Title: Strength over fear
Author: ewan's girl
Author's note: Ok faithful readers I'm sorry this chapter took a little longer, real life really kicked my ass this week (pardon my french), and I also wanted to take some real time with this chapter because it deals with a lot of emotions. I want to give a huge thank you to Jedikma who has become a source of inspiration for me, and my padawan (glavin69) for helping me with some of the action.
Chapter 24:
The small band of Jedi continued their trek through the Temple that had quickly become a tomb, trying very hard not to become distracted by the bodies that littered the halls. Obi Wan was determined to get the group to safety, he led them down smaller corridoors, hoping to avoid any unwanted attention.
He suddenly felt a strange, yet familiar presence enter the Temple. He stopped dead in his tracks and tried to listen to the Force over the sound of his heart thumping in his chest. He closed his eyes and tried to grasp the fleeting presence that use to fill him with such joy, but it was quickly devoured by something dark, evil. He closed his eyes tightly, trying to push away the emotions he associated with the presence, emotions he had spent the better part of nine months trying to overcome.
Adi Gallia noticed and stopped as well, she placed a soft hand on his shoulder. "Obi Wan? What is it?" She asked, breathing heavily.
"I sense something. . ." He admitted. "A presence I have not felt since. . ." Adi gave him a very confused look, observing him carefully. Obi Wan slowly opened his eyes, keeping his gaze on the ground. "But it's different somehow." He stated under his breath, then shook his head. "It's nothing, it must be these halls, they are so full of memory."
Adi removed her hand from his shoulder. "Yes they are." She admitted sadly.
The two Jedi masters sat in silence for a moment, almost forgetting how precious little time they had left to escape. What happened next seemed to go in slow motion for Obi Wan, he suddenly felt the disturbance at the end of the hall and turned just in time to watch a Storm trooper aim a rocket launcher straight for them.
"Watch out!" Adi screamed, pushing him out of the way and ducking for cover just as the rocket exploded all around them. Obi Wan covered his head as debris fell around him, some of the pieces burning him due to the fire from the explosion. He slowly rose to his knees, taking in the destruction. He looked to his left and noticed a familiar form lying deathly still on the ground, he rushed Adi's side, and noticed that she had been impailed by a sharp piece of debris.
She looked up at Obi Wan, and struggled to breathe. He knelt down next to her and quickly pulled out the metal object out of her body, using the Force to keep her from bleeding profusly. Adi watched his attempts to heal her, she grabbed his hand and held it tightly. "It's too late Obi Wan." She struggled to say.
/It's too late. . .too late. . .Obi Wan/ The memories came flooding back.
Obi Wan shook his head in protest. "No Master Gallia."
Adi took a deep breath, and could feel the taste of blood in her mouth. "Focus on the moment Obi Wan." She rasped out. "You've got to. . .save them. . ." Her eyes rolled to the back of her head, she used all of her strength to bring herself back. She looked up at him and offered a warm smile that was etched with pain. "Take care of her Obi Wan. . .take care of my daughter."
Obi Wan slowly nodded. "You have my word." He then watched as Adi's life force left her and her body vanished before his very eyes. He hung his head for a moment, then realized that a squad of troopers were rushing towards him, he quickly jumped to his feet and deflected blaster fire, hitting one of the clones in the chest.
Kit Fisto was there a moment later, blocking a blast that almost hit Obi Wan in the leg. "We cannot risk being followed." Obi Wan told him, Kit then winked at Obi Wan and the two Jedi flipped in the air and came down in the center of the troops and quickly dispatched them. Obi Wan glanced back at the small group of Jedi and noticed that four others had been killed in the rocket blast including Shaak Ti and Plo Koon. Obi Wan lookd back at Kit Fisto who sadly shook his head and offered a small prayer to the Force. They then turned and raced down the hall, taking the dwindelling group of knights with them.
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Alpha turned quickly around and fired his two pistols at the figure racing towards him, he and three of the Arc troopers had been scouting the Jedi Council chambers for any survivors when they heard a strange sound in one of the turbo lift shafts. The soldiers began to open fire down the dark tube, hoping to dispatch whatever the disturbance had been, a moment later Alpha found himself the only trooper left standing as a man weilding a purple laser sword came flying at them.
Mace Windu continued to block the blaster fire with ease, then came at the clone with a fake out to his head and managed to come down low with a slash to his mid section, cutting the soldier in two. The Council member looked down at the bodies that were by his feet and shook his head, he then turned back to his companion who was climbing out of the turbo lift, her shoulder bleeding. Siri had been leading the two of them up the turbo lift shaft when she had been struck by a stray blast bolt, Mace helped her to her feet.
"It's ok." Siri told him, taking the long piece of fabric that held up her hair and wrapped it around her arm. "It's just a flesh wound."
Mace nodded and the two Jedi proceeded to make their way towards the Council's treasury. Mace placed the security code and the doors slid open, revealing a room filled with various holocrons and credits. Siri strode inside and grabbed a cloth bag and began to fill it with things they felt would be needed. Once the bag was full she noticed that Mace had disapeared, she listened to the Force and felt a disturbance heading their way. She quickly slung the bag over her good shoulder and searched for Mace.
She found him standing in the center of the Council chambers, staring at Yoda's seat with an unreadable look on his face. Siri didn't want to disturb him, but she knew time was running out.
"Master Windu?" She purged.
Mace continued to stare at the different seats for the various Council memebers. "First Geonosis, and now. . ." He softly stated, Siri looked behind them, watching for any troops. "We could feel the disturbance growing, yet we did nothing." Mace continued. "The end may have finally come."
"Master Windu, as long as we have a breath in our bodies it is not the end of the Jedi." Siri told him. "You above all should know this, you always keep us focused to the code, to our duty." Mace looked at her. "Perhapse this is not the end, rather a new direction."
Mace offered her a smile (a gesture not seen much) and nodded. He then felt the overwelming sense of the dark side approaching, he turned and looked at Siri and knew she felt the same thing. The two Jedi suddenly realized that they were trapped; Mace and Siri searched the room for an escape Siri quickly noticed the ventalation unit.
"The vent." She exclaimed to Mace, pointing up to the ceiling.
Mace nodded and used the Force to remove the grate off of the vent, Siri then Force jumped and grabbed the vent and pulled herself inside. She turned back to Mace who was staring at the door of the Council chambers; Siri glanced through the vent and noticed a menacing black figure standing in the door way followed by a man dressed in silver and blue armor, aiming a large blaster in the direction of the Jedi. Siri then felt the surge through the Force, realizing that Mace was hiding her presence from the intruder.
Mace continued to stare at the dark sider, trying not to let his emotions get the best of him. He took in the appearance of the tall figure and noticed he was a man dressed fully in black armor, complete with a black mask. The only sound heard in the room was a deep, rythmic breathing that seemed to be coming from the dark figure.
"Master Windu; it has been a while." The deep, booming voice of the masked man rang through the chambers. Mace stood his ground, trying to mask Siri's presence; he watched as the tall figure moved into the room. "I'm always amazed by the arrogance of the Council, it has kept all of you from seeing the true power of the Force."
Mace instinctivly placed his hand on his light saber hilt, keeping an eye on the dark figure while noticing the bounty hunter aim the blaster at his head. "You are speaking of the dark side." Mace commented. "It is not the true power, I can assure you."
Darth Vader laughed. "There is that arrogance that I spoke of." He turned towards Mace."It will be the death of you Jedi."
In a split second Vader withdrew his crimson red light saber, Mace was right there to block the blow. Siri strained to watch as Mace tried to defend himself, while also taking the advantage, the two opponents were almost evenly matched in power and skill with a blade. Vader swung with a powerful swing at Mace's head, but Mace quickly ducked and rolled out of the way. He came back to his feet just in time to block another onslaught of blows.
Siri prepared herself to jump into the battle when she felt the presence of someone calling her through the Force, telling her to stay put. She hesitated, knowing that Mace would need help against this dark foe and the bounty hunter, yet she knew he was right and that she should get back to the rest of the Jedi. Before she could make up her mind, Vader spoke again.
"Just who are we contacting Master Windu?" Vader asked, stopping the duel breifly.
Mace held out his saber, preparing himself for whatever Vader was going to do next, keeping his thoughts away from Siri and the remaining Jedi.
Suddenly Vader stretched out his hand towards the vent, using the Force to pull it down causing a section of the ceiling to come down with it, the Sith lord then proceeded to use the Force to push the piece of vent that contained Siri out the large window of the Council chamber, Mace ran to the window just in time to watch the vent begin the large drop to the ground below, he called upon the Force to try to slow it down. Vader noticed this and lunged at Mace, causing him to drop the vent.
Vader and Mace continued their battle, both taking the advantage at different times. Mace felt beads of sweat collecting on his brow, then suddenly felt a searing pain in his arm, he backed away in surprise and realized that he had been so wrapped up in the duel he had ignored the bounty hunter who had now shot him in the arm, paralizing his right side.
Vader turned to Bobba Fett, and used the Force to pull the gun out of his hand. "Not yet." He stated in a very comanding tone.
"You promised if I helped you I would get my revenge." Bobba exclaimed.
"And you will, but only when I say." Vader replied, pointing a finger towards the young bounty hunter. "Not a moment sooner."
Mace tried to use the Force to heal his wound, but knew his time was drawing to a close, he prepared himself for death, but the warrior inside him wasn't about to go down without a fight. He put his light saber in his left hand and stared down Vader; the two opponents circled each other.
"Fool, this is my hour." Vader taunted him. "Do you not know death when you see it? The Jedi have long had this day coming, finally balance has been brought to the Force." Mace showed no signs of surprise, but he suddenly realized why the Sith lord's presence seemed oddly familiar. As Mace defended himself he could almost sense Vader smiling beneath the mask. "And you didn't want me to be trained." Vader snarled and swung at Mace's neck, Mace quickly deflected the shot and kicked Vader in the midsection, causing the Sith to stumble.
"Obviously our first instincts were correct." Mace shot back, waiting for the Sith to come at him again.
Vader, full of rage lunged at the Jedi master, almost knocking him down, he then proceeded to drive Mace to one knee with blow after blow, finally getting a break in the battle by slicing Mace's arm off at the elbow. Mace pulled back with a yell, falling completely to his knees. Vader stood over him, and picked up the fallen limb off the ground, removing the saber from it's grip, placing it and his saber on his belt. The dark lord took one more look at Mace, then walked over to Bobba Fett who seemed to be salavating at the thought of getting his revenge.
"He is all yours bounty hunter." Vader stated, moving out of Bobba's way.
Bobba strode up to the Jedi that was kneeling before him, he then unstrapped a large gun off his back. Mace looked at him, then closed his eyes and began to meditate, calling on the Force to welcome him in it's arms. Bobba shot the gun and in a flash of light the Jedi known as Mace Windu disapeared before their very eyes, his cloak crumpling to the ground.
Vader walked up to the garmet, roughly picking it up and storming out of the room.
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Sidious strode purposely down the dark hall, he was very pleased with himself at that very moment. He had waited years for this exact moment, ever since he was a young Sith apprentice and his master had foretold of the greatness yet to come for him. He had been patient, and it had paid off. Not only had he used the prophecy of the Chosen one to his advantage, and brought about the downfall of the Jedi, but he also found himself as the most powerful being in the entire galaxy, yet his hunger for power was not yet quelched. . .he wanted more.
As he rounded the corner that led to the dugeon Palpatine sensed a strange disturbance through the Force, he quickened his pace and headed for the cell that contained Jedi master Yoda only to find six crimson guards littering the halls. The Sith lord kicked in the door of the cell and found nothing but a Force collar lying on the ground. His blood began to boil as he bent down to retrieve the collar.
"Obviously I have underestimated you Master Yoda, a mistake I will not make again." Sidious snarled.
As he began to exit the cell, he noticed one of the crimson guards was still alive, Sidious looked at his servant with rage in his eyes and quickly shot the guard with a batch of Force lightning. He then continued his way back to his office.
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Siri pulled out her light saber as she felt the rush of air, she knew she was falling at an incredible rate. She ignited her saber and quickly sliced through the steel that had her incased. She found herself free floating for a moment, trying to determine her next course of action. She called upon the Force for guidance and then noticed several storm troopers climbing up the sides of the towers with cables. Siri twisted her body and came straight at one unsuspecting trooper, she crashed into him, causing him to fall, she then grabbed onto his cable stopping her plumit.
Siri hung in mid air for a moment, trying to catch her breath when the Force warned her of danger. She quickly ignited her saber again and deflected blaster fire that began to rain upon her. Siri then wrapped the cable around her wrist and she began to run around the side of the tower, avoiding blaster fire as she went, she swung down and crashed through a plate glass window. She rose to her knees, feeling shards of glass piercing her skin, she then looked up and noticed she was currently surrounded by eight storm troopers aiming their blasters at her.
Siri instinctivly went for her light saber, but found that she had dropped it during her crash landing. She then did something that Siri Tachi has never done in her life, she gave up, she closed her eyes calling upon the Force, preparing herself for death.
// I am so sorry Obi Wan // She called out through their friendship bond, and waited to become one with the Force.
The surge through the Force was great as a small green figure emerged from the shadows moving so quickly that he almost seemed like a blur, weilding a violet light saber that obviously wasn't made for his small frame, yet he used it masterfully, taking out several of the clones. Siri opened her eyes and was astonished, she then rose to her feet and helped take out the troopers as best she could without the use of a weapon.
When the two Jedi were standing over a pile of clone bodies Siri looked down at Yoda and noticed that the deminutive master looked like he had already been to hell and back, she was certain that he had.
"Master Yoda" She stated, kneeling in front of him. "What happened to you?" She asked.
Yoda handed her the light saber. "Hmmm, time for that tale there is not, escape we must."
Siri nodded and helped Yoda onto her back, she then rose to her feet and took off down the dark corridoors.
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*TBC: Whew, I have no idea why this chapter took me so long. . .I hope it turned out ok, please review and once again I'm sorry about the spelling but I only have access to wordpad and it doesn't have spell check.
Author: ewan's girl
Author's note: Ok faithful readers I'm sorry this chapter took a little longer, real life really kicked my ass this week (pardon my french), and I also wanted to take some real time with this chapter because it deals with a lot of emotions. I want to give a huge thank you to Jedikma who has become a source of inspiration for me, and my padawan (glavin69) for helping me with some of the action.
Chapter 24:
The small band of Jedi continued their trek through the Temple that had quickly become a tomb, trying very hard not to become distracted by the bodies that littered the halls. Obi Wan was determined to get the group to safety, he led them down smaller corridoors, hoping to avoid any unwanted attention.
He suddenly felt a strange, yet familiar presence enter the Temple. He stopped dead in his tracks and tried to listen to the Force over the sound of his heart thumping in his chest. He closed his eyes and tried to grasp the fleeting presence that use to fill him with such joy, but it was quickly devoured by something dark, evil. He closed his eyes tightly, trying to push away the emotions he associated with the presence, emotions he had spent the better part of nine months trying to overcome.
Adi Gallia noticed and stopped as well, she placed a soft hand on his shoulder. "Obi Wan? What is it?" She asked, breathing heavily.
"I sense something. . ." He admitted. "A presence I have not felt since. . ." Adi gave him a very confused look, observing him carefully. Obi Wan slowly opened his eyes, keeping his gaze on the ground. "But it's different somehow." He stated under his breath, then shook his head. "It's nothing, it must be these halls, they are so full of memory."
Adi removed her hand from his shoulder. "Yes they are." She admitted sadly.
The two Jedi masters sat in silence for a moment, almost forgetting how precious little time they had left to escape. What happened next seemed to go in slow motion for Obi Wan, he suddenly felt the disturbance at the end of the hall and turned just in time to watch a Storm trooper aim a rocket launcher straight for them.
"Watch out!" Adi screamed, pushing him out of the way and ducking for cover just as the rocket exploded all around them. Obi Wan covered his head as debris fell around him, some of the pieces burning him due to the fire from the explosion. He slowly rose to his knees, taking in the destruction. He looked to his left and noticed a familiar form lying deathly still on the ground, he rushed Adi's side, and noticed that she had been impailed by a sharp piece of debris.
She looked up at Obi Wan, and struggled to breathe. He knelt down next to her and quickly pulled out the metal object out of her body, using the Force to keep her from bleeding profusly. Adi watched his attempts to heal her, she grabbed his hand and held it tightly. "It's too late Obi Wan." She struggled to say.
/It's too late. . .too late. . .Obi Wan/ The memories came flooding back.
Obi Wan shook his head in protest. "No Master Gallia."
Adi took a deep breath, and could feel the taste of blood in her mouth. "Focus on the moment Obi Wan." She rasped out. "You've got to. . .save them. . ." Her eyes rolled to the back of her head, she used all of her strength to bring herself back. She looked up at him and offered a warm smile that was etched with pain. "Take care of her Obi Wan. . .take care of my daughter."
Obi Wan slowly nodded. "You have my word." He then watched as Adi's life force left her and her body vanished before his very eyes. He hung his head for a moment, then realized that a squad of troopers were rushing towards him, he quickly jumped to his feet and deflected blaster fire, hitting one of the clones in the chest.
Kit Fisto was there a moment later, blocking a blast that almost hit Obi Wan in the leg. "We cannot risk being followed." Obi Wan told him, Kit then winked at Obi Wan and the two Jedi flipped in the air and came down in the center of the troops and quickly dispatched them. Obi Wan glanced back at the small group of Jedi and noticed that four others had been killed in the rocket blast including Shaak Ti and Plo Koon. Obi Wan lookd back at Kit Fisto who sadly shook his head and offered a small prayer to the Force. They then turned and raced down the hall, taking the dwindelling group of knights with them.
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Alpha turned quickly around and fired his two pistols at the figure racing towards him, he and three of the Arc troopers had been scouting the Jedi Council chambers for any survivors when they heard a strange sound in one of the turbo lift shafts. The soldiers began to open fire down the dark tube, hoping to dispatch whatever the disturbance had been, a moment later Alpha found himself the only trooper left standing as a man weilding a purple laser sword came flying at them.
Mace Windu continued to block the blaster fire with ease, then came at the clone with a fake out to his head and managed to come down low with a slash to his mid section, cutting the soldier in two. The Council member looked down at the bodies that were by his feet and shook his head, he then turned back to his companion who was climbing out of the turbo lift, her shoulder bleeding. Siri had been leading the two of them up the turbo lift shaft when she had been struck by a stray blast bolt, Mace helped her to her feet.
"It's ok." Siri told him, taking the long piece of fabric that held up her hair and wrapped it around her arm. "It's just a flesh wound."
Mace nodded and the two Jedi proceeded to make their way towards the Council's treasury. Mace placed the security code and the doors slid open, revealing a room filled with various holocrons and credits. Siri strode inside and grabbed a cloth bag and began to fill it with things they felt would be needed. Once the bag was full she noticed that Mace had disapeared, she listened to the Force and felt a disturbance heading their way. She quickly slung the bag over her good shoulder and searched for Mace.
She found him standing in the center of the Council chambers, staring at Yoda's seat with an unreadable look on his face. Siri didn't want to disturb him, but she knew time was running out.
"Master Windu?" She purged.
Mace continued to stare at the different seats for the various Council memebers. "First Geonosis, and now. . ." He softly stated, Siri looked behind them, watching for any troops. "We could feel the disturbance growing, yet we did nothing." Mace continued. "The end may have finally come."
"Master Windu, as long as we have a breath in our bodies it is not the end of the Jedi." Siri told him. "You above all should know this, you always keep us focused to the code, to our duty." Mace looked at her. "Perhapse this is not the end, rather a new direction."
Mace offered her a smile (a gesture not seen much) and nodded. He then felt the overwelming sense of the dark side approaching, he turned and looked at Siri and knew she felt the same thing. The two Jedi suddenly realized that they were trapped; Mace and Siri searched the room for an escape Siri quickly noticed the ventalation unit.
"The vent." She exclaimed to Mace, pointing up to the ceiling.
Mace nodded and used the Force to remove the grate off of the vent, Siri then Force jumped and grabbed the vent and pulled herself inside. She turned back to Mace who was staring at the door of the Council chambers; Siri glanced through the vent and noticed a menacing black figure standing in the door way followed by a man dressed in silver and blue armor, aiming a large blaster in the direction of the Jedi. Siri then felt the surge through the Force, realizing that Mace was hiding her presence from the intruder.
Mace continued to stare at the dark sider, trying not to let his emotions get the best of him. He took in the appearance of the tall figure and noticed he was a man dressed fully in black armor, complete with a black mask. The only sound heard in the room was a deep, rythmic breathing that seemed to be coming from the dark figure.
"Master Windu; it has been a while." The deep, booming voice of the masked man rang through the chambers. Mace stood his ground, trying to mask Siri's presence; he watched as the tall figure moved into the room. "I'm always amazed by the arrogance of the Council, it has kept all of you from seeing the true power of the Force."
Mace instinctivly placed his hand on his light saber hilt, keeping an eye on the dark figure while noticing the bounty hunter aim the blaster at his head. "You are speaking of the dark side." Mace commented. "It is not the true power, I can assure you."
Darth Vader laughed. "There is that arrogance that I spoke of." He turned towards Mace."It will be the death of you Jedi."
In a split second Vader withdrew his crimson red light saber, Mace was right there to block the blow. Siri strained to watch as Mace tried to defend himself, while also taking the advantage, the two opponents were almost evenly matched in power and skill with a blade. Vader swung with a powerful swing at Mace's head, but Mace quickly ducked and rolled out of the way. He came back to his feet just in time to block another onslaught of blows.
Siri prepared herself to jump into the battle when she felt the presence of someone calling her through the Force, telling her to stay put. She hesitated, knowing that Mace would need help against this dark foe and the bounty hunter, yet she knew he was right and that she should get back to the rest of the Jedi. Before she could make up her mind, Vader spoke again.
"Just who are we contacting Master Windu?" Vader asked, stopping the duel breifly.
Mace held out his saber, preparing himself for whatever Vader was going to do next, keeping his thoughts away from Siri and the remaining Jedi.
Suddenly Vader stretched out his hand towards the vent, using the Force to pull it down causing a section of the ceiling to come down with it, the Sith lord then proceeded to use the Force to push the piece of vent that contained Siri out the large window of the Council chamber, Mace ran to the window just in time to watch the vent begin the large drop to the ground below, he called upon the Force to try to slow it down. Vader noticed this and lunged at Mace, causing him to drop the vent.
Vader and Mace continued their battle, both taking the advantage at different times. Mace felt beads of sweat collecting on his brow, then suddenly felt a searing pain in his arm, he backed away in surprise and realized that he had been so wrapped up in the duel he had ignored the bounty hunter who had now shot him in the arm, paralizing his right side.
Vader turned to Bobba Fett, and used the Force to pull the gun out of his hand. "Not yet." He stated in a very comanding tone.
"You promised if I helped you I would get my revenge." Bobba exclaimed.
"And you will, but only when I say." Vader replied, pointing a finger towards the young bounty hunter. "Not a moment sooner."
Mace tried to use the Force to heal his wound, but knew his time was drawing to a close, he prepared himself for death, but the warrior inside him wasn't about to go down without a fight. He put his light saber in his left hand and stared down Vader; the two opponents circled each other.
"Fool, this is my hour." Vader taunted him. "Do you not know death when you see it? The Jedi have long had this day coming, finally balance has been brought to the Force." Mace showed no signs of surprise, but he suddenly realized why the Sith lord's presence seemed oddly familiar. As Mace defended himself he could almost sense Vader smiling beneath the mask. "And you didn't want me to be trained." Vader snarled and swung at Mace's neck, Mace quickly deflected the shot and kicked Vader in the midsection, causing the Sith to stumble.
"Obviously our first instincts were correct." Mace shot back, waiting for the Sith to come at him again.
Vader, full of rage lunged at the Jedi master, almost knocking him down, he then proceeded to drive Mace to one knee with blow after blow, finally getting a break in the battle by slicing Mace's arm off at the elbow. Mace pulled back with a yell, falling completely to his knees. Vader stood over him, and picked up the fallen limb off the ground, removing the saber from it's grip, placing it and his saber on his belt. The dark lord took one more look at Mace, then walked over to Bobba Fett who seemed to be salavating at the thought of getting his revenge.
"He is all yours bounty hunter." Vader stated, moving out of Bobba's way.
Bobba strode up to the Jedi that was kneeling before him, he then unstrapped a large gun off his back. Mace looked at him, then closed his eyes and began to meditate, calling on the Force to welcome him in it's arms. Bobba shot the gun and in a flash of light the Jedi known as Mace Windu disapeared before their very eyes, his cloak crumpling to the ground.
Vader walked up to the garmet, roughly picking it up and storming out of the room.
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Sidious strode purposely down the dark hall, he was very pleased with himself at that very moment. He had waited years for this exact moment, ever since he was a young Sith apprentice and his master had foretold of the greatness yet to come for him. He had been patient, and it had paid off. Not only had he used the prophecy of the Chosen one to his advantage, and brought about the downfall of the Jedi, but he also found himself as the most powerful being in the entire galaxy, yet his hunger for power was not yet quelched. . .he wanted more.
As he rounded the corner that led to the dugeon Palpatine sensed a strange disturbance through the Force, he quickened his pace and headed for the cell that contained Jedi master Yoda only to find six crimson guards littering the halls. The Sith lord kicked in the door of the cell and found nothing but a Force collar lying on the ground. His blood began to boil as he bent down to retrieve the collar.
"Obviously I have underestimated you Master Yoda, a mistake I will not make again." Sidious snarled.
As he began to exit the cell, he noticed one of the crimson guards was still alive, Sidious looked at his servant with rage in his eyes and quickly shot the guard with a batch of Force lightning. He then continued his way back to his office.
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Siri pulled out her light saber as she felt the rush of air, she knew she was falling at an incredible rate. She ignited her saber and quickly sliced through the steel that had her incased. She found herself free floating for a moment, trying to determine her next course of action. She called upon the Force for guidance and then noticed several storm troopers climbing up the sides of the towers with cables. Siri twisted her body and came straight at one unsuspecting trooper, she crashed into him, causing him to fall, she then grabbed onto his cable stopping her plumit.
Siri hung in mid air for a moment, trying to catch her breath when the Force warned her of danger. She quickly ignited her saber again and deflected blaster fire that began to rain upon her. Siri then wrapped the cable around her wrist and she began to run around the side of the tower, avoiding blaster fire as she went, she swung down and crashed through a plate glass window. She rose to her knees, feeling shards of glass piercing her skin, she then looked up and noticed she was currently surrounded by eight storm troopers aiming their blasters at her.
Siri instinctivly went for her light saber, but found that she had dropped it during her crash landing. She then did something that Siri Tachi has never done in her life, she gave up, she closed her eyes calling upon the Force, preparing herself for death.
// I am so sorry Obi Wan // She called out through their friendship bond, and waited to become one with the Force.
The surge through the Force was great as a small green figure emerged from the shadows moving so quickly that he almost seemed like a blur, weilding a violet light saber that obviously wasn't made for his small frame, yet he used it masterfully, taking out several of the clones. Siri opened her eyes and was astonished, she then rose to her feet and helped take out the troopers as best she could without the use of a weapon.
When the two Jedi were standing over a pile of clone bodies Siri looked down at Yoda and noticed that the deminutive master looked like he had already been to hell and back, she was certain that he had.
"Master Yoda" She stated, kneeling in front of him. "What happened to you?" She asked.
Yoda handed her the light saber. "Hmmm, time for that tale there is not, escape we must."
Siri nodded and helped Yoda onto her back, she then rose to her feet and took off down the dark corridoors.
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*TBC: Whew, I have no idea why this chapter took me so long. . .I hope it turned out ok, please review and once again I'm sorry about the spelling but I only have access to wordpad and it doesn't have spell check.