Unknown planet, Atravis Sector, Outer Rim...

The sound of Swamptroopers was getting ever closer, no matter how far she ran. In her arms, she held her only child. The one thing that gave her the will to live was now on the brink of being lost. However, there was only one way to ensure the little girl's survival.

"Qrow! Qrow! It's me! Summer!" She shouted into the intercom of the house. Lucky for her, the extremely dense swamp was making it somewhat hard for the Swamptroopers to get to her. A few seconds later, a man with a messy head of hair who appeared to be in his early forties opened the door.

"Summer! What're you doing here?! The Imperials are all over the place!" He whispered.

Meanwhile, in low-orbit...

"Lord Vader. We've managed to identify the Jedi. Her name is Summer Rose. She was a Jedi Knight who ran away with a fellow Knight around the time Order 66 was issued. We currently have her cornered, my lord." A Swamptrooper commander reported via hologram to the Dark Lord.

"Very good, commander. Do not engage the Jedi. I will execute her personally."

Back on the planet...

"What? But how about you?! Why aren't you coming with me?"" He asked, holding her child in his arms.

Summer turned away from him.

"I'm the reason they're here." She replied solemnly.

"Why? What did you do?"

"I was involved with...some things I can't tell you..."

She immediately turned back to the smuggler and put her hand on his shoulder.

"No matter where I'll go they'll find me. Just take my daughter somewhere safe, please!" She begged.

Qrow looked down at the floor. He had so many questions to ask her, but so little time. He only met Summer a year ago when he set up shop on the planet as a base for his smuggling operations. Now she was entrusting her only daughter to him.

"Fine. I'll do it." He nodded and turned to go to the hangar.

"Thank you. Thank you so much."

"But how about you Summer?"

"I'll be fine."

Qrow immediately ran to his starship, Ruby in his arms. He laid down the 1 year-old on one of the bunks in the compartments and sat on the pilot's seat. He started up the the activation code. While doing so, he noticed Summer pull out a staff-like object from behind her robe while heading for the door.

"What is she doing?! She's going to get herself killed!" He thought.

Outside of the hideout...

The Swamptroopers had their flechette launchers aimed at the house. Orders were to keep the Jedi inside the house until Lord Vader arrived. Most of them were nervous as to what she could do. Suddenly, a hooded figure stepped out, staff in hand.

"Jedi! In the name of the Empire you are under arrest! Put down your weapon!"

The figure immediately shed the robe, revealing an old worn-out Jedi combat robe. She also had a white hood with a medium-length cape. She gripped the staff with both hands as it ignited, showing off a red-orange lightsaber blade shaped like a scythe, in a combat-ready stance. The Swamptroopers looked on in bewilderment. She then dashed forward with lightning speed. Immediately afterwards, a whole squad of Swamptroopers fell down dead. They were cut in half as their upper torsos fell off their waists in an instant.

"BLAST HER!"

They all started firing wherever they saw that streak of white. Their commander immediately transmitted to Vader.

"Lord Vader! The Jedi is attacking us! I've lost twenty men so far. We can't seem to keep her busy for-AAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!" His line went dead.

The Dark Lord sat calmly in the Lambda-class shuttle, undisturbed. Meanwhile, Summer continued to tear apart the Swamptroopers to buy some time for Qrow to leave. He had to replace the hyperdrive with another one since the ship wouldn't be able to outrun any fighters or Star Destoyers that might be waiting in orbit without it.

"I really have to take care of this thing." He looked at the compartment area.

"Get comfortable, Ruby. We're getting out of here."

The ship lifted off and flew out the cliffside. Luckily, no one noticed. However, Vader's shuttle had landed not far away from the area. He walked out of the shuttle, and was greeted by an officer.

"Ah, Lord Vader. I've received additional casualty reports from the other Swamptroopers at the Jedi's location. They are requesting permission to retreat, my Lord."

"Deny that order. Tell them that they are to remain and keep the Jedi there until I arrive."

The officer nodded. The Dark Lord proceeded to traverse the swamp with little effort by using the Force to glide across uncrossable areas. As he was nearing the location, he saw many dead troopers littered everywhere. All were eviscerated.

"Hmm. I have never seen a Jedi fight with this ferocity before. She surely must be on the brink of the Dark Side. Maybe we could turn her to our cause."

He finally reached the house. The trees had fallen, due to Summer's attacks, and the place was littered with the corpses of Swamptroopers. It seemed that there were no survivors.

"You fight like a Sith, Jedi. If you were part of us, we could greatly augment your power."

Summer turned around and faced the Sith, scythesaber in hand.

"I am not a Sith, Vader. You will never turn me. I would rather die than be your prisoner!"

The Dark Lord shook his head and grabbed his lightsaber.

"Pity. You had potential. The Emperor would have many uses for people like you."

He ignited it.

"Now you will meet your fate."

Summer rushed forward to attack Vader, but was caught and thrown across the ground. She stood up as the Sith walked towards her and tried to perform a Force Push on him only to be locked in a Push-lock*.

"I sense that you are troubled. What concerns you?"

"It's none of your business!" She tried to push as hard as possible but was overpowered and sent flying into a tree. She used the Force to grab the scythesaber and threw a log towards Vader to distract him. Vader sliced the log in half as Summer jumped into the air to perform an aerial slam, but was caught and slammed repeatedly into the ground. She weakly stood up and tried to throw the scythesaber at Vader only to have him catch it. He threw it back at her, cutting off her arm.

"AAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHH!" She collapsed. Vader gripped her with the Force and pulled her towards him.

"I sense someone powerful nearby. Where is the other Jedi?"

"My husband? You killed him a long time ago, Vader. Is the Dark Side clouding your mind?" She mockingly asked him.

"Then you shall join him in death."

Summer could feel the Force's invisible fingers choking her. She had one last thought before she died.

"Ruby. I love you."

*SNAP*

Pushlock- think the quick-time events from the Force Unleashed where you have to push away the other with the Force.

Well, here's my first RWBY fanfic. Tell me what you guys think!

(Also, R.I.P. Monty. You shall be missed.)