Chapter 11
The Millennium Falcon, along with Wedge's X-wing and other Rebel craft, raced through the vertical tunnel leading towards Coruscaunt's power generator. Rusty pipes and rock surrounded the dare heroes on all sides, but at the speed they were going it all looked like a grey and brown blur.
Inside the Falcon, Han looked out of the cockpit window at a growing light emerging straight ahead. "That must be the where the power generator is." Han informed the passengers, pointing ahead. The scruffy looking pilot looked down towards the control panel and screen. "We should be there in under five minutes at the least."
Lando nodded, staring out the window.
"Oh this is so exciting!" Said 3P0. "My mechanical being can't take it any more." His view of space travel had slowly changed over the past years. He now accepted the dangerous situations in which his friends got themselves into, ever since that time when they escaped from cloud city.
His life history was something to be reckoned with, and even the most interesting parts he didn't even know. But someone might disagree, after all his life spanned only over fifty or so years. Compared to millions upon millions of years history in a galaxy far, far away...
Yoda leaped into the air, far above the balcony on which Sidious was standing, his shimmering body glowing in the darkness. The darkness, which was Sidious, surrounded and overflowed into the room everywhere, except for the tiny green Jedi. Yoda, in mid-air shouted furiously at his opponent and finally landed gracefully in front of Sidious and ignited his ghostly saber. The two warriors of light and dark met for the first time in over thirty years, saber against saber. They broke their lightsaber lock and brought down their fury upon each other.
Yoda's fast and powerful sweeps of his blade surprised the old Sith Lord. He might not have been expecting Yoda to attack at all... only defend.
"Much to learn, you still have." Yoda expressed as he jumped ducked to evade the red saber.
"No, my little friend. Your arrogance blinds you, Master Yoda." Sidious spat out just barely blocking the Jedi's saber, inches from his flesh. "Now you will experience my full power, once again."
"Again you say? Turned the tables have." Yoda stabbed his saber at the Sith Lord, but he backed away just in time. "One with the Force I am, and you just an old man."
Sidious gave a grunt in disgust and was infuriated to attack more swiftly, at the same rate as Yoda.
Luke watched as the two masters danced on the balcony above him. It was utterly amazing to Luke. He had never seen a true Jedi go against a Sith. Yoda seemed to have countless energy supplied to him through the Force. Sidious, it looked, was calling upon the dark side and getting more and more angry by the second. It was a Sith's way, to manipulate anger and transform it into power. Whatever that anger was…compassion, frustration, and even the eagerness of more power.
Obi-wan watched as the two jumped, leaped, attacked, defended, and fought against each other. He had always wondered how Sidious fought. He had never encountered him know that he thought of it. It was always his pawns that he faced: the battle with the Zabrak on Naboo, the scrimmage with Dooku on Geonosis and onboard the Separatist Flagship, the encounter with the General Grievous on Utapau…but the only one he truly cared for was Anakin.
His offspring Luke and Leia were very strong in the Force. They had the potential to become the most powerful beings in the universe, mostly because of Anakin. But some of the power came from there mother, Padme. Luke had gotten most of his father's traits and Leia her mother's. Because like her mother, Leia was a noble and helping person who played a very important role in the galaxy. If Luke didn't survive then it was up to her…
"Luke. Why is she?" Ben said, concerning the princess' safety.
Luke was caught staring at the fight above and taken by surprise. "Who? What?"
"Your sister Luke. Where is she?"
"Why?"
"We have to find her before its too late and the Imperials get rid of her."
"Well come on them. The main control bridge should have the information were need to find her."
Ben nodded as the two left for the turbolift, leaving Yoda all alone with the most dangerous man of the galaxy…
Inside the Flacon, Han stared deeply into the control panel as if memorized by its numbers and charts. His sad and depressed voice dragged on. "One minute and closing on the power generator."
Lando was concerned about Han, he had never seen him so down in the dumps. Its as life had lost its purpose in Han. "Han what's the matter? I'm worried."
Han didn't like talking about his personal feelings but with Lando he could talk about anything. "Leia…she's in danger. She's onboard that ship and there's nothing we can do."
Lando brought up a glimmer of hope. "Luke's taking care of it. Don't worry." Lando saw his mistake before it took full effect in Han's mind.
"Luke! That crazy maniac isn't there to save Leia. He's there to confront the Emperor. He doesn't give a damn about Leia." Han was truly unsettled and hurt.
"Your wrong Han. Luke thinks the world of Leia, he would never put her in harm." Lando tried to get deeper into the conversation. "You love her, don't you." Han nodded.
The screen blinked but the two former gamblers paid no attention. The protocol droid warned them. "We're closing in on the location now, sirs."
Sidious allowed complete control of the Force over him, letting it guide his actions, his defense, his attack, his evasions...he let the power of the darkside take over.
Sidious stroked downward, and limited his ability to attack. He's too used to cutting down enemies that come higher than his waist. Yoda's onslaught kept coming time after time, but the Sith Lord blocked again and again, moving to the right and then brought his blade down on Yoda. Yoda jump, spun sidewise and stroke his blade with Sidious twice before Yoda hit the ground.
Yoda still recovering from his jumps, was defenseless. Sidious saw this opportunity and took it. Using all his Force power, the Sith Lord outstretched his hand and Force pushed Yoda. Immediately, the small Jedi was slammed into the Emperor's throne and on impact it crippled.
Sidious followed up with his cold and terrifying voice. "This is the end, of the Jedi my friend. Except the truth."
"Never!" Yoda refused. They would battle to the death, Master vs. Master, Jedi vs. Sith, Light vs. Dark.
