A/N: In the last update, we saw Sherman break Peabody and his Jedi Padawans out of prisoner-containment and flee to Ilum to help them build new light-sabers. And Vader has realized his suspicions about Sherman betraying him after finding out he killed Sherman's mother are correct, so he has declared his now former apprentice an enemy of the Empire. Enjoy!
On board the Star Destroyer, Darth Vader made his way to his own private quarters and stood in the center of a platform. He knelt down and the lights surrounding the platform lit up. In front of him appeared a hologram of the Emperor.
"I assume you have heard the news of Shermanus' betrayal, my master?" Vader asked.
"Indeed. It has created a great disturbance in the Force" the Emperor said.
"I have felt it as well" Vader replied.
"The Rebellion will use him as their ultimate weapon, a last resort perhaps if it comes down to it" the Emperor said in suspicion.
"He is now a threat to the Empire, and us as well" Vader announced.
"I agree, he along with Peabody and his students must be destroyed. No mercy and no second chances" the Emperor said smiling wickedly.
(Back on Ilum)
Sherman was leaning back against a large stone pillar with his arms crossed watching as Peabody and the Padawans built their new light-sabers.
"The crystal is the heart of the blade" Peabody said. Three crystals came from one of the stalagmites that resided on the floor of the temple and came forth to the three Jedi. One Green, one Blue, and one Purple.
"The heart is the crystal of the Jedi" Penny said. The three of them now had their light-saber parts sitting in front of them and used the Force to levitate them in the air and surround the crystal.
"Ruff rarrrghhhhh rarrrrnnnnngggghhhh" (Translation: The Jedi is the crystal of the Force) Hayden said next. The main body of the light-saber connected itself together once the crystal was secure inside the chamber.
"The Force is the blade of the heart" they all said in unison. Hayden finished constructing his light-saber first.
(Hayden's new light-saber looks like Darth Maul's light-saber after Obi-Wan cut it in half in 'The Phantom Menace' and had to fight Obi-Wan using the one blade only there is a cap at the bottom of the weapon's handle)
Peabody was the next to finish his light-saber. All the components fit perfectly together and all the clicking noises were made, signaling that the parts were securely attached to one another.
(Peabody's new light-saber looks a lot like Rahm Kota's light-saber from 'The Force Unleashed' only the handle is smaller and there is no leather stripe tied to the blade emitter)
Penny was the last one to complete hers. She had a hard time putting the parts together though. Penny was always the one who struggled in light-saber building, but she finally completed hers.
(And the new light-saber Penny has looks like Mace Windu's light-saber from 'Revenge of the Sith')
"All are intertwined. The Crystal..." Peabody said having his light-saber land in his hands.
"The blade..." Penny continued with her light-saber landing in her hands next.
"Rurrrr rufff" (Translation: The Jedi) Hayden said with his light-saber falling into his hands third and then spoke in unison.
"We are one" they said before activating their light-sabers. Hayden's was green, Peabody's was blue, and Penny's was purple. Hayden stood up and began swinging his light-saber around and then looked at the handle.
"Rarrrrrhhhhhh ruffffff rrrrrrrrrrr" (Translation: Not too shabby for the handle if I do say so myself) Hayden said.
"It's not like my old one, but the blade is the same color as it, so it will have to do" Peabody said.
"It's beautiful" Penny said gazing at her handle. They all turned their light-sabers off and looked to Sherman.
"Raaarrrrrrrnnnnnnn rufffferrrrrrrruffffff?" (Translation: Sherman, why don't you build a new light-saber?) Hayden asked as he clipped his light-saber to his belt.
"Yeah, you've left Vader, so why not ditch the red one and build a proper Jedi light-saber?" Penny asked.
"I'm fine. Red's more my color" Sherman said with his hand on the hilt of the saber handle.
"I agree with Penny. That saber should no longer have any use for you since you are no longer an agent of the Sith" Peabody said.
"Alright" Sherman said raising his hand and using the Force to take his light-saber off his belt and take it apart in just one move, the pieces and the red crystal fell to the ground.
"Pick your parts and then select a crystal, just like we did" Peabody advised. Sherman then went over to the bin and selected his parts and then placed them all before him and sat down in the center. Hayden, Penny, and Peabody were watching him.
"Rrrrrrrrr ruff rufff grrrrraaarrr" (Translation: Any color crystal is fine except for red) Hayden said. Sherman then took his hands off his knees and raised them up, a dark green crystal then came to Sherman off one of the stalactites hanging from the ceiling and hovered in front of him.
"Ah, Green! A trully marvelous choice" Peabody said encouragingly. Sherman then had the pipe constructed but the crystal chamber had no hatch to close it, there was only a hatch made of a combination of plastic and glass, which meant the crystal chamber would be shown inside the light-saber. But Sherman decided it was better than nothing and used it as the hatch and shut it once the crystal was in it's place.
"Okay, good. Now you are free to customize the handle. Attach the parts you selected onto the pipe" Peabody said. Sherman did as told and he had a new light-saber, a Jedi light-saber.
(Sherman's new light-saber looks like Starkiller's from 'The Force Unleashed' only the blade is green)
The handle fell into Sherman's hands and took a long look at it.
"Wow, it looks pretty good" Sherman said aloud.
"Turn it on, let's see the blade" Penny said. Sherman pressed the black button above the crystal hatch and the dark green blade rised up out of the handle, the crystal chamber glowing green as well.
"Rrruuuuffff" (Translation: Nice, we have matching blades now) Hayden said with his arms crossed.
"Impressive, most impressive" Peabody said.
"It's a thing of beauty, Sherman" Penny said. Sherman stood up and looked deep into the green blade.
It feels amazing, like I'm an actual Jedi knight" Sherman said before deactivating the blade and attaching the handle back to his belt clip.
"Well they sure will come in handy when we come across Storm-Troopers" Peabody said.
"Wait, just Storm-Troopers? You mean you've never actually faced a Sith Lord before?" Sherman asked, bewildered.
"No, we've never faced a Sith before only until we met you on Dathomir" Penny explained.
"Well I have an idea that should be able to give you the proper training experience you need" Sherman said before leaving the temple and running up the stairs to get something out of the shuttle.
(On the Star Destroyer)
Darth Vader was in his own personal quarters sitting on his throne. His eyes focused on the stars and whatever system where Sherman was beyond them.
"Lord Vader?" asked a voice. Vader looked behind him.
"What do you want?" asked the dark lord.
"We have located the beacon on Shermanus' shuttle. We have found it on Ilum" the Officer said.
"So he has decided to help the Jedi rearm themselves. Set a course for Ilum" Vader ordered. The solider only bowed slightly and ran off to the bridge.
(Back on Ilum)
Sherman had returned with a Sith Training Droid that had been stowed away in the shuttle and activated it. It was placed in the center of the temple, as well as Hayden, who had his light-saber in his hands getting ready to activate it.
"Rrrrrrrraaaaaarrrrggggghhhhh rrrrrrrauuuuuf?" (Translation: Are you sure about this?) Hayden asked.
"This is the best way I can think of to properly train you in combat against a Sith" Sherman said as he activated the droid.
"So how does this work exactly?" Peabody asked.
"Using holographic training programs, the droid uses those to transform itself into a warrior that fell long ago. Using this, Hayden will gain experience fighting against the Sith" Sherman explained.
"Ruff eeeraarrrrrrrgggggg?" (Translation: So, who will I be facing?) asked Hayden.
"Before the Clone Wars, it was an era where the Sith were thought to be extinct. Yet there was one Sith lord the Emperor trained in secrecy to reveal to the Jedi that the Sith had returned. During an invasion of the Naboo System he was responsible for the murder of Qui-Gon Jinn, a great and powerful Jedi" Sherman had told Hayden. He had then pressed a button on his gauntlet and the droid shifted shape to a Dathomir warrior with black robes, combat boots, and gloves with red and black face tattoos.
"Darth Maul" Sherman announced. Maul took out his light-saber and activated it's dual blades. Hayden gulped with wide eyes.
"You might need some back-up" Penny said getting into the center of the temple with Hayden. They activated their light-sabers and got ready to face the training program. Maul attacked and Hayden and Penny defended against both blades of the enemy's saber.
"Good. Sith always attack, it's your objective to defend until you find the right opportunity to attack and they defend" Sherman explained. Peabody's eyes widened.
"That is actually a good training method. You'd make an impressive teacher" Peabody said.
"I try my best" Sherman said shrugging his shoulders and continued watching Hayden and Penny train with a smile.
A/N: There you go. Sherman has built a new Jedi light-saber and destroyed his Sith light-saber. Peabody, Penny, and Hayden have built new light-sabers as well and have been given a rare training opportunity from Sherman and battle a holographic stimulation of Darth Maul to prepare for actual combat against Sith. More to come in the next update. Please review, thanks!