Darth Vader had done well in corrupting Ahsoka Tano to the Dark Side. Despite leaving the Jedi Order fourteen years ago she had retained all of the training she had learned as Skywalker's apprentice. If any of Skywalker had remained in Vader he would have been proud of her. But he knew of the Togruta anger. He had seen it many times in her during their missions together. Yoda had hoped that assigning Ahsoka to Anakin would calm him, teach him to learn to let go. This was a difficulty for the prophesied chosen one as he had joined the Jedi after an unexpected situation brought Qui-Gon Jinn to his home planet of Tatooine. Anakin had left his mother behind to see the Galaxy and returned to see her die at the hands of the Tusken Raiders. But his human anger paled in comparison to that of the Togruta. He had been afraid to lose everything, he lost his mother, he refused to lose his wife. But in the end it was his fear of loss that took him down the Dark path. As such when he encountered his former apprentice on Malachor, despite joining the Rebellion she too had lost everything when she was accused of murder and expelled from the Order. Even after being acquitted and reinstated she had still chosen to leave. Thusly her corruption and fall had been Vader's finest achievement since slaughtering the Jedi at the Temple. He had used her compassion for who he used to be to begin turning her to his side. He had even gone so far as to use Barriss' betrayal of her to incite her rage. He had been successful as he witnessed Ahsoka's eyes darken from her natural blue to the yellow and red of the Sith. When he concluded their battle with her defeat she was kneeling before him. Her anger and hatred radiated off of her like a destructive sandstorm. In that moment Ahsoka Tano had been destroyed, a new Sith rising from the ashes; christened as Lady Jadia.

Months passed as Jadia trained under the spirit of the Sith Lady of the Temple. She had mastered Force lightning and reconstructed her lightsabers with crimson crystals. Her powers continued to increase and eventually she was able to use them to decimate the spirit. In the aftermath of the spirit's destruction Darth Vader returned to assess the progress of his Apprentice. She had shed everything the Jedi had taught her and embraced the Sith way as he had expected. She slaughtered his three remaining Inquisitors when he sent them to her. And her greatest achievement in her new life had been infiltrating the Rebel ship, betraying her former comrades and bringing the Sith holocron into their possession along with the Padawan Ezra Bridger. Jadia and her Master had traveled the Galaxy since the events where she proved her status as a Sith apprentice. Together they eliminated Rebels they came across and crushed the spirit of Rebellion from planets that were attempting to rise against the Empire. Through it all this was an attempt to get Ezra to unleash his anger, to succumb to his own rage and take his first steps on the path to the Dark Side. But he was strong in the Force and even being tortured with Force lightning at the hands of Jadia did nothing. Vader knew that the boy would rather die than join the Dark Side so he had decided to take more drastic measures. Knowing that he couldn't keep Jadia secret from his Master for long, it was time to take her and their prisoner to Coruscant. As he set course for Imperial Center, Jadia entered the cabin dressed in her newly acquired Sith robes. Her garb was similar in appearance to the clothing she had worn as a Padawan, but more form fitting and as with all Sith who came before her, they were black, the only color being blood red striping that started at her waist and extended down her pants to her boots.

"Master, Ezra is stubbornly clinging to his Jedi teaching. If he will not be turned, you should allow me to kill him."

"Patience; my Apprentice. As you said, the boy is a foolish child. He has no way of contacting his Rebel friends. And where we are going he will not be able to withstand the power of the Dark Side. If he does not turn, he will die."

"Where are we going; Master?"

"To the Imperial Capitol. The Emperor has long waited for the death of Ahsoka Tano and he will be most pleased to learn of her fate."

A flare of excitement surged through Jadia at that moment. After months of training to become a Sith, she was finally going to meet the Emperor. She had met Palpatine in her previous life, but had never suspected that he was secretly out to destroy the Jedi who had betrayed her and her Master. He had ended the war and brought a stable Empire out of a corrupt Republic, solidifying his hold on the Galaxy. He had been the one to send Darth Vader to wipe out the Separatists. She knew there was much she could learn from him in her quest for greater power. Her Master had felt her excitement and startled her when he spoke again.

"Remember Jadia, you are to address him as Emperor Palpatine. The Imperial Senate still has no knowledge of his true identity as Darth Sidious."

A sinister smile crossed Jadia's lips as she learned of this revelation. She now knew she had made the right choice in abandoning the Jedi Order. They had grown weak and complacent as Lord Vader had said if they could not see the Sith Lord in their presence plotting to destroy them. Only a true Master of the Force could so easily hide himself in plain sight for thirteen years. While the shuttle banked towards the Industrial district she focused on the lessons she would soon be learning from the two most powerful Force wielders in the Galaxy. She only abandoned her thoughts when the shuttle had landed and she could see the Emperor waiting for them. As Lord Vader's apprentice she followed him down the ramp, kneeling before Palpatine as her Master did.

"Rise, Lord Vader. I am most anxious to hear of your success."

"The holocron has been retrieved, my Master. The Rebellion and the Jedi will not be able to use the Sith secrets to destroy us."

"Excellent and what of Skywalker's apprentice? Has she been dealt with?"

"She will no longer be a threat to us, Master. Ahsoka Tano is dead."

"Good, you have done well, my Apprentice."

Palpatine steps forward and sees as well as senses the woman still kneeling. Her force signature is one he is well acquainted with and a snarl immediately crosses his features as he immobilizes Vader with his own powers.

"You have deceived me Lord Vader. If Ahsoka Tano is truly dead, then why does she kneel here before me?"

Through their force bond, Jadia could feel the life ebbing away from her Master. Even if Palpatine was Darth Sidious and the power behind the fall of the Jedi, she wasn't going to let him kill her Master. Lord Vader had shown her the true power of the Dark Side, granted her the chance at revenge against the Jedi. If he died, she knew Palpatine would have no use for her. She was quickly on her feet, her robe flying open as she retrieved and activated her lightsabers. Her eyes were burning with a feral hatred as she charged the Emperor. Palpatine didn't even look her way as he extended his other hand out and stopped her in place.

"A foolish attack on your part; Jedi. I see now the plan you have Lord Vader, While I would have expected you to rise against me, as is the Sith way, to involve Skywalker's apprentice is the height of stupidity. Perhaps you are not as committed to the Dark Side as you would have me believe."

Palpatine's words were accompanied by a disdainful sneer. He didn't even bother to glance Jadia's way. If he had, he would have seen the crimson blades she was wielding in her attempts to protect her Master. In the Emperor's eyes, she was beneath him, and to prove his power, slowly closed his hand into a fist. This small movement was enough to begin crushing the life out of her. Darth Vader watched as he was still immobilized, but as his apprentice had done, he would not let her die. Centering himself on his own abilities, he fought back against his Master and took a slow step forward, then another. Palpatine was only slightly surprised at this and increased his hold. Vader was again stopped in place, but buried deep in his memories were the words: Chosen one. With that memory he centered himself on the Force, and again took another step forward. Inwardly the Emperor was pleased with the rage he could feel emanating from Vader. But he continued to snarl while continuing to crush Jadia. Her eyes were wide with fear as her life continued to flow away from her, and she could only watch as her Master continued forward, the pain, anger and hatred etched on her face. When she could feel her spirit becoming one with the Force, a timely word from Lord Vader made Palpatine pause.

"Master, see her for who she is. Ahsoka Tano IS dead. The battle I had with her was destined for these past fourteen years. There is nothing left of Skywalker's apprentice. She has embraced a larger view of the Force. As you have instructed me, I have instructed her."

Palpatine did turn his gaze towards the Togruta woman he still had locked in his grasp. Though his attack had ceased, he wasn't going to release her so easily. In her eyes he saw her anger, her hatred. But more than that, he felt the Dark Side flowing through her. He could sense her memories and the first lesson she had learned from his apprentice. The words were not spoken aloud, but the Sith code was being repeated in her mind as if it was running on a holographic recording being played as if the emitter was broken. The code gave her power as she held onto her life force that had been slipping away. Finally, he opened his hand and the pressure around her ceased. Jadia fell to her knees, her lightsabers long since deactivated, and attempted to catch her breath. She only barely heard her Master speak through the feeling of wind rushing through her ears.

"As I have said, Master. Ahsoka Tano is no longer a threat to our power. She has become far more than the Jedi would ever have allowed her to be. The Rebellion's greatest asset is now ours. With her by my side, we can locate and eliminate the Rebellion wherever they flee to. Lady Jadia, rise."

Jadia slowly stands up, her body still radiating the dark energy of the Force. For the first time Palpatine actually sees her as she is now. He remembers Ahsoka Tano, and sees nothing of the irritating Padawan she was. Her orange skin had taken on a slightly darker hue, it was closer to red now; the markings on her Montrals were now more black in color than the blue they had been. And when a vicious smile graced her lips, her teeth were sharper than that of a normal Togruta. With this, Palpatine knew Lord Vader was correct. Ahsoka Tano no longer existed and the Empire had the perfect weapon against the Rebel Alliance.

"Kneel, Lady Jadia."

She does this without question, bowing down before the Emperor. Though he had tried to kill her, she was still newly Sith and in the absence of her Master; she would have to obey him.

"The Sith code, recite it."

"Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me."

"Excellent, the Empire is your home now, Lady Jadia. There is great power in you; the Dark Side has made you stronger. But your loyalty to the Empire must yet still be tested."

"I will do whatever you ask, my Emperor."

"Good, soon you will hunt down and slaughter the Rebels you were once friends with. First, I must have the boy, Ezra Bridger. I could sense him opening our holocron. He would be a great asset."

"Ezra Bridger is already our prisoner, my Lord. He was foolish to fight Lord Vader on Malachor, and even more foolish to believe he could control the power of the Dark Side. But he will not turn. My Master and I have already attempted to bring him to the Sith way."

"Have you? If he resisted the both of you, he is more powerful than I had thought. Bring him to me, and I will turn him to the Dark Side."

Palpatine's Stormtroopers are directed into the shuttle where they can retrieve Ezra. Shortly thereafter he is led down the ramp surrounded by six troopers with his hands bound. He knows that he is walking into certain death, but he remains impassive, showing none of the fear he is feeling. When he and the troopers are out of sight inside Palpatine's Citadel, the Emperor turns back towards Vader and Jadia.

"He will turn or he will die. However, I have a mission for the both of you. Lord Vader, you are to return to the Death Star. Construction is not proceeding as fast as I commanded. You will put them back on schedule."

"As you wish, Master. And what of Lady Jadia. An apprentice's place is at her Master's side."

"Indeed, but she must prove her full loyalty."

"The crew of the Ghost, my Lord? Are you sending me to hunt them down so soon?"

"Not yet, Lady Jadia. I have a far more important task for you to begin with. There is a planet that has been courted by the Rebel Alliance. The Senator has fought back, but he is in a losing battle. He is loyal to the Empire but the residents of this planet have begun staging attacks against my army. It is a bold move for them, and this preemptive rebellion must be crushed."

"What planet is this? What would you have me do?"

"The planet is Onderon. The rebels there are being led by someone you may be familiar with. His name is Lux Bonteri. You will join the crew of an Imperial Star Destroyer. They will be under your command. Take them to reinforce the garrison. Annihilate the rebels, subjugate the planet. If you succeed, you will have proven your loyalty. I trust that this will not be a problem for you, Lady Jadia."

"Onderon will fall, my Lord."

Palpatine called for the Captain of a Star Destroyer and informed him of the situation. When she knew which ship to report to, he dismissed her. After another bow to her Masters, Jadia took her leave. When they were sure she was gone, the Sith Lord gave his apprentice his actual orders.

"You will follow her to Onderon, Lord Vader. But do not let her know that you are there."

"What of the Death Star, my Master?"

"Governor Tarkin can proceed without you for now. I want proof that Lady Jadia has fully turned to the Dark Side, and that she will complete her mission. If she fails, you will kill her."

"I have faith in her Master. Jadia will not fail. She brought us the holocron and the Padawan. She killed my last three Inquisitors in battle. She was betrayed by the Jedi just as we were. The Dark Side is her path now."

"Are you certain?"

Vader believed Jadia had truly embraced the Dark Side. He had faith and trust in her that she would do whatever was necessary to further the goals of the Empire and the Sith. But this mission the Emperor had sent her on, when they were Anakin and Ahsoka; he had noticed her attraction to Lux. But he couldn't speak up to admonish her about attachments, not with his own situation with Padme. As such, though he doesn't voice his opinion, he also remembers that this same Lux Bonteri had a romantic interest in one of the leaders of the insurgents against the Separatists on Onderon. This would be a test for Jadia, and he would be there to witness the success he knew she was capable of. With a bow to Palpatine, he turned and departed for his shuttle. With his apprentice gone, the Emperor spoke to himself, knowing that his plans were well underway.

"All of the pieces are falling into place. I have the holocron, I have the last Padawan. Soon the Sith Empire will rise again, and nothing will stand in my way."

As he turned to enter his Citadel, Palpatine felt a familiar presence through the Force. When he was inside, he found his soldiers dead, and Ezra and the holocron gone. Only one person was capable of this and he knew who it was from Darth Vader's report on Malachor.

"Maul has returned."