-Revan-

I walked down the corridor of a ship I vaguely recognized, but realized I knew my way around quite well. I entered a large room, which appeared to be the bridge of the huge vessel. It was already occupied by two other sentients. A pilot, and another tall figure, who had his back to me, hands clasped behind his back.

I could tell by the stature that it was a man. His grayish bald head glistened from the overhead lights.

He seemed to sense my presence. He turned with a grin on his face. "Master, I am pleased to see you. I have a gift for you."

Malak walked over to me, placing a hand on the small of my back, ushering me over to the large window. Through it, I could see a planet. Which, though, I was not certain.

"Telos," he answered my unspoken question, reading my thoughts.

I felt Malak shift behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind. "What's going on here?" I asked, turning my head sideways to look at him.

I shivered as Malak's nuzzled and kissed the nape of my neck. "Watch, my Master." was all he said.

My eyes widened in shock as the entire surface of Telos exploded in fire and smoke. "My gift to you, Lord Revan. If you listen closely, you can almost hear the suffering..."

I closed my eyes as I felt anger sweep its way through my entire body. "Did I ask you to do this, Malak?" I didn't know why, but the destruction of this particular planet irked me to the very bone.

"No, Master. I just wanted to show you the power that you yield flows through everything, through me. I knew you wanted..."

I ignited my crimson lightsaber and swung towards him, cutting his jaw clean off his face. I watched as he knelt on the floor, holding his face as the blood seeped through his fingers. He glanced up at me, pure fear in his eyes.

I didn't flinch and kicked the lifeless chunk of flesh that was once plastered to his face across the room. I pointed my lightsaber at him menacingly. "Don't you ever assume you know what I want, apprentice."

My eyes shot open as I bolted upright in bed. I jumped slightly when I felt two strong arms tighten around my midsection, pulling me back down onto the bed.

I let out a sigh of relief when I realized it was Carth.

"What's wrong, Beautiful?" he whispered, still engulfed with sleep.

I settled back down and snuggled closer to him, the events of the dream still very fresh in my mind. I didn't know how many more of these nightmares or Force visions I could handle. But as long as Carth was there...

"Gorgeous?" Carth leaned forward and kissed my cheek. "You alright?"

"I'm...okay. Just a bad dream." I lied, nuzzling my face in his neck. I felt that I needed to be as close to him as possible. In his arms. It was the only place that I felt totally, and completely safe. He never seemed to mind.

Carth kissed my temple. "Wanna talk about it?"

"Not now," I told him. "now I just wanna lay here with you."

He smiled and kissed my forehead again. "Sounds good to me, Beautiful."

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An hour later, I still couldn't get back to sleep, in fear of having another vision. I stared up at the ceiling of the ship, into the darkness. I sighed.

I wiggled out of Carth's arms, careful not wake him. Searching through the dark room, she found her bath robe and slipped it on.

"Beautiful?"

I winced and walked back over to the bed, I could see Carth perched on his forearm looking at me. I knelt down and leaned on the mattress. "I'm sorry, honey, I didn't mean to wake you. Go back to sleep."

He yawned, laid his head back on the pillow and reached over and took my hand. "Where you goin'?"

I smiled and gave his fingers a squeeze. "I couldn't sleep. I'm just going to get something to drink."

"Want some company?" he asked, starting to get up, but I gently pushed him back down.

"I would love company, but you're exhausted. Get some sleep." I kissed his forehead. "I won't be long."

Carth smiled and gently pulled me to him, kissing me lightly on the lips. "Wake me up when you get back." he grinned playfully and gave me a pat on the backside, then kissed me again. "Hurry up, Gorgeous."

I kissed him again, then exited the room. To my surprise, Juhani was seated at the counter, downing a bowl of soup. "Evening."

Her head shot up, as if she were shocked to see me standing there. "Good evening, Revan. What are you doing up so late?"

I shrugged and made my way into the common room and settled in the chair in front of her. "Bad dream. Couldn't fall back asleep afterwards."

Juhani nodded. "I, too, had a vision. Of Quatra." She looked a little sheepish. "I know I was to be on cockpit duty, but I accidentally fell asleep."

I chuckled. "It's no problem. Carth does it all the time."

"Does he." the tone of her voice let me know that it wasn't a question, but a statement disguised with disgust.

I glanced at her sympathetically. "Juhani..."

She waved her hand dismissively in front of her face. "I am sorry, Revan. I am still having trouble...controlling my emotions. I apologize." she averted my gaze, and stared down at the table. "I don't fear that I have been fair to you, or Carth. And I must apologize to you. To him as well." she paused. "I should remember my training. Jedi shouldn't have such feelings towards...anyone."

I looked at her questionably. "Putting your feelings aside," I asked, lacing my fingers together and rested them on the table. "do you feel that my feelings for him are wrong? That what we're doing is wrong?"

The Cathar was silent for a moment. "I can't answer that, Revan. All I know, for a fact, is that he seems to bring out a...light from inside you, that I I only see emitted from you when with him. And as much as I don't want to admit it..." she paused, finally looking me in the eye. "It's pleasurable to see."

I smiled sympathetically at her, reaching over to get her hand a squeeze. "For what it's worth, Juhani, I'm sorry. But thank you, for the kind words."

She finally smiled. "No need. As long as you are happy, than I should be as well. And I can definitely see how happy he makes you."

I nodded. "He does make me happy. More than I ever thought that I could be, or deserved to be...after all I've done to his life...he still somehow manages to find it in his heart to care for me. And I care for him so much. I..." I Iove him.

She nodded, understanding. "He is a good man."

"Thanks."

We both looked up to see Carth standing in the doorway of the common room, a smile plastered on his handsome face. His hair in disarray, standing in all directions. His eyes settled on me and seemed to dance in the dim lighting.

"Hey, handsome. Thought you were sleeping." I said, gesturing for him have a seat next to me.

After giving a hesitant glance at Juhani, he did.

Juhani cleared her throat. "I should be getting back my cockpit duties." she stood and gave the two of us a smile. "Good night."

"Night." Carth and I both said as we watched her leave.

When she was gone, Carth turned to me, placing a hand on my neck and bringing my face close to his, kissing me so passionately, that it made me light-headed.

When it broke, we were both breathless. I grinned. "What was that for?"

Carth smiled lazily, tracing my jaw line with his thumb. "For being yourself, Beautiful."

I blushed, realizing that he had overheard mine and Juhani's conversation. "How much did you hear?"

He pushed a lock of hair behind my ear. "Enough." he paused, his smile slowly faded. "I'm sorry for causing so much friction between you and Juhani."

"Don't. She'll come around." I paused, as a thought entered my mind. "I, I think it has a lot more to do with the tension of being so close to the Star Forge. It has us all on edge." I said, taking his hand and lacing my fingers through his.

Carth nodded, bringing my hand up to his mouth and brushing his lips against my knuckles. "Three more days."

I matched his nod solemnly. "I'm scared." I admitted. "It's going to be so hard, facing Malak now. Rescuing Bastila..." my voice trailed off.

Carth lifted his free hand and cupped the side of my face, running his thumb across my temple. "I know. I'm scared too. I can't even begin to imagine how hard it's going to be for you, but I'm going to be there, every step of the way. By your side." He kissed me, gently this time. "You're not in this alone."

I rested my forehead against his. "I know," I whispered. "Thank you."

His kissed the bridge of my nose. "Always, Gorgeous." he kissed my forehead before standing, pulling me up with him. "It's probably best if we try to keep our minds off of things for a while. Using the last couple of days to relax and ready ourselves. To keep our minds off of everything."

I looked at him thoughtfully. "How do we do that?"

Carth grinned down at me as he ushered me back to our private sleeping quarters. His eyes beaming mischievously as he stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "I can think of a couple of ways..."

I grinned, feeling lightheaded again. "Sounds like a plan."