First off I want to thank the people who have been leaving reviews. I 3 you. And a special thanks to the people who corrected me on the whole light-saber color thing from the last one. I always appreciate people trying to help. Now, moving on...

Installment numero quatro! This one is a pretty straight forward extension of the conversation between Bao'Dur and Atton after leaving Telos. I personally felt we didn't know enough about the Exile during her her time in command, and if anyone can accurately tell me how much time has elapsed between the Mandalorian Wars and the start of KOTOR II I would be grateful. That said, enjoy-


Her, the General.

"Got a minute?"

I could see the zabrak was more then a little surprised to see me, though he only glanced up at me for a second.

"Will this take long? I'm a little busy here."

I grinned, I knew I was glad we picked up this guy, "Won't take more then a minute."

He nodded and returned to messing with the wiring, "Alright, I'll work while you talk."

There really was no delicate way to go into this, well, there was, but it would've taken too long, so I decided bluntness was the best course of action. "Look, your friend the jedi, you know her from way back don't you? How much do you know about her, really?"

Bao'Dur looked up at me again, an eyebrow raised, "Her? You the mean the general?" he shrugged and went back to his work, "Yeah, during the war if that's what you mean by way back. Can't say I know too much about her though."

I leaned up against the wall, my arms crossed, I could tell this would take some convincing. "Better then anyone else on this ship. Just give me your opinion okay? And don't laugh."

He sighed again, he knew what I was asking, "I'm trying to work here Atton."

"I'm just wonder if you thought, maybe, she and I might—"

He broke into a low chuckle, his broad shoulders bouncing as he turned to look at me again, "Your serious are you?"

I frowned slightly, standing up again, "You said you wouldn't laugh!"

All amusement suddenly dropped from his face as realization dawned.

"You are being serious." He sighed and stopped what he was doing, standing up to face me.

"Atton, she was a general and I was just a tech, your guess is as good as mine."

I was getting exasperated, "So whats your guess then?"

He just shook his head and turned back to the wiring, "I'm getting back to work."

"Come on man, you had at least some contact with her, I just want to know some more about her."

That earned me another sigh and he stopped again, "You aren't going to leave me alone on this are you?"

I chuckled as I sat down near him, "Just ask her, I'm a stubborn as a mynock."

He then turned to face me, his face bent in thought, and after a long moment he started, "She was an amazing general, I was skeptical at first when I was assigned to work under such a young woman—"

"How old was she?" It struck me that I had no idea how old she was.

"Nineteen, she had just been knighted when she left to come fight."

My eyebrows went up, nineteen and a general? So what did that make her now…

"So she's twenty-eight now I guess, wow, almost ten years…"

I cleared my throat, "So, uh, was she close to—"

"Revan? I think so, she often told stories of a friend "Rev" from being a youngling."

I nodded, so not only a general, but a general who was close to the dark lord herself.

"She had some great stories," he broke into a broad smile, "it always kept our morale up. Hearing about nicer times, and she never spared her own dignity in stories, anything to make us laugh. It made us feel like her equal…"

He trailed off again, going back in his memories.

"What's her home planet? Does she have family?"

He jerked his head up and shrugged again, "Most force sensitive children are taken from their families when they are infants, so most never know who their parents are but…" he bit his tongue as he was thinking, "I think she mentioned a friend traced her family on Alderaan, but maybe it was Onderon. I can't be sure."

I nodded, trying to think of what I knew of Alderaan when he continued—

"Some men were stupid enough to assume that since she defied the order to fight, she had abandoned all tenets of the jedi code. That's how I first talked to her actually. I was walking by her tent when one of my superiors was hurled from the tent," he broke into laughter, "and I mean HURLED, he must've flown twenty feet before hitting the ground. She stalked out, madder then a branded bantha, asked me my name, and told me that I would be taking his position." He glanced over at me, smiling. "Having any second thoughts?"

I shook my head, vividly entertained by the mental image of her hurling Mical off the Ebon Hawk in a similar manner. The zabrak raised an eyebrow again.

"You've got guts Atton. What else would you like to know?"

I bit my tongue in a moment of thought, "Were there ever any guys who were, more successful then that guy?"

"You mean who actually got close to her? The only men who did were the ones who didn't try anything stupid. To be honest, I think a bunch of men who could be two to ten years older then her scared her, she was still just a kid who never had contact with men outside the temple. So she valued people who would just talk to her, teach her things."

"What kind of things?"

At this, Bao smile broadened, "Anything, she loved learning how to do anything anyone would teach her. I think it made her feel more capable, like she deserved her post more if she was more knowledgeable." He turned back to the wiring, "But Atton you said this wouldn't take more then a minute."

I nodded, "Just answer one more question then I'm out of your hair. Do you think-."

"If she wasn't a jedi, yes. I'd say you had a pretty good shot with her," his voice was soft and deadly serious, "but Atton she's trying to become a jedi again, I don't think she'd break that now, for anyone. Nor should anyone try and ask her to."

Bao's response stunned me. I guess it shouldn't have, it's what I mostly expected him to say, but just from him it sounded so, final. I stood up.

"Thanks for you time then, I really, I really appreciated it."

Bao glanced over at me one more time, "Don't take it personal Atton, and you're welcome."

With that I left the room…So what did I know about Alderaan?

-Fin.


Done and I'm on to the next one! Done and I'm on to the next one! Hee, I love Foo Fighters. Well there you go, another installment and except 5 soon, what 5 will be though I have NO idea. Hang ten!

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