Sith Redemption
Lumiya: Kristanna Loken

4 ABY

Lumiya cast her whip over her head aiming to slice into Leia. A laser blast hit her hand knocking the whip out of her hand. It turned into a harmless whip on the ground. Lumiya cried out in rage, her hand sparking from the damage.

Leia turned to see Han coming to her aid. Lumiya sneered at the rebel captain. Using her artificial legs she jumped avoiding Han's fire. She knocked the weapon out of his hand and punched him to the jaw.

Han rubbed his bleeding lip. "I was taught to never hit a woman, but seeing as you're a machine…" Han said punching Lumiya to the face. Lumiya's head didn't move as she was hit. Han stared stunned as Lumiya kicked him to the ground. Han got back on his feet and swung at Lumiya missing. The cyborg woman punched him a few times and then kicked him aside.

Using the Force her light whip came to her left hand. Activating it she twirled it around for the perfect strike. As she was about to strike Leia Force pushed her away. Lumiya was slammed into a tree causing the tree to explode into splinters.

"Let's get out of here," Leia said picking up the injured Han.

R2D2 plugged himself into the computer and shut down the power. The remaining energy chains around the compound became offline. Wookies broke their chains and rushed the Nagai.

Lumiya blasted pieces of wood off of her. She glared as Han's ship ascended into the sky. Taking her light whip weapon she went back to her ship.

"Who was that?" Han asked when they were in the clear.

"Shira Brie," Leia answered.

"The name sounds familiar," Han considered.

"She was a pilot in Rogue Squadron, later we found out she was a spy," Leia sighed.

"Now I remember, I wouldn't have recognized her with all that machinery," Han said.

"How she ever got a Kaiburr crystal….it's going to be almost impossible to defeat her," Leia said.

"What so special about it?" Han asked referring to the crystal.

"It's a red crystal found only on Mimban, it heightens a person's sensitivity to the Force. The Force only interacts with living organisms. I would have been able to defeat her easily if not for that crystal," Leia explained.

"Because her body is almost all machine?" Han guessed.

"Yes, the less alive a person becomes the less one can use the Force," Leia said.

Lumiya on her personal shuttle had her injuries analyzed. Her chest had been sliced open, her hand blasted open, and a few other injuries. Medical droids began repairing the damage. "What have I become," she thought sadly.

Luke arrived on Kinooine without incident. He was dressed in black robes that covered much of his face, his light saber at his side. The Nagai greeted Luke warmly. "Welcome Luke Skywalker, it is not common for a Jedi Knight to assist us like this. This is our military headquarters," Lieutenant Den Siva said.

Luke nodded. "Shall we begin plans against the Tof?" Luke asked.

"Certainly, but we are expecting another to join us shortly," Den said.

"Who?" Luke asked. He was not expecting another to join him.

"Lumiya, she had taken a special interest in our goal," Den said.

Luke wondered at that. It had been some time since he had seen her. He could still remember her red hair and green eyes, she reminded him of someone. "Come, we will provide refreshments and relaxation inside," Den suggested.

"I would like that," Luke said walking into the compound.

Luke sat down taking a drink from a female Zeltron. "My wife Dani," Den introduced.

Luke smiled enjoying her presence. "Sometimes the most beautiful things in life are the most delicate," Den said. Dani took a seat next to her husband.

"We just go married before the war broke out," Den added.

"Congratulations," Luke said politely. Secretly Luke wondered how someone like Den could acquire such a beauty but he kept such thoughts to himself.

Lumiya chased Han down to Hedressa. Tie fighters ambushed the rebel shuttle. Lumiya boarded the shuttle; she used a concentrated gas into the shuttle. Lumiya protected by the gas took Leia and Han onto her ship. The droids managed to escape through an escape pod.

Locking her prisoners in place she proceeded to go to her original destination. "She has arrived," an officer informed Den.

Den put down his glass. "Shall we?" he gestured to go outside. Lumiya's ship touched the landing pad. Luke with some excitement watched the shuttle as it opened. To his shock and amazement Lumiya revealed herself.

Lumiya walked towards Den and Luke. "Shira?" Luke wondered.

"It's Lumiya, save your pity I am stronger than ever," she said seeing his face.

"What happened?" Luke asked.

"Rebel fire over Bakura," Lumiya said vaguely.

"I have two prisoners, entertain your methods," Lumiya turned to Den.

Luke, Lumiya, and Den went inside into the battle room. There they discussed battle plans for the taking of Trenwyth. "It seems the Tof have entrenched themselves on the planet, but with Imperial support I believe we can succeed," Den began.

"Imperial bombardment should shake them out," Lumiya speculated.

"Push them out of their positions, scatter them using Star Destroyers and then a ground force of Nagai will arrive to take care of the rest," Luke suggested.

"Will you need storm troopers?" Lumiya asked.

"No, we want the Tof to see who defeated them, up close," Den grinned.

"Of course," Luke said remembering his father's wishes.

Leia and Han were placed in holding cells. The Nagai prepare various torture techniques. A red grid was shown on Leia's body. Leia struggled with the chains. Suddenly the grid flashed burning into her. Leia cried out as the beam flashed at her.

Lumiya walked down the stairs to the lower levels. "Stop, we don't want Luke to know she's down here," she ordered.

"Luke?" Leia questioned weakly.

"Yes, he's the only thing keeping me from killing you," Lumiya sneered.

Lumiya concentrated and created a Force bubble around Leia and the surrounding area. "Now we don't have to worry about being interrupted," Lumiya grinned.

"I won't tell you anything," Leia spat.

"Either way, I will enjoy seeing you cry out in pain," Lumiya said turning to the machine. "Tell me the codes to Shadowcast," Lumiya demanded. It was the secret code transmissions the rebels used to communicate with their ships across the galaxy.

"I don't know," Leia said.

Lumiya frowned and sent intense beams of light into Leia causing her to cry out in pain. "Tell me the codes, where is the hidden fleet," Lumiya pressed sending more waves of pain into her.

Leia refused concentrating on the Force to dull the pain. "You're resisting, how cute," Lumiya said. "Perhaps a new type of persuasion is in order," Lumiya said. See motioned with her hand. Han was roughly pushed into the room and strapped down. Lumiya pulled Leia's face towards Han so that she could see him.

"Now, tell me the codes," Lumiya continued. When Leia refused Han grunted in pain as if he had been punched hard to the gut. Lumiya smiled as she increased the power of the beam.

"Where is Shira?" Luke asked Den.

"She's interrogating a prisoner," Den said not at all interested.

"Well, I want to leave soon. Dash, bring the ship to the landing pad," Luke said through his wrist communicator.

Leia watched with growing horror as Han hung almost lifeless before her eyes. "Now tell me the codes or he will die," Lumiya threatened.

Leia glared at Lumiya and suddenly the ground began to move. Lumiya backed away as Leia's restraints snapped. Lumiya sent her fist at Leia as if to hit her face. Leia cupped her hand and then Force pushed her through the detention center. Lumiya was slammed into a metallic gate and fell to the floor dazed.

Leia immediately picked Han up from the ground. "Get on your feet!" Leia ordered him. He muttered in return. Leia eventually pulled Han up the stairs. Nagai guards attempted to stop her. She ignited her light saber and slashed away at them knocking them down the stairs.

Lumiya opened her eyes and got back to her feet. Leia blocked laser fire as Han fire a few shots. Luke on the landing bay saw the commotion and ran towards the firing. Han continued to fire but didn't see Lumiya to his side. She punched him hard to the chest sending him through a glass window. Han hit the ground with a thud. Taking her light whip she slashed the remaining windows of the observatory tower, glass sprayed everywhere.

Leia dragged Han out the window and onto the landing pad. Luke watched confused as Dash's ship landed. Lumiya jumped out of the window and kicked Leia to the ground her whip buzzing in the air. Leia walked a few steps back to steady herself.

In a blink of an eye Lumiya struck sending Leia off guard. She blocked some of the fast strikes but she couldn't get anywhere close to her. Finally Lumiya struck Leia's wrist forcing her to drop her light saber. Another strike to the left shoulder disabled her other hand.

"You are now at my mercy princess," Lumiya sneered.

Luke walked over surprised to see Lumiya and Leia fighting. "What's happening here?" he asked.

"Don't interfere Luke," Lumiya glared at him.

Luke watched as Lumiya used her whip to knock Leia to the ground. Her right leg and left side bleeding from the searing hot metal. Luke watched as Lumiya struck a few times more hitting Leia's back. Leia cried out in pain but refused to give up. Using the Force she tried to Force paralyze Lumiya.

"Foolish girl, you can't paralyze artificial limps. Using her left hand she picked Leia up by the neck and punched her to the ground. With a bleeding lip, multiple slashes, and bruises Leia tried to crawl away from the Sith.

"That's enough," Luke said softly as he saw her totally subdued.

"Enough? She still has a body. Look at me. Look what those rebel scum did to me," Lumiya said outraged.

"I know, but she can no longer fight. We'll bring her back to my father….together," Luke said.

"That's not good enough. I want her dead," Lumiya said twitching her whip.

"She's my sister, if it were any other rebel I would but not her," Luke insisted.

"You are either with me or her. Now stand aside," Lumiya said angrily.

"Shira please," Luke pleaded with her.

"That name no longer has any meaning for me. It's Darth Lumiya, the Sith apprentice," Lumiya said.

"Then you should know that it's not my father's will to have her die, you must obey the master," Luke tried to convince her.

"You have much to learn about the Sith," Lumiya sneered.

Twitching her light whip she raised the supper heated metal to slash down on Leia's neck. Just as the metal was about to hit a green blade blocked it. "You would fight me, so be it," Lumiya said whirling her whip.

Luke backed away as the whip flashed around him. Luke with difficulty blocked the whip. "You were never trained for this. You could block energy weapons and physical blades, but never both at the same time," Lumiya grinned.

"Maybe so, but you are out of control," Luke said blocking her whip. Lumiya snapped her whip slashing Luke's chest. Luke fell to the ground stunned. "New plan," Luke muttered grabbing a smaller light saber.

Luke did a flip landing upright. With his left hand Luke ignited his red light dagger, a smaller version of a light saber. "How will that help you?" Lumiya sneered.

The whip flashed in front of Luke. Luke blocked with his green light saber and cut her whip using the red dagger. Lumiya looked at her whip confused as a piece of Mandalorian metal fell to the ground. Taking another swipe Luke did the same as before slicing another piece of the whip. Luke advanced in slow steps blocking and slicing at the whip. Loosing ground Lumiya backed away desperately trying to defend herself as her whip began to shatter.

Luke spun slashing another segment off and with a leap slashed down on Lumiya's armored chest. Lumiya shrieked as her mechanical pipes and wires were cut. "I hate you!" Lumiya screamed as she tried to grab a hold of him. Luke got out of the way avoiding the punch and slashed off her mechanical right arm. With another slash he disabled her left mechanical leg, wires exposed and armor shaved off.

"Luke, don't kill me," Lumiya pleaded as she fell to her knees.

Luke regained his senses feeling pity for her. "You will be transported to my ship and repaired, but I will make it so that you will never be able to fight again. Then you will be exiled from the Jedi order," Luke said.

"And as for you," Luke turned to Leia. "I ought to bring you back in chains," Luke said angrily.

Leia weakly tried to summon her light saber to her aid, but she couldn't move. "And as for you, I no longer need you any more," Luke said his blade pointing at Han.

Dash watched as Luke advanced on Han. With his green light saber over his head Luke was ready to swing down on Han.

The original Star Wars timeline has Luke and Mara finally getting married perhaps a decade from this point, however I may push it sooner than that. In the original timeline Thrawn's campaign against the New Republic brings them somewhat together. So maybe in Star Wars VIII.

Teaser:

Padme and Anakin stared each other down; bodies littered the floor of Byss. The hum of their light sabers was the only sound in the dark room. "I think it's time I told you your true origins, how you were conceived," Padme said walking toward him.

"Didn't you ever wonder about your birth? Remember when I told you that my master could create life from the Force?" Padme smiled.

"Tell me then," Anakin said finally.

Padme smirked. "Then I shall start at the beginning."