The city seemed to be built from hollowed plants, huge hollow plants. They had managed to keep the strong structure whilst creating a normal building space on the interior; Felucian's were not to be underestimated in their building work. The tall plants towered high above Zexar and Telon as they headed towards the Felucian embassy, hoping to manipulate them into spilling the Jedi's whereabouts.

"Z, why so tense?"

"Memories"

"Ah I see, this is where you and Lauren declared your love is it not?"

"Telon, your senses serve you well"

"Do you ever give a straight answer?"

"Do you?"

"Take that as a no then"

"Take it any way you like. Tell me, then, why do you conceal your emotions so much. You're a Sith after all"

"Z, I don't believe in all the Sith ways but I can't agree to the Jedi, the Sith are better for me. I just don't like to put my emotions on show"

"I feel the same, but after all I've been through with the Jedi I am through with them. Master Marsh is corrupt as the Sith are in their eyes"

"Marsh, his name rings a dead bell"

"He betrayed me, gave me every reason to join the very thing I swore to destroy"

"The Jedi are the true villains of this Universe"

"I agree in a way. The Sith and the Jedi are equally wrong in their ideals"

"I agree, we'll have plenty of time to talk about this later but for now we should complete out mission here"

The embassy was located inside a small, shallow mushroom; the blues and reds mixing with all the other buildings. They walked inside, forgetting to remove their hoods until a soldier approached them, ordering the hoods removal. No one paid any attention to their black cloaks and robes as they strolled towards the Jedi booth at the back, a rally and briefing point for them all.

"You have business here Master Jedi?", a small man behind the booth counter asked Zexar.

"Yes, we are having difficulty locating the Jedi sent here by the council, can you help us track them?", Zexar replied.

"I believe so, let me look", the man poked around with the computer in a clumsy manner and muttered to himself as he did this, "They are slightly east of the Ancient Abyss, the ancient sarlacc pit"

"You have your thanks Lucian", Zexar began, waiting for his shocked reply.

"How did you know my name?", Lucian asked.

"The Force"

"The Jedi who came before couldn't draw my name from the-", Lucian began as recognition hit him, "Only General Aaron could draw names from the Force. Aaron, how did you escape Grunto?"

"Aaron is dead, I am Darth Zexar now", Zexar stated emotionless as he drew his saber from his belt, igniting the red blade, "Bow down before me"

Lucian appeared to generally look pleased that he was stood in front of two Sith, and bowed down low to them both.

"Darth Zexar, Darth?", he stated, turning to face Telon.

"Telon", she replied.

"Zexar, Telon, I am pleasured to make your acquaintance. I hate to serve the Jedi, and have awaited the day I would encounter a Sith"

"You want to join us?", Telon asked him.

"Indeed"

"Zexar and I will need a moment to discuss this. Excuse us for a moment", Telon replied as she grabbed Zexar's arm and pulled him after her until they had left the embassy.

"We could use the help, I admit", Telon stated.

"We could. Can we trust him?"

"I don't sense any motives against us and admittedly I can sense the dark side hidden within, as if hiding it from the other Jedi in the embassy"

"I say we bring him with us, if we sense any betrayal we kill him, agreed?"

"Agreed"

Zexar nodded and walked back into the embassy, quickly nodding at Lucian to follow as he left the building once again. Zexar found himself staring at Telon; her long black hair blew carelessly and freely around her face. She looked elegant in her long black cape and robes, the Sith persona fitted her perfectly as it did him. She turned to face him but he managed to look away seconds before, but she knew he had been watching her.

"What color saber did you have Zex?"

"What?", Zexar started, "Oh, sorry. It was blue, what was yours?"

"Purple", Telon began as she formed her next sentence in her head, "You know, saber color shows a lot about a Jedi"

"Really? Well, what does blue show about me?"

"Oh I would love to tell you but it appears we are busy", Telon replied, nodding over in Lucian's direction.

"Thank you for allowing me to stick with you", Lucian stated as he approached them.

"No worries, one problem about our ship, two beds", Telon said, laughing.

"For Sith you two are rather light hearted"

"That would depend", Zexar finished as he walked off in the direction of the Ancient Abyss.

As they walked through the huge plants Zexar was on edge, Telon could feel this but Zexar remained outwardly calm. What if Carly or Lauren are here? He thought. I haven't decided how I'm going to approach them yet, and I definitely haven't decided whether I could kill them if I need to. Telon may persuade me to kill them should I pause but do I want to? Yes? No? I don't know yet, but I need to know soon. I sense that I shall encounter them too soon for my liking, a few days even. Telon and Lucian will get in my way should I decide against their beliefs but I am sure Lucian will not cause much of a problem. Telon may however, and this is something I shall have to deal with.

"Zex, you think way too much", Telon stated.

"I need things set in my mind. Decisions I can't possibly decide"

"Such as?"

"I'll discuss it once we've taken care of the Jedi and are back on the ship"

"If your sure"

A bulb lit in Zexar's brain as he pondered over a thought he had had not two minutes ago.

"Lucian?"

"Yes Lord"

"I presume you can sufficiently defend yourself with a light-saber"

"Of course, my saber is green", Lucian stated as Telon smirked behind him.

Zexar nodded and proceeded, bumping into a small spike in the ground.

As he looked down to see what it was, a long tentacle from the sarlacc grabbed wrapped around his leg and pulled him along. Telon and Lucian ran after him and dived as he was just about to go over the edge. He was pulled downwards and flung into the sarlacc's mouth; Telon and Lucian watched open-mouthed.

"We've got to get him out of there", Lucian stated.

"No, we proceed to where the Jedi are, I sense Zexar will meet us there"

"You sure?"

"Don't question a Sith Lucian, you will be destroyed should you question anyone but me"

"My apologies, we best move on then"

Telon moved to the East, carefully avoiding any spikes and tentacles in case they grabbed her, as they did Zexar. Lucian, however, was much more clumsy; bumping into everything and tripping constantly. This annoyed Telon immensely. They came to a deep cave where Jedi presence was felt by both Telon and Lucian, most noticeably Telon due to her pure hatred of Jedi.

"Telon?", Lucian asked.

She spun to face him but he put his hand on her neck and kissed her passionately. Telon used the Force to lift Lucian up into the air by his hair, causing him need to stifle his whimpers.

"What in Marka Ragnos's name do you think you're doing?", Telon shouted.

"Let me down...please", Lucian begged.

"You are no Sith. A Sith does not beg", Telon yelled back as she released him, "Get up and prove yourself a Sith, now"

Lucian stood up slowly and drew his saber from his belt, igniting the blade. The hum from their sabers filled the air but the near-silence was broken when Telon swung her saber at him which he blocked. The clash of sabers was all they could hear except from the occasional creature rustling. Telon was not like normal Sith; she favored a defensive technique mixed in with the occasional offensive attack, unlike Lucian who seemed to have no technique at all. I hope Zex won't get angry with me. Telon thought as she disarmed Lucian by removing his arm, and then decapitated him before using the Force to push him into the sarlacc pit.

Telon put her saber back on her belt and started to walk into the cave, alone now having murdered Lucian. He was not worthy to be a Sith, I did what was right. Zexar will understand, and if not it's too late, I can't repeat the past. Why does Zex keep thinking of his old Jedi Master Carly and Lauren? I don't understand at all. I mean, he may have had connections with them before but he's a Sith now, right? Maybe this is jealousy kicking in but I don't know why.

He thoughts drifted as she walked through the cave, the Force guiding her.

"Telon", Zexar shouted as he ran round a corner, covered in slime and dirt.

"What happened to you?", Telon asked, shocked at his appearance.

"Not now, get down", Zexar replied as he leaped at her, pulling her down to the ground.

A swarm of massive bats flew over them, totally oblivious to the fact they had just flown over their target.

"Zex you've covered me in that stuff"

"Better than coming face to face with those shyracks. Speaking of which they shouldn't even be here, they're only native of Korriban"

"They must have been imported by someone"

"Yeah. Where, might I ask, is Lucian?"

"He kissed me, I got angry and we fought, so I killed him. Anyway, he was totally useless with a saber"

"I should be annoyed, but in all honesty, I'm glad"

"Why's that?"

"Oh look, it appears we're busy", Zexar replied as a female voice echoed through the cave; a female Jedi voice.

The Jedi heard Zexar and Telon talking and appeared a few seconds later from the darkness ahead of them. They both looked in shock as they realized they had found their target.

"Aaron, it's you", a young Jedi stated.

"How did you get away from Grunto?", their Master asked him.

"General Luco, padawan Ashura", Zexar replied in recognition.

"What happened to you?", Luco asked him.

"Your ally, Marsh, betrayed me on Bespin"

"Our ally?"

"Grunto took me to his academy where I became Darth Zexar. Aaron is dead"

"You always were a Sith at heart"

"You're run by fear, we use our emotions"

"Fear leads to the dark side"

"If that is the case fear leads to power"

"Your old Jedi Master will not be pleased to hear of this"

"She can only hear should you survive, which I shall assure you, you will not", Zexar said, staring into here eyes, "You know, the Sith accept anyone", he added.

"Ignorance is a real strong point of yours"

"Anger can be channeled through the most loyal of minds. One does not have to be corrupt to become a Sith", Telon tried.

"Darth Zexar", Luco started, ignoring Telon's comment, "You shall be destroyed here and now"

Four sabers were ignited in unison as Zexar charged at Luco, apparently having picked his target. Telon and Ashura clashed blades; Telon's defensive style blocking out Ashura's offensive style, causing a fierce battle as Telon tried to open her defence. Zexar attacked low then high in a bid to open Luco's defence and was met by a hand around his throat with another on his saber hand. They grappled each other until Zexar pushed hard into Luco and forced them both backwards into a hole in the caves floor. Telon remained calm as Ashura became desperate due to being alone against a Dark Lord of the Sith; something she had been okay about until Luco and Zexar had left. Zexar twisted Luco around in the air so he could use her as a shield as they hit the ground. Luco pushed towards the ground with the Force which slowed the impact and also sent Zexar shooting off into the cave wall.

"Sith will never succeed", Luco shouted as she ran at Zexar, saber held high.

Zexar spun on the ground and grappled her legs with his, slamming her down to the ground.

"I beg to differ", Zexar stated coldly as he drove his saber through the back of her head, into the cold stone ground.

Ashura defended herself valiantly as Telon switched to a more offensive style so she could end this duel quickly. Where has Zex got to? Ashura quickly became much calmer as she released her fear into the Force, which allowed her to concentrate more on her blocking and attacking, something Telon now had to work on. They locked sabers as Telon tried to sway her from the light side of the Force.

"Ashura, I can sense you will become a legendary Sith"

"I am loyal to the Jedi", Ashura replied, shaken at this news.

"Dark Lord of the Sith; Darth Malena. You will destroy the Jedi should you join me"

"Sith are...Evil"

"In the view of a Jedi", Telon began, "The Jedi sent you here on an impossible mission did they not?"

"Yes, one which we completed", Ashura started, "I know who you are, I recognize your teachings Master-", she finished as Zexar sprinted up behind her and sliced her through the middle.

We did it, well, one part at least. I can't believe how much stronger Zexar has become since his days as a Jedi youngling. I remember those days clearly, though I try to forget. He had always been an adventurous young Jedi, causing trouble at a seemingly impossible rate. I was only four years older myself when I met him, he was twelve by that point. I was young to be a Jedi Knight, and I only knew him for two years but surely he remembers me. I was made a Jedi Master when I was eighteen but Zexar had just been moved to Dantooine to gain additional training there, so he would never have known about my ascension to the council nor my falling to the dark side. I await the day I come face-to-face with Master Carly, she won't be happy at all to see I'm assisting Aaron as a Sith.

"And you say I think too much", Zexar stated as they got into their ship.

"You do, I like to think too"

"It shows, what you thinking about anyway?"

"The past", Telon replied as she clambered into her pilot seat and engaged the engine, before taking off and blasting into space.

"Telon, you really are a mysterious person. Now we're not busy, what does the fact I had a blue saber show about me?"

"I'm a little tired right now, I'm going to bed"

"Excuses again, typical Sith", Zexar laughed, "I'm going to bed as well, set the co-ordinates for Tatooine, I need to arrange something"

"Consider it done Zex", Telon replied as she expertly inputted the correct co-ordinates to take them to Anchorhead.

"See you soon Telon"

"You too Z"

They both left the cockpit and entered each of their separate rooms, sleep deprived as they were, neither were able to sleep; thoughts swirling through their minds.