The Plague Ship 2
Chapter 22 escape
Authors notes I don't own Star Wars George Lucas does and a warning if anyone reading this hasn't read The Plague Ship 1 then I suggest you read that now otherwise you wont know what's going on at all in this fic. And warning only the first 4 chapters of this fic were betaed as my beta had some personal things to sort out apologies for any mistakes in spelling in grammer you will see from now on in this fic. And i recommand all my readers check out the fics written by SaphirePhoenix101 and Appa Appa Away as they are two of the best writers on this site in my opinion.
Chanso elevator
Shadow reloaded his pistol and got ready to fight more creatures or the other test subject as the elevator reached it's destination and as the door opened Shadow saw no now waiting to ambush him and he walked forward to the escape pod him Marlaia and Serpent were to use to escape the ship.
Shadow than found the escape pod and he was relieved when he saw Marlaia waiting for him but there was no sign of Serpent anywhere. Shadow then heard a noise behind him and turned around and he was surprised when he saw Serpent in front of him aiming a gun at his head.
Death Star
Emperor Palpatine walked into the fire control room as the Death Star came across the Chanso research ship and now all that had to be done was to destroy the ship.
The Emperor looked at the massive ship for a moment and then said to a soldier "How much time is left on the deadline Beta and Zulu squads have to destroy the Chanso?".
The soldier replied "Less than 15 minutes my lord, what do you want to do?". Palpatine was silent as he considered his options before he said "Let's give them 20 minutes but if we don't hear from them by then, we will destroy the ship".
The soldier nodded and passed the order along to the others as Palpatine kept his eyes locked on the ship sensing someone else staring back at him someone filled with anger and fury.
Eclipse class Super Star Destroyer
The Director sat in his office as he still hadn't heard from Vader or his operative in the royal guards about the status of the squads or any word or the Chanso for that matter.
The Director then poured himself a glass of scotch and started drinking it when he got a communication from Vader's hologram appeared and said "Director I've made contact with Shadow he's alive and he and the survivors are going to leave the Chanso as soon as they can".
The Director only said "Survivors, do you mean that we suffered casualties?". Vader answered "Shadow didn't say anymore than that. Now call off your operative, we don't need to kill the Emperor now Director".
The Director nodded and Vader's hologram disappeared. He then opened a com to the operative and said "Hajlix, your orders to kill the Emperor is to be carried out no matter what the cost, is that understood?".
Hajlix said "Yes sir, I understand. I assure you the Emperor will die". The hologram disappeared and the Director took out a cigar and lit it with his golden lighter as he smiled at the prospect of having to answer to no one at all anymore but himself.
Chanso escape pod bay
Shadow looked at Serpent in shock and said "Serpent what are you doing?". Serpent then answered "I'm carrying out my orders Shadow, you see the Director was worried that you would disobey orders during this mission, so he told me to kill you, if there was any sign of disloyalty at all from you. And if there wasn't he told me kill you anyway".
Shadow then said "Why would you agree to do that, Serpent?. I helped you and the others prepare for this mission?".
Serpent then said angrily "I am doing this for a plain and simple reason Shadow, revenge for what you did in the first mission, for leaving Viper behind to die on this fucking nightmare of a ship".
Shadow only said "Serpent it wasn't my choice to leave your brother behind, it was his choice and his decision to stay and blow this ship back to hell from where it came. Now why does this matter to you so much, I thought we already cleared this up a week ago?".
Serpent then said "It matters Shadow, because I only found out some information, just before the mission started. I found that when Viper died he left 2 young children to grow up in a universe without their father and their mother is a fugitive on the run from the Empire with a bounty of 70 million credits on her head. Need I say anymore Shadow".
Shadow was stunned at this revelation and said with disbelief obvious in his voice "Viper has children, but I thought they couldn't have children cause of differences between their species?".
Serpent only said "That's exactly what they thought as well, you could imagine her surprise when she found out. Now Shadow tell me this, why shouldn't kill you right here, right now?".
Marlaia raised her gun and said "I'll give you a reason, if you kill him, I'll kill you where you stand Serpent".
Serpent then said "Any other reasons for why you shouldn't die, Shadow, or would you like to be called by your real name?". When Shadow didn't say a word and Serpent yelled out "I know your real name Shadow!. But I want to hear it from you!, I want you to say it right here right now for everyone to hear! And heres the sad truth you've ran from it for as long as I've known you!. If you only just admitted it earlier than maybe no one would have died and those children would have known their dad!. So come on Shadow we are all waiting, tell us your real name right now?".
Shadow was silent for a few moments before he said "I'm sorry Serpent alright, I'm sorry that Viper's children wont grow up with their father in their lives but I cant change that, and I just don't see the point of what saying my real name will do for anyone or anything".
Serpent said "Shadow the point is that, for once in your life you be honest and if to no one else than to yourself, now tell us what is your real name?".
Shadow then said "My real name is Revan, alright Serpent is that what you wanted to hear. But why do you think I abandoned Viper to die on this ship in the first place?".
Serpent only replied "Viper would never have stayed behind to die willingly on that ship, not when he had so much to live for. Shaak Ti, his children and his request for early retirement from the Shades was accepted after months of rejections. So Revan you tell me why did my brother stay behind to die on this ship, if it was his last mission and he planned to find Shaak Ti afterwards?".
Shadow said "I cant answer that Serpent, no one can. I guess that Viper realised what threat these two twins posed to the galaxy and he wanted to stop it once and for all".
Serpent then said "Well why wasn't it you that stayed behind to die on that ship. Why did it have to be him!, why did it have to be my brother?".
Shadow only answered "I have asked myself that same question every hour of every day since it happened Serpent, and I no doubt will continue to ask myself that same question every damn day of my life till the day I die".
Serpent then lowered his pistol and said "Your right Shadow it isn't your fault Viper died, it's their fault that Viper and all the others died and I'm going to end it".
Serpent then headed to the elevator and said "I'm going to end this once and for all". Serpent suddenly threw a pad to Shadow and said "Read it Revan there info there you'll find interesting. Goodbye commander".
The elevator doors closed and Shadow and Marlaia got into the escape pod and were relieved when they got away from the ship.
Chanso bridge
The two twins saw the Death Star in front of them and the man on the right said to his brother "Take care of our guests brother". The other man left the bridge while his brother drank a cup of tea.
Death Star
Emperor Palpatine saw an escape pod leave the ship and knew that it had to be the Shade squads and Palpatine said "Fire at will commander, give all available power to the main weapon and destroy the Chanso now!".
As soon as Palpatine gave out the order the technicians fired the weapon at the ship, and the Emperor smiled as the beam struck the massive ship, but that smile disappeared when it was clear that the ship wasn't destroyed like it should have been.
Palpatine said "Fire again, do whatever you have to but I want the Chanso destroyed now!". A royal guard slowly approached Palpatine with a dagger in his hands ready to kill Palpatine when they both saw the reason why the Chanso wasn't destroyed.
A man stood on the hull of the ship without an environmental suit and in his hand was a massive ball of green light. Suddenly the ball of green light was thrown at the Death Star and before the Emperor could say a single word the Death Star and all abroad were dead.
Shadow looked at the ruins of the Death Star in total shock never had anyone done something like that with the force before and then several star destroyers appeared out of Hyperspace led by Vader's flagship the Executer.
The escape pod was instantly picked up by the Executor as the 11 Star Destroyers prepared to attack the Chanso with all the firepower they could muster. As Shadow and Marlaia got onto the bridge of the Executor something very surprising happened, the Chanso went into Hyperspace away from the Imperial fleet.
Shadow then punched the nearby wall in anger and Vader said "So what do we do now Shadow?".
Shadow then answered "Now Vader, I need to find myself some teachers and learn the ways of force, not just from the light side but from the dark side as well".
The End
Authors Notes well that's the end of The Plague Ship 2 I hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed reading it. And i want to thank everyone who reviewed this fic. So thank you to Appa Appa Away, Thunder, Arbiter 117, The Illusive Man, SaphirePhoenix101 and KayleeCake.
