Star Wars RPG

[Barb Gordon]

Well here it is folks, the Star Wars RPG! All characters are original ones, and any actual characters from Star Wars (ie.Obi-Wan, Kenobi, Yoda) should only be talked to or mentioned briefly. This is the basic synopse for the storyline, provided by zero zero nine:

The Jedi exterminations under Darth Vader and his lieutenants have begun. Jedi scramble to all parts of the galaxy for safety. Bounty hunters are paid major credits for the heads and lightsabers of dead Jedi, especially those of the fallen Council masters.

These are the characters we have thus far, if you would like to join, please feel free to PM me about doing so:

[VashTheStampede]

Name: Da Kun

Bio: Born on Tatooine, but abandoned and raised by Tusken Raiders. At age of 15 sold to the Hutts and trained by Boba Fett and various other infamous bounty hunters, asassins, and thieves in Mos Espa. Master of all weapons except for the lightsaber, and master of stealth and infiltration. At the age of 23 completed training and traveled the galaxy learning of other cultures and lanquages. At 26 became professional asassin, And as of this date 30 years of age and 196 professional "jobs" completed.

[Super Boy]

Name: Xanko
Age: 17
Race: Human
Class: Padawan
Weapon(s): Green lightsaber

Bio: Lost parent at age of 3, taken in by a jedi named Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad, was taught in the ways of the force. Now he fights to become one of the best jedi ever so he can revenge his parent's death.
Description: About 6'2", with spiky black hair and light blue eyes. Wears a black trench coat over top of tattered black Jedi robes.
Personality: He is very gentle and noble and he will only resort to violence if he has to. Tries to be devoted to the Jedi Order. But at time when his anger overwhelms him he lets his saber do his talking.

[Zero Zero Nine]

Name: Dan-Rairen "Dan" Tadokoro
Race: Human, Asian
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Occupation: "ronin" or rogue Jedi Knight
Affiliation: None
Weapons and Equipment: two red katana style light-sabers, one long and one short, The Force, also trained in unarmed combat.

Bio:
Dan-Rairen Tadokoro has quietly left the Jedi Order, after two years of faithful service. His Master's recent and seemingly unnecessary death has made him question the "fitness" of the Order. He leaves, hoping to find a source of greater power. His family history is filled with brashness and defiance, especially those who have become Jedi, or high ranking officials. But with people on the hunt for Jedis, the last thing he wants to do is make waves.

[JL Man]

Name: Caraso
Species: Human
Homeworld: Unknown Location: No fixed location
Affiliation: Bounty Hunter
Age: 23
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Hair: Blond
Weapons: 2 Blasters, Explosives
Equipment: Body Armor, Souped up cruiser ship with a lot of guns added, and Jet Pack

[Barb Gordon]

Name: Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad
Species: Human
Homeworld/Location: Alderaan/Coruscant
Age: 26
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 125 lbs
Hair: Blue/Black, cropped
Eyes: Blue, flecks of silver
Affiliation: Jedi Master, Padawan: Xanko
Weapons: Dual Lightsabre, blue to silver
Vehicle: Jedi Starfighter

Bio: Lyonne is a very skilled and devoted Jedi. She has incredibly fast skills, whether with or without her lightsabre, or flying her starfighter, hence the nickname, Blitz. She is one of the more younger Jedi Masters, and also one of the youngest to have a Padawan of her own, Xanko. She's very proud of Xanko, but sometimes worries about him and is always on guard for any hint that he is drifting toward the dark side. Although Jedi should never harbor any feelings, she has not been able to contain not only her admiration, but also affection, for one Jedi.

[Mattashell]

Name: Ngun-Nat (Ang Goon Nat)
Nickname: Puck
Race: Human
Home Planet: Puck
Occupation: Space Bum
Sex: Male
Age: late twenties
Weapon: micro-blaster
Ship: jalopy

Ngun-Nat is known by the name of his home world, Puck, which is a wealthy industrial center. His father was a rich entrepreneur. Puck once trained to be a Jedi. Early in his training he fell in love with a young woman, also training, named Sarjo-Von. When the two went on separate assignments. Puck found he was unable to communicate with Sarjo, and was deeply worried. He later found out that she was ignoring his communicaton attempts because she was now taking her Jedi training more seriously and had forsaken romance. It was the same day that his mother fell into illness, and his home world, Puck, joined the Empire. The Emperor immediately acquisitioned all of his fathers property. Feeling that he had lost everything, Puck dropped out of training and became a drifter. This happened very early in his training and Puck does not have any noteworthy Jedi skills or powers. Master Yoda felt Puck had the potential to be among the greatest of the Jedi, and he foresaw him holding an important position in the council. Today Master Yoda does not remember Puck’s name. Puck is neither a smuggler nor a bounty hunter, but he has been known to dabble in both, and other similar activities when he is in need of money. This is not to say that he is driven by greed. He does such things simply to survive. Puck’s weapon of choice is the blaster. He is turned off by big weapons, which he feels are very showy for people who think that bigger is better. His Micro blaster is about one fourth the size of the “pistol” variety and can fit in the palm of his hand. The pulse is not as powerful, but still more than strong enough to be lethal. It also features a “stun” setting. Recently, another devastating blow effected Puck when a massacre occurred in his home city. Thousands were killed by imperial troops when the Emperor suspected dissent among its population. Perhaps the most painful thing is that this was a reaction to untrue rumors. Those that know Puck, will say he has a suicidal streak. He’s known to take heavy risks for low stakes, or when more sensible alternatives are options. He deeply regrets not completing his Jedi training, and fantasizes about going back, but in his heart he does not believe he can do it. The Force is strong in Puck, but he does not know it and can not control it. It often gets him out of scrapes, which he believes is just dumb luck. He would not have lived this long as recklessly as he does. His ship is a beat up old jalopy with no real fighting capability. It is only barely hyperspace capable.

[80's_Slasher]

Name:Cov-Cl-Tujac
Species: Human
Homeworld: Coruscant
Occupation: Jedi Knight
Age: 24
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
HT: 6'00"
WT: 180lbs
Weapons: Lightsaber(orange blade)
Vessel: Small shuttlecraft

BIO: Born on the city-planet of Coruscant and was identified as Force sensitive by the Jedi Council at the age of 4. Was trained as a Jedi Knight under Jedi Master Plo Koon. Master Koon was slain by a group of bounty hunters on Ord Mantell. He vows to regain the lightsaber of his fallen master no matter what the cost.

Well, now we're all set. Let's get this RPG going!

~Barb

[zero zero nine]

OOC: It's about time :D

Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

I stand atop one of the many spacedock platforms high above the floor of Coruscant, the sky reflecting silver into my eyes. The Jedi Tower stands behind me, afar off into the distance. I haven't eaten in the two days since I left the Order. I need to wash my robes, or get new ones. Even though they're dark, they smell. The hustle and bustle of the crowd flows around me, and I can feel their energy as they walk past. I'm tempted to just wave my hand and trick them into giving me something to eat. I'm so hungry... but no. I see the ships docking and taking off, waiting for the Force to guide my next move.

"Wait..." I say. I feel it. Someone's here. Someone's noticed me. It's not a good day. They've stopped moving. I don't want to look just yet. Maybe I really shouldn't dress like a Jedi.

With my hand moving toward my lightsaber, I call out to them:

"There are only two reasons anyone would want to talk to me right now... to take my head, or to take me back. Now which one are you here for?"

[VashTheStampede]

OOC: In the bio I meant to put Jango Fett instead of Boba.

IC:
Da Kun

The life of an asassin is emotionally unfulfilling, that's why you have to learn to control and eliminate emotions. I still enjoy the time I have to myself when I don't have an open contract, even though I spend most of the time hanging out in some bar on Tatooine, or some other outpost planet. The bars here on Coruscant however, are the best in the galaxy, but attracted the meanest of the mean, I'd fit right in.

I scan the crowd looking at small details of all the people, I spot at least three Jedi hiding in seperate parts of the bar. If I wanted could kill them like the rest of the sleaze do and collect the bounty. There is something, however about the Jedi I respect and it pains me to see the way these great warriors are treated now.

"That will be five credits" says the bartender droid. "I have never payed for a drink in my life and I am not going to start now" I tell the droid and walk away, I give the guard a quick glance at the sword and blaster below my cloak and they back off. "Well" I say, "back to work".

[Barb Gordon]

I sigh as I step from the shadows, the hood of my cloak shading my eyes.
"Well obviously I'm not here to take your head."
I began, offering a smile to Dan as he replaces his lightsabre back to his side. I sigh, using the Force to probe around and see what feelings are eminating from Dan, but like a smart Jedi he's kept the Force close and has his emotions blocked from anyone.
"Dan, please, you're making a mistake that could be dangerous. Come back to the Jedi Tower. Talk with the Council, with me. I can feel it within me that if you don't, then you'll be treading on ground that could lead you to the dark side."
I let my hood slide off my head, revealing short black hair that shimmers blue in the lights of Coruscant.
"Please listen to reason, Dan."

[zero zero nine]

I finally turn around... and smile.

"Figures the Council would send you to get me, Ate Lyonne. All is well with you, Master Jedi?" She nods and sighs. She wants me to go back with her. Back to them. I've always looked up to her as my big sister. Ate Lyonne can pretty much convince me of anything. My hair, with its red highlights is musty. My stomach growls, and it becomes evident I haven't been taking care of myself. Too much reminiscing, I think. I want a good meal.

"Where is Xanko, your Padawan Learner? I have stories to tell him." I let out a stifled chuckle. Ate Lyonne gets this look in her eyes, pleading, like she's afraid for me. I am where her mind is right now. My own drifts back to Yavin 4, to Master Rensa. Jedi traitors... surrounded... fighting... becoming nothing.

I close my eyes. "I was there... I could have helped her, saved her. I failed. The traitors... didn't even send their weakest against me. I couldn't move. And her last words, 'Bring me back.'"

"Okay, Ate. Even though you can't sense it, you're one of the few people that I trust. I'll talk to the Council, if only to see Master Yoda make jokes at your expense. But first..." I wave my hand in front of her. "You will buy me something to eat." At this, she honestly laughs.

OOC EDIT: "Ate" (pronounced ah-teh) is a term of endearment meaning "big sister" Just FYI :)

[Barb Gordon]

Well at least he still jokes around. But that doesn't hide the fact that he's hurting, blaming himself and keeping an anger inside of him.
"Xanko is back at the Jedi Tower with some of the other Padawan's, working on their meditation skills."
I say as we swiftly walk through the crowd. Any sharp movements I make are gracefully followed by Dan. I stop abruptly.
"This looks like a good place."
I say, scanning over the building. A mixture of aliens and humans, of all occupations, smugglers, beggars, tradesmen, artisans, are entering and exiting the cafe. A perfect place to eat, and not get too much attention drawn to us. I run a hand through my hair, already feeling dirt and dust from the street and the people around us getting into it. Dan and I step into the cafe and take a small table at a far corner. I leave Dan to look over what he wants to eat, I'd buy everything in the building if it would get him back to the Tower. Closing the Force around me, not allowing anyone to probe around and sense my thoughts or mood, I lose myself. Dan isn't the only one who is hurting. Master Rensa was his master, but also a very dear friend and mentor of mine. Although she wasn't my own master, she helped alot in my earlier training, and was always there when I needed her. Her death struck a cord deep within me. It hurt. But I couldn't let feelings of anger or guilt get to me, and I had to stop it in Dan. Right after the incidents at Yavin 4, most of my nights ended in fitful sleeps and many tears. Always wondering if I could have done something to save her, to prevent Dan from going through this pain. A pain I would never want my own Padawan to feel. But she's with the Force now, and that brings me the best comfort of all. I finally bring myself out of my reverie,
"Well, what are you having?"

[JL Man]

Sometimes, standing around waiting for a bounty, I wonder why I still do the bounty hunting business. Oddly enough, I get kind of queasy every time I kill someone. But it brings in the money, especially with Vader's recent "Jedi Extermination" plan. (I turn on the communicator and contact my partner Granko, a Toydarian.)
"Where are you, Caraso?" Granko asks
I'm sitting in that restaurant you told me to go to, Granko. Are you sure Jedi would come in this place? It's full of a bunch of riff-raff. Not very Jedi like.
"Trust me, I just saw some in there yesterday." ( I was standing in a corner of a crowded restaurant, waiting for a bounty.)
Well, speak of the devil, Granko. Here come's two now.
(There were two Jedi walking in the bar. One was in her mid-twenties, about my age. She was also kind of cute. The other was a little younger,I'd say 19 or 20, and he looked a little rough.
I decide to go after the guy. As I aimed for the head, and was about to pull the trigger, someone ran into me and threw off my aim. I shot too high, and the Jedi were after me. Run time.)

[VashTheStampede]

I heard a shot in a cafe down the street, people were running and screaming, none of my business I tell myself and As I turn around I recongnize someone running past me. It was Caraso a young bounty hunter I once knew, he was being chased by two jedi one male and one female. I couldn't let him just get captured or killed, afterall there is some honor code between bounty hunters and asassins. As the Jedi's were closing in I casually tripped the female Jedi and walked innocently away. I walked further down the street and got into my speeder and sped off toward Caraso, I knew tripping a Jedi would only slow the chase and these days any bounty hunter was considered a risk to jedi and they would stop at nothing to capture all the could to protect The Order. I stopped the speeder in front of Caraso. "Get in!" I yelled to him. He jumped in and together we sped off towardsmy ship. "Why are you after Jedi, do you really want to die young."

[zero zero nine]

"Grrrr." That's the thing about bounty hunters. If they can't do it clean, they don't want to finish the job. And then you have to chase them. The bullet whizzes past my head, and I deflect it with a Force push. No use in hiding now. Ate Lyonne screams, "No! Dan-Rairen! Don't play his game!" I don't listen to her. Not this time. I rush out to the parking lot, where a lone biker is getting off his speeder. Without wasting a second, I wave my hand and say "Don't worry, I'll bring it back." And I take off, zooming through the traffic ways of Coruscant. "Nobody tries to kill me. Nobody. Especially not a two-bit bounty hunter." I really wanted to eat.

There are two of them.

"C'mon and kill me. You know you want to." Make him go back to the restaurant. They'll have to face down both of us, Lyonne and me.

"No amount of body armor can protect you from a Jedi. From me." I shout, taunting them. They're moving out of my sight. I'm nearing the restaurant again. And Ate Lyonne shows me why she is a Jedi Master.

I'm lifted from the seat of the speeder... I catch Ate's eyes. Closed. She's moving her hands, as if in a trance. With one swift motion of her arms, I am separated from the bike, and it goes flying toward their ship. I hope it hits them.

As I float back toward the restaurant's door, she graces me with more words of wisdom. "No amount of swordsmanship, power, or rage can cover the smallest amount of stupidity. You aren't supposed to be like this. You are a Jedi. You are in control." I nod sheepishly. I look back to where the speeder flew... "I said I was going to return that."

She sighs.

"He wasn't much. Nothing I couldn't handle." I say.

She grabs on to my shoulder. "Eat later. We are going to see the Council. Now."

[Barb Gordon]

As if I didn't have enough thoughts to mull over, here's more fuel for the fire. Bounty hunters. What in all the makes a Hutt ugly are they doing going after Jedi? Bounty hunters are smarter then that, most anyway. And it looks like those two knew each other, because a bounty hunter would never help out another of his own trade. I dust the dirt from my knees from when the bounty hunter tripped me. Cheap shot, very cheap. I'm not angered, just annoyed. Never sure if there's a difference between those two emotions sometimes. I would have liked to have pinned, one, if not both of those hunters down and gotten some information from them. But I've got my hands full with Dan. He's been quiet the whole time, staying by my side yet slightly behind me out of respect, still keeping up with my brisk pace. I almost smile as I see the Jedi Tower loom before us. As we enter a few Masters and Padawans pass us, greeting us as they go. Some of the Padawans are pratically staring in awe at me, and in wonder at Dan. I had forgotten about his "two day old" appearance. I need to find my own Padawan, but first things first.
"All right, we're here."
I say finally, turning and facing Dan. He's got his feelings hidden from me, so I can't figure out what he's feeling whatsoever at this moment. I sigh inwardly as the doors open.

[zero zero nine]

The Council Room doesn't seem as big anymore, not since I was a Padawan with Master Rensa Rodide.

Dan:

Lyonne walks to the middle of the room, and I follow as if I were her Padawan.

"Masters Jedi," she says. "I have done what you have asked. I have brought back the Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro."

Master Mace Windu speaks to me. "Are you ready to return to the Jedi Order?"

I step forward. This is more important than Master Windu, than the Council. "Master Yoda, there are pressing matters I must discuss with you."

Lyonne:
Master Windu gives me a look I've seen only a few times before as Dan rudely dismisses answering Mace and begins to speak directly with Yoda.

I respond to Master Windu's look with some telepathy.
::he's not my Padawan...it's not my job to control him...it was the council that made him a Jedi Knight::

He's still frowning.

::Yes, I know that Master Erstad. But I thought Master Rensa had trained him better than that::

I send my thoughts... I keep down any anger that was about to flare up from myself.
::You and I both know that Master Rensa trained him quite well, and that this has nothing to do with it::
Master Windu remains silent, thinking to himself now, and easily blocking off any probing I may attempt with the Force.
I blink slowly, returning my attention to the conversation at hand between Dan and Master Yoda.

Dan:

The great warrior of ages past and present hops out of his seat. "Yes... strong your feelings are... Alone we must talk."

Lyonne and the rest of the Council look on in wonder. A Jedi Knight talking to Master Yoda only? Unheard of.

"Your thoughts. Of Master Rensa. Dwell you do." He circles around me. I don't think I could hide anything from him.

"Master Yoda, " I begin. "Her last words to me were 'Bring me back.' I must honor her last request. How would I go about doing that, giving flesh back to energy?"

"Impossible, little one. Unready you are. Unready even Master Yoda is." He throws his cane into the air. "Catch it." he orders. I do so with ease. I have it float around... but it's getting heavy. He's putting pressure on it. I don't want to break. Don't want to show weakness. I crack his walking stick in two, and both pieces drop to the floor.

"Return, little one. Retrain. True Jedi once more become." That I cannot oblige him. A Jedi is good as his word, no matter how much forgiveness he receives.

"Master Yoda, I cannot retake my Jedi vows. You know that. I have left the Order. Nothing can change that."

He replies deftly. "You can. But, if insist you must, then Jedi you are not. Dark this is."

Lyonne:
I send a telepathic message to Master Yoda.
:: Let me watch him. I will make him come back. He will walk with us again.::

Yoda answers: ::Two Padawans? No...::

I reply... :: No, he's a Jedi. Xanko is my Padawan. He's just... like a little brother::

Dan:
I feel sad... He's lost respect for me. "I have to do this. Master Yoda... allow her to watch, to guide me. If she cannot protect my soul, she can protect the universe from me."

OOC: Co-written by myself and Barb Gordon :)

[JL Man]

"Nice to see you again Da Kun," I say as I jumped into the speeder. Once we escaped I answered his question.
"You mean you didn't know? Darth Vader put a bounty on any Jedi you can kill and bring a head back."
Da Kun said a lot of hunters like myself were gonna die because of the Jedi Extermination. I agreed. We got to his ship.
"So, Da Kun what are you doing here?"

[VashTheStampede]

"I had a job to do, that's all you need to know." I walked towards my ship and turned around " I only helped you cuz I had nothing better to do, don't think I actually like or respect you or anything" He starts to walk away and I say to him " Next time you try and kill a Jedi make sure you kill him with the first shot, you may not gt another." I enter my ship and sit down at the control panel when I get a message. "Da Kun" the voice said " are you there "Da Kun". I press the comm button and answer "Yeah, what do you want." "I want you to kill someone for me, how much will it cost", the voice said. "Well, it depends on who it is and who you are" I said. "I want you to kill Mace Windu" he said.
"A Jedi master, but why." I asked. "He killed my father" and at that moment I recognize the voice and know who it is, the young Boba Fett, the son of one of my mentors. "Boba I usually don't kill Jedi, but I was trained by your father and there is a bond, there will still be a fee."I say. "Don't worry father put away plenty of money."he says. A jedi master, could I do it i thought for a moment, It would be the ultimate test. " I'll do it." and with that it was set. It might be a good experience, I might even run into that cute Jedi from earlier. ;) I smiled and took off to gather supplies.

[Barb Gordon]

Yoda closed his eyes, frowning, deep in thought. He nodded slowly, and opened his eyes, staring past Dan and directly at me.
"Yes. Allow it I will."
I tried not to, but couldn't supress my relief and happiness with Master Yoda's decision. I bowed.
"Thank you for your time, Council."
::Thank you, Master Yoda::
I thought to myself, and I could tell, that without him needing to probe my thoughts, that he knew what they were. He nodded as Dan and I turned and walked out of the Council chambers. As soon as the doors closed behind us, I couldn't help but wonder what they must all be discussing now, especially Master Windu and Master Yoda. But, I shook my head, that's none of my concern, but Dan is. We walked along the corridor in silence.
"You know, I'm actually surprised Master Yoda agreed to our request..."
I stopped, turning to face Dan and placed my hands on his shoulders.
"But I'm very glad he did."
He smiled, but confusion was in his eyes as I frowned.
"But I swear by all that makes a Hutt ugly, that if you don't work with me, I will make to where you wish you were married to a Hutt. Do you understand me?"
Realizing half way through my speech that I was teasing him, he grinned and nodded.
"Absolutely, Master Erstad."
I nodded.
"Good."
I glanced down the halls to either side of us.
"I think it's about time you went to your chambers and changed your clothes and gotten some rest. You've been through a lot these past two days. And I must find my Padawan."
He nodded and we parted ways in the corridor. I headed for the Meditation rooms, hoping that I would locate my Padawan.

[SuperBoy]

I burst out of the meditation room with an angry look upon my face. I walked out towards a window looking out. Another Padawan followed me. "Why did you walk out of the meditation room like that." I looked at him like he should have knew the answer. " I think sometime that meditating is a waste of my time. I should be out there with other jedi's fighting a good fight." I tell him and then I walked away.
As I was walking I started to think to myself. What can I really get out of mediating? I should be practicing on how to us a lightsaber better. Then as I was walking I started to sense a familiar present. "It's got to be her." I thought to myself. I then started to walk in the direction where I got that filling. As I turned the corner it was my master Lyonne.The a smile came to my face as I was in front of her. " Hi master, where have you been all this time?"


OOC: Sorry for not posting for a while i have been at my grandmother's house and i just got back.

[JL Man]

I had reached my ship. Granko was there obviously sad that there wasn't a head and lightsaber in my hand. I took off my body armor, to reveal normal clothes.
Granko, do you have any other planets I could go for some Jedi? I heard some have been running away.
"Why do you ask?"
My face is gonna be all over Coruscant wanted papers.
"I'm not even gonna ask what you did, Caraso. But to answer your question I heard a master named Mace Windu is visiting Tatooine tomorrow to get some of his runaway Jedi back."
Mace Windu! I can't get him.
"Listen, the only bounty as high as his is Yoda himself, and you know you can't get him."
All right, I'll do it. I just hope I don't run into any other hunters.

[zero zero nine]

I'm in my old quarters at the Jedi Tower. I don't get Master Yoda sometimes. Am I still a Jedi? One of them? I change into a new set of clothes, and place my lightsabers onto my bed.

Electrum-Crystal powered. Motion activated. Carbonite handguards, I think to myself. I am a Jedi warrior. Nothing less. And maybe nothing more.

I begin to sit in meditation.. let the world fall away, lose my emotions. To think about death, and the Force. My family. Many a sibling, an uncle, my father... turned to the dark side. It's like a tradition with us. I wonder if I can fight it. But most of all, I want to honor my Master's last request.

"Bring me back... Dan-Rairen..." Eh? Am I going crazy? I hear her clear as day...

"Hello?" I offer into the empty room.

::Yes, Learner. I am here.::

"Master... Master Rensa... my master." She appears to me as if she was a ghost.

::You want to finish what I have begun for you, yes?::

"Yes, Master." Master Rensa walks around taking a look my things...

::You left... didn't you.:: I nod a yes, then look down at my feet.

::I see I failed to teach you the last lesson, even in death.:: I blink my eyes. "Failed me? No! You were the best teacher!"

::On Yavin 4, you couldn't have helped me if you wanted to... I held your lightsabers in the same spot, while fighting the four of them. You couldn't help me because you didn't let go of them. Because that's where you thought your power came from. In that, I failed you. I was a powerful Jedi. I hid your Force field from them. They couldn't feel you. I didn't want you to die, little one.::

I sigh, "No... master."

::The final lesson is this... to achieve true balance... one must either control nothing, or control all. Both the light and the dark sides. On Yavin 4, I made sure you controlled nothing, so that one day you may learn to control all. The Force is limitless, but the conduit is limited. Recreate the conduit so it isn't. Go to Tattooine. Once there, you will begin to understand:: She begins to fade back into nothing.

"I understand. Thank you, master." I bow. "Coruscant isn't the safest place for their, I mean our kind anyway."

I go to the Meditation rooms, searching for Ate Lyonne. I need to inform her of my travel plans.

[VashTheStampede]

"Tatooine?" I said surprised "Why would a Jedi master go to Tatooine." I asked the info droid. "Mission unknown, there are rumors of Master Mace Windu gathering up all lost Jedi for an assault on the Sith." the droid said. I walk away from the droid and into a dark alley. Tattooine, it's been so long since my last visit there. This will be much harder now, if a droid knows of Windu's trip to Tattooine then most certainly Darth Vader and the Sith know of it too. Perhaps I should pay the Sith a visit when I arrive on Tatooine, I could use their help and resources. As much as I respect the Jedi it's either us or them and it will not be me.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: yay, now we've got all the original people who wanted to start this, and hopefully more will come! Hope you don't mind me action'ing Xanko a little SuperBoy. Feel free to do so with mine, that goes for anyone...just not too much,lol.

IC:
I frown before my Padawan even turned the corner to greet me. I could feel the anger and annoyance, the frustration, eminating from him at the other end of the hall. I don't return his smile as he asks where I was, and I can tell that that confuses him.
"Why aren't you in the meditation room?"
His smile fades at that question and he glances at his feet. I sigh, knowing full well why he left. I turn on my heel and gesture for him to follow as I begin walking down another hall.
"Xanko, meditation, whatever your views on it are, is vitally important for you to become a good Jedi. It can be more important then learning how to wield lightsabre better. Meditation gets you closer in tune to the Force. It's all around us, in us, with us always. Besides all other things, meditation will balance your body, mind, and spirit with the Force. Remember Xanko, the Force is our ally, and without, we are nothing, we are not Jedi. Until you understand the important of meditation, you will never become the Jedi I know you can and should become."
We walk in silence as he mulls over what I had just said. Perhaps he'll understand everything I told him now, maybe tomorrow, or maybe never...by the Force I hope not never. I halt and he does the same. Confusion washes over his features again.
"Master, we're right back where we were."
He states, seeing that we are at the meditation rooms again. I nod.
"Yes, yes we are. And that's because you haven't finished your meditation practices."
He moves to protest but I raise a hand and silence him.
"Xanko, please, do not test me now. Finish your meditation practices, and then meet me at my apartment rooms."
I say sternly, staring him intently in his eyes. He sighs, lowering his eyes and nods in response. I pat him on the shoulder encouragingly and smile, before heading off in the direction of Dan.

[SuperBoy]

As I walk back into the meditation room, I was thinking to myself about what my master had told me. " Maybe she was right about all that. Even throw I don't like to meditation it still might be good for me." As I walked back in the room all the other Padawan's where looking at my differently. I heard them making fun of me but yet there mouth's where not moving. I was reading what was on there mind's. Maybe I'm more stronger in the force then I thought. I did as I was told to do. I walked into a corner where no one could bother me. I then got down to my knees and then started mediating.

[zero zero nine]

"There you are, Ate Lyonne." I catch her in one of the massive halls of the Jedi Tower. These spanning walkways are held up by huge pillars, a reminder of how the Jedi Order used to be. And I mean used to be. "I am going to Tattooine. I am on a personal mission, and since you have been so gracious, you should start packing your bags too."

She Force pulls my long lightsaber to her hand. Tapping my forehead with the weapon, she begins yet another lecture... "Think with this... and not with this." She ignites the blade. Lyonne is now, for want of better words, my probation officer. I mean, she's always been... I just needed to pull something big enough for the Council to make it official.

"I don't have a spaceworthy vehicle. Can I ride with you, Ate? Or will I have to use *gasps* Force-awful public transportation?"

She hands it back to me, still lit. "You want me to go to saber practice?" I ask.

"No," she replies. "I want you to realize where your real weapons are..."

With that, she walks away.

[Barb Gordon]

Well, looks like I'm off to Tatooine. I'll need to take Xanko with me of course, blast it, I'd like him to be here working...but perhaps Tatooine will be a good, unexpected change for him.
"Dan"
I call over my shoulder as I walk away. Dan looks up as he hit the ignition button of his lightsabre, shutting it off as he puts it away.
"We'll take regular transportation like everyone else to Tatooine. No reason to draw attention to ourselves..."
I pause.
"Speaking of which, change out of your robes before we leave here, less noticeable that way.....and don't even start."
I finish as I can tell he's about to grumble about it. He smiles and nods, and I know as I turn my back that he'll wait till he's a good distance before grumbling. Xanko is in Meditation right now, really hate to bother him, oh well. I calm myself as I walk towards my rooms, focusing my thoughts. If he's concentrating well enough, he'll hear me loud and clear.
::Xanko::
I can feel his feelings of wonder as I speak to him telepathically. I've never really done this with him before, better now then later to try it with him I suppose.
::Xanko, thank you for going back to Meditation. I need you to go hurry up and pack. We're leaving for Tatooine as soon as possible. Pack your robes, but don't wear them out of the Jedi Tower::
I end my thoughts to him as I the doors to my apartment slides open. Time to pack.

[VashTheStampede]

I pack my weapons into my ship and ready for the trip to Tatooine. As I walk back into the ship I wonder if I will be able to succeed, but when I arrive I will seek help from the Sith then I might be able to calm down a bit. I start the ship and set a course for Tatooine, I am about to embark on my greatest challenge ever maybe even my last. I depart from Coruscant with plenty on my mind, but I try to concentrate on the matter at hand. I put the ship on autopilot and try and get some sleep.

[SuperBoy]

It seems like I'm going to Tatooine. I think to my self. I then get up and walk out of the meditation room. I walk down the hall heading to my room. Once I got into my room. My clothes was all on the floor. Lucky for me no one has seen it. The clothes have been on the floor for three days. It's kinda hard for me to find the right robes I want to wear. I start packing, I packed my favorite black robes to got with my all black clothes that I'm wearing and going to be wearing.

I wasn't to sure why master Lyonne didn't want me to wear the robes out of the building. I really didn't care to much I was happy that I could finally get some attack. A time to show everyone what I can do. Once I had all my things packed I decide to meet my master in her room. I then grabbed my bags and walked out to her room.

[zero zero nine]

This is horrible. I look, at worst, like a Tatooine slave, or at best, the poorest Jedi in the galaxy. These brown clothes hide my inner coolness. And have I got inner coolness. Not even a cool cloak to wear. But, I'm complying with Ate Lyonne's instructions. I guess I shouldn't take it upon myself to be noticeable. I take my lightsabers to my side, put the short one on its handle hook and stare at my reflection in the mirror.

"You notice the lightsaber. You can feel the Force. This isn't your day. Today... I've decided to join the Dark Side." I laugh to myself. Many people can't see why I think that joke is so funny. Oh, well. I put myself in the ready position, remembering the words of Master Rodide and her master Jei Halo:

"Only one encounter, only one mind, only one attack, only necessary."

I lash out toward the mirror. My lightsaber, feeling the movement, ignites and extends to its full length before disappearing inside the hilt just as quickly. I think of the bounty hunter that tried to kill me today. "You tried to kill me with one bullet. I will kill you with one strike. Wherever you are. I will find you."

I look out the window. It's nightfall. And it's been one interesting day.

I get on the communication system, and contact Ate Lyonne, along with her Padawan, Xanko. "Everything's set. I'll meet you at the nearest docking pad, unless of course, you would like to get some sleep first."

[Barb Gordon]

As I enter my room I see a small, furry lump in the center of my bed. It stirs, stretching out to its full length and uttering a quite pathetic....meow. I smile.
"Yes, I'm leaving again Ben."
I say, coming over and stroking the small kitten. I had found it a few weeks ago, crying its eyes out behind a dumpster. It was quite cute, and had gotten used to my comings and goings. Ben seemed to have his own Force skills sometimes. I quickly gathered what I would need and packing them into my bags. I slipped out of my Jedi robes and put on a simple blue outfit with a dark green traveling cloak. I clipped my lightsabre to my belt, but shoved it farther back so if my cloak was caught by the wind, chances were no one would see the lightsabre. Once I was packed I kissed the kitten, leaving Ben where he was still asleep on my bed, and headed out. Xanko and Dan were already coming down the hall.
"All right you two. Let's head for Tatooine."
And with that, the three of us headed out of the Jedi Tower and to the nearest transport station.

[JL Man]

Well, here we are Granko. Tatooine, which now holds the second biggest bounty in the galaxy, Mace Windu.
(My info droids finally came back and said that an unidentified ship has landed close by. I take out my bincoculars.) That ship, could it be Da Kun? Well, well just a little competition for my prize.
(I decided to scan the rest of the area.)
There's a transport ship. Let me zoom in. That's the Jedi I tried to kill earlier coming out. And the cute one too. I could go for two or three bounties today and get rich. Granko, how does this sound. Get to Mace, kill him. The other two will "sense it" come investigate and I knock them off.
"There's just one problem Caraso. Da Kun."

[zero zero nine]

OOC: I also hope that Superboy and the others don't get mad if I use them a little.

Dan:

We file out of the transport ship, like a herd of animals. The suns beat down on our backs, our faces. Not a good place to be. For anyone.

"How can anyone live on this forsaken rock?" I mutter. Endless stretches of dirt. That's it. Nothing else. Oh right. This is the birthplace of the "Chosen One." Anakin Skywalker. Whatever. I bet I'm as good as him anyway.

"Why exactly are we here, again?" Xanko asks impatiently. The heat is getting to him.

"Business. My business. Which makes it none of yours." I tell him coldly. The heat is getting to me, too. Ate Lyonne looks at me surprised. She sighs, and starts to talk. "Be more respectful. You were like Xanko once, too, you know. Actually, I think you still are."

"I hope you're as good with a lightsaber as you think you are, Master Jedi. Couldn't handle being alone? Wanna come back to the fold?" Xanko retorts, his hand nearing his lightsaber.

I don't like Padawans. They slow a Jedi down. I guess that's why I'm not a Master. I don't like teaching, don't like waiting.

I am definitely feeling hostile. He better hope it's the heat. "You're good. I'll give you that, Padawan. I've seen you in saber practice. But not good enough to know you're already defeated. Even if you tried."

I don't have time for this. I need to find what I'm looking for. I run ahead toward the city in front of us. Mos Espa, I think it is. Dark energy.

The ground unexpectedly begins to shake... and the sand around me falls inward as if in a funnel.

"SARLACC!!!" I yell. I'm falling... there are teeth, lots of teeth. I activate my lightsaber and tuck into a roll position, with the lightsaber blade out over my head.. I'm going down its throat. My lightsaber cuts at the sides of the sarlacc. I really don't want to die. I need help. I try to Force-pull myself up to slow the fall... I'm still falling.

OOC: Sarlacc is that huge worm creature from ROTJ. I think it's called a sarlacc. If not, just tell me the name of it, and I'll edit my post. ^_^

[SuperBoy]

I ran to the direction where I saw the sarlacc swallow jedi Dan. As I was running I looked back at my master.

Xanko: Watch this master.

Lyonne: Don't not go.

Disobeying my master I went any way. I got to the edge of it's month. I reached behind my back to get out my lightsaber but it wasn't there. I looked to the left, my lightsaber fell off of my belt. It was a flew feet away from me. I was about to get it but I slipped and was about to go into the sarlacc's month also. I was trying to clim out of it month. but I was getting closer and closer to getting all the way in. I reached my hand out in the direction of my lightsaber. I focused all of my power's.

Then the lightsaber flow up into the air, I then jump up and caught it and then activated it. As I was going down into the sarlacc's month. I shoved the saber into it's side. So as I was going down I was ripping it in half. I saw that I was getting closer to Dan. I then turned the lightsaber off so that I wouldn't go down any deeper then I already was. I reached out my hand for him to take.

Xanko: Now there's only one problem. How are we going to get out?

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: Remember to now date and time all you posts....I haven't a clue what month to make, so if anyone else would like to do that, they can, but we all have to follow that. I say it's 9am, standard hours. And a day, maybe two, have already passed in this story.

IC:
I'm beginning to wonder if watching both Xanko and Dan was still a good idea. Leaving Xanko behind would have been the wiser choice. I stare out at the endless expanse of sand that makes up this planet as Xanko and Dan continue to bicker. As Dan rushes off without thinking, I can feel the vibrations far earlier then he does. My chance to cry out to stop him is washed away as I see Dan suddenly drop from sight. I can feel surprise coming from Xanko, and worry, as I rush off towards Dan. As I run I concentrate the Force and brace myself as I pinpoint where Dan and the creature are and try and haul him away from it. His lightsabre wont be of any help for him against this thing, not with how large it is. I feel him stop struggling against the creature as he realizes he's being pulled free. Seemingly out of thin air, Dan rises from the great gap in the side and lands with a thud next to me. I sink to the ground, a bit breathless from the effort of pulling him out...and being a bit scared myself that he'd been eaten. I point the hilt of my lightsabre at him.
"Let this....be a lesson...to you..."
I begin inbetween deep breaths,
Don't...ever...run off from me again. You're setting a bad example for not only Xanko, but for Jedi everywhere. It's going to get you killed...and,"
I smile,
"Going to make it easier for Xanko to bother you."
I clip my lightsabre onto my belt again and pick myself up from the sand, brushing it from me. I offer a hand, and Dan takes it. I head back to where Xanko is and sling my bag over my shoulder. The two young men follow in suit.
"I'm assuming all bickering and near death experiences are over...for the moment."
I turn and face Mos Espa, and the amount of dark energy that is positively reeking from it makes me sick.
"Let's find a place to stay."

[zero zero nine]

Wow. Twice in as many days.

"Thank you. Both of you." I bow respectfully. Almost dying makes you rethink a lot of things. We walk into Mos Espa, the home of thieves, cheats, and lowlives. Dark forces... all around. Almost overwhelming. People are dying here. I can sense it.

I'm exhausted. Fighting against that huge worm... takes a lot out of a person. Ate Lyonne spots an inn, nothing like anything we have on Coruscant, but apparently, the best of the bunch. She points toward it, and we begin to move.

I try to lift a rock from the ground with the Force just for fun... But I can't. No matter how hard I try. Something's wrong. I'm feeling weak... I'm not supposed to be weak. My knees buckle, and I hit the sandy ground face forward.

The two in front sense my pain, and rush back toward me.

Ate Lyonne looks into my eyes, watching the life, the Force slip out.

I gasp and gurgle. "Sorr... Sorry for causing you so much trouble, Ate... I don't know what's... what's wrrrroonngg.." I'm starting to slur. I close my eyes. I can only hear voices now. Maybe I'm dreaming.

"His Force field, his midichlorians are becoming more and more inactive... It's very uncommon. He's starting to fade. We have to move him to a safe place. We can keep him alive... but he... he won't have his powers."

A male voice. "Wait... I sense something... Jedi."

[VashTheStampede]

9:15 AM

I park my ship on the edge of town, I walk out, taking with me my Long Sword and auto blaster. It is just how I remember it, hot, dry, and deadly. I walk into one of the many bars in town looking for information. I enter and notice the stares I get, they know who I am and after a few moments they go back to their business.

I might as well get right to the point, "I am looking for the Sith." that rose a few heads but nobody seems to be paying any attention. When suddenly I'm grabbed from behind and dragged out of the bar by way of a chokehold. I am able to reverse it and throw my attacker on the ground and in that second put my sword to the throat of my hooded attacker. "Don't kill me, I will take you to Lord Tyranos" he said. "Then why did you attack me?"I asked

"Lord Tyranos heard that someone was coming to Tatooine to fight the Sith, I thought that was until now." he said " You are Da Kun I am sure the Sith Order would love to employ your services." I look him over and agree to follow him to his master. Lord Tyranos? This could be interesting.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: lol, I hate it when two posts appear at the same time. Okay, so we'll just assume Xanko went to "be a hero", and I had to save both of you. Though I only talked to Dan, but let's just say he was on the ground on the other side of me,k?

Approx: 9:30

IC:
The suddeness of feeling the Force around Dan almost literally fall apart caused me to jerk around as I saw him stumble to the ground.Not good. Xanko and I rushed to him, and I could feel another Force presence close in on us.
"Master Windu."
I breathed, not needing to look up to know who it was.
"I've got a place we can take him to."
He said quietly, lifting is hand, and lifting Dan in the process with the Force, with ease, beckoning us to follow. I stuck close to Dan's side, glancing over him and probing around with the Force. Xanko was like my shadow, keeping right by me and glancing around worriedly, and with a bit of suspicion. Master Mace Windu led us through an alley and up a flight of steps to an uninteresting, somewhat hidden building that wouldn't attract anyone's attention. Probably the best place for a Jedi to stay if they didn't want trouble to come looking for them. After speaking with a very aged woman, Master Windu took us to an empty room where he settled Dan onto the bed. I waved my hand in the direction of the door and closed it, and set Xanko to stand next to it as somewhat of a guard. Then Master Windu and I proceeded to look over the suddenly ill Jedi Knight.

[JL Man]

9:35 am
I just hit the jackpot. I was following those three Jedi from the transport ship and Coruscant, and Mace Windu shows up. I waited to get close enought to make sure to get a critical shot, but they went inside some rickety old hotel. The problem now was they shut the door to their room. The guard was set, but it was only a padawan. I don't know why but I can just tell. He won't get me a bounty, so I just load a tranqulizer and he's knocked out. As I get closer to the door I realize that for some reason I can now sense the Force inside that room. Lately, I'll get all wierd like that sometimes. Now, the hard part somehow opening the door and kill at at least two without getting noticed. Oh yeah, sounds real easy.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: Remember peeps, date and time! any ideas on the month? random month: march sound good?

9:38am

IC:
Mace whips out his lightsabre, the purple blade humming to life. At that moment I've practically ripped open the door with my a wave of my hand through the Force, as Xanko slumps to the ground. As the door flies open Master Windu lunges for the person we both felt was about to slip in through the door. he's met by nothing but air.
"Blast."
I grumble, joining Master Windu in the small hallway.
"Well,"
Master Windu said, pressing the ignition button of his lightsabre and clipping back to his side,
"Whoever was there took off fast..."
We both looked around.
"And that's not easy...had to be someone skilled."
I said, voicing both our thoughts. He nodded grimly.
"Bounty hunters."

[JL Man]

9:38
Crap they're opening the door! I turn the jet pack on and zoom out of the building and down the stairs. Fortunately, the old woman's asleep. Since I'd been watching I know the only two left are the cute girl and Windu. Well, again no easy job. I knew they would come after me. I hid around the side of a nearby building and waited.

[Barb Gordon]

9:39am

"What?"
I ask in alarm as Master Windu and I retreat back into the room. He helps me gather up Xanko and place him on the couch till the dart wears off.
"Bounty hunters....I've been 'talking' with a few locals. Seems I have a bounty on my head."
He states simply,calmly. I'm in disbelief. Master Mace Windu, with a bounty on his head?! Then again, makes sense. Taking down either Master Windu or Yoda would bring great fame and glory, not to mention a load of cash, to the bounty hunter that did the deed.
"What are you going to do?"
"Nothing."
"Excuse me?"
Master Windu smiles.
"Like I said, nothing, Master Erstad. I'll let them come if they choose. If I stay here that is, and I'll be fine handling them. If I were to go back to Coruscant though, then there would be danger. A risk for all Jedi there, and Master Yoda."
I nod, realizing the implications if he were to go back. Without a word, and without him stopping me, I leave the room. I leap down the steps and rush out of the building. I can still feel "him" here. I bring my lightsabre out, my thumb hovering over the ignition button...waiting.

[zero zero nine]

9:45 a.m.

I hate this.

I can’t sense anything beyond the feel of a bed pressing against my back. I feel like a pile, just a useless pile. I heard Ate Lyonne. Living, but nothing. No Force abilities. I’d rather be dead. Dead than not be able to hear its call in meditation, or its guidance during battle. I’d rather die. I’m almost there, I think. Shhhh… people are talking.

“His midichlorians are going into stasis. There are only a few recorded cases like this in the Archives.” Master Windu says. “Needless to say, the party’s over. For him. In a few hours, this dirt will have more Force energy running through it. There isn’t a cure for it. In time, his body functions will return to normal. Except for his midichlorians.”

No need to mince words, I guess. He shouldn’t make it easy for me. Not the way I disrespected him in front of the Council. But his message means everything now. It means that I lose everything. No telekinesis, no telepathy, no ESP. It means I will be finally “officially” expelled from the Order. I guess I have to look on the bright side. I still have extraordinary lightsaber skills, by Jedi Order standards. And in a few hours, no one will be able to sense my presence. Jedi nor Sith.

I still hate this.

[JL Man]

9:40 AM
Looks like I'm in more trouble than I thought I would get into here. Probably gonna end up in the worst possible situation, a fight with a full-fledged Jedi. Oddly enough, she seems almost familiar which is very odd. I've never felt like this before, I've never felt like I know someone so well, but I know I must fight. If only I could remember what my past was. I pull out my blaster knowing full well I don't really stand a chance. Here we go. I pop out from behind the building firing away. The Jedi deflects all my blasts away with her lightsaber just as I planned. She runs towards me. Perfect. I run away and just when she's in place I press the detonater for the explosives I set on the wall while I was waiting. Duds. Now, it's time to fight for real. I slowly but surely lose more and more ground in the fight. Nothing I do can get past that lightsaber. I'm at last backed against a wall and knocked out. The last thing I remember before blacking out is my helmet being pulled off and the Jedi gasping and saying " You! How can it be?"

[VashTheStampede]

9:45 AM

I went through the winding catacombs underneath the city, there were so many twists and turns nobody would be able to get through it without a sith guide. I finally reached a great hall , lanterns hung from the ceiling and iluminated the room. "Wait here the master will be with you." the Sith said. I looked around and found what appeared to be a storage space for lightsabers.

"Hmm they wouldn't mind if I took just one" I grabbed one of the many double-bladed lightsabers and clipped it to my cloak. "Ahh the assasin Da Kun, the pleasure is all mine I'm sure." Said an old man with a grey beard. He must be the Lord Tyranos I have heard about, there is no turning back now I know of the secret lair of the Sith and that means I either die or become one of them. Well it's better than death

[Barb Gordon]

9:55AM

The helmet falls to the floor as I stagger back, the bounty hunter in front of me sagging down to the ground on his knees. It can't be him....by the Force it can't...."He" was my closest friend in the entire universe. We were thicker then anything, always there for each other, until he disappeared. I couldn't even find him with the Force. But that was so many years ago...so many, that it just can't be him.
"It can't...it's not...oh Force it's can't...be."
I hear myself frantically mumbling under my breath. First whatever is happening with Dan, and now this. I continue to stand in front of this fallen, seemingly familiar, stranger. Breathing heavily, shaking my head in disbelief, I continue to stare.

[SuperBoy]

10:00

The dirt had worn off and I had started waking up. I couldn't really move that well yet. I didn't even remember what happened. As soon as I tried to get stand up Master Windu had stopped me.

Master Windu: You need to lay here and rest young Padawan.

Xanko: What happened to me? Where's my Master?

Master Windu: You was taking out by a bounty hunter. You are lucky he only hit you with a dirt and didn't kill you. And for your master she went off to fight the bounty hunter.

After hearing that I then try my hardest to get up and join her. But Master Windu lays me back down.

Master Windu: What is it you think your doing?

Xanko:I'm going to help my master and going to tech that guy a lesson. Now get out of my way. I mean please let me help her.

Master Windu: You can't not fight that bounty hunter you need to rest and that's what you are going to do.

Xanko: I don't have to listen to you, your not my mast...

Then realizing what I was about to say and to who I stopped my self.

Xanko: Master Windu I am sorry and you are right I need to get some rest.

I then turned the other way so that my back was racing him. Master Windu then got up and went to the other from. As he got to the door way he stopped and looked at me." The boy has a lot of anger in him. He can be a good Jedi but I just hope he doesn't turn out like another Anakin.

[zero zero nine]

OOC: This is going great! I would just like to take this opportunity to ask to make sure you guys proofread your posts before sending them. It gets hard to follow at times. OK, Thanks ^_^

IC:

10:05 a.m.

Strength is returning to my muscles. The blood feels like it's flowing through my veins again. In time, I'll be able to do something about this commotion I keep on hearing. I open my eyes. Xanko is being unruly. I laugh to myself. I move to get up, but Master Windu holds me back down.

"Don't ever do that again." he says. "I'm just being courteous to Master Erstad. She really shouldn't have to put up with upstarts like you."

He can't read me. Can't tell my thoughts. Advantage. Probe all you want, old man. You'll find nothing. "You were the one who specifically approved me to take the Trials, Master Windu. I find it kind of odd that you think I'm a bad Jedi."

He smirks. "A lot can happen in two years. Especially in this galaxy."

I look at my lightsabers. Still useful. Just like me. I hope.

"The Jedi Order has been weakened over the centuries. I can tell that much. Even though I'm so new at this." No smiles. "How can they be wiping us out? If we're the greatest warriors in history, how can they be succeeding?"

He replies with one word. "Balance."

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that, regardless whether you can use the Force, Jedi can still sense you and know your thoughts and feelings? Or is Dan basically completely without the Force, it just doesn't exist, or rather, he doesn't exist within it anymore? Like a Yuuzhan Vong kinda thing I'm assuming.

10:05AM

IC:
Thoughts are racing through my mind on what to do. Should I just leave him here to regain consciousness and take off? Should I bring him to Master Windu...should I erase this meeting from his thoughts, or take him someplace,dump him there, and hope he doesn't find us again. Oh Force, what am I going to do. He stirs and my pulse quickens, even as he grows motionless again.
"So what are you going to do."
I hear Master Windu question behind me. I don't bother turning around, just continue to stare down at the bounty hunter. I shake my head,
"I...I don't know."
I know Master Windu recgonizes the face, perhaps is just vaguely. He still knows this missing Padawan, almost a Jedi Knight. Knows how we were almos inseperable, and how hard I tried in relocating him. Someone must have erased his memory of it all, of everything, and that just about tears my heart apart.
"We'll deal with him later, Master Erstad. We have more current problems to do with."
he motions for me to follow, and with a slight hesitation, I do so.
"What's wrong? Is it Dan, Xanko?"
"Both actually. If you ask for my thoughts, I urge you to send Xanko back to Coruscant. You must deal with Dan now, things could get dangerous with him, and we must figure out what to do...things do not bode well for the light side of the Force I believe..."

[zero zero nine]

1030 a.m - 11:30am.

Bounty hunters. Idiots. I want to wipe them all out. Just like they want to do with us. Windu and Ate Lyonne are gone. I'm feeling stronger. Might as well put it to good use. I take my two lightsabers out, activating them. The warm red glow. It doesn't feel the same anymore.

I practice all my forms with the lightsabers, and all the motions of Jedi unarmed combat. Still deadly. That I am.

I walk out into the burning sun. I need something to eat. I head over to a bar called "The Dark Room." I hide my lightsabers under my clothes. I enter through the doorway. What greets me is the ugliest collection of bar fiends I have ever seen. I move over to the bar and order a drink and a meal.

"Tastes good, if I do say so myself." Taking a slurp of some water, something catches my eye. Lightsabers. Pretending to look for the restroom, I slip into the back, following a saber carrier. He's dressed in black. Not enough to know if they're friend or foe.

"Jedi. Mace Windu. They're here. I want them dead." I hear the activation of a lightsaber. Red. Just like mine. Sith. This could be bad. Or worthwhile.

"Everyone does. Everyone around here."

I remain in the shadows, but call out to them:

"I know where they are. You want them?"

[JL Man]

10:10 am
Ugh. I'm conscious again. Now what do I do. I suppose I could just go back to Granko. I sit there for a few minutes and one of the Jedis comes out of the building. It's time for some more bounty hunting. As I slowly follow him, every time he thinks he hears something and turns around I think about why I felt so wierd about that girl. He goes into a dirty looking bar. After a while I notice Da Kun. Why is he with a Sith? It appears the boy noticed it too. I have to know why Da Kun is mingling with that scum. Even though they do give you the credits for bringing in Jedi, there's just something I don't like about them. The boy gets there first. I hear the conversation. I know either the Jedi is actually about to fess up or get into a fight. If a fight does come up I don't know who to defend, Da Kun, obviously cutting a deal with the Sith, or the Jedi, who truthfully wouldn't bring a big bounty, because he looks like he's no longer a Jedi and, strange as it may sound, I can "feel" the others and not him. Well, for now I just sit back and watch.

[VashTheStampede]

11:30 AM

I turn around and smile at the Jedi, and motion for the Sith to withdraw his lightsaber. "You want to help, but you are Jedi Why would you help us kill your own." I ask, He doesn't seem to recognize me from Coruscant.

"I am no longer a Jedi." he responds "Well then your help would be greatly apreciated, please join us for a drink." I show him to a table and order three drinks. I give the Sith next to me a nod to get him on the same page.

" So what do you have to offer us?"

[Barb Gordon]

11:32AM

After imploring Xanko to stay in the room since the effects of the dart were still upon him, Master Windu and I headed out. Why? Because Dan had taken off, and who knew where. Not being able to feel him with the Force, not knowing where he was or what he was thinking, was starting to make me worry. And Master Windu was getting more grim. One on account of the bounty hunters being around looking for him and the trouble it would cause, and two, the fact that he was starting to find Dan very dangerous, and wasn't too happy with him at the moment. I had to get to Dan first. Master Windu and I took our seperate ways and begin entering every seedy bar in Mos Espa.....one word: gross. We were nearing the end of our outing, the purpose of being to either find Dan or find out information on the bouty hunter. One more place to go into, thank the Force. I glanced up at the name of the place, Dark Room. Fitting, considering the amount of dark feelings that were flooding over me from it. I slipped in as a Bothan came out of the bar, hugging the walls as best I could. I took a moment to concentrate on hugging the Force as close as possible to me. I could sense bounty hunters, and other beings that possesed a great amount of dark energy. If any of them were Sith, or something along that sort, there would be trouble, big trouble, if they sensed me. Feeling confident in not being able to be detected by other Force wielders, I slunk about the bar.

[zero zero nine]

11:35 am

Time to wheel and deal. See what I can get out of this.

"Advantage. They can't sense me. I can get closer to them than any of you fools. And they want me back. Believe it or not, I am the bigger threat. Your blasters and bombs really mean nothing to their kind."

The Sith I followed starts to growl. Pacing like an animal. Back and forth. He's hungry...

"Quiet." the leader says, a hard look on his face.

What am I going to do...

"This is how it's going to go down: Tonight, after nightfall. We'll meet here. Or your hideout, whichever you think is safer. You give me quarter for the night, a knife. Nice and simple. The Jedi will not see the sun again."

"Nice plan," the leader says. "But you want something. What is it?"

I think to myself. "Sixty percent of the bounty on each the Jedi heads. And a meeting with every bounty hunter in town. There are people I want to eliminate."

He spits his drink out and starts to laugh. "No way I'll give you sixty percent! You're out of your league, kid."

"And you're already dead." Under the table, I activate my short lightsaber with my legs, its end reaching just enough to singe the bounty hunter's jacket. I smile, and deactivate the blade. The Sith gets angry and leaves to the bar. "Do we have a deal? I guess we do. Don't worry. Don't look for me. I'll find you. And bounty hunters... I hate to be disappointed. Just remember... I could have killed you." Dark indeed. I won't be around much. Not until I want to be found. Not until night.

As I quickly leave through the back, I hear his voice come from the front. It's like he's hissing the word... "Jedi..."

[VashTheStampede]

11:36

I call out to the Sith to return to the table. "I don't like being double-crossed even when I know it will happen"I say to the Sith.

"He wants a meeting we will give him a meeting, go back to Lord Tyranos and ask him to get as many Sith as he can and meet outside of this bar at 7:30 PM just after nightfall." The sith nods and walks away.

"We are going to have ourselves an old fashioned ambush." I smirk and walk out of the bar.

As I walked down the street I thought I saw Caraso, on the roof of the bar but I kept walking. I will not be fooled by the tricks of a Jedi he will pay for thinking I was a fool.

[JL Man]

11:37 am
Well, that turned out fine I suppose. No fights. Now might be my chance to get that female Jedi back. I come up behind her. I yell " Freeze! You shouldn't have knocked me out." I try to fire but the girl grabs my arm. She begs me to stop and listen. Odd...

[zero zero nine]

11:40 am

I didn't really leave. I hid behind the building, still listening to their every word. Tsk tsk tsk... they never listen. They'll want to kill me. How embarrassing if they did.

I start to walk, then run out of town. No one's following me. I make sure. This would be so much easier if I had a vehicle. Or my powers.

About 2 miles out there's a village. Hydroponic farmers, scavengers, droid repairmen. Nothing fancy.

In front of the worst looking house, a young girl is playing out in the sun with a broken down speeder. I hear a rumble... Where's her parents? Oh no... Tusken Raiders... get out... get away... I run toward them... igniting my lightsaber... "Hey... hey!" I start to scream. I get to the girl first. I take her into my arms. "Don't worry... I'm a Jedi," I tell her. She doesn't care. She's scared. Me too. I haven't been this scared since I was 5 and I got trapped in the Jedi crypt below the Tower. Something is wrong. I... I'm not like this.

"Back off! BACK OFF!" I shout. I wasn't like this with the bounty hunters. With them, I was cool and collected. With Master Windu... I was confrontational. I think I'm starting to see a pattern.

[Mattashell]

OOC: Hi everyone, my name is Matt, some of you already know me. ;) I'll be playing a custom character, Puck. Barb Gordon said it was alright. Please read my profile in the first post of this thread. I wrote up the profile thinking that this would be imperial times. Please take it with a grain of salt so that it is the Senator Palpatane instead of the Emperor and the Senate or the Republic or whatever instead of the Empire. Also I'm no expert at Star Wars cannon, so I'll have questions from time to time. What is the currency called? What is used as fuel in starships? My ship is a bottom of the line piece of junk so it may use a more primative form of fuel. What is the "windshield on a starship's cockpit called? I assume their is no wind in space.

IC:

Puck: (OOC: I think it's nice if everyone posts their character name at the beginning of each post ;) )

11:41

I waddle into the Dark Room, a place I've been drunk many times before. In this part of the Galaxy most bars also serve as liquor stores.

"One bottle of Terrakian Space Rum please."

The bartender says, "Puck! It's nice to see you again. Only one bottle. You usually buy by the case."

"I just refueled the jalopy. I only have enough money left for one bottle of fuel for myself. Do you know where I can make some money?"

"You've hunted bounty before, right?"

"Yeah, I've done it."

"I know a man who's looking for bount hunters. He's paying top dollar. I've heard your good."

"I do what it takes to keep the ship running and to stay drunk."

"His name is, Vader. But there's something I think you ought to know. Don't breathe a word of it."

"My lips are sealed."

"He's close to Palpatane."

My eyes widen. "That doesn't matter to me. I need some cash."

"All right. You can meet him at these coordinates." He hands me a slip of paper. "I'm putting my neck on the line for you. I borrowed money from your father to start this place. My debts with him are sttled, but he was a good man to me, so I'm doing you this favor. I'll contact him and let him know you're coming, and that you can be trusted. Can you?"

"You don't have to worry about me. I just need the job."

"Don't screw me."

I take the bottle and the note. This is my opportunity to get to Palpatane. I don't care who this Vader person is or who he wants me to capture...or kill. He's my link to the Senator. He's my opportunity for vengance. I open the bottle and take a hard belt. Aah.

Edit: I changed the time becoase 009's post went up before mine.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

11:36-11:41AM

I hush the bounty hunter with a glare, tightening my grasp on his arm. I hear the last bits of conversation between a few different groups. One in particular could not but capture my attention. Dan! My heart races, what in the Force is he doing near Sith?! The worry hits deep to the core of me as he walks out. As soon as I'm satisfied with what I've seen and heard and turn my attention to the man whose arm I'm still holding onto. I stare intently into his eyes....no recognition whatsoever.
"Do you know me?"
He blinks, looking at me thoughtfully,
"You? Do you know me?"
He asks, questioning my question. I sigh, I don't have time to be dealing with hauntings of the past.
"Forget it..."
I turn to walk away but stop and come back, pressing him against the wall.
"But don't come near me again, or the ones who accompany me. Otherwise be sure that I will finish what I started."
he blinks in response and swiftly escape from the Dark Room, intent on following Dan.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

12:00-12:20 AM

I enter the lightsaber training area in the Sith chamber. I turn on the training program and follow the movements of the hologram. A lightsaber is much harder to wield than I thought it was. "You are starting to do better, but you need much more practice." Tyranos said. "Yeah well I will need to be alot better to fight off the Jedi."i said.

"The lightsaber may not be your skill, use the other weapons at your disposal and use the lightsaber as a last resort." he said.

"Tonight will be a very exciting night, I can feel the excitement building." I said. "It may not go as well as you planned, I sense something." What is it?" I ask. "Just be alert and show no mercy because the Jedi will play on that, and remember you are now a Sith, forget past alliances."

I continue to train, thinking about Lord Tyranos' words. "Caraso, if you are in my way I will take you down."I say to myself and smile.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

11:50 am-1:50 pm

The raiders are going. They don't like the glow of the lightsaber. We walk toward her home. I ask her name, it's Lin. When we get there... an 18 year old girl, dropdead fine, is at the door.

"Shouldn't have run off, Lin Lin. It's a dangerous planet, you know."

"Yeah, Lin. A Jedi won't come and save you every time, you know." I smile and laugh. The sister's name is Sera. After talking with her for two hours. I think I'm in love. She's so kind, so wholesome. Jedi or not. Or maybe it's just my weird condition. I've figured it out. My midichlorians are reacting to their emotions. Making me feel them too. I remember what my Master said... recreate the conduit so that it isn't limited.

Something... destroyed my bridge to the Force. And now, something's trying to rebuild it. I need to find out how. I'm halfway there.

[JL Man]

1:51 pm
When is that boy going to come out of that house? He's right now my only link to where Da Kun's going with that Sith. I'm hiding in the crowded street of Mos Espa. I figure I can see him. But he probably won't be able to see me. Plus, from what I gathered he can't use the Force. Thinking of the Force, I remember that wierd Jedi girl. Just then I rememer a name. "Blitz" Is that her name? Why would I know it? Just then the boy leaves the building. I realize I'm not so hidden anymore, the people around have moved. I'm spotted. Here we go again.

[SuperBoy]

1:55

A long time had past. I was sitting down just messing with the objects in the room making them float every where. " This is getting tiresome." I reply to my self. I need something to do. But my master told me to stay in the room. But she didn't say I couldn't leave the room. I start looking around the room. Without knowing I start losing focus on the object and they just slammed against the wall. The sound got my attention. I walk over to the mess and clean up as good as I can. I then walk over to the window and open it. I close my eye's as the wind blow against my face. Blowing my hair from side to side. For one of the every first time I felt com and I felt at peace with my self. I felt a feeling I haven't felt since my mother past away. As I was thinking of the good memoires of my mother and father. I also then started thinking about the bad. I see the Sith warrior killing them like they where animals. I felt as if I was right there feeling there pain. I then opened my eye's, the good feeling that I felt turned into anger. That's all I felt for the Sith was anger. I looked into the sky." Mother, father I promise you for this day forth. That I well not stop Intel I find the Sith lord that killed you." As those words had just been spoken from my month I started thinking about what I just said. "Maybe I have to much anger in my heart. Will, this anger turn me into the dark side!? No, it won't, I can't let it I won't let it. Someday I'll be the best Jedi ever. I'll make every one proud, even Master Lyonne."

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

1:52 pm-2:10 p.m.

It's him. The bounty hunter that tried to eliminate me. My turn. "That's right... run." I say. He starts to run backwards, firing his blaster back at me. I give chase... rolling on to the dusty ground at times to avoid the blasts. "Why don't you just stop and let me kill you... huh? I just wanna talk!" I say and laugh with a sinister smile.

"He's mine..." The crowd is pushed away like clouds in the wind. In the coming storm. It's a female Sith. She looks familiar. High ranking. The bounty hunter just watches.

"It's not nightfall, yet. What are you doing?" I ask.

"I figure," she begins, "you're better to us, to me, dead. Sooner than later."

I guess it's a fight she wants. I should do what she wants. I ignite my lightsabers and take a stance. The hum is like harmony. Wow... she's not doing anything. No blades, no weapons. Nothing. I try to run to her. But I can't move. My lightsabers are stuck. I'm held. She walks calmly toward me.

"Seems familiar, doesn't it?" she says. Yavin 4. She was one of them. She helped kill Master Rensa. She knew I was there. I can't believe that. "Poor little Jedi. Doesn't know what he's doing."

"Tell me what I'm thinking, lady." I laugh.

"That I don't know. But you will be afraid." She replies.

"I'm a lot smarter now." With that, I drop the lightsabers, pop a knife from my wrist and stab her in the heart. "Too bad you couldn't see that coming." She slumps over and hits the ground.

The Force is an energy field that surrounds all living things. It flows through us. It binds the galaxy together.

The Force energy from her... flows into and through me. I've never felt such a rush... My eyes roll back. Dark. Her training, her skills. Mine. It feels so good. I think I know how to get my powers back. I laugh. Recreate the conduit indeed.

"Now... " I look to the bounty hunter. "For you."

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

2:10PM

I shake my head, trying to clear the feeling that's surrounding me. Evil, pure evil and darkness. I ran a hand through my hair, fingers shaking as I see that look in Dan's eyes as he kills the female Sith. My other hand brushes against the hilt of my lightsabre. Dare I use it against a Jedi? But no, I remind myself bitterly, for now, Dan-Rairen Tadokoro is no longer a Jedi. Nonetheless I keep my lightsabre where it is.
"Dan. Enough."
I say firmly, taking my time walking over to him and the bounty hunter. I keep my eyes on him at all times, not daring to blink. I stop, positioning myself directly in front of the bounty hunter, directly in Dan's path to him.
"Enough."
I say again. All this commotion could bring Master Windu out of where ever he is. And that results could be endless. More Sith could appear, and bounty hunters for all know, finally finding their chance to do in Master Windu. Or Maste Windu could decide, rightly so, that Dan must be taken care of, whether that means keeping him alive or not. Or....I stop the flow of thoughts, steadying my breathing as the Force flows around and through me.

[JL Man]

2:10 am
He is no Jedi. No Jedi could kill that ruthlessly. I feel like I should defend the female Jedi. Suddenly I remember she is Blitz. Now, this is really odd. I stick my hand out and both the guy Jedi's lightsaber's are in my hand. I hear a gasp come from them both. Suddenly it all comes back. Blitz, Jedi training, Lightsaber deuls. I remember. I turn to Lyonne.
"Well, Blitz, I've found you. And my past."

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

2:13 pm

My lightsabers fly into the bounty hunter's hands.

Old feelings are returning. "I can sense you now, Ate Lyonne. Come and talk to me." I wave to her. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you, big sister. You have my word." I smile honestly, but I bet it comes of just a bit devious. I am in control.

We walk back toward the bounty hunter. He tries to scoot back, get up, something. I wave my hand and Force push him back down. "Don't even bother. Your name."

"Caraso..." he says.

She comes closer, not forgetting about that bounty hunter next to her. "Don't worry, I won't kill him either. Yet."

"W-w-w-what have you become, Dan?" she asks. I detect the smallest amount of fear... it drops away. She's hiding it with the Force. No matter. I know it's still there.

"I don't know, Ate. It's happening so fast. It's good to feel the Force flow through me again."

"Caraso... Stop it Dan!" Ate Lyonne says as she grabs my hand. "What happened... so many years ago?"

The two begin to chat, and I begin to get bored. My mind drifts back to Yavin 4, the home of so much death. This is wrong. This energy. I have to balance it out. Where do I get the Force energy? I obtained it from killing that Sith woman. Jedi kill only when necessary. A Light Force Adept, a Jedi Master. I find it necessary to kill someone.

I need balance.

[Barb Gordon]

2:12PM

"Caraso"
I breathe. Only the other Jedi Masters, my own Padawan, and my closest friend would call me Blitz, or even knew that was a nickname. I can see the recognition in his eyes, feelthe Force, though faint, surrounding him. I can also feel Dan more then I could before. But there are so many conflicting feelings going on inside his head, good and bad feelings of the Force that it's too hard to read anything clearly. I steal a glance at Dan, he's busy thinking, and I can bet I don't like where his thoughts are leading him. I glance back at Caraso.
"We can't talk here, not now. But we've got to get somewhere, alone, in private, away from all this."
I say hurridly. My mind is racing, there's just too much to do. I must find Master Windu, deal with Dan, make it back to Xanko, figure out where in this universe Caraso has been and what exactly happened to him and figure out what's up with the bounty hunters and Siths....And I know I can't deal with Caraso now.
"I'll find you again, and we can talk. Please go."
I say ernestly, I can feel his confusion. He brings a hand up to my face, brushing it against my cheek as he slowly nods.
"All right, Lyonne...."
He quickly loses himself among the crowd. I sigh, now on to the most pressing matter at hand.
"Dan-Rairen Tadokoro."
I being, turning to face my charge. He snaps out of his thoughts.
"Something is wrong with you. We've got to find Master Windu, figure this out."

[Mattashell]

PucK:
2:15

I'm walking across the lot at the filling station back to my ship. My bottle is half empty. This will never last me all the way to these coordinates. Back in The Dark Room I had the srtangest feeling of Deja Vu. Then all those people ran past me out the door it passed. It was probably the booze. I can't trust my feelings.

I stand in front of my ship. This was top of the line when my father bough it ten years ago. I haven't been able to afford to maintain, upgrade or replace it and it's all I have left that Palpatane didn't take from our estate. He'd probably take it to if I weren't away from home with it at the time. I get in an d warm up the engine.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

2:13 PM

I watch this reunion through the scope of my plasma rifle. I'm sorry Caraso but it must be done, they can't get close to our plan.
I pull the trigger and fire a round. "Damn he moved!" I only hit him in the shoulder. I pack up the rifle and head back into my ship. As I sit in the chair I reflect on what Lord Tyranos told me about the plan of the Sith.

" The problem was that the Jedi outnumbered us." Tyranos told me. "So how did you solve that problem?"I asked. "We kidnapped Jedi and using many Sith and we used the force to wipe their memory and brainwash them." he said "And this worked?"i asked "Yes, there are currently over one hundred former Jedi among our ranks."

I contemplate this and take off towards The Sith tower deep in the desert.

[JL Man]

Caraso
2:12 pm
I don't believe it. I am a Jedi! I have a lightsaber now too. I dropped the short one back there, but I have the long one. I think first I'll get back to my ship and suprise Granko. Then I... ah. My shoulder. Someone shot me. Da Kun. I can feel it. I know where he's going, the Sith tower. I know where it is due to my dealings with Vader. Before following Da Kun and meeting back with Blitz at the Sith Tower hopefully later, I head back into a dark alley. I turn on the lightsaber. A soft hum comes out as I swing it. I get started and realize I must have been an excellent lightsaber wielder. I'm not hitting a target, but I swinging swift, strong, but with grace. And this is just with one arm, since my shoulder was shot. Now, it's time to go after Da Kun. What a wierd turn of events. I'll wait and talk to Granko later.

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

2:25 pm

"Caraso... his memory, our memories." Ate Lyonne is in a reverie again.

"I'm getting my lightsaber back first."

So what... he's still a bounty hunter. I pick up my short lightsaber. He still tried to kill me. And I want my lightsaber back. I track him down to a seedy motel run by something ugly with wings. It talks in clicks to its translator droid.

"We don't give out information about our customers. " it says.

Ate Lyonne is behind me. I can't threaten him. I wave my hand, saying, "You don't want to lie to me..."

"Upstairs." it tells me.

"I know you can sense us, Caraso. Open up. I want what's mine. Lightsabers are never gifts. Especially from me. The one you have has sentimental value to me. I won't hurt you. I gave Ate Lyonne my word. If you want, we can help you build one. It's one of the last tasks in becoming a Jedi Knight. Or don't you remember?"

He opens the door. "Yes. I remember." He takes it from his hook, and hands it back to me.

"Good boy." I say, cracking a smile. "Let's go to Master Windu."

I am going to be control of these things, these powers, these feelings. Yes, I am.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

2:30PM

"All right, enough!"
I say loudly, probably louder then I meant to, but it certainly made Dan and Caraso look back towards me. I give a hint of a smile.
"I'm done with this. No more running around, no more stealing lightsabres, no more Sith killings and no more getting shot at."
I say in a rush, sometimes pointing my finger either at Dan or Caraso during a particular line.
"Nothing until we find Master Windu, you two understand me completely?"
I don't bother to let them respond as I motion them to follow.
"I'm taking charge, that's final, and I swear Dan if you take off I will personally break both of your lightsabres."
I say pointedly at Dan, in a half-joking, half-serious tone of voice.
'We're finding Master Windu, and we're finding him now. No more getting seperated. I want both of you directly behind me."
They both nod in silence, I beleived more or less stunned with my sudden outburst. I lead them back where all of this took it's turning point, back at the room Master Windu procurred for us.
"Xanko?"
I ask, pushing open the door. For a moment I didn't think he was in the room, though my Force-sense told me otherwise. He glanced my way from his place at the window.
"I thought you'd left me here, Master Lyonne."
He replies.
"Let's go my Padawan. We have many things to do. Thank you for waiting here as was requested. I'm quite proud of you."
I can feel him beaming without needing to look at him. Frankly I was proud, I half expected him to take off somewhere. Ifelt around with the Force, trying to locate Master Windu.
"All right, let's get going."
And the four of us headed back out in the streets for Master Windu.

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

2:45 pm

We found Master Windu outside of Anakin Skywalker's former apartment, along with a collection of about 19 or 20 Jedi. I wonder which ones are Knights and who are Masters. We can hear him whisper... "So many things wrong, we made the wrong decision... we have to stop them. We can't allow it." He's talking about the Council. And Vader.

I speak up. "Master Windu... in about 5 hours, the Sith are going to try to kill me. Just me. There are a lot of them. So you either run away, off the planet, go to Alderaan or something and they track us down, one by one and kill us. Or we kill them first. Their deaths are necessary for our survival."

I need his approval. I need him to agree with me. I need light Force energy. It would be impossible to detect who killed who. My lightsaber might slip and go into a Jedi's side. It's going to be one hell of a rumble.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun
3:00 PM

AS I fly over the vast desert the Sith Tower comes into view and I fly toward the tower and land on the landing pad. I turn off the engines and walk toward Lord Tyranos. "I failed to eliminate Caraso, but I do not belive he understands what happened to him."

"Very good Da Kun, it doesn't much matter, when your meeting with the Jedi starts at 7:30 we will launch a full on attack on the city and finish off Mace Windu and the Jedi on this planet once and for all."

"Excellent Master Tyranos." I hate calling anyone master but I am now one of them and I must do it. I go to prepare for the fight later tonight, and personally I can't wait for it.

[JL Man]

Caraso
2:46 pm
Who is this Dan person? He's acting like a Sith.
"Master Windu. Please ignore Dan's rudeness. If you will remember I am Master Lyonne's former Padawan, Caraso."
He welcomes me back and asks me where I've been. I tell him it's too long a story to tell right now.
"Sir, if you would, could you refresh my memory on how to make a lightsaber. I'm going to be fighting tonight, I believe, and a lightsaber would be of great use."
Dan gives me a nasty look and walks off. I'll leave him to Master Lyonne.

[Mattashell]

PUCK:

3:46

I return from hyperdrive at the coordinates given to me. There are many ships here. My com is ringing off the hook. They want to know who I am. What are these coordinates? there's no planet here. Wait a second. There is some sort of construction project going on here. The framework is just begun, no telling what scale this project is. Must be a space station. There is a small bit that seems to have been made livable. Probably for the rest of the project to be supervised from.

I get on the com and tell them my name and my ship's serial number. "I'm here to speak with a Mr. Vader."

"Since you are new to us the slip up is forgivable. But from now on he is to be addressed as 'Lord Vader'"

"Lord? The Republic is a democrasy. Their is no such title as Lord."

"Times are changing young man, and you will learn to change with them. We have been informed of your arival. His darkness will see you now. Proceed to the docking bay on the construction project."

Weird! I kill the bottle. I dread being sober for this meeting.

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

2:48-4:50 pm

I shake my head and walk off. "That guy... Memories do not a Jedi make." I mutter to myself. I go into Anakin Skywalker's personal quarters and lock the door. Filled with technological junk. Half built robots. No one thought to clean this place up.

I sit and meditate, feeling the Force through me. I need guidance.

::You learn so quickly, little one.::

"Master... you've returned..." I respond to the shimmering form that was collecting before me.

::Surely by now, you've learned the lesson I wished to teach you?::

"Yes... control is everything. The Force is not polarized, as others would have us believe. Today, I killed a Sith for a good reason. Dark action for a light intention. Not because I hated her. Not because she killed you, Master. I killed her because I had to. Hating her was just a bonus."

The room is filling with energy.

::I tricked you, Dan-Rairen. There was nothing really wrong with you. Your mind just believed that you had no power. I had to show you again. You don't have to kill anyone for it.::

"You are powerful." I couldn't use the Force because she said so?

::The Force flows through both life and death, student. It flows strongest in three places: In perfect health, in death if you merge with it, and in that one moment when you are in exactly between. Nearest death, nearest the Force.::

I nod my head in understanding. ::You are special. I picked you as my Padawan because I knew you were capable of understanding this lesson. There were only a few of our kind in the galaxy. I chose to stay near the Light. All your training as a Jedi was for this moment, where you realize the true meaning of balance. Bring me back, little one.:: I nod. It's like I'm watching myself doing this. I take the knife that I used to kill the Sith woman. Kneeling before the apparition, I drive it into my side, never doubting the power of the Force or the truthfulness of her words.

Nearest death, nearest the Force. I can feel her, my Master. Her energy is so beautiful. So uplifting. It's pouring into me, balancing the darkness I took from the Sith. I drop the blade and fall over. She's gone. I'll never see her again. Never hear her voice.

I look up at the ceiling, reeling from what was just given me. I hope I'm strong enough to survive this. To survive my enemies. I brought her back. In me.

Total control. Neither Light nor Dark. Shadow Jedi.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

5:00 PM

I exit the lightsaber training room ready for battle. Tyranos greets me as I exit. "I wish you luck and victory tonight, there are twenty Sith already in the city at your disposal, and one hundred on the outskirts of the city at the command of Darth Kas."

"Good, we will launch the attack as soon as one of the Jedi's ignites a saber."I say.

I walk to the landing pad and look ot over the desert. Nothing less than full victory will be acceptable to me. I walk into my ship and start the engines, I input the coordinates of the city and sit back in my seat.

I will have the head of Mace Windu before the day is done. As much as I respect the Jedi today they are nothing to me.

[JL Man]

Caraso
5:15 pm
This Sith are here. There are many outside of the city, and some inside, too. We're all feeling it. We're assembled here. Mace, Blitz, Dan, Xanko, and the other Jedi here. I believe I can feel Da Kun somewhere too. I'm holding my brand new lightsaber, all of us have them at hand. We know not to make the first move though. I'm personally worried about Dan, though. We've been moving forward towards the Sith to make sure there's no ambush and that we can see them. We get close now. I can see the ranks. Da Kun's in the front line. I'm going to confront him, I know. Both sides stand still waiting for the other to make a move. Stupidly, Dan rushes forward both lightsabers ignited, endangering him and us. The Sith charge. We ignite our lightsabers and charge. I'm headed towards Da Kun.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

5:16

It is not even time, they think they can get the drop on us well they thought wrong. "Darth Kas Move half your troops into the city and the other half at the attacking Jedi, for their impatience kill all the civilians!" I yell

I then call all the Sith that were already in the city to come at the Jedi from behind.

"Caraso, Come and get me!" I yell as I see him charging at me with his lightsaber. I quickly take out my long bladed sword and roll out of the way of his slash. I swipe at his leg and graze the skin. he comes at me swinging wildly. "It has been a while since you have used a lightsaber, and it shows." I say as I dodge his slahes. I trip him and take out my blaster and fire at his head but he rolls away.

I fire repeated shots with my blaster and one hits him in the leg. I put away the blaster and walk toward him while taking out my sword. I put it to his throat. "You should have stayed out of this and forgot your past." I tell him as the battle rages around me. I look around and see Jedi fighting Sith and Sith slaughtering civilians and I love it. "Burn down the entire city!" I yell and for a second my attention is lost and Caraso is up. "I will kill you!" and put the sword away and take out the sithsaber and charge. He blocks my first few hits and then I start knocking him back, I knock the lightsaber out of his hand and go for the kill. I give a quick slash but another jedi jumps in front of me and takes the hit, it was one of Windu's bodyguards. I look up and Caraso is gone, I then enter the city looking for Windu.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: Caraso being an previous Jedi Knight makes sense, but not him being Lyonne's former Padawan. She's only 26, and Xanko is her first. I was trying to imply in earlier posts that Lyonne and Caraso were best friends and trained at the Jedi Academy together.

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

IC: 5:15 PM

Somethings not right with Dan, in fact, I begin to fear something is terrible wrong right now. And the worst part is that I can't figure things out right now. I duck as a Sith tries to slice at my leg. With a quick backhand my blue lightsabre finds his gut. I quickly pull my lightsabre out and move on. Clipping arms, legs and shoulders of Sith who continually keep charging at me. All the other Jedi are having about as hard a time. One Sith rushes towards me, and I can feel the co ckiness that surrounds him.
"You're mine!"
He says menacingly,
"Sure, sure."
I say, taunting him. He snarls and rushes towards me. With a flick of my wrist I switch the crystals in my sabre and with a hum my lightsabre doubles in length and changes to a silver hue. About a foot of my lightsabre is pointing out the other end of the Sith as he falls to the ground with a look of surprise.
"Guess you didn't see that one coming."
I reply to his stunned look as I remove my sabre, and switching it back to it's regular length and color. I see Sith going for civilians and immediately rush forward, taking out three who were about to kill a family.
"Everyone get out of here!"
I cry, mostly in vain. I slive at a Slith who just struck down and killed a man passing by. I busy myself trying to save the innocents. Master Windu is quickly by my side, and together we begin to beat back the section of Sith that were attacking the city and it's inhabitants.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

5:20 PM

I walk through the streets searching for Windu. I kill any civilian running past me, while searching every house. I take an explosive off my belt and throw it into a nearby house causing it to collapse. The fire in the building begins to spread to other buildings. "Mace Windu where are you!" I yell out. He must be on the other side of town. I take a thermal detonator off my belt and throw it into what looks to be some sort of town hall. I take cover and the building blows up and debris flies into the air. I will destroy this entire town if I have to. A jedi comes up behind me and thrusts his blade at me, I move and put him in a chokehold. I take out my short knife and slit his throat.

I turn on my communicater and contact Lord Tyranos. "Everything is going according to plan, it is time for phase two, activate the droids in the underground cavern."

The Sith seem to be overtaking the Jedi but they will not give up easily, it is still far from over.

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

5:17 pm

Well, everyone's going to look back and say I started it. Blame the guy that left the Order. Easy target, right? I sigh and begin taking out Sith left and right. These guys used to be former Jedi? Funny.

I shout out to Ate Lyonne. "And you're wrong, Ate. I feel better than ever." I plunge my lightsaber into the side of a Sith fighter, and then another. It's like I'm cutting through air. You can feel the death.

"Why does no one ever do what I ask... I said nightfall!" I put my lightsabers back on their hooks and try something new. I raise my hands and concentrate. I blind the Sith around me with the light side of the Force, and then shock them with dark lightning cracking from my fingertips. It's good to have balance.

I wonder how many are left. I catch a glance at who's still standing. Me, Ate Lyonne, Caraso, Xanko. And some nameless Sith. I can't find Master Windu. I can sense him, but I can't see him.

OOC: I get all my info from Force Academy (http://www.forceacademy.com)

[JL Man]

Caraso
5:20 pm
I gather my senses and turn my jet pack on. I zoom in the direction Da Kun went. I pass Blitz on the way and tell her to find Tyranos and take him out. She should be able to tell who he is, only Mace has more Force energy here. I can see Da Kun. My jet pack's still on and I purposely ram him straight in the back.
"Hello, old friend." I say. He starts an attack on me. I pull out my lightsaber and block everything he uses on me. But, I'm getting tired and he isn't . The fight turns in his favor as he backs me against a wall. The back end of my lightsaber is against his shoulder. He starts talking.
"This is ironic isn't it, Caraso. Old pals, an assassin and a hunter, turned Sith and Jedi." He rambles on.
"One thing Da Kun," I say,"I'm still know how to fight like a bounty hunter;tricks and treachery."
I ignite the other end of my lightsaber, which goes straight through his shoulder. He walks back screaming in agony. Just then a small army of droids come out of the ground. More trouble.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

5:23PM

I've had just about enough of this I think to myself as I take out another Sith. Suddenly I feel a presence reach out to me, one I didn't expect to feel ever again. Too preoccupied with fighting I can't attempt to locate where it's coming from, but I immediately try a new approach as I see a medium sized droid army appear. I finish off four more Siths as I give myself some room. There's not many of us Jedi left I realize suddenly. Better make this count then. In a dangerous move I extinguish my blade and clip it back onto my belt. I close my eyes, well aware of the fact that I could be struck down at any moment, yet in the same frame of mind, I know that I wont be. I concentrate as hard as I ever had, beginning to feel the Force build up around and inside of me, gathering up to a dangerous amount for any Jedi. Slowly raising my arms I can feel the Force gathering itself, tighter and tighter, and feel someone hidden away doing the same thing as myself. At the same instant we direct our aim and release the Force as a weapon in itself. It rushes forward like an explosion, destroying in one massive and quick movement, over half of the droids, and even knocking down some Siths in the way. I drop to one knee, my breath coming in short and haggard. Keeping my focus and realizing we're still quite in the thick of things I raise myself up again, keeping from completely losing my consciousness. Fighting the Siths and droids just got a little bit harder now that I've used so much energy with the Force, but I press on. A droid gets shot right at me without my knowledge, but it deflects suddenly as I make a late attempt at trying to block it, a shot that would have hit me if not for being deflected.
"Thank you Obi-Wan."
I say aloud to myself, to the presence I know is out there. it slowly removes itself from the area, and I know he's going out to find Master Windu. That thought brings a new realization of the danger that master Windu is in with so many Sith about. I can't beleive I didn't realize earlier that this would be the best opportunity to take him out. With that thought consuming me I take out a few more droids and Sith as I rush away from the center of battle, leaving the few remaining Jedi to fend of the attackers as I race to locate Master Windu.

[Mattashell]

Puck:

5:30 PM

This guy, this "Lord Vader" is a cyborg, and he wears some sort of mask over his face. Some sort of breathing aparatus. His lungs must be artificial. He seems kind of familiar. Have we met before. As I speak with him I get that same feeling that reminds me of that massacre on Puck Capital City.

This guy is hiring people to kill Jedi. Not one specific Jedi. Just Jedi in general.

"I'm a drunk, not a nut."

Vader says, "I know alot about you young Nat."

"You can call me Puck." How did he know my real name?"

Vader, "As you wish, young Puck. I know you are not a bounty hunter by trait, but you are among the best. I have great faith in you for this assignment." Assignment? "The force is strong in you, thogh you know it not, and your light and dark sides a conflicted."

This guy sounds like a Jedi, but he wants them exterminated. Could he be a Sith? I accept the job, though I secretly have no plans of killing any Jedi. I'll play along to get to palpatane if I can. I thank him and start to walk out of his office.

"I see a strong future for you among my ranks young Puck."

"I had potential once. Those days are over. I'm nothing but a drunk daylaborer jack of all trades. I have no futur with you or anyone."

"We'll see about that. Please see Mr. Tarkin on your way out. He has something for you."


This Tarkin guy seems to be the receptionist for this office. He gives me a case of rum. It's Calto's, distilled on Cloud City. This is the good stuff. Not like that cheap Terrakian crap.

"Courtesy the Emperor" he winks at me.

I don't like the sound of that but I take it. This guys are clearly up to something big, and something tells me they wouldn't be this open about it to just anyone. They trust me, and seem to assume my secressy is guarunteed. It sounds like they expect me to take a permanent possition with them. I find that unlikeley at best.

[SuperBoy]

Xanko

5:25PM

As the battle was going on with the Sith and Jedi. I was wasting my time taking out droids. As I was running a droid tried to shot me in the face but I lifted up my lightsaber and defected it back to the droid taking off it's head. I run over to someone's home. I looked throw the window and I see a little boy and girl get killed by a Sith master. I was about to go and stop it before it got any worse. As I saw him kill the mother and father it reminded me what happened to my family. When my mother and father where also killed by the Sith. At that moment I lose control I jumped throw the window and pulled out my lightsaber. I started swing at the Sith like crazy but he kept on blocking every thing I threw. Then the Sith lord did a back flip kicking my lightsaber out of my hand. Once he landed he then force threw me to the floor. He pointed his lightsaber at my neck.

Sith: "You foolish boy, Who did you think you where playing with?"

He then raised his lightsaber into the air. And was about to strike I looked at my lightsaber. Held my hand out, my lightsaber was moving a little bit.I then started to focus all my powers. Then the saber shot to my hand. As he was about to come down with his saber I turned mine on and then strike him straight threw his stomach cutting him in half. I looked at what I did to the Sith. I was proud of what I did. Then someone came from behind me and touched my showered. I thought maybe it was a Sith about to kill me from behind. " Think you for sav...." I had thrust my lightsaber into some girls stomach. I had seen what I had done. I dropped my saber and caught the girl before she fell to the floor."I'm so sorry I didn't mean to I'm so so sorry." I told the girl hoping that she wouldn't die on me."I only wanted to thank you why why why..." Then the girl died in my arms. I dropped her down slowly and picked up my saber and left the house.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

5:21

"Damn you Caraso, I will deal with you later, Droids concentrate fire on that Jedi!" I yell. I can't bother with him, the Emperor wants Windu dead so that is my main goal.

The droids lay down cover fire for me and I enter what appears to be a town square. I look across the empty space and see Windu with Obi Wan Kenobi. "Kenobi you are still a Jedi even after failing your Padawan." I say and laugh. I begin to run towards them taking out some high explosive mines out of my bag and throwing them all over the ground.

I jump in the air and take out my sword and Sithsaber. While fending off their attacks I call out to the Sith nearby and they come to my aid. I concentrate my attacks on Windu while Kenobi deals with the Sith. "Master Windu how does it feel to be responsible for the destruction of a city!" I yell to him while continuing my attack. The pain in my shoulder is getting worse and it causes me to drop my sword leaving me with only my Sithsaber. I take advantage of one of the few mistakes a Jedi Master will make and kick him down on the ground near a mine, I take out my blaster and shoot the mine. "Damn!" I say as I see that There is a chain reaction and all the mines explode and I am knocked to the ground. I can see nothing, the dust is to thick, the buildings are crumbling around me. I crawl to the nearest building left standing and wait for the dust to settle.

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

5:23

Windu... gotta save him. Gotta prove that I'm not a threat to him and the Jedi anymore. I close in on his Force signal. Green and blue lightsabers are trying to connect with me, but I fend them off.

"Use your senses! Just because I have red lightsabers doesn't mean I'm evil! Yeesh!" I sigh and start running toward Windu. "Miss me?" I ask in a joking tone as I get to him. He's injured, from a near collision with a mine explosion. "I have to get you out of here. Off the planet." He silences me with a wave of his hand.

"No. We're going to end this." I can feel Sith energy near. Gotta stop this.

"But you could die... The Jedi don't need that." I try to get him to see the situation clearly.

"No... Someone's here. Take them out." he orders.

"Yes, Master Windu."

I call out to the Sith lying in wait inside the building. "Come out, come out wherever you are..."

Seconds later, his response comes sinisterly: "I am not going to be killed by some nameless Jedi. Not today."

I step inside the house, using the Force to try to sense his location. "You're lucky then. I don't really want to know your name anyway. I am much more interested in just killing you." I focus, and throw my hands on to the ground, in a crouching position. The ground starts to shake, and a moving storm of dust and debris created out of the Tatooine floor surrounds us, sealing the two of us away from the rest of the world.

"Let's dance."

[JL Man]

Caraso
5:25 pm
I've reached Master Windu. Actually I came here to get Tyranos, who appears to be inside that house fighting Dan. Just great. There's no way that Dan can win. I find out that Master Windu's okay. Blitz has come here as well. I look around to see who did all this destruction. I see one man. Da Kun. I fly towards him, saber ignited, ready to fight.

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

5:24 p.m.

He's powerful. I can feel that. This is going to be my victory, my contribution to the cause.

I walk upstairs, where I find him watching the dust move as if in a dance all its own. His hair is white, and his posture perfect. A black and white beard bears mark on his face. Without breaking his gaze to the maelstrom outside, he says, "Do you know what happened to the last person that tried to fight me with two lightsabers?"

"He became a slave to the Dark Side and rose to be the right hand of the Emperor. Every Jedi knows that story." I have really got to stop saying the first thing that comes to mind. But hey, truth is truth. I watch his ears perk up when I speak. I never move from the doorway. Not just yet. Not time to strike.

"Tadokoro. Your family has been causing us quite a bit a trouble. Especially your father, Darth Akura. Always running off. A wonder why Vader hasn’t killed him off yet. It's like he still has a mind of his own."

"All the best soldiers do." I reply and smirk. But it's not like I ever knew him. When I was an infant before...

"I took you away to the Jedi Tower. I knew both your parents, and your master. Your mother... she was especially pretty. Your blood sampling was the most... interesting since Anakin Skywalker's." He finally turns around to look at me.

“So I hear.” Even as strong in the Force as I am (because of Master Rensa and that Sith woman), he must be at least three times stronger, not to mention three times more skilled. Not good. I see that fighting isn’t the way to go. Not this time. Need a plan.

“Do you know what’s so special about me?” I ask him. He puts his hand to his chin, quickly pondering what it could be.

“No. Not yet.”

“I am a different kind of conduit of the Force. I can displace energy from one wielder and place it into another.” At least, I think I can. I call to a Tatooine womprat passing through the city’s destruction. I let it through the storm wall. It walks into the house, then the room. “Watch. Take out your lightsaber. Activate it, and do exactly as I say.”

“I am intrigued.” I activate my long saber as well.

“The transfer can only occur through me. And… you have to be injured.” I slap the womprat on top of its head with the glowing, red blade. “Hurry, Darth. You both don’t have much time. I know it’s not much, only a womprat, but just think, think of the possibilities. Especially if you were to clone me.”

He punctures his side, a non-vital organ, but I can feel he doesn’t like it. I concentrate and begin conducting the Force energy into the Sith Lord.

“Yes… small, but absolute. Absolutely mine.” Time to work my plan. The Jedi who are left… still alive… but hurt… like Master Windu, Caraso, Ate Lyonne and Master Kenobi and the others. I switch the flow from the Darth to all of them. It’s probably a death sentence. May the Force be with me. He realizes what’s going on… and just explodes, the rest of his power surging like a tidal wave at me. I’m blown out the window into the burning streets. I hope I’m not dead, now or soon. I hope someone will save me. As I fly toward the ground, I whisper, “May the Force be with you… all of you.”

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

5:30

Why did Tyranos let that Jedi trick him like that. Oh wel it does not matter, I see My chance and am ready to strike down the injured Windu. I ignite my sabre and charge at him, It was a trick Kenobi comes at me from the side and thrusts his lightsabre directly into my side. I see Windu stand up completly recovered.

"It ends here." Windu says. "Not Quite." Tyranos responds and uses the force to lift me up. "Da Kun our time will come, for now we must retreat back to the Emperor, I will leave the Sith here to do what they can to finish off the Jedi." Kenobi and Windu jump at us but he uses the Dark Lightning to keep them down. Tyranos and I walk to his ship, I rest while he sets the coordinites for Darth Vader's ship as a stopover before we go to Coruscant to speak with the emperor.

"I will kill the Jedi if it is the last thing I do." I say "Yes, in due time." Says Lord Tyranos.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

5:32PM

I race up to Master Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi as Tyranos and the other person leave. I help the two of them two their feet, as they shake off the pain from the lightining strikes. I grit my teeth, gripping my lightsabre and rush off towards the ship. But I'm stayed by Obi-Wan gripping my arm.
"Don't Lyonne. It's too late, for today."
He says softly. I glance at him, angry at first for him stopping me, though realizing in the next moment that he is right. I turn back, and with a feeling of bitterness, watch the ship fade from sight. A sick feeling enters the put of my stomach and I close my eyes, my body shaking. Obi-Wan changes his hold on me, grabbing me around the waist to keep me from falling.
"What is it?"
He asks, worry in his voice as he looks over me, checking to see if I'm hurt.
"Dan Rairen."
Master Windu says, voicing my thoughts. The three of us can all easily feel that something isn't right with the Jedi Knight. But being how close I am to Dan, especially recently, the feelings the Force is sending out affect me harshly.
"I've got to find him."
I say, reluctantly pulling myself away from Obi-Wan's grasp.
"Right."
He says, with a nod of his head. The three of us head out in the direction where the Force feeling is strongest. As we race through the burning city, littered with bodies I suddenly realize that I have to find my Padawan. I know he's not dead, otherwise I would have felt that through the Force, but who knows what's happened to him this day.

[SuperBoy]

5:35

Xanko

I see the ship flying off into space. I look ahead to see the other Jedi's and even master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Normal I might of been a little happy to finally see him. But yet I felt nothing but bitterness. I see my master running off. but she stopped she must have sense me near. She turned around so that my eye's would meet hers but mine where facing down. As soon as I got in front of her I dropped my saber and fell to my knees. " Master I have done something very wrong. I don't know how..." Then I had stopped what I was saying and just faded out, like I wasn't even there no more. I just kept on seeing myself killing that innocent little girl. At that point there was nothing I could do or say.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

5:36PM

"Xanko!"
I say in surprise, knowing that something was bothering him, but not expecting him to drop to the ground like he did. I kneel down and place my hand on his shoulder. He's not even attempting to keep his feelings down with the Force, and the pain and anguish he feels smashes into me. A droplet of water stains the sand beneath us and I realize he's crying. I close my eyes and don't even have to probe with the Force into my Padawan's mind to be told what happened.
"Oh, Xanko."
I wrap my arms around him as he continues to sob. This is serious, very serious. I must stay with my Padawan, but what about Dan? He's alive, I can feel it, but somethings wrong and I'm in charge of him, I can't just not go to him! Obi-Wan easily sees my frustration.
"You go on with Master Windu, I'll stay here with your Padawan."
I shake my head.
"Lyonne."
He says, hardly above a whisper. I glance up...how I lo...I stop my thoughts.
"Master Erstad,"
He continues,
"You must go, now. Your Padawan will be fine with me...the sooner you leave, the sooner you'll be back here. Go."
He says the last word firmly and with finality. Giving Xanko one last hug I rush off after Master Windu. Dan, I'm coming...

[80's_Slasher]

:wakko:
Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)

After securing my shuttle at the spaceport near Mos Eisley, I cautiously exit down the ramp into the dry and sandy open air. There is a great disturbance in the Force here. There is an uneasy air in this place and I must extra cautious. I travel to the Mos Eisley cantina thinking that would be the surest location to start looking for my masters' murderers. Those bounty hunters will pay for what they did.
I calm myself for I could feel the anger rising inside. I will not turn against everything I have been taught. I enter the cantina and immediately scan the room for anyone out of the ordinary. That thought brings a smile to my face for every being in the cantina was out of the ordinary. I decide to find a booth in the back of the bar and wait for the killers to show themselves.

[zero zero nine]

(Jedi Knight) Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:00 pm

There are reasons why people give hyperspace coordinates. It's so that they don't crash into planets, stars. Or maybe people. That's what it felt like. Moving so fast. How long have I been down? An hour, two? My sense of time is gone. I wonder if I helped. I wonder If it's over. If we won. Take a vacation and you always get side-tracked. People trying to kill you and stuff.

I can feel the heat from things burning all around me. It almost stings. But it's okay. I have completed my mission. Done what I have come to do.

I hear people. I open my eyes, and look to see Ate Lyonne and Master Windu.

"You did a good thing," she says. "Thank you."

"Whatever helps," I reply.

Master Windu looks me over and tells me I'm okay. I sure don't feel okay, though.

"You will always have a place with the Jedi." he says.

I roll over onto my stomach and push up with my arms, up off the ground. Yeesh, what a primitive planet. Still dealing with dirt. I can't wait to get back to Coruscant.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:02PM

"We've got to get back to Coruscant."
I say earnestly, looking directly at Master Windu as he and I help Dan to his feet. I keep one arm crooked around Dan's waist as he sways. Master Windu nods firmly,
"I know. We've got to catch the first ship out of here. Master Yoda needs to know about this as soon as possible."
He, Dan and I take off back towards the main street, pausing to deal with one Sith who had yet to be dealt with. Master Windu solved that problem in the blink of an eye. Xanko is back on his feet, his cheeks are stained with tears and dirt but I see that his lightsabre's clipped back on his belt.
"I've arranged for a ship to get you out of here and back to Coruscant. It leaves in five minutes."
Obi-Wan says matter-o-factly. I smile my gratitude. I transfer Dan to Master Windu who immediately ventures out for the ship. Xanko remains, staring off at nothing, and I know he's recounting the horror that he committed so unwillingly. I pat him softly on the head, gaining his attention.
"Go with Master Windu, Padawan. I will be there shortly."
He seems to be barely listening, but nods all the same and without a word jogs off after Dan and Master Windu.
"You can't stay here."
Obi-Wan says before I even turn back to face him after seeing Xanko on his way. I frown, staring, rather glaring, into his eyes.
"I know that."
"And I can't go with you."
I open my mouth to say something but immediately close it. He's right, he can't leave, not now, not ever with that child here on this planet. I sigh, nodding.
"I'll miss you Lyonne."
I nod again, suddenly becoming very aware of the destruction around us and a horrible thought, and perhaps moment of truth, enters my mind....will the Jedi lose? I feel his hand gently grasp my chin and turn it upwards and towards him.
"You keep fighting, Lyonne, keep fighting for us all."
I smile weakly, as tears sting the corner of my eyes.
"I will. He'll be the future for us all if we fail..."
I say, the last part coming out in a murmur as I realize I just can't face the idea that we may actually lose and be surrounded by darkness.
"You've got to go Lyonne, the ship's going to leave any minute."
"I love--"
"I know."
He says abruptly, not letting me finish. Probably for the best....no passion, just serenity.....I think almost bitterly. Suddenly he forcefully grabs me as if for dear life and his face comes closer to mine. He kisses me. And I return the gesture willingly. He breaks away reluctantly, and there's pain in his eyes and voice.
"Go."
He commands, his voice rough and low. I go. I practically sprint away from him as fast as I can, I suppose trying to vainly outrun my thoughts and emotions. Master Windu is waiting patiently on the landing ramp. Without a word, but a full acknowledgement in our look to one another, he grabs my hand and helps me onto the ship. Moments later we're blasting away from Tatooine, heading back for Coruscant.

[Mattashell]

Puck:

6:15

"My name is Ngun-Nat, I go by the allias of Puck. Well actually it's more of a nickname. Anyway some of the Masters from the academy may remember me... I'm a dropout. I have an important message to any and all Jedi who may recieve this. A man named Vader is hiring bounty hunters to terminate Jedi...all Jedi. He has hired my services, although I have no intention of carrying them out. He's connected to Senator Palpatane, and they are up to something. I beleive this Vader is a Sith. He acts as if he has a vast knowledge of the force, and seems to wish to train me in it, also he wishes to be adressed as lord. Palpataine is apparently being addressed as Emperor by his higher ranking...uh...subjects. I think he's not planning on standing down from the power the council gave him. It's my theory that he is in the process of converting the Republic into his Empire. I will contact you with any further information as I recieve it."

I take a slug from a bottle of Calto's. I take the ship out of warp and feel the ship gently rocking in space. I break the activation switch off of the recording device. Now only someone with use of the force or an expert mechanic should be able to play it. I lock it into the probe and set coordinates for Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

The tiny probe floats out of the little bay and retro rockets carry it several yards from my "boat." It flashes into hyper and disapears. I lean back and let my eyelids close.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:30 pm

We've been in both hyperspace and our meditation exercises for about half an hour. I open my eyes and break the silence.

"Ate Lyonne, I didn't know you had a crush on Master Kenobi. He's a fine swordsman. Strong in the Force, too."

She looks surprised, then serious. "It's not a crush. And it's none of your business."

I look down and sigh, "I have feelings like that too. She isn't a Jedi yet, but she could be one of the best. She's the kind that makes me want to be a master, her master. So I could teach her things. Wait, scratch that. I don't want to be her master. I just want to be with her."

"Ate Lyonne... "Both of us are thinking the same thing, but I bring the question to the light: "why aren't Jedi allowed to love?"

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)
:wakko:
The music in the cantina was actually soothing from a certain point of view. It allowed me to calm my emotions and ready myself for anything that could happen. I was about to leave the pub and go looking elsewhere when in walked to rough looking beings that caught my interest. Both were male humans and were dressed in dirty, battle-worn clothes. I was about to dismiss them when my eyes caught a gleem of light reflecting off something near one of the beings waist. As he moved I caught full sight of a lightsaber hilt hanging loosely from his belt strap. It was my master's saber for I would know it anywhere. I had been taught many a lesson by that saber.
I decided to make my move against the two humans. I came from behind them and drew my saber. "Hand over the saber and I will let you go unharmed." The two froze in front of me. "We don't know what you're talking about Jedi. We have no lightsaber. Why don't you leave us alone before you make us mad?" said the man on the left. I decided to use deception with these two for I did not want to spill their blood in such a crowded area. I waved my hand to the man on my left and used the Force to bend his will to mine. "You will hand over the lightsaber and go about your business."
"I will hand over the lightsaber and go about my business." the man repeated trancelike. His partner on the other hand did not feel this was right and turned on me with blaster drawn. I immediately deflected a blaster bolt harmlessly away and severed his right hand. The man fell back to the ground clutching where his hand had once been and began to whimper. My attention was now on the other, waiting for him to make the same mistake. "Here, just take it and leave us alone." He threw the lightsaber hilt to me and I attatched it to my belt. "One more request before I leave." I said to the man. "What?"
"Where did you get it?" I so wanted them to say they had killed a Jedi for it so that it would justify me striking them both down for the murder of Master Plo Koon. "We found it on Ord Mantell near a dead Jedi. He had been shot several times by heavy blaster fire." I switched off my saber and left the cantina. I walked outside and began to head towards my ship. I will find your killer master. You will be avenged.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

7:00 PM

"Tyranos, what is being constructed there."I ask. "Vader is supervising the construction of a weapon for the Sith that will ensure our dominence of the galaxy." he says. We dock with the construction areas only complete section. We walk into a long hallway and are greeted by two Sith. "Master Tyranos please follow me, the Emperor would like to speek with you and Lord Vader." We are guided into a large room with a monitor in the center, there is someone speaking on the monitor and someone whom I presume to be Vader listening. " Ahh, Lord Tyranos it is good to see you again, how did things go on Tatooine?"

"We were unsuccessful in killing the Jedi." he says. "I see, well anyway I want you and Da Kun to come back to Coruscant, there is pressing business here." the monitor turns off. Tyranos finishes speaking with Vader and we then depart for Coruscant.

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)


I am almost to my transport when I overhear a couple Rodians arguing about something. I was ignoring them until I heard the word Sith come out of their lips. Apparently there was a massive battle between Jedi Knights and Sith lords on the outskirts of this station. One of the Jedi sounded like Master Kenobi. I haven't seen him since the trouble with his Padawan Anakin Skywalker. It seems the Jedi stayed their attackers and are now headed back to Coruscant to regroup. As I climb into my chair and engage the engines, I get the feeling I should somehow meet with these Jedi and offer assistance. Maybe this was Master Yoda's plan from the beginning. I truly admired him, he was the most wisest and powerful Jedi Masters my time. My ship exited the atmosphere of Tatooine and I entered hyerspace coordinates for Coruscant. I will help my fellow Jedi and hopefully draw out my master's killer.

[zero zero nine]

OOC: What's happening? No one's posting anymore... we owe it to ourselves to not let this thing go to the RPG graveyard :D

IC:

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:35 pm

Five minutes of silence pass again, and she finally takes in a deep breath. It's like carbonite. She starts to speak.

"It's not that we are forbidden to love. A Jedi must love and respect all living things. What we are forbidden, is to pour ourselves into a person in almost the same way that we should pour ourselves into the Force. " I can almost see a tear break away from her eye.

"Ate... look at me... and try to say that again like you believe it."

"I do. We are the last line of defense against the Dark Side. Against the enemies of the universe. And lately, we haven't been doing a really good job. The needs of the many outweigh the needs, the wants of the few." She's regaining her composure.

"Or the two." I look around the cabin. People, aliens. Some holding hands. Others holding tentacles. Just like I want to. And like she does with Master Kenobi.

"We shouldn't waste time on unnecessary things, Dan." She says. "There are always missions to fulfill. The Jedi Order has given you a great deal of power. You owe it to them to do what they ask of you."

I sigh and once again look at my feet.

Under my breath I mutter, "I think it's necessary."

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:41PM

I hear Dan's muttering but only acknowledge his words to myself. The many always outweigh the few, I think to myself. Loving someone, in "that" way will lead to blurring your thoughts, it will make you act out of pure emotion, blinding you to what should really be done....it can lead you to darkness. I know the words to be true, but it doesn't make it any easier, the ache I have no less painful. I sigh, catching Dan's attention.
"In another time, perhaps, Dan. If things were set up differently then maybe Jedi could have relationships, could love someone...maybe even marry....but not now."
He looks down again, it wasn't exactly what he wanted to hear. i continue,
"We have to sacrafice our needs, our desires. It hurts....and I know at times it doesn't seem worth it in any respect, no matter how you look at it....but we must not falter from our course. We are Jedi, we are protectors, and we must help the galaxy out of these dangerous times no matter how bad it gets, or how hopeless it may seem."
A whisper of a smile appears on Dan's face.
"You're right Ate Lyonne. And I thank you for discussing this with me. You and I both know most Jedi wont utter one word on the subject."
I nod knowingly, shifting my body as I sit I realize that something about my lightsaber isnt right. Unclipping it I draw it out from my robes. Dan glances over, eyes a bit wide and showing keen interest.
"That's a handguard."
I nod, not paying attention to what he's going on about concerning the handguard, but looking over the said object in my hands. My hands traced the ingravings on it, which was now over the hilt of my lightsabre to protect it. I had to hand it to Obi-Wan, he was very quick with his hands. Dan leaned closer to me.
"OBK & LE Together Forever In The Force."
He whispered, reading and translating the kanji symbols aloud. My fingers finished tracing the lightening bolt symbol and the cherry blossom that it streaked over.
"wow."
Dan continued to say.
"You don't find handguards nowadays, certainly not ones like those."
He said, truly in awe. I silently agreed, thrusting the lightsabre back into the folds of my robe, and clipping it back onto my belt.
"You should rest now Dan, we wont have much time for it once we reach Coruscant."
And I rose from the floor, stepping past him and off to walk through the ship.

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

8:00PM

I begin to feel weaker from the stabbing back on Tatooine. I stumble out of the ship and am guided by a few Sith to what looks like a Hospital chamber. I am told to lay on a table while I wait for some machine to start up. I begin to think about my role in the Sith. Why do they need me, and where will this be taking me. I then think about the Jedi and anger overtakes me. I was this close to victory and that stinkin' Jedi had to use some trick to rvive the others.

The pain is now becoming unbearable, until I am given some kind of pain reliever. I then drifted into unconciousness while the doctors did their work.

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)

While enroute back to Coruscant I sent a message to Master Yoda inquiring about the Jedi that were in the battle on Tatooine and where I may find them. One hour later I receive the reply. Master Erstad among others are now heading back to Coruscant to regroup. I must find her and offer my help in these dark times. I am currently three hours away from the Jedi temple so I decided to rest for the remainder of the trip and prepare for what lies ahead.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:50 pm-3:00 am

*dream sequence*

I am standing in front of the Jedi Council, arguing my case. Masters Windu and Yoda are shaking their heads while I continue to talk.

"Padawan Lei Takane needs a new master. I can teach her everything she needs to know, and better."

"Can. Won't." Master Yoda is quick to reply.

"But... but you're preventing her from reaching her full potential!"

Master Ki-Adi Mundi speaks. I don't think I've ever heard him speak before.

"That is why we are the masters, child. We keep you all from being better than us."

Something's wrong. I activate my lightsaber.

"Do you really think you know what's going on?" Master Windu says, igniting his own blade. He moves to strike me. His face... it's changing. Into the Darth I saw on Tatooine. They're all changing into evil faces. Vader. That woman I killed.

And they all start to rush me.

*end dream sequence*

I wake up in a cold sweat. "Disturbance in the Force..."

[SuperBoy]

Xanko

As we where on are way back to the Coruscant, I was looking out the window of the space ship just thinking of what I had done. I keep replaying the image of the girl and me killing her over and over. I start thinking to myself. " I believe I'm going to turn to the dark side after what I did to that little girl. I'm not up set for what I thought I would be. I'm starting to turn into what I hate the most the Sith!! All of those tears not because I killed the girl but cause I didn't care. I didn't even care that I killed that innocent girl. I believe I cried because I liked it. But I hope that wasn't the true reason. But I didn't even care." As I had started to replay the image once again I saw Master Windu looking at my strange. Could it be he knew what I was thinking. I believed he might of heard everything I was thinking to my self. I then look to the opposite way from where master Windu was facing.


OOC: Everyone i won't be posting for the rest of this week cause i well be gone. I might be back next Monday i'm not sure but Bard if you don't mind can you play with my character while i'm going?

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)
The docking alarm woke me to the site of Coruscant looming in my viewscreen. I came in by Jedi temple and docked my ship. I exited wary of my surroundings as the city had become more treacherous since Darth Vader had ordered the hunting of Jedi. I was on my way to the temple when I saw a female approaching me. It was Master Erstad, just the Jedi I was looking for.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: Remeber to post times!

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

IC: 3:10PM

Finally we're here. Coruscant. Home. But not a home for much longer if things continue the way they are, I can't help but think with bitterness. Our shuttle lands and Master Windu leads the few Jedi left straight into the temple. He told me he'd already "spoken" with Master Yoda and that the Council was assembled and awaiting our report. My Padawan, Dan and I were the last to walk down the ramp. In the corner of my eye I see someone familiar exit a shuttle. I turn towards Dan.
"Dan, I need you and Xanko and head immediately to the Council. Master Windu and the rest are already headed up there. We have many things to discuss. Go."
He nods, looking a bit haggard though I thought he'd said he was going to sleep on the way here, and he and Xanko head inside the Temple. I make eye contact with the young Jedi Knight as I approach him.
"Cov, it's good to see you. You couldn't have come at a better, or worse depending on your perspective, time."

[zero zero nine]

OOC: Ah, back again.

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

3:15 pm

Xanko and I enter a lift that heads to the top of the Jedi Tower. To the Council. The glass around us bends the entering light, distorting the cityscape outside. Back in two days? Feels weird. Two days ago, they were discussing me.

Xanko has his eyes on the floor.

"What's wrong, Xanko? I know that look. I make that look." He doesn't move. "Tatooine. That girl. We all felt it when she died. It wasn't like the Jedi or the Sith dying. It was different."

"When I killed her, you mean. I want to talk about it. But not with you." He almost laughs. Um, I don't think that's appropriate right now.

"You liked it, didn't you? That's the first mistake. You killed on accident. You are supposed to only like it if you do it on purpose."

He looks at me for the first time since Tatooine. "Shut up! What kind of Jedi are you?"

"The kind that knows about good and evil first hand."

The lift stops, and the door slides open.

[80's_Slasher]

3:25 p.m.
Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)
I bow in respect to Master Erstad. "I am here to offer what assistance I can to you and the council. I was recently on Tatooine and I felt a great disturbance there. From the looks of you and your Jedi, things are getting worse." I turn with her as we head towards the lift to take us to the Jedi council chambers. "Something terrible happened on Tatooine, didn't it master?" I look to her waiting for the obvious answer.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

3:27PM

I nod, my eyes clouding over as I glance out towards the city as the lift takes us up.
"Yes,"
I say with a sharp intake of breath.
"something terrible, that's for sure."
The lift slows to a halt as we reach our destination.
"Come. I don't think Master Yoda or the others will mind you hearing in on this...the rest of you will be finding out soon enough."
I say as we exit the lift and approach the doors to the Council. The two doors part without a sound as Cov and I slip in. He lingers in the back as I walk forward and stop besides Master Windu, Dan, and Xanko. Master Yoda and the others gives a slight nod of acknowledgment.
"Much to tell us you do...much.."
Master Yoda begins. I nod as Master Windu begins to answer back. It has begun.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

3:30 pm

The ranks of Jedi Knights near and far are gathered amongst the Council chambers. There are around forty of us. The Padawan Learners are asked to wait outside.

Mace Windu retells the story of the assault on Mos Espa. About encountering the Sith and the brainwashed Jedi. About all the death. After he's done, Jedi Masters and Knights alike begin to filter in their own comments.

"We're outmanned."
"Trust in the Force."
"We need to stop them." I'm with the last guy.

Master Yoda closes his eyes, deep in thought. The others look to him, waiting for his say. But there is nothing.

Master Ki Adi Mundi speaks. "We need more forces, more Jedi."

"I agree. We have twenty Padawan Learners sufficient enough to take the Trials." Windu says.

"Prepared, are they?" Master Yoda asks.

"Many are. We're being more outnumbered every day, Master Yoda." Ate Lyonne says.

"Agree the Council does. A Padawan each Knight will take. Trials they will give. Jedi the young ones will become. But careful you must be. Closely you must watch them."

All right. I should request a Padawan to administer the Trials to. It is a desperate age. Everyone needs help.

"Knights, go." Master Windu says. "Jedi Masters, you must remain to discuss a backup plan.

I need to find the Padawan Lei Takane. Her master is ill, and she will need someone to give her the Trials. As I walk out with the other Knights, Ate Lyonne whispers, "I hope you're ready, Xanko."

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)
3:47 p.m.

"Master Erstad, I will be outside awaiting your orders unless it is requested of me to take on a padawan." I bow to her and exit the council chambers where many young padawan await with belated breath. I feel something should be said here to calm the atmosphere. There is nothing more dangerous than a nervous or afraid padawan learner. "Relax my young ones, the Force will guide us through these dark times. You will all become great Jedi Knights and restore the order that once was." There is a small sigh of relief from the group and the padawans go off with their repsective masters to begin the trials. There are only a handful of padawans left to be trained. I wonder if I should take one. I never thought of myself as anyone's master. Would I do more harm than good? Would I fail as Master Kenobi did? *Master Kenobi did not fail his apprentice my young one, his apprentice failed him.* "Master Koon?!" I had heard the voice of my fallen master. *It is I Cov-Cl, I have become one with the Force.* "I can only ask for forgiveness in not being there to protect you my master." I begin to walk away from the padawans so they can't hear my conversation.
*Forgiveness is not necessary my young friend. You could not have known that there was a trap awaiting me on Ord Mantell. I talk to you now for I fear there is a great anger growing in you. An anger that could destroy you as it did Master Kenobi's apprentice. I forbid you to take vengeance for my death Cov-Cl-Tujac, for your own sake.* I do not answer right away letting Master Koon's words sink in. "I did not want your death to be in vain my master. To be killed by cowardly and unhonorable bounty hunters is not a fitting death for a Jedi master and I wanted to make their mistake clear to them." *Their was no mistake in my death young one, it was my destiny. I want you to assure me that you will cease this foolish quest to avenge me. Well, do I have your word as a Jedi Knight?* "Yes, my master." *Thank you young one. Remember, I will always be with you, as will the the Force.* This hit me hard for I didn't want my master to be gone.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:13PM

I sigh, rubbing my temple with my right hand. The discussions have bee going on for hours between the Jedi Masters and the Council. So far we've just been beating around the bush, offering theories and conjectures, but nothing solid, no definite course of action.
"A bit exhausted Master Erstad."
Master Ki-Adi-Mundi asks from behind has the talking continues. I nod,
"Excuse me. I'm a bit wiped out from Tatooine, but that's no reason for me not be still be alert."
Ki-Adi-Mundi smiles.
"Ah, but the proceedings have indeed been long and arduous."
Just then our attention is turned toward the main conversations.
"Do something about this we must."
Master Yoda is saying. Some Masters agree, others ask is there isn't another way, and still others say that our actions must be most severe.
"Master Lyonne, what are your ideas?"
I hear Master Windu ask. I blink.
"Me? Well..."
I begin, straightening up and walking back to the center of the room.
"Master Yoda is right, we must do something. We can not linger any longer in our decisions. The longer we wait and talk, the more the galaxy is thrown into darkness, and the harder our course will become."
I pause a moment and see a few Masters nodding, encouraging me to go on.
"No longer can we just defend. The Sith are growing in number and in strength. They are becoming more dangerous and simply holding our grown I firmly believe will be the death of us all. We must fight, hard, and do it now. Either a direct assault, or a number of smaller attacks, but something has got to be done...perhaps..."
I think, my thoughts taking a new direction.
"Perhaps even infiltration into the Sith themselves--"
"One of our own, yes."
Master Yoda finished for me. I nod,
"Yes. It could be a possibility."
he nods in agreement.
"Enough for today have we talked. Meet tomorrow we shall, think over things tonight. First must see how Jedi Trials do."
All the Jedi in the room nod or murmur in agreement. The doors slide open as Jedi Masters begin to filter out, a few linger in small groups talking. I make my exit quick, the recent events bearing down upon me the weight of exhaustion.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:30 pm-

The Master Jedi are exiting the Council chambers, many scrambling to find their Padawans and guide them through the coming tests and tribulations.

I see Ate Lyonne, with marks of stress on her forehead.

"The beast is going to rear its ugly head." She notices me and says hello. I introduce her to Lei Takane, the Padawan I will administer the Trials to. Lei's black hair drapes over her shoulders and down her back. I breathe as if I could take her in.

"Be wary of this one... he's tricky." she says and winks at Lei.

"I learn from the best, Master Jedi." I retort, rolling my eyes.

Lei looks out into the Coruscant skyline. "What time should I expect you tomorrow, Master Jedi?" she asks.

"You know my name. Don't call me that. And expect me right now. As of this moment, your Trials have begun." Ate Lyonne looks at me, not surprised. I was never one to wait.

I salute to Ate Lyonne, waving goodbye.

"Let's go, Lei. This is the fun part."

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

6:30 PM

I open my eyes. Where am I, what am I doing here I think as I sit up from the bed. Then it all comes back to me, the Sith, I am one of them.

I look around the empty room wondering what will be next for me. I put my face in my hands and sigh. Now the only thought in my mind is revenge, revenge on the Jedi, where is this hate coming from, before I respected the Jedi, now I loathe them. Could this be the effect of the dark side of the force?

One of Tyranos' servants enters the room and tells me to get dressed and join the other Sith Lords for a meeting. I nod and look for my clothes. I look in a closet and fin the traditional garb of a Sith Lord. "Only a Sith for three days and already I'm climbing the Sith ladder." I say and laugh.

I leave the room and begin to walk down the corridor towards the Emperors chambers.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: Aren't the Jedi Trials done all together, not seperately? I mean, I know each Knight or Master is in charge of a Padawan, but I thought they all took the trials in front of everyone.

IC:

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:36PM

I catch sight of Cov and wave him over. I lay a hand on his shoulder and smile.
"Cov, if you haven't chosen a Padawan to administer the trails to, I would suggest you do so. You'll be a great Knight to help one of the Padawan out, all right?"
He nods, beaming a little. I glance at Dan and his Padawan, feeling my own come up behind me.
"You'll do fine, I know you all will."
I nod my head, dismissing Dan and Cov. I turn around to face Xanko.
"Are you ready?"
Xanko stares at me for a moment, and I can see the doubt already swimming in his eyes.
'Yes."
He says firmly a moment later. I nod and smile, feeling my own doubt creep in in consequence to what his eyes told me.
"I have faith in you Xanko. You will be a great Jedi Knight. Now get some rest, we will begin the Trials tomorrow at 5AM standard hours."
He nods in response, slipping away into the folds of a group of Padawan's. I roll my shoulders back as I make my way out of the group of Jedi and to my chambers. The last thing I want to do right now is talk with anyone else. All I want is to make it to my chambers and meditate...for the rest of my life doesn't sounds too bad right now...

[zero zero nine]

OOC: Really? I thought that they did them separately, since each Padawan is ready in his/her own time, and it’s a very personal thing, I think. Each set of Trials is customized to each hopeful. I really wish the movies would touch on this. But I guess we’ll have to improvise :) I guess that tonight's events are just for Dan's own interests. *laughs* We'll just say that there are public and private segments to a Jedi's Trials.

IC:
Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Sequestered in one of the Jedi Temple gardens, there we are. Us two, in meditation. Lei and me. The serenity is almost too much to bear. I get up and walk a distance from her. There's no fear or anxiety, either in her face or in her aura.

“Recite the Jedi Code." I ask. She does, word for word. "Good." I activate my long lightsaber. Its red hue reflects off the artificial pond near us. "Strong in mind, strong in body. Time to fight." Lei stands up and takes on the Form VIII stance, a piece of wood in her hands at her side. "Where is your lightsaber?" I ask her. She says nothing, then pulls the piece of wood apart, revealing a sharp blade.
“That’s not a lightsaber. That’s a sword. A carbonite sword.” She begins to focus her Force energy on the blade. I see streaks of light crawling up and down its sides before it fully ignites with blue brilliance.

“The switch is inside, Master Jedi. It’s a Shirasaya sword/lightsaber. Unique to my family.” she says.

“Can I be apart of your family?” I ask half-jokingly. “I want one of those.” She studies iai, quick draw swordsmanship. That’s a nice weapon she has. I get into stance and begin my attack. She defends quickly and cleanly, each time sliding the blade back into its scabbard. I Force throw a boulder at her. Not nice, but it will get the job done. The rock speeds toward her. Just as it is about to hit her, she leaps up into the air, flips over on to the rock and slices it in half. I blink, then ask her why she didn’t just push it away. She walks next to me. She’s a nice weapon.

“I’m not good with things unseen,” she says.
“Yes, you are. I’ve seen you do it a million times. Are you afraid?” I tell her.
“No.” she says firmly.
“Then…?” No more run around.
“Is this test for me, or for you? I know you, Dan. I know you became a Jedi earlier than you should have. I don’t want to make that same mistake. Is this even the real Trial?”

“It’s part of it. I have to know what you’re capable of. I mean, I do, Lei. I’ve known you my entire life. Just like you’ve known me. And we’ve always tried to help each other. No passion, only serenity. Sometimes I think that’s not enough. When I am with you, it feels like I lose my sense of responsibility to the world, to everything else, but you. That I don’t have to worry about anything in the universe, just you. Before you become a real Jedi, I want to remember who you are.” She stops and thinks.

“I love you, you know that?” she says, smiling.
“Yes.” We move toward a gigantic tree bursting with life among the city’s technological marvels. "Come. Sit. Get some sleep. We’ll talk with the council in the morning. Tomorrow is the biggest day of your life.” And she drifts away, letting me hold her in my arms, just like I want her to.

[80's_Slasher]

OOC: I always thought the trials were supposed to be mental, physical, or both and were to be done under the eyes of Jedi Masters that sat upon the council. However, this is a special occasion and times call for action.

IC: Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)

8:35 p.m.
I bow to Master Erstad and take my leave to find a padawan. There were only a couple left so I had to choose. This might prove difficult. I had looked over the hopefuls for a couple minutes and then decided to pick when from down the hall, came another padawan that apparently had not gotten the message to be here. He was different from all the others because he was wearing the mask of a Tusken. I walked over and stopped in front of him. "Padawan, you will come with me." He bowed his acceptance and followed me to the sparring center in the Jedi temple. I placed my outer robe on a nearby bench and waited for the young one to get hisself ready for the trials. I turned to face him and then I noticed he had two lightsabers attatched to his belt.
"Where did you get those weapons, Padawan?" I asked. He withdrew one and ignited it. "One is the blade of my father--Plo Koon --a Jedi Master and Tusken warrior!" I was knocked back at this confession. The son of my slain Master now my Padawan. He took the traditional fighting stance. "The other is my own. I made it, using things that my father brought with him to Tatooine." The padawan stated. I looked at him with a great admiration. "They must be fine weapons. Then, you're proud of them, I can tell--and of your father, who so recently became one with the Force! Pride, son of Koon. I hear it in your voice."
"Do not mistake pride for truth, Master. You asked, I answered." I withdrew my own saber and ignited it, readying myself for the soon coming test. "Your father was a man from the Republic's civilized core worlds, boy--a self-exhiled Jedi adopted by the sand people of Tatooine. What does that make you, A'Plo? Are you Tusken? Or are you a Jedi!?" I lunged at him with my saber striking downwards to his face. He blocked it perfectly. "Both--and neither. I am a Tusken, but no longer one with the desert. I am also a Padawan, seeking to complete his Jedi training." A'Plo said while blocking another strike. "I am A'Plo, son of Koon. For now, that is enough!" he said igniting his father's saber. I was confused at this for I clearly had my master's only lightsaber.
This was where I would take his mental endurance to the edge and maybe beyond. I swung at him and he blocked yet another attack. "Watch closely, A'Plo! Isn't a lightsaber a glorious thing? See the blades arc and dance?" I asked as I jumped over his head attacking him from his back, only to be blocked by his second saber. "Only those in tune with the Force have the skills to wield such a weapon!" I hit harder this time forcing him to block with both sabers. We came in close to each other pressing one another's blades against the other. "Listen! The humming light whispers promises of justice...truth...death! How does it feel to hold such power in your hands?" His stared at me through the Tusken mask. "Feel, Master? I feel nothing." he said.
"Come now! Surely oyur heart must tell you something!" He attacked with both blades. I blocked the attack however, it was intense. "There is no emotion, there is peace." He recited the Jedi code...impressive. "The Jedi code. You speak our language well." A'Plo lunged towards me with both blades and I quickly sidestepped, but he elbowed me in the back knocking me off balance. "I learn quickly." he said. I steadied myself, pushing back the throbbing that had begun in my back. "Ignorant savage!" I said to him as I came in for another attack. "There is no ignorance, there is knowledge." He countered. "Then I'll give you knowledge a'plenty, whelp!" I pushed him up against the bulkhead. The glow of my saber reflecting off his eye goggles. "Feel your heart quicken, boy? Angry that I beat down your defenses so easily? Do you FEAR my skills?" No answer. "Do you fear me?"
He quickly swept his arm under mine and twisted me around so that he had me against the bulkhead. "There is no passion...there is serenity." Our gazes locked once again. "You've gained power over me, A'Plo Koon. You are victorious! Why don't you finish it? Here? Now? No one would blame you. You have every right to do so! I've insulted you--doubted you--maligned your Tusken honor! Kill me now! No one would question it! It would be so easy..." I waited for him to make a decision while preparing myself to defend if necessary. He had been both physically and mentally strong, so far. "There is no death, there is the Force."
I kicked him in the jaw and sent him flying to the deck. "Good, young Padawan! Very good indeed." I walk over to him. "are you all right, A'Plo? I apologize if I hurt you unduly. A testing was necessary." "No need, I'm fine Master." he replied. "Yes, you are. Your father taught you well. We can be sure of that now. However, as we sparred I could feel you holding back. Why?" "What a strange notion, teacher! Among the tribes of the Dune Sea, males, females--all are warriors. The sand people have a saying: "Whoever has two hands can hold a Gaderffii." "Still, you pulled your punches. Why?" I asked again. "Because you are not an enemy, Master." He turned his back to me to pick up his robes. I reached out and touched his shoulder. He turned to face me and I punched him in the stomach. He went to his knees. "Anyone can be an enemy, A'Plo Koon! The kindest--the mildest--those whom you trust the most--anyone! All who live possess the keys to darkness! Anyone can follow the path of fear to the gate of anger, and find it an easy march to the house called HATRED!" He picked himself up from the deck. "Now that the Sith have returned, we'd do well to remember this." I walked to him, this time giving him my hand. "I am sorry about your father, A'Plo. I knew him well. To become one with the Force is a glorious thing. However, his sudden journey from us is no less heavy on our hearts. Sometimes the will of the Force is hard to understand." I said this to him and it gave me a warm feeling in my heart to know that my Master's legacy would live on in his son. This was all a surprise to me, for I was never told he had one, let alone a Jedi in training.
"I have to ask, A'Plo. Where did you get that other saber. He was my Master and I only saw one saber, which I recently recovered from some unpleasant beings?" He stopped in his tracks. "You were my father's Padawan!? He never told me your name, only that you were growing to be a very powerful Jedi Knight. He had made two lightsabers to test me and his own self." I smiled at this news. "I am honored by his memory still. He only told of the things that I was doing incorrectly." I smiled at him, for that was the way the master was supposed to train. We walked out of the training center and to bed.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

2:27AM

"It could have been different...you and I both know that."
"Yes. In another time, place...if neither of us had become Jedi, or if things were set up differently."
"But--"
"Oh yes...always the but. But we're not in a different time or place...and we are Jedi."
"Yes..."
"But it--"
"Still doesn't make it any easier?"
"Not at all."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"It's not like it's your fault. I just wish--"
"That things were different?"
"Yes....do you always have to know what I'm thinking?"
"Sorry."
"It's not your fault."
"You're great, you know that? You are one of the most incredible women, Jedi, person, that I've ever known. I'll always be with you, within the Force, don't forget that...and we must not--"
"Dwell on our feelings. That will only lead to the Dark Side."
"Now whose finishing whose sentences?"
"Oh be quiet. But please don't think that just because things went so bad with Ana--"
"I'm. Not....He's not part of the reasoning, not at all. He's something I've got to deal with, but he in no way influences why I don't think we can continue these feelings."
"But it's not going to stop me. No matter how hard I try to bury it or deny. It's just not the kind of thing you can bury inside of you, that only makes it worse!"
"I know....nor...nor will I bury them."
"...."
"I do care for you. I always will. We'll both always know that, right?"
"Yes, always."
"There is no emotion."
"There is peace."
"There is no passion."
"There is serenity."
I awake with a start, sweat trickling down the side of my face. I bury my face in my hands, shoulders shaking, wondering if what had just happened was only a dream. Or if Obi-Wan and I had actually been speaking to each other, telepathically, in our sleep. I viciously swiped at the tears I found streaking my face. Swallowing gulps of air I tried to calm myself, getting up from my bed and glancing out at the night sky of Coruscant.
"There is no death, there is the Force."
I found myself saying softly admist the silence of my quarters. I shook my head, running my hand through my hair. It was about pre-dawn, hours till the Jedi Trials in front of the council would begin. If I knew my Padawan, which I did, quite well actually, he was most likely awake himself at this hour, especially with what happened on Tatooine. I quickly changed into my robes, splashed some cold water on my face, and gathered up my lightsaber. I brushed a hand over the new hilt in the darkness.
"Don't even think about dwelling on that. Not now."
I scolded myself allowed. The door of my apartment slided aside as I exited, making my way to the Padawan living quarters.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

3:30 a.m.

Not even daylight yet. Not a sole, singular beam of sunlight. I'm still tired. "Why do they have to make these things so early?" I mutter to myself. She's still here, her body warm. With me. She's so beautiful. A softness. And I've felt her in so many different ways. Anger, pain, emotion. Love. Her hand, her face, herself. This was how I spent my last night before the Trials. Well, not exactly. Two years ago, we were both here, at this tree. On opposite sides of it. My master, Rensa Rodide used her against me. Master Rensa knew my feelings for Lei. I was not allowed to touch, to hear her, to even try to sense her with the Force. And she was so close. The anger of being apart from her when I could have been so much closer took its toll on me. I remember blasting the tree with the Force. That's why it bends opposite the suns. She was my temptation, and I nearly failed that part.

"Love, wake up. I have to tell you a few things before the day begins." Nothing. I kiss her on her forehead. She greets me with a moan and shuffles to get more comfortable. "Lei, you have to wake up, babe." She turns around and faces me, still within my arms.
"What do you want to tell me, lover?" She thinks she's funny. We both smile at each other.
"You can't call me that, you know. Not in front of anyone. Especially other Jedi." She pouts, stretching the kinks out of her body just so. I like it when she does that.
"What's done is done." she remarks. Am I a bad Jedi because I let this happen? Because I'm supposed to know better?
"I'm not kidding. Unless things change in the Order, we can't."
"Then we will change them, starting today." She smiles, but I can't reciprocate.
"When you take the Trials, I become like everyone else. A nameless Jedi. No emotion, no passion, no ignorance..."
"No death." she concludes.
"Your administrator. And I won't be easy on you. It's going to hurt. And I will do things that you think I would never do. To you. Just be aware that it's not really me."
"I know." She says she does.
Using the Force, I lift her out of my lap. She floats above me. She can't stop smiling.
"This is where you belong, you know. Above and beyond."
"No, I'm smarter than that." she says, floating back to the ground. "This is where."
“I do love you. So much. Always knowing the right thing to say, to do. Good luck to you, love.” I look at one of the many city clocks on the side of a building. “3:15. It’s time to make our way back home. And to the rest of the future.”
We walk toward the garden exit, one in our feelings with the Force.

[VashTheStampede]

4:00 AM

Da Kun

The meeting went long into the night, and it has made me excited. "Da Kun, we must prepare for the assault." said Tyranos.

The Sith council has decided that Coruscant is the next planet in line for his conquest. I walk towards the balcony and look out over the city-planet.

"Soon they will get theirs, the Jedi who almost killed me, soon it will all be over for the Jedi. "I say. "Master Tyranos, when will the battleships arrive?" i ask. "They are currently being fueled, armed, and loaded with droids, they will be here in two days."

I walk away and smile.

OOC:Sorry it is so short I just though I should add something. I will get in a longer post soon.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

4:50 am

It's almost time, and we are all entering the Great Training Hall, affectionately known by such nicknames as "the Arena," "Proving Ground" and my personal favorite, the "End of Days." I laugh. So many memories here.

I see Ate Lyonne and Xanko, the one Ate called "Cov" I think, and a kid in a Tusken mask. I don't like Tuskens. Lei is behind me, careful not to hold my hand, or anything like that. The Jedi Council members are sitting in floating chairs at each corner of the 12-sided room. They seem so far, so above. We sit in the bleachers in the second row. It's going to begin soon.

Master Yoda floats down in his chair, preparing to speak. "Special you Padawans are. Know this I do. Fate of the Galaxy we entrust. To you. "Ender"... the name for all successful today. Jedi Knights. Who first wishes to begin?" Lei raises her hand. More accurately, she raises my hand for me for her. Yeah. I stand up, dispensing with the formalities.

"I submit for the approval to confer of the rank of Jedi Knight upon this Padawan Learner, one Lei Takane." We walk to the center of the floor, the arena. Master Yoda nods us to begin. We bow to him and the Council. I tighten my belt, making sure everything is proper.

"May the Force be with you." I whisper. Lei nods. I take out my short lightsaber. Lei takes her stance, ready to fight. I drop it on the ground, and break it apart with the Force. As it shatters, a surprised look glazes over everyone. "Fix it, Padawan." She Force pulls the pieces and begins to make quick work of it. I ignite my long saber and attack her with a vertical strike. Instead of defending with her own blade, she flips to the side, never letting go of her hold on the parts of my lightsaber. I never stop with the onslaught, and it almost looks like she's losing it, jumping around and around. She's always been quick. She leaps away, putting the parts together. "C'mon," I think to myself. Her back is to me, hunched. I can hear her whisper, "No...no..." It's over. I walk over to her, and go to lightly tap her head to end it. She turns around with the quickness and precision I have come to expect and hits me with the back end of the lightsaber. And she ignites the other end. She changed it so it blazes at full length. We start our active, "real" duel. Now. Defending and swinging, our lightsaber continue to touch and touch. I attack at her stomach, and she defends by holding the lightsaber downward. She grabs the handle of each saber and throws them off, afar. She swings her fists at me, I dodge her, each attack blending into each defense. Kicks, punches. In her one moment of openness, I tap her head with my index and middle fingers. It looks like I'm shooting her dead.

"Stop." I say.
"Is it over?" she asks.
"No, not yet. You'll know." I reply.

"Do you love me?" I say. She's caught off guard. I repeat the question louder, adding "Let me make it easier to understand."

They wheel her master into the arena. "Who survives? Me or him?" I stand next to the decrepit. "Even easier." I Force-choke the old man. And he Force-chokes me. Pretty spry for an old man. "kkkkkkrghh-The Jedi Order, or me. You know that shsshrggh I am not them. I am their age-shggrhg-nt. But I am not them. Who survivessssgragrgh?"

She has her eyes downcast. We both stop with the Force powers.

"You. I pick you."
"Why? Surely he is a greater force in your life than I ever will be."
"Because becoming one with the Force is the greatest gift I could give him, if it were mine to give."

I look over to the council, to Master Yoda. I know that look.

I smile and bow. "Congratulations, Lei." We both kneel towards Master Yoda and the Council.

"Confer upon you, Lei Takane, the rank of Jedi Knight, the Council does. Careful what this means, yes?"

Smiles abound. I hug her tighter than ever. "The first of the Ender Jedi. Welcome to the rest of your life, Lei."

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

5:04am

I breath through my nose slowly as the young Padawans and other erupt into applause as Lei becomes the first new Jedi Knight. Dan did very well, his Master would be proud...I certainly am. I keep myself in a calm, almost meditative, state as the Trials continue. I remember going by Xanko's room earlier in the morning, talking with him. We talked for a good hour about many different things, always just bordering on what happened on Tatooine. What happened there makes me worried, and not knowing what's exactly going on in my Padawan's head makes me damn scared. It's not that I couldn't easily Force pry myself into his thoughts, know exactly what is going in Xanko's head, but I just can't allow myself to do that. He needs to figure things out on his own. I'm there to guide him and help him on this journey, on becoming a Jedi, but he is the one who makes the choices that will decide his fate. I only hope that chooses wisely. I take a deep breath, knowing, feeling it in Xanko as well, that the moment has come. Another Padawan, about the fourteenth or so as become a Jedi Knight, now it is Xanko's turn. I raise my hand, clearing my voice before I speak as Master Yoda nods in my direction.
"Council, fellow Jedi, I bring before you my Padawan, Xanko, to be tested in the Trials and to join us as Jedi Knights."
The Council nods in accordance with procedures and Xanko distances himself from me. I shrug out of my dark Jedi robes, handing them to an anxious looking Padawan, as I straigten up. Xanko does the same, taking his lightsaber from his side. I see him take a moment of silence before igniting the lightsaber. I stare at him, trying to gather a sense of his thoughts, his mood. My gaze glances around, at the other Padawan's and their Masters, and the Jedi Knights, and finally, at the Council. A sickening feeling invades my stomach....what if my Padawan fails? I shake away the thoughts, returning my gaze to Xanko and giving a nod. He comes at me, lightsaber raised high. I wait till he is just a stride or so away from me before grabbing my lightsabre and igniting it in one fluid motion. I whirl around, dropping down low and slicing across his legs. He jumps, not taking the hit and continues on, thrusting forward at my chest. I bash it away with a backhanded stroke, fending off his attacks with just one hand, making him try harder. I catch a bead of sweat trickling down the side of his face. He dives at me and I knee him in the gut, sending him to the ground. He thrashes wildly with his lightsaber, but I pin it, pressing mine against his as we battle for control. I begin speaking with him telepathically.
You're trying to hard...just do
he glares, pushing away and taking a few steps back to come around for another attack.
You're thinking about that girl...STOP. It's going to consume you.
He comes at me and we exchange a few close contact manuevers.
unless that's what you want. Do you want it to consume you? If you want to go to the Dark Side then just do it already Xanko!
I knew the words were like a slap in the face, hurting much more deeply then any physical pain I could inflict upon him. His breathing was heavy as he stared at me, thoughts racing through his mind. I stared back, waiting, watching...wondering what his choice would be. And then it happened, he lowered his head, his lightsaber coming down. I drew in a sharp breath as he charged at me in the next instant, aiming for my middle. I squirted to the side, feeling his lightsaber singe my clothes as he passed. I brought my own lightsaber over my head, striking down hard. He moved, but not fast enough. My hit slipped past him, but still knicking his shoulder. He rolled, somersaulting to the ground and bringing himself back up.
"I can deal with my ghosts, my mistakes. I've walked the line between Light and Dark. I choose the Light, the good. I choose Jedi."
Xanko says softly, just above a whisper, meant only for me to hear.
He raises his head and I smile as he nods, straightening up, pressing the ignition button on his lightsaber and placing it back to his side. I glanced up at the Council, disenganging my own lightsaber and placing it back on my belt. There is silence. Master Yoda has his eyes closed. We wait. Slowly he opens his eyes, glancing past Xanko to look directly at me. We stare at each other and I give a little nod. Master Yoda nods in return, smiling just a little. I turn back towards Xanko, reaching out a hand.
"I'm proud to accept you as my Padawan no longer, and to now acknowledge you as a Jedi Knight."
Cheers and applause follow as Xanko steps closer and grasps my hand with his. I envelop him in a tight hug.
"I am very honored that you were my Padawan, Xanko."
I say in his ear.
"Well done, well done you did Master Erstad. Trained this one well you did."
Master Yoda says over the noise. I smile broadly, not expecting such a high praise for Master Yoda, but certainly needing to hear something like that finally. Patting Xanko's shoulder we enter back into the throng of Padawan's and Jedi as the next Master and Apprentice begin the Trials.

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)

0525 a.m.

I nod to Master Erstad as she makes her way back to the stands. I walk onto the main floor and bow to Master Yoda. "Ready to begin are you, Master Tujac?" says Yoda. "I am my master. I present A'Plo Koon for the rank of Jedi Knight." I wave my padawan over to the arena. A'Plo walks out to meet me and draws his saber. I slam a chair from behind him into his back, which knocks him off balance, I then draw my saber and press the attack. "I forgot you like to be sneaky, my master." he says as he blocks a saber attack. I smile to myself at that remark.
Our sparring was fierce, lunge, dodge, parry, block. The crackling and hissing of the sabers as they slam into each other over and over was all that you could hear. "Come, come padawan. I thought you were better than this. I haven't broke a sweat yet." He jumped over my head attacking while he was in mid-air. He swung for my legs and I jumped up to his face and kicked him hard in the jaw. He stumbled back a couple steps and then regained his footing. "That's two for my boot, whelp!" I say as I flew at him with another attack.
He side-stepped at the last second and used my momentum to throw me into the wall. I was dazed for a second and then blocked the incoming downthrust of his saber. I could sense a deep anger rising in him. I could use this to my advantage, but in my heart I wanted him to succeed. "Your feelings betray you, padawan. I can sense your anger. Does it feel good?" He backed off and stood ready for another attack. I jumped to my feet and walked slowly towards him, my saber at the ready. "I feel nothing, my master. I am just growing tired of your boot." he says with a smirk.
I turn off my saber. Master Windu shifted in his seat at this sudden change in the battle. A'Plo looked at me strangely. "What are you doing? The fight is not over." I smile at him. "It is, my padawan. You have stood up to my mental attacks as well as my physical. Or, do you feel that you are unfinished without striking down your opponent after he has yeilded to you? Does this not killing your enemy stir your Tusken blood?" There was a silence in the arena awaiting the padawan's answer. "Ha,ha, ha, ha." He turned off his saber and bowed to me and the Jedi council members and awaited their answer.
I turned to Master Yoda. "My master, my test of this padawan is over. What is the council's determination?" Master Yoda looks to A'Plo Koon. "Confer upon you the level of Jedi Knight, the council does. One more thing I have for you young Jedi Koon, take care of your emotions, they could be your undoing. May the Force be with you." A'Plo Koon bowed to him and I walked him back to the stands. "Master Yoda is right, A'Plo. You need to exercise more control of your emotions. However, don't let that bother you. If you ever need me for anything, don't hesitate to ask." He looked to me, I could never tell if he was smiling or not becasue of his breath mask, but I could tell in his voice. "Thank you Cov-Cl. I will remember that." We sat down and awaited the next trial.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:00 am

It's over. Not bad, though. Seventeen Jedi and 3 failures. And I myself couldn't judge it correctly. I thought they were going to pass. However, the crowd of Jedi still flow in jubilation. The energy is enough to disturb the even the most serene meditator. Anywhere on this planet.

Cov, Ate Lyonne and myself gather along with our new fellow Jedi. They chatter as if it were all they could do. Lei pokes me with her lightsaber and laughs, saying, "I thought it was supposed to be hard."

"You're lying... I can tell." I say. She smiles and nods a thank you to me.

She takes me aside, alone, and away from everyone else. Into an alley.

"I will always pick you over the Jedi Order."
"I know that." I tell her, sighing into the warm Coruscant air.
"I... I feel so much... like I owe you something." she says, breathing slightly.
"Love is never owed, it's given. Even a Jedi knows that."
"If not love, then a vow is owed. One as strong as my vow to the Jedi Order. You want to change things. Then let's do it. I owe it to myself to love you."
"You owe yourself a lot more." I tell her.
"I decide that." she says pointedly.
"I just think--"
"Feel, don't think." I'm cut off by her voice and then her lips. I taste her a second, then break away. "We've talked about this before, when you were eight and I was ten, when you were fifteen and I was seventeen. When you were sixteen, and I was... I was a Jedi. This is your first day as a Jedi Knight. Do you really want to risk being kicked out?"
"We won't be kicked out. If worse comes to worst, we'll just walk away, okay?" she answers, no doubt in her voice.
"I understand. All right. You'll marry me, right?" I ask the question, the mother of all questions. Funny, no sick feeling in the stomach, like when I see other people ask it.
"Yes. Always."
"That's settled, then. Today, it'll be today. Can't waste any time. Especially in this line of work. I just need someone's blessing first." My big sister, Ate Lyonne. Maybe the one person who understands what this feels like. No way I could I ask my father.

We shuffle back toward the group. I can't help but think, so many good things are happening... when will the Force ask us for balance?

"Ate... I have to tell you something..." I say with a smile.

[VashTheStampede]

4:00 PM

Da Kun

I look over the new crop of Sith warriors and I feel the darkness building inside them. The same way it has built up in me. Am I destined to die by the hands of the Jedi. I ask myself and again look out over the city. "I can already taste the blood that will be shed on this planet. The blood of the Senate and the blood of the Jedi shall merge and the Sith shall rise above them!" I say to them in a rousing speech.

"In a matter of hours the republic shall be no more and our glorious Emperor shall rise to power." I say introducing the Emperor.

"Very good Lord Da Kun." he says to me and continues his speech. Our massive droid fleets are on their way to coruscant and not even the republics Clone army will be able to stop us.

Upon hearing this I could not help but to chuckle. For at the meeting earlier it was revealed to me the the Emperor is indeed Chancellor Palpatine. I wouldn't be surprised if the clones joined in on the attack of the temple, haha.

I walk away from the podium to contemplate these recent developments. I remember the Jedi from Tatooine, all of them, the will feel my blade and fall to my feet. I smirk and walk away.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:12am

Lei is being careless. Without much trouble I can press my Force sense against her and figure out exactly what her emotions are. And who they are aimed at. I glance at Dan as he request my attention.
"Yes, you certainly do have something to tell me. We've got to discuss this privately."
I glance at Lei whose eyes keep wandering in our direction.
"And I suggest that you advise Lei to go meditate for awhile."
I finished sternly. Dan catches the meaning in my glaring eyes and goes and takes Lei aside. I turn to my former padawan.
"Xanko. I am very proud that you are a Jedi Knight. You are a valuable addition to the Jedi Order. May the Force be with you my former Padawan."
Xanko smiles,
"Thank you Master Lyonne. I'm very grateful for your words of praise and your faith in me."
I smile in return. Then he disappears into the crowd of other new Jedi Knights. I sigh deeply. My first Padawan is no longer, and although I feel saddened that Xanko no longer will be at my side, taking teachings from me, I'm pleased with myself that he has achieved the rank of Jedi Knight.
"Ate Lyonne?"
Dan says from behind. I turn and nod to him, making my way through the crowd and to my chambers.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:15

We move briskly through the halls of the Temple, toward the apartments.

"You-- both of you, are being very, very careless. This is what they talk about when they say emotion blinds!" She doesn't look back at me and just keeps walking.

"We take it away. Always away. A little bit at a time, until droids have more emotions than we do. It's sickening."

"That's--"
"The way things are. I know everything you're going to say. Because I've told myself those things over and over again." We arrive at her quarters, and the door slides open. Ben is there to greet us with a stretched meow. "A wise man, a warrior much like ourselves, once said, 'Who can see the future? Those that create it.' So, you want things to change? We're going to change them."

"Not like this. Not like this."
"Since when is it okay for Jedi to not have souls? I put my life into the Order, into the Force. It's done its share of good and bad. I have too. Every single one of us has. You know, you weren't exactly discreet in your telepathic communication with Xanko, over there. You let him have his choice. And he chose to be one of us. You're convinced that this is something bad."

"I'm convinced it's against the rules." she sighs.
"So is killing people. And yet I can tell you exactly the number of lives I've taken."
"You take them because they are trying to kill you, or others." she says, trying to reason to her advantage.
"This is because of Master Skywalker, isn't it? And Master Kenobi... no, I don't think Kenobi failed him. Skywalker is the Chosen One. And they told him he was a god at nine years old, and he felt the world owed him its service. Anything he wanted. No one ever told me I was a god. In fact, I've been told I could have done things a lot better. I can handle this. I need you to trust me. And to not say anything. Please?" Ate Lyonne starts to speak, but she's cut off by the communication system. It's Master Windu.

"Jedi Knight Tadokoro? You've received your next assignment."
"To where, and as what?"
"The Supreme Chancellor's Palace. He wants a Jedi to be on his security staff. Report by 5 PM. That's all."
"I understand," I say and turn the communicator off. "So, are you with me?"

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:21

I sigh, bending downd and running a hand over Ben's furry back as he purrs against my leg.
"Although some of the Jedi Order believe that things are fine as they are, others believe that there need to be changes. Issues like love, affection for others, relationships with others have never really been addressed....yet we have rules against them and dire consequences for disobeying them...Yet, I do firmly believe that the Order needs to..update it self shall we say. Though I know not in what areas, and what so neccessarily be altered or done away with or begun, I do know that something must be done....or I very much fear that the Order will become lost in the changing times."
I pause, letting Dan take in my words.
"But I do have high faith in many of the Jedi here, no matter what their views and feelings. I trust you fully Dan, I have faith in you and I know that the Force runs strongly in you. Times are changing, and only some of this Order are fully prepared for it. But--"
I say, seeing a hint of a smile of Dan's face,
"This doesn't me I condone your actions. You must realize that you are being dangerously careless...both you AND Lei. It's only for your safety,and your status as Jedi Knights now, that I warn you so severely. You must be cautious and careful with your feelings or it will be your downfall...perhaps not from the Force, and to the Dark Side, but certainly away from the Order. Then again,"
I smile,
"You of course aren't the only one with things to hide. All of us have our secrets, you know mine, and I know yours. But our secrest must not, cannot, consume us in our thoughts, dreams, waking moments. It could get you or someone close to you killed."
Ben meows as I pick him up, and I set him on my arm, letting him crawl up my shoulder.
"May the Force always be with you Dan, with all of us."
My thoughts shoot forward to Master Windu's call to Dan. I frown.
"I be careful. Something about your newest assignment just doesn't sit right with me....something just feels...off....about it. Be careful, Jedi Knight."

[zero zero nine]

OOC: More fun all the time :) You know what would be more fun? If all the players posted! You know who you are! If you still watch the goings down in the Republic, participate! :D

IC: Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:


6:30 am

Ben keeps his distance from me, just careful enough to be within Ate Lyonne's reach. He falls off her shoulder, then thinks himself content enough to take a nap behind her.

Standing up, I pretend to dust my lap, thinking to myself, but careful to hide my thoughts from Ate Lyonne. How can I be at peace if I can't feel emotions? But enough of that.

"I need to find her. May the Force be with you, Master Erstad." I bow and walk out the door, looking back as it slides closed.

I make my way toward a meditation garden. Our garden. I find Lei there, sitting at our tree, quiet and serene.

"Hey."
"Hi." She smiles.
"I've received my next assignment."
"So have I."
"Where are you going."
"Nowhere. I'm part of the Chancellor's personal guard now."
"I'm going home... to Corellia. As a negotiator. Political problems."
"When?" I ask.
"Tomorrow."

I catch a shadow. Several shadows. We look up to see figures dressed in red. "Yes?" I ask. They step back to reveal Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

"I thought I'd find you here."
"My assignment said I had until 5 pm."
"I know. I just like to get to know the people I work with." He tosses a glance toward me and Lei. "Why are you so sad?" he asks.
"Are you a Force Adept? How do you know?"
"No, no... just an old man that knows faces." He smiles. "Jedi. Never knowing what they really want. It's about both of you, isn't it?"
"We know what we want." I tell him flatly.
"To be... together." Lei says. I hush her quickly.
"You know, the Jedi Order is a servant of the Republic. I pulled your record, Master Jedi. You've been a great help, especially recently on Tatooine. I say as a reward for your service, you deserve each other."
"That's not possible. Not with the way things are. We live by different rules than everyone else."
"Then I will change them." He says. I almost believe him, or start to. Lei likes what she's hearing.
"You aren't a Jedi, much less a Jedi Council Member."
"The Council serves the Republic. I con-, oversee the Republic. They have to do what the government says. The Council won't be able to do a thing. I think the Jedi are due for a good time. So gather whoever you want. Go ahead, boy. It's going to be quite a celebration. I give you my blessing, young ones. Don't worry about the cost. And if I have to perform your service myself, I will." There's this big dopey grin on his face.

This is unbelievably amazing. I can't wait to tell everyone.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:30 am

I feel sick to my stomach. And I don't know why. Ben rubs against my leg, purring loudly, but I shoo him away. Something is wrong, very very wrong. Closing my eyes I try and calm myself, to gather the Force within me and focus my thoughts. It's not working. Something just feels so out of sync, out of place, like it doesn't belong. Was I lying when I told Dan I had faith in him? That I trusted him? No...at least not entirely. Dan is just too.....too trusting, too eager, too headstrong. I've had my fair share of that, I've had my losses and mistakes...and I know that you have to own up to being too trusting sooner or later....because sooner or later it's going to come back and hit you with a vengeance. I practically claw at my door to get it to open, feeling like I'm suffocating as the doors finally slide open. My hands are shaking. A shiver runs through my spine. I feel like I need to be near Dan right now, or to know what he's doing, what even Xanko and Lei are doing. I want to talk with Master Yoda...but would I say? Something doesn't feel right, but I can't explain it...oh yes, that would go over with the Council very well, pfft. The next moment I find myself racing down the corridors.
"Dan?"
I call out, an edge to my voice. As I turn the corner I come upon them...

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

6:20 am

"Whoa! Whoa! Slow down, Ate. What's wrong?" She's panting and struggling to regain herself.

"Everything. You aren't old enough, don't have enough--"
"Wisdom? Experience? You get those things by living life." I smile at her. "And... rules have changed. The Supreme Chancellor himself told me so. In a few hours, Lei and I, you and Master Kenobi will be able to marry. To have bonds as strong as our own brotherhood. Isn't that awesome?" I look to Lei, bright as ever, even in the face of our eventual separation.

"I want you to be there, Ate. The Council can too."
"Shouldn't you ask them if this is even right?" she says, hiding her joy at the premise of her and Master Kenobi, Obi-Wan, finally.
"This is good... it's what we've wanted... and deserved. Let something fall in your favor for once, like you knew it was yours."

I hold Lei's hand, and put my other arm around my ate. We don't walk any particular place.

[VashTheStampede]

OOC: Sorry if I am moving the story too fast I just had this whole plan thought out in my head, and I thought it was time that the Sith ruined the love fest in the Jedi temple. :D

6:15 AM

Da Kun

We were able to slip into the jedi temple as the chancellors guards, trying to hide our identities and motives from the peering mind of the Jedi. Me and a group of highly trained Sith Lords were able to slip away from the security detail and find a dark alcove.

"Ok the plan is to make our way into the Jedi Council and hold them hostage, and while they and the Senate are distracted the battleships will enter orbit and unload as many droid groups as they can before the Jedi and the Senate can react."

I didn't know if this would work but it was the only plan we had. We had to buy time for the other Sith to make it into the Senate and Seize control.

We walk out of the alcove and start running down the corridor, and then I see the two Jedi from Tatooine. "Look who it is, the little woman Jedi." I say trying to make her mad. "Too bad I cant spend some time with you." I say and smirk. Then with a snap of my fingers three of the Sith with me charge at her. "Maybe some other time." I say as I and the remaining Sith Lords run towards the Council chambers.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:15 PM

I practically kick myself for even saying anything good in response to what Dan was telling me. And just what was he telling me? The Supreme Chancellor...deciding things for Jedi, making changes. Not good.
"attack."
I say, not understanding the words myself as they leave my lips.
"What?"
Comes Dan's confused response. I can suddenly feel Sith all around...and actually see them directly ahead.
"We're being...ATTACKED!"
I cry out the last word as fiercely as possible, hoping to alert as many other Jedi as possible. I've only got one thing on my mind: The Council. I knew something was wrong, I could feel it...and now this.
"Look who it is, the little woman Jedi."
One of the Sith calls out. I know that face, he was on Tatooine.
"Too bad I cant spend some time with you."
He continues with a smirk before snapping his fingers and sending a few Sith in our direction.
"Maybe some other time."
I smirk as he takes off. You got to be kidding me. He may have had the element of surprise, but I'm not called Blitz for nothing. As the Sith from Tatooine heads off where the Council should be I Force lift myself up off the ground with ease. Normally I would never use the Force for such a basic thing as floating, but desperate times mean desperate actions. Without even taking a glance back I launch myself forward, shooting straight past the Sith. I flip to the ground yards in front of him. My saber gleams before me as I bring it out. I point it towards him,
"We'll finish this another time, Sith spawn."
With that I sprint off, with a bit of Force aid, to the Council. I hope Dan and Lei can take care of themselves.

[zero zero nine]

OOC: what time is it? I thought it was morning?

IC:

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

Figured it would happen by now. It's Jedi science, good gives way to bad. Ate Lyonne deals with the Sith from Tatooine. Lei takes out her blade, ready to work.

"Make your way to the Jedi Archives. Download them into as many Holocrons as you can. Then go to Corellia as you planned. We can't lose our history. But take public transportation. And don't use the Force. That much. They're after us. Go." I can't waste anymore time with her.
"I love--"
"I think I know that without you having to tell me, you know? Go." I tell her.
"What's mine is yours and yours mine." She hands me her Shirasaya lightsaber, and I hand her mine, the one she fixed.
"Go."
I make my way out of the Temple. Explosions are rocking nearly every visible corner to the horizon. I rush to the Supreme Chancellor's Palace, taking out Sith left and right. I sense a tremendous Force Presence. The door slides open to reveal a man, seemingly encased in metal, with a vicious helmet, and... the Supreme Chancellor.

"Vader..." I whisper under my breath.

"Quite a celebration, my boy. Don't you think? And I think you're doing a fine job protecting me."

The door slides closed, and it feels like it'll never open again.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: lol, sorry that should have been AM, not PM. It's almost 7 or so in the morning now.

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

6:47 AM

My blood is running cold. It's come. The day when the Jedi were attacked...in their own complex. How can we be so blind as to not sense things like the Sith?! I practically shove my way through doors, always watching to see how far off that Sith from Tatooine is.
"Master Yoda--"
I say somewhat breathlessly, successfully reaching the Council room where the highest Master were. The twelve. I blink. All of them are standing perfectly calm, just standing there...when I know full well they know exactly what is befalling us this very moment.
"Blind we have been."
Master Yoda says in greeting. I know, my mouth still agape. I close my mouth, swallowing hard.
"What are we to do?"
"We must defend the Jedi Tower as long as possible...and then flee."
Master Windu returns. I blink again.
"Flee--"
"Time of the Jedi is gone....in balance the Force has become...the dark side has spread."
Come Master Yoda's haunting words.
"But--"
All twelve of them shake their heads.
"All of us, padawan, knight and master, must stay here as long as possible and protect the Tower. Then we must flee, all over the galaxy and into hiding."
Master Ki-Adi-Mundi puts in.
"And we are not running away."
Master Windu begins, answering the beginning of my thoughts.
"In order for the Jedi and all we hold sacred to survive...we must run...there is no other option."
All twelve nod again, and then turn and look at me. I straighten up and give an affirmative nod.
"I agree."
An ache begins to enter my chest.
"May the Force be with all of us."
I finish, swallowing away my sorrow at what is occuring.
"Hope there is, is always. There is One that may save us, the only one that can."
I smile, knowing exactly what Master Yoda is commenting on.
"Yes...our last hope."
"May the Force be with you, Master Erstad."
Master Windu says somberely.
"It was an honor knowing all of you."
I say, and I turn and exit the doors. I pause a moment, lightsaber raised, reaching out with the Force and trying to locate both Dan and Xanko. Xanko is a bit far off, and although he's in danger, he knows by now what's up. dan on the other hand. I shake my head fiercely. Something isn't right as I try and reach Dan with the Force. Something keeps blocking or disrupting me. But I know where he is, and that's where I'm headed.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

7:00 AM

This is not good. Vader's breathing rolls throughout the room, permeating everything. I try to lower the Force energy that's flowing through me. Make myself too unimportant to kill.

"Your father would be proud of you indeed." the Supreme Chancellor says.

"And how would he know that?" I keep my hands close enough to the lightsaber, but not close enough to be a threat.

"Trust me, little boy. Been keeping track of you. And your best friend. He's on his way to Coruscant right now. You made a good choice, he thinks."

"And you won't let me follow through?" I ask.

"You've done enough following through, especially for a Jedi."

Tension is rising in the room. The door slides open. The bounty hunter.

"You!" I almost gasp. "The bounty hunter on Tatooine. You've changed."

"The Jedi Council is still in their chambers, Emperor. A hundred Sith warriors will take them down." Emperor? I think.

"No, you fool. Do it yourself."

Time for action. "Go ahead. Reach for it. Your lightsaber is your best friend, Dan. Along with your hate. Use it. Kill him."

"You obviously would have killed me by now. So, what do you want from me. It's my blood, isn't it?"

He's silent. The bounty hunter turned Sith rushes at me with his sword.

"How long have you been a Sith? Certainly not as long as I've been a Jedi," I block his attack and smirk, "...because I can do this, and you can't." I lift him with the Force, and toss him out through the window. The Chancellor nods to Vader, and Vader lift his hand. I'm hit in the side and I fly out the window too. Falling.

"Excuse me, I need to borrow that." I say to the bounty hunter, Force-pulling his lightsaber off its hook. We're falling, falling. I dive in between two high-energy beam rows. These rows provided supplemental power to the Palace. I activate his lightsaber on both ends. He grabs my legs. The energy blades crash into the beams. And we hang there. Just hang there.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:00 AM

"Dan!!!!!!!"
I cry out, seeing two bodies being hurled out into the early morning as I race down the windowed hall. Whoever's down there with him certainly isn't friendly. I take a dangerous move and unignite my lightsaber, clipping it back to my belt as I open up a window.
"Hold on Dan."
I say to myself more then to him. I stretch out my hands on gather the Force to me, concentrating it on lifting Dan up and back into the building. Slowly he begins to rise, leaving the other person still hanging there. I narrow my eyes, focusing as I bring him closer to me. With a heap he lands on the floor, though is quickly getting up. I reignite my lightsaber.
"Are you all right?"

[VashTheStampede]

7:00 AM

Da KUn

I hang on for dear life as the Jedi is lifted up to safetly. "Nobody messes with Da Kun!" I start climbing up, I reach the ledge and safety. I am confronted by two Jedi ready to fight and me without a light saber. The male Jedi charges at me and nearly cuts my head off, a blade extends from my cloak and into my hand, I slash backwards and hit him in the arm. I throw the dagger into the leg of the female Jedi, and jump over her and kick her in the back and she falls into the other Jedi. "I have had enough of you two." and with that I Take a Thermal Detonator from beneath my cloak and throw it at their feet, I immediatly run towards the council chambers and the masters of the Sith.

OOC: Sorry Barb I was a bit confused about the geography of the area and I hope this fixed it.

[SuperBoy]

OOC: Hey everyone i'm back and i'll be posting now. Sorry won't be able to do it right now i don't have alot of time. But i just wanted u guys and girls to know i'm back.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: hey Vash? is there any way you can get your post to fit better with mine. I mean, I'm lifting Danup the safety and asking him what's up in my post. But in yours I've got a small knife in my leg, Dan's dropped, and you've thrown a bomb at us. I can't even tell if Dan is suppose to still be hanging for dear life or if he's in the building like he is in my post.

~Barb

[VashTheStampede]

OOC: Fixed it.(I hope :) )

[zero zero nine]

OOC: welcome back Super boy!

IC:

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

7:05

I'm alone in the room now. I'm bleeding. The others left already, heading for the Jedi Council chambers. The Sith to attack, Ate Lyonne to defend. I'm alone. With a thermal bomb. I can think of better way to spend a morning.

I lift the bomb up with the Force carefully and throw it out the window. I chuck it as far as I can. It explodes like a supernova, and I struggle to contain the blast. The Force surrounds me in a sphere of protection. I can feel the heat, just like Tatooine.

My arm begins to ache. I concentrate and try to heal it. Blast. Can't waste anymore time. I need to get back to the Jedi Council chambers.

"Where do you think you're going, little one?" A presence I've felt before. When I was a baby.

"Darth Akura..."
"I'm your father, boy. Don't forget that."
"I won't... because I don't know you."
"But you do know we're very alike."

I turn to face him. I'll kill him if I have to. It's what he would do. Them's the breaks.

[Mattashell]

OOC: I'm trying to find a solid plot, here's a quick dream sequence to let it in that I'm still around.

Puck:

7:30

I'm in a very dark room, which I quickly find is a familiar environment...a bar. The bartender is smiling. "It's good to see you," he says, he puts a bottle of black liquid on the counter, "Dink up! On the house!" he says in a friendly voice. On my right sit 'Lord' Vader and Mr. Tarkin. "It's good of you to join us," says Tarkin.

As I look to these two on my right I here a voice from the left say, "The next round is on me."
I turn to see Palpataine, "Won't you join us."

I draw my micro-blaster to shoot him, with my right hand. At the exact same time he draws an identical one with his left. I realize I am looking at a mirror, and my reflection looks like Palpataine!

The other patrons of the bar are cheering me to shoot it...to let my anger out on it. I sence a light shining on me. I turn my back to the bar and see that the door to the room is resting open with a white light shining through. It draws me. I feel deep down that I want to go to it, but something is holding me back. It's the bottle. I haven't had my drink yet, I can't leave now. Maybe I'll have another, yeah, maybe I'll stay a while. I take a sip and the door closes just a few inches. The black drink tastes so good, and it makes me feel good. I look a the reflection again. The slowly shutting door. I want to leave, yet I want to stay and I can't decide what to do. The bar begins to shake as if it's an earthquake.

I open my eyes and the dream is gone. Several ships fly paste me at high speed and are causing my hull to rattle. I groan. My head is splitting, absolutely splitting. and my stomache feels like it's tied in nots. I crawl to my small vessels 'head' to relieve myself and ponder what is happening with all these ships.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: I think I'm supposed to be in with you Dan, but oh well.

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:05

I suck in my breath sharply, and clench my teeth as I pull the small knife out of my thigh. Blood begins to ooze down my leg. I use the knife to tear the edge of my robe, ripping a long strip of it off and using it as a bandage to stopper the bleeding wound. Gingerly picking myself up I glance around, keeping all my weight on my good leg. That Sith took off, but I know I got Dan back up here. Just not sure where. I still have that feeling, the one that makes my skin crawl and makes me feel deathly cold. It feels like the worst evil ever is among us. My thoughts fly back to the moments I had with the Council such a short time before. They're fighting right now, for the very survival of the Jedi. I've got to gather as many as I can and figure out a plan. But first, I've got to fight. I begin limping down the corridor, half of me wanting to race after that Sith, the other half knowing that I've got to find Dan. Even though he's not my charge, he still feels like it. I mean, I was so close to his master, she was so...I swallow hard. I must find him for her.
"Dan?"
I call out, knowing that by speaking I could very well draw unwanted attention to myself. I freeze as I spy two forms a few yards ahead of me. One is unmistakeably Dan, but the other...

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)

I awake from my bed and immediately sense a great disturbance in the Force. I grab my robes and lightsaber and head out of my room at a full run. There are explosions happening in the background, what is going on!? I sense Master Lyonne is in pain and she is calling out to someone. I rush to her position near the courtyard where she is kneeling and looking at two forms that I can't really make out. I come up beside her. "What is happening, Master?" I feel like a fool for being caught off guard like this. "I am with you, all the way, tell me of what you need."

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:09 AM

I smile, glad to see a familiar face that's all right.
"Cov, it's good to see you."
I whisper softly to him. I look in his eyes and see the surprise, wonder and alarm swimming in them. My own eyes cloud over.
"It's over."
He stares.
"Over? I don't understand, Master."
I swallow,
"It's over for the Jedi, Cov. For all of us here. I've been with the Council, they know what's happening to us. The Dark Side has grown, it's spreading...the time of the Jedi is over...for now at least."
He looks at me like I'm crazy, and shakes his head.
"You've got to be kidding Master Erstad."
I frown, shaking my head as well.
"I'm not."
I continue sternly.
"Our orders as Jedi are to fight and try and protect the Tower as long as possible. Then flee. We've got to go into hiding, and await the time when the Jedi can return and beat back the Dark Side."
Silence.
"It...it just can't be possible."
"It is."
I reply icily. My nerves are fraying. I don't want this to be happening, but it is. The time has changed, the Force continues on, and this is it's point of balance now. Goodness has been reigning too long, now it's time for the darkness to befall us all in order for there to be peace and harmony in the Force. I glance ahead at the two forms.
'Watch my back, Cov, but keep out of the way."
I tell him as I began walking forward, coming up to meet the two ahead.

[VashTheStampede]

7:10 AM

Da Kun

I walk through the council doors and see the Emperor along with Darth Vader and Tyranos. I scan the room and see only two council members, Yoda and Windu. " Emperor what shall I do next?" I ask "Nothing, you can't match the power of these Jedi, we will finish them, you finish off the Jedi in the temple and set the demolition charges." said the Emperor. I nod and walk out the room and hear the battle beginning. I walk down the coridoor when suddenly a Jedi comes up behind me but I quickly take him down. I must get to the base of the temple and set the charges. the temple will not be standing for much longer.

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)
7:13a.m.

"Yes, my Master." I say to her as she slowly begins to walk towards the figures in the courtyard. I look around for a hiding spot that will allow me to act if there is any action required. I see a large fountain that would be the perfect place. I sneak aound to its back and watch as Master Erstad enters the courtyard. My hand grips my lightsaber hilt and I ready myself to act in a split second. Why is this happening? The time for the Jedi is not over and I will do everything in my power to prevent it. I can't beleive the council would speak such a thing as fleeing from our enemy.
*Jedi Tujac, you will do as the council has stated.* 'Master Koon! I say in my mind.' I keep watch on the situation with Master Erstad while I converse with my fallen Master. *I have forseen this dark time, and you must do as the council says. You will serve the order far better alive than dead, Tujac.* 'Master I can't just run away from my enemies, that's not what I have been taught.' *No, but you were taught to listen and obey your orders of the Jedi Council and the Masters that sit upon it. If there is anything I can do to give peace to your mind, it is only this, you must survive to see this through to the end, Tujac. There will be a day for the Jedi to return, but it is not now. Do as the council has said and may the Force be with you.* 'Yes, my Master.'
I feel his presence leave and see Master Erstad approach the two forms.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

7:10 am

My father. It's just the kind of dramatic irony this situation needs. I would laugh if I weren't a part of it.

"Son..." Darth Akura begins. I don't want to call him my father.
"What do you want?" I ask impatiently. He shakes his head.
"One thing servants of the Force don't understand... family. They know what brotherhood is, but could never understand the concept of family."

I unsheath the blade from Lei's scabbard.

"Circle of life. You made us, now I unmake you."
"You seem so confident, just like your old man."
"About everything."

He activates his lightsaber and it burns red. I concentrate with the Force and ignite my own. We rush and attack at each other, he first with a high stroke to my head. I slide under it and hit him with the hilt of my blade. I let it crawl around the armguard I'm wearing and it flips to attack his neck. Akura deflects it and I grab the saber with my left hand. I sense others here. Jedi. On and on the chess game goes, each of us almost scoring a fatal blow. And the Jedi are moving closer.

"Stay back! He'll use you against me!"

"No... I won't. I respect you too much. Fair is fair, son. The era of the Jedi is past." he says.

I try not to look surprised.

"Don't try to predict the future. You underestimate me, Akura." I say. I deactivate the blade, kick him in the stomach and slice his neck open. "I can be evil, too."
I clean off Lei's saber. "When I have to be."

I look back at the two Jedi as they come up to me, then I look back to the body.

I think back to the Trials two hours ago. To Lei. Making him one with the Force is the greatest gift I could give him, if it were mine to give.

"You're right, father. We will never, ever understand family."

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:10 am

I watched the duel in a feeling of awe. It was something touching on beautiful to watch. Until the end. I closed my eyes as the Sith fell to the floor. It wasn't that I regretted seeing it, far from it, but I could easily sense the connection flowing between that Sith and Dan...I recalled his past.
"Are you all right?"
I ask as I limp forward, making a gesture for Cov to show himself.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

I sigh, resheathing the blade.

"As a son, no. As a Jedi, no. As a killer, I'd say I'm doing great."

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:11 AM

I return the comment with a rueful comment. Coming up to Dan and embracing him in a hug. He stares, but I ignore it.
"I'm glad you're all right."
I glance down at the body and sigh.
"As you are most likely aware of, the Tower is under attack. The Council as ordered all Jedi to fight for as long as possible, and then go into hiding. It's the way the Force is flowing...the time of the Jedi is nearing it's ends, and in order to ensure our survival we must let the Dark Side prevail, and we must await for the time when Jedi may thrive once more."
I'm not sure whether Dan will agree with what the Council has decided, but regardless, I will do what they have instructed.

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-l-Tujac (Jedi Knight)

7:25a.m.

I notice Master Erstad waiving me over to her. I walk out from behind the fountain and join them in the courtyard. "Is everyone alright?" I look to the body lying on the ground and decide that wasn't a good question to ask. "What are we to do now, my Master?"

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

7:27 a.m.

Fight, then run? How do we know there's supposed to be no more fight left in us? I don't know.

Ate Lyonne, reading my thoughts, simply answers "It's better to live in service faithfully for a cause, than to die quickly for it."

OOC: awww this is sooo cute! my dog is trying to fight the trash can! hahaha!

IC:

"I hope we don't die quickly, then."

Cov is getting anxious. He, we need a course of action. I say we start by getting out of the Tower. We telepathically contact all the Jedi we can sense, including Lei. "It's time to go. Now."

[VashTheStampede]

7:30 AM

Da Kun

"There, that is the last demo charge."I say to myself.

I check the detonator and set the timer for ten minutes. "This is the end of the Jedi, good riddance."

I walk away towards the streets of coruscant and I take one last look at the Jedi temple, remembering the long history of the Jedi that I am about to destroy and can't help but be pleased with myself. I see several Jedi escaping through secret exits in the temple, I can see the fear in the eyes of the younger Jedi, I feed off their fear. I feel...... happy.

[80's_Slasher]

Cov-Cl-Tujac (Jedi Knight)

7:32a.m.

I sense a great disturbance in the Force. "Something's not right, my Master. Something terrible is about to happen. We need to leave now!" I look to Master Erstad and await her thought of this new situation.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: This was co-written by myself and zero zero nine.

IC:

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:32a.m.

Just as I was about to respond to Cov's urgent request, none other then Master Windu comes practically sprinting down the corridor towards us.
"Why are you still here?"
he shouts as he comes up to us, he continues,
"The Sith have set a detonator, the Tower has less then 8 minutes right now, let's go."
I blink in disbelief,
"A bomb?!"
he nods rather impatiently.
"We gotta go...NOW"
Dan pipes in. Master Windu glances at him and then returns his gaze to me.
"The Council and some of the other Masters are already outside. They'll use the Force to keep the blast contained."
I nod, realizing that the Tower collapsing would destroy a good portion of Coruscant. All those people.....
"We're having everyone else escape in pods right now, you three are some of the last to go."
"Have you seen Xanko?"
I blurt out in alarm, suddenly realizing that I had yet to come across my former Padawan. Master Windu pauses with a smile,
"He should be headed to one. He was dealing quite well with some Sith, so he was somewhat reluctant...but he should be outside already."
"Don't worry, we'll find him."
Dan jumps in again.
"Yes. Everyone is getting outside, no one is allowed back in."
We all nod our acknowledgement but Master Windo continues speaking,
"No one, except me."
My mouth literally drops open.
"What are you saying?"
I cry out,
"You can't stay here."
"We do what we have to do."
he replies,
"And you will obey orders."
"No."
I say firmly.
"We're not leaving you here, there's no need, we can all get out of here."
Dan breaks the momentary tension.
"I'm not arguing or anything... but we have 7 minutes.....so do what you have to do....then we'll split up, k?"
I nod, my decisions set. I turn to Dan and Cov,
"Dan, you and Cov find Xanko if he's not already outside, and Lei as well, and get to the escape pod. Master Windu and I will meet up with you later, no set locations, we'll just Force-find you."
The two of them glance at each other, realizing what I'm saying, but a moment later they nod to each.
"All right, we're going."
Dan replies, and he and Cov head off down the corridor. Master Windu watches them go and then turns and looks down at me sternly,
"Why aren't you going?"
I shake my head,
"You're not doing this alone, Mace."
He opens his mouth to respond but I cut him off.
"I am a jedi master....just like you, this my life."
He regards me carefully for a moment before offering a smile,
"Why aren't you on the council?"
I grin,
"You guys are all too boring for me."
I reply tongue-in-cheek. Mace nods in response.
"All right then, let's go."
I follow him as he continues down the corridor.
"So....what exactly are we doing?"
"Saving the rest of the world."
Comes the emotionless reply. I respond with silence, taking in his words.....if only the rest of Coruscant knew what was happening at this very moment...ah, but such is the life of a Jedi.
"That's right,"
He finishes quietly, I laugh half heartedly,
"I didn't tell you to go reading my thoughts!"
He abruptly stops dead and I shadow his movements.
"No other Jedi are in the Tower, you sense that as well?"
I take a moment to feel out with the Force before nodding
"Plenty of Sith still crawling around here though."
He glances over his shoulder and grins,
"I know. Lots of fun, don't you think?"
I nod with a smile. "so, what are we waiting for now?"
"We shut down the Tower. Seal it off....we're going to give them one hell of a farewell present."
"Good plan. Council think this up?"
"No..."
He locates the lockdown command console,
"Cover me."
He says
"Sounds good."
I reply, igniting my lightsaber once again and moving to cover his back, my eyes darting from side to side as I try to sense Sith coming near us.
"Kenobi give you that?"
He remarks as his hands fly over console, beginning the lockdown.
"What are you talking about?"
"Please Master Erstad. You'd think I wouldn't notice the addition of that handguard to your saber? And after knowing both you and Kenobi since you first came here, that I wouldn't notice things?"
"Well...I--"
"Back to the task at hand."
he breaks in. I pause a moment, my thoughts running wildly before I begin again.
"So then you know that..."
"Of course, the whole Council knows."
"But--"
"Why wasn't anything said?"
"...yes"
"Because you two were handling it all right. there was no reason it needed to be brought to public attention."
"Oh...well then uh, you mind if we skip over this...topic....and work on not dying?"
"Sure thing....three minutes."
Just then a group of four Sith come charging down the corridor. I grin, I was in the mood for a little action. Unfortuantly these four weren't that skilled and I was able to handle all at once without much of a problem. As I turn away from the four fallen Sith I see Mace completing the lock down. He then proceeds to sit himself upon the floor in a lotus position.
"The Force is eternal,"
He states softly.
"What are you doing...?"
I ask warily. Time is running out.
"Nothing you should be concerned with, Master Erstad."
To my most unwanted desires, Da Kun appears near us, smiling.
I groan inwardly.
"Unless you have a death wish, I really don't want to deal with you right now Sith scum."
I say, not turning to him but just glancing over my shoulder. I then turn back to face Master Windu.
"Master Windu, let's get going."
"I'm not going to die today. You are."
Da Kun responds. Windu doesn't move. Thirty seconds. I smile,
"Not bloody likely."
"I like blood."
The Sith responds with a hellish grin. Suddenly Dan Kun grabs at my robes, jerking me towards him, knowing that the Tower will soon fall, thinking that he's going to survive. As he jerks me, he activates a button on his body with his other hand, and this force field glazes clear purple over the both us. I feel trapped in this moment.
"Modified gungan technology. So many died for this. Now who's going to die?"
He smiles some more. I slap it off his face. Now that felt good.
10 seconds. Mace Windu closes his eyes...
"There is no death; there is the Force!"
He cries out fiercely, motioning his hands at us and using the Force to thrust both Da Kun and myself out of the nearest window as the charges go off. There's a moment of the Sith and I breaking through glass and beginning to fall a split second before the entire Tower starts to collapse. The Council and other Masters are on top of surrounding buildings, using as much Force as possible to create a Force like shield around the Tower, keeping the explosion from spreading outward. As we fall it's like watching a contained burning orange ball of flames going no where. Smoke clouds the Force shield as the Tower crumbles. Only one thing is running through my mind, only one name...Mace Windu.
THUD
Da Kun and I crash hard upon something halfway down. A pod. The button Da Kun has shatters on impact and the shield dissolves. Da Kun rolls to the far end of the pod as I slide clear off the nose....almost. I grip hard onto the rim of the nose, hanging with one arm hundreds of feet above Coruscant. With sheer determination and my own strength I quickly deactivate my saber, clip it to my belt and then clasp my free hand onto the rim of the nose as well. Struggling, I slowly crawl my way back up onto the top of the pod. Dan, Cov, Xanko and Lei are staring wide eyed from the cockpit. I smirk, of all pods to land on. My hand flies, grabbing my lightsaber and reigniting it as I take a stance on the pod as I see Da Kun rising.....

OOC: nifty huh?

[VashTheStampede]

7:41 AM

Da Kun

"So this is how it will be." I say as I gain my balance. 'A fight to the death, just the two of us and your fellow Jedi watching helplessly."

"Enough talk, lets fight." she says

"But I do not even know your name."I say.
"Just call me Blitz." and with that she charges at me swinging her saber with all the skill you would expect from a Jedi.

I roll onto the cockpit and ignite my saber, As I slash the static of the coliding sabres brings me peace. The pilot tries to throw me of by making a sharp turn, but I manage to hold on. I duck as another slah barely misses my head and I lose my balance and fal down grabbing onto the side of the pod, I lost my sabre. I look up and see her smiling, I smile back.

I look down and see nothing between me and the ground, I reach into my cloak and take out a flare. I ignite it and throw it towards the cockpit, and it explodes with a bright flash. The pod turns wildly knocking the Jedi off balance, I quickly climb back up and deliver a stiff kick to her right leg sending her onto her knee. She drops her Lightsaber onto the streets of Coruscant and I knee her in the face, she falls flast onto the pod but manages to grab hold of something.

"Have any last words." I ask.

"Yeah, I can use the force idiot." she holds out her hand and sends a shockwave at me that sends me flying off the ship and throuhg the window of a nearby building. I stand up and look out the window and see the pod flying into the distance. I may not have finished her off but I am still happy, I look at the rubble of the Jedi tower and feel the essence of the dark side of the force flowing through me.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:44 AM

I wipe the blood from my nose.
"Have any last words."
He asks hottily. I smirk,
"Yeah, I can use the force, idiot."
And with that I wave my hand and send Da Kun flying through a building's window. I stagger up, using the Force to locate my fallen lightsaber. It shoots up from the ground and back into my outstretched hand. The pod begins to take off as I glance at where I sent the Sith. He glances at me and then at the remains of the Tower and I realize that I won the battle, but lost the war. I swallow the thought bitterly. Clipping my lightsaber back to my belt I glance over at the cockpit window.
"So, you going to let me in or what?"

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

7:44 am

We're up in the air, our little band of warriors, our brotherhood, when all of sudden a sick thud echoes at the top of the ship, and the computer takes notice of extra weight.

It's Ate Lyonne. And that Sith. They start to battle, and I take the controls of the pod, and steer into a hard left. The Sith, takes something out of his cloak and throws it onto the pod. It flashes and I go blind.

"The hell?" I steer a hard right and then left. Then I remember my Force Training and become calm and confident.

My vision returns and the Sith is gone.

"So, you going to let me in or what?" Ate Lyonne says.

I open the hatch and she just falls into the last empty seat. She's tired. Looks tired.

As we rise through the sky it changes color from blue to orange, orange to red, red to black. And the stars start to come out.

I put the pod into hyperspace.

"Where's Master Windu?" Xanko asks.

"He's d--... he's g--.... he's one with the Force." Ate Lyonne says, holding a tear back.

"No..." I say, hushed. "He's was a good man. It happens to the best of us."

"The best of the best." Lei adds.

"I've plotted a course to Corellia... We'll be able to hide there. For now, we'll get some sleep."

They don't know this, but I don't know how long the hyperspace will last. Or even if we'll make it to Corellia. Our only hope might be to find a ship to take us there.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

7:48 am

He's one with the Force I keep telling myself over and over in my mind. But if I know that, then why does it hurt so much? I needed him, we all did, we needed his council, his guidance....especially now. I don't dare try and contact the members of the Council, Yoda, not even telepathically...too dangerous. I pray this little pod can make it to Corellia, I trust just about nothing now, and I wouldn't be too keen on having to get a ride there....who knows whose already been taken in by the Dark Side now...I sigh as everyone settles down. At least we're safe, we're together, Dan, Xanko, Cov, Lei and myself. We all made it out....I made it out, but that was because of Mace. Damn him, I should have seen it coming, should have known he would have made a move like that. If that damned Sith hadn't shown up I might have been able to get Mace out with me. My thoughts fly back to the Sith. I'll make sure to make him......I stop. Jedi's don't take revenge, I remind myself....okay okay....then avenging then. I grin. Everyone else is already drifting off as I reopen my eyes and glance out through the cockpit. Space, the stars, it's all so beautiful, so peaceful. Yet I know at this very moment that the Tower is gone, and Jedi are dead or in hiding. What course will we take next? Where will the Force lead us? I sigh again, exhaustion finally setting in as I lean back in my chair. My hand rests against my lightsaber protectively, I feel as if I'll always be on guard now...

[VashTheStampede]

Da Kun

11:30 AM

I forgot how early in the morning it was, but not too early for a drink. I walk into a bar and go towards the bartender. People are rushing all around me trying to find out what happened at the Jedi Tower. "Give me some of your strongest stuff." I say. "Coming right up." replies the barkeep. I can feel the force inside me but I can't control it yet, more time probably. I drink the stuff down as quickly as it came. I'll meet her, I mean Blitz, again and when I do..... I'm not sure what I will do. I don't even know where to meet up with the Sith again. I get up and leave the bar, trying to find out where that Jedi would go next. As I walk out my mind goes blank and I hear the voice of the Emperor. "The Jedi council has fled and we are 'convertng' as many Jedi as we can. The clone army is under the control of the Sith and the new Empire. You must stop the four Jedi from reaching Corellia. Now Go!!!!." With that I leap to my feet and head to the nearest starport.

12:00 AM

"Not that one, not that one, ahh yes that will do nicely." I say of a rather nice looking and well-armed starship. I notice the pilot preparing to take off, so before he can I lop off his head. "They won't gt to far in that pod, I'll catch up to them in no time." With that I take off.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

1:00 PM

The pod shakes and stirs, and I awaken with a rattle. We're dropping out of warp. Not good. And the computers are down... perfect.

We're about to be adrift nowhere.

Lei starts to complain about her back, and the others grumble in their sleep.

Wait... something's up on the scanner. A ship. A pitiful ship, but one in better condition than ours.

I hail the other ship, in the slim hope it's a friendly. Audio only.

"Hi. My name's Puck, Puck-of-all-trades extraordinaire. You guys okay?"

[Mattashell]

OOC: Thanks for your PM 009. I didn't go on line all day yesterday, so I'm sorry for holding the game up. Instead of Pming you back there's a few things I'm gonna post OOC for everyone, just as reminders this is all in my profile. Puck was at the jedi temple for a very short time, a long time ago. He's going to recognize some of the older Jedi, but time and self-abuse have made his memory fuzzy. Puck's former lover, Sarjo-Von, became a Jedi, I have no specific fate for her in mind, so some Jedi may know her, or know of her. We can work that out in the story, if you want. Lastly, in the movies, Han was not a Jedi, and did not believe in the force, yet it seemed to be strong in him, alowing him to sneak up on Vader undetected in the Death Star battle, navigate a clunky freighter through an astroid field (Imperial fighters couldn't), and handle the situation with Greedo as gracefully as he did. The force guided him, but he was unaware and considered it "luck". I designed Puck to have similar abilities, and some of the Jedi may also detect this. Thanks for playing along. :)

I'll start my post a while before you guys show up.

IC:

Puck:

7:30

I try to throw up, but nothing happens. I grab a bottle of asperin off the shelf and down twice the recomended "safe" dossage and wash it down with my spit. I sit on the "head" and do what I gotta. Then I rest there for a while while the pain in my head goes away.

Suddenly I get a strange feeling of nostalgia, but not in a good way. As if I'm remembering the death of someone...or something that I loved. But what it is is just escaping me.

10:30

I'm all cleaned up now. I better decide what to do next. Hunt Jedi for Vader? Yeah right! I don't have a death wish. Go after Palpataine? I need to get to him first and for that I need to get the trust of this Vader guy. How am I gonna convince him that I'm doing what he's paying me to do without actually doing it? I laugh out loud at the question. I bet a lot of people who worked for my father spent thir lives in persuit of the answer to that very question. Now it looks like the roles are reversed. I go to the computer to try to decide a plotted course to somewhere where I could find someone, hopefully a Jedi, to help me, or even another bounty hunter I could trick in to giving me more info.

As I aproach the console I suddenly get the feeling that I should wait here for an answer from the holo-message I sent to Jedi Temple. So I go to do what I always do to pass the time.

I'm about to reach into the case for a fresh bottle. I suddenly have a flashback to my dream. I become so thirsty. I am desperate to open a bottle, but something else is holding me back. I want a drink so bad, but just can't bring myself to do it. Suddenly an impulse takes over me and I lift the whole case off the floor and shove it into my liquor cabinet and slam it shut and lock it. I put the key in a drawer where it's out of my sight and collapse into a sitting position on the floor. I'm panting, exausted and afraid for reason's I can't explain. When My heart slows down I light a cigarette. It burns down to it's filter and I, not used to being sober, fall half asleep, half awake for awile.

1:00 PM

I am jolted from my dozing by a beep. The computer has picked up a ship near by. I replay the radar readings, and see that it came out of warp and stalled.

"Hi. My name's Puck, Puck-of-all-trades extraordinaire. You guys okay?"

"This is Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro of the Jedi pod, (insert pod name here :p ). We are stalled. We require assistance."

Great, ask and you shall recieve. Maybe now I've got more Jedi's than I hoped for. More than I can handle. I grew up a rich boy. There was always a mechanic when I needed one, I don't know the first thing about fixing ships.

"It looks like I can give you guys a ride. Maybe tow your pod to where you're going. How many are in your crew? (OOC: How many are there?) THAT MANY? Well it's gonna be crowded, but I think I can sqeeze you all in."


Dan says, "Where going to Corellia. You can drop us off at the nearest..."

"Me too." I lie, "I'll take you there. I'm going to dock with you now."

This ship is hard to manuever. But eventually we hook up. I pump oxygen into the airlock and it opens.

There they are.

"Uh," I grin sheepishly, "welcome to the Jolopy."

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: There are five of us in the pod: Dan, Lyonne, Lei, Xanko and Cov.

IC:

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

1:04 PM

If we weren't so desperate, I'd think we'd be better of in the pod...this ship looks like it belongs in a scrap yard. The name Puck rings a bell in my mind, but I'm in no mood to go digging up memories at the moment. The other four scramble through the airlock as the pod is attached to the other ship. I fold my arms across my chest, keeping them within the folds of my cloak as I walk through the airlock and into the now somewhat cramped cabin area.
"Thanks for the lift, Puck."
I say absent-mindedly, feeling a bit of the Force in our newest companion. I can tell he doesn't have a clue, or just hasn't begun to figure everything out, but he's Force adept, that's for sure. Right now I'm not sure if that will prove to be a good or bad thing. I'm so unsettled, practically dancing on my toes. My eyes keep darting to each person, to Puck, around the ship and out at space. Every other moment I find myself wanting to grab at my lightsaber. I know taking some time to meditate would help calm and center myself, but there's no way I can think about doing that now. I hope we get to Corellia soon.

[Mattashell]

Puck:

1:10

The five Jedi croud into the small space of the Jalopy. The sight of them stir up great feelings of awe and respect from deep with in me. The way a Jedi crries him/herself just generates a feeling of their mastery of The Force. I feel like my trashy ship isn't worthy of them. While two of them are securing the pod to my ship I'm plotting in the course. by 1:25 we are ready to go. There's only to seats my the navigation console so the other four will have to hang on to what they can. I start up the retros, and when we're at full speed. WHAM! I throw her into hyperdrive. The ship rattles as it always does, but I assure them there's nothing to fear.

The Woman Jedi, this Master Erstad, her face and name ring bells. I know I met her in the old days, but I don't recall anything else. I don't bring up my failed training.

It doesn't seem that they got my message, but obviously, they've got the idea by now. If these guys can help me out, I could help them. But how do I strike the deal. I can be a double agent for them sure, but in return I'd need their help in convincing Vader that I've successfully killed the agreed upon bounty. How can I bring it up?

[zero zero nine]

OOC: Play on, playa :p

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro:

1:14 pm

This is so not like home. Well, maybe like the streets of Coruscant, which I could call home, I guess. Litter everywhere. Puck looks back at us, and asks, "You want something to drink? I got beer, liquor, Calto's but that's mine, and this machine thingy that you wiz into and it makes water. At least, the guy says it does. I'm never one to try it."

O....kay, I think to myself.

"Nah, I don't drink." I say. I glance out to the blue and purple hyperspace out the window. I wonder if anyone can live in there.

"Are you an Adept?" I ask.
"Excuse me?" he says.
"Force Adept, I mean." I say, holding out my lightsaber. "You know, telekinesis, telepathy, Jedi stuff. 'cause my ate was looking at you with the "using the Force" look."

"Nope." He smiles heartily. I wonder how he can do that living in this dump. "I gave up hoop, i mean, lightsaber dreams :D years ago, kid."

"Sss-Sarjo-Von."
"What did you say? How do you know that name?"
"Oh man... I'm sorry... I'm reading your mind."
"How? How do you know her?" He's curiously shuffling in his seat.
"I don't." I point to Lei. "She does."
Lei looks at the lightsaber blade she gave me. "She was my first master. Before she gave up on me. Maybe she gave up on the Jedi... It's like she severed the connection between us."

"Interesting," he says.

[VashTheStampede]

1:30 PM

Da Kun

"I'll never find them by just blindly searching the Galaxy like this." I say to myself. I flip a switch bringing up a star map. "Lets see here," I zoom in on Coruscant, "so they start here and are going here." I calculate the speed they are going and the amount of fuel they had. "They should be here." I say.

"Computer show fuel trails leading towards Corellia." A screen pops up showing showing two trails one a presume from the pod and another of unknown origin. "Computer display fuel type of trail two." another screen shows up and displays th name of a rather old and obsolete fuel type. "That ship must be a piece of junk." It must not be able to go through hyperspace as fast as this ship, if it can go into hyperspace at all. I set the autopilot to follow the fuel trail, as we enter hyperspace. It won't be long Blitz till we meet again.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

1:20 PM

"Stop the Jedi and Force talk right now, all of you."
I say, my voice barely above a whisper, yet I know they all heard. Even Puck turns in his pilot's seat and glances in my direction. I stare at all of them, and in no one in particular.
"As of now, Jedi are a thing of the past. Do any of you understand that? No more talking about this in public, no more discussing the Force so freely...and no more lightsabers...Unless you want to draw attention to yourself, be killed or get others killed, we are not Jedi."
I pause.
"In fact, when this thing lands you keep your cloaks around you and you sabers hidden."
I pull the hood of my own cloak over my head right then.
"Corellia should be appearing soon."
I now stare directly at Puck,
"And if you tell anyone about giving us a lift, or think about double crossing us in any way... then I will personally end you...you understand?"
Just then Corellia comes into view. And not a moment too soon I think to myself. It feels as if the net is being closed around us, we're being followed, I know, but by whom or how many I have yet to figure out. I just want to land and scatter as soon as possible.

[zero zero nine]

Dan-Rairen Tadokoro (can't say Jedi :( )

3:00 pm

It takes a while for Puck to get his ship to pass the environmental standards on Corellia. We finally do, but we have to land at one of the "less respectable" landing ports.

We file out into forest, wondering where the nearest town is. I'm hungry.

The ship is finally out of sight, and Puck says, "All right. Everyone remember where we parked?"

I see a flash in the sky and a memory comes back.

"Wait. One last piece of the Jedi. Lei, do you have the Archive Holocrons?" She pulls one out of her cloak. I take it from her, and throw it as far as I can. The Force pulls it far from my hand. The Force will guide it into safe hands. Corellia's. I hope. "One day... one day... we will return."

[Mattashell]

puck

3:08 pm

What did she mean the Jedi don't exist? I know this has something to do with that feeling I had this morning. Don't ask me how I just know it. Something tells me not to test Blitz. Not that I would dare anyway, Jedi is Jedi, even if they're retiring that "word" for some reason. Still, to acheive my ultimate goal it's best to stick with this group I think. How to tag along? My father had freinds everywhere. People who made thier fortunes with capital he lent. Now that he's broke most quickly forget they ever wanted to know him, but there are at least a few loyal friends on (almost) every planet.

If what I know is true, bounty hunters are looking for Jedi. These guys must be looking for a place to hide. Maybe I can find someone here to help us, someone I can trust won't betray us. Palpataine is sneaky, and his tenticals are everywhere. Better make sure it's someone he hasn't gotten to first.

I walk up to a "Directory" console and deposit a coin. "Let's see who I can find on this rock."

[VashTheStampede]

3:08 Pm

Da Kun

"Corellia, it is great to be back." I say as I make my final aproach to the docking bay. I thought I was going to lose alot of time at that environmental checkpoint or something but I decided to just kill them all. I folow the fuel trail to what looks like a third-rate port. "Which of these ships are they on, Oh well I'm bound to hit them sooner or later." I pull up the weapons display and select the missiles. I target the dock and fre three missiles in a line destroying several ships and sending hundreds of people scattering.

"Yes! Run Run Run, HAHAAHAHA." I fire a continuosly fire a stream of laser bolts at the port until I finally get the attention of the local police. I had to get them, nobody could escape the firestorm I created. I go full spee towards the police ships and fire two missiles each hitting their targets. "What is that beeping!" I say then I look around and see a missile lock on me. Before it hits I eject and begin to land down towards the burning dock, as I look down I see her, Blitz and the other Jedi helping people around the port. "They survived, and now I'm trapped."

OOC: I love action, and I love being evil. :D

[Barb Gordon]

(Jedi Master) Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

[B]3:010 Pm

People scatter as missiles blow up about half of the docking bay, ships being turned into balls of flames. We all drop to the floor and scatter for cover. I rip off my cloak to allow myself more mobility as I grab my lightsaber. But I stop, that would only draw attention to myself, which is the last thing I need to happen. I catch everyone's eye and tell them without words that lightsabers are off limits for the time being. Cries for help and screams begin to come over the noise of the explosions and flames. I grab a child around the waist and pull him to safety. He scrambles away to his mother when she appears. One great thing about Corellia, they have a good security system. I can hear sirens of approaching law enforcement and my eyes catch a flash of flame as a ship in midair is hit with a missile. But I see it's pilot eject the craft before the hit. A feeling hits me full on in the chest as I sens who that pilot is. I run over and stop the others from helping out.
"We've got to go. NOW"
I say, grabbing my cloak where I left it and pulling it back on, wrapping it close around me to keep my saber hidden. The others do the same. I grab Puck by the arm.
"We're being followed. I know you know your way around here, so get us out of here and some place safe."
I growl, not meaning to sounds as cold as I come off. The heat from the flames reminds me though, that this is no time to worry about feelings.

[Mattashell]

Puck

Yes I do know where a town is, but the most direct route may not be the safest, considering circumstances. "Step where I step!" I shout, and dash down a path leading into the woods. As soon as we are out of sight from the 'port, I leave the trail and head through the brush. I know a few shortcuts and when I don't know 'em, I make 'em. I'm missing that case of booze already. "Trust me I know where I'm going." a say as I duck my head into the entrance of a cave, hidden by thornes and branches. I run down an incline for a while. "We're under the forrest now." I tell them. Eventually the tunnle leads back up. I leap a stalagmite (or is it a stalagtite :confused: ) and we can see daylight ahead. We have to crawl on our bellies to get through the exit. We are now on the edge of a canion. I gran a branch of a tree and pull myself up it. From here the branches act as stairs I step from one to the next going hire up the tree, I look behind and see the group having no trouble following. Now natures old bridge the surprisingly thick branch that leads us across to another tree. When we are across, I look at the landscape. In the distance I see my destination. A grand country manor on the outskirts of a large town.

I slide down a loose hanging vine and dash through the brush untill we come out on the finely trimmed lawns of the estate. I tell them "A man named Boone lives here. He was a friend to my father. If I know someone we can trust it's him. He will help us. " I wonder if we were followed, as I walk to the front door and knock.

Old man Boone answers. "May I help you stranger."

"We've met before, but you may not recognize me, I've grown a few feet since then."

He begins to smile "Ng, what a good surprise to see you."

"Yes, they call me Puck. I travel so much, you know people don't want to learn names say they just call you by where you're from. These are my friends. I was wondering if you can do me a favor.

He takes me aside. "Yes I heard about you're father's financial difficulties. You need money don't you. Well I'm a rich man today because of your father's help. Of course, how much do you need?"

"It isn't about money. We are in trouble. Some people are after my friends, I need you to help me to hide them. Also, what do you have to drink?"

I can tell that Blitz heard that last part and she shakes her head in disaproval.

[zero zero nine]

Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

3:30 pm

"Just once, just once, I'd like to live a few hours without having to kill someone! By the way, nice place." I say. Of course, it is. Reminds me of Naboo, I guess.

"Do you have a tailor? We need clothes. New clothes." Ate Lyonne says.

"Yes," Boone says. "The finest on Corellia."
"Good. Call them."

While the rest of the gang is dealing with Boone and getting new clothes, I take it upon myself to do some exploring. Looking around in the basement, I hit the jackpot. The armory.

Looking at all the weapons, I smile. I'll just take a few things. Jedi can't just die off, right? No problem. I take a few blasters, thermal bombs, mines, and a grappling hook. I put it all away in the available compartments on my robes.

I look at my Shirasaya blade. Well, it's not a lightsaber right now, so... she can't say anything.

I walk out of the armory thinking bad thoughts. Just then, Lei comes down with my clothes, I guess.

"Hi. we got you something in black." she says.
"Good. I'll put it on later." I reply.

That Sith reject is really getting on my nerves. Really. I'm going to go hunting tonight.

[Barb Gordon]

(Jedi Master) Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

4:27 PM

I run a gloved hand through my hair before raising the goggles up on top of my head. Banging on the door I call out again,
"Are you done yet?"
Dan's been taking forever to get changed, and I thought women were the bad ones. Boone is a lifesaver...even if a part of me want to haul him in for basically earning a living on the wrong side of justice. But, as I remind myself once again, these are different times. And besides, he's handy and pulled through for us. Although it was against my morals and better judgement, I used my feminine advantage and was able to get Boone to get me some pilot/mechanic gear and an X-wing. I grin, and boy is it a beauty. The door finally opens.
"You like it?"
I ask. Dan grins, emerging looking like a martial arts master from days long past.
"Yep, fits me fine. And Lei is going to be my pupil...you know, help complete the ruse."
He smirks as I scowl, then he gives me a once over.
"Nice."
I nod,
"Yep. I assume you've packed a few...essentials under your clothes....as have I."
And with that I pat my hip where a one visible blaster rests, not to mention the two concealed daggers I have in my boots...just in case. Dan nods, and I can only wonder at one "essentials" he got on him. I shake my head,
"Well, that should about do it, we should go by different names for the time being, all right? Just call me...."
I pause, realizing I'd left something very important at the Tower.
"Ben."

[zero zero nine]

Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

4:30

The neck is loose, on purpose. Easier access to weapons. Force, I love these Corellian clothes. I pop my sleeves up in one quick motion. These clothes are COOL.

Ate Lyonne hands me a dagger. "Remember, the rules are different now."

"I know." I reply happily. "I don't really need this to stop anyone, you know?"

"Yes, yes you're so talented, Mister Master. Whatever." She laughs.

"And change your name. They know who we are. They have our records. I'll be Ben." Lyonne says.

"My name is, ummm, what's a good name, uhh, Rin? Yeah." Lei thinks up.

"I'm Koji." It's a perfect name for me. Orphan.

[VashTheStampede]

4:30

Da Kun

"Stupid, stupid, stupid, first I get the police after me, then I crash my ship, and now I am lost in the stinking woods." I say as I cut through the thick vines and underbrush. I know they went into the forest but I have been looking for hours and found nothing. Suddenly I hear a noise and spot two people behind two trees flanking me. The jump at me and try and hold me down. "Damn thieves do you know who you are messing with." I yell. "No, why don't you tell us." A third voice says. I show them a mark on my hand the Sith branded that marked me as a Sith Lord. "Guys let go." the other man says.

"I'm sorry didn't know who you are, so do you know Vader? We are doing a little Jedi hunting for him."he says "Oh and by the way my name is Sazz, Sazz "the blade" they call me.

"Of course I know him." I say "Jedi hunting huh, I think I may have a job for you." I tell them of the Jedi I am searching for on the way to their camp.

5:00
"So you say they went into these forest? Well that can't be we have sensors everywhere, they couldn't have gotten in without us knowing it."he says.

"Unless of course they used the caves under the forest to get to the other town, but someone would have to be guiding them." one of his pals chirps in.

"Well is there a way to find them?" I ask.

"Yes, we will just have to burn them out of the town."Sazz says.

"I like the way you think." I reply.

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

4:47 PM

As Dan and I come back down the stairs and see everyone changed a sudden realization occurs.
"We have to go back."
"What?"
Dan asks.
"To the docking bay. If someone finds the pod they'll know for certain Jedi are here somewhere. We've got to destroy that pod. And Puck, you should do something about your ship. Hide is, destroy, do something, but we've got to get it out of that docking bay."
Puck nods.
"Cov, Lei, Xanko...I need the three of you to oblige me and stay here with Boone, got it?"
They relucantly nod, but a stare from me makes them agree a bit more readily.
"All right, Puck, Dan, let's go. I'll need you to lead the way again Puck."

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

5:15 PM

We're practically running through the tunnels. Scrambling to erase our past. Huffing and puffing, we make our way to the surface. It's scarred from the missles earlier this afternoon. This is home. For now, anyway.

We enter the city, so different from Boone's home in the country. I'm faintly reminded of Coruscant.

"The docks are on the other side of the city, so we'd better get going." Puck says.
"As opposed to what? Funny." I reply to his instruction.

Halfway into the city, gigantic screens flash on... "Uhhh, Ben? Look at that."

Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Puck grimaces and clenches his teeth. I unconsciously reach for my lightsaber, but "Ben" stops me.

"Welcome, citizens of the Republic. I am saddened and distraught to bring you this disturbing news."

"Like hell you are," I say. What a demon.
"The Jedi, the once beloved guardians of the galaxy have betrayed us. Betrayed you. Evil runs rampant and Jedi Knights are nowhere to be found. Thus, any one attempting to learn any of the arts of Jedi, of the betrayers, will tried and punished to full extent of the law."

"What ingrates!" I remark forcefully.

Ben looks downcast. "Welcome to the Empire."

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

5:25 PM

Seeing Palpatine, knowing how he's deceived so many....it just makes me sick to my stomach.
"Come on, let's keep moving."
Puck nods, shaking his head as people begin murmuring about Jedi. I lean forward and whisper to Dan as we follow,
"Remember, keep the Force close to you, keep it down and low so that you wont be detected by other Force adepts. It'll be the end of everything that might be possible if that happens."
Dan nods solemnly and I even see him reach for his lightsaber to hide it more, even though it'salready undetectable. Finally we make our way to the damaged docking bay. There's a bit more security, but not too bad, and it certainly doesn't stop the three of us from sneaking around. They have yet to move Puck's ship or the pod attached to it, thank the Force we docked on the outskirts of the landing area. I don't sense Sith, or any darkness, not as much as I'm looking for, at the moment. They must have taken off searching for us, and probably never thought we might chance doubling back. Puck gets inside his ship and grabs all of his belongings while I leave Dan to stand watch as I rummage through the pod. I make sure there's nothing of value in the small ship before grabbing for some old cloaks...until they move. Or rather, something under them moves. I cautiously grab one cloak and pull it away.
"...meow."
A grin splits my face...by the Force.
"Ben!"
I cry out softly, overjoyed and amazed to find him. I'd left him at the Tower when it was being overtaken, and realized afterwards he was long dead, so I thought, and it made me heartbroken to think I'd forgotten about the little kitten. I guess he was smart enough to sense something was up and somehow slunk out of my quarters. I'm not sure how he was able to land up in our pod among all the others, except that he may have followed Dan to it somehow. Regardless, he's just the sort of little miracle to bring a bit of light to the dark times we're entering. He opens his mouth wide in a yawn as I open up a large pocket on my jacket and thrust him in.
"All right, are we all set?"
I ask as I finally emerge, the cloaks completely forgotten. Puck nods, throwing a large bag over his shoulder. And that makes me realize what a mess this man has gotten into by helping us. I pat him on the arm,
"Thank you Puck."
Dan frowns,
"Ben, your chest is moving."
"It's Ben."
"oh."
Dan smiles in realization while Puck looks incredibly confused. I shake my head,
"I'll explain later. Time to get moving again. Puck, do you know another way to get back then the paths we've alrady taken?"

[Mattashell]

Puck

Everywhere I go I am menaced by Palpataine. His persecution follows me even when it is not meant for me. Even here. I bet he's just doing this to get the Jedi out of his way when he takes over by force (OOC: I don't mean THE Force). I am sure he's behind these Sith, he probably is one. Sith, Bounty hunters, what's next, the Huts?

"I asked Mr. Boone to arrange for us to be supplied with speeder bikes to bring us back. We'll take the main road."

Dan says, "Is that a safe route?"

"We'll be better off than trying to lug this Weight through the woods. We'd be sitting ducks. Besides we've all changed our apearences since we were last seen, and we certainly won't be as likely spotted as we are here."

We go to the lot where used and new speeder bikes are sold and rented. I show the man a credit chip, which he plugs into his computer. "Ah, yes." he says, "Mr. Boone has informed us you will be coming."

I can tell that Dan and Blitz are thinking he sold us out. "Don't worry." I tell them. "Mr. Boone has secretly financially supported a ressistence against Palpataine. He wouldn't sell us out."

"Right this way the man says. Pick any bikes you like. I walk up to an older model, but I like it, It has "Personality." I load my stuff on the back, including my booze, and I get Mr. Boone's chip back from the salesman.

[80's_Slasher]

Justin
5:30p.m.

I don't really care for my new clothing, but it'll have to do I guess. "Everyone, my new alias is going to be Justin. One day, I look forward to going back to my Jedi name." I look aroud in the place, kind of dingy, I like it for some reason. "Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I'm kind of hungry. What do we have to eat?"

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

5:41 PM

Dan and I walk up to some newer, sleeker looking models as Puck straps on a helmet. Dan grins,
"I'm loving this bike!"
he says gleefully as he settles onto the all black model. I roll my eyes in jest as I settle onto a bluish-black one myself. Dan grabs his helmet as I pull my goggles over my eyes. Dan glances my way as he secures his helmet. I shrug,
"Goggles are good enough for me."
I then check that particular pocket on my jacket and see Ben still asleep.
"All right,are we ready to move out?"
Dan nods and Puck gives a thumbs up before revving the enging of his bike. Dan and I turn our speeder bikes on and they growl to life. I grin, I haven't been on one of these since my younger years as a Padawan, let's hope I can still drive one like before. I give a wave to the salesman,
"Thanks for the service."
He waves back as I grip the handles and let the bike rip. It shoots forward and I hear Dan and Puck follow from behind. I wave Puck forward with my arm, signalling for him to lead the way. He takes the lead as Dan and I tag from behind.

[VashTheStampede]

5:50 PM

Da Kun

I look over the town once again. I see children playing and people returning home from their jobs. I then look back towards the forest and see the thieves sharpening their blades and preparing their blasters.

"Are you ready." I ask. "Yes, at six we will raze the town, we will burn their houses, steal their valuable, and do as we please with their women." he gleefully says.

Whatever, as long as I get the Jedi you may do whatever you want to the town." I say while looking with disgust at this thief. It is almost time, you will meet your destiny soon. My blade will taste your blood Blitz.

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

5:50 pm

"WOOO HOOOO!" I shout into the night. I mean, the sun's setting, so I guess it's night. There's forest on either side of us. And we're moving fast. I like fast.

"Don't get lost now, Koji." Ben says, carrying with her Ate Lyonne's sense of danger.

Just then, something piques my Force sense. I see Ben look back, then press forward. She noticed it too. But I guess she doesn't want to provoke anything. But I'm not her.

I program the bike to follow the other two. They'll see the headlight and not think anything of it.

I flip backwards off my bike, catching a long extended branch above the road. I slide up with the momentum and plant my feet on to it, perching. I take off the helmet and put on a full face mask.

Jumping through the trees, I double back on the path we just took, searching for the trigger. Whatever it was, it has to be familiar.

I find it in the form of a camp close to the road.

"Da Kun, we're almost ready." someone says by dim light. The Sith I know steps into it, and I instantly recognize him. So that's his name. Pretty soon, they'll call you "Unidentifable Goo." I laugh to myself. I silent drop down to the ground, putting my Jedi training into good use.

I program a thermal charge for three minutes, then quietly roll it into camp. I only need one to escape.

They begin to enter their heavy duty vehicles, armored up, getting ready to destroy the town.

Two minutes pass. They're still preparing. I position myself on the road. I remember Lei telling me that this is almost rush hour. As they move out, I stop them.

"Violence. You like violence. So do I."

"Outta my way, kid." Da Kun says.

"Quite right." I snottily reply with a smirk. I see it. Headlights of a space speeder behind them. As it passes, I shoot the grappling hook into its side and get pulled away as the bomb goes off.

[VashTheStampede]

6:00 PM

Da Kun

It was that damn Jedi I think to my self as I look back at the camp in flames, "Go into the town and show no mercy!!!." They do as I say and the remaining men charge into the town firing laser bolts and artillery as they go. I hop onto a speeder and chase after the stinking Jedi. I see him up ahead, he "hitched a ride on another speeder, I fire one show and disable the speed throeing him head first into the ground.

I take out my sword and swipe at him as I pass by barely touching his skin though. He holds out his hand and pulls me from my speeder.

"So you want me do you, I will spare you if you tell me where I can find the Jedi named Blitz." I say

He just stands there looking at me. "Well then" I take out two swords specially made to resist lightsabres. "Come get me."

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

6:00 PM

"Sith spawn!"
I curse aloud angrily. Glancing over my shoulder for the third time as a double take and realizing that although Dan's bike was following us, he wasn't! I pull up alongside Puck's bike, grabbing Ben out of my pocket and thrusting it inside his shirt. His eyes widen in alarm.
"Don't worry, it's just a cat....and asleep anyway."
He nods, though doesn't look that reassured.
"I have to go back. But I need you to go to Boone's and let the others know that Dan and I are finishing up some things. If we don't return by dawn, don't bother looking for us."
He nods again, now looking a bit freaked out.
"Go!"
I say, urging him on as I turn my bike around in a large arc and head back to where I know Dan must be...where my Jedi sense, just like his, was alerted. I can't beleive I was such a fool as to not think Dan would try to stop. If he's not dead, I'm going to kill him. I increase the speed on the bike, the wind stinging my face as it rips past me. I can see them ahead. There's a broken down speeder and what looks like the driver running away as fast as he can. And then I see him....with Dan....the Sith. I lean forward on my bike, revving it to go even faster....far past break neck speed if I were to fall. I pull out my blaster, the feeling so awkward since I want to be handling a lightsaber. Nontheless I aim and shoot off about four shots at the Sith's feet to distract his attention just as he and Dan were about to go at it. Dan whirls around just as I grab him and haul him up on my bike. I crank the bike to turn, scattering dust everywhere as we almost hit the ground before completing the turn. I rev the bike again and shoot past the Sith.
"Maybe some other time!"
I call out as the Sith stares after us, fury burning in his eyes.

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

"Why do you stupidly, hotheadedly and, worst of all, CONSISTENTLY do that?!" Ben growls angrily. She's speeding even faster than before, to catch up with Puck. No problem with her.

"I kind of get annoyed when people try to kill me. And, daily even. Just taking care of that before it happens. And I did have a plan, you know." I say, pulling off the mask that failed to hide my identity.

"And what was that?" Ben asks, drifting into a hard left turn.
"To get rid of him." I say coldly.
"THAT was your plan?"
"I wasn't going to kill him."
"Care to share the details?"
"Umm... better yet, I'll show you, 'cause he's following us."
"Fine! But if you die, I'm not going to save you." she says madly. But she knows I actually have something. She trusts me. I think.

"We aren't Jedi anymore, Ben. You said it yourself."

Da Kun shows up on his own speeder. We both stop and meet in the middle of the road.

Ben takes out her blaster again, nodding.
"Do what you have to do."

Da Kun rushes at us, his two swords reflecting in the darkness.

I wave my hand and say, "You don't want to kill us." Nothing. Still coming. "Well, it was worth at shot." He alternately swings each blade and I dodge them swiftly. I pull out my own sword out and deflect a high attack from him. He lashes out with his right leg and I duck under it, sweeping out his left. Ben's covering me, just in case. He kips up, and I jump in the air, holding the sword downward.

"Hurry up, Koji." Ben whispers.

As I am about to land the blade into his head, Da Kun sidesteps and grabs the top of the blade. The back of his hand is there to greet my face. Ouch. I roll on the ground and kip up just the same.

"Okay, now I'm tired of playing." I say, energy rising.
"I never play, boy." he replies. He rushes me again, and I Force push the swords away. I use the Force to choke his neck, his pain in my side neck, and he flails and tries to grab and the invisible hands. I step closer to him. "This is more than a little trick." I go into his mind, looking at his past. Tatooine. Tuskens. And then I find the memories that I want. That day in the diner. I force the memories out of his mind. He won't remember who we are, or his orders. Or whatever. He'll be who he was, before all of this. Small improvement. I finish altering that pot hole of a brain of his.

He drops to the ground and we walk past him to the bike. He just lies there. Told you, Ben.

"Come back and find us when you remember how to breathe."

[Barb Gordon]

Well I finally sat down and wrote down the incredibly long summary of our Star Wars RPG as it has progressed thus far. Please excuse bad grammar, uninteresting sentences and mispelled words as my brain fried halfway through writing the summary. But anyway, here is the oh so long, but pretty cool, Star Wars summary:

Day One:

We begin our story with Dan, a Jedi that has just left the order two days ago due to his Master’s death. He is found by Master Erstad who implores him to return to the Jedi Tower with her. Meanwhile, an assassin by the name of Da Kun gets a drink in the bar, and scares the bartender out of expecting payment. Dan and Master Erstad talk for a while and then Master Erstad persuades Dan to head over to a local café for some food. As they enter the café a bounty hunter, Caraso, fires at them, but misses and then proceeds to run as the Jedi go after him. Da Kun hears the commotion and recognizes Caraso from long ago. He trips Master Erstad and rescues Caraso by way of a speeder bike. Dan, despite the warnings from Master Erstad, continues in pursuit by “borrowing” a speeder bike. He leads the two back towards the café, but is Force-pulled from the bike by Master Erstad, and Da Kun and Caraso get away. Dan and Master Erstad head immediately to the Jedi Tower to speak with the Council. They speak with the Council who allow Dan to remain a Jedi Knight, but also request that Master Erstad watch over him. Da Kun and Caraso are at Da Kun’s ship and discuss the Jedi Extermination plan before Caraso heads to his ship. Once Caraso is gone, Da Kun is contacted by young Boba Fett. Boba has a job for Da Kun: to kill Jedi Master Mace Windu. After meeting with the Council, Dan heads off to his room to get cleaned up and rested as Master Erstad heads off to find her Padawan, Xanko. She finds Xanko heading out of the Meditation room, and after scolding him about the important of meditation, he heads back in to finish his session. Caraso is back at his own ship, and through his partner Granko, finds that there is a bounty on Master Windu’s head. He also learns that Master Windu will be headed for Tatooine to try and bring back some runaway Jedi. In his chambers, Dan has a conversation with his fallen Master Rensa who informs him to head to Tatooine. Back at his ship, Da Kun finds out from an info droid about Master Windu’s travel plans and decides to go there, as well as look up some Sith aid. Dan finds Master Erstad and informs her of his plans to head to Tatooine. Without really saying so, she agrees to go along, letting him know that they’ll be taking regular transportation so as not to draw attention to themselves. On her way to her apartment to pack she telepathically contacts Xanko and informs him of the trip he’ll be taking with her and Dan. Everyone heads off to Tatooine.

Day Two:

As Dan, Xanko and Master Erstad land on Tatooine, Dan and Xanko share a few quarreling words before Dan is swallowed up by a sarlacc. Xanko disobeys Master Erstad’s orders and dashes off to help Dan, but gets in trouble himself until Master Erstad comes around and rescues both of them from the sarlacc. The three now head to Mos Espas, but as they enter the city, Dan grows ill and falls to the ground. Master Windu appears and states that Dan will live, but has, for the moment it seems, lost his Force abilities. He helps Master Erstad and Xanko get Dan to an out of the way hotel room. Da Kun arrives on Tatooine and finds a Sith that will take him to the Sith Lord, Tyranos. It turns out that Master Erstad and the rest were followed by the bounty hunter, Caraso. He nails Xanko, who was standing guard, with a tranquilizer dart. Masters Windu and Erstad sense the danger, but when they go to attack whosever behind the door, they find no one but a knocked out Xanko. They realize that it must have been a bounty hunter that was able to escape so fast, and it is then that Master Windu reveals the fact that he knows he’s got a bounty on his head. Master Erstad still senses the bounty hunter near and goes out to find him. She corners him and they fight. As she knocks him out, she pull off his helmet and recognizes Caraso as a former Jedi that went missing years ago. Da Kun meets up with the Sith Tyranos, and realizes that he will now become one of them or die. Back in the hotel room, Xanko shakes off the effects of the dart as Dan begins to regain his strength, but not his Force powers. Master Windu joins Master Erstad and the knocked out Caraso, also recognizing him as the lost Padawan, and closest friend of Master Erstad. Master Windu urges Master Erstad to send Xanko back to Coruscant, and to deal with Dan before he gets to be too much to handle. Dan slips out of the hotel room and makes his way to a bar when he discovers some Sith. Caraso regains consciousness to find himself alone, until he sees Dan leave, and proceeds to follow. At the bar he sees Da Kun with the Sith, and also sees Dan trying to cut a deal with the Sith. Masters Windu and Erstad come back to the room to find Dan gone, and after telling Xanko to stay put, they split off in different directions and begin searching every bar in Mos Espas. Master Erstad locates the Sith and Dan first, slipping into the bar undetected. Meanwhile Dan and the Sith are discussing a plan for Dan to lead the Jedi to them. The deal finalized, Dan exits the bar without a fight, just barely, but hides in the shadows and overhears how the Sith want to kill him. He then proceeds to run out of town, making sure no one follows him. Da Kun exits, thinking he saw Caraso in a rooftop, but continues on. Master Erstad also exits and is attacked by Caraso. She quickly stops his attack but unsuccesfully tries to see if Caraso recognizes her. Dan saves a little girl from a group of Tusken Raiders, scaring them off, and falls head over heels for the little girl’s older sister. At the same time, Puck, a wanderer, enters the bar and after talking with the bartender, decides to become a bounty hunter of sorts to make some cash. Caraso was able to track Dan, but is spotted as Dan exits the house. The two prepare to fight. Meanwhile Xanko is still back at the hotel room, fighting with his emotions and thoughts on whether his anger will lead him to the dark side. A female Sith appears as Dan and Caraso are about to fight. Dan kills her by stabbing her in the heart with a knife he’d kept hidden. Her Force energy flows into Dan somehow, and he realizes that that is they key to him regaining his Force abilities…he then turns his sights back on Caraso. Master Erstad appears from the crowd, telling Dan to stop, and proceeds to stand directly between Dan and Caraso. The fight comes to a halt as memories awaken in Caraso’s mind of his life as a Jedi. He’s able to use the Force to pull Dan’s lightsaber into his hands, then proceeds to greet Master Erstad, whose nickname Caraso know’s is Blitz. Master Erstad halts the reunion for a moment, asking Dan what’s going on with him. She and Caraso begin catching up on old times after She is unable to get the answers she would like from Dan. Master Erstad ends the conversation abruptly and tells Caraso that for his own safety he must leave, but that she will find him again. He does so, and Master Erstad turns back to Dan, telling him that they must speak with Master Windu and figure out what’s wrong with him. Just then Caraso is nicked in the shoulder by a bullet shot by Da Kun, whose hiding off in the distance. Da Kun thinks back to a talk with Lord Tyranos, who told him how they had kidnapped Jedi and used the Force to erase the memories, and have them join the ranks of the Sith. Caraso ignites the lightsaber he took from Dan and heads off for Da Kun. He missed him and then proceeds to head back to the hotel room he’s staying at. Dan heads off in pursuit, Master Erstad in tow, and locates Carsao, demanding his lightsaber back. Caraso returns it, and the three of them then head off in search of Master Windu. They stop by the other hotel and pick up Xanko, Master Erstad proud that he actually stayed put, before going out again into the streets to find Master Windu. They locate Master Windu near Anakin Skywalker’s old living quarters, with about 15-20 Jedi. Dan tells Master Windu of the “deal” he struck with the Sith, hoping that Master Windu will agree that the Jedi must kill them when they arrive. Meanwhile Puck heads on his way to meet with Darth Vader. Alone, Dan’s former Master appears before him. She tells him that is was she that “removed” his ability to his the Force, but that it was only in his mind, only a lesson that she needed to teach him. In order to balance himself, to balance the Sith energy that’s now in him, he cuts himself. As he nears death, the spirit energy of his master enters his body, balancing out the opposing Force enegry, and making him a Shadow Jedi. The Jedi gather together as the ranks of Sith appear. Dan ignites his lightsabers and charges, starting of the battle between Sith and Jedi. Half of the Sith split off and begin burning and ruining the city while the other half attack the Jedi. Da Kun and Caraso fight, but another Jedi gets in the way of the killing stroke that was met for Caraso. Finding Caraso gone, Da Kun heads off in search of Mace Windu. Master Windu pairs up with Master Erstad and begin beating back the Sith that are burning down the city. Using a jet pack strapped to his back, Caraso finds Da Kun and proceeds to ram into him. He gains the upper hand before a small army of droids appears from the ground. Sensing a presence close to her, Master Erstad gathers all the Force energy she can to her, and she and the hidden person blast the collection of Force at the droids, knocking out most of the droid army, and even some Sith. The action causes Master Erstad to fall to the ground in exhaustion, and the mysterious stranger deflects a laser blast that would have killed him. The mysterious stranger turns out to be Obi-Wan Kenobi. It is then that Master Erstad realizes that now is the perfect time to take out Master Windu, so she rushes off to find and protect him. In the midst of the fight Xanko accidently kills an innocent girl whom he thought was a Sith behind him. The city is crumbling into ruins as Caraso and Master Erstad meet up with Master Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Da Kun arrives but is knocked to the ground as mine bombs from under the ground explode, tearing the city apart. Meanwhile Dan locates Lord Tyranos, and the two begin to fight. Knowing that in a fight he would easily lose, Dan tricks Lord Tyranos into cutting his own side in order to get more Force energy. Instead, Dan sucks the energy from Lord Tyranos into the few remaining Jedi. The effort causes Lord Tyranos’ Force enegry to literally explode forth in a tidal wave, sending Dan crashing out of a window. Tyranos survives. Da Kun, thinking Windu is injured, rushes forward to kill hi, only to realize too late that he’s been tricked, as Obi-Wan’s lightsaber connects with his side. Lord Tyranos appears, takes the injured Da Kun, and keep the Jedi from following by using Force lightening on them. Da Kun and Lord Tyranos then head off back to Darth Vader, and then, the Emperor. Master Erstad, sensing that something is wrong with Dan, heads off to find him, first stopping to locate her Padawan. She finds him, not needing him to speak in order to know what terrible event occurred, and leaves him with Obi-Wan so that she can find Dan. She and Master Windu find him, weak, but alive. Meeting back up with Obi-Wan and Xanko, Obi-Wan tells them that he’s arranged for a ship to get them back to Coruscant, which will be taking off in five minutes. Master Windu, Dan and Xanko head off for the ship, leaving Master Erstad and Obi-Wan alone. She vainly implores him to come with them, though she knows his duty is to stay and watch over the child. In not so many words the two express their love for each other before Master Erstad boards the ship and heads back to Coruscant. Puck, back in his ship, sends out a message warning the Jedi of Darth Vader’s plan to exterminate all Jedi. It turns out that Puck was a former Jedi who had dropped out. Back on the ship headed to Coruscant, Dan reveals that he knows of the feelings between Master Erstad and Obi-Wan, confessing his own feelings for a girl. Master Erstad warns Dan of his feelings, stating that she doesn’t have a crush, and that it’s none of his business. Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Cov is in Mois Eisley, tracking down his dead master’s lightsaber and killer. He locates the lightsaber and then heads back to his ship to continue the hunt for the killer. Da Kun and Lord Tyranos meet with Darth Vader who instructs them to head for Coruscant. On the way to his ship, Cov hears of the battle that just ended between the Sith and Jedi in Mos Espas. He then decides to halt the search for his maste’s killer, and head instead to Coruscant. Master Erstad tells Dan that if times were different that Jedi may be allowed to love, but that the times are not different and that they must keep their feelings “dead”. It is then that she discovers a gift that Obi-Wan slipped into her cloak. It is a handguard for her lightsaber hilt, engraved and detailed with pictures. Da Kun’s wounds are healed by Sith doctors.

[Barb Gordon]

Day Three:

The Jedi arrive back on Coruscant and Cov meets up with Master Erstad, offering to help in whatever way possible. Master Erstad and Master Windu meet with the Council, Jedi Knights and Master, and tell them of what has transpired on Coruscant. They all finally agree that they need more Jedi Knights to help fight, and so Jedi Trials for all Padawan’s will begin immediately. All Jedi Master and Knights are to take a Padawan for the trials. Cov chooses a Tusken Padawan while Dan chooses an asian girl named Lei. Dan begins working part of the trials with Lei immediately, and by the end the two confess their love for one another.

Day Four:

The Jedi Trials takes place, Lei, the Tusken, and Xanko being among the Padawan’s to succeed in becoming Jedi Knights. The Sith Council meanwhile decides that Coruscant will be the next city to fall, and that the Jedi shall be destroyed. Dan and Master Erstad meet in her room where she scolds Dan about Lei. She reminds him of the rules and that Lei must keep her feelings more to herself if they expect to remain Jedi. Dan receives a call from Master Windu that his next assignment is to protect the Supreme Chancellor…Master Erstad senses that something is wrong. The Supreme Chanellor/Emperor tricks Dan into thinking that the Jedi can love and that they can be married. Dan rushes off to tell Master Erstad the good news. Master Erstad, knowing that something is terribly wrong, meets up with Dan. It is then they find that Sith have infiltrated the Jedi Tower, and that the Jedi are under attack. Master Erstad meets with the Council who know what is occuring. They tell her that the time of the Jedi is over, for now, and that they must fight and then flee. Although not entirely wanting to accept the orders, she does, and heads off to find Dan. She finds Dan and Da Kun fighting, and in the scuffle she’s wounded while Da Kun takes off. Dan prepares to fight with his father…Darth Akura. It is then that Cov meets up with Master Erstad, and from a distance the both of them watch Dan finish off his father in a duel. Meanwhile Da Kun is on his way to set charges in the Jedi Control Room which will destroy the Jedi Tower. Master Windu meets up with the three of them, telling them that Sith have set detonators, and that the Tower has only 8 minutes. Instructed by Master Erstad, Dan and Cov set off to find Lei and Xanko and then to escape in a pod. Other Padawan, Jedi Knights and Master are doing the same. Only the strongest Jedi Masters have remained. They’ve positioned themselves outside and will use the Force to contain the explosion so that it will not destroy most of Coruscant. Master Erstad stays behind with Master Windu, despite his wishes, and the two head off to the control room to lock down the Jedi Tower. Now that all Jedi, save the two of them, have escaped, all that remain are Sith, whom they plan to trap in the Tower when it explodes. Master Windu completes the lockdown as Da Kun appears and grabs Master Erstad. It is at that moment that she realizes that Master Windu didn’t plan on escaping. Just then Master Windu uses the Force to thrust both her and Da Kun out of a window as the Tower explodes. The two of them land on a pod, which just happens to be the one Dan and the others are in. After a brief fight that end in Da Kun being knocked off onto a nearby building, Master Erstad enters the pod and they all head off for Corellia. Master Windu is dead, and the Jedi are no more as the Sith begin their hunt to kill off the escaped Jedi. Da Kun learns that the Jedi in the pod are headed for Corellia, so he takes of in pursuit, especially wanting to finish his fight with Blitz. The little pod containing the Jedi can’t make it on its own to Corellia. But a ship appears and they hail it down for help. Puck turns out to be the pilot of the ship, and he offers to tow them to Corellia. Puck is still undecided on whether he will help out Darth Vader or the Jedi as he and the five Jedi make their way to Corellia. Da Kun manages to lock on to their trail and follows them to the docking bay. Puck and the others land, only to be greeted by explosions as Da Kun begins to destroy the docking area. The Jedi and Puck managed to escape, and Puck leads them to an old friend that can help, Boone. Boone supplies them with new clothes, the Jedi taking on new and different appearances, and after being instructed by Master Erstad, new names. Meanwhile, after his ship was taken out by police, Da Kun finds himself in the woods and meets up with a gang of theives. Together with the gang, Da Kun decides to torch the city in order to lure out the Jedi. Meanwhile Master Erstad, dressed as a pilot/mechanic and going by the name of Ben, tells Puck and Koji, Dan dressed as a martial arts master, that they have to go back to the ruined docking bay and destroy the ship and pod so that the Sith wont be able to track them. The three make their way back, Puck gathering up his belongings and “Ben” rummaging around the pod for anything of value. It is there she discovers a stowaway, her kitten which she thought had perished in the Jedi Tower, Ben. Grabbing the kitten, “Ben”, “Koji” and Puck make a quick stop to grab speeder bikes before heading back to Boone’s place. On their way back, “Koji” senses something through the Force. He leaps of his speeder bike and discovers Da Kun. “Ben” after a while sees that “Koji” is no longer on his bike, and after giving Ben to Puck and instructing him to keep going, she turns back. “Ben” grabs “Koji” just as he and Da Kun were about to fight and takes off again. On the way though, “Koji” convinces “Ben” that he’s got a plan, so she stops the bike and Da Kun meets up with them again. “Koji” uses the Force to wipe out Da Kun’s memories, leaving the Sith in the dust as “Koji” and “Ben” once again head back to Boone’s place. But did it work…?

[VashTheStampede]

OOC: I'm not quite sure where to go from here. If you have some suggestions Private Message me and I will combine it with my current ideas.

[VashTheStampede]

6:03

Da Kun

Ahh I can barely think straight as I feel him probing my mind. I can feel him inside my brain searching my memories, he wants to destroy my memories and I can't stop him. I then feel the dark side of the force building up in me trying to throw him out. I must let him see what he wants to see, I use this new found power to put my useless memories to the forfront of my mind. Then suddenly he stops and runs towards Blitz, Yes I still remember who I am and more importantly who they are, I must retreat and make them think they are safe. But then again.... where the hell am I?

OOC: I may not be able to post as much as before due to the fact that school has started again. Don't worry though I won't abandon it before the end.

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

6:03

Dan seems pretty confident in himself, but I'm not sure if I can be so sure. There have only been one or two times in my life as Jedi where I have had to use my Force abilities to wipe someone's memories...and I didn't like it. I can tell Dan does. He hops onto the back of my bike with a slight grin. I frown,
"We'll have a talk about this later....Koji."
I finally say as I start the bike back up. I push it to full speed to get back to Boone's place as fast as possible. Already the sun is getting ready to come up, I hope the others stayed put like I had wanted.

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

7:00 pm

As we reach Boone's place again, Ben begins her talk *ahem* lecture *ahem* :p

"How did we meet again?" she asks. What an out of place question.
"When I was five, I fell into the Jedi Crypt, and you got me out."
"Not exactly." she replies. I furrow my brow.
"What do you mean, 'not exactly?'"
You didn't fall into the Jedi Crypt 14 years ago. You didn't."
"You're joking."
"No."
We hop off the bike, walking toward Boone's mansion. I grab her hand.
"Tell me."
"You wanna know? You ran away. No one knows how, but you did. You got as far as the bad part of Coruscant. 20 miles away. Force knows how you did that. At five, you almost killed six people with the Force. We found out your father was training you in your sleep, from birth with messages in your dreams, creepy things like that."
"No way."
"And I found you, and I had to wipe the memory out of that day. And the first few years of your life. You'll remember now, now that you'll going to be looking for them because I'm telling you this. Your body was way ahead of your training, your conscious mind."
"How fun."
"It reappeared now and then, every time you needed it. That kind of knowledge is scary."

We get to the door, finishing our conversation. Gotta thank my dad again. Found another way to screw with my life.

[Mattashell]

Three years ago, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ordered a full scale military assault on Puck Capital City on the planet Puck. At first, battalions of droids entered the city firing on citizens, the were soon joined by clones, and unofficially, bounty hunters Siths and Hut employed criminals. After nearly an entire day of bloodshed, all but the droids were pulled out and the city was showered with bombs from space. The official explaination was to put down a rebelion against the Republic. Not only were rumers of such a rebelion untrue, they were started by the Chancelor himself. His actions were unconscionable, and the members of the Senate found them inexcusable, but he didn't intend to be excused. He intended to be feared, and he succeeded.

Out of the population of 400,000 only a little over 600 survived. Since then, people from all over the planet have flooded into the city to help rebuild it. One of those survivors was Gora-Nat, a man who had already survived a great deal. Once one of the wealthiest men in the Republic, he lost his fortune when tax auditors entered his home and falsified documents, declairing all of his estate in the name of the government. Almost all of it anyway. They left him a few changes of clothes and enough money to eat for about a month. He built a shack out of tires and rubbish, which authorities chases him out of, since he no longer owned the land. He rebuilt his shack among a trash heep where it was hidden from sight. He used the cash he had left to by a shoe shine kit and made his living in the streets off of it. His shack was one of the few buildings left standing, after the massacre. Now that he had lost his fortune, many of his friends no longer wanted anything to do with him. The few that did offer assistance, he turned down. The one person whose help he wanted was no where to be found [i]Where are you my son?[i] he would say silently to himself, [i]Why have you forsaken me?[i]

One of those friends who remained faithful to Gora was Tobias Boone. On older man, of the planet Corellia, who worked hard his life for other men untill one day he borrowed money from Gora to go into business for himself. Boone's spice shipping company made him very rich, but the day came when pricey trade embargos would turn the old man bitter. Soon he would be secretly funding a group of militants. A resistance to the chancelor. The beginnings of a Rebel Alliance of sorts. They'd been around since before Boone got involved with them, but without his donations they were nothing but a ragtag group of bombthrowers. Now things were getting organized. When the son of Gora-Nat, Ngun, showed up on his doorstep with a group apparently fleeing government forces, of corse he offered to help. Just now Ngun has returned to the house from a trip to town, to destroy evidence of their arival.

Puck:

6:30

I walk into the house. Before anyone has a chance to ask me where the other two are I explain what I know, and relay "Ben's" instructions to them. I pour myself a drink and slowly sip it, thinking about the Jalopy. Everything happened so past I didn't have time to think about it, but not only am I stranded here, I really sort of loved that ship, even if I never realised it. Mr. Boone enters the room.

Boone: Ng, I can replace your ship.

Puck: I know, I'm gonna miss her though.

Boone (smiling): I think her time had come a few years ago.

We both get a chuckle over that.

Puck: Mr. Boone, I've got some on my mind. These guys, these friends of mine, they've got bounties on 'em. Now I know the guy who put up those bounties and he work's for Palpataine. In fact, he actually hired me. Well he thinks he hired me. All I'm saying is, I just know I've got everything I need to get to him in my reach, but how? What do I have to do to get to him?

Boone: Do these people know everything you know?

Puck: No I haven't told them much.

Boone: Well don't you think that if you share this information with them, they might have a few things to tell you about, that you might not know?

Puck: You're right, I have to show them they can trust me.

Boone: Have you talked to your father.

Puck: No, I uh, I haven't had any chance for that lately, I've been busy.

Boone: Busy, like you are right now? (He gestures toward the drink in my hand.) Why are you avoiding him? He needs you're support in this time, desperately.

Puck: Maybe after I take care of this thing.

Boone: One thing has a way of leading to another. Assuming you don't get killed, which is a big assumption, what are you oing to end up doing after that? Do you think it's just going to be that easy, and if you do manage to accomplish something, do you think that will be the end of it?

Puck: Look, I don't need to be reminded that their are people that worry about me. I don't need to have to think about people who will care if I die. That is what's holding me back.

Boone: From what? Suicide?

I empty my glass and feel a dark pressence enter my mind. The bell rings. It's "Ben" and "Koji." They've been argueing.

Puck: I've been drinking, and I've been thinking, we all need to have a talk. Everyone please gather in the main dining hall. Dinner is being served, and we have much to discuss.

Before we can begin eating I stand at my place at the table and tell the bunch absolutely everything I know and everything that's happened to me. I focuss on the obvious intent of the Chancelor to impose Imperial rule on the former Republic. As a speak I can sence that pressence still. It seems to grow stronger the more I drink. It feels like someone is listening to my thoughts from far away.

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

7 PM...ish

I know that after this discussion is over I'll have to take Puck aside and talk everything over with me once again because I'm hardly listening to him now. I can't keep my thoughts from what happened moments before with Da Kun, talking with Dan about his past, and then arguing as we entered Boone's place. I have yet to touch the drink that Puck thrust into my hands when we first came in....I wonder how much he's been drinking already. I ease away from the group as they continue to mull things over and throw ideas to and fro, and place my untouched drink aside. A shiver runs up and down my spine suddenly, and a coldness comes over me. Ben rubs against my leg as I unzip the upper half of my mechanic's jumpsuit and let it fall around my waist. I don't feel safe, not like a physical threat is somewhere, but certainly comewhat of a spiritual one. I close my eyes, risking to use the Force to probe around. I cringe as I'm thrown into darkness. It's everywhere. Dan can sense that something is wrong, and the others feel a bit uneasy as well. Puck continues to talk. I reach out with the Force on Puck and begin setting up a mental wall to try and block out attempts to learn from Puck's mind. I'm not sure, but I feel pretty close to certain that something...someone, has been listening in on the conversation via the Force.
"All right, enough talk for now..let's all get to bed."
I break in, cutting Puck off in the middle of a sentence, he looks at me in a slightly confused way. The others nod, realizing how much meaning there is to my words in reference to the feelings they've been getting from the Force. I grab Puck by the arm,
"I think we need to have our own little chat...come on Dan."

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

7:10 pm

Funny how the Jedi are dead and gone, and us two still actively using our powers. You can take the Force our of the Jedi, but you can't take the Jedi out of the Force. I mean, or is that backwards? Never mind.

"My name is Koji, remember?" frowning at the dying charade.

"I felt it. It was like this hiss inside my head."

We take Puck aside, and begin to school him in Adept etiquette.

"Look, even though there are almost no Jedi, very few Sith, there are still Adepts." I tell him.

"The Force that, Force this... tired of things like that. It's dead." Puck replies, already bored.

"We're trying to help you, Puck. Don't make this any harder than it has to be." Ben takes her goggles off. "This isn't who I really am, no matter how bad I want it to be."

"Forget it. You don't understand." He sighs arrogantly.

"Sure we do. But understanding is different from caring." I say.

"Listen. In about three hours, the 5 main financiers of the different rebel factions are going to meet in this mansion. They'll discuss forming a solid resistance, a rebel alliance."

"This isn't about Rebellion. This is about you, and someone trying to get inside to the junk that's there. Why are you the key?" I ask him frankly.

"I hate Palpatine just as much as you do. Maybe more."

Ben puts her hand to her chin.

"We don't hate him."
"Liars." He grits his teeth.
"We understand that he must be destroyed." Ben is remaining calm.
"Kidding yourselves."

"Don't tell me how I feel, junker." Ben... she's losing it.

I put my hand to my hidden lightsaber.

"You're right. I do hate him." I look to Ben. Her eyes are closed.
Guess now, we wait.

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

7:20 pm

"Is that what you wanted to hear?"
I continue through clenched teeth.
"And take your hand away from you saber, Dan."
I say off to the side as I put the goggles around my head again.
"I hate him. I hate Palpatine. I hate the Sith. I hate everything they have done to everyone, to the Jedi, to me."
I inhale and exhale slowly.
"Jedi aren't supposed to hate. We don't feel anger or emotions, just serentity, and peace...just the Force."
I whirl around on both of them.
"So what does that make me then? What am I? I'm no longer a Jedi....not because the Sith have destroyed our base of operations, not because we're scattered..not because we've been betrayed, because at heart I would always be a Jedi, regardless. But......but if I hate....then I am no longer a Jedi, I can't call myself one...so then what am I?"
My voice had risen as the words tumbled out of my mouth, but by the end they were hardly above a harsh whisper. I swipe furiously at the water...the tears...streaking my face. I pull my goggles off again, making a fist around them.
"What's the point of the fascade? Of trying to fool them? The Jedi are dead...what's the point...."
I loosen my grip, letting the goggles fall from my hand to my feet before quickly rushing out of Boone's mansion.

[VashTheStampede]

7:30

Da Kun

"Yes master, I understand, I failed you." I say to Palpatine as I am encircled by the main Sith Lords. "Do with me as you wish."

"Failed, you have done far from fail, We have been searching for this man you described for years. I look at him astounded. "He belongs to a rebel faction who are hell-bent on killing me and stopping my Empire from forming." The Emperor said.

"What did you do to him?" I ask "I have know idea I'm the nicest man in the galaxy." He said whith a smile.

"Da Kun will you lead the Sith into battle and stop this rebellion before it even starts?"

"My master I would be delighted."I get up off my knees and walk away with Sidious and Tyranos to go over the plan of attack.

"In only three hours my place in the galaxy will be secure." the Emperor said.

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

7:10 pm

"Boone. Reschedule your meeting. Or do it somewhere else. I have a bad feeling about this. You want to trust my bad feelings. If you really want to kill him, do as I say."

"You haven't been so successful yourself, Jedi."
"Quiet, old man. More important things to deal with."

Now I have to get Ate Lyonne back. Who she is and wants to be.

I close the door on the mansion, leaving the other former Jedi behind.

After spending ten minutes chasing her trail, I find her on the island in the middle of the nearby lake. Saber ignited. I Force-leap to her. She swings at the trees, robbing them of their leaves, their branches and their trunks.

Never thought I would see her like that.

"Ate! What's wrong?" I ask her as I land with an oomph.

"Don't tell me you're so blind as to not see that everything is."

"No. I'm not." She plays with her lightsaber as we talk.

"A rebel alliance. A joke." she groans.

"What about that boy that Master Kenobi is watching? Anakin's son, Luke?"

"Too little, too late."

"You don't know that."

Right.

[Barb Gordon]

Lost Jedi....Lyonne Erstad

7:25 PM

I look down at the destruction at my feet. Destruction I caused. The dying trees...at my hand....I can feel the pain through the Force. I toss my lightsaber from hand to hand, bordering on carelessly. I can see the anxiousness in Dan's eyes, a bit of wonder and fear, alarm. The kid is no help to us now, will he ever be? Obi-Wan feels responsible for all that has happened because Anakin was his padawan...but must he now spend the rest of his life as an outcast, hermit, watching over a child that doesn't even know he exists? And what of the Jedi. Disbanded. Mace Windu, one of the greatest Jedi, dead. And the others? gone off to who knows where....hiding. What can a small band of rebels do? I feel so utterly alone and lost. I glance down at the lightsaber in my hand, my tool of protection. Do I struggle to reclaim the past, or do I forget it and try to survive the changing future?

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

7:27 pm

"Are you finished?" I ask. She points her lightsaber at me.
"With what?"
"Oh, you know. Fear, hate, wrecklessness. All the things that you tell me not to do." I smile. She doesn't smile back. That's really disheartening, all things considered. If people were light, she would be a saber. No doubt.

"If only it were so easy, little one."
"Hey! I'm not really so little anymore."
"In body or in spirit?"

Oh, she think she's funny now.

"It's just all of this, Ate. It's a lot. And you're nuts." I laugh.

"Right." she remarks.

"You know what we haven't done in a really long time?" she poses.

"What?" I ask. We've been together for like the past what, week? Hung out, killed together. I really can't think any think of more meaningful I guess. Heh. I'm kidding.

"Fought." she says.

"Excuse me?"

"You've grown a lot. Haven't you ever wondered what it would be like?" She smiles.

It's weird. Her taking an interest in something I do. Maybe it's because of what she told me earlier.

I take out my lightsaber, the red one.

"I guess one of us has a lesson to learn."

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

7:30 pm

I rotate my lightsaber, arching it in a clean circle as Dan brings out his own saber. Am I being reckless, careless? I'm not really sure right now, I feel lost. Lost in body, mind and spirit. The blue color cast off by my saber reflects against my skin. Things used to be so simple. Who will be better? I glance at Dan as he prepares himself. The Knight? or the Jedi Master? I suppose I'm about to find out. I close my eyes, trying to lose myself in the Force, my stomach flip flops. I can't calm myself, can't focus. I frown, what's wrong with me?! Letting out an agitated sigh I suddenly swing my lightsaber right at my forehead, letting the blade stop just hairs from my face. The glow and warmth beats down on my face as I let myself drift away. Hearing the rustling of the leaves, feeling the firm ground beneath me, even hearing Dan's breathing. Falling in and out, in and out. There it is. It's like taking a breath of fresh air, the feeling of completeness...I can still acheive it. The Force is all around us in, in us, always changing. The Force in all it's entirety, it's goodness, something I fear I stopped trying to pay attention to lately. Focusing to much on what was happening, wondering why it was happening, getting angry and frustrated. I was tearing myself away from the Force, focusing too much on the pain and anguish when I should be now, more then ever connecting myself with the Force, planning the next course. Good will overcome the Dark, it's just a matter of time, and waiting....so much waiting. But as long as I consider myself a Jedi, I must do all I can to protect the good and innocent, and to beat back the darkness that is consuming everything. I know what I, what we all, must do now. I open my eyes again, lowering my lightsaber.
"Well are you going to make your move or what?"

[zero zero nine]

"Koji"

7:31

"Just to have you react? No way!"

I lift up the fallen and torn branches with the Force and throw them her way. While she cuts them with the blade, I rush in to take her out. She deflects with the lightsaber close to her. I punch with my free hand, but she grabs it. I pull her down and jump over her, twisting her arm.

"Game over already?" I ask her jokingly. I know it's not over. I wouldn't be worth it if it was over.

She rolls over, taking me over her back and almost making me eat it face first. Back to the lightsabers. We go at it for a while, each sensing the other's moves before it's made.

The game gets increasing gets more dangerous as we both use higher levels of Force Energy. To the vision, the world becomes blurred, but to the higher senses, more clear. Right up to using the the Force itself as a weapon. My limits have never been tested this far.

I can feel her. She's showing signs of weakness. I hope I'm not.
She gathers Force energy again. I stop in my tracks, falling to my knees, letting her take aim. She attacks.

I leap in to the air as the wave passes below me, landing squarely in front of Ben.

"Tag. You're it." I grab her wrists and begin to shock her with lightning from my own hands, but I can barely get a spark off as we both pass out.

[Barb Gordon]

"Ben"

8:00 PM

Perhaps it was all the effort it took to concentrate the Force into energy while we dueled. Maybe it was the constant physical moves when kept making involving flipping, dodging, and using our lightsabers. It also could have been that when Dan went to shock me, I sent some Force his way at the same time. Whatever it was, we were spent....the Force can do that to you....and almost as if it were a dream, we suddenly both fell to our knees. My head swam and I just barely sense Dan and myself un-igniting our sabers. I reach my hand out to stop myself from falling to the ground. I blink a few times, my vision blurring. All I can think about, though I can't think too clearly to begin with, is that we are in extreme danger if we're passed out for too long in this area by ourselves. But any other thoughts on what to do escape me as my strength gives out and I collapse onto the ground. I manage to clip my saber under my jacket before I completely lose consciousness.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: I think we may be in a bit of a stall here, as our story comes to a close and some of you may not be sure what you want to happen to yours characters. Well, once this story ends, we will begin a second part to it...either a continuation of this story, a new story, and it can involve our characters(younger or older) and/or brand new characters. I need feedback from all of you for what you'd like to do next. Also, if anyone is having problems figuring out just what to do next, we should really PM each other and get some ideas out in the open amongst ourselves.

~Barb

[zero zero nine]

OOC: yes, indeed.

Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

don't know what time it is:

Uggghhh. My mind is starting to stir. I can't move. Forcefields. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see... Lyonne. Is that her name? Yes. I think. My head hurts. Metal surrounds us. Where are we? I can see stars too. I think.

Figures are walking around. Wearing military clothes. What's going on? I can barely get my thoughts together. I hear mechanical breathing.

"Greetings, Jedi." It's Vader.

"I would kill you now, but one of my underlings has put in a request to terminate you himself, especially you, Master Erstad." Da Kun, we both think.

"I have decided to grant him that. He will be here shortly."

Where the hell are my weapons?

[VashTheStampede]

12:00 AM

Da Kun

I have been waiting for this moment. I enter the brig and am confronted by the two Jedi. I stare at them for a moment and notice Blitz sees me.

"There will be no rebellion, we put a stop to that, I was not able to kill all those who were at the meeting but I taught them their actions were futile."

She stands up and looks straight at me with the calm demeaner of a Jedi.

"I will let you live for now, but only to see the galaxy turned over to the control of the Sith. Palpatine will soon surrender to the forces of Count Dooku and nobody will know he was behind it all. Enjoy."

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne Erstad

12:05 AM

I'm afraid.
Not for myself, but for everyone else.
Not for a planet, a people, but for the universe.
I stare darkly into Da Kun's cold, unrelenting stare. I'm not thinking about how this happened, mulling over how foolish Dan and I were to have done what we did, wondering what the cost our actions will bring. No, all I can think about is how to get out, how to save people and most of all....how to run Da Kun through the heart with a lightsaber. Silence, only broken by the unsteady rhythm of Darth Vader's breathing. You would think Da Kun was the one within a forcefield being contained as he paces around Dan and I. I can see the hunger in his eyes. My lightsaber is held loosely in his hand, Dan's are being held by a nearby guard. Da Kun turns my lightsaber over in his hands a few times before stopping in front of me. He ignites it and a blue hue casts itself across the room. The light glints off his eyes, making him look even more wild and dangerous looking. I smile, a smile which he sees immediately, and which bothers him.
"What?"
He snarls quietly,
"Are you welcoming your death, Jedi?"
He finishes as an after thought. I continue to smile, never altering my gaze. His eyes narrow and I finally open my mouth to speak.
"It wont work."
I say simply, pausing to see the confusion on his face before continuing.
"Oh yes, perhaps for months, years more likely you'll be swarming around the galaxy like millions of flies, destroying everything in your path...turning everything dark."
That brings a smile to his face...foolish man.
"But it wont last. The Force will shift itself once again to be in balance...good will prevail. I know that now, and that's all that matters. Death is nothing....there is only the Force."
I close my eyes for a moment before fixing my gaze upon the cold black mask of Darth Vader, the man that betrayed the Jedi, and spelled their downfall.

[Mattashell]

OOC: Okay, I'm officially confused. :confused: If Da-Kun took out the rebel meeting, I think we should play it out. Maybe Vash could PM me and we can work out a joint-post to explain everything.

[zero zero nine]

OOC: Sorry about that, Matt. I mean, it was like dying and we felt like we had to do something. Barb's and my characters were last left unconscious, so we thought a kidnapping was the best way to get this sucker going again. You know, new surroundings. You and Vash should work out a flashback scene, since we weren't around. Okay, thanks!

[Barb Gordon]

Vash is no longer a poster here, which leaves us some very loose ends concerning this RPG. I had conversed with him a while back and we had decided the fate of his character. But the character of Da Kun will now be one that all of us can use in our posts so as to keep the story moving along.

~Barb

[zero zero nine]

OOC: And that leaves, who? Players, I mean.

Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

3:00 AM

Lyonne. Ben. She's afraid. I know that look. The Republic is at its knees, falling into death to the Empire. And there's nothing I can do about it. I've been drifting in and out of consciousness for the past two hours. People come and go in front of us, like watching animals ready for the slaughter, like criminals to be crucified, executed. And they always take the time to spit.

Vader returns, sensing our Force energy our blood. Inside it's making him restless, clawing at him like a rabid dog. Bloodthirst.

"Young Jedi..." he says. "The Empire would welcome you, your skills, and your power."

"I'm flattered. You know, I hope your son, if anyone's dumb enough to do that with you anyway, I hope your son gives you the same luxury that I gave my father and kills you." I tell him.

"I can gladly give death to you. You're just a speck compared to the Dark Side."

Forcefields bad. I need a plan.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: The remaining players are as follows:

Barb Gordon
Zero Zero Nine
Super Boy
JL Man
Mattashell
80's Slasher

6 people still left, and no one besides Zero and myself have been keeping it going. Come on people, let's liven it up. We're ever so close to finishing this first part, and could start on a second if we so choose. Like I said, if you're unsure of how to proceed, PM me and the other players and try and get something worked out.

~Barb

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: *cricket noises* Come on people, we're so close to done! Don't die now!

IC: Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

3:05

"Leave him alone."
I say sharply, staring at the horrid black mask that he wears. Anakin has been dead for so long, only this shell, this horrible evil called Darth Vader remains in his stead. Oh Obi-Wan. I can tell Vader is regarding me, staring right through me to my very soul, but he doesn't reply. Da-Kun glances over his shoulder and nods,
"I want her. Now."
He says with sick pleasure. Darth Vader nods, motioning his hand towards two guards. One opens up the barrier while the other escorts me out, watching Dan warily. The barrier closes behind me,
"Master Erstad--"
Dan begins.
"Don't worry Dan, I'll be fine."
Da Kun tosses me my lightsaber, and I grab it by the hilt, twirling it around a few times. That slug touched my saber, I think angrily, gripping it tighter. He pulls out his own lightsaber, igniting it. Our red and blue hues clash against the white titled room as we stand at opposite ends. Dan looks anxious as he watches. I close my eyes, sighing inwardly as I bring the Force closer within me. I need strength, assurance. I recall what Obi-Wan had told me the last time we met, and I remember the hand-guard on my saber. I feel the engravings with my finger for a moment. It's time. Da Kun is positively grinning, absolutely still for a full moment before bursting forth at it. It's begun.

~Barb

[zero zero nine]

OOC: It's me and Barb, the Dynamic Duo! :p We need participation :(

IC:

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

Jedi... Jedi, Jedi Knight.

The untouchable, invincible Jedi Knights. How far we have been torn down.

Cheap trick magicians, prisoners. So quickly, too.

Our nature is illegal. Our very essence. I think I think too much.

Unconsciously, I make tools slide a little across the floor. I turn toward Da Kun and Ate Lyonne. Can it finally be to the death this time? I'm tired of him. Please, just kill him. Darth Vader turns to me.

"Boy, I can still feel your thoughts. No matter how hard you try. Hate is indeed a powerful thing."

"Then you must know that I hate you." I reply.

"Of course. Hate is wonderful, especially for one as 'gifted' as yourself."

He deactivates the forcefield, and I fall to the floor. Through his dark, black mask, and his incessant, rhythmic breathing, he talks again.

"One last chance. One last chance to prove yourself. To prove yourself to the Jedi legacy. To me, and to the Emperor."

"How about to myself, Master Vader?" I smirk.

"Your friend there is about to die. I'm giving you the chance to escape. I let you loose right now. You have to find a way off of this space station."

"Why would I want to leave with people like you still alive?"

"That is your decision. Oh, and the Emperor is visiting for a while."

Emperor. Easy target. House of cards. And they all fall down.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne "Blitz" Erstad

3:42 AM

I nod subconsciously in response to Dan's thought. Yes, this is it, the moment of truth, fighting for it all and only one of us is going to come out of this still breathing. Blocking the first attack, Da Kun and I trade a few easy moves for a while. Testing each other out, just getting warmed up. With each passing moment we increase the pressure, making more dangerous and life-threatening moves. Always dodging, blocking, parrying. A few close calls, too close. And then it stops. Just a moment to breath as we both break apart from each other. Da Kun lowers his lightsaber a bit, his eyes aglow...we're both breathing a little hard already. Pacing to and fro we continue to eye each other, then spring forward again to continue the duel. I knick him on the shoulder, once, twice, but it doesn't phase him too much. Nor me either as he knicks me. Suddenly we lock sabers together, pushing against each other and going nowhere as sparks fly from our weapons. Da Kun grins nastily and suddenly falls back, catching me off balance and hitting me forcefully in the face. I fall back, using the Force to flip backward and distance myself for a moment or two. Wiping the blood away from my lip and prepare to go at it again.
"Ready to admit defeat yet, Jedi?"
Comes his croaking. I smile,
"Hardly."
With that we begin anew, this time much fiercer. So much more intense with each new block and attempted hit. Not even noticing how many times are clothes have gotten singed, and not our skin. Now it's my time for the hit, locking sabers for the second time, I bend my knees, lowering myself down to where Da Kun can easily add more pressure. With the Force as my aid, I leap up, thrusting out my foot and catching him in the jaw. He falls. But not for long. He quickly rolls away from me, turning his head to spit some blood to the side.

~Barb

[Mattashell]

Ngun-Nat "Puck"

The time came for the meeting of minds. The time came for the first meeting of the rebel alliance. There they sit aroung the grand dining table of the main dining hall at the Tobias estate. They are rich men. Much of the population of the galaxy are opposed to the Empire, but it is the rich that have the means to oppose them, and they are mostly concerned with protecting thier fortunes.

I set down my glass, and stand to address them, I tell everything I know. I tell them of the space consruction I visited. Even though the Jedis back me up, they are laughing, to them I am a drunk, and the Jedi a superstitious cult.

Boone is standing and telling them I can be trusted when a bolt of lazer blasts through the lock on the door.. Boone falls to the floor. The Jedi spring into action. Bounty hunters are pouring into the room. I take mi blaster from my boot and drop three of them right away. People are screaming everywhere. I duck another blast from behind.

I shortly sense that the Jedi are over powering them. As the remaining bounty hunters flee, I reconize their commander, it is the Sith Lord that's been troubling us, Da Kun.

I take a shot at him, but I miss. However, it hits the wall near wim and the debris knocks him from his feet. I Run up to him to point blank range and aim my pistol to take him out.

"You don't want to kill me." he says. I don't want to kill him. "You're going to sit down for a while." I think I'm going to sit down for a while. He gets to his feet and leaves.

What am I doing? How could I let him get away like that? Around me the Jedi are helping those who can be helped, most of the council are dead, many more injured.

Boone is still breathing. I hold him in my arms. He takes an envelope from his pocket, and says, "I keep this with me at all times. It is my last will and testament. I've left everything to your father. The Empire will stop at nothing to destroy this document. You must find a lawyer and deliver this to your father as fast as possible."

"I will do it, I promise." He dies in my arms.
____________________
Outside I meet with the remaining Jedi. Only one Padawan was killed in the conlict. (OOC: I'm being vague here because I'm not sure who's with me. Somebody please fill me in on which characters are around, and weather thier players are going to post here.) One of the jedi informs me that Dan and Blitz have been captured. They are sensing that they were taken to the construction I viseted earlier.

He gives me a lightsaber, that belonged to the slain Padawan. He wants me to become his new Padawan. He says it's not to late. I want to, and I am afraid I will fail. I tell him I'll think about it, bu I keep the light saber, it is a beutiful weapon, and I know I could be great with it. He swipes it back from me and says, "Jedi weapons are for Jedi." They agree to accompany me on my journy. I chose a ship that suits me. An older ship. Not as junky as the Jalopy, but nothing flashy either. Just like my attitude toward women, I go for personality over good looks, after all they never last. She's bigger than the Jalopy, and I christen her "The Boat" with a bottle of rum, my last bottle...forever.

We take off to space and the time has come to make a decision. Do we go straight to my father, or rescue Dan and Blitz. If we do we'll be bringing Boone's will into the Empire's hands, however, some of the Jedi feel we must resue the others before it's "too late."

Bickering ensues.

[zero zero nine]

OOC: Me and Barb are here for sure! But i think all the others have given up (even though they haven't said so)... and can you feel it? The end is in the air...

IC:

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

I move as swiftly as I can, relying on Jedi mind tricks when I run into (literally) the troopers. This place doesn't need anymore stench of death. What were they thinking?

This army. I remember seeing Yoda commanding them during some fight on Geonosis, before the Clone Wars. How could they not see it? Then again, I didn't. Then again, I was rather young. But that doesn't matter now.

And then I hear him.

Little child, little child.

I pause in my stride.

Little child, little child, looking for me.

Quiet.

Little child, little child, so, so lost.

"Quiet!"

Troopers looking at me like I'm a nut. I wonder if Ate Lyonne can hear him too. Probably not. I focus on the Force signal and attempt to trace it.

It's sad, really. Youth, even mine, used to be so much more poetic.

I speed my pace to a run. I know where that bastard is.

Pathetic, little boy.

[Mattashell]

Ngun-Nat "puck"

I am well aware of the coordinates of the construction site, but I have no idea how to get in uninvited, it is heavily guarded, and I would need to dock somewhere. I can't believe I would fly into the enemies hands with this will, but they saved my butt before, and the ruling majority is to go there. I throw The Boat into hyper, and we must think of a plan to get in.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne Erstad

4:30 AM

We're at a point of circling again, and I take the opportunity to slipout of my now tattered and quite singed outer Jedi robe and toss it aside.
"Feeling a bit weary are we?"
"Hardly."
I retort, how I wish I could shut him up. A part of mind beings to drift off in thought of Dan. Consciously shaking my head a bit I refocus on the moment at hand. It's gotten so intense, it's dizzying. Both of us are just a constant blur, with flashes of sparks every few moments, our sabers whirring through the air in blurred arcs of blue and red. Sweat trickles down my forehead, neck, back, I'm soaking...but so is he. I've given up trying to fathom how many close calls either of us have had so far, how close we came to ending it for good. Darth Vader still waits, I can feel him, see him out of the corner of my eye at times. Just...standing there, with that hideous black mask covering his features...what's left? Again I have to bring my thoughts around to the duel, it's amazing how my mind can wander at the most dire moments. And then it happens. I can feel it, and so can Da Kun. We've reached the moment where quite soon one of us will no longer be breathing....and by the Force that is not going to be me!

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

4:50

This thing is unbelievably massive. I haven't seen it from the outside yet, but I bet it's as big as, I don't know, Kamino or Geonosis.

The voice, whom I figure to be the Emperor, continues to call, but I'm screening the words out, focusing on the Force essence itself.

After what seems like hours, I find the Central Chamber.

Red-cloaked guards start to move toward me, but with a wave of his hand the Emperor dismisses them.

"You're incredibly apt for a politician," I tell him.

"I'm just an old man who knows faces. And if you think that lightsaber will hurt me, you've never really known true power."

He uses the Force to pin me to the wall. I can't move.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne Erstad

4:50 AM

Tired. Actually I'm past that, but I don't really think there's a word to express just how worn down I am. Thank the Force for second winds. Da Kun is getting slower, like myself, which is making our "game" that much more dangerous for the both of us. All too soon he gets his second wind as I get mine, and we both charge in once more with twice as much effort, strength and ability. Slicing, dodging, slicing, dodging, it seems to go on forever. I've used the Force to aid me more then a few times, each time I could feel Darth Vader watching me, giving me a feeling of being ill. I complete a double backflip, coming to the wall and pushing off from it as Da Kun comes from a side angle, aiming both low and hi. I barely skim past him, flipping foward this time to catch him from behind. The creep somersaults to the ground and away from the tip of my lightsaber before I have a chance to get him. Suddenly I feel something...not sure what, but I can't move my feet! I swerve my head around to see Da Kun grinning manically at me, he's using Force powers against me! He comes running behind me, wrapping his arm around me, crushing my ribs and thrusting the air out of me. He whips out a small dagger, his stinking breath coming down upon my neck as he passes the knife before my eyes. I reach out with my hands, trying to use my own Force abilities to release myself, but him grasping me so tightly is making it much harder then it should be. He shakes me hard, my hair falling in front of my tightly shut eyes.
"Enjoying this as much as I am?"
He hisses in my ear, and I physically shudder as his tongue makes its way down my neck.
"Aiiiiiiiii!!!!!!"
I scream out loudly as he suddenly slashes the dagger across my right shoulder. Blood immediately begins to soak my sleeve, dripping down my arm. He thrusts me down to my knees.
"I want you to beg, Jedi."
I shake my head.
"beg for mercy!"
"No."
I say softly. He clamps his hand tightly around my wounded shoulder, tears spring to my eyes. He laughs, the cold sound bouncing off the walls.
"Say it now."
My breathing has grown heavy as I pull myself away from the moment. Blocking out the excrutiating pain that's coming from my shoulder, from the fear that's entering my mind. I block everything out. I can feel the Force gathering within me, like the sun suddenly bursting through the clouds after a storm.
"Take a hint Sith scum...I...said....NO!"
The Force errupts out from me, throwing Da Kun back and into the wall. One of the lights overhead flickers and almost goes out, and the guard that was remaining picks himself up from the ground and grabs his weapon that was thrown a few feet from him. Darth Vader remains unmoved. I slump to the ground, reaching for my saber that had fallen. I can barely hold it, my arm feels so weak. Clenching my teeth, biting back the pain, I hold it up, somewhat unsteadily, but it's up. Da Kun cracks his neck as he picks himself up from the floor, taking the knife that was still clutched in his hand and licking the blood from it before shoving it into the wall. Again he brings out his lightsaber and comes running at me head first. I'm having such a hard time blocking his blows, and he knows it as he puts more strength behind each one, trying to wear down my already exhausted strength. He feints to the left and I fall for it, and he uses the opportunity to kick me in the stomach and send me down on my back. Coming down on me he sets one foot on the wrist that's holding my lightsaber while he sets his knee down on my stomach. His lightsaber wavers just over my chest as he takes pleasure in taunting me just before death.
"You were good, Jedi. Much better then I thought."
I smile, shutting off my lightsaber.
"Good move, wont be needing that much longer."
I position it to aim at his now unprotected chest and side.
"I would have liked to have known you real well Jedi, I can tell you would have been good."
I keep myself from spitting in his face.
"But, alas...now it's time to die."
He raises his saber and brings it down at me.
"You first."
I can see the surprise in his eyes in that split second as I ignite my lightsaber, barely able to flick my wrist and allow my blade to double in length. The now purple saber spears right through his side and a bit of his chest.
"I guess you didn't see that one coming now did you?"
His wide, dying eyes stare at me as he falls backwards, blood already starting to come down his mouth. I pull my saber away, the purple hue casting a ghastly glow over his face, his eyes growing dim and lifeless a few moments later. It's done, he's dead. How I wish I could just fall to the ground now and sleep, but even now, I've never felt more in danger. I wipe the sweat away from face, turning to face Darth Vader. What lies in my path now? I can only wonder as I continue to stare at that emotionless black mask. A pang of fear strikes my heart as I do so...Dan needs me.

[Mattashell]

Ngun-Nat "Puck"

We come out of hyper, and the construction sight is much nearer to completion since the last time I was here. It's forming the shape of almost one quarter of a sphere, when it's completed, it must be abot as big as a small moon!

The Jedi take hands forming a circle. They take me into it as well, "We need your help," he tells me, "Just concentrate on the feelings we put into you." As I feel thier energy flowing through me from one hand into the other, I become aware of my own. The circle begins to glow, and I can feel them in me. I can feel that we are bringing the force to the crews, and soldiers working around here. Our ship may apear on thier sensors, and they can see us, but we are getting into thier minds, making them ignore us. Making them choose to be unaware of our presence. The light fades and the circle breaks.

I dock the ship.

[zero zero nine]

Jedi Knight Dan-Rairen Tadokoro

500 AM

It's been a long time since I've had a good night's sleep. Nearly Any sleep for that matter. This week has been one hell of a rollercoaster ride.

"Time for a little question and answer, Jedi Knight. Spry, aren't you?"

"How many Jedi remain alive?" He asks, tightening his telekinetic grip around me.

"Two." I tell him, and nothing more.

He looks back out the window, and a newly docked ship.

"Wrong. And a liar."

I'm being taken to a separate room, one filled with smoke and cold and death.

"I've been looking for a new trophy."

I spit at him, and the Emperor pushes it back into my face.

"Impudent brat."

"What could be better than a prized student? You certain did away with Anakin Skywalker."

"Oh, I still value him. But you, you are destined to become a shining black example. In silence."

I'm not liking this. I get shoved into a 1 by 6 container... it's cold to the touch... cold.

With what Force power I can muster, I pull Lei's lightsaber toward me... I can almost hear her thoughts... and Ate Lyonne's... Jedi...

"...pregnant... I'm..."
"No! Break out! Break out!!!"
"...power... of the Dark Side..."
"Help..."
"...lost, little boy..."
"...pre--baby, I'm gonna be a mother..."
"We're here."
"Please... break out!"

Heroes don't scream.

But it happens all too quickly.

Carbonite.

[Barb Gordon]

Jedi Master Lyonne Erstad

5:00 AM

He lets me go, and that leaves me cold as death. I can't tell if he, Vader, is following me as I stumble out, but he's letting me go just the same. There is the obvious fact that I have no way to get out of here I suppose. Yet, there's something...something nagging at me, something familiar that tells me I've still got "friendlies" near at hand. Lightsaber raised once again, though with my left hand now, I make my way at a slow jog down the hall. I can sense Dan, he's near, so near. I can also sense a cold, horribly dark presence along with him. By the Force Dan, where are you...what's happening?! I must look like quite a sight, battered, bloodied and completely exhausted, but I trudge on. There's that feeling again. Whenever Dan seems to get in trouble, when something terrible is happening to him, I sense it. I can sense it so strongly, almost as if I were actually there with him. We've grown quite close through the Force over the passing weeks. Tears stream down my cheeks and a feeling of emptiness enters my very soul as one last door opens before me. Ahead I see a dark and shrouded figure, and I know without needing to see him, that it's the emperor. To my left there is something shrouded by cold mist, blurring whatever is in the midst of it. My eyes widen and I want to collapse.

[Barb Gordon]

OOC: ....The End....

Well this RPG has been quite dead for awhile now. One poster is unfortuantly banned, though his particular character was dealt with already :D Another character is frozen, and mine is unconscious. I'm not quite sure what's become of the other members of this RPG, or their characters for that matter. This RPG was coming to a close anyway, only a few posts short of ending the first part. But since no life has come from it, this RPG will halt here with more or less of one of those question mark endings. Leaving what happened afterwards to each of our imaginations. It was a wonderful RPG and everyone who participated was quite active, for the most part, and it was personally a great deal of fun for me. So, this is the end of Part One of the Star Wars RPG.

~Barb