Light in the Darkness
Chapter Seven
Weeks had passed now and Bail was still on the rocky road of recovery from his nearly fatal wound and was making a slow, but steady recovery from the lightsaber wound. Alderaan was safe for the time being currently under the guard of a few of Kota's and Aayla's Acclamators.
The Mandalorians had vanished back to the fringes of the galaxy to regroup. Anakin and Obi-wan both knew the Sith and their new allies would return once again. Several more rogue Jedi had joined their cause.
Obi-wan was still trying to be diplomatic with the growing tension between us and the Order. They seemed to be a little on edge that we were attracting hordes of Jedi on Tython. Of course they were all safe from any attacks. Nearly every hyperspace route to Tython had collapsed millennia ago. Anakin had discovered the only remotely stable route by accident a few years back.
X
Master Yoda stood on one of the many terraces dotting the exterior of the Temple, watching the skylanes zip by on the horizon through the night. Master Ki-Adi-Mundi joined him, exiting the Temple through an open doorway. "Something has to be done," he said suddenly.
"Know this I do," replied Yoda sourly glowering out at the cityscape of the metropolis spanning the entire world, "Out of hand has the situation gotten."
"They must be stopped," said Ki-Adi-Mundi, "Kenobi may feel like he can stop Anakin's descent into darkness, but eventually the boy will snap."
"Enemies they are not. Another darkness there is, the Sith will return," cut in Yoda.
"Yet, they cannot be left to their machinations," continued Ki-Adi Mundi.
Yoda turned towards him, "Civil war, start we cannot. The Order, divided we are. Take lengths we must to prevent our own destruction."
X
Anakin stood on the bridge of their Corellian corvette watching the blue streaks of hyperspace travel flash past the viewport. Obi-wan entered alone finding the bridge empty aside from Anakin. "Can't sleep?" asked Obi-wan lightly.
"No," replied Anakin quietly still watching the stars.
Obi-wan wrapped his arms around him in a comforting embrace. "We could run away from it all," said Anakin suddenly, "Leave everything behind and start a new life together."
"You know you couldn't leave the galaxy at the mercy of the Sith," replied Obi-wan, muttering in his ear. Anakin nodded silently, "I just wish things would change for once."
"Me too," whispered Obi-wan.
Anakin turned towards the navigation port chiming a warning of arrival any minute. "We'll be entering the atmosphere above Tatooine any minute," he told Obi-wan gently, "You should wake the others."
Obi-wan nodded releasing Anakin and stalked off of the command bridge, the door snapping shut in his wake. Anakin sat in the pilot's chair fiddling with the ship's controls. The ship ripped out of hyperspace and the familiar desert world Anakin had grown up on appeared before them. Anakin steered the ship down breaking through the atmosphere ignoring the orange tongues of flame dancing off of the ship's hull.
The corvette broke through the atmosphere heading for Mos Eisley. Anakin landed the ship in one of the open ports and lowered the ramp. He noticed a rather ugly looking Toydarian and two Gamorreans crossing the port to reach the ship.
Anakin left the command bridge and descended the ramp after Ashoka, having already beaten him to it. He brushed past her gently to meet the dock master. Obi-wan concealed his lightsaber within his robes and the others followed suit knowing the unease towards Jedi on this dust-drenched world.
Aayla watched the Gamorreans cautiously as Anakin talked to the Toydarian in its own tongue. Anakin watched the three keepers leave before beckoning towards the others to follow. Ashoka sauntered after him with Obi-wan in tow. Kit followed Aayla cautiously his hand tucked inside his robes on his concealed lightsaber.
Anakin passed through the crowds quickly making way for him as of sensing his power. Ashoka fell in a few feet behind him flanked on both sides by Shaak Ti and Kit Fisto. Obi-wan and Aayla stood on the opposite side of Anakin. Hushed whispers and curious glances were cast their way from all directions.
Anakin threw menacing stares at several shady looking men eyeing them all and they slowly edged back into the shadows. Anakin crossed the sandy plaza past the wreckage of the downed star cruiser and into the Cantina flaunting past the bouncers without a word.
Ashoka smiled weakly at the two before slipping inside with Obi-wan and the others in tow. Anakin left them at the doorway and headed for the counter muttering a few inaudible words to the bartender, who then pointed to an unrecognizable group in a private booth on the far side of the cantina. Anakin nodded before pivoting towards them and beckoning slightly with the back of his hand.
Obi-wan watched the group in the far corner curiously trying to make out their features. The lighting in that part of the cantina only allowed enough to dispute gender from another. Anakin approached the table weaving through the patrons shuffling around the cantina gracefully not coming within an inch of any of them. Obi-wan nearly walked into the shoulder of a Rodian as he rose from his seat to get another round of drinks. Obi-wan apologized quietly not breaking stride to catch up with Anakin.
Anakin spoke a few words to the group and the leader rose from his seat stepping out into the light as everyone reached the booth, "General Skywalker," acknowledged Captain Rex, "Snips," he said nodding in her direction. Obi-wan approached the table in shock, "How did you all escape?" asked Ashoka in wonder.
"We deserted back on Utapau after we caught whispers of a plan for the Grand Army to be retired after the Separatist defeat," replied Commander Cody, "I heard only a few fled. I can't believe the others obeyed and were frozen in carbonite."
"Well most of us who deserted where caught by Republic Intelligence," said Jekk, "Some were smart like us and disappeared in the Outer Rim." Aayla and Shaak Ti moved aside as Commander Stone slipped through them, "I think we all should leave quickly. I have a bad feeling right now," he said nervously glancing around the cantina.
"Relax Stone, have another round," replied Jekk cheerfully.
"No, he's right," said Rex thoughtfully glancing toward the exit, "Something's not right."
Anakin nodded at them, "We have a ship waiting in the hangar bay across the plaza."
"We better go then," said Rex watching several mercenaries duck into the cantina, "Let's take the back way."
Anakin shoved through a group of patrons and a droid carrying a tray full of drinks and walked back out onto the side alleyway of the cantina. Rex followed his hands cautiously hovering over the holsters safeguarding his blaster pistols. Obi-wan walked out of the alleyway into the plaza after Anakin a lump growing in his throat as fear began to set in.
The streets were completely devoid of life. He peered as far as the eye could see not spotting another sentient in sight. Anakin snatched the lightsaber off of his hip, "We need to get out of here now!" he growled sprinting for the hangar bays.
Ashoka dashed after him along with Obi-wan augmenting their speed with the Force. Aayla and Shaak had their lightsabers in their hands, fingers hovering over the activation switch. Rex unholstered his pistols along with Jekk. Commander Cody pulled the rifle off of his back casting quick glances down alleyways for any sign of danger. Anakin listened carefully only hearing the quiet screams of the desert air.
"Where is everyone?" asked Shaak quietly.
"It seems the Hutts have made some new friends," replied Anakin grimly. Anakin slipped into the hangar bay not bothered by the lack of security and stopped dead in his tracks as a line of ten Mandalorians guarded their Corellian Corvette.
Rex opened fire instantly leaving several smoking holes in the chestplates of several closest to them. Blue blaster fire sprayed in return, Anakin activated his cobalt lightsaber and swatted away several blaster bolts coming dangerously close. Commander Cody mowed down the remainder of them with his blaster rifle with some help from Stone and Jekk. Aayla activated twirled her lightsabers in her grip as more poured inside from the main hold. Kit swung his emerald blade and tossed it casually across the hangar dismembering several Mandalorians before his blade returned to his grasp.
Anakin deflected several bolts his attention dragged elsewhere. A dark robed figure stood atop of the scaffolding above the top of the hangar for easy access to the roof staring down at him with a golden mask obscuring his features from view. His cowl and cloak billowed around him, the end of his cloak torn and tattered in places.
Obi-wan spotted the Sith Lord as well after cutting down several more Mandalorians. Ashoka cut a bloody swathe through the enemy ranks alongside Aayla, both with lightsabers slashing in wide arcs. Rex ducked behind several cargo containers as a spray of blaster fire fell on the ex-clone troopers from repeating rifle turrets being set up near the entrance from the main hold. Kit leapt across the hangar bringing his blade down to cleave into the shoulder of the operator. The man cried out in pain before being sliced in half at the hip and Kit turned on the others protecting himself from a burst of fire from a nearby turret trying to ward him off.
Anakin activated his comm, "R2 fire up the engines, we need to get out of here!"
The Sith Lord cocked his head curiously as the corvette activated before suddenly leaping down from the scaffolding on both feet with a lightsaber in his hand. Ashoka glanced nervously at the lightsabers encircling his waist, some vaguely familiar.
The Mandalorians lost their focus on the Jedi almost instantaneously and continued to pound the mountain of cargo cylinders and durasteel crates the clones were taking shelter behind. Kit turned in surprise as a massive Chiss passed through the ranks of the Mandalorians in a black flight suit with his cloak loosely hanging on his broad shoulders. The blue-skinned alien grinned menacingly down at Kit, Aayla and Ashoka prying a long lightsaber hilt off of his waist gripping it tightly with two hands.
Aayla charged suddenly and the man activated his crimson blade. The red beam of energy was more elongated than usual making the lightsaber absolutely massive, a weapon quite befitting for the massive Sith Lord.
He easily blocked every blown thrown at him by Aayla and suddenly retaliated after another attack nearly slicing into her left eye. Aayla froze in shock saved by Ashoka blasting the man away with the a telekinetic shove from her right hand. She leapt through the air her lightsabers battering his defenses before quickly switching to a defensive form as he counterstruck.
Aayla leapt back into the fray along with Kit and flanked him driving the Chiss back slowly towards the doors. The masked Sith Lord glanced curiously at the duel taking place, still remaining still in the center of the hangar staring emptily at Anakin, Obi-wan and Shaak Ti.
Rex shot three more Mandalorians downing the last of the turret operators while Jekk cut down most of the remainder of them all with another deadly spray from his blaster rifle. Obi-wan froze feeling another presence behind him glancing swiftly to see the masked Sith Lord beside him. What in the blazes?!
Obi-wan back flipped several times to gain some distance. Anakin lashed out with his lightsaber and stopped the blade a few inches away from the palm of his armored hands watching the sparks fly off of the steel claws covering his fingers in amusement. The Sith Lord walked forward sheathing Anakin's lightsaber back into the hilt with the help of the Force.
He let out a low dark chuckle coming out as a metallic rasp from behind the eerie golden mask covering his face. Anakin lashed out with the Force sending him skirting away in the send as the Sith dug his heels into the sand. The Sith Lord activated his blood-red blade and attacked flipping sideways through the air to slam his blade down on Anakin's defenses. Anakin buckled and the Sith never lost stride hacking and slashing at his weakening defenses. Obi-wan stepped in striking from behind in an attempt to attract the Sith's attention.
Shaak rushed to join the fray but faltered as a Mandalorian swooped into the hangar armed with two vibroblades. She sprinted forward and slashed her blade glancing off of his chestplate in a shower of sparks. Shaak remained calm but scanned over his armor quickly for any chinks in the cortosis-laced material. The Chiss continued his onslaught mowing down a few Mandalorians in the process trying to cut down Ashoka with no avail.
Aayla came to her rescue fending him off again with some help of Kit. Ashoka remained back panting and out of breath. She gathered herself letting the Force flow through her. She lashed out with a battle cry that echoed through the entire hangar. A powerful wall of telekinetic energy blasted the Chiss off of his feet through the air to slam into the concrete walls leaving several thick cracks running up the surface. The Chiss slid down with a painful groan. The wind whipped around Ashoka now and she gathered another wave of power to bring him to his knees again.
The Chiss brought up a barrier to negate most of the attack and watched the wind fly past as the Force attempted to penetrate his barrier. Ashoka stared in disbelief as the Chiss burst out his lightsaber already moving to slash for her throat. Aayla tackled her out of the way and Kit scurried to stop the Chiss from quickly killing them both.
Aayla gripped the Chiss tightly in a Force grip and hurled him into a maintenance barge over on the far side of the hangar. Anakin continued to fight the masked Sith Lord finding a slight opening in his defenses. He hissed in frustration as the Sith Lord vanished again appearing behind Obi-wan. Obi-wan slashed for his chest locking blades with the Sith in a shower of sparks. Both vied for power over the other applying power on either end. Obi-wan began to falter as the Sith pressed all of his strength behind his attack. The Sith suddenly slapped Obi-wan's blade out of his hand in a split second and Anakin lashed out quickly with the Force ripping the air from the man's lungs.
The Sith was lifted off of the ground and he let out a sickening choked laugh through Anakin's hold. A cold voice rasped from behind the mask, "You have to mean it Skywalker," he cackled raising his palm to blast Anakin across the hangar into the hull of the Corellian Corvette. The Sith Lord landed in a crouch rubbing his windpipe for a second before turning on Obi-wan rushing to attack him once again. He faltered as the Chiss vanished in a powerful blast of blue fire his eyes tracing its trajectory up to the roof of the hangar bay.
General Kota's gray ponytail whipped around in the desert wind and his green lightsaber was already activated and at the ready. Another blast of blue energy fired from his palm as the dust began to settle ensuring the Chiss's fate. The Sith Lord stared curiously up at the Jedi Master and vanished once more. Obi-wan's cobalt-blue blade slashing through empty air.
Kota turned his lightsaber already ready and locked blades with the Sith appearing behind him. Sparks glanced off of the golden mask, "Force bombs?" rasped the Sith Lord, "Impressive."
Kota smirked and shoved the Sith Lord back breaking the strafe. The Sith Lord initiated the offensive slashing in wide arcs in an attempt to disembowel Kota. Kota dodged and blocked each strike before countering with a fierce blow at the Sith's waist.
The Sith parried the blow his crimson blade nearly nipping Kota's cheek. Kota backflipped away from the Sith and released another volley of Force bombs watching the Sith vanish in a field of blue. The hangar bay rocked violently to its foundations as the blue fire rose up into the sky. Kota leapt down racing up the landing ramp after Ashoka, Aayla, and Kit. Obi-wan and Anakin followed Shaak up the ramp quickly leaving the other Mandalorian decapitated where Shaak had left him. Obi-wan spared a glance at the unmoving body of the Chiss and watched the Sith as the landing ramp slid to a close the golden mask staring into his eyes eerily with tendrils of smoke rising from the Sith Lord's battle armor.
The Corellian Corvette rose and shot out of the open hangar bay and took off into the sky. Rex and Commander Cody stood in the main hold holstering their pistols, "That was too close," said Jekk catching his breath.
"Why the hell was there Sith on Tatooine?" demanded Commander Stone.
"Probably followed us," replied Shaak Ti, "We liberated Alderaan from their control, must have wanted some revenge."
Anakin stood silently on the command bridge shaken from the fight still astounded by the Sith Lord's sheer agility and raw power. You have to mean it Skywalker! The words still echoed through his head with the force of a hammer. Obi-wan pressed a hand on his shoulder comfortingly, wrapping his arms around him in a tight embrace. Ashoka worked the controls paying no attention to them. Anakin smiled lightly at Obi-wan, "You did well," muttered Obi-wan, "Don't be so hard on yourself."
Rex stood in the refresher of his quarters in the crew's hold. He wrapped a towel around his waist hanging dangerously low. His tattoos were exposed to the world if they could see the tribal style pattern jagged lines swirling up the inside of his thighs and ended just a little below his naval. A tattoo of the numbers 501st was etched in blood-red on his left shoulder.
Rex ducked out of the refresher into the quarters sparing a curious glance towards Cody as he slid on a pair of fresh underwear to cover his bare ass. His eyes trailed up the tattoo of a roaring krayt dragon covering the entire expanse of his back, the tail running down part of his ass and down to the inner area of his right thigh.
Rex looked away not wanting to be caught staring and dropped the towel from around his waist catching an almost imperceptible stare from Cody. Rex slid on a pair of boxer briefs before collapsing on his bed in the corner of the room activating the Holonet to search for something happening somewhere in the galaxy.
Commander Cody sat at the foot of his bed in his jock strap watching the media clips play. Rex couldn't help let his gaze wander away from the footage down to Cody's muscular frame. "Like what you see?" asked Cody with a devilish smirk still watching the footage his gaze never breaking from it.
"S-Sorry…s-sir!" gasped Rex suddenly completely embarrassed. Cody started roaring with laughter at his flustered captain. "Relax, it's only natural to be curious!" replied Cody quietly letting his own gaze quickly sweep over Rex's body.
"I swear I'm not gay sir," stammered Rex. Well, it was partly true.
"There's nothing wrong with liking men," replied Cody edging closer to him. Rex's breath caught in his throat as he suddenly straddled his hips. Rex casually glanced at the growing bulge threatening to pop out of the crimson-colored jock strap. Cody leaned down his lips inches from Rex's. Rex inhaled his husky scent catching whiff of cologne and aftershave permeate the air as he drew closer. Rex leaned up suddenly pulling Cody into a kiss.
Cody cupped his massive hand behind Rex's neck, his fingers entangling at the base of his buzzed raven hair at the nape of his neck. Cody smiled breaking the kiss before locking lips with Rex again sliding his tongue into Rex's mouth exploring every inch of it.
Rex ground his hips into Cody's arousal earning a low rumble of pressure let out inside his mouth. Cody's left hand slid up and down Rex's chest before beginning to play with one of his pecs.
Rex curled his fingers around the pouch containing the commander's obvious arousal and parted it allowing all eight inches of his massive prick spring free. Rex wrapped his fingers around the base of the shaft letting his hand glide up and down the massive length up to the beautiful pale-pink head with a tiny bead of precum to put the cherry on top. Cody smirked down at Rex breaking their kiss as Rex let his lips close over the head taking in a few inches at first.
Cody smiled as he took in more in more staring at the ceiling of their quarters. Rex began to bob up and down going down on Cody's massive length, nearly deepthroating him. Cody let out a moan while clenching his eyes shut feeling pure ecstasy flash like lightning through him.
Rex smiled sliding his mouth off of his massive prick before lifting his legs off of the bed and slid his boxer briefs off exposing his seven and a half inch cock to Cody. He tossed his underwear off of the bed down to the floor and rose wrapping his arms around Cody's neck kissing him passionately again. Cody growled with pleasure as they ground their erections against each other and continued dominating Rex's mouth with his tongue.
His hand slid down Rex's backside to prod at Rex's ass playfully. Cody grinned at the stunned look on Rex's face and slid three fingers into Rex's mouth watching him suck on them, coating them in saliva. Cody pulled them out slowly and flipped him over and began to prod at his ass again with his middle finger, pressing at his entrance gently. "I'm not fragile," mumbled Rex, "I've been with several guys before."
Cody grinned at him, "Did poor little Rex get dominated?" he asked in an innocent-sounding voice that sounded like it would belong to a six-year-old girl. Rex glowered at him darkly and punched him lightly in the gut. Cody laughed harder at his attempt to look scary with his ass up in the air.
"What the fuck is so funny?" he snapped. Cody said nothing and just slid his middle finger in down to the knuckle making Rex cry out in surprise.
Cody began to slid the finger in and out of Rex's ass and added another listening for any sounds of pain. Rex gritted his teeth for a moment before letting out a moan as Cody's finger brushed close to his prostate. He started to widen Rex for his girth and added a third, teasing Rex with a repeated gentle prodding of his prostate.
"More," gasped Rex clenching his fists in the bed sheets.
"Relax I have something better," replied Cody. He slid in his shaft down to the base all at once earning a gasp from Rex. He began to push in and out already near Rex's prostate from the enormity of his dick. He began to brush Rex's prostate earning a sexy moan from Rex's lips sending an exciting chill through Cody. Cody thrust in again earning another moan but louder than its predecessor.
Cody began to thrust faster and harder hitting his prostate again and again. Rex let out cry after cry of pleasure staring to see flecks of white cloud his vision. Cody began to join in the chorus of moans feeling himself starting to draw close to his climax as well. He thrust farther in ramming his prostate quickly and white covered Rex's vision as pure ecstasy filled him nearly to the brim.
Rex let out a cry and bucked his hips as he felt pleasure shoot through him and his white spunk splattered all over the bed sheets. Cody joined his cries of pleasure, "FUCK…OH MY GOD REX!" he cried as he came inside him filling him up with his own warm seed. Rex pulled himself off out of breath and ran his fingers through his hair before heading inside the refresher to grab a damp towel to clean themselves off. Rex cleaned up Cody before cleaning himself up and kissed him gently and tossed the towel back into the refresher.
"Guess we're sharing a bed," said Cody staring at the cum splattered all over his sheets. He glanced up at Rex staring intently at the Holonet clips still playing of Coruscant media clips and began to feel his blood run cold. Behind the news reporter in the background of nearly every clip was a Mandalorian standing in a crowd or on a street corner. Rex turned pale as the final clip rolled and he spotted the masked Sith Lord from today pass through the crowd casting its eerie stare at the cameraman before vanishing in the sea of citizens. "That was recent!" said Cody in alarm now watching the clips. "He's already made it back to the Core Worlds," said Rex shocked.
"I'm sure he has the best ships at his disposal," replied Cody.
"We have to tell General Skywalker and General Kenobi," said Rex. He started to slip on some clothes alongside Cody before both hurried out of their chambers heading towards the private holdings closer to the command bridge. Rex and Cody rushed past Shaak with no shirts on and sprinted for the other end of the corvette nearly tripping over R2 doing a sweep of the ship.
They reached the private holdings and headed towards Anakin's chamber and clicked in a sequence opening the door. The light dimly flicked on and Anakin stirred from slumber.
Rex turned red spotting the two in bed and turned away, "S-Sorry sir! Wasn't aware you had company."
The blankets slid down his naked chest and he blinked the stupor of sleep away, "Everyone knows we're together," he said calmly, "What's wrong?" asked Obi-wan waking up as well.
"We just saw several media clips of Coruscant on the Holonet and we spotted several Mandalorians in every clip and the most recent one from the earliest hours of today had the masked Sith Lord in in it passing through the crowd," said Rex quickly.
"How in the blazes did he get to Coruscant so quickly?!" asked Obi-wan bewildered.
"Advanced hyperdrive technology," yawned Anakin, "Kuat Shipyards has been coming up with several innovative designs lately."
"Tell the others we need to plot a course for Coruscant," ordered Obi-wan.
"We'll also contact General Kota to bring the fleet from Tython, we'll probably need everyone we can get," said Rex.
"Let's just hope we all get there in time," muttered Anakin to Obi-wan as the doors snapped closed behind them.
A/N: The ending of another lengthy chapter! Sorry no AniObi this chapter. There will be some beginning of next chappy. I wanted to experiment with the pairings and wanted a CodyxRex pairing in the story. I hoped you liked it. They'll continue to build their relationship throughout the fanfics. Many more pairings to come in the future.
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