"Well it has been wonderful seeing you again Tyria," Luke said as he walked with her and her son Doran to their ship at the Jedi hanger. "I wish you could stay longer but I understand your desire to head back out."

"Thank you Master Skywalker," Tyria answered back smoothly and giving Luke a warm smile, "but two weeks were really longer then we had planned on staying. Doran and I have some work to do out there and the sooner we get started the sooner we can get it done."

"As I said I do understand," Luke said as Tyria's young mechanic walked up to the small group.

"Master Sarkin, the preflight is complete and we have clearance to the hyperspace jump point." The young blond said looking very uncomfortable at the moment. Luke had noticed that she was always acting nervous around him and the others. Tyria had told him earlier that it was just the fact she was shy around others is why she fidgets a lot. Luke knew that was a lie but it didn't bother him much in this case. "Also you luggage is already loaded and stored."

"Thank you Sandy," Tyria said and turning to Luke, "I will make sure to attend the Jedi gathering in three months on Ossus."

"Thank you, we have several new Jedi to welcome to our ranks and I would love to have the rest spend time with Doran. I think his experiences out in the real world would be a great bonus for the others to learn from."

"As would he from spending time around them," Tyria said. Doran looked less pleased hearing that he would still get no vacation time. Tyria and Doran both gave him a bow and headed to the ship. The young blond just gave a short nod and moved quickly to get ahead of the pair.

Luke watched the small shuttle lift off and head towards space and then turn to head back to his office. He wished Tyria had been upfront with him and told him that she was working with the Wraiths but understood her need to keep their existence a secret. He wouldn't have even been suspicious of her and Doran if certain events had not happened when they did. Luke shook his head in amusement, Han believed in luck but not Luke not anymore. What many would call luck was just the Force moving events to help out the good guys. But in this case, well luck may well exist, because if Whistler hadn't been doing a records search when he was he would have missed 'Sandy' logging in and covering her tracks at the same time. An action that, to a human eye, would have been missed completely but to the mystified little droid, he clearly saw the action. He began a discreet and he had hoped untraceable search on 'Sandy' in the net. He was able to pull up a profile of 'Sandy', including a picture, before 'Sandy' caught him and stopped him cold in his tracks.

Whistler naturally reported the actions to Corran, who in turn contacted Luke. They both done some background work on the Wraiths and compared the picture Whistler was able to snag before 'Sandy' had altered everything in the profile to the know list of Wraiths. None of the pictures matched any of the ones on record nor did the new profile that 'Sandy' had created. Sandy also didn't look like the girl that Tyria had tagging along with her either. However, check the records that they had they saw that one of the Wraiths had the expertise to slice into the computer and cover her tracks like 'Sandy' was and that was Ratnena Bora, which, unfortunately, they couldn't find a file about her either anymore. So Luke too a huge gamble and had them keep quiet about the computer breach. Instead Luke had Whistler and Corran backtrack her activities to see where she had been in the system not where she was.

When Luke walked into his office and saw Corran's face, he had a good idea how well that was going.

"No luck," Luke asked as he walked over to his desk.

"Zip," Corran said laying a data chip on the desk, "but I did find a picture of Ratnena Bora finally."

"Where did you find it at," Luke asked as he slid the data chip into his computer interface. A group photo of young children, many looking very pleased to have their picture taken and one young girl who look like she would rather be anywhere but there. Luke clicked on the picture to bring a very sad and angry young woman's picture to the forefront. The caption said "Bora, Ratnena", Luke was stuck by the look of the little girl's eyes and the pain they projected.

"That was the last class picture she was in at the advance school on Kidriff 5 before she was asked to leave."

"Asked, why?"

"I don't know the recorded had been tampered with so many times it is practically unreadable. I got that picture from her parents, I told them I was doing a story on some of the Wraiths and asked for a early picture of Ratnena for the story."

"How are they doing?" Luke asked he knew how hard it was to lose family members.

"About as well as you could considering you think your youngest child was dead," Corran rubbed his face, "I must be getting old Luke, I sat there for six hours listing to her mother tell me stories after stories about Ratnena growing up. I wanted to tell her that we think she is still alive but …"

"I understand," Luke said bring up an age progression picture of Ratnena from an early woman to now and compare it to the picture of Sandy that Artoo was able to get. "They look the same to me, we still have no idea what she was looking for?"

"None, Whistler thinks that a droid was helping her with the search."

"Little Brother?"

"That is my guess, he was programmed to be the best at the spy game."

"And he was programmed by the best, if I remember correctly they copied some of Whistler's programming into him." Luke leaned back and looked out his view port to the sprawling cityscape before him, "but what were they doing here?"

"We're not sure but Whistler found some interesting things while doing his search," Corran said.

"Such as," Luke said turning to look at him.

"Well, bogus military expense reports, some senators in the 'Vong-Free' movement coming into credits that is hard to explain. Things like that, I have him and Artoo doing a complete search into them since we have no idea what Ratnena was looking for and …"

"And that could have been what is keeping the Wraiths 'dead'?"

"Yes, if we agree it was the Wraiths taking out certain shipyards and supply bases on our side as well as Yuuzhan Vong depots. It could be that they uncovered some shady dealing on our side that prevented them from coming out of hiding."

"And it wouldn't be the first time anything like this has happened before," Luke said as a he thought about everything they have discussed so far. "Artoo and Whistler are being discreet about all this?"

"Yep, anything they find goes to only you and I. Not even Valin knows anything about it."

"I talked to Han and Leia earlier, they met with Lando at Nova Station and are now trying to find Talon Karrde but it could take awhile, any chance do you think your father-in-law could help?"

"Talk about no good deed goes unpunished," Corran said, making a face as if he bit into something sour.

"I am sure he will be just as happy to see you as well," Luke said with a grin, "and you could take Valin with you. I am sure he would want to tell his grandfather about his graduation in a few months."

"Thanks Luke, I am trying to keep him from the Dark Side you know," Corran said but ended up nodding in agreement, "but yea I go see what he knows. If there is anything crooked going on he will know about it if not involved. If I find out anything I let you and Han and Leia know. But you get to explain to the Ossus officials about a red Star Destroyer that will be showing up soon."

"I'm sure they will be understanding," Luke said then amended that statement after seeing the look Corran gave him, "well I am sure they will be understanding with three months advance warning."

"Looks like we got away with it," Doran said from behind Ratnena as they launched into hyperspace. She wasn't so sure about that since she was sure the Jedi had picked up on her activities back on Denon. Little Brother said something also but Ratnena didn't look at what he said. Doran, however, did look at the translation. "He says that he is sure you covered your tracks as well as he could have."

"Doran, why don't you and Little Brother go see what we have in the way of food?" Tyria said after a few tense and quiet minutes passed. Tyria waited till they were alone before turning to Ratnena. "You didn't screw up, Prankster."

"I should've pulled out as soon as I detached that tracer. I should pulled out and we should burn ions right then and there."

"That could have been the worst response, Prankster. If we would've fled at the first sign of trouble that would have confirmed, without a doubt, that we were working together and Luke would need no more then that to come after us. No, what you did was the right thing, you covered your tracks, left some clues behind that will direct them to see what we already know and without them realizing that you did it. On top of that you still were able to complete your mission."

"Maybe," which was a polite way of saying that she didn't agree, "but if I hadn't been so sloppy in the first place they would have never caught on."

"Maybe," Tyria said in the same tone as Ratnena had used, "or they could have just gotten lucky when they found you. If they were suspicious it may have been more because of Tahiri's little escape a few weeks ago, don't you think?"

"They trusted me to pull off this mission and I … failed," Ratnena said chocking on the word 'failed'. She was hoping to use this mission to prove to everyone that they could still trust her and now that was ruined, just like she ruined everything in the past.

"And you did pull off the mission, Ratnena. You did everything Face and Kell would have done," Tyria said, Ratnena could hear a smile in her voice, "in fact you act more like Kell did in the old days then you know."

"Ma'am," Ratnena asked in a puzzled voice and looked over at Tyria who was watching her with a huge grin on her face.

"When we get back ask him about his first medal and know this, you can sit up here and feel sorry for yourself or you can come back with me and go through all that data you collected so we can write up the reports. If you stay up here feeling sorry for yourself I will make sure Kell and Tahiri spend equal amount of time pounding some sense into you when we get back."

"Oh that would be bad," Ratnena said with a grim look on her face. She remembers the last time she felt sorry about a screw up and how Tahiri reacted. "No, Tahiri would enjoy that too much."

"And you don't think Kell wouldn't enjoy helping her?"

"Oh yea he would," Ratnena was very sure about that.

"Then lets go write that report up, that way we can goof off while they have to do all the work," Tyria said with a grin and wink.

"Yea, I like that idea," Ratnena said smiling for the first time, "make them do some honest work for once while we get to relax for once." And, Ratnena thought as she followed Tyria off the bridge, maybe I could make up for my mistake by getting as much information out of that data as I can.

"The warrior did not show at the first gathering …" the man said to his master through the villip. His master had sent him out to do the preliminary meeting, stating the warrior would find him less threatening then if he showed up himself. A soft approach that the man had though was alien to the Yuuzhan Vong.

"Then go to Tatooine and prepare to met him there," the image of his boss growled out as if he was speaking to a newborn child. The man started to reply but was cut off again. "If you meet the warrior there you will bring him to me, no excuses! And if anything happened to that warrior, you will know pain that even the gods would cry out in anguish from, do you understand!"

"Yes my …" and the villip reverted back to its original ball state. The man rocked back on his heels and stood up to put the villip back in its storage space. His boss, Nor Hur, was worried, no that was incorrect, his master was … scared. He has not heard such desperation in any Yuuzhan Vong's voice since the dark days after the defeat at Coruscant. He had heard rumors about strange visions that many of the elites were receiving from the gods, visions that involved a Shamed One but he didn't believe them. Well now he must believe them, too many were too concern with his mission to seek out this super warrior. This warrior who, despite the best efforts of the trice cursed Jedi had failed to capture on Denon. He had follow the chase of the warrior through the streets of Denon, he watch in amazement as this warrior did feats that only a Jedi could have done. It had made him wonder if the Abomination was truly dead and when he returned to receive his new orders he broached the idea to Nor Hur as an explanation to how the warrior was able to best the Jedi. Since in his experience only a Jedi can out do another Jedi.

He was still recovering from the beating he took for suggesting such a blaspheme statement. The Slayer that was sent to destroy the Abomination was dead, the base that the girl was at completely destroyed, and to his superior that was proof enough that it was dead. But the man wasn't sure then and he still had doubts. The ships that help the warrior escape, their times was excellent, their plan of attack brilliant, and smacked of Wraiths. If even one Wraith had survived, then the Abomination had survived as well. Loran or Tainer or that pig could have plan and execute a rescue like he saw. Since his leaders wish to remain blind to that very real possibly, well he would have to keep an eye out for them. After all that was his job, to destroy the enemies of the Yuuzhan Vong.

"There is some kind of meeting between some Peace Brigade big wig and a unknown at Tatooine, Mos Eisley to be exact," Admiral Kre'fey said to Alema Rar, whom was sitting alone in his office with him.

"The warrior?" She asked in a tone that left no doubt in his mind how she felt about a third chance to get him.

"We are not certain but there is a strong possibility," Kre'fey nodded his head; he knew he picked the right Jedi for this mission. "If so I want you and your men to take care of this annoyance."

"Gladly sir," she replied with a smile that a praetor would be proud to wear. "If he shows up, he won't escape this time."

"He may not be a he but a she. One of my people came up with a crack pot idea that this warrior could be Tahiri Veila in disguise."

"That though has crossed my mind once or twice too sir," Alema said with a sour look on her face, "he or she was doing too much that a scar head shouldn't be able to do. And Jacen's attitude towards it also made me wonder."

"Yes, although I personally think it is a long shot at best, I would rather have you there then Jaina. Just incase I am wrong."

"Don't trust the dear colonel, Admiral?" Alema said with a sly smile.

"Oh I trust her in almost all matters but Tahiri, while Jaina agrees is a greater danger to us then hundred Vong, is very close to the Solo family. I rather not place any of my officers in such a position if I can avoid it."

"I understand completely sir," Alema said picking up the data chip he gave her earlier, " my men and I will be happy to accept this assignment. And if it is Tahiri running around sir, well if there is no body no one else has to know."

"Very well, Major Rar, good hunting."

Leia Organa-Solo walked into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon seeing a familiar sight, Han at the pilot seat and C-3PO in the co-pilot seat arguing. Han has been teaching 3PO how to fly the Falcon with very mixed and some amusing outcomes. Normally she would have some smart remark upon witnessing the scene but not right now. Now she had more important things on her mind. "Han, we need to get to Tatooine."

"Mistress Leia, why would we want to go to Tatooine?" 3PO said turning to look at her. Even though he was a droid, his voice contain a tone which screamed that anyone wishing to go there need their head examined. 3PO did not have many fond memories of Tatooine.

"I hate to agree with Goldenrod on anything, honey," Han said looking dubious as 3PO sounded, "but we would we go there? We just got a line on Talon, shouldn't we head there instead?"

"Han we have to get there and soon," Leia said, when Han started to argue with her, she decided to cut the argument short, " it's a Jedi thing Han."

"Oh that explains everything," Han said sarcastically and rolled his eyes, "you heard the lady Goldenrod. Next stop Tatooine, you think you can plot a course there without hitting anything."

"Sir, I am quite capable of a simple calculations as a hyperspace jump," 3PO said in his normal voice.

"Yea like how you almost hit that star on the way to Nova Station," Han retorted.

Leia blocked out their voices as she leaned back in her seat behind Han, she hoped they could get there in time to do … whatever they need to do. The Force was not clear what would happen just that she needed to be there to stop the Dark Side.

Everything is working out Sekot? Danni asked during her talks with Sekot.

The forces that wish to stop us are gathering to stop Tahiri, but they will … the voice of Sekot stopped as if taken by surprise. Danni wondered briefly what could surprise the living example of the Force. No Danni, have faith I am not taken by surprise. The addition of the Solos was not anticipated in my plan that is all.

The Solos, are Jaina and Jacen going to be at Tatooine? Danni wasn't sure if that was such a good idea. Jaina and Jacen haven't been taught the True Way yet; they may act without knowing that they were going against the True Way. Especially Jaina, she still believed in the Lie, that there was a dark and light in the Force instead of just the True Way.

No, their parents, Leia and Han, somehow found out about Tatooine and are headed that way as we speak.

We must find a way to stop them Sekot, Danni said, she was sure that they would prove to be more trouble then it was worth. They will never accept the True Way; they are too entrenched in the old ways. They would allow the Lie to be told then summit to Your Plan.

Peace my young voice peace, their arrive to Tatooine will not effect the outcome and to stop them would just allow the forces against us to rally together under a common banner. Remember even the Solos and Skywalker will join the True Way once they have learned of it. But it is too early as of yet, too many force would strike at us out of fear, petty jealousy and greed. No, whether they are there or not has no bearing on My Plan. However, my young cousin on Coruscant …

The Slave Seed is working perfectly Sekot, Danni thought as she rubbed the scar on her chest where the Shapers planted it while she was on Coruscant. Like Jacen's experiences, she know had limited contact with the young world brain. Although many parts of It's mind is hidden from me …

Yes I can see it in your mind; the World Brian is fighting all attempts to be brought to the New Way.

Yes Sekot, I fear it has been spoiled by the influences of the old Yuuzhan Vong.

I fear you are correct Danni; we may have to end its misery soon. But that is something we will need to address later. For now we must finish preparing Zonama for the arrival of the converted.

Yes Sekot, Danni let her eyes search outside her simple hut to the fields and forest surrounding her home. All over the planet Ferroines and Yuuzhan Vong work tirelessly to heal all the damage caused by Sekot's many travels through hyperspace. To make the planet a healthier, greener planet, and in making Zonama a green living planet Sekot was growing stronger also. Danni could feel the growing strength in the Force and rejoiced by the feeling. Soon there will be no more discord in the galaxy; all shall sing the praises of Sekot.

Ratnena was in her quarters, not hiding because she had no reason to hide, but she trying to stay out of the way. When she got back and presented everyone the results of her mission they all praised her for her work. It wasn't a snow job either, they were happy that she was able to get as much as she did, even if it took a week longer then they had originally planned. Ratnena was able to tie up many of the lose ends from the Peace brigade connections, to the spy ring that had done so much damage to the GA, and the ties of the military to the 'Vong-Free' society. She didn't have everything that they could have found but they had more then enough to present to the Chief of State and let him deal with it. Which means they could come out of hiding and let the galaxy know that they are alive. Not that she would ever admit it aloud but she missed talking with her family and was looking forward to see what a success she had finally made of herself.

Heck even Explosion Boy thought I did a great job, Ratnena though with amusement. After the briefing Major Tainer and Tyria took her aside and had a long talk. He helped her see things in a different light and understand how we could be our biggest critics. Although she still felt the ever-present shadow of HIM waiting for her to screw up so HE could remind her of her short comings, the Wraiths were helping in making HIS shadow a bad dream instead of the nightmare she as always known.

Of course she still didn't know how Tahiri felt about all this, she has been busy planning her mission to Tatooine since Commander Loren and Major Tainer returned from Nova Station. For the last couple days the rest of the Wraiths had been brought in to help refine the plan. Which was simple, Explosion Boy, Little Brother and her would show up a day early, in the Sweet Sunrise, to scout out the position while the rest waited outside the system in the Sweet Sunset. When the appointed time arrives Tahiri would enter Tatooine via X-wing and met with whom ever was there.

"Yea," Ratnena said to whom ever was softly knocking on her door, when there was no answer, she grudging got up from her bunk and went over and open it. Then she was back peddling to the other side of her small quarters with Tahiri, and her eyes having that weird look in them whenever she was really mad, keeping up with her. When Ratnena's back hit the wall, Tahiri shot her arms up to slap the bulkhead on either side of her head, basically pinning her in place.

"Um hi Vo … err Tahiri, how you doing," Ratnena said giving her a nervous smile.

"You," Tahiri bit out slowly, looking up at Ratnena and pinning her to the bulkhead with her blazing eyes more effectively then she was with her arms. "You have been avoiding me."

"What? No, no not me …" Ratnena stammered out, she had been avoiding Tahiri since she got back. Which wasn't easy on a base as small as this one. But she was still worried about Tahiri reaction to her since she got back. Like her family, any rejection from Tahiri would hurt more then from all the Wraiths combined. And Tahiri had seen her at her lowest point.

"Yes," the younger and smaller girl bit out again, "you have."

"No, you been busy …"

"Not," she bit out and leaned in causing Ratnena to shrink down, "that busy." Tahiri pushed off the wall and back up several spaces to give Ratnena some breathing space. "Remember the night you found out who I really was, what I really am?"

"Yea," Ratnena answered, she knew sounded as confused as she looked.

"I was in the refresher balling my eyes out and scared to death that you would hate me because I am half Yuuzhan Vong. But you didn't, did you. No, Rat you told me that what I was didn't matter to you. That you were my friend." Tahiri took a deep breath then closed her eyes. When she reopened them they were nearly back to her normal self. "I am your friend Rat, no matter what and I would never look down at you for what happened. That what friends do Rat, we are there for each other at both the highs and lows."

"Well, yea thanks Vong, sorry about avoiding you it was just …" Ratnena breaking off embarrassed.

"I know Rat, I wish that you would open up too me about what is eating you but I understand why you don't. I been there before and I just want you to know I will always will be here for you. I also understand why you don't trust people, I'm still not good at trusting people or making friends. All my friends usually end up dead"

"Yea and I end up trying to kill mine," Ratnena said sharing a smile with Tahiri, "I just want to say, thanks for everything you know."

"You're welcome," Tahiri said giving Ratnena one of her rare Yuuzhan Vong salutes. " Now, get some sleep we leave early tomorrow and I need you to be awake to make sure nothing bad happens to me."

"You did plan in some time for me to go 'man hunting', didn't you?"

"Rat," Tahiri said rolling her eyes and starting to blush, "can you go five minutes without thinking about guys."

"Well if you guys would give me time to go find a guy …"

"I'm not listening to this," Tahiri said laughing and heading out the door, "just be ready."

Ratnena, laughing got up and closed her door, standing there for a moment she thought really hard and was rewarded with a …"RAT! STOP THAT!"