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Chapter 22: Chancellor Sith Meeting
Chancellor Padme Amidala Skywalker of the Galactic Republic is in the capital city Rwookrrorro of Kashyyyk. The city also house the meeting room for the council the lead by the Royal Wookiee Families is station at. Most people would believe that Wookiees might be savages or something, but they are not. They also have a Wookiee Senator in the Galactic Senate.
Padme knows that the Jedi are already on is already on the planet, and the 10 Attack Cruiser fleet is only a few light-years away from the planet. The Jedi literally sneak onto a planet that was cover by the Sith army. As soon as the negotiations begin, was above will begin. Mark did say he want confusion for the Sith.
Padme already noted as she walk through the jungle floor of Kashyyyk's capital she already notices troops that follows Darth Vader station around. When she was landing on the planet she have notice strange looking Starfighters.
Besides Padme are few Senate Guards in blue armor that decided to go along even through she did not think they should do. Actually, they are Senate Commandos, which are an elite unit of the Senate Guards. How determine they were to do there duty, Padme would mistaken them for Clones, but they are not Clones. The Senate Guards remain one of the few groups that do not have Clones. The Senate Guard can be used for missions for the Senate. Padme have found out the natural born humans of the Senate Guard seem to have a fierce rivalry with there Clone counterparts.
Padme walks toward house the rounds around the base of a large tree. No ought the planet is wild, there are some very minor technology on the planet such as lifts and for a planet so wild one of there main exports are electronic components, maybe that is why for a main import they get processed metals.
Padme walks toward the house and notice 4 Wookiees were dead. She can smell burnt hair and skin. The smell was overwhelming. Base upon the amount of flies, she can hazard a guess that the corpses have been there for a few days. There were no burnt holes in the bodies, but slashes. Right away Padme could tell that either Dark Jedi who works for Darth Vader or the Sith themselves did this.
As she walks toward the building, she hears Mark's voice in her head. He must being using the Force to send his thoughts into her head to let her know what is going on. He is not the far from her. He has been following her but using the Force to hide himself from the Force and the sight of their foes. As she enters the building, the room was ablaze with blasters shooting. Her guards fall dead beside her. There were bunch of black uniformed people standing there. There was a door in the middle, which soon opened up.
Standing down the wooden hall, with his black armored and leather arms cross, was Darth Vader, who just walked through the door. The first time Padme ever laid her eyes on him. According to Mark behind faceplate of the golden helmet is a scarred and burnt face that is similar to Mark's face with a slight mixture of Palpatine's face.
One does not need the Force to know that Darth Vader is nothing but evil. Just staring at him seems to bring chills to her. Her eyes glance down at the black belt along his waist. There are 4 black handle Lightsabers, which she can hazard another guess that when activate have a red Lightsaber.
"Ah, Chancellor Padme Amidala Skywalker, or should I say Padme Amidala Skywalker nee Naberrie. Amidala is your Regal name when you where the Naboo Queen. According to what Maxus Zane told me about you and I have you know his research is hardly wrong." say Darth Vader.
Even through the calm of his voice, Padme hates the voice. She knows it not just the fact that Darth Vader had utter the name of her best friend's father who she hates a lot for what he put her family though in 19 BBY. "Ah, one does not need the Force to know you know him. Killed your grandmother Ryoo and that pathetic niece of you who same name is Ryoo. Oh well, one must leave there anger out on those that betray what one believes in." say Darth Vader with a hidden smile on his face. He can sense through the Force that Padme hates him talking about the murderer who murder two members of her family after her public wedding to Anakin Skywalker.
Darth Vader raises his hand and Padme's blaster rocket from under her dress and into his hand. He drops it on the ground and steps on it. He twists his feet around as he crushes the gun as if it was nothing but a pile of rocks. Padme eyes this; she knows that Darth Vader's legs are cybernetic due to being cut off by Mark in their duel on Mustafar.
Darth Vader opens the door behind him and walks in. Padme follow him into the room. She notices the round room had 10 people in black robes with Lightsabers strap to their belt. She hears the door stay open slightly longer before it closes.
She knows it was Mark, who use the Force makes him invisible, which he stated is somewhat a hard thing to maintain for a long time. She remembers hearing Mark telling Rachelle that the ability is called Force Cloak. It also can be called Force Camouflage or Force Concealment. If she remembers correctly, what it does is the Force bends light and sound waves to make the person using perfectly invisible to the naked eye and hearing. She knows there are many different names for the same ability. She also knows that it is different then Force Stealth, which Anakin told her, was the ability to hide one presence from the Force.
She figures that Mark must be using both of these abilities, or Darth Vader would have sensed the strong presence of Mark already. Now thinking about it awes her how strong her best friend could be to escape someone who she heard was very strong in the Force like him. She remembers when Mark was playing hiding seek with the twins. Anakin told her from the kitchen of their Naboo apartment that he cannot sense Mark who was hiding under a table in the hall that had cloth hanging down.
Padme hears Mark voice in her head to tell her to hurry up. Even through he is powerful in the Force, some abilities takes a lot out of someone. She remember back on the ship, he told her that Force Cloak is a rare ability that can be taught but is more of a natural ability, therefore because of that it is a rare ability. He also told her that he needs to concentrate on it hard and it is taxing to his energy.
She also overheard Rachelle telling him back on the ship he can use the Force to make it seem invisible to people. Mark shot down that idea, because if someone is strong minded enough to resists a minds tricks of the Force they will be able to resist that. The way Mark is using right now it the better option for this.
"I know I have something you want and you know what I want. I want you to sign over the Galactic Republic in order to trade for your pathetic daughter." say Darth Vader activating a Hologram of Leia sitting in a Force Field cage as a cage animal. "I want proof of her being alive." say Padme.
"You got proof here Chancellor. This is a live feed." say Darth Vader as he tilts his head slightly downwards. At this moment did Padme realize how tell the Sith Lord is. He towers over her 5feet 4 inches height. Still the height of the man does not scare her but the power he can do.
"A live feed can be faked, Vader. You are forgetting that, I know you are a clone of Jedi Master Mark Alan Zane, and you most likely have a lot of knowledge of various technology due to your template own knowledge base on his family business on Bakura." say Padme.
The windows in the house exploded due to Darth Vader's anger. "I will show you and the Jedi, that I am far better than that Jedi scum! Do not make me kill you!" snaps Darth Vader pointing at Padme. "Then show me, my daughter or this meeting is over. I want to see her in front of me right now! Not some hologram." say Padme.
Darth Vader tilts his head toward some of the Dark Jedi behind him. "Bring in Leia Skywalker." say Darth Vader and then he looks up at Padme, "You daughter have been a pain in my side! Try to make her see the ways of the Dark Side."
Padme smiles when she hears her little girl have been giving Darth Vader rough time, no ought by looking at the state of her daughter she knows she have suffer because of that. "She gets that stubbornness from me and Anakin. You cannot beat out good hard core values." say Padme. Darth Vader leans across the table. "Let me tell you something Skywalker, I am a Sith, I can do anything that I want to. I have powers only you can dream of. I have the ability to rip your body to millions of pieces and I do not even have to lay a finger on your pathetic body." say Darth Vader as he stands back up while one of the Dark Jedi dragged in Leia. She was slammed to the floor.
"Leia!" shout Padme rushing forward to Leia. Leia head shot up at her mother's voice. "MOMMY MOMMY!" shout Leia as she rushes toward Padme. Then Darth Vader's Comlink went off. "Sir, the Republic is attacking by space and land!" say a voice.
"Hand me the control of the Republic now, or I will kill your daughter right in front of your pathetic eyes." say Darth Vader grabbing his Lightsaber. "Never, you actually thought I would do that!" snaps Padme. "What runs you brave or stupidity. You come in here with minimal troops with you that were shot down right away. You were disarm, do you really think the likes of you can stop me!" roar Darth Vader as he activates his Lightsaber. A bloody red plasma hisses into existence from the black hilt.
Darth Vader swings but an electric blue Lightsaber blocks it. Darth Vader look to the right and sees Mark appearing into existence. Darth Vader was shock as he watches Mark's body appear from his head down to his toes.
"I do say, the Chancellor is not alone on this. You were the fool to think you can pull one over me. You think that you can the Chancellor all alone. We are not stupid Vader." say Mark as he snaps his Lightsaber upwards to send Darth Vader's Lightsaber upwards.
A pair of Clones on jetpacks appears and grabs Padme and Leia. Darth Vader's troops and Dark Jedi run forward. Mark blocks the attack of the blasters as he uses the Force to slam the Dark Jedi through the wall.
"Get them out here and to the nearest ship now!" order Mark. "STOP THEM!" roar Darth Vader. The troopers leap out of the building and their jetpacks activate. Mark reaches out in the Force and made the jetpacks on the troopers explodes.
He quickly spins around and blocks a stab from Darth Vader. Mark eyes look up into the visor of Darth Vader's helmet. "I am planning to end all this right now Vader. You so called Empire will not rule the galaxy. I have taken down Sidious to protect the Republic. What makes you think I am going to let you destroy peace and freedom!" shout Mark.
"I am more powerful then you and Sidious." say Darth Vader. "You do not understand Vader. You are not powerful just because you can use the Force." shout Mark as slashes at Darth Vader quickly going down from the upper left to the bottom his waist. It only burns the metal armor slightly and leather. The leather seems to grow back slowly.
Darth Vader did a flip and landed on the other side of the table. Darth Vader swings the table at Mark. Mark uses the Force to explode the desk up with the ability of Combustion, which is a Force ability that can make explode.
Mark flick out his left hand and a rope of flames erupts from his hand. Darth Vader raises his hand and it wraps around his arm not damaging it at all. "Pyrokinesis, that right, I forget you can use that ability. Use the Force to heat up the particle or air to ignite them on flames. Impressive! Not as impressive as this!" shout Darth Vader.
Darth Vader raises his hands above him and the rope of fire around his hand spiral above him and it grow to make a large ball of flame. Darth Vader throws the ball at Mark. Mark raises his hands to his side and a blue bubble appears around him. It was the Force ability called Protection Bubble. The flames engulf the orb. Mark can feel the intense heat as the orb of fire nails the orb and the house around it.
As the flames die down Mark drops the Protection Bubble and Darth Vader lunge at him. Mark leaps out of the way and uses a Force Push to send Darth Vader against the burnt wall of the house.
"How do you expect to beat me with the pathetic views of the Jedi hinder your ability to use the Force to eliminate me. Due to my armor, I am well protected from your Lightsaber. So it is useless." say Darth Vader as he raises his hands.
A powerful burst of Force Lightning rains out of the tips of his fingers. Mark captures the Force Lightning in his hand to form an orb. "There are many ways for one to die without resulting to use the Dark Side. Those who think they are well protected are blinded to the fact that no matter how well protected you are, there is always a possibility of death and harm." say Mark.
A Jedi Knight runs into the room to help Mark. "NO!" shout Mark as Darth Vader took on hand, reducing the amount of Force Lightning at Mark and uses the Force to strangle the Jedi Knight that storm in with the Force. Over the Force Lightning that Mark is collecting in his hands, he hears the snap of the Jedi Knight. He watches as her body collapse to the ground dead.
Darth Vader then throws the body at Mark and uses the Combustion ability and to explode the dead Jedi Knight body at Mark. The explosion sends Mark back and loses focus of the Force Lightning that was collected in his hand. The Force Lightning shock his hand until it fade and then Darth Vader's current of Force Lightning nails Mark hard. Mark stumbles backwards. He took a step backwards and falls out of the building.
Apparent they were on top floor of the building and Mark's body crashes down onto a Dark Jedi. Instantly killing the Dark Jedi from the massive impact, he has suffered from his head. Mark coughs and groans in pain as he sits up.
Darth Vader landed gracefully in front of him. "I maybe a Clone of you, but let me tell you something, unlike you I am not afraid to use the full power of the Force and I do not care who gets hurt! That why I will rise and you will fall! You so worry about other lives while I only care about mine. I will do things to get my way that you will not comprehend!" say Darth Vader.
"There have been strong Sith like you before that have fallen. You might be made out of Darkness, but that does not make you all that stronger. You look back through the history of the Sith. The Sith Order have change bunch of times. It went through a couple Sith Empires, and then Darth Bane, yes I know most of the history of the Sith while my follow Jedi brethrens does not because I learn through the Force. Let me tell you something, there are tons of different Order of the Sith, but there only have been one Jedi Order! So, what does that tells you! Your kind has been hiding for years!" say Mark as he stands up.
Darth Vader rushes at Mark. Mark, despite being injured, quickly sidesteps him and swings at Darth Vader's neck. Darth Vader then kicks Mark's legs out from underneath him and as Mark fall, Darth Vader tries to stab him. Mark uses the Force to pull himself away from Darth Vader as he falls. Mark collapses on the ground 5 feet away.
Mark leg does hurt from the fall on the ground and Darth Vader's kick, but Mark use the Force to ease the pain as he stands up. "Soon all the Jedi you have bring with you to this planet will die along with you." say Darth Vader as he uses Combustions to blow up the trees around them. The explosions shake the ground and Darth Vader. Mark senses some more Jedi dieing. He also know that some Dark Jedi die at the hands of the Jedi.
Besides Darth Vader, Mark figures the Jedi and the Dark Jedi are almost evening match. Both sides have there powerful people with them. Mark then launches at Darth Vader. Darth Vader tries to block but he was slammed by Mark's Lightsaber, which slashes his Lightsaber into halves and then got Force Push into the blazing fires that surrounds them.
Mark looks around the town and groans. The Wookiees are going have a hard time rebuilding their city. Who knows just a duel between two people could cause such damages. Mark knows if he was facing any other Sith or Dark Jedi with all the powers of the Force they have been using on this level would were them out. Then again, Darth Vader has a very high connection with the Force.
Then he sees Yoda and Darth Vader dueling as they went came out through the Fire. Yoda is doing a good job. Mark then uses the Force to pull Darth Vader away and slams him into the tree that the house they were in is connected too. Yoda looks at him and tilt his head.
Yoda then leaps up into the trees where Mark found some bridges. Mark wished he could go with Yoda, but his part of the plan was to deal with Darth Vader. Yoda just got in the way slightly. His main concern is about Padme, Leia, and Rachelle. Rachelle took some of the troops one way to a location that they have found where some Darth Vader's troops are.
Then the Force gave Mark a warning. Mark leaps out of the way just in time to avoid a burning piece of a strange looking Starfighter that seems to be a white orb with black vertical squares on the side. Most be one of the Empire's Starfighter. Mark looks in the sky and sees an Attack Cruiser firing on an Imperator-class Star Destroyer or as he heard from some of the Empire troops an Imperial-class Star Destroyer.
Mark groans if one of them crashes down onto the planet that will be one big mess to clean up. Still he needs to focus. He knows Darth Vader is waiting to take him on by surprise. Mark walks into the building and up the stairs. The building spirals up the tree to where it meets the wooden bridge that Yoda jump on. He knows Darth Vader is in there waiting for him.
Mark is hoping he can damage Darth Vader and his troops much enough that will make them not want to try to go on the offensive for a while. Then again, he knows how Darth Vader works a little but. Not the hard to image since he seems to be the opposite of him. When did Darth Vader in the recent time show any care for his own troops. Mark sense from Leia that she saw him murdering a member of his crew for questioning him about torturing Leia.
Still as he walks through the halls of the wooden building, he just hopes Rachelle is okay. He really hopes that this mission does not become her last. It is a chaotic mission with all the ground infantry along with air and space, that a lot to take in. He reaches out through the Force and sense Leia was still with Padme and they are approaching the ship. He smiles if they get away from the planet that is a good thing. That was what the main part of the mission was to get them away to safety. Mark has a strong feeling it is going to be a fight to get out of here. Something he knows that they will be up for the challenge.
Whoa, this is something. Did think I could manage to do something like this, okay maybe I am a bit wrong on that part. Oh for those who cannot get what Starfighter I am talking about when I say strange from the point of view of the Jedi, those strange Starships which I describe as white orb with vertical black wings, they are TIE Fighters.
Yeah I did a bit or research for the first part of this chapter, the one that is not full of action. I was surprise when I look up on Wookiepedia and find out there was some of the things that I mention above. According to Wookieepedia, the KashyyyK governement is run by a council. Which I dug into and I think I found out it is the royal Wookiee families that are part of the council, but it did not give any name. The exports and imports that I stated is also from there. Yes there is a Wookie Senator within the Galactic Republic Senate. During the Clone Wars Kashyyyk remain natural.
Stay tune, next more battles and does Padme and Leia get off Kashyyyk? Let hope so, Leia have been through a lot for a child her age.
Til then, enjoy!