Author Notes- Here's the next chapter. I hope you all like it.

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Jaina made her way down the sunlit halls of the building's 8th floor until she finally came to the entrance of the Jedi Council Chamber. She entered the Chamber then briefly looked around the circular room. Like the Great Hall, the walls of the Chamber were painted white and the floor was black tiled. But unlike the Great Hall, however, the Chamber wasn't as large and it didn't have any plants or hieroglyphic paintings. Surrounding the entire Chamber were several large crystal clear windows that revealed Mon Calamari's beautiful landscape but also made the room very bright. In the center floor of the Chamber sitting behind a large transparent rectangular table were the seven wise members of the Council: Luke Skywalker, Luke's wife Mara Jade Skywalker, Kyle Katarn, Kyp Durron, Kam Solusar, Kam's wife Tionne, and Corran Horn.

Jaina proceeded to the center floor then stopped until she was only a few meters away from the Council table. She bowed before the Council then spoke. "Greetings Masters of the Council."

Every Council member gave a nod then Luke who sat in the middle of the table replied with a smile. "Greetings and Good Morning, Jaina. What brings you here on this most unexpected visit?"

"I unfortunately bring you all most disturbing news," Jaina said with a serious expression on her face. "Last night, my padawan learner, Ben Skywalker, was taking a little nighttime walk to the beach when he was suddenly attacked by a dark sider who goes by the name, Darth Omega."

Expressions of concern and worry spread across the faces of the Council members and few exchanged worried glances. Jaina looked at her aunt Mara and saw very worried look on her face. Luke had a somewhat calm look on his face but Jaina could feel through the force that he too felt the same distress for his son that Mara felt.

"Is he alright?" Mara asked Jaina.

Jaina nodded then replied. "Ben is alright. He managed to fend off Omega's attack and come out of the duel unharmed."

Both Luke and Mara sighed in relief. Corran then asked Jaina. "What about this Omega? Is he also still alive?"

"He is. Ben told me that Omega escaped by using a swoop bike." Jaina replied.

"This is definitely bad news," said Tionne. "But what I find most worrisome about this whole situation is that while all this was happening last night, not one of us was able to sense or at least pick up anything odd through the force. Usually if a dark sider was around we would most easily feel his dark presence through the force."

"I too found that troubling. But Ben informed me that before Omega attacked him, he said something about using the Dark Side's power to cloud our senses." Said Jaina. She folded her arms then slightly shook her head. "I don't know, by listening to everything my padawan has told me and by looking at all the evidence, I have come to the conclusion that this Darth Omega might very well be a Sith Lord."

Luke and Mara exchanged glances then Council member Kyp Durron spoke. "I highly doubt this Omega is a Sith Lord. No question about it, he's most definitely a dark sider. But there's no way he's a Sith Lord. I mean the Sith have been extinct for years."

"Point. But we shouldn't underestimate the Dark Side. We haven't exactly encountered a dark sider for several years. Perhaps that in these several years, Omega might've undergone a long period of Dark Side training making him stronger than the ordinary dark Jedi." Replied Kam Solusar. "After all, he must be strong with the Dark Side if he was able to prevent all of us from sensing him last night, which is something a dark Jedi is incapable of doing."

"I agree with Kam." Said Kyle. "If Omega was an average dark Jedi one of us or all of us would've felt his presence last night. But if he's able to use the Dark Side to cloud our senses than he may very well be a Sith." Kyle turned his attention to Jaina. "Tell me Jaina, what else did Ben say about Omega?"

"Well he did say something about Omega having these unnatural yellow eyes, which is more evidence of Omega being a Sith."

Luke nodded in agreement. "The Sith are the only known dark siders who bore yellow eyes." Luke sighed then slightly leaned back in his seat. "Judging from everything I've just heard, Ben's attacker, Darth Omega, does indeed sound like he is a Sith Lord. Like Kam said we haven't actually seen a dark sider for many years so it is very possible that the Sith may have risen again. But to know for sure we must look into this matter even further and find more information regarding Omega. Jaina, did Ben tell you anything else regarding his encounter with Omega?"

"Well there was one thing Ben did tell me about his encounter, which is most intriguing. And that is that Omega kept telling him that they were somehow connected."

"Really." Luke said with a frown on his face. "I wonder what he means by that?"

"According to my padawan, Omega looks just like you, uncle, only younger. He even gave Ben a knife covered in his blood and told him to 'find the answer'. I personally don't know what to make of the whole thing, but Ben feels that maybe Omega is a clone."

"That's not possible," said Mara. "All the cloning factories were destroyed years ago."

"That's exactly what I said, Aunt Mara. But just to make sure, I sent Ben to Cilghal's lab a couple of minutes ago to find the DNA of Omega's blood."

"So he's at the lab right now?" asked Mara.

"Yes. Him and Cilghal should've found the DNA of Omega's blood by now."

"Interesting. I too am now quite curious to see what the DNA results are." Said Luke. "Jaina, thank for this important news."

Jaina bowed then said. "You're welcome, Master."

"Oh and Jaina. When you meet up with Ben again, tell him that Mara and I want to speak with him as soon as possible and that we will be waiting for him in our private quarters."

"Yes, Master. And good day to you all."

The Council members gave a nod then Luke spoke. "Good day to you too, Jaina."

Jaina turned then walked straight to the Chamber's exit. She exited the Chamber then retraced her steps back to the building's elevator.
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Ben slowly walked down the sunlit halls of the Academy Building's third floor. As he continued down the halls, Ben began thinking about all that had just happened. There were so many major things that had happened it was almost overwhelming for the young jedi. In just a matter of two days, his life went from being normal with just a few social problems to being an absolute nightmare filled with a large amount of serious problems and social problems. First, he was attacked by a Sith lord on his supposedly peaceful late night walk. Then to make things more odd, the Sith lord who wants him dead told him that they were somehow connected. So after being mentally swamped by thoughts and questions involving the Sith lord, which made him get an amazingly horrible night sleep, he finally went to Cilghal's lab and found out exactly what Omega meant when he said they were connected. Instead of being a clone as Ben had first thought, he shockingly found out that the Sith Lord Darth Omega, the very one who had relentlessly tried to kill him last night and still wants to kill him, was in fact his brother.

Brother? Omega is my half-brother. Ben shook his head in disbelief. I can't believe this whole thing. I find out I have a long lost brother and he just so happens to be a fully trained Sith Lord who at the same time wants me dead for some odd unknown reason. Oh, yeah. Things just continuously go from bad to worst. Ben looked down at the holocube he held in his right hand. Within the memory bank of the holocube was the recorded information of Omega's DNA structure. Ben returned his gaze to the hall then began to think to himself once more. Omega looked like he was around the same age as Jaina or Jacen. So father must have met Omega's mother several years before he married mom. Now the big question is: Who is she? Who is Omega's mother? Ben's thoughts then shifted to his father. I have some very good questions and father better have some very good answers. After all, if there's anyone who would know the identity of Omega's mother it's most certainly father.

Ben continued walking down the hall but when he was about to past the elevator he suddenly felt a familiar presence. The elevator doors opened and Ben saw Jaina step out. She immediately spotted him. "There you are." Jaina said as she walked over to Ben. "So what did you find out at the lab?"

Ben looked at her with a blank expression on his face. One question entered Ben's mind: Should he tell her now? Well she is my master. And the Jedi Code does say that as an apprentice you must always trust in your master. Plus she is my cousin and she already knows quite a bit about the whole situation. Ben turned his gaze away from Jaina and looked over at one of the windows in the hall. By the look in Ben's eyes, Jaina knew that whatever the results were for Omega's DNA they weren't good news.

"Bad news, huh?" Jaina said as she put her hand on his shoulder.

Ben just nodded and continued gazing out the window. Jaina sighed then looked down at the holocube in Ben's right hand. "I presume that holocube in your hand has the recorded DNA results."

Ben just remained silent. Jaina, who now had a worried expression on her face, spoke once more hoping to get her padawan to speak. "Whatever the results were they obviously have you troubled. So Ben what were the DNA results? Is Omega a clone?"

Ben looked at his cousin then finally answered. "I'd actually prefer telling you everything in private, Jaina. All I can say is that this whole situation has now become a lot more complicated."

"Hmm." Jaina nodded. "Alright, we'll discuss everything in my quarters later on. But first, you must go talk to Luke and Mara. They told me in the Council Chamber to inform you that they wanted to speak with you in their private quarters as soon as possible."

"Good. I too need to speak with them about this whole complicated situation. Especially father."

"Well then. I guess I'll chat with you later. See you around, kiddo."

"See ya, Jaina."

Jaina smiled then strolled past Ben and proceeded straight down the opposite hall. Ben walked over to the elevator and waited for the doors to open. Now it's time to get to the bottom of this whole situation. It's time to find out who is my half-brother's mother. Thought Ben as he entered the elevator.
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As soon as the elevator doors opened up to the 7th floor, which was where Luke and Mara's private quarters was located, Ben exited the elevator then briskly walked down the hallway to his parents' quarters. He approached the metallic door then knocked three times. After couple seconds, the metallic door opened up and Ben saw his mother standing in the doorway. 64-year old Mara Jade Skywalker wore a light blue pants and a light blue shirt. Like Jaina she didn't wear a jedi robe. Her hair was still red with only a few strands of gray hair.

Mara looked at her son then gave him a hug. "Jaina told us what had happened last night. I'm so glad you're alright."

"I'm glad to be alright. It's good to see you mother." Ben said as he returned his mother's hug.

Mara smiled then said. "Come in."

Ben stepped in then briefly looked around. His parents' quarters were quite large. It had a living room, which was the first room you saw when you entered. In the middle of the living room was a large burgundy sofa with a burgundy love seat right next to it. To the left of the living room was the entrance to the kitchen and to the right was the entrance to the bedroom. The carpet was a light brown color and the walls were painted white. The room was overall very nice.

Ben noticed that his father wasn't in the room. "Hey, um, mother. Where's father?"

"He's in the kitchen making himself a hot cup of caf." Mara said as she walked over and sat on the right side of the sofa. "He'll be out soon."

Ben nodded then sat on the couch's left side. "Good. It's very important that I speak with him."

"About this whole Omega situation. Jaina basically gave us most of the details about everything that occurred last night. But there are still some things that are left unexplained that we want to talk to you about. Like this whole strange connection thing."

"Yeah, about that. I'll basically tell you the whole story once father comes in." As soon as Ben finished his sentence, Luke walked in from the kitchen with a mug in his hand. His father, 65-year old Luke Skywalker, was the Master of all the Jedi and throughout the entire galaxy he was also known as a great, war hero. Luke had fought many battles and many wars throughout the years. From the Galactic War with the Empire to the brutal and horrific war with the Yuuzhan Vong, Luke had certainly seen the brutalities and hardships of war. Like always, the blue-eyed older jedi wore his usual black jedi shirt, pants, and robe. On his right hand, Luke wore a black glove that covered his mechanical hand. His hair had a couple of strands of gray here and there but was still mostly blonde.

Luke smiled at his son then walked over and sat in the love seat. "Hello, Ben."

Ben looked at his father with a blank expression on his face then replied. "Hello. Father."

"When we heard about what happened last night from Jaina, your mother and I were both very concerned. I'm so very happy that you're alright." Said Luke.

Ben smiled but his smile soon vanished, however, when he looked down at the holocube in his hand. Well, I guess now is the time to tell them then ask father whose DNA strand that is in Omega's blood, thought Ben. He looked up at his father and was about to speak when suddenly his mother spoke.

"So Ben. Let me get this straight. Last night, this weirdo, Omega, told you that you and him were connected, right?"

"Yep, basically what happened was throughout our entire confrontation he told me that we were connected in someway. So after we fought, I told him I didn't understand what the heck he was talking about. So he pulled out a dagger, plunged it into his hand, then through it to the ground and told me to find the answer."

"He sounds like a psycho to me."

"I thought the same too, mother. But he did look a lot like father. So because he looked like father and kept saying we were connected I started thinking that maybe he was a clone."

"But we know that's impossible, Ben, because the factories were destroyed. Personally I think this Omega is just one big psychotic liar. You know those dark siders, Ben, they say all sorts of strange things just to make themselves look tough or intimidating, when in the end they just end up looking like a bunch of weirdoes and psychopaths. But nevertheless, did you find out if 'Mister tough guy' Omega was a clone or not?"

Ben nodded. "I did. I found out Omega's DNA results. They are most shocking." He then showed his parents the holocube he held in his right hand. "This holocube holds the information of Omega's DNA."

"Really?" said Luke. "I was quite interested to see what the results were after Jaina told me she sent you to the lab. He's so far quite mysterious, hopefully, however, these results might help us find out more about this Darth Omega. Ben, may I see the holocube?"

Ben swallowed hard then slowly gave his father the holocube. "Father, before you see this. I better warn you that when I say that these results are shocking they are most definitely shocking. In fact after you see these results, I have a few good questions I want to ask you. But I can reassure you on one thing, he's not a clone."

Luke frowned then curiously looked at the holocube. Whatever the results were, Luke could see that they had affected Ben greatly. Mara, who was now also quite curious to see what was on the holocube sat up then said. "I'll go get the holopad in our room."

Mara walked into the bedroom then came out with a holopad in her hands. She handed the holopad to Luke then sat back down on the couch. Ben had his gaze fixated on the ground. He didn't know how either one of his parents was going to react when they saw Omega's DNA. He knew his father would most likely be shocked beyond belief but Ben didn't know how his mother would react. He didn't know whether she'd be shocked or just plain angry. Most likely she's going to be angry, thought Ben. Ben didn't intend to be around if his mother got really angry because, as Ben would put it, if she got mad at you, you'd have a better chance surviving a black hole. But there is a 40 chance she won't get upset.

Luke placed the holocube inside the holopad then flipped the switch. Suddenly a small holographic projection appeared that showed Ben's DNA, Luke's DNA, and Omega's DNA. Luke immediately recognized his DNA and Ben's DNA but then he looked at Omega's DNA. A look of pure shock soon spread across the jedi master's face. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. In Omega's DNA, Luke saw a strand of his DNA but then he saw another strand, one which he greatly recognized. Realization soon sank in as Luke slowly leaned back into his seat.

Mara noticed the look of shock on Luke's face then asked. "What is it?"

Luke didn't respond, he just continued staring at the results. He knew whose DNA strand that belonged too. It belonged to the woman he held deep feelings for several years ago and never saw again after they separated. "Callista," Luke said silently. Luke began wondering how this could be. Several years ago, when Callista and him last saw each other she didn't say anything to him about her being pregnant. Why didn't she tell him? But then a thought entered his head. What if at the time when they separated, she didn't know she was pregnant but after they separated she found out. But still something isn't right about that she would've at least tried contacting him. But another thought entered Luke's head. What if she wanted to contact him but she couldn't because she didn't know where he was. Luke slowly shook his head. So many things just circled in his mind.

Ben looked at his father. "You know who's DNA strand that belongs to, don't you father. Father, who's DNA strand is that in Omega's blood?"

Luke looked at his son then looked down at the holographic projection. Mara could see that troubling look in her husband's face. She frowned then spoke in a concerned tone. "Luke, what's wrong?"

He looked at Mara then said. "Callista."

Mara's face went blank then she slowly leaned back on the couch. Ben had a rather confused look on his face. "Callista? Who's Callista? Is that whose DNA that belongs to?" asked Ben.

"It's very long story, Ben." Luke said. "A very long story."

There was a long silence in the room when Mara broke the silence. "So let me get this straight. In Omega's blood, there is a strand of Callista's DNA and-"

"My DNA." Said Luke. "Omega's DNA is a mix of my DNA and Callista's DNA."

Mara, who still had an unreadable look on her face, just nodded then looked to the side. Ben looked from his father to his mother and was beginning to get the feeling that maybe he should just leave. Besides he now knew the name of his stepbrother's mother. He didn't know who she was but he now knew her name. And by the look of things, only his parents knew who she was. He looked at his parents again. Yep, I think I should leave. Before a possible huge argument occurs. But although he felt he should leave, he was also curious to find out more about this woman, Callista.

Ben then asked his father. "Father. Who's Callista?"

Luke sighed then said. "Years before your mother and I got married, we saw other people. Callista was a woman I used to know and we were very good friends." Luke then paused trying to figure out the right words to use to help explain everything to his son. "So later, we, um."

"Became more than just friends right?"

"Yeah, that's basically what happened. But it didn't work out that well and so the both of us felt that we were destined to go our separate ways."

"So Omega is my half-brother and Callista is his mother?"

Luke nodded. Ben then looked over at his mother and saw that she still had that unreadable look on her face. Mara turned her gaze to Ben then spoke. "Um, Ben. Your father and I may want to be left alone for a while."

Ben basically knew what that sentence meant. It was basically his mother telling him in a nice way to get out. Ben obeyed and stood up from the couch. He walked over and gave his father a hug. "See ya, father."

"So long, Ben." Luke replied.

Ben then walked over and gave his mother a hug. "See ya, mother."

Mara smiled then told him. "See you later, Ben. I love you."

Ben smiled then walked over to the entrance then exited his parents' quarters leaving his parents to themselves. Luke and Mara looked at each other both of them wondering what to say. Mara finally broke the silence. "So that dark sider, the one who tried to kill our son last night is also your son."

"Yep."

"And Callista is the mother."

"Yep, according to these DNA results."

"Did you know? Before you two separated did you know she was-?"

"No. Everything I told you before was the truth. I would never lie to you, Mara. When Callista and I went our separate ways we didn't say another word to each other. So no, I didn't know. I don't even think she knew." Luke sighed. "But still some of this just doesn't add up. There still much mystery surrounding this whole thing."

"Well one thing is for sure. That other son of yours knows the dark side and from what I've heard, he knows how to use it quite well. And I'll presume that Callista must have been the one who taught him."

Luke shook his head. "No Callista disliked the dark side with a passion. She couldn't and wouldn't have taught him such power."

Mara folded her arms. "Well if it wasn't Callista who taught him than who could've trained him to be a Sith."

Luke looked over at the window then said. "That's what I intend to find out."
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There were several moons that circled the planet, Bogden. Most of them had no name, but one of the moons, smallest moon, was so deserted and eerie looking that most pilots and travelers stayed away from it completely. Because of its eerie appearance and the fact that all the cities of the moon were completely deserted, mostly all the citizens of the galaxy nicknamed it, The Moon of the Dead.

32-year old Darth Omega walked down the mist-filled rocky path that led to his Master's fortress. He looked up at the large rocky fortress. The Upper part of the fortress looked like an ordinary black stone castle but the lower half of the fortress was made up of rock, which made the whole place look like a cross between a hill and a castle. He approached the fortress's entrance, which was basically a cave. Omega entered then continued down the pitch black path until he reached a hallway lit up with a line of torches. He went down the hallway and saw a few skeletons of different species on the ground. He finally came to the stairway, which led to the top floor of the dark fortress. Lying near the stairway was four nexu, large furry four legged creatures that had many eyes, sharp claws, and huge sharp teeth. Omega smiled then looked down and saw a rat crawling near his feat. Omega scooped up the rat then spoke to the four nexu. "Hello fellows. Hungry? Allow this to quench your thirst for blood."

He hurled the rat at the four nexu then laughed as they ferociously fought for the rat. As the creatures fought for their small meal, Omega calmly made his way past the creatures then walked up the stairway. After a long walk up, he finally came to the entrance to his master's throne room. He entered the large room then looked around. The room was quite large with only a few torches lit, which made the room rather dark. The room's walls were a rocky, rustic black and the floor was a dark eerie gray color. At the end of the room right behind his Master's dark red throne was a large window, which revealed the dark misty landscape of the moon. Omega looked forward and saw his Master sitting on her throne. There she sat the former apprentice of Darth Vader. The last Sith Master. The Dark Lady of the Sith, Lumiya. Lumiya wore a black jumpsuit with a long black cape that wrapped around her entire figure. She like her apprentice and former masters also bore the yellow eyes. The eyes of a Sith.

Standing on each side next to Lumiya were two guard droids. Unlike other droids, these droids were programmed to wield a lightsaber, which they held in their right hand. Most Jedi and Sith used to use the same type of droids for saber practice. But if the droids were ever programmed on a very high setting they could become lethal killing machines. Even a fully trained Jedi would have trouble fighting the droids. Lumiya programmed her two guard droids on the highest of settings.

Omega approached Lumiya then bowed. She rose from her thrown then spoke. "Arise my apprentice."

Omega obeyed and stood up. Lumiya looked him in the eyes then spoke with anger in her voice. "When I last remembered, I sent you to kill the son of Skywalker. Why hasn't this task been accomplished?"

"Now Master. You should know me better by now. You know I like to test my prey before I make the kill."

"Listen too me, my apprentice. Don't underestimate the tactics of a Skywalker. They are not like other opponents you have faced."

"You forget master, I have their blood flowing through my veins. So I know their tactics and I can predict their every move."

"Don't be so quick to embrace that bloodline. After all, it was your father Luke and your mother Callista who abandoned you. And if it wasn't for me, you, my apprentice, would've grown up all alone with no one to take care of you. But luckily I found you and raised you to be the great Sith warrior that you are today."

"I know, Master. You never let me forget. And I'm not embracing that bloodline. I'm just using a unique tactic. To kill my enemy, I need to think like my enemy. To know my enemy's every move and every step. And once I know their pattern and tactic, I annihilate them."

"Very good, I've taught you well. Just make sure the son of Skywalker dies. Remember he is the one who will bring about the cataclysmic end to the Dark Side of the force. He must die."

"Do not fear, Master. Benjamin will die and so will my father. Once I kill Benjamin, father's precious son, it will sadden him to the point he will be weak. Then once he's weak, I'll end his pathetic life."

"Good. Good. Make your father suffer for abandoning you. Let all your hatred guide you to victory. Bring forth the rebirth of the Dark Side, my apprentice. You are after all the chosen one for the dark side."

"Oh I will master. I will. It's quite a shame my mother isn't around I would've enjoyed killing her as well. But at least I'll have the pleasure of killing my father, my brother, and the entire Skywalker family. Oh yes master, the Dark Side will have its revenge and so shall I."

Both Master and Apprentice smiled evilly.