Star Wars: The Jedi Chronicles:Enter The Shadows (Books 1-4)

Star Wars: The Jedi Chronicles: Shadow Sith Part 4: The End

Chapter One

Regroup and Disperse

Shain and the group just re-took the Rebellion after being thrown in the brig while their ship’s Admiral attempted to destroy the alliance with the Sith. Shain managed to salvage the alliance and is re-entering the bridge to make sure his team is alright and figure out what their next move is.

Shain: Well, seeing as how we’re all here, we might as well have that meeting.

Cassandra tugs on her master’s hoodie.

Cassandra: Master, the ship doesn't have a captain.

Shain: Right... and don’t call me that.

Cassandra: (lowers her head so no one can see her face though her hood.) Sorry...

Shain: Mike, how would you like to have your own battleship?

Michael: Heck, yeah!

Shain: Good. I’ll need you for a few missions, though... but for the most, part she’s yours.

Michael: Awesome!

Joel: Who’s all still missing?

Jordin: (from the back of the group) Katy, Cody, Nathan Hall and Shain’s brother, Josh.

Shain: Right... Oh, Jordin you do know you are now assigned to Aria for the time being right?

Jordin: It’s official?

Aria: Only if you want it to be.

Jordin: Yes, ma’am. (Jordin walks over and stands next to his new master)

Nathan: How are we gonna split ourselves up?

Shain: That's just it... It’s going to take everyone to get Cody, him controlling armies and all. Nathan, I definitely want you on my brother. As for Nathan Hall, I don’t know.

Sara: What about Paul? He has electricity.

Jordan: Yeah! He could just shock him! bzzzzt! and explode!

The group laughs at the 10 year old.

Aria: (smiling) I don’t think we want Nathan to explode, buddy.

Dudley: Aria’s right; we want him beat, not fried.

Michael: Awwee, but I like fried chicken.

Elena: What if Shain went after Nate... He has water too, doesn’t he?

Jacklinea: Why bother fighting fire with fire... or water with water in this case? He’d just get a bigger puddle.

Shain: Actually, that’s not bad, as long as I can match his power. I could be a distraction for whoever is fighting.

Paul: Well, Aria could transform into a sea creature.

Aria: I haven’t had shapeshifting that long. I can’t just zap into a Zillo beast all of a sudden.

Anthony, Willie, and Shain laugh.

Aria: What?

Anthony: (trying to hold his smile in but isn’t doing a good job) Nothing.

Aria: (understanding) I did not...

Anthony and Shain nod their heads. Anthony with his smirk and Shain with his “yeah, ya did” smile. Willie is still laughing both nervously because he thinks it’s funny and ironic.

Aria: Not funny, William! I must’ve destroyed everything I touched!

Willie: Relax, Aria; Shain healed the Jedi you killed and there’s only a few craters from where you stuck your big feet.

Aria gives Willie a glare that can kill.

Cassandra: Silence is the perfect expression of scorn... may I suggest you be quiet before she decides to kill you?

There is a moment of silence in the group when Shain breaks it.

Shain: So, who’s going to go with me after Nathan? Or am I going to split everyone up evenly, then we‘ll all hit Cody?

Aria: I like option B... as long as I don’t end up going with Willie.

Elizabeth: Option B sounds nice.

Shain: Any objections?

Carl: Nope!

Shain: Alright, here's your groups: Jacob, Jordan, Ben, Aria, Jordin, Willie, Carl, Nathan, Paul and Dudley - you guys are going after my brother.

Aria: What?!

Shain: Everybody else, you’re coming with me. Let’s move out!

The group turns to leave when Shain is stopped by a very annoyed Aria.

Aria: Maybe you didn’t hear me. I said don’t put me with Willie; did you catch that?

Shain: I did.

Aria: Then why on earth did you put me with him and Carl? You know I don’t work well with them.

Shain: Because I need everyone to be unified together for this last fight. You’re gonna have to learn to set aside the words “annoying” and “obnoxious” and get over yourself. If there is the slightest fracture in this group, it could be the end of us. Just please try and get along with them. I don’t care if you have to treat them like little kids.

Aria: Oh, is that what you do?

Shain starts walking away.

Shain: Nope! If ya can’t beat’m, join them! (grinning from ear to ear)

Aria: (to herself) The old Shain is back... goofy, irrational and pull-together-leader.

Aria catches up to her new padawan.

Aria: Hey, Jordin... I just want to say how much I appreciate you being ok with my teaching you. To be honest, I don’t think I’m ready to have a padawan.

Jordin: It’s nothing...

Aria: But it is. I know I’d never forgive the person who killed Master Shakk Ti. Especially if we were friends... That takes a lot of character.

Jordin: It’s nothing, really. You weren't yourself - I get that. I was once shadow too, ya know...

Aria: Thanks. You’re one of the few that has said that to me.

Jordin: No problem.  

Jordin smiles and climbs into ship and prepares for takeoff. The group splits up, the two teams heading for Hoth and Kamino.