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N.G.R. Secret Base, Master Plo's Private Chambers
Plo held a sobbing Ahsoka. He had just told her of her masters fall to the dark side and his subsequent fate. She had a hard time accepting his fall but he had to make her understand the truth. He telepathically shared his memories of his encounter with Skywalker on Mustafar. She held him tightly as she cried for her Master's death. Plo explained how Palpatine had been behind the Clone Wars and how he had turned the vast majority of clones against them. He also explained the deal he had struck with Maul. While she wasn't happy about allying with the former Sith, she knew it was a better solution than fighting a war on two fronts. After several minutes she closed her eyes and focused her emotions. She knew she was still young and she needed a strong mentor if she was to help the Order and survive this war.
She looked up at Plo-Koon and asked in a low voice, "Thank you for telling me this Master Plo, I have a request to ask." Plo still held her and said, "If it is in my power to grant it, I shall." Ahsoka looked hesitant and said, "Could you become my new master?" Plo-Koon thought long and hard about that question. On one hand he didn't want to act like a replacement for Skywalker, on the other hand he knew he would be a good mentor for young Ahsoka. She had matured in her time away from the Order and she had learned to follow orders it seems. He was still debating if he should or not when he looked down into Ahsoka's sparkling eyes. His resolve crumbled and he gave her another warm hug. He looked at her and said, "If Master Windu agrees then I would be happy too." She smiled warmly at her father figure and just laid in his arms for a little while longer.
Tatooine
Maul and his army of Super Commandos landed on Tatooine. Maul got Saxxon and Kast to follow him while the rest of the army got the supplies ready to move and buried their ships with GPS locators. Saxxon walked next to Kast and asked, "Lord Maul, why did you choose Tatooine as your planet to rule?" Maul smirked and said, "You have much to learn. Those on Nal Hutta have grown tired of Jabba's rule. He has proven to be ineffective and has comprimised their business therefore he has damaged my collective. I cannot let this stand. He will surrender his rule or die. The second reason is purely financial. The shadow collective will follow my orders if they want to keep their lives but it takes money to fight a war and make no mistake this fight with Sidious will be nothing less then a war. Underneath the sand is a vast depository of gems and other valuable materials. This will fund our war against my former master. The third reason is location. Whoever rules Tatooine controls access to the outer rim, major hyperspace lanes travel past Tatooine and if Sideous wants to control the entire galaxy then he will have to get by my armies."
Kast and Saxxon were always impressed with how much power and intelligence their lord had. They made their way across the desert and finally found a large metal structure. This could only be Jabba's Palace.
Jabba's Throne Room, Tatooine
Jabba sat on his throne watching a twi'lek slave dance around. He was surrounded by bounty hunters and criminal consultants, everyone was indulging themselves in booze, sex, or drugs. Suddenly, screaming was heard in the hallway, followed by blaster bolts. The bounty hunters looked over and saw Maul enter, followed by Saxxon and Kast. The two commandos raised their blasters and pointed them at Jabba while every bounty hunter in the room pointed their blasters at Maul. Maul smirked and said, "Greetings, mighty Jabba. I am Maul, the current leader of the Shadow Collective." Jabba spoke in his unintelligible grunts and moans, a translator droid next to him listened and processed the language. It turned to Maul and said, "Mighty Jabba, demands that your comrades lower their weapons or he will have you all killed." Maul smirked and said, "You are not in the position to be making threats." Jabba growls in anger and all the bounty hunters cock their blasters.
Maul chuckles and raises his hand. He reaches out with the force and makes all the bounty hunters point the blasters at their own heads. He makes a fist with his hand and the bounty hunters all fire. Their lifeless bodies slump to the ground and Maul takes out his lightsaber. He grins as he activates it and walks over to Jabba. His grin has an evil glint as he says, "Surrender the rule of Tatooine to me or die." Jabba glares and growls before the droid translates and says, "I would rather die Jedi scum." Maul laughs at this and thrusts his Saber into Jabba's heart before he whispers, "I'm no Jedi." He turns to the rest of the criminals and says "I'm now in charge, let's get to work."
Coruscant Secret Surgical Center, Vader's Recovery Room
Vader had finally regained consciousness and tried to move his arms and legs. He found he was strapped to a table. Palpatine had seen his apprentice wake up and asked, "Lord Vader, how do you feel?" Vader tried to move but the restraints held fast and he could only move his head. He looked at his Master and asked, "What happened?" Palpatine replied, "It seems like you were badly damaged after your battle on Mustafar. The damage was so extensive that most of your body had to be replaced with cybernetics." Vader growled and tried to think but found that he couldn't remember most of his fight on Mustafar, all he could remember was Plo-Koon flying at him after his anger at Padme. "PADME!!"
He looked at his Master and asked, "What happened to Padme, is she okay? Is she alright?" Palpatine slowly said, "It seems that in your anger, you killed her and her children." Vader froze in shock before he processed those words. His anger began to rise and the restraints holding him to the table began to crack. After a few seconds they shattered completely and Vader rose. He took a deep breath and screamed. His emotions were so strong that his control over the force went out of control. All the glass in the room shattered as he fell to his knees sobbing. It wasn't until the room started to shake that he passed out due to emotional overload. Palpatine smirked, Lord Vader would be the perfect strong arm for his new Empire.
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