Skirmish on Kinooine
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The skirmish on Kinooine constituted several related events that began when a team of operatives was sent to the planet by Alliance of Free Planets Commander Luke Skywalker was abducted and murdered by Lumiya, Dark Lady of the Sith. After forging an alliance with the extra-galactic Nagai race while they began to invade the galaxy, Lumiya established a base of operations on the previously uninhabited Kinooine. The disappearance of the Alliance agents ensnared the attention of Luke Skywalker who, along with the Chuhkyvi Kiro and his Zeltron lover Dani, traveled to Kinooine in search of them. Upon their arrival, Lumiya brutally attacked Kiro and Dani before taking the latter prisoner. In response, Skywalker located the assailant and engaged her in a duel which he subsequently lost; he was then apprehended and held captive within Lumiya's underground lair while the Dark Lady left to further her preparations for the arrival of the Nagai invasion fleet.
In Lumiya's absence, Kiro infiltrated her base, killing several Nagai warriors in the process before rescuing Luke Skywalker. Together they found and confronted Lumiya, who fully expected to defeat Skywalker in combat again; she was unprepared, however, for the Jedi's use of two lightsabers—one long and one short&dmash;and was soundly beaten before being stripped of her armor which revealed to her opponent her former identity of Shira Elan Colla Brie. The Nagai fleet arrived at that moment, forcing Skywalker and Kiro to take Lumiya into custody and hasten their plan to rescue Dani from the bowels of the Sith Lady's fortress. They were ultimately successful, though not without casualty; Kiro had been lost in combat with Lumiya's Nagai cohort Den Siva. With the invaders rapidly taking control of the entirety of Kinooine, Luke Skywalker and Dani were forced to abandon Lumiya and flee, also leaving Kiro—whom they believed to be dead.
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[edit] Duel
[edit] Background
- "It's not much to look at, but there it is—Kinooine."
- ―Luke Skywalker[src]
During the preliminary stages of their invasion into knownspace, the extra-galactic Nagai species chose the previously uninhabited planet Kinooine to serve as a base of operations which they would continue their conquest of the galaxy. Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya had pledged her support to the Nagai, and rendezvoused with their emmisary Den Siva on Kinooine where they established a secret underground stronghold. The sudden surge of activity on the Outer Rim world ensnared the attention of the Alliance, and Commander Luke Skywalker sent twenty person scouting party to investigate. Lumiya and Siva intercepted the party and executed nineteen of them; they left a male named Faron alive, whom they tortured and subjected to interrogation regarding the whereabouts of Alliance leader Princess Leia Organa. From Faron they learned that Luke Skywalker, not Organa, had sanctioned the mission to Kinooine. When nothing had been heard from Faron's team, Luke Skywalker himself traveled to the Outer Rim, with the Chuhkyvi Kiro and his Zeltron lover Dani. was sent to investigate.
[edit] Battle joins
The Alliance rescue team set up base, and then Dani and Kiro, lovers, left to explore and spend some quality time together. They were attacked by Lumiya—sporting a lightwhip—who left Kiro for dead, and took Dani captive. Kiro managed to stumble back to Luke's camp where he collapsed saying: "Dani…you have to…save her…". Luke submerged him in water to recover, then went in search of Dani’s captors.
On a barren hilltop, he encountered Lumiya, who in a fierce battle defeated Luke, disarmed him using her lightwhip, knocking him unconscious. She then brought him back to her base sealing him in a room. Believing there are things worse than death, she held back from killing him, wishing to torment him further, in revenge for the pain he caused her, requiring her to turn into a cyborg.
Receiving word of the foiled kidnapping attempt on Kabray, Dani was handed over to Siva to torture. He desired to know more about the race that had overwhelmed his superior force.
Meanwhile, Kiro had recovered sufficiently to attempt a rescue himself. Jury-rigging a helmet to provide water to breathe, he discovered the Nagai base. Eliminating three Nagai guards, Mendo, Rei and Taru, with only his knife and stinger, he infiltrated the base and roused Luke. Between them, they devised a strategy for defeating Lumiya. In the lull before the final battle, Luke promised to train Kiro in the ways of the Jedi; finally recognizing that Kiro deserved that opportunity.
Again on the barren wastes, Luke confronted Lumiya. Reclaiming his lightsaber from her side, he unveiled his secret weapon; a second blade—a shoto—jury-rigged from Kiro's equipment. The two blades could counteract her lightwhip, each one counteracting one of the forms—matter or energy—in Lumiya's weapon. It was this combination that had overwhelmed Luke in their first confrontation.
Fighting hard, Luke's lightsaber got entangled in the lightwhip, but instead of simply losing his weapon, he managed to cause both weapons to be lost. Now with one blade against an unarmed Lumiya, he easily overpowered her, ripping away some of her cyborg coverings. Her identity was revealed: Shira Brie, former Rebel pilot. Just then, a massive Nagai fleet emerged from hyperspace—the invasion fleet has arrived.
This brought a great urgency to Luke and Kiro, who knew they had to flee the planet quickly. Tying up Lumiya, they went in search of Dani who was being tortured by Siva. The final scouting party member, Faron, tried to prevent this torture but was killed by Siva. Kiro eventually broke out Dani with Siva in hot pursuit. Luke, meanwhile, was hacking the Nagai computers for information for the Alliance. As Luke left to rejoin his partners, Siva caught up to Kiro and the two dueled. Both fell off a cliff into water; only Siva emerged, who then released Lumiya.
Both Luke and Dani fled Kinooine, believing Kiro to be dead.
[edit] Aftermath
- "The Nagai invasion fleet is here!"
- ―Lumiya gloats to Luke Skywalker[src]
While both Luke and Dani escaped, the loss of Kiro weighed heavily on them both. The information Luke stole proved vital to the Alliance cause, however, providing key information on the Nagai plans and capabilities.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars 95: No Zeltrons (First appearance)
- Star Wars 96: Duel With a Dark Lady
- Tempest (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars 88: Figurehead
- ↑ Star Wars 91: Wookiee World
- ↑ Star Wars 89: I'll See You in the Throne Room
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 Star Wars 95: No Zeltrons
- ↑ Star Wars 100: First Strike
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Star Wars 96: Duel With a Dark Lady
