Chapter VIII
An hour later the four Jedi Masters were dressed in their Naboo farmer uniforms and entering the spaceport, Quinlan had a shuttle prepared for them with a Clone Trooper holding it standby.
As they neared the shuttle a blaster bolt was fired in their direction and a loud voice bellowed after them, "Jedi, surrender now!"
The four Jedi glanced back to see a young man with a scarred face looking at them, although he was young he was strong in the Force, "I am Kitori, Jedi Hunter, and you shall die," he leapt toward Ikit and activated his lightsaber, the blue blade slid out with a snap-hiss and the old Jedi Master activated his own.
Kitori forced Ikit away from the others as they turned to help him, a loud whistle was heard and a brigade of stromtroopers came running in their direction.
Ikit used the Force to push the young man back and turned to face the others, "Go on ahead, leave me, I join my brothers and sisters, May the Force be with you."
Quinlan and the others entered the shuttle and it took off into the Naboo sky, the Kiffar silently cursed himself for making so many miscalculations, how could he make so much? He missed Khaleen, he missed his child, he wished he could just run away from the battle against the Sith and forget it all. But no, his child would grow up to be Force sensitive and with that, he would be hunted and killed by the Jedi Hunters, or worse, join the Sith. And with Quinlan already being such a vessel for the darkside, he would be an even greater Sith Master than his father.
The Kiffar clenched his fist, as long as he had breath in his body he would fight the Sith to the last.
Obi-Wan, Quinlan and Mawn mourned their losses as the ship reached the outskirts of the Naboo's atmosphere.
"General Vos, we have a problem," said the clone in the pilot's seat.
Quinlan felt it before he saw it, a large anomaly in the Force, he looked through the view port, and gasped, "By the Force!"
The large vessel was larger than any Republic carrier he had ever been on.
Obi-Wan sighed, "Our problem just got a lot worse," coming toward them were three squadrons of tie fighters.
Darth Vader reached the battle and felt the intensity before he saw it, Ian and Master Ikit were engaged in deadly battle.
Vader raised a gloved hand motioning the young hunter to stop, Kitori nodded and deactivated his lightsaber.
The Sith Lord moved forward, "I will enjoy killing this one,"
Ikit raised his blue lightsaber and entered the Ataru fighting style position, an older and much cruder form of Vaapad, "come Sith, let me deal with you,"
Vader laughed, "Master Ikit, Jedi Guardian, you shall fall to my power and you shall die, once you told me I was not strong enough, you told me that Jedi I would not be, and Jedi I am not, I am Sith,"
He rushed toward Ikit, his black cape flowing behind him, their lightsabers locked as they clashed sending sparks here and there, Ikit swept his blade upward and took a small section of Vader's cape with him.
The Sith lord was shocked as the piece of synth-cloth fell to the floor, "You will pay for ruining my cape old man,"
Ikit smiled, "you have paid by your loss on Mustafar Vader, just as you will lose today,"
Vader was outraged as he rushed toward the old Jedi Master again his blade blocked by the Jedi Master's blue bladed lightsaber.
"Surrender Master Ikit and your death shall be quick and painless," said Vader as Ikit moved back again. Vader did not really wish to kill the Jedi Master that taught him how to block blaster bolts and absorb them through his body.
Realization dawned on Jedi Master Ikit and he finally understood his purpose. With a salute he deactivated his lightsaber. Ikit moved a foot back and locked stares with the dark lord, "'When you fall, catch you I will,' said Master Yoda to Dooku before he turned into a Knight, now I tell you this, as you have fallen I shall hold my hand out to you," he returned his lightsaber to his belt, "choose and act…Anakin,"
Vader felt himself twinge at the name and he hesitated, should he really kill the Jedi Master? Did he really deserve this violent death after all his long tiring days? What would Pa-No, he could not allow these thoughts to permeate him, "I am Darth Vader Dark Lord of the Sith," he rushed forward again and struck out at the Jedi Master.
In a flash of light Jedi Master Ikit died, however his body disappeared as Vader approached, "Jedi trickery?" he stretched out with the Force and was certain, "no, Ikit is dead,"
A Stormtrooper captain came before the Sith, "Lord Vader, word from the Executor is that they have engaged the Jedi who just escaped the planet,"
Vader turned, "Alright, ready my shuttle, we will be joining the battle soon,"