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Jarik POV...

I looked down the hole into the crystal caves, a frown on my face. As usual, this area of the island felt darker and was more chaotic than the rest, and the dark side seeped out of the hole. It was easy to sense, and visually it wasn't as pretty as anywhere else either. Black seaweed clung to the hole and grew out of it, while the waves continuously crashed violently onto the dark rocks.

I kneeled down beside the hole and felt along its sides, stretching out with the Force to find anything of interest. Nothing really came up, so I stood back to my feet and took off my cloak, lying it on the ground beside me so it wouldn't blow away. I then took a deep breathe and jumped down into the cavern, diving into the water. I kicked and swam up towards the surface, coming out where the rock ledge was into the caves. Pulling myself up, I shook my hair out of some of the water before glancing around. The small amount of light that shined through the entrance didn't really make much of a difference down here, the darkness absorbing it into nothing.

I stepped up through the the cave and crossed the room to stand in front of the mirror of rock. Closing my eyes, I raised an arm and pressed a hand to the wall, feeling out with the Force again, this time the light side and the dark. A breeze ruffled through me, and when I reopened my eyes I was now in a massive expanse of nothing. It felt and looked like the cave, but there was no sign of the cave ceiling, or the walls. I turned around and spotted a cloaked figure far away from me. Narrowing my eyes, I watched as the figure stepped forwards and raised its head, a gleam coming from his yellow eyes.

"At last, we meet again Shan," Darth Sidious says with a smirk.

I simply stare back with a hard gaze, unaffected.

"Why come down here? To seek answers to your foolish dreams? For hope? To stop me?" he taunts, beginning to cackle as he walks closer to me, hands held in front of him.

"Enough," I command firmly, causing him to stop in his tracks. "No more illusions. Show me what I came here for."

Darth Sidious frowns, his eyes gleaming angrily with hate before he begins to fade away, along with the rest of the room. I then come back to stand before the mirror wall, and at the direction of the Force, look to my right, where the kyber crystal cave lies. I can sense the FOrce seeking me to go in there, so I heed its instruction and enter the cave, searching out whatever it wishes me to see.


Ahsoka POV...

Mara and I had gone along with Stoick, Gobber, Hoark, and the rest of the gang on one of their ships after Alvin's crew. I was observing as they got their catapults ready, and Stoick was going over their plan.

"When we get there, we'll lay down cover fire with these catapults," he said, turning to Mara and Astrid. "Astrid, Mara, you get your dragons."

"No! Save your cover fire for the others, sir!" Snotlout declared as Hoark and the twins loaded a catapult, placing a boulder in its scoop. "I can handle myself."

Right as he said that, he leaned on the firing lever for the catapult, and the sent the boulder flying with a surprised grunt. Everyone watched it go in disbelief and annoyance, but I just rolled my eyes and raised an arm. Catching the boulder in midair, I brought it back towards the ship and laid it beside the catapult. "Back in the Clone Wars, that's what we'd call, a bishwag," I commented.

"Oh that sounds about right," Mara said with a grin.

"I'll fire extra rounds to cover that one," Gobber muttered to Stoick.

"What does that mean?" I hear Astrid ask Mara.

"Untrustworthy," she replies, and Astrid snickered in agreement.

Tuffnut and Ruffnut then approached Stoick, bashing their fists together menacingly. "Sir, we'd like to personally volunteer to kick Alvin's butt!" Tuffnut declared.

"This isn't about Alvin. It's about Hiccup. We're here to bring him home," Stoick replied sternly.

I looked out in the direction of Dragon Island, which was just beginning to come into view on the horizon with a frown. I had the feeling that we might have an unexpected visitor one way or another... although I'm not sure why. It's not like I've met any of these 'Outcasts' before.


3rd person POV...

On Dragon Island, Zenna was frolicking through some bushes, the rest of the dragons not too far off, but she was effectively alone. she was still mourning being without their human companions, and she also missed Mara greatly, having not seen her for some time. Being out by herself on Dragon Island still had its dangers, but there wasn't any fear of the Hssiss dragon for the moment, with it having been driven off for the time being by Toothless. But that wasn't the only thing after Zenna.

Hidden in another bush nearby, a figure watched Zenna with narrowed eyes, targeting her for a special reason. Normally, being a Force sensitive dragon would mean that Zenna would be able to sense someone watching her much better than a dragon's usual sense, but not this time. The figure that was hunting her in some way was immune to that, but wanted her precisely for her Force abilities.

He brushed his hair out of his face, carefully pulling out a net gun and taking aim. As he directed his weapon towards Zenna, she began to sense danger and warnings and perked up with narrowed eyes, growling low in her throat. Her head then snapped towards the hunters direction with a squawk of alarm, but it was too late.

The net launched.


Jarik POV...

The kyber crystals sparkled around me, glowing in different hues of blue, green, sometimes a more neutral silver. The energy generated from them was enough to light up the cave dimly so that I could see where I was going with my eyes. I wasn't sure where I was headed, but I had already gone down deeper than I ever had before, and the area was unfamiliar to me. As I walked, I thought about the possibilities of what might be at the bottom.

I most likely thought there would be some sort of book or journal hidden down in these caves, but I've already found plenty of those. Maybe some hidden stone wall with writing on it? Or some sort of holocron, or maybe even receiving a Force vision showing the full thing instead of just bits and pieces, I don't know. I stopped briefly and felt along the wall, noticing the crystals were getting slightly bigger, now double their usual size. I frowned but continued on, not thinking too much of it.

The Force then flared briefly on my left, and when I looked over in that direction, I noticed an entrance into another cave, although it seemed like it was glowing much brighter than the dim tunnels I was currently in. Curious, I headed over to the entrance and walked through, coming out into a large cavern about twenty or so feet high, maybe a little bit taller, and then stopped in surprise and shock. The walls were covered with blue kyber crystals about the size of a small probe droid, and a strange high pitched hum echoed from the crystals. I could sense something different about them, as they didn't feel like the normal kyber crystals that I was used to.

But what was really shocking to me was the massive object stuck into the far wall of icy rock... or massive being. Frozen into the cave wall, was a large, mechanical figure with a humanoid form, probably about as tall as the cave. The glowing blue crystals of kyber were surrounding this mechanical being, but the cave wall it was trapped in didn't hold any of it, just normal, regular rock

I slowly approached the metal giant which I now recognized as a Cybertronian, from Satele and the Prime Jedi's old journals. It obviously wasn't awake, but I could still sense the living Force flowing within it, despite being very faint. The shape also appeared slightly feminine, so I'd have to assume it is a she. I carefully raised an arm out to touch the cave wall, looking up at her through the glass.

"She won't wake," a ghostly voice called out, a familiar one.

I turned around quickly, pulling my hand away from the cave wall and watching as glowing white mist with a blue tint began to form a humanoid figure. When it was finished, Revan stood before me, an impassive look on his face, although I could see the hint of a smile.

"Not yet anyways," he finished.

"Revan," I greeted in a small amount of surprise.

"Jarik," he replied, this time a grin on his face. "Good to see you again."

"It certainly has been a while," I agreed.


3rd person POV...

Alving rushed forward with a war cry, swinging his sword. Unfortunately for him, Toothless and Hiccup swerved out of his way, and flew higher up into the air, gaining altitude. Alvin watched them go, a mixture of shock and anger on his face.

"Great thunder of Thor! He is the Dragon Conqueror!" he yells, rushing forwards. "Fire!"

The Outcasts still on the ship all aimed their catapults and pulled the firing levers, letting their payload loose, and three large boulders soared towards Hiccup and Toothless.

"Look out!" Hiccup yelled, and the two of them just barely dodged, the boulders missing by several inches. They wobbled in the air for a moment, slightly out of practice from being separated.

Alvin hopped onto his ship and glared at Savage and the Outcasts, shoving one forwards. "What are you waiting for?! Shoot him down!" he yelled angrily.

"There he is! Now we've got him!" they all exclaimed to each other, rushing forwards with crossbows. They all took aim at Hiccup and Toothless, the pair still trying to fly properly, and Alvin grinned.

"Fire!" he yelled.

Arrows from the crossbows all shot towards Hiccup and Toothless, and the two watched with wide eyes, afraid of the arrows about to pierce them and possibly bring them to death. Before they could hit though, a burst of fire disintegrated the crossbow bolts, and a shape flew behind them at a fast speed. Hiccup and Toothless caught themselves, fluttering slightly in the air before soaring after them. They pulled up alongside Astrid and Stormfly, the former of which was grinning.

"Eh, what took you so long?" Hiccup asked casually.

"Why? Did you miss me?" Astrid retorted.

"Hiccup!" Snotlout suddenly yelled in warning, also astride Hookfang. Hiccup and Astrid glanced down to see two more boulders headed for them, and they looped around to avoid them, lining up with the other riders.

"I know someone else you also missed!" Astrid continued.

Hiccup looked over with a raised eyebrow of confusion. "Who?"

She gestured down, and Hiccup widened his eyes to see Mara running across the beach, headed further inland, probably to look for Zenna. "Mara's here?" he asked in surprise.

"So is Ahsoka!" Fishlegs piped up.

Approaching not too far from the scene of the battle was Stoick's battleship, where Ahsoka stood on the bow. She then jumped off and dived into the water, coming up near the shore and then getting onto land, rushing for the Outcast ship. Meanwhile, Gobber and Hoark were manning the catapults, while Stoick was overseeing the line of fire.

"Aim for their catapults! If we knock them out the dragons can finish off the ship!" he yelled, raising an arm, before bringing it down. "Fire!"

The catapults fired, the two boulders headed directly for the Outcast ship. One slammed into a catapult, wreaking it completely while another hit one of the Outcasts dead on, sending him off the side of the ship with a pained yelled. Alvin looked over to see Stoick and scowl, looking at his crew.

"MOVE OFFSHORE!" he yelled.

Two Outcasts did as he ordered, but when Alvin had looked over he also spotted Ahsoka headed for them, a look of disbelief on his face.

"What is that?!" he yelled.

The Outcasts all looked over with looks of shock and terror on their faces at the sight of Ahsoka, having never seen a woman like her before for obvious reasons. She pulled out her lightsaber, and as the ship began sailing away, prepared herself to jump over to it with a determined look on her face. Seeing the lightsaber in her hands, Alvin stared in shock before scowling angrily.

"Odin's ghost! They do have a Jedi!" he exclaimed.

"Yes they do!" Ahsoka yelled back in agreement.

She jumped up from the ground, soaring towards the ship. However, Alvin growled angrily in rage and looked over, grabbing a heavy crate. Lifting it up easily, he then threw it with all his might at Ahsoka. Widening her eyes in alarm, she had no room to maneuver, and the crate suddenly crashed into her, sending her falling back to the beach. She managed to land on her feet with a slight wince, but was otherwise unharmed.

"Here's our chance! Come on!" Hiccup yelled, and the riders all charged for the Outcasts, while Ahsoka suddenly glanced around warily in alarm with narrowed eyes, and deactivated her lightsaber.

"Where's Mara..?" she asked herself, the battle before her suddenly not as important.


Mara POV...

I rushed through the rock formations, sensing Zenna close by, although something was off. It seemed like she was in distress, but from what I have no idea. I brushed aside some dead foliage, and upon turning around a large rock into a small clearing, widened my eyes.

Zenna was trapped in the middle of the clearing by a large net, and around her jaws was a tightly tied rope, preventing her from doing anything more than a growl. She widened her eyes at the sight of me, and began trilling happily, but also with distress. I quickly rushed forwards to pull the net off.

"Oh my goodness, Zenna! What happened to you?" I asked quickly, moving to pull it off.

A sound suddenly shifted behind me as something was pressed to my neck, and I tensed up with wide eyes. How could I have not sensed someone approaching...?

"On your feet," he ordered. It was obviously a guy, probably in his mid twenties of so from what I could tell, not as old as mom and dad. I slowly stood up, listening to the sounds of Zenna growling in a mixture of anger and fear, and frowned angrily to myself.

"Such a strange choice of clothing for a young girl like you," he mused.

"And you picked the wrong girl to fight!" I suddenly exclaimed, twisting around and batting his weapon to the side, which I recognized as some sort of sword, although it didn't look like the usual Viking type. Whatever. I quickly went into action, swinging fists and grabbing his arm, moving to twist it and send him to the ground.

However to my surprise, he easily countered my move by grabbing my wrist and kicked my leg, sending me stumbling away with a shove. I backed up in slight surprise, looking up at him. He suddenly went onto the offensive, swinging fists and kicking out with his feet. I blocked or evaded his blows, but I was so surprised by his skill in fighting that I couldn't think properly. He could even give my parents some challenge with this fighting style! He punched me in the face, and I stumbled back painfully before twirling around, kicking out with my foot. He caught it in his hand, but that also gave me room to follow up with a kick from my other leg, catching him in the chest.

He stumbled back and I grabbed his wrist, using my small size to my advantage and twist and pull myself up and onto his back, grabbing him in a headlock. He backed up, grabbing at me in an attempt to throw me off before slamming backwards into a wall. I grunted with a wince before he yanked at my hair, and I cried out in pain, loosening my grip. He grabbed my shoulder and then threw me over him and onto the ground, where I rolled painfully.

Zenna rumbled in alarm with a half squawk, still caught in the netting as the man approached.

"I've never fought someone as good as you," he said, sounding almost excited. "I'm Calder!"

"I don't care. You're still going down!" I grunted, jumping up with speed to quick for him to possibly match and swinging out an arm.

However, to my utter shock my arm was suddenly stopped in its tracks, and I glanced at it in surprise, trying to move it but finding myself unable too. I looked at the newly identified Calder, who was smirking, holding an arm out. He was using the Force!

"You've never fought someone as strong as me before," he taunted smugly.

My eyes were wide in shock before they narrowed, suddenly smirking. "No," I agreed. "I've been taught by stronger!"

I pull my other arm behind me, and he frowns before widening his eyes, whipping around and dropping his grip on me. Before he could react however, the boulder I sent hurtling towards him hit its target, sending him flying several feet. I rolled out of the way of both the boulder and Calder and came up with a grin on my face, pulling out my lightsaber.

He groans in pain before slowly getting up, staring at me in a mixture of shock, anger, and disbelief. "You were cursed with magic too?!" he demands, standing back up, although holding his chest in obvious pain.

I raised an eyebrow at him. "Magic? You've only lived on this world correct?" I ask him.

He stares at me in confusion, like I was the mad one. "What? This world?!" he exclaims.

"It's called the Force you moron, not magic," I tel him, and activate my lightsaber. "And this, is called a lightsaber."

He stumbles backwards slightly, now being the one nervous, before scowling. He picks up his sword again and then charges with a war cry. I raise my lightsaber, expecting his sword to simply be cut apart, but now to my shock, it doesn't. It slams into my blade, and I stumble back a bit in surprise at the lack of two metal sword pieces on the ground before pushing back.

"How did your sword not cut?" I demand, and he smirks at me.

"Strongest metal known to man," he declares smugly. "I'll be having your magical powered Nadder if you please," he says.

I glance at Zenna, who was still trapped by the netting and scowl at Calder, shoving his sword to the side. I quickly swing my lightsaber at him and he blocks. We go into a quick duel, but although he doesn't see it, I have the upper hand. He is skilled, no doubt about that, but I'm trained by two of the greatest Jedi in history, so he's outmatched, a little less skill than a common Inquisitor. After about twenty seconds of blocking, jabbing, and parrying, either offensive or defensive, I decide to end the fight. I get into a blade lock with him, before twisting my lightsaber, dislodging his sword from his grip. I then vault over him, throwing the sword from his grip and then using the Force to shove him into the cliff wall.

I land on my feet before Zenna, getting into a protective stance as he gets back up, an angry scowl on his face. I smirk at him, sensing that nobody has ever beaten him so easily in combat before, and I can understand why. As far as I'm aware, only dragons have ever shown the ability to be Force sensitive on Ahch-To.

"You little wretch," he says scathingly. "I'll deliver you to Alvin on your knees as well!"

I raise an eyebrow in surprise. So he's working for Alvin?

"Considering I just kicked your butt, I highly doubt that," I retort with a grin.

He growls angrily, pulling out some sort of crossbow gun from his back. I frown and get raise my lightsaber, ready to defend myself. He takes aim, but before he could, the weapon is suddenly ripped from his grasp, much to his shock. The crossbow flies through the air and is caught by mom, who stands a few feet away with a hard stare on her face. He widens his eyes in shock and disbelief, probably at her appearance... and by her use of the Force. He clearly though he was the only one who could use it.

"I don't know who you are Force wielder, but no one hurts my daughter and her dragon under my watch," she says firmly.

She then raises a hand, and Calder is thrown against the wall harshly, knocking him unconscious with a grunt of pain. Mom stares at him before dropping the crossbow, and walking over to me. "Are you two alright?" she asks in concern.

"Yeah," I reply, deactivating my lightsaber. "Thanks mom," I tell her with a smile.

"Anytime Mara," she says, smiling back.

Zenna then trills again behind us, and realizing she was still bound, quickly turn to her. We both kneel down by her side, and mom pulls out her shoto blade, pointing it at the ropes. She activates it, easily cutting through the netting and then deactivates it while I pull off the ropes. Zenna climbs out of the netting and nuzzles me affectionately, much to my amusement.

"Aw Zenna! I missed you too!" I tell her fondly, scratching her neck.

"She's gotten bigger," mom comments, and I quickly realize she was right. Zenna would probably reach my waist in height now, which means she's grown pretty fast.

"She certainly has," I remark, before grinning at said dragon. "Haven't you!?"

She squawks proudly, lifting her head up, causing the two of us too laugh at the sight. However she then narrows her eyes and chirps in alarm, at the same time as we both sense movement behind us. We whip around to spot Calder standing back up, sword and crossbow in his possession, and he throws down some sort of orb. Smoke immediately pours out of it, covering him from view, although not from the Force. We rush after him, but then his presence nearly vanishes, still there, but too little to pinpoint, before disappearing completely.

"He might not be very gifted with the Force in its use at all, but his shielding is terrific," mom comments with a frown.

"I guess so," I say in agreement.

We look around, sensing for anymore signs of him, but he was gone. "Let's head back to the others, although they might have taken care of the Outcasts by now," mom decides.

I nod, and turn back to Zenna. "Come on girl!" I tell her.

She happily obliges, and we rush back towards the beach as quickly as possible.


3rd person POV...

Having just blown up the Outcast ship, Hiccup and Toothless soared down to come to a landing on their ship while Stoick watched him. Once he landed, he stepped forwards to confront him.

"Hiccup, what were you thinking?" he demands, although there was concern and relief in his voice.

"I was thinking... all I needed to do was to get to Toothless. And together, we'd be able to make things right!" he responds confidently. Stoick smiles back at him, a hint of pride in his posture.

"Well if blowing a ship up makes things right, then you nailed it," a voice said.

Hiccup turned around to find Mara, Ahsoka, and Zenna climb onto the ship, and he rushed forwards with a grin.

"Mara!" he said excitedly, and the two shared a brief hug before separating. "When did you guys get here?"

"The middle of the night," she replied. "While you guys were being invaded."

"Well, yo certainly arrived at a great time," Hiccup remarked, before noticing someone missing. "Where's you dad?"

Ahsoka scratched Toothless behind the ears, who purred with delight before turning towards them. "He's back home, searching for answers to a threat he's been having visions of, so he didn't come this time," she said.

"Visions?" Stoick asks with a frown.

Ahsoka nods. "Yes, but that's not important right now," she says, glancing at Hiccup with a small smile.

"You and your friends did great against the Outcasts," she says, and they all smile before Ahsoka got serious. "However, you all have a new challenge, one that you'll have to learn to fight whenever we aren't here to help out."

"What is it?" Hiccup asks.

"Mara had a brief fight with an Outcast named Calder, but during that fight, he surprised her," Ahsoka said seriously. "He can use the Force."

Hiccup, Stoick and Gobber all widened their eyes in surprise. "What?!" Hiccup asks in shock.

"He doesn't have the training that we have, so compared to us he isn't much of a threat," she said. "However, compared to the rest of you, even your dragons, he will be a serious danger."

"How could one of the Outcasts of all people, possess the same powers as you?!" Stoick asks with alarm.

"I'm not sure, but any living creature, especially humans and humanoid species have a chance of being born with it." Ahsoka states. "It may mean that dragons aren't the only ones who are capable of wielding it on Ahch-To."

The three of them all looked at each other in concern, before turning back towards Ahsoka and Mara. "So, how do we defend against this man?" Hiccup asks.

"We'll teach you," Ahsoka says firmly.

"Really?" Mara asks in surprise.

"Yes. There are ways to counter those who wield the Force," she states. "We can teach you."

Stoick nods. "Then its settled."

With that being said, the group all head off back to Berk, the rest of the gang flying in the air with happy whoops and cries. However, back on Dragon Island, Alvin climbs onto the beach with a frown and looks up, watching them go. Behind him, the rest of the vikings lay on the ground, while Calder approaches them from the rocks.

"Did you get that magical dragon you said was here?" Alvin asks Calder as he approached.

Calder scowled, crossing his arms. "No. I was stopped by a girl, and then some strange creature of a woman. They both have the same powers as me, but are annoying stronger," he tells him.

Alvin is quiet for a few moments, before he suddenly begins to chuckle. It turns into a full out laugh, while the rest of the group watches in bewilderment and confusion.

"They ride dragons! And Jedi fight on their side!" he exclaims with a grin. "We get that boy, and we'll ride dragon! And the magic will belong to us!"

The rest of the Outcasts all smirk and begin to laugh giddily alongside Alvin. Calder watches them in amusement before a smirk also crosses his face, as he watches them all leave out of sight, eager to best the wretched red head girl and that witch creature.


Jarik POV...

"How did a Cybertronian get down here on Ahch-To?" I ask Revan, looking up at her with a hint of wonder.

Revan paces around, hands behind his back as he explains. "Thousands of years ago, at the dawn of the Jedi Order, the planet Ilum was discovered by the Prime Jedi in his followers, as well as something else," he says.

"The Cybertronians," I recalled.

He nods his head. "Yes. A scouting group of the faction known as Autobots, who came into contact with the Prime Jedi. Kyber crystals were actually once their lifesource, their fuel in a crystal known as energon. When the leader of their group brought the kyber crystals you see now around you to Ahch-To in good faith, she was attacked by their enemies, the Decepticons."

I looked up at the Autobot, now taking notice of the scratch marks covering her body... would you call it skin? I'm gonna stick with armor.

"She was forced into a state of stasis and buried underneath here, along with the crystals." Revan told me.

"That's uh, that's pretty sad," I commented, not sure what else to say.

"It is," he agreed.

"Do you know what her name is?" I asked.

"Elita One, better known as just Elita. The commander of the Femme Bots," he told me.

I nodded my head slowly, observing her in the ice. "Yeah, she certainly looks like a strong feminine robot, although I admittedly can't compare."

"No you can't," he replied with a grin, and I gave him a look of exasperation.

However, Revan's grin turned into a more serious gaze. "But you aren't here to talk about the Cybertronian, seeing as how you had no idea she was even here," he stated. It wasn't a question.

I nodded my head, turning away from Elita and slowly approaching Revan. "You would be right," I agreed. "I've been getting, visions... Dangerous visions," I told him.

"Visions..." he said slowly. "Of an, event?"

"Of a being, shrouded in darkness," I told him, shivering slightly as I recalled the feeling, which he took notice of. "A massive, alien creature that likely resides outside of the galaxy. Three pale starlight eyes, an overwhelming and suffocating presence in the dark side, and words I believe relating to it. Yuuzhan, and Vong," I informed him.

He stared hard at me as I explained it, and glanced down. When he looked up, I could see a haunted look in his eyes, although barely noticeable.

"You know.. what I'm talking about?" I ask.

Revan nodded his head. "I do," he said. "I've even fought that monster before," he says.

I widen my eyes briefly in surprise, not expecting that. "What can you tell me about it? I'm worried they may be coming in the future."

He's silent for a moment before replying. "The Yuuzhan Vong are a race of creatures, dating back long ago. They were ancient even before the Ones first appeared to the galaxy."

Dang. That's pretty old.

"They are a species that thrives around darkness and chaos, praising the death they cause, and worship gods repulsive to even Darth Sidious. They despise anything mechanical and technological, believing it to be an abomination. I'm not entirely sure where such a hatred stems from, but from what I know, they've sought out some sort of mechanical god for eons," he tells me.

"That's... quite a species," I say slowly. "What about the three eyed beast? What do you know about him?"

"In their eyes, he is their god, and a King. And rightly so." Revan says, recalling his experience with an uneasy look. "He wields power over darkness to such a scale that even Valkorian would fear. Never before had I behold such evil. If it had a face, he would be its true form. I barely survived my encounter with him," he said, obviously unsettled.

Something that even Valkorian would fear? The literal, craziest, and most evil Sith in the history of the galaxy? "So... you fought this... King, before, and you survived?" I asked.

"Not just with my physical life," he stated. "You see, this King wouldn't have just killed me... he would have taken, my soul. My entirely life force, and used it for his own. I barely managed to escape with everything that I was, and am."

I was silent, pondering this King with wide eyes in disbelief. A creature who could literally use powers over the darkness to take someones life force? Their souls?

"That's kriffing insane..." I muttered. I then looked at him again, wondering who in the universe could possibly hold such a power. "Does this, King, have a name?" I ask him.

He stares at me directly, his gaze boring into me. "He's the leader of the Yuuzhan Vong, or as they call themselves, the Hive, and is their most powerful god. They call him Oryx. The Taken King."


Author's Note: What a chapter. A new character that's with the Outcasts who can also use the Force, and then Elita One the Autotbot, love life of Optimus Prime trapped underneath the Jedi Temple on Ahch-To?

And then there's the final reveal... The Taken King. The Yuuzhan Vong, are actually the Hive from Destiny!

Things are getting serious in Jarik's future.