The Lulahah Valley was a mysterious oasis that only a few believed in, others figured it was just a myth and the creations of the deranged minds that come to Tatooine. The valley was lined with huge lush green trees and a beautiful small lake full of clear crystal water.

Talon's eyes widened at the sight of the valley, never in her previous life had she never seen a place like this or even heard of it. In her studies as a child she learned how to perform correct flips, maneuvers, and the rituals of the Sith and the old ways of life. But never in her studies on Tatooine had she heard of this small gorgeous valley.

Maul steered the ship to a dark mansion outlined in silver with red pillars. It was quite amazing. Savage saw a landing pad at the back of the mansion and reached up to start the landing sequence. Talon just sat where she was looking out the main front window at the valley. Her eyes were caught by a man dressed in a suit followed by a woman with white blonde long hair. The brothers stood up, readying to exit the ship. Talon quickly took her shoes off, she wanted to feel the grass under her feet.

As she exited she saw Maul shake the man's hand, Savage bowed to him and acknowledged the woman. She smiled. Maul spoke first,

"Ah senator Begani! How nice of you to offer your home to us as refuge. And how splendid to have the you here to greet us!"

"The pleasures all mine! Now Maul please introduce me to your fearsome partner and beautiful Twi'lek friend!" Begani replyed.

Maul rolled his eyes,

"This is my brother Savage Opress" he gestured to Savage and dismissively waved his hand to Talon, " and this lovely creature is Darth Talon."

Begani rubbed his chin,

"Darth Talon eh? I've never heard of you. Do the Sith keep secret assassins hidden from the world?"

Talon smiled,

"I don't believe they do in this era my lord. I am from the future, crazy as it sounds. I am here to ensure the teachings of the Sith live on for eternity."

Begani laughed,

"Of course! How clever the Sith are, always thinking one step ahead! Now gentlemen and lady, let me introduce my wife who will be staying with you here in my home. This is Shakanah. She is full of surprises so beware! Now please follow me and I'll show you to your rooms!" And with that Maul, Savage, and Talon followed him into the house, with Shakanah trailing them.

Inside the home it was even greater than outside. It had a silky green carpet stretching from the door way to a grand crystallite stair way. There was white furniture everywhere shimmering with a silver trim to match the outside. Down the middle of the staircase there was a quiet waterfall falling down into a pond full of blue and red flowy fish.

All of the guest rooms were on the same floor. Begani had set them each one room apart to give each privacy and enough room that their senses were not bugged by each other. Talon looked around and noticed that Shakanah had disappeared,

"My lord where has your illusive wife gone to?"

Begani turned,

"Oh she tends to do that. She always shows back up though, do not fret. Now if you all do not mind I must board my hyper jetliner to make a meeting. I will try to keep in contact with you all while I am away! Shakanah! I am leaving darling, please come say good bye to me!"

And out of thin air, Shakanah appeared,

"Good bye my sweet love. Take care, make sure Ivon protects you well."

Begani left and everyone turned to their rooms to unpack. Maul grabbed Shakanah by the arm,

"I am sorry to disturb you, but could you direct me to your communications room? I need to send a message to Buskin."

Shakanah looked down at his hand and her disappeared from between his fingers and reconnected to her body,

"It is down this hall, down the stair case, and take a left. I'll have one of the maids show you." And she clicked her long fingers and a little ghostly woman appeared. Maul soon followed her off. Talon turned to go to her room. As soon as she shut the door, she felt she was not alone. She reached for her light saber and ignited it,

"Who is there?" she asked. Shakanah appeared,

"It is only me."

Talon sighed, no use killing their host's wife,

"Why are you following me? What do you want? I am very tired milady, I had a long night."

Shakanah looked at her with pale blue eyes,

"I know. You are hiding something without even knowing it. I can hear it, but I do not know what it is."

Talon stepped back confused. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. When she opened them, Shakanah was gone.

In Savage's room, he felt something in the force. He closed his eyes and concentrated on it. It was Talon, he felt her. He also felt her cold fear at something unknown. Before he could tap into it to communicate with her, he was brushed with a calming feeling. It gave him confidence that he could face anything, You will need it, a voice whispered in his ears. He stumbled back wards. He knew that voice. It was the senator's wife. He felt there was something off about her. He sighed, he didn't care. He only cared about strengthening his powers and something else he could not identify.

In the control room Maul was talking to Buskin.

"Yes meet us at Begani's mansion here on Tatooine in the Lulahah Valley. You'll know. And bring the data I asked of you. I need it. Maul out." And with that Maul's message was over. He needed to go to his guest room to go over his plans one more time for any sign of a hitch…

At dinner that night it was a festive feast of roasted meat topped with vegetables and shiny juicy fruit. Everything smelled delicious. And top off the night the guests had the opportunity to drink red wine of the finest berries in the galaxy.

"This all looks absolutely delicious. One couldn't ask for a better dinner." Talon said. Maul looked around,

"Now where is our co-host?" he asked.

"I am right here." A silvery voice answered. Shakanah came floating down from a stair way. Savage looked up,

"Ok, what are you milady? One minute you're here, the next your not. Your whispering in people's ears, or floating from somewhere. So what are you?"

"SAVAGE!" Maul roared.

Shakanah raised her hand,

"No it is quite alright. I am a witch. A powerful one."

Talon eyed her,

"A witch? Which side do you delve in? Light or dark?"

Shakanah laughed,

"Neither. In a way I try to keep the a balance."

"That's impossible! A witch may start out on a side and slowly switch, but the side they end up on is the side they are meant to be. No witch can be able to use power from both without extreme consequences." Talon exclaimed.

"Ah but you see young darling, I made a deal with nature before I was even born, as a spirit, that if She allowed me to use power from both sides I would be her Immortal Prophet here in the real world to commense her teachings. Nature is neither light or dark. She only holds the balance to both." Shakanah explained.

"How do we know your not a phony who believes that nature chose her out of a willingness to believe?" Savage asked. Shakanah closed her eyes,

"Savage Opress, before Asajj Ventress chose you to be her servant you were a good hearted strong ordinary Zabrak tribal leader. Darth Maul, you were a strong baby boy given away as an infant to the Emperor. And finally Darth Talon, you were born on a planet one day know as Korriban. And you were raised as a Sith personal Hand to Darth Krayt. And since he was slain his last order was that all his apprentices, Hands, and assassins spread throughout the galaxy to ensure the Sith survival."

Talon sat awe struck,

"I believe her. There's no way an ordinary person in this time could've known that about me."

Maul spoke,

"I believe her too. Talon is right."

Savage mumbled,

"Me too."

With that everyone got on with their dinners and enjoyed their glass of wine.

The next day was full of exercises and training for Talon. She was feeling full of energy and the need to blow off the steam of what had happened to her lately. Her training exercises ranged from acrobatic flips, light saber fights, to hand to hand combat training. It felt good to feel her muscles pushing her off the ground and twisting her into flips and turns. She had choosen to practice out on Begani's huge stone patio. She figured it was a better place than most areas around the mansion. Savage came to watch her. For such a beautiful woman he could tell she was as lethal as a poison. She could crush a man's skull in 30 seconds or sever a person's hand in 10. You'd have to be highly trained to beat her. He was sure Maul would be a formidable opponent for her. He walked up to where she was drinking water.

"That's some pretty intense training." He commented.

"Thanks. Back at the Sith Temple it was ten times harder. In a way I miss the routine of training and enhancing our skills."

"Is there anything you don't miss about it? I mean I consider myself Sith, but not as close to you." He asked. She looked around,

"What I don't miss is the brutality that went on. Apprentices fighting or killing each other. There was never a kind word said to one another. But that doesn't mean I won't kill my opponent or harm someone to achieve a mission."

"Well you're quite impressive Talon. Mind teaching me some moves?" Savage asked. Talon looked at him and found his glowing yellow eyes staring into hers.

"Sure."

The whole afternoon was spent with Talon teaching Savage what deadly moves she had learned. It was harder for him to grasp them with his large size, but he got it. Maul watched them from the window,

"Good, at least someone is teaching him something useful." He turned back to his accomplice, "Now Buskin, do you have the information I asked for?"

A slithery voice answered,

"Why yes, yes I do. Holoprints to every Jedi cruiser, flag ship, speeder, every war machine they have."

"Good. Now I need you to get a list of every commanding officer they have, including high up clones. I also want Holoprints for any building they have in possession, including their precious Temple."

Buskin slithered away… "It will be done."

As the afternoon wore on the flashes of red, yellow, and black slowed down. They had practiced all day and Savage was the first to become exhausted. He traded his shoulder pads and armory shirt for bare skin and the cool pool. Talon sat on the edge dangling her toes in. She much preferred the hot shower over the cold of the water. It always came as quite a shock to her.

"Come on in! It feels great!" Savage called.

"No thank you! My lekku does not enjoy the cold! It shocks me!" Talon replied. Savage waded over,

"You are a crazy mad woman who is out of her mind." He whispered, "And it lulls me into your allusive eyes. Why must you always be so mysterious with yourself?"

Talon caught on,

"Because I am Darth Talon. I am master of seduction, master of the saber arts, and most importantly, I am not afraid."

Savage pulled her forward and twined his lips with hers. It felt so good, but it only lasted for a few seconds before he was hit with a force that pushed even the water away from him.

"What is happening?!" he called.

"I don't know!" Talon screamed. She suddenly felt crazy. She whipped her legs under her and ran for her room. Even before she came to the door, her mind unlocked it and she dove herself onto her bed, hysterically crying. A few minutes later Savage came and found the wreck of a lady huddled on the bed.

"Talon what is troubling you?" he asked quietly.

"I don't know! My mind is telling me one thing and my heart is telling me another! Their conflicting each other and I don't know which is right!" She screamed. She was being driven crazy. Savage pulled her up on his chest and kissed the top of her head. He kissed it repeatedly, gently. Eventually she felt herself start to heat up. She turned herself and kissed him, slowly and then madly, biting his lips and his neck. He switched her onto her back and pinned her hands down with his own. He slowly began to kiss his way down her breasts, down her harden stomach and pulled the leather thong she was wearing aside. He kissed around her opening and traced it with his tongue. Savage slowly licked the inside, teasing. He then flicked the tip of his tongue onto her clit. She started moaning loudly. He heard the door slam shut behind him. She began moving her hips to his rhythm and slowly she began to trickle out her gift of life to him. Quicker he started shoving his tongue inside her, against her clit. He removed one hand from her and inserted his large fingers inside her. She immediately wetted them down and started moaning louder. He kept tonguing her and moving his fingers. Just as she reached her climax he heard something… the tiny flutter of a beat… As she was panting he quieted her.

"Listen…" he whispered.

She tried.

"I can't hear anything." She said.

"Not with your ears. With the Force." He whispered back.

She closed her eyes and tuned in. She gasped…

"No...No!"