Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this is a work of fiction, based on the game and is not meant to raise money or take away from the copyright holders of the game, only to express my fanatical devotion to that wonderful game that has taken up so... very much of my time.
Destiny's Knight
Surprise, Brin is Force Sensitive! I have to admit I am inspire by other people's writings I've read, Revan's Second Chance had a great influence on my writing and I definitely suggest you check that out, it is listed in my favorites.
Chapter 11 is set on Taris during the Rescue of Bastila by Revan.
Chapter 11: Strong in the Force
Revan absently tugged at his recently cleaned black robes, lifting the cloak and sniffing before turning back to the smiling young woman.
"Are you sure these are cleaned Mission?"
Revan asked in a pleading tone as Mission smiled and shoved him through the doors.
"Yea Rev, sheesh you look fine."
Revan nodded and tugged absently at his cloak as he headed through the Bek base. Leaving his and Bastila's lightsabers in the care of Mission, Revan attached a vibroblade to his belt and holstered a small disruptor. Revan sneered at the disruptor.
"Damn these
things."
He said as he ran his hand across the worn handle.
Revan's thoughts were clouded with Bastila ever since the had carried
her from the escape pod, even if she didn't think more of him that
just a friend Revan found himself longing and worrying about the
young woman constantly, he would often find himself pacing and
cursing himself for his carelessness. She is never going to let
me hear the end of that! Revan mused, hoping the humor would
take his mind off the task ahead. Following Mission into the Bek's
loading area he looked at the Swoop bike being led onto the track.
"Why do I get the feeling that is going to be the death of me?"
Revan groaned as Mission smiled back at him.
"Don't worry Rev, you'll be fine!"
Revan nodded and entered the area where the other racers were gathered, looking over his shoulder he saw Mission smiling and waving as the doors sealed and locked as the announcer called over the speakers.
"The Taris annual swoop race has began, all racers are now present and will prepare for their beginning runs."
The Dark Jedi winced when he spoke to the Ithorian mechanic about his swoop bike. This may be more difficult that I thought. Listening half-heartedly Revan suddenly caught sight of Bastila being held in a sage with a neural disruptor. Oh Force! Revan rushed over to her only to be stopped by a Vulkar guard who sneered at him and waved his blaster rifle threateningly.
"No one is allowed to speak to the prisoner."
Revan angrily waved his hand in front of the guard.
"You will allow me to speak with the prisoner and you will not listen to what I have to say."
Revan waited as the guard's eyes glossed over and he responded in an even tone.
"I will allow you to speak to the prisoner and I will not listen to what you have to say."
The guard took several steps away as Revan examined Bastila, he could see she was deeply confused but swore he saw a flash of recognition in her clouded blue eyes, waving his hand Revan deactivated the collar and spoke through the Force to Bastila.
"Bastila, I need to put on a show before we can get out of here, can you stay put for an hour?"
Revan saw Bastila sway slightly but warned through the Force, she nodded and quietly responded.
"Hurry, this has been unpleasant."
Revan nodded and went to the race announcer to begin his race. The swoop bike was more than Revan thought, the exhilaration and speed nearly made him forget the reason he was there, but he was not about to abandon Bastila and easily took the top speed of the race. Revan crossed his arms and smiled as the announcer spoke excitedly.
"We have a winner! You've beaten people who have been racing for twenty years!"
Revan found himself grinning even more as the Vulkar leader approached and spoke in a loud voice, he instantly replaced the grin with a scowl as he glared at Brejik.
"You're a damn liar!"
He shouted angrily as he instinctively palmed his disruptor. The Vulkar leader was not willing to see reason and chose to fight, a loud noise interrupted the show down between Revan and Brejik, Revan glanced over to see Bastila lifting a double-bladed virbrosword from an unconscious Vulkar.
"I think I may have something to say about that!"
She announced boldly to the Vulkar leader as Revan rolled his eyes speaking through the force.
"Always one for an entrance!"
Revan did not miss the glare Bastila shot him and motioned his hand to Brejik.
"Perhaps that anger would be better directed towards our friend here?"
Bastila lunged at the
nearest Vulkar to her, downing him within seconds, the agile Padawan
dodged a blaster shot and recovered in time to lock into battle with
Brejik. Revan pulled the disruptor and downed the remaining Vulkars,
tossing the weapon to the ground he pulled his vibroblade and
attacked Brejik.
"What?"
Brejik shouted as Revan
pierced his side, instantly killing the Vulkar leader. Revan wiped
the blood from his vibroblade and looked around before looking back
to Bastila.
"We should go in case any of the Sith recognized you from the broadcast."
Bastila nodded but the flash in her eyes told Revan she was not finished with him yet. Bastila found herself blushing furiously as she shivered in her not too modest outfit. Revan handed her his cloak and watched with amusement as Bastila wrapped the black cloak around her slender form and smiled in thanks. Revan motioned for Bastila to follow and led her to a speeder. The Jedi took the speeder to the Bek base where Mission greeted them.
"Rev! Bast! Its good to see you!"
The youth shouted excitedly as she handed Revan back the lightsabers, Revan returned Bastila her saber, she eagerly snatched the cylinder and thanked him quietly before following Mission into the base.
"So do you have any plan for getting us out of here?"
Bastila asked softly as Revan handed her a cup of café and watched silently as she ate. Revan shook his head and sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry, I was a little busy trying to rescue you."
Revan caught the amused flash in Bastila's eyes as she taunted.
"Rescued? I managed to free myself as I recall!"
Revan smiled and shook his head as he joined Bastila in laughter, he leaned forward and hugged her warmly.
"It is good to have you back, did they..."
Bastila shook her head as Revan released a breath he didn't know he had been holding.
"No, they just kept me in their cell and made me change once, they didn't even bother feeding me."
Bastila failed to mention that Revan had been her only thought for the past several days and she was gracious that her first coherent thought had been him looking at her with concern.
"I appreciate your concern Revan but I am fine."
She said softly, finding that she was blushing under his warm smile. Revan eyed the slave costume Bastila was wearing before he heard her through their Force bond.
"Don't even think about it!"
She said playfully through the bond as Revan grinned and crossed his arms, leaning back into his seat.
"I was just going to say I liked the costume!"
Revan's grin broadened as he noticed Bastila flush and become as red as his saber. Leaning forward he kissed her forehead gently, allowing his concern for her slip through their bond.
"I am glad you are safe... Now speaking of clothes."
Revan reached into a pouch and pulled Bastila's brown Jedi robes and cloak, he handed them to her and stood to leave before she called back. Turning Revan caught the black cloak she tossed him and smiled as she rolled her eyes.
"Please try to control yourself..."
She said with a hint of a smile as Revan bowed and left the room. Standing outside the room Revan glanced around and noticed Mission working on a small device, shrugging he walked over and sat next to her.
"Hey Mish, what're you working on?"
Mission looked up and her eyes flashed slightly as she pulled the device away and smiled faintly.
"Oh I was just... I was working on something to help us out..."
Revan smiled and placed a hand on Mission's shoulder, she leaned heavily into it and sighed.
"Is there something wrong?"
Revan added with a hint of concern.
"I dunno Rev... its just I haven't been treated so nicely by people in a long time, my brother was the only person who really treated me this way before..."
"Tell me about your brother..."
Revan asked with sincere interest. Mission looked away and then down at the device she was building.
"No.. I don't want to talk about it right now..."
Revan could sense she needed to talk about it, but was not quite ready, he also sensed she needed a friend at the moment.
"So, how'd you and Zalbaar meet up?"
Revan was grateful when the stress clouding around Mission eased slightly.
"Oh he was fleeing some slavers, had something to do with trouble back on his homeworld but he never gave me the specifics..."
Revan frowned.
"Doesn't that make you wary? He may be a criminal..."
"No.. Big Z isn't like that, he's a big softie, and besides I like to judge people on how they act you know? Its more important of who he is now, not what he was."
Revan smiled.
"Thank you Mission, you really have a good outlook on life."
Mission smiled back, her tension all but gone.
"No prob, you ever need anything, I'll be there!"
She said happily as she fidgeted with the device she was working on.
"I'll remember than.. and soon..."
Revan stood and walked through the door to the Bek's lounge, catching the end of a conversation between Carth and Brin.
"... Sith are monsters, they destroyed my homeworld and killed my family, I would like nothing better than to put a blaster to each and every one of their heads and fire."
Carth glared at Brin as she nodded.
"I know, I was from Telos too Carth, my real family died years before, I was orphaned on Telos... I remember I had a brother... half brother, but I never found him after my step father died, my mother wasted away in her grief and died shortly after, I never met my real father."
She had a hint of sadness in her voice as she placed a hand on Carth, he tensed but sighed as he gave in.
"Look, its not that I hate any of you, but there were people... good people who betrayed us and look what happened..."
Revan winced slightly and looked over to see Bastila standing near Carth, casting him a wary expression. Revan suddenly sensed a nearby Force presence, looking over in shock at Bastila, he reached for his saber in full alert. Brin sighed as she leaned back and threw her hand out in annoyance at Carth's stubbornness.
"Whatever you say Onasi."
She leaned away and threw her hand out, Revan felt a surge in the Force as the datapad on the table between them flew out and struck Carth.
"Oof."
The Soldier was immediately on his feet with a blaster to Brin's head.
"What the hell was that?"
Brin narrowed her eyes and glared blaster bolts at Carth, her green eyes flashing with anger.
"What the hell was what?"
Carth 's face tightened and Revan could easily sense the suspicion radiating from him, and with good reason.
"You used the Force to throw that datapad at me didn't you?"
Carth said accusingly, tightening his grip on his blaster. Revan looked over to Bastila and signaled her to intervene.
"Carth I do not sense the dark side in her, she is not a Sith... this is strange..."
Bastila used the Force to probe Brin and frowned as she looked over to Revan. Revan could feel a presence in the Force emanating from the woman, it felt like he knew her from a distant childhood.
"I'm no Sith, I don't even know the first thing about the Force! I was just mad and thought about throwing that datapad at you and it just went."
"Its true Carth, I could not sense the Force within her before, but this is..."
Revan frowned, he could not place the presence he felt radiating off of the woman but he knew he had felt it before. A distant memory buried in his mind came forth.
"Brin, this is your half brother, Revan!"
A lovely dark haired woman dressed in a Jedi robe said softly as she handed the small child you the girl."
There was a man with darker hair, dressed as also in a Jedi outfit watching the scene with pride. The girl was appeared five and she had reddish blonde hair and bright green eyes, she smiled down at the baby while the parents left the room. Revan followed the Jedi in his vision and listened intently as they spoke, he could feel Bastila's presence in the dream as well.
"He is Force Sensitive..."
The man said with a sad frown.
"He is strong... very strong... we have to give him to the Order, I can sense he has a destiny.. a great destiny."
"I know, I just wish we could keep him... know him..."
The Man smiled sadly.
"We gave up our lives as Jedi to love each other, I knew you loved Brin's father, but I could never leave you alone, he was.. and evil man."
The woman tensed and sighed.
"Uthar fell to the dark side, he lost his control... I was shocked that Brin was not Force Sensitive..."
The man shrugged.
"I can sense she has a destiny as well, perhaps your children will meet and forge that destiny together."
The Vision faded as Revan staggered slightly, the full weight of what he saw collapsing in on him, he looked over to Bastila who had a similar response, he communicated through their bond.
My sister? This is clearly the will of the Force, her powers are growing rapidly, I believe they may have been dormant all these years awaiting a trigger to unlock them.
Bastila silently agreed as she looked over to Carth who was eyeing her suspiciously, his gaze passing to Revan.
"What was that all about? You two just left for a minute there..."
Bastila sighed and closed her eyes, drawing on the Force to calm the revelation she had received.
"Wedge and I received a vision through the Force, Brin you are experiencing latent Force abilities brought on by a strong albeit dormant connection to the Force."
Brin frowned and closed her eyes.
"My Parents were both Jedi Knights, but they told me I did not have a strong enough connection to the Force to be considered for training..."
Brin looked over at Revan and eyed him suspiciously, Revan was shocked at the amount of power that emanated from the woman. Brin Tachi... The name did not strike any notes in Revan's mind but he did recall a Jedi by the name of Tachi being murdered by assassins years ago, for some reason his Master Zhar had taken the time to specifically inform him. My mother? Revan shrugged to himself and looked to Bastila for confirmation.
"I- You are.. It appears they were incorrect... We should bring this to the Council when we escape here."
"If we escape here.."
Carth added. Brin glared back and heaved a heavy sigh, her anger diminishing along with her Force signature.
"This is a matter best left to the wisdom of the Jedi Council, yes..."
Bastila said cautiously throwing a concerned glance to Revan. Revan looked around the Bek base and sighed.
"Well is anyone hungry?"
He said a little too happily and quickly, earning a suspicious look from Carth.
"I hear there's a really nice place in the upper city and I've been looking forward to seeing the sun again!"
That comment earned laughter as Carth pulled a paper from his pocket and handed it to Revan.
"Well I could go for some nerf steaks right about now..."
Carth looked back at Brin sighing.
"I'm sorry I snapped Brin, it was just a scare..."
Carth turned and walked to the other side of the room, exchanging small talk with Zalbaar while Revan examined the Sith security papers, nodding with satisfaction.
"These will pass for us, let's go find this wonderful hideout of yours and get some real food!"
