A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, I really appreciate it. Anyway everyone's favortie level on Kotor with A LOT of differences. Now I really appreciate you, the fans', opinions on the story. So please review thanks.
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The Fallen Knight
Escaping Taris
Every single day I find it hard to say
I could be yours alone
You will see someday all along the way
I was yours to hold
-Yours to Hold, by Skillet
Revan guided the shuttle, still cloaked, to the Under City. He landed it safely on the planet floor and turned off the shuttle.
"Well now what?" He asked the woman next to him.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
He chuckled a little. "Yes but what is your choice? Will you turn me in, or will you let me go my way, either way we will be together." He said it looking into her eyes.
She looked at him for a while then closed her eyes and sighed. "Revan, I… I will follow your lead, for now."
He smiled taking her hand. "That's all I ask."
He stood up and walked to his room grabbing everything he could and fitting it into a bag. In it he placed the Sith holocrons his red lightsaber his mask his armor, still not repaired, food credits and his personal datapad containing thousands of pages of messages, battles, etc. He opened the ramp and walked out with Bastila following.
He walked about 20 feet from it and turned around looking at it. "Well Bastila I guess this is goodbye."
Bastila turned to him looking at him suspiciously. "What does that mean?"
He laughed and shook his head. "No not you Bastila." He pointed at his shuttle. "That Bastila, my ship."
"You named your personal shuttle after me?"
"Yeah it reminded me of you, because no matter what happened I could escape on it and hide from the world due to its state-of-the-art cloaking and anti-radar shields." He walked up and put a hand on the shuttle. "I would always just take off whenever I needed to get away, I would go to Dantooine during the Mandalorian Wars and just sit on a cliff looking at the enclave. And during this war I would go to Tython and be at peace." He brushed his hand past the engraved name of Bastila on the side of the ship. He had personally engraved it with his lightsaber.
"So that's why I felt like you were so close during my training. It's because you were." She said walking up next to him.
He nodded and stepped back as did Bastila. He reached out his hand and slowly clasped it. The shuttle bent to his will and was left as a crumpled ball.
"What did you do that for?" Bastila demanded.
"Now there is no evidence we were ever here." He turned and looked at her then himself. "Speaking of which we need new clothes when we go to the surface otherwise the Republic will point us out as Jedi on the spot." Revan threw the pack on his back and started walking up to a hill.
Revan and Bastila walked for about twenty minutes when he felt something. He held his hand out for Bastila to stop. He looked from side to side then turned around and faced Bastila. She looked at him then her eyes went wide as she looked over his shoulder.
A Rakghoul was behind him raising its clawed hand about to slice him. But as it swung forward it stopped, grabbing its throat choking. Revan's eyes never left Bastila's as he choked the beast to death. When the beast collapsed Revan turned back around and kept walking.
Bastila didn't say anything but he guessed she was shocked by his power. He could command the Force to do almost anything without lifting his hand. Not to mention how far he had progressed in lightsaber training due to the new Sith techniques and old Jedi forms he learned. If he could guess he would say he was ten times stronger from when he faced Mandalore the Ultimate. But his power was still nothing compared to the Sith Emperor. He shook his head. 'No now is not the time to worry about that, first I get off Taris, then I bet Malak, then I need to end this War it is pointless now.'
"Revan where are we going?" Bastila asked.
He stopped at the top of another hill. He pointed to the east. "I saw a settlement over there when we landed it is just a couple of miles away." He looked down at her. "Why, are you tired?"
She looked up at him with dark circles in her eyes. "The last time I slept was a day before our battle with you then I had to command the forces, then I had to board your ship, then I had to face you, then I had to heal you, and now we have walked for almost two hours. What do you think?" She sat at the top of the hill catching her breath.
He sighed and kneeled in front of her and set his pack down. "You know in war you have to be prepared to go weeks without sleep and be ready to fight against impossible odds." He opened it up and pulled out a bottle and handed it to her.
"Yes but some of us aren't meant for front line warfare Revan. Some of us aren't war machines or Mandalorians." She said drinking.
"What is that supposed to mean?" He asked involuntarily grabbing his right shoulder.
She looked at him with wide eyes then looked away handing him the bottle back. "Just that Mandalorians love battle and that's all they think about you know? Of course you do you fought them for years."
He raised an eyebrow at her then stood back up grabbing his pack and walking over to some rocks. "Come on we will make camp here, we will push on in the morning."
Revan was setting up a campfire while Bastila sat and watched him. He had set up camp around some large rocks where it could easily cover the light from the campfire. Bastila leaned against a rock and rubbed her arms shivering. Revan looked up at her and smirked.
"Well that's what happens when you were lingerie as a battle suit." He stood up and walked over to her.
She furrowed her brows in anger. "This is NOT lingerie it is my custom flexible armor." She said crossing her arms.
He took off his gray Jedi Knight robe and sat down next to her. She eyed him suspiciously as he gently pushed her off the rock and put his robe on her shoulders. It was way too big on her. After all she was only 5' 4" and he was like a foot taller than her not to mention his muscular build. She was able to wrap herself up completely, hiding from the cold. He smirked again and went to finish his work on the fire.
She watched him gather small sticks and twigs and dried grass in a small circle and start to light it. She was more watching him than what he was doing. She was staring at his bare chest and the necklace he had wrapped around his neck. She looked over at his right arm and the mark she discovered earlier that day. She thought about asking him about it but figured that he would tell her when he was ready.
She felt like the little five year-old seeing the taller older boy walk up to her and try to comfort her in her time of need. She tilted her face down and inhaled his robe. It smelt like him. She shook her head reminding herself of who he was now. She looked up to see Revan pulling out his black armor and putting it on.
"Why are you putting that back on? They won't recognize you without your mask, but only you have that armor and they would be suspicious if they saw you." Bastila warned him.
"Relax I will just wear it tonight and you can use my robe as a blanket and a pillow, I think it's big enough for that. Besides no one is going to see us until we get to the Upper City where all the forces are." Revan reassured her and walked over to her and sat down looking up.
She looked up too. "How many planets have you been to?"
"I couldn't tell you, I lost count after all these years." He looked down at the ground. "Years," he repeated. "Years is what I have to describe all this. Years of war of innocents dying of trying to remember what I am fighting for." He reached up and grabbed her hand. "Years of being away from you."
Bastila was speechless, she didn't know what to say. "I missed you so much, I never meant to hurt you. You have grown up and I fail to see that sometimes. You have your own choices to make and that's why I should have seen you going against me, but I hold no grudge. In fact I am glad you defeated me yesterday, because now I had my eyes opened again." He raised his other hand and brushed a few strands of hair that was in her face. "I'm sorry if I caused you any pain."
She looked into his eyes and watched them once again change back to dark brown. He was obviously trying to turn back to the light but was struggling with the power. She looked down at the ground and closed her eyes. 'You have no idea what pain you caused me.' She thought.
"I will if you tell me." He said.
"WHAT?!" She cried out snapping her head up.
He leaned back and pulled his hands away. "What did I do?"
"What did you just say?"
"What did I do?" He repeated.
"No before that."
He looked at her confused. "I will if you tell me?"
Her eyes went wide realizing he heard her. "I didn't say what you heard out loud."
He raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
She sighed and whispered. "I thought it."
His eyes went wide too. Bastila watched him looking away thinking. Then he looked at her and kept a straight face.
'Bastila can you hear me?'
She watched as his mouth didn't move. She slowly nodded not being able to come up with something to say.
He stood up and paced for a minute before looking back at her. "What did you do to heal me?"
She looked at him confused. "I just used the Force to heal you. But you weren't willing to live so I had to reach into your mind and…"
He turned to the side and closed his eyes. "You bonded my life to yours."
"What? No, no I just reached into your mind and tried to connect your pulse to mine so that your heart wouldn't give up."
He chuckled shaking his head. "You are learning faster than the Jedi are teaching you, reminds me of-"
She cut him off. "I am NOT like you."
He looked at her sadly and she watched as his eyes flickered back to yellow. "Anyway you used the technique of Force bonding, I am now bonded to you because you tied your life with mine unknowingly."
She didn't believe him at first. He then shook his head and then closed his eyes concentrating. She felt a wave of anger flow through her. It didn't corrupt her though, he only let her feel part of his mind. When she grabbed her head from the pain he stopped and put back his mental barriers. He walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"What was that?" She said panting.
"That was from my mind, I am sorry I had to prove to you that we are bonded, and it has a lot of advantages as well as disadvantages. One is hearing our thoughts another is sensing what is going through each other's minds. And there is more but I don't remember them right now. But we can feel each other's pain so we have to be careful. Which reminds me, you might want to safeguard your thoughts if you don't want me reading them."
"How do I do that?" She asked.
He smiled and sat in a meditating position. "I will show you."
Darth Malak had successfully taken over the Sith without question. He had convinced the troops that Revan was weak and he walked into the trap himself so Darth Malak killed him so he could preserve the information of the Star Forge. Then he had pushed the Republic back and they retreated. The Sith praised him and labeled him as a hero for killing Revan and Bastila in one battle.
Now he was staring out at his former Master's destroyed ship. He sent a team to investigate and make sure he had killed them both. Though there was little evidence that they could have survived he wanted to make sure. The last thing he needed was Revan still alive sneaking around the galaxy trying to retake his mantle. He also needed to make sure that the Republic lost the only thing they could use against him: Bastila. She wasn't unbeatable but even he admitted it to himself that he was not as great as Revan when it came to battle strategies. He knew that Bastila could still cause problems if she were still alive.
He looked to the side as the computer panel beeped. He walked over and turned it on.
"You have something for me Captain?" His metallic voice echoed over the transmission.
"Yes sir, the bridge is destroyed as is most of the ship, but all the ships in the hanger are gone."
"Revan did send word to all his forces to leave the ship, it is irrelevant, what off the bridge any bodies?"
"No My Lord, all evidence flew out into space, but sir his personal shuttle is not here."
Darth Malak had forgotten Revan's personal shuttle. He turned off the transmission and turned towards an officer sitting at a computer.
"Locate Revan's shuttle now!" He said angrily.
"My Lord that is almost impossible, he specially designed it to be untraceable, and it has no radar signature I can't-." Malak heard enough he crushed the man's windpipe and looked over at the nearest soldier.
"You, can you work this computer?" The man nodded quickly. "Track his ship."
Darth Malak stood over the scared man as he typed in various things on the computer. "My Lord, Revan's ship is almost untraceable."
"Almost?"
"Yes sir I can track when he when activated the hyper drive and track it to where he exited. I will have it in a few seconds. And… there it exited at Taris and it seems that it was scheduled to dock at a Republic platform."
Darth Malak was confused. Why would Revan turn himself over to the Republic. Then he realized that Revan didn't use it. It must have been Bastila. "Very good soldier, you are promoted to an officer." He turned and walked over to Admiral Karath.
"Send word to our ships. We leave for Taris immediately. We have to get Bastila before she leaves that planet."
"Of course My Lord. " Admiral Karath bowed and made preparations for the fleet.
Darth Malak was determined to kill Bastila, or better, convert her. He laughed at that. It would make Revan want to rise from the dead to try and kill him.
But Revan was no longer his concern, he had already killed his former Master and now he needed to defeat the Republics last hope.
6 hours later.
Revan sat meditating next to Bastila who was sleeping. He had helped her safeguard her thoughts from him because he could not trust himself to not use them against her. While he was with her though, he found out that he could control himself better. It was only his anger he had to worry about anymore. It would consume him sometimes when he would let things get to him. Like on the bridge when he found out that the Jedi used Bastila against him. Or when he let Malak get to him when he mocked him in front of the men. That's when Darth Revan unleashed his wrath. He was Darth Revan but when he wasn't angry there was an even rift in the light and dark within him. That was when he was his strongest. Though it looked like, when he used his anger to call upon only the darkside, that he was more powerful it was nothing compared to when he was calm and could balance the two sides. That is what he had been striving for, the ultimate Jedi. One who could use all the force had to offer without limitations that is the one who could defeat the Sith Emperor.
That is what Revan had been trying to accomplish. Ever since seeing the Sith Emperor he knew that one side alone could not beat him. The Sith Emperor had lived over a thousand years and knew everything there is about the darkside. Even with the unlimited power he gained from the Sith spirits on Malachor V it was still not enough. He didn't acquire all of the spirits power yet, they had done something to him to make sure he didn't gain all of their power until he was ready. It seemed though that whenever he advanced his training in the old Jedi ways that his Sith powers grew too. It was as if they knew what he was doing. He had been informed by the Spirits in the other Sith holocrons he found that they did not agree with the Sith Emperor. A prime example was the holocron of Tulak Hord he had found on Korriban. His lightsaber teacher had said that this Sith Emperor had dishonored them and the long dead Sith would have their revenge against him, through Revan. Revan had talked long with the Sith Lord and he had agreed that Revan should progress his training with the old Jedi so that when he could fully control both sides of the Force he would be able to be the strongest Jedi in history. No not a Jedi but a Fallen Knight.
Revan was shocked that the Sith of old actually wanted him to learn the light as well as the dark. But Revan knew that these Sith were not driven by greed, pride, or lust. They were simply masters of the Force and had learned to control the darkside and use it as a tool not a weapon like the Sith hiding in the Unknown Regions. Revan thought long and hard about this revelation and seeked wisdom with his Jedi Master. The Jedi Master had agreed that they were wanting Revan not to be consumed by their darkside power so only unleashed it when he had gained equal strength in the light. Which was not easy, Revan had mastered everything the current Jedi Order had to offer by the time he was 18 so now he was to learn the ancient more difficult techniques.
Revan didn't get much sleep ever since he left for the Mandalorian Wars but he didn't care, he could sleep when he was dead. Instead he meditated like he did now, searching for knowledge through the Force. He focused himself. He felt things around him, he felt the heat and light from the fire, he felt the cool crisp air on the planet, he felt Bastila's slow breathing and her soothing presence. He felt the Republic ground forces on the planet. He felt a Jedi Master's Force aura on board a ship in orbit. He stretched out farther. He felt Malak's aura still where the battle was a day ago, but there was something off with it. There was a lot more anger than usual, and impatience. Revan realized he was still there searching through his ship and probably by now had realized his shuttle was missing.
Revan smirked. He had made sure that while his shuttle wasn't fast it was undetectable. He left not a trace when he used it. Anti-radar shields, the greatest cloaking devise ever constructed and a hyper drive anti-shockwave…
Revan snapped out of his meditation. He was injured so badly he forgot to activate the hyper drive anti-shockwave device.(A/N: A device that hides the activation of the hyper drive engine.:) Revan slammed his fist into the ground causing a shockwave that put the campfire out. But Revan was smart and plugged in coordinates to a Republic landing platform to cover up any suspicion that he was alive. But he had put Bastila in jeopardy. Malak was certainly going to come for her with his full force. Revan had to get her out of here before they showed up but he needed to avoid the Republic at the same time. He stood up and walked over to Bastila. She was sleeping still and she was… smiling?
He kneeled next to her and through the bond entered her dream.
He sat on the plains of Dantooine looking out at the Enclave. He looked down and saw a six year-old Bastila sitting in his lap picking the flowers on the ground.
He remembered this. It was after she had been at the Enclave for only a year. He spent as much time with her as he could and loved there daily walks to the plains of Dantooine. He smiled down at her and looked out at the plains.
"Here Revan I picked the prettiest one's for you." She said handing him the flowers.
He smiled and took them. "Thank you Bastila." He looked at the flowers. They had white pedals and were blue in the middle. He picked up the middle one and held it close to her eyes. "They match you." He said putting it in her hair.
She giggled and blushed wrapping her tiny arms around his waist. He smiled and hugged her back. They stayed like this for a couple minutes and then she released looking into his eyes.
"Revan can you promise me something?" She asked innocently.
"Of course Bastila."
"When we are old enough will you marry me?"
Revan's eyes went wide. He knew she didn't know all the rules of the Jedi yet but he didn't want to tell her. It would break her heart saying no, I can't because the Jedi don't allow it. That would make her want to leave the Jedi. Revan took a deep breath and thought about his next words carefully.
"Bastila I… why are you asking this?"
"Because I love you Revan you are my best friend and I want to be with you forever." She said smiling sweetly.
"Bas, I… I don't know." He watched as her lip started shaking and tears were forming in her eyes.
"You don't love me?"
Revan felt her move restlessly in her sleep and she had pulled a sleeve to her eyes to subconsciously wipe away her tears in her sleep. Revan sighed and went back into the dream.
Don't get confused Revan couldn't control the dream because it was not a dream it was a memory. He could only watch as his past self go through what he had already done years ago. He didn't mind watching it though it made him feel at peace reliving the memories with her.
Revan wiped away her tears and held her closely. "Of course I love you Bastila, it's just that maybe when you are older you won't feel the same about this anymore."
She shook her head defiantly. "No I will always love you Revan."
Revan watched as Bastila in her sleep smiled and repeated: "always."
Revan smiled sweetly. "Alright Bastila I promise."
She yelped happily and hugged him even tighter this time. Revan hugged her back and kissed the top of her head. "I will always love you too Bastila."
"Always," he repeated as he brushed the hair out of her face and kissed the top of her head. He stood back up and walked away from her sensing her waking up. He pretended to be meditating so that she wouldn't suspect anything. She opened her eyes and looked at him then sat up. Revan waited a few moments the stood back up taking off his black armor.
"We need to be quick Bastila." He said packing his bag again and walking over to her.
"Why what's going on?" She asked yawning midsentence.
She took off his robe and gave it back to him. He spoke as he put it back on. "Malak is on his way, he is coming for you."
Bastila's eyes widened. "He is coming? Wait why is he coming for me?"
"Because he thinks I am dead and I intend to keep it that way. And he is coming for you because you are the only thing standing in between him and the galaxy." He grabbed his pack and started walking. "We need to get out of here, and then you need to inform the council you are still alive."
Bastila nodded and followed Revan. After around an hour Revan stopped and told her to stop. He looked at her and held up two fingers then put them to his eyes and gestured to the left and then opened and closed his fist.
Bastila looked at him dumbfounded and shook her head clearly not understanding. Revan rolled his eyes.
'I forgot you haven't been on the front lines my mistake just wait here.'
Bastila nodded. Revan walked up over the hill and saw a Twi'lek girl and a Wookie running to what seemed like a gate. Behind them he saw four Gamorreans running after them. He heard the two talking as they were running.
"Run Zaalbar we are almost there, I told you not to steal their food but you were just soooo hungry."
"Quit talking and keep running Mission we are almost there." Revan watched as they ran towards the gate, but something was wrong. There was no one at the gate.
The two reached the gate. "Hey somebody open this thing up. HEY!" The girl cried banging on the gate. The Gamorreans caught up to them and started grabbing them. "Hey let go of me you overweight pig!"
Revan didn't watch anymore he grabbed his lightsaber and jumped towards them. He flew almost 40 feet and slashed threw the two that were holding the girl. He spun around and looked at the other two with his sickly yellow eyes. They charged him and he moved so fast to normal people it looked like he didn't move. But then the two collapsed with slash marks on their chests.
He turned around to the girl. "Are you alright?"
"Wow I didn't even see you kill them you must be one powerful Jedi." She said staring at Revan's lightsaber.
He turned it off and attached it to his belt. "They didn't hurt you did they?"
"Huh? No I have been through worse. So what is a Jedi doing down here? I know that there is a lot of Republic here but they never come down to the Under City."
"We crash landed here and were trying to get back to the Upper City."
She looked around him. "We?"
'Oh right,' he thought.
'Bastila you can come over here now.'
"Yes my fellow… Jedi should be here soon." Just then Bastila walked up to the three.
"I am Jedi Knight Nevar and this is Padawan Bastila." He lied.
'Nevar? Nice one.' Bastila said through there bound.
He rolled his eyes. "Well thanks for saving us I am Mission Vao and this is my friend Zaalbar."
"Thank you for saving us Nevar I owe you my life. I offer you a life-debt." The Wookie said.
"Wow a life-debt that's big Z you sure you want to do that?"
"If it wasn't for him not only I but you also would be goners." The Wookie roared.
"Well I appreciate it but I was just doing what was right." Revan said.
"It would be an honor to serve you Jedi." Zaalbar said.
"Well I guess you're stuck with me too, so what are you guys doing down here?" Mission asked.
Revan hesitated for a second and Bastila spoke for him. "Well we are trying to get off Taris, we believe that the Sith are going to attack here next."
"The Sith? Really? How are you going to get out of here the Republic have grounded all flights they won't let anyone leave."
"Don't worry we will think of something we just need to get up to the surface." Revan said.
"Well I could get you to the Lower City but you have to be a Republic Soldier to get to Upper City."
"Well we are Jedi." Bastila said trying not to laugh.
"I will take care of it lets just get to the Lower City first." Revan said using the force to open the gate. "Ladies first."
Darth Malak watched his fleet form up in front of his ship and face towards Taris. They were about to jump to lightspeed. He was sure of it, Bastila was alive. He didn't win by destroying his former Master's bridge, he simply got rid of one problem and created another. He needed to prevent Bastila from leaving Taris and if it was going to cost him his entire fleet he would do it.
"My Lord our ships are ready and awaiting your command." Admiral Karath said.
"Very well Admiral, bring the fleet to Taris and attack the Republic forces then immediately send in our ground forces to the planet. Tell them to capture Bastila."
"Yes My Lord." The Admiral said walking away.
Darth Malak watched as his entire fleet jumped to lightspeed.
Revan had a plan to get off Taris, but he needed a ship. He went to the one place where there would be someone with an available ship. He walked towards the Lower City Cantina.
It was in the early hours of the morning and he had waited until everyone was asleep at Missions secret hideout. He switched out of his robes and put on a simple red shirt and ripped off the sleeves. He didn't need a weapon just yet, he could still use the Force without suspicion but he still had to be careful.
Revan walked into the Cantina and saw it to be still packed. He walked over to the bar and saw mercs bounty hunters and even Republic soldiers. He sat down and got a shot of Juma and looked around for some prospects. But instead of him finding someone, someone found him.
"Well I thought I was the only Mandalorian on this backwater planet." A Mandalorian said sitting next to Revan.
"As did I," Revan said taking another shot.
"So what brings you down here? The Republic marshal law?"
"Something like that," Revan looked over at the man. "What clan are you from?"
"I am Canderous from the clan Ordo."
"Nevar, from the clan Skirata."
"Ah Skirata so some of you did survive." Canderous said taking a drink.
'What did he mean by that? What happened to my clan?' Revan thought. "So, you looking for a way off this planet?"
Canderous looked at him suspiciously. "What makes you think that?"
"You come down to the Cantina looking at the people worthy enough to assist you then you see a fellow Mandalorian and strike up a conversation with him. And we are a race of action not much one for talk, so why don't we skip the bullshit."
Canderous smirked at him. "Looks like you truly are a Mandalorian, alright what do you have for me?"
"First off do you have a ship?"
"No but if you get some Republic codes I can get us a ship."
"Big enough for five people?"
Canderous raised an eyebrow at him. "You're bringing friends?"
"Something like that."
"The ship could fight a platoon of Mandalorians it should fit all your friends."
"Alright, as for the codes I have got a plan, meet me here when you hear tomorrow and I will have them."
"Well here's to that." Canderous said as they both took a shot of Juma.
Bastila woke up around 7 and looked around. She slept on the floor in Missions small hideout. She saw Mission sleeping on her bed and Zaalbar sleeping on his makeshift cot. She stood up and stretched, when she realized Revan was missing. She grabbed her lightsaber and walked out of the hideout.
She walked down the corridors following their bond until it grew stronger. She stopped in front of the Cantina. She shook her head and sighed walking in.
They were supposed to be trying to get off the planet not enjoying the lowlife. Revan said he had a plan though, but still he shouldn't be hanging around the Cantina doing whatever he wished when their lives and the galaxy were at stake. 'Speaking of which, how can he be so calm all the time? Doesn't he realize that we are in a war right now, but no he has to be so relaxed and cool all the time.' She snapped out of her thoughts as two guys approached her.
"Hey cutie, nice outfit, what time do you dance?" One asked her.
"What you think I am a dancer? Just get out of my way I am looking for someone." She said walking in between the two. But she was stopped when one grabbed her hand.
"Aw isnt that cute she has a date. Listen sweetie ditch the loser, he probably doesn't even care enough about you to take you somewhere decent."
She rolled her eyes. "Look it's not like that now let go or else you will regret it."
"She is trying to threaten us, that's not very ladylike. Come on baby I can be real sw-"
He was cut off by a fist to his face. Bastila took a step back and watched a very angry Revan grab the other by the throat. He held his other hand out and lightning started to crackle in it. The whole Cantina was cheering him on and didn't see it.
Bastila ran in front of him. "Stop!" She yelled looking into his eyes. They were sickly yellow and burning with hate. He looked back at her and dropped his hand getting rid of the lightning. He threw the other man into the wall and left a dent. The whole Cantina roared with applause and cheers. Revan did not look away from Bastila.
"Good job man, is that your girl? Well go on, go comfort her." Revan's face relaxed and his eyes turned back to dark brown and he gave her a half smile.
He walked up to her and grabbed her hand before turning back to the bar patrons. "I thank you all for giving me your credits in pazaak, but I must now leave, my lady calls me." He laughed as they applauded him again and he escorted Bastila out.
Once they were out she ripped her hand out of his and faced him with her hands on her hips. "How dare you Revan! You almost blew your own cover and what was all that back there?"
Revan sighed and closed his eyes. Once he opened them again they were back to yellow. "Bastila I am sorry I just couldn't sit by and watch it happen."
"What you don't think I can take care of myself? I'm not a little girl anymore Revan." She said still angry.
"I know I'm sorry I just wouldn't forgive myself if something happen to you."
She shook her head and walked up to him looking down at the ground. "Something already did." And she walked away fighting her tears once more.
"Alright so I swiped these from Republic soldiers in the Cantina." Revan said pulling out officer papers. "So here is the plan me, Mission and Zaalbar will go up and get the droid that Canderous said I can use and then break into the Republic base."
"Wait what about me?" Bastila asked.
"You have to stay here I'm sorry if the Republic sees you then our cover is blown. Now Mission and I will be disguised as Republic officers and Zaalbar will be the prisoner we are escorting."
Zaalbar roared angrily. "Sorry that's the only way we can sneak you in. Now the codes will probably be heavily guarded but we can easily get past that just leave the talking to me."
"What if someone tries to stop us?" Mission asked.
"Oh don't worry about that I have it covered. Now let's get going." Revan said grabbing his lightsaber and hiding it under his shirt. He walked out of the room with Zaalbar and Mission in tow.
'Be careful Revan.'
'Don't worry everything will be okay.'
3 hours later.
Revan opened the door to the elevator and waited for the others.
"Well that was a lot easier than I thought." Mission said stepping in. "Especially when you have a Jedi on your side."
Revan smirked and pressed the button for the top floor. "Well I was hoping for no combat but they had that droid guarding the door, they won't know it was us until we left."
The door opened and he walked forward and stopped when he saw a Republic officer standing in front of the controls. "Hey you aren't supposed to be here." He said before Revan raised his hand and put the man to sleep. He walked over to him and read the name. Captain Carth Onasi. Revan remembered this man.
Revan walked down the corridor on the Perpetual Sorrow, his flagship during the Mandalorian Wars. He immediately opened up the doors to his room. He threw off his armor and set it onto the workbench. It needed repairs… again. He wished there was some material so that it could reconstruct itself. It was his favorite armor after all. He put back on his old Jedi robes. He kept his mask on and walked back out.
He had been on the surface of Dxun fighting for over a month. He hadn't slept in weeks or eaten a good meal in that time. He was drained of everything but he needed to take care of some things first. He walked up to the bridge where all the officers saluted him.
"At ease gentlemen. I want a status report on the reinforcements." He said walking up to lieutenant Onasi.
"Sir the Republic sent a message regarding the Senate. They had a meeting on your request and they had denied it. They said it was not worth the money to try and retake this one world."
Revan grew angry. This was the second time they had done this to him. He was stuck with what he had. "Don't they realize large concentrations of the Mandalorians are on this moon? How could they deny me reinforcements who do they think they are?"
"Sir you have been in front line warfare for over a month I think it would be best if you got some rest."
"No not now, prepare my shuttle I am to return I need to push the lines forward, without more men they won't make it without me!" Revan said punching the blast door causing a massive dent.
"Sir, I will go down there and resume your command but sir if you go back in your current state you would not last down there. After a couple of days when you are ready you can take over command, but sir we need you at your fullest."
Revan paced for several minutes then he took a deep breath. "Very well lieutenant I leave the forces at your command but if anything happens I will return now I take my leave." Revan said walking out.
Five days later Revan returned to the front where he found out the Mandalorians had counterattacked with brutal force and pushed the Republic back. But Onasi had rallied the troops and fought them back. Revan knew if he would have been down there he would have not lasted two hours. Carth Onasi had saved his life.
The next day Revan promoted him to Captain.
Revan stood there remembering that moment. He had gone on and crushed the Mandalorians three months later. He remembered the man and that he had saved Revan's life, more or less. Without hesitating Revan picked him up and threw him over his shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Mission asked.
"He has seen us up here, he will report the loss codes and then the Republic will not let ANY ship leave the system and I intend to get out of here before the Sith attack now, get the codes and let's go."
Bastila had tried meditating but it didn't work. So she tried pacing but it didn't work. Now she sat staring at the wall angrily. How could one man make her so happy at times yet make her so angry too? Not that he knew she was angry. She took a deep breath. 'Revan is a military commander he is doing what he thinks is right.' She sat there for hours waiting for them to come back. She had thought using the bond to find him or contact him but he would just get annoyed. So she waited.
She decided to go through his pack. See what he had. She pulled out his black armored robes that were now repaired. She looked at it suspiciously then just set it aside. She pulled out his mask and stared at it for a long time. She had watched the war and the holoreports and seen pictures of him. He always wore his mask, so she guessed that's why no one knew his face. The mask was a symbol of hope and victory for the Republic during the Mandalorian Wars. And now it was a symbol of fear and death. She sighed and laid it on his robes and kept searching. She pulled out the Sith holocrons that he had showed her and set them down. Then she found it. His personal datapad.
She turned it on and it was password locked. She thought before trying to open it.
Tython
Incorrect
Mandalorian
Incorrect
She thought what else he could have put. Obviously something only he would remember no matter what. She thought for a while before typing in the only other thing she could think of.
Bastila
Correct. Welcome Revan.
She smiled and grabbed her locket involuntarily. He truly always thought of her. She looked through the thousands of files before something caught her eye.
*CORRUPTED*
She thought to chance it and opened it. Then she was presented with a question.
What color are the angel's eyes?
He obviously double locked this passage as to keep form anybody opening it. She knew he wasn't vain and he wouldn't put in his own eyes. She thought to his first password then sighed and typed.
Blue
Correct.
She blushed a little realizing how Revan still thought of her. She scrolled through the entries.
Assassinations
Valuable Worlds
Jedi Order
Memories
Plan "B"
HK's programming
Malachor V
Tython
Dromund Kaas
Sith Emperor
Star Forge
Bastila knew what half of these things were. He had double encrypted it so that the Sith couldn't see HIS plan for the galaxy. But some of the other files interested her. She started with Jedi Order.
Entry 12, 14 days ago
In recent days the Jedi have become more frustrating. They are going to make it nearly impossible for me to win the war without marching down the streets of Coruscant killing all who stand in my way. It would be much easier if they could listen to what I have to say but they are blinded by their own lies.
I do not hate all of the Jedi, only the council. They are fools who sit in there temples and wait for the war to come to their doorstep. I want to challenge them directly but I cannot. I need the Jedi intact for when I take over the Republic. There needs to be Jedi to counter the Sith I have made. I doubt they will fight alongside each other but they have little choice when the true Sith come for revenge.
I despise them for using Bastila against me. How dare they? Were they not the ones who hated the time I spent with her? The Battle Meditation they now use against me was my idea. I hold no hate for Bastila I could never. But if they force me into another battle with her I will have little choice but to send her a message to stay out of this.
What have I become?
Entry 13, twelve hours ago
Bastila must return to the council so they could keep the War against Malak going. But I need her to come with me away from any from Malak's onslaught. I will eventually have to face the Order after all this is over. Things have taken a turn but this may be the way to end the war faster.
Bastila was surprised at Revan's words. He obviously kept these to remind himself of what his plans were and who and who not to go after. She had seen his anger up close and seen how uncontrollable he could get. He must look back on these and calm himself making sure he remembered who the true enemy was. She went back and selected memories.
They were just old pictures of him in the Mandalorian Wars. Further down she saw pictures of him as a young Padawan and…. her. He had a lot of pictures of her in fact. She was surprised a little but somehow knew he still remembered her.
She went down to Plan "B"
Plan "B"
Sometimes I feel as though I forget the reason I do the things I do. But I realize that there must always be a backup plan. I have this as a last resort. I will kill Malak and send word for all my forces to join me on the Star Forge. There I will pour all the darkside energy I have. And, if I am correct, this should destroy the Star Forge and all ships in the vicinity sending us all to hell. I will then give this datapad to HK and reprogram him to be a bodyguard droid and Bastila is his master. If I am correct the Sith Emperor will not be able to invade the galaxy for some time.
So Bastila, if you are reading this then all that I wrote above has happened. I am sorry for what I have done but I did not forget you. I wanted to come back to you but there were reasons why I couldn't. If you read through my datapad you will find the answers. You need to prepare the Republic for what is to come I leave this in your hands
I am sorry and I never got to tell you that I really did mean it all those years back
I love you
She stared at it with wide eyes. She checked the date and saw he wrote this the day before he invaded the galaxy. He had really meant what he said all those years ago. But this message was almost two years old. The evidence that he continued with the war and never did the "Plan B" was what made her doubt his feelings. Surely he was okay with being a Sith Lord and killing millions and he probably didn't have any more love to give after all that killing and destruction.
She knew she couldn't love him and she didn't want to. He had caused her too much pain whether he realized it or not. Whatever his reasons, he was still the Dark Lord of the Sith trying to take over the Republic. He is Darth Revan and she is a Jedi, she could never love him and he could never love anything anymore.
She felt his presence approaching and she put all his stuff back in his bag turning off the datapad. She sat on the bed and waited. When he opened the door she stared at the man on his back.
"What did you do?"
After explaining what happened at the base, and what happened during the war through their bond, she seemed okay with it. Revan went to go see Canderous now.
"I am coming with you." Bastila said standing up.
"Alright I guess there is no arguing with you." Revan said turning for the door.
"Wait what about him?" Mission said pointing towards the unconscious Republic officer.
"I gave him some sedatives, he should be out until we get off the planet." Revan said leaving with Bastila following.
"So you really think he saved your life?" She asked.
"I know he did. I was exhausted that day, if I would have gone back down to the battlefield I would have taken out my lightsaber and collapsed. I wouldn't have made it through the first wave. He calmed me down and took over command and fought back the Mandalorians he is a good soldier the least I could do is save his."
Bastila nodded as they approached the Cantina. Revan had already changed to his "Mandalorian merc" outfit so he could lay low. And Bastila, well she just went normal.
Revan walked over to Canderous who was smiling. "Ah Nevar I trust you have the codes."
Revan held up a datapad. "You know it, now about the ship."
"Yes I have it covered we will infiltrate Davik's estate and steal his ship right out of the hanger. We may run into some resistance though."
"I can handle it." Revan said.
"I was talking to your girl." Canderous said looking down at Bastila.
"I am NOT his girl and I can handle myself, I am a Jedi." She said putting her hands on her hips.
"A Jedi how did you meet her?"
Revan didn't hesitate in making up a story. "I met her on Dantooine she bested me in combat and as you know Jedi don't kill but she taught me in their Jedi arts I only accepted because she was taught by the great Revan." He saw Bastila roll her eyes.
"So you were trained by Revan you must be the best in the Order I am honored to fight alongside you." Canderous then looked at Revan. "So you ready?"
"Yes the sooner we get out of here the better.
1 hour later.
Darth Malak watched as the Republic fought back with little success. He figured that they thought they had a chance after Darth Revan's defeat was spread around the galaxy. He grew impatient he needed to get Bastila and fast. He didn't want to risk her getting away.
"Admiral, the ground forces are taking too long reposition our fleet to destroy the planet."
"M-my Lord?"
"We can't risk Bastila retreating with the Republic fleet. Turn our fleet to the surface and burn the planet."
"Y-yes My Lord, it will take a few hours to reposition our fleet…"
"Then I suggest you begin immediately you are dismissed Admiral." Malak said turning back towards the battle.
5 hours later.
Revan ran towards the hanger with Canderous and Bastila following.
"We aren't going to make it." Bastila said as the Sith bombed the planet.
"We will just keep going." Revan said as they opened the door.
"Damn those Sith, they're bombing the whole planet I knew they would turn on us sooner… well what do we have here? Thieves in the hanger." Davik said alongside Calo Nord. "So you figured you'd just steal my ship for your get away and leave me while the Sith turn the planet to dust? Sorry, but that ain't gonna happen."
Calo Nord stepped forward. "I will take care of them Davik, I have been looking forward to this for a long time."
"Make it quick Calo or the Sith will blow this whole hanger down on top of us."
Calo took out his blasters and aimed one at Canderous and the other at Bastila. Revan didn't hesitate he pulled out his lightsaber and threw it cutting off his right arm. Calo cried up in pain and fell to the floor. Davik pulled out his blaster but Revan jumped in the air calling his blade back to him and thrust it into Davik's chest. Davik gasped one last time and then fell. Revan pulled his blade out then walked over to Calo.
He pulled his left hand up revealing a thermal detonator. "Back off this is a thermal detonator and it will-" His last words were cut off by Revan's blade slashing his head off. Revan grabbed the thermal detonator and threw it out the hanger.
"What are you standing around for? Let's move!" Revan shouted at the two. They ran with him aboard the Ebon Hawk. They did it they were finally getting off Taris.
A/N: I know it is an abrupt ending, but the important stuff has passed and now we get to look forward to the next planet. Here is a sneak preview, Dantooine. So I don't know about you but I hated Taris and I skipped the pointless stuff and kept to the more important stuff. Let me know what you think. And bonus points if you know where I got Revan's last name.