The Zabrak watched as Mathandal followed him into his black, bulk freighter.
Darth Mathandal
Mathandal awaited the mission with great interest. He was prepared for an excrutiating mission that would test his every ability to the brink of his strength. He was ready, well at least he felt ready. The more he thought about the more he worried that he would fail. It was not long before Mathandal realized that he was thinking about failure. "If you think of failure it will consume you," Mathandal remembered the words of Darth Vader in the Holocron. He said this to a jedi shortly after the Clone Wars. Mathandal knew that he must listen and prepare himself for the battle.
Mathandal and his master, Matas, arrived at the ship. Mathandal marveled the ship, it was huge and black. Just like the ship he had seen on the holonet, but the one there was new. Mathandal did not know if this ship was new, but it looked damaged and worn out, showing that it was a good ship. Mathandal did not like to trust old ships, too many problems has he had with them, but Master Matas trusts them so he should to. Mathandal entered the ship and began to calm himself in the Force. He would go to his room and meditate if his Master had nothing for him to do. "Where am I to go Master," Mathandal asked in a bow.
Brigadier General Matas
"There has been a small group of soldiers who refuse to work for the Empire and under our Empress. They are causing riots and trouble whereever they go. Last we heard, they are on Talus. You will accompany me to Talus to stop them, as assigned to me by the Council."
The Zabrak went to the piloting controls on the Maurder. His ship had lasted since before the Iridonian Civil War, so it was old but useful. The Zabrak sat in the pilot seat and saw his apprentice sit beside him in the co-pilot seat. Matas entered the cordinated to Talus and the blue tunnel of hyperspace was created sucking the black freighter into it.
Darth Mathandal
"I will of course accompony you Master," Mathandal said. He took his seat in the co-pilot chair and watched as they entered hyperspace. It would not be long before arriving to end the riot. Mathandal meditated in the Force, while still semi-aware of his surrondings. He waited until they got to their destination before speaking and sat in silence.
Brigadier General Matas
The black freighter suddenly came out of hyperspace. Before the Maurder was the brown-green planet of Talus. Matas could see from afar that the sister planet of Talus, Tralus, was not so far away. Matas took the controls once again and headed to decend towards Dearic. The freigher hit the atmoshpere smoothly and began towards the straport in Dearic. Matas could see the city now and he began to land.
Darth Mathandal
The ship came out of hyperspace, the brilliant black and white mix of space and stars returned. In front of the large black ship was the planet Talus, it was brownish green, and the ship was headed right for it. Mathandal remembered his mission, "So this is where I will have my first mission?" Mathandal thought to himself. The ship entered the atmosphere of the planet traveling a little fast. Master Matas soon got the ship under control though and began the descent.
On the way into the planet Mathandal noticed something in the distance. It was the sister planet to Talus, Tralus. That planet looked much more eligant then Talus, but Talus was where the mission lies. The Ship landed and the two, Master and Apprentice, exited the ship. Mathandal had is Amphistaff and training saber, because he had not been presented with his saber yet. It was early in his training and he knew that he still had much to learn, so Mathandal worried not about it. The amphistaff would be good enough, though he needed to begin growing another because this one was getting old.
Brigadier General Matas
Matas and Mathandal both walked within the space port towards the city. Humans, Selonians, and Drall walked by the two Sith with no worries. They explored the city somewhat by walking and searching for any sign of rioting and violence. They suddenly arrived to a cantina filled with lots of beings. Matas had been around the galaxy enough to know that if you want information, go to the cantina.
"Mathandal, I want you to go around the cantina and ask about the soldiers that have been rioting. Try to use the force to enter their minds, if you enter ones mind easily, they are weak minded and do not bother to ask them. Search for someone with a strong will. If they do not answer your question, ask them inderect questions about the Empire and soldiers. I will go to the Zabrak colony to the north of Dearic and ask them."
Darth Mathandal
Mathandal walked to the cantina. He knew that this would not be easy, many people on this planet did not like the Empire. Mathandal noticed a few things on his way to the Cantina. There were a bunch of soldiers in a small group, Mathandal was not ordered to check out anything suspicious on the way so he kept walking. Mathandal could not resist the tempation to enter one of their minds and see what they were planning.
"The next riot will be good. Glad I am not a part of it," one of the soldiers thought.
So these ones were not involved in the riot. This was saddening to Mathandal but he continued on walking. He arrived in the cantina shortly after, and begin to look around. He first went to the barkeep and begin to ask him questions. "What do you know of the riots?" Mathandal asked.
The barkeep just looked at him and continued on working. Mathandal asked again, this time a littile persuasion behind the question. "I know a few of the rioters hang out in the back, but you arent allowed access."
"That will not be a problem," Mathandal said. Mathandal went to the back of the room, and used the Force to enter the room. When Mathandal entered there was a game of sabaac going on. Mathdnal joined in the game, and begin asking questions about the Empire. When the game was finished Mathandal left the room and went to get a table in the cantina. He sent a Force Message to Matas telling him to meet him in the Cantina.
Brigadier General Matas
A few hours later, the Zabrak entered the cantina with his usual unemotional look on his face. He came towards the green-grey skinned bantuian and stood firmly before him. The Zabrak's red hands were carrying a Sith trooper helmet and on his other hand, a shreded piece of Sith trooper uniform.
"I found this while traveling towards the Iridonian colony. The zabrak told me about the rioters that ripped a Sith trooper to shreds." The Zabrak was finished speaking "I heard your message through the force, what have you found?"
Darth Mathandal
Mathandal looked at the Sith Trooper helmet and clothes, he was angered by this show of treason and defiance. He would find those that did this and kill them. "I have found that there is a riot planned tonight, and there will be a meeting of the rioters in about an hour. The local barman told me that it better not get too messy, or he will have us killed. I was angered so that is why his arm is on the floor. Sorry Master, but he threatened me."
Brigadier General Matas
"His loss was unimportant. We will meet the rioters tonight and try to blend as one of them. As they try to bring in members and search for our Imperial Sith troopers, we shall betray them and kill all of them. We will leave none alive." The Zabrak's red tattooed face stayed unemotional as his voice did the same. "Now let us meet them"
The Zabrak and Mathandal walked to where they were told the rioters would be meeting.
Darth Mathandal
Mathandal and his master walked to where a group of people stood. As they got there they heard one shouting, "It is time for the Empire to pay. They have done nothing but down on us and will be torn down from the inside."
Mathandal was filled with fury, and knew that his master could tell. "IF there are any Force Sensitives here they will sense you, keep it cool. The time will come when you must use that anger," his master told him through the Force.
Matas and Mathandal stepped into the crowd, there were chants about the Empress, about the military, and about the Sith themselves. Mathandal's first instinct was to ignite his saber and kill them all, but he didnt feel that this was all the rioters. The group left the Cantina and began heading towards their destination. Mathandal and Matas followed them like they were some rioters.
Brigadier General Matas
Matas and Mathandal both continued to walk with the soldiers. Although they were both presenting themselves as Imperial haters and one of them, they stood out. Matas was the only Zabrak within the group and Mathandal the only Bantuian. As they walked down the city streets, they began to yell out chants against the Empire. Matas would have liked to headbutt and stab their faces, but he was going to do what was necessary to finish the mission. As they neared the ends of a pathway intersection, more supposed rioters joined.
"Now is the time, we will travel to where we have heard Imperials are stationed. We will kill all of the Sith Troopers there" one rioter said
"Yes, we must make them pay for their evil ways and lack of support on our worlds" Matas said making the rioters believe his part.
Darth Mathandal
Mathandal could not believe the words that were coming out of his masters mouth. He knew them not to be true, but still they sounded so real. Mathandal decided to join in, "Yes, Kill them all. We will bring them down from the inside out slowly," Mathandal said.
When the fleet arrived at the rioting point Mathandal looked at his master. "Master, is it time to end this riot?" Mathandal asked.
Brigadier General Matas
Wait untill I command Matas said through the force.
The rioters now began to commit violence they were taunting the stationed Sith troopers there and forcing them to come out of their quarters. The rioters now began to shoot with their blasters at the viewing ports where they saw the suited Sith Troopers. One Sith Trooper came out and ordered for them to leave but they killed him.
"Dead to the Empire!" yelled one rioter
A bronze saber suddenly struck though the rioters flesh. The human looked down at his stomach to see nothing but the bronze blade sticking thorugh. Matas had launched his lightsaber at the rioter and was force pulling it back.
"Now" Matas told Mathandal
Darth Mathandal
Mathandal ignited his yellow saber. The rioters were stunned to see two Sith in there group. "That's right, we are here to stop your stupid rioting." Mathandal said as he stabbed through the rioters. Mathandal and Matas used their Force powers together to pull down a building on most of the rioters. By this time the troopers were out and joining the two sith. Mathandal struck down two more rioters to notice that there were none left.
Mathandal looked at his master, they had done well and ended this riot. He knew that there would be more riots, but they would wait a while before rioting agian, now that there were Sith on the planet.
