Over a period of one thousand years, the Jedi had resided as peacekeepers of the galaxy,
but whilst the Jedi Order failed to develop, the Sith were acting in the shadows, surviving
on their Rule Of Two. When the turn of the Sith fell to Darth Sidious, the disguised
Senator of Naboo chose that it was the Sith’s turn to emerge from the shadows, and breaking
the Rule of Two, he decided he wanted to combine the powers of the Force, with those of the
Nightsisters, and selected the Zabrak Maul to become his apprentice. Killing his Master
Plagueis to restore the Rule of Two, the plans of the Sith were somewhat scuppered, by the
defeat of Maul at the hands of Jedi padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, and he chose the fallen Jedi
Dooku as Maul’s replacement. Later during the waning days of the Republic, Maul is found
on the planet of Lotho Minor, by his lost brother Savage Opress, and together they would
try but fail to avenge Sidious. But what if Palpatine had chosen to train Savage Opress
instead? How powerful would Savage become? Would Dooku become Palpatine’s apprentice
or choose a different path? As you will find out, the choosing of Savage could have changed
the history of the Sith… Senator Palpatine had just departed from the
comfort of Plagueis’ apartment on Coruscant, but the Sith apprentice had been deliberately
vague to his master, as he soon sought to displace his master. Landing in the red mists
of the planet of Dathomir, the Sith Lord bows to Mother Talzin, and she introduces him to
potential candidates, for a role of his apprentice. Sidious wanted to see the Nightbrothers and
Nightsisters in action, and Talzin set up a variety of trials, to assess their abilities.
Secretly preserving Maul from the tests, it is her other promising son Savage Opress,
that reigns victorious, and ordering him to wait on Naboo, Palpatine returned to Coruscant
to kill his master. Knowing he would struggle to defeat his master in any conventional manner,
he decided to take him to visit a Mon Calamari ballet performance, where Plagueis got so
intoxicated, he finally fell to sleep for the first time in years. After Palpatine coldly
killed his master with Sith lightning, the new Sith Lord waited for any developments
concerning the Trade Federation’s blockade, by flying to Naboo, where he could keep a
close eye on proceedings, and subjected his new apprentice to some brutal Sith training.
Learning to embrace the pain of the Sith’s torture methods, Savage was helped by the
enhancements made to him by the Nightsisters, and Palpatine was soon impressed enough with
his skills, to entrust him with trying to kill the Jedi of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. Tracking
Queen Amidala’s ship to the desert planet of Tatooine, the Zabrak stomped out of his
Sith infiltrator and onto the sand dunes, eager for Jedi blood on his lightsaber, and
used his macrobincoulars to identify his target. In the distant town of Mos Espa, the civilians
lay asleep in the thick of the night, until Savage Opress dropped from his speeder, and
shook the ground with his landing. Anyone who had the misfortune of crossing his path,
was immediately shredded into pieces, and making his way to the Jedi he had spotted,
Qui-Gon emerged with his sweeping robes, and ignited his blade to clash with the Zabrak.
Blocking the brutal power of Savage, Obi-Wan arrived to help his master, and the two Jedi
allow for Anakin, Padme and the droids to escape to the Queen’s starship. In Watto’s
workshop, the Toydarian gazed upwards at the escaping ship, and knew that the transmitter
chips within the slaves would prevent their departure, so watched as they hovered above
the battling Jedi. Leaping above to the ramp of the ship, Qui-Gon was aware of the control
of the slavers, and looked as Savage moved out of the settlement, and the Jedi master
knew they needed a change of plan. Obi-Wan could sense his master about to utilise one
of his darker tactics, and did not bother trying to stop him, as he moved from the safety
of the ship, then back into Mos Espa, to look for Watto in his workshop. The Toydarian slaver
looked at the Jedi in confusion, having only expected to see him at the Pod Race the following
day, and felt his throat begin to constrict, as Qui-Gon ordered him to remove the transmitter
chips from the two Skywalkers. The slaver’s life continued to remain in the balance, when
he finally relented and used his deactivation wand to ensure the chips would not activate,
and Anakin and Shmi were freed from their enslavement. Anakin promised that he would
one day return to free the entire planet from the control of the slaves, and together they
ventured back to Coruscant. But as they departed the planet, Savage had not given up in his
pursuit, and was waiting for the Jedi in his starship, then firing at the Queen’s ship,
Ric Olie warned the passengers to brace themselves for a difficult flight. Swerving from side
to side in an attempt to break the Sith’s target lock, Savage is relentless in his pursuit,
and being a mere passenger did not sit well with Anakin, who unbuckled himself to enter
the cockpit, and begun to take over the controls from Ric Olie. Qui-Gon told the Queen to trust
in Anakin, and the future Chosen One changed the position of the ship to attack, completely
surprising Savage who was forced to retreat. The failure of the Sith apprentice is soon
felt by his master on Coruscant, and Sidious ordered him to correct his mistake, before
he was replaced. Turning to the arriving ship outside of his building, Palpatine took the
turbolift down to greet Queen Amidala, hiding his disgust at the survival of the Jedi, and
in particular Qui-Gon Jinn, whom his fallen master had warned him about. Entering the
senate arena, the Sith Lord carefully manipulated the other politicians, and especially Queen
Amidala, whom he needed to propose a vote of no confidence. Knowing that he would soon
get the role of Supreme Chancellor, the Sith Lord ordered his apprentice to move into position
with the trade federation, and this time he would kill the Jedi.
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