3Star wars And the Old Republic Crossover
AN: I am slowly working on updating and revising this story, I make no promises or commitments. I am not a writer and have little patience with grammar and such. If anyone wishes to use ideas or plot points from this story please feel free to.
Somewhere in the sands of Tattooine
An Old Sith Empire Vessel Lays under a large sand dune Guarded by a Greater Krayt Dragon lays curled around Protecting it as its treasure, inside a spirit awakens sensing a burst of force from a nearby Moisture Farm, He calls out to the young presence never revealing his nature, he calls unknowingly not a new servant to carry out his will but a new master, Kinder than any before but also far more powerful.
Lars Homestead
"Luke, be careful out there, and remember to be back in three hours I need your help repairing and astromech Droid I purchased, the memory core is corrupt we need to purge and reprogram it before sundown!" A graying man demands looking firmly at the young child and his newest friend.
"Yes uncle Owen, me and Biggs are going to the Krayt Dune to see the Dragon there!" The young Boy Exclaims.
"Be careful, That Dune is a Legend and that Krayt head is mummified, but there may be sand people out there, you know what to watch for." Owen states
"We will be careful Mr. Lars, I have my comlink if anything happens I can call my father, and get help." Biggs states.
"Good and Darklighter, tell your father I want to chat with him." Owen states
The boys shout in glee and run Biggs yelling back an affirmative they run out and to a children's speeder which will have just enough power to get them to the dune and back, it was a Lifeday gift to Luke from the Darklighter Family, they speed off and the homestead fades into the background from the desert heat.
Krayt Dune
The boys approach and dismount the speeder, they look at the ancient head that pokes out of the sand, Wrinkled, with age, luke walks up and touches it.
"Biggs!, It's cold!" Luke shouts Biggs jerks and runs to luke putting his hand on the right side beside his.
"Luke you're right, but if it's mummified it should be the same temperature as the sand!"
"It is still alive look" Luke picks up a hand full of sand and makes sure none will go into the beast's nostrils letting it trickle out of his hand the small stream of sand moves away and then towards the dragons Head, Luke Beams. Then Pauses as he heard something.
Calm yourself focus, and try to sense the surroundings, sense the life of this creature.
"Luke Pauses and closes his eyes, Seeing the Beast and its whole size, as well as his friend and an object guarded by the Dragon.
Focus on the dragon, send calming protective thoughts, Sooth it, good, now bend it to your will, you have the power to control the beast, be careful but, hurry.
"Luke raises his hand and the Dragon's eyes fly open, it lifts its head and looks at luke then towards the east, it starts to stand making the dune part as it raises to its full height, all ten Legs poised ready to propel its Ship Sized Bulk forward, as it slowly circles around the boys protectively Biggs starts freaking out. A Black and Silver Object is reviled looking like a cross between a Tie Line starship and a Corellian freighter, the dragon lowers its head and nudges the boys towards the vessel as a Tusken Battlecry strikes the air, Luke runs with Biggs following not questioning the luck of being protected by the largest dragon he has ever heard of, they climb a ramp at the rear of the ship and as the approach the airlock it opens. Survival ingrained instincts make the boys duck inside, never noticing the blue glowing figure, they watch as the dragon demolishes the Sand People and then just lays down crunching on the bones of the banthas that were used to get there the boys stare gap jawed, the blue figure harrumphs, and the boys whirl around to see a glowing figure, it's wearing armor covered cloth colored black and with Red detailing, the figure wears a cloak and a helmet, giving off a feeling that just oozes of dread and intimidation. Biggs cowers backing up and hitting his back against the access door seeing this Luke takes offense and tries to use the same technique that he did with the dragon.
"That does not work on me, I was the one who told you how to do that." he stops as the pressure against his force presence increases "WHAT?", he looks to see Luke concentrating as hard as he can and an Aura of power forming around him "What are you doing, You can't…, do you know who I am?" The Pressure increases until Luke is Glowing Pure White, Letting the Force flow Completely through him to do his will, the Force ghost flinches and falls to its knees pulled through the force and into a corporal body and enslaved once more to a master, one he now knows he can never defeat, one he must train, and obey by the will of the force. He pleads "Please STOP!" the boy notices the voice is different.
"Stop, You have proven you are Too strong, Your Will shall be carried out Master."
Luke stops and looks on dumbstruck "Master? I just wanted you to stop scaring Biggs."
"That may be true however the power you used forces me to obey you, I am from an Ancient Religious Order, we believe that there is the Master to Embody Power, and the apprentice to crave power." the Man Explained, "your use of the power is unmatched" he pauses looking at his limbs, Examing his hands seeing that they are Corporal, Real Flesh and Blood, he continues "You have done the impossible, you have returned a force spirit to a corporal Body of Flesh and Blood, Something that trillions of sith have tried and failed to do, you became one with the Combined Force, your Power is unmatchable, yet you are untrained." he pauses "This makes you my master and the leader of my order, the Old Order of the Trueblood Sith Lords."
"We must find shelter, the Dragon says a sand storm approaches, and with the Fury Uncovered it will not be secure" The man explains looking at the two boys the older one speaks up.
"Can you fly to the Moisture farms in time?" Biggs asks.
"Possibly, if one is close enough" He looks on as the boys share a glance Luke steps forward and rattles off coordinates. The man rushes into a hallway and turns down a corridor and into what looks to be an advanced ships bridge he enters the coordinates and the ship thrums as it lifts off, the engines start screaming as it is heading towards the Lars Homestead with a Greater Krayt Dragon swimming in the sands below it following its old and new masters. The ship lands and the boys and the unnamed sith rush out and into the outbuilding of the Farm which houses the workshop and garage, Luke leaves to talk to his Uncle as the sand storm picks up intensity becoming a seemingly solid wall of sand outside of the Ray Shielded Doors the man looks out as Owen walks up to him, stares down the inhuman mask and speaks.
"You are to leave as soon as the storm clears, I don't want Luke having anything to do with this force business, it killed his father."
"No, that's not right those words do not ring true, not a lie, you truly believe he is dead, but he is not. the force reveals this to its masters, the man you think is dead and gone Lives! I know not where or how just that he does."
"But, Kenobi said he died on Mustafar, burned in the lava"! Owen states not knowing Luke is listening
"Was his father a Jedi?"
"One of the most well known of this era, even today though it is forbidden to speak of them an exception is made for him, Anakin Skywalker the Jedi with no fear, savior of the Chancellor, the only Jedi Loyal to the Republic over the Jedi Order."
"I sense he lives as a Sith then, it rings true, but is it as a master or an apprentice?" The Sith muses as he sences a light presence approaching the farm a very mellowed but bright Presence, the Presence of a Jedi Master, Tempered with age and Wisdom, but no less dangerous to him, who is still recovering. The Signature Brown robe flapping in the wind but never enough to uncover the man himself. A sphere of clear air protects him from the sandstorm as if he is using a shield.
"Impressive Jedi, Peace, I have no Quaral With you or your order at present." The Sith States. The Jedi Master pauses and Looks on with a look of caution, never dropping his guard. He walks under the protection of a force field and lowers his hood.
"Your presence rings of the dark side, Strongly at that, with the sense of decay and death, how can I trust you?" the Jedi Demands a hand on his light saber.
"Because the master does not have a quarrel with you he seems happy to see you."
"What the blazes are you talking about?" He exclaims as luke comes out of the housing area into the workshop section his face lights up.
"Old Ben! What are you doing here?"
"I came to make sure you made it home, I saw you flying towards the Krayt Dune earlier." the old Jedi answers. He looks to the newcomer, "Explain what you mean I have protected this boy from birth I will not let you take him and twist him to your perverse corrupt ways!"
"The boy is now my master, I was a Spirit and tried to intimidate them, he subdued me and pulled me back into the living force, tying my being to his will hence he is the Master." the Sith Answers
"He did what? how is that possible."
"That is still unknown, the force is all-powerful and our orders only know a fraction of its true power!"
"The Emperor would have felt that disturbance we need to get luke out of here and off the planet." he pauses "I am Master Obi Wan Kenobi of the Jedi Order and Member of the Defunct Jedi Council"
"I am Darth Nox Leader of the Sphere of Knowledge and ex-member of the Sith Council"
" The SITH COUNCIL, AS IN THE OLD SITH EMPIRE?" Obi Wan shouts surprised.
"Stop Shouting Jedi, As for getting out of here I have a ship, we can use it." He then looks to Luke "Master, it may be wise to ask your new friend to protect your family." Nox motions outside. "We will have to wait until the storm dies down however if the Jedi is right we have to get you to safety and away from the disturbance your use of the force caused."
Luke nods as he looks over to Biggs both boys head of to sleep. Nox walks up to the old moisture farmer " the boy is earnest I do not know whether to congratulate you or curse you, how it is possible to raise someone like that on a planet ruled by a Hutt is an accomplishment."
"His grandmother was the kindest soul I have ever met she treated me as her own when my father freed and married her. Raising her grandson to her ideals was the least I could do, Sith I care not for your power or strength, You corrupt that child there will not be a safe haven for you to run to in this or any other galaxy!" he storms away leaving the sith to ponder on his words.
The Next Morning
"Biggs, I will visit when I can," Luke assures the other as Biggs keeps stealing glances at the dark figure standing behind his friend. The boy wishes Luke luck, turns and heads to his speeder to get to his home.
Obi Wan watches on mentally noting to have Luke keep in contact with the other boy He looks off to the right noticing the sand shifting as something is moving towards Luke, Not sensing any danger he decides to wait and be ready to pull Luke back if necessary. He pales as the largest Kryat Dragon head he has ever seen pushes its way out of the sand and stops within reach of the young boy. Luke turns and closes his eyes focusing on the Creature and Kenobi feels a shiver go up his spine as Luke Pulls on the force to commune with the being.
Lukes eyes suddenly snap open looks at the dragon noticing that it seems to have gotten less dry mummy looking. He turns to Owen who is gaping at the creatures head. "Uncle Cexar will watch over you and Aunt Beru!" He states with a smile that only a child can sport while standing to the largest predator on the planet.
"Cezar?" Owen asks "You tamed and named a Greater Kryat Dragon!"
"That's his name, Luke only did what I told him to do, and I would not say tamed, He is still a wild creature, Just reached an understanding with your nephew. Congratulations you now have one of the strongest creatures known to Tattoine as a protector." Nox states causing Owen and Kenobi to start as they never noticed him approach.
"Jedi, if we need to protect the boy as you state then we need to get moving." The ancient sith states.
The jedi nods and speaks up "I have to retrieve a few items from my home before I can leave the planet, This alliance is tentative I will be watching you." Obi wan states.
The sith nods and acknowledges "I must refuel my interceptor before we can leave the planet I believe you can quickly make it to your house and then the spaceport to meet up."
The Jedi agrees as he turns away and heads into the juntland wastes.
"Master Luke, I believe we have something to retrieve from anchorhead before we leave, the force calls out to me, Gather your things, and Please bord the Inceptor, inform the droid to ready it for take off." Nox states as he heads up the ramp to the storage compartments he pulls out three cases and leaves the ship, handing the cases over to the lars couple he states " These three cases all are full of 10,000 Banking Clan Credit chips, Even back during my time the banking clan was powerful enough for both the Empire and Republic to respect their neutrality these credits should have gained value, I am sure the banking clan would be willing to buy them back and trade some droids for them. Hire some help and security droids. Luke needs a tether to stay centered in the force, He will want to visit you and his friend. Nox states "can we have your comm frequency?." Nox takes the flimsi with the Frequency code and turns heading into the Interceptor and pauses watching luke marvel at the technology and orders. "Droid, set a course for anchorhead, the Jedi will meet us there I need to retrieve something."
"My pleasure master" the droid answers as it sets a course the ship lifts off leading towards its next adventure.
They arrive at anchorhead docking in bay 12, Nox hands the creature at the door three credit chips and motions Luke to follow, they walk until they come upon a junk dealer, they walk in and the rodent-looking creature speaks up.
"What can PukPuk help sirs with today?"
"We are browsing your inventory looking for anything that calls out to us, he pauses looking at a rack of droids, they look like humanoid weasels thin and compact, then the next look like dark gray/black built-up versions of the first, the next two though call out to Nox, one looks Humanoid enough with a block holding it visual sensors and the next one has three visual sensors. It has intricate designs and is blue and gold colored Nox turns to the Rodent and speaks "these Droids, How much Would you like for them" the Creature looks at them and Pales it starts chattering and then pauses.
"You can have them, I told that Idiot to Scrap them, they are illegal to sell even here in Hutt Territory, Is there anything else?"
"Yes, let the boy get anything he wants, I also need Updated Repair Droids for my ship and a new transponder my old one was destroyed by an asteroid collision. For the Repair Droids, I need any manuals and information you have on them. We need to be able to repair any damage they may receive."
"Yes Sir your already requested items will cost 40 Peggat, 6 Trugut, and 5 Wupiupi, anything the boy gets will up that sir, We also offer Delivery Services for a Fee." the Rodent creature answers
'Very Well, have everything delivered to Docking Bay Twelve at the Jabba Prima Docking Bays, it will be handled from there by me and the boy, you will transport the Droids you gave me Correct?"
"Yes for three Peggat."
"Fine he pauses and turns to luke "Master Luke Pick out anything you see that catches your attention, we have one more stop to make before we leave," Luke calls the Rodent over and points to multiple items, the rodent pulls them and loads them onto a repulsor sled and turns towards Nox
"Sir your total comes to 51 Peggat, 6 Trugut, and 5 Wupiupi ." The Creature states, Nox motions his protocol droid forward who opens a case and Nox Pulls out three 50 Peggat Bars, he hands them to the Rodent and states
"Get these to my docking bay before I get back there and you can keep the Change" he turns to luke and motions him to follow, they leave and head towards a fuel Dealer and approach the Squid Looking Creature
"Ah good day sirs, what can I do for you today?" the creature asks
"I'm looking for low grade hyper matter and liquid metal fuel, Can you be of assistance?" Nox Asks
"Ah Yes however the Hypermatter needs special licensed refuelers to handle so I can only accept Credits for that.'
"Are Banking Clan Credits Fine?"
"Yes,"
"Good, Then the Droid will tell you how much the ship is at Docking Bay Twelve at the Jaba Prima Docking Bay Complex." Nox Finishes and turns to walk away the creature barks out commands and twelve loader droids start loading canisters onto three hover flats Nox and luke move to the docking bay where they find their droids and items from the junk dealer already there neatly stacked, Nox Notices a Red droid that he Recognizes in Lukes pile, he puts that thought aside for now and walks up to his droids he uses the force to activate the droids and they come online and go through a boot-up protocol they the two droids walk up, and speak.
"I am general STCD-Alph45dh, Super Tactical Droid at your service Master, What is your command?"
"I AM TD-4565 Tactical And Annalist droid at your service, What are your orders, Master?"
"I want you to load up this vessel, organize everything in the storage bay then set yourselves a charging bay in the service area, then you will debrief me and my master of your abilities as well as with these other droids," he pauses and motions to the others the Super Tactical droid states "B-1 and B-2 Battle Droids Master" The droid Turns and orders the others to start loading the parts and supplies on to the ship Luke grabs the rust-colored droid and drags it up the ramp to his quarters Nox proceeds to the Briefing room awaiting Kenobi, the droids are heard marching through the ship to the cargo hold and the two tactical droids walk into the room followed by luke, Master Kenobi shows up shortly after pausing to stare at the two tactical droids.
"Well, this is refreshing, Just like Anakin always full of surprises" obi wan quips.
"Master as ordered, I am a Super Tactical Droid and General, I Commanded legions of droids and fleets of ships, The droid Besides me is a T-Series Tactical droid, a Capable model though slightly inferior to my line, they cannot process a problem as fast as the Super Tactical droid Line, The Smaller Thinner Droids were the B-1 Series Battle Droids, Used in a variety of jobs they were once the backbone of the Confederate Droid Army serving from the rank of a foot solider to even a Few as Admirals and Generals, the larger series are known as the b-2 series Battle Droids, larger and Equipped with dual Wrist mounted blasters on each hand, they were dull, not required to process tactics and strategies only follow orders and Basic Tactics to Survive and Battle." The Droid Finishes as the other Tactical Droid Affirms the data
"Yes That is about Right, They were only a match for the Clones Because of their Numbers, Clone Commander Cody and Clone Captian Rex were worth a whole Legion of droids, though Commanders like Grevious Negiated that." Obi-Wan States his Opinion Nox looks on at them and states.
"You will be the Master's Protection Until the Time he is Trained Well Enough to Protect himself, Now Kenobi We need to decide where to go, all my data is outdated and the Astromech only has two or three sets of coordinates in their memories."
the Super Tactical Droid speaks up "Sir, there are multiple Sepertist holdings that were unknown to the organics of the Confederacy, Completely automated by order of general grievous he and the droid commanders were the only ones to know of them, The Hypori Droid works is still function and sending a signal, as well as the Hidden Shipyards in the Ballast Sector, they are requesting orders"
"Send them a new list of authorized commanders starting with Master Luke Skywalker, Lord Kallig or Darth Nox, and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, I want no other commanders allowed. Nox orders the droid nods and accesses the comm terminal and sends out orders to all receiving units, then it turns back to Nox. "My lord the hidden Space station in orbit of the Mantaclor nebula is sending a confirmation, that could be your safe port while you figure out what to do." the droid suggests, Nox nods and orders the coordinates sent to the bridge, he turns an leaves the room heading towards the bridge while obi wan starts luke on learning to harness the force.
End Chapter One