[Short Stories] - The Sith ...

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Star WarsThe Sith Returneth: Part 2by Gary Friedman (garybf@ix.netcom.com)Han and Leia looked up at the huge towers of screens in the Coruscant traffic control tower. "There it is," a controller spoke up. "Obviously a Star Destroyer, modified transponder signals. Trying to register as one of our Mon Cal cruisers. They don't exactly fit the requirements.""Only one?" Leia asked, walking over to the controllers station. There was indeed only one."Maybe a scout?" Han suggested. "See how our defenses are, then come in with the heavy guns or send reports and fade.""We will stop them from doing either," Admiral Ackbar said from the comm. As soon as Luke had warned them, Ackbar had gone up to his flagship, the Mon Calamari cruiser Defiance. His ship could now be seen advancing on the star destroyer, two more Calamari cruisers and three frigates forming behind it."Clear all traffic from the area," Leia ordered the controller. She went back down to the main level, hauling Han by his arm. "We've got to get to the war room."The war room was a good bit busy for the minor danger of the singular star destroyer. Aides ran about, people looking over scanners, the whole place was in chaos. Leia and Han walked over to where General Bel Iblis stood. "Have any other destroyers shown up, General?""No, Your Highness, still only the one. Which doesn't make any sense, those probes we sent out detected at least thirteen star destroyers in the new fleet," the General said."Has NRI figured out anything?" Han asked."They sent out a few probes, a couple specialized to determine hyperspace trails. They believe that the rest of the fleet may have been somehow diverted. Their life probes also detect near no lifeforms left on the planet.""That's very strange," Leia said. She glanced at the main display, seeing that the destroyer was rapidly losing it's shields to the numerous attackers. "Tell the NRI to trace those hyperspace trails, if they haven't already. We need to know where they went. A fleet that large must be stopped.""Yes your Your Highness, I believe they have already started after them. They should find the fleet within hours." Back on the main display, the star destroyer's shields began to fail. Moments later, it fell prey to an enormous hail of proton torpedoes."ETA five minutes," Commander Winsub reported, now back in the bridge after finding nothing wrong with the circuits."Good," Chris muttered. It was time. Gritting teeth he drew his lightsaber and ignited it, cutting down the Commander. He whirled toward Kyp who had already drawn his own lightsaber. "Kyp, don't do this. Go back to Master Skywalker. I won't hurt you then.""Skywalker is weak, as are you. Kyp, finish him off," Rishiaa said, taking a step back from them.Chris and Kyp's lightsabers clashed biolently, Kyp swung around to Chris's side, which he parried and slashed up, catching Kyp's lightsaber. "Kyp, I won't fight you. You have to return to Master Skywalker.""Kyp, don't listen to him," Rishiaa whispered."I'm not." Kyp lunged forward. Chris sidestepped the blow, whirling the opposite direction, leaving a burning slash mark on Kyp's side. Kyp shrieked and fell back a step. They both returned to ready stances, Kyp with one hand on his wound.A moment later, the destroyer exited hyperspace. Chris could sense the power of this system. He drew upon that power, and teleported Kyp to Yavin four. He held his lightsaber pointed to the ground, looking at Rishiaa. "Your reign will end now.""Wherever this is you have brought us, it will hardly help you," Rishiaa said."You have no idea how much it will help me," Chris said, and disappeared, reappearing on the ground of the planet. "My masters, forgive me, but I am a Jedi, and a Sith. I cannot do anything about my actions," he spoke to the ground and air of the planet. The planet Korriban. Resting place of the Sith."My Masters, my ancestors," Chris began, "as i have said, forgive me. But you all know what I do is justified. The Coming of the Sith has ended. But like the Jedi, they will no doubt rise again. For this, I ask of you to help me in this task I must complete," Chris said, now able to make out several points of presence of numerous ancient Dark Lords. His words had attracted their attention. "Give me a link to your power, the power of all the Sith."Chris stood straight, his eyes closed, holding his hands down to the ground and concentrating deeply. From the ground, bolts of energy arose into his hands as he rose them toward the sky. Two lightning bolts struck from the sky, holding on to his upraised palms. The sky turned a dark purple around him as he drew upon the power.With the lightning came fire, a huge encompassing flame around Chris. He could feel the fire singing him, but felt no pain. He knew this was his end anyway, his final sacrifice for the good of the galaxy. He could also feel his ancestors manipulating his own great power, creating a field of Force energy around the solar system, denying the star destroyers the right to elude in hyperspace.Back in control of his own power, Chris was allowed to destroy the star himself. Perhaps the Sith would not do it themselves, though they knew it must be done. He powered the star with Force energy, making it implode on itself and forcing it to go supernova. With a blaze of brilliant light the star exploded outward, destroying the star destroyers.Of course the star wouldn't stop there. But time seemed to slow around Chris. He could see the blazing light through his eyelids, final thoughts running through his head. Images of everyone he'd met so recently flashed before him. He smiled at the thought of himself having a near death experience when he was probably already dead."Help me," Luke said, the strain showing like a wound on his face. "I can't get him by myself."Laree, Gaeriel, and Kam Solusar, who had all been watching and hoping, began to show the same strain as they opened their minds and power to Luke."I... think I've got him." Just then, Chris appeared standing up in front of them. Everyone stared at him as he fell in a clump to the ground. "I hope we're not too late." He ran his hand over the boy's head, pulling back. "He's hot. And his mind is silent."Laree ran over, tears falling from her eyes. She lay her hand on her chest. "So's his heart," she said, sobbing."Don't give up yet, Laree," Luke said, laying a hand on her shoulder. "Kam, get Cilgal in here. Maybe she can help."Kam left, returning a few moments later with Cilgal. Cilgal knelt by Chris's seemingly dead body. She lay her hand on his head, reaching in him with her healing powers in the Force. "I don't know what I can do, Master. This one is gone.""Damnit, no he's not!" Luke shouted, tears falling. What had he said just days ago? This boy was just like Dev. Was he going to allow him to die at the same age, from the same burns?Cilgal glanced at Luke, back to Chris's whethered body. She reached inside him, trying to restart his heart. She pumped his blood through it for him, thrusted his blood throughout his organs. She kept it running like that for awhile, trying her hardest to revive the boy.Minutes later, she stood up. "I'm sorry, that's all I can do." Chris still did not move. As Cilgal prepared to leave the room, Luke saw it. Chris's leg twitched. Luke's face brightened up from the grim state it had been set in. Chris moaned softly, turning his head to the side, spitting up blood. He moved his burned arms and legs, struggling as hard as he could to get up."No, Chris. Don't move," Luke said. "We'll get you to a medic. Just stay still."Days later, Chris lay in a bed on Coruscant, slowly regaining consciousness. He breathed in the cool, fresh hospital air. Only now did he really feel anything since the star had exploded. He felt the air, his own power, pulsing within him anew, a new sense of inner piece.The door opened, Laree, Luke, and Gaeriel entering with Too-Onebee. "He has healed well, his body reacted to the bacta perfectly. He has now regained consciousness."They all took spots on the side of Chris's bed, smiling. "See Chris?" Luke asked. "I told you I wouldn't let you die.""You should have," Chris said quietly, struggling for his voice."Don't talk like that, Chris. You did a great thing. You destroyed practically Rishiaa's entire fleet," Laree said."Practically?" Chris asked."Don't worry about that, Chris. Coruscant defenses easily took them out," Gaeriel said.Chris nodded weakly. He turned his head toward Luke. "The Sith were to all die out. Why did you save me?" Chris asked."We don't let friends die," Luke said smiling."I am not a friend. I am a Sith. I was to die." Chris spoke with conviction. "I wanted to die.""Look Chris, you did what was right. You used your Dark power to power the Light. It just wasn't your time.""That's not true. How can you use Darkness for Light?" Chris asked."Chris, without Darkness there can be no Light. You have wiped so much Darkness from this galaxy, how could the Jedi survive without your own Great Darkness?" Luke said, only partially sarcastic."But... it didn't help things at all. I'm the same as I was."Before Luke could reply, the door opened again, Kyp walking in. He went up to Chris's side, smiling. "Chris, despite everything at least I had the sense to stay inside the Sun Crusher when I blew up a star. What were you thinking, standing out in the open?""I... liked the sensations," Chris said, smiling for the first time. "What else could I have done, anyway? Besides leave you there to die, I mean.""Well that always was a possibility. But it's too much fun to yell at you in Sith language.""Heh. I bet."... [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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