Shadow's Odyssey 2: The Chaos Continues
Petro was guiding the ship through space on their quest to find the Chaos Emerald. In the back, Tails had the ship's manual open on his lap and was questioning Luke about ships in this galaxy. Chirrut was meditating.
"So how much fuel does it take to make a single hyperspace jump?"
Before Luke could answer the question, the Chaos detector started beeping.
Tails took the tracker and went up to the cockpit. "Hey, Petro! We got one!"
Luke joined them and looked down at the planet below. "What planet is that?"
"That… is Illum."
"Illum. I've never heard of that planet before."
"I'm not surprised. This planet is a secret known only to the Jedi. This is where young Jedi go to harvest their Lightsaber crystals."
They landed the ship and got out. The group approached the door that was built into the icy mountainside. It led them into a room. At the back was a large archway that was completely covered in ice. A large crystal hung from the ceiling like a chandelier. There was an opening off to the side where sunlight shown in.
Tails looked at the tracker. "It looks like the Emerald is behind that ice wall."
"That's the entrance to the caves where the Kyber crystals are."
"How are we supposed to get inside with that ice in the way?" Luke asked.
Tails looked up at the giant crystal above and then at the window where light was shining through. "Oh, I see what we need to do! We just move the crystal in front of the light and-"
Tails was cut off when he heard a loud crunch. He turned back to the ice wall and saw a hole in it.
Petro called from the other side, "Come on, guys! We need to find that Emerald!"
Tails shrugged. "Or we could do that."
They entered the ice caves, following the tracker's signal.
Luke stopped. "Did you guys hear that?"
"Um, no." Tails replied.
"The Force is calling to you." Chirrut explained. "I suggest you listen to it."
Luke closed his eyes and listened carefully. He heard the call again. Luke opened his eyes. "It's coming from that direction," He said, pointing down a side tunnel.
"But the Emerald tracker is telling us to go that way," Tails said, gesturing straight ahead.
"That's because the Force isn't leading him to the Chaos Emerald." Petro explained.
Luke hesitated. "Well, if it's not what we came here for, then shouldn't we…"
"We came here looking for the Chaos Emerald. But it appears the Force has brought you here for another reason. If the Force is telling you to go down that tunnel, then go." Petro said seriously. "We can find the Emerald without you."
Luke nodded and began walking down the tunnel.
"Shouldn't at least one of us go with him?" Tails ventured.
Petro shook his head. "No. This is something he has to do alone."
They continued following the tracker.
"According the tracker, we're close. But I don't see it anywhere." Tails mused. "It looks like it's… somewhere up there." Tails pointed at the top of a ledge. He flew up to have a look and found…
Anakin. Holding the Emerald.
"You? What are you doing here?" Tails asked.
Anakin ignored his question and asked one of his own. "Where is my son?"
Tails's ears flatted. "Well, you see, he really wanted an explanation on-"
Anakin used the Force to pull him close and grabbed him by the throat. "Where is he?"
Hearing this demand, Petro climbed up to the ledge. "…Anakin?"
Anakin shifted his focus over to him. "My son went looking for you. Where is he?"
"He's here with us. He went down a different tunnel."
"You let him go off alone?" Anakin yelled, shaking Tails as he did.
"The Force called to him. The way it called to me. The way it must have called to you too."
"Which tunnel did he go down?"
Petro could feel rage boiling inside of Anakin. "I'm sure he'll be fine."
Anakin squeezed Tails's throat. "If you don't tell me where he is right now, your friend here will die."
Petro saw the look on Anakin's face. The same look he saw on Dathomire twenty years ago. "Anakin, whatever this is, I'm sure we can just talk it out."
"No, we can't." Anakin said as his grip on Tails tightened.
In an act of desperation, Tails threw the tracker at Anakin's face. The weak throw didn't hurt him that much but was enough to make him drop Tails. The fox immediately flew to the other side of the cavern.
Anakin drew his lightsaber. "I'm done asking nicely."
He leapt at Petro, who barely had enough time to pull out his own saber and block. Anakin followed up with a kick that sent him over the edge. Petro fell into a pile of snow. Anakin jumped down and prepared to deliver the finishing blow.
But his arm was stopped by Chirrut's staff.
Anakin turned and looked at him. "That was a mistake."
He swung at the blind man, and Chirrut ducked under the strike. Anakin swung again. Chirrut sidestepped and knocked the Chaos Emerald out of his hand with his staff. He then jumped back to avoid Anakin's third strike.
"Your anger blinds you."
Anakin viciously slashed at him. But Chirrut ducked and sidestepped every attack. Chirrut used his staff to strike Anakin in the face.
"The Dark Side has corrupted you."
Anakin erupted with a powerful Force wave that flung his opponent into the hard ice wall.
Chirrut tried to get back up, but Anakin punched him with his mechanical fist. Blood oozed out of Chirrut's nose.
Tails swooped down and kicked Anakin in the back of the head. Anakin Force pushed him into a wall. Chirrut attempted to use his staff again but Anakin cut it with his lightsaber.
"You think you understand the Force?" Anakin growled. "You think you understand power? My anger gives me strength! When you're in a fight, strength is what matters!" Anakin raised his lightsaber and plunged it into Chirrut's chest. "And you have no strength."
Anakin heard a voice behind him. "Dad?"
He turned around and saw Luke standing a few feet away. Luke's expression of shock quickly turned to horror as he saw Anakin's blade still in Chirrut's chest. Anakin noticed this and deactivated his blade, putting it away.
"Luke. Luke, I need you to come with me."
Luke took a step back. "Why did you do that?"
"I can explain it later, but you need to come with me right now."
Petro got back up and assessed the situation. "Anakin, what is this about?"
Anakin glared. "That doesn't concern you."
Tails pulled himself together and snatched the Emerald, taking to the air again. "I got it, guys! Let's go!"
Petro, Tails, and Luke fled down the tunnel they came through. Anakin tried to follow, but Petro used the Force to collapse the tunnel behind them. They made it outside and took off immediately.
Luke was shaking. "What happened in there? Why did he kill Chirrut?"
"I don't know." Petro answered. "But I have a bad feeling that Sidious is behind it."
