Star Wars: The Lost Son

[Aurora Starfire]

The electric shocks began to bypass Aurora's barriers. She bit back a scream as it began to burn her skin. "I....will....NOT.... tell....you....anything, fool."

 

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Arion was forced back several steps by the shockwave. "Whoa, you've got a lot of power there, friend."

[CSI]

"Well, I can see your power hasn't reduced a bit, friend." CSI smiled.

 

"Oh yeah, so aren't yours. By the way, who is that tall and handsome man?" The Newcomer noticed Arion.

 

"Oh, that's Arion Starfire, like you, he's a Jedi Weapon Master. Well, I met him on Naboo, briefly. I can sense that a great crisis is approaching. Arion, this is Vergil Descartes, my friend. But he's a Jedi Weapon Master."

 

Vergil bowed to Arion: "Always a pleasure to meet a Jedi, especially a Weapon Master."

[Aurora Starfire]

Arion bowed in return. "The pleasure is mine, Vergil. What brings you to this corner of the galaxy?" He froze as he felt that Aurora was in pain. Blast, I should be doing something instead of waiting around here.

[Darth Randus]

"Then pledge your loyality to me... and then escape. Mother, I will not argue with you... Either do it this way or I will take father's punishment for forcing you to escape. Our time is almost up. Decide... Now. Please." He said, only caring about his mother right then and there.

[Leia Starfire]

"I can not escape, he will kill you," Sarela said looking into Ben's blue eyes, "And you are all I have."

 

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"As much as I love pain, I must go and tend to another...'friend' who is enjoying my hospitality. I shall return later to see that you are still enjoying yourself," Darth Kelion said as he walked out the door. He used Force Sense to see where Darth Saaron and Sarela were and he started for Darth Saaron's quarters.

[Darth Randus]

Darth Saaron looked into his mother's eyes and pleeded one last time while embracing her... closely. "Mother... I am in love with a Jedi... only she does not know it yet..." He paused. "Do not worry about me, she will rescue me from myself. I want you to live. Please." He said... feeling his father getting closer. "You have run out of time... I... am sorry. But father will kill me, and I must do what I need to survive. You of all people should know that I will do what ever it takes for me to ensure survival." He said as his expression came back to being cold. "I... I- am loyal to Darth Kelion and I must obey him to survive. I am sorry I could not save you mother. I- I did try. But- but you refuesed my help. Forgive me."

[Leia Starfire]

Darth Kelion entered the room, "Sarela, I suppose you know your fate?" "Sarela stood, "I know what you would like my fate to be, yes." "Then let us proceed," Darth Kelion said drawing his lightsabers. Sarela held two blue lightsabers in her hands and said, "If that truly is to be my fate, then at least our son will get to see how he should die, when his time comes: like the good person he is." Darth Kelion sneered, "If he is my apprentice, his time will never come." "All things must die in the end you know that," Sarela replied, "Have you fallen so far as to think you can out run death? You are so much less then you were when last I saw you." Darth Kelion struck out crossing his blades with hers, "I have more power now then you could ever imagine," he growled. "Then why is there fear behind your eyes? We fought once before, do you remember?" Darth Kelion struck again but Sarela blocked it easily, "It was when I took Ben, you tried to stop me, you almost killed him then. You haven't forgotten." "Maybe not, but this time you will die," Darth Kelion snarled. He struck blow after blow and Sarela blocked them all, "I beat you once, I will do it again, as long as there is hope for the future," she paused and looked at Ben.

[Darth Randus]

Ben looked at his mother and teared, but dared not go against his father's will. "Mother... I- I'm sorry. Forgive me." However he was enraged with his father. "YOU NEARLY KILLED ME? YOU SHUTTA!" He continued for a moment to curse various insults people had called him over the years. "One other thing, father. If you kill her now... She will be with me for the rest of my life, in spirit, if not in person.... Although I would like her to attend my wedding when it happens."

[CSI]

"Hey Arion...Do you know who got your sister?" CSI suddenly asked, thoughtfully. Vergil rolled his eyes: "Hey, CSI, I never know Arion has a sister!" CSI patted Vergil's shoulder, "Now you do. Go on, Arion." CSI narrowed his eyes.

[Leia Starfire]

Darth Kelion snarled, "You aren't getting married, I killed the Jedi, and your mother is LYNG! She has always been lying." He clashed his lightsabers back at Sarela, "I will be there either way, Ben, and you know I don't lye." She blocked Darth Kelion's blows, and said, "You are afraid, that is why you can not defeat me. I do not fear you." Darth Kelion froze Darth Saaron with stasis and said, "I am not afraid, I am never afraid!" "You might as well say you're lying to yourself, because we are still bonded, even though it has been many years," Sarela replied with a smile.

[Darth Randus]

Although frozen, Darth Saaron began to project extreme annoyance through the force. ::If you killed the Jedi... why do I still sense her? I NEVER TOLD YOU WHICH JEDI I AM IN LOVE WITH. Now, father. Why AM I FROZEN WHEN I ALREADY TOLD YOU I WOULD STAY WITH YOU JUST TO KEEP MOTHER SAFE!! DO YOU NOT EVEN TRUST YOUR OWN SON FOR FORCE'S SAKE?::

[Leia Starfire]

Darth Kelion sneered, "I am not sure you would stay out of my business till I am done, so when this is over I will release you. And you don't know any other Jedi, so who else would you be in love with? And love is far over rated." "That's only because you have never felt love," said Sarela, she released Ben from the stasis, "You have no right to hold him."

[Aurora Starfire]

Aurora continued to be electrocuted by the force cage. By this time she had several burns, both internal and external, and was only hanging on to consciousness by sheer force of will. She wouldn't be able to remain conscious for much longer, though.

 

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Arion was silent a long while, thinking. "It has to be the Sith Lord we saw in the street, and his son. Our.... mission, was to get to him before the Sith did. Aurora isn't one to give up, so..... I bet she tried to go after him."

[Darth Randus]

Darth Saaron screamed in anger. "Fine! I will be visiting our guest in the detention block. If you two want to fight... DO IT OUTSIDE OF MY QUARTERS." He then turned to his mother, "Thank you, mother. I- I hope you are able to... survive. If you cannot, I hope to see you again... soon." He stormed to his door, angry and unable to control himself. He walked up to Aurora in the detention chambers, and watched her torment for a few minutes. Once satified, he turned the current in the force cage and... tried a different method of persuasion. His yellow eyes locked on Aurora's eyes through his raised black hood, he greeted her, "Hello, sweetheart. How is my Jedi today?". He then walked up to her and reached out with a black gloved hand, and touched her face. Then proceded to lean in and kissed her for a minute or so, and then pulled back. "Did you enjoy that, my Jedi friend?" He wispered into her ear.

[CSI]

"Sith? Hope they're not with that assassin who needs plastic surgery," CSI scoffed, and Vergil rolled his eyes.

 

"I think the Sith would gather up at Korriban, since there is still a Sith Academy there, maybe we should check it up?" Vergil suggested.

 

"But what if they're not there?" CSI wondered.

 

"Easy. Every Sith Lord has his/her own mothership, right? And they're usually HUGE. So that shouldn't be an issue to locate a such a massive ship orbiting on which Sith Planet, for example, Korriban, Ziost..." Vergil explained.

 

"Vergil, you know what? You're a genius." CSI smiled, "You should be a Jedi Watchman, not a Weapon Master! Now...we need to go to the Royal Palace and do a proximate search at surrounding area on these planets: Korriban, Ziost, and...Let's go!"

[Leia Starfire]

Darth Kelion invaded Darth Saaron's mind and inflicted severe pain, "You should have left him to me," he snarled at Sarela. "If I had done that he would be dead by now," Sarela retorted, "And I have had enough!" She hit his head and knocked him out and stalked out of the Academy.

[Darth Randus]

Darth Saaron suddenly dropped to his knees, but however used the force to reactivate the forcecage. He felt his father enter his mind and began to inflict agonizing pain, which he only began to convert to hate and anger, driving him further into the Dark Side's grasp. He felt his mother leave the acadmey, and left him behind, and this enraged him further. He turned on his heel and ran back to his quarters and woke his father. Once he was awake, he submissively knelt down in front of him, lowering his head.

[Leia Starfire]

Darth Kelion stood and looked at Darth Saaron, "I have a new lesson for you, you must learn everything the Jedi knows about the Republic and what the Jedi order's plan is to catch you and save the Republic. Use the shock switch and report back to me when you are finished.

[Aurora Starfire]

Aurora opened her eyes, weakly. "Ben..... didn't expect to see you here...... what- what happened to your face?" She winced involuntarily from pain when he touched her. Then, just as suddenly, he was gone again, leaving behind the backwash of his rage and darkness. Overwhelmed by it, and exhausted and in pain from her burns, she fell into unconsciousness.

 

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Arion nodded his agreement. "Sounds like a plan, and it's certainly better than just sitting here. Let's go."

[CSI]

"Arion, do you mind we hitchhike your ship to the Royal palace?" CSI asked Arion, and he said, "We might need a couple of Bounty Hunter outfits, and some Sith Robes. Where we are going to is not going to be a safe place."

 

Vergil shook his head, "Nope. Wait, CSI, don't tell me you lost my gift!"

 

CSI scoffed: "That? How come I'll throw away that suit? I like it very much, and it saved my butt for a lot of times."

[Darth Randus]

"Yes, master." Darth Saaron replied, before he got up and headded to Aurora's cell again. He chuckled when he got back. "My Jedi dear... You fell asleep on me. Oh well, makes it easier for me to try to see what you are thinking." He used a quick jolt of the shock switch to wake her back up and then was once again infront of her before she was alert. "Did my presence scare you or is it the fact of my black robes and my hood... Jedi? As long as you tell me what I need to know, I assure you... you will enjoy yourself. Now before we begin." He leaned in again and kissed her for another minute and then pulled away.

[Aurora Starfire]

Aurora struggled to focus, to drive back the pain from her burns, and the confusion she felt inside. "Wh- why do you kiss me?" she asked uncertainly, looking up at him.

 

* * *

 

Arion led CSI and Vergil on board the Phoenix and fired up the controls. "Next stop, Royal Palace Landing Dock. We'll be there in a minute." Soon, they touched down again. "We're here. Lead the way."

[Darth Randus]

Darth Saaron gave her a amused look and said "What? Do you have a problem with it?" He smirked. "First few times.. you seem to have enjoyed it. I wonder about the fourth." He mused to himself, his attraction for Aurora growing with each passing moment, and then leaned back in and kissed Aurora again. Through the force he asked, ::What is the republic planning since I have come back from being a orphan, and why were you looking for me on Naboo?::

[Aurora Starfire]

Aurora let him kiss her, too tired and in too much pain to resist him, even if she wanted to. Faintly, she heard his questions in her head. ::I spoke the truth when I said I wanted to help you. It didn't have to end this way. When.... when I first saw you, I could tell you were different from most other people I had met. And when you chose to go with your father, I- I knew I had to try to save you somehow. But I failed. And now look what has happened to you.:: She touched his face, weakly. ::What has your father done to you? What have you done to yourself?::

[Darth Randus]

::I- I was only trying to survive.:: Darth Saaron replied through the force. He stopped kissing her and pulled far enough away to grab a batca container, and administered it into her. Then he continued, ::I mean you no harm... I- I love you, Aurora. But I need something to tell my father if I am to live.:: He then got up and looked her in the eye.