Across The Stars

Chapter 5 of my crossover story, enjoy.

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Chapter 5: Clash

Clementine knew she had no choice, not taking her eyes off Nyx, she moved to the side, near a pile of junk which could support Gabriel Garcia and set him down against it.

"What are you doing, you can't-" He mumbled, clutching his side.

"I said don't talk." Clem hissed. "Save it."

She then straightened up and, swallowing nervously, she approached Nyx, lightsaber in hand. Nyx moved her own lightsaber up, the sound of it moving through the air was certainly not smooth, confirming Clementine's suspicions about the crystal being cracked and the blade unstable.

"You're making a foolish mistake." Nyx remarked calmly. "You can't defeat me, either accept your death or surrender now."

Clem glowered. "Never."

With that she ignited her blue bladed lightsaber, holding it at the ready, eyes narrowed. With that they both moved closer, Clem staying on edge, Nyx surprisingly calm, bringing her blade up again, this time aimed directly at Clem. Soon their blades made contact and the sound of the clash was enough to stir them both back into action, Nyx swung her blade in a wild swing, Clem deflected the blow, then another, stepping back she blocked more and quickly dodged around Nyx. Nyx however spun around and struck again, this time their blades locked, the noise was almost deafening.

"Form Three, is that really the best you can do? Defending constantly won't save you against me." Nyx remarked calmly. "Such a shame, if you surrender I could help you. You can become a-"

"I said, never." Clem hissed.

They pushed back and the blade lock ended.

Clem grimaced, she had hoped the strong defences of Form Three that Lee had taught her would be enough to keep her alive against this monstrous opponent until she found a way out of this situation. But Nyx had easily seen what she was trying and Clem knew it was likely she'd simply change how she was fighting to take the advantage yet again.

'How am I supposed to beat her, I-' Clem thought worriedly.

Yet suddenly, her thoughts were cut off as Nyx lunged, Clem yelped and leapt out of the way, knowing she wouldn't block in time, only narrowly avoiding the blow.

"You waste your time defending, not just yourself but that boy...an Imperial traitor, despite what was going to happen to your friends?" Nyx taunted. "You're a strange one aren't you; doing this, despite what I've already done...especially that blonde idiot and the fool who tried to attack me."

Clem grit her teeth. "Don't think I don't know what you're trying. You're so obvious-"

"Of course, it's supposed to be obvious." Nyx scoffed. "Don't you see."

They clashed again, striking at each other several times, every clash of their blades flashed and sent sparks as Gabe watched, still clutching his side where he had been shot, trying to stay conscious, he was still amazed at what he was seeing, but his fears still felt justified. Despite her efforts to stay fighting, the difference in strength couldn't be more obvious, if only in how Nyx was effortlessly fighting using only one hand for her lightsaber, in contrast to Clem needing both hands.

Finally they clashed once more, creating yet another blade lock, Clem tried hard to push against Nyx, their blades moving between them as she grit her teeth from the effort. Nyx's stance and reaction to Clem's effort suggested that she was barely even trying.

"Where's the anger from me killing your friends?" Nyx asked casually. "Give into it, it's the only way you have a chance against me."

Clementine growled. "You think I'll just give in...to the Dark Side."

"It's your only chance. Now, give in...I can show you, give you a taste of the Dark Side to whet your appetite." Nyx remarked calmly.

With that she pushed Clem back from the blade lock and thrust out her left her, gripping with her hand. Clem's lightsaber shut off as she nearly dropped it, staggering, clutching at her throat, choking as breathing became almost impossible.

"What you're feeling is the power of the Dark Side, a power you could easily wield if you simply let yourself feel it." Nyx began to explain casually. "If only you weren't such a coward."

With that she then thrust Clem into a nearby mound of junk, causing it to fall on top of her. Shaking her head, as if disappointed, she then turned and, casually twirling her blade before moving it slowly and steadily in the air, using the distorted sounds as an intimidation factor as she advanced towards Gabe.

"Now to deal with you, traitor, before I finish off that stupid girl." Nyx remarked as casually as if talking about the weather.

Gabe cringed, his vision swimming as he tried to move, he was unarmed and even if he had his blaster, he knew he'd be unable to even hit Nyx before she reached him and killed him.

But not finishing off Clem turned out to be Nyx's mistake, for before she even reached Gabe she was knocked off her feet, into another pile of junk, by Clem's Force Push as she burst out of the junk pile she had been knocked into, igniting her lightsaber and leaping towards Nyx to try and strike her. But Nyx recovered quickly and used her force powers to catch Clem in the air.

"You fool-" Nyx snapped.

But before she could strike Clem down, the effects of her unstable lightsaber came into effect, the blade cut off and Nyx growled. With a roar of rage she threw Clem towards Gabe, luckily she was able to switch off her Lightsaber before she landed against him, making Gabe cry out in pain. Snarling Nyx fiddled with her lightsaber, trying to re-ignite it. Then suddenly she heard a sound and looked up in time to see the Light Freighter hovering above, just as the laser cannons readied themselves to fire at her. Nyx leapt out of the way just in time as the cannons opened fire, pulverizing the ground where she had just been standing. Awkwardly getting to her feet, helping Gabe up, once more pulling his arm around her shoulder, Clem watched as the ship landed, the ramp and door opening as the man from before stepped out, while the laser cannons fired at Nyx again, forcing her to back off.

"Quickly, get on board!" The man yelled.

Grimacing and doing her best to support Gabe, Clem hurried as quickly as she could towards the ramp, just as Nyx managed to get her lightsaber re-ignited and began to advance again, before being forced to dodge again by another laser cannon barrage. This gave Clem the time she needed to get herself and Gabe up the ramp to the door. The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.

"He's an Imperial…"

"He's hurt." Clem snapped. "He needs help."

Shaking his head the man sighed but quickly got on board with Clem guiding Gabe inside as the ramp and door closed while the ship took off while firing once more at Nyx. She then watched in a fury as the ship then took off and left the planet, leaving her to furiously switch off her lightsaber.

Gasping for breath, still holding Gabe's arm around her shoulder, and clutching her lightsaber, Clem looked around at the interior of the ship. She noted the middle-aged man right by her, along with a woman while an old man and a younger man emerged from the cockpit.

"What…?" Clem whispered.

The old man was the one who spoke. "Welcome aboard...glad we found you...we're a rebel group working against the Empire...and we need your help."

Clem tensed, wondering just what the wanted, one thing that was clear however, given how they had found her, it was obvious, the need for help was mutual.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.