((Authors note- this chapter takes place between Star Wars: A New Hope and The
Empire Strikes Back))((DISCLAIMER - All Star Wars characters, references, ideas, and settings are property of Lucasfilms, Inc.))((This chapter contains some violent scenes. Reader discretion is advised.))
Chapter XVIII
Jon is flying towards Mos Eisley. He is furious, hellbent on destroying Vader and the
Emperor. He flies up over the last dune, and as he comes up to Mos Eisley's front gate, he spies the Tie-Fighters and shuttle on a landing pad near it. He changes direction, towards the ships. He flicks his hand as he draws nearer, and the guards drop to the ground, throats crushed. He raises a fist and closes it, and the shuttle compacts, exploding. He then draws his hands out away from each other, and one of the Ties splits in two. He lands on the pad, walking towards the remaining Tie. He inspects it for some sort of panel to open it up. He presses his palm on a slight indent and the side of the craft flips back, revealing a cramped cockpit. Jon squeezes into the seat, and looks over the controls. Not being able to find a start button, he concentrates, and the ship begins to rise, surrouded by Jon's aura. He lifts the ship up off the planet's surface, out towards space. Once in free-fall conditions, Jon is able to psionically start the ship's engine. He stears the ship towards the triangle-shaped craft, the Star Destroyer Executor. As he flies closer, a voice comes
on over the craft's comm.
"Approaching Tie, please identify yourself." The voice says.
Jon ignores it, aiming the craft for the docking bay. As he draws closer, he psionically
augments the ships speed and stability. He passes through the force field that protects the hangar bay, sending sparks flying. The ship collides with the other Ties, some settled on landing pads, others on transport pads. Those Tie's crumble as Jon's Tie impacts against them, and they explode into flames. As the Tie's slide to a stop, the screech of metal-on-metal resounding in the hangar bay, Jon psionically bursts from his Tie.
He lands on the opposite end of the hangar bay, psionic barrier in place, guns drawn. The floor next to his sparks as stormtroopers fire on him. He spins, firing his berettas. The explosive bullets impact with the stormtroopers, blowing them apart. He runs towards a lift, firing as he goes. Stormtroopers drop as Jon advances, and their laser shots deflect off Jon's psionic barrier. He comes to the lift, and slams on the swith to open the door. He leans off to the side as the doors open, and leaps in front of the lift, firing. The officers inside the lift scream, then drop to the lift floor. Jon kicks a body out of the way, and slams a button marked 'bridge'. He psionically masks his presence as the lift moves towards the bridge. The lift doors open, and Jon quietly steps from it before they close. Several officers look up at the lift, but when they see no one, they turn back down to their stations. Jon moves towards the front of the bridge, and as he turns, the lift doors open again. Jon ducks down, almost on instinct, as a figure clad in black armor steps from it.
Vader steps towards the communications officers station. He stops for a moment, sensing something. He continues back to the station, looking around the bridge.
"Report." He rasps at the officer.
"Lord Vader, something has happened in Tie bay 3. A lone Tie, one of the first sent down to Tatooine, crashed into the hangar, causing mass damage and destruction. Security cameras caught the incident on tape." The officer states, before activating a screen.
The screen replays the events Jon caused. It shows his destroying several Tie's, killing a
good three dozen stormtroopers, then darting into a lift.
"We lost track of him, but that lift came up to the bridge level. We all saw it, no one
exited. We believe he may have escaped into the duct system." The officer continues.
"No." Vader rasps. "He is here on the bridge. Summon a legion of troopers. Seal off all lifts save for the one bringing the troopers to the bridge." Vader says, turning and drawing his lightsaber.
Jon draws his own lightsaber as he leaps from his hiding spot, allowing himself to come
into view.
~~Vader! We finally meet!~~ Jon says as he backs away from Vader.
"Ah, the new Jedi. As powerful as you are, you have yet to finish your training. That as much I can tell. You veil your mind well."
~~Let's jus' say it's a book ya can't loan out.~~ Jon retorts.
"Join me on the Dark Side. I shall complete your training, and together we will rule the
galaxy." Vader states.
~~Never. You can't turned me.~~ Jon says, flipping his lightsaber into his other hand.
"Then you shall die. You aren't the only Jedi in the galaxy."
~~Try it, Vader.~~ Jon quips.
"As you wish." Vader says, as he steps towards Jon.
He slashes his lightsaber down, and Jon easily blocks the blow. Jon twists his lightsaber's blade upward, causing Vader to take a step back.
"Your skill with a lightsaber is excellent. But that does not ean you shall live."
Jon de-activates his lightsaber.
~~I shall not be the one dying this day, Vader.~~ Jon states, before drawing one of his
guns. He spins, firing at the viewport at the front of the bridge.
The viewport shatters when Jon fires, exposing the bridge and its occupants to the vacuum of space. Jon grabs a control panel, but several of the officers aren't so lucky. Unable to find a handhold, they fly from their seats out into space. Vader grabs a chair, and is lifted off his feet as the pressure in the bridge drops. Jon, fighting the vacuum, reaches back into his pack. He activates the dimensional remote, and a portal opens outside of the ship. Jon laughs as he watches the officers float in space, grabbing at their throats. The laugh is lost to the depths of space, but Vader raises a fist.
"This isn't over! You shall join the dark side!" Vader loudly rasps.
~~I don't think so!~~ Jon exclaims as he lets go off the control panel. He flips out into
space, tumbling towards the portal. Jon flies through the portal, and it closes behind him. Vader claws his way up to another control panel. He slams his fist down on the panel, and a force field snaps into place, taking the place of the viewport. Vader sets his feet on the ground, cursing to himself.
"The Emperor shall not be pleased." He rasps as he stalks off the bridge. (
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