The Rebel Faction

Dirk felt the presence of Luis wishing him luck. That made him happy, for he didn't have time to argue about running off half-cocked into the factory. He glanced around looking for the door he wanted, somewhere around here was a computer station that controlled the blast doors... if could open them the entire factory plus would be utterly destroyed.

Dirk ran along at a terrific speed, past stunned guards and broken machines. One guard, however, did have time to fire. A bolt whizzed past Dirk, blowing a piece of machinery loose, the broken piece landed at Dirk's feet, tripping him. At the vast speed in which he was going, the fall was horrible. Blood streamed from his face, arms, chest, legs, and any other area that had hit the ground.

Dirk struggled to hit feet, batting blaster shots back with his saber. He clenched his teeth and closed his mind against the pain. Far above him he saw a catwalk that led to a large steel door, "That must be it", he thought to himself. Giving a mighty jump he lept high into the air, landing on the catwalk. With no hesitation he slit the door with his saber.

1:30 seconds remaining. He ran forward into the room, sure enough here was the blast door controlls. A guard ran in behind him and was cut in twain by the saber. Twirling the lightsaber he jammed it into the computer, severing cables and opening the blast doors as the circuts fried.

1:00 remaining. He looked about the room for a way out and found a large glass window opening into a courtyard below. He yelled and hurled himself through the window, reaching out through the force to slow his fall. He came up and glanced around. He was in a closed courtyard with no way out. Over in the corner were three Skispray Blastboats, engines running as guards and workers hurried into the them.

:30 seconds remaining. He ran to the nearest ship, slamming his lightsaber home into the heart of the pilot. He reached through the force and pushed the loading group out of the way, where they landed in a heap on the floor. Leaping into the ship, he flicked on the final engine sequence and lifted the ship into a hover. He rotated the ship, lasers and torpedos blasting the guards, factory, and other ships.

0:00 seconds remaining, detonation. The entire facilty began to rumble and shake as flames engulfed it and explosions shook it. Dirk slammed the ship into gear, whizzing through the flames that shot high into the sky. The terrible heat seared through the ship, and he could tell the outside of the plane was aflame.

Even with jedi calming and pain control techniques, Dirk was begining to weave in and out of conciousness. He turned the ship towards where they had come from and took it in low and slow.

As the ship skimmed the ground, he through himself from it, landing on the ground as the ship whizzed into the air and exploded with a bang.

He lay there, assessing the damage. He was bleeding from almost every pore, his hands were burnt from the heat of the controll stick, at least three of his ribs were broken from the fall, and his leg was in an akward position.

"Luis, Hanix, I am here...", he shot out telepathicly, even as darkness enveloped his conciousness.

-- Naboo --

A boarding ramp hissed and creaked as it slowly closed and was blocked out by the noise of an engine roaring as it started up. A old cargo ship slowly lifted off from a small docking bay on the planet.. after a half an hour or so, the freighter was cleared with planetary security and had passed through the planet's atmosphere, then jumped into hyperspace.

A figure slipped through the shadows of the dim cargo hold of the freighter.. he approached the door that led out of the room he now stood in and found the control pad. He punched in the 'open' button and the durasteel door hissed as it opened and slid away into the wall then closed as he passed through the doorway.

He continued through the ship until he reached the cabin. The door slid open and he stepped inside. The pilot swore under his breath as he found the cold barrel of a pistol against the side of his skull.

Onderon System..

The pilot said nothing but began to adjust the coordinates he had entered before.. Sauron gave a slight nod before takeing another few steps forward out of the doorway, punching in the code to lock the door then sat down, leaning back in his chair and propping his feet up on the dash as the ship re-entered hyperspace for Onderon..


-- Onderon System --

Several days had passed since he had came to this ship and taken control over it.. six, eh maybe seven days. The ship had continued non-stop in flight towards the system called Onderon except for two short stops on seperate planets over the journey simply to refuel the freighter. He had run into several members of the crew during this time, all of those which he had killed.. the details were not important.. only two other men were aboard this ship.. both who were simply merchants.. not even carrying a weapon with them..

The pilot, a Correlian man went by the name of Ralitar, approached him that day and told him they were nearby the planet Onderon, hanging just a bit above the planet's atmosphere. He also told him that there was a fleet a bit of a distance away from them, around the other side of the planet.. they hadn't passed directly by them so he wasn't sure whether the fleets there had spotted the ship but being the capitol class ships of the fleet had much better quality radar equipment it was most likely they had.

What do you want me to do?

Sauron said nothing as he turned away and headed towards the cabin and looked over the radar screens for a few moments. He sent a comm to the ISD2 known as the Immortal, then told the pilot to dock the ship on the planet Onderon..

A bit of time passed before the old freighter finally landed, and the boarding ramp opened with a hiss... Ralitar had exited the ship and ran a check over the freighter as he looked around the landing site as well. Sauron turned and headed away from the ship around the same time the pilot had turned to board the freighter again. Sauron stopped short and spoke..

Ralitar..

Yes?

In an instant, he spun around to face the man, the pistol in his right hand. The muzzle flashed once and a lead bullet spiraled forward until it pierced the man's gut, sending him stumbleing backwards until he finally fell to the deck of the freighter. The wound was simply meant to leave the man there to die.. he didn't aim for a quick and painless death.. and even if.. the man made his way back to the cabin, he would find the interior and controls were damaged badly.. maybe enough to get the man off planet.. but no where past there.. Sauron chuckled as he turned and headed away from the ship..

GoodBye..

He continued walking around the area for a few moments, before he sent out a message through the Force.. his skill through the Force was much less than his skill physically so the message would possibly not reach Lord Chaos or the other Sith on planet.. but eh.. he would find the other members of TDC with or without it..

The temple of Iziz was a myriad of chambers and tunnels, each leading to different parts of the ancient structure. The jedi master navigated the maze with finality, relying on his instinct, just as his former Master Mace Windu had instructed him. The farther they moved, the higher they ascended, soon straddling a suspension bridge. The panoramic view was breathtaking, showing the two masters all of the surrounding area.

His eyes gazed at Rhianna Skywalker, a powerful master and a very good friend. Besides his fiance Dyani Spark, their was no one he would rather be with in such a situation. The meeting of their eyes was soon interrupted by the sick feeling of a tainted soul. Odon stumbled slightly, catching the rail of the bridge, regaining his form and leveling his cool green eyes at the monstrosity before him.

The snap-hiss sound of a lightsaber came from next to Mandrake. Silus merely stared at the Padawans, and smiled. He could sense their fear.

He had no words for them. Only his cold gaze from beneath his hood, and the humm of the red blade at his side. He began to focus his hatred of the Jedi, preparing for the Padawans.

Lily watched as Oden and Rhianna left. Then suddenly a sith jumped in front of her and Justin. She felt the hatred flowing threw his veins. She could not see his face just his red glowing eyes. He then spoke with such hatred "You two have come far enough. Your mission ends here." Then another sith walked up next to the first. He didn't speak but Lily knew that he wanted to kill her.
She smiled. "Don't you know that Darkness never triumhps over light? Light breaks threw the darkness like rushing water. It is impossable for dark to deafet light. When a light shines into the darkness all the shadows and darkness flee. If the darkness steps into the light the darkness is gone. You are about to attack light with dark. Who do you think is going to win? Are you sure you want to do this?"