Post by Derek Skirata on Aug 23, 2007 10:02:17 GMT -5
Chapter 6: A Venomous Encounter (Part II)
The Infiltrator jumped out of hyperspace near the planet of Veridan IV. On the bridge, Derek Skirata & Ro Sajec looked at the planet. "I don't sense any Separatist forces in the area." Ro said, also looking at the radar. "It could be a trap." "No." Derek shook his head. "She wants me to face her alone. This isn't a battle between the Republic & the Separatists." Derek walked to the hanger & Ro followed.
"Derek you still don't have to do this!" Ro pleaded. "She'll think of nothing but killing you!" "I know." Derek spoke. "But a Jedi's life is sacrifice. I can't just let Serra & Soul be turned. Plus we can't let her try to take over the Sith. I don't know what had her become the person she is now, but I have to stop her. You try to find Serra & Soul & try to free them. I'll try to distract Kessia." Derek hopped into the Hawk I & flew out of the hanger. Ro was not far behind. He flew close behind Derek as they approached the surface. "You come in through a different direction; we want her to think that I'm alone which in her mind could give her an advantage." Derek instructed. "Yes, Master." Ro agreed.
Derek flew to the surface of Veridan IV & saw the base ahead. The Hawk I flew towards the Separatist base at incredible speed. Derek knew that Venomous was watching him & waiting for him. Derek landed the fighter in the hanger & saw Serra & Soul, in cages. Derek hopped out & ran over to them. "Derek!" Serra whispered, thrilled to see him. "She's gonna kill us all." Soul added. "I'm gonna get you two outta here." Derek whispered & moved to try & unlock the cages. "WATCH OUT!!" Soul shouted but it was too late. Derek was hit by a Dark Jedi's hard punch & it sent Derek flying for about a few meters & heard a sound from the Dark Jedi that did not sound....human. Derek groaned as he tried to see who attacked him. He saw a black-cloaked figure in front of him. The figure removed the hood & it revealed the face of Kessia Mizeria, now Darth Venomous. She wore the same outfit when she revealed her betrayal but she also added a black Sith cloak. She even looked to be 3 times stronger than Derek.
"Hey Derek!" Venomous greeted, smiling at him evilly. Derek couldn't believe that Venomous attacked him without him knowing. He realized that she now had the power to block all of his senses! "Long time no see, Master Kessia." Derek greeted, trying to ignore the pain. "Or should I call you 'Darth Venomous'?" "Oooooooh I sense a disturbance in the Force!" Venomous smiled, cackling. She lifted her hand & began to Force Choke Soul. "If you know what I'm talking about."
Venomous was pointing at Soul being Force Choked. Derek couldn't take this Sith mercy any longer & tried to leap at Venomous & attack her, but she saw it coming. Before Derek could draw his lightsaber, she kicked him, sending him across the entire hanger. He crashed into a wall & fell to the ground. He tried to get up but Venomous Force Jumped towards him & kicked him again, sending him a few meters towards the right. With Derek laying on the ground, Venomous walked over to him. She bent down & removed his helmet, cackling at him. Derek & Venomous noticed that Soul was still trying to recover from the Force Choke. Derek was horrified while Venomous was smiling.
"I'm sure we can find a peaceful solution to all of this." Derek pleaded. "You're right." Venomous agreed. "I was thinking.....humiliation & despair. Kinda like what happened to me." Venomous did not notice that Serra was trying to pick the lock on her cage & was close to unlocking her cage. "Do you remember what you did to me?" Rage started to rise inside Venomous, memories flashed through her head, fueling her dark rage. Soul finally recovered & saw Venomous pinning Derek down. Venomous smiled at Derek evilly. "You turned my friends against me, now I'm gonna turn your harlots against you! How does that sound, Master?" Venomous drew her lightsaber & a yellow blade came to life. She twirled it for a second & it changed to a blood red. She then placed two black masks that covered only her eyes. Then unleashing her Dark Rage she transformed into a hideous creature; her teeth became razor sharp, her skin became very gray, & her nails increased in length, becoming black & razor sharp almost like claws. She let out a growl that almost sounded like an animal.
Serra finally got free of her cage & saw Venomous was about to kill Derek. She found a piece of ship repair equipment & used the Force to throw it at Venomous before she could stab Derek with her lightsaber. Howling with pain, Venomous looked back & with her distracted Derek got his hilt but with no time to ignite it he hit her with the butt of his hilt in the head. She howled with pain & glared back at Derek. Derek finally ignited his lightsaber but before he could attack Venomous Force Jumped into the air. Derek followed, grabbing his helmet & putting it back on.
Derek made the first move in trying to attack her. He tried slashing but she blocked it. He tried stabbing but she dodged it. With every attack he made she counter-attacked & it seemed to hit. She punched, kicked, & slashed at him. Derek barely had time to dodge or block all of her lightsaber attacks. He tried pulling out his blaster & shooting her but she blocked all of the blaster bolts. He used his whip chord to try & bring her to him so he could attack her but she used it to kick Derek. He blocked her blow with her lightsaber but she broke the saber lock by kicking him again & sending him towards the floor & fast.
Derek activated his jet pack just in time & he flew towards Serra & Soul. He landed upright & ran over to Soul's cage. He tried to unlock Soul's cage in time but Serra shouted, warning Derek that Venomous was coming. This time Derek moved out of the way & blocked Venomous' blow. But the blow reached the lock on Soul's cage & the cage opened, freeing Soul. With her mastery of Djem So, she tried to do the same thing she did to Oni Cay-Qel: keep attacking him until he tires. Derek used Soresu in order to try & stay on the defensive & try to last long against her now unleashed Dark Side Rage. With Soul free, she tried to find her lightsabers but Ro entered. "We have to get out of here!" Ro suggested. "What about Derek?" Serra protested. "He's sacrificed his life for both of yours. Come on!" Soul noticed that their lightsabers were nearby & used the Force to get them.
Venomous kept going at her attacks. Derek tripped on a pipe & fell to the floor. His lightsaber rolling away. He knew that he was vulnerable as Cay-Qel right now. Like before she tried to stab Derek in the chest. This time Derek rolled away quickly, having Venomous' red blade miss. Derek quickly retrieved his lightsaber & this time he was now on the offensive. But it was short-lived as, even though Derek had his lightsaber successfully slash at her right arm, Venomous dodged one attack & punched Derek's head so hard it had his helmet fly off. "Never wound...." Venomous spoke in her dark & inhuman voice before she let go of some of her rage, transforming herself back to the normal Kessia. "...what you can't kill."
Venomous slashed her lightsaber a few times. Derek dodged a couple but the last slash got past his defenses & got the clothing part on his left arm. He gritted his teeth in pain & he fell to the ground on his knees. "Kessia.....the dark side....you have to turn away from it." Derek pleaded, trying to ignore the pain & also trying to Force Heal the wound. "Oh you'd love that, wouldn't you?" Venomous cackled, pointing her red lightsaber blade at Derek's neck, having it only an inch from his throat. "Anger....fear....hatred, they are the dark side. Once you start down the dark path, it will dominate your destiny. It will consume you & corrupt you, turn you into a mockery of everything you stood for. It's....not too late....to turn back. Let go of your anger. The more you hate me, the more the dark side controls you."
Venomous shook her head, refusing & smiling evilly at Derek. "I love being dark. It makes me feel....wonderful!" Venomous unleashed her rage again & it transformed her into the dark creature again. "& who said I hated you? In fact, I'm your biggest fan!" She raised her lightsaber, ready to strike Derek down. But Derek got his lightsaber & dodged the blow. He then struck & it hit her right leg. She howled in pain but that only increased her rage. She saw Soul & she unleashed Force Lightning at her. Serra tried to dodge it but Venomous was too powerful. The lightning attacked both Serra & Soul & after a while they fell to the ground, incapacitated. Derek saw them & activated Force Enlightment. He had it with Venomous' reign of terror. She jumped towards him, hoping to beat down Derek one last time.
Derek saw it coming. He didn't have time to ignite & swing his lightsaber at her so he picked up a nearby pipe & swung it at her. It hit her hard & she fell to the ground. She quickly got up & Derek drew his second lightsaber & attacked her using both Jar'Kai & Vaapad. He kept going at her until they were out of the hanger. Nearby was a cliff that below was a river. Derek kept going, refusing to allow her to go back on the offensive & making sure that she won't dodge any of his attacks. Although Venomous was easily blocking Derek's twin saber attacks, she had a difficult time trying to catch up to Derek's speed. Within a few yards she was backed to the cliff. She started to become afraid but she tried to find a way to get Derek back on the defensive but it was no use. Derek deactivated one of his lightsabers & attacked her again with Vaapad.
He kept going until he slashed at her. It missed but with her jumping back to dodge it she tripped & fell off the cliff. She dropped her lightsaber & it slowly spun in circles, missing her. She screamed all the way down until she splashed into the river. Derek was breathing heavily; he was on the verge of exhaustion. He looked over the cliff & saw no sign of Venomous. Derek ran back over to Soul & Serra inside the hanger & found that they were starting to recover. "Hey." Derek whispered to both Serra & Soul. They looked up at Derek & smiled at him. "Hi..." Serra was still weak from the attack but Soul was able to recover a little quicker. Derek picked Serra up & carried her to the shuttle that Ro had brought.
Derek had the shuttle bring Serra to the Infiltrator's medical bay while Soul was trying to help Serra. Derek walked back to the Hawk I with Ro waiting. "Is she dead?" Ro asked. "No." Derek answered. "I didn't sense her dying. She will come back & try to attack me again. That is something I will have to face alone." "Then you must prepare yourself." The voice of Oni Cay-Qel spoke. He appeared in a Force Spirit form.
"Cay-Qel? I thought you were dead!" Ro was surprised. "I have become one with the Force." Cay-Qel explained. "It appears that in her eyes, Derek, you have tried to taken everything from her. She thinks that you were trying to take her power away. I know that is untrue but she was born to a wealthy & somewhat arrogant family so convincing her is very difficult. You must be ready for her next encounter. You won't see her for years but she will be much deadlier than ever before. Remember one thing, Derek: keep your friends close & your enemies closer. May the Force be with you."
The spirit of Cay-Qel disappeared, leaving Ro confused. "What did he mean by that?" "I dunno." Derek answered. "But we will find out in due time. We have to get back to Coruscant & give Serra & Master Soul some treatment." They walked to their ships & took off from Veridan IV, with the shuttle close behind. They reached the Infiltrator & landed in the hanger. Then the Infiltrator jumped into hyperspace, heading for Coruscant.
(Finally Chapter 6 is done! Need ideas for Chapter 7! ;D)
The Infiltrator jumped out of hyperspace near the planet of Veridan IV. On the bridge, Derek Skirata & Ro Sajec looked at the planet. "I don't sense any Separatist forces in the area." Ro said, also looking at the radar. "It could be a trap." "No." Derek shook his head. "She wants me to face her alone. This isn't a battle between the Republic & the Separatists." Derek walked to the hanger & Ro followed.
"Derek you still don't have to do this!" Ro pleaded. "She'll think of nothing but killing you!" "I know." Derek spoke. "But a Jedi's life is sacrifice. I can't just let Serra & Soul be turned. Plus we can't let her try to take over the Sith. I don't know what had her become the person she is now, but I have to stop her. You try to find Serra & Soul & try to free them. I'll try to distract Kessia." Derek hopped into the Hawk I & flew out of the hanger. Ro was not far behind. He flew close behind Derek as they approached the surface. "You come in through a different direction; we want her to think that I'm alone which in her mind could give her an advantage." Derek instructed. "Yes, Master." Ro agreed.
Derek flew to the surface of Veridan IV & saw the base ahead. The Hawk I flew towards the Separatist base at incredible speed. Derek knew that Venomous was watching him & waiting for him. Derek landed the fighter in the hanger & saw Serra & Soul, in cages. Derek hopped out & ran over to them. "Derek!" Serra whispered, thrilled to see him. "She's gonna kill us all." Soul added. "I'm gonna get you two outta here." Derek whispered & moved to try & unlock the cages. "WATCH OUT!!" Soul shouted but it was too late. Derek was hit by a Dark Jedi's hard punch & it sent Derek flying for about a few meters & heard a sound from the Dark Jedi that did not sound....human. Derek groaned as he tried to see who attacked him. He saw a black-cloaked figure in front of him. The figure removed the hood & it revealed the face of Kessia Mizeria, now Darth Venomous. She wore the same outfit when she revealed her betrayal but she also added a black Sith cloak. She even looked to be 3 times stronger than Derek.
"Hey Derek!" Venomous greeted, smiling at him evilly. Derek couldn't believe that Venomous attacked him without him knowing. He realized that she now had the power to block all of his senses! "Long time no see, Master Kessia." Derek greeted, trying to ignore the pain. "Or should I call you 'Darth Venomous'?" "Oooooooh I sense a disturbance in the Force!" Venomous smiled, cackling. She lifted her hand & began to Force Choke Soul. "If you know what I'm talking about."
Venomous was pointing at Soul being Force Choked. Derek couldn't take this Sith mercy any longer & tried to leap at Venomous & attack her, but she saw it coming. Before Derek could draw his lightsaber, she kicked him, sending him across the entire hanger. He crashed into a wall & fell to the ground. He tried to get up but Venomous Force Jumped towards him & kicked him again, sending him a few meters towards the right. With Derek laying on the ground, Venomous walked over to him. She bent down & removed his helmet, cackling at him. Derek & Venomous noticed that Soul was still trying to recover from the Force Choke. Derek was horrified while Venomous was smiling.
"I'm sure we can find a peaceful solution to all of this." Derek pleaded. "You're right." Venomous agreed. "I was thinking.....humiliation & despair. Kinda like what happened to me." Venomous did not notice that Serra was trying to pick the lock on her cage & was close to unlocking her cage. "Do you remember what you did to me?" Rage started to rise inside Venomous, memories flashed through her head, fueling her dark rage. Soul finally recovered & saw Venomous pinning Derek down. Venomous smiled at Derek evilly. "You turned my friends against me, now I'm gonna turn your harlots against you! How does that sound, Master?" Venomous drew her lightsaber & a yellow blade came to life. She twirled it for a second & it changed to a blood red. She then placed two black masks that covered only her eyes. Then unleashing her Dark Rage she transformed into a hideous creature; her teeth became razor sharp, her skin became very gray, & her nails increased in length, becoming black & razor sharp almost like claws. She let out a growl that almost sounded like an animal.
Serra finally got free of her cage & saw Venomous was about to kill Derek. She found a piece of ship repair equipment & used the Force to throw it at Venomous before she could stab Derek with her lightsaber. Howling with pain, Venomous looked back & with her distracted Derek got his hilt but with no time to ignite it he hit her with the butt of his hilt in the head. She howled with pain & glared back at Derek. Derek finally ignited his lightsaber but before he could attack Venomous Force Jumped into the air. Derek followed, grabbing his helmet & putting it back on.
Derek made the first move in trying to attack her. He tried slashing but she blocked it. He tried stabbing but she dodged it. With every attack he made she counter-attacked & it seemed to hit. She punched, kicked, & slashed at him. Derek barely had time to dodge or block all of her lightsaber attacks. He tried pulling out his blaster & shooting her but she blocked all of the blaster bolts. He used his whip chord to try & bring her to him so he could attack her but she used it to kick Derek. He blocked her blow with her lightsaber but she broke the saber lock by kicking him again & sending him towards the floor & fast.
Derek activated his jet pack just in time & he flew towards Serra & Soul. He landed upright & ran over to Soul's cage. He tried to unlock Soul's cage in time but Serra shouted, warning Derek that Venomous was coming. This time Derek moved out of the way & blocked Venomous' blow. But the blow reached the lock on Soul's cage & the cage opened, freeing Soul. With her mastery of Djem So, she tried to do the same thing she did to Oni Cay-Qel: keep attacking him until he tires. Derek used Soresu in order to try & stay on the defensive & try to last long against her now unleashed Dark Side Rage. With Soul free, she tried to find her lightsabers but Ro entered. "We have to get out of here!" Ro suggested. "What about Derek?" Serra protested. "He's sacrificed his life for both of yours. Come on!" Soul noticed that their lightsabers were nearby & used the Force to get them.
Venomous kept going at her attacks. Derek tripped on a pipe & fell to the floor. His lightsaber rolling away. He knew that he was vulnerable as Cay-Qel right now. Like before she tried to stab Derek in the chest. This time Derek rolled away quickly, having Venomous' red blade miss. Derek quickly retrieved his lightsaber & this time he was now on the offensive. But it was short-lived as, even though Derek had his lightsaber successfully slash at her right arm, Venomous dodged one attack & punched Derek's head so hard it had his helmet fly off. "Never wound...." Venomous spoke in her dark & inhuman voice before she let go of some of her rage, transforming herself back to the normal Kessia. "...what you can't kill."
Venomous slashed her lightsaber a few times. Derek dodged a couple but the last slash got past his defenses & got the clothing part on his left arm. He gritted his teeth in pain & he fell to the ground on his knees. "Kessia.....the dark side....you have to turn away from it." Derek pleaded, trying to ignore the pain & also trying to Force Heal the wound. "Oh you'd love that, wouldn't you?" Venomous cackled, pointing her red lightsaber blade at Derek's neck, having it only an inch from his throat. "Anger....fear....hatred, they are the dark side. Once you start down the dark path, it will dominate your destiny. It will consume you & corrupt you, turn you into a mockery of everything you stood for. It's....not too late....to turn back. Let go of your anger. The more you hate me, the more the dark side controls you."
Venomous shook her head, refusing & smiling evilly at Derek. "I love being dark. It makes me feel....wonderful!" Venomous unleashed her rage again & it transformed her into the dark creature again. "& who said I hated you? In fact, I'm your biggest fan!" She raised her lightsaber, ready to strike Derek down. But Derek got his lightsaber & dodged the blow. He then struck & it hit her right leg. She howled in pain but that only increased her rage. She saw Soul & she unleashed Force Lightning at her. Serra tried to dodge it but Venomous was too powerful. The lightning attacked both Serra & Soul & after a while they fell to the ground, incapacitated. Derek saw them & activated Force Enlightment. He had it with Venomous' reign of terror. She jumped towards him, hoping to beat down Derek one last time.
Derek saw it coming. He didn't have time to ignite & swing his lightsaber at her so he picked up a nearby pipe & swung it at her. It hit her hard & she fell to the ground. She quickly got up & Derek drew his second lightsaber & attacked her using both Jar'Kai & Vaapad. He kept going at her until they were out of the hanger. Nearby was a cliff that below was a river. Derek kept going, refusing to allow her to go back on the offensive & making sure that she won't dodge any of his attacks. Although Venomous was easily blocking Derek's twin saber attacks, she had a difficult time trying to catch up to Derek's speed. Within a few yards she was backed to the cliff. She started to become afraid but she tried to find a way to get Derek back on the defensive but it was no use. Derek deactivated one of his lightsabers & attacked her again with Vaapad.
He kept going until he slashed at her. It missed but with her jumping back to dodge it she tripped & fell off the cliff. She dropped her lightsaber & it slowly spun in circles, missing her. She screamed all the way down until she splashed into the river. Derek was breathing heavily; he was on the verge of exhaustion. He looked over the cliff & saw no sign of Venomous. Derek ran back over to Soul & Serra inside the hanger & found that they were starting to recover. "Hey." Derek whispered to both Serra & Soul. They looked up at Derek & smiled at him. "Hi..." Serra was still weak from the attack but Soul was able to recover a little quicker. Derek picked Serra up & carried her to the shuttle that Ro had brought.
Derek had the shuttle bring Serra to the Infiltrator's medical bay while Soul was trying to help Serra. Derek walked back to the Hawk I with Ro waiting. "Is she dead?" Ro asked. "No." Derek answered. "I didn't sense her dying. She will come back & try to attack me again. That is something I will have to face alone." "Then you must prepare yourself." The voice of Oni Cay-Qel spoke. He appeared in a Force Spirit form.
"Cay-Qel? I thought you were dead!" Ro was surprised. "I have become one with the Force." Cay-Qel explained. "It appears that in her eyes, Derek, you have tried to taken everything from her. She thinks that you were trying to take her power away. I know that is untrue but she was born to a wealthy & somewhat arrogant family so convincing her is very difficult. You must be ready for her next encounter. You won't see her for years but she will be much deadlier than ever before. Remember one thing, Derek: keep your friends close & your enemies closer. May the Force be with you."
The spirit of Cay-Qel disappeared, leaving Ro confused. "What did he mean by that?" "I dunno." Derek answered. "But we will find out in due time. We have to get back to Coruscant & give Serra & Master Soul some treatment." They walked to their ships & took off from Veridan IV, with the shuttle close behind. They reached the Infiltrator & landed in the hanger. Then the Infiltrator jumped into hyperspace, heading for Coruscant.
(Finally Chapter 6 is done! Need ideas for Chapter 7! ;D)