While the ship flew through the galaxy at lightspeed, the dark apprentice decided to meditate and gather his energies. Asking the nearest officer where the cargo hold is, he was informed that the nearest hold was several floors down. Walking into a different elevator than the one he arrived in, he selected the desired dial and whoosed downward through the floors until arriving at his destination. Moving through the reopened doors he found the cargo hold and sat down to meditate by activating one of the lightsabers at his waist. When Lord Starkiller had inquired about the multiple lightsabers before him, the Emperor replied,