Our Vacation
When we got to the Dragon's Crest system, we went to the 7th planet and landed on a beach in the northern hemisphere. When we got off the ship, I felt a warm breeze coming from the east. Revan had left his mask and his armor on the ship so he would be free.
When he took his tunic off, I saw a sleeveless shirt and I reached to touch his bicep. He chuckled and flexed for me before a group of locals came forward. They were a little taller than Revan, walked quickly and steadily, and there was a crest like a Dragon on each of their backs. They also looked like bodybuilders, giant arms and large shoulders.
"I recognize this ship. Welcome Lord Revan and Lady Bastila to Dragon's Crest 7. Emperor Khan has told us that you will be here for a few days to check out the planet. Am I mistaken?" the leader asked. The leader was in the front and a few inches taller, but very similar to the rest of the group.
"You are correct. Emperor Khan has told us to see what the planet is like" Revan said, nodding.
"I hope you will enjoy your stay here on Dragon's Crest 7" the leader said. They bowed respectfully before turning and walking away.
"Wow, they seem friendly" I said.
"Don't count on it. Emperor Khan might have just scared them into treating us well. He can be very persuasive" Revan said.
"Revan, what happened when you first met Emperor Khan?" I asked.
"We fought and he destroyed me and Malak" Revan said.
"I mean can you tell me what happened?" I asked.
"I suppose I can tell you the story. It all occurred on Lehon, in the temple where we landed the ship to begin with when I first took you" Revan said.
Revan walked forward into the Temple of Lehon and walked to the summit. Malak, jaw and all his limbs still intact, followed him and they had their lightsabers ready.
"I don't like this" Malak said.
"I sense a trap" Revan said.
"What's the next move?" Malak asked.
"Spring the trap" Revan said, smirking under his mask. Malak didn't like the idea, but he kept walking. When they got to the summit and out into the light of the Lehon sun, they saw a hooded man standing between them and the computer to disable the Star Forge's shield.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Revan asked, but there was no response.
"We need to get to the computer" Revan said to the hooded man. Still no response cam back.
Revan ignited his lightsaber and Malak did the same. The two lightsabers had glowing blue blades. They walked forward slowly but the hooded man did not move. Revan and Malak got past him and they were able to shut down the Temple shields and the Star Forge fields. When the two young Jedi turned around to leave, they saw the hooded man looking at him. The hooded man ignited his blade and the two Jedi saw a black blade. It was the first time either of them had seen a black blade except for in the archives of the Jedi Order. Rumors told that only someone with complete control of the Dark Side could control the black blade, or it would destroy the user.
"I sense trouble" Malak mumbled. The two Jedi walked toward the hooded man, lightsabers ready, but before they could attack, Malak was thrown into the wall at a crazy speed.
Revan saw that and was taken by surprise by the power of his opponent. Revan attacked with all of the saber skills he had learned over the years of his Jedi Training, but nothing had worked. Revan then was thrown back next to Malak with a Force Push.
The two Jedi stood up and tried a Force push on their attacker, but it had no effect. They then tried to combine their power into Force Stunning their opponent, but that didn't work either. The hooded man just kept walking forward.
When Revan and Malak tried a Force stun again, the hooded man finally stopped walking. But Malak and Revan didn't have time to go for another attack before they were shot with Force lightning.
The two Jedi screamed and their lightsabers dropped to the ground. The hooded man used the Force to pull the Jedi lightsabers into his hand without stopping the lightning.
When the two Jedi were nearly unconscious the hooded man finally stopped the lightning.
"Why do you want the Star Forge?" the hooded man asked, his demonic voice piercing Revan and Malak even through their pain.
"The Republic is falling. The Senators are pathetic. The Jedi are cowards. It is time for a change in the leadership of the galaxy" Revan choked out. He tried to pull himself up, but fell back down next to Malak who was unconscious.
"The only leadership in this galaxy will be me when the Republic falls" the man said.
"Who are you?" Revan asked. The effects of the lightning were starting to wear off but Revan still was in a crumpled heap on the ground.
"I am Emperor Khan, leader of the Sith Empire. I am in control of the Star Forge" the hooded man said.
"You are a Sith?" Revan asked.
"Yes, I see into your future young Jedi. It is your destiny to take control of the Star Forge and destroy the Republic, setting up the Republic in your image. All you need to complete your destiny is to swear loyalty to me and you can destroy the corrupted Republic and rebuild a utopia" Emperor Khan said, his demonic voice piercing into Revan.
"Why do you want me to control the Star Forge?" Revan asked.
"You are strong, boy. I know you will become a powerful Sith, but only if you swear loyalty to me right now" Emperor Khan said.
At that moment a bunch of thoughts ran through Revan's mind. He thought about winning another war and being honored as a leader. He thought about saving the Republic and assuring a better life for everyone. But he also thought about the opportunity that stood in front of him. The Jedi refused his request to join the Mandalorian War and the Republic nearly fell because of it. Revan was a fighter. He knew he would not be allowed to fight anymore if he went back to the Jedi, and if he became a Sith he would be able to do what he loved the most. He also knew that the Jedi would never let him or Malak back simply because of their recent search for the Star Forge.
It was then that Revan made the ultimate choice.
"What do I need to do?" Revan asked.
"Join my Sith Council. I can see into your future and your destiny is ahead of you! It is your destiny as well as your companion's to destroy the Republic. From this point on, you will be known as Lord Revan and your companion will be Lord Malak" Emperor Khan said.
"Thank you, Sir" Revan said, bowing down. Malak, who had been silent for the entire time that he wasn't unconscious also bowed.
"It is up for you to decide who the Master is and who the Apprentice is. But after that, the Star Forge will be yours. I will check up on you from time to time, but I am warning you right now. Any disobedience toward me will result in your permanent end. Do I make myself clear?" Emperor Khan said, his demonic voice piercing the two new Sith.
"Yes" Revan said.
"Yes, what?" Emperor Khan demanded, his demonic voice piercing into the souls of the young Sith.
"Yes, Emperor Khan" Revan and Malak said. Emperor Khan nodded and black smoke surrounded him. When the smoke cleared, Revan and Malak were alone in the temple again.
When Revan stopped telling the story, I found myself laughing.
"What could possibly be funny about that?" Revan asked.
"He demolished you!" I said throughout laughs.
"It was just like when you attacked me on my command ship" Revan said.
"And just to think, the Jedi thought you were the most powerful man in the galaxy" I said, ignoring his comment.
When my laughter finally had died down enough to speak clearly, I wiped the tears out of my eyes and looked at Revan.
"Okay, I'm done" I finally said. Revan sighed and looked back at me.
"That wasn't necessary" Revan said.
"I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine you getting beat so badly" I told him.
"Well it happened, and it was a long time ago" Revan said.
"If you two fought again do you think you would win?" I asked.
"Oh hell no; he would kill me" Revan said.
"You have such confidence in yourself" I said, hugging him.
"You saw what Emperor Khan did to the Jedi Mercenaries. He killed them all without even igniting his lightsaber" Revan said.
"What does a black lightsaber symbolize?" I asked.
"Emperor Khan is the only person in history to wield a black lightsaber. Rumors say that the black lightsaber can only be used by the most powerful man in the galaxy or it will turn on the user and you will die" Revan said.
"I don't believe that. A lightsaber can't kill something on its own" I argued.
"Well we will never get to know if the rumors are true simply because I don't see Emperor Khan ever having someone who is more powerful than he is" Revan said.
"If that person exists, I don't want to meet him" I said. Revan laughed and we began to walk down the beach. His arm was around my waist and I leaned my head into his chest. I couldn't imagine being without him.
We slept on the ship that night, nice and close together. Revan was doing an exceptional job at keeping me warm. I nestled myself closer to Revan and took more of his warmth from him. I closed my eyes again, going back to sleep, not wanting to leave Revan's warm embrace.
I got up and looked down to see Revan kneeling down on the floor in front of the bed. I got up and put a hand on his shoulder, but when I did, a hand reached out and clamped around my neck and I was lifted off the ground, gasping for air. I looked as Revan turned around to see Malak in Revan's hood. He threw me on the bed and pounced on me.
"It is time to finish what I started on Revan's flagship. Don't worry; Revan wont be able to help you now" Malak said. I tried to scream for help but Malak was covering my mouth. Malak's metal limbs were a lot stronger than my flesh and bone, so I was stuck; about to lose everything I had left.
When Malak began to move closer I screamed and I felt myself shaking.
"Bastila, get up!" Revan shouted, shaking me gently. I shook my head and sat up, realizing that it was only a dream.
"Revan" I whispered when I saw him lying next to me. I kissed his cheek and I smiled.
"What were you dreaming about?" Revan asked.
"Malak tried to finish what he started" I said quietly. Revan's jaw hardened and his fist clenched.
"I'm sorry he even started" Revan said sadly.
"At least you stopped him" I said. Though I felt awful about what Malak almost did and what he almost finished in my dreams, I still was thankful that Revan was always there to protect me. We walked off the ship and out to sit down to look at the horizon out over the open ocean.
"So about the order to kill Malak, are you actually going to do that?" I asked hopefully.
"I might, I am truthfully thinking about it. Malak may be a dumbass and he may have tried to kill me many times. He even tried to rape you. But throughout all of that, no matter what, he is still my best friend" Revan said.
"You are thinking about killing your best friend?" I asked.
"I am honestly thinking about it. But it is a choice I will have to make soon" Revan said.
"What is going on that is plaguing you so much?" I asked, trying to get him to open up to me about this.
"Nothing, this isn't something you can help with" Revan told me.
"Maybe not, but I want to try!" I told him forcefully. He sighed and looked down at the sand. I could tell that he was under a lot of stress and all I wanted to do was help him.
"Ok, imagine yourself on a mission and you had to kill one of your two best friends or else the entire galaxy will suffer. What do you do?" Revan asked. I was slightly taken aback by the question.
"I don't know what I would do" I said after a few minutes.
"I told you, this is just something I have to sort out on my own" Revan told me. I sighed and relented. Knowing Revan, he would make his intentions known to me sooner or later.
"I'm sorry I have burdened our vacation with this thought, Bastila" Revan said, gazing deep into my eyes.
"It's alright, let's go for a walk" I suggested. Revan nodded his agreement and put his arm around my shoulders.
I enjoyed the walk, but I didn't tell Revan that my thoughts dwelled on what was troubling him during the rest of our vacation.
During our dinner with the natives, during our walks all over the planet, during the night where I was surrounded by Revan's warm and loving embrace, and even during my dreams, all I could think about was what was bothering Revan so much.
The scenery of this planet was amazing. At every turn, I felt like something was going to jump at me and show me something even more amazing than I had seen before. It was awe inspiring.
I was happy that Revan had not pressured me into doing anything that I was not ready for. Most men would have impregnated me on my first night, but it has been many months and we have only been sleeping together for one week. Just to top it all off, all we did was sleep, and I was very thankful for that.
I was truly luck to have a man as amazing as Revan.
When it was finally time for us to go back to Revan's command ship, I was happy that I would finally get to learn what has been troubling Revan so much. We met up with the flagship in the orbit of Tatooine and we landed our small transport in the main hangar.
It was finally time for Revan to explain to me what was troubling him, and I was not going to take no for an answer.
Author's Note: Hey, another cliff-hangar! What do you guys think about this chapter? Do you have any tips for future chapters? If so please review. Even review about anything. Review and tell me what you think. Thanks!
