Star Wars: Rebels of the Stars (COMPLETED/BEING EDITED)

Chapter Fifty-Nine: Confirmation

Jaa and I sat in the silence in the dimly lit room, the troopers guarding us, before Belsebeau waltzed on in, a sinister smile on his face, as if he knew the universe's deepest, darkest secrets.

I felt Jaa squeeze my hand tightly, as if to comfort me.

Jaa was a strong woman. And far more braver. I knew that inside, she was panicking and terrified, but on the outside, she was as cool as steel, never breaking her glaring eyes from the General of the Empire.

Illop sat down across from us. "Your majesties. I have wonderful news. " He smirked.

"Then please enlighten us." Jaa looked at the gray clothed man, as his coat on his shoulders that left the sleeves dangling behind him like a cape looked towards me.

"One of you are not who you seem to be." He turned to Jaa, with a smirk on his face. "Fire." He ordered the troopers.

Time seemed to slow down. I quickly grabbed my saber, knowing the risk I was taking, and quickly blocked the incoming fire from hitting the queen.

Illop motioned for them to cease fire, a smirk on his face. "Hello again, Jedi."

The semi-dark room appeared to glow softly in the glow of my green lightsaber as my face was lit up by it and my eyes seemed to glow with it.

I felt my hair fall from the top of my head, having come loose from my quick movements.

Jaa was frozen in surprise behind me, still registering what had happened.

"Leave this planet." I held my saber out so the tip was nearly touching Belsebeau's chest, "It is under my protection."

I heard Wen and Anoles both swear at the fact that my cover was blown, and a crackle that sounded like they said they were coming as there was a crash.

Illop started chuckling, "Your protection? You're going to protect all these... What, bit over four million of people who live here, all by your lonesome?"

"Yes. Even if I die trying." I furrowed my eyebrows and glared at him, the hue of my sword glinting slightly brighter.

I felt an overpowering sense of darkness, as pins and needles and the sense of the chills ran over my body, my stance unwavering as I held back a shiver.

I could feel the dark side of the Force tugging on me, telling me to give in a strike down the man before me of an equal evil.

I resisted, refusing to do such a thing, especially now that I knew what it could do to me, knowing what I was.

I saw a quick vision, as the vision seemed to move slow in my mind, but was no longer than a second in reality.

In it, I saw me, but it wasn't me.

My hair was blacker than the void of a black hole, my eyes, even the whites, were as if they were the collapsed star itself, of the dark star phantom who had died.

I stood there, a red saber glowing in my hands, my green kyber crystal either having been corrupted or a red one was made.

The figure was devoid of emotion, but I could sense the power that they held.

"Give in. Your master will be proud." They spoke in a raspy voice before the ghost faded.

I looked at Illop. "You and your men will leave. Now."

"No. We will not." He nodded to his men to fire, as I blocked the blasts and Jaa and I were backed into a wall. It was harder to fight in a dress than I thought!

We hit the wall and I stood in front of Jaa to protect her. "Your highness, is there any way out of here?" I asked her, not breaking my concentration of the blocking of bolts.

"There is, but it will take a moment." She nodded.

"Do it." I nodded back and kept up the blocking.

I heard a small hissing sound before hearing the wall behind us explode. I missed a bolt and it hit my stomach as I gave a hiss of pain. I turned off my saber and turned around, grabbing Jaa and running out of the hole while holding her.

"Please catch us, please catch us, please catch us." I silently prayed, knowing that the ship would already be on its way to our location.

When we were nearly to the ground, it swept under us and we fell through the hatch and onto a special mattress that I knew Gor used, as his piles of fluffy, white fur helped cushion our fall.

Jaa coughed out pieces of the thin but soft hair.

Aslan helped her up as I got to my feet, "Are you alright Jaa?" He asked worried.

Jaa nodded, brushing herself off. "Yes, I am, thanks to Mira. I need to speak to the people, now. I need to warn them."

"I can do you one better." Wen walked in, holding a device that could create a series of holograms. "Z put a bunch of hologram projectors around in public places. We can get the message out."

Jaa nodded. "Then we must do so swiftly. Or Harmonia will fall."

Wen quickly set up the camera as Achi prepared herself and helped her friend pick out the fur from her hair.

Jaa took a breath as the hologram projectors powered on. She spoke in Harmonian as I was unable to understand, but my old master did his best to translate for us.

"The people of Harmonia, our world is in danger." He spoke hushed, standing by me. "These ships in our orbit, the men in the white suits, they are not friendlies. There are here to take our freedom. End our traditions. Enslave our homes and take our resources. But not today. We will not allow our people, our family and friends, our neighbors, to become the lackeys of the Empire. We will stand strong, and keep Harmonia free!"

We could faintly hear echoes of cheers in a market down in the streets below us.

Wen turned off the projector. "Time to suit up."