I deflected another attack from the Mandalorian and pushed against him, trying to best him, but I couldn't, I wasn't strong enough. Use the Darkside, it's your only hope, that wasn't my voice it was mechanical but it wasn't Anakin's, gain the strength Revan and I did, seeing an opportunity I aimed for the Mandalorians hand as I parried, getting lucky I caught the backside forcing him to drop his sword, twirling I cut the back of his leg forcing him to his knee. Placing my blade against his neck, "You are defeated, submit," I commanded.
"Very well, Jedi, a lucky strike, but I would be a fool to say luck plays no part in victory," he told me relaxing, I began to move my blade away before I stiffened and pushed against his throat his body going stiff as well, he has killed millions, it is unfair to let him live, the voice stated slowly I began to drag my blade, hands shaking.
"I-It's not the Jedi way, he submitted," I pleaded with the voice, The Jedi are wrong, after all even your master followed the dark arts, did he not? my arms were moving by themselves, fighting my desires, "The study of Sith artifacts doesn't make him a Sith," I stated, but you wear the armor of the Sith army's legions, my legions armor, pulling the sword from the man's neck "I won't do it!" I yelled tossing the blade to the side.
"Very well," the voice said no longer in my head, the ignition of a lightsaber shook me out of my stupor, ducking to the side I caught the sight of the Alek cutting off the head of Mandalore the Ulitmate with his red saber. He turned to look at me with his scarred face, wounds clear through slashes on his robes, slowly he approached me raising his saber above his head, "Join me or die," he said, with a shake of my head he brought the saber down using the force I pulled the notched ebony blade toward me and caught his saber inches from my face, calling upon the force again I pushed him away, getting to my feet I steadied myself. "You can fight but only a Sith can defeat me, for I am Darth Malek," he told me slowly approaching, I knew I needed to take the initiative. Rushing him I swung the sword and attempted to strike him down he easily blocked and swiped at me, deflecting. "You are only surviving thanks to the Sith sword you wield," Malek told me backing off.
"No I'm surviving because I'm a Jedi," I shot back, "The Sith empire fell because they could not stand against the Lightside of the force," I told him taking the offensive once more, slamming the sword against his lightsaber forcing him back, but his eyes were not focused on me, they were looking behind me. Using one of the notches in the sword I caught the plasma of his blade and disarmed him, his now deactivated saber landing between us, using my foot I kicked it behind me, "Come back to the order it's not too late, your master will forgive you," I begged of him, keeping my sword ready.
"I've fallen too far to be welcomed back I destroyed Taris and the Jedi enclave on Dantooine," he told me, "I am unable to return to the order, but I can finish destroying it," he said suddenly I felt weak falling to my knees I could see him pulling something from me, his wounds healing, letting out a strangled cry, I attempted to raise my sword but it slipped from my weak grip and clattered to the floor.
"Why?" I questioned a single tear falling from my eye, he simply laughed, through that false jaw of his. My vision slowly faded before suddenly clearing, looking at Malek's face I saw surprise as we both looked down, his lightsaber sat squarely in his chest, and as it deactivated he slumped to the side.
"My, my I am disappointed apprentice," that double-layered voice from my dreams, turning around I saw a tall mare, black as night, a longhorn jutted out, her starry mane framed by her wings, "Now, let's see how we can better you," she said stepping forward and lifting my chin with her hoof, "I imagine you're wondering who I am, my name is Nightmare Moon," recognition of the name, the persona Luna took when she fell to the Darkside, "good you know me," she cheerily announced.
"Princess Luna," I weakly said, "what is going on?" I asked only to be lifted with magic and pressed against the wall.
"Do not call me the name of a mere vessel!" she screamed at me, "I am the living force, I am living magic," she said, "I used the princess as a vessel as I use Mallory Rose as one, soon his body will be perfect for my takeover and he is so mentally weak I will be able to take over completely unlike my last vessel," she said cackling, "and you dear Sasha will be my dark apprentice and help me in my rise to power, I promise to protect your family and friends," she told me.
"Never, I'd rather die than fall to the Darkside," I spit out, she snarled at me and raised Malek's lightsaber while preparing to strike me, I fell to the ground as her magic and focus wavered.
"Sasha!" I heard someone yell looking to my right I saw Shield standing in a tunnel that had formed, she was covered in viscera. Using the force I pushed her back before the saber could hit her. Grabbing the sword I rushed Nightmare and swung, she spun on her hooves and caught my blade, I felt her magic wrap around me once more but a mana blast from Shield disrupted her aura using the opportunity I flipped the saber away and went to strike her down, but her aura wrapped around the blade and pulled it out of my grip, reaching up I loosely caught Malek's lightsaber and ignited it, swinging with my weak grip it slipped out and struck Nightmare Moon in the chest as I coughed, looking down I saw the Sith sword goring me, I looked up into Nightmares eyes, slowly she smiled a black liquid flowing from her mouth.
"I still win," she said as I collapsed and looked at the blue sky.
I woke with a start and gripped my side, feeling the smooth fabric of a hospital gown, looking around I groaned before removing the monitor leads and standing up, searching for my armor and weapons I was interrupted by the door opening, "Ms. Lessa I see you are well, you're items are being held by security," the nurse who walked in told me, "I'll get you your clothes once you're cleared for discharge," she stated before turning around and leaving. Sighing I walked back to my bed and laid down, clutching my aching side.
"Hey, nurse said you were awake, how are you?" Shield asked knocking on the door as she stepped in.
"Feels like I've just been stabbed," I complained looking over and grimacing at her bruised face and face and body, red-stained bandages covering her legs and barrel, "what happened to you?" I asked as she took a seat next to me.
"Zombies, whatever that tree was, wanted to test us or something," she told me, "I think we both fought our demons down there and more," she said shaking, "I was chased through some sort of mansion before I eventually came into a room full of pictures documenting my life," slowly she relaxed into the chair, "what about you? I saw you fighting some sort of shadow tendril mass," she asked.
"I fought a Mandalorian warrior, a Sith lord, and Nightmare Moon," I told her, seeing her shake at the mention of the mare, "she killed Malek, saving my life, and tried to get me to join her as her dark apprentice," I said, "But I'm not giving up on my home, I turned her down and fought her off," I confidently told her, "and honestly I haven't felt this good in a while, I feel calm again, I feel like a Jedi," I stated with a sigh as I relaxed into my bed.
Shield and I talked for a few more hours, before she left, telling me she was returning to Manehatten but that she would probably be in Canterlot to give her full report, and that E.U.P soldiers were coming to sweep the forest. Leaning back as the last rays of light disappeared under my window sill I closed my eyes to rest, letting out a whisper, "Forgive me, master, I was weak,"
"Weak, you are not," a voice said as I looked around the swamp I was in, "adjusting to circumstances, you are, your destiny you have found," I looked around for the voice before noticing I was clad in robes again, "a padawan, no longer you are," The voice stated coming from the base of a tree before he walked out.
"Master Yoda, did the clones and Anakin get you too?" I worriedly asked him dropping to my knees.
"Survived I did, defeat Darth Sidious I did not, exiled to Dagobah I am," Master Yoda told me, "But to knight, promote you, I do,"