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Darth Jeviso.
Chapter IV.
Tarkin smiled, he used lies, half – truths and forged evidence to frame the Jedi Order in start of Clone Wars. Before the giant court over Jedi started they managed to flee. Looks like green grog managed to predict something, there wasn't even a single holocrone left behind.
But still this round was his. Fleeing, they admitted their guilt. Even if Republic was forced to recognize the Confederacy as independent country, even if they lost most of their commanding officers, he managed to deal with main threat to his plans: Jedi Order.
Now Senate will be forced to agree with his plans to instate the Moff commanders instead of Jedi.
Meanwhile Supreme Chancellor was fuming due to Tarkin's stunt, he lost a potential apprentice, was forced to start the Inquisition program sooner than he wanted and while he managed to capture some of Force – sensitive people, but still… Hunting Jedi one by one was too costly.
Meanwhile Jedi Order built e new hideout on the South pole of Naruto's homeworld.
"Master Shaak Ti, it's good to see you once again." said Master Windu.
"It's good to see you too. But my arrival to this world already led to unfortunate consequences. I tried to teach our ways in Konoha, but except Hinata my apprentices had betrayed me, now in Elemental Countries under the leadership of so called "Child of the Prophecy" Konoha's ninja started violent conflicts with their neighbors. They managed to acquire quite the number of lightsabers."
"Most depressing, I heard that people of this world are somehow different, from what we are used to?"
"Due to unnatural energy field that we used to hide ourselves from the Sith, humans here started to bent energy in different ways, I already told you that elemental countries started to change energy into different elements and use it in constant war. Across the sea where we are, situated Bending countries where gifted used to bend elements. But only one of them can use all four, they call him or her Avatar."
"Him or her?"
"After death Avatar resurrects in other person once again, it can be predicted due to the cycle. Fire, Air, Water and Earth. Current one is Water. And current Avatar is young girl named Korra. My apprentice Hinata knows her. Order of White Lotus supported us and let us create our enclave here. This world except very strange fauna has physical resurrections of the Force called "Spirits"
"That girl… where is she now?" asked Windu.
"She is training in her Firebending, there!" Shaak Ti pointed to arena where the sparks of fire were seen.
"She needs guidance, Master Windu." said Shaak Ti.
"All my padawans… are sore subject for me." replied Windu.
"As are mine." said Shaak Ti. "But this girl is special."
"Last time I heard about "special child" it was Darth Jeviso." replied Windu.
Shaak Ti just sighed, remembering about her pupil. She knew that situation with lightsabers in hands of bloodthirsty Shinobi, needed to be dealt with. If she hadn't trusted other Kunoichi and listen to Hinata more… She knew that shinobi wouldn't listen. When they taste blood they usually become uncontrollable.
She also knew, who she needed to ask for help.
Jeviso will not miss the chance to repay "good" villagers and Minato Namikaze for denying him his human rights.
Meanwhile with Jeviso.
"So are you with us?" After Tarkin's stunt Jedi were viewed as dangerous fugitives in Republic's space. Due to help from many non – clone soldiers and use of the Force very few were captured and sent to Coruscant where Palpatin brainwashed them to turn them into his loyal agents of Inquisition. And who was Naruto to not use such opportunity?
General Rahm Kota, who believed that trained militia from natural born soldiers is superior to clone – troopers. As he told "they lacked… imagination". This man was someone, who Naruto desperately needed: an enforcer of sorts.
He already had trained army, motivation, but lacked the direction that Dark Lord could give him. It was a crime against everything Naruto believed in to let something like this to go to waste.
No… He armed them, supplied them, used them against his and in a way… their enemies. He spread chaos in Confederacy and Republic alike.
Naruto read reports from his spies, finding out that Republic found the same ruins that had found mandalorians and separatists.
"Hmm, since Republic and Confederacy are now in stalemate, they will use those "gates" to expand and conquer new territories, hmm Colonial Wars of sorts. That's of course if there is a suitable environment there. So right now war between Republic and Confederacy will come down to race between their scientists and strikes between their spies."
"Separatists started before Republic scientists, so they will also use Republic's army poor condition and try to make them look weak, incompetent, to cover this up they will use resources from every possible source, so Republic will be the last user of these "gates", Dooku doesn't know about the "gates" that I found in Maul's base."
"The only possible way for Separatists to pull a stunt like this is to attack one of the planets that are under Republic's control."
He looked at the hologram of Kashyyyk.
Naruto's prediction came true really fast, Confederacy's forces invaded Kashyyk, and without Jedi's help Senate decided that leaving the wookies to themselves were the best cause of action.
So if somebody wouldn't interfere Kashyyyk will turn into giant factory of slave labor power. Separatists didn't count for the two things: unmatched tactical genius of admiral Traun, who pulverized all Confederacy's armadas within two hours and unimaginable rage of Darth Vader, who turned the battle – plagued planet into peaceful one just in a week.
Without rules of Jedi Order and with teachings of Darth Jeviso and Qui – Gon Jinn, who returned from the lands of the dead, Anakin was now stronger than ever. His rage was focused and under control always prepared to destroy his enemies, his emotions and instincts bound by his will. As his new master told him: "One must reach balance within himself, before he tries to bring it to the Galaxy."
Jeviso, though was younger, had wisdom that slipped far elder beings. Unlike Jedi he told Anakin that destroying all emotions isn't healthy: "If Jedi – Knight should be an example of all good that you can think about, than how getting rid of all emotions even those like compassion, love, hope and other positive ones comes in that picture? Jedi tell us that words like 'justice", "truth", "mercy" and "forgiveness" should come to your mind, when you think about Jedi. But how can we think about those words, when in reality they are slowly turning into emotionless killing machines?"
Anakin for the first time in his life felt himself free.
Nobody prepared Republic for what happened on Kashyyyk, enraged by lack of action on Republic's side, wookies cut of all ties with Republic and get in Neutral Alliance. Enraged by their actions Palpatine tried to persuade Senate to put a bounty on the heads of the leaders of Neutral Alliance. It was a first time when he failed in it.
Key members of the Senate rebelled against such decision, they said that their finances and recourses aren't enough to support the war on two fronts that will follow after something like that. Palpatine grit his teeth and shut up.
Once again with Vader and Jeviso.
"Our position is as strong as ever, Lord Vader." Said Jeviso to other Sith while they stood on "Malevolence's" bridge. "My spies report that Darth Sidius' contacts seek the ancient artifacts forged by Sith Lords thousands upon thousands years ago, I heard that a group of smugglers has one of those "artifacts". We need to get it first."
"So we get in reduce everyone to zero and get out?"
Jeviso placed his hand upon the Vader's shoulder. "My friend reputation in this world is a great thing, it also helps when you need to buy something, like now. To not gain attention of republic forces I will go there with Kota his men and money."
"And what about me?"
"I need you on more aggressive diplomatic mission. I heared that a band of slavers tried to hide in our sector. You must find them and do what you must make it public and cruel. People must see that we are protecting their rights and freedoms."
"And what will they talk about smugglers?"
'They have right for the trade, haven't they?"
Meanwhile in secure prison.
Bariss Offee tried to move her hands but shackles on her hands and legs made it impossible. Suddenly red blade pierced the metal door.
"Rise and shine, little slut." green, pale skinned female twi'lek covered in Sith tattoos, get into the cell.
"Master? I thought that you told me that if I got captured I'm on my own?"
"You are the best sucker around and I already get used to your body." She used her lightsaber to cut the shackles of Offee. "Let's get out of here I need to "relax" a bit."
Darth Geisti, known as most nymphomaniac She – Sith for all history of Dark Order, get her new apprentice out of prison.
On "Malevolence".
Naruto stood on his bridge and looked over the reports. "So the ship "Uhumele" is the one that we need. And their Captain, Schurk – Heren is our client."
"What are we buying?" asked Kota.
"How the fuck should I know?" questioned Naruto instead.
"So basically it can be even Sith Lord's toilet?"
"I hate you so much sometimes Kota."
"Feelings are mutual."
"Where we should met our client?"
"That moon, the meeting is organized by Fane Petturi."
"And who is he?"
"Fat, lying bastard."
Schrurk – Heren and his team alongside the Jedi Dass Jenir followed fat midget in old space suit.
"So, who is our mysterious buyer?" asked Captain.
"Me." Replied an old voice from insides of the cave where Fane led them. "It can't be…" muttered Dass. "You know him?" asked Chrysa. "Yes, he's Rahm Kota, Jedi General, who thought that Clone Troopers don't fit for battle."
"Looks like at least one of you had his head on right place, when he needed it."
"So where is it?" asked Kota. Smugglers instantly placed the box before Jedi. Several strikes of lightsaber revealed the black cascket.
"Marvelous!" said Fane.
"Stay away from it fatso." said Kota. "I have my own specialist." Everybody turned to the ship, where dark figure slowly emerged from. "I think you already know Darth Jeviso."
"Sith?" screamed Dass.
"If you need a Jedi ask Jedi, if you need to deal with Sith artifact ask Sith."
"Oubliette." said Naruto. He grabbed the casket's door and pulled up, revealing its insides. Within the the legendary Jebble Box lied body of a woman, a human woman. Her skin was pale with long black hair done up in a long braid, covered with tight white cloth. She wore a bodice like suit, skin tight, with slender armoured shoulder pads and long black gloves stretching from her elbows to her hands, a loincloth hung from with skin tight black leather and knee high black leather boots with silver clasps, a lighsaber hilt was latched to her black utility belt, telling Jeviso that whoever she was she was either Jedi or Sith.
"No more than I expected." said fat midget. "Stasis casket or not no one could survive four thousand years."
Yet deep within Jeviso sensed the small spark of life and with each passing moment it shone brighter and brighter until it felt like a little sun. A sudden and loud gasp brought attention back to the coffin as human woman sat straight upright, gasping for air as if someone had tried to drown her in a lake. It was like she had recently awoken from dreadful nightmare.
"Zayne!" she half – gasped, half – screamed, as she shot up and grabbed Jeviso's shoulders with a strong grip. Sith, seemingly not missing a beat held her steady as she continued to gas for breath, leaning against his armored chest as she slowly rose. She began to speak as she regained herself. "Have the Jedi come?"
She took one last breath before looking at her savior. "Are you… Did you save me?" Millennia old Jedi slowly rose to her feet massaging her right temple. "No!" she suddenly screamed. "I can feel it! It's still here…" Her eyes changed color and became bloody crimson. "Curse you, you are still with me!"
She turned her head to them. "How long was we, I… inside?"
Fatso scratched his chin. "It's hard to say, but I think you entered Oubliette, just before the bombardment of Jebble, midway through Mandolorian wars, it's a miracle that the device sustained you for so long!"
Yellow blade appeared before his face.
"How… LONG?"
Midget sweated. "N – nearly four thousand years."
"Four thousand years… Than Zayene failed." She let go of Fane, only to grab him once again. "Than what about Covenant? Has it succeeded?"
"Covenant? I do not know anything about Covenant."
"Four thousand years… it's no surprise… Than what's about Mandolorians, had they conquered the galaxy?"
"Mandolorians?"
"Excuse me…" interrupted their dialogue, Jeviso. "But do you mean the conflict between the Republic and mandolorians led by Mandolore the Ultimate?"
"Y – yes." replied the Jedi. "Wait you are not a Jedi!"
"You not so fluffy yourself with a Sith amulet across your neck." parried Jeviso. "But I'm the only one, who knows at least something about your time."
"Than what happened?"
"Foolishness of the Jedi Order and Republic Senate, nearly led to the destruction of the Republic were it not for the Revanchists, Jedi, who followed future Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Revan. But that's another story."
"And what about Rakghouls?"
"Isolated and wiped out on Taris." replied Jeviso.
"Than Republic still stands?"
"Not in a way it was." stated Kota. "Jedi Order was framed for starting Clone Wars, and banished from Republic."
"Then why didn't you deal with those, who conspired against you?" asked dark – haired woman.
"Dealt?" raised his eyebrow Kota.
"Yes, it was one of the main functions of Jedi Order, to protect Republic, sometimes from itself… AGH!" Ruby in the amulet glowed, and woman's eyes turned blood red. "I can sense you Sith, show yourself before the eyes of Karness Muur."
He emerged from the shadows red lightsaber in his right hand and left behind his back, his noble and grim appearance was well known for everyone in the room. Except maybe millennia – old Jedi.
"Count Dooku." said Jeviso. "It's such an honor. How did you find us?"
"There is a little fat rat among you."
Everybody turned to Fane Petturi. "I… okay it was me. Who else did you expect actually?"
"Don't you think, that you are a bit outnumbered dear Count?" asked Naruto.
"On the contrary, young one…" Dooku raised his left hand signaling his forces to come out of hiding. "I never came alone."
Naruto ignited his lightsaber and prepared himself to face Dooku, while Kota, Dass, smugglers and Kota's men faced the forces of Confederacy.
Celeste Morn fell to her knees, under Muurs comments.
"So many potential hosts, this Count looks promising."
Celeste saw a burning Galaxy, Dooku with amulet and armies of Rakghoul, who followed him, Muur assaulted her mind with other set of images. She saw Dooku kneeling before the ethereal image of Karness Muur, with robbed figure lying lifeless on the floor a bit right to them, she knew it was a Sith Lord, maybe it was even Dooku's former Master.
She finally returned to real space and saw, how armoured figure slowly pushed Count Dooku back. She felt that other Sith was stronger, Count, though skilled, was not fast or strong enough to deal with his younger counterpart. Dooku leapt back and assaulted younger Sith with lightning, the one called Darth Jeviso get the strike on his sword and reflected it back at the Darth Tyrannus. Much to Celeste's surprise reflected back, lightning was shaped as sphere, it exploded when it get in contact with Tyrannus.
"Yes! Yes! That one is much better! More powerful! Younger! Perfect!" Muur's whispers in her head became louder and once again the wave of images assaulted her mind. This time it was young Sith he stood on the pile of bodies with his sword above his head like he was celebrating his victory.
Jeviso slowly walked to the kneeling Celeste Morn. "We are out of time, you can either go with us or stay here."
Than it happened, gold scarab detached itself from Celeste's neck and shot forward, successfully evading Jeviso's lightsaber it latched to his neck.
Loud clicking sound was heard in the cave.
Karness Muur. A Sith, who bite more than he could chew.
Finally he had done it.
An ultimate container.
His will is strong but he will deal with everything.
Different images, memories and thoughts invaded Muur's consciousness.
He saw a great demon.
A child abused by everyone.
A child, who everyone lied to.
A child, who run away.
A child, who get to Korriban.
A child, who became Sith.
Sith, who has been tutored by Jedi.
Sith, who became a Grey Master.
Then a massive clawed hand grabbed him. "Sorry, pal. But it's already a bit too crowded here."
The last thing he heard was laughter vicious and joyful.
The last thing he saw was giant and sharp ebony claws.
Ripped to shreds, dying from wounds inflicted by giant demon, Karness Muur ceased to exist.
Celeste fell to her knees, her body completely numb. She finally heard only silence; it was most joyful moments in her life.
Jeviso slowly raised up, he made a few steps forward and heard a groan from his right side, he turned his head to see Count Dooku, groaning under pile of rubble. This was the greatest chance he could get, thought Naruto about situation, but than his gaze returned to Celeste, and between two options "killing your enemy" and "saving the sexy Jedi" he had chosen "saving the sexy Jedi."
He took Celeste bridal style and gave his forces a signal to retreat.
Later with Count Dooku.
"Lost? Am I hearing you right, my apprentice? The Sith artifact of immense strength is now… lost to us? Due to actions of unknown young Sith, no less?" Darth Sidius was really pissed, not only he needed to deal with Tarkin's stunts and Senate sissies but now his own apprentice decided to be incompetent.
In recent time he really hated the fact that there is only 24 hours in the day.
He was so desperate that even considered cloning himself. (Not the pure ones he already created. No. Sentient ones to finally deal with all rubbish in the Republic and Confederacy.)
With his hands too full with his projects, Sidius was unable to search for the Jedi. And it doubled his rage, he hated when everything was not going according to the plan.
Due to this some of the officers already faced his rage.
Now it was Dooku's turn.
"Talisman tried to posses young Sith, so destruction of the amulet has also a good point."
"But you failed to execute my orders! This is incompetence and incompetence I will not tolerate."
Lightning stroke violently from his fingers Dooku screamed from pain that grew stronger with each passing second.
"Cough, cough." Sidius turned his head, only to see General Grievous. "Lord Sidius, we nearly finished our work over the Star Gates."
"Good. Show me."
With Darth Jeviso.
"So your name is Celeste Morne?" asked Jeviso, sitting near Celeste, who was attached to different machines with a lot of tubes.
"Yes I was Jedi Guardian during Mandolorian Wars. What happened? How did I spend four thousand years in that casket? Zayne said, that he will send help as soon as possible."
"Official record about Oubliette, says that it was destroyed after a mountain fell upon it."
"Mountain… No surprise that Zayne presumed me dead."
Their conversation was interrupted by opened doors and young togruta woman, who appeared in the door, clad in tight red armour.
"Well what do you think?" asked she.
"Good, it looks perfect on you." replied Jeviso. "It looks good on you." He walked around. "Shows your sexy ass and breasts."
"Hey!"
"Mandolorian armour is like that Ahsoka, Bo – Katan is sexy too, but a lot of guns, which she wears with it, kinda… stop all comments."
"I have a cool lightsaber." grimly stated Ahsoka.
"Lightsaber plus sexy girl in tight armor means +100 to sexiness."
"Hmm." Ahsoka turned her back to them and left the med bay.
"You are right." said Celeste.
"About armours, girls and lightsabers?"
"That too, but her ass is really sexy."
"I know, yours too by the way, I checked when I carried you."
That day Darth Jeviso found out that pillows thrown by Force are terrifying weapons.
Later.
Being summoned by your Master automatically means problems. When said Master is on your homeworld planet, filled with super – killers it means well… shit.
Those thoughts coursed through Naruto's head, when he flew his personal ship to the meeting with Shaak Ti. He gently landed his ship on icy field where Shaak Ti waited for him.
"It's good to see you apprentice."
"I can already sense, that something bad happened. Tell me Master what have you done?"
"I was… too trusting. I took several apprentices all of them were kunoichi, I managed to find something really good, a vault with lightsabers, it looked like Jedi were here once."
"Anything else?"
"Yellow crystals. But one of my apprentices betrayed me, her name was Sakura. She did it for a boy."
"And how I came into a picture?"
"I send Hinata to negotiate."
"You have ten seconds to persuade me to not kill you."
"Hinata will wait for us there, I and her will negotiate with Konoha's representatives."
"They will kill you."
"That's why I need you, you are the only one, who can take care of this."
"Follow me, how much time do we have, till Jedi will suspect something?"
"Enough for you to get me there, and if something goes wrong…"
"I will deal with everyone."
With Hinata.
She waited for her Master and thought about Naruto. The irony of situation, Naruto the Sith, tried to help them, while her fellow apprentices betrayed them all.
She turned her head to see Sakura, Ino, Tenten, Kurenai and Tsunade.
"Where is she?" asked Tsunade.
"She will be here soon." replied Hinata.
They raised their heads, to see a shuttle that gently landed near them, Shaak Ti slowly marched from it.
"It's good to see you." said Tsunade.
"I cannot say the same about you girls, I should have listened to the worlds of my close friend, he knew that Konoha always takes and never gives back."
"Shut your trap freak!" exploded Sakura.
"Watch your mouth young lady." replied Shaak Ti.
"I know Why you are here, said Tsunade, but we will not give up the blades. Also we managed to create a double bladed one using the crystals you left."
Tsunade raised her hand and Sasuke, Kakashi and Asuma landed near them.
"Give up or prepare to be detained." said Kakashi.
This time It was Shaak Ti, who gave a signal. Kakashi didn't manage to close his mouth when a red blade pierced through it and get from the back of his head. Figure in the black cloak made a leap back and landed before them.
"I knew that returning here will get violent, so I asked my other apprentice to back me up."
"And what can one man do?" asked Tsunade.
Violent lightning forced all her followers to their knees.
"Do you understand why now?" asked figure in robes.
"Yes, but you should have dealt with me first."
She threw a tri – pronged kunai in front of them. And in a poof of a smoke a tall, blonde haired man appeared. The fourth Hokage prepared for battle.
"Minato…"
"They already dealt with others, I need you to deal with young Hyuuga and that… Shaak Ti."
He made a step forward to the figure in robes, while Shaak Ti and Hinata engaged Tsunade.
"Interesting blade and choice of attire." said Minato activating his double edged lightsaber. "But I have two."
"Such a coincidence, said Darth Jeviso, me too!" red and yellow blades crossed, while their weilders tried to overpower each other.
"I defeated countless Iwa shinobi, stopped the Third Ninja War, I'm hailed as Fastest Man Alive…"
"I'm interested in what's your wife says to that title." Jeviso kicked his knee, making Minato lose his balance and fell to his knee. Bright flash of red crossed his arm. Minato's right arm fell to the ground.
"Shaak Ti, Hinata, return to the ship, others will return to their consciousness soon."
Two Jedi and Sith quickly fled on Jeviso's ship.
"You kinda… forgot to tell me that Minato Namikaze is fucking alive!" nearly screamed Jeviso
"Naruto – kun, don't scream at Master, his return was surprise for everyone, except old Third, but he still wants to find, capture and brainwash you into being a weapon for Konoha, Fourth's return with his wife and daughter was rather… unexpected." said Hinata.
Naruto gripped the metal deck. "I will deal with him, he will be jealous of the dead, when I will deal with him."
Week Later. Confederacy Star Gate.
"General Grievous." Darth Tyrannus slowly walked to the most feared Confedracy warrior. "How is the progress of our project?"
"Cough, cough. It's already active, our fist ships already are past the gates, cough, cough, and started construction of the second gates to connect with ours. Cough, cough."
"You need to do something with your lungs, general. Have at least minimal information about space on the other side?" asked Dooku.
Cough, cough. Yes we managed to find maps, samples of weapons and information on races. Cough, cough. Some we found in that thing called Extranet."
"And?"
"First of all they have no hyperspace technology."
"You reported that they had already reached the era of star communication. How do they have no hyperspace technology?" asked Dooku.
"They used giant technological devices cough, cough known as Mass Relays for travel between stars, cough, cough. Their political structure is alliance of sorts, cough, cough, very close, or I can even say an analogy for Republic, it's ruled by Consul,but unlike Senate they represent not planets, but races, capital is a space station known as Citadel. Sire, it's length 44,7 kilometers and width is 12,8 kilometers…
After this Dooku became very unhappy, dealing with races, who can build such a colossus wasn't in his planes.
"But all that things weren't created by current races. Cough, cough. I will return to this question later. Even though there are a lot of representatives from different races, all power belongs, cough, cough, to three key players. First – Asari Republic."
By the move of generals hand a hologram featuring blue humanoid figure, certainly of female gender. Beautiful face and breasts confirmed this theory. Instead of hair on the head of humanoid were some sort of leather or corneous like appendages, that reminded about twi'lek's lekku, but shorter and in much greater numbers.
"Unlike their appearance, asari is monosexual race. Cough, cough. They live for several centuries and have natural abilities in what they call Biotics. Cough, cough. It's similar to the Force, but still different. Cough, cough. I presume you will investigate this count. Their war potential isn't researched yet, but it less than the second player's."
Grievous pushed several buttons, and another image appeared.
"Turian's Hierarchy. Cough, cough. Very militarized society, technically each turian is serving on military – related job. Their country is a… chosen monarchy if I call it right. Their monarch is chosen by consul of generals and previous monarch – the Primarch. Cough, cough. They chose new ruler through careful rating of their deeds for turian society. New Primarch must be respected by people, really good in ruling and made something great for their society."
"It's very interesting, but what about their war potential."
"I give it very high rating, but I can be mistaken, our technologies differ too much. I also note, that organic food natural for humans, is poisonous for them."
He once again changed the image.
"Salarians. Cough, cough. Information about their society is limited, their war potential is the least among three races. They are weak physically, live for four decades, they have abilities for quick reproduction, but they limit their population on purpose. They are known for high speed of thinking, because of that other races saw them as great researchers and inventors. Cough, cough. This is higly uncertain, because than two thousand years couldn't steal the secrets of asari, who still hold the place as most technologically advanced race. Cough, cough, they also failed to stunt the technological growth of other races."
Grievous once again, changed the files.
"Cough, cough. Krogans. They don't have a seat in Consul, their integration in the higher advanced society was also forced. Two thousand years ago, Consul get in contact with aggressive race, cough, cough, known as Rachnee. They were an insectoid race, which used organic technologies. Cough, cough. To stop this threat they used the race of warrior, humanoid, giant lizards. Cough, cough. Their culture remind the mix between trandoshanian and mandolorian ones."
"Krogans managed to overpower rachnee, they received glory and honorobal title of "Rachnee's hammer", soon they started expansion to worlds without population, Consul didn't even bulge, umtil started to lose it's own colonies. Cough, cough. So when they captured outer worlds and started their expansion to the inside ones… Well, only founding of Turian Hierarchy managed to save the situation."
Grievous once again changed the files.
"Competence of any research department was under question, since krogans were salarians' project they were at fault. Citadel's Consul was forced to create a new department, it's members were called SPECTRs in other words Special Corpus of Tactical Research. Cough, cough. Conflicts didn't teach them anything. Forces of Turian Hierarchy plays the role of Consul's army. I didn't need to remind you that they are country themselves, an independent one."
Dooku smiled, they were already prepared, he just needed to stretch his hand to take the fruit from the tree.
"Now, the greatest mystery of this new Galaxy. Human race. Cough, cough."
"Humans? What are they doing here?" asked Dooku. "Are you sure that this is not some… double race."
"Yes this is strange, but they are humans no less, they are the youngest race, which started the spaceflight recently, just nearly two centuries ago and still don't have seat in the Consul. Their war potential is high, they already had war conflict with turians, which ended in a draw."
"Interesting, it's very interesting. We can use this to our advantage. Discrimination from other races will play on our side, anything else?"
"Other races are not as interesting, but very interesting is law about II, quarians, race that once had place in Consul created special robots called geth, three hundred years ago they rebelled against their creators. Cough, cough."
Dooku frowned. When droids, get the understanding of aggression against organic life, they will not stop until all organic life is destroyed. But according to all information that general Grievous gathered these droids stopped. Quarians lived on their Migrating Fleet, "largest" fleet in their Galaxy. Dooku chuckled, those things that they proudly called "Spaceships", "Frigates", "Cruisers" and "Dreadnoughts".
The biggest one that they have is asari's dreadnought "Destiny Ascension", and their biggest dreadnoughts is slightly above thousand meters. Dooku smiled. While he couldn't deal with Republic forces now, he can expand the territories of Confederacy through the capture of new territories.
This Zero Element will come in handy, in their galaxy their only one planet where such thing could be found, but in other one…
Meanwhile with Darth Jeviso, Darth Vader, admiral Thrawn and others.
"So the biggest thing they have is that dreadnoughts?" asked Jeviso.
"Quarian's Lifeships are bigger in height. But their firepower is less than… desirable." said Thrawn. "Malevolence" alone will deal with anything they can throw. Especially with ion cannons."
"Anything else HK?"
"Scornful statement: those dumb organics never learn, not only they have only small squadrons, that they proudly call fleets. Every technological marvel they have is just copying more advances Prothean's race."
"And where will be our gates?"
"Statement: where they last opened to. Locals call that place Terminus Systems."
"Good, I will lead investigation of Maul's disappearance and oversee the building of our station there personally. Admiral Thrawn, Lord Vader, you shall stay here and keep our enemies in line, while I, Ventress, Ahsoka, Celeste, Kota and his men, alongside Bo – Katan and her Nite Owls will follow there, after construction we will place one legion there. I predict that Republic and Confederacy will try to claim the territories for themselves."
"I also have an addition to your team: sergeant Ar'alani, she is from Chiss Dominion, banished, like I was. She has very original mindset. For insubordination, during some really stupid orders, she was banished from Dominion."
"Hmm, I already betted on one chiss, and he became an admiral, betting on other with recommendation from said chiss is… perfect."
"Good, sergeant Ar'alani come in." said Thrawn into communicator.
High and beautiful chiss woman came into the consul chambers. Her long dark hair flowed behind her, in red eyes Jeviso saw a mischievous spark, she licked her lips smiled and saluted. Jeviso sensed through his abilities, how she tried to show herself from needed point of view, counting her tight uniform, only HK didn't gulp in the room.
"Good, very good." said Jeviso, while everyone in the room guessed about what was commentary: young chiss' skills that were so praised by admiral or her breasts that were really… impressive.
"Let's return to our discussion, sergeant Ar'alani, since you will coordinate our spy network there, you should stay and listen. Let's return to most advanced race – asari. What do you think about construction of their… dreadnought?"
"With all due respect…" started Vader "This is the most ridiculous construction I had ever seen. It is designed so stupidly that it can't be used for ANY tactical missions. You cannot use it to land ground forces. Keeping a reasonable group of aviation is impossible, I'm not talking about repairing this thing. It's anything , but the warship. Since asari is a race of female looking humanoids our engineers already called those things a "flying vaginas" tried to joke Vader
"I hope they found a quick way to deal with them without ramming our ships in them." venomously stated Jeviso.
With Dooku.
"Where are our Gates opened to?" asked Dooku.
"Asari Republic." replied Grievous.
"We will send Admiral Trench, he will have orders to provoke them. Since they have laws against II, we will receive aggression instead of any possible contact. And when they will try to submit us to their will… You General Grievous will do with this "gifted" race, what you usually do with "gifted" people."
Grim and vicious laughter of general Grievous was heard everywhere on the ship.
Several days later. Bridge of "Malevolence".
Naruto looked over the map of this new Galaxy, While his forces nearly completed creation of the base, he decided to take "Malevolence" and with Celeste, Ahsoka and Kota he flew to explore this new galaxy.
He looked at the black empty space of cosmos filled with bright spots of the stars, and thought that it would be miracle… if Bo – Katan and Ventress will not kill each other when he will return. He also thought that he needed a "few test subjects" of flora and "fauna", in other words he needed biotics and humans, other bastards he can always catch in Terminus Systems.
He looked at small planet at back side of the universe, that will became his hunting ground and smiled. Minutes later he looked how, Kota's men get into the shuttle and looked at Ahsoka Celeste and Kota. He made a motion with his hand giving Celeste an invitation to come with him.
When they get passed the atmosphere Jeviso already understood, that something was wrong, very wrong. When everything felt so empty… Even in such Force – crippled galaxy such as this, he knew death when he felt one.
"Sindic Jeviso." he turned his head to Sergeant Ar'alani. "Your instructions are completed."
"Good, you prepared translation devices?" asked Jeviso.
"Yes, replied sergeant, but device can translate only human languages."
"There are several?"
"Yes and they differ greatly."
"Good, it will suffice, since we are going to human's colony. How's it called by the way?" asked Jeviso.
"Colony on Iden Prime." replied Ar'alani.
"Two minutes before landing!" screamed pilot. "Landing place is in twelve kilometers from local military base."
Naruto turned to HK units and ordered them to take positions around the transport. "Follow me." Said Naruto to Ahsoka, Ar'alani and several troopers. Everything was as before, until IT appeared. It's presence was giant, ancient and calm like best of the Jedi, except that the Force around it was swirling violently and screamed in millions of the voices. Voices, that it silenced itself.
"W – what's that?" asked Ahsoka. "It's like a planet filled with Dark Side."
"This isn't a planet, Ahsoka. It's a living being."
"WHA?" Naruto could bet, orientating by the feeling of the Force, that young togruta's eyes were as big as dinner plates, he couldn't see her face under the helmet after all.
"Sindic." Naruto turned his face to Ar'alani. "We found signals of three space ships on our channels. "
"So not in time…" Force shook in anticipation of many deaths, Naruto started to think about variants: to base there was only two kilometers left, but even if they were near the base, than silently get in and took data and found biotics will be impossible. Retreating will not give any results. If they goes to the shuttle immediately, they will leave before the big ships will arrive, but their goal will not be achieved and return to try once again…
"How fast they will be here." Before Ar'alani managed to ask, from the side of the base a bright flash of light had been seen, followed by loud clapping sound.
"They cannot be here so fast." Said Ar'alani trying to get in contact with "Malevolence", Kota reported that big ships will be near the planet only after twenty minutes. Small frigates are already here, they come to the planet hiding under the cloaking devices.
Return to orbit was not an option now, return while light air forces of unknown enemy will confront the forces of planetary defense… Jeviso opened the map on his datapad attached to his left armoured glove. He looked at the map and pointed on the area showing point of their destination to ar'alani. "Here, we must get here."
Only problem was that, when they get to the base they landed in the best point. To get to the area shown to Naruto by Force, they needed to return and change direction. Also, according to the map a small colonist's settlement was there. Since there was a lot of building devices, so Naruto's group could find anything there from slavers to drug dealers or ancient artifacts like Star map or his Gates. When force is leading you it's like a lottery. You cannot lose, but sometimes your prize… is really strange.
Fifteen minutes later Naruto received a massage from Kota that biggest ship of the invader's fleet landed and released assault groups on the planet's surface. Naruto didn't even bulge from that statement, but when he sensed, how giant source of Dark Side started to land too, he started to sweat a little.
Naruto demandingly stretched his hand to sergeant Ar'alani and she gave him a pair of binoculars. "Hmm, started Naruto, assault groups made from strange looking droids… And most strange fact is that I can't fell their commander… Such fact is unusual even for our galaxy, but here with unnatural fear of II local organics will never built anything smarter than 5th level… Ahsoka, stop thinking so loudly."
"I'm sorry, Jeviso. But shouldn't we… deal with them." asked Ahsoka.
"Usually people say that compassion is a Jedi thing and cruelty is ours. I say that rationality is what should lead a Sith and my rationality says that leaving twenty droids behind isn't really wise." Jeviso activated his lightsaber and showed his group an example and teleported to the first droid and beheaded him.
Geth ended really fast, Jeviso was even disappointed by that fact, but he forced the Dark Side away and once again bid his emotions.
"Jeviso." He turned to Ahsoka, who came from a group of soldiers, who already started to ravage Geth's bodies. "We have a survivor."
Jeviso followed her. In his head he silently tried to understand how he missed the only survivor. Young dark haired woman was treated by his soldiers, when he get close he hid his lightsaber and a local – looking weapon made by his technicians in his hands. He wasn't afraid that his armor was a bit too strange, most of the special forces wore an armor made and customized originally.
Woman returned to her senses and tried to get up, unfortunately a surge of pain forced her back to the earth. Jeviso stretched his hand and woman reluctantly took it.
"Thank you, commander, sergeant Ashley Williams reporting for duty, sir." she saluted.
"At ease soldier, report." Naruto used the Force to easier persuade Ashley and make her think that she is working with Alliance Special Forces. Strange abbreviation "N7" glimpsed in the back of her mind, while he changed Ashley's memories.
"Geth attack, sire." replied Ashley.
"What this junkheads need her in…"
"In the backwater colony? Same as you I think, prothean beacon."
"Sire." heard Naruto, Ar'alani's voice, through inner link. "Two soldiers are going to your position, male and female."
"Good, I need more soldiers in such situations." thought Naruto.
Newly arrived, were clad in middle – class armour, Jeviso couldn't see their faces due to the helmets on their heads. One of them, female one, was gifted. Not powerful, but in this galaxy with Force in such a poor state… it was unimaginable level. But counting that monstrosity on the planet it was no surprise, that Jeviso failed to sense Ashley and the other female, he was sure, that he will miss even the whole Jedi Order and Darth Sidius himself in such situation.
"And who are you?" asked Ashley the newly arrived. "Commander Shepard." replied female. "Alliance special forces. Report."
Ashley sighed and repeated the story.
"… if it wasn't for commander, I'm afraid, we will not be talking now."
"Commander?" Shepard turned her head to Jeviso.
"I can't add anything… my colleague."
"I never heard, that anyone except me was send here." Her arm slowly moved to her pistol.
"I never thought that admiral should report to every agent?" asked Jeviso.
"Okey, we will deal with this later, right now we need to save the beacon."
"By the way you can call me… Jeviso."
Adding to their forces sergeant Williams they continued their path to beacon, all this time Jeviso looked how Shepard worked. She was talented and her talent was already shaped by the harsh school of war. He saw it her movements, in how she destroyed enemy's forces. No nerves, no wasted movements it was almost automatical for her. An habit she acquired from years of doing it.
Jeviso smiled, she never used force while she did it, he saw how Shepard used it on pure instincts when she raised morale of her followers with just one word. If only she wasn't so old…
Compared to her other humans looked rather… pathetic. Even biotic, who was with Shepard was less than worthy of his position. Jeviso, who constantly read soldiers' thought, managed to find that this "beacon" is very important for Alliance and political situation itself. From his point of view sending for it's rescue something less than battalion of Special Forces was rather stupid.
"Where is the beacon?" asked Shepard, when they reached the archeologists' camp.
"Sire, I heard that they decided to move it." said Ashley.
"So the only way… is to cosmoport." said Naruto.
When they looked at the way to the cosmoport, Jeviso instantly understood that a lot of bad things will happen there.
Several minutes later they looked at the rows of stakes with bodies on them. "Such cruelty." said Ashley. "For what." They were sensed really strange in the Force. For those, who recently died there was a bit too much life in them. Adding the strange spots on their skin and how the bodies were situated… Droids are not organics they will not do something like that just for fun. Their actions are decided by logic.
"Look it's moving!" Ashley pointed to the nearest body.
"Stop this instant!" Shepard didn't wait for strange cyborgs to get close. She glowed with strange violet light and threw a ball of energy at deformed figures that already ran to them.
Loud screeches from to the left of their position made them turn their heads, crowd of already turned people, ran to them.
"Civilians…" said Shepard preparing her pistol. Looks like as psychological weapon it works really good. Ashley and Kaidan just looked and didn't shoot. If they were alone, they would already be added to the mass of cyber – zombie.
Only when the last of them fell to the earth everybody sighed in relief.
Shepard put her weapon in the holster and made the gesture for others to follow. Large prothean structure with glowing green lines was on the flying platform could be seen in far away. They walked from the space between the buildings.
"Scatter and try to find something." said Jeviso, while Shepard kneeled near the corpse that lied in the center of the open space near the buildings.
"Nihlus, you fool." said Shepard.
"You know him?" asked Jeviso.
"My supervisor. Lost beacon, dead specter, Consul will fuck the ambassador, he will fuck the high command and high command will fuck me, all because that he decided that alone he moves faster." replied Shepard. "Strange, judging by wound the one who shoot him, was right behind him, how did it came to this? Why Nihlus let somebody stand in his bkind spot… unless he trusted that someone."
She rose to her feet and looked at the massive form of beacon in far away. And at that moment Kaiden arrived with a civilian. "Commander we found a survivor and a possible witness."
"Who are you and how did you survive?" instantly started her interrogation Shepard.
"I… em… well… there is that little room over there, where we used to… ehm… "relax" over there…"
"So he survived because he is lazy? I want something like this" said Ashley.
"Enough of this!" finally exploded Shepard. "You saw what happened to the turian? Tell me!"
"Okay, okay! First there were a lot of geth, than this turian came, while he searched around another turian came in and the first one called him Saren, than when the first turned his back to him, Saren shoot him in the back of his neck."
"Great!" said Shepard. "Commander Jeviso, can you use your scanner to find our enemies?"
"23 to the west, 21 to the east and 25 on the north near the Beacon." replied Naruto using an advances Force sensing.
"Good, Kaiden you know what to do." Alenko sighed. "Why I'm the only one, who is doing it."
"Stop it already Kaiden." Laughed Shepard. "Maybe if you had better shooting results…" Growling Kaiden Alenko went to force geth away from their positions. When he ran back glowing with biotic energy with horde of geth on his tail, Naruto smiled under his helmet, before he opened fire.
Kaiden breathed heavily near the pile of geth bodies. "I'm tired and for today there will be no biotics from me."
"Don't worry. You did as planned." said Darth Jeviso. "The path is clear."
Two minutes later they stood before the Beacon, green lines on it pulsed, showing that it was activated.
"Strange…" said Ashley "I was near it before and there were no green lines."
Shepard hmed and continued her search for any possible leads about where this "Saren" person went to. Jeviso relaxed a bit, because the Force was silent and than he committed a mistake of unskilled force user. When you live with whisper of Force in your ears for your entire life, you start to depend on it. And when it is silent… Naruto had forgotten, how much can change in just one second.
While both of them, he and Shepard searched for leads, Ashley decided to cease her hunger for information. She went a bit closer to the Beacon and then a bright stream of light hit her and started to pull her to itself.
Shepard leaped forward pushing Ashley away from the light, and Jeviso using a Force step appeared near her. Bright green light engulfed both of them and Beacon pushed them away moments later. Shepard lifelessly fell near Jeviso, who managed to land on his feet.
So he saw, how the greatest vault of knowledge in this galaxy… exploded in a bunch of green sparks.
AN: Soon will be updated Overfox, Sacred Tree and either Reckoning or with Blood and Rage of Crimson Rage.