Clawed hands

by Connorcooper

Part 1

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"The fires of hate, never have I seen a fire so strong that it could burn through anything... including other flames,"
-Unnamed Jedi



(Long ago)
(On in the ruins of a Jedi temple in the outer rim)

"I sense someone far more powerful nearby. Where is your master?"

"The Darkside has clouded your mind. You killed my master years ago,"

"And now you will share his fate!"

Before he could strike down the Jedi his saber was taken from his hand and into the hands of a child seemly surprising the new dark lord of the sith.

"A son?"

"RUN!"

By closing his fist Vader simply crushed the Jedi's throat with little effort, the former Jedi knight looked at the child watched as the sith killed his father. Something deep in Vader's mind was opened he had slaughtered children before but this... something that he never felt before when becoming the machine he now echoed through his mind.

Standing before the scared child holding out his hand to try and claim the child down through the force the remaining forces of the 501st entered. The officer and the non-clone stormtroopers entered the ruins of the temple as the officer still was recovering from when Vader choked him for his lack of progress on the rebels.

"Lord Vader!"

The officer then spotted the child before he then stood next to Vader and the stormtrooper lined up into a firing squad to kill the child because of his parents being Jedi. Turning to the child Vader then glared behind his mask before using the force to retake his saber and as the officer gave the order with a few moments of screaming from the troopers Vader had killed the hand full of men. Confused the child looked up at Vader as he placed his saber onto his belt and went to the child holding out his hand to the young boy.

"Come with me more will be here soon,"

The boy held the cyborg's hand as Vader pulled him up carrying him as if the child was his own son... one that he thought was dead.


(Many years later)

Vader stood in his castle on the palace where he was reborn in the flames of hate as many medical droids stood over the medical slab as blood covered their tools as for once it wasn't him on the medical slab. Vader looked down at the being on the slab as the greatly spliced and changed the body of the child that he took so long ago had been altered on the cellar level.

The child stopped screaming after the first year as the pain only fueled his power slowly shaping the child into what he is today. Sith alchemy and genetic splicing had turned the child into the perfect assassin entuned to the dark side along with the years of programming of how his parents abandoned him and it was though Darth Vader he was able to survive making him a truly hateful creature to the Jedi.

Officially in the empire as an inquisitor, he was secretly Vader's apprentice the key to overthrowing the emperor and having Vader take his revenge and finally putting the galaxy at peace.

Never once did the child fail Vader completely every task given to him and doing it without question and even bested his 'fellow inquisitors' in combat and almost killed the grand inquisitor for getting in his way. He never hated Vader for the pain he has was for the Jedi because what he is now is their fault and how they treated his master while he was still a Jedi.

The Jedi forbid emotion...

They even forbid love.

If Vader didn't know better he could swear his apprentice hated the Jedi more than he did.

The medical droids finished their work on the inquisitor as he got off the medical slab that was drenched in his blood as the sith apprentice knelt down to Vader.

"What is your bidding my master?" The former child asked.

"I have received reports from my spies that the crime lord is known as Jabba the Hutt has killed and a new being is in his place at the Hutt empire. You are to go to Tatooine and make sure our understanding with this Bib Fortuna will agree to follow the contract that Jabba agreed to when the empire was formed,"

"And if he refuses," The young sith asked.

"Kill him,"

"It will be done, my master,"


(Hours later)
(Tatooine)

Sand...

Why does it always have to be sand?

Guess you can say like master, like apprentice.

(No sand jokes from you guys this was the only one now it's been said)

Still, at least he didn't have to walk far the imperial shuttle landed in Jabba's palace hangar bay as a protocol droid to expecting to greet Darth Vader. The protocol droid was followed by two of the hog-like alien guards that now work for the new boss Bib Fortuna.

"Welcome to Fortuna's palace Darth Va-" The droid was puzzle upon seeing who exited the craft as a similar-looking figure walked down the ramp. "You're not Darth Vader,"

"My master has sent me in his place," The muffled voice of the mirrored helmet he wore looked at the droid.

"Than I'm sorry the great and power Bib Fortuna will only speak with Darth Vader you'll have to come back later," The droid told the sith apprentice looked at the droid.

"Is that so?"

"Yes I-"

Before the droid could finish the droid's escorting guard's necks snapped backward shocking the droid, the droid then turned to the sith as he spoke.

"Take me to Bib Fortuna unless you want to join those two," The sith demanded as the droid nodded.

"Right this way,"

The droid guided the sith as the droid actually felt fear deep in its code for fear of being destroyed how quickly he dealt with the two guards. Going down the stairs the two entered the main chamber as music filled the air as the exotic dancers moved while the scum of the galaxy was high on drugs making the sith sick. He couldn't wait for the day to burn this palace to the ground when the empire would finally bring their fist down once the second death star was completed and the rebellion was left in ruins.

"No please," Snapping out of his trace the sith watched as Bib Fortuna held a dancer trying to 'get closer' to the alien that the sith never has seen before.

The sith snarled, he hated slavery another reason why this slime was going to burn with the rest of the criminal underworld when the time came. That slave which Bib fortuna was forcing himself upon was quite beautiful, the sith thought she was a nelvaanian at first but she wasn't she was much different with some white and blue fur instead of the nelvaanian pure blue.

"< You learn to enjoy this girl>," The tan skin alien told the blue-furred alien before noticing the sith as he frowned. ""

"Who I am doesn't matter why I'm here does," The sith told him as Bib looked at him. "I am here to make sure the agreement that Jabba made still stands with the empire,"

"," Bib told the sith annoyed.

"Unless you wish to join him then you will honor your predecessor's deal with the empire,"

"," Bib Fortuna snapped his fingers as the music stopped and all the blasters in the room were pointed to the sith.

"That is where you are wrong," The sith then slightly twitched his fingers as all the hired muscle began to scream holding their heads before dropping dead from the shock of what they experienced.

Bib Fortuna went wide-eyed in fear at what had happened as the sith looked at the new crime lord.

"," The sith looked at the girl who was now on the ground in fear after Bib Fortuna let her go from the scene he saw.

"The girl,"

""

"Give me the girl," The sith demanded this caused the alien slave to look up in surprise.

""

"I have changed the terms of the deal pray I don't change it furder," The sith spoke as the tan skin Twi'lek growled.

"" He then kicked the blue-furred alien towards the sith as she cried upon falling down but the sith caught her before she could hit the ground. ","

The slave girl now in the sith's grasp shivered at the cold metal claws that held her arms as the sith spoke to the Twi'lek.

"You'll be hearing from the empire soon if you go against the terms and agreements," The sith said as he began to walk away with the girl in his grasp.


(onboard the Star Destroyer class 2 prototype)

Kneeling down in the holo chamber the image of Darth Vader stood before him crossing his arms.

"Is it done?" Vader asked.

"Yes my lord Bib Fortuna has agreed to honor Jabba's contract with the empire," The dark lord nodded.

"Good head to Endor the final steps in my master's plan are unfolding as we speak you are to-" Vader stops.

"Master?" The sith asked seeing as if his master sensed something before turning to the young sith.

"Return to my castle on Mustafur,"

Not to question his master the holo image of Vader disappeared not knowing that was the last time the apprentice would see his master. Standing up the sith then lifted his comlink and spoke into it.

"Captain set a course for Mustafur," The dark apprentice demanded as a droid voice spoke up.

"Of course lord inquisitor,"

Leaving the holo room the sith warrior walked into his chamber where many trophies and items he has collected over the years were on the walls and display casing as the slave girl from the palace was sitting down at one of the chairs. Her teal eyes filled with fear turned towards the apprentice as he looked at her she shivered in fear of what he might do to her but with a wave of his hand, the chains on her fell to the ground leaving the collar on her.

Rubbing her wrist she looked up at the sith who grabbed her shoulder to see her back though he was surprised to see not a single whip scar on her as he noticed the tribal-like markings on her fur. The blue-furred alien was confused on why she was being expected by her new master as ever since she was 7 years old she was captured by slavers after her home was destroyed to be sold as an 'exotic escort' for the highest bidder when she turned 18. The price that the slavers had her for was so high nearly three years later Bib Fortuna bought her after greeting his hands on the Hutt accounts after Jabba's death.

She didn't know to be glad or scared that she wasn't in Bib Fortuna hold anymore, she didn't know much but she did hear the stories of sith by other exotic slaves. From what she has also seen this being wasn't playing around he wasn't going to take no for an answer and she knew it best to do what he wanted without pissing him off even if that means giving her-

"Here," The sith held out a pair of clothing. "Get cleaned up and change into these I'll have a droid send food up then get some rest,"

Blinking in confusion she nodded as the sith before her walked out of the large chamber where the many different items were on display.


(Equesitra)

"Oh man, this is going to be amazing!" Twilight said with a smile while Rainbow dash groaned.

"I still don't see how the moon changing color is a big deal," The element of loyalty stated holding with her arms crossed will she floated in the air as princess Twilight smiled.

"Rainbow the moon isn't just changing color but a magic event where the moon and sun get at just the right spot and cause a sliver eclipse!" Twilight explained. "This happens without Celestia and Luna! This happens on its own Rainbow don't you get it? This happens every 10,000 years"

"No," Rainbow yawned white Rarity smiled.

"Don't mind her darling I think it will look amazing and may inspire me for some new dresses!" Rarity exclaimed at least she was being honest.

"I heard that sliver apples are made from the sliver moon this I can't wait to see if that is true," Applejack smiled.

"Yeah, I heard that too I heard they are quite sweet and sour," Starlight told Applejack who held her chin.

"Man, that has to make one heck of a pie sugar cube,"

"Shhhh! is starting!" Spike shouted as the moon began to wax sliver slightly as it shined like a giant silver bit in the sky.

"Ooooooooo," Pinkie pie exclaimed as the rest did and as the silver moon's light began to shine down on the world it seemly turned everything black and sliver as the ponies and dragon looked at one another.

"Alright... this is pretty awesome," Rainbow dash admitted.

"It's like what happened at the crystal empire!" Rarity smiled looking at her pure white sliver body as an idea came to mind pulling out her notebook and began to write down the thought.

"What kinda of magic causes this?" Applejack asked.

"It's when both dark magic and light magic find an equal state that causes this to happen," Twilight told the farmer.

"Wait dark magic?" Rainbow dash asked. "That's bad right?"

"What? No... well yes, dark magic is bad but not in this case for everything is at a balanced state in which both light and dark magics are nullified," Twilight exclaimed. "The state of magic is at a perfect balanced state meaning no form of magic is at pay leaving everything for a short amount of time in a zone of no magic,"

"Wait so you can't use magic?" Rainbow asked.

"Nope,"

"Isn't that bad?" Starlight shook her head.

"Its neither good or bad just balance,"

When she said that the moon was darkened as the sliver effect wore off as something was covering the moon.

"What the-?" Applejack stated as the group looked up to see a large black sharp-shaped object was in the sky over them covering the moon from them. "What in tarnation is that?"

"I thought nothing was support to happen?" Rainbow asked.

"Nothing was,"


(moments before in hyperspace)

Standing on the bridge watching the blue tunnel of hyperspace the sith warrior felt something in the force, a disturbance in the dark side. Holding his covered head a deep pain echoed through his skull as the emperor's scream entered his mind causing him to nearly faint from the lack of presence from the emperor and his master.

Both seemed to be... dead?

That couldn't be right, when they exited hyperspace he needs to contact his master right away.

Recovering from the dark side being weaken the star destroyer, Wrath, seemly rocked as the droid crew seemed to get alerted by this. The destroyer prototype had many sith designs and items in its system making it in a way connect to the dark side like himself as the tunnel of hyperspace turned from blue to... red?

"Droid!" The sith warrior shouted. "What is happening?"

"Unknown sir the ship seems to be reacting to an energy spike and the hyperdrive is convulsing," The droid he called upon answer.

"Pull us out of hyperspace!"

"Sir we don't know what would-

"DO IT!"

"Yes sir," The droid said as they exited hyperspace but as they did the entire bridge when sliver and black for a few moments, and then everything turned to normal. Confused the sith looked out the viewport before turning towards the droid. "Where are we?"

"Location unknown sir. Strange we aren't on the path we had set for Mustafar or anywhere really the system cannot seem to locate us anywhere in the system," The droid said as the sith turned to the machine.

"That's impossible what happened?"

"It must have been from the energy spike," The droid spoke.

"Open comms to any imperial worlds nearby,"

"That is impossible sir," This caused the sith to turn to the droid.

"What? How?"

"We seem to no longer be in the known galaxy," The droid exclaimed. "Were are seemly on our own,"

The sith narrowed his eyes before slamming his fist down.

"The good news is that we seem to be over a planet," The droid exclaimed.

The sith turned.

"What kinda planet?"

"Scanning planet now... scan complete... this world fits the basics for a habitable world my lord with a slight 0.6% compared to normal gravity levels along with signs of life on this world," The droid exclaimed.

The sith turned forward to the viewport.

"Prepare three scout team I want to learn what I can of this world," The sith told the droid.

"Yes sir," The droid then froze. "Sir incoming unidentified objects closing it,"

"Starfighters?"

"No sir these seem to be the local wildlife," The droid exclaimed.

The sith looked forward.

"Sir?"

"Prepare the team I need to check something," The sith began to walk away as the droids got to work.

"Yes my lord,"


(Outside the wrath)

Twilight and rainbow dash flew up to this strange black metal object seemly floating in the air to see what it was, it seemed to be one large complex machine of sorts with dark red marking on some parts of the ship it was very strange indeed.

"What is it Twilight?" Rainbow dash asked as Twilight then noticed a large opening in the side.

"Were not going to know form out here," The princess of friendship flew to the large open side that gave a slight blue glow as her friend flowed suit going to the machine and entered what seemed to be some kind of hangar.

"Whoa..." Rainbow dash looked in awe at the small machines that seemed to be hanging on the ceiling and somewhere even on the ground with many equipment laid out.

The two walked through the large hangar as they looked at the large blue and black eye ball-looking machines, Twilight walked over to a wheeled table to see some tools sorted out as she looked at them. Some looked familiar but others looked much different as she picked one up it looked to be some kind of wrench but the two heard something coming their way casing twilight to put the tool down.

The two hide behind a large fuel tank of some kind as they peaked to see two small robots with disk-like heads and one large eye pointing forward painted in white, black, and marked in red

"What do you think is happening?" One of the machines asked to the other.

"Don't know but whatever is happening got the master 'spooked' from what I heard," The other machine spoke in the same voice.

"Man though can't believe we're on check-up duty," The android exclaimed "I wish they let me stay on my charging station,"

"Come on now we got to check to see if anything was damaged after leaving hyperspace," The other spoke.

"Yeah well wish they had CM-25 doing this and not me," The android seemed to sigh though not having lungs.

"Come on faster we get this done faster back on the-" The droid stopped upon seeing the tools that Twilight's touched. "Wait a second,"

"What is it?" The droid asked.

"This tool... its been moved 1.44 inches and holds a heat trail," The droids looked at one another before freaking out. "INTRUDERS!"

Just as they said this the two friends looked at one another, before they could do anything an alarm went off through the hangar as the large metal doors shut before they could escape the machine's hangar trapping them inside. Turning back to the two droids they ran away as the two got up before hearing something open causing the two to turn and see large machines much taller and bigger than the two one-eyed machines before. They were all black with red eyes and seemed to have a permanent frown on their faceplate and slim limbs with weapons on their arms as they matched in sync.

"Twilight we got to move," Rainbow dash whispered as Twilight nodded the two began to move away as the large machine began to look for them.

Couching the two went by two large devices before making it to one of the doors as the twilight pushed a button and as the doors slid open the two froze seeing two of the dark drones looking at them.

*Daanraaaan*
(Sorry I tried to recreate the sound they made like in rebels rebels)

The two opened their wings as the two lifted their arms and began to fire blue rings at them, this alerted the others as the two began to fly up to one of the devices on the ceiling as they took cover. The entire horde of drones were firing at them with the blue rings as the two looked at on another.

"What do we do?" Rainbow dash asked knowing the sliver moon nullified all magic.

Twilight then looked up to see a vent cover.

"There!"

The two took off for the vent as the Rainbow with all her strength ripped off the vent cover as she climbed inside but before Twilight could she was zapped by one of the blue rings causing her to fall back but Rainbow dash grabbed her hand and pulled her inside. Getting inside the Rainbow dragged Twilight into the large vent as Twilight groaned causing Rainbow dash to smile.

"Oh man your alright!" Twilight groaned still as Rainbow spoke. "Don't worry Twilight I'll get us out of here,"

Placing the knocked-out Twilight on her back she begins to climb through the vent as her friend was still out cold, but little did they know rainbow dash was being tracked through the system of this machine. As they were the only heat signatures outside of the master's chambers which with only the droid crew to prepare a little surprise for the two.

The droid tracking them then pushed a button on the controls for the vents.

Climbing forward Rainbow dash entered a large air cross rodes to cycle the air around but upon entering the six vents all shut at the same time causing the Rainbow dash to go wide-eyed. Before she could do anything smaller covered vents began to shot a green gas into the air causing the element of loyalty to cough and gasp before feeling herself go weak and falling down on the cold metal floor next to Twilight. Rainbow dash reached out for her friend as her eyes grew heavy before passing out to the gas as it filled the room before the vents opened as hovering droids entered and picked up the two ponies to bring them to the brig for questioning.


Author's Note

Well...

Star wars...

When was the last time I did one of these?

Never?

Yeah never have I did one of these before, strange that I'm now doing one.

No my old protogen story doesn't count, that was a different not fully star wars unlike this one. So yeah... Starkiller!

Really fucking pissed that he's now legends, I mean sure I understand the second force unleashed game would be legends but the first? Really? That was so good! Why is my boy Galen marek now only a faint memory!? There was so much potential with his character, it would have made star wars rebels a million times more better if they adding him as a inquisitor!!!

That guy: "But he's too OP! He brought down a entire star destroyer by himself and beat darth vader no one outside the movies has done that before!"

...

Are you bloody serious? Darth Vader has been beaten so many times! Hell Boba freaking Fett fought Darth Vader... TWICE! And so has grand moff Tarkin (Love how they brought him back for Rogue one) when Vader literally asked him to hunt him! A jedi even broke Vader's cyber arms which he had to repair them with a damaged droid remains!

Good lord, Starkiller was awesome way better than what's his name from that star wars jedi something or another with the night sister and the dark jedi. That game even renamed the purge troopers with clones!?! I liked the tall dark droids from the Force unleashed. Though the new purge troopers are pretty cool if you think about it, the last clone batch created to hunt only Jedi? Alright that's a slight pass but still...

They only "referenced" starkiller (if you can call it that) in the squeals, which I'm not really liking except for the last one even though that could be me freaking out over how they got the emperor's original actor to play him and say the thing.

Till then hoped you enjoyed and... who is that slave the sith warrior rescued.


(Me after editing)

Oh god, I accidentally put a toy story 2 reference in here!

I was honest to god not trying to!

Here I'll show you:

Placing the knocked-out Twilight on her back she begins to climb through the vent as her friend was still out cold, but little did they know rainbow dash was being tracked through the system of this machine. As they were the only heat signatures outside of the master's chambers which with only the droid crew to prepare a little surprise for the two.

The droid tracking them then pushed a button on the controls for the vents.

You know... from the opening where buzz is going down that tunnel and Zerg sees him coming...

Good lord, I can't believe I did that!

I swear I wasn't trying too!

Guess a part of my childhood is still there affecting me in some ways.

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