And I am back with another chapter of Remnant Unleashed. I'm glad that so many people liked my previous chapter. I tell you; I think I did pretty well with the last chapter, seeing as many of you were begging me to not have Cinder kill Pyrrha and all that. Believe me when I say that, like all of you, Pyrrha's death in canon hit me hard, but not as hard when John Marston died at the end of Red Dead Redemption.
Anyway, lets get to the reviews.
Monster King: Thank you.
Luffy L Deathwalker: True, it may not be a complete victory that Salem got, but to her it's a victory since Cinder killed Ozpin, acquired the powers of the Fall Maiden and crippled global communications. In regards to Disney releasing the four of the five Star Wars films they produced in December is beyond me, but I honestly don't care for that. What I do care about is the fact that they through out all of the Legends material we were given before they took control of Star Wars out the window, like the 2003 micro series, Rogue Squadron games, Republic Commando, Knights of the Old Republic, the Jedi Knight games, the Force Unleashed and various others for money is beyond me. Still, they are semi-decent movies.
Darth Cody: Thanks. Trust me, you'll see how the rest of Team GARM moves on after the Battle of Beacon, but not for a while. I didn't know you found the fact that Neo was on the good guy side funny. But true, she will give Ruby a pat on the back, when they next meet.
Jack Smith1: Thank you. If you ever want to discuss some things with me, feel free to PM me about them. Now, Galen isn't dead, he's alive and you'll see how. If you're going to be adding characters of your own into Call of RWBY, that will be interesting to see and if you're going to be editing said story, I can't wait to read it. Now in regards to how the clones will be integrated into the rebellion, you'll see how. Whether its in this chapter or the next, you'll see how and trust me, they will replenish their numbers, just wait and see.
54godamora: Thanks man. I think I did pretty well with the Lightsaber duels and music score last chapter.
Mr. Shades42: I'm not so sure that Wrecker will turn out like Crosshair. That guy might be big and strong, but he doesn't strike me as the type who would fall to the Inhibitor chip from a bump to the head and I hope your wrong.
Spartan-626: Thanks. True, Rex and Cody should be with their men, but with the way Remnant is, there is a chance that Ruby and her group will be encountering Droids and they'll need the firepower. Plus, I've already got someone taking charge of their men in their absence. The part with Adam losing an arm and horn was in thanks to one of your reviews. Now as for Cinder losing her arm, that's something I wanted to have happen for a long time. Think of it as a precursor to her death later on.
Now in regards to Ahsoka vs Vader, I already had that planned well in advance in regards to their first fight and let me just say, it will take time for Ahsoka to grasp the fact that Vader and her master are one in the same.
Chaotic Skunk Demon: I got to say, your user name is very interesting. I just made mine because of my favorite Clone Trooper.
Ethan Kironus: Thanks for the reviews.
Alright, reviews are done, let's get this chapter started. Disclaimers are the same as always, please enjoy.
Chapter 42: Aftermath
Casualties amongst the Imperial fleet were high. An estimated forty-four percent of their forces were killed in both the air and on the ground. Sixty-two percent of their fleet and fighters were wiped out by both the clone and rebel forces. As for the special operations squadrons, Hamilton, the Ofnir, Grabacr and Schwarze squadrons along with the Drossel, Meteor and Falke Squadrons were all wiped out by both Remnant, Clone and Rebel forces.
For the Clone forces, fifty-two percent of their forces were wiped out or wounded thanks largely in part to the efforts of both the Grimm and White Fang. Many of their fighters were critically damaged and the repair crews lacked the necessary parts to repair them, the same thing applied for their walkers, tanks and artillery. Several hundred troopers were left behind when the retreat was called by the Vale army, but they were rescued when Gunships under escort from Warwolf Squadron retrieved them and the civilians they were protecting.
The Rebels on the other hand, suffered light casualties compared to those of the clones and imperial forces. Their late arrival caught the Empire off guard and their combined efforts with both the clones and Vale forces were enough to deal a crippling blow to the imperial armed forces along with the tactics provided by Admiral Halberton.
The Vale armed forces, over half their fighter squadrons were wiped out due to imperial sabotage and the massive swarm of Grimm. Seventy-percent of the cruisers, destroyers, battleships, frigates and aircraft carriers of the Vale Navy were either sunk or damaged while the kingdoms army had only half a dozen or so tanks and missile crawlers left. Their infantry also suffered heavy losses due to the Grimm, White Fang and imperial firepower.
Atlas suffered the worst. Almost all of their airships were destroyed when Roman took control of Ironwoods flagship. Eighty-percent of their aircraft were destroyed by imperial pilots piloting their own planes, resulting in many pilots getting killed when their so called 'allies' gunned them down without even a moment's hesitation. Their knights and paladins were all destroyed and a lot of soldiers lost their lives.
The White Fang suffered losses as well, but they were nothing compared to their 'victory' against the Kingdom of Vale. Many of their experienced pilots and warriors were killed, but those losses were replenished by new recruits who joined the White Fang after the battle.
As for Vale itself, the city was in ruins. Buildings were destroyed by weapon fire or crashing aircraft, streets were riddled with rubble and the bodies of both dead civilians and soldiers. The Grimm had overrun the entire city and Beacon was also completely overrun. The CCT tower was destroyed, crippling global communications all across the globe, but the sight of Atlas forces attacking the Kingdom caused hundreds of people to become gripped with fear of another tragedy such as what had occurred.
People were blaming the Faunus for the attack, causing more hatred towards the already discriminated people. Others were blaming Ozpin for trying to rig the tournament with an 'assassination' attempt on Penny while many were blaming Ironwood for turning the Kingdom into a target and not controlling his own hardware and men who they believed instigated the attack.
The resulting negative emotions were giving the Grimm more and more strength and bolstering their numbers in both the city and school more than they already were, coupled with the sudden appearance of droid forces at both locations. Thankfully, just before the rebel fleet left, several divisions of Rebel soldiers, armor, fighters and other military units along with medics to assist the battle-weary clones.
What came as a big surprise to the rebel leaders was that many of the remaining clone army survivors along with Plo Koon and the former members of the White Fang decided to join the alliance along with the likes of Team SDOW, the Galm Team, Garuda Team, Mickey, Captain Bartlett and various others, including Pyrrha.
Fearing for the safety of her friends and knowing that Cinder would do anything to take the part of Amber's powers she had, she joined the rebellion as a soldier in their army with the rank of Private and a member of Kota's militia. While her thoughts were turned to that of her friends, she knew that she would return to Remnant one day, but in order to keep herself from being targeted by the Empire, she decided to cut her pony tail. "I will come back to you, Jaune. I promise." She said quietly to herself as she stared out into the vast reaches of space onboard one of the rebel medical frigates before she turned her gaze to the Galen.
The injuries he sustained from his fight against Vader were more severe than anyone thought when rebel medics pulled him out from several pieces of debris he was buried underneath after the strange silver light appeared in the sky. He was brought back to one of the medical frigates, only to find that the frigate had used up all of its medical supplies in helping the more critically injured soldiers and pilots. As a result, he was brought onboard the ship and taken to an unknown location, along with the Rogue Shadow which would return Galen to Remnant when the time was right.
At the moment however, Galen floated in a bacta tank as the organic chemical material rapidly regrew the destroyed tissue. Looking at Galen floating in the tank, Pyrrha placed her hand on the glass, a small tear following from her eye. "You have to get through this, Galen. Ruby, Jaune and the others need you." She said silently before looking at her reflection on the glass. Gone was her corset, mini-skirt and gloves and in their place was the standard attire for those in Kota's militia, only more designed for female soldiers.
Speaking of said general, he walked into the medical wing and placed a sympathetic hand on Pyrrha's shoulder. "Not many have survived a fight against Darth Vader and lived. He is one of the lucky ones, like myself and Ahsoka. He'll pull through it, but I sense he is conflicted about going back to Remnant. I sense much fear in him, fear that he will fail again. One must be careful when it comes to their fear. Master Yoda always said that fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering, all of which are paths to the dark side." He explained to Pyrrha. "However, I am confident that Galen will reject the dark side and stay on his current path, but until he wakes up, we have no idea what his state of mind is. For now, we shall wait and focus on your own training. You may have been a Huntress in training, but for the moment you are a soldier for the rebellion, Miss Nikos." He added.
"If that's what you believe, General, then I will do as you order." Pyrrha replied, following the General out of the medical bay and towards the cargo hold. Neither of them noticed a spike in Galen's heartrate or a twitch in his hand.
Several days later, on Yavin 4, Galen's condition had improved greatly but despite the clean bill of health he was given, Galen made no effort or attempt to return to Remnant, much to the confusion of Plo, Rahm and Pyrrha, especially when they mentioned that according to intelligence they received from Wolfe, Ruby, Jaune, Ren, Nora, Rex, Fordo, Alpha and Cody were heading to Mistral, going after Cinder, but to their surprise, Galen still didn't move.
Pyrrha soon found out why when she brought Galen his food several days later. Just like the previous times, Galen was just sitting in the medical ward and staring out into the empty space. "I brought you some food. You should eat it before it gets cold. You'll need your strength if you are going to return to Remnant and help…" Pyrrha said.
"I'm not going back." Galen said abruptly, shocking Pyrrha.
"What do you mean? Ruby needs you. Remnant needs you. Galen, the Empire might have left Remnant alone for the moment, but they will be back. It's only a matter of time before they launch a second invasion and this time succeed." Pyrrha argued.
"Ruby is better off without me." Galen answered.
"You don't believe that. She loves you and you love her. You two are meant to be together." Pyrrha countered.
"No, Pyrrha. You're wrong." Galen stated. "For years my mind was poisoned by hate and fear. Vader trained me in the ways of the dark side and after all that I had done on Remnant and for the rebellion, I gave into my anger. My hatred and fear took control when I fought my way to the tower with Ruby, Weiss and the troopers, when I fought Cinder and Vader. I may have dealt a blow to Cinder, but Vader overpowered me and for a moment, I almost returned to my old life as Vader's slave." He explained, clenching the sheets of his bed before turning back to Pyrrha. "I could have killed Ruby and I'm afraid I will kill her if I lose control again. I can't go back, not until I find out who I am." He added.
Normally, Pyrrha would have left Galen to dwell in his thoughts like she had did before, but to Galen's surprise, she stayed. "Galen, you may not know who you are. But trust me, I do. If it weren't for you, I would be dead and Cinder would have taken all of Amber's powers. You're not evil and you aren't a Sith Lord. Somewhere inside you, there's an ocean of goodness. The day that you truly realize that you are truly a Jedi, will be the day that you decide to return to Remnant." Pyrrha stated. "I may not know the person you were before, but the person I know now is my friend." She added, before leaving Galen alone.
Galen wasn't the only one who was dealing with his own issues. Trigger who had learned about his sister's murder at the hands of Cinder from Pyrrha after he recovered from his own injuries, was demanding that the ground crews get his plane's hyperdrive installed so that he could return to Remnant and hunt Cinder down. Too his disappointment, the ground crews were working on the other planes from Remnant having been given strict orders by Admiral Halberton to install the hyperdrive on Garuda 1's plane last. Pissed off for the lack of better words, Rick felt his anger build as the one who murdered his sister was still roaming Remnant, free as a bird and there was nothing he could do.
"You need to calm down." Neo said to her adoptive brother.
"How can I be calm when the women who murdered my sister, the same women who along with Torchwick filled your mind with lies about me is now roaming our home planet and more dangerous then ever!" Rick spat, slamming his fist into the side of temple hanger wall, causing him a great deal of pain. "I should be hunting down that bitch and making her suffer for what she did to Amber!" he cringed.
"Believe me, I want her to pay as much as the next person, but if you were to go after her right now in this state of mind, you'll only get yourself killed like your sister. We need to handle this situation with a calm and clear mind, not to mention that your anger would draw the Grimm towards you and any other settlements in your area and they would be killed." Neo reminded him.
"I just… I spent months searching for my sister and now I've lost her for good! ARGH! I just want to kill that bitch and make her suffer the same way I've suffered for all these months!" he exclaimed, falling to his knees. "She was the only family I had left before I found out you were alive. Our parents are dead, our mother died in childbirth and our father was killed by the White Fang! I want them all to suffer. I want them all dead! I want…." He continued before Neo slapped him across the face.
"You think you're the only one who's suffered!? I suffered a lot in my own life as well. I lost my parents, my adoptive father, I thought you betrayed me and left me for dead when you never gave up on me. Amber was also my sister and I also miss her!" she exclaimed, pulling her adoptive brother and wingman into a hug. "I want Cinder to pay for what she did as well, but neither of us are strong enough to face her. She's strong in the dark side and we both need more training. I don't want to lose you like your sister." She went on, starting to cry. "Please, Rick stop focusing on your anger and go back to the old you. If you die, I'll be all alone and I don't want to be alone anymore." She sobbed.
Rick listened to Neo's sobbing and calmed down. "Alright, you win. I don't want to lose anyone else either, you and aunt Robyn are the only family I have left and I don't want to lose anyone else. But it seems you've forgotten. My name isn't Rick, its Ray." Trigger relented and reminded.
"I still can't believe you changed your name from Ray to Rick. Why did you change your name anyway?" Neo asked.
"It's because people are hunting me and changing my name was the only way to protect my friends and family. Fat load of good that's done." He chuckled before he and Neo decided to leave the hanger crews to their work. They didn't notice Plo had heard their conversation and knew that he had to help the two of them.
Back on Remnant, inside a cave and taking shelter from a massive snow storm in the mountains, Ruby closed her eyes and concentrated with the force as her lightsaber separated into its individual pieces as the second kyber crystal she found inside the cave floated into place as it combined with parts from another lightsaber, which she had found from a deceased Jedi that had died long ago.
While her friends slept, Rex, Fordo, Cody and Alpha stood guard at the entrance of the cave as Ruby combined the pieces of the salvaged lightsaber and her own to create a double-bladed/split lightsaber. Igniting her new weapon, the green blades hummed loudly as she separated it into two hilts before shutting down her new weapon and clipping both hilts to her belt before she started to think of Galen. 'Galen is out there somewhere and wherever he is, I know he'll return. He told me that he promised mom that he'd protect me and he loves me. He won't run away.' She thought before she fell asleep.
On Patch, Ahsoka was still coming to terms with the knowledge that Vader and Anakin were one in the same. After Kix checked her wounds, she cried herself to sleep believing it was all her fault that Anakin had fallen to dark side. 'I should have stayed with the Jedi. If I had then maybe Anakin… maybe Anakin wouldn't have fallen. This is all my fault.' She thought. 'Anakin, I'm so sorry.'
Meanwhile, deep in imperial controlled space, at the shipyard over the planet of Fondor, Vader sensed the despair in Ahsoka's mind but tuned it out as she had made her choice long ago and nothing would change her mind. As he stared out towards the ships being repaired, Captain Firmus Piett of the destroyer Emancipator stepped onto the bridge of Devastator, his flagship. "Lord Vader," the captain began. "My lord, the Emperor has requested you make contact with him at once in regards to our operation on Remnant." He informed.
"I shall take it in my quarters, Captain. See to it I am not disturbed." Vader ordered the captain who carried out his orders. Vader made his way to his quarters and kneeled down as the hologram of his master appeared before him. "What is thy bidding, my master?" he asked.
"The first phase of our plan for Remnant has succeed. Thanks to Salem's help, the people have become afraid and are questioning their leaders while Atlas is believed to have been responsible for the fall of Vale and Beacon, despite the appearance of the rebels and the relics of the republic that choose to fight with the traitors." Sidious stated.
"The only regret I have is that the operation didn't result in the death of the surviving Jedi on the planet." Vader admitted.
"It matters not, my apprentice. They will die in time, before they can discover our plans. Our weapon is almost complete and once it becomes operational, all those who dare defy the empire will surrender or die." Sidious replied. "For now, we must prepare to take control of Remnant. Lord Vader, dispatch several regiments to Remnant and establish a forward operating base. Have them keep a close eye on the state of affairs on the planet, when the time is right, we will bring the full might of the Empire down upon these primitive people. Order them not to engage the local planetary forces or the rebels that may still remain on the planet, no one can be allowed to discover our presence." He instructed.
He waited for Vader to respond, by his apprentice remained silent. "Is something troubling you, my friend?" he questioned.
"Yes, master. When I first met Salem and her associates, I sensed a strong presence in the dark side from one of her followers. The amount of battle droids she posses leads me to believe that someone from our galaxy helped her build this large army. The presence I sensed is reminiscent of the leader of the Shadow Collective, Darth Maul." He explained.
"Are you certain of this?" Sidious asked.
"Yes, my master. I felt his anger and hatred when you spoke with Salem. Perhaps she plans to turn against us and conquer all of Remnant for herself. I believe it would be best for us to…" he began before he looked up to his master who had a look of intrigue on his face.
"There is no need to worry about Salem or who her allies are. If Maul still exists, then he will be killed by one of the Jedi still on the planet. Let our enemies deal with this fallen Sith, it will keep them off of our own plans." Sidious stated.
"As you wish, my master." Vader replied as his master's hologram vanished from view.
Exiting his quarters, Vader instructed Piett to send General Crix Madine and his Storm Commandos to Remnant with the orders given to him by the emperor. Naturally, Piett did as instructed, but voiced concern about the status of the Demon Lord who had not been seen since the battle ended. "Your concern is noted, Captain. But I can assure you that Starkiller will be dealt with when the time is right. For now, have the governors of the outer rim hire mercenaries to draw out the rebels, we must keep them on the defensive and eliminate any potential allies they can acquire." Vader ordered.
"As you wish, my lord." Piett replied and relayed both sets of orders to several imperial communications officers who sent out the orders to the imperial appointed governors and storm commandos.
Over the next couple of weeks, Galen's condition continued to improve for the better but he was still doubting that his skills weren't enough for him to return to Remnant to protect Ruby. Not even Pyrrha coming to talk to him was enough to get him to return to his old self and that was something that worried Pyrrha greatly, considering she is Galen's friend.
As for Galen himself, he kept having nightmares of Ruby dying at either the hands of Vader or Cinder and he was powerless to stop it from happening. Other times the nightmares were of those Ruby turning to the dark side and killing her friends and family, dressed in black robes and her once silver eyes now yellow. "How can I protect Ruby if I'm not strong enough to protect her?" he asked himself.
"You don't need to protect her forever." A voice said. From out of nowhere, the ghost of a man with greying brown hair, blue-gray eyes and tan skin wearing jedi robes appeared in front of him. "The girl you love is much stronger than you give her credit for. What she needs the most if for someone to assist her in her destiny." The ghost said.
"Who are you?" Galen demanded, jumping out of the bed.
"I am Qui-Gon Jinn. A Jedi who has become one with the living force and I know who you are, Galen Marek." Qui-Gon answered. "Furthermore, if you allow your fear to control you, then you will be right back where you started. Fear, anger and hatred are paths to the dark side and if you fall down the path of darkness, then you will become just like Cinder, hungry for power and wanting more."
"Then what am I to do?! How can I become stronger to protect Ruby!? My fight with Vader damaged my connection to the force and I don't know how to get it back!" Galen exclaimed.
"You are already strong in the force; you don't need to become more powerful. But if you are to regain what you have lost, you must seek out Master Yoda, the greatest of the Jedi Council members and he will help you. Go to the Dagobah system and you will find him." Qui-Gon instructed before disappearing.
Galen pondered for a moment before he changed into the clothing that was left for him. His new clothing consisted of a loose-fitting blue and white bodysuit, long sleeveless white tunic, utility belt, bare-metal breastplate and bare-metal guards on his wrists and knees. Once he finished changing, he grabbed the crystal from his destroyed lightsaber, placed it in one of the pouches of his utility belt and headed for the hanger where his ship was stored.
Walking past the rebel soldiers who were surprised to see him up and about spread across the base like wildfire and it especially surprised Pyrrha to see Galen board his ship. Something in her gut was telling her that Galen could use her help in whatever he was about to do, so she quickly boarded the Rogue Shadow before its boarding ramp retracted and the modified imperial transport took off. Many a rebel soldier thought that Galen was deserting them, but both Kota and Plo sensed that Galen wasn't running away, rather he was looking for his will to fight.
As Galen plotted a course for the Dagobah system, Pyrrha took a seat beside him. "I hope you don't mind the company, but if you are going to do something reckless then you'll need someone to bail you out, especially since you don't have a weapon." Pyrrha said.
"I'm not going to do something reckless, but rather quite the opposite. I know of someone who can help me regain what I've lost, thanks to someone who's no longer among the living. If you want to come with me, that's fine but I don't know how long it will take or what we might face so you better be prepared." Galen replied, turning to Pyrrha once he finished inputting the coordinates for the Dagobah system.
In place of her basic weapon, Pyrrha had two DC-17 blaster pistols in a set of cross-draw holsters and a DH-17 blaster rifle on her back. "I may have learned a when it comes to using a blaster, but when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, I can hold my own. But what makes you think that this will take a long time?" she asked.
"Because I'm going to ask an old Jedi master for help." Galen answered and activated the Rogue Shadows hyperdrive and made the jump to lightspeed.
It took them less than an hour before they reached the remote world of Dagobah. "Are you sure this is where you need to go?" Pyrrha asked as the Rogue Shadow descended down into the middle of a heavy rain storm. "This doesn't look like the kind of place that a Jedi master would hide on." She added.
"I sense the dark side emanating from nearby and something else. We'll wait until the storm clears up and then we'll go searching for Master Yoda." Galen answered, getting up from the pilot's seat and walking towards the crew quarters. "You go get some rest. First time through hyperspace can make a person tired. I'll keep an eye on things here." he insisted.
Pyrrha was about to protest but a yawn confirmed that Galen's words were true and she decided to retire for the night. "Just don't stay up too late yourself, you'll also need some rest. I'll relieve you in a few hours." Pyrrha replied and headed for the crew quarters where she quickly fell asleep.
Hours later, Pyrrha awoke from her sleep and quickly headed for the cockpit of the ship only to find Galen standing outside the ship as the storm had passed sometime during her sleep. She soon joined Galen outside the ship, but before Pyrrha could even speak someone else spoke. "Not every day, visitors I have." An old but sage like voice said from nearby. Both Galen and Pyrrha turned to see a small green alien with white hair, brown eyes and wearing ragged looking robes with a great deal of wear and tear. A cane was in their hands.
On instinct, Pyrrha would have pulled out her weapon in defense but for some reason this 'person' in her eyes seemed to make her think of her late father. "Curious, I am as to why the two of you are here, on my home." The creature spoke.
"I deeply apologize for intruding on your home. But we are looking for someone, a great warrior." Pyrrha apologized.
"Looking for a Great Warrior, are you? Wars not make one great and found someone you have I would say, hmmm?" the creature replied with a chuckle before clambering down from the rock he was sitting on. "Strong you are in the force, young man and much resolve you have, young lady."
"How do you know about the force?" Pyrrha asked before her eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. "You're a Jedi, aren't you?"
"A Jedi I was, long ago. Now in exile I am." The creature answered. "Conflicted one of you is, touched by the dark side you have been. Lost the will to fight you have."
"I have." Galen answered. "I made a promise to protect someone I love and I tapped into the dark side once again, much like when I… I was a servant of Vader. Once, I would have gladly gone into any danger regardless of the risk to do what I know is right. Now, I am afraid and fear… is a path to the dark side." He then turned to the creature. "But you already know that don't you, Master Yoda?"
The creature chuckled, much to Pyrrha's confusion. "Thought as much I did. Kento's son you are. Yes, Master Yoda I am." Yoda answered. "How find me did you?" he asked.
"Someone named Qui-Gon Jinn appeared before me as a ghost and told me to come to Dagobah. He said you could help me regain what I have lost. Please, I'm begging you. Help me regain my connection to the force." He begged.
"No. Help you I cannot." Yoda simply answered, shocking both Pyrrha and Galen.
"Please, Ruby is in danger and I made a promise to her mother to protect her. What good am I without the force!? I love her and if I were to simply let her die because of me, Summer would hunt me down and kill me for failing to protect her daughter!" Galen demanded.
"Help you I cannot, because what you have lost is not gone." Yoda replied, confusing Galen and Pyrrha. "Your connection to the force, severed it is because you believe it to be. Something lost, a part of yourself, your mind is telling you. If believe it you do, then true it is, yes? That what you seek, inside yourself, you will find." he answered.
"Close your eyes, concentrate on the living force, you must." Yoda instructed. Galen did so and soon he felt the force flowing through him as well as a nearby lightsaber crystal, which he pulled from deep under the ground. "Here it speak to you, flow through you and listen to it. A part of the Jedi, the force is. A part of you, it is. Lose it, you will not." Yoda told Galen.
Galen smiled and looked at his new crystal. It, much like his original was a blue colored crystal. "Thank you, Master Yoda. I guess I was afraid of failing again, failing to protect Ruby." Galen said with a bow.
"The greatest teacher, failure is." Yoda replied before he turned to Pyrrha. "Miss Nikos, while not strong in the force, a great swordsman you are. Something for you, I have. A gift." He then reached into his robes and pulled out a lightsaber hilt with an elaborate hilt and scalloped handgrip. "This lightsaber, belonged to Obi-Wan's master, Qui-Gon it did before he died. Used by Obi-Wan for a time before constructed a new one, he did. Take it with me, I did when returned to the Jedi temple, after Order 66. Destined to wield this weapon, you are." He said to Pyrrha. "Learn to use this weapon, you will. Protect yourself from those like Vader, with a similar weapon you must. In grave danger, you are."
"If that is what you believe, then I will accept this gift." Pyrrha humbly and respectfully replied, taking the lightsaber from Yoda. "If that is all, then we will leave you. I can tell that you are staying here for a reason and we shouldn't force you to come with us." She added before following Galen back to the Rogue Shadow which soon lifted off and headed for the vast reaches of space.
As he watched the modified imperial transport leave his hiding place, Yoda smiled. "Alive you are, Summer. Alive and in hiding you are. Careful, you must be, for if found you are, then in more danger, your daughter will be." He said to himself before heading back to his hut.
And done. So, not a lot of action this chapter, but then again not every chapter has to be action filled.
Now, Yoda has made an appearance and much like The Force Unleashed 2, was a brief appearance.
Giving Pyrrha Qui-Gon's lightsaber, let's just say there will be something involving that later on down the road. Her new attire is basically that of the rebel soldier from Battlefront 2, the 2005 one. I also had her cut her hair so as to keep her identity a secret from other imperial's.
The Empire has laid out a plan to lure Galen out and has sent detachment of soldiers to secretly keep an eye on Remnant for the second part of their plan involving Remnant. You'll have to wait and see what that is.
I also changed Rick's name to Ray. Hey, when you are being hunted down because of your family, changing your name is a good way to protect those you care about. That and I don't think that Rick Autumn strikes a nerve in an enemies body, especially if they have the nickname, 'Three Strikes'
Now, before we return to Remnant, I think I'll have Galen and Pyrrha, assist the rebellion for a couple of chapters. Chapter's that will include two types of clones that were raised to fight against the Empire but were 'wiped out' by the Imperial 501st.
Oh, and if you want to know what type of Lightsaber Ruby has constructed, you'll have to wait until I start Volume 4. Anyway, please read and review and I'll see you all next time.