We're Wizards, Not Warriors
Chapter 5: War Never Changes
Rogue Coven Isles.
"SAM!"
As soon as Sam entered his home…. He was tackled into a bear hug by his parents and Aunt Eda.
Hamill hopped over and nuzzled his head into Sam's arm.
Anakin cried as he hugged his son close to him and he kissed his forehead various times, "oh my little angel! Are you okay!?"
Sam blushed as his face went red.
Sam said, "I'm fine you guys. Hordak helped clear my name."
"We know…. Anakin and Eda helped Hordak duel Cobi", Padme said as she hugged her son close to her.
Sam asked, "you two…. Fought Cobi?"
Eda and Anakin gave sad looks as Eda said, "yeah. We're sorry about what happened…."
Sam had tears in his eyes.
Eda went over to hug Sam.
"I just can't believe…. He would do this to me", Sam sobbed as Eda rubbed his back.
Anakin sighed and said, "fear will often make the ones we care about do things they will forever regret."
Sam sobbed as Eda hugged him closer to her, "did Cobi really not care about me?"
Eda sighed and said, "I'm sure he once did…."
"But he let his fear get the best of him", Padme said.
"Even though what he did was wrong…. Cobi was right about what he said about the Emperor's Coven", Sam said.
Anakin said, "there is often truth, even in terrible situations."
Padme asked her husband, "what will happen to Cobi?"
Anakin said, "he'll probably be in jail for a long time. Maybe one day he'll regret his actions."
Eda asked, "so Sam…. Are you going to back to Hexside, now that your name has been cleared?"
"About that…. I left Hexside", Sam said with a frown on his face.
The others all gave wide eyes at what Sam said.
"I just couldn't go back…. And Belos…. His coven tried to offer me a spot in their coven…. But I couldn't…. Not after what I went through….", Sam said with tears in his eyes.
Anakin and Padme held Sam and the latter said, "it's okay, sweety. It's okay."
Sam sobbed as he hugged his parents.
Eda asked, "what are you going to do now Kid?"
Sam managed to calm down and say, "I'm gonna focus more on my responsibilities as a Jedi and Wizard."
The others smiled at this.
Revan then appeared.
"Revan", Sam said.
"Sam…. I am so sorry…. I was not there to help you...", Revan said.
Sam said, "it's okay. I understand. The whole situation was a tricky one."
"But I will warn you this Sam…. I have seen a vision….", Revan said.
Everyone looked to Revan in suspense.
Anakin asked, "what is it?"
Eda asked, "is something bad going to happen?"
Revan said, "I can't reveal too much…. But know this…. There will be Victories…. And death…. In the war as it will one day near it's end."
Sam and the others took in the words.
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True to what Revan said…. There will be Victories and Deaths in the Savage wars…. As the battles will only get more intense…. And the whole thing weighed heavily on Sam…. It was now the start of the 4th year of the war…. And a lot has happened…. Following Sam's trial and Cobi's speech…. A lot of witches and demons started to realize…. That Cobi may have been right…. Despite his actions being terrible, they got more and more people to realize the true terror of the Emperor's Coven. But sadly…. They were too afraid to stand up to the Emperor and his coven. The Jedi hoped that the end of the war would lift the spirits of them. Convince them to fight back. The Sith…. Much to their frustration, they have not been successful at all during the war. Hell, their own ally, Ventress, was ready to switch sides!
Which is what is happening now!
….
Sam, along with Anakin and Eda were dueling Lilith and Ventress.
The sisters dueled against one another as Sam and Anakin were facing Ventress!
Eda formed a giant owl that looked like Hooty and it flew towards Lilith!
Lilith jumped out of the way and began building up her magic!
Eda quickly formed a shield to defend herself.
Lilith shouted as she twirled her staff, "why do you help these criminals sister!?"
Eda retorted, "why're you helping a maniac like Belos?!"
"The Emperor is only protecting the isles from the Jedi", Lilith shouted.
Eda let out a laugh.
She pointed out, "the same Emperor who doesn't even join the fight between his own Coven and the Jedi, who have saved more lives than they've ever taken."
Lilith glared at Eda as she ran at her.
Anakin and Sam were dueling Ventress.
Anakin did a backflip to avoid one of Ventress' lightsabers.
Sam quickly formed two shields of Scarlet Magic on his arms as he ran at Ventress.
Ventress tried to slash him in half…. But Sam's Scarlet magic protected him from the sabers cutting him in half.
Sam said, "nice try! But it's gonna take more than that!"
"You are the reason…. The Sith have not been able to win the war", Ventress growled.
Sam said, "yeah, ask yourself this, Ventress; do you want a bunch of murderous psychopaths in charge of this world?"
Ventress froze after hearing that.
"I can sense the conflict in you Ventress…. It's not too late for you", Sam said.
Ventress began to contemplate the words, when all three force users heard a loud scream coming from Eda!
"Aunt Eda", Sam shouted as he saw…. Eda was being held down by Lilith as the latter growled, "why won't you just join already?! The Emperor can heal your curse!"
"You are so naive Lilith! I will never join the Coven", Eda growled in anger.
Sam began to grow angry over what he saw, and felt something strange within him.
Sam's eyes started to change color as he started to growl and snarl…. His skin turned an icey color and he felt fangs growing in his mouth!
Anakin asked, worried for his son, "Sam?"
Sam roared in anger as he flew towards Lilith and started to fight her. She was knocked to the ground and started backpedaling away from the snarling wizard!
Sam started to fire energy blasts at Lilith who had a hard time blocking the attacks.
Lilith shouted in fear, "how is he this strong!?"
"Looks like your pet got out of control", Ventress said with a small smirk on her face.
Anakin was too busy being shocked by his son turning into such a beast to respond to Ventress' words.
Eda then freed herself.
"Sam!? Stop! I think Lilith has learned her lesson", Eda shouted.
Sam snarled as his Scarlet Magic grabbed Lilith.
Lilith cried in fear as she was covered in a red magic as she floated up into the sky.
"Sam! No", Anakin shouted as he ran towards his son.
Sam roared in rage as he threw Lilith to the ground. Lilith groaned in pain as even Ventress got worried over what was happening in front of her.
Eda, getting worried, tried to launch a spell at Sam that would put him to sleep.
But Sam formed a shield to protect himself from the spell.
Sam once again picked up Lilith and growled in anger...
"No! Please", Lilith begged.
Sam roared in anger as he sent Lilith flying into the sky.
Eda quickly flew after her as Anakin tried to calm his son down!
"Sam, please, control yourself", Anakin pleaded.
Sam snarled as he flew towards his father and started to throw Scarlet Magic at him.
Anakin had a hard time blocking the attacks with his lightsaber…. So he summoned his staff.
"Been a while since I used you, buddy", Anakin said to his Palismen.
Anakin twirled it around as he formed a magic shield around himself as Sam clawed at it.
Sam snarled in anger as he started to create a large energy blast.
Anakin's eyes widened in horror….
But then Sam was tied up and shocked as he fell to the ground.
Anakin turned around to see…. It was Ventress who had launched that spell at Sam.
Anakin said, "thanks!"
Ventress said, "don't thank me yet! We've gotta take care of him first!"
Sam snarled in anger as he tried to break free.
"I'll help", Eda shouted as she arrived.
Eda used her magic to tie Sam even more and lower him to the ground.
Ventress then used the force to keep Sam still.
Anakin slowly approached his snarling son.
Anakin said, "Sam! Sam! Please, listen to me! This isn't you!"
Sam snarled as he struggled to break free.
Anakin then slowly reached his hand out and placed it on Sam's cheek.
Sam stopped snarling…. His eyes began to tear up as he father held his cheeks gently and says, "easy Sam. It's okay."
Anakin then hugged Sam.
Sam's skin color started to turn to normal and his eye colors returned to normal.
Sam sobbed as he hugged his father.
Anakin held his son like a young child in his arms and said, "shh, it's okay. Let it all out."
"I'm so sorry Dad…. I couldn't control myself…. All I felt was anger…. At seeing Aunt Eda…. Get hurt….", Sam sobbed as his father held him close.
Anakin rubbed his son's back and said, "it's okay. It's not your fault, son."
As Ventress watched the exchange, it brought back memories of when she lost her own family. When the Emperor's Coven killed the Nightsisters tribe.
"So uh…. Thank you for helping us", Eda said with a nod of her head.
Ventress nodded and said, "you're welcome."
Ventress then left.
"Come on…. Let's get you home kid", Eda said.
Sam asked with tears in his eyes, "is Lilith…. Okay?"
Eda replied, "yeah. She fell in a tree. She'll be fine. And she'll think twice about messing with us."
Sam smiled a bit.
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A while later...
"And that's what happened", Eda explained to the council.
Anakin and Eda had explained to the council what had happened to Sam…. When he lost control.
Yoda said, "most concerning, this is."
Anakin asked, "has there ever been any record of this kind of transformation among the Jedi?"
"No…. There hasn't been anything like that in Jedi history", Plo Koon said.
"It could be something involving Belos' DNA and his Scarlet Magic being mixed together", Shaak Ti suggested.
"That could be the case", Obi Wan said.
"Which means Sam will have to get more training from Revan in order for him to learn how to control his magic", Anakin said.
Windu asked, "and what of Ventress? You said she helped you get him under control?"
"Yes…. She helped us", Eda said.
Luminara asked, "but why?"
Obi Wan said, "I've noticed that she's grown less and less loyal to the Sith over the course of the war. Perhaps she's realizing who her allies should be?"
"Yeah…. The way she looked at Sam... It's like she understood his pain when he lost control of his magic", Anakin said.
Yoda said, "recall what happened to her, I do."
Aayla Secura, who was now a member of the council, said, "she lost her family to the Emperor's Coven, did she not?"
"Yes…. Her family, the Nightsister clan, was killed by the Emperor's coven for their use of wild magic", Plo Koon said.
Kit Fisto said, "she was so filled with anger and rage, she joined the Sith. But apparently, her rage has begun to subside."
"Hopefully she realizes the error of her ways…. And becomes a better person", Shaak Ti said.
"Let's hope so", Aayla said.
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Skywalker home.
Padme was rubbing her stomach as she waited for Anakin and her son to return home to tell them the news.
She had wanted to tell them 2 months ago…. But couldn't as the two were busy fighting in the Savage Wars.
Hamill sat right next to her as Padme then heard the front door open.
"Hi Mom", Sam said.
Padme smiled and said, "welcome home honey. Where's your father?"
"I'm here", Anakin said as he entered the house.
"Ani, are you two okay? I heard that Sam lost control of his magic", Padme asked worriedly.
Anakin said, "things got a little…. Intense."
Sam added, "but rest assured, everything is fine now."
"Revan is going to start training me more on how to control my magic", Sam said.
"That's good news…. Speaking of which, I have news myself", Padme smiled.
Anakin asked, "what is it, my angel?"
Padme gave a shy smile as San said, "are you alright, mom? You're trembling."
"Something wonderful has happened", Padme said with tears in her eyes.
Anakin asked, worried, "what is it?"
Padme took a moment to say, "Ani…. Sam…. I'm pregnant."
The two gasped….
The two then hugged Padme!
Sam said with tears in his eyes, "I'm going to have a baby brother?"
"Or a baby sister", Padme smiled.
Anakin suddenly fell backwards, having fainted from the news!
"Ani….", Padme said worriedly.
"I'll handle this", Sam said as he kneeled down, and slapped his father on the face.
"I'M UP", Anakin shouted as he stood up.
Sam asked Padme, "so when did you learn about being pregnant?"
Padme said, "two months ago. I didn't wanna worry you, what with the war going on."
"This is great news! We gotta tell everybody", Anakin said in joy.
Padme smiled as she hugged her husband and son.
Anakin said, "this is a happy moment. The happiest moment of my life."
The Skywalker Family all had tears in their eyes at the joy of a new family member coming their way.
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"While the news of Padme being pregnant would bring joy to the family…. What would follow at the end of the war, would not. But now let's go back to the Emperor's castle…."
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The Emperor's castle is then shown and we see Hordak holding a key.
Ever since his encounter with Sam…. Hordak has been thinking of whether or not…. To leave the Emperor's Coven...
And as he held the key in his hands, his mind wandered to every encounter they had ever had over the course of these last few years.
From the first battle he fought in the Savage wars.
From when he saw Sam rescue that child.
Sam protecting civilians from the Sith.
The trial for the bombing of Hexside.
And numerous small encounters they had.
Hordak remembered when Sam told him…. He never knew his real mother…. How Anakin and Padme had taken him in as a baby.
And today was the final straw for Hordak…. He had enough of the Emperor and his lies.
He was going to leave the Emperor's coven…. And join the Rogue Coven…. But before he would leave…. He had to do something first….
Hordak had learned about this secret room…. After overhearing Belos….
He came to a lone cell at the end of a dark hallway at the very bottom of the castle.
He held the key and said, "you're going to meet her."
….
Sam was resting on his bed…. He had spent another day training with Revan and boy was he tired!
"Revan…. Why did I lose control of my magic like that? And Dad says my skin turned blue…. And my eyes changed color", Sam asked.
Revan sighed and said, "that would be Belos' doing. His DNA, mixed with yours, taps into a darker part of Scarlet Magic. One that hasn't been tapped into since…. Vader…."
Sam asked, "Vader? Who is that?"
Revan replied, "a young Jedi. Darth Vader. He was a pupil of mine, until he turned to evil. He used the Scarlet Magic I taught him to do terrible things. I was forced to strike him down before he could kill anyone else."
Sam asked, "but what does Vader have to do with Belos?"
Revan replied, "Belos wanted to have offspring with immense magical abilities. So he searched for a descendant of Vader, in order to breed a child that would have that Scarlet Magic at his disposal…. That descendant…. Was your mother…."
Sam gasped in horror.
Sam asked, "my real mother was…. A descendant of…. Vader?"
"Yes…. But your mother could not use Scarlet Magic…. As for many generations there was no witch to wield Scarlet Magic for a long time….", Revan said.
Sam said, "until me?"
Revan nodded and said, "yes. Belos hoped that his DNA would be able to unlock the dark Scarlet Magic, in hopes of making you a living weapon."
Sam asked, "Revan…. Is there a reason why I look like my adopted Father Anakin?"
Revan nodded and said, "Anakin was your mother's half brother. He is your uncle."
Sam asked, "Dad is…. My uncle? Does he…. Know the truth?"
Revan said, "no…. But he will one day…. You will need to be there for him, when things get tough."
"SAM!"
Sam heard his dad and mom calling for him.
"I gotta go", Sam said as he stood up.
"May the force be with you Sam", Revan said.
Sam nodded before racing off to see his parents.
Or should he say, aunt and uncle?
He hoped to reveal that one day, but for now, he would go see what they needed.
Sam asked as he walked into the living room, "Mom? Dad? What is it?"
Padme said, "we've got something important to tell you."
Sam asked, "what is it?"
Anakin and Padme moved out of the way to show…. Hordak! He was standing there, with a very familiar face, that nearly made Sam faint.
The woman stuttered, "S-S-Sam?"
Sam barely managed to say, "m-m-mom?"
The woman walked forward and touched her son's cheeks.
"Look at you…. You're all grown up…."
Hordak said, "Sam, meet Beru. Your mother."
Beru cried as she hugged her son close to her.
Sam cried as he hugged his mother…. His real mother.
Sam asked while tears ran down his cheeks, "but how!?"
"Hordak…. Helped me escape….", Beru sobbed.
Sam looked at Hordak with wide eyes.
Hordak rubbed the back of his head and said, "I've finally seen how evil the Emperor's Coven is…. I figured this may make up for my past sins…."
Sam bolted to Hordak, and in a move that none of them expected, kissed him on the lips!
Sam then broke the kiss.
"Thank you! Thank you so much Hordak", Sam sobbed as he hugged Hordak.
Hordak hugged back with a huge blush on his face, as Anakin whispered to Padme, "did you know Sam was gay?"
Padme shrugged her shoulders as if to say, 'I didn't know.'
Hordak asked with a blush on his face, "so that kiss…. Does it mean...?"
Sam blushed and said, "I've been holding that in for awhile. And to answer? Yes…. I do love you Hordak…. After you helped prove my innocence at the trial…. My feelings for you got stronger and I just couldn't resist."
Hordak hugged back and said, "the feelings have been mutual for some time. I love you, Sam."
Anakin, Padme and Beru smiled at the scene.
Hordak said with a blush on his face, "and there is something else…. I would like to do Sam…. That is, if your parents are okay with it?"
Sam asked, "what is it?"
Hordak took a breath before he got down on one knee, widening the eyes of everyone there! Especially Sam's!
"Hordak….", Sam asked as Hordak grabbed his hand.
Hordak then sighed before he started to speak…. "Samuel Skywalker…. Will you marry me?"
Everyone's eyes went wide.
Sam felt tears fall down his face..
"YESSS", Sam cried tears of joy.
Hordak then pulled out a box and pulled out the ring.
Hordak placed the ring on Sam's finger.
Sam hugged Hordak as he cried tears of joy.
Sam asked his parents, "Mom? Dad? Mom?"
All three parents looked at Sam as he asked, "may I have your blessing?"
"Sam…. Of course you have our blessing", Padme smiled with tears in her eyes.
"He saved me from that horrible place…. It'd be an honor to have him as a son in law", Beru said.
"Just promise us one thing…. You two….", Anakin said.
Sam asked, "yes Dad?"
Anakin activated his saber and yelled, "no hanky panky until you're married and Sam is 18!"
"Yes sir", Hordak said with fear.
"Dad", Sam scolded his father.
Anakin deactivated his saber and gave a sweet smile while saying, "just protecting my baby boy."
"Dad! I'm almost an adult", Sam said with a blush on his face.
Anakin chuckled as he hugged his son close to him.
"You will always be my baby boy", Anakin said with a smile on his face.
Sam smiled as he hugged his father, happier than he had ever been before.
The others smiled at this.
Sam asked Beru, "so, mom?"
Beru looked at her son.
Sam asked, "Belos…. Has been holding you captive…. This entire time?"
Beru nodded and said, "he thought it fitting to spend the rest of my days in a cell…. I made sure you'd be able to get away. Have a good life that I couldn't provide you. I knew you'd be safe with Anakin and Padme."
"Mother…. I'm so sorry…. For everything you had to go through….", Sam said with sadness in his voice.
Beru hugged her son and said, "it's not your fault, my baby boy. You could never have known what was to become of me. Never apologize for that."
Sam asked, "now that you're here…. Should I still call Padme…. Mom? Or Aunt Padme?"
Beru said, "how about…. Mama Padme, and Mama Beru?"
"Yeah, that works", Sam said.
The Skywalker Family all hugged each other.
"So I guess we better show you…. Your rooms", Anakin said.
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Later...
Sam asked Hordak as he locked the door and used a spell to soundproof the room, "are you sure…. We won't get in trouble?"
"I promise…. We won't have sex…. I just want us to have…. A little fun", Hordak said as he held Sam in his arms.
Sam blushed and said, "well…. How should we start this off?"
"By making out first…. Then I'll show you the rest…. But first….", Hordak said with a grin as he removed Sam's shirt and then he removed his own shirt.
Sam blushed as he saw Hordak's abs.
Hordak then carried Sam to their bed.
Hordak crawled above Sam and began lightly kissing him.
Sam moaned as he wrapped his arms around Hordak.
Sam and Hordak then started to french kiss as their tongues wrapped around one another.
Hordak slowly pressed his weight on top of Sam as their kissing intensified.
Hordak then broke the kiss and started to lick his way to Sam's neck.
Sam moaned in pleasure as he felt Hordak kiss his neck.
Hordak left a lingering kiss that left a light bruise on Sam's neck, making him moan in pleasure.
"Oh! Oh", Sam moaned as Hordak kissed his way to his chest.
Hordak then started to suck on one of Sam's nipple's.
Sam held his head there and moaned, "oh GOD yes!"
Hordak then kissed his way back up to Sam's mouth and the two locked lips.
Sam wrapped his arms and legs around Hordak as he felt like he was in heaven.
"A little sneak peak…. Of what our honeymoon will be like", Hordak said, breaking the kiss for a second before he locked lips with Sam again.
Hordak started to hump against Sam's crotch.
It felt like pure ecstasy as they dry jumped one another.
Sam moaned into the kiss as the two dry humped against each other.
The two then broke the kiss.
"I can't wait…. For our honeymoon", Sam moaned.
Hordak said, "just imagine it. Sam and Hordak Skywalker, sharing our first night together."
Hordak then kissed Sam on the lips again…. And as the two were kissing…. Sam had a vision.
Sam saw himself…. Naked in bed…. With Hordak…. And…. What looked like his twin!
The other man had four green eyes…. And white hair.
The two men held Sam in their arms…. Both of them kissed his cheeks in a loving fashion.
"I love you both…. God…. My body is so…. Tired….", Sam moaned as he leaned into Hordak.
Hordak said, "I'm eager to increase the stamina of yours, my love."
The other man said, "and we'll have all the time in the realm to do so."
Sam blushed as the two men hugged him as they slept.
Sam was brought out of his vision when he and Hordak broke the kiss.
"It's time we rest", Hordak said.
Sam said, "r-right. We better get some shuteye."
Hordak then leaned down and Sam leaned his head onto Hordak's chest.
Hordak then lifted the blankets over to cover them.
"Night Hordak", Sam said, Hordak then kissed his forehead.
"Night Sam", Hordak said as he wrapped his arms around Sam.
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The next day...
Beru giggled, "wait, that happened with your Aunt Eda?"
"Yes, Mama Beru…. When she turned into the Owl Beast…. She always acts motherly around me", Sam said with a laugh as he flashbacks to the moment when was 3 years old….
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Flashback.
Sam was staring up at Eda in her beast form as she cradled him, cooing softly as she pet him.
"Sam, where are you!?"
Sam giggled as Beast Eda nuzzled him.
Soon Padme and Anakin entered the room.
They both grew wide eyed at the sight of Sam being cradled by such a large creature.
Beast Eda snarled as soon as she saw the two.
"No! They are good! Good people", Sam scolded.
Eda looked down at Sam and whimpered. The beast was wrapped around his little finger.
Eda then placed Sam down and he ran to his parents.
Padme asked as Anakin picked Sam up and held him in his arms, "Sam are you okay?"
Anakin asked as he held his son, "did you get hurt?"
Sam said, "no. Auntie Eda has been hugging me all day."
The two parents asked, "really?"
Eda was glaring at the two and seemed to be acting... motherly, around their son.
"She wouldn't let me out of her sight…. And she has stayed close to me all day", Sam giggled.
Padme and Anakin glanced at Eda as she stared at Sam in a worried expression.
"Well…. Let's go get your aunt Eda her elixir…. So she can turn back to normal", Anakin said as he and Padme started to walk towards Eda's room.
Eda whined as she followed them.
"Man…. She really doesn't want to let Sam out of her sight", Anakin whispered to his wife.
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Present.
"I wish I could have been there to see that", Beru giggled.
Sam smiled as he leaned on the couch.
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"This happiness for the Skywalker family would not last long…. For the end of the war was approaching…. A few months later…. Padme would give birth to her children…. But what would happen after…. Would change everything…."
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