Star Wars: The Real Phantom Menace

Prologue
It was months after the Battle of Jakku and end of the Galactic Empire. But unbeknownst to the Republic, a successor state to the Empire was forming in the unknown regions. For it was Darth Sidious/Emperor Palpatine’s contingency plan that if the Empire is unable to protect the life of its Emperor, then it must be deemed a failure and be destroyed so a new better empire can begin. He selected his loyal servant Gallius Rax to carry out the plan and cause events that led to the Battle of Jakku. A selected few of Palpatine’s most loyal Imperials were given coordinates in the unknown regions to build the new empire.

Gallius Rax would have become the ruler of the new empire had he not been killed on Jakku. There were therefore different contenders for leadership.

They were contacted by a Dark Lord. He offered the remnants money and supplies to help reconquer the galaxy in exchange for them making him their Emperor. Many accepted the deal. Others such as Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and Commandant Brendol Hux refused to surrender authority to an alien they never met. Thus, there was a civil war, between those loyal to the new Emperor and the opposition.

Chapter 1 Blue Core
After Operation Cinder, the planet Naboo was weakened allowing for crime to flourish. A notorious cartel called Blue Core seized control of a plasma drilling site. The Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker went to Naboo to help the defense forces battle Blue Core.

He arrived in his X Wing by the drilling site. He then got out, having his lightsaber in his hand.

“Luke Skywalker!” said a member of Naboo’s defense forces. “We surely need a Jedi’s help. The Empire has returned, assisting Blue Core.”

And sure enough, Luke saw humans and gungan Blue Core members, as well as Stormtroopers.

“How is this possible?!” said Luke. He ignited his green lightsaber and charged into the battle. He helped the Naboo Defense Forces fight their there way into the occupied facility.

There Luke sensed a great presence of the Dark Side of the Force that he hadn’t felt since he was in the throne room of Palpatine. “Who could it be?”, he thought. Palpatine surely died on the Death Star.

Sensing the dark presence led Luke to a large room. And there he saw a Gungan smiling at him.

“Mesa been waiting for you son of Annie Skywalker!” said the Gungan.

Chapter 2 The Great Revelation
Also present in the room was an Umbaran female and a boy with a deformed face.

The Gungan’s voice changed to a deep dark tone as he continued to speak.

“I am Jar Jar Binks, Emperor of the New Galactic Empire.”

“The Empire is dead!” said Luke. “It was dissolved in the Galactic Concordance.”

“That Concordance wasn’t signed by Sidious’s legitimate successors” said Jar Jar. “For it was his contingency plan that if the Empire is unable to protect the life of its Emperor, then it must be deemed a failure and be destroyed so a new better empire can begin. He selected his loyal servant Gallius Rax to carry out the plan and cause events that led to the Battle of Jakku. A select few were chosen to lead the new Empire.

Meanwhile, I founded Blue Core and used this deformed orphan Mapo to perform circus acts with me to attract sympathy and raise enough money and recourses to give to the Imperial remnants in exchange for them making me their Emperor.

“You monster!” said Luke. “That money could have been used to give him a face transplant.”

“Don’t worry, I plan to do that,” said Jar Jar, “By killing you and using your good looking face as the transplant!” Jar Jar laughed as he and the Umbaran ignited their red lightsabers.

Chapter 3 Luke’s next duel
Luke Skywalker struggled to battle Jar Jar Binks and his Umbaran apprentice. Jar Jar fought with great agility. He fell to the ground, but that was part of his martial arts tactic of deception. As Luke was about to strike him him, he suddenly flipped back up, knocking Luke down to the ground. He and the Umbaran were standing over him.

“And now Luke,” said Jar Jar, “I will do to you what Sidious failed to do.”

He then started shooting Force Lightning at Luke who cried out in pain.

“No!” cried Mapo who ran over, picked up Luke’s lightsaber, ignited it, and stuck it in front of the lightning.

“What are you doing?” said Jar Jar. “I am going to give you your face transplant.”

“I will not let you kill the Jedi who helped defeat the previous awful Emperor!” said Mapo.

“Impudent young brat!” said Jar Jar as he threw Mapo to the side. But Luke got up, grabbed his lightsaber, and stabbed it right through Jar Jar’s torso.

Blue energy escaped Jar Jar’s body and went into his female Umbaran apprentice. The Umbaran then spoke in a male voice.

“This isn’t over! I transferred my essence into my apprentice and we are now one!”

Chapter 4 True Identity
“I am Darth Plagueis,” said the possessed Umbaran, “I learned of the power to cheat death. When I die, I can transfer my essence into either a willing being or a being of lesser power.

When Sidious killed me in my sleep, I transferred my essence into the body of a pathetic Gungan and made him powerful. I manipulated the rise of Vader and the Galactic Empire while staying on the sidelines, since I knew that Anakin was the chosen one. I let him sacrifice himself killing Sidious so that the chosen one would die and the Sith would live on.

I had my new apprentice Sly Moore manipulated Sidious’s mind to make him come up with the contingency plan so that I could establish the New Galactic Empire. As I demonstrated when I transferred my essence into her, I am immortal! There is no chosen one to stop me! I am the chosen Sith who will bring an end to the Jedi!”

Darth Plagueis and Luke Skywalker then started dueling again.

“The Light Side is the weaker side of the Force!” said Plagueis. “It killed your father like it will kill you!”

“That’s not true!” said Luke as he turned furious. In rage, he swung forward at Plagueis who was stepping backward similar to his final duel with Vader. At last, he stabbed his lightsaber right through the Umbaran’s torso.

Plagueis fell to the ground. As he was dying he said “You are only delaying your inevitable demise.” Energy came out of the Umbaran’s body and was heading right towards Mapo’s.

Chapter 5 Prophecy Fulfilled
Right as Plagueis’s spirit was going to go into Mapo’s body, another spirit intercepted it. It was Anakin.

“I am the chosen one!” said Anakin. “My self sacrifice enabled me to preserve my individuality after death. The Sith are no more!”

Without a body to go into, the spirit of Plaguis cried out as he faded into the Force as Sith are unable to preserve their individuality in Force Ghosts without being bound to an object or person.

“Father,” said Luke. Anakin smiled at him and said “It is a new era for the Jedi and the Skywalker bloodline. Look after your nephew Ben.”

Anakin then faded. Luke went over to Mapo and said

“You helped save my life. I sense that the Force is strong in you. Come with me and I will train you to be a Jedi.”

Epilogue
And so, Luke Skywalker found his first Jedi apprentice. Since the leader of Blue Core and the Emperor of New Galactic Empire leader was gone, their forces on Naboo were defeated, and Luke and the New Republic believed that the last remnants of the Empire were gone, unaware that there were more Imperial remnants in the unknown regions.

The New Galactic Empire also lost battles in the unknown regions to the opposition forces that later became the First Order.

And as you know, Luke failed as a Jedi master and caused Ben Solo to turn to the dark side and become Kylo Ren. Mapo was among those killed by Kylo.