Stari Chronicles part 3

Stari Chronicles
# 3
Defense of Naboo

  Horuck's and Danis's Starship's landed in a hangar bay where Queen Anna Daggoth was waiting with six Naboo guard's. Horuck and Danis exited their fighter's, and approached the Queen of Naboo.
  "Jedi, I am glad you have come to our assistance." "Jedi never ignore a cry for help. We heard the problem, now where is he?" "He's in the barrack's. If he does destroy that, then we will be vulnerable to any land force's from... well, anyone. Even three bounty Hunter's could beat us. He also took our General, our commander in chief, and ten high-ranking officer's. He's pretty much trying to leave our military force uncoordinated."
  Horuck nodded, and then said, "We'll take care of him, your majesty. Don't you worry." "With two Jedi here to help me, I don't have any worry's at all." After giving Danis direction's to the barrack's, she turned, and left with her royal guard's.
  "Master, do you sense that?" "Yeah, I do. A small tremor in he force, but it is dark. We must be careful." Danis and Horuck used Force speed to quickly get to the barrack's, and when they got there, they only had 25 minute's left to disarm the bomb.
  Horuck inserted a pass code that the Queen also gave them, and the door to the Barrack's opened. The Barrack's were indeed big, big enough to hold a Republic Cruiser, but luckily they knew where to go, and it was close. When they got to where the bomb was, they had 23 minute's left.
  "Master, I see the bomb, but where's the man that planted it here? He wouldn't be so dumb as to leave it, would he?" "He probably heard we were on the way, and got scared." "On the contrary," A man wearing a dark robe with it's hood up came out from behind a box and his voice was deep, but sounded familiar to Danis.
  "I was overjoyed to hear that you were coming, Danis Stari. This must be your new apprentice. What's his name?" Danis looked at Horuck, and then back at the man. "His name's Horuck Falco."
  "Horuck Falco? Like the brother to Galen Falco? Oh man, this is too good." "What do you mean?" "Oh, you'll see, but first of all, do you remember me?" Danis shook his head, saying, "No. Should I?" The man put his hand on his heart, like he was offended, and said, "That really hurt's. You don't really remember me? Well, does this help you remember?"
  The man took his hood, and Danis and Horuck's jaw's dropped. They couldn't believe who it was. "Edor? Is that really you?" "I am not Edor anymore, Danis. I am Darth Zyloon. Now, prepare to die."
  A Lightsaber flew out of his robe, and then activated when Darth Zyloon grabbed it, a red blade coming out. Horuck and Danis activated their Lightsaber's as well, a green blade coming out of Horuck's and a orange blade coming out of Danis's.
  Darth Zyloon watched patiently as Horuck and Danis just stood there. Whoever went first will start something big. Darth Zyloon twirled his Lightsaber, and then took one step forward.
  Horuck charged at him, yelling. "Horuck! Wait!" Yelled Danis, but it was too late. Horuck unleashed a flurry of attack's that Darth Zyloon easily parried. Darth Zyloon extended his hand, and Horuck was sent flying back, dropping his Lightsaber near Darth Zyloon.
  "You are an pathetic, Jedi. You don't even deserve your Lightsaber." Darth Zyloon cut the Lightsaber in half, a grin on his face. "Master, I'm sorry. I let my emotion's get the better of me." "Don't worry about that, Horuck. You can't fight him without a Lightsaber, so I need you to disarm the bomb. I'll handle Edor."
  Horuck nodded, saying, "Yes, Master." "HEY, DANIS, I TOLD YOU ALLREADY! I AM NOT EDOR, MY NAME IS DARTH ZYLOON!" Horuck started to move around Darth Zyloon, staying as far as possible as Danis slowly walked toward Darth Zyloon.
  "So, my old master, how long has it been? 9 year's since you thought you killed me? Oh, how I have looked forward to the day when we can meet and end what we should've ended back on Cathar."
  "I agree. Darth Zyloon, there's still a chance for you to turn back to the Light side, and you can still become a..." "A what? Slave to the Jedi Order? Blind to what is going on around them? Sorry, but I have already made my choice. Now, Danis, prepare to die."
  Darth Zyloon lunged himself at Danis, who side stepped to avoid being stabbed by Darth Zyloon's Lightsaber. Darth Zyloon landed, spun around, and blocked Danis's Lightsaber's. The both of them continued to strike and defend, neither of them gaining or losing any ground.
  Horuck reached the bomb, and then looked back to see Danis's fight. The both of them were not holding back, using Lightsaber form's that Horuck has never seen before.
  Horuck snapped back to the bomb, and looked at a console on the bomb. It had the number's 1 - 9 on it, and Horuck gulped. He didn't know the code, and this thing has who knows how many different combination's in it. He looked at how much time was left. 17 minute's were left.
  Horuck inserted a few codes, but none of them were correct. He looked at the time again, and saw he had 15 minute's left. 'This isn't going to get me anywhere! I need a bomb squad down here, but will they be able to get here in time?' Horuck took out a Com. Link, activated it, and said into the com. link, "This is Jedi Knight Horuck Falco, contacting Queen Daggoth. I need a bomb squadron down here right away." "Roger that, Horuck. I can get a bomb squadron down there in seventeen minute's."
  "Can it be any sooner? This bomb's going to go off in 15 minute's." "Sorry, but I can't. It's going to take at least ten minute's to get the bomb squad together, and then seven minute's at least to get them, the proper gear, and get them inside, and actually get into the room where the bomb is."
  Horuck swore underneath his breath, and then responded, "I see, well I'll try to disarm this myself. Try to get everyone as far away from here as possible." "Don't worry, I'm already working on it. Queen Daggoth out." With that the transmission was cut, and Horuck checked the time once more.
  'Darn it! Thirteen minute's left! I hope I learned a thing or two from my Master.' Thought Horuck, and then started trying more password's.
  Danis couldn't believe how much stronger his old apprentice has gotten. Danis and his skill's were equally match, and Danis couldn't see a flaw in his form. If he was going to beat him, he had to think of a different strategy.
  Danis ducked, dodging one of Darth Zyloon's attack's, and then tried to cut Darth Zyloon in half. Darth Zyloon did a back flip, dodging Danis's attack. When he landed, he chuckled.
  "You have improved a little, master, unlike me who has grown a lot stronger." "I have to admit, you have grown much stronger, but you use your hate, your anger, and while you use that to fight with, you can never win."
  "Is that so? Well then, shall we test that theory?" Darth Zyloon lunged forward, and then striked when he was in range, but was blocked by Danis's Lightsaber. Darth Zyloon landed behind Danis, turned around, and then blocked Danis's Lightsaber.
  They unleashed more and more attack's on each other, blocking and attacking, both of them looking for a single opening, but can never find one. Danis jumped up, and landed behind a box almost as tall as he was.
  Extending his hand, he sent the box towards Darth Zyloon, who sliced the box in half, causing it to miss him. Danis and Darth Zyloon stood their ground, staring at each other.
  Horuck looked at the time that was left, and didn't like it. He had only fifty-three seconds left, and so far Horuck still doesn't have any clue as to what the code might be.
  'Come on, Horuck. Think! What could the code possibly be?' Horuck tried another code, and grunted when it wasn't the right code. There were now only 26 second's left.
  Horuck tried more and more code's, but none of them worked. Now only seven seconds left. Horuck tried one more code. It wasn't the right code. Now only three second's left.
  "Master, Sarli, Galen," Two seconds left. "I'm so sorry for failing you. I guess I wasn't ready for such a mission as this.' One second left. 'I have failed you.' Zero seconds. The top opened up, and confetti popped out, along with a sign that said,  "Jedi are bantha poo doo."
  Horuck's jaw dropped to the ground, and then gritted his teeth. He kicked the box, sending it flying, saying, "THIS WAS A FAKE!" Horuck then realized what was wrong here.
  'If this was a fake, then what was the purpose here? It obviously had something to do with...' "MASTER!" Horuck turned around, and saw Danis and Darth Zyloon locked in combat again.
  'I have to find some sort of weapon in order to help my master out, but where can I get some weapon's?' Horuck slapped his forehead, thinking, 'Duh! I'm in a barrack's, which would more than likely have a few weapon's I can use.'
  Horuck opened up one door, and smiled. 'This is heaven.' Inside the room was twenty Imperial blaster's, fifty E-11 blaster rifle's, a few Yuuzhan Vong stun bug's, Missile tube's, Wookie bow caster's, thirty vibro swords, and many explosives.
  Horuck picked up a Imperial heavy blaster, Missile tube, four Thermal detonators, two concussion grenade's, and a vibro sword. Horuck exited, and brought out a Imperial Heavy blaster. He aimed it, and then started to wait patiently.
  Danis and Darth Zyloon locked their Lightsaber's, and then they looked into each other's eyes. "Darth Zyloon, what is the purpose of this attack? The bomb is a fake, and there is no escape. What possible reason could you have for doing this?" "Tell me your hypothesis, and I'll tell you if you're correct or not."
  "Is it to get revenge on me?" "No, it's not. It is to reveal the Sith are still alive, and the Jedi cannot stop it. This is to show how the Jedi are as blind as the old Jedi Knight Visas."
  "Visas see's through the force, so we are as blind as Visas, but we are also as strong as her." Darth Zyloon jumped back, and then sensed danger. When Darth Zyloon landed on the ground, and then jumped up again, dodging Imperial Heavy blaster fire.
  Darth Zyloon looked to see who fired, and saw Danis's apprentice. "I should've finished you off from the start. I don't like tidying up my mistakes, but I guess I'll tidy up this mistake as well."
  Danis appeared next to Horuck, his Lightsaber active. Darth Zyloon landed near a weird ship, and said, "It seem's like I won't be able to beat you two as long as Danis is there to block any attack's I reflect back, and with Horuck having long range weapon's. Don't worry, I will meet you again, and sooner than you think, and hope."
  Darth Zyloon jumped up into the cockpit, and the ship went off through a hole in the wall that he made, and before he even exited the atmosphere, he jumped into Hyperspace. "So, his ship can enter Hyper space even before he exit's atmosphere. He must have a Bothan spy ship, then."
  "Master, should we give chase?" "No, we can't. Bothan spy ship's are untraceable, and are tough to catch once in hyperspace. It is also almost impossible to do such an task, even if you are already giving chase since Bothan spy ship's are the fastest ship's today, and we can't forget the fact that we don't know how to pilot Naboo fighter's, and our ship's are a few minute's away, so by the time we, or anyone else, can even enter space, he could probably be on the other side of the galaxy."
  Horuck put the weapons away, and then walked up to Danis. "So now what do we do?" "We can't do anything but go back to Coruscant." Danis and Horuck exited the barrack's to find Queen Daggoth with twenty Naboo officer's behind her.
  "I am glad to see that the bomb has been disarmed, Jedi." "The bomb was a fake. The man was a Sith, and his true intention was to reveal the Sith were back. What worry's me is why he would want that to happen? Either way, everyone is safe now."
  "I thank you, Master Danis. Once again, our people owe you a great debt of gratitude, especially since you stopped the Cathar Assassin's from assassinating me."
  Danis nodded, and then responded, "I do not need such a debt of gratitude, like I said the last time. I am only doing my job, and I wish you a good, happy long life." The Queen smiled, and said, "The same to you, Master Stari."
In a few minute's, Danis and Horuck were in their star fighter's, and have just entered hyperspace. Horuck could sense Danis's discomfort, and then activated his Com. link, opening up a channel to Danis's fighter.
  "Master, this is Horuck. I sense you are troubled. What's wrong?" "Nothing much, but none of this makes any sense. Why would he reveal he was still alive, even though we all thought he was dead? He could've done some serious damage to us without us even realizing it was him. He had the element of surprise, and he attacked us with a fake bomb just to reveal himself? This wasn't just to reveal himself, this was a test of how strong the Jedi were. I think he got the general idea, which troubles me."
  "Well, don't worry, master. Soon this will all make sense, and we will find out his plan when he reveal's it." "I know, Horuck." As Danis laid back to rest and extended his hand to deactivate the Com. Link, he said, "That's what I'm afraid of."

  Tyro Taa looked at the report that Danis sent him, Keenan Sunfall on the chair on the opposite side of his desk. "He has revealed the Sith's existence, Master Sunfall. Just like your vision."
  Keenan seemed troubled by this, and then stood up. "Then I will go and tell the army their time of practice and waiting will end soon, unfortunately." Tyro crossed his arms, and then turned his chair around to look out the window.
  "Master Sunfall, I hope that you know what you're doing." "I do, Chancellor Taa. Also, I am giving you command of the army, not me." Tyro turned back to look at the Jedi Master, and said, "Why? I thought that we agreed you would be the main general."
  "That is true, but you do not leave for mission's anymore, so the main general should stay here close to the council to make decision's, and not out in the field." "You are fearing you will die soon, aren't you?"
  Keenan stood up, and said, "I do have that fear, yes, for in all my vision's of the upcoming war, I have not seen me in any of them. I want you to be in charge in case something happens to me."
  As Keenan turned to leave, he stopped when Tyro said, "It was Edor that was the Sith." Keenan turned back, and said, "Now we know the identity of one of the Sith, but now we need to know the identity of the other's." Keenan left the Chancellor's building, got in a speeder, and headed towards the Jedi Temple.
  After a few minute's, when he was in his room, Keenan started to meditate, and that was when he had his vision. Keenan opened his eye's to find himself in a dark room that was black and red.
  "Who's there!?" Yelled Keenan, and then turned around. He saw a man wearing a weird mask with a weird clothing. In his hand was a double-sided Lightsaber. Keenan pulled his Lightsaber out, and activated it, a blue beam coming out. "Who are you?" Yelled Keenan, but the man didn't say anything.
  Two red beam's came out, and then he charged at Keenan. Keenan blocked three attacks, but was then stabbed by the Lightsaber. "You are weak, Sunfall." The man's voice sounded mechanical, and cold.
  "Who are you?" "You will not tell anyone that I exists. I lay a great role in what is to come, and you must not tell anyone." "So why am I having this vision?" The man leaned forward, and whispered into Keenan's ear, "Because the Force wants you to. Now, Keenan, be gone."
  Keenan awoke from his vision, sweat rolling down his face. He put his hand where he was stabbed in the vision, and felt relieved. Nothing was there. No hole, no scratch, nothing.
  Keenan stood up, and thought of the man. Who was he? How come this was his first vision of him? Whatever the case, Keenan knew one thing. Even though there was to be a war, the war is nothing to be afraid of, for this man was holding back more than ninety percent of his strength, and was still a skilled enough swordsman to defeat him with only his fourth blow.
  Keenan feared the worst for the future, and there was something strange about the man that made Keenan scared, and that was that the man wreaked of Death.
To Be continued In Stari Chronicles # 4 prophecy part 1