Chapter 6

Darth Kadabra, Emperor of Gaia, has come to Hogwarts, seeing the ending of Karel's stay. Karel feels him arrive with everything getting darker. Kadabra enters the room and starts walking towards the Big 5 [Chapter 17]

Karel stood up and waited for Kadabra to walk towards them. He stopped and examined Murphy, Cecilia, Daniel, and Dragonfist closely…

Then he stopped to look at me. He stayed at me for a longer time than anyone else. Sweat fell down my face, then finally he moved on. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding in. Murphy nudges me, and I glance at him. I see him moving his hand, telling me to calm down. I shake my head a little so that others wouldn't see it.

Kadabra gets to Herpo and they exchange pleasantries. Herpo shakes his head after the Emperor said something, then he turns around.

"To each and every one of you, I commend you for your determination. For 4 years, you have endlessly struggled to prove yourselves worthy of fighting for your people. For your Empire. You have another 3 weeks of training before you are ready to take on the galaxy and everything it has to offer. But for all those who seek to be a Maven, you must be ready for what's to come. To be a true Maven, you need to have the wisdom to lead others in combat when traditional tactics fail and when the time comes, I expect nothing else than for you to hold nothing back. If you fail to do so…you will die violently. Am I understood?"

"Yes, My Emperor!" We all say in sync

Herpo started to talk to us. "All those who seek to be Mavens, you have 10 minutes to get suited up and head to Firebase Hogsmead. Your final trials will take place today."

One hundred of us get up and start moving. I got my blaster and my lightsaber. Just in case I hid my blue one in a secret place, where it would be truly safe. I make sure that I'm ready, and the rest of the Big 5 go to Firebase Hogsmead together. Even Philip looks serious, which is saying something. We all get to our positions. Herpo began to talk to us again.

"Now that you are all here, your final 3 trials shall begin. For your first trial, all of the soldiers here on this base will attack you, and they will hold nothing back. Your task will be to set your weapons to low power and knock out all of the soldiers. I want to see what you can do. You may begin."

After that I get out my pistol. I put it on the lowest setting it could go to and heard the horn. We ran into the battlefield. It was made to look like a destroyed village, with a lot of room to fight close quarters, and get sniping positions. Murphy holds onto my shoulder to hold me back from running out into the middle of the fighting

"You rush into battles too much. I got this one."

Murphy turned to the guy a beat up on the first day. "Get those doors open!"

After that he started to catch blasts from the troopers. We fire back and start to climb up a three-story watchtower. There were a lot of troops hidden in here. I fire at three of them, and let the others go up behind me. We keep doing this until we got to the top. We got a vantage point of the entire fight. I look at the stand where Kadabra was. I could feel his eyes on our group.

Murphy took charge of the group.

"Cecilia, Daniel, get into position and take out the soldiers on the top floors. I will assist you. Karel, Dragonsfist, Charlie, jump to the ground and help our comrades take out the soldiers on the ground."

So that was the guy's name.

We jump down to the ground and I continue firing at the enemy. I see a building and yell

"Cover me!" I run towards the building and crash threw it. I got out my red lightsaber, of course turned down to the lowest setting, and slash at the guy next to me. There was one more on this floor. I quickly fire two shots at him, and he falls to the ground. I turn off the lightsaber and make the motion to reload the gun.

I see a set of stairs and run up them. I use some of what Siren taught me to take out the two that got close to me. I punched a guy in the face, but since he had a helmet on…

As I was waving my hand one of the remaining guys jumped on my back. I elbow him in the face and throw him over me. I was standing next to a window, so he had quite the fall. I use the force to push another guy out of the building. He went flying. I get my revolver to take care of the rest of the guys in here. One gets a hit on me, knocking out my gun of my hand.

I could teach him his place with lightning…

No, that's not what I should want to do…

But it would be so easy to do.

NO! I won't do that!

I use the force to push the guy to the wall. I start running to the guy, and I beat him down. I use the force to enhance my hits, and to protect myself. I pick him up and shove him into the wall of the building. I must have kept using the force, because I tossed him threw the wall.

I use the force to get my gun and walk out of the building

I get a glimpse at Philip breaking someone's arm. Daniel started to choke someone out. I could feel him knock the guy out. He let him go.

I look around and see most of the troops are taken down. I fire a few more bullets at a few stragglers. We took the rest of them out. We all made it.

Kadabra clapped

"You have done well for mere recruits. You have completed the first task, but you have forgotten one thing that would have made the task be completed faster. I am aware that it might be against your nature, but you all must learn to work together as well as separately."

I could feel people looking at themselves. I already know how to fight alone and with others. It's a perk of being a Jedi.

Herpo talks to us again.

"Now that you have finished your first task, it's time for you to take part in your 2nd task. This time, you will experience…visions. Endure them for half an hour and you will move on. If you pull out prematurely, however, you will ensure that you die painfully for your weakness."

Jokes on you! I already get a lot of horrifying visions! I didn't say that out loud did I? I get into my mediation stance and hear Herpo slam down his staff.

My eyes start hurting, and there is a dark sense of dread that fills me.

I was standing on top of a hill on a lava planet. I could feel the heat. I see two blue lights hitting each other. I look at them. It's Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker fighting. I see Obi-Wan and Anakin exchange words

"Anakin, Chancellor Palpatine is evil." Obi-Wan tried to plea

"From the Jedi point of view! From my point of view, the Jedi are evil." Anakin made me so mad when he said that. He murdered hundreds of us, and he says he's not the evil one?!

"What do you mean?"

"Your own master knew the hypocrisy of the Jedi! He wasn't allowed to join the council because he wouldn't conform to it." What is he trying to do?

"But Palpatine caused this whole war!"

"But we are able to end it master. I never wanted to join him, I just need him to save Padmé."

Obi-Wan turned off his lightsaber.

"I will not be a sith, but my days as a Jedi are over."

What was this…

Wait, this is a false moment in time.

I close my eyes, and I'm in a strange place. I look around and see a cave… and someone.

"Who's there?" I ask.

"A Jedi you are, but know you, I do not." That voice could only belong to one person.

"Master Yoda!" I yell.

"Who are you?" Yoda asks.

"Don't you remember me master?" The area around us is so foggy that I can barely see him.

"Know you, I do not." He said

This Yoda was the Yoda from this universe.

"I see…" I say. I look to the cave

"What is that place? It's giving off a dark power."

"See for yourself. Take not your weapons. Need them, you will not. Only the force, needs be your ally."

I take off my weapons belt and walk into the cave. I'm taken to my home planet, Alderaan. I feel the entire planet is covered in a dark feeling. I see the landscape and feel at home a little, until I look up to the sky.

There was a strange ball in the sky. I look around me and see someone. They put their hand on my shoulder.

"It is a poor timing that you are brought here Jedi." I look at the man. He was a knight in the order. I fought along side him once. Jedi knight Ylenic It'kla. He's a caamasi Jedi.

"You can see me?" I ask

"So, in my last moments, I help a Jedi who gets to live. That giant ball in the sky is called the Death Star."

"Haven't heard of it." I say

"Alderaan's days are numbered. We may have minutes."

"Are you saying that thing could destroy a whole system? Nothing has that much power."

"If only that were correct." Just then I see it's lasers are charging. "May the Force be with you."

Just then the blast hits the ground. I see it melt and crack. The blast is coming towards us. In a few seconds the ground around me was gone. I fall to the nonexistent ground, and puke. The feeling of all those dying.

When I get up I see that the vision has changed. I see surrounding me everyone in the order. They all look at me with a hatred in their eyes. I leave my own body and see hands rise up. My eyes widen when I see someone in golden armor slaughter all of them, even the children. I feel a lightsaber come to my hands, and I turn it on. It was my blue one.

The man turned to me and laughed. We got in a quick fight. He was slow, and clumsy. I took his head off of his shoulders. I ripped off the face guard and saw my own face staring back at me. I drop it and move back.

"No. That can't be." I start to crawl back, but then I hit something. I turn around to see my master with a red blade sticking out of her.

I get up and stare at Darth Vader.

"NOT AGAIN!" This can't be happening again! I've already seen this too many times. I look around the ship, but this time it's worse. Everyone is dead. Bora, Ruby, Even Murphy and Cecilia.

I swing at Vader, but he changes to Weiss.

I can't stop myself! NO!

I slice Weiss down across her chest. She falls to the ground, and I catch her.

"Blue." She holds onto my face as she dies.

Why is the force doing this to me?

Everyone gets up, but they are changed. Become sith lords. Vader returns. The sith start to shock me. I endure it until my meditation is interrupted by a slamming noise. Herpo ended the challenge. I fall to the ground with sweat falling from my face. I'm shaken, but I can still go on.

"Very good. I admit that you are doing better than I was expecting. But now comes your final trial. March to the Black Lake double time!" Kadabra yells.

I get up and run to the lake. Herpo and Kadabra somehow make it to the lake before we do.

"Now…for your last task. As you may know or have heard, there are numerous creatures living in the murky waters of this lake. For your task, you must swim to the bottom of the lake and retrieve one of 2 barque models, then return to the surface. Kill anything that gets in your way or die trying. A special reward will be given to the 2 who retrieve the models and return to the surface." Kadabra explained. I look at Murphy and he shakes his head.

"Also, there is a time limit. If you fail to return to the surface in a half hours' time, I will ensure that you suffer dearly in the dungeons." He adds. I ignore the screams heard from the Lake. A whistle lets us know that the trial started.

I quickly put on a A99 aquata breather and swim in the water. I get out my lightsaber and swim towards a village.

A creature comes towards me. I think it's called "Grindylow". Daniel gets his lightsaber and starts to fight them all off. The others start to attack. None of them are moving forward. I turn off my lightsaber, and turn my head to see Murphy and Cecilia. I shake my head as we go to the center of the town. Three of these things come out to attack us, but I turn on my lightsaber to take one down. To make matters worse the Merpeople come out to join the fight. A few other students made it this far, and we continue to fight our way forward. One tried to slash at me, but I use the force to knock it back. It slammed into it's house, or what I thought was its house. Cecilia sends a message to Murphy and me.

"I'll hold them off. Take the Barques." Murphy takes one and I take the other. We rise to the top of the surface holding them triumphantly. I look down to see a lot of others coming towards us. I look at Kadabra, then at Murphy. We go to the shore, but stop when I hear Kadabra clapping.

"Congratulations, all of you. You have shown me that you are ready to serve my Empire well. Karel, Murphy, you won the last task, so you will be rewarded. Herpo will give you your Maven designation, your experimental suit of armor, but something else as a bonus. Today, a meeting with all the highest-ranking officials in our glorious Empire will be held, and you get front row seats. Herpo, give them their codenames and armor while I get us a Nubian. They will be my escorts to New York."

I look at Murphy with a surprised look. I feel Daniel, Dragonfist, and Cecilia get to the surface.

Herpo looks at both of us and whispers something

"If you weren't trained by Darths…" Murphy didn't hear him

We all follow Herpo as he leads us up the hill. He waits till Murphy and I were the last ones. He takes us to a special room in Hogwarts. There were hundreds of suits of armor. I see that armor. It was in my vision.

"I know which one the force calls me to." I say. I walk over to the suit of armor. It was a light gold color with a smooth chest plate and has light armor for maneuverability.

"That Armor is for Agent Pennsylvania. If you take it then you will be known forever as such."

The helmet came down into a T shape, and was shaped like an old church bell.

"Then I am Pennsylvania" I say.

"The force must call it to you, since it is one of the only ones that work in here. The other…" I look over to Murphy as he looks at another suit. It is mossy green and has a thick futuristic-looking chestplate, with spikes on the sides of each shoulder. It also came with padding across his legs and his helmet is shaped like an English medieval knight's helmet.

"is for Agent New York." Murphy takes his armor, and I take mine. We change into them, and put out helmets on. I feel more powerful than I have in a very long time. I laugh when I see it. The helmet had an interface in it that spoke to me. I saw vital signs, and other important things. It had a comm in it that link to Murphy's helmet.

"We look cool" He says.

"If we are done messing around, I would suggest that we not keep the Emperor waiting." Herpo says.

We get to the Emperor and Herpo introduces us

"My Emperor, may I introduce you to our newest Mavens. Agent New York."

"Very good. Agents New York, Pennsylvania, follow me. Admiral Herpo, I would appreciate it if you stayed behind. You will remain on this planet to ensure the security of our people and oversee the training of our future Sith." We follow closely behind Kadabra and get on a ship. It's just like the one I went on with the Empress.

We go to New York and go into a meeting with him. All the Sith Lords were there. Siren glances at me and waves. I nod my head. Kadabra whispers to us "Go find a seat." I move by Siren, and Murphy, or as I should call him, New York, goes by Lancelot.

I goblin starts off the meeting

"Ladies and gentlemen! May I present to you the man who saved our planet from self-destruction: Emperor Harrison Peverell!"

Siren glances at me

"I see that you've gotten yourself some new armor. I like it." She says

Kadabra comes to the pulpit and starts his speech.

"Now, you may be wondering why I have called you all here for this meeting. Well, let me put an end to the confusion. I believe that we are ready to go to war against the larger galaxy's main factions." Silence fills the room. I would have to agree with him. We're ready.

"However, I have not heard everything about our stance on this. So, I will ask for a vote: Will we declare war on the galaxy?"

Democracy at its finest. Of course almost everyone agrees. A woman stood up. I knew who she was. Hermione Granger, the traitor to the order. I hear she's an Admiral.

"On a side note. There are a handful of new recruits who could use some disciplinary training, but about 90% of the Army under my command is waiting for action."

"Excellent, Admiral. Now, we may be strong, we may have a military force that dwarfs the armies of the Republic and possibly the CIS, but if we get careless, we will be destroyed. Even though we have watched and observed their tactics for over a year and equipped our ships with weapons that prey on their weaknesses. In the event war would be declared, I have come up with a battle plan." He goes into detail about his plan.

"Now, Admiral Granger, starting at 0900 hours our time, take half of the Imperial Army under your command and have them secure the Esfandia system and have the other half conquer the Bakura system. Once you have set up a presence on both systems, immediately begin setting up a communication center so that we may know of any enemy ships that come into our territory, after which you will standby for further instructions. Admiral Griphook, when Admiral Granger has finished establishing a foothold on her systems, start raiding the nearby hyperspace lanes of any transports. That will weaken both our enemies enough for you to begin conquest of the Outer Rim. But I forbid you from making our presence known yet." This meeting just became interesting

"You're about to get real busy." Siren says to me.

"Yeah." Is all I can say.

"Supreme Admiral, once the Bakura and Esfandia systems are conquered, I will join you and your fleet when we take Dantooine and reveal our presence. Once the battle is fought, I will give the rest of you your instructions. Are there any questions?"

He really though this through. One hand goes up.

It's Admiral Moen. He asked about Kamino and Geonosis, and taking them.

Is he insane?

Siren laughs. Is she reading my thoughts.

"Kadabra doesn't like him." She tells me, through the force.

He answers the question

"I understand your concerns, Admiral. But as you said, those are the failsafe planets where the Republic and CIS can gather more troops when they do battle with us. Because of their value, they will be much more heavily defended than other worlds. If we attack now, I do believe that we might lose the battles and our secrecy will be blown. That is why you will take your Navy forces and be on standby until our presence is known across the galaxy. Thanks to our vastly upgraded and superior Beamspace drives, our enemies will be scrambling over themselves to find us. That will force them to thin their ranks enough for your targets to be easier to acquire. Understood?"

The Admiral shakes his head.

I guess that ends that. I really don't want to go to Kamino of Geonosis anyway.

"We might go there." Siren responded to my thought.

One guys asks about people like Anakin.

Siren's eyes shot towards me when Anakin's name is mentioned. I must have failed to hide my rage.

"Be calm. We're in a meeting." She scolds me.

I don't listen to his response. Start to listen back when he says

"Excellent. So now, let it be known that on this day, July 5th, 2000, the true Sith Empire shall rise and the Republic along with the Separatists shall fall! Their destruction is the will of the Force… and we are its instrument."

A few hours later I'm on Kadabra's ship, the Black Phoenix. We stare out of the window as we go through beamspace. I stand by Kadabra's side.

"This day shall be glorious." I tell him. He nods his head.

"It shall be."

The rest of the ride was silent. We went into beamspace and shortly after we got Dantooine.

"Everyone to your stations!" Kadabra yells I get to a landing craft with the rest of the Big 5. We launch and start for the Planet's surface.

I smirk

"Just like the simulations."

Author's Notes: This is the first chapter where my story and the main story meet. For the rest of the story, it will be like this.

There are a lot of things that come from Chapter 17. Remember.

Next chapter the War starts again for Karel

May the Force be with You

-DragonZlayerx12