Forced Rider 555 C17

Chapter three of the Dark Fortress Story Arc

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:Chapter start:

Kronos-The next morning from last chapter-Dark Fortress Dungeons.

Junk Wolf, Kenobi, Skywalker, Accel and Ahsoka still wearing a nice dress in a dirty dungeon that hadn't been used in years. All of them besides Accel had their hands bound in binders behind their backs so that they could not use their hands. The King had taken their lightsabres and Junk Wolf's Faiz Driver without the phone which angered the King for not having what the control module to activate the Driver. Junk Wolf was the only one not sitting on a bench as no one could see his back as Skywalker started talking when they did not have to worry about the Guards hearing him, "What the hell was that, back there?"

Junk Wolf was silent as Ahsoka spoke, "Master don't," her attempts were ignored as Skywalker continued.

"Why did you have us give up when we could have removed the collar before leaving the castle," Skywalker apparently did not understand what was going on.

Junk Wolf says, "Because it is almost impossible to remove without killing Ahsoka," Junk Wolf shifted his arms behind his back before he adds, "Unfortunately that Almost is so close to impossible in this day and age it is pointless to even try."

Kenobi asks, "What would we have to do?"

Junk Wolf says, "Surgically remove her head while keeping her alive," they hear a small click followed by a jangle followed by a second click and Junk Wolf revealed his hands to the tree where the binder was still attached to his non mechanical hand, though his arms were free. Junk Wolf leans against the wall opposite to the door and says, "What we need to understand is that the only way we have to get that collar off of Ahsoka is to open the Vault."

Kenobi comments, "So we open a door, I am sure you know the code to open it. Hence why they put so much efforts to get you here."

Junk Wolf was silent as he did not think so as Ahsoka frowned and asks, "It isn't just a door, is it?"

Junk Wolf answered, "It is a series tests to unlock the castle's moorings allowing the castle to raise and revealed the vault under the castle."

Skywalker blinks before asking, "What kind of tests?"

"The kind that make becoming a knight seem like a walk in the park," Junk Wolf admits as he rubs his head as he had to cover his nose as some dust exited his nose.

Kenobi asks, "What are the tests?"

Junk Wolf rubbed his head and not answering. Ahsoka blinks at his lack of answers before she realises, "You don't know."

Junk Wolf admits, "No one has survived them," that got a gasp from Kenobi and Junk Wolf adds, "It won't be so bad dying in this case then. The Universe would last longer after today."

The doors started opening and several guards opened the door and forced the group to move out the cell.

Junk Wolf's old room-Secret Passage

Clank, Bif, R4G3R and Tiny Tina, walked through the secret passage and found the empty room filled with items that Junk Wolf had left behind. What they found was an empty room and a bunch of stuff Junk Wolf wanted back and Tiny smirks as she looks at the pad Junk Wolf left with her to grab everything he wanted specifically. Though leaving what appeared to be an instrument that was hand-made. After five minutes the room was bare before Clank, R4G3R and Tiny Tina escaped through the passage while Bif unscrewed a vent grate and proceeding to run into the vents of the castle.

With the Jedi and Junk Wolf-King's Feast Hall-Breakfast

Junk Wolf glared at his Sperm Donor as they were forced to sit at the feast table as the last of Pissbush's guest arrived to ensure that they witnessed the opening of the Vault. Only one did not come and that was Count Dooku, apparently he was recovering from a recent kidnapping of his person. Junk Wolf sat at the opposite end of the long table as the servants arrived and placed food in front of each Jedi and Junk Wolf before removing the lids revealing what they would be eating, the issue for Junk Wolf was that it was a small pile of creamy brown candy that made Junk Wolf glare at Pissbush. Even as the man taunted Junk Wolf into eating.

After the meals Ahsoka whispered to Junk Wolf, "Why didn't you eat?"

"It is toxic for me to eat," Junk Wolf answered as they moved slowly through the Dark Fortress.

Kenobi eventually comments, "I must say the decor in this castle is rather elegant for such a dark sounding name."

Junk Wolf simply comments, "What do you expect, it was a gift to Astromina when she conquered the world of Eltar."

That caused Ahsoka to blink like an owl as she looked around carefully before whispering, "Those stories were true?"

"Even Fiction has a semblance of truth too them. In the case of what you read, that was a written history of the events at the time that was missed from being erased from history," Junk Wolf admits as they reached a large elevator for everyone to ride as it lowered into the depth of the castle.

The elevator lowered until it came to a stop in a large empty room with five doorways, the elevator was off centre as in the centre of the large chamber was a pool of bubbling green liquid that was being automatically churned to keep fresh in a sense. Skywalker whispered, "What is that green liquid."

"Death," Junk Wolf states as he carefully remained still not wanting to get too close as the haunted look on his face silenced the Jedi and caused his mother to frown. At the end of the ride down the king shoved Junk Wolf towards the first challenge causing Junk Wolf to blink at what he saw. Junk Wolf groans loudly before turning to one of the Guards, the one wearing the Faiz Driver and says, "I need something from my room. Accel knows what," the Guard looks to the King, who nods with madness in his eyes as Junk Wolf focused on what he saw, a series of horizontal lines that he recognises. They would have to wait for Accel to return with the requested item.

Ahsoka stood next to Junk Wolf and asks in a whisper, "What is this test?"

"Skill," Junk Wolf states simply before commenting, "What you see there," pointing to the bar on the wall. Ahsoka nods before commenting, "Basically this is a test of Ancient Human skill," Accel returned on the elevator with the guard and holding the item that Tina left behind. The Guard whispered to the King and he grit his teeth as Junk Wolf accepted the item and placed a leather strap over his shoulder and says, "Step back," Ahsoka stepped back to her master and Kenobi as Junk Wolf stepped onto a golden circle that lit up under him. Junk Wolf takes a deep breath as his robotic hand up while the organic hand held what appeared to be the upside down handle. The robotic hand clicked as a small piece of metal ejected up showing an image of a wolf's head that he caught as the piece of metal and proceeded to suddenly drop the hand down and strummed the musical instrument.

(Considering this is written and not animated, what is currently happening is Junk Wolf playing a homemade electric guitar playing the ten hardest songs of the Guitar Hero Series for two hours straight. The Test of Skill, musical skill.)

Junk Wolf created music as a series of spheres moved along the bar moving very quickly or changing speed slower and faster. For two hours Junk Wolf played with an intensity that no normal mortal could as his organic hand leaked dust as he played while his mechanical finger tips began to melt and steam from the forces strumming the instrument. Towards the end Junk Wolf closed his eyes as the instructions vanished as he started creating notes before he completed it and the Guitar burst violently shattering as it fell down to the ground.

Junk Wolf fell to his knees clutching his hand painful before he started flicking the arm trying to get feeling into it. The Test began disintegrating as Junk Wolf completed the test. Junk Wolf goes to stand only for the King to kick him down on the ground and pinned his neck down in anger as he shouts, "You had your allies collect your affects," the King was angry while Junk Wolf silently stared at him.

Junk Wolf simply says, "How do you think I paid those people to distract you."

The King Blinked before growling and releasing Junk Wolf leaving him to lay down on the ground before saying, "When you are of no use to mean I will end you personally," the King turned around and Blinked at the sight behind the guests. The once empty room was now one fifth full as several shelves of books, models of ships and old styled weapons had appeared from thin air. The King grabs Junk Wolf in anger and demands, "What is going on!?"

Junk Wolf blinks himself before he smirks and says, "You didn't know? This is the Vault as the tests are completed you gain access to a portion to the vault." What Junk Wolf was not saying was that if all the test weren't completed by the same person then the entire Vault's contents would vanish again. The King released Junk Wolf down to the ground while Junk Wolf silently stared at one model space ship in a glass jar that was blue and circular before looking away.

The King spoke as the Queen had noticed, "Take the prisoners to the next test. You," he points at one of the guards and says, "Check what we now have," pointing at the shelves. The Queen though silently and quickly grabbed what Junk Wolf focused on and concealed it in the folds of her dress.

With Count Dooku-Serano

Count Dooku was meditating, recovering from the kidnapping in his private chambers before his communicator activated and Darth Sidious appeared on the hologram platform and says, "I have just been informed that Skywalker's Padawan has been taken by Junk Wolf's enemies."

Count Dooku simply says, "Then Junk Wolf and Skywalker's Padawan are lost to the Jedi."

Darth Sidious frowns before demanding answers, "What secrets does this King of Kronos conceal?"

"Nothing," the Good count informs his master before admitting, "He intends to control the known Galaxy and intends to eradicate both the Jedi and Sith."

"Then I command you to destroy him, and take his power for the Sith," Darth Sidious' anger was palpable.

Count Dooku states, "Then all we can do is hope that Junk Wolf can stop him, after all the current king is the strongest of their kind," Count Dooku said nothing else as he returned to his recovery as he closed his eyes and concealed himself in the Force intending to control his emotions from being sensed.

Planet Kronos-The Vault-One hour later

The next test was of Courage and the King of Kronos had a fit as he saw Junk Wolf was standing with Ahsoka to the side teaching her to dance. That was when Master Kenobi explained what Junk Wolf informed them, "The test is of Courage," he directed the King's sight to a larger golden circle platform with a ring of smaller circles before Kenobi added, "It requires two people and dancing."

The King growls and demands to know, "What kind of idiot made dancing the key to unlocking ultimate power."

Skywalker chuckles and says, "I don't know are you willing to dance and apparently humiliate yourself in order for this ultimate power you demand?"

The king growls as Junk Wolf taught Ahsoka a dance that the King refused to learn when he first married the queen. What happened next was the Queen simply smiled and clapped as Junk Wolf and a blushing Ahsoka started dancing in a rotating manor with Junk Wolf whispering to her to encouraging words. The Queen smiled at the effort that Junk Wolf is giving her. The pair continued to dance as slowly the big golden platform started turning to dust as the pair continued to dance though the pair did not notice as they were too distracted by each other. And after a full hour of dancing they could do no more as Ahsoka needed to be held up by Junk Wolf as the golden platform returned, they never even noticed that the smaller rings started vanishing and returning towards the end. The Test of Courage was complete as they were able to block out everything and just dance together. As it was the courage to even attempt this sort of task.

The King had his arms crossed as he looks behind him to see more shelves and items though he grabbed a metal staff with a 'Z' shape at the top before dropping it to the ground as it appeared useless. The King then grabs Junk Wolf by the throat and demands to know, "Where are the weapons that can destroy planets?"

This caused the Jedi's eyes to widen as Junk Wolf sighs and says, "Probably hidden behind the final test." The King's grip tighten before in anger he threw Junk Wolf into a shelf knocking down a red and silver drill. The King was angry as Junk Wolf began to stand and grabbed the Drill Sword before placing it back on the shelf calmly.

The King yelled, "Take them back to their cell!" before turning around in anger as they were each placed in binders and taken back to their cell. The King glares at the room around him and stomps away while the Queen appears to be happy with the results.

The Jedi and Junk Wolf's Cell-After sunset

Junk Wolf, as soon as he returned to the cell and without the others seeing him he removed the binders from his left hand and takes a seat as he appears to rest as his right hand was still twitching from the damage to his hands. Ahsoka was also tired as he takes a seat next to him before Kenobi asks, "What does the vault really hold? Because the esteemed king appears to think that that room was meant to be holding dangerous world ending weapons."

Junk Wolf sighs as he says, "He is probably thinking about the Forces of Darkness back up plan that my ancestors stopped and hid from the universe."

"What was their plan?" Skywalker demands to know.

Junk Wolf covered his eyes before saying, "An army of monsters ten or twenty from each General of Dark Spectre," Ahsoka gasps before Junk Wolf says, "Yeah, you understand what that means for this time."

Ahsoka asks, "Please tell me the Vault has," Junk Wolf interrupted her.

"No, they were destroyed, damage or lost before the Fortress even left Earth." Ahsoka was saddened as they appeared sat in silence before Junk Wolf adds, "We all need to rest. I doubt we are going to be fed again." Unfortunately they heard quakes in the distance and Junk Wolf says, "Sounds like someone sent a fleet to attack Kronos. I wonder which side arrived to steal from the esteemed Dick Face," the Jedi blinked at that comment.

In orbit of Kronos-Conferderacy Forces

A random Droid Fleet controlled by a tactical droid flew into the system from Hyperspace and flew towards the Planet only for a series of dark crystals appeared in space and started slashing the Droid ships apart and sent them crashing down into the Salvage yards that were empty of scavengers and would be stripping them for parts.

With Bif-Dark Fortress' Ventalation system.

Bif travelled through the different shaped vents as it searched for its objective to help Junk Wolf the running continued through the vents before slowing down when he hears Skywalker complaining about everything to do with Junk Wolf. Bif silently walked through the vents until spotting Junk Wolf and Ahsoka that was through a small circular vent that you can't fit a hand through and scanned the two below the vent seeing Ahsoka and detecting the collar around her neck and blinked before focusing on its task having added a new step to the overall plan and snuck away.

:End of Chapter 17:

Skill, Courage, Flesh, Spirit, Insight and Death

So I have started the tests to unlock ultimate power for the King of Kronos. To be clear I am using the Jedi Trials as a guide on what test to complete but that are not straight forward obviously.

Well I hope you have all enjoyed this update and until next time... BEWARE THE WRAITH!