Beyond - Legends "Like The Deserts Miss The Rain" (DN AU, dark K/J) -- Updated 14 Jan 2016!!

Great. Merciful. Goddess.

You... you've killed Han? *dies*

And I have more suspicions about this apprentice.

Naughty Kyp-*ahem* Rache for having Jaina wear just a scandalous dress. I'm still waiting for Anakin to go lecture him about that sort of stuff.

 

This Au is very good.

But let me back up to a point that nobody has mentioned yet.

EMPRESS JADE!

As in Mara Jade?

I guess that's what a life with no Luke could lead to.

 

My gosh Dana, I'm stunned....

I've always loved your descriptions, but... DAMN GIRL! You've gone all out with this! Jaina's not-dress was very well described...

As for the character interactions, I should say I'm shocked at how well this seems to fold together in the AU universe, but I'm really not. The plot and the way you've twisted it is very believable... a testament to how you've thought this through and done your time-line planning...

Wow, I'm blown away... great to see you posting again! Welcome back!

 

I LOVE this story. I'm so glad it turned out to be Kyp, I'd been disapointed had it been anyone else.

It's kinda weird reading the name Rache though. My name is Rachel.

Keep up the great work!

 

YOU KILLED MY HANNY-BEAR!??

 

I've just found this. You killed Han, you killed Luke, Leia is crippled and Jacen missing. And yet, I'm hooked. Unbelievable!

 

C'mon, you had to see that one coming.

LOL!

Yes, I killed Han. Funny that no one really cares that I killed Luke, but kill Han and there's a revolt.

You're the only person who's ever, ever commented on that detail . . .

Thank you. I tried to avoid posting this, or even working on it, until I had some of my other stories finished, but Rache insisted.

This actually didn't have a lot of forethought to it. I can't even remember what inspired it. I just had this idea that Kyp hadn't come back to the light side and BAM! there was the bunny. I also didn't plot it out very much until I was about, oh, four chapters in. I just barely realised the other day, while working on chapter six, that Kyp still has the Sun Crusher!

LOL, it doesn't have any relation to Rachel that I know of. It's German for "vengeance", according to Babelfish.

And of course it had to be Kyp. Knowing me, who else could it be?

Yup. Sorry. Luke may show up a time or two as a blue ghostie, but Han is very much of the dead.

Glad you're liking it, even if half of the good guys are dead or MIA.


Dana

 

On the road again . . .

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[b]--Chapter Five--[/b]

Jaina and Anakin were eating their morning meal when a rumble deep within the ship announced that they had entered hyperspace.

"Guess we're on our way," Jaina said.

"Yeah, but where to? Did you and Rache discuss that while he was trying to relieve you of your clothing?" her brother asked.

"He didn't try anything," Jaina murmured. At the horrified look on her brother's face, she realised how that had sounded, and added, "He kissed me, but nothing else happened. And no, we didn't discuss it. I would assume we're going to Yavin, though."

Anakin sighed heavily. "Kam's going to [i]love[/i] it when this thing drops out of hyperspace at the academy."

The thought of this ship in orbit around the jungle moon was rather incongruous, and Jaina had to hold back a laugh.

"I think Rache's agreement to join us was a little sudden," Anakin said. "I'll bet he'd already decided to go along with whatever we approached him with before we even offered."

Jaina nodded. "You're probably right."

The door to the sitting room between their quarters opened and both looked up as Rache strode in. Jaina had a brief moment of recollection when the events of last night flashed through her mind, but she did what she could to ignore it and turned to their host.

"Rache," she said tightly.

He gave her a long, intense look that revealed nothing of what he was thinking, and then he broke contact, turning instead to greet Anakin.

"We're on our way to Yavin," Rache said. "We should be there within the next forty hours."

Anakin's eyebrows went up. "It took us a week."

"Yes, but you were stopping and inquiring as to my whereabouts," Rache pointed out, smiling as if he were an old friend. "And the hyperdrive engines on this vessel are to much higher standards than the old XJX wings you're flying. Actually, I have a selection of the latest fighters in one of the hangars, if the two of you would like to inspect them. A selection of XJ5s and StealthX fighters. Those would be the ones that my personal squadron flew yesterday to escort you in."

Jaina's eyes narrowed. "In exchange for what, Rache?" she asked coolly.

Dark green eyes slanted her way. "So suspicious."

"You're a Sith Lord, [i]Rache[/i], of course I'm going to be suspicious. Your very nature is not to do something unless it benefits you in some way."

Rache shrugged, amused by the emphasis she'd put on his name. "Naturally, if I'm going to join sides with the Jedi, I'll want them equipped with the best. Besides . . . your little group accepted my help before."

Jaina set down her fork. "I [i]knew[/i] you were the one who donated the X-wings."

"Very good, Jedi Solo," Rache said. He drew it out, a wealth of meaning in each word. Jaina tried to ignore the bait.

Anakin was looking between them as if watching a smashball match.

"Why would you give us new fighters?" she asked. Demanded, really.

Rache's eyes looked her up and down. "Oh, they're a freebie. Trust me, I'll be adequately compensated."

She considered, briefly, jabbing him in the eye with her fork. "When it snows on Tatooine," she snapped.

Black brows lifted. "If you'd like, I can turn the ship around . . ."

Jaina glared at him. If looks could kill, he'd have gone up in smoke.

Rache smirked at her. He looked back at Anakin. "If [i]you[/i] would like a fighter, feel free to look them over. They're in Docking Bay 27."

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Out of loyalty to his sister, Anakin stayed away from Docking Bay 27. Later that morning, he watched as Jaina paced the length of the sitting room.

"He's got me trapped and he knows it," Jaina was muttering. "I tell him no, he drops the agreement. But I can't give in because that would be [i]bad[/i]."

"Maybe you could use it against him," Anakin suggested after she'd gone through this line of reasoning about ten times.

Jaina stopped and blinked at him, as if just now remembering his presence. "Huh? How could I use it against him?"

"Well, I'd suggest stabbing him with his own ligh

 

I'd love to be on your PM list.

Rache being a 'noble' darksider kinda reminds me of Revan for some reason.

 

*Raises hand* I want PM's! Thank you!

She is dangerous... But Kyp/Rache deserved it!

 

Jaina is giving in wa-y too easily, esp. to a guy she knows killed her Uncle, is responsible for her father's death as well as her twins. I mean what he's doing is sexual assault bordering on rape! I don't see him as 'noble' in any way. It all seems very unrealistic, the post before this one could be excused because she was surprized, but shields up she would be ready for him. Jaina is looking really weak, like some hormone following slutty weakling. It feels very out of character. And Anakin basically saying "Maybe by sleeping with him you can bring Kyp back to the lightside even though he's killed our family." That is disturbing and after his dislike of the 'dress' it seems out of character.


When is sith Jacen going to reveal himself? I would think Anakin and Jaina would have recognized the strong family resemblence and force signature by now.

Edited for unsolcited and rude concrit. Please remember to reply regarding the fic, not the author. Leona

 

I haven't played that game, so I wouldn't know.

I'll add you to the list.

LOL, yes, she is!

You're on the list, too.


Dana

 

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound so harsh Dantana. I AM reading. It just hit a really sensitive nerve there. Sorry.
I do look foreward to more posts, and I'm glad you're writing this. I'll try to tone down my oversensitivity to these sorts of things.

 

Zekk/Tenel Ka (OTP <3)

*worships Dana* It's like... Zekk... with TENEL KA..... *SWOON*

Mara, Empress of the Galaxy

Hell yeah. MARA has CONTROL!!!

Fried Jag

Enough said.

Anakin is SO CUTE!!!

ENOUGH SAID!!!


I don't care if you PM me or not, this is getting notified so it doesn't really need it. And and and!!! Kyp!! And Jacen!! And ANAKIN!!! I hope anakin can go lecture Kyp. And can I hope that Kyp will woo Jaina to the darkside? The darkside sounds really cool in this story!!

 

LOL! Glad you're thoroughly enjoying this. Yes, it's Z/TK. And they'll make at least one appearance very soon, so everyone get your ear-plugs.

Kyp is certainly going to try to turn Jaina. We'll see if that happens.


Dana

 

A little tension . . .

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[b]--Chapter Six--[/b]

She and Rache avoided each other for the rest of the fairly short trip, though she found a note on her pillow when she woke the next morning that said, simply, "Your point."

Somehow, even with just those two words, it promised retribution when she least expected it. And it didn't scare her as much as she knew it should. But then, Rache's techniques, at least when it came to her, ran less toward the violent and more toward the sensual.

The monstrous ship dropped out of hyperspace into a high orbit above Yavin in the late afternoon. It maneuvered into an orbit around the moon. Jaina glanced through the cockpit of her X-wing and saw the ship silhouetted against the brilliant orange backdrop of the gas giant. The [i]Eradicator[/i] reminded her strongly of a giant spider.

Not an inapt comparison, she reflected. Rache would be the spider, spinning his web and slowly drawing her in.

Jaina's fingers played over the handle of her uncle's lightsaber. Soon, she promised herself. Soon she would avenge her family and the galaxy.

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Rache and his apprentice came down to the surface in a sleek vessel with a sheen to the outer hull that looked like an oil spill. The ship was black, but colours raced across it as she shifted from foot to foot, studying it.

Jaina looked over at the gathered Jedi. The entire Council was here, along with several knights and apprentices who weren't out on missions. Her mother, as leader of the council, had the point position, and Jaina and Anakin stood slightly behind her and to her left.

The ramp on the small vessel lowered. Two guards, in black uniforms, came down the ramp first, followed by Reiniger. The Sith apprentice had his hood up, hiding his disturbingly familiar face.

Then Rache appeared, in all his evil glory. Dressed head to toe in black, all of it stylishly cut, he strode down the ramp and stopped, surveying the gathered from the shadows of his deep cowl. Then he tossed the hood back. From the murmurs behind her, Jaina figured that no one had expected the handsome face that looked upon them.

Even from several yards away, Jaina felt the pull of his charisma. It was no wonder that he had such a large army. She hated his very existence and part of her wanted to throw herself at his feet and call him Master.

That would probably be a bad thing. And Anakin would never let her live it down.

Rache bowed to Leia, and there didn't seem to be any mockery in it. "Master Solo. I am . . . honoured to be invited to this hallowed ground."

Kam took a step forward, but Leia held up a hand and stalled him. "This was not an invitation issued without great reservation," she reminded the Sith Lord. "You are here at the request of the Republic, not the Jedi, Rache."

There was definite amusement on Rache's face as he bowed his head. "My apologies, Master Solo. Naturally, the Jedi would never willingly welcome one of the fallen back to the fold, would they?"

"You have not come back to the fold, Rache," Leia said quietly. "And while we have taken in some who have fallen, your betrayal precludes you from that honour."

Rache straightened, and something frightening moved behind his eyes. "I will keep that in mind, [i]Leia[/i]. Now, shouldn't we be negotiating something? Since you so obviously do not want me here, let's try to make it as short as possible, hmm?"

"Let's," Kam said.

Jaina looked at Anakin as the group turned to enter the temple. Her brother shrugged.

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The negotiations lasted well into the evening, and then adjourned for the night, to be resumed in the morning. From what little her mother told her, Rache wanted quite a bit, but Jaina wasn't informed as to what.

She'd spent just long enough on Rache's ship that she wasn't quite on the same schedule as the rest of the jungle moon. After an hour or so of fitful tossing and turning, Jaina pulled on a heavy robe that had belonged to her father years ago and ventured out into the academy proper.

After grabbing a snack from th

 

(sigh) Dana, this is beautiful, but please let me be honest. I feel pretty reserved reading it. I'd like to get, say, emotionally attached to it, I hate to read a good story and keep myself from really getting into it, but I'm afraid that it's going to be hung around in unfinished state like some of your other WIPs. I don't know about others, but for me it's quite nerve-wrecking. So I think I'll stop reading it now and wait until it's finished. I really hope it'll be soon, it's such a promising AU.

A.

 

Actually, I happen to be working on ALL of my stories except for "Moment Of Weakness" (and that's because it's being extremely difficult and petulant). I'm just no longer posting them here. I'm planning updates on the others within the next month.

This one, however, will progress at the current rate, I'm dearly hoping. It's not too very long, and Rache is being . . . insistent again.


Dana

 

He did, with a sense of impending doom, which was completely ridiculous.

Wasn't it?

Is it..?

Still loving this story. Dark Kyp is SO much fun.

 

I love this story. Dark Kyp fics are my favorite to read.

He did, with a sense of impending doom, which was completely ridiculous.
Wasn't it?

 

Welcome back Dantana.

I love this response to the challenge. Having everything this AU is very cool.

Of course to me it was no surprise that Rache was Kyp, coming from a fellow Kyp lover. And I love Kyp any which way he comes.

The situation about submitting to him is interesting. You know I'm not really a J/K fan but read them if they make sense to me. And like others you've written that I've enjoyed, that's exactly why I'll be hanging around this one.

Although Jaina is so her father I can see her mother here. She gives the impression that she's not really interested in this rebel Jedi however she secretly wants a dangerous man.

I'll take a PM if you're getting a list going.

 

Yay! I'm all caught up again, and now I'm ready for more. *grins*

~*~Austyn

 

Hee, glad you're liking him. He's been fun to write even if he's EVIL!

Heh heh . . . You worried for Kyp, or someone else?

Hey, thanks for reading. Glad you're enjoying the AU weirdness.

There's a large part of her mother in her, yes. I tried to get across something in . . . chapter three, I think, when she's looking at the holocube. She's looking at a holo of herself, Jacen, Han, and Kyp. She has the holo for various reasons, but something I was trying to convey and probably didn't do too well, through her conversation with Anakin later, as well, is that she's kind of . . . fixated on this. She hates Rache, but the boy in the holo fascinates her, and she's having trouble separating the two, which is the one of the reasons she can't bring herself to kill Rache. She despises the Sith Lord, but through all of her mental pondering on Kyp himself, she's sort of . . . infatuated with him. She probably doesn't even realise this herself, which is why she's struggling with her attraction to him. She begins to realise this in the next chapter, which I'm half finished with.

Although she's probably attracted to Rache just for the dangerous part, as well.

Good, 'cause I'm almost ready to post more. You want an update PM, too?


I'm sorry I didn't send out the PMs for chapter 6, I had a massive headache and didn't think about it. But I promise I'll get them out for the rest of the story.


Dana

 

Still more tension . . .

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[b]--Chapter Seven--[/b]

Jaina found herself knocking on Anakin's door not long after she left Rache in the audience chamber. Her brother answered almost immediately, and he was still dressed.

"Jay?" he asked, as he stepped aside to let her in.

"I just fought off Rache [i]again[/i]," she said.

Anakin sighed. "Well, you did agree to his terms. That's likely to give him ideas."

She narrowed her eyes at him. "I'm perfectly aware of that, little brother."

"So what's the problem? I thought you were going to keep leading him on and then kill him when the Empire's taken care of." Anakin gestured for her to sit down on the only available surface, which was the foot of his sleeping palette. Every other surface was covered with droid parts. Pretty much like Jaina's quarters.

Jaina ran her fingers through her hair. Then she picked up a droid motivator off the table near her arm and started playing with it. "I just . . . I don't understand why I even let him kiss me. I never think to stop him until he's already doing it. It blindsides me every time, even when I know it's coming."

Anakin sat down beside her. "Don't ask me. My experience with this kind of thing is pretty limited. I mean, there hasn't been anyone since- since Tahiri."

Jaina wrapped her arm around her brother's shoulder, though it was hard to do given how much taller he was. "I know. And this isn't something I can go to Mom with. I can just see it. 'Mom, I've got the hots for the guy who killed Uncle Luke and who should have died instead of Dad. Do you have any advice?' She'd probably send me to Hapes and have Teneniel lock me up."

Her brother shrugged, unintentionally dislodging her arm. "Maybe he's using mind powers on you? He's an incredibly powerful telekinetic."

"He did the first time. The second I'm not so sure about. But tonight he didn't. And I don't know why." She shivered. "Anakin, you said something about redeeming him. Where did you get that idea?"

"Uh . . ."

Jaina looked up at him. "C'mon, Anakin, you wouldn't have said anything about it before unless you had reason. You didn't want me anywhere near him the night before."

Anakin stood up and paced across the room to one of the work stations on the far wall. He turned to face her, started to say something, and then stopped. Finally, he sighed heavily and said, "I had a dream. After you went to bed. In it . . . I saw you and Rache- you and [i]Kyp[/i] fighting side by side against a woman with red hair. He had his red lightsaber, but he wasn't dressed as he dresses now. And something about him just looked different. I don't know, maybe it was just a dream."

He shook his head, the dark locks flopping. For a moment he looked lost in thought, and then he smiled at her. "Things will work out fine. Just . . . be careful, Jaina."

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Jaina had a surprise the next morning. Her best friends, Tenel Ka and Zekk, had arrived from Hapes, so she spent the day out in the jungle with them. They'd noticed the wicked-looking warship in orbit, so she told them as much as she was able to. She'd tell Tenel Ka about the kisses later, but not in front of Zekk. Her friend might do something rash and stupid.

Zekk was especially concerned when she told him of the deal with Rache, and what he wanted in exchange for his cooperation. Tenel Ka was more interested in what else he was attempting to bargain for during the negotiation that was going on even now.

"Why do we have to negotiate twice?" Zekk asked, as they lounged around their favourite pool. "Why are we even negotiating with him in the first place?"

"Because," Jaina said, "he has a very large fleet. And he apparently knows a great deal about the workings of the Empire."

"How do you know that?" Zekk sounded suspicious of this news.

It was Tenel Ka who responded. "My grandmother, who supports the Empire for some reason, says that Empress Jade wants Rache as her consort. She is the one who gave him the Super Star Destroyer he turned into that monstrosity."

She gestured up

 

Great update!

I'm kinda disappointed Rache didn't drop in.

Thanks for the PM!