As Galen stared at the rugged man who was as thin as a pencil he gasped involuntarily as he thought the man had died long ago and had been preserved by a vacuum of space yet he soon noticed a vent, then another vent and another and when the man looked at him he was not greeted by orange hair or piecing brown eyes, no he was greeted by blue eyes and jet black hair.

"Come to finnish me off?" The man laughed weakly.
"No, I haven't seen you before, are you a Sericius?"
"Yes but I was rejected by the Emperor, who are you? Why are you here?"
"I am Galen Marek, I'm looking for my son."
"Starkiller."
"What th-"

"ARRGH."

The frail man flew at Galen like a stronger man would have if he really wanted Galen dead. Between punches the black haired Sericius would look about and then continue then start all over again.

"YOU HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE FROM ME!"
"Wh.. at are you on abo-ut" Galen spluttered
"I was altered to kill you but because the new 7000 range were stronger I was locked in this cell! I was promised my freedom as long as I killed you and Kill you I will."
"Your a 6000 clone?"
"5998."

Then 5998 recommenced his violence, he swung at Galen's ribs, he split Galen's lip, he scratched Galen like a savage, until Galen freed his hand and pushed out with the force.

SMASH, 5998 went flying back into his cell hitting the wall and ending up on the cell's floor. Galen however did not stop there no, he held 5998 against the floor and stood above him wielding his reignited lightsaber.

"Your creator is dead, has been for a long time. He will never have any hold on you again"


The hum of the machines was unbearable as Cye entered the chamber still sodden from head to toe with his orange hair soaked into becoming redder shade. As Cye's piecing brown eyes revealed their glint he saw the boy, dark haired and scared cuffed onto a extractor with red circles under his eyes and torn robes.

"Kento." Cye whispered under his icy breath

Yet Cye could hear someone's thoughts as dark as Vaders close by, so he released the whimpering child and gave him a hug which wetted the boys robes.
"Kento do you remember your way to the entrance?"
"Y-y-e-s Cy-e"
"Good, run if you see ANYONE you do not recognise run but if you have to, use this," Cye demanded as he placed his second lightsaber in Kento's palm and gently pushed his fingers around it "I'm certain your father has trained you well enough to do this."
"Bu-t I don't want to bb-e alone."
"You won't be Syen is at the entrance I will signal him and your father."
"O..ok."

And with that brief conversation Kento ran just as he was instructed clutching Cye's black lightsaber hilt.

"Abductor, I believe you have been waiting for me." Cye addressed Baq.
"I have been waiting for you, your brother and Starkiller but you will do." Baq stated as he came into the main chamber with another set of footsteps, the clone.


Syen shuddered as the cold hit him again and again, yet when the green light flashed twice on his communicator he knew that he would soon see Kento Marek but he didn't expect him just a hour after the light flashed. Upon seeing the boy he looked for any hint of Galen or Cye's where abouts with little success, yet he did not question the child, no. He knelt down and hugged Kento tightly in a attempt to comfort him. In the back of Syen's mind he sincerely hoped that this experience would be lost in time. He escorted the shaking boy onto the Rogue Shadow and sealed the ramp, leaving Cye and Galen to kill or free Juno's son.

As time passed Syen got more and more on edge, he never had to experience this before. Not knowing was killing him inside yet he knew that the rest of his team would return, he just didn't know how many pieces they'd be in.


"It is truly amazing how quickly I created him, isn't it? I think I will call him 7945, that number isn't taken yet is it?"
"Actually, it is." Cye said in his usual monotone voice.
"Shame, maybe I will just call him, it."
"His a boy not a thing."
"Oh please you and it aren't normal, your clones. You're not born, you're not conceived your just created in a vat, anyone can make you, anyone can destroy you."
"Well try your luck."
"I don't have to, Clone, attack him."

The mirror image of a older Kento dashed at Cye faster than most force sensitives could but not as quickly as Cye responded.
Cye ignited his dark blue blade and clashed with the boy, blow after blow, Baq laughed as though he was watching a funny film. As the clone ducked under a half-hearted slash, Cye whipped the clone around the face with his elbow and yawned.

"His not very effective."
"Well.. try to defeat me then." Baq shouted as he ripped his cloak off and ignited his red lightsaber

They edged forward and began to circle each other, Cye just waiting for Galen to show up and maim Baq, Baq just waiting for a opportunity to cut Cye's throat.


As the ship came out of hyperspace the Bernita family jolted further back into their seats before they jolted forward again. Helen sat silently as she shot looks that if they could kill would have at her husband.

Quentin had talked her into coming to the warzone that he had damned several units to die on but Helen wouldn't leave Andre alone so their son came along thinking he was just going to visit his older sister and maybe even get a lollipop as he always got from Cali.
Yet this wasn't the case, no they weren't just going to see Cali, they were going to either split her from her boyfriend and force her to return to their homeworld and work with her mother in the fabric industry or they would disown her and deny her existence entirely, this was truly Cali's last chance.