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The Jedi rescue team led by Anakin Skywalker had reached the ninth level of Coruscant. The nearly four hundred Jedi crept through the lower levels, heading towards the largest concentration of dark side energy. Anakin turned to Justin, the one he had assigned to helping the Jedi locate the Sith's base.
"Are you sure this is the way to the Sith's base?" questioned Anakin.
"We're close. I've been tracking the Immortal Emperor since he first jumped universes." responded Justin.
Justin held up the device he had been using to track the Sith. The small, palm sized device indicated the Sith were within a three hundred meter radius. Justin's device turned out to be right. The Jedi had not even taken another hundred paces before they were attacked.
The Jedi found themselves surrounded on all sides by Sith, soldiers, mercenaries, gangsters and thugs. The two sides drew their weapons and charged. The Sith and their allies had the advantage in numbers and knowledge of the terrain, but the Jedi had the very essence of the Force on their side.
As the battle raged on around him only one thing was on Anakin's mind. Luke. Anakin had to find his son. If anything happened to Luke after everything he had done, Anakin couldn't live with himself. He had done so much harm to the galaxy. He destroyed so many lives. He had brought entire worlds to their knees. And what had it all been for? Empty power and false promises. But now everything was different. Now Anakin had something worth fighting for and he wouldn't let the Sith take it from him again.
A high pitched scream got the former Sith's attention. Anakin's head shot around to see his daughter on the ground clutching her forearm, her lightsaber in half on the ground and an Inquisitor looming over her. Ahsoka was busy holding off two Inquisitors at once so she could not help her Padawan. No one else was close enough to help Leia, no one that was but Anakin.
Anakin charged forward and disarmed the Inquisitor with one sweep of his lightsaber. The Inquisitor might have been disarmed, but she was still going to put up a fight. Calling on the power of the dark side, the Inquisitor leaped over Anakin and landed right behind him. The Inquisitor drew a shoto from her belt, prepared to drive it through the Jedi's heart, but Anakin was too fast for her. In one sweep of his lightsaber the Inquisitor's life was extinguished.
Anakin turned from the dead Inquisitor, all his focus on his daughter. Leia had risen from the ground, slightly battered but still in one piece. Ahsoka went to her Padawan's side, handing her one of her lightsabers.
"We have to get moving. Leia, cover me and your father. We're going to rush the Sith." told Ahsoka.
With a nod to his former Padawan, Anakin and Ahsoka charged forward. Leia fell in behind her Master and father, following their lead as she had done a thousand times before. The three soon met up with Obi-Wan, Galen, Justin and the other Jedi as they rushed to storm the Sith's base.
As the fighting outside the base continued, those who remained within were doing everything they could to keep control. In the absence of the Sith and their soldiers, some of the Jedi Padawans and younglings had taken the opportunity to stage a revolt. Some of the older Padawans had managed to break out of their cells and free some of the other captives. A few even managed to take out a few of the remaining Inquisitors in the base and get some lightsabers.
Mara Jade was currently holding off a barrage of blaster fire. Padawan Steel Bonteri-Tano was at the young woman's side, Annie and Cham behind them. The two Padawans deflected the blaster bolts away from the terrified younglings, inching closer and closer towards the soldiers.
"Steel, cover the left flank. That bolt almost hit Cham. And remember, don't use the Force." called Mara.
Even though Mara and many others had managed to escape from their cells, they had neither the time nor the knowledge as how to remove the device the Sith surgically implanted in to them. They were still only able to call on the dark side, something Mara was having nothing of. If she was going to die, then she would die as a Jedi. She would die fighting for the Republic, for the Order, for the Light side of the Force. Mara Jade would die fighting against the dark side, as her Master, Anakin Skywalker had taught her.
The Jedi have finally found the Sith's base. Next chapter the final battle between the light side and the dark side of the Force begins. Sorry about the late update. Comment if you like the story.
