The Eternal Struggle Edition
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>>27807311
That sweet new thread smell
Have you guys herd that there is a Lothcat in our thread. I hope we find it soon.
Sarge said he wanted to make the new thread b/c of something centered around his story.
kek.
>>27807704
I hear they're good with ketchup.
>>27807806
N-now why would y-you want to eat a Lothcat.
We-t-they taste bad.
>>27807806
Anything that reminds me of spoders is probably tasty and crunchy.
>>27807928
I'll be seeing that thing in my nightmares later.
>>27807719
He said he wanted to do that for the next NEXT thread. Meaning the one following this one.
>>27808633
I keked, but banned.
>>27808633
![1467629800092[1].webm](https://i.imgur.com/rAhXUmo.jpg "1467629800092[1].webm")
>>27808633
no
>>27808781
That may in fact be the saddest thing I've ever seen.
>>27808781
Die Jedi scum!What the fuck did I just watch
>>27808781
100% flawless animation
bump
>>27809597
Still better animation then >>27808781
>>27809597
I cry evrytiem
>>27809597
Call Pixar.
>>27807311
This image thumbnail is incredibly easy to (hilariously) misinterpret.
>>27809597
It's like seeing the face of God.
>>27808659
>>27808662
>>27808781
Desu is kill. What did I miss?
>>27811196
https://desuarchive.org/
use this
So, what about that dark vs light? I'm making all my new toons light-only until it's over.
>>27811911
Dubs confirms spooky ghost is back from the dead
>>27812775
Well, I guess I better get writing again.
>Droidnon hasn't posted in like a week
>>27807719
What >>27808612 said. I call dibs on the next thread. I've got quite a bit of work to get through until then, so feel free to make this thread go slowly.
>>27814004
Yes sir
>>27808781
The cut-scenes, if you can even call them that, are shit but the cinematics are pretty great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuNvCOUy1Ts
>>27814720
I seriously want a full movie with those type of cut scenes.
>>27814720
>>27814746
Blur Studios' animation and fx are god-tier. I feel in love with them when they did the cutscenes for Halo Wars.
page 9
Sheev did nothing wrong
>>27816712
pony flies the starfighter
An update will be coming later.
>>27817461
One of these days I'm gonna put effort into it and write some Pilot!Anon stuff.
>>27818846
And I already have my popcorn.
>>27818846
>>27818861
I hope you will keep your word.
>>27817114
I quit my job. I'd be writing now, but I'm recovering from an über bad sunburn I got yesterday. I'll get an update out this week though. Probably in a couple of days.
>>27820848
Neet
>>27820875
I know.I'm ashamed.
>>27821141
You can't be as ashamed as me.I'm down to posting without my name.
>>27820848
Well then, Solaire is not immune to sunburns, but anyways I know how it feels man. I've had bad ones on my legs and just wearing pants hurt, also sleeping was absolute hell. Hope it feels better soon.
>>27813160
I'm not dead. Things have been really slow lately, and I'm trying to find motivation to write but it's been difficult. Story is not over. Not yet.
>>27820848
>>27821330
I miss you both.
>>27821467
You're too new to leave. I challenge you to have an update out by Friday. That's the goal I'm setting for myself.
>>27821548
Deal. Perhaps it'll be out sooner.
As soon as this thread is gone and dead for good, my ride will be over. Wthout this general, I have no reason to browse /mlp/.
>>27822020
Almost at your position.
I only lurk 3 threads
This one, pony prision and a CYOA that probably will die in the next month.
Just enjoy it famalam, I'm sure you will find something, maybe not in /mlp/ but in a board
>>27822144
I still browse /v/ but I'll probably just reread a few stories, then stick to /qst/. That board is amazing.
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Sorry that I didn't post yesterday, I fell asleep. Consequently, today's update will be longer.
>>27824877
Forgot who I was for a moment
>>27824902
>update will be longer
All's forgiven.
>>27824877
Based God
>>27824877
Who is by far the most tragic character in all of Star Wars? I've got a hankering for something sad.
>>27826542
Stormtooper #35922577
>>27826597
Never forget.
>>27826542
Sha Koon.
Niece of Plo, survivor of Order 66. Experienced in visions, but could not foresee her own death. She challenged Darth Vader, but could not defeat him. In her final moments, she experienced despair---but then hope, for at that moment she saw Luke, the destruction of Palpatine, and the rebirth of the Jedi in the New Republic.
She died in peace.
>>27826629
Plo had it rough too. He was so close with the clones he commanded that they canonically referred to themselves as "Plo's Bros"-at least, their air cavalry did. Makes the fact he was gunned down like he was more tragic
>>27826629
>She died in peace.
No respite. Its not tragic if she finds peace in the end.
>>27826863
It's tragic because she didn't get to spread them Kel Dor legs and breed you fucking mongoloid
The line of Koon is dead now
>>27826937
>The line of Koon is dead now
It's not like she's superman or something get over yourself.
>>27827105
Why do you hate Koons? That's racist.
>>27824877
>mfw I have to go bed soon.
>mfw I'm going to miss it.
>>27827752
But, you'll wake up to delicious green.
>>27827752
>>27827752
Sorry, I'm still putting final touches on it. Expect it shortly.
>>27827879
Goodnight... And thanks.
Sudden internet issues. There is a conspiracy to keep the green from reaching the Rebel Alliance. Stand by.
>>27828127
>>27828160
Glad to see you hanging on, despite the issues.
>>27828127
Something is very wrong
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>>27828483
oh god
There will be no update tonight. I am sorry for this inconvenience, but it is not happening. There are technical issues on my end that are directly keeping me from giving you the green. Even posting from my phone is more difficult than usual. This technological conspiracy also kept me out of my Shadowrun game tonight, so that's fun.
There will also be no update tomorrow, as I will be on a 24 hour duty, with a computer but no access to 4chan. Military computer, you understand, but one I can write from.
Consequently, this means the next update will be the last one of this thread, as I will have, at that time, reached the Shatterpoint.
What this means is that, after I manage to post the rest of the update on Friday or so, the story will only continue at the start of the next thread, as I will need to take the time to finish the seventy-plus pages of material that constitute the five endings I have planned for so long. My hope is that this gap in time will allow the other writers some time to shine, so I'm putting out a call to arms; keep the thread alive with green until I return.
Anonymous, Dark Jedi will end in the next thread.
Stay tuned.
In Star Wars The Force Awakens, there is a scene after the battle on Takodana, where Finn and Poe see each other for the first time after being separated.discussion topic: what's all of your favorite star wars scenes?
>>27829818
Vader and Luke'so final duel. Specifically the moment where Luke loses it, batters Vader back, and the fucking perfect footwork and the camera panning and the rising music and him just hammering and hammering away at his dad until his hand is cut off GODDAMN; it has never been better.
>>27829818
The opening scene in Episode III, during the Battle of Coruscant. All the cruisers fighting, squadrons ripping each other apart...
Even though it was CGI, it was so well made
>>27829817
See you when ya get back Sarge.
>>27829818
The scene in Empire where the Star Destroyer is chasing the Falcon through the asteroid field. Probably just because of the music though. Out of all the musical pieces that John Williams has conducted, that one is my personal favorite.
https://youtu.be/8rgsulG1Qg0
As far as an actual scene goes, my favorite is probably the one with Yoda's "size matters not/feel the Force around you" speech he gives to Luke before he moves the x-wing. It gives me goosebumps every single time.
So, I accidentally 200 MB of Star Wars pictures today. My entire folder, gone. The only ones that I really want back, though, are Solaire's drawings andChiss babes.Would you guys mind dumping? I would really, really appreciate that.
>>27829818
Oh, and my favorite is probably the duel between Luke and Vader in Episode V.
>>27830917
I'll see what I can do.
>>27830917
Wait, can't you just download the images on Imgur from the pastebin?
>>27831115
No, I didn't find anything. Perhaps the archives are incomplete.
I've always liked Anakin Skywalker the most out of everyone in the Star Wars universe. honestly, not trying to sound edgy, i can relate. i feel like if i was in star wars, i would start out as a jedi, and turn into a sith.darth vader is pretty fucking cool tooanother discussion topic: who's your favorite star wars character, and why?
>>27831146
I believe I have everything that has been drawn here(It's been a long time hasn't, /swmlp/). I'll start uploading on Imgur.
>>27830917
Ta da
https://imgur.com/a/UjOcb
>>27831179
Duck me sideways.
*hasn't it
>>27831152
Vader (before those slaps in the face known as the prequels).
>>27831152
I didn't think his story was all that bad, when you look at it in a broader spectrum than the movies gave.
Here you have a boy who is very powerful, and is told so at a young age. He is raised among other powerful people, and he wants to use that power to protect others.
The Jedi, on the other hand, don't seek power. They teach balance and equality instead of personal achievements, which Anakin disagrees with. Jedi are supposed to be peacekeepers.
Then the Clone Wars breaks out. All the Jedi are forced, for the first time in almost a thousand years, to be generals again. However, these generals refuse to put aside their beliefs as protectors and equals. Very few Jedi, people like Anakin, use the full force of their power to help in the war.
Naturally the Jedi don't like this, as this young knight is disobeying the practices. A rift is formed between the council and Anakin, a rift that creates pushes Anakin's respect even further away than Qui-gon had put the boy at.
Sure Palpatine may have dangled Anakin's love to try and lure him, but it wasn't only trying to save Padme that forced Anakin on his path, it was dissatisfaction with the Jedi as a whole. When Mace struck at Palpatine, Anakin saw a hypocrite who broke the code and was about to kill in cold blood. He didn't want to be part of that, all he wanted was to save the lives of his family and his friends. If the Jedi couldn't do that, then who could? Palpatine.
>>27831152
I kinda understand. Especially in the EU and Clone Wars stuff, his turn to the dark side becomes a lot more... relatable. It's pretty clear the way that the Jedi are operating is highly flawed. His reaction to them explicitly saying "You can sit and watch this council, but you don't get to be a Jedi Master!" wasn't just "whiny boy is whiny again". It was "I've put my life on the line numerous times for this council, for this government, for this galaxy. I've lead countless troops into battle. And you continue to insult me by condescending to me?"
>>27831276the prequels aren't that bad
>>27831292
>>27831388
I just love how Anakin uses his powers unlike the jedi. like it's true, all they wanna do is protect the galaxy from danger and shit but like come on man, if i had the force and lightning and all that shit i'd be fucking shit up left and right
my favorite characters are Anakin and Finn
>>27831418
>spoiler
Are you saying this after watching The Clone Wars?
>>27831445
i liked 1 2 and 3 more than 4 5 and 6
>>27831467
Why? Is it the concept behind the story? If so, I will agree with you.
>>27831228
Bless you! If this were Reddit, I'd give you gold. I'll star downloading right away.
>>27831512
i'm 18, so the only movie i saw in theatres (besides episode 7) was episode 3, and no other movie ever had a greater impact on me than that movie. to this day i want to make short movies about star wars. honestly if i had the budget, i'd turn some of the stories here into movies.The /mlp/ MenaceAttack of the AnonsRevenge of the ScruffA-non HopeThe /trash/ Strikes BackReturn Of The Moot
>>27831675
Well, I'm glad Star Wars has made a big impact on you and has created a creative desire even if you started from... That trilogy. If you are interested, and some time to killwhy else would you be here?, watch RedLetterMedia's reviews on the prequel trilogy as well as CinemaSins.
>>27831631
No problemAlso I wouldn't mind if you logged into skype every now and then.
I would ask if any of you fucks wanted to play swtor, but the game is so boring that there isn't even a /vg/ thread for it anymore.
That, and I forgot my Skype login info and I'm too lazy to reset it because I don't know which email I used.
>>27832373
Yeah, the lack of new group content is what's preventing me from being active in SWTOR again. I uninstalled last month and now I want to reinstall because >the ride never ends.
Also, the Star Wars London Celebration is coming up and EA is talking about the Death Star forBattlefront, Knights of the Eternal Throne (new expansion) for SWTOR, and two other Star Wars games (one of them is a mobile game and I don't recall what the other is).
>>27832396
I moved most of my characters to Harbinger.
So shits fucked now. I don't even know if I want to keep playing, but I've already invested a lot of time so I might as well keep saying as a preferred.
So fuck
Also, you can put spaces in names now. So you can make "Princess Celestia" as long as it isn't taken.
>>27832404
That's where all of my characters are at too. I still need to level my Bounty Hunter and Sith Inquisitor to 65, but I fucking hate grinding through non-12x xp zones and the thought of playing KOTFE kills the anon.
>>27832424
I fucked up and made a bunch of classes I don't need, and now I might have to delete some to make space.
End me.
>>27832404
>>27832424
I forgot. If it makes you feel better, Bioware said they are working on new group content (they never said what kind of content it's going to be) so I guess that's a reason to play?I want to quit you, SWTOR.
>>27832432
I'm down desu
>inb4 I end up subbing for 2 months again
Hey, you faggots, yes you! The ones talking about SWTOR, add Mr.Anoon on skype if you want to do shit.I really want to like the game but without a group of people it's not much fun. Plus maybe revive the old guilds or start new ones.
Update coming tomorrow night, most likely. If not then, Saturday morning.
>>27833579If we want to revive the old guilds, we would have to be on Harbinger since it's the most active these days. But, I would hold off on reviving since we don't have that many people interested in SWTOR.
>>27829818
The Order 66 scene. Something about it is really effective in delivering in the emotional factor. The looks on the faces of the Jedi as they were gunned down by some of their closest friends throughout the war really hit hard. I could go further, but I'm shit at describing things like this.
>>27832396
Forgot another thing. Rebels Season 3 should be talked about there and hopefullyThrawn'sreturn.
>>27835536
If Thrawn appears in season 3, I'll record myself narrating all three books.
Hey anon, you're a pretty cool guy.Don't come to the jedi temple tomorrow.
>>27836816
I'm a janitor, dammit. I have to come to the Jedi Temple.
>>27836816
Uh, okay?
In that case, can you pick up my kid for me? He's one of the younglings.
>>27836816
Reminder that all of the kids the Jedi saved from Cad Bane and Sidious got killed, probably by Anakin.
Change of plans, kids. I'm gonna whip out a relatively small update in a little bit.
>>27838483
Man, i'm waiting for this. Even if it takes another two hours
Sorry about the wait. I had to do something.
If anyone is still awake and still gives a damn, I'm posting my update in a few minutes.
>>27839033
I'm here
>Finally, you make it out of the canyons and back into the open field you were in before.
>Sunset had contacted you about five minutes ago to tell you the bad news. You were too late.
>She said that her and Pinkie were going to see if Octavia survived. You don't think she did, but you're still going to help them when you get back to the compound.
>You're pretty confident that you're not getting paid for this job anymore.
>This is all senator Hoity Toity's fault. He set up the bomb, he kept this whole thing a secret from the senate, and he made you lose 50,000 credits.
>You're curious about these Flim and Flam guys too, whoever they are. He'll know more about them.
>Once you get back to your ship on Naboo, you're going straight to Coruscant to deal with the senator yourself.
>You hit the gas and move as fast as you can toward the compound.
>The thick plume of black smoke rises higher into the sky just ahead of you.
>Sunset's voice come on in your comms as you move over a hilltop.
>"Anon, where are you?"
"I just got out of the canyon. I'm almost there."
>"Alright, hurry. There are fires in a few places and some people are stuck inside the main building. We're working with a few of the soldiers to get them out, but we need all the help we can get."
"Keep helping as much as you can. I'll be there in two minutes."
>The compound itself comes into view as you drive over another hilltop. Black smoke rises and moves directly overhead as the wind pushes it along.
>There are a few people outside that are talking or bickering with one another. They're panicking, unsurprisingly. This planet doesn't usually get action like this.
>They move out of your way when they see you driving toward them.
>>27839117
>Right when you slow to a stop just beside them, you immediately dismount the bike and run toward the large open doorway they're gathered around.
>This crowd is nothing like the ones on Nar Shaddaa, but you still have to push your way through a few people before you reach the compound's entrance.
>When you finally do make it inside, you look toward the largest building on the other side of the compound: the source of the black smoke.
>From here, you can barely see the tips of a few flames that are present on the roof. Other buildings are in the way, so you don't have a good view from the ground.
>You don't have time to run through the buildings to the other side of the compound so you activate your jetpack and take to the sky once again.
>Things are a lot clearer up here. There's a large hole on the one side of the main building, and you see fires in a few places around it and on the roof.
>You quickly make your way toward the fires, over the smaller buildings that stand in front of you.
"Sunset, I'm here. Where are you?"
>"We're by the big hole on the side of the building! I'm about to head inside!"
>Among the few people running around the burning side of the building, you spot Sunset and Pinkie ushering them away while moving toward the blaze.
"Wait for me, I'm just above you."
>Sunset looks around for a moment before spotting you in the air. You quickly descend and land beside her and Pinkie.
"Any news on the senator?"
>Sunset shakes her head. "Nothing from her, or the Wonderbolts yet. The few people who have made it out have said that there are still survivors deeper inside."
>"We've been helping as much as we can out here, but we can't get inside the building to help more." Pinkie points to the flames.
>A few Republic soldiers are around the burning entrance. They're helping a young human male out of the building, he looks like he's about 17. He's coughing violently and bleeding from his head.
>>27839128
>These soldiers don't have masks or anything to protect them from this smoke. If they go too deep inside, they'll suffocate.
>Smoke shouldn't be an issue for you though. Your helmet has a built in filtration system.
"Pinkie, you stay out here and keep helping in any way you can. Me and Sunset will head inside to look for more survivors."
>"Okay!"
>The three of you run toward the burning hole in the wall. Pinkie slows down to help usher the human kid to safety while you and Sunset continue forward.
>A few Republic soldiers by the hole see you approach and you call out to one of them.
"Anything from the senator yet?!"
>"No, nothing! She was in the main hall when the bomb went off!"
>You and Sunset run past him and head into the smoke.
>Sunset calls back to him. "You all stay here! We'll find her!"
>You both slow down as you proceed through the smoke and into one of the building's hallways.
>You turn on your helmet's thermal imaging to help you see through the smoke. It's probably too hot in here to distinguish individual survivors' body heat, but at least you'll be able to see.
>It takes a couple of seconds, but your viewfinder cuts through the smoke and a better image comes up on your HUD.
>Debris is everywhere. The hallway directly ahead of you has been completely sealed by the collapsed ceiling. Survivors weren't getting through here.
>The smoke is more concentrated off to your right. You and Sunset proceed that way.
>A few large sections of rubble and collapsed ceiling block this hallway in a few places as well, but it's created a narrow crawlspace that's just big enough for people to fit through.
>Sunset grabs a part of the rubble wall. "Here, help me clear this up a bit."
>You take hold of the same chunk of rubble and pull.
>No surprise that it's heavy. It doesn't budge at first, but you keep on pulling.
"Come on... Come on..."
>>27839152
>Straining and grunting, you break off a decent-sized chunk of rubble after a few moments. It consequently loosens a few other chunks directly around it.
>You and Sunset keep clearing up more space as best as you can. Rocks and rubble fall down and clatters onto the ground around your feet and you kick them away.
>Pretty soon, the hole is much more open than it was before.
"Okay, that's good. Let's go."
>"Right."
>Sunset proceeds through the opening first, and you follow directly behind her.
>More piles of rubble and debris litter this hallway as well. Nothing too extreme though. You manage to walk around or over them with relative ease.
>You hear coughing directly ahead of you, and it makes you move faster.
"Hey! Who's out there! Where are you?!"
>"H-Here... Behin-" The voice coughs again. It's male. "Beneath the rubble..."
>You and Sunset walk around another collapsed section and see a militia soldier sitting on the ground with his legs trapped under a pile of debris.
>Sunset immediately gets to work freeing him. She gets behind him and grabs his torso while you move a few chunks away from his legs.
>He lets out a scream in pain as she pulls him out. His legs are bleeding in a few places. You can see it soaking through his pants.
>"Can you walk?"
>He coughs and hacks again before answering. "I-I think so..."
"Good. Hang on a second."
>You grab his sleeve and rip it off of his arm.
>"Where's the main hall?"
>"J-Just down this hallway and take a left... That's-" He coughs again. "...That's wh-where the briefing room and offices are..."
>Which means that's around where Octavia is, hopefully.
>You take his rent sleeve and hold it in front of him.
"Wrap this around your mouth and nose. It will filter the smoke out a little."
>He takes it and ties it around his face while Sunset helps him to his feet.
>He nearly falls, but he leans against the rubble to keep himself up.
>>27839168
>Sunset is there to support him. "You okay?"
>"Y-Yes... I can make it... N-Never thought I'd be rescued... By Mandalorians, especially. Thank you both."
"Don't mention it. Now go."
>He nods and limps toward the exit while you and Sunset continue down the hallway.
>You pass a few more piles of rubble and finally reach the end of the hallway. Another large pile of rubble has built up on your right.
>Beneath it is another militia soldier. He's not moving.
>You crouch down and examine him closer, checking for a pulse.
>"How is he?"
>You don't feel anything.
"He's gone."
>Damn. This isn't good.
"Hopefully, the senator isn't gone yet."
>Another sound comes from the next hallway, grabbing your and Sunset's attention.
>"Ugh... Ith... A-Anyone there?"
>The voice is very feminine.
>"Yeah! Where are you?!"
>You stand up from the corpse and proceed down the hallway toward the voice.
>"Mmn... O-Over here! Help!"
>Deeper into the hallway, you see someone crawling toward you on the floor.
>It's the short Pantoran member of the Wonderbolts you saw earlier.
>She's covered in black soot. It looks like her arm is broken too, she's hobbling on the ground using only her right arm.
>She looks up at you and recognizes you both immediately.
>"Oh, itsth you two! Thank the Forth!"
>She has a lisp. Maybe she bit her tongue.
"Are you alright?"
>You and Sunset crouch down and try to help her up, but she screams when you touch her.
>"AAH! Careful! I-I think I buthted my arm!"
>You both remove your hands from her and move down to her sides. You both pick her up and move her into your arms. She screams in pain again at the sudden movement, but she doesn't fight it.
>She wraps her right arm around your neck as you hold her.
>"Is the senator alright?"
>She grunts and whimpers as tears fall down her cheek, but she looks at Sunset.
>"I-I think tho... Sthe couldn't move and I thtarted crawling to get help..."
"But she's alive?"
>She looks up at you and nods. "Yeth..."
>>27839195
>Wow, Octavia's tough. That's a huge relief to hear that she's alive.
>"Get her out of here, Anon. I'll go find the senator."
"Alright."
>You turn around and go back the way you came.
>She starts coughing more as you move through the smoke. You grab her neckline and pull it up over her mouth and nose. She can't do it herself.
>You notice her nametag on her jacket for the first time. Fleetfoot.
"Fleetfoot, what happened just before the explosion? Did you see the bomb itself at all?"
>She coughs again and shakes her head. "N-No, I thaw nothing... The governor wath in the room too when it went off... I followed Thoarin' and Thpitfire when they took the thenator out... a-and a few milithia tholdierth were taking the governor... into an open room in the back, jutht before it happened..."
>You move around a few other piles of debris and continue toward the exit. Fleetfoot continues to cough and wheeze.
>When you reach the narrow crawlspace just before the exit, you slow down and carefully slide through it. The sunlight shines through the smoke onto you when you get clear and you head outside.
>Pinkie and a couple other Republic soldiers are there immediately. They start to take Fleetfoot away.
"Be careful, she's got a broken arm."
>Pinkie assists the soldiers as they get a good hold on Fleetfoot before turning back to you.
>"Any luck?"
"Fleetfoot says that the senator is alive. I'm heading back. Sunset is looking for her now."
>She grabs her chest and breathes a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank goodness. Hurry."
>She turns around and follows the soldiers as they carry the Pantoran away and you head back into the smoky building.
>>27839200
>It takes about a minute to move past the piles of debris back to where you were prior to finding Fleetfoot.
>You turn on your comms and contact Sunset.
"Did you find her?"
>"Yes! She and Spitfire are both under a huge pile of debris just down the hallway! I need your help to move it!"
>Amazing. She found her.
"I'll be right there! Hang on!"
>You move down the hallway as quickly as you can.
>This hallway looks familiar. It's the one you were in just before you left the building to meet Sunset and Pinkie the courtyard.
>You see an orange glow flickering along the walls up ahead on your left. The source is coming from an open doorway on your right.
>It's the large briefing room you were in before. Fire is covering the floors and debris is absolutely everywhere.
>There's a massive hole where the far left wall used to be. A few chunks of rubble are still falling from the crater in the ceiling onto the floor. You can even see a few rooms on the upper level.
>You take a quick look inside the room for a better look at the hole.
>The next room is almost nonexistent. There's just a crater where it used to be. That must be where the bomb was detonated.
>Continuing down the hallway, you come to an intersection. Your right is completely blocked by debris. No way you're getting through that.
>On your left, you see Sunset pulling on a few large chunks of rocks. She sees you and waves you over.
>"Come on! She's right here!"
>You run to her and see senator Octavia Melody beneath Spitfire. They're both under the pile of rubble.
>>27839205
You quickly begin to pull the rocks off of them. "Is she alive?"
>"Yes! She's just unconscious!"
"What about Spitfire?"
>You grab another chunk and toss it behind you.
>"I don't know..."
>You and Sunset grab a large piece of rubble and lift it together, freeing them.
>Grunting, you set it down and move your attention back to Spitfire.
>You grab her shoulders and pull her out while Sunset grabs Octavia. The rubble pile collapses to fill the space where they once were.
>Octavia groans a bit when she's freed and her eyes open just barely.
>"S...Sunset? A-Anonymous?"
>Sunset keeps pulling her away from the rubble. "We're here, senator. We're going to get you out. Can you stand?"
>"I-I think so..."
>Spitfire doesn't move. You turn her around and hold her on her back.
>Her head hangs limp over your left arm and you bring your fingers to her neck.
>Nothing. No pulse at all.
"Dammit..." You curse under your breath.
>You and Sunset look at each other silently. She glances at Spitfire, and you shake your head at her.
>Best not to let the senator know just yet.
>You pick Spitfire up and hold her in your arms while Sunset helps Octavia to her feet.
>"Here, senator, lean on me. I'll keep you up."
>She winces as she stands up. "Ah!... Where's Fleetfoot and Soarin'?"
"Fleetfoot is safe. We don't know about Soarin' yet."
>"I'm... r-right here..."
>You all turn to your left to see Soarin' sitting on the ground. His right leg is trapped under some rubble and he's trying to pull it out.
>You move next to Octavia and she leans on you while Sunset rushes over to help him.
>She pushes the debris off and pulls Soarin' out. He grunts and pants hard in pain as she examines his leg.
>>27839224
>"It's broken. He can't walk."
>He struggles to move it and stand up. "It's... fine! I-I can... get..."
>As soon as he puts pressure on it, he screams and collapses into Sunset's arms.
>"It's BROKEN. You. Can't. Use. It."
>Octavia speaks up. "Soarin', you're hurt! Please let her help!"
>He looks over at her, grunting once before sighing. "Y-Yes, my lady..."
>Sunset crouches down and grabs him in her arms.
>"Hang on, princess. Here comes your knight in shining Mando armor."
>You smile and barely hold back a laugh at the face he gives Sunset as she picks him up in her arms.
>If looks could kill...
>She walks toward you and you turn to Octavia.
"Senator, hold onto me. I'll go slow."
>She coughs again and nods. "A-Alright. Lead the way."
"Cover your mouth and nose with your sleeve. This smoke is not good for the lungs."
>She does as you instruct and you all make your way back down the hall toward the exit.
>Sunset takes the lead and maneuvers past the rubble quicker than you as you carefully lead Octavia through the smoky hallway.
>Your comms beep and Pinkie comes on in your ear.
>"Anon! Sunset! Did you find her?!"
"Yeah we did. She's alive and we're making our way back to you."
>"Oh good! The Republic is here!"
"The Republic?"
>Octavia steps over another pile of rubble and leans up against you more as you pass the burning briefing room.
>"Yeah! A Republic capital ship just entered the atmosphere and is making its way here now! The soldiers said that it's gonna put out the fire and help with the rescue!"
>Oh good.
"They're aware that the senator is here then?"
>"Yeah! They said she's to get on the cruiser for medical attention right away! I'll let them know you have her!"
"Thanks, Pinkie."
>>27839230
>You shut off your comms and continue down the hallway. You reach the end and take a right.
"Almost there, Senator. This is the final stretch."
>She nods and continues with you.
>Sunset is ahead of you and is in the process of moving through the crawlspace that leads to the exit.
>Once she's through, you lead Octavia past the sections of collapsed ceiling and rubble and usher her toward the opening. She's coughing and wheezing loudly.
>When she reaches the crawlspace, Sunset pokes her head back through and takes Octavia's hand to help her as well.
>She pulls the senator through and into the clear. You follow directly behind with Spitfire still in your arms. You wiggle your way out and get free of the smoke and rubble.
>In the sky directly above you, a few Republic dropships are descending toward the planet. Behind them is a large Republic cruiser.
>One of the dropships lands in an open spot in front of you. Republic soldiers on your right are in the process of carrying Octavia toward it.
>A few medical officers disembark from the dropship and run toward her and Soarin'. Two of them run toward you and Spitfire as well.
>"How is she?!"
You shake your head. "Not good. I didn't feel a pulse."
>One of them places his fingers on her neck for a second before he and his partner remove her from your grip.
>"We'll take it from here."
>You release Spitfire and they take her lifeless body away.
>The sight of all this makes your blood boil. Not just because you lost your paycheck, but because this was a blatant act of betrayal.
>You've dealt with shit like this before during your career, but for some reason, this time really struck a nerve with you.
>If the Republic asks you any questions about this, which you're sure that they will, you're tempted to not tell them anything about who was involved.
>Even though you probably shouldn't, you want to be the one that personally makes Hoity Toity pay for this.
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>>27839231
Alright, we're gonna end there for now. Hopefully, I'll write and post another update this weekend.
Boy, I sure do hate Sunset Shimmerfags.
>>27839254
Here's your (You).
Holy shit, they tore into the Wonderbolts. I'm surprised more people didn't die from the blast. Then again, people are resilient.
I'm trying to find some constructive criticism, but there isn't much to fix. I guess some of your lines seemed a little matter-of-fact compared to the stress of the situation, but that isn't really a problem.
All in all, great job. Update was fire
>>27839291 was meant for you of course >>27839244
>>27839244
It may have been short but you made it feel pretty tense, I love it. Also I'm ready for Hoity Toity to get get the shit beaten out of him by an angry Mando.
There is going to be a massive, super-sized update coming out later, assuming no further Internet issues when I get home.
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>>27840379
There goes me sleeping.
>>27840379
:D :D :D
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>>27840379
Finally posting from the computer again. I just need to retrieve my work, edit a few lines, and we'll be ready for a massive update, the last before next thread.
>Previously on X-Men...
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We now continue...
>When the turbolift hits the ground floor, you take off running as soon as the doors slide open.
>You race to the main hall, which has now been turned into a long ruin of broken pillars and destroyed walls.
>As you pass by a meditation fountain room, you hear the sounds of lightsabers clashing and run inside only to discover Rarity dueling Blueblood.
>Both are well-trained in Makashi and prove an even match as they focus on their footwork while moving between the fountains.
>In fact, if memory serves, they were both Padawans under Master Zecora.
>Their battle is one of careful movement and strikes, but their concentration does not take precedence over their dialogue, apparently.
>Blueblood's cerulean saber strikes against her white, elegant blade in a series of thrusts, pokes and parries as he confidently declares, "I have already won, Rarity! I am the superior duelist, you have always known this!"
>Rarity blocks his attack with a slight flourish as she steps back before countering with a riposte of her own, both physical and verbal.
>"I can't believe you were ever someone I considered a fellow Jedi, you ruffian!" she says back, blocking each of his attacks. "And you are most certainly not a better duelist!"
>Blueblood wears a confident smile upon his chiseled face as he sways his head backwards to deftly part his blonde hair.
>"Face it, Rarity! The time of the pompous Jedi is over! Our fate lies with the Sith! Join me!"
>"I would never forsake my friends and my vows! The Jedi are my family now!"
>She swings at his feet as he hops back onto the edge of a fountain.
>"Think of it, Rarity! We could both join the Sith! The masters of Makashi, flawless and beautiful! We could do as we pleased! No more rules from the council on what we can and cannot wear or do!"
>Rarity pauses. "I'll take wearing those brown robes over being on your side any day!"
>He scoffs. "You jest."
>"The only jest I can make to you is one about your terrible hair!"
>>27843122
>>27843135
>That struck a nerve, clearly, as his eye twitches.
>"Then you will die, my dear!"
>"Just try it! I'm more than your match in skill!" She attacks him as he blocks again, still standing on the fountain.
>This is... a bit too dramatic for your liking.
>It's like something out of those holo-plays Rarity used to watch about those nobles of Tapani.
>Entertaining, perhaps, but you quite literally have no time for this foolishness.
>Setting down the crate, you throw your lightsaber at the fountain, slicing it in half and making him fall down.
>Water spills out all over him, ruining his regal outfit and hair.
>"Gah! What?! Who dares---"
>Your lightsaber flies back to your hand as you step fully into the light, drawing both of their eyes to you.
>Rarity lets out a startled gasp, bringing a hand up to her mouth. "A-Anon?!"
"In what's left of the flesh."
>"You look... Ghastly!" she says, speechless from your appearance.
"That's putting it nicely."
>Blueblood is just as surprised, and has not yet gotten back up, which gives you an opening to leap forward and knock his lightsaber aside before stabbing him in the chest in one fluid movement.
>He and Rarity both gasp as you puncture his heart, and his eyes roll upwards followed by a quick death.
>Rarity backs up against the wall in fear as you withdraw your blade and look at her.
>"You... You truly have gone to the Dark Side..."
"You were wasting time," you tell her, pointing a mechanical finger.
>"Your arm," she says, her voice a mixture of concern and apprehension.
>You don't have much time to explain, so you try to cut to the chase.
"Rarity! The others are in danger, and you're in here playing out some kind of dramatic fantasy duel!" You point at his body, adding, "You could've ended this earlier!"
>"I... I didn't want to kill anyone!" she says defensively.
>>27843141
"I know. That's why I took the choice away from you." You look back down at him and shake your head as you put away your lightsaber. "I never really knew him, anyway."
>Rarity, however, is still holding her lightsaber up defensively, and she gives you a nasty look.
>"You've changed," she says, a statement you find all too obvious. "You would justify killing a man simply because you do not know him? And now what? Are you going to kill me too? Have you joined the Sith?"
>You let out a sigh, getting tired of explaining this again and again.
"Please, set aside this drama and just listen to me, I beg of you. Yes, I killed him. He and others were going to join the Sith, and I'm trying to save what's left of the Jedi. Celestia is dead, and so are most of the masters, including Zecora! If you and the others don't escape the temple now, there won't be an order left!"
>She averts her eyes. "I know about Celestia. I felt her pass... But Zecora?" She looks up. "But how can I trust you, after what I just saw?"
"We don't have time for this, Rarity! The Force Hunters are here! They're attacking the Sith outside of the temple, but how long until they come for us?"
>Her blue eyes widen a bit more. "We... We must evacuate!"
You throw up your arms. "Thank you. Now, where are the others?"
>"Follow me, then," she says before pausing briefly. She looks you in the eyes. "But Anon, one last thing..."
>She stares into your eyes, trying to find something of the man she once knew in them.
"They're artificial," you whisper.
>"That's not what I was going to ask," she insists. "Anon, be truly honest with me, if ever our time together meant anything, as friends or otherwise: Are you truly on our side?"
"Yes. I promise you that I am."
>You bring over the crate and take out a crystal.
"These will allow you to cut through the cortosis armor and weapons of the Force Hunters. Use it as a focusing crystal."
>Surprised, she takes hold of it and inspects it. "Where did you get these?"
>>27843154
"It's a long story, but the important thing is that we have them and the Sith don't. Now do you believe me?"
>"Alright," she says, her confidence returning. "As I said, follow me!"
>Now she leads without interruption, taking you out into the main hall.
>As you step over some rocks, you hear roaring echoing throughout the halls.
>"Goodness, what was that?" Rarity asks, trying to find its point of origin.
"Something we don't want to run into," you advise. "Come on!"
>She leads you towards the center of the temple, where more battles are taking place.
>Here, Rainbow Dash and Applejack are fighting against Lightning Dust and Gilda.
>The winded s'kytri spins in the air as Applejack blocks her attack while Rainbow duels with Gilda.
>The wroonian continues to try talking sense into the troubled shashay.
>”Gilda! For the last time, knock this off!”
>”I can’t!” she says, though it sounds half-hearted. “I… I can’t!”
>Meanwhile, the much-less-conflicted Lightning Dust laughs gleefully as she strafes Applejack again, hitting her with both of her lightsabers.
>AJ blocks the attack, but is knocked to the ground.
>She laughs as she flies around, pausing for a moment in the air.
>"It's a shame you won't be joining us, Dash! This has been the biggest thrill since you and I joined this cruddy temple!"
>"There's more to this than thrills, Lightning Dust!" Rainbow shouts up to her as she blocks Gilda’s next attack. "People are dying! The Republic is in danger! This temple is being torn apart!"
>"I know," she smiles. "Exhilarating, isn't it?"
>Rainbow shakes her head in disgust as she forces Gilda backwards. "You sick sadistic---"
>"Oh, spare me!" she calls down. "You're weak because you don't want to go further than what others tell you to! You're weak because you limit yourself! Well, the Sith have no limits!"
"Speaking from personal experience on this matter, you're woefully mistaken," you say as you and Rarity walk up.
>>27843161
>You set down the crate as Lightning Dust looks over, narrowing her eyes. "Anon?"
"Look at you, so proud at tricked into doing their bidding. The Jedi should've screened the initiates a bit harder," you mutter.
>Landing on an upper perch of the hall, Lightning Dust looks down upon you and laughs. "Man, you look terrible! What did you do to yourself?"
"I took a trip into the Dark Side. So take a good look: this is where you're headed unless you stop acting like a child."
>She spits and then laughs again. "Yeah, right. More likely you just got wrecked because you were weak, just like Rainbow Dash there. I'm not going to be weak, like you! I'm going to grow more powerful than any one of you!"
>Rainbow is about to shout a retort when she notices something you see as well: a Force Hunter landing on the awning behind her and begin to sneak up to her.
>"Lightning Dust, behind you!" she shouts her warning.
>The s'kytri cocks a skeptical brow upwards. "Really, Dash? That's the best you can do? You know if there was something there, I would sense it, right?"
You shake your head and chuckle. "You'd be surprised."
>Her smile and cocky attitude vanish when a black cortosis blade is shoved through her back, ending up sticking out of her ribs.
>She looks down at it with wide, wide eyes.
"Annnnd there's the surprise.”
>The Force Hunter then kicks her and withdraws his blade, sending her plummeting below.
>Rainbow knocks Gilda down to the ground and runs over to try and catch Lightning Dust, but cannot get there in time.
>She hits the ground with a loud thud, dead as dead can be.
>Her killer then jumps down and lands behind her body, taking out his sword and pointing it at Dash.
>Eager to take him on, she's about to rush in when you step in front of her.
"Cortosis," you tell her. "He'd take you down. Or at least you’d lose a limb. Trust me, that’s not fun."
>"And what? He won't do the same to you?"
"See for yourself."
>>27843176
>The Force Hunter charges in and swings his sword at you, and like on the roof, you block it.
>His blade meets yours and is cut in half, allowing you to then chop off his head.
>When he crumbles down, you turn around and look at Dash, seeing Gilda running up behind her.
>You raise a hand and blast her back against the wall, ensuring that she would hit her head.
“More Dazzling mind control, like Trixie,” you say. “She’ll be alright.”
>Applejack looks at the body of the fallen would-be Sith. ”And Lightning Dust? Was she controlled, too?”
“Doubtful. She seemed to enjoy it too much.”
>Rainbow looks at the dead Force Hunter. “How did you cut through his armor and weapon? I thought that was their whole deal.”
"Mestarian crystals. They cut through cortosis, and I have a whole box of them with me."
>"I knew it!" a new voice calls out. You all turn to behold Twilight, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie running up. "I knew you had gone to Mestare!"
You look at the twi'lek and nod. "I did, and it's the reason I joined the Sith. But there's too much to explain now---the Force Hunters are attacking the temple and we need to get everyone out of here. Where are the younglings?"
>"Master Redheart, Master Waddle and Master Cadance are getting them out through the lower levels," Pinkie Pie explains.
>Rainbow turns and thinks for a moment. "Will they be safe, with the Force Hunters entering the temple? What if they come in through the lower levels?"
>Applejack points towards the front of the temple. "We need to get any survivors from the entrance out to the tunnels."
>"And then what?" Rarity asks. "Are we going to just abandon the temple?"
>"This is a battle we cannot win," Twilight says to her. "Spike and I have managed to preserve much of the archives. He and the other droids are being evacuated through the emergency turbolifts. Now we need to get to any survivors." She looks over at you. "Anon, what are you thinking?'
>You pause and they all look at you.
>>27843192
"I'm sorry, it's just... I know there's a lot going on, but I just realized that this is the first moment we've all been in a room together... since I left."
>Their expressions all soften as you look each of them in the eyes.
"Only Sunset and Luna aren't here, but I've met with them already. They’ve been looking for me. They're the ones who turned me away from the path I was spiraling down, reminded me of who I was..."
>Wordlessly, you levitate the crate of crystals over.
"Everyone, I... I'm sorry for everything I did. I betrayed all of you and hurt you, some worse than others." You look over at Fluttershy in particular when you say that. "But I'm going to make it up to you, I swear it."
>Applejack is the one to reach up and put a hand on your shoulder and give you an encouraging squeeze.
>"Would that we had more time," she says. "Big Mac and the others are near the entrance. We need to reach them."
"I'll go," you reply. "Everyone, take some of these crystals."
>They begin to take the white crystals and distribute them amongst themselves.
>"We should split up," Twilight suggests. "Rainbow, Applejack, Fluttershy---you three go with Anon, and Rarity, Pinkie and I will take Gilda for medical attention and head back to make sure the younglings and the droids get out safely."
>After everyone has taken some of the crystals, with a few extra for anyone else who might need them, you all are about to part when Pinkie interrupts with a small cry of, "Wait!"
>She gathers everyone up, including you, and initiates a group hug.
>As she wraps her arms around as many as she can, Rainbow groans, "Pinkie! We don't have time for this mushy stuff!"
>"It's important!" she replies. "No matter what happens, we'll always have this moment!"
>You close your eyes and return the hug, putting your arms around Applejack and Twilight, who are the closest two.
>>27843201
>For a moment... you're back on Yavin 4, and there is no war, no impending destruction, and no threat of the Dark Side.
>Only you, and your friends.
>”I’m just so happy!” Pinkie says. “I mean, people have died, but we have each other again! I just don’t know how this could get any better!”
>You hear a voice speak up at that moment, monotone and familiar.
>”The blue one is dead. I dropped her down a turbolift shaft.”
>Your group hug ends and you look at Maud, who just entered the main hall from a side door.
>Pinkie Pie gasps louder and longer than you’ve ever seen her and, as if on command, tears form in her eyes.
>”Maud?!”
>”Pinkie Pie…”
>The zeltron races towards the umbaran and throws her into a tight hug.
>”It’s you! It’s you it’s you it’s really really REALLY you!” she cries.
>Though it brings a smile to your face under your mask, you can’t help but think about how your hug wasn’t nearly as tight as that one.
>Maud returns it, but even in the face of such sweetness, her voice remains the same.
>”I missed you, Pinkie.”
As they hug, you look at Twilight. “Take her with you to the others.”
>”Are you sure?”
“She and Pinkie have quite a bit of catching up to do.” You pause for a moment. “Say… You got Aria, right?”
>"I wouldn't be here if I didn't," she replies. "And neither would you, right?'
>You nod and run back to join your group, glad that she was able to help you.
>The four of you depart from them and head towards the main entrance.
>With Maud having taken care of Sonata, that’s the last loose end solved.
>That may eliminate the Dazzlings as problems, but there are still obstacles facing you.
>This will be a tricky moment, as not only are the Force Hunters out there, but also any remaining Sith could spot you.
>Including Scorpan.
>However, the first thing you'll need to deal with is the massive bull rancor that steps in your way.
>>27843208
>You all slide to a stop as the monstrous creature knocks over a pillar with its arm, while holding someone up in its other hand.
>Thunderlane.
>You cannot see any struggle by the shistavanen as he is lifted to the beast's slobbering mouth, meaning he is likely already dead.
>"No!" Applejack shouts, hurling her lightsaber at the monster's face.
>The blade bounces off its cheek, leaving nary a scratch as it swallows the Padawan whole.
>After a moment, the Iron Will turns its attention to the four of you.
"Lightsabers won't do any good!" you say as Applejack reaches out and returns her hilt to her hand. "It's been mutated by Sith alchemy!"
>The spiked rancor knocks over another pillar with its elbow as it steps closer, roaring at you, drool falling from its mouth in thick globules.
>The hulking beast blocks your path, using its hands to reach out wide and completely cover the corridor.
>"Then what do we do?" Rainbow asks as the four of you slowly back up. "Everybody make a break for it and just hope you're not the one who gets grabbed?"
"I have an idea," you say, looking up at its burnt eye and remembering the antarian ranger's lucky shot.
>Lightsaber in hand, you begin to stride forward, intent on it grabbing you.
>"What in Corellian Hell are you doing?" Applejack asks incredulously.
>Once it brings you up to its mouth, you'll have one chance to stab it in the other eye.
>The bull rancor looks at you and roars again, fixing you solely in its sights.
"That's right, come on," you challenge it. "Let's see what you can do!"
>As the rancor roars and you prepare yourself for the confrontation, you feel a hand on your shoulder.
>Fluttershy turns you aside and steps in front of you.
>When you try and protectively grab her hand, she shakes you away, standing firmly as the rancor approaches, still slobbering for more.
>You watch as she holds up her hand and simply stares at the beast, reaching out through the Force.
>>27843219
"Fluttershy, no, it won't work on this one!" you tell her, realizing she is trying to commune with it as she would one of her animals. "It's just a mindless beast!"
>She closes her eyes and shakes her head.
>"Do you think, once upon a time, I would have thought the same of you?" she asks without looking back. "If I didn't know who you were on the inside, would I have judged you the same?"
"No, you don't understand, that thing is a Sith monster!"
>"But he wasn't always. Were you any different?"
"I never ate people, for one!"
>"And he doesn't need to."
>The bull rancor places both hands on the ground as it nears her, lowering its head as if to get on level with her.
>You think that it is moving into position to snap his head forward and gobble her up.
>Lightsaber in hand, you hold it up, ready to defend your friend in an instant.
>Surely this cannot work---only Tirek commands the creature, and he does so through the Dark Side!
>But before your eyes, and with Rainbow Dash and Applejack as witnesses, the rancor does not attack; instead, it merely continues to stare at her with black eyes, breathing loudly.
>"What a poor, unfortunate creature,” Fluttershy laments. “He wasn't born by his mother to be a killing machine." Looking up and opening her eyes, she beholds the beast. "Were you?"
>Slowly, Applejack and Rainbow Dash walk up behind the two of you, also with their lightsabers in hand.
>The rancor grunts through its nostrils, a threatening sound.
>"Put away your lightsabers," Fluttershy says.
>"Are you crazy?" Rainbow asks.
>"Put them away," she repeats herself. “I can feel him…”
>After a moment, you take the initiative and deactivate your blade.
>The other two follow your lead.
>"He knows what they are. His cruel masters use them."
>She begins to walk closer to him.
"Fluttershy, no!" you reach for her with your arm.
>Too late; she is touching one of the large tusks emerging from his mouth.
>>27843225
>She runs a hand along it and looks up at him, speaking gently.
>"You are not a monster," she whispers. “You are not a monster.”
>"Tell that to Thunderlane," Rainbow says. "Shy, that thing just ate one of us!"
>"He's afraid. He's scared that if he doesn't do what he thinks they want him to do, he'll be tortured."
>She looks back at you. "That's the way the Sith do it, isn't it?"
"...Yes."
>"If you can be redeemed... then so can he."
>She daringly places a hand on his bottom lip, now easily within eating distance.
>Her hair is blown back by each exhalation of its nostrils.
>The monster growls lowly and it almost sounds… sad.
>All three of you stand on edge as she continues speaking encouraging words to the creature.
>"There, there," she says in a serene tone. "You don't have to hurt anyone. You don't have to be a monster anymore."
>You can hardly believe what you are seeing, but she's doing it.
>She's actually reaching him.
>”By the Force…” Applejack says in amazement.
>"Go," she says, looking back at the three of you. "I won't be long behind."
>"Just what are you going to do?" Applejack asks.
>"I'm going to get us a new ally." She pets his rough, grey skin some more. "There, there..." As she rubs one of his tusks, she begins to sing a small song.
>The three of you begin to move around the beast as Rainbow smiles broadly. "The things that girl does to surprise me..."
"You and me both."
>"Double-time!" Applejack says once the three of you are clear.
>You run towards the main entrance of the temple, finding it to be the smoking ruin you thought it would be, the work of Tirek's Force Destruction.
>You pass by corpses of Jedi and Sith alike, along with footsoldiers on either side of the battle, and the wrecks of many war droids.
>Up ahead, you see five Jedi fighting for their lives against the Force Hunters: Big Mac, Fleetfoot, Meadow Song, Lyra and Caramel, possibly the only ones left.
>>27843235
>You notice that Mac is not fighting with his lightsaber, but rather one of the cortosis blades of the Force Hunters.
>A dead hunter lies at his feet, neck broken and twisted.
>Three hunters are attacking him at once, but he is managing to keep them at bay with powerful swings and skilled parries.
>Meanwhile, Caramel is backed up against a column, his lightsaber deactivated due to contact with the cortosis and is busy dodging the attacks.
>Lyra is injured and crawling backwards, holding her bleeding shoulder, while Fleetfoot and Meadow Song attempt to fend off two of the hunters.
"Stay back! Put those crystals in your lightsabers!" you tell Rainbow and Applejack as you run ahead, activating your blade and cutting down the hunter attacking Caramel.
>Before he can thank you, you're already running towards Fleetfoot and Meadow Song.
>As one of the hunters cuts through Meadow Song’s saberstaff, you chop him in half, saving the kel dor’s life.
>Without missing a beat, you step and slash again, doing the same to the one attacking Fleetfoot.
>You then pounce up into the air and land next to Big Mac and the three he is facing alone, bringing your lightsaber down as you do.
>As you slice off the arm of one of them, Big Mac stabs another in the face with his sword.
>This allows the third an opening to slice his leg, which causes him to grunt and fall down to a knee.
>You turn and swing over his head and decapitate the attacker.
>As Mac tends to his leg, you walk around to the front of him and hold out your hand.
>He looks up, seeing who you are.
>"Anon..."
>The other four look on as AJ and Dash run up to supply them with crystals.
"Are you alright?” you ask the tall Padawan.
>"Are you?" he asks, slightly suspicious.
"I'm here to help. I've brought crystals that can destroy the Force Hunters."
>You take one out and hand it out to him.
"And I brought your sister, too."
>tfw sarge will never make a trooper on swtor and play with us
>>27843241
>He looks over and sees Applejack hastily disassembling her lightsaber in order to put the crystal inside of it.
>Mac then looks back up at you and reaches up to clasp your hand with the crystal, pulling himself up.
"Your leg," you say, looking at the red wound.
>"I'll be fine."
>He takes the crystal and inspects it.
>"This will cut through them?'
"You saw me do it yourself," you reply, looking back and seeing Rainbow help Caramel up to his feet.
>"Can you still fight?" she asks him, handing him a crystal.
>"I'll try," he nods, gladly taking it.
>Nearby, Meadow Song helps Lyra up to her feet, and Dash quickly supplies them with instructions on where to go to evacuate.
>”But what about the others still outside?” Fleetfoot asks.
“I’ll go look for them,” you tell them. As you step away, you look back and add, “Everyone, you have to make it to the exits and escape into the Coruscant undercity. You’re the last of the Jedi Order. It’s vital that you survive.”
>As Applejack runs up to Big Mac, her lightsaber now augmented with the mestarian crystal, you approach the main entrance.
>You hesitantly look out from behind a pillar in case Scorpan is there, but he isn't.
>However, plenty of lesser Sith warriors and soldiers are currently battling the Force Hunters.
>You don't see Tirek or Scorpan anywhere, however---could the Force Hunters have driven them off?
>Keeping your senses open, you jump over the pillar and run to join the battle, hacking down a hunter in your path as you run down the blasted stairs, and then a second when he turns his sights on you and leaps towards you.
>After putting him down with a dodge followed by a horizontal slash, you look down upon what was once the Processional Way and charge in.
>A Sith warrior is stabbed by one from behind, but both are quickly taken down when you cut them in half with a single swing.
>>27843248
>You see two hunters charging at you and you leap back to avoid their attacks, only to be intercepted by a third.
>Barely managing to slice through his blade in time before you would have been stabbed, you grab him with your mechanical arm and throw him at his allies before running up and hacking them down.
>Having earned a moment of reprieve, you look up into the skies and see that the battle, while still going on, has lessened quite significantly.
>The first few rays of sunlight are beginning to appear along the horizon, painting the sky red and orange.
>Turning to your left, you discover a surprising sight: the corpse of Master Roseluck.
>You kneel down and inspect her body, discovering that she died with a smile on her face.
>Taking her lightsaber, you place it on your belt.
>She was Fluttershy's master, and the mirialan may appreciate receiving it.
>Your attention is drawn nearby when you hear the sounds of swords ringing out, but not lightsabers.
>Poking your head over a bit of debris, you see a crashed escape pod belonging to a Republic ship.
>There, none other than Captain Shining Armor is battling for his life against a lone Force Hunter.
>The blue twi'lek wields a vibrosword, Republic-issue, which he is using to defend himself against the fierce attacker.
>Without a moment's hesitation, you leap over the destroyed section of road and stab the hunter from behind.
>Shining Armor then knocks his weapon wide and does the same, and together you both withdraw your blades as the corpse falls to the ground.
>He looks at you and defensively holds up his vibrosword. "Sith?"
"No," you shake your head. "I know you probably don't remember me, Captain, but I'm a friend of your sister's."
>He narrows his eyes as he tries to discern your identity. "Didn't we meet at the conference? Anon, isn’t it?"
"It ended not too differently from what's going on now, yes," you reply, looking at the devastation around you. "Your escape pod... You were forced to flee?'
>>27843258
>"My ship was infiltrated by those changelings. They were on a lot of our vessels. Things were chaos and then the Imperial Fleet appeared, only making things worse. Changelings stole fighters and attacked our own men, they didn't know who was friendly and who wasn't. And the Senate..."
"What of the Senate?"
>"We lost contact. Last I heard, those changelings were swarming over the dome."
>He approaches you as you face him again. "Tell me, is my sister alright?"
"She is. You landed here intentionally?"
>"I knew that if there was anyone who could help me fight, it would be the Jedi. But then these... things," he kicks the Force Hunter you both just killed, "showed up. Why would they attack me?"
“If you recall, the Force is with you, even if you have not trained it. These clones are programmed to attack anyone with any connection to the Force, I’d wager.”
>He looks away. "I figured as much. How is the temple holding up from the attack?"
"Not well. The Grand Master is dead, and---"
>Just then, a screeching noise is heard from above as a winged changeling leaps down upon Shining Armor’s back.
>The captain shouts as it scratches him with its claws, tearing his uniform, before he reaches up and throws him from his shoulders.
>You slice the mutated geonosian freak as it hits the ground, ending its pitiful life.
>Shining Armor goes to a knee as he grabs his chest, breathing hard.
>You remember the venom in those claws and quickly help him up.
”Come on, let’s get you to the temple,” you say. “The Jedi are fleeing through the tunnels, but we might be able to get you to them in time to cure that toxin.”
>”Don’t worry about me,” he grunts. “I’m---Gah! I’m tougher than I look, really, haha…”
>Making your way across the battlefield, one of the Force Hunters takes notice and closes in.
>However, Big Mac appears and shouts as he cuts the hunter down, giving you the cover you need to make it to the stairs.
>>27843273
>Now the Force Hunters seem to come out of the terrain itself, crawling over the debris and slowly moving in.
>Big Mac cuts down another with a powerful stroke, but as you look up the stairs, you see the path cut off by two more hunters.
>Applejack and Rainbow Dash appear at the top of the stairs and charge down at the hunters to attack them from behind.
>AJ stabs one in the back while Rainbow uses both of her blades to slice the other to pieces.
>As the five of you climb the stairs, more hunters appear, and all charge you at once.
>Though your lightsabers can now cut through them, the sheer number of the hunters threatens to be overwhelming.
>As AJ hacks at one, a hunter’s blade manages to strike her flesh, drawing a red line across her back and cutting her shirt.
>Rainbow kills that one with a backstroke, but when she does, another darts in and manages to cut her arm, leaving a nasty gash.
>Big Mac, using his sheer strength, grabs one and throws them at another, both rolling down the stairs.
>Two more hunters jump over them and charge at him, causing him to fall behind as he defends himself.
>Halfway up the stairs, as AJ and Dash fight off three more of the hunters, another appears and charges directly at you.
>Still holding onto Shining Armor, you use your mechanical arm to dismember his weapon hand, but he was only a distraction, as a hunter that was thought dead, and one would certainly think so as his arm and legs had been cut off, grabs his sword and stabs upward, plunging it into your back shoulder.
>You shout as you fall onto a knee, and Shining Armor is the one to stab down into the hunter’s neck with his vibrosword.
>”Come on! We’re almost there!” he says, pulling the blade out of your back. “I was always told you Jedi fought to the end!”
“I’m no Jedi…” you mutter, but still you stand and press on.
>The hunters come on and on still, having finished off what’s left of the Sith ground attack force.
>>27843284
>Caramel and Fleetfoot hold them off at the top of the stairs, but they are quickly taking on wounds of their own.
>The Force Hunters still have speed and precision, even if they lack in survival instinct.
>But in large numbers such as this, that can serve to their benefit; throwing themselves in waves against their opponents, they need only create an opening for one of their bio-engineered brethren to puncture.
>A sword is lodged through Caramel’s leg, causing him to fall.
>Fleetfoot runs over and grabs him by the back of his robes, dragging him into the temple as she fends off more of the hunters.
>You, AJ, Dash and Shining Armor have now made it to the top of the stairs.
>As you continue to press on and ignore the burning pain from your shoulder wound, your allies continue fighting valiantly around you.
>You let go of Shining Armor as you reach the top and turn around, looking down at Big Mac, who is busy fending off a new wave of attackers, still only halfway up the stairs.
>Lightsaber in hand, you curse and make your way down towards him and cut one down.
>Soon, you and he make quick work of the others.
>"Come on!" Applejack shouts from the top, helping to carry Shining Armor.
>Turning to head back up, you stop when you see that Mac is not moving.
>His eyes are focused on something in the distance, only just now barely visible along the horizon.
>Marching up the processional way is a legion of Force Hunters.
>In neat, orderly and efficient columns, the black-armored swordsmen approach the temple.
>Hundreds, perhaps a thousand or more.
>You and Big Mac both take in the sight with grim realization that no one, not even a small force of Jedi, let alone the several you have here, could keep them from storming the temple.
>And you see something then in his eyes, a realization of purpose and what he must do.
>He's not going to retreat or pull back.
>He's going to stay right here and hold the line.
>>27843322
>Fortunately, an alternative solution makes itself known as the Iron Will roars from the entrance.
>You both look back and see the great bull rancor standing in the destroyed entry with Fluttershy in front of him.
>She points, and the bull rancor obeys, charging down the stairs.
>You and Mac both duck as the creature rampages past, moving his limbs around you as he heads back onto the Processional Way.
>As it charges across the battlefield, it knocks aside several structures and bits of debris, which starts to give you an idea in your head.
>The first few ranks of Force Hunters charge up to the Iron Will with swords drawn, but the rancor begins savagely swiping his arms across the bridge, battering them off the edge or cutting them down.
>The black-armored foes who avoid the first few attacks manage to slip through his legs and start cutting at him, some of them even managing to climb up onto his back.
>Though the rancor is an excellent distraction, soon they swarm up over him.
>He grabs them off his arms, biting or crushing them, but there are many.
>Though the bulk of the army is slowed down, more and more are continually slipping through.
>You watch as twenty, then fifty manage to make it past the rancor, dashing across the battlefield and towards the temple.
>You and Big Mac both stand with firm grips on your lightsabers, realizing that you are the final line of defense.
>Sharing a single look, you see that he is resolute and will not retreat; his unspoken devotion inspires you to do the same.
>No words are exchanged as you both look back upon the looming threat, seeing the hunters closing in with each second.
>Then, Applejack is at both of your sides, ready to stand with her brother and friend.
>When the first wave hits, you stand firm and fight them off, slowly making your way to the top of the stairs as the corpses pile up.
>One after another, the Force Hunters throw themselves at you, falling by the dozen to your blade.
>>27843338
>You immerse yourself in the Force, though simply being near them makes this difficult.
>Their very presence, due to the nullification genes inherited from the ysalamiri, slows reaction time as you attempt to use the precognitive abilities that are so common to both Jedi and Sith.
>All you can do is react when they attack, and hope you are fast enough.
>Perhaps this is why Applejack and Big Mac are both so adept at facing them; with difficulty in manifesting the Force already present in their training, they came to rely more on physical disciplines.
>Big Mac in particular is a monstrous foe to the Force Hunters now that his blade has been augmented with a mestarian crystal.
>With broad, strong strokes, they fall to him like flies against a bug-zapper.
>Your mechanical arm and the speed with which it strikes allows you nearly the same effectiveness, but the pillar of might that is Big Mac cannot be compared to.
>Applejack, fighting with furious skill in Djem So, is nearly as strong as her brother, but is also the first to sustain an injury.
>A stray blade manages to cut her primary sword arm, adding to the collection of cuts she's already earned.
>Your own wound burns as your muscles and bones ache from fighting for so long.
>Falling back a few steps, you use the Force to levitate a section of a fallen pillar and hurl it at a group of the hunters.
>They may not be affected by special abilities directly, but nothing is going to stop them from being crushed by rolling stone.
>Still on they come, and so you up the ante, picking up more and more large bits of debris and wreckage to throw at them.
>Applejack and Big Mac adjust to your tactics, cutting down any who escape your barrage, careful so as to let none near you and nullify your connection to the Force.
>Your mind strains and your body heaves as you continue to lift and throw, lift and throw, chucking boulder-sized rocks and broken fortifications.
>>27843351
>When you are out of those, you pick up a crashed starfighter and cause it to skid down the steps, sending sparks flying as it catches and crushes several hunters.
>But still more leap over it, onto its wings and then off, dodging the projectile and running up to attack the brother and sister defending you.
>Though your body is stressed to the point of breaking, you grit your teeth, breathe and find strength in the Force.
>If this is to be your final stand, you are going to make it count, and you know they feel the same.
>But one of you more strongly than the others.
>As you make it to the top of the stairs, with no more else to throw, your eyes are drawn towards the Iron Will, swarmed with Force Hunters, stumbling and falling off the bridge, taking many of them with him into the Coruscant underbelly.
>His final roar echoes across the district, but now your enemies have nothing to stand between them and you.
>Fluttershy runs down the stairs to stand at your side.
>"We won't make it if we stay out here," Applejack says, looking at her brother. "We need to fall back!"
>Holding his saber up, he stands straight and does not budge. "Yes, you do."
>Applejack gives her brother a strange look. "Well, then let's go! C'mon!"
>She turns back, but Big Mac does not.
>"Mac!" she calls out as you and Fluttershy linger nearby. "Come on!"
>He does not look back. "Go, AJ. Get the others out of here. Get Apple Bloom out of the temple. Survive."
>She looks at him as though he is speaking nonsense. "I'll do all of those things, but with you! Come on!"
>He shakes his head. "We won't make it unless someone stays back to hold them off. We'll get cut off."
"Then let me," you say, taking a step and stumbling from the exertion you used while throwing the debris.
>Fluttershy helps you up as Mac cuts down another Force Hunter.
>"All of you need to go," he says after putting his opponent down.
>>27843358
>AJ runs up alongside him and kills a second as she turns to him and says, "This is not up for discussion! We're leaving, all of us, right now! You are not making this family smaller!"
>"AJ," he says in a strong tone, "go."
>"I'm not leaving you!" she replies. "Stop being selfish!"
>He cracks a smile. "Selfish... One dead sibling, or three?" he asks her, and she cannot reply.
>AJ's lip quivers a bit as her resolve falters. "We need to leave," she says softly.
>Two more hunters dart up the stairs, whereupon Mac meets their charge and cuts them down.
>"Mac... You're going to die," she says, looking on at the legion bearing down on the temple. "There are too many..."
>His reply is simple. "There is no death."
>"There is the Force..." she finishes, tears coming to her eyes. "Mac, please, don't do this... What will I tell Apple Bloom?"
>He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. "Tell her that I will always be protecting her, as I am right now. That I'll always be there for both of you."
>"Don't," she begs, touching his arm. "Please..."
>He meets the eyes of his beloved sister for one last time, his gaze firm and unyielding just like his body.
>His final word to her is, "Go."
>She closes her eyes and turns away from him, fighting to contain her emotions.
>Distraught, she runs back towards the two of you, back into the temple, and never looks back.
>You look on as the others join her, then turn your attention back to Big Mac, standing like a giant amongst the corpses of his enemies.
You call out to him. "Mac!"
>He looks back, and you look at your old friend one last time yourself.
"...Make a mountain of them."
>With a single nod, he replies, "Eeyup."
>Then his attention is back on the force bearing down on his position, and with both hands wrapped firmly around his hilt, he wordlessly faces them down.
>You watch him as the first group reaches him, all darting in at once.
>>27843366
>With one mighty swing, he takes several of them down, stepping forward and chopping down another.
>"We can't just leave him, c-can we?" Fluttershy asks, her voice full of uncertainty.
"We can, because that's his choice," you reply, turning away. "Come on, or else it means nothing."
>There is a great part of you that regrets your words, but you rationalize them any way you can.
>You think that it should be you, but you know that you don't truly want it to be.
>As selfish as it may sound, you want to live---every organism inherently does.
>And Mac is no exception to that rule, but he wants his sisters to live more than he does himself.
>He is willing to make the stand that no one else would.
>And in doing so, is resigning himself to death.
>You spare a look back and see him, and a more magnificent sight there could not be.
>His movements are controlled to the absolute, his motions perfect and flawless as he clashes against the Force Hunters.
>They come at him again and again, despite the bodies falling down the stairs, but he does not relent, he does not budge, he does not give them any quarter.
>None get past him and his brilliant blade of emerald light.
>The display is a painting of human endurance, the triumph of willpower made manifest.
>You look away, feeling guilty, as though you are unworthy of such a sacrifice.
>One life for many more---you swear that you'll make it count.
>As you reenter the temple, Dash looks on before running to join you.
>Your group makes it deeper into the temple, dealing with the occasional Force Hunter that pops up or drops down from the upper levels.
>None are more zealous than Applejack in taking them down, unleashing her pain from leaving her brother behind.
>You almost feel sorry for them... almost.
>As your group has wounded and weary, your progress is slow, but you know that it would be much slower had he not stayed back.
>>27843380
I'm going to break from there for a moment so as to emphasize the drama of the momentand get some food, but don't worry, we're only halfway done with this update.
How are you liking it so far?
>>27843386
>halfway done
BEST. WRITER. EVER.
>>27843225
>>Surely this cannot work---only Tirek commands the creature, and he does so through the Dark Side!
It can, and don't call me Shirley
>>27843464
The second I read it I knew someone would say it
>>27843386
Not enough blood for the blood god.
>>27843386
Pretty good so far. I like the duel between Rarity and Blueblood with Anon giving mental commentary. Pokes a little fun at Rarity's character and the "saying things!" cliche.
>>27843386
Remainder of the update incoming.
>>27843380
>Your group reaches the tunnels and turbolifts that lead to the temple's lowest areas, where few were ever allowed to tread during your time here.
>The further you go, you more you blockade the path behind you, convinced that nobody else is left behind to follow other than your enemies.
>You seal doors, sabotage turbolifts and create wreckage behind you by any means you can, doing all in your power to stall them from reaching your position.
>The lowest foundations of the temple are a networked maze of maintenance tunnels, droid access areas, storage facilities and abandoned rooms.
>Here, you encounter very little trouble, as the Force Hunters have not yet swarmed down here, but there is no doubt that they will.
>For when you begin to reach the mountain upon which the temple is built, where the walls give way to stone instead of metal, your group feels a disturbance in the Force.
>He has fallen.
>Applejack stops and leans against a wall, clutching her heart.
>Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash both grow very silent as your group looks on at her, feeling her pain.
>She doesn't say anything, but the restrained sobs tell you everything you need to know.
>Though you share her pain, for Big Mac was one of the few who accepted you during a difficult time in the temple, after the tournament.
>How many did he take down, you wonder?
>Perhaps he truly did leave a mountain of corpses before enough of them got through.
>You doubt his body gave way to fatigue---more likely, they cut him down only after he had done the same to scores of them.
>He died fighting, you know it.
>With your last line of defense gone, all you have left is to move forward.
>Within the mountain, you find the other survivors: Masters Cadance, Redheart and Waddle, along with Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Maud.
>Trixie and Gilda, both having suffered from Sith-induced mind control, are unconscious and being attended to by Master Redheart.
>The younglings, too, are here: all of them.
>>27843861
>>27843887
>Even Spike and his fellow droids, all full of information saved from the archives, made it.
>As you group enters the stone chamber, lit by soft glowing lamps, they close the door behind you.
>Applejack immediately runs in and all but tackles her younger sister into a hug, holding her tightly.
>The young Apple Bloom doesn't say anything, for the sight of her sister and the nature of the hug has told her everything she needs to know.
>Twilight is positively ecstatic upon seeing her brother, and throws him into a hug. "Shining Armor! I'm so glad you're alright!"
>He returns the hug gladly, but it does not miss your eye that across the room, AJ sulks even further as she hugs her sister.
>A somber quiet takes hold of the room as you sit on a stone bench with Fluttershy while the other members of your group spread out to seek medical aid.
>Everyone is silent as wounds are inspected and cleaned.
>Fluttershy is the one who helps you with your shoulder, cleaning it after removing the upper portion of your outfit.
>She is silent as she does her work, observing the scars on your back and running her fingers along them.
>"So many..." she whispers.
>That sounds about right; you must have quite a few from Scorpan's torture sessions.
>Upon thinking about him, you wonder where he is...
>Using a light bacta gel taken from Master Redheart's emergency kit, Fluttershy applies the healing resin to your skin, but as she does, you mind wanders elsewhere, triggered by thoughts of Scorpan.
>You begin to think about where you will next see him.
>Perhaps it is because of Mac's sacrifice that has you thinking about what you have survived to face, or perhaps it is the ancient mountain you are currently inside that bestows upon you a vision.
>>27843922
>Old archival entries say that this mountain was once something much more than it once was, and looking around the chamber you are inside, with its strange hieroglyphic writing on the walls, you can only wonder what Force-worshipping group was here in ancient times.
>Prophets, perhaps?
>Is this room itself a conduit for seeing the future?
>Or, could it be similar to what you experienced on Mestare during your second visit---the glimpse into the future?
>For whatever cause, the Force grants you sight of what may be as everyone else in the room fades away, their conversations and thoughts growing distant.
>You see yourself standing before Scorpan, lightsaber in hand... with two beings alongside you.
>They are both unique and you recognize them immediately, for their stories are entwined deeply within yours.
>Flash Sentry and Noteworthy.
>Scorpan looks upon you, eyes burning with rage.
>"CHOOSE!" he shouts, his word echoing through your mind.
>You know then what this moment is.
>The Shatterpoint.
>The Sacrifice.
>A choice...
>You open your eyes as things begin to become apparent; you have survived the attack on the Jedi Temple, you have done all that you can, but now you must move on.
>And you know where you must go.
>Fluttershy brings you back to the present as she gently touches your arm.
>"It must have been awful," she says softly, looking at the joint of your mechanical arm where flesh meets metal. "How did you survive?"
"Hate," you whisper, even though it draws eyes from across the room.
>"Hate," Master Waddle says, shaking his head.
"Yes, master. Hate. I'm not proud of it, but when I had nothing else, hate kept me going, it healed me. Promised me revenge. While I was with the Sith, I learned what hate could truly do, and what I did and did not want it to do."
>"Kept alive, hate did not," Master Waddle says. "The Dark Side, other plans for you it had."
"I bed your pardon, master, but now is not the time to debate about the Dark Side and the light."
>>27843931
>"Anon is correct," Master Cadance says. "Regardless of the circumstances that brought him here, he is with us now and is helping us again. We should be glad."
>During this conversation, Fluttershy has remained silent as she continues applying the gel.
>You look over and see some of the younglings, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle in particular, regarding you with fearful eyes.
"Don't be afraid," you tell them. "I'm not so hateful at this moment."
>You take out Master Roseluck's lightsaber and hand it up to Fluttershy over your shoulder.
"Here. It belonged to your master."
>After hesitating for a moment, she grabs it and holds it close to her chest.
>The others are all quiet, for not only has Redheart's death affected them, but so too has every death suffered in this crisis, especially that of Grand Master Celestia.
>Where is her spirit now?
>Should it not be here, giving guidance to this group?
>"Now what do we do?" Dash asks the room. "Where do we go from here?"
>"A series of escape tunnels, there are," Master Waddle replies.
>Redheart nods. "There is an old tram that will take us into what has become the Coruscant undercity. From there, we will avoid the Sith and Force Hunters."
>"And then what, master?" Rarity asks, gently rubbing her sister's head.
>"We must seek refuse elsewhere," Master Cadance says, standing up from sitting with Twilight and Shining Armor. "Not on Coruscant."
>"We just run away?" Rainbow asks, but a stern look from Cadance has her lose some of her bluster. "I mean... Master? We're going to abandon the seat of the Republic?"
"You have little choice," you say to her. "The Force Hunters are now attacking in large numbers, and both Jedi and Sith are facing heavy casualties. The only thing the Jedi can do now is regroup elsewhere."
>"Split up, we will need to," Waddle says, walking across the room. "Small groups. Harder to detect, they will be."
>"Then where will we go?" Twilight asks. "Yavin 4? Ossus? Taris?"
>>27843938
>"We could always go to Zeltros!" Pinkie suggests. "Come on, nobody would suspect it!"
>"Sorry Pinkie, but the fewer the people on the planet we end up on, the better," Dash tells her.
>"We will need to go somewhere the Sith do not and cannot know of," Cadance says. "Nor the Force Hunters."
"Then, perhaps, it would be best if you spoke of it while I am not here," you announce as you stand up and put your top back on. "I must return to the Sith."
>"Why?" Dash asks. "You've already done everything for the Jedi, why not just come with us?"
"I have to go back," you reply softly. "The man who controls the bomb in my head will be there."
>As silence falls across the room, you see Master Redheart stand up. "Anonymous, I do not have the facilities with me here, but if you accompany us, I may be able to remove it."
"Trying to do so might just be what sets it off," you reply. "No... I have to go back. I have to somehow get the remote out of his hands."
>"Now, just wait," Twilight stands up and says. "Don't just immediately assume that we cannot help you, Anon. You came back for us, you fought for us. Removing a bomb from your head is the least we can do."
After a moment in thought, you shake your head. "No. I have to go back. I've made my choice in this battle, and I chose to stand with the Jedi, and I helped you survive. That's what I came here to do."
>You look around the room at all of them, meeting their eyes with yours.
"But I am not one of you anymore."
>"Nonsense," Rarity says. "You could have helped the Sith! You could have kept the crystals from us. Anon, you are of the light! You belong with us!"
>"Yeah, what she said!" Pinkie adds. "If you go back to the Sith, you might..."
>Her voice trails off, but you know that she is imagining the bomb going off; it makes her shudder.
>>27843945
"I appreciate your words, I do, but I didn't do this for light or darkness, for the Jedi or the Sith. I did this because you're all my friends. But if I'm going to survive to make any of this mean anything, then I have to face my master."
>"Luna?" Fluttershy asks.
"No, I meant my Sith master. The one who did all of this to me. Scorpan."
>"I know of whom you speak," Cadance says. "It does not surprise me that he is responsible for your current condition. But Anonymous, surely you do not think you can face him alone?"
"I won't be alone," you say. "I've... seen it."
>"A vision?" Rainbow asks.
"I have to go back, for Flash and Noteworthy. They're prisoners of the Sith, just like I am so long as Scorpan lives."
>Fluttershy is terribly concerned. "But will he destroy you when you return?"
"I don't think so. He never saw me, and all evidence of my choice to help you has been taken care of. I hope."
>You look over at Twilight and Maud, who both silently return your gaze.
"Either way, my destiny lies with me returning to Korriban. That's where I'm going to confront Scorpan..."
>"And die?" Applejack asks grimly, speaking up for the first time since entering the chamber.
"Hopefully not. But at the very least, I have to try and save the others. And if I can, save myself too. Not just from Scorpan, but the Dark Side."
>"Anon, it's too dangerous," Twilight says. "You only just returned to us, and now you have to go back?"
"I know. I do."
>Another moment of silence makes its way through the room before Maud stands up.
>"I will go with you," she says, though Pinkie at her side is quick to protest. "It's alright. I came here with Anon. I'll leave here with him as well."
>The umbaran hugs Pinkie, who closes her eyes and returns it.
>"Just make sure you come back, okay?" Pinkie says. "Both of you. Come back and be Jedi with us. I know you can."
>Neither you nor Maud deny her request, but both of you know that the worst may yet happen.
>>27843953
"Before I leave, I want you all to know that I saw a spectre, a Force Ghost, of Grand Master Celestia. It was just after she passed."
>"What did she say?" Twilight asks.
"She apologized for... what happened between us. And she asked me to save the Jedi." You look over at Spike.
"You have the archives?"
>"You know I do!" the holographic dragon says with a thumbs-up.
>And next you look at Twilight.
"And do you still have the mestarian crystals?"
>"I do."
"Then I’ve done all I can do. Keep them. They'll be useful weapons against the Force Hunters, and so long as they stay out of the hands of the Sith, they will be one advantage you have that they do not. So will the archives."
>"Are you leaving now?" Rainbow asks, moving closer.
>"Move quickly, it would be best to," Master Waddle says, nodding at Master Redheart, who finishes helping Caramel and stands up.
>"We will proceed to the tram and escape. What of you, Anonymous?"
"My ride is on top of the temple, unfortunately," you reply. "But I know this temple better than the Force Hunters do. I'll sneak past them."
>"There's got to be a thousand of them up there," Dash points out. "You can't sneak past them all, let alone two of you!"
"We'll find a way. What's important is that you all get out of here. The Jedi Order survives with you."
>"Not just us," Applejack says, moving up from Apple Bloom's side. "But Master Luna, Sunset and you, too."
Your eyes stray off to the side for a moment. "Master Luna and Sunset are waiting for something. When I go to Korriban, I'm going to be faced with a choice, and that's when they're going to find me again." You look back to her. "I have foreseen it."
>"What choice?" Fluttershy asks.
"I shouldn't bother you with it now. Whatever choice I make, I'll have to live with." You place a hand on her arm and give her an encouraging squeeze. "But I promise you that we'll see each other again."
>She pulls you in for a hug, tightly wrapping her arms around you once more.
>>27843958
>Bringing her mouth to your ear, she whispers, "I'll be waiting for you."
>You nod and part from her after she has her fill of hugs.
>Turning to Applejack, you nod at her as well.
>"Good luck," she says. "Make Mac's sacrifice worth it."
"The same to you," you reply, shaking her hand before hugging her as well.
>Next, you move to Rainbow Dash.
>"I'd say come back in one piece, but it wouldn't feel appropriate," she tells you with a smile. "So instead, I'll just say this: come back."
>Pinkie Pie comes next, and she gives you a big, tight squeeze.
>"Stay safe, Nonny!" she says with a smile. "And know that I believe in you! I always did, and I won't stop now!"
"Thank you, Pinkie," you say with some mirth in your voice.
>The zeltron steps back to allow Rarity to walk up and hug you next.
>She doesn't seem quite able to conjure up words, so she lets her embrace speak for her.
>Moving away and wiping her eyes, that leaves Twilight.
>The twi'lek puts her hands together as she looks up at you.
"When I left the temple... you were still asleep. I committed the image to memory, it helped me leave, convinced me that what I was doing was right."
>She clears her throat with a swallow. "Can you still say it was?"
"I don't know. But here you are, and here I am. The Force brought us to this place, kept us all together, even if our paths were different. We can look back on our past actions with regret, or pride, or indifference, but in the end, all we can do is keep moving forward."
>She smiles. "Well said. I'll have to add that to the new archives."
"You could probably write a whole book on what we've been through," you crack a joke.
>She brings up her arms to hug you and you return it, careful to not use your mechanical arm to hurt her lekku.
>When you part, you look at them all one last time again.
>Then, Spike rolls over and bumps into your leg.
>"Hey, jerk! You forgetting about someone, huh?"
>>27843961
"Of course not," you say as you kneel. "I just had to get down onto your level first."
>"Ha ha." The holodragon's expression changes to one of concern. "You found me on Ord Mantell, Anon. You gave me a chance, but you didn't take me on your journey."
"The Sith probably would have melted you down for scrap, or worse."
>"No, no, you don't understand: I'm thanking you! Man, looking at how you ended up, you NOT taking me is probably the best thing that could've happened to me!"
>You give the astromech a clank on the head with your mechanical arm and the dragon laughs, one that you join in on.
>"Ah! The whole archives were just memory-dumped! Oh no!" the dragon cries in mock-pain. He then straightens up and gives you a smile. "See you soon, Anon."
>You pat him on the head and stand back up, looking at the others in the room.
>Words could be spoken to all of them, even the unconscious Trixie, but time is short.
>Instead, Twilight’s next words feel like all that need to be spoken.
>”May the Force be with you.”
“May the Force be with us all.”
>You'd like to say parting words to Master Redheart, and Master Cadance as she helps support Captain Shining Armor, but you decide that glances will do, for already the remaining masters are preparing their things and moving out.
>Maud holds Pinkie's hand as the entrance to the room is opened and people begin filtering out.
>As they pass by, the younglings look up at you.
>Some are awestruck, some are fearful.
>Little Apple Bloom, though, she's somewhere else.
>There is sadness there, for the loss of her brother, and yet also hope.
>For what?
>You cannot be sure.
>As the last surviving Jedi leave and descend further into the mountain, you get your last glimpse of them before the door seals shut.
>You are glad to have spent some time with them, no matter how short, before you face your destiny.
>It has given you a clarity, a sense of rekindled purpose, and hope for your future.
>>27843967
>Will you return to them, and become a Jedi?
>Once, you would have thought it impossible.
>Or perhaps the path of balance is yet within your reach?
>Difficult to say.
>As you reflect on their final words to you, Maud speaks as she stands very still.
>"Your vision," she says, once the others are out of earshot. "You saw where you would be for this 'choice'?"
"I did."
>"But I was not there."
"No... you weren't."
>She nods, a strange hint of resignation and acceptance in her voice.
>"That is because I am about to die."
>You turn to face her fully, growing just as still as she is.
"About to die? What do you mean?"
>"You had your vision of your destiny. Now let me tell you of mine. On Mestare, I told you I would, in time."
You blink as you begin to understand. "Are you telling me that, back in that temple, you saw your death?"
>"Yes. But not just any death. One that has meaning, like the brother who stayed behind. My death will be greater than any the Sith could offer me fighting for them."
You shake your head. "I can't let you kill yourself."
>"It is not your choice to make. The Force has shown me what I am doing, and why I am doing it. My death results in your escape, and consequently, the fulfilment of your destiny."
"Explain it to me, then."
>"You recall my powers?"
"How could I forget?"
>"Imagine them, but on a larger scale. I am going to use my powers here while you reach your ship. I am going to destroy the temple, with me inside of it, and every single Force Hunter."
"Maud... You can't take down this entire temple."
>"I can take down enough of it to bury our enemies alive. All of them."
"No, I meant that I can't let you just do that. I've already lost one friend today, I don't want to lose another."
>"The fact that we are friends is a great thing to me. And though I may have difficulty expressing it, I was happier today than I have been in a long while. I was fortunate enough to see Pinkie Pie again, which made everything worth it."
>>27843975
"Then live," you urge her, reaching out for her hand. "Live, and spend more time with her! Help me defeat Scorpan, and you could go on to become a Jedi!"
>She shakes her head, bringing up her other hand to rest upon yours.
>"I know that Pinkie would enjoy me to. And I know I may seem like an ideal for the Jedi---emotionless. But I'm not." She stares into your eyes. "I have hate, like you do. I have such hate and anger. I want to let it out, but I want to use it for good. I want to have an end to it all, an end to the pain, and hate..."
"But your end doesn't have to be this way."
>"I'm sorry, Anon. But for me to live with the Jedi, I would have to continue living with myself. And I know I can do that no longer."
>You are stunned by her words, unable to convince her of another course.
"How... will you do it?"
>"From here. I will use this mountain to tear down the temple, to destroy its foundations. If I can use my power like I believe I can, not much will be left. No Jedi, no Sith, and no Force Hunters."
"And no you, either."
>She merely squeezes your hand. "Thank you for being my friend."
"Maud, I... We didn't know each other for long. And for most of that time, I hated you."
>"I know. I wish that things had been different as well. I would like to live in a galaxy where I could become a Jedi alongside Pinkie Pie... but we do not live in that galaxy."
>You then pull her in for a surprising hug, and after a moment, she softly returns it, reaching up to clasp you tightly against her.
>You feel slight moisture against your neck, leaking from her eyes.
>"We must go now," she says as she pushes back. "The time has come."
"What will I tell the others? What will I tell Pinkie Pie?"
>Maud looks down, heavy in thought for a moment.
>"When she asks, tell her that my last thoughts while in this realm will be of her, and of my family. Tell her that I died... with a smile. She would like that. She likes smiles."
>>27843983
>And as she looks up, she gives you one, smiling amidst tear-streaked cheeks.
>She takes a small, smooth stone out of her pocket and places it into your palm.
>"And please, keep this safe. It is the last surviving stone I have from my farm."
"Shouldn't this stay with you?"
>"It has long enough. Keep it safe, for me, and the memory of my home will never die."
>You hug her one final time before leaving, your heart growing heavy.
>You know what you must do, and that she will not be dissuaded.
>As you step away, however, she calls out for you.
>"Anon..."
"Yes?"
>"I... would have liked very much to see those Muntuur stones you spoke of."
>You smile beneath your mask.
"Maybe in the next life?"
>She nods, and waves at you. "Fare well, Anon."
"Goodbye, Maud."
>You leave her then, heading back up into the Jedi Temple.
>As the route you left behind you is blocked off, you must find an alternate route.
>Thankfully, as the Force Hunters are preoccupied in following in the footsteps of the survivors, their attention is focused solely on the former.
>This allows you to sneak past groups of them at critical moments until you can make it to a turbolift which takes you back up into the temple proper.
>As the lift rises, you think about Maud, closing your eyes as you contemplate the meaning of her sacrifice.
>She chose this path, partly from seeing herself do so in her vision, but also from her desire to have her death mean something.
>Had she been planning this all along, ever since the temple on Mestare?
>Or was she merely waiting for the moment to come along, knowing she would accept it when it would arrive?
>Much like with Big Mac, you may never truly know her reasons for sacrificing herself until you are put into that very same position one day.
>And who knows, that day may be very near indeed...
>Your thoughts are interrupted by the turbolift opening, and three Force Hunters outside of it stare at you.
>>27843993
"You might want to catch the next one," you advise them before igniting your lightsaber and leaping out and hacking them down.
>Two more Force Hunters down the hall turn and see, immediately taking up pursuit.
>Further up in the opposite direction, four more give chase.
>You run forwards, knowing where you have to go from here.
>This maintenance turbolift brought you to the bottom levels of the temple, but your destination lies on its rooftop.
>It isn't long before you have a sizeable group of hunters chasing you, just barely on your heels as you dash through the halls.
>One of them leaps down from above and attempts to impale you by using your own momentum against you, but your reaction time is quicker.
>You slice his weapon, then his weapon arm, then his chest as you run up him and kick off, landing in front of a turbolift that will take you up to the upper levels.
>Sliding inside, you hit the emergency transport button and the doors slam shut, carrying you swiftly upwards even as you hear the sounds of blades and bodies hitting the exterior doors on the way up.
>When this lift stops, you discover the hallway empty and run ahead, stopping only once you feel a slight tremor and a strange yet familiar disturbance in the Force.
>Again the tremor comes, rocking the floor around you, like a pulse from a beating heart.
>It isn't like the explosions that hit the temple earlier, this is different because it seems to affect the entire structure and originates from... below.
>A third time is happens, only stronger than the previous two, nearly making you stumble.
"By the Force, she's doing it," you say aloud.
>Not that you doubted her power, but still, it's hard to believe.
>Another pulse issues forth from the depths of the Jedi Temple, causing objects to fall off walls, more than enough warning for you to run.
>The Force Hunters, making their way up to your level through whatever means they can, are ignorant of the tremors as they resume their chase.
>>27843998
>From turbolifts and stairwells they pour, pursuing you even as you make it to the uppermost level of the temple that connects to the roof.
>A sea of dark-armored foes chases after you, the remnants of what the Iron Will and Big Mac could not finish off, but they cannot catch you.
>For when the next tremor comes, walls begin to crack and floors begin to cave in.
>You leap up onto the roof as the stairs collapse beneath many of them, for now the tremors come with no pause between them, no reprieve as they build to a grand earthquake in continual pounding pulses of power that begin to shred apart the stone structure of the temple from beneath their very feet.
>Some of the Force Hunters leap from stone to stone, keeping up with you, but the majority of them fall behind and are swallowed by the suddenly hungry floors, carried down to be buried by rubble and rock.
>You see your ship up ahead and race towards it, running up the exit ramp.
>You turn to cut down the few that made it to you, but with the rest falling with the temple, you realize that Maud was right: her sacrifice is what enables your escape.
>Running into the cockpit, you begin the startup procedures with dizzying speed.
>The four towers of the Jedi Temple begin to crumble and fall, one of them inwards while the others fall outwards.
>You manage to lift off just as the tower falling inwardly crashes along the roof, sending sections of the once-solid temple plummeting into itself.
>The central tower begins to sink into the temple as panels and support beams fall out; its very foundation is rendering it asunder.
>Your ship narrowly avoids the rising dust as you fly backwards to observe the cataclysmic sight before you.
>Though the vague shape of the temple remains, the sheer power that Maud is unleashing through its mountain core is causing the entire place to collapse inwards.
>>27844008
>The temple was built like a fortress, thick and seemingly unable to be destroyed, and yet here you look upon its final moments.
>So many different levels, so many different memories, all buried as Maud entombs every Force Hunter down inside the temple---along with herself.
>You watch this sight, unable to look away nor blink, as the crashing of the Jedi Temple resounds with the noise of the end of an era itself.
>For thousands of years, this temple stood...
>With it is now buried incalculable amounts of history, tradition, and bodies left behind by this terrible conflict, Jedi and Sith alike.
>As the sun rises over the Corscant skyline, the temple falls, taking the Force Hunters with it.
>But there is yet hope, for the Jedi Order has survived.
>What future do they face?
>What future do you face?
>There is only one way to find out.
>When you feel the power of the earthquake fade, when at last the tremors cease, when you know that Maud has at last become one with the Force, overloading herself and becoming a pure conduit for her abilities, you let out a deep sigh and take her stone, keeping it in your palm, and hold it close to your heart.
"Thank you, Maud."
>Aiming your ship away from the now-ruined temple, you take off into the sky, leaving the atmosphere behind as you soar past wreckages of Republic and Imperial ships.
>Setting the coordinates for Korriban, you engage the hyperdrive.
>As it blasts away past elongated stars, you close your eyes and prepare yourself.
>You can sense what is coming.
>You are speeding towards it on an unavoidable course from which there is no turning.
>The Shatterpoint.
>The Sacrifice.
>Your destiny.
>Everything, absolutely every single thing, has built up to the following moments of your life.
>Kessel, Yavin 4, Coruscant, Ilum, Ord Mantell, Nar Shadda, Dromund Kaas, Korriban... Mestare, and more.
>Friends, enemies, allies, memories...
>Lessons learned, oaths broken, pains experienced, promises made.
>>27844013
>Sunset, Fluttershy, Coco, Maud.
>Master Luna and Flash Sentry.
>Noteworthy.
>When you land, you will face the Shatterpoint, face the choice you must make.
>The person you are will end, for you will not be the same afterwards.
>Anon... Nito... or something else entirely.
>You will learn who and what you truly are.
>There is a slight distortion as the ship drops out of hyperspace and you drop out of meditation, opening your eyes to behold Korriban.
>It is time.That's all.The ending of the story will be coming at the start of the next thread.Prepare yourselves for the Shatterpoint, and to choose your destiny.
>>27844008
>>27844013
"That was never my favorite building anyway."
>>27844048
kek
>>27844022
The dubs have spoken.
>>27844022
I'M READY, I'M READY.
>>27843938
>The others are all quiet, for not only has Redheart's death
>Redheart nods.
Found a hiccup, Sarge.You have failed me for the last time.
>>27845167
That's actually the second time I accidentally switched out Roseluck and Redheart's names due to them both starting with R.
I'll ammend it in the paste, thank you.
>>27843967
>You'd like to say parting words to Master Redheart
>>27843958
>"Move quickly, it would be best to," Master Waddle says, nodding at Master Redheart
>>27843887
>Within the mountain, you find the other survivors: Masters Cadance, Redheart
>Trixie and Gilda, both having suffered from Sith-induced mind control, are unconscious and being attended to by Master Redheart.
God, redheart is pretty active for a corpse.
>>27845697
Zombies amirite?
Yesterday, I played through the entirety of star wars the force unleashed 2. It was obviously rushed, but I still had a ton of fun. The cliffhanger ending really makes me wish that there was a third game in the works.
>>27843993
>b-boulder ;_;
>>27844022
N...next thread
But we are at 282 posts left
>>27846109
>the force unleashed
>another one
Pls no
>Droidnon got banned till the 10th
I just want some rogers, is it that hard?
>>27846109
yeah same, i really enjoyed the game(s)
>>27847060
What did he do?
>>27847107
Quoting from the message in his pastebin, 'To anyone reading this, I'm writing. I got banned for something somebody else did because 'muh dynamic eye pee'. Ban will be lifted on the tenth.'
>tfw had to restart on Jedi Covenant because the new swtor even is stupid as fuck
Fuck.
>>27847158
*event
Who do you think is going to die on Korriban, /swmlp/? Flash or Noteworthy?I swear to god if someone makes a pun, I'm calling the police.
>>27847448
It's going to be the choice
There are 4, possibly 5 endings. That means one for killing noteworthy, one for flash, one for tirek, one forthe mastermind behind the force huntersand probably one for walking away.
>>27847448
i just want anon to cut off scorpans limbs andput a bomb in his head
>>27847448
I kinda want an Allahu Akbar ending where Anon just runs at Scorpan and tackles him, forcing either a detonation or some lightsaber stabbing.
Also, I'm writing right now. I plan on getting something out tonight. It'll be smaller, but a part two will come over the weekend.
Someone has to push this thread faster.
I need more Jedi Ember
>>27847918
Very much looking forward to it.
>>27845697
Roseluck is the one who is dead.
>>27847448
>>27846873
Let's just stop posting. New thread comes faster. :D
>>27808236
>>27807928
I'll be adding that thing to my fap folder for later tonight.
>>27848334
But spiders have no pus pus
>>27848020
needs more red tbqh, senpai.
>>27848021
I'm very sorry, but I'm too tired to finish tonight. I'll get something out tomorrow, you have my word.
>>27847448
>that spoiler
At this point, you're just asking for one.
Anyways, I think it's pretty safe to say that whoever dies, it'll be too Noteworthy an event to be over in a Flash.
>>27848549
You're in deep doo-doo this time.
>>27847448
As long as the final encounter isnoteworthyand not just aflashin the pan, I'll be happy.
I'd also love to have a spinoff story about how Anon and the other survivors rebuild the Jedi order or how Anon starts his own Grey Jedi order. I don't want this to end.
>>27847448
>Who do you think is going to die on Korriban, /swmlp/? Flash or Noteworthy?
That's going to be the choice YOU make, Anon.
>>27847918
>I kinda want an Allahu Akbar ending where Anon just runs at Scorpan and tackles him, forcing either a detonation
It's not a big bomb, really, but where it's located, it doesn't need to be big.
>>27848549
>>27848726
>those puns
I'm calling the police.
>I'd also love to have a spinoff story about how Anon and the other survivors rebuild the Jedi order or how Anon starts his own Grey Jedi order. I don't want this to end.There will be. Eventually.
>>27848801
>It's not a big bomb
F-for you.
You said one of the endings would involve Maud, you son of a bitch.It's the one where we die isn't it
>>27844022
Remember guys. Serge will make the new thread.
page 9
>>27849392
F is for friends that do stuff together
>>27851163
U is for you and me
>>27851184
N is for anywhere and anytime at all
>>27844022
Im ready
Why is she the best rebel, /swmlp/?
>>27852002
Because it's easy to be the best when there are no good rebels.
>>27852002
She may be the best rebel but not the best waifu
>>27852002
Thanks for reminding me that I have to catch up with Clone Wars AND Rebels.
>>27852115
She's dead Jim.
>>27852141
>he gets to experience the Rebels Season 2 finale for the first time
Boy are you in for a treat.
>>27852115
I wonder whatMaul thinks of her.
