A/N: Sorry it took so long to update! I kinda got sidetracked a little...anyway here is the next chapter!
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Chapter 11
Hayley stomped down the corridor toward the Hangar. It was only a matter of time before Carth or someone else came with their whole "I'm sorry" routine. Her hand was clenched tightly in a fist. She was going to go the one place no one would find her. The one place that she truly deserved. Korriban. She came to power there...she would end her life there.
The Hangar was bustling with activity as always. The consistent hum of hyperdrives, and the constant smell of oil hung in the air. She remembered times where she would come out here to think. It was strange, but she felt most comfortable when she thought in a clustered area...full of noise and brilliance.
She carefully slid between and behind large and small vehicles. She passed several Y-wings before finally reaching her ship. It was compact, but very manueverable. She had it custom designed to be an exact replica of the Ebon Hawk, only smaller. It was also a sleek black color...to match the stars. She slipped in through the cargo hold. Once inside she headed to the cockpit. Her head was still spinning from arguing with Carth and the Council. She was about to take a seat when she heard an all too familiar voice.
"Running away?" Carth turned his seat to face her.
"You shouldn't be here." She backed up. If she didn't leave soon, she would lose her nerve.
"Hayley...what's with you? What happened on the Leviathan? You seem different." He was stalling.
"They were right. Bastila was right. What she did...was right! Don't you understand, Carth! I'm just like them! I'll always be one of them! If you stick around me...you'll die. Everyone who is around me dies! I finally understand...I'll never be able to escape from who I am! We are who we are, Carth. No one can change it. You have to go, Carth, you have to leave. I won't drag you down with me. There has already been too many casualties due to my ignorance."
"Hayley, what are you talking about? You are who you choose to be! I can't let you..." Carth suddenly felt dizzy. He tried fighting the urge to fall asleep. The last thing he heard was " I'm sorry, Carth."
Hayley dragged Carth out of the ship and dropped him off behind some cargo cylinders. Then she started the ship and headed to her final destination. The destination that would finally be the end of Revan...
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The planet drew closer and closer. It's massive size increasing as she drew nearer. Korriban was a desolate planet to say the least. Habited only by Sith and people who don't want to be found...ever. Hayley could feel the power that swelled from the planet's core. The planet was born to the Darkside of the Force.
The ship's landing sequence activated and she landed in the small valley. Ominous statues towered menacingly over her and her ship. The sand blew around her, her footsteps appearing and disappearing as she made her way to the tomb of Naga Sadow. She had begun her dark path here, when she had found the final Star Map...the one that had eventually led her to her demise...her downfall.
The tomb was damp and dark...as it had been expected to be. Corpses were the only sign that it had ever been entered and explored. Among the dead were two Sith Masters. The two she had slain herself when she had attempted to find the Star Map. She had allowed her emotions to get the better of her. She could have spared one of them...she hadn't. Her choice virtually destroyed many lives. When she had gone back to the academy, Sith students awaited her at the door. They hadn't even a chance to draw their sabers before she had struck them down too. Once inside the academy, she had been attacked again and again as Sith students and guards tried to avenge their Master's deaths.
No one survived. She could still remember the shock on Carth's face, even though he had tried to hide it. The joy in HK-47's voice as he stared at the bloody corpses that lie all around him. Hayley winced at the memory...that was the price to pay when you murder millions for your own goals and ambitions. That was the price she had to pay.
She reached the last room...the Star Map room. The room that had ultimately decided the fate of the Galaxy...her fate. Taking her own life didn't scare her as much as she had anticipated. The only thing that frightened her now was her friends. If her friends ever found out what truly had happened to her...they would be crushed. She could almost see the devastated look in Carth's eyes as he explained to them what had happened, Mission's tears flowing down her blue cheeks, Juhani and Jolee's disbelief in what Carth was saying. They would miss her...they would mourn for her...than they would move on. They would continue their life without her...the Galaxy would gradually return to the calm state it had been before she had destroyed it.
The room was still, quiet. She had been the last to walk this dreadful place. The rocks crumbled slightly as she walked past the ancient walls of the tomb. She knelt before the small obelisk that contained a single Sith lightsaber...
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"Sir? Sir...are you alright?" The voice woke Carth up from his cataconic state." What are you doing back there?"
Carth sat up and looked into the eyes of a young mechanic," I'm fine, thanks."
"Are you sure? You look kind of shaken...not that it's any of my business." He said trying to correct his rude outburst.
"Um...yeah, yeah I'm fine. If you'll excuse me..." The mechanic nodded and left.
Carth instantly remembered his conversation on the ship with Hayley. She was going to do something dangerous...he could feel it. She always took the blame for anything that went wrong. Carth stood up and nearly started sprinting towards the Hawk. He didn't have much time.
The controls fit smoothly in his hands. He was about to raise the ship when a hand gripped his shoulder. He turned to look at the familiar figure emerging from the shadows.
"We have felt a great disturbance in the Force." The air next to him shimmered and then Juhani was standing next to him. Her stealth emmiter was working perfectly.
"She's upset. I think it's partially my fault." Carth said.
"No, sonny. It's not your fault. Hayley never fully came to terms with her being Revan, but Revan is who she is. Revan will always be in her blood. This battle between the two will come to an end soon enough. We can not aid her in this struggle...this battle is hers alone." Jolee looked at Carth who just kept looking at the controls.
"I can help her, I know it. She needs me, Jolee. I saved her once, I can do it aga..." Carth was interrupted by Jolee's gravelly voice.
" No, Carth. Helping her will do no good...and saving her is worse. She doesn't want to be saved, Carth. This is her descision...if you want to go galabanding off to save her, be my guest. But remember, Carth. She has to fight her own battles, just as you did with your own...after Telos. Would it have helped having someone saying 'it's not your fault, it's not your fault' the whole time?" Carth shook his head reluctantly.
"That was different, Jolee. I wasn't considering suicide..." Carth said pathetically.
"Oh...you weren't? Well, that changes everything." Juhani cut in.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Carth objected.
"It means that just because the circumstances were slightly different...doesn't change the pain you both had to deal with. You lost your wife and son, and she lost herself." Juhani said philosophically.
"I don't care...I'm going after her. If you're not going to help me, than get the hell off my ship."
A/N: Thabks to all those who are still reading this story and reviewing it! I love all the feedback...if any of you have any suggestions...they are always welcome!
