This is the first of the chapters with the dual POVs. Just an FYI. As always, please review for constructive criticism.

Chapter 6

"I'll be up shortly to work all that out. Luke, out." Luke then pushed a button on his commlink and lowered it from his face. When they got out of the elevator, Luke stopped and turned to Korra and asked, "What's 'the Avatar'? That's the second time you mentioned it. First, you said you were the Avatar. Now you're saying this kid, Aang, is the Avatar? Which is it? And what is it?"

Korra winced but said, "Can I explain everything when we all meet? I really don't want to say it twice."

Luke reluctantly nodded. Then he continued toward the medical center. When they entered, Luke went over to one of the staff, a Mon Calamari female and asked her, "Excuse me, can you help me?"

The woman turned and Luke thought he recognized her, "Oh! Master Skywalker! Of course, I'll help anyway I can." She said in a bubbly Mon Calamari voice.

"Who are you? And how do you know who I am? Did the General tell you?" Luke asked.

"I'm Pakmillu." She said, "And, yes, he did tell me who you are. He told me to help you anyway I can with the kids who showed up here."

"Are you related to Pakmillu, captain of the Outbound Flight?" Luke probed.

"How did you know that?" Pakmillu asked, obviously surprised.

"Long story." He said as he winced slightly when he thought about how he learned about Outbound Flight. Mara was involved and even after all these years, it still hurt sometimes to think about her. Though it didn't hurt as much as it used to.

"-ndfather?" He heard that she said as he tried not to think about Mara, "Are you alright, Master Skywalker?"

"Hm? Yes, yes. I'm alright. Just it brought up...difficult memories." He said.

"Well, I'm sorry to hear that." She said. She sounded sincere, "What did you need help with?" She turned her head to one of the kids in a bacta tank while keeping one eye on Luke. She was obviously changing the subject on purpose to which Luke was thankful.

Luke nodded his thanks as he noticed that Korra was gone and said, "I was wondering if you could tell me the injuries of all the kids who wound up here. And when we could be able to talk to them."

She turned fully to the boy in the tank and gestured to him, "Well this one, human male. In his teens, with a major scar on his back and left foot. Injury to cause the scars are unknown. But appear to have been received at the same time. Though they seem to be caused by a bolt of lightning."

"I thought you said the cause of the scars is unknown?"

"They are. We can only guess about the origin of them. Until one of them wakes up to tell us."

"What about the injuries he sustained at the hands of the Sith?"

"Those we know more about. Multiple broken and fractured ribs. Caused by blunt force trauma. A dislocated shoulder, which we put back, and major cuts and stab wounds caused by-"

"By the man's claws on his fingers." Luke interrupted.

"Yes, we were wondering about that. We did all we could before we put him in the tank."

"How long until he comes out of there?" Luke asked.

"About a half-hour." Pakmillu said.

"Good, I don't want to leave Starkiller unguarded for too long." He muttered.

"Who?"

"Nevermind. Who's next?"

Pakmillu turned and walked over to a bed with a man in old metal armor on it. He had a helmet that seemed to resemble a flame and a faceplate that looked like a skull. The armor itself looked heavy but didn't want to restrain the movement too much. Luke didn't see any weapons near him so he assumed the man had similar powers to Korra. Luke looked to the bed on the right and noticed armor that looked the same laying next to the man on the floor.

Pakmillu seemed to notice that he was wondering why one man was armored and one wasn't, because she said, "We can't get this one out of his armor."

"Why not?"

"Because it's fused to his flesh." She replied, "From the little bit of skin we can see, there is burn marks similar to that of electrical burns. So we've assumed that whatever caused them must've fused the metal armor to him."

"Force lightning." Luke said, "The attacker used Force lightning."

"Never heard of it." said Pakmillu, "What is it? You shoot lightning out of your fingertips or something?"

"That's it exactly. Sith, and sometimes Jedi, can use the Force to create lightning. It can be used at its lowest levels to stun or knock beings unconscious. Or at its highest levels, for powerful Force-users, it can be used to turn the victim to ash."

"Can you use 'Force lightning'?" Pakmillu asked.

"Yes." He replied, "Though I don't use it often. So," He said, trying to switch the subject back to the man suck in his armor, "Why can't you get this man out of his armor?"

"We don't have the surgeons skill required or the droids to do it. Nor do we have the equipment needed to perform the surgery. So unfortunately, the only thing we can do is keep him sedated and on pain medication until he dies of metal poisoning. As, because of his armor composition, it's in his bloodstream."

Luke sighed, "So that'll make it four dead then."

"Yes." Pakmillu went over to the next bed. The man seemed in his early twenties. He had the same armor next to him as the man before had on. Luke followed her to stand at the foot of the bed, "Again this one is a human male but as you can tell, is in his early twenties. The only injuries that he appears to have is to both of his hands. They are cut off at a little bit above the wrists. He endured shock and is unconscious. We have prosthetics ready to attach to him, but we didn't have his permission. And we don't know if where he's from has the technology to maintain them. Or even if they are allowed them."

"I have a theory about where they're from. I will tell the General and the Princess when these kids wake up so we can talk with them as well." Luke said.

"Really? What is it?" She asked.

Luke looked around and gestured for her to come closer. She seemed confused but followed along and Luke whispered in her Mon Calamari equivalent of an ear.

"Hm." Pakmillu said, "So that theory has been proven correct?"

"Sort of. It's a long story. We know others exist but I don't know about theirs."

"Indeed. Well, shall we continue?"

"Of course."

They walked over to another bed with another human looking male. This one had a burn scar on the left side of his face.

"This one," Pakmillu started, "Is another human male with a burn scar on his face and another on his-"

Luke got interrupted listening to her by a touch in the Force. It was so familiar but Luke couldn't put his finger on it. He reached back and felt someone he hadn't felt in years. He felt so much joy he almost couldn't contain himself. But as soon as it appeared, it vanished. Luke panicked. Was it real? Was I just imagining it? If it was real, then why was the connection cut so suddenly? All of those thoughts and more were swirling through his head.

Just when he was about to go and find the source, he was interrupted again. But this time, it was by someone calling his name.

"-Er Skywalker! Help!" The voice said.

Luke looked around. He was no longer standing in front of the man with the scar on his face. He was in front of Korra and Asami's bed.

"Master Skywalker! Help!" Asami cried.

Luke quickly looked at Korra. She was twitching in her sleep and muttering something. Luke went over to Korra's side and put his hand on her head and closed his eyes to focus. He tried calming her down with the Force but to no avail. So, he tried to wake her up instead.

Korra woke up with a gasp. She was shaking and had tears running down her face.

"It's okay, Korra, it's okay, I'm here, I'm here." Asami whispered while clutching Korra.

Korra took deep breaths to try to calm herself down but she had her dream in her head still. After a little while, Korra heard a voice that said, "Korra, can you tell me what you saw?"

Korra looked up and saw Luke and that weird alien that Korra couldn't remember its name next to him.

"How do you know she saw anything?" asked Asami.

"Because I've seen many people have visions before and she was definitely having one." Luke said, "Though admittingly how, I don't know. She's not Force-sensitive and It's not one of your powers, is it?" Korra shook her head, "Then that's another mystery to add to this. But we're off topic. What did you see? Take your time but this could be very important."

"P-please don't make me think about it." Korra pleaded while Asami held her tighter.

Luke sighed, "I wish I could accept your request. I really do. But I can't. Please tell me what you saw."

"I don't want to."

"I know."

Korra struggled for breath. But before she could say anything, Asami said, "Why are you doing this? She said she doesn't want to think about it."

"Perhaps it is best that we leave them alone." said the alien in a bubbly voice.

Luke looked torn, "Maybe-"

"I-I'll tell y-you." Korra stuttered, "I-it wasn't really w-what I saw as much as I-I felt."

"Take your time."

"I-I tasted blood. I smelled burnt flesh. I h-heard explosions and something l-like fireworks-"

"Slugthrowers." Luke muttered.

"And I saw a thing in armor."

"Thing?" Luke questioned.

"I-I'm not sure it was a man."

"Was the armour white?"

"N-no." Korra said slowly, "It was yellow. W-with red and black trim."

"Were there any markings or emblems on the armor?"

"Y-yeah, there was a circle with black trim and white on the inside. W-with a black fist on its shoulder. D-do you have any idea what that means?"

"I have a few ideas." said Luke.

"Who?" asked the alien before Korra could.

"It could be Mandalorians or just mercenaries. It could be Vader's Fist or the Hand of Judgment. Or maybe someone else from the Empire of the Hand. But I don't know about that color of armor with that symbol."

"I only know about the first three." The alien said.

"I wouldn't figure you would know about the Empire of the Hand or their units." Luke said.

"Who are they?

"No one important to this time period."

"'This time period'?" Korra thought she muttered under her breath. She thought about it. Then she remembered that Corran said something about it.

"Yeah." Luke said, "I'll explain everything that we know so far in the briefing room when they wake up." He said as he pointed over his shoulder to the others, "Thank you for telling me."

"What does any of it mean?" Korra asked.

"It means the future holds death and destruction on a level worse than what happened in my time." Luke said ominously.

"Do you mean that we were attacked in your time?" The alien that Korra still couldn't remember the name of asked.

Luke subtly winced, "All I'm saying is that this war was very costly for both sides."

"No, you're hiding something. We were attacked in your time, weren't we?" Pakmillu pushed. Korra finally remembered her name.

"I'd rather not change-"

"That doesn't matter anymore. We are going to be attacked, aren't we?"

Luke sighed, "You're as bad as Ackbar."

"I can only dream of being close to Captain Ackbar in anything." Luke then laughed, "What?"

"Nothing, I just forgot that he was only a captain in this time."

"You're avoiding the question." Asami said.

"You're not from this un-" Luke stopped, "This...planet. You don't get a say in this discussion."

"It doesn't matter if we're from this planet or whatever you were going to say but if we're going to be attacked, I'd like to know."

Luke sighed again, "I'll tell all I know so far once they wake up."

Korra had regained her strength and composure so she said, "You're not getting out of this one by saying 'I'll tell all I know later'. Just spit it out."

"Why does this feel like I'm being cornered by Leia, Mara and Jaina?" Luke mused.

"Because women want answers." Asami put out.

"Because you're stubborn and only three women can get anything out of you." Korra added.

"Because you surround yourself with women." Asami said. This made Korra and Asami laugh, as Pakmillu chuckled and Luke was left flustered. The three women laughed harder.

When the laughter died down, Pakmillu said, "Now, answer the question, are we going to be attacked?"

Luke sighed for the third time and said, finally, in a defeated tone, "Yes. The Empire sends thousands of probebots across the Galaxy to find the Rebels. And one lands here and finds the shield generator. Then it reports to the Empire before we could stop it."

"I must report this to the General immediately. We must prepare a defense and call our allies." Pakmillu said while she tried to leave.

"Wait!" Luke said before she could do so, "What do you mean 'prepare a defense and call our allies'? The Alliance has no allies in the Galaxy with the whole 'galaxy-spanning empire' thing."

"What are you talking about? You're supposedly from the future. You should know who our allies are." Pakmillu said confused.

"Right. Of course. I forgot." Luke said not at all convincingly.

As Pakmillu turned to leave, she watched Luke suspiciously with one eye looking behind her. When she left, Luke seemed lost in thought. Korra and Asami looked at each other as they silently urged the other to say something. With their silent argument completed, Asami cleared her throat and asked, "You really don't know about your own allies?"

Luke looked up and seemed surprised that they were sitting there, "Hm? Yes, of course I know about our secret allies." He said with the wave of his hand dismissively.

"Your lying isn't that good." Korra commented.

"You're really not." Asami chimed in with.

Luke sighed for the fourth time and said, "Fine, no. I don't know anything about these 'secret allies'. In my time, everyone in the Alliance was on Hoth by the time of the Battle of Hoth. It was the Alliance's biggest and costliest defeat. After this, I'm going to find Leia and find out who these 'allies' are. Are you two going to stay here? Or are you two going to go for a walk before we wake them?" The girls looked at each other again and both shrugged, "Fine, do what you will. Just stay away from any military operations. I've pulled all the strings I can to keep you guys out of the prison. I don't know how long my good favor will last around here in this time." Luke bowed his head, "Ladies." And he left to presumingly find this 'Leia'.

After he left, Korra looked at Asami who was staring where Luke just was, "You okay?" Korra asked.

"Hm? Yeah, I just...I don't know. Something about him seems…off."

"What makes you say that? He kinda reminds me of Tenzin with the whole wise old master thing."

"He's not like Tenzin." Asami said, "Tenzin resurrected a whole people. There's just something off about him."

"I have a feeling he did something similar to what Aang and Tenzin did."

"What makes you say that?"

"Well for one these 'Jedi' and 'Sith'? They seem to be one good and one bad, right?"

"What is a Sith though?" Asami asked, "That man, Corran, said something about them before."

"Oh, right, you weren't there when we interrogated him. So, that guy in the mask that attacked us, remember him?"

"How could I forget? My head still hurts and I'm still dizzy and nauseous from him."

"You should've said something to Pakmillu. She could've probably helped."

"It's fine." Asami insisted, "Go on about the guy in the mask."

"It's not fine. If your head hurts, you're dizzy and nauseous, then these guys can help you. They have really advanced technology."

"Look at you with the big words." Asami teased.

"Yeah, yeah. But seriously-"

"But seriously, I'm fine. Continue your story."

"Fine, but when she comes back, I'm going to tell Pakmillu."

"Fine, now continue your story."

"Well, that guy in the mask's name is 'Starkiller'-"

"Oh, ominous."

"-Yeah, and Starkiller said he was a Sith when he fought Luke. So, these 'Jedi' would presumingly oppose someone that's a Sith, right?"

"Presumingly."

"And there is this big, bad Empire that controls the galaxy, right?"

"We don't know that they're bad." Asami said while she held her hand up to stop Korra from saying anything, "But I get your point." She lowered her hand, "Go on."

"So there's this Rebellion opposing the big, bad Empire, right?"

"Yeah." She said slowly.

"So, where are all the Jedi supporting the Rebels?"

"Maybe they're just neutral."

"Maybe. But what if, like the Air Nomads, they were all killed off by the Empire?

"That's a big maybe."

"It's not a maybe." Came a bubbly voice. They both turned and saw Pakmillu standing there, "The Jedi were killed off by the Empire."

"How long have you been standing there?" Asami asked.

"Not long." She replied, "You may continue. I will just be running scans on Miss Sato here."

"Okay." Asami said as she drew the word out, "So what you're saying is, that Luke resurrected the Jedi, like Aang, Tenzin and you did to the Air Nomads?"

"Yes, exactly!" Korra said, "Did you notice that he said the 'New Jedi Order'?

"No." Asami said deadpan.

"Oh, right. You were unconscious then. B-but he did say it!"

"So you went through this whole story just to say that Luke 'might' have resurrected the Jedi Order?"

"Well...when you put it that way it sounds like I went on an hour-long rant." Korra said a little hurt.

"Oh, Korra, honey, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt your feelings by saying that." said Asami. She obviously saw the hurt look on Korra's face.

"No, it's fine." Korra said as she waved her hand dismissively, "You didn't hurt any feelings." Korra hoped that she would believe her. Because, surprisingly, Korra's feelings were hurt a little. It baffled her. How could an off-handed comment from Asami hurt her feelings? When she had been assaulted verbally by countless people before and remain unfazed.

Unless I love her. That thought startled her. She tried to think about that more but Asami said, "Are you sure? Because it didn't look like that." Korra looked at her a little closer, "Are you okay? Is there something on my face?" Asami reached up to her face to get something off her face that wasn't there.

Korra took her hand off her face and said, "No, there's nothing but beauty on your face."

"Aw, Korra!" Asami blushed, "Can you not do that in front of other people, though." She whispered.

"I'm sorry to have been in that moment but I found it rather cute." Pakmillu said, "But while I've interrupted the moment, can I ask you some questions, Miss Sato?" I'd love for it to become Mrs. Sato and Mrs. Sato. Korra jumped at that thought. Startling both Asami and Pakmillu, "Are you okay, Miss…?"

"S-Korra." She stumbled. She couldn't believe she was about to say Sato! "Y-yes, I'm fine! J-just a-a twitch!"

"You sure you're okay, Korra?" Asami asked.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I just need to go and move." Korra tried to stand out but Asami caught her hand. Korra looked at her but couldn't meet her eyes.

"Korra, look at me." Korra locked gazes with her with difficulty, "What's going on with you?"

"I'm fine. I just need to move." Korra knew that with Asami looking directly into her eyes she couldn't get away with that lie.

"I know you're lying. Why would you lie to me?"

Korra was almost frantic at that moment. She tried to get out of the situation when she said, "Pakmillu needs to ask you some questions. Don't forget to tell her about your headache and dizziness and nausea." She tried to pull out of her grasp but it only tightened.

"Why are you trying to avoid me? Is it because I hurt your feelings? Or what?" Korra didn't answer. She looked down trying to avoid her gaze. Why won't you just tell her?! She thought, You can tell her anything, "Korra, talk to me, please! You're scaring me!" Asami pleaded.

"I'll leave you two alone." Pakmillu muttered and walked away.

Korra watched her walk to the thing Aang was in. Then Asami put her hand on Korra's face and turned it to face her, "Is it something I said or did?"

Korra finally spoke as she heard the struggle in Asami's voice, "No, no, you did nothing wrong, it's all me. I...I just need some time to think."

"Think about what?"

"To think about us." Asami looked horrified, "No, no, not like that! I just...had a thought about us I need to think about."

"Can you tell me what it is?"

"That's what I need to think about."

"Oh. Well, good luck then." With that, Asami let go of Korra and turned away from her. Korra's heart ached as she looked at her. But Korra got up and went over to Pakmillu and said in a defeated tone, "She's all yours." And turned to leave the room.