Disclaimers: The two main characters look a lot like the ones we are used to, Xena and Gabrielle, and no I don’t own them, wish I did. This story takes place in the Star Wars universe that I don’t own either, that’s owned by George Lucas, along with Yoda who I borrowed for this story.

Disclaimer 2: This story takes place about 650 years after ‘Jedi Bri Meets Sith Xara”.

Subtext: Yes this involves love between two women, nothing graphic however.

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The Sith Empress

by

AJ Marks

Part 6

Above the planet six large warships that had not been seen in over a thousand years suddenly appeared out of hyperspace. The planet did not have much in the way of defense against such large ships.

Rizon looked on from the bridge as the planet came into sight. This planet would be where she would begin her conquest of the galaxy. She would be swift and merciless in her destruction of anyone who stood in her way.

A familiar feeling swept over her as she looked at the planet. She thought about where she had felt this before and realized that she had felt it on Korriban. More specifically she had felt it while looking at a green eyed blonde Jedi.

"Get me Katie," Rizon said sternly and waited until the woman appeared on the communicator. "Be careful, there is a Jedi on that planet, and I want her alive."

"Of course my lord," Katie replied not really caring why Darth Rizon wanted the woman alive, just the fact that there were Jedi on the planet meant that the action could be intense.

Rizon ordered the attack to begin. Fighters came out of the ships and headed toward the planet.

Gaia was just trying to find a place to sleep when she heard the sirens yell. The planet was under attack. Gaia thought that the planet had been at peace with all of their neighbors for years. She wondered who was attacking.

Gaia glanced up to see a group of fighters come sweeping into the city blasting away destroying buildings and streets. The fighters were not like anything she had ever seen before. They were more round shaped than anything the Imperials had.

The air attack lasted for a while until the shuttles began to land. Inside were groups of troops unlike any she had ever seen. The troopers were clothed in metallic armor and the leaders wore dark robes. Gaia felt her blood run cold as she saw lightsabers ignite as the group ran around attacking anyone in sight.

A few began to run towards her and she turned and ran. Using her training she was able to stay ahead of her pursuers. She ran around trying her best to stay hidden until she ran around one corner too many. Now there was a group in front of her and behind her.

Without a choice she took out her lightsaber and readied herself for combat. A few of the troopers opened fire as she blocked it. She felt herself get hit in the back and darkness overtook her. She wondered if this was what death felt like as her body slumped to the ground.

Darth Rizon waited impatiently as the reports came in from the planet. The entire attack had only lasted a few hours but she now had the planet trembling under her hand. The government had surrendered to her demands spoiling her fun.

She now controlled everything on the planet. The one thing she was waiting for was word of any Jedi on the planet. She had given strict orders as to the treatment of the Jedi.

"My lord," Tyi said interrupting her thoughts. She turned to him to see what he wanted. "Pitpis' group ran into a Jedi and as your orders they stunned her. They are asking what to do with her now."

"Bring her to me," Rizon said as a spark lit up her eyes at the thought. It was going to be a fun day after all.

Leia walked into the council chamber with a grim look on her face. This was not something she had wished to have happen. It seemed like ever since the Empire had been defeated there had been on crisis after another. This one seemed to be shaping up slowly which meant that someone was being very careful in their planning.

"All right Leia what is so important that you had to wake us up and call a special council meeting," one of her aides said.

"I'll tell you in the council chambers," Leia said as she continued to walk into the council. The large room was full of people talking and clamoring but quieted down as Leia took her position.

"I want to thank all of you for coming on such short notice," Leia said to all of them. "Recently we lost the cruiser New Hope during a Jedi operation on Korriban. Our techs were able to retrieve some information from the ships computers."

The council waited until the screen came to life and they could see what had happened. Everything seemed normal in the video as a shuttle approached. The cruiser was attempting to capture an escaping shuttle when another ship appeared. This one seemed to look like a warship.

There were a few people in the council room that had seen the type of ship before and never more than on a holodisc. They waited for conformation on what they saw before making any judgments.

"What your seeing is a Sith battleship. Our intelligence officers have confirmed that the ship is either a replica or a remnant of that fleet," Leia said to the group.

"I'm sorry, but what is it again," one of the council members asked.

"A Sith battleship of a design that is almost three thousand years old," Leia replied.

"Are you saying that this warship is three thousand years old," the council member asked not believing what she was saying.

"I don't know, but about an hour ago we received a report of another sighting of these ships. They attacked and conquered a planet just on the rim of the Republic," Leia said.

"And what should we do about that. We can't continue to try and help out every planet that is involved in a war. We don't have the resources to do that and continue to keep a watch out for the remnants of the Empire," the council man said.

"I called this meeting because it appears that there is another power out there beside the Empire that we know nothing about. Whoever it is might have a large fleet and be dangerous. I would like everyone to exercise caution if these ships are encountered and to let us know," Leia told them.

"This is a wasted meeting," said a senator from Kababi as he got up and walked out of the room. A couple of others agreed with him but there were a few near the rim that took heed of the warning. They went to warn their governments about a possible third power in that was trying to take over planets.

"That went about as well as I thought it would," Leia said to her aide.

"There will always be those who do not wish for war. They will look away until it is too late," her aide replied.

"I know, but they are also the same ones who when it does happen ask why nothing was done to prevent it," Leia said with a sigh. She had a bad feeling about the ships and what the ultimate mission was of whoever was behind it all.

"That's why there must be a balance between the two, you are cautious, but know when force is demanded," her aide said. "That is why so many look up to you and so many despise you."

"Gee, thanks, I think," Leia said glancing over to her aide.

Gaia slowly came to consciousness as she tried to feel what was going on around her without opening her eyes. She could hear some voices in the background but could not make out what they were saying. Her head hurt but she was able to ignore the pain for the moment as she extended her senses.

Gaia could feel the table she was lying on. Her arms were tied above her head and her legs were also tied at the end of the table keeping her in place. The table felt like wood under her and she wondered where she was. She listened some more and knew that she was on a ship by the rumble of the engines. That meant she could be anywhere in the universe. A rescue would be out of the question.

Having gained everything she could from her senses she opened her eyes to survey her surroundings. The room was medium size and there was not much in it except for the table she was lying on. There were a couple of chairs in the room and one other small table. There was one door which was open and that was where the voices were coming from.

Gaia could make out one male and another female voice. The male voice she had never heard before. As for the female voice Gaia knew that she had never met the person yet the voice sounded so familiar to her. It was odd for her to think that way and knew that she would have to wait to see the person's face.

"I see that our 'guest' is awake now," the woman's voice said even though Gaia still could not see her. "So this is one of the great Jedi Knights that the Republic has restored, pathetic," Gaia heard the woman say. There was something about the woman's tone of voice that made her shudder anyways. She had a vague idea of what the woman wanted from her.

The door opened then closed as Gaia had the feeling that she was now alone in the room. The only thing she had was her own thoughts. She was not that powerful of a Jedi even though Master Skywalker had promoted her to the rank of Jedi Knight. She felt like she was out of her league here and did not know what to do even if an opportunity came up.

The one thing that she was sure about was the feeling of the Dark Force that was present all around the ship. The feeling seemed to permeate throughout the air as if it was trying to seep into her skin. That was a bit uncomfortable for her. She had never been this close to the dark side as she was right now.

"Are you sure this is a wise thing to do my lord," Tyi asked a bit concerned about the fact that a Jedi was on board the ship. He had heard many things about how powerful the Jedi could be. The legends made them seem invincible to others.

"The Jedi will be show the true way to power and how to use it," Rizon replied with a hard edge in her voice. Tyi was not as sure at Rizon was but he would follow her. She had made him richer than he would have become if he had stayed at the landing docks where he did hang out.

"Do you have any instructions by lord," he asked hoping that she would provide him with some task that would not involve the Jedi in the other room.

Rizon thought about it for a few seconds. Her plan was slowly coming together. She still had to gather more strength so that she could combat the Republic. The Empire would either follow or die she had decided. If the group did decide to follow her the first thing she would have to do would be kill their leaders. They were weak and the reason for the fall of the Empire. The Emperor was foolish in putting weak leader in the ranks.

Rizon knew that the reason the Emperor did practice that trait was because he was afraid of a group overthrowing him. If he was really that powerful then he would not have had anything to fear. She felt like she had nothing to fear from anyone especially the Jedi that she had caught earlier.

Realizing that Tyi was still waiting for a response she finally figured out something that he would do. "I need for you to take the cruiser Hyper and head back to the main fleet and see if the second attack fleet is ready for combat," she told him. "When it is contact me?"

"As you wish my lord," he said then with a slight bow he walked out of the room to the hanger. Rizon knew that he was glad to be out of the room where the Jedi was. Most of her crew had an impression about the Jedi. They thought that they were invincible and because of that she was going to use this Jedi as a tool to show them that the Jedi were no match for them, by turning the Jedi to the dark side.

Jessica then turned back towards the table where the small Jedi was tied up in. There were many ways she could use to turn the Jedi to the dark side. Jessica had to admit that the Jedi in front of her was also quite attractive. A smile graced her lips again as she thought of ways she could convince the small Jedi to turn.

Jessica took a moment to really study the Jedi. She was small, probably at least a head smaller than Jessica was however what she was able to see of the Jedi's body she knew that the Jedi kept in shape. She could see the rise and fall of the Jedi's chest as her arms were tied above her head. Jessica could imagine the small Jedi naked while she teased and tasted the Jedi's breasts, first one then the other.

Jessica snapped herself out of the trance she had been in. There had been an incredible pull towards the girl. The door opened and in walked Katie, a tall blonde haired woman who Jessica knew had ambitions. For know she was an aspiring Sith trainee with potential.

"So that's the Jedi we captured, kinda puny if you ask me," Katie said glancing at the blonde on the table.

"What are you doing here," Jessica said slipping into her Rizon mode.

"Just came to see if you needed any help," Katie said watching as Darth Rizon's eyes narrowed at her. "And to tell you that we have some interesting recruits. A few even have Force potential," she said with a grin.

"Very well, let's have a look at these potential recruits," Rizon said with a sneer as she walked towards the door but stopped when Katie had not moved. "Is there something wrong," she growled."

"I thought I could begin the poor Jedi's training," Katie said but barely got the words out of her mouth when she found herself slammed against the wall. She almost blacked out by the force of the blow. Looking up she noticed that two ice blue eyes were staring right through her.

"I ordered no such thing," Rizon said as she flung Katie to the other side of the room.

Katie realized her mistake almost right away by the look she had received from Darth Rizon. Now she was feeling the power of the Sith Lord and realized that she was no where near powerful enough yet to challenge the dark haired Sith for control of the Empire yet.

"I said that we would look at the recruits," Rizon said. "I expect you to catch up with me," Rizon said as she walked out of the room.

Katie heard the words that Rizon had said, but more importantly she had heard the tone behind the words. She quickly shook her head and got up to follow Rizon.

Luke sat in his office meditating as he listened to the Force. It was a lost art form that he was attempting to recover. The secrets of how to do it had been lost during the great Jedi Purge of the Empire. It was a way of becoming one with the Force.

Luke figured that Yoda had used this method several times during his lifetime to figure out what was going on in the universe. If one became silent enough to listen to the Force many doors were opened up to the user.

Luke had been at it for a long time now and so far there had been no ripples in the Force or clues as to what was going on. He could feel a flow of the Force like the wind on his face in an open field, but that was all. Suddenly there was a rush of hot wind, almost as if it was angry at something. The wind seemed to whip him around in his meditation.

Opening his eyes a few seconds later he noticed that he was still in his office. He recalled the feelings that had come with the rush of wind. There was anger along with the visions that he had never seen before. There were strange ships in his vision.

Luke recalled that there was one disturbing part, almost as if he was receiving two visions. Both had Gaia in it. In one the small woman was dressed in black and green standing behind a tall dark haired woman as they watched an entire planet destroyed without emotion. In another Gaia seemed to be victorious over the tall woman as she stood over the prone figure of the dark haired woman.

Luke rubbed his eyes and tried to make sense of what he had just seen. Perhaps it was two visions of what might be. Gaia, it seemed, would either destroy, or join the dark haired woman. The tall woman Luke was the one behind everything, of that Luke was sure.

The senator walked into his office after a long day. The chancellor had wanted everyone to be careful of a new threat to the universe. He had openly questioned what threat a bunch of old outdated Sith warships would pose to a modern navy like the New Republic's.

That had sparked a debate as to how much was spent on defense and that it really should be brought down. The senator had to laugh at that thought though. It seemed like every time that conversation came up something happened. He really did not care; if war came it would profit his company.

"Hello senator," a voice said from inside his room making the senator jump a bit. He quickly tried the light switch only to notice that it was not working.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my office," the senator replied trying to put as much authority in his voice as he could.

"My name's not important," the voice said again. "I'm just here to remind you that we can find you at any time if you try to back out of the deal, or tell anyone."

"Why would I do that," the man said trying to stay calm.

"Do not cross the Sith Empress senator, she will destroy you," the voice said. He felt a wind blow by him and he glanced at the door and noticed a figure walk out. He quickly rushed to the doorway and looked up and down the hallway only to find it empty.

The lights came on making him jump again and he looked around at his office. There on his desk was a small dagger stuck in his desk. He wondered for the first time if he had really made the wisest decision to help Darth Rizon.

Darth Rizon stood on the bridge as she looked out over her war fleet. There was now over fifteen ships fully armed and operational. That would begin her mission to take over the universe. She knew that as she won victories then people would begin coming to her and her fleet would swell in numbers. People were like sheep, always flocking to those who won.

Of course those who stood against her would suffer a terrible fate. She would destroy anyone who dared stand in her way. The Jedi would have to be the first to go. The Jedi had the annoying ability to rouse the people around them to rise up against a conqueror like she was.

The only problem was by the time the Jedi knew much about her she would be too powerful to stop. Even their collective force would not be enough to stop her. She heard a sound and she new that Admiral Pietete had come into the room.

"Report admiral," she said.

"My lord, the training goes well. I can assure you that we will have another ten ships operational by the end of tomorrow and a dozen more approaching operational status," Pietete replied not sure he really wanted to be in the presence of this woman. He had served on board Darth Vader's flagship for a year and could remember the fear the Dark Lord could put into people. Darth Rizon was just as capable of it.

"Excellent," Rizon replied as she turned to look at the admiral. She enjoyed the small flinch the man gave as she turned. It was fear, fear of her that rushed through her like a river of power and she enjoyed the feeling.

Admiral Pietete quickly walked out of the room knowing that she had dismissed him. He was not about to make a mistake and stay when he was not wanted.

Rizon watched the man walk away and knew why. It was her concern about what others thought, as long as they feared her. She enjoyed the fear that others had in her. Like a drug that once a person became addicted to a person could not stop. Deciding she was in the mood for some fun she decided to visit her Jedi prisoner.

Walking into the room where the Jedi was being held she noticed that the blonde haired woman was just like she remembered. The woman glanced over to her as she heard Rizon walk into the room.

"Well, you are a pretty one," Rizon said looking the Jedi over. Gaia was not sure what to make of this woman who had walked into the room. She did recognize the tall dark haired woman from the planet that Tavion was defeated. Now seeing the woman up close she noticed the deep blue eyes that seemed to call out to her. Gaia was not sure what was going on at the moment.

Rizon continued to look at the small Jedi in front of her. The Jedi's eyes had found her own and for a second she felt a slight pull much like she had the last time they had met. Breaking her contact with the woman Rizon felt unsure suddenly about what she was doing. She pulled her resolve and circled the small Jedi.

"What were you doing on the planet's surface Jedi," Rizon asked hoping that the small Jedi would say something.

Gaia thought as quickly as she could with this woman's presence in the room. What could she say that would satisfy her when Gaia was not sure why she had gone in the first place. She finally thought she would try the truth with the woman and see what happened.

"I don't know," Gaia finally said.

Rizon's temper flared a bit at the statement from the Jedi. She was not sure if she really believed it or not. Most of her did not believe the Jedi but there was a small part of her that seemed to believe it. It was that small part that hesitated long enough for Rizon not to hit the Jedi for her statement.

"Let's try this again. What were you doing on that planet," Rizon asked again. "I know that Jedi just don't go somewhere without knowing what they are doing."

Gaia's breathing hitched a bit. This woman knew that she was in the Jedi Order, but she was not sure what else she could say. She had come to the planet on a feeling and still was not sure why she had done it. How could she explain that in a way that this woman would believe her if the truth had not worked?

"If you are the best the Jedi can throw at me then you are weak and pathetic," Rizon said with a bit of spite in her voice. Watching the Jedi she noticed that her eyes flinched a bit at that. A very small part of her scolded her for her tone but she managed to ignore her. "Perhaps you will join me," she said as she used her finger to trace the Jedi's cheek.

Gaia felt her stomach turn at the tall woman's words. She would not turn to the 'Dark Side' of the Force. She turned her head to meet the woman's gaze and communicated silently with her. Deep down however there was a part of her that just wanted to be with the woman and launched a war inside her mind.

Rizon watched slightly amused as the Jedi turned her head and met her gaze. It was clear what the Jedi was communicating to her. She would never join her ranks as a Sith. Rizon was determined to show the Jedi that anyone could turn.

"We shall see how long you keep that attitude with me," Rizon said with a smile. She enjoyed some challenges, and this would definitely be one of them. "I would stay but I have a planet to conqueror."

"The Republic will stop you," Gaia said as she watched the dark figure turn.

"The Republic is weak, and so it the remains of the Imperial Forces. They will fall to me," Rizon told the Jedi with a casual look over her shoulder before walking out of the room leaving Gaia alone again.

Rizon walked onto the bridge of her flagship to see how things were going. She had a small fleet already along with a group of trained Sith. She had a target planet for her next attack. It would be a few days away but her forces were growing each day.

Turning around she noticed that Katie was on the bridge of the ship as well. Rizon narrowed her eyes at the tall blonde woman. She knew that the woman had ambitions and would probably be the one to challenge her power. The one thing that Rizon knew was the fact she was holding back more than anyone thought she was.

Katie walked over to where Rizon was with purpose in her steps. Rizon wondered what the woman needed this time.

"My Lord, I was waiting for you," Katie said as she approached Darth Rizon.

"You've found me, now what is it that you want," Rizon asked not really caring what the woman wanted.

"I wanted to inform you that several trainees have competed the training that you required," the blonde said to Rizon.

"Good. I'll be there shortly," Rizon replied watching as the woman walked off the bridge. She turned to look back out at her growing fleet. She had been amazed at how quickly it was growing. People were flocking to join her as part of her army. Now she had a planet and would soon conqueror another one.

Things were looking up for her. It would only be a matter of time before she attacked the remnants of the Imperial forces themselves, then it would be the New Republic. And after the fighting had stopped she would be the ruler of everything. There was only one thing that she wanted along with everything else. A queen to sit with her and she had that queen.

Gaia still was tied up on the table waiting for her capture to come back into the room. She wondered how long it had been now. As she thought about that her stomach growled its displeasure at being empty. It had been a while since she had last eaten and she could now feel the hunger start to grow.

Gaia also wondered about her capture and who she was. There had only been a brief interaction between her and the woman but Gaia was sure that she had felt something. That had scared and excited her all at the same time.

Gaia was going to ponder about what was going on when a strange feeling overcame her. She could feel the darkness starting to surround her. With a quick glance around she noticed the door open and in walked the same tall dark haired woman.

"Thought you had a planet to conqueror," Gaia said as she remembered what the woman had said last time they had talked.

"I do, but I thought you would find my skills as a hostess lacking if I didn't offer you something to eat or drink," Jessica said to the woman with a quick smile.

Gaia found it hard to look away from the tall dark woman even though almost all of her inner voices were telling her that this woman was trouble. There was something there that Gaia found intriguing and irresistible. The tall woman produced a small plate of food as its aroma filled the small room.

"Now, a simple question. What's your name," the tall woman asked patiently waiting for the answer to her question. "You may me Darth Rizon."

"A lord of the Sith you mean," Gaia replied back not able to see the woman. She braced herself for some sort of slap but it never came. Instead she felt a hand stroking the top of her head.

"You have lovely hair, why do you put it up like this," Rizon said as she caressed the small Jedi's hair. She had intended to slap the woman when another instinct took over. She then undid the Jedi's hair allowing it to flow freely and Rizon found some comfort in caressing the hair.

The tall woman did not say anything more as she started to circle the young woman trailing her hand down her cheek and neck. Her hand continued down the Jedi's chest on down as she began to walk around the table. The more she looked at the young Jedi the more she wanted her to be her queen beside her.

Gaia felt the Dark Lord trace her hand down her leg. She switched to the other leg and the woman began her walk back up. It was a strange sensation as part of her wanted very much to lean into the woman's touch even though her mind was telling her that they should be enemies. Why was she feeling this way and what did it mean? Gaia felt she needed to find out soon.

Rizon was enjoying the feel of the blonde under her hand as she walked around the table where the blonde was strapped to. It was then she realized that she had brought in some food for her to eat.

"Here," Rizon said with a wave her hand the straps were gone and Gaia felt her freedom for right now. "Eat now."

With that Rizon left her in the room as the door shut closed.

End Part 6

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