Savage backed up. He didn't want to believe what he thought he had heard.

Talon sat motionless. She couldn't bring herself to accept it.

They both heard the fluttering again. The tiny heartbeat that could be heard, but not seen.

"Talon… We cannot…" Savage said.

"What use is saying that now?!" Talon screamed at him, "I'm a disgrace to the Sith order!"

Talon got up very quickly and started pacing. Savage stood leaned against the wall, shaking. He was shaking very badly. It had been his destiny before but not now. Talon suddenly came crashing down onto the floor, crying.

Savage rushed over.

"How did this happen?! How did I end up pregnant?! Why?!" Talon bawled. Savage tried to take her into his arms, but she pushed him away. She curled up in a ball, obviously wanting to be left alone. Savage left.

Savage closed the door behind him. He was in a blank state. His mind still processing it. He had fathered a child. What was he going to do? How was he going to tell Maul this? Savage walked slowly and as calmly as he could to his room. As soon as he reached it, he settled himself in a chair and tried to reach into Talon's mind to check on her. He was hit with a wave of destruction. He was so lost in emotions…anger…desperation…fear…disappointment… but he found a tiny shred of happiness. He focused on that and tried to strengthen it to her to give her hope and support. Talon must've sensed him because out of nowhere Savage didn't feel any of the emotions from her. He tried again. Nothing. She must have closed her mind to all but herself, Well she is a powerful Sith…She's certainly capable of that, Savage thought. He went to retrieve another shirt. He was off to inform Maul of the news.

Savage found him in the library of the senator's mansion, looking up Sith legends and powers. Savage cleared his throat,

"Ah brother!" Maul said, "I wondered if you had forgotten about me! You've been spending so much time with the Twi'lek I was afraid you had replaced me."

"I could never replace my brother! Family is family. And above all family comes first." Savage replied, "Speaking of family brother…" But he didn't get to finish as the alarm went off. Maul looked up, Savage with him. The light for the hangar was flashing. They both rushed out to see a speeder ship take off, with Talon controlling it.

"Where the hell is that woman going?! After everything we've done she's deserting us?!" Maul roared.

"She has a reason Maul…" Savage said quietly.

"And what reason would that be?! We've given her a ship to for transport, a roof over her head, free meals, basically we've given her a resort! And this is how she repays?!" Maul retorted.

"She's with child you idiot!"

Maul looked dumbstruck,

"What? How? Who?"

Savage sighed,

"There's no easy way to tell you this… it's mine… The child she's carrying is mine… It happened a few nights ago at the hotel."

Maul looked at him,

"She made the right decision leaving. Now we don't have to deal with her."

"She'll be back… In time" a silvery voice called from behind them, "She's just confused and scared."

"Ah Shakanah, I had completely forgotten about you. Then again you don't make yourself very present. How do you know she'll be back?" Maul asked.

Shakanah pointed to Savage,

"Because of him she will be."

And she turned to leave. Savage heard a voice, clear as day in his head. He looked to see if Maul had heard it. He hadn't. He was walking away basically skipping in joy. Meet me in library. I will ensure your brother does not follow the voice said. Savage obeyed and hurried to the library. There he found Shakanah.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"You'll be missing her sooner than you think Savage. You two have a very special connection." Shakanah replied.

"What do you mean?" Savage asked.ow did Ho

"Think about your feelings to her Savage." Shakanah encouraged.

Savage thought about her. He thought about the way her eyes sparkle when she smiled. He thought about how she could be both calm and ferocious at the same time. He thought about the tender way she treated him, with affection. He felt his heart tug…

"I have feelings for her…" He said.

"Yes, that is why she will come back. Eventually she'll realize she has mutual feelings for you." Shakanah responded, "But she may find these feelings on her own or you'll have to go find her."

Maul was furious. He couldn't believe Savage. After all they had been through! He couldn't accept that Savage had fathered a child. This would take his only comrade from battle. He had to either get rid of this child or contradict Shakanah's prediction. He just needed time to figure it out first. He called a spy droid, "Track the missing ship and follow it to where ever it lands."

Away from Tatooine, Talon's face was streaked with tears. She still hadn't accepted the fact that she was carrying a baby. It's heartbeat fluttered again through the Force,

"Oh be quiet you!" She said. She had no idea where she'd end up. She punched in random coordinates into the navigator. She put the ship on auto pilot and set it to alert her of any invading ships. She then went off to find a place to sleep or spar with herself.

Back on Tatooine, Savage was still stunned she had left him here. After all they had bonded over. He shook his head trying to get her image out of his head. It didn't work. Her beautiful green eyes still preyed his mind. He looked up and found himself at her now empty room. He went inside anyway. He found one of her shirts on the bed. He picked it up and inhaled her scent. She smelled like rosy soap. He let the smell comfort his mind. But he also felt heartache. Who knew when he'd see her again.

He left the room and walked into his own. He rummaged through a bag and found the Moon Seer. He looked into it again and saw the same image as before, Talon holding something in her arms. Except this time he knew what it was. The Seer shifted back and showed him with her. Looking down at the baby that was soon to be with a tender loving look on his face. Talon looked at ease too. Savage put the Seer down. This was too painful for him to look at anymore. He picked up his light saber.

"Brother! Meet me on the patio! We're practicing!" Savage called.

A few days later Buskin returned with the list of all the commanders of the Clone Army, including Clones just as Maul had requested. Savage joined him this time in the business meeting.

"Very good Buskin. No one knows who you were delivering to?" Maul asked.

"No, no one knows." Buskin replied.

"Excellent. Now what I need next is all the Separatists banking leaders. Also see if you can get me in touch with this Count Dooku. I believe he might be willing to strike a deal with us." Maul said.

"I doubt it brother. I was his apprentice for a time and I tried to kill him and that wretched Ventress." Savage commented.

"That could be a problem, but I'll persuade him into it. Well off you go Buskin! Here's your payment. 200 unmarked credits." Maul handed him the money.

"Thank you Lord Maul." Buskin replied.

The brothers walked out of the office to the patio,

"I sense you are still distraught Savage?" Maul asked.

"Yes I am" but he couldn't tell him it was because he had feelings, "It is just hard to believe she would abandon us after all we offered her."

"Are you sure you are not distraught because she's carrying your offspring?" Maul inquired.

Savage looked at him,

"The child means nothing to me." He had lied to his brother. He wanted that child in his life. He wanted to be there when it was born and raise it. But for now he had to lie.

"Alright brother. Just making sure your loyalties are still straight."

Talon had landed on Naboo. She had covered herself, rented herself a nice little apartment for 3 months and then holed herself up in it. She hadn't really done anything since she landed. She didn't know anyone and she felt a little lost. She was suppose to be spreading the word of the Sith, but that wasn't on her mind a lot now. He was on her mind. Savage. She couldn't get him out of her head. She closed her eyes and with the Force tried her best to shut her mind down. It almost worked before he pushed through again. Talon sighed,

"This isn't working."

She paced. She had left because she was afraid of being shunned and she thought leaving would give her a new beginning. But her mind had brought a piece of him with her. I'm not going back! I just have to use what I've been given Talon thought. She yawned. She needed a nap. She'd hadn't been sleeping very well since she'd left.

"I'll sleep later. For now I need to focus on something" she said to no one in particular. Practice, practicing swordsmanship. That's what I'm going to do. Even if I have to be alone, Talon thought. She pulled her saber hilt from her belt and walked out of her apartment to find a park to practice in alone.

Back on Tatooine Savage felt lonely. His brother was so engrossed in whatever plan he was working on that he had not given much thought to Savage. Actually Savage had thought that since Talon had left that maybe Maul would become his big brother/master again, but he had become more distant. But Savage figured it was probably because he was still delved into his work.

The tracking droid followed the stolen ship's homing beacon. The droid tracked it to the middle of Naboo. It found it parked in a private hangar. The droid transmitted back to Tatooine.

Maul's comlink went off. He flicked the button and the droid appeared in a hologram. It began beeping off the coordinates of the ship's location.

"Very good BK12. Now I'm ordering you to search that planet for her face. Report back to me when you have found her. Maul out." Maul told the droid.

The droid shut it's communications off and floated off to find the Twi'lek Sith Lady.

Maul formulated a plan to get rid of Talon. I could go and kill her myself, but that would be too obvious. What about sending her poisonous flowers? Once she inhaled the scent they would attack her nervous system and kill her instantly. I doubt she'd know what type of flower they would be, and if she's not from this era, no one would even know who she is, thus disconnecting her ties to me and Savage, Maul thought.

"Absolutely brilliant Maul!" He said to himself. It was such a simple plan, it pained him to have to use it, but he needed to be discreet. He contacted Buskin,

"Buskin, I need you to obtain an odd request for me before you come back." Maul said.

"What request would that be my Lord?" Buskin's voice crackled through.

"I need you to find a bouquet of flowers that are poisonous and deadly when they are smelled. Odd request I know, but no questions asked."

"It will be done my master."