Taris Part 8
Revan and Bastila followed Canderous into Davik's estate, where they were escorted to Davik's meeting quarters where none other than crime lord, Davik Kang, himself, and the infamous bounty hunter, Calo Nord, were waiting for them intently.
The whole walk over, Revan was trying to shake off the feeling of pending doom, but he refused to show any weakness.
"Whatever happens, I know we can't stay too long, or else we will all die. There goes my hope to free Davik's slaves" Revan thought, using the Force to subtly urge Canderous to walk faster toward Davik's meeting quarters.
"Welcome back, Canderous, and you have brought visitors" Davik said, seemingly surprised.
"It's not like you to be taking on partners, Canderous. You're getting soft" Calo teased.
"Watch yourself, Calo. You may be the newest kath hound in the pack, but you aren't top dog yet" Canderous said, causing the two to glare at each other.
"Hold on, I won't have my top two men killing each other, that's not good business. I'm sure Canderous has a good reason for why he isn't working solo anymore" Davik said, looking at Calo to cool the temper of his short bounty hunter. As soon as it seemed like Calo's temper couldn't get back in of the way, Davik took a deep breath before gesturing for Canderous to continue.
"This is a special case, Davik. I am sure you will recognize who I have with me as the winner of the annual swoop race" Canderous said, causing Davik to have a look of comprehension on his face.
"Ah yes, I saw your performance in the swoop race as well as in the heated battle afterward, and I see you have your new slave with you too. I must say, she seems to be well worth the risks that you had to take to get her from the Vulkars" Davik said, eying Bastila seductively.
"Well, Davik, a respectable businessman, such as yourself, knows that it would not be a good idea to leave a slave unattended for a long period of time" Revan said, running his fingers on Bastila's cheek, causing her to blush, though she played it off as an angry look in her eyes that only Revan noticed.
"I am sure her services are well worth the risks you had to take to get her. I would love to see for myself how well her services are" Davik said, walking up to look at Bastila up close and personal.
"Well, Davik, I hope you realize that she is my slave, so I am the only one who gets to see her services up close" Revan said, all tastes of kindness lost in his voice.
"Is that a threat?" Davik asked, glaring at Revan.
"No, it is a promise" Revan replied angrily, returning Davik's glare with one of his own.
The stare-down was interrupted by Calo Nord, who pulled Revan away from Davik. That didn't go well for the small man, as Revan punched him in the gut, launching him all the way into the wall.
"What is that all about?" Davik demanded, his anger overcoming his former confidence.
"Alright, I am done with games. I am here to do business, so you are going to tell me the codes to get into the hangar that holds the Ebon Hawk right now. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. The easy way, you tell me what I want to know and I let you live. The hard way, I take this lightsaber and force the information out of you" Revan hissed, narrowing his eyes at the crime lord.
"You don't have a lightsaber" Davik said, obviously not impressed with Revan's threat. Revan ignited the red blade that he had kept on him since the attack on the Endar Spire. Bastila seemed shocked that Revan had a lightsaber, but she shrugged and looked back at the new look of fear that had come across Davik's face. Revan had the crime lord in the right position for getting the codes.
"Now, give me the codes, now!" Revan snapped, the red glow coming from the lightsaber affecting the whole look of the room.
Looking off in acknowledgement that Calo was not going to be able to help him, Davik pulled a datapad out of his pocket and threw it at Revan, giving into the fear that was threatening to overwhelm him.
After checking to see that the codes were there, Revan nodded and looked up to Canderous.
"I have seen into your mind, Davik Kang, all of the things that you have done, death is far too merciful a punishment for what you have done. If it were my choice, I would send you to Malak and slap you to one of his torture tables, allowing him to torture you for the rest of your miserable life. I do know, however, that I promised to allow Canderous to decide your fate, and I don't break my promises, ever. Goodbye Davik" Revan hissed, glaring at the shaking crime lord in front of him.
"He's all yours, but try to make it quick, Canderous. I have a schedule to keep" Revan said. When Canderous nodded in agreement, Revan took Bastila's hand and lead her out before blaster fire echoed throughout the mansion.
When Revan and Bastila got to the hangar, Canderous had just caught up to them. They went into the hangar and prepared the Ebon Hawk for launch. When they did, Revan felt a huge disturbance in the Force, and instinctively, he knew what was coming. He pulled out his comlink and called for Carth to get everybody out of the apartment and onto the roof as fast as he could. While doing that, Revan was piloting the ship out of Davik's hangar, using the Force to avoid the bombs that were coming down from Malak's fleet.
"Carth, I can't put this ship down, so be ready!" Revan shouted into the comlink. Then he looked at Canderous.
"Canderous, get to the ramp and help everybody get into the ship, we need to be quick here!" Revan shouted. The Mandalorian nodded and ran back to the ramp just as Revan saw the entire group standing on the roof of the apartments.
Revan kept the ship stationary and waited for everybody to get on the ship. And after what seemed like an eternity, Carth shouted at Revan that everybody was on the ship. Once Revan heard that, Revan took the ship and sent it right into the sky. Revan didn't even notice when Carth sat down in the co-pilot's seat and was there to help him pilot the ship out of the atmosphere and around all of the bombs that the Sith were dropping onto Taris.
When they got into the atmosphere, Revan felt another disturbance in the Force, though this one not as large, but he still knew what it was, easily.
"Canderous, get on the gun turrets, we're about to have company!" Revan shouted. He ducked and weaved the Ebon Hawk all over the place, doing his best to keep the ship from being hit by one of the bombs or the fire from one of the Sith ships.
"We should go to Dantooine! There is a Jedi enclave there where we can find refuge" Bastila said, standing behind Revan as the ship started to shake as it tried to break through the atmosphere.
"Bastila, use your battle meditation! Carth, get those hyperspace coordinates punched in! Melina, make sure everybody is ready for the jump to light-speed!" Revan shouted, continuing to pilot the Ebon Hawk, weaving around, just to keep the Sith guessing.
"We're good, all the coordinates are in the navi-computer! Now let's get out of here!" Carth exclaimed. Milliseconds later, the Ebon Hawk was in hyperspace, and Revan let out a sigh of belief, leaning back in his chair.
"Dantooine, it seems like a lifetime since I have set foot on its surface. We should be safe there for the time-being" Bastila said, standing up after overcoming the energy her battle meditation took.
"Safe, you saw what Malak did to Taris! There wasn't a building over two stories high left standing! He turned the entire planet into one big pile of rubble!" Carth argued.
"Even Malak would think twice before attacking Dantooine. There are a few of the most powerful masters in the Jedi Order there. It is a place for mental, physical, and spiritual healing, which is something that we all need after what we just witnessed" Bastila told him.
"You're probably right; it isn't easy to witness the destruction of an entire planet. I know Mission must be taking it pretty hard" Carth conceded.
"She is tougher than she seems. Give her some time, and she will be alright. I think a little time of peace will be just what she needs" Bastila decided.
"Something tells me this entire time wont be totally peaceful" Melina muttered, giving Revan one glance before leaving to get some rest.
"Avner, I think you owe me an explanation" Bastila said.
"You are correct, so where do you want to have this conversation?" Revan asked.
"Follow me" Bastila said, leading Revan to one of the rooms on the ship where she turned to glare at him.
"Alright, I want to know what you were talking about back after the swoop race. I want to know the whole story" Bastila snapped, glaring at Revan.
"Well, here goes nothing" Revan muttered, looking up at the merciless stare of the brunette in front of him.
Author's Note: I'm sorry about the abrupt end of this chapter, but I think this is the perfect place to end, just making everybody wait one more week to get the final reaction from Bastila. So, up next is a simple chapter; Revan tells Bastila the truth. How is she going to react? I am not sure yet, I haven't gotten that far yet, so review and give me your own opinion. I want to see what everybody wants to read as it goes to Bastila's reaction to Revan's identity. So please review and tell me that! Until next time, like I said, please review!