"Telon, look in my eyes"

"Zex, I'm sorry, I can't be a Sith any longer"

"You're killing me, all I wanted was you"

"I'm not running from you"

"No, you're running from everything you stand for", Zexar shouted.

"This is who I really am inside"

"The Jedi have changed you"

Zexar raised his saber into his usual attacking position, but hesitated slightly.

"Zexar, what are you waiting for?"

"You to acknowledge the mistake you're making"

"I'd rather die than be a Sith", Telon spat.

"Then die you shall", Zexar said, immediately regretting his words as he saw the impact in Telon's eyes.

Zexar immediately attacked with a series of fast moving attacks to attempt to break through Telon's strong defence early in the battle, but as he had predicted she wouldn't back down. She was the strongest Jedi, or Sith for that matter, that he had ever fought, and he knew that the battle would be difficult. He loved her more than anything and each attack, each block was a dent in his emotions, until the shell of his thoughts resembled more of a crumpled star fighter. His red eyes were slowly going greener once again, and looking into his eyes Telon knew why: he couldn't keep this up whilst lying to himself. He would become a Jedi once again.

Zexar pushed her away slightly with the Force, turned, and ran from her, and as it became apparent where he was going, Telon shuddered. He ran with Telon in pursuit through the complex ship, the Force guiding him. He passed countless bunk stations, medic centers, armories, tactical stations, and straight through the meditation chamber until he reached his target: the training room. Telon knew the significance of this; he was trying to say she was nothing more than a training target, much like the droids he had taken on on Darth Jonai's cruiser and his own academy.

"I'm just a training device for you?", Telon asked coldly.

"Nothing more, nothing less"

Zexar was unable to suppress the words, although he never meant them. In fact she meant more to him than his own life, more than the entire Universe, it revolved around her in his mind. He knew he would be unable to kill Telon, and this fact disturbed him, as he was the only Sith here he could never win: somehow he had to turn her once again. He attacked with force as did Telon, and they locked sabers for a while before speaking.

"Telon, the dark side beckons you"

"Don't even try it Darth Zexar"

"You know I'll succeed"

"I'm saving you time"

"Don't turn from what you believe in"

"Like you did on Bespin?"

Zexar growled in anger and pulled away from the lock and attack viciously, aiming to kill before he maintained self-control over himself once again.

"Bespin was different", Zexar said as he blocked many attacks.

Telon was putting on a valiantly balanced offense and defence, apparently helping to keep Zexar's also balanced attack at bay.

"Oh, yeah, I forgot, you lost a duel", Telon replied harshly.

Zexar kept up his defence whilst countering with little effect.

"Not a favorite of mine"
"Too bad"

Telon immediately leaped high into the air and cut a hole in the ceiling before using the Force to throw the circular piece of heavy metal down upon Zexar, who lazily chopped it to pieces with his saber. Telon jumped in through the hole and navigated until she cut through the ships outer shell. Zexar turned the corner in time to see Telon leap from the ship down to Tatooine's hot, yellow sand. A trap.

"Darth Zexar, surrender", Jared Marx said slowly and calmly.

Zexar raised his saber and was immediately met by the hum of six enemy light sabers: Telon's, Carly's, Jared's, Brunn's, Yux's, and Vaandall's.

"Zexar, do yourself a favor and give up", Yux stated.

Zexar's eyes went a deeper shade of red as he looked at Telon, and he barely kept his anger within, so he turned and leaped back into the cruiser. Telon signaled to the council members that she was to fight him alone, and followed him back through the Jedi ship, until she reached the meditation chamber. As she ran through the door it shut and locked behind her, as did the other door in the opposite wall, and the lights were cut, sending her into complete darkness.

"Betrayal", Zexar's cold voice stated from an unknown location within the room, "Is a hate of mine"

Telon shuddered as she realized how cold he was with her, after all, betrayal was something he never took lightly.

"I never dreamed you would be next", Zexar continued

"Next?"

"To betray me. Why have you done it?"

"I hate the Sith Zexar"

"So you hate me?"

"As a Sith, yes. As a human, no"

Zexar realized now how much he must have hurt Lauren and Carly when he had used those words, and he had to control himself to not kill her where she stood.

"Expected as much", Zexar lied.

Telon's red saber was all that could be seen in the room until Zexar ignited his as well, marking his location perfectly for Telon.

They charged at each other and attacked ferociously, both still aiming to disarm rather than kill. Zexar had to admit to himself that he was shocked he was finding this duel so difficult, and though he wasn't fighting to kill, he found himself wondering how this battle would end should they both be trying to kill each other. Telon's eyes were steadily growing a darker blue as Zexar's began to get greener and greener as he realized what he was doing was wrong.

"Zexar, I can see in your eyes you know you're doing wrong"

"Likewise Ro-", Zexar began before realizing what he was saying, "Telon"

"That just proves it", Telon said as she deactivated her saber and put it loosely on her belt, "Kill me"

Zexar raised his saber and hesitated, before deactivating it like Telon, and hooked it on his belt.

"Thought as much. On behalf of the Republic I place you, Zexar, under arrest"

Zexar shook his head and pulled his saber from his belt, ignited it and swung for Telon. Telon ducked under and ignited her own saber, before engaging him once again. She used the Force to lift Zexar up and throw him through the locked door into the next corridor.

"Don't follow me Telon", Zexar shouted as he ran down the corridor.

Telon ran after him, but was immediately trapped in the corridor as Zexar used the Force to lock her in once more.

Why has she done it? The council are to be destroyed, the six of them can die, painfully. The Sith are the true rulers of the galaxy and once the Jedi are dead we will never be rivaled again. I, Dark Lord Zexar, shall eradicate the spineless scar of the galaxy, and become the emperor of it, justice and peace at last. The Sith can die also, I shall destroy them once I have finished with the council, that way I shall never be rivaled or challenged by my allegiances. Telon will be allowed to live on: the single exception in the galaxy, and she will join me, if its the last thing I achieve she will become a Sith Lord once more. Although she follows me with intent of arrest, I know she has another motive, one I carry also, and it will come out by the next planetary orbit.

"Zexar", I like the tone of that.

Zexar turned from where he was standing to face Telon, her face full of conflict.

"Zexar, please, join the order", Telon begged.

"I can't"

"You can, you always could. And now Marsh is dead"

"They're all the same"
"So I'm no different than him?"
"You've betrayed me in a way worse than he ever did"

Telon looked as if she was going too burst into tears but nevertheless verbally fought back.

"How have I? I am doing the right thing for once"

"Because I-", Zexar was interrupted by a small explosion.

"You what?"

"I love you", Zexar shouted.

"As do I, which is why I need you to join me, if you can't do it for yourself do it for me"

Zexar walked towards Telon and placed his right hand on Telon's left cheek and kissed her, as Telon did to him. Another explosion a mere few meters away from them broke their concentration, and the surviving members of the Jedi council saw their intimate moment. Zexar looked affectionately at Telon and ran, blowing a hole through the wall before heading to his own Sith ship.

"No", Telon shouted after him before turning to the council, "You idiots, I had him right where I needed him"

Zexar ran straight through the Sith ships hatch, and initiated the engine sequence before taking off, Malachor V his destination. I can't believe this, I've got her yet lost her. My dream lived short. Lord Raxen will allow me to use his academy as a home for a few days, so I can plan my plan to turn Telon once again. I know I shouldn't, she is much safer from herself as a Jedi, but I can't help but indulge in my selfish side, allow it to overrule the smart option for once. Tatooine was a mistake, we should never have gone there, although it allowed my plan to finish Marsh come into effect, but at too much of a cost: Telon. I don't know why I spared Nattang, I suppose it was because he didn't beg to live, he accepted his fate much like I have done many times before; I respect that. I still can't believe Telon has rejoined the Jedi order, become a pawn of their 'light side' again. Surely she has seen how the Jedi code has a bad affect on the Jedi themselves, removing their emotional ties, leaving them a shell of their former selves. Indulging in the dark side was the best choice I have ever made, but I have never used it to overrule my body, my emotions, never will I allow it to take over me completely. That is the mistake the Jedi make: they allow the light side to flow through them, allow it to judge their own thoughts and emotions, shunting them into a pawn of the light side, a servant to its bidding. The Jedi believe this is what happens to the Sith, and they are right, but a true Sith Lord does not allow their actions to be ruled by the dark side: they allow it to assist them, to power them.

I expect some Sith will mock me for what happened, Darth Jonai on top of the list, but they will never speak again should they mention Telon's fall. I love her too much to allow any bad mouthing runts to survive, but I know no one would dare, considering what I did on Korriban to reach the title Lord Zexar. Lord Raxen and I are officially equals, so I will easily outrank anyone on Malachor V should they stand up to me, and I know Raxen will not have sympathy with them.

I sense that the council are preparing their next trap to arrest me, and I can feel the rushed decisions they are trying to make about the council positions, but they will never be refilled by the time my own plan comes into effect. They will never know what hit them.

"Master Jared, we can't just-", Telon started.

"No, we have to, there is no other-", Jared interrupted.

"Yes there is, how can you possibly-", Telon said, cutting Jared off.

"Telon, I know your emotional and physical attachment to him but it's the only way", Carly said, putting a stop to Jared and Telon's conflict.

"Master Carly, you of all people must see it will never work, he's too ambitious to surrender"

"I know, but if he refuses to surrender in those circumstances then how else can we do it?"

"I can alone, I have already told you"

"And turn once again?", Vaandall said, apparently having a dislike of Telon.

"How dare you, if I was going to turn I would have done back on Tatooine. Believe me, there were so many chances"

"You have already disregarded the code more than most of us and you've only been a Jedi for a few days", Vaandall replied.

"Vaandall, you shall be removed from the remainder of this meeting should you continue", Jared said, his authority shining through, "Telon, you are out voted here, there is no other way"

Telon shook her head and stood up, headed towards the door.

"Master Telon, this meeting has yet to finish"

"My input has apparently no effect to my presence is pointless", Telon said as she fling open the doors and strolled off.

They can't just set the entire fleet on him, he will never surrender and I shall lose him for good. I need to influence him, get his head on straight. I he is going to Malachor V as I feel, then the entire Sith academy will engage us, and frankly there are not enough Jedi to combat them successfully and survive. Force help us.