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museofspeedTitle: Young Jedi Part 5: The Final Battle.
Fandom: Young Justice
Characters: Barthu/Timo, Konel/Cissi, Anita/Lobo, Steff, Ca'as, Cassi, Greta, Maxius, Kalel, Walli, Diana, Bruce Wayne, Oracle, Dik.
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fanfic100 3. Ends.
Word Count: 3800
Rating: PG
Summary: Final battles! Explosions! Shocking twists! The Jedi League!
Author's Notes: I FINISHED IT! THAT'S RIGHT, IT IS DONE! I? Can finish WiPs! Okay, that was fun. I have no idea where the Konel/Cissie came from. I think they decided to ignore my hope that Konel and Cassi would get together and do their own thing. Ah, well. Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
julius12 for the beta! Also, the WiP is over, but the series? I'm likely to write a crossover where Barthu meets Bart and Tim, driving Bart to be possessive and Tim to be highly confused. I also might write a Birds of Prey Star Wars crossover, mainly because I've got an awesome idea for Misfit. Fifth and final part of Young Jedi. First part here. Previous part here.
Konel! Tell Cissie the tractor beam's down! Greta said, appearing in Cissie and Konel's pod.
"Hmm? Thanks, Greta."
Cissie looked at him questioningly.
"Greta says the tractor beam's down," he told her.
"Oh, uh, thanks, Greta." Cissie grinned. "You steer, I shoot?"
Konel grabbed the wheel. "You got it."
Timo threw up his forcefield to block Darth Thaddeus' lightsaber. The inventor Tedd Kordd had figured out how to miniaturize a forcefield into a small shield. It protected against blaster blasts and lightsaber cuts, as well as most other attacks.
Darth Thaddeus' lightsaber clanked down on it. He really did look shockingly similar to Bart. Timo shoved him back with the forcefield and shot him with his blaster. Thaddeus blocked the shot.
Behind him, Anita and Cassi were having slightly better luck with Darth Primius. They were alternating between attacking him and blocking his blows from hitting the other, working together so perfectly Timo wondered if they were discussing it through the Force.
"Little help here?" Timo shouted. "He's – " he turned and glanced at Thaddeus who was...
"Gone," Timo said. He worried where Thaddeus had gone, but he didn't have time to worry. He shot off several blasts at Primius' back and smirked in satisfaction when one of them hit.
"Stop!" Darth Thaddeus shouted. Timo glanced up at him, ready to fight, then –
"Barthu!" Timo shouted.
Darth Thaddeus was holding a lightsaber to the throat of a tied-up and unconscious Barthu. Now that the two were together, Timo couldn't see how he'd ever thought Barthu looked anything like Thaddeus. Barthu's face held innocence and hope and love. Seeing Barthu's face perverted into the bitter expressions on Thaddeus was just wrong.
Anita and Cassi were both still fighting Darth Primius, who had not listened to Thaddeus' order.
"Let him go," Timo said.
"Surrender, and I'll think about not killing him," Thaddeus said.
Timo stared at Barthu. He could tell that Barthu was coming to now. He had one chance. One. It was risky, but it might work.
"You so much as scratch him, I'll hunt you down and kill you," Timo growled.
Thaddeus stared at him, then gave an unpleasant laugh. "You little fool," he said. "You're in love with a Jedi. You can't honestly believe it's going to work out. Better if I just kill you both now – "
Timo shot two blasts straight at his head.
Thaddeus blocked them with his lightsaber. Just as Timo had known he would.
Even bound and barely awake, Barthu could move fast. A moment later, he was behind Timo. At that same moment, Anita screamed as Primius sliced off her hand. Cassi ran her blade through Darth Primius' knee. Primius growled and threw down some sort of smoke bomb. By the time it had cleared, both Darth Primius and Darth Thaddeus were gone.
"Anita, your hand!" Cassi said.
"Lightsaber cauterized the wound," Anita said, clutching it to her chest. "I can numb the pain, just –" She grimaced, then relaxed. "I'll be fine."
"I know some people who can make you a new one," Timo said.
Anita smiled. "Thanks, Timo."
Suddenly, Barthu collapsed.
"Your leg!" Timo said, rushing to his side. It was bleeding.
"Here," Cassi said, gently slicing the ropes off with her lightsaber.
As soon as his hands were free, Barthu grasped for Timo's hand. "Timo –"
"I'm here, Barthu," Timo said, letting Barthu squeeze his hand.
"I know, I – look, I think you need to go after Darth Harmious." Barthu said.
"No way, mon." Anita said.
"It's too dangerous," Cassi said.
Barthu shook his head. "No! You guys know how good Timo is. But he's not a Jedi, so Darth Harmious won't be expecting him to be good."
"But he isn't –"
"I've fought worse than him before," Timo said.
"You...d'you remember how to use a lightsaber?" Barthu asked.
"I've kept in practice," Timo said.
"Take my lightsaber," Barthu said. "It's my last extra, but I can't really fight anyways."
"You carry extra lightsabers?" Cassi said.
"I tend to lose 'em or break 'em a lot," Barthu said.
"What about Darth Primius and Darth Thaddeus?" Timo said.
"We can handle 'em if they show up again," Anita said.
"But you're hurt!" Timo said. "You all are. Barthu can't walk. Anita lost her hand. Cassi, you're in the best shape, but you're still pretty beat."
"Timo, go," Cassi said. "Don't worry about us. I'll get them to safety."
Timo kissed Barthu's forehead. "I love you," he whispered. "I don't know if I'll –"
"Don't say it," Barthu said. "I...I know. I love you too, Timo. Go kick butt."
Timo nodded and gave Barthu's hand a final squeeze. Then he stood up, trying not to look back and ran off to find Harmious.
"Grife, grife, grife!" Steff said. "Did Barthu get away? Where are the others?"
Ca'as shrugged. They turned a corner into the docking bay.
Darth Lobo was sitting on a pile of guards.
"What took ya?" He said. "I beat these bastiches ages ago."
"Good for you," Steff snapped. "Where are the others? Has Barthu gotten here?"
"Ain't seen no one," Lobo said. "Figure more guards'll show up sooner or later, but so far it's been pretty boring."
"Right. Your spacebike can get ready at a moment's notice, right?"
"Sure," Lobo said.
"Keep guard, then," Steff said.
"You can't order me around," Lobo bristled.
Steff gritted her teeth and glanced upwards in exasperation. "I'm giving you the opportunity to beat up anyone who isn't our ally who comes along. Unless you think you can't handle it? Because Ca'as can certainly do it if you don't want to."
"Fine," Lobo said. "But I ain't doin' it for you."
"Fine!" Steff said. "Come on, Ca'as, let's ready the pods."
Ca'as nodded and followed her.
Before they could reach the pod, they heard shouts.
Steff whipped around, ready to fight.
Lobo, however, brightened. "'Nita!" he shouted.
"Lobo?" Anita said. "Is anyone – oh, Steff! Ca'as! Barthu's hurt."
"Where's Timo?" Steff said.
"He's gone to fight Harmious," Cassi said.
"Nita, baby, what happened to your hand?" Lobo said.
"I'm fine," Anita said. "I'm numbing the pain through the Force."
"We need to get Barthu and Anita out of here," Cassi said. "I'll wait for Timo with an extra pod as long as I can. Everyone okay with that?"
"I'll wait too!" Barthu said. "I want –"
"We agreed that I'm in charge, Barthu," Cassi said. "And I say no. Your leg is injured. You couldn't help. Timo would want you to get better, anyway. You'll see him when he gets out of here."
"If he gets outta here," Lobo said.
Anita gave him a glare. Lobo shrugged unapologetically. Anita rolled her eyes and squeezed Barthu's shoulder with her remaining hand. "I'll track him through the Force until he's back, okay? Come on."
"Let's go!" Cassi said. "Anita, you're with Ca'as. Steff, you're with Barthu. Get out of here, and keep in contact by radio."
Steff helped Barthu into the pod and started preparing for take off. In the other pod, Anita and Ca'as were doing the same thing.
"No!" Cassi suddenly shouted.
Steff jumped to the door of the pod.
Cassi waved her away. "Get out of here! We'll handle it!"
Steff glanced at the door. Two Sith Lords were stalking towards them.
"Go!" Cassi shouted.
Steff went.
"Ciss, fighters!" Konel said.
Cissie whipped her cannon blaster around and shot three times. "What fighters?" she said as each blast hit.
"You are freaking amazing," Konel said.
"Thanks," Cissie said. "Now, there should be a weak spot in their head ship that would cause it to blow up."
"Convenient," Konel said. "But we should wait until our guys are out, right?"
"Duh," Cissie said. "For now we shoot as many ships as are in range and wait for the JL."
This is so exciting! Greta said. I've never been in a real, live space battle before!
Kon snorted.
"What?" Cissie said.
"Something Greta said," Konel said. He frowned for a moment. "Here, I wanna try something." He touched Cissie's face. She felt something move over her eyes and ears, but it didn't make it harder to see. In fact, everything looked sharper and –
She could see a girl floating next to Kon. The girl was blurry and translucent, but definitely there.
"Are...are you Greta?" she asked the girl.
The girl laughed and nodded. You can see me? she asked. And hear me?
"Yes!" Cissie said. She smiled at Konel. "Thanks," she said.
He grinned. "No prob, Ciss. We should probably get back to shootin', though."
Timo knew he was getting closer to Darth Harmious. Bruce had taught him how to track people, and Harmious wasn't really trying to hide his trail.
Timo ducked around a corner. There he was. Timo grabbed Barthu’s lightsaber with one hand and reached for another of Tedd Kordd’s inventions with the other.
Even his teammates didn't know about this particular invention. It was a Force Disruptor. It emitted a high-pitched sound that cut anyone who heard it off from the Force. It wouldn’t hurt Timo, but it would throw Harmious off. It was new and very dangerous, and if the Jedi Council or the Jedi League learned about it's existence, it would probably become illegal.
He powered up Barthu’s lightsaber and turned on the Force Disruptor.
Harmious froze and turned around slowly.
“What. Did. You. Do?”
“Figure it’ll be more fair this way,” Timo said. “You aren’t going to get away with this.”
“And you’re going to stop me? Fool! I can still use a Lightsaber and you are still not a Jedi. In your hands it’s nothing more than a dangerous toy.”
“Right,” Timo said. “So try to kill me.”
“There is no try,” Harmious said. “There is only do, or do not.”
Timo had heard that before, at the Jedi Academy. He smirked a little. “Try.”
Harmious whipped out his lightsaber and rushed at Timo.
“Darth Lobo,” Darth Primius said. “What are you doing here with these Jedi?”
"Whattaya think?" Darth Lobo said. "The Jedi have hotter butts."
"That's so stupid!" Darth Thaddeus said.
"Maybe," Lobo said. "Now, do I have to frag you or will ya just turn an' run? You know you can't beat me."
"There are two of us," Thaddeus said.
Lobo rolled his eyes.
"Lobo – " Cassi started to say.
"Stay out of this, sweetcheeks," Lobo said. "I can handle these two bastiches without even takin' out my lightsaber."
"Hubris," Primius said. He pulled out his lightsaber and swung it at Lobo's head.
Lobo caught it with his hand.
Cassi gasped. "Lobo! How are you – "
"I've got tough skin," he said, smirking. "Now, fer the fragging." He wrenched the lightsaber away and plunged it through Primius' chest.
Primius gave a shuddering breath and collapsed, dead.
Lobo grinned slowly at Thaddeus.
Thaddeus gulped and vanished in a blur.
"Thanks, I think," Cassi said.
"It's nothin'," Lobo said gruffly. "Hope that kid gets back soon."
"That makes 21 perfect shots in a row!" Cissie said, laughing.
"Seriously, are you sure you aren't connected to the Force? There's no way that can be natural," Konel said.
"I'm just that good," Cissie said. "Lots and lots of training."
"If I hadn't met Timo and seen you shoot, I wouldn't believe it," Konel said.
"Yeah, well," Cissie smiled. "It's what I do."
"Cissie! Konel!" said a voice on the communicator.
"Yeah, Steff?" Konel said.
"We're coming out. Cover us."
"On it," Cissie said.
"I only see two ships," Konel said. "Where are the other people?"
"Timo's fighting Lord Harmious, and Cassi's waiting for him," Steff said.
"Timo's going against Lord Harmious alone?" Konel said.
"Hey, if anyone can do it, Timo can," Cissie said.
"Well, I guess but – " Konel paused. "Cissie, look over there!"
"What?" Cissie said. She blasted an X-Wing that had flown out after them.
"Look up!" Konel insisted.
"What is it?" Steff said.
"The Jedi League's here!"
"Yes!" Cissie said. She laughed, and without thinking, reached over to Konel and kissed him.
"Guys?" Steff said. "Why has it just gone quiet? Are you guys alive?"
They broke apart quickly.
"We're fine, Steff, Cissie and Konel out," Cissie said, terminating the line.
"Well," Konel said. "That was – "
"Interesting," Cissie said.
"Never speak of it again?" Konel suggested.
"Exactly my thoughts," Cissie said.
"Greta?" Konel said.
Greta giggled. I won't tell, she said. Promise.
"Steff, ask Anita how Timo's doing," Barthu said.
"Hush," Steff said. "Anita?" she said into her communicator. "How's Timo?"
"I can't find him," she said quietly. "Tell Barthu he's fine."
"You – what?"
"Something's blocking me out!" Anita said. "I can't sense Timo at all!"
"He's fine!" Steff said, her voice sounding too cheerful even to her own ears. Barthu seemed to buy it.
"For what it's worth, mon, I don't think he's dead," Anita said. "It's as if he weren't there at all."
Timo and Harmious moved across the room, lightsabers clashing. Timo was used to fighting without the Force, but Harmious had many, many years of training and experience.
"You know, if a boy like you had joined with me, I would have treated you better than the Jedi," Harmious said.
"Shut up," Timo said.
Harmious blocked his attack. "Such resolve is to be rewarded. It's possible I could even have found a way to get you the power you craved."
Timo ignored him.
"I could still," Harmious said. "Through anger, I could connect you to the Force."
Timo faltered. To be what he'd always dreamed of being...to use a lightsaber as more than just a fancy sword...
Could it actually happen?
No. It couldn't happen. And Barthu would never forgive him.
With a shout, Timo lunged. The Lightsaber cut through Darth Harmious like butter.
"Dead," Timo said. He turned off the Force Disruptor. He'd get up and go. After a moment.
Suddenly, there was a loud boom and the spaceship shook. A piece of metal broke off the ceiling and fell, knocking Timo unconscious.
"Uh oh," Cissie said.
"What?" Konel said.
"The Justice League just shot the one spot I've been avoiding."
"What spot?"
"The one that sets off a chain reaction that will eventually destroy the ship and everyone on it!"
"With Timo on it? And Cassi?"
"And Lobo, yes," Cissie said.
"We've got to warn them!" Konel said. He wrapped his hand around Cissie's hand so that she could see Greta. "Could you tell Cassi what's happening, Greta? Tell her to get out there!"
Of course! Greta said, vanishing.
The ship's falling apart! Greta said.
"Greta!" Cassi said. "Wait, what?"
You have to get off! Greta said. Where's Timo?
"He's still fighting!" Cassi said. "I can't leave without him."
"Yes, you can," Lobo said. "I'll get him."
"Lobo? But – "
"Nita likes the bastich, okay? Get outta here."
"I shouldn't leave you without back-up."
Lobo rolled his eyes. "Get into that pod and leave or I'll frag ya. I'm serious."
Cassi smiled. "Thanks," she said, getting into the pod. Greta floated in behind her.
Lobo climbed onto his bike and flew into the heart of the spaceship. He followed his senses to Timo and found him passed out, on the floor.
"Frag," Lobo grunted.
"Cassi! You're alive!" Diana cried, hugging her apprentice.
"I'm fine," Cassi said impatiently. "How are the others?"
"Everyone's alive so far," Diana said.
"Cassi! Cassi!" Barthu yelled. "Where's Timo? Is he – what happened?"
"Timo Drakke, Timo Drakke," the Jedi knight Walli muttered. "Barthu, if I didn't know better, I'd think you had feelings for this Timo."
Barthu said nothing.
"Lobo went to get him," Cassi said, glaring at Walli. "I don't know what happened."
"He's still alive," Anita said. "So's Lobo. And I can sense him again. I don't know anything besides that, though."
"Come on, Oracle!" Steff said. "You could make Anita a new hand easily."
"It isn't about what I want," Oracle said. "Bruce is being difficult again."
"Dik!" Steff whined.
Dik gave a long-suffering sigh. "I'll yell at him," he promised.
"Konel, I'm disappointed in you," Kalel said.
Konel shifted and looked away angrily.
"We've been working on your tendency to rush off without knowing all the facts. I'd expect this from Barthu, maybe, but you, I thought, had improved."
"Look, I trust my friends!" Konel said. "And we stopped the Sith, didn't we?"
"Did you even know what they were planning?"
"I – " Konel hesitated. "Well, it couldn't be good, right?"
"No. But now we have to prove that they were actually doing something wrong."
"Isn't Sith stuff illegal?"
"Yes, but we need proof of that. It could get messy for you and your allies."
"My friends. They're my friends. And you guys were the ones who blew it up." Konel was interrupted by a gigantic boom. He looked up. The Sith ship exploded.
"Timo!" Barthu shouted. "Nita, did he – "
"The explosion...I can sense a lot of death," Anita shook her head. "I don't know, Barthu. I can't sense him."
"No!" Barthu said. "He can't be – he isn't – "
Anita hugged him. "Lobo's with him, for better or worse."
"The Sith Lord and Timo Drakke," Walli said. "They're with the Force now. Still, it could have been one of our own."
Barthu glared at him. "That's terrible! Timo is – was – "
"What, Barthu?" Walli said. "I'm dying to know."
Barthu blushed fiercely and glanced away.
"Wait!" Anita said. "Look at that!"
A dark speck in the sky was hurtling towards them.
"It's them!" Cassi shouted.
"Yes!" Anita said. "They're alive! Lobo!"
"Timo!" Barthu said.
Lobo landed and dragged Timo off his bike. "Miss me, babe?" he asked, pulling Anita into a kiss.
Anita glanced around at the gathered Jedi, then closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Lobo.
Barthu grinned.
Timo groaned as he started to come to.
"Timo!" Barthu said. He limped over to him.
"Barthu," Timo rasped. "I – I did it."
"Good job," Barthu said. "You – you're alive."
"So're you."
Barthu didn't think. He just leaned forward and kissed Timo.
"I knew it," Walli said. "You know, Maxius almost had me convinced you were actually cut out to be a Jedi Knight."
Barthu jerked back, eyes wide. "I – I – "
"Love him?"
Barthu turned around. Maxius stood staring down at them.
"Y-yes," Barthu said, looking down. "I do. I'm sorry."
Maxius reached out and squeezed his shoulder.
"I know you had hopes in him," Walli said, almost gleefully. "I'm sorry that he's failed."
"Oh, shut up," Maxius said. "It's not like you're any stranger to romance. Remember Linda Park?"
Walli gasped. "How do you know about – "
"I have my ways. And you, Kalel. Remember Lois Lane? Or Lana Lang? Or Senator Wayne over there?"
Konel let out a disbelieving laugh. Kalel and Bruce Wayne both looked embarrassed.
"Is it true?" Timo said.
Bruce nodded curtly. "Neither of us were aware of who the other was at the time."
"I plan to continue to train Barthu whether or not I have the League and the Council's approval," Maxius said. "And whether or not he pursues a relationship with Drakke."
"Don't I get any say in this?" Bruce asked. "Timo, I will not have you consorting with Jedi."
"Bruce, with all due respect, Timo is old enough to make his own choices," Oracle said.
"Lay off," Dik said. "We've all of us consorted with Jedi at some point or another."
Bruce gritted his teeth. "I don't approve, Timo, but I seem to have been overruled."
Timo smiled and pulled Barthu down for another kiss.
"Cissie?" Konel said.
"Hmm?" Cissie said. "Here, help me load this cargo, would you?"
"Sure," Konel said, picking up two boxes. "Look, I've been thinking."
Cissie froze. "About what?"
"You know...during the battle?"
"What about it?"
"It's just, you're sort of awesome, and with all this talk of dating and everything...do you wanna give it a shot?"
"You and me?" Cissie bit her lip thoughtfully. "I don't know. I mean, yes, I think we could be great, but your mentor's kind of a hardass."
"Yeah...maybe we could try the secret dating thing Timo and Barthu did?"
Cissie grinned. "Sure. But we can tell our friends, right?"
"Course," Kon said. "We couldn't keep it from them if we tried."
"Well, that's that," Cissie said. They had to wait a few hours for the debris to clear from the Sith ships. The Jedi League was annoyed, but the younger group was happy to have time to say goodbye.
I'm going to miss you guys, Greta said.
Timo grinned up at her. Konel and Anita had created forcefields to let Timo, Ca'as, Steff, and Cissie see Greta, and he was enjoying being able to see and hear the girl he'd so often talked to through others. "I'm going to miss all of you," he said.
Barthu hugged him around the waist. "Especially me?"
Timo turned his head and kissed Barthu's cheek. "Of course," he said.
"We make a good team," Anita said.
Cassi nodded. "We do. That's kind of why I made you guys something," she said. "Well, Oracle made them. She's really not a droid?"
"No, she's a person in a droid's body," Steff said. "Grife, how many times do I have to explain it?"
"Right," Cassi said. "Well, they're sort of like holoprojectors, only they only work between us. So we can stay in touch, maybe help each other out."
"That's so cool!" Barthu said.
"Thanks, Cassi," Konel said.
"Even one for me?" Lobo said. "Ya shouldn't have."
"You're part of this team too," Anita said.
"We all are," Timo said. "And Cassi? Even if I sort of tried to take control at first, you really are a good leader."
"Thanks," Cassi said. "And you guys? The best team ever."
"I still wonder, though," Anita said. "Why did Thaddeus and Primius look so much like Konel and Barthu?"
"Maybe it's cloning," Steff said. "Konel, have you ever been cloned?"
"Not that I know of," Konel said. "Then again, I've got some big gaps in my memory. It's possible. Barthu?"
Barthu shrugged. "I don't remember," he said.
"Maybe next time we can figure that out," Cissie said, curling into Konel.
"I'd like that," Konel said. "Maybe I can convince Kalel it's an Important Quest or something."
Timo glanced around the circle. Konel and Cissie, Anita and Lobo, Steff and Ca'as, Barthu and him, Cassi, all together. It was nice to not be fighting anything for once. He'd miss Barthu a lot when he went back to Gotham, but they were going to keep in touch. This time, they'd visit, too. And when Barthu was finished training, they could live together. Maybe their team could somehow become official, work together to keep peace through the galaxy.
But at that moment, between the battle and the future, they were together, and they were content.
Fandom: Young Justice
Characters: Barthu/Timo, Konel/Cissi, Anita/Lobo, Steff, Ca'as, Cassi, Greta, Maxius, Kalel, Walli, Diana, Bruce Wayne, Oracle, Dik.
Prompt:
fanfic100 3. Ends. Word Count: 3800
Rating: PG
Summary: Final battles! Explosions! Shocking twists! The Jedi League!
Author's Notes: I FINISHED IT! THAT'S RIGHT, IT IS DONE! I? Can finish WiPs! Okay, that was fun. I have no idea where the Konel/Cissie came from. I think they decided to ignore my hope that Konel and Cassi would get together and do their own thing. Ah, well. Thanks to
julius12 for the beta! Also, the WiP is over, but the series? I'm likely to write a crossover where Barthu meets Bart and Tim, driving Bart to be possessive and Tim to be highly confused. I also might write a Birds of Prey Star Wars crossover, mainly because I've got an awesome idea for Misfit. Fifth and final part of Young Jedi. First part here. Previous part here.Konel! Tell Cissie the tractor beam's down! Greta said, appearing in Cissie and Konel's pod.
"Hmm? Thanks, Greta."
Cissie looked at him questioningly.
"Greta says the tractor beam's down," he told her.
"Oh, uh, thanks, Greta." Cissie grinned. "You steer, I shoot?"
Konel grabbed the wheel. "You got it."
Timo threw up his forcefield to block Darth Thaddeus' lightsaber. The inventor Tedd Kordd had figured out how to miniaturize a forcefield into a small shield. It protected against blaster blasts and lightsaber cuts, as well as most other attacks.
Darth Thaddeus' lightsaber clanked down on it. He really did look shockingly similar to Bart. Timo shoved him back with the forcefield and shot him with his blaster. Thaddeus blocked the shot.
Behind him, Anita and Cassi were having slightly better luck with Darth Primius. They were alternating between attacking him and blocking his blows from hitting the other, working together so perfectly Timo wondered if they were discussing it through the Force.
"Little help here?" Timo shouted. "He's – " he turned and glanced at Thaddeus who was...
"Gone," Timo said. He worried where Thaddeus had gone, but he didn't have time to worry. He shot off several blasts at Primius' back and smirked in satisfaction when one of them hit.
"Stop!" Darth Thaddeus shouted. Timo glanced up at him, ready to fight, then –
"Barthu!" Timo shouted.
Darth Thaddeus was holding a lightsaber to the throat of a tied-up and unconscious Barthu. Now that the two were together, Timo couldn't see how he'd ever thought Barthu looked anything like Thaddeus. Barthu's face held innocence and hope and love. Seeing Barthu's face perverted into the bitter expressions on Thaddeus was just wrong.
Anita and Cassi were both still fighting Darth Primius, who had not listened to Thaddeus' order.
"Let him go," Timo said.
"Surrender, and I'll think about not killing him," Thaddeus said.
Timo stared at Barthu. He could tell that Barthu was coming to now. He had one chance. One. It was risky, but it might work.
"You so much as scratch him, I'll hunt you down and kill you," Timo growled.
Thaddeus stared at him, then gave an unpleasant laugh. "You little fool," he said. "You're in love with a Jedi. You can't honestly believe it's going to work out. Better if I just kill you both now – "
Timo shot two blasts straight at his head.
Thaddeus blocked them with his lightsaber. Just as Timo had known he would.
Even bound and barely awake, Barthu could move fast. A moment later, he was behind Timo. At that same moment, Anita screamed as Primius sliced off her hand. Cassi ran her blade through Darth Primius' knee. Primius growled and threw down some sort of smoke bomb. By the time it had cleared, both Darth Primius and Darth Thaddeus were gone.
"Anita, your hand!" Cassi said.
"Lightsaber cauterized the wound," Anita said, clutching it to her chest. "I can numb the pain, just –" She grimaced, then relaxed. "I'll be fine."
"I know some people who can make you a new one," Timo said.
Anita smiled. "Thanks, Timo."
Suddenly, Barthu collapsed.
"Your leg!" Timo said, rushing to his side. It was bleeding.
"Here," Cassi said, gently slicing the ropes off with her lightsaber.
As soon as his hands were free, Barthu grasped for Timo's hand. "Timo –"
"I'm here, Barthu," Timo said, letting Barthu squeeze his hand.
"I know, I – look, I think you need to go after Darth Harmious." Barthu said.
"No way, mon." Anita said.
"It's too dangerous," Cassi said.
Barthu shook his head. "No! You guys know how good Timo is. But he's not a Jedi, so Darth Harmious won't be expecting him to be good."
"But he isn't –"
"I've fought worse than him before," Timo said.
"You...d'you remember how to use a lightsaber?" Barthu asked.
"I've kept in practice," Timo said.
"Take my lightsaber," Barthu said. "It's my last extra, but I can't really fight anyways."
"You carry extra lightsabers?" Cassi said.
"I tend to lose 'em or break 'em a lot," Barthu said.
"What about Darth Primius and Darth Thaddeus?" Timo said.
"We can handle 'em if they show up again," Anita said.
"But you're hurt!" Timo said. "You all are. Barthu can't walk. Anita lost her hand. Cassi, you're in the best shape, but you're still pretty beat."
"Timo, go," Cassi said. "Don't worry about us. I'll get them to safety."
Timo kissed Barthu's forehead. "I love you," he whispered. "I don't know if I'll –"
"Don't say it," Barthu said. "I...I know. I love you too, Timo. Go kick butt."
Timo nodded and gave Barthu's hand a final squeeze. Then he stood up, trying not to look back and ran off to find Harmious.
"Grife, grife, grife!" Steff said. "Did Barthu get away? Where are the others?"
Ca'as shrugged. They turned a corner into the docking bay.
Darth Lobo was sitting on a pile of guards.
"What took ya?" He said. "I beat these bastiches ages ago."
"Good for you," Steff snapped. "Where are the others? Has Barthu gotten here?"
"Ain't seen no one," Lobo said. "Figure more guards'll show up sooner or later, but so far it's been pretty boring."
"Right. Your spacebike can get ready at a moment's notice, right?"
"Sure," Lobo said.
"Keep guard, then," Steff said.
"You can't order me around," Lobo bristled.
Steff gritted her teeth and glanced upwards in exasperation. "I'm giving you the opportunity to beat up anyone who isn't our ally who comes along. Unless you think you can't handle it? Because Ca'as can certainly do it if you don't want to."
"Fine," Lobo said. "But I ain't doin' it for you."
"Fine!" Steff said. "Come on, Ca'as, let's ready the pods."
Ca'as nodded and followed her.
Before they could reach the pod, they heard shouts.
Steff whipped around, ready to fight.
Lobo, however, brightened. "'Nita!" he shouted.
"Lobo?" Anita said. "Is anyone – oh, Steff! Ca'as! Barthu's hurt."
"Where's Timo?" Steff said.
"He's gone to fight Harmious," Cassi said.
"Nita, baby, what happened to your hand?" Lobo said.
"I'm fine," Anita said. "I'm numbing the pain through the Force."
"We need to get Barthu and Anita out of here," Cassi said. "I'll wait for Timo with an extra pod as long as I can. Everyone okay with that?"
"I'll wait too!" Barthu said. "I want –"
"We agreed that I'm in charge, Barthu," Cassi said. "And I say no. Your leg is injured. You couldn't help. Timo would want you to get better, anyway. You'll see him when he gets out of here."
"If he gets outta here," Lobo said.
Anita gave him a glare. Lobo shrugged unapologetically. Anita rolled her eyes and squeezed Barthu's shoulder with her remaining hand. "I'll track him through the Force until he's back, okay? Come on."
"Let's go!" Cassi said. "Anita, you're with Ca'as. Steff, you're with Barthu. Get out of here, and keep in contact by radio."
Steff helped Barthu into the pod and started preparing for take off. In the other pod, Anita and Ca'as were doing the same thing.
"No!" Cassi suddenly shouted.
Steff jumped to the door of the pod.
Cassi waved her away. "Get out of here! We'll handle it!"
Steff glanced at the door. Two Sith Lords were stalking towards them.
"Go!" Cassi shouted.
Steff went.
"Ciss, fighters!" Konel said.
Cissie whipped her cannon blaster around and shot three times. "What fighters?" she said as each blast hit.
"You are freaking amazing," Konel said.
"Thanks," Cissie said. "Now, there should be a weak spot in their head ship that would cause it to blow up."
"Convenient," Konel said. "But we should wait until our guys are out, right?"
"Duh," Cissie said. "For now we shoot as many ships as are in range and wait for the JL."
This is so exciting! Greta said. I've never been in a real, live space battle before!
Kon snorted.
"What?" Cissie said.
"Something Greta said," Konel said. He frowned for a moment. "Here, I wanna try something." He touched Cissie's face. She felt something move over her eyes and ears, but it didn't make it harder to see. In fact, everything looked sharper and –
She could see a girl floating next to Kon. The girl was blurry and translucent, but definitely there.
"Are...are you Greta?" she asked the girl.
The girl laughed and nodded. You can see me? she asked. And hear me?
"Yes!" Cissie said. She smiled at Konel. "Thanks," she said.
He grinned. "No prob, Ciss. We should probably get back to shootin', though."
Timo knew he was getting closer to Darth Harmious. Bruce had taught him how to track people, and Harmious wasn't really trying to hide his trail.
Timo ducked around a corner. There he was. Timo grabbed Barthu’s lightsaber with one hand and reached for another of Tedd Kordd’s inventions with the other.
Even his teammates didn't know about this particular invention. It was a Force Disruptor. It emitted a high-pitched sound that cut anyone who heard it off from the Force. It wouldn’t hurt Timo, but it would throw Harmious off. It was new and very dangerous, and if the Jedi Council or the Jedi League learned about it's existence, it would probably become illegal.
He powered up Barthu’s lightsaber and turned on the Force Disruptor.
Harmious froze and turned around slowly.
“What. Did. You. Do?”
“Figure it’ll be more fair this way,” Timo said. “You aren’t going to get away with this.”
“And you’re going to stop me? Fool! I can still use a Lightsaber and you are still not a Jedi. In your hands it’s nothing more than a dangerous toy.”
“Right,” Timo said. “So try to kill me.”
“There is no try,” Harmious said. “There is only do, or do not.”
Timo had heard that before, at the Jedi Academy. He smirked a little. “Try.”
Harmious whipped out his lightsaber and rushed at Timo.
“Darth Lobo,” Darth Primius said. “What are you doing here with these Jedi?”
"Whattaya think?" Darth Lobo said. "The Jedi have hotter butts."
"That's so stupid!" Darth Thaddeus said.
"Maybe," Lobo said. "Now, do I have to frag you or will ya just turn an' run? You know you can't beat me."
"There are two of us," Thaddeus said.
Lobo rolled his eyes.
"Lobo – " Cassi started to say.
"Stay out of this, sweetcheeks," Lobo said. "I can handle these two bastiches without even takin' out my lightsaber."
"Hubris," Primius said. He pulled out his lightsaber and swung it at Lobo's head.
Lobo caught it with his hand.
Cassi gasped. "Lobo! How are you – "
"I've got tough skin," he said, smirking. "Now, fer the fragging." He wrenched the lightsaber away and plunged it through Primius' chest.
Primius gave a shuddering breath and collapsed, dead.
Lobo grinned slowly at Thaddeus.
Thaddeus gulped and vanished in a blur.
"Thanks, I think," Cassi said.
"It's nothin'," Lobo said gruffly. "Hope that kid gets back soon."
"That makes 21 perfect shots in a row!" Cissie said, laughing.
"Seriously, are you sure you aren't connected to the Force? There's no way that can be natural," Konel said.
"I'm just that good," Cissie said. "Lots and lots of training."
"If I hadn't met Timo and seen you shoot, I wouldn't believe it," Konel said.
"Yeah, well," Cissie smiled. "It's what I do."
"Cissie! Konel!" said a voice on the communicator.
"Yeah, Steff?" Konel said.
"We're coming out. Cover us."
"On it," Cissie said.
"I only see two ships," Konel said. "Where are the other people?"
"Timo's fighting Lord Harmious, and Cassi's waiting for him," Steff said.
"Timo's going against Lord Harmious alone?" Konel said.
"Hey, if anyone can do it, Timo can," Cissie said.
"Well, I guess but – " Konel paused. "Cissie, look over there!"
"What?" Cissie said. She blasted an X-Wing that had flown out after them.
"Look up!" Konel insisted.
"What is it?" Steff said.
"The Jedi League's here!"
"Yes!" Cissie said. She laughed, and without thinking, reached over to Konel and kissed him.
"Guys?" Steff said. "Why has it just gone quiet? Are you guys alive?"
They broke apart quickly.
"We're fine, Steff, Cissie and Konel out," Cissie said, terminating the line.
"Well," Konel said. "That was – "
"Interesting," Cissie said.
"Never speak of it again?" Konel suggested.
"Exactly my thoughts," Cissie said.
"Greta?" Konel said.
Greta giggled. I won't tell, she said. Promise.
"Steff, ask Anita how Timo's doing," Barthu said.
"Hush," Steff said. "Anita?" she said into her communicator. "How's Timo?"
"I can't find him," she said quietly. "Tell Barthu he's fine."
"You – what?"
"Something's blocking me out!" Anita said. "I can't sense Timo at all!"
"He's fine!" Steff said, her voice sounding too cheerful even to her own ears. Barthu seemed to buy it.
"For what it's worth, mon, I don't think he's dead," Anita said. "It's as if he weren't there at all."
Timo and Harmious moved across the room, lightsabers clashing. Timo was used to fighting without the Force, but Harmious had many, many years of training and experience.
"You know, if a boy like you had joined with me, I would have treated you better than the Jedi," Harmious said.
"Shut up," Timo said.
Harmious blocked his attack. "Such resolve is to be rewarded. It's possible I could even have found a way to get you the power you craved."
Timo ignored him.
"I could still," Harmious said. "Through anger, I could connect you to the Force."
Timo faltered. To be what he'd always dreamed of being...to use a lightsaber as more than just a fancy sword...
Could it actually happen?
No. It couldn't happen. And Barthu would never forgive him.
With a shout, Timo lunged. The Lightsaber cut through Darth Harmious like butter.
"Dead," Timo said. He turned off the Force Disruptor. He'd get up and go. After a moment.
Suddenly, there was a loud boom and the spaceship shook. A piece of metal broke off the ceiling and fell, knocking Timo unconscious.
"Uh oh," Cissie said.
"What?" Konel said.
"The Justice League just shot the one spot I've been avoiding."
"What spot?"
"The one that sets off a chain reaction that will eventually destroy the ship and everyone on it!"
"With Timo on it? And Cassi?"
"And Lobo, yes," Cissie said.
"We've got to warn them!" Konel said. He wrapped his hand around Cissie's hand so that she could see Greta. "Could you tell Cassi what's happening, Greta? Tell her to get out there!"
Of course! Greta said, vanishing.
The ship's falling apart! Greta said.
"Greta!" Cassi said. "Wait, what?"
You have to get off! Greta said. Where's Timo?
"He's still fighting!" Cassi said. "I can't leave without him."
"Yes, you can," Lobo said. "I'll get him."
"Lobo? But – "
"Nita likes the bastich, okay? Get outta here."
"I shouldn't leave you without back-up."
Lobo rolled his eyes. "Get into that pod and leave or I'll frag ya. I'm serious."
Cassi smiled. "Thanks," she said, getting into the pod. Greta floated in behind her.
Lobo climbed onto his bike and flew into the heart of the spaceship. He followed his senses to Timo and found him passed out, on the floor.
"Frag," Lobo grunted.
"Cassi! You're alive!" Diana cried, hugging her apprentice.
"I'm fine," Cassi said impatiently. "How are the others?"
"Everyone's alive so far," Diana said.
"Cassi! Cassi!" Barthu yelled. "Where's Timo? Is he – what happened?"
"Timo Drakke, Timo Drakke," the Jedi knight Walli muttered. "Barthu, if I didn't know better, I'd think you had feelings for this Timo."
Barthu said nothing.
"Lobo went to get him," Cassi said, glaring at Walli. "I don't know what happened."
"He's still alive," Anita said. "So's Lobo. And I can sense him again. I don't know anything besides that, though."
"Come on, Oracle!" Steff said. "You could make Anita a new hand easily."
"It isn't about what I want," Oracle said. "Bruce is being difficult again."
"Dik!" Steff whined.
Dik gave a long-suffering sigh. "I'll yell at him," he promised.
"Konel, I'm disappointed in you," Kalel said.
Konel shifted and looked away angrily.
"We've been working on your tendency to rush off without knowing all the facts. I'd expect this from Barthu, maybe, but you, I thought, had improved."
"Look, I trust my friends!" Konel said. "And we stopped the Sith, didn't we?"
"Did you even know what they were planning?"
"I – " Konel hesitated. "Well, it couldn't be good, right?"
"No. But now we have to prove that they were actually doing something wrong."
"Isn't Sith stuff illegal?"
"Yes, but we need proof of that. It could get messy for you and your allies."
"My friends. They're my friends. And you guys were the ones who blew it up." Konel was interrupted by a gigantic boom. He looked up. The Sith ship exploded.
"Timo!" Barthu shouted. "Nita, did he – "
"The explosion...I can sense a lot of death," Anita shook her head. "I don't know, Barthu. I can't sense him."
"No!" Barthu said. "He can't be – he isn't – "
Anita hugged him. "Lobo's with him, for better or worse."
"The Sith Lord and Timo Drakke," Walli said. "They're with the Force now. Still, it could have been one of our own."
Barthu glared at him. "That's terrible! Timo is – was – "
"What, Barthu?" Walli said. "I'm dying to know."
Barthu blushed fiercely and glanced away.
"Wait!" Anita said. "Look at that!"
A dark speck in the sky was hurtling towards them.
"It's them!" Cassi shouted.
"Yes!" Anita said. "They're alive! Lobo!"
"Timo!" Barthu said.
Lobo landed and dragged Timo off his bike. "Miss me, babe?" he asked, pulling Anita into a kiss.
Anita glanced around at the gathered Jedi, then closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Lobo.
Barthu grinned.
Timo groaned as he started to come to.
"Timo!" Barthu said. He limped over to him.
"Barthu," Timo rasped. "I – I did it."
"Good job," Barthu said. "You – you're alive."
"So're you."
Barthu didn't think. He just leaned forward and kissed Timo.
"I knew it," Walli said. "You know, Maxius almost had me convinced you were actually cut out to be a Jedi Knight."
Barthu jerked back, eyes wide. "I – I – "
"Love him?"
Barthu turned around. Maxius stood staring down at them.
"Y-yes," Barthu said, looking down. "I do. I'm sorry."
Maxius reached out and squeezed his shoulder.
"I know you had hopes in him," Walli said, almost gleefully. "I'm sorry that he's failed."
"Oh, shut up," Maxius said. "It's not like you're any stranger to romance. Remember Linda Park?"
Walli gasped. "How do you know about – "
"I have my ways. And you, Kalel. Remember Lois Lane? Or Lana Lang? Or Senator Wayne over there?"
Konel let out a disbelieving laugh. Kalel and Bruce Wayne both looked embarrassed.
"Is it true?" Timo said.
Bruce nodded curtly. "Neither of us were aware of who the other was at the time."
"I plan to continue to train Barthu whether or not I have the League and the Council's approval," Maxius said. "And whether or not he pursues a relationship with Drakke."
"Don't I get any say in this?" Bruce asked. "Timo, I will not have you consorting with Jedi."
"Bruce, with all due respect, Timo is old enough to make his own choices," Oracle said.
"Lay off," Dik said. "We've all of us consorted with Jedi at some point or another."
Bruce gritted his teeth. "I don't approve, Timo, but I seem to have been overruled."
Timo smiled and pulled Barthu down for another kiss.
"Cissie?" Konel said.
"Hmm?" Cissie said. "Here, help me load this cargo, would you?"
"Sure," Konel said, picking up two boxes. "Look, I've been thinking."
Cissie froze. "About what?"
"You know...during the battle?"
"What about it?"
"It's just, you're sort of awesome, and with all this talk of dating and everything...do you wanna give it a shot?"
"You and me?" Cissie bit her lip thoughtfully. "I don't know. I mean, yes, I think we could be great, but your mentor's kind of a hardass."
"Yeah...maybe we could try the secret dating thing Timo and Barthu did?"
Cissie grinned. "Sure. But we can tell our friends, right?"
"Course," Kon said. "We couldn't keep it from them if we tried."
"Well, that's that," Cissie said. They had to wait a few hours for the debris to clear from the Sith ships. The Jedi League was annoyed, but the younger group was happy to have time to say goodbye.
I'm going to miss you guys, Greta said.
Timo grinned up at her. Konel and Anita had created forcefields to let Timo, Ca'as, Steff, and Cissie see Greta, and he was enjoying being able to see and hear the girl he'd so often talked to through others. "I'm going to miss all of you," he said.
Barthu hugged him around the waist. "Especially me?"
Timo turned his head and kissed Barthu's cheek. "Of course," he said.
"We make a good team," Anita said.
Cassi nodded. "We do. That's kind of why I made you guys something," she said. "Well, Oracle made them. She's really not a droid?"
"No, she's a person in a droid's body," Steff said. "Grife, how many times do I have to explain it?"
"Right," Cassi said. "Well, they're sort of like holoprojectors, only they only work between us. So we can stay in touch, maybe help each other out."
"That's so cool!" Barthu said.
"Thanks, Cassi," Konel said.
"Even one for me?" Lobo said. "Ya shouldn't have."
"You're part of this team too," Anita said.
"We all are," Timo said. "And Cassi? Even if I sort of tried to take control at first, you really are a good leader."
"Thanks," Cassi said. "And you guys? The best team ever."
"I still wonder, though," Anita said. "Why did Thaddeus and Primius look so much like Konel and Barthu?"
"Maybe it's cloning," Steff said. "Konel, have you ever been cloned?"
"Not that I know of," Konel said. "Then again, I've got some big gaps in my memory. It's possible. Barthu?"
Barthu shrugged. "I don't remember," he said.
"Maybe next time we can figure that out," Cissie said, curling into Konel.
"I'd like that," Konel said. "Maybe I can convince Kalel it's an Important Quest or something."
Timo glanced around the circle. Konel and Cissie, Anita and Lobo, Steff and Ca'as, Barthu and him, Cassi, all together. It was nice to not be fighting anything for once. He'd miss Barthu a lot when he went back to Gotham, but they were going to keep in touch. This time, they'd visit, too. And when Barthu was finished training, they could live together. Maybe their team could somehow become official, work together to keep peace through the galaxy.
But at that moment, between the battle and the future, they were together, and they were content.
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Date: 2008-04-04 07:10 pm (UTC)I couldn't help myself. I'm not much of a Clark/Bruce shipper, but it was too amusing not to put in.
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Date: 2008-04-04 11:47 pm (UTC)You have excellent pacing! I loved how you didn't rush the entire thing and took time to express everyone's feelings, and not just Barthu and Timo.
And! You made Lobo likable! Even to me! Which is a really an achievement because the main reason why I only accepted Slobo was because he *wasn't* Lobo (whom I really dislike).
Great series!!
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Date: 2008-04-05 02:41 am (UTC)Whoo! I love when that happens.
I'm glad you liked it!
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Date: 2008-04-05 01:43 am (UTC)Congratulations an completion. Though I do hope we get to see Tim meet Timo and Bart meet Bartu. That would be cool.
This has been a great story.
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Date: 2008-04-05 02:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-06 02:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-06 03:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-06 03:32 am (UTC)I have commented on lots of your stuff.
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Date: 2008-04-06 03:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-05 08:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-05 08:36 pm (UTC)Also, it felt so weird to let them kill people!
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Date: 2008-04-06 12:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 06:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-07 12:00 pm (UTC)Instead I'll move on to Doctor Who crossovers!
*is doomed.*
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Date: 2008-04-08 01:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-04-08 01:30 am (UTC)And then I'm going for Jack/Dick. Because that pairing is so hot it burns.
Bart getting his hands on the sonic screwdriver...
Yes. Doom. But exciting doom!
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Date: 2008-04-08 01:50 am (UTC)Ooooh, shiny!
And motto on the hotness of Jack/Dick. Mot. to.
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Date: 2008-04-16 05:40 pm (UTC)Holy crap, can I just say how much sense that makes and how much I want to see it?
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Date: 2008-04-16 06:57 pm (UTC)I just have to find a Time Period for them to hang out in. I think I have to rewrite a little because I was having them study the Revolutionary War (a period I know quite a bit about) until I remembered that Doctor Who is a British show and that might be weird, but now I'm remembering that the Doctor is completely indifferent to the outcome of the war because he is an alien, so I don't know what I'm going to do.
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Date: 2010-05-21 02:20 am (UTC)This story is brilliant. I love when They found out Tim was a sneaky sneak and he is fully to the council, 'Yeah I did it. I'm awesome like that"
Great story Idea, I love near all your stories. Great stuff