Starr yelled in pain before Zatanna used her magic to levitate the lightsaber back to the one who threw it, Kid Flash.
"You talk too much, you know that?" Wally asked. "I move that we ignore any other banter you have left for us, and just move onto the part where we kick your ass."
"I second that motion," Mace Windu said as he aimed his lightsaber at Jana. "You will not escape… Former Padawan Jana Starr."
Jana, who was still recovering from the sudden lightsaber throw to her shoulder, regained herself and glared at the Young Justice. "Damn you all to Hell," she cursed. She got back up and directed her attention towards Ahsoka and Miss Martian. "All of you, take care of the Jedi and this Young Justice," Jana ordered. "If Tano and M'orzz will refuse to hand over their Powers, then I'll kill them and strip their corpses of what little Powers they have left, and once I'm through with them, I'm sending them to Hell where they belong."
Ahsoka and Miss Martian both readied their lightsabers as Jana readied hers. Erica activated her crossguard lightsaber while Lord Siege activated one of his own lightsabers, followed by Kougane activating his lightsaber as well. Dalyn, Suart, Ryouma and Metus activated their lightsabers too, and everyone stood ready to attack.
As soon as some debris dropped and the monitor showed that the base was at a critical stage, everyone charged at one another, their battles now beginning.
Serra started to battle against Erica. The two locked emerald blades with one another and stared each other down intensely. The Shan was just about to slam her secondary lightsaber down onto Erica, but Erica just grinned and stood where she was as Serra slashed at her. Within minutes, Erica was gone from Serra's sights. She looked around to find Erica, but soon wished that she hadn't when Erica appeared from midair and slashed down at her. Serra rolled over to the side to avoid Erica before the Shan was suddenly attacked by Erica from behind. Serra growled in annoyance as she looked to the side, where Erica came out and attacked once again. This time, Serra spun around not only to avoid Erica's attack, but to slam Erica away as well. Erica chuckled and went turned invisible once again, but Serra was the one to grin this time.
"Come on, greenhorn. Show yourself." Serra said out loud, trying to get Erica to come out again. As she said this, she looked down to her Arm-Mounted Crossbow Gauntlet and saw a green blinking dot heading towards the Emblem of the Jedi Order. When the dot came closer, Serra spun around and slashed with both of her lightsabers. After Serra finished spinning, she deactivated her blades, and out of thin air came Erica. The ghostly Mercenary grinned as she aimed her crossguard lightsaber at Serra. However, she suddenly felt weak, and her lightsaber blades deactivated. Erica fell to the ground while clutching onto her chest, now weakened by the sudden surprise attack done on her.
Lord Siege battled against Robin, Zatanna, Kid Flash, Artemis and Anakin. Zatanna still had a score to settle with Lord Siege after he used her as a human shield from the Battle in the Jedi Temple. Zatanna ran straight up to Lord Siege and slashed down at him just as he slashed at her. Zatanna struck first, and just as Lord Siege was about to slash at her low, the mage backed away and went down low, slashing at Lord Siege where he was aiming to attack. Siege placed his lightsaber out in defense, but Zatanna slashed at him again before she leapt back up onto her feet. She used a backhanded grip to slash high at Lord Siege before she eventually started to back him away. The two clashed Energy Ichor Sword with Lightsaber as they fought back and forth. Zatanna utilized her fencing techniques and swung wide at Lord Siege before sending a high stab. Lord Siege managed to parry off the attack before Zatanna struck low. The two locked blades there for a moment before Zatanna performed a downwards strike at Lord Siege. Lord Siege managed to back away, but Zatanna stepped forwards and successfully slashed down at him again. Siege was about to slash back, but Zatanna parried off his attack and swung at Siege again, sending him sliding back into the wall.
"You'll pay for that!" Lord Siege called out, tossing his lightsaber at Zatanna.
"You're the one who's gonna pay!" Robin exclaimed as he sent several explosive Birdarangs towards Lord Siege.
Lord Siege managed to avoid getting hit by the explosive Birdarangs, but he did not see Artemis shoot several arrows into the air. The arrows all landed down onto Lord Siege, which exploded just like the Birdarangs. Kid Flash zoomed towards Lord Siege and clashed his stolen lightsaber with the Sith Lord. However, Lord Siege managed to strike back just as hard just as Artemis struck with her Bow Sword. Siege slashed her away before Robin dashed in and leapt into the air as he landed at Lord Siege.
"You never learn." Siege said smugly as he stabbed his lightsaber out towards Robin.
However, Robin grabbed Lord Siege's lightsaber hand and pushed him back.
"Anakin, now!" Robin called out.
Anakin ran in and slashed at Lord Siege's last lightsaber. Lord Siege gasped before Robin caught his own lightsaber and spun back around, slashing at Siege with it. Siege used the Force to regain the lightsaber he threw and clashed with Robin. The Boy Wonder just grinned and backed away, showing Anakin with his lightsaber stabbed down. Lord Siege sent Sith Lightning towards Anakin, but Anakin slashed upwards and slashed back down before spinning around. He formed his SokaTan Trinity Symbol and slashed it towards Lord Siege. Lord Siege sent more Sith Lightning towards the SokaTan Trinity Symbol, but he was outmatched, and was sent flying back.
"Cool!" Kid Flash exclaimed as he looked to Lord Siege's dropped lightsabers. "Souvenirs!"
Rocket pressed her blade against Kougane's as the two battled throughout the room. Kougane managed to throw Raquel off of him, causing her to stumble backwards and into the door and out of the base. As Rocket was regaining herself, Kougane use the Force to pull her back towards him, but Rocket narrowed her eyes at Kougane and held out her sword. As Kougane prepared to decapitate Raquel, Rocket got out of Kougane's grasp and used her sword to stab him in the chest. Kougane gasped as Raquel pulled her sword out and grabbed his lightsaber. He was about to sent Force Lightning towards her, but Raquel used Kougane's own lightsaber to cut off his hands. She flew away and trapped Kougane into her Energy Bubble as he fell down, now lifeless.
Metus twirled around his Saberstaff as Superboy, Aqualad and Obi-Wan ran to attack him. Aqualad activated his Water-Bearers and slashed down at Metus while Superboy used a dropped lightsaber from another one of the fallen Jedi to slash at Metus from down low. Metus gasped and used his Double-Bladed Lightsaber to block both attacks. Seeing that he was outnumbered, he used the Force to grab Erica's crossguard lightsaber and use it for himself. He twirled around and slashed Aqualad and Superboy away before Obi-Wan ran in and attacked Metus. Metus used his four lightsaber blades to block Obi-Wan Kenobi's Ataru Strikes, but Obi-Wan was more skilled in lightsaber combat. He circled his blade around Metus's stolen crossguard lightsaber, disarming him of it easily before Aqualad converted his Water-Bearer Swords into Hammers. He slammed Metus off to the side, where Superboy punched him unconscious, also causing some teeth to fall out from Metus's mouth.
"Interesting lightsaber design," Obi-Wan mused as he looked to the green crossguard lightsaber. "But a saber such like this is so uncivilized," he remarked, tossing the crossguard lightsaber back to where it was stolen from. "I'll be dead by the time a Sith uses a lightsaber with a crossguard." The Negotiator mused before he, Superboy and Connor apprehended Metus.
"No! Stay away from me!" Metus exclaimed as he started to come to. "I can give you anything you want!"
"We already have what want…" Superboy started out as he picked Metus up. "You."
Mace Windu aimed his lightsaber at Dalyn as sparks started to fly around. Dalyn chuckled and activated her grey lightsaber and shoto before using the Force to pick up some glass and use it to shine some brightness into Mace Windu's eyes. Mace turned away for a brief moment, which allowed Dalyn the advantage of getting the first strike. Mace managed to regain himself, however, and brought his blade down at Dalyn's shoto. Dalyn was knocked back by the strong attack made by the Vaapad Master, but regained herself and struck back at Mace using her main lightsaber. Mace Windu spun around and threw his lightsaber into his left hand, now finding himself being pushed back by Dalyn. With his good hand and right side now open, Dalyn punched the Jedi Master in the face, causing him to drop his lightsaber.
"Now the great Jedi Master Mace Windu falls," Dalyn remarked bitterly as she scraped both of her lightsabers against one another. "It's a pity it has to end this way. You were never that bright."
All of a sudden, energy arrows were sent towards Dalyn. Dalyn looked to the side and deflected the arrows before a shuriken was sent at her. Out came Paula, who had her sidearm aimed at Dalyn dangerously.
"Neither were you," Paula remarked. She picked up Mace Windu's lightsaber and handed it back to the Jedi Master. "Ready to let out your anger?"
"Call it strength," Mace Windu replied. "Depa Billaba keeps me going, and now that I know who was responsible for her corruption, I am stronger now."
Dalyn growled and combined both of her lightsabers into a Double-Bladed Lightsaber. She charged towards Mace Windu and the Huntress, who stood ready and charged back at her in response.
Dalyn struck at Huntress by spinning her Saberstaff around, but Paula managed to combine her tonfas into a Bō Staff and counter back at Dalyn. Both staffs collided with each other as sparks flew, and eventually, Paula was spinning around quickly, quick enough to split Dalyn's Saberstaff apart, making them twin lightsabers once again.
Mace spun around and slashed at Dalyn, who put both of her lightsabers up in defense. Mace, being a Master over Vaapad, managed to disarm Dalyn of her shoto before clashing with her main lightsaber. Dalyn growled and slashed at Mace, but Mace ducked low and struck back with a high Vaapad strike. The two engaged in a blade-lock, where Mace grabbed Dalyn's right hand, clenching his fist until Dalyn's right hand snapped. She yelled in pain and dropped her lightsaber, giving Paula enough time to electrocute her before Mace grabbed Dalyn's lightsaber and slashed at her with his own. Dalyn gasped as she fell down to the ground, dead by the large gash made in her chest.
Ryouma and Suart stood ready to fight as Drol and Gerrera partnered up with Jedi Master K'Kruhk. Gerrera and Drol both readied Vibro-Blades as Master K'Kruhk sent out a Force-Push that knocked Suart back. Ryouma chuckled and ran towards the three, slashing down at them. Saw slashed at Ryouma from behind, only for Ryouma to lock blades with the Onderonian Warrior and knock him away. Saw managed to regain himself and take out a blaster pistol. He started to shoot at Ryouma, but all Ryouma did was deflect the blasts. This gave Jaybo enough time to run in and attack. Drol managed to briefly clash with Ryouma, but was sent back before Master K'Kruhk elbowed Ryouma in the chest. Master K'Kruhk spun around and tried to elbow Ryouma again, only for Ryouma to send Master K'Kruhk off to the side.
"Finally, I get to kill a Whiphid." Ryouma said as he dragged his lightsaber along the ground.
Jana was battling against Ahsoka and Miss Martian at this time. Ahsoka was using both her lightsabers and her Arm-Mounted Crossbow Gauntlets to take on Jana. The Half-Pariah looked to Ahsoka and brought down one of her lightsabers at her, but the Togruta blocked the attack before Miss Martian locked one of her lightsabers with Jana.
"I'll rip your organs out!" Jana exclaimed.
"Never!" Miss Martian exclaimed. She threw Jana off and took out Master K'Kruhk's lightsaber. "Master K'Kruhk, catch!" she called out, tossing the lightsaber towards her Jedi Master friend.
Master K'Kruhk caught his old lightsaber and activated it. He swung back at Ryouma and knocked him away, where Saw and Drol opened fire on him. Ryouma twirled his lightsaber around to deflect the shots, but it wasn't enough to stop Master K'Kruhk from slashing down at him. Ryouma kicked K'Kruhk away and chuckled, charging at him again. K'Kruhk just rolled towards Ryouma and stabbed his lightsaber forwards, the blade going through Ryouma's chest. Ryouma chuckled in delight, but upon feeling death get a hold of him, he stopped laughing and fell to the ground, dead.
Ahsoka spun around both of her lightsabers as she and Miss Martian battled off against Jana Starr. Jana harnessed all of her anger into her Powers and slashed at Ahsoka and M'gann, but the Togruta and the Martian used Shien Defenses to block the attacks before Ahsoka ran up and slashed at Jana with her primary lightsaber. Jana blocked this attack with Ataru before Miss Martian flew in and kicked Jana to the ground. Much to both Ahsoka and Miss Martian's surprise, Jana was able to regain herself quite easily. She grinned at the two.
"You didn't think it would be that easy, now did you?" Jana asked as she twirled around her twin lightsabers.
"We've barely even begun to fight!" Ahsoka exclaimed. She twirled around both of her lightsabers and slashed at Jana.
"You'll never be great, not with the path you've chosen!" Miss Martian exclaimed as she slashed at Jana with Soresu.
Jana spun around and clashed all of her blades with Ahsoka and M'gann. She found herself facing Ahsoka from one side and Miss Martian from the other. Both of them struck down at Jana, making her back away.
"Let me show you just why I'm Anakin's Padawan." Ahsoka said as she stabbed her lightsaber downwards.
"And why I am so feared by the Sith." Miss Martian added on as she did the same.
Jana watched as Ahsoka and M'gann slashed upwards before slashing down again. She had seen this while on Coruscant. She did not know what it was at first, but after remembering what Xion did to her, she gasped. As Ahsoka and M'gann spun around, SokaTan Trinity Symbols were sent her way.
Jana panted and thrust her lightsaber downwards before slashing up and down again. She tried to send her Trinity Symbol at Ahsoka and M'gann, but she couldn't. She tried again, but she failed. Both of the SokaTan Attacks soon made impact on Jana, knocking her back. Ahsoka was not done, however.
"You're going down, Jana!" Ahsoka exclaimed as she flew towards Jana. Glowing with light, she slashed Jana across the chest before landing behind Jana as she fell to the ground.
"That did it!" Miss Martian exclaimed.
"It's all over." Ahsoka proclaimed as she walked back to M'gann.
"Wrong!" Jana called out.
Everyone looked to where Jana fell, and immediately, they all gasped with surprise.
Much to Ahsoka and Miss Martian's surprise, Jana got back up again.
"It's only over when I say it is!" Jana called out madly. She started to glow with fire. "I've survived far worse than that pathetic attempt! All who have dared to make stand against me have fallen at my swords! And now you will be added to the list of the defeated and forgotten!"
"Your Followers have fallen," Ahsoka spat, gesturing her hand all around her to prove her point. "Turn yourself in, Jana. It's over."
"Oh, I think not," Jana said as her eyes glowed red with rage. "You two may have developed an eighth lightsaber form, but all it did was give me more power," she proclaimed as she ignited her lightsabers once again. "Power enough… to destroy you."
The Young Justice was about to charge in, but Ahsoka and Miss Martian both held their lightsabers out to their sides, stopping them.
"Guys, stay back," Ahsoka ordered. "This is our fight."
"Jana wants us, and she's gonna get us," Miss Martian said in support. "We're taking her down… here… and now."
Anakin nodded. "You two be careful," he said. "Miss Martian, it would be a shame to lose someone so wise. Ahsoka, it would kill me to lose my favorite Padawan."
Ahsoka and Miss Martian nodded. "Come on, Jana," Ahsoka said. "Time to end this!"
"I couldn't have had it any other way!" Jana yelled as she charged towards Ahsoka and Miss Martian.
Ahsoka and M'gann charged back at Jana. Miss Martian swung at Jana down low, only for Jana to twirl around and avoid the attack. She knocked away Ahsoka's blade, and used her secondary lightsaber to block a Makashi jab by Miss Martian. Ahsoka and Miss Martian stood side-by-side with one another before Ahsoka spun around and brought both of her lightsabers down onto Jana. Jana placed her lightsabers in an X-Pattern and swung Ahsoka away before Ahsoka blasted Jana with Light. Jana gasped with surprise before Ahsoka struck at her again, causing Jana to duck and spin around as Miss Martian brought both of her lightsabers down onto Jana. Jana held her lightsabers up high and kicked M'gann away before Ahsoka struck down low with her left blade. Jana countered with her own left blade before slashing Ahsoka's lightsabers so hard that she was sent away to the lower level.
Jana flipped down and clashed with Ahsoka, the two utilizing Ataru to clash with one another. As Jana struck low, Ahsoka kicked off of one of the crystals in the Cave and spun in the air to kick Jana away.
Jana growled as she readied her lightsabers. "Nice moves," she complimented. "Too bad they won't save you!"
Ahsoka backflipped over some more crystals, where Jana flipped over them and followed. The two fought rapidly with one another, using every lightsaber technique they could muster up. The two slashed at each other in the chest, and were both knocked back. Ahsoka wasn't too heavily-injured due to her gold chestplate, but Jana still stood.
"Give me your best move!" Ahsoka called out as she readied her lightsabers.
"Gladly!" Jana exclaimed. She formed a SokaTan Symbol and launched it towards Ahsoka, only for Ahsoka to send it to the side.
Miss Martian leapt over the crystals and charged up her lightsabers, swinging down onto Jana. Jana groaned as she was knocked away. She growled as she turned around. Both she and Miss Martian started to clash with one another before M'gann spun around and kicked Jana away. Jana twirled away before sending Sith Lightning at Miss Martian. M'gann held up her blades, but the Lightning disarmed her of her lightsabers.
Miss Martian gasped as she was Force-Pushed towards the edge of the Cavern. She got up and sent a Force-Push towards Jana, but Jana punched her in the face before M'gann used two roundhouse kicks. Jana just kicked M'gann further to the edge.
The Martian groaned and got back up. She looked all around her as Jana aimed her lightsaber at her. All of a sudden, M'gann grinned, an idea coming into her mind.
"It looks like you're out of ideas," Jana remarked. "Goodbye, Martian Freak!" she exclaimed, stabbing her lightsaber at M'gann.
M'gann lunged right at Jana. Using her old Martian Powers, she phased through the lightsaber blade, causing Jana to gasp. Miss Martian twisted Jana's arm and grabbed her lightsaber. She spun it around and aimed it at Jana.
"Not quite." Miss Martian quipped.
Jana stuttered with surprise as Ahsoka leapt down.
"We win, you lose." Ahsoka quipped, stabbing her lightsaber downwards.
M'gann did the same as Jana looked back and forth. Together, Ahsoka and M'gann sent SokaTan Attacks at Jana. Jana groaned in pain, dropping to the ground.
"What are you?" Jana asked as she looked up to Miss Martian.
M'gann stabbed Jana's lightsaber into the ground and regained her own ones. "I'm the Lost One," she quipped. "And I'm not lost anymore," she added on as she and Ahsoka aimed their lightsabers at Jana. "Now, here's what's gonna happen: we're going to let you go. You and your Followers are gonna turn yourselves in, and you will never come after us again."
"And if you try anything stupid, anything at all," Ahsoka went on as she and M'gann advanced at Jana, causing her to back away. "We will change our minds."
"Don't make us change our minds." M'gann warned dangerously as she and Ahsoka walked away.
The Jedi Masters, Anakin, and the Young Justice leapt down, seeing what had happened.
Jana panted and looked to her two lightsabers. She Force-Grabbed her swords and charged at Ahsoka and M'gann with rage.
"IT IS MIIIIIIINNNNNNNEEEEEEE!" Jana called out, using Force-Speed to try and kill Ahsoka and M'gann one last time.
Ahsoka and Miss Martian both turned around and formed SokaTan Symbols once again. They sent them towards Jana. Jana pushed against them, but she was outmatched and sent over the edge. She yelled madly as everyone looked down to where Jana had landed. Her chest was impaled by several sharp crystals and rocks, and her arms and legs were sliced off.
"Oh…!" Jana stuttered. Her eyes stopped glowing and closed before she disintegrated into dust. Her remains flew into the air, and her lightsabers floated towards Miss Martian.
"No excuses." M'gann humbly said.
"Goodbye, Jana Starr." Ahsoka added on.
On Coruscant, all of Jana's Followers were being taken in. As they were, Klarion looked around and grinned. This just keeps getting better. He thought to himself.
At the Temple, Ahsoka and Miss Martian were meeting with the Council. The Young Justice was also present.
"A fine job, you have both done," Master Yoda said. "In order, congratulations are."
"Thank you, Master Yoda." Ahsoka said as she and M'gann bowed.
"For your bravery, we offer you a place in the Jedi Order." Plo Koon said.
"Well, you did promise that to us." Robin pointed out.
M'gann sighed. "Thank you, but I must turn you down," she said. "I already have a place, and it's with the Young Justice. I will still continue to find out more about my Powers, but with my friends instead."
Mace nodded. "We respect your decision," he said. "May the Force be with you."
Later on, Ahsoka and the Young Justice walked in the Halls of the Temple. Everyone admired them for taking on Jana.
"You could have had a place with us, M'gann," Ahsoka said. "What made you turn the Council down?"
"The very reason you are a Padawan," Miss Martian replied back. "To become a Jedi Knight."
Ahsoka blushed. "Thank you," she said. "So, since you're a Jedi, does that mean you'll also aim to become a Knight?"
"All in due time," M'gann replied back. "We still have a long way to go."
"And no matter what, we will always be there to back you up." Aqualad said.
Author's Notes: Well, everyone, I hope that the last part of the M'gann the Lost One Arc satisfied you all. I worked really hard on this, and it only took me a day to get this done. The Story's not over yet. I still have a long way to go. I'd like to thank both The Christian Jedi and MartyrFan for helping me out with this Story Arc Plot. I couldn't have done it without them. I'll try to have a new Chapter out later on, even with College still going on. Please be sure to review, rate, and as always, if you can, Private Message me for anything on the Story. After all, I'm always keen to hear from you, just as long as what you say is positive. For now, this is SuperHeroTimeFan signing off. Have an awesome week, everyone! I'll see you all soon!
