Here it is, the season 2 finale. Unlike with the previous chapters focusing on Anakin, this one will instead focus on a different OC.
Atollon, rebel base:
Anakin, Sabine, Hera, Zeb and Rex all watched as Ahsoka, Kanan and Ezra were about to board the Phantom. 'I should be going with them...' "Everything will be all right, Ani." his mom assured after walking up to him and giving him a hug. "I know... It's just..." he trailed off with a sigh.
Before she could say anything else the saw a rebel soldier running over to them. "There's a ship inbound. Scans have identified it as Commander Revan's!" he informed them. Mother and son shared a smile before rushing back to the base with everyone else confused, but following behind.
The group made it to the landing pad outside the base before seeing a ship heading towards them. The ex-merc waited anxiously as the orange, white and blue Eta-2 Jedi starfighter made it way to the platform before turning and descending to the ground.
Once it was powered down a white and pink astromech popped out of the droid place on the fighter before cockpit opened. The group then watched as a man wearing a brown baggy shirt with a hood attached, black pants, white Phase-II clone armor boots, a single Phase-II clone armor gauntlet for one arm and a black shiny covering for his other arm, climb out of the fighter.
"Oh, man. Ten hours in that thing is killer on the ass." he said before the droid beeped. "Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up." he griped before turning around to face the group. Sabine's eyes widened when she saw the mask he was wearing before the man and droid made their way towards them.
Ahsoka met him halfway before taking his mask off and giving him a deep passionate kiss, much to her son's embarrassment. Once they pulled away from each other, the two turned towards him as he jogged forward before hugging the older man.
"I missed you..." he murmured. "I missed you guys, too..." the man replied before turning his attention to the others. "Now. I only recognize one of these people." he said, exchanging a smile with Rex before turning his attention back to the others.
"But others I don't, so... names." he said. After a nod from Anakin, the older Jedi stepped up first. "Kanan Jarrus." he introduced while holding his hand out. The man merely looked at it for a sec before Kanan pulled his hand away.
"I suggest not lying to me again." he warned. "Caleb Dume, sir." he said after a brief moment. "That's more like it." the man said with a smile before offering his hand, Kanan mentally sighed in relief before shaking it.
The man moved to Hera next. "Hera Syndulla." she introduced while holding her hand out and smiling. The man took it before shaking. "Syndulla... Any relation to a Cham?" he asked before getting a nod in return.
"I never met him, but my master did and he told me about the battle." he replied, earning surprised looks from her and Kanan before he moved onto Chopper. "An old C1 droid? Man you guys are old." he remarked with a grin before the droid warbled at him.
"Nice try, pal but if you're trying to insult me, you're going to have to try a lot harder than that." he replied before moving on to Zeb next.
"Garazeb Orrelios." he introduced. "A Lasat? Hmm. I knew a Lasat, Jaro Tapal. One of the few Jedi in the Order who approved of me joining. Good man, I hope he survived." the man replied, earning surprised looks again before moving on to Sabine.
The man's eyes widened as he looked at her and just as she was about to introduce herself, the man beat her to it. "Sabine Wren." he whispered with a smile. "How do you...?" she trailed off, clearly surprised. A sentiment shared by the others.
"Your mom and I are friends. We met when you were about two years old on the planet Carlac, I actually fed you some soup and bounced you on my knee." he said with a smile and while noticing his wife's face light up in realization. "My wife and I also happen to be your godparents." he added, earning a shocked look from the girl.
"Wait, so I'm dating my godsister? Should I feel weirded out?" his son asked, sounding a little concerned. "Wait. You two are dating. Yes! You're mom owes me 50 credits." he said with a smirk and fist-pump to the girl before moving on to Ezra.
"Ezra Bridger, sir." he introduced. "Not really much to your history, is there? At least not right now." he said while crossing his arms."Not really, no." the kid replied before the man hummed to himself before walking up to Rex with a smile. "Captain." he greeted with a salute. "General." the clone replied, mirroring his smile and salute. The two men finished their salutes before hugging briefly.
"You got old." the clone joked. "Had to happen sometime, Rex." he replied before giving his friend and wife a curious look when they chuckled. "I guess I forgot to introduce myself. You may call me Revan. Oh! And this is R2-KT, or 'Katie' for short." he said to son's friends while gesturing to the droid and turning back to face them.
"Now. Judging by the shuttle I saw sitting on ground down there, I'd say you were about to head off to a mission." he said. "We were about to head to Malachor, there's something there that will help us destroy the Sith." Ezra replied as a shocked expression crossed the ex-Knight's face.
"Malachor? Why would the Hell would anyone go there? Even if there was something there to help you, it's still crazy." he replied, sounding surprised. "Master Yoda told him that's where we would find answers." he wife spoke up.
"Well I guess if you're going to listen to anyone, It'd be Master Yoda." he replied while holding his chin in thought. "All right then, let's go. But, after we've done a little catching up first." he added with a smile.
True to his word, the former Knight spent a few hours catching up with with family and getting to know the others. He even briefly sparred with the two Jedi and of course spent some uh... 'quality time' with his wife before the group made their way back to the Phantom.
"You guys are gonna need me on this one." Anakin said to his parents as he walked beside them to the shuttle. "Oh, I agree. Though it could turn out to just be a wild bantha chase." his dad replied before they stopped in front of the shuttle.
"I feel like I've disappointed you. I have not been very appreciative of you're parenting... I have been arrogant and I apologize. I've just been so frustrated the last few years." he replied while standing in the shade from the coral.
His parents gave him reassuring smiles before his dad placed his hands on the teen's arms, just below the shoulders.
"You are strong and wise, Anakin, and we are very proud of you. We've raised you since you were a baby and have taught you everything we know. And you have become a far greater man than we could've hoped for." his dad replied while his mother nodded in agreement.
The older couple then turned and walked towards the shuttle before turning back around when their son spoke again. "Guys. May the Force be with you." he said while crossing his arms. "Goodbye son, may the Force be with you." his dad replied before the two entered the shuttle and the door closed.
Anakin watched as it took off from the ground and headed for the atmosphere before disappearing from sight.
Hyperspace en route to Malachor:
"Once we drop out of hyperspace, we'll be going dark." Ahsoka said to Rex after he contacted her. "Are you sure about this?" he asked after crossing his arms. "Yes." she replied.
"You two don't have to go to Malachor alone. I could be there in two rotations." he said to his old friends. "We're not alone, Rex." she reminded with a small smile. "You know, I could have ordered you to take me along." he replied mirroring her smile.
"You don't exactly outrank me anymore." she teased as he placed his hand on his hips. "In my book, experience outranks everything." he replied. "Hmm, then I definitely outrank you." Ahsoka said with smile, her husband smiled too upon remembering his wife telling him about her and the clone's first conversation.
"May the Force be with you." the clone replied, his expression changing to one of worry before ending the transmission. Ahsoka then stood up from the bench she and Revan were sitting on before walking up to the two Jedi.
"Why is Rex so worried? Uh, what does he know that I don't?" Ezra asked her. "Malachor has always been off-limits to Jedi." Kanan replied. "Why?" his apprentice asked before the older man sighed wearily. "Old legends. Stories told to us as younglings in the temple." he replied.
"There's always a bit of truth in legends." Revan's wife said. "If Malachor is off limits, why would Master Yoda send us here?" the kid wondered before Kanan pulled the shuttle out of hyperspace.
"I don't know, but I trust Master Yoda. There's something here for us." he replied."Yeah, something to help us stop the Inquisitors." Ezra said. "Knowledge." the other man's wife interjected as Kanan piloted the shuttle towards the planet.
Just as they entered the atmosphere Chopper warbled through the shuttle comm about a ship. "A ship? What type?" the younger Jedi asked before droid warbled. "He can't track it." Revan said after joining them upfront and crossing his arms.
"Track it, let's see who else is interested in this place." Kanan ordered the droid as piloted the shuttle through the clouds. A few seconds later they saw a massive crater with a stonehenge of towering monoliths in it.
"Whoa, look, up ahead. What is that?" the kid wondered in awe. "I don't know, but the ship we're tracking went there. I'm gonna set her down." his master replied before landing the shuttle outside the circle of monoliths.
Malachor, Sith temple:
"I don't see any ship." Ezra said after they exited the shuttle. "Gotta be around here somewhere." the Togruta's husband replied. "Chopper, try to get a fix on its location." the other man ordered, getting a warble in return before the four walked up to one of the monoliths.
"What are these things?" the kid asked in awe. "This writing... It's in the old tongue." Ahsoka replied while moving her hand over the writing. "Can you read it?" her husband asked before she sighed and lowered to one knee.
"I can try. It's a very old form, I can only make out a few words." she replied before reading it out loud in an alien language. As she spoke, the ex-Knight noticed the younger Jedi about to touch the monolith.
"Don't touch that!" he warned while attempting to stop him. Unfortunately it was too late as a red glowing handprint appeared where he touched it before red glowing lines moved down the monolith and onto the ground where they were standing.
All four yelled as the ground broke and they were sent falling down towards the bottom below. As they reached the ground, the couple used the Force to cushion themselves as they landed and rolled a few feet. The Jedi weren't as fortunate as they had to pick themselves up off the ground before joining the other two.
"What is that?" the kid asked as they looked at the temple. "A Sith temple." Ahsoka replied before they headed towards the temple. As they walked Revan was glad his mask kept him from inhaling dust, the last thing he wanted was some old dusty ash getting into his lungs.
The four stopped a few seconds later when Chopper contacted the two Jedi. "Oh, we might fall through the surface? Thanks for the warning, Chop." the kid thanked sarcastically over his wrist comm. "Any fix on that ship yet?" Kanan asked over his comlink before the droid warbled affirmatively.
"He's picked up the trail. This way." the older Jedi said before they continued to walk towards the temple. "I bet whatever we're looking for is inside that Temple." Ezra said before the ex-Knight rolled his eyes.
"Nah, really? What gave it away?" he asked sarcastically, earning a glare from the young Jedi and a smirk from his wife. "Just remember, if there's a ship, we're not alone down here." Kanan reminded.
"Ahsoka, you said we're here to find knowledge. What kind of knowledge?" the kid asked her. "The forbidden kind. To defeat your enemy, you have to understand them." she replied.
"No better place to learn about the Sith, I guess." Kanan said before they continued towards the temple. After about a minute of walking, the group stumbled upon a scorched battlefield filled with the statue-like remains of the combatants.
"The ground looks scorched..." the younger Jedi trailed off quietly before noticing two crossguard lightsabers on the ground. "Whoa, Kanan! Look, a lightsaber. And another." he said in awe before grabbing and activating the first saber. The main blade came out first followed by the vents before suddenly shorting out and turning off.
Revan looked down at his two crossguard sabers in thought. 'I wonder mine are as old as these ones.' "This was a battlefield." Kanan said after looking at one of the statues. "I wonder what happened here." Ahsoka's husband said as he looked around.
"It looks like at one time, thousands of years ago, Jedi attacked the temple." his wife replied. "And the Jedi won, right?" Ezra asked. "From what I can tell, nobody won." she replied grimly before Kanan spoke. "I hate to break up this history lesson, but we should keep moving." he said before they started walking again.
"Well, if you ask me, this whole planet is a riddle." the teen said as they walked. "So if it's a riddle, what's the question?" his master inquired to him as they stopped again. The younger Jedi grinned before replying.
"Why is Kanan such a-" he started before Revan suddenly tackled them to the ground. "Get down!" he warned before igniting his lava blade and blocking one end of a red double-bladed lightsaber.
Revan pushed their assailant back at the same time he and the Jedi stood back up. "Four Jedi?" the man asked in surprise as the other three ignited their blades. The ex-Knight felt his temple throb in annoyance. "Oh, for the love of-! I am not a Jedi, you stupid fuck!" he snarled while activating his permafrost blade in his other hand.
"Revan!" the man realized while backing away in fear. Said man smirked behind his mask while spinning his sabers once. "Scared? You should be. My son told me about how he cut off your fellow Inquisitor's hands. However I will do a lot worse." he snarled before the man tossed detonators at them.
"Look out!" his wife warned before the explosives went off in front of them. While the three adults managed to back away in time, the kid wasn't so lucky and ended up falling through the new hole the bombs made.
"Ezra!" the older Jedi exclaimed in worry before the three ran up to the hole. "Ezra, can you hear me?" he asked in concern after they looked inside to see the kid laying on the ground.
"I'm okay." he assured with a groan of pain. "He's getting away, let's go!" Ahsoka said before she and her husband took off towards the Inquisitor, Kanan following a few seconds later.
"I've never had an Inquisitor run from me before." Kanan commented as the three continued chasing the Darksider. "Maybe it's because he's outnumbered." Ahsoka remarked. "He did seem surprised. I don't think he was looking for us." Revan said.
"Then who was he tracking?" his wife questioned as the three extinguished their blades upon stopping at a gorge. Kanan hummed quietly before Chopper's voice warbled over his comm. "You found the ship? Where?" he asked before the droid warbled again.
"No, no. Forget it, no time! Get over there and find that ship. Do not let him take off! We'll follow your signal." he replied before they ignited their blades again and found a way across. "No, disobeying me is gonna be dangerous. Now get going!" he ordered before Chopper warbled again. "Should've brought Katie instead." the ex-Knight grumbled.
The three finally caught up to their enemy just in time to save Chopper, who was now inside the Inquisitor's TIE. The Four Force-sensitives took defensive stances as they waited for their opponent or in the other's case, opponents, to make the first move.
Before anyone could do anything, the droid suddenly started up the fighter, getting everyones attention before opening fire on the Darksider and forcing him back. After afew seconds, the droid managed to knock him down and send his saber a few feet away.
The three adults quickly made their way over to him before Ahsoka stepped on the hilt just as he grabbed it. The Inquisitor looked at them before bowing his head in defeat as the two Lightsider males pointed their blades at him.
"Chopper, sometimes you do it right." the Jedi said with a smirk before getting a warble from the droid.
After putting binders on the Darksider, Chopper left the TIE before rolling over to them. "You're the fourth Inquisitor we've seen. How many are there?" Kanan interrogated. "More than enough for the three of you." he replied arrogantly before scoffing then looking at Ahsoka. "Nothing can save you." he said darkly.
"Why are you on Malachor?" her husband demanded. "Hunting." he replied curtly. "But you were not expecting us. Who are you after?" she asked before he chuckled darkly. "A shadow." he replied with an air of arrogance. Revan felt his ire build and was about to backhand their prisoner before Ahsoka moved in front and gently stopped him.
"Easy, love... Don't let the him get to you." she said softly as he calmed down before nodding.
A few minutes later the area started to shake a bit as before the five turned their attention to the temple as the top of it started to move and glow. "And here I thought both Anakins had a knack for getting in deep shit." Revan commented. "We need to find Ezra." Ahsoka said before Kanan addressed Chopper.
"Get back to the Phantom and get ready to leave." he ordered. The droid warbled and saluted before activating his rocket and taking off. "Come on, let's take a walk." the Togruta said to the Inquisitor, hauling him up by one arm before her husband shoved him forward.
Revan occasionally shoved him as they headed around the temple, searching for a way up to the top.
The four kept moving for a bit before stopping and looking up towards the temple as loud shifting noises were heard from it. "That kid's always getting in trouble like this." Kanan grumbled before the four kept moving.
A few minutes later they made it to a closed door. "He's inside, I know it. But there's no way he lifted that door." the older Jedi said. "Not without help." Revan's wife added before the Darksider chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Kanan demanded before Chopper's warbles came over his comm. "What do you mean we've got company?" he asked the droid before the Inquisitor started laughing darkly.
"The fuck you laughing for?" the ex-Knight growled before they heard the sounds of sabers getting close. The three turned around to see two more Inquisitors using their lightsaber to fly towards them. 'Are they using their sabers to fly? That's like the stupidest thing ever!'
The two Inquisitors landed a few feet in front of them after the three re-ignited their blades. The second male Inquisitor attacked Revan while the woman moved over to the first before freeing him. The first male summoned his saber from Ahsoka's belt after she helped he husband push the second one back.
"An excellent day's hunt." the woman said with an arrogant tone before the second forced the three Lightsider to back away. "I'll take Metal Hands, you two decide which one you want." Revan said before engaging the second Darksider.
"Revan! You will pay for the sins of your son!" he snarled before blocking both of his opponent's lightsabers. "That's right. My son, a fifteen, almost sixteen-year old teenager managed to not only defeat, but literally disarm an older, more trained swordsman." he taunted while mockingly pretending to remember.
The Inquisitor attacked him furiously after the taunt and himself surprised as the man blocked and dodged with ease.
"Did Vader never warn you about me? Ah, I see. He did, but in your arrogance you decided not to heed him. A grave mistake." the ex-Knight growled before going for an uppercut that nearly knocked the saber out of enemy's hand then following it with another that sliced his opponent's left eye.
Despite the loss of his eye, the man just kept attacking while Ahsoka and Kanan continued to duel the other two. "Ezra?" the ex-Knight heard the older Jedi exclaim in surprise before pushing his one-eyed opponent away to look at the kid.
"Guys! I brought help." he replied before everyone else turned to face Ezra's new ally. Revan and Ahsoka's eyes widened as they recognized the man. "Maul." she said, sounding surprised. Despite the fact that he tried to kill them then left them on a crashing Star Destroyer, the ex-Knight couldn't find any reason to genuinely hate the Zabrak.
"The Shadow." the first Inquisitor said. "What fun." the ex-Sith said with a dark smirk before laughing. "What fun!" he added as his smirk turned into a grin.
"So, the rumors are true, Darth Maul lives." the female said as her faceplate retracted. 'Barris?! I can't be...' Ahsoka's husband stared in surprise before calming down and using the Force to sense her. The ex-Knight sighed in relief when he sensed her Force-signature wasn't Barris'.
"Formerly Darth, now just Maul." the Zabrak replied as he walked up to the three Lightsiders. "Ezra, step away from him!" Kanan warned. "Kanan, I swear he's on our side!" his apprentice argued. "Perhaps my actions will speak louder than words." Maul replied before taking a few steps forward then igniting a double-bladed lightsaber.
The Zabrak took a stance before jumping into the air. As soon as he landed, the ex-Sith slashed the ground, forcing the three Inquisitor to back up before kicking the woman away then engaging the other two.
"What are we waiting for?" Ezra asked as he ignited his blade. Despite his words none of them moved and instead simply watched Maul duel the Inquisitors. "Why would you come here?" the female asked after rejoining the fight.
"He knows of the artifact!" the second male growled before attempting to attack the Zabrak. Figuring they might need his help, Revan quickly moved before locking blades with him while his wife locked sabers with the first male.
"The holocron, do you have it?" the first demanded to the ex-Sith. "You will find out soon enough." he replied ominously before the three drove the Inquisitor's back. "Fall back!" the woman ordered before they jumped into the air and used their saber to fly away.
"That is still dumb." the ex-Knight scoffed before his wife addressed the Zabrak. "Maul, what game are you playing?" she asked as the four adults still had their lightsabers on. "I am the enemy of your enemy now, and I have my own reasons for wanting the Empire to fall. But we have little time. The one they call Vader will be here soon." he replied.
A conflicted look crossed Revan's face when Maul mentioned Vader. The ex-Knight felt sick to his stomach at the thought of fighting his best friend. "How do you know this?" Kanan asked the ex-Sith before the four sheathed their blades and he turned to face them.
"His dogs will tell him where we are. Two Jedi and and two 'part timers.' Oh, he will come. He will not be able to resist us." Maul replied. "Okay, hold on, there is no "us." Dealing with Inquisitors is one thing, Vader is another. And I'm not convinced we're all on the same side anyway." the older Jedi said, a tone of distrust in his voice.
"Kanan, we should trust him. Uh, look! He and I took this from the temple together! This is why we came here, right? To find out about the Sith. To find a way to beat them. Ahsoka, you said we came here for knowledge." the kid said while showing them a Sith holocron.
"Cool. I've always wanted to collect one of those." the Togruta's husband said with a smile before she smacked him on the arm scoldingly and with a frown. "Ezra, there is no way a Jedi can unlock that holocron." she said to the teenager as her husband rubbed his arm.
"But you may unlock the temple itself." Maul suggested as the kid turned to face him. "How? Tell me how." he replied. "At the top of the temple is a chamber. Connect the holocron to the obelisk within and you can unlock the ancient knowledge of the Sith." he explained before taking a few steps passed them
"Why are you working so hard to keep us here?" Ahsoka questioned. "I cannot defeat Vader alone." he replied. "I say we stay with him." Ezra said. "Yeah? Well, I say we go, so that settles it." Kanan replied before the Zabrak scoffed and turned to face them.
"Are you such cowards that you would run from this chance to defeat your enemies? Who slaughter your friends?" he questioned. "Kanan?" his apprentice asked before the man looked at the couple who nodded at him.
The older Jedi sighed before grabbing his comlink. "Chopper, we're staying for a while." he informed before the droid warbled. "Yeah, I know it's a bad idea. Just scan for incoming ships, and keep the Phantom out of sight." he replied before getting a warble in reply as Maul walked up to him.
"Oh, how exciting. We're all on the same side." he said in mock cheerfulness. "Just show us how to get to the top, and hurry." the older Jedi replied impatiently. "This way." the Zabrak said while walking off as the other four followed their new ally.
A few minutes later the group came upon one of the corners to the temple. "Now what?" Kanan asked impatiently before Maul placed a hand on the wall beside the corner. The group then watched as the corner descended to the ground.
"Wow." the kid said in awe before he and the ex-Sith stepped on to it. "Only two. No more, no less." he said after stopping the older Jedi from joining them. "Yeah? Well, these two come as a set." he replied before moving Maul off and taking his place beside his Padawan.
"You okay riding with Grandpa?" he asked the couple. "We'll be fine." Ahsoka replied and Revan nodded before the ex-Sith activated the lift. The three watched the them go up before Maul started leading the other two to a different corner.
As they walked, Maul suddenly struck up a conversation with the other man. "Tell me something. Have you ever questioned your parentage?" he questioned the ex-Knight frowned. "No. Why?" he asked before the Zabrak chuckled.
"Hold on. If you tell me you're my father, I'll kill you." he said with a glare before Maul chuckled again. "Oh, no. Not me. But I believe I might have met him, you're Force-signature is quite similar to another man's I met a long time ago." he explained as Revan stared at the ground in thought and Ahsoka gave her husband a concerned look.
'He could be lying, but he could also be telling the truth...' Before he could question Maul further, the three finally reached the other corner before the Darksider lowered the lift. "I'll get up myself." he said before Force-jumping all the way up.
Revan stood deep in thought for about a minute before hearing the sound of lightsabers clashing. Before the ex-Knight was about to go help whoever was in trouble, his wife and Maul finally reached the top. "Someone's in trouble." he informed them before the three ignited their blades and followed him.
"Ezra!" Maul exclaimed as they say him dangling over the side while the first Inquisitor turned to face them with his saber ready. The Zabrak traded a few blows with him before Force-pushing the other Darksider off the side.
Unfortunately the man used his spinning saber to fly to safety. Once he was gone, the ex-Sith helped Ezra back onto the temple while the couple checked on Kanan. the five walked over to each other before hearing sabers whirring and looked up to see two of the Inquisitors flying above.
"Looks like they've figured out your plan." the older Jedi said to Maul. "Then we shall alter it. I recommend that we split up and scale the Pyramid from two sides. They will also have to divide their forces." he replied. "And let me guess, Ezra goes with you? No, thanks." Kanan replied with a small glare.
"It is the logical choice." the ex-Sith replied. "I say we split up. Trust me." the Padawan said in agreement with Maul before his master sighed in defeat. "Excellent, excellent. You will find another lift on the far side, we will meet again on the next terrace." the Zabrak explained as he and the kid stepped onto the lift before the former activated it.
"He'll be fine." Ahsoka reassured the Jedi. "Yeah? How do you know that?" he questioned. "Because you taught him." she replied with a smile before the three made their way to another lift.
Once they reached the lift, Revan suddenly stopped his wife from getting on with Kanan. "You go on up. We need to talk privately." he said to the Jedi before activating the lift. As he turned back to his wife, he could see the tears building up. "Don't say it." she said, her voice shaking. "Ahsoka..." he said gently but firmly before she embraced him.
"If something happens today... Then I want you to know the past seventeen years have been the happiest of my life. I know I was gone for five of those but I still thought about you every day. I love you so much Ahsoka..." he said softly while resting his head on top of hers.
"I love you too..." she replied just as softly before they reluctantly ended the hug. Once he gently wiped her tears and tear stains off, the couple stepped onto the lift before he activated it.
The two reached the top just in time to help Kanan with the second Inquisitor. As they traded blows with him, the first one soon joined in and started to duel the Jedi while the couple held off the second.
'Someone killed the female.' Revan realized as he drove the second back while his wife and Kanan focused on the other one now. A few minutes passed while they fought before Maul suddenly joined in and started driving the two Inquisitors back.
The three Lightsiders rejoined before the couple charged the second and managed the destroy his lightsaber. The man looked down in horror before the Zabrak suddenly stabbed him in the stomach.
The couple and ex-Sith watched his corpse hit the ground before turning their attention to Kanan and the last Inquisitor. The two traded a few more blows before the Jedi managed to damage his hilt.
Seeing that he was outnumbered, the man tried fleeing with his spinning saber. Unfortunately for him, the saber was too badly damaged and almost immediately fell apart, effectively sending the screaming man to his plummeting death. 'Didn't that idiot know you can use the Force to cushion your fall?' Revan wondered with a raised brow.
He, his wife and Kanan then turned to Maul who's back was currently turned towards them. "Where's Ezra?" the Jedi asked him. "You mean, my apprentice?" he replied before suddenly turning around and slashing the other man in the eye while simultaneously knocking the other two away.
"Kanan!" the couple exclaimed in concern as he fell to his hands and knees. The couple quickly recovered in time to stop the ex-Sith from trying to kill the Jedi. "My apprentice is activating the temple, or more precisely, this battle station, which I shall use to exact my revenge on all my enemies!" Maul growled.
As the couple once again dueled the renegade Sith for the first time in sixteen years, the three combatants soon stopped to look at the beam of red light shooting out of the the temple and through a hole leading to the surface.
Once the beam stopped Maul turned back to face his enemies. "The power will be mine! Ezra will be mine, and there is nothing you can do to stop me." he snarled before attacking them again.
Revan went for an overhead slash while his wife went for and underhand one before they noticed Kanan behind the Zabrak and backflipped away.
"Running away again, Revan, Lady Tano?" he taunted. "I seem to recall you being the one who ran, but..." Revan started with a smirk before his wife mirrored it. "If you want to finish our fight, you'll have to deal with him first." she finished while gesturing to the Jedi wearing an old temple guard helmet.
"Go get Ezra!" he said before the couple turned and ran up the steps.
Revan swallowed thickly as he saw his friend standing over the terrified defenceless teen. "Perhaps I was wrong." Vader taunted as he raised his blade to strike Ezra down.
"It wouldn't be the first time." Ahsoka called out to him. The Sith Lord slowly turned to face his former friends. "It was foretold that you would both be here. Our long-awaited meeting has come at last." he replied. "I'm glad we gave you something to look forward to." she said, a bit of her old snippiness in her tone as the Sith extinguished his blade.
"We need not be adversaries. The Emperor will show you mercy if you tell me where the remaining Jedi can be found." he offered. "There are no Jedi. You and your Inquisitors have seen to that." she snapped.
"Perhaps this child will confess what you will not." he threatened while looking at and gesturing to Ezra. "I was beginning to believe I knew who you were behind that mask, but it's impossible. Our friend could never be as vile as you." she spat with a glare before he turned back to face them.
"Anakin Skywalker was weak. I destroyed him." Darth Vader coldly declared.
"Then I will avenge his death." she stated darkly. "Revenge is not the Jedi way." he chided mockingly. "I am no Jedi." she declared as former Master and Apprentice activated their blades before the former rushed him.
As much as his brain was screaming at him to help her, the ex-Knight couldn't bring himself to willingly fight his friend for real. Revan let out a shaky breathe as he watched his wife duck under Vader's slash before Force-pushing him away then following up with a jump and bringing her sabers down.
Once she flipped over him, the Sith Lord immediately went on the offensive and started driving her back. The ex-Knight let out another shaky breathe before following them.
Revan watched in fear as Vader continued driving Ahsoka back along the side of the temple before the two ended up in a saberlock that she struggled against. The Sith Lord soon broke before attacking her two more times then Force-pushing her off the side.
"Ahsoka!" he exclaimed in horror before looking over the side and sighing in relief when he saw that she was unharmed. "Are you going to feebly attempt to avenge Skywalker like your wife and son?" Vader's voice broke him out of his staring before he turned to face his friend.
The ex-Knight stared sadly at the floor before slowly shaking his head. "I can't... You saved me from Korriban... I owe both you and Ahsoka so much... I couldn't even hurt her when she was infected by the Son... Just kill me and get it over with..." he said quietly.
The Sith just stood there quietly for a moment, his respirator and the wind howling from the activated temple, the only sound you could hear. "There's no pleasure in killing an opponent as pathetic as you." he spat before turning and heading back towards the inside of the temple.
The young man just continued to stare at the ground in thought after the Dark Lord left. 'Maybe I should just jump over the side and get it over with...' he thought before walking over to the ledge.
As he looked over the edge while contemplating jumping, the ex-Knight suddenly noticed his wife making her way up the steps nearby. 'Ahsoka... I'm sorry...' Revan looked over the side once more before closing his eyes...
Fine. Ahsoka, you?
Skywalker, but you can call me Anakin.
I know you will. You've never broken a promise to me before and I know you won't start now.
I'm not sure if we'll ever see each other again. So if we don't, I want you to know you're the bestest friend a guy could ask for.
Revan abruptly snapped out of his memories while panting heavily. "What the hell am I doing?! Anakin and Ahsoka were always there for me. I didn't fully realize that until now. I know exactly what I need to do now, and that's be there for them. Even if it means having to beat some sense into a certain best friend of mine." he spoke with determination.
The ex-Knight ran up to his wife before dropping to one knee in front of her. "Ahsoka!" the heard a voice say before turning their attention to the downed Vader. "Ahsoka..." he said after turning to them and exposing his right eye while his voice sounded like his old one, only mechanical. "Guys! Come on, hurry!" Ezra exclaimed urgently.
"Anakin..." she said softly before her husband helped her stand. "I won't leave you, not this time." she spoke with determination. Their former friend looked at them in thought before his exposed yellow eye glared at them. "Then you will die." he declared coldly before activating his lightsaber and advancing upon them.
Revan removed his mask before looking at it for a moment then dropping it on ground. The man turned his determined gaze to the Sith Lord before charging and clashing blades with him while his wife Force-pushed the young Jedi out of the temple before it closed.
The ex-Knight ducked under a slash before retaliating a series of stabs that the Sith had some difficulty blocking. "What's wrong old man? Getting tired?" he taunted his former friend.
The Dark Lord glared at him with his exposed eye before attempting to bring his saber down. The other man sidestepped the strike before Force-pushing his former friend. "So, have I beat enough sense into you yet?" he questioned before blocking another slash with both sabers.
A brief moment passed before the Sith Lord broke the lock then retreated a few feet back. "I doesn't have to be this way, Anakin... You can still-" right before he was abruptly cut off, Revan had faintly heard his wife screaming his name in horror before he looked down...
...and saw a white lightsaber protruding from his chest...
Revan looked back up and smiled weakly to his old friend. "There is good in you..." he said softly before the Sith was suddenly launched at least thirty feet away by a massive Force Push.
The younger man felt the saber slowly being pulled out before his legs gave out from mortal wound. Ahsoka quickly caught her husband's body before she fell to her knees. cradling him.
Tears ran down her face as she held dying husband... "It's... It's too late..." he said weakly. "No!" she sobbed before he slowly reached up to her face with his mechanical arm and gently wiped a tear away with his index finger.
"Take care of Anakin for me... Tell him... tell him I'm sorry and... that I love him..." he managed to say before weakly turning his head look her directly in the eyes. "I'm so sorry... I kept so many... secrets from you... I didn't mean too, I just..." he trailed off as his eye fluttered weakly.
"I love you, Ahsoka..." he whispered his eyes foggy. "I love you, too..." she whispered back. The descendant of Revan smiled gently one more time before closing his eyes and never opening them again...
Atollon, rebel base:
Tears ran down Anakin's face as he and the others rushed towards the shuttle as it landed before only Ezra and Kanan exited it. Sabine quickly pulled her boyfriend into comforting embrace before he started to cry on her shoulder.
The Mandalorian girl gently stroked his neck as he clung on tighter and shook from the sobs. "I'm here... I'm here..." she whispered while tightening her embrace as he kept crying.
Even as the sun set, the young woman continued to provide comfort for the man she loved as he silently mourned his parents...
I uh... I honestly don't know what to say...