"Welcome to the beautiful planet, Korriban." Revan said sarcastically, standing from her seat with a smirk.
"You know, you should really consider letting me pilot this ship from now on. Oh, unless you enjoy plunging to your death of course." Maicah slowly stood from her seat, legs slightly shaking.
Revan laughed, her brown eyes sparkling and Maicah watched her, though she seemed less amused. Maicah had always admired Revan, even when she was a less than honorable woman and did things many people, including Maicah and later Revan herself, despised. Despite all this, however, there were things people could never deny. Revan was brilliant; able to think on her toes and make plans like no one else could. She was beautiful; tall, well toned, and she had a dark complexion with smooth brown hair which was always tied back into an exotic bun. Last, but certainly not least, she was an amazing leader. Those who followed her truly believed in her causes, for the better or worst, and were willing to sacrifice their own lives to save hers.
"We should be going now." Revan said once she had stopped chuckling to herself.
"The less time we spend on this planet, the better." She turned and left the cockpit, Maicah following shortly after.
Revan muttered to herself while Maicah stared at the screen in front of her, both trying to recover information from nearby terminals in the academy on Korriban.
"Have you found anything yet?" Maicah asked, glancing up from her own screen.
"No, of course not." Revan grumbled in reply and stepped away from her terminal in frustration. "I'm going to look around a bit, I remember there being some more terminals here."
Maicah looked back to her screen as Revan walked away and sighed. Their battle against the true Sith had stopped shortly after Maicah joined Revan. There were a few skirmishes occasionally, but those they fought were indeed not true Sith and neither had heard anything about any Sith Lord. That is what brought them back to Korriban, back to known and charted space. Information is what they needed and the once thriving, but now deserted Sith Academy on Korriban was the perfect place to start.
Revan slowly walked throughout the ancient corridors, retracing the steps she took a mere six years ago. After a few more minutes of wandering, she came to a stop. She looked around and realized she was standing in front of the door that led to Uthar's room. At least that is who the room belonged to when she had first arrived on Korriban. She hesitantly placed her hand on the large, thick door and paused then began to concentrate. The door opened and she quickly stepped in, looking around. Everything seemed as it was when she first snooped around the room except for a fairly large item standing in front of a small table. She raised a brow and examined it then pushed a button on the top. A holographic image appeared after a minute or two of static.
"Bastilla…" Revan whispered. She slowly walked towards the life sized imagine of her friend and stared as the holocron spoke.
"Revan, if you are hearing this now then you have made it farther than I. Malak has captured me and I know not what he plans to do. I do not even know where I am to be honest with you." Bastilla shook her head.
"It smells damp in here and the walls look like hardened sand. There were so many corridors we travelled through, Revan, and the view was truly breathtaking when I could catch a glimpse of the ocean around a pillar. I truly wish you could see it."
Revan nodded, realizing she was speaking of the temple on the Unknown Planet near the Star Forge.
"I'm sorry, I'm getting off topic and I must be quick. I can feel Malak's presence growing nearer…I know I was never the easiest person to deal with." She hesitated then continued. "But I wanted to let you know incase I would not get the chance to tell you…you were always like a sister to me, Revan. Everything we've been through together and all the memories we share, I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world."
Revan reached out to the figure as though she were truly in the room with her as it continued to speak.
"No matter what happens, I wanted to let you know." Footsteps could be heard in the background and Bastilla looked towards the sound for a moment before looking back.
"Never forget who you once were, Revan. As long as you remember, you will never fall again." The footsteps grew louder and sadness filled Bastila's eyes.
"Goodbye, my friend." The holocron switched off and a small datapad popped out from the large device. Revan took it quickly and fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face.
"I'm sorry, Bastila. So very sorry." She whispered, staring at where the holocron stood before her only moments ago. All fell silent in the room, shattered only by the cries of Revan.
"This place holds many memories for you, does it not?" The soft, familiar voice of Maicah asked after a few more moments.
Revan quickly looked up and stood, tucking the datapad into an inner pocket of her robe. Wiping away the tears, she nodded in response to her question.
"As do many more." Revan said quietly then continued on in with a surprisingly cheery tone. "But we can not stand here and expect any information to be found on it's own. Let's go."
Maicah raised a brow as Revan waltzed by her then narrowed her eyes. "Whatever you're hiding, Revan, I'm going to find it." She muttered to herself then followed.