The Legacy of House Ordo Chapter 43 Wedding Troubles, a Star Wars + Harry Potter Crossover fanfic

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Hello again, sorry for how long it took to update, I was struggling with issues in real life and I had to try and recreate my research as I lost a fair bit when my previous computer broke.

One note, Mace and Tash are about the same age. In this story I have made them sixteen as of this chapter. Interaction between Depa and Mace was suggested by you good people and in this chapter you will get to see it.

The story is regretfully coming towards its close, there is a few more chapters yet but it will not be long before the finale arrives.

To save on the long review responses given there are many in the last chapter I will do things a little different for this chapter.

To those that reviewed: 13thsephiroth, Soraslove, mspears3175, ShadowbaneXX, Joe02, Te Ne'tra Mand'alor,cameron1812, Astravega, Apostrophe Catastrophe, Bia1230, Blaze1992, Morkail, ThunderSphinx, That2-one3-girl4, qwertyuiop123214685, Guest, chao-hellsing, Rebell 01, frankieu, Ronin Kenshin, Raviran, maartenvervloet, I. P. Frealy, bored peasant, jmknz777, DeathCrawler, Self-insert-cannon, Jebest4781, KidChaos69, M1stymix, Ep, tf330129, DeluxeHipster1945 and chm01 = Thank you! Sorry if I missed anyone.

Some review responses...

Scabbers1957 – Thanks! I really appreciate you say that!

BlackWatcher1234 – Don't worry about that, Vader will find another target for his spite. The Bad Batch and Omega are still living on Corellia, I will see if we can catch up with them in the next chapter.

Sanders7201 – Thank you! I am just glad you are enjoying it! This is a unified Mandalore that spent years preparing for the war and have a leader that is strong enough, smart enough and wise enough to keep them going. Not to mention that they have an actual force culture of their own this time. Once in Revan's time they could potentially have conquered most of the galaxy until he stopped them so I think that they honestly are a lot more capable just hindered by bad leadership.

DarthEmrys – If they don't have the same problem that Bastila and Revan had then I can only assume their children would be extremely powerful. New life on Earth? Makes sense but I doubt it would be like it was.

red demon161 – Indeed, Tarkin deserved far worse than what he got in canon. Sabine is a character that I think the writers forgot how to do, not to mention it doesn't help that they switched performers as the new actor however skilled is not going to play it exactly right. Same with Ahsoka to be honest as she seems too different in the live action version.

The Cowardly Christian – Sun Crusher, no chance sorry! Other weapons? Maybe, I'll have to look into it.

Dragon master 124 – Thanks! This is probably the most ambitious story I have ever done so it was a very great challenge and I have loved it. Especially with all the support I have gotten from people like yourself. I do have a potential use for the ship you mentioned but probably not that.

HowlnMadHowie – Thank you again for the omake! Made me laugh when I needed it! Good point, the Second Death Star will make an appearance in the next chapter. It was because I forgot I will admit. Leia might face some problems but Haron doesn't really have a problem with Leia being a Jedi, its how their people might react that worries him. Don't worry, Mara won't.

61394 – I am glad to hear you liked it! Indeed, the Jedi ultimately were a victim of their own arrogance and lack of real thinking. Which is also true of Palpatine like you said. He reached the top and then has already begun its inevitable collapse as he has no real apprentice to take over and continue on. It might be but I don't want to say completely just yet. Thanks, I think Haron before was a sort of older brother figure to Anakin that could give him good advice which he didn't really have in canon. Now they are good friends who know that they can count on each other. John Wick, probably won't happen sorry! The thing about the Mortis gods was a late addition but since we know so little about them it was fun to do something with them. Mars, I think I have given them enough weapons although it is a good idea. Rift Alliance, understood. Indeed, the world building in the old canon is far superior to anything Disney has done ever! The real problem as well was Rian Johnson does not do long reaching plots! Look at his films and see how little they connect like the Detective Trilogy he's been doing. Apart from the main character they have nothing in common. He doesn't think long term which is why Disney had to bring Palpatine back when Johnson killed Snoke. He knew he wouldn't be writing the next film so didn't care who they were going to use as a villain. They had no time to set up anyone else so they had to bring back their last great villain. In regards to the training like you mentioned, again example that Johnson doesn't care what came before even if it was very important. Also I get the feeling that he doesn't like to do research which is what you would need to do for training scenes. That's my theory at least.

Vic the Man – Despite what some people say there are some interesting elements in the new canon even if I don't like the rest. I thank you for the compliment.

0 BBY/1000 ARR...

Chapter 43 – Wedding Troubles

Yanibar, Wild Space...1000 ARR...

The barely habitable planet of Yanibar was a stopping point for traders these days but that was only in the last couple of centuries although it had been settled by Jedi and families of the members of the order thousands of years ago fleeing the Sith. They had been unfortunately forgotten by the rest of the galaxy and many of those forced to settle there by the crash of their ship had not survived. As the centuries and struggles to survive carried on and on the people began to hate the Jedi in particular for what they saw as their abandonment on this harsh world. They had been forced to use whatever skills and abilities they had to survive and since the force was with some of them they created a unique force culture of their own the Zeison Sha who were highly skilled in telekinesis and physical augmentation.

Several centuries ago the planet had been rediscovered and contact finally made, traders stopped there and a spaceport was built to encourage more. The Jedi had then discovered the lost colony but the Zeison Sha resisted all attempts to unify with the Jedi. They had adopted a mindset of fierce self determination and independence while helping those that needed it to survive, not to mention children where highly valued by them given the difficulty in survival which left families extremely close knit. So when outsiders came to Yanibar and some of their people ventured out into the galaxy they were absolutely disgusted at the Jedi for taking children away from their families. Combined with the hatred that still persisted towards the Jedi for what they perceived was their abandonment of the colonists, left the Zeison Sha and the other inhabitants of Yanibar with a great distrust if not outright hatred of the Jedi.

That teamed with their remote location had prevented them joining the Republic but not from being occupied by the Empire. Imperial troops were stationed on the planet and the planet had been used as a launching point for missions into Wild Space and the nearby Unknown Regions. The Zeison Sha had been driven underground by this given that the Empire suppressed any usage of the force. Inquisitors frequently came to the planet to hunt for anyone that had the force in them and a Dark Disciple was permanently stationed on the planet to wipe them out.

But their salvation was close at hand, not willing to allow the Empire to press deeper into Wild Space the Mandalorians had decided it was time to take the planet.

The Infinity arrived first under cloak, positioning itself so that when it finally did drop the invisibility shield it would be in the best firing position, the Silencer fired at the Imperial Star Destroyers positioned near the large space station that hung over the planet, destroying them in a single massive blast.

That was the signal for the rest of the fleet to jump in and as the Infinity charged against the remaining Imperial warships which were scattered. Null Ships using their large Null cannons to disable larger ships so the Infinity and other ships could pick them apart with turbolaser fire.

Haron on the bridge of the Infinity looked at the planet and wondered just why everyone hadn't left when they had the chance. But that was their home he reasoned and despite the harsh conditions they would of course be attached to this place especially after toiling for thousands of years to make something of it.

"Orbital control is established Mandalore." One of his aides told him and Haron nodded before giving his next order.

"Begin landing our ground forces near Sha Kalan, rout the garrison. Leave none alive." Haron ordered before leaving to join the assault. He hardly got to command in the field these days, most of the battles he had fought were in space and done so from a war room on the flagship so it would be a nice change not to mention make sure they all knew that he was not past leading them into battle...it would put off some challengers at least.

- x -

Surface of Yanibar...

Drop ships under the escort of Vipers and X-Wings headed towards the surface accompanied by U-Wing bombers, their escorts peeled off to fend off the Tie Fighters launched from the surface.

Haron disembarked half way, activating his pack with some help from the force to make the sharper turns as he came face to face with a Tie Fighter, he cast a confusion charm on the pilot who then lost control of his ship and spiralled down to the ground below. He did it again and again on each Tie Fighter he came across and sent them plummeting to the ground.

Seeing the walkers on the surface Haron turned and headed straight for the largest walker in the formation, it tried to fire at him but Haron easily avoided it and summoned the pilots from their seats in the cockpit, smashing them hard against the window. Haron then blasted the side with a powerful force push, sending it over onto the men below and then ignited the Darksaber and flew down, deflecting the shots back at the Stormtroopers while casting body bind spells on the walkers which froze their legs in place, letting him cut them off at the knees with ease before blasting them to the ground.

He cleared most of the landing zone before most of his people had even arrived. When they brought their full might to bare the Imperial forces were shattered like glass, Sha Kalan and the planet were theirs in less that two hours.

Haron stood in the temple of sorts that belonged to the Zeison Sha who now were able to return to it. The leader of their order, the Mentor approached in their distinctive armour. He bowed slightly which Haron returned.

"Know that my people have no intention of taking away your freedom." Haron said with sincerity. "We are content to leave you to your way but we are able to bring a number of advantages to your people."

"Such as?" The mentor said with suspicion.

"We have a device, a ship of ancient origin that we call the Lifebringer. We can use it to terraform Yanibar to make it more habitable and we can bring more technology to this planet to aid your people. But also the Zeison Sha would be free to attend the exchange our force sensitives have with others like the Nightsisters. To share techniques and knowledge to build ties. Our peoples both understand the value of family and dislike the Jedi intently for their practice of taking children from their families. We also value self determination and achieving your best. We are not so dissimilar." Haron said as he extended his hand to the Mentor.

The Mentor looked at it for a moment, seeming to think about what he had said and then taking it, shaking his hand leading to a cheer from the Mandalorians and the Zeison Sha as a new alliance was born.

- x -

Skye, Outer Rim Territories...

The planet of Skye in the Outer Rim was home to the S'kytri, a winged humanoid species. The Imperials had set up a puppet government on the planet under the force sensitive Majestrix Kharys, she executed anyone who came to the planet without her permission including a group of Corellian smugglers that had recent arrived on the planet. One of whom had managed to escape and reported to the Underworld Alliance who had reached out to the Rebellion for help.

To that end, Luke and Leia had been dispatched with a group of rebels to deal with the problem.

Kharys was not one to give up however and so with jetpacks on their backs Luke and Leia were engaging in a lightsaber duel with her in the sky.

"So, have you thought about the dress?" Luke asked as they danced around Kharys with their sabers flashing.

"I was just going to use my robes or get Markus to loan me some armour but I am not sure that sends the right message. A dress works best. Mother certainly wants a dress." Leia said with a sigh as this wedding was proving to be a major headache as there were so many problems and decisions to make. They still hadn't even decided on a place to hold it yet.

"Excuse me?!" Kharys said with anger at them being so dismissive of her but both Luke and Leia blasted her with the force and sent her into a nearby building before stabbing her with their lightsabers, ending her as a threat.

"Mother wants a white dress. I just want it to be simpler scheme than the more complicated ones the Naboo have." Leia said with a grimace at the elaborate makeup and dress designs their mother had been looking at.

"Best tell her then, or you might end up with one." Luke teased her.

Gerrard V, Core Worlds...

Gerrard V was a world that had tried once before to rise up against the Empire but had been forced into submission by orbital bombardments and now the survivors of that massacre were being robbed blind by the Imperial Governor who was sending his yachts and troops to pillage the city.

However the Rebellion was not going to let that happen, not only were they going to stop the pillaging but they were going to cover the evacuation of several transports full of people desperate to flee to worlds outside of the Empire's control.

Given the scale of the operation, Anakin and Meetra were using the Star Destroyer Avenger as their flagship.

Anakin looked as Red and Gold Squadron took down the Imperial Yachts and covered the fleeing transports, aided by Kasan Moor an Imperial pilot who had defected to their side and sabotaged the city's turbolaser grid.

"Has a venue been set?" Meetra asked Anakin who frowned as it hardly seem the right time to be chatting about his daughter's upcoming wedding however much he disliked his daughter getting married at all.

"We'd been talking about Theed." Anakin conceded. "But the Mandalorians are against it. So we decided Yavin 4. The Great Temple." He said not sure just why they had ended up there but it was the only world that they were able to agree on.

As the last of the yachts were downed and the transports leapt away the rebels returned to the Avenger and made the jump to Hyperspace.

Imperial Palace, Coruscant...

Palpatine was deep in meditation, trying to regain some of his foresight but failing miserably when word of the upcoming marriage reached him.

Markus Ordo and Leia Skywalker were to wed.

As pathetic as he found their supposed star-crossed love the fact that two such powerful bloodlines would be merging sent a chill down his spine. Anakin was powerful and his children had inherited that power and reports of Haron Ordo's prowess as a force user made him sound like he was on the same level roughly as Anakin and he had apparently passed that power down to his son too.

A child born of two such powerful bloodlines...he honestly was feeling incredibly unsettled.

So he would have his agents find this wedding and kill them both he thought with determination not to allow such a threat to his power to exist. He would blast whole worlds apart to prevent this and worried that if they did have a child, that child might be the one to bring about his destruction he thought with a deep sense of fear.

Vengeance, Imperial-class Star Destroyer...

The personal Star Destroyer of Dark Disciple Jerec was hanging in space as finally he had found the Jedi Master he had been searching for all this time...the one that held the key to his ascension to the throne of the galaxy he thought with smug certainty.

The Emperor thought he could hide his vulnerability from him but as a Miraluka Jerec could see in ways that most people even force sensitives could only dream of. He had seen the growing weakness in Palpatine and now it was abundantly clear to him that he could strike him down and take his place...but he needed more power to do that, enough to overwhelm the Sith Lord and those that would stay loyal to him. The key to that power was now at last at his feet.

Qu Rahn was restrained and kneeling at his feet, around him Jerec had his Dark Jedi servants who he had brought onboard with this scheme. Sariss, his former apprentice Ameesa Darys, Picaroon C. Boodle and Gorc, Loy Kommas, Luthik Uwyr and Yun.

Qu Rahn though was unimpressed by all this and said boldly.

"Why hesitate? Strike me down." Qu Rahn said maintaining his composure. Jerec, relishing the power he had in this moment especially when it would lead him to a prize unlike any other leant forward and smirked viciously before saying.

"In time Rahn, but first I need something from you." He said with almost breathless excitement. Trying to use the force to pull the secret from Rahn's mind but he resisted. Eventually a name did emerge but nothing else.

"Morgan Katarn. He hid the secret of the Valley's location for you." Jerec said with a smirk as he at last had something tangible. Licking his lips in anticipation. "Very intriguing."

Jerec chuckled in triumph before telling Rahn with satisfaction.

"I have no further use for you...Old Man." Jerec then turned on his heel and walked to the bridge window but in a desperate last bid to defend the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec's greedy claws Qu leapt to his feet and pulling the lightsaber off Yun's belt, igniting it to attack the Dark Jedi.

They all drew their weapons and fought with him, Qu Rahn knew already that he would not be leaving this room alive but he was determined to do something, anything to stop Jerec from getting his hands on such power. He traded saber blows with all of the Dark Jedi but Jerec caught him with the force and used it hold him in place so he could with glee decapitate him.

Unknown to Jerec though Master Yoda on Ossus kept his vision on those he had entrusted such sacred duties too and he had great concern at one such as Jerec having such power, Yoda focused on the force and a name and face became clear to him, so he channelled a vision to one that the could see would stop him.

In the small shack on Spira, Kyle slept in his bed with Jan spooning into him when he received the vision Yoda had sent him and then began to sweat before waking, bolting upright as Qu Rahn was beheaded.

"Kyle. What is it?" Jan asked, being woken suddenly by his motion. He turned to her and said with a deep sense of foreboding.

"We've got trouble."

Lothal, Outer Rim...

The crew of the Ghost was leading an assault on Lothal in the hopes of liberating the planet, they had only a small force and not much of a plan but given the strip mining and mass enforcing of slave labour from the populace of the planet to feed the Imperial factories they felt they had no choice but to try in the desperate hope of saving the planet.

Over the planet the small Rebel Fleet was struggling to aid those on the surface as they tried to fight the two Star Destroyers in orbit. No Mon Calamari cruisers had been available and no other vessels large enough to fight them head to head.

Seeing another corvette go down Hera gritted her teeth as she piloted the Ghost through the battle while Rebel soldiers manned the turrets. Kanan, Ezra, Zeb and Rex were all counting on them breaking this blockade she thought with gritted teeth but then she received unexpected reinforcements.

A group of Mandalorian ships left hyperspace just outside the combat zone and began racing to join the battle. A group of Crusader class corvettes and Gladius class ships began to harass the Imperial fighters and smaller ships while four larger ones began fighting the two star destroyers!

The largest was an Keldabe-class Battleship, as big as a Star Destroyer and just as well armed. It fired both drones and mass driver cannons at the large Imperial flagship while slugging it out with the large turbolaser batteries that it was equipped with.

The three smaller ships were Mirshko-class heavy cruisers moved together as a pack, attacking the remaining Star Destroyer on all sides, their powerful weapons tearing into the larger ship which lacked the ability to defend itself from so many angles especially as the heavy cruisers deployed their fighters to aid in harassing the large ship.

Hera was dumb founded as she had not been expecting the Mandalorians to take an interest in this battle. A transmission interrupted her disbelief and everything suddenly became very clear.

"Hey Hera, sorry for being late but I had to get some real help for this battle." Sabine's hologram said as it appeared over the console.

"Sabine, I'm glad you're here. That you're alright. It worried all of us when you left." Hera said with a smile for her younger friend. Especially as Sabine had brought the help that she needed to break through the blockade.

"Me too. I had a lot to make up for when I went home." Sabine thought as she had to make amends with her family before they would even let her in the door. Training in all of the things that she had done years ago to make sure that she could prove that she was Mandalorian. She wouldn't be rejoining the Rebellion as she knew it was running away again but she could still help them from time to time.

"I am sure, believe me with my father I can relate." Hera said with a weary smile, given her fractious relationship with her own father she could well imagine it had been hard for Sabine to reconnect with her family but the fact that was she was wearing her armour again was a good sign things had gone well.

"Right, better stop chatting. There's a battle to win here." Sabine said as the star destroyers went down, the blockade was broken and now they could send additional units to the ground.

- x -

Lothal City, Lothal...

Areas of the city were being blown away as the battle between the rebels and Imperials raged. Ryder Azadi commanded the local forces he could rally against the Empire led by Arihnda Pryce.

"Kanan, we need more help at the southern gate." Ryder said into the comm link but Kanan couldn't do that.

"We're still stuck dealing with these walkers." Kanan called back as he and Ezra were busy and Zeb who was manning the heavy gun emplacement called out.

"Incoming fighters!" He yelled, making all of them duck for cover as they were strafed by Tie fighters from above. Three of his people were shot down before his eyes and he gritted his teeth knowing that they deep trouble when help came from above.

"We just got a signal from General Syndulla, she's broken through the blockade." One of his people said and the familiar and desperately rewarding sight of X-Wings began to appear in the sky, the T-70s took no time in dealing with the Ties that were dominating the skies and then Y-Wings appeared to begin bombarding the entrenched Imperials and followed by surprising Mandalorian drop ships. The flying Mandalorians soon joined the fighting, shattering the Imperial lines and letting them surround and capture Pryce. She had tried to commit suicide but the Mandalorians had made sure that she could not take the easy way out.

Kanan and Ezra came back to command centre looking extremely tired but triumphant and Zeb climbed down from his gun, seeing the Ghost land and Hera disembark with Chopper. They ran over and greeted them before a Mandalorian shuttle landed and honestly shocked them when Sabine appeared as the boarding ramp lowered.

"Sabine." Ezra said running over and Sabine took off her helmet to greet him. He grabbed her in a hug and actually swung them around much to her surprise.

"Ezra. I'm sorry I've been away so long." Sabine told him with sadness but it was lightened by her own new sense of self. "But I've managed to patch up things with my family."

"I'm glad." Ezra said not happy at all that she had left but happy that she was happy.

The others looked on and smiled, wondering if they would ever go deeper than friendship. Time would tell they thought as they celebrated the liberation of Lothal.

Sur'kesh. Unknown Regions...

The mostly ocean world of Sur'kesh was a pleasant world to visit not least due to its tropical environment and the fact that the planet was a marvel of technology. The natives, the Salarians were amphibious and lived both above and below water having built incredibly complex and advanced cities that were a rival for any in the known galaxy.

They were a short lived species as their average lifespan was only forty years but they had some of the most developed brains of any species in the galaxy so they were naturally gifted scientists and excellent at non-linear thinking. Their metabolism also ran faster than most so they were extremely quick to react physically and mentally. They also did not leave their homeworld very often, seeing no reason to leave their home system when all they needed was close at hand. They had highly advanced spacecraft but did not use them often, only moving around their system. This attitude had also led to them becoming extremely self-reliant in terms of their technology. They had the most efficient power generation, recycling and other such things in the galaxy.

The Empire of course saw a new world to conquer and exploit, so they decided to do just that. The Salarians due to their self-imposed isolation did not have the best of defences but they were able to shield their entire planet in a deflector shield that they had constructed to protect it from solar storms and collisions with anything that got too close. Better still they were able to survive without difficulty beneath it as the Empire surrounded their planet and tried to find a way in.

The Salarians had tried to open a diplomatic dialogue but regardless of their lack of experience in interstellar diplomacy they were far from stupid, so knew letting any Imperials through would be a big mistake. They were devising new weapons for themselves largely using observations of the Imperials own attempts to break through.

But they didn't need to worry as their salvation had discovered this situation through their spy network and seeing the opportunity to find a new ally, the Rebellion had decided to take steps to save the Salarians.

The new Viscount-class Mon Calamari cruiser led the large Rebel Fleet that arrived in system, the Redeemer was commanded by Admiral Ackbar himself but in the conference room behind him was Satele Shan who was in the midst of her battle meditation, using her powers to increase the fear of the enemy and the courage of their people.

The size of the Rebel Fleet especially with the Redeemer at its head scared the Imperials but what will they had to fight that was left was sapped away, they looked at the fleet and saw their impending deaths at the hands of the Rebels. The Rebels themselves meanwhile felt a great surge of courage and determination to see this through, so they dove into the battle with the greatest ferocity that they had ever done so before. Some Imperial ships against orders retreated rather than fighting, the Rebel Fleet then pressed forward and began to attack the already scared and disorganised Imperial fleet, seeing his ships being torn apart the Imperial Commander called for a retreat.

Seeing the Imperial ships withdraw caused the Rebels to sneer at their cowardice while Satele abandoned her meditation and return to the bridge. She smiled to Ackbar who told her with gratitude as she had saved him what could been a hard battle.

"Your powers never fail to amaze me Master Shan." Ackbar said with genuine admiration, compared to many Jedi that he had met she seemed stronger than most, with some exceptions like Skywalker or Surik. He wondered if that could be from all the wars that she had fought in her life and pondered just how strong a Jedi Order in her era must have been.

"Power is not as important as what you choose to do with it." Satele said with a nod of her head and then added. "But I thank you for the compliment. Now we had best try and open a dialogue with the Salarians." Satele said with some muted excitement as she had not been a part of negotiations for an extremely long time but even more amazingly with a new species.

A signal was sent and it seemed that their interference had been noted by the Salarians who answered their call and it was in basic as they clearly had managed to learn their language by monitoring Imperial transmissions.

"Greetings, I am Minister Kallo Anoleis. Welcome to Sur'kesh, I hope that your brief battle with the Empire is a sign that you are not here for the same purpose as them." The Salarian Leader said and Satele bowed in respect before answering his question.

"Indeed Minister, I return the greeting and can assure you that we have no hostile intention towards your people. I am Jedi Knight Satele Shan, a human and this is the leader of this fleet Admiral Ackbar of Mon Calamari. I completely understand that you will have to be cautious in trusting us given your experience with the Empire but I am sure that we can prove our sincerity to you with time. There is a wide galactic community that you might like to become a part of and many opportunities for your people."

"Intriguing." The Minister said as he stroked his cheek, clearly interested in the idea of seeing more of the wider galaxy. Satele smiled carefully and told him.

"If you would be open to a formal alliance with us we would be glad to aid in your weapons development program and provide information on all of the different places and species that make up the intergalactic community." Satele said, hoping that they were willing to give them a chance given their experience with the Empire and the Minister was thankfully quick to answer them.

"We would be interested but no more. It would be foolish to rush into such things without truly analysing the situation but I will admit that it would be good for my people to learn more of the wider galaxy." The Minister said with a sort of smile and Satele took that as a good place to start their possible involvement into the Alliance.

Sulon Star, Sulon...

When he had finally come home, Kyle had not expected it to be like this he thought as he crossed his lightsaber with the oversized Gamorrean Gorc.

The oversized pig was a mean fighter he thought, sweating as the effort of blocking his overpowered strikes began to tell but at least he wasn't fighting alone, Kyle thought as he looked to his second partner for this mission Tyria Sarkin who Master Kagame had urged to join them given the importance of the Valley of the Jedi. It was just as well as the female human Jedi was making this fight much easier for him by dealing the smaller and more annoying Pic.

Kyle was still new to all this 'Jedi business' nevertheless had been told by Master Shan that he was a natural with a lightsaber and with both his own blue saber and Qu Rahn's green one in hand, proved it by slashing at one of Gorc's legs,while blocking with the other. Gorc cried out in pain as he lost one of his legs below the knee.

Kyle didn't even think twice before slicing at him at the neck and taking his head clean off.

Tyria was not as skilled at lightsaber combat as him but was not incapable either, wielding an purple bladed lightsaber and was remarkably quick and agile. Tyria was having to be fast on her feet to keep up with him but she was the more inventive and blasted him with the force while he was in mid-air and not able to right himself. He crashed hard into the wall and Tyria was able to close the distance between them and end him with a single stab of her purple lightsaber.

She picked up the orange bladed shoto lightsaber and clipped it to her belt as she often had a lot of undercover work to do with Wraith Squadron and it might prove useful to her. She looked over to Kyle and asked him.

"Is the map there?" She asked speaking of the now 'dead' droid 8t88 and was just in time to impale the droid's pet when it tried to eat the cranial unit where the information was stored. Kyle sighed at the near miss and told her.

"Good reflexes. Now best get out of here." He said, picking up the cranial unit and called out on his comm link. "Jan, its Kyle. We have the map and need a pick up."

"Got ya, the Crow is on the way." Jan told them before they ignited their lightsabers again as they sensed the approaching stormtroopers. Kyle smirked as he and Tyria faced them.

"Come on boys. Think it through." He said with a taunting smugness and it certainly angered them he noticed as they began shooting at them but with ease he and Tyria deflected their blaster fire and charged. They swung their blades around and cut a path through the enemy soldiers before they fought their way to the top hatch, climbing onto the top of the vessel where the Moldy Crow was waiting to pick them up.

"Fancy a ride?" Jan joked as she opened the hatch that allowed Kyle and Tyria to jump aboard. The Crow pulling away just as the other ship crashed and exploded, dodging the Tie Fighters that tried to intercept them and escaping.

- x -

Katarn Homestead, Sulon...An Hour Later...

While Kyle and Tyria had gotten some much needed rest, Jan had been working with Weegee, the Katarn family droid to repair the damaged 8t88 and retrieve the data that they needed.

"I think that should do it Weegee." Jan said with a smile as they had finally gotten a lead on just where this Valley of the Jedi was. She didn't really understand just what had everyone so wrapped up about it but it was important to Kyle and so here she was, especially to be here with him to deal with the last secrets of his father knowing how much his father's death still haunted him.

Kyle and Tyria both stood close by as star-map was projected from the ruined droid. It showed the star system and even named it, giving them both the planet and just where on the planet it was.

"Ruusan. The last battle of the New Sith Wars." Tyria said with a frown and given she was far more knowledgable about Jedi history than they were worried at the implications.

"Sounds ominous." Kyle added with his arms folded and Tyria told them with a more serious voice.

"That was the last time for nearly a thousand years where Jedi and Sith clashed, an army of each. All of them were wiped out by a Sith weapon known as a Thought Bomb that trapped all the spirits of the Jedi and Sith there. That collective power is what Jerec seeks, if he does manage to gather enough power there would be nothing we could do to stop him." Tyria told them to make sure they knew the gravity of the situation.

"Well then, we need to get to Ruusan." Jan said with a smile, completely certain of their own ability to deal with the threat.

Troska, Outer Rim...

The fuel refineries of Troska were not only the major export of their planet but also their only tradable resource. Ownership of the many refineries on the planet fell to the Kyber Royal Family who ruled the planet but the king and his son who were its sole members made a great deal of wealth from this especially when considering that the Imperial Fleet had turned Troska into a major fuelling depot for their increasingly shrinking hold in the Outer Rim.

This meant an increasing amount of labour to make the fuel necessary to meet demand and the money was not going into the pockets of the people, instead it was going straight into the coffers of the royal family.

The people were not willing to tolerate this for very long and the leader of the civilian dissident group had contacted the Mandalorians for assistance, and given that it was one of the last fuel depots for the Imperial Fleet in the Outer Rim they obliged the locals.

Markus Ordo was commanding the force sent to take/liberate Troska, standing on the bridge of The Wrath of Cassus, his newly built Orar-class Dreadnaught which had just used its powerful mass driver batteries to demolish the Imperial ships above Troska and now landing ships and fighters were making their way to the ground in order to destroy the Imperial garrison and the royal guard at the same time. He turned to his gunners to make their job somewhat easier.

"Target the royal palace." He ordered and the young man of Clan Disrel nodded.

"Locked on."

"By all means...fire." Markus ordered and the main mass driver batteries roared to life again, firing heavy ordinance at the royal palace complex on the surface. The palace complex was levelled in a single blast as the ordinance hit hard and exploded, shattering the palace.

Markus was however not really focusing on this mission, instead he was considering his approaching wedding. He was honestly more scared about that than facing Darth Vader and the Emperor on his own, a hard fight was one thing but this was his life, his future and Leia's future too. Both of them tied together and potentially even having children of their own some day. Honestly the future had never seemed more daunting and he just did not know what to do or say about it.

He was still wondering hours later when it was confirmed that all resistance had been crushed and the planet was theirs. He attended to establishing the new clan to rule there with the strict instruction that the wealth of the planet was to be invested in improving the living standards of the people but as he and his force left Troska he was still worried about his coming wedding.

Ralltiir, Core Worlds...

Mace Skywalker was holding his lightsaber aloft as he and Tash led a raid on the Imperial occupation forces led by Lord Tion. To prevent the bombardment of the planet they had launched a boarding operation against Tion's star destroyer the Tyrant.

"Begin pushing up the second level, holding fire control and the hanger is crucial to this mission." Mace said with nervousness as this was the first mission that he had led solo and more than that it was the first mission he had been on since his injury. Tash was accompanying him at his request because while the idea of handling this mission with one of his older siblings was daunting it would be worse if his father was here Mace thought not wanting to be in his family's shadow forever, but also not wanting to have to try and take this mission alone so Tash had come with him.

She was elegant as she moved he thought as he saw her fight, deflecting with a classic grace that he was struggling to keep his eyes off her.

They managed to eventually reach the munitions store and set the explosives before locking the door and destroying the mechanism so it couldn't be opened again. They fled down to the hanger bay before leaving just as the explosives detonated and tore the ship in half. Mace was sitting next to Tash as they fled the doomed ship in their own, he did notice however that one of the more experienced people on his team was not doing so well. She had been slow and reckless, too reckless and another of their party had often been forced to cover for her. He would need to think carefully before bringing her on another mission.

- x -

Club on Ralltiir...That Night...

Cassian Andor approached the club where the rest of the unit had said Vel had gone, he was really starting to get worried about her as she had been acting extremely unstable. On missions she was taking very dangerous risks and any of them could kill her and possibly the rest of the team, not only that but outside of missions she was drinking heavily and partying wildly. She would often be drunk and hungover even in briefings and it was starting to be noticed by the upper leadership, her competence was being questioned and if she didn't sort herself out...then she wouldn't be a part of the Alliance any more.

Cassian was the only person that cared enough to act, it was clear that Vel was not going to pull herself out of this downward and dangerous spiral. She needed to be confronted before she lost everything and it fell to him to make sure it sunk in.

He entered the club and it didn't take long to find her, she was on the dance floor and she was already drunk out of her mind while guys touched her all over, ready to take advantage of her the moment they could get her somewhere more private. That made Cassian see red and he stormed over the dance floor and as one guy stuck his tongue in her mouth he reached them and punched one of them in the face. He staggered back and the guy who had been tonguing Vel immediately let go, all of the hungry assholes backed off as he glared at them, all of them cowards who were all eager to take advantage of someone who couldn't protect themselves but way too scared to fight someone who could hurt them.

When the guy let her go Vel fell to the floor, her expression dazed and confused which made Cassian sure that they must have slipped her a drug of some kind which only made him more angry. He picked her up and carried her out of the club bridal style, Vel just rested her head on his shoulder and he ignored the looks that everyone gave him as he carried her back to the ship which thankfully had a medical droid that could look at her.

Vel lay on the medical bed as the droid examined her and the droid told him.

"She has been given a fairly high dose of a narcotic, I have given her a solution to neutralise it but for the moment we have to wait for her to wake up before anything else can be done." The droid told him and Cassian nodded and sat down next to the bed as Vel slept it off. Hours passed and he caught a little sleep but thankfully she slept longer and he was back with a pair of fresh cups of Caff when she finally woke up.

Vel didn't get up quickly, she moaned as her head felt like someone had been using it drum, her eyes squinted as the light was almost blinding and made her head hurt even worse. Her ears too were hyper sensitive and the slightest sound was extremely grating.

Cassian watched as she slowly regained her senses and sat up on the bed, bracing herself on unsteady arms, he watched carefully before forcing a cup of caff into her hands.

"What's this?" Vel asked with a strained and confused voice before Cassian told her sternly.

"Drink it, then we'll talk." He said and she grimaced at how loud his voice was and just drank the caff, slowly and carefully as she was so woozy she felt like she would drop the cup any moment. The moment she finished it, he took it and pressed the second into her hands and gave her a stern look which compelled her to drink it as well.

Although still looking sweaty and pale she seemed to have regained her full awareness of where she was and he gave her a drink of herbal tea which was good for helping relax you. She took it without complaint as she seemed to realise given where she was that something had happened, she seemed scared for a moment before asking Cassian what she knew she had too.

"What happened?" Her voice was soft and uneasy with the uncertainty as she could remember nothing of the previous night and even before that was kind of hazy. Cassian looked at her with calm resolve.

"You got drunk again, I pulled you out of there before some guys got you, I think they must have slipped you something because of how out of it you were. Vel, what were you thinking?" Cassian asked her. Vel was so unsettled at the possibility that she could have been assaulted and never even known, she just shuddered as feeling of revulsion ran through her.

"It...it..." Vel said not sure exactly how to describe why she had let herself fall this far. "I just need it to...make it go away."

"Make what go away? The grief? Because it looks to me that its still there. It's not just the drinking, you're risking your life on missions Vel, enough that it threatens all of the team. The higher ups are taking notice now Vel, this could cost you everything." He told her with desperation that she finally face whatever it was that she was running away from.

Vel's face fell at the mention of losing her last rock to cling too, the Alliance was all that she had. Mon's daughter and the rest of their family were in hiding due to the war so she had nothing else.

"Talk to me Vel." Cassian said with urgency given the situation. "What is it you need? You have to find some way to deal with this better."

"Maybe I want to live like this." Vel snapped at him, this was getting too personal and she felt the great gnawing pain inside her start to rear its head. "Just to not hurt any more."

"But you are hurting." Cassian reminded her with starkness. "You still lost Mon and Cinta, you keep trying to erase that but its never going to go away Vel."

That hit too cost to a nerve and Vel screamed in anger, bolting off the bed and throwing a punch at him but he dodged it and grabbed her arm and got her into a hold to minimise her ability to struggle but she was not one to give up and fought hard to break his grip but he refused to let go and soon the fight seemed to leave her as the walls finally came down. She started sobbing as her grief came to the surface, the pain of losing the people that she had loved the most taking full hold of her. Cassian just let her cry, even as she clung to him. Cassian just held her as she let it out, she had been trying to put this off for too long he thought, she needed to feel it if she was ever to find it in her to keep on living.

This carried on for quite a while as Vel just felt the pain that she had been trying to run away from all this time. Cassian was her rock to cling too in this and he was just relieved that at last she was actually letting her feelings out rather than burying them.

"I know Vel. I know." Cassian said as he just let her get it out. "You need to get some help, this won't go away on its own. You have a future ahead of you, the Alliance certainly needs you but you need to let yourself grieve." He told her and she finally seemed to run out of tears.

"I know, but I just don't know if I can face it alone." She said with misery at the idea of having to carry on her life without those that she loved. Cassian told her with a slight smile.

"You're not alone Vel. You have me, the rest of the squad. People who care about you and when the time is right the rest of your family will be able to come out of hiding, just take it one day at a time." Cassian said hoping to give her some motivation to try and heal herself.

Vel went quiet after that, her energy seemed to have left her but she knew he was right. Force what had she been doing to herself? She wondered with disgust at how she had been acting, she had seen so many people destroy themselves like this and she had always been so sure that she would never end up like that and here she was on the very bottom of the pit she thought with self-disgust.

She had to be better than this she thought with slow exhaustion as she knew that she needed to fix herself, she took a deep breath and managed to get to her feet, getting another caff and taking a deep drink of the very revitalizing drink and told him.

"I'll book myself in with the base shrink when we get back to Yavin." She told Cassian who was relieved to hear that and hoped it would be a start to her finally recovering from her misery.

Aargonar, Mid Rim...

Darth Vader watched with annoyance as the rebel base at Aargonar was levelled, he knew some of the rebel scum had managed to escape but it that hardly mattered as he had slaughtered the majority of them.

But as he stood on the bridge of the Executor he sensed a disturbance in the force, turning to look as a fleet of ships appeared. He thought for a moment that the rebels were trying a counter attack but sensing the complete xenophobia and sheer hatred that bordered on madness he could tell that this was not the Rebels...it was the Kalderans.

"All ships, target the incoming ships and fire." Darth Vader commanded and Piett at his side nodded and Vader could feel his panic at the idea of facing the Kalderans. The weakness disgusted him and it was one that was shared by many Imperials or even the galaxy at large, they were so savage that they had most of the galaxy terrified of them. So much so they were just running at the first sight of them, even to the extent that they would just leave everything and even loved ones behind if they weren't quick enough to follow.

His rage at the pathetic fools was rising with each raid and this was finally the thing that broke his patience.

"If any one leaves their station for any reason other than being dead and letting someone else take their place I will personally torture them...slowly." Vader broadcast to the entirety of Death Squadron.

That sent a chill through the crews on every Imperial ship, the legends of what Vader did to those unfortunate enough to find themselves in the interrogation cells with him were more than enough to give even the most brave person nightmares.

Enough that they feared him more than they were scared of the Kalderans so they threw themselves into the fight.

The Kalderans had agile fighters and corvettes along with a captured Star Destroyer, but they relied too much on the ability to move quickly and fear to intimidate the enemy, this time however the Imperials were standing their ground and the Executor turned to allow all of its starboard turbolaser batteries to bare on the enemy Star Destroyer.

This was what the Executor had been designed to do, kill starships even one as well shielded as a Star Destroyer. The fierce barrage of fire was unrelenting and Tie Bombers began to strafe the Kaldaran ship, ripping into it with great intensity.

Admiral Pellaeon was moving his Harrower-class heavy cruisers into the battle, swarms of Tie Fighters screamed from their landing bays while the turbolaser batteries did what they were designed to do by taking out the meddlesome corvettes which were decimating the Tie Fighters. Vader admired the older man for his ships were always well-disciplined and skilled, true examples of capable conduct.

Some Kaldaran ships did not take this lying down and actually began to ram into Imperial ships which given their size could withstand it even if they were damaged. They soon turned tail and ran but Vader was fed up and decided to make sure they no longer were a threat to him, the Empire or anyone else ever again.

"Recall our fighters and prepared a jump to hyperspace the moment we are prepared, set course for Kaldaran space." Vader said with a menacing cold voice that immediately stopped any potential argument.

It took nearly an hour for the fleet to get ready but they soon jumped to a small Kaldaran colony on the edge of their space. It was clearly ill-prepared for an attack with no ships to defend it but that worked fine for Vader, he turned to Piett and told him.

"Glass the planet, leave nothing alive." His voice was cold and menacing, Piett who was far too intimidated by him to even conceive of arguing with him or even speaking up. He swallowed with fear before saying quickly with a slight stammer.

"Yes...yes my lord."

Piett immediately had their ships begin to fire on the surface of the planet, their green turbolasers screaming towards the surface, focused primarily on the settlements but any other landmass would do if they couldn't find one. They just kept firing and firing until the surface of the planet had been reduced to a molten slag, it would not be habitable for centuries but Vader didn't care...what he had in mind was nothing short of the full scale annihilation of the Kaldarans, this world would be only the first he vowed to himself. He would wipe the Kaldarans from the face of the galaxy and everyone would know not to ever try and fight him ever again Vader thought with determination as he watched the bombardment continue, knowing it would be just the first step in a war of extermination.

Abridon, Outer Rim...

General Brenn Tantor had been dreading this day would come, from the day he had enlisted in the Imperial Military he had done exceptionally well and been sent up the ranks very quickly. He was highly regarded by the upper leadership of the Empire and had achieved many victories, proving his loyalty time and again.

But the Empire did not return that loyalty, he thought with great bitterness. Dellis, his younger brother had discovered that the Empire had killed their father in a massacre and then now with Dellis in the know had killed him too. He had only managed to alert him just before it happened and now he was forced to confront that the Empire he had always served was not only lying to him but had murdered the people that he cared for the most.

He sat in his quarters, his conscience had already been troubling long before this especially with all the innocents killed on planets like Endor where he had been responsible for the destruction of several Ewok villages and although the small creatures had put up a fight he slaughtered them with regrettable ease...now there was this he thought, leaning his head back against the cold hard wall and sighing with frustration.

Brenn knew what he had to do, it was an enormous leap and there was no guarantee of success but he had no other choice. It was only a matter of time before the Empire realised he knew the truth and that would lead to one of two things happening. One that he would be forced to prove his loyalty in some horrific manner or two and the most likely option would be that he would simply be killed just like Dellis. Lives meant nothing to the Emperor or any of the higher ups, he knew this and had always done but never had he imagined that it meant killing the innocent or other people for just learning something inconvenient.

Beri Tulon, now the colonel that had given him the chance to become an officer and who had taught him the strong code of ethics to hold himself too knocked and entered the room. He looked at him with a questioning look.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Beri asked him and Brenn nodded.

"After what happened, what other choice is there? No honourable soldier could really serve the Empire without turning their eyes away from the things they don't want to see." Brenn said with a bitter smile. Beri nodded, he had many of the same issues with the Empire and was just glad that a talented officer like Brenn had too and possessed the courage to make a move.

"The men are ready, they've served with you for years. They're with you." Beri said and Brenn nodded, he had inspired many of the men that served with him and Beri had some armour corps ready to join them, he had made secret contact with Tyr Taskeen, a Rebel General to make sure that they would be ready to receive them.

"Then let's get this done, the longer we wait the more chance Brashin has to realise what we intend." Brenn said and with a nod Beri and him left that room for what would be the last time either way.

Coming out of the structure they saw the large AT-AT and smaller AT-ST walkers Beri commanded, their crews ready to join the Rebellion with them and the two Stormtrooper units and the TR-MB sitting there. That would be something Brashin would miss Brenn thought with a smirk of triumph. The Mobile Base that hosted the Battlefield Holgraphic Control Interface which was an incredible asset that Brenn had used to pull off some impressive victories.

"Get ready to move out." Brenn told them and he climbed onboard the TR-MB and Beri took command of his AT-AT walker Annihilator 1 and they made their way out of the base, ignoring the calls from the command centre to explain their departure which grew increasingly frantic as they opened a good distance and they managed to arrive at the Rebel Base not too far away. The amount of weapons trained on them was intimidating but Beri had warned him that given their high rank it would take a while for the Rebellion to trust them. So they handed over their weapons and emerged from their vehicles, the short haired Rebel General Tyr Taskeen was standing there to greet them.

Brenn showed him the TR-MB and he nodded in approval.

"Not sure I can trust you yet but I can definitely see the advantages of a piece of equipment like this. Give a paint job since I hate that Imperial gray, but first let's see just what you can do." Tyr said and turned to Brenn who nodded and activated the display, showing the battlefield showing Tyr just how effective it would be and once he had the trust of the Rebel General, used the rebel forces to push the Empire off Abridon and let the Alliance know that it had a brand new top general.

Turian Battle Cruiser, Deep Space, Outer Rim...

Rahm Kota was impressed as he boarded the Turian Battle Cruiser that was being used as a venue for this meeting, the ship was a model of simplistic reality. Nothing that didn't need to be there and yet it was all well engineered and had multiple backups. Highly efficient he thought with amazement at the new species as he saw their discipline with how hard they practised and drilled themselves.

He being a life long military man and a Jedi Master knew a warrior race when he saw one and the Turians were certainly providing to be just that. The way they had managed to hold the Empire off all by themselves with admittedly a little help from Rogue Squadron was impressive and he was hoping that they would agree to assist in the war against the Empire by joining the Alliance.

The General he was meeting with appeared at the other end of the room, the Turians were descended from avians and still had many features of them but stood on thin legs at over six feet tall.

"General Desolas Arterius. Its a pleasure to meet you." Rahm said and Desolas nodded respectfully.

"I can honestly return the sentiment General Kota. The assistance of your people is greatly appreciated if not required." General Desolas said stiffly and Rahm knew that no soldier appreciated liked having to admit to having needed help which he took in his stride.

"I quite understand, but there is an entire galaxy out there that you and your people have to discover and given time the Empire will come again with time. The other independent states in the known galaxy have all had to repel attempted invasions so it will only be so long before they try again." Rahm told him with complete honesty as they needed to understand the threat that they faced.

"The officers we captured and interrogated revealed as much, that is why we agreed to this meeting. I understand there are other forces that fight against the Empire and the idea of being a part of an galaxy wide stage is daunting but it is a reality. So we are interested in seeing not only this Empire fall but more so being able to learn more of the wider galaxy." Desolas said and Rahm nodded before telling him.

"I have no doubt that your people will be a great asset to the fight, the Rebellion will be fighting until the end and I can assure you that we will provide you all of the information that you will need to see the opportunities and other factions out there in the galaxy." Rahm said as he and Desolas took a seat at either end of the table.

"Then let us talk and make our agreements, I hope this will be a productive meeting." Desolas said and Rahm told him with certainty.

"I am sure it will be."

Ahakistan, Outer Rim...

Once a democracy Ahakistan had been subject to an Imperial backed coup that had put the rich of the planet in charge, they lived in their luxury pyramid where they sucked the planet's resources and people dry to make themselves richer. However a resistance unit had formed on the planet to challenge this bad situation, led by a charismatic leader named Dunlan they had been trying to over throw the corrupt system and while the cell was small, it was starting to gain traction.

The Rebel Alliance had been eager to exploit this situation, they were doing their utmost to force the Empire out of the Outer Rim and this planet had a particular advantage that they wanted to exploit. The Hub, a supercomputer that co-ordinated much of the Imperial Fleet traffic, it would allow them for a time to monitor all Imperial Fleet movements across the galaxy if they were able to take the planet. So they had dispatched one of their most talented tacticians to aid in the planet's liberation.

Meetra Surik was meeting with Dunlan and all of his chief lieutenants to discuss the Rebellion coming in force to this planet but one of Dunlan's subordinates had sold them out for a large credit reward, Astor was excited as he had been promised a great deal more credits in exchange for the location of the safe houses where they would all be waiting.

The Imperial forces launched a massive assault on the isolation location, scans revealed that there was someone inside but the moment the Imperials penetrated the safe house they saw a machine that was projecting false sensor readings. The Stormtroopers were confused but that lasted only a moment as the entire safe house exploded and took out much of the surrounding area which included a sizeable part of the Imperial garrison.

"Well done." Dunlan said with a sigh of disappointment in how easily Astor had betrayed them, the rest of his people would have likely killed him for this betrayal but it was more likely that the Imperials would kill him before they got to him thinking that this had been his intention all along.

He turned to Meetra Surik who had sensed his betrayal coming and seemed to be able to read minds, she made him feel a little intimidated by her at first but she was a rather warm and caring woman as he had discovered with more time to get to know her.

"It was making the best of a bad situation, Astor unwittingly might have played a great role in setting his planet free of the Empire." Meetra said with an ironic smile, even the enemy could be useful if you knew what they were going to do. Better to let them make mistakes then rush and stop them, she thought with a lifetime of war to guide her.

"How can you read minds? Can all Jedi do that?" Dunlan asked her and she smiled with a sad look in her eyes.

"No, it is a pretty specialise skill. Most Jedi these days don't know how to do it. But I was fortunate enough to have a teacher that was easily one of the most knowledgable force users of all time. More than any master I have ever known beyond one or two." Meetra said, her mind going back to perhaps the most influential teacher she had ever studied under, Kreia. She had been a twisted being but her teachings had played a major part in who she had become and shaped her path in a way that only Revan himself had done.

"But either way. Time to liberate your world." Meetra said as she turned to the second part of of her plan. With the garrison in chaos now was the perfect time to take the capital and liberate the planet she thought as she gave the order to move out and boarded her speeder that would take her into the battle. The rapid pace of the fighting meant she would have to stay close to the action and make the key decisions when it mattered but it would not be difficult as the garrison commander had been one of the people killed in the blast and that had left a power vacuum that it would take some time to fill.

She had fighters come down from orbit and begin to strafe the ground while the speeders and heavy tanks made their way forward, infantry in support. It was a regrettable thing that she spent so much time fighting in wars when she would dearly like to do something else but it was something she was good at and the role that the galaxy needed her to fulfil so she would do her utmost to ensure the freedom and safety of the innocent people around the galaxy she resolved privately to herself.

Maybe when the war was over, she would find herself a new role that she could find some inner peace in she thought as she ignited her cyan bladed lightsaber and joined the intense fighting, helping to break through the enemy lines and secure victory for the people of Ahakistan and a major advantage for the Rebel Alliance.

Valley of the Jedi, Ruusan...

Kyle and Tyria both looked out across the Valley of the Jedi from the ancient dock that was built into the mountain above it and were almost overwhelmed by the sheer amount of power here, they were not even deep into it and yet they could feel the incredible energy here.

Energy that could be theirs.

The thought crossed their minds almost against their will and both of them could not help but be drawn to that...unlimited power, it could be theirs they thought and it took a great deal of effort to stop that line of thought. Master Satele had warned them about this, the pull and the lure of the dark side. The draw of being powerful beyond measure and that they must avoid it Tyria and Kyle thought but that was hard as they saw two more of Jerec's Dark Jedi approach them.

Both ignited their lightsabers and prepared themselves for battle, one had orange but the other had green coloured blades, swinging them viciously at them but fortunately it was two on two so they were not able to gang up on them.

Tyria was fighting a human male with a shaved head and a dark beard in his middle age but he was a vicious fighter. He held her in a blade lock and taunted her.

"Such a weakling, are the Jedi so desperate these days that they recruit such children to fight for them?" Luthik Uwyr said with a sneer but Tyria gritted her teeth and then head butted him before kicking him hard in the chest so he staggered back before the continuing with a barrage of cleaves and parries.

Kyle meanwhile was duelling with Loy Kommas, he was using a green lightsaber against him but at the same time he was taunting him with what had happened to his father.

"Weak just like your pathetic daddy. Do you know what it was like when Lord Jerec killed him? Do you know how he begged for mercy? How he soiled himself? Jerec gave him a long and slow death worthy of a coward, he even let me spear his head on a pike for all to see." Loy said and Kyle who knew everything he was saying was a lie could not help but let his anger take over and he elbowed Loy in the face, stunning him and then with a single swipe cut off both of his hands.

Loy looked at the stumps where his hands had been only moments before in confused shock before he felt Kyle's blue lightsaber at his neck, cutting his head from his neck in anger.

Tyria was now letting her rage flow freely, she had Luthik on a narrow gantry and more crucially the momentum. He struggled to keep up with her relentless assault until he felt her lightsaber cleave him in half at the chest.

Both of them looked at each other as they stood over their opponents with their sabers now making the only sound apart from the slight wind, their humming filling both their ears.

Then they saw Jerec appear with Jan in his hold, they both braced themselves for a fight with their bodies still full of adrenaline but he was laughing as he pushed Jan before him, Sariss, Ameesa and Yun behind him.

"Excellent, most excellent. You've both started your journeys to the dark side. But that is not enough." Jerec said as he used the force to hold Jan in place as she knelt before them. Jan struggled to get to her feet but she couldn't manage it.

"Looks like I can't bail you out of trouble this time." Jan said as she grimaced from the position she was in.

"Strike her down, unlock your true destiny as Dark Jedi and discover your true power." Jerec demanded and both Kyle and Tyria snarled at him unable to believe that this ass hole would think they would do it so they used the force to pull Jan closer to them before blasting the still surprised Jerec and his cronies with the force. They staggered backwards and Jerec in his anger dislodged the platform, hoping to send them all falling to their doom.

Kyle, Jan and Tyria found themselves plummeting to the ground and with only moments Kyle grabbed Jan and with Tyria leapt from piece of debris to piece of debris before they were close enough to the ground that they used the force to slow and steady themselves, landing rather awkwardly but still alive.

Unfortunately they saw the Moldy Crow smash into the ground nearby and it was in pieces. Both Kyle and Jan were enraged at the loss of their ship but they had no time to waste as they saw a shuttle land not far away, Sariss, Ameesa and Yun all emerging from it. Tyria and Kyle both reignited their lightsabers and readied themselves.

Sariss and Ameesa ignited their blue lightsaber and both sides met with a flash of sparks, both Dark Jedi were skilled at the use of Form 3 which made them very able at blocking whatever attacks were sent their way, while they kept the Jedi busy, Sariss called out to Yun.

"Strike them down Yun. Do as I say." She said, adding the second bit with anger as Yun seemed hesitant to follow her command. Of all the Dark Jedi he was the most conflicted, the only one perhaps that had a conscience and in all honesty, he could not strike an opponent who was in no position to defend themselves.

"No, they are warriors." Yun said, remembering that they had spared his life earlier and would not be so dishonourable now. "They deserve a fair fight."

"You fool!" Ameesa said and went to lash out at him but that was a fatal error as it left her briefly exposed, letting Tyria get her with a saber to the gut.

Sariss now saw that she was badly outnumbered and tried to use her most powerful ability Deadly Sight to even the odds in her favour but Kyle hit her with a punch to the gut in her brief lapse in concentration before effortlessly beheading her.

That left Yun alone, he looked at the two Jedi sure that they would kill him this time but instead they turned off their sabers.

Yun honestly could not believe that they would spare his life a second time and he quickly left for the other shuttles else where to get as far away as he dared. The three watched him go and hoped that he would find a better use for what he had learned than he had so far but without speaking their went deeper into the valley, intent on finding Jerec and ending this once and for all.

Passing by all of the statues and monuments to those that had fallen here was humbling but they weren't here to sight see and carried on. They entered the temple in the middle and after navigating a series of ancient tunnels and fighting a nasty pair of oversized lizards they pushed into the heart of the temple.

Soon they found the chamber at the heart of the Valley, one that contained the wellspring of power. It was a fantastic stream of power that glowed orange. Both Kyle and Tyria being force users felt it strongly and it sent a shudder through both of them while even Jan could not help but feel uneasy with what was here.

But all of them saw Jerec levitate out of the stream of power, having already sampled its awesome strength but not having fully absorbed it yet. He sneered at them as they stood ready to face him.

"You cannot defeat me." Jerec said with complete certainty and blasted all three of them back, being force enhanced both Kyle and Tyria weathered it although they were thrown back against the wall but Jan was not so lucky and was knocked out by the impact. Kyle gritted his teeth and told Jerec.

"Let's see about that." He said igniting his blue and green lightsabers while Tyria ignited her purple lightsaber and the orange shoto she had picked up.

Jerec laughed as he ignited his red lightsaber and leapt at them with incredible speed that it was hard to keep up with. He seemed impossibly strong as he hit them, his blows making their arms ache like they were arm-wrestling with a rancor. It took all of their speed and strength to keep up with it.

But then when he blasted Kyle with force lightning that he was forced to use both lightsabers to block Tyria managed to get a stab in with her shoto that made him stumble back.

Seeing this Tyria and Kyle shared a look and began a series of rapid feints, one would dart in and fake an attack to distract Jerec before the other would launch the actual strike.

Jerec would only take slight injuries but they soon began to take their toll. In his fury he blasted Tyria with force lightning and went to strike her down before Kyle blocked the strike and engaged in a series of furious cleaves and thrusts which proved too much for Jerec who was sliced clean in half at the gut.

His body glowed yellow briefly before before the surprised eyes of Kyle and Tyria the spirits of the lost Jedi and Sith were set free, they looked as the incredible array of lights burst free of the stone and flew all around them, They smiled as they felt their joy at being free after so long and while the power of the valley remained, they themselves were free.

They both went to Jan and tended to her but thankfully she was starting to come around and was just a bit bruised.

Kyle was glad but he had one thing to say given the immense power of the valley.

"Others will come for the valley and its power. We need to make sure that it stays hidden and safe." He said and both women nodded.

"We'll all keep the secret of this place between the three of us and no-one else." Tyria said and Jan nodded before Kyle then told them.

"Before we leave, I have one last thing to do." Kyle said with a sad smile, glad that he had avenged his father and not gone down a path that would have spat on everything he had stood for.

A short time later Jan and Tyria both stood silently as Kyle finished carving a new memorial with his lightsaber, the faces of Morgan Katarn and Qu Rahn stood tall and proud. He then joined them in silent mourning for those that had given their lives for all of this.

Dentaal, Core Worlds...

Three fleets hung in orbit of Dentaal, engaged in a harsh battle. The Imperial Fleet was fighting both the Rebel Fleet and the Mandalorian Fleet, the combined Rebel/Mandalorian Fleet had rushed to the system upon receiving Intelligence that the Dentaal Independence Party had overthrow the Imperial Governor Taliff, that was a cause for celebration as Dentaal was a planet that potentially could be used as a staging ground for invasions of the Core Worlds and would be possible to reinforce against the Imperial Military. If the planet agreed to join either the Rift Alliance or the Rebellion or worse both it would be a disaster for the Empire.

So they had decided make sure the planet could not do that, by deploying a viral weapon known as the Candorian Plague which was derived from the Blue Shadow Virus. Technically the Empire had outlawed such weapons but they had begun to use them in the face of the rapidly worsening situation in the galaxy. Fortunately the Mandalorians and Rebels both had spy networks and had discovered just what the Empire was planning and had rushed to prevent the deaths of over ten billion people and making the planet unusable for decades.

Juno Marek nee Eclipse was standing on the deck of the new Orar class Battleship Vortex Fire, looking out over the battle field, in her element as she commanded the massive ship and the fleet as it pressed the Empire back.

She smirked as she saw her husband Galen was leading an assault on the Imperial Star Destroyer to make sure the viral warheads were destroyed and then she saw the symbol of Midnight Squadron, a fast group of upgraded T-70 X-Wings that was harassing smaller Imperial warships which was led by her sister in law Neema Marek.

The Mareks had been so welcoming she thought, making up for losing her own family who had disowned her. She and Galen were completely happy in their marriage and hoped that they would be able to have children of their own soon.

Seeing the Imperial flagship explode after their assault ships detach from it made her feel a great sense of satisfaction, they had prevented what could have been one of the biggest genocides in the entire history of the galaxy and then a signal from Dentaal confirmed their biggest hopes.

A hologram of a government official appeared and informed them.

"The people of Dentaal send their most emotional thanks to you and the personnel of your fleets for preventing the Imperial plot to destroy our world. This serves as our declaration of seeking membership of the Rift Alliance and a formal agreement with the Rebel Alliance."

Juno smiled, perfect news before a wedding.

Palace of the Woolamander, Yavin 4...

An ancient structure not from the Great Temple which held the main headquarters of the Rebel Alliance, the Palace had been infested with creatures called Woolamanders until the Mandalorians had cleared them out and done some structural repairs to make the structure a suitable location for their leader's son's wedding.

It had been necessary to find such a large structure to hold the wedding as many people were coming and the Great Temple was a functioning military base so it could not host a gathering of this size.

The sea of shelters set up for everyone was making it almost as populated as the Great Temple itself. Mandalorian guards surrounded the structure and were checking everyone who dared to try and enter with high intensity given the number of important guests. The Rebels and Mandalorian ships orbited the planet to maintain security.

- x -

Inside the temple there was a loud buzz of activity as the wedding preparations were well underway. A dinner was being prepared while gifts were being delivered as more guests arrived, the hall had been cleared out of nearly everything that had been there so many seats for all of the guests.

Markus was in one of the side chambers getting ready, he was wearing his armour as was the custom of a Mandalorian but it was polished and spotless as was the armour of all his family.

Haron and Corridan were helping him get ready with Tyus shining up his equipment. Ara when they were done could hardly hold back her tears as her first boy, her eldest child was getting married and it was like a day she had been dreaming about and dreading at the same time. Astoria was with her husband keeping an eye on the guests with Siri and Li'anna.

Markus was growing increasingly nervous as the time came closer and closer, Ara looked and sensed the nerves inside of him and nudged Haron who then saw it and nodded, knowing what he needed to say.

"Could you all let me speak to Markus alone for a moment?" Haron asked and they all left the room which left him and his eldest son alone. He walked over and put his hand on his son's shoulder and asked him.

"What is it you need?" He was direct as he knew this was no time for fooling around. Markus revealed his worries to his father.

"Marriage...living your life with someone forever. How do I make that work? How can I make her happy?" Markus asked with fear on his face and Haron smiled as he knew that fear all too well.

"There is no guide to making a marriage work Markus. What matters most is to be honest with each other. Hiding what you think and feel will often explode in your face. If there is a problem then you must try to work together to fix it. Not keeping secrets and listening to what you are both saying are important to any relationship, figuring out these things about each other is part of the journey you two are about to embark on." Haron said with kind knowing eyes. "You and Leia are not me and Ara, nor are you Anakin and Padme. But you two will have years to find out these things about each other." Haron told his son who was still nervous but a little bolstered by his father's words.

"Then I had best get started hadn't I." Markus said with determination and Haron just smiled, knowing his son was going to be fine.

- x -

In another area of the palace Leia was likewise extremely nervous as she prepared, her mother, aunt, cousins and Tash were all working on preparing her dress and make up for the event and she was doing her utmost not to fidget like she had when she was child. It was a hard struggle as she looked at herself in the mirror and the looming wedding playing heavily on her mind.

"I can't believe its your big day." Her grandmother said with tears in her eyes at her granddaughter getting married and starting a family of her own. Padme too was stunned as she helped add the make up to her daughter's face and she could feel her nervousness so she smiled and told her daughter with a whisper in her ear.

"No matter what happens or where you go, you will always be a Skywalker and know that we love you more than anything in the world." Padme said and Leia was desperately trying to not to cry so she didn't ruin her make up. She just rested her head on her mother who gave her a big hug to help her steady her nerves.

Anakin watched with teary eyes, his little girl was getting married and she would not be with them all the time any more. It was a deeply haunting thing but he knew in his heart that this was her life and she had a right to live it, not to mention he was somewhat relieved that they could visit any time and she could come to see them. Besides his little girl would one day be jointly ruling one of the most powerful independent states in the galaxy. He only wanted the best for all his children but seeing Leia all grown up in her pristine white gown with make up making her seem so more angelic and he couldn't help but let a tear fall from his eyes. He could hardly believe this was happening but as Leia got up and saw him, she smiled and gave him a hug which he eagerly returned, wishing he didn't have to let her go but he knew deep down he had too.

- x -

Luke and Mace where greeting guests and directing them to their seats with Grahuur the enormous dark furred Wookiee who intimidated everyone into doing what they were told.

Luna smiled as she and her family entered the hall, she had sent her husband and sons to take their seats while turning to see Neville and Hannah doing the same with their two boys and their families. The three of them all came together and all shared a look of amazement that the wedding of their eldest surrogate nephew was turning into such a huge affair

How times had changed they thought with some weariness at all the change that they had seen in their lives so far and they were far from done.

- x -

Cassian wasn't sure why he even had an invitation to the wedding but here he was standing as he waited for Vel to join him. She was doing much better now he thought with some relief at her finally starting to heal a little from her loss, she had been true to her word and had been seeing the therapist in the base since they had finally gotten her to seek help and she seemed to be finding her stability again slowly day by day. Sometimes he would hear her crying in private and he would knock to see if she wanted him to be there with her. Sometimes she did on her worst days and sometimes she would deal with it on her own.

Since both of them surprisingly had been given an invitation they had decided since neither of them had anyone to bring that they would attend together, sneak off to a corner and leave early. He knew some people where starting rumours that he was fucking Vel but that was a great lie he thought with the short-sightedness of some people. He and Vel were friends, they had started out as reluctant allies but as time had gone on a bond of trust and respect had evolved between them. Vel had needed a person to cling too to help her through her rough patch and he was willing to be that for her.

That was when he saw her approach and he blinked momentarily as he had never seen Vel take the effort to dress up before. She had always been in combat clothes when he had seen her and apparently she had really tried to make a good impression this time. She was wearing a simmering flowing dress with her hair shiny and coloured with lavender coloured highlights, not to mention make up which he had never even imagined her using nor perfume, a sweet fruity smell that teased his nose now.

He had to admit objectively that Vel was an attractive woman and she smiled as she saw him smile at her. He offered her his arm and she took it like a lady before he led them to their seats. Some of the male guests he noticed were all looking at him with resentment at having Vel on his arm and he could only smirk at how ignorant they were, Vel seemed to relax a little as they took their seats like him not sure why they had been invited but at the same time trying to make a good impression as she was still on shaky ground with the Alliance leaders.

- x -

They were not the only rebel heroes that had been invited to the wedding, Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors where present as well, not sure just why but Kyle was struggling to not mess with his smart suit as it was far from comfortable while Jan was stunning in her dress and having to nudge him frequently in the shoulder so he didn't make a scene.

"Why did I agree to go to this? I don't even like weddings." Kyle asked her and Jan just shook her head and told him.

"Because its not polite to refuse and maybe because it unifies both the Mandalorians and Jedi in an alliance. Kyle, its only for a couple of hours and given all the combat we get into a nice quiet wedding would be a nice change of pace." She said with a smile as she knew full well that Kyle much preferred being shot at than formal affairs.

"For a couple of hours. No more." Kyle said firmly and she smirked knowing he was going to stay however long it went on for.

A familiar face then appeared in formal Alliance dress uniform, Tyria felt them before she saw them and didn't need much encouragement to come over and talk to them. After their adventure in the Valley of the Jedi she was a good friend to Kyle and Jan now and she was glad to be here with them, especially as she introduced them to her boyfriend.

"Kyle, Jan. Good to see you, this is my partner, Kell Tainer from Wraith Squadron." She said, introducing the square jawed and tall man who gladly shook their hands.

"A pleasure to meet you both, you guys are legends around here." Kell said and Kyle just shrugged while Jan rolled her eyes.

"Good to meet you too. Tyria was a real help in dealing with Jerec." Jan said honestly as while she was sure she and Kyle could have handled it, the help of the other Jedi had been extremely useful.

Tyria just flushed a little before the four of them found their own quiet little corner and began chatting about their own adventures around the galaxy. Kyle and Jan finding that they liked the Wraith pilot and although they had worked with Rogue Squadron from time to time they had never worked with the Wraiths before now and maybe it might be worth trying an operation or two after this.

- x -

Satele was sitting with some of her students, wondering privately if a Jedi and a Mandalorian could actually make a relationship work but Leia was not an ordinary Jedi and the Ordos were enlightened members of their people she thought with a smile. If anyone could make their marriage work it would be them, she reasoned but more so was intrigued at what might come from their union. A stronger alliance between the Rebels and the Mandalorians was one thing but given the sheer power that Leia and Markus both wielded, she could only imagine just how powerful their future children might be. She knew however first hand from the fact that her own son Theron had not inherited her powers and her own ancestors Revan and Bastila's son had not had any potential in the force at all even if it had come back in future generations.

Perhaps it might be the same for them but somehow she could feel that wasn't going to be the case this time. Their children would be powerful, she could feel it and who knows what that might mean for the future? Satele wondered before settling back into her seat and putting those thoughts aside as the future was an infinity jumble of possibilities, no one could ever get it completely right and they would just take one step at a time. The Jedi Covenant had caused a great deal of pain and misery by misreading the future and she would not make the same mistakes that they had.

- x -

The Ghost Crew too had found themselves invited to the wedding, Hera had even allowed Chopper to attend if he promised not to start a fight with R2-D2 who was watching him closely from other side of the hall.

They were astonished to see so many Jedi in attendance, Ezra and Kanan in particular as they had once believed them to be so few. Kanan had seen much of the order destroyed in Order 66 and thought the Jedi were over and done with, something that he knew now was a product of his own fear.

To see that the Jedi were not only surviving but flourishing made him feel more foolish to have abandoned their way for so long, as she could tell what he was thinking he felt Hera squeeze his hand and he squeezed back, feeling comfort in her warm and caring presence.

Ezra meanwhile was looking around and caught sight of Sabine, he smiled as he managed to catch her eye and she smiled back but they didn't go over to meet each other. She was with her family and he hoped to be able to see her at the reception later. He had missed her a lot since she had gone home and even though he had seen her when they liberated Lothal it hadn't been the same as being with someone everyday.

Ahsoka sat with them, she was smiling as she was not just seeing Skyguy's little girl get married but also finally getting to spend time with her family! They had dared to come to Yavin 4 in order to stay with her for awhile and just seeing how much they had grown had almost broken her heart but she was soon crying with joy as they rushed up to hug her and demand to know just what 'adventures' she had been on. Just holding her boy and girl in her arms had been the most joyful thing in the entire world. Now they sat beside her to see what had to be the weirdest wedding in the galaxy...a Jedi to a Mandalorian, who would have thought it? She thought with amazement.

Rex next to her sat in a formal suit which he hated but he was delighted to be here to see his general's little girl get married. A lot of the clones like Gregor and Wolfe had retired now as their accelerated ageing caught up with them but he was still acting as a commander in the alliance, helping to run their special operations teams. He worked with Wraith and Rogue Squadrons quite closely but a wedding was something he had never thought he would attend he thought with a smile.

- x -

Just before the wedding all of the Mandalorian house leaders had all gathered so they could see their future duchess and while her beauty was certainly something you did not see every day they were not entirely sold on the idea of her being the future Duchess Ordo or mother to the next generation of the house.

They were openly showing their disrespect towards her and Leia wished Markus was here but apparently this was a sort of test that she had to face on her own, to prove her own strength to them or they would think her weak.

So she in her formal and lovely dress walked up to one of the Dukes, Lok she thought and kicked him hard in the chest, sending him flying across the room. The room instantly became silent as they all looked at her but she wasn't done yet, she dodged a punch from Duchess Ma'Gard and gave on of her own in the stomach and then put her in a choke hold. The others looked at her before Leia told them.

"I am sure that I now have your attention. I might be a Jedi but I am also my own woman, I don't need to impress you, my strength is my own and I will prove it anytime you like." Leia told them with a cold determined voice.

The other dukes and duchesses all shared looked especially Duchess Ma'Gard and Duke Lok but then one of them, a woman with dyed white blonde hair and a crazy look in her eyes laughed and said.

"She's got spirit. Hold on to that girl, you'll need it." She said and the nobles all seemed be much more respectful now.

Leia left and her bridesmaids rushed over to make sure her dress and everything was alright and it was pristine, amazingly she had not so much as got a speck of dirt on it.

- x -

Markus unknown to Leia had been watching and smiled as she made her presence felt, they would not disrespect her again. Din and Nila both smiled too as they saw that she would be just fine.

"She's got the heart of one of us." His Aunt Lelia said with a smile as she looked on. Her husband and their newly born son was waiting in the main hall where the wedding would be held. Deera's wife and daughters where out there with them and Vysa's daughter too keeping things in order.

"She's be fine. Leia's just getting started." Deera said with a smile as her nephew had picked a woman with a lot of fire inside her. She just hoped that it would be a controllable fire and not an out of control blaze.

"She better not hurt him." Astoria said with a frown, wearing her armour for the wedding while her husband stayed in the main hall with their little girl.

"Markus can take care of himself." Corridan said with confidence as the only people he knew stronger than Markus were their parents. Nyssa was helping greet the guests and her natural calmness and diplomatic skills made her ideal for it.

"Hell yes." Siri and Tyus said with the same thought as their eldest brother was easily the strongest of all of them.

Li'anna however was somewhat on the same page as her elder sister.

"This isn't a battle Corridan, this is marriage. A life long commitment and those we love can hurt us." She said wondering if he was going to have his heart broken.

"That will be something to face when it happens." Vysa said with a stern frown, wondering when she had become the grown up.

"Markus will face those possibilities as do we all." Haron said, bringing an end to the matter. "No one is ever really ready for marriage but we all have to take that leap to learn how deep the waters are."

Ara stayed silent, going up to her son and putting a comforting hand on his shoulder, he turned and smiled, putting a hand on it too to say thank you.

- x -

The time was finally here, the guests had all taken their seats and Markus stood with his brothers and sisters and even Din while Haron and Ara sat in the front row with Padme and Nila, smiling at the very nervous young man.

Then the bridal music began, they all rose to their feet and looked as Leia came down the aisle. Anakin at her side as her bridesmaids; Allara, Tash, Willa and Winter a rebel agent that Leia had become friendly with walked behind her. Padme was nearly overcome with tears at the sight of her little girl coming up the aisle on Anakin's arm in her finery and Ara had to put a hand on her shoulder to steady her.

Markus who due to the old tradition had not seen Leia in her wedding dress was totally stunned by her vision in front of him. She smiled as did Haron and Ara, knowing their boy was in love.

She eventually reached the altar and Kagame stepped forward.

"Marriage is a sacred vow made between two people. To honour and uphold each other in the darkest and most difficult times, to share in the joy of each other and ease the pain of the other. Two people come before this hall today with the intention to make sure an important vow." Kagame said, a smile on his face as he had known Leia since she was a little girl and now here he was officiating at her wedding.

"Honoured guests. We have gathered here today so that two people can be joined in marriage. That they might swear to be at each others side for the rest of their lives in sickness and in health. To defend each other with all their strength and will. To be responsible for each other and if the force wills it to one day start a family of their own." Kagame said which made Markus and Leia look a little nervous as they had no intention of having children yet. Kagame, subtly smiling at their slight fear of that particular responsibility then continued with the ceremony.

"Markus Ordo, Leia Skywalker...please step forward." He said gently and the two did as he told them as everyone watched. "Do you both understand the great journey that you are about to embark on and the enormous responsibility you hold not just to each other but too yourself?"

"We do." Markus and Leia both said together and so Kagame asked Markus.

"Markus Ordo, do you swear on the will of the force itself to honour Leia, to stand at her side in both good times and bad? To be there for each other without restraint for the rest of your lives?" Kagame asked and Markus nodded before answering.

"I do."

Kagame then turned to Leia.

"Leia Skywalker, do you swear on the will of the force itself to honour Markus, to stand at his side in both good times and bad? To be there for each other without restraint for the rest of your lives?" Kagame asked.

"I do." Leia said with honest, looking into Markus's eyes as he looked into hers.

"Then by the force itself, by the rites of Mandalore and in the eyes of everyone gathered here today...I pronounce you both husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Kagame added with a smile as Markus without hesitation leaned forward and kissed Leia, his arms going around her waist to pull her against him. Leia was a bit surprised at how fast his reaction had been but she was soon kissing him back with her arms around his shoulders.

The entire hall cheered and clapped while Haron, Ara, Anakin and Padme all shed a tear as their children married.

Some Time Later...

The wedding had now moved to the reception being held in an adjacent hall where many tables had been set up where the guests now sat eating or dancing on the clear area in the centre of the room. A live band was playing as the guests all moved around, the groom and the bride had already had their dance and were sitting at the main table. Their parents were sitting there with them while the guests enjoyed themselves.

Luke was hanging around the dance floor, not feeling like sitting at the table with his parents and the newly weds, perhaps because like with Mace who was also drifting around it highlighted his own isolation. Some of the female guests had approached him but he just didn't feel like dancing with every one of them.

Maybe was meant to be alone he thought morbidly as he sighed, he had not managed to have a serious relationship in his entire life and yet he was nineteen years old. He had never felt envious of his sister before but the fact she had managed to find someone and make a good and solid relationship was gnawing at him in a way that he had never expected.

Many of the Rogues were dancing with their respective partners on the dance floor and even Kyle Katarn could be seen dancing with his partner Jan which only increased his own loneliness.

He was about to go and leave the hall when he suddenly felt a familiar presence in the force, he honestly had known that he would but not as soon as this. Smiling he turned around and saw the woman that had haunted his dreams ever since he had met her.

"Mara." He said with a genuine happiness to see her. "How did you get in here?" He asked and she smirked at him.

"Getting into places I shouldn't be is something I was trained to do Skywalker." Mara told him with a smug look in her eyes. She looked amazing in her blue and green strapless dress, the daring slit in the skirt was enough to show her legs and her hair had been done in elegant waves. In short she was gorgeous and Luke could not help but be completely dazzled.

He offered her his hand and she smirked before taking it so she could join him on the dance floor, a gentle romantic song was playing and it suited the mood as Luke and Mara began to sway to the music. The atmosphere was extremely intimate and they soon only had eyes for each other.

"What have you been up to?" Luke asked her and Mara smiled and she let Luke spin her around gently.

"Talon Karrde recruited me to the Underworld Alliance, I've got skills that they find useful and it certainly pays well. Karrde's a good guy so I know he will watch my back if I watch his." Mara said truthfully, it was nice to work with someone that was honest with her and Karrde treated her with respect, certainly more than Palpatine ever had.

"Never thought of joining the Jedi?" Luke asked her as he would rather like her to be around more but she just laughed.

"Me?! A Jedi?! Skywalker it's good that you're so cute." She said dismissively but at the same time she would really like to develop her skills more but seeking formal Jedi training would mean explaining just how she had received her initial training and that would not go down well she thought with sadness that even though she had left him, the reputation of Palpatine clung like a tick to her.

Neither noticed Padme looked at them from the side and seeing her eldest boy dancing with the mystery woman made her smile, the look of adoration clear in his eyes and she intended to find out just who the woman was.

- x -

Mace was sitting at a deserted table, watching the other people and his siblings, his thoughts becoming deep as he considered just what it was he wanted. He had always been serious about being a Jedi and he had not seen anything more than that, but truthfully in recent times he had been thinking about what else in life that he might be missing out on. Seeing his sister and now his brother with partners of their own had made him wonder if he was making the right choice.

He saw Tash on the dance floor, having a dance with one of the Mandalorians that had attended the wedding and the sight of it almost drove him mad with jealousy. He was so consumed by this that he failed to notice when someone sat at the same table as him.

"See something you find interesting?" Depa Billaba said in his ear, softly but the suddenness of it made him jump. He looked around startled and she smiled at him being unsettled.

"Nothing." He said too quickly and Depa who was used to seeing emotion in a much harder exterior that ironically shared his name with the young boy in front of her didn't buy it.

"Do you know where your name comes from?" Depa asked him and Mace frowned and nodded.

"My father told me that I was named after a great Jedi Master that saved his life." Mace told him and Depa nodded sadly before explaining.

"Mace Windu was my master, he was a great master who devoted his life to the Jedi Order. He was powerful and brave and the greatest champion a Jedi could ask for who was truly incorruptible. But he was also far too stern and unmovable. Uptight even and he could be extremely harsh in his judgement. He was never a perfect man." Depa explained to him before coming to the point.

"He was a great Jedi Master and one that should be celebrated for his achievements but in the end the Order was all that he had. Literally second to everything else and he died for it in the end. Don't let life pass you by." Depa told him before getting up to leave.

Mace was unsettled by this idea, he did not want to end up an emotionless and harsh man taking the hint that she was giving him he got to his feet and went towards the dance floor, seeing Tash with her current partner he said firmly.

"Mind if I cut in?" Mace asked and the young man was intimidated enough that he stepped back while Tash looked at him strangely but still danced with him the moment he extended his hand she agreed to dance with him.

- x -

The Ghost Crew was enjoying the party, while Chopper was having some sort of showdown with R2 while HK-47 adjudicated and C-3PO just wandered around the room basically annoying people especially Zeb who was now trying to get away from the droid at any cost.

Kanan was dancing with Hera, enjoying the music especially as they rarely got any time to do things together. They were so busy on Lothal since it was liberated, Hera was training a few new starfighter squadrons and Kanan was not just finishing his own training with Depa but he was finishing Ezra's training while now also instructing Dhara Leonis who despite being older she had the force inside her and was keen to learn how to use it.

Hera though had a secret, one that she had just learned prior to leaving Lothal and was extremely nervous about it but she knew she had to tell Kanan and decided to just tell him before she lost her nerve.

"Kanan, I'm pregnant." Hera told him quickly.

Kanan stilled, trying to understand just what she had said before it finally settled and his face broke into an enormous smile and he pulled her into his arms and swung her around with a cheer which she couldn't help but return despite the looks people were giving them.

Ezra smiled as he saw them, he had no idea just why they were so happy but was glad that they were. He saw Sabine standing to the side and plucked up his courage, walking over and extending his hand she smiled and took it, they began to sway to the music and he asked her.

"Are you okay? Haven't seen you in awhile." Ezra asked wanting to know how she was as he was so nervous. Sabine smiled and told him.

"I'm good, I miss you guys all the time but I've been mending fences. I hope I can visit you guys soon though." She said with a hopeful smile which made Ezra brighten.

He was flushed with excitement at the idea of her being around more, his feelings for her were clear to everyone and Sabine knew full well how he felt but she was waiting for him to tell her. He needed to at least admit them to her.

In orbit of Yavin 4...That Moment...

The ships in orbit of Yavin 4 were fairly relaxed and confident, sure of their own strength and the secrecy that kept the base safe.

But then there was a surprise that none of them had seen coming, a fleet of Imperial ships dropping out of hyperspace!

The ships rushed to action stations and the nearby base began to scramble their own fighters to assist in the coming battle. The Imperial Fleet was sizeable and immediately the two fleets began to trade fire but as the larger ships of both fleets engaged in heavy combat, and the starfighters clashed in bitter dogfighting another ship jumped in. It was about the size of a Star Destroyer but it was an odd design, more square with a long section cut out from the front but slung underneath it were many large pods attached to the hull. Using the immediate chaos of the Imperial Fleet's appearance and the battle that was now raging around it, the ship managed to make its way through the two fleets to Yavin 4 and began to rapidly deploy its large number of pods. They dropped row after row of them which plunged towards the surface before the ship began to come under heavy fire from the Mon Calamari MC80 cruisers and Mandalorian Aden and Orar class warships which shattered it into pieces but not before it had launched a large number of pods which were heading straight towards the surface. The fighters started to try and intercept them but there were too many and they had little time, all that they could do was warn those on the surface before rejoining the battle.

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The wedding party was informed about the attack from the moment it started but then they saw the sight of the pods hurtling towards them. The pods were large but not large enough to hold AT-AT but as they impacted the ground they began to spill out AT-ST walkers, Stormtroopers, Purge Troopers and a new type of warrior that none of them had ever seen before.

It resembled a humanoid but with extensive cybernetics, to the point that almost seventy percent of its body, armoured in durasteel with a simple lightsaber hilt. They were tall creatures with no eyes or ears as they had been replaced by cybernetics, it was ghastly, roughly done and the creatures were in obvious pain but that only served to stoke up their rage.

They were the results of the cybernetic experiments that Palpatine had been doing on various force sensitives he had cloned, trying to create a more powerful army for himself but they were incredibly unstable and had only a short life span. They were also prone to not obeying commands due to their chemically and pain induced state of rage which was why the project had been abandoned for some time until now.

But they were useful for a mission like this when he only wanted to destroy everyone.

The wedding guests all saw this and scowled, the garrison from the main base was coming but many of the guests were not armed. It being a wedding they hadn't been expecting a battle but the Mandalorians were always armed especially as most of them had come to the wedding in their armour. The Jedi too mostly had their lightsabers ready as they rarely went anywhere without them, while the guards started arriving in their speeders the guests mobilised themselves too.

Leia even tore the skirt from her dress to join in the fight while Luke threw her her lightsaber, the Jedi and Mandalorians standing before the other guests who would need their protection until the rebel forces arrived.

They raised their weapons and with Haron and Anakin in the centre, taking the lead they charged to meet them. There was no real time for a more complicated plan besides they knew reinforcements were coming and they only needed to hold them off but the majority of them especially Leia and Markus were pissed at the Imperials ruining their wedding.

Markus and Leia in tune with each other reached out with the force, they picked up one of AT-ST walkers and moving in unison began to smash it down on the purge troopers that surrounded it with their rage. Causing some people to look at them slightly scared but it was on their side so there was little time to dwell on it.

Galen Marek and Neema his sister ignited their own lightsabers and charged into the fray, they leapt from tree to tree until they each came upon an AT-ST themselves and smirked as they dove into the fray, doing a force repulse to clear the stromtroopers around them before slicing off its legs and then force pushing the cabs off the legs and smashed them into each other.

Luke and Mara engaged the clone brutes with their turquoise lightsabers, moving together in a well planned out dance that dazzled both enemies and allies alike.

Ara had her lightsaber in hand during a battle for the first time in ages and honestly she had really missed it she thought with satisfaction that time hadn't rusted her skills as she along her, Hannah, Neville and their mutual children clashed with the brutes who while strong where not too smart.

Especially as Luna used some nightsister magic that she had learnt during their exchange, the earth beneath the feet seemed to come alive and swallow them up, they struggled against it but they were easily able to decapitate them as they sank down to their elbows.

Mace and Kanan stayed back with Kagame, Depa and Satele to defend the guests who were unarmed but the rebel speeders arrived, soldiers began to disembarked and some of the guests grabbed spare rifles and pistols to join in the fighting. Rex, Vel, Cassian and Jan all took up weapons and began shooting at the attacking soldiers. Ahsoka stood near them with her family working to protect them from enemy fire.

Kyle was cutting his way through purge troopers with ease, proving that should the order properly reorganise he would be a good battlemaster.

But Haron and Anakin were in a league of their own.

Both had their sabers in hand and were cutting through the brutes with ease, the brutes were so angry that they just had little actual technique. Haron was using apparation to move so quickly that he was there one moment and gone the next, impaling through the back or using it to gain better positioning, Anakin meanwhile was augmenting his body to well below their level, allowing him to simply force their enhanced limbs aside before cutting them down.

The Imperials had not expected such resistance or that they would lose much of their taskforce with the flagship in orbit, they were being cut down mercilessly by the Mandalorians and the Jedi now joined by the rebels.

With the incredible strength being pressed against them the Imperial offensive collapsed in both space and on the ground. The Imperial ships that survived fled while the ground forces found themselves surrounded and then were just slaughtered.

The secrecy of their base now exposed the rebels immediately began to evacuate, the fleets staying on station until they could properly clear out the base. The Jedi went with them, it was a big loss to no longer be able to train their new apprentices here but they would manage.

Markus and Leia were off on their brief honeymoon but it was with a great sense of anger, their wedding had been rudely interrupted and the rest of the Skywalkers and Ordo families were also enraged...what the Emperor feared was starting to come to pass.

The families were coming for him.

There we are, hope you all enjoyed it! Please leave a review to let me know what you thought.

The ship that dropped the pods at Yavin 4 was based on the Doomgiver from the Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast video game.

Omake by HowlnMadHowie used with his kind permission...

Alternate opening scne
Tarkin Estate
Tarkin is drinking wine in his dining room and lights go off
Tarkin: Damnit I thought I paid the eletric bill
Lights turn back on and...Deadpool is standing next to Tarkin
Tarkin: Oh stars help me, it's you. Why are you here?
Deadpool: Hi Tarky!
Tarkin eye twitches: What do you want?
Deadpool: Oh right! Boss sent me, thought I should come personally to send the message.
Tarkin frowns worriedly: And the message?
Deadpool nods emphatically: Yep I got it right here! (Deadpool pulls out his Desert Eagle)
Tarkin glances dismissely at the slug thrower: And that is supposed to do what?
Deadpool: Oh it's the message! (Shoots Tarkin) YOU"RE FIRED! Wait...I shuld have said that and then shot you, le'ts do it again! Tarky? Oh well (Deadpool shrugs)

Naboo Skywalker-Ordo family meeting
Anakin: I know Heron Ordo is a good man but why do you want to marry a Mandolorian?
Han: Wait shes supposed to marry me!
Leia: I am not marrying a scruffy nerf herder!
Han: I am not a nerf herder!
Chewbacca growls
Deadpool: Could be worse could be an Imperial officer
Kylo Ren: I forbid this! You cannot marry this...fool!
Anakin: Who are you anyway?
Kylo Ren: I am your grand son! (awakward pause) from an alternate timeline!
Anakin: When's the wedding?
Kylo Ren: NO! YOU CAN- (Kylo Ren fades away as if he never existed)

Next Chapter – Xizor makes his move, a strange alliance is created. Vader continues his campaign while Yoda faces a star reality. The Mandalorians while fighting the Empire find a strong warrior race. All the while the war continues.