Chapter 3

Into the distant reaches of unknown space was Darth Malgus aboard Valor. He was still proud of the death of Lord Adraas, a long time rival; he had killed him in his own personal retreat. Using the memory of Eleena to bear a stronger hatred with every thud of his boots on the ships bridge.

As Darth Malgus sat down at his chair he was notified of a message that had been sent while he was away. He was requested by another Sith. A warrior...the name was familiar but it was lost to him where he knew him from.

"What does this warrior want?" Malgus said betraying no emotion, not even bothering to look at the officer.

"He requested that you answer a question of his." replied the officer and he began to sweat.

"What question?" asked Malgus a bit thrown off by this unusual report.

"He wanted to know what your reason was for killing your serv-" before the officer could finish asking the question he was sent across the room with a vicious force push that flung him into a dura-steel wall that killed him upon impact. Darth Malgus' hate was blazing now. 'What answer did he owe to a lowly warrior? Furthermore what gave that warrior the right to question him? A Sith Lord with the title of Darth!' is all that ran through Malgus' mind.

Soul set foot in the Naboo hanger with Cersis by his side, a pack slung across his right shoulder, his cloak on but hood off. "We will be taking my fighter. I have the coordinates to Valor in the ship. It will take us right to it." He smiled and held his arm out and the cockpit opened up and he tossed a bag that was on his shoulder. "Allow me my dear." smiled Soul as he took a few steps back, closed his eyes and gently raised Cersis from the ground into the co-pilots seat of his fighter with ease, before jumping into the main seat.

Pressing the blue button on the dash he closed the cockpit and raised several switches to his left which activated the ships power supply and it began to heat up. Pressing several more buttons and twisting several knobs the ship began to take off and with a grasp of his hand he took control of the ship and got it out of the hanger.

Most people would think it was some hot rod bounty hunter in this ship for its unusual colored pattern. It was bright yellow with four electric spikes extending forward from the cockpit. The spikes were actually a modification which made targeting easier and not to mention the addition of speed. The spikes had their purpose but it was never known what they did to others but Soul. Right above his ships blasters was a red lightning pattern, his rocket positions had a black one.

Coming out of the atmosphere into the black beauty of space, he heard Cersis sigh. "What is wrong?" Soul asked as he punched in several coordinates.

"I feel so less. Me and Eleena were like sisters, Zhouyun." she said, her usual soft angel-like voice even softer.

"I know Cersis. That is why we are chasing Malgus down. To make sure Eleena has not died in vain." he said, his usual stern tone soft.

As Zhouyun finished punching in the required data he smiled and hit the hyperspace, the stars around him and Cersis turned into beams of light and they shot forward. "I have the ship taking us out of hyperspace right in front of Valor. Let us hope he can't get off the ship. My intelligence says he is close to a planet." Soul murmured to himself thinking about what their plan of action was going to be once in the ship. "Cersis, if we get out of this alive, remind me to ask you a question." He said aloud and Cersis just chimed in agreement with a slight nod of her head as she turned slightly to look at Soul.

Soul began to get several comm messages from his own crew from Silver Distant.

Soul opened the comm and his Liuetenants voice filled the silence, her usual vibrant voice sounded a bit disturbed. "Sir! We tracked your ship out of the Naboo system! Is something wrong?" she questioned.

"Everything is fine Liuetenant. This line is not secure. I'll tell you when and if I return." Soul said and closed the comlink before she could reply.

"I can't give away our intentions Cersis. We are in a covert operation here." he smiled and looked upon her beautifal face.

"I know that! Im a bounty hunter remember?" she laughed and gently slapped him across his chest. Her hand went back across his chest and she smiled as he did and she leaned over and kissed him passionately. "We do this for Eleena." she whispered in his ear.

"I know." he whispered back, his voice ever so soft. With Cersis by his side he could not, he would not loose. If she was hurt...he would kill everyone upon that ship, Valor.

"I am a bit nervous about you coming with me Cersis. We are going to be dealing with one of the strongest Sith in the galaxy. I don't want you to get hurt." he sighed his smile faded and his face stern.

"Zhouyun, you know me. Very well actually, I can handle myself." she frowned and looked away unable to meet his gaze.

Soul laid a hand on her cheek and caressed it. "I love you. I just dont want to see you hurt." Soul sighed and kissed her cheek.

With the approach on Valor decreasing by each passing second, Soul was plotting just how he would approach this new challenge before him. His usual or new style? Which better suit him at the current time?

"I wonder." he murmed to himself as he opened up a compartment to the right of his seat and pulled out a belt and two blasters. "I guess I will have to take these just in case." he sighed and clipped the belt on and holstered the twin blasters.

Soul noticed the red blinking and it meant they had several seconds before they would come from hyperspace into view of Valor.

"Are you sure you want to face him with me?" Soul asked lightly a new aura encasing his very being.

"I am sure Zhouyun." Cersis replied twisting her head to throw her lekku back. As the ship lurched and the hyperspace view faded away they saw before them, the cruiser of Darth Malgus, Valor.

"I can feel his hatred all the way out here. It won't be enough to save him though." growled Soul as he stared forward and grabbed the control stick and ignored the hailing and directed his ship straight into the hanger, and waiting there was two dozen troopers. All armed.

"Let's roll." smiled Soul and activated his black lightsaber and jumped out of his fighter into the crowd of troopers; swinging in a crosscut then following through with a midair spin, cutting down seven troopers.

Soul saw he had troopers all around him, what they failed to notice was he wasn't afraid as he turned jumped and threw his saber and guided it with the forced through four more while force pushing several troopers down. Cersis had already jumped out and unholstered her blasters and was dropping troopers left and right, picking targets out, her eyes constantly searching.

"Darth Malgus will know what happened here. We best move." Soul said his voice stern yet soft as he moved toward the lifts and held his hand out and the doors opened. He let Cersis on first then he followed and he pressed the button with the word 'Bridge' on it.