The Journey begins.

Kira and I made our way to the republic's hangar and found our new ship. It was a Corellian class light Corvette, one of the best ships the republic can offer. I have to admit I was impressed.

Kira and I quickly boarded the ship and began getting used to our new extremities.

" Hey at least we're flying in style now. Master Kiwiks never had something this nice." Kira spoke.

I could tell from the look of joy on her face that she was excited.

" It's a big step up from flying in shuttles, I'll tell ya that much." I told the woman.

" I bet. Since we're here let's figure out the ground rules. Master Kiwiks, usually let me do whatever I wanted as long as I was out of the way." Kira spoke.

I nodded. " Seems fine, to me. Just make sure to keep me updated on anything on the ship that needs to be attended to. If you see something out of place or broken let me know. Okay?"

" Alright, seems like a plan. What do you say we get to work on saving the galaxy?" Kira asked.

" Let's do it." I replied. I walked over to the Ship's communication console and called Coruscant's Control tower.

" Come in Coruscant Control. Requesting permission to launch." I asked.

The man on the holo checked his earpiece, assumedly to check for my clearance and nodded.

" Permission granted, Master Jedi. Coordinates to Ord Mantell have been added to your Navi-Computer. Good hunting." The man spoke.

" You got it." I hung up the holo and walked towards the bridge and punched in the coordinates to Ord Mantell.

" It seems this ship has a decent Hyper drive. Let's see what this baby can do." I activated the ship and took off out of the Coruscant docking bay. Once we were in a decent distance away from the planet, I activated the Hyper drive, and the ship took off. " AGHHH! Alright. Once we're out of Hyperspace, we'll contact the general and see what needs to be done. Until then what do you say we get to know each other a little bit?" I asked Kira.

Kira flopped down in the seat next to mine on the bridge and turned towards me. " Alright, partner. Sounds good to me."

" Okay, I'll go first. My name is Jacen. Jacen Skywalker. I'm twenty years old. I was born on Coruscant, I don't know who my parents are only that they named me. I spent the better part of my life living in the lower levels, stealing ship parts, running the streets, and basically doing anything I could to survive. I was about five years old, when Master Zallow found me in the slums. I had been a part of this small-time gang called the black knights. I grew up with them, so by the time I was five I pretty much knew how to steal whatever. Master Zallow actually found me while I was trying to steal the hyperdrive off of his ship. HAhaha! His face when me and the boys were walking away with it was the best." I told the girl.

" Wow, no way. That's exactly what happened with me and Master Kiwiks. Though I was by myself." Kira replied.

" Really? I guess we're more alike than I thought." I spoke.

" You have no idea. I grew up on Nar Shada. I myself was part of a little small-time gang." Kira spoke.

" Really? Hahahaha! I can see it." I joked.

" What's that mean?" Kira asked.

" You're a little rough around the edges, You seem to know your way around technology, and you're good at stealing. I don't know about the first two. But that last one pretty much tells me you're used to it." I explained.

" And what have I stolen?" Kira asked.

I raised an eyebrow at the girl and smirked. " That stealth field generator." I stated.

Kira scoffed and rolled her eyes. " Okay, you got me on that one. But come on. How could I not take it? Being invisible is so cool." Kira replied.

" I never said it wasn't. I'm actually impressed no one else saw you take it." I told the girl.

" You mean you saw me and didn't say anything?" Kira asked.

" Kira, you're good. But when it comes to pickpocketing, I'm the master."

" Whatever, "Master"." Kira replied.

Kira and I both laughed at each other. It was honestly nice knowing that we came from somewhat similar backgrounds. It felt like I could connect to her in a way not many others could.

We both finished laughing and an awkward silence came upon us.

Kira started shifting in her seat and i could tell there was something bothering her.

" What's wrong?" I asked, hoping she would trust me enough to share her concerns.

" I don't think I should ask." Kira replied. Her voice was calm, but her eyes were shifting towards me and back to the floor.

" Kira, in the past two days we've saved each other's lives and an entire planet. I trust you. So, trust me. If there's something on your mind don't be afraid to speak up about it." I told the girl.

" Are you sure?" Kira asked.

" Yes, I'll be happy to answer any question you have about me. After all we will be working together from now on." i replied with a smile.

" Well, I was wondering... What happened on Coruscant when it was attacked. How did you survive?" Kira asked.

The question didn't shock me. I'm sure she had heard something about it from the other masters. Though that didn't stop my smile from disappearing.

I sighed and rubbed my face as I began thinking about that day again.

" I knew it. i shouldn't have asked." Kira spoke rapidly.

" No. No!" I waved. " It's fine. Just hard for me to think about sometimes. It happened ten years ago but sometimes it feels like yesterday." I replied.

" I'm sorry." Kira spoke.

" It's okay. I don't mind sharing it with you. I'm sure you know what was happening that day. It was supposed to be our treaty signing with the Sith. At the time we didn't know why they had offered peace. They were winning. We tried our best to fight back and defend the republic, but we were slowly losing more and more every day. So, when they came to us with talks of peace, we accepted without further thought. We didn't think for a moment about it being a trap. Most of our forces were sent off planet to Alderaan for the meeting, leaving behind the rest of us. My master and I had just finished training when two intruders walked into the temple. It was Darth Malgus and his twi'lek. Master Zallow and I confronted the two, we questioned why they were there. And then a shuttle crashed into the temple doors and landed in front of us. Master Zallow and I drew our lightsabers and the rest of the Jedi in our temple prepared for a fight. The shuttle opened and a swarm of Sith flooded into the temple along with battle droids. I didn't know it at the time, but the Mandalorians were also there. we battled the Sith fiercely. We tried our best, and for a while it seemed like we could win. But all that changed the moment Master Zallow died. His death signaled the end of our counterattack on the Sith and the destruction of the temple. I managed to get away before the planet was completely blocked off with another padawan ava'dara Naganandini. Once we were on Alderaan, we were rescued by Satele and the remaining Jedi." I gave Kira a basic run down of the events of that day. Recounting as much as I could.

" That... Must have been hard. I'm sorry." Kira spoke, she reached up and softly placed her hand on my shoulder.

I smiled and grabbed hold of Kira's hand and softly squeezed it.

" It's okay. I'm alive and that's all that matters. Everyone that died that day is finally resting. And now we have a chance to finish the fight they couldn't. We just have to make sure whatever it is we do... It counts." I told the girl.

Kira nodded

I was going to say more, but the ship finally came out of Hyperspace and the planet Ord Mantell appeared in our vision.

" Heh, guess it's time to get back to work. Come on, let's go save the day." I told the girl.

Kira smiled and followed me out of the ships' bridge towards the Holo. It was time to start our quest to stop Angral. For good this time.