6
The Story of the Sith
"Princess, two fighters are approaching the planet. Shall I allow them access to the main landing pad?" The chief of security said over the COM link.
"Yes. Thank you." The voice of a woman on the other side answered. The voice belonged to Princess Leia Organa. She was the head of the New Republic and sister of Luke. She was dressed in her best looking New Republic gown and looked very pretty. Her waist length hair was braided with ribbons. She wore a beautiful ring on the fourth finger of her left hand. She was married to Luke's greatest friend Han Solo. Despite her beautiful appearance, she looked worried and she didn't hide it well.
Luke guided his x-wing to the landing pad. He checked to make sure that all of the systems were off line before climbing out. He waited for Wedge, who landed further off from him, and made his way towards the Chancellor's headquarters. As he walked the paths high above the city ground, he pondered what Leia might have kept secret.
"May I help you, sir?" The guard asked him.
"I need to speak with Princess Leia."
"What's your name?"
"Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles."
"One moment." The guard pressed a button and the door slid open. He walked in and another guard replaced him.
"Your Highness, there is a Luke Skywalker and a Wedge Antil-"
"Send them in."
He walked outside to allow the two men in. Luke led the way up to the Chancellor's office through a complicated maze of lifts and corridors. When they
arrived at the office, there were two guards at the door. They moved aside and the door slid open. Leia was looking out of a window. She turned and smiled at the two men. She was especially happy to see Luke. She wanted to run and hug him but restrained herself. Instead she walked quickly over to them. To her surprise, Luke hugged her. She figured that with her being the Chancellor she should greet people properly. She hugged Luke back happily. She was glad her brother was here.
"How are you, Leia?" Asked Luke.
"I've been better. We have to talk."
"I know." Luke followed Leia into a room with a large desk in the middle. Leia went and sat at the desk and gestured to the empty seat in front of it. Luke sat down. He reached his hand out towards a second chair and it slid towards him. Wedge sat down here.
"I left a few key parts out of my recording. I didn't want this information to get out too soon. Let me recap what I told you. The Bothans told us that a man named Darso Kentwood. He told them a laser wielding army enslaved him and many others. The Bothans confirmed that these lasers are actually lightsabers. There is a Sith Army growing on Gala. They training and becoming more powerful as we speak. Darso told us that they are planning to destroy the New Republic and finish what the Empire started. This cannot happen.
"Now for what I left out. The Bothans managed to steal the plans to a new machine the Sith's slaves and captive robotics experts are trying to build. It is a mechanic suit. The pilot controls it from the inside. It will be able to wield a lightsaber or any type of weapon it can carry. It will be immensely strong and quick. If they succeed the Jedi will not have a chance against them. Even a lightsaber will not be enough to cut through its armor. It is possible for a lightsaber to cut through the armor, but only with time. In a battle, a Jedi wouldn't have time.
"Word got out about these, many of our enemies would be lining up to buy them and use them against us. Luckily, the plans are only in their design stage. We have no evidence that any have actually been built.'
Luke pondered this. "Who is the leader of the Sith?"
"We don't know. We are planning on creating an army of troops from all of the planets in the New Republic to fight them. We outnumber them easily so we think we can stop them with minimal losses. Before I decided to start this plan off, I wanted your advice. What do you think?"
"Don't send anyone. I think that this army is more powerful than you think. And they are sith. They will be able to easily defend themselves. At the moment, I have sent many of my students on missions to planets all over the galaxy to answer calls of help from the people. These missions are not of any real threat to the students. They should be able to handle them easily. And I sent Master's with each of them. I will consult with the Masters and pick a team of students and Masters to go with me on a stealth mission to try and eliminate their leader and find a way to cripple the army. We will try to turn as many as possible and turn the rest. About how many sith are there?"
"We think about one hundred to two hundred individual sith. How are you planning to capture or kill that many?"
"I'm not sure. I'm trying to figure out a way to short circuit there lightsabers with some kind of sound wave of something. But that is a long shot. Don't worry, Leia, we'll find away. So, how are you studies coming along?"
Leia was also Force sensitive like Luke and was capable of being a Jedi as well. He knew the answer before she said anything.
"Good. I'm improving, but it is hard to study being as busy as I have been lately. I'm still finding it hard."
"Keep training. It will help you tremendously as head of the New Republic to learn how to harness the Force."
Luke felt the Force begin to build in Leia. She held out her hand and took a deep breath. A glass figurine began to lift off of a nearby shelf. It slowly started to drift towards him. It was gliding smoothly but Luke felt a skip in Leia's concentration. The figurine fell and shattered on the floor.
Leia sighed. "Keep practicing, Leia. You're doing great."
"Thanks." Leia said slightly discouraged.
Wedge stood and began to talk. "Princess, what do you want me to do now that my mission has been completed?"
"Continue training your new squadron members. Thank you Wedge. You put your life on the line. I owe you a lot." Leia spoke genuinely.
Wedge bowed and walked out of the room relieved. "Goodbye, Leia. I'll see you soon hopefully." Luke hugged his sister good bye and left the room.
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