No Going Back

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Summary

Sidious makes his move on team Light. Reality starts to unravel as Darkness and Light collide.

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A gust of wind blew though the tiny village. Jinn and Maul stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky. The sky had grown dark. A shadow hovered over them but there were no clouds in sight.

Ezra and Rey ran towards them. The Young man said,"Something's wrong."

Loose strains of Rey's hair whipped in the growing wind. She said,"I'll go find the others. Let's meet at Master Luke's house."

Jinn nodded his head and replied, "Agreed. I'll go find Miss Tano. Bridger, you and Rey go find Master Luke."

Ezra nodded his head and placed his hand on Rey's shoulder and said, "Right. Come-."

With an eerie roar, a blinding light swept over them. There was no time to react.

Ahsoka fell with a thud. She looked around and saw her friends. Rex, Obi-Wan, Jinn, Maul, Ezra and Rey were on the ground beside her. She shook her head and looked around.

Above them the sky crackled with lightning. The sky was dark and the place they found themselves surroundrd by stark tall buildings shaped like towers.

Then, she heard Sidious' voice from the balcony above them.

"You think you are safe. That you are beyond my reach, but now there is nothing beyond me. The past. The present. The future. They are mine to shape as I see fit. Your effects are meaningless compared to my power. Now, you shall meet your end."

Ahsoka saw two people standing beside the Sith. It was Anakin but his face was scowling and his eyes were yellow and filled with hate. Next to him was Padme, but she wore a long black dress and a sinister smile was on her face.

Sidious turned to Anakin and commanded,"Kill them."

Anakin replied "Yes, my Master."

He then jumped off the balcony and used the Force to land safely on his feet. His long black cloak blew in the wind. He reached for his lightsaber and ignited it. It hummed as the red lasor came to life.

He glared at them and Rex and Maul instantly drew their weapons.

Obi-Wan said, "Anakin, you don't have to do this. You know what kind of man Sidious is. Ahsoka warned us."

"Things will be different. This time I can have what I want. What I deserve. You're just too blind to see it."

Jinn said, "Even a new wife?"

Obi-Wan turned to Jinn and said, "What?"

Jinn glanced up at the dark Padme and said, "Look at her. She's not our Padme. She's a double from another timeline. I see now that no one is safe from your selfishness."

Anakin lashed out and shouted, "Shut up!"

Jinn dodged his attack and used his blue lightsaber to block him. The amber Jedi smiled mischievously and said, "I won't hold back like I did last time. This time I'll be sure to use my lightsaber instead of my sword."

Anakin smiled wickedly back. His sickly yellow eyes were gleaming.

"There won't be a next time. And as much as I want to kill you, I'm not your opponent."

Another Sith jumped down from the balcony. The Sith felt dark and strong, but Jinn couldn't see their face under their cloak and hood.

Sidious commanded the Sith, "Kill him."

The Sith removed her hood and cloak and said, "As you command, my Lord."

Jinn shook his head as he recognized her. "No, not her."

Ventress smiled and began to attack Jinn with her duel red lightsabers. Jinn raised his sword and lightsaber to defend against her blows. She shoved him back and he broke away from her.

He kept his eyes trained on her, but spoke to his companions. "Someone trade places with me."

Dark-Ventress said, "What's wrong? Are you scared, Jedi?"

"I'm on it," shouted Rey.

Ezra and Maul used the Force to shove Ventress back. Her back hit a wall. She grunted but got back on her feet. She jumped on Maul and began to fight him.

Rey rushed to Jinn's side and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Yes, but I can't fight her."

Confused, Rey asked, "Why not?"

Jinn replied, "Because she's my wife's double."

Rey frowned and said, "Wait, your wife is a Sith?"

"Former Sith."

Rey watched as Sith-Ventress got the upper hand on Maul and was now fighting Ezra. She was pale and bald with a white bandaged top and long wide pants. She moved almost fluidly with her double red lightsabers. She burned Ezra across the upper arm.

"You're married to that?"

"Yes."

Rey turned to Jinn and gave him a weird look. "Your wife. Is she different in the other timeline?"

Jinn replied, "Not really. We need to take down Sidious."

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Anakin started to attack Obi-Wan. However, Rex opened fired at his former General. Though, he knew Skywalker could deflect all of his blasts. Yet, it was enough to distract him.

Anakin grew furious with Rex's attacks. He moved to attack hi., but Obi-Wan and Ahoska teamed up to attack him. Obi-Wan attacked high while Ahsoka stuck low. Anakin was forced back.

He was overwhelmed by their combined attacks. Annoyed, he growled and released a blast of the Force from his body to push them back.

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The square was suddenly filled with clone troopers. They started firing on them. The group ran for cover but the square was open. Obi-Wan used the Force to pull down a part of the balcony y. They ran to the debris for cover.

Rey shouted at Jinn, "Do you have a plan?"

Ahsoka pressed a button on her wrist communicator and said, "Don't worry. I do."

Rex exchanged a few rounds with the enemy troopers and said, "Well, you better do it now cos we're surrounded."

Maul did his best to heal Ezra's burn on his shoulder and said, "I agree with the Captain. We need to move."

Jinn said, "Alright, Obi-Wan and I will create a diversion. Tano, find a way inside and take his head."

Suddenly, the blaster fire stopped and they heard a voice call to them. "Come out and let's talk about your surrender."

Ahsoka looked over the rumble and was shocked to see more evil doubles. This time an evil double of Obi-Wan was standing beside Anakin. He was dressed in a white Imperial uniform with a long white cape. His appearance was neat and tidy but his eyes were yellow.

She also saw an evil double of herself dressed as an inquistor.

"Not good."

Obi-Wan narrowed his brow and said, "Is that supposed to be me?"

Jinn said, "It would appear so."

Ezra said, "Yeah, but what are we going to do? He practically has an evil double of everyone."

Without warning a fissure appeared in the fabric of reality. It looked like a crack floating in thin air. Light pour in from the other side and into the square. Clone troopers were getting swept up into the fissures. They screamed as they were swallowed up by the cracks of light.

Ahsoka said, "Jinn, what is that?"

"I've no idea, but it's not good."

The crack ripped open. Sidious laughed on the balcony. More cracks began to form around them. Reality began to unravel. Pieces of the world began to break and disappear into the cracks.

Eventually, the cracks consumed the entire square. There was nothing left but bits and pieces of the Sith's broke and torn stronghold. His thrown room was exposed in the chaos. He moved away from the broken balcony and down to the throne room. He sat down on the chair and laughed.

"You all will soon witness the end of reality. Soon I will rule all of existence. I will become God."

Suddenly, a light appeared in the center of the floor. Sidious looked curiously at the light. When it faded, a man appeared from the light. It was Sidious' double, Master Sheev. He was the Jedi Grand Master that Ahsoka had met in another timeline.

He was dressed in plain white robes. He eyed his evil self and said, "So, you're a Sith version of me."

Sidious lowered his brow as he eyed his good double suspiciously and said, "You're too late. The wheels are already set in motion. You can't stop me."

Master Sheev said, "Perhaps, we shall see."

Ventress roared and lunged at Master Sheev. He easily avoided her attack and used the Force to toss her to Anakin. He grunted as she collided into him. He got up with a groan, but Ahsoka and Rex had him pinned with their lightsabers and blasters.

Anakin easily over powered them with the Force.

He put Rex in a Force choke hold. Rex was lifted off the ground. He tried to claw free from the invisible hold with his hands.

Suddenly, a crack appeared under Anakin's feet. He had no choice but to let Rex go so he could get away.

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Meanwhile, Jinn raised his hand and to Sidious' surprised, the black sword at his side flew to Jinn's grasp.

"No!" roared the Sith.

Sidious raised his hand to use the Force to grab the sword back, but Master Sheev stopped him with a wave of his own hand.

"I will be your opponent, Sith."

Sidious glared at his good double. It made him sick to believe that any version of himself would be foolish enough to follow the Light.

"Then you will lose."

Sidious raised his hands and shot a bolt of lightning at Master Sheev but he raised his own hands to absorb it. Sidious fumed.

"You're strong but I am stronger. You should join me. With this power the possibilities are endless."

Sheev gave Sidious a pitied look and said, "Please, do you know who you're talking to? Do you even know what you are doing?"

Sidious sneered and said, "I am becoming a God."

Sheev laughed and said, "No, my friend. You are mistaken. What you are doing is self annihilation. The whole of reality is at stake and all for your ambition. Tell me, what's the point of becoming a God if you have nothing to rule?"

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Jinn ran to Ezra and said, "I need you, Rey and Maul to help me form a gate. I'm going to try and undo Sidious' control of the timelines."

Ezra said, "Okay, what do you need?"

"I need you three to form a circle around me so I can channel the Force through you three and open a portal. Then, if everything goes well, I'll close the cracks."

Maul said, "What about the doubles? I doubt they will let us open a gate."

Ezra said, "Use your sister's sword. Obi-Wan said all we needed was three sacred objects."

Jinn nodded his head and said, "You're right Bridger. That leaves Master Maul free to fight." The rogue Jedi placed his hand on Sith's shoulder and said, "Kill her. Obi-Wan too."

Maul smiled and said, "With pleasure."

Rey said, "What about me? I can fight too."

Jinn said, "No, I need your help."

He drew his sister's sword and thrust it into the ground. He then turned to Ezra and Rey and said, "Now form a circle around me. I'll stand in the middle."

The young man weaved his hand and said, "Right, what exactly are we supposed to do when we make this circle?"

Jinn said, "Don't worry. I'll do the rest."

Ezra nodded his head. He didn't know would happen but he trusted him. He stood at a point of the circle while Jinn took his place in the middle.

The amber Jedi then unexpectedly drop all of his Force-shields. Ezra shook his head to shake the strange feeling of the full brunt of his mentor's power. Jinn was powerful. He wasn't as powerful as Anakin or Master Yoda, but the way he channeled both the Darkness and the Light was incredible. His presence was usually warm and bright, but now it filled the air around them with intense pressure and heat.

He looked over at Rey and she had her arms raised to brace against Jinn's presence. Ezra realized she never felt it before. The young rebel felt it twice. The first time was when Jinn lost control when Ventress ran away from him. The second time was when he said his goodbyes to his family.

Ezra noticed that once again that emotions played a big part in Jedi powers. He just hoped Jinn's crazy idea worked.

A circle of light formed at their feet. A gate opened and wind and light emerged from the portal. However, instead of being sucked in, Jinn drew his black sword and bent down to strike the ground. Instantly, the wind stopped and everything grew still.

All the other cracks were silent as well. Jinn made a strangled sound as he crumbled down on both knees. Ezra noticed that his Force presence had changed. It wasn't as strong. He realized that Jinn wasn't channeling the Darkness and the Light anymore. It was gone.

Jinn then got up and withdrew his sword. A light appeared in the crack his blade had made on the floor. The light began to grow. Suddenly, Ezra screamed. It felt like his life was being drained from his body. He and Rey and the Kiya's sword started to glow. A light that he recognized as his aura was glowing.

Then, the light started to radiate out into the ruins.

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