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Darth Jeviso.
Chapter IX.
Malevolence. Meeting chambers.
Naruto hated this… problems with overpopulation wasn't something that he greatly enjoyed solving. Right now with hologram of general Kota there were six people in the room, including him. All tried to find some solution to their problem.
"Sooo… we cannot use our ships, since we will weaken our defenses and using the Council's ship that we took from locals may provoke them to attack us." stated Maris.
"Yea…" said Ventress. "If we didn't need so many workers on Ilos and if we could allow to feed them all… we will not have this conversation. Ilos can support three hundred thousand of people. We have at least half a million of freeloaders!"
Naruto sighed. He knew only one way to deal with such problem, usually he greatly enjoyed this way. Unfortunately he couldn't do it in such case.
While his councilors bickered he felt a strange tingling in the Force… like all that he needed… the decision… will come in next moment.
"Sire!" one of the lieutenants ran into the chambers, breathing hardly. "It's Alliance frigate, they are sending us signals Sire! My lord… they are surrendering…"
Last words soldier said to Naruto's back, who already left the chambers, led by the Force.
Darth Vader. On the board of "Executioner".
Darth Vader really hated his position. Capturing raiders from Empire or Confederacy was his duty, but those bastards always used hit – and – run tactics, so when his fleet appeared to deal with them, they had been already long gone.
Because of this Vader's mood worsened from jump to jump. His lieutenants already tried to appear as less as possible, fearing his wrath.
Vader thirsted for battle. He wanted to finally settle his arguments with his enemies. And fortunately he was given the chance.
"Executioner" appeared from hyperspace right in front of great battle. Separatist and Empire's fleets fought over one of the border planets. It was rich with fuel and very interesting minerals, which were needed to create really powerful explosives.
Unfortunately for both fleets it belonged to Neutral Alliance. Vader also found that this planet had ancient system of planet defense. Powerful enough to destroy a fleet… or two. He ordered to hide "Executioner" behind other planet in this system, closest to a place of conflict.
While he used his special fighter, with new cloaking system, to get to planet surface.
Planet's surface. With Confederacy's forces.
Minato looked at lines of his army and scowled. He preferred to use somebody with more… imagination, on battlefield. Unfortunately… his student Kakashi, whom he truly trusted, died from the hand of Darth Jeviso.
Others were not so trustworthy… and after incident with Kushina, his trust in Leaf shinobi's skills lessened gravely.
Dooku was on Serano dealing with political stuff, Trench was patrolling their borders after Dooku stopped the Jedi Hunt for a while. Maul, Geisti, Grievous and their forces were in other galaxy, claiming new territories for Confederacy and he never trusted them anyway.
Minato touched his right mechanical arm. Time has passed, but he still felt the burning pain from the wound, inflicted by lightsaber. That's why he always volunteered, when opportunity to raid enemy's territories appeared.
He wanted rematch… He wanted Darth Jeviso's severed head in his arms.
However, here he was, fighting against forces of Empire on nameless planet covered by green forests and ancient ruins, soon it will become just another piece of mad in the limitless sea of space.
Forests will be cut down, ruins will be destroyed or salvaged… all to take the precious fuel and minerals.
Minato shook his head trying to not think about this, after all he was send here to deal with anyone who opposed Confederacy and he will do so. One way or another.
With Antinnis and Imperial forces.
Being Inquisitor in service for Emperor, who by the way was very vicious and merciless bastard, wasn't an easy thing as other less understanding people can think. You are constantly walking on the edge, trying to deal with annoying colleagues, powerful enemies, rebel leaders and above all you are constantly trying to please the Emperor, who can take your enthusiasm as an insult or worse – preparation for revolt.
Other comments weren't needed.
So here he was, in ancient ruins, seeking the weapon of mass destruction, while Imperial fleet was fighting above them with Confederacy's fleet. And what's worse he wasn't alone. Because of recent events Emperor send Jerec with him.
He hated this part of his job, now not only he needed to take care of his enemies, but also be prepared for Jerec to betray him. Antinnis sighed. At least he felt the familiar presence in the Force, which meant that he will surely have his rematch.
With Confederacy's forces.
Minato continued to walk through the ancient jungles which covered all surface of the planet. Right now he was happy that he was surrounded by droids at least those metal junk heads followed the orders and don't care about the fauna and flora, without a diubt he wouldn't have passed that far normal soldiers, however, that doesn't mean that he didn't want at least one good lieutenant.
Somewhere on the horizon Minato saw a ruins of old building, his way was there. Where the ancient system, created by the race of Rakata, if he remembered right, was.
Darth Vader. Near his ship.
Vader slowly left his ship, led by the force he went in direction of the ruins. He remembered, how his teacher, Jeviso, told him about Rakata. He remembered that even with all their achievements, they were flesh consuming bastards, who wished to rule the universe and enslave all other races.
Relics of their reign were dangerous, since Rakata were naturally Force sensitive, easy to anger, they tended to Dark Side, consumed the flesh of others and fused their spirits with ancient technologies.
He feared that he was already too late.
When he reached the temple bodies of dead stormtroopers and destroyed parts of different droids laid everywhere.
He entered the dark space of main building. Body count raised as he slowly walked further, he saw signs of violent fighting.
He heard the moans of survivor, figure in white armor tried to get away from him, as he slowly walked closer. Vader easily pulled all needed information out of trooper's mind.
Red blade fulgurated in darkness and pierced his chest.
Vader continued his path. He found out that Confederacy forces got here first and Imperial soldiers attacked them here, slowly pushing them into the depth of the complex. Vader like a dark shadow followed them.
He heard shooting sounds in front of him, he activated his lightsaber and started to spin it, from side it looked like circle of red light in his hand. He threw it at sound and heard how it pierced the flesh, following his command Force sent lightsaber back into his hand.
Vader attacked confederates and imperials alike. With his sword blazing in his hand, his cloak clapping behind his back and his armor scaring the shit out of his opponent he was like resurrection of wrath to them.
Depth of the complex. With Minato.
Minato looked at the massive construction of ancient Empire. Massive structure was filled with energy of the Dark Side, Minato felt it.
"Step away." Minato turned in direction of the voice. It was his old acquaintances, Imperial Inquisitors Jerec and Antinnis. "Step aside Minato. You are outclassed and outnumbered."
However their bickering was stopped raspy breathing sounds. He appeared from darkness gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, clad in dark armor, it seemed like a piece of darkness suddenly turned flesh and metal to stop the robbers of ancient ruins."
"Your soldiers were… outdated." said he. Nothing more, nothing less.
With zooming sounds blades activated. Jerec charged to Vader, while Minato activated his yellow double lightsaber waiting for Antinnis. Unlike previous times, half metal Inquisitor prepared for this meeting.
Long days of practice will finally bear the fruits, two red blades ignited in the darkness of the cave and taking the Ataru stance, he attacked Minato.
Meanwhile Jerec already understood that his decision to attack Darth Vader was a bit… insane. Whatever he did his attacks cannot pierce Vader's perfect defense. His Force Powers were too high for Jerec too.
Jerec tried to stop him with force pull, but Vader didn't even bulge. He raised his sword upon his head and struck diagonally and was blocked by Vader's blade. He kneed Jerec into his ugly mug, disorientating him.
Jerec made a step backwards and Vader seized the opportunity. Jerec fell to the stone floor, motionless. Meanwhile Minato slowly pushed Antinnis backwards. Fast strikes of the Inquisitor weren't good enough. Minato was faster and stronger.
He struck from unusual angles and through sudden activation and deactivation of his lightsaber's blades he managed to change the types of lightsaber fighting, making him really unpredictable. Suffice to say not only he used such tactics, His daughter and son were smart and skilled enough to do this too. In way of fighting their minds clicked really similar.
He easily dealt with Antinnis, wrath made him an easy target. Minato forced him into the wall after cutting his lightsabers. Minato turned to the machines behind him. He was too late.
Vader was already giving new coordinates.
With loud battle cry Minato charged forward. Vader blocked the first strike and evaded the second.
"It's too late confederate, I already set up new coordinates for the blast. I fear that Machines will not survive the blest.
"NOO!" screamed Minato, raising his sword upon his head and striking Vader. Behind them machines exploded after making one simple shot. Fleets on the orbit were nearly completely destroyed.
Minato screamed and fell to his knees. Vader deactivated his blade and passed the bodies of Inquisitor and Sith Assassin. Minato's body was on fire, he heard thousands upon thousands of voices in his head.
Spirits of Rakata tribe were bound to ancient machines. After their destruction they invaded the minds of those, who freed them. Vader was protected by his armor, while Antinnis and Jerec were easily overpowered because they were unconscious. Minato however continued to resist.
Serano. Dooku's Palace.
Count Dooku looked over his lands and thought about current situation. His best assassin was damaged beyond comprehension. Agent of Empire managed to evade his agents in other Galaxy. Their forces were spread thin and systems too damaged by war, started to consider the return under Empire rule.
He needed something to make them fearful again. While grievous haven't started the war on other side, he needed no conflicts with Empire. Without a doubt those bastards already found their own way to new Galaxy.
After all if one agent was there, you need to expect a whole army. But he knew Sidius and Sidius knew him, both their forces will clash in new Galaxy. But first… he needed to speak with somebody. It was good that he knew where Jedi were.
Nin'Qwei. Several weeks later. With Kushina.
Kushina sliced another ANBU send by her from Konoha. She hated her current way of living. But she needed to deal with her anger. With her hatred. With her anger. Sometimes the best way is to release it.
"Splendid. Splendid." Kushina heard the sound of claps and turned into direction of this sound. Old man dressed in regal black robes stood there. She instantly recognized him, Jedi spent a lot of time talking about him. Count Dooku. Darth Tyranus.
"Let me introduce myself…"
"I know, who you are, Sith."
Dooko just smiled. "Great, then I will just start from the main reason of me being here. You see me and your "husband", Minato had a deal. While he works for me I provide lightsabers for Konoha. Until then he and his warriors work for me. However, I received the proofs of somebody from here double-crossing me and in a way Minato. Hence I need somebody, not allied with Konoho, but knows it deep inside, to infiltrate it and found the identity of that somebody."
He made a pause expecting some sort of reply but Kushina was silent. So Dooku continued:
"Therefore I propose a temporary alliance between two of us." He expected everything but this answer.
"Deal. But I will need something in return."
Malevolence. Docking bay. Unknown ship.
Miranda Lawson slowly walked from her ship. First stage was cleared. They managed to surrender. Well, "surrender" wasn't the perfect term to describe the situation. They just felt the light push and everything based on electricity died out. Then they were moved to the docking bays of massive ship by some invisible link.
Ship, by the way was breathtaking. Miranda saw the "Destiny Ascension" and this ship was much bigger. In her mind that was the only ship worthy to bear the title of "super dreadnought". Ship intimidated her with its size and alien aura… but the strangest thing in her mind was construction of said ship. It looked like it had absolutely no technologies and weapons based on "Mass Effect".
"What do you think Mister Taylor?" asked she her companion, who she had chosen for that very delicate diplomatic mission.
"If it is based on "Mass Effect" technologies. Then there is too much unneeded space. But it's only if they had built their ship around the core… And the core itself… blues had been building their core for "Destiny Ascension" for centuries. That thing is bigger and none of the weapons used on us validate the use of "Mass Effect" technologies, I think it was really powerful EMI. So it's something new." said Jacob.
Miranda nodded agreeing with her companion, and started to think that maybe she bite more than she can chew, accepting this mission from Elusive Man. Even though he never was wrong, his thoughts were too insane to believe.
Chances, that unknown aggressor was in fact new race, were one to thirty thousands. After all, as it was already shown, with humans, drells and even turians, "newbies" slowly adapt to the laws of Citadel and of course can't not leave the traces of their existence.
But in their case everything was "clean", Elusive Man explained it with even more fantastic theory: it was a work of the race, which understood the inner mechanism of multirace society. Chances of meeting such society or get in contact with the race in such society was one to trillion. Chances of meeting "alien" humans among them was zero.
Yet Elusive Man was certain enough to send his best operative (Miranda knew, how important her work was, how good she was at it and she was never shy to not boast something like this) on diplomatic mission.
Finally their ship reached the field, which was really similar the one emitted by several prothean devices she once saw, and moments later they were in docking bay.
Elusive Man was right. They were met by beautiful, dark haired human woman. So unknown race were humans and they were prepared for a dialogue.
"Greetings, I'm Commander Celeste Morne, also I'm your guide, while you are on our ship." said woman. It was clear that English wasn't her native language; she used some sort of translator put in her armor.
Miranda looked around, she saw other nonhuman members of personnel, then her gaze returned to commanding officer. Her human looks didn't hide her nature from Miranda, even though biologically they were close, how she carried herself, how she walked, how she spoke, everything was so alien to Miranda.
Behind commanding officer stood a squad of soldiers in strange armor, Miranda sensed that even though she was asked she shouldn't try to find what the alternatives were. Especially if they manage to do at least a quarter of what those three on Iden Prime did.
"Greetings." said she, giving Celeste her weapon. "My name is Miranda Lawson and I represent very powerful human political organization, I'm on diplomatic mission, on behave of my organization. Can I speak with somebody of your high command?"
"Of course." replied woman. "But it will take a bit of time." In her thoughts Miranda relaxed a bit, she feared, that they will threw them in space or put them in labs and start experimenting on them.
"Meanwhile." continued Celeste. "Wait in quarters that we will provide. Admiral will want to speak with you personally."
Nin'Qwei. Konoha. Darth Tyranus and Kushina.
"Here we are." said Kushina, standing with Tyranus, near the gates of Konoha. "First of all, this is one – time thing. We will go our own merry ways."
"Why? We are not so different, Kushina." replied Dooku.
"Oh? Then tell me our similarities." said Kushina.
"You like me are disappointed in the Jedi. You search for your son, after all you heard that Darth Jeviso knows something therefore you want to pass through the gates in my possession. Like me you miss you son, Qui – Gon was like that to me. I agreed to serve Sidius, because of that. We both… are failures of parents."
"Hey." Kushina followed Dooku, who walked right to the gates of Konoha. "You can't just…" Dooku moved his hand silencing the guards. "Nevermind. What do you want to find by the way?" asked she.
"One of the ninjas, as I already said, was picked by the Emperor to become his new apprentice and personal assassin."
"And who is…"
"That's what we need to find out." replied Dooku. "While you will get their attention, I will sneak in and find out, who is missing."
""Hmm. Okay." said Kushina. "Now, where should I start? Hmm, explosives in ANBU barracks sounds really good…"
Citizens of Konoha got up that night from screams and smells of fire and burned flesh. Kushina really enjoyed her work. Ino, Tsunade, Sakura and Kurenai were far away from the fire. They meditated and tried to reach the Force, remembering what Shaak Ti taught them.
"Looks like meditation will not be enough to do what you want. You shouldn't had betrayed Shaak Ti, maybe today you already could have use the Force." said mocking voice behind them.
Unlike others Ino instantly jumped up her blades already in her hands. She knew this voice too good to give its wielder even some power over herself. Unlike Ino, her companions were more sure in their powers, they slowly rose up and activated their lightsabers.
"Kushina…" finally said Tsunade. "And here I thought, you were still in Wave."
"I decided to visit." replied she. 'What's up? Not so happy to see me?"
"Your actions before… are rather questionable." said Tsunade. 'But it's not too late, join us Kushina, your resistance is futile, you don't even know, who stands with us know, return with your daughter, tell us where Jedi hide and you will be forgiven."
Kushina smiled. "Really? So you mean count Dooku…" others gasped, when they heard the name. "Cares about what happens to you? You are really mistaken. You see one of your ninja broke your treaty with him. Said ninja became apprentice to the Emperor."
"What?! So that's fucking boy didn't run to Orochimaru or got in trouble like always…"
"Orochimaru… AH! Mikoto's younger boy! How's she by the way?"
"Still in coma." grimly replied Tsunade.
"Really? Shame I wanted to see my old friend." said Kushina. "And let me guess: you didn't tell Sasuke about his mother?"
"No." spitted Tsunade through her teeth.
"Well… I already have what I had come for… But…" lightsabers shoot into her hands and activated shining with green and red light. "Let's dance a bit."
"Please, Kushina… you are outnumbered and outclassed." said Kurenai. "Just give up."
"I was stronger than you all put together when I was Shinobi and I'm way stronger that as Jedi, so the question is what chance do you stand against me, not me against you."
With Dooku. Konoha Achieves.
Dooku also faced several problems firstly he overestimated his own knowledge of local language, secondly some strange in kabuki clothes prevented him from his search.
"Stop right where you are! I, Jiraya the Gallant…"
"Jiraya… familiar name, you taught Minato."
Jiraya raised his brow. "And who you are? You speak like you know me…"
"Ah where are my manners, I'm Count Dooku, at your service." and he mockingly bowed.
Count Dooku… same Dooku, who taught Minato, how to use the force, same Dooku, who gives them lightsabers, all in all the Dooku. Jiraya breathed in and out, calming himself, he must tread carefully, if he doesn't want Konoha to be destroyed.
"Well it still doesn't explain, what are you doing here, dear count."
"Oh, I'm just researching a possible treachery." everything within Jiraya became cold. "You see I need to decide what to do, Konoha already will stop receive the lightsabers. But fate of Minato is still to be decided."
That enraged Jiraya and he activated his own, white lightsaber, which he found in ancient ruins during his travels. "I will not allow you to corrupt my apprentice further!" screamed he charging forward.
Red and white blades crossed.
"Unfortunately for you…" Dooku slowly started to overpower Jiraya. "…he has new teacher."
With Kushina.
Meanwhile our dear redhead get the steam out of her system dealing with those, who schemed bhind her back, manipulating her and members of her family lives from nearly day one.
She made a salt in the air, to evade the spinning bled thrown by Tsunade, gracefully landing on her feet and crossing her blades behind her back to block blades of Ino.
Then he easily evaded sloppy strikes of Sakura and hit sword of Kurenai, who can't hold the powerful attack and moved her blade to right, thus blocking Tsunade's attack.
"Seriously? I know padawans, who fight better than you and I know genins, who coordinate their actions better than you."
Her beaten and blooded opponents just laid on earth not powerful enough to even curse her. Kushina looked at the blade in her hands, part of her wanted to end their threat once and for all, but another, better part, which wanted to redeem herself before her child, which led her for several years was against it. Blades of her enemies leaved their hands attached themselves to Kushina's belt, according to her will.
She turned her back to them and left. Unfortunately, one of them was too stubborn to stop and not too powerless to just lay down. Sakura rose to her feet, focused chakra in her fist and with loud roar charged at Kushina.
Kushina just waited for her to come closer, she already was prepared for her attack. Suddenly, from Sakura's point of view, Kushina spun on her heel and slammed her hand into Sakura's chest.
Kushina enhanced her hit with Force Push, she felt how ribs of young girl crushed under her power, how shards of her bones pierced her lungs leading to internal bleeding. Without help of Tsunade or her own medical jutsus girl will die soon.
"I hope you will make the right choice." said Kushina. "She has internal bleeding, if you will follow me and leave her she will die."
Those were the last words of the redhead before she left her former friends sight.
Konoha Achieves.
Dooku meanwhile had fun of his own. Unlike his apprentice Jiraya didn't had any talent in the Force, however he compensated it with experience, unpredictable tactics, senjutsu and martial arts he learned from his summons.
Dooku countered him with his own set of skills, like Jiraya he was skilled, experience from many battles was on his side, he was one of four greatest duelists in entire galaxy and Force managed to help him to predict Jiraya's attacks.
Since in Konoha Achieves there were too little space between dusty bookshelves and Dooku wasn't in mood to move them and give his opponent an opening, they battled right on them.
Dooku gracefully evaded and parried Jiraya's strikes, while his opponent used every trick in his arsenal to try and kill count. During one of their clashes they were sent to different ends of the Achieves.
Dooku deactivated his lightsaber, levitated several bookshelves and threw them at Jiraya, showing remarkable agility for his age, Toad Sage managed to evade them. However Dooku managed to put an even greater distance between them, jumping on the balcony in the Achieves, there were still plenty of bookshelves around them and Jiraya was already breathing hard.
Without a doubt they had already destroyed information that Dooku searched for, but Jiraya annoyed him too much, to care about something like this, at that moment he wanted only one thing: kill that annoying pest of a sage, then dance on his grave!
Dooku's Force Push hit Jiraya and slammed him into the wall, breaking several bones in his body. Sith lightning ignited different kind of paper around them, hiding in shadows Dooku left the motionless and unconsciousness Jiraya on the floor of the Achieves.
Several kilometers away from Konoha.
"Looks like we both had fun." said Kushina. "I saw the smoke in direction of Konoha Achieves." said Kushina, finally finding grim and brooding Dooku.
"I didn't manage to find out anything." Said Dooku.
"Good. Because I found possible suspect." said Kushina giving Dooku several files. "I heard about him from Tsunade and stole several files from hospital."
"Hmm, psychological profile, health, registrated abilities and genetic anomalies… You are rather frightening woman, Lady Kushina."
"I will take it as a compliment Count Dooku. Now, about my reward…"
"You have my approval. Here take this…" said Dooku giving Kushina some small object.
"What is it?" asked she.
"Needed codes and my mark for free passage in Confederacy's space. Oh, and say hello to Master Windu. Don't be surprised, through them I found this planet and managed to ally myself with Konoha. Well, I see now that I need to deal with them in a new way. Farewell, Lady Kushina." bowed Count, and left the red-haired woman alone.
Kushina sighed and slowly move in direction of the Wave country, there she will hire a ship that will get her to Jedi Temple.
Several weeks later. Jedi Temple.
"Kushina sat in lotus position before her Master, Shaak Ti and drunk the herbal tea, made by her.
"…so, you didn't kill them?"
"No… with Tsunade being there, girl shall be able to walk straight several weeks later. Right about now, I think." replied Kushina.
"And you got there…"
"With Count Dooku, yes." admitted Kushina. "He said "hi", by the way."
Togruta raised her brow.
"He asked me to tell this to Master Windu." continued Kushina.
"Maybe he hoped that Windu will kill you, just because he heard something like that."
"Maybe, by the way as reward I chose the travel to another Galaxy."
"So our vision was true." said Shaak Ti. "Three gates, we all felt how they opened, but then… it's like they are cloaked."
"Yeah, if any force sensitive can find something like that through Force…"
"Then from secret weapons they will turn into liability." ended her sentence Shaak Ti.
"Or use them as bait before exploding them with enemy's forces."
"Correlians about flying, Nin'Qwei about war…" commented Shaak Ti.
Kushina smiled and saluted her with her cup. "What can I say… We are trying."
Meanwhile. With Count Dooku. Secret Laboratory in Confederacy's Space.
Dooku listened to reports given to him adjutant.
"General Grievous reports that all forces are on their positions. We are prepared to take the Asari Republics for our own."
"At least some Republics will fall under the might of confederacy." commented Count Dooku, hinting that with taking Asari Republics, at least now when all their fleets, alongside turians', were relocated to Citadel, is something that even one vindicator ship will manage.
"What about Maul and Geisti." asked Dooku.
"They are reporting dirty secrets of each other. What is really interesting is that Maul always reports significant, while Geisti reports something insignificant."
Dooku sighed. "Those two will be death of me one day."
"There are also very troubling reports about activity in Empire space."
"Really? What happened? Emperor once again chose another apprentice?"
"No, Sire, but we believe that he wants to create at least a squad of cyborgs, as his personal assassins."
"Why?"
"He spoke with one famous scientist in this field, sometime later scientist had paid for cybernetic implants, some similar to those, which were implanted in General Grievous, some different."
Hmm, this is troubling enough." said Dooku.
"Mmm, Sire?" Dooku turned his head to adjutant. "What of Lord Namikaze?"
Dooku sighed. "I will deal with him myself. His zeal over his precious Konoha is something I need to deal with."
Several minutes later Dooku entered the rooms where strapped to laboratory table laid Minato.
"Dooku! What is the meaning of this?"
"Your failures and too much protectiveness directed at your place of birth, displeases me greately. I need a trusty subordinate, not some zealous maniac. So…" Sith Lighting danced in his hands. "I will erase and block all those unneeded emotions and memories." said Dooku.
"What? Wait! NOOOO!"
Personal chambers of Lord Vader.
Usually Lord Vader never argued with his wife. Usually, being the key word.
"This is an outrage!" screamed Vader as different kind of furniture, was destroyed by his Force powers. "Padme, you know that I love you, but your plan is pure madness!"
Padme sighed, massaging her temples. "Any, please… You know that I'm right. You can protect Luke, while I will take care of Leia."
"When you return to Empire!? To Palpatine and his Inquisitors? Padme are you insane? He will rip the child from your arms before throwing you in some kind of jail or torture chambers!"
"Anakin…" their argument was stopped by incoming call. With zooming sound hologram of Darth Jeviso appeared in the room.
"Lord Vader… Lady Padme, hope I'm not interrupting something." said Jeviso.
"Lord Jeviso." politely bowed Vader. "Maybe you can decide who is right in our aruement?"
"What's happening?" asked Jeviso.
"My wife wants to take our daughter back with her, while our son will grow up under my wing." said Vader.
"Good plan, but it need a bit of… calibration." said Jeviso.
"Listen here… wait a minute you just said that my plan is good?" asked Padme, with Vader just standing silently behind her in surprise.
"Yes. I think I can create an amulet that will hide her Force sensitiveness from Palpatine. Right now I'm busy though, so when I will return I will help you. Fortunately, you are not going anywhere for awhile. Anyway, Vader, prepare our fleets I will need reinforcements here. I will give you more details after I will negotiate with "Cerberus"." said Jeviso cutting transmission.
Emperor's Palace.
Palpatine feared treason. So he observed his projects personally. He managed to greatly improve his first project. Instead of cloning troops receiving damaged clones, he decided to clone blood and inject it into his most capable Empire warriors and officers.
His agents slowly penetrated the society on other side of the Gates. Palpatine smiled. Their society was just the way he liked: xenophobic and purely human. So easy to manipulate. His agents had already penetrated their government. When he and his fleet will appear in that sector of Galaxy without a doubt, that so – called system alliance will fell into his hands like a fruit.
He knew that nobody will speak against his crusade in other galaxy. Like Dooku he faced the same problem: political opposition. If they both tried to just get rid of them, it will just create a lot of martyrs. Palpatine didn't like it.
He knew that both political parties, his and Dooku's opponents, wanted them to fail. He understood their logic: they do not care if they fight in other galaxy, until their war will not return to their borders. And if one of them, or both, will fail, it will be even better for senators.
His fleets were prepared for war, not counting what senators say, he needed to deal with a lot of paperwork, assassinations and other stuff. But he will deal with his opponents one way or the other and with his new force sensitive soldiers he will be victorious.
By the way, Jerec and Antinnis will be good governors in the future.
Palpatine scratched his chin. He will need to once again, change his plans.
Malevolence. Meeting chambers.
Before she entered the room Miranda thought that she had no fear. It was before she met Darth Jeviso, before she looked him into the eyes. She was prepared to face any enemy human or alien, nut he… She was sure that someone, who has eyes like his cannot be human, to hell, he cannot be ordinary mortal.
Black sclera, red iris and elongated pupil. Combined with slight glow, his eyes looked like pools of darkness with sparks of hellfire in them. His skin on the other hand looked human and long blonde hair only 'humanized' him more. However, Miranda had no intention of letting herself be fooled.
"Sit there, Miss Lawson. Do you play chess by the way?" asked Darth Jeviso.
"Chess?" Miranda expected anything, but that.
"Yes. You see, when people look me into the eyes…" he waved his hand, trying to find the words to explain. "They tend to feel the unnatural flashes of fear. But when they are focused on something… like chess. They do not care about my eyes."
Miranda moved a white pawn and focused her attention on the deck, anything to not look into his eyes.
"So…" said Naruto making his move. "… you are working for that man… Mr. Harper, isn't it?"
Miranda nearly choked on her tongue only several people knew about Elusive Man's true name, herself included. Unknowingly to her, Darth Jeviso slowly poured deeper into her mind.
"Yes…" continued Miranda with shaking voice. There was no need to hide anything, he already knows it, thought given to her by Jeviso instantly appeared in her mind.
"Anyway." once again tried Miranda to take the situation in her arms. "Elusive Man is interested in alliance with you."
"Hmm." Jeviso moved another figure on the deck. "You mean that he will try to use us according to his will…" at those words Miranda instantly became cold. "But bad ally is better than no allies at all." woman breathed out and relaxed. "So our "alliance"…" he even somehow told the word "alliance" with special intonation. "…is possible. Raise your head, Miss Lawson."
Miranda caught herself on thought that she isn't even fighting against his will, she instantly raised her head. This time his eyes didn't install the terrifying fear in her soul, they seemed somehow… warm and even... beautiful, in their own exotic way, to her.
She raised her brow in question, and she couldn't see, because of his breathing mask, but she could bet that her vis-à-vis smiled under it.
"You can't blame me for using "additional" help in our negotiations, I feel a bit… insecure around somebody so beautiful and confident, as you Miss Lawson." jokingly complimented he.
Miranda finally managed to calm herself and now angrily looked at Darth Jeviso.
"Ah, please don't pout, Miss Lawson, I know for sure that you would have done the same if you had the chance to do it." said Jeviso.
Miranda smiled. "You surely had done your homework well."
"This "homework" is a guarantee to a peaceful and long timed partnership, so of course I have prepared."
"Anyway back to business, Ilusive Man whishes to ally "Cerberus" with you, but in return you must get your agents out of System Alliance's space." said Miranda.
"Hmm, isn't "Cerberus" a pro-human organization? And you really thought that to ally myself with some bunch of terrorists I will get my agents away?" asked Jeviso.
"No. But we really hoped that you will… lessen your grip." said Miranda.
"I can't order so-called spies to return, because I have no spies in Alliance space." replied Jeviso.
"Really? Then who are they?" asked Miranda showing him two images.
"Hmm. This one I know." said Jeviso. Pointing at one of them. "His name is Jerec and he is Inquisitor in Galactic Empire. Before you ask me… No, I belong to other government's forces."
"And the other one?"
"His armor was definitely made in my galaxy." said Jeviso. "So he is definitely from my side."
"Oh… So maybe you can… change the information for information?" asked Miranda.
"Yes. My… agents reported me, that warriors of another government: Confederacy of Independent Systems, right now they are prepared to invade Citadel space. I do not know when… but their fleets are battle ready."
With commander Shepard. Citadel. Week Later.
Udina backstabbed her, "Normandy" was grounded and she was stripped of her position. She sat near "Normandy's" metal wall and sulked.
"They shouldn't have done something like this." said Shiala, who silently walked inside.
"I told them all truth and they still didn't listen." replied Shepard.
"So, what will you do? Just sit here and sulk?" asked she.
"I'm out of game now. But I will find a way to get back on the horse." said the redhead.
"Good." she stretched her hand. "And I'm with you… till the end." Shepard rose to her legs and her face was dangerously close to Shiala's. Everything was perfect, until…
"Commander Shepard. You have a message from Captain Anderson."
"Joker, are you spying on us?" asked Shepard.
"Of course not Commander. I just found that you are on the ship and decided to tell you.
Soon, followed by Shiala and Garrus, Shepard left the "Normandy".
Supernova. With Captain Anderson.
"I'm glad you came." said Anderson.
"They pulled me out from mission. And grounded the 'Normandy'." said Shepard.
"I know and I'm sorry." said Anderson. "I wanted to warn you, but there was no way before you got here. I understand that this is hard for you, but don't give up. They think that everything is over, but we both know it's just the beginning. You have to go to Ilos. We cannot let Saren use the Conduit."
"There is only one ship, which can go to Terminus undetected and she is grounded." said Shepard.
"Citadel control has shot down all the 'Normandy's' Systems. But if we override the ambassador's orders we can get the ship back, on-line. You can be in Terminus Systems before somebody finds that you are gone." replied Anderson.
"Great." said Shepard. "What's the plan?"
"I can unlock the 'Normandy' from one of the consoles in Citadel control Center. You will have several minutes, before somebody understands what's happening." said Anderson.
"But this is restricted area, which is heavily guarded. How are you going to pass the security?" asked Garrus.
"Leave that to me, just be sure you are back on 'Normandy' when systems are back online. By the way…" armored female figure, whose face was hidden by the hood, appeared near the Anderson, by uncloaking herself. "Kushina showed herself from her best side. Take her with you, she is professional."
"You will get yourself killed, there has to be another way." argued Shepard.
"Ambassador Undina issued the lockout order. If I will manage to hack his computer, I think I can override his order."
"But he will not let you near his computer." said Shiala.
"Don't worry, while he celebrated his 'victory' I mixed a powerful laxative into his drink. So you better hurry." said Kushina.
"Ambassador will not forgive you for this, if he captures you, he will charge you with treason, it's a capital offence."
"We have a poor choice… So where should I try?"
"Use the ambassador's computer."
"I hoped for this. Ambassador has made this personal. Well… are you ready to get out of this station, Commander?" asked Anderson.
"Let's do it." said Shepard.
"I will take care about blockade, while you go to 'Normandy' and order Joker to be ready."
Several minutes later.
Anderson charged in, seeing Udina standing near his table and holding his hand on his stomach. "Anderson? Why are you her? I didn't send for you. No matter help…" mighty hook from Anderson knocked him out.
On 'Normandy' Shepard ordered Joker to start the engine. Before anybody noticed they were gone. Before they reached the Mass Relay, Shepard spend her time talking with her team, getting to know Kushina and fucking Shiala.
Mass Relay threw the 'Normandy' through space, with nearly unmatched speed.
"Um… Commander? We are not alone here." said Joker, seeing the destroyed remains of the Geth ships and massive triangular dreadnoughts.
"What are those things?" asked Tali with admiration. "They are massive!"
"And heavily armed." said Shiala, looking how easily it destroyed the geth dreadnought.
"We are not even near Ilos!" said Ashley. "I hate him, really hate him, without a doubt he finally stole the Mass Relay!"
"Anyway, have their sensors picked us up yet?" asked Shiala.
"Stealth systems are engaged. Unless we get close enough for visual, they have no idea we are here."
"How far away we are from the Ilos?" asked Shepard.
"Setting on course, we are going, in thirty minutes we will reach the Ilos, they haven't moved it far away." replied Joker. For several minutes everything was silent.
"Commander we are picking up some strange signals."
"Get us down, Jocker, pick on the coordinates."
"Negative on that Commander. The closest landing point is two clicks away."
"We will never reach it on foot." said Ashley. "Get us clothier."
"There is nowhere clothier! I have already seen!" screamed back Pressly.
"Can you get us down in 'Mako', Joker" asked Shepard.
"I can do it." said Joker.
Several minutes later all members of Shepard's company, got away from Mako.
"Fugh. That was close, I nearly died in that thing." said Wrex.
"You need to get at least several of your pounds away." said Tali. "If you somehow have damaged my suit…"
"Yeah, yeah, just get your club of a shotgun away from… me." said Wrex. There were a lot of things on Ilos to be amazed of. But even Wrex, rarely saw the battle of such ferocity and scale. Soldiers of the Neutral Alliance clad in the black armor of Sith Troopers, shoot the geth, while Jeviso, once again in his Mandalore helmet, fought with Saren.
"Die already, fucking runt!" screamed Saren, charging at Naruto, while he easily evaded clumsy attacks of Saren, who was too enraged to stay focused, and also cut off several pieces of his arm with each his charge.
"Ugh." Saren bended over from pain, as Naruto planted his knee into Sarem's stomach. Naruto's red lightsaber cut Saren's metal arm and he, clenching his hal metal, half organic stump of his arm. He clenched his arm trying to stop the blood.
Kushina saw how he raised his read bladed sword and pierced Saren's neck from behind. He slowly turned and walked to the Shepard's group, while the remains of geth forces were slowly shoot down by his soldiers.
"Commander Shepard… it's such a pleasure, we haven't seen each other since Iden Prime. Hmm, if it isn't Ashley… I will kill you later for unprofessionalism, during your actions on Iden Prime."
"Hey!" instantly covered her Shepard. "Don't get near the members of my squad."
"Hack…" everybody turned to the body of the Saren engulfed in red electrical field. His limbs elongated and clawed, his flesh turned into metal. All in all Saren started to look like large metal spider.
"I am Sovereign! I will not faulter! I shall fulfill my mission!" screamed the monstrosity, jumping into the air. Two blades of Jeviso's lightsaber activated with zooming sound cutting the Sovereign possessed Saren into tiny bits. Naruto deactivated his lightsaber.
"Looks like Sovereign is no more." said Jeviso. He raised his hand to his comm – link. "Looks like main body of Sovereighn was deactivated and destroyed after I killed that thing." he booted the metal head of the Saren to the Shepard. "I hope before you will go for your initial celebration feast on Citadel, you will have a dinner with me. And miss Shiala, Miss T'Soni whishes to hear about the condition of her mother."
Naruto managed to hold his rage while he spoke with his mother, eventually both of them got a lot from their talk. Dark Side lessened their grip over two of them.
Liara found out that her mother was still alive and her condition was rather stable, she couldn't stop the sigh od relief, her mother in indoctrinated form was rather… bitchy, to say at least.
Later, Shepard was honored as hero and savior, she was given the right to chose the human councilor from the candidates. She had chosen Udina. Crafty bastard was very good in what he did. Even if he was a jerk.
"So…" said Shepard, while she sat in main cabin, with her crewmates.
"I think I will go to Tuchanka" said Wrex. "Somebody must do something about that mess on our home planet.
"I will stay with you." Instantly screamed Ashley and Shiala before glaring at each other.
"I still don't know what I will do. Maybe I will try myself as SPECTRE candidate." replied Garrus.
"I will return to Migrating Fleet." said Tali. "But before that, Lord Jeviso asked me to help him in negotiations with my people."
"Hmm. It's all good, but let's forget about our problems for a while and let's drink and don't care what will happen later." said Shepard raising her cup.
None of them knew that tomorrow entire galaxy will change.
Asari Republics.
Grievous spread terror and mayhem across the space of Asari Republics, for month he prepared for this moment, surrounding the main world of asari through capture of their border sectors. Now in just few hours Confederacy's forces under his command captured the Outer Council space. Asari were reduced to creatures of second rate.
They were massively forced to work on droid fabrics, in eezo mines and many were just sold into slavery. Their ability to be pleasant to anyone made them desirable commodity on slave market.
Morinth, now red skinned and tattooed stood near the temple of Athame, droids slowly took away all the relics from the temple.
"How are you feeling, apprentice? They are your kin after all." asked Geisti.
"They are not my kin." said Morinth. "I am sith." Her lightning shattered the statue of the Goddess revealing the Prothean Beacon.
Maul slowly prepared other forces on the border between the Inner and Outer Council Space. Remains of asari fleets, along with Destiny Ascension, different Matriarchs, including even Benezia managed to flee to Attican Traverse.
They managed to keep part of their money, but their position as "greatest race" was forever lost to them, they lost their home, their republics were now part of Confederacy of Independent Systems, their technologies and hidden Beacon, the key to their supremacy in the Galaxy, were forever lost to them.
System Alliance. Building of the Admiralty.
"Therefore, your only choice is to submit before the might of the Emperor and the Galactic Empire." said Antinnis Tremayne, who stood in front of the admiralty.
"We will not bo… AGHAAA!" violent purple lightning struck from Antinnis' arm and burned one of the admirals to the crisp.
"No more complains? Good." said Antinnis. "Moff Trachta, take your command over the Admiralty."
Imperial forces took command over the forces of System Allience. Jerec slowly searched for the inner enemies of the new regime. Antinnis attacked the Batarian's Hegemony and slowly but surely destroyed their government and turned the batarians into the slaves.
However new regime created new enemies. Admiral Hacket with most of the Alliance's fleets hid in Attican Traverse, in the part that was near the System Alliance's space. Elusive man managed to save all his connections and agents, so in Alliance space he still was power to behold.
All in all it was natural that both new governments will soon clash in epic battle. First of all only two of three main Council races were still ready to fight. Salarian Unity and Turian's Hierarchy.
Without a doubt they will be destroyed first, since none of the imperials or confederates saw in krogans something more than just mercenaries, therefore… only salarians and turians were somewhat of a threat to them.
Malevolence. Terminus Systems.
"Well. It was rather productive dialogue." said Naruto to his mother.
"I must… agree. Anyway what will you do now?"
"I will send you home and after I will deal with the problems I will return to the homeworld. I will test my sister, myself."
"And how will I get back?" asked Kushina.
Naruto just touched her forehead and she fell to the floor.
He placed his mother in one of the cabins, so he will send her through Star Gates later. Slowly he went to the meeting chambers, where his guest awaited him. Young, little, cute Tali. He smiled under his mask when he thought about her. Cute young girl in such tight suit.
"Well." he sat in front of Tali. "I think it's time to speak about your little… problem. I mean not only geth, but also your health problems." said Naruto
"Hmm, yes but no matter, how good your offer may seem you will need the backing of the admiral to at least speak with others." said Tali. "I will try to introduce you to my father."
"Great." said Jeviso. "I don't need more than that."
Malevolence. Training rooms.
Liara meditated in the training rooms when Jeviso entered the rooms.
"Master…" Liara tried to rise up.
"Sit down, Liara." said he sitting in front of her. "You reached certain success in the lightsaber fighting and force manipulation. It's time for you to learn the philosophical part." said Naruto.
"Philosophy?" asked Liara.
"Codes. Everything comes to these mantras, which help us focus." he made a little pause. "First, Jedi Code changed with times. Nowadays it sounds like:
There is no emotion, there is peace.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no chaos, there is harmony.
There is no death, there is the Force."
"Also." Continued he. "There is other variation:
Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet Force."
"I, myself, prefer the old one." continued he. "Sith use another one, made many thousand years ago. It was called Qotsisajak in Sith, created by first Dark Jedi, who took control over the Sith:
Nwûl tash.
Dzwol shâsotkun.
Shâsotjontû châtsatul nu tyûk.
Tyûkjontû châtsatul nu midwan.
Midwanjontû châtsatul nu asha.
Ashajontû kotswinot itsu nuyak.
Wonoksh Qyâsik nun.
In ordinary language it means:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
And Force shall set me free."
"So…" asked Liara. "Where should we start?"
"From the Old Jedi Code. After they changed it became pretty hypocritical. Jedi soon forgot about their old codes."
"So… How it was…"
"Emotion, yet peace…."
Malevolence. Attican Traverse.
Naruto looked into the depth of space, while he stood on captain's board of his ship. He was going to meet with the Matriarchs of the asari, most of them managed to escape, leaving their people behind. Naruto snarled, it was like in Republic, filtyhy politicians always sucked the blood of ordinary people. And when something isn't going according their will… They are calling the Jedi.
Except instead of mighty Jedi, they ran to Sith. Of course, mainly he was here because of Liara's mum, her being in coma made Liara worried and unfocused. And Naruto really wanted to find can he surpass the effects of indoctrination.
Malevolence appeared from hyperspace near asari fleet, situated on Illium. It was really interesting, Dooku had enough forces to take not only Outer Council space, but also the part of Attican Traverse controlled by Asari Republics.
He used his transport ship to get to the surface of planet. Naruto instantly got to the medical centre, leaving Ahsoka and Liara before Benezia's room. To his surprise she wasn't alone.
"Who are you?" instantly asked asari, who sat before the Benezia's bed.
"New doctor, and if I remember correctly only relatives are allowed." said Naruto.
"I'm Matriarch Aethyta, since her daughter is missing, she is left with only her ex-husband, me." Naruto raised his brow.
"Well, you can go and talk with your daughter, while she is here." said Naruto.
He walked around the bed while Aethyta ran into the corridor, to talk with Liara. Lightning sparked near his hands, he prepared himself for healing of Benezia. It was hard, physical injuries he had healed really fast, but mental… it was like fighting a large octopus like creature in dark water.
It was nearly impossible… for somebody, who hasn't the Force on his side.
With loud gasp Benezia came to her senses.
"What happened… Saren… did he… managed to do… what he wanted?" asked she.
"No, Commander Shepard managed to stop him." Naruto lied a bit. "But things changed Benezia. Meanwhile… take your time with your daughter and your husband." said Naruto, letting Aethyta and Liara came inside.
"Maybe we should have stayed?" asked Ahsoka.
"And meddle into family affairs?" asked Naruto. "No I don't think so."
"Let's go and talk with Matriarchs." continued he.
Several hours later.
Matriarch Benezia decided to be a part of this meeting. She sat in her wheelchair, still weak after the healing, supported by Aethyta. Liara decided to stay outside and Ahsoka supported her.
Councilor Tevos and her advisor Irissa opened their discussion. Alliance with Jeviso was their idea, they wished to find somebody, who can protect them, and after they will return to their full power that somebody must be taken care of.
But now they needed to protect themselves from CIS and, if they heard right, from Empire, while both of them were stronger than them in any way possible.
Naruto sat in front of all Matriarchs and placed his hands in a lock before his face.
"Let's be quick. I know why you called me here, you know why I was called. So here is my answer: 'no'." said young Sith.
"No? But why? Enemy of my enemy is my friend after all?" asked Tevos.
"Simple." replied Naruto. "I do not need the fight with Empire or CIS, at least now."
"But…" started Tevos, but Naruto raised his hand. "Let's speak honestly: you want me to sacrifice my men, my ships and endanger the entire existence of Neutral Alliance just because of what? My love for all living things? I'm Sith, Galaxy looks at me like I'm some sort of a plague. Because of some strange sort of justice? You lost your homeworld and many others, but history of my galaxy has several occasions, when feudal or even tribal societies without any kind of technology managed to repel the invasion of superior opponent."
"Lord Jeviso." managed to interrupt his monologue, Tevos. "I foresaw your decline, we know that there is nothing we can give you, to change your mind, therefore we can only ask is there somebody willing to teach our forces and sell us some ship, weapons or blueprints?"
"Hmm. You want me to be some sort of trader. Yes, I know men who will sell you ships, blueprints or their swords. Fortunately for you, there is a lot of warriors, who after Clone Wars were left by their governments."
"But we will need somebody from high command…"
"Fortunately for you, there is a lot of officers of high command, who were fired and all of them are capable of keeping your band of savages, who you call your army, or military forces, in line."
"Lord Jeviso…"
"What? You don't like some healthy criticism? You really don't have army. Just a large crowd with no sense of discipline. Also I will not let you control your army, it will be one of my conditions if you want some sort of reliable military force. You already had shown your incompetence in that question."
"Lord…"
"You seriously need to ask me this? You and salarians decided to close your eyes on krogan problem, of course you can say that they were salarian's project, but your oh so good reconnaissance could had at least checked. Then was your decision about military forces of Citadel. You made them completely from forces of Turian Hierarchy. Which is independent government itself. So… you were attacked, you colonies and territories were taken from you. And where were turians and salarians? They are protecting their own worlds."
Asari once again were silent.
Meanwhile on Serano, Castle of Count Dooku.
Count slowly went down the hallway. He didn't care about the fact that he nearly completely enslaves an entire kind of aliens.
Right now all he thought about was war. His forces had already reached the Citadel, forces turians and salarians were pushed from the positions, humans were called back to Alliance space, civilian and military alike.
As he later found out, Palpatine's warriors had already captured the Alliance space. Meanwhile they were enslaving batarians and Dooku wanted to spend this time as productive as he can. He already ordered Maul's forces to attack Palaven.
Ferocity of Maul was very well known, Dooku will really enjoy the clash between turian's patriotism and Maul's bloodlust. As he had already read in reports of his spies Maul proved himself great in clashes with turians.
Death watch under his command became the symbol of fear for turians.
However this wasn't enough to limit the power of Emoire. Of course Dooku had much more plans, but all of them shared the same trait: he will found somebody powerful and turn him against his or her kin. Divide and conquer strategy, classical.
For asari he prepared Morinth, for turians he wanted to use Saren, but his death destroyed this plan, he hadn't anybody to bend salarians to his will, but for humans he had The Elusive Man. That's why count sent several reports about imperial spies to him.
Positions of Imperials weren't as good as they seemed. Moff, soon to be Grand Moff, Trachta was slowly losing his trust in the Emperor. He felt that all force – sensitive are the same: arrogant and uncaring bastards, Jedi and Sith alike.
So Trachta started to plan, slowly, carefully he looked for those, who will side with him. He was in really good situation for this: third of the forces and control of the different industrial and war objects, great distance between the Emperor and him, rising tensions between Antinnis and Jerec and finally control over the program of education of high officers. All that facts combined gave Trachta the chance to take the system for himself.
To take the crown.
Fortunately nobody suspected this, or Grand Moff, along with his plans of grandeur would have been found on several far away planets. On the same time. In parts.
With Naruto.
Month later happened something that made Naruto curse and once again redecorate his cabinet. Ship of the Collectors managed to pass his blockade. Normandy was destroyed along with it fell Commander Shepard.
All that he found from Shiala, who came to him for help when he once again returned to Illium to meet with Matriarchs Benezia and Aethyta.
He managed to calm down the grieving asari and instantly contacted The Elusive Man, he had already found out about their situation and had also sent Miranda and Jacob to find and return the body of Commander Shepard.
Meanwhile Naruto ordered his 'battle harem' under command of Celeste to start the search of Shepard on their end. Two days later he took Malevolence and returned to his galaxy alongside the Liara, who was already prepared to create her own lightsaber.
His first stop however was the palace in one of the Neutral Alliance systems. Here he was only for several minutes, Liara didn't even leave the Malevolence, which made her cutely, in Jeviso's mind, pout, she really wanted to see all kinds of different alien architecture.
Several days later Malevolence appeared on the orbit of Nin'Qwei. Naruto Uzumaki returned home and he needed many things. On one side he needed Jedi, on the other side he promised to visit his sister and he always holds his promises.
He knew from the words of his mother, that she is in place called Republic City. Like always he decided that he needed to act carefully. But a quick start, through not so legal means was needed. He hoped that it will not be linked to the company that he will create.
Revan Industries slowly bloomed on the lands of Republic City.
While his men prepared to follow his orders and instructions in Republic City and Liara waited for him on board of Malevolence. Naruto slowly approached the Jedi Temple.
Cup of tea, which she enjoyed with Korra, Hinata, Natsumi and Asami, shattered in hands of Shaak Ti.
"Master?" asked Natsumi in worry. Their visit to Temple was to raise Asami's spirits a bit, with everything that happened after the Rise of Equalists, Future Industries were in very sorry state. Three of them decided that a bit of peace and rest was needed. Both could be easily found in Jedi Temple.
Asami looked in the window. "Maybe it's because of coming storm?"
"No Asami, it isn't the storm, at least not ordinary one." replied Shaak Ti.
Asami was bit knew to so many different kinds humanoids, even though some of them were rather beautiful.
"What do you mean, 'not ordinary'?" asked she.
At this moment the door to Shaak Ti's chambers opened revealing Kushina and Aayala Secura. "Hey there. We brought more pillows and one more cup of tea." Kushina placed a black cup of tea made from strange ceramic on the table.
"You still haven't told me, who we are waiting for." asked Secura.
"Don't worry you will see." replied Kushina, placing her pillow near Asami's
On the outside.
Mace Windu waited for the cause of the storm to came closer. On white snow he was like a moving shred of darkness, dark armor engulfed his mighty frame, his face was hidden by black and red mandolorian helmet and his cloak clapped on the heavy wind of South Pole. Dark clods in the sky followed him.
When he came close enough Windu and many other Jedi, who came to see what is happened ignited their blades.
"Stop where you are, Dark One. You shall not pass." said Windu.
"Let me pass and nobody will be harmed, other way… I will not guarantee your survival." replied Naruto.
"Hmm, you are in no position to say something like this." said Windu.
"If Yoda was among you, I would have thought twice, before doing something like this… But you are nothing but an arrogant fool who is too full of himself. You need a lesson in humility, Windu." Naruto raised his hand. "There is always somebody stronger than you."
Lightning struck into the stretched hand from the dark clouds and Naruto in an instant was covered in mass of electricity, his eyes under the visor of his helmet glowed from absorbed energy.
He stretched his hand into Jedi' direction and Unleashed the Force.
Lightning struck violently mercilessly, forcing Jedi to lose their consciousnesses from pain. In mere seconds it was over, the only one, who managed to somehow stand, was Mace Windu. But when Naruto's fist connected with his face he too joined the unmoving, but still very much alive, numbers Jedi, who covered the stairway to Jedi Temple with their bodies.
Naruto breathed out and made a first step.