Part 7
The ship was hidden well. The two Jedi were sure to hide it well enough that a Vong wouldn't even stumble upon it. If they were going to save Skywalker they would need to prevent as much trouble as possible.
"Lets move!" Corran called to his partner.
Corran and Kyp crept down the hallway. This one seemed to be the detention block of the fortress. They came to a door, slightly ajar. Quietly, or as quietly as possible, Kyp opened the door and the two Jedi slipped inside to get a glimpse of who was unlucky enough to be captured here.
The room was dim. In the corner the Jedi could barely make out the shape of a being. They couldn't tell whether it was Vong or human or what it was. Corran stepped forward cautiously, for some reason he knew he had to speak to this prisoner.
"Excuse me?" Corran said placing his hand on the creatures shoulder.
The creature looked up at Corran with piercing blue eyes. It was Vong after all he noticed upon closer inspection. But those eyes...they were so familiar...
"Luke!?" Corran reared back startled.
The Vong stood slowly with a slight nod. With it came a wince of pain and a slight grin that scared the crap out of both Jedi. Luke then stepped forward toward Corran and clasped his hands behind his back.
"What took you so long?" he asked mockingly. His voice had changed a lot.
"What happened to you?" Kyp yelled.
Luke turned. He gave his former apprentice an evil smirk that made him fear the master for the first time in his life. Skywalker then stepped toward Kyp, causing the young man to back up into a wall. If the Vong was going to harm him, this was the perfect opportunity. He was frozen in place.
"A lot can happen to someone in THREE YEARS Kyp." Luke began. "When you left for dead at the mercy of monsters, sometimes there is nothing you can do to stop what will inevitably happen. Do I look good as a Vong? Does this suit me Kyp? I hope its worth it, because the transformation was the most painful thing I've ever experienced!"
With that, he lifted his hand, now with long sharp claws of a Yuuzhan Vong, and backhanded Kyp. Corran watched in shock. Luke then took Kyps face and dug his claws deep into the skin. Kyp yelped in pain and Luke dug in more.
"Luke stop it!" Corran yelled, grabbing the Vong's arm and trying to remove the grip on Kyp's face.
Luke removed his hand from Kyp and spun it around knocking Corran to the floor. The Corellian looked up in utter shock as Kyp slid to the floor. Luke then turned back to Kyp and gave him a swift kick in the side. The Jedi fell over in pain. He then took the Jedi by the hair and slammed his head into the ground, rendering him unconscious. Corran came around and grabbed the Vong former Jedi around the shoulders. Luke flipped him off, forward into the wall. He hit the wall and slumped down unconscious.
Luke smiled evilly to himself. The then put his hands behind his back and strolled from the cell shutting the door behind him. He walked toward Nom Anors chambers and let himself in. Anor turned a little frightened at first, but then he eased a little.
"Two Jeedai were sent here for me Anor!" he barked.
"Oh, were they sir?"
Luke glared. "Increase security levels 10%! Then, have your way with the Jeedai in that cell! I want them broken as an example of what happens to those who defy us. Tomorrow we will display our firepower on the Jeedai base, then on to Coruscant. I want them present and fully conscious to see their government destroyed!"
"Yes sir!" Anor saluted.
Luke then departed, leaving Nom Anor alone.
"Maybe this transformation was a bad idea!" he growled.
Ever since Luke Skywalker had become one of them, he'd taken over everything. But they had given him leadership. He was a harsh leader. Those who defied him were killed. He certainly had whipped them all into shape, made them see their true potential.
***
Corran regained consciousness and he was no longer in the cell. Neither was Kyp, for Kyp was beside him. Now he was in a posh room. It was nice, like a suite on Coruscant. That made him long for home, his wife and son.
"Welcome back Jeedai Horn!" Luke's new voice came to him.
Corran groaned as he watched a chair spin around and the Vong that had once been his friend and ally, stare directly at him. He didn't know anymore whether he wanted to kill Luke or help him. All he knew is he had to stop him, no matter what the cost. When he stood he realized he wasn't bound by any shackles or tied up with any rope. So he stood and walked over to the former Jedi Master.
"Why am I free like this, aren't I a prisoner?" Corran inquired.
"Well, you are of course, but in the presence of the War Master it seems useless." Luke began. "Prisoners get beaten and tortured. You are here as an example."
"An example to what?" he snapped.
"Those who appose us. The Jeedai, the New Republic... anyone. And Jeedai Horn, you and Kyp will get to witness the destruction of your government, your family and the Jeedai. Lucky you!"
"Why Luke? Why become one of them?"
The War Master stood and strolled to the window and gazed out into the abyss. Corran has noticed that the hardened glare his eyes seemed to hold always softened a little. But Luke wouldn't show it to Corran.
He let out a sigh. "Corran, I've been abandoned. By everyone. I've been waiting here three years. In that's three years they used their biotechnology to transform me into one of them. And, seeing as no one on your side gave a shit where I was, I didn't struggle against it much. So I let myself become this way. And now I will have my revenge, on all of you for leaving me here."
Corran nodded. He couldn't say he understood where Luke was coming from, but he did understand Luke was angry. No one deserved to go through what Luke had these past 3 years. He couldn't even imagine how painful it must have been And no one had been there for him. No one had helped him. His master had been alone in a time of great need. No wonder Luke wanted revenge.
But something caught the Jedi's senses. The Force.
"Luke, if that is even still your name," Corran glared and Luke nodded. "I noticed something. Now hear me out on this okay."
Luke nodded so Corran continued.
"The Vong are completely void of the Force correct?" Another nod. "But I sensed a hint of the Force left in your being Luke. You aren't completely Vong yet. You can still reverse.."
"Enough!" Luke backhanded Corran hard and the Jedi staggered. "I don't need a lecture from you! I'm happier this way, I can finally have my revenge on the New Republic for what they've done to me!"
Corran had no other choice but to bring it up. "And what did Cavalli Jade do to deserve a death so horrible? What did your son do?"
Luke stopped and caught his breath. Cavalli Jade? So he son was alive. He did make it. Luke's heart began to pound harder. He had something to live for, someone to save. An evil smirk crossed his face. He could make his son on of them.
"Nothing at all." He said.
With that the War Master left Corran and Kyp alone in his room. He went down toward the observation deck of their main ship. They were right in front of Yavin IV. They had signaled communication with the Jeedai, and they were going to destroy the planet. And destroy the enemy.
"You know what to do. Any ships departing the system are to be destroyed." Luke commanded.
The first step in his plan would soon be complete.
The ship was hidden well. The two Jedi were sure to hide it well enough that a Vong wouldn't even stumble upon it. If they were going to save Skywalker they would need to prevent as much trouble as possible.
"Lets move!" Corran called to his partner.
Corran and Kyp crept down the hallway. This one seemed to be the detention block of the fortress. They came to a door, slightly ajar. Quietly, or as quietly as possible, Kyp opened the door and the two Jedi slipped inside to get a glimpse of who was unlucky enough to be captured here.
The room was dim. In the corner the Jedi could barely make out the shape of a being. They couldn't tell whether it was Vong or human or what it was. Corran stepped forward cautiously, for some reason he knew he had to speak to this prisoner.
"Excuse me?" Corran said placing his hand on the creatures shoulder.
The creature looked up at Corran with piercing blue eyes. It was Vong after all he noticed upon closer inspection. But those eyes...they were so familiar...
"Luke!?" Corran reared back startled.
The Vong stood slowly with a slight nod. With it came a wince of pain and a slight grin that scared the crap out of both Jedi. Luke then stepped forward toward Corran and clasped his hands behind his back.
"What took you so long?" he asked mockingly. His voice had changed a lot.
"What happened to you?" Kyp yelled.
Luke turned. He gave his former apprentice an evil smirk that made him fear the master for the first time in his life. Skywalker then stepped toward Kyp, causing the young man to back up into a wall. If the Vong was going to harm him, this was the perfect opportunity. He was frozen in place.
"A lot can happen to someone in THREE YEARS Kyp." Luke began. "When you left for dead at the mercy of monsters, sometimes there is nothing you can do to stop what will inevitably happen. Do I look good as a Vong? Does this suit me Kyp? I hope its worth it, because the transformation was the most painful thing I've ever experienced!"
With that, he lifted his hand, now with long sharp claws of a Yuuzhan Vong, and backhanded Kyp. Corran watched in shock. Luke then took Kyps face and dug his claws deep into the skin. Kyp yelped in pain and Luke dug in more.
"Luke stop it!" Corran yelled, grabbing the Vong's arm and trying to remove the grip on Kyp's face.
Luke removed his hand from Kyp and spun it around knocking Corran to the floor. The Corellian looked up in utter shock as Kyp slid to the floor. Luke then turned back to Kyp and gave him a swift kick in the side. The Jedi fell over in pain. He then took the Jedi by the hair and slammed his head into the ground, rendering him unconscious. Corran came around and grabbed the Vong former Jedi around the shoulders. Luke flipped him off, forward into the wall. He hit the wall and slumped down unconscious.
Luke smiled evilly to himself. The then put his hands behind his back and strolled from the cell shutting the door behind him. He walked toward Nom Anors chambers and let himself in. Anor turned a little frightened at first, but then he eased a little.
"Two Jeedai were sent here for me Anor!" he barked.
"Oh, were they sir?"
Luke glared. "Increase security levels 10%! Then, have your way with the Jeedai in that cell! I want them broken as an example of what happens to those who defy us. Tomorrow we will display our firepower on the Jeedai base, then on to Coruscant. I want them present and fully conscious to see their government destroyed!"
"Yes sir!" Anor saluted.
Luke then departed, leaving Nom Anor alone.
"Maybe this transformation was a bad idea!" he growled.
Ever since Luke Skywalker had become one of them, he'd taken over everything. But they had given him leadership. He was a harsh leader. Those who defied him were killed. He certainly had whipped them all into shape, made them see their true potential.
***
Corran regained consciousness and he was no longer in the cell. Neither was Kyp, for Kyp was beside him. Now he was in a posh room. It was nice, like a suite on Coruscant. That made him long for home, his wife and son.
"Welcome back Jeedai Horn!" Luke's new voice came to him.
Corran groaned as he watched a chair spin around and the Vong that had once been his friend and ally, stare directly at him. He didn't know anymore whether he wanted to kill Luke or help him. All he knew is he had to stop him, no matter what the cost. When he stood he realized he wasn't bound by any shackles or tied up with any rope. So he stood and walked over to the former Jedi Master.
"Why am I free like this, aren't I a prisoner?" Corran inquired.
"Well, you are of course, but in the presence of the War Master it seems useless." Luke began. "Prisoners get beaten and tortured. You are here as an example."
"An example to what?" he snapped.
"Those who appose us. The Jeedai, the New Republic... anyone. And Jeedai Horn, you and Kyp will get to witness the destruction of your government, your family and the Jeedai. Lucky you!"
"Why Luke? Why become one of them?"
The War Master stood and strolled to the window and gazed out into the abyss. Corran has noticed that the hardened glare his eyes seemed to hold always softened a little. But Luke wouldn't show it to Corran.
He let out a sigh. "Corran, I've been abandoned. By everyone. I've been waiting here three years. In that's three years they used their biotechnology to transform me into one of them. And, seeing as no one on your side gave a shit where I was, I didn't struggle against it much. So I let myself become this way. And now I will have my revenge, on all of you for leaving me here."
Corran nodded. He couldn't say he understood where Luke was coming from, but he did understand Luke was angry. No one deserved to go through what Luke had these past 3 years. He couldn't even imagine how painful it must have been And no one had been there for him. No one had helped him. His master had been alone in a time of great need. No wonder Luke wanted revenge.
But something caught the Jedi's senses. The Force.
"Luke, if that is even still your name," Corran glared and Luke nodded. "I noticed something. Now hear me out on this okay."
Luke nodded so Corran continued.
"The Vong are completely void of the Force correct?" Another nod. "But I sensed a hint of the Force left in your being Luke. You aren't completely Vong yet. You can still reverse.."
"Enough!" Luke backhanded Corran hard and the Jedi staggered. "I don't need a lecture from you! I'm happier this way, I can finally have my revenge on the New Republic for what they've done to me!"
Corran had no other choice but to bring it up. "And what did Cavalli Jade do to deserve a death so horrible? What did your son do?"
Luke stopped and caught his breath. Cavalli Jade? So he son was alive. He did make it. Luke's heart began to pound harder. He had something to live for, someone to save. An evil smirk crossed his face. He could make his son on of them.
"Nothing at all." He said.
With that the War Master left Corran and Kyp alone in his room. He went down toward the observation deck of their main ship. They were right in front of Yavin IV. They had signaled communication with the Jeedai, and they were going to destroy the planet. And destroy the enemy.
"You know what to do. Any ships departing the system are to be destroyed." Luke commanded.
The first step in his plan would soon be complete.