Title: Half Truths

Summary: Bastila and crew get taken in by the Leviathan, and one of her worst fears come true.

Disclaimer: As much as I hate to admit it.. Star Wars and this game don't belong to me. They belong to LucasArts and BioWare.

Author's note: I'm really not too happy with this chapter.. in this chapter, I'd intended to reveal a lot about Revan's past, his teachers, why he is what he is, just.. well.. his life before the Mandalorians wars and during them. I have read a lot of info about Revan's character and other characters, and I thought of some nice twists to his character, but.. that's the annoying part, I couldn't use them.

Why, you ask? Because I had intended to write a full KotOR story, starting at Taris, and ending until Revan leaves known space. And then maybe go on to the Exile's story, and maybe, if I'm feeling creative enough, go back to Revan's story and what he/she(Haven't decided on the gender yet) is going through 'behind the scenes', so to speak.

And I'm weird like that, I don't want to use the same twists in two different stories, because people might read both. So, I had to completely leave out all those things, and because of that, the chapter isn't as nice as it could've been. As I wanted it to be.

I'm not sure if I wanna leave it at this, or write one last chapter so there's no open ending.. open endings are good sometimes, but I really dislike them in general.

Anyway, I had to leave those things out, so I wrote it in a way that Carth and Bastila don't really see Revan again to ask questions.

Hmm.. just see this is as pulling a KotOR II, with a lot of cut content! ;)

I wasn't too sure if I should make a list with cut content.. some people I know would want to know because they're too darn curious, others wouldn't want to see what they missed out on..

Before I forget: Thank you to all my reviewers! :D You are the reason I keep writing! Thanks a lot for your kind words.

Revan

I slowly opened my eyes, Saul was gone.. not very surprising, no doubt he went to report his findings to Malak.. the coward.

"You better not try anything," I looked up at the man talking to me, "I was given very specific orders that if you tried to break out, I'd be allowed to knock you out again."

I smirked and sat up, "But you want to release me,"

"No! Shut up!" he quickly reached for the switch that would fill my cage with electricity again.

"You want to release me because you're afraid of me," I smiled and stared deeply into the man's eyes, "You know who I am, you know what I'm capable of.. you fear I'll seek revenge on your family if you don't release me.. on your daughter.."

His eyes widened in shock, "I want to- My.. what.. no! You can't hurt Alexis!" he cried in a panic, "Please! She's just a child!"

"You know I've killed before, you know I won't mind killing again, you also know I wouldn't normally waste time on a weak, useless child, unless their parents gave me a good reason to hunt them down."

The man stared blankly ahead for a while, I took my chance to Force Persuade him again, "You know Malak, or Saul, won't be around to punish you for your incompetance, you know I'm the true, dark lord of the Sith. You want to obey me."

"I want to obey you.." he stated simply as he flicked the switch to 'off'.

I stepped out of the cage, "Very kind of you. Now, you want to take your blaster, and give it to me."

The man reached out for his blaster and placed it weakly in my hand, I rose it up to his face, "Where's my equipment, you want to tell me this."

"It's in the first room on the left.."

With that, I pulled the trigger.

--

Bastila

I tried desperately to hear him, the fact that I couldn't hear him was worrying.. normally, I'd be able to see him, hear him in my dreams.. but now, there was nothing but darkness around me.

I'd often wondered, who intruded upon who's dreams? Was I the one that dreamed his dreams with him because I had to make sure he didn't dream of something dangerous? Or was he the one that came into my dreams, just to spite me?

How had we dreamed of Revan and Malak? Was I strong enough to break through the barriers that protected his mind? Or did his mind simply allow me to see? Reach out to me?

I'd wondered about it.. but now I knew, now that I could no longer hear him, I knew what it had been.

Revan was stronger than I was, he'd simply allowed me to see into his dreams, he allowed me to read his mind. But now, he didn't want it anymore.. and so, he had blocked me out.

"You're stronger than I am.. you always have been, I suppose.. you will be a great Jedi, no doubt after this, you will be given the rank of Jedi Master.."

"Bastila.. you're as strong as I am.. you just don't believe you are, you're holding yourself back."

"I guess you're wiser than I am too.. ironic, really.. all this time I've been telling you things you already knew deep down, didn't I?"

"You were only trying to help.."

"But you never really needed my help."

"That's not true, I-!"

"I've.. come to depend on you, not the other way around.. I wanted you to depend on me.. I wanted you to need me, I wanted to just be.. needed.."

"I do need you!"

"It's kind of you to say, but-"

"Bastila, I love you.. and I need you.. I need you to be by my side, to be my strength when I need it the most. You are the reason I haven't strayed to the dark side, you are my light."

"How poetic, did you read that somewhere?"

"Nah.. but you know how amazing I am."

"You are.."

How long had he known, I wonder.. how long had he known about his true identity?

"W-We can't! The Council-"

"I don't care about them."

"But.. Malak.. and we.. the Council wouldn't.. I mean.. what if they.. and what if Malak.. no.. we shouldn't, it's wrong.. and we have to focus on Malak, and I-I.. no.."

"All I heard was blah blah blah I'm making this harder on both of us by playing hard to get, blah blah kiss me now please."

"Oh my.."

"Revan.." I mumbled softly as my eyes opened, "Huh?" I quickly sat up when I realized the force field was gone, Revan wasn't there anymore, and Carth was still unconsious.

I stood up and noticed something fell off me, I sat back down and looked down at my robes, even my lightsaber was there.. Revan, he must've gotten it for me and left it here.

Carth slowly started to stir in his sleep, I quickly grabbed my robe and put it on, clicking the lightsaber to my belt.

"But where did you go..?"

--

Revan

It had been pathetically easy up until now, I slowly made my way through a long hallway, from side rooms, dark Jedi ambushed me, but before their lightsabers hit me, I pushed them back with Force Push, when I was surrounded, I used Force Wave. I disliked this.. but I didn't really have much of a choice in the matter, they attacked me, even the Jedi wouldn't stop me from defending myself. Besides, I needed to clear a way to the Ebon Hawk, and hopefully run into Malak while doing so.

"The Jedi don't believe in killing their prisoners.. no one deserves execution.. no matter what their crimes.."

Another went down, and another, and three more before another door opened and Sith filled the room with grenades, this even caught me off guard, soon, the entire hallway was filled with poisonous gasses, and my feet were frozen to the floor.

"I fear this quest for the Star Forge.. will lead you down an all too familiar path.."

I gasped for breath and fell to my knees, it can't end like this, not yet, I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing, I couldn't inhale too much of that gas, or I'd die.. think Revan, you've learned Breath Control once.. why can't you put it into action now?

"The Council would not normally take an adult in for training, but this is a special case.."

Then I realized something, I couldn't put it to use, because I couldn't remember how to do it.. all I remembered was my Master that informed me that I was doing it wrong.. not really helpful in this situation.

"You have done in weeks what many cannot do in years!"

I smiled bitterly, well, most didn't train for countless years before getting their memory wiped..

The smoke started to thin a little, but as it did, the Sith threw in more grenades, locking my knees to the floor now and burning my skin with other grenades.

"What greater weapon is there than to turn an enemy to your cause? To use their own knowledge against them."

I guess the Sith had learned this lesson all too well.. this grenade trick was one of mine, I remember using it once to defeat a group of mindless Mandalorians, I didn't even have to put half of my plan to use, they weren't strong enough to get out of the gas filled chambers in time, we didn't even have to rush in to kill them in fair battle. The gas did the work for us.

Come on! I can't even remember how my trick worked? I can't remember how one could escape from this situation? Oh wait.. right.. only those with Breath Control would be able to escape.. nice.

I coughed violantly and my vision started to fade slightly, until I heard a mechanic laugh echo through the hallway.

"Somehow, I knew you wouldn't be locked up for too long.. are you having trouble breathing? That's unfortunate."

I narrowed my eyes to see through the fog, but I really didn't need to. I knew who's voice it was.

"Malak.." I coughed, "Using my old tricks.. you never were too smart.."

He laughed again, "Perhaps, but there is more shame in you dying at the hands of your own dirty little schemes," he now stood right before me, the fog was gone.. I could breath again, but my body had already had a tremendous blow, he reached out and hoisted me up against a wall, "Then again, who can blame you when the Jedi took all your memories."

"Heh.. what now Malak.. you're gonna laugh some more? Cause the one who laughs last, laughs best.. and you aren't the last," I laughed in a raspy voice, "Strike one.."

Malak glared at me, but didn't make a move to do anything to me, "You still think this is a joke, Revan? I shouldn't be surprised. You may be a weak pawn of the Jedi now, but at least you'll be able to laugh about your own jokes as you die."

"Die..? You seem to forget that I'm still alive!" I called as I punched him as hard as I could, the blow caught him off guard, and it made him drop me, I quickly scrambled back to my feet and grabbed my lightsaber.

"Strike two.."

"You still fight dirty Revan.." Malak said as he, too, reached for his lightsaber.

"Yeah, well, I never claimed to be big on the rules."

Malak laughed as he shifted into an offensive battle stance, "We'll see who wins this battle, your witty comments, or my supreme power."

--

Carth

I sighed deeply as we made our way through the ship, the floor was literally filled with bodies, some dead, some unconsious.

"This is Canderous,"

I rolled my eyes, "What do you want?"

"You better change that tone if you wanna get off this thing,"

"Fine, what can I do for you?"

"That's better. We made our way down to the Ebon Hawk, it's heavily guarded, but we'll deal with them, you two come down here quickly, unless you wanna stay here."

I sneered, "Yes sir."

Bastila just continued to silently walk beside me, it seemed like her mind was on vacation, normally she would've scolded Canderous for his behavior.. she was probably just worried about Seth.

"He'll be fine, Bastila," I said reassuringly, "You know him, he gets greedy for some crystals, rushes in a cave, and ends up killing all his enemies.. just see this as the cave, and the Sith as his enemies."

Bastila gave me a weird look, "He never did that.."

I grinned, "Weird huh? I could've sworn he was gonna just rush in when he started pacing around."

She gave me sad smile, "Carth.. I can't leave without him."

"I know.. I can't either."

We moved on in silence, only our footsteps making a sound on the metalic floor.

It was at these times that I thought of the past, of my wife, Telos.. Dustil. I'd thought my life wasn't worth anything anymore after I lost everything, I just sort of lived day by day, just devoting myself to the only thing I wouldn't loose to quickly; my job. But now, Dustil was alive.. but he was a Sith.. he'd joined the people that took him away from me, that killed my wife; his mother, destroyed Telos. How could he? What horrible things had they done to him?

I frowned, "Wait for me Dustil.. I'll come find you, I promise." my hand balled into a fist, all this.. wouldn't have happened if Revan and Malak hadn't turned to the dark side, they'd gotten Saul to join their side, they'd bombed our home planet, it was because of them that my life was in ruins.

Suddenly, Bastila stopped walking abrubtly, her face pale as a ghost.

"What is it?" I asked quickly as I placed my hand on her shoulder.

"Seth.."