WE ARE BACK! You heard that right. After around 7 months of having a break from the fanfic and an 8-month break from the site overall DF and I are back with the latest addition to the series. I honestly cannot remember where we left off last time since we wrote this episode ages ago, so I'll probably have to re-read the series. Speaking of the series, a couple of months ago on September 6th it celebrated its first birthday... I was planning to release this then but I completely forgot. Anyway, enough chatter. Enjoy!

Bastila stood between Revan and the severely injured Malak, holding her Saberstaff with a firm grip. “Darth Revan, once a hero of The Jedi Order and Republic, now a bloodthirsty conqueror of the galaxy…         How incredibly tragic it was to lose you of all people to the darkness.” Bastila remarked, staring directly into the visor on Revan’s mask.

Revan tightened the grip on his blades, pacing around the area back and forth to lead Bastila’s eyes astray. “I haven’t lost myself to the true side of the Force, Bastila. I have merely found my own destiny, a destiny free of the Jedi’s control…”

Without saying another word, Revan chucked both Lightsabers towards Bastila, who sent both of them back towards him with her double-bladed Lightsaber. As soon as Revan caught his weapons, the Sith Troopers standing in front of the ship immediately opened fire on Bastila, trying to aim for any weak spots in her defences.

Despite their best efforts, Bastila twirled her blade around in through her fingers and deflected the blaster bolts, watching some of them cut down Revan’s loyal soldiers. Seeing this, Atton charged towards Bastila before Revan could warn him not to engage, and immediately locked blades with Bastila with the hope he could kill her.

Realizing that Atton could use Bastila’s skills against her, Revan lunged towards her in a stabbing motion, but Bastila saw it coming and ducked under his Lightsabers while continuing to press her attacks. Seeing that Bastila was beginning to get overrun by the two Sith, Malak stood up and reignited his Lightsaber in his left hand, ignoring his current injuries and slowly marching towards Revan, Atton, and Bastila with nothing but bound determination in his eyes.

Finding more strength from within, Malak charged towards Revan and lunged towards him, preventing him from dealing a killing blow to Bastila and entering a blade-lock with his former friend. “Do you REALLY think you can make it out alive, Malak!?!?”

Malak couldn’t say anything because his prosthetic jaw was missing from his face, but his facial expression was the only response Revan needed: he was determined to escape with Bastila no matter the cost.

Revan broke the blade-lock with Malak and Force Pushed both him and Bastila across the grass with the Force, then let Atton jump towards them while they were on the ground. Bastila got back up just in time to block Atton’s attacks, with Malak rising to his feet soon afterwards. A few more Jedi, led by Marcus Halcyon, joined Bastila and Malak, while Revan readied himself for the oncoming barrage. “You’ll never win, Revan!!” Marcus exclaimed.

Revan smiled under the mask at Marcus’s claim. “We meet again, Master Halcyon! Perhaps I should’ve taken you and Meetra with me and Malak to Dromund Kaas all those years ago…” Halcyon, Meetra Surik, and Atris all ran towards Revan and his Apprentice, with Bastila following suit.

All of them got into a blade-lock at once, creating flashes that almost blinded Malak in the midst of the battle. However, Malak used Force Sight to see past the flashes, and joined the fight, thrusting his Lightsaber towards Atton. Atton easily blocked Malak’s attacks, and successfully disarmed him once more, just when Revan unleashed a Force Repulse on all of his opponents at once.

Malak flew backwards, smashing his head on a rock hidden in the grass, and instantly passed out of consciousness. Revan turned to Atton and the Sith Troopers, his eyes darting towards Malak under the helmet. “Bring him onto the ship. I have plans for him…”

As usual, all credit goes to DF for writing this episode, the majority of the series, and for keeping this series alive... he basically owns it by this point. I'm in the middle of exams at the moment but I'll try and get back onto my regular Friday release schedule (Thursday in the US), so look out for next week's episode. I released this one today cause this is the only free time I have this week. Leave your thoughts in the comments and have a great rest of your day.