Chapter five

"This is it," hissed F'lonorayd gently, staring at the row upon row of waiting troops. The Elite Guard were mounted on tauntauns, and the normal soldiers on ground. They had clipped bayonets to their rifles, "Just in case we get a little too close." Adi's face was rigid, knowing the horrors of death and war.
"So eager," she whispered, "Yet so inexperienced. Right, where do we go, Father?" Kyle pointed at the base's laser batteries.
"There, that one to the far right...do you see it? Yes, go there. Dodge, duck, do anything to keep out of the line of fire. The guys here will storm the front and sides, and we'll take the back. They've brought a few anti-grav tanks with em," he said, flashing a grin at them. "They're gonna bombard the front. They're pretty good weapons, and I don't think our Imperial friends are expecting this." He gestured to a few K'fiyannese commandos, led by J'lfain and K'limanisa.
"We're ready," they hissed. "Shall we proceed?" Kyle turned to F'lonorayd.
"Let the attack commence!" He snarled.

"Captain, multiple hostiles on screen! Shall I send the word to activate the turbolasers? The only attack's coming from the front, and...good gods! Anti-grav tanks!" The young officer blanched white. "Your orders?" Captain Jack Davidson grimaced. All over the main command room, there were shouts as they were attacked.
"Hells, they didn't recover that information from her! Curse you, Tom! Proceed as you have suggested, lieutenant. Patch me through to them, quick! Vader's soul...why didn't we detect them long before?" The building shook, the other officers in the room crying out in alarm.

"They're bombarding us, sir!" Gabbled the officer, holding onto his seat. "Gunnery! Fight back!" He rapped, speaking with the gunnery officer.
"Right, sir, we're on it," came the answer. Again, the building shook.
"I'm going to send out troops," snapped Davidson, turning around. "Tell Sales that he's in charge!" He marched out of the room. There was a wail of horror from the radar/communications officer.
"Sir!" He cried, "They're storming the sides!"

K'limanisa and J'lfain led the commandos through the secret side entrances, sliding stealthily inside. There were a variety of ships inside the hanger bay they entered, each an Imperial or pirate design.
"You there! Hands up, unless you want to pay the price!" The engineer who was standing by the ship he was working on went pale, putting his shaky hands up.
"Don't...don't shoot me! Look, I ne'er wanted to work here, person'lly. I'm just an engineer, an' I didn't do nothin' to hurt anybody, okay?" J'lfain snarled.
"Shut up! Quick, take him!" Two of the commandos handcuffed him with laser-cuffs, and the engineer complained.
"Ow! It hurts! Can't you loosen it a liddle bit?" K'limanisa smirked.

"If we did," she mewed, "You'd escape. Kath'madan!" The troops moved on, leaving a guard standing with the engineer and a few others they had rounded up. They made their way through various steel corridors, making quick work of guards and officers in the hanger bay control rooms.
"Through here!" Snarled J'lfain, leading them through a door. They came face to face with yet more officers, laser rifles blasting away. "If I'm right," he mewed, "We should find Master Kyle or M'lavisu coming through. We then shall take that door," he went on, pointing, "And that should take us to the recreation rooms. Be prepared in case it's not either of them. Ready? One, two, three..."
"Strong tidings to you, J'lfain," sung M'lavisu, grinning. There was a moment's silence, and then the sound of footsteps. The two groups fell back, hiding behind the walls.
"We're supposed to meet just here..." said a voice, growing louder. J'lfain's grimace turned into a grin.
"Master Kyle, we're here!" Kyle grinned back.
"Well! That's well, isn't it? Well, pals, shall we find ourselves a worm-of-a-captain?" There was a cheer, and they went on.

Panic tugged at Ronan Sales' heart. There were alarm-stricken officers running around the bridge room, shouts of commandos coming in here, coming in there. He was in charge, yet he hadn't been set with such a burden of a task.
"Sir!" Cried one, "All the hanger bays, 2-6, have been stormed and overrun! I think they're making through the recreation halls now, and...wait, sir! Yes, some got through the back! We're surrounded!" Sales grabbed the officer at the collar.
"How's the main battle coming?" He growled, narrowing his eyes.

"Very well, s-sir! We've c-cut down a-at least a q-quarter of th-their number!" The burly man leaned back, smiling triumphantly.
"Good, because if you had given me worse news, then you'd be dead." The officer shivered, glaring at Sales' back as he left.

On the other side of the large blast doors of the main entrance of the Imperial Renegade base, Adi and Ben were crouching, lightsabers drawn. Behind them were the K'fiyannese commandos, waiting for orders.
"That one, right?" Whispered Adi to Ben, gesturing to a battered laser battery ahead of them. Ben nodded.
"Adi, when we get inside, speak in your mind as much as possible, it'll reduce sound." They crept towards it, keeping to the mountain's rough yet flat side. They crept up to the dead battery, crouching next to it. Look, Ben, the hole! Look down and right, it's there. A pretty big one, if you ask me. They probably overlooked it, she thought at him. He nodded.
"You see that hole?" He whispered to the K'fiyannese beside him. "I want you to follow me through, but quietly." They nodded in silence, and they made their way to the hole. Above them, another battery was blazing, green bolts raining death on the attackers at the front. An anti-grav tank exploded as they made their way to it. Adi peered through the hole, stretching out with the Force and feeling for people inside. There was one, and he was busy with his computer. She jumped inside, and pointed a blaster at the man.
"You move, you die, understand?" She barked, drawing a finger across her throat. The man growled at her, whipping out his blaster in return.
"You! You're that witch-woman who killed m' mates!" He snarled, preparing to fire. Before he could, he had been relieved of the weapon by the swift and silent commandos. He went red with rage, silenced by his unconsciousness.
"Old trick," hissed a grinning commando, pulling his paw away from the man's back. Ben nodded approvingly.

"Now, according to the map, we go this way," he said, pointing to his left. "We disable the batteries one at a time and then we go for the command room." He kept his back to the wall, ready to open the door that led to the other batteries. He nodded at the others, and then slammed the switch to open it. They filed in quickly, the officers taken by surprise.
"Quick! Defend yourselves, men!" Snapped the commanding officer, ducking behind a chair and firing his blaster. Blaster fire rained back and forth, downing one of the K'fiyannese commandos. A medic made her way to the fallen soldier, dragging him behind the door. There were screams and shouts, but not as many when the Jedi pulled their lightsabers out.

The twin sounds of snap-hiss rung in the air as blue and green flashed to life. The blades flickered back and forth as the blocked the shots, the deadly bolts ricocheting in the direction they came. Men screamed and dove for cover as the double hurricanes brought their blades amongst them, scattering them like mynocks. A few minutes later, it was all over. Men and women were slumped over the laser turrets, still in death, their eyes clouded at the horrifying sight before them.

"Well," breathed Adi, "That was quick." Ben chuckled softly and they made their way to the next laser battery. He pressed the door panel, and the scene repeated itself again.

An hour passed, and they had disabled seven batteries. There was some trouble at the sixth as they were expected, and there was a man with a heavy laser cannon but they managed to get the better of him.
"That should be enough," said Ben after they destroyed the seventh. "We better get up to the command room as soon as possible; Kyle and the others may need us." Adi nodded, and, picking the door to her right that said, Upper levels, Adi pressed it and headed up the ramp.

"Where are they?" Yelled Kyle over the sound of angrily buzzing lasers. They weren't far away from the heavily defended Control Room, and they were desperate for reinforcements. M'lavisu stealthily made his way to Kyle, popping up beside him.
"Master Kyle!" Kyle jumped.
"Don't do that, please! Yes?" The K'fiyannese's fur rippled.
"Sorry. A few of us found a way through that side, and it's not as defended. Shall we proceed?" Kyle nodded.
"Do it...but not too many, right? I'm still waiting for Adi and Ben to get here. Where are they?" Ben, Adi! If you don't get here at this moment, I'll...

We're on our way, Dad! Adi fought her way through the defenders, Ben and the rest of the commandos following behind. She reached another door labelled, Control Room, and she slapped the open panel. The door slid open, to reveal a long, fairly wide catwalk that led to it, and in front of her, Kyle, K'limanisa, J'lfain and M'lavisu were crouched behind large sheets of metal attacking the incoming troops.

"About time," grumbled Kyle, loosening off a few shots from his blaster. "It's strange...I can't use the Force up here. It's like there's something that's stopping me from using it." Ben frowned.
"Smart...they're using ysmalari." He muttered, crouching down beside him. Beside them, another K'fiyannese soldier fell, screaming.
"We lost another one!" Cried K'limanisa above the noise. Kyle raised an eyebrow at Ben.
"A what?" Ben sighed.
"Ysmalari. They're little fuzzy creatures that keep an anti-Force bubble around them, so you can't use it if they're there. If the numbers are greater, so is the amount of Force pushed away. My father had trouble with them twenty years back." Adi nodded, igniting her lightsaber with a snap-hiss, blocking shots.

"I'm lucky I'm a fair saber-jack, or, saber-jill," she said, grunting as she fought the shots off using her insight rather than the Force. Ben grinned.
"You never told me that," he said, using the rifle of one of the fallen commandos. She flashed a smile down at him, and, in that moment of distraction, gave a yell, clutching her wounded shoulder.
"She's hit!" Cried Kyle, bringing her behind the shield. Ben held her hand.
"Oh, stars! Adi! I'm so stupid, I'm so sorry! I should've..." Adi pressed a finger to his lips, shaking her head.

"I'm fine, I've had worse. It doesn't matter." A medic made his way over to them.
"Need a-healing? Don't worry, C'likator is here!" There was a triumphant shout from the left flank while he treated Adi.

"We've breached the left! We've breached the left!" Cried one of the fighters, nearing the door. "They're down, and their numbers are less..." And, in a few minutes, the hall was empty. Kyle rubbed his hands together, grinning.
"Now," he said, "Time to meet our good Captain."

"Hands up, Davidson! Put your weapons down, all people of the bridge!" The commandos filed in, guns pointed at the officers. They immediately dropped their weapons, Captain Davidson snarling.

"You cowards!" He blanched white when he saw a perfectly alive-and-well Adi walking towards him.
"Where're the ysmalari, Captain?" He gritted his teeth as guns were trained on him.
"There," he grumbled, pointing...and as he raised his hand, he threw his poisoned knife at Ben. Without the Force to guide him, he mistimed his dodge. He darted left but the knife caught him in the shoulder.
"Ben! No!" Adi swung her lightsaber with an angry buzz, stopping suddenly at the captain's side. "That was a very bad move," she growled. "For that stunt, I'll kill you as you've killed others. Where're the ysmalari?"

"That compartment," he said, glaring, and gesturing. Kyle, supporting the weakening Ben while he was tended to, nodded to one of the K'fiyannese. They opened it, and three small, white-cream furry creatures were clutching a wire rack.
"Get rid of em, but don't kill em," gasped Ben. The K'fiyannese left the room with two others.
"All right, Ben, I'm going to heal you." Said Kyle, closing his eyes. Adi frowned at Davidson.

"Now, Captain," she snarled, "You shall die for what you've done for the thousands of K'fiyannese who died horribly in those mines." She swung her lightsaber, the captain's last, echoing scream hanging in the air. She lowered her lightsaber. "I'm sorry," she sighed. "I shouldn't have lost it there. Ben? You okay?" She knelt next to him, brushing her lips against his forehead. He nodded, still weak.
"It-hurts," he gasped, "But Kyle-said that-if I hang-on then I-will sur-vive," he finished, closing his eyes.
"Quick, we gotta get him to a bacta tank!" Cried Kyle, propping him up. Adi's eye caught something in the dead hand of Davidson. The teleporter.

The medical bays in K'lfaan were overflowing with casualties from the battle. Bacta tanks were full, beds weren't empty and medical droids were busy. Families set out to honour dead relations and friends on the battlefield. The remaining troops had overtaken the base, which would serve as a second defence centre. The head medic, D'jamid, was attending to two patients at once when there was a green light behind him. His fur rippled and he jumped, gasping. But, in the place of the green flash were the Masters Kyle and Ben, and Mistress Adi. Ben was being supported in between Adi and Kyle, his eyes closed.
"Quick," said Adi, "Get him to a bacta tank, or he'll die!" They stripped Ben's armour off him, and handed his lightsaber and belt to Adi before lowering him in his undergarments into the bacta tank.
"Gods, what poison is this?" Mewed the medical in surprise. Adi handed him the knife.
"Will this help?" The other nodded, his green eyes flickering.
"Yes, thank you. But...how did you get here?" A medical droid in the back was attending to Ben's needs. The only sounds in the silence between them were the sounds of the droid moving.
"Teleportation," answered Adi, showing him the flashing device. "It was once used by Imperials, but it can be used for some good cause." The other nodded.
"Could...could I give this to my friend, an engineer? If he created multiple devices, then transporting troops back from the battlefield would be simpler than tauntaun-herding." Adi nodded.
"Keep it – I have no further use for it." She glanced in the direction of the bacta-room Ben was in, then back at the medic. "I think you should keep that one personally – it saved one of the most important people in my life." The doctor showed his teeth.
"Yes, I shall cherish it. Is the Honourable Leader back?" Adi closed her eyes, stretching out to the Force before opening them again.
"He's on his way back, don't worry, D'jamid." She walked into the bacta room.
"Mistress, how do you know my name?" Adi smiled and tapped her head before disappearing.

Ben opened his eyes. Where was he? Floating...where? His vision righted itself. He was in a bacta tank, and he was breathing into a mask. Adi was curled up on a chair, fast asleep. How long had he been there? He looked down at his arm, and all that remained of the poison was gone. There was now a red but open wound there, though the bleeding had stopped. He tapped the glass, and the medical droid slid up to the tank. He had Ben lifted out, and handed him a gown and a towel. When he stood, he wavered, almost falling. The droid supported him with a firm but robotic arm.
"I trust that you are feeling better, sir?" It asked, helping him to a bed. He nodded.
"Yes, but I just can't stand. It's never happened before." The droid brought him a floating tray with food and drink.
"It's just the after-effects of the bacta, sir. It'll wear off promptly." Ben's eyes wavered.
"How long have I been like this?" The droid helped him lie down.
"Just about a week, sir. Not too long. Do you require anything else, sir?" Ben shook his head.

"No, thanks. I'll be okay." With that, the droid went away to aid another patient. Ben sat upright in bed, watching Adi. Her eyes slowly opened, and she smiled at him sleepily. She sat down on the side of the bed next to him, stroking his cheek. Ben smiled.
"Were you watching me all that time?" She nodded, leaning into him.
"But I couldn't leave you for a second...not for a single hour, a single day!" He kissed her cheek affectionately.
"I'm glad you did..." he whispered, holding her firmly. "But where do we go now?" Adi opened her eyes.
"I think...we go back to Yavin 4. Our work here is done." Ben nodded, rubbing her shoulder.
"Yes," he muttered, "Let's go back."

Adi gasped at the surprise before her, her beam wide.
"The Firebird! But...how?" Kyle hugged her, grinning.
"My little present, dear. Now, you're not going in her alone, so we'll tractor her back with the beam on the Shrike. We'd updated the systems, too, and there's a code you can punch in, in case you run into a little trouble like last time." Adi giggled.
"I know you habit of surprising me, but this..." Kyle grinned again.
"C'mon, star-gazer. Let's get aboard the Shrike; we gotta get back to Yavin in case Luke needs us." F'lonorayd and his aides bowed to them when they left.
"We thank you kindly, Master Kyle, for all that you have done for us. We want you to have this; it belonged to one of our friends." He handed Adi the object wrapped in a soft cloth in his paws, and Adi stepped into the ship.
"Thank you! Farewell!" She called, and the doors hissed shut.

Adi pulled away the cloth and sucked in breath at the object. Kyle raised an eyebrow.
"A lightsaber? From whom?" Adi ran fingers along it.
"It's...Iddyl's," she gulped, tears pricking at the back of her eyes. "Before he built his red one. I don't know how they got it, but..." She turned away, partially in embarrassment. "This doesn't seem right, if you understand what I mean." Ben nodded, attention upon the lightspeed counter.
"Wait...leaving hyperspace in 5, 4, 3, 2..." He pushed the lever forwards, and they were in front of Yavin 4. "Welcome to Yavin's system, all. Strap in, cos we're going down!" Kyle stayed Ben's hand.
"Uh, Ben, your dad told me not to let you land this thing..." He placed his hands on the controls and grinned. "Besides, I like it better." Ben rolled his eyes.

Dad! There was a soft, mellow laugh in his mind. Really, Ben? Glad you're back. Just sit at the side and shut up, right? Okay...you can tell me how everything went when you get down. Ben smiled. See you in a minute, Dad!

Luke embraced Kyle and his son happily, his face bright.
"Adi! You're still in one piece, I see?" He said, giving her a hug. She smiled, and embraced Mara. Ben shook his head, grinning.
"You'll never believe what we've been through, Dad..." he said, leaning on his father. Luke grinned back.
"Try me, son, I've been through practically everything you can think of." Mara frowned at him in mock-anger.
"Luke! Not everything. I mean, Ben's has to be different, right?" Luke smiled back and nodded at Ben.
"Okay, fine. Don't worry about your old mother here, she's growing old but she's got the mind of a five-year-old. Now, tell what happened?" He teased, ignoring the look on Mara's face.

Ben told them the whole story, and then Adi gave it from her point of view after, Kyle following suit. There were nods and shakes of heads, and gasps and grins as the story went on. Adi swallowed when Ben told them about Iddyl Jun's first lightsaber.
"...and Adi doesn't know how they got it, but she said it's his for sure." Luke nodded, throwing an arm around Mara and his son.
"All right then...long story, but I wish I were there! It's been a while since we've had that much excitement here." Ben sighed.

"No kidding, Dad. Why do you think I left in the first place?"

"Oh, Adi..." Adi awoke from her dreams, to be confronted by Iddyl Jun. He was in his wraith form, floating to and fro around her room. She backed away to the wall, hands straying to her lightsaber. She thought for Ben, but he had gone with Luke for the day, and she was left alone.
"Iddyl!" She growled, scowling at him. "I told you not to come here." Iddyl shrugged.

"Oh, I don't know...these places are so easy to get to. Especially if I'm tormenting my once-best-friend. You know, it's very simple to turn. You just have to get angry. I could've done it with your sister, but the older must be the wiser, so she thought she was smarter than me...fool!" Adi glared at him.
"You dare say things about my sister? You are lower than the drochs that caused their plague!" Iddyl's lip curled in disgust.
"You really think your little insults will actually stain my dignity? Nice try, friend, but you're not even close." He smiled, and put his hands together. "And I believe you have something that was once mine?" Adi nodded, giving him a quick, wry smile.
"Yes, I do. And I'm going to use it to remind yourself of the wonderful person you once were." Iddyl laughed, his hollow chuckle ringing in the air.

"No, it won't...it'll remind me of how pathetic I was. Now, the torturing shall begin. I think I know what with..."

The room vanished, and Adi was standing inside the Sith Temple. Her sister was there, her face expressionless and her eyes dark.
"A'lianne! You're here!" A'lianne's perfect features creased into a scowl.
"I'm here, no thanks to you!" She smiled wryly. "You know, it was the dark side that saved me..." she drew her lightsaber. "And I died because of you!" There was a flash of red and a snap-hiss, the blade flying towards her. Adi darted backwards, her lightsaber flashing on.

"A'lianne? Why're you attacking me?" She asked, locking blades.
"You killed me! You were the one who let him come in here! You're the worst thing to ever happen to me, Adi! Die!" She clashed again, using the dark side's might against her.
"A'lianne! Stop! I won't fight you!" She closed the blade and stepped away. "You're my sister, and I love you, A'lianne. You were always a mother to me. The mother I never had. And this, Iddyl Jun...is naught but a dream!" There was a roar of anger, and the image faded.
"Oh, you have passed that one, Adi, but wait..." A'lianne disappeared, and she was facing Ben instead.
"Adi...I've taken the path of my grandfather...do you know what that path is?" Adi shook her head.
"No, Ben, not you...I...I cherish you, Ben! Don't do this!" She turned around. "Iddyl! Stop this at once!" Ben smiled wryly.
"Iddyl? Where's Iddyl? There was only me, Adi...I am Iddyl Jun!" He laughed, and ignited his lightsaber. Adi started running towards the temple exit. A stone door came down, and she spun around. "Adi, meet your destiny! Turn or die!" Adi shook her head.
"No...no! I will not turn, and I'll not fight you. Please! Iddyl, no more! Can't you see I'm hurt enough?" She staggered backwards, and was pressed against the wall. "Please Ben, no, don't..." He raised his lightsaber, and she screamed as he brought it down on her.

"Adi! Wake up!" She opened her eyes, and gasped, backing up to the wall. Ben was leaning over her, his hand on her cheek. She glanced around her, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is it over? You...you're the real Ben, right?" Ben caressed her, nodding.
"Of course I am. Who else would it be?" Adi looked up at him.
"I had a terrible dream, Ben...Iddyl did it! He placed it in my mind...my worst nightmare..." he held her.
"It's over now. He's gone." She sighed.
"I hope so...oh, how was Corescant?" Ben shook his head.
"Not good, I'm afraid. Leia...Leia was attacked in the streets this time, but the guards killed the attacker. It was another Force assassin." Adi sighed again.
"It's my fault, Ben...if I hadn't got everybody involved..." Ben stared into her eyes.
"It was never your fault! Don't blame yourself like that, right, Adi?" He kissed her gently, and she smiled at him.
"Look, I'm going to go meditate for a while, okay? I would feel a whole lot better if I did. Come and see me later...I know, if I'm still in meditation when you get to me, just say Dawn-Kin' to wake me up, or I'll set it for an hour." Ben nodded.
"I think it would help you too. Go out to the forest clearings; they're the best places to go." He held her for one moment longer, and then left the room. Adi gathered herself, and walked towards the thick green forests of Yavin 4.

She kneeled down in a small treeless area, clearing her mind of all thoughts and giving herself to the Force. She closed her eyes, and let herself go.

She was standing in the Temple again, but as a witness of herself. Her other form was clashing blades with Iddyl Jun. She was about to wake herself, but she realised that it was her present form. She settled back to watch.
"Don't you remember, Iddyl? The sun, the stars, the happiness! You don't have control of the Sith...it's got a control of you." Iddyl snorted.
"You're very wrong, Adi! You're the one who's devoted herself to that idiot of a Jedi..." She snarled back.
"No, Iddyl! I think you're merely jealous that such a wonderful person can be a Jedi, too!" Iddyl sneered, his lip curling.
"Think that if you wish, Adi!" He swung, jumped back and raised his hand. She was thrown back against the wall, pain lancing up her spine.
"Dirty, corrupted, hellish, son-of-Palpatine!" She yelled, attacking again. He swept his hand in the air again, and she was thrown back.

"Don't call me that filth! I am ten times of what Palpatine was!" He grunted, and charged. They clashed blades again and again, until a voice broke the sound of lightsabers.
"ADI!" Ben and Kyle had rushed into the scene, and were standing at the side slack-jawed. Adi stopped, gasping as Iddyl Jun raised his hands.
"The Imperials have been defeated. There is nothing more! Iddyl Jun, surrender!"

"Yes, Iddyl! You must surrender. Turn back...please. Stop this!"

"What? No! This cannot be...there is only one way to solve this! All of you must DIE!" Blue lightning flew from his fingertips, striking them. They fell from the onslaught, and Adi struggled to get up.
"Well," she gasped, "If I'm-going-to-die," she continued, "Then-you're-going-with-me!" And, using the Force alone, she dashed forwards, ramming into him with her shoulder... and they fell into the dark pit of Lost Ones, Ben screaming, "ADI!" and Kyle following behind...

"Dawn-Kin, Dawn-Kin!" Ben stood by Adi, anxiety written over his face.
"Ben?" She said, her irises showing as her eyes opened. Ben sighed with relief.
"Adi, you've been three and a half hours down here! You okay?" Adi smiled.
"I guess I needed that healing, huh?" He crouched next to her.
"Yeah, I guess..." But he seemed doubtful. Did you see a vision? Adi blinked up at him.
"Well..." She got up. "It's nothing. It doesn't matter anyway." Ben gazed at her for a moment. Right, he thought to himself. Fine then, don't share it with me...Adi's face fell. "Ben? Please don't be upset with me. I don't feel like talking about it." He stared back.
"How did you..." She smiled again. Remember, Ben. If you care for someone, you read em like a book. He put an arm around her.
"Sorry, I won't do it again." She snuggled up to him, and they walked out of the forest together.

Night fell, and Luke was fast asleep...though not for long. There was a great disturbance in the Force, and he pulled himself out of bed and slipped on a gown. From his room, he heard a terrified shriek, and a wail of anguish. He heard in his mind a thousand voices, crying out as one...

He hurried to the main chamber, where Adi was clutching at a weeping Kyle sobbing, her face buried in his shoulder. Luke frowned at Ben.
"What happened?" He demanded, touching his son's shoulder.
"A...Amaroth. It's...gone." Luke turned to Kyle for more answers.
"It was that...son-of-Palpatine! Jun." Luke gazed for a moment at Adi, and then at him.
"But...how? Only the Death Star could have such an effect, or a Star Destroyer..." He slapped his head. "A Star Destroyer! There was a report of a Star Destroyer with the name Annihilation disappearing. But...why Amaroth?" Adi showed her red face.
"You know why? Because Iddyl's in league with the captain! That's why! And the Force assassins! Where else would he get the people to train?" She sighed. "I know I degraded Amaroth, but...it was my home, when I had nowhere else to go, and Kyle and I had a happy home there for many years." Ben rubbed her back slowly.
"Who would do such a thing, Father?" Luke shook his head.
"Jedi Master I may be, but it doesn't necessarily mean that I'm all-knowing. Some youth, I guess, like this Davidson you encountered?" Adi turned her scarlet face towards the sky.

"But who?" She whispered.