azurelunatic | We always knew it was a Sithly substance..

Forwarded from the Sith Academy discussion list...

The parched sands of Tatooine were the backdrop of a truly grueling battle. The hums and crashes of swinging lightsabres could be heard as the camera panned down to a pair of robed warriors, caught in a duel that was nothing less than a struggle for life and death.

One was an imposing bearded man, the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. The other was a cloaked figure in black, only the crimson markings on his face revealing his identity as the infamous Sith warrior, Darth Maul.

Both fighters strained to parry and dodge the intense strikes, only their agility separating them from certain death. After a final flurry of swings, both combatants staggered away from each other, exhausted and breathing heavily underneath Tatooine's
burning suns.

Darth Maul extinguished his crimson energy blade and sat wearily down on an outcropping of rocks. Qui-Gon also turned off his lightsabre and lowered his head, clutching his knees in exhaustion.

Methodically, the Sith Lord withdrew a pair of large vials filled with a translucent, bubbling green liquid. He threw one nonchalantly to his weary opponent, who easily caught it.

Qui-Gon watched as Darth Maul unfastened the cap and quaffed the liquid. Maintaining a steady gaze upon the Sith Lord, he, too, then opened the vial and began drinking the liquid. The Jedi finished his drink and then wiped his mouth. He nodded slightly at Darth Maul, seeming rather impressed.

"That... was a rather refreshing beverage."

"And the *most* beneficial aspect, Jedi," the Sith warrior growled, "Is that we each just made a painless 500 credits apiece."

Qui-Gon nodded mutely, gripped his lightsabre, and re-activated it. "Shall we have at it then?"

Darth Maul hopped up onto his boulder and withdrew his energy blade as well. "Indeed."

The two warriors continued their battle with renewed vigor as a stylized "MD" suddenly
materialized on the screen.

Mountain Dew! It's Sith-o-riffic.