Xenosaga : Destiny of The Force

Part One : Re-Ignition

Story:
A Star Wars/Xenosaga crossover. AU of Xenosaga. A Jedi Knight happened to be a member of Vector Industries on board Woglinde when all hell broke loose. Little did he know that the following events will set him up in a battle with his age-old enemy.

Disclaimer:
I don't own Star Wars nor Xenosaga but I do own the characters Alexander Darkblaze, Daron Sol/Darth Exodus, Darth Malice and E1-D1.

Quote of the moment:
There are those who draw well, and those who run fast. Hammer's navigational skills are top-notch, and his knowledge of the Net is vast. Tony's helmsmanship skills are unrivaled. No one even comes close. Or so he claims. The Captain...well, no one holds a greater amount of debt than the Captain.
- chaos, Xenosaga: Der Will zur Macht

Chapter 2: The Last Knight

A few hours after the Gnosis onslaught...

Shion slowly opened her eyes to find herself inside the escape pod.

"Oh...umm..."

"Oh, Chief. You're awake?" Allen asked from behind.

She nodded. "Yeah." She then looked at the lightsabers on her lap. Her eyes widened.

"Alex. Where is he?"

"I...I fear that we have lost him, Chief. He was with KOS-MOS when I brought you in..."

Tears formed in her eyes as she tried to fight it. "No..."

A civilian ship was approaching the battle scene to witness the carnage the Gnosis caused.

"What a mess. Whoever it was, they sure went all out. You think there's anything left out there?" the Captain, seated on his place above asked. "Hey, Tony. How long before the Federation gets here?"

Tony, the pilot checked his displays. "Well, let's see...The last SOS went out a half-an-hour ago, so, we've probably got at least three hours, right? No signs of any nearby ships, either. Right, Hammer?

Hammer, the ship's navigator and computer wizard nodded. "Yep. We're the only ship within a 5,000 light-year radius."

The Captain lighted his cigarette. "All right. That should be enough. Let's grab anything that looks salvageable."

"You know, Captain. I realize the deadline for paying back Master Gaignun is right around the corner, but don't you think this is a little risky? If Feds find us out, we'd be lucky to get 10 years." Hammer said.

"That's if they find out. You know the Feds aren't gonna patrol all the way out here in the middle of nowhere." the Captain shot back.

Hammer shrugged. "Well...I just don't like the idea of feeding off the dead. I mean, what are we, space jackals? Vultures? Hyenas?"

He instantly got a kick from behind of his seat by the Captain. "Ya moron! What kinda metaphor is that? Don't be comparing us to extinct animals! You'll jinx us! We're recyclers, dammit. Environmentally-friendly space recyclers."

Tony turned to him. "Master Gaignun told us to stay away from any "side jobs," remember? He said it hurts the Foundation's image. I don't know..."

Then, a signal beeped.

"Oh-hoh! We got a wrecked ship here, three o'clock! Looks like a Ganymede class."

"Nice work there, Tony. Good thing we were tapping the U.M.N. emergency channel. Come on, pull in close. Hurry!"

"Yep, we're vultures." Hammer muttered.

"What was that?"

The ship approached the wreckage of Woglinde. "Spectrum matches up perfectly. It's a geocrystal." Hammer informed.

"All right! Not bad. Let's start with that one!"

Tony moved the ship closer towards the object. He gasped.

"That's not a geocrystal, you idiot! It's a corpse!"

"Well, what'd you expect? This is a battlefield. It's no big deal. Don't bother wasting fuel. Just keep going and let it bounce off."

"You're kidding, right! My dead grandma told me to be respectful of the dead. Sorry, but I don't want to get any bad karma. You do it, Captain." Tony replied.

"Ya moron! What, is that your grandfather out there? Don't be ridiculous! Just shut up and keep moving."

"Man, not again! Captain, this is so typical of you. Making us do all the dirty work!"

The ''corpse'' floated outside the window.

"Ya moron! What the hell are you doing? I said bounce it off!" the Captain shouted.

"Well, don't look at me! It got stuck on its own. It's not my fault!" Tony retorted.

"Whatever, just get rid of it."

Hammer took a closer look. "Heeeey, it's a girl. She might be cute, you know. Heh, heh..."

"Heh, heh my ass, you sicko! Who the hell cares how she looks? She's dead!"

"Exactly. Besides, she's facing the other way. It's a shame we can't meet face to face..." Tony said.

The ''corpse'' suddenly looked at them and stood on the window. The crew freaked out.

"Please open your communications line. I need to speak with you. Frequency, 2020." she said.

"A talking corpse!"

"Ya moron! Open your eyes! This ain't no corpse!"

Tony muttered a prayer. "This isn't happening, this isn't happening..."

"It's a Realian. Or a cyborg. Something like that." the Captain stated.

"B-but I've never heard of a Realian that can operate out in space!" Hammer stammered.

"Well, it's probably a military robot or something. Just open the channel."

Hammer opened the communication line. The Captain coughed.

"Ahem. I am Captain Matthews of the tramp freighter Elsa. We received your SOS signal earlier. It happened to be within range of our navigational path, so we rushed here to your rescue."

"Huh? Rescue?"

Another kick hit Hammer.

"So, is there anything we can do to assist you?" Matthews continued.

"What do you mean, rescue? What about our side job?"

"Relax, ya moron. We're gonna grab what we can while taking care of this little rescue. With this mess, I bet there's no one left alive, anyway."

"I will make this brief. I request that you gate jump to Second Miltia immediately." she said.

Matthews scoffed. "Say what! Oh, yeah, keep dreaming, sweetheart! We can't leave yet, we still got work to do. And besides, Second Miltia? Have you any idea how much it would cost to travel that far?"

"There is no need for concern. We will cover all U.M.N. gate fees incurred."

"You expect us to believe that? Even if that were true, we've got other business to attend to right now. We don't have that kind of time."

"My time is limited as well. Failure to comply will result in the destruction of this window." she said, without any threatening tone to it.

"Go ahead, give it a try! The Elsa's forward window can withstand direct hits from debris as big as 6mm!"

She raised her fist. Matthews smirked. "A punch from a girlie like you wouldn't even dent..."

Her punched caused a crack. "One more strike, and this window will shatter. It appears that none of you are wearing space suits. Keep in mind that I am making this proposal with goodwill. I could just as easily toss you out into space and take over the ship."

Tony and Hammer were frightened. Matthews sighed.

"Daahhh! Okay, okay! We'll do it, we'll do it. Don't be so rash."

"Had you accommodated me from the outset, we would have saved one minute, 45 seconds. I am coming onboard now. Please open the cargo bay."

"Ah, right."

"One more thing."

"Uh...what?"

"Do not accelerate in an attempt to knock me off. If you do so, I will destroy the engine, and the entire ship with it."

Matthews frustrated.

"She's got us." Hammer said.

"Shut up!"

Alexander sensed that the pod he was in was now on board of a ship. Using KOS-MOS' maintenance bed WAS a bad idea but he couldn't think of any other way. Sure it was cramped and the lack of oxygen doesn't help matters but with his Jedi training, he went into a trance to ignore the pain and to preserve oxygen. Finally, the pod was opened and he sat up, seeing KOS-MOS, Shion, Allen and a white-haired teenager. Alexander smiled at them.

"Hi, Chief."

Shion suddenly hugged him. "Alex! You're alright! I thought you're..."

"Haha. I'm not dead, you know. But I do feel like one." he replied with a slight blush on his face. He slowly got out of the pod and turned to KOS-MOS.

"Thanks for letting me use your bed. Wish I have thought a better way to escape though."

The android blinked. "I am happy to be of service."

Alexander nodded. Shion looked at the exchange before handing him his ''life''. He smiled. "Thanks, Chief."

"No problem."

He took the lightsabers and reattched them. He then looked around the room.

"Looks familiar. The Elsa, I believe?"

The white-haired teenage boy approached him. "Alex, it's been a while." he said, much to the surprise of Shion and Allen. Alexander smiled.

"Five years, I believe. Good to see you again, chaos."

"So...you two knew each other?" Allen asked.

Alexander shrugged. "Yeah. I've known chaos, the crew and a few more from high-ups."

"Just who are you, Alex?" Allen asked the same question during the final minutes on Woglinde. "I mean, no offense here. But to see a human do some insane movements with a weapon we don't even know of, beat up a few Gnosis by himeself and survived just by being inside KOS-MOS air-tight maintenance pod are just a little too much for me."

Shion nudged him. "Allen!"

Alexander grinned. "Guess I owe you all a lot of explanation. But let's go up to the main deck."

After greeting the crew at the bridge, the group were now inside Alexander's own room on the main deck. A droid entered and chirped happily upon seeing its master.

"It's been a while, E1. I trust Hammer has been good to you?"

E1 beeped. Alexander laughed and patted his droid. "I'm sure he is. Oh, Shion, Allen, KOS-MOS. This is E1-D1. Just call him E1. E1, these are my friends. Add them to your records."

The astromech droid's head whirled as it wrote down the list of his master's friends. Shion stared at it in amazement. "Wow. This is actually the first time I've seen a unit like this. And it seems pretty friendly too."

KOS-MOS looked at the smaller droid. E1 beeped. Alexander glared at him. "What the--? Hey, she is NOT my girlfriend! She's an android for Force sake!"

KOS-MOS looked at Alexander. Then E1. Shion and the others laughed. "Just how do you understand what it is saying?"

"That's because E1 has been with me since I was little. To me, he is family."

E1 beeped happily. His master smiled and turned to others.

"Right, I owe you all a story, yes? It might be a little boring though."

"We don't mind about it, Alex." Shion said, assuringly.

Alexander nodded. "Very well. As you all know, my name is Alexander Darkblaze. I came from another universe called the Galactic Alliance. I was born in its capital world, Coruscant in the year 99 ABY. However, unlike this world, the future and fate of that world was determined by the Force."

"The Force?" Shion asked, confused.

"That's what its called. It is an energy field created by every living things. It exists all around us. Through us. The nature of this is largely unknown. Some of the extremes even called it as God itself."

"But how, a flow of energy determine the fate of the world?" Allen interjected.

Alexander smiled and used the Force to levitate E1 in mid-air. The droid whirled its head. Shion and Allen looked at the display, astonished.

Leaving E1 afloat, Alexander continued, "That was just some of what the Force is capable of. It can be used for good or vice versa."

"But that doesn't explained the nature of your lightsabers." Shion said.

"I was about to get to that part. I am...was a part of the Jedi Order."

"Jedi?"

"The Jedi are the guardian of peace and justice. Champions of Good, if you will. Within this order, I was trained in the ways of the Force and taught to serve for greater good. Lightsabers were given after I completed my initial training as an apprentice."

"But how did you came here, to our world?"

Hearing this, Alexander looked away. "There...was a war between the Jedi Order and the Sith. The Sith Order are practitioners of the dark side of the Force. Their leader was the Sith Lord Darth Exodus. He...was a close friend of mine. Once called Daron Sol before he turned to the dark side."

"Dark side?" chaos asked. "You never told me that."

Alexander grinned at him. "Sorry, chaos. Anyways, the final battle was fought at the Jedi academy and I dueled Daron...Exodus to the very end."

"So...you beat him?" Allen asked. Alexander shook.

"No, Allen. I should have died back there but Exodus used the last of his Sith arts to give me eternal youth, saying that he will come back from the dead to kill me. I decided to exile myself and along with E1, we came here."

"Eternal youth? How old are you now?" Shion asked, eyes widened.

"I came to this world about a hundred years ago." the Jedi casually replied.

"A hundred years? Whoa, by now you're well over that figure!" Allen exclaimed.

"Heh. To tell the truth, I almost forgotten about my own age."

E1 beeped loudly. Alexander turned to the floating droid. "Oh, sorry about that, E1."

He put E1 to the floor slowly. "Anyways, that's the basic things about my origins. Given time, I might elaborate it some more."

In the hangar, Alexander, along with E1 was checking out Shion's Anti Gnosis Weapon System or simply known as AGWS.

"Not bad at all. What do you think, E1?"

E1 chirped. He smiled.

"Haha. Whatever you say."

"Alexander."

He turned around to see KOS-MOS standing not far from him. "Anything I can do for you, KOS-MOS?"

"I still can't comprehend it. You claimed to be over a century years old, yet from your looks, you didn't aged beyond 21 years of age."

"Hah. How do you know I was 21 before I became...ageless?"

"I observed you from the color of your hair, your movement and your skin complexion before I came to this conclusion. It is one of my many functions."

He was surprised but managed a smile. "You got that right. Now about your inquiry. Like an ancient master of my order said, ''The Force works in mysterious ways''. You just can't rely on logic all the time. Sometimes things happened beyond our calculation, beyond our planning. Unpredictable. Well, maybe if you learn a little more about the Force you will understand it better."

KOS-MOS made a mental note before giving a nod. "Very well. Please tell me about the Force whenever possible."

With that, she turned around headed back towards the room for regular maintenance. E1 beeped again. This time teasing his master.

"One more of that and by the Force I'll do a memory wipe on you." he threatened and the droid went silent.

Vector Industries...

In the dimly lit room, a red hooded man was addressing his master about current events.

"Master Wilhelm. I have a report from KOS-MOS. Shion Uzuki and Allen Ridgeley have both joined up with KOS-MOS. It also appears that Alexander Darkblaze survived the incident too."

"I see." The master, Wilhelm calmly replied.

"This is fortunate, especially since there's an unidentified ship closing in on the battlefield."

"And if the ship were to threaten the girl, KOS-MOS would protect her… Is that not right?"

"Yes. That would be the prime directive." the hooded man replied.

"Either way, it was a wise decision to pull back KOS-MOS. There's no need for us to continue serving them, or the Federation, any longer. Besides, the data for the Rhine Maiden is now complete. All phenomena are moving forward as specified by this Compass of Order." he said, gesturing at a globe-like compass.

Wilhelm got up. "As for the rest… Gather the necessary factors and wait for the other one to awaken…"

The hooded servant bowed. "As you wish."

Then, he left the room. Wilhelm turned at the darkest corner of the room. "Your target has finally appeared, Lord Malice."

There's a growl and a dark cloaked figure emerged from the darkness. He was wearing a metallic black mask to hide his face.

"Yes, I sensed him through the Force. It was faint but it is definitely him. The last of the Jedi. My master, Lord Exodus will be very pleased."

Back at the Elsa...

Usually, dinner was made by either of the crew but this time, Shion decided to take charge of the kitchen and prepared rice curry from the meagre ingredients available.

"C'mon everybody, let's eat!"

Tony drooled at the dish. "Man, I'm starving!"

"Let's eat!" Matthews said.

With that, everyone attacked the dish. Shion looked at the crew feeding themselves like hungry wolves. "Well? Not bad, huh?"

"Chief! It's delicious!" Allen commented. Alexander nodded in approval.

"Yeah! This ain't bad at all!" Tony agreed.

"Oh, come on! How can this girl's cooking be any good?" Matthews played it down.

"But Captain, you're stuffing your face…" chaos remarked.

"Ahhh…shut up! Don't disturb a man when he's eating." Matthews turned to Shion. "Water!"

"Sure."

chaos turned to Shion. "You do quite a lot."

"Really? This is pretty typical for me back home." she gave a refilled glass of water to Matthews. "I have my no-good brother to thank for that. He doesn't do a thing all day except sit around and read books."

"Heh. Well…there's no one on this ship that has any of your skills."

"That's a shame…I guess that's what happens when you have an entirely male crew."

"You got that right!" Hammer chipped in. "Normally, there's not even a hint of estrogen on this ship. So you can forget about having a good meal."

"Who usually does the cooking around here?"

"We take turns. Not that it matters, because the cooking's ALWAYS bad." Tony who had done with his meal before smoking, replied.

"There is one person onboard who does nothing but eat…" chaos said.

"Ummm..." Allen muttered.

"What's that?" Matthews said, responding to chaos' statement before turning to Shion. "Water!"

"Sure."

"Chief...can I have some water too?" Allen said, timidly.

"Oh! Sorry! I hadn't noticed…"

Allen silently moaned. "Hadn't noticed..."

Alexander chuckled at the poor man.

Later after dinner...

Shion was washing the dishes with the help from Allen. Alexander helped in cleaning up the table.

"So, what are we going to do now?" the assistant asked.

"Well, we certainly can't leave KOS-MOS to her own devices, can we? She's functioning independently!" Shion replied.

"Indeed we can't, Chief." Alexander said. "She was suddenly activated and all of a sudden, we're following her to Second Miltia with no idea what is happening."

"Yeah." Shion nodded. "We can't let her out of our sight. Who knows what will she pull next."

"And to think, we were supposed to get vacation time once we completed the startup experiment and turned her over to the Second Division..." Allen moaned.

Shion giggled. "You're starting to sound a lot like the Captain. There's no use crying over spilled milk, you know. The first thing we need to do is to contact Headquarters and ask for instructions."

Allen sighed. "So I guess we're stuck with these guys for a little longer. Hey, Alex. You should know which organization this ship belongs, right?"

Alexander gave a nod. "Yeah. It belongs to the Kukai Foundation. Why?"

"Nothing. I just did some background check on this ship. That place is bad news, right? I've heard it's just crawling with mutants."

Alexander just smiled. "Rumors, Allen. Rumors."

Shion was taken aback by the comment. "Hey, that's kind of a racist comment. Listen, Allen. Sure, it's a well known fact. The Kukai Foundation was established by the Miltian government as a specialized military group. But they only held that status until the completion of the post-war proceedings. Although they haven't gotten around to demilitarizing quite yet, they're being run like any other valid foundation nowadays. You know, as a matter of fact, their current director received a lot of praise for taking in and protecting victims in the days before the Species Preservation Act. He's really to be commended. Now what was his name...umm..."

A voice suddenly came from behind. "Gaignun Kukai." chaos said.

Shion beamed. "Oh, chaos! What's up?"

"Oh, I just dropped in to see if there was anything I could help out with."

"Oh, thanks! We could use some help drying the dishes."

"Sure thing."

After a while, they finally finished with it. "Whew! That's everything." Allen sighed, wiping his forehead.

"Yup." chaos replied. He then turned to see plate full with rice and curry. "Huh? What's this?"

"Oh, that's for the Commander." Shion replied, referring to Commander Cherenkov whom the Elsa picked up while Alexander was still in KOS-MOS maintenance pod.

"Come to think of it, he didn't join us for dinner, did he?" Allen stated.

"No, and I even called him. Oh, well. I'll just heat it up and take it to him."

"Well, how about we call it a day?" Allen suggested.

"Good idea." chaos and the others agreed.

"Did you forget something?" Shion asked chaos when he seemed to stare into distance.

"No, but where did KOS-MOS go?"

"Oh, KOS-MOS? She's being tuned in her service module, down in the hangar. It'll probably take a few more hours. Oh, did you want to go down and talk to her? I'm sure she'd like that."

"Really?"

"Of course."

"Thanks. See you later."

"Bye."

chaos then left the area, heading for the elevator. Shion turned to Alexander.

"How about you, Alex?"

He didn't reply as he was deep in thought.

"Alex?"

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, Chief."

"Something wrong?"

"Did you say the Commander was attacked by the Gnosis after he was rescued, right?" Alexander asked for confirmation.

Shion nodded. "Yeah. Why?"

"Something is wrong with him. But I couldn't make it out. Something is clouding my thoughts. This can be only one thing."

Shion blinked. "What is it?"

Alexander turned to her with a serious reply. "Exodus. He is coming for me."

Notes:
NukeDawg: LOL We do think alike. Hahaha. Be lookin' forward to it. Hope you like this chap as well.