New chapter up. Enjoy.

Nikka POV

I sat at the main computer of my ship, getting more and more frustrated. Since returning to Odessen, my main obsession had been to try and track down the remaining missing members of my brother's old team. Most were already accounted for, but the most important one, at least to my brother, was still missing.

Theron walked in, carrying a data pad. He gave me a tired smile. "Any news?"

I look up at him. He gave me a quick kiss, before sitting down next to me at one of the other terminals. It was amazing how comfortable we had gotten with our affection.

"Well, M1-4X and Yuun are with us and Rio ran into Vik on Asylum, so that just leaves Aric Jorgan and Elara Dorne. I think I found Elara." I replied.

"Well, that's progress and it fills in a gap in my own search."

I sighed. "Let me rephrase that. I've found out what happened to her, not really where she is at the moment." I swiveled my chair and looked at Theron. "From what I can tell, shortly after numbnuts took over as chancellor, an order went out basically banishing all former Imperials from Republic military service. Not exactly what I'd call a sound strategy for keeping your military quota stocked and morale up, but what do I know. Anyway, at the time, Dorne was still with Havoc, under Aric Jorgan. I think her removal from the squad was what put the final nail in the coffin for the team, as Rio knew it anyway."

I leaned back and put my feet up on the side panel. "Well, I tried to find some official discharge records for her, but there were none. So, I looked a little deeper into the Republic military and found out that after her dismissal from Havoc, Elara was given a special assignment by none other than daddy dearest."

"Malcom?"

"Yep. It seemed odd for Malcom to request one of the dismissed ex Imperials to work directly under him, since, from what I can tell, he supported the command to remove the Imperials wholeheartedly. That's pretty much where I'm at now. I have a feeling it'll be hard to track down what the Republic Supreme Commander's personal elite team is doing. I'm sure it's probably beyond blackops, but I'll keep working on it."

"Well, that means the leader of Havoc must still be Aric Jorgan. I sent some intel to an old SIS contact of mine which used to work closely with Republic special forces. It seems Havoc has gone AWOL. They're currently on Zakuul without official Republic permission. Apparently, Havoc's commander is...displeased...with their assignments, as of late."

"Not shocking. Havoc was always the team which liked to get things done. I imagine it's been frustrating fighting for the Republic, if things are as bad with them as we think. They probably decided to do something useful, for a change."

"My thoughts exactly." Theron said. "I still need to run this by the commander, but I have a feeling he'll do whatever he can to convince Havoc to join our side, even if it's only temporary. Jorgan was always a very patriotic soldier. If he's still in command and they went rogue, then he'd probably jump at the chance to work with your brother again."

"And going through Rio keeps your name out of it." I added.

"Nice bonus, since I'm not exactly liked around the Republic anymore." He shrugged. "Can't imagine why."

I laughed at his joke, since we both knew full well why the Republic didn't like him much. Not only did he abandon them for making stupid choices, but he had a major falling out with his father on the way out the door. It was a slippery subject I tried to avoid. I usually tried to avoid the subject of his family entirely. It couldn't be easy to have the Jedi Grandmaster as a mom and the Republic Supreme Commander as a dad.

"Well then, go. Talk with Rio and work your angle. I'll see if I can make some progress with mine." I got up and walked over to Theron, sitting across his lap. "And if you two go out to talk with Havoc, just be careful. Jorgan is my brother's friend, but it's been five years and things can change."

Theron wrapped his arms around me. "Hey, I'm always careful."

We sat for several minutes, just enjoying being together and alone. Those two things had become a rarity since arriving on Odessen. When Theron left to talk to Rio, I went to my galley and poured myself a drink. I definitely needed it for the job I had ahead of me.

To Be Continued...