Timelines Are Not Meant To Be Joined Together (SAMTBK Vol. 5)

2020 SW Day Special ('Cuz Why Not?)

Yes. A special for Star Wars Day.

This is not canon.

On with the story.

3rd Person P.O.V.

Claire, the respected queen of the planet Neol, has found an encoded signal from what seems to be another hidden planet like her own. Determined to find out what it is about, she traveled to Earth to gather herself a crew of her friends and, leaving her sister Elise in charge of the throne, the team sets off to find the source of said signal. Itsuki, Jersey, and Larry had to stay back with a few others to protect the planet in the absence of most of the heroes.

"Ahsoka, are you sure this will hold up?" Claire asked. "I've never really tried space travel in this manner.

"This spaceship is of my design. Of course it'll hold up."

A sudden jerk sent the two and the crew flying. Serenity landed on top of Aera's back, Ahsoka bonked heads with Edric, Max was flung away from the wheel, and Claire hit the window.

"What is that?!" Claire asked, using her power to fling Max and Ahsoka to the window as well so they can see.

"A floating prism it seems."

"Gee thanks, Maxwell Obviousness."

"I'm running the scanners," Ahsoka informed them. "Mortis? Anyone know what that is?"

After a unanimous 'no', they all freaked out as they were sucked into the prism thing.

When they woke up, the ship had landed.

"Ahsoka and I are the only pilots..." Max muttered. "How did we land if she's just as knocked out as I was?"

"I'm going to secure the perimeter!" Claire yelled, grabbing her staff before running out of the ship.

"We came at a bad time," Ahsoka said, her eyes glowing white.

"What is it, Ahsoka?"

"Darkness." The light glowing from her eyes turned black and the atmosphere darkened as well.

"Ahsoka, snap out of it. Pull away from the darkness! Pull away from the black light!"

Max had to go to the extent of getting up and pushing his friend to the ground, awakening her from the state she was in with a gasp.

"Where's Claire?" she asked. Max got up and ran to the window just in time to see some dark creature grab Claire and fly away.

"CLAIRE!" His shout stirred Aera, Serenity, and Edric from their slumber. The group ran out in pursuit of the creature, Edric picking up Claire's staff on the way.

"The atmosphere of this place sure is wacky," Aera observed.

"Shut it and run faster, Aera!" Serenity shouted. "You're lagging behind!"

"THERE!" Max yelled, seeing the creature landing in the distance.

Ahsoka was silent, building something with materials they passed by.

When they arrived at the location, Max saw Claire collapsed on the ground in the middle.

"Claire!" He ran over to where his fallen friend was.

"Max, wait! Don't!" Ahsoka's warning didn't reach him before he was thrown back by some dark force.

"Max!" Serenity slid down. "What was that?!"

"The darkness," Ahsoka said, her eyes turning black again.

"EDRIC, COULD YOU HANDLE KEEPING AHSOKA'S SPIRIT WITH US AND NOT IN WHATEVER OTHER UNIVERSE SHE'S ENTERING?!"

"Uh... Got it!" Edric was rapidly shaking Ahsoka back and forth to get her back to normal. He noticed that she was holding a bunch of items in her hands, so he took one, accidentally activating it. Instantly, a green blade of light was generated. He realized that she was holding at least one for each of the group members. He took some of them and threw them over into the arena.

Max catches one right as a dark being appears.

"The ghost of darkness... the Phantom."

"Ahsoka, stop being creepy!"

Max and Serenity activated their strange-looking swords, which were blue and purple, and fought the being, which had red swords.

"No fair!" Aera yelled. "I AM THE QUEEN OF ACTION! LET ME IN THERE!" She jumped down and picked up one of the swords and ignited it. Her blade was a dark blue.

Edric failed to keep Ahsoka's spirit with them and she ignited her blade, which was black for some reason. Edric fell over, startled.

"What-?!" He was dodging her strikes, igniting his green saber from earlier and using it to defend himself.

"EDRIC! HOW'S IT GOING UP THERE?!" Max asked. Ahsoka, in her darkly state, knocked Edric down into the ditch that made up some sort of arena, where the others were fighting. After he fell, she began rage-striking him.

"I don't think it's up anymore!" he cried out, straining to block the strikes. He pushed her back and flipped up onto his feet. Ahsoka's face stayed in her dark expressionless state as she ignited another blade. It was also black.

Claire woke up to see Max standing in front of her, fighting some strange dark creature with Serenity. She turned her head and saw Aera fighting Ahsoka with Edric. Ahsoka obviously wasn't herself.

Claire saw her staff a few feet away and stretched out her hand to grasp it. Edric was suffering from more rage-strikes after Aera was launched into the wall. Serenity was struck in the arm and collapsed in pain, leaving just Max to fend of the dark being.

Claire somehow got her staff, and the moment she did, a strong power surged out of her, launching everyone back.

The staff transformed into two swords of light, one purple and the other blue.

"Claire!" Max yelled, running towards her. She pushed him back with her power.

"NO! Stay where you are!" She turned to the mysterious being. "You're the one who sent the encryption, aren't you?" The energy waves emitting from the darkness were giving affirmative signs. "Was it to give us something, or to get something from us?"

Then, Claire heard a voice, clear as the breeze, saying: "You've passed the first test. Now, let's see if you really are the chosen one."

Next thing she knew, they were all back in the ship, and Claire was contemplating the meaning of the message.

Was it her the voice was talking about? Or was it something else? She may never know. But, looking down at her new blades, she determined that she would find out her answer... one day.

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I know.

This kind of teases for a Star Wars AU Story.

Well, back to the actual canon now.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Bye!