Carth went rushing towards the cockpit, intent on making a fast hyperspace jump towards Coruscant. His boots hit the metal floor sending a hollow clanking sound reverberating down the hall. The sounds grew further apart as his pace quickened.

She looked absolutely awful, what the force is going on? He had wanted to speak to Revan, ask Juhani about her, but realized there would be time for that after he made the jump. He couldn't fight off the growing trepidation that had been nagging at him all day.

Suddenly he stopped his frantic rush and took a few steps back. He peered into the small room, searching for what had caught his attention. He had passed by the open door in less than a second but something had brought him back.

His eyes rested on the central computer that dominated the room, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The machine was humming and the information that was being processed cascaded down the view screen. And then it caught his attention once again. He turned his gaze to the right corner of the room, where a single red light was slowly flashing. :blink: What the hell? :blink:

He moved to the keypad, punching in the orders for a complete diagnosic on the systems, before moving towards the red light. He knew the light meant that there was an external door open somewhere. He just needed to wait for the computer to finish running its check before he could determine which one. He began looking over all the switches and gauges in the room to ensure everything was in order. Perhaps one of the kids had come in here… Right Onasi, you know better then that. He knew what his gut was telling him but he was trying to avoid jumping to conclusions.

He moved back towards the screen to see if the system rundown was finished. His brows knit and displeasure covered his face as he read through the first few lines on the screen.

Diagnostic initiated.

Please wait while system is backed up.

System is backing up ……………

Error: Code does not match

Diagnostic terminating

System shutting down in 3 minutes.

Please reenter correct password to prevent lockdown.

He quickly moved to the controls, punching in his code.

Error: Code does not match

Please reenter correct password to prevent lockdown.

2 minutes remaining.

Please enter password to avoid system failure.

He tried frantically to override the code but, try after try, it didn't respond. What the force! Someone overrode the entire system! Not someone, the fracking scout. He is the only one it could have been. Dammit Onasi, Revan was right!

The robotic voice sounded throughout the entire starship: "Warning: System Failure. Lockdown mode initiated. Please enter password to reactivate. All systems are non operational. Warning: System Failure. Lockdown mode…"

Carth was furiously trying to prevent the lockdown but he knew it was futile. Still, he had to try. He moved back and forth, flipping switches, reading gauges and pressing buttons as fast as he could, but nothing was working.

He heard the robotic voice growing louder as, one by one, the various systems began shutting down. The familiar hum they had always emitted ceased, just as they did, and an eerie silence settled over the ship. Carth could feel the ship slowing down and within five minutes everything was silent and they were no longer moving. His frustration was making him feel slaphappy as he ran a hand through his hair thinking, Unbelievable, I'm a sitting gizka once again.

He took a few moments to compose his thoughts and decide what he needed to do. Three things needed to be done all at once and he needed to decide which to do first.

Find the droids, get the system back up – that can wait.

The Scout, what threat does he pose to us? I need to find him … but dammit, I could use some help.

I need to let Revan and Juhani know. Aaron, Ariana – they can protect them, but if they don't know, Force!

Decision made, he went flying down the corridor to Revan's room. He never realized how much noise the ship had drowned out.

Before he even arrived he knew something was wrong. Carth was afraid of what he would discover. His stomach turned and he thought he would be sick from the apprehension that filled him. He knew it had to be something really bad as he heard their voices. Juhani was frantically trying to calm Revan, a screaming Revan. His mind raced with a million awful thoughts of what could have happened, but none of them were even close to what he found when he entered the room.

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While the events on the ship were transpiring, Revan still wrestled with herself. She believed she was truly going mad now, loosing her mind. Nothing seemed real. As she had walked down the hall with Juhani, it was as if she was looking through a fog. It did not matter anyway though, her eyes could not focus long on anything and she felt herself slipping away.

Her inner battle was confusing her more then it was helping and it constantly distracted her from what was going on around her. When she tried to focus, it would just get lost in her mind and she wouldn't know if it was real or not. She did not know if it was a memory or something that was currently happening. Time was insignificant as her past and present held no meaning. She wanted it all to stop.

This is what he wanted.

What who wanted?

You have to remember.

But I can't –

You must.

"Noooo" I don't want any more memories.

You have to remember, it is the only way you can save them now.

Save who?

Think, remember. Stay with me, don't give up.

"This is not real" she screamed out as her eyes briefly fell on a frantic woman. Her mouth was moving but Revan could hear no sound coming from it.

She couldn't focus. She couldn't make sense of anything. "Leave me alone!" This isn't real.

Yes, it is.

"Noooooooo" she cried out again, grabbing her head and shaking it violently. She had to make it stop, she could not stand it any longer.

The battle finally ended and all was quiet within her as she shut out everything and let her mind go blank.