Garo Conquest of Makai
ESKK: Hurray a new chapter let's begin.
(Start Coruscant Andros' apartment)
Andros was currently asleep on his bed covered in his bed sheets as he was currently shirtless. Ahsoka was smiling down at him as she carefully moved a stray strand of hair out of his sleeping face. Ahsoka was like Andros after spending the whole night love making, bare as they day of their birth. The Loth Wolf had adjusted kindly to the apartment with Gonza handling some of its upkeep.
It was still nameless mind you so calling for food was a struggle on its own. But all in all the creature was mostly house broken at this point which was in itself easy enough. Andros of course had to get a permit and sign some legal things but the Watchdog handled most if not all of it. As Ahsoka got up a bit to stretch she knew Gonza was already working on food for them so she had a little time to relax. She was told to rest in order to recover from her ordeal and take some time off while Yoda handled explaining Ahsoka's Knighting to the Jedi Council. It was still a shock that she was a Jedi Knight now and in turn Anakin and Obi-Wan's equal.
In turn she carefully got out of bed and gathered the spare clothing she left here. Seeing as Andros was not a major political figure she was free to have a few spare sets of clothing while she was here. She began to make her way to the sanitizer knowing full well they had plans to take care of. Her time off was coming to an end since Padme had requested her and Andros for the upcoming negotiation attempt with the Separatist Leaders on Mandalore. Apparently they were to act as guards and/or aids to each of the Republic Senators when it comes to Andros and his former master. Still Ahsoka was happy to be back in action as from here on out as a Jedi Knight it was a whole new ballgame for her.
(Later In the Sanitizer)
As Ahsoka was washing off the remains of last night's escapades she was at peace with it. It was still an adjustment not to remove her Padawan Tail for these seeing as it was no longer there. Regardless Ahsoka was clearly on Cloud 9 for all of this despite having to keep her relationship with Andros a secret. AS she got to her arms she sensed a familiar presence and smiled a bit knowing who was here now. She then heard the frosted door open behind her before closing again as she smiled to this. It wasn't long until she playfully gasp when she felt a pair of strong arms wrapping around her. She then looked and saw Andros was up and about.
"Ahsoka." Andros greeted with a smile as Ahsoka smiled back.
"Jeez after all that you're still hungry for more." Ahsoka teased as Andros looked to her.
"Actually I was here to tell you breakfast was almost done, but I couldn't resist after hearing the shower." Andros said and thus Ahsoka gave him a mock scolding finger.
"Then we don't have time for any hanky-panky here smart move to share the shower though." Ahsoka said as she looked to Andros.
"Yeah but I think we have enough time for a quick one." Andros responded as Ahsoka felt something big and large rubbing up against her.
"Is that a challenge I hear?" Ahsoka asked seeing Andros was trying to edge her on and it was working.
"And what if it is, I thought Jedi Knights don't get roused by words?" Andros said and thus Ahsoka smirked at him before turning to him.
"Yeah well... we also rise. To. The. Challenge." She said walking her index and middle finger up his chest with each word. In turn the two began to make out once more as Ahsoka wrapped her arms around Andros' neck while he wrapped his arms around her waist.
(Later)
Gonza began to walk in as the Protocol droid saw them as BD came in right after with the Loth Wolf. The Three saw Ahsoka's back being pushed against the frosted glass as her arms and legs were wrapped around Andros showing the two were having an intimate moment. In turn the three made their way out as they headed to either ensure everything was ready for their departure or in the case of the Loth Wolf do whatever it is a domesticated animal does.
(Scene Break days later Mandalore)
Andros Ahsoka, and Tarlos stood with the Republic Senators only the two Makai Knights kept a distance while the newly minted Jedi Knight stood behind Padme. Thing were tense as Padme looked to the Separatist Senators hoping to end this conflict. "The Republic recognizes the tragedy of war, but there's nothing we can change that has already occurred." Padme said as she looked to the three Separatists referring to the tragedies and conflicts war had brought about.
"Say it aloud before this gathering, as representative for Chancellor Palpatine, that you declare, without reservation, the Separatist state legitimate." The Separatist said as it was clear these negotiations were not going in the Republic's favor. Tarlos quietly took out his flask and snuck in a swing of his drink as Andros can smell the alcohol on him.
Just then a new arrival made himself known as he entered the room. "I have something to say about the legitimacy of the Separatists." Came the voice of a young man around Andros and Ahsoka's age.
"It's Lux Bonteri." A male whispered as Andros saw the Separatist start to panic a bit.
"Why is Lux Bonteri here?" The woman from before whispered as it was clear Lux wasn't supposed to be here right now.
He walked into the room with two Mandalorian Guards accompanying him while the whispers continued. "What could he possibly have to say?" One of the males spoke as the woman followed up again.
"He was not invited." The woman said while glaring at Lux.
"You didn't mention that Lux Bonteri would be here." Ahsoka whispered to Padme as Andros saw how shocked Ahsoka was and how familiar she sounded with him.
"I didn't know." Padme confessed as Tarlos saw that Ahsoka and Lux had a history of some sort.
Lux began to make his way to the Duchess and bowed to her as she then waved to him with indifference expected from someone of neutral ground in the war hosting these negotiations. "Seems those two know each other." Tarlos said as he then took a swing of his drink. "If we're not careful something may happen." Tarlos said as Andros heard this and proceeded to ignore his master... or tried to as his mind wandered to something he didn't want to picture.
Lux then turned to the two parties and proceeded to start speaking at a podium on the Separatists side. "I stand before you, son of Mina Bonteri, loyal Separatist, a Patriot; a friend." Lux said as he then smiled to Ahsoka who then smiled back at him causing Andros to go wide eyed at this while Tarlos didn't seem to care for it.
'There's nothing going on between them, just calm down Andros.' Andros told himself but even then his thoughts wandered regardless.
"It has come to my attention that my mother was murdered by Count Dooku in cold blood!" Lux called out and in turn caused a Separatist to shoot up glaring at Lux.
"That is a lie!" He yelled as he had heard of the dearly departed Mina Bonteri. "Remove this traitor immediately!" He called out and in turn the Commando Droids got moving while Padme stopped Ahsoka from trying to help Lux.
"I will not be silenced!" Lux yelled as he glared at the Separatists.
Satine then shot up and glared at this chaos going on before her. "Stop this!" The Duchess of Mandalore ordered as she glared down upon them.
In turn a Separatist stood one the female of the group as she looked over to Satine. "We would ask you to respect that we deal with this matter ourselves." The Separatist Senator said as she looked to the Duchess.
"No, Dooku is deceiving you! You will all be betrayed, just like my mother!" Lux cried out as the Commando Droids took him away making Ahsoka worried as she knew what fate awaited him. He was then cut off from speaking any further as the door closed behind him.
"I apologize for the rude interruption." The nameless male Separatist Senator said as he looked to the group as to continue the negotiations. "Please let us continue." He said as he was ready to continue on with these important peace talks during the Clone Wars.
As this happened Ahsoka leaned torts Padme as she was concerned for Lux. "We can't just let them take him. He'll be killed." The still newly minted Jedi Knight whispered to Padme as she looked over to the Naboo Senators.
"Do what you can, Ahsoka, but be discreet." Padme said as she then glanced over to Andros and saw how worried he looked. "And take Andros with you discretion is his best means." Padme said and in turn Ahsoka nodded and in turn made a signal for Andros by scratching a part where he had left a hickey on her a while back that had long since vanished. Andros knew what the signal was and in turn began to follow his lover knowing she was up to something. Also he could use this as a chance to keep himself from possibly getting jealous over nothing between Ahsoka and Lux.
(Scene Break over with Lux)
Going across the docking area as the two commando droids lead Lux to the Separatist transport ship, with Ahsoka and Andros following along in the shadows, as they look over the situation as Lux was taken onboard the ship.
Ahsoka saw a path down below as she move quickly, with Andros didn't like this one bit as he wonder who this Lux guy was to Ahsoka, as he just follows after her keeping up, with Zaruba said to him through their connection, "Feeling jealous are we?"
"I'm not feeling jealous," Andros said to Zaruba in his mind, but it clearly it is seen as Zaruba said to him, "Deny it all you want, but I heard those question in your head, if you thought you keep them from me or not but in this case you were a little loud on the thought."
"Stop talking," Andros said before he focusing on what was happen as he watch as Lux went into the ship with the doors closing with lux and the two droids inside, with Ahsoka said to him, "We need get in there quick before it's too late."
"And how do you suppose we do that? From what I see, there only one door in and out?" Andros said with Ahsoka looking upwards as she said, "There always a way to get in than through doors."
(Inside the transport ship)
Lux was lead into a dark room with the only lights around were green monitors and some flashing controls, and low blue light that came off of a hologram, with Lux was thrown onto the floor with the doors closing behind the three, Dooku voice came forth as he said, "Those are some rather strong accusations you have levied against me."
"You know what you did, Dooku," Lux said as he gotten up and look up at Dooku through the hologram communication as Dooku turn around to face Lux and said, "Do I? I have done a lot of things, young man, and choose to remember them in order of importance."
Without saying a word or moving as much Lux went to a device on his wrist and activate it as Dooku went on saying to him, "The death of your mother seems to have...escaped me."
"I will have my revenge," Lux said as Dooku didn't look please after that as Dooku said to the droids, "I think it is time we reacquaint the young senator with his mother."
Lux was taken by surprise by this, to the look on his face seem like his plan for getting his revenge on Dooku went south as Dooku order the droids, "Kill him." then soon cut off communications, leaving Lux in the dark with the two droids that were about to kill him.
Suddenly the doors into the room open up as Lux saw two people there, one of them being Andros but didn't know him, but he knew the other as he called out, "Ahsoka?"
Ahsoka suddenly force push one droid while Andros throw a knife at the other one, as both droids went down right away, with Lux surprise by the turn of event as he turn towards the two with Ahsoka said to him, "Lux, I think it's time to go, don't you?"
She held out her hand to Lux, as he reach out a little bit before Ahsoka took it, but in a way that made Andros take notice of with his jealousy grew at the site of this before all them retreat back to the elevator they all came through, with the door closing, Ahsoka went to her communications as she said, "R2, fire up the engines. We're leaving."
Soon as the doors open, Andros wanted to say something to her but Ahsoka didn't stand still long enough to do so as she charge at the droids by the ship, kicking one down before force pushing another off the side, as Lux and Andros came down the ramps Ahsoka said to them, "Run!"
Without much choice, they ran pass the droids as they soon being shot at as Andros started to say to Ahsoka, "Ahsoka just what are you trying to-
"We can talk later Andros!" She said as they made it into a building with no doors, and having glass halls around as Ahsoka called out to Lux, "Hurry! Hurry!"
"Ahsoka I appreciate your help, but..." Lux was saying but Ahsoka cut him off saying while running by both boys, "Keep moving!"
"Unless you want to ended as an easy target," Andros said as the droids caught up, Andros use the force to throw them back as he and Lux ran down the halls catching up to Ahsoka.
At the republic docks as the three of them came forth, seeing some clones standing around their ship as Ahsoka said coming up to the leader of the squad of clones, "captain Taggart, we've got incoming clankers."
"We'll cover you, sirs!" as the captain said it while the droids came forth and started blasting out, with the clones return fire as Ahsoka, lux, and Andros made it onto the ship, getting in while closing the doors behind while it soon took off moments later leaving the clones to fight off the droids.
(The ship)
The three of them made it to the cockpit, as they were greeted by R2 and BD, that Andros brought along no doubt to hang out with R2, was waiting for them as Andros took the pilot seat and take over flying as BD greeted his owner as he said, "Nice work getting the ship started, I'll take it from here."
Suddenly the holo-com came up with Anakin showing in it as he called out, "Ahsoka, Andros. Padme just contacted me. She told me the peace negotiations have all but collapsed. Where are you?"
"We're on route to Coruscant, master. We have Lux Bonteri with us." Ahsoka reported as Lux said to Anakin, "Master Jedi, I'm sorry if I've caused you any trouble."
"Better be," Andros said in a low tone and didn't think of what he said with Ahsoka said, "ITs nothing."
Anakin look over at Ahsoka with a smirk with Andros cringing a bit but keep looking towards that no saw his face, as Ahsoka went on saying, "You will be safe now with the republic."
Lux nodded but he gave a guilty look for some reason but no one seem to notice this as Anakin said, "All right, bring Bonteri to Coruscant immediately, and we'll discuss giving him amnesty."
"Yes master," Ahsoka said as when Anakin cut off communication as Andros said, "If we keep going the route we're on we'll be there in-."
Andros suddenly felt something off as he turn to Lux as he saw him pulled out a blaster and aim it at Ahsoka as he said, "I can't go with you Ahsoka, and I apologize to you Sir, but I can't go at all."
"Wh-what?!" Ahsoka said surprise as Lux said to her, "I told you, I have a plan."
"You didn't say anything of having a plan while we were running for our lives while saving yours from being killed by droids," Andros said as he couldn't believe he help out this guy out at all, and he was in a bad possession as he can't charge at the guy without him accidently shooting Ahsoka, while as Lux looked at him for a moment giving Ahsoka a moment to grab the blaster which wasn't that hard it seem with Lux didn't have a strong grip as she said, "Shooting me is not going to be part of it."
"What are you doing with a gun, anyhow?" Ahsoka asked looking at the gun in question. "You're not a fighter." Ahsoka added as she looked to Lux.
"I'm no longer a Separatist, either." Lux said before looking to Ahsoka. "I won't join the Republic." Lux said as Andros almost smiled when Lux said that.
"What other options do you have?" Ahsoka asked as Andros had a suggestion.
"How about dropping him off at the nearest space port, grab a new ship and tell Skywalker we hit a complication?" Andros asked and thus Ahsoka glared at Andros.
"Andros!" Ahsoka scolded as she knew Andros wouldn't suggest that any such way.
"There is a different way." Lux said as he had noticed Andros seemed to dislike him for one reason or another.
"I understand everything that you've been through. I understand you feel alone. But the Republic will help you." Ahsoka tried to urge in order to try to convince Lux to go to Coruscant.
"Like they helped my mother?" Lux asked glaring at Ahsoka with an accusing look.
Ahsoka looked down sadly as Andros was confused but judging by the look it was clear Mina Bonteri was no longer among them for a reason. "I've already made contact with a group on Carlac who are noble and are allied with my cause." Lux said with a glare out into space.
"And what cause is that?" Ahsoka asked as Andros had a bad feeling about it.
"To kill Dooku." Lux said no doubt being driven by revenge right now.
"The only one you're going to get killed is yourself." Ahsoka said as Andros looked to the side.
"Wouldn't be the worst idea." Andros muttered a bit and Ahsoka glared at him.
"ANDROS!" Ahsoka and Zaruba both yelled scolding Andros as they both sensed Andros was letting jealousy get to him right now.
"Ok fine." Andros said as he sat on his chair spun it around and glared a bit pouting.
"I'm sorry, but I'm taking you to Coruscant." Ahsoka said as she turned around and got to the pilot seat. Lux began to walk away while discreetly grabbing something from his person. "Your plan hasn't exactly been well thought-out, Lux." Ahsoka scolded as she got to work on outing in the coordinates while Lux began to move. "Without me and Andros, how did you think you were going to escape the droids?" Ahsoka asked and in turn she heard a shock go off. She looked and saw Andros passed out on the ground as Ahsoka was wide eyed. But before she could act it wasn't long until she ended up joining him as Lux used his free hand to bring another Taser out to shock her.
Lux moved and caught Ahsoka before she fell over completely. "I'm sorry, Ahsoka." Lux said as he acted fast and got Ahsoka to the passenger seat while he then went to secure Andros in the seat as well. Just then R2 and BD came in and saw their partners for this knocked out on the seats. "It seems Ahsoka and her friend, Andros I believe, are quiet exhausted. They probably should sleep it off." Lux said lying like a true politician.
The Droids were concerned but Lux as the only one who could fly at the moment and thus he took the controls. In turn he put in new coordinates and in turn activated the hyper drive. Once he did the ship entered into hyperspace for a new destination in mind other than Coruscant.
(Scene Break Carlac)
The ship had landed not too long ago as it was day light in a snow covered land with cherry blossom like trees. Andros and Ahsoka began to come to as Andros moaned a bit while Ahsoka grabbed her face in pain. "Anyone get the Serial Code of that Freighter?" Andros asked as he got up.
"Lux?" Ahsoka called as she came to. "Lux." Ahsoka tried again but saw he was gone causing Andros to scoff a bit.
"Yeah you look for him first huh?" Andros asked and thus Ahsoka had enough of it.
"Andros you are not honestly jealous are you?" Ahsoka accused as she looked to Andros.
"Of course not but clearly you tow have some history I'm not aware of." Andros said and thus Ahsoka scoffed at that.
"There was nothing between us, Andros I was just there when his mother was." Ahsoka began but Andros wanted more. "The point is you have no reason to be jealous!" Ahsoka called out as she glared at Andros.
"I said I'm NOT JEALOUS!" Andros yelled as he glared at Ahsoka but just then the two quickly noticed something on their person or missing in this case.
"Where's my lightsaber(s)?" Both Andros and Ahsoka asked as they saw their Lightsabers were missing right now. The two then walked to the window when they saw someone outside and instantly recognized who it was.
"Lux!" The both growled knowing they needed to get out there before Lux's contacts arrived.
"Guys, look around and find those Lightsabers, Lux hid them somewhere and we're going to need them." Andros said and in turn the two droids headed off to locate the missing Sabers. "I need to have a chat with Mr. Bonteri." Andros said but Ahsoka cut him off.
"No I will since you're clearly compromised into wanting to kill him." Ahsoka said as she glared at Andros for distrusting her like this.
"Great alone time with the ex." Andros said but Ahsoka glared at him for this.
"HE IS NOT MY EX!" Ahsoka yelled as she glared at Andros while they headed outside to find Lux.
(Later outside with Lux)
Andros and Ahsoka in protective snow wear walked over to Lux as it looked like he was waiting for someone or something. "Lux!" Ahsoka began and managed to get Lux's attention. "Lux, where are we, and what did you do with our lightsabers?" Ahsoka asked as she glared at Lux.
"You two should have stayed in the ship." Lux said and in turn the sound of jetpacks were heard as the trio were soon surrounded by people in Mandalorian Armor.
"Hey kid." A female one said as she then landed in front of Lux while they all had weapons pointed at them. "You're late." She said while pointing at them.
"Um who are these guys?" Andros asked quietly to Ahsoka.
"Death Watch." Ahsoka growled a bit as she realized this was getting a lot more complicated.
(Back on the ship)
R2 rolled into a room as BD ran behind him and helped look for the missing sabers. R2 then called BD over as BD scanned a container and confirmed what R2 found. They then opened it and from it the three missing Lightsabers were seen. In turn R2 grabbed them and proceeded to go with BD to return them to their proper owners.
(Back with the Trio)
"You get us what we need?" The Woman asked as she looked torts Lux.
"Yes, and I have the information with me." Lux confirmed as he looked to the woman.
She then directed her attention to Ahsoka and Andros and the two looked ready for a possible confrontation. "Who're they?" She asked as she looked to the duo. "Oh um we're well I'm." Andros began but Ahsoka cut him off.
"Brother!" Ahsoka jumped in as she knew they needed a plan before she looked away a bit. "And I'm his... betrothed." Ahsoka lied while getting close to Lux causing Andros to go wide eyed to this looking to this in shock.
'It's nothing just part of the act.' Andros reminded himself but the more he looked to it the more it rubbed him the wrong way.
Ahsoka gave a silent signal to Lux to play along before Andros ends up doing something he may regret. "Um, right. Right." Lux said playing along seemingly unaware of Andros about ready to skewer Lux.
"A brother and a Betrothed?" She asked before walking over to Ahsoka. "Well she's a little skinny, isn't she?" The Warrior woman said after giving Ahsoka's cheeks a squeeze to inspect her before smacking her rear causing a small yelp from Ahsoka. Thank goodness for the Force because Andros silently swore Ahsoka's rear hadn't recovered fully from their um 'activities,' in the bedroom.
Ahsoka looked ready to beat this woman because One she got enough of that from Churi and two her body her rules. "She serves her purpose." Lux said trying to defuse things before a fight could break out. Just then BD and R2 arrived whistling for the two and in turn Ahsoka turned her head to stop him. Seeing the situation BD looked to R2 and the Astromech droid put the Sabers away.
"We leave now. The snow is coming." The Death Watch Woman said as she took note of the droids too late to be able to see the sabers.
"What have you gotten us into?" Ahsoka demanded as the woman took her leave to saddle up.
"It's all under control." Lux said just before a speeder and two speeder bikes showed up.
"These are the Death Watch. They're Mandalorian Terrorists. They'll kill all three of us!" Ahsoka silently yelled as she glared at Lux.
"You coming?" One of the Terrorist asked as he looked to be getting impatient.
"Yes." Lux said as Andros saw this.
"Uh... I should stay with the ship." Ahsoka said hoping to get out of the situation fast.
"Yeah someone needs to make sure we don't lose the ship." Andros said but the Terrorists stopped them.
"No you two are coming too." He said and in turn two of the Terrorists took R2 while another grabbed BD both of them crying out while looking to Ahsoka and Andros. The droids were loaded onto the speeder and in turn Andros and Ahsoka had to ride on a speeder bike with one of the Terrorists.
(Scene Break Later)
The group had made the journey through the snow as Andros was keeping his cool. He knew what happens to most Empaths if they can't control their emotions one of them being unable to properly detect the emotions of others since their own emotions were erratic. But as he looked to the two he kept trying to remind himself that he and Ahsoka were together trying to convince himself he had nothing to worry about from Lux. But his mind kept making the image of Lux trying and successfully taking Ahsoka from him.
'Calm yourself Andros.' Zaruba tried to reason knowing Andros was having a hard time dealing with the possibility. 'Control your emotions and paranoia and in turn your Empath abilities will reveal the truth.' Zaruba said knowing Andros needed to do this. 'The Force can do so focus on it and calm yourself.' Zaruba said knowing Andros was not one to sway so easily. Lux didn't seem like a bad person but he was quiet a looker to some and even more so had riches once so it made some sense why Andros would be worried of losing Ahsoka to him.
Eventually they arrived at their destination they saw Mandalorians firing on Droids making them dance around the laser blasts till they got hit or just shooting them for kicks. BD and R2 saw it and got worried a bit when they saw innocent droids being made into these Terrorists playthings. Andros, Ahsoka, and Lux regrouped before a tent where the woman who found them looked to the trio. "The boss will see you in there." The woman said as she then gesturing to the largest of the tents in the area.
In response the trio entered the tent and found that it was empty save for the three of them. "Don't ruin my plan, ok." Lux said as he looked to Andros and Ahsoka.
"Plan? What plan?" Ahsoka asked as she looked to Lux in shock.
"Yeah I'm with her on this." Andros said as he looked to Lux in shock as to what master minded plan he had.
Lux then looked to the dup and sowed his wrist watch to them. "This is a Holo-Trace device it can identify the origin of any holo transmission." Lux said as he looked to the two. "I knew if I accused Dooku of murder, I would be brought to face him." Lux said explaining his plan to the two. "Well, it worked, and I now know Dooku's exact location." Lux added as he looked to them. "If Death Watch moves quickly enough, we can destroy him." Lux said with his arms on Ahsoka's shoulder. "Is that enough of a plan for you two?" Lux asked to which Andros had to admit it was a sound idea save for getting aid from Terrorists.
"This is not some idealistic political group. They will take the information and kill you!" Ahsoka scolded as she glared at Lux.
Lux then pulled back and looked way from Ahsoka. "I knew you wouldn't understand." Lux said as this was why he didn't want Ahsoka involved in this.
"The Death Watch are murderers sworn to destroy Jedi especially after what Revan had did to them back during the Jedi Mandalorian War." Ahsoka said as she had did some study on Revan during her off time. The fact Revan started wearing a Mandalorian Helm even after he achieved victory for the Jedi was like adding insult to injury to the Mandalorian's. Revanchrist was what they had called Revan and any who had supported him in the past. What made it worse for them was the fact that there was a running rumor that before Satine took control the Sith and Mandalorian's hunted down any living blood descendant of Revan showing how much they had truly despised the Prodigal Knight.
"I'm with Ahsoka on this one you don't know what you're doing Bonteri." Andros said as Lux saw movement behind them and acted fast.
Lux grabbed Ahsoka and began kissing her catching her off guard making Andros go wide eyed. Even Zaruba knew this would not be a good thing for Andros to bear witness to with his Jealousy as it was. "Am I interrupting something?" Came a new voice as the group looked and saw who they assumed was Death Watch's leader standing there.
In turn Asoka pushed Lux off and saw the look of betrayal Andros had on his face before he fixed himself. "N-no, of course not. We were just, um..." Lux trailed off trying to find the right words to use in this acting like despite that he did interrupt something he can still be professional.
"It's time to talk business." The leader said removing his helmet revealing it to be Pre Vizsla leader of Death Watch. "Tell your woman and brother to leave us." Vizsla said glaring at the two.
"Don't worry I'm five steps ahead on that." Andros said as he began to walk off with a silent vow to make Lux miserable even if he didn't go through with it. Ahsoka was escorted out but even she could sense Andros was not having the best time right now and that fake kiss was the domino to make him start brooding which he rarely ever does.
After they left the tent, the leather walk around the table to take a seat as he said to Lux, "Now... give me what I want"
"When I know that you will use it correctly," Lux said as he was trying to play it safe with the death watch leader as the man said to him, "Don't toy with me, boy. You see this scar?
The leader trace the scar that was on his face giving a crazy look as well before he went on saying, "It was a parting gift from Count Dooku."
Lux seem clam as the death watch leader went on saying, "If you question my resolve to destroy him again, I will give you one just like it."
Lux was taking the device off his wrist, while he held it up to the man while saying, "This device will tell you his location." Soon enough as lux handing it over to the death watch leader as the man took it without a 2nd thought as he said, "Good."
Putting a hand on Lux's shoulder as he said to the teenager, "That was painless, wasn't it? Now let's celebrate!" as they exit the tent to get ready for the main part of the mission.
(R2 and BD)
the two droids were being led by two death watch members as they took the droids into a tent which R2 stall on getting in until one of the members kick R2 to keep going while he beep out.
They soon saw what was in the tent which was filled with damage droids all around as the death watch members said to the droids, "Repair these droids so we can use them for target practice... again."
Both members laugh at this as it seem they take joy in causing harm to droids, with the two thought they could be next if they don't do as they are told as which hit death watch members left leaving hit two droids in the tent with the damage droids around them, as suddenly the big one in front activate and started to say, "Please...reassemble us."
The huge droid repeated it over and over as the other droids around started to move, all in a scary way that as they came closer and closer speaking, "We are battle droids no longer. We are slaves now!"
Soon enough the droids came closer until the two droids were now surrounded with no way to scape with BD just stood there with a back compartment suddenly open up as spare part came out in an odd way to say as he beep out once like he was saying, 'Oh no.'
(Andros and Ahsoka)
the two were lead toward another tent in the camp as they try to keep a low profile as when they got into the tent, the death watch member push Ahsoka in with Andros with didn't catch her in time as she hit the ground, with the Mandalorian woman just laugh as she soon left, with Ahsoka soon gotten up said to them, "Try that again, and I will-
She was cut off as a girl within the tent stop her as she said, "Shh! you don't want to make them angry they are far from rational."
"Believe me, you have no idea," Ahsoka said as the two and everyone else went to a place in the tent, as Andros stood there silently with a brooding expression on his face still as Ahsoka didn't notice this while she ask the white skin Mirialan girl, "What's your name?"
"Tryla," the girls said as Ahsoka introduce herself as she said, "I'm Ahsoka, and this is my friend Andr- Andros?"
She notice his expression right away, as she can tell something was very much bothering him as she didn't know why, but she keep her focus on the girl as she went on asking her, "Where are you from?"
"We were kidnapped from a nearby town. We are a simple people," Tryla said as all the girls had a sad expression on their faces, as if something really happen that the death watch did to Tryla and her people as she went on saying, "We trust easily, and we were betrayed."
Before Tryla could say anymore, thing got silent as a death watch member came in as he announce, "We feast. Prepared the food. Your masters are hungry."
The death watch member soon left as Andros look as the guy left with Ahsoka and Tryla looked at each other, as they all knew they need a plan to escape, the only question was...how?
Without saying much as all the girls gotten up and walk out do what they were order to do and just bare through the abuse, with Andros setting out with them without much saying a word until Ahsoka stop him as she put a hand on his shoulder and said, "Andros… what wrong?"
"What wrong? Telling them I was that guy's brother, and you his Betrothed?" Andros said in a upsetting but low tone so others don't hear them as Ahsoka seem ashamed of that as she said, "I'm sorry, I had to say something and… that was the first thing that came out, I didn't realize what I said until I did."
"Why would you even say that In the first place, why speak up at all. I could have handle that better," Andros said as Ahsoka looked at him as she said to him, "Why are you acting this way Andros? It was a reflex and I said it by instinct. Why is that so bad?"
"Because you did it for a guy that knock us out and brought us here which is basically kidnapping, gotten us involved with the fucking "Death Watch" of all the group of people that you should not be getting involved with, and because he wants revenge against Dooku which is the most dumbest idea in the entire galaxy," Andros said as Ahsoka said to him, "He just want justice for what happen to his mother."
"Yea, and there are so many better ways of doing it, but instead he doing a half cock plan that is most likely to backfire on him while we take the blow for him," Andros said as Ahsoka said to him, "Why are you so upset with Lux, this is just a mistake he made and we need to help him."
Before Andros could say anymore as Zaruba suddenly pop up saying, "Calm yourselves two you, there are bigger issue at hand here, if we don't come out of the tent, they may suspect you two if you don't hurry."
After that the two went silent and left the tent without saying another word, with the tension between them had become bad right now as Zaruba only hope that Andros and calm himself before it's too late.
(Scene break)
All the Mandalorian death watch members gather up at the huge tent in the center of the camp, coming in and taking off their helmets, as the girls were serving good and drinks to everyone, including Ahsoka, Andros sat at a table with a upset look on his face still as Zaruba said to him, "Andros, don't act this way. That boy was protecting you two, if he didn't do what he did-
"It doesn't matter anymore Zaruba... we just need to get out of here... but I can think of a plan right now," Andros said through their link, as his mind just filled with thoughts as he just tries to push pass them and try to come up with a plan like he usually do, but why was it so hard for him right now?
Suddenly a woman of the death watch sat down next to him as she said, "I got to say between you and your brother you're much more handsome."
"Thanks, I guess," Andros said as he just went back being silent as the woman soon ask him, "So what made you and your brother come to us on taking care of Dooku."
"Me? Nothing to tell you the truth, I don't want any revenge, but... my brother, all he just think about is just getting revenge than getting over it, and I guess someone has to watch over him even though I didn't want to," Andros said as the woman give a small laugh as she said, "Sound like you two don't get along that well."
"Like you would not believe it," Andros said as when he meet lux, he didn't like him at all, and what he did to him and Ahsoka just put him on his "shit list".
As the two of them talk Ahsoka came by with more food, as she look over and Saw Andros talking to a Mandalorian woman as she laugh at whatever he just said, as she felt a small tinge in her heart, she push pass the thought she had as she went over to lux dropping off a bowl to him as she said to him, "Hungry?"
Lux smile as he took the bowl, while Ahsoka came down to his ear and whispers, "Careful not to choke on your stupidity."
"I see your woman has fit in well." Vizsla said as he looked to Lux. "Now, how will you and your brother fit in?" Vizsla asked as he looked to Lux and noticed Andros was by his lonesome nearby.
"All I want is Dooku dead." Lux said as he glared at Vizsla.
"Vizsla!" A new voice called out as all eyes looked to the entrance and saw an old man from the stolen girl's town approaching them.
"Chieftain Pieter." Vizsla greeted as he noted that Peiter was very unhappy right now. "I don't remember summoning you." Vizsla said as he looked to Peiter.
"You have taken our woman, stolen our food, and threatened us for too long!" He began listing off the crimes against his people.
"It's brave for you to come here with such bold words." Vizsla said as Andros knew this was not going to end well.
"You are no longer welcome here!" He yelled wanting them gone from his home.
"Well, if our presence here isn't welcome, we'll make ready to leave." Vizsla said calmly not at all bothered by being given the boot. This in turn caused the Mandalorian Terrorists to start laughing a bit as Andros knew what that meant.
"And you'll return our people to us?" Peiter asked as he looked to Vizsla.
"Yes. Sunrise tomorrow. You have my word." The Leader of Death Watch said as Andros knew what that tone suggested he was lying.
"Very well. We'll be waiting." Peiter said before he and his two subordinates stormed off.
Lux in turn leaned over to Ahsoka making Andros glare at him. "You see. They're not the butchers you make them out to be." Lux said as Ahsoka imagined Logos being here with Churi.
'Famous last words.' Ahsoka thought as she knew those two would say such a thing.
(Scene Break that Night)
While everyone had gone off to rest for tomorrow Andros was still up as he was alone. As he laid there he looked to the side every so often as if hoping to find Ahsoka there and in turn he scowled at this. "Jealousy is not a good look on you Andros." Zaruba said as he looked to his partner.
"Maybe if I was jealous." Andros said but Zaruba begged to differ.
"Andros your Empath abilities are clouded by the Force if you don't control your emotions and right now your denial is about nullifying your Empath powers." Zaruba said as he looked to Andros. "Whatever it is that has made you jealous you need to let go of it before." Zaruba began but Andros had enough.
"They met before!" Andros yelled as he glared at Zaruba. "They met before and apparently went on some adventure together that I'm worried that something happened back then! Something that would make me... have to say goodbye to her." Andros said as he sat up unaware of a new arrival. "I don't have it in me to keep her bound or the like she's her own person and if she wants a life without me then I'd step aside, but the thought of doing it and actually doing it terrifies me." Andros said and in turn Zaruba understood.
"Jealousy and fear a dangerous combination." Zaruba said as he looked to Andros as he then looked to the roof of the tent.
"I know but I don't understand why I'm feeling this!" Andros called out but Zaruba chuckled.
"It's natural to fear losing something you care for even if you accept losing it the pain never goes away." Zaruba said as Andros knew the Madou Ring had a point.
"Or maybe you need help clearing your mind." Ahsoka said heard surprising Andros to this.
"Ahsoka I... how much did you hear?" Andros asked as he looked to Ahsoka.
"Enough." Ahsoka said as she entered and joined up with Andros. "Andros I'm not going to leave you for Lux being with a Senator is Anakin's can of Sand Worms." Ahsoka said as she sat with Andros. "Your mind is clouded by this and it's affecting your Empath abilities because the Andros I know would have seen everything for what it truly was not how it seemed." Ahsoka said digging into her inner Jedi Master.
"I just." Andros said but in turn Ahsoka rested her head against his with her eyes closed. As she held him close Andros closed his eyes as well and in turn he felt the Force form around them and with it Andros felt the clouds vanish from his mind. Zaruba saw the whole thing and began to notice something familiar to it... but no that was impossible even for them.
When the deed was done Andros saw the images of Ahsoka and how she met Lux and his mother. How at the time it was to try and open peace talks when a suicide bombing attack shot that idea to death. As the two sat there Andros then sighed as he faced palmed himself feeling like a total paranoid idiot.
"I know you are." Ahsoka said making Andros go wide eyed at broadcasting it like that. "But I still love you." Ahsoka said as she sat with Andros who then smiled to Ahsoka.
"I still don't like him." Andros confessed but Ahsoka sighed playfully.
"You don't have to but try getting to know him first." Ahsoka said as she smiled to Andros.
"No promises." Andros said to which Ahsoka rolled her eyes a bit.
"Jerk." Ahsoka said but she then started to rub up to Andros a bit. "Still we can't exactly have you losing your cool again." Ahsoka said and she began to sensually touch him a bit. "So I decided." She whispered huskily into his ear as Andros had a good feeling on where this was leading up to. "On your punishment." She said and in turn stepped off and smirked at Andros. "After your little hissy fit if you see this." She began gesturing to her body a bit. "You're not getting any of it until the next five missions." Ahsoka said making Andros go wide eye in response to this.
As if to torture him further she walked way making a few sensual sways of her hips as she walked off. "Ok I admit I had that coming." Andros confessed realizing his lover had him by the balls... literally in this case.
"Could have warned you." Zaruba said as Andros glared at the Madou Ring for that one.
(Scene Break the next morning)
Coming up at the Peiter's village with all the girls they have taken from, as they all sat on a few land speeders, while few death watch members were on speeder bikes, and the rest as Andros can tell were flying on their jetpacks but keeping their distant no doubt waiting for a signal from their leader, as with Andros, Ahsoka, and Lux were hitching a ride on one of the land speeders.
Andros keep his eyes open, and his Empath ability on high alert for any suddenly change in mood as far he can tell things were calm, but with a heavy feeling he knew what it was… and he was going to hate it very much for what could be coming up next.
As they enter pass the archway of the village and travel down the paths to the center of the village where the village chef and some of its people were waiting for them, as one of the people pointed out the Death watch leader, who came in on his jetpack, to his chef, as Peiter came up to the man and bow to him while he said, "You have kept your word."
Everyone gotten off the land speeders as they walk up next to or near the death watch leader, with Andros stand near the man preparing to intervene of anything as Peiter went on saying, "We are very grateful for your understanding."
Suddenly the other death watch members came flying in and landed on the roof tops of the village houses and how they surround the area, no doubt they were preparing for something, with the leader grab Tryla and walk her over to the chef as he said to him, "I am a man of my word. Here is your granddaughter."
The leader just basically throw the girl over as he slowly reach up to his back, as Andros saw what he was grabbing, to his surprise he saw a light saber handle, as the man drew it as he said, "As promised!"
The lightsaber ignited, as a black blade came forth, and without saying a word Andros broke into a sprint as he ran over and dived at Tryla and her grandfather tackling them down as the blade missed them, but cut Andros across his back as he made a face
After falling down to the ground, Andros give a moaning pain sound and a bit loud with it too almost sounding fake if someone listen carefully, but not everyone would be focus on that as they just see someone get hurt badly, with Lux and Ahsoka were shock by this, Ahsoka rush over to Andros as she called out to him, "Andros!"
Coming to his side as she flip him over as he give a hissing pain sound as he whisper through his teeth to only Ahsoka can hear him enough, "It just graze me, garoken... took most of it. Play along"
"How could you?!" Ahsoka said sounding upset by the man as he just give a laugh as he said, "The boy decided to play hero, and that is his punishment, and so is theirs! Kill them! Kill them all!"
At that moment the death watch members on the roofs raise their gauntlets and use their flame throwers to burn the houses, as people help their chef and granddaughter up, as they ran away, with the chef glancing over to Andros the boy who saved his granddaughters life, he doesn't know how he could thank him for it, but it seem it was not needed as he saw the boy gives a thumbs up on the ground.
The people look in horror as they watch their village getting lit on fire as one called out, "No! Our village!"
"Run for your life!" another said as they started to run as well, over my lux as he looked in shocked by the site around him as he said to the leader, "Why? What are you doing?"
"Never let the weak tell you what to do," The leader said as he put an arm around Lux like he was his "best pal" as he said with pride, "Welcome to Death watch!"
Ahsoka keep watching, a she saw one death watch member turn their flame thrower onto some people of the village, with one tripping, the flame came upon them, with Ahsoka cannot take it anymore as Andros whisper to her, "Fight… fight now."
Ahsoka nodded as she left Andros on the ground, she ran out while she taken off her coat and call forth a staff on the ground with the force, taking and throw it at the death watch member, sticking it in his gut while he cry out in pain before he fell down dead.
Ahsoka grab another staff off the ground and hit a few other members of death watch, bringing them down as well, to suddenly the death watch leader came at her with his dark saber.
But to his surprise, he saw the boy had cut with his saber was ran up and leap into the air, and kick the leader square in the chest, bringing him down as that surprise everyone around.
Andros landed safely as he grab his winter coat and throw it off his body showing his normal wear as the leader gasp out and said, "What *Cough* the hell are you, a Jedi?"
"No I'm," Andros started to say, as suddenly a death watch from above shot a hook at him, he pulls out his sheath Garoken and knocks the hook away before he flings he sheath of his sword with the flick of his wrist, with the sheath hitting the Death Watch member's jetpack, causing a small mishap as the jetpack went out of control sending the Death Watch member flying away somewhere, before the sheath came back, with Andros aim his sword at it, as it sliding into the sheath when it came back down before he rest it on his shoulder, as this surprise everyone even more of what they saw as Andros finish saying, "A Makai knight."
"Makai Knight?" Vizsla asked as he looked to Andros.
"What scared now?" Andros asked and in turn the Death Watch soldiers came at him. With a smirk Andros blocked the attack with his sheathed sword and allowed the sheathed weapon to spin around his neck. Andros then caught the Garoken in his other hand by its sheath. He didn't stop there as lasers were soon fired at him before spun the weapon in his hand like a baton deflecting them with the sheath. He then took it a step further and grabbed the handle with his free hand and proceeded to draw some of the blade out top stop a few more laser shots coming his way.
In turn Andros saw Vizcla come at him and thus Andros responded by pulling the Garoken fully and stopping the attack. The two glared at each other before they pushed each other back and jumped away. "That's an impressive sword you have their clearly not Bescar I know Bescar." Vizcla said as he looked to Andros.
"Let's just say it's a rare metal and a family heirloom." Andros said as Vizcla nodded to this in response.
"I can respect that." Vizcla said as this was why Death Watch existed after all. After Satine took over she was all but destroying the Mandalorian's culture in their eyes and Evan agreed but he didn't support their Terroristic methods.
"To bad I don't respect you." Andros said and in turn the two once more began to fight. Andros showed he was skilled the Dark Saber and the Garoken swung against each other and in turn Andros rolled away and closed his eyes once he got to a combat pose. "The Dark Saber..." Andros spoke as he got Vizcla's attention. "I can hear... its history its story." Andros said as he honestly looked like he was going to cry in both respect and sadness of the weapon. "Its past was filled with honor but its present it's filled with a dark vileness." Andros said causing Vizcla to glare at Andros and attack.
Andros avoided Vizcla's attack and in turn the two were fighting once ore. "What do you know of Mandalore's honor?!" Vizcla yelled as he glared at Andros.
"I know it's not this!" Andros yelled gesturing to the burning village.
"Like I said don't let the weak order you around!" Vizcla yelled and attacked once more as Andros avoided his attack.
"And who decides whose weak and whose strong you?" Andros countered as the two kept fighting.
"The one who decides is the victory for the victor is strong!" Vizcla yelled back at Andros who then back pedaled while deflecting attacks from Vizcla. The two then met in a struggle before Andros kicked him and sent him stumbling.
"Then I'll just have to beat you!" Andros yelled and in turn went on the offensive. Vizcla then sent out his flamethrower as Andros came at him. Andros in response used the Force to open himself a path through the flames but when he did Vizcla was already on him causing Andros to go on the defensive.
The two fought more as they tried to overpower the other while Ahsoka took on the Death Watch Members around them. Clearly no one wanted to intervene as both sides in this battle seemed convinced on their beliefs. The two then spun around each other and clashed blades again as it was clear they both had skills to use. They then parted as Viczla smirked at Andros while they circled around each other like two animals sizing the other up still in combat stances.
"If fate was different you would have made a fine Mandalorian." Vizcla said as he respected warriors above all others.
"Back when they were truly honorable I can take that as a compliment." Andros said as he smirked back as the two glared down each other. They in turn charged at each other and continued their battle once more trying to overpower the other.
Nearby Ahsoka fought off his foes as best she could but she was quickly surrounded. The Jedi Knight then found a cable wrapped around her arm and when it pulled she saw a Mandalorian with a Jet Pack had her. Her other arm was soon caught as Ahsoka cried out trying to get free from it as her arm were crossed over her chest. Soon two more cables came in and wrapped around her waist and thus Ahsoka found herself on the ground.
Andros and Vizcla kept their fight on and in turn Vizcla smirked as he saw what happened to Ahsoka. "Well looks like this fight is mine." Vizcla said as Andros looked around and then caught sight of Ahsoka.
Andros was wide eyed when he saw this as he looked to Ahsoka. "Ahsoka!" Andros cried out and in turn Vizcla took the chance and sent a cable at Andros arm. Before Andros could respond to this he found another cable wrapped around his waist followed up by a few more. Andros quickly sheathed the Garoken and tried to use it to fight off the Mandalorians that surrounded him. But it was for not as he felt and glared at his foe.
Andros then glared at his foe and in turn dropped is weapon. "That was a dirty move." Andros growled as he glared at Vizcla.
"Anything it takes to win." Vizcla said as he then glared at Andros. "I'll be taking this as a trophy now." Vizcla said as he tried to take the Garoken key word being tried. The sword would not budge as it weighed more then he thought. "W-what?!" He asked while trying to lift.
"What was that about a trophy?" Andros asked and in turn smirked at this.
Vizcla then glared at Andros before looking to two of his troops. "You two grab this thing and put it on my speeder get help if you need to. After that drag them, both back to camp." HE said and in turn they nodded and got to work. They really did need help to lift it as n the end four of them were needed to load the Garoken onto the speeder. Thankfully it seems the speeder did not suffer from the same thing they had to go through.
(Scene Break that Night Tryla)
Tryla left her hiding spot once she was sure they had left. But when she did she truly wished she hadn't. All around her she saw the village burnt and destroyed, her people dead or ash at this point, and Tryla herself the sole survivor of this all. She stumbled for a bit before her knees gave out at the remains of her grandfather. She was shocked horrified even as she was even shaking from it all.
She then fell to her hands and unleashed a mighty scream of emotional agony and pain. Tears came free as she broke down on the spot while surrounded by her dead people. As she continued to weep a new voice was heard that caught her by surprise. "They took everything from you." The Voice spoke as Tryla was shocked to hear this. She looked for the source as tears kept coming in fear and hope. Fear that they came back and hope that if they did they'd kill her also. "You have nothing worth living for anymore these men stole everything. They stole you and the woman of this village to serve them, stole your food, and now stole your home." The voice continued as Tryla crawled over to an abandoned doll with glowing red eyes stained with blood.
"You clearly want revenge the natural response to this tragedy." The voice spoke from the doll as the glowing eyes of the doll then to her surprise looked to her. "I can make it happen I can give you the power to exact revenge all that I ask is that you give me something in return." The voice spoke as Tryla was surprised. But she didn't have anything to give all she had was her life, the clothing on her back, and her own body. Her clothing had more worth at this point though her life had been destroyed by Death Watch and her body was nothing but a hollow shell at this point. If this thing was offering her a chance to exact her revenge... so be it as long as she got revenge the creature can have anything it wants from her.
"Fine... give me the power. Help me end them!" She yelled as despite her tears staining her face her eyes were wide with a dark madness to it showing how truly desperate she was.
"Very well!" The Horror roared out and in turn the doll was burned to ash which then proceeded to enter her body via her mouth and eyes as dark smoke. As the process went it showed to be quick and painless as Tryla was soon left hunched over. She then began to smile before laughter began to escape her mouth. It started small as she got up and stumbled a bit. Her small chuckling began to devolve further into laughter as she stumbled into the side of one of the houses. She grabbed her face as the small laugh turned into the laughter of an insane woman.
Soon she passed by a broken mirror and in turn her laughter reached its crescendo that it echoed across the landscape. Her hands grabbed her hair as her eyes showed the marks of a Horror within as even her tears once clear were now stained blood red. Some story has it that Horrors don't cry after all if they did then it would be that of blood as you would need a soul to be able to cry. This woman had given herself fully to the Horror and thus her soul belonged to it now. She didn't care though she would have her revenge... and a feast. She then heard movement as her laughter came to an end... another survivor no this one wasn't long for this world. She would make their end quick as she did need a bit of a pick-me-up before she went to enjoy her oncoming feast.
(Scene Break back with R2 and BD that evening)
R2 and BD were putting the finishing touches on the destroyed Droids repairing each of them as much as they could. The pit droid was soon done as it looked at each other giving its limbs a small test to see if all was in order and it was in fact in order. The large droid then looked upon the two Droids as its red glow from its ocular sensor shined down upon them. "Thank you, my new friends." The droids said showing its gratitude for the pairs work on repairing them all. "How can we ever repay you?" The droid asked offering to try making them square with each other.
R2 made a few beeping sounds to give his respond but just then the all heard sounds from outside. They all looked to it and in turn saw that Andros and Ahsoka had returned but tied up showing they were captured by Death Watch. R2 and BD in turn looked to the droids deciding to cash in on the favor owed to them to which the droids all heard their request. "Rescue your friends? How?" The Droid asked and in turn R2 and BD began to explain their plan to the group.
"I compute. I will prepare the others." The large droid said as he was the defect leader among their group. In turn R2 and BD began making their way over to the main tent so they may be ready and in position to enact their plan.
(Back in the tent)
"Now, Lux Bonteri." Viszla said as he glared down upon Lux who was being restrained while Andros and Ahsoka were tied up. "This does not look good. This does not look good at all." Viszla said as he glared upon Lux. "I asked you to join us in good faith, and you bring a Jedi into our camp." Viszla said as he glared upon Lux.
"She wasn't meant to be here. Neither of them were. Please, let them go." Lux said as he looked to Viszla hoping he would listen.
"I'm afraid that's not an option." Viszla said as he drew forth his Dark Saber.
"I believed you had honor, but your just murders; no better than Dooku!" Lux accused as he glared at Viszla.
"You call us murderers, and yet it was your own lust for revenge that made you seek us out." Viszla said as he glared at Lux.
"I wanted justice for my mother's death." Lux defended as he glared at Viszla while Andros listened to every bit of the conversation.
"And you shall have it, but the Jedi are no different from Dooku, and this one shall pay in part for their crimes against Mandalore." Viszla said as he then ignited the Dark Saber.
Andros then scoffed loud enough to get everyone's attention on him. "So that's what it dumbs down to in the end sore losers." Andros said as he looked to Viszla as now all eyes were on him. "Last I checked the Mandalorians instigated the war to begin with and Revan simply retaliated at the time going against the Jedi Councils wishes at the time." Andros said as he looked to Viszla seeing he was getting a rise out of him. "Let's do a quick history lesson like I said Mandalore started it but Revan finished it even going as far as donning one of your masks at the time." Andros said as he looked to Death Watch and saw them looking ready to go off and Andros or what he was saying. "Though if you studied your history right you would have realized the leader ship of Mandalore at the time may have despised Revan but at the same time they respected him as a warrior. Revanchist was what you had called him back then and though now it is used as a way to call Revan the equivalent to the Devil back then it was an insult with a Moniker of respect." Andros sad as he saw the rise was getting stronger.
"Truth is in the end Mandalore knew they lost back then and accepted defeat with honor while you are just throwing a hissy fit to this day over losing." Andros said knowing it was time to give out the finishing verbal blow. "So in the end Revan won you lost get over it." Andros said and in turn they got the response he was looking for.
"Why you!" He Viszla yelled grabbing Andros by the scruff of his shirt glaring at him in contempt.
"What you're going to strike down an unarmed opponent? What would your ancestor say to that?" Andros taunted playing dirty and hitting Viszla where it hurts the most.
But before any blood could be spilled R2 and BD began to enact their part of the plan to save their friends... and Lux. BD started by shocking of the Death Watch members while R2 utilized all of his gadgets both acting to make a distraction "Ahsoka Andros now!" Lux called out and acting fast. Andros felt the familiar grip of his Lightsaber go into his hand and smirked when he saw Ahsoka finally get her lightsabers back as well.
"Thanks, buddy." Ahsoka said and Andros then ignited his lightsaber freeing himself from his binds. Ahsoka did the same but she did it while jumping up and spinning in the air. When she came back down she decapitated four Death Watch Members with ease.
"Now wanna try this again this time when we can properly fight back?" Andros offered as he pointed his Lightsaber at Viszla all but challenging the leader of Death Watch.
When the Death Watch Members were about to move in Viszla stopped them as he glared at Ahsoka and Andros. "Stop!" He ordered as he got ready for battle. "These two are mine." Viszla he said before igniting his Dark Saber ready for battle.
"Lux get to the ship." Ahsoka said to Lux as the couple was ready to fight. Lux and the droids left and in turn Andros and Ahsoka began to circle around Viszla who did the same. Just then Viszla took the first move and attack but Andros and Ahsoka jumped and avoided his attack before she countered. In turn Andros began to focus on mainly disarming him while Ahsoka was trying to win all out. The fight went on and Viszla took advantage of the fact Andros won't kill even unknowingly and used a small explosive on him.
Andros was blasted back much to Ahsoka's shock. "Andros!" Ahsoka cried out as she then charged Viszla and in turn the Mandalorian Terrorist blocked her attack. He then pushed her back and proceeded to kick her out of the tent where she landed on the ground. As Ahsoka got up she noticed Andros wasn't there but instead the droids whom the Mandalorian's had tortured with the big looking down on her making sure she was ok while Andros stood next to it.
"I guess R2 and BD made some friends." Lux said with a smile on his face.
Just then the Mandarlorians came out and saw the Droids and thus laser fire was being exchanged as Andros saw this and saw the Speeder with the Garoken. He smirked and sprinted to his loyal sword and smiled to it. Quickly the battle began to take a left turn for the Droids as despite having a Jedi and a Makai Knight on their side the Death Watch Members were overpowering the Droids. As the battle continued Andros ran to the Speeder and was met with Lux and R2. The two acted fast to start it up as Andros looked nearby and saw Ahsoka was once more fighting Viszla.
"Come on Lux hurry up!" Andros called out as he saw Ahsoka now had the upper hand.
On the ground BD ran about trying to get to cover as R2 was with him on this. As they sought out cover R2 hopped into the passenger side as BD was helped in by Andros. Nearby Ahsoka parried an attack from Viszla before she charged in and jumped over him. Once Ahsoka was behind him she made a swipe at his jet pack causing melted metal to mix with a few volatile aspects of it.
"Not bad Jedi." Viszla said smirking at his victory.
"I didn't miss." Ahsoka countered and in turn Viszla heard the warning signs from his jetpack. Acting fast he removed the Jetpack just before it exploded. Ahsoka was blasted back from it despite getting away but it provided the perfect distraction they needed.
"Ahsoka!" Andros called out riding on the back of the Speeder before it flew off. Ahsoka managed to make it onto the speeder and in turn they drove back to the ship in order to escape from Death Watch.
Viszla who was more or less ok glared at this and refused to allow the Jedi to escape him. "Don't let them escape!" Viszla yelled as he glared at his troops who in turn began to give chase via their jet packs.
(Back with the Group)
As they drove off Andros caught his breath as they were almost in the clear. "They're following us still." Andros said knowing full well it wouldn't be this easy.
"Hate to admit but your right." Ahsoka agreed knowing in their life it's never a clear shot from Point A to Point B.
Just then a ringing was heard from Zaruba and in turn Andros removed the face plate from him. "What is it now, Zaruba?" Andros asked looking to his Madou Ring.
"Our problems have gotten a whole lot worse I sense a Horror about." Zaruba said and in turn Andros and Ahsoka were wide eyed in shock.
Just then the two nearly fell off the speeder when an explosion hit causing them to look up and saw Three Death Watch members on Jet Packs chasing after them. "It's just one thing after the other." Andros cursed knowing things were about to go south for them.
They in turn began to fire their lasers at the speeder to which Ahsoka began deflecting it back at them while Andros made sure to deflect it into the snow. In the case of Ahsoka she managed to hit one of them causing them to fly off and crash before exploding thanks to the volatile nature of his jet pack. That was one taken care of and two more to go before the Horror appeared assuming it wasn't a fast one.
"This isn't good, the horror is getting closer," Zaruba said as Andros looked around for the horror but didn't see it in site as he then asked, "Where is it?"
"Watch out!" Zaruba suddenly called out as Andros look and saw the chef granddaughter ahead as he lean to the side to avoid her, but then he bump into a tree, which lead him to lose control and crash into a snow bank with the two fallen off of it.
The Death watch members flew over, not realizing they pass them, as down below with Andros and Ahsoka getting their baring back, as they heard footsteps coming their way as Ahsoka look to see Tryla there with an cold and almost emotionless look on her face as she said, "Tryla?"
"Hello Ahsoka, Andros, it's good to see you again, I want to thank you for saving me, and I know you did what you could for my village and people," Tryla said as her sound sounded real with Ahsoka saying to her, "What are you doing here? You need to get out of here before they see you."
Ahsoka was about to go to her until Andros grab her shoulder and pull her back as she looked at him wondering what is up with him until he said, "Wait! That's not Tryla anymore."
Ahsoka eyes widen to this as she turn back to Tryla and try sensing out with the force… and felt the dark aura around her, as Ahsoka step back from her and said, "W-why?"
Before anyone could answer the two death watch members came back as they pointed their blasters at them as the male death watch member said, "Blast them!"
Andros and Ahsoka dodge their shots with Tryla just stood there, taking all of the shot in her back, but didn't fall over, as the death watch members seem surprise by this as they saw the girl turn towards them and with an angry look on Tryla's face with her eyes turn pale white, as the woman of the two death watch member said, "What in the Galaxy?"
Tryla roar out them with her mouth open up like a horror, scaring the two death watch member before she went at them, knocking the female back into a tree while she grab the male member, as he tries to use his flamethrower, but Tryla grab his arm and started to crush it, with the fuel to the flamethrower just spray out harmlessly, but the guy scream out in pain as he felt his arm getting crush.
"You and your people will pay. All of you will pay!" Tryla scream out before her mouth open up ready to eat him, as the male death watch member shake his head as he said, "Wa-wait-wait NO!"
Ahsoka and Andros heard the scream and come out to stop it but they were too late as they saw a death watch member getting his head swallowed, with the wet smack and hard crunching of bones and armor sound came as the two looked away from the bloody scene.
Soon enough the death watch member was no more with Tryla turn back to normal with only a smug of blood on her lips before she lick it up clean before she turns to the female death watch member who was out cold as Tryla said, "It's your turn now."
"Tryla stop!" Ahsoka called out but Tryla didn't listen to her as she just went onto her next pray, until she found a golden saber at her neck, as Andros gotten up to her as he said, "I'm afraid I can let you do this Tryla."
"Why, they are the enemy, they destroy my home, killed my people, and for what!? Nothing, as we let them into our home and they betrayed us, taken us from our home, force us to serve them, and after words they slaughter us like animals when we didn't do a thing to them!" Tryla said as Andros said to her, trying to at least save her soul but at this rate it may have been too late already but he try anyways as he said, "I know what they did was unjust, and they need to stand for what they did, but killing them isn't the answer, taking revenge doesn't bring anyone back, it just leave you hollow inside with nothing to help filled that void, just step away."
Ahsoka watch as Andros was trying to help her, but it didn't seem to work as she turns to him, "I can't, they deserve this, and if you get in my way… then I wILL DEVOUR YOU AS WELL!"
Tryla swipe at him with her finger nail drew out like claws, Andros dodge it and slash his saber at her, as she dodge it by leaping back and face Andros, with Ahsoka knew this isn't her fight right now, and so she left in it Andros hand, but she truly hoped he could bring Tryla peace, as Andros grip his lightsaber with both hands and he said, "You leave me no choice then."
Tryla roar out as he came at Andros, he did the same as well, as he slash at her arms deflect them, she cry out in pain with the lightsaber burning her, with Andros rush at her, pushing her away and get more room to fight her in as they found in the snow land forest.
They exchange attack at each other, with Andros blocking and countering Tryla's strikes trying to gain the upper hand as he leap away from her as she took a huge swipe at him with her claw hands, leap off of a tree towards Tryla slash across her being as she cry out and fallen down.
Andros turn to her as he said to her, "I sorry it has come down to this Tryla… I truly am, but I cannot let a horror do whatever it wants, as it my duty."
Reaching out his hand to call forth Garoken to his hand, as from the snow where the speeder is at, Garoken flew out from it leave a small trail of snow in the air as it flew in the hand and grab by Andros and he held it in his right hand and ready to cut Tryla down with it, as Tryla look towards Andros with great anger before she cry out with a huge wing that suddenly came out of nowhere, blowing the snow around Tryla, hiding her from site as Andros leap back suddenly as an arc slash of sort came forth and hit a tree as claw marks were seen on it before it freezes.
Andros prepared himself as when the wind and snow died down, in Tryla was a horror in its true form, with its skin pure white as the snow around it with dark patches around, and claws on its hand that could tear anyone apart. Across her body was jagged bone spokes as she glared down upon Andros her demonic eyes glowed in the darkness as a frost of cold breath escaped her fanged mouth that seemed capable of opening five different ways.
Andros seeing what needed to be done got ready knowing full well that Tryla was now a Horror. "Typhon Horror of Frozen Death heart cold and unfeeling as ice and death. This one is a troublesome one so be mindful of his abilities and strength one wrong move will make you into his next meal hanging on a frozen pike." Zaruba urged and in turn Andros understood. "She can break down her body into a living storm but there is a chink in that find the part that does not belong and cutting her down will be a simple matter." Zaruba added and in turn the battle began.
Andros started out as he charged in sword at the ready and went for the frontal attack. Typhon saw it and counter attacked against Andros. Andros seeing this dodged her arm before landing on it and in turn was launched into the sky when Typhon swung. But as Andros was airborne he cut open the portal and in turn summoned his armor becoming Garo. Garo came down upon Typhon and slashed at her with Garoken causing her pain when she felt and a gash appear on her arm. She then glared at Garo and sent out ice spikes upon the Golden Knight. As the Spikes came his way Garo deflected and avoided them before he jumped into the air avoiding a small field of frozen spears to impale him. Once Garo was in the sky Typhon was upon him and began to send a few punches at him despite her massive size before Garo fell to the ground.
But just as Garo was about to hit the ground his golden armor turned black and from it he used his cape like wings to stop his fall before flaying nearby and landing with ease. Garo then went at Typhon and sent a few attacks at her as blade met ice spikes blow to blow. It wasn't until Garo cut through one of the ice spikes that he appeared behind Typhon.
Typhon glared at Garo and in turn vanished into a snow storm as she flew around laughing at Garo and her inevitable victory. Garo quickly took note that he was blinded as he was being hit by the Horror from different angles. Garo knew he had to focus as the Horror kept up its assault on him and thus breathed out calmly. Once this happened Garo or Andros closed his eyes and waited for and allowed silence to take hold.
In turn he saw images of the Horror's next few attacks and was in turn ready for it. He gripped the Garoken in both hand and deflected the Horrors attacks with ease. He in turn saw a pattern and knew exactly what to do next just as the Horror began another barrage of attacks. The Horror was soon upon Andros as he then parried the Horror holding it back before he pulled back. In turn he knew what came next and thus spun around and stabbed what seemed like nothing. But much to the shock and amazement of Ahsoka something spewed out of the wound as Typhon reappeared once more.
Garo smirked and in turn cut the Horror in two ending its short reign of terror once and for all as it vanished into darkness. As the storm vanished from its source Garo reverted to Andros and sighed in sadness at the loss of a life to the false promises of the Horrors.
"Come on!" Ahsoka said as she knew they had to leave now before Death Watch had a chance to catch up to them. In turn Andros boarded the speeder and in turn they were off back to the ship.
(Scene Break later at the ship)
The group arrived safe and sound as they quickly got off the speeder and began to board the ship. They all quickly got into the ship as it seemed to be put on auto launch as it began to take off. As they left it was clear something was going to happen soon. Lux was getting ready to enter an escape pod as he made sure he wasn't followed.
As he began to enter the escape pod he soon heard a new voice. "If you're looking for the airlock I can take you there." Andros spoke as Lux saw Andros was here and started to panic. "Don't worry." Andros said as he looked to Lux. "I have no intentions of stopping you." Andros said as he then looked to Lux and sighed. "Look I want to apologize when we first met I was treating you like the Rakghoul virus returned." Andros said as Lux paid attention to this.
"Yeah I kind of noticed." Lux admitted as he looked to Andros as the two both laughed awkwardly. Lux then activated the Escape Pod as Andros smiled at him. "Take care of her you two seemed good for each other." Lux said to which surprised Andros at what Lux just said and the meaning behind it.
Just then Ahsoka climbed down the ladder in and in turn saw the Escape Pod was all set to launch. Andros seeing this acted fast as he knew what he had to tell her... later. "I just got here Ahsoka I can't override it." Andros said making it seem like he tried to stop Lux. Ahsoka slammed her hand on the window and got the attention of Lux, who was already at the command chair.
Lux. Lux, what are you doing?" Ahsoka demanded as she looked to Lux who then got up and walked over to her.
"I can't go with you, Ahsoka." Lux said as he looked to Ahsoka. "You... you know what." Lux said knowing how hard this was for him. But he got Andros respect for hidden reason he won't tell.
"But... but we can try. Uh... try to change things together." Ahsoka said as she looked to Lux.
Lux smiled a bit to this before he continued talking. "We make a pretty good team, don't we?" Lux asked as he looked to Ahsoka before chuckling a bit. "But you and Andros make a better one." Lux said conceding defeat to Andros as Ahsoka saw he meant more then he let on there. "Don't worry. We'll meet again. I promise." Lux said as he looked to the duo before him.
"May the Force be with you, Lux." Andros said to which Lux nodded in response.
"And you as well my friend." Lux said and in turn Ahsoka spoke up.
"Be careful Lux." Ahsoka said and in turn the pod launched and headed off to parts unknown once it entered a cruise form with the wings out. In turn Lux was gone as Andros put a comforting arm around Ahsoka. Ahsoka in turn eased into his touch and smiled sadly at him. The couple just stood there bidding Lux farewell despite his pod being beyond their sight at this point. But they knew deep down they would meet again someday somehow all they had to do was wait and see what destiny had in store for them.
(TBC)
ESKK: Well here you go guys a finished chapter I hope you all leave a review before leaving and as always I will once more say on this chapter ja-ne.