Chapter 2 A new master, a new apprentice
The man took Risika to a ship that was in a different galaxy. It was the ship that she would be trained as a Sith on. Risika was still frightened, but refused to show it. She followed him through a dull hallway. The hallway was like the inside of one long iron box. It was so plain. Unlike the rich carpets and tapestries that she was used to. "I know this place isn't a palace, but I think you'll be fine." Darth Sidious turned a dial on the wall and a door slid open. It startled Risika. She didn't even realize there was a door there. She peered inside, and had a look of disappointment on her face. It was also dull. It was her old bedroom from when she was a very small child. The only difference was that the bed was no longer a crib. The closet had a dial on it so that it could open electronically. The bed was small, barely giving the child enough room to grow. "This is your room. You..." "I know, I know, I cannot leave it without being told to do so." "I don't care if you leave it. You can go anywhere you want anytime. Except the control room, my room, and of course do not jump out of the ship." Risika smiled to herself. She walked into her room and set her bag on the bed. "So when do I start training?" "First thing tomorrow morning. Now you must sleep." He turned the dial and closed the door. Risika lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. "Maybe this wont be so bad after all." Risika opened her eyes. It was finally morning, though there was no sunrise. Risika stood and looked around the room. She wasn't quite sure of what to do. She saw clothes at the end of her bed. She put them on. It was a black combat outfit. Tight around the waste, the ankles, and the cuffs. The rest was a bit baggy, like a pirate's clothing. It was obviously good for twisting, turning, and moving in a fight. She pulled on a pair of boots that were placed on the floor by her bed and turned the dial on the door, opening it and walked out. The place was still empty. The only two beings on the whole ship were Risika and Darth Sidious, the Sith Lord. She walked down the hallway. Her boots clanked on the floor. She walked through an open doorway, into a large room. There was a chair in front of a window, looking out into the stars. The chair spun around, Sidious sat in it. "Ah, your awake. Are you ready to begin?" "Actually I was wondering if I could have something to eat first." "No food until you learn the basics. It shouldn't take you long if you have your father's genes." "But what if I get to weak without food?" "You'll starve." Risika took a step closer and her foot sunk into a mat. She looked down at the floor. It was covered in bouncy soft material. Probably just incase she fell or to help her jump better or something. Sidious threw something at her. It startled her, but she caught it. "Good reflexes. That's always helpful for beginners." Risika examined what he threw at her. It was a light saber. It brought a smile to her face. Sidious pushed a button on a control panel on the arm of his chair. A hologram of a boy with a light saber appeared beside Risika. "I have to fight a hologram?" she asked with disappointment. "An inanimate object? It's like fighting my imaginary friend." She complained to her master. Then she fell to the floor. She looked up at the hologram, he was smiling. He tripped her. "He's not just a hologram." Sidious smiled. Risika was surprised. "Can this thing actually kill me?" "No. He doesn't have a real light saber. It's just like a wooden sword. We'll get to the deadly androids soon enough." The hologram stuck his hand out to Risika, she grasped it, and he pulled her to her feet. "Begin." They each turned their light sabers on and got into ready position for attack. The hologram swiped his saber at Risika. She barely blocked it from slicing her neck. She tried to stab him in the chest but he kicked her saber out of her hand. She backed away and reached to pick up her weapon off the floor. The hologram lifted his saber in the air and slashed down, nearly cutting off her head. Sidious pushed the same button he used to make the hologram appear, but now he faded away. "If that were a real Jedi you would have been long since dead. We have a lot of work to do." Risika hung her head shamefully. "Let's start again, shall we?"
2 years later...
Risika had improved well over her past 2 years as the Sith Lord's apprentice. She was on her way to becoming a master in swordsmanship, just like Darth Maul. She sat on a large velvet red pillow that was located in the center of the combat room. She was comfortably seated in lotus position. Sidious sat in his chair. She looked up at him. "So who did kill my father master?" "I'm not sure I should tell you just yet young apprentice." "Tell me now. I want to know. I need to know." "Alright. It was a man named Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is a Jedi Knight. Very powerful, very intelligent. The force is strong with him." "The force?" "It's some rubbish that the Jedi believe they possess. A power or something." "Do you think I'll find this Obi-Wan?" "With the way you have improved in 2 years, I believe there is a chance." Risika noticed Sidious push a button on his control panel. She heard a soft flicker behind her. She grabbed the training light saber that was in front of her. She turned it on and spun around with it. She looked up as the hologram Jedi fell dead to the floor. Risika smiled proudly. "Well done." Darth Sidious was hardly impressed.
3 years later...
"RISIKA! WAKE UP! THE JEDI ARE ATTACKING!" Risika sat up in her bed. She looked toward her door at Darth Sidious. "You must leave at once! Get into one of the emergency ejection pod! Go now!" he ran from the doorway. Risika stood and pulled her butterfly necklace out of her nightstand that was beside her bed. She put on her cloak and ran out the door. She ran down the hallway and to one of the ejection pod doors. She pushed the button but the door wouldn't open. Risika could hear laser fire, and explosions outside the ship. She was more terrified than ever. Sweat dripped down her forehead. She continued to push the button and finally the door slid open. She flew in and sat down in the seat. Moments later Risika was miles away from the fight. She wasn't sure where she was going, but she knew she would take refuge on the nearest planet.
The man took Risika to a ship that was in a different galaxy. It was the ship that she would be trained as a Sith on. Risika was still frightened, but refused to show it. She followed him through a dull hallway. The hallway was like the inside of one long iron box. It was so plain. Unlike the rich carpets and tapestries that she was used to. "I know this place isn't a palace, but I think you'll be fine." Darth Sidious turned a dial on the wall and a door slid open. It startled Risika. She didn't even realize there was a door there. She peered inside, and had a look of disappointment on her face. It was also dull. It was her old bedroom from when she was a very small child. The only difference was that the bed was no longer a crib. The closet had a dial on it so that it could open electronically. The bed was small, barely giving the child enough room to grow. "This is your room. You..." "I know, I know, I cannot leave it without being told to do so." "I don't care if you leave it. You can go anywhere you want anytime. Except the control room, my room, and of course do not jump out of the ship." Risika smiled to herself. She walked into her room and set her bag on the bed. "So when do I start training?" "First thing tomorrow morning. Now you must sleep." He turned the dial and closed the door. Risika lay down on the bed and closed her eyes. "Maybe this wont be so bad after all." Risika opened her eyes. It was finally morning, though there was no sunrise. Risika stood and looked around the room. She wasn't quite sure of what to do. She saw clothes at the end of her bed. She put them on. It was a black combat outfit. Tight around the waste, the ankles, and the cuffs. The rest was a bit baggy, like a pirate's clothing. It was obviously good for twisting, turning, and moving in a fight. She pulled on a pair of boots that were placed on the floor by her bed and turned the dial on the door, opening it and walked out. The place was still empty. The only two beings on the whole ship were Risika and Darth Sidious, the Sith Lord. She walked down the hallway. Her boots clanked on the floor. She walked through an open doorway, into a large room. There was a chair in front of a window, looking out into the stars. The chair spun around, Sidious sat in it. "Ah, your awake. Are you ready to begin?" "Actually I was wondering if I could have something to eat first." "No food until you learn the basics. It shouldn't take you long if you have your father's genes." "But what if I get to weak without food?" "You'll starve." Risika took a step closer and her foot sunk into a mat. She looked down at the floor. It was covered in bouncy soft material. Probably just incase she fell or to help her jump better or something. Sidious threw something at her. It startled her, but she caught it. "Good reflexes. That's always helpful for beginners." Risika examined what he threw at her. It was a light saber. It brought a smile to her face. Sidious pushed a button on a control panel on the arm of his chair. A hologram of a boy with a light saber appeared beside Risika. "I have to fight a hologram?" she asked with disappointment. "An inanimate object? It's like fighting my imaginary friend." She complained to her master. Then she fell to the floor. She looked up at the hologram, he was smiling. He tripped her. "He's not just a hologram." Sidious smiled. Risika was surprised. "Can this thing actually kill me?" "No. He doesn't have a real light saber. It's just like a wooden sword. We'll get to the deadly androids soon enough." The hologram stuck his hand out to Risika, she grasped it, and he pulled her to her feet. "Begin." They each turned their light sabers on and got into ready position for attack. The hologram swiped his saber at Risika. She barely blocked it from slicing her neck. She tried to stab him in the chest but he kicked her saber out of her hand. She backed away and reached to pick up her weapon off the floor. The hologram lifted his saber in the air and slashed down, nearly cutting off her head. Sidious pushed the same button he used to make the hologram appear, but now he faded away. "If that were a real Jedi you would have been long since dead. We have a lot of work to do." Risika hung her head shamefully. "Let's start again, shall we?"
2 years later...
Risika had improved well over her past 2 years as the Sith Lord's apprentice. She was on her way to becoming a master in swordsmanship, just like Darth Maul. She sat on a large velvet red pillow that was located in the center of the combat room. She was comfortably seated in lotus position. Sidious sat in his chair. She looked up at him. "So who did kill my father master?" "I'm not sure I should tell you just yet young apprentice." "Tell me now. I want to know. I need to know." "Alright. It was a man named Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is a Jedi Knight. Very powerful, very intelligent. The force is strong with him." "The force?" "It's some rubbish that the Jedi believe they possess. A power or something." "Do you think I'll find this Obi-Wan?" "With the way you have improved in 2 years, I believe there is a chance." Risika noticed Sidious push a button on his control panel. She heard a soft flicker behind her. She grabbed the training light saber that was in front of her. She turned it on and spun around with it. She looked up as the hologram Jedi fell dead to the floor. Risika smiled proudly. "Well done." Darth Sidious was hardly impressed.
3 years later...
"RISIKA! WAKE UP! THE JEDI ARE ATTACKING!" Risika sat up in her bed. She looked toward her door at Darth Sidious. "You must leave at once! Get into one of the emergency ejection pod! Go now!" he ran from the doorway. Risika stood and pulled her butterfly necklace out of her nightstand that was beside her bed. She put on her cloak and ran out the door. She ran down the hallway and to one of the ejection pod doors. She pushed the button but the door wouldn't open. Risika could hear laser fire, and explosions outside the ship. She was more terrified than ever. Sweat dripped down her forehead. She continued to push the button and finally the door slid open. She flew in and sat down in the seat. Moments later Risika was miles away from the fight. She wasn't sure where she was going, but she knew she would take refuge on the nearest planet.