Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Star Wars, or either Kotor game. However, I do own Crystal Kasra, Mara Kirei, Marcus and Nicholas, and my friends own their characters.

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Crystal surveyed the planet before her in interest. The Jedi Master had never been here, and Crystal, even as a young child, had always been fascinated with the unknown. She had always loved new experiences.

The Jedi Master then frowned lightly in thought as she remembered something that Mara had told her. "Korgith, why did the Shadow Knights choose to settle here? Was it because of Jolee, or because Czerka Corporation no longer has any influence here?"

"Well, in a way, it's for both of those reasons."

Crystal then glanced over at the co-ordinate chart, and realised something else, "Wait a minute, the Shadow Knights used to use some of the old Czerka ports for docking didn't you?"

Korgith looked surprised, "Yes, that's right. How did you know?"

She pointed out at the abandoned docking bay that they were flying over, "I remember Mara mentioning something about these ports to me when she was telling me about Kashyyyk. Also, from something Jolee said about a year ago about how the known ports were no longer safe. I assume that he meant that the Shadow Knights needed to use their own hidden port, rather than ones that people knew about."

Korgith nodded, "Indeed. It was decided we had to find somewhere that no-one other than the Wookies knew about, else we ran the risk of being discovered."

Crystal nodded also. "Smart move. Anyways, I will leave the piloting of this ship into that port in your capable hands. So do it," she said as she moved her hands away from the controls.

Korgith chuckled. "Yes ma'am," he said with amusement.

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A short while later, the Phoenix Hunter landed smoothly in the hidden Shadow port. Crystal calmly got up from her seat, and went to get some things from her bag before following Korgith out of the ship.

As she stepped of the ship, Crystal felt the quiet of the forest around her, and noticed how tall all the trees were as she stared around in wonder. Korgith smiled at her obvious delight at experiencing something new. "Crystal? We really should be moving; I need to speak with Master Bane."

Crystal turned back to Korgith, looking slightly sheepish, "Yes, of course. Lead the way."

Korgith smiled, and then led Crystal to the Shadow Knight base, which was built into the hollow part of an incredibly large tree. Crystal blinked when he walked up to the door, and ran her hands over the wood in surprise. "Your base is built into a tree?"

Korgith nodded distractedly as he typed the password into the computer panel. "Indeed it is. Ladies first," he said as the door opened.

Crystal smiled at him, and stepped through the door, resisting the urge to just stand there and stare around at the wonder before her. Korgith then stepped through the door after her, and quickly led her to Master Bane's office.

When they arrived, the Shadow Master rose from behind his desk, "Master Korgith, it's good to see you back. I only wish it were under happier circumstances."

He then turned to Crystal, "Master Kasra, you grow more beautiful every time I see you. I see why my friend here visits your enclave so frequently."

Crystal flushed. "Thank you, Andoris. It's wonderful to see you again also," she said with a smile as she sat down in the offered chair.

He smiled slightly back at her, and then turned his attention back to Korgith. "The situation is growing more serious. Tatooine has also fallen, and we have received word that the Sith are planning to take Onderon."

Crystal's expression changed, "Onderon? Does Queen Talia know?"

Andoris Bane nodded, "Indeed she does. We detected a Sith presence there some time ago, and some of our spies in her employ have even seen them. They are also loyal to the Queen, and told her of the danger."

Crystal smiled. "That is good to know." When Bane looked at her questioningly, she explained. "Talia is a dear friend of one of the Senators I know well," she explained.

Bane looked surprised, but then continued delivering his report to Korgith. After some time had passed, Crystal began to feel uneasy. She was slightly claustrophobic, and being in this room inside a tree for so long was starting to affect her. She stood up, and politely asked if she could just go outside for a moment. Bane agreed, and she quickly left, leaving the men to their discussion.

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When she was back outside, Crystal took a deep breath, merely enjoying the fresh air. She leaned back against the Phoenix Hunter, and closed her eyes. She sighed to herself, and began meditating. After a few short minutes had passed, she got the feeling that someone was coming. She opened her eyes, and saw one of the Shadow Knights approaching her. She vaguely recognised him as a former Jedi Knight, and wondered why he wanted to talk to her.

The Knight moved closer, looking slightly apprehensive. Crystal sighed, "You know, if you want to speak to me, I don't bite."

The man smiled, and walked over to stand in front of her. He then bowed. "My lady, I just wanted to inquire as to why you are here. You are the last person I would have suspected of leaving the Order."

Crystal flushed, "On no, you misunderstand. I am here to aid Master Korgith with the war against the Sith. He and Master Bane are in a meeting at the moment, but I just needed a bit of fresh air."

The Knight nodded. "Well, alright then. I hear you were made a Master since I left," he said with a grin, waiting to see if she'd recognise him.

Crystal stared at him blankly for a few moments, and then she recognised him. "Nicholas? Is that you? By the Force, I haven't seen you for about 8 years!" she said as she hugged him.

Nicholas grinned, "Glad to see you recognised me then, my lady. You've spent, what, 8 years with my twin brother?"

The Jedi Master flushed, "I'm sorry Nicholas; I thought you looked familiar, but it just took a while to place you...anyway, how are the Shadow Knights going for you?"

Nicholas smiled, "Quite well, actually. I'm glad my brother decided to go to the Jedi; I prefer being a Shadow Knight. And after that incident with the Sith that forced us to separate...well, I'm just glad it worked out so well for me. Speaking of which, how is Marcus? I haven't heard from him for a few months, I've been doing some work for the Shadows."

Crystal smiled, "Marcus is doing quite well. Marie seems to be growing on him."

Nicholas chuckled, "Is that the 'annoying little girl" he told me about last time we spoke?"

Crystal grinned. "Indeed. Except, he doesn't seem to find her so annoying now," she said with her eyes twinkling.

Nicholas laughed, "That I can believe. Well, it's been wonderful talking to you again after all this time; I was quite worried about you after all the Sith business that caused Marcus and I to take separate paths."

Crystal frowned, "You were? I'm sorry; I don't quite remember what you're talking about."

"Ahh, I forgot...well, anyways, I was referring to...to the death of your brother. My condolences on that, he was a good man."

Crystal lowered her gaze, "Yes, he was."

Nicholas looked anxious, "Please, forgive me. I didn't mean to bring it up."

Crystal glanced up again, still looking slightly sad, "It's alright."

Still looking slightly worried, Nicholas continued, "Well...I'm just glad you're doing okay now. It was nice seeing you again," he said as he hugged her.

The Jedi Master hugged him back, "It was nice seeing you again too," she said softly as he left. She stayed outside for a few more minutes, and then returned to the Shadow Knight base to go and find Korgith again.

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Crystal was walking through the base when she heard Korgith's voice call out to her. She turned around in surprise, and saw him run up to her.

"Where were you? I was getting worried."

Crystal smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, I didn't realise I was gone that long. I just went outside to your ship for awhile. Anyway, forget me. What did you and Andoris decide to do?"

Korgith frowned, but answered. "We've decided that we should go to Onderon as soon as possible, and the Republic will work on freeing Manaan. I believe you have contact with some of the hidden underwater bases on the Selkath?"

Crystal nodded, "Yes, Mara was given the co-ordinates for them, and the Selkath gave her a device that would enable her to contact them even if normal communications were cut. And Mara gave that device to me. When we get back to your ship, I can send Admiral Carth the information he needs if he plans to re-take Manaan. But for now, what about Onderon?"

Korgith led Crystal into the lounge room they were standing beside. He then replied, "We will be leaving as soon as we're ready, which will be in about an hour or so. Do you have anything you need to round up here?"

Crystal shook her head, fiddling with the pocket of her robes. To her surprise, she found something there, and pulled out a holocron. She stared at it, and turned it over in her hands. She then found a message taped to it, with an envelope. She pulled the message and envelope off, and quickly read the message.

Dear Crystal,

I pray you won't be mad at me when you view this holocron, but you do need to remember. My final task for the Jedi Council is complete. I hope to see you again someday under happier circumstances.

Nicholas

Crystal stared at the note, and then pulled out the letter in the envelope. To her surprise, she saw her own neat cursive, and her eyes widened in fear. Korgith looked at her in alarm. "What is it?"

Crystal was still staring at the messages in her hands, "This holocron...it wasn't in my pocket this morning. It shouldn't be here."

He moved towards her, looking concerned, "Who is it from?"

Crystal shook her head in disbelief, "Well, the person that gave it to me is an old friend, and someone else gave it to him. That someone else...was me."

Korgith stared at her, "What do you mean?"

Crystal sighed, "I wrote this letter, about 9 years ago."

Korgith looked confused, "You wrote a letter to yourself? Why?"

Crystal turned the holocron over in her hands, stashing the note from Nicholas in her pocket. "9 years ago I asked some memories of my life to be erased from my mind. The memories were of the day my parents died, and then the day my brother died. I was distraught, and begged the council to erase my memories. Apparently, they also stored them away for me to deal with at a later date. It seems that Nicholas was given the task of returning my memories to me, and he also delivered the letter that could explain everything if I couldn't remember why it happened on my own."

Korgith looked surprised, "So, this holocron contains your lost memories? Do you want to view them?"

Crystal shook her head sadly, "Not really, but I will anyway. I suppose that if I ordered Nicholas to give them to me now, then I obviously need to know. It's just...can you stay with me while I watch them? I don't want to be alone."

Korgith smiled at her. "I'm surprised you have to ask," he said as he sat down beside her on the couch.

Crystal smiled gratefully at him, and then activated the holocron. As she suspected, it floated away from her into the middle of the room, and activated, oddly displaying the memory in third person.

Two children, about 5 years old, were playing with a ball. The girl, with her curly brown hair and soft blue eyes, suddenly looked around in fright. "Callum! Something bad is coming!"

The little boy, who looked similar enough to the girl to be her brother, and possibly even her twin, scoffed at her, "Crystal, I'm not listening to you! Remember what happened last time you said that? You got me in so much trouble!"

The 5-year-old Crystal stood there, her hands on her hips, "I'm not lying this time! Mummy said we have to go to the big house down the street if I felt something bad!"

Callum looked like he was about to reply when a woman's scream was heard. Callum dropped the ball, and Crystal spun around in fright, "Mummy!"

Crystal then turned back to her brother, "Now do you see? We have to go!"

A third figure entered the yard. "I'm afraid I can't let you do that," a cold voice said menacingly.

Crystal looked at the black-clad figure before her, and glared at him, tears in her soft blue eyes. "What did you do to Mummy?" she screamed at him.

The Sith chuckled. "The exact same thing I shall do to you, child," he said as he activated his lightsaber and struck Crystal. She tried to dodge to the side, but the lightsaber still struck her in the shoulder, and she screamed. The Sith frowned, and went to strike again, but the 5-year-old Crystal somehow managed to freeze him in stasis.

A fourth figure, a female Jedi, then entered the vision, looking horrified as she viewed the scene before her. The Jedi then ran over to the Sith, killing him with her own lightsaber before turning to the frightened children. She used the Force to heal Crystal's wound, and then lifted the little girl, talking soothingly to her as Crystal sobbed into her shoulder. The Jedi then quickly led the two children away from the dead Sith.

The holocron then deactivated for a few minutes, leaving Crystal staring at it in stunned silence, tears shining in her eyes. Korgith looked at her, looking quite worried.

Crystal then spoke, but her voice sounded hollow, "That was the day my mother died, and my father was killed soon after that."

Korgith looked like he was about to say something, but the holocron activated again, showing another memory.

The holocron activated to show what looked like a Sith torture room. A young man was standing in one of the torture cells, and Crystal was standing in the other. From their similar appearances, it was clear that the man was her brother again. Both looked to be about 19 years old.

"No matter what you do to us, we won't tell you anything!" Crystal screamed in defiance, her soft blue eyes filled with pain.

The Sith standing at the controls chuckled. "My dear, whoever said I wanted information?" he said cruelly as he activated Callum's torture field. Callum screamed in pain and Crystal also began to scream as she watched her beloved brother in pain. Due to the bond between the two twins, Crystal was feeling some of the pain her brother was going through, but it was nothing compared to how he felt.

This continued on for quite some time, with Crystal screaming and sobbing as she watched her brother get tortured to death right in front of her. Finally, Callum collapsed, and Crystal's final scream was heart-breaking. The Sith laughed cruelly, and moved so that he was right in front of her. He then tilted her tear-stained face towards him. "Don't worry my dear. I'll be back to finish you off too," he said as he released her, and then left the room, ordering the one remaining Sith to wait until he returned.

After a few minutes had passed, silent except for Crystal's sobs, the remaining Sith at the controls reached out, and deactivated the field around her. Crystal collapsed with it, still sobbing hysterically. The Sith moved over to her, pulling off his hood to reveal his face. It was Marcus.

He gently pulled the broken Jedi into his arms, "My lady, please. We must get out of here. There is nothing more we can do for Callum, but we must leave."

Crystal nodded, and tried to stand. Marcus supported her, and they quickly left the room.

The holocron then deactivated once more; this time for good.

Korgith stared at the place where the vision has been only a few moments earlier in stunned disbelief and horror. He then turned to Crystal, and found tears running silently down her cheeks. When he went to move to comfort her, she whispered a single word. "Callum," she whispered to herself, before completely breaking down.

Korgith, looking very worried, pulled her into his arms, offering what little comfort he could. They sat there for quite a long time; Korgith gently rocking her as she sobbed and trying to comfort her. He now finally understood what it was to feel helpless: he wanted to help her so much, but he couldn't. He couldn't protect her from the horrors of her past, no matter how badly he wanted to. He cared about her a lot, and to watch her in such pain made his heart ache.

After some time, Crystal pulled away from Korgith, trying to dry her eyes with her hands. Korgith's look of pity deepened, and he gently stroked her hair. "I'm so sorry," he said at last.

She turned to look at him, and tried to smile. "It's alright; I'll be fine. It's just a huge shock, remembering that. Besides, you have no reason to be sorry. You didn't kill my parents, and you didn't kill my brother. The person that killed my mother is dead, and Callum was killed by a Sith."

Korgith looked troubled at her words, and said nothing. The Jedi Master then stood up, still trying to dry her eyes. "So, are we going to Onderon then?"

Korgith stood up also, frowning. He disapproved of her just brushing aside what had just happened to her, but decided against forcing her to think about it. "Well, yes we are. I think we should be leaving soon; Master Bane should be ready by now."

Crystal nodded, and left the room without another word. Korgith, still looking concerned, followed her. Within a few minutes, they had arrived at his ship, and indeed, a messenger was there to tell them that Master Bane wanted them to leave immediately. Crystal silently moved into the control room, and sat down in the co-pilot's seat. Still watching her worriedly, Korgith then sat in the pilot's chair, and proceeded to prepare his ship for leaving.

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Mostly in order to keep Crystal sinking further into her brooding, Korgith allowed her to take the controls, as it would hopefully keep her mind off things. Much to his surprise, she flew off into hyperspace quite smoothly and only asked for his aid in programming Onderon's co-ordinates. Most people had difficulty flying his ship, as he had so many modifications added to it, but the Jedi beauty seemed to have no trouble at all. Korgith smiled as he watched her; apparently the Jedi Master was more skilled than she let on.

After some time, Crystal finally broke the silence between them. "Do you want to know why my parents died?"

Korgith looked surprised. "I have to admit, I am curious. But you don't have to say anything unless you want to..." he added hurriedly.

She smiled slightly, "No, its ok. I suppose I need to talk about it."

She then took a deep breath. "I'm not exactly sure about some of this; it's all information I gathered before my memory was erased, and it only came back to me when I viewed those memories. Anyways, from what I've figured out, my mother Richelle was Head of Republic Intelligence and my father was a Jedi turned Republic agent. But something went wrong, and my dad ended up as a Sith spy. Apparently he was spying on the Republic, and gave the Sith a way to defeat them. Just when it was almost too late, he felt guilty for what he'd almost done, and told my mother what had happened. Fortunately, my mother was able to prevent the Sith attack, and even managed to turn it to her advantage."

She then sighed sadly, "Well, you just don't hand in a resignation to the Sith. They were furious when they found out what my dad had done, and swore to kill him. Just out of spite, they went for my mother too. My mother knew that the Sith were after her, and moved to a house near a Jedi Enclave. But, as you saw, the Sith still found her and killed her. I honestly don't know what happened to my father, or how he died, but I know he's dead. I...well...I suppose you could say I 'felt' it."

The Jedi beauty then sighed softly, looking sad. Korgith's face had gone completely blank. He had already known what she had just told him, but he didn't know... 'If she ever finds out, I'll lose her.'

Crystal didn't seem to have noticed anything wrong with Korgith, and moved off to the cargo hold to find her bag. She then started rummaging through it; placing the holocron and letter in a compartment on the side. She then went to the guest room, and changed into her comfortable sleepwear. Yawning softly, she settled down for a nice long nap.

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A few hours later, Crystal woke up to the sounds of the ship slowing down, about to land. Yawning slightly, she changed back into her Jedi robes, and moved back to the control room. She then sat down in the co-pilot's chair, trying to tie her hair into a loose ponytail. "You know, you could have woken me up."

Korgith continued to study the controls, refusing to look at her. "Well, I thought you could use the rest. Besides, after walking in on you sleeping, I decided against waking you."

Crystal flushed as she remembered how she'd gotten changed; her nightgown wasn't what one would call 'modest' as it was made of a rather thin silk. "Well, in that case, my thanks. Anyway, I take it we're almost there?"

Korgith nodded, still focusing on the controls. However, a slight flush rested on his cheeks too. "We'll be landing in a few minutes. I'd advise keeping your wits about you; I sense more than one Sith presence here."

The Jedi Master closed her eyes for a few moments, and then nodded as she opened her eyes. "You're right; I sense it too. Therefore, I suggest we try to finish this as quickly as possible."

He smiled, "I agree with you."

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Angel: Well, so ends Chapter 2. Stay tuned for more coming up soon, and please, do review!

C YA!! Angel