"Neither, it's neutral. There is a city called Korrnas. We should attempt to land on the outskirts and then we can make our way to town to barter for better transport."

"And what do you propose we barter with? A ship with an overheating hyperdrive? I think I'll find my own transportation off the planet." Ventress replied.

Kenobi shrugged his one good shoulder, "Suit yourself, but it might be easier to find a transport off this planet if we worked together."

"Hopefully, it won't come to that. I don't know how much more of you I can stand." Ventress said.

"Oh, and here I thought we were getting along so well," Kenobi smirked.

Ventress rolled her eyes and started to look for a landing pad to put the ship down. Hopefully, she could land the ship, drop Kenobi off at the mid clinic, and leave the planet in under an hour. She needed to find out more about this Maul person before she exacted her revenge on Opress. She also wanted to know why he was so powerful with the Dark side. Opress referred to Maul as his brother, which led her to believe that they were both from the same clan. Ventress figured that Kenobi had probably been the one that cut off his legs, but didn't know if he would be willing to tell her what he knew about Maul. They were, after all, still enemies, even if a common enemy brought them together.

"Are you going to be able to walk to town?" Ventress asked Kenobi while the ship touched down on the landing pad. Then she got up and offered her hand to Kenobi.

Kenobi grabbed her hand and pulled himself up, then he chucked, "Yes, I will be fine as long as I don't have to fight a rancor."

"What a pity, I thought the Jedi were supposed to be tougher. Or maybe it's just you, my dear." Ventress mused I'll help you find the med bay before I leave since you apparently are too weak to do so on your own."

"That's considerate of you, seeing only a few hours ago you threaten to kill me with a lightsaber. And now you're going to take me to the doctor? Talk about mixed messages, to kill or not to kill?" Kenobi bantered.

"Well, if you remember, I rescued you first." Ventress pointed out.

"That wasn't much of a rescue, I still had to help hold them off," Kenobi smiled.

"Well, next time I find you lying unconscious on the floor, I'll just leave you there. Then at least I won't have to deal with your insufferable personality."

Ventress walked over to the dock manager to ask where the med clinic would be and found out that it was the building directly behind the ship. Ventress put Kenobi's good arm around her shoulders and helped him limp over to the building.

"How can I help you?" said the woman behind the desk.

"Hello, my name is Harko Zadane. I fell off my ship when I was repairing the engines. I seem to have dislocated my shoulder." Kenobi replied.

The woman looked at Kenobi in his torn and bloody robes, his bruised face and opened her mouth to ask another question, but then thought better of it and motioned Kenobi and Ventress to follow.

Kenobi started to walk towards the woman but looked back when he noticed Ventress wasn't by his side. He walked back towards her and gave her a funny face.

"I am afraid I must get back to my ship. It's been an absolute PLEASURE, Harko." Ventress replied.

Kenobi smiled, "Until next time, my sweet."

Ventress turned and walked out of the med clinic and focused on finding some form of transportation off the planet. She thought about stealing a ship but didn't want to attract too much attention. She was unfamiliar with this planet and despite it being a neutral system, they normally leaned towards the Republic or Separatist side of the conflict, and she certainly wasn't a friend to either. She found a bar and headed inside, maybe they would have a holochess table and someone with a ship would be dumb enough to play her. Luckily, after having a few drinks and eating lunch, she found both. Two hours after she had arrived on the planet, she had secured a ship and inspected to see if there was a trace on it or in need of repairs. The ship was in fine condition. She was pleased and surprised that everything worked out so well, and she would be off this rock soon. Yet, something was nagging her. She debated with herself whether to ask Kenobi about Maul. They were enemies after all, and why would he want to help her in any way after all the things that she has done to him. She was also afraid that if she asked Kenobi for information, he would somehow use that against her in the future. She didn't want to owe anyone, especially him. But the information that he could provide may save her days of research.

Annoyed with herself, Ventress walked back over to the Med Clinic. She had decided to try to ask Kenobi for information about Maul, despite the disadvantages. When she arrived at the clinic, she was surprised to find out that he was no longer there. The woman said that he had left about 15 minutes ago, and he was heading for the same bar that she won her ship at. Sighing, Ventress walked back towards the bar and was able to locate him fairly easily, recognizing his force signature. Kenobi looked up when he sensed her, and waved his hand at the seat across from him. Ventress walked over and sat down in the booth, and noticed that he was looking much healthier than a few hours ago. He had apparently also used the refresher and found a change of clothes. It made her realize how long she had actually been on the planet.

"I thought you would have left by now. Having problems finding a ride off this planet?" Kenobi smirked.

"On the contrary, I have my own ship. I see you're feeling better."

Obi-Wan just smiled and continued to eat his plate of food.

"Listen, I need to ask you something. How do you know Maul? What can you tell me about him?" Ventress asked.

"And here I thought we would discuss something more pleasant," Obi-Wan sighed, "Darth Maul was a former Sith Lord, trained by Darth Sidious. Maul killed many Jedi, but, no witnesses ever survived when they encountered him, so the Jedi didn't find out about him until after he fought my master, Qui-Gon on Tatooine. My Master survived that encounter, however, he wasn't as lucky the second time. After being beaten on Tatooine, Maul went to Naboo to orchestrate the invasion Naboo. We arrived on the planet and re-engaged Maul, and he killed my Master. I fought him, and I nearly gave in to the Dark Side. I wanted revenge for killing my Master. I wanted him to hurt the way I hurt at the moment, for him to suffer like my Master." Kenobi paused and took a deep breath.

Ventress was surprised; she had felt a slight but powerful anger coming off of him, despite the fact he was trying to release it into the force. She hadn't known that Kenobi lost his Master, let alone that Maul killed him. She wondered what a Dark Kenobi would be like. He would be more terrifying than Dooku and Sidious combined, and he would have the brain power to take down the Republic without this stupid war. He would make the galaxy bend to his every whim. She inwardly chilled at the thought. She had thought that Kenobi was everything a Jedi was supposed to be, it was one of the reasons why she hated him so much. She had just started to ponder why he was telling her this, knowing that it made him vulnerable when he interrupted her thoughts.

"However, I was able to overcome this and re-centered my focus. I knew my Master wouldn't want me to give in to hate. I eventually won the battle, Maul was dead and I saved Naboo. I obtained the rank of Knight, and got a Padawan of my own." Kenobi paused, and said more to himself, "I cut him in half, and yet he is alive. How?"

"So that's why you were there. You were hunting Maul."

"Maul went Raydonia and killed a village, to catch my attention. The Jedi sent me to finish what I started; to bring closure to that part of my life, to kill Maul. Even though it's against the code, a Jedi does not kill unless they have to, I didn't question it nor protest it. I also didn't expect him to as strong with the Dark Side as he was. I expected him to be in a much more weakened state. I knew that he was still powerful, but it doesn't take a lot of strength to slaughter a bunch of unarmed villagers. I lost control and gave in to my anger once again, which led to the situation that you found me in. I won't make the same mistake next time." Kenobi said, his eyes once again giving away his moment of anger.

"Next time?" Ventress questioned, wondering why he was offering up so much personal information.

"I plan on returning to Coruscant and giving a report about Maul. Then I am going to ask the council if I can continue to track him. Maul is a danger to everyone, especially now when he has nothing to lose and everything to gain. He must be stopped before he gets too powerful." Kenobi's eyes continued to show his anger.

Ventress didn't say anything for a moment and felt him once again trying to release the anger he had bottled up for so long. Ventress was afraid for the moment when he couldn't control it. She didn't want to be around him when it finally happened. After a few moments, she felt Kenobi relax as he released his anger into the Force.

"Are you planning on taking him on yourself?" Ventress asked.

"The Jedi are spread too thin. I can't see any way that they can afford to allow for two people to look for Maul. Many Jedi will think this is a foolhardy quest when the Separatist are gaining in various systems. If the council allows this mission to continue, I will find his hideout, send the coordinates to the Council, then..."

"You forget about his brother, Opress, what about him? You can't take both of them on at once." Ventress pointed out.

"I plan to wait until Maul sends his brother on a mission. I will kill Maul, then I will take out Opress when he returns."

"What about having Skywalker with you?"

"For someone who wants to kill me, you're awfully concerned about my welfare," Kenobi chuckled. "Anakin would probably drop everything that he is doing to help find Maul, but he also has a Padawan to look out for. It is up to the council to decide if someone will accompany me, but without knowing where Maul is, I can't imagine they will send Anakin with me to find him. By the time he does arrive, since he will regardless of orders, I should already have engaged Maul and hopefully defeated him."

Ventress watched Obi-Wan for a moment, then looked down as she said "Opress is my responsibility, and Maul is now mine as well. I had Opress created by Mother Talzin to seek revenge on Dooku. Opress betrayed me, tried to kill me. He then went off to find his brother, Maul. They are both Night Brothers from Dathomir, most likely from the same clan. I know what they are capable of. Sidious must have had Mother create Maul, and now that Opress has found his brother, it is my fault that village got slaughtered. I have enough blood on my hands already, I don't need your death to add to it."

Ventress watched as Obi Wan's eyes became confused.

Also, it would be a shame for anyone else to kill you but me." Ventress smiled.

Obi-Wan laughed, before asking, "You were hunting Opress?"

"Yes, I was. Yet, I wasn't expecting his brother or you to be with him. Now I plan on going after both of them."

"Maybe we should work together?" Obi-Wan pondered.

Ventress thought for a moment, it would be easier to defeat them with Kenobi at her side. But, she would have to put up with the Jedi, and she didn't think any ship would be big enough for the two of them. "I'll think about it. I need to go back to Dathomir, I believe that Mother Talzin has something to do with this and I want to find out why."

"I thought she was dead?" Obi-Wan asked.

"Well, my people are full of surprises." Ventress joked and stood up to leave, but Kenobi grabbed her hand.

"If you find what you're looking for, find me before you find them. I will be on Coruscant for the next few days, I think the only way to defeat them is to work together." Obi-Wan pleaded with her, and let go of her hand.

"I'll let you know," Ventress said and walked out to her ship. She programmed the hyperdrive to Dathomir and left Korrnas and Kenobi behind.