(Trap on Telos IV)

We arrived at the Telos Orbital a standard day after departing from Carrick Station. The entire place was crowded and packed with illegal activity, kind of like a miniature Nar Shaddaa. We made our way through the metallic maze that in a way also resembled Coruscant. We stepped off the docks and onto the entertainment module. The Telos Orbital Station was comprised of several Stations all with their own unique purpose, the had individual stations for housing and business, transportation, entertainment, confinement, and pretty much anything that they felt needed its own category. I stopped outside a window and looked out at the beauty of Telos, it had been one of the planets, like Taris, that Darth Malak had destroyed in the Jedi Civil War centuries ago. I was glad to see that this planet had been almost completely healed from that attack.

"Rarsk think Kradok should have told Master truth," Rarsk startled me out of my reverie as he came up on my right side.

"Do you think I like sneaking like this," I challenged, I knew Rarsk thought this was unnecessary but this was the first time he'd spoken so openly, "If I could tell Master Teradid I would, but I can't," because I was afraid.

"Dwoo beep breet beep," 3C-FD chimed in as he whizzed along to my left side, he was an orange astromech droid that had been waiting for me on Master Denai's ship, he was one of those really likeable childlike droids and apparently he was a few centuries old, Master Denai had salvaged him from some Jawa's on Tatooine and restored him to prime condition.

"Rarsk agree with droid, Kradok, this fear all in your head," he gargled.

"Look! I am in fear for my life," I turned my back to the glass and raised my voice just enough so that they'd know how serious I was but not enough so passersby could overhear, "I am neophyte Padawan that is already being hunted by one of the most elite assassin organizations in the galaxy, so you'll excuse me if I'm not exactly being rational," I looked back out the window and sighed sadly, "I have to fix this myself, that's the only way I know how."

"I not mean to upset," Rarsk put his hand on my shoulder, "Rarsk follow you to the end, and back," I smiled at his little add on right there.

"Beeeep breeet beep beeeep," 3C-FD reminded me I needed to learn astromech.

"Thanks guys," I said calmly, "Threecee can you go back and monitor the ship, I'd like an alert should anything go wrong," I wanted to air on the side of caution, after all I was being hunted.

"Dwoooo beep," 3C turned and rolled on his merry way.

"Now we've got an enclave to find," I was determined to find out as much as I could about this Lord of Hunger as I possibly could.

"I follow," and with that we were on our way.

We found the small Jedi-Enclave at the opposite end of the Cantina, it looked to be have previously been a merchant headquarters that had largely expanded, a red carpet coated the floor and a fountain had been placed in the middle of the room, on the shelves appeared to be a smaller version of the archives with Telos specific information, and there appeared to be a meditation alter at the back of the room, a young woman with tan-ish skin, what looked like custom designed robes that must have cost a small fortune, light makeup enough to highlight her face, rock solid matching heels that also looked very expensive, and carefully braided hair came up to me, "Can I help you?"

"Maybe," I looked the room up and down, "I'm looking for information on a Sith Ship, the Ravager."

The smile on her face went away and it was replaced with a frown and furrowed brows, "And why would you want to know about that?"

"My business is my own," I wasn't about to put up with the third degree from this upstart.

"Not really," she said with a quiet fury, "Not when the only knowledge of the Ravager is restricted. So tell me, are you the one who hacked the archives on Tython," this woman was accusing, I hadn't expected this so quickly after the incident, but I decided I had better get accustomed to dealing with it.

"I don't like you tone," I matched her quiet intensity with a rage of my own, "I was granted special access," I lied.

"Like they would let someone who isn't supposed to be a Jedi anywhere near confidential files," she laughed at me to my face, I felt my face turning red even though I was still in shock, "that's right I know who you are Kradok, I knew the moment you walked in," she spat.

"You act pretty superior for a girl who spends a fortune on shoes," I said carefully looking up and down at her wardrobe, I suspected she'd been tapping into the council's funds, "How did you ever afford, anything you're wearing?" it was my turn to hurl accusations.

She struck me across the face "Get out, or I'll have you thrown out," she spat.

Rarsk stepped in between me and the upstart, "Jedi female should hold her tongue."

She glared dismissively at Rarsk, "And take your pet with you, he's an eyesore," she smiled with superiority as she turned to walk away.

"Jedi female will show respect!," Rarsk lost his temper and began to follow her I grabbed his arm and he almost dragged me along with him.

"Cool it Rarsk," I tugged at his arm and cast a glance over to our less than friendly welcoming committee and reassured her, "we're leaving."

"Ah don't leave yet," I recognized the alien voice and slowly turned around to see Hal Ordoo, the slicer who got me the lead that led me here, "it would spoil my surprise."

"Hal!? What're you doing here," I had a bad feeling about this.

"Didn't I mention it," he said as he pulled his blaster pistols out of their holsters and as two assault droids stepped in behind him, "In addition to being the best slicer in the galaxy, I'm also a freelance assassin for the Genoharadan."

"Kradok stay behind Rarsk," Rarsk moved instinctively in front of me and drew his saberstaff, ready to defend me with his life.

"The Genoharadan! What do they want with you?," I heard her voice echo out behind us, and felt her draw her lightsaber as I drew mine.

"It's a pity you had to involve others, they die too!" Hal shouted, as he pulled his blasters up and unleashed an assault of rapid fire.

Rarsk began to twirl his saberstaff rapidly in a circle deflecting all of the blaster bolts, as his assault droids leapt at me and the upstart, we fought together silently, as we deflected their punches and blasters shots with our lightsabers, Rarsk slowly inched his way closer to Hal, that's when one of the assault droids grabbed the upstart and held her hands behind her back and the other grabbed Rarsk and pinned his hands too. Hal laughed as he started shooting at me, I ran in a large circle around the room blasters bolts burying themselves in the walls less than inches behind me, Hal switched it up and started firing in front of me, I fell to the ground to avoid being hit, "Sayonara, Zabrak!" Hal laughed as he prepared to shoot me. Rarsk had one of his bursts of force strength and broke the assault droids arms off to telekinetically throw Hal into the wall, Hal dropped his blasters on impact and I noticed a small coin fall from his pocket and begin to roll across the floor, I used the force to twist the direction of the coin so it rolled straight into my hand, at that point the TSF security forces came busting in and shot Hal with an electric dart.

Hal was on his knees holding his right arm he looked immobilized, little waves of electricity jumping like lightning bolts across his skin making a sickening crackling sound, "Was not expecting Trandoshan having force-powers," the TSF security forces pulled him to his feet and proceeded to drag him from the room, "I'll be prepared next time."

"You have the right to remain silent, anything you say…" the officer's voice faded as he and Hal left the enclave, as another officer approached the upstart, "Miss are you and your friends alright?"

"We'll be fine, thank you," I didn't think her voice could sound as sweet and gentle as it did at that moment.

I dusted off my robes and walked over to Rarsk, faux-concern in my eyes I knew my Trandoshan ally could handle himself, "Rarsk I'll need you to get this to threecee, have him analyze it," I said as I slipped the coin into the palm of Rarsk's claw.

He nodded without a word, "As you command," he left without another word, I turned around and noticed the TSF had gone too.

"I'm sorry for the way I acted before," she said looking down at the ground, I could tell she regretted what she'd said, and to be honest I probably shouldn't have said a few of the things I did either, "My Master tells me I need to control my emotions, sometimes they get the better of me."

"It's not your fault you had every right to be upset," I wasn't sure I believed that but I felt it was the right thing to say.

"So you wanna tell me why the Genoharadan is hunting you," She looked straight into my eyes with all the intensity from our earlier argument only without the misplaced anger, I remained silent, "right of course not," she turned away, hurt but she looked back just as determined as ever and with a knowing glint in her eyes, "but I'll guess it has something to do with the Ravager."

"You'd guess right," there was no point in denying it.

"I thought as much," she looked lost in thought, "I can't give you any files pertaining to the Ravager," I sighed with disappointment, I thought we we're finally getting somewhere, "But I can take there."

"You'd do that for me," I couldn't hide my surprise, finally I was getting somewhere!

"We're Jedi, we're supposed to help each other not cut each other down," she stopped and got a funny little expression on her face, she was obviously remembering our earlier conversation, so she gave me an awkward smile, "I forget that sometimes, I know you're not giving up, and what kind of Jedi would I be if I let you go alone," and that's when she offered me her hand in friendship, "I'm Cha'risma."

We shook on it, soon we'd be off to find the Ravager and I'd be one step closer to finding out who this lord of Hunger had been and why his mask was so important, and more importantly what any of this had to do with me, that's when I heard Rarsk gargle in the doorway, "Great. Traveling with another Schutta…" he turned and walked back out, he must have sprinted back to the ship to give Threecee that coin, Cha'risma and I exchanged a glance and simultaneously snickered, quietly.