Episode 10 – Deception
Felucia: Under Siege! In an effort to gain control of a vital trade route, Sith forces have launched an invasion of Felucia in an attempt to cut off supplies to battlefronts in the outer rim, giving Sith forces an edge! On the verge of defeat, Republic forces on Felucia are suddenly bolstered by the arrival of the Republic's Liberty Group under the joint command of Admiral Kasan Moor and Jedi General Kento Marek, unaware that a sinister Sith plot of revenge is about to be put underway!
Felucia…
It was chaos! The Republic base sat at the top of a large hill, lightly walled and fortified with laser cannon turrets, some of which had been destroyed in the fighting already. There was only a single path into the base on the ground, a single wide yet curving inclined path leading from a large field of cleared plant life. The Sith were already making a slow march up the hill as Republic soldiers held the line. Republic General Maximillian Veers stood in the command center, giving orders.
"Get the wounded onto the transports first! I don't want any of them left behind to die! Get the deflector shields online or else we're done for! Any word from High Command?!" Veers asked anxiously.
"None yet sir!" one of the officers replied.
"Blast! My commission for an AT-AT right now!" Veers said as the doors into the command center flew open with three soldiers, a Bothan, two humans, and an astromech, running into the room.
"General Veers sir! We bring greetings from Liberty Group!" the Bothan Officer said with a salute.
"Capital! Who's your commanding officer?" Veers asked, the soldiers turning to the R4 series astromech.
"The droid?" Veers asked.
"No sir. Go ahead R4, patch into the General's signal." The Bothan instructed as the R4 series extended a transmitter dish and began to project a hologram of Jedi Knight Kento Marek as he held onto an overhead handlebar, swaying slightly.
"Morning General, or is it afternoon?! Looks like you're throwing a party here and I'm kinda disappointed you didn't invite me!" Kento said as Veers stood at attention, remembering that Kento is the son of the Republic's Grand General.
"General Marek how kind of you respond to our distress signals, sir." Veers said but Marek rolled his eyes.
"Oh come on, cut the sirs. Anyway, let's see if we can't get help these Sith with their packing!" Kento said as a swarm of Krayt class Gunships flew past the Command Center and landed outside in front of it, deploying several squads of Republic soldiers along with one Jedi Knight.
"Alright men! Up to the front!" Kento yelled as he activated his lightsaber, his men letting out a battle cry as they charged towards the front line where numerous Sith troopers were making their steady march towards the Command Center. Kento's men quickly ran for the cover spots while Kento ran straight into the middle of the action, deflecting shots left and right. This gave Veer's forces a chance to fall back and recover their strength. Kento saw a pair of Sith Strike Walkers approaching quickly, their chin mounted flamethrowers ready to fire at a moment's notice. Kento saw them and smirked.
"Bravo squad! Charlie Squad! Trip Lines!" Kento ordered as two of his squads quickly ducked into cover, prepping a pair of tow cable launchers that had been salvaged from two old T-47 Airspeeders. They took aim and fired the tow cables towards but not at each other, causing the lines to crisscross across the pathway. They quickly scrambled to secure the lines into the ground so they wouldn't move. They got the lines set up just in time for Kento to turn and lead the Sith Strike Walkers back towards and into the lines, tripping the walkers up and causing them to fall forward. Kento's men cheered as they saw the walkers fall. Kento wasted no time as he ran up to the walkers and used the force to rip their cockpit canopies off, exposing the pilots who quickly raised blasters and attempted to shoot Kento down but they themselves were shot by Republic sharpshooters further back up the Republic's lines.
"Direct hit! Well done sister!" Sugi'Ra, the Twi'lek twin exclaimed as she acted as spotter for her sister's sniping.
"Next target?" Sumi'Ra asked as Sugi raised a pair of electrobinoculars.
"Twenty degrees west, Sith Engineer!" Sugi replied as Sumi followed her sister's guidance.
"Locked!" Sumi exclaimed before taking a shot, blasting the Sith Engineer through the head. Meanwhile Kento's troops had started using the downed Sith Strike Walkers as a new cover position, Kento and his men keeping the Sith from advancing, effectively halting their momentum. From the Sith Command Center further back, past the field of cleared plant life, the Sith Commander took instant notice of this.
"Fight you fools! Don't let them push us back! Send in the Dominator!" the Commander ordered as one of his subordinate officers came running up.
"Sir!" one of the Officers said.
"Not now I'm trying to win a battle here!" the Commander replied, not noticing a dark shape appearing behind him.
"And I am trying to win a war." A woman's voice said from behind. The Commander froze and spun around to come face to face with Darth Lumiya. The Commander immediately dropped to one knee in respect and fear of the Sith Lady.
"Lady Lumiya, I was not expecting you." The Commander said as Lumiya stepped up to a tactical display of the battlefield. She proceeded to zoom in on the front lines, showing Kento and his forces holding the line against wave after wave of Sith infantry.
"Ah, the Son of Starkiller is here. Excellent. Which means that the plan can work." Darth Lumiya said as the Commander stood up next to her.
"My Lady, forgive me but, what plan?" he asked.
"It is of no concern to you. At the present time, do we have the capacity of getting a shuttle out of the system?" Lumiya asked.
"Yes milady. The aerial battle is mostly taking place in high orbit. We have a ship with our transport ships isolated from the main battle. They are out of the Republic's reach." The Commander explained as he zoomed the tactical display out far enough to show the orbital battle where Sith and Republic capital ships and fighters engaged one another with both sides having at least one ship standing off to the sides in a slightly lower orbit to provide support for the ground forces.
"Good." Lumiya said as she looked towards a figure in the shadows.
"You may proceed with your assignment." She said as the figure bowed out of the room. Back on the battlefield, Kento and his troops had actually gained some ground, pushing the Sith forces back towards the foot of the pathway leading up to the Republic base but one look in the distance gave Kento pause for concern.
"Uh-oh. They've brought the big guns." Kento said as he saw a massive turtle-like walker, armed to the teeth, lumbering towards them in the distance.
"Sir, we don't have anything big enough to take that thing out!" One of Kento's squad leaders reported.
"On the contrary, we actually just got in a shipment of toys that should do just the trick! Hold position and cover me!" Kento said as he ran into cover, his men laying down covering fire as he ducked into a position with Private Rayon Mead and several other soldiers.
"Rayon, how's it going?" Kento asked as he pulled out his comlink.
"Not bad sir! Wishing these Sith would just give up sir!" Rayon replied.
"I copy that!" Kento replied as he turned on the comlink, causing a hologram of Ailyn in her armor to appear.
"Ailyn I believe now is a good time to show the Sith the new toys your daddy gave us!" Kento said as Ailyn shook her head in annoyance.
"Copaani mirshmure'cye, vod?!" Ailyn asked.
"Still don't understand Mando'a, Vel. Basic would be nice." Kento replied as Ailyn shook her head again.
"Forget it. Standby!" Ailyn said as Kento listened closely for a moment before he heard it, the sound of powerful repulsorlift engines. Finally from atop the hill near the Republic Base, he spotted them, a line of three Canderous Assault Tanks. The center tank had Ailyn standing on the top of the tank. She quickly jetpacked off the tank and landed behind it as the tanks sped up, reaching the front lines in seconds. The Sith Devastator Walker saw the tanks coming and opened fire with its main guns, a single shot from the guns being more than enough to create a fairly large crater on a direct hit but the Canderous tanks had reinforced shielding and armor, typical of Mandalorian engineering. The Canderous tanks immediately took aim and opened fire at the Devastator, keeping it distracted.
"We've got them distracted! Forward!" Kento ordered as the Republic troops quickly rallied and started running after the tanks, clearing out the Sith infantry that attempted to stop the Canderous tanks. Kento, Rayon and the squad behind him waiting for Ailyn to reach them.
"Glad you could join us, Princess." Kento said as Ailyn glared at him.
"Call me that again and I'll break your legs." Ailyn replied as they started rushing towards the front. As they ran, Kento and the squad suddenly came under fire by a group of Sith troops atop a nearby ridge.
"They're trying to flank us!" Kento exclaimed as he quickly moved into deflecting the blaster fire away from the troops while Ailyn and the commandos returned fire, taking down all but two Sith Troopers, the two troops turning and running in fear. Ailyn quickly leapt into the air on her jetpack.
"Scruff, I've got those two di'kuts! You take care of the rest!" Ailyn said as Kento nodded.
"Happy hunting! I'll save you a Dark Jedi if I find one!" Kento called as he watched Ailyn disappear over the top of the ridge, the sound of her blaster firing shortly afterwards. Kento and the rest of his troops immediately resumed their push towards the front line. By now the Canderous Tanks had destroyed the Devastator walker and had turned their attention towards the Sith base defenses just past the cleared field. In the Sith Command Center, Darth Lumiya didn't seem overly disturbed by the fact the Sith were losing the battle. The same could not be said of the Sith commander.
"Damn those Republic scum! Those tanks are unstoppable!" the Commander cried out as he watched the Sith Base Defenses getting torn apart by the Canderous tanks.
"Commander, sound a retreat." Lumiya instructed, confusing the Commander.
"A retreat?! How can you say that so calmly my lady?!" the Commander asked, earning an angered glare from the Dark Lady.
"Are you questioning my orders, Commander?" She asked as the Commander flinched.
"N-No milady! I'll order a retreat at once!" He said as Darth Lumiya headed for the door. Outside, the Sith forces soon began to turn and run from the Republic forces.
"We've got them on the run! We've done it!" Kento declared as his men cheered in celebration. From inside one of the Canderous tanks, General Veers popped out of the top hatch, wearing his old Imperial Armor Commander's helmet, joining in the celebration. Kento quickly leapt up on top of the tank with him.
"General Marek, I must say I am impressed!" Veers said as Kento thought for a moment then smirked.
"You're talking about the tank aren't you?" he asked as Veers gave a nod.
"Naturally…not that our victory wasn't a brilliant turnaround for the Republic." Veers said as Kento pat him on the shoulder pad with a smirk.
"I knew the great General Veers would save the day! Who would've thought a former Imperial General would've ended up being the hero of the hour?" Kento said, surprising Veers.
"I am honored, sir." Veers said as Kento rolled his eyes.
"Oh for the love of-…cut the sirs already, will you General? Sheesh!" Kento groaned as he leapt off the tank. He looked around at his men as they celebrated their victory, a gnawing feeling that he had forgotten something. The celebration was suddenly interrupted by an explosion coming in the direction of the Republic Command Center. Kento and the troops whirled around towards the source of the explosion. Luckily the explosion wasn't at the Command Center but from atop the ridge that Ailyn had disappeared over when she left in pursuit of the fleeing Sith troopers.
"Ailyn." Kento said in soft horror before tearing off towards the ridge, using the force to increase his speed. As he approached the ridge, he saw a Sith shuttlecraft taking off and flying away from behind the ridge. He quickly scaled up the ridge walls until he was on top of it. He ignited his lightsaber as he started to cut through the thick foliage until he came across a clearing where he saw Ailyn standing, her helmet off and a bruise under her left eye, kneeling on the ground a few meters away from a blast crater, snarling up at the escaping shuttlecraft. Her jetpack was missing the rocket on its back, the rocket having likely caused the explosion.
"Ailyn! Are you alright?!" Kento asked, deactivating his lightsaber. Ailyn spat out some blood before putting her helmet on and standing up.
"Fine. The idiots got away." Ailyn said as Kento sighed with relief.
"Oh good. For a minute there I was not looking forward to having to write the consolation letter to Mirta and your folks. Your dad would probably put a record setting bounty on me if that happened." Kento said as Ailyn glanced at him slightly.
"Right. So, did we win?" Ailyn asked as Kento nodded.
"Yep. No Dark Jedi for you to kill though, sorry." Kento said as Ailyn turned to head back towards the path towards the base.
"That's fine." She muttered, causing Kento to arch an eyebrow.
"You feeling okay?" he asked as he caught up to her.
"I'm fine." She replied as they reached the ridge.
"Are you sure because you're kinda acting weird." He said as they leapt down the ridge, Ailyn landing with her jetpack.
"I just…I…(sigh) I don't want to talk about it." She said as Kento seemed noticeably concerned for her now.
"Ailyn, I'm no psych droid, but I know when someone's shaken. You seem a bit disturbed by something. What happened up there?" Kento asked, causing her to whirl around towards him, pointing her finger at him.
"You want to know what happened? I nearly died, that's what happened!" She snapped, surprising Kento. She then sighed, removing her helmet.
"Look, Marek, I'm sorry I-…I think I just need to be off the battlefield a while. I guess I'm not so cut out for it as I thought I'd be." She said as Kento blinked.
"I dunno about that. On the last few missions you seemed to handle yourself kinda well. It's not like you to crack so easily." Kento said as Ailyn glared at him.
"I'm not cracked! And you don't know me that well!" Ailyn said as Kento raised his hands, backing away slightly from her.
"You're right, I don't. But I know you well enough to know a strong and capable warrior when I see one, one that won't crack under pressure. You're a Mandalorian, you guys are the strongest and fiercest warriors in the Galaxy. Something happened on that ridge and you're not ready to talk about it. So if you don't feel comfortable talking with me, then perhaps there's someone you do feel comfortable talking to." He said as Ailyn looked at him curiously.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"I think you've gotten a virus, a virus that everyone gets whenever they're traveling for extended periods of time. A little virus called homesickness." He said with a smirk.
"You're saying I'm home sick?" she asked, staring at him blankly.
"Maybe. But I think you miss your daughter more than you do Mandalore." Kento said as Ailyn glanced away thoughtfully.
"Maybe." She mumbled.
"It's settled then. The minute we wrap things up here, we're off to Mandalore." Kento said, a small smile forming on Ailyn's face. She quickly hid the smile by putting her helmet back on and clearing her throat.
"Whatever." She said, walking away but Kento could tell she was pleased by the news.
Meanwhile…
Darth Lumiya's private shuttle flew out of Felucia's orbit, away from the planet. Onboard, she knelt down on one knee in the middle of the main hold, a ring lighting the floor around her as a hologram appeared of Darth Akul.
"What is thy bidding my Master?" Darth Lumiya asked.
"I sensed a disturbance in the force. You have a report on your mission, I presume." Darth Akul said as Lumiya nodded.
"Everything is going according to plan, my Master. Soon we will show the galaxy why those who deny the Sith Empire will pay for their insolence." Darth Lumiya said as Akul snarled slightly.
"I do not share your confidence, my apprentice. Your choice of agents is questionable at best. Your agent has their own agenda and may not stick to the plan." Darth Akul said.
"My agent will complete their mission, my Master. Rest assured, we will have our revenge on the traitors." Lumiya said but Akul was not convinced.
"You underestimate your enemy. If your plan fails, I might need to consider finding a new apprentice." Akul said as Darth Lumiya swallowed nervously.
"I will ensure the plan's success, my Master." Lumiya said, bowing her head.
"See to it then." Akul ordered before her hologram disappeared.
Later…
In orbit over Mandalore, the Mynock approached the planet, passing by the fleets of Keldabe Battleships and Crusader Corvettes as well as Republic transports. In the cockpit, Kento sat alone at the controls, with his astromech, R4-M9, plugged in at an interface socket. The droid then beeped something to its master.
"Put them through, R4." Kento said as a hologram of a fully armored Mandalorian Supercommando appeared.
"We have you on sensors, Jetii. State your business." The Mandalorian ordered.
"Social visit. Bringing Ailyn Vel home to be with her family for a while." Kento replied. Knowing the Mandalorians and their strong family ties, he figured honesty was the best policy. The Mandalorian crossed his arms over his chest.
"Arming laser cannons. Want to stick to that story, Jetii?" the Mandalorian asked.
"It's the truth. Want to test me, shoot me out of the sky." Kento said, calling his bluff. The Mandalorian stared at him for a moment, his arms still crossed. Finally however…
"You've got clearance to land in the capital city. Forwarding flight path and landing instructions. Deviate from this path and you will be shot down. Welcome to Manda'yaim, Jetii." The Mandalorian said before his hologram disappeared. Kento rolled his eyes the minute the hologram vanished.
"Geez these guys are our allies and we still get marks from the ten foot poles." Kento grumbled as the Mynock approached Keldabe, the capital city of Mandalore. As he flew over the city, Kento took note of the increased activity in the fields surrounding the city as he saw Republic transports landed to pick up large numbers of Mandalorian combat vehicles including Canderous Assault Tanks and other vehicles as well as the modified Krayt Gunships used for troop deployment. Soon the Mynock had set down within a docking bay inside the capital city. As Kento and Ailyn, with R4 in tow, walked down the boarding ramp, Kento took a deep breath. Ailyn was carrying a duffle bag under her arm.
"You know for a planet of warriors, this place really is rather nice." Kento said.
"Don't go looking for real estate just yet Jedi." A Mandalorian soldier said as he approached. He wore armor that seemed to be a mishmash of old Clone trooper armor and Kento noticed a pair of lightsabers hanging from one side.
"Just admiring the view. Let me guess, I'm not allowed without an escort." Kento said as the soldier nodded.
"Be thankful I'm the one who volunteered." The soldier said as Kento gave Ailyn a shrug.
"Oh well, what can you do? Is my droid cleared at least?" Kento asked as the soldier nodded again.
"As long as he doesn't start shooting anything or doesn't plug into any terminals, he's fine. Vod, you're free to go where you please." The soldier said to Ailyn who nodded back and walked off.
"So uh…you mind explaining why you're carrying lightsabers? Are they trophies or-…" Kento asked, motioning with uncertainty. The soldier motioned for him to follow as he led Jedi and droid out of the docking bay.
"They're not trophies. If you must know, they're heirlooms. My mother was a Jedi during the Clone Wars. I carry hers and her master's lightsabers." The soldier replied.
"I thought I sensed something. You've got a connection to the force, that there's no denying." Kento said as the soldier led him into the Keldabe streets.
"Not denying anything. Just not interested in becoming a Jedi." The man replied.
"Fair enough. No one is forcing you." Kento said as the soldier flagged down a cab. A speeder soon approached and stopped next to them, the two getting into the back of the speeder while R4 got into a cargo bed on the back. The man told the driver a destination in Mando'a, the speeder taking off shortly afterwards.
"You're actually being downright civil towards me. What's the deal?" Kento asked as the man glanced at him.
"Not everyone here hates Jedi. In truth most here are indifferent." The man replied.
"Indifference is better than open disdain." Kento said, the man nodding in agreement.
"I concur. By the way, the name's Venku Skirata." The man said, extending a hand. Kento shook his hand with a smile and a nod.
"Honor to meet you, Venku. I'm-…" "Kento Marek, son of Galen Marek, you're a Jedi Knight and the former apprentice to Anakin Skywalker, formerly Darth Vader. I know." Venku said as Kento stared blankly at him.
"Why am I not surprised you know this already?" Kento asked as Venku smirked.
"It may comfort you to know that I'm one of the few who knows that information. The rest here probably only know you simply as a Jedi." Venku said as the speeder came to a stop outside of a fairly large dwelling in one of the residential areas of Keldabe. Venku started to climb out, the Jedi and droid following suit.
"Forgive my ignorance but, where are we?" Kento asked as Venku paid the cab fare.
"My home here in Keldabe. Members of my clan live here with me." Venku said as Kento regarded the structure curiously.
"So I take it Skirata is a clan name." Kento said as Venku nodded.
"That's right. So far we're one of the larger clans on Mandalore. Of course that's likely because of the fact my grandfather adopted so many clones into the family." Venku said as he led Kento into the dwelling. As he walked into the dwelling, Kento heard the sounds of a fight coming from inside. Kento was privately not surprised by this either.
"So what are we doing here?" Kento asked.
"You don't want to stay on your ship the whole time while you're here do you?" Venku asked as Kento blinked.
"You want me to stay here with you?" Kento asked as Venku nodded.
"We Mandalorians are known for our hospitality." Venku said, as Kento shrugged, the two entering the dwelling. As soon as they entered, Kento had to duck as a pair of younglings threw things at one another. Venku quickly stepped up into the line of fire, one piece of assorted junk hitting his chest plates. The younglings' eyes widened in horror.
"He did it!" the youngling, a human boy with messy black hair exclaimed. Venku scowled at the boy then at the boy behind him, a near identical twin of the other only his hair was shorter and well kept.
"Clean up the mess boys, we have a guest. Show respect." Venku said as he showed Kento in.
"Sorry uncle Kad." The boys said in unison.
"You di'kuts! I told you you'd get in trouble!" a green skinned teenaged Twi'lek girl yelled. She sat on a couch wearing the armored leggings and shoes of the Supercommandos but only a sports bra up top. She was reading from a fashion holo while listening to an audio receiver set to receive local holonet music broadcasts, a trendy dance tune playing. The boys started to clean up their mess.
"Mesh'la, we have company, cover up. Where's your mother?" Venku asked as he set his helmet down on a table near the door.
"At the market getting fresh fruits. She took Ka'ra with her." The Twi'lek replied before noticing Kento and leaning forwards with a probing look and a smile, tossing the holo aside.
"Well hello handsome." She said with an examining look towards Kento. The Jedi Knight gave a nervous grin.
"Odd question Venku, are these yours?" Kento asked, motioning to the children and teenager as Venku raided the pantry, pulling out two cup and a bottle of unknown liquid.
"They're Clan Sikrata if that's what you're asking. If you're asking if they're my immediate children, then the answer's no. They're my nieces and nephews. The twins are Malos and Melos, the children of my younger brother. The girl is Mesh'la, the daughter of my sister." Venku explained as Mesh'la approached the two with curiosity towards Kento.
"Oh come on ba'vodu, I'm of age." Mesh'la said, giving Kento an admiring look.
"No disrespect intended Mesh'la, but I'm already spoken for." Kento said but Mesh'la didn't seem fazed by his answer.
"You sure I can't change your mind?" she asked.
"Mesh'la, udesii." Venku warned. Mesh'la proceeded to whine something in Mando'a towards her uncle. Venku started arguing calmly back with her. Kento was totally lost in the argument and looked at R4, the astromech apparently just as lost as his master. The astromech beeped something to Kento who nodded in agreement.
"Yeah I wish I had a translator too." Kento said as the argument continued before them.
…
Meanwhile across town, Ailyn walked through the streets of Keldabe, walking towards an apartment complex near the cantina. As she approached the building, she heard an argument between two younglings, the two shouting at one another in Mando'a. The door to one of the apartments flew open, revealing an annoyed Sintas Vel.
"Mirta! Quit fighting with the Orade boy and get in here!" Sintas yelled down towards the two arguing younglings, the girl looked up towards the apartment.
"Oh come on ba'buir! This di'kut is insulting my honor!" Mirta yelled but Sintas scowled at her granddaughter.
"I'll do more than that if you don't get your butt up here now!" Sintas ordered. Mirta sighed in exasperation.
"Alright Ghes, you win this time." Mirta said as the orange haired youngling smirked.
"Always chromium, never gold." The youngling said as Mirta stuck her tongue out at him playfully as she started for the turbolift to her level of apartments. As she approached the lift, she spotted Ailyn, standing idly in the entryway to the complex. A huge grin formed on Mirta's face.
"Mama! You're home!" Mirta exclaimed, Sintas overhearing Mirta's exclamation and turning to see her daughter's return. Sintas smiled as she walked towards the turbolift while Mirta crashed headfirst into Ailyn.
"GAH! Mirta!" Ailyn yelped, falling to the ground beneath the youngling's weight.
"Well what brings you back here, 'Lyn? And where's that Jedi friend of yours that you're always hanging around with?" Sintas asked as Ailyn ruffled Mirta's hair slightly while climbing up onto her feet.
"Feeling a little homesick. Marek decided to bring me home for a while. One of the others picked him up at the spaceport." Ailyn explained as Mirta pouted up at her.
"Aww I was hoping he'd stay with us." Mirta said as Sintas rolled her eyes.
"You know your grandfather would never go for that. A Jedi in my apartment? He'd sooner jump into the Sarlacc pit again." Sintas said as Ailyn's expression sobered slightly.
"Speaking of which, where is he?" Ailyn asked, clearly showing disdain towards her father.
"He's in the cantina, like always. But 'Lyn, you've got to let this go. Your father didn't leave us intentionally and besides I likely had more than a little influence in his having to leave. If I had shot that guy before he could've…things would've been different." Sintas said, not wanting to remember a particularly humiliating experience in her life.
"Yeah. So I guess I should stop in and at least let him know I'm still breathing." Ailyn said.
"He can wait, 'Lyn. For now I think you could use a rest. You just got home for crying out loud." Sintas said as Mirta tugged at her mother's pants leg.
"Yeah, come on Mama I want to hear all about how many of those Dar'jetii di'kuts you've killed." Mirta said as Ailyn smirked slightly.
"Alright. I suppose he can wait a while longer." Ailyn said as she picked up the youngling, carrying her towards the apartment turbolift with Sintas at her side.
…
Back across town, Kento helped the twins set the table for dinner while Venku's "sister" Bresha had returned home with food. Bresha was a human woman with brown hair swept over to the right side of her head, with her bangs died a blond color. Mesh'la had, at her uncle's insistence, put on a simple grey shirt and was watching her younger "sister," an infant Wookiee girl named Ma'ra, as she rolled around on a blanket on the floor. R4 was assisting with setting the table by carrying some of the extra tableware in some of his graspers.
"So how long do you plan on staying, Master Jedi?" Bresha asked. Despite her gruff exterior she was actually very kind.
"Until Ailyn is up to leaving again or until I'm needed again on the front lines." Kento replied as Malos muttered something to his brother in Mando'a, causing his brother to snicker.
"Boys, udesii." Venku scolded as he poured glasses full of blue milk for the table.
"So are you and Vel, close?" Bresha asked as Kento used the force to catch a cup one of the twins knocked off the table by accident.
"We're friends…at least that's what I assume we are." Kento said, Mesh'la smirking suggestively towards him.
"So you're not spoken for?" Mesh'la asked, causing Kento to look to Venku for help.
"Ailyn is not my girlfriend. She's far too old for me. Besides I think the only one in her family that would ever support such a union would be her daughter." Kento said in amusement.
"Who, Mirta? Yeah she does mention you on occasion. I'm just curious as to how she labeled you as Scruff." Venku said as Kento shrugged helplessly, the Skirata clansmen gathering around to sit at the table, Mesh'la picking up the teething Ma'ra to a repulsor lift high chair next to where Bresha sat.
"I have no idea." Kento replied. One of the twins then muttered something in Mando'a to his brother, causing him to squirt blue milk from his nose in laughter. The laughter quickly subsided when Bresha pulled a blaster and pointed it towards the ceiling, glaring at the boys with a cold stare.
"Behave yourselves. We are in your uncle's home. Least you can do is be respectful of him and his guests." Bresha said to the twins as Kento sat next to the twins, across from Venku. Mesh'la sat at the far opposite end of the table from him, much to her dismay. Venku and Bresha sat next to each other, Ma'ra sitting between them at the corner.
"Before we begin eating, I just want to thank you for your hospitality. I know most Mandalorians have issues against Jedi and I could've easily stayed on my ship." Kento said as Bresha and Venku looked at him.
"Think nothing of it, Marek. After everything Kad has told us about you and your friends, we're honored to have you with us." Bresha said, earning a confused look from Kento.
"Kad?" he asked.
"It's my nickname. My father was a clone commando during the clone wars. He never knew I was his son. He knew I existed but not that I was his. When asked by my mother what he would've named a son, his answer was Kad. So I've carried the nickname ever since." Venku explained.
"I hope this isn't too much of an imposition, but can I ask who your mother was?" Kento asked as Venku took a drink.
"A fair question. You probably wouldn't know her though. She was Jedi Knight Etain Tur-Mukan. She was killed during Order 66. My father died fighting the Rebellion as an Imperial Commando." Venku said as Kento bowed his head slightly.
"I'm sorry, I don't recognize the name." Kento said but Venku was unperturbed.
"It's alright. I don't expect you to know every Jedi to have ever lived." Venku replied.
"So what about you, Kento? Any family or family plans of your own? Mesh'la says you claim to be spoken for." Bresha said, feeding Ma'ra with a small spoon, the Wookiee pup gobbling up the food given her.
"My only family consists of my parents, our family droid, and myself." Kento said as Mesh'la wrinkled her nose in disgust.
"Only three of you plus a droid? How boring." Mesh'la said as Bresha gave a slight nod of agreement.
"You have to understand, Kento. To us Mandalorians, our family is one of the things we cherish the most. We may not all be of blood relation. Dar'yaim, Venku and I don't have a drop of blood connecting us. Kal Skirata adopted me into the clan after my parents were killed during a mission that went bad. I did the same with Mesh'la and Ma'ra. Mesh'la's mother was a slave on Ryloth and she died after giving birth to Mesh'la. Didn't even have a chance to name her. Ma'ra's parents were kidnapped by slavers when her mother was pregnant. Her mother was rescued by one of our strike teams but her injuries were too severe and she ultimately died from her injuries. I adopted Ma'ra and since I could never understand the Wookiee language, I was forced to give her a name in a language I did know, Mando'a." Bresha explained.
"And these two troublemakers over here? What's their story?" Kento asked as Venku smirked towards the twins.
"They're actually the descendants of one of my blood brothers. He's stationed on Concordia right now, his wife left him not long after the twins were born and he asked me to take care of them. There are a lot more Skiratas on Mandalore than you think. This is just the house I use while in town. Skirata clan house is further south in the farming regions. There's a lot more of us down there." Venku explained as Kento gave an impressed whistle.
"I do have an uncle, and technically my mother's family but we're not that close. My father's parents died during the Jedi Purge. My grandfather and namesake was, ironically, killed by the very man who trained me as a Jedi." Kento said as Bresha looked at him curiously.
"What of your Master though? You're close to him." Bresha said as Kento nodded.
"That's true, I am. Closest thing to a Grandfather I have I guess." Kento replied.
"And what about those three kids of Solo's? You're close to them too. Plus that barefoot girl, the Whiphid, and the Skywalker and Solo clans?" Venku asked, confusing Kento.
"How do you know about them?" Kento asked curiously. Venku stared at him, confused for a moment.
"Because I followed you and your friends from Nar Shaddaa to Tatooine then to Mustafar aboard that Star Destroyer." Venku said, startling Kento.
"You did? How did I not notice you?" Kento asked.
"Because I did not wish you to. Mand'alor asked me to track you down and keep an eye on Ailyn, to make sure of fair play. Her life was the deciding factor in determining who we ended up allying with so he wanted someone watching to make sure there was fair play. I spotted your ship on Nar Shaddaa and followed you to Tatooine. I snuck aboard your ship during the Pod Race and hid in one of the smugglers compartments. After you were captured by the Sith, I waited until the coast was clear and I snuck out onto the star destroyer. In the chaos surrounding your escape, I sabotaged the main reactor then tracked down Ailyn. When I found her, she and the rest of your friends had two of the Dar'jetii surrounded. I watched and recorded the moment when the Dar'jetii impaled her with its lightsaber. Then I climbed aboard a merc fighter and made my escape. It took me a while to get to Mandalore and I ended up presenting Mand'alor with the footage after you had all left. When I gave him the evidence, he ordered us all to Yavin and Coruscant to rescue you." Venku explained.
"So it was you. You were the one Ailyn mentioned had been following us." Kento said as Venku nodded.
"Now you know why I was the only one who volunteered to allow a Jedi into my home." Venku said.
"Because you could trust me to some degree." Kento said as Venku nodded.
"That's right. And regardless of what Mand'alor says about you Jedi, you have my respect and my support." Venku said as he raised a glass. Kento followed suit and raised his glass in reciprocation.
…
Sintas's apartment was a small two person dwelling with the basic amenities. It wasn't a matter of affordability as Sintas had inherited a sizable fortune from Boba so that she wouldn't have to hunt again. Lying on one of the tables were various pieces of Mandalorian Supercommando armor, including a red helmet with black markings on it.
"Kinda small wouldn't you say?" Ailyn asked, looking around at the aparment as she sat down on the couch and started loosening her boots.
"It's comfortable. Not like our house on Concord Dawn. Remember that dump?" Sintas asked, leaning against the table.
"How could I forget?" Ailyn asked.
"Our house wasn't so bad, remember Mama? Your biggest complaint was that the roof leaked whenever it rained." Mirta said as Ailyn chuckled.
"It did, didn't it." She said, Mirta cocking her head to the side in thought.
"Wait a minute. It wasn't the roof that leaked. Oh right! It was the water tank for the moisture vaporator! I remember it looked like rain whenever it burst! Papa had a fit trying to fix that thing." Mirta said as Ailyn looked concerned.
"Did he?" she asked. Mirta seemed concerned by her mother's response.
"Yeah. I used to play around in the water and track mud in the house. You got real mad whenever I did." Mirta said as Sintas snorted.
"Looks like you take after your mother. 'Lyn did the same thing when it rained on Concord Dawn. She learned real quick where the cleaning equipment was though…like someone else I know." Sintas said, looking at Mirta who shrugged innocently.
"Hall closet right?" she asked.
"You catch on quick." Sintas chuckled before noticing Ailyn rubbing her head with a frown.
"'Lyn, is something wrong?" Sintas asked.
"I'm just not feeling well. I guess I'm just exhausted from all the fighting lately. I haven't been sleeping well lately either." Ailyn said as Sintas nodded understandingly.
"Fair enough. You can crash in my room. We'll be quiet." Sintas said as Ailyn yawned, picking up her duffle bag.
"Right. I'll see you later." Ailyn said as she headed for the back to Sintas's room. Sintas and Mirta watched her leave in silence.
"Mirta, you know her better than I do. Does she seem alright to you?" Sintas asked but Mirta shook her head.
"No. She doesn't. Maybe she's sick." Mirta said as Sintas nodded in agreement.
"Come on, let's go visit your grandfather, see what he thinks." Sintas said as Mirta scowled slightly.
"Do we have to?" Mirta asked, causing Sintas to roll her eyes.
"You can have some of the cantina's Uj cake." Sintas said, causing the youngling to scowl.
"You think you can bribe me with sweets?" she asked.
"Fifty credits?" Sintas asked. Mirta went straight for the door.
"Why are we sitting around here? Let's go." Mirta said, making Sintas smirk and shake her head in amusement.
"Alright you little Bounty Hunter." Sintas said.
"By the way, you're still buying me Uj cake." Mirta said as they closed the door behind them.
That night…
Kento stood in one of the guest rooms of the Skirata house. It was lightly furnished with only a bed and workbench. R4 sat in the corner while Kento smoothed out the sheets on the bed. He could hear Mesh'la singing something in Mando'a down the hall. One of the twins yelled something in Mando'a, causing Mesh'la to call for Bresha. Kento stood listening to the arguing for a moment, snickering privately to himself in amusement. He then heard a knocking on the door. Kento could tell it was Venku and opened the door, the Mandalorian holding two bottles of Mandalorian ale.
"Here, thought you could use this more than me." Venku said, stepping into the room and closing the door.
"Thanks but I don't drink." Kento said but Venku handed him a bottle anyway.
"I figured. That's why yours is blue milk." He said as Kento gave him a wry smirk and took the bottle.
"Thanks…I guess." Kento replied, the two listening to the arguing down the hall.
"This happens every so often. That's when I go into town and let the matter handle itself. Care to join me?" Venku asked as Kento shrugged.
"I imagine Boba Fett has a few choice swear words to level at me." Kento said, standing up.
"What for?" Venku asked, amused.
"Well, mostly for being a Jedi and being on Mandalore at the same time." Kento said as Venku chuckled.
"Well I doubt you'll see him. I had something else in mind." Venku said as they headed for the door, R4 following after them.
"Oh yeah?" Kento asked curiously.
…
Kento had an eyebrow arched as he, Venku, and R4 observed a pair of Mandalorian soldiers fighting one another in hand-to-hand combat, unarmed, in the city square. Mandalorian men and women stood around them, spectating the fight, cheering on the combatants. Some of the Mandalorians were chanting in Mando'a during the fight. (A/N: If you have the Republic Commando soundtrack, cue up track 13: "Rage of the Shadow Warriors" for effect here)
"This was your idea?!" Kento asked as Venku smirked at him.
"What's the matter? Can't stomach the sport?!" Venku asked just as one of the combatants received a vicious upper cut, knocking him onto his back, the Mandalorians cheering at the sight. The defeated Mandalorian was helped to his feet by his opponent who slapped him on the shoulder, the two exchanging nods before walking off into the crowd.
"Oh I can stomach it if you can!" Kento replied. He suddenly sensed that he was receiving glares from some of the other Mandalorians around him. He looked and sure enough there were challenging smirks from each of them.
"Oh you hear that vode? The ori dralshy'a jetii says he can handle the ring!" one of the taller Mandalorians declared, the crowd responding with dark laughter, Kento proceeded to glare at Venku.
"You baited me into this, didn't you?" Kento asked as Venku glared at him with a smirk.
"I might have." Venku replied as Kento rolled his eyes amidst the Mandalorian's taunts for him to enter the ring. Kento finally unclipped his lightsaber and handed it off to R4, the droid concealing it in his chassis. Kento entered the ring, much to the grim delight of the Mandalorians, most of whom were anxious to see the Jedi humbled before the Mandalorians.
"So who will be the one to face the jetii in the ring?! Who will be his challenger?!" the Mandalorian ringleader asked, each of the Mandalorians clamoring for a chance to face him. Finally they heard a single familiar voice answer…
"I will."
The Mandalorians all fell silent, the chanting ceasing, as some of the crowd of Mandalorians parted, revealing Boba Fett standing at the back of the crowd. Boba walked through the crowd towards the ring, handing his helmet and blaster off to one of the Mandalorians, his gaze fixed on Kento.
"Mand'alor." Kento greeted with a bow. Boba gave him a polite nod in response.
"This isn't a grudge match, Jedi, despite what you may think." Boba said as two Mandalorians approached him, removing his jetpack.
"Right now I was just counting how many Mandalorians its going to take to kick my butt. I dunno how many it'll likely take but I know how many you're gonna use regardless." Kento said, earning an amused chuckle from the spectators.
"Humility in a Jedi towards Mandalorians. Almost unheard of." Boba said.
"I never said I was better than the Mando'ad. Not once. You're a proud and noble people that have earned every ounce of that nobility and pride. I'm proud to be able to call at least one of them my friend." Kento said, referring to Ailyn. Boba put his hands behind his back.
"I'm curious to see how your respect holds up." Boba said as he dropped into a fighting stance. Kento quietly took a breath, dropping into one of his own. The chanting began again as Jedi and Mandalorian circled the ring, waiting for the other to strike. Boba finally struck first, swinging in with an open hand which Kento quickly moved to block but the move left him open which Boba exploited, kicking him in the ribs. Kento recoiled from the strike but quickly moved and blocked a swing for his face and swung again, nearly striking the bounty hunter in the face but Boba had lunged back, the fist coming within an inch of his face. Boba retaliated by kicking Kento across the face, sending him spinning to the ground, earning jeers aimed towards the Jedi along with several praises aimed towards the Mand'alor. Boba calmly raised his hand, silencing the jeers and praises as he circled around the ring while Kento climbed onto his feet, a little dazed and a cut across his cheek. He proceeded to spit out some blood onto the dirt floor beneath him and drop back into the battle stance.
"I can do this all day." Kento said.
"As you wish." Boba replied before quickly striking at Kento, the Jedi putting up as best a resistance as he could but it was quickly becoming a beating. As they fought, Sintas and Mirta came walking up towards the fight ring.
"Who's fighting?" Sintas asked, attempting to get a look but unable to due to the crowd.
"Mand'alor versus the jetii!" one of the spectators replied. Sintas rolled her eyes at the response.
"Oh boy. Bo what are you doing?" She asked with a groan. Mirta however smirked darkly.
"Ooh! Can I watch?!" She asked, Sintas glaring at her with a skeptical look. Finally Boba stopped, grabbing Kento by the collar, slamming the Jedi onto his back on the ground. Kento was beaten and bloody, bruises forming on his face and those were the visible bruises.
"What are you doing? You're not even trying! Fight me, Jedi!" He said angrily.
"Why? I have nothing to prove to you." Kento said weakly. Boba was startled by his reaction.
"What did you say?" he asked.
"I have nothing to prove to you. You want me to try and prove Jedi are better than Mandalorians? I won't do it. Fact is, we're not better than Mandalorians…but neither are the Mandalorians better than Jedi. I don't see either one as superior. I see us as equals, maybe not individually, but as two parts of one whole." Kento said softly. Boba seemed contemplative by the Jedi's words. He thought for a moment before standing up, helping Kento onto his feet.
"It seems I've misjudged you Jedi. It doesn't change anything, mind you." Boba said as Kento attempted to smile but could only manage a smirk due to a swollen cheek. His expression suddenly fell as he started looking around. Boba and Venku noticed this expression, Venku's own force sensitivity alerting him to imminent danger. Kento's eyes suddenly widened and he quickly spun towards Boba and used the force to launch him into the crowd, mere seconds before a small dart struck the armor of one of the Mandalorians and bounced off, landing harmlessly in the dirt. Kento spun around towards the source of the shot and saw a figure crouched on the roof of one of the buildings nearby with a sniper rifle in hand. The figure quickly turned and ran from the square, Kento scowling as best he could.
"R4!" Kento exclaimed, the astromech quickly launching his lightsaber into the air as Kento mustered his strength and took off after the would-be assassin, calling his lightsaber to his hand as he leapt over the Mandalorians. Venku quickly gave chase, following after Kento.
"After him! I want him alive!" Boba ordered, several Mandalorians activating their jetpacks and joined in the pursuit. Sintas and Mirta quickly joined Boba and his remaining escorts as they mounted his jetpack onto his back and handed him his rifle while Mirta reached down and picking up the dart, looking at it curiously.
"Say, isn't this one of yours ba'buir? The special kind you use?" Mirta asked, handing Boba the dart. The Mandalorian leader looked the dart over, a look of quiet surprise on his face.
"It is. It's one of my old Kaminoan saber darts." Boba replied, earning a concerned look from Sintas.
"You sure it's yours?" Sintas asked as Boba showed her the dart.
"You know my equipment. It hasn't changed much since the days we were together. You tell me." Boba said as Sintas looked the dart over.
"You're right, it is one of yours. But it looks used." She said as Boba looked the dart over again, noticing spots of dried blood.
"I noticed that too." Boba said as he put his helmet on. Meanwhile Kento and Venku were chasing the assassin over the rooftops of Keldabe. Kento was having difficulties keeping up as his injuries from the beating he'd received from Boba were hampering his movement.
"Come on, Marek! He's getting away!" Venku exclaimed as he ran alongside the Jedi Knight, helmet on and blaster in hand.
"Well you didn't go a few rounds with Boba Fett just now!" Kento argued, using the force to increase his speed and ignore the pain of his injuries. The Assassin then turned to round a corner, firing at the two as they attempted to approach. Kento quickly deflected the shots with his lightsaber, Venku dropping back slightly so he was running behind the safety of Kento's lightsaber.
"I'll cut him off! Stay on him!" Venku said as his jetpack activated and he flew off to the right, flying up and over a set of buildings as Kento maintained the pursuit. The Assassin suddenly dropped down between two buildings, running out into the street towards the spaceport, Venku suddenly bursting out from the building the assassin had just leapt down from. Kento saw the assassin heading towards a speeder and quickly stretched out with the force to crush the speeder's engines, rendering it inoperable. The assassin quickly leapt over the speeder, firing at one of the engines, causing it to explode. The Assassin paused and turned to look towards the burning speeder but was startled when the speeder was suddenly ripped in two by the force, allowing Kento and the airborne Venku to continue the charge after them. Venku started to open fire on the Assassin, firing stun bolts at the assassin who quickly turned and fired back at him, the Mandalorian nimbly dodging the blaster bolts. The Assassin suddenly ran into a docking bay ahead of them, slamming the doors shut.
"What's in that docking bay?!" Kento asked as he started cutting through the doors.
"Nothing! It's empty!" Venku replied but was startled when they heard the sound of engines powering up inside.
"You want to guess again?" Kento asked as they suddenly found floodlights shining on the doors. Kento and Venku turned to see a Mandalorian speeder charging straight at the doors with Bresha at the controls
"MOVE!" she yelled as her jetpack engaged, lifting her out of the speeder. Kento and Venku quickly leapt clear as the speeder smashed through the doors to the docking bay, the speeder exploding shortly afterwards, the two Mandalorians and the Jedi quickly raced inside to see the assassin sitting at the controls of a starship that was clearly Sith in origin. Venku and Bresha opened fire on the ship with their blasters but its shields were up so the blaster shots just bounced harmlessly off as the ship rose into the air.
"They're getting away!" Bresha hissed.
"No they're not!" Kento replied as he stretched out with the force, grabbing a hold of the ship and forcing it down towards the ground, the ship struggling to gain altitude. More Mandalorian soldiers came flooding into the docking bay, opening fire on the ship.
"Be'senaar!" One of the Mandalorians yelled as a number of the Supercommandos dropped onto their chests, tilting their torsos up so to aim their jetpack rockets at the ship before releasing a volley of rockets at the ship, taking down its shields and disabling the ship, causing it to crash into the ground, bursting into flames. The Mandalorians quickly started to extinguish the flames to prevent an explosion as the dazed assassin tumbled out of the wreckage. The assassin quickly raised a blaster pistol towards Kento but quickly found its arm cut off by Venku, wielding one of his lightsabers, the assassin letting out a cry of pain as it fell to the ground. The assassin was clad in a skin tight purple suit with a metal grey helmet and half-skirt around the back made of loose metal plating. The assassin had a veil over their face. Venku quickly grabbed the assassin by their remaining arm, picking them up before throwing them forward onto their chest as Boba Fett along with Sintas and Mirta entered. Several Mandalorians cocked their rifles at the assassin as it rolled onto its knees, cradling its cauterized stump while rocking in pain, glaring at Boba with a pair of angry eyes.
"Don't move, chak'ar." Venku spat, leveling his rifle at the assassin's head.
"Now let's see who's behind the mask." Boba said as Kento raised his hand and used the force to pull away the veil on the assassin. They were all startled and shocked by the angry face staring back at them behind the veil.
"Ailyn?" Sintas asked in disbelief as she saw her daughter's face glaring at Boba with an expression of pure rage. Boba wasn't convinced however.
"No, I don't think so." He said as he grabbed Sintas's stunner and shot Ailyn with it, causing her to fall to the ground, unconscious. They all watched for a moment before they saw it, Ailyn's face began to shift and contort until it morphed into the reptilian face of a Clawdite.
"A changeling! Where did she come from?" Kento asked.
"Good question, Jedi. Considering you're the one who brought her here." One of the Mandalorians said
"It can't be! I didn't bring her here!" Kento protested but Sintas wasn't convinced.
"No, I think you did. Ailyn wasn't acting herself since the moment she came home. She didn't…feel right to me either." Sintas said, suspiciously.
"You did bring her Jedi, although I wonder if you knew it yourself." Boba said as Kento thought back to Felucia after routing the Sith forces on the ridge, recalling specific behavioral cues that should've stood out. Not once in his presence had she spoken in Mando'a, using the word idiot instead of di'kut, calling him Marek instead of Scruff. He also realized that Sintas was right, she didn't feel right in the force either. It was as if her usual faint presence in the force had diminished significantly. Being half-Kiffar, she had some level of force sensitivity and stood out easily to him but after the battle, she seemed to be missing it. He had dismissed it as his own exhaustion from the battle having taken its toll on him. Kento proceeded to lower his head in horror, dropping to his knees.
"No…no it can't be. How could I have been so blind?" Kento asked. Boba however thought of something else.
"That should be the least of your worries Jedi, the question should be what happened to the real Ailyn?" Boba asked as Kento's eyes lit up in horror as he recalled the Sith vessel leaving the Felucian surface after the battle.
"I don't know where she is now but I do know who has her." Kento said as he stood up and turned towards Boba.
"I think we both know who has her." Boba said, glaring at the twisted wreck of the Sith vessel, glaring at the Sith Empire insignia.
Somewhere, on the other side of the galaxy…
"Prisoner number 001138: transferring from processing to prison block 2." A voice declared over the PA as a massive bulkhead door opened up, a tracked turret sliding on a rail overhead as Ailyn Vel, wearing only a bulky orange prison jumpsuit with black boots and with binders on her wrists and ankles was forced to walk through the massive doors into the massive four tiered cell block. The block was loud as hundreds of the Sith's prisoners yelled at their captors through large metal doors with bars in them. Ailyn was forced onto a turbolift that brought her up to the third tier, where a pair of Sith guards armed with force-pikes and stun guns stood waiting for her. Ailyn received a disciplinary shock to the shoulder to get her to move as they led her to one of the cells near one of the corners. One of the guards signaled to a guard stationed in a control room, the control room guard signaling back before the door to the cell opened. The guards then proceeded to remove Ailyn's shackles, the tracked turret trained on her to prevent her from attempting an escape. Once the shackles were off, the guards shoved her forward into the cell, the door slamming shut behind her.
"Di'kuts." She mumbled as she examined her cell. It was a straightforward cell with a refresher on one side and bunk beds on the other.
"What's this? So they finally decide to stick me with a cellmate?" a woman's voice asked from the top bunk. Ailyn glared up at the bunk as she saw another woman sit up. Her skin was a pale grey and she had black tattoos all over her face reminiscent of the Nightsisters of Dathomir, her hair worn in dreadlocks.
"You think I'm thrilled with the idea?" Vel asked as the Nightsister threw her legs over the side of the bunk, her left leg clearly being a simple metal rod on a set of weak cybernetic prosthesis.
"Get used to it, girly. You're in Darth Akul's special prison for political dissidents, prisoners of war, and anyone who dares try and defy her whims." The Nightsister said, dropping down onto the ground and bracing herself against the wall for support.
"Charming. So who exactly do I have the pleasure of sharing this dar'yaim of a cell with? More importantly, where is here?" Ailyn asked as the Nightsister chuckled sinisterly.
"You've heard of people refer to a single planet as hell right? Well this planet is synonymous with the word! My name is Silri and welcome to Malachor!" the Nightsister declared with a grin as Ailyn snarled angrily.
End Episode 10
To Be Continued…
I own Bresha, Mesh'la, the twins, and Ma'ra. By the way, I so love the Mandalorians. So awesome on so many levels. I just had to have a Mandalorian centric episode…and it ended up becoming several.