Darth Vader walked out of the portal his master created for him and his forty men, arriving in the land of Middle-Earth. To be more precise, right in front of the Black Gates of Mordor, home of Sauron and his orc armies.
Darth Vader, formerly known as Anakin Skywalker, just stared at the gate as he waited for whoever was behind to come out.
It was hard to believe that Darth Vader would negotiate with monsters like these. At one point in his life, he would of been the kind of person would would fight the armies of Mordor instead of seeking their aid. When he was Anakin Skywalker, he was also up for saving people, that fact being well known when he blew up the Trade Federation Space Station during the Federation occupation of Naboo. Hard to believe this was the work of a kid that was only nine and only recently a freed slave from the desert planet Tatoonie. After that, he was to be trained in the arts of the Jedi Knight by Qui Gon Jinn. But Jinn was killed by Darth Maul during the battle of Naboo, so Jinn's apprentice and the person who avenges his death, Obi-Won Kenobi, was to train him instead. After ten years of training, he was assigned the task of watching Senator Padme Amidala, senator of Naboo and Anakin's love interest. Anakin and Padme love blossomed as they traveled from Coruscant to Naboo to even Tatoonie. That was the first step to Anakin's fall. Not only was he breaking the Jedi's code about not marrying, but also when he arrived on the planet, he found out his mother was kidnapped by the local and vicious Tusken Raiders. Anakin went to save her, but she only lived long enough to die in his arms. He went into a fit of rage and killed all of the Tusken Raiders there, including the women and children. He and Padme would eventually leave Tatoonie when Obi-Won was captured on Geonosis. The rescue attempt turned into an all out battle when Jedi Knights and the new Republic Clone Army arrived. Afterwards, Anakin married Padme in secret and started his position as Jedi General during the Clone Wars.
After three years of war, Anakin was an experienced and well-known warrior among both the Republic and the Confederacy. He also was the one who killed the Separatist leader, Count Dooku, something that ended the war, but also got him closer to the Dark Side of the Force. His step towards the Dark Side was accelerated when Chancellor Palpatine, AKA Darth Sidious, started influencing Anakin in his footsteps. Anakin eventually became Palpatine's new apprentice when Anakin attacked Mace Windu, who was attempting to kill Sidious. With promises to protect Padme and making him stronger, Anakin became known as Darth Vader. Vader then attacked the Jedi Temple, along with the 501st division, and killed every Jedi there, including the younglings. Anakin was then sent to Mustafar to kill all of the Separatist leaders and disable their Droid Armies, which he did with relative ease. His wife Padme, who was pregnant and unknowingly brought Obi-Won with her, came to confirm that Anakin wasn't a Sith, which he didn't deny. When Obi-Won arrived on the scene, he attacked Padme in an act of rage. He released her and started a famous battle all over Mustafar with Obi-Won, who scolded Anakin for his decision to join the Dark Side while fighting him. Obi-Won eventually cut off Anakin's remaining actual arm and both of his legs and left him to burn in Mustafar's lava. Obi-Won also took his Lightsaber, the last reminder of Anakin's Jedi life.
Vader, however, survived being burned alive and was saved by Emperor Palpatine and his Shock Troopers. He was taken back to Coruscant and was given mechanical adjustments, all while awake and with no pain dowsers. When he was fully constructed, he was suited with a Black suit that would strike fear among the Galaxy. At the same time, Padme gave birth to her two children, Luke and Leia, before she herself died. Obi-Won, Yoda, and Bail Organa took the children into hiding so Vader and Sidious didn't corrupt them. To the Known Galaxy, Padme was made to look like she died giving birth. When he learned of her death, Sidious told him that she died from the attack he did to her. With no one to save and no past to go back to, Vader fully submitted into becoming Sidious' servant. He spent his servitude fighting people who didn't submit to the Empire's quota and killing escaped Jedi. Ironically, it was Darth Vader who started the biggest rebellion against the Galactic Empire. And all because of a secret apprentice he trained.
He found the apprentice on the Wookiee planet of Kashyyyk, Vader being sent there to kill a Jedi. He cut through the Wookiee defenders and killed the Jedi, in front of his son. The boy pulled Vader's lightsaber out of his hand after killing his father. When Imperial Soldiers arrived, they attempted to kill the boy. But Vader, sensing his powerful link to the force, killed the soldiers and took the boy under his wing. The boy AKA Galen Marek AKA Starkiller was trained in the Dark Side of the Force and became Vader's most loyal apprentice. Starkiller was sent around the galaxy to kill escaped Jedi like his master, like General Rahm Kota and Shaak Ti, usually in the company of his pilot Juno Eclipse and training droid PROXY. Vader's biggest assignment for Starkiller was to round up the Emperor's enemies and form a Rebellion to take him down. But it was all a ploy as the Rebellion was only used to track and detain the Empire's enemies, which included Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, Garm Bel Iblis, and General Rahm Kota. As they were being taken to the Death Star, Vader attacked and almost killed his apprentice before he left. Starkiller survived and attempted to save the Rebels. During the rescue mission, he beat and subdued Vader. In the end though, Starkiller was killed when he gave his life for the Rebels to escape. Vader would later clone Starkiller, but it was a wasted effort as that clone rebelled too. At this point of time, the clone most likely died of the Growth Acceleration that most of the Empire's clones were given.
Even with both the apprentice and the clone dead, the Rebellion lived on. The biggest lost was when Leia Organa stole the Death Star's battle plans and gave them to an R2 unit. She was captured and forced to watch as her entire planet was destroyed. When her rescue came, the prisoner might of escaped, but Vader won a battle that day. One of her saviors and Vader's former master, Obi-Won Kenobi, engaged Vader so the others could escape. Kenobi was cut in half as they escaped. When the Death Star followed the rebels to Yavin 4, he personally became a part of the battle and attempted to shoot Luke Skywalker out of the air as he tried to blow up the Death Star. It was only when Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon arrived and blasted Vader's ship away, sending it floating out in space as the Death Star was blown out of the air. That act showed others that the Rebel Alliance wasn't just another wasted effort against the Empire, but an actual army that was capable of fighting them. The Rebellion gained many allies, like those from Aldaraan who were lucky to be off planet when it exploded. And the Bothans, led by a Bothan named Borsk Fey'lya.
After he recovered from that experience, Vader started investigating the pilot who blew up the Death Star. After interrogating some people, he learned the name Luke Skywalker. After that, he attempted to recruit Luke into becoming his apprentice and ridding themselves of the Emperor. He got his chance when his forces invaded Hoth. As the AT-AT walkers destroyed the rebel base, Vader had his forces attempt to locate Luke. But Luke was in one of the Snowspeeders that was attacking the AT-AT walkers and he escaped the planet. With Luke gone, Vader went after Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO on the Falcon afterwards so that when he captured them, Luke would feel the pain and attempt to save him. His plan went swiftly when he 'convinced' Lando Calrissian to hand over the Rebels to him. After torturing the Rebels and freezing Solo in carbonate, Luke arrived and attempted to save his friends, only for Vader to engage him in a duel. As they dueled, Vader eventually severed his right hand with the lightsaber it held and told Luke what Obi-Won lied to him about. That he didn't kill his father, but he was his father. When Luke learned this, his opinion of the line between the Dark side and the Light side of the Force became blurred. He escaped Vader and regrouped with the other Rebels.
Now Vader was to negotiate with the Dark Lord Sauron and his forces.
After several long minutes, the gates opened slightly and a figure on a horse came out. He wore black garments that was accompanied by a black helmet that covered everything on his head except his nose and mouth. His teeth were yellow and sharp, with the skin being pale and dirty.
"I am the Mouth of Sauron"
"I am Darth Vader"
"What business do you have with my Master?"
"I wish to seek an alliance with the Dark Lord Sauron to fight against my Master's enemies"
"My Master has many enemies of his own. Men, Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, Wizards. Why should my Master help a foreign man against enemies he doesn't know?"
"But he does know them. Some of them at least. One of them being the Ring-bearer of the Master Ring" the Mouth of Sauron fidgeted "Yes, your Master's most prized possession. If your Master brings his armies and followers into battle against our enemies, the Empire will give the Master Ring over to the Dark Lord and let him rule the Lands of Middle-Earth"
"...My Master will here these demands before a decision is made" said the Mouth of Sauron.
The Mouth of Sauron then turned his horse around and disappeared behind the Gates. Vader could sense all of the evil behind those gates. Sauron's darkness was by far the largest, almost as strong as his master's.
"Sir, what if they don't join us?" asked the Stormtrooper commander, TK-3010.
"Then we make to Isengard and ally ourselves with Saruman the White" said Vader "His Orc army would be a decent replacement to Mordor's. But with Sauron's armies, then Isengard will join us as well"
"Yes Sir" said TK-3010.
The gates opened up a second time, this time it wasn't the Mouth of Sauron.
It was nine black riders.
All nine of them wore long black robes that covered their bodies, the one in the lead wearing a silver helmet that covered his entire head. They all rode on black horses, which weren't comfortable with the people on their backs, if you could call them people.
"I am the Witch-King of Angmar, ruler of the Ringwraiths and Lord Sauron's most trusted servant" said the Witch-King, whose voice sounded more sinister than Vader's "What purpose does a man that is mostly machine have that he would dare to ask Lord Sauron's assistance as if he were a generous man. If not for the mention of the Ring-Bearer, Lord Sauron would have you and your men killed on the spot"
"The enemies of my Master has allied themselves with the enemies of your master. They are on a quest in another land to save it. And once they are done, do you think that they would just part ways before helping each other. Therefore, my master's enemies are also your enemies"
The Witch-King stared at Vader, his expression unknown behind his frightening helmet. The silence was broken when the Witch-King drew his sword, the Ringwraith letting out a horrifying shriek.
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Arya watched as Jack and Boromir tried to teach Merry, Pippin, and Neville how to fight with swords. This reminded her so much of her time with Syrio Forel, except they were taught how to fight like soldiers, not water dancers. Jack Sparrow was the only one that had a hint of water dancing in his style of fighting.
"Now, block" said Boromir as he took a swipe at Merry, who blocked the blow.
"Another nice one Merry" said Pippin.
"Thanks" said Merry.
"Now you Neville" said Boromir as he took a swipe at Neville. The wizard's sword easily fell out of his hand as Neville cringed and took a step back.
"No Neville, you have to grip the sword firmly and never let your fear get in the way" said Boromir.
"B-but, I'm not used to swords" said Neville.
"Well get use to it lad" said Jack "Because those we meet that want to kill us will not let you get your sword back" Jack then picked up the sword and handed it back to Neville. Arya knew that even Sansa could use a sword better than him.
After her father returned, Arya and the others traveled with him and his strange companions to North. Even though it was awhile since they left together, Arya and her father have never found the time to actually talk. But while she couldn't talk to her father openly, she could still observe his new companions. Arya now had a good idea about each of them by piecing together information from past conversations.
Luke Skywalker was a young man, yet not arrogant or naive to the world. He had a wisdom to him that you couldn't find in another man his age. Whenever the group stopped, Luke would always lie down against a tree and close his eyes. He called it meditation, but Arya just thought that it was daydreaming. Luke's green sword made Arya want one herself, but Luke said that the material used to make it wouldn't be in Westeros. Luke was also the strongest and most skilled fighter in the group, which made Arya want to know his style more.
Leia Organa was a very intelligent woman. She knew how the world worked and what was to expect from war, yet she wouldn't let others try to show her special treatment just because she was a woman. She was sort of like Arya's mother, a noble woman that won't be left uninvolved.
Han Solo was a cocky man. He always seemed to find a way to make a joke and put a smile on someone's face. He was like Theon Greyjoy, but less arrogant and a lot more use to the world. He was apparently a smuggler, something that would make him a criminal if anyone found out. When he told Yoren this, Yoren drunkenly said he should take him to the Wall, but Yoren was drunk and only making a joke. Arya knew what Kings and Lords did with Smugglers, and she thought Han was a brave man if he would admit to being a smuggler to several strangers.
Chewbacca was the one that interested everyone. A lot of the recruits were both impressed and scarred of the giant walking behemoth. When Arya saw him killing all of the slaver's soldiers, Chewbacca tore away at them in a hatred Arya never saw before. He sort of reminded her of Gregor Clegane, the Mountain that killed Ser Hugh and almost killed Loras Tyrell. But after traveling with him, Arya saw he was more like Hodor, the simple stable boy at Winterfell. She and the rest of the recruits still don't understand how Solo could communicate with him. One growl sounded like another to Arya.
Lando Calrissian was another smuggler like Han, except that he was some sort of ruler. She heard it through a conversation between him and Solo, but she still didn't understand what 'Cloud City' was. From what she got, Lando owned something that Solo won through gambling and that Solo was somehow betrayed by Lando somehow. She only got the information through teasing jokes the two went into, but Arya could still piece together the information.
R2-D2 was odd. Artoo was something called a droid. Her father explained to everyone that it was something like a living piece of armor. But if that's true, than Artoo was oddly made. How he switched from waddling with his two legs to rolling with three legs, how he communicated with people through some sort of noise he made, to the fact that he had many odd items inside of him, just made him an odd 'thing'.
C-3PO was another droid, though more human than Artoo. When he first talked to her father after the Meereenese' attack, Arya though that he was just a man in expensive armor. He could apparently speak many languages, like Meereenese and whatever language the little bear people spoke. Although he was very interesting to look at, his mannerism was sort of 'uptight' to Arya. Everyone simply called him Threepio, but Solo calls him Goldenrod.
Harry Potter was around Robb's age and one of the sorcerers in the group. Although he was friendly with everyone and joined in on several jests, he was very distant and seemed to have a great burden on him, somewhat like Arya's half brother, Jon Snow. Why he was like that, Arya didn't know. It still interested her that such a young man could be a wizard, yet he was nothing like the evil sorcerers in Old Nan's stories. Arya didn't trust him or the other young wizards at first because they had the Lannister sigil on their clothes, but her father said it was a sigil for some guy called Gryffindor.
Ron Weasley was another wizard, yet more laid back than Harry. Ron spent most of his time talking with Hot Pie or Lommy, though only if he wasn't practicing using a sword with the others. Arya didn't understand why a sorcerer would want to practice using a sword when he could blow away armies with a simple wave of his hand. Although he was very likable, he complained a lot and says 'bloody hell' so much, it might as well be his family saying.
Hermione Granger was a witch, just as Harry and Ron were wizards. While Arya liked her, she bugged her, Yoren, and several of the recruits with her bossy and know-it-all attitude. Whether it was on horseback or on feet or during a break, she always seemed to have a book in her hands, she could be a maester with all the books she reads.
Ginny Weasley was Ron Weasley's brother. She was like an older Arya, a girl that was free spirited and apparently had too many brothers. She wasn't afraid to use her magic against people either, like when one of the recruits grabbed her bottom and got hit with a 'bat-bogey hex'. She was very beautiful and always seemed to stare at Harry Potter when no one (except Arya) wasn't looking.
Neville Longbottom was yet another wizard, though with a funny last name. While Harry was quiet and Ron was comical, Neville was cowardly. Arya thought he would piss himself when Rorge and Biter threaten to kill him when Neville got too close to the cages. Besides being afraid of everything, he also seemed to be interested in flowers and plants, always taking the time to look at a pretty flower (that survived the Mountain's path).
Luna Lovegood was odd and that was it. Arya never could imagine what a younger Old Nan looked like. Now when ever she thought of a younger Old Nan, Luna Lovegood was what pop into her head. She kept talking about things that didn't exist and even some of the other people that came with her father thought her odd. She also seemed to talk to Jaqen H'ghar a lot, ignoring Biter's and Rorge's comments about 'raping her tight arse and fucking her little cunny'. Chewbacca broke both of their arms for that.
Frodo Baggins was one of the Hobbits that came with her father. Like Harry Potter, Frodo also seemed to carry some great burden that Arya didn't know about, but apparently much greater than Harry's burden, what ever it was. He also seemed to look into his pocket a lot. When Arya tried to ask what was in his pocket, he refused to tell and nearly drew his sword on Arya.
Samwise Gamgee was another Hobbit and Frodo's bodyguard/gardener. He was defensive of Frodo, he showed that when he nearly stabbed Rorge for grabbing Frodo and bonked Biter with his 'frying pan'. When not with Frodo, he was always by the fire cooking something Chewbacca hunted, talking about cooking food to Hot Pie, the only person that cared about cooking. They mostly talked about kidney pies and gravy. Oh gods they wouldn't shut up about the fucking gravy.
Gandalf was another wizard, though he was more wise and intimidating. Like Luke, whenever the group stopped he would stay by a tree, though he didn't block out the world like Luke. Everyone respected him, especially the Hobbits. Sam said that she should see his fireworks, whatever they were. When Arya first saw Gandalf, she thought of Grand Maester Pycelle and thought that he was also a feeble old man with a bad attitude and a short temper. Only the short temper was correct. He was very friendly and the person who her father talked to the most when it looked like he needed advice. Arya knew it was for advice because he did the same for for Maester Luwin when he was troubled.
Aragorn Elessar was the person that interested Arya the most. For one thing, he was apparently older than he looks. Arya knew some people with bald spots and walking problems that were Aragorn's age, yet he still fought like he was in his prime. That was another thing, his fighting. Aragorn was also the best swordsmen around. He showed that when he beat anyone that fought him, including her father and Luke (using a sword). He could also speak a strange language when talking to the archer guy.
Legolas Greenleaf was the most quiet person in the group that didn't have some burden on him. His archery was better than even Praed, the sellsword among the recruits. Legolas was apparently royalty, as the dwarf constantly called him an Elvish Prince-ling, though Arya didn't know what an Elf was. When her father and the rest of them started traveling with them, Legolas showed them a bit of archery, though it only made the recruits jealous, and it pissed everyone off whenever he starts talking in his weird language, probably because they don't like being out of the loop. What only Arya knew was that she remembered him as the guy that shot Joffrey in the leg, which made Arya like him a lot.
Gimli was the dwarf, yet he was slightly taller than Tyrion Lannister. His attitude was similar to Robert Baratheon's, except he wasn't fat, just short. Arya also saw Gimli during the whole false confession thing in King's Landing. If dwarves had problems fighting then Gimli didn't show it, for Arya remembered when he killed those Gold Cloaks and the Meereenese slavers.
Boromir was the one that upsets Arya the most. It wasn't the fact that he was a bit stern or the fact that he seemed to bug Frodo about something. It was the fact that he looked like her father, albeit younger. Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but every time Arya thinks she see's her father alone, it turns out to only be Boromir, crushing Arya's chance to talk with her father. It happened so many times that some of the recruits thought that she wanted private lessons with a sword with him.
Meriadoc Brandybuck, or Merry as he preferred to be called, was the third and mischievous Hobbit. She was friendly to Arya and was the one to inform her (privately) that they all knew who she was. He and his cousin/best friend seemed to also bring mischief were ever they go, like when they went off to take a piss and ended up running back to camp with a bear following them.
Peregrin Took, or Pippin, was the last Hobbit in the group and also the most foolish person Arya's ever met, and that included gullible Sansa and simpleton Hodor. One time when Jaqen asked for some water, he gave it to him and foolishly got close enough for Rorge to grab him, only not having his small arm torn off thanks to Chewbacca nearly snapping his neck. And another time, he nearly set one of the wagons on fire after playing with Organa's metal crossbow. And the bear incident, that happened because Pippin accidentally kicked a sleeping bear's nose. Gandalf constantly called him a fool of a Took, and Arya couldn't blame him, though she still liked him very much.
Jack Sparrow was another odd one and a pirate. Jack always did the most random things, like when Biter made hissing noises at Jack whenever he walked by, Jack would hiss back. Or how he constantly looks at some like device in his hand and always seems to talk about rum or some weird adventure that Solo, Calrissian, and Yoren found incredibly funny. Jack also talked in the strangest ways. Arya always wondered what it would be like to meet a pirate, Jack wasn't what she expected.
Will Turner was a pirate and a blacksmith, something Gendry found he could relate to. Like her father and Boromir, Will looked like someone too, Legolas. Though no one mistook them for the other. Will practiced a lot with a sword and impressed many of the recruits with his swordsmen skills. Will was a very friendly guy, though he also seemed to have some burden on his shoulders, though Arya doubted it had anything to do with the fact that Jack constantly teased him for being a eunuch.
Elizabeth Swann was the one the Arya liked the best. While the women in the group did fight, they all fought with long range weapons. Elizabeth fought with a sword and as well as any man. Arya wanted to ask her if she could teach her to fight with a sword too, that she decided that she would ask after she had a chance to talk with her father. She apparently had a thing for Will Turner, for Arya constantly saw her talking to Will whenever he seemed to be depress. Elizabeth also seemed to have a low tolerance to wine, as she constantly yelled at Jack for drinking rum.
Hector Barbossa was the one that fitted the image of a pirate more than Jack. He seemed to spook everyone, even Biter and Rorge were afraid of him. Only Jaqen didn't seem to be afraid of him out of everyone in the group. She remembered how he laughed in a pirate's laugh as he fought a Meereen soldier while shooting another one. He also seemed to have some sort of feud with Jack. All Arya knew was that it was in a situation similar to Lando and Han's, except it was more severe and Barbossa wasn't sorry about whatever he did.
Peter Pevensie was a boy around Robb's age. Like the five wizards, Peter and his brother donned a lion's sigil, though in the color of house Reyne instead of the gold one with the crimson and gold background. Peter also had some importance of a lord, though Arya never heard of any House Pevensie. Then again, he could be from over the Narrow Sea, though he had no accent like the Meereenese Slaver, just something Hermione called a British accent. Peter was a skilled swordsman and offered to teach some of the recruits, who happily took him up on his offer except for the ones who fought being taught by a boy would be an embarrassment.
Susan Pevensie was Peter's sister and the second archer in the group. She had a beauty that was similar to Sansa's, though she wasn't as gullible and stupid. Susan seemed to argue with with Peter about something, though that wasn't out of the ordinary. Siblings fought a lot, at least their arguing wasn't at the same level as Sansa's and her's. At least Peter and Susan also seemed to throw in a bit a playfulness in their arguing.
Edmund Pevensie was yet another boy soldier, yet younger and less serious than his brother Peter. Edmund was very defensive of his siblings, like when Rorge threaten to rape Susan, Edmund was the first to draw a sword. He would of cut their heads off too if is wasn't for her father and Aragorn restraining him. Edmund had the shadow of a person who's done a horrible thing in his life. Arya saw it in Jon all the time, though Jon wasn't responsible for what he did.
Lucy Pevensie was the fourth Pevensie and the youngest in the group, somewhere around Arya's age. She was also the only non fighter in the group besides Artoo and Threepio, though she did have a knife. She didn't have some sort of medicine that worked wonders. She gave some to Yoren after the slavers hurt him and he said "never felt so fucking fit". All in all, Lucy was like on of Sansa's friends in Winterfell like Jeyne Poole and Beth Cassel, though Lucy wasn't as girly.
Caspian was the last one and yet another swordsmen, He apparently came from the same place as the Pevensie, though he spoke with what Yoren and her father called a Dornishman's accent. Caspian stole glances at Susan when no one (again, except Arya, and maybe Ginny) was looking. Caspian also seemed to have some sort of rivalry with Peter, sort of like her brothers Robb and Jon. Though in this case, Peter seemed to be judging Caspian about something.
As for the bear people, the Ewoks, they were odd. While there were many of them and all armed, they didn't make such an intimidating army on a second glance. The tallest Ewok was as tall as Gimli and they all had primitive weapons. If it wasn't for there numbers and cunningness, many of them would of died that night they attacked the Meereenese.
They were an odd company, yet Arya and the others grew fond of them, except Rorge and Biter of course.
"Look what I found"
Arya turned her head and saw Praed coming with the chewed remains of a rabbit.
"Fuck" said Yoren "What has teeth like this?" asked Yoren to himself as he traced his fingers along the teeth marks.
Arya almost forgot, there was another member of there traveling party, at least in Arya's mind. During the first day of their combined journey, Chewbacca and Legolas found the remains of the Meereen Slave Master. It was mostly eaten, but the face showed that he died while he was being eaten, as a look of terror and pain was traced all over his face. Arya had to admit, Gollum was scary. Arya always made sure to fall asleep with Needle next to her and whenever she took a piss. She would not be eaten.
Arya was broken out of her thoughts about the demented cannibal by Woth, another recruit, who came out of a clearing towards Yoren and her father.
"A bath house up ahead, no soldiers around" said Woth.
"Good" said Yoren "We'll finally get some baths. Everyone's starting to stink, especially those Wokies"
"Ewoks" corrected Ned.
"Whatever" said Yoren as he rolled his eyes "All right you sorry fuckers, lets have us some baths"
"About time too" said Hermione.
"Why? Reading making you sweat?" teased Ron.
"No, but traveling through the country while staying alive does" said Hermione as he thwacked her book on Ron's arm.
"Ouch" said Edmund as he restrained the urge to laugh.
"Do they do that a lot?" asked Lommy.
"Only when there together" said Harry as Ginny and Susan laughed.
"Reminds of this woman I knew" said Jack.
"Scarlett" said Will.
"No"
"Giselle"
"No"
"Anamaria"
"No you don't know her"
The group arrived at the bath house after several minutes of jesting. Chewbacca, the droids and the Ewoks had to stay in the woods near the bath house to avoid scaring people. Leia, Hermione, Susan, Ginny, Lucy, Elizabeth, and Lucy got to go in first, so the rest waited outside as they bathed. Arya remembered a time when she could of gone in with them, but she still had to keep up the false charade.
"Boy"
Arya turned around and saw her father standing behind her.
"Fa-Lord Stark. What is it?"
"I'm going to check on the horses and thought I might need some help" said Ned "So come along"
"...Yes Lord Stark"
It was happening. Arya finally found an opportunity to talk with her father. They walked towards were they left the horses and supplies, away from the recruits somewhere at the edge of the woods. As soon as they were in the middle of the camp, Arya immediately hugged her father. After so much. Bran's fall, leaving Winterfell, Joffrey attacking her, forcing Nymeria to run away, Lady's death, Mycah murdered by the Hound, the constant arguing with Sansa, Jory's death, Syrio Forel's death, all of her father's men killed, her father's arrest, killing the stable boy, living on the streets, the madness during the false confession, disguising herself as a boy, her freighting encounter with Gollum, the Meereenese attack the Watch, and everything after. After so much, Arya let it all go and allowed the tears to flow down her face.
"My brave daughter" said Ned "I am sorry you've gone through so much"
"Father" squeaked Arya as she clung to her father "I was so sure that when I heard you were going to confess, I thought that that would be the last time we see each other"
"I've had some help" said Ned "And I have never been so proud of you, my child" said Ned.
Arya clung to her father and never wanted to let go. She only released herself after she heard a crack in the trees. She immediately let go and spun towards where the noise came from.
"Arya"
"I'm sorry" said Arya as she turned towards Ned "I thought...I thought it was a wild animal"
"You mean Gollum"
"...How do you know about him?"
"Because he's been trailing us since I was freed. Or should I say, he's trailing Frodo"
"Frodo? Why Frodo?"
"Arya, what do you know about this Gollum?"
"...Well, he looks like a bald man with grey skin on all fours and that he talks to himself a lot"
"Arya, Gollum was once a creature like Frodo and the others. A Hobbit"
Arya's eyes widen. True Gollum was around the same height as the Hobbits, but how could someone go from a short man to feral animal?"
"But why is he after Frodo?"
"Arya, what does Frodo do a lot?"
"Looks into his pocket?"
"Yes, Gollum is after a very evil object that Frodo is holding. That item is why Gollum is what he is now"
"Is this thing like the Horn of Winter, like in Old Nan's tale?"
"No, it is much worse" said Ned "But enough about Gollum. Arya, I am sorry for what I have put my family through. I am sorry about what you have to go through"
"Father, please don't think I'm still just a little girl" said Arya "I can live and fight for my life as any person should. Sansa thought that life was simple, but I don't. I learned a lot with Yoren and the recruits"
Before Ned could respond, a metallic voice came through the camp.
"Lord Stark. Lord Stark" came the voice of Threepio as the golden droid came into the clearing.
"What is it Threepio?" asked Ned.
"Artoo said that he caught several odd live readings on his scanner. I think that it could wait, but Artoo said that it was important. Since you were the closest one, Artoo insisted I should tell you" said Threepio as Artoo rolled up behind him.
"I understand" said Ned. He turned around to Arya and whispered "Whatever happens, we will make it back to Robb and your mother"
"Yes father" said Arya.
"Come Threepio" said Ned as the Golden Droid and him went off towards the Bath house, leaving Arya alone in the camp along with Artoo.
Artoo rolled up to Arya and made the noises that the Astromech so commonly made. Even though Arya didn't understood what he said, she could hear a apologetic tone in it's noises.
"...Thank you" said Arya as she patted his dome head.
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Gendry carried some wood that Yoren sent him to get, watching as Lord Stark and the golden metal man walked back from camp and to Gandalf and Luke, who were sitting against the side of the building.
"Funny people huh"
Gendry turned and saw Jack Sparrow behind him.
"There okay" said Gendry.
"...I've been meaning to ask you, why'd a good lad like you join this watch?"
"Tobho Mott didn't need me anymore, so I join so I could live" said Gendry.
"So your a good little lad compare to these brutes" said Jack. Gendry knew he was talking about people Rorge and Biter and the rapists and thieves in the group, though Hot Pie and Lommy shouldn't be thrown into the lot.
"I guess"
"So you wouldn't mind doing me a favor, savvy?"
"What favor?"
"See that one over there?" said Jack as he pointed towards Arya and Artoo, who were near the cages and apparently talking to Jaqen H'ghar.
"The girl"
"You knew?"
"I'm not stupid"
"Agreed. Now I want you to watch her and make sure that nothing happens to that one"
"Why?"
"My business, not yours"
"...Alright" said Gendry. He then nodded towards Jack and walked over to Arya. He got there as Rorge tried to grab Arya who was hitting the bars with her sword as Biter hissed at her.
"The boy has more courage then sense" said Jaqen as Artoo shocked Biter, causing the feral man the crawl as far away from the droid as possible.
"Yoren said none of us were to go near those three" said Gendry as he walked past her, Arya walking behind them. Rorge continued his rant until Artoo shocked him as well, following Arya as soon as the murderer was silent.
"They don't scare me" said Arya.
"Well your stupid. They scare me" said Gendry as he walked back to the group.
"Aragorn, Lord Stark"
Everyone turned as Legolas came from a clearing.
"Two men wearing Gold Cloak uniforms are coming this way" said Legolas. Everyone immediately got a weapon out at the mention of a possible conflict.
"Let's see what they want" said Yoren. None of the girls were there except Arya, but that wouldn't matter if there was only two. Arya crouched down behind Gendry and tried to not have her face shown as the Gold Cloaks came.
"What are you doing?" asked Gendry.
"There here for me" said Arya.
"Alright, what do you gold shits want?" asked Yoren as he looked the Gold Cloak in front in the eye.
"You in command here?"
"Your along way from home" said Yoren.
"Which is where you really belong" said Solo dangerous as he fingered his blaster, though the intimidation factor was more powerful when a giant Wookiee was behind him.
"I have a royal warrant" said the Gold Cloak as he held up a piece of parchment "For one of these gutter rats your transporting"
"Say your sorry and we might forget that insult" said Peter as he pointed his sword towards the second Gold Cloak.
"I might not forget" said Harry.
"I won't forget" said Caspian.
"Were looking for a bastard name Gendry"
Gendry and Arya immediately stiffened at that, both for different reasons.
"Doesn't matter who you want or why you want him, Gendry and the rest of these Gutter rats belong to the Night's Watch now. And that puts them beyond the reach of Kings and Queens" said Yoren as he tore the warrant in pieces.
The Gold Cloak was about to draw his sword, but Yoren got a knife near his crotch before he could fully unsheathe his sword. "It's a funny thing. People worry so much about there throats, that they forget what's down below. Now I sharped this blade before Breakfast. I could shave a spider's arse if I wanted to. Or I could nick this artery in your leg. And once it's nicked, there's no one around here who knows how to un-nick it. And we'll just keep that" Yoren then took the Gold Cloak's sword and threw it to the ground "Good steel is always needed on the Wall. Seems you have a choice. You can die here at this crossroads along way from home. Or you can go back to the city and tell your masters you didn't find who you were looking for"
"It's him"
Yoren and the Gold Cloak turned towards the second Gold Cloak as he pointed into the crowd "It's him, Lord S-"
He never finished as a loud gunfire was shot in the air and a bullet pierced through his throat, the city watchmen falling off as his horse shook him off in fright. Before the other Gold Cloak could respond, Yoren pierced him where he said he was gonna pierce him. He only suffered for several seconds before Gimli took his head off.
"Was that really necessary Barbossa?" asked Aragorn to the pirate, who's pistol still had smoke coming out of it.
"We need to travel in secret. And we don't want word of Lord Stark traveling with such an obvious group" said Barbossa.
As Aragorn and Barbossa kept arguing, Arya and Gendry just stared at each other, there thoughts the exact thing. Why Gendry? Why Him? It was only Lord Stark that knew the answer.
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Bronn and Boba helped themselves to there wine as they talked about the affairs of King's Landing.
"So what do you think of Tyrion's nephew?" asked Bronn.
"He's too full of himself and is a great fool. He called Lord Stark a confessed traitor even though he wasn't even at the confession"
"Aye, if he wasn't a King I wouldn't mind killing him" said Bronn.
"It's his mother I hate. At least I can avoid seeing Joffrey. I have to see that blonde bitch every time I go to a meeting"
"Better not let her here that" said Bronn.
"I told it to her face already"
"And?"
"I was walking down a hall when I heard Cersei talking to that Baelish guy. They were having a conversation about power. Cersei was correct when she said power is power, but she believes that she is the power in that situation. She confusing it with authority. The power is in the men that fight for her. As I was walking past her, she said 'If it isn't my dwarf brother's monster' and I simply called her a dumb blonde. She didn't take it well and ordered her guards to take me to the Black Cells"
"Well since we're not having this conversation in the Black Cells, I take it you persuaded her not to"
"No, I simply stunned them all to the ground and walked away before more could be said"
"Well aren't you fearless"
"What do I have to fear here?"
"Yourself"
"Ha, maybe"
They turned there heads as Tyrion walked into the room, pulling up a chair and pouring himself some wine.
"Fuck's wrong with you?" asked Bronn.
"...Apparently my presence didn't stop Robert's bastards from dying. Half of them disappeared, but some have been reported dead. There's only one bastard left"
"And?" asked Bronn.
"I'm going to send whoever has been killing them for my dear sister to the Wall"
"Any idea who's doing it?" asked Boba.
"It's either Janos Slynt or Ilyn Payne" said Tyrion.
"What about the Hound?" asked Bronn.
"No, he might kill a boy once in a while, but he wouldn't kill a baby. He won't do anything his brother's done"
"The Wall's too good for Slynt" said Boba.
"How do you know it's Slynt?" asked Tyrion.
"Because I heard him laughing about it to his men as they drank. He was the only one laughing"
"...I think I might change my mind" said Tyrion.
"About?" asked Bronn.
"The Wall is too good for Slynt"
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The sun was burning his face.
He didn't know what was going on or where he was, he was too tired to open his eyes, as if his body was dead even if his mind was not. All he did knew was that he was under some sun and that it was burning his face off.
He was so tired he couldn't even reach into the Force to save himself. This was worse then when his master attacked him and Force Pushed him out into space. This was worse then when he was on Felucia when Maris Brood took over the planet, and this might be worse than when he died.
That was when it hit him. He died. He was in an explosion and he died, so how was he still alive?
His thoughts were cut short when he heard voices.
"So how did when end up from our rooms at home to some bloody desert?" said a voice, male and late teen.
"Don't look at me, maybe we apparated in our sleep" said a second voice, which was exactly the same as the first voice.
"Both of us? In the exact same place?"
"Good Point...well look what I found"
He then heard the footsteps coming closer to him. They kept getting closer until whoever they were were above him.
"Think he's dead?"
"Let's check"
He then felt a head place itself on his chest, leaving as fast as it came.
"He's alive"
"Not for long if he stays in this bloody sun"
"Better take him with us. Wingardium Leviosa"
He then felt himself being lifted off the ground and float to who knows where.
"Think he can tell us where we are Fred?"
"Let's hope so George"
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I'm sorry for how long it took me to make this. I had to wrap a few things up and got caught up. So sorry if I pissed a few people off for waiting for this story, I'll try to avoid it in the future.
Anyways, anyone want to guess who that was at the end?
Review on which character interaction you like the best and who you want to interact with who.