Been a while since I last updated this story. I just wanted to get a head start on my Halo/Star Wars Crossover. Star Wars: Hyper Lethal Vector. As I have stated before, it's a crossover focusing on Noble Six and her impact on Anakin from the Phantom Menace to Revenge of The Sith and it's the good kind of impact. Not really sure I am doing to best with writing the parts with Six since they really don't say a lot and I made the character a female, since there aren't that many female Spartan's in the games, aside from Kat, Kelly, Linda, Vale, Tanaka, Alice and many others I can't name at the moment. I will admit, that some of the reviews I've gotten are kind of criticizing me, but I'm going to keep on writing the story my way.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving and didn't get killed on Black Friday. I know I did, though I did mess up the trifle I made for the family gathering, but I'll remember not to make that mistake next time. Recently, I have been playing Far Cry 6, the first three Dead Rising games and Project Wingman along with Call of Duty Vanguard and have netted a ton of Gamer points. I am really looking forward to the Halo game next month, along with Christmas. It's one of my favorite times of the year and I really love spending time with my family, especially since it's also the birthday of one of my family members and my Grandma is very old, so I want to spend as much time with her as I can.
Oh, I forgot to mention. The Accipiter's last chapter are basically a hybrid of the American Harrier II and the British Harrier II.
Anyway, onto the reviews.
Galen Marek, the guest reviewer: Glad to here from you again and I am glad you like the story.
SilverFox3456: I agree completely, Sienna had a lot of potential, but RT just decided to kill her off after one episode. I'd be very surprised if she somehow returned in a later volume, alive and well, somehow surviving Adam's attempt on her life. Speaking of Adam, I agree with you completely that he and Cinder are some of the worst characters in RWBY. All the blood they spilled, all the lives they've taken, they deserve death. Seeing that Adam is already dead, Cinder's time will come in the future, and it will be all the sweeter to watch. Now in regard to Katooni and Gungi, sorry but they weren't in stasis, they actually crashed on Remnant after the fall of the Jedi order and have aged. Katooni is twenty-nine years old and Gungi, well I don't know how old Gungi was during the Clone War, so let's just say he's the Wookie equivalent of a human in their twenties. Now Gregor was in stasis and served Sienna as both a bodyguard and an asset to undermine Adam's plans, like the Gelb Team. Hope that clears things up.
Jack Smith1: Yes, it will show Adam who's boss. Now in regard to your last chapter, I'm sorry to say I haven't read it yet.
Spartan-626: Guess I didn't surprise you like I hoped. The fact of her father's armor being made from Beskar will be explored later on. As for Hazel's sister, this is based on a theory I have.
Luffy L Deathwalker: I don't hate you for your opinion about Monica Rial, but I like her voice work and if while I don't know the full details about Vic Mignonga's harassment claims, I still like her as a voice actress. Plus, when she voices someone who get's angry and kicks ass, it's awesome. Plus, you are indeed correct about Obi-Wan being the one who helped Sienna change for the better.
54godamora: Well, I did hint several chapters ago about the possibility that Gungi and Katooni were alive. True, he is no Chewbacca, but he's still a force to reckoned with.
Mr. Shades42: Yeah, she was but I'm not entirely onboard with the whole allegations towards the guy who voiced Qrow for three seasons. I mean, it's not like I can just find out where these people live and ask them in person.
Chaotic Skunk Demon: My favorite Digimon? Let's see, Veemon, Flamedramon, Raidramon, WarGreymon, Agunimon, Lobemon, Wormmon, Paildramon, Stingmon, Magnamon, Locomon and many others. It's one of the first anime's I ever watched and a favorite show from Fox Kids.
Songs this chapter are the theme of Zen-Aku from Power Rangers: Wildforce and the Magna Defender Theme from Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. They are some good songs.
Alright, now let's see what Trigger is up to. Disclaimers are the same as before, please enjoy. Also, there will be a bit of Canon material used in regard to the Mandalorian people. But then again, those guys rock! Unless they are Death Watch.
Chapter 60: The Way of the Mandalorian
Running through the crowds of her own people and ducking into a nearby alley, a scantly glad red skinned Twi'lek known as Aavigwehat or Ava as she was known by some of her clients watched silently as a patrol of Stormtroopers rushed down the streets of Lessu looking for her. Having just completed a job and stolen a valuable and priceless gemstone necklace from a wealthy and respectable merchant, she thought she was in the clear when she bumped into the merchant himself and decided to kill him. The blaster shot alerted the merchant to her presence and an all-point bulletin was issued for her arrest.
Having grown up in Lessu long before the Clone War and the current civil war, she knew all the best places to avoid patrols and the local law enforcement. "Bucketheads don't know this city as well as I do. Besides, that hutt-slime was too noisy for his own good. Shame he won't be seeing his child born, but that's what happens when one crosses my path." She smirked to herself before she grabbed a ragged looking cloth and draped it over herself, allowing her to leave the city undetected. Once she was clear of the city, she powered up her speeder bike she had hidden close to the city and quickly left the scene. She thought she wasn't seen, but she was dead wrong.
Traveling through the deserts of Ryloth and past the wrecks of old Separatist and Republic vehicles, she reached her hideout which was once used by Cham Syndulla, located in the barren and crater filled flatlands of Cazne, the last place anyone would look for her.
It was also the perfect place for her to hide her 'hobby'. In addition to being a thief, Ava was also a serial killer with a preference towards those of other species, like Rodian's, Togruta's, Humans and sometimes even her own kind. The smell of rotting flesh filled the air as she entered her hideout and walked towards her latest victim, a human female in their early twenties with black hair, auburn eyes and attractive figure. The captive human was held in an energy field and secured in leather restraints that were developed by the CIS during the war to deal with captured Jedi, specifically female Jedi as the creator of these restraints had a fetish for such things.
The girls' arms were encased in specially vacuum sealed mittens and an equally tight vacuum sealed type of special binders to keep any Jedi from using their hands. Leather straps were wound around her entire body, sexualizing her like she was a slave while her mouth was tightly packed with three gags that kept her cries from even being heard from anyone from the outside. The most embarrassing part of her predicament was the fact that she was completely naked.
"Enjoyed your time alone, dear?" Ava asked teasingly. Her captive whimpered and moaned for her release, but Ava just listened to her moans with pleasure. "Ah yes, your moans are enjoyable. I'm sure even you can appreciate the design of these restraints. The Separatists certainly had very effective ways for dealing with female Jedi. I'm sure that it would also work on Togruta's, but as for humans be glad I left those torture devices alone." She added, gesturing to the said torture devices.
The girl screamed through her gag, but Ava slapped the girl across the face. "Shut your mouth, skug." Ava snarled before she walked towards the table and picked up a knife and licked the blade. "I think it's time I savor the taste of your screams to the fullest. Your corpse will decorate my hideout further before I find another more beautiful human to play with." She said sadistically.
"That's not going to happen." A voice said from the shadows behind. Ava spun around and held her knife towards the girl's neck, ready to slit it at a moments notice. "Drop the knife and surrender."
"I'll cut her throat! I swear it!" Ava shouted as she scanned the shadows of her hideout for the source of the voice. Boots clattered across the ground as approaching from the shadows, clad in black and red ARC Trooper armor with one DC-17 blaster pistol in their hand was Trigger.
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me." Trigger warned the Twi'lek who moved their knife closer and closer to the girl's neck. A quick shot from Trigger's pistol knocked the knife out of Ava's hand before another shot stunned her in seconds. The restrained girl let out a sigh of relief as Neo emerged from the shadows as well, hitting a button that shut down the energy field and the girl fell to the ground with a thud. Neo walked towards the girl while Ray placed a set of binders on the unconscious Twi'lek's arms before she could wake up.
As her brother picked up sadistic Twi'lek, Neo undid the bindings on the girl and covered her with a blanket that thankfully wasn't covered with flesh and blood, giving her some decency. "Target's have been acquired. One hostage rescued and one psychopath apprehended." Neo confirmed as she helped the once captive girl back to her feet and escorted her outside to where members of the Twi'lek resistance led by Cham Syndulla were waiting to take custody of the girl. "She's been tortured for several days. She's also malnourished and needs medical attention. Do what you can to help her, general."
Cham sighed at the sight of the girls' injuries. "It is a shame that this had to happen in our old headquarters. The Empire will no doubt use this as an excuse to put pressure on my people and threaten them into submission." He said with disgrace. "I should have destroyed this place years ago."
"Well, looks like you get your chance to destroy it now." Neo said and handed Cham a detonator linked to several charges she placed through out the old hideout. "Let's just hold off on the fireworks until we recover the bodies that aren't entirely decomposed and give their families closure." She added.
Cham understood, even if it meant turning the bodies over to the Empire and give them a detailed report of what happened, he knew it was the right thing to do. Dozens of bodies were recovered from the hideout before it was confirmed clear of any remaining bodies, living or dead. That was all Cham needed before he pressed the button and destroyed the old headquarters. The explosion was so large that an imperial patrol spotted it and immediately rushed over and almost started a blaster fight, had it not been for the officer in charge of the patrol to hear Cham's side. The officer, who Cham had saved from a rabid Gutkurr a year after the Rebellion declared war against the empire, saw both the girl and the bodies and assured Cham that no violence needed to occur and took the bodies to the capital where they were would be identified and their next of kin informed.
The Stormtroopers lowered their blasters and called for a transport to bring the bodies to the capital, but they didn't notice the officer hand Cham a code-cylinder containing imperial patrols. The double agent whispered something to Cham while Neo and Ray loaded their prisoner onto their SS-54 assault ship and left the planet behind them before they jumped to hyperspace.
After dropping off their prisoner to their client on Nar Shadda, the two landed at the Nite-Owl/Protectors headquarters on Concord Dawn, pushing two large containers towards the forge. "I take you two succeeded in your mission?" Bo-Katan asked as she jogged over to them.
"See for yourself." Neo answered and opened one of the crates and pulled out an ingot of Beskar. "I believe this belongs to our people."
Bo looked at the ingot and confirmed that it was pure Beskar, taken from several cache's her sister had hidden across Mandalore to preserve a part of their culture. When the Empire came, the location of the caches were later stolen by groups like the Black Sun and the Hutts for their own usage, whatever it was. "Beskar belongs to the people of Mandalore. Those who steal it deserve no mercy, as do those who murder and butcher innocent people." She told the two and led them to the building where a forge was kept.
As the two siblings followed the leader of the Nite-Owl's they both looked back on the recent events. Just after they destroyed the War Factory, Bo-Katan contacted Ray and told him to come to Concord Dawn and revealed that he was of Mandalorian descent. His mother was the last living descendant of the legendary Canderous Ordo, an ally to several Jedi, one of them called Revan and the other Meetra Sulik, two Jedi who defeated the Sith in their time before passing and leader of Clan Ordo, a clan of Mandalorian warriors who fought against the Republic and Jedi three-thousand years ago, long before the current civil war. Somehow, his mother was a Mandalorian Warrior who made her way to Remnant for unknown reasons, met his father, fell in love and gave birth to him and his deceased sister.
As for Neo, it came as a shock to both her and many Mandalorian's that she was the last known living descendant of the first Mandalorian ever inducted into the Jedi Order, Tarre Vizsla the one who created the Dark Saber. Neo was ashamed to hear that her family had played a part in the death of Bo's sister and that her family's weapon was used by Death Watch. Her parents were born on Mandalore and were members of Clan Vizsla, but an argument between her late uncle, Pre Vizsla about the way Clan Vizsla should go resulted in them being branded as traitors, just a year after the death of Vizsla at the hands of a rogue Sith. Her parents barely survived the attempt on their lives when they made their escape, but the coordinates to their ship were inputted incorrectly and sent them to Remnant. Their ship crashed and just after the crash, Neo was born, but her mother died in childbirth while her father was killed by the Grimm, explaining why she had no memory of her parents.
Learning this information reminded both of them the promise they made all those years ago to become warriors to protect the people from threats they could not deal with alone. As a result, they began to train in the ways of the Mandalorian's so that they could become not just stronger warriors, but also the Huntsmen they wanted to be.
Bo gladly excepted them as Mandalorian's and both she and Spar took great interest in their training, wondering just how well two Force-Sensitive Mandalorian's would stand up against those who allied with the Empire. There were times when they shadowed other Mandalorian's and some Foundlings like Alice on Bounty Hunting missions and learned how they operated, other times resulted in them lending aide to the Rebellion when they could, something that Bo agreed if it meant defeating the Empire.
After weeks of intensive training, the two finally got their chance to go after a bounty on their own. Surprisingly, the payment for many of the bounties they took was in pure Beskar, which like what they brought back was stolen from the people. Most of the Beskar they brought back was several ingots, but the largest reward was what they brought back after completing their bounty on Ryloth, a bounty that would help many a Mandalorian.
The group of three entered the forge where they found Alice and her wife Jentha Sylk were showing their daughter Iris the forge where a new set of Mandalorian armor was being created. "Fresh and pure Beskar for you, chief." Neo said to the armorer who picked up an ingot and examined it.
"It is good it belongs back with our people. As it always should be." The armorer said before looking into the crate. "This amount will craft many armors such as the armor you two have earned. When one chooses to walk the path of the Mandalore, they are both hunter and prey. This is the way."
"This is the way." Both Neo and Ray said and watched as the armorer began to craft their armor. Both of them waited for days until finally, their armor was finally finished and the two of them were fully embraced as Mandalorian's.
Both Remnant natives walked out of the armory wearing gleaming silver Beskar pauldrons, plated vests, gauntlets, greave, boots and vambraces. The pauldrons on their right shoulder bore the signet of the Garuda Team. Completing their outfits was cape bearing a different color, red for Trigger and pink for Neo, bandoliers and holsters for their pistols
Their vambraces were equipped a flamethrower in each, a whistling bird launcher in the right and a whipcord launcher in the left. For weapons, both of them kept the customized clone blasters they used when they wore their ARC Trooper armor but also kept a knife in their boots and Trigger's lightsabers clipped to his belts. "It's time to show the Empire what a Mandalorian Huntsmen and Huntress are capable of." Ray said to Neo who nodded, looking at her helmet.
Not everyone was fully supportive of the fact that a member of the Vizsla clan was among their ranks. "Why should we trust the girl? She is a relative of the late leader of Death Watch and was used by the coward, Cinder Fall to attack countless innocent civilians on their home world. How can we be sure that she isn't deceiving us so she can turn us to the Empire?" a female Nite-Owl questioned.
"She was brainwashed!" Ray shouted. "Cinder, Roman and Cinder's master, this Salem lied to her and poisoned her mind! Neo would never betray her friends and family. If you've got a problem with her then take it up with my fists!"
Neo placed a hand on her brother's shoulder before she walked up and spoke. "I understand your concerns. I have much to atone for, especially to my brother who I almost killed and that I helped the one who killed his sister. My words will not be enough to convince you all, so I will earn your trust through an action that I know all of you will consider a great undertaking." Neo began. "Our people are still scattered across the galaxy, many of them fighting without a cause and cowering like whipped dogs. They need a symbol, something to unite us all against our common enemy, the Galactic Empire and the enemy on Remnant. I know where to find that symbol: I know where the Darksaber is." She declared.
Everyone, even the foundlings murmured to each other. Had Neo found the location of the Darksaber, the weapon that was used by Death Watch to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies? "I will personally retrieve the Darksaber, reclaim what rightfully belongs to my family and unite all Mandalorian's wherever they are in the galaxy, to fight against the Empire and their allies both here and on the planet, I was born on! I will become the Huntress my brother and his sister thought I would become!" she continued.
The murmurs of those gathered at the base were doubting Neo's proclamation, but Fenn and Bo had the utmost confidence in her and gave their full support to Neo's plan. Many other warriors gave Neo her support and said that they would follow the one who wields the Darksaber. "So, where exactly is the Darksaber being held?" Bo asked after the little assembly had finished and she walked back to the command center.
"It's being kept in the palace of Sundari. They choose it well; Imperials have that entire part of the city locked down. Blaster turrets, snipers, walkers, place is more heavily guarded than the Schnee's bank account. And trust me, I've tried to hack their account. Roman's order. But that may just be the advantage we need." Neo explained with a smirk on her face.
"What do you have in mind?" Fenn asked.
Neo pulled up a projection of Concordia, the moon of Mandalore. "While both the palace and the city of Sundari are on lockdown following the recent riots, sneaking in the normal way is out of the question. But" She began before she brought up a projection of their ship. "If we load up our ship full of explosives and set it to autopilot on a direct course to one of the landing pads, the Empire will either shoot it down or run to the source of the explosion. That will lure the guards away from the palace and allow us to sneak in and recover the Dark Saber." She finished.
"You want to load our ship full of explosives and send it on a direct course with one of the landing pads? I like it! Where did you come up with a plan like this?" Ray said impressed.
"Roman… Roman wanted to load a bullhead full of explosives and send it into the hanger holding yours and the Galm Team's planes. It was… to weaken the defense of Vale and Adam didn't want to waste any of his own men. But those plans were scrapped when Ironwood brought his ships to the city." Neo admitted shamefully.
"Hey." Ray said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "That was a long time ago, not to mention you were brainwashed by those bastards. Roman's dead thanks to Ruby and Cinder's time will come. Right now, let's focus more on this plan. How are we going to send the ship towards the city?" he asked.
"I was thinking maybe Bo could pilot it remotely from the moon or as close to the city as possible. Maybe lend a few of her warriors for a distraction to help keep the Empire off of our ass." Neo said, glancing in Bo's direction.
"Any help to reclaim what belongs to Mandalore will be given, but we don't have a lot of time. Intelligence suggests that Vader is on his to Mandalore. Seems like the Empire has gotten wind of our activities and has decided to send someone to deal with us. I don't know how long it will be before he arrives, but you're no match for that monster. Get the Dark Saber and get out before he arrives." Bo advised.
"Yes sir." Both Garuda Team pilots saluted and headed for the armory to load their ship up with as much explosives as it could carry.
"Hey, how much explosives is this going to take?" Ray asked.
"No more than twenty-ounces." Neo answered.
"What?! Oh, I hate the metric system! How much in basic?" Ray groaned.
"Well let's see… carry the seven… You know what, screw it, let's use all of it!" Neo joked, causing both of them to laugh. "Just like the old days, you, me, your sister…" Neo said before she began to trail off. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…"
"Don't worry about it. Amber may be dead, but she's always with us in our hearts." Ray assured his sister and turned to Bo. "Does this apply to Mandalorian's as well?"
"It does and I blame myself for my sister's death, but even if she wasn't a warrior, she's still Mandalorian. This is the way." Bo answered.
"This is the way." Both Remnant natives replied.
It took them a few hours to load the assault ship with all the explosives they could carry before they, along with Bo and dozens of her warriors discreetly smuggled themselves to Mandalore while the assault ship dropped out of hyperspace via remote control.
In the sands, several kilometers from the city Bo and her Nite-Owl comrades waited amongst the ruins of destroyed Mandalorian and Imperial fighters destroyed by the Galm and Garuda Team's during Galen's quest for the cure. As they waited, Bo pressed a button on her gauntlet and signaled other Mandalorian warriors still inside the city, who hadn't been captured or killed by the Empire that it was time to act.
She then pressed another button on her gauntlet and sent the coordinates of the loading dock to the assault ships navi-computer and the flying bomb was sent towards its target. As the assault ship entered the atmosphere, imperial sensors detected the ship and were quick to scramble forces to intercept the ship but were too late as the ship crashed into the landing dock, signaling all Mandalorian's to attack the Empire.
Raining from the sky like a deadly meteor shower, Mandalorian warriors inside the capital regardless of clan descended onto the imperial forces with their blasters roaring to life while rockets from their jetpacks and wrist gauntlets slammed into the tanks and walkers on the streets.
Caught off guard, the Imperial comms were filled with frantic calls for reinforcements from all sectors of the city, but with the number of sectors being attacked, reinforcements were slow to even make a move. This in turn left the palace lightly defended by only a dozen imperial troopers, many of whom belonged to the Super Commando's under the command of Gar Saxon, a former lieutenant in the Shadow Collective who joined the imperial ranks as their advisor against those who defied the Empire. Many of these soldiers were Imperial Super Commando's, soldiers trained by Mandalorian's in their way of combat, but were loyal only to the Emperor and his Empire.
A pair of Stormtroopers stood guard at the main entrance to the palace as the distant sounds of battle echoed through out the city. Both troopers were then taken by surprise when both of them saw two a glint in the distance and were about to report it before they were both disarmed and killed by Ray and Neo. "They didn't expect the main entrance to be our target. Let's get this done with quickly before tall, dark and scary arrives." Neo said with slight smirk, laced with fear as she and Ray approached the door.
Both of them made their way through the door and into the throne room. Both of them kept their rifles at the ready as they moved further into the room. "I sense we aren't alone." Ray said as he scanned the room with his rifle. He was proven right as the Stormtroopers they hadn't encountered stormed in and aimed their weapons at them. "I hate it when I'm right."
"Drop your weapons! You're trespassing on Imperial grounds! Surrender or die!" one of Stormtroopers demanded. Neo and Ray looked to each other and flicked their wrists, sending a dozen whistling birds towards their enemies, killing them all.
Both of them scanned the throne room for any signs of where they would find the Dark Saber but found nothing. At least, until they both heard the familiar sound of a lightsaber activating and both of them turned to see Gar himself holding the Darksaber. "So, someone has finally come looking for this?" he questioned with a smirk. "This weapon has claimed the lives of many Jedi in the name of Mandalore. In my hands, it has guaranteed our return to power and with the Empire, I will help restore our people's reputation." He added with a chuckle.
"That weapon doesn't belong to you, and you are a disgrace to the name Mandalorian. Allying yourself with the Empire? Those who use fear to rule? Mandalore shall be ruled by Mandalorian's, not an outsider or an outside force!" Ray shouted, avoiding the urge to shoot Gar where he stood.
"This weapon belonged to Vizsla. He is dead, killed by Maul the leader who abandoned us. His family and clan are gone!" Gar shouted back, holding the ancient weapon in his hands.
"It belongs to me!" Neo proclaimed. "I am Neo Vizsla, of Clan Vizsla, the descendant of Tarre Vizsla, a Mandalorian Jedi and true Mandalorian. I challenge you, Gar Saxon to single combat for possession of the Darksaber." She challenged, grabbing one of Ray's lightsabers and ignited it.
"Well now, a Jedi and a Mandalorian. And Vizsla's long lost niece." Gar said amused. "This is far better than I had hoped. Very well, girl. I accept your challenge. Not only will I have killed a Jedi, but I will have wiped the Vizsla clan from the face of the Galaxy."
Detaching her cape from her armor, Neo sprinted towards Gar and attacked him with an overhead slash. Gar quickly brought the Darksaber up to block the strike and countered by firing several shots from his pistol, forcing Neo to deflect the shots away from her, but a few shots did hit her armor. "Leave it to someone as dishonorable as an Imperial sympathizer to cheat in battle. Where is your warriors' pride?" Neo snarled, unimpressed with Gar's lack of honor.
"I find that honor to be a weakness in battle. Only the strongest survive while the weak die. That is the rule of the galaxy!" Gar remarked, swinging the Darksaber at Neo again while firing several shots from his pistol at Neo when she tried to get in close.
Ray could only watch as his adoptive sister was pushed onto the defensive time and time again, clenching his fist for his inability to help her. Even if she hadn't issued this to be a one-on-one duel, he had his own problems to deal with in the form of the Imperial Super Commando's who tried to aid their leader. "Didn't anyone ever teach you scumbags that it's wrong to interrupt a lady who's in the middle of an engagement?" he asked, pulling out his pistols and started shooting at the so called 'Super Commando's' who's armor was made of the stronger Durasteel alloy, rather the Plastoid material that made up the basic stormtrooper armor, but this armor was equipped with deflector shields much like those of the Katarn-Class Commando Armor worn by Delta Squad, Ghost Squad and Clone Force 99.
Though their shields were strong, several Super Commando's fell to blaster fire once their shields were drained. Two Commando's fell to fire of his new WESTAR-35 pistols, followed by another Commando that was able to score a hit on his pauldron, making his next shot shatter the window behind the throne. Holstering his pistols, Trigger cracked his knuckles and drew his knife from his boot. "Who's ready to rumble!?" he shouted and charged towards the so called 'Mandalorian's'.
His knife pierced the helmet of one Commando before he fired his flamethrower, burning several imperials to a crisp. Pulling his knife out of the dead commando's helmet, he threw it into the helmet of another commando before pulling out one of his pistols and downed several more, using the body of the dead commando in his hands as a shield.
The dead commando absorbed the shots from the remaining commandos before they were gunned down by Trigger. Tossing his meat shield away, he turned his attention back to Neo and Gar's fight but soon sensed something far more dangerous approaching the palace and went to deal with it.
As Trigger left the throne room, Neo swung her lightsaber and disarmed Gar of his blaster and left him only the Darksaber. Undaunted, Gar continued his duel with the multi-colored girl who was proving to be quite the challenge when compared to his fights with lesser experienced traitors but was confident that Neo would fall like the others before her.
This proved to be fatal when he charged in towards Neo, ready to take her head instead lost his hand holding the Darksaber, which Neo caught and held both the black and blue blades towards Gar's neck. "You claim to be a Mandalorian, but you are but a child in the ways of our people. Yes, the Darksaber is yours, but you could rule all of Mandalore with it and with me by your side, I can help you lead our people to greatness. We'd…." he begged before Neo got tired of his voice and sliced his head clean off.
"You don't deserve to be called Mandalorian if you ally yourself with the Empire." Neo snarled as Gar's headless body fell to the ground. Deactivating both weapons, she took a look at the Darksaber's hilt and noticed the design looked familiar to her. "I wonder if…" she began before she heard Ray's cries as her wingman was thrown into the throne room from the left hallway.
"Got the Darksaber? Cause we need to get the hell out of here!" he shouted, getting back to his feet. Neo was about to question his statement when emerging from the hallway was Vader himself, his saber ignited and ready to cut them down.
"Mandalorian Jedi or not, you will fall before defying the Empire." Vader said to the two as the two of them dashed out of the throne room and towards the city, with the Dark Lord of the Sith following them close behind.
Back in the city, the fighting between the Nite-Owls, Protectors and the Empire continued to spread throughout the city as Neo and Ray exited the palace, only to find themselves surrounded by dozens of Stormtroopers. With a flick of their wrists, the two of them fired all of their whistling birds and killed all of the Stormtroopers before they jumped onto a pair of BARC speeder bikes and powered them up just as Vader made his way outside of the palace. The Dark Lord of the Sith watched as the two Remnant born Mandalorian's sped away from the palace as fast as they could before he followed after them on another speeder bike.
"Damn it! Vader is on our tail!" Neo cursed as she and Ray flew through the burning city of Sundari, blasting any Imperial's that came into their view and saving several Mandalorian Guards that had also taken up arms against the Empire. "Bo, we have the Darksaber but Vader's on our tail! Start the retreat! We've got what we came for!" she shouted into her commlink over the roar of her speeder's twin light blaster cannons that sent an imperial speeder crashing into a nearby alley.
"Copy that! Vader's too much of a challenge, even for a Mandalorian! Get to the landing pad and get on the transport!" Bo shouted through the commlink. Neo was about to reply when her speeder took a hit from Vader's speeder.
"Damn it! I thought we had a lead on him!" she cursed as she and Ray got closer and closer to the designated landing pad. Another few hits forced Neo to jump from her speeder onto Ray's speeder before they had to jump yet again from their speeders which skidded off the landing pad as Vader brought his speeder to a stop. "He'll pull the transport down unless we stop him!" Neo exclaimed.
"Take the Darksaber and go! I'll hold him off!" Ray told his sister and pushed her back as he drew his lightsabers and ignited the green and blue blades, walking towards Vader who got off the speeder and drew his own lightsaber.
"No! You can't take him! He's too powerful!" Neo protested but Ray ignored her and just kept his focus on Vader as a Nite-Owl transport arrived. Looking back at her brother, she boarded the transport and left him behind.
"It's just you and me, Skywalker!" Ray shouted as he readied himself for a fight.
"I am no longer known by that name. Anakin Skywalker is dead, a Jedi traitor like all the others still alive. I will finish what I started years ago and bring an end to the Jedi Knights." Vader answered, igniting his own lightsaber.
"What about Ahsoka? Do you know the pain and suffering she's gone through when she learned the truth? That the man she called Master gave himself to the Dark Side and betrayed everything you taught her?" Ray questioned. "I love her, and I can't bear to see her in that kind of pain. If you really were the same Jedi that you were all those years ago, then give up this crap and come back to her, as Anakin Skywalker!"
"Ahsoka Tano… means nothing to me. She is dead to me when she left the Jedi Order. I will not offer her a second chance to join my side and bring order to the galaxy. I will destroy both of you and then your sister." Vader responded.
(Start Zen-Aku's theme)
"Then as a Mandalorian, I, Ray Autumn Ordo, descendant of Canderous Ordo will stop you from even laying a finger on her. I won't let you kill her!" Ray shouted before sprinting towards Vader with his sabers hungry for blood.
Sensing the anger inside of the young Mandalorian, Vader countered his opponents attack with his blade, reaching out with the force and launched several pieces of rubble towards Ray, who countered by slicing through all the pieces of debris with his sabers. "You have great anger inside of you. Anger and hatred towards me and the one who killed your sister. Yet you do not use them at all. Power like that would make you the ultimate warrior, yet you choose to walk the path of a traitor." Vader observed.
"I learned that a long time ago, revenge and anger will never bring back the ones you've lost. Even if I got my revenge, Amber would never forgive me!" Ray shouted back, sending a powerful force blast towards Vader who raised his saber to block it. This in turn allowed him to get in close and land a devastating hit on Vader's shoulder, followed by a kick to the Sith Lords chest.
Vader skidded back a few feet before reaching out with the force, grabbed Ray and slammed him into the ground before he sent him skidding back across the landing pad a few good feet, scratching his foe's armor. "If you truly were a Mandalorian, this battle would already be over now, wouldn't it?" Vader stated.
Ray responded with a double kick to Vader's chest followed by a series of lighting fast and precise strikes that forced Vader onto the defensive. His attacks sent Vader on the defensive, but Vader was quick to counter these attacks and destroyed Ray's secondary lightsaber. "I needed that!" he shouted.
Vader ignored his words and continued to press his own attacks at Ray, forcing him onto the defensive. Ray's movements impressed Vader, but he was still determined to kill the Mandalorian. Reaching out with the force he grabbed several blaster rifles from the fallen Imperial's and Mandalorian's to shoot at his opponent, forcing Ray to deflect each shot. This in turn left him vulnerable to an attack by Vader who jabbed his right arm with his blade.
(End song)
"You are the first Mandalorian to fight with the skills of a Jedi. It was an honorable fight, but your honor will not save you in the end. Now prepare to join your ancestors in the afterlife." Vader said impressively and raised his blade above Ray's face.
His blade was soon blocked by the black blade of the Darksaber as Neo suddenly appeared in front of him, kicking Vader back several feet away. Neo used the chance to help Ray back to his feet, but Vader was quick to dash towards them and slashed through the two of them, only for the image to shatter into a million pieces.
Looking around, he watched as his two opponents fled the battle on Vader's speeder. "We will meet again and you will not be so lucky the next time." Vader said to the two fleeing Mandalorian's before he headed back into the city.
Once they finally got clear of the city, Neo was quick to tend to Ray's wound and also gave him the broken components of his secondary saber. "Thanks, but why did you come back for me? If anyone could unite Mandalore, it would be you. I'm just a pilot and soldier. I die on the battlefield like everyone else." Ray asked.
"Now that's a really dumb question? I came back for you because you're my brother, silly." Neo teased, removing her helmet and the helmet of her brother before giving him a quick peck on the cheek. "That's something I wanted to do for a while, brother." She said with a smile as a Gauntlet fighter landed behind them with R4 at the boarding ramp. "Roman taught me many things, but the one thing I can take from him is to always have an exit strategy." She remarked, carrying her brother onboard the fighter before they left the planet.
(Magna Defender Theme starts)
When they landed back on Concord Dawn, those that hadn't joined the battle on Mandalore and the Foundlings watched as they exited the ship, victorious in their efforts to reclaim what rightfully belonged to the Mandalorian people. Brandishing the Darksaber in one hand, Neo ignited the weapon and showed all who doubted her that she had succeeded. "We lost many brothers and sisters today, but with this weapon, we shall rally all those who have been scattered by the Empire that our time has come to show the galaxy the true way of the Mandalorian people! The Empire has the right to be afraid, for we are not just one clan, but one people! We are Mandalorian's! And this is our way!" Neo shouted.
"This is the way!" the people of Mandalore shouted in unison, even the ones who doubted her.
(End song)
A couple of days later, after Ray's wounds were healed, Pyrrha arrived at the base with a mission only the best pilots of the Rebellion could complete. A mission that would cripple the Empire's production of newer starfighters. Naturally, both pilots volunteered for this mission, which Bo approved of and told Neo to use the Darksaber whenever she could, to show the galaxy that Mandalore was once again becoming united and a threat to the Empire.
And done. Like I said, I used a bit of canon when it came to the Imperial Super Commando's but changed their armor from Beskar since the Empire was selling it to collectors and other individuals across the galaxy.
Neo and Ray are both are both descendants of Mandalorian warriors but were born on Remnant and Neo has a relationship with Pre Vizsla but does not seek to take control of Death Watch or rule Mandalore.
As for their armor, it's basically the armor worn by Din Djarin in the Mandalorian, who is a badass and I can't wait to see use the Darksaber in season three of the Mandalorian.
Next time, it's a dogfighting chapter with Remnant fighter jets duking it out with Imperial Fighters over a TIE production facility. It's going to be an epic battle, so please read and review until next time. Also, everyone stay safe out there.