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The presence of the Dark Side was nothing new in the Telos Academy. When it was built, Atris had Sith artifacts secretly transported to the academy, with help from her Echani handmaidens. The Sith artifacts left corrupted Atris, leading to her slowly descent into the Dark Side, and she finally embraced it when Kreia arrived. When the Jedi Exile freed Atris from the Dark Side, the Sith holocrons were locked away in the old vault, where no one would be corrupted by them.

However, her experience with the Dark Side did not humble her as much as the Exile and her companions originally hoped. The Jedi Archivist still hold a little resentment for the Exile, but it was nothing, when compared to her hatred for the former Dark Lord of the Sith. Atris hated Revan for leading many Jedi against each other, even after he saved the Republic from Darth Malak and the Rakatan Star Forge. Revan's relationship with Bastila did not help dissuade her opinion about him.

Much to Atris' dismay, Revan was standing before the Jedi Masters, wearing his old robes he wore during the Mandalorian Wars and the Jedi Civil War. And in the middle of the Academy Council chamber, where Mical and Atris were communicating with Carth and Bastila. The image before Atris reminded her too much of the Jedi leaving to join Revan in his cause, whether it was to save or destroy the Republic. It did not help that he still carried his old arrogance that made her skin crawl.

Mical, on the other hand, possessed a curious fascination with the hero of the Jedi Civil War, instead of same hatred that Atris had for him. Mical understood Atris' hatred, but saw it was too extreme and a little childish. Revan did bring the Jedi Civil War, but he also ended that war and the infamous Mandalorian Wars that came before it.

The man once known as the Disciple looked at Carth and Bastila to notice the shock on their own faces, but it was out of surprise of seeing an old friend, or in Bastila's case, an old lover. The admiral and the Jedi Grandmaster both worked with Revan in defeating Malak and bringing an end to the Jedi Civil War. Carth and Revan became good friends, while Revan and Bastila's relationship blossomed into a love that saved Bastila from the Dark Side.

As for Revan himself, the former Dark Lord and hero of the Jedi Civil War stood with an aura that told the others he experienced much during his time in the Unknown Regions. His face remained emotionless, but Mical could sense it was simply a mask to hide his real intent. There was something Revan was planning, possibly related to the recent invasion of mysterious ship in the Outer Rim.

Revan simply gave a small smile. "Hello everyone, it's been a while," he greeted.

Atris gritted her teeth at Revan's carefree greeting, trying to suppress her bitterness towards the Sith Lord. The others were about to return Revan's greeting, but Atris quickly got to say her piece before anyone could open their mouths. "Just what are you doing here, Revan?" Atris demanded. "Have you come here to bring more harm to the galaxy?"

The smirk never left Revan's face as the Prodigal Knight turned his head to look at Atris. "Be mindful of your anger, Atris," he said. "Remember that lead to the Dark Side."

Atris reeled back by a few centimeters, as if she was delivered a punch to the face, but Atris prevented any comeback or retort from reaching her mouth. The current threat the Republic and the Jedi were facing was more important that Atris' opinion of Revan. All she could do at the moment was simply narrow her eyes in suspicion at the Prodigal Knight.

Fortunately for everyone, Carth stepped in before there were anymore arguments. "It's good to see you, Revan, but I'm afraid we've got a problem."

It was at that point Mical decided to step in. "Admiral Onasi is right. Many worlds in the Outer Rim have been under siege by mysterious ships," Mical explained. "We've been unable to contact any of them."

The news made the smirk fade from Revan's face and silence came from him, replacing the carefree attitude with the image of the Jedi general from the Mandalorian Wars. After a few moments of silence, Revan spoke, "So they begun their invasion. A little sooner than I expected."

That caught everyone a little off guard as the Jedi Masters, and the Republic admiral. They all wondered if it was possible that this threat to the Republic was the same thing Revan was looking for in the Unknown Regions, but none were too sure. Mical was the one who broke the silence and asked, "You know about this threat?"

Revan gave a slight nod, his serious demeanor never leaving his face for an instant. "Yeah, I know what we're up against."

Atris, though still a little angry at Revan, mustered enough courage to inquire, "What it is?"

The former Sith Lord's eyes traveled to everyone momentarily, stopping on Bastila last, before he gave his answer. "The original Sith."

When Revan said those last three words, the reaction that followed was what he expected, though each one had a slight variation. Revan just stood there, his arms crossed over his breastplate as he stood in front the Ebon Hawk's main console, closely observing everyone's expression.

Carth's reaction carried the smallest amount of shock that was overshadowed by confusion. Revan assumed it was because Carth never heard of the Sith race, only the Sith under Malak and the Sith Triumvirate. Carth's eyes simply widen a little, but Revan could tell he knew enough about the threat they were facing. Even if his knowledge was limited on the Sith, the admiral knew they were a threat, seeing how they were already threatening the Outer Rim.

The Jedi Masters' reaction was more of horror than shock because they remembered all they were taught of the ancient Sith Empire when they were simply younglings and padawans. They all knew the power of the red-skinned race of beings who mastered the power of the Dark Side and made beings to fight against the Jedi and the Republic. To hear that the same race that almost conquered the Republic a millennium ago had returned was far more horrifying to them.

Since Carth was the only one who knew little of what Revan referred to, he asked, "The Sith? You mean like Malak?"

"No, these Sith are much worse." Revan shook his head. "The Sith I'm referring to are remnants of the ancient Sith Empire that the Republic fought during the Great Hyperspace War."

After Revan's words reached Carth's ears, the admiral's expression matched that of the Jedi Masters standing with him. Carth was a simple soldier, but he heard small bits and stories of the Great Hyperspace and the Sith Empire who tried to conquer the Republic a millennium ago.

At this point, Mical had inched forward, the look of shock mixed with his disbelief. "Are you sure about this?" Mical questioned, his voice matching the expression on his face. "They are supposed to be extinct!"

Revan tried his best not to roll his eyes at that exclamation, knowing quite well what happened at the end of the Great Hyperspace War. "Well the Republic's little genocide didn't work as they hoped it would," Revan spoke.

Being the patriot of the Galacitc Republic he was, Carth felt offended by that remark. He demanded, "What are you talking about? What genocide?"

Before Revan had the chance to answer, Bastila spoke on his behalf after remaining silent for so long. "At the end of the Great Hyperspace War, the Chancellor ordered Jedi and Republic forces to invade Sith space. The result was a massacre of the Sith species, annihilating the Sith civilization."

The former Sith Lord sense disbelief in his old pilot, but it quickly died away as guilt welled up inside Carth. Revan knew the admiral would get over it and focus on the task at hand, so he returned his focus to everyone as he continued. "Ever since the Great Hyperspace War, they've been hiding in the Unknown Regions and have been plotting for their revenge ever since."

Atris, being the only present Jedi Master who detested Revan, inquired with skepticism, "And how do you know this?"

"I know because they were the reason Malak and I became Sith in the first place," Revan answered, his eyes matching Atris before looking at everyone else. "As you know, Malak and I chased remnants of the Mandalorians into the Unknown Regions. It was there we learned of the Sith Empire. We tried to fight them, but out methods didn't work. So Malak and I studied their ways to defeat them. We also wanted to prepare the galaxy for the Sith, so we tried to unite it with the Star Forge. The rest, you all know."

A series of chirps from T3 reached Revan's ears, but it was the Exile's call that caught his full attention. "Revan?" she called out.

Revan slowly turned his head to see T3 on the other side of the main console with the Exile crouching next to the small droid. "Hold on a moment," he told the Jedi Masters and the Republic admiral before he headed towards the Exile and T3. "What is it?"

"T3's picking up a trace on our signal," the Exile answered, her voice a little low so no one on the holoprojector could hear her. "Our communications have been bugged."

It did not take long for Revan to realize who was, and when he did, he mentally cursed himself before looked at the Exile. "It's the Sith," Revan whispered, not wanting to be heard by the others. "They've been listening to our conversations."

Standing up, the Exile asked, "Any ideas?"

For a few moments, Revan remained silent, trying to think of a plan that would work to their benefit. He finally came up with one as he looked at the Exile. "For now, we play along. Have T3 find a way to block the Sith from listening."

The Exile nodded and returned to T3-M4's side, while Revan returned to the main console, hoping his little plan would work.

AN: That's all I have for now. Please leave your thoughts in the reviews and if you have any criticism, please let it be constructive. Also, this is NOT up for adoption.

Raika out!