Episode 8: Return of the Sith

Episode 8: Return of the Sith continued the story began in Episode 7, picking up where it left off. As the eigth episode of the Ultimate Star Wars saga, it appeared in both movie and book form. It described the return of Palpatine and the fall of Luke Skywalker

The Reborn Emperor
After Luke Skywalker had been sucked into the Force storm, he reached Byss, a Deep Core world enveloped in the power of the dark side. There he met face-to-face with the Emperor reborn; He reveals that for many years, he took to transferring his mind and consciousness to clone bodies to attain immortality. However, the clones were one crucial step from long life; they were more ravaged by the dark side than sustained by the Force. Luckily, Palpatine had numerous clones to laugh in the face of death itself, allowing him to rule indefinitely. The Emperor offers him apprenticeship and the prospect of controlling the enormous fleet of Devastators, as well as the rest of the Imperial fleet.

Luke swears he will not, and draws his lightsaber. Palpatine laughs at him and draws his own. They fight a long and fierce duel, but Palpatine is superior to Luke, and beats him fiercly. He knocks Luke's lightsbare out of his hands, and garbs him in a light force choke, and picking Luke off of the ground and into the air, leds the struggling Luke to the side of a chasm. He again makes his offer, and says if he refuses, he will die.

Faced with an impossible situation, and deeply impressed by the power of the Emperor, his charismatic presence, his undoubted genius and deep knowledge of both sides of the Force, Luke acquiesced to becoming his apprentice. He is let down, and as his first act, is ordered to kill one of his old friends from Tatoonie, who was captured for making a resistance group. Luke kills him, and is at once dtrawn into the Dark Side. He takes upon himself the name: Darth Zon. At this time, R2-D2 is modified to carry the Master Signal for the World Devastators.

The Battle of Mon Calamari
Meanwhile, Lando's attack force began their attack on the Imperial fleet. Though they were able to break through the Star Destroyer defenses, the Devastator Silencer-7 practically gobbled the Emancipator to scrap and launched squadrons of robotic Ties. This forces the crew of the Republic Destroyer to abandon ship.

The Search of Luke Skywalker
At Pinnacle base, Leia received a message from Luke, telling her not to follow him. She will not listen, and convinces Han Solo to follow her to get Luke. Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo have gone to Nar Shaddaa, to find transport to the Deep Core. After landing the Falcon in Shrug Ninx's garage, meeting Han's former girlfriend, Salla Zend, Han and Leia went to Han's old living quarters. Along the way, they encounter a woman named Vima-Da-Boda, who gives Leia a lightsaber. Upon arriving at Hand's place, they discover that Boba Fett is alive and that their friend (Mako Spince) betrayed them. Pursued by the hunters, Han and Leia make it to the Starlight Intruder, the ship that's bringing them to the Deep Core.

The Battle Ends
Artoo had not been corrupted, and will not allow the Rebillion to be destroyed. Meanwhile, the Rebels in combat over the planet Mon Calamari receive aid from the Alliance reserves, including the new E-wings. Suddenly, three Devastators fall into the sea because the Master Control computer on Byss was sending improper signals.