Yu-Gi-Oh! Star Wars Style
Written by: Sakura Solo
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. On with the story!

Chapter 11: Inside the Mind of a Jedi

That night, a freak rainstorm hit the Imperial City area, and Liz did not sleep well. She never did when it was stormy at night. She always seemed to recall long-buried dark memories, that she somehow had acess to since she was very little. They were usually of Vader hurting Jedi Knights, but of late they were much more violent. For the first time, she saw with horror how much the power of the Dark Side ran in the family.

Vader was without his armor, and looked like, well a lot like Dad, to be honest. Liz shouted, "Granma! Don't fall for it! Granpa's a Sith now!" She then activated her lightsaber, and ran towards the Dark Lord of Sith, and then everything went dark. She saw Palpatine smile sadisticaly at the carnage, "Good, Lord Vader. I sense you wish to seek out Master Kenobi. Go to Mustafar. Complete your destiny." He then murmerred, "It is the fate of all who follow you Lord Vader, even to your youngest grandchild." Liz yelled, "No! That can't be true!" Activating her grandfather's lightsaber, she yelled, "I will not be your apprentice!" She charged, lightsaber drawn, but she tripped and her lightsaber went flying. Palpatine's maniacal laughter was heard, and Liz started squirming under the covers, clearly frightened.

Yami woke to Liz's screams, Palpatine's maniacal laughter, and Vader's heavy metallic breathing. Liz yelled, "Stay away from me!" Yami dashed across the hallway, and found Liz dueling Vader, in front of Palpatine. "Follow your father's fate, Elizabeth. He knows the power you have. Give in to your hate." "Never," breathed Liz, and she brandished her lightsaber. The battle climaxed, when Liz found her at the mercy of her grandfaher. She was crying, "Why are you doing this? Dad... you saved him..." She managed to roll out of the way, and let out a horrifying array of lightsaber moves, striking down Vader, before turning to Palpatine, "You failed..." before she fainted.

Yami caught her, and yelled, "MIND CRUSH!" Suddenly, the nightmare disappeared. Yami sweatdropped, it had all been a nightmare, but it had been all to real. Liz was still visally shaken. Yami wrapped his arms around her, understanding how the Dark Side of the Force ran in the family, and was in the shadows, waiting for thr right moment to snag a new victim.

Liz stopped squirming under the covers, and slowly opened her eyes. It was still storming outside. Yami asked, "Are you all right?" Liz nodded, "I think. But that dream, they aren't usually that bad. Only when its stormy outside." Yami asked her, "How often do you have these nightmares?" Liz thought for a moment, "Since I was 3, I think. I started having them after Mom and Dad divorced." Liz then pulled the covers over her head, and went back to sleep.

The next morning at the Imperial City Spaceport, a lone man walked among the tourists. He carried with him the Sennen Ankh and Scales. He was out to punish the Imperials who had robbed the Pharoah's Tomb Imperial City Park, that dated back to the Original Sith Wars. They were two Imperial archaeologists who claimed to have found an "previously unkown" planet outside the known galaxy, and he would find them, and they would be punished.

Meanwhile at school, Ms. Peterson was passing around the local newspaper. Liz was reading the article about the ancient treasures found, and asked, "Are we taking a feild trip to see these?" Ms. Peterson noddeed, "Yes we are, as a matter of fact we are going to leave in just a few minutes." The class whooped, and soon they were off.

The museum was at a mansion that had been built in the last century. "This is so cool," Liz said excitedly, as she and some classmates looked around at the arched terrace. Meanwhile, Shaddi has just entered the area, and the Scales told him he was close. Hiding the bushes, he noticed Liz standing about with some school mates, as well as the two men who were responsible for raiding the Pharaoh's tomb.

Liz was talking to her classmates about some sitcom episode the night before, when the first man whispered to his companion, "That little girl! She has the Sennen Puzzle, and Lord Vader's lightsaber." His friend whispered back, "Be careful. She is Vader's granddaughter and a Jedi Knight."

The shorter of the two, grabbed for the Puzzle, which fell off from around Liz's neck. Liz gasped, and he told her, "Here you go, young lady." Liz smiled, "That's all right. I'm glad its fine." The short man told Liz, "What you have here is one of the Sennen Items. Its been lost for millenia, and you seem to have found it." Liz nodded, and the short man stared at Liz intently, "I must study this for a few hours. Come back at 6 pm , and I will return it to you." Liz nodded, and ran back to join her classmates, while the short man smiled evily, he finally had the source of the phraoh's power.

Inside the museum, a gaggle of kids were gathered around a mummy! Some of the girls were scared, while the boys in the group were daring each other on who could stare at it the longest. Meanwhile, Liz was drawn to what appeared to be a fresco. On it were depictions of people from a far away civilization. One section caught her interest. On the left was a person, and on the right was a being with a dog's head, and in between them was a scale. On one end was a heart, and on the other end was a feather.

Liz mused, "Is that a Wookie on the right? Did they sacrifice people to Wookies, because Wookies are really gentle." She was thinking this theory over, when she looked up.

A weird guy in a turban and white robe was carrying two gold items, and was crying. He was starring at the mummy. Liz stepped over to the case, where the mummy was perserved. It was without its mask, and Liz wondered why the man was crying. Was he a religious pilgrim from the unknown planet?

Getting up some gumption, Liz asked Shaddi, "Are you all right, sir?" Shaddi nodded sadly, "The sacrelige to the Pharaoh's tomb was horrible. So many memories were shatered that night." Liz was confused, "What memories? Are they handed down every generation?"

Shaddi patted Liz on the head, "This doesn't concen you, lady Skywalker." With that, he turned around, leaving a confused Liz. "Did he just call me Lady Skywalker? What did he want, anyway?"

Meanwhile, the short man and his boss were grinning at the Sennen PUzzle, which was now on display, and grinned eveily, as they pictures the money that would role in.

Just then, a boy yelled, "Hey guys! They put Liz's puzzle on display." A group of third-graders, including Liz, gathered around to get a look. Liz asked one of the men, "Why is it on display?"

At that moment, Ms. Peterson took a photo, and that was it for the feild trip.
After Liz said good-bye to her classmates, she caught a ride back to the museum.

Meanwhile at the museum office, the short man was ogling the Sennen Puzzle. Amazingly, Vader's granddaughter had had it the whole time, and now it was rightfully back in the hands on the Imperial Empire.

Just then, he heard a yell, and then, THUD! The light flickered off for a moment, and the short man called, "Bail?" Then, the door opened, and Bail's pallid face appeard by the frame, dazed and obviously cold. The short man gasped, as Shaddi entered.

The short man yelled, "I know you! Your that weird guy I saw at the dig several months ago. It was by a stroke of luck I found those ancient Jedi records." He then caught sight of of Sennen Scales.

Shaddi nodded, "I know of the illeagal dig, and of Lord Vader's treachery against the Jedi Order. However, you are not free from blame, either." He then set the Scales on the short man's desk. The short man just stared at them, as Shaddi explained, "When one entered the afterlife, his soul was weighed on the Holy Scales. On one end was his soul, and on the other, was the feather of an Ibis. If the soul was evil, it weighed more than the feather, and as a result, the man was banned to Hell for eternity. It just so happens I have an Ibis feather with me. Now, to test your soul."

Shaddi placed the feather on one end, and the short man watched in horror as the empty end went down further and further.

Meanwhile and elsewhere, Liz was watching the stars come out, when her wristwatch beeped. "Okay," She told herself, "time to get my puzzle back."

Back at the office, things had just gone from bad to worse. The judgement had passed, and Shaddi stared emotionlessly as the short man's chair began to transform. It took the form of a hungry, drooling, purple demon. Shaddi's eyes glowed pure white, as the short man was devoured by the dragon, he dropped the Sennen Puzzle. Shaddi eyes it for a moment, and picked it up, remembering the little girl who had been wearing it earlier that day. He was surprised that someone had finished it, much less a Jedi Knight descended from Lord Darth Vader.

Liz had just entered the museum and was looking around for the main office, when Liz noticed Shaddi leaving the office. She could hear the owner scream, as though he was in danger or something.

Liz noticed that the man had her puzzle, "Thank you very much for getting my puzzle back." She then noticed the Scales, and her eyes widened with curiousity. Shaddi then concentrated on using the Ankh to unlock the child's mind.

The Sennen Ankh began to glow. Liz was scared, and activated her lightsaber in order to defend herself. She held it out in front of her, nervously waiting for the weird guy to attack her? Was he a Sith? "Who are you," Liz whispered. Shaddi concentrated, and his eyes glowed. Liz felt dizzy, and dropped her lightsaber. Taking the chance, he held the Ankh to her forehead...

Surrounded by a bright light at first, Shaddi soon found himself inside a long, dark hallway, when he noticed 2 doors, right across from each other. Upon looking into the open one, he noticed toys littered on the floor, along with Jedi artifacts, along with a Holocron! Shaddi nodded, "The child is free form thr evil ways of her grandfather. However..." he turned to the other, and opened it.

Upon opening the door, there stood a youth with spiky tri-colored hair. Shaddi told him, " I am looking for someone who knows the secret of shadow powers." Yami nodded, "Your welcome to look around, for I have nothing to hide." Yami snapped his fingers, and Shaddi stared. This sould room was a giant maze.

Walking around, Shaddi mused over how the spirit of the Sennen Puzzle wound up with Vader's granddaughter. Just then, the floor gave way, and Shaddi fell, only able to grip the floor with one hand. Just then, Yami asked, "Need some help?" Shaddi nodded, and after Yami helped him out, Yami asked, "Were you the one sending Liz the visions of the Dark Side?" Sahddi shook his head, "That was not me. The child's fears will be tested soon, however." Yami was concerned, "How do you know?" Shaddi shook his head, "I must leave." With that, he disappeard.

Just then, Liz woke up from her trance-like state, and noticed Shaddi was swaeting heavily. Liz asked, "Are you okay, sir?" She was about to help him up. when Shaddi handed the Sennen Puzzle back to her. "Take care of it, for many more enemies will try to claim it, Lady Vader." With thhat said, he turned around and walked away. Liz stared after him, very confused, "Did he just call me Lady Vader?"