Knights of the Old Republic: The Sith Lords

Beginning of an Exile

((Author: I wanted this to be longer, but I stopped and took a break and when I came back I realized the chapter actually ends pretty good here. Noshi is wimpy bad guy, but I can't throw a badass right away since the Exile is only beginning to open her wings and start being a badass herself. Hakan should play more of a part in the next chapter. As for cameo's Carth will pop up and there's probably going to be a real vague reference to Atton. Malak should show up at the end of the next chapter and play more of a role in Chapter 6. That's all I can think of really. Isn't it nice Revan is so sneaky? It's the Kreia's touch.))

Chapter 4

Your force bond made the Masters wary of you. Your skills in the force were at average at best, but your bond was your greatest advantage. Where they saw a curse I saw a gift waiting to be unlocked. It was I who stripped the Masters hold on you and it was I who led you into war. Your gift turned many to my cause and in the end you lost your grip around your own gift allowing it to slip through your fingers. You were lost in your own mind just as I was lost in mine. You will walk alone until you are once again bounded by the force to a handful of lost Jedi. You will lead them into battle once more dooming them to their fate and when you have nothing left, will you seek me again for wisdom or will it be you who seeks me for revenge? Master Revan Location: Unknown. Disappeared A Few Years after the Destruction of the Star Forge.

Rena sat on the ground inside her force cage trying her best to avoid the sides. It had been a few hours since she had been placed in the tight little cell and her body was already weary from staying stationary for so long. Her injuries only added to her weary state as she felt her head slowly dip forward too tired to keep it up. Her forehead lightly bumped the cell wall giving her a sharp zap in the head. The jolt caused her to recoil backwards into the cell wall again. "Ow! Son of a Rancor!"

"Try remaining still," Revan said stating the obvious as Rena did her best to resist the urge to recoil when she touched the cell wall, but her fatigue made her careless in her movements and she made the same mistake a few more times. Rena did manage to ignore Revan's comment since she knew by the tone of her voice that Revan was only saying things to annoy her so she would loose her concentration and continue to zap herself. Revan seemed disappointed that Rena was ignoring her and she let out a loud sigh. "I see you chose to ignore my advice, how careless of you. You're on my bad padawan list."

"Would you please try and be serious here?" Rena said as she finally got herself centered again in her cell. Her arms were sticking out at her side, making absolute sure she was stable. She kept her head tilted down at her feet concerned that they were going to start bumping the cell wall next. "We're locked in these cages going to who knows where and on top of that we have two, not one but two Sith guys holding as captured!"

"We're going to Tatooine," Revan said as she looked over to Rena's cell to see her face lift in surprised, "I saw Mr. Noshi typing its coordinates in and those two are no Sith. I give them credit that they have a few useful abilities, but they are not Sith. They lack the disciple, the power and most of all the control. Those fools are simply rejects who are blinded by their own cantina tricks."

"I don't understand how I keep getting caught up in this stuff. What did I ever do?"

"Nothing, besides being a Jedi which I'm sure they hate. Rena, trust in your own abilities. Clear your mind of the doubts you have and follow you instincts. Block out the Masters warnings to you. They are only holding you back."

Rena let out a struggling breath as she listened to Revan. Rena never realized how much truth Revan's words held for her. She had always had a feeling that the Master's constant warnings were keeping her from becoming a true Jedi. She felt like they wanted to handicap her, but the Masters were wise beyond her years and perhaps she was misunderstanding their reasons. Rena's mind felt like a jumble of thoughts as she tried to think further about her situation, but her fatigue only made it worst for her to concentrate. She decided she would meditate on the matter. Being extremely careful Rena slowly sat back down on the ground. If she could ease her fatigue and center her mind then maybe the answer would become clearer.

Revan remained standing in her cell as she silently kept a close eye on Rena. She was aware of the girl's gift, but it was her strong will that caught Revan's attention. The girl may look weak but she had a strong spirit that was determined to do what she thought was right, but it is easy to twist someone's perceptions on right on wrong however, Revan had to be careful with Rena. With such a strong and determine mind Revan couldn't force anything on her that she wasn't willing to accept. With time and patience Rena would come to her.

The door to the cargo hold hissed opened as a pair of footsteps echoed inside the empty cargo hold that contained Rena's and Revan's cell. Rena remained in her trance while Revan smiled to her visitor. "Ah, so the impaired boy has come to visit us. Perhaps your mind is heavy with guilt and you want to let us go?"

Hakan stepped out from the shadows as his pale eyes stared right through Revan. His face no longer held any sign of his once carefree attitude. He was nothing more but a hollow shell made up out of his hate and anger. "Impaired? Guilt? You come to some strange conclusions."

"Ah, but these are not conclusions, but the truth. I can see your mind. As much as you want to obey that man you call your father you want to follow the girl. You're confused however since you don't understand your reasons. You simply want to. The guilt I speak of is your conscious telling you to let her go and turn from your father, but you fear him. You fear his power in the force, where you do not excel in. You are gifted, but how is a gift useful if one does not know how to use it?"

Hakan stood before Revan silently as his muscles tensed around his neck as he struggled to take normal breaths. Revan had obvious hit a nerve in his mind, but he was another strong minded individual who wasn't ready to submit to her, "You just speak cryptic Jedi nonsense. There's no truth to your words. Everything you said is a trick and poison to the mind!"

"If that is what you believe then believe it, but know this, you will face her in battle whither you like it or not."

Hakan glanced towards Rena's cell where she was still meditating. Her mind had blocked everything on the outside world, making her deaf to their conversation. Hakan clutched his fist together as his eyes drifted back to Revan, "I'll battle her and destroy her." Hakan retreated back to the cockpit while Revan simply laughed as she continued speaking to herself in a soft whisper.

"I see…so you haven't fallen completely. In the end she will show you the light and it will be your choice to embrace it or destroy it."

We're coming for you child. You will be the one who will stand against us in an unknown land with nothing but your precious force as your protection. Your spirit will break and your lightsaber with dim into the shadows. Prepare soon…

Rena's eyes opened suddenly when she felt the ship buckle under her legs. Her eyes blinked a few times as her body slowly began to wake up after remaining in her meditating state for so long. Meditating however had helped her shrug of most of her fatigue and her injuries were almost completely healed.

"We're fine, we've just landed," Revan assured her as her head tilted towards one of the tiny windows, "Looks like our captors are paying the landing fee. I'm surprised they didn't threaten us to pay it."

Rena smiled lightly since she was beginning to enjoy Revan's strange sense of humor. "How long have you've been awake?"

"A few hours, but I slept a few hours it was long enough for me to function normally. "

"I see, while you were asleep did you have any strange dreams?" Rena asked as she looked over towards the young Master. Revan was dumbfounded as she struggle to reply. It was a strange sight to see since Revan seemed like she always knew exactly what to say and do in any situation until now.

After a long pause Revan simply shook her head. "I didn't allow my body to slip into a dream like state. I was keeping guard incase our two Jedi rejects tried something on us."

Rena nodded slowly accepting the answer for now, but Revan didn't really answer her question. To Rena the dream didn't feel like it was direct to her but to someone else. She almost felt like she saw the dream through someone else's mind, but it could have been Rena's tired state that created such unusual sensations. She carefully stood on her two legs again. They were a little stiff, but Rena was beginning to get use to it.

"So this is Tatooine…" Rena said as she gazed outside of the small cargo window. She could see the sandy Tatooine streets and a few large buildings that surrounded the landing area. "The town is small."

"It's not really a town. This place was set up by Czerka; they are hoping to mine something good out here. The smugglers only come here because the Republic doesn't really exist here and no one really cares about this place. It's a perfect hiding spot for scum to hide and prisoners to vanish."

"Wow I can't wait to go outside then," Rena said in a sarcastic voice that made Raven smile.

"You're starting to pick up my sense of humor I see." Revan rubbed her head lightly when she noticed a large group of alien's begin to gather around the ship, "I think trouble is coming our way."

The cargo ramp to the ship suddenly dropped open. The hot Tatooine air rushed inside the cargo hold. It was a welcoming feeling to Rena who was beginning to forget the taste of fresh air.

There were three men who strolled up the cargo ramp. Two of them Rena recognized to be Mr. Noshi and Hakan, but the other man was unknown to Rena. He was a stocky looking man with scars down his left side of his face. His body was covered in a strange red looking armor that Rena had never seen before.

"So these are the Jedi you wish for us to fight? Will they be able to give us an honorable fight?" the red armored man asked Mr. Noshi as Hakan remained silent at his father's side.

"I believe they will be enough of a challenge for your skills. Not many of your kind have fought them before, but they will prove to be difficult." Mr. Noshi said as he smiled to the two women as if nothing was wrong.

"I shall be the one to judge them of their abilities when we battle, bring them."

"As you wish," Mr. Noshi smiled devilishly to Rena and Revan before he turned to join the red armored man at the bottom of the cargo ramp to further discuss their plans. Hakan didn't say a word as he simply glanced to them with a blank look and left.

"I have a bad feeling about all this," Rena said as she began to hear the increasing sounds from people and other creatures gathering outside of the ship.

"That man is a Mandalorian," Revan said as she kept her gaze focused on the group of men talking at the bottom of the landing ramp. "Be careful of him. They are highly trained warriors. They are trained well enough to meet a Jedi in battle."

"Wait a minute, what's going on? Are we going to fight him?"

Revan sighed, "It seems that way. Noshi is a far too weak of man to challenge us and Hakan would be outmatched. He hired some help to wear as down not to mention he's making some good credits on this battle he has set up."

"He doesn't even have the power to challenge us? He resorts to tricks!"

"As I said," Revan tilted her head slightly as she continued watching the men talk, "They are not Sith. Simply Jedi rejects trying to prove that they are Sith."

Suddenly their force cages shields dropped that caused Rena to quickly jump back in surprise, "We're free?"

Revan stretched her arms and legs as she slowly stepped out of her cell, "No they want us to follow them outside. They know we're not going to try and escape. There are too many people who would jump at the chance to test their blasters out on us."

Rena took a few baby steps as she stretched out her legs. It felt good to move her joints again. In her Jedi training she had to remain still for long periods of time and she never enjoyed it. Revan moved past her to walk down the cargo ramp. Her dark robe flowed behind her as the Tatooine wind past by. Rena stretched her legs a little bit more before she rushed after her. The crowd around the ship had grown larger since they had landed and they were all yelling at Rena and Revan when they appeared. The mixture of the noise made it difficult for Rena to understand them and she hoped their yelling wasn't for their death. She couldn't sense any hostility amongst the group, she only sensed excitement.

"Stay close to your Jedi partner," the Mandalorian said as he nudged her with his blaster tip.

Rena wanted to knock his blaster out of hand, but she resisted the urge to do so and she obeyed the Mandalorian for now. The heat was already making Rena sweat as beads of salty water ran down from her forehead all over her face. The sandy ground made it difficult for her to get a good footing, but the ground slowly began to grow harder as they drew closer to the small city. She could see why people dislike coming to the planet.

The Mandalorian had directed Revan and Rena to wait in a small alley as they finished setting up their fighting ring which was just a wide open street block off. The alley was a welcoming resting spot since it provided some shade. Revan wiped her forehead lightly of the sweat that was beginning to form. "Once the battle begins, I can't keep my eye on you."

"Then don't," Rena quickly snapped at her. She didn't like how everyone kept treating her like she needed help all the time. She was old enough to handle missions. "I can hold my own in a battle even if they are Mandalorians."

"I don't know if you're brave of reckless."

"Maybe both, but don't concern yourself with me it only further compromises you."

Revan was pleased with her reply as she tossed off her jedi robe, "Then let us fight." Revan was tired in waiting in the shadows; she was ready to step out into the light. She stepped out on the sandy street where the two Mandalorians were talking. The one that they had met before had his helmet on; his slit visor eyes followed the two women as they approached him.

"You weren't called yet," he said in an annoyed voice as he directed his comment to Revan.

"Let us battle now, the crowd has formed and your armor is ready."

Rena glanced around the blocked off street to see people and aliens in every corner. They were yelling in agreement with Revan, tired of waiting. The red Mandalorian's partner stared quietly at Rena while they waited for a response from the red armored Mandalorian. Rena couldn't sense much from him and she made a metal note to be extra careful when battling.

The red armored Mandalorian nodded his head to his partner who nodded back, "Agreed, Jedi. Let us fight!"

He quickly pulled out two pistols on Revan while the blue armored Mandalorian decided to attack Rena with a cable attachment on his wrist.

Rena couldn't tell what was going on with Revan, but she had her own problems. Her quick reflexes helped her avoid the cable from capturing her body. Instead the cable wrapped itself around her left arm. The blue armored Mandalorian pulled hard on the cable to throw Rena to the ground, but she was agile enough to remain on her feet.

"I've underestimated you…" the Mandalorian said in an amused voice, "This shall be a glorious battle."

"Apparently I underestimated you too. You actually caught me."

"I will do more then that," he pressed a button on his arm that caused the cable to sudden emit a burst of energy that shocked Rena. She stumbled a few steps backwards as the pain caused her body to go numb, but she was able to remain standing as she suppressed the pain running through her body. She was determined to prove herself to Revan that she didn't need someone watching her full time. Rena wanted to prove that she could handle a battle on her own. Her hand reached out with the force as she pulled the Mandalorian's virboblade off his belt. She guided the weapon through the air and sliced the cable releasing her from the cable. The Mandalorian was surprised that she was able to do such a trick. He wasn't aware of Jedi force abilities, but he wasn't going to let such a minor advantage stop him. He quickly switched to his range weapons to shoot her. Rena stumbled across the ground a few steps as she struggled to get up to speed. The Mandalorian seemed unaffected by her force speed. He had battle knowledge and he could predict the choices that Rena was going to make next. A few times he came close in shooting her as she skidded to stop in the sands. She suddenly swung her hand through the air and his blasters were pulled right out of his hands. While he was unarmed she raced in to attack. Hoping to end the battle.

"Nice trick Jedi, but I have one of my own." As Rena leaped into the air to strike him the Mandalorian raised his wrist to reveal a rock launcher. It was too late for Rena to stop her attack as she saw the mini rocket launch itself right at her.

Revan clutched her hands together smashing the red Mandalorian's weapons with the force. She was more of a strategists then a front line fighter, but that didn't mean she was a push over either. The Mandalorian seemed frustrated that he was unable to get any where near Revan since she was pulling and crushing any weapon he pulled out with the force. Revan was about to move in for her attack when she heard the explosion from the other side of the street. "Rena?"

"I got you now Jedi!" the Mandalorian threw one of his thermal detonators at her while she was distracted.

Revan lifted her hand to push it back when she realized the detonator was only a second away from exploding. That sly son of-

The detonator suddenly exploded kicking up the Tatooine sands. The crowd cheered in there excitement as the sand covered the entire area. No one could see what was going on as sand and dust hung heavy in the air.