#zorii cassell

[annes-andromeda]

I designed some outfits for my TROS rewrite since I did a few for the OG trio and for Kylux. This took me about a week to do, but overall I’m really proud with how these turned out.

❌✋🚫R*ylos don’t interact🚫✋❌

[annes-andromeda]

Star Wars: Rise of the Fates

First of a three (maybe four?) part rewrite of The Rise of Skywalker, which I’ve renamed Rise of the Fates. It’s a mix of TROS plot, Dual of the Fates plot, and my own ideas.

(❗️⚠️WARNING: LONG BOI AHEAD⚠️❗️)

The story begins on the planet Coruscant, which has been taken over by the First Order. Stormtroopers are raiding the streets, their numbers noticeably smaller due to the rebellion by Finn in TLJ. Kids are being torn from their parents arms, and civilians are killed. The Stormtroopers are also fighting alongside Sithtroopers, whose uniforms are blood red instead of blank white. This distinguishes which Troopers are the child soldiers, and which are the unfeeling killers manipulated by the Dark Side of the Force. It’s then revealed that Hux has been promoted from General to Chancellor of the First Order council. The First Order is trying to find the location of the Resistance base, while also preparing their new fleet of Eclipse Destroyers, which are upgraded versions of the Star Destroyers.

Meanwhile, on the planet Remnicore, Kylo Ren is accompanied by his Knights in search of an abandoned Sith Temple. It’s also noticeable that Ren has added new members to his brigade: black, dog-like creatures called Night Hounds. As the new Supreme Leader, Ren has fully accepted the Dark Side, and has corrupted his own mind. Inside the temple, Ren finds a Sith holocron, which holds information from the previous holder. Ren then asks the device to show him the true powers of the Sith, that way he’ll be practically unstoppable against the Light side. The holocron answers, revealing it to be the original possession of Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine. Palpatine’s hologram stated that in order to truly embrace the Dark Side, one must insert a bleeding kyber crystal into the temple’s heart, so that they’ll be connected to all the Sith and harness it’s energy. Ren does so, rebuilding the temple and gaining the power of all the Sith who ever lived, including Palpatine. Snoke is also present, but as a voice inside Ren’s head. It’s revealed that when Ren killed Snoke, his power transferred to Ren. Kylo Ren then vows to find the last remaining Jedi and destroy them: Luke Skywalker, alongside his newfound apprentices, Rey and Finn.

Cut to the planet Takodana, where the Millennium Falcon is present. Inside it, Poe and Rose are playing a game of sabacc against Chewie. The three are keeping watch for any First Order troopers, while Han is grabbing information from Maz Kanata for the Resistance. Maz gives Han a data encoder which held a message from the First Order. Along with the message, Maz gives Han a box made of pure kyber that he asked for her to construct, which held an engagement ring inside of it. It’s revealed that Han wants to propose to Luke, now that they no longer need to hide their relationship. The mission is cut short, however, as the castle is raided by Stormtroopers. Han runs to the Millennium Falcon, warning the group that they were being followed. The Falcon is chased by TIE fighters, which are destroyed by Poe and Rose who are on guns, and Han and Chewie as the pilots.

On the jungle planet Korilev, the Resistance has built its base, hiding from the First Order. Rey and Finn, who are now in a relationship, are training in the ways of the Force by Luke and Leia respectively. Rey meditates by lifting rocks on a hill, and takes a round through the training course. Meanwhile, Finn meditates in a cave, lifting water and holding Luke’s Sith kyber crystal so as to heal it. However, he fails in doing so. Before joining Rey on the course, Finn hears a voice calling to him, but he promptly ignores it. Once finishing the training course, Luke criticizes Rey for being too impulsive and Finn for being too distracted. Finn acknowledges the voice he heard, but when asked by Leia who it was, he says he doesn’t know. The group returns to the base, where Finn complains about the Kyber crystal, stating that it has bled too long for it to be healed so easily. Rey comforts him, and talks about her own flaws of being too brash, due to living on Jakku her whole life. Along with this talk, Finn comments that when the kyber is healed, he’ll maybe be able to finish constructing his and Rey’s lightsabers. They share a moment alongside their master Luke, before being informed of the Falcons return. Poe and Rose seem to be arguing about their past missions and of each others flaws. Despite this, however, Finn and Rey brush it off, knowing that the two fight like siblings and don’t really mean what they say. Han and Luke reunite, with Han hiding the ring from Luke and giving the encoder to Leia. The encoder reveals a threat sent throughout the Galaxy by Kylo Ren himself from Remnicore: that he has obtained the true Dark Side, and will kill anyone who would want to restore the Light. He stated that in forty-eight hours, he will send out his fleet to commit “true liberation”, as he calls it, which actually meant brutality and subjugation. Trying to find a solution, the Resistance came up with plans to end the First Order once and for all. Rose then comes up with an idea to create a beacon so as to broadcast a message to the Galaxy for assistance. Despite doubting the plan would work, Leia agrees to it, but notes that they don’t have the supplies needed for a strong enough beacon and for it to be “analog” (meaning the First Order can’t detect it). With that information in mind, Leia contacts an ally of hers named Zorii Cassel, who was also an old friend/crush of Poe. Rose teases him relentlessly about it, while Zorii agrees to provide the tools needed to make the beacon on the planet Bonadan. And with that, Rey, Finn, Poe, and Rose, alongside Chewie, BB-8, and C-3PO, head off to Bonadon on the Millennium Falcon while Luke and Han stay behind. Han warns the group not to let anything happen to his ship, while Luke reassures him that it’ll be fine. While the team go to Bonadon, Leia decides to negotiate with the Queen of Naboo, knowing that the planet will be a valuable ally due to her mother, Padme, once being Queen and Senator there.

Cut back to the First Order, where one of the Eclipse Destroyers called the Oblivion is searching for any sight of the Resistance. On the ship, Stormtroopers have rallied and imprisoned rebel soldiers trying to infiltrate the First Order. They are taken to Kylo Ren, where he sits upon a throne as his old master Snoke once did. He is accompanied by his Knights and Hounds, and Sithtroopers at every corner. One of the soldiers, Kal Teff, is interrogated by Ren and instead of choking him to death, Ren uses his newfound ability: sucking the life force out of the prisoner, killing him instantly. Ren then orders the other captors to be taken to cells where they will be questioned sharply. Hux comes in, stating that the Millennium Falcon has been spotted in the Mid Rim. Before Ren can answer, he hears the voice of Snoke speaking to him. He claims that Hux has grown threatened of Ren’s growing power and plans on betraying him. Ren then asks Hux if he is loyal to the First Order, and himself. Hux retaliates, questioning what he can do to truly prove his loyalty. Ren asks if he’d kill for him, but not with a fleet or firing squad, but by his own hands. Hux says yes. With that, Ren orders half of his Knights, Kuruk, Trudgen, and Ushar, to travel to the Mid Rim and bring the Falcon alongside its passengers to him. While the rest of the Knights, Vicrul, Cardo, and Ap’lek, will go to the Outer Rim Territories to continue their search for the Resistance base and mostly importantly: Luke Skywalker. Before they leave to the Outer Rim, however, Ren suggests that the Knights bring the hounds with them, stating that they’ve “grown tired of scrap”.

The team arrives at Bonadon, a mountain planet filled with countless communities and markets. They park the Falcon on a docking bay, and begin searching for Zorii’s lair. Finn asks Rose how Poe knows Zorii, to which she responds saying that he’s only shared minor details, such as that he’s from the planet Mandalore and that he was engaged when Poe met him. Rey and Finn are shocked to find out that Zorii is a Mandalorian, seeing as they’re now mostly known as bounty hunters. Rey then tries questioning Poe, asking if Zorii really is to be trusted. As the group get into a large razor sail, Poe reassures his friends stating that he’s the oldest friend he’s ever had, aside from BB-8. And if BB-8 likes him, then Poe likes him. Before taking off, however, the captain states that droids have to go into a separate sail, as their magnetic bases will static the flameholders. While Poe tries to argue with the captain, along with the others trying to contain an aggravated Chewie, they agree to the terms and the droids go on a separate sail, with C-3PO obviously complaining. The sails are taken into a cavern, where the smell of spice instantly fills the place. Spice runners sit in the cavern, as the group stop at an entrance slot. Before entering, Poe says that they’ve come to see their boss and that it’s classified business. Inside, it’s a mini market filled with loud music and a cantina. Throughout the area, there are different Mandalorians, tricking the group (aside from Poe) into thinking that they’re Zorii. A Nautolan named Yuddan gets suspicious of the team, and begins threatening them when he realizes that Finn and Rey are the apprentices the First Order is looking for. A brawl begins with the other thugs, with C-3PO and BB-8 being stolen with the intention to be taken apart for scrap. The group splits up to look for the droids, and before anything can get too extreme, Zorii steps in and ends the fight.

The group is intimidated to find out that Zorii is a large man, standing at six feet and nine inches. His size was enough to make the thugs go back to their positions without any retaliation. Despite this, however, Poe is extremely happy to see his old friend again, and his teammates sense his hidden crush blooming, and tease him after Zorii agrees to take them into his lair where it’s safer. Inside, Rose asks the Mandalorian how he was able to have so much scrap, which most of it cost high amounts of money. The team starts scavenging parts for the beacon, placing them in bags to take back to the Falcon. Zorii comments that he’s been around most of the Mid and Outer Rim, collecting metal and parts to provide for himself. While looking around, BB-8 meets a droid named D-O, which belonged to Zorii. D-O was a rescue droid who was taken in by Zorii when finding out that the droids former master treated him badly. As the team looks around, Zorii questions Finn, wondering how he was able to defect the First Order. Finn says that he made a choice and then wished to help his fellow Stormtroopers regain their identities and fight back. Zorii then explains that he had a bad experience with the First Order, stating that it cost him his whole life and future. Rey steps in, saying that once the beacon is built, the war will finally have a chance of being over. BB-8, while looking through the rummage, finds a Jedi holocron and hands it to Finn and Rey. The two understand that the device can be used to help them defeat Kylo Ren in the ways of the Force, since he’s become stronger than ever. Before they could ask it anything, however, shots could be heard outside and a black ship which has landed on the docks. Called the Night Buzzard, the ship holds three of the Knights of Ren ordered to find the team on Bonadon. Shots are then blown in the cavern by Sithtroopers, which causes the group to evacuate. They’re chased by troopers through the streets and escape on razor sails to outrun the Knights of Ren. Rey and Chewie hop on the Buzzard to fight against Kuruk and Trudgen, while Zorii and Poe fight against Ushar. Throughout the fight, Rey shows strong signs of aggression towards the Knights, to which Chewie has to calm her down, while the razor sails bump into each other, causing Finn to fall off. However, in one swift motion, Rey throws her lightsaber to Finn, to which he leaps into the air and strikes the Buzzard. The ship is thrown into a cataclysm, while the others jump into the river so as not to get crushed alongside the razor sails in the collision. Before any of the Knights can try to get to any of the group, Finn uses the Force to try and push them away. However, the Knights start using their own Force abilities and shooting at Finn. As the dual gets more intense, the voice Finn heard on Korilev has returned, speaking of bringing balance back to the Force and destroy “Death”. The voice becomes more hesitant, causing Finn to let out a huge bolt of Force energy and jump back, which in turn causes all the lights in Bonadon to go out. Finn and Rey are shocked of this occurrence, but the moment is cut short when a masked man drags the two along with the team back to the docks where the Falcon is. At the bay, the man reveals himself to be Lando Calrissian, who has isolated himself on the mountain planet. Poe and Rose almost freak out when they see the Rebellion General, mentioning how much of an honor it is to meet him and that Leia spoke of him fondly. At that, Lando reconciles of his memories with the Princess along with Luke and Han. He then urges the group to find a save haven to hide for the time being, as Kylo Ren’s knights are hunting for them. They thank Lando for his help, and before they leave, Rose insists that Lando return with them to the Resistance base. But Lando denies the offer, saying that “My flying days are over, but do me a favor, give Leia my love”.

Back on Korilev, Leia negotiates with the current Queen of Naboo, Miala Purrare, alongside her council. The Queen states that her fleet would not be enough to stop the First Order, and that she will not risk the lives of her people in a dying cause. But Leia stays confident, stating that if it really was a dying cause, they how come the Resistance was still fighting and by the day, more Stormtroopers defected against the First Order and more rebellions were being born. As the meeting went on, Han sat beside Luke, since the latter had felt a great disturbance in the Force. Luke states that it was unlike anything he’d ever felt: a great surge of energy, as if all the Light in the universe mended together and ferried across the Galaxy. He then begins to feel worried about Rey and Finn, but Han comforts him, kissing his forehead. With Leia, she eventually convinces the Queen to join the fight despite her small numbers. However Han jumps in and says that even with a bigger fleet, it would be not enough fighting power to stop the First Orders massive Eclipse Destroyers. He then suggests that the Resistance requires Coaxium and Hypermatter, two very strong fuels that’ll be helpful in the coming fight. Leia asks where they’ll be able to find that resource, to which Han responds with finding an old friend of his in the Quelli Sector. The twins are shocked, knowing that that means Dathomir, which also means Crimson Dawn. Han reassures them, saying that the leader of the criminal organization was a childhood friend. Despite being hesitant, Leia reluctantly agrees, leaving Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix in charge of the base while the General was away. The trio, along with R2-D2, take a borrowed Naboo ship and leave for Dathomir.

Told you it was gonna be long. Remember, this is only the beginning so I’ll be working on the second part next. Respectful criticism is much appreciated.