Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars; all rights belong to the genius we know as George Lucas. Mara Jade is the creation of another genius named Timothy Zahn, while Callista Ming was created by Barbra Hambly another gifted individual. I'm just borrowing. I'm not making any type of profit off this story, I'm writing for my own enjoyment and hopefully to the enjoyment of others.

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Mara didn't know how much time had past or where she was when she awoke from the trance. Thankfully, learning how to go into a hibernation trance was one of the things Luke was able to teach her before they had gotten married, and at the moment she was extremely grateful she had demanded the lessons after their return from Nirauan. She remembered the first steep fall. She remembered crashing into the water and being swept up by the current only to fall further down a second smaller, less violent fall before entering the trance. Mara vaguely recalled what occurred after that. By then the current wasn't nearly as swift, but still was strong enough to take her quite a distance before cascading down again. Eventually, the waters calmed and from what Mara could see she had traveled with it to another underground location. Noting that her lightsaber was still on her belt; she took it off and activated the beam for some illumination. All right, why do I always get stuck on some planet completely lost, disoriented, and with the one person in the universe I don't want with me? She thought resignedly as she notice another figure in the water.

Luckily the water wasn't very high and Mara was able to quickly get to Callista. The other woman was also unconscious, but she was breathing. Carefully, Mara guided Callista's body to dry land and once they were on solid ground, Callista began to awake. She instinctively turned to her side and began to cough up the water that she taken in. Mara was also starting to cough and knelt on the ground as she allowed her body to adjust.

"Where are we?"

When Luke couldn't feel Mara's presence in the Force, his own fear and panic over her well being rose. Remembering how easily he was fooled at Nirauan was the only thing that allowed him to calm himself. There were several possibilities as to why he couldn't sense Mara; the only one he wouldn't consider was if she died. Unconscious, ysalamiri induced Force voids, whatever the reason, Luke was determined to exercise patience, to wait. He knew that he could have ran out of the room and launch a full out investigation, but that in his haste would probably miss more details, more clues until he calmed down. Luke closed his eyes and breathed. And waited. Twenty minutes later, he was rewarded with Mara's faint presence; reaching out further he inwardly cringed; it appeared his wife was not alone. Just what I need, my wife alone with my ex-lover, I'm not sure whom I should feel sorry for, Mara, Callista or myself. He tried to reach Mara's mind; to see if he could locate her. However, it seemed that she didn't know where she was either, except that she was somewhere underground, and there was running water. Though the contact was brief and not very strong, Mara conveyed enough to assure Luke that she and Callista were relatively unharmed.

Luke opened his eyes; it wasn't much but it was a start. Considering what he knew, Luke deducted that Mara had probably tried to find a relatively quiet place to think. He forced himself to relive the moment he heard her call him before there contact was cut off. She was panicking about something; his mind flickered back to the sound of running water. He frowned; why did he keep thinking about running water? No, not running, it was more violent, more like a constant roaring. Falling water. Mara must have been near a waterfall. Resolutely, he left the room, and started upon the task of searching for his wife.

It didn't take him long to find the waterfall in question. Checking the ground he didn't see any clear signs of attack, but one could never be too sure. On the other hand, based on what Mara had expressed it didn't seem like either person deliberately tried to push the other over the cliff. His eyes followed the flow of water. Mara and Callista must have survived the fall and ended up in the river's current. Hopefully he'd be able to follow it to find Mara.

"Master Skywalker?" Luke turned to see one of the resort employees, by the name of Chak'lai. "Master Skywalker, this area isn't safe. Construction crews have been blasting a site some kilometers away. The tremors could cause you to loose balance and fall."

So that's what happened to the two of them "Tell me, where does the water flow to?" He asked as he moved further away from the edge.

The employee stiffened at Luke's question, "We don't know where it stops." Seeing Luke's puzzled expression the employee clarified. "We don't build anything along the river banks of that river. All I know about it is that it continues in that direction for a couple hundred meters before cascading again, and repeats that cycle until it falls deep underground. We on Mayastria don't go near it except for the initial waterfall."

"Why not?"

"The ground is cursed."

Mara shook her head, "I don't know." She activated her saber again in hopes to get some inkling to their location. Callista followed suit when her convulsions stopped. "I don't recognize anything, do you?" Mara asked as she began to scan their surroundings. The ground appeared to be stone and uniform, as were some of the walls nearby. It suggested that they were in some type of underground structure, but Mara wasn't sure. She started to walk in the direction that the river had brought them, but something told her that she wouldn't be able to find a way out if she continued.

She wondered what she should do when she felt Luke's anxiety. Wincing, Mara realized belatedly that she had forgotten to try to contact her husband. Really must get use to having someone worry over me. Normally, she would have scowled at Luke's overprotective nature, but at the moment it filled her being with a nice warmth. She quickly relayed that she was physically all right and that Callista seemed to be fine as well. She felt Luke's chagrin at the idea of the two of them alone together, which she smirked at. She could tell that Luke wanted to know where they were, but she could only give him a tentative answer. She sensed his disappointment, but knew that his disappointment wasn't directed at her, but at their situation. He conveyed his love before letting the connection fade, presumably to go find them. Glancing behind her, she noticed that Callista seemed more interested in something on the wall. Frowning she head back towards the other woman, "Callista, did you hear me?"

Mara's voice pierced through Callista's mental fog, "I'm sorry; I was just noticing the carvings, look."

The redheaded Jedi placed her saber closer to the area that had caught Callista's attention. They were crude but Mara understood the other woman's fascination, because they depicted of a type of battle, a battle where on both sides the fighters were brandishing lightsabers. So they were definitely in some manmade structure, but then came the question, what exactly were they stranded in? An abandoned fortress, castle, temple?

"There's a legend," Callista murmured. "From the days of Old Republic, of a temple in Mayastria.

"Generations ago, Mayastria was not the leisure planet you see before you, Master Skywalker; we were a violent people always at war with each other. Eventually the civil wars divided us into two groups, the noble House of Kr'vidos and the accursed House of Ml'vaidos. We fought among ourselves for years before the House of Ml'vaidos began to invade neighboring systems and demanded warriors and resources to continue the war. Those not yet invaded decided to pledge support to Kr'vidos in hopes to stop the Ml'vaidians from taking complete control.

One day a small vessel wandered into the system and experienced engine trouble. The pilot attempted an emergency landing, but he was unsuccessful and the vessel crashed somewhere in Ml'vaidians territory. Amazingly enough there were survivors, but they couldn't remember who they were, where they were from, or where they were suppose to go. However, it turned out that they were great warriors and other talents useful to the Ml'vaidians, so their leaders convinced the warriors that lived to serve them."

"There was a civil dispute, between the Houses of Kr'vidos and the Ml'yaidos, which plunged the entire population into war, soon it began to spread to other worlds, as each side called on their planetary allies for supplies."

"And soldiers," Mara added grimly.

Callista nodded, "Eventually, the Jedi were called to try and negotiate a cease fire, but it was trap. There was no plan to attempt a cease-fire. Ml'yaidans ambushed the Jedi, and the Jedi Counsel was told that no one survived. However, soon after there were reports of the Ml'yaidans decimating the Kr'vidans because of new strike team."

"I take it that the counsel wasn't satisfied with the explanation they were given."

"No, they weren't," Callista confirmed. "They secretly sent another delegation to Mayastria to ascertain the true fate of the first delegation. This time, the Kr'vidans befriended them. I don't recall all of the events that occurred afterwards, but eventually the Jedi had to fight in the war and that's when they found out the new fighters were their friends. Somehow the opposing side had managed to wipe just the personal memories of the first delegation."

Mara froze at her words, "What do you mean 'just the personal?'"

"It was like they had selective amnesia. They knew basic things like language, fight skills, social skills but they didn't remember who they were. That's how Jedi ended up fighting Jedi, as seen in the carvings. Jedi vs. Jedi, one side trying to convince the other that they really were suppose to be together; the other believing that they were meant to destroy those who opposed Ml'yaidans in order to survive. They fought for hours, according to the legend they fought non-stop for days, but we both know even Jedi have their limits." Callista told the other woman.

"So what happened?"

"It didn't take long before a second vessel came into the system. They were searching for their friends; the warriors now in the thrall of the Ml'yaidans. Someone from the House of Kr'vidos found out about the vessel and one of the leaders of the Kr'vidans tried to convince the new set of warriors that their friends were being held against their will by the Ml'yaidans.

Few days later, there was a skirmish by the Ml'yaidans, and these new warriors recognized the weapons used by the enemy. They were the ones that they themselves used in battle. They realized that the words of the House of Kr'vidos to be true. So they agreed to help the Kr'vidans in hopes of saving their friends.

When they finally met in battle, it became clear that the only battle that would matter was between the two sets of foreign fighters. We're told that it was glorious; it lasted for days; the night lit up to become day. Both groups were equal in strength, and it probably would have ended in stalemate if not for her."

Luke frowned, "Who's her?"

"A female Jedi on the Kr'vidans' side realized how futile her attempts to reason with her opponent had become. She deactivated her lightsaber and told her opponent, her fellow Jedi that if he didn't believe her than he could strike her down. If her body remained than she was lying, and the Ml'yadians were right, but if her body disappeared then she was right, and she'd become one with the Force."

Mara snorted, "Doesn't seem like a very smart idea."

Callista shrugged, "It worked; according to the legend anyway. The confused Jedi fighting her hesitated and through the Force realized that she was telling the truth. He threw down his lightsaber, and the others followed suit."

"I can't imagine the Ml'yadians being very happy about that type of development."

Callista nodded, "The leader of the house was frightened and in his fear fired his weapon against the female Jedi. She was caught unaware and as she predicted there was no body; she just became one with the Force upon death. This frightened the soldiers fighting under the Ml'yadians and they revolted against the house. Ml'yados never recovered after that day, yet the peace process was able to begin for Mayastria. Afterwards, in order to never repeat the mistakes of the survivors built a monument to record the events; the remaining Jedi agreed to help with its construction. They even built it over an area strong in the Force. Some even say that the spirit of the female Jedi lingered at the monument to guide those whom come to it, seeking wisdom."

"A ethereal being disguised as one of the warriors, we all refer to her as the Stellar Passenger; foretold that if she was killed that she would ascend to a higher power and bring down destruction to those who went against her. However, in his arrogance, the leader of Ml'yados believed her to be a pretender, a fraud, and fired at her without thinking of the consequences, but there was no one there. She had ascended as she told the Ml'yadians.

Comprehending that they had effectively brought down their own doom; the Ml'yadians attempted to forestall this by striking down all of the blood descendants of the Ml'yados. They hoped to appease the Stellar Passenger's anger, and she accepted their offering. With the House of Ml'yados in ruins, the House of Kr'vidos was able to liberate many of the Ml'yadians imprisoned and enslaved. Then they built a great temple in honor of the Stellar Passenger, and she graced us with her presence and wisdom for generations."

"Generations past, stories become exaggerated and corrupted, and eventually the monument became a temple. A temple worshiping the fallen Jedi as a god, and while the Jedi Counsel attempted correct this attitude, the general population of Mayastria and its neighboring systems couldn't be convinced otherwise. However, those who did actually seek mercy, wisdom, at the temple did apprehend that there was no goddess to worship, only a reminder of a tragic planetary history.

It didn't take long before the Sith heard of the temple, along with the rumors of the strong Force presence inside of the temple. Eager to harness such power, and a possible new location to build a Sith base, they journeyed to Mayastria. Of course the natives weren't about to allow anyone desecrate the temple, but they were no match against the Sith. So the spirit did the only thing she could do."

Mara felt a small shiver crawl up her spine, "What did she do?"

"Eventually corrupt beings jealous of our peace and happiness came to Mayastria to destroy us. We were no match to such powers, and in their rampage they made their way to the temple. We warned them; tried to get them to turn away and leave, but to no avail. We prayed for assistance, and the Stellar Passenger answered us. She used her powers to destroy the invaders."

Luke felt a chill as he asked his next question, "What did she do?"

"She waited until the Sith were in the heart of the temple, and then using the Force, she buried the temple."
"The ground swallowed the entire temple. No one could get in"
"No one could get out. I don't think we'll be able to find a way out."

Mara just stared at the other woman. It seemed like she locked eyes with Callista for hours, but in reality Mara knew it was only for a couple of seconds before she looked away and turned around. "Well Callista, it's obvious that you don't know me very well.

"No one who has tried to find the temple has ever returned. The Stellar Passenger won't allow it. I'm sorry, Master Skywalker. If your wife found a way into the temple, she's trapped inside; she won't be allowed to return to the land of the living."

Luke nodded at the employee's words; his eyes had become as cold as transparisteel, but not from anger, nor from despair. They were filled with cold determination, "With all due respect Chak'lai, it's obvious that you don't know my wife."