-Darin-

I woke with a start. It was the middle of the night, but the sounds of the city were as loud as always. I got off the couch and put my shirt on.

Sadie and Fral are in danger. I saw it through the Force. They were walking into a trap. Ryloth was a setup. I had to warn them. I dashed through the room, stuffing the things I felt I'd need into a bag. I walked past the fist-shaped holes in the walls, the overturned table, and tiptoed around the shattered bits of glass from the broken mirrors.

I was still grounded, but I didn't care. I was leaving, and nobody was going to stop me. I quickly called the Tag, told him to get up and get on the hangar bay with the guys immediately.

I got to the hangar bay with my small bag of essential clothes and such to find the whole platoon looking like they wanted to murder me.

"Really boss? This early?" complained Thorn.

"Yes. Sadie and Fral are in danger."

Q stepped up and asked "Why'd you pack your things?"

I angrily threw my stuff down and said "I'm breaking orders. Again. And this time, my punishment will be much more severe when I return. I'm not coming back immediately. I'm going to stow away on Fral's ship for a while, then I'll lose y'all, get demoted, blah blah blah. I'm asking for a final mission. It'll break some rules, but I'm taking the fall anyway. Are you guys up for saving Fral and Sadie?"

Without hesitation, Q said "I'm in."

Another guy said "Me too."

Then another. And another.

I nodded. "Thank you."

-Sadie-

I walked into the Jedi facility on Ryloth with Fral. He had left his platoon back on the ship, which didn't bother me any. They were friendly, but they were clearly more indoctrinated than the 603rd. We walked into a spacious main hall with two curving stairs against the walls leading to a second floor. There were two large double doors on the first floor past the two massive staircases. And above the doors was the corpse of Maani Kodd, hanging from the second floor by its arms like a decoration.

"Kriff," I muttered.

I started walking forwards towards the double doors, but stopped when I noticed that Fral hadn't moved. He was standing there, staring at the dead body of his old friend.

"Fral. We've gotta go."

"Yea. Yea ok," he said, and started walking with me. We went through the double doors and entered a long fancy hallway. When we were about halfway through the hall, the door on the other side opened and a young woman strolled towards us with magnificent blonde hair, a stunning dress, and skin so perfect it almost glowed.

"Well, I'm glad you could finally make it," she said with a dazzling smile. "I was starting to get worried."

I immediately became very self-conscious about my own appearance. This woman was the epitome of beauty, and I was a regular person. It made me feel like I was back at school, back in that unforgiving land of judgement and degradation. She was the cool popular girl, and I was the weird kid.. When she walked, heads turned. When I walked, heads also turned, but the other way.

Fral managed to pick his jaw up from the floor and said "Ma'am. You need to leave. It's not safe here. If you could promptly le..."

She leaned on the wall and batted her eyes at Fral, and he lost track of what he was saying. I couldn't blame him. I didn't shoot from that side, but she was tempting me to try.

In the back of my mind, a little alarm was going off. Something wasn't right. I was forgetting something. I tried to remember what it was, but all I wanted to do was just stare at the beautiful figure walking towards me.

No, no, bad Sadie. Bad. What am I forgetting? Why are we here? What were we doing before? I tried to remember what we were doing before when it hit me.

The body. How could I forget the body after such a short time? It was unnatural. This woman was messing with me.

I reached for my saber when she said "You figured it out. I'm impressed."

I felt my body go limp, and the world went black.

-Darin-

We shot out of hyperspace around the Ryloth system. The first thing I noticed was the new ship Fral was given. I prayed that Sadie and Fral were still on the ship.

"Order Transport number B-7089, identify yourself and your purpose."

I grabbed the comm and frantically yelled "Are Sadie and Fral on the ship?"

Silence, then the female voice said "Lower your voice and identify yourself."

"Darin Kravhenn. Are Sadie and Fral on the ship?"

"Darin Kravhenn is not a name I'm familiar with. Who are you and why are you here."

Holy kriffing spawn of the Force, I don't have time for this.

"I'm Frals old padawan and I'm here because Ryloth is a trap. Is that enough for you to let me onto this horrid mudball?"

"Technically, no. You didn't follow protocol in any way."

"TO HELL WITH PROTOCOL! THEY'RE GOING TO DIE IF WE DON'T GET ON THIS PLANET!"

Tag walked into the cockpit and grabbed the mic from me.

"Apologies, Admiral. This is TR-7254, Captain of the 603rd, we are on Transport B-7089, on an ERO-6, M-13. We request information on whether Jedi Master Fral Joren and Jedi Padawan Sadie Wren are aboard your vessel, and if they are not, we request permission to land. Over."

A small pause, before the voice said "We didn't receive any notification that you were arriving."

"Yes, well this was one of dire importance. A Force vision came all of a sudden. You know how these things work." He sounded annoyed when he said that, and the Admiral on the other side clearly picked up on it.

"Understood. Master Joren and Padawan Wren left earlier today, and we haven't heard from them since. You are cleared to land."

"Thank you." He handed the mic back to me with a smug grin on his face.