Janson 'Face' Falon was a human male in his thirties with sandy blonde hair and grey-blue eyes. Currently the slicer was walking down one of the back streets in CoCo town cursing Coruscant Security, again. He'd not long finished an all night job for them and was looking forward to some shut eye.

How Face came it work for Coruscant Security was interesting and very embarrassing when you're supposed to be one of the better slicers in Galactic City. He'd become someone else's fall guy and he was not happy about it. Still working for Coruscant Security was better than being in prison. Last night's job had cost him a hot date he'd been trying to line up for months. That's one holonet star that won't be returning my calls he mused. Face had one almost fatal weakness, women. The more attractive and mysterious the better.

Face looked up and saw he was near Dex's Diner. The man smiled, he hadn't been into Dex's for quite some time. Going there always improved his mood. Sleep was overrated anyway, maybe he could spend a few minutes chatting up Hermione? She always seemed to enjoy the attention even if it never lead anywhere as he knew Dex was very protective of the girl.


Dex whistled a happy tune as he opened up his diner for the day. The Besalisk still couldn't believe he'd spent two or had it been three hours talking to Nathrrya yesterday. It had been a fascinating experience not least because she had often spoken directly into his mind. Not surprising given what they had been talking about. After all, the woman was trying to keep a low profile. Dex had to agree keeping her true origins concealed was a good thing. The general population didn't need to know there was a Sith Lord in their mist. Dex thought about the slicers he knew. Picking the right one was no easy task as he'd gained a good understanding of Nathrrya and what she needed.

The Besalisk was brought out of his musings when he heard Hermione laugh playfully. Looking up he saw the reason for her laughter, Face. The man looked exhausted but still managed to muster enough energy to flirt with his human waitress.

"Look what the wampa dragged in!" Dex called "Take a seat and I'll get you a nice strong mug of caff."

"Dex, caff is that last thing I need." Face complained as he took a seat at the counter. "Finished an all nighter, and all I want to do is go home and sleep."

"Yet you're here flirting with Hermione." The Besalisk countered as he put a big mug of caff in front of the slicer. "And that caff will be gone before you leave."

Face shrugged as he took a drink. "What can I say, your caff is just that good."

Dex chuckled "I have a proposition for you, Face."

"What kind of proposition?"

"The kind that'll see you earn considerable credits, certainly more than what Coruscant Security pays you. I have a... friend who needs a Republic ID and going through official channels isn't an option."

Face nodded slowly, more credits were never a bad thing but there had to be a catch. "What have they done?"

Dex chuckled "She hasn't done anything, she don't officially exist."

The slicer blinked "How can she not officially exist?" Face narrowed his eyes "What aren't you telling me Dex?"

The Besalisk grinned "Plenty."

Face then realised what he'd said "She?" he asked intrigued.

Dex smirked "Thought that'd get your attention."

"You have indeed. So when do I get to meet this... friend of yours?" the smooth talking ladies man asked.

"Give me some time to set up a meeting. And no I will not be leaving the two of you alone." Dex replied.

Face pouted "Worried for her safety?"

The Besalisk shock his head looking serious "No I'm more concerned about yours. I need you to understand something, Face. The woman you will be dealing with is dangerous but at the same time is easy to get on with. Just don't try and get her in between the sheets. She may not take your advances well. Believe me when I say this will all make sense once you meet her."

Face nodded as he took Dex's warning seriously. It made the slicer wonder what he'd gotten himself into this time.


As Nathrrya walked down the hall towards the council chambers she was at a loss for the reason she was requested to be at today's council meeting. Once she was there, standing alongside the others did it made much more sense to her. Besides herself Anakin and Shmi Skywalker were there, as well as Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. With this audience it seemed that the council were going to finally decide the boy's fate. The Sith woman only hoped that the verdict would be in favour of training him so she didn't have to step up and take the boy under her wing. She would if she had to, but preferred the former option.

Master Windu looked at the collected group and addressed them. "You all may have surmised by now what this meeting is about. After much deliberation the Council has decided to take Anakin Skywalker into the Jedi Order as an initiate. The deciding factor was the knowledge of how dangerous it would be to leave the boy untrained. He is strong in the force and has great potential."

Thank you... Nathrrya thought with relief. The council seemed to have improved with this decision and it indicated to her that they started to use logic in addition to the rules instead of just blindly following them with such rigidity that they were beginning to crumble from the unchanging pressure.

"Anakin, step forward," Yoda said. The boy did as he was asked. Yoda looked at him calmly. "To begin the life of Jedi, ready are you?"

Anakin nodded solemnly in response. "Yes Master Yoda, I am."

"Then a master you will need."

Qui-Gon stepped forward as Master Yoda spoke. "Anakin, would you do me the honour of becoming my padawan learner?"

The boy looked confused as he shifted his eyes between him and Obi-Wan. "I thought he was your padawan," he said. "Are you allowed to have two?"

"Yes, Obi-Wan is, but he is very close to his trials for Knighthood. I have very little left that I can teach him. Given your current circumstances the Council found it would be more beneficial for you if I were to take you early, since you are familiar with me and Obi-Wan already."

Nathrrya didn't bother to keep the grin off her face. She was pleased to see that the Jedi were beginning to work more on the logical side of things. She could only hope that this was coming from her presence and that it was having a positive effect. Time will see if this is true.

Anakin visibly brightened up after what Qui-Gon said. "Yes!" There was a large amount of enthusiasm mustered in that one litter word and Nathrrya could feel it. Her grin turned into a smile. Anakin turned towards her, then, unexpectedly. "But, will I be able to train with Nathrrya too?"

No one in the room expected this to come from the boy's lips, least of all the woman who it was directed at. She was not normally caught off guard with things like this and he looked puzzled and stunned for a very brief moment. She was pretty sure the look on her face matched those of the others in the room, bar Yoda.

Qui-Gon suppressed a smile for he suspected this might happen. "I see no reason why not once you're old enough." The Jedi master looked about the room "Unless anyone objects?"

"Are you sure about this Anakin?" Nathrrya asked as she came to stand by the boy.

"Yes. The other Sith, Sidious? He's still out there and he'll want to try and tempt me." Anakin said looking up at the Sith woman with an earnest expression. While Nathrrya had never told Anakin this directly, the boy had been smart enough to work it out on his own. "You'll be able to teach me how to resist him... won't you?"

Nathrrya nodded "Yes, I can and I'd be honoured to teach you." She said with a smile "But as Qui-Gon says it'll keep until you're older." She knelt to be closer to the boy's height "For now, concentrate on being you. Put all thoughts of the Chosen One out of your mind." She looked in the direction of the Council "All those present know what Anakin might be and it should stay that way. The pressure of being the Chosen One could easily destroy Anakin just as surely as Sidious making him fall would."

The Jedi Council heard the warning in Nathrrya's voice. Yoda nodded slowly in understanding "Great wisdom you show. Right you may be."

"What makes you say that?" Mace Windu asked, he was genuinely curious.

"Experience." The Sith said sadly "My apprentice Jaesa had a rare ability that allowed her to see one's true nature through the force. Her Jedi master Nomen Karr was so determined to expose the fact that the Jedi and Republic had been infiltrated by deep cover imperial spies that he almost destroyed the girl."

"Your apprentice was a Jedi?" Plo Koon asked shocked

Nathrrya smirked as she stood up "Yes. I had better start at the beginning so this could take awhile. During the Empire's invasion of the Republic prior to the Treaty of Coruscant, Master Karr went undercover as a Sith Lord but was eventually exposed by Darth Baras, the two became bitter enemies." She explained "Decades later when I was Baras' apprentice his considerable spy network came under threat of being exposed by Master Karr and his mysterious young padawan. I was sent to both silence Baras' comprised spies and track the padawan down."

Mace frowned "You were to kill Jaesa?"

Nathrrya grimaced "Yes. However the more I learned about her I realised she would be far more valuable as an apprentice. I had no real idea how I'd manage such a thing and I'd worry about that once I actually found Jaesa."

"Since she became your apprentice you were obviously successful in turning her to the Dark Side." Ki-Adi-Mundi accused.

Nathrrya rolled her eyes. "Just because Jaesa became my apprentice dose not mean I turned her." She snapped "Master Karr almost did that for me."

Mace frowned "What do you mean?"

The Sith smiled "I eventually confronted Master Karr on Hutta..." she began her tale.


Nathrrya wrinkled her nose as she stepped off the shuttle at the Jiguuna space port. Hutta smelled as bad as it looked. She was followed by Quinn, Vette and a dozen House Palatine troops. The Sith was thankful they wouldn't be here for any great length of time.

Half an hour later found Nathrrya and her retinue outside Nomen Karr's safe house which was in the middle of the swamps that surrounded Jiguuna. The Sith turned to Sergeant Kaleb Antilles.

"My confrontation with Master Karr should eventually draw his padawan to us. You and your men, Sergeant are to ensure the girls safety and make certain that none of the locals poke their noses in where it's not wanted."

The veteran trooper saluted "Understood, Lady Palatine. We'll keep the location secure and ensure the padawan's safety when she arrives." Kaleb knew the Jedi padawan was special in some way and that Lady Palatine was trying to capture her. That was all the information he and his men needed.

"Good." Nathrrya said as she turned to enter the safe house "Vette, Quinn you're with me."

"I am so not getting used to you being called Lady Palatine, no matter how many times I hear it." Vette remarked as she and Quinn followed.


Nathrrya, Veete and Quinn soon found their quarry meditating before an old Jedi statue.

"You two stay here, this is between me and Karr." Nathrrya said as she approached the Jedi master alone.

Nomen Karr stood and turned to face his unwelcome visitors. "Your presence here tells me that my fellows Ulldin and Zylixx must have failed. Pity." He said apprising the Sith now stood before him. "I should've known Baras couldn't be trusted. As a man of my word... I'm here alone as agreed. Your master shows himself a coward sending you in his stead."

Nathrrya smiled slightly "You almost sound surprised Master Karr, surely you knew that Baras would never come." She also agreed with the Jedi about Baras being a coward but she couldn't say that.

Karr sighed "I suppose I did at that." he admitted "You're young in the force, a mere apprentice. I'm a full Jedi Master."

Nathrrya smirked she was going to enjoy this. "Are you certain of that Master Karr?" she asked sweetly as she dropped her mental shields.

Nomen Karr's eyes widened in surprise as he felt the raw power that Sith woman in front of him cleanly possessed. "How?"

"Your padawan isn't the only one with a special talent in the Force. Mine happens to be manipulating my force signature. Baras has no idea how strong I really am. If he did he'd have tried to assassinate me before now." Nathrrya said grinning. "As far as he knew I was just an above average acolyte when he noticed me on Korriban."

The Jedi master nodded slowly in understanding "He saw what you wanted him to see."

"Precisely, you're learning Master Karr. Sith politics is boring, your padawan on the other hand is far more interesting." Nathrrya replied.

"Yes Jaesa, this has all been about her hasn't it?" The Jedi said "But she is far from here, safe."

"I've gotten under your skin Masker Karr. I found you here and I'm guessing young Jaesa won't be so far that she can't come to your aid if she feels she must." Nathrrya said with a twirl of her lightsabre.

"Your crusade has affected me Sith I'm not blind to that." Karr admitted. "But I've wondered the line between the light and dark before. I've walked among your master and the Sith. My connection to the light survived them and it shall survive you." He said falling into a ready stance.

Nathrrya frowned as she studied the Jedi master and what she discovered concerned her. "Master Karr you're already in the dark; you just don't know it yet." She said matter of fact.

The Jedi master looked momentarily taken aback "You're nothing but Baras's pawn an especially resourceful and powerful one but still only that. I must put an end to you." Karr replied hiding his own insecurity. "With you out of the way, Jaesa will provide the proof I need to open the Jedi Council's eyes and expose Baras's network of spies."

Something clicked in Nathrrya's mind. "This has never been about me or Jaesa, this is all about you and Baras. Does the girl even know that she's nothing more than a tool for you to get revenge on Baras? What will you do once she's fulfilled her purpose? Cast her aside? Palm her off to another Jedi? You've fallen and don't even realise it."

The Jedi master let out a cry of rage and attacked. Green and violet blades clashed and sparks flew as the two combatants were evenly matched. Nathrrya performed a back flip giving herself some room between herself and Karr before she realised a strong Force push which put the Jedi on his rump and sent him sliding across the floor before he slammed into the far wall with a thud.

Nomen Karr stood slowly. "Ahhh. The force is ... very strong with you ... I must dig deeper." He said turning to face Nathrrya his eyes already taking on a yellow tinge.

"I warned you Karr. Stand down this need not go on." Nathrrya said as she got into a ready stance, it looked like she'd have to do this the hard way. How much of the Jedi master would remain when all was said and done remained to be seen.


"We fought and I subdued him easily enough however he would not surrender. He was determined to prove that the Jedi been infiltrated, Jaesa was the key and he would do anything to keep her safe." Nathrrya explained "Karr's time as a Sith had left more of a mark than he thought. To prevent me from getting to Jaesa, Jedi Master Nomen Karr fell to the Dark Side right before my eyes. Though I think he had fallen long before we met, he had been in denial."

"And this made Jaesa turn?" Plo Koon asked confused.

"Almost..." Nathrrya admitted.


Jedi master Nomen Karr collapsed badly wounded, his lightsabre falling from his hand, its green blade going out as it landed on the floor. "My... wound is mortal Sith at least I die knowing you'll never find Jaesa."

"Such dramatics, Quinn do what you can to stabilise Master Karr." Nathrrya ordered "You're no use to me dead, Jedi."

"Understood, my lord." Quinn replied as he unpacked the medical bag and approached the weakened Jedi master.

"No! Baras be dammed. I want... to die! Then Jaesa will be safe..." Karr raged but he was too weak to prevent Quinn from administering treatment.

"What we want and what we get are usually very different things." Nathrrya said "Despite what you think Master Karr I'm trying not to kill your Padawan. I won't deny that Baras wants the girl dead. I find that rather wasteful."

Karr looked up at his Sith captor "I see your plan now Sith, you want to turn Jaesa and clam her as your apprentice. A scheme worthy of Baras himself."

Nathrrya simply smiled as the exhausted Jedi collapsed unconscious.


Jaesa Willsaam could feel her master's pain but there was something wrong about it she couldn't tell what exactly. She hoped she was doing the right thing by coming to the face the Sith that had been hunting her across half the galaxy. But the Sith's actions in trying to track her down confused Jaesa.

The Sith had confronted Master Yonlach on Tatooine who had been the first to discover her special gift. The Sith had left the Jedi Master alive after getting what she wanted. Yonlach had conveyed his surprise that the Sith woman had acted with remarkable restraint preferring to use her brain and talk rather than her weapon.

What really confused Jaesa was when the Sith had found her parents, Gregor and Parvin on Alderaan. According to Jedi Volryder who had been protecting them the Sith woman preferred to talk rather than fight. The Sith had in the end convinced her parents to defect to the Empire. Jaesa knew they were still alive and were happy but they missed her terribly.

Up ahead, Jaesa saw several imperial soldiers guarding the entrance to her master's safe house. One noticed her and tapped another on the shoulder before pointing in her direction. It looked as though they had been expecting her.


"I... I'm Alive?" Nomen Karr wondered as he woke up finding himself bound and unarmed. He looked around and spotted the Sith woman lent against a wall quietly observing him. "I see through you Sith. You only saved me so Jaesa would believe your heart is pure. I will not be the bait that draws Jaesa to you."

Nathrrya snorted as she pushed herself off the wall and walked over to Karr. "Really, Jedi? That's the best you can do?" she asked amused "Calm yourself Master Karr there's no reason for you to become even more distraught."

"I was supposed to expose Baras and open the Jedi Council's eyes. It was my destiny! Jaesa is mine! The glory of defeating Baras is mine!" Karr raved paying Nathrrya's words no mind.

"And that is why you fell." Nathrrya stated flatly.

"Hey lookie boss, Jaesa showed up!" Vette called in a cheery voice seeing the young Jedi arrive.

Nathrrya looked surprised as she turned to face the padawan. "You came? I didn't think this would work so easily."

"Sith, I have come. It seems I was expected... your men outside let me pass." Jaesa said. "Release Master Karr, your efforts to draw me out has been a success."

The Jedi master looked horrified hearing this "Jaesa? No! I told you to stay put! How dare you defy me!"

Nathrrya chuckled "How amusing the padawan seems to have more fight in her than you thought Master Karr." She smiled evilly at the Jedi master "Jaesa's destiny lies with me now old man, you lose."

"My sacrifice for nothing!" Karr raved "Stupid child, for all your power, you have understood nothing!"

Jaesa was shocked as she could feel the darkness radiating from her master but how could it be? "What have you... done to him Sith? Has this been inside him all along?" she wondered. Jaesa shook her head "No it can't be. No one can hide such darkness. Somehow you've turned him..." she didn't want to believe what she was seeing.

"Your master fell long ago." Nathrrya said grimily "Look into his heart and see the truth of it for yourself."

Jaesa nodded slowly "Master Karr taught me never to use my power as a crutch only when it was clearly necessary. I've never brought it to bear on him. But..." the padawan began to use her force talent and what she discovered shocked her. "I... I sense... pride and... envy and hate... and vengeance. No! What Sith trick is this?" the girl shook her head still in denial "I... I would have known if such darkness resided within him!"

"You saw what he wanted you to see." Nathrrya said gently "Admit you're wrong and move on."

"Move on to where?" Jaesa asked genuinely confused "I... I thought I found something I could count on. The Jedi are... pure. You're supposed to know where you stand with them right?"

"Jaesa, it's all a trick!" Karr was becoming desperate. "Turn your power on the Sith and you'll see!"

Nathrrya shrugged "Look at me as long as you like for I have nothing to hide."

"Very well then." Jaesa said as she used her talent on the Sith woman. "I see... mercy... fairness... even perhaps compassion. You have walked the lighter path. Sparing Master Yonlach and my parents are true reflections of you, but it is said that Sith embody darkness. How is this possible?"

Nathrrya smiled "Just because I'm trained in the Dark Side does not mean I'm a cold unfeeling monster. Let it be a lesson to you, you must never presume anything."

"Don't listen, Jaesa. It's all a trick. The Sith has disguised herself and me to cause you to doubt your power!"

Nathrrya glared at the Jedi master "I'm beginning to think I should have had you gagged as well as bound!" she was becoming really annoyed by Karr's antics.

"I don't know what to believe anymore!" Jaesa yelled frustrated "You told me that there was order to the galaxy... that you would show me the truth! But nothing is true! Both of you are trying to drive me insane."

"It's Darth Baras! He is manipulating us all. Kill the Sith! Kill Baras's liar and you'll see!" Karr urged.

Nathrrya let out a resigned sigh "This ends now, Jaesa."

"Defend yourself Sith!" Jaesa screamed as she attacked.

The fight if it could be called that was over in less than thirty seconds as Jaesa's sabre flew from her hands and landed on the far side of the room, Nathrrya made as if to make a killing strike but stopped centimetres short of Jaesa's neck before she deactivated her sabre.

"I am... no match." Jaesa admitted holding her side. "You... had the opening you needed to kill me... and yet you held back."

"Jaesa, Baras might want you dead but the man is a paranoid fool. I want you to become my apprentice. Besides killing you would be an avoidable tragedy." Nathrrya replied honestly.

"Your actions reflect mostly light. You appear to be an agent of the dark side, but it's a mask." Jaesa said as she looked and her broken former master "It's a rude awakening to discover that all beings wear a mask." She turned back to Nathrrya "I expected it of you, a Sith. But Master Karr also wears a mask. And his deception is a much... uglier one."

"We all wear a mask, Jaesa. Master Karr wasn't always as he is now. His need for revenge on Darth Barars destroyed the good man he was." Nathrrya said "His connection to the Force maybe flawed."

"All my life I've put up with deceit and denial. I though the Jedi would be different. You've shown me otherwise. You've exposed master Karr for what he is. It's your power that reveals a person's true nature. You're conviction and purity brings a reckoning that cannot be denied. I want that."

Nathrrya smiled, she had the padawan now she was certain of it. "Then become my apprentice, Jaesa. We'll trick Baras into thinking you've fallen to the Dark Side. From within the Empire perhaps we can forge a lasting peace with the Republic. The Empire will not survive otherwise."

"Yes... I see the advantage of this. So much more can be achieved from within. At last I feel a sense of purpose. Something I can count on. What do you wish of me? And what shall we do with Master Karr?"

Nathrrya knew what she was inclined to do, but what did Jaesa want? "What do you think we should do, Jaesa?" the Sith asked as Sergeant Antilles and some of his men arrived to secure the Jedi master.

The padawan looked surprised as she thought about it. "Could we send him to Tython? Maybe the Jedi Council can save him from himself."

"Jaesa I'll see to it that the Jedi disavow you. You'll be labelled an enemy of the order." Karr threatened.

"Then I'll finally know where I stand with you. You took me as far as your were able I hope this does not leave you bitter." She told the Jedi master.

Nathrrya snorted at that "Fat chance, that's what got Master Karr into this predicament to begin with." She turned to Antilles "Sergeant, keep Master Karr here once I get back to the Rose I'll arrange to have a bounty hunter transport him to Tython."

"Understood Lady Palatine." The trooper saluted.

"My lord I feel I must speak up. Is it wise to allow such powerful adversary to return to the enemy?" Quinn asked greatly concerned.

"I have my reasons Quinn. There is more to this than you know." Nathrrya replied firmly.

"Of course. I have faith in your judgments, my lord."

"You inspire such loyalty and trust. That is very telling. I am ready to learn your ways my lord. And look forward to aiding you in any way I am able."

Nathrrya smiled "Then welcome to our little family, Jaesa. Once we've got you settled I think a visit to your parents will be in order as I'm sure they will want to see for themselves that their only child is safe and well."

The expression on the younger woman's face told Nathrrya all she needed to know. She had the girl's loyalty and unlike Nomen Karr she would not abuse it.


"Jaesa arrived and my troops allowed her to pass. Her reaction to seeing Master Karr was what you'd expect shock and suspicion that I had something to do with it." The Sith shrugged "I was just the trigger. I got Jaesa to use her ability on Karr and it nearly ended badly however once she used her ability on me it seemed to stabilise her. In the end Jaesa agreed to become my apprentice as she felt the Jedi and used and abandoned her. I arranged to have Karr sent back to the Jedi, for all the good it did."

"Are you saying something like that could happen to me?" Anakin asked with a frown.

Nathrrya nodded "Yes, the pressure Jaesea was under because of her ability, the expectations of others nearly destroyed her. I'm concerned if it becomes generally known that you might be the Chosen One it could have a similar effect on you."


Nejaa Halcyon of Corellia entered Dex's Diner with a thoughtful if concerned expression on his face. It seemed only days ago that the Force had shaken the Jedi Order galaxy wide to its very foundations. What had perplexed many was why the Force had been so specific about the return of the Sith Lord, Darth Avarice. The Green Council had dispatched Halcyon to Corcont to find out more. Before Nejaa went to the Jedi Temple he had an old friend to meet.

"Dex, you still slaving away in the kitchen?" the Jedi Master asked as he sat on a bar stool.

The Basalisk grinned "Who dragged your butt all the way from Corellia? You didn't come all this way just to see me."

Nejaa shrugged "I go where the Green Council tell me to. They need more information on something, so here I am."

Dex looked thoughtful as he put a cup of caff in front of the Jedi "I'm guessing the something is more of a someone."

"Not much gets passed you." Nejaa admitted with a smile. "I doubt you could help Dex."

"Don't be so sure, Nejaa." Dex said with a knowing smile. "You see that both just behind you?" the Basalisk pointed off to his left.

The Jedi turned to see the both that Dex and indicated "I do, what of it?"

"Yesterday that is where she sat along with padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi."

Nejaa turned back to face Dex an incredulous expression on his face. "Are you telling me that..."

"A Sith Lord sat there and ate her meal in the company of a Jedi padawn?" Dex replied "Yes that's what I'm telling you, Nejaa. I even talked with her for three hours after Obi had to go back to the temple."

The Corellian Jedi Master blinked several times as he tried to comprehend what his old friend had just told him. "Was Obi-Wan alright?"

"They were both comfortable with each other. Obi wasn't here under duress if that's what you're asking." Dex then smiled a little "I think the lady Sith was more than just a little infatuated with her Jedi companion."

Nejaa's mouth fell open before he managed to close it "What do you mean?"

Dex rolled his eyes "I mean Nathrrya has a romantic interest in Obi-Wan. Not that she seemed in any particular rush do to anything about it. In this job you learn to read people and Nathrrya was giving off some pretty good signs that she was interested."

Nejaa couldn't help but be intruded he'd also leaned Avarice's name which was interesting in its own right. "You know the Jedi Code forbids attachments, right."

The Basalisk snorted "That didn't stop you now did it?" Dex shot back knowing full well that Nejaa had a wife and child. "Nathrrya isn't a Jedi so she isn't bound by the Jedi Code, Obi-Wan however is which I suspect is why Nathrrya hasn't done much but flirt."

"Flirt?" Nejaa repeated.

"Yep, I don't know what happened but I saw Obi-Wan blush and Nathrrya had a very wicked if playful smirk on her face." Dex said grinning at the memory.

The Corellian Jedi drained his caff "I know what I'm doing next. Going to the Jedi Temple to interview a Sith Lord."


"Obi-Wan, is Nathrrya in trouble?" Anakin asked as he, his mother and the two Jedi walked away from the council chamber.

"What makes you ask that Anakin?" Qui-Gon replied.

"We've been allowed to leave but they wanted Nathrrya to stay." The boy said.

"I wouldn't worry too much Anakin." Obi-Wan said reassuring the boy "I know Nathrrya needed to speak to the Council." But both he and Qui-Gon couldn't shake the feeling that something was about to change.


Mace Windu leaned forward in his seat "Nathrrya it has come to our attention." He indicated himself and Yoda "That you have spoken at length with Master Dooku and have offered to train him."

The Sith smiled slightly at the shocked expressions of the other council members "Indeed, what of it?" she asked matter of fact.

"Why?" Was the head of the Council's blunt question.

"Due to Master Dooku's... condition he has a choice to make, seek the help of the Council in removing the dark side taint or find someone trained in the dark side who would be able to complete his training so he would not fall." Nathrrya explained. "Sidius will be looking for a new apprentice I don't need to tell you what would happen to Master Dooku if he left the Jedi in his current condition."

Yoda understood. "Give Sidious what he needs. Loyal to you and the Jedi Dooku would be."

The Sith simply inclined her head at the Jedi Grand Master.

"This is something we will have to consider in more detail." Mace said before the rest of the council got over their shock. "Is there anything else Nathrrya?"

"There is actually, firstly Obi-Wan suggested that I become more visible around the Temple, perhaps even teach some classes so that the Jedi Order at large can become more accustomed to my presence." The Sith explained.

"The suggestion has merit." Mace said thoughtfully. "But there is something else you wish to tell us isn't there?"

"Yes..." the Sith nodded trouble was what she was about to say would turn the Jedi's world upside down. The darker side of Nathrrya's personality relished the chaos that was about to be unleashed. "When we returned from Naboo almost as soon as I entered the temple I felt the call of a great source of dark side power. What I found strange was why you Jedi seemingly had no knowledge of it. When I discovered the source, it all made sense to me."

During Nathrrya's explanation the Jedi Council had become more and more alarmed.

"What did you find?" Mace asked dreading the answer.

"There is an ancient Sith Temple directly below us, encased by the foundations that the Jedi temple rests upon." Nathrrya announced seriously.


A/N: Yes before anyone says anything it's kind of evil of me leaving it where I have. But I wanted to get something out as it's been awhile. My beta reader seems to be MIA as well so if things don't seem to flow quite as well as they should that's why. Anyway hoped you enjoyed the chapter.