This fic is one of three challenge fics I plan on writing in the future. Basically, I was told to make a fic where instead of Earth, Thor is transported to the Star Wars universe. However, no one ever said I had to do the movies, so, this fic is set during Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. So, 4,000 years before the movies.
I, unfortunately, do not own Star Wars or Thor. They, and any related content, belong to George Lucas and Marvel, respectively.
Chapter 1 - Taris
Carth Onasi looked up as the door to the escape pod bay opened up, revealing the young woman that he had been communicating with over the com. Once he got a good look at her, he realized a few things. One, she was a Chiss. Two, she was beautiful. She had long, dark blue hair and bright red eyes, with clear, smooth skin and clean lips that had no cracks or pealings. Her hair was currently tied back into a ponytail, and there was a rather large combat sword gripped fiercely in her hand.
"Hester Bintrano?" Carth asked, making sure this was the right woman.
The woman nodded, and spoke in a soft, yet serious voice. "Yes, sir."
"Good." Carth said, activating several icons on the terminal. "You've made it just in time. There's only one active escape pod left."
Currently, the Endar Spire, the ship the two were on, was being assailed by heavy Sith firepower. All other crewmembers besides them were either dead or already abandoned ship. The most important passenger, Jedi Knight Bastila Shan, had just been safely jettisoned from the ship by Carth, who remained behind to ensure that everyone else escaped safely. Unfortunately, the Chiss female standing before him was the only soldier left that wasn't killed by the Sith boarding party.
Activating the pod, Carth watched as the pod opened up and then ran over to it. He glanced out, and waved for his fellow soldier to enter.
"Come on! We can hide out on the planet below."
Hester seemed to hesitate for a moment, eying Carth wearily and tightening her grip on the sword. Finally, she nodded, and started making her way over to the pod.
Suddenly, the darkness of space was lit up by a blinding orange flash, which came in through the windows of the ship. Hester and Carth blinked in surprise, but moments later, a powerful beam tore through the Endar Spire, only several meters from where Hester was standing. The shockwave from the blast hurled Hester forward, smashing her head right into the rim of the escape pod opening, knocking her out instantly.
Carth grabbed Hester by the arm and dragged her prone form into the pod. He looked up with wide eyes as the mysterious beam tore the Endar Spire in half, before vanishing completely. Quickly, he pulled Hester into the pod and closed it, and as the severed half of the ship they were in drifted away, Carth activated the pod via controls and strapped himself and Hester in.
In a flash, the pod shot out of what was left of the Spire, and rocketed down to the surface of the nearby planet, Taris. Behind them, the darkness of space was illuminated briefly once again as the Sith battle fleet reduced the remains of the Endar Spire to galactic dust.
In the Undercity of Taris, hell was brewing. Gammorrean slave hunters and bloodthirsty Rakghouls roamed in search of unsuspecting victims, while the Outcasts fled and hid for safety. In the darkest slums of the Undercity, a young girl, perhaps sixteen years of age, was roaming aimlessly, lost and terrified.
Shaleena had only wondered from the village out of boredom. She hadn't mean to stray so far. Now she was lost. She could hear the hisses of the Rakghouls, and started crying.
"Oh, Force, help me..."
Suddenly, there was movement, followed by a inhuman hiss. Shaleena's first instinct was to run, and she did. She picked up the pace when she heard the sound of clawed feet scratching against the dirt, a sound that picked up quickly the more Shaleena ran. In the distance, she could see the gate to the Outcast village. She only prayed that Trewin would be generous enough to open the gate, even with the Rakghouls so close.
Shaleena screamed when a clawed hand suddenly shot out and grabbed her by the ankle. She fell forward, falling face first onto the ground. She groaned in pain, and then started screaming as she was forcefully dragged away. She dug her fingernails into the dirt, trying to pull away as the Rakghoul dragged her into a dark corner, hissing hungrily in anticipation for its meal. Shaleena frantically tried to free herself, kicking at the Rakghoul, when she noticed a piece of sharpened rubble. She quickly grabbed it, and thrust it dagger-like into the Rakghoul's arm.
The Rakghoul shrieked as yellowish bile-like blood seeped from its wound, and Shaleena took the moment to kick herself free and ran. Moments after she did, though, the Rakghoul shrieked in rage and pounced at her, pinning her underneath it.
Shaleena screamed frantically as the Rakghoul hissed and snapped at her, pushing up at its chest, trying to keep its drooling maw away from her. As it was inches from her face, there was a brilliant flash in the sky. Shaleena and the Rakghoul paused, the Rakghoul looking back up in the direction of the sky, cocking its head, curiously.
Then, without warning, a pillar of swirling energy shot down and crashed against the ground, only mere inches away from where the Rakghoul was pinning Shaleena. Not used to the great light, the Rakghoul hissed and shielded its beady black eyes, forgetting about Shaleena and scurrying off into the shadows.
Shaleena backed away, gaping at the spectacle in shock. Almost as suddenly as it began, the anomaly ceased, and Shaleena blinked at what she saw in its place.
A man stood there, wearing a thin, silver tunic with a red neckstrap, and dark paints and boots. He faltered slightly when the light faded, and he immediately started looking around, his eyes darting back and forth. He saw that he was in some dark decrepit waste, and his eyes soon fell upon Shaleena. At the sight of her, the man's eyes lifted up, and he blinked in surprise.
Then, he looked up. "Father? Father?! Heimdall? Can you hear me? Open the Bifrost!"
Shaleena blinked at the man, wondering if he was mad. Where did he even come from?
"Father! Answer me!" The man bellowed. He then spun around to face Shaleena, pointing a furious finger. "You. What realm is this?"
Shaleena's mouth opened, but no words came out. She merely shook her head helplessly.
"Alfheim?" The man demanded. "Niflheim?"
"I-I don't unders-"
The man suddenly yelled out in pain when out of nowhere, the same Rakghoul from before jumped at him, clinging to his back and sinking its foul teeth into his shoulder. The man clenched his teeth as he reached back and pried the Rakghoul from his shoulder, throwing it away. The Rakghoul landed safely on its feet, and hissed menacingly at the man.
The man studied his wound, and bared his teeth when he saw the wound. He glared at the creature, and gave a warrior-like yell as he rushed at it. The Rakghoul shrieked as it charged, and Shaleena shielded her eyes, unable to bring herself to watch.
However, she didn't expect to hear the Rakghoul shriek in pain, and immediately opened her eyes. Her mouth fell open in shock when she saw that the man had swiftly evaded the Rakghoul's attack and drove his knee right into its gut. The Rakghoul stumbled over, and the man delivered a swift punch that caused the Rakghoul's head to fly back, and spew up yellowish bile. The force also knocked the Rakghoul down, and the man roared as he brought his foot down, crushing the Rakghoul's head into a pulpy mess.
Breathing heavily, the man turned to face Shaleena, who was looking at him with a mixture of fear and amazement. The man looked ready to say something, when his vision suddenly became hazy, and he started faltering. Then, with a groan, he fell over onto the ground.
Shaleena instantly ran over to him, and dragged him carefully back towards the village.
And the adventure begins for both parties. To end this chapter, I'm gonna point out a few points about this story:
1. This story does not feature any of the other Avengers besides Thor. In fact, the only elements I plan to include that are from the Marvel Cinematic Universe are that in the Thor movies. So characters like Loki and Odin will be present.
2. Darth Revan is a Chiss in this, because I was always bothered by how the only species offered to you in Knights of the Old Republic was human.
3. In this, Earth is not part of the Nine Realms, Taris is. Like Earth, the Asgardians call Taris Midgard, but it is extremely different than how the Asgardians last visited it, as Taris was not always covered in cities. Also, in this story, Taris is the original home planet of the Humans, so the Asgardians will be surprised to see various other alien races present.
4. The Realms, Asgard especially, live by an isolationists society and have not interacted with the Republic. Plus, their worlds are remote, and the Republic knows nothing about them except for ancient Tarisian legends.
5. I have no real dates as to when I post new chapters, so there may be some waiting periods. Sorry.
6. Some characters that seemed to play minor roles in the game will have bigger roles in this story.
I look forward to the reviews and comments from all readers. Constructive criticism is also welcome, but no flames :|