Chapter I: Vrook's Failed Padawan

[steven]

((There in the Spiked Slime. You can either kill them or be captured or just escape without doing jack s***))

[Vladimir-Vlada]

((All right then, here I come with Revan))

 

Dereck was in the Main Chamber when the alarm went off. He wore a Light Battle Armour. Dereck listened to the alarm, thinking of helping defend the Enclave and the population of Dantooine.

"This looks like a good opprotunity to prove yourself." said Dorak.

"What do I have to do?" asked Dereck.

"Take the Ebon Hawk crew members and defend the Enclave. That way you will prove that you are worthy enough of joining the Jedi Order." said Vandar.

"I will do my best." said Dereck.

Dereck pulled out his heavy blaster in his right hand and exited the chamber, Bastila followed him. Outside the chamber was Carth who was waiting for them.

"What is going on?" asked Carth surprised as soon as they approached him.

"Mandalorians are attacking the Enclave. We are required to defend it." replied Bastila quickly.

"Let's go and take the rest of the crew to fight." sugested Carth.

They all ran to the Ebon Hawk and gathered the crew. Each of them equiped a ranged weapon except Bastila. They ran towards the Hall Ways of the Enclave. When they got there, the Mandalorians have breached the wall and were shooting anything they saw. The Mandalorians who had heavy reapeating blasters saw the Ebon Hawk crew. One yelled:

"Shoot them!"

The Mandalorians started to shoot with everything they got. The Ebon Hawk crew ducked behind a wall which was in fact the debris of the Enlcave roof. They all exchanged fire with the Mandalorian raiding force. Dereck shot two of them, Carth shot their leader and another two and Canderous killed 4 of them.

The Mandalorians equiped their swords and rushed towards the Ebon Hawk crew. Dereck and the rest of the team drew out their swords, while Bastila equiped a lightsabre. Dereck drew his sword up, blocking and slashing downwards killing a Mandalorian. Misson stabbed one and tripped one down. Bastila cut a Mandalorians head off and kicked one Mandalorian behind her. Carth slashed left and right killing three of them and Canderous stabbed through two of them. The rest of the Mandalorians in that part were starting to retreat.

"It's working." said Carth while equiping a blaster along the rest of them to shoot the raiding group.

 

"All right, then." said Ryan approaching the door "Meet me in ten minutes in the hangar." Ryan tapped with the panel and the door opened. Ryan exited the door and he saw that there was shooting everywhere. Ryan saw a group of people shoot at the Mandalorians. He turned around and started to walk normally, hoping that they won't see him. He watched them as he went on, trying to be cautious. Suddenly he bumped into a male and a female Jedi that were running to assist the Ebon Hawk crew.

"You?!" yelled the female Jedi. The male Jedi pulled out his light sabre and pointed it towards Ryan.

"You are under arres-" Ryan knocked out both of them with his right fist.

 

Dereck and the Ebon Hawk crew stopped shooting and turned around. They saw Ryan return his fist to his body. Ryan looked at the group of people who were ready to arrest him.

"Who is he?" asked Mission.

"He is a prisoner. Get him!" said Bastila.

Ryan turned and started to run. Dereck pointed a his blaster towards him.

"Freeze!" yelled Luke.

Ryan just turned, frowned and ran behind the corner. The Ebon Hawk crew started to run to catch up with Ryan. Ryan ran for minutes, trying to avoid the falling debris and the Jedi that were still chasing him. He then turned to the left. He saw a group of Mandalorians entering through the wall. He approached one of them and said:

"Hello. I've never seen you before. What is that on your armour." he pointed towards the center of the Mandalorians armour. The Mandalorian looked down and Ryan punched the Mandalorian with his right hand. The other Mandalorians targeted Ryan. Ryan jumped towards one and knocked the blaster rifle out of his hand with his right leg. As soon as Ryan landed, he hit the Mandalorian with his right elbow. Then he punched one to the left with his left and right fist constantly; Ryan finished the Mandalorian off with a hard slap with his left hand that slashed through the air. Ryan then turned counter clockwise and kicked the incoming Mandalorian. The Mandalorians were lying unconciouss. Then out of the corner, Republic soldiers, Jedi and the Ebon Hawk crew came out.

"There he is! Get him!" yelled a soldier.

Ryan started running down the hall way again. Dereck followed, thinking of just arresting him and to rehabilitate him peacefully.

[Tysyacha]

"Ack! Mandalorians!" Tysy cried, gritting her teeth in hot fury.

Lately, they had been the bane of Dantooine's existence, and

she wasn't about to be taken prisoner by these thugs. Rumor

had it that the Mandalorians fought for the honor and glory

of battle, not the bloodlust of ordinary mercenaries, but it

seemed as if these Mandalorians had never heard of honor.

 

She and Crystal yanked their lightsabers out of their belt hilts

and began fighting. Mandalorian armor was strong, but the

pure energy of two whirling saber blades was far stronger.

Master Vrook had indeed been right--Tysy's combat skills

were clumsy and awkward--but she kept the attackers

at bay with her proficient use of Slow. This was the

predecessor to Stasis, and her Force Push wasn't

half-bad, either. Would they both survive the fight?

 

Yes, indeed! The Mandalorians weren't exactly friends of

the other patrons in the Spiked Slime Cantina, and everyone

did their part to ensure their foes got what they deserved--death.

 

"That was close!" Tysy choked once all the fighting seemed to

be over. The cantina was a mess--overturned tables and chairs,

spilled mugs of space liquor, and sticky, soggy food lying all over

the floor. However, no one seemed to be seriously hurt, and to

Tysy, that was all that mattered. She turned to Crystal.

 

"What's our next step, Crystal?" she asked. "By the way--did you feel

any...stronger or faster...when you were with me, when we fought?"

[Writer]

"Our next step is to see how the Enclave held up under this..." Crystal answered. Then, her mind registered what Tysy had asked.

 

"Stronger or faster?" she asked, slightly surprised. "N-no, I didn't." Seeing what she took as disappointment on Tysy's face, she wrapped an arm around the younger girl's shoulders and went on. "But if it had anything to do with the Force, I wouldn't have. I'm Force-stupid, remember?" She smiled cheerfully. "Just a telepath, telekinetic for Force knows what reason."

 

As an afterthought and more to herself, she added the words, "Gost lpoxt!" yet another sample of the strange language she spoke that noone else could understand or assign a name to. With that, she guided Tysy out of the Spiked Slime and back toward the Enclave.

[steven]

While the fighting started I rushed to the jedi armour. In there I searched for any weapon I could make any use of. I took from the armour

• several lightsabers, my commando training taught me how to use them,
  
• two blasters
  
• a vibroblade
  
• a shot gun
  
• and several grenades
  
• and a few bands witch may seem strangh but you'll see why later
  

I then fitted myself with some medium armour that was in there. I then went outside and began to shoot with the two blasters. I saw a mandalorian boat pulled up next to the broken bridge. A squad of mandalorians jumped on the muddy garden infront of the enclave. I got behind the derbis of a large droid and opened fire on them. Once I had ran out of ammo I pulled out the shot-gun and a vibroblade. I sprinted for the boat. By then there were only two mandalorians left and the driver of the boat. I rolled foward as the mandalorian shot there mandalorian riffiles in my direction. I dodged the shots and then I finished my roll I shot both of the mandalorians with my shot-gun killing them both.

I the jumped on the boat, stabbe the driver in the black of the head with the vibroblade. I pulled it out and dipped the blade in the water to remove some the the blood. I pulled out a grenades, activated it and dropped it on the floor of the boat. I jumped to the other side of the lake where jedi's and mandalorians were melee combating.

[Tysyacha]

Tysy looked askance at Crystal, hearing her strange words, but she decided

not to ask her about them. If Crystal wanted to tell her what she had said,

then she would, but for now there were more pressing matters at hand.

 

She and her older mentor dashed out of the smoldering cave of debris

that was once the Spiked Slime Cantina, and they fled toward the Enclave.

 

Many more Mandalorians had been slaughtered there as well, Tysy saw,

but for the life of her, she couldn't understand why they all had been

attacked. Were these Mandalorians in league with the Sith? That was

the only reason that the failed Padawan could come up with in regards

to their assault. Or perhaps they were just common criminals, and thugs.

 

Nevertheless, the first person Tysy saw that she recognized was short

and green, and he carried a Consular's lightsaber. "Master Vandar!" she cried.

 

"Under attack our Enclave has been," Vandar said matter-of-factly, "but

the least of our worries, these Mandalorians are. Tysy, do you know why

Master Vrook failed you? It was not simply because weak with a lightsaber,

you were. The man who is taking your place is no ordinary Padawan, my child."

 

"Who is he?" asked Tysy, looking at Crystal with eyes that said, "Uh-oh..."

 

"A Sith Lord, he was. Revan is his name. Masters Vrook and Dorak and I

are re-training him in the ways of the Light. Destroyed his mind, his old

apprentice has, and now Revan's mission is to try and stop Darth Malak.

He paused, putting a tiny hand in Tysy's. "Revan is the only one who has

a remote chance of striking down his former student. Save the galaxy,

he can, and you can help. A mission I have for you, failed Padawan."

 

"What is it?" asked Tysy, almost breathless. "Why are you sending me on

a mission when Master Vrook says I cannot be a part of the Jedi Order?"

 

"Know of this, Vrook does not. See the truth, Vrook does not. Great

potential have you, and the Force runs much stronger within your veins.

Made a vow, you have, and the Force will hold you tightly to it. I want

you to go to Korriban, along with your--" and here he furrowed his brow

at Crystal--"companion. A ship I have for you, a humble courier's vessel.

Holocrons there are on Korriban, and I want you to find as many as you

can. Especially, one that holds the secrets of how the Sith Code began."

 

"What is this Holocron called?" asked Tysy. "Does it have a special name?"

 

"Know that, I do not," said Vandar, "but these Holocrons may hold the key

to helping Revan destroy the Sith. You must go now, before too much time

elapses. May the Force be with you, and if you succeed, make you a Knight,

I will!" Vandar gazed proudly at Tysy, who stood there, utterly shell-shocked!

 

"T-thank you," she stammered, "but who will be my Master on this mission?"

 

"Trust your feelings, Padawan," said Vandar, "and the Force will guide you

to the one whose power you will increase by two hundred percent..."

 

Tysy blinked. Vandar knew much more about her vow than she'd thought possible...

[Vladimir-Vlada]

Ryan ran for a long time down the long corridor. The Republic guards, The Jedi and the Ebon Hawk crew tirelessly haunted him. Suddenly Ryan took a desperate turn to the exit. The officer that ran along with the guards was panting madly, but he managed to yell:

"Stop... STOP HIM!"

 

Ryan ran along and he managed to jump before the door closed. He fell to the ground, several passers looked at him with surprise.

Inside the chasers got to the door. The officer turned to the droid that controlled the door:

"Open this door, now!" he commanded with rage.

"I cannot sir. The blast doors only open with the override codes." replied the droid.

"I could have bypassed it if it was a computer, but in this case, I am not experienced." said Mission sadly.

"I'll try." said Dereck and he approacehd the door. He tampered with the controls to try to open the door.

 

Outside Ryan got up. Several passers were shocked at how Ryan jumped through the door. He got up imediatley and started running.

"Out of my way!" he said pushing a passer.

The blast door opened and the chasers stepped out. Bastila turned to the pushed passer and asked him in a hurry:

"Have you seen a man in a hurry?"

The passer replied in an alien language. He didn't seem to be so pleased or happy, then he pointed towards the way Ryan ran.

"All right. Let's divide." began Bastila stopping at one point. "Capitan you take the left turn. You two take the right. Canderous, Dereck and Mission take the forward one. And I and Carth will take the back part. Got it?"

They all nodded and started going to the directions they were just given.

 

Ryan ran like mad, he was not going to allow to be thrown into jail yet again. He rushed towards the large door in the distance. It was the hangar in front of which was a crossroad. He rushed as fast as he could. But in the distance, Vandar was there with two Padawans. The door was closing and by the time Ryan got there, they were closed. Ryan imediatley wanted to start running, but as soon as he turned the chasers arrived.

"Don't move scumbag!" yelled the officer that came from the right. The Jedi came from the left. Canderous, Dereck and Mission came from the back and Bastila and Carth from the back. They all pointed their guns and lightsabres towards him.

"You ar under arrest in the name of the Jedi Order." said Bastila, holding her stance.

Ryan coldly narrowed his eyes and put his hands slowly, with hasitation his hands in the air.

Dereck looked at Ryan and said calmly:

"Whatever your crime is, you will be put on a fair trial. You have the right to defend yourself."

"Like it would make any difference." said angirly Ryan looking back at Dereck.

Ryan tried to look away from Dereck, but he then looked at Dereck longer in shock. It was Revan, Ryan recognised him.

"It would." began Dereck, not paying attention to Ryan's shocked way of looking "Acording to the inter-galactic law, you are required to be put on trial after you escape prison."

"And did you wonder, why was I put to prison?" asked Ryan "Does it have something to do with my past? Maybe even with yours?"

The last sentense caused Bastila to widen her eyes and get ready to attack, Vandar watched calmly. Dereck looked at Ryan confused and asked:

"I don't know what are you talking about."

Vrook was right. His memory really is dead. thought Ryan in sadness.

"And why should I trust the court? They will condem me because they are bribed." said Ryan with despise.

"Jedi will be the judges." said Dereck "Not normal judges."

"Exatcly my point." said quietly Ryan.

"But the worst thing is." began Bastila and Ryan turned to her, his hands were still above his head "That by making this... incident. You have made your problems worse. If you had studied the Jedi Code, maybe you could have done better." she finished like she wanted to make a remark. Ryan looked at her with a charming smile and said:

"You think?"

The charming smile turned into a cold one and he said:

"We'll se about that."

He then turned around and punched the 18 year old Padawan, making her fall unconciouss. He then grabbed faster, than they could react the younger Padawan by the neck. He was behind her and they couldn't do anything.

"I am sorry that it had to end this way." he began calmly but he then continued with rage "But I am sick and tired of you people trying to put me in prison at any opprotunity you get."

Canderous and Bastila wanted to attack, but as Bastila withdrew immediatley, Canderous followed.

"Unless you people let me go. I will choke her and kill this Padawan here as well."

Ryan was bleffing, he would never harm or touch a human being and he regretted for doing this right now. The strange thing was that Vandar didn't stop him. Ryan didn't understand this one bit, why would he trust him.

But what was even more stranger, was that Dereck remained silent. Everyone else was convinced that he would no doubt do it. But still Dereck remained silent and, to Ryan's surprise, Bastila did also.

 

Ryan didn't know what to do. All he could count on was that Zarlak arrives so that he could leave Dantooine. And avoid any chance of retruning again.

[Writer]

((Vladimir-Vlada, are you referring to Tysy and Crystal in that last part? ))

[Vladimir-Vlada]

((Yes))

((You can do whatever you want. Crystal is unconciouss [she can wake up], while Tysy is being held by the throat))

[Writer]

Crystal opened her eyes and looked up at the stranger that had attempted to knock her out (yeah, that's right, you didn't really knock her out... but you did knock her over).

 

"You top og a civzh," she murmured, lapsing again into her language. She stood slowly to make sure he knew she wasn't going to try anything that might be considered foolish and turned to face the others. "Well this is a lovely mess, isn't it?"

 

Turning to Ryan, she said, "I'm not liking this much. First, I'm no Jedi, Padawan or otherwise. Second, that's my friend you're holding there. I don't like people who hold and threaten my friends..." She tilted her head to one side. "Even if your thoughts tell me you'd not actually do anything to her."

 

She took a step toward him. "If you don't want to be here, why did you come in the first place?"

 

((Crystal is a telepath, not through the Force. She's sensing your thoughts right out of your mind... it's why, even if you have Force barriers there, she can still read your mind.))

[Vladimir-Vlada]

Ryan heard Crystal ask him the question and he replied by thinking:

I came here... To remember what it once was, to have a home, to have parents and a future. I did make mistakes in my life, but I thought that those who condemed me are long gone.

 

I was born on Dantooine. I just wanted to go home. But acctuely, I was looking for an assignment. I didn't find any... And I wanted to make peace with my past and continue my path. I didn't find anything that would help me bring back the life I had, and I lost all connection to what I had.

 

But it doesn't matter anymore. Because I don't need the Jedi Order. And I have an assignment I mean to accomplish. thought Ryan looking at Dereck.

[Tysyacha]

Tysy, her body trembling, was extremely grateful that Crystal was trying

to protect her. If she had been Crystal, with Crystal's powers, Tysy was

not so sure that she would still have been able to do the same. She sensed

that the man holding her was no mere criminal, but someone who had

angered the Jedi Order enough for them to want his imprisonment. A

fugitive Dark Jedi, perhaps, or one who had been banished previously...

 

"I--" Tysy began. "If you let me go, sir, and you promise not to kill me,

then I will be your apprentice for as long as you wish it. I'm not a true

Padawan--Master Vrook has told me that I've failed him--but if you

would find me useful, I will accept your training. Just--don't--choke me,

and do what you seem so willing, and yet so unwilling, to do."

 

She waited with baited breath. The man still held her by the throat,

but Tysy felt less afraid. Unless he truly was a Dark Jedi, he might

listen to her. She knew the Sith, or at least the ones under Darth

Malak, rarely took prisoners. Would her captor accept her offer?

 

She heard Master Vandar say, "Think on this, you should, Exile."

[Vladimir-Vlada]

Ryan stood their, desperate and tense. He only held the hand now tightly barely touching Tysy's neck. He didn't know what to do. If he agrees to her offer, he will be to blame if something goes wrong; but if he chokes her, he will be a real criminal then. He then realised that there was only one choice, even thought he didn't like it.

Ryan let go Tysy and pushe her lightly. He closed his eyes and and he shaking in desperation raised his hands.

 

"I surrender." he whispered.

Then, suddenly, Vrook appeared, holding his neck and being followed by a medical droid.

"I am telling you I am fine. Now will you just-"

Vrook then saw Ryan. Vrook looked at Ryan with despise:

"You are looking at a pretty long sentense, old friend. I think that that should teach you a lesson."

"I can assure you that he will." said the officer coming up to ryan and tying his hands "Assault on a Jedi Padawan. Escaping from prison. Attempted assasination of a member of the High Jedi Council..." while the officer spoke, Ryan remained silent and when the officer tied Ryan he told Ryan: "You are facing a life sentense on Kessel, my friend. Come."

"Wait." someone spoke and the officer and Ryan turned around. Dereck stepped out.

"I will take him to the hangar to make sure he boards the prison vessel." said Dereck calmly, thinking about the situation in his head.

"Here you go." said the officer and told him where the hangar was.

Dereck started to lead Ryan, holding a gun pointed in Ryan's back. Ryan could only think about how he failed in his life miserably, his mood completely degraded. As Dereck lead Ryan to the hangar he started to reconsider everything that had happened. Dereck saw that Ryan didn't really behave like a Dark Jedi or Sith Soldier; it was like Ryan was desperate and tired of hiding, of guilt and prisons. Dereck felt sorry for Ryan and he also realised that instead of taking Tysy's offer, he decided to surrender; sacrifisng his freedom for the sake of the good, correcting a mistake.

 

They reached a hidden corner of the hangar. Ryan awaited for the ramp to open. Dereck untied Ryan and pushed him lightly and saying: "Go."

Ryan turned in surprise, Revan just released him.

"Why are you letting me go?" asked Ryan sadly.

"Because I believe that you are not a criminal." replied Dereck convinced in it.

"But I am a danger to the Galaxy." said Ryan.

"No, you are not." replied Dereck calmly.

"And what if I prove you wrong?" asked Ryan.

"That will be up to you, not me." replied Dereck.

"The Republic and the Jedi won't forgive you if they find out." said Ryan.

"They are not always right." replied Dereck. "Now go. I hope that you will do waht you think is right."

 

Dereck withdrawed and left. Ryan stood there not moving in surprise. For years everyone condemed him, didn't trust him, hate him and not forgive him for his mistakes. But now, Revan did. To Revan it seemed like a small act of kindness, to Ryan it seemed like a blessing. Then Ryan decided to start helping. He wanted to help the entire Galaxy and Revan, but first, the girl.

 

Ryan thought calmly: I wish to help her

Then take the Litium Ridge, to travel to Korriban. She will go there, and you can wait for another companion Vandar sent a message to Ryan, like an order.

I will do my best thought Ryan.

 

Ryan looked around a to look for a ship called "Lithium Ridge". He found that it was a small ship the size of a small house. He ducked near it to hide and he sent a message to Zarlak across the communicator:

"Meet me at the far North West corner of the hangar. We have a ship."

And Ryan decided to wait.

[Tysyacha]

((Will Tysy and the Exile, Ryan, be aboard the same ship?))

 

((Will edit this post))

[steven]

"Really?" Replied Zarlak. "Okay, this battle here is over." He said as he looked across the field, seeing jedi and mandalorian bodies everywhere. Thankfully there where only two or three jedi corpse. Zarlak turned and jogged to the hanger and went to the North West corner and looked for Ryan

[Vladimir-Vlada]

((Well they can, but I was thinking that they didn't know about that, at first))

((I wrote this post like Tysy and Crystal are already on the ship))

 

Ryan saw Zarlak enter the hangar and start searching. He got up and called Zarlaks name. Zarlak didn't hear him so Ryan had to whistle lightly. Ryan, uncomfotablly, whisteled and Zarlak ran to Ryan.

"There you are. Let's try and get aboard this ship." said Ryan to Zarlak.

Ryan stepped to the open ramp and he entered, Zarlak followed. Ryan looked around slowly and walked like he was sneaking. Suddenly, Ryan heard footsteps. Ryan panicked a little and told to Zarlak:

"Quick! Hide!"

Ryan and Zarlak ran into the Cargo bay that was left of them. They hid behind some crates and watched who the crew member was. It was Tysy, she was walking down the hallway. When she disappeared out of view, Ryan got up and sugested:

"Let's get out before it's too-"

Before Ryan could finish, the ramp closed and the ship started to fly. Ryan crouched again as Tysy returned. Ryan frowned with unpleasantness and said to Zarlak:

"Great. Now we have to hide until we get to Korriban. And the worst part is we will have to buy a ship... from Czerka."

Zarlak shrugged and continued crouching.

[Tysyacha]

Korriban. Even the name sent shivers down Tysy's spine. Master Vandar

had indeed sent her on a mission, an extremely dangerous one. How was

she supposed to find the tiny, glowing red Sith Holocrons in the midst of

this vast, barren planet? Even worse, how was she supposed to survive

any onslaughts by the Sith? Crystal would help, but who were a failed

Jedi Padawan and a telekinetic, telepathic rogue against the Dark Jedi?

 

An uneventful landing. So far, so good. Crystal and Tysy disembarked,

feeling the hot, desert wind blast against their faces. Tysy had once

completed a lesson on a Padawan training computer about the three

death-giving world types. One of them had been "desert", the second

"volcanic", and the third, Korriban's type, was clearly "barren." Other

than the heavy presence of the Dark Side, Tysy could not see, hear,

or feel any signs of life nearby. Other than Crystal, of course!

 

"Where should we look first?" asked Tysy, gesturing toward an outcropping

of rocks. "Maybe there's a cave over yonder. Want to check it out?"

[Writer]

Crystal smiled thoughtfully and then shook her head. "No. Some sort of creature is resting over there... I don't think it'd be terribly happy if we disturbed it." She stared thoughtfully at the outcropping. "Then again, perhaps I could mentally persuade it to leave us alone."

 

After a few more seconds, she nodded. "Yes, we'll look over there."

[Tysyacha]

Tysy nodded, and she and Crystal snuck over to the outcropping.

Both girls crept as cautiously as they dared, just in case there was

some creature that would not be pleased if its lair were disturbed.

 

As it turned out...

 

"A drexl nest!" whispered Tysy. It appeared to be deserted,

for the pit behind the rock outcropping was littered with large

eggshells. "Amazing!" She'd never seen one before, for drexls

were rumored to be the winged serpents of the Dark Side.

Within that nest lay a glowing cube, and Tysy thought it

was much too convenient--or maybe a gift from the Force--

that the cube was there. She picked up the Holocron and

put it to her ear. Crystal leaned in closer to peer at it as well.

 

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Passssion. The cube hissed, and then it glowed a soft red.

 

"Peace is a lie. There is only passion." A man spoke, youngish-sounding.

 

"Why is this true? I once believed the opposite, when I was a Jedi. My

Masters taught me that peace was the goal, that only through controlling

one's emotions could one achieve true balance, and unity with the Force.

I was not to use my powers as a weapon, nor as a tool to manipulate others.

I was only to use them to serve, and to protect those weaker than myself.

 

"I wanted peace, and strove to achieve it. However, the love of life that

I felt within me, and the anger I felt at injustice, constantly threatened it.

Why was I supposed to turn the other side of my face to a blow, when the

Sith were murdering hundreds of thousands? I found no peace, only questions

and sorrows and fears, when I thought about this tenet of the Jedi Code.

 

"Through passion, I gain strength. If anger and fear and sorrow were what

consumed me, what plagued my thoughts night after night, then why could

I not turn them to my advantage? Once, I did, and the relief I felt was almost

palpable. I felt as if a great weight had been lifted from my shoulders. At last,

I realized that the Jedi Code, noble though it was, had flaws and weaknesses...

 

"Through strength, I gain power. This much was obvious to me, or it

should have been from the very start. The Jedi draw their strength

either from their Code, which is flawed, or their inner serenity, which

can be broken. Even the Masters are not droids, who have no feelings.

What strength can be drawn from abasing oneself, groveling before one's

enemies instead of striking them down? Instead, I draw my strength from

fighting, from battle, from wounding and killing the foes I have sworn to kill...

 

"Through power, I gain victory. Someday, I will. Victory will be mine, when

I claim the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith. Only the strongest will rule in

our only true Order, and I will be the strongest. Malak shall not defeat me,

and neither will he use me to his own advantage. I am stronger than he is,

and he knows it. I have more power, and by the Dark Side, I will not lose it!

 

"Through victory, my chains are broken. What are my chains? The chains

of sleepless nights, the chains of conventional morality, the chains of protecting

ingrates who do not give me one word of thanks for the wounds that I take

upon myself, or the sacrifices that I make day by day. The chains of weakness.

 

"The Force will free me. Even though I am Revan, without the Force, I am nothing."

 

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The Holocron fell silent. Tysy let it fall into her palm, her mouth agape.

[Vladimir-Vlada]

Even though Tysy didn't notice it, Ryan followed the two young Jedi into the cave; informing Zarlak earlier.Stealthy as he was, Ryan hid above on a small plateau on the cealing. Ryanrd the holocron as it spoke; it was... dreadful to Ryan, that such a great man begins a crusade of darkness, because people didn't want to say thanks to him.

 

Ryan didn't require to be thanked, the smile on peoples faces was enough for him. Ryan then turned down and watched as Tysy and Crystal silently gazed at the holocron on the ground.

[Writer]

"Well that was... educational," Crystal murmured, finally breaking the silence. Her eyes never left the holocron. "Ozh gost, you top og a Tivzh..."

 

She shook her head slowly. "The fall of Revan... something I'd heard of, but never wanted to... hear."

[Tysyacha]

Tysy didn't speak for the full space of five minutes. This was the testimony

of the Dark Lord of the Sith himself, contained in a tiny glowing artifact that

Master Vandar would find priceless. How chilling it all was, how revealing, and

most importantly...how logical it seemed to Tysy. She had learned that only

Sith deal in absolutes, but here was Revan exposing the flaws of the Jedi Code.

 

Not that Tysy believed Revan yet. She only wanted to take the Holocron

back to the Enclave, to see if this was the treasure Vandar was looking for.

 

"I never believed that I'd hear it," rasped Tysy, "but now that I have, I feel...

soiled. Corrupted. Let's get this back to Master Vandar before someone sees us."

 

The two boarded their courier's vessel quickly and sped off into hyperspace.

Unbeknownst to them, Ryan Pano, the Jedi Exile, was following. Tysy considered

it very fortunate that no Sith had been wandering about the area--otherwise they

both might have been assassinated. "The Force has been good to us," she told

Crystal, "and thank you for coming along on this mission! Hopefully, this is the

special Holocron that Vandar wants to see, and that seeing it will help save the

galaxy from Darth Malak and the Sith." Darth Malak--had he been Sith from the

start, or had he fallen to the Dark Side as Revan had? Tysy was quite curious.

 

So was Master Vandar, once the two girls had returned to the Enclave.

 

"A Holocron you've found...but only one?" Master Vandar raised his eyebrow.

 

"I know it's only one," replied Tysy apologetically, "but I think you'll find it's

an important one. The speaker on the Holocron is none other than Darth Revan!"

 

"Revan?!" Even a Jedi Master of his caliber had trouble hiding his surprise, and

hidden shock. Vandar had not expected the girls to find this Holocron, but

perhaps another, a more ancient one, detailing the origins of the Sith Code.

He listened to the cube with taut muscles, his face tensing at each word.

Once Revan had finished speaking, Vandar clenched the Holocron tightly.

 

He closed his eyes and spoke. "Destroy this Holocron...we must."

 

"But, why, Master?" asked Tysy. "Now we know at least part of why Revan

fell to the Dark Side! With this clue, perhaps we could find him. Where he is,

there might be Darth Malak! Please, Master. Don't destroy this artifact, this

treasure we have found. Unless it is a fake, in which case, do destroy it."

 

"A forgery it is not," replied Vandar, "but it must be dismantled. Dangerous

it is for young, sensitive ears, and I am sorry that you both had to hear it."

 

Vandar crunched the cube within his fist, and it crumpled like a piece of paper.

 

Tysy's heart raced, and it felt like it was about to explode. What?! Why?!

[steven]

On the way sneaking onto the jedi's ship Zarlak tripped over a rock,Ryan had not noticed untill he had entered the ship and looked behind. Zarlak picked himself up and continued running to the ship but it was too wait. When he was only 7 footsteps away the ship lifted off.

"Dammit" Said Zarlak as he watched his way off this god forsaken planet but worst of all in the distance he saw a sand storm heading straight in his direction.

[Vladimir-Vlada]

Vandar turned around in grief and started to walk towards the Council chambers. Ryan was above on the celing, staying hidden. Ryan knew that the holocron was the key to proving that Ryan was right, that something had to be done to stop the Mandalorians. He wasn't going to let Vandar destroy Ryans only chance of living without guilt.

He jumped from above and grabbed the holocron out of Vandars hand while flying right left of him. Ryan rolled and got up quickly. Vandar looked at Ryan in surprise.

 

"Exile... We cannot leave that artifact at will. If more Jedi saw it, it will only make them understand it wrongly and they would fall to the Dark Side." said Vandar, trying to convince the Exile to give him the holocron.

Ryan narrowed his eyes at Vandar and said:

"Why are you so afraid of this? Revan figured it out. He saw the flaws in the Jedi Order. And you forsake it?" Ryan said as a remark.

"You must understand that we cannot afford to lose anymore allies now." began Vandar "Everyone is submitting to the teachings of the Sith."

"Even me, isn't it?" Ryan cut Vandar off.

"No, that is not what I meant to say."

"This holocron can prove that it was Master Vrooks fault that Revan became the Lord of Darkness. This is my chance to prove that I did the right thing by defending people." said desperatley Ryan.

"But Padawans won't see it as you do. It is not even the way you see it, Exile." explained Vandar.

"Why do you keep calling me Exile?" asked desperatley Ryan "I have a name! My name is Ryan!"

"That holocron is dangerous, Ryan." said Vandar a little worried "The Sith would do anything to get it. They would use it to draw others to the Dark Side."

"But if Vrook stays, even more of them will join the Sith!" exclaimed Ryan.

"That is a problem, not solved by holocrons, but by words." explained calmly Vandar.

"All I ever used were words, but all I got from him was prison."

Vrook showed up and saw the holocron Ryan held in his hand.

"Give me that." ordered Vrook, but Ryan looked at him with despise.

"No." replied Ryan putting the holocron in his pocket and started running.

Vrook looked at the two girls and said:

"What are you waiting for? Get him!"

 

***

 

The Ebon Hawk landed on Tatooine, the sandy planet of the Galaxy. The crew walked out with Dereck at it's rear. They all stopped.

"Well here we are." began Carth "Tatooine. How are we going to find a Star Map here?"

"We could grab some rumours in the cantina." sugested Mission.

"We need equipment." said Canderous.

"And food." added Juhani.

"All right, let's get under way." sugested Bastila. They all nodded and started to walk, Bastila stood in her spot. Dereck started to walk. Dereck walked past Bastila when she turned to him and said:

"Did you give him a weapon?"

Dereck stood and looked at Bastila shocked.

"What do you mean?" he asked trying to stay calm.

"You released him, didn't you?" asked Bastila calmly. Dereck closed his eyes and nodded in sadness.

"Did I do the right thing?" asked Dereck sadly.

"It depends on how you see it." began Bastila "He was a prisoner. A stranger who you didn't know, who threatened to kill a person, but you released him. Why?"

Dereck paused for several moments and replied:

"If he was a criminal, he wouldn't surrender." explained Dereck.

"I just hope that your optimism won't be your end." said Bastila "The path of a Jedi is a way where you are required to forget things against your will. Your path is exeptinally hard, because you have to know for yourself when to do the right thing."

Dereck nodded.

"I understand." he replied.

They continued walking with the group.

[steven]

It was very often I was worried but I had heard how painfull a sandstorm could be, the sands hit you faster and harder than laser bolts, then they fill your lung with sand so along with the pain the sand did to your skin you also also sufficated on the stuff. I began to run across the open,rocky barren surface of Korriban. But I was having no luck, not matter how fast I ran, the sand storm crept closer and closer while I lose more energy.

 

However, my luck began to change when I saw what looked like a settlement in the distance. My hopes sunk when I got up on a hill and saw how far away the settlement accutly. I quickly caught my breath and continued running. In a few minutes the sandstorm would sollow me up whole.