Jade paced back and forth uneasily. Paul was lying on the bed, hands behind his head and his left leg bent upward. The sound of her boots echoed through the small cell as she paced back and forth. Paul flinched with each one of her steps. Despite that, she kept pacing, not noticing that she was interrupting his sleep. She stopped pacing in front of one of the walls and placed her left hand on it, leaning against it. Abruptly she punched the wall as hard as she could with her right hand.

"Hey!" Paul yelled, eyes still shut, "Could you keep it down over there? Some of us are trying to sleep!"

"Well, it wasn't my idea to wait for Reven to come out of the asteroid field! I wanted to jump out of there at first site!" she yelled back.

Paul's eyes shot open; "Well I'm sorry that I'm the only one that wants to avenge Jaina!"

"Jaina doesn't want to get avenged!"

"How do you know that?"

"She told me herself!"

"Oh going back to that!" Paul shut his eyes and turned away from Jade.

"Don't turn your back to me!" Jade snapped.

"I'll do what I want!"

"Well so will I!"

Jade continued her pacing, this time faster, and louder, than before.

"Will you just GET SOME SLEEP?"

"FINE!"

Jade punched the control console. A thick metal slab emerged from the wall. At first she just sat down on the bed, head in her hands. She stared at Paul, feeling remorse for fighting with him, but finding no way to show it. She didn't want to be on such hard grounds with him here. Here where any moment could be their last, any meal their last, any breath their last. She sighed and lied down, back facing Paul to hide her tears. She fell quickly into dreamless sleep.

She awoke a few hours later. She turned and saw Paul staring at her.

"Oh, you're up," he said quietly, running his hand through his red hair.

"Yes, yes I am," she replied, sitting up.

"Look, I'm sorry for what I did, and said. I should have trusted you and your gut feeling about Jaina."

"It's not a gut feeling," she said, annoyed.

"Right, sorry about that too."

He moved over to her bed and put his arm around her.

"Look, no matter what happens to us here, I will never let any harm come to you while I'm still here."

"No, no! Don't talk like that! We will get out of here together, or we won't get out of here at all!"

"But I still won't let any harm come to you," he assured her.

She looked at him, tears starting to form in her eyes.

"You and our child will escape from here alive, I assure you," there was a look of determination in his eyes.

"Oh Paul," she buried her head into his shoulder, letting loose her tears.

He wrapped both his arms around her.

Reven stood anxiously as the elevator slowly took him up to his master in his special throne room inside the Guran Keina. The elevator crawled to a stop and the doors opened. The thrown room was dark, yet light enough to see all. Straight ahead of him was a set of stairs leading up to the thrown. On the thrown sat his master, turned so that he could look out upon the main fleet.

Reven slowly walked out of the elevator and up the long flight of stairs. He came up to his master and knelt before him on one knee.

"Greetings, Reven," Sidious said, not bothering to turn around.

"Greetings, Master," he replied, lowering his head as Sidious turned to face him.

"Arise, my friend."

Reven reluctantly did as he was told.

"I was told it was you who brought in that Jedi and her husband," he said.

"That is correct. Well, actually, I only lead the Dreadnoughts to the area. They took care of the rest."

"I understand. I believe that you have the Jedi's weapon, may I see it?"

"Yes, Master," Reven handed over Jade's weapon, "What are we going to do with them?"

"The man is not needed, he will be killed without question. The woman will be brought before me and, if I choose so, she will become one of us."

Reven cringe at the thought of someone killing Paul, Jade would not let that happen and join their ranks. He knows that, but Sidious never would, until it is too late. Maybe she will do my dirty work for me. Reven thought.

"I would like you to finish off the man, if you would."

Reven's eyes shot open in shock.

"Is there something wrong with that?" Sidious asked suspiciously.

Reven's eyes narrowed, his usual look returning to him, "No, sir, it would be a pleasure."

"Good," Dooku said, coming up behind him.

"Dooku?"

"Yes?" Dooku walked over and stood by Sidious.

"I didn't expect you to be here."

"Why wouldn't I be here? My master is here, and this will be the site of the next big battle of the Clone Wars. So of course I would be here."

"Right," Reven bowed, "I beg your forgiveness."

"Forget about, Reven, it isn't a problem."

"Master, when will the execution take place?" Reven asked, turning from Dooku to Sidious.

"You will execute him within the hour."

"Yes, my Master," Reven bowed again.

"Oh and I want you to show me what you have learned. I don't want you to use your lightsaber at all," Sidious commanded.

"Sir, do you want him to die quickly, or long and painful?"

"It is not my decision to be made."

"Yes, my Master."

"To the prisoners, then?" Dooku asked, passing Reven and walking down the staircase.

All three of them were escorted to the cellblocks by two super battle droids. Several cells were passed before they came to the right one. The droids opened the door using the correct code. The droids parted to either side of the door, letting the Sith enter alone.

"Reven?" Paul stood as he saw him enter.

Reven had a look of regret and sadness in his face. Paul then noted the other two men come in shortly after he did. Paul had a questioning look on his face and looked at Reven as he mouthed the words 'I'm sorry.' Paul, realizing what was about to happen sprung forward. Reven extended both of his hands and lightning shot out of his fingertips.

"Don't make this any harder on yourself, Paul," Reven said.

"Paul!" Jade shouted and ran towards Paul, who was now slumped over his bed.

Dooku raised his hand and flung Jade across the room and into a wall.

"Dooku! Be careful! She is pregnant, the child can be of great use to us!" Reven scolded.

"Just concentrate at your job at hand," Dooku replied.

Reven sighed inwardly and faced Paul, who had already recovered and was standing. He raised his hands again, fingers stretched out. He unleashed another salvo of lightning from his fingertips that connected with Paul. The attack forced him to his hands and knees. Reven unleashed a third salvo and Paul started to writhe from the pain.

Paul lay smoking on the floor of his cell, pain running through his body from Reven's attacks. Paul writhed in pain at Reven's fourth salvo, crying out in pain. The lightning raced across his entire body, crawling into any cavity that wasn't covered by his jumpsuit. Lightning raced into his mouth and hit his internal organs. He rolled on the floor from the pain, he strained himself to open his eyes and see if his precious Jade was ok. He closed his eyes quickly after seeing her alive and seemingly unharmed.

Reven stopped his salvo and left Paul on the floor, huddled into a ball and smoking from several areas because of the attacks. Paul tried his best to lift himself off the ground, but his arms gave way before he got halfway off the ground. Trying once again to open his eyes to look at his wife one last time only to find his eyesight dark. The light of day would no longer piece his green eyes.

Reven, what are you doing? Jade asked him through the Force.

I need to do this, Jade. I need to establish my place as one of them. Reven replied.

Reven bombarded Paul for a fifth, and final, time. Paul's screams echoed through the entire cellblock. Reven couldn't stand the sight of Paul in so much pain but he had no other choice. He had to keep up the idea that he is on their side and so he couldn't look away or stop.

Reven, why are you doing this? The apparition of Master Palius appeared before him.

Yes, Reven, why? Why are you causing so much pain to my sister! Jaina appeared next to Palius.

I have to do this, I will destroy the Sith from the inside, and so I must do this! I must keep their trust so I can kill them both later!

Reven, if you do this I am afraid that you may never return from the Dark Side! Palius warned him.

You don't understand! You have never understood! This is something I must do!

The image of Palius sunk and shook his head as he disappeared from his sight. Jaina looked on at him in horror. She tried to form words but found none to correctly describe how she felt. Paul's scream started to increase in intensity and slowly calmed to a complete stop, as did his writhing. Paul Serkanin was dead.

"NO!" Jade screamed, struggling to try to break through the Force hold Dooku had placed on her.

"Good, good," Sidious passed Reven and made his way to Jade, "you hate him for what he just did, don't you? Good, use your hate; let it swell within you. Use your hate, become one of us, and I assure you, you will get a chance to kill the one who caused you so much harm."

Reven narrowed his eyes at Sidious. He ignored the glare and left the cell, followed closely by Dooku. Jade stared at Reven, all her hate and malice was showing on her face. Reven shoed his sorrow, remorse and regret, but it didn't pierce Jade at all. Her heart will now always hold what he did in her heart, only now she has to avenge both Paul and Jaina. And the only way he could pay was with his life.

Reven is there something wrong? Sidious asked.

No, I'm coming. Reven replied turning to leave Jade alone.