Gevaden: In my eyes Darth Maul was the greatest character in the Star Wars movies…despite being killed off in the first movie and having very few lines.

So I've decided to write a fic on how he became a Sith and was trained by Darth Sidious.

Note: As lots of information is never revealed about Darth Maul I've had to make it up, so just to make sure you don't get mixed up or say to our friends

You know Darth Mauls real name, you don't…nor do I, but I wish I did.

I've invented the name Odium Clout. (If your wondering were I got such a crazy name, ask me in a review and I'll E-mail the answer to you)

Odium was tied to a tree on the planet Kasshyyk. This was one method of how Palpatine trained him, he'd tie him somewhere then run away and go wherever he wanted (Usually off the planet), then Odium would have to get loose and find him.

His record was one week, he had been tied to a broken speeder in on the Tatooine dune seas and he found his master on a water-covered planet called Manaan.

Odium was thinking back to when he first met Palpatine.

Ten years earlier

Odium was a youngling under the tutelage of Yoda. Yoda had gone somewhere for a moment to bring in a 'guest speaker' to tell them all about the ways of the world and politics.

Some other Jedi was teaching them while Yoda had stepped put and he hadn't introduced himself properly, he was an ageing man, with a long dark beard.

Yoda returned after about half an hour with the guest speaker.

"Senator Palpatine this is." Yoda said in his usual voice.

"Tell you about politics and the force he will."

Palpatine had a hand on Yoda's shoulder.

"Thank you master Yoda. Now children I am Palpatine, I'm a politician hear on Corusant. My job is to make up laws and decide various legislations."

The other present Jedi cut in and said to Palpatine.

"Senator remember these are children your talking to, I don't think they know what a legislation is."

"Ahh yes, thank you, my mistake. Anyway the force plays a very important part in the galaxy, the Jedi often go to other planets to represent politicians like me to talk to people, you never know maybe someday one of you will represent me on another planet…" as he said this his eyes met with a youngling, a Zabrak

"Maybe you'll represent me on Tatooine or Naboo someday." Even though his attention was on the Zabrak child it seemed that he was speaking to them all.

After he had been speaking for an hour he took his leave.

The next day Yoda was taking the Younglings for a walk around Corusant, Odium got separated and lost from the group. But soon saw a familiar face, he saw several people walking and talking, one was the man who had visited them yesterday. He approached the man and asked if he could help. Palpatine instantly realised the boy.

"Hello there child, what are you doing here?"

"Master Yoda was bringing us for a walk but I got separated."

"Come with me boy, I'd like to talk to you." Palpatine parted from his associates and started walking with Odium.

"What's your name boy?"

"Odium Clout sir."

"You don't need to call me sir. Tell me Odium, do you remember your home planet."

"Iridonia, I miss it there."

"What was it like there."

"It was full of warriors and strong people, real people."

"Yes lots of the people on this planet are weak aren't they?"

"Yes, I suppose."

"Do you like the way Yoda is teaching you?"

"No, it's boring."

"Really?"

"Yes, talks and talks, I want to learn how to use a lightsaber."

"Can I tell you a secret?"

"Yes."

"But do you promise not to tell anyone. Even master Yoda?"

"Yes, honest." Odium gave a nod.

Odium hadn't noticed that Palpatine had brought him away from the crowds and they were in a dock, a completely empty dock.

"I have a lightsaber."

"Are you a Jedi?"

"No."

"Then how come you have a lightsaber? Only Jedi have lightsabers."

"That's not true."

"Who else has them?"

"People who can use the force but don't like Jedis, people who think the Jedi are weak, people who can make lightning come out of there hands."

"Can you make lightning come out of your hands?"

"I can, would you like to see?"

Odium gave a nod and a big smile crept onto his face. Palpatine looked at a bird that was near them, he pointed a hand at the bird and force lightning shot from his hands and fried the bird.

"Was that good Odium?"

"That was very good!"

"Would you like to do that?"

"Yes please!"

"I might be able to teach you someday, but for now we better find Yoda."

Odium lost his smile, Yoda was boring.

They found Yoda, Palpatine ushered Odium over to the other younglings.

"I found this wondering around master Yoda, I though you might like him back."

"Indeed. Hmm." Yoda waddled over to Palpatine and shook his hand.

"Important businesses I presume you have, yes?"

"Yes I'll be off, he's a very impressive child master Yoda, teach him well."

Palpatine left, already foreseeing the Childs future.

The weeks passed by and Yoda, being all boring, was irritating Odium.

"Big stupid weakling, no small stupid weakling."

Odium wanted to meet Palpatine again and he was strong. And they would soon meet again, Odium would wander out of the temple at night, but while he was out older kids jumped him.

One of them went to punch him but he jumped and kicked him in the face, and for a few minutes it would seem that he would beat up all four of them, but then a teenager, who was the older brother of one of the kids came along, he had a vibrosword and started swinging and Odium. Odium jumped high or ducked low but eventually his arm got a nasty cut, he fell back. The teenager was suddenly being struck by lightning, and the rest of the kids thrown around.

A dark figure walked up to Odium.

"You were looking for me I presume?"

"Yes, I want you to teach me, Yoda is weak."

"That's good."

The next morning Yoda felt a something in the force, or rather didn't feel something. It was Odium, he was gone. And when a guard told Yoda that a youngling was missing Yoda knew thought he had somehow gotten outside, but a man came around the next day telling him that

"A young boy was jumped by some thugs and killed, we think he was a youngling. He certainly had the robes of one."

Meanwhile Odium was putting on a black robe that Palpatine had given him.

Palpatine asked him a question.

"Do you know what the dark side is?"

Gevaden: That's chapter one, hope you enjoyed it. Comments on anything would be appreciated. Thanks.