In short, the trip was almost a near disaster. They all had nearly lost their lives, but the threat of the monster was gone for ever. Taran had sealed the entrances to the mountain and went in the Avatar state to bury all the tunnels in the mountain. The carcass of the beast was entombed forever in there, but Taran bended out the bodies of the victims to let them have a proper burial.

The saddest part was when the body of the girl was buried. The old man cried when he saw her body go into the ground for it's final resting place, but softened up when Taran told him the story of how she had saved him and his friends.

"Without her, I might have been lost in there forever," said Taran.

"She was always a special girl. I am proud of her spirit. May she live on forever in the Spirit World," he said, though he was saddened.

Taran hadn't told anyone about what else had happened while they were captured. He would carry the secret of his mother's appearance for all time. She had come back to give him the strength to go on and save them. It was one of those things that someone should carry in their mind and soul for no on else.

Rivet was especially happy that Taran had found and rescued his friend. Hunter was really grateful too, saying to all his squadmates about his heroism and courage. Taran tried to quash some of the exaggerated stuff, always being a modest person, just like his master.

Obi-Wan wasn't one of those people he kept saying "Thanks for saving my life," but he did seem to be especially happy with his padawan a long while after the incident. Anakin was the same way too. Rex tried not to, but he would acknowledge him as Taran instead of kid or rookie. Cody, Boil, and Waxer, were forever grateful for that too. R3 was so relieved that Taran was still alive that he did a little kind of droid break dance by the starship when he came by.

"It's alright R3, I'm not dead yet," said Taran, rubbing the dome of the droid's polished head. Everything was back to normal. Though they were still fighting a war that seemed to go on forever, it was better to fight a droid or a Sith then what they faced in that mountain. At least a Sith didn't sting you or terrify you till you wished you had peed on the ground. Taran felt that he was even more connected with the Spirit World after the encounter. It was too strange for him, seeing the faces of those long dead, but he was the Avatar, the bridge between two worlds. He always had to keep in touch with the past to better understand his future.

As he lay on his bed in his room, gazing at the ceiling, he knew that here, things were going to be very different. As he and Ahsoka lay there, they knew that they had to give their all in the fight for justice, freedom, and most of all their way of life.

The next story will be out in March. Stay tuned and review. Hope you all like some Cad Bane action.