Chapter 5

Pregnant? No. She couldn't be pregnant. They hadn't…well, they had, but surely it wasn't enough…Carth sat there stunned. He hadn't even been thinking about that when they were together, the need of being with her overtrumping everything.

"Carth? Did you hear me? I said I'm pregnant. I'm carrying your child. Our child." She turned his face so that he was looking directly in her eyes. "Carth?"

He shook his head and stood up, trying to find the words for how shocked he was. He couldn't. He needed some time, some space, to process how all of this would affect them. It was wonderful….glorious even. But how would this affect her? Jedi weren't allowed to form relationships, but they weren't forced to be celibate. What would the Counsel say when they found out that she had gotten pregnant…by a Republic Admiral, no less? He needed to find out what he could do to get her out. He had to. Dodonna had always been a close friend of his, and he hoped that appealing to her through their friendship might be able to get Schuyler out. If not, then he and Jolee would have to come up with something.

He quickly walked to the door and knocked to leave. He turned to her, still kneeling on the ground in front of the couch, her eyes a slightly angry, but mostly confusion. "I-I have to go." He walked through the doors that had just opened, never looking back at her.

She seethed. How dare he walk out on her? Telling her he loved her and that he cared about her when all he did was leave when she told him. She knew he had always been lying, this just proved it. He had talked over and over with her about how he wanted a family with her and how he loved her. Ha! If he didn't care about her or their child, then fine. She was all alone, just like she always had been.

"We're in the middle of a meeting right now, Admiral. I just can't get up and lea-"

"She's pregnant, Jolee." Those three little words through his commlink silenced him like nothing else ever had. He looked around the room in front of the meeting chambers, hoping no one was close enough to hear.

"Where are you?"

"My office."

"I'll be there as soon as I can." Quickly hanging up, he informed Master Luminere that he had a pressing matter to attend to, and hopped an air bus to the Republic's station. Before he had even taken a breath after slipping into "Admiral Onasi's" office, Carth was there in front of him.

"You have to figure out a way to get her out! We can't leave her in there, especially now that she's pregnant! If the Council finds out, not only will I be fired, which I could care less about, but who knows what they'd do to the baby! What if they take the baby away from us? Damn it! What the hell am I supposed to do? What if they let her have the baby, but take it away from her while she sits in the cell? I can't raise a child, hell, the last the one I had went and tried to become a Sith apprentice. My track record is not going to help me with this!" When Carth finished pacing, he looked down to see that Jolee had sat down, his arms crossed and a bored look on his face.

"You done, sonny?" Carth flopped down into his seat and nodded. "Good. Now shush and let me talk. First things first: You need to take a breath and calm down. Getting yourself all worked up over it isn't going to help anything at all. Now, if the Council, which I am on may I remind you, finds out, odds are because she's in whatever "state" that they're trying to label it as, they're going to take the baby. I don't know if that means that they'll put her in a secure location until it's born or if they'll just keep her in the cell with a few extra things. But, they're going to want to know who the father is, and if they find out… Well, I doubt that news of a high standing Republic official getting The Revan pregnant is going to go over well. With anyone." Carth was silent staring at his desk, a look of discomfort on his face. Neither one spoke for several minutes before Carth broke the silence.

"She still wants me to break her out. I couldn't conceive of it before, but now…now that she's pregnant…with our child…," he looked up at Jolee, a pleading look on his face.

"I don't know sonny. If you get caught trying to get her out, you know what the punishment will be, don't you? You'll more than likely be considered a traitor."

"I would rather she and the baby be alright than myself. They matter."

"Then there's not much I can say if you've got your mind set," he stood up. "But know that I'll be here for you, no matter what." Carth looked up at him, and nodded.

"Thank you." Jolee left silently, knowing that there was nothing else to be said for the moment. Carth locked the door behind him and told his secretary to hold all calls, meetings and visitors for the rest of the day. He had an escape plan to hatch.

Knock, knock, knock. The rapping at the door jerked Schuyler out of her meditation. She stood up as the door opened, revealing Jolee. She sat back down on the floor, her eyes closed and her back straight, trying to get back to where she was.

"You might as well sit down," she said after several moments of sensing him stand there.

"Sure I won't disturb you?"

"Nope," she stood up and stretched, going over to sit on the couch.

"Alright then."

"So…How's the weather?"

"Why don't you just cut to the chase already, old man?" she said with a bored tone. Jolee laughed.

"Right. Lots for you to do, hmm? I hear the floor won't stare at itself…" she narrowed her eyes.

"What do you want?"

"I…spoke with Carth." He noticed her eyes widen slightly. She didn't expect him to say anything.

"And? Why is it that you think I care?"

"Because I know you're pregnant." She pursed her lips and looked away from him. Stupid Carth couldn't keep his force damned mouth shut.

"No idea what you're talking about. Is Carth imagining things? He really should get that checked out..." That's it, Revan. Deny it.

"Now you and I both know that you're pregnant. You can try to play it off, but you're lying. I can sense it through the Force, and besides, for someone who's on prison rations, your robe is getting a little snug around the middle, isn't it?" He smirked.

"Go to hell."

"Schuyler, you need to talk to me. It's the only way that we can figure out a way to get you and the baby out—"

"I've already figured a way out. Carth just won't go through with it."

"How do you know that? Are you sure he's not working on it right now?" She laughed humourously.

"No he's not. He walked out right after I told him without even a 'goodbye'. Why? Has he been lying to you too? Do you know something I don't?" The door swished open to reveal one of the guards.

"Master Bindo? The Council is calling. They said they need you as soon as possible."

"Jolee? Do you know something? Is Carth—" He cut her off. If the guard overheard something, Carth's plan would unravel before it even began.

"Yes, thank you soldier," he turned to answer Schuyler. "Of course not. Admiral Onasi's duty is to the Republic and nothing else. He knows that his job comes before everything else. Have a good day, Revan." He turned to leave behind the guard, but before he could leave he noticed her eyes look glassy. He knew he had hurt her. He'd come back to explain later.

The door shut behind Jolee and the guard and Schuyler closed her eyes. Carth had abandoned her just like she thought, and now Jolee had as well. She knew what she needed to do. It was time to make a decision, and if the Republic was so important to Carth, they could decide her fate. She was going to be put on trial.

Wow, you guys and your reviews are freaking rocking my socks off, so thank you! Sorry for the long break, but work and life tends to pile up when you actually have an idea on what to write /:

tccarty: I was a fan of Lost until the end. I wasted SIX YEARS of my life on that show. I'm a little bitter, can you tell? Any questions you have you can drop and I'll let you know what the answer is if I haven't already planned it out in a further chapter (: Jolee and Juhani will be adressed in a flashback sequence in an upcoming chapter. I'm trying to make this in the same universe as the game, so Carth does have a son, and Morgana did die, it's just that Revan chose the Dark Side after the temple as opposed to the Light...Or did she? Mwahahaha...(; Canderous, Mission, HK, Dustil and Bastila will all be either referenced or brought in in the next chapter or two! And I'm really glad you like it!