Here we go, the final part of the Battle of Exegol.

Caden and Ben had used their TIE fighters to get to Exegol. They needed to stop the Emperor here and now. They both ran to the entrance of the castle and jumped down the hole in there onto one of the chains landing pretty hard.

"Ow." Ben groaned.

"Oh, it doesn't hurt that much you big baby." Caden groaned as well.

"Shut up, Caden." Ben growled.


Meanwhile on the ground DJ was wondering where Finn was.

"Partner! Where are you? The lander's l-l-leaving."

"Go without us." Finn responded. "We're taking this entire ship down."

"W-w-what? How?" DJ asked.

"We're gonna hit the command deck." Finn replied. "DJ. Go. Tell Kira I was thinking of all three of us."


In the throne room, Rey had seemingly agreed to strike Palpatine down.

"The Ritual begins!" He declared. "She will strike me down, and pledge herself as a Sith."


Caden and Ben were making their way to Rey blasting any trooper that got in their way. Ben even shot one behind him without even looking. They seemed to be getting closer until they saw five red armored guards with weapons similar to Snoke's guard.

"Great, he has his own Praetorian guard." Caden muttered.

"Is it a good time to ask if you brought your saber?" Ben asked.

"I… kind of dropped it." Caden replied.

"Yeah, me too." Ben said.

"Oh, good, so I'm not the only idiot here." Caden said. Ben glared at him for a moment.


"She will draw her weapon." Palpatine said. Rey drew Anakin's blade and activated it. "She will come to me."


Caden and Ben used some of their Force powers to push back a couple of them but it didn't last long. They tried fighting back without weapons, but to no avail, the guards managed to beat them down.


"She will take her revenge." Palpatine said. Rey stepped closer to him. "And with a stroke of her saber, the Sith are reborn! The Jedi are dead!" Palpatine declared.

But then, Rey felt a connection. She saw Caden and her heart nearly stopped. He was back. She could see in his eyes. He saw her too and the same thing almost happened with him. They looked at each other for a long time, remembering what they could do with their connection. Rey tilted her head as if asking Caden that if it's what he wanted. Caden nodded back.

"Do it! Make the sacrifice!" Palpatine shouted at Rey when she hesitated. But Rey put both her hands behind her back and when she got them out, Anakin's blade and Luke's blade were gone. And into Caden's hands.

"Hey Ben." Caden called to his cousin and tossed him Anakin's blade. "I got one of my own." He said activating his father's green lightsaber. The Praetorian guards stood back a bit afraid. Ben just shrugged. "This is where the fun begins." Caden said with a smirk on his face.

Caden and Ben began their attack of the guards taking one of them out with ease now that they had sabers. Rey pulled out Leia's saber and began attacking the guards there, deflecting their blasts or redirecting them using the Force. Caden and Ben were doing quite well against the guards there, Ben ducked and waited for one to strike and when he did, he let out a breath and struck him down. Caden dealt with his own as well with ease before they made their way to the throne room where Caden struck down another red guard. He and Rey locked eyes and went to each other. They each seemed to be saying a thousand different words but couldn't get it out. Ben joined them and together they faced Palpatine.

"You think this is meant to impress me? You will not stop me. Not while they are here." Palpatine mocked them. Behind him, the Knights of Ren led by Tyron stepped forward.

"I'll take care of them." Ben said to them gesturing to the Knights. "He's all yours." He said gesturing to Tyron.

"Oh, how thoughtful." Tyron said. "Finally, now I can destroy both the Skywalker and the Kenobi line once and for all!" He declared activating his double-bladed saber. (Insert Duel of the Fates) The Knights of Ren split off to fight Ben while Caden and Rey prepared to fight Tyron.

"You fight for him? After what he did to your grandfather?" Caden asked.

"My grandfather was a true Sith. He never betrayed the order!" Tyron shouted swinging at Caden and Rey. He was more skilled than their last encounter so they both had to be on their guard. Meanwhile the Knights were engaging Ben,

"You betray us! We followed you because of your hatred of Skywalker!" One of them shouted.

"We burned the temple for you!" Another one shouted.

"And this is how you repay us?!" Another shouted.

"I was wrong in everything." Ben said. "I won't let another old man manipulate me again." He said striking one of them down. It was clear as to why Ben as Kylo was the Master of the Knights of Ren. He was more skilled than any of them. He trained them, but then he remembered Caden trained them as well, when he was Darth Kadus. So this time, he had to be extra careful fighting them. Some managed to land a few hits on him but he shrugged it off and cut down two more. He Force pushed one of them into a pit before stabbing another one. He leaped into the air stabbing another in the back.

Meanwhile Rey and Caden were doing their best to fight Tyron. He managed to knock Rey to the ground and leaped into the air to dodge a blow at his feet from Caden. Caden and Tyron dueled for a while locking their blades.

"Your grandfather wasn't killed on Naboo! He was killed on Tatooine!" Caden said.

"Quiet!" Tyron shouted.

"Maul survived and was found by his brother, your great-uncle, Savage Opress. He took over Mandalore, but when Sidious returned, he betrayed him and tortured him, killing your great-uncle." Caden explained.

"No! It's not true!" Tyron shouted.

"It is! Palpatine never cared for your grandfather! He doesn't care for anyone but himself!" Caden said but it wasn't getting through to Tyron.

"Even if that's true, your grandfather still killed mine! And I will avenge his death!" Tyron shouted attacking even more ferociously. Rey eventually joined back up and Tyron was on the defensive this time. He kicked Caden off to one side and moved to another spot to continue the duel, Rey followed close behind. "You could have been so much more yourself! We could have ruled together ourselves!"

"No! I don't need that power! I never wanted it!" Rey responded.

"You are weak! Nothing like him!" Tyron shouted pressing his attacks knocking Rey to the ground her saber flying. "Now, you will die!" He shouted. Rey closed her eyes ready for her death until a blue blade appeared blocking Tyron's red blade. It was Ben.

"You're not hurting anyone else!" He shouted.

"You think you can face me? After all we've been through, brother?" Tyron sneered.

"You were never my brother. Kylo's brother, but not Ben Solo's." Ben said before pressing his attacks. He and Tyron were nearly equally matched.

"You think it was coincidence that Snoke turned you?" Tyron asked. "He sent me to infiltrate the temple. To act as a Jedi. I helped Snoke and the Emperor destroy the Jedi Order. You didn't even do anything else, all he needed was for you to turn because you were stronger than me." Tyron explained.

Ben couldn't believe it. This whole time when Tyron was with him, training, he was urging him to the dark side in secret. All the pain and suffering he went through, his father and mother dying was because of him. Ben pressed his attacks surprising Tyron who quickly defended himself. Ben sliced off a part of his double bladed saber leaving him with only one end. Tyron did his best with what he had and managed to do a leaping kick striking Ben in the head, knocking him out cold.

"Now, I shall take my rightful place as a true Sith!" Tyron shouted.

But then a black blade came bursting through his chest. It was the Darksaber. He looked down in surprise. Behind him Caden appeared, pulling out the blade before slicing his head off.

"Just so you don't come back." Caden said. He held out his hand to Rey who stood up and grabbed Leia's saber. With just the two of them they faced off against Palpatine.

"Stand together, die together!" Palpatine said using the Force to grab both of them, immobilizing them. when he brought them closer a bit of their life force went to him taking him by surprise. "The life force of your bond. A dyad in the Force." He said astonished. "Unseen for generations. And now, the power of two restores the one true emperor." He said before sucking out their life force. It was painful for both of them, Rey screamed while Caden gritted his teeth. Palpatine was laughing as they were dying, as he sucked in their life force his face was becoming more alive, the white in his eyes turned to his unnatural yellow eyes. The Emperor was returning.


The Resistance was putting out a good fight but it was starting to be for nothing. Kira had dodged a few fighters but could see more on others tails.

"Snap! You got some on your tail!" Poe shouted.

"I see them!" Snap said calmly.

"No, no, Snap! Snap!" Poe shouted and Kira could see her friend get shot down. "NO!" Poe screamed. Around them, Kira could see more of their friends being shot down by fighters. Everyone was panicking. It was too long, there was no help coming.

"Please, if anyone's listening. Don't let them take me, Finn and my baby." Kira said to herself crying.

"My friends." Poe said. "I'm sorry." He said remorsefully. "I thought we had a shot. But there's just too many of them." He said. Kira started to lose hope until she heard a voice.

"But there are more of us Poe. There are more of us." The voice of Lando Calrissian said. Poe went to see what it was and it was a sight for the ages. All sorts of freighters and fighter craft from all over the galaxy were arriving at Exegol. Kira cried at the sight.

"Look at this." Poe said. Leading these group of ships was Lando in the Falcon with Chewie as his copilot. Next to him was the Ghost, with Hera and her son, Jacen Syndulla as her copilot.

"Let's kick some Sith ass mom!" Jacen said. Hera laughed at her son's immaturity.

"Lando you did it!" Finn shouted. All the ships there began to attack the Sith fleet with ease.

"Hit those underbelly cannons, everyone we destroy is a world saved!" Poe said. Many of the Star Destroyers were destroyed giving them a chance.


But this victory was short lived as below Caden and Rey were on the floor unmoving. Palpatine moved forward now powerful then ever. His appearance was still the same as when he was killed on Endor, but he was more alive.

"Look what you have made." Palpatine said. Ben regained consciousness and slowly stood up. Palpatine however wasn't having any of it and lifted him into the air. "As once I fell, so falls the last Skywalker." He said before sending Ben flying to a pit. He sat on his throne not the least bit alarmed at his fleet being destroyed. "Do not fear that feeble attack my faithful. Nothing will stop the return of the Sith!" He declared before sending out a Force Lightning storm at the Resistance, disabling several ships. Caden and Rey began to wake up and see what was happening. There was only one chance left. Rey began chanting what she was saying before she was on this mission.

"Be with me. Be with me. Be with me." She said.

"Alright, you're with me right? Then be with me." Caden said.

"These are final steps, Caden, Rey. Rise and take them." The voice of his grandfather, Obi-Wan said. Before long he was hearing more voices of the Jedi from the past.

"Rey."

"Caden."

"Rey."

"Bring back the balance, as I did." Anakin Skywalker said.

"In the light, find the light, Rey, Caden." Aayla Secura said.

"Alone, never have either of you been." Yoda said.

"Every Jedi who ever lived, lives in the both of you." Qui-Gon Jinn said.

"The Force surrounds both of you." Galen Marek said.

"Let it guide you, as it guided us." Ahsoka said.

"Feel the Force, flowing through you Rey, Caden." Mace Windu said.

"Let it lift you." Anakin said.

"Rise, both of you." Adi Gallia said.

"We stand behind you, Rey, Caden." Qui-Gon said.

"Rey."

"Caden."

"Rey."

"Rise in the Force." Yoda said.

"In the heart of a Jedi lies their strength." Kanan said.

"Rise."

"Rise."

"Rise."

"Rey, Caden. The Force will be with you, always." Luke Skywalker said. Caden and Rey used the Force to bring their lightsaber's back. Rey with Leia's blue blade and Caden with his father's green. They both stood facing Palpatine who stopped his attack, surprised. He stood up from his throne.

"So, you both survive? It matters not. Let you deaths be the final word in the story of the Skywalker." He said before sending lightning out to both of them. They raised their blades in time.


Meanwhile the Resistance ships which were disabled were now functional thanks to Rey and Caden distracting the Emperor.

"I'm back on! This is our last chance, we gotta hit those cannons!" Poe said. But Kira now sensed something below her.

"Caden."


In the throne room, Rey and Caden were holding back Palpatine's lightning and it was being difficult to hold on.

"You are both nothing! A scavenger girl and a bounty hunter boy are no match for the true power of the Dark Side!" Palpatine shouted pressing his attack. "Foolish children! I AM THE SITH!" He screamed. Caden just smirked at that.

"There's one thing you forgot about us Your Highness!" He said. Both he and Rey reached out with their other hands and grabbed the other blades. Rey with Anakin's and Caden with the Darksaber.

"We are the Jedi." Rey said.

"Like my family before us." Caden finished.

Rey and Caden combined their blades to deflect the lightning back. Rey with the Skywalker siblings blades and Caden with his parents blades. They pressed forward and Palpatine was getting a bit worried until he saw behind them, the spirits of the Jedi, helping them defeat him. Caden was the first to send lightning back to Palpatine's face burning some of it off. He stopped his attacks and Rey did the same. Palpatine was screaming in pain as the two young Jedi finally destroyed him once and for all. The throne room was in chaos it was crumbling around them killing all the Sith cultists there. Meanwhile the command ship, with Pryde inside, was destroyed by Finn and Jannah leaving the First Order leaderless.

"Their fleet is stuck here! They're toast come on!" Poe exclaimed.

"Finn are you seeing this?" Kira asked excited.

"Finn didn't board the lander partner." DJ said.

"They're still on the command ship?" Kira asked worried. She made her way there to find them. "I see them, I'm going after them." She said.

"Kira, wait! You won't make it!" Poe shouted.

"Trust me, I'm fast!" Kira said.

"Not as fast as this ship!" Lando said flying the Falcon past her and managing to grab both Finn and Jannah. The lead Destroyer crashed into the ground. Victory was theirs.

But in the throne room, it was different. Caden was kneeling on the ground, exhausted, but alive. He was laughing when suddenly he saw Rey falter, and then she fell to the ground, lifeless.

"Rey."


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