The Star Destroyer dropped from hyperspace over Naboo. Darth Vader stood next to Mardici looking down on it. Mardici was growing to hate the breathing he made. He kept wondering why he was wearing the suit that seemed to be breathing for him.

"Any challenge?" Mardici asked his communications officer.

"No, sir."

"They fear us. Order all of my pilots to scramble and have all my troops load into the landing craft immediately." Darth Vader said, his voice sending chills up Mardici's spine. Darth Vader turned, his cape billowing around him, and stalked from the bridge.

"I'd sure hate to be on Naboo right now." One officer said.

"Me to." Mardici said. "But who should be more afraid? The Jedi or Darth Vader?"

Kalana watched the battle unfold. The Naboo starfighters were trying to stop the Empire from landing, but were no match for the much more agile enemy fighters. "TIE Fighters they're called. Those are the interceptors. There best at dogfighting." A pair easily outmaneuvered a Naboo fighter and destroyed it.

"So we see. We're no match for them." Captain Panaka said. In ten minutes, every fighter was destroyed, they had managed to take out a couple of the landing craft but most touched down and were dispensing troops. The hologram quickly changed to a map, showing the courtyard in front of the palace. 25 guards were hiding on either side while the other guards were in the buildings, the plan was to catch the Imperial flank attacks in a crossfire.

Blips representing Imperial troops appeared on the bottom of the map. "May the Force be with us." One of the Jedi said.

100 of the Imperial troops headed up the middle while 50 hit either flank. The E-Webs in the courtyard opened up and cut down the first few ranks but the Imperials quickly fell back. They joined the battle that opened up on the flanks. The Naboo took an early advantage, having surprise on there side. At that moment, several Imperial tanks appeared on the screen. "Tanks move in." Captain Panaka said. All twenty tanks moved forward and started firing on the Imperial troops, then shifted to the tanks as they came into view. Having defensive positions, they stared out well, taking out several Imperial tanks with only one lost. Several Jedi were smiling, Kalana sensed elation and victory in them, but she was still frowning, something was wrong.

"Does anyone see Darth Vader? I sense him, but I don't think he's here."

"He's not here, we'd have seen his affects on this battle by now." Said one of the knights, who also wasn't feeling victory. Despite Darth Vader's absence, the battle was shifting. The Imperial troops must have been the best the Empire had to offer, as they were now cutting down the Royal Guard and slowly moving forward as the Royal Guard fell back.

"More troops to the left!" Captain Panaka yelled into his comlink, "If they take that balcony, they can shut down our E-webs!"

"We can't hold them much longer! We need the Jedi!" A voice replied over the comlink.

Panaka looked at Queen Jamilla. "They're right."

She nodded. "Release the first six." Kalana watched as they charged out from the gates. They had an almost immediate impact. The defenses on the balcony that held the E-web controls were faltering, but when the Jedi showed up the Imperials immediately fell back. On the other flank the Imperials had more surviving tanks and had almost neutralized all the Naboo tanks. The Jedi leapt onto them, cut into there cockpits and killed the occupants. But just like last time, the Empire rallied. One tank blew up a friendly in order to kill the Jedi atop it. The six Jedi killed several enemies, but it was ultimately futile. The Imperials were just too many. The last Jedi held the balcony controlling the E-Web's. He had already held back a couple charges. The Empire could only come up one side of the balcony, as the other was covered by the E-Webs. He was tiring fast and was wounded. The Empire threw a shower of grenades up, but a force shove sent them sailing harmlessly away, but then several Imperial troops wearing jet-packs dropped in on all sides of him, he managed to kill one, but the others all hit him at point-blank range. They set a charge at the base of the E-Web controls and as it blew, a force of Imperials charged in.

"All right, your majesty. We failed. It's time to go." Captain Panaka said.

Jenso stepped onto the bridge. "Admiral, I don't think the battle is going well."

"For who?"

"The Naboo. I sensed a couple of Jedi dieing."

"I was worried about this." They stared towards the planet. "This all started here. The Trade Federation blockaded the planet, and save some victories, everything went downhill." A few minutes later, Jenso gave a gasp and lurched forward, a hand over his heart. "Jenso?"

"They're dying. The other Jedi are dying."

Sixteen of the Jedi were the first out. 4 went left, 4 went right while the other 8 went forward. The last 4 were surrounding the Queen while Captain Panaka ran beside her. The Imperial tanks were all destroyed, but the surviving Naboo tank had been destroyed by a rocket trooper. There were only a couple Naboo guards left but there were still about 50 Imperial troops. They were no match for Jedi, but there tactics were incredible. They had 30 in the center and 10 on each wing. They all would fire on one Jedi while retreating. The Jedi on the flanks were Padawns, they killed most of the stormtroopers before falling. The eight clearing the way for the Queen were knights, but blocking the shots of all the stormtroopers bordered on impossible. They managed to kill over half before they all fell. Kalana was immediately in front of the queen, and being the only Jedi Master, no amount of fire could touch her. Any troop unfortunate enough to be in front of her was dissected by her lightsaber, The Jedi on either side of her fell, Captain Panaka took a blaster round and fell, but he managed to return fire and down the stormtrooper. The rearguard Jedi tried to lift him, but Panaka yelled, "Go, get the Queen out of here!" Kalana swung a two handed blow on the last stormtrooper. She sensed it then. She sucked in her breath as the ominous figure stepped forward. A figure dressed in jet black, emanating a massive amount of dark force energy stood there with a squad of stormtroopers behind him.

"Darth Vader." She said, holding her lightsaber in a defensive posture in front of her. Captain Panaka let out a yell and snapped a shot at him. Darth Vader let out a force shove that sent the blaster shot flying off into the night. Making an open fist with his hand he lifted Panaka in the air and started choking him. "No!" Kalana yelled launching a force shove at Darth Vader. He blocked it with a force shield but was forced to release Panaka.

"You waste energy Jedi." He said in a metallic voice. "After I kill you I will still kill him and the Queen." He motioned his troops and they formed a circle around her, the Queen, and the remaining Jedi. "My troops will not join in if the queen will not either. You two Jedi against me."

"Very well." The other Jedi joined her. Together they both attacked, Kalana high the other Jedi low. Darth Vader blocked Kalana's attack and stepped to the side to avoid the other. He held up his hand and started to choke Kalana, but once again was forced to release it to stop a force shove. The other Jedi leapt at Darth Vader with a yell, but Darth Vader knocked his blow aside allowing the Jedi's momentum to carry him past, the Jedi whirled but was too slow, Darth Vader struck him down. Darth Vader was forced to swing around to stop Kalana from killing him. The two raged back and forth, but Kalana knew she was losing. She'd never encountered anyone so powerful or so skilled with the lightsaber.

Then it happened, their sabers locked. Darth Vader twirled his lightsaber in a circle then yanked his up, forcing her lightsaber high in the air and then he cut her hand off, she fell to her knees with a scream. Queen Jamillia shot a blaster round at him which he blocked. She instantly fell as all the stormtroopers shot her. The rebellion on Naboo had failed. She closed her eyes and fell into the force. She didn't see, but felt as Darth Vader raised his saber high and brought it down on her.

Jenso fell to his knees, his eyes glazed with tears. "No! No! It can't be!"

"Jenso! What happened?" Mardici asked in alarm.

He lowered his head into his hands and started sobbing. "I felt it. Master Kalana just died."

"I-I'm sorry Jenso. I don't know what to say." As he continued to cry into his hands, Mardici added, "She was my friend as well. I know I didn't know her as well as you, but I will mourn her death to. We'll hold a memorial for her after we return Darth Vader to Coruscant."

Jenso nodded, getting to his feet. "May I leave, Admiral?" he asked, tears streaming down his face.

"Yes. Return when you feel better."

As soon as he left, one officer said. "Do you think the battles over?"

"If it's not, it will be soon."

"I wish Kalana hadn't gone. I felt safer with two Jedi aboard. Jenso might be the only Jedi still alive."

Mardici shook his head sadly and waited for Darth Vader to return.