I have decided this episode will be an extremely dark one with a plethora of mystery. Come join me in this ride...
And perhaps I plan a series for my own expanded universe within this series.
Oh and for the first time, I will reveal the villains...
Meanwhile in the dark corner of the galaxy, many planets are left uncharted or abandoned due to the dark spirits and energies that drive even the most enduring soul into a reckless fool. One of these planets include the murky planet of Dathomir. Known for its occupants, the Night Sister clans. There is however an abandoned fortress and temple the Sith had built thousands of years ago that remains abandon to this day except for one occupant who makes his presence known.
One night witch decides she would dare approach this complex from the thick mist of the lake below. She cautiously approaches the fortress, looking up at the towering black walls built both for defense and intimidation. The defense being the thickness of the walls, the various slots for weapon mounts and the intimidation coming from gargoyles built upon the turrets and corners of the complex. She looks to the iron gate before her and she looks around as if she heard something, but only the natural ambience occurs. She looks before the gate again only to be lifted into the air by her neck, a force constricting around her wind pipe. She looks on in panic as she sees a hooded man walk casually, his hands behind his back as if he weren't doing anything other than enjoying a walk through his fortress. The gates open by a mysterious force guiding them and finally he lowers her slightly above him, her eyes pleading with him.
She drops and the man turns around, "You can go, be my messenger."
She gasps for air and limps her way back towards her home, but suddenly a lightsaber appears out of her chest and the weapon flies back towards the ominous figure, "Or they can figure it out as they had years to do."
He turns around and closes the gates behind him in the same manner he opened them. He walks across the court yard and enters the large keep of the fortress, towering, ominous as the walls were built. He approaches his sleeping quarters and unveils his hood revealing a silvered dome then he presses a few buttons where his ears are and the helmet hisses as it pops open, parts of the mask float towards a work bench and looking behind the being's head revealed a crown of horns on his head, the shadows of the temple did not reveal his face though until suddenly his comm went off in front of him.
He pulls his hood over and presses the button the light of the holoprojection only revealing a tatooed chin, "Lord Maul speaking."
A man dressed in an aristocratic military uniform speaks, "This is Baron Valorum."
"What is it, Baron?"
"Are you the one who killed the Jedi on Naboo?"
"What about it and how did you get my comm?"
"Well I'm impressed, our cause could use men of your talents. Perhaps you can kill the whole Jedi Order, the corrupt weak excuse of peace keepers."
The Sith retorts, "How did you get my comm?"
"How else would I receive your comms? Now will you join me?"
The Sith scratches his chin, the man did have a point. Darth Maul didn't keep in contact with too many people if anyone at all. He sighs, "Just give me a target and I'll take them out right away."
"Well we don't need that just yet. But whenever we have a mission, I'll contact you Lord Maul."
"Baron...do not waste my time."
Through the deep shadow of his hood, his eyes burned deep into Valorum's soul as he snarled his reply. The Baron straightened up, gulped and nodded, "Very well, my Lord."
The comm ended placing Darth Maul once again into the darkness, two yellow eyes piercing through the shadow of his hood.
Master Stratus proceeds to the Temple Hangar revealing an armada of colorful fighters. He approaches his own large green, arrow shaped fighter with a matching green astromech working on it. The droid whistles in greeting.
"It's been a while R5, but we're actually on a mission."
The droid beeps excitedly jetting its way into its slot in the middle of his ship. Meanwhile, the elder Jedi climbs into the cockpit of the ship. He groans, "I'm getting too old for this."
The droid beeps back in disagreement urging him to fire the ship up.
The Jedi struggles to activate the ship, "Memory has failed me again. And I call myself a scholar."
After a series of button presses, the ship finally activates and the droid inquires the destination.
"We're headed to the Kamino System."
The droid beeps in outrage, "No I'm not insane R5, we'll make it."
His ship ascends towards the atmosphere towards a series of rings guarded by droids to insure Jedi were the only ones in use of the hyperspace rings. Stratus's star fighter attaches itself to a green ring and the engines warm up.
"I always hated this part!" He screams as the ship boost itself to the speed of light disappearing from Coruscant space completely.
I figured I could mysteriously reveal our main prequel villain, what do you think?