Chapter 4



Ezra was meditating remembering when he was Starkiller

Starkiller: Proxy, give me the target.

Proxy assumes a new form of an elder looking man.

Proxy (as Kota): According to Imperial records, Master Rahm Kota was a respected general in the Clone Wars.

Juno: You're hunting Jedi.

Ezra: I bring Darth Vader's enemies to justice. And now, so do you.

Proxy: Master Kota was a military genius, but felt the clone soldiers were unfit for battle. Instead, he relied on his own militia.

Juno: So there were no clones in his squad when Order 66 was issued.

Proxy: And after Order 66, he vanished. Official Imperial records actually claims he's dead.

Juno: Why come out of hiding and attack the Empire now?

Ezra: He wants to be found.

Juno: Then we are walking into a trap. How many pilots have you lost before me?

Ezra: Seven.

Juno: Excellent. The coordinates for Nar Shaddaa are locked. Prepare for lightspeed.

[The scene shifts to inside the facility. General Kota and his men are just

taking over the factory.]

Kota: Lock down the command center and get that hologram projector up and running.

Militia: Yes, sir!

Kota: Tell all squads to fan out and funnel any opposition toward us. Explosive

charges on levels two, five, and ten, just like we planned.

Militia: General Kota, he's here!

[They see an image of the Rogue Shadow.]

Kota: I've finally drawn you out of hiding... Lower the containment field on

hangar twelve and tell the men to get into position.

Militia: Yes, general.

[The Rogue Shadow closes in on the facility. Starkiller drops into a hallway.]

Juno: Eclipse to Ezra. I'll be moving the Rogue Shadow out of firing range while you attend to your mission. The onboard scanners should be able to track your movements, and I will provide whatever intelligence support I can via your commlink. Captain Eclipse out.

[The mission begins. Starkiller proceeds down the first hallway and into the

hangar where the Imperials and Kota's militia are duking it out.]

Militia: Secure the bulkhead door!

Juno: Readouts are showing the hangar bulkhead has been sealed. You'll need to find a way through that door.

[After some fighting, Ezra opens that door.]

Juno: Eclipse to Starkiller. I've sliced into the facility's communications grid. Imperial reports indicate General Kota has already taken over the command bridge, several floors above you. I'll do my best to guide you to him.

"Call me Ezra." Ezra responded to Juno

[Ezra approaches the door to a large area.]

Juno: Eclipse to Ezra. I've intercepted a message from the flight tower. The Imperials have mobilized a TIE Fighter squadron in your sector. Keep your eyes open.

[Starkiller enters a tower.]

Juno: Schematics show a lift nearby that can take you to the upper levels.

[Ezra crosses to the other side of the area and approaches the exit.]

Juno: I'm picking up a lot of commlink chatter just a few levels above you. You're nearing General Kota.

[Ezra enters a circular shaped room where an ambush awaits.]

Militia: He's here! Raise the laser gates!

Juno: I'm picking up a major energy surge! There must be a generator close to your location. Destroy it, and those laser gates should drop.

[Ezra approaches a final lift.]

Juno: This is it, Kota is just above you now.

Ezra: I'm ready.

[Ezra enters the bridge. Kota is waiting.]

Kota: A boy? Months of attacking Imperial targets, and Vader sends a boy to fight me?

[The fight begins.]

Kota: You're stronger than I thought. But I can't let you live, boy. I'll be sure to send your ashes back to Vader.

[Kota uses the Force to detach the top part of the facility, sending it

plummeting toward the nearby planet. The fight resumes and then soon enough,

ends. Ezra and Kota have their Sabers locked, with Kota, visibly

weakened.]

Kota: Vader thinks he's turned you... But I can sense your future... And Vader won't always be your master... I sense only... Anakin?

[With their blades still locked, Ezra presses Kota's own Saber into his eyes.]

Kota: AAAGH!

[Kota falls down the hole created in the floor, falling thousands of feet.

Ezra grabs Kota's saber and also jumps down, but the Rogue Shadow drifts underneath to catch him.]

[Ezra enters and kneels]

Darth Vader: Master Kota is dead?

Ezra: Yes...

Darth Vader: His Lightsaber.

[Ezra presents the Lightsaber. Using the Force, Vader pulls it from his

grasp and into his own hand.]

Darth Vader: My spies have located another Jedi. Kazdan Paratus is far more powerful than you. I do not expect you to survive. But if you destroy him, you will be one step closer to your destiny.

Ezra: The Emperor.

Darth Vader: Yes. Only together can we defeat him.

Ezra: I will not fail you, my master.

[Scene shifts to the Rogue Shadow landing at Raxus Prime.]

Juno: Amazing... it looks just like the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

Ezra: Proxy, are you picking up any communications?

Proxy: Too many to decipher. I can hear thousands of droids, all calling out to each other.... This is where all droids go to die.

Ezra: Set us down as close to that thing as you can.

Juno: I will do my best, but there are not many clearings. You will need to approach the "Temple" on foot.

Juno: I'm returning to low orbit. Scanners show you'll need to make it through that large hyperdrive core in front of you. Once on the other side, you should be able to reach the Junk Temple... Good luck.

Juno: I'm picking up scraps of Rodese communication. You're approaching some sort of salvage operation...

Ezra: I'll deal with them.

[Ezra approaches the opening to the hyperdrive core.]

Juno: Eclipse to Ezra. We're picking up a lot of movement beyond that hyperdrive core.

[Ezra reaches a large canyon with a downed starship and a battle going on between Rodians and droids.]

Ezra: Juno, I'm not sure what I'm looking at here... Are you picking up anything?

Juno: Just some panicked transmissions. The scavengers didn't expect any droid resistance.

[Ezra approaches a large canyon on the other side of the starship.]

Juno: Eclipse to Ezra! Watch your step! Readouts are showing a massive river of toxic hyperdrive plasma nearby.

Ezra: I copy.

Juno: You'll need to find a way to the scavenger's camp nearby. Head through the bottom of that Blockade Runner.

[Ezra goes a long way to reach the Junk Temple. He takes the lift up to

the top of the temple and confronts his target.]

Ezra: Kazdan Paratus at last.

Kazdan Paratus: Don't worry, masters. I'll defend you from this Sith trash.

One fight later

Kazdan Paratus: I'm sorry, masters. I've failed you again...

Ezra: Juno, I'm done here.

[Ezra uses the Force to put his Lightsaber together, but loses his

composure when he hears a familiar breathing sound.]

Ezra: My master. Kazdan Paratus is dead.

Darth Vader: Then there is but one more test.

Ezra: I'm ready now!

Darth Vader: No. You have defeated an old man and an outcast! You must face a true Jedi Master

Ezra: Who?

Darth Vader: Master Shaak Ti. One of the last of the Jedi Council. You will need the full power of the Dark Side to defeat her.

Ezra: Yes, my master.

[The scene shifts to Felucia. Shaak Ti and Maris Brood watch the Rogue Shadow

fly by overhead.]

Shaak Ti: Assassins.

Maris: Darth Vader has found us?

Shaak Ti: Perhaps. Maris, gather your belongings and go into hiding, just as we've practiced. Do not return until I summon you.

Maris: But master, this is what I've been waiting for! Let me fight!

Shaak Ti: No! I will lead this assassin to the Ancient Abyss alone. You are not ready to face a Sith. You would surely be killed. Maris, we are among the last of the Jedi. While we live, the Order survives. I cannot allow you to be captured or killed by the Empire. Now please, go to the graveyard and wait for my summons.

[Maris runs off. A nearby Felucian makes an incoherent communication to Shaak Ti.]

Shaak Ti: No. She hasn't been corrupted. Not yet... She's just afraid. May the Force be with you, Maris Brood.

[The scene changes to the Rogue Shadow and Ezra descending from the

loading ramp.]

Juno: I'm tracking your location. Just ahead you should find a hollow fungus

tower. You'll need to make your way through it.

After a while

Shaak Ti: Vader's assassin. Welcome to the Ancient Abyss. A place of sacrifice since time immemorial. Are you prepared to meet your fate?

[The fight begins.]

Between the fight

Shaak Ti: You are Vader's slave. But your power is wasted with him. You could be so much more... You were once a Jedi Padawan

Ezra: You will never convince me to betray my master. The Jedi are weak.

Shaak Ti: Poor boy, the Sith always betray one another. But I'm sure you'll learn that soon enough.

[Ezra bows before Darth Vader's projection in the training room of the

Rogue Shadow.]

Ezra: My mission is complete, master.

Darth Vader: Then you are ready to stand with me against the Emperor. Return to my ship at once. We will at last control the galaxy!

[Proxy deactivates the projection and collapses into Ezra's arms.]

Proxy: It seems that you are about to achieve your primary programming, master.

Ezra: Yes, finally.

[The Rogue Shadow flies to the Executor. Ezra stands by Darth Vader's

side.]

Darth Vader: The Emperor's fleet has arrived.

Ezra: You have lured the Emperor to us... When do we strike?

Darth Vader: I did not summon him.

[The door opens and the Emperor appears. Ezra turns and is suddenly

impaled from behind by Vader's Lightsaber.]

Darth Vader: His spies followed you here.

[He falls as the Emperor approaches.]

Darth Vader: What is thy bidding, my master?

The Emperor: You have forgotten your place, Lord Vader. By taking this boy as your apprentice, you have betrayed me. Now, you will kill him, or I will destroy you both.

Ezra: Master... we can defeat him together...

The Emperor: Do it now, Lord Vader! Strike him down and prove your loyalty to me!

[Darth Vader uses the Force to easily toss Ezra's body across the room, slamming him violently into the wall.]

The Emperor: Yes! Kill him, Lord Vader!

[Vader throws Ezra out the window, and the vacuum pulls him out into

space. The shutter closes immediately afterwards. The Emperor sees that the

task is done, and leaves. Ezra is seen floating helplessly in space as a

small droid flies in to rescue him

Empirical Staff: Lord Vader, he's regaining consciousness.

Darth Vader: Keep him restrained.

Empirical Staff: Yes, sir.

[Ezra awakes on a medical bed onboard the ISS Empirical.]

Ezra: AAAGH! YOU! YOU KILLED ME--

Darth Vader: No. The Emperor wanted you dead. I salvaged your body and brought you here, to be rebuilt.

Ezra: Why?

Darth Vader: Once he discovered you, the Emperor would never have allowed you to live. But now that he believes you are dead, you are even more dangerous to him. You can have your revenge. And fulfill your destiny.

[Ezra calms down and seems to agree, reluctantly.]

Ezra: What is thy bidding, my master?

Darth Vader: The Emperor's spies watch my every move. We must provide them with a distraction.

[Darth Vader releases the restraints on the bed.]

Ezra: What sort of distraction? An assassination?

Darth Vader: No single act will gain the Emperor's notice. You must assemble an army to oppose him.

Ezra: An army?

Darth Vader: Yes. An alliance of rebels and dissidents. When these rebels have distracted the Emperor and his spies, we will strike.

Ezra: Where should I start?

Darth Vader: Your destiny is now your own. Sever all ties to your past. No one must know that you still serve me. Now go. And remember that the Dark Side is always with you.

[Darth Vader's form dissipates and reveals Proxy. Proxy is visibly shaken up

from being Vader.]

Ezra: Proxy?

Proxy: Ah, master. I am pleased to see that you are not dead! I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to kill you myself. Also Juno is dead

Ezra: Oh... I'm sure you'll get your chance, once we get out of here...

Proxy: Yes, but before I kill you, I am to do everything I can to help you

vanish. Should I ready the Rogue Shadow for launch?

"Yes." Ezra said

Ezra quickly open his eyes

" Shaak Ti was right. I have a choice." Ezra thought smiling as Leia came behind and hugged him kissing his cheek

"What were you thinking." Leia asked

"The sith assassin former life." Ezra respondd

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