Power of the Star Forge

After the ship had been repaired Qui-Gon and I returned to the Skywalker homestead to give them the good news. "We have some good news and some bad news." I informed them. "The good news is that Shmi Skywalker has been freed." Shmi and Anakin gaped at me. "What's the bad news?" Shmi asked. I grinned. "Anakin has also been freed."

"Did you just say…?" Anakin muttered. "Yup. You're both free to come with us." I replied. The Skywalkers hugged excitedly and went to pack. Since C3PO hadn't been completed I offered to levitate him to the ship.

Near the ship I felt a disturbance and stopped. Qui-Gon turned around and was about to say something before I saw his eyes widen.

I threw myself to the side, while using the Force to push Anakin and Shmi towards the ship. There was a loud clanging as the droid fell thanks to my brief lack of concentration.

Moments later a speeder flew by. The rider jumped off and attacked Qui-Gon with a red lightsaber. I ordered Anakin and Shmi to tell the pilot to take off before lending Qui-Gon a hand.

I pulled the Sith warrior, a zabrak, away from Qui-Gon and put him into a Force Stasis. The older Jedi held his lightsaber in a defensive position in case he tried anything. When it became apparent that the Sith was incapable of attacking, Qui-Gon deactivated his lightsaber.

I released the Sith who immediately turned his attention towards me. I side stepped and grabbed the Zabrak's arm. I then twisted, just enough to force the warrior to release the lightsaber without breaking anything.

"Who are you?" I asked. The Zabrak growled. "I will tell you nothing."

I waited until his name reached the surface of his thoughts. "Darth Maul." I muttered, before applying some more pressure to his arm. "Who are you looking for?" All I received was a grunt of pain.

This time I let go and resorted to lightning. Qui-Gon looked as if he was about to intervene, so I placed him in Stasis.

After a few seconds I stopped my attack. "That was a small example of what I can do. Now, you will answer my questions or you will pay." This time the Zabrak began to laugh.

"Do you think even you are strong enough to defeat my master? Do what you want with me. It would be nothing compared with what he can do." This Sith Lord sounded powerful and cunning. To have hidden from the Jedi for so long was quite impressive, especially given how badly the two sides despised each other.

But then the Jedi could be quite narrow minded, so perhaps it wasn't that impressive.

As for his power, the apprentice was right. I had no idea what he could and could not do. He sounded powerful from the way Maul was talking about him, but it was still just talk. Most apprentices back in my day, Jedi and Sith alike, would have had little problem in dealing with the warrior kneeling before me. So the master could be as strong as me or Malak. Or the majority of his power could lie in deceit and cunning. Either way I would not underestimate him.

That just left the apprentice. I could capture him and leave the council to decide his fate. I could let him leave after making sure that I could track him wherever he went. I could offer to train him as my apprentice. Or I could just kill him.

"Do you know who I am?" I asked.

"Why should it matter to me? My master will destroy you regardless of who, or what, you are." Maul replied.

"My name is Revan. You may know me better as Darth Revan, the man who nearly conquered the Republic." That got his attention.

"That is impossible. Revan died thousands of years ago. Your armour is, at best, a mere replica of what he wore. And you do not wear the mask." The Sith warrior retorted.

I ended up showing him a few battles from the Mandalorian and Jedi civil wars. Maul still thought I was lying so I told him that as a Force user he should be able to detect when someone was lying. Then I made the offer to train him properly, since his current master had failed to do so properly.

Maul accepted but I had to refuse when I sensed it was for his own personal gain i.e. to stab me in the back at the first available opportunity then brag about it to his master.

Since the ship was waiting for us I released Qui-Gon and told him to wait inside. He stared at me for a few moments before obeying. I knocked the Zabrak out and placed a Dathomiri blood trail on him. I then levitated C3PO onto the ship's ramp before jumping after him.

Anakin and Obi-Wan rushed through the door. "Who was that?" Kenobi asked. "A Sith apprentice. And not a particularly well trained one either." I replied. "What should we do Revan sir?" Skywalker inquired.

"We don't need to do anything for the moment. I'll know were he is at all times." Noticing everyone's confused look, I explained about the Dathomiri blood trail and how I'd be able to locate Maul whenever I wanted.

Within a few hours the ships arrived on Coruscant, with Anakin looking very uncomfortable. Whether it was the temperature of the planet, or my constant

teasing about Padme, I wasn't entirely sure. HK hadn't helped much. Sometimes I wonder why I keep that psychotic droid. The ship finally landed and I got my first look at Coruscant in what was apparently a very long time Not much had changed. The Ebon Hawk landed soon afterwards, the rest of the ships had been left on Tatooine and we were greeted by the Supreme chancellor, a man known as Vallorium, and senator Palpatine. I decided to keep an eye on the senator. Just being near him set me on edge for some reason.

"Thank goodness you are alright, your majesty. We were very worried. May I introduce Supreme chancellor Vallorium?" Palpitine spoke up.

"It is an honour to meet you in person. I have arranged an emergency meeting to discuss the situation." Valorium stated.

The queen, Anakin, Palpatine and the guards moved off while the majority of my original group, plus the Sith pilots, were escorted to the Jedi temple by Qui-Gon and Kenobi. I ordered HK-47 to follow Palpatine and report back later.