STAR WARS: RETROSPECTION- Holocron

"Nor do I..." Rianna replies, equally displeased with herself for not thinking ahead at all. "Let's do this..."

You descend into the bunker. The stink of charred flesh and boiled blood wafts up to you from within, and there is a low humming noise. When you enter, you are greeted with a scene of total gore- bodies strewn all about, completely butchered, severed limbs everywhere.

All of the wounds were plainly inflicted by lightsabers.

Lightsabers which the Hopefuls now hold in their hands, at the opposite end of the bunker, near the exit. The children's faces are devoid of expression, but they all hold their lightsabers directly in front of them in a high guard.

Rianna stops, confused for a moment, as this was a scene that she did not expect to come across...

"Put down your lightsabers," Rianna says firmly. "Now."

Xavier stands shocked at the scene. Impossible is all he can think.

Xavier trails Rianna's voice, "Do as Master Xi says."

One of the Hopefuls, a young girl, lowers her lightsaber in a pouty little kid sort of way, and says in an equally pouty voice:

"Aww, but Lord Rallo told us not too!"

"Rallo is a monster, the sort of person that we were tasked with protecting you from and training you to someday be able to stand up against," Rianna replies, narrowing her eyes. "How could he have told you anything? Do not listen to him, he would only lead you to certain death."

Xavier holds up a hand, "No! Don't listen to him, he is using the Darkside to cloud your minds, you must listen to us lower your weapons."

"All of Rallo's creations listen to him," says the girl, innocently and with a wide grin, which has some gaps as her adult teeth are coming in.

"Do not believe anything he has told you," Rianna replies. "You are not - none of you - are his 'creations'!"

"Why do you believe you are his creations."

The Hopefuls all begin to laugh collectively.

"Why are you laughing?" Xavier asks.

"Stop that," Rianna says, not liking it in the least.

What do her sense tell her? 😛

You try to sense their minds... and you cannot. You sense only Rallo.

"No..." Rianna says quietly.

"Children, listen. Put down the lightsabers. This is not right!"

Xavier stands with Rianna gesturing for them to put the sabers down.

"You do not decide what is right!" the Hopefuls snap, in unison. "Rallo decides! Rallo decides all things!"

They begin to advance on you, pointing their sabers offensively toward you like a phalanx.

Upon seeing them coming at us Xavier instinctively activates his light sabers holding a hand out to defend. He hesitates though knowing it's the hopefuls.

Xavier once again booms orders at the Hopefuls, "STOP THIS NOW!"

"Rallo is nothing! We have protected and cared for you - listen! Stop!" Rianna shouts, holding her lightsaber but also hesitating.

They advance, all moving in sync with one another, each putting down their right foot then their left at the same time. They all bear blank expressions as they begin to slowly twirl their lightsabers and close in on you.

This puts you in a very unfortunate situation- the Hopefuls will try to kill you. You will have to defend yourself, but if you do not fight back, it is very possible that they will succeed.