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Venger smiled from behind her mask as the young Jedi's screams echoed off the walls. She felt the dark side energy swirl around the chamber, gaining strength from the Jedi's suffering. The Jedi instinctively reached out to touch the Force, trying to release his pain, only to recoil when his mind touched the first strands of the dark side. Venger had to give this Jedi some credit. Most would have succumbed to the forces of the implant long ago. When this Jedi did finally give in to the dark side, he would make a powerful Sith.

Venger ceased administering the pain inducing drugs. The Jedi silenced his screams but his pain still radiated out through the Force, lavishing Venger in all its glory. Placing a hand on the Jedi's throat, Venger whispered seductively in to the Jedi's ear.

"Now, will you tell me how you came to be in this universe or will I have to administer the drug again?" asked Venger.

Luke panted, biting back the pain as he glared at the Togruta Sith.

"I…already…told…you, I…don't know…what you're…talking…about." panted Luke.

Venger could hear the venom in the Jedi's voice. She could feel the anger and hatred radiating off the Jedi as the dark side wound its way in to his being. Yes. This was what she had been waiting for. The implant was starting to take effect. Soon the dark side would overtake the Jedi. Then she and the Immortal Emperor would learn how others had come to travel between the universes.

Luke suddenly realised that he had been reaching for the dark side. He immediately stopped himself, trying with all his remaining strength to keep from giving in to the temptation.

"I don't know why you bother to fight. The implant will keep you from touching the light. How long do you think you can last before the dark side takes over you?" spoke Venger.

"I'll never turn to the dark side." declared Luke.

"I have heard Jedi from twelve universes say that, and each one of them ended up falling. You might have lasted longer than most, but sooner or later you will turn to the dark side. They all do." spat Venger.

Just then, Venger received a call on her personal comm. The Sith activated the comm. link built into her mask, knowing who the call had to be coming from. Luke could overhear some of the conversation, but only that of Venger's side.

"Master, what is it you need? …What? Master, are you sure that's wise? …No, I'm not questioning you. I'm just concerned… My apologies, Master. I'll be there." spoke Venger.

Venger turned off the comm. The Sith quickly began unhooking the tubes from the Jedi's arms. Luke was too weak from the torture to protest as Venger bound and gagged him. Luke was forced up from medical bed onto shaky feet. He stumbled forward a few steps before regaining his balance.

Grabbing the Jedi by the arm, Venger dragged the staggering prisoner to the end of a long, dark corridor. A small collection of guards let the Sith passed the door they had been guarding when they saw the prisoner she was escorting. Luke only caught the glimpse of dozens of computers and monitors lining the walls before he was pushed face first towards the floor.

Heavy black boots flooded Luke's line of sight. The wounded Jedi forced himself to raise his head, his eyes locking with the person who stood right in front of him. A man dressed in a hooded black robe and silver mask looked down at Luke. The dark figure produced a lightsaber from within his robe. A crimson blade shot out of the silver hilt as the lightsaber came to life. Luke instantly knew who the man who stood before him was.

"You're the Immortal Emperor, aren't you? What do you want with me? I already told your apprentice I have no idea what you're talking about. Whatever you think I know, I don't. You're just wasting your time." confidently stated Luke.

The Immortal Emperor's red bladed lightsaber hovered dangerously close to Luke's throat. The young Jedi didn't even flinch as he felt the intense heat of the blade begin to singe flesh, keeping his face a calm and stoic mask.

"I am done with games, Jedi. You will tell us how you came to be in this universe. If you don't, you're friends will suffer." threatened the Immortal Emperor.

Luke turned his attention to the screen in front of him. The screen showed the cell he had been sharing with Mara and the children. The four of them were currently asleep, but something told Luke that Mara and the others weren't in a normal state of sleep. No doubt the Sith had drugged them with something after he was taken for interrogations to be used as leverage encase Luke didn't cooperate with the Sith's demands.

"I have the chamber rigged to fill with toxic gas. If you don't tell me what I want, you're friends will die." declared the Immortal Emperor.

Luke felt his anger rising, trying to break free to the surface. After the torture he had endured and the implant making him act more aggressive, Luke gave in to his urges. Calling on the Force, Luke threw the Immortal Emperor back into the screen, causing it to break and spark. Venger charged at the young Jedi, lightsaber drawn, but Luke quickly disarmed her and threw her against the nearest wall. Venger's head hit the wall first, rendering her unconscious as her body hit the ground.

Seeing what he had done, Luke centered himself. Exhausted and mortified by what he had just done, Luke turned his attention to the Immortal Emperor's unconscious form. There had to be some kind of remote or something that controlled the ventilation systems to the cells. And if there was, the Immortal Emperor would probably have it on him.

Luke knelt down beside the Immortal Emperor's body to begin looking for the remote, when he gasped. The Immortal Emperor's mask had fallen off when Luke Force pushed him in to the screen. And there, staring right at Luke, was the face of his father.

Sorry about the late update. I've had a bit of writers block. Comment if you like the story.