The first thing that Plagueis said when the Faux Harla and Ford's Mindabaal dropped out of hyperspace for the final time in the Maw was, "There it is."
Up ahead was a brown, barren planet with no distinct features. Plagueis then piloted the Harla toward that world and the Mindabaal followed suit.
A few minutes later, both ships landed on the shore of a beach nearby an inactive volcano. After their pilots powered down the vessels, exited them, and closed and locked them up, they observed their surroundings. There was nothing new to find that they couldn't see from a few light years from orbit; just a desolated jungle with leafless, rotting trees, and not even an insect to represent fauna anywhere.
Plagueis took out the Dagger of Mortis from within his Jedi robes and it glowed red for a moment before it returned to its natural gleaming shine. "That way," the Sith pointed with the Dagger toward the dead jungle before he marched in its direction. The droids wordlessly tailed him.
Roughly half an hour passed before the three of them came to an overgrown courtyard within the now-in-name-only jungle, where they stopped on the wave of Plagueis's Dagger-wielding hand. In the center of that courtyard was a waterless fountain, but to Plagueis, it was so much more.
He could feel the power of the dark side emanating here, albeit diluted, as if it were an aftertaste. For a moment, he was entranced in a vision from the Force that showed him just how powerful the dark side flowed here when this fountain was filled with water. It was a nexus of energy, which promised any dark sider, Sith or otherwise, unimaginable strength in the Force. Now, as the vision ended, Plagueis was brought back to the depressing reality that all that was left was a mere iota of what it once held and promised.
"What is this place, Lord Plagueis?" Ford asked.
Before Plagueis could answer, he froze for a moment before looking up to the skies of the planet.
"What is it?" Five-U asked.
Instead of responding, Plagueis remained silent, still not taking his gaze away from the blue skies above. The droids looked at each other in silent askance, and they simply shrugged before they joined Plagueis in looking to the sky.
It wasn't long before a brown ship that looked like a giant eyeball with wings appeared in the air above the trio and steadily lowered itself behind them. Plagueis, Ford, and Five-U all turned to face the arriving vessel, which then unfurled a section of its hull on one of its sides to lower to the ground. A young human male, who Plagueis felt was a Sith, stepped out to face him. As the other Sith approached the trio, the eyeball-shaped ship raised the makeshift-ramp section of itself to rejoin as part of its hull again. The droids, meanwhile, retreated behind Plagueis.
The newly-arrived Sith bore a hateful look for Plagueis. "So, you're the one who's gonna kill Abeloth, eh?" he asked when he stopped a few meters from the three of them. "Jedi Knight Ben Skywalker, the bastard who took Vestara away from me." The young Sith unhooked and activated his crimson-bladed lightsaber, leveling it for Plagueis. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right now."
Plagueis regarded the threatening lightsaber in front of him with nothing more than a slightly-amused smirk before looking back up with an unreadable expression at the opposing Sith. "Putting aside the fact that I'm the one that the Force destined to permanently end Abeloth, perhaps a reason you shouldn't kill me is because I'm not Ben Skywalker."
"Ha!" the other Sith forced out of sarcasm. "Like I'm stupid enough to believe that."
"Well, given your brain activity, according to my neurosensors," Five-U said from behind Plagueis, "something tells me that I doubt you can do basic multiplication tables, never mind not fall for an obvious lie."
The other Sith spared Five-U a scornful look before returning his attention to Plagueis.
"If you don't believe me," Plagueis said, ignoring Five-U's remark, "check for yourself. Use the Force, and you'll know I'm telling the truth."
The other Sith hesitated, but then Plagueis could feel his presence reach out for him through the Force. After a moment, the unknown Sith deactivated his lightsaber and hooked it back to his belt. "I wish I could have killed Skywalker first," he muttered like a spoiled child who didn't get any candy.
We're not here to fulfill your wishes, Velk, a mysterious masculine voice that Plagueis could hear said. Darth Plagueis here is to kill Abeloth. I only brought you along because I wanted, what you'd call, a front row seat for the event.
The other Sith - Velk, apparently - turned back to regard the ship. "Gee, thanks," he said sarcastically.
"Was it the ship who just spoke to us?" Plagueis asked Velk.
Velk turned back to the other Sith with a smug expression. "It's a Sith Meditation Sphere, for your information," he explained, his tone dripping with arrogance for knowing something about the Sith that Plagueis didn't. "It's a living vessel programmed for training Sith."
"Fascinating," Plagueis said, overlooking Velk to regard Ship. "Where did you come from?" he asked the Sphere.
Ziost, Ship replied. I was uncovered by the very Jedi whose body you inhabit, actually.
"I see," Plagueis said. "I have heard of Ziost, I just never had the opportunity to actually visit during my first life."
You should stop by, Ship responded. It's a very nice place for Sith; quiet, isolated, enveloped in the dark side. You'd love it.
"I think I would," Plagueis nodded.
Oh, and by the way, Ship continued, it's nice to finally meet a true Sith for a change.
Velk swiveled around to regard Ship angrily. "Say that one more time," he intoned.
Before Ship could say anything, Velk froze in place as a blue lightsaber blade pierced him from behind to extend out through his chest. The blade then deactivated and Velk dropped dead to the ground, leaving Plagueis standing there as he hooked the deactivated hilt back to his belt.
It's nice to finally meet a true Sith for a change, Ship repeated.