Carth's eyes scanned the room, looking for what might have caused the distressed voices. No blood, no dead scout, no lifeless small bodies. And then his eyes caught sight of Revan.

She was shaking her head uncontrollably and then, just as suddenly, she went limp. At first he thought she had passed out, but then he noticed the blank stare coming from her. He wanted to rush over to her, but Juhani's words cut through the sudden stillness.

"Aaron and Ariana are missing!"

He turned immediately around and went flying back down the hall, yelling "Docking Bay" as he ran.

That's what the hell the flashing light was, one of the ships is gone! Dammit! And why the hell was Revan acting like that! The woman I know would be running down the hall with me, ready to tear the scout apart.

Carth found the pile of droids, what was left of them anyway, as he made his way towards the bay. Immediately he saw the open door through the glassine view. His eyes moved over the room, coming to rest on the empty spot where a ship should have been. His worst suspicion had been confirmed.

He stretched his body into the small hold so he could manually close the door before entering the bay. He jumped onto the lower landing, avoiding the steps entirely, as he rushed towards the empty slip. He looked everywhere for a clue but the room held no secrets. Force, he took them! Who was he and why would he take the kids? And what the hell is wrong with Revan!

He left the room, moving with determination towards the Scouts quarters. He took extreme care as he searched, but it did not matter, there was nothing to be found. Everything was gone, there was no trace he had ever been there. Guilt and helplessness flowed from Carth as he thoroughly searched and researched. Looking for something, anything. Hours later he returned to Revan's room.

"They're gone" he muttered. And they're not the only ones, he thought, as he noticed Revan lying in a catatonic state.

He looked immediately to Juhani, his eyes questioning, as she answered, "I do not know, she was pretty incoherent before, but now… I think she is shutting herself off from her memories, from reality. A defence against what is - "

Carth's anger came out, "Did you not feel anything? Did you not sense anything! Dammit, you are a Jedi!" He moved over to Revan, kneeling down on the floor as he rested his elbows on the edge of the bed. "Revan?" She just layed there not responding. He reached out for her hand and held it in his as Juhani spoke.

"Carth, we have all been blocking the force. And everything has been so quiet. We just assumed it was from everyone tuning out." Juhani stopped, realizing her excuses sounded lame.

"Well, that's reassuring!" Revan, what the hell is wrong with you? "Juhani, the droids are useless buckets of bolts and I can't get the central computer back up." He didn't add the other points, that the children had been kidnapped and Revan was lying there useless and unresponsive. He bent down, kissing the top of Revan's hand, giving it a reassuring grip before rising to face Juhani.

"We need to find them, somehow."

"We still have one ship left." She replied, trying to avoid the hopelessness of the situation.

"Yeah, but it's too small for all of us and completely defenseless, you should know that." His irritation apparent. As defenseless as this ship too Onasi.

"Then I will go, gather information. I will use the force, it is our only chance." Juhani stated flatly.

How the hell did this mission go so wrong? How could I have been so wrong! I should never have taken this mission. Dammit though, I found Revan, that has to count for something. Yeah, you found her, but now she is lost again, good job Onasi! Force, I've been out of practice for too long, and now, it has put everyone in danger.

"I don't even know if the ship is still operational. It could be a trap. He's done some pretty clever programming in the computers." He admitted.

"We have no other choice. I'll have to take that chance. There could not have been much time. We were only gone for a short time..."

"And he had all day to plan this!" While I concerned myself with my personal issues.

"Carth, you are forgetting that you had the ships equipped just a short time ago, there was simply not enough time. Stay here, try to get through to Revan. Your love sustained her once. It has been her driving force all these years, that I am sure of. If anyone can get through to her, it is you." She turned to leave.

Carth grabbed her wrist, "Wait Juhani. There's something I need to know." He let go of his hold when she paused. "Aaron, Ariana… I have to know, are they… could they be…" his voice trailed off.

"I do not know Carth and neither does Revan. She did not want to know. It would have made whatever she had to do, either way, even harder." With that she left the room, heading towards the remaining shuttle.

His mind reeled as he followed, She didn't want to know? What the hell does that mean? Make what harder?