Too tired for AN. Long chapter to make up for length of not posting. Hope you enjoy. Yatta yatta.
Harry stood in the training room with Revan. They had been practicing almost non-stop since they had left Korriban. Revan had assured him that he could probably take on your average Dark Jedi with pure skill alone. Mixed in with his magic and Revan said he would be a true force to be reckoned with. Harry believed him but it was hard to tell when you were going up against one of the best lightsaber swordsmen currently alive. Harry sighed and wiped some sweat off his brow. Revan pushed hard in their training so he would be ready for when they got to the Star Forge.
"At the rate your improving, in a few months you might be a master with a lightsaber. I have never seen some one take to the blade so quickly. Granted, your only really proficient in one style but still. Your adaptability seems to make up for it." Revan said with a smirk. Harry just shook his head.
"I honestly can't imagine wielding a blade like you do. The precision and skill you exhibit makes your enemies look like children waving around sticks. Almost awe-inspiring." Harry told him. Revan smiled at that.
"Thank you. I deconstruct my enemies style while fighting them and use that and the force to predict what they're going to do before they're going to do it. A useful skill though much harder to put into practice than I make seem. A lot of experience is required to put it to use. That's partially why Malak is such a challenge. I trained him to be random and unpredictable instead of having a set style. Makes him my polar opposite and why it takes so long to best him." Revan said with a frown. Harry could see his fist tightening and a dark hue appear on his eyes. Harry said nothing though. He knew Revan could control himself.
"Well, hopefully with me there it should be easier… I never asked but am I technically your apprentice? You keep teaching me about the force and how to use a lightsaber." Harry asked Revan. Revan turned from angry to thoughtful.
"An unofficial one maybe. We don't have a master apprentice bond so we wouldn't be considered an official one. Why? Have you changed your mind about getting involved?" Revan asked curiously. Harry shook his head.
"No, but then again, you're not really part of a group anymore are you.?" Harry said back. Revan nodded in agreement at that.
"No, I suppose I'm not. Still, if you ever wanted to be my apprentice…" Revan left it unsaid but Harry knew what he was getting at. Maybe after they were done with this quest Harry might take him up on the offer but not now.
"Maybe some other time, when we're not trying to topple an evil empire perhaps." Harry suggested.
"Approaching the coordinates of the Star Forge." Carth's voice sounded over the ships intercom. Both Harry and Revan shot up and made their way to the cockpit. The rest of the crew was waiting back in the main briefing room as they walked by. Harry came in and stood to the side of the room while Revan conversed with Carth.
"How close are we? Revan asked.
"Two minutes out. Any idea of what kind of defenses we can expect when we get there." Carth asked. Revan frowned.
"No. Most of the memories associated with the Star Forge itself are still in the fog of my mind. I suspect I had something to do with that as a contingency if I was ever captured. Go in expecting anything." Revan said seriously Harry looked out the window and watched as space whizzed by. As they approached, Harry couldn't help but have a bad feeling. He would have pushed it off but with the way that Revan had been speaking of the force guiding him and to not ignore such feelings, he decided to focus on the feeling. He looked to Revan for a moment and debated on telling him about his feeling but from the frown and look on his face, Revan felt such a feeling to. Harry tensed up just as they came out of lightspeed and immediately the ship started shaking violently.
"What's happening?" Revan questioned.
"I think we're being pulled in by a planet's gravity." Carth yelled back in panic as he tried to steady the ship. Harry planted a sticking charm on his feet and to Revan's to help steady them, this allowed Harry to watch as they charged full force at the planet's surface. Harry watched as Carth tried to regain control with little success. He started to panic on what he could do. Yes, he would be fine if they crashed but that didn't mean his companions would be. He had no spells that could control a ship in any form the inside to help him with this. Desperately, Harry threw his hand forward and instinctively reached for the force. He didn't try to grapple with it or force it in any way as he had done so many times already. He just guided it and, amazingly, he could feel it responding to his efforts. He felt the ship jolt and start to slow down and calm as he concentrated as hard as he could.
"Stabilizing but still coming in hot." Carth called out. Indeed, the ship was still shaking but it was calmed enough that you could actually see what's outside the window. It looks like they were going to hit a beach…or an ocean with how much the ship was still shaking.
"Get us on that beach Carth." Revan ordered as he too reached out with the force and helped Harry calm the ship down.
"Hard landing." Carth called out. As he managed to pull the ship up so it could land on its feet. He felt the ship jolt upwards as it hit and scraped the top of a big rock structure before they slowed to a stop and hovered over the ground before coming heavily down on the floor. Harry breathed a sigh of relief and slid down against the wall to the floor. He was sweating heavily. Revan looked down at him in concern.
"Are you ok?" He questioned. Harry nodded.
"Yes. Just never done something like that before. It was like using a muscle I never knew existed before." Harry commented as he continued to catch his breath. He knew that he didn't actually use that much of the force that he had in him but it had still tired him as that was the first time he had actually used the force instead of his magic. Despite them being the same thing, it had an entirely different feeling to it.
"Take a breather. I'm going to go brief the team and we will assess the damage to ship before deciding what to do next." Revan said before heading with Carth to the next room. Harry took the time to look at his hand that he had used to help bring the ship in. He had tried so hard to access the force before but it seemed he needed a moment of high stress to actually use it. He debated why that was for a moment and concluded it must've had to do with the fact that he had no actual time to think on his actions, he just did it. Revan had mentioned something similar before in training. After fully catching his breath, Harry got up and exited the ship to see the rest of the crew going over different parts of the hull already and checking the damage. He approached Mission since she was the closest.
"How bad is the damage" he asked while trying to not get in the way of her observations. She looked up at him.
"Well most of it is luckily cosmetic though some of the wiring was stripped completely and there was a interior hull breach that'll need to be patched from both in and outside the ship. We should have all the tools and parts to do it but it will take a day or two. Revan told us you helped keep the ship stable when we entered the atmosphere. Good thing you did or it could have been a lot worse." Mission commented. Harry nodded. He knew she was dumbing it down a little so he could understand it and he was grateful.
"I see. I assume you and Carth will lead the repairs then?" Harry asked. She nodded.
"And Zaalbar of course."
"Of course. Well, I'll leave you to continue your work in peace then." Harry said as he walked away to find Revan who seemed to be talking to Carth about the ship.
"…It doesn't matter what we do if we can't escape the planet's gravity." Carth was saying. Revan nodded solemnly.
"It's not the planet's gravity at all. It's some sort of disruptor that messes with the system of a ship and forces it to crash into this planet. That's why we assumed it was the gravity." Harry said. He was telling the truth too. He could feel whatever the disruptor was from his current location. The amount of power it was using made it almost impossible to ignore. Revan looked even more in thought.
"Alright. You all fix the ship. I'm going to leave most of you with the ship to fix and protect it. I sense other life forms here and they don't feel pleasant. There strong in the dark side so don't be afraid to shoot on sight. Harry, do you think you are well enough to accompany me?" Revan asked. Harry nodded.
"I'm fine. I've caught my breath. We should go soon though. It looks like it's still morning and we should try to see if we can at least find the disruptor before nightfall. It might also have defenses." Harry explained.
"Good point. Alright, we're moving out. Carth, you're in charge of repairs. I'll keep my comms open if you need to get in touch with me." Revan said. With that, he headed out with Harry following after him.
"Do you remember this planet at all?" Harry asked as they walked through the maze of the beach.
"Parts. I see something and will get a flash of an image but nothing more. It's like trying to come back to me but can't." Revan said. Harry was about to reply when he heard something. It sounded like something was moving semi-near them. Harry immediately reached out with his senses and immediately felt the dark presences approaching them.
"Hand's on your weapon, I suspect they will try to fight immediately." Revan said as they pressed on. Harry nodded and drew his lightsaber with his right hand and prepared to launch spells with his left. It wasn't long before they saw the creatures that they had sensed. They had long vertical heads with eye sockets coming out of the side. They were carrying spears and swords that Harry could feel the touch of the force on even from how far they were.
"Keep walking, if they choose to get in our way, that's their fault." Revan said darkly. Harry had a feeling that even if he couldn't remember these creatures, Revan still subconsciously disliked them. He still didn't question the command though. He could feel the hate and darkness being projected through the force by these creatures. Indeed, it didn't take long for the creatures to spot them and immediately attacked. No questions, just straight to combat. Harry and Revan both ignited their lightsabers.
Harry started with an exploding charm right into the middle of the group sending them flying. Revan reacted immediately by jumping in the air and slicing one of the rag dolling bodies completely in half. Harry jumped in and pressed on one of them that was getting up and trying to shakily recover. The creature tried to pick up his spear but Harry sliced downwards cutting off the creature's hand before and horizonal slash detached its head before it could even scream. Harry turned just in time to see Revan stab one through the chest and then do a full one-eighty spin, decapitating another one coming up behind him. Harry pushed forward and smashed his blade down on one of the creatures who raised their spear just in time to block.
Harry had to hold back the surprise on watching the spear actually be able to block his lightsaber. It must have had something to do with the force he could sense embedded in the wood. Harry brought his blade back. He feinted with a downward slash and then curved it into a horizontal one that sliced into the creature's chest. He then kicked the corpse into another charging creature causing it to get knocked to the ground. Harry jumped and buried the lightsaber into the downed creatures chest causing it to gasp out its last breath. Harry stood and looked around. All the creatures were dead as Revan too had just finished his last kill. There was quite a few in this group though they didn't seem to be very skilled luckily. Harry deactivated his blade and clipped it back to his side.
"They didn't even try and talk with us. It was just straight to murder. A warrior culture perhaps?" Harry asked as he gazed at the bodies.
"I believe they are called Rakata. The once ruled the galaxy I think. I can't remember anything else about them yet though. I was right to order their death though. They are strongly aligned to the dark side." Revan remarked as he started to continue over the bodies and get back on track. Harry nodded and followed him. It didn't take long for them to spot the temple they were looking for or at least part of it. They were stopped from getting closer by another group of Rakata, only this group had a giant creature with it.
"What is that?" Harry asked as he looked at the creature that looked like it had the face of a bulldog with sharper teeth.
"A rancor. A particularly dangerous creature. They have a natural resistance to the force and a hide that's not easily penetrated with a lightsaber. Stabs work better than slashes in this case." Revan revealed. Harry thought on that and did a mental checklist of the spells he could use.
"I could cause a blinding flash to go off possibly confusing the creature enough to attack the Rakata. If it fails then were in the same position we're in now." Harry suggested. Revan thought about it for a moment.
"Alright do it. Prepare to attack immediately after if it fails though." Revan advised. Harry nodded and prepared a blinding spell that acted similarly to a flashbang going off. He cast it and watched the light purple orb sail through the air and smash right into the snout of the rancor. It went off perfectly and the blinding flash caused the rancor to start flailing, knocking over quite a few of the Rakata and possibly killing one on impact judging by how the sharp claws smashed into his chest. Rakata were blinded by the flash for a moment too but recovered a lot faster than the Rancor. The Rancor kept flailing and trying to attack everything around it. This seemed to force the Rakata to treat it as an enemy and point their spears at it. Harry understood how they gained control over such a creature. A spear, a force spear especially, would be the best weapon to deal with such a creature. It wasn't long before the Rancor was dead with quite a few of the Rakata with it. Harry and Revan quickly descended upon the rest and made quick work of them. With that they continued on.
"Are all of them like this?" Harry asked walking over the new piles of dead bodies.
"As far as I can remember, though I wouldn't call my memories of anything around the Star Forge as accurate." Revan as they approached the temple that had a force field around it. Harry peered at the force field. He could sense the force on it but not in a way that exactly acted as a ward. It seemed more like an added layer of protection from physical entry. Revan looked to him questioningly.
"I think we can get to the other side with no problem." Harry said. He peered behind the wall and looked for any places where there could be hidden defenses and he saw none. Whoever protected this place seemed to be under the impression that it was impenetrable.
"Alright let's go." Harry said. Revan stepped to him and Harry grabbed his shoulder and apparated onto the other side of the field. He clearly felt when they passed the barrier. Although it wasn't meant to protect from this type of entry, it still caused a pause and a rough arrival despite that. It just went to show how powerful the force field actually was. Revan landed on his knees wheezing.
"I. Hate. That. SO MUCH!" Revan said as he stood. Harry just raised an eyebrow.
"Big powerful Sith lord and jedi master can't even handle a little jolt?" Harry asked sarcastically. Revan glared before looking around.
"We need to comb this whole place." Revan said.
"Well, we can find the control room and disable the disruptor or we can just go to the roof and destroy it. Second option might take longer depending on where the command center is but it does give us a more definitive path than wandering aimlessly in hope of finding the right room." Harry suggested. Revan thought for a moment.
"It'll take longer but I think we should comb every floor. I also want to destroy this temple after we leave. It is strong in the dark side and places strong in the dark side such as this can be used again if found, epecially if the Rakata get in after we clear it out." Revan said. Harry nodded before approaching a wall. He transfigured an obsidian knife and started carving into the wall and drawing intricate designs. He could feel Revan both waiting patiently as well as watching with interest as he drew the runic array.
"These drawings are fascinating. How do they work?" Revan asked.
"Hm. Think of runes as a language of the force. Just as carbon based life forms have a bunch of languages they speak and know; the force is the same way. Runes are a clear language the force understands to more precisely carry out orders. For me, it's like I'm creating an intricate chemical equation that leads to a certain result. For the force, it's like I'm saying, 'Hey, create an explosion of around this size and shape and of this strength.' It takes practice as you have to find the right equation otherwise the force translates it as something else which causes a different result." Harry explained. Revan look deeply fascinated by what he was both saying and doing. Harry carved the last rune and then charged the array. It glowed softly before fading. Harry nodded and turned.
"We can continue on now." Harry said as they pressed into the temple. It wasn't long before they heard voices ahead of them. Harry turned to Revan for his plan.
"Sneaking around will only take longer. Unless there is a camera in the area, we use force." Revan said. Harry nodded and approached the two Dark Jedi while hiding his presence as he snuck up behind them. They seemed to be talking about another college who they were planning to arrange an 'accident' for. Harry didn't even wait for Revan. He sprang into action as he banished a pile rocks towards the one on his left's head and pulled out his blade to cut down his companion. They must have felt the incoming danger because they turned and tried to react but Harry was too fast. The one he sliced at got cut down before he could even grab his blade. The one he banished debris at was quick enough to reach into the force and block the banished items which left him completely exposed to Revan's surprise attack. Both Harry and Revan sheathed their weapons and continued on.
It wasn't the last time they ran into trouble either. There was not just Dark Jedi here either, there was also advanced battle droids which were a little easier to deal with as they couldn't use the force to sense danger and prepare for surprise attacks. It was rare they got into actual fights but it did happen. At one point, they were attacked by a group of four Dark Jedi. Harry had drawn his blade to attack but Revan had been getting frustrated on how much time they were losing. He had raised his hand unleashed a storm of force lightening upon the Dark Jedi that brought them all to the floor screaming in pain. Harry winced upon seeing it, not because he cared what happened to his enemies, but because he had been under Malak's lightening and Revan's looked even more powerful. It did not take long at all before the bodies stopped convulsing and laid still.
"That seemed like overkill." Harry commented as he looked at the charred remains of the bodies.
"This was faster than trying to fight them." Revan pointed out. Harry nodded, he guessed they weren't playing with kiddie gloves.
"Guess I should step up my performance too." Harry said to himself though judging by the slight turn of his head, Revan heard him. After the encounter, they didn't run into many more groups though they did open a room and discover a Sith Master. Harry pointed his hand up.
"Dracoso." Harry said as he watched a green fire burst into existence into the room surprising the Sith Master. Harry closed the door and left the master to deal with the fire. Revan looked surprise.
"What was that?" He asked.
"We call it Greek fire where I come from. I created a spell that replicates it. Second strongest fire spell I know though not as hard to tame." Harry said. As soon as he finished his explanation, muffled screams started coming from the door which was the sign that the Sith Master no longer could hold back the violent flames. Revan looked at the door.
"You just get more and more interesting." Revan said slyly. Harry smirked a little in response. With that they continued on while at the same time putting small runic arrays all over the place. They continued up towards the next floors and murdering pretty much anyone they could along the way.
"You say your runes basically can do anything if one knows how. Is it possible to create an EMP with them?" Revan asked. Harry thought about that one as they walked around the third floor.
"Possible? Yes, though it would take me some time to figure out. There is no set rune for something like that which means I will have to create one almost from scratch. Or, I guess, I can make a complicated array for it. Both of them will take quite a bit of time though and not something I can just whip up." Harry responded. Revan seemed satisfied with the answer and they pressed on. There seemed to be much less of a Sith presence as they continued on which probably meant they were getting closer or farther from their target.
It turned out, Harry was right in his assessment. They ran into a heavily fortified door. Harry didn't think even a lightsaber would be able to just break into it with how thick it looked. Harry watched as Revan started fiddling with the keypad.
"Hmm. Looks like if its overloaded or broken, it will immediately lock the door and sound an alarm." Revan asked. Harry thought about that.
"Is there anyone left to even respond to the alarm. We killed most of the people and droids in here and I'm betting we can easily take on whatever's left." Harry said. Revan seemed to be considering it.
"No…it may also send an alarm to the forge itself which will cause them to send squads down here to investigate. I'm going to try and hack it." Revan said as he popped off the pad and messed with the wires behind it for a second before reinstalling it. He then started type things on the keypad in a really fast motion. Harry couldn't follow what was happening but he barely had actual experience with computers here except for the ones in the cock pit of the Ebon Hawk. It took a few minutes before Revan said anything.
"Okay…I think I got it. I almost wish Mission came with us. She's much better at these things." Revan said as he paused for a moment. Harry grabbed his lightsaber in preparation.
"Alright. So, when I do this it should…open!" Revan said looking at the door. He was right, the door came to life and opened up. Sadly, a loud blaring sound started up signaling the alarm had been triggered. Harry gave a dry look to the man. Revan just sighed in annoyance before activating his lightsaber and entering the room. There was one Sith trooper in the room and he didn't even have a weapon on him. It didn't stop Revan from cutting him in half. He looked at the massive computer and started typing things. He looked at the screen and started reading what was being projected. Harry was still new to the written language despite knowing how to speak it. It took him a while to translate the sentences and by the time he did, Revan changed the page. After a few moments, he seemed to execute some commands. Harry felt the force field go down as well as the disruptor deactivate. By now he could also feel a dark presence entering his sensing range and approaching fast. Two presences actually and he could definitely recognize one. The other however felt…weird. It seemed familiar but he couldn't put his finger on why.
"It's Malak. He's going to land on the roof. Let's go." Revan said darkly. Harry nodded and followed the man. The went straight to the top level and onto the roof. There, Malak seemed to be waiting for him with on another person. Harry know understood the strangely familiar presence as he saw Bastila standing next to the Sith with a blank expression on her face and in a dark skin tight outfit. Harry didn't question why she was with Malak, he could easily recognize the tell-tale signs of being brain-washed.
"Revan."
"I know." Revan responded immediately as he locked eyes with Bastila who gave no reaction to seeing him. Harry eyed Malak and had a feeling the Sith would be smirking if he could.
"You prove your ingenuity time and time again Revan. I see you have once again embraced the dark. Because of this I will give you a choice. Join me as my right hand and live, or deny me and I will have my new apprentice cut you down." Malak said. Revan didn't say anything, he just ignited both his lightsabers as his answer and glared with hatred at Malak. Harry could feel the buildup of the force behind Revan and still had to admire the man's control despite the extreme feelings running through him.
"I'll hold off Bastila." Was all Harry said. Revan didn't acknowledge what he said but Harry knew he heard him. With that they both jumped at their designated enemies. Bastila jumped at Revan but Harry immediately blocked her path and ignited his blade to block her. Bastila glared at for a moment before trying to push him forward. Harry immediately pushed back aggressively. Despite his improvements, Bastila was still considered a Jedi master who was considered one of their best blade masters. He was going to have to get tricky to keep her at bay. Bastila was always an aggressive fighter which made it hard for Harry to get a proper handle on her considering he fought in a similar manner. Unfortunately for her, she had a dual sided lightsaber which meant she didn't have a hand free like Harry did. Harry blocked a strike then jumped back. He threw an exploding charm at the floor which did a good job of blowing it to smithereens. He then banished the rocks at Bastila. She blocked them easily which Harry already predicted would happen which was he followed the banishment up with a fire whip charm. Bastila barely had time to jump back from the attack but it passed close enough to her skin that the heat seems to slightly burn her outfit right over her chest. Harry continued to press with a quick water summoning charm that he blasted the floor with getting it soaking wet. He then shot a simple freezing charm on the water causing the floor to be covered in an inch-thick ice sheet.
Harry watched Bastila pause as she looked at what he had done. She seemed to be thinking before trying to jump over the whole area. Harry jumped to meet her and they collided mid-air. They both landed in the middle of the ice. Despite the conditions, they immediately moved to attack each other. Their blades clashed into each other in quick succession. Thought she was more skilled, Harry had much more experience and skill while fighting on ice. Bastila was doing her best to fight him while also maintaining her balance. This evened the playing field. Bastila was showing her anger as her face was in a deep scowl and Harry could see her gritting her teeth in anger. Harry was just doing his best to push her back. He couldn't throw anything that might kill her which was unfortunate as that would have been much easier than incapacitating her.
Soon, Harry managed to take an advantage of an opening. Bastila attacked him diagonally on his right, Harry saw this and managed to stop his natural inclination to block her and instead reached his hand out and met her incoming stomach. Bastila eyes widened at the action but was already too late to stop her attack. Right before the blade was a centimeter from his skin, Harry cast a banishment charm directly into her body which immediately sent her and her blade flying backwards. Harry heard the air violently get shoved out of her lungs as the force of the spell slammed right into her diaphragm. She landed in a heap on the floor and immediately started gasping as she tried to get the air back into her lungs which apparently was taking a while. Harry immediately summoned her blade to him and caught it in mid-air. He walked over to her finally feeling the exhaustion in his body from moving so much. He saw Bastila look up at him with hatred as she continued to try and get air back in her lungs. Harry said nothing to her as he reached his hand out and stunned the downed woman. Bastila clearly did not have the strength to resist as she immediately was knocked out.
Harry sighed as he looked over to Revan and Malak who were still battling with a mix of the force and lightsaber skill. Lightning flashed from Revan's hands though Malak was able to block it successfully. Despite the block, Revan's covered a much wider area than Malak's did so some still caught him causing him to pause for a moment as he dealt with the pain. This was all Revan needed to come in with his two blades with a spin. Malak blocked the first blow but his blade was knocked away enough to allow the second blade to slice across his chest causing him to yell in pain. Malak went down in one second and had Revan's red blade under his chin in the next second.
"It's over Malak. Submit and I will allow you to be taken into custody. Resist and you die." Revan stated. Harry could still feel the anger rolling of Revan and could tell that he was hoping Malak would choose the second option. Malak didn't respond, he just kept looking at the ground. Harry didn't need to reach out to the force to see what was going to happen next. Malak let out a giant force push that went in all directions. Revan must have suspected something was coming too as he jumped back and did a flip. Mid flip, he threw his red lightsaber at the now quickly retreating Malak who pulled his lightsaber out and deflected it back at Revan who caught it. Malak, the coward, didn't even bother trying to take his new apprentice that Harry was guarding on behalf of Revan. He ran straight to his ship and entered it. Revan didn't even bother chasing his former apprentice he just watched him run away. Soon the ship was in the air and blasting away from the temple and back to the Star Forge. Harry watched it for a moment before looking at Revan who looked to be walking towards him or more specifically Bastila.
"What's her condition?" Revan asked as he kneeled down next to the downed form.]
"Nothing major. A few cuts and some bruises. Good as new with a day of rest and healing. I stunned her instead of knocking her out." Harry said as he watched Revan pick her up bridal style.
"Can we teleport out of here?" Revan asked. Harry thought.
"We can, though I should hold Bastila while doing so. The more people, the less stable it is to do it. It's most stable where I am so it would be safer this way." Harry said. Revan handed her over without protest and grabbed on to Harry's shoulder. Within a moment, they were back on board the Ebon Hawk and Harry handed Bastila back to Revan.
"I'll be back." Harry said as he disappeared back to the temple. He reappeared back in front of the original array he had made. This one was bigger than all the rest because the explosion would need to reach all the other ones to trigger them into exploding as well. He had not had the time necessary to connect all the arrays. Harry activated the array and watched as it started to glow, Harry disappeared back onto the Ebon Hawk where he could still clearly hear the explosions going off in the distance. He ignored it and walked into the briefing room which was empty. He wondered if everyone was still working on repairs even though it was already late evening. He walked to the med bay and saw Bastila awake and talking to Revan but she looked a mix of angry and confused. Harry immediately pivoted in mid step and walked away to leave the ship. He could still sense the dark side around Bastila but Revan would be able to handle that. They were still bonded after all. He went down the exit ramp and saw the rest of the team wrapping up and putting their gear away. Harry walked up to Mission.
"How was the progress today?" Harry asked Mission looked up with a smile.
"We're all finished. It's ready to fly again. Also, Carth called the Republic and their sending a fleet to back us up and make sure the Star Forge is destroyed. We're doing the attack tomorrow. What about you and Revan? You destroyed the disruptor, right?" Mission asked. Harry nodded.
"Yeah it's all destroyed. It was smart to give us the night to rest to. We rescued Bastila as well. She's been brainwashed over to the Sith side but Revan is talking to her now and hopefully it will be fully sorted out soon." Harry told her. She looked worried at what he said despite his words though.
"Brainwashed. How did they manage that? Bastila always seemed like such a strong-willed person." Mission asked.
"It most likely involved heavy torture and since she was taken by Malak himself, I imagine she probably has horror stories. Sith have techniques to penetrate the mind and thoughts from what Revan has told me. Such techniques would make a process both easier and faster. Mission shivered.
"I can't even imagine what that would be like. I think I'd rather just die." Mission said.
"You're not alone in such thoughts. Many soldiers have ways of having poison on them to kill themselves with if they are ever captured by the enemy. It's to make sure the enemy can't get any information from them." Harry told her. Mission didn't say anything but Harry got the feeling she didn't exactly like the topic of discussion.
"Don't worry about it. No one on this crew would let that happen to you." Harry said trying to ease her discomfort.
"Including you?" she asked. Harry blinked curiously at her.
"Of course. Did I give the impression I wouldn't?" Harry asked.
"I don't know. It just seems you're only really close to Revan." She commented. Harry nodded.
"I am definitely closer to him than anyone else but I would still risk my life to save any one of yours." Harry told her. 'Especially since I can't actually die.' Harry thought. Mission smiled up at him, apparently pleased with his words.
"Thanks Harry." Mission said. Harry nodded and moved on to check the rest of the ship. He had to admit, they did a great job of fixing the ship. He could tell it had been damaged but just barely. After going around it a few times, he went back into the ship and immediately saw everyone standing and sitting uncomfortably in the briefing room.
"What's going on?" Harry asked.
"Er…Bastila and Revan seemed to have made up and are currently getting…. reacquainted." Carth said. Harry looked at the direction of the med bay with confusion. He couldn't sense anything unusual but it was completely possible that Revan was just shielding. He looked back at the blushing faces before he finally caught on.
"Oh. OH. Well then. I'm going to call it a day and turn in then… I shall see you all in the morning." Harry said as he tried not to think about what was happening in the med bay.
"Same here."
"Right behind you."
"Errrrrgh."
And soon, everyone was following him into the crew's quarters to give Revan and Bastila some privacy. Harry just stripped down and put on some sweatpants or the nearest thing he could find to sweatpants and crashed in his bed. He was exhausted after today's activities. He knew that Revan invited him to work with him on missions for that exact reason, to build up his physical stamina. It was working too, which only encouraged Revan to keep doing it. Harry put those thoughts out of his mind though. Now it was time for sleep. Harry closed his eyes and emptied his mind in a matter of seconds. He slipped into sleep immediately and felt his mind go numb.
Harry woke up and blinked the blurriness out of his eyes before looking around the room. His eyes however stopped on the figure that was sitting on the bed next to him looking down at him. Bastila was silently staring down directly at him. Harry stared at the woman for a moment before sitting up and looking at her directy in the eyes.
"You're looking a lot less evil than the last time I saw you." Harry commented as he felt the darkness that had surrounded her yesterday had greatly subdued, though it was very much still there.
"Yes, Revan tells me I have you to thank for that." Bastila said looking at him directly in the eyes. Harry raised an eyebrow.
"If that's what you want to call me knocking you out." Harry told her gauging her reaction. He wasn't use to an emotionless Bastila, he was use to her being angry.
"You could have killed me if you wanted to. No one would have blamed you if you had."
"Except Revan."
"Maybe, but he would have gotten over it and forgave you eventually. Revan is strong and while he would mourn me, he would have eventually moved on." Bastila pointed out. Harry looked at her.
"Does this speech have a point to it." Harry asked her. She once again took a moment to look at him but didn't get angry at his words.
"I wanted to thank you for saving my life and apologize for the way I treated you before my kidnapping. It has been brought to my attention that my previous behavior to you and some of the others was…unpleasant to say the least." Bastila admitted. Harry stared at her before nodding in acceptance.
"Alright. It's fine, your forgiven. Water under the bridge as they would say on my planet." Harry said. Bastila said nothing though Harry thought he saw a little relief enter her eyes. She nodded and stood up before walking away. Harry watched her go before getting up and getting ready for the day. He put on a grey shirt with black jacket over it and some cargo pants before heading out after securing his lightsaber on his belt. With that, he walked into the briefing room to see most of the team gathered. Revan looked at him.
"Good you're here. We we're about to discuss the assault plan." Revan said as he gestured to the holo-table which had a display of a space station that had a sphere in its center with three giant, vertical, wing- like appendages. It seemed to be made entirely of metal.
"This is our target, the Star Forge. It is hovering just above the star this planet is orbiting and is currently pumping out fleets all day every day. It has the best security currently available along with a fleet constantly protecting it making it almost impossible to penetrate. This is where we come in. Our ship is small enough to slip past the fleet defense and board the station. Once we are on board, some of us will need to go into it and get to the main control room to overload its reactors somehow. That's the only plausible way to destroy it. Despite this, most of you will remain on the ship to defend Bastila. Bastila is a master at Battle Meditation which can easily turn the tides of any battle. This will save the lives of hundreds if not thousands of soldiers that will be joining us. She will need extreme concentration to maintain this however." Revan said as he looked around the room for a moment. Jolee leaned forward.
"So, two groups, one to protect Bastila and the other to infiltrate the station. The second group will have to be smaller to avoid attention as well as be able to move quickly. They will also have be powerful enough to deal with any resistance they run into. You and Harry are the obvious choice for that especially with Harry's stealth skill. The rest of us should stay on the ship to make up for the fact that all our heavy hitters will be doing something else. That, about right?" Jolee asked Revan gruffly, Revan nodded in agreement while Harry just stood to the side and said nothing.
"One other thing, you also need to make sure Malak dies as well. If he's able to slink off again then the Sith Empire will rise again. He needs to be dealt with as a secondary but still important objective." Bastila said as she looked Revan right in the eye.
"She's right. If he lives then we'll have to do all this again later." Harry spoke for the first time since he entered the room.
"The Republic will want to have him captured to put him on trial for war crimes." Carth mentioned.
"That would be fine if they had any actual viable means to continuously detain a Sith Lord but they definitely don't, at least not for long. No, he has to die or others will." Harry reiterated. Carth backed down after that and seemed to agree with sentiment as he thought over the repercussions of letting the Sith live.
"Good, we all have our assignments. With that, everyone go get ready in combat attire. We take off in five minutes to go out and meet the fleet." Revan said, bringing the meeting to an end. Everyone moved to go do whatever they needed to do before going on a mission that could possibly lead to their death. The only two who remained besides him were Bastila and Revan, and HK of course who mainly just sat in a corner sulking about the fact that he never got to go out and kill meatbags anymore. Revan looked at him for a moment.
"You seem eerily calm for someone whose about to go on what is essentially a suicide mission." Revan commented. Bastila's eyes flickered to him as Revan approached him. Harry looked at the man.
"I think the same could be said about you could it not?" Harry said back as he looked at Revan who did indeed look very calm. Revan cracked a smile at his words.
"I suppose but this wouldn't be my first one and with my luck, it won't be my last either." Revan told him quietly. Harry nodded in understanding. "I suppose it wouldn't be your first either. You were a bounty hunter before this."
Harry thought back to that time and could honestly say he barely remembered it. Every day just mushed together like a grey blur before he had met Revan. It was all the same. Now though, every day was interesting and chock full of new experiences. Harry remembered them with a hint of fondness if he were honest with himself, "No, I suppose it wouldn't be. Still, we should make sure to be careful. All it takes is a stray bolt."
"You better be there to block it then." Revan remarked.
"I'd rather not get in the habit of having to save your life." Harry shot back. Harry saw the ghost of a smile on Bastila's face at their banter. He said nothing on it though. Harry said nothing more as Carth entered and made his way to the cockpit.
"Alright, we're heading up." Carth called. Harry decided to join him since he saw Revan and Bastila both inching to the med bay and he didn't need to be a genius to figure out what they wanted some private time with each other. Carth had just engaged the engines when Harry entered and leaned against the back wall of the cockpit as he watched the man work. Carth continued on without noticing him and got the ship to start hovering above the ground, He then brought up the landing gear before pointing the ship straight up into the sky. Within a moment they were blasting up towards the atmosphere. In less than a minute, they were out of the atmosphere and among the darkness of space. Carth engaged the engines to the max and moved to the coordinates where the fleet was going to arrive. Harry could see a metallic shine in the distance that he knew to be the massive form of the Star Forge. It took nearly thirty minutes until they arrived at the spot required for the meet up. Carth cut the power as he essentially parked the ship.
"How long until the fleet arrives?" Harry asked. He had to fight to keep the amusement off his face when Carth nearly jumped from his seat at the sound of his voice and spun to look at him. Upon seeing him Carth calmed himself before answering.
"They should be here in five minutes as long as there were no delays." Carth informed him.
"Good." Harry said as he exited the room. He walked right past the medical bay and straight out of the briefing room to the cargo hold. Harry entered it and immediately sat on the floor and crossed his legs. He closed his eyes and focused on the force. He could immediately feel it surrounding him. So different and dense than his home world. He remembered how odd it was to use the force for the first time when easing the ships descent. He simply reached out and trusted his instincts and done it. It was more like magic than he thought yet so different. He reached out and gave a slight push through the force. He opened his eyes and watched one of the crates move away from him across the ground. He concentrated and reached out for the crate and grabbed onto it. Once he got a hold on it, he urged it closer. He watched as the crate move closer until it was back in its original position. He smiled before concentrating one more time. This time, the crate steadily rose into the air. It was shaky at first but he steadied it the higher it got. He held it high in the air and kept it there for a moment and twirled it slightly.
"Fleet's here." Carth called over the intercom causing Harry to have his concentration broken. He watched the crate fall and smash into the ground much to his dismay. He took a deep breath and stood up. This had been a good test to see if he could actively reach out to the force and use it consciously. It looked to be a success but he needed to learn how to split his concentration which he was sure he could do with some practice. Concluding that thought, he made his way back to the cockpit of the ship. As he entered, his eyes widened at the site in front of him. A huge armada of combat ships of all shapes and sizes was in front of him just outside the window. Revan followed in with Bastila a second after.
"Perfect, the time for the attack has arrived. Carth signal them to commence the attack. Make sure they know to give us an escort so we can get onto the station." Revan ordered. Carth nodded and proceeded to relay what Revan said to the command ship of the fleet.
"Captain Carth, this Admiral Dodonna. We read you loud and clear. We will commence the attack at your signal." A female voice replied to Carth.
"No time like the present Admiral." Carth said as he flipped a switch and engaged the engines to full output as they started blasting towards the Star Forge. The closer they got, the more curious Harry got, the machine looked to be sucking up the sun it was closely orbiting as a power source. He should have guessed with the name it had but seeing it first hand was something else.
"Sith fleet incoming. Lowering engines to eighty percent to engage shields." Carth called out. He did just that and not a moment sooner were there enemy fighters opening fire on them. Harry held on as he felt the ship shake from a bolt colliding with their shields. Harry continued to look out the window until he saw the rest of the Sith fleet come into view. It was massive. Carth immediately started pulling maneuvers that he wouldn't be able to do in his dreams to dodge incoming assaults. Harry closed his eyes and tried not to imagine what would happen if the ship blew up and he fell into the star they were currently right next to.
"We're getting close. Our escort seems to be doing their job." Carth said. Indeed, they were quickly closing in on the Star Forge and it looked so much bigger up close.
"Of course. They're Jedi after all. They have an unfair advantage." Revan commented. Harry blinked then reached out with the force to sense their presence. Revan was correct as he could definitely feel their presence in the force connected with the light. Harry hadn't known Jedi were part of the Republic fleet.
"Is it normal for Jedi to be part of the fleet?" Harry questioned. Revan shook his head.
"No, when outside conflict comes, they usually like to stick their head in the sand and pretend it has nothing to do with them. It must be because Sith are involved." Revan said. Harry heard what could easily be construed as bitterness in his voice when he said it to. He didn't question it though. Now wasn't the time. He left the cockpit and moved to the cargo hold where Bastila was starting her Battle Meditation. He started moving around the room and casting spells on it to start bringing up the wards in case the Sith managed to board the ship. Bastila said nothing as she was too busy helping their fleet against the Sith. Soon enough the room was complete. No one but the crew, who he had keyed into the wards, would even know that this room would exist much less penetrate it. Revan came to the room and entered it. When he did, he shivered and looked at the doorway with confusion.
"What was that?" He asked.
"The defenses I set up. I've made this room invisible to anyone not part of the crew as well as made it pretty much impenetrable to anyone else." Harry said. Revan looked impressed as he prodded the protections with the force.
"Impressive. We're landing so you and me need to get to the landing ramp." Revan said. Harry nodded and left the room to follow Revan outside towards the room and towards the ships exit. They stood side by side in wait.
"Carth, how's the landing coming?" Revan asked into his comm.
"Just entered the hanger. Opening the ramp to let you out." Carth responded. Immediately the ramp opened and Harry saw that they ship was still moving so he applied a sticking charm as he got to the edge of the ramp. As soon as Carth pulled to a parking slot and started hovering, Revan and him jumped out and ignited their lightsabers. They immediately found themselves blocking bolts being fired at them by heavy troopers blocking the exit. Harry could only block them while Revan redirected them back taking out one for every bolt they shot at them. Soon they were dead but they had no time to breathe easy. Heavy assault droids came marching into the room with guns and shields active. Revan blasted one back with a force push while Harry cast a levitation charm on the other which caused it to fly up and smash into the roof. It went limp as it fell and then smashed back into the floor where it sparked a little before dying. Harry and Revan continued on.
"They know we're here which means stealth isn't going to be a real option." Harry said as they got pass the doors and reached an elevator. Revan smashed a button on a floor.
"Then we smash forward and deal with the enemies as they come. Don't be afraid to let loose as we don't have the time to deal with each individual enemy." Revan commanded. The elevator stopped and they both reactivated their lightsabers as the door opened. The blaster bolts came at them immediately. Harry cast a shielding charm but knew it wouldn't last long under the onslaught, it did give Revan enough time to reach out and unleash torrents of force lightning upon their foes. The troopers immediately went down and the droids started short circuiting from the attack. With a few more seconds, all the enemies were either dead or close enough to it to no longer be a threat.
"Let's go." Revan said.
With that, they started running through the base. Harry had no idea where they were going but Revan seemed to have some idea. He could sense Malak's presence though he was a level or two above them if Harry guessed correctly. The enemies that were coming at them seemed to be unorganized and he got the feeling that Malak was doing his best to just slow them down. Harry didn't even find them to be a challenge as he ran up to the troopers while deflecting the bolts. As soon as he got close, they panicked and he cut them through them like they were nothing. Most didn't even have time to scream as he cut through them. Revan looked to be having an even easier time as he cut through the troopers like an artist of death. The reached another elevator where they finally had a chance to take a breath from the killing.
"That was…easy." Harry commented. Revan nodded.
"They were just meant to slow us down. I sense several force users on the next floor though. Malak must have mobilized them and ordered them all here while the Troopers and Droids gave them the time to prepare and organize. This next part will be harder. Do you have anything in your big of tricks that can help? What about that fire magic you used?" Revan asked. Harry thought about it. He had a few spells n his arsenal that caused mass destruction, especially with how much magic he could pump into them. Dracoso may indeed be useful.
"Alright but make sure you stay next to me. Most of my more destructive spells are hard to control so make sure I can properly shield you from them if necessary." Harry told him. It was the first time he openly admitted to Revan that what he did was more magic and spells than the force. Harry had avoided calling it such to avoid the stigma that force users had about cultures that called it as such, even if he thought it was incredibly stupid. There was a cute little ding as they arrived on the net floor and Harry immediately reached his hand out. He didn't even wait for the doors to fully open.
"Dracoso" He yelled and pumped magic into his hand unleashing a searing wave of green fire on the unsuspecting Dark Jedi and Sith waiting to confront him. Harry watched those in the front of the group have no defense for the wave. The Sith behind them however seemed to be able to react as they reached out to the force to try and contain the raging inferno. Taking advantage of the distraction, Revan jumped to the left while Harry moved right and started picking off Sith. The first few went down easily, at least until he ran into what he presumed was a Sith Lord. The man was bald and had grey skin with red and black robes. He turned to Harry and scowled before igniting his blade. Harry clashed with the man with his own blade and braced for the strength that he had backing up his strike. Harry jumped back but the Sith Lord jumped with him and forced Harry to re-engage.
Harry grit his teeth in annoyance at the man before trying to press onto the attack. He wasn't ready to go up against such a high-level opponent in a fair fight so he would have to use his ingenuity. By this point, half the room was on fire with many of its occupants now dead. Harry knew this because he was staring at the direction of the fire while the Sith had his back to it. He could also see Revan engaged across the room with three Dark Jedi at the same time and seemed to be holding his own much to their annoyance. That sadly meant he wouldn't be able to help Harry any. Harry focused in on the red blade approaching him and moved to block it. His opponent pushed forward once more and Harry waited this time before moving at the last second to redirect the blade to the side past him. He ducked down to his knee and did a slash at the man's legs which he barely had time to get away from. It was so close that bits of the Sith Master's robes were burned off.
The Sith Master glared at him which Harry took advantage of to push his own attack. The Sith seemed to be able to keep up easily enough but Harry continued to push his body to the limit to keep him on the defense. What Harry was missing in skill, he made up with by thinking outside the box. Using that to his advantage, he used the fact that the Sith was totally concentrated on him to get him closer and closer to the fire. When he got him where he wanted him, Harry went for a strike but feinted and jumped back several feet confusing the Sith. Harry didn't give him a chance to puzzle out what he was doing. He quickly threw out several exploding charms next to the man. None of them hit him and the Sith seemed further confused as he never seen a true spell besides the fire one he had used earlier. The charms hit the floor and blasted the man backwards straight into the fire. An exhausted Harry panted in relief when he saw the man go up in flames and start screaming. He turned to Revan to see him dealing with the last of his opponents. Harry moved to help but it would seem it was unneeded as Revan batted the Dark users blade upwards leaving him totally exposed which allowed Revan to shove his two blades through the man's chest. Revan sheathed his blades and looked at Harry.
"What took you so long?" Revan asked sarcastically. Harry just put his hands on his knees as he gestured to the charred corpse of the Sith he had been fighting.
"I dealt with a fully trained Sith Master. What, did you have trouble with the three glorified younglings you were dealing with?" Harry asked rhetorically as he stood up straight after finally catching his breathe. Revan smirked at him before looking at the burning room.
"Do we just leave it or are you going to put it out." Revan asked. Harry looked and shrugged.
"This place is made of metal. Not much for it to burn so once the magic I pumped into it runs out, it'll just disappear. Let's move on, shall we?" Harry gestured to the route they needed to go. Revan nodded and they were back to moving. It seemed that they had decimated the force using population as the next force users they had run into had to be backed up with Sith troopers flanking them. Revan had not even bothered dealing with them as he slammed them with a massive Force push that caused them to fall off the floor they were currently on and fall to their deaths at the bottom of the Star Forge.
Once they finished clearing the floor, they made it to a series of ramps that led up to the command center of the Star Forge. There they came face to face with the Sith of the hour.
"A shame that you are now working so hard to bring down the empire that we worked so hard to bring up Revan. What caused you to abandon our mission? The Jedi are weak, we both know and agree on that. I can see your mind hasn't changed on that, yet you have chosen the Jedi over me and the Empire that YOU created. Why?" Malak demandingly asked.
"You misunderstand. I am not here as a Jedi. You are right, I still have too many problems with the Jedi and their philosophy to ever call myself one of them again. However, this is not the way to accomplish what we wanted. This is the longing of the dark side to feel powerful by conquering everything in sight. You have lost your way as I had. Not only that but you tried to kill me, let's not forget that. But you know what's even worse than that, what's even worse than trying to kill me and trying to take over the galaxy?...You tortured and turned against me the woman I loved. For that, I'm going to cut your damn kriffing head off." Revan said as he ignited both his blades and pointed the red one at Malak. Malak said nothing for a moment before calmly reaching out and ignited his own lightsaber.
"So, this is how it's going to be." Malak stated.
"This is how it must be. Harry, stay here and do what needs to be done. I'll deal with this." Revan said. Harry nodded and moved to the side slowly up towards the console without taking his eyes off the two. Harry could feel the dramatic shift of the force around Revan as the man drew upon the power of the dark side in full. He watched as the man's eyes took on the color of a dark angry yellow as he stared down at Malak. It was like watching a silent war going on with just the force surrounding the two men as it clashed against each other. This was the first time Harry had seen Revan the Sith Lord. He could see why just the mere mention of this man had terrified others. It happened in a blink, one moment they were standing thirty feet apart, the next they were clashing blades and moving like a blur. Harry immediately turned and started typing away on the computer. It was a slow process with how long it took him to translate it.
At some point, the battle between Revan and Malak had led to another room. He hadn't been paying actual attention but assumed Malak had run away from his more powerful and skilled former master. This hadn't slowed him down though. He looked through the different systems that the Star Forge had before finally finding the reactors that converted the stars energy into something that could be used to build the fleets. Harry then turned them off so the station would continue to suck in power and just have it build up until, boom!
Harry backed out most of the sub menus and looked at the console. He had a sudden thought but hesitated to execute it. He thought for a moment before stepping back up to the console. In a few minutes, he had found what he was looking for. In a few more minutes he watched as a rectangle chip came out of the console. He picked it up and looked at it for a moment. He then pocketed it and went to go wait outside the door that he could sense Revan and Malak on. He could also sense other force presences but he was confused a bit. He wasn't sure if he was feeling wrong but it felt like Malak was absorbing these presences.
Malak kept doing this over and over again until there were no more presences besides Malak and Revan. It didn't take much longer than that to feel Malak's presence in the force get snuffed out completely. Harry waited patiently as Revan finally emerged from the Chamber. He stopped next to Harry but didn't look at him. Harry could still feel the dark side shrouding him. He watched Revan take a deep breath and let it out. As he let it out, the dark side seems to dissolve off of him as did his yellow eyes until normal Revan was all that was left.
"My task is complete. How about yours?" Revan asked as he finally looked at Harry.
"Done. The Star Forge will destroy itself in approximately ten minutes if the computer is to be believed." Harry said gesturing to the terminal which had a multitude of errors displayed on how energy levels were reaching critical levels.
"So, ten minutes to get back to the ship and then fly away." Revan said.
"Actually, ten minutes just to fly away." Harry replied as he gripped Revan's shoulder and violently deposited them in the crew quarters of the Ebon Hawk. They walked out and saw most of the remaining crew armed and looking ready for anything.
"How long have you been back there?" Mission asked first. Harry said nothing while Revan just smiled.
"Not long. Carth! Close the ramp and get us out of here. Star Forge is going to blow in nine minutes." Revan called as he moved to the cargo hold. Harry didn't follow though. Instead he decided to just pull up a seat near the briefing table and put his head down. He was once again extremely tired and wanted to go to sleep. Sadly, he was pretty sure it was bad form to sleep during a battlefield.
"Sooo…." Harry looked up to see Mission looking at him. He raised a questioning eyebrow.
"Tell me what happened." Mission urged. Harry rolled his eyes.
"We killed a lot of bad guys. I made the Star Forge initiate a self-destruct. While I was doing that, Revan presumably cut off Malak's head. Finally, we came back. Not much to tell really. Unless, of course, you want to hear about the murder parts?" Harry asked. Mission glared.
"You're not a very good story teller, you know that?" Mission told him rhetorically.
"Sorry, I'm exhausted. Fought a Sith Master today. I won but it was hard. That's not even mentioning the number of troopers, droids and Dark Jedi I also had to go through." Harry told her. Mission reached over and awkwardly patted his back.
"Okay, I get it. You just rest here until it's over then." Mission said as she got up and left. Harry immediately dozed off. He could still hear the battle outside well at least to an extent. More of feeling it really as it shook the ship. He COULD hear the voices in the cockpit yelling out and responding to commands but eventually he tuned those out at as well. Just as he was on the cusp of actually falling asleep, he felt the ship shake heavily before going still. Then he heard the cheering come from both inside the ship and over the intercom. He lazily got up and made his way over. The first thing he saw was what looked like scraps floating in space next to the star they were near. He could just recognize the scraps as parts of the Sith fleet. The explosion must have been large enough to wipe out anything near it, including the fleet. Bastila came in soon after and looked on the remains and stood next to Revan she leaned into him and they both just looked at it. Harry turned his eyes and looked at it as well.
He wondered who was going to come and pick up the mess
2 Years Later
Harry stood looking at the sunset next to his friend and former master. Revan stared at the sunset as well but he had a look of contemplation.
"As both your friend and colleague, I'd advise heavily against this Revan. I am not as gifted with force visions as you are, for certain, but I have a bad feeling about this. Especially your refusal to at least allow me to accompany you on this." Harry said gravely. He could sense Bastila pacing in the other room.
"I know. You sound just like her you know. Never thought I'd see the day." Revan commented lightly. Harry glared as he saw what his friend was trying to do.
"Revan…I've already sensed it so I know you have, your wife is pregnant. Bastila may not have noticed yet as she was never as observant as you or I but she will soon. Are you planning to leave your pregnant wife here alone while you go chasing nightmares?" Harry hissed at him.
"I shall not be gone for that long and I am not leaving her alone, I'm leaving her with you." Revan said.
"Are you crazy? You want me to look over Bastila while you'll be off doing god knows what. I'm not a babysitter Revan, especially not for a hormonal, pregnant, firmer Jedi." Harry spat. Revan just turned at looked at him.
"I'm trusting you to keep my future child and wife, the two people I love more than life itself, safe while I cannot. Can I not trust you with that?" Revan said. Harry glared at him hard. That was just playing unfair.
"You know you could trust me with anything but god damnit Revan this isn't right, even you should be able to see that." Harry had to keep himself from yelling. Revan gently laid his hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Harry, I need to do this. This isn't about me trying to go off on some adventure just because I think the Force wants me to. This is about dealing with a possible threat that can, not only threaten the entire galaxy, but threaten my family as well. Do you understand why I am doing this?" Revan asked. Harry just continued to glared. He raised his hand and pointed threateningly at Revan.
"Six months. If you haven't found anything in six months then you return and either forget this nonsense or, at the very least, let me look into it for you. Do you understand?" He asked in a deadly tone. Revan nodded and seemed pleased.
"Thank you, my friend." Revan said as he brought Harry in for a hug. Harry returned it before he let go.
"Now that that is over, will you be staying for dinner?" Revan asked. Harry frowned.
"Is Bastila cooking?"
Revan just laughed.
2 ½ Years Later
Harry sat in an apartment next to a beautiful brunette woman as they watched the holo-net together peacefully. Said beautiful brunette was none other than Bastila Shan. Mother of his godson Vaner and wife of his missing best friend Revan. When Revan had been declared missing, Bastila had wanted to go out herself to look. Harry had told she couldn't as she had a young child to raise. He suggested that he go out and search for Revan and he had done just that, at least for a time. He had found no trace of the man though had met up with Canderous Ordo who Revan had worked with before going missing. Harry remembered that Revan once had Ordo as part of the original Ebon Hawk crew but Ordo had been too short tempered to get along with the rest of the crew. He had also apparently killed some rogue jedi against Revan's orders. Time had apparently simmered down Ordo's short fuse and Revan was able to get reacquainted with the man once more. Ordo had, sadly, been a dead end. With him, the trail had gone cold.
"Someone's at the door." Bastila said softly. Harry looked at her for a moment before nodding and getting up. Bastila had still not gotten over Revans disappearance and had never been the same because of it. She was much more quiet and subdued. She also sometimes had episodes where she would break down and cry uncontrollably. He did his best to comfort her but at the end of the day, he wasn't Revan. Harry sighed as he opened the door and saw a face he did not recognize. A woman's face.
"May I help you?" Harry asked her with a raised eyebrow. Before the woman could respond Harry heard a familiar beeping noise. He looked down and saw a very familiar droid. His eyes widened
"T3? Where have you been? Where's Revan?" Harry demanded from the small droid. The droid beeped at him some more.
"Speak a language I understand you damned tin bucket or I'll crush you to the size of a can." Harry threatened. T3 backed up fearfully. The woman moved to stand in front of the frightened droid.
"Woah okay look, we're here to see Bastila Shan. I don't know what your relationship is with T3 but we really need to talk to Bastila." As soon as the last word left her lips, Harry had his red blade ignited and at her throat.
"And who exactly are you?" Harry asked coldly at the woman. The woman froze and looked down at the blade. She raised her hands slowly in the air to show surrender.
"Meetra Surik, Former lieutenant of Revan as well as former Jedi." The now named Meetra said. Harry stared for a moment. He knew who Meetra was. Revan had mentioned her and a little before he had left. He had looked her up before he had left if he recalled correctly.
"Ah. You're the one who killed the Sith wannanbes that popped up recently. Impressive for a Jedi. Even a former one." Harry said as he de-activated his blade. Meetra looked down at where his blade had been.
"You're a Sith?" she asked.
"No. Harry answered without explaining. He moved to the side to allow her to enter. Meetra slowly entered the room but didn't let her back face him as she did. They entered the living room together. Bastila looked up from her couch and frowned.
"I know you. Your Meetra." Bastila said. Meetra nodded.
"I am. I came to show you T3 as well as talk to you privately." Meetra said. Harry tensed.
"If you honestly think I'm-"
"Harry. It's fine. Do you mind going to wait in the other room? I am sure this won't take long." Bastila said in her same subdued tone. Harry glared at her for a moment before agreeing. Bastila was still pretty fragile emotionally and he still wasn't quite sure what would set her off. So, he decided to avoid arguing and go and wait in her bedroom for them to finish. She was probably going to tell him the information anyways. He tapped his foot impatiently for what felt like an eternity before he finally felt Meetra leave. He quickly left the room where he saw Bastila walking back to the couch from the front door.
"Well what happened? Where's Revan?" Harry demanded. Bastila sat down quietly.
"T3 says that they crash landed on a planet called Nathema in the Unknown Region. Meetra is going to go find him and bring him back." Bastila said. Harry fumed.
"And you just let them leave? If Revan didn't come back it means that something was strong enough to physically stop him from doing so. You think that girl can take on something that Revan couldn't? I'm leaving. I'm going to go find her." Harry said as he quickly made his way to the door, turning his back on Bastila.
"You'll do no such thing." Bastila said with ice in her voice causing Harry to freeze. He turned and looked at the woman with confusion.
"Why?" He finally asked after a moment of just looking at her. Bastila stared for a moment in return.
"Harry. I want Revan back more than any other living being. Every moment of every day he is in my mind. That doesn't mean I will make idiotic choices though. I know and you know the truth of the situation. Neither of us have said it but we both know that the chances that Revan is already dead is high. You and Vaner are all I have left. With Revan gone, you are the only father figure my son has left. I won't allow you to go charging off on the same crusade that took my husband." Bastila said with hostility. Harry's eyes narrowed.
"You know I can't be killed. There is no danger for me. Whether he's alive or not, I am the only one who has the slightest chance of retrieving him and you just want me to sit down and pretend nothing's happening?" Harry asked rhetorically. Bastila stood and glared at him.
"You promised Revan that if anything happened to him, you would be there for this family, for his child. Are you going to break that promise?" Bastila snarled. He hadn't seen her do that for two years. He stood without moving and thought on his choices. He had promised Revan to look out for his family while he was gone and especially If he didn't come back. He had promised that he would. Harry gritted his teeth before stomping to the couch and angrily plopped himself back on to the couch. Bastila soon followed and they stayed silent for a few minutes.
"Thank you." Bastila said quietly. Harry took a deep breath and calmed down. With that, they continued to look at the Holo for the rest of the night.
Revan would have to wait
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