After the Darkness
A/N: Hi guys, this is the second grammar check for all my stories, sorry if I had been changing the stories a lot, but I haven't had time to really write my ideas. I hope this is the definitive version!
Prologue
The wind was blowing across the seashore of the Rakata's homeworld, the sound of the waves crashing with the ships wreckages dominated the air, at the distance, the music from the victory celebration could be heard.
The sun was setting, a tall, muscular figure was looking the ocean sitting on a rock, he was thinking about the future, he had defeated Malak, saved the Republic and was proclaimed the Prodigal Knight. But he was worried about the reaction of the rest of the Republic, he was known by the name of Darth Revan, once a hero of the Mandalorian Wars and a renowned Jedi Knight, who fell to the Dark Side and started a war to conquer the Republic, but he was betrayed by his own friend and apprentice; Malak. He was saved by a padawan named Bastila Shan, with the help of the Council; they reprogrammed his mind with a new identity; Conner Desman, a smuggler who was found Force-sensitive. He was trained and was sent to discover the star maps, in his journey he made new friends and fell in love with the person who saved his life.
When the team was capture by the Leviathan, Conner found out the truth, he was Revan, the former Dark Lord, he confronted his old apprentice, but Bastila sacrificed herself to give the team time to escape, in the days that followed, he barely ate and slept. When he saw her again at the top of the Rakata temple, she had fell to the Dark side, there he made his decision: he was no longer Darth Revan, he was a servant of the light. He confronted her again at the Star Forge, he was able to return her to the light, and he proved that their love was stronger than darkness or the light. Finally, he confronted Malak. Malak saw the truth in his last moments. After Malak's death and the Star Forge destruction, the galaxy was at peace for now.
"You should be celebrating. You have saved the Republic." A voice behind him said.
"I don't feel in a party mood." He answered still looking the ocean.
He felt two hands on his shoulders, he placed his hand over one of the hands on his shoulders. "Revan, what's problem?" Bastila asked him.
"Nothing, I was just thinking." He answered.
Bastila walked to face him, she sat on a rock near him. "Revan, don't lie to me. I know something is bothering you. I can sense it." She said.
Revan sighed and said "Yeah, I'm worried about the reaction of the other Jedi who knew me as Darth Revan. They will see me as a stranger, they will not trust me easily again in a long time."
Bastila took his hand in hers. "Revan, my love, listen to me, both have made awful things in our time in the Dark Side, it will take a time to them to see us like the persons who saved the Republic." She said.
"Yeah, I know, but you didn't killed thousands of people, or conquered worlds, even worse, you didn't betrayed them when you was supposed to protect them." He said holding her hand tighter.
"Revan, don't blame yourself, you were redeem, you are now a true servant of the light as I am." She said and lifted his head meeting his eyes. "We will get through this together."
He gave her a weak smile and placed his hand on her cheek. "I love you."
"I love you too."
They stood up and kissed; after they broke apart they stayed in silence a few minutes.
"Come, let's take a walk." Bastila said
Revan smiled and they walked hand in hand along the beach, enjoying the moment.
Unknown Planet…
A soldier is walking down the corridors of the Academy, he was summed by his Master.
"My Lord, they won, the Republic won." The soldier said kneeling in front of his master.
"How they won?" The voice of the master said. He was looking through the window.
"With the help of the Former Dark Lord Revan, he led them to victory." He answered.
"Revan, huh? Well that changes everything. We have a change of plans, contact my other comrades." The master said still looking through the window.
"As you wish my Lord." The soldier answered. He left the room and went to the communications room.
Revan and Bastila were sitting on the beach watching the sunset, Revan was embracing her from behind.
"It's beautiful." He said.
"What is beautiful? Me or the sunset?" She said with a tone of sarcasm on her voice.
"Both." He answered and kissed her on the top of her head.
Bastila smiled, but soon she became worried about the Order, what if they forbade them to be together? She finally had admitted her feelings, and she didn't want to be apart from him.
"Are you okay?" Revan asked.
"No. Revan, what if the Council tells us that we can't be together?" She asked.
"Don't worry; I have already talked with Master Vandar about the two of us." He answered.
"What did he tell you?" She asked.
"He said he's going to talk with the other members of the Council, and also he wished us the best of luck." He answered.
"That's good to hear. I could not bear to have you away." She answered placing her hands on Revan's arms.
"Neither do I." He answered and kissed her on the cheek.
They stood up and returned to their companions, they danced and talked with them, they were relieved that everything they went through was over. The crew spent the night at the Rakata's homeworld, they would be leaving in the morning.
The corridors of the Academy were cold and dark. A group of Jedis were walking with their lightsabers ignited, they didn't know what they were facing, the only thing they knew was they needed to rescue a fellow Jedi. They entered in the main training room of the Academy, there, a tall figure was waiting. The Jedis could not see him well, but it was clear he was a Dark Lord.
"Where is he?" Bastila asked, she was with the Jedi group.
"Poor, poor child. You came here looking from him trying to save him. But the truth is that you have arrived late." The Dark Lord said, his voice was creepy, like he was a monster living in a human.
"That is not true!" Bastila exclaimed in anger.
"Yes it's true, you are late, he's gone." The Dark Lord answered. He made a move with his hand, from the darkness; a body of a man flew and landed sliding across the floor.
Bastila rushed to the man's body, his robes were ripped and cover with blood.
"Revan!" She screamed. "Please, Revan, don't do this to me, please." She said almost crying, she realized her love was dead.
Bastila woke up in fear; she wasn't sure if it was a dream or a vision of the Future, she got up and left her room. She descended the ship and walked through the beach until she stooped and looked at the moon. She never noticed Revan behind her.
"I knew I'd find you here." He said.
She looked over her shoulder and saw him standing a few meters away from her. Then she looked again at the moon.
"So this is your new refuge, huh?"
"Did I have one before?" She asked.
"Yeah, right here." He said and wrapped his arms around her drawing her closer to his body until her back was pressed against his chest. "Bas, baby, are you alright?" He asked resting his chin on top of her head.
"Yes." She said fighting back tears.
"Sweetheart, I felt your fear, don't lie to me." He said.
"I had a nightmare." She answered. Revan loose his hold on her and stood in front of her. "Come, we should discuss this in private." They returned to Bastila's room and they sat on the bed. She embraced him.
"You're fine." She said, her voice above a whisper.
"Is everything right?" He asked.
She broke the embrace and shook her head.
"What did you saw?" He asked worried.
She shook her head again trying to contain her tears. "I saw an Academy in an unknown planet, it was dark and cold." She said.
"What else?" He asked.
"I saw a Dark Lord." She answered.
This shocked Revan. "How was he?"
"I don't know, I could not see him. He…he told me I was late." Bastila answered looking at Revan.
"Late for what?" Revan asked.
Bastila couldn't take it any longer, so she broke into tears and embraced Revan, he just held her.
"To save you. He…he…said you were gone. You were dead. He threw your body across the air and landed near me, I rushed to your side. I…I tried to woke you, but you didn't woke up." She said between sobs.
Revan held her tighter. "Shh, don't worry, okay? I'm here." He said.
"I thought I had lost you." She said still crying.
"Hey, look at me." He said. Bastila looked into his golden amber eyes. "What I told you back on Manaan it's true, you won't lose me again, I promise."
"I know, but it felt so real." She said still in his arms. The minutes went by, and Bastila started to relax, Revan held her in his arms stroking her hair. What she wanted to tell him? He didn't know, but he was sure of something, he was not going to let that dream come true.
"You feel better?" Revan asked.
She nodded. "Yes. Would you stay with me tonight?" She asked.
"Sure." He answered. They lay down on bed, both were still in each other's arms, she did not want to release him, and he did not want to release her too. Finally, they fall asleep.
A/N: This is the beginning of my new story, what Revan said to Bastila you can find it in my other story Don't Give Up, although this is an AU, the same things in the previous story happened in this.