Chapter Fifty: The Coming End

Rick sat behind his desk, his hand folded in front of him. It had now been a month since he had been named President of the World. Since he had taken command the war between the Force humans and normal humans had gotten more bloodier. Both sides were starting to get tired of this war and were now trying to take short cuts to end it faster.

The Worlds Army had stepped up its hunt of Force humans and increased the number of soldiers they put out to locate them. They had also started to attack Force Army bases more and more.

The Force Army had merely stepped up the rate of their attacks and the strength of which they attacked. They were becoming more brutal with their fighting and moving more rapidly.

Only recently had Rick started paying attention and looking up information on the leader of the Force Army: Darth Salvador. Out of all the Force humans in the world, this one person could end this entire war in favor of the Force Army. He had a good idea what Salvador was planning, which is why he sent his apprentice to make sure he did not collect the second piece he would need.

A recent picture of Darth Salvador lay on his desk below his folded hands. He could not tell if he had seen Salvador before this war started or not because of the black suit and mask he always wore. However he knew that sooner or later, he and Salvador would meet in battle; and when that day came, he would tear that mask off his face.

He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. He took a deep breath and opened his eyes when a knock came at his door. "Enter" he said.

His young apprentice walked in holding a girl who was flung over his right shoulder. The girl was kicking and demanding that he put her down at once. He walked to the center of the room and flung the girl to the floor. She hit the floor with a thud and a roll.

Rick stood up and stared down at her. So this was the girl most tuned to the light side of the force? He thought.

The girl looked up at him. "You're the new President" she whispered.

"Correct" he replied walking out from behind his desk.

The girl quickly pushed herself up and stood ready to defend herself. "What do you want?" she demanded. "Why am I here?"

"You would rather be with Salvador?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

The girl didn't respond.

"I didn't think so" he added. "Relax, we did not bring you all the way here just to kill you or hurt you" he said. "There's no need for that defensive posture"

"A normal human has a force human working for him?" she asked staring at the young man who had carried her here. "Hard to believe"

"Believe it or not some Force humans actually believe in co-existing and for the time being I am willing to accept those who come forward to me requesting such a relationship" he explained. "What is your name?" he asked.

She glanced from Rick to the young man before answering. "Crystal"

"I see" Rick replied. "Nice to meet you, Crystal"

"Why did you save me and bring me here?" she asked.

"Please, sit" he said pulling up a chair and placing it on the ground.

Crystal slowly sat down in front of the desk. Rick walked over behind the desk and sat down in the chair. "I have saved you from the grip of Salvador to save us all" he answered. "And as to why we've brought you here, I wanted to tell you this in person" he added.

"What do you mean by you saved me to save us all?" she asked confused.

"Do you know why Salvador has targeted you specifically?" he asked. "And why he has only tried to 'capture' you and not kill you?"

"No" Crystal answered. "I don't know"

"He needs to capture you alive so he can use you to destroy us all" he answered. "I don't know the details of it myself. I just know that you are the most powerful when it comes to the light side of the force. And that Salvador has some trump card up his sleeve that requires you and your connections to the force" he explained. "Other than that, I don't know what he plans to do. But it won't be good for either side" he added.

Crystal sat still staring at Rick, apparently in deep thought.

"Salvador is the most powerful when it comes to the dark side" he continued. "My guess is that he knows some dark spell or ritual type of magic that he believes will end this war in favor of the Force Army" he stood up and turned his back to Crystal. He stood still looking out of the window behind his desk. "This war has gone on for long enough" he went on. "I plan to end this war in the next few days"

"How do you plan to do that?" Crystal asked.

"Slice off the head of the serpent, and the body will die" he answered.

"I don't understand" she replied.

"I am going to launch a full scale attack on Salvadors main command ship" he answered. "We are going to kill him"

"I see" she said placing a finger on her chin.

"With the death of Salvador, the rest of the Force Army will fight each other for command. In other words, they will destroy themselves from the inside out after his death" he explained.

"And you're planning to ask me to help with this attack" she stated.

"You are a sharp woman" he replied. "Whether that be just your normal senses or the force, it doesn't matter. You are correct, I wish for your assistance in this attack" he went on. "Salvador is after you, if you show up during this attack then he is guaranteed to make an appearance. If we just go in and attack there's a high likely hood that he will not even deem us worthy of his presence" he continued. "But with you there, he will come out"

Crystal considered it for a moment. "You're certain that if Salvador is taken out, then all this bloodshed will end?" she asked.

Rick turned to face her. "Positive" he answered.

"Then I'll help" she replied. "If it will end the deaths on both sides, then I'll help"

"Thank you" he replied with a slight bow. "My friend here will show you to a room where you can get some rest" he indicated the young man. "We will launch the attack tomorrow, the sooner we attack and end this the better"

The young man led Crystal out of the room. When the door was shut behind them a smile spread across Ricks face. "You'll show yourself during the battle if she shows up" he whispered. "I will kill you personally, Darth Salvador"

Next Chapter: Darth Palins Move