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Ferus was sitting in the dark ship trying to make sense of what had happened. The wires above him sparked and hissed. How in the galaxy did I manage to do this? he wondered. He tried to make the pieces of the puzzle fall into place but they were the wrong shape. To top it all off he had a headache and it wasn't helping.

A feminine voice broke his concentration, "I thought I'd find you here." He looked up to see her climbing through the mess of wiring and crates.

"I really made a mess of things, didn't I?" he asked.

"Yes."

"We're stranded, right?"

"Yes." They sat in silence a few moments.

"I failed."

"Yes. Now what are you going to do about it?"

"I don't know, probably something dumb."

"Look around you, you already did that."

"Then I don't have any options."

"Pessimist," she mumbled.

"What did you call me?"

"A pessimist. You're looking at the dark side of things."

"Where's the light side? I don't see one, do you?"

"Yes, I do. You've already messed up big time so you're at the bottom. The only place you can go is up. Now, what are you going to do?"

He sat thinking a few moments, then his head snapped up. "Del-Tara!"

"What?"

"Can you make a transmitter out of this mess?"

"I don't know. There isn't much to work with."

"Oh, come on. I've seen you put droids together out of scraps, hack into databases, and hot wire 7 different ships. This can't be much harder."

"How far does it need to reach?"

"Preferably the Temple, but if it won't reach that far, the nearest city will do. Can you do that?"

"I'll see what I can do. But I'll need your help getting supplies."

"What do you need?"

Azalea's voice snapped him out of his thoughts. "Master, do you want caf?"

He looked up at his apprentice. She was standing with a pot of caf and a couple of cups. She looks worried, he thought. She's too young to be worried. "Yes, thank you," he replied. She poured the caf and sat down next to him. He took a sip of it and watched her. She sipped her caf, then fooled with her hair, then she sighed.

"Something is bothering you," he said.

"Do you... do you think Master Canachi will be okay?"

He smiled at his 16 year old apprentice, "I'm sure she'll be fine."

She studied him a few moments and decided that he meant it. They sat in silence and drank caf for a while. Then he noticed a medic walking toward them. He stood up and Azalea followed suit. The first thing Ferus noticed was that the medic was short. Well, not midget short, but a few inches shorter then the rest of the troops.

"General Canachi will be alright. She has regained consciousness and should be up and around in a few days. She sprained her ankle and has a concussion but other than that, she's fine."

"She's alright?" Ferus asked.

"Yes, otherwise she wouldn't be grumbling at the medics," he chuckled. "She doesn't think that she needs to be sitting in there for the two days we prescribed. We told her that we could transport her to Coruscant and let the healers there take care of her and that made her not grumble as much."

"Why?" Azalea asked.

"Because, they would probably tell her that she should be inactive for longer."

Ferus chuckled, "They would. They know her too well to not to. What's your name?"

"Jalen; I was assigned to the 566th right before we came here."

"Bet she freaked out when she woke up," Ferus stated.

"Yeah, she actually kicked Jayshon in the knee before she realized where she was. She apologized to him, though."

Ferus smiled, "I think I'll go keep her company."

"Have fun," Jalen replied.

Ferus grinned and walked toward the med-tent.

Same planet; four days later.

Azalea paused for a minute and observed the organized chaos around her. Del-Tara and her troops were getting ready to leave. Aza wasn't sure if she was ready for them to leave. She had spent a lot of time with Fire'sspray and would miss the outgoing Twi'lek. She had also spent time with Master Canachi. She had talked with her a lot in the last few days. She finally understood some things that she hadn't understood before.

"You gonna stand there all day?" Azalea turned to see Grate watching her with and inquisitive look.

"Nope; I was just thinking about some things."

"Ah well, once we're gone, you'll have a lot of time to think them over," he smiled warmly and walked on.

She shifted the box she was carrying and walked the rest of the way toward the Caiden. She was met by Flip, who told her where to put the box. She walked into the room and set it down.

"Having fun?" asked Don.

"Oh, yes," she replied sarcastically. "Are you?"

"Of course. There is nothing I'd rather do with my day than organize this ship," he dropped a wink and returned to scrolling through his datapad. She walked back off the Caiden and joined a group of the soldiers and Fire'sspray.

"What's next?" Aza asked.

"Nothing; that's it," Fire replied.

"So now what?" she asked.

"We enjoy our last day here," Fire replied. "Hey, where'd Master Olin and Master Canachi go?"

Azalea shrugged, "Beats me. We should play some type of game."

"How about truth or dare?" Sand asked.

"Sounds like fun!" they said in unison.

"Where are we going?" Del asked.

"You'll find out in a minute," Ferus replied. "Just be patient."

"Patience isn't my strong suit," she stated.

"I noticed," he chuckled. They walked in silence for a few minutes and then Ferus said, "All right; you can open your eyes now."

Del opened them to see a small cave. She looked over and chuckled.

"What?" he asked.

"I can hear it from here."

"I figured you probably could." He started walking into the cave, "Coming?" She smiled and followed him.

The cave widened and opened into a green, lush forest. On the far side there was a waterfall.

"It's beautiful," she whispered.

"I figured you should see it before you leave." He grinned like a little boy, "I even brought dinner." She laughed and they walked over towards the waterfall.

The sun was setting and everything was bathed in orangish-red light. Ferus and Del were sitting on a rock with their feet in the water watching the sunset. The sky was a mix of colors and captivated their attention. Ferus was surprised to notice that Del was leaning against his shoulder with her feet curled up next to her. He slid his arm around her waist and they sat like that for a while. Ferus stopped staring at the sunset and looked at Del. With her brown hair pulled up in a messy bun and her bangs hanging down over her left eye she looked more beautiful than the setting sun. She noticed him staring at him and she looked back at him. They sat like that for a few seconds before their lips met in a kiss. She broke back looking surprised. He braced himself, expecting her to hit him but instead she kissed him back. Her arms slipped around his shoulders and his arms tightened around her waist. They broke it off for air and sat in silence for a few minutes.

Del broke the silence, "We should be getting back." Ferus nodded his agreement and they packed their stuff up. They walked back through the cave in silence. They had just gotten out of the cave when Ferus broke their silence.

"Tara; where exactly do we stand?" he asked.

"I don't know," she sighed. "Before tonight I would have said we were just friends."

"But?" he asked.

"I feel like the force is guiding me towards you."

"But what about..." He paused and finished the sentence, "the Jedi Code?"

"I don't know. Everyone says passion and emotions lead to the dark side but do they? I've read about all the Jedi that lived in the olden days and they dated and were married and they didn't turn to the dark side."

"How about we talk about this in the morning?" he asked, noting that they were back at the house.

"Sure; it will give me time to think about it."

"May I kiss you goodnight?" he asked. She smiled deeply in reply and they kissed. Then she walked inside and toward her room.