That got Kissimi's interest peaked, but she didn't show it. The Holocron. Lady Naamari would be pleased if I brought it back to her, She thought, looking up and flagging down the street vendor she knew always had a first aid kit. Upon seeing her familiar face and Megara's state, the vendor handed over the kit with little convincing. Kissimi was no medical master, but she did her best to patch Megara up.

"Like I said. We can do whatever you need to do once you're not half dead. We can't stay here though," She sighed, knowing this would be at least semi-difficult.

Brown. I need you to come help me. Follow the scent. Make sure White stays with the kids, She called out to the wolf.



Chase frowned as the brown wolf's ears pricked. The wolf dropped the pistols, which fired in random directions, and ran away before the boy could speak. Pira, being the youngling she was, hid behind her brother as the pistols went off.

"Why did wolf run away?" She asked Chase, who shrugged.

"Master probably summoned him. It's alright, Pira," Chase responded before returning his attention to Bane. "You could wait here, I guess. I'm not sure if Master would be okay with it but... she might be able to help you."

Megara nodded weakly and said “bane…have to find…” then she fully passed out. Her head on the wall.

Bane cursed and grabbed the guns and said “that was a dumb move. Anyone hit?!” He looked around and sighed. “I’ll stay with you two. Just to keep you safe…”

They weren't very far, so the brown wolf ran to Kissimi's side within the span of two minutes. Kissimi spoke quietly to the wolf, giving orders, then helped the wolf get Megara onto the wolf's back. It would be an easier mode of transport, and probably safer in the long run. Kissimi looked up as a trio of droidekas rolled up. She grabbed the first lightsaber she could reach- Master Window's old one and clicked it off, sending the wolf away. I bloody hate droidekas. This is why I shouldn't be helping JEDI- Her thought became that of alarm as the droids began firing away. She was able to defend herself, and cover the wolf's retreat, but she wouldn't last for very long.



Chase shrugged. "I think Master called her wolf, which is why it did that. We're both fine," He spoke for his sister by default, but she confirmed his words by simply nodding.

The white wolf growled, still not liking Bane. Until Kissimi told the white wolf that Bane was friend and not foe, the wolf would continue to behave that way. She paced, keeping close to Chase and Pira, while never letting go of Bane's lightsaber. She'd give it to Kissimi the moment she was able to.

Bane paused and sniffed the air, his eyes glowing again. “Pardon me kids…I’ll be back” he jumped up and took off running. He saw the wolf pass him and said “keep going I’ll cover you!”

Then the droids were firing blasts came from behind Kissimi and hit the droids. Bane came out from behind the building and moved to cover Kissimi. “Hold on” he pulled a small bomb and rolled it towards the droids and said “come on, they will be busy with that. Let’s go”

Kissimi was momentarily confused, then sighed and put away her lightsaber as she saw the white wolf watching apprehensively from the entrance to the landing pad. She moved past Bane and approached the white wolf, taking the saber from its jaws and pocketing it. She stroked the head of the wolf.

"So," She said, turning to Bane while still petting the wolf, "care to fill me in on who you are?"

Bane was panting by the time they got back and said “I’m Bane Clawson. I’m a soldier for the republic. I am here to help Megara Shade. I’m not a Jedi. I was holding her spare saber for her. She was taken from the street and I’ve been looking for her for days…is she okay?”

Kissimi sighed. "You tell me. Does she look okay?" She responded tensely before addressing the brown wolf. "Get her inside the ship. I'll be there in a second."

The wolf obeyed, while the white wolf leaned happily into Kissimi's hand. The female white wolf was so much calmer than she had been before Kissimi arrived, and it was clear that she trusted the human. Meanwhile, Chase and Pira watched silently, both worried about the Jedi. Chase, though, was starting to have his suspicions about Kissimi. He'd seen that she already had two lightsabers, and wondered if that was something he should worry about. He couldn't sense her as well as he could the Jedi of the temple, but that might have been because he didn't know her very well. He wasn't sure.

Bane cursed and ran into the ship and saw megara on the wolf. He moved and said “let me get this weight off of you pack brother…” he laid megara on the bed and said “hey! I don’t know your ship! I need some help to help her! And I need the younglings in here! They have medical training.”

The brown wolf looked at Kissimi with a look of pure can I hurt him on his face, to Kissimi's amusement. She nodded to the wolf and then beckoned for Chase and Pira to follow. She didn't know the ship very well, but it wouldn't be laid out too differently, and the kids seemed eager to lead the way. Kissimi followed them inside more slowly, leaving the white wolf outside to act as a guard- just in case. This is a Republic ship. The Separatists get word of this and we'll have to leave quickly. Even though I've been surviving, I can't survive this without having to pick a side, She thought, disappointed in the outlook. There weren't many good options, so playing along would be good. She paused as Chase pulled her aside after sending his sister into the ship.

"You're not a Master. Who are you?" Chase asked softly.

Kissimi, though startled, kept her cool. She closed her eyes, taking a moment to respond. "I was Master Window's padawan, but our ship crashed here. I sensed you and your sister and knew I could probably find my way back to the Temple to report the news myself and complete my training," she explained.

Bane saw pira come in and smiled. “Hello love. I need your medical kit and anything else you have that can help. She’s in rough shape. Dang it…I should have been with her…I shouldn’t have let her go alone.” He checked her pulse and said “she’s breathing and heart strong…we just need to patch her up and hope her head is okay…”

Bane called back “I need more hands in here! Shade is in bad shape”

Pira stood near the doorway, silent for a rather long moment. When she spoke, her voice was soft.

"Chase knows where it is. I don't."



"We'll be there in a second!" Chase called in response. "So you're a Padawan, like me?"

Kissimi nodded. "Yeah. Come. We should go be of use. The Council wouldn't be happy with us if we don't," She answered, though she could care less what the Council thought.

Chase followed Kissimi into the ship, silent now. He had gotten a sense that she was telling the truth but still didn't completely trust her. She'd shown up so... randomly... and there'd been no mention of her or Master Windu at back at the temple.

Bane pulled the girl over and said “then let’s start cleaning her up and finding what’s wrong shall we?”

He looked back at Chase and asked “where’s your med kit? Is this the Jedi master you were looking for?”

Pira didn't speak until Chase put a hand on her shoulder, at which point she turned and scampered out of the room to find some towels and see if their pilot had any spare clothes that might fit Megara. Chase studied Megara for a moment before nodding slowly.

"Her and Master Kissimi, yeah," His words were half lies.

Kissimi was slightly startled by Chase's words herself but was able to mask it decently well. She stroked the head of the brown wolf then took the left over bandages from her pocket and handed them to Chase.

"I'm no good myself. I had these left over. Use them," She told the boy, who nodded and warily approached the Jedi.

Megara turned her head a little as Bane was in the medkit getting out medication and said “antibiotics and pain meds will help…master Kissimi? Sorry I wasn’t aware of your rank. Can you tell me what you witnessed when you got her out? I’m trying to figure out her injuries.”

"I was a little too focused on helping her and not getting the both of us killed," Kissimi completely ignored the other part of the statement, probably for the better.

She was no master, but she guessed that since her master was dead, it only made sense to mark her training as completed. She'd speak to the Council about it if she ever got the chance to do so. For now, she was just fine to keep up with being as far from the Council as she could get, even if it meant living on a Separatist-controlled planet and hiding who she was on a daily basis. Chase frowned, a bit taken aback by his findings upon studying Megara.

"She was shocked. Pretty bad. Probably beaten as well. Could be more, but I'm not sure," He reported, stepping back a bit.

Bane looked back and said “they tortured her for information…” he cursed softly and said “okay; we need to do scans to check for internal bleeding. We clean her up and put burn gel on the electric burns…and pray nothing else is wrong…”

Chase nodded before turning to Kissimi. "Master, is there somebody nearby who might be able to tell us more, who we can trust?" He inquired. If there was a doctor nearby, that would be a safer option. "Staying on the ship isn't a good idea, considering this is a Separatist planet and a Republic ship."

Kissimi thought for a moment before responding. "You can't trust anyone here, kid. But I do know somebody," Even though her words appeared to comfort the child slightly, they were disturbed. Whoever she was thinking of was probably a bad idea, but it might be her only option. Survive.

Megara stirred weakly and bane said “I’ll go with you to find them. Everyone needs back up. The kids and the wolves can protect her for now…Chase? Can I leave you in charge?”

"Stay here with the kids. The wolves need to come with me," Kissimi shook her head, much to the dismay of Chase.

Chase's expression was that of a boy who'd just been told he wasn't allowed to have hope. He bit his lip, tears pricking at his eyes. But he did not cry, not while Pira was watching. He just nodded silently, frozen in place. She doesn't trust me to defend myself. Why though? The wolves like me. I know a little bit. It's not fair! But he did not share his thoughts aloud, not wanting to sound like a whining infant.

Bane nodded and said “right…I can talk anyone down and the wolves will drawn attention. That’s a better move. Chase can help me treat her…be careful here” he pulled a small mic out and said “you need back up say it into this. We will come okay?”

He saw the look chase had. He wanted to give the boy his hood back.