CHAPTER 4
Jessica sat in her room of the ship, meditating. Suddenly, she heard a voice.
"Why did you fall to the dark side?" the voice asked. She opened her eyes. A man was standing there, but he was transparent, like a ghost.
"Who are you?" she asked. She noticed he was handsome, about her age. He wore dark robes and had curly brown hair, and an innocent face.
"My name was Anakin Skywalker," he told her. She knew who he was. He had been the father of Master Luke. He had been the previous owner of a life-support suit, and had died on the second Death Star. No, Darth Vader had died on the Death Star. Anakin had become one with the Force.
"I fell because I couldn't kill my friends," she said. He sighed.
"I fell trying to save the woman I loved. She died because of me," he told her. She listened as he began to explain what had happened.
"A friend had told me if I turned, I could save my wife from death. Instead, I became power hungry, and broke her heart. I was hurt in a fight, and served my master for years, until my son released me from the chains of the dark side," he explained. She felt horrible for him.
"I'm so sorry," she said. He walked over to her, and kneeled before her.
"I still sense good in you. You have to stop them. They are too far into the dark side to use common sense. Stop them," he begged, and disappeared before her eyes.
Holden was sitting in his room, thinking about his situation. He would have to infiltrate a Sith base, and kill all of them without dying. Piece of cake.
He looked up as Jessica walked in, her lightsaber turned on. She jumped forward, and swung her blade. It connected with Holden's right hand, knocking it clean off. He winced in pain, and used the Force to throw her against a wall. She fell down unconscious.
Holden looked up as John Paul and Lea walked in, shock on their face's.
"What the hell happened?" John Paul asked him. Anger swelled in Holden's mind.
"This traitor attacked me! Take her into the empty supply room, tie her up by her wrists and leave her. We will deal with her later. Reroute the coordinates for Tatooine, I know a man there that can help me with my repairs," he told them.
"Okay," Lea said, and went to reroute the ship, and John Paul dragged Jessica's body to the supply room.
Jessica slowly opened her eyes, the whole world seeming to be spinning. She was tied to the ceiling by her hands, so she couldn't move. She saw Anakin, looking at her from across the room.
"I failed," she told him. He shook his head.
"No, you didn't. You weakened Holden, took off his hand. Not many people could do that," he told her. Anakin disappeared as the door opened, and Holden, Lea and John Paul walked in. She quickly spit on Holden's foot. He laughed, and signaled John Paul. John Paul smacked Jessica across the face.
"What was your reason for attacking me?" Holden asked. She didn't ask her. He raised his stump of a hand to her face.
"Why did you do this?" he shouted.
"I came to my senses," she said. He laughed, and walked out of the room, bringing John Paul and Lea with him. When the door closed, he turned to them.
"Kill her. Do your worst," he instructed. They nodded, and walked back into the room. Holden laughed as he heard Jessica's screams.
Lea stood over the smoking carcass of her old friend, Jessica. She had cut Jessica into pieces, and electrocuted her. Lea smiled as the thoughts filled her mind. By now, the dark side had twisted her beyond any point of return; she was possibly more maniacal than Holden himself. She slowly bent over and grabbed Jessica's lightsaber, which was still attached to her hip. She would use it well when they met their next opponent.
She quickly looked, and saw a bracelet one Jessica's dismembered hand. Lea remembered it instantly. She had given it to Jessica when they were ten, a type of friendship gift. She grabbed it, and crushed it in her hand. She let the pieces fall to the floor, and walked out of the room.