Chapter 4
Ben surprised himself with his mastery of the force. It took him only one day to infuse his crystal with the power of the force. Ben picked up the power converter and placed the crystal inside. Next he placed the power converter inside of the hilt. Now he had a working saber. Activating it, he swung it around and got used the feel of it. As he deactivated his saber, the cave began to shake.
On board an Empirial Star Destroyer….
"This is the planet," Darth Vader explained to his apprentice, "There should be a series of tunnels that run to the core. Once there place these explosive devices and get off of the planet." The apprentice rose from his kneeling position to face the black abyss of his master's eyes. "As you wish, my master."
Back on the ground….
Ben hurried outside to the frozen tundra to find an Empirial Star Destroyer hovering just inside the atmosphere. He watched as a small ship exited the Star Destroyer and began to come closer to the surface. Ben sensed something was different about this Star Destroyer. Something on that ship was swimming in the dark side of the force. That could only mean one thing…. Darth Vader.
The apprentice strode down the exit ramp of his small ship and surveyed the area. Everything seemed to be dead and lifeless on this frozen rock. He couldn't figure out why Vader wanted this place gone. It's not like there was any resistance here. The apprentice began to quickly move towards a cave. On his way, he noticed another small vessel. Without stopping, he surveyed the vehicle. Deciding that he actually wasn't alone, he became more wary as he entered the cavern.
Ben watched from a shadowy hiding spot as a young man in dark clothes entered the cave and began to move deeper into the cavern. Ben followed silently to see what he was up to. The young man stopped at an intersection, seeming to be deep in thought. Ben tried to move closer. That's where he made his mistake. The young man saw him and had him up against a wall within seconds.
"I thought I sensed you in here, Jedi." The apprentice said as he slammed him against another cavern wall using his force powers. Though, this time, the Jedi responded with a fierce push from the force. The Jedi's saber snapped into his hand and was activated in an instant. Only a split second later, the apprentice held his glowing red saber in his grasp. This would be his first encounter with a Jedi. And this one would soon be crushed under his boot.
Ben circled the Sith waiting for him to make the first move. So far, it was merely a battle of patience. Finally, after much waiting, the Sith hurled a stream of lightning from his hand. Ben blocked it with his saber and answered with a blast from his hand. The Sith flew back against one of cavern walls and, after recovering, rushed at Ben. Their lightsabers began to flash around in a deadly flurry of blows. Each of them took their share of falls and blows. Though the Sith fought well, it looked as though Ben would come out on top. The Sith pushed Ben away and began to run down the cavern once again. Quickly, Ben followed after him.