Disclaimer: same thing
A few days after the Jedi Temple disappeared Hunter and Ezra were meditating outside the base while Mia and Sabine approached them.
"Hey you guys ok?" Sabine asked
"I've had a vision" Hunter said as he looked at his Fiancée "Vader's Coming"
"Are you sure?" Mia asked
"Definitely" the hybrid replied
"And I need to talk to Hera" Ezra said
Later the teens made it back to the base and saw the other rebels talking to Hera through a hologram.
"Ezra what's the emergency?" Hera asked
"We need to acted right now if we're gonna save the city from the Empire" Ezra said
"The plan's crazy enough as it is" Zeb said "What's the rush?"
"I've had a vision" Ezra said "The Emperor is sending Thrawn back here"
"And to pile on the bad news Vader's coming here on a shuttle" Hunter said "It's now or never"
"Then It's never" Ryder said "we tried and failed,our best hope is to lay low,reorganization,and rebuild"
"Ryder you have to trust us" Ezra said
"Kids we need an Army to take back the city!" Ryder said
"We will have an army soon" Hunter said as the rebels looked at him
"Uh babe what are you talking about?" Sabine asked
"I called in a few favors" Hunter said "But right now we need only one person"
Later Hunter,Ezra,Sabine and Mia were walking together, then Ezra turned and saw the Lothwolves howling.
"What is this connection you have with them?" Sabine asked "I've never understood it"
"No offense Sabine but you probably never will" Ezra said "The wolves are connected to me just like Hunter was with Skyrore"
"Well I just hope whatever you're planning works" Mia said
"It will" Hunter said as he turned to his freinds and fiancée "But I want you all to promise me one thing"
"What's that?" Sabine asked
"Leave Vader to me" Hunter said firmly
Just then the teens heard some engines and saw imperial tanks flying toward the base.
"It's time!" Hunter said as he and the other's prepared for battle. Then Flying Storm troopers came out of two tanks and started shooting at the Rebels.
I'll handle those flyers!" Sabine said as she put on her helmet and took on the flying troopers while Mia started shooting at the tanks and Hunter and Ezra deflected the bolts.
"Chopper warn Hera we're under attack!" Ezra said
Just then a tank approached them,turned to it's side and open it's hatch revealing Vader making Hunter glare.
"Ezra" he said
"He's all yours" Ezra said as he went to fight some troopers.
Vader then jump off the tank and landed right infront of the hybrid. The two stare at eachother and blocked out everyone else.
"So here we are again" Vader said "Just you and me"
"I guess it is" Hunter said
"Let this be our last battle" Vader said igniting his red blade.
"For once I agree" Hunter said igniting his sabers.
The two force weilders stood off against eachother until Hunter used his swiftness and attacked but the Sith blocked it. The three blade kept clashing back and forth neither side giving an inch. Hunter then broke away ansd force jumpex from rock to rock.
"Running away are we?" Vader said as he jumped after him.
"You wish!" Hunter said as he and Vader made it to the top of the mountain and clashed once again until they entered into a saber lock.
"Why do you fight when it is pointless?" Vader asked "You know you can't win"
"Maybe,maybe not" Hunter replied "But there's only one way to find out"
The two rivals then kept clashing back and forth until Vader tackeld Hunter making them both fall into a pile of crates. They both got up and continued clash. Just then Hunter slashed Vader's shoulder making the Sith groan in pain. They clashed back and forth again until Vader slashed Hunter's arm but not cutting it off. The teen groaned and then growled as he then started attacking more aggressively until they entered yet another saber lock.
"Yes" Vader said "I can feel your anger,your pain,let it fuel you!"
"You won't corrupt me that easily Anakin" Hunter said
"My name is Vader!" Vader said as he force pushed Hunter in the wall and knocked him down,then the Sith pointed his blade at the teen's throat.
"This is the end" Vader said as he raised his saber ready to strikedown Hunter. Vader then swung down but then his red blade was blocked by two white blades.
Hunter opened his eyes and saw that his parents had just saved him.
"Not today!" Zack said as he force pushed Vader back.
Hunter the rose to his feet "Mom,Dad get out of here this is my fight."
"When are you gonna get it through your think skull Hunter?" Zack asked his son.
"We're a family if this is your fight it's our fight too" Ahsoka said
Hunter smiled then that smile went away when he saw Vader get up. The Sith looked at the family then smirked underneath his mask.
"Three against one" He said "Now that's a challenge"
"Vader then ignited his saber while the Archer family ignited the charged and attacked Vader but Vader deflected the attack then followed by Ahsoka then Hunter.
The family kept clashing with Vader but the Sith was getting tired. Just then a blast came out of nowhere and shot vader in the Shoulder making him collapse. The family looked up and saw the Ghost as well as five Mandalorian ships taking out the flying out of the ships were Ursa,Aldrich and Tristan attacking the other flying Stormtroopers.
Vader saw what was going on and he became angry as he glared at the three force weilders.
"I will not lose to you rebels again!" Vader yelled as he violently attacked thed family as they deflected the attacks "I shall destroy you all!"
The Archer Family kept fighting of Vader until they all went into a saber lock.
"This ends now!" Hunter said as he and his parents combined their strength into one powerful force pushed that threw Vader into the wall of the mountain creating a web of cracks where The Sith landed..
"Hunter!"
The Archers turned around and saw Sabine Ezra and the Other rebels run toward them.
"Glad to see you guys are in on peice" Hunter said
"You could've told me my family was coming" Sabine said
"I wanted it to be a surprise" Hunter said
Just then the rebels then heard a faint goaning as the turned back and saw Vader regain consciousness. The Sith tried to use the force to call his saber to him but Hunter beat him to it.
The hybrid ignited the red blade. He look at the Sith with a deadly glare. Then he raised the saber up as if he was gonna killed the Sith Lord right now...but instead he deactivated the saber threw it to the side. Vader then looked up at the teen confused.
"You spared me?" He asked "Why?"
"Because you saved my life from The Emperor" Hunter said making the other rebels gasp in shock as Ezra approached his freind.
"Hunter what are you talking about?" Ezra asked as the hybrid faced him
"Remember I said an unlikely ally saved me from Palpatine?" Hunter asked as he pointed to Vader "It was him. He saved me"
"I told you i only did it so i could destroy you" Vader said
Hunter kneeled down to the Sith and looked him in the eyes of his mask.
"I don't believe that" the hybrid said placing a hand on Vader's shoulder "The Man i saw that day wasn't Darth Vader,It was my Godfather, my Idol,my hero Anakin Skywalker. A real Sith would never do that for someone like is still good in you i know there is.
Vader looked at Hunter in silence and lowered his head "You're wrong...I told you it's too late for me" He said
But the next thing Hunter did was a shock to Vader as well as the rest of the rebels...Hunter was...Hugging Vader.
"It's never to late" Hunter said with tears rolling down his face "You can't change what you did in the past but you change what happens next. I'm not giving up on you. I'll free you from the darkside if the last thing i ever do"
Vader was so confused, why was Hunter trying to help him? After everything he's done. That same thought kept playing in Vader's head while underneath his mask tears started to form while he was still embraced by Hunter's hug.
HAS HUNTER FINALLY GOTTEN THROUGH TO VADER AND CAN HE BE TURNED? FIND OUT AS STAR WARS REBELS: FIGHT FOR FREEDOM CONTINUES.
R&R FULCRUM OUT!