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Chapter 3

Secrets of the Enclave

ONE STANDARD WEEK LATER, OUTSIDE DANTOOINE.

Jaina walked around the partially empty cargo hold. Looked like the mandalorian traveled light- or literary flew by the seat of his pants. He had asked; no, demanded, that she leave the cockpit and him, alone. "Wonder what got him all in an uproar?" She thought, "All I did was ask a few questions." Pulling her dark green robes tighter around her shoulders, Jaina shivered slightly. There was some type of energy in this room, one she wasn't sure she liked-but couldn't stay away from.

Sitting on the floor, Jaina attempted to center herself, the force was slowly returning to her, although at times it felt like a mere whisper than a power. Clearing her mind, Jaina began to softly quote the code. . .

"There is no emotion ... There is peace."

Revan laughed at her latest attempt to construct a lightsaber. "You are trying to hard; let me show you and then maybe, maybe, you'll get it right-" grinning he added,"or at least not blow your arm off." Dodging the quick jab intended for his head, he walked over to the workbench. "You have all of the components Jania; yet you lack the control to construct the one tool you will need the most." Reaching out, he force pulled her over beside him. " Now try again."

"I've tried already Revan- I can't do it." Jaina stated, chin jutting out stubbornly.

"There is no try; only do or do not." Revan stepped back " Your emotions are out of control- when you harness them- no, learn to channel them into something, then you will have your lightsaber and the peace you need." Looking at her sternly he continued , "This is one thing you must learn; when you gain peace, then your plans will fall together."

Jainas breathing began to slow, the sound of her breath the only thing she heard as she delve deeper inside herself...

SPACE, NEAR DANTOOINE.

Revan walked around the vast ex cargo ship, attempting to piece together the series of visions about this woman. This Jaina was someone from his past, someone who had cared for him, a friend; not an enemy. He was certain of that. "Maybe I trained with her at the academy." he thought, stopping in front of his bedchamber door. Hearing HK meandering towards him, he looked up. "HK, how long until we reach Dantooine?"

"44 STANDARD HOURS-- ALTHOUGH I WONDER WHY MASTER WISHES TO RETURN TO THAT MEATBAG INFESTED PLANET." HK's eyes seemed to blink, then he continued. "YOU ARE BECOMING SOFT MASTER-YOU DIDN'T LET ME BLAST ANY MEATBAGS ON OUR LATEST MISSION, EVEN THOUGH I OFFERED MANY TIMES AND YOU WERE CLEARLY OUT NUMBERED."

Revan shook his head. "I was fine HK-please finish patrolling the ship now." Revan entered his room, the door hissing shut behind him.

"There is no ignorance ... There is knowledge."

Master Zhar circled around her, quietly instructing her. "You must free your mind; think of nothing but your enemy's next move, and how you can block it." Holding his lightsaber high above his head, Zhar brought it slashing downward at Jaina, only to be met by the silver white blade of her own.

"Your thoughts betray you Master- or was that your intent?" Jaina asked, continuing to block his attacks.

Zhar switched his saber off, and clipping it to his belt, spoke." Very good Jaina- you may now remove the blindfold- your lesson is over." Watching her remove it, he continued, " Never rely on your surroundings or your vision padawan; everything can be deceiving if another wills it. Only rely on the Force."

Nodding, Jaina switched her lightsaber off and clipped it to her belt as well. "Yes Master, I understand, Master."

"There is no passion ... There is serenity."

Jaina glanced around the crowded Telos cantina, she would never understand why Revan always came to the seediest places to find out information. Rubbing her temples absently, she attempted to block out the bands loud music as she stood up to move to a small table near the back. Locating a table, Jaina inwardly cringed at the hazardous state it had been left in; It looked like someone had split more then juma juice on it. . . "Don't go there Jaina, don't go there." She reminded herself, and instead, began to ponder the mission it self. "I wonder why the Masters allowed me to accompany Revan? Usually they prefer three planets separating us, so why now? What is their motive behind this?" Jaina shook her head, she needed to stay focused, in case-

"Of all the rat holes in the galaxy, we pick the same one!" Came a voice she wished she could forget, along with everything that came with it.

"Jaq."

"Jaina- its been a long time." Atton 'Jaq' Rand stood slightly behind her, blocking her way to leave. Leaning down to whisper in her ear, he added, "Its not wise to leave your guard down, Jedi."

Motioning to a chair, she waited until he sat down. "I wasn't under the impression you were a treat-" Tilting her head, Jaina smirked. "Tell me, is it Atton or Jaq today?" Leaning forward slightly, she continued. "Or maybe you've decided to leave your 'past' and start anew- isn't that what you told me, minuets before you tried to kill me?"

Atton leaned forward, his face inches from her own. "Its Atton, but if you prefer to call me Jaq, go ahead- you where the only one to do that anyway. . . And If, if I had wanted to kill you, we wouldn't be having this conversation now." reaching out, he gently traced her jaw line with his finger. Then sat back. "Your in danger."

Jaina's eyes searched the room. "And why should I believe you?" She asked quietly, tucking a strand of her dark brown hair behind an ear.

"Because I took a risk of coming here to meet you, and right now your drawing way to much attention to your self." Standing, he yanked Jaina to her feet. "Come with me."

Reluctantly, Jaina allowed him to lead her outside. Once there she pinned him against the wall. "What do you want Atton?"

Atton smirked slightly, "You always were beautiful when you were angry." Seeing her eyes flash, Atton, nodded. "My master is not pleased with Revan; he's over stepping his bounds. You both need to leave Telos, tonight."

"Again, why?" Jaina relaxed her hold on him, but didn't step back, their bodies nearly touching in the closeness.

Suddenly he grabbed her and their positions where reversed, his lips where on hers, and every lucid thought was fast disappearing. And suddenly it ended. "Sith patrol guards." He explained, although his eyes were still cloudy like her own. Not trusting her voice she nodded and let out a sigh. " I came because you saved my life once; now I'm saving yours, so we're even." Atton stated, then whispered "And because I still care about you deeply." Stepping back, he turned to leave. "Take care of your self, Jedi."

Jaina watched him leave, then barely above a whisper, murmured; ". . . Be careful. . . my love." Closing here eyes for an instant, she thought. "Passion can be serenity, can it not?" shaking her head, "Atton, you may be running, but some day, I'll be able to make you stop, I promise."

The memories kept coming faster, Jania could feel the force returning to her stronger as each memory returned, and with them, emotion she had tried to long ago forget . . .

"There is no chaos ... There is harmony."

The distant rumble of gun fire could be heard through the thin walls of Revan and Malaks command tent, where the three of them stood huddled over a map of the region ahead of them.

Jania pushed her wet bangs out of her eyes, then stretched. "We can't take the west bank- they will be expecting that. I say we move here;" pointing to a place in the north east " and attempt to surround them at this point, where Malak's group will be waiting." Jania looked up at Revan, or at least tried to, He had once again placed on the mask he had found inside a tomb on Korriban, and Jania feared the mask was becoming a permanent part of him, even his voice was becoming raspy with it.

Malak threw up his hands. "You are asking me to wait, for something that you think you can accomplish with your small patrol of renegade jedi?" Turning to Revan, Malak nearly exploded with anger. "I agreed to having her along, Revan, but not as a general in our army-she is weak and a liability to me-I mean us and our cause."

"SILENCE!" Revans voice boomed with authority as he turned to face Jania. "Malak is right; if you take your unit there, you will not make it." Removing the mask, he turned to Malak, "Leave us." When Malak made a move to speak, Revan force pushed him out of the tent "Now."

Raising a hand, Revan continued speaking. "While I value your input, you are not in charge here Jania; I asked you to come fight with me-under my command, yet you now lead a small unit, one of our best, for which I am proud." Revan sat down on one of the stools littered across the room. "Malak is not the enemy- he is a comrade and you need to treat him as such."

Jania bit her lip. "Malak is using you to accomplish what he wants Revan; and for some reason, you cannot see it." She stated, standing firm. "You have changed, this war has changed us all- but it's not to late to go back Revan; The order can forgive, we can become the jedi we were meant to be; but we must leave soon, if not now, if we wish to ever return." Jania watched as a veil seemed to cover his face. "Please Revan, What can we even hope to change in all of this chaos? Are we really here to liberate a world or to dominate it? You ordered the destruction of Telos, for forces sake! And I went along with it! What have we - what have I become?"

Revan snapped the mask back over his face, "There is no question who we are, sister. We are meant to rule, and rule we will."

"Then its true; you have turned, and Malak as well."

"Go form your troops; you leave within the hour for the west bank."

Jania attempted to still the anger boiling up inside of her. "Then we are sith; doomed to be destroyed; May the force help us all." Walking out, she collided with Malak. "You self absorbed pig headed bantha !" She screamed, force lighting crackling at her finger tips as she began to circle him. "I know about your plans, Malak, and trust me, you will not succeed."

Malak laughed at her, his eyes turning dark. "Its already begun, Jania- nothing you could do can stop me now." Turning he entered the tent, leaving her alone in the rain.

"Your wrong Malak... You forget that a jedi knows no chaos- only harmony; and harmony will be restored." She stated through clenched teeth, "I will stop you."

REVANS SHIP.

Jania bit her lip. "Malak is using you to accomplish what he wants Revan; and for some reason, you cannot see it." She stated, standing firm. "You have changed, this war has changed us all- but it's not to late to go back Revan; The order can forgive, we can become the jedi we were meant to be; but we must leave soon, if not now, if we wish to ever return." Jania watched as a veil seemed to cover his face. "Please Revan, What can we even hope to change in all of this chaos? Are we really here to liberate a world or to dominate it? You ordered the destruction of Telos, for forces sake! And I went along with it! What have we - what have I become?"

Revan snapped the mask back over his face, "There is no question who we are, sister. We are meant to rule, and rule we will."

Revan staggered slightly as the vision flashed before him, then as quick as it came, it was gone, but leaving him with a startling fact. "sister?"

"There is no death ... There is the Force."

Jaina stood in front of the mirror, pulling her dark brown hair up into her customary pony tail. This fight was not going to be an easy one, and she wanted to make sure at least her hair would not get in the way. "I should have got it cut like Revan suggested." she thought, then shook her head. "The things that go through my mind before a battle-Its like I'm a padawan again, instead of a Knight." Hearing her chamber door open, she stepped into the main room. "I'm almost ready Rev- Malak! What are you doing here?" Demanded Jaina, instantly on guard.

Malak turned to face her, his dark red cape swirling around his feet. "Lord Revan wishes for you to accompany me to the Leviathan, where he will be joining us." Malaks eyes roamed up her body, making Jaina wish she had her knight robes on instead of the close fitting combat gear.

Raising her chin, Jaina purposely strode past him, to gather her lightsaber and blaster pistol. "Excuse me for not believing you Malak. But my brother would never send you to tell me anything." She stated, holstering the pistol and clipping the lightsaber to her belt. Turning to face him, she put on a tight smile. "Now if you will excuse me, I'm joining Revan on the bridge."

Malak steeped in front of her, refusing to let Jania around him. "Master Revan was quite clear, mistress Jaina; You will be coming with me."

Rolling her eyes, Jaina force pushed Malak back a little. "Move out of my way Malak, I don't want to hurt even you." she stated, dodging around him.

Grabbing her around the neck as she attempted to slip past him, Malak placed a force collar around her neck. "You will come with me, Jaina ... Because I deem it so." Malak pressed a small button, sending electrical currents through Jainas body, the force collar rendering her powerless against him.

Fighting to with stand the pain, Jania tried to call out to Revan, to warn him, only to have Malak laugh at her. "He can not hear you; The republic has begun their assault, and my ship, as soon as we board, will join in... firing on Revan." leaning down to look into her eyes, Malak sneered. "Revan will die today, and I will become the new Sith Master." Placing his fingers on her forehead, He commanded, "SLEEP!" and she sank into the inky blackness.

Jania's eyes jerked open, "NO!" she screamed, curling up into a ball on the metal floor. "No. . . Revan; I failed you...Bastila, help me...please help me..." Feeling a hand on her shoulder, Jaina force shoved the person as far as she could. "Stay away from me Malak!" Jaina slowly stood up, her eyes glazed over, anger lining her features. As she turned to face who had entered the room.

KORRIBAN.

Bastila shook her head, her lips drawn in a tight line. "She's gotten better at cloaking herself-but Jania was here no more than a day ago, of that I am certain."

Carth stood near the entrance of the ship, leaning slightly against it. "So where now? She could be anywhere in the galaxy by now Bastila."

"I don't believe so Car-" Suddenly Bastila grabbed her head, pain flashing across her face. "...Bastila, help me...please help me..." Bastila dropped to her knees, as the raw force of a long forgotten bond flowed strongly through her mind. " Jania . . ." She muttered, slumping over onto the ground, unconscious.

THE EBON HAWK.

Canderous shook his head, to clear it "Women Jedi..." he muttered, standing up. "Calm down kid; Its me, Remember? The pilot-Dantooine?" He stated, waving his hands in front of Janias face. "I'm not that wacked out maniac Malak ... He's dead, remember? You did get the news on what ever back water planet you've been on, right?"

Snapping out of her trance like state, Jaina, slumped against the wall. "I'm so sorry Canderous; I didn't hurt you, did I?" she asked, rubbing her hands across her eyes.

"A tiny twerp like you hurt a mandalorian? Don't flatter your self, jedi." Canderous replied. "I came to tell you we have arrived."

"I told you; I'm not a jedi." Jaina looked up at him, her face puzzled. "Arrived?"

Rolling his eyes, he snorted. "Dantooine? The place you begged me to take you?"

Relief, or was it sadness? Appeared in her eyes for an instant, then was gone. "Of corse." Jania rubbed her hand carelessly over her eyes as she squared her shoulders. Walking over to him, she wrapped her arms around him in a hug. "Thank you Canderous." Grinning up at him as she stepped back she asked, "Any chance I can convince you to go in with me?"

"Not in a million years kid- but I'll be waiting when you get out of there." He stated, enjoying the surprised look on her face. "What? Revan helped me once, now its my turn to help him- I'm strictly repaying my debt."

Jania laughed as she turned to face the enclave. "Your growing soft Mandalorian." She stated, walking off the ship. "Time to face the Masters." she thought, entering the enclaves inner chambers.

Ok, end of chapter 3- Sorry its so long, but I felt like I couldn't just end it in the middle of the jedi code memories, so...hope you all enjoyed , there will be more of the other characters in the next chapter