#darth varaxes

[mirielsart]

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Star Wars FA Rewrite Part 4

Author’s Note:

This rewrite is completely fan-made. I ,Stone CL Williams, am not the creator of these characters. They belong to George Lucas, Lucasfilm Entertainment, Lily and Mikaila Orchard, and Disney+ Entertainment. I am not claiming any of these properties of my own. In the event that I do otherwise, I will take full legal responsibility for the misuse of these characters. Please support the official creators and there content. Thank You

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Chapter 15: Two Teams, One Base

Varax had a hunch that Aliana liked Rey. You don’t need to be a space wizard to know that. But he figured that they would be good for each other. Much to Leia’s dismay. “Great, now on top of a retired Jedi Master and a hotshot pilot I now have to look over a Sith Lord with a Romeo complex” she says to Rey and Aliana after they tell the crew on the Falcon the news. Aliana gives Leia a look of disappointment “Nooooo not the Romeooooo” she says as she covers her face in her hands with a groan. Han and Chewie are laughing next to Leia and Varax even gets a good chuckle out before Leia tells them to stop being jackasses. 

“Regardless we still need to figure out a way to destroy the First Order’s superweapon: Starkiller Base” she says as she clears her throat. Finn stands up and points to a large tower on the planet’s surface “That tower leads directly into the planet's shield generator” Finn explains showing a red path to the inner crust of the former planet Ilum. “If we can plant some explosives on the generators below, it could disable their shields long enough for a bombing squad to finish it off” Finn adds as he crosses his arms. 

Han looks up at Finn with a grin “I’ll get you there, and I think Leia can scrounge up some bombs for us, but what about Kylo Ren?” Han says as he scratches his short, gray beard. “I’ll keep Ren preoccupied, I can lead him away long enough for you guys to plant the bombs” Varax says, putting his hands behind his head. Han and the others give him a look of uncertainty “You sure Varax? Kylo is-” Han attempts to say before Varax cuts him off “I’ve dealt with Kylo’s type before, sure he has power, but he can’t use it worth a damn” he says, almost deasing the Dark Jedi.

“Then it’s settled. Rey, Aliana, and Varax will lead Kylo away from the generators while Han, Chewbacca and Finn will plant the charges so Poe and Black Squadron can bombard the base.” Leia says as she stands up to leave. Everyone nods in agreement, understanding their roles in the mission at hand.

Varax walks out to get some air, he unclips his lightsaber from his belt and looks at it. “We were peacekeepers…” he says in his mind before re-clipping the lightsaber to his belt as he boards the Fury for takeoff. While on board he notices Rey and Aliana talking in the cockpit. They notice him and he gives them a gentle smile under his black goatee beard as he heads to the workshop to do a check on his saber “Lemme know when we get there!” He says as he shuts the door behind him. The Fury and Falcon take off and charter a course for the First Order’s front door.

Chapter 16: Darth Greaseball & Captain Chrome Dome

Varax has a fond memory of building his lightsaber. He remembers it originally being a regular single bladed saber. But as time grew on, Varax made more and more modifications to the saber, in hopes of perfecting the blade to be the best ever made. But thanks to his OCD, that likely will never happen. Varax sits back and observes his work, seeing the blade's cyan-blue Kyber crystal sitting in its chamber, glowing an almost white hue inside the dark workshop before Varax repairs the blade and heads out.

“Almost to Ilum, have a seat Varax” Aliana says, using the force to move a chair in the cockpit as the Fury and Falcon begin to exit hyperspace. “I haven’t been here in years, it almost feels like I’m a padawan in Luke’s Jedi Order again�� Almost” Varax says solemnly as the land on a clearing in the middle of a forest. 

“Alright, let's distract Darth Greaseball” Varax says as he gets up from his seat. Aliana laughs at the insult for Kylo Ren “DARTH GREASEBALL HAH!!!” she exclaims, almost falling out of her pilot seat from laughing before Rey catches her. They both share a stare before looking up at Varax who's already off ship. Varax pulls out his binoculars and inspects the area, noticing the large, canyon-like gashes carved into Ilum’s crust. 

Meanwhile, Finn, Han, and Chewbacca are wandering the maze like hallways of the Maintenance Sector. Trying their best to find the shield reactors. “C’mon kid, where is this thing, didn’t you say you knew where it was?” Han says, almost out of breath. Chewbacca gives out a supportive grunt as Finn looks around. “Yeah well it is a big sector and sorry that I had to interrupt your nap time old man but we’ve gotta galaxy to save” Finn says, teasing Han for being old. Han gives off a chuckle “Hey with age comes experience Buckethead” he says, punching Finn’s arm before Finn pulls him and Chewie against the wall as a group of Stormtroopers walk past.

“I’ve got a bad feeling about this kid” Han says as he looks over Finn’s shoulder to check for guards. They walk out before seeing Captain Phasma walk right in front of them. Chewie grabs the silver Stormtrooper and pins her against the wall. Finn points his rifle at her silver helmet “Where’s the shield generator Phasma?” he says, finger on the trigger and ready to shoot. Phasma looks at the trio for a moment, “Down the hall to your right, can’t miss it” she says with a grunt. The trio look at each other, Han giving Chewbacca a nod as the Wookie drops Phasma into a trash compactor, much to Finn’s amusement. “Always wanted to do that” Han says as they head to the generator.

Chapter 17: A Scavenger, A Sith, and A Jedi

Varax, Rey and Aliana make their way through the rough terrain of the planet before coming up to a huge gathering of Stormtroopers. A massive speech is being held and led by General Hux with a hologram of Supreme Leader Snoke behind him, towering over his troops and officers. Varax looks at his companions and looks above, noticing a Dreadnaught overhead before hatching an idea. “Aliana I have an idea, if we can pull that Dreadnaught down into the cavern, the weapon may not fully fire” he says, pointing at the warship out in the atmosphere. Aliana looked at the Jedi like he was crazy. “I can’t move that thing, it's too big!!!” she says. 

“Only in your mind is it massive” Varax explains to Aliana. Aliana lets out a sigh “I guess it won’t hurt to try” she says before Varax cuts her off “No, do or do not, there is no try” Varax says, parroting the words of a wise old master he once had. “What does that even mean?!?!” Aliana says confusingly. “Uhhh, okay that might’ve been a bad example” Varax says, unsure what the small green Jedi meant when he enlightened Varax with that proverb “Master Yoda said it a lot though” he says sheepishly. 

Aliana rolls her eyes and outstretches her hand, Varax following after as the two pull the Dreadnaught into the atmosphere as it crashes down into the chasm behind them. Rey watches in awe at the feat, never thinking anyone Jedi, Sith, or otherwise could do such a thing. 

As the ship crashes into the canyon a beam of red energy is fired but quickly disperses as the Stormtroopers look around confused. Hux looks at the hologram of the Supreme Leader which disappears shortly after. The trio head inside the base and try to find a spot to contact Finn and the others. “That was awesome!!! You guys dragged that thing right into the planet’s crust!! How’d you do it?” Rey says and asks as they run through the halls.

Varax looks back at her “A trick I picked up from a Jedi named Galen Marek” he says, partially out of breath, “It tires you out pretty quick but it works!” he adds as they turn a corner to see Finn Han and Chewbacca on a lower floor planting the bombs. However they also see a squad of Stromtroopers rain fire down on them “Let’s give them some backup” Varax says as he throws back his black cloak and drops down to the troopers below, igniting his saber as he cuts the soldiers down. Aliana follows short and gets in on the carnage, Rey follows last and shoots a couple with her blaster.

Chapter 18: So Long Sweet Smuggler

As the fighting dies down, Han looks out across the nearby bridge and sees Kylo walking toward him. Han steps onto the bridge as the others deal with the troops. “BEN!!” He yells through the empty, black abyss stopping Kylo in his tracks. The Dark Jedi looks at the smuggler “Move aside old man, or die”. Han tosses his blaster behind him “Take off the mask son, I wanna see your face” he says. Kylo sits for a moment before removing his mask, dropping it onto the bridge in front of him. 

Varax quickly realizes what Han’s about to do “no,no,no,no,no” he says softly before calling out to Han “NO YOU DAMN FOOL DON’T DO IT!!!” Varax yells. Rey and the others look on in fear as Han approaches his son. Han looks at Varax and gives a salute as he crosses the bridge. “You’re not a monster Ben, come home, to your family” Han says to the Dark Jedi as he steps closer to his son.

Kylo walks up to his father, a brief flash of hope flies through him before he kills it. “I’m sorry dad” Kylo says flatly, before impaling him through the chest with his lightsaber “but the First Order is my family now” he adds, kicking his father into the white abyss below him.

“NO!!!” Rey and Varax say, as Finn and Aliana stand in shock. Chewbacca lets out a mighty roar as he blasts Kylo’s stomach with his Bow Blaster. Kylo keels over from the pain as he looks back at the Wookie, who roars at Kylo in anger before ramming through a group of Stormtroopers. 

“C’mon Rey we have to go!” Aliana says as she grabs Rey’s arm before she shoots Kylo across the face with her blaster pistol. Varax uses the Force to grab Han’s blaster as the five of them race back to their ship. On the way there Chewbacca detonates the shields as a cover to keep Ren off their back.

The five of them run through the forest before hearing Kylo call out to them. He looks at Finn “TRAITOR!!!” he yells at the former stormtrooper. Finn tries to shoot Kylo but the Dark Jedi freezes the bolts mid air and returns them back to Finn aiming right at his torso. As Finn falls to the ground, Rey grabs Aliana’s lightsaber and ignites it. Kylo Ren looks at her with a snarl “You’re nothing, desert trash! I come from the most powerful family in the galaxy. And you are a nobody” he says, poking at Rey

Rey looks at Kylo in rage, “I’m gonna make you hurt you greasy fuck!”

Chapter 19: The Wrath Of Irus

Rey screams as she charges Kylo and swings Aliana’s lightsaber like a crazed lunatic, Kylo hardly being able to keep up with her absurd speed and power as she locks in both their sabers and punches Kylo’s side, still raw from his wound from Chewbacca. Kylo coughs up a mouthful of blood as Rey disconnects the saber and starts smacking her saber against Kylo’s like a club, still screaming out her anger and rage.

Meanwhile, Aliana and Varax struggle to get Finn to 2V so he can fix his wounds. The two look back at Rey as she fights the Dark Jedi “She’ll be fine” Varax tells Aliana “Anger is the best tool in a fight, in some cultures she’d be worshiped as a queen” he says. Aliana gives Varax a look of concern “Yeah… not a good time” he says as they lay Finn down onto the operating table on the Fury.

Back in the forest, Kylo is trying his best to hold his own against Rey, who’s practically chasing him through the woods as she slices Aliana’s lightsabers through the trees trying to kill the Dark Jedi. “he was YOUR FATHER he CARED about YOU and YOU KILLED HIM IN COLD BLOOD!!!” she yells, her voice echoing through the treetops like a bestail howl. She eventually catches Kylo off guard and cuts through his blade, gashing the middle of his face as he collapses to the ground.

Before Rey could finish the job however, she’s pulled back to the Fury by the force. She looks up and sees Varax before he grabs her arm and pulls her into the ship as they take off. He pushes her onto the couch, a look of anger painted all over his face “WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU” he yells, his voice echoing through the ship. Rey tries to speak but Varax cuts her off “YOU COULD’VE JEOPARDIZED THIS ENTIRE MISSION AND ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF EVERYONE”. Rey looks down, realizing she's still holding Aliana’s lightsaber, she holds it up to the Sith “Sorry for taking it, I should’ve known better” she says, almost in a whisper as she gets up and heads to her room. Aliana looks at the blade, a few drops of Kylo’s blood sprinkled across the emitter. “I’ll go talk to her, maybe try to cheer her up, also THAT was uncalled for Varax” she says as she follows Rey to her room.

Varax sits in the living room, looks at the blade in his hands, and sighs. Before heading to bed.

(Final Part Coming Soon)

[nirahsaooc]

((A brief bit I got inspired to write due to recent Star Wars-ing, based on my Sith Sorceror character from the game ‘The Old Republic’ MMO. It’s probably terrible but it was fun to hash out in short order. Around 1700 words))

Three Thousand Years Before the fall of the Old Republic

The facility was dimly lit, with sparks from shorted out power conduits causing flickers every now and then. Distant groaning reverberated through durasteel walls as poorly maintained generators whined against the stress of maintaining what power the bunker had left.

Down the corridors a makeshift laboratory had been assembled, though sith runes appeared on several artifacts that rested upon the table of equipment. A red hued Twi’lek dressed in thick combat style boots, with black pants and a more form fitting if revealing top stood hunched over the workbench gauntleted hand scrawling results and speculation into a handwritten journal. She’d archive it onto a datapad later on.

She felt a disturbance rather suddenly, there was no sound but a sense of something was amiss. Her hand shifted to the curved lightsaber hilt on her belt. Eyes looking forwards as her lekku shifted briefly in anticipation.

“Now Aria’lan is that how one reacts to a fellow Sith? I’d almost get the impression you didn’t like me,” Came a male voice from the doorway as a robed figure appeared. Yellow eyes looking back at hers as the human smirked mockingly for a moment.

“Amusing…Darth Varax, given how Sith do have a habit of greeting one another…when alone,” She mused, “And that is Lord Aria’lan, I may not have the title of Darth but I will be shown what I have earned thus far.”

He smirked, “Ofcourse –Lord-,  you would however do well to remember your place when in the presence of your betters however.” His tone took on a darker one as if carrying a veiled threat in it.

Aria chose not to continue her own attitude even though she had little fear of the Darth before her. Instead her eyes narrowed lekku giving a few twitches of annoyance, “To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit, my lord?”

“Your research ofcourse Lord Aria, I’ve heard you’ve been making great strides in your study.”

“Perhaps, but correct me if I am mistaken, my lord. But my research falls outside your direct privy. As I am certain Darth Kaltor has stated in the past.”

A looked of annoyance crossed Varax’s face as he regarded her, “Perhaps, but she is not here at the moment. And given your more isolated location at the moment I could still just relieve you of your work.”

“I’m sure anything is possible my lord. Though I do imagine if you did kill me to get my research that the Dark Council would become suspicious of you rather quickly given how, well known you’ve made your intentions known in the past. Darth Kaltor would no doubt investigate directly, in the end you just wouldn’t gain as much as you stand to lose. My Lord.”

“You are far to clever for your own good Aria’lan, most sith of your standing would be falling over themselves to please a Darth.”

“As we both know, I am not most Sith. Was there anything else I could do for you, my lord?”

“No Aria’lan, you’ve done enough.” The robed Sith stated before he turned and left, disappearing into the dimly lit corridors once more. Aria kept her senses trained on him ensuring that the Darth had left even as she wondered what the point of his visit was. Coming all this way just to insinuate killing her and then leaving so suddenly was not how a Darth such as him spent their time.

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Three Hours Later

Aria’lan had continued her work, finishing up another page before the Sith had began to pack up her things. Darth Varax’s ominous visit had put her on edge and she’d decided it best to relocate before continuing.

As she was finishing gathering the last of her materials she again sensed a disturbance. This time it felt much different, brighter in the force and much less subtle. It was then the sounds of heavy footfalls caused by combat armor reached the Twi’lek’s ears. Eliciting a frown as she slung her pack around her shoulders and exited the room she’d be working in, entering the main corridor.

“Stay right where you are Sith!” Came a shout enhanced by electronics, Aria’s gaze shifted to where a couple dozen Republic Troopers stood arrayed in defensive positions blasters held at the ready. A brown robed figure moved forward from the middle of them.

“You are outnumbered and outmatched, it would only be rational to surrender peaceably,” The robed figure stated, her voice flowing in a manner that only Jedi really used.

“I have no quarrel with you Jedi, or the Republic on this day. I intend to leave, but on my own, not with you.” Aria returned still frowning as she brushed her Lekku over her shoulders so the long tattooed tentacles hung against her back.

The words seemed to give the Republic forces pause, letting Aria think for a moment. Realization dawned on her as she realized Varax’s plan. He’d shown up mostly just to ensure she was indeed here, then he’d left and no doubt left some kind of signal or even something as blatant as an anonymous tip to the Republic Troops in the area about a Sith skulking about. They’d show up in force with a Jedi, kill her then Varax would either return later and collect what he was after or ambush the Republic for it. Keeping his own meddling hands clean and free from suspicion with the Dark Council. A far more clever ploy than she’d have given him credit for.

“You are a member of the Sith Empire, that is enough to warrant your arrest, or neutralization if you do not surrender.” The Jedi stated calmly.

Aria sighed, “I see, I suppose it is good that you brought so many troops to back you up. And here I was hoping for an honorable duel.”

“Sith and honor do not go together, I will not rise to your bait.”

“I suppose I was never good at the honor thing anyway.” Aria shrugged her shoulders, her words having given her the opportunity to shift her hands apart while subtly widening her stance. With a sudden jerk of both hands purple bolts of lightning shot down into the ground lancing through it only to shoot up the armor of the front line of Troopers. Their bodies convulsed in the current before falling over as Aria ignited her lightsaber the purple hued blade shimmering into existence just in time to deflect several blaster bolts back at the troopers that had fired them.

Another saber hummed to life as the Jedi leaped at Aria while flourishing her blue blade, their blades interlocked as the lethan Twi’lek grinned in delight, “Besides this is the more entertaining method, rather than just boringly arresting me isn’t it?”

“I don’t delight in death Sith!” The Jedi retorted as their blades broke apart and she struck at Aria who blocked and retaliated with a fast swing of her own trying to watch her opponent while keep an eye on the remaining Republic Troopers.

The Jedi continued to attack shifting into several more acrobatic moves that signified the aggressive Ataru form of lightsaber combat. It was a good form against a single opponent, utilizing the force to enhance ones abilities and attack relentlessly from nearly all sides.

Lord Aria continued to counter the aggressive strikes, her own form was very fluid, practiced and precise something unusual in many Sith given she’d mastered the ways of the Makashi form rather than the more brutally aggressive Djem So style that most Sith preferred due to the sheer offensive power it had.

Her dueling style let Aria counter the Jedi’s strikes and retaliate with quick precise swings of her own that conserved energy and always kept her just a few paces ahead of her opponent.

The motion of the duel changed however as the Jedi somersaulted over Aria getting her to shift to defend and giving an opening for the troopers to open fire. She deflected the bolts with quick fluid motions before quickly shifting her free hand to unleash a torrent of force lightning at the Jedi. The lightning slammed into the woman’s blue blade as she blocked the current.

Aria’s grin widened a bit more as she poured more energy into the attack keeping the Jedi back, only for Aria to throw her lightsaber behind her sending the blade spinning through the air, guided by the force as it cut down the last Republic Troopers who cried out briefly in surprise before it careened back to Aria’s hand.

She moved to stab the Jedi only to feel the sudden pressure of the force as she was shoved backwards. The Twi’lek took a moment to steady herself only to lunge back at the Jedi blades colliding as their duel resumed. Aria kept pushing back against the woman, countering blow after blow building up a rhythm working up to an opening. Waiting with far more patience than a Sith ever should have, until the Jedi did another leap, blade spinning in the air with the brown robed woman. Aria quickly predicted where the Jedi would land before her free hand jolted downwards, releasing another blast of lightning into the ground which erupted from the ground at the Jedi.

The move caused the Jedi’s maneuver to shift defensively to try and deflect the lightning even as Aria followed up with a lightsaber strike an instant afterwards, her violet blade impaling the Jedi through the chest and putting a sudden end to the duel. As the Jedi’s saber shut off and clattered to the ground, Aria’lan took a moment to watch the woman fall lifelessly to the ground before shutting off her own lightsaber.

“A fun if rather pointless diversion,” She muttered to herself before leaving the scene, heading towards an alternate exit to the bunker rather than the main entrance which she had a feeling was under guard by this point.  The Sith Lord was far more interested in resuming her research at a more secure location than getting into more pointless battles.

Fortunately her ship wasn’t too far, and Darth Varax wouldn’t have its location.

[mirielsart]

The Empress of Zakuul (Darth Varaxes if she had made another choice).

[jackzillanyanut8008]

Star Wars FA Rewrite Part 2

Author’s Note:

This rewrite is completely fan-made. I ,Stone CL Williams, am not the creator of these characters. They belong to George Lucas, Lucasfilm Entertainment, Lily and Mikaila Orchard, and Disney+ Entertainment. I am not claiming any of these properties of my own. In the event that I do otherwise, I will take full legal responsibility for the misuse of these characters. Please support the official creators and there content. Thank You

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Chapter 5: Escape From Jakku

“Finn! My name is Finn!” Finn says as Aliana and Rey rush down after the Jedi and BB-8. “Where’d you get the jacket Finn? And don’t lie or the droid’s going loose” Varax says as BB-8 wriggles around in his arm until breaking free. “We escaped the ship and hijacked a TIE fighter, we were gunned down by the First Order and crashed here” he says as he looks to BB-8 “Poe is my friend” he tells the astromech droid. BB-8 settles down but still gives Finn a good shock to the leg before they hear a voice come from the sand “FINN IF YOU HURT THAT DROID I SWEAR TO KRIFF I’LL KILL YOU”. Varax looks over and see’s who he can only assume is Poe Dameron, who is covered head to toe in sand and oil. “How in the name of Kriff did you survive that?” Varax asks, the blaster still pointing at Finn. “Cut a fuel line and crawled out” Poe says as he takes a sniff at himself before almost retching “Or a barf bag, it was pretty dark down there”. Varax laughs and holsters his blaster “First a fake Sith makes me lunch and now a traitorous stormtrooper and his rebel co-pilot stand before me”.

Finn and Poe join the crew of the Fury ,after Poe takes a much needed shower. As he gets out, Finn offers Poe his jacket back. Poe holds up his hand to his newfound friend “Keep it I got like 4 back on D’Qar” he says as he walks up to the table. “Now I don’t know if BB told you guys yet or not, but he and I didn’t come to Jakku to sight-see” Poe explains as he takes a seat “We came here for a map”. Varax looks at him confused “A map to what?”. Poe smiles “Not what my friend, who” he says as BB-8 pulls up the map revealing a chunk of the Outer Rim. “This is a fragment to a map that’ll lead me and the Resistance to Luke Skywalker” Poe explains “My friends and I in the Resistance hope that he can help us take the fight to the First Order”. Varax only shakes his head “Luke doesn’t wanna be found, after Kylo Ren wiped out the Jedi Order he went into exile and cut off all communication”. 

Poe looks at Varax “He’s our best weapon against the First Order, he took down the Death Star and Darth Vader!” Varax looks at Aliana who has a ‘Don’t look at me man’ face. Varax lets out a sigh “If we can get you to D’Qar will that help” Poe nearly jumps out of his seat “YES!!” he exclaims before restraining himself “I mean um yeah that’ll work, but I gotta make a pit stop at Maz’s at Takodana”. Aliana shrugs in response “I was planning on visiting Maz for some work anyhow” she then glances over at Varax “And, if I may be so bold, when did I give you a say in where MY ship can or cannot go to Master Jedi?” she says with a raised eyebrow. Varax lets out a chuckle “You didn’t” he says as he and Poe take over the cockpit and take the ship out of the atmosphere. Leaving a trail of sand in their takeoff.

Chapter 6: Who’s Han Solo???

Rey was fascinated by space. Of course, living most of your life on a desert wasteland will do that to a girl, but she still couldn’t stop aweing at the cosmos through the window in the gunner's seat of the Fury. “Never seen space before huh?” Varax asks as Rey jumps up in surprise “Yeah, as far as I know” she says with a chuckle “How are you and Poe doing in the pilot seat?”. Varax crosses his arms and leans against the wall “He’s not a half bad pilot, especially compared to Luke Skywalker or Han Solo, but he’s not the best”. Rey looks at him in confusion “Who’s Han Solo?” Varax looks at Rey as if she asked him a blatantly stupid question “Han Solo, famous smuggler and rebel commander, did the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, helped blow up the first Death Star?” Rey, now humbly enlightened by her Jedi friend “Oh my god, yes I know who you’re talking about now” she says as she curses herself under her breath. 

Varax Lets out a chuckle and heads to the living quarters. Finn and Aliana are talking about Takodana while 2V is making tea. “Rey didn’t know who Han Solo was” he says as he sits with the others which gives a series of chuckles and laughs out of Aliana and Finn “SHUT UP I DO KNOW WHO HE IS!!!!” Rey yells from the gunner’s seat. “Hey guys, if you all are done picking at Rey we’re here” Poe hollers as the others dull their laughter and Rey runs out to see the new planet. She was awestruck by how green it was, sure Jakku had a few oasis near the poles of the planet, but Rey had never seen such a beautiful shade of green (at least from a planet). 

They land outside of Maz’s castle, an old Jedi temple which she and her crew converted into a sort of trade center for pirates and bounty hunters alike. Varax knew Maz a little. She, Master Luke, and Han were all close friends. Luke bought old Jedi and Sith artifacts from Maz’s personal collection from time to time, so he and Maz were acquainted more than once.

Rey runs out of the Fury and spins around the landing site giggling in awe at the forest planet “It’s so green! I’ve never seen such a beautiful planet!” She says before Varax grabs her shoulder before she spins off the landing pad into the lake below “Alright Rey, I know we don't know each other that well-” Varax says before being cut off by Rey “First off thanks for the save, and second we don’t know each other AT ALL” she interrupts with her arms crossed. “Regardless, Maz’s Castle is full of all kinds of terrible people, and you’re gonna need more than a metal stick to keep pirates off your back” He says as he hands Rey a blaster.

Chapter 7: The Good, The Bad, and The Wookie

Rey holds the blaster out and aims it at a tree, much to Finn’s dismay. “You know how to use one of those right?” He asked Rey, who lets out a scoff “Yeah you pull the trigger” she says as she attempts to fire the blaster before realizing the safety was on, much to Finn’s amusement “It’s a bit more complicated than that” he says as he de-activates the safety for Rey as they enter the castle

Varax never minded pirates, some even being good friends of his after being unfrozen by Luke and Han on Dasune Prime all those years ago. Maz was different from most pirates however, she was a collector of items far more valuable than spice or slaves, she was a historian of the Force. Maz collected items belonging to the Jedi, Sith, and everyone in between. Even being believed to have a few lightsabers in her personal collection.

Varax noticed a few things when they first walked into the canteen. For starters, Maz was playing sabacc with some patrons, from what Varax could remember, Maz never cared for gambling. On top of that, a ton of high class pirates and smugglers were there too, like the Guavian Death Gang and the Crimson Corsair. Lastly, and most shockingly of all, the Millennium Falcon was parked out back, meaning that Han Solo and Chewbacca were here also.

After Maz cleaned house with the patrons from earlier, Varax and the others sit with her. “Ah Varax Koslov, what brings you and your friends to my castle?” Maz asks as she shuffles a deck of sabacc cards and counts her credits. “I need a ship to get to D’Qar, something fast with some good guns” Poe says as he sits down. “Well my young friend, you should know that Maz Kanata doesn’t do handouts” Maz says as she adjusts her goggles “Same goes for just about everyone here”. Poe grunts a little before a hand is placed on his shoulder “Hey kid, you said you needed a lift?” a voice said as Poe turned around to find its owner. Han Solo stood before the group, Chewbacca just behind him with a bow blaster in hand. Before Poe can answer Rey gets up from the table and heads into the lower levels of the castle. Varax and Aliana go after her, but the others stay to work out a deal with Han.

Rey follows the strange whispers until reaching a small room in the lower levels of Maz’s castle. Inside is a small chest, echoing the whispering voices Rey had heard.

Help us… There’s too many of them…. Master Skywalker….

Chapter 8: Visions and Reveals

Rey touches the lightsaber, the second her fingers touch the cold hard handle however,  the whole room goes dark as she hears cries of pain and anguish, she watches as she sees a Jedi cut down dozens of men, women, and children. Rey throws the lightsaber out of the room, nearly hitting Aliana and Varax with it “GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME” Rey screams as she starts to hyperventilate. Aliana goes over to console her, Varax looks down and sees the hilt knowing good and well who it belonged to… “Anakin Skywalker” he says as Maz and the others enter the hall. “What happened?” Poe asks as he catches his breath, the others looking equally tired. Maz looks down at the lightsaber and picks it up “It chooses you, Rey” she says handing it to Rey. Rey smacks the hilt out of Maz’s hand as she storms off “Rey! Wait up!” Aliana says as she goes after Rey. 

Varax and the others head to the landing pad where the Fury and Falcon were docked. Rey eventually returns with Aliana as they prepare to leave the planet. “Alright. Rey, Finn, Aliana, and I will head to D’Qar. There we can drop off BB-8 and Poe” he says. Before anyone can agree or interject, a series of explosions rage through the castle as a swarm of First Order TIE Fighters bombard the fortress and its inhabitants. Everyone agrees to flee before Varax stops. He can feel Kylo through the Force, as if he’s staring right at him. But Varax shakes it off as they board the ships and head to D’Qar. 

On the Fury, Rey is sitting on the couch reading an old holodoc that she found while going through the ship's database. The holodoc tells the story of the original owners of the Fury, a Jedi woman and her Sith wife. The document goes into heavy detail of their relationship which Rey finds interesting. “Whatcha reading?” Aliana asks as she sits down next to Rey. Rey jumps up in surprise, almost dropping the data pad before Aliana catches it with the Force. They both freeze up as Rey looks at Aliana “You’re a Jedi” she whispers. Aliana gives out a chuckle before laughing at Rey’s accusation, eventually catching her breath “No I’m not a Jedi, my mother just taught me how to use the Force when I was little” she explains as she takes a drink from her tea. Rey tilts her head “Are you a Sith?” she asks as she reaches over for the blaster on the couch pad next to her. “Technically yes, but I haven’t really devoted my life to ‘destroying the galaxy’ or ‘becoming a fascist warlord’ like most Sith nowadays” she explains as she sets down the cup and ignites the lightsaber on her belt. The blade’s red hue gently showered the room in a red shadow. “So what about Varax? Wouldn’t most Sith try to kill a Jedi Master” Rey asks, Aliana laughs and deactivates the blade, “Nah he’s alright, Goodnight Rey” Aliana says as she walks to her personal quarters.

Chapter 9: It Is The Nature of a Thing That Matters

Varax exits his room as Aliana heads to bed. He notices Rey scratching her chin, as though something was on her mind. “Something bothering you Rey?” Varax asks as he sits down next to her. “Well… Yeah actually…” she says, still scratching her chin, “You’re still a Jedi right Varax?” Rey asks. Varax looks at her puzzled “Yes and no, why do you ask?” he says resting his arms on his legs. Rey takes a minute and tells Varax about Aliana being an untraditional Sith, Varax listening to the whole explanation attentively. “I guess my problem is… what makes a Sith evil, and a Jedi good?” Rey asks the Jedi master.

Varax sits for a moment to try to come up with an answer. “Well Rey, no one is ever truly good or evil, at least not in a one side or the other type of way” Varax explains “There have been plenty of Jedi who’ve used dark side methods more benevolent purposes, and plenty of sith who aren’t fascist monsters who aim to spread terror across the galaxy”. Varax looks up at Rey, who doesn’t seem any more enlightened than she was before. Varax lets out a sigh “Look Rey, a wise man once taught that it’s not the form of the thing that matters, it is it’s nature” Varax says to Rey as he gets up. “Well What does that mean?” Rey asks, still confused. Varax looks back at the girl and smiles “It means that just because Aliana is a Sith, that doesn’t make her the next Darth Sidious or Vader”. Rey lets out a “ah” in response as Varax heads into the bathroom “Try to keep that in mind in case you run into someone again, ‘It is the nature of a thing that matters, not its form’” he says as he shuts the door.

The crew arrive on D’Qar and land at the Resistance base. Poe of course, being their ace pilot, gets welcome in with honors and cries of joy. Han and Chewie get similar treatment. Varax however, notices some officers mumble in a corner as Aliana passes them, but they back off as Alie and the others meet up with the leader of the Resistance herself:

“Leia Organa” Varax says as he and the others walk up to the general and her troops “It’s been a while”. Leia gives the Jedi a nod “We heard you were on Takodana, Maz told me you brought the First Order onto her castle” she says to Han and Chewie. “Why is it whenever something bad happens it’s immediately MY fault” Han groans as Chewbacca gives out a chuckle before getting punched in the arm by Han. “Regardless we now have the last piece of Luke’s map, Miss Tico get this droid to tech department and get that map on a transmitter drive” Leia orders as a young girl runs up and takes BB-8 to a maintenance building

(Chapters 10-14 Coming Soon)

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Star Wars Force Awakens Rewrite

Author’s Note:

This rewrite is completely fan-made. I ,Stone CL Williams, am not the creator of these characters. They belong to George Lucas, Lucasfilm Entertainment, Lily and Mikaila Orchard, and Disney+ Entertainment. I am not claiming any of these properties of my own. In the event that I do otherwise, I will take full legal responsibility for the misuse of these characters. Please support the official creators and there content. Thank You

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Chapter 1: Prologue

Jakku. A sand covered graveyard of destroyed star ships from the battle that ensued roughly 20 years ago. Varax looked out along the desert atop his speeder, the sun beating down on him like a wave. As he stared out amongst the lifeless desert, he noticed a starship fly overhead. The ship was roughly the size of a star freighter, and looked very similar to the ships used by the First Order. “Damn fascists” Varax mumbled under his breath as he hopped onto the speeder and headed towards Niima Outpost.

He sped through the desert, eventually reaching the settlement where he headed to Unkar Plutt’s to give him a heads up about the ship he’d seen earlier. But, oddly enough, Plutt’s top scavenger was there negotiating a deal with the ugly bastard. “For the last time girl one quarter portion, or nothing at all” Unkar said with a grunt. As Varax walked up to Plutt however, a woman stopped the scavenger and offered a better deal. Much to Unkar’s dismay. As the two walked off, Unkar scoffed and returned to his work “Hey boss” Varax called out “Ah Varax, finally something good can come out of this damn hellhole” Plutt said as he walked out of his shop for a smoke break “You usually aren’t back this early, what’s the occasion?” He asked, taking a puff from his pipe. “Caught a freighter outside the outpost. Looked old and beat up, and Imperial too” Varax said as he sat down next to the dealer. “Imperial? Obviously the desert’s fried your brain kid. The only Imperial ships here are derelict wrecks of an age gone by” He says with a laugh and a cough. 

“Fair. What’s the deal with the girl anyhow?” Varax asked as he took a drink from his canteen. “Who, Rey?” Plutt asks as he exhales a thick cloud of smoke. “Yeah, she’s usually pretty loyal to ya since she’s started living on the old walker in the desert” Varax explains wiping some sweat from his brow. “Beats me” Plutt says as he takes another puff out of the pipe “The Dantoonian Girl though, she’s trouble” Plutt says with an exhale “Rumor has it she works with Lord Niima and the other Hutts in the cartel as a bounty hunter called ‘Darth Amorosa’” he says with a laugh. “She’s got guts pretending to be a Sith” Varax says “I’m gonna head out, thanks for the chat Plutt” Varax says as he cowls up his hood and walks off

First the ship, now a possible Sith here… I’ve got a bad feeling about this…

Chapter 2: An Unlikely Ally 

Varax sped through the desert until he’d seen it: A Sith Interceptor. He’d only seen them in holodocs after leaving Luke’s order, it looked familiar but he shrugged it off as he docked his speeder in front of the ship as he saw Rey walk out with a bag of rations. “Uh Hi?” She says to Varax as he inspects the ship. He was right, it was old. REALLY OLD. Older than most ships he’d seen since… No, forget the past, don’t let it consume you he thought to himself before he walked up to Rey “Sorry if it looks like I’m tailing you. Wanted to make sure this old tub isn’t First Order” Varax says as he hits a panel before it hits the desert floor…. Directly onto his foot “Ah Kriff! Fucking ship!” He cursed under his breath. “Smooth Scav-boy, what’s next you’re gonna plant your head in the sand like a senator?” A voice says from the ship. Varax looks up and realizes it was the girl from the market. She looked like she was from Dantooine, based on the tattoo on her lips. “Yeah yeah” Varax says as he winces in pain “I just swang by to check on the ship, not everyday you see a Sith Interceptor…”. The girl chuckles as a 2V Droid exits the ship “Lady Amorosa if you don’t mind me asking, who is this” he says pointing at Varax. “My thoughts exactly 2V, who are you stranger?” she asks as she exposes a lightsaber hanging off her hip.

Varax sighs and removes his hood, his black hair blowing through the desert wind. “My name is Varax Koslov, former Jedi Master” he says as he pulls out his lightsaber and ignites its dual cyan blades as they crackled like lightning in his hands. Amorosa tensed up a little, as if a ghost had passed through her. But before she could say anything she and Varax felt a shift in the Force as the three of them looked up to see a First Order Dreadnaught appear out of hyperspace. Dropships and a Flagship headed towards a village to the east. “2V prime the ship!” Amorosa orders the droid as he races to the cockpit to start the vessel “Right away Darth Amorosa” he chimes as the ship begins to lift off. Rey accompanies them as they head to the village

Varax knew who was here, he knew who was on that flagship…

The Grandson to Darth Vader…

And Luke Skywalker’s former apprentice…

Kylo Ren.

Chapter 3: Hope Within Death

As the crew landed outside the village, Rey was sickened to her core. Bodies littered the village left and right, homes were in flames, and a Rebel X-wing was blown to pieces. “Who could’ve done this?” Rey asked the 2 Force sensitives as they looked for survivors amongst the dead and burned. “The First Order” Amorosa says as she turns over a corpse expecting something besides death. Varax nods in agreement, Rey is still confused, “First Order?” she asks not knowing of the tyrannical group. “Leftover parasites of the Empire, a bunch of fascist, racist, power hungry bastards who only wish to spread pain and suffering all over the galaxy” He says angrily. Rey lowers her head, “Is there anything we could’ve done?” She asks her strange friends. “No” they say, almost at the same time.

Suddenly a BB droid comes running at the trio, sounding of a battle cry of beeps and whirs as it charges at Amorosa. “Oi! Watch it you metal bastard” she reprimands the droid before it pulls out a shock stick and zaps her leg. “WHY YOU-” Amorosa says as she tries to kick the little droid before being cut off by Rey and Varax “Ali stop it! He’s obviously angry at someone else, don't hurt him!” Rey says as she kneels down to the droid. “I’m sorry about my friend, she can be a bit temperamental, my name is Rey. And this is Varax and Aliana” she explains to the BB droid. The droid gives out a series of beeps and whirs. “He says the village was attacked by the First Order, and that a warrior named Kylo Ren took his friend, a pilot named Poe Dameron, his name is BB-8” she translates as she looks back to the droid. “Listen, it’s too dangerous out in the desert at night, especially for a droid like you, how about you stay with us for the night and we’ll go after your friend in the morning?” she says, talking to the droid as if it's a little child. BB-8 looks down for a moment before giving an affirmative beep as he rolls to the Fury.

“Rey will take the guest room, Varax you get the couch” Aliana explains as the 4 of them enter the ship. Varax was thoroughly impressed by how well the ship was maintained, especially for its age. “How long have you had this thing?” Varax asks as he plops down on the couch as BB-8 rolls next to him “It’s a family heirloom, 2V and I have lived here for as long as I can remember” she says as she presses a button on the dining room table, revealing a huge family tree of humans, the earliest dating well over 1000 years ago. “Damn, this must be some heirloom, either that or that family tree is WAY off” Varax says as he kicks off his boots as lies down on the couch. The padding feeling like a 6 star hotel mattress on Canto Byte. “Ah that's the spot” he says as he closes his eyes and drifts into unconsciousness.

Chapter 4: Finn or Foe?

Varax tossed and turned as he dreamt. He was walking through a great hall on a forest planet. Endor’s Moon? Kashyyyk? It didn’t matter what he did see was the mask of Kylo Ren and the hum of his lightsaber before waking up in a jolt.

Rey and Aliana were eating stew of some kind as BB-8 was pacing around the ship. “Morning” he says as he gets up and grabs a bowl of stew from the pot. The scent of spices and meat made his mouth water “made it myself” Aliana says as she grabs a spoonful for herself. Varax gives her a look of doubt “A Sith cooking for a Jedi and a scavenger? I’m either still dreaming or dead” he says as he sits down and starts to eat as he looks over at Rey, whose cheeks are nearly bursting due to how full they are. “Ali’s the best cook ever!” Rey says as she swallows the mass of stew with a grunt. “Easy their Rey, no need to make yourself sick” Aliana says as she grabs the 2 empty bowls in front of Rey. Rey chuckles “Yeah you’re right” she says as Aliana sets the dishes in the sink and heads to the cockpit.

As the 3 enter the cockpit, a TIE fighter whips past them and collides with a sand dune and lands next to an old Star Destroyer. “What was that!?!?” Rey says as she grips the door frame as the ship shakes from the turbulence. “Looks like we’ve got us a First Order TIE Fighter” Varax says looking down at the wreckage. “Should we check it out?” Rey asks “It could be Poe” she adds. BB-8 gives out a series of supportive beeps before the ship gets swallowed by a vortex of desert sand.

“Well, if that Poe guy’s in there he’s dead… sorry little buddy” Varax says to BB-8 sympathetically. BB-8 lowers his head and beeps sadly. “Hang on whose that?” Rey asks, pointing at someone next to the wreckage. The crew look at the camera footage of the wreck and its lone survivor: A dark skinned stormtrooper carrying a brown leather jacket. BB-8 gives out a series of angry beeps as he takes control of the Fury and sets it on a collision course. “What the hell are you doing you idiot!?!” Varax yells at him. BB-8 responds with a series of beeps. “He says that the jacket belonged to Poe!” Rey exclaims trying not to fall on any controls as BB-8 recklessly flys overtop the Stormtrooper and lowers the landing gear, rolling out of the ship and charging at the survivor. Shocking him and running him over while giving out the droid equivalent of a raging war cry.

“BB-8 Stop it let ‘em go!!!” Varax yells as he grabs the droid before pulling a blaster pistol on the Trooper. “What's your name Buckethead?” 

(Chapters 5-9 are coming soon)

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Let’s dive into their minds, shall we?

Left to right, top to bottom: Jedi consular, Jedi knight, Sith Warrior, Sith inquisitor, smuggler, bounty hunter, Imperial agent, Republic trooper.

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#married.

Quote is from the Golden Girls.

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Ziost, a summary.

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Hero of Tython meets Wrath.

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Costume study for Sith Lord Varaxes.

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This is what happens when a fifteen years old Sith apprentice decides to explore a K’lor Slug-infected Sith ruin by herself. Good thing she has a friend to help her out.

Varaxes has an… unfortunate tendency to shed body parts. As of KotFE, she has lost an eye, an arm, a kidney, several of her toes and fingers, and has cybernetic implants to keep her spinal column straight.

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Darth Varaxes, post-Arcann-induced injury and in need of reeducation.

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Sith best friends.

I made some changes to Krydah: her skin color went from red to purple, she stays Darth Imperius, but in truth she’s more of an Occlus as she doesn’t really care about the Empire as an institution.

Bonus picture: their entire relationship at age 14/15, before Krydah had her growth spurt and ended up a head taller than Varaxes), because I couldn’t resist using the Road to Eldorado reference.