The Ebon Hawk Part 2
Bastila pulled out of her hug with Revan and she looked up into the brown eyes of the former Sith Lord.
"Revan, what happened to me? My head feels like it is on fire" Bastila told him, holding her head and closing her eyes in pain.
"The Jedi Council blocked out all of your memories that you had ever had with me, because they didn't want you to be emotionally attached to me after they tried to wipe my mind and reprogram me with an identity that is loyal to the Jedi. Because they didn't want you to be compromised by what I meant to you, they decided to mess with your memories. What they did was just box away the memories of us and left them in the back of your mind, but they didn't let you remember any of them. It was like we had never met" Revan told her, putting his arms around her shoulders.
"How did they do that without me knowing?" Bastila asked.
"When you were using your battle meditation during the operation that reprogrammed my mind, the Jedi Council reached into your mind and they boxed away the memories" Revan explained. Bastila looked shocked at the revelation that Revan had just told her.
"But, they always seemed so pure, and doing something like this is an act of the dark side" Bastila said quietly.
"Nobody is perfect Bastila, but because they have set such high standards for themselves, it is almost impossible for them to live up to those standards" Revan told her.
"Don't tell me you agree with what the Jedi Council says" Bastila teased.
"No, the Jedi Council is the reason why I came back to the Republic as a Sith Lord. If they would have been willing to go out and investigate the force that they knew was waiting beyond the outer rim, then I wouldn't have had to leave the known galaxy to look for it myself" Revan told her.
"What did you find out there, Revan?" Bastila asked, but she noticed that after she had asked, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Ask me again sometime, I don't want to talk about it right now" Revan told her simply. Though she wanted to know more, Bastila knew not to push it and she also knew that Revan would tell her if he deemed it very important to do so.
"When do we get to Dantooine?" Bastila asked, though Revan rolled his eyes at her obvious attempt at changing the subject.
"We should be there within a few hours, why?" Revan asked.
"Well, my head feels like a star cruiser fell on it, so I am going to get some rest" Bastila told him. Revan smiled and picked up Bastila bridal style, walking her over to the bed before gently setting her down, giving her a smile before leaving her be so she could rest up before Dantooine.
Revan walked out and walked to the other end of the ship, looking to find a place to meditate in the other quarters, but when he got there, Mission was already in there, laying on the bed and crying quietly into a pillow.
Revan walked over to the young twi'lek and put his hand on her shoulder.
"How are you holding up, Mission?" Revan asked, sitting down on the bed to the side of Mission's body.
"I have been better. I just can't believe Taris is gone. I have lived there my whole life, and now it is just gone" Mission told him, wiping her eyes.
"Malak will get what is coming to him, I can promise you that" Revan promised her.
"I know, but I have lived there for almost as long as I can remember, so it is the only home I have ever had and now that it is gone, I don't know where I can go now" Mission said quietly, her head bowed in sadness.
"How did you get to Taris, Mission?" Revan asked.
"My brother and I stowed away on a ship when I was really little, it is my earliest memory, and we got off on Taris. When we were there, he taught me how to shoot a blaster, slice computers, play Pazaak and get into locked doors. He taught me to survive on the streets" Mission told him.
"Those are some pretty awesome skills to have, Mission" Revan told her, smiling.
"Yeah, Griff did right by me" she agreed, her thoughts drifting away from the moment again.
"Where is Griff? I hope he wasn't on Taris when this happened" Revan told her, bowing his head.
"He wasn't, he left Taris a couple years ago and I haven't heard from him since" Mission answered.
"Why didn't he take you with him when he left?" Revan asked. Suddenly, Mission's demeanor became sour as soon as Revan asked.
"Griff fell into a bad crowd. It's all Lena's fault! But I don't want to talk about Griff and Lena! Just the thought of that space tramp makes my blood boil! Let me know if you need something else" Mission told him, her demeanor slowly returning back to her normally happy persona.
Revan nodded at her and walked out, going to the cargo hold to see Canderous Ordo cleaning his repeater.
"I wouldn't clean that too much, you wouldn't want to get blinded during a fight" Revan called over. The Mandalorian smirked and put his rifle down, looking down at Revan.
"What do you want, Avner? I'm busy" Canderous told him, narrowing his eyes.
"Well, I know you served in the Mandalorian Wars, and I did too, so I am wondering if we might have served in the same battles somewhere. Maybe a good story or something" Revan suggested.
"Alright, Avner, I'll humor you" Canderous said, smiling as he gestured for Revan to join him at the table for some Tarisian Ale. Revan smiled and gladly joined, sitting down across the table from the Mandalorian.
"Alright, I have one that I think you will like if you don't mind me going first" Revan told the burly Mandalorian.
"I think I am going to enjoy this. What a republic soldier would call a good war story" Canderous joked, taking a sip out of his ale.
Revan used the Force and made sure Carth wasn't going to interrupt the revelation before he started talking to the Mandalorian.
"Well, it was during the last battle of the Mandalorian Wars, and I knew that it would be me who had to win the war, so I took a stolen Mandalorian single-man ship and landed it in one of the hangars of Mandalore's ship. When I got out of the ship, a Mandalorian strike team was waiting for me, so I got out and killed them" Revan said.
"You killed an entire Mandalorian strike team by yourself?" Canderous asked, seemingly surprised.
"Keep listening and you will see how many I have killed" Revan told him.
"I'm listening" Canderous agreed, narrowing his eyes.
"Well, when I got through them, I went forward through Mandalore's ship, killing every Mandalorian that got in my way. I knew where I was going, and that was right to the bridge, where I knew Mandalore himself would be waiting for me to get to him" Revan explained, closing his eyes in remembrance.
"Why would Mandalore be waiting for you?" Canderous demanded.
"Because I am the best that the Republic had to offer, and I led the Republic from the brink of defeat in the Mandalorian Wars and I led the Republic military to drive the Mandalorians all the way back to Malachor V, where we are now, where I fought my way through every Mandalorian on Mandalore's ship. At the end of the day, there was nobody left on Mandalore's ship, save for me and him" Revan explained.
"What are you trying to tell me, Avner?" Canderous asked, his expression completely unreadable.
"I am the person who killed Mandalore and I am the reason why the clans are all scattered. It's because of me that your race has lost almost 99% of their population. Canderous, I am Revan" Revan told him, bracing himself for how the muscular Mandalorian was going to react to hearing that revelation. Revan only hoped that no blaster bolts would be fired on the ship before they got to Dantooine.
Author's Note: What is Canderous going to think about Revan being Revan? A lot of you are going to know how Canderous is going to react, but I still want you to review to give me more ideas that I could possibly use in this story or another story potentially. I would love any ideas that would work for this story, not just Canderous and his reaction to Revan revealing his true identity. I hope you enjoy this update, and will continue to read to the conclusion of this story. But even if you didn't enjoy it, please review. All reviews help, so please hit the button, and I will talk to you guys again in two weeks!