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After Hunter recovered from his sudden transformation he,his parents Ezra and Kanan were in the Phantom flying to Malachor in hyperspace while Zack and Ahsoka were talking to Rex through a hologram.
"Once we drop out of hyperspace we'll go dark" Ahsoka said
"Are you sure about this?"
"Yes" Ahsoka replied
"Ahsoka you don't have to go to Malachor alone"
"What am I chop liver?" Zack joked making his wife giggle.
"You know I could've order you two to take me with you"
"You don't exactly out rank us anymore" Ahsoka said
"In my book experience out ranks everything"
"Then we definitely out rank you" Zack said
"May the force be with you"
Zack noticed Hunter sitting across from his parents with his arm crossed and was deep thought about what happened before.
"You ok champ?" Zack asked his son,but Hunter didn't reply instead he was still thinking.
"Hunter" Zack said raising his voice a little.
"Huh? Oh sorry dad did you say something?" Hunter asked
"You're thinking about last week aren't you? Ahsoka asked in concern
"I just don't understand what happened" Hunter said "And why can't I remember it?"
"You must've tapped into a new level of the force" Zack said
"You mean the darkside?" Hunter asked
"Yes"
"Do remember how It happened?" Ahsoka asked
"It happened when Sabine was attacked my those spiders" Hunter said
"Hunter do you have feelings for Sabine?" Ahsoka asked
"What?,no of course not" Hunter replied but his parents knew he was lying.
"Hunter you know we can tell when you're lying" Zack said
"Yes...I do" Hunter replied "we've been dating for a few months"
"Why didn't you tell us?" Ahsoka asked
"I thought you wouldn't approve of it or you tried to scare her" Hunter said
"Hunter Sabine is a rebel and a friend if she makes you happy then we have no right to interfere with your relationship" Zack said
"You promise?" Hunter said
"We promise"
"I wasn't talking to you Dad" Hunter said staring at his mother.
"Why are you looking at me?" Ahsoka asked
"Oh please you're so overprotective you freaked out when i got a splinter two weeks ago" Hunter said
"Well excuse me for being a loving parent" Ahsoka said sarcastically
"Promise me you're ok with this and you won't become overprotective" Hunter pleaded
Ahsoka rolled her eyes and said "I promise not to be overprotective"
"Thank you" Hunter said
Just then the five force weilders came out of hyperspace and entered Malachor's Chopper started picking up a signal.
"A ship?" Ezra asked "what kind?" Chopper tried to make it out but he couldn't.
"He says he can't make it out" Hunter said
"Track it" Kanan said "lets seen who else is interested in this place"
Kanan flew the Phantom closer to the surface Ezra spotted a cavern with eight pillars in the middle.
"Woah what is that?" Ezra asked
"I don't know but the ship were tracking went there" Kanan said
Just then Zack felt a familiar presencesin the for but he couldn't remember where he sensed it before.
"Zack are you ok?" Ahsoka asked
"I sense something down there" Zack said "something familar"
The Phantom landed near the pillars and the force weilders stepped out while Ezra and Hunter suddenly felt cold.
"Do you feel that?" Ezra asked Hunter.
"Yeah" the hybrid replied "this planet is surrounded by the darkside" The three adults and two teens approached the pillars and looked closely at the writing.
"This writing its in the old tougue" Ahsoka said
"Can either of you read it?" Kanan asked
"We can try" Ahsoka said "It's a very old text"
"Here let me try" Zack said slipping on his mask then he pushed a button on the side and his vizors turned green as he stared at the writing for a few minutes then sighed in defeat.
"Its no use my translation can only make out a few words" the General said
Then Ezra felt something something calling to him as he reached out to touch the pillar as Ahsoka took notice?
"No Ezra don't!"
But it was too late Ezra touch the pillar and it glowed red then the ground under them colloapes as the five force weilders fell through and landed hard on the got back up on their feet and cracked their bone back into place.
"Oh man I'm gonna feel that one tomorrow..." Hunter said cracking his back
"What is that?" Ezra asked as he saw a giant pyrimond with the top of it glowing red.
"A Sith temple" Ahsoka said as she and the others walked closer to the temple and observed their surroundings.
"Now I understand why Malachor was off limits to the Jedi" Zack said
Just then Chopper contacted them and told them where find the ship they were looking they continued to walk to the temple they saw many statues.
"I bet what ever we're looking for is inside that temple" Ezra said
"Possibly" Kanan said "Just remember if there's a ship down here we're not alone"
"Mom you said we're here to find knowledge" Hunter said "What kind exactly?"
"The forbidden kind" Ahsoka replied "to defeat you're enemy you must understand them"
"I wish there was another way..." Zack said as Ahsoka placed a hand on his shoulder in comfort.
"What better way to learn about Sith then in their temple" Kanan replied.
"The rebels continued their toward the temple Ezra took a closer at the ground.
"The ground looks scorched" he said "hey Kanan a lightsaber,and another"
Ezra picked up one of them and an emerald green blade ignited then two smaller blade ignited from the sides thenn the blades disappeared due to lack of power in the saber as Zack kneeled next to the boy and looked.
"That's a cross gaurd saber" the General said "Those were used long before any of us were born"
"This was a battle field" Kanan said looking at the statues.
"What happened here?" Hunter asked
"It seems thousands of years ago,jedi attacked the temple" Ahsoka said
"And the Jedi won right?" Ezra asked
"From my point of veiw nobody won" Zack said
"I hate to break up this history lesson bit we should keep moving" Kanan said
"If you ask me this whole planet is riddle" Hunter said as his mother turned to him.
"Hunter if it's riddle then whats the question?" Ahsoka said smirking
"Why is my mother such a-LOOK OUT!" Hunter yelled as he pushed his mother out of the way and block a pair of spinning red the five force weilders ignited their blades and saw a new inquisitor wearing a mask.
"Five Jedi" the inquisitor said sound pleased.
"An Inquisitor!" Ezra said as he and Hunter chraged at the new but the inquistor threw detanators and they exploded making a hole in the ground which Ezra and Hunter fell through.
"Ezra!" Kanan cried out
"Hunter!" Both Hunter and Ahsoka cried out for their son.
The three adults looked the hole and saw the Ezra was on top of Hunter while the inquisitor was escaping.
"Ok Ezra this whole landing on top of me is getting old" Hunter groined as Ezra got off him.
"Hey are you guys ok?" Kanan called out.
"We're fine" Ezra replied
"Just go after the inquisitor before he escapes we'll catch up" Hunter called out as the three adults chased after the inquisitor.
"Yeah we'll catch up as soon as we figure out where we are" Ezra said
"I can tell you where you are" the teens heard an old weezy like voice as they turned to see a hooded figure. "Youre with me"
Hunter and Ezra both ignited their saber in defensive postions.
"Please put your weapons away I mean you no harm" the old man said
"Stay back!" Ezra said but the old man kept walking closer."Im warning you old man!"
"Forgive me it's just I've been alone for so long" the old man said weakly "It's been years since I've spoken to anyone"
"You live here alone in the dark?" Hunter asked still holding up his sabers.
"What choice?" The old man asked "my ship crashed,Im trapped"
"I wish we could help you but we have to get back to our friends and family" Ezra said looking for a way back up.
"Perhaps I can help" the old man said
"I doubt that" Hunter said
"Why are you here?" The old man asked the teens.
"We're not gonna tell you" Ezra said
"You two came here for the same reason I did years ago" the old man said "You seek knowledge"
Both Hunter and Ezra looked at eatchother then to the old man.
"It's in the temple isn't it?" Hunter asked
"I know a secret way to get inside it" the old man said "but Im too old and weak to open the door."
The teens slid down and approached the old man "What's inside?" Ezra asked
"Help me and find out" the old man said.
"Show us the door way" Ezra said
"After you" the old man said
"You first" Hunter said
"You two don't trust me?" The old man asked
"We don't know you" Ezra said
"Well let's change that" the old man said "you can call me old master and you two?"
"Call me Jabba" Ezra said
"And call me Boba" Hunter replied
"Come then Jabba and Boba" Old Master said as the teens followed him Hunter pulled Ezra close to him.
"Ezra be careful there's something about him that doesn't seem right" the hybrid said
"Ok" Ezra said as they followed the old man
Later the teens and the old master were walking underneath the temple looking for the door.
"How much further?" Ezra asked
"You worry about your friends" Old master said
"They need our help" Hunter said
"Yes the inquisitor is very powerful" Old master said making the teens stop in their tracks.
"Wait you know about the inquisitor?" Hunter asked as the Old master faced them.
"He is my enemy" Old master said "all Inquisitors and their masters are my enemies"
"Then you're a Jedi?" Ezra asked
"No..." the old master said "but I was once a force weilder Long,long,long ago"
"Then you're a Sith!" Hunter growled raising one of his sabers.
"The Sith took everything from me..."Old master growled "ripped me from my mother's arms,killed my brother,used me as a weapon and cast me aside,abandoned me! Once I had power,now I have nothing"
"I know how you feel" Ezra said "the Empire took my mother and my father"
"I understand too" Hunter said "the Sith killed my Godfather and wounded me" the hybrid to off his guatlet and revealed his bio arm to the Old master.
"And you two want revenge" Old master said
"We want Justice!" Ezra said
"Yes,yes and you both shall have it" Old master said " for I have discovered the key"
"What key?" Hunter asked putting his gaunlet back on.
"The key to destroying the Sith" Old master said
"Thats the knowledge inside the temple?" Ezra asked
"Yes that temple hold secrets of the Sith,secrets that have been barried with the dead for thousands of years" Old Master said as they approached the door.
"And you'll share that knowledge with us?" Hunter asked
"Yes of course my boy" Old master said as they entered the temple to search for the knowledge they seek.
Ezra and Old master walked up the stairs but Hunter sensed somthing in a pile of rubble like it was calling to him.
He then cleared the rubble out of the way and saw a hexagonal shape object.
"A holocron?" Hunter asked as he picked it up and looked at it closely.
"Hey Hunter come on!" Ezra called out.
"Coming!" Hunter called back as he put the holocron in his pocket and climbed up the stairs.
Later the teens and Old master finally entered the Sith temple.
"Woah" Ezra said amazed
"A place of worship to some" Old Master said "but for some and engine of destruction and in the heart lies our prize"
"How do we get in?" Ezra asked
"Two must lift the stones no more no less that is the way of the sith" Old master said
"You sure seem to know alot about them" Ezra said
"To defeat your enemy you must know your enemy" Old master said
"That's exactly what my mother said" Hunter said
"Then she is wise" Old master said "And somtimes practice their methods"
"Yeah I don't think our masters you approve of that last one" Ezra said
"Then he is to fail"Old master said "now Jedi help me"
Ezra and Hunter hesitated then reached out with the force and tried to lift the stones but they couldn't lift them.
"We can't do it they're too heavy" Ezra said
"Your anger you both must use it" Old master said
"But a Jedi doesn't act out of anger" Hunter said
"Your passions give you strength and through strength you'll gain power" Old master said "you've seen it you feel it, you must break your chains"
"Ezra let me do this" Hunter said as he used the force to lift the stone but while doing so his appearance started changing again exactly like it did back on Attollon and old master notice.
"Yes use your power feel the darkside course through your vains let it transform you"
Hunter snarled and growled and finally manage to lift the door as he and the others went into the temple but it led nowhere.
"A dead end!" Ezra said
"Foucus young one" old master said to Hunter who was still growling and snarling while he lifted the second one then Hunter lifted the last one and dropped as soon as Ezra and Old master were through then kneeled in exhaustion.
"You ok?" Ezra asked the hybrid
"I'm...just a little drained" Hunter said
The Old master kneeled down to Hunter "Unless you take risks,Do what must be done you embrace the darkness with in you Boba and Jabba"
Ezra helped Hunter to his feet and they both stared at the old master.
"My name is Ezra and this is Hunter those are our real names" Ezra said
"Real name?" Old master questioned "I once had a name so long ago but I don't remember"
The Old Master took off his hood and he revealed to be a Zebark with red and black skin.
"Now I am called Maul"
Hunter widen his eyes then force the Maul into the wall then pinned him with his sabers.
"Hunter what are you doing!?" Ezra asked
It's him Ezra! Darth Maul the Demon Sith!" Hunter yelled back at his friend while Maul's widen in shock by what Hunter just said.
"Demon Sith? Only one person has ever called me that, Zachary Archer..."
"Yeah I know he's my Father" Hunter growled still pinning Maul. "He and my mother defeated you and freed Mandalore from your evil clutches"
Maul took a closer look at Hunter he had flashback when fought Zack and Ahsoka.
"Yes I see it now" Maul said "the eyes of the Mother the face of the Father you are their decedent"
"Now I'm gonna finish what they started!" Hunter exclaimed raising his Saber about to kill Maul when Ezra grabbed his arm.
"Hunter don't do it!" Ezra said "he's our only clue to destroying the Sith"
"He is a Sith Ezra and we can't trust him!" Hunter said
"I know but what other choice do we have?" Ezra said as hunter looked back at him then to Maul and deactivated his sabers.
"Fine but if he betrays us It's on you Ezra" Hunter said coldly then turned to Maul "And as for you I got my eye on you"
Later the teens and Maul walked into a chamber and they saw a glowing red holocron in the middle of the room.
"Behold the key" Maul said
"It's a holocron" Ezra said
"So you know of them" Maul said
"Yeah my Master has one but it's different" Ezra replied
"Because this is a Sith Holocron one that holds all their secrets" Maul said
" so how do we get to it?" Hunter asked
"It is a test only someone with the courage to risk oblivion can claim it" Maul said
"Throw me" Ezra said "Ill jump and you use the force to throw me"
"Ezra NO! We can't trust him!" Hunter begged his friend.
"We don't have a choice Hunter" Ezra said stepping back as Hunter looked at Maul.
"If you drop him it'll be the last mistake you ever make" the hybrid growled.
Then Ezra took a running start then jumped across the ledge and Maul threw him far enough and Ezra landed next to the Holocron.
"Ezra are you ok!?" Hunter shouted
"Yeah im fine!" Ezra called back as he pulled out the Holocron,just then the temple started to shake and the platform Ezra was began to rise.
"Ezra jump!" Hunter called out
"I can't! I won't make it!" Ezra said
"Yes you can!" Hunter said "Ill catch you!"
Ezra took a deep breath and jumped down then Hunter used the force and pulled Ezra close to him and grabbed him.
"Thanks Hunter" Ezra said
"Ill never let anything happen to you" Hunter said as hugged Ezra "Brother"
Ezra felt emotional and returned Hunter's hug.
"How touching" Maul said "now lets go"
Later the teens and former Sith were looking for Zack,Ahsoka and Kanan while Ezra observed the Sith Holocron.
"How do you open this?" He asked
"You must be a Sith or think like one" Maul replied "but it has other uses,give it to me and i will show you"
Ezra hesitated but then gave Maul the Holocron and Maul put it in the wall next to him and the walls opened up.
"Sith Holocrons are keys that can open any doors" Maul said giving Ezra the Holocron.
As the last door opened they saw Kanan,Ahsoka and Zack fighting off the 5th brother the 7th sister and the 8th Ezra and Hunter ignited their sabers and ran to the adults.
"Ezra!" Kanan said as he saw his padawan.
"And Hunter" Ahsoka said in relief that her son was ok.
"Kanan,Ahsoka,Zack we've brought help" Ezra said as the three adults saw the former sith.
"Maul..." Zack growled as he saw his old adversary
"What fun" Maul chuckled "what fun!"
TO BE CONTINUED! R&R FULCRUM OUT!