SoftWare: On we go!
Sakowa: ...
SoftWare: I, I don't like her silence.
Gakowa: (Shrugs)
Chapter Twelve
I am a Jedi
(Centennial cruiser Destroyer, hangar deck)
Gakowa was very surprised to find that there were no assault fighters. There was only a small yacht. Taking
the lightsaber into his hand, he walked forward, not sensing anyone near his area. 'Am I just incredibly
lucky, or is this a trap?' He ignited the weapon, the primary blade illuminating the darkness around him,
and the secondary blades providing protection from any unpleasant surprises. As he stepped forward, he
sensed movement to his left. A strange weapon was activated. It appeared to be a spear, but with a small
laser directly in front of the sharp edge of the blade. Gakowa blocked the blade, and was not surprised that
the laser on the spear prevented his lightsaber from severing the weapon. He disarmed his unseen
opponent, before pushing him into a nearby wall with the Force. Using the Force, he kept walking.
(Bridge)
Darth Khan watched Gakowa's progress. Facing Sakowa, he said, "Your mother has taught him well."
Sakowa said nothing in response. The Sith faced his bridge crew. "Clear the bridge. Proceed to the central
area, and wait for my next command." As they left, he faced Sakowa. "Watch what happens next carefully.
If he defeats me, it will prove that light is indeed stronger than darkness. If he fails, then this galaxy shall
be mine." He stepped over to the command chair, before pressing a button. The chair sank into the floor,
and all of the control stations. The bridge was empty save for Sakowa's chair, which was left in a corner of
the room.
(Turbolift)
Gakowa entered the turbolift, then pressed the button for the bridge. 'This is too easy. Khan has to know
I'm coming by now.' He gripped his weapon, and ignited it as the doors opened. It was pulled out of his
hand, before clattering on the deck a short ways away. Darth Khan spoke up. "Welcome, Gakowa. I've been
expecting you." Gakowa kept his gaze on him. "I can tell." Khan chuckled, then pressed a button on the
wall. The lighting in the room increased so that the two opponents could see each other. "Your mother
never told you what happened to your father." Gakowa shook his head. "I never asked. Nor do I care."
Khan sighed, then said, "I am your father." Gakowa faced his sister. "I thought we were conceived through
midi-chlorians." "Which I manipulated with the Force. You see, for the last twenty years or so, I have been
searching for a worthy apprentice. Darth Rath was anything but worthy, and I have met many failures. But
you have something they didn't, power." Gakowa made a gesture with his hand, reclaiming his weapon. He
kept his thumb on the activation switch. Khan continued, "Today, you have a choice. Will you follow me,
and thus gain the father you never had, or will you follow your mother, and remain fatherless?" Gakowa
had made up his mind years ago. "I already have a father." He ignited the weapon, and faced Khan.
"You've failed, Khan. I am a Jedi, like my mother and grandmother before me." He angled the weapon at
the Sith Lord, who sighed, and said, "So be it," and ignited his own weapon, the two sabers humming in
harmony. "Jedi."
To be continued...
A/N
SoftWare: There you go.
Sakowa: Why am I the damsel in distress?
SoftWare: Because you're the only character I can use?
Sakowa: ...Fine.
Computer: SoftWare, offline.