Star Wars
A Dark Lord of a Different Kind
Author's note: LordGrise and I were ruminating on some ideas he has for a story that he's working on. Rather a multiverse kind of thing for the Bad Girlz. And in so doing the topic of Star Wars came up as a possible scenario for… well… that's his story and not mine so no sharing. But I've always mentally played around with Illyana and Star Wars as Illyana and Darth Vader is an interesting idea, but I've never come up with a story. Then I got to thinking about libraries and…
Thus…
For this story I figure that Illyana has never seen the Star War's prequels, and this story takes place while Illyana is on her journey and prior to her regaining her soul and destroying the Elder Gods (so she's rather evil, crazy, and has… let's politely call it interesting decision making). Remember, she's not a Star Wars fan so knows nothing about the Star Wars universe.
When writing a crossover fanfic, one confronts the issue of are you just creating an episode event (like my first Anita Blake story), or are you creating an alternate timeline (like my ongoing second Anita Blake story). Clone Wars allows for inserting an episode without disrupting things.
Oh, and a shout out to the youtube channel Generation Tech as they have great stuff on Star Wars.
Part1a: Clone Wars, Episode
The Galactic civil war continues
The Jedi struggle to deal with separatist threats
As Count Dooku continues to formulate ever more rebellion
While the senate continues to slowly grant the Chancellor Palpatine ever more authority
Obi-Wan Kenobi has been elevated to the Jedi Council
An act that brings satisfaction to Anakin Skywalker, while planting the seed of desire that he too might soon be found worthy to join the council
Yet other forces are at work
…
…
Part1b: Master Kenobi
We see to two figures walking in the broad corridor of one of the wings of the Jedi Temple library. One is very small, green, and was walking with the use of a cane, the other a much taller individual, bearded, and human.
The Jedi Temple Library consists of a central Octagon chamber with eight connecting halls, with study chambers between the halls, as well as private research rooms. High vaulted ceiling and the gentle blue glow of the data storage units. Much of what the Jedi knew was stored here and available for students and masters alike. But some knowledge is dangerous, some is forbidden, some of concern, and some… evil.
There are only a few scattered students and Jedi about as Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi quietly conversed as they walked.
"Congratulations on elevation yours to the council." Stated Yoda. "Welcome in this new role you are."
"Thank you Master Yoda." Spoke Obi-Wan. "I shall strive to worthy of the responsibility entrusted to me."
Yoda slightly chuckled as he replied. "Do well you will, in this I doubt you not."
Then Yoda paused and gestured at the data arrays around them with his cane. "Much is stored here. Knowledge vast as Galaxy is. Yet possession is not understanding. Comprehend we do not much that we have, and lack vision to see."
Obi-Wan gave a slight nod. "I have encountered this before. Librarians sometimes forget that the universe does not solely reside is within these walls. Things can exist that are not present in the archives."
Yoda gave a sidewise apprising glance at Obi-Wan. "Of other things I speak, but no matter. To you is granted now council privileges. Much you will likely wish to review that was denied before. Anticipated this is, but share you must not with others not authorized."
"You speak of the Sith I assume Master Yoda."
"Yes… and no." Was Yoda's response as he resumed walking. "The name Obi-Wan Kenobi was known to the council long before you were born. And no… Master Qui-Gon know of this he did not."
Obi-Wan looked rather nonplussed at Yoda's statement. "That is… surprising. I thought only Anakin has prophesies about him."
Yoda shook his head in negation. "Prophesy not what speak of."
They reached one of the private research rooms reserved for council use. Yoda gestured with his cane. "In you go. Learn you must. Then speak we will." With that Yoda hobbled off to go rest and meditate.
Obi-Wan watched him go, then entered the chamber to review what Yoda had keyed up for him.
Obi-Wan learned of events that happened a long time ago…
In a place not far away…
Part1c: What came before
Master Jedi Anooj, chief librarian, was distinctly displeased with the situation that confronted him. Of course, being suspended upside down, bound by some unknown means, defeated in battle, and missing a hand had something to do with that feeling. In truth missing his left hand raked a tad higher then being displeased, but Anooj was a very dedicated librarian. One supposes the black mist that filled the library was also of annoyance. And the fires, mustn't forget the fires from the destroyed electronics, leaving things just so… untidy; Master Anooj was rather fussy about things being tidy. That and the bodies of a few slain Jedi.
What does Master Anooj look like? Think… human sized squirrel dressed as a Jedi, and missing a hand. Oh, an a very bushy tail.
"You will fail." Spoke Anooj with complete certainty, but not quite pulling off a tone of serenity; likely it was the body of one of the slain in his eyesight that caused the lack of complete confidence.
"At what?" Replied the cause of all this harm as she ceased examining a wall engraved with a heroic battle dealing with the Sith and glanced at Master Anooj.
The she had blonde hair, horns, a devils tail, chainmail bikini, and yellow glowing eyes. Slightly disconcerting in that the she had not been in such a form when she had entered the library. Then she had been human and garbed in just a thin full body yellow and dark blue costume.
"At…" The slightest of hesitations. "defeating the Jedi. The Sith always fail."
"Not a Sith. Replied what had to be an obvious Sith. "And… well… look around. Hmmm… Since all of you are supposedly Jedi I don't suppose you know an Obi-Wan Kenobi? Has a beard?"
Anooj was having none of that, and was not about to answer Sith questions. "An obvious lie. I can feel the darkness within you."
All fully trained Jedi understood the dark side, or so they thought. The way of anger, hate, ambition, pain, rage, fear, those were the paths to the dark side. And in this creature, never had Anooj felt such hate and rage, it radiated off of the creature almost as if the creature was composed from them. Yes… there was darkness. But not… oddly, it did not feel like the dark side of the Force. It was like… darkness had been given form.
Anooj closed his eyes. Normally a Jedi could see with just the Force, see the shapes around them. Use the force to move items, to anticipate what would be. But her… all he could see was a hole of darkness when he peered with his Force vision. Something was there, but it was not of the Force, it… had no Force. And that inability to see with the Force had been quite detrimental to combat. Anooj concluded that this must be some new and strange Sith trickery.
Anooj opened his eyes as she spoke.
"This would have been much easer if you had just let me view the material I asked to see."
A tone of cold dismissal from Anooj. "The archives of the Jedi are not open to the Sith."
A slight sigh from the Sith. "Again… not a Sith."
Anooj attempted to use some Jedi mind tricks. "Why do you wish to view what you asked for?"
"No."
"No?"
"No. Not feeling like explaining to one who just tried to kill me. Geeze, this is shaping up just like that library in Alexandra; just wanted to read a few scrolls but no... they just had to have a big fight with the big bad that dared to try to use a library as a library, and that fire was so not my fault. Hmmm, feels like what you've hidden behind this wall is what I came for."
Anooj was then distracted by a creature sniffing at him. Think of it as a bloody demon dog. A very large bloody demon dog. The creature then gave Anooj a messy lick before the Sith called off the creature with a flick of her tail. The creature was one of many that had materialized out of nowhere when the Sith had attacked… well... responded to the attack from the Jedi. But when dealing with a Sith one attacked first and asked questions afterwards, if the Sith was still alive that is, which… was rare. That had been when she'd transformed into her current physical form as she fought them while doing things… that no Jedi or Sith should have been able to do. It was like… magic.
Annooj got back on topic. "My brethren are coming."
The threat did not appear to greatly concern the Sith if her statement was any indication. "Cause that went so well last time.
The Sith returned to examining the wall, then she raised her arms and again that strange sword of hers was somehow in her right hand. It was almost like a light saber, but oh so different, as Anooj's missing hand , and slain companions, could attest to. Yellow and reddish incantations, in some strange language, flowed over the wall, just more of this strange Sith sorcery that this creature was versed in. The same strange sorcery that had negated the Jedi's ability to effectively dual as their ability to read the immediate future was somehow negated. And the shields she'd raised that had blocked there telekinetic attacks.
A click… Then a door concealed within the artwork façade opened.
With her sword still drawn, she vanished from Anooj's view. Additional defenses could be heard activating and… based upon the ongoing noise as auto blasters fired… not achieving the goal of defeating her. A long series of explosions and then silence… Suddenly all of the strange creatures gave a chilling howl and came running from all over the library and fled into the open doorway.
There was a flash of light and…
Annooj dropped to the ground from where he had been somehow suspended.
She was gone, likewise the creatures she had somehow brought.
And all of the contents of the Sith archive that the Jedi had concealed was likewise gone.
Part1d: How it begins
Obi-Wan leaned back with a weary sigh. He was done reviewing all of the video footage. Reviewing the transcriptions and recorder interviews. The after action reports. The inventory of what was gone, or in this case the complete lack of inventory as that was one of the things she took as the librarians had rather foolishly stored the inventory with the items. The footage of the battle had been most interesting, especially the parts that showed that strange sword of hers.
A voice startled him. "Much you have learned, yet little do we know."
Only Obi-Wan's Jedi training allowed him to present an unstartled façade to Master Yoda who had somehow entered the room without Obi-Wan knowing and was now sitting behind him sipping tea.
Obi-Wan gestured at the various frozen screens being projected into the air and walls before him. "Master Yoda, this is… most surprising."
"Strong she is. Learned in ways we and the Sith forgotten have, if ever knew we did."
"Is Master Yoda? This took place a long time ago, before even you were born."
Yoda did not address Obi-Wan's question. "What you have now learned, share you must not."
Obi-Wan gave a frown. "Meaning Anakin."
A likewise frown from Yoda. "Former Padawan strong he is. But much he has to learn. Quick to anger, quick to follow his heart rather then his training. To close to others he remains. Such things a Jedi must put aside to remain at one with the Force. "
'He does well with his Padawan."
"Who likewise impulsive is."
A resigned grimace from Obi-Wan. "I shall obey Master Yoda. But what does it matter? This took place so long ago that…"
Obi-Wan paused as Yoda just looked at him. Finally Obi-Wan stated.
"You said is, not was. That… is not possible Master Yoda."
A sigh from Yoda. "Impossible yes, but is. Shows yet again how little we know."
"Like how she somehow appeared in the Library? Or how she left? Or how she summoned appears to demons?"
"Astute you are, hence this mission you are given."
A gesture from Yoda and a new screen flickers into existence as Yoda stated. "From Moraband we received. Been there I have.
We see a long valley with scattered ruins of decaying and wrecked temples, and some large statues. The planet Moraband, also known as Korriban, where the Sith had rebuilt after the first Jedi civil war that had resulted in the schism within the Jedi resulting in the Sith. This was the Valley of the Dark Lords where the Sith had trained and rebuilt and later had attacked again in what as to be called the dark age.
Yoda continues. "Monitor it we do."
This is apparently reconnaissance droid footage as the Jedi have covert monitoring of the planet, but they do not routinely deploy Jedi there as the allure of the Dark Side was strong. The view skims over temples and passes a giant statue before the view jerks and tumbles as the droid spins to the ground before it stops to show an angled view upwards showing a statue of some Sith. Then…
A figure steps into view. It's a she if her chest is any indication. Human, blonde, dressed in some skin tight body suit that is dark blue and yellow. She looks irritated as a sword materialized in her hands as she raises and then strikes down causing the video to terminate.
Yoda states. "Find her first you must. Before Dooku."
Obi-Wan asked a question. "Alone?"
A resigned sigh from Yoda. "No… troopers take you may, plus Anakin and his Padawan. But truth you must not share. Sith we proclaim her to be. Sith you tell them she is. Find her you must.
"Understood Master Yoda, but how would Dooku know of her?"
Yoda looked musing and regretful. "Fool was I. Shared I did when Council I thought he destined to join. Dooku knows of what you have been shown. Feel her he will."
Obi-Wan states."And he'll try to recruit her to his cause."
Yoda shakes his head in negation at Obi-Wan's statement. "Misunderstand you do. Seek her out he will, but apprentice will his goal be."
Obi-Wan did not agree. "I don't see how that is possible Master Yoda. From what I observed on the recording she's a Master at the very least. What could Dooku possibly teach her?"
"Strong Dooku is with the Force, but in this he will seek to learn from her. Her apprentice desire to be he will. If he succeeds then the Jedi fall we will. Foreseen it has been."
Yoda rose. "Prevent this you shall. Die she must."
Part1e: Yet more irritants
Illyana looked down upon the destroyed flying droid. Great… more irritants.
Just like the library of a few days ago. She'd examined what she'd taken, then opened a portal to here. Here being not quite the same temporal alignment but close enough.
And of course more irritations as a small secret Sith group hiding on this planet had proclaimed her to be their long awaited savior. A group that had not taken her dismissal well.
Illyana mused as she walked around a large statue upon having been attacked by the Jedi, and attacked by the Sith. On the other side of the statue were the Sith who had proclaimed her their savior, and who had then attacked her when she had declined; well… their bodies at least.
She glanced at the sky, then walked into a dark opening and vanished into the darkness.