The Hunt Begins
Spike winced as a paw back slapped him, dazing him and knocking him back a few paces, the Dragon only just blocking the next furious barrage of attacks, before grunting and whipping his head forward. His head smashed into his opponent’s nose, blood covering his face as Tarhal fell to the floor.
“Twenty three seconds.” Zule said with a smile, clapping slowly.
“Did you have to hit me nose?” Tarhal grunted, getting up and rubbing his face tenderly. “Don’t think it’s broken though.”
Spike stayed silent, panting and scrunching his face up as he re-buried emotions. Fighting against droids and mechanical opponents, that was one thing. Fighting against living opponents, ones who bled when they were hit and acted outside of a simple program. That was a real test of skill, and for Spike, was also a test of restraint, forcing him to hold back the beast inside him.
Eventually, he opened his eyes again to see the faces of the others looking at him with slight concern.
“Better?” Corinna asked.
“Surviving would be more accurate.” Spike smirked. “But I’m getting there. I managed to get near on five hours of sleep last night.”
“Whoa, five hours? Damn, wish I could sleep for that long.” Zule laughed.
“Blow it out your arse you insensitive prick.” Spike shot back, knocking him over the back of the head lightly.
“For someone so intelligent, you don’t exactly have a sophisticated vocabulary do you.” Corinna asked.
“Why bother with expanding my vocabulary of swears when the old ones work fine.” Spike smiled. “I’m sure I could come up with all sorts of interesting insults.”
“I wasn’t complaining.” Corinna shot back, sticking her tongue out.
“I know.” Spike nodded.
“Have you heard about the disappearances?” Zule asked suddenly.
“What?” Spike asked, suddenly alert.
“Jedi have been going missing, and a few have been turning up…dead.” Zule said bitterly.
“But we defeated Exar Kun, we were all there.” Spike pointed out. “One year ago, we stopped him, the war is over.”
“They weren’t killed by Sith, not even the Mandalorians, this was different.” Zule said.
“Different how?” Tarhal asked.
“Apparently they were killed by animals, ripped to shreds. The council doesn’t know what to do.”
“Well, I’m sure when they decide, four knights will be able to help out.” Spike smiled.
***
“The Great Hunt?” Zule repeated, looking at the council in confusion.
“Yes.” Garton nodded. “You have by now no doubt heard about the missing Jedi. This council has finally ascertained what is doing this.”
“Go on.” Spike pressed.
“The creatures have been named Terentateks’, creatures that feed upon the blood of the force-sensitive, and have a natural immunity to the force itself.” Garton explained. “They seem to be the final product of Sith magic’s. The great Hunt is our final solution.”
“Can we have some details?” Tarhal asked.
“Jedi are being sent to seek out and eliminate these creatures.” A Master replied.
“And you want us to go and eliminate one of these creatures?” Spike assumed.
“We do.” Garton nodded.
“We’ll leave immediately.” Zule bowed deeply.
***
Spike closed his eyes, projecting his mind deep into the cave he was standing in front of. He could sense something, a dark presence residing within, something strong. Sensing another presence, Spike whirled around, his eyes fixing upon a small pony behind him.
The pony, a unicorn mare, had a beautiful dark green coat, her long purple mane flowing down over her shoulders and onto her back. It was not the same colour as Rarity’s, but it was similar enough to the long lost mare to make Spikes heart ache slightly. Never the less, he pushed through the heart ache and found his voice.
“What the…who are you?” Spike asked in confusion.
“You know me Spike.” The mare smiled, her voice being familiar to Spike.
“Moonstone?” Spike asked in confusion.
“Guilty as charged.” She nodded.
“Why do you look like…not you?” Spike asked, his mind trying itself into knots as it worked around this.
“You’ve grown older Spike, and as such, I have as well.” She smiled. “Remember, I can see into your mind, even into those parts that you cannot see yourself. You don’t admit it, but seeing the visage of twilight hurt you.”
“I guess.” Spike admitted sheepishly.
“Exactly. I helped to choose my initial form, and now you are older, you do not need the image of Twilight to interact with the force, therefore I can change my appearance.”
“Where were you?” Spike asked suddenly, his features hardening.
“Spike…” She began.
“Where?” Spike growled. “One month, five days, thirteen hours, and never once did you say anything to me, appear to me, try and help. I suffered! I waited for you! For a sign that I wasn’t alone, but you abandoned me!”
“I tried…”
“No! You weren’t there! Why? Why weren’t you there for me?” He finished weakly.
“You were dying Spike, I could feel it.” Moonstone admitted softly. “You may have lasted another day, two at most, but if I had appeared, I fear the stress put on your mind would have reduced your life span, and you would not be here today.”
“You could have tried.” Spike snapped.
“You think I didn’t want to?” Moonstone roared. “Every day I saw your suffering, the pain you felt, the rage. I wanted to help you, I did, but I also couldn’t let you die because of me. You survived on your own merit.”
“Then why has it taken you so long to come back?” Spike growled. “I thought you had died on Maryx.”
“Your mind is weakened, it is recovering slowly, but I didn’t want to risk wounding you again.” She said. “You have recovered now, almost to the point where it is as if Maryx is but a distant memory, near forgotten.”
“Never forgotten.” Spike snarled. “Always there, always in my mind, behind me, waiting to pounce in my times of weakness.”
“And yet you are here, on your own, a mission given to you by the council itself. They must have seen you recover, else you would not be here.”
“I fell, on Maryx Minor.” Spike said softly. “The beast whispered in my ear, and I let it tear my enemies apart.”
“That’s what the Dark Side does.” Moonstone nodded. “It tears you down, offering you easy options and easy ways to win.”
“This wasn’t the Dark Side.” Spike shook his head. “This was something else, something inside me, long before I discovered the force. I gave into Greed once, this was worse.”
“Rage.” Moonstone said simply.
“Maybe.” Spike nodded. “But I’ve delayed long enough. There is a beast in that cave that I must face.”
“Agreed Spike.” Moonstone nodded, walking towards the cave, and standing in the darkness. “Remember Spike, always stay in the light.” She began to fade from sight, her voice echoing around the cave, and into Spikes mind. “Always.”
Smiling, Spike set off into the cave, gripping his Lightsabers tightly as he went, blending with the darkness as he sniffed the air. There was something in this cave, something more than just the beast. It was as if the very walls themselves resonated with the Dark Side. It was speaking to him, whispering softly, but it was there.
Hissing slightly, Spike stuck his tongue out, tasting the air for signs of the Terentatek. He realised that he was letting his primal side get the better of him, but as long as it was only for tracking, Spike was willing to let his own laps slide.
Digging his claws into a wall, Spike began to climb, looking down at the floor as he searched for his prey. He did not have to search long.
A pair of creatures slowly stalked the cave system, their massive footfalls echoing around the cave. The creatures resembled Rancors, albeit smaller versions of the ferocious brutes, the only difference other than the size being that they had a number of spines growing from their backs and a pair of tusk-like projections attached to their mouths. Their hands ended in huge claws, and both them and the tusks were dripping with a noxious green liquid, possibly some sort of toxin or venom.
Snarling slightly, Spike dropped from the roof, landing in between the two creatures and igniting his new Lightsabers, the mark two Dusk and Elusive models mimicking their predecessors perfectly.
With a roar that threatened to shake the stalactites from the ceiling, Spike launched at the nearest creature.
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Wow they definitely look heavier then the last modesl.
And theres the end of act one, I actually really like how moonstone genuinely cares for spike as if she has a will and deeper feelings of her own, separate from spikes.
But I did notice your jumping straight into the great hunt will this just be shown in the first chapter, as its only a few years or will you spread it out a bit?
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I'm not really planning on showing the Great Hunt in any deal, it just seemed like a good way to end the first act
3914527 Ah I was merely curious.
Something ends, something begins.
You write so fast... Did you pre-write this? Or are you just typing that fast???
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Typing fast.
God if you'd update again today... I'd- I'd
*Squee*
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I already did update today, plus I may put out the Act 2 description in a bit. Don't think I'll have another chapter ready though.
Aww... Spike's new light sabers aren't as smooth looking as his old ones. They look kinda bulky.
I'm hoping for Spike to realize he can control the beast. Like that harmony thing, ya' know?
That would be soo cool!
"Beast Spike, unleashed. But not in control."
Those new lightsabers look badass.
I hope Spike realize that his primal side isn't really bad, it could be a powerful tool if he learns to control it.
It has been a long and exciting road. I wonder what you have in store for act two?
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I'll be uploading the description for it sometime today
I've come to a conclusion.
There is only one way you can type so fast and still make gold work...
Are you a Jedi?
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Damn it, my secret is out.
*Waves hand* You will forget this.
3914975 Forget what?...where am I? Who are you? Who am I!?
I'm starting to think that his lightsabers balance out his berserk mode.
Pretty cool!
And the hilts don't look like they're for looks, but more along the lines of functionality.
Just how a Jedi light saber should look.
This is very good and I can't wait for the next act to begin! :D
Also, have you tried out World of Tanks yet?
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Nope, still at school unfortunately. I am downloading something that may let me bypass the web filter though.
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Oh, sneaky.
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It worked.
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:D
Nice!
So, it may take a while to download the game but once you do, send me a message of your username.
AND BE WARNED! Once you have decided on a username it can only be changed by spending 2,500 gold which costs money to get.
It's roughly around $10.00 so make sure the user you decided is the one you will always have!
The sabres look like rifles.
I would know...
Because I'm blacklight!
Awww. I wish we had seen the war before the time skip.
but seeing the visage of twilight hurt you
Spike was willing to let his own laps slide
1. Forgot to capitalise.
2. Lapse.
I wonder why the activator is on the perpendicular hilt
5564146 Because that's the main hilt. Makes it possible to activate one handed instead of having to switch grips before/after activating it.
What did you use to make those lightsaber designs?
Oh no! More broken pictures
now I barely know what the new lightsabers look like.
6591672 same. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
Sorry about this but I couldn't resist and I'm suprised know one was don't it yet and I hope I got the names right or else I'm gonna feel stupid. (Stars music plays and announcer from the clone wrs show reads this)
EPISODE SPIKE-II
THE GREAT HUNT
HAVING PASSED HIS JEDI TRAINING, YOUNG JEDI KNIGHT SPIKE STRUGGLES TO FIND HIS PLACE WITHIN THE JEDI ORDER. WHILE HE HAS HELPED TO SAVE THE CITY FROM DEFEAT HE ALONG WITH THE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE NEXU CLAN HAVE LOST ASHO. THEY HAVE SURVIVED THE WAR BUT NOW FACE A GREATER DANGER AHEAD.
MEANWHILE SPIKE HAS UNLEASHED A BEAST WITHIN HIMSELF HE NEVER KNEW WAS THERE. NOW HE MUST SURPASS HIS DARK SIDE SO HE DOES NOT FALL TO IT. HE WILL FACE GREAT CHALLENGES THAT WE'LL TEST HIS STRENGTH AND WILL. HOPEFULLY WITH THE HELP OF HIS FRIENDS HE CAN DO SO.
HOWEVER, JEDI HAVE BEEN TURNING UP DEAD ALL AROUND THE GALAXY. HAVING BEEN MAULED BE CREATURES ASSUMED TO BE MADE FROM THE FORMER SITH. NOW SPIKE, TARHAL, ZULE, AND CORINNA ARE SENT WITH THE REST OF THE REMAINING JEDI TO VARIOUS STARSYSTEMS. THE ORDER MUST NOW FACE OFF AGAINST THE DANGEROUS TERENTATEKES....
The breadth of Legends canonicity in here is truly gratifying to me, as one who knows Legends nearly in its entirety, minus minor details here and there.
I have no idea what the links are about, but they never work for me. Literally. I often encounter images that apparently my browser (Google Chrome) or my pc can't view, but the various links and what not works a few times. This, however, barely ever works, so I didn't know Spike's lightsabers had a tonfa design before it was outright stated in the AN.
I don't know if it was a different link or website, but the head-picture of Spike worked perfectly fine, though.
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I need to repost the links tbh, will redo it
Your pictures are not showing up. Don’t know why?