Chapter 2

"I see," Palpatine says as he listens to the man standing in front of him. "So you had the Republic by the throat back in your time. You went to war against the Mandalorians when they were still enemies of the Republic and crushed them over some planet named Malachor V."

"Yes, Sidious."

Sidious rubs his chin and thinks for a minute. The appearance of this man never factored into his plans, but he knows that he can use the strength this man has to help the Empire. Being alone in the same room with Revan is a bad idea, he realizes, but he's confident in his own strength that he can take down this man if he suddenly turns violent. His obvious disrespect angers Palpatine, but he also knows that he can use this man.

"And you have no love for the Rebels?"

"I don't know who these 'Rebels' are that you keep talking about and I don't really care what they're doing. All I want to know is what happened to the Republic from the time I was knocked out up until now."

Palpatine fills him in on the details on what's happened in the nearly 4,000 years since he was knocked out. He can't tell what Revan's expression is under that mask of his, or if the details are even effecting him at all. Revan listens to every detail of Palpatine's explanation, hardly believing what's happened. For a second, his mind goes to his General who activated the Mass Shadow Generator, but he re-focuses back on his current situation.

"So, after the Clone Wars, you re-formed the Republic into the Empire it is now? This space station is called the Death Star and that walking man-droid named Vader is your apprentice? Those soldiers that attacked me when I woke up are called Stormtroopers, and these 'Rebels' are trying to cause chaos by doing acts of terrorism."

"You have an impressive mind for being able to remember all of that."

"Your soldiers are pathetic, my apprentice Malak at his weakest could crush your 'Lord' Vader, and my Sith Soldiers could easily take down your Stormtroopers. This space station is pathetic compared to the Star Forge, Your fleet is lacking in firepower and sheer numbers and your strategies for taking over the galaxy are painfully obvious. If you were alive in my time and your army went up against mine, I would crush you like a Pelko bug and keep going without looking back."

Palpatine sneers and reaches for his saber when he feels a tug with the Force. Quickly, he looks down and then back up and sees his lightsaber floating a couple inches above Revan's gloved hand. For the first time in his life, Palpatine's speechless. He reaches for his saber using the Force, but he feels no response.

"Looking for this," Revan asks, almost jokingly.

"How did you..."

"I told you; I can easily crush you like a Pelko bug. I know when a situation isn't in my favor, and being in the middle of a space station filled with soldiers loyal to you and that man-droid; well, the situation isn't in my favor. You can have this back."

Darth Sidious' lightsaber floats back over to him and stops a couple inches from his face, but as soon as he reaches forward, it flies away from him and out of his reach again. Under his mask, Revan grins as he keeps this up until he can feel the Dark Side growing stronger inside of the elderly man in front of him. Deciding to end his little game , Revan returns the lightsaber to it's master. Grabbing his lightsaber, Palpatine allows his anger to fade away.

"That was unwise," He warns.

Revan crosses his arms over his chest and shrugs. "I don't feel threatened by you."

Palpatine allows a sneer to cross his wrinkled features. Slowly starting to build up the Force inside of him, he tries to delay by giving Revan the look that would normally scare anyone under his command into obeying. His yellow-red eyes stare into the black slit of Revan's Mandalorian mask, scanning for any reaction, but sadly unable to see anything under the ancient Sith Lord's black and red helmet. Under his mask, Revan sees Palpatine's glare but it doesn't have any effect.

"Foolish boy," Palpatine builds up the last of what he thinks is enough, then he releases it in a powerful wave in every direction.

The lights around them shatter and spark and Revan's cape flutters, but he doesn't move an inch from his spot. Like a statue, he doesn't budge, even as Palpatine releases more and more of what he's built up. A grin forms on Revan's lips and he stares at the man with a little more interest. Palpatine's eyes go wide when he sees that his attack is ineffective.

"That's it?" Revan asks in an almost mocking tone.

"What..."

Revan uncrosses his arms and moves a hand forward, then flicks his wrist up so that his palm is open and facing the man in front of him. A blast of the Force; stronger, but more controlled, knocks Palpatine back and out of his chair. He rolls back a couple inches, then stands up and stares in awe at the man that just did what he thought was impossible. He quickly grabs his saber and ignites the blade, then jumps high into the air, spins, and brings the blade down in a wide but powerful arc.

In the blink of an eye, Revan's saber jumps off of it's belt and over to his hand. He ignites the blade and brings it up to block Palpatine's attack at the last possible second. Revan parries his attack, then he effortlessly slips into Form 2; the Makashi stance. Lifting his head up to face his attacker, Revan's expressionless mask stares at Palpatine.

"Surely a Sith Lord is better than this..." He taunts.

"Silence, fool!"

Sidious jumps back, then charges forward and spins with his lightsaber out in front. Revan effortlessly blocks the attack and grins again. He puts his hand on the elderly Sith Lord and uses a strong blast of the Force, which knocks him back and makes him hit the window. Before he can reach for his lightsaber, it scrapes on the ground, then it lifts up into the air and the blade ignites. The tip of the searing hot blade burns what little hair he has on his neck.

"You and I both know that you can't beat me. You want my help, don't you? Fine. I'll help you. On one condition; you help me find a way to get back to my own time. Deal?"

Knowing that he's at a disadvantage, Palpatine has no choice but to agree to his terms. Once his lightsaber switches off and drops to his feet, he picks it up and stands up, smoothing out his robes. Sliding it back into his sleeve, the Sith Lord slides his hands back in. Not used to being used, he already begins to plot his revenge.

"Fine. You have a deal. I know of a planet in the Unknown Regions, but before I tell you, you have to do something for me."

"What?"

"We lost contact with one of our Star Destroyers near an asteroid field a couple of days ago. I want you to go and find out what happened to it. If it's been taken over, kill everyone aboard and destroy it."

Revan crosses his arms over his chest. "Where is this asteroid field?"