(I actually try to memorize the layout of Ahto City on Manaan but I end up getting lost every time)
A few minutes later, the shuttle took off from the Slayer's hangar and down towards the planet and to a temple. Malak, 2 dark Jedi, and a disoriented Tana, with a couple assault droids and a couple sentinel droids behind her, walked into the temple. They walked around and met dark Jedi everywhere.
Malak and a dark Jedi were talking about something but Tana couldn't hear it since she was in a far away place. She could've sworn that the air had a salty smell almost as if this place had a body of water nearby or her body was working against her. She didn't know which it was.
'It probably would've been more effective to put a bag on my head.' Tana thought about her blindness.
The sentinel droids pushed her ahead. "Keep going." The droid ordered.
Malak led them down a long corridor with turrets at either side until he reached the end and slightly to the right. There was a large stone slab that was perfect for someone of her height. Tana was put against the stone slab and her arms and legs were shackled while the disrupter collar was taken off her neck. The droids left the area to guard the entrance leaving them alone.
Once the collar was off, Tana no longer felt disoriented but she had no idea where she was. Without warning, Malak pointed his hand at the girl and began torturing her with force lightning. Tana's back arched in pain and she wanted to get away but the more she struggled, the more painful it got.
After a while Malak stopped and he just laughed. "You are strong, Jedi. But I will break you." He said, leaning closer and tightening his fist to show his point.
"I'll... I probably won't fall to the dark side." Tana said, unsure of herself, as she turned her ahead in a different direction so she could hear Malak.
Malak just stepped away for a moment and Tana assumed that he gave up until she felt the force lightning again. The force lightning seem to be going through her armor, penetrating her body and shaking her very core as Tana just groaned in pain.
"You think torture might turn me?" Tana asked.
"Torture? No, you misunderstand. This is a taste of the dark side to whet your appetite." He said, leaning in close to her face and Tana shuddered when she felt his hand against her skin. "I know that I will break you. When you finally do swear loyalty to me, it will be willingly."
"I don't think I want this." Tana said.
"You lie to yourself about your loyalties but I see the truth in your words. The dark side is calling to you. You hunger to taste it. Become my apprentice and then all that power will be yours." Malak said.
'Is this guy serious? I hope he realizes that I used to be his former master.' Tana thought and then she heard it.
The force lightning.
Tana just groaned in annoyance and once she began getting electricuted with force lightning, it became screams and shouts of pain.
...
The Ebon Hawk dropped out of hyperspace in space near Manaan.
Bastila walk up after having a vision and went into the main room.
Carth walked from the bridge into the comm room and tried to bring up the Republic embassy. "Hello, this is Carth Onasi and I'm with the Republic."
"Onasi? It's good to hear another soldier. What can I do for you?" Came a reply.
"We are on a mission for the Republic to stop the Sith. If you can, we need a separate hangar." Carth said.
"Of course, I'll see what I can do." Came the reply. There was just silence on the comm system and moments later. "I got you a hangar. Please pilot your ship to this hangar." He then told Carth the directions to the hangar.
Carth went back to the bridge and began piloted the ship towards the only port on Manaan. Ahto City. He found the hangar and landed the ship. "Welcome to Manaan." Carth said on the intercom.
Carth came from the bridge. "I've contacted the Republic embassy and they're giving us one of their hangars to dock in."
"That's good news." Bastila said.
"But there's a problem. Both the Republic and the Sith are at Manaan." Carth said.
"Can I ask why?" Mission asked.
"Well, Manaan is known for its neutrality. The Sith and the Republic both need kolto for the war." Canderous said.
Carth turned to Bastila. "Do you know where we will find the Star Map?"
"I had a vision and it looks like it's hidden underwater." Bastila said.
"Well, we'll try to get to it anyway." Carth said.
The group got to the boarding ramp when Carth turned and looked back up the ramp at the crimson droid. "Leave Mr. Trigger happy and T3 here to guard the ship." He said, and upon receiving questioning looks, he quickly added. "Well, I don't trust him."
"Exclamation: stupid orange organic meatbag. I would like nothing more than to blast you." Came the crimson droid's reply, which Carth just ignored.
The group walked towards the hangar door, opened it, and were met with a frustrated Republic soldier and a calm Sith soldier (in his uniform not the armor) arguing about something. "You Republic people are so pathetic, sitting around groveling at the tablescraps the galactic senators deign to give you. It makes me sick."
"Ugh, I hate Sith." Mission muttered quietly and Bastila just smiled at her showing that she agreed.
"The senators work for the good of the whole galaxy, not for individual gain!" The Republic soldier argued, allying his hands into fists.
"Ha! Don't make me laugh, you gutless simp! It's the destiny of weak-minded fools like you to be ruled over by the strong, like we Sith!"
"I'm warning you! Don't push me, or you'll get just watch you are asking for!"
"Try it. Just try it. I'd love to see you throw the first punch. And with all the cameras around the Selkath would be all over you inside of 30 seconds. You break their laws, you pay the price, Republic scum. But I can see that your not man enough to back up your words anyway. If you ever feel like relieving yourself of your worthless existence, feel free to come by our enclave here. We have many, many ways to fulfill your wish." And with that, the Sith soldier walked away with a smirk on his face.
The Republic just growled angrily after the Sith soldier. He turned to the newcomers that watched the whole scene. "Yeah, what do you want...?" He asked but stopped shortly when he looked at the clothing of everyone before him. "Oh. I apologize Master Jedi. I should not have been rude."
"It is quite alright." Bastila told the soldier, before anyone could respond.
"No really. I should apologize. I should try to control myself...as you Jedi do. Is there anything I can help you with?" The soldier replied.
"I know how you feel when angered." Bastila muttered. "Why do the Sith upset you so much?"
"These damn Sith are everywhere on Manaan, pushing us Republic citizens around, trying to goad us into breaking the law somewhere."
"So the Sith and Republic co-exist peacefully on Manaan. So to speak."
"Not really. Just look at their eyes. They look like they want to kill us."
"I know how that feels." Bastila sighed. "Do you know where we can find the Republic embassy?"
"Of course. If you have any other questions, you should go ask Roland Wann, our Republic diplomat." The Republic soldier gave them directions and returned to his duties.
Once they paid the fee to enter Manaan and they separated. Canderous went to the bar in Ahto West, while Carth, the Jedi went to the Republic embassy in Ahto East Central, and Mission and Zaalbar just hanged out in Ahto West Central and looked out over the water and talked about how beautiful the galaxy is.
Somewhere behind them, a Sith soldier was staring at the Twi'lek and Wookiee. He used his commlink to channel the Sith embassy. "They are here but separated. The ones that Lord Malak but a bounty on." He said into the commlink. He received instructions and motioned for several other soldiers to follow him and a couple others to deal with the Twi'lek and Wookie.
...
Meanwhile in the hangar, HK shut himself down out of boredom in the comm room and T3 just ran system checks when the four soldiers marched up the boarding ramp.
They didn't see HK anywhere but they did see T3 working on a panel. The lead soldier fired a shot and T3 short circuited and shut down. "Search the ship." He ordered.
The soldiers started to search the ship, hoping to find some way to disable the ship. The lead soldier found the scattered parts in the cargo hold and began putting it together with the help of another soldier.
Another soldier was looking for anything in the crew quarters and the other soldier started to search the comm room, somehow missing the droid in the corner.
The droid activated and killed the soldier quickly and quietly and he did the same with the other soldier. Now the only soldiers were the ones in the cargo hold
everyone quietly and just left the bodies of the soldiers on the floor on the hangar.
...
Mission and Zaalbar were just looking across the ocean. "I didn't know that the galaxy could be this beautiful." Mission exclaimed amazed.
[It is beautiful.] Zaalbar agreed.
The Sith soldier quickly looked around, and luckily enough, there were no Selkath anywhere. He prepared to use his rifle to knock the two out. He turned to his friend. "Alright, we only have a few minutes to do this. So it has to be fast."
He turned back to the Twi'lek and fired a dart from his rifle. It hit Mission in the neck, which taken her by surprise, and it Zaalbar, well, somewhere. Within a few moments, both were knocked out of the ground, and they took Mission and Zaalbar back to their base.
Mission had no idea what happened. All she knew was that she was with Zaalbar and now she is in a torture cell being tortured by Sith soldiers, in armor, and Zaalbar is pounding his fists against the force field of his cell with two guards pointing their rifles at him.
"Stop lying to us, girlie. Now tell us what we want to know. Where are your other companions!?"
"They are all dead. We were the only ones to escape." Mission lied.
The soldier, in his grey uniform, just laughed. "Oh that's a good one." He then electrocuted her. "Now, don't lie to us girlie. We saw you separate and we want to know where your other companions have gone."
"I don't know where they are. I'm telling you the...ahhh!" The twi'lek exclaimed in pain.
"You know what. We are just going to collect the bounty on your heads." The soldier said, as he released her from the torture cell. Mission paled at the bounty remark. "It would be a shame to waste a pretty thing like you without having some fun first."
The soldier had a smirk on his face as he waved someone over and behind him appeared a dark Jedi. He ignited his saber, held her head, held his lightsaber close to Mission's neck as the soldier began to undress her. "You will feel really miserable after this, I assure you."
Mission really didn't want what was coming to her. So she screamed loud enough hoping that someone she knew had heard. Fortunately for her, she heard shouting. blaster shots, and lightsabers igniting. But unfortunately, she couldn't scream because the soldier decided to shut her up with something.