Chapter seventeen:
Delta Squad was preparing for the Clone trooper's that were arriving in about ten minutes. They had went out into the four way hall thinking if something went wrong they could make a escape route. Venus was spouting new orders to the troops every second.
Ja-ni: Set a trap there Delta. Take that explosive and put it near the door. Let's do some reconstruction there Delta.
Delta squad: We have about two more minutes Miss Venus.
Ja-ni: Okay check your weapons. Let's take advantage of those sniping positions. Fixer and Sev got behind a couple of crates and took out sniper rifle attachments. Boss I want you and Scorch to be in control explosives and grenades. Venus unhooked the saber from her belt and said. Let the war with our brothers begin.
Clone trooper's turned the corner and started to fire. Set off explosives one and two. Two bombs were detonated and about ten troops were killed. Sev and Fixer were getting head shot after head shot. Scorch and Boss were throwing EC detonators which paralyzed the Clone trooper's long enough to allow Venus to take them out with her lightsaber.
It was fifteen minutes into the battle when Fixer was hit and took cover because of his wound. Boss yelled over to Scorch. Go help 40.
On it sir. As soon as Scorch left Boss was hit and he dove for cover. Sev and Scorch were to bogged down with the blaster fire to fire back. Venus was all alone.
She used all the techniques that Vader had taught her, but there were too many Clone trooper's. She knew that this is where she would die. After all that has happened, all that she had learned she was to die here and accomplish nothing.
Suddenly an explosion came through the roof. Then from the smoke of the explosion Boba Fett appeared! Dark Troopers followed. Fett started firing rockets and using his Flamethrower the Clones were being pushed back! Fett started to make his way towards Venus.
He pulled his EE-3 Blaster Rifle because his rockets were already used up. Venus and Fett were back to back.
Fett was firing while Venus was deflecting their attacks. After a couple of more shots and Force Pushes all the Clone Trooper's had been defeated. Boba Fett turned to Venus and said. Looks like you owe me one beautiful. A shot from a Clone Sharpshooter that was left was heading right for Fett's head. With a flick of Venus's lightsaber she reflected it back at the Clone and let out a Arrrrgghhh.
Boba Fett: Call it even.
Venus smiled and nodded as a Dark Trooper came up beside them. Sir it seems that the Clones are making their escape. Venus got her orders out before Boba Fett.
Order all Shock Trooper's outside and tell them to fire at will. What was left of the Shock Trooper's ran outside and blew up most of the transports that were taking off. Venus walked over to Delta Squad who were being cured with bacta. The squad looked up at Venus. Good work. If the Deltas didn't have their helmets on she would have seen them smiling.
Venus walked in to see Vader at his desk. I heard you did well today Venus. You took down fifty Clone Trooper's. You have done well.
Ja-ni: Thank you Master.
Vader: But I have also heard that you risked your life to save a member of the Delta Squad. A Sith Lord doesn't care about the life of a comrade.
Ja-ni: Does that mean if I die you wouldn't care about me?
Vader's breathing stopped for a second. That is not the same thing. Said the Dark Lord.
Ja-ni: Yes it is, those men are my brothers when I am on the battlefield.
Darth Vader sighed. You are just like me when I was your age. And maybe in a way your right. In any case, you did the right thing Venus.
Vader looked at Venus the way he had never looked at her before. Not as a Sith Lord, or her Master, but as her father.
Ja-ni: Thank you father.
Venus turned around and was about to walk out when Vader spoke to her again.
Vader: One more thing Venus. The Bounty Hunter had left to capture a smuggler on Tatooine. I thought you might want to know.
The door closed behind Venus without her saying anything. As Vader sat in his chair he thought about the last couple of years he had spent with Venus. After all this time he was starting to become his old self again. After years and years of trying to keep those feelings buried Venus had made them rise again.
Although he would not let anyone know it, he was fearful of that. If he became Anakin again he would be vulnerable, lose most of the power that he had gained, lose any hope of learning how to save the people he loved from death. Before he met Venus he couldn't afford to lose all that.
But now he had a daughter. Vader had sensed earlier on that Venus was going to change him back to Anakin. The only reason he had for staying with the darkside was the power to save people from death. So that he would never lose his daughter.
Because if she would be torn away from him like his mother and Padme then his old self would truly be dead.
As Venus walked down the hallway she noticed that the Stormtroopers were looking at her differently. It's as if they thought of her as a comrade instead of a Commander.
Today when she was willing to risk her life for a trooper, she had won more than their trust she had won their loyalty.