Gacen was tired out to say the least, he sat up to see Risha had gotten up and was walking towards a very ornate wardrobe "man should we like uh get separated for 8 more years because 'I haven't seen you in 8 years and I've just spent the last few months looking for you sex is amazing" Risha chuckled as she took two robes out of the wardrobe
She turned raising her eyebrow "don't you dare Zandar I'm not letting you out of my sight" Gacen smiled that was fair, Risha tossed a robe towards him "come on we actually should talk and catch up" Gacen caught the robe and smirked at her
He chuckled "that's what you said the last 5 times" Risha rolled her eyes at him gesturing for him to get up
Risha tried to look annoyed but Gacen could tell she was happy "I know but seriously come on" Gacen nodded putting on the robe and as he did he realised it was red
He frowned "Did you have a custom robe ready for me Rish?" Gacen watched as Risha turned red not making eye contact
She brushed her hair out her eyes "uh well um I assumed you would get here eventually and…" she continued to stammer
Gacen smiled walking up to her "you're so sentimental it's gross" Risha frowned at him she may not have missed the incessant teasing but she was getting it
Risha smiled "shut up or I'll divorce you" Gacen chuckled yeah right evidence said otherwise
Gacen pulled her close "not if I divorce you first Rish" they chuckled and shared a quick kiss, before Risha led him out of her bed chambers
Risha continued "so I have one million questions for you and I assume you have the same for me?" Gacen nodded it would be good to clear the air on what had gone on
Gacen folded his arms "sure but you go first I think you've earned it" Risha smiled but that smile quickly turned to rage as Gacen felt a sharp slap across his cheek
Risha let out a breath "ok I've been holding that in for a while that is for not keeping your promise and coming back" Gacen nodded rubbing his cheek that was kinda fair enough
Gacen had somehow missed that "yep that's about fair" suddenly he was taken much more by surprise as Risha pulled him into a tight hug
Risha rested her head on Gacen's chest and let out a sigh of relief "and that's for coming back" Gacen felt a tightness in his chest as he held her running his hand through her longer hair
Gacen chuckled "I thought the continuous doing it was for coming back" Risha chuckled running her hands along his back
She grinned "yeah that too, but you know I uh I missed you more than I was really willing to admit" Gacen nodded he'd always known Risha as quite guarded this probably took a lot of willpower
Gacen smiled "yeah me too Rish" he decided to lighten the mood "wow you're going soft Drayen being so sweet and all" Risha shook her head with a frown
Risha moved her hands down "wanna test that theory" Gacen shrunk down a little shaking his head, finally she let him go "so what happened to you I looked everywhere and I couldn't find you and believe me I was thorough" Gacen imagined that question had infuriated her
Gacen recalled that time vaguely, mainly through Ash "well I believe I was in a secret sector on Belsavis" Gacen saw Risha grit her teeth clearly frustrated by that knowledge
She let out an exasperated sigh "I swear I looked everywhere on that planet my intel must've been bullshit" Gacen stepped back a bit seeing the anger
Gacen tried his best to calm her "I don't think anyone would've known about it, it was a top secret prison made by the Emperor himself; used those Rakatatanana telly-porter thingies" none of what he just said sounded right but Risha seemed to calm down a little. Gacen continued "I was broken out by Ash about 1-2 years ago I dunno, she'd been broken out to help that SIS agent break out the jedi" Risha frowned looking confused
She rubbed her chin "Babe I haven't seen any of these people in 8 years you're gonna have to get simpler with your descriptions" Gacen nodded trying to simplify as best he could
He frowned "uh the spiky haired guy with cybernetic implants and the blue togruta" a look of recognition came over her face
Risha nodded "ah yes those two, not my favourite people" Gacen nodded knowing why "you said that was a year or two ago what have you been doing since" Gacen gritted his teeth this was a lot less flattering
Gacen held his neck "well after I got out I looked you up but couldn't find anything and it seemed like I'd been removed from the holonet" Risha's eyes widened clearly following Gacen's train of thought "I uh I didn't take it well" Risha looked away clearly feeling bad
Risha took his hand "I uh I had to I wanted to protect you from, my people they uh they've gotten worse" Gacen nodded holding her hand tight
Gacen sighed "I know don't worry it makes sense now but then I just took it" he paused "well it was bad let's just say that" Risha folded her arms looking at him
She cocked her head "let me guess booze?" Gacen nodded looking away "I'll check your coat for flasks later" Gacen knew she didn't know all his hiding spots so he should be good
Gacen reassured her "It's actually ok now Ash helped me get past it" he paused maybe he should've mentioned that "oh yeah Ash has been traveling with me I dunno if you noticed her when I arrived" Risha shook her head smirking at him
She traced her finger across his chest "I'm afraid I was a little distracted by this" Gacen chuckled before Risha continued "If she got you here I guess I can forgive her for losing you" Gacen shuddered, he'd been worried Risha would blame Ash. She frowned "come to think of it how did you get here I was meticulous in the covering my tracks" Gacen smiled obviously not careful enough
Gacen smiled "I guess I'm ju-" Risha cut him off
She raised her eyebrow "Ash found some clues didn't she?" Gacen narrowed his eyes
He frowned "not all of them I found some too" Risha gave a sarcastic nod "look basically some Dubrillion dickweeds were like 'do you know where Drayen is we're too stupid to find her ourselves' so I was like 'you can shove it dickweeds' and followed the lead of a bounty hunter who they'd sent to find you" Risha folder her arms and sighed
She questioned "was it Amy?" Gacen nodded with a smile "did she betray you?" Gacen gritted his teeth she never trusted Amy
He stammered "well yes but then she saved us afterwards so no harm done" Risha looked completely unconvinced "hey without her sidekick Mako we never would've seen where you'd gone" Risha conceded gesturing for him to continue "we went to the old Rancors base and found your secret hanger cause we're great, we stole a camera and confirmed it was you" Risha sighed putting her head in her hand
She responded "let me guess, you looked for the Mon Cal who would stand out" Gacen had promised Guss he wouldn't say but it seemed like that was out the window, he nodded "I told them over and over record him as a human but nooooo it's against 'protocol'" Gacen chuckled the great Risha Drayen foiled by bureaucracy
Gacen joked "hey without him I wouldn't be here so no harm done" Risha conceded giving him a smile "from then we just followed the hyperlane on dantooine to a good hiding place" he looked around "This place is brilliant by the way no one but your husband could find you here" Risha smiled looking around " I also noticed it was red and black how sentimental" Risha rolled her eyes
She shook her head "those are the colours of Dubrillion dumbass don't let your ego fool you" Gacen sulked maybe so but it was convenient
Gacen folded his arms "so you're really going for Dubrillion huh?" he'd never doubted she'd go for it eventually
Risha looked away "well yeah I'm uh am trying to, after I gave up the search for you I decided I couldn't keep putting it off" Gacen nodded he got it there's some things you just need to do "but any time I tried to start a revolution Actavarus would do unspeakable things as long as there was any trace of my involvement just to make me stop, he'd level cities to keep me away" she looked down clearly shaken "I could deal with the assassins but the needless killing of my people it's just…" Gacen could see her getting emotional
He pulled her into a hug "hey hey hey he's a massive tool believe me I know too, so that's why you had to operate from the shadows?" she nodded Gacen could feel she had begun to cry "well don't worry cause now I'm here we're gonna show that tool who's boss, with our combined talents he doesn't stand a chance" Risha looked up at him wiping the tears out her eyes
She smiled "so you're gonna help me?" Gacen frowned, was that ever in doubt?
He smiled "of course Rish, you let me go running after my family it's only fair I let you do the same" he chuckled looking at the base "I mean you're doing pretty well so far, you have a secret base and now a kickass agent ready to recruit" Risha frowned at him with a smirk
She responded "have you already convinced Ash to help?" Gacen gasped that's not what he meant
He frowned "no I mean meeeee Risha jeez" Risha was smiling at him "oh right you're making fun of me" she nodded "well we're both here to help, she literally lives to help people I doubt it'd be hard to convince her." he looked around the base again "what built this place droids?" Risha nodded leading him through the base which was really more like a holiday home
She answered "yep I bought a bunch of unlicensed droids brought em out here and used that yacht for transportation, as of a few weeks ago we finally have a relay to the outside world and everything is ready and in place" Risha paused "I didn't expect it to take 6ish years but patience is a virtue now we can finally start taking Actavarus down" Gacen had to admit he was very impressed
He smiled "seems like me and Ash got here at just the right time" Gacen's eyes widened suddenly "oh shit" Risha turned to him confused
Risha questioned "um what?"
Gacen had just realised "we left Guss and Ash outside" Risha's eyes widened too they must've been out there for hours
Gacen looked around "where's my coat?" he had no idea where he'd left it
Risha chuckled "honey that's really anyone's guess" she had a point he should go and let them in then they could come up with a plan for taking Dubrillion, or maybe just have drinks depending on the vibe...