Darth Keldon barged into See Sorak's room vociferously, nearly knocking the doors off the hinges. Everywhere else in the Sith Palace had automated doors except for the sleeping quarters; they had no way to lock these doors.

Keldon actually had a sheet of metal and was banging his lightsaber handle on it, shouting, "Wake up ladies!" Sorak heard a few of the other Jedi in the room groan as Keldon was walking around the room, whacking the sheet of metal repeatedly.

The ultimate part of this rude awakening was when Keldon somehow turned the lights on nearly four times as bright as usual. Sorak, and all the other Jedi, raised his arms to shield his eyes from the intensity. Keldon still wasn't satisfied with that yet and proceeded to rip off all the blankets from the mattresses and turned the cold way up.

"Awake now?" Keldon had a grin on his face as he stood at the entryway to the door. "Well, we're going to be moving out to our destination in about two hours, so be ready!" He walked out of the room, Sorak clumsily getting out of bed and heading for the showers. He had known about this excursion for a week but hadn't been looking forward to it. Ever since Keldon had completely beaten him a month ago, his fighting spirit had dropped considerably.

At least I get to be inside a nice ship for a change, Sorak thought as stepped into the spacious shower room.

Keldon was waiting for them in front of the hangar, arms folded across his chest. There was a data pad tucked underneath his arm with some writing being transmitted into it.

"OK, just so we all don't forget, I'm going to re-brief you. Again. We're going a little ways out of the solar system for this one. I only say that because most of you haven't left Earth. We will be heading to the Alpha Centauri system to the planet Rykshtan. Once we touch down in front of the Rebel base, we storm, we kill the Jedi Knight and all of the trainees and head back here for some steak. Let's roll."

This was the only Sorak was looking forward to; seeing a new planet he had never been to. It was exciting for him since the only other planet he had ever been to was Mars since the atmosphere was pressurized. It was amazing.

Keldon led them past some of the most top-of-the-line starships and chose a rather beat up old ship. It was large, more than enough room for the thirty of them, but it didn't look like it could lift off the ground.

"Are we supposed to go in that?" one of the Jedi complained. He noticed as well that it did not look very safe.

"Yes, we are. This ship has saved my ass on more than one occasion." Keldon boasted this proudly, as if to say 'Don't screw with my ship'.

"What is it called?" Sorak was quire curious on this part.

"Well, I wanted to call it the Millennium Falcon, but that name was taken so I named it Crystal Leviathan. All aboard!" Keldon stepped up the landing platform and the other Jedi followed suit. The inside looked just like the outside; old and beat up. But there were four barrack-like rooms in the ship, each with six beds. They were a bit cramped together, but it would work for them.

"Has anyone ever flown a ship before?" Keldon asked. No one said a word. "OK, just checking."

The next few moments were very dull. All Sorak could see was the hanger out of one of the two windows in the ship. Then there was a trembling that seemed to come from the engine in the back. After that was a terrible lurching as the Leviathan began to use its repulsor-lift to slowly float over the ground. Then the hanger doors opened in front of them and the most unexpected thing happened. The Leviathan bolted out of the hanger at an astonishing speed, clearly destroying the sound barrier,
as there was no noise coming from behind them.

After only a few seconds, the ship had punched the atmosphere and there were a handful of gasps as the people who had never seen space before saw it. It was infinitely beautiful and that was all they could bring themselves to think.

Their ecstasy was ruined, though, as Keldon voiced over the intercom, "Hang on to something. I'm about to jump to hyperspace." Even as he said that, everyone felt this sickening pull on them as space elongated and stretched. They all grabbed on to the handholds just in time; the ship picked up speed and everyone could feel the drag on their bodies.

The Leviathan actually went into hyperspace rather well, only a handful of real big bumps. Keldon then decided to tell them something they did not understand at all.

"Gentlemen, we are now traveling at Ludicrous Speed."

No one got it.

The Leviathan pulled out a few hours later, right near the rim of Rykshtan. Then the ride got real bumpy as the Leviathan had to go into the planet at a slower speed than when it left Earth. There was lot of jolting and no one was left standing as the ship set down. Keldon ran out from the cockpit and shouted, "Get onto the land now!"

Sorak did it immediately, before any of the other Jedi even got stand back up. He ran down the ramp, pulling out his lightsaber and switching it on, the glowing energy piercing the night. He wanted to look at the planet closer, but he couldn't exactly go sightseeing yet.

The other Jedi stumbled down the ramp, Keldon walking behind them. He waved for Sorak to come by him. It seemed like he wanted to tell Sorak something important.

"I just want to say, these guys are idiots." Keldon meant the Dark Jedi. And he wasn't wrong either. They did not seem to be too bright at the current moment, seeing as they filed uncertainly into one straight line.

"Good enough," Keldon said to himself. Sorak swore he also heard him say, "Not like it's going to matter," but he wasn't sure. He didn't have any time to think about it as Keldon stepped in front of them and pulled out both of his lightsabers. With his left hand he made a signal telling them to take out their weapons as well but not to turn them on.

Keldon took a few steps forward and a blaster shot struck the ground at his feet, missing by an inch. He activated his lightsabers, spinning them as he did, just in time to reflect another blast back at its sender. There was a shout and then a dull thud as a body hit the ground.

"Now would be a good time to turn on your lightsabers!" Keldon commanded, his squad of Jedi following his orders. Thirty bars of red light shimmered into existence as they broke formation just as dozens of blaster bolts began to rain down upon them. Keldon was able to reflect the shots back totally, but the others could only send them aside.

As they redirected the blasts, they slowly moved forward to the blast door. Keldon returned two more shots, one per lightsaber, then ran for it, stabbing in with his lightsabers as he reached the reinforced metal. He worked them up in arch, the blades making short work of the steel. After just a few swipes, he kicked the cut section down and stormed in, his Jedi following closely.

Inside there were around a dozen of the rebels lying in wait. Just as Keldon entered the room they all opened fire, Keldon simply lifting his hand and returning all of the bolts to their senders. Then there was silence again, the only sounds of Keldon and his group walking into the next room with pure malice in their hearts.

This room was much more spacious than the other one, with two levels to chose from. Keldon and his men were on the upper level while the rebels seemed to be on the lower. Keldon motioned for the Jedi to head to the lower level, saying, "I'll contend with the Jedi Knight." He clipped his red lightsaber back onto his belt and walked down a different hallway.

Sorak was now in charge of the Dark Jedi, but he still wondered where Keldon was actually heading. He spent too much time on the matter as a blaster bolt zoomed by him and slammed into the Jedi next to him.

Keldon made his way through the small hallway where he sensed the Force flowing from one individual. He turned a corner and found himself at a door, the person on the other side. It was locked, but Keldon made no fuss as he simply lifted his hand and burst the door off its hinges.

On the other side sat a terrified young woman who looked to be around seventeen. Her face turned from terror to anger as she saw who it was that knocked down her door.

"Alex! You son-of-a-bitch!" Her face was now set with rage as she pulled out her lightsaber and turned it on. An aqua-green blade emerged from the hilt as she readied it.

"Lisa, your vocabulary has become so much more colorful since we last met." Keldon stepped into the room, lightsaber by his side, and pulled the door back onto the wall. "At least you can make a door out of cortosis."

"Is that why you are here, to make smart-ass comments? I'll never forgive you for what you did." Lisa whipped the weapon around and pointed the blade at his head.

"I don't expect you to. After all, I did kill your sister. You have every right to despise me for the rest of your pathetically short life." Keldon whipped his lightsaber up and struck at the green blade, knocking it aside. He struck forward but Lisa backed up just in time, stepping out of the way.

"Your powers, though useful, are weak in comparison to me." Keldon made another strike that nearly hit Lisa, but she blocked it in time.

The fight was over in less than forty-five seconds. Lisa made a very clever blow, but Keldon completely disarmed her, or more accurately, dishanded her. As she slumped to the floor, she looked up at Keldon with sad eyes.

"I'm sorry Nic, I failed you," she said as Keldon pointed the lightsaber at her head. They both sensed two of the Dark Jedi trying to some into the room. "At least tell me why you turned. Please."

"I did it because it is necessary. It was the only way I can complete my destiny. I'm sorry, but I have to do this." Keldon drove the blade forward into her head, the hot energy punching its way cleanly through her skull.

Just as Keldon pulled his lightsaber out, the door fell back down and the Jedi ran in looking at what Keldon had done.

"Good job bo…" the one on the left tried to say but became run through by Keldon's lightsaber. The other one had no time to react as Keldon swept the blade out of the Jedi and swiftly decapitated the other. He then turned and picked up Lisa's body and lightsaber and walked out of the room, taking the other path that led down to the lower level.

Sorak had lost twenty-seven of his Dark Jedi due to their own stupidity, but the one he had left with him was fighting fiercely. The rebels had suffered even worse loses, all of them nearly wiped out.

The Dark Jedi killed a few more rebels when a green lightsaber appeared through chest. It started to make a return trip but fell to floor, Sorak looking up to see a headless woman fall to the ground with Keldon standing behind her. He charged out, reflected a few more bolts and the shooting stopped.

"I told they were all useless," Keldon said, picking up the woman's lightsaber and tucking it into his belt. "Anyway, this campaign is over. Let's head home."