Author's Note: Thanks ...youwillneverknow... and KD for the review! I'm so sorry for the long wait, but here is the next chapter. Again, I really appreciate the reviews and everything. All right, here goes the story…
Ch. 4
"You thought that wasn't important?" Revan asked, looking at Maicah.
Maicah nodded. "It dates back to before I visited the academy with Kreia. Darth Traya. Whatever her name was. It was probably recorded about the time you were there."
"Darth Traya? How do you know her?" Revan asked then shook her head. "Never mind, we can talk about that later. Do you know how many years 70 relyents comes up to according to our time?"
"70 years?" Maicah asked then shrugged. "Does it matter?"
"Yes, it matters." Revan answered irritably. "70 relyents is 7 years. If this being they talk of plans to come back to known space in 7 years…it should be here any time now." A frown found it's way to her lips as she thought more about it. "Whatever this is, we need help to fight it, Maicah."
Maicah crossed her arms, clearly puzzled by what Revan was talking about. She didn't enjoy not understanding what was happening in any situation, so she was determined to get all the answers she needed now. "Why are they called relyents? I've never heard of that in my life. And why would we need help from others? We've handled ourselves very well so far and I think we could take this thing, whatever it is, out on our own."
Revan began plotting a destination for Telos. "It's just another term for years from a long forgotten language. It's very rarely used, in fact no one alive can speak it fluently anymore. Not that I know of, anyway." As she finished plotting the course, she looked towards her friend. "Do not become over confident in yourself or anyone for that matter, Maicah. Just trust me on this; we are going to need as much help as we can get."
Maicah shook her head, biting her own tongue. She strongly disagreed with her on the matter, but she was in no mood to argue. Instead, she gave a bitter reply. "Whatever you say, Revan." She turned and began making her way down the corridor. "I'll be in my room if you need me."
Revan walked her walk away and raised a brow. Whatever was going on with Maicah right now would have to wait. She had to dissect this message before she reached Telos to give somewhat of a reasonable explanation for it. She began replaying the hologram over and over again over the time that passed, watching intently and taking mental notes on whatever she was able to pick up. She sat back after a bit, gently rubbing her temples in a thoughtful manner. While she tried giving her full attention to this hologram, she found her mind constantly wandering to her husband and what she would say when seeing him again.
Maicah sat on her bed, staring at the plain, ordinary wall of her cabin as thoughts of Atton raced through her mind. When would she heal from the deep wound that had been made on the day of his death? She slowly stood and walked to the container bin at the foot of her bed and kneeled, opening it slowly. A lightsaber was the only item inside beside some robes folded neatly underneath it. She slowly ran her slim fingers along the handle, a small smile sneaking upon her face. She thought back to when she had first given the weapon to her love. Back to when they assembled it and began training immediately. He certainly was a quick learner, but she had an idea that that wasn't the absolute first time he had used a lightsaber. A tear's trail moved down her cheek as she slowly closed the bin's lid and stood. She could hear Revan making her way down the corridor and realized they must have docked by now. Stepping over to the door, she let it slide open to a surprised Revan who was about to knock.
"Well, hello there Ms. Anti-social." A smile played across Revan's face, but all she received was an unfriendly nod. The evidence of the shed tear had all ready been wiped away, but Revan could tell Maicah was in no mood for teasing. "Are you ready to get off this ship?" Maicah gave another silent nod, but added a small grin to reassure Revan she was not angry with her. Revan, a bit more comfortable now, turned and walked to the exit ramp in a bit of a hurry. Maicah could understand why, but took her own time as she headed towards the same exit Revan was going for. She hoped this stop would aid in their original quest, but had a certain feeling that that was most likely not going to happen.
Everything moved in slow motion as Revan and Maicah walked down the ramp. Both glanced around at their surroundings, the crates and other large pieces of metal lieing around. Maicah raised a brow and began to open her mouth to ask why they were on Citadel Station instead of on the actual planet of Telos, but saw that Revan wasn't walking in front of her anymore. Instead, she was rushing towards the man she had met what seemed like ages ago. Maicah stopped and watched as Carth shared a kiss with Revan, picking her up and spinning her around before setting her back down on the ground again. She smiled, the scene truly touching her heart. To see Revan shed a tear over anything was a rare sight indeed, but she was almost positive she caught a glimpse of moisture upon her face as Carth spun her around.
Hesitantly, Maicah began making her way over to the two as they hugged, kissed, and spoke softly to one another. Carth looked over to her and sent a large smile her way. "Thank you, Maicah. Thank you so much." He looked back to his wife who appeared as though she was stuck in a permanent embrace. Maicah nodded as she often did and motioned for them to go, well aware that they needed time to be alone. She remained where she was for a long while after they had left. In fact, she had barely moved from the same spot until she decided to hit up the cantina. A good drink or two off the ship was exactly what she needed right now, so she went on her way to get one.