-- Chapter 3: Home of the Past - Part 1 --

Deralia... Revan's home, Bastila's one link to Revan, these days came in any form, shape, and size. And Deralia was her biggest clue yet and Bastila was going to hold onto the planet, even if she had to squeeze it dry to find him.

Carlos had not heard from his Master in several days now and he was worrying as they neared Deralia, closer with every passing minute. What was he going to say? What would he do, or would the entire plan be ruined?

"We're coming in for landing, everyone strap in!" Carth's voice issued over the comlink and Carlos jumped out of his bunk and made his way quickly to the cockpit and slid into the co-pilot's seat besides Carth.

Carth glanced at the tired youth and smiled in sympathy, "Did Bastila catch you off-guard back there?"

Carlos shook his head, "I never thought that she could be so terrifying like that…"

Carth smiled grimly, "that's nothing, Carlos… that was nothing to go by other times when I've seen Bastila madder than that."

Carlos felt his jaw drop; "it can get worse than that!"

The Ebon Hawk landed on Deralia with little difficulty as Bastila and Mission were woken up by Jolee and Juhani carefully. Fortunately though both of the women were seemingly calmed down, though, Bastila had merely realized that she needed to be cool and calm to proceed with her plans.

When Bastila stepped out of the Ebon Hawk and stood at the bottom of the ramp, her eyes fixed on one woman in particular, standing in the crowd, with a younger woman besides her. Carth gasped besides her and Bastila knew who this girl was without asking, or looking harder.

This young woman and the older woman were Revan's family… the people she had come to see and find, in order to help her find Revan. Bastila allowed a cold smile rest on her face and ignored Carth when he shuddered at her look.

She was going to get Revan back and nothing would stop her from this. Nothing would stop her.

"You're Revan's mother, aren't you?"

Bastila approached the tall woman who nodded and replied in Mandalorian, "and you are?"

"I'm Bastila, your son's wife… He's left and I'm going back out to find him, but first I need your help."

"I'll help her, Mother." The younger woman stepped up to face Bastila firmly, "I'm the only one who can unlock his chambers here on Deralia; he made sure of that."

Bastila turned back to Carth, "you'd better go and gget some supplies, because wwe're leaving soon."

Kay Tridian led Bastila up the long flight of stone stairs, as they circled and circled around the mountain where Revan had built his home.

"Why did Revan stay away from everyone else?" Bastila asked curiously as Kay stopped and tapped in a code into the wall.

"It's safe up here and 'sides, Revi didn't want us to get hurt because he was different than the rest of us."

Kay looked at Bastila as the door opened and for an instant, Bastila could see the pain and love in her eyes before the woman entered the dark room.

Bastila stood out there for a moment longer, staring down at the settlement below her. She wondered what Revan had seen from up here, when he had lived here.

She sighed and entered the dark room and followed to where Kay was standing.

"Bastila, I think this is what you're looking for…" Kay called out softly as she turned to her sister-in-law.

Bastila put down the text she had just picked up to read and hurried over to Kay's side.

"What is it, Kay?" Bastila asked as Kay pointed to the section of the wall where she was looking, no make that the room. Bastila took one look at what Kay was pointing at and fainted.

Many thanks to the six of you – I know this story isn't being updated as often as it could be, but I'm working hard and hopefully will have several chapters up soon.

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