Chapter 10

THE RISE OF DARTH PLAGUEIS

Ahsoka looked Anakin in the eyes, still yellow with hate. Anakin stared back.

"Do it." Dooku ordered. A single tear rolled down Anakin's cheek.

"Ahsoka..." he whispered.

SERENNO

"Ahsoka..." Anakin whispered again. Ahsoka shook her head, and retracted her blades. Anakin couldn't get himself to smile.

"You have failed me, apprentice." Dooku stated, before rising upwards. Ahsoka smiled at Anakin, turned around and threw her blade at Dooku. It sliced him clean in half, and he fell back down onto his seat. Ahsoka grabbed the lightsaber, and threw both of her red blades on to the ground, and hugged Anakin tightly.

"I'm sorry, Anakin." she whispered, and began to cry into his robes. Anakin let her into an embrace.

"It wasn't your fault, Ahsoka. Dooku tricked you, this was his fault." Anakin replied, stroking her back lekku.

"It was my fault. I... I let him take control of me. Y-You were the only one who could truly save me from him..." Ahsoka stated in between tears. Anakin took her to the hangar where his ship was waiting, after retrieving his lightsaber from Dooku's desk, trying not to look at Dooku's body.

"What about your lightsabers?" Anakin asked on the way to the ship.

"I made some on Shili, they were a bit different. I found some crystals near my house, I don't know why they were there." Ahsoka replied, before walking into a room and coming out with two lightsabers that resembled her old ones, except when she ignited them, they were white. She placed them on her belt and hugged Anakin again. "Thank you for everything." she stated.

They both returned to the ship, and tried to contact the temple. Nothing came through.

"That's not good." Anakin stated. Ahsoka agreed. He contacted Obi-Wan instead.

"Anakin? Where are you?" Obi-Wan asked quickly.

"Serenno." Anakin replied as if it were common knowledge.

"SERENNO?! Anakin, what are you doing there!?" Obi-Wan exclaimed. At this point, he had completely forgotten what Yoda told him.

"Ehh..." Anakin began, but was cut off by Ahsoka speaking.

"Hello, Master Kenobi." she said happily.

"Oh. Well, that makes sense. Hello to you aswell, Ahsoka. Anyway, we have a situation. The Temple has been overrun, the Chancellor was a Sith Lord, and your wife gave birth." Obi-Wan said.

"Padmé gave birth?" Anakin exclaimed, ignoring the part about the Temple and Chancellor. Obi-Wan's hologram nodded.

"I'm sending you the coordinates for where we are currently rebuilding the Jedi. I'm afraid many Jedi died due to clones turning on them." Obi-Wan said before the coordinates arrived and Anakin punched them into the hyperdrive, and off they went.

"Also- the Chancellor is a Sith?" Anakin asked.

"A maid saw him fighting another Sith with a red lightsaber. We can only assume that other sith is dead." Obi-Wan replied. "Also, a question of my own - how did you get Ahsoka back?"

"Dooku ordered her to kill me, but she didn't and instead killed Dooku." Anakin replied. Obi-Wan shrugged.

"Okay. Anyway, the planet we're on is Tython. Yes - that means it's not actually a legend." Obi-Wan stated, before the ship exited hyperspace, and his hologram dissapeared.

"Anakin, what do you think happened to Rex?" Ahsoka asked. Anakin shrugged.

"I don't know."

CORUSCANT

Hego and Dagann entered the small hut to find Haznal waiting for them.

"Dagann? Uncle Hego?" he questioned almost immediately. Hego nodded.

"We need your help overthrowing Sidious." Hego stated. Haznal motioned for them to sit down, and handed out spoons and bowls of soup. A Muun woman, about two years older than Haznal came out of the kitchen and sat down next to them.

"Dagann, Hego, this is my wife Karin." Haznal stated. Karin smiled, and they began to eat their soup.

"Why do you need to overthrow Sidious? Is he the Chancellor?" Haznal inquired. Hego nodded.

"He is. And we need your help. I also think the Jedi have gone into hiding, which takes them out of the picture." Hego paused. "But they aren't completely out of the picture. Once we deal with revenge, I will make you two my apprentices." he said, pointing to his nephews.

"Apprentices? Didn't you once say that Darth Bane created a Rule of Two?" Dagann asked.

"Yes, but the time for that is over. I plan on creating an empire." Hego replied. Karin smiled at the thought of her being in a position of power with her husband. Seemingly reading her mind, Hego adressed that.

"Yes, you will be in a position of power, Karin." Hego stated. Karin's grin became broader, as she took their empty bowls back to the kitchen. Hego cleared his throat, and turned to his nephews.

"There are many former Sith and Dark Acolytes in the galaxy." Hego stated. "I have foreseen many battles between us and the Jedi, but I know we shall be victorious. I sense there is a Sith who has recently returned to the light, but I will turn them back." Hego smiled and imagined his army of Sith. Suddenly, the door bursted open and a red Zabrak stood in the doorway with mechanical legs.

"I know who you are." the Zabrak stated. "And I want to be a part of your empire." Hego looked at the towering beast before him, and knew that this person would be a very good addition to his Sith.

"I know who you are as well, Maul. You want revenge on Sidious as well, don't you?" Hego asked.

"He killed my brother, and killed the person who saved me from death. I will kill him and then I will kill Kenobi." Maul growled. Hego smiled.

"I will make sure you get your revenge on the Jedi as well, Maul." Hego responded. Maul stomped out of the house, as quickly as he came. "My empire is already growing. Soon we will destroy Sidious."

TYTHON

Mace Windu was a bit apprehensive at first when hearing that Ahsoka Tano had returned to the light, but decided that if they were to rebuild the Jedi, they needed all they could get. And it was extremely rare for a Sith to return to the light, so he knew that was good. Anakin's rusty freighter landed outside of the new Temple, already being rebuilt. Anakin came out first, and later Ahsoka came out, but didn't say much other than hello to a few people.

"Where's Padmé?" Anakin swiftly asked. Obi-Wan tapped him on the shoulder, and directed him plus Ahsoka, who just followed him around, to a room near the top of the Temple. It was already refurbished, and Padmé was sitting in a chair, holding a baby Leia. Luke was in a crib nearby.

"Ani!" she exclaimed, and she gave Leia to Obi-Wan for a moment during a hug with Anakin, and then retrieved her. She noticed Ahsoka. "Ahsoka?" she asked.

"I'm here." Ahsoka replied, and walked over to her.

"I'm glad to see you, Ahsoka." Padmé stated. Ahsoka smiled. Obi-Wan stood to the side, watching the whole encounter, when he was interrupted by the rude beeping of his holocom. He answered the call.

"Master Kenobi." Mace Windu sternly said, "We require you, Skywalker and Tano at the council chambers. Immediately." The holocom turned off, and he turned to both Ahsoka and Anakin, who followed down to the new council chambers, much larger than the old one. The only council members who were there were Mace Windu, Yoda, Saesee Tiin, Shaak Ti, Kit Fisto, Depa Billaba and Eeth Koth, who Ahsoka didn't even know was on the Council. She also realized that there had to be some replacements. Of course, Obi-Wan would have been seated but was standing next to Ahsoka and Anakin.

"We have made a decision regarding your marriage, Skywalker. We decided to change the Code, as it was a unanimous decision." Windu stated.

"Return to the Order, you may, young Ahsoka." Yoda said.

"I don't think I will." Ahsoka responded. The Council was not surprised, and after discussing the new Council, they decided that the Council would now consist of Yoda, Mace Windu, Saesee Tiin, Kit Fisto, Shaak Ti, Eeth Koth, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Quinlan Vos, Depa Billaba, and two surviving Jedi who were not present, Yaddle and Coleman Kcaj.

Ahsoka and Anakin left the chambers, and Obi-Wan sat down in his seat.

"Are you sure about this, Ahsoka?" Anakin asked.

"I'm sure. I can't live with the feeling that I could suddenly go back and try to kill you all." Ahsoka responded.

"You wouldn't do that. But promise me that you'll stay here on Tython? If you leave, they'll capture you, Ahsoka." Anakin pleaded.

"I promise." Ahsoka replied. She hugged Anakin one more time, before walking off into the forest to start her new life. Anakin watched as she dissapeared into the forest, and wondered how she would fare on her own. But he knew that Ahsoka would do good. He expected her to make a home, and get her own food. But he also hoped that maybe they would see eachother again.

MOS EISLEY, TATOOINE

Bounty hunters enjoyed when there were new bounties on the table. But when they heard that they would get one million credits for every Jedi they killed, they were excited. They noticed that some had higher bounties than others. A Jedi High Council member would get five million and killing Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Anakin Skywalker or Mace Windu would get fifteen million. They all rejoiced, and plotted to kill.

But one bounty hunter had a better idea. They had recently returned from Coruscant with the faceplate of the Separatist General Grievous, and planned to sell it through the black market. They had also found four lightsabers, probably his. Their name was Lata Nevorra, a female blue Twi'lek who everyone else knew not to mess with. They had single-handedly killed a Jedi and had trained themselves how to use their lightsaber.

Lata walked into the hot sun of Tatooine, and took the long walk through Mos Eisley to their home, a decently-sized shack on the outskirts. They placed their new trophies on a shelf, next to many other trophies including a Clone Captain's helmet, a blue crystal, and components for a ship.

But they kept a secret, they were Force-sensitive and had trained as a Jedi for several years, until they were presumed dead on Geonosis. They became a bounty hunter, and changed their name from Gunda Reiosh to Lata Nevorra. They knew that if they were discovered using the Force, people would kill them and collect a bounty. So Lata hid under the shadows, silently training themself with ancient Jedi holograms.

CORUSCANT

"The First Galactic Empire!" Chancellor Palpatine, now Emperor Palpatine, finished declaring the new order in replacement for the Republic. He had ordered the few remaining Separatist leaders to stop, and had just finished a rant on how the Jedi had betrayed him, and subsequently shocked himself in the face with Force lightning to go on with the ruse.

The Senators applauded, not really understanding what was happening, just going with the flow. Palpatine let this go for a minute, and then returned to his office, where he plotted who to take as an apprentice. There weren't many options, and he thought Maul was ideal, but Palpatine didn't realize that there were four figures watching him. Plagueis, Dagann, Haznal and Maul. They would take their position as the leaders of the Empire.

Palpatine turned around in his desk, and noticed they were all there.

"So you didn't die. No matter, I will kill you this time." Sidious snarled, and ignited his blade. All four of Plagueis' followers ignited their blades as well, and soon there was a flurry of red on red in the already extremely red office. Sidious was about to stab Haznal in the gut, when Dagann blocked his blow. Sidious ignited his second blade and prevented an attack from Maul.

Plagueis charged, but Sidious blocked that as well. He kicked Dagann off to the side, and then Force pushed Maul on top of him. Haznal whipped his saber around and attempted to slice Sidious' leg off, but was unprepared when Sidious' blade punctured his side. Dagann opened his eyes, and jumped out of Maul, and leaped towards Sidious. Sidious blocked his enraged attempt, and then kicked Haznal's limp body towards the wall. Maul got up, and moved towards the three. Sidious noticed this, and leaped backwards over the other combatants.

They began to fight in the hallway leading to the main office, and Maul slashed paintings in half on the way. Dagann leaped upwards and was about to deal a fatal blow to Sidious, but instead he found Force lightning in his face. Maul was kicked off to the side, and soon it was Plagueis versus Sidious once again.

"This time, you will not defeat me." Plagueis growled.

"Don't get too cocky." Sidious replied, and drove his saber towards Plagueis' side. Plagueis reached out with the Force and grabbed Haznal's blade and blocked it. The Muun flipped over Sidious and slashed him in the ankle. Sidious grunted, then turned around and unleashed a massive Force blast that sent him, Dagann and Maul flying to his desk. Sidious sprinted to their location, and Plagueis blocked him from doing anything. Dagann stood up, and charged, slashing Sidious' left leg off. He fell to the floor.

"As I said, you will not defeat me." Plagueis said. Sidious smiled, then unleashed Force lightning on all three of them. Maul, with his mechanical legs, was severely damaged by this and fell to the ground. Dagann was sent tumbling towards the window, and Plagueis unleashed his own lightning on Sidious. Sidious' was blue, Plagueis' was red. They created an eerie purple glow around them, and soon the sheer amount of force put into this caused them both to fly into the wall.

Sidious could barely stand up, and sent a saber flying at Dagann's head. Plagueis jumped in the way and grabbed the saber, before charging towards Sidious with it. Sidious unleashed more lightning upon him as Dagann stood up.

"POWER! UNLIMITED POWER!" Sidious screec

hed, and moved forward, his missing leg causing almost nothing for him. Dagann rushed towards him and slashed at him, but Sidious picked him up with the Force and flew him into the wall across the room. Plagueis caught all the lightning with his saber, and moved forward, until they were less than a meter apart.

"You will DIE!" Plagueis screamed, and brought his lightsaber up for the finishing blow, and then brought it down. Sidious jumped out of the way, and laughed.

"No I will not!" Sidious replied, and charged with a strange blade drawn. It was the Darksaber. He clashed with Plagueis' blade, and they swung their swords around wildly until Plagueis found a weakspot. He slashed at Sidious' chest, and he fell to the floor. Sidious grasped his chest, and then Plagueis forced his red blade into the old Sith's heart.

MOS EISLEY, TATOOINE

Lata Nevorra scanned the streets of Mos Eisley. She walked out of her home, and into the cantina. There, she saw the patrons fighting. Guns blazing. And then, there was a quick beeping sound. Everyone stopped, and looked around, until the cantina exploded. Glass and stone flew everywhere, and there were screams. Lata's vision became blurry, and she saw a Rodian fly over her, and then everything went black.

Lata woke up a few minutes later, and found that people had been trying to remove the rubble. There was blood everywhere, and Lata slowly tried to stand up, but had to hold her leg, before sitting down on a flat brick. There was a huge gash on her knee, and she found her right lekku was bleeding. She sighed, and slowly stood up again.

The Rodian Lata had seen flying across the room was being rolled away on some sort of bed, there were several other people rushing around. There was an Aqualish who was bleeding on the side, a few other people bleeding in several different places.

"He's running!" a man screamed. Lata looked to the side and saw several men with blasters running after a strange man in a black cloak. The man looked to be in his thirties. She then saw a Kyuzo wearing a metal hat, which she recognized as the bounty hunter Embo. Embo threw his hat at the man, and the man fell to the floor. The other men chasing him began to drag him back to the center of town.

"Does anyone know this guy?" one of the men asked the people scattered around the center of town.

"I think he's my sister's boyfriend!" someone replied. "Although a lot of people look like that."

The man, now being held up for the town to see, began to speak in a tongue unknown to many people.

"From what I can tell from what he's saying, he's saying something about 'the ancient warlords will come for you'" one of the men stated. Several other people laughed, as they thought the man was joking. But then suddenly, a man with a vibroblade ran up and stabbed the man who spoke in the unknown tongue. There were shocked gasps throughout the town, but then the man began to kill other people.

Lata brought up her blaster and fired three shots at the man. He turned around, and deflected them back towards her. She jumped out of the way.

"It's Dierin Petam!" someone screamed. The man called Dierin quickly killed the woman who screamed, and then impaled a second man. Lata shot more at Dierin, who deflected them as well. Other people began to fire, but Dierin deflected all of them.

Embo, off to the side, threw his hat at Dierin, who then sliced it in half and pulled out a blaster, before firing several shots at Embo, who fell to the ground, dead. A Zabrak woman named Sugi rushed over to his side.

"EMBO!" Sugi yelped. Dierin fired at her, but she quickly jumped out of the way. Dierin then returned to the rest of the townsfolk.

"I love some chaos." Dierin growled.

There we have it. Sugi and Embo are not OCs, but Lata, Dierin and all of the other strange people, like Haznal's family, are all OC. So many OCs, and so many more to come!

Next chapter - continuation of the Mos Eisley incident and a look at Tython. Also, Obi-Wan goes to Mandalore.