Return of the old Ways Ch 4
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Attack of the clones, Dark powers revealed.
A tunnel of changing lights assaulted my vision as I piloted the ship full of Jedi through the Hyperlanes towards our targeted destination.
Geonosis.
The Planet where the separatist forces were gathering on, all led by a former Jedi Named Dooku who was a Master that trained under Yoda himself.
I sat in the pilot's seat, maintaining a steady course through the lanes while many jedi explored or took positions within area's of the ship excluding my bedroom which was Private so they never entered. The presence of my master standing behind me was Unnerving as all he did was watch the passing lights "How long until we reach Geonosis?" he asked not moving slightly from his standing position.
"we'll be there soon. I'd advise getting everyone ready" I told him which got him to leave the cockpit to alert the masters and knights on board.
A loud metal *Clang* sound emanated further within the ship followed a painful shout "Ow!" a series of louds beeps came before "Watch it you stupid rolling trashcan!" guessing what happened I soon heard another series of beeps that if translated was an excellent retort.
Not wanting this to escalate any further then it has to or have one of my new droids damaged I resolved to end it "If You hurt any of those droids you're gonna have me to deal with!" I shouted to those behind me, ending it once and full all and just in time as the ship exited hyperspace and I was presented with the orange planet known as Geonosis.
There was no sign of flora or fauna life on planet, no sign of oceans or liquid on the surface, only a barren rock, but looks can be deceiving if I didn't know that this was the home world to the insectoid species that made it's home under the dirt which was rich in metals and minerals.
Opening the ships intercom, I alerted the crew "Ladies and Gentlemen this is your captain speaking, we have now arrived at Geonosis, all Masters, knights and padawans report to the Terminal room which is the room above the engine room If you don't know where that is" after finishing that sentence I settle the ship outside of sensor range of the planet.
Getting up from my seat I turned to the two astromechs in the cockpit with me "R7 locate Obi-wans ship, R8 perform a full scan of the planet and alert me of any abnormalities you detect" I got confirmation from them and left them to do their work while I met with everyone in the comns.
Arriving, the room was full of jedi, ranging from many ranks and species but all of them gathered for the same purpose, to Rescue Obi-wan and put an end to the separatist threat.
Moving through the crowd until I made to large oval structure in the middle of the room which displayed a 3d projection of the planet "ladies and gentlemen welcome to Geonosis, home to the Geonosians and where the Sepertist are gathered along with their army" I started "we have confirmed report from Obi-wan Kenobi tha-".
"Thank you Padawan Thornton. But let me give the briefing of this mission." My master interrupted me, which was quite insulting to say the least but I knew better to hold my tongue then receive more than just a lecture so I let it slide, for now at least.
"As my Padawan had just explained, The Separatist have been amassing an army of droids which pose's a direct threat to the republic and all un-aliened systems should they use such a large force. They are being led by this man" an image of Count dooku appeared over the holo-Terminal, he was a human in his elder years spotting the traditional Jedi robe's before he left.
"As many of you know, that Count Dooku was originally a member of the Order, a Master of the force and Jedi arts as well as a renowned Duellist. Our goal here is to capture all leaders of the movement before Republic Reinforcements arrive, we only have one opportunity to end it before it escalates into a full war".
"we'll split into Groups of-" Just as he was about to continue, one of the Droid's beeped through the inter-comn telling me what he want's to report.
"Thank You R8, let me know if you find anything further" the Droid beeped off before I turned to addressed them all "R8 just said that a lot of life signs has been gathering around a single area of the Planet. And if I'm not wrong only something major would draw that much attention like say a public Display or an execution".
"Right you are my young Padawan." He nodded at me before continuing on "we now have a location of where they might be. We will use the element of Surprise to arrest key members of the Movement by blocking off all escape route's and cornering them where they assemble".
"Padawan, land close to this gathering." He ordered.
Bowing I said "yes master" before leaving the way I came in and up to the bridge, unaware of being followed until I took my seat.
"This ship still amazes me" looking back I saw the beautiful smile face of my Friend.
"Barriss! Come in. I was just about to pilot it down the surface." she took a seat on co-pilot's chair which was opposite where I sat, she tried to relax against furniture but these seats weren't made for comfort.
Taking control I maneuverer the ship down towards the planet "you wouldn't think I trained and lived here when I was young." I started the conversation as the travel to the surface will take awhile because it was imperative to have stealth on our side.
"No I wouldn't, but I have to ask, was it always like this? Beautiful and clean?"
"no. It was full of dust and had a few hole's in both the exterior and interior along with some junk laying around, but amongst that pile I found it." it only felt like yesterday that I was training in this old relic, open holes that exposed circuitry and powerline's, but now it fixed, no hole's or dust, a clean and fully operational ship back to it's restored state.
"the Jedi Holocron?" I nodded at her question "a shame that you had to give it to the Jedi council" In truth I never gave them the holocron but a perfect replica that I forged and transferred a copy of the original's on to it, I couldn't part with my most valued treasure or even one of the mentor's I looked up to as a father figure.
"yeah, but It did teach plenty of trick's that-" I stopped to lower my voice in a whisper and leaned in her direction "I don't think the council will approve of" She chuckled as she caught on to what I was implying.
"well hopfully You plan to teach me those tricks"
"Don't worry I will" "if you don't mind me asking, where are you from originally?"
"I- don't know. Like all younglings we are taken from our parent's as infants to be raised in the temple because of our connection to the force" so she was like me, an orphan in a sense of the word. "I know that my people hail from the Planet of Mirial and that we're a spiritual people with great ties to the planet".
"do you ever want to visit the home world of your people?" I asked, for future plans if she does indeed want to.
"Never seen it, only heard about it from others of my kind. So going there would be interesting to see" "what about you Tarion, what was your life like".
"well I told you all about my world, I don't have any good memories about it or my life there, and I've been an orphan as far as I know. The only man I ever considered to be a father figure in my life was my master"
"you consider Master windu your father?"
"What!? No! I'm talking about the holocron I trained under"
"oh… sorry"
"anyway… everything that I know about the force and the Jedi art's I learned directly from him, which help me survive the ordeals back on my planet and made me the person I am today".
"That sound's wonderful, he must have been a great teacher"
"he is" I said, seeing the surface of the planet as we descended towards the clouds "here we are" I tilted the ship up into a flying position as slowly exited the clover to see the barren rocky covered terrain, I reduced engine power to the thrusters slowing the ship down and lower the noise it makes as we approached the coordinates where life signs seems to gather around, looking for a spot to land in I saw a small clearing big enough for the ship to land and hide in. Directing the ship towards it I lowered engine power and set the ship to hover with the landing gear's opened and out "touching down" I control the ship to gently land on the ground before switching off unimportant instruments. "powering downing minor systems and opening up the ramp" I left just enough power for the ship's security systems and engines just in case anything happens.
Leaving the ship with the other's I turned back around and looked up at the cockpit "K4P9, keep the com link open and be ready to respond to anything if I need you" I said through the comn's up to my Protocal droid.
"Understood, sir and do please be safe" he acknowledge me before I turned around and caught up with the other's.
Our Journey through the lifeless rocky land scape led us towards a large oval structure that Resemble a colosseum like the one I saw in a picture on earth.
This was where the large amount of life was gathering towards, only one conclusion as to why, "50 credit's say that this is an execution" I called out earning a look from my master. Our group split up into multiple groups of two, usual padawans and master that entered the multiple entrances in order to cover more ground, I was with my master as we entered our own tunnel and with the force as our guide came upon an opening that lead to a balcony where our target was standing along with the rest of the separatist leaders.
By the sound of things, it was all about to go south so my master silently walked forward and I quickly followed behind until we stood beside the unaware leaders until Master windu ignited his purple sabre and held it at the bounty hunters throat while I did the same to leaders on the left side.
The former Jedi Master turned to face us "Master Windu" he said greeting my master in respect for who he is before turning to me "And this must be your Padawan that I've heard so much about.".
"An honour to meet you master Dooku" I bowed my head slightly in his direction to show respect to once great master of the force but I still kept my lightsabre aimed at the separatist leaders.
"Respectful, you've certainly taught your padawan well."
"This party's over." All around the colosseum lights of various colours ignited alerting the insectoriod residents of the jedi around them, they fled up in their air with their wings or scurried into whatever holes they could escape through, screeching in fear and alarm.
"Brave but foolish my old jedi friend, your impossibly outnumbered."
"I don't think so."
"We'll see."
The sound of March caught our attention as it originated from the hallway we came from, looking back we saw the new droid models approach and open fire from the in closed space.
-battle scene-
Hell broke loose to say the least; I switched from holding my sabre's at the leaders to going on the defensive as these new Battle droids marched down from the hall we emerged before red bolts raced towards us from their wrist cannons.
I had to use both blades to deflect the increasing number of bolts that were being fired, in my mad swinging of my sabres in a fury I felt the scream of the force alerting me to danger that I was barely able to jump just in time to avoid the flamethrower that was fired upon us.
My master and I descended down to the Arena floor with our cloaks on fire, upon landing I quickly removed my burning cloak, exposing my armour robes before getting back to the fight as droids poured in from all of the gates leading into the arena.
The Jedi once around the colosseum gathered inside the area and charged at the growing droid forces. Our lightsabre cut through the organised droid ranks, leaving piles of destroyed bodies in our wake before we spread out to take on the continuous number of Droids attacking us.
I was split from my master, during the continuing skirmish, my duel blades swung in rapid succession as I danced through the Droid army, dodging and deflecting Blaster bolts that flew from all angles of the arena.
As I twisted my body through the droid flanks slicing through their ranks before locking my sabres together in their double bladed form and threw through ranks on my right while I used my force techniques to deal with droids around me.
-3rd person-
The double bladed lightsabre that Tarion threw spinned in mid-flight as it travelled around the outta ring of the arena, it's spinning blades created humming sound as it cut through the droid ranks.
With Tarion, he thrusted his hands at the droids in front of him, sending a large wave of the force that sent them flying, left hand thrusted to the left sending a wave that tore through the ground and the droids, Right hand at the large doorway where they were marching out from, the fingers slowly clinched together before slamming downwards and the ceiling in the doorway collapsed on top of the droids under it and filled up enough to prevent more from coming out.
His left hand instinctively reached out and caught the doublebladed lightsabre that circled around the arena like a boomerang cutting down the droids that stood outside the main fighting.
-back with Tarion pov-
As my sabre returned to me I spin it to my right deflecting numerous bolts back into the droids before jumping back into where the main fighting took place.
The arena was chaotic, the battle a dance of blades and bolts of flesh and metal, of life and machines.
Yet this battle hinged on the very fate of the galaxy.
And I would not die here, not after coming so far.
I felt the first of many deaths, like stab in the heart through the force, I knew not who had died but like a chain reaction a few more ceased to exist and the Droids grew more and more in numbers with the aid of the geonoisians.
A large cannon stood in one part of the area, Aimed directly at a group standing off near one of the pillers where Obi-wan, Padma and Anakin were chained to.
I sensed the immediate threat and moved a quickly as I could towards the in dangered group of knights.
The world seemed to slow down from my perpective, I saw the bolts of energy fly from their blasters and sail through the air at slower rate, I could see world around me in a calmer and slower pace. I could see the giant sonic cannon charging as the barrel pulled back, my fist's tightened on reflexes, I thought I wasn't going to make it so I didn't realised that I was instinctively channeling the force into them.
The cannon fired unleashing a circular greenish blast that tore through the arena on it's way to the group that I just arrived at, as it got closer and closer I realised my folly and knew that I didn't have time to mount a defence or escape, much less warn the people behind me about the incoming threat.
I raised my hands up in a desperate bid to protect my self and sent a small force push towards the larger force, the two collided and exploded sending all groups near it flying. Unfortunately I was closer and was also sent flying, straight out of the arena and into the stands.
I crashed back first into the stands, Pain shot up my spine as it connected against one of the stone seats/ stairs, the air was knocked out of me, depriving my lungs of air.
I gave out a breathless cough as I fell to the side sucking the air in for my starving lungs, Pain still throbbed in the spot where my back connected with the seats.
I channelled the force to that specific spot, healing it enough to dull the pain so I could stand up and see the course of the battle.
The padawans and knights that I saved were converging in the centre where the rest of the order was falling back to, one by one I watch our numbers dwindled and few surviving masters where isolated outside the centre where they were captured.
Anger and fear emanated from within me, I knew we were losing and that anger me, I was afraid of losing, I afraid for the order, for the republic, for… barriss and it angered me that no matter what I did we would still lose due to the number of growing droids entering the colosseum.
A great wave of power that leeched onto my raging emotions flowed within me, I knew what I had to do and what needed to be done, damned be my secret side and damned be the Jedi Ethics on it.
With a great jump that left a small crater where I stood I sailed through the air above the army of metal and wires and into the circle of Jedi.
My eye's burned with rage as I stalked out through the ranks until I arrived at the outta layer.
Before anyone knew what was happening, I thrusted my hands out and unleashed the restrainted power before in bright volts of violet Lightning. The bolts of pure power burned and destroyed the droids in front of me, I did not realise that the battle had ceased and all eyes were on me as my hands sweep in opposite directions sweeping the bolts of electricity in a wide arc, decimating the droid ranks on one side of the arena.
All anger, and dark passions poured out of me along with the surge of power that left my now weak body, emotionally and spiritual exhaustion took its toll on my strength, I continued to stand with what will and energy I had left after using it all in that attack.
Pain and death emanated from every corner of the arena, fear resonated from the circle of survivors, each facing a corner of the arena where the various droid models stood imposing before them in great numbers, each holstering their weapons while my fellow jedi stood with their weapons down but remained guarded.
A minority of the population eyed with keen interest (Dooku, and a number of younger jedi and few knights) while others looked on with suspicion and fear.
"Master Windu!" Dooku's voice boomed throughout the colosseum as he addressed my master who stood beside me. "you have fought gallantly." All eye's looked up at the once Jedi master who at this very moment had the power of life and death over us all "Worthy of recognition in the archives of the Jedi order."
Droids escorted the remaining master who were captured outside of the circle towards us where they joined in what little defence there was. "now… it is finished." Dooku's voice grew soft as he continued "surrender. And your lives' will be spared." An appeal to stop the further bloodshed and destruction that should've have been taken but…
"We will not be hostages to barded, Dooku." Whether it be pride or duty I will never know as my master flat out denied this chance to surrender, but unlike those who kept silent I was vocal in my displeasure.
"Master, I urge you to reconsider." I pleaded to the stern man who stood defiant against the vast odds, admirable but in a strategic point of view, foolish "Live today and fight tomorrow."
"your Padawan is wise, Mace. You should reconsider your answer, think about the lives of your fellows then your own."
"we have all made our choice." My master once again denied the chance to surrender which shatter any hope I had of surviving.
"Then… I'm sorry old friend." All droids to aim with their weapons and all Jedi raised their sabres to make the last stand of their lives.
"Well it's been nice knowing you all." I sighed, my tried arms raising my sabres weakly in a defensive stance as I prepared to my final moments in life.
But then as luck would have it, the familiar sound of engines roared in our ears as large shadows flew across the ground "Look!" senator Padma yelled pointing to the sky where a dozen ships littered the yellow sky with a few smaller transport ships descending rapidly towards us.
The white metal gunships opened fire from all four of it's frontal guns, two of the dorsal ball turrents on hanging from the side of the ship unleashed a long stream of green lasers that cut deep into the earth and the droids they sliced through.
Blaster fire once again rained through the arena and we deflected to the best of our ability the bolts of pure energy back onto those who fired.
The ships landed between us and the droids covering us as armoured troops in white got off and back us up returned fire on the droids.
We wasted no time in boarding one of the gunships, each squad of jedi went into his or her own, me, Master mundi and Windu joined the one yoda was on before the clone trooper retreated back with us and the ships took off from the ground and into the sky.
I rested in the back of the gunship, holding tightly onto the straps above me, the opened doors at the side gave me a clear view of land and more importantly the droid army below, Fire from below and explosion to beside us rocked the transport violently.
*Boom!* one of the gunships beside us exploded from the AA fire below, killing all members on board before the fiery craft descended rapidly down to the ground before crashing in a ball of fire.
Anxiety was all I felt being on this flying death trap that could be shot down at any moment if gravity didn't finish the job.
Thankfully we landed right in the middle a fierce battle between clones and droids, all the jedi that were on the gunship and the others got off except for me, I was too exhausted to take part in it so I stayed on the ship with master yoda.
"To the forwardcommand centre take me." Yoda ordered the pilot that flew off from the ground, The two army of droids and clones charged at each other, bolts of blue and red where exchanged between the two large armies, colourful blades stood out from the clone army revealing the commanders/ jedi leading the assault against the droids.
As we got further away from the battle, I unhooked my sabre and activated the comns link inbedded into it "K4 rendezvous at the Forward command centre." I spoke directly into the comns before a robotic voice responded back.
"I acknowledge sir." K4P9 responded back "I dare say it would appear that things did not go as planned" I didn't know if he was just being funny or that just his basic droid personality to point out the obvious.
"no, no they didn't. raise shields to maximum and meet me at the designated position." I switched off the comns and holstered my sabres again as we left the main battle, and flew away from the enemy lines towards the command post which sat directly behind our own lines that march on the ship yards where power/ command stations for the federation's battleships sat.
We landed right next to the command post where a squad of clone soldiers awaited our arrival "Master yoda. All forward positions are advancing." A trooper with a red tint in his armour addressed the aged Grand master who walked onto the platform along with me.
"Very good. Very good." He spoke in a tired voice as he took his position over looking the battle ahead.
"K4 where are you?" I activated my comns again wondering where my ship is until a familiar and relieve hum reach my ears.
"Right behind you sir." Looking back I saw the imposing site of my ship land right behind the command post.
"Right on time K4, now open the bay doors." The doors opened at my command and I quickly ran up them, entering the ship as fast as I could in order to aid in raging battle. I entered the bridge and took command of the ship "R9 take control of the bottom dorsal turret! R10 the top turret! R8, 7 and 6 be ready receive commands when needed!" I yelled out through the ship as the astromechs took their positions around the ship before I took off from the ground.
-3rd pov-
The Defended lifted off from the ground and raised high enough so that it didn't hit the radio tower of the command post, it flew forward from it's hovering the position towards the ongoing battle.
The turrets on the bottom and top rotated to life, the bottom aimed at the opposing army before it's twin turrets fired simultaneously in rapid succession, littering the ground in small craters of metal parts.
The defender sored through the air passing the armies before navigating left and sailing west, it tilted it's body a bit to allow the two turrets to open fire along the enemy lines decimating the large numbers.
Rockets and AA fire came from said line, the Ship jolted and rocked from the explosive force of the AA flak bolts that exploded all around the ship while the oncoming missiles directly hit the ship only for the shields to minimise the destructive force to pushing the ship rather then actually damaging it.
The engines shifted before the Defender accelerated beyond it's current speed, out running the flak's and missiles before swiftly turning around and flying low above the line of droids.
Bottom turret fired rapidly at the targets below while the two twin cannons at the side of the hammerhead head cut a path of destruction along the front lines, destroying a large portion of the army.
-with master Yoda-
"Concentrate all fire on the nearest star ship." The aged master commanded, seeing a number of the large oval ships attempting to leave the planet, he knew they wouldn't be able to them all with they're numbers split and their range of their cannons limited so it was better to take out as many as they can quickly.
The clone commander acknowledged his command and ordered the artillery to fire upon the closest ship that attempted to leave, their lasers cut deep into it's non-shielded body, creating marks along the bottom of it's casing.
The ship soon lost thrust and power due to the damage being inflicted upon it's body and fell back down to the earth, it's fall created a shockwave that blew the sand and dirt of the planet up and around it, covering the battlefield in a thick dusty fog that obscured everything yet flashing blue and red lights danced around within.
The aged master was safe from the cloud of dust that swallowed up the two armies ahead of him, looking up he watched with a small smile as the large red ship that was aiding the clones against the droid sailed passed them above the cloud of dust.
Soon a call came to them from one of the consoles "Master Yoda. Master Kenobi and Skywalker has cornered dooku not far from my position." A clones voice called out from the computers, informing the great jedi about his former padawans location.
"Be there I will, arrange a transport to pick you up." "call the defender down to come for me."
"At once sir." The commander nodded before one of the technicians opened the channel to the Tarion "This forward command to Padawan Thronton. Master Yoda has requested for you to comeback and transport him to count dooku's location."
"I read you Command, on my way now."
The Defender changed it's course and head directly to them, as it approached it slowed it's approach down to a halt before landing directly in front of the command post, the ramp opened up underneath the head.
"All aboard!" Tarions voice called out through the comn's which made the aged master chuckle at the humour, he approached the craft as fast as he could with a cane and entered all the same until he was past the door before the ramp closed up and the ship took off once again.
-3Rd Pov-
The Defender sailed through the air over the Geonosian landscape, passing over the empty lifeless land as it approached a large rock spire that had a small extended bridge coming out of it.
The defender slowed it's approached and came to the bridge from the east, it's ramp opened up and laid down on the bridge while it hovered over it.
From the ramp, Master yoda journeyed down as fast as he could with his walking stick before jumping off just in time for the Defender to jolt from the rapid lasers that rained down upon it from the above, hitting the shields.
Two arrow head like ships speeded passed the larger ship, evading it's top guns, Ramp closed up before the Defender gave chase to it's attackers.
The smaller ships zig zagged out of the larger ship's fire, dodging the ships guns with their nimble and fast forms made them difficult to hit, a piece of the ships armour opened up and retanguler contain holding small missiles in it as it ascended into launching level.
One of the missiles within the contain launched and chased after the two, they spilt off from each other with one being chase by the missile and the other the Defender.
The ship being chase by the missile zig and zagged in and out through the rocky terrain but failed to escape to the chasing threat that was gaining on it greatly before hitting it, fire erupted right in the back of the ship as it lost control and crashed down in one of the tall rock spires.
With the Defender it matched the last ship's tricky and manoeuvres as it tried to escape the larger ship but to no avail, the two laser cannon at the side of the head opened fire.
The small ship did it's best to evade until one of the bolts met it mark and another until the ship exploded in a fire debris.
-inside with Tarion pov-
I finally got those tricky buzzard's that had the audacity to shoot my ship.
Just as I was about to plot a course back to the battlefield a call on my comns alerted me that I might be needed, R7 opened it up where Master yoda's voice called through "Thornton, need you are back here. Medical assistance for Kenobi and Young skywalker."
It was obvious that we failed to capture Count dooku and in the skirmish Kenobi and Anakin were seriously injured, I piloted the ship back the to the spot where I dropped Yoda "K4 and R6 prepare the medical bay for the injuried coming aboard."
-battle end-
-Jedi temple, 1 week later-
It had been a week since the Battle of Geonosis, I was allowed to fly the ship back to coruscant but after that I was confined to quarters with Temple guards standing guard in and out of the room, just in case I decide to run or use anymore dark side techniques.
The only good thing was that I was allow visitors… well visitor to be precise. Barriss was the only one the visit, not even my master came after the first time which was to confine me here and that was Yesterday.
I sat on the mat in a cross leg position, doing a bit of meditation to pass the time, along with chatting with my friend.
"What's it like?" Barriss's first of many questions that I knew was coming, as she stared at me in wonder and expectantly.
"Hmm?" I sounded, but knew of what she was about to ask.
"The Lightning, The..." she hesitated to asked as she glanced at the two temple guard beside the door before looking back at me "The darkside?" all ears in the room including the two temple guards standing by the door listened closely to my words.
"It's… hard to describe…. But if I had to say in all honesty. Like a strong wave of power exploding within you. Like a dam had just broke and all of that untapped power is suddenly crashing through you" I explained as best as I could about all of that power suddenly flowing within you all at once. "Yet it is not easy. With that power comes a corrupting influence that whispers further promises of power but at the cost of losing yourself within that power."
"wow" she breathed out "How long have you been able to do it?"
"since the beginning I suppose." I shrugged "My master taught me that the Force is not just one side but two that make it as it is. The light cannot be a force for Good without a counterpart to balance it out."
"The Darkside is a path way to power and corruption, it is the darker half of the force, War, Death, Suffering, Anger and hatred fuel it and in turn it fuels them. While the light is powered by Life, peace, Virtue, compassion and understanding, It grants it's users clarity and understanding of the force."
"yet you use both." She said at fact I could use not only jedi techniques but sith as well.
"And I use both, but I do not delve deep into the darkside, in fear of losing myself to it, like so many others who think themselves it's master when in reality they are nothing more than puppets to its will."
"if I asked… would you teach me more about the Darkside I mean?"
"Depends, on what you want to learn and if the masters would permit it. Because there are some things that even I am fearful of teaching or using."
A knock at the door ended the conversation before it was opened to reveal another temple guard who stood there with his mask "Padawan Thornton." He addressed me, I got up knowing what was to come next "The council will see you.".
"Wish me luck." I said to what could be the finally words I would ever say if the council decided my fate, I was escorted to the council chambers elevator and rode it up until the doors opened to reveal all of the members sitting on there chairs in a circular fashion.
"Masters." I stood before the council or what was present as half of it was filled with the holograms of jedi masters who were off in the frontlines yet still sat down like they were there, I bowed before them.
"Padawan Thornton, during the battle of Geonosis you demonstrated unnatural control over the darkside ability known as Force lightning." Master Kenobi was the first to ask out the main reason for this session as he rests his chin on his knuckles, leaning forwards with a look of interest "Tell us how you came to know such an ability?".
Lying would not end well for me so I knew that I had to speak as truthfully as I could depending on their questions "During my years of Training under my master before I joined the temple, I trained in the ways of the force but not just the Jedi one's but that of the darkside as well."
"you admit to possessing knowledge about the Darkside." My master jumped in, looking at me with poker/ natural face as his eye's held the same stern glare as always.
"I admit to possessing knowledge of what I learned not what I have."
"Tell us young Thornton. Do you believe yourself to be in control of the Darkside?" Barriss's master, Master Luminara questioned if I was a master of the darkside.
"I know that I am in control of myself but that is not the question you are asking." I answered but that was not the real question she was asking. "No. I am no master over the Darkside because it cannot be control or contained, it is a chaotic and unstoppable corrupting force that has destroyed those who believed themselves to be its master. So to answer your Question master Luminia, No, I do not have mastery over the darkside but over myself."
A few nodded at my wise answer while many remain looking at me with incredible poker faces. Yoda tapped his cane gaining the attention of every member there before he spoke "powerful you are, Padawan Thornton. In both the Light and the Dark yet I do not sense imbalance within you."
"my master thought that if one was to attain true harmony and balance with the force then one must not only study it's aspects but also balance himself out between the two sides of the force."
"Tell us besides force Lightning and Juyo, what else have you practiced." Master Mundi asked, interested to know what else I knew which also interested the other masters.
"Force Alchemy." A minor number of the council frown a bit while the majority looked a bit confused at the name before I cleared it up "But to those who do not know it's original name then you may know it as Sith Alchemy." It dawned on the rest who seemed reset to their original impassive or stern looks.
"and have you used such a technique before?" Kenobi asked, curious if I had ever used one of the original and first banned force techniques.
"My armour that I am currently wearing." I gestured to my robes where they took notice of the language or marks etched into the hard parts such as the chest plating and the cuffs.
"what about on the living?"
"No." I firmly stated, the Idea of mutating or forcibly changing another sentient lifeform was vile in my eye's. "I have used the art to make my clothes but I would never use it to forcibly mutate or alter living being's."
"So besides using it on Material objects you have never once used or considered using it on sentient life?"
"Never." Again I answered.
"Hmmm, Truth you speak. Tell I can with your honesty." Yoda hummed as he stares at me with his small smile.
"anything else that you have learned?" My master inquired.
"Besides the Shielding technique my master was famous for using during the Galactic war then no."
"Summon you again we will. For now you are free to roam the temple until we have made our judgement." Master yoda said
"Masters." I bowed once more, before entering the elevator, once the doors closed I released what breath I held as the elevator descended down before it opened up and the first person I saw leaning against the pillar was Barriss.
She kick off from the wall the second she saw me, and approached a quickly as he could "So what was their decision?" she asked, curious and hoping that I was not expelled.
"They have yet to make one. All they did was ask me some questions that I answered as honestly as I can before sending me off to make their final decision."
"Well that's good, it may be a sign that you can continue to be a jedi." She sighed in relief as a joyfilled smile crossed her face.
"It may, but depends entirely on the councils decision, I suspect that half of them wish's to expel me or cut me off from the force. Ether is just bad as the other." While I was in there being judge like a sheep being eyed by a pack of wolfs, I felt the inner hostilities and desire to punish me for my use of the darkside.
"Come on let's not stand out here, let's use this freedom to relax while the war is going on." Before I could speak she had already gotten me by the wrist and was dragging/ leading me through the temple.
As we walked the feeling of eye's all around was overwhelming, as we passed by some jedi on the way to where ever we were going, when I glanced across the balcony I saw some jedi, namely younglings, padawans and knights stopping to stare "Why are they looking me?".
Barriss continued to pulled me through the temple, not even glancing at the stopping people as she answered "Word of you using force lightning has gotten around."
I couldn't help but sigh, now everyone in the temple knows about my use of the darkside "Word definitely travels fast around here; I must be a celebrity to them if they stop just to stare at me." I joked to ease the uncomfortable situation.
She laughed at little at my joke "Well you have made quite the impression when you first came here, so the lightning was really just another one of your many mysteries that you have yet to reveal to them." In a flash before I knew it I was pushed into a room "In here.".
The door slammed shut behind me before I got a good look at my surroundings to see it was one of the training rooms, from the mats on the floor and the training dummies laying in the far corners along with all sorts of equipment "Alright, I have to ask why have you pushed me in here?".
"Because I want you to show me that technique again." Somehow I knew which technique she was talking about but I still had to ask, hoping that it wasn't what I thought it was.
"Which one?"
"You know which." She gave a knowing smile which confirmed my suspicions.
"Very well then." I sighed, rolling my sleave up a bit only right arm and taking a few steps away "But I strongly advise you to keep your distance".
Years of training to manifest this powerful technique paid off because I didn't need to rely on my emotions that much in order to conjure it.
A gathering of power manifested it self within me, and I channelled it through my body into the uncovered limb where it stayed by my will, I focused it in my hands here it took it's form, Lightning danced around my fingers as I willed it.
This was power in it's truest form, channelled not control, directed not contained.
I held my lightning covered limb with the other that grasped it by the bicep in order to support it as the power screaming to be unleashed fought against my control.
"Wow!" Barriss breath out, as she inched closer to get a better looked at the darkside ability manifesting around my hand, her eye's watching the dancing lights that sparked wildly.
"Years of practice has allowed me to manifest it without tapping into darkside directly." I explained, still directing them around my hand while also moving up and down my arm just before the elbow. "I haven't used this ability until the Battle at Geonosis where in my anger I used it to wipe out half the arena."
Feeling my control slipping I tried to contain it, I cease the flow of energy cutting it off before I crushed my hand into a fist ending it.
Unfortunately I didn't I had an audience until…
"Aawww!" a cry of disappointment gained our attention, turning towards the source I saw not only Petro and the gang but also a number of young jedi watching.
"How long have been there!?" I called out in surprise and fear as dread poured into me from the increasing chance of being expelled or worse.
"Um~ Ever since you left the council chambers." One of the younglings answered as innocently as she could spotting a mischivious grin on her face.
"Already I see my expulsion." I Groaned as faces of the council masters flashed before my eye's, ready to render their verdict.
-somewhere in Coruscant -
In the abandoned and darkest portion of the city planet within an abandoned tower, two men walked within it's clean and pristine halls, one was master Dooku the other an shorter individual who's hood obscured his appearance.
"Hmm. This is interesting" the hooded figure mussed from the tale told by Dooku "This Tarion Thornton is able to use the darkside." The hooded figure has always kept an ear and eye on the jedi, especially when one of it's council members has it's first padawan who was interesting to begin with.
Being trained in the force by a holocron rather then a jedi and utilising a forbidden form in manner that pushed said master to the limit was more then just interesting to him, so he kept a closer ear on this person who hails from unknown space.
"Indeed master. I was there to witness him use force Lightning to an extent that it wiped out half of the droid's in the Collosuim" Dooku reveal to his newly identified master about the boy's raw power.
"He could prove to be a valuable asset if we are able to sway him"
"worry not Master. The Jedi will provide the opening we need to plant Doubt within him." Dooku said as they arrived at a balcony where the grand city of coruscant laid before them in a far distance "Their Intolerance with Dark side user is well known. Sooner or later they will act when given the opportunity."
"And when that time comes, you will sway him to our cause"
"of course."
Finished, I hope you liked it.
Originally Intended for Tarion to be on the frontlines of the first battle of the war with his master but then I remembered the ship and how it could be used far better then what I had originally planned.
I also changed it to 3rd person perspective to help detail whats happenings rather then sticking with just the main protagonist.
Please review on what you think and if you liked it.
Oh one more thing, I'll be releasing some experimental stories and fic's that I have been working on the side.
Please give your review on them if you like them or there needs to be some changes.
Here is a list of what's going to be released (not in exact order).
Dawn of Heroes the First Mage.
Dawn of Heroes the Twin Prince.
Harry potter Fic Skin Deep (Harry x Merope, Timetravel, parseltongue slytherin Harry, Dumbledore bashing)
Harry potter fic Mistress of Snakes (Dark Hermione x Tom, time travel, parseltongue mouth, slytherin and monster Hermione).
Harry potter x Game of Thrones Dance of Serpents (Harry x Rhaenyra Targaryen, Dance of Dragons timeline, parseltongue Slytherin Harry.)
Metal gear solid, the First Fox.
Remember these are experimental which means they won't be stories that I dedicate my time to completing like the first mains so chapter for these things if you like them will be a secondary thing that I do in my spare time.