Episode 10: Balance of the Force

OP: Dragon Ball Heroes: Galaxy Mission by Takayoshi Tanimoto

On Coruscant…

Darth Sidious is sitting in his office; the heroes' ship stands in the corner. Just then, the guards are electrocuted & pushed into the opposing wall. Yoda, Dooku, & Darklord enter the office.

Yoda: I hear a new apprentice, you have, Emperor, or should I call you Darth Sidious?

Darth Sidious: I see you three survived.

Count Dooku: I'm afraid your Empire is finished before it even begins, Sidious.

Darth Sidious: On the contrary, my former apprentice, my rule is just beginning.

Darth Darklord: Your arrogance is your weakness, Sidious. You think you've mastered the dark side, but it's really mastered you. I look at you, & all I see…is an old man grabbing at power before his body gives out.

Darth Sidious: Your arrogance blinds you as well, young one. Your friends will die at Vader's hand…just as you will die by mine!

Sidious shots lightning at the trio, but is blocked by Dooku's own lightning.

Count Dooku: It appears that this battle can not be decided by own mastery of the Force, but by mastery of our lightsabers.

Darth Sidious: Very well.

Sidious & the trio draw their lightsabers.

BOSS BATTLE: Emperor of the Sith

DARTH SIDIOUS

Yoda, Count Dooku, & Darth Darklord vs. Darth Sidious

BEGIN!

Music: Duel of the Fates

Darth Sidious: I have waited a long time for this moment. At last, the Jedi are no more. And soon, I will have not a galaxy, but a universe under my rule.

Sidious rushes the trio & Force pushes them into a wall.

Darth Darklord: Not if I have anything to say about it!

Darklord rushes Sidious & the two lock blades.

Darth Sidious: You think you can stop me? You are an acolyte, lost to the Force. I am superior to you. And Vader will become more powerful than all of us combined.

Darth Darklord: Yes he will, but not as your puppet.

Sidious jumps over the acolyte & runs out the exit.

Darth Darklord: If your so powerful, then why are you running?

The trio follow the Emperor & wind up in the Senate Chamber. There, they see Sidious in the Chancellor's Podium, rising up higher & higher.

Darth Darklord: You won't get away from me!

Darklord flies upward & teleports behind Sidious, unleashing a Ki blast that sends Sidious plummeting to the ground. Yoda & Dooku gang up on Sidious, who becomes hard-pressed to defend himself. However, the Sith uses the Force to pull down Senate pods onto the duo's heads, who run to dodge the pods. Darklord teleports to the floor & charges a Ki attack.

Darth Darklord: Scattering Bullet!

Darklord fires a beam into the air that separates into multiple orbs that destroy the falling objects. However, this leaves him open for Sidious to shock him with lightning. Darklord falls to the ground, barely conscious.

Darth Sidious: Your power over this "Ki" means nothing. You will die here, & your friends will be destroyed by Vader. Soon, this galaxy will be mine. Honestly, I should be thanking you; were it not for you & your friends, I would have never known that there were worlds beyond this galaxy, much less be able to reach them. But now…I can bring order to the entire universe.

Darklord starts to laugh.

Darth Sidious: Hmm? What's so funny?

Darth Darklord: Just how lost you are. All you focus on is rage & fear, when the dark side is much more than that.

Darth Sidious: You think you know the dark side better than me?

Darth Darklord: No, but I know friendship better than you. I know love, joy, hope, all the things you don't. Maybe I'm wrong; maybe the dark side is nothing but evil. But…I don't believe it is. Even darkness can be used for good. And I'm going to prove it!

Just then, a white aura appears around Darklord. When the light fades, Darklord's robes have turned gray, his lightsaber now purple.

Count Dooku: What in the universe!?

Yoda: Feel his connection to the Force, I can. Neither light or dark, but balanced, it is.

Darth Darklord: Sidious…your reign ends HERE!

Darklord teleports behind Sidious & grabs the Sith Lord from behind.

Darth Darklord: Master Yoda, Count Dooku! You need to get out of here, NOW!

Darklord starts to glow with raw power. Yoda & Dooku race out the exit. Sidious tries to escape Darklord's grasp, but his struggle does nothing.

Darth Sidious: What are you doing?!

Darth Darklord: Sending you to the Force.

Darth Sidious: STOP! You're crazy! You'll kill yourself, as well as me! You'll never see your friends again!

Darth Darklord: Yes, I will. (Lord, Mark says you can hear every prayer. I've never prayed to you before, but please…watch over my friends. Let them know that I'll be looking out for them.) This is how it ends Sidious. No Empire, no universal conquest. Tomorrow, all people will say is that the Emperor was blown to bits by a Sith acolyte! I release your spirit! FORCE…

Darth Sidious: NOOOOO!

Darth Darklord: …BURST!

Darklord explodes in a flash of gray light! Outside, Yoda & Dooku are racing away, when the Senate Building expels a fiery blast. Just then, the other group appears right in front of them.

Zombie Skater: Hey dudes! We miss anything?

The group looks towards the building.

Moltar/Zombie Skater: DARKLORD!

The group races towards the building. When they get to the Senate Chamber, they see Sidious on the ground, gasping for breath. He sees Anakin & reaches out.

Darth Sidious: V-Vader, save me! Please, I'm dying! Help me! Don't let me die! I can't *gasp* I can't hold on much longer…

Anakin only glares at the Sith.

Anakin: You said you could stop death. Prove it.

Sidious' eyes widen in dawning terror. He gasps one final breath…& dies.

Anakin: You guys were right; it was a lie.

Moltar: Darklord? Darklord, where are you!?

He then spots Darklord, lying on the ground not far from Sidious' body. He & Scarlet Fist rush towards the fallen Sith.

Darth Darklord: *cough, cough* Hey guys.

Moltar: Oh, God…Scarlet, get him a Senzu!

Emo: That ain't gonna work. I can feel his soul; it's…fading.

Darth Darklord: Guess that attack took a lot out of me.

Captain Parkour: No! Live! Damnit man, LIVE!

Darth Darklord: Sorry Captain. Not this time. *cough, cough* Where's Anakin? Is he alright?

Anakin steps forward.

Anakin: Darklord…I'm sorry. This is my fault.

Darth Darklord: It's okay Anakin, you were used. It's okay. Listen to me; there's nothing wrong with emotions. Just…don't let anger & fear be the only emotions you focus on. Control them, & work with them. Promise me…that you'll make a new Sith Order; one that will work with the Jedi to protect the galaxy.

Anakin: …I will. I promise.

Darth Darklord: Thank you. Also…take off my hood. *cough, hack* I want to see my friends with my own eyes.

Anakin takes off the hood to reveal…a young face, 18-19 years old, with black hair & green eyes.

Galen: My name is Galen. Nice to meet you.

Moltar: You can't go! We need you!

Galen: It's okay, Moltar. If Mark is right, I place my faith in Jesus. I'll be watching over you guys. It'll be *cough, cough* just like always. May the Force be with you…

Galen smiles & closes his eyes…& dies. Silence reigns for a few moments. Then Moltar starts slamming his fists into the floor, shaking the whole room.

Moltar: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! GALEN!

Moltar picks up Galen's body & starts shaking it violently.

Moltar:GALEN, DON'T GO! DON'T LEAVE US! GALEN! GALEN, NO!

Moltar keeps sobbing as the other stand, silent in grief & shock.

Narrator: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…a hero died, altering the course of the galaxy's history. Now, Sidious is dead, & Anakin is saved…but at a great cost. Now…what will become of our heroes? And what of the Skywalker family? All will be revealed…as the journey continues!

ED: Chosen by Dream Theater

To be continued…