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DarthBoba 
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Date Posted: 11/13/04 5:07pm Subject: The Jinnmatre Saga-Part 12 now included (From the Adventures of Anakin Solo; post-NJO AU) - Date Edited: 1/31/05 5:11am (6 edits total) Edited By: DarthBoba
Initially, this was a sort of archive for the first three parts of my story.

Now, it's going to be the definitive thread for at least the last nine parts of what I've come to call the Jinnmatre saga. This project, when complete, will span roughly a thousand years of GFFA time, with four trilogies and a quadrilogy included. As it is, the the three parts that begin the conclusion are finished, as well as the first two parts of the trilogy after that. It is now included here. happy



Hope you enjoy reading as much as I did writing.


Star Wars
Episode IIX
Return Of The Shadow

It is a dark time for the reborn Galactic Empire. A

race of warriors, led by a renewed Sith Order, has

seemingly appeared from nowhere, taking systems

along the whole of the Outer Rim.

Fleeing in defeat from the last battle, Anakin Solo

is returning to Coruscant to inform the Jedi Council

of the threat...


Anakin Solo's X-Wing roared out of hyperspace, lone

survivor of a thirty-hour battle.

Two engines out. Shields gone. .R2 unit

damaged...and she's still running. Amazing,

Anakin thought as his sensors registered the landing

beacon for the rebuilt Jedi Temple. He dove down

through the swarms of interstellar traffic, handling his fighter like his grandfather might have.

And then he was there. Anakin put his ship into

landing sequence, and looked out the cockpit.

Jedi Master Corran Horn, a senior member of the

Council, was waiting for him. Anakin jumped out of

his fighter, and walked to him.

"Anakin, it is a good thing to see you alive. When we

received news that the fleet in the Aroan sector had

been defeated and you were nowhere to be found, we

feared the worst."

"We have no time for this, Master," Anakin said. "The

situation is much more grave than we thought."

"Very well. Follow me." Corran replied.

Anakin followed Master Horn into a turbolift, which

took them directly to the Council spire.

Horn went out first, and took his seat. Anakin

followed, standing in the center of the room.

"News you bring us, Knight Solo?" Kyp Durron, the

leader of the Jedi, asked.

"Yes, Master, I do." Anakin paused, and then spoke.

"The Empire is being invaded by a race I've

discovered to be called the Malengi. They number at

least half a billion in strength and are fierce and

cunning warriors."

"it is my belief that they are being led by a Sith

Lord-"

"Wait a second," Master Tyal, a female Zabrak from

Iridonia, said. "You said half a billion in number?"

"Yes, Master. And they have a large, technologically

advanced fleet of starfighters and capital ships at

their command."

Anakin looked around the room gravely.

"It is my belief that we are facing a threat that

could well destroy the Empire."

Master Durron spoke.

"Thankyou for the brief, Anakin. Horn, Tyal, I need

you to brief the Emperor on what we've learned.

Anakin, you may go to your chambers. You look like

you need rest."

"Thankyou, Master. May the Force be with you."

"And with you."

Anakin left, proceeding directly to his quarters.

He went inside, taking note that everything was the

way he'd left it. His Master's sabre up on the wall

to his right, portraits of his grandmother and

grandfather to his left..he made it to his bed and

collapsed.

 

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Anakin was awoken by a tapping at his door.

Now who the kriff is that... he wondered as he

shuffled to the door. He opened it.

Tahiri.

"Hi, Anakin," she said. "May I come inside?"

"Um, yeah, sure."

Tahiri came inside, and sat down on the edge of his bed.

"It's been so long since I've seen you."

"Since the end of the Vong war and my Uncle's death."

"Ten years...that's alot of time. What have you been

doing?"

Anakin briefly considered.

"Not a lot. Racing around the galaxy on one mission

or another for the Council."

"Have you found him?"

"No. I came close once. I missed him by a few days."

Tahiri paused.

"Master Durron wants the two of us to make contact

with a resistance group on Talos IV. Horn will also

be going."

"Very well..When do we leave?"

"Now. Your stuff still packed?"

"Yeah; I'll grab the Falcon. We can be gone in a hour

maybe."




On the Sith Planet of Karathor, Lord Darth Raithar

surveyed his troops.

Perfect warriors, all loyal to me... he thought to himself.


His underling in the revitalized Sith, Lord

Nabilat, strode up next to him.

"Solo, his lover, and another Jedi by the name of

Horn have departed Coruscant. What is your plan for

them, Master?"

"Send one of the others. We know where they are

going?"

"Yes, my Master. We have been told that they are

going to attempt to make contact with the resistance

movement on Talos IV."

"Send Lord Kallar there. instruct him to destroy

Solo's lover and the other Jedi, and bring Solo to

me."

"Yes, Master."

Nabilat strode away. He had much respect for Master

Raithar, but at the same time, was angered by his

presence. Raithar was a former Jedi, and Nabilat

believed, no, knew he was stronger and wiser

in the Dark Side than this former Jedi.

But his supreme Master had decreed that the former

Jedi was going to be in charge. Why, Nabilat did not

know.






Anakin slowly circled his opponent. The Jedi Knight

had his sabre out, held in a classic offense/defense

hold-and then he attacked. He blocked every attack,

and took his opponent out with a mighty underhand

slash-

What was left of the remote trainer dropped to the floor.

"Impressive..most impressive. "

Anakin turned. Tahiri, of course.

"We're almost to our rendevous point. Corran has the

controls."

"Alright. Any signs of the enemy?"

"None. I find that rather disturbing.."

"A trap, you think?"

"Yes. You know of the rumors of a traitor within the

government."

"Well, if it is a trap, and Raithar is there.."

"You'll try and kill him."

"I'm sworn to, Tahiri. He killed my Master. I don't

have much of a choice."

"Anakin..have you learned nothing? Vengeance is of

the Dark Side," she said, moving closer to him.

"And what is so inherently evil about the Dark Side?

I'm powerful enough to know the difference between

right and wrong. I won't fall."

"It's just..she hesitated, then spoke: "I don't want

to lose you the way your grandmother lost your

grandfather."

"You won't." Anakin looked down at her. "I won't fail

you, my love."

 

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On Talos IV, Lord Kallar meditated, strengthening his

connections to the Force, breaking it to his will as

he had been trained.

He had been dispatched two days ago. He was to

capture Anakin Solo, destroy the other two Jedi, and

then bring Solo to his Master.

Kallar believed he could do this. Had not his own

Master, Lord Raithar, said he was the greatest

swordsman he had ever seen?

Kallar lusted for his first battle with jedi. He had

been held in check so long, he felt a physical desire

to destroy Jedi now. With his skill in fighting two-

handed, he believed he could take any of them.

Durron, Katarn..he was their equal.

Part of him was sad that he would not be able to

fight Solo to his fullest. The young Jedi Knight was

said to be among their greatest warriors, a master of

Form Seven Advanced.

He would prove himself to be better.

"We're landing now," Corran said over the com.

Anakin sat up from his cot; he yawned, and jumped

down. He found his robes-modeled closely on his

grandfather's-and his sabre laying at the foot of his

bed. He quickly pulled them on, and went out into the

corridor. He walked to the cockpit.

"Any sign of the Resistance?" Anakin asked as he

entered.

"None." Tahiri replied.

"Yeah, I suppose not." Anakin sat in one of the crew

chairs as Corran landed.

Anakin led them out of the cockpit, and to the

landing ramp.

"We're here," he said as he led Tahiri and Corran off

at a quick trot.

 

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Master Durron took a seat in the Emperor's throne

room. With him were the other members of the Jedi Council.

"My Emperor," he said. "We have voted on the creation

of a clone army to fight the Malengi threat."

"And what is your vote?" Emperor Cura Marfilan asked.

Kyp had time to take him in before he spoke.

Marfilin was a man in his early fifties, robust and

strong. He was considered a man of the people; his

background was in shipbuilding.

"My Emperor, the Council has voted yes. We would ask

that you take this up with the Senate."

"I will, Master Durron. This crisis is quite grave,

if the reports of your agent are to be taken

literally."

Behind him, the President of the Imperial Senate,

High Senator Allazan from Numora, spoke.

"Are you certain of the reports that the Sith are

leading this new threat, Master Durron?"

"We are relatively certain of this, Senator. However, we have yet to encounter any directly."

"Are you certain? We all know that you have had

several Jedi leave the Order. Perhaps they have

turned on us, and embraced the ways of the Sith."

Talantir felt a spike of fury from Durron when

Allazan said that.

Kyp's voice was like ice when he spoke. "I find that

highly unlikely, Senator."

"Why?"

"Because we of the Council would know of it."

"I see. Thankyou for your time."

Emperor Marfilan took his seat at the center of the

Imperial Senate rotunda, and the special session

began.


"My fellow Senators," he said. "A crisis has engulfed

the Empire. We are being invaded by a

race known as the Malengi. They are the worst threat

the Empire has faced since-"

"Excuse me, my Emperor, but aren't you being

somewhat..theatrical?" Senator Garu Marik from

Correllia said. "This threat cannot be as bad as you

make it-"


"Why? Because the enemy is only at the Outer Rim? I

think you overstate yourself," Senator Emphis Sataran

from Garral spoke. "This threat is real. it has

already overtaken my home world. Please continue, My

Emperor."

"As I was saying, I believe this to be the worst

threat the Empire has faced since the Sith Wars.

Master Durron, would you please speak?"

Kyp stood from his place behind and to the left of

the Emperor, and moved to the podium.

"Senators and Special Representatives of the Galactic

Empire, I am here today to announce a motion created

by the Emperor and seconded by the President of the

Senate. This motion would allow for the creation of a

clone army to defend ourselves from the Malengi

threat."

"A clone army? You fools! This is madness," said

Senator Alum Tiran from Arushan. "The last time a

clone army was created, it was used to plunge the

Empire into twenty years of Sith rule. Dare we take

another such risk?"

"With all due respect, Senator, you are poorly

informed. That clone army was originally commisioned

by a Sith Lord, who impersonated a Jedi and

manipulated the Kaminoans into growing it for him.

There is no such threat today."
"Nevertheless, the ethics of creating a clone army,

an army of trained killers, are far to complex for a

simple vote. I motion that a committee be created to

study the possible creation of a clone army, and

whether-"

"A commission? My people are dying. So are the people

who look to my fellow Outer Rim Senators for

protection and representation here. Just because the

Core is not threatened-yet- is no reason to delay the

commissioning of a clone army," Senator Sataran

said. "I say we vote on this measure now!"

 

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Good start...glad to see the spacing better. wink Love seeing my Corran too! grin

 

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Anakin felt a vague presence in the Force, watching

him as he led his team through the trees. He stopped

cold, and looked around...

....there.

"Wedge! AUTHENTICATE OR WE SHOOT!"

"Antilles! Don't shoot."

The resistance team stood up. They had positions all

around the Jedi. Corran, Anakin, and Tahiri walked to

their apparent leader.

"Who're you?" Anakin asked.

"I'm Sergeant Malik Freetarn of the Imperial Army,

currently leader of Resistance Cell 6-19. And you?"

"Anakin Solo, Jedi Knight. We're here to help you."

"Good. Come with us."

After a short run, Malik led them into his command

post in the ruined basement of a large building.

Anakin looked around, quite suprised. There were

troops everywhere, some working on crew-served

weapons, others manning sensor posts..

"I didn't know the Resistance here was this well-

equipped," he said.

"We've managed to get a few runs of heavy weapons and

equipment in with smugglers. Cost a lot, though, and

they stopped coming when the Malengi fleet stepped up

it's presence."


"How many troops and ships do they have here?"

"In this city, or planet-wide?"

"Planet-wide."

"I'd call it..maybe eighteen thousand or so. There's

a large patch of land we can't get into up north of

here, though. And there's lots more transports in

orbit then you'd need for eighteen thousand soldiers.

I'd call it at least ten or twenty times that many."

"You think this place is going to be an invasion

jumping-off point," Tahiri said.

"Yes. Lots of transports, an area we can't

infiltrate..the conclusion is obvious."



Lord Kallar turned slowly as one of his aides, a

Malengi warrior, coame up to him. The warrior knelt.


"You may speak, my servant," Kallar said.

"My Lord, a reconaissance patrol just made contact

with the Jedi and a large resistance force. The

patrol made a contact report and we have had no word

from them since, my Lord."

"Where was the report from?"

"Not far from our northern perimeter. Perhaps forty

dectarials from the growing chambers, my Lord."

"They intend to strike or observe and report back to

Coruscant. Now is my chance." And with that, Kallar

left the room, his robes sweeping around him like a

black cloud.

Anakin was close behind the Resistance point man. He

was drawing lightly on the Force, just enough to be

aware of what was around him.

BOOM! The point man exploded in a red mist.

Anakin yelled,"AMBUSH!" as he drew his sabre and

decloaked from the Force.

Nearly two hundred Malengi warriors appeared out of

cleverly disguised holes in the ground, roared in

challenge, and charged the small resistance force.

Anakin paused as two Malengi warriors came at him,

and then deflected a blaster bolt into one, took a

swipe at the other, and missed. The Malengi swung at

him as it jumped over Anakin, landed-

-And was cut in half by a backsweep from Anakin's

sabre.

Anakin jumped over a high wall, landed-

-and a pair of Malengi warriors charged him, energy

swords drawn. He knocked one away with a Force push

and easily beheaded the other as Corran took out the

first one.
Anakin paused, looking forward.

What he saw amazed him. Vast, circular buildings ran

for miles along a neat gridwork of roads. He

immediately ran to the nearest one,stabbed his sabre

into the wall, and cut a passageway through. He

ducked though, came up-and found himself inside a

deep chasm spanned by a catwalk attached to other

catwalks.

Along the catwalks were thousands, no millions of

pods.

Something was in each one.

They're growing an army here, Anakin thought. Tens of

million of Malengi warriors.

Tahiri came in behind him, and nearly gasped.

"It's an army, isn't it?"

"Yes. They're bigger than the regular ones, I think."

And then the sound of blaster fire came from outside.

"JEDI! It's time to leave!"

They turned and ran. In minutes, they were back in the woodline.



The Jedi moved silently, alert for any threat as they

came to the landing zone.

Corran was the first to sense a threat overtaking

them from behind even as he glimpsed the Falcon

coming in on remote-

The Sith Lord dropped out of the trees, red

lightsabre igniting as he landed and struck at

Corran.

"Anakin!" he yelled as he blocked the first blow.

Kallar disengaged, whirling as he brought his second

sabre into play. He attacked Corran, slashing,

thrusting, blocking.

Tahiri came in behind the Sith Lord, launching a blow

at his head-the Sith lept out of the way, lancing a

blow at her head as he flipped over her.

She whirled, saw the Sith lance towards her, and

moved to block-only to catch his second sabre in the

thigh.
Tahiri collapsed, dropping her sabre in pain as the

Sith moved in for the kill.

Only to see the Sith slammed across the clearing by a

blast of Force Lightning.

Anakin roared in fury as Corran looked on in shock,

charging Kallar as the Sith got to his feet, violet

sabre slashing viciously.

"Get her to the Falcon and take off, Corran!"

Corran helped Tahiri up and moved to the landed ship.

Anakin and the Sith faced off. Anakin's face was a

mask of rage; the Sith's, calm evil.

"Jedi."

"Sith."

They attacked simultaneously, their sabre coming

together in flashes of light as the two combatants

came together, sparing no quarter. Kallar whirled,

slashing at Anakin lightning-fast; Anakin blocked

every strike-

And then he heard the Falcon overheard.

He swiflty attacked Kallar, forcing him back-and then

he gathered the Force and lept onto the landing ramp.

 

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Kallar watched as the Falcon roared away. Anakin's

stronger than I thought..my Master will not be

pleased. He switched off his sabres and started back to the base.

Anakin stood in the airlock, breathing hard as the

unclean energies of the Dark Side left his body. The Dark Side is more powerful than the best spice, he thought.

The door opened; Tahiri stood there, a brace on her

leg and a bandage around her thigh. All trace of his

rage gone, he went to Tahiri and smothered her in a

passionate kiss.

"That...that was quite a welcome."

"How's your leg?" Anakin asked, concern flooding his

face.

"It'll be fine, Ani."

"Please don't call me that."

"OK, Ani."

And then the intercom rang.

"Anakin? This is Corran."

"I'm here," Anakin said.

"Could you come up to the cockpit alone, please?"

"Yes, Master."

Anakin shot a look at Tahiri, who smiled crookedly,

and then walked to the cockpit.

As soon as the door closed, Corran spoke.

"You shouldn't be using the Dark Side, Anakin."

"Hey, I know what I'm doing. I used it to protect

somebody." That makes it OK as far as I'm concerned, Anakin didn't say.

"Remember the time after your return? You were used

as an agent of evil; you nearly destroyed us all,

including your brother and-"

"I don't want to hear this, Corran. I know what I'm

doing."

"No, you don't. The Dark Side is dangerous; the path

to it is paved with good intentions, Anakin."

Anakin sighed, clearly displeased. "Trust me, Corran.

I used to be Sith. I know how much is too much."

And the Falcon shot into hyperspace.

 

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Kallar stood before the Force-projected image of his

Master, struggling to control his fear.

"You have news, my young Apprentice?"

"Yes, Master. I regret to say that Solo escaped. I

failed to capture him, my Master."

For a long second, there was no noise. Then a long

hiss of rage escaped Raithar. he curled his fist, and

Kallar felt his throat constrict.

I'm going to die he thought, and then his Master

released him.

"Do not fail me again...Apprentice."

The Falcon roared into Coruscant's defense web,

Anakin at the controls.

"I do wish you wouldn't fly so aggressively, Anakin,"

Corran said, cringing as Anakin flipped the Falcon

between two giant freighters at maximum sublight

speed.

"She's made for this, Corran. You don't drive the

Falcon like some barely-working piece of junk,"

Anakin said as he roared into the atmosphere,

hurtling through miles-high skyscrapers.

"Of course, she is a barely-working piece of junk.."

And then they were at his parent's private landing

pad. Kyp Durron and High Senator Allazan were waiting

for them.

Anakin walked down the landing ramp, followed by

Corran and Tahiri.

"Knight Solo," Master Durron said.

"Master Durron. I must speak to the Council and the

Emperor at once. The situation has changed for the

worst."

"How bad is it?" Allazan asked.

"The Sith have returned."


Twenty minutes later, Anakin was in the Emperor's

office. The Emperor and the High Council of the

Senate-four other Senators and Alaazan-were there.

"My Emperor, the situation is much more grave. As you

know, myself and Jedi Knights Tahiri and Corran Horn

went on a covert reconaissance mission to Talos IV

several days ago. On our way out, we were ambushed by

a man who was extremely well-trained in the Jedi

arts."

"My only conclusion is that he was a Sith Lord."

"Are you sure? The Sith seemed to be exinct ten years

ago. Lumiya was the last, wasn't she?" Allazan asked.

"Perhaps..I destroyed her myself. But at least two others were in existence. One I believe is dead. The other, I don't know." Anakin said.



"Anakin, are you sure of this?" Kyp said.

"Yes, Master. he could not be anything else."


Darth Nabilat stood before the hologram of his hidden

master, Lord Malatos.

"The Jedi are alerted to our presence, Master; Lord

Raithar sent one of his pupils to attempt to capture

Solo. He failed."

"This is unexpected, but not troublesome to our

plans. They only know we still exist."

"Tell Raithar he is to set a trap. The Jedi will

return to Talos IV. Destroy the other Jedi, and bring

Anakin to to me."

"When he is ready, he will destroy Raithar,"

Malatos said.

"Yes, my Master."


Anakin and Tahiri walked down the Temple hall to his room.

"Ben wants to see you. He wants to know what happened

to his father," Tahiri said.

Anakin frowned. "This is a topic he is not ready

for," he said. How do you explain to a ten-year-old

that his parents were murdered by a Sith Lord?

"He wants to know, Anakin. And he's ready to begin

his proper training. He's ready, Anakin."

"Master Luke wasn't told about his father until his

training was nearly complete," he argued.

"And he heard it from the worst person possible,"

Tahiri said. "Better to hear it from you now, than

someone else later."

The boy does think of me as his father,Anakin

thought. Hardly a suprise, considering he was barely

four when his father died.

"Alright, I'll tell him if he asks. Anakin said as

they came into his quarters. I hope he doesn't. He is

not ready for this information."


"You've made the right decision, Anakin." Tahiri

looked at him for a moment. "You need some company?"

"You're always welcome, love."


"A clone army is not something I would vote for,"

Leia Organa Solo said to the Emperor. "It is

fundamentally dangerous. We've just come out of a

major war, your Majesty, and we do not need another

round of Clone Wars to settle this one,"

"I disagree, Lady Solo," High Senator Allazan said.

Our army will need reinforcements if the reports from

the front lines are correct. A clone army will

bolster our forces very quickly."

The Emperor spoke then. "I am sorry, Lady Solo. I

cannot put off this vote any longer.

And I do not think your position will be on the

winning side."

"I understand, your excellency; But after three major

wars is less than a century, I do not wish to see a

fourth."


Anakin stood on the grand west porch of the Jedi

Temple. From here, he could see nearly twenty

kilometres on a good day. And the view of the sunset

was beautiful.

"Anakin?"

He turned; Tahiri and Ben were standing there.

"Yes?"

"Benny here has something to ask you."

Anakin sighed; this still wasn't really a topic he

wanted to discuss.

"Tahiri, could you leave us?"

Tahiri silently departed.

"Ben, walk with me."

The two Jedi strolled to the end of the west porch,

Ben hurrying to keep up with his surrogate father's

long stride.

Anakin stopped, looking down at Ben.

"There is something you wish to ask me?"

"Yes...Master Anakin..how did my father die?"

Anakin sighed deeply; Ben saw the hurt on his face

and sensed this was not a topic he wished to talk

about.

"Eight years ago, a man named Raithar came to the

council and your father claiming to have knowledge of

a Sith plan to ignite a rebellion against the Senate.

He offered to show your father detailed information-

if your father came with him to a planet named Sheol,

beyond the Outer Rim. Your father agreed, and Master

Durron and your mother went with him."

"It turned out to be a trap. Raithar revealed himself

as a Sith Lord. He betrayed and murdered your

parents. Only Durron escaped."

Shock and horror traveled across Ben's face; Anakin

knew at once that Tahiri was wrong, that Ben should

not have been told-

"I-I understand, Master."

Ben turned, and then spoke before going inside.

"I will avenge my father one day."

 

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Raithar and Nabilat walked out onto the balcony, a

complete contrast in form. Raithar was a fairly tall

man, somewhat under two metres in height, cloaked in

black with a terrible steel mask hiding his features.

Nabilat, on the other hand, did not look evil at all.

A tall, noble-looking man, he too was dressed in

black, and when he spoke, people shuddered.

"What of the preparations for the spurise attack on

Coruscant?"

"They are proceeding on schedule, Lord Nabilat. The

last fleet units will be ready shortly," Raithar

said.

"Good," Nabilat said. "Combined with the new ground

forces we have proceeding to the front, this attack

may shatter the Empire."

Especially if the desired political effect is

achieved, Raithar thought to himself. Then perhaps my

Master will see you as unnecessary.


Grand Admiral Trellor Kretan, the commander of the

Coruscant sector fleet and the entire fleet for the

Core systems, was not a happy man.


The fleet had gone through a suprise attack exercise

the day before. They'd been caught off-balance, and

fully half his task force had been destroyed. To make

matters worse, part of the shield had been

penetrated, and enemy fighters had managed to get

within missile-firing range of the Imperial Senate

building.

"Bad day, Admiral?" His Fighter Command Commander,

General Kane Antilles, looked tired and dirty. The

last commander of Rogue Group, he had a legendary

reputation as a fighter pilot and strategist.

"Now that's the understatement of the year..."

Anakin Solo was deep in a meditation trance in his

chamber. He had been this way for nearly a day now,

probing the Force for a vision.

And all he'd had so far was a sense of overwhelming

darkness, the same image over and over..his Uncle

Luke fighting Vader in the cave on Dagobah, only to

see his own face in the mask. And then a sense of

overwhelming darkness close on the horizon.

Anakin sighed, and then opened his eyes.

What could this vision mean?

Overwhelming darkness...his uncle's imagined duel

with Vader in the cave.

What could it mean?

Anakin stood, rubbing his face; he was dirty and

tired; staying in a meditation trance like he'd done

wasn't an easy thing.

And then he wasn't in his living quarters anymore.

Anakin stood on the edge of a tall cliff; he watched

as two giant armies threw themselves at eachother, as

he stood in the middle, Malengi warriors threw

themselves at Imperial stormtroopers, with blaster

bolts flying everywhere-

-Anakin snapped out of it, breathing hard.

They'd been on Coruscant.

 

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Anakin jumped as the door buzzer made it's usual aggravating noise. Why did they hire those non-union guys to rebuild the Jedi Temple? Anakin wondered as he walked to the door. C3P0 could've done a better job!
It was Corran.
"Anakin, we're going back."
"Talos again?"
"Yes. We're taking a military transport with a special commando group there. Our mission is to destroy the factories there."
"Yes, Master. I'm ready to leave."
Anakin followed Corran, his mind still buzzing with his visions. What could they possibly mean?

Malengi Fleet Admiral Tratan Caedes stood on the bridge of the Malengi flagship, the Nemesis. A grand vessel, she was designed to do two things: ship to ship combat and the control of hyperspace lanes. She had a crew of nearly a quarter million, and was a good eighteen kilometres long.
"Admiral?" One of his fleet commanders kneeled before him.
"Yes?"
"The fleet is ready. Lord Raithar wishes us to leave at once."
"Tell him we will leave in no less than fifteen krathars."
"yes, Admiral."

Anakin and Corran got out of their transport from the Jedi Temple to one of the military space stations orbiting Coruscant.

"Master Horn, Knight Solo?" A man partially dressed in stormtrooper combat armor greeted them.
"Yes, I ma Master Corran Horn. And you are...?"
"I am Senior Lieutenant Ambu Hatros. I'm the leader of the commando group that has been assigned to you."
"Ah, A pleasure to meet you. Let's meet your team."
"There's thirty of us. Most of my men have combat experience; we fought against the Yuuzhan Vong during the Imperial revival, and we served for a time in the Unknown Regions."
"That's good. These Malengi are vicious, and dangerous. Don't leave anyone behind..they don't take prisoners."
"I understand." Ambu motioned to another man. Anakin sized him up as he walked to them. "I am Sergeant Teemtas. I'm Lt. Hatros' platoon sergeant. It's a pleasure meeting both of you."
"Likewise, Sgt." Corran looked the man over. "You fought on Ithor, didn't you."
"yes, I did." A shadow of displeasure went over the man's face. "Not one of the Empire's greatest triumphs."
"What is our transport?"
"She's a modified Pellaeon-class assault ship. Room for thirty commandos and two Jedi."
"You said modified. How heavily?"
"She's one of the newer special-operations modified ones. Cloaking device, Clas 0.6 hyperdrive, dual concussion missile launchers, heavier armor, better sublight drives..the works."
"Indeed. Anakin can pilot her."
"I was hoping for that. A Jedi is likely to be a superior pilot to any of my people."
"Are your men ready to leave?"
"They boarded as soon as we received word you were coming. Navigation coordinates are set."
"Good. We leave at once."

 

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Down on the surface, Leia Organa Solo stood next to her husband.
"We're about to be in another war, Han."
"Well, there's a big switch from the norm," Han said. "he'll be alright, hon. Anakin's too good to die..or fall."
"I know, it's just that he's all I've got left..."
Han knew his wife's pain. First, Chewie. Then Anakin had died. And then he'd come back, and killed his brother and sister before Tahiri had managed to turn him from the Dark Side.
Liea looked up at Han, tears swelling in her dark eyes.
"I don't want to lose him, Han."
"I know..I don't either.." Han Solo gathered his wife into his arms as she coked out sobs onto his shirt.

The assault ship flashed out of hyperspace, and Anakin Solo's heart jumped into his stomach.
There were thousands of ships surrounding the planet. Long, cylindrical vessels, with dozens of smaller craft swarming around them, as if they were dropping something off.
We're too late, Anakin thought.They're getting ready to go to the front..
"Corran, get up here!"
"I see it already. I think we're late for the party."
"Maybe. Depends on how long they've been boarding troops."
"Well, no point in debating this in committee..let's get down there, Anakin."
"Yessir, Master."
Anakin tipped the vessel onto her nose, and dove towards the planet.
They were in the atmosphere in seconds, Anakin pushing the ship to her limits even as they reached the landing zone.
The stormtroopers piled out of the rear hatch even before the ship stopped moving, running to establish a defense perimeter.
Anakin and Corran followed a few minutes later, their cloaks gone, and battle armor strapped on underneath their tunics and over their trousers.
"Ready to move, Master Jedi?" Lt. Hatros asked. "We're perhaps fifteen kilometres from the factory."
"Do your men have the charges we need?"
"Yes, sir, we do. We're all ready to go."
"We go, then." As Hatros turned away, Corran spoke again:
"Remind your men that we are to avoid combat until we reach the target."
"I will, Master Horn."


Kallar knelt before a hologram of his Master.

"The troops are boarding their ships, my Master. My subordinates assure me that the boarding process will be done by the end of the day."
"Excellent. And what of the fleet to strike Coruscant?"
"It is almost ready, my Master. The troops are ready."
"Good. Now: A small Imperial force has landed on your planet."
c "I am aware of this, my Master. They are no danger."
"You are wrong. Solo and Horn are with them."
"I was not aware of this. Are you sure."
"I am sure, my Apprentice. They will confront you. Destroy Horn, and bring Solo to me."
"Yes, my Master."

One..two..ten..kriff." Anakin lowered his field

glasses.

"What is it?" the platoon lieutenant asked.

"There's at least ten sentry units between us and the

wall we need to get through.

"Great," Hatros said. "The blasted things aren't

armed, I hope?"

"Nope. They look like just sensor platforms to me."

"Like the old Imperial probe droids."

"I'd say so, yeah," Anakin said. "You got any decent

snipers...no, that'd set off an alarm, because the
sensor feeds would cease.."

"What about the Force? Could you make us invisible to

the people back in their command post?"

"Maybe..it'd take both me and Master Horn, though."

"What about a diversion?"

Anakin thought for a moment.

"I don't see any alternative.."

 

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Anakin stripped off his cloak; he and Corran had

discussed his diversion idea, and Anakin had

volunteered to be the diversion.

"Just a couple of minutes.." he said to himself.

Then Anakin ran out of the treeline, directly in

front of the droids. They reacted at once, sending an

alarm to the command post and opening fire. Anakin

had his sabre out in a flash, blocking bolts that

were coming from seemingly every direction. He saw

the last commando clear the wall, and fled.

In the Malengi command post, the sergeant watching

the sensor relays yelled for his commander.

"Sir!"

"What is it?"


"I have intruders breaching the perimeter wall in

sector twelve."

"Very well. Send three squads to stop them; I will

inform Lord Kallar."

"Yessir."

Anakin jumped over the wall, nearly landing on a

startled Malengi sentry. He ducked a bolt, blocked

another, and cut the sentry down, all in one fluid

motion. Alarms were going off all over the place.

They knew we were coming..it's a trap!

Anakin stopped for a moment, got a line on where

Corran was, and took off again.

Corran and the commando team were in a bad place;

they'd gotten pinned down by several squads of

Malengi infantry with heavy weapons. Four of his

commandos were dead already.

And then Corran saw a shadow move on the roof of the

building closest to the Malengi positions.

It was Anakin. He dropped down into the midst of the

Malengi infatry, lightsabre flashing. Two Malengi

charged him with their energy swords; he jumped over

the blows, beheaded one, landed, and speared the

other through the chestplate of his armor.

Corran charged forward, working his lightsabre

furiously as the commando group followed his lead. In

seconds the Malengi infantry was dead.

"The command center is that way," Anakin said,

pointing to his left. "We can make the entire base

self-destruct from there."

"Let's go, then."

Anakin nodded, and led them off at a swift run.


"Lord Kallar?" The Malengi commander approached his

Master.

"What is it, my servant?"

"A commando team has infiltrated the perimeter. They

are led by two Jedi."

"Very well. They are probably going to attack the

command post; evacuate it, and then collect two

squads of troops. I will follow you, and deal with the Jedi."

"Yes, my lord."

 

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Anakin ran to the door of the command post, plunging

his sabre into the lock mechanism; the commandos took

up defensive positions around the entrance. The lock

melted in seconds; Anakin easily slid the door open

with the Force, and they went in.

Nothing moved for a second-then Anakin's danger sense

erupted-

"Everybody down! he yelled as Malengi soldiers

started firing down the hallway. Two of the commandos

weren't quite quick enough; they caught multiple

bolts and died. Anakin got to his feet; he started

working his sabre furiously, knocking bolts back

towards the Malengi as the fire concentrated on him.

Corran was alongside him in a second, redirecting yet

more fire as what was left of the commando team got

into the fight, lancing heavy suppressive fire back

down the hallway. Anakin didn't even flinch as

blaster bolts flew past his head-and then the last

few Malengi defenders turned and fled.

The commando team started moving again, Anakin & C

Corran well in the lead.

Lord Kallar stood in the computer-core room of the

command station. This is where I will divert the Jedi

to..now, how do I get them here?

Anakin and Corran had picked off a few more Malengi

warriors; they were now barely ninety metres from the

central command room.

And then two things happened:

Anakin stepped forward, and a massive door came down

behind Corran and himself. Corran immediately slashed

at it with his sabre; it didn't even leave a mark.

"Norathin alloy, I guess," Corran said as a door to

their left opened.

"I think somebody wants us to go that way," Anakin

said.

"Offhand, I'd agree.."

Anakin went down the hallway, Corran right behind

him.

Hatros yelled for his demolitions officer.


"This door is magnetically sealed-Norathin alloy, I

think,"

"How thick?"

"Thick enough."

"I'm gonna need twenty or thirty minutes then. My

plasma charges'll penetrate her, but it'll take

awhile."

"Ok. Sergeant!" Hators yelled at the top of his

lungs.

"Yessir!"

"Get the team deployed in a defensive pattern now!"

"Yessir!"

Anakin saw a large room directly ahead, with a large

set of doors in it.

The computer core room, he thought.

And then the doors opened. The Sith Lord they'd

confronted earlier stood there, challenge gleaming in

his eyes.

"Who are you?" Corran asked, stripping off his cloak.

"I am your destiny, Corran Horn."

"Well, you've got a lot to learn about dramatic

statements," Anakin said.

The Sith only smiled as he stripped off his cloak,

revealing a pair of sabres that he called to his

hands, brilliant red blades extending from there.

The Jedi bought out their sabres, and the duel began.

Kallar attacked Horn first, slashing and thrusting

furiously. Anakin jumped over the two of them,

bringing his sabre down in a blow that should've

ended the fight right there.

But it didn't. Kallar easily blocked it, turning to

face him, and attacked.

Anakin blocked each blow as the Sith Lord shifted

from defense to offense. He whirled and spun, always

looking for a weakness as Corran got back into the

fight, working his sabre left-right-up-down in

classic patterns.

The Sith Lord blocked another blow, knocked Anakin

away with a Force push, and lept away from Corran,

bringing his twin sabres to a defensive position

again.

Corran blocked a pair of precise thrusts from Kallar,

flipping over him and attacking again as Anakin got

back into the fight.

Kallar led the Jedi across the room, blocking,

slashing, and blocking again as Anakin launched a

devastating series of slashes & thrusts that the Sith

was barely able to block.

Kallar kicked Corran, and jumped away again, Anakin

following him.

The two paused for a moment; they eyed eachother

coldly; and the battle started again.

Anakin launched himself at the Sith, slashing and

thrusting viciously. In seconds, he had the Sith on the defensive-

-Anakin slashed outwards, neatly slicing one of

Kallar's sabre out of his hand-

-Anakin whirled, ready to decapitate the Sith-

-and found himself being launched across the room as

Kallar unleashed a blast of Force Lightning.

 

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Corran slowly approached the Sith Lord, sabre held in a classic defensive pose.

"Back down, Jedi. I am more powerful than you can

possibly imagine," Kallar said.

Corran gave him a tight smile.

"That remains to be seen."

Corran launched himself at the Sith Lord, unleashing

precise, sequenced blows in rapid succession. The

Sith Lord blocked every one of them, but it seemed to

Corran that he was tiring.

Corran redoubled his efforts, launching lightning-

swift blows and blocks as he fought to buy time for

Anakin to get back in the fight-

-and with one swift movement, the Sith Lord ducked a

blow, whirled-

-And plunged his sabre into Corran's chest.

Corran's eyes widened in shock and pain as the Sith

Lord plunged his sabre deep into Corran's chest,

slowly rotating it.

"I told you I was your destiny, Jedi.." Kallar said

as he pulled his sabre out of Corran, and turned to

meet Anakin.

"Come with me, Jedi. My Master desires to meet you."

Anakin pulled himself to his feet, called his sabre

to him, and assumed a high-stance.

"I'll never join you."

Anakin launched himself at Kallar, sabre flashing

furiously. Kallar attempted a retreat; Anakin lept

over him, swinging down at the Sith Lord's head as he landed.

Kallar easily dodged the blow, launching three swift

swipes at Anakin as he moved away from him.

Anakin also twirled away, throwing pieces of the room

at Kallar. Kallar easily stopped them; he launched

another attack on Anakin.

Anakin blocked each blow-

-and then saw his chance.

Anakin whirled lightning-fast, bringing his sabre up

as he did so-

-Kallar screamed in pain as his sabre-arm was severed-

-Anakin swept his sabre over his head-

-and decapitated the Sith Lord.

Kallar's body dropped to the floor. Anakin scooped up

Corran, and ran back towards the doorway. In seconds, he was there; the commando team had breached the door.

"This place is gonna blow!" Hatros yelled. "We gotta

get out of here, sir!"

Anakin led the soldiers, Horn's dead body over his

shoulder.

Oh no, oh no, what do I tell Mirax? He thought as he

ran, lightsabre in hand.

"They're behind us!" Anakin whirled, dropping Corran

as he brought his lightsabre to a medium guard.

The Malengi attacked; the commandos went into a

defensive perimeter and poured firepower into them.

They dealt with the attack with ease; in seconds,

they had turned the Malengi attack and were moving.

Anakin and the commandos fled the way they came,

booking for their ship. Suddenly, blaster fire flew

at them from all directions at once. Six of the

remaining commandos dropped; Lieutenant Hatros

crawled to Anakin.

"We're surrounded-most of my men are dead!"

"The Malengi will not accept a surrender, Lieutenant.

They'll kill us all."

And with that, Anakin stood up, and shouted:

"COMMANDOS FOLLOW ME!"

He charged the nearest warrior, dropping him with a

decapitating blow. Another he threw a burst of Force

Lightning at, and then he threw his body over a

blaster bolt as the firefight raged on.


Hatros shot down the last Malengi warrior; the group

ran on Anakin in the lead as he raced to their ship.

He saw her in seconds, and hurtled up the ramp, the

commandos coming up behind him as blaster fire

exploded all around him-

-He raced to the cockpit-

-and the whole world seemed to explode.

Leia awoke with a snap on Coruscant.

Mom...she heard from across the galaxy.

"Anakin?" she said.

Han slowly rolled awake.

"What is it, hon?"

"I think something terrible has happened."

 

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Star Wars
Episode IX
The Shadow Deepens

It is a dark time for the Galactic Empire. A race known as the Malengi have invaded the Outer Rim, throwing the galaxy into war.
As the Senate endlessly debates this threat, a legendary bounty hunter is sent to ascertain the fate of Anakin Solo and his commando team...

Lord Darth Raithar, Dark Lord Of The Sith, stood on the observation platform at his fortress on Krytal.
He looked out at the vast parade ground below. Just a day before, five hundred million Malengi warriors had stood there. Now, they were at the Empire's borders, straining at the leash he held them by.
The hololink behind him chimed; he turned around and made a slight motion with his hand, bringing it online.
His younger Apprentice, Lady Malente, stood before him. She dropped to one knee.
"My Master, Anakin Solo has been captured on Talos IV. He is alive; the commando team he was with is all destroyed."
At those words, a rush of cold excitement went through Raithar.
"Excellent, my Apprentice. Bring Solo to me here; tell no one, and destroy those who oppose you."
"Yes, My Master."
The link terminated.

Anakin slowly opened his eyes.

Where am I?

As his eyes came into focus, they provided the

answer. He was in a room. No noises, so it was either

isolated or soundproofed. No sense of motion, so he

was probably on a planet, not a ship.

He had on Force inhibitors, and there were no

windows. Just a cot and a door.

So I've been captured... Anakin closed his eyes,

reaching out with the Force..

..A cold presence intruded into his brain. He threw

his mental armor up quickly, blocking the attack...

..Which had felt very familiar.

Who are you? he thought.

You know me, Anakin. You loved me, once.



 

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The Avenger, a Firespray II-class ship, exploded out

of hyperspace, and her pilot engaged the cloaking device.

"We're begininng the approach to Talos IV," Julan

Fett said to his passenger.

"Indeed, bounty hunter?" Tahiri said from the right-

hand passenger's seat.

Julan allowed himself a grimace before responding.

"Would I lie?"

Tahiri didn't hear him; she was reaching out with her mind, trying to find Anakin.

Anakin..

Anakin felt her touch, and allowed himself a smile.

I'm here, Tahiri..hear me.

Tahiri opened her eyes.

"I know where Anakin is."

"Good. How about telling me?" Julan said.

Anakin slowly felt the mental contact fade. He

sighed. Tahiri..

Then the other voice came back. Your friends will not

survive. Your destiny lies with the Dark Side,

Anakin.

Who are you?

You're about to find out.

The door opened. A familiar figure stood there..

"Malente?" Anakin gasped.

"Yes, Anakin, it's me. Suprised to see me again?"

"I.." Anakin stopped. "Yes."

"I thought you were dead."

"You thought wrong."

Malente stopped, and looked acutely at Anakin.

"Join me, Anakin."

"No. I will never make alliance with the Sith again,

Malente."

Listen to me, Anakin..you know the Empire is not

going to be on the winning side. Watch."

Malente held a small holoprojector; it lit up.

Anakin gasped. Hundreds of millions of Malengi warriors

stood in formation; behind them, vast landing ships

were filling up with their kind.

"The Empire will fall. Join with me..Anakin."

Malente looked at him, moving closer to him..he could

feel her lips moving closer to his..

..And then he came to his senses.

He hurled Malente away with the Force.

"Get away from me, Sith!"

Malente stood up; an angry fire burned in her eyes.

"So be it..Jedi."

 

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