Star Wars ½: Shadows of the Empire
Star wars characters and Ranma do not belong to me if they did I won't be writing this.
Sit back and enjoy the story.
Please do not kill me if I deviate from the actual story I got a rusty memory even though I saw all the episodes about 10 times each. I want to make it a little different but not very so please forgive me if I get some thing wrong and please don't try to kill me.
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On the island of Japan.
In a prefecture called Nerima
There is a boy by the name of Ranma.
He was the best martial artist in his time
He had many enemies, friends and not to
Mention hordes of fiancées
He had many adventures
And this is one of them.
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Unknown Location
Ranma stood there frozen in place as everyone he knew back in Nerima, they all looked at him. "Why did you leave us to die?" the image of Akane said.
Ranma tried to answer but couldn't.
"Why did you leave me Ran-chan?" The Image of Ukyo said to him
"I never wanted to hurt you." Ranma finally said before Kasumi appeared in her black robes of a Sith apprentice. She pulled a silver cylinder and pressed a button as a magenta blade sprung forth and begun to cut them down one by one when she finished she moved toward Ranma.
"I though you loved me" She said as she prepared to kill him by razing her saber over her head and bringing it down over him as blackness overtake him.
Tatooine
Ranma awoke from the violent dream he had while mediating on a cliff near Obi-Wan Kenobi's dwelling, his thoughts lingered over the events that happened on Cloud City, Kasumi why? Of all of us you were the one least likely to snap, he thought as he spotted a dust trail coming in from the distance.
Looks like Lando, Chewie and the Tomboy are back , he thought with a smirk as he sat up and headed back to the dwelling.
Inside the place as he and Luke remembered it almost three years ago there benches all around the walls and a center pole with a bench all around it.
In one corner sat the two Astromech Droids Artoo and Arthree as they watched look busy Luke going over one of Obi-Wan's training manuals the data pad it was stored on was ancient nearly 40s years old and on the back was the symbol of the old Jedi Order.
Luke himself was sitting cross-legged with series of miscellaneous parts lying about as he looked over the manual and picked up the piece and fit it into a cylinder like device.
"I'm building a new lightsaber," Luke had told Ranma as they gathered the parts at Mos Eisley.
"It will help the bonds in my hands to finish bonding," he had referred to his gloved right hand at the time.
"Hey Luke the others are coming." Ranma said as he walks in.
Luke gets up from where he was sitting and looks at Ranma.
"You look as if you saw a ghost Ranma." Luke said noticing Ranma pale face and shaking hands.
"It's nothing. I'm fine." Ranma waves Luke off.
Luke walks over and places his hand on his shoulder.
"Ranma…" Ranma pulls away and exits the hut not wanting the others to see him.
Luke chases after him but he was too late Ranma was bonding over the cliff and soon disappears from view.
"Ranma. You dummy!" Luke shakes his head sadly.
The two of them had changed a lot after the incident at Cloud City.
Ranma had become quiet and brooding when they arrive on Tatooine and refused to talk to Luke about what had happened at Cloud City.
He too was badly shaken by the revelation that he was the son of Darth Vader.
He shakes his head and heads into the hut and waited for the others to arrive.
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"RANMA! RANMA!" Akane shouts as she runs into the guestroom in her wedding dress.
She opens the door and walks in with a mallet intending to dish out pain.
She looks around but finds the room empty, the cupboard all thrown open and empty, Ranma's clothes and pack were all gone.
"RANMA!" She screams as she crumbles to the floor.
Several weeks after the wedding, Akane was walking towards school. She was in a foul mood.
She, her father and Genma had gone around looking for Ranma but found nothing. Nabbiki also chipped in the search using her vast resources but it was as if he had disappeared into thin air.
No one knew where Ranma was.
As she broods she finds her way blocked by Ukyou who was standing in her way brandishing her huge combat spatula.
Akane tries to turn around to take another rout but finds her way barred by Shampoo who had a pair of Chinese sabers in her hands.
Akane backs into a wall dropping her book bag as she went into a defensive stance.
Kasumi was getting lunch ready when the phones started to ring she rushes out of the kitchen to pick up the phone.
"Hello Tendo residence." Kasumi said.
"Hello I'm calling from Nerima general hospital. Are you related to a Akane Tendo?" A man asks over the phone.
"Oh I'm her older sister is there a problem." Kasumi's cheerful smile fades.
"I'm sorry to have to tell you this but Akane Tendo was admitted a few minutes ago. She had several large wounds on her body, our people did their best but we could not save her. I'm sorry to say that she had just pass away due to server blood lost."
"No…" the receiver falls from her had as her whole body went weak.
The whole family was at the hospital, Soun was sat at the edge of the bed his face pale as he held the hand of his youngest daughter.
Nabiki was standing next to him not knowing what to do to help her father.
Kasumi was outside the room talking to the police officers.
"Miss Tendo according to witnesses they claim that your sister was assaulted by two persons. A girl was using a large spatula and a purple hair girl using a pair of Chinese sabers. Do you have any idea who they are?" The officer asks.
"……." Kasumi did not know what to say.
"Yes I… know them. So did my sister." Kasumi finally said.
Suddenly Nabiki screams and in rushed several doctors and nurses.
Kasumi runs in to see her father on the floor.
Doctors and the nurses were trying their best to revive him.
After several minutes the doctors stop.
Shaking his head "I'm sorry Miss Tendo we did all we could…."
The doctor pulls a blanket over Soun's body. Kasumi stood at the doorway her face pale and cold watching her only family left crying over their father's body.
That evening as they arrive in their home, Nabiki walks up to the stairs like a zombie ignoring her sister and went into her room.
Kasumi stood at the door way in a span of a day she had lost 2 of her family.
'I have to be strong.' Kasumi told herself as she went to the mailbox to see if there were any letters.
She finds a letter addressed to her.
She opens it as she walks to the kitchen.
Dear Kasumi,
When you get this letter I am probably miles away from Nerima. I am sorry Kasumi. I couldn't stand it any more the beatings, the madness and the chaos. You probably want to know why I ran from the wedding; well to tell you the truth Kasumi I don't love Akane any more. If our parents had asked me two years earlier I would go through with the wedding without a fuss that was how much I love Akane but it was not to be. As the days past after the botched up first wedding I finally see what Akane sees me as a prize, an object to be won and abuse by her. I thought I was wrong at first but my fears were realized when I over heard Akane talking to her friends boasting that I was hers, I'm nothing but an object to her. It broke me. The only reason I stayed on the past two years was that I fell in love with another and I wish that I could tell her how much I love her. She was the only one who cared and would listen to my fears and problems, at first I thought it was like the love between a brother and sister. I could not help myself, her smile her gentle ways made me fall in love with her. Yes that girl is you Kasumi. I wish how much that I could say that I love you but my honor and fears ruled me. I was too afraid to come to you with my feelings. I feared that you would reject me and it would be too much for me. When I was told about the wedding I didn't know what to do so I decided to run. I'm sorry Kasumi I hope your family can forgive me and you would forgive me for running away.
Ranma
Kasumi reread the letter again, tears fell from her eyes as she read the letter again and again.
She too had fallen for Ranma over the years but she was too afraid and it was improper as an older sister to steal away her younger sister's fiancé.
She went to her room locking it she went over to her dresser and takes out a picture from a small box.
It was a photograph of her and Ranma taken by Nabiki 3 years back. Kasumi ran a finger over the picture of Ranma wishing that he was here with her.
She went to bed holding the picture crying.
The next morning as Kasumi woke and made her way to the furo to wash up.
She pulls open the door to her horror sitting in the bath was Nabiki her wrist slit blood pouring into the water turning it red.
"NABIKI!" Kasumi rushes in. She held her sister.
It was too late, she was already gone. Kasumi screams in anguish as the last of her family was taken away from her.
As Kasumi sat in Nabiki's room she played the recorder left to her by Nabiki.
"Kasumi, I am so sorry." A sob and a pause.
"I didn't know it would turn out like this. I thought it would blow over I didn't mean for this to happen." Crying.
"It's all that bastard's fault running away. He should have been here to save Akane. He killed daddy and Akane. I'm sorry Kasumi. I'm sorry Kasumi… click." A torrent of emotions filled Kasumi.
Anger, hate, sadness filled her.
Her hold over her feelings broke as she screamed.
A chi blast was last seen shooting from the house.
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Darth Enaka slowly came two from her mediation in her inner sanctum in the Emperor's palace on Imperial Center, remembering the beginning of her awakening over the deaths of her father and younger sisters.
Ranma, she thought for betraying my family you shall pay dearly.
She felt summonses over the force by her master, Darth Vader.
She slowly raises raises her hood over her head, as her face was covered with the shadows her eyes glowed yellow as she sent a pulse of acknowledgement to her master.
Vader was waiting for her as she stepped through the opening, "You called for me Lord Vader," She asked as she followed beside with Vader,
"Yes, Enaka," his modulated voice from his helmet replied.
Enaka had heard about what happened to him on the lava planet Mastafa (1) in a duel between him and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"The Emperor wants you with me at the meeting with the head of Xizor Transport Systems concerning supply shipments to the Outer Rim bases."
Enaka took this information in slowly, "As you wish master." Came her reply. As she briefly remembered meeting the Falleen owner Prince Xizor before being sent off to begin her training with Master Vader.
Vader led her to his audience chamber took his place with Enaka beside him as they waited for Xizor to show.
Why did the emperor let me train her , he wondered to himself more than anything else, Did he feel that I needed an agent similar to Mara Jade .
His thoughts were interrupted as the doors to his chambers opened and Xizor stepped through the door making his way to the middle of the chamber.
Xizor stood their standing at his full height, he is Falleen a species considered by most of the galaxy to be one of the most beautiful humanoid races in the galaxy, his green scaled skin betrayed his reptilian heritage of the Falleen race.
Once again he thought, time to put a show on for the holoprojectors .
He steeled himself and said, "You wished to see me about something Lord Vader?"
Vader squinted though that was hidden by his breathing mask, "Yes," he said in a deep voice, "The Emperor wanted me to arrange a fleet of your ships to make supply deliveries to Imperial bases around the Outer Rim Territories."
Xizor face remained calm but in side he was smiling, "Of course Lord Vader," he said with a bow and finished, "My fleet is at your command," the fleet he was refereeing to one business Xizor runs that is completely legit, Xizor Transport Systems or XTS.
"But remember, Xizor," Vader said sternly, "The Emperor does not take kindly to delay's like has happened in the past with your company's shipments."
Xizor nodded, "I understand completely Lord Vader and I must assure you that the problems have been delt with internally."
Vader just nodded, "Enaka escort Prince Xizor to his transport."
Enaka nodded and bowed, "yes master," she said as she moved up to Xizor, "follow me," she said quietly.
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A week after the tragic deaths in the Tendo family, Kasumi sold the house and the dojo and disappears.
The last person who had seen her was Happonsai, whose body was found badly broken. He had claimed that Kasumi came to him to learn the arts of any thing goes but he had refused.
As he was about to leave he was attacked by Kasumi and tapped on his moxibon point and beaten to a pulp by her and taken all his scrolls.
Most did not believe him and left him to his own devices.
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Hyperspace en route to Gall
Ranma stared out into the cockpit of the Falcon watching Hyperspace flow by.
He could feel the excitement flowing from Luke and Leia as they knew they might be able to rescue Han.
Just like rescuing Akane from the Seven Lucky Gods . He thought back to some unpleasant memories tied back to his time at Nerima.
The door in the back slid open and Lando stepped through.
He sat down in the pilots seat, "How you doing kid" he said.
Ranma didn't move still staring out into Hyperspace, "Nothing Lando, just thinking about what happened back in Bespin."
Lando raised an eyebrow, "I know Luke faced Vader but you've been extremely quite about what happened to you," he said looking over some instruments, "Maybe telling someone what happened might help."
Ranma considered it for a moment and said, "You do know I'm not from this Galaxy…" he gave Lando a short overview of his past including the event leading him to Tatooine, learning the force with Obi-Wan joining the Rebel Alliance and continuing his training with Yoda and the prelude to the events that happened on Bespin.
"Enaka turns out to be someone I knew back in Nerima, Kasumi Tendo, she was the one person who treated me like a person instead of a prize."
Lando was amazed if he had been through the life Ranma had been through he would be insane.
"Ranma," he said finally, "I know that I can't say anything that can make it better. Hell I know I can't but that doesn't mean you need to close yourself to everybody, I've watched how you've been keeping people out since we got back to the fleet from Bespin."
Lando's words struck home to Ranma, "I know but I don't think I'm ready yet I know I got to bring Enaka back to the light somehow." He said as he stood up and headed for the door he turned to Lando and said, "I'll give what you said some thought."
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1 month after the incident, Hokkaido.
"Can I have a special please." A customer said sitting down at the grill.
"Sure coming right up." Ukyou said as she whips up one of her special okonomiyaki. Ukyou had managed to get off scott free because of her father's close relations with some people in the government.
The case was closed citing it was a case of misadventure.
Ukyou and Konatsu had closed the shop in Nerima and moved the very next day after Akane's death.
That night as they close the shop for the night.
"I'm sorry but we are close!" Ukyou said as she cleans the grill.
Konatsu was cleaning and clearing the tables.
"Close even for me?" Ukyou looks up and sees Kasumi standing in the middle of the shop dripping wet from the downpour outside.
"Kasumi…." Ukyou's face turns pale.
Konatsu tops what he was doing and tries to edge his way to the grill.
"I won't do that if I were you Konatsu." Kasumi said in an ice cold voice while keeping a smile on her face.
"What do you want Kasumi." Ukyou asks as she tries to reach for a mini spatula under the grill.
"Why?"
"Why what Kasumi?" Ukyou asks fidgeting ignorance.
Kasumi pulls out her left hand from her over coat pocket.
She had a gun.
"Put! Put!" Konatsu fell to the floor writhing in pain.
"This might be a replica gun but the pallets in her are coated with a slow acting poison." Several pallets were embedded in his skin.
Kasumi points the gun at Ukyou.
"I also had it modified so it can penetrate skin. Kasumi said still smiling.
"Once again, why?" Kasumi asks again.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" Ukyou screams at Kasumi.
"Oh my you don't?" Kasumi said as she walks behind the grill with the gun still pointing at Ukyou.
"You better tell me soon or poor konatsu there will die." Kasumi said smiling.
Ukyou looks over at Konatsu. He was vomiting, his body convulsing.
"I told you I don't know anything!" Ukyou screams at Kasumi as she throws the mini spatula at her.
Kasumi deftly catches it and with blinding speed she backhands Ukyou sending her flying into a wall. With a groan Ukyou slums to the floor unconscious.
"Pathetic." Kasumi said as she walks over to the door and locks it.
"Now for some fun." Kasumi smirking turns back and walks to wards the now prone body of Ukyou.
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Black Sun headquarters Imperial Center (Coruscant)
Xizor looked up from the table as Jabba the Hutt slithered in to his chambers, "I bid you greetings Prince Xizor" he said in his native tongue of Huttese.
Xizor sighed to himself as he watched the translation, he knew very well that Jabba can speak basic, "Thank you Jabba and please speak basic."
Normally if a Hutt took that kind of remark the person who uttered would have been dead in an instant but coming from the head of the intergalactic criminal organization Black Sun Jabba the Hutt just nodded and continued in basic, "Of course your highness."
The conversation continued with the normal pleasantries of the current state of their businesses before Xizor got to the point. "I understand you have had some business dealings with the Empire, mainly dealing with a Captain Solo."
Jabba nodded, "Not directly," he said, "I mainly sent the bounty hunters after the debt Captain Solo owed me."
Xizor nodded taking this information in as his master plan corrected itself with the new information gathered, "I have come across a change in one of the Imperial bounties concerning a Luke Skywalker."
Jabba who had by then was eating on some insectoid like creatures, looked up, "the one that is to be brought in alive along with his partner Ranma Saotome."
Xizor just sat their, "Saotome is of no concern anymore as Skywalker's bounty is now kill on sight."
Jabba took this information as it was, he knew Xizor had the ear of the Emperor, "As you wish Xizor I'll inform my bounty hunters." With that he powered his hover lift and moved out of the room to his transport out of the building.
When Jabba had left the room Xizor smiled letting his perfect and slightly pointed teeth be seen if anyone was there, Excellent soon revenge will be mine, Darth Vader .
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Alliance base on the moon Kile
Ranma and Luke greeted Wedge in the hanger of the bare base that was set up acouple days before there arrival.
"It's great to see you two, we are really missing your flying skills in the squadron," Wedge, now the commander of Ranma and Luke's old squadron Rouge Squadron, said as he shook their hands.
"This isn't much but its home for awhile at least."
Ranma smiled at that, Same old Wedge , he thought to himself more than anyone else as he followed Wedge to the other end of the hanger where sat an impressive Corellian space freighter with the pilots cabin seated away from the main part of the ship.
Standing beside it checking one of the various maintenance ports was a tall lean man about Han's dressed out in freighter togs and gray coveralls with a blaster slung low on his hip.
Wedge walked over to the man, "Ranma, Luke, Chewie and Leia this is Dash Rendar."
Dash took this time to do an exaggerated bow to Leia and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you your highness."
Leia was more shocked than annoyed at his manner, she started to say something but something interrupted her as a voice yelled near the other end of the base.
"WHERE IN THE HELL AM I NOW?"
To be continued
Author's notes: Light here I took a stab at this one because I was the more familiar with this story. I hope this does seem rushed or anything.
First I would like to thank my co writer for getting part of the story done and I hope to that the story is not too short.
Thanks to everyone for your reviews and comments
It will take a while for us to get the next chapter out but we'll try to speed it up .
Guess who has come to pay Ranma a visit.
Still tune for the next chapter until then.