(Republic Cruiser, 3rd P.O.V)

On an old Republic Cruiser somewhere over a white planet, a lone figure walks aboard the bridge to see he was over Seelos. Prepared to meet an old friend he knew during the Clone Wars. “Soon my friend, we shall meet.” He set the ship on an auto-orbit and boarded a smaller craft toward the planet’s surface. Upon his arrival, there was literally nothing but white dust and seemingly remote deserts. It took some time, but he spotted two objects a distance away and found one of them to be an old AT-TE Republic tank and some other tank but taller and more armored. “Quite a skirmish, but where’d you go now?” He asked as he found tracks leading off into another direction. He followed the tracks like he had no other choice and flew for what seemed like hours. Then a tall object like he saw earlier came to view and seemed to be on the move. “Well, we finally meet.” The man spoke as he descended near the large tank as it stopped. As the man stepped onto the surface, two other men opened their canopy to see the stranger. “Who might you be, stranger?” An old man in the tank shouted as the other replied. “Is that how you greet an old friend, Commander Wolffe?” Wolffe was surprised as he tried to remember as he then gasped at a recent memory he had almost forgotten. “General Jonathan Flynn.” Jonathan smiled to have his friend remember him. “It’s been a long time after the Second Attack on Felucia.” He said as Wolffe and his companion stepped down from their tank. “And who may your compatriot be?” “This is Commander Gregor.” Wolffe responded as Gregor smiled and waved,

“Wolffe, I came to you if you would know the location of Captain Rex.” Wolffe frowned a moment and responded. “Sorry, but he was with us, but left with the Rebellion against the Empire, that’s one of the reasons why we got ourselves a new mobile home.” Wolffe said as he patted the tank. “And it’s size really helps catch us Big Joopa.” Gregor pointed out enthusiastically as I pressed on. “Well, then if Rex is no longer here than, I want to ask if you and Gregor are willing to join me in pulling off a major blow to the Empire?” Wolffe and Gregor were unsure but I wanted them to hear me out. “I’m not a part of the Rebellion, but I’m on my own to take down the Empire as many would see its tyranny across the galaxy. Don’t you want to be free and live somewhere more decent than inside a tank for the rest of your lives?” I presented a valid argument to help convince them to join me. “He is right Wolffe, after what the Empire did recently, I feel payback is in order.” Gregor said in a sympathetic tone remembering Order 66. “Well, My allegiance has and always will be to the Republic and if we are to take on the Empire, we are going to need more volunteers.” Wolffe pointed out and he was right, three against a billion were unlikely odds, but I know someone who would be after not seeing one another since his birth.

(Unknown Regions, Darth Malachor’s P.O.V)

It’s been so long since the Fall of the Old Empire, to be the last True Sith was disturbing, yet extraordinary. Ever since I learned how to preserve my essence by fusing it with the Force, I’ve been able to stay alive and not feel like I’m aging rapidly. I heard the footsteps of one of my ship’s officers coming towards my meditation chamber. “What is it Admiral Vicarn?” I asked with my eyes still closed. “My Lord, our scouts report that Emperor Palpatine is in the process of building a superweapon that has the firepower to destroy an entire planet.” Vicarn said with a little fear in his voice. I turned my chair to face him and I opened my blue eyes. “Thank you for this news Vicarn, but I have something more interesting, I’ve felt a tremor in the Force, I heard a scream filled with hate, love, and pain. This is someone who needs my particular methods of expertise, here are the hyperspace coordinates, now go to the bridge and alert me once we arrive, until then you’re dismissed.” I said to Vicarn who was shocked to hear this development, even if he wasn’t Force-sensitive, he knew that what I felt in the Force was far more important than a superweapon. “Yes, My Lord.” Vicarn said as he bowed and left the room. I turned my chair back around and reentered my meditation. “Beware young Jedi, the power you wield might end up too strong for you to control, just like young Skywalker.” I said as I could feel my flagship The Emperor’s Inquisition engaged its hyperdrive.

(Twilight’s Library, Eric’s P.O.V)

Sitting in the middle of the room, I was in deep meditation through the Force. I decided to access the Jedi holocron or probably one of the last to see if there was any information worth noticing. I felt the Holocron being accessed as a hologram of Obi-wan Kenobi appeared. “This is Master Obi-wan Kenobi, I regret to inform that both our Jedi Order and the Republic have fallen, with the dark shadow of the Empire rising to take their place. This message is for any surviving Jedi, Trust in the Force. Do not return to the Jedi Temple, that time has passed and our future is uncertain. We will each be challenged our trust, our faith, our friendships, but we must persevere and in time a new hope will emerge, may the Force be with you. Always.” The transmission ended and the holocron reassembled itself as I opened my eyes once more to find both Roseluck and Twilight spellbound by what they had just witnessed. I held the holocron in my hand before Twilight asked. “Who was that?”

“Master Obi-wan Kenobi, a great Jedi master, General, and friend to all in the Order.” I replied remembering the wise Jedi Master. “Well, what happened to him and what is the Jedi Temple?” Roseluck shot another question. “Last I heard as the Clone Wars were ending, he was on Utapau to defeat General Grievous, but was most likely betrayed by his clones like me and my master above Kashyyyk. As for your other question, the Jedi Temple was the home and headquarters of the Jedi who served the Republic, and its people. It’s located on Coruscant and if I were to guess it’s possibly in ruins.” I responded looking at the holocron for a moment. “Oh, that’s sad, he seemed like a good guy to talk to. I really hope that when the Empire falls, we go and visit it and do you possibly have an image of what it used to look like?” Roseluck said as her ears drooped down in sadness. “I’m not sure, but I’ll tell you it was probably a great place to be after a battle.” I reassured her with a ruffle on her mane.

Then I felt something in the Force, something powerful, dark, yet light. “That’s odd, I can’t tell who is coming.” I said earning confused looks from both mares. “Is it the Empire?” Twilight asked with slight fear in her voice. “No it’s not, if it was the Empire, I would feel the cold of Vader’s presence, not the warmth of the light.” I responded as I got up. “I feel a mixture of both a Sith and Jedi, but we’re about to find out.” I said as I looked out the window to find a ship of a design I was not familiar with over Ponyville and I swear I felt like a hotspot of some kind. Ponies began to run into their homes and in a flash, Luna and Celestia appeared with concern on their faces. “What is going on, Dear Eric?” Luna asked as I continued looking at the vessel that has everypony concerned. “I don’t know for sure, but I do know it has something to do with me.” I answered as I walked toward the door and grasped the handle. “I want you to stay here and stay safe.” Echo came in wearing his old clone armor and a dc-15s. “I’m going with you, besides you might need my help to get you out of another jam.” He snickered a bit as I motioned him to follow me. “Alright, now we have no idea what we’re up against, so we have to be very careful.” I said as Echo and I walked outside to see a ship that looked like a TIE fighter that was mixed with a shuttle. “Hey, I’m always careful.” Echo said with confidence. “Not like your sacrifice at the Citadel to report you’re KIA.” I slipped in a burn to make Echo feel less confident. “That’s low, even for a Jedi.” Echo retorted to my comment.

As the ship landed, we stood behind a couple of buildings to observe the occupants of the ship come out. The ship’s loading ramp came down and I saw six soldiers in dark grey and red armor with a red insignia on their shoulder pads, they almost looked like better dressed stormtroopers.

(Space over Equestria, Malachor’s P.O.V)

Once I felt the Inquisition leave hyperspace, I knew we had arrived at the world I directed us to go to. I heard Vicarn’s running footsteps coming towards me. “My Lord, we’ve arrived at the hyperspace coordinates you gave us, and you might want to see this place, if you don’t mind me saying.” Vicarn said as he panted from running from the bridge all the way to my meditation chamber. I turned my chair to face him and stood up and gestured him to walk with me. “Alright give me the basics, what type of planet are we dealing with?” I asked as we walked through the hallway passing several other crewmen. “Well My Lord, we’re dealing with a G-1 class planet that has a breathable atmosphere, drinkable water, and of course standard gravitational dynamics. Beyond that we know nothing.” Vicarn said as he handed me his datapad. “Great, I love not knowing what the native species look like, makes a first contact scenario much more fascinating.” I said as I looked over the information he had on his datapad. As we walked on to the bridge, I received many bows from the crewmen on station as I passed by. I stared in awe at the beauty of the planet we were orbiting. “This place looks just like Tython, only with more landmass.” I said as I kept my eyes on the beautiful planet.

“Commander Izan?” I said getting the young woman’s attention. “Sir?” She responded as she stood at attention. “Ready a landing party, I’m going down there.” I said to the Commander who simply bowed and went to a nearby terminal to issue my orders. “Good work everyone, Admiral, you know how this works.” I said as I left Vicarn on the bridge. “Yes Lord.” Vicarn said as the door closed. I walked to the hangar where my Fury-class Interceptor was surrounded by at least six troopers, two pilots, and Commander Izan dressed in her combat armor. “We’re ready to leave when you are sir.” Izan said as I smile at the young blonde. “Thank you Commander, let’s go.” I said motioning the crew to get on board the ship.

As we got closer to the surface I saw that whatever the sapient species was, they looked like they weren’t even discovered by either the Republic, or the Old Empire. Shaking my head at such trivial matters, I refocused my attention to landing the ship safely. “Land over there, pilot, We’ll have enough clearance between the building if we need to take off again.” I said as I pointed out our landing zone. The pilot silently obeyed my command. I got out of my chair and went to the loading bay where the troops were huddled around ready for action. “Alright, standard trooper formation, Izan you come out after me.” I said to them and Izan nodded. The door opened and the ramp lowered and the troops walked out in two rows of three on either side. I walked out with my hood raised and my lightsaber on my belt. I looked around at the buildings seeing that the entire town was vacant of any lifeforms. “It seems that they’re terrified sir.” Izan said as she walked up to my side. “Indeed, but I sense a strong presence in the Force in this town, I want you to stay here and guard the ship, is that understood?” I said as I went a little bit past Izan to start roaming through the town. “Yes sir!” Izan said with a salute. “Good.” I said as I was about to dismiss her, I felt that a disturbance in the Force and readied my lightsaber.

(Eric’s P.O.V)

As we approached the vessel, I concealed my lightsaber to avoid any conflict, but Echo had his weapon in case things don’t go as planned. I wanted to assume it was a Jedi, but with the cold and anger I felt, I hoped it was not a Sith. The soldiers that were aboard the ship stood at attention as I waited to see who the VIP aboard was. I heard footsteps approach down the ramp to reveal human male in his mid twenties with black hair, blue eyes fair complexion, black hooded robes with red trim, and silver armor under the robes. “What seems to be your business here?” I asked in a calm tone. “Ah, so you must be the presence I felt in the Unknown Regions earlier.” The strange hooded figure said as he walked up to me. “I don’t wish to cause any trouble, but I do wish to say that I’m unsure of what you’re talking about and revealing to who you may be?” I replied to him maintaining my composure. “Oh you Jedi and your apprehensiveness, fine I’ll give you the courtesy, as long as you do the same, let’s try to be civil shall we? My name is Darth Malachor of the Ancient Sith Empire, Former Dark Councilor of Knowledge and History.” The stranger said as he bowed to me in a respectful fashion, as if he wasn’t here to torment anyone at all. “Eric Keteris, Knight of the Jedi Order, Commander of the 612th Clone Attack Battalion, Survivor of Darth Vader and Sidious.” I replied bowing in return, I added the last part for style.

“Most Impressive, to survive a Darth is tough, but to survive two is almost impossible, you must have a very strong connection to the Force.” Malachor complimented with a smirk on his face. “Heh for a Sith, it must take more than surviving Darths to gain your respect.” I retorted wanting to get to the point. “What seems to be your business on this planet?” Malachor chuckled at me. “Let me tell you, young Jedi, if you were alive during the Ancient Sith Empire, you would have to at least be a Darth yourself in order be a threat to another, I fought a Darth when I was a mere Sith Apprentice under Darth Nox, who was the Councilor of Knowledge, but then he got promoted to Diplomacy and Expansion after I killed Darth Seether. As for why I’m here, I’m here for you, not to harm you, but to teach you.” Echo was on edge at this but reassured him with a hand on his shoulder. “Sorry if I wasn’t around during your Sith Empire years, but I’ve already had enough problems in my life as it is. I’ve already fought a war, many battles, duels, lost a hand, earned a scar and lost my Master to Order 66. I come to this planet to seek refuge and my days fighting are over. All I wish to do is protect this planet and someday locate my Father I never knew. Besides, I’ve learned enough from my master, so there is nothing left for me to learn.” I fired back remembering how hard my life had been.

“I’m sorry to hear that, but there are many things you don’t know about the Force, things that only I know, for example, do you know what an Wound in the Force is?” Malachor said sympathetically bowing his head. “I said I was done with learning, I only want to live in peace on this planet. Just don’t irritate me to the point that you’ll regret.” I warned as I began to walk away. “A Wound in the Force is caused by a massive catastrophe, such as the massive slaughter of Order 66, if you think that I don’t care about the Jedi, you’re dead wrong! My mother was a Jedi and I could hear the screams and the deaths of all of those Jedi who perished, even you master! If you think you’re done learning, you’re wrong because I know where you can go if the Empire ever comes here.” Malachor threw something over my head and it landed in front of my feet. I picked up the datapad and it had a map of the Unknown Regions.

“I won’t abandon my new home here. I’ve foreseen the Empire’s return and a battle I’ll most likely not survive, but I want to say one last time that I want to walk away from all this and if you don’t leave soon, I will show you what type of power I possess.” I forewarned once more and Echo patted my back. “Let it go sir, He barely survived one ordeal, don’t put him through another.” Echo asked Malachor. “I’m not leaving, because I’ve grown tired of living in space, and I understand what you’re going through, you have a lot of power, but you’re afraid of it, learn my ways of the Dark Side and Sidious won’t even be a threat to this world, don’t you want to have a fulfilling life, like being the proud father of a child, I did once, but she was killed by Darth Seether, and I vowed to never love again, you’re lucky to have something to fight for, I don’t, at least not anymore.” Malachor said as he turned to his troops who went back into the ship possibly to avoid involvement.

“You may be right about what I fight for, but I fought for the Republic in the Clone Wars and my love now, but I do not want to go into the Dark Side of the Force. I’ve seen those succumb to the twisted evil, wanting nothing but power. I was taught that the Jedi way was always the path to peace. I want nothing more than to leave the Jedi.” I said as I unhooked my lightsaber and tossed it to the ground and my droid companion rolled up beeping low. I then concentrated on one of the spare Imperial shuttles I stole and used the Force to raise it into the sky and using all my strength I sent it on a one way trip toward the sun.

“You were lied to when you were told that the way of the Jedi is the only path to peace. How can you have peace if you bottle up your emotions, which are something that make you who you are? I learned that if you embrace your emotions and accept them, you can become stronger than any Jedi. I was once a Jedi like you, but I didn’t fall to the Dark Side because I never truly embraced it the way the traditional Sith did, and it was for that reason I am who I am now, I actually had many friends in the Order even when I was a Dark Councilor, Master Yoda was one of them, and I gave him some of my wisdom in exchange for what he learned. But know this, I will not leave because I wish to settle here too, but if you wish to fight me, then I shall, although I take no pleasure in doing what must be done.” Malachor said as he took his lightsaber off of his belt. He had some valid points, besides if he never fully embraced the Dark Side, then that makes him less of a threat and after a fight with the two siths on the Death Star, I was in no condition for a fight. I fell to my knees, torn by an inner conflict of what I should do. “R7, do you still have comms to the Death Star?” I asked my droid. Beeping in response I asked once more. “Get me Sidious, I want to speak with him.” I knew what I was doing, but I can sense Malachor’s doubts to what I planned on doing. Then a hologram of Sidious appeared on the ground as he looked at me menacingly. “The young Jedi, What seems to be the reason you contact me?” He asked with malice as I stayed calm. “You must remember a certain sith, does Malachor ring any bells?” I asked. “Malachor died once the Old Republic invaded the world of Korriban and laid waste to the Sith Academy. Why do you ask?” Sidious said as he looked at me curiously. “Then you two should meet, because he’s still alive. Just know Sidious, your rule shall have its end same with your Empire.” I replied. “Show me!” Sidious demanded. R7 moved toward Malachor as Sidious was surprised to see him. “You survived?” Sidious asked. “I have, and to be clear, if you send your apprentice to duel me, then you’re even weaker than Darth Thanaton. So if you want me to die, then come and fight me yourself.” Malachor said to Sidious making him growl in anger. “Fine, but prepare to face the true power of the Dark Side.” Sidious said as he ended the transmission.

“We have no idea what we’ve done, but I want to end this Empire. The only condition I have is that you may settle here, I stay with my Jedi training and with my Master’s training.” I said as I forced up my lightsaber into my hand and walked away with Echo behind me. “Deal, and just so you know Eric, we’re going to need some help because we both know that Sidious doesn’t follow the rules of engagement, and he’ll try to destroy our new home because he’s a sore loser.” Malachor pointed out as he walked back to his ship. “Sir, he is right, we can’t do it on our own, we got lucky last time.” Echo agreed as I knew there are some people out there who may be able to help us. “You’re right, R7, do you still have Kanan’s holofrequency?” I asked my droid companion who chirped happily in response. “Good patch me through.” I said to him.

Author's Note

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