AN: Hey, guys, its CaptainCakeless117, back with another installment. It's been about a month, and I've been really busy lately. With that said, I would appreciate it if some viewers would become more patient. I've received several PM's asking about when my next chapter would be. Please remember that it takes me time to draft, edit, and beta my chapters. With that said, enjoy Chapter 6.
Telos: Citadel Station
HK-47 detected the pair approaching before any organic could have. His processors networked his photoreceptors into the Security Holocams. It took him mere seconds to deduct that they were Jedi. The customary robes and lightsabers at their belts gave them away immediately. HK drew his blaster rifle and took a defensive stance. Zeego took the hint, and drew one of his pistols.
He turned to HK "What is it?" asked Zeego
"Statement: I have detected a pair of Jedi approaching. I suggest you ready weapons. Or don't. More fun for me, oh my circuits are warming with anticipation!"
Zeego drew his second pistol and took a position next to HK. Seconds later he saw the Jedi coming towards them. Both were human, one appearing to be in his late thirties with dark hair and a beard, the other seemingly in his mid twenties, with what Zeego referred to as "a big Jedi mullet". They stopped a few dozen feet away from the two.
The older of the two spoke "I'm Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, I request that the two of you kindly step aside. We have a task to complete."
Zeego froze for a moment. This Jedi saved his life; he owed a debt to him. But Revan represented something greater. He was the embodiment of courage, determination, and self-reliance. Everything that Zeego admired. "You saved my life once, Obi-Wan. But I'm afraid I can't let you pass. My mechanical friend would agree with me."
HK aimed his rifle as Anakin took a step forward. "Declaration: One more step and I blast you where you stand, meatbag!"
"This doesn't need to end in violence. Just let us past." continued Obi-Wan
"Declaration: You will not bring harm to the Master! Prepare to be terminated, meatbags!" HK activated his built-in energy shield and opened fire upon the two.
The pair drew their lightsabers and began deflecting the blaster bolts. HK-47 refusing to relent with his assault. He alternated between the targets with unprecedented speed. He powercell was depleting quickly.
"Statement: Cover me, neimoidian. I must reload."
Zeego ducked behind a nearby cargo canister. "Consider it done." He stood up and began to unload upon the two. A couple bolts managed to graze the younger of the two Jedi, but no serious damage was done. He noticed HK begin shooting again out of the corner of his eye, but chose to continue his assault. He saw a holoimage appear on HK's wrist and noticed he was speaking to Revan; he threw a gas cylinder at the Jedi and began making his way to HK. He heard Revan speaking as he approached.
"I'm here, Revan. But given this standoff, I'm not sure how long before that changes. We could use some of your assistance. Time to show some of that "Master of the Force" stuff"
"I'm on my way." Revan deactivated the holocommunicator.
Zeego ducked behind another cargo canister. "HK! You have a stealth generator, don't you?"
"Answer: No neimoidian. I do not. I do not think it would be very beneficial in this situation."
"I had an idea, but now that I know you don't have one, never mind. Why don't you have one?"
"I find it to be unnecessary."
"Unnecessary? You're an assassin droid! Stealth is key to fulfilling your programming."
"Statement: I suppose you are correct. However I shall worry about it once we have terminated these meatbags."
There was a pause in the firefight as the airlock door opened. Revan stood in the door with an older gentleman. Zeego determined that it must be a new ally to their fight. Excellent.
The younger of the two Jedi spoke up "Count Dooku."
"Skywalker." stated Dooku.
"You know each other?" asked Revan.
"We have encountered each other on occasion. The first time we met, I deprived him of the lower half of his arm. The other one is Obi-Wan Kenobi. His former master."
"His former master? Well, this should be interesting. HK, Zeego. Get the Hawk started, Count, cover the door."
"Confused Response: But... master! Why won't you allow me assist you in killing these meatbags? I would truly love to crush their necks. Pleading Request: Master please allow me to terminate them. I beg you!"
"I told you to go start the ship. I want to face these two alone."
"Saddened Answer: Very well, Master. We shall prepare the ship."
The three made their way to the airlock, leaving Revan, Obi-Wan, and Anakin alone. Anakin took a step forward with his lightsaber drawn. "That ship is property of the Jedi!"
"I think you're mistaken. That's my ship." assured Revan.
"Alright, let's do this carefully. I approach from the left. You come in slowly from the right." whispered Obi-Wan.
"Anakin paused for a moment "After you, Master."
Obi-Wan approached Revan at a quick stride. In a flash he drew his lightsabers and through performing a series of spins and crouching, he moved between the pair, locking lightsabers with both of them. Once again he used the movements of the Jar'Kai Technique. Twirling his blades with a complex array of turns and spins. He focused more on combating Obi-Wan, with a wide variety of strikes against him, while relying on a series of force techniques to keep Anakin at bay. He could sense an immense power emanating from Skywalker; he would rather face him alone. Revan leaped in the air and sent a wave of Force energy through the floor, knocking Kenobi off-balance. Revan then kicked him in the chest, and sent down the hall with a blast of Force energy, he collapsed to the floor, un-moving, allowing Revan to focus on Anakin.
He deactivated his second lightsaber and turned to face Anakin. Switching from Jar'Kai to Makashi; the second form of lightsaber combat. This focused on precise strikes to encumber their opponent, catching them off-balance and allowing the assailant to deal a killing blow. He could sense Anakin's emotions encumbering him. His overconfidence, fear, his fear was growing, as well as his hunger for power. He sensed hate, and anger.
Revan found the duel interesting. He expected more skill from someone with such power. He brought his saber in time to block an attack at his neck. The blade lock continued.
"I sense great fear in you, Skywalker. You have hate, anger. But you don't use them. You have happiness, joy. But you don't use them. Remember, there is no emotion; there is peace. But there are positive emotions. Draw on that which makes you happy." Revan instructed him, hoping to coax a greater challenge from him. It was at this time he noticed Obi-Wan staggering back to his feet, but he was on the other end of Shuttle Bay.
Anakin stepped back, and took a deep breath. He attacked Revan again, this time he seemed more in control, calm.
"Now, this should be interesting." thought Revan. He approached Anakin and began with a series of downward chops, followed by alternating strikes to Anakin's left and right. Each was countered easily. Revan sensed Anakin gathering his strength. Revan attempted to raise a Force Barrier, but Anakin's push ripped through it. Revan was sent flying across the hallway towards the airlock. He slowly stood up and turned to Dooku, who was intently watching the duel.
"Make sure the ship is ready. I'll be there soon!"
Dooku responded with a nod, and headed for the Hawk.
Revan quickly brought his lightsaber in time to block another attack from Anakin. He broke the saber lock and attempted to hit Anakin with a blast of Force Energy. He succeeded in causing Anakin to stagger backward. It became apparent to him that Anakin was stronger in the Force, he couldn't hold out forever.
As Obi-Wan finally made his way to the pair, Revan turned to the control panel and carved his lightsaber into it. The outer airlock began to seal itself, Revan ducked inside with barely enough time before the door closed. He amplified his speed with the Force, and boarded the Ebon Hawk. He raised the boarding ramp, and began making his way to the cockpit.
"HK, get us outta here!" Revan shouted.
"Acknowledgement." responded HK.
Moments later, Revan felt a momentary sense of weightlessness as the ship began to raise off the durasteel floor. He entered the cockpit and saw Obi-Wan and Anakin through the transparisteel viewport. He gave them a salute, then took the controls, and blasted the ship into space.
Obi-Wan and Anakin watched in defeat as the Ebon Hawk jumped into hyperspace, they failed their mission. But now they knew the Sith were involved, there was no other explanation for his presence.
"Damnit! We had them!" shouted Anakin
"Anakin, relax. We won't always succeed, but now we know who they are. We will find them." stated Obi-Wan
"Then tell me, who are they?" asked Anakin
"The droid would be something I'm unsure of. We obviously encountered a Rogue Jedi, though I am unsure of his name. There was also Dooku."
"That doesn't help at all." Anakin stated
"No but the last one, the neimoidian. He said I saved his life once. I remember him. Zeego, yes, that's it."
"And how will that help us?"
"The Force will guide us. But, excellent work, Anakin, you had him on the run."
"I'm not sure what it was, Master. He tried teaching me while we were dueling. Like he wanted me to defeat him."
Obi-Wan's holocommunicator began to go off before he could respond; he pulled it out, an image of Master Windu coming into view.
"Master Kenobi, Skywalker. You must return to Coruscant immediately." stated Windu
"Has there been another attack?" asked Anakin
"The Separatists have invaded Coruscant, they are attempting to kidnap the Chancellor. We need you two to join the space battle overhead, in case they succeed in getting him aboard their ship."
"What of the Ebon Hawk?" asked Obi-Wan
"We shall dispatch another pair of Jedi to locate it. Master Divesius and his former Padawan, Sira-Talis have already offered to investigate."
"Very well, Master. We shall be there shortly.' stated Obi-Wan
"I have a bad feeling about this." stated Anakin as the pair began to make their way to the hangar containing their Jedi Interceptors.
Aboard the Ebon Hawk
"Well, looks like we got away again." said Zeego
"Statement: We always get away, neimoidian. There is no reason to boast about it. I, on the other hand have still yet to crush a single meatbag skull in over three millennia. There is no worse feeling than knowing how high my kill count could be..."
"HK, why don't you go take a look at the weapon systems, make sure the repairs optimized them?" asked Revan.
"Answer: I suppose that calibrating a giant gun should take my processor off this train of thought for a bit." HK left the cockpit and headed toward the blaster control, his mechanized footsteps echoing throughout the ship.
"Zeego, about halfway down this hall way there's a security and maintenance room. I want you to check on the rest of the repairs, and make sure nobody's following us."
Zeego got up from the copilot chair and began making his way to the security room. "Easy enough."
Dooku began to stand up. "I'm going to head to the dorms, get some rest."
"Not so fast, you're staying where I can see you for now." responded Revan.
"Still don't trust me?" asked Dooku
"Given that you tried to kill me less than two hours ago, and accepted my offer with little hesitation, I can't say that I do."
"Well, what will it take to change that?"
"A man who deserves trust doesn't need to ask how to gain trust."
"Well said. Very well, I shall prove to you. How about first you teach me how to fly this vessel."
"I'll teach you how to copilot. But you can't fly her yourself."
"Simple enough." Dooku sat in the copilot's chair.
"Alright, grab the instrument, I'm taking her off single control." stated Revan.
Dooku did as Revan directed, bracing for when he would have to help Revan pilot the ship. The instrument tried to resist him when it came into his control, but he somehow managed to steady it.
"Alright, now do you see the readout console on your left?" asked Revan
Dooku began looking in search of the console until he found what he was looking for. It displayed a number of systems required for the ship to operate efficiently.
"Yes, I see it."
"Alright, since I switched to co-control, the stabilizers need to be recalibrated in order to function properly. As copilot you are in charge with doing so. So, try and figure it out."
"I thought you were teaching me how to do so." stated Dooku
"Experience is its own teacher." replied Revan
"Very well." said Dooku. He took his left and began working on the console. The readout giving the status on the stabilizers, he began activating the touch keys, and swiping unnecessary readouts off the screen. Or at least what he thought was unnecessary. Moments later the ship readjusted itself, and the stabilization subroutine took care of the rest.
"Nice work. There's still more to do, but that's enough of a start for now. I'm putting her on autopilot for now. I'm gonna head into the cargo hold and grab something to eat." Revan began to stand up.
"Is there anywhere on the ship I can go to perform my lightsaber drills?" asked Dooku
"The garage, past the medbay on your left." answered Revan
"Thank you, Master." Dooku replied with a bow and made his way out of the cockpit.
Revan stopped in on the security room on his way to the cargo hold. Zeego was checking over the critical system repairs.
"How's everything check out?" questioned Revan
"Not all the repairs were completed before we left Telos. All of the primary systems have been repaired; most of the secondary are completed. Now, it shouldn't be too hard to fix it ourselves. It's manageable, but if we don't get behind it, not for long."
"Alright, well between the four of us, we should be able to take care of it. Have the scanners picked anything up?"
"Nope. I think our grand escape went unnoticed. Good thing, too. We've had enough fighting for now."
"I suppose so. You can relax though; it will be a little bit before we reach the arc. Not only is it on the other side if the galaxy, it's actually a little beyond the Outer Rim."
"So it'll be a few days of peace and quiet?" asked Zeego
"It should be." answered Revan
"Wonderful." Zeego responded
"Yes, it is. I'm going to meditate for a little bit. Can you keep an eye on things?" asked Revan
"Go do your Jedi stuff. I'll take care of things while you're gone."
"Thank you."
Coruscant - Senate Tower
Chancellor Palpatine sat in his office, his Honor Guard patrolling all possible entrances. The Separatist fleet had attacked Coruscant, and General Grievous' flagship was present, though the General himself was not aboard. Of course, Palpatine knew what was really going on. Grievous was somewhere on the planet's surface, making his way to the Senate building to kidnap Palpatine. In the meantime, Darth Maul was still restrained on Coruscant. The only problem was that Tyranus was missing. The only logical explanation was that he was dead, though there had not been a disturbance in the Force. A crucial decision needed to be made.
"Guards, leave me."
"But Chancellor-"
"I require a moment of privacy. I shall summon you when I am finished." assured Palpatine
"Very well, your Excellency."
Palpatine watched them leave his office; he pulled up his hood, and activated his private holoterminal. Darth Maul came into view.
"Lord Maul." stated Palpatine.
Maul turned to face the hologram, unmoving,
"As I told you, I have may have other uses for you. Tyranus is dead, and it seems Obi-Wan Kenobi is closing upon me."
"Kenobi." Maul said with absolute hatred.
"I offer you the chance to kill him, and Skywalker. I will not interfere."
"And should I succeed?"
"You will deserve the title of Sith." persuaded Sidious.
"Very well." Maul answered.
"Good, good. There a shuttle in the facility you are currently inside. Find it." Sidious stated. He began inputting codes into his console, and Maul's torture restraints unlocked. He deactivated the holoprojector, lowered his hood, and summoned his guards. He didn't like this. Events were not proceeding as he had foreseen.
Aboard the Ebon Hawk
Revan sat in the crew quarters, cross legged. Items were floating around the room, as was typical for meditation. He was hoping for a vision. Whether it was of Bastila, or the future. Or maybe another visit from Gonar. He hoped for something. Suddenly the vision struck him.
A pair of Jedi dueled a red and black tattooed Zabrak. He recognized the Jedi, but not the Zabrak. The surrounding area evokes memories of Sith Warships.
The younger is injured, unconscious. The duel continues.
The double blade of the Zabrak is broken in half, A blue lightsaber carving through his wrists.
The bewildered Zabrak screams in agony, cut off once again by the blue lightsaber.
The headless corpse collapses.
The vision changes.
"Execute Order 66"
A thousand Jedi cry out in terror, and are suddenly silenced.
Only a handful remain.
Obi-Wan, Yoda, Kento Marek, Shaak Ti, Rahm Kota, Sira-Talis, Divesius
The vision changes
A black armor-clad cyborg rises on a table.
The Dark Side is victorious.
Revan snapped to attention. He noticed the blue aura again.
"What did I just see?" questioned Revan
"It is the future, my friend." answered Gonar.
"I figured that, but can it be prevented?"
"The future is always in motion, it is always changing. But this time, it is not. You can't prevent this. Gonar stated.
"There has to be a way!"
"Not this time, Revan. This must happen if you are to succeed."
"How can you tell?" asked Revan
"Have you ever heard of a war with 3 factions? I haven't, and I doubt it would end well for any of them." Gonar answered.
"Very well, we shall prepare for the day."
"It will take years, Revan. Many years, but you will succeed. You always do."
Revan thought back the Sith Emperor. "Not always."
"Don't blame yourself for that day. Focus on the present. When the time comes to fight, I will be with you. Our time together has ended, I must leave you again. May the Force be with you, old friend.
Revan closed his eyes and returned to the physical world.
"I need to get some sleep."
AN: Well, there you guys have it. Chapter 6 of The Legend Reborn. Expect the next chapter in about 2 weeks. Until next time!
-CaptainCakeless117