Oh my god, I want to thank everyone for the reviews on Master and Apprentice: The Unknown Son. I had over forty reviews which I am very happy for, I have never really got over thirty reviews on any one fan fiction. So of course here is Unknown Son's sequel. There were two Mara Jade haters (I think) that read the last one, I hope this changes your opinion on Mara. Note though that Kallisto is a Greek name for someone who loved and had a child with the god Zues. Alecto is another character I have now, Alecto is also Greek. It is the name of one of the three furies who worked for I believe Hades god of the underworld. Well here is the sequel, enjoy. And review! Oh and thanks Darth Gladiator 45 for helping me think of a title for this because I was totally lost, and frankly thats wierd because I can usually think up titles for fic like that (snaps fingers) and so I dedicate my first chapter to you, I also thank Draven Star for reviewing my last one, some of your tips, believe it or not did come in handy. So I shall dedicate chapter 2 to you. I'll say that right here not in chapter 2 however.

Chapter 1: Kallisto… Alecto?

A Day After the Last Chapter in The Unknown Son

Based on a tip from the bartender she had killed a day earlier on the planet Tatooine Mara Jade sat in the cockpit of a ship she had bought a while ago, headed to Cato Neimoidia. It was an older class, one that pirates might use, a Z-95 headhunter. It was based off the simple design of the X-wing only this ship only had two wings. It was nimble, but fast and it could hold its own in combat; however it was very easily shot down. Mara preferred its bubble like cockpit to other ships she had flown before. She glanced down at the hyperspace monitor. According to its calculation her ship would arrive over Cato Neimoidia in, twelve seconds. The bar tender had told her about some woman named Kallisto, she was supposed to have a small base on Cato Neimoidia, and the only reason Mara was bothering to search for it was to find someone with contacts to the remnants of the forces of the Empire who were still loyal to Palpatine. He was dead now, slain by Darth Ravan, the apprentice of the new Emperor, Darth Vader, and she had learned only recently Ravan was actually Vader's son. There was some burning hatred she had for him now, after he had killed the Emperor and left her with nothing. And no, there was no way she was going to join up with a traitor. She wanted to kill him, but she needed help. And who knows? Maybe she could kill Vader as well and get a new Emperor on the throne. Not her of course, but someone. Though that thinking was somewhat premature, she needed help to kill Vader and his son. That's were those still loyal to Palpatine came in.

Finally the hyperspace counter reached zero and the star lines shrank into distant dots. The planet of Cato Neimoidia glowed green and brown ahead of her. It was nearly abandoned now; all the Nemodians had left, vanishing into the outer rim and beyond, ashamed of Nute Gunray, or scared of what might have happened to them after the Clone Wars. This was the perfect place for a smuggler. Mara pulled the throttle and sped her ship up, flicking on the scanners to find any sign of near technology. There was a huge palace, glowing faintly with electronics, but those could be left over from when the Nemodians still inhabited the place. She ruled it out. A smugglers base would probably be smaller.

Indeed, she found something that looked promising. In the middle of the forest it seemed. A few clustered buildings, probably an old village, were glinting blue with a bit of technology. That was as promising as anything. Mara's ship broke the atmosphere and began descending down to the jungles Cato Neimoidia held. She set her course for about a mile or so away from the base she had found. She'd rather sneak towards it and then come out. From her experience people with secret business didn't like to just be dropped in on.

She found a small hill top to land on, it was treeless and dead. It could have possibly been scarred from a turbo laser blast in orbit, but Mara didn't understand why it would be a hill. She landed her ship on it and hopped out. Taking a few supplies out of the cargo bay as well as her blaster, which she holstered on her upper left shoulder, and her lightsaber the Emperor had given her to train with almost half a year ago when the farm boy came into her life. Hard to believe she had only been sixteen. She was now seventeen, her birthday a few months ago, she thought, for she never actually remembered the Emperor telling her directly when it was. And the farm boy probably was too.

She shook the thoughts out of her red head. Anger, no fury, with Ravan Skywalker, or Luke his birth, name would just cloud her judgment right now. If she was fighting him at the moment she would give into her anger, but she wasn't and she had somewhat of a hike ahead of her.

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Cato Neimoidia's jungles were dense, very dense and full of plants that would irritate a human's skin. No wonder Nemodias were green and lumpy. Mara had to use her lightsaber to blaze a trail, which worried her because if she was being followed, or would be followed anytime, her stalker would have an easy trail. As the plants and underbrush grew less and less packed she knew she was coming near an end to the forest. Indeed she could see light ahead of her through the gaps of the vine strewn trees. And she could also see buildings that looked like they were made of golden mud bricks. Mara shut off her lightsaber crouching low. She was wearing a camouflage suit that held the pattered of long grass and vines. It would be a big help.

She crept nearer to the edge of the tree line, finally dropping to her stomach when she came to the end. Hiding behind a bush she looked out. There were about five buildings total, the biggest was two stories high and about no longer than maybe two Coruscanti ground diners connected, it was about as wide as a Corellian corvette so it was pretty big, most likely a command center of some sort. Men and women wearing mismatched armor and camouflage walked around it, each carrying some type of weapon. People came in and out of the other buildings as well. Mara risked a change of positions, and for the better. She got a clear view down the square in the middle of the buildings. Behind it, just beyond the first line of trees in a noticeable clearing were several ships, a well sized cargo transport, about half the size of a Corellian Corvette, as well as ten or so Z-95 Headhunters, and three Skipray Blastboats, an impressive arsenal of ships for a small smuggler outpost.

Now was as good a time as any to make an appearance. But still Mara was worried, she doubted the smugglers would like it either if a strange woman armed to the teeth just popped out of the forest and walked straight into the command center to speak with their leader Kallisto. Luckily, a medium height, medium build man rounded the corner of the building closest to her right, walking very slowly and gazing at a datapad, he was mere inches away from the line or trees. Mara brought herself into a crouch slowly and inched to the side of the bush she was behind. The man was to immersed in the information the datapad held to notice her.

As soon as his foot was in reach she pushed out her leg and tripped him. He fell to the ground, before he could get back on his feet Mara grabbed him by the neck and held her hand firmly over his mouth. She dragged him into the brush swiftly and, walked him a good four feet back from the edge of the trees. She turned him to her quickly and shoved him against a vine covered trunk of a tall thick tree.

"What the hell are you doing?" He cried as she took her hand off his mouth.

"Hi, my name is Mara. Are you having a nice day? I sure hope so because I sure as hell am not." Mara snapped. She pulled back her sleeve, while she had someone captive she could at least toy with them. As her sleeve came back it revealed a very red and swollen rash on her right arm. "See this? I got it while I was crawling around."

"Woman, do I look like I give a flip about the rash on your arm? Let me go!"

"Ooh, a bit hasty aren't we? Well I'll make you a deal. Take me to your leader and I'll let you go."

"No deal."

Mara sighed, now she had to do it the hard way. Keeping one arm firmly on the man's neck she reached with her free arm and pulled out her blaster pistol, sticking the barrel into the man's sweaty cheek.

"I'll kill you here."

"They'll hear you."

"It's silenced."

For the first time since she had rammed him into the tree and began talking she saw a hint of fear in his eyes.

"And no one will ever know what happened to you. I'll take everything you have and throw your body into a river." Mara added.

"Fine." The man spat, trying to seem braver than he was. "Let me go and I'll take you to our leader."

"Thank you for seeing it my way. Hold on a moment." Mara said politely reaching for a pair of stun cuffs she had.

"Why do I need those?"

"It's my insurance policy, so you won't run off."

The man muttered something under his breath as Mara bound his hands behind his back and led him out of the woods. Mara stuck to tip of her blaster barrel to the middle of the man's back. No one paid the slightest mind to them; everyone seemed so busy that they mistook the man leading Mara with his hands simply clasped behind his back. The man inclined his head to the tall building. Mara edged him on. They reached the door which opened automatically into a big lounge. A few people were walking around it. All of them paid no attention to Mara or the cuffed man, save one woman. She sat in the middle of the lounge on a red chair, feet up on a table. She was completely dressed in black, wearing a skin tight shirt, which looked like half of a cat suit, and loosely fitting pants. Holding them up was a belt with a small blaster pistol holstered onto it. She also wore leather boots, and over everything she wore a shiny leather jacket. If Mara had seen her on Coruscant she might have thought she was a death stick dealer.

She had a pale white face, and long midnight black hair tied into a ponytail which ran down to her butt. Mara saw a few random braids in it as well as two just above her ears, pulling back in a cornrow. Both of her ears were pierced and she wore two single golden bands on them. She looked up at Mara, then to the man. Mara inserted her blaster back in its holster. The woman narrowed her eyes.

"Who is this red head?" She asked in an accent which made her I's sound like E's, and she rolled her R's. "Moron, why did you bring her here?"

"He had no choice." Mara replied to the woman's question, she unclipped the man's stun cuffs and put them back on her belt, while delivering a swift kick to his rear end. He fell into the table the woman had been resting her feet on a moment ago, it crashed to the floor. He stood up and cursed Mara, all the while the woman laughed.

She turned her head to him. "Get out of here."

Reluctantly the man nodded and left. The woman turned her head back to Mara.

"On second thought, I like you." She said. "My name's Alecto, what can I do for you."

"You're not Kallisto!" Mara cried in anger. She turned and kicked a chair over. All that hiking and skulking for nothing.

"Calm down woman!" Alecto cried. "I work for Kallisto, I'm her second in command."

"Well where is she?"

"She is in the old capitol palace. That's where she does her business."

"Can you please give me the coordinates? I am in a really bad mood."

"Oh, no, no, no, no. You want to speak with Kallisto, you got to do me a favor, that's the way I work."

"Phf. I might as well just go to the palace myself."

"De auto turrets would shoot you down. They can only be deactivated with a code. Otherwise you'll be cooking until your ash in your ship."

"What kind of favor do you want me to do?" Mara asked, or more so growled. Alecto smiled, and began to tell her.

Also I do not own any character you see from the star wars universe. Weather Timothy Zahn created (Mara) them or George Lucas did. However Alecto and Kallisto, when she comes in are mine. As is Xen but she isn't in this fic is she? No I am actually asking you people that question because I have no idea. Is Xen in this fic? Probably not, just wanna know how many of you actually know who Xen is.