Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars, nor am I making anything from this besides... it's just for fun! :-)

Warnings: A few minor swear words and minor violence. (It will get worse later on... not much though)

PG-13 (Also, like the others, there are some grammer mistakes. So get over it! J/K)

Story: Maria deals with someone in her past. Last part of the four part series.

About a year after ROTJ....

Humans have always made a strive for perfection, physically and emotionally. Emotional traumas sometimes leave deep scars in the ones who are effected, but these traumas can leave someone stronger, able to handle anything that happens to them. When these scars are not excepted, the results can leave one striving for destruction and revenge, almost to a dangerous point....

Daughter of a Jedi:

Revelation

'Another beautiful sunrise for me to see.', Maria thought as she gazed at the suns rising over the desert sands. The cool dry air began to become slightly warmer as the golden warmth of the suns' rays peeked over the gentle hills. She remained standing letting the course breeze move her long, dark flowing hair around. Her dark suit, that still carried her most trusted weapon, a lightsaber, absorbed the heat from the suns' rays. Maria's once fair skin had become a shade paler with the hint of dark circles around her crystal blue eyes.

Only a year ago, she was tricked into being a tool for the dark side. Maria hated her crimes and could still hear Palpatine praising her for her wicked deeds. Each night for the past year, Maria would dream about those she wronged in the past. The screams of those who suffered burn in her ears causing her to scream out an apology in the dead of night. The twisted faces of the people was burned in her memory and flashed before her eyes like a series of movies. Terrible, Terrible nightmares that would never cease. She was still tempted by the dark side. It would call to her saying 'you belonged with the dark side', 'a sith can never change', and 'you can rule the galaxy... just like Palpatine almost did.'

Maria bent down and grabbed a handful of hot sand. She opened her hand and let the sand go seeing it twirl and twist with the wind. Regret and despair were the only things she knew. Her last bit of hope was gone forever, and Maria often wondered why she even remained alive. Someone has hope in you; Luke does. The crazy Jedi she had caught that night understood her feelings deep down. Maria shrugged; if he knew what she had really done, then he wouldn't help her. The details of her past lay scattered to him. He knew a few things about her but was naive to the rest. Raised in a cold, unfeeling environment, she never knew how to share her feelings or how to show true kindness after years and years of darkness. Maria gazed upon the stars seeing them almost gone. The depths of space were like her life, that the dark side left, with speckles of hope like shining stars. She still carried her darkness, yet it was contained, in hope that it would never re-surface again.

One of the Tatooine suns was completely over the rolling hills. Her thoughts began to dwell back to Handora and her father. Qui-Gon had been a guided light helping her find her way out of darkness, but now he was gone from existence. Her hope destroyed.

The increasing heat made Maria head back to her shelter or rather her ship. She sometimes pondered whether or not to call Luke and talk to him. Maybe even start a new life in his 'New Republic'. Even though she left no one alive to testify against her, the blood of thousands still remained on her hands. She would never be excepted. When she reached her ship, thirst gripped her, and Maria decided that a trip into the city would be in order. Maria took what credits she had and headed into Mos Eisley.

Aliens of all sorts made their way through the crowds. Maria headed down to a nearby bar that she occasionally went to when she wanted to get a little buzzed. There was the same light, upbeat jazz music that played in a nearby corner as Maria took a seat at the bar. She ordered a light Corellian Ale, her favorite, and drank it straight from the bottle. The thoughts of a nearby alien caught her attention; he had fair, weathered skin, probably from the harsh weather, with whitish blonde hair. She could sense his approval, as he looked her over. Maria shook her head and continued to keep her deadpan stare forward. The guy stepped over and sat beside her; she continued to still not face him.

"Buy the lady a drink?", he said in a smooth sly voice. Maria stared without responding then sipped her drink.

"In case you can't tell, I already have a drink in my hands.", Maria answered in a dark sarcastic tone. He was taken back but not defeated.

"You know back where I'm from a precious jewel like you would be worth a lot.", he said inching closer. Maria moved her hand to her saber handle and turned to face him.

"Keep talking pretty boy, and you'll be minus your jewels.", she said dangerously with a smile. He saw the saber and raised an eyebrow. He wasn't convinced she was a Jedi. Maria had wished she hadn't read part of his disgusting mind.

"Feisty. I love that in a woman.", he said smiling deviously. He just wasn't taking the hint. Maria reached out with the force and gently lifted him high in the air. His eyes widen at his sudden levitation just before she threw him into an open booth. Blasters went up. Maria took one sip of her ale and gazed around the room.

"He didn't take the hint.", Maria said smiling. Music and other bits of conversation started up again. She paid the bartender for the drink and mess then headed out the door. Men sometimes could make her madder than Palpatine ever could. At least, he never had the audacity to pull stunts of that kind around her. A familiar presence touched her in the force. She spun around to see Luke wearing his dark clothes as before with his arms folded across his chest. He carried the same warm smile he did before. She walked to him and wrapped her arms around him in a tight, friendly hug. He chuckled a bit.

"Bar trouble?", he asked grinning.

"More like problems with men.", Maria said shaking her head a bit then continued, "Long time no see. How has things been going Luke?", she asked with a bright smile on her usually stern face.

"The slow pace of a new government forming has been driving Leia and I up the wall. I came here in hopes to find you. Have you considered joining me in the Jedi Crusades?"

"How did you know I would be here? Well, anyways that's not important. I have Luke." Maria paused letting her expression drop back to a slight frown. "Luke, the dark side is still with me; I don't know if I could control it in an extreme situation."

"Maria, let go of your fear of turning."

"It's not fear. It's regret. Regret that I ever committed those crimes, then fear that I will return to my old ways.", she said looking off in the distance. She felt Luke's reassurance through the force.

"Tell me.", he stated plainly. Maria looked into his blue eyes.

"I'll tell you but lets walk too.", she said and began heading out of the city. Luke followed. "When I was under the rule of Palpatine, I would strike at neutral planets and cities in hopes of convincing them to join the Imperials. The hardest place I hit was the planet Handora. I took troops in and raided the villages bringing everyone out of hiding." Luke nodded and listened intently as she continued. "I took the old and weak and sent my troops out to impale each one then surround the city with the blood corpuses. The young teenager girls were to be raped then brutally murdered for their families to watch.", Maria said, as her tone grew darker and darker with each sentence. "I had the young men tortured and crucified for all to see. The rest were sold into slavery."

Maria sensed Luke's conflicting emotions, but his face revealed complete calmness to the information he just heard. He felt a deep pity for her, and then as they continued to walk, he stopped them outside of the city.

"I now understand why you carry such a heavy burden. Maria, hear what I have to say; you can't change the deeds you did in the past, but you can make yourself a new future. Start a new life as a Jedi Master training potential students the ways of the force. Give yourself a chance to live a life; a life your father wanted you to have.", he said placing a hand on her shoulder. She moved her hand and placed it atop his. Maria thought about this.

"Your ship or mine? Please yours. I have nothing in mine.", she said smiling. Luke lifted his hand and placed it behind his back then began to lead on with Maria following. They reached the hanger. Maria saw the most cluttered junk-pile of a ship.

"I see why the dark side isn't a big problem for you Luke if you came in that thing.", Maria said raising a questionable eyebrow in Luke's direction.

"You'd be right, but it isn't mine. It's my friends.", he said as he ascended the ramp. Maria shrugged then got aboard as well. The inside looked about as trashed as the outside. Luke disappeared around a corner. Maria sat down and propped her feet up. She felt a shudder as they took off. Luke reappeared and sat across from her. She quickly moved her feet and leaned forward a bit. Maria opened her mouth as if to speak until a new character rounded the corner. He had a slight tan with green eyes and disheveled brown hair. His dark pants, vest and light colored shirt seemed a bit beat up. He looked at the both of them with a roughish smile. He's defiantly a Corellian.

"Well, Luke we're back in hyperspace. This the 'friend' you mentioned back on Endor.", the man asked. She could sense his deep curiosity about her but also a bit concerned.

"Yes, Han, this is Maria. She's a soon-to-be Jedi of the New Republic.", Luke said.

"I think your going to have a hard time handling her, kid; she looks like she could take on a whole troop of Imperials.", Han mentioned eyeing her. Maria smiled and sensed Luke's embarrassment, which was cleverly hidden on his face. Han's feeling concerned her. He kept feeling flickers of fear and then concern with Luke. Han turned to her and nodded, "How did you and Luke first meet?", he asked.

"I was sent to capture him.", Maria said a bit too happily. Han's face remained neutral if not a bit comical but deep down he still worried.

"She caught me then later on saved me from almost being fried by the Emperor.", Luke put in. Immediately Han's emotion changed.

"Interesting first date.", Han said. For a while no one spoke. Han had returned to the front of the ship leaving Luke and Maria alone.

"What did you think of me the first time we met?", Luke said with a slight smile. Maria returned his smile and leaned back a bit.

"I thought you were completely nuts. No one I knew would willingly go to the Emperor, but when I thought about it, I probably would have done the same thing to save my father as you did. Especially if I would have had the chance to get to know him better.", she responded. Luke seemed upset at first then it quickly sided and turned into a curious sadness.

"How long did you know him?", he asked.

"I only knew him for a few days.", Maria responded sadly. She could sense his confusion and began her sad tale. Like a child, Luke hung on every word she said showing more and more curiosity. When Maria finished, Luke leaned back in his chair amazed.

"After all that, you still managed to survive Palpatine's tricks and ploys.", Luke said very impressed. They told stories for a while till Han strutted in and sat beside Luke.

"I heard you two talking about old stories and thought I bring one I heard from a crazy survivor on Endor. This guy claims that he witnessed a whole squad of troops attack the cities of this planet. It was lead by a dark Jedi or something. Anyways, he babbles on about the gore details and he brings up a name, Livia."

At that moment, Maria felt her heart skip a bit. Her expression remained neutral but inside, she was fearful of what he might say.

"Any of you two heard of such?", Han finished gazing at the two. Luke shrugged not knowing.

"Yeah, I've heard of her. She went on rampages destroying everything in sight. Her brutality was known throughout the galaxy, but it was quickly hushed when actually brought up. She was revered as 'Livia the Conquer', 'Livia the Destroyer', and 'Livia: Bitch of the Empire'.", Maria said bring her gaze down from the two.

"How do you know?", Han asked concern and curiously.

"Because,", Maria began then replied in a slightly darker tone, "'Livia' is the name I took while I was under the influence of the dark side." Again her statement was met by the silence and slight rise in fear from Han.

"I can't change what happen. I can't wash the blood, of those people I've killed, off my hands, but I hope to prevent that from happening again. Amend my ways."

"And, you will.", Luke added confidently. Oh, Luke how I wished I had your confidence.

There seemed to be an endless stone walkway that Maria was stepping on as she walked through a beautiful garden. She was dressed in a silky white tunic that left a slit in one side. The sky was completely clear of clouds and the air smelled fresher than ever before. Maria's footsteps softly touched the ground making it feel as if she was floating, light-headed and at peace with the galaxy.

She walked a ways till she reached a lake so clear the smooth bottom rocks could be seen easily from those peering in. Maria looked into the lake to see a faint reflection of herself. She sat next to it and touched the water seeing the ripples form from her delicate touch. When the ripples stopped, Maria saw another face in the water. Her past self with hair tied back and dark suit on with Palpatine behind her directing her course. Maria moved her hand over to cover the face. A hand from the depths of the clear water reached out and grabbed her wrist. Her mouth moved to form a scream but no a sound came out. Her past self pulled its way out of the water and to the shore still holding her wrist.

"What do you want?", Maria asked staring into her own eyes of her darker side.

"I want for you to quit denying what and who you are. Come back to the dark side. The light side will destroy by making you weak, venerable. You can't hide in the light for long. Soon, you'll return to the shadows.", Livia commented smiling evilly at her lighter self. Maria yanked her wrist away.

"I shall never fall prey to the dark side.", Maria commented dryly. Livia shook her head still keeping a devilish grin across her lips.

"If only you would have," Livia began just as Maria felt a saber go through her chest then turning to see a dark figure behind her, "then maybe you wouldn't be dying now." Maria tumbled to the ground clutching her chest. She looked up to see a female warrior with piercing emerald eyes stare down at her. Maria saw the figure lift up her saber and slash downward towards Maria's throat....

Maria startled awake as beads of sweat formed on her forehead and her breath short. Her hands went instantly to her heart then to her throat. Nothing damaged. Just a nightmare. There was something different about it though. A sense of pure hatred was felt when the figure had loomed over her. Who was that? Could this be a vision? Confusion led Maria to be shaken up badly.

She was alone in a bunker. Probably dozed off and was put here. Maria got to a sitting position and gently rubbed her face. After a few minutes, Maria still felt shaken up; everything in the vision or dream was so clear. The smells were incredible along with the details of everything. She caught her breath and headed back to the main part of the ship. Han was nowhere in sight, and Luke sat meditating in the middle of the room. Luke sensed her there and opened his eyes and greeted her with a friendly smile.

"Nice nap?", he asked rather chipper.

"Disturbing really.", she answered sitting down in the nearby table. "I think it might have been a vision, but I have no idea of what."

"What was it about?", Luke asked more serious than before.

"An unknown face wants me dead. She has a strong feeling of pure hatred towards me. I have no idea who or what the reason may be. All I know is that they had emerald green eyes that showed through their dark suit." A slight shudder and beep interrupted their conversation. They had arrived at Coruscant.

The landing troops escort, Han, Luke and Maria out of the hanger and into the taller buildings of the city. Eeriness fell on Maria as she entered the building; no one seemed to fear her, but she did not want to be discovered. Han broke off halfway while Luke remained with her. He took her to a room that was beside his.

"Hope this will be comfortable.", Luke mentioned as Maria gazed upon the room. It had a huge balcony near the back of the room with long drapes flowing over it. The bed was parallel to it with the refresher across from both. Maria smiled and thanked Luke for the kindness. He left, and she piled up in bed staring at the ceiling. No wonder she was so tired; it was past midnight, in standard time. She folded her arms behind her head and rested her eyes. Her nerves were still a little on end, so Maria called upon the force to relax her. Finally, she drifted off to sleep.

Darkness loomed over then was quickly cleared as Maria got her bearings. She was in a forest with trees towering as high as most buildings she'd seen in Coruscant. The air was crisp and clean and she breathed in deeply. This dream started off like the other. Again, Maria was dressed in white silky tunic with a high slit. Voice could be heard through the stillness, and Maria followed the sound. She entered a village with houses lining each side and with a fountain at the city's center.

Maria slowly walked around gazing upon the houses. They look abandoned. She reached the fountain and placed her hand under the cool water. She pulled her hand away to see the water streaked with blood then turn into blood altogether. Maria's eyes widen as she heard the voices of people's screams. The screams became unbearable, and Maria placed her hands over her ears.

Everywhere she looked bodies of those who had been murdered began to pile up. She took a few steps back to run into a line of impaled people. She grasped then slowly stepped back from them. Their once twisted faces now turn to face her with their eyes glowing black with pure hatred. They chanted 'murder' over and over again. Maria ran only to be caught by a guy with a knife through his head and a sharpen stick in his side. He stared at Maria with the same dark empty eyes as the others.

"Livia, you can't escape this. None of can rest because of you. I was trying to save my family.", he said with each word feeling like acid on her skin. Others like him joined in the chants and brought up how they had died. Maria pushed through the crowd and ran out of the village to a small grove. There was a calm, peacefulness over the waters. She cupped her hands and drew some water from it. As she was about to drink, Maria noticed blood drip onto her white tunic. She threw the water down and noticed her hand bleeding. A small black bug began to eat the skin and slowly surface to the top hand. Maria frantically tried to pick it off only to have more began eating away at her flesh.

She rinsed her hand off and pulled it back up to see that the flesh on her hand was gone only leaving the bloody bones. Maria clutched her chest to feel more of those bugs eating away leaving her with an open wound. A scream was let out...

Maria jolted awake. The dream was intense but more was wrong. There was strong disturbance in the force. Thousands of voices all cried at the same instant followed by the pure hatred of one. Maria got up from bed and headed to her door. The second she opened it Luke opened his door. They looked at each if started that both of them had awakened at the same time.

"Luke, did you feel that?', Maria asked not knowing what to say.

"Something has happened. Something devastating. Just like on Aldeeran...", he began then stopped. Both of them stood confused until they decided to go and see what had happened. They walked to the hanger, both fully dressed now, and headed to their ships. Maria borrowed an X-wing while Luke took his. Both took off and radioed for a plan.

"Where do we go?", Luke asked.

"Handora.", Maria said knowing the answer. It had to be. With her vision and this disturbance it all made sense. Both of them set their courses and jumped into hyperspace.

"Ever been here before, Luke?", Maria asked through the com.

"Surprisingly, I haven't.", he answered back and Maria shook her head. He really needed to get out more. She was about to speak up again when alarms went off. What the...? Her ship engines began to fail around her. The power was failing around her. She was again crashing. Luke's voice came on sounding concerned, "Maria, what's wrong?"

"Everything is failing! I'm crashing; how does your system read?", Maria said frantically.

"Ev-evrything... lock....can...you....read...", he voice crackled through the com. She tried to work with it but with no use. A wave a fear could be felt from Luke followed by pure anger. From him? No, it was elsewhere. Through the force she tried to stabilize the ship. The planet loomed closer, which left Maria with no choice. She strapped herself in and pressed the ejection seat. The lid flew off, but was caught by the hinges. As she was thrown into the air, her head came in contact with it. Unconsciousness swept through her mind as she floated down to the dense forest below.

Luke saw Maria's ship going down feeling his stomach tighten. She can't be dead. Alarms went off in his ship as well. Hers and now his ship was going down too. He received a message from her then responded only to find the other end blank. His ship hit sliding through some trees and finally stopping. He touched his forehead to feel warm blood run down the side of his head. He was alive. He popped the hatch open and looked around.

Deep forest seem to last a ways just like an endless desert. Luke jumped down. Through the force he tried to contact Maria. No answer. Something seemed to be blocking his connection with Maria. A powerful presence is here. 'Maria!', he called once again through the force. She could be unconscious, but why can't he feel her presence?

Maria slowly came to conscious only to be hit with a wave of nausea and pain in her side. She undid the restraints from her ejected seat and rolled over. Pain began to throb through her side when she finally managed to get up. Where I am? Oh yeah, Handora. Her curiousness turned into dread. Where's Luke? Did he crash too? She reached out through the force and tried to reach him beckoning his name. No answer. She couldn't feel his presence at all.

Maria could feel darkness wrapping up around her like a blanket. A deep cold presence was all around her. She wrapped her arms around her and felt something sharp in her side. A thin piece of wood was lodge deep in her side. Maria pulled it out wincing at the pain. Her hand immediately went to the place to keep it from bleeding. She would have to find Luke then find whatever wants her here.

Something seemed to call to Maria. Luke? No, this presence is much darker. Maria followed the silent voice till she reached a village. Ruins and ashes filled the empty streets. Once tall buildings looked as if they caved in. She walked a ways into the city until she heard the soft sound of whispers. Maria looked around to see no one around. Whispers started again but grew louder and louder till the sound became high pitched screaming. She winced at the horrible sound and placed her hands over her ears.

Everything ceased. Maria looked around to still see the empty city with no one around. She moved her hands away from her ears then back to her side. A pool of blood now surrounded her. Through the cool temperature the blood began to boil on the stone sidewalk then formed faces. Their mouths gaped open as if to scream in terror. Maria ran from the sight only to be confronted with faces of more people she killed. Maria closed her eyes tightly while letting herself drop to her knees.

She looked and got up only no one was there. Was she hallucinating? No everything seemed so real. A small pain in her back interrupted her thought. She moved her hand to her back to find a small dart. Immediately she felt sick and very tired. Without her knowledge her legs gave out. Maria rolled over to face the gray sky. A darkly cloaked figure loomed over her. The last thing she remembered before blacking out was the figure's emerald colored eyes staring down at her with pure hatred.

Utter darkness surrounded her when Maria finally came to. Chains were around her wrist, ankles and neck; Maria fiddled with the chains for a while then gave up. The dart that hit her pumped her full of something that knocked her out and weakened her grip on the force. She could no longer feel the earthly presence of the creatures on the planet; she felt lost.

A small pain shot through Maria's side. The wound itself was getting worse, and here she is with no way of healing it. Someone took some time to plan this trip and bring her to this cell. Whoever it was would surely turn up.

A dim light showed through her cell, which wasn't so small now. Footsteps approached her. Two built men came in followed closely by the figure that caught her earlier. The men came to both sides of her and undid her restraints. The cloaked figured followed their moves closely then with one swift hand motion they began to drag her out of her cell. Pain, fatigue and the overwhelming presence of drugs in her body kept her from resisting. Hallways later they entered a huge room. Towards the back was a huge window with a gorgeous view of a waterfall below. Adjacent to that was a control panel lit with monitors showing distinct places on Handora. She was moved to a wall where more chains were. Her wrist and ankles were chained up which left her standing facing the dark figure once again.

Again, without words, the figure motioned for the guards to leave. Maria watched the men leave then focused on the darkly dressed one. The figure took a gloved hand and removed the hood of her cloak to reveal a younger woman. No more than 19 or 20 years of age. She had a dark tan with very short reddish/ blonde hair (more like a boy's haircut but it looked fine on her). She stood shorter than Maria but wore almost the same dark suit as she did.

Maria then noticed the woman only had a glove on one hand, which reached, to her elbow. A saber hung from the girl's belt along with Maria's. She then noticed the eyes of the girl. Green. Emerald green eyes just like her vision. Neither one spoke.

"Why am I here?", Maria asked breaking the eerie silence.

"You are here because I brought you here.", the woman said with a soft alto voice. Brought? She wasn't brought here. Or was she? She could think straight; everything was jumbled up in her mind and she wasn't able to sense her foe.

"I came here with a companion. Where is he?", Maria asked.

"He's... around. He's not the issue here. I brought you here for a reason. All my life I looked for the chance to kill you for what you did.", the figure said rather calmly. Maria was clueless. What had she done? Maria then pondered to Luke. Her fear rose as she thought of what she meant by 'He's around.'.

"I'm sorry you feel that way. What did I do to ruin your life?", Maria replied.

"Two years ago you came to Handora," she began as she paced in front of Maria slowly at first then getting faster as she spoke, "your soldiers raided our villages. Everyone in my family gone! Dead! Because of what you did, I endured more pain than any one person should! Because of you, I lost the only family I ever had!", she yelled as she stopped and brought her face close to Maria's. The girl pulled back and folded her arms across her chest.

Maria felt horrible, physically and emotionally. Someone she wronged stayed alive and had to go through the pain and torment. She was a lose for words.

"There's a lot I did in the past that I regret. I'm sorry you had to go through and endure that.", Maria said still staring into the girl's green eyes. The woman looked unconvinced by Maria's apology. She turned around then brought her gloved hand up to clutch Maria's throat. Maria gasped.

"That was the saddest excuse for an apology. I won't let you live for this.", the green eyed woman said dangerously. Her grip got tighter and tighter around Maria's throat until she though her neck would break. Maria let a much-needed breath in when the figure let her throat go.

"Killing me will do you no good. It won't take the pain away, nor will it bring your family back.", Maria croaked.

"That's funny coming from a bloodthirsty killer."

Maria started to get a little irritated, "I don't deny what I did to you, nor will I ever try too. I'm not a killer anymore. I'm a respected knight of the New Republic looking for whatever caused the disturbances in the force."

The figure smile wickedly as she stared at Maria, "I, Eve, caused those disturbances. That's how I brought you here." Maria's eyes widened in horror. She killed all those lives!? Eve looked please sensing Maria's distress and fear.

"Just to bring me here?", Maria asked aloud. Her stomach sank and she felt dizzy again. Did she kill Luke? As if hearing Maria's thought, Eve answered, "He's alive... for now. I have no reason to hurt him unless you provide me with one." She would have to comply.... for Luke. Eve unclipped her saber from her belt and ignited the blue blade.

"A long time ago you... altered a part of me. I shall now do the same to you.", Eve said pulling her glove off her right hand. Her whole hand and half of her forearm was made of a metal machine skeleton. Wire and gears moved as she moved her fingers. Maria now remembered who she was...

Livia sat in the back of her ship waiting for Handora to show up on screen. It was her monthly visit to Handora so she could sack the villages and just cause hell. Her along with thousands of troops prepared for a small massacre. A beep warned her that Handora was in sight.

They landed and she walked into the nearest village. People of all kinds grasped and stood back as the Imperials made their way through.

"Citizens of Palpatine's future empire, lend me your ears. Turn over your planet and government to the Emperor or watch your planet and government fall by him.", Livia yelled. A tall thin man came up to her giving a small bow then faced her eye to eye.

"Please, this territory is in the--", the man was interrupted by a force choke. Livia knew what he was going to say and didn't like it. She let him go of his invisible choke then ignited her crimson blade cutting him from shoulder diagonally to his pelvis. His body collapsed at her feet. Livia inverted her saber and stabbed the stone walkway signaling her soldiers to raid the city.

"Check all the homes! I don't want anyone to be hiding.", Livia said watching the brutal events unfold. What seemed like hours was only minutes when silence hit the village. People were lined up to be in transports. Most would be sold in the slave market; however, others would be tortured and killed elsewhere. Livia had a nagging feeling in the back of her mind as she fingered the trigger button on her now disignited saber.

Livia's senses began to warn her of something; she turned to see a girl, no more than 16 or 17 sprinting towards her with her fallen dagger in the teen's hands. Livia outraged spin kicked the young girl squarely in the face bring her abruptly to the ground. Livia kicked the dagger away and placed the saber to the girl's throat.

"You're very brave to attempt something like that, but also stupid for not doing the job of killing me. Trying to a hero?", Livia asked mockingly to the girl who eyed the saber with terror in her eyes. Livia took her saber and moved it slowly from the girl's throat and to her right arm. Livia slashed down severing the limb halfway between the wrist and elbow. The girl let out a scream and grabbed the nub.

Livia nodded for two of her soldiers to get over to the girl. She gave them orders to fix the teen's arm by replacing the limb with an obvious mechanical arm. Before they started the job, Livia crouched down to the girl sensing her deep fear and hatred. With the force, Livia called her dagger to her and craved something in the girl's right arm. It was a Sith/Imperial symbol Livia had come up with and used to associate with her. The girl let out a croaked scream followed by soft crying and whimpering. By the time the sun had set, Livia had gone back to the ship just so she didn't have to hear the girl yell and scream as her new hand was being put on her...

Maria now stood facing the teenager she hurt a long time ago. Oh by the gods she was cursed! Eve brought her saber up to cut Maria's hand off as well. Through the force Maria called her saber to her and cut her arm free before it was diced off. With saber in hand, Maria was totally free from the chains and now stood to the side of Eve. Eve dashed to Maria intending on cutting Maria in half. Maria blocked the move only to be surprised by how much power was in it.

Eve frustrated kicked Maria hard in the side the brought her blade up to stab Maria. Maria blocked after a small stumble from the kick and crouched down fast to sweep Eve. Eve jumped the sweep and swung her saber downwards. Maria rolled back to avoid the slash and jumped to her feet. Each of her moves was becoming more and more sluggish. Eve seemed to gain more energy as the battle raged on. With the aid of the force, Maria flip/twisted over Eve and kicked her in the back. Eve, startled by the move, slammed forward the came back swinging her saber as fast and hard as possible.

Maria blocked and blocked. Dizziness swept her causing her to receive a hard kick in the ribs. Her saber was flung across the floor. Eve brought her blue blade down and slashed at Maria's unguarded legs. Maria winced at the new pain. She called her saber to her in time to meet Eve's saber before it sliced her head off. Maria called upon the force to throw Eve across the room. Maria needed space. The closed in battles would kill her; she didn't have the energy to compete with Eve. Too many drugs and wounds dulled her senses. Maria was in trouble. Eve dashed at Maria with high speed. Eve smacked into Maria and ran both of them into the huge window. Both fell with Maria landing hard on her back on broken shards and Eve a few feet away.

Both warriors got up and prepared to battle on the narrow catwalk. Eve charged at Maria pushing her back farther and farther away. Fatigue was getting stronger. Maria couldn't hold out much longer. Eve struck a move at Maria's head. Maria moved her blade up high to block it only to leave her stomach unguarded. A scene of her father fighting Maul flashed before her eyes. She had made his same move; the one move that cost him his life. Eve turned around, inverted her saber and stabbed Maria in the stomach. Maria let go of her saber and clutched her wound. She fell backwards, almost falling off the catwalk, and stared at Eve.

"You won't live through this one. As you had mentioned before, I should have killed you when I had the chance.", Eve smiled and brought her blade up to Maria's throat. Maria looked at Eve's deep green eyes and then without a moments notice kicked Eve in the shins causing her to lose balance. Eve hit the walk and grappled the side catwalk to stay on. Maria had an idea to leave her to die, but it didn't seem right. Eve slipped and within a second Maria was there to grab her wrist before she plummeted to a watery grave below. Eve was shocked at seeing herself alive by the one person she wanted to kill.

"Pull yourself up Eve.", Maria said offering her other hand. Eve shook her head.

"I tried to kill you! Are you completely nuts?"

Maria felt worse. It was getting harder for her to breathe. What color that was left in Maria's face was slowly draining.

"Eve, listen to me; you can be saved from this damned life. Join me. Let me train you in the Jedi arts. We can keep something like this from ever happening again.", Maria said almost in a whisper.

Eve looked as if she was going to cry. All this time her hand was slipping away. Maria lost her grip. She watched the young warrior fall down to the rough waterfall below. She had to save her. Maria dove in after her feeling the force call to her.

Eve gasped for a breath as she reached the dry shores. Her limbs were sore from swimming against the falls. She collapsed on the land letting herself breath a sigh of relief. Eve felt a presence nearby. Maria? Why would she dive after her? Maria's words had confused Eve. Could her days of sacking villages truly be over? Training? Everything was not making sense, and all her past experiences with revenge against her enemy seemed useless. The dark side. Eve had fallen prey to the dark side. Her father had mentioned it in his journal.

Eve got up and wandered around to see Maria's body washed up on shore. Her skin was paler than it was when they were fighting. She wasn't dead, but her life was slipping away. Eve looked at the murder that killed her family. This woman risked her life to save her. Maybe she has changed. Eve shrugged; her anger was never directly towards Maria. She blamed herself for not being able to help her family. Something inside her told her that the murder was dead and that this woman came to help her. She placed her hand over Maria's forehead. Long ago she learned how to do basic healing. Through the force she healed Maria enough so she could safely bring her back to her fortress.

Eve laid Maria down on a bunker and went down to the lower levels of her fortress. Before she caught Maria, they had found a man wandering around looking for her. That's how she knew she had found Livia or Maria as he called her. He was locked in one of the cells after she had caught Maria. Maria mentioned a 'companion'. Could he be it?

She typed in a code, and the door slide open. The guy was in the middle of the air meditating. When he sensed her presence, he lowered himself down and got up. His faced carried a look of concern.

"You traveled with Maria?", she asked in a stern tone.

"Where is she?", he asked focusing his blue eyes on her green ones. She walked out and let him follow her out. They arrived to the bunker. The guy dashed to Maria checking on her.

"She's almost dead. I can only keep her alive for a short time.", Maria said keeping her tone neutral.

"If we can get her to a medical center, then she'll have a chance. Do you have a ship?", he asked her.

Eve nodded. The man gently picked up Maria and they headed down to the hanger. Eve had a small ship with one bunker; they placed Maria in the bunker and allowed her to heal. Maria's companion remained with her as Eve piloted the ship. They entered hyperspace, which gave Eve some time to visit Maria. The man stayed close by watching her like a hawk. He noticed her presence and stood up from his crouched position to face her.

"Thank you for helping us back there.", he said showing a half-smile.

"Please don't, I set her up just to kill her. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't even be in this bad of shape.", Eve said turning her back on him. She couldn't face one of Maria's close friends.

"Eve, you let go of the dark side.", he said gently. Eve pondered this. He was right. No longer did she have a deep lust for revenge. She still killed all those lives though.

As if reading her thoughts, he added to his previous statement, "You and Maria are just alike. Both of you have to deal with the same guilt." He left it at that and exited the room. Eve was left with Maria. She crouched down and placed her hand gently on Maria's forehead and tried once again to increase the healing. This was the only thing that would keep Maria alive.

"I will make sure you live through this. I'll stay with you till the end.", Eve said the promise aloud. She didn't care if Maria knew this or not.

In the past three days, Maria had been placed in a bacta tank and in medical ever since they arrived in Coruscant. All visible wounds were gone from Maria's body and the drugs had long since left her body. Tonight, she would get to go home. Eve had been with her ever since they had landed. Maria pondered at the new friendship she had. It was only last week when they were trying to kill one another and now they became as friends. Sisters maybe that have to deal with the same thing. The medical driod gave her permission to leave. After changing out of the paper-thin medical dress and into a sleeveless light blue dress, Maria headed back to her room.

Eve had a room next to hers, but Maria decided to wait till morning to tell her she was home. Maria looked at her familiar surroundings. She had placed her father's cloak in a special place. She pulled in out and looked at it letting her hand touch the soft material. Maria missed him deeply. After putting the cloak away, she went to the balcony and leaned against it gazing at the city.

There was a slight ripple in the force. Someone was here. Maria turned around to see a slight glow in the air. The dim light formed a shape, a human shape. Maria now looked at the ghost of her father. Maria felt tears form in her eyes. Qui-Gon walked to her and leaned against the rail with her. Maria held back the urge to hug him; after all, he was just a spirit now.

"After all these years, why did you come back, father?", Maria asked.

Her father's voice, now much softer, answered, "I came back to see you. You fought darkness all your life; I wanted you to know how proud I was."

Maria gave a half-smile. "But why now? There were so many times I needed your presence there to comfort me and to guide me.", she asked puzzled.

"You never needed me, Maria. Your strong, like your mother; you didn't need me. You guided yourself to the light side of the force, just as you will do for another.", Qui-Gon answered smiling. Maria knew his was talking about Eve.

"Father, how can I teach her? I've fallen prey to the dark side many times. I can't do it." Her father never let his warm smile drop. He looked forward then responded, "You sound like I did when I was your age. I was afraid to take on a learner. Maria, both you and Eve have gone through the same things. Only you will understand how to help Eve through them. No one else has had to deal with the guilt you carry; no one else knows how the dark side seduces potential Jedi heart into believing a false truth. You two have already started to form a bond."

"I won't fail you again, father.", Maria said confidently. Qui-Gon folded his arms across his chest and stood up to full height.

"You have never disappointed me, Maria. I only wish I could have been there when you were knighted.", he said with a hint of regret in his voice. A tear ran down Maria's cheek as the spirit faded out with Qui-Gon's words 'I love you' being the last thing he said.

"I love you, too.", she said aloud and headed into her room for a night's rest.

The next morning Maria woke up for the first time not haunted by a vision. She dressed and was about to head out when she got a knock on her door. Maria answered the door and saw Eve standing there with a slight frown on her face. Maria welcomed Eve in.

"Maria, I just wanted to apologize.", Eve began not knowing really what to say.

"Eve, you have nothing to be sorry about. It was my fault you did what you did.", Maria said. "We're going to both have to get through the past. I would like to train so you can have a possible future."

"I would like that. I have a question though. I sensed someone with you last night; did Luke stop by?", Eve asked very curious.

"No, the ghost of my father came here. He was the reason I even turned to the light side of the force years and years ago, but he died while I was away. At the time I thought all hope was lost and fell pray to the dark side again. Now, I have a new hope to grasped onto.", Maria said sadly as she turned to face Eve.

"What would that be?"

"You, my padawan."

The End of this four part saga. It's over. Please tell me what you think. All positive and negative comments are welcomed. Questions or other comments can be sent by e-mail. Please title it 'FanFic'.