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The Republic Hammerhead-class cruiser Sojourn was once under the command of Admiral Forn Dodonna, who led the Republic's force into victory after the Battle of the Star Forge. Dodonna eventually was relieved of her duties when she retired and gave the ship to Carth Onasi, who was promoted to admiral for heroics during the Jedi Civil War. For the next few years or so, Carth Onasi commanded the Republic fleet with the Sojourn as its head, which especially helped during Darth Nihilus' attack on Telos IV a few months ago. Now, the ship floated through the regions of the Mid Rim, its thrusters keeping it in a steady motion.
Within the hangar bay of the Republic vessel was a lone ship-a Dynamic-class freighter, to be specific. It was the Ebon Hawk, the famous ship that came under the ownership of Revan, the former Sith Lord and Jedi Knight, and was currently owned by the Jedi Exile. There were no Republic troopers, but none were needed to guard the ship for there were two droids already taking care of that. Unfortunately, those two were known for not cooperating.
The silence between the two droids was broken when HK-47 said with a bored tone, "Statement: This is indeed boring. The master truly wants me to suffer for not participating in the slaughter of those Sith on Malachor V! And she does so by leaving me to guard the ship with you!"
T3-M4 turned its circular head towards his taller droid companion and let out an offended, angry beep at Revan's assassin droid, which was followed by a sequence of chirps and beeps. When the astromech was finished, HK countered with, "Disagreement: That's easy for you to say! All you do is just fix this ship! I, on the other hand, am an assassin droid. I need to kill things!"
Again, T3 let out a long sequence of beeps and chirps to insult its rusty, red companion. When the astromech finished, it soon found HK's photoreceptor glaring at the smaller droid. "Threat: Would the little rust bucket like a ion grenade or a blaster to the face?" HK threatened with a bitter tone in his vocalizer. "I believe either one would suffice."
"I don't think that's necessary HK," a female voice called out.
The two droids whipped their mechanical heads from each other towards the entrance of the hangar to see the owner of the voice. She was in her thirties with a tanned complexion, blue eyes, and black hair with a small pony tail. What made her stand out of normal people was the brown Jedi robes and the lightsaber hanging from her belt. She was the Jedi Exile, the famous Jedi who brought down the Sith Triumvirate.
Standing with her was Admiral Carth Onasi, the famous Republic hero of the Jedi Civil War who helped bring down Darth Malak and his Sith Empire. Instead of his trademark orange jacket he wore during the Mandalorian Wars and the Jedi Civil War, he had the Republic armor that was typical for admirals. Standing behind him were two Republic troopers, each carrying a blaster rifle in their hands. "Still trigger-happy as ever, I see," Carth commented about HK's personality smiled before looking at the other droid. "How you doing, T3?"
T3 gave the Republic admiral a whirl of recognition and excitement, making Carth smile. Turning his head towards the Exile, he said, "Take care, Exile. I hope you do well on your mission."
The Exile would have left, but she did not as she faced the admiral. "Shouldn't you come along?" the Exile asked. "Revan would probably recognize you better than me."
Though the offer was generous, Carth shook his head. "Thanks, but I can't. My duties as my admiral have been keeping me busy," Carth said before he gave the Exile a smile. "Besides, I don't think Revan would be too happy to know that I've left the Republic defenseless."
The Exile gave a small smirk at that. "That's true," she commented.
"Good luck on your journey," Carth spoke. "May the Force be with you, exile."
"And with you, admiral," she bowed her head in respect.
With their goodbyes given, the two went their separate ways, the admiral returning to his quarters, while the Exile walked towards her ship. When the Exile stepped on board the ramp that led into the Hawk's inner hull, the two droids followed her, HK looking at his current master with confusion. "Query: Master, why did we need to come back to this meatbag?" came from the assassin droid.
"Because the trip may be long, so we're going to need some supplies," answered the Exile. "I had the admiral give us some food and fuel."
"Realization: Ah, that would explain all those Republic troopers coming near the ship with those crates," HK blurted out.
The Exile's foot stopped right at the inner hull of the Ebon Hawk when she turned around to look at HK-47 and ask with concern, "You didn't kill any of them them, did you?"
The assassin droid slowly whirled his metallic head towards the Exile. "Answer: Uh... no, master," HK answered, some hesitation in his vocal emitter.
HK gave his answer, but the Exile did not believe him, and her suspicions were confirmed when T3 let out a whistle and a few clicks that clarified what happened. "You shot at their feet and told them to back off?" the Exile repeat at HK with an exasperated groan.
"Statement: I did let them on board, eventually, master," HK added.
The Exile just sighed and turned her attention back towards the ship, entering the Hawk's inner hull and heading towards the cockpit. "T3, see if you can unlock the navicom," the Exile ordered.
T3-M4 let out an affirmative whirl as the Exile watched the small droid roll past her for the cockpit. As she watch T3 roll towards the cockpit, the Exile's mind went back to a memory that would not stop playing within her mind. A memory that contained Revan's last known location.
(Flashback)
On board the Ebon Hawk, the Exile meditated within the bunker that once suited as the quarters of Kreia. Her thoughts were comprised mainly concern for her old crew. While Mandalore returned to the Mandalorian Clans on Dxun, the Jedi members of her crew remained with the Order, trying to recruit new Force users. The threat of the Sith Triumvirate was gone, but there was still the threat of the "True Sith," as Kreia called them. The Exile was worried if any of her old crew had to encounter them.
Her thoughts on her companions temporarily left her when the Exile heard T3's whistling and chirps, taking her attention away from her meditation towards her surroundings. The Exile whirled her head around to see the small astromech droid at the entrance of the bunker."What is it, T3?" she asked.
T3 said nothing as it rolled away from the Exile, heading towards the main console room, which made a Exile follow the little droid. "T3, what is this?" the Exile called out.
The Exile walked through the long halls of the Ebon Hawk, trying to keep up with the little droid, until T3 reached the cockpit. Revan's former general watched T3 hack into the controls of the Hawk, causing the Exile to demand, "T3, what are you doing?"
Again, the astromech droid did not reply to any of the Exile's words and the Exile was about to stop T3 when she noticed something strange appeared on the navicom. The Exile stopped where she was before she turned around to face the navicom to see a new planet on the screen. The navicom listed new information about the planet, information that was never known to the Exile or anyone else in her crew, save for T3. Among the data she saw, the one fact that stood out the most for the Exile was that the planet was in the Unknown Regions. "What is this?" the Exile thought aloud.
Removing its metallic body from the Hawk's controls, T3 turned towards the Exile and gave a short series of beeps that answered the Exile's question. The Exile looked at the small droid with surprise and asked, "Lehon? You know this planet?"
The astromech droid let out an affirmative whirl, but the Exile was still confused as she continued to look at the navicom. "But why are you showing me this? It doesn't seem..." her voice trailed off as she realized her own answer. Looking back at T3, the Exile asked, "That was Revan's last known location, wasn't it?"
T3 nodded its circular head and the Exile looked back at the planet on the navicom. With this information, the Exile could start her search for Revan and hopefully, bring him back to the Republic. Though the Exile was not sure if she would actually Revan, there was still some hope and she could at least learn what happened to him.
The Exile was taken out of her stupor by T3's high-pitched chirps and beeps, causing her to turn towards the little droid. "Don't worry, I'll bring him back," the Exile vowed to the little droid.
(Flashback end)
"Query: Is everything alright master?"
HK-47's question brought the Exile attention away from that memory and into the present, finding herself inside the cockpit with HK-47 and T3-M4. "Yes, HK, it is," the Exile answered. "Is the ship ready?"
The assassin droid was about to answer, but T3 beat HK to it as the smaller droid let out an affirmative series of short beeps. HK looked down at T3 with annoyance. "Interjection: I was about to say that, you bucket of bolts!"
T3 replied to HK's comment with a high-pitched whirl that was the equivalent of 'piss off,' making the Exile smirk at the smaller droid's annoyance with HK-47. "HK, wait at the main hold," she ordered.
Turning towards his current owner, HK responded, "Answer: *sigh* yes, master."
The Exile watched the two droids exchanged a small glare at each other, before HK left the cockpit and headed towards the main hold. With Revan's assassin droid gone, the Exile focused on leaving as she sat down in the pilot's chair and T3 rolled up beside her. "Plot a coarse for Lehon," the Exile told T3.
The astromech droid did as the Exile ordered, and soon, the Ebon Hawk left the hangar bay of the Sojurn before entering the vastness of space. While the Hawk entered hyperspace, the Exile wondered how the Jedi were doing at the moment.
AN: That's all I have. Please leave your comments in the reviews, and thank you.
Raika out!