Padawan Revan groggily stepped out of her quarters in the Jedi temple on Coruscant. Just as she exited, a youngling said, "The masters want to see you in the proving grounds."

"Thanks." she sleepily replied, brushing some of her long black hair out of her eyes. After grabbing a quick breakfast in the mess hall, she went to the training grounds, and was greeted by her Master, Kreia. The old woman often called Far-Seer by the other Jedi said, "You are late, Revan."

"My apologies, master." Revan said as she bowed, "I went to get some breakfast before coming here. Why am I wanted here?"

"You have mastered all of the lessons that you have been given up to this point, and the council believes that it is time you are raised to the rank of Jedi Knight. But, before that, you must prove yourself skilled enough with both the force and the lightsaber."

"I understand, master. What am I to do?"

"First, your skill with the blade shall be tested. Last four minutes in combat with a Jedi Knight and you shall have proven your skill."

"I understand, master. Who do you want me to duel?"

"She should be here shortly, Revan." Kreia said.

The young Padawan nodded, and looked around. She then said, "The youngling said that the masters wanted to see me down here. I thought there would be more."

Kreia did not respond, but instead greeted the Knight approaching, "Hello, Meetra."

"Master Kreia. You wished to see me?"

"Yes, you shall be assisting Revan in her test to be raised to Knight."

Meetra nodded, and drew her lightsaber. Igniting the blue blade, she looked Revan in the eyes, and said, "Raise your guard, Padawan."

Revan laughed, and said, "This should be fun. You going easy on me, Master?"

"Meetra's skill has greatly improved since she was raised to Knighthood. Do not let your arrogance get the better of you, Revan." the blind woman said.

"Yes, master." Revan said, determination showing in her green eyes as she drew her own lightsaber and ignited it. The blue blade flashed out in a second, and then, the two Jedi clashed. When their blades first connected, a grin came across Revan's face, and she pushed the smaller woman back. Then, as Meetra stabbed at her, Revan used the force to amplify her jump as she leaped over Meetra. Just before her blade was at Meetra's neck, the Knight ducked and kicked Revan in the gut. Staggering back, the Padawan raised her blade just in time to block Meetra's. Then, she rolled to the side, and began attacking once again.

At first, neither made many movements. Both merely trying to break the defense of their opponent. Then, Revan smirked, and began to strike at Meetra with rapid strikes while her feet moved similar to how they would in a dance as they carried her in a circle around the Knight, who was barely able to block.

Just as Meetra's guard was about to collapse from Revan's many attacks, as her strikes forced the Knight to step back to prevent losing her footing, she heard Kreia say, "Enough. You have proven yourself skilled enough with the lightsaber."

The two young women deactivated their weapons and replaced them on their belts. Kreia continued, "You can return to your previous tasks now, Meetra."

"Thank you, Master Kreia." Meetra said as she left.

Kreia then said, "There are two other masters here, you are to find them. Each of them shall give you a task you are to perform with the force. It shall be quite difficult to find them, but I can tell you they are still in this place."

Revan nodded, and thought, 'Not an insane amount of help. I suppose this is why the proving grounds are so huge,' while she walked through the training grounds. As the quiet surrounded her, she felt her Force senses becoming even sharper than they already were. She could close her eyes, but still see every detail of the room in razor sharp detail through the Force.

Time seemed to slow to a crawl as she carefully checked every area for one of the hiding masters. Walking through the room was peaceful, yet tense. Then, after an hour and a half of searching, she found the first master. The aging man, Master Oraka said, "You have done well to find me. Your first test is to heal a lightsaber wound with the Force, and leave no scar." He said, and a youngling who had made a drastic mistake in training, not an uncommon occurrence, was brought forward.

Revan shook her head as she looked at the child, she knew that if she messed this up the masters would fix it, but she was still nervous. She took a deep, calming breath, then embraced the Force, and slowly, carefully guided its enormous power into the child, using it to heal the burnt flesh before knitting the small gash closed, leaving no sign that the boy had ever been injured.

Oraka said, "Well done, Revan. Now, go find the other master. A single hint, he is in the area with the crystal lake."

Revan nodded, silently saying, 'Why did they have to create a simulated environment for the proving grounds? It seems a bit overboard. Oh well, at least I know where to look. It should be easier to find the other master.'

Soon she was in the area mentioned, and walked through it with silent determination. She kept whispering to herself, "Only one more test." as she walked through, carefully checking each area. Then, after checking the entire area, she groaned, and thought, 'He's hidden somewhere in the Lake.' before walking gently along the great multitude of crystals slipping once shortly after landing on it, and saw that sure enough, the master was hidden in the lake. He was using the force to move them to slip anyone who would try to walk over it. She muttered under her breath, as she realized that the way he was moving them, if she just let it move her she'd be taken to him, but if she tried to get to him directly, that there was no way she'd get down. She sighed, and relaxed as the mundane crystals gently pushed her along, slowly taking her closer to the master.

When she finally felt her feet touch solid ground, she said, "Master."

"Padawan. Though, it may soon be Knight. Your next task is simple. You are to forge a path through the crystals to the edge of the lake, while I try to stop you. If you make it through, you are skilled enough with the Force to carry the title of Jedi Knight."

Revan nodded, and set about finding a way to use the force that would give her a path through the crystals. Time froze as she moved, and finally, after hours of struggling, she broke free of the crystals, and sprinted over to Kreia.

Kreia said, "Well done, Revan. You have proven yourself worthy of the title Jedi Knight. Tomorrow the official promotion ceremony shall be held. Though, I bet many will be surprised to find out your last name is Tremaine."

"It shouldn't be that surprising." Revan said, with a sad smile on her face. She and Kreia walked out of the room, and Kreia said, "There should be a pair of Jedi Knight robes in your quarters. You'll have to wear them tomorrow. "

"Got it. What am I going to do now, Master?"

"We shall discuss that tomorrow. Today, you should rest, and celebrate what you have accomplished. But no drinking, Revan."

"I've only had a drink once." Revan said, "I didn't really care for it."

Kreia nodded, and said, "Good. Now go and enjoy the rest of your day. Tomorrow things will change drastically, Knight Revan."

"Hopefully for the better." Revan said as she walked out of the temple for the first time in a while. She was instantly greeted by the sight of the towering spires of Coruscant, and a cab driver asked, "Do you want to go somewhere, Master Jedi?"

"Yes, the Senate Park."

"Yes ma'am." he said, getting into his speeder. Revan slipped into the back seat, and just relaxed as she felt the wind blowing against her face, sending her hair back. When the speeder landed a few minutes later, the man said, "That'll be ten credits."

She quickly handed him his payment, and stepped out. Walking quietly through the large park, which was mainly filled with couples, she sadly shook her head, thinking, 'I wonder why the masters say that love is a dark emotion. These people feel love, and they are not evil. Not slaves to the dark side. They aren't like those mandalorian bastards. They don't go around destroying worlds, and selling off the few survivors into slavery.' Revan shuddered as the memory of her parents' last words rang in her ears, "Revan, go hide! We'll try to hold them off." her father said, and her mother added, "We love you, Revan. Now please go! They'll hurt you too if you stay."

A young Revan protested, "I don't want to go. I want to stay with you."

"You don't always get what you want, Revan."

"Daddy, can't I stay with you?"

"Not this time, dear. Run!"

Tears filled Revan's eyes as the scene playing in her head ended. John and Miranda Tremaine had been good people. People who helped everyone they could. But, that day the people of Mandalore had come and killed them. For no reason other than mindless blood-lust. Then, Revan heard a man ask, "Are you alright, Miss?"

"I'm sorry, what was that?" Revan asked.

"I asked if you're alright. You've just been standing there, crying."

"I'm fine. Thank you for asking."

"Alright. Aren't you a bit young to be here alone? You can't be more than fourteen.

"I'm eighteen and a Jedi." Revan said, revealing the lightsaber she had hidden in her pocket.

"Oh, my apologies, Master Jedi. I didn't know."

"There is no problem. Could you tell me why there are so many people here? Few come here often."

"I don't know, Master Jedi."

"Please, call me Revan."

"Oh, of course, Revan. Is there anything else you need?"

"No, that is all." the Knight replied, walking over to a tree, and quickly climbing to its peak. She smirked, there were many such parks on Coruscant. A few thousand years ago there hadn't been, and people had been having breakdowns quite frequently, so the Senate had spent millions of credits to have parks built around the planet. They were numerous enough that they rarely were packed with people, and were places of peace and relaxation.

Then, Revan received a message on her datapad. It was from Meetra, "Hey, Revan. Great job on passing the Knight Trial. Want to go catch a movie?"

"No thanks. Just want to spend some time outside right now.'

"Alright."

"If you want to hang out, I'm at the Senate Park."

"No thanks. I think I'll stay here and find a way to get this blasted droid working again. It doesn't seem to want to comply."

"That old T3 unit?" Revan asked.

"Yeah."

"You just need to fix the wiring. Shouldn't be very hard."

"That's easy for you to say. You're the one who actually understands droids, and can even understand droid-speak."

"Not my fault you're challenged in that regard." Revan sent back, before jumping from the tree she was on to the branch of another one. Using that to give her more momentum, she used to land in a third tree, directly above a couple. Then, she dropped behind them, and walked deeper into the park. She lay down, and just stared up at the sky. The hours passed in silence, and then the stars rose in the night sky. Revan sighed, and stood up, brushing the grass off of her robes.

She walked back to the spot where cabs usually waited, and found that there wasn't one. When one finally showed up, Revan said, "Take me to the Jedi Temple, and on the double."

"Got it, Master Jedi." He said, noticing her robes and lightsaber. Even with the driver's skill, it was still an hour before they got back to the temple, due to the traffic. He said, "I'm sorry for the wait, Master Jedi.

Revan took a deep breath, tossed him some credits, and sprinted into the temple. There, she was greeted by a very upset looking Kreia. The Jedi Master said, "Revan, as you know, tradition is that Padawans spend this time in meditation before they are officially raised to Padawans. Not, out in the city."
"I apologize, master. I should have left the park sooner, to avoid the traffic."

"Good, now go to your meditations. And, you'll have to go an hour later since you didn't think it necessary to leave so you could arrive on time to do it as the Order demands."

"Yes, master." Revan said, heading to her room. She sat in the middle of the floor, and assumed the meditative trance that she had been taught as a youngling. As she sat there, meditating, she seemed to become as one with the Force.

When the time of meditation came to a close, she rose, and quickly took a shower, before collapsing into bed, and falling asleep.

-=0=-

Revan rose a few hours later, and quickly got her Knight robes. Once she put them on, she examined herself in the mirror. Long black hair framed her face well, while the tight-fitting robes accentuated her attractive figure well. 'Why do the Jedi have robes that show off what they look like, then say all romantic relationships are dangerous? It seems kinda counter-productive.' Revan thought, as she headed out of the room, and into the Grand Hall waiting to be called up to be officially raised by the council.

Ten minutes passed, then Master Nomi Sunrider said, "Revan Tremaine, step forward."

Revan did as she was ordered, and knelt before the grand master of the Jedi Order. Nomi looked Revan in the eyes, and said, "Revan, you are hereby officially raised to the rank of Jedi Knight, and given all authority, freedom, and responsibility that title holds."

"Thank you, Master." Revan said.

"Rise, Jedi Knight." Nomi said.

The few people other than Revan and the council there, A couple of Padawans, Meetra, and another Knight, cheered as the new Knight stood up, and was guided out of the room by Kreia. Once they were in the back chamber, Kreia said, "You have learned your lessons here well, Revan. But, now there is nothing left for the masters here to teach you. So, it has been suggested by Grand Master Sunrider that you go to the training enclave on Dantooine to train under Master Vrook and Master Vandar. Vrook is the greatest living lightsaber wielder, and Vandar is the strongest user of the force in the Order."

"It would be an honor to train under them, master. Though, I will miss you and the others if I leave."

"If you should leave, as the council thinks is best, you will be fine. It is not like we cannot speak just because we are not on the same planet, Revan. I'm sure that Meetra would be very sad if you never sent a message her way while on Dantooine."

"I know, master. If it will help me learn to be a better Jedi, I will go."
"We believe it will."

"Then I will go. When would you have me leave?"

"The next ship we're sending to Dantooine leaves tonight. You will not have much time to say goodbye if you want to be ready when the shuttle departs."

"I will be ready master." Revan said, "It has been an honor learning from you, Far-Seer."
"You know that I don't actually see into the future. I already taught you how I see how things will happen. I see the patterns in things, and I understand the people involved with events. Just, don't read too much into the people on Dantooine at first. They may be... offended."

"Yes, master." Revan said, walking to her quarters accompanied by Kreia. When she was inside, she quickly went about gathering her things. While she did not have many possessions, the process of folding the Jedi robes properly was a difficult one, as there were several layers to each set of robes, and they had to be folded in a precise way to make it fit together perfectly. When she finally finished, Kreia said, "There is still an hour until the vessel departs. You should say goodbye to Meetra now. Since, she's the only friend you made."

Revan laughed, and said, "I suppose constantly trying to better learn how to combat the Mandalorians when I first showed up, and avoiding everyone who weren't my teachers didn't endear me to many people."

"Indeed. And, Revan, it has been a pleasure training you. Your thirst for knowledge has been incredibly refreshing, compared to many of the students I have trained in my time."

"I'll miss you master." she said, as she gave the old woman a hug, and walked out of the room, and headed to Meetra's room. Meetra was just sitting in the room, and said, "Hey, Revan! What you been up to all day?"

"I've been packing."

"What for?"

"The Council believes that it would benefit me to go to Dantooine and learn from Master Vrook and Master Vandar."

"Whoa, you've heard of Vrook's reputation, right?"

"He's stern, and doesn't accept any mistakes or sarcasm. I'll be fine, Meetra."

"Are you sure? Everyone knows you aren't one to treat everything incredibly seriously."

Revan laughed, and said, "What, you worried he'll break me and you won't ever get a chance to hook up with me?"

Meetra smiled, and walked up to Revan, and said, "Yeah."

Revan stepped back, and said, "I was kidding, Meetra. You're a great friend, but, I can't give you anything more than friendship. I... I just don't love you that way."

Meetra nodded, and said, "I understand, Revan. So, what you want to do before you leave?"

"There isn't too much time, but we could play a few hands of pazaak."

"I'm a bit rusty, you'll go easy on me, right, Revan?" Meetra asked as she grabbed her deck.

"Yeah right. I saw you playing with that one Knight. What's his name, Treanor?"

"Taylor." Meetra corrected.

"Right, well, I saw you playing with him, and it didn't look like you'd lost your touch at all." Revan said, sitting down at the table opposite Meetra. They quickly started the game, and Revan sighed when the first card she got on the table was a one. She looked at her hand, and thought, 'Great. A plus or minus one, two plus fives, and a plus four.'

She sighed even deeper when Meetra got a ten as her first card. The blonde woman looked at Revan and smirked, and asked, "You worried about losing, Rev? We haven't even gotten the first set done."

"I'm not worried about losing, I'm worried about your head getting so big that it'll explode if you win I'd hate to have been responsible for your death." Revan teased, as she drew a ten herself.

Meetra smiled, and said, "You don't have to worry about that, young Knight." before she drew a nine and stoodwith it.

Revan was quiet, as she slowly drew the next card, a four. She stared contemplatively at her hand, then triumphantly played a plus five card.

Meetra said, "Suppose I should put one or two of those in my deck. Can't count how many times you've won a setbecause of those."

"I've also lost a lot more sets because I've had them in my deck, when I needed a lower plus card than I've won because of them." Revan said, as she shuffled the main deck. When she finished, she put it forward, and said, "You go first."

Meetra smirked, and drew a four. Revan got a six, then Meetra drew a five. On Revan's turn, she drew an eight, and Meetra let out a small groan, before she drew a two. Revan drew a seven, and thought,'Do I drop it down to twenty, or save it and use it on a later set? There's still a good chance Meetra could draw a nine and get to twenty, even if I drop down. Then again, the odds are against it. Do I take the risk and play the card, or do I play it safe? Meetra's only got minus cards in her deck, but she could still pull a win if she goes a few high. I'm dragging this out too much. I'll just use the card.' When she played it as a minus one, Meetra said, "So, that's what you were thinking about. Thought you were wondering whether or not to use a minus two."

"Nope." Revan replied, and then continued with a "Shit!" when Meetra drew a nine. Then, she got a message on her datapad from Kreia, that said, "You need to come down to the shuttle now so you can board."

"Understood, Master." she sent. She then sighed, and said, "Fold. Have to go board now, apparently."

"Aww, and I was just about to make a big comeback, too." Meetra said, as the two Jedi put the game away, and walked away. As they walked through the temple, Meetra asked, "Are you sure you want to go?"

"Yeah. But, don't worry, Meetra. I'll keep in touch." Revan said, while walking to the boarding ramp.

"You better." Meetra said, clearly fighting back tears.

"Don't cry, Meetra. I'll be fine out on Dantooine." Revan said, walking back to give her friend a hug.

Meetra sniffed, "I'll miss, you Revan."

"I'll miss you, too, Meetra." she said, as she boarded the shuttle. Inside, she was greeted by a tall, dark-haired man who said, "My name's Carth Onasi, Master Jedi. I'll be the pilot during your flight. If you need anything, feel free to ask me or another member of the crew."

"A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Onasi." Revan said, shaking his hand.

"Likewise." he said.

"So, where are my quarters?" she asked.

"Go through the main hall, and take the first left. It's the third one on the right."

"Thank you." Revan said, following the man's instructions. As she tossed her luggage on the bed, she looked around the expansive suite. 'The council sure didn't spare any expense getting me this room. Must have been really expensive.' before walking out, and exploring the rest of the vessel. There wasn't much to see, though. There were two hallways out of a main corridor that led to the various cabins. Then, after that there was a large room for relaxing and eating in. The kitchen appeared to be in the back of the room. There was a small medical bay near the front manned by a single young woman who looked like it was her first time on a ship.

Revan said, "Hello, what's your name?"

"Stephenie Robinson, Master Jedi." She nervously said.

"First time on a ship?"

"Yes, ma'am. How could you tell?"

"You seem very nervous. You should relax. If you have any trouble with an injury, I'll try and help you. Though, there shouldn't be any injuries."

"Thank you Master Jedi! But I hope there aren't any injuries."

"Please, Stephanie, call me Revan. Everyone does."

"I'll try to remember to, Revan." she said.

"Thanks. Is there a training area on this ship?"

"No, ma'am."

"Thanks, I think I'll get going now."

"Of course." Stephanie said, watching Revan walk away.

Revan then ended up in the last area of the ship that was easily accessible, the cockpit. Inside was Carth, and a rodian, who seemed to be the less experienced of the two. She quietly watched as the two activated the ship's engines, and was not at all effected by the lurch of the vessel as it rose into the air, and struggled to pull out of Coruscant's atmosphere. Once the ship was in hyperspace, she asked, "So, how long will it be until we reach Dantooine?"

"A few days days." Carth said.

"I see." Revan said, "Do you know anything of the planet?"

"Not much. It's a farm planet, and there are only a few spaceports. The one we go to is the one at your enclave."

"Thanks for the info." Revan said, walking away. In the main room, she saw that not much was going on. Just an old couple talking to each other, a young man who looked about ready to strangle someone, and another Jedi. Revan walked up to the Jedi, and asked, "How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, Knight Revan." The older man said. "Just waiting for our arrival on Dantooine so I might assume my new duties there."

"What would that be, Master?"

"The previous chronicler of the academy became one with the Force quite recently, and I was asked to take his place."

"Wouldn't they have chosen a new chronicler from one of the masters already there?"

"Not this time. It appears that his death was... unexpected. A group of kath hounds surprised him while he was taking a walk on the plains of Dantooine, and he had not brought his lightsaber with him. It was a great loss for the Order. He was an outstanding Jedi."

"Then it is unfortunate I did not have the chance to meet him."

"You would have liked him, Revan."

"What is your name, Master? I apologize, but I sometimes have difficulty remembering names."

"You don't need to apologize. I am Master Dorak."

"The head librarian at the temple?"

"Former head librarian now."

"Yes, excuse me, master, but I have had a long, difficult day today."

"Of course. We can talk more later." he said, pulling out a datapad and starting to read it. Revan walked back to her room, and collapsed into it exhausted, before falling asleep.

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A/N: Thanks for reading this. This chapter was just to introduce Revan and a few of the other characters, and show why Revan ends up on Dantooine. The next chapter should come out some time later this week, or early next week. Please drop a review and follow/favorite.