The Lost Blade

"THIS PARTY IS AWESOME!" Rainbow Dash screamed over the blaring music.

"Duh, of course it is, silly!" Pinkie Pie agreed while at the same time grabbing a huge cupcake off one of the tables and shoveling it down her throat.

"I still don't think we should be having a party now. What if the Changelings attack!" Twilight worried.

"Oh lighten up Twilight. After that last butt kicking, I doubt they'll be coming back soon." Rainbow said

"Yeah Twilight just have some fun. That is if you want to." Fluttershy whispered.

"Well... I guess it wouldn't endanger anypony if we take a little break." Twilight murmured.

After that, Twilight enjoyed the party to its fullest. Later on she stepped outside for a little air, thinking about what the future might hold for her, and her friends. Then out of nowhere she heard a slight sound. It sounded like Rainbow when she did a sonic boom, but more subdued. Twilight looked into the air to see what looked like a meteor, but not as natural looking. It seemed very far off. Then it shifted slightly... right towards the Everfree Forest! It slammed right into the forest, a massive shock wave hitting AJ's barn. Twilight heard screams come from the barn, then silence.

"Girls are you okay?!" Twilight shouted.

Rainbow, Pinkie, AJ, Fluttershy, and Rarity poured out of the barn, startled, but unharmed. Twilight sighed in relief that none of her friends were hurt.

"What in tarnation was that?!" AJ shouted.

"It looked like a meteor to me." Twilight said, "Do you think we should investigate?"

"I think we should!" Rainbow declared, "It could be dangerous."

"Why would an old rock be dangerous?" Rarity asked.

"Regardless we should check it out." Twilight stated.

Nopony argued and so they set out in search of the strange meteoroid right away. After several hours of searching Twilight found a strange object. It looked like a sort of sleek except in a few patches that appeared damaged. It looked nothing like a rock, more metallic. Twilight called for her friends. As one they all gasped.

"Hey Rarity, I dare you to touch it." Rainbow challenged.

"Me? Why would I do that?" Rarity asked fearfully.

"To prove that your not scared." Rainbow said while letting out a small snicker

"V-very well I will touch the object." Rarity replied. She carefully approached it, and when she was close enough, she gently tapped it with her hoof. Thats when Rarity let out a scream of pain."Its really hot! Just look at my hoof!"

On the word "hoof" a hiss came from the object, causing Rarity to jump back startled. That is when several small fins extended from the object, lifting it several feet off the ground. On the "belly" of the thing a small ramp lowered, with what looked like a door at the top. The friends were just gathering up enough courage to investigate, when the door opened with another hiss. Twilight peered at a strange looking biped, that appeared to be wounded. There was a large gash on its forehead, and numerous other wounds on the rest of its body. It had no fur, except strange clothes on its torso, legs, and arms. It had a mane of greasy black hair and yellow eyes. It let out a moan then staggered down the ramp. As it reached the bottom it collapsed to its knees, then to its face.

"What do you think it is?" Pinkie asked a look of wonder on her face.

"It appears to be a biped." Twilight said looking quite fascinated.

"A what?" Rarity asked confusion plastered on her face.

"It means that it walks on two legs." Twilight said looking uneasy. "Strange though. I've never seen one so weird looking. Where do you think it came from?"

-- Many hours ago

Arvikang walked down the hallways of his master's ship The Zealot. As he walked by, the lesser beings of the ships crew often stopped to bow. As they should he thought with satisfaction. One day everyone, not just lower ranking officers would bow to him. At last he arrived at his master's chambers. His master was one of the few beings that deserved to be feared by himself. Darth Logath stood in the middle of the chamber, probably meditating.

"Greetings my apprentice. Was your mission a success?" he asked.

"Yes master. The Republic forces stood no chance, I easily obtained the weapons data." Arvikang said, while pulling a small data-pad from his belt.

Logath easily took the data-pad from his hand with the force.

"Yes,very good Arvikang, you successfully acquired the data," he praised, "however I have a new assignment for you. A Jedi Master and his padawan have been a growing nuisance against our operations. I want you to hunt them down! You will find them at these coordinates. Now go."

"Yes my master. They will be destroyed." Arvikang bowed and left the chambers.

-- 2 hours later

"All units stand by to engage Republic targets." the imperial commander ordered.

"Commander, what is our status?" Arvikang asked.

"We came out of hyperspace too early and the Republic ship spotted us sir." the commander said.

Anger lit up Arvikang's gaze. He stepped behind the commander. Then he leaned over and whispered into his ear.

"You are relieved of duty" and then ignited his lightsaber straight into the commander's back and then through his chest.

"Great now it will take muck longer to capture the ship." Arvikang muttered while deep in thought.

"Let this be a lesson to you all. Failure will result in your death. Now continue with the plan." Arvikang said with coldness in his voice.

The space battle that followed was truly intense. Three fully armed Imperial frigates plus a dozen fighters, versus a lone Republic destroyer and eight fighters. Although the Sith task force was larger, a destroyer was worth at least a pair of frigates. The Republic ship fired primary turbo-lasers which flared brightly against a frigate's shields. Simultaneously two frigates fired at the destroyer, while the third frigate engaged the fighters. A pinpoint of light that signaled a destroyed fighter came into view. Then the two frigate's laser fire struck the destroyer's shields. Arvikang let out a growl. It was obvious that it would take all three frigates to knock out the ship's shields.

"Lieutenant, I want you to take out that destroyer's shields so that we can board her." Arvikang ordered.

The lieutenant relayed the message through the task force. A second later the frigates combined fire drove the destroyer into the atmosphere of the nearby planet.

"Prepare to board her now!" Arvikang commanded.

Soon after several boarding ships headed straight for the Republic vessel. Pleased to see his order being carried out Arvikang headed to his own personal Fury-Class Interceptor. Inside he powered up and took off, heading straight for the destroyer. The battle was going quite well, the destroyer stuck right in a planets atmosphere. It would have been nice just to turn the entire Republic ship to dust, but Arvikang wanted to be certain that the Jedi was dead. Even though he didn't need the extra support from the Imperial Marines, it was useful to have them. It just meant he could hunt down the Jedi even faster. He flew down into the atmosphere, noticing a very burned and damaged piece of hull. Targeting it Arvikang fired a pair of proton torpedoes. The high explosive devices impacted right where he wanted it. It blasted a nice hole in the ship, which Arvikang easily used to get aboard. On the inside of the hole, there were several charred bodies and lots of debris. He smiled at the easiness of this. All he had to was find someone who knew where the Jedi and his padawan were. Thats when one of the charred bodies let out a loud moan. Arvikang came up to the person and lifted him off his back and into the air with the force.

"Where is the Jedi?" Arvikang growled.

"I-I'll never tell." the man spat.

Arvikang merely gazed deep into the man's eyes. Suddenly he let out a shrill scream.

"Please oh please end the horrors! Oh god he's on the bridge! Please end them, end the horror!" he screamed

Arvikang pulled out one of his lightsabers and buried it deep into the man's chest. With a low groan the man went limp. Arvikang dropped his hand and the corpse fell to the ground. Then Arvikang simply turned and started making his way towards the bridge. As he walked down the almost quiet halls, a Republic security team rounded the corner. One of them yelled "Sith!". Oh yes point out the obvious Arvikang thought. He pulled out both lightsabers and charged towards them. They all tried to fire their weapons, but it was no use. When they fired Arvikang merely dodged it or deflected it back at them. When within range Arvikang lashed out with his weapons. The first fool to die, tried to bash Arvikang with the butt of his rifle. Arvikang merely sheared through the soldier's weapon and in the same blow sheared through his arm. As the soldier screamed in agony, Arvikang pulled him in front of himself, just as the rest of the security team fired their rifles. The wounded soldier absorbed all the rounds for Arvikang until he stopped screaming. Then Arvikang threw the body at two of the soldiers and charged again. He cut down two of them then made a fist with one hand. One of the soldiers began choking to death and then there was a snap as his windpipe and bones gave-out. He kept slicing and stabbing until only three security officers were left. Suddenly one pulled a small round device from her belt. Arvikang's eyes widened as he realized she had a thermal detonator. With a triumphant smile on her face she threw it right at him. BOOM! The large explosion threw Arvikang back several feet. Luckily he was able to use the force to shield himself from part of the blast, though he still felt like a rancor had bowled him over. The Republic soldiers approached carefully, weapons ready to turn Arvikang into dust. He staggered to his feet, when he heard the blasters click in preparation to fire. And the worst part was that he couldn't find either of his lightsabers. Thats when something flipped deep inside of Arvikang, that primal surge to live no matter the cost. With a rage induced force scream he sent all three troopers flying through the hallway. With a growl he sent lightning from his hands and fingers, catching all three soldiers in a web of energy. In a matter of seconds their agonized screams faded to low moans and then stopped all together. Arvikang allowed the lightning to fade, and the three smoking corpses fell to the ground. The rush of power faded and after finding his lightsabers Arvikang continued his hunt for the Jedi master. Finally he reached the door to the bridge. The downside was that the bridge was guarded by the Jedi's padawan.

"Out of my way Jedi, I was sent for your master, but I will kill you too!" Arvikang hissed.

"I'm afraid I can't do that, you see my master is commanding our forces and with him leading it, your fleet is finished. My master has commanded me to stop you by any means. Now please lay down your lightsabers. I promise that the Jedi Council will give you every chance for redemption." the padawan replied.

"You mean corrupt my mind?! Never!" Arvikang yelled.

With that, both apprentices ignited lightsabers and with furious battle cries, charged each other. At first it seemed the Padawan had the upper-hand, but Arvikang kept matching blow for blow. With an overhead swing Arvikang skimmed the side of the Padawan's arm. With a growl the Padawan sent a force push straight at Arvikang. He went flying backwards until he slammed into a glass view-port. There was no way that Arvikang could kill this padawan soon enough. By the time he did the master would destroy the Imperial task force. Then he glanced at the view port. Maybe there was another way. With a force enhanced leap Arvikang sailed straight over the padawan. Then with all the power he could muster, Arvikang blasted the Padawan through the air. The Padawan slammed very hard against the glass, causing cracks to appear... Then more cracks and then more until the glass gave away, sending the padawan flying out and into the sky. As he flew out his screams of fear became more and more distant until a protective blast shield slammed down right in front of the view port. Finally now Arvikang could confront the Jedi Master. He hoped that the Jedi was ready...

Authors note: This is my first story so please go easy on the comments. However constructive criticism is encouraged.