Chapter 15

Karel, Hawaii, Ninalex, and Jade are going to Tatooine. Little does Karel know what he's gotten himself into.

Jade was in my bag. Ninalex and Lily were there with Jade. We flew across the Galaxy until we got to the desert wasteland. He never wanted to go come to this planet. He's heard stories. This was a backwater planet that was in control of the Hutts. This was going to be the last mission. I knew what I was going to do.

I opened my bag. Hawaii came out.

"How's Jade?"

"Good, but I'm still confused at to why you brought her here."

"We're not going back to the ship."

"What?" Hawaii asked.

"Can I trust you?"

"I have to trust you now. We have no choice." She said

"Let me show you where I came from."

I put my hand on her head. I showed her more than I expected. She saw my whole life. She saw the clone wars, but without the empire, she saw the death of the Jedi, and she saw the rise of Sidious. She saw my master and I fleeing from the empire, and Vader catching up to us. She saw her death, and she saw me crashing on Remnant. She saw me defend Winter Schnee and protect Weiss. She saw Ruby, Yang, Blake, team JNPR, Bora, and everything.

She fell to her knees.

"What was that?"

"I showed you more than I wanted to. What I showed you last was my home. My life on a planet called Remnant."

"What are you?"

"I am a human. I am a Jedi. I now know that. That's why we won't be returning to the ship."

"How did you get here?"

"I don't know, but the empire has a machine that caused me to leave my universe and come here. I've been trying to find a way back to my home ever since. I thought the Empire would lead me to it, but I know now that won't happen."

"Who else knows about this?"

"No one. I will tell Ninalex and Jade, but I need to know that you're on my side."

Her entire universe came crashing down on her.

"I-I don't know anything." She said

"I want to take you back to my home. It's a better life there than here."

"I trust you." She said after a few minutes.

"Thank you. You have no idea what that means to me."

"I saw the Sith Lord. Is it really…?"

"Yes. It is Palpatine. And Anakin Skywalker will become the thing that kills my master. I can never forgive him for that."

She doesn't know what to say.

"For right now we have to go to the town. I sense Jedi will come to stop us. I need you hidden. I'll lose to them on purpose then they'll take us to the Jedi Temple. Just let my diplomacy get us there safely."

"Yeah… Yeah…" She shook her head. "Are you sure you have the skills?" She was starting to return to her normal self again.

"Yes." I say. She went back into the bag. She probably would tell the others in the bag just what she saw.

I walked to the town. Two imperials were waiting for me. They stopped me.

"I though we were getting three people." One of them said.

"They're here." I patted the bag.

"What?"

"Magic. They're here, but I'm the only one you need. Trust me."

Alright follow us.

They take me to the arena. I take a seat to where I could keep an eye on the end of the Hutts and look out for the Jedi. I was sitting for a few minutes when I see the main activity begins, and I see the Jedi, who thought they were being stealthy.

"Silence!" Shouts an accented male voice over the built-in loudspeakers. The crowds go silent and focus their attention straight ahead, along with the Jedi. At the opposite side of the track steps out a man wearing a decorated black chestplate, a long blood red cloak billowing behind him. The man is deeply tanned, with combed black hair and a neatly trimmed moustache above his lip. On each of his hands is a glowing ring, its metal glinting against the harsh sunlight and a bright jewel embedded into them. "Thank you. I understand that you all must be confused as to what's going on. Let me put an end to that confusion. My name is Martín Rodrigo Cortés the Second, and I have been sent by the great emperor himself to save you from your own demise."

I could beat him up. He didn't look tough at all. I kept my eyes on the Jedi.

I see Sander here. Good.

"I know that some of you might consider this idea blasphemy. Some of you are so rooted into your routine as slaves that the mere thought of freedom from your masters goes against what you were taught. But unlike the Hutt Clan or the Republic, the Sith Empire does not speak lies. We care about those who are caught in the crossfire, who suffer from the Clone Wars that have only ravaged millions of lives. I have been chosen by Emperor to make sure that everyone here is treated fairly, not as slaves, but as true equals."

One of the great speeches to get the populous. Idiotic. Don't trust people who so easily turn on you. And I'm almost 99% sure the empire doesn't care, since Agamar happened.

"How can you prove this?" I shout but use the force to make it seem like it came from the crowd.

I see the 2 Jedi stare at each other, then turn their heads straight ahead and focus on the Imperials just standing there. Martín, however, doesn't even look fazed by the question that I asked. "I am glad you asked. Since you are now my people, it is my duty to prove that you will get to truly live free lives. General Schmidt, bring them all out."

"Yes, Governor. Bring out the prisoners!" The female general at his side says, screeching the last word so loudly that everyone involuntarily claps their hands over their ears.

This is where the Hutt council dies.

Ten Platforms rise. On each platform is two pairs of metal rods, with long chains to hold their beaten prisoners down. All of them are either members of the Grand Hutt Council, those who deal in slavery or other criminals. Leia can't help but notice that among the chained prisoners are Mama the Hutt who is alone on her platform, Jabba the Hutt's young son and a blue-skinned Toydarian with a very stubby black beard.

"As you can see, I am a man of my word. I know that these are the ones who beat you. They walk over you without consequence. They own your very lives, whether you are slaves or not. In fact, they often take the children from their mother's embrace and expect the child to do as their master pleases. Will you stand for that?" I don't like this kind of thing. It makes people like you because you do something for them, it's not true love. The crowd was roaring in disapproval.

"Now." Martín shouts over the crowd, silencing them again. "Some of you may have noticed that the monstrosity who lead the Hutts, the evil Jabba, is not among today's prisoners. The scum of this galaxy managed to flee before our troops could apprehend him. But we will find him and bring him to justice. Right now, we will make do with them. General, show them what our justice feels like."

I laugh. We couldn't catch that fat slug. Maybe we should use salt next time.

"Yes Governor." The woman replies then nods at one of the Navy troops. He nods back and lifts a large hammer next to him, before smashing it against a nearby sheet of metal. It lets out an audible gong as it vibrates heavily, its sound carrying across the arena.

I don't know what's going to happen. This might end up being something terrible. I make sure the Jedi aren't moving. If they move, then my whole plan fails. I need it to look like I was kidnapped.

Each platform starts glowing brightly as the temperature starts rising higher and higher. All the prisoners start screaming in pain, their muscles involuntarily twitching as they try to escape the searing heat. Jabba's son starts crying loudly in pain as the heat only gets even more intense, before brilliant orange flames rise 3 feet into the air. The crowd lets out an audible gasp of shock, shielding their eyes lightly from the bright light in front of them. One of the human slaves in the ground puts his hands down and a smile forms on his face. "Burn. Burn. Burn!" The people, catching on, begin chanting the word as well, occasionally throwing in curses again, over the screams of agony the prisoners are letting loose and the roaring flames before the screams start getting quieter before eventually silencing.

My stomach can't handle much more of it. Someone's trying to open my bag. I open it and say "Not now. You don't want to come up here."

I close it again. I continue to watch.

After the fire ends, the bodies are just chunks of coal. I don't want to look, but I can't turn away.

"Let them serve as a reminder that a new age has come!" Martín shouts, raising his hands into the air, "An age where slaves can finally be free to do as they wish and those who abuse that freedom to be brought to our divine justice! Let this day mark the last day the Hutt Clan reigns supreme. Today, we shall make a stand and make a difference in this galaxy!"

If we were in an alley, I would kill him. He's disgusting.

I see the Jedi start to leave. Now's the time. As they're turned around, I take out my newest weapon. It's a pistol with a red scope on it.

Sander recognizes me, or Agent Pennsylvania.

"You're move." The older Jedi said. I don't know her name. She looks to be Sander's master. Wait… I've heard her name before… What was it?

Doesn't matter. I fire my pistol, which will get the attention of the crowd. They're going to run back to their ship, where I'll lose to them, then my plan will move forward. They jump over me, and start running. I run after them, firing at them. Need to keep up appearances.

"There is it!" Sander exposed his ship. He's good, but not the smartest. I put away my pistol and take out my lightsaber. I gather the force in my hand, and force push them. They fall and crash into the last building in the town. I kind of feel bad about that.

I'm not trying to win, so I'm going about fifty percent. I jump down in front of the master.

I turn my lightsaber on and bring it down. Sander blocks it with a lot of strength, but that because I'm trying to lose, it affects me.

Sander charged me trying to stab me. I block the hit and punish him for trying something so stupid. I head butt the boy. He staggers back. Just because I'm trying to lose doesn't mean I can teach Sander to be more careful.

I felt the master charge a force push, but I charge after Sander, so she could hit me.

Funny thing about the suit, it can take most of the damage and I'll be okay. Better thing, it can absorb hits, but the downside it if I use it too long, I could die.

I was hit with the blast, crashing into the building. I shook my head.

"This is so hard to fight like this." I said to myself.

Ce popped up.

"What's happening?"

"Ce, does the emperor have a recording of everything I say to you?"

"Yes."

"Delete that feature."

"I don't know If I can."

"I told you to do it so do it."

"I'll try."

I start to get back up, but I use that feature on my suit. Something told me I was going to need it.

The master…

Leia! That's her name

She tried to stop me from having children. The suit took all the damage, but the stress knocked me out.

When I woke up I was on a ship. I felt for my lightsaber, but I couldn't move. They chained me up.

"I've deleted the function master."

I was still dazed. One of them take my helmet off. I look around

"Where am I?"

"You are about to be put to justice for everything you have done." Leia says. Jedi don't kill prisoners.

"Oh, you have got to be kidding me." I say. I want to laugh. This isn't exactly what I wanted.

They look at me.

"Look. Just because I am following the Emperor's orders doesn't mean that I am following him with my heart and soul." Not anymore that is.

"So, what? You're just going to abandon the winning side and help us out?" It was Skywalker. When I see he's here I just imagine him burning. It's taking everything I have not to break from these chains and end him.

"I'm not the only one. I know dozens of people who are wanting to defect from Kadabra's evil ways. Right now, time is of the essence. I know many things the Emperor is planning and if they come to fruition, none of you will survive this war."

Ever since he blew up the Chiss home world, and even before that, us Mavens have been getting ready. Now our side numbers fifty, and with the Death of Alaska, our side's winning. We even have three ships under our control, just waiting for the day.

Even Murphy and Cecilia are on our side. With three fifths of the Big 5 on the side of rebellion, we're going to drag the empire down.

I could feel them probing my mind. I gave them what I needed to.

"Alright then." Leia responds hesitantly. "When we return to Coruscant, we will bring you before the Jedi High Council. There, you will tell us in greater detail who these people are and if they will be willing to help us."

I look to Sander.

"Sander."

He looks at me.

"How do you know my name?"

"You told me it. Don't you remember before the empire attacked?"

He thought.

"You!"

"Yes. I want to tell you something" My face becomes red.

"Sander, I am so sorry that this is what I've become."

"Why are you apologizing to me?"

"You were the first person who didn't just see me as a tool."

I think that affected him. No one wanted to talk anymore.

"Please put my helmet back on." I ask.

Sander puts it on me. I couldn't face them. I still hate myself for what I did. I was what I hated most.

A few hours later we land at the capital of the Republic. Skywalker picks me up and makes me move. We go to the grand council chambers. Jedi gasp as they see me. I looked at the ground. My shame built up.

Soon we were at the council chamber. We walked in. Every seat is being occupied by a Jedi Master, half of them flickering since they are merely holographic projections. "Welcome back." Obi-Wan Kenobi says, leaning back in his seat.

Obi-Wan is the Council member I look up to the most.

His eyes widened in shock when he saw me.

"And…who is this?" His voice is laced with suspicion, considering lulling out his lightsaber and attacking in the event of an attack. It's not needed.

"Ah, yes. This is Agent Pennsylvania. He used to work for…him. But he defected to our side after what happened on Tatooine." Well, not really, but semantics

The Jedi Masters look at each other, shocked about this change of events and a little alarmed by the change of events. "What happened on Tatooine?" Ki-Adi-Mundi asks, already dreading the answer.

This time, Leia steps forward and addresses the crowd. "Hutt Space is no more. Somehow, Kadabra managed to capture the entire Hutt Grand Council with the exception of Jabba. They were all executed along with many other slave-owners and criminals. All of that sector has enthusiastically joined Kadabra and his Empire."

That sends the entire Council into a state of shock. Without those hyperspace lanes, there is no chance for the Republic to aid the rebel cells in the Outer Rim. Right now, they are on their own. Windu breaks from the moment of depression the quickest and looks at me.

"What is your name?"

"Karel Allusis." I say. I was ready for them to ask about it, but Windu just raised an eyebrow.

"And why did you decide to betray Darth Kadabra and his armies?"

"Will you listen to a damned soul?" I ask. "I saw how far they would go for peace. For a while, I followed the Emperor's orders without question along with my fellow agents because we saw how planets that have mostly been left to fend for themselves have prospered under the Empire's rule. They cared for the middle man; they cared for those who were cast aside during your war with the Separatists. But then I saw the truth of Emperor Kadabra. He is a monster; more than you can possibly imagine. It was the lengths he went to ensuring peace reigned in the galaxy that made me realize that he needs to be stopped. And if you don't stop him now, you will all suffer the same fate as Csilla."

"Heard of Csilla, I have not. Elaborate, can you?" Yoda asked.

That surprised me, thought it probably shouldn't have.

"Csilla was the home-world of the Chiss, a species like humans except they had blue skin and had some semblance of thermal tracking. Kadabra tried to set up an alliance with the Chiss, but things went south and the two were at war for a brief time. Until Kadabra took it upon himself to end it. We were outnumbered 5 to 1 in the space battle, but the Emperor had a hole drilled to the core of the planet and demonstrated his greatest feat of all. I started it. I caused it." I go for my helmet and throw it off.

My hands were shaking. I curse the day I came out of my mother's womb. I am the most horrid of creatures in all the universe. I was the one who caused it to happen. All their deaths are on my head. My hands are shaking with rage. I wanted to end my life, but that would do nothing."

"He sent a prototype nuclear missile into the heart of the planet. Eight billion Chiss, almost three-fourths of their whole species, lived on that planet. None of them survived when Kadabra used his mastery of the Dark Side to make the planet blow itself up. My friend died in that explosion."

I wanted them to activate their sabers and end me right here.

"How did we not sense such an event?" Kenobi asked.

"Because Csilla is deep within the Unknown Regions. A place so drenched in the Dark Side I'm not surprised you didn't sense it. It is also where the Emperor's home-world is. A planet in the Helios System called Gaia."

This is how I was going to repent for some of my sins.

"So…if we send an invasion fleet to capture Gaia and kill Emperor Kadabra, then all of this will end?" Skywalker said. He was so stupid, to think we can waltz our way in.

"It won't be that simple. You see, while you may conquer Harrison's home-world, you can't truly kill him. He made himself immortal." Curse him! Curse him! He deserves to feel the fires and torments of the deepest pits of Hades.

"No way!" Sander shouts. How wrong he is "There is absolutely no way for anyone to make themselves immortal!" This is how I was going to make him pay

"Actually, there is."

"On the Emperor's home-world, there used to be a whole society of Force-users who called themselves witches and wizards. However, over the years, they forgot their roots and branched off to their own radical form of utilizing the Force. In many technical ways, they were inferior to a common Jedi or Sith so Kadabra had the whole society burned to its core before his Empire was even formally established four years ago. I actually know several people on Gaia who are survivors of the Great Fire, as its being called. Anyway, while they had many inferiorities and their egos could use some deflating, their radical knowledge of the Force has shattered many barriers you wouldn't dare breach. Harrison Peverell used some forbidden arts of that knowledge to perform a ritual so evil I don't want to talk about it."

"Right now, we are struggling to hold what ground we have left and the we just lost a major ally." Windu says, holding his hands together as he leans forward. "Our priority now is to capture the heart of this empire and use that victory to end the Sith Empire before it can cause any more harm to the galaxy. Now, will you excuse us? We need to discuss how we will handle this situation."

"Of course, masters. Thank you for your time." I use the force to grab my helmet. I bow to the council.

"One last thing before we leave. Because of my high status, I am allowed to hear many rumors about is going on behind the scenes. Recently, I have heard stories that a prototype war machine code-named Thanatos Infinity, is being created and is a month away from completion. If it is equipped with half the weapons I have heard of, it will only spell doom." I may be stretching the definition of recently, but it needed to be said.

We go leave the room. We go to an elevator, and Skywalker gets off before the rest of us.

"Where are you going?" I ask.

"Going to get some training done. It's better than meditating while the Council tells us who will go on the most important mission in this war." I still hate him. I may have flipped him off.

Leia lets out a long sigh, then pulls a cigarra out of her Jedi robes and puts it in her mouth. "I'm going to make sure he doesn't get hurt." She then uses the Force to light the tip on fire and puffs out a small ball of smoke. "Well, have fun." She then follows Anakin with a thin line of smoke trailing behind.

I stare at Leia with a baffled. "Is she…"

"Yes." Sander says quickly. "I don't like that habit either, but hey, it's not like I rule her life. Trust me, you'll ignore it after a while. So, you want to see what I have going on in my place?"

Not like I have much else to do.

"Sure, why not?" We walk to his room. I still have the handcuffs on. People are talking about me.

Sander walks towards a door and waves his hand in front of the door. It slides upward, and they walk in. The room is rather small, with a single window that overlooks Coruscant and a bed in the corner. A large stack of datapads are lining the wall and pieces of various blasters along with a plasma rifle taken from dead Imperial Army trooper are lying at the foot of his bed that was painted completely white with a black underbelly and some grey parts.

"Sorry for the mess. I wasn't expecting company." Sander says, using the Force to close the door behind him. It was better than my room at the temple.

"I've seen worse." I remark then I pick up a plasma rifle. What's interesting is that the barrel is wider in diameter and has parts from a Republic blaster rifle incorporated into it. "How did you get your hands on a whole plasma rifle. Aren't these coveted?"

"How do you get anything regarding Kadabra and his scum? I stole it." Sander responds, then looks up. "That came wrong. I managed to pull the rifle from an Imperial trooper's corpse after the attack on Devaron without anyone knowing about it. Except for my mentor, because she's awesome that way."

I raise an eyebrow at that statement. "You know, I've been wondering something. Why don't you call Leia your master?"

Sander's nose flares slightly. "What, and make me think that I am just like those former slaves on Tatooine? Think again."

But master means a master of a profession, not of people. I don't say it

"Fair enough." I take off my helmet. "Can you do something about this?"

"Yeah." He pulls out his lightsaber and cuts the chains

I realize that I was wearing a mask to keep myself cool. I sort of forgot about it. I take it off. Sander looks at me.

"You…look different than I imagined."

"What, you think I'm not ruggedly handsome or look like a giant walking tumor?"

"What's a tumor?" Wow he's young.

"You'll learn about that later in life."

We went on talking.

"I have to tell you something. Soon, at the end of the war, a prominent Jedi will fall to the Dark side of the Force. They will try to kill all the Jedi." Why didn't I tell him who?"

"How do you know?"

"It's hard to explain but trust me."

"So, you're a prophet warrior."

"This isn't a laughing matter."

"I think I know who." I hope he does. "Why do you hate Anakin Skywalker?"

"He killed someone close to me. I watched her death. She was my Surrogate mother. She taught me everything I know." Master Jade was amazing

"But I betrayed everything she taught me. My sins are greater than most. That's why I'm doing this. I'm trying to repent."

"What did you do?"

"Murder. I may be a soldier, but I am a murderer."

"Soldiers aren't murderers." He thinks for a second. "Why did you become a soldier?"

"So I could get back home."

"Where's home?" He asked

I put my hand on his head, and this time I showed him only Remnant. I don't know how it would affect the timeline if a Jedi knew what I knew. I showed him Beacon, and Bora."

"Who's that" He asked.

"Her name's Bora Lone. She's my girlfriend. I've been trying to get back to her."

"She looks pretty."

"I think so."

I sit back.

"Sander, one day I may disappear. If I do I want you to know that it's not because I'm weak."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know." I say.

Someday I will get back home, but on that day I think Sander will let hatred rule his heart, like it does mine.

"Never let me alone with Skywalker."

"Why?"

"I would kill him"

I started to take off my armor. Sander looked at me

"What are you doing?"

"This thing's hot. I don't want it on."

"Isn't that your clothes?"

"No. I wouldn't strip down in front of a kid. That would get me arrested."

"What do you mean?"

"Ask Leia." I wasn't going into that minefield in a billion years.

We continued to talk when we were called, or really, the call visits us.

Anakin and Leia step in, along with Obi-Wan Kenobi as Sander quickly hides the blaster under his bed. "So, what does the Council have to say?" Sander asks, staring at Kenobi with an interested look in his eye.

"The Council has agreed that an immediate invasion of Gaia will be underway and we shall discuss with the Supreme Chancellor how many starcruisers we can spare for the invasion. As of this moment, we will be the Jedi who lead the attack, along with Depa Billaba, Caleb Dume and Master Windu."

Sander stares at Kenobi like he has lobsters crawling out of his ears. "Gee. Is that all?"

Sidious must want his rival dead. He's going all out.

This is the end of it all. Soon, Kadabra will be dead. I Will be going home, so soon.

Author's Notes: We're getting closer. I know I keep saying that, but now it's true. Less than six chapter, but more than one left.

What do you listen to when writing?

I listened to every RWBY song, and got to half way though season 3.