Kayla smiled.
"We just fixed the hyperdrive."
She hit the comm button on the wall.
"Hyperdrive's working now, hit it Burne."
The ship went into lightspeed almost immediately.
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Kalahan
The man had followed the hovercraft's trail on foot. He saw the he was right to do so when it ended abruptly. He wasn't surprised at the abrupt end, and he saw the marks of two ships on the ground. A large craft and a smaller one. He guessed that the servant girl would've gone in the larger ship. Luckily it was a rare model, there would be almost no chance of chasing the wrong ship. He sent a signal, and soon a shuttle arrived to pick him up. He boarded it, and spoke to the officers onboard.

"Call our superiors. Tell them she's gone, but she left a trail."

"Alright, finally we're getting somewhere!" Elron said with a smile.

She wondered wether it was an appropriate question and decided to ask, if only to satisfy her own curiousity.

"I'm curious....how does someone end up living on a planet like Mustafar?"

Elron smiled a rather bitter smile. Before he began, he crossed his arms, leaning against the engine once more.
"To tell the truth, I'm not sure myself. All that I know about my family's history is from the holocrons that were left to me.
"I am a descendant of the original Lord Elron, that much is clear. From what I could gather...it was either him or one of his companions who took his and Lady Tysyacha's sons to two different remote planets and hid them there. I was fated to be the great-grandson or something or other of the son left on Mustafar. My parents died when I was quite young. I was left with only the ancient HK-47 droid that had been there ever since I can remember. After a while, it too broke down, and I found I could no longer rely on it. So, I was left to fend for myself. I began to teach myself the ways of the Force. The holocrons were my teachers and that complex was my temple. I had lived that way ever since...until your captain came and picked me up." he finished with a smile. He carefully stepped around his prior experience with 'Vales'.
"And what about you?" he asked, "How does a charming girl like yourself end up with a crew of nimrods like this?"

(OOC: Again, I'm going on a little mini-vacation to visit my aunts and
cousins, who live four hours south of my house. I might post when I'm
at my Aunt Alice's, if I get the time. In the meantime, ForceFight, I give
you permission to put the Konyets ending on "The Lawful Sith",
and feel free to take over Tysyacha in this thread if you want. Good
luck, and I'll probably see you on Tuesday. :))

((Time to add another element to this story:))

The room was dark, its occupant motionless. She stared at the wall in front of her, though she could not see it and a million thoughts poured through her head. Suddenly, her communicator beeped. A small sigh escaped her lips and she took it from her belt.

"What is it?" she asked quietly.

"The BC won't..." Luke began.

"Say no more now," Riebe Sothe interrupted. "We'll be there in a few minutes."

She stood and turned, waving a hand to open the door. Jack 'Jokemaster' Bauer and Strider 'Craig' Flamehart were lounging on couches on the other side.

"BC trouble again," Riebe said. "Skywalker's going to explain it to us when we get there."

"Can we please kill one of them this time? That should keep them complacent for a while." Said jokemaster with a grin.
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"The ship." Said Kayla. "Very few of these working around, I can keep it running pretty easily, and life's interesting."

Riebe chuckled. "Bad Jack. No cookie."

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Alyssa's fighter swept down for a landing in the Jedi Academy's hangar bays.

"We're here," Alyssa told Tysyacha. "Until we get your presence straightened out with the BC, you have to stay with me at all times. Ok?"

"What? I'm pretty sure it's the will of the force. I specifically remember the force telling me I had to rid the galaxy of every retarded bureaucrat in the galaxy. Or it may have been the spice talking."

"When you hear stuff like that, automatically assume it's the spice," Riebe told him. "These retarded bureaucrats are the main portion of the Jedi Council... kill them, turn most of the Jedi against you." She tilted her head to one side. "Does that better filter what the spice was telling you?"

"Let's go explore the Unknown parts to see what we can salvage." Zaalbacca said. "Hold on, let me at least put in some upgrades." Roarboar said. "Ok." Zaalbacca said.

"I still think we should obey the spice. "

"So the only reason you're traveling with these guys is because of this ship and they 'keep things interesting'?" Why did it feel like she wasn't telling him something? "C'mon, there's gotta be more to it than that."

((Bad Jack. No cookie." LOL!!!))

She shrugged.

"My only other option was working in a dockyard on Coruscant. I chose this"

"I see..." he said, dropping the subject.
"Hey you two, get up here. We'll be at Yavin IV in a couple minutes..." the captain's voice rang out of the comm. panel on the wall.
"Alright, we'll be right up." Elron answered.

Kayla smiled.
"We'd better get up there. So what's your business on Yavin? "

"There's, uh...someone that I need to meet..." he said.

"Oh. A friend?" She asked, curious.

"I...I'm not sure." he caught her cock an eyebrow out of the corner of his eye. "I know it sounds stupid, but...Well, from what I hear, she's a new part of your 'crew'. Her name's Tysyacha."

"Oh, she's not part of the crew, we found her on Kalahan, I think she's going to train as a jedi. "

"A Jedi..." Elron said thoughtfully, "Really...hm. I didn't know that..."
This could complicate things...
There was a moment of silence in which Elron just watched her. Continously staring...

Kayla noticed him staring at her, but was determined to act like she didn't notice. Finally the ship lurched back out of hyperspace.

"We'll be landing in a few moments." Said Burne over the intercom as he turned the ship towards Yavin IV. Soon they landed at the academy, and the Captain, Orlov, 'Vales' and Burne all arrived in the cargo hold. They lowered the ramp.

"I guess this is your stop." Said Reynolds to Elron.

"Yeah, this'll be it. It's been a pleasure nearly getting blown up with you."

"Hey, I had everything under control."

Elron smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm sure you did, being the cool-headed captain you are." he said with a touch of sarcasim.

The captain ignored the sarcasm.
"You got that right."

((Uh...I'm guessing you guys won't be coming?))

((They will be staying for a little while, they just don't know it yet.))

Elron cast an eye over the crew, pausing for hardly a second on Kayla.
"Well..." he said, "I guess this is goodbye." he held up his hand in a half-wave, then left down the loading ramp.

…Ben shared the laugh with the other masters, then he stopped, though the smile still painted on his face, his mind was elsewhere…he was thinking about Tysyacha he felt that she is in danger…dark sights flashes in his mind, visions of her suffering…he returned to his senses as master Katarn called his name twice…

"Where have you been Master Skywalker?"

"Sorry master…but I was thinking….how would those Nihilites be stronger than original sith lords?...aren't they sith either?"

"Yes….but those are different…perhaps Mistress Bryce could give you more info about them…she is specialized in the era of the old republic…"

((hey guys…my posts might be limited for I had a car accident and I have to stay on the bed to get some rest, so miss me….for the other OC matsers…Luke and Kyle they are mine, ok..))

Reynolds turned to the crew.
"C'mon, let's get this package to Skywalker."
He and Orlov opened the smuggler's hold, and pulled out the container. They began carrying it to the academy.

"I'm not that old," Caitlin chuckled. "But I do know something of the Nihilites... or Nihilus, I should say." She proceeded to explain who Nihilus was and what period of history he was from. Then, she paused before continuing.

"As for the Nihilites," she went on after her pause. "I can only imagine that they are devoted to his teachings."

Strider had been listening in through all of this and just simply nodded. He didn't seem talkative at this moment, but his sitting posture showed he was quite a confident person. He drew himself up and straightened out his blood red cloak and nodded, then spoke, "Let's not waste any time then," with a slight smirk, his hand resting on the lightsaber hilt on his belt.

Alyssa led Tysyacha to the room the OC was meeting in and entered just in time to hear Caitlin finish her explanation of Nihilus.

"This is Tysyacha," she said after bowing to the OC. At that moment, the Sith Hunters entered the room and Caitlin's eyes lit up.

"Riebe!" she exclaimed, getting up from her chair and running to greet her old master. The women embraced and Caitlin said, "My goodness... after all these years you haven't changed a bit!"

"The years haven't been kind to you, Caitlin," Riebe chuckled. "You look old."

"I am old, Riebe," Caitlin laughed. "You've been altered... and given a gift of unnaturally long life."

"I know," Riebe answered quietly. "But it is no gift..."

She turned to Tysyacha. "And you, I suppose are the reason my companions and I are here."

"The BC doesn't want to let Tysyacha stay," Erica told her. Riebe nodded.

"Then the Sith Hunters will speak on her behalf," she said. "Tysyacha, allow me to introduce myself. I am Riebe Sothe, former leader of the Original Sith Hunters and leader of the three of us that still live."

Well then...where to start looking. Elron thought as he strolled down a hallway. If I were the long-lost descendant of a Dark Lady, where would I be?

"It's a gift and a curse." Said jokemaster after Riebe said 'It's no gift.'. To Tysyacha he said.

"Jack Bauer, the Sith Hunters' token goofball."

Riebe laughed. "Oh, he may be the Jokemaster," she said, "but he's also better in a fight than he gives himself credit for."

"I think that's the first time anyone's ever accussed me of giving myself too little credit."

Strider laughed and shook his head, then regained his composure. He bowed towards them, "I am Strider Flamehart, the resident enigma of the group. Unlike my counterparts, I am enjoying my gift. I certainly see the opportunity to do much in the galaxy over the years."

"But even you must still get annoyed by people still referring to you as 'kid'"

Elron searched around for a while. But then remembered something Kayla had said. Tysyacha was going to be trained as a Jedi. And where would a Force Sensative go to see if she would be picked for training? The Jedi Council of course. He quickly threaded away through the coridors, finally arriving at the Council chambers.

Strider shrugged and answered, "I'm over the age of an adult since this "gift" has been given, so as long as that's in effect I'm fine, I know I'm not a kid, whether or not I'm called one makes no difference. There's no veteran that can pull half the stuff I can."

"Through this bit of conversation, you've probably figured out that we are not as young as we look," Riebe said, turning to Tysyacha. "Long story... Alyssa can tell you about it sometime maybe. But for now..."

She turned toward the OC. "Care to join the BC in the main Council Chamber? We'll be along in a moment."

Then, turning back to Tysyacha, Riebe said, "So your name is Tysyacha... that name is very familiar to me." She smiled. "A descendant of the Jedi Exile?" She chuckled. "Yes... it's no surprise the BC is throwing a fit over your arrival."

"Riebe," Alyssa said quietly. "Shouldn't we be getting over there?"

Riebe shrugged. "Oh, I suppose so."

She led the way out the door.

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Meanwhile, the OC had taken their places in the main Council Chamber and the members of the BC were staring at Ben Skywalker, who had taken his seat there also.

"What's he doing here?" one of them demanded.

"He is a member of the Council," Caitlin answered.

"Since when?" another BC Jedi snapped.

"And since when are we left out of that decision making process?" a third hissed. Before the OC could answer, the Sith Hunters, Tysyacha and Alyssa entered the room, followed closely by Elron.

"How does it matter where you were?" Riebe asked in the booming voice she rarely used. The BC members flinched.

"You!" one of them gasped.

"What do you want?" another demanded, trying to sound unimpressed, but sounding terribly frightened.

"This is the girl, Tysyacha," Riebe said, stepping aside and allowing Tysyacha to step up next to her. "I want a show of hands on the Council. Who thinks she should not be allowed to stay?" All hands but those of the six on the OC were raised.

"Twenty to six," Riebe said thoughtfully. "Just as I suspected."

Suddenly, one of the BC members stood. Riebe turned to face him. "Yes? Is there something you wanted to say?"

The Jedi stared back at her and, in a sentence a gerbil would envy, he said, "Abkksuf! Swyeeeq! Boughat vehny capsshut."

"Well said, master Fooba," Riebe said. "Any others?"

She nodded to Jack and Strider and suddenly two other BC members stood...

<I'm thinking of adding a new charecter of mine since this is after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Tell me what you think.>

Through the streets of Mos Eisly, Mon Rona walked. He kept wondering: What is my purpose? Who was I cloned from? Why do I feel empty? He walked to his Coralskipper and flew into space. He jumped to hyperspace while he wondered these. He exited near Yavin 4. His ship stood motionless.

Elron watched the proceedings closely from where he stood at the back of the room.
They don't seem too enthralled that she's here... he thought. He smiled a bit ammusedly, I wonder what they would think if they found out who I was and that I was here too...

The other BC member who stood up spoke.

"I have something to say!" He paused for a moment, then began singing. "Hello, my baby / hello, my honey / hello, my ragtime gal. / Send me a kiss by wire / baby, my hearts on fire / if you refuse me / honey, you'll lose me / then you'll be left alone / Oh baby, telephone and tell me I'm your own. " Then he sat back down and shut up.

"Catchy tune." Remarked jokemaster dryly.

…Ben wasn't surprised by the BC reaction, he knew that they are narrow-minded, but yet, maybe their way was safer, still if they were the real rulers in the past times, Anakin Skywalker wouldn’t be trained…

"I'm on this counsel because I deserve it, maybe you can't see it right now, but you will someday…" he said confidently

He turned his face to look at his father who seemed to be proud of his son's courage, and then he looked at the BC and stood…

"As for Tysyacha, if the BC did not agree to train her, I will do and she will be my responsibility…"

what am I doing?, he thought, can I bear this heavy responsibility alone?...holy force, what was I thinking?...yet he knew deep inside of him that he wont allow the BC to ignore her, for some reason he don’t know…but maybe the force knows…

Orlov and Reynolds burst into the room, carrying the container between them.

They looked around at the meeting in place. "We won't take long

They set the crate down between Ben and Luke.

"Ah. Finally. Okay, you" he pointed at Luke. "And you." He pointed at Ben. "This thing's for you, do with it what you will, now smile."

Orlov quickly snapped an image of them with the crate, and he and Reynolds started heading out.

"Glad that's done. Time to get paid. "

"thanks Orlov" Master Luke said "you did well, you will get your payment from the Yavin station supervisor"

Mon Rona landed his Coralskipper at the starport. He accidentaly(sp?) wandered into the Jedi Academy.