//------------------------------// // Anger // Story: Holocron // by Sawtoothetherium //------------------------------// Rage, pure unbridled rage, thats what drove Luna now. She fought it yes, but she cant win, not emmediately. She flew at the Jedi and her sister with her lightsaber crackling with the intensity of her own anger. The two Jedi barely had time to draw their lightsabers before Luna struck at them. Her speed was nearly unmatched to the point the Jedi could barely defend themselves, up, down, side, diagonal, across, pommel, head, feet, thrust. Both Jedi used the force to throw her back, and she responded with a maelstrom of Sith lightning. Celestia conjured a shield of magic, it shattered instantly on contact. Luna seized the Jedi master with a force choke and snapped his neck, without effort. She used the force to grab the dead Jedis lightsaber and strike at the apprentice from behind. He ran and so did Celestia, down the corridor and collapsing the tunnel behind them to ensure their escape, only it didn’t work, Luna was too fast. Luna followed them into the cave, and struck at the Padawan again. Celestia had managed to grab the masters lightsaber from the Cathedral, and blocked Lunas strike. Luna looked at her and hesitated, Celestia was on the verge of tears. “L-Luna?” She choked. Something sparked in her, Luna felt something float to the surface of the ocean of anger in her heart. Luna deactivated her lightsaber and backed away, the red markings on her coat began to recede and she clutched her head overwhelmed by the emotions combating in her heart. Celestia dropped the lightsaber and embraced her younger sister who began to shake in her hold. Racar’rin rose and beckoned the others out and followed. Lunas breathing was ragged and heavy, as though she just woke up from being possessed, which actually happened. Celestia squeezed her sister closer and felt a tear run down her cheek. Luna soon passed out and Celestia lay her on the ground. Luna opened her eyes a bit more in control than when the Sith opened her holocron. She saw a crackling fire with her sister, the Jedi Padawan, Twilight and her friends, and about six guards nine feet from where she lay. She looked herself over and found her still in her sith robes but her lightsaber and holocron gone along with her hooves bound together with iron shackles. She smiled at that, she knew how dangerous she was and honestly probably would have demanded she be locked away herself if she didn’t wake up in shackles. She stayed still and decided to listen to the conversation at the fire. “She isn’t evil.” Celestia said. “I know princess,” The Jedi said back, “But she is still dangerous. You saw what happened in there, she killed my master and nearly killed me, and both of us being experienced Jedi. Never before had I felt such anger emanate from one Sith, it overwhelmed my senses. I think she should be taken to the Jedi council, it was obvious that she was fighting it, they can help her, and they will.” “I wont allow my sister to be taken to some foreign court to be judged for a crime that she did not willingly commit!” “I never said she would be judged, I said she would be helped. Most of the anger and hatred in her has receded back to the holocron, but the knowledge she has she will always have. I can only guess that she was raised as a Sith, after all Sith are trained from the age of three or four, and are considered full Sith at the age of twenty. So she has to have been raised a Sith.” “If my sister is going to a foreign world I am going with her.” “Cadence and I can govern the nation in your stead.” Twilight said. “How long will we be gone?” Celestia asked the Jedi. “About a week.” “Good, I can charge the Sun and Moon with enough magic to keep the cycle going on its own for a month, just in case of delays.” “Good thinking,” The Jedi said standing, “I will contact the council and request a schooner ship be sent. I am afraid we wil have to keep your sister detained.” “She had best be treated fairly.” “She will be, but we must be cautious. If she decides to attack us for any reason we probably wont be able to stop her. Her lightsaber and holocron are her property and will be returned to her after this is over and done with, but until then we will keep them out of her reach.” “Sounds fair,” Celestia said a bit unsure. “When will we leave?” “The schooner can be here in a couple of hours, from there we will take you to Coruscant and The Jedi Temple.” “That is where we will be staying while your council “helps” my sister?” “No, we will arrange for you to stay in one of the guest buildings near the senate.” He said, “ Your sister will receive her lightsaber back by the time you reach the room, her holocron is a bit iffy, she may not get it back as it is so dangerous.” “That she may not care much about. She did not so much as want to approach it from what we saw in there.” “So its settled, we leave for Coruscant in two hours time.” Celestia got up saying, “I need to check on my sister.” Celestia approached Luna and Luna sat up as best she could with her hooves bound as they were. Celestia sat next to her and put a wing around her. “Luna...” “I know,” Luna said. “The Jedi is taking me to their council. You should trust him Celestia, Jedi have always been true to their word. He will keep his promises Celestia, and the Jedi will be fair in whatever punishment they judge necessary.” “He says they wont punish you,” Celestia said, “He says they will help you. And how do you know so much about these Jedi and Sith or whatever they’re called?” Luna hesitated then sighed, “I suppose it is time you knew.”