A/N: Hey everyone thanks for the reveiws. Sorry I'm not doing a response today because one of my horses died a few days ago so I don't really feel like it. Hence why any story I'm writing seems to have a rather depressive edge right now. ANyway hope you enjoy this one, sorry it ends on a cliffy.

Gone

The Jade Saber came out of hyperspace earlier then the Raven's Claw so that Luke could contact the Coruscant Temple to briefly inform them of what had happened. He also contacted his sister Leia so he could warn the Republic of the Imperial attack.

By the time the Jade Saber was safely in the Hanger a small crowd had gathered to welcome them back.

Luke spent most of his time at the Yavin Academy and greeted his many friends warmly. Mara was also more accepted in amongst the gathered people then she ever was at Nuwai or Coruscant. Cara hung back a little awkwardly and was relieved when Kyle emerged from the crowd.

One Jedi hung back from the crowd. The Jedi Master Bey Hodel, a Knight of the Old Order and the most open in his dislike for the structure of the New Order. Bey was one of the Jedi who often had expressed his extreme dislike, bordering on hatred, for the Jedi who had been allowed into the Order after a Dark Side experience. Hence Kyle and Mara were fond of avoiding him at every opportunity and had warned Cara to do the same.

"Welcome back Master Skywalker." Bey said as Luke got closer. His eyes flicked to the others but said nothing. "I trust the trip was productive?"

"More then originally thought Master Hodel." Luke replied evenly. He and Bey were often at odds due to Bey's extremist views, both Jedi remained polite towards each other though. The same courtesy was not extended to the other Jedi who confronted him.

"Then it wasn't a waste of the Order's credits?" Bey continued.

Kyle snorted and walked away to speak with one of his old apprentices.

"So your saying assisting in the evacuation of a Republic outpost is a waste of credits for protectors of the peace?" Cara asked unable to hold back the comment.

"You know that was not my intended point." Bey said turning his gaze to Cara, unable to keep his disdain out of his voice.

"Be careful Master Hodel." Cara muttered glaring at him. "Your dislike of me leans towards the Dark Side. I would have thought you knew that."

"Cara…" Luke said to her gently.

"As does your dislike of me." Bey replied. "But your well used to the Dark Side aren't you?"

Cara glared but said nothing after trading glances with Luke.

"Don't push your knowledge against mine girl. You won't win." Bey said triumphantly.

"Oh really?" Cara snorted and from her pack drew the retrieved Sith Lightsaber.

At the sight of the hilt Bey's eyes widened as if in recognition.

"Let us test your theory." Cara said and activated the white blade.

"Where did you find that?" Bey snapped.

"Tell me what you know of it!" Cara demanded an edge of shock in her voice. She had pulled forth the saber to annoy him with similar questions that had plagued her on the way here. But he was acting as if he knew it.

"That saber belongs to me! It was the lightsaber of my last Padawan of the Old Order!" Bey demanded.

"A Padawan like me! The same race as me!" Cara yelled at him.

"Cara please calm down." Luke said. "Is this true?"

"He knew all along! Ever since he met me let alone heard about me! His had all these answers that many of us wanted and he didn't tell any of us!" Cara's grip tightened on the lightsaber hilt.

"Yes my Padawan was the same race as you! And he fell to the Dark Side easier then the Emperor did! It was in his blood." Bey finished smugly.

"Take that back!" Cara yelled.

"Enough both of you!" Luke called out louder then both of them.

"Master Skywalker why can't you see that this girl is a liability to the Order! In the Old Order she would have been stripped of her power and exiled!" Bey exclaimed.

"I'd like to see you try." Cara snapped at him.

"Cara stop this." Luke demanded.

"Fine, I'll go find something to kill, that seems to be my only talent in life!" Cara switched of the white bladed saber and threw it to the ground in front of Bey before storming out of the hanger.

--

Cara took a speeder and took off deep into the jungle around Yavin at a suicidal pace. Far behind she could sense Kyle following and pushed herself harder, just wanting to be away from them all for awhile.

When she reached the shore of one of Yavin's large lakes she sat down by the edge and placed her sabers on the sand next to her, just wanting to be away from everything that made her a Jedi. Cara tried to gain control of herself again.

The answers she had wanted had been so close and she had never known. Bey had never come forward ever. Cara tried not to think of the argument she had got into in front of some of the most influential Jedi at the Yavin Academy. Bey had made a complete fool of her.

"Maybe Jedi life isn't for you then…" a voice said behind her.

Caught by surprised Cara started to get to her feet when she felt invisible fingers grasp her throat.

She gasped for breath as she was lifted into the air.

A hooded figure stepped into sight.

"Strange how my apprentice found you so hard to track. Your anger turns the Force surrounding you into rapids." He said.

Cara felt the grip around her throat loosen and tried to push the Sith away.

He easily blocked her weakened attempt.

"You can't fight me. You know this so why fight?" he taunted.

"KYLE!" Cara cried out. Immediately the Force tightened around her throat.

"He can't hear you. You made sure of that." He continued. "You have so much power, but it's so deeply buried isn't it? You could crush me without breaking a sweat, you could rival the greatest of Jedi and Sith. Isn't it a shame that it's all sleeping unable to come to your aid."

"Kyle help me…" Cara thought desperately as her vision began to blur.

"If you try anything Katarn I will kill her!" he shouted.

--

Kyle heard Cara calling in his mind.

Then he heard the sound of someone threatening him.

Kyle stepped out of the jungle to face the cloaked Sith.

Cara hung limply in the air, held in the Force grip of the Sith.

Kyle activated his saber.

"Put her down." He ordered.

"If that's what you want." The Sith turned to smirk at him.

"Darth Narcis!" Kyle gasped and dropped into an attack stance.

Narcis laughed and threw Cara into the lake.

"No!" Kyle yelled and lunged at Narcis.

Narcis blocked the blow with his own red saber.

"It's your choice Katarn. You can kill me…but then your student dies in the depths of a lake." Narcis sneered.

Kyle glanced to where the lake's surface was still rippling.

Narcis took advantage of Kyle's distraction and kicked him.

Kyle fell back against a rock dazed.

Narcis laughed and disappeared into the forest.

Small ships took off from the lake and the forest. Kyle hadn't even sensed them.

He ran to the lake taking out the small breather from his utility pouch. He dove under the water searching for her in the murky water. He reached out as far as he could with the Force desperate to find a single trace of her.

When he finally dragged himself out of the lake he was met by Luke, Mara and two other Jedi Knights.

"We came as soon as we felt the battle. Where's Cara?" Luke asked.

"Narcis was here, he threw her into the lake!" Kyle gasped.

Luke reached out searching the lake with his thoughts. The other Jedi did the same.

Kyle glanced to where Narcis and Cara had been. In the sand lay her two lightsabers.

"I'm sorry Kyle." Luke said quietly. "I can't sense her anywhere. If she's down there then I'm afraid she's not alive."