"Calli - come on!", Jason said with a degree of urgency. Callista was now showing signs of tiredness, hardly surprising considering what she had gone through. Jason guided her across the landing platform to his ship.

She looked up at him as if to speak. "We will come back for yours later - I promise," Jason commented to the unasked question. She smiled.

"Now we must hurry." As Jason helped her into the passenger seat the doors opened behind him. Out walked Darth Moor with 2 escorts.

'This is not good' he thought. The escorts - two Wookiees, ran towards him with dark red lightsabers extended and ready for battle.

"Not enough time for this - R4 lift off, get her to safety!" R4 bleeped his objections. "Do it NOW!" Jason ordered. "Swing by if you get the chance and pick me up."

R4 fired the repulsors and the ship rose to the screams of Callista. "NNooooo!"

"R4 turn this ship around and open the canopy - let me out!" Callista screamed. R4 ignored her.

Jason stood there both lightsabers ready for action as the two Wookiees charged at Jason's position.

'Now this should be fun,' he thought

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Although Callista was tired and in pain, she fought back against the agony she felt. "R4 please give me manual control," she said with every ounce of calm she could muster. R4 bleeped back a negative.

"R4 - look we can hear your master but you got to trust me. It's either that; or I'll cripple us right here." She held out her Lightsaber and placed the blade emitter against the control panel in the passenger seat.

R4 whined as if to submit. Callista felt the controls responding. "Now that's better. Bring shields and main cannons online. Lets see what Jason's ship can do with a one armed pilot at the controls!" Callista smiled for what seemed the first time in a long while.

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The Wookiee's pressed their attack. Jason was only just managing to parry their moves. Fuelled with the Dark Side, Wookiee berserker rage and the drive to impress their Master made them almost impossible to handle.

Moor looked on, "Good! Good!" laughing at Jason's attempts to hold ground.

Just then Moor looked up and the expression on his face changed to one of horror.

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Jason heard the familiar sound of his ships engines, 'I have got to reprogram that droid.' he thought. Then another impression came over him.

'Duck!' Just this one word came over Jason's mind. He dived for the deck a split second before blasts from a laser cannon peppered the ground. The Wookiees did not know what hit them, getting thrown 20 feet by the blast. Jason stood up to see Darth Moor in the distance. He threw off his cloak and marched purposely towards Jason's position.

"You are mine, Jedi!" he bellowed

"Not today, I think," Jason threw a smile back at him as Darkwing 1 maneuvered alongside him.

The canopy opened and Callista called out, "Well are you coming or would you like to stay?"

Jason jumped onto the wing and slid into his seat. R4 bleeped at Jason. "Calli, what have you said to R4 to upset him so?"Jason grinned. "Tell me later when we get to Illum."

"Illum?" Callista enquired.

"You need rest and to re-balance your lightsaber crystals."

With that Jason arched the ship skyward and away from the Sith Academy.

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"Jedi. We will meet again and next time one of us won't be getting away!" The anger in Moor's voice was obvious.

Moor comlink beeped. "Yes Master?"

"I have the council bogged down in protocol and procedure. Callista and Jason have been branded rogue, they are now considered untrustworthy and traitors to the JedI Order." the dark and mysterious figure said.

Moor laughed, "Everything is proceeding as you designed Master"

The comlink image faded.