//------------------------------// // Chapter 11 Battle of the heroes // Story: The Republic of Harmony // by Shadow-Aura //------------------------------// *Luna's Home* The chariot stopped for a brief moment and twilight stepped out Luna saw her sisters friend but no one can know her secret. "Master sparkle please come and join me," Luna smiled "Master Kaiber told me of your imminent arrival." "Luna is celestia here?" Twilight asked. "No I haven't seen her since yesterday." Luna lied. Twilight could sense she was lying. She was protecting her. She was protecting something else as well something important twilight used her Telepathic sense. What she found out was understandable. Luna was pregnant. But there was a huge midiclorian count from the child. Twilight looked harder the baby wasn't luna's but Celestia's. "Luna I must find her," Twilight explained "She's in terrible danger." "From the sith?" Luna asked worried. "From herself I'm afraid Celestia has turned to the Dark side," Twilight explained "I've seen a security holocron showing her killing younglings." "No not Celestia she wouldn't." Luna defended. "I have to find her." Twilight replied. "Your gonna kill her aren't you?" Luna asked already knowing the answer. "She's become a very great threat." Twilight pleaded. Luna looked giving a signal for twilight to leave. "the baby is Celestia's isn't it," Twilight asked getting no reply "I'm so sorry." As she left "3PO get me my chariot." *everfree forest rebel echo 1* "Hello anyone home?" Han called into the cave. "Rrraghrr!" chewbacca road as a 'try again' "What you think I'm doing fuzzball." Han countered. "Ah you must be Twilight's contact," Kaiber said appearing behind Han making him jump. "I'm grand master Kaiber Crystal of the late Jedi order." "Han solo and this is my friend chewbacca." Han,re smug. "Well Han please come in and make yourself at home." Kaiber chuckled. Inside the caves was a high tech civilization. With maps of the everfree and recon and even a fully operational command hub. The senators had this planned for years they just needed a cause. Freedom. "Holy bantha." Han said. "Rrraghrr agar" chewie roared 'like hoth' "More warmer than hoth," Han laughed. "master Kaiber I and chewie aren't from here we got stuck here when I miscalculated a hyperspace jump." "Yes twilight did mention that." Kaiber retorted. "Well we've experienced this before," Han explained "We even had a Jedi his name Luke skywalker and his father turned out to be a sith lord but died converted back to light side by doing his prophecy bringing balance to the force." "Hmm interesting," master whooves twin brother (Doctor whooves) "Han I believe that you have somehow crossed into a alternative reality the same series of events but altered somehow strange." "Han this is the doctor our lead scientist," Kaiber introduced "His twin just recently died in the purge." "I'm sorry for your loss doc." Han sympathized. "No need to apologize," The Doctor said "Just help us win this war." "u rah." Han said. Then cadence entered the room. Han instantly thought there is the Leia of this reality. "Ah captain Solo I'm senator cadence." she introduced. "Hello your senatorialness." Han joked. "Rrraghrr agar re." chewie roared! 'NO HAN DON'T' "just senator is fine captain." cadence scowled. "OK senator where are we staying?" Han asked nicely. "We?" Cadence asked. "Me and chewie." Han said smug making a gesture to the wookie. "Right this way." *senatorial landing bay 7* Luna was walking to the chariot closely followed by C3PO. But what she didn't realize was twilight hidden under the seat. *Tarterous * "don't worry viceroy the war is over," lord anarchaos addressed the separatist leaders sat round the table gazing upon the hologram "My new apprentice lord eclipse will be along shortly to take care of you." The transmission ended and about five minutes later solar eclipse walked in closing the exits with the force. "Lord eclipse it is a honor..." viceroy trixie started to say but got chocked to death. Solar ignited her saber and killed anything that moved. *20 minutes later* Solar saw a chariot land and saw Luna exit followed by Artoo. But Luna ordered,him to stay with 3PO. "Luna what are you doing here?" she asked asked. "Tia i'm worried," Luna sobbed "Twilight told me terrible things." "What things?" Solar asked in anger that Luna was conversing with a Jedi. "That you turned to the dark side," she cried "That you killed younglings." "Twilight is trying to turn you against me." Celestia dismissed. "She wants to help us." Luna begged. "US?" Solar asked confused. "She knows," Luna explained "She wants to help." "I don't need her help I've become far more powerful than any Jedi," Solar replied "And I've done it for us." "Celestia please all i want is your love." Luna pleaded. "Love wont save you Luna only my new powers can do that." Solar boasted. "At what cost," Luna Sobbed "your a good person don't do this, Come run whilst we still can and raise this baby." "You see we don't have to run away anymore," Solar laughed "I'm more powerful than the chancellor i can overthrow him." "I don't believe what I'm hearing twilight was right," Luna said backing away "You've changed Tia." "I don't want to hear about twilight." Solar scowled. "Tia Please end this your breaking my heart," Luna pleaded "Your going down a path that i can't follow." "Because of Twilight." Solar scowled. "Because of what you've done," Luna countered "Because of what you plan to do." Solar saw Twilight exit the chariot behind Luna. "LIAR," She shouted "You've brought her here to kill me!" Luna took one look at Twilight "No..." she said before getting choked lightly. "Let her go Celestia," Twilight shouted "LET HER GO." Celestia loosened her grip and Luna fell unconscious to the floor. "You turned her against me!" Celestia said taking off her cape, "You have done that yourself." Twilight countered throwing her cloak to the floor. "You will not take her from me." Celestia shouted at her former friend. "Your lust for power has already done that," Twilight explained "You have let this dark lord to twist your mind until you have become the very thing you sought to destroy." "Don't lecture me twilight I see through the lies of the Jedi," Celestia said "I Do not fear the the dark side as you do, for I have brought peace and security to my new empire." "Your new empire?" Twilight asked. "Don't make me kill you!" Celestia scowled. "Celestia my allegiance is to the republic," Twilight Stated "To democracy." "If your not with me then your my enemy." Celestia said turning her back. "Only a sith deals an absolutes," Twilight said igniting her light saber "I'll do what I must." "You will try." Celestia said back flipping to attack. The two sabers clashed. It was a battle of heroes. the sabers spun at immense speed each clash was dealt with high power. the two fought through the control center where Celestia left the bodies of the separatists. Twilight was using her full knowledge of Sorsou to overcome Celestia's Shien and Djem So mix. Celestia grabbed Twilight's neck and hand and tried to pressure twilight into killing herself. But Twilight kicked her way out of the lock. Disarming celestia in the process. But celestia drop kicked twilight disarming her. Both warriors grabbed their saber with the force and clashed them together forming a lock. They both put out their hands causing the force t propel them apart destroying a console that kept the shields up. The duelists went onto a balcony still attacking each other. Each knowing the outcome could change the future dramatically. Twilight jumped of the balcony closely followed by celestia. They both landed on a beam and started to attack. But when the lightsabers clashed a huge pool of lava cut the beam's support cables making it drop into the lava river. both of the mares grabbed a cable as a rope to stay aboard the makeshift vessel heading towards a lava waterfall. Twilight leaped off and landed upon a moving platform heading away from the drop. Celestia flipped off the beam and landed upon a droid's head. "I have failed you Celestia," Twilight declared sadly "I have failed you." "I should have known that the Jedi was planning to take over." Celestia countered. "Celestia chancellor Discord is evil." Twilight said trying to reason with the former Jedi. "From my point of view the Jedi are evil." Celestia said harshly in a monotone way. "Then you are lost!" Twilight shouted. Celestia flipped onto the platform and the duel continued. Twilight was standing her ground but Celestia was overpowering her. She had to think of something. Fast. She flipped backwards and landed upon an embankment. "It's over Celestia I have the high ground." Twilight declared. "You underestimate my power." Celestia said ready to jump. "Don't try it." Twilight said. But Celestia didn't listen she flipped at twilight but lost her legs in the process. Only one front leg remained which she used to stop herself falling into the lava. "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!!! IT WAS SAID THAT YOU WOULD DESTROY THE SITH, NOT JOIN THEM!!! BRING BALANCE TO THE FORCE, NOT LEAVE IT IN DARKNESS!!!" Twilight sadly shouted at the now defenseless celestia. "I hate you." celestia said not showing any remorse. "you was like a sister," Twilight sobbed picking up Celestia's saber "I loved you." Celestia caught on fire screaming in agony as twilight turned and left keeping herself composed. What she had done was for the good of equestria.