Revan chuckled softly to himself, as he felt Bastila's presence through the bond they shared. It had been roughly twelve years since the day when the bond first formed between them.

Flashback

"Revan wait up, we're supposed to go together," Bastila called out as she tried to catch up to Revan, while carrying unusually large vibrosword for someone her size.

Revan couldn't help but smile as he turned and waited for her to reach him. "My dear Bastila, we'd be moving faster is you had picked a weapon more your size,"joked the young padawan.

This elicited a glare from the his companion "Stop joking Revan, your supposed to take me to the crystal cave so I can complete my trials, and become a padawan just like you." as she spoke Bastila turned her head, lest he see the blush that was now lightly covering her face.

When Revan saw the small tint of red grace Bastila's cheeks before she turned away, he began to feel heat rush to his face. He took a step backwards and turned, "Then we better get moving, wouldn't you agree," stated Revan ending his sentence with a wink.

Revan took a seat on a rock by the cave entrance, dropping his pack beside it. "The crystals grow at the far end of the cave, but be careful the kinrath's nest lies there as well." warned Revan

"Thank you, but I believe I can handle myself," huffed Bastila. In truth she was grateful, he was only to escort her to the end of the enclave's courtyard. Revan however had decided to accompany her the whole way. Since the day they first met, Revan felt this urge, this need to protect her, to watch over her and it killed him to see her struggle, to see her tears.

Revan smiled and gestured towards the cave entrance as he spoke "Of course princess, just be careful alright."

Bastila was trying to fight off a blush that was creeping up her face she gave a quick smile to Revan before venturing into the cave. The deeper she went the worse the smell was, Bastila was wondering how bad being stuck an apprentice her whole life would be, if meant not having to deal with the smell.

She quickly realized what Revan had said about the nest was true, she must have been halfway into the cave by now and she hadn't encountered a single kinrath. Suddenly Bastila felt pain shoot through her body causing her to scream.

"She looked so cute with that blush," Revan thought to himself. Revan heard a scream causing him to snap out of his day dreaming. Only one thing went through his mind when he heard it, "BASTILA". Activating his lightsaber Revan jumped straight into the cave running towards the direction her scream came from.

"Bastila, where are you?" Revan was shouting desperately. He continued to run deeper into the cave, until he saw something shinning on the cave floor. It was Bastila's vibrosword, he looked around the area quickly and saw her slumped against the wall.

He was worried has he ran towards her and helped her get to her feet, Revan looked at her carefully trying to find any cuts or injuries, thankfully she was alright. " Are you okay what happened, why'd you scream?"

Bastila blushed as she looked down, and spoke barely above a whisper " I stubbed my toe." She looked at Revan and saw he was fighting the urge to laugh. She wanted to just disappear into the cave wall, she was surprised when Revan pulled her into a hug.

Revan looked into her eyes as he spoke "Alright Bas, just don't scare me like that okay?"

Bastila stared back into his eyes. He looked just as he always had in her mind – like a prince, tall, handsome, and with a frame that looked as if it was chiseled out of marble. And the way he was looking at her… his dark brown eyes were as intoxicating to her as her blue eyes were to him.

She looked so beautiful in his embrace, staring up at him with deep blue eyes that pierced him to his very soul. Before he could react, she reached her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his. Eyes widening in surprise, he found himself returning the kiss, his tongue exploring the inside of her mouth.

Before Revan could understand what was going on, he felt something pierce his side. Revan looked and saw the kinrath matriarch with it's leg-like appendage plunged into his side. Revan knew this was bad, the matriarch's poison was far stronger then that of a normal kinrath's and was almost always fatal. The pain finally caused Revan to lose his balance, collapsing onto the cave floor he looked at Bastila and managed to mutter "Bastila you need to get out of here," before losing consciousness.

Bastila was scared, the kinrath must have been drawn in when she screamed awhile ago. She looked at Revan and saw how badly he was bleeding, using the force Bastila called Revan's lightsaber to her. She braced herself she wasn't sure how tough an opponent the matriarch would be, but she wasn't going to leave Revan here. Bastila took a calming breath before attacking.

It was over quickly, the matriarch wasn't a challenge. Bastila dropped the lightsaber and rushed to Revan's side, she quickly checked his pulse and let out a sigh of relief he was still alive. She wasn't sure how much longer that would be though, she needed to get him back to the enclave for treatment but she couldn't get him there in time not on her own. Bastila put her hand over his wound and did the only thing she could think of and used her life-force to heal him.

End Flashback

Revan remembered how Bastila's actions that day, had intertwined their fates. As Revan continued down the corridor, he noticed a hologram droid waiting for him by the turbo lift. Malak's image flickered alive as soon as Revan approached, the droid fell into step with him as he passed the lift.

"What do you want, Malak?" Revan demanded coldly, he gave no instructions for Malak to contact him.

"Why'd you call me away from Dxun, I was about to destroy the Mandalorian's base of operations." Malak growled before bowing reluctantly.

"Are you so desperate for me to make an example of you again? That you would destroy yet another world for no reason." challenged Revan. He knew Malak remembered Revan's reaction to his destruction of Telos, Revan had used his lightsaber to remove Malak's jaw leaving a gaping whole in his head. Malak had barely survived the Dark Lord's punishment that day.

"Forgive me, my master," Malak glared at Revan before continuing "May I ask why we are heading to Helix?

Revan had to be careful about how much he told Malak. If he learned that Bastila was with the Republic fleet, Malak would destroy both fleets just to kill her fearing her battle meditation.

"There is a Republic fleet there lying in wait to for us and they seem to think they can use surprise to their advantage," Revan explained slowly so Malak could keep up "However I think it would be best if we dropped by before hand."

Malak's eyes turn a dark golden yellow has his blood lust took over "Wonderful master, its been to long since we last slaughtered that Republic scum."

"Of course it has, now prepare your ship apprentice," instructed Revan. Malak was about to respond, but Revan had no desire to talk anymore. In one swift movement Revan activated his lightsaber and cut down the droid, ending the transmission.

Revan couldn't help but smile, during the transmission Malak had indirectly told him that he was going to betray him during the battle with Admiral Gallan's fleet.

As Revan entered his personal chambers, he pressed a button on his gauntlet activating HK-47 a personal assassin droid. HK-47 was Revan's personal creation, an assassin droid unrivaled by any in the galaxy. Not even the droids from the Star Forge could match it's skill.

"Statement, ah Master it is a delight to see you again, what meatbag shall I slaughter today?" HK-47 inquired eagerly.

"Malak plans to betray me when we engage the Republic fleet at Helix," Revan said as he pulled two Zabrak heavy pistols out of a weapons locker and tossed them to HK-47 "After we drop out of hyperspace you are to go to Malak's ship and find Canderous, the two of you are to capture Malak, kill all who get in your way."

"Curious testimony, can I shoot Malak master?" asked HK-47

HK-47 really hated Malak, Revan chuckled before answering "just don't kill him, but if Malak attempts to attack my ship or tries to flee, you both are to kill him understood?"

"Gleeful statement, affirmative master, oh happy day," HK-47 spoke in a enthusiastic tone as he left for the hanger.

Revan walked towards the east wing of his room, pressing another button on his gauntlet he opened a secret compartment. He pulled out a box no larger then a gizka, inside it lay two lightsabers. Revan knew that it was time to replace his Sith ones with them, smiling he grabbed the Sith lightsabers and tossed them into the room's garbage disposal before walking out.

Revan felt like a part of him had clicked back into place, he never felt comfortable using the lightsabers constructed by the Star Forge. Placing his original lightsabers on his belt, Revan activated his communicator. "Admiral Amour, I'm on my way to the bridge, I want you and everyone else on the bridge to head towards the ship's auxiliary bridge," Revan commanded in a voice that left nothing for arguing.

"Has you command master, just be careful not to destroy the entire bridge when you fight the Jedi," joked Amour

Revan chuckled "When you get to the bridge I want you to give the order for the fighters to allow the boarding ship to break our defense perimeter, they are to make it look like they did it unwillingly."

"I'll handpick the select fighters for this mission myself," Amour reported. " My lord we will exit hyperspace soon, our sensors indicate the Republic fleet is moving into a defensive formation."

"Do not worry about them, it was to be expected that they would detect us in this region of space," Revan answered in a passive tone. "Admiral, I have instructed HK-47 to depart for Malak's ship the second we drop out of hyperspace, see to it that he makes it,"

Amour was confused, HK-47 only left the ship to assassinate targets assigned by Revan. "May I ask Master, why HK-47 leaving the ship?"

" Malak intends to betray me and become Lord of the Sith, when he decides to make his move HK-47 has well has Canderous will engage Malak and incapacitate so that I can deal with him later," spoke Revan a hint of fire in his voice.

Amour was curious to how her master would quell Malak's eventual betrayal, and knowing Revan as well she did, she knew that he would make sure that he won in the end. "I will not fail you master, the bridge has been evacuated per your order,"

"Very good Admiral," Revan said while moving at the fastest pace possible towards the bridge, "Deploy the security teams to the pre-designated points, reiterate the orders that Jedi Shan is to be unharmed and they must maintain the feeling that we were taken by surprise."

"Yes Master, we will be dropping out of hyperspace when you reach the bridge," reported the Admiral

"You've never failed me Amour, but I am correct in assuming that you don't need to be told to not fail me in your duties today?" demanded Revan.

"No Lord Revan I will not fail," Amour responded.

Revan smirked has he entered the bridge, the fleet exited hyperspace and began engaging the Republic forces. Oh yes, it would be a glorious battle indeed.