"Alright guys. Time to start the operation," Havolian said to the others. Emma, Claire, Ella, and Wally sat before him and listened with interest. Nemo, Lan Wu, and Nuna were currently away with the Jedi on missions off planets, leaving the others to enjoy their time off.

"Operation: Rancor," Havolian said with utmost seriousness. "A.K.A: Get them back together," he elaborated. The others nodded, by 'them', they knew he was referring to their comrade Wrath, and his ex girlfriend Saphine. They were determined, especially Havolian since he still felt partially to blame. That and he was Wrath's best friend.

"Alright, first things first. Recon," Havolian directed. "Girls, go speak with Saphine. Try to gauge her overall current feelings for Wrath. If she still has some it means a better chance." The girls gave a nod.

"Wally, keep Wrath away from Saphine. At least until we have the plan fully fleshed out," he directed to the wolf teen. He nodded in understanding.

"What about you Havolian?" Emma asked.

"We need to know how a Kinnaran thinks. Luckily, I have an inside source."


Havolian knocked on a door of a Kinnaran residential complex and waited for an answer. Soon enough the door slid to the side to reveal a bright orange Kinnaran woman standing on the other side. She immediately smiled and bent down to give Havolian a hug.

"Oh Havolian, so good to see you," Oriole, Ash's wife, said happily.

Havolian gave his "step-mother" a return hug in greeting before she ushered him inside. Havolian took a seat at a table as Oriole began preparing him a snack. Meanwhile the Sephi teen was suddenly swarmed by several buzzing Kinnaran infants. They flapped around his head, chittering and nuzzling him in greeting. Havolian smiled and gave them all pats in return. They were his honorary siblings and the children of Ash and Oriole.

Oriole set down a plate of slice fruit in front of Havolian and took a seat across from him. Havolian smiled at her in thanks as he grabbed a few slices of fruit and began to snack away. The children hovered around their mother, nuzzling and tweeting at her for attention.

"So Havo, what can I do for you? It's rare for you to come and see me when Ash is in the field," Oriole commented as she cocked her head.

Havo flushed in slight embarrassment, promising himself to stop by and see her more often. "Well I need some advice. Intel," he explained.

"Oh?"

"Yeah."

Oriole hummed thoughtfully. "About what?"

"Well, you were a girl once-"

Oriole's face went blank as the slightly rude comment. "Thank you Havolian," she deadpanned.

"Sorry," he apologized. He began explaining the situation to her, hoping she could offer some insight to the Kinnaran mind that would be of use.

Oriole hummed in thought. "Well it certainly won't be easy for him. We Kinnarans don't appreciate dishonesty."

"Well what do you think he should do?"

"Well for one thing, he shouldn't grovel and beg for her back."

"How come?"

"We're warriors. She'd find the act disgusting."

"Ah. Excuse me while I make a call."


Wrath took a breath as he peek around the corner to see Saphine practicing her sword play. The Zabrak teen still very much had feelings for her. He was determined to get her back. Even if he had to beg. She was worth. With a nod he walked around the corner and began making his way toward her.

"No!" suddenly something barreled into him. Wrath gave a shout in panic as he was sent tumbling by his wolf teen comrade.

"Wally! What the heck?!"

Meanwhile as Wally held onto Wrath the girls moved in on Saphine, inviting her to hang out and spar with them. The Kinnaran girl smiled and accepted the offer as they led her away from the boys.


"Ok I'm back," Havo said as he reclaimed his seat across from Oriole. "Now then. How can he get back in her favor?"

"Well...a sword is always nice," Oriole offered.

"A sword? Not something more romantic like...flowers or something?"

"Flowers?" Oriole asked in confusion. "What a useless gift. You can't cut anything with flowers," she said like it were the most obvious thing in the world. "All Kinnarans are fond of weapons. But swords are especially favored. There's not one Kinnaran on this entire planet who doesn't own a couple of swords."

"Alright. So a sword. Got it," Havo said with a nod. As he prepared his next question Oriole hummed in thought. "Something on your mind?"

"Well I wonder if there isn't more to this. When you have feelings for someone, true feelings, they don't just dissapear just because you're mad at them. I think they need to talk this out."

"Any suggestions?"

Oriole looked him in the eyes and smiled. "He should challenge her."


The girls stood back as Saphine and Emma sparred. Their practice swords rang against each other as the Kinnaran girl matched the Jedi in training strike for strike. Emma parried a slash and countered with one of her own. Saphine side stepped the attack and aimed a low slash at her legs. Emma leapt up and over the attack before leaping backwards to gain some room.

Emma let out a breath before wiping her brow. "Whew. You're as good as ever Saphine," Emma complemented.

Saphine smiled in appreciation as she lowered her sword. "Thank you Emma. I'm hoping my skills will win me the Blade festival. If I do I have the chance to someday become a member of the Queen's guard."

Emma nodded before exchanging a glance with the other girls. "So Saphine," Emma began. Saphine arched a brow. "Talked to Wrath at all?"

Saphine frowned. "No," she said firmly.

"Why not, aren't you still friends?" Claire asked from the side.

Saphine looked down, a sad expression on her face. "Yes-no-I'm not sure," she muttered softly.

"Oh, well he's been asking about you," Emma chimed in.

The Kinnaran girl's head snapped up. "He has?" she asked with a blush. The girls didn't miss how her wings had beat rapidly for a moment in enthusiasm and excitement, before she forced them to still and droop. And they could all sense her emotional level had spiked at the mention of Wrath.

She probably wouldn't admit it. But they could tell. She still liked him.


Havo came back to the temple after speaking with Oriole. He was prepared to tell Wrath his plan as he sought him out. He finally found both him and Wally. He stopped and palmed his head.

Wrath was kicking and trying to crawl away as Wally bit at the bottom of his boot with a growl as he thrashed his head back and forth.

"Havo help! He's gone rabid!" Wrath shouted in panic as he tried to crawl away.

Havo sighed as he approached. "Wally let him go."

The wolf teen released the Zabrak's boot before standing up. "Mission accomplished. I didn't let him get close to Sapine at all," Wally said proudly.

"Does someone want to tell me what's going on?" Wrath asked in bewilderment. "Why the heck did Wallu just try to eat me?"

Havolian explained Wrath the plan. And afterwards the Zabrak stared at him like he were crazy. "I should challenge her to a sword duel?"

"That's what Oriole said," Havo said with a shrug.

"How is that going to help?"

"It will get her talking to you," he explained. Wrath looked skeptical. "Look at it this way, didn't you two only start talking until after you had fought with her?"

Wrath blinked as he thought back, and then he realized he was right. He and Saphine had never exchanged a single word, he'd only admired her from afar, until he'd been paired with her in a sparring match.

"This is crazy," Wrath said shaking his head.


Oh if looks could kill...

Saphine was glaring at him from across the sparring ring, blunt practice sword in hand as she awaited her opponent, her ex boyfriend, to make the first move. Wrath clutched his sword firmly in hand, unnerved as Saphine stared him down. He'd challenged her, shocking most everyone and especially the Kinnaran girl who accepted after only a moment's hesitation.

Now Wrath wasn't sure what he was supposed to do next. He challenged her, so was he just supposed to vent his feelings as she swung her sword at him? Speaking of which...

Wrath jerked to the left as Saphine advanced and swung at him. He swung as she followed up with another strike. Their swords rang together, but the smaller Kinnaran girl was forced back. Wrath couldn't help but wince slightly as he really didn't want to hurt her.

Though he was forced to scramble back as Saphine attacked him with a flurry of slashes. Wrath stayed on the defensive, his will to fight just not there.

"You challenged me to a sword fight Wrath. So why aren't you fighting?" Saphine asked with a glare.

Wrath sighed, lowering his sword slightly. "I just wanted to talk to you."

Saphine narrowed her eyes as she rushed him, raising her sword up to bring it down in a powerful downward slash. Wrath held his sword up horizontally and blocked it. "There's nothing to talk about. We're through. You lied to me!" Wrath shoved her back before ducking under a high kick aimed at the side of his head.

Saphine spun on her heel to deliver a slash to his right before spinning the other way to attach his other side. Wrath's Force enhanced reflexes allowed him to deflect both strikes.

"Yeah, I'm sorry I lied to you, very sorry," he twirled out of the way from another downward slash. As Saphine spun around to attack him again he threw her off with his next words. "But I still like you."

Saphine's attack stopped a few inches from his body. Saphine's face was noticeably tinged with pink. Her wings did a fast flutter before she willingly made them still. She frowned before stepping back and assuming her stance.

"Just fight Wrath. No more talking," Saphine said lowly.

The pair kept sparring, Wrath remaining on the defensive and trying to talk to her. He kept on repeating apologies that Saphine kept brushing off.

"Look Saphine I get that you're mad. I get that I lied and that you don't want to be with me because of that. But can't you at least forgive me?" Wrath asked desperately.

"No. I can't forgive you for what you did to me," Saphine said as she swung at him.

"I already apologized for lying to you," he said as he blocked her blade.

"Not that," Saphine muttered as she attacked him wildly. Wrath furrowed his brows as he sensed turmoil, pain, and desperation as her moves became wilder and less focused. It was strange. Saphine was one of the best of the young Kinnaran warriors.

"Then what?"

As Saphine attacked with another downward swing Wrath pinned her sword to the floor. Before she could wrench it free Wrath shoulder checked her, making her lose grip on her sword and stumble back to the floor.

As Wrath looked down at her he noticed how she'd turned her body away from him, specifically hiding her face. But even though he couldn't see it...he could sense it. Sadness. He bent down and picked up her sword.

He arched a brow before reeling back as Saphine finally turned to look at him. Her eyes were wet with unshed tears.

"I'm a warrior. I'm not supposed to feel fear," she whispered weakly. Her wings beat, lifting her off the ground as she hugged herself. "When I heard you'd gone into the forbidden territory...I was so scared," she revealed. She remembered flying around in a panic, hyperventilating as her friends tried to calm her down.

But all she could think about was the fact that she may never see Wrath again. That feeling, that fear was like nothing she'd ever felt before. It had made her feel helpless, unconfident, and weak. A warrior wasn't supposed to feel that way. And Wrath had been the cause.

"I thought I'd never see you again. You scared me to death."

Wrath blinked in surprise. He'd never seen Saphine looking so..shaken. Saphine was fearless, a warrior to the bone, ready to take up a sword and test her skill at a moment's notice. Kind of like Wrath's people. That was probably one of the reasons he liked her.

"Oh," he breathed out. So it wasn't the lie, not completely. It was that he'd shaken her confidence in herself. She felt that her feelings for him would make her soft, less of a warrior. Wrath couldn't help but think back to Hiccup's story of his relationship with Commander Merida. How he felt his feeling for her would turn him off the Jedi path.

Wrath sighed and palmed his head. "Saphine I'm sorry for lying to you. And for scaring you," he added. "I didn't think of how it'd make you feel. But trust me when I say your are certainly not weak." Saphine looked at him, uncertainty still very much in her eyes.

"You're one of the strongest warriors I know Saphine. And, if you can forgive me for being an idiot, I really want to get back together," Wrath said as sincerely as he could. Saphine looked at him before glancing away and thinking it over.

She still liked Wrath. Very much so. And battling him, watching his swordplay made her heart flutter. With a small smile she landed and walked toward him she reached a hand out and laced hers around his left. He smiled and opened his mouth to say something when she suddenly tugged him forward by the hand and rammed her elbow into his gut. As the air was knocked from him she snatched her sword out of his hand and swept his legs out from under him.

Wrath landed on his back, gasping for air before Saphine pointed the end of her sword in his face.

"I win," she said with a grin.

Wrath finally regained his breath and sighed. "Ok you win. Now about...us?" he asked.

Saphine hummed as she kneeled down. Wrath propped himself up on his elbows as he anxiously awaited her decision. "I suppose-well-you're very cute," she said with a blush.

"I am cute," Wrath agreed with a smile.

She smiled a little wider, until suddenly her eyes narrowed into a glare. "But if you ever lie to me again, I'll will cut off a limb," she warned darkly in a way that didn't sound like a joke.

"Got it," Wrath said with a nod. "So...?"

Saphine held her glare before it faded into a wide and happy smile. Saphine's wings began to rapidly beat in excitement before she released a happy squeal. She threw her arms out and leapt at him before firmly planting her lips against his.

The girls, save Ella, all smiled and cooed adoringly as the couple reunited. Wally just sniffed unimpressed and stalked off to find something more interesting to do.

Havolian smiled proudly. He'd done it. He'd gotten his friend back together with his girlfriend.

Mission accomplished.


new chap. Back together. Sorry HardWrapping, I already had the idea down and I didn't want to rewrite the whole chapter.