Welcome back to the finale of what if Aayla Secura survived. Thank you to those of you
who watched the first part! To recap what happened in the first part, if you haven’t
seen it, Master Secura had stalled a meeting between the Jedi Council. Even though the
delay had not stopped Anakin becoming Vader, she had managed to escape Felucia, and along
with Windu and Padme, joined the other survivors on the journey to Alderaan. Now we find the
Rebellion beginning to spread… The lack of evidence behind the Jedi’s assassination
attempt on Palpatine, had given the Rebellion an initial popularity boost, but they still
operated in the shadows. Nowhere had this been more apparent than on Alderaan, as Luke
and Leia had been raised in total secrecy in the confines of the palace. Leia had not
expressed the same initial desire as Luke, to be trained in the Force, frequently following
Bail Organa during his political duties, and watched Padme operating from under cover.
This allowed the surviving Jedi masters of Order 66, to focus solely on the training
of Luke, and the initial traits of his impatient father had been driven out. The Jedi had been
limited in the missions they could do for the Rebellion, but that would soon change
upon a mission to Master Secura’s old home planet of Ryloth. Cham Syndulla could not
carry out his guerrilla strikes, alongside his Free Ryloth movement, as the Empire had
begun to close in. Together with Obi-Wan, the Twi’lek master entered into the dust
covered planet, and found the movement in an underground lair. Eager to free the imprisoned
natives, the Jedi attempt to trap the Empire using a group of vulture droids that Syndulla
had kept in reserve. The plan is initially a success, as the surprise attack forces the
Empire to retreat back off of the planet, but as they are about to leave, the Jedi sense
a disturbance in the Force, and look overhead, as a star destroyer covered the planet. The
organised movement enter into the dense jungle, using their knowledge of the terrain to their
advantage, and any Imperials had been trapped or killed by the Jedi. But the Imperials troopers
had been relentless, and matters had been made worse by the entrance of Darth Vader.
The towering machine stomped across the dust, pulling down the trees that covered the opposition,
and the Jedi decided to step out. Vader had not been surprised to see them both, and taunted
them for their failure to not see through Palpatine’s plan. Obi-Wan calmly circled
his old apprentice, remarking that he was still a slave, and Vader lashed out at the
Jedi. Obi-Wan’s formidable defences were still at their best, from frequent training
with the other masters, and the Sith apprentice struggled to make an impact on his old master,
even if Master Secura could not damage his own defences. As they appeared to be in a
stand-off, Syndulla’s resistance arrived, and provided cover fire for the Jedi, as they
used their combined might, to push Vader into a dust bowl, then left the planet. The Jedi
reconvene on Alderaan, and realise their inhabitants were no longer safe, so evacuate to Bail Organa’s
ship, as Padme and Leia organise the escape. The Jedi decide to move to the planet of Dagobah,
as it had been a location, he knew would help to shield their presence in the Force, and
they begin to complete Luke’s training. After his training had finished, the Jedi
all head back to Ryloth, as Vader had only recently been rescued by the Imperial forces,
surviving on only the pain of his defeat. As the Rebels arrive in their array of starfighters,
the Jedi jump onto the ground, and Master Secura tries to carve through the Imperial
forces, but Vader manages to fly out. The Rebels pursue the Emperor’s enforcer, not
knowing that they had been trapped by the Death Star, and the fleet defending its perimeter,
and those that weren’t shot down, had been drawn in by the tractor beam. Before they
docked, the stormtroopers fired at all of the ships, sending them bursting into flames,
and only the agile Jedi can leap out. But as they hit the cold floor, they are engulfed
by Palpatine’s lightning attack, and the Emperor’s cold laughter echoed against the
walls of the hangar. Vader folded his arms and merely looked on, as a medical droid attended
to his wounds, until he felt something strange in the Force. An invisible ship had managed
to breach the defences of the Imperial fleet, and safely docked in the carnage, and out
of it walked Padme, Leia and Master Secura. Palpatine looked incensed that he had been
interrupted, and asked Vader to eliminate the distraction, but as he looked at Padme
and Leia, he froze. Palpatine ordered Vader to attack them again, and Vader reluctantly
ignited his blade, as the Jedi could sense conflict through their pain. Master Secura
did not hesitate in lunging at the former Jedi, and she promptly disarmed him, then
sent him into a stationed TIE Defender. Vader wheezed in pain, but staggered to his feet,
and looked as Luke continued to be under the torture of Palpatine, with Obi-Wan. Palpatine
stopped his attack, feeling the conflict from Vader, then redirected the attack at his delicate
suit, but all of the Jedi leapt to the roof of the hangar, then simultaneously slammed
on the floor, shaking the ground, and sending the Sith off of their feet. Vader and Palpatine
had not survived the mighty blast, and carrying the body of Vader back to their ship, they
destroyed the Death star from the inside, then returned to Ryloth. With the help of
all of the Jedi, the Twi’leks had been freed from the torture and enslavement from the
Empire, and the planet was one of many to be free again.
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