The heat was beating down on Kavaraa as she rode through the jungle, she wasn't used to this Alderaan wasn't exactly known for it's harsh weather conditions she was definitely not built for this climate. They had been trekking through the jungle for about 2 hours when Theron's voice came through the coms

"the beacon is just over this ridge I think it's best we continue on foot from here" his voice came through slightly garbled but Kavaraa thought she got it

she leaned down and stroked Mauksy's neck "hey buddy let's stop nearby alright" Mauksy squawked in acknowledgement and dug his feet into the ground skidding to a holt, Kavaraa was shook around as he stopped and had to take a moment to compose herself, after she could see striaght she dizzily got off his back "maybe stop just a little slower next time Mauksy" Mauksy nodded but Kavaraa was not convinced it went it. She looked around and saw Theron leaning against his speeder about 30ft away, she gestured for Mauksy to follow and scurried over to Theron and Kormel

As she arrived she realised she had become very out of breath and took a second to catch it "you a bit tired over there Basen'thor" Theron grinned winking at her, he only called her Basen'thor when he was teasing her.

Kavaraa tried to scowled back at him as she caught her breath "hey I'm out of p-practice cut m-me some slack" Theron chuckled to himself as she stood up. "Ok so where to now?" she walked over to Theron hastily, she was excited to find this place whatever it was.

Theron pointed towards a nearby outcropping "see that ridge it's apparently right there" Kavaraa looked over at the ridge, there was a moss covering most of the rock, messy and sprawling seemingly untouched by anyone. As they got closer Kavaraa could see a glistening pool of murky green water at the bottom of the ridge, the stone cast a shadow over them giving them a break from the harsh heat of the jungle.

Kormel bent down and began sketching the area, he seemed so pleased to be on this adventure, Kavaraa appreciated Kormel's help but was still very worried about his pull to the dark side. Her experiences with those pulled to the dark side had never ended well, she thought back to Master Yuon and Bakarn both of them nearly destroyed by the pull of the dark side but nonetheless left fractured by it's effects. Kavaraa couldn't let down another friend but maybe with Kormel she had got there quick enough, she had to keep Kormel from falling he had so much potential it would be a shame to squander that.

"so what exactly are we supposed to find here" Theron frowned looking around "looks like a normal bit of jungle to me"

"dunno yet but if Kormel is right something here will lead us to the next clue" Kavaraa wasn't sure what they were looking for to be honest but this trail apparently lead to knowledge that was her whole thing, she had to try.

Theron groaned "I hate treasure hunts" he began looking at the rock wall as he continued to grumble

"oh come on sweetie just imagine it like you're sifting through someone's secret documents, they're conceptually the same" Theron frowned at Kavaraa as she grinned mischievously. Kavaraa tied Mauksy to a tree and made her way over to the pool where she began investigating the water, she had a hunch there was a clue in it. She got a glove out of one of her many pockets and submerged her hand searching for anything that felt unnatural. After a little while she clasped something that felt a little odd it was cylindrical and smooth so she quickly pulled it out, it could be a capsule. She held it up in the air and saw a large tooth, oh well that's disappointing and also kinda weird she tossed it back in without another thought. She turned around and saw that Theron and Kormel weren't having any better luck, looks like it's time for some good old fashioned force. The force of course, she sat down crossing her legs and let go of the situation around her focussing on the ridge trying to find any inconsistencies in it as she focussed it seemed like completely natural but then she heard a rumbling sound. She opened her eyes to see the rock wall descending and behind it a dark passage was revealed "I got it" she shrieked out in glee turning to see Kormel frowning at her, that was odd she turned to Theron and saw his he had pushed a rock into the wall "oh, it was a button" she paused looking away "cool"

Theron came over putting a hand on her shoulder "hey I imagine this was a team effort right, this is a Jedi temple after all the force connection would help right Kormel" he looked at Kormel expectantly

Kormel shrugged "uhh yeah sure totally I felt something" he didn't look convinced

Kavaraa kicked the ground "I guess" she lit up a her lightsaber heading towards the tunnel "let's go" they both followed her and after a few minutes descending through the tunnel they came to a large octagonal chamber

"so what now?" Theron's voice echoed as he spoke startling them

Kormel whispered back "I guess just go further into the temple it's probably like the previous, I'd watch out though it's probably booby-trapped" Kavaraa chuckled to herself and nodded

Theron tilted his head back "well considering the last temples lack of traps I'm sure we'll be fine" he stepped forward into the chamber and as he did the floor beneath him fell away, he began to fall but Kavaraa quickly reached out with the force catching him before she lost sight of him. He was now held in place floating above the hole

Kormel quietly spoke up "that's because I disabled them" Theron glared at them as he floated in place

Kavaraa moved Theron back over next to them and let go "don't worry Kormel he totally had it coming" she grabbed his hand a lifted Theron back up onto his feet "don't get cocky sweetie" Theron folded his arms and nodded reluctantly, Kavaraa kissed his forehead and began investigating the room

The room was made up of many tiles with an exit at the other end of the room "how do we know which to stand on" Kormel said testing the tile in front of him with his foot.

Kavaraa wasn't sure either but as she looked at the ceiling and saw it covered in constellations "it's a puzzle" she said jumping up and down excitedly, Kormel gasped in excitement and opened his notebook immediately writing notes down. Kavaraa began talking hastily "so what are we thinking these mean these correspond to real constellations, I think it's what we can see from this planet right" Kormel nodded in agreement.

Kavaraa got out a small electronic device and started pointing it at the sky, Theron's brow furrowed "should I even ask what you're doing?"

"it's a device that shows me the constellations visible on a planet" she said not looking away from the device

Theron rubbed his forehead "and you just had that?"

Kavaraa winked at him "told you I'm prepared for anything" she continued calculating for a second and then pointed at the tiles "ok here, here, here then here" Kormel nodded in agreement and they tiptoed onto the first tile, Kavaraa braced for it to fall but it held their weight, she was sooo right. They continued to tiptoe to the other side without any issue and were soon in the door way to the next room.

Theron grinned "phew glad that's over let's go" they made their way to the next chamber and were met with a similar chamber with water running through channels in the walls

"oooooo more puzzles yay" Kavaraa beamed with excitement Theron however groaned, this was gonna be a long day

Several long intricate, delicate and extremely specific puzzles later they arrived at a larger chamber where a blue holocron sat humming in the middle of the chamber

Kavaraa slumped her shoulders "awww no more puzzles I feel like we were really hitting our stride" Kormel nodded smiling, it was true her and Kormel were crushing these puzzles and she'd used at least half of her pocket items, she was doing great. Theron however was not having the greatest time he may be a strategic and espionage genius but puzzles didn't seem to be his thing, he dragged his feet as he entered the chamber and sat down massaging his head.

"is it over? I don't wanna see another puzzle in all my life" awww he's adorable wwhen he's exasperated Kavaraa plopped herself down next to him and put her arm around him

"awww I'm sorry but if you didn't keep assuming you knew the answer you wouldn't have injured yourself so much sweetie" Theron avoided eye-contact, he probably knew she was right, trust Theron to do something without thinking it through. She did need a minute though and sat with him laying her head on his shoulder "let's hope the next part of the trail is about espionage then I'll be useless and you'll be amazing" she looked up at him smiling, he let out a little chuckle and put his head against hers

"yeah let's hope so" they sat in silence for a second before Kormel cleared his throat awkwardly

"um should we s-see what this holocron is doing here" Kavaraa snapped out of the rest and remembered what they were here for

"oh yeah let's see" she bolted up and picked up the holocron examining it carefully "um, seems pretty stand-" as she spoke she felt an incredible energy envelop her and suddenly her vision was full of blue light. Then suddenly she was falling, she landed with a strange lack of sound she quickly stood up igniting her lightsaber "who's there?" she looked around and all she could see was endless flat blue ground. As she continued to look for something she saw two blue forms fall from above like her, they stood up flustered and she quickly recognised Kormel and Theron. Kavaraa squinted at his blue transparent form "Theron?" he looked back at her squinting "you're blue" this was confusing they looked like holograms, were they in the holocron?

"so are you" Theron sounded equally confused

Kavaraa tilted her head "I've always been blue" but as she looked at her arm she saw she was equally transparent

Theron chuckled a bit "no I mean more than usual and also transparent are you ok" he came over to her and took her hand, good at least they weren't incorporeal

Kormel looked around equally confused "what's going on"

A booming yet calm voice came from all around them "perhaps I can explain" as Kavaraa looked around for the voice a humanoid form appeared in front of them, it was a male togruta he seemed old wrinkles clear on his face and a hunched back. He was adorned in Jedi robes and clasped his hands together "welcome to the first stage of your pilgrimage"…