Chapter 6 (now edited by Xtor49)

Mace Windu, Ranma, and Akane dropped down into the Tokyo sewer system. Mace had his palm computer out, scanning for the direction to the Tokyo Tower. Before the final push could begin, the three Jedi's would penetrate the tower bunker from below to sabotage the shields and heavy weaponry. Then the task became a little more tedious.

Mace had set up the mission in three parts. Akane and Ranma would knock out the communications relay on the mid deck. He would then take out the main reactor to the Tower, while Sailor Moon and the Senshi launched an all out attack from the outside.

Looking at the screen, he saw the path they needed to take. Motioning them to follow, they went down one of the long series, of dark corridors. The only glow came from five watt light bulbs and light from the openings in the manhole covers. As they weaved in and out of corridors, they noticed something decidedly odd about the tunnel. That was until they came to a bend in one corridor, coming face to face with six fairly strange looking droids.

"What are those, Master?" Akane asked.

The droids noticed them and activated their electric staffs. "Always wondered where Grievous left the rest of his bodyguard droids," Mace frowned, igniting his lightsaber.

Sailor Moon stepped onto the tank, glaring at several soldiers before putting her binoculars to her eyes. It was hard for her and her fellow Senshi to do things without perverted soldiers looking up their skirts every chance they got. Which was most any time a Senshi climbed onto a tank or stood on a platform.

The last spire was at the top of the Tokyo Tower and the one guarding it was the evil Dark Lady of the Sith herself. Sailor Moon moved the glasses up toward the observation deck of the Tower, getting a haunted look in her eyes. Her cousin would be facing his inner most demon up on that deck, and there was nothing she could do about it. Not even the Silver Imperium Crystal can heal someone who willingly gave themselves to the Dark Side, and that's what happens when a Jedi gives into his fears, anger, and hatred.

She looked down at the captain, "Move all units into position. The shields and heavier weapons should be down within the hour. Once they are, begin the assault." Deep down, she was surprised at her ability to give orders. But Rei made the joke about all the video games she played. While Makoto made the points of all the television she watched. In a way they were both right; she loved the American movie Saving Private Ryan, and she did play a lot of Real-Time Strategy games. She jumped down from her perch just as the tank she stood on and rolled forward.

Pluto walked up next to her, "This battle won't matter, you know."

Moon kept her gaze to the ground, "It's fifty-fifty. I'm putting my money on my cousin." She then walked back to the command center. Pluto smiled softly and nodded, walking with her princess.

Ranma finished off the last of the guards before leaping onto the ladder, looking down as Akane and Mace followed. Climbing up the ladder, Ranma used his senses to judge if they had company just above the cover. After a brief pause, he opened the lid and climbed up into what appeared to be a cargo room. He crept forward, opening the door. He saw a relatively empty hallway, except for a lingering droid guard. He held up a finger, signaling the one guard to his fellow Jedi, before drawing his lightsaber. He rushed out of the room at lightning speed, igniting his saber, and decapitated the droid before it had time to react.

Mace quickly pushed his palm computer's connection cable into the astromech plug-in port, and typed away. "The Reactor Core is down this hallway," he paused, checking the internal map. "The Communication Relay is on the second deck and the controls for the spire are on..." Mace winced slightly, "the Observation deck."

Akane glanced at Ranma, giving him a concerned look. Ranma eyes were closed, knowing this would happen, though he had hoped to avoid it. "I'll go to the Observation Deck, Master."

"You know who's waiting for you up there, Ranma!" Akane said in near panic.

Ranma gently took her hands into his, "I can't run from this, Akane, and you know that. If I don't confront my fear and her now, then all my training will be for nothing."

Akane buried her head in his shoulder, tears sliding down her cheeks, "I know, but I don't have to like it."

Ranma smiled softly into her shoulder, "I know, just remember the pact we made. If I turn to the Dark Side, you'll kill me."

Akane tensed in his arms, I never actually thought I might have to honor that pact. But...if he is turned, he won't be my Ranma anymore... "I will."

Mace watched them quietly they already knew his position in this, though he wished it wouldn't be. He looked down at the screen, "The lift is down the hall to the left."

Both Padawans nodded, running down the hall. Mace stood up quietly, turning around and heading for the Reactor Core. Upon entering the huge power generator, he ignited his 'saber just in time to block a few blaster bolts. Looking up on the catwalk, he saw a man dressed in a black uniform, holding a blaster carbine in one hand.

"I shouldn't have expected anything less from a Jedi Master. I never met one before now. I feel it such a privilage, considering you are in such a minority these days," Tartarous stated coolly. "I take it you knew my old friend, General Grievous at one time."

"I'm surprised General Grievous had friends," Mace stated, leaping up to the catwalk across from Tartarous.

"Well, we were essentially cut from the same mold, so to speak," Tartarous tossed the blaster aside. Gripping his shirt, the man ripped the thing from his body, showing not flesh as Windu thought, but metal. Tartarous drew two lightsabers from behind his back and ignited them both, one was a dark orange while the other was pure white. "We all have our little secrets Master Jedi," he smirked in a sinister way, leaping to the other catwalk to engage Mace with his two sabers.

Akane and Ranma arrived on the Secondary deck after a brief and very quiet elevator trip. Once on the deck, Akane stepped out. When she realized Ranma wasn't with her, she turned to him and took his hand. He gave her a brief smile before she retracted her hand, standing back to watch the doors close. Determined to make her venture as brief as possible, so she could join her fiancée in facing the evil woman.

She walked to the main communications room, activating her lightsaber as droids quickly fired on her. She deflected each blast, even sending some back at the droids. She weaved through them like a whirlwind, at the same time having her 'saber rip through the consoles. This disabled the communications with the ships in the atmosphere.

Admiring her handiwork Akane turned back toward the door to find it block by the last Dark Moon General. "Here I thought I would be facing the Sailor Senshi and their cry baby Princess."

Akane held her lightsaber forward, "This coming from someone who once helped them defeat Wiseman."

Diamond snorted mockingly, walking forward drawing a crystal sword, "A mistake. After spending six years in nothingness, I came to realize Wiseman had been right in the first place. This pathetic existence should be wiped away and be made to start anew."

Akane sighed sadly, "Seems you've slipped into madness, and being revived by a Sith Lord only pushed things over the edge."

Diamond glared at the girl, holding his sword up. With a simple three word chant, his sword started to glow black. "Enough talk."

Mace dodged and parried each strike from the dual lightsabers. Duck, weave, slash, jump, thrust; repeat as necessary. Every move Tartarous made with each 'saber, Mace quickly countered until they were face to face, fighting for control. "Should I even ask why you're even afraid of Ravenous, if you had this ability the entire time?"

Tartarous pushed forward, breaking the stalemate, lunging with his white saber only to have it blocked. "Master Sidious and Lord Maul gave the girl into my care when she was but a child of five. They instilled the seeds of hatred into her; I merely trained her in the arts. She learned the rest on her own, until I could no longer control her," he jumped back, swiping away, only to have each strike blocked and countered. He countered every attack against him as well.

"So then you became her willing soldier," Mace remarked, dodging an overextended attack.

"Better to be the pawn of a monster than her next meal," Tartarous said coolly as they split apart. "And what of you, Master Jedi? I found out a few years ago that your precious Jedi order was destroyed by one of your own."

Mace lunged forward, striking out and knocking the dark orange blade out of the droid's hand. They locked up in a defensive position, blades crossed. His soft brown gaze focused on the droid's blue eyes. "I made the mistake of not agreeing to the boy. If the blame falls on anyone for the death of the Jedi Order, it will be me," Mace proclaimed, blocking the high guard attack from Tartarous. Then, with a quick spin, he sliced the droid through the midsection. Before the droid could drop, the Jedi master spun again, slicing the droid's head completely off.

"But until I can finally atone for my mistake..." Mace ripped out the main power couplings of the generator with the Force. "I will not allow myself to die."

Akane wasn't totally surprised at Diamond's fighting ability, but was slightly surprised at his speed. She blocked another downward strike from the prince's blade, leaping backward and somersaulting. Coming up to block another strike, she parried it to the left. Akane sliced at him, only to have her weapon blocked.

Diamond then came in low with an undercut, his blade stopped by the Padawan's. Akane knocked the dark prince back with a push of Force power. Diamond skidded to a halt and glared threateningly at her, bringing his sword into a guard position.

"What's wrong, girl? Too much for you?" Diamond sneered.

The female Jedi ignored him. Though Diamond had excellent skills in magic, swordsmanship, and speed, he lacked something she had; the ability to use the Force. Right now she was using that ability to predict his movements. Diamond charged at her, bringing his sword up high for a downward killing stroke. With a sudden burst of speed, Akane dodged the stroke at the last second. She spun, thrusting the 'saber backward at the same time. It sunk right into Diamond's chest, causing his heart to explode as the blade passed out his back.

"Thank you," Diamond said kindly, dropping to the ground. Akane closed her eyes, fighting back the tears she was going to shed, before running for the elevator. About halfway to the lift, the lights went out. Master Windu took out the Reactor Core! All that's left now is the spire itself.

Sailor Moon saw the ray shields vanish and turned to the captain standing next to her. "Begin the assault," she said sternly. The man nodded and sent a flare into the sky. Several other flares went up in response, and all the forces of Earth in Japan headed for the center. Droid units noticed the flares and quickly took positions, right as the first tanks moved into the area and began firing.

Droid Destroyers took up the front positions before getting mowed down by heavy cannon fire. When the two forces met at about two blocks from the tower, the fighting began in earnest. Droids exchanging blaster fire with American troops and newly formed Japanese militia. One group of Militia was being led by a girl with a huge spatula on her back, shooting like mad at several droids with two heavy blasters.

In another part of the city, Sailor Jupiter was using her lightning attacks to take down a small band of super battle droids that had pinned down some soldiers.

Several other Senshi were in similar situations around the city. The fighting began to spread out, battle lines becoming blurred. Pluto dispatched six droids before turning to look up the tower, sensing the time was drawing near. "Lieutenant, keep up the fighting, I'll be heading to the Command Center."

The other woman nodded, switching her hold on her blaster. She commanded her unit, "Move in! Surround the droids!" Nabiki Tendo took off her helmet to stare at the Tower, knowing her sister was up there with her fiancée. "Better make it out of this alive, sis."

Ranma made it to the top and exited the lift just before the power went out. He looked around the darkened Observation deck. She's here, right in the center of the room, in one of those big chairs. He moved forward, until he found himself face to face with the dark woman. "I'm here to destroy the spire and punish you for your crimes, Sithspawn."

Darth Ravenous chuckled softly, "Why do that, my young apprentice? Why not embrace the fear within you?"

Ranma felt something cold enter his mind the moment she started to speak. It was almost as if the Nekoken reacted to her voice. "Never, that technique is evil; my father should never have tried to teach it to me."

Ravenous nodded. "Yes, instilling a fear in you of all things, cats. It must be dreadful. I can help rid you of that fear, but first you must embrace it. Through your fear, you'll grow angry at what caused the fear. Then you'll grow to hate the man who taught you that technique. Through that anger you'll become more powerful than you can possibly imagine; the Nekoken, and the Dark Side, joined as one. With it, you can destroy both Sidious and Vader," Ravenous' words began in a softer tone, but with each word her voice became harder and filled with hatred, "Then together, you and I will rule the entire universe!"

Ranma was struggling as he felt each word reverberate inside him, awaking the Nekoken, even though there were absolutely no cats present. His mind was fading from the world. "No," he said weakly, feeling his mind continue to retreat.

"It is unavoidable," Ravenous smiled lustfully at him, "It is your destiny."

Akane was scaling the side of the tower, using the tower maintenance rings and her Force-enhanced jump to propel herself up the side. Upon reaching the summit, she started to burn a hole into the floor of the Observation deck with her lightsaber. Once through, she climbed up the hole, where she saw Ranma standing in the middle of the tower. He was standing ridged, while the Sith Lady walked around him. She ignited her 'saber and ran up, the Sith woman jumped back.

"You're too late girl, he is mine! Ranma, kill her!" Ravenous snarled.

Author's Note: The Nekoken takes center stage next chapter as the final push begins. Xtor did good again. As for those that are begging me to give him the curse. I'm trying to do a what if, you know what if Genma didn't raise Ranma. This is my version, using one of my favorite movie series.