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The continuing Saga of Two Sith Lords

Chapter 8

By Maul and Warious.

M.A.U.L

I found Warious, a month after seeing 'Revenge of the Sith', at the spot in the wood where she met Haldir of Lothlórien.

She was alone and the Force around her was grey. "Great,' I though to myself, 'She's depressed and or confused.'

I walked closer sending out a nudge in the Force so she would know I was there.

She looked up not surprised or startled, but I saw there were tears in her eyes. "What is the matter?" I asked.

Warious looked away out into the forest gazing into nothingness.

I stepped closer still. "Warious? What is bothering you so much?"

Warious gave a shuddering sob and put her head down on her drawn up knees. "Go way," came her muffled voice.

I sat down beside her, and awkwardly patted her shoulder, not really sure if it was the right thing to do.

Warious threw my arm away angrily. "I said go away!" She said more forcefully picking her head up to glare at me.

"Not until you tell me what is bothering you!" I replied a little more loudly then I intended.

"Why do you care? You've never bothered to before!" She accused me.

"I'm your brother," I tried again more quietly this time, "Won't you speak to me?"

Warious gave another sob and returned her face to the tops of her knees. "I can't tell you. You wouldn't understand."

"Is it about James or Erik?" I prodded.

Warious shook her head 'no' paused and then said, "Well not entirely."

I sighed. Getting information about her inner most problems was like pulling teeth that aren't loose to begin with.

"It hurts Maul." She said suddenly.

I looked at her. "What hurts Warious?"

Warious swallowed and wiped her tears from her eyes though the hurt was still there. It was so tangible that I could almost swear it was my own heart in pain. Between the Sith, this is never a good sign.

"I didn't tell you, a few…maybe six or seven, months ago," and she told me of a betrayal by a close friend.

Warious' friend made an indecent proposal to her, sexually indecent.

Warious, like me, like our master and the masters before us, were against what we Sith know to be the unnatural order of things in sexuality. (Exceptions being only with hermaphroditic and a-sexual creatures, non-humanoids sub species level) Same gender does not belong with the same gender but rather with the opposite gender.

Her friend, knowing full well of our beliefs, asked her to participate in an unnatural act.

Warious, being more trusting than she should be, had trusted her friend not to cross her moral boundaries. This ended up, as I now found out, making a wound of sorts in Warious' mind and emotion centers. It figuratively tore her apart from the inside.

Being the ridiculously loyal person she is she didn't want to break off their friendship. But her friend still hopes that she will eventually give in.

"Get rid of her." I said coldly. Warious started to say something but I interrupted her. "No, listen. This 'friend' of yours isn't giving up and you won't allow yourself to give in. There is no way this 'friendship' can work. This same person has given you trouble in the past about other things. Why put up with it? Don't be a fool Warious."

But Warious can be such a fool! She says only that she did not think it right. That perhaps she could change her friend. Ridiculous girl! The Tuskin Raiders of Tatooine can't become civilized, Wookiees can't change the color of their fur, and her 'friend' will not change her mind just because Warious asks it.

"You forgot 'A Corellian can't be a law abiding citizen'," Warious added after a moment. That's what you get for letting an apprentice try her hand at bounty hunting, never mind the fact it leaves her prejudiced against Corellians.

I rolled my eyes at her and asked what part of her state was contributed by our two house guests.

Warious groaned, throwing her head back where it hit against a tree. "They both have asked me to marry them."

"So?" Please pick Erik and not that Kessel damned pirate!

"I love them both and I don't know whom I love more." She replied.

A plan formulated in my brain.

"Well, perhaps," I started.

"Am I going to hate this idea?" Warious interrupted.

"Do not speak. Let me finish. Send your pirate back to Neverland for a few months. Let your mind and hormones have time to cool down a bit. Then bring him back and see if you still love him as much."

"What about Erik?" She asked.

"If you send him back he'll probably die. Please don't undo all my hard work on giving him a new chance at life. Besides, he's become a valuable help to me."

Warious rolled her eyes at me and sighed. "I'll try this idea of yours, but if it doesn't work…" She let her threat remain unsaid. Right. Like there's anything she can do to me. But this time Warious was grinning evilly. Eh, she's probably only trying to scare me.

W.A.R.I.O.U.S

I bet he thinks I haven't thought of a suitable punishment. I might just carry it out anyway for kicks.

Hmmmmm. The possibilities I see. So much fun, so little time.

"Alright brother, but if I send James back, you have to go out with one person that I choose for you for the duration of the time James is gone."

Maul's eyes bugged. "What?"

Oh yeah! He didn't see this coming! Booyah! "That's the only way I'll do this plan of yours," I told him.

Maul's face changed to one of thoughtfulness. Yeah right. I bet he's thinking I'll set him up with one of my friends…Well…technically this woman isn't a friend but this shall be fun. I think she will agree to this too.

"Very well, but he goes back today. Got it?"

Drat. "Do I get to explain this to him?"

"No, make something up." Maul replied.

o.o.o.o.o.o.

I ran into James…literally.

"Oomph"

"Sorry Jamesessss," I said in my Gollum impression. "My poor presssshhhhiousssss, did I hurts it? Is it unharmed?"

"I'm fine, but you're talking funny again." He said.

I rolled my eyes at him. "Speaking fine I am," I said switching to Yoda. "Looking for you I have been."

"Actually, I was looking for you first."

I gave Hook a questioning look.

"Since this morning in fact." He arched an eyebrow looking down at me.

"Emotional issues James. Nothing important. I just needed to be alone."

"Ah. Well the reason I was looking for you is…" He trailed off and looked behind me.

It was Maul. "Go away," James said.

When Maul left James continued, "I want to go back to Neverland for a little bit."

"Why?" I asked.

"I want to try getting through to my son. I want to see if I can change his mind back from what your ancestors did to him."

I gave James a hurt look.

"I know it's not your fault. I'm not blaming you, but it's the truth."

I sighed. "All right. When do you want to leave?"

James shifted uncertainly and replied, "Er…Now would be best."

"And how long will be?"

"I want six months of time here. To start that is. I'll want to come back to find out your decision by then. Is that okay?"

"I s'pose," I grumbled.

James kissed me one last time and I sent him back to Neverland.

Wah. So alone! Now to make Maul's life a misery! It's time to take a trip to the Mall!

You thought I said it was the Seventh Terror of the World? It is. But I need to talk to someone who works there. Muahahahaha! Wouldn't you like to know, but I'm not telling. Ooohhh. Evil chills going up and down my spine. This is going to be so much fun!

M.A.U.L

Warious was out late when I felt a surge in the Force near her. I sensed a Jedi next to her and went to look for my lightsaber.

W.A.R.I.O.U.S

I was enjoying the peace and quiet of the night sky and its stars when I felt a surge in the Force behind me.

I turned around only to see a huge Jedi knight! Of course with my height everyone's huge…

I turned on my darksaber and parried the Jedi's sudden attack. How rude! I didn't do anything to him! Er…her.

I pulled a swiveling kick move Maul taught me when we first started training. The Jedi went sprawling on the ground backwards knocking the wind out of her and gave me the time I needed to deliver the final blow.

When the Jedi died the body disappeared and Maul came running up.

"There was a Jedi here, I felt it!" Maul said when he came within hearing range.

"Yeah there was, and I dealt with the problem, 'kay? No sweat." I said and nonchalantly leaned against a nearby tree…which was farther then I thought and I fell down.

Maul nearly laughed but kept from doing so by asking, "Where did it come from?"

Dusting myself off as I got up I replied, "Where all Jedi come from, and not Earth. It was a Twi'lek."

"Full report Warious, now!"

"Alright! I confess! It was my intention to commandeer a Jedi and kill them to vent some frustration, rage, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my measly black guts out."

Maul growled. Really, my brother has no sense of humor!

"I was here staring at the stars when the force surged. I turned around to see what it was and the next thing I know this Jedi is attacking me. I defended myself and killed her. The body disappeared and you arrived. End of Report, Sir!" I mock saluted.

Maul rolled his eyes and ordered me inside.

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