Chapter eighteen:
This was the most boring assignment Venus had ever had. She was back on the Death Star looking over it until the Emperor came to expect it. Tedious inspection drills and guarding impregnable force field generators was all there was to do.
Venus was sitting at a table spinning the new lightsaber she had just built. The door slid open and a Stormtrooper walked through. Lord Venus, a transport had just arrived we need you to expect the prisoners.
You're big boys you can do it yourself. Said Venus. Lord Vader himself wants you to be there. Venus sighed at least it was something to do.
She had arrived to see the transport land on the flight deck. It looked as if through a hundred prisoners had piled out of the transport. A prisoner with black hair stepped out. He immediately caught Venus's eye. He doesn't seem to belong to a bunch of Smugglers. Usually Smugglers had beards that weren't fully grown, cuts, and were caked with dirt.
But this one was well shaven and looked like he hadn't been touched. She hadn't sensed anyone who had connections with the Force onboard.
Ja-ni: You've expected every one of these people have you not?
Stormtroopers: Yes, Lord Venus.
Then I am going to the training room. It seems that you can handle this without me. Venus williams walked off with an uneasy feeling but shook it off.
Vader was on a assignment to liberate Fanar and had been gone for a couple of days. It gave Venus time to think of all the things that had happened for the past weeks. She was the daughter of the most powerful Sith Lord ever and the most powerful Jedi to ever live.
She also remembered the first time she had ever seen her real father. Then the shock of when she found out, Darth Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith, the most ruthless man in the galaxy, was actually her father. Two practice droids held their lightsabers in a offensive position. Venus stopped daydreaming to hold her lightsaber in a defensive position. Remember, she told herself, A Jedi use their lightsaber for protection and defense never for attack. She had learned that lesson from watching the many holos she had watched.
The droids dashed towards her and started precise strikes towards her arms to disarm her. She blocked the attacks coming at her with ease. It was hard to control her emotions. The dark part of her kept urging her to use her anger to give her focus and power. But the true side of her, the part that was Anakin's daughter, told her different.
One of the droids had left themselves open when Venus heard a Commander over the intercom. Attention all troopers there is a prison break. Everyone gather hangar 84G immediately. Immediately Venus shut down the training room and ran out the door. She turned on her com link to hear any more news. Miss Venus we need you to meet up with a detachment of the 501st who have returned from an exterior inspection.
Ja-ni: Understood Commander. On my way.
The blast doors opened to show about fifteen Stormtroopers fighting about fifty Rebels. Venus unclipped her purple lightsaber and jumped in front of a Rebel and Forced pushed him against a wall. I am going to have to try my best not to kill them, she thought.
She ignited her purple lightsaber and deflected the blaster fire pointed her way. She could easily deflect the blasts heading her way with a few flicks of her saber, but the real problem was not killing any of the Rebels when she got close to one.
Venus cut them and stabbed them in ways that wouldn't kill them. Miss Venus. A Commander said over com link.
Ja-ni: Go ahead Commander.
The Commander: It seems the prison break originated at cell block 2180.
Venus called over to the troops. Let's move out.
With blaster fire coming from their fronts and backs the troopers still managed to get to the cell. It doesn't take about five minutes for the Stormtroopers to overtake the prison block.
The Commander: Miss Venus it seems that one of the Rebels had stolen the plans for the Death Star. We need those plans back.
Venus felt the Force flow through her and told a Storm Sharpshooter to come with her. I want you to immobilize that man there, but I want him alive. Do not let anyone come three feet of that man's body. The Storm Sharpshooter nodded. He took up his sniper rifle, aimed, and hit the man in the leg. As soon as the shot was fired Venus started jumping platform to platform towards the Rebel. When he fell to the ground other Rebels tried to grab the holodisk that he had with him, but the Sharpshooter picked them up.
Venus soon got to the paralyzed body of the Rebel and grabbed the disk while deflecting a couple of blaster shots. Another signal came from Venus's com link, Miss Venus?
Ja-ni: What is it Commander?
The Commander: The Rebels have taken over the firing room.
These Rebels are starting to get on my nerves, Venus thought to herself.
It didn't take long for Venus and the 501st to gain control of the firing room. As soon as they took control Venus got another signal from her com link.
The Commander: Miss Venus it seems that the plans you brought back were just a copy.
Ja-ni: Damn, the Rebels are smarter than I thought.
The Commander: It seems that the Rebels are making a escape on one of our transports. Destroy the transport and retrieve the plans.
Venus ran through the corridors and deflected blaster fire on the way. She went through the blaster door and saw the transport. She looked around to see a Shock Trooper finishing off a Rebel.
Ja-ni: Trooper stop playing around and destroy that transport.
Yes Lord Venus. It took three shots to bring the transport down, but it eventually was destroyed. Suddenly Venus felt a rift through the Force. She turned around to see the man that she had been suspicious of earlier wielding a green lightsaber. She jumped down to meet the Jedi face to face.
Darth Vader was in his own personal shuffle heading for the Death Star. My Lord I have received information that a bunch of Rebels have started a prison break and are trying to take the plans for the Death Star. Vader replied back to the officer. My apprentice Darth Venus is on board I think she can handle it, or do you doubt her abilities.
No, my Lord but a Jedi has been released also and is currently battling Venus. Vader breathed in and out deeply for a few seconds and thought she had never battled a Jedi before she may not be able to handle it. I want to be on the Death Star in one minute Commander.
The Commander: It shall be done my Lord.
Blaster fire was coming from all over the place. How did this happen, thought Venus. The Jedi Master was parrying every blow that she made. If only I wasn't so arrogant than all of this could have been avoided.
You are very skillfully Jedi. You're actually making me have to try at this. The Jedi responded with, remark. You should do or do not there is no try. During the fight Venus was learning much of how the Jedi fought. It seems that the Jedi don't beat their foes into submission, but use grace and precise strikes to defeat their enemy. Venus had watched a holo of a different lightsaber techniques that the Jedi employed and it appeared that this Jedi was using style seven or Vaapad.
So he is using my own power against me, well I'll have to try and fix that. She jumped at the Jedi and swung her saber down, but the Jedi was somehow able to absorb the impact and threw her backwards.
Before she hit the ground she spread her legs in such a way that it absorbed the impact and she was able to throw herself back at the Jedi with twice the speed. The Jedi was thrown off balance and hit the ground. The Jedi got up and said. It is a shame that you waste your talents serving the dark side of the Force. Venus smiled. If only he knew. Then she spoke to the Jedi. Look around you, your troops have been captured you should just give up. I don't want to have to hurt you, muttered Venus.
Whether I give up or not the outcome will be the same. So if I have to go I will not let a Sith Lord live. Oh great, thought Venus. Venus saw the Jedi close his eyes and reach deep into the Force. He suddenly disappeared before her eyes! Venus looked around but couldn't see him anywhere. Then Venus felt a intense pain in her stomach.
She looked down to see that the Jedi Master's lightsaber had pierced her stomach. He retracted the lightsaber and Venus fell to the floor.
Darth Vader had just entered through the blast door when he saw his apprentice fall to the floor. No, this couldn't have happened again.
Vader lifted his hand and Force pushed the Jedi so hard that he became unconscious. Vader ran over to Venus and bent down to pick her up. Venus, Venus, Vader yelled. Venus slowly opened her eyes. Father.
Vader: Don't die on me Venus, you know more than anyone how many times this happened to me. Do not die on me too.
Ja-ni: Father, whatever happens don't blame yourself for this you've done that too much already. I did this myself. Father listen to me just this once. Do not fully trust the Emperor he has lied to you before and you didn't kill... Venus's body started to become limp. No not this time.
He tried to use what he knew of the dark side to try and revive her, but it was no use. Vader sat her body down and turned to the Jedi that had just regained consciousness. The Jedi could see Vader's anger radiating off of him.
Vader started to Force Choke the Jedi and had paralyzed his whole body. He used the Force to bring the Jedi over to him. Do you realize what you have done? Vader turned his head to look at the Jedi.
She was becoming one of you. She was using the lightside and let you killed you. The Jedi had taken my wife and my limbs from me and yet they still are not satisfied, they have too take my only child too. He tightened his grip on the Jedi's throat.
I swear that every Jedi will be purged from the entire galaxy even if I have to kill myself to do it. He brought the Jedi close to him and started punching the Jedi with his powerful cybernetic arms. After five minutes Vader stopped punching the body. when he could no longer tell what he was punching.
The Dark Lord picked up his apprentice, his only daughter, and took her to his shuttle.