Forgotten Memories

I do not own anything Star Wars. Han, Leia, and Luke are all borrowed characters, obviously, with Samantha Heart and Komiak being my own creation.

I wrote this a LONG time ago so please be patient as I "update" it...lol.

Please read before continuing.

In the previous book, Imperial Memories, you probably noticed that the header of each chapter says Imperial Memories and Forgotten Memories. This is an error on my part. That was the original story title. The story itself ended up being so long I decided to break it up. This book, Forgotten Memories, is book Two. I am sorry for the confusion. And now, on to the story.

Prologue:

Setting the scene

With the death of Samantha Han, Leia, and Luke return to Courscant. Komoiak begins acting as the New Republic agent on planet.

After reporting the incident to Mon Mothma, Luke returns to the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4.

Nearly a year after the incident New Republic spies begin picking up word of massive movements within the Imperial remenants troops, especially of dark jedi in the vacinity of Komiak's home planet.

I stare at the cubicle that is my room, studying the blank slate walls, the windowless room containing only a small cot and other necessities. The bleak, dismal surroundings would be depressing, empty to any who step inside. At least to any other. Time has no meaning to me anymore, days and nights passing unmarked, the never ending procession of time broken only by the men who come for me. I had long ago stopped carrying about the guns they point at me when they come.

I am taken to the same room, stark white walls around me. I am tested, as I am every day. Colors and images flash all around me, my eyes watching as the images flash by, colors swirling wildly. I show no reaction, and I know that this is what they want. They test me for hours, searching for a reaction, any reaction, testing my abilities and searching for my weaknesses.

Only one image stirs any reaction in me. I had forgotten who he was, or how I know him, but only seeing his blue eyes draws any reaction from me.

I see his image on the screen before me, sandy blond hair and blue eyes watch me.

I am bound, shackles clicking around my wrists before I am lead outside. I follow my guide, a small procession that soon heads out of the base and into the nearby woods. Slightly ahead of us I see the Talar, several of them grouped together. I automatically send my mind out, linking my mind to that of the lead female Talar, her snow white hide matching my hair. She nods once, turning to the other Talar as my cuffs are released.

"There is a pack of animals somewhere in the woods killing our scouts. Drive them off." I nod, taking the small pack they hand me. The few troops around me immediately back away, almost scared yet it does not phase me. I approach the female and she stares at me, her height nearly level with mine.

Do you know of which they speak? I send. She nods.

I do.

Then let us hunt.

Anu leads the pack through the woods, the large wolves weaving their way silently through the forest, following a trail only the wolves could see, or rather, smell.

It has been a year since the loss of Samantha, and Anu's heart aches remembering the pain that his mate suffered when the kidn white haired woman had died.

Are you sure you heard them correctly? His daughter sends to him, jolting him out of his thoughts.

Yes. Townsfolk have been seeing the Talar pack more recently as well as closer to town. Four people report that they have seen a white haired woman with them.

It probably isn't her. His daughter states. He growls slightly.

I know but I still will look into it. For Komiak's sake. If it isn't her, who ever it is will die slowly, just like th rest.

This is the first time we've seen them in three months, even with what the villagers have been saying. What could this mean?

I'm nto sure. He sends. But I bet that female white talar is behind it all.

After several minutes Anu slows, lifting his nose to the light breeze as it shifts through the trees overhead. He stops completely and turns sharply, a slight growl sending the pack scattereing into the trees.

They are just ahead, over that rise. He sends, nodding up the slight hill near them. His daughter remains near him, nodding slightly before disappearing into the brush.

Anu sneaks quietly up the hill, keeping low on his belly as he gets toward the top of the rise.

They are getting closer.

Let them. Our business is not with the little ones, we're after the two.

What if they see you?

Nothing can be done now. Let them.

At the top of the rise Anu pauses, staying low to the ground as he creeps forward.

Below, in a small gulley, a group of about six or seven Talar wait. Many are lying down, two standing, keeping watch. They all rise as the white female suddenly appears through the trees.

Anu has to stop himself from launching down the hill as a white haired woman appears beside the female Talar. Silver flashes in the sunlight peering through the trees and Anu backs away slowly down the hill.

Everyone retreat. Back to the house now!

What's going on?

The pack is on the move! We have to get back to the house now! He insists. His daughter appears at the base of the hill, head tipped to one side.

Father, what is wrong? He does not pause as he runs past her, seeing members of the pack joining in the run as his daughter catches up to him.

I just saw Samantha.

It does not take us long to catch the scent. The white female and I lead the group, the other Talar fanned out around us in the woods.

A clearing up ahead stops us, and I gesture to the female and the others to remain hidden as I creep forward to the edge of the clearing.

A large house sits in the clearing, a barn off to one side. I recognize it as my old home, but that is all. I stride forward confidentially toward a single human female standing near the barn doors.

I know that the three horses are in the barn, waiting quietly behind the closed barn door. I approach the female, staring at her intently.

I stare at her, a bare flicker of recognition before it is gone. I stop near her, waiting.

The female stares back at me a long moment, shock and hope evident in her gaze.

"Samantha?" I do not react to her calling my name. "Samantha! You're alive!"

She stares at me, her sudden smile dying as she stares at me hard. "Samantha, it's me. Komiak." Getting no reaction her hope turns to sadness. "Samantha, it's me." She repeats, her voice sounding almost pleading. The female moves to approach me but withdraws as the white female Talar emerges from the woods behind me.

Immediately the barn doors are thrown open and a white horse bolts from the doors to stand behind the human female. The other two horses remain in the barn, watching intently. The female glances behind her at the mare and I take my chance.

I am on the female before she realizes it, the mare snorting and backing away hurriedly as I pin the female to the ground. I grip her by the neck with one hand, the other going for my lightsaber. The snap of the blade announcing it's arrival brings the wolf pack around the edge of the barn. They all stop when they see me atop their leader.

The female stares up at me in complete shock and I stare down at her coldly.

"Samantha..." Her sentence dies as I flip the blade in my hand and bring it down hard, straight threw her upper thigh. I miss the bone intentionally and the female beneath me cries out, the scream dying to whimpers. I pull my blade free, positioning the blade near her head.

No. I stop, glancing over at the Talar female beside me.

The mission has not been completed. I state. She nods.

We are being called back to base. Leave her and lets go. The female says impatiently. I nod, extinguishing my blade and rising. As I back away the pack converges on her, the white mare standing over her protectively, yet the mare's blue eyes seem sad as they watch me depart. I walk back toward the woods, following the Talar when I hear the female's voice behind me.

"I will get you back, Samantha. I will save you, I swear." I turn back to her, staring at her a long second before shaking my head.

There is nothing left of me to save, Komiak. I send, the sudden impulse to sooth the woman completely overwhelming. I snap by lightsaber into it's place as I turn away. Get out of the woods or else I will slay you next time.