Chapter 2
Ganner looked down at the robed body lying on the floor beneath him. There seemed to be something wrong with it. THERE! A ghostlike figure seemed to rise from the body, a translucent sort of figure. The hairless head of the person was scarred and mutilated, almost beyond human recognition. The figure was clad in dark robes, and simply floated above the floor. "Who are you?" Ganner asked "I am a Dark Lord of the Sith, but my name is of no importance. You may have stricken me down, but my brothers of the darkness will soon avenge me, and strike you down in return. Be warned! Nowhere can you run to escape us, and nothing you can do will stop us." The figure leaned forward and charged toward Ganner, his face contorted in a snarl. Ganner brought his hands up to protect himself, as soon as the figure hit him a scream erupted in his brain, stopping all attempt at block the spirit. Ganner was thrown backwards and off of his feet, and as soon as his head hit the floor, he lost consciousness.
He woke up later, lying on his back on a soft mat of some kind. He looked around to see nothing but the round white room that he was in. He sensed a presence outside, and reached out; touched it let them know that he was awake. A few moments later, a blue female Twi'Lek walked in, and Ganner sat up. She was of medium height, clothed in Jedi robes with a Jedi Master Medal hanging around her neck, and looked to be about ten years older than Ganner. "Good afternoon Ganner, Hello my name is Vai Malin, how are you feeling?" the woman asked. "I'm feeling fi-Wait a minute!" Ganner interrupted himself "Did you say afternoon? That means I've been here overnight and all through the day!" "No no no! Ha ha ha" Vai laughed "You've been here for three days now." "Three-" Ganner's voice escaped him "three days?" "Yes, three days," Vai replied "every day you've lied here in the hospital wing of the Jedi Temple, not moving at all, just lying there." "Master Malin, may I leave the hospital wing or am I still under surveillance?" Ganner asked, anxious to get up and move around "You may wander around the hospital wing, but you must stay near, Master Windu will be coming down to speak with you soon." She replied. "Okay, then I'll just stay here for a while." Ganner said "Alright" Vai said, and left Ganner layed back down and immediately fell into a Jedi trance.
He saw the members of the Jedi council sitting in a circle, all their eyes closed, their legs folded with their hands on their laps. A bright light began emanating from the center of their circle, it shone brightly, enveloping the council members. But then a darkness began creeping in at the edge of his vision, eating away at the bright light coming from the inner circle. The darkness continued crawling in, cutting a hole in the light. It continued to creep in until it reached the council members. A circle of light remained around the council members, but it was slowly being destroyed. Dark knives began flying into the circle towards the Jedi. They continued to come in until there was no light left. But then a dim light came on, just enough to see, Ganner looked at the place where the council members had been, and then wished he hadn't. The Jedi were laying on the ground, all dead it looked, their bodies just lay there unmoving. Ganner gasped and stepped back, but nothing was there to support his foot, and he fell down into darkness. He continued to fall, and then he heard a voice calling his name. "Ganner" It seemed distant, almost as though he was simply imagining it. "Ganner" There it was again, louder this time. "Ganner" He blinked, and when he opened his eyes again he was laying on his bed again in the hospital, sweating. Ganner looked around for the source of the voice, and he found it, Vai was sitting in front of him with Master Windu behind her. "Are you ok?" Mace Windu asked. "Yeah I think so, why?" Ganner replied "You were shaking violently, and yelling 'look out, look out!'" Vai said in answer to his question. "Oh, well it was nothing." He said "Alright, well Master Windu is here to speak with you, and I must go speak with my own padawan." Said Vai. "Yes, she is probably nervous about tonight" Mace said to her as she walked out the door Ganner turned a questioning gaze on him. "She is presenting her padawan to the council tonight for final examination." Mace said in reply to the unspoken question. "Well, hopefully her presentation doesn't turn out as bad as mine did." "Yes, we are very sorry about Master Ak, we will be having a service for him tomorrow evening if you wish to attend." Ganner looked down at the bed on which he was sitting. "No, I can't go, not after watching him cut down like that, I just couldn't take it." "Very well, I thought you would say that." "Anyway, you came here to speak with me?" "Yes, I have spoken with the council, and we have decided to give you a few days to yourself, you may do with it what you wish, whether it be staying here, or exploring Coruscant." "Thank you master" Ganner replied. "You need this time to yourself." Master Windu said as he walked out the door, which closed behind him. Ganner blew out a deep breath and relaxed. "What am I going to do?" he muttered to himself.
Ganner landed his speeder next to the street, well it wasn't his speeder, it was a rental, nothing to fancy, just a dark green L-30 with a closed cockpit, a closed cockpit that fit his 5'9" self perfectly. He opened the door and stepped out, dressed in a black pair of pants and a blue shirt that he had gotten from the Jedi Temple. He closed the door and looked around to see where he could go. He saw a restaurant a little ways down. He locked the speeder and started walking. He walked up to the door and looked up at the building, it was very run down and didn't look like much. The door opened and he stepped inside, immediately inside their was a droid, it looked up at him. "Hello, can I get you anything?" the droid said in a low, synthesized voice. "Just some water, thank you." Ganner said "Okay, right this way" the droid led him to a table in the corner. On the way through the restaurant Ganner looked around, the place was in very good shape compared to the way it was on the outside, and much more popular as well. Appearances could be deceiving. He sat down at the two-seater table. The droid left, but was back in a moment with Ganner's drink. Ganner lost himself in his thoughts: it had been nearly two weeks since he had left the temple. He had taken tours and looked at museums, and stayed in hotels, but he had never returned to the temple. His thoughts were interrupted by a voice and a noise. "Hey, is this seat taken?" A female voice came from above him. Ganner looked up, above him stood a woman, about two years older than him he guessed. She was probably as tall as him, and wearing all black. "Is there anyone sitting in it?" Ganner said, he wasn't really in the mood for a conversation, especially not with one of these types of people. "Ah, a clever one aren't you?" The woman pulled the chair back, and sat down in it. "You look sad, is something wrong?" "Too long too tell." Ganner stated, looking back down at his drink. "Want to talk about it, what is it family, or friend problems?" She asked. He looked up at her, and saw a strange look in her eye, and didn't trust her at all. "No thanks" he said and began to stand up to leave. "No, I insist." She said. He sensed it but a moment to late, two sets of hands grabbed him by the shoulder and shoved him back down into the seat. He felt a needle poke him in the leg. He looked up to see her smile evilly, and then he felt himself fall from his chair, but he lost consciousness before he hit the floor.
Ganner woke up on a table, unable to move, he looked at himself, he was clad in black, different clothing than he had been wearing in the restaurant. He looked around the room but couldn't see because of the shadows everywhere. Suddenly, out of the shadows, five figures appeared, all women, all clad in the same suits of the same color, black. All were wearing skins, armor, spiked shoulderpads. "Hello Jedi" one said as she stepped forward, "welcome to our home. And don't even ask, our force grip is holing you there." "Why am I wearing these clothes?" Ganner asked "These are the clothes you must wear to be one of us" She replied. "And you people might be?" Ganner asked "The nightsisters, and once you join us we will destroy the Jedi. We live all around the galaxy, and soon we will control it." The woman stated. "You make that sound like a sure thing, but I'm not in the joining mood." Ganner spat back. "You will be soon" She replied She reached inside her cape and removed the the handle of a force whip. She showed the handle to Ganner, and then activated the whip. She raised it up, preparing to strike. Ganner closed his eyes down to slits, summoning the force to him. The whip came down at him, but a millisecond before it hit him he used the force to push it away, back at the owner. The whip hit the woman in the arm, she screamed and her concentration was broken. It was broken for but a moment, but a moment was all Ganner needed, the hold on him was loosened, and at that moment he used the strongest force using push he could muster. In that instant the hold was gone, Ganner launched himself up in a backward somersault, landing on his feet. He looked over to see his lightsaber setting on a desk next to him. He picked up his lightsaber and ignited it, the black blade adding to the darkness already in the room. A few seconds later five red blades also ignited, all pointed at Ganner. He was willing to die fighting. And then they struck.
Ganner looked down at the robed body lying on the floor beneath him. There seemed to be something wrong with it. THERE! A ghostlike figure seemed to rise from the body, a translucent sort of figure. The hairless head of the person was scarred and mutilated, almost beyond human recognition. The figure was clad in dark robes, and simply floated above the floor. "Who are you?" Ganner asked "I am a Dark Lord of the Sith, but my name is of no importance. You may have stricken me down, but my brothers of the darkness will soon avenge me, and strike you down in return. Be warned! Nowhere can you run to escape us, and nothing you can do will stop us." The figure leaned forward and charged toward Ganner, his face contorted in a snarl. Ganner brought his hands up to protect himself, as soon as the figure hit him a scream erupted in his brain, stopping all attempt at block the spirit. Ganner was thrown backwards and off of his feet, and as soon as his head hit the floor, he lost consciousness.
He woke up later, lying on his back on a soft mat of some kind. He looked around to see nothing but the round white room that he was in. He sensed a presence outside, and reached out; touched it let them know that he was awake. A few moments later, a blue female Twi'Lek walked in, and Ganner sat up. She was of medium height, clothed in Jedi robes with a Jedi Master Medal hanging around her neck, and looked to be about ten years older than Ganner. "Good afternoon Ganner, Hello my name is Vai Malin, how are you feeling?" the woman asked. "I'm feeling fi-Wait a minute!" Ganner interrupted himself "Did you say afternoon? That means I've been here overnight and all through the day!" "No no no! Ha ha ha" Vai laughed "You've been here for three days now." "Three-" Ganner's voice escaped him "three days?" "Yes, three days," Vai replied "every day you've lied here in the hospital wing of the Jedi Temple, not moving at all, just lying there." "Master Malin, may I leave the hospital wing or am I still under surveillance?" Ganner asked, anxious to get up and move around "You may wander around the hospital wing, but you must stay near, Master Windu will be coming down to speak with you soon." She replied. "Okay, then I'll just stay here for a while." Ganner said "Alright" Vai said, and left Ganner layed back down and immediately fell into a Jedi trance.
He saw the members of the Jedi council sitting in a circle, all their eyes closed, their legs folded with their hands on their laps. A bright light began emanating from the center of their circle, it shone brightly, enveloping the council members. But then a darkness began creeping in at the edge of his vision, eating away at the bright light coming from the inner circle. The darkness continued crawling in, cutting a hole in the light. It continued to creep in until it reached the council members. A circle of light remained around the council members, but it was slowly being destroyed. Dark knives began flying into the circle towards the Jedi. They continued to come in until there was no light left. But then a dim light came on, just enough to see, Ganner looked at the place where the council members had been, and then wished he hadn't. The Jedi were laying on the ground, all dead it looked, their bodies just lay there unmoving. Ganner gasped and stepped back, but nothing was there to support his foot, and he fell down into darkness. He continued to fall, and then he heard a voice calling his name. "Ganner" It seemed distant, almost as though he was simply imagining it. "Ganner" There it was again, louder this time. "Ganner" He blinked, and when he opened his eyes again he was laying on his bed again in the hospital, sweating. Ganner looked around for the source of the voice, and he found it, Vai was sitting in front of him with Master Windu behind her. "Are you ok?" Mace Windu asked. "Yeah I think so, why?" Ganner replied "You were shaking violently, and yelling 'look out, look out!'" Vai said in answer to his question. "Oh, well it was nothing." He said "Alright, well Master Windu is here to speak with you, and I must go speak with my own padawan." Said Vai. "Yes, she is probably nervous about tonight" Mace said to her as she walked out the door Ganner turned a questioning gaze on him. "She is presenting her padawan to the council tonight for final examination." Mace said in reply to the unspoken question. "Well, hopefully her presentation doesn't turn out as bad as mine did." "Yes, we are very sorry about Master Ak, we will be having a service for him tomorrow evening if you wish to attend." Ganner looked down at the bed on which he was sitting. "No, I can't go, not after watching him cut down like that, I just couldn't take it." "Very well, I thought you would say that." "Anyway, you came here to speak with me?" "Yes, I have spoken with the council, and we have decided to give you a few days to yourself, you may do with it what you wish, whether it be staying here, or exploring Coruscant." "Thank you master" Ganner replied. "You need this time to yourself." Master Windu said as he walked out the door, which closed behind him. Ganner blew out a deep breath and relaxed. "What am I going to do?" he muttered to himself.
Ganner landed his speeder next to the street, well it wasn't his speeder, it was a rental, nothing to fancy, just a dark green L-30 with a closed cockpit, a closed cockpit that fit his 5'9" self perfectly. He opened the door and stepped out, dressed in a black pair of pants and a blue shirt that he had gotten from the Jedi Temple. He closed the door and looked around to see where he could go. He saw a restaurant a little ways down. He locked the speeder and started walking. He walked up to the door and looked up at the building, it was very run down and didn't look like much. The door opened and he stepped inside, immediately inside their was a droid, it looked up at him. "Hello, can I get you anything?" the droid said in a low, synthesized voice. "Just some water, thank you." Ganner said "Okay, right this way" the droid led him to a table in the corner. On the way through the restaurant Ganner looked around, the place was in very good shape compared to the way it was on the outside, and much more popular as well. Appearances could be deceiving. He sat down at the two-seater table. The droid left, but was back in a moment with Ganner's drink. Ganner lost himself in his thoughts: it had been nearly two weeks since he had left the temple. He had taken tours and looked at museums, and stayed in hotels, but he had never returned to the temple. His thoughts were interrupted by a voice and a noise. "Hey, is this seat taken?" A female voice came from above him. Ganner looked up, above him stood a woman, about two years older than him he guessed. She was probably as tall as him, and wearing all black. "Is there anyone sitting in it?" Ganner said, he wasn't really in the mood for a conversation, especially not with one of these types of people. "Ah, a clever one aren't you?" The woman pulled the chair back, and sat down in it. "You look sad, is something wrong?" "Too long too tell." Ganner stated, looking back down at his drink. "Want to talk about it, what is it family, or friend problems?" She asked. He looked up at her, and saw a strange look in her eye, and didn't trust her at all. "No thanks" he said and began to stand up to leave. "No, I insist." She said. He sensed it but a moment to late, two sets of hands grabbed him by the shoulder and shoved him back down into the seat. He felt a needle poke him in the leg. He looked up to see her smile evilly, and then he felt himself fall from his chair, but he lost consciousness before he hit the floor.
Ganner woke up on a table, unable to move, he looked at himself, he was clad in black, different clothing than he had been wearing in the restaurant. He looked around the room but couldn't see because of the shadows everywhere. Suddenly, out of the shadows, five figures appeared, all women, all clad in the same suits of the same color, black. All were wearing skins, armor, spiked shoulderpads. "Hello Jedi" one said as she stepped forward, "welcome to our home. And don't even ask, our force grip is holing you there." "Why am I wearing these clothes?" Ganner asked "These are the clothes you must wear to be one of us" She replied. "And you people might be?" Ganner asked "The nightsisters, and once you join us we will destroy the Jedi. We live all around the galaxy, and soon we will control it." The woman stated. "You make that sound like a sure thing, but I'm not in the joining mood." Ganner spat back. "You will be soon" She replied She reached inside her cape and removed the the handle of a force whip. She showed the handle to Ganner, and then activated the whip. She raised it up, preparing to strike. Ganner closed his eyes down to slits, summoning the force to him. The whip came down at him, but a millisecond before it hit him he used the force to push it away, back at the owner. The whip hit the woman in the arm, she screamed and her concentration was broken. It was broken for but a moment, but a moment was all Ganner needed, the hold on him was loosened, and at that moment he used the strongest force using push he could muster. In that instant the hold was gone, Ganner launched himself up in a backward somersault, landing on his feet. He looked over to see his lightsaber setting on a desk next to him. He picked up his lightsaber and ignited it, the black blade adding to the darkness already in the room. A few seconds later five red blades also ignited, all pointed at Ganner. He was willing to die fighting. And then they struck.