CHAPTER 5

Holden exited the ship. They had just landed on Tatooine, and Holden needed to get to his friends underground house as soon as possible. He turned to Lea and John Paul, who were right behind him.

"You two can go into Mos Eisley if you want, but keep your hoods on. If people know we're Sith, they will attack us, and I don't feel like fighting these vile beings," he said. They nodded, and pulled on their hoods, covering their yellow eyes and pale faces. They walked off towards the town. Holden turned, and walked out towards the dunes, where his old friend lived.

"Hey buddy, how you doing" Holden's friend exclaimed as he walked into the door of the underground hut.

"Never felt better," Holden replied. Sam shook his head. It had been long since Holden had seen Sam, and Sam had changed. Sam had once been a Jedi, but was kicked out of the order as a Padawan for brutally assaulting and murdering his master. He had been strong and muscled then, now he was a tall, gangly man, his skin pale and waxy.

"I can tell, everyone in the galaxy heard about what you did to the Jedi on Coruscant! Let me tell you, couldn't of done better myself," he laughed. Holden immediately cut to the chase.

"Look, Sam, I need repairs. One of my companions turned on me," he said, and showed Sam his arm.

"No problem, I've fixed things much worse than this," he said, and began working.

John Paul looked around. Lea and he were sitting at a table in the Mos Eisley Cantina. He was trying to enjoy a drink, but a strange Rodian kept staring at him.

"Is that Rodian staring at me?" he asked Lea. She nodded.

"I think so," she replied. He quickly adjusted his hood, trying to hide his face. He looked again, and the Rodian was still staring at him. John Paul quickly got up and started towards the Rodian.

"Where you going?" Lea asked. He raised a finger, telling her to quiet. He stopped when he came to the Rodian, who was sitting at the bar.

"You got a problem with me, buddy?" he asked. The Rodian replied in his native tongue.

"You… YOU A KILLER!" he screamed, fear in his voice. John Paul whipped out his lightsaber and swiped the Rodian's head off in one clean hit. He turned and saw Lea jump into the air, swinging her blade precisely, taking down several Trandoshan's who had rushed her, since they loved the kill. He quickly turned back and slashed an Aqualish across the chest, the stabbed a Twi'lek in the gut. By now, blasters were firing everywhere, and many confused customers were shooting each other.

John Paul turned to check on Lea. She now had a second lightsaber. He guessed it was the second one had been Jessica's. Lea twirled the blades and moved quickly, almost like dancing. He smiled as people of all species fell under her blades. He turned, and began killing again. They would all have to die.

Holden raised his arm, and looked at his new metal arm.

"Looks good, huh?" Sam laughed. Holden nodded, and grabbed his blade. Disbelief crossed Sam's face.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Sam cried. Holden sighed, and shook his head.

"Sorry, nobody can know where we've been," he replied. He turned on his lightsaber and sliced Sam across the waist. Holden walked away as Sam split in two.

Holden waited outside his ship, waiting for John Paul and Lea. It was dark now, and they still hadn't returned. Suddenly, he saw the fires. Mos Eisley was burning, people screaming in pain. He saw John Paul and Lea running towards him.

"Goddamn it, what the hell did you do?" he shouted. They jumped, and landed in front of him.

"I told you not to pick a fight!" he angrily screamed. They sighed.

"They recognized us!" Lea yelled back at him.

"So you destroyed the entire town! Now people will know we were her and track us!" he screamed. He angrily walked into his ship as Lea and John Paul laughed at the destruction they had caused.

John Paul was laying on his bed, remembering when they were twelve, training at the Temple. He and his friends had never had a care in the world. It was like there was nobody else, just them. Then, they had all started thinking when Sam had left the Order. When Holden went evil, it had finally been the perfect chance to strike the order. But still, John Paul wasn't too sure of his actions. But, he would do whatever Holden asked.

Holden walked over to John Paul and Lea. They were both sitting in the Rec. room of the ship.

"We've just landed on Korriban. The Sith Temple isn't too far from here. Go, kill them," he demanded. They started walking out the door, when Holden grabbed Lea by the shoulder.

"Yes?" she asked. Holden looked and made sure John Paul was already out of the ship.

"After you two kill the Sith, I want you to kill John Paul," he told her. A look of confusion crossed her face.

"Why?" she asked.

"He is reckless, and paranoid. If he were to stay, he would get us destroyed. Plus, you are far more powerful than him; you are the better choice as a partner," he told her. She nodded.

"I will do as you ask," she said, and kneeled before him, "My master."