Chapter 6: Duel of a Humans
Han slid out of the way as the lightsaber almost got him. He turned around and brought his blue on up and blocked Leia's lightsaber as they clashed. Their lightsabers locked there as both tried to gain the advantage over the other. Sweat was pouring down the face of both of them. The fight had lasted well over an hour but neither wanted to lose to the other. Han unlocked as he swung once more at Leia who brought her lightsaber once more up and blocked it before twirling it and trying to do a stab move on Han, but he was too quick as he turned out of the way brought her lightsaber down as his one went for her head. It was quickly blocked by the Jedi, who then pushed him back with all her strength and then went on the offensive. This fight was being played out without any assistance of the Force for Leia, but in order to make sure that she wouldn't unconsciously use it, he had set up a Force-Bloke around her to prevent her from using her force powers, temporarily. Sim stood on the sidelines as he saw his two pupils clash and try to get the better of the other. Han was doing spectacular. He was a formidable lightsaber duelist without even the assistance of the Force, which was remarkable on its own right. Sim had been instructing him how to fight with a lightsaber for as long as he had instructed Leia. He had taught Han Form V since it used brute force, something Han liked.
As the sparks flew the two slashed at each other while blocking too, at the same time. They were evenly matched as lightsaber duelist as Han brought his lightsaber down in a brute swing that Leia dodged. She tried to do a sideways swipe but Han pulled his lightsaber to his side and blocked it. He pulled both lightsabers up as they locked next to the each others necks. Leia was on the outside while Han was on the inside. Sim finally yelled, "This game is over." Both of them bowed to each other and deignited their lightsabers to take a breather. The Jedi Master walked over to them both as he patted them on their back.
"Very well done, both of you. You have both excelled at lightsaber combat to a point I never imagined you would reach so fast," said the wise Jedi with a warm smile on his face.
"Thanks. The Princess here knows how to put up a fight, I'll have to admit," said the smuggler between his heavy breathing.
"Didn't think a girl could match you, nerfherder? You're lucky I couldn't use the Force, or else you would be toast by now," said Leia with a smirk on her face.
"No Leia. Without using the Force, once can accurately tell how good of a lightsaber duelist one is. Both of you are equals, if on equal footing," said the Master with a slightly stern face.
"Ah, well why don't you ever fight without the force?" said Leia, "I bet you wouldn't be so great."
"Is that a challenge, my young friend?" replied the Master with a large grin over his face.
"Yeah, it is. Me and the Princess I bet could take you on and defeat you," interjected the smuggler, "we will even prove it. A duel with us versus you tomorrow morning with no Force tricks by either side. Winner/s get/s to boss around the loser/s." Han had one of his smug looks on his face as his pride began to take him over. All Sim did was look at them both before grinning. He looked down momentarily before bringing his face up and through his large grin he answered, "Very well, my former pupils. We will see how much you have improved. And to up the conditions, the loser/s will have to do the chores for the rest of the week while the winner/s can relax and do nothing."
All of them nodded as they left for the rest of the day. Leia and Han hit the showers as they passed Lando and Chewie working on the Falcon. Both of them filled the Wookie and his friend on the deal. Lando grinned as he whispered into Han's ear, "You should've betted him also 2,000 credits again so you can win back your money." But it was too late for that now.
Meanwhile, the Jedi Master sat down and started meditating. He wasn't thinking about the duel. He had bigger matters. Each day he could sense Vader and Luke getting nearer and nearer to them. He could sense that they were only one week away from Lamon, though, if he was correct it would take them at least two weeks to figure out there location. As he mediated his old friend, Qui-Gon Jinn came to him in spirit,
"Hello, my old friend," said the wizened deceased Jedi Master, "it has been too long. Sim, it is time for you to move from the planet and leave. You can not confront Vader or Luke yet with Leia and her friends still near you. She could turn to the dark side like her father before her."
"I understand but I know Leia would never turn. She is different from her brother or father. She isn't brash or doesn't just listen to her heart but also her brain, something the other Sky walkers seemed to have lost out on," said Sim with a slight smile.
"You are wise, Sim, but it is now or never to leave. If you stay here, you realize that you will easily be outgunned by Vader's supreme fleet of ships. You can't expect to live. I urge you to escape and go to another Outer Rim planet. It will be only a matter of time before the Sith realize you are here, my old friend," said the old man with a somber tone.
"I understand. We will leave soon, I promise," replied Sim as Qui-Gon's ghost parted him. Sim was once more alone as he got up and went to bed for the night.
The next morning, Sim woke up and dressed. He had his teeth cleaned as he took a shower. Once he was out, he got dressed in his leather Jedi garments. They were similar in color to the traditional Jedi garments but instead his cloak was black instead of brown while his vest was made out of leather. He clipped his lightsaber to hit belt and made his way out. As he left out, he entered the arena to see Leia and Han there getting ready. Leia was in her Jedi garments while Han was in his regular clothes.
"About time you showed up, Master. We thought you chickened out," shouted Han.
"My friend, I will never chicken out," replied the Jedi Master as he got ready.
Both Leia and Sim temporarily blocked each other's force powers to prevent any use of the force by either side. Han and Leia got into the middle of the arena as they ignited their blades. Leia's was silver while Han's was blue. Sim ignited his lightsaber, a black blade coming out. Han's blue blade reminded him of Anakin's before his fall from grace. How it brought back good and then bad memories. He pushed that aside. And the fight began.
Leia and Han drove towards the Master, who moved out the way clashing with their lightsaber as they brought their lightsabers into a swing against him. He brought his lightsaber up and blocked them both before disengaging and blocking a stab from Han's lightsaber while ducking a swipe from Leia. He jumped forward to confront the two blades head on. He pushed aside their blades as he did a 360 degree turn, almost hitting Leia and Han but they got out of the way quickly. Their blades tried to hit him from the opposite side but he blocked one blade before twirling and hitting the other's swipe up into the air and pausing. He could see that they were getting frustrated, even if it had been only 5 minutes. He smiled, that was going to be their weakness in this fight.
Sim decided that he would exploit this by staying on the defensive. Leia and Han swiped forward at him but were blocked by his amazingly quick reflexes. They couldn't imagine that there master didn't need the force to accomplish such fast reactions but nonetheless the pressed on. Sim twirled his lightsaber as he blocked a blow from Han before ducking and meeting one from Leia before turning instantly and blocking another from Han and bringing it down in time to twirl out of the way of Han's and Leia's lightsaber's coming up. He could see their frustration was growing and he would allow that. As the lightsaber fight continued, both of them began to get tired along with frustration began to make their blows sloppy and imprecise. Meanwhile, Sim wasn't getting tired as fast. He had trained long-before to fight without the force in lightsaber contests and this was just another one. Seeing them halting for another blow, he decided it was time to press his advantage.
In a leaped forward as he swiped at them both. They naturally brought up their blades but he instantly disengaged and swiped lower causing them both to jump back and lose their footing. He instantly did a stab move toward Leia and got the expected block which he turned into a push against her as he spun and pushed Han back to. They attacked once more but this time Sim brought his lightsaber into the tangle causing their lightsabers to tangle up. He brought his out and hit them both up before bringing it to their necks. The duel was over. All three of them deignited their lightsabers and bowed. Sim patted both of them on the back. The fight had taken well over an hour and a half, yet they still had put up a good fight.
"I'm proud of you two for such a great fight. I'm also proud that you will be honoring your bet and doing the rest of the chores for the week while I do absolutely nothing. Your training of course will continue at the same pace, so have fun," said the master as he walked away from them. They both wanted to argue with him but realized that there was not way out of it. The both sighed in resignation. Both of them headed back to their quarters to get started on their chores.
Little did they know that these chores wouldn't even last for a day.
Author Notes: A little short for my regular chapters but a little fun. Lets just say the fun will start beginning soon along with some of the story behind Sim/Vader will begin to be shed until it will reveal what really happened. Hope you guys like it and please review! Thanks.