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Sparks of Rebellion
Chapter 26: Shroud of Darkness
On the Mountainous World of Oosalon...
There was lightning crackling in the dark grey sky as Kanan and Ezra were dueling the two Inquisitors, who have pursued them for months.
"I'm thinking this planet's not gonna work out as a base after all."Ezra said.
"Seeing that the key part of secret base is the secret location, no, it will not work out."Kanan complemented. "Where's Chopper?"
"I signaled him."Ezra replied. "He's either lost or ignoring us."
"Oh, he's not lost."Kanan scowled as he kicked the Fifth Brother away. "Cross!"
Ezra moved to duel the Fifth Brother while Kanan fought the Seventh Sister.
"Such a handsome face."Seventh Sister complemented with a smirk.
"I don't go for crazy anymore."Kanan said with a glare.
"That's all right, I prefer brains."Seventh Sister responded evilly.
An ID9 seeker droid grabbed Kanan by the head and started dragging him as he duelled with the Seventh Sister.
Ezra fired the blaster mode at the seeker droid causing it to release Kanan and drop down on the ground below.
Ezra got nearly knocked off a cliffside by the Inquisitors, but Kanan grabs his ankle, keeping him from falling.
"Ahhh!"Ezra screamed. "Kanan!"
"I got you!"Kanan shouted. "I got you!"
The Seventh Sister chuckled evilly as she walked forward with the Fifth Brother with their red lightsabers out, ready to kill the two jedi.
"Ezra, I need you up here!"Kanan protested.
"Hold on."Ezra replied. "I'm busy at the moment."
Ezra used the Force to bring a tibidee to their aid.
Kanan quickly blocked the Fifth Brother's blade and lifted Ezra up with the Force.
"Up on three?"Kanan asked.
"Fine!"Ezra said.
"One...two..."Kanan counted.
"Three!"Ezra and Kanan responded in unison.
Kanan lifted Ezra up and the two continued duelling the inquisitors.
"I got us a ride!"Ezra admitted. "Come on!"
Ezra and Kanan began running away from the Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother.
"I don't like this."Kanan complemented.
"Just get ready to jump!"Ezra stated.
"Jump?!"Kanan said in disbelief. "You're crazy!"
"Now!"Ezra ordered.
Kanan yelled as he and Ezra jumped down the cliff.
The two jedi escaped on the tibidee which flew away and leaves the Inquisitors behind.
"This was you?"Kanan asked.
"Yeah."Kanan answered. "Not bad, huh?"
Chopper soon arrived with the Phantom.
"After you."Kanan chuckled.
"Thanks for the lift."Ezra remarked.
The Tibidee wailed in respond.
The two Jedi jumped aboard the Phantom and jumped into hyperspace after leaving Oosalon.
Inside the Phantom...
"Phew, that was a close one."Ezra commented and rested his head on the wall.
"Yeah, another close one."Kanan agreed with a frown.
"What's wrong?"Ezra asked.
"Everywhere we go we run into those guys and I don't like it."Kanan admitted. "If this keeps up, we'll never be able to help the rebels establish a base. At least not as long as we're with them."
"So, what are we gonna do about it?"Ezra asked.
"I don't know."Kanan replied. "But it's endangering the whole squadron. We're gonna need advice on this."
A While Later...
Kanan and Ezra went back on the Ghost.
"Well, you two seem fine."Hera said. "How's The Phantom?"
"I don't know."Ezra answered as he walked away. "Chopper was flying."
"Oh, boy."Hera mumbled.
"So, kid, you find us a base yet?"Zeb asked.
"No, but we did find two Inquisitors."Ezra commented.
"Oh, that's nothing new."Zeb muttered.
"They are waiting for you."Hera stated. "Why did you have us meet you out here away from the fleet?"
"It's safer this way."Kanan replied simply.
Ezra finds Ahsoka and Lisa in Kanan's cabin, where they were watching a holographic recording of a man, who was teaching different tactics for lightsaber combat.
The man in the hologram was the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker.
"Keeping your saber moving is key to deflecting the fire of multiple adversaries."Anakin said. "Fluid motion, one into the next, into the next and so on..."
Lisa happily watched the hologram as Ahsoka had her eyes closed and was meditating.
Ezra sat down next to Lisa to watch the hologram.
"I've made some adjustments to the classic Form IV techniques that I think you'll find work well against droids and other ranged attackers."Anakin remarked as he took out his lightsaber and started deflecting the lasers. "Here, I'll show you, one, two, three-"
"He's amazing."Ezra remarked with a smile. "I've watched these recordings to help me with my own saber training."
"You should have seen him in person."Ahsoka said as she opened her eyes. "Anakin Skywalker, he was my master."
"My dad said that Anakin was the greatest warrior the Jedi had in the Clone Wars."Lisa commented.
"He was powerful, rarely lost a battle."Ahsoka admitted. "What would have surprised people was how kind he was. He cared deeply about his friends and looked out for them until the end."
"Practice these exercises mindfully and you'll see improvement, I promise."Anakin said as deactivated his lightsaber.
"I really wished I met him."Lisa remarked.
Ahsoka chuckled. "You would've learn a lot from him."
"Do you know what happened to him?"Ezra asked.
Ahsoka puts off the holoprojector.
"The last time I saw him, he was rushing off to save the Chancellor."Ahsoka said. "Then everything changed, the war ended and the Jedi were accused of treason, one by one, they were hunted down."
"By the Inquisitors."Ezra said.
"Or worse like the Emperor."Lisa added grimly.
Then the doors opened, revealing Kanan and Ferus.
"Speaking of Inquisitors Ahsoka, what do you think about us doing the hunting for a change?"Kanan said.
"When you defeated one, more showed up."Ferus stated. "Who's to say we wouldn't multiply our problems yet again?"
"Then there's Vader."Ezra said nervously.
"And Shade."Lisa scowled.
"I don't disagree."Kanan said. "But the fact remains, we can't protect our friends from Vader and his Inquisitors or the assassin, I can barely protect you."
"I don't need protecting."Ezra reminded with a smirk.
"Not even from the Emperor's hands?"Lisa questioned.
"Nope."Ezra remarked.
Lisa rolled her eyes at Ezra.
"It's times like these that Anakin, Ferus and I would turn to someone like Obi-Wan or Master Yoda."Ahsoka said. "They always had the answer, well, almost always."
"Usually we used to talk to others that had more opened eyes like Solace or..."Ferus complemented.
"Nadia?"Ahsoka finished.
Ferus nodded in respond.
"Then maybe we should ask Master Yoda."Kanan suggested.
This caused Ahsoka, Ferus and Lisa to become surprised.
In the Ghost's Cockpit...
Hera, Sabine and Zeb watched as the Phantom took off once again.
"So, where are they going now?"Sabine asked.
Hera watched as the Phantom flew off once again in space and went into hyperspace.
"Sometimes it's better not to know."Hera admitted.
Back in the Phantom...
The five jedi smiled when they saw the planet Lothal on their view.
A moment after the group arrived at Lothal, they began to journey to the jedi temple.
"Ezra, you're from Lothal?"Ahsoka asked.
"Yeah, this place is my home."Ezra answered.
The group arrived to the entrance of the temple.
"Here it is."Ezra said. "If you and Kanan stand here, you can use the Force to open the temple."
"I cannot."Ahsoka replied.
"Why?"Ezra asked.
"Because she is not a jedi."Ferus stated with a frown.
"What?"Lisa asked in surprise. "You not a Jedi?"
"It was my choice Lisa, I left the Order."Ahsoka responded. "It's probably best if you four open it."
"All right then."Ezra said. "Kanan? Ferus? Lisa?"
The three jedi join together in the force to open the temple.
Ezra notice the entrance was going further.
"Hey, where's the door going?"Ezra asked.
"Maybe it moved?"Lisa suggested.
"Focus."Ferus reminded.
Kanan, Ezra, Ferus and Lisa continued using the Force until the temple opened further and revealed a new entrance.
"Well, new problem, new door."Kanan commented and then looked at Chopper. "Chop, stay here, keep an eye out."
Chopper beeped at Kanan.
Ezra and Lisa walk into the temple followed by Kanan, Ferus and Ahsoka.
The moment the jedi were inside, the door closed behind them.
"How did you contact Master Yoda here?"Ahsoka asked.
"Well, he kind of contacted us."Kanan stated.
"Wow..."Lisa said in approval as she looked around. "So this where Master Yoda actually called you?"
"I thought I was dreaming when I first heard Master Yoda's voice."Ezra responded.
"And I was meditating."Kanan stated.
"Then perhaps that's a good place to start."Ahsoka commented.
"Ok let's try that then."Ferus agreed.
The five gathered together and began meditating.
Not long after Kanan saw one of the entrance opening.
"I see a doorway."Kanan said.
"Where?"Ezra asked. "I don't see anything."
"Neither do I."Ahsoka added.
"Same with me."Lisa commented.
"Then I assume the entrance your seeing is for yourself, Kanan."Ferus admitted.
"Last time we spoke to Master Yoda, we were separated."Kanan complemented as he stood up. "Maybe this is my path alone."
"Be careful."Ezra warned.
"Don't worry."Kanan assured. "I wouldn't do anything you would do."
Ezra frowned and Lisa giggled lightly while covering her mouth.
The four jedi noticed Kanan vanished.
"Where'd he go?"Ezra asked. "He just disappeared."
"As you know, these temples can be tricky."Ahsoka reminded.
Kanan approached the light and finds himself within a dojo.
Within the dojo was the Sentinel, a jedi temple guard that was adorned in guardsman armor and a helmet.
"I wondered when you would return."the temple guard responded.
"A temple guard."Kanan said. "I've come for knowledge, I need to know how to defeat Vader and his Inquisitors."
"Try to fight and you will fail."the temple guard commented as he stood up. "The Rebellion will be destroyed, you will die and your apprentice will become a servant of evil as well Olin's."
"What are you talking about?"Kanan questioned.
"The dark side."the temple guard said. "It pulls at them, it calls to them, eventually, they will be consumed by it."
The Sentinel activates his lightsaber and so did Kanan.
"Stand aside."the temple guard ordered. "Both must be eliminated before they embrace the darkness."
"I won't let that happen."Kanan stated with a glare.
Then Kanan and the temple guard started duelling each other.
Outside the Temple...
Chopper detected incoming Imperials and flees just before the two Inquisitors arrived at the Jedi Temple.
"They have fled."Fifth Brother complemented. "Your instincts have failed you."
"Have they?"Seventh Sister asked. "Our prey came here and they are still here."
The female inquisitor deployed a parrot droid to scan the structure.
"Tell me what you see."Seventh Sister said.
A small hologram of the jedi temple appeared in front of the two inquisitors.
"A Jedi temple."Seveth Sister remarked.
"Their sanctuary will be their tomb."Fifth Brother stated grimly.
Back inside the Temple...
"You guys knew Master Yoda?"Ezra asked.
"Yes."Ahsoka replied. "He taught almost all of the younglings in the temple at one point or another."
"Despite his height, Yoda served on the Jedi Council as the Grand Master of the Jedi Order."Ferus commented.
"Kanan described him to me."Ezra said. "Small, green and wrinkly with pointy ears, but he didn't know what he was really like."
"Did anyone knew, Ahsoka?"Lisa asked.
"I'm not sure anyone did."Ahsoka admitted. "He was wise, kind, but when I was young, he seemed happier as the Clone War dragged on, he carried a great burden, a deep sorrow, as if he knew before anyone else that one time was ending, and another beginning."
Ferus and Ahsoka notice Ezra and Lisa were gone.
Suddenly an entrance opened causing Ferus to stand up.
"An entrance isn't?"Ahsoka questioned.
"Yeah, see you later."Ferus admitted and walked into the entrance before vanishing.
Somewhere...
Ezra and Lisa opened their eyes and found themselves in some kind of chamber.
"Whoa."Ezra said. "I know this place."
"It feels special."Lisa whispered softly.
"Special to you both it is, hmm?"A voice said.
The two young padawans saw Master Yoda in front of them.
"Master Yoda?"Ezra asked with a smile. "You're here!"
"Or here you are, hmm."Yoda replied in amusement. "With young Lisa."
"You know, who I am?"Lisa remarked.
Yoda nodded at her.
"Last time I couldn't see you."Ezra responded.
"Ah, growing your and Lisa's abilities are."Yoda said. "And with them danger..."
Ezra and Lisa's eyes widen, both now completely disturbed.
Ferus opened his eyes and found himself in a familiar place that he was fifteen years.
It was the fallen headquarters of the Jedi Order in Coruscant.
"How can I be brought here after what happened?"Ferus asked in disappointment.
When Ferus reached the chamber of the former Jedi High Council, he witnessed a force-induced vision of a masked sith warrior that held out a red lightsaber.
"Welcome, Olin."the sith warrior greeted. "Admiring the ruins of the place you once called home?"
"Who are you?"Ferus questioned coldly as he activated his lightsaber. "What do you want?!"
"You think you can keep Lisa safe forever from her own father?"the sith warrior taunted. "Then you are a bigger fool than your own master."
"I will make you eat those words!"Ferus snapped in anger.
The two engaged in a fierce combat in the ruins of the fallen republic.
Meanwhile...
Kanan and the temple guard continued their duel.
"Is this the limit of your knowledge?"the temple guard asked.
"I learned enough."Kanan stated.
"I think not."the temple guard said as he used the Force to sent Kanan back.
Kanan grabbed one of the many lightsabers that hang on the shelf and to his surprise, ignited a red-bladed lightsaber, wielding two blades against the temple guard.
Then other temple guards joined in and activated their yellow lightsabers.
"You will never be strong enough to protect your pupil and you will perish for your failure."the temple guard answered bitterly.
In the Temple Chambers...
Now alone in the chambers, Ahsoka slowly continued to meditate.
"Ahsoka..."A female voice whispered.
Ahsoka looked around and saw no one.
Then she closed her eyes and continued meditating.
But then her mediating was distracted, when she heard the familiar voice again.
The manifestation of Anakin and Nadia appeared behind Ahsoka.
"Ahsoka, why did you leave?"Anakin asked.
"Where were you when we needed you?"Nadia questioned.
"I made a choice."Ahsoka said sadly. "I couldn't stay."
"You were selfish."Nadia stated cruelly.
"No!"Ahsoka denied as tears started coming out her eyes.
"You abandoned us! You failed us!"Anakin shouted in anger. "Do you know what we have become?"
Then Darth Vader and Lady Shade appeared from behind Ahsoka, replacing their past selves.
"No..."Ahsoka whispered as she shook her head.
Darth Vader's mechanical breathing became louder.
"It's all your fault!"Lady Shade scowled. "Your to blame!"
"NO!"Ahsoka screamed angrily as she opened her eyes and tears rolled down her face.
A tearful and tormented Ahsoka ignited her lightsabers and spun around to find nothing.
Ahsoka sighed sadly and closed her eyes as she started crying.
She now knew the truth.
Anakin Skywalker has become Darth Vader and Nadia Aomori became Lady Shade.
Meanwhile...
"Master Yoda, you're powerful."Ezra said. "You must know a way to destroy Vader and his Inquisitors."
Yoda sighed and shook his head.
"Padawans, thousands of Jedi once there were, then came war."
The jedi master showed the two padawans a vision of clone troopers preparing for battle and jedi fighting in combat.
"In our arrogance, join the conflict swiftly we did."Yoda stated. "Fear, anger, hate, consumed by the dark side the Jedi were."
"My father said the Emperor was the Chancellor himself and none of you even realised it."Lisa admitted.
"For many years it was, blinding our sight."Yoda agreed. "Already we lost in the clone war, we have."
"Was it wrong for the Jedi to fight?"Ezra asked. "Is it wrong for me to protect my friends?"
"Wrong? Hmm."Yoda said. "A long time, fought I did, consumed by fear I was, though see it I did not."
"You were afraid?"Ezra questioned.
"Yes, afraid."Yoda replied. "Hmm, surprised are you? A challenge lifelong it is, not to bend fear into anger."
Then the stones around them started falling and the chamber started shaking.
"What's happening?"Ezra asked.
"Found you the enemy has."Yoda stated.
"The inquisitors..."Lisa whispered nervously.
Outside...
The two inquisitors use the force to lift the giant stone out of the ground and revealed the entrance.
In the Coruscant Temple Ruins...
Ferus continued duelling the sith warrior just as the walls of the ruins began to rumble.
Seeing the opportunity, Ferus used the force to send a rock of a statue at the sith warrior, crushing him.
"As long as I live, no one will hurt Lisa."Ferus vowed firmly.
Then Ferus escaped in the bright entrance behind him.
Kanan and the temple guard continued their duel in the dojo until Kanan got knocked to the ground.
"Even now, the servants of the dark side come for your apprentice."the temple guard responded. "You cannot fight forever."
"You're right."Kanan agreed. "I can't protect Ezra forever, not even from themselves, all I can do is what I've done, train them the best I could."
The temple guard raised his blade and Kanan closed his eyes, preparing for death.
Instead the temple guard performed a knighting ceremony.
"By the right of the Council, by the will of the Force, Kanan Jarrus, you may rise."the temple guard announced.
"Wait, what does this mean?"Kanan asked as he stood up.
The Sentinel removes his helmet to reveal a familiar face of the fallen Grand Inquisitor, who died in a duel with Kanan.
"It means you are what I once was."the temple guard said. "A knight of the Jedi Order."
Then the walls started crumbling.
"The temple is falling."the temple guard ordered. "Go, I will delay the enemy."
Kanan nodded and went out of the dojo.
In the Temple Chambers.
Ahsoka snapped out of her sorrow, when she saw that the temple was shaking.
"Ahsoka!"Ferus called out as he rushed forward. "We need to get out of here!"
"There's still a way."Ahsoka said softly.
Ferus and Ahsoka went out of a exit.
Meanwhile...
"Yeah, but Master Yoda, how are we supposed to win if we don't fight back?"Ezra asked.
"Win?"Yoda said and chuckled. "Win, hmm, how Jedi choose to win, the question is."
"We already chose."Ezra stated. "We're going to fight."
"Ezra's right."Lisa said. "How else are we able to free the whole galaxy from the sith's darkness?"
Yoda sighed. "Find Malachor."
"Malachor?"Ezra asked. "Who's Malachor?"
The walls started crumbling around them and the two young teenagers realised they were back in the temple.
Also Master Yoda was no longer there.
"Master Yoda?"Ezra shouted. "Master Yoda!"
The two teenagers stood up from the ground.
"Come on, Ezra."Lisa responded. "We need to leave now."
Ezra and Lisa rushed out of the room they were in.
Outside...
The two inquisitors finally managed to open the temple.
The Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother entered in the main chamber and activated their lightsabers.
"The secrets of this temple will be ours."Seventh Sister said darkly.
Meanwhile...
Ezra and Lisa met up with Kanan, Ferus and Ahsoka.
"We are all here that's good!"Ferus said.
"You guys won't believe what me and Lisa saw-"Ezra started.
"Tell us later!"Kanan shouted. "Come on!"
In the Temple...
The Inquisitors find themselves in the main chamber and were confronted by the jedi temple guards.
"Grand Inquisitor."Fifth Brother said in shock.
Then the temple guards surround them.
Kanan, Ezra, Ferus, Ahsoka and Lisa run through the temple catacombs to find an exit.
"Up ahead!"Kanan shouted. "The way out!"
While running, Ahsoka stopped after sensing a familiar presence.
Yoda, who appeared behind Ahsoka and waves to his old friend.
Ahsoka smiled at Yoda and then continued onwards.
As the five run out of the temple, the Phantom appeared in front of them.
"Chopper!"Kanan called out.
Chooper beeped at his companions.
"He says Imperial forces are on their way!"Ezra stated.
The five jedi entered the Phantom, which flew away as soon as they were aboard.
In the Phantom...
The jedi let out breaths of relief.
"That was so close."Lisa chuckled weakly.
"We saw Master Yoda."Ezra said.
"Saw him?"Kanan asked in surprise. "What did he say?"
"He said to find Malachor."Ezra said. "Who's Malachor?"
Ferris, Ahsoka and Kanan looked at each other.
"Malachor isn't a person."Ahsoka said. "It's a place."
"What kind of place?"Lisa asked softly.
"An awful place."Ferus complemented with a small glare.
Back on Lothal...
A shuttle landed next to the Jedi Temple.
Darth Vader, Lady Shade and two stormtroopers made their way to the temple.
But as the Sith Lord came into the temple, he sensed familiar presences were once inside.
Ferus and Ahsoka were here.
Inside Seventh Sister and Fifth Brother were waiting for him.
"My master will be most pleased with this discovery."Vader said as he and Shade walked into the entrance.
The two inquisitors bowed at the Sith Lord and the Sith Lady.
"Lord Vader, Lady Shade."Fifth brother said. "The jedi are growing in their power."
"It will be their undoing."Darth Vader responded firmly.
Then Darth Vader's mechanical breathing echoed throughout the temple.
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