Private Tomorrow's Awakening

[Valery Noble]

Ala Quin

Tears of Time​

57 ATC | 3596 BBY - The Battle of Onderon.
Decades after the treaty of Coruscant, and the conflict with the Zakuulan Eternal Empire, the third Galactic war continued to divide the Galaxy between forces of light and Dark. While the war had reached many worlds along the border, the focus of the Republic was turned towards Onderon, as forces of the Sith Empire had begun their invasion of the jungle world. To respond to this new threat, the Republic called on the Jedi for assistance, and many quickly gathered to help defend the Republic held planet.

Among these Jedi was the renowned Jedi Master, Valery Noble, the leader and Battlemaster of a smaller Enclave located on Caamas. With a focus on purging darkness from the Galaxy, her Enclave was always ready when the call for aid against the Sith was made, and this time was no different. Along with Jedi of all specializations, she gathered on the Valor-class cruiser Vigilant, and became part of the joint strike force to engage the invading forces.

Only a few days into the new conflict, the Jedi and their Republic allies arrived, and landed in Iziz, the captial city of Onderon. With its large surrounding walls and lack of entry points, it was the ideal stronghold to fall back to if necessary. But thus far, the Republic forces had succesfully kept the frontlines away from the major cities - only the occasional air strikes came through.

But with their new Jedi reinforcements, the tide of the planetary war began to shift drastically. With Jedi such as Valery Noble leading the assault, the enemy forces were being pushed back, and after a crucial battle in orbit was won by the Republic, victory seemed near. Through intelligence reports from various scout units, the remaining high-priority targets were brought onto Republic radars, and both soldiers and Jedi were assigned to launch strikes against them.

One such target was a large imperial facility, constructed in one of many caves on Onderon. While scouts had been unable to acquire a great deal of information about the facility itself, the relatively strong Sith presence indicated it was a potentially crucial target to strike. Because of the Sith presence, the Jedi Battlemaster was assigned to lead the assault.

With a group of well-trained Jedi behind her, as well as Republic soldiers, the Keshian Master ventured through Onderon's jungles to reach the facility hidden within the cave, in hopes of taking a step closer towards ending the conflict on Onderon..

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Chapter I: The Facility
"The enemy base is up ahead. I spot guards but no Sith." the Sergeant said after lowering his binoculars. He looked at the Jedi Master to his side, who seemed to be lost in thought. Her vibrant orange eyes were directed forward at the cave, and her long hair was flowing along with the breeze while she stood quietly, analyzing her options and mentally preparing herself for what was about to happen. Having heard his words, a soft smile appeared on her face and she'd finally confirm his report with a nod of her head.

"Have your troops encircle the entrance while I lead a group of Jedi down the center. I'm sure I can get their attention." she said with confidence, as well as an understanding that the superior numbers of her group weren't as effective at the narrow entrance of the cave. At her words, soldiers began to spread and position themselves in a half circle around the entrance, but a safe distance away. The Jedi that were present would meanwhile follow Valery, who began her direct approach towards the cave.

"Jedi! They're here!" one of the defending imperial soldiers called out as a blade of purple plasma burst into existence, held by the woman leading the assault. From the jungle, Valery and a group of 10 Jedi stepped towards the defending troops, who moved behind their barricades and opened fire. But against the Jedi, the accuracy of the imperial troops wasn't as helpful as they hoped it would be.

Blaster bolts were redirected back towards the soldiers or deflected away to neutralize the threat, and slowly, the Jedi were getting closer to their opponents while Republic troops moved up and returned fire as well - the battle had begun.

Having a desire to minimize the casualties of the imperial forces, who were severely outnumbered, Valery would extend her left hand after she deflected a series of incoming bolts. She felt the Force flowing through her, and gathered the strength of its energy within her fingertips, before extending it outwards to grasp for their rifles. With a sudden tug and her hand balling into a fist, she pulled the weapons from their hands, and continued her path forward.

Without their weapons, and the Republic forces moving in, some of the imperial soldiers ran into the cave for help, while others raised their hands in surrender.

Because of this, Valery lowered her lightsaber down to her side, and gestured for the Republic officer to join her again. "Sergeant, take these soldiers away, and leave the rest to me. The Sith within the caves are best handled by the Jedi." Valery said as the Sergeant joined her. He dipped his head and began to guide his troops to restrain the imperial soldiers. "Signal us when the threat is taken care of, Master Jedi." he said.

Valery nodded and turned her eyes into the darkness of the caves. A soft sigh escaped her lips, and together with the other Jedi, she went inside to face the darkness within.


Chapter II: Confronting the darkness
"What do you think all this equipment is for?" the Zabrak Jedi Master asked after disengaging his lightsaber. He stood up from his crouched position, and casted a final glance at the Sith pureblood on the cold floor of the cave. With the 10 Jedi that went inside the caves, the two Sith Lords inside were rather quickly overwhelmed. But despite the dark taint they leave on the Galaxy, the Master hoped they would finally find peace. "I'm not sure, I expected this facility to store weapons, supplies, or something crucial to their war effort, considering how far behind their lines this place is." Valery said in response.

But looking around, they only saw strange devices - machines they had never seen before, and none of the Jedi had any idea what they were for with the exception of one device, which looked similar to some of the more advanced medical beds they had on-board medical stations. But unlike those, the patient could barely be seen inside this pod, and some of the systems linked up to it were very different in nature as well.

"It looks like a medical facility, but I've never seen any equipment like this before." the Zabrak Jedi said while he inspected the pod more closely. "Well, I'm sure the Republic engineers will be able to figure it out. Our task here is done, so we hold this position until reinforcements arrive." she said with a lack of interest in the devices. Understanding sophisticated technology wasn't a skill she possessed, so there were better ways to spend her time.

Valery would move away from the chamber of devices, and found herself a more quiet spot where she could reflect on what happened thus far, and keep herself focused through a routine of mental exercises. The Jedi who had fought alongside her knew her well, and gave her the time and space she needed. They took the time to rest after the intense fighting, and waited for new orders to arrive.

But while they expected new orders, after several hours of waiting something unexpected hit them all as a tremor through the Force. A great imminent darkness sent shivers down their spines, and caused all Jedi to rise up to their feet. "Did you feel that?" one Jedi asked while another stepped towards the door leading into their room. "We have company.." the Zabrak Master said as he felt the enemy approaching.

Having felt it too, Valery stepped into the room with the other Jedi and they quickly moved towards the entrance of the cave together to prepare. At this point, the sun had gone down and only the moon and stars above reflected light down to the jungles of Onderon. But the Keshian Master needed little light to see them moving through the jungle - her oranges eyes were able to see the heat produced by their bodies. The incoming group she spotted was much stronger than the forces that were defending the cave originally, and up in orbit she could see a Sith fleet dropping from hyperspace.

"We stand our ground here." Valery said, her voice calm and her exterior confident. "They're going to hit us hard but if we stand together, we can make it through this." she said, hoping to calm the nerves of those around her. But seeing the approaching threat, Valery knew they were going to be up all night, fighting off wave after wave of enemy attacks.

The first waves, the Jedi were able to push back without significant casualties but the enemy forces knew what they were doing, and were exhausting the valiant defenders gradually through sustained efforts. One-by-one, the Republic soldiers were taken out over the course of the night, until only the Jedi remained and it wouldn't be long until the first fell, as Sith joined the battle.

Throughout the night, the fierce fighting continued but as eventually only a handful of Jedi remained, Valery realized that this battle was over. They were exhausted, injured and only the Zabrak Master and herself had the mental strength to keep fighting. Thoughts of surrendering briefly crossed her mind, but she understood that it would likely lead to execution, so she dismissed the option and decided she had to step up as their leader.

"Move into the facility and stand back." Valery said as she glanced over her shoulder. Her words seemed to surprise the Zabrak, who had always stood beside her when things got tough. But the fierce, determined look in her eyes made him understand how serious she was, and he trusted her more than anybody else. He simply nodded his head, and guided the others back inside, while Valery moved towards the approaching group of Sith.

What exactly happened after they separated is knowledge only Valery holds within her memory, but from within the caves, the Jedi could feel the Force manifest itself to a far greater extent. Constant clashing of blades was then followed by a large explosion and after several minutes of intense fighting, everything went very quiet. The dark, corrupting presences that first left a taint on the jungle were gone but the Zabrak could feel the pain from his friend echo into his body through the Force.

Without second thought, he moved out of the facility and ran into the jungle, where he found her on the ground, surrounded by a few dark cloaked bodies. Her clothing was torn in several places, her body bruised and bleeding, and her eyes were closed while she fought to stay alive. The Zabrak kneeled down besides her with a frown covering his face, and balled his hands into fists.

The fight was over but at what cost, he wondered. The Imperial forces were still out there in great forces, and they had no clue whether or not this facility was even worth defending. But they all had their orders, and they followed them until the end.

But while many had lost their lives serving the Republic, there was still hope for his closest friend.

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Chapter III: Lost to time
Carrying the injured woman in his arms, the Zabrak Master rushes past the other Jedi, and through the facility until he reached the room filled with machines. Behind him, he could feel dark presences moving through the jungle, and directly towards him. He had no time to waste, and his eyes turned to the peculiar medical pod. He quickly made his way there to open it up and gently, he placed her inside and looked at her - she was in a great deal of pain, to an extent he had only seen once before. Normally, he'd never trust a device like this but she was going to die without immediate medical assistance, and there was no way he'd escape carrying her.

So the Zabrak Master was left with no choice - he was forced to place his trust in this machine.

"Hang in there, Valery." he said as he glanced at her one last time, before closing the pod.

He would watch as systems came online automatically, and her current medical state was displayed on one of the monitors linked up to it - it didn't look good. But luckily, the machine was designed to automatically take care of whoever was inside as well. Sounds of the pod sealing would swiftly be followed by various green lights blinking and moments later, the monitor showed that her biological signature was rapidly changing. He didn't understand what it meant, but he could feel her presence in the Force, extremely faint but slowly shifting to a stable state once again.

"May the Force be with you, my old friend. I will be back soon." he said with his infectious smile, as he placed his hand on the pod.

The Zabrak then removed the lightsaber from his belt and began to move through the facility again, first gathering the few other Jedi before heading for the exit into the jungle. He knew that if the Sith were to find Valery, she would be killed so in an attempt to keep her alive, he would turn to his mastery of the elements to collapse the cave behind him. leaving her trapped. With how faint her signature in the Force had become within that device, nobody would be able to sense her but he knew exactly where she was, and intended to bring help back to her, after making his escape.

With his friend on his mind, the Zabrak moved into the jungle at night and began his journey back towards the city of Iziz, unbeknownst of the ambush that was waiting for him between the tall trees and green flora of Onderon's jungle.

Trapped within a stasis chamber buried underneath layers of rock, dirt and metal, Valery Noble shifted away into a world of dreams she would never escape from alone. Throughout her life, she had always followed the will of the Force, and trusted it to guide her path. Once again, her destiny would be determined by its will, and only time would stand in the way of her awakening.

 

[Ala Quin]

Wearing​

Onderon was a place of many surprises. When she started her sorjourn on the world, she had thought it would be simply a quiet place to meditate, research the era that she had awoken in, and maybe sharpen some of her Force abilities. That was until the fateful meeting with Rann Thress at the wedding celebrations, then in the Caves of Urdir. Still, she had mostly accomplished her goals despite his annoying habit of showing up in places Ala visited.

The ulterior motive for her visit, and really, if she were honest, her main reason for being Onderon so long was a set of rumours. The data recordings from the ship she had been discovered on had been recovered. Although the information was fragmented, several mentions of Onderon were found. It was a long shot, but she had come to Onderon hoping that if she stayed long enough some secret from her past would show up. And so it finally did.

Staring down from the rafters high above a somewhat grimy facility, Ala observed the almost insect like movement of the robed and masked scientists below. Their alotted areas were designated by the temporary, plastic sheeting that was up, and the more sanitized work environment within. They did not seem to be working on anything living beyond a few small rodents, which was bad enough, but there were plenty of petrie dishes, microscopes and digital scanning equipment that were being employed in the research.

The large metal vault door at the northern end of the room opened with a groan that sent shivers up Ala's spine. It was the first time she had seen the door opened. Inside there were large round cylinders. With a quick leap, Ala bounced from rafter to rafter, getting closer to see if she could pick anything else up from a visual inspection. The last thing she expected was to be overcome by a presence in the Force.

She slipped, grappling on to the rafters with her hands and barely the last moment. She dangled, fingers white-knuckling already as the tips of fingers clung on. But Ala wasn't paying attention to the screaming pain in her arms at all, her eyes were transfixed on the door as it closed. There was someone in there, a presence in the Force, faint but noticeable.

The door slammed shut, and Ala realized then her peril. Thankfully, she had not attracted attention from the scientists some twenty meters below, but falling in their lap would surely solve that. Best she not fall in anyone's lap.

Eye's closing, Ala focused and pulled upwards within moments of her grip failing. Ushered on by the Force, she lifted into the air and her toes managed to find enough purchase on the lip of the rafters that she was able to find balance, and safety. Her eyes instantly focused back on the large metal vault door. She needed to get in there.

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"I will open the door for you," said the scientist.

It had been Ala's third attempt to get him to do as she said. Apparently, he was not very weak minded. It was only when he asked her if she was a Jedi, and she answered honestly that he seemed to ease up, relax and start asking less probing questions. Had he thought she was a Sith? Did she look like a Sith? Apparently, all he needed was assurance that she wasn't and then he was pliable to her will.

"Thank you, friend," she said with a smile that spoke more of relief than anything else. This scientist had stayed working the latest, and was her only real chance to get into the room beyond the door.

The groan of the door was even louder when up close and personal. She actually felt her stomach flip, and churn. Focusing inward, Ala sought to drive the feelings away with meditation. It nearly worked.

The door had opened far enough for a Bantha to wander through, so Ala had no problem walking in. The room was a depository of sorts. Casks, cylinders, and capsules of all kinds lined the walls of three floors height. She stood in the atrium looking up at all the devices that contained...what? People? Animals? Ala reached out and the subtle caress of a hundred or more torment minds washed over her. Her heart skipped a beat. Were there some remaining clones of herself? Surely not all these containers? No. Not all of them. Maybe none of them.

Directly in front of the elven Jedi was an archaic looking pod. She reached out with her mind and could feel the presence that had called to her. Ala didn't recall the steps that took her to the pod but she found herself, in what seemed an instant, staring down at the green glass dome on top of the pod. She lifted her sleeve and wiped over the glass.

"Well...hello there," she said with a smile filled whisper. The woman that looked back at her had clearly been through some horrendous battle, looked like she had lost, and the scarring on her face. None of it though detracted from her natural beauty and her serenity.

Looking down at the control pad on the side of the pod, Ala could see that it was still functioning well, and would likely do so for as long as it already had. The woman inside wwas quite safe. Probably safer than Ala.

Brown eyes looked up and around the room. None of these beings deserved this fate. All of them deserved to be free, and not labrats to be dissected at the will and pleasure of nefarious organisations. But she could not save them all. Not now. And who knew what sort of people she would be releasing.

Ala looked back to the woman in the pod. She could sense her inner light. A Jedi?

"Saving one, is better than none," Ala whispered. Her fingers found the control panel and with a flurry of activity she started the systems 'thaw' cycle. It would take time, and Ala did not think she had much of that at hand.

"Who...are...you?" She said.

"And who are you?" Came the loud voice of the scientist that had let her in.

Oh no.

| Valery Noble |​

 

[Valery Noble]

After Ala's fingers had found their way to the pod's controls, small green lights began to flicker and a loud hiss echoed through the hall of the facility as it began to open. Almost immediately, the machine's effect on Valery's biological signature began to fade away, and her presence in the Force began to rise to more natural levels, albeit weakened from the incredible amount of time she had spent in suspended animation.

With her body slowly returning to normal, it wouldn't be long until her orange eyes opened up and moved up and around the room. With how long she had been in stasis, she needed time to recover and gain back her awareness - she was dizzy, her muscles felt weak and she was confused. Despite looking around, she didn't realize that she had been relocated, and the absence of her fellow Jedi hadn't quite struck yet either.

However, she saw the brown-eyed woman looking down at her for a moment, until the loud voice of the scientist echoed through the room.

"And who are you?" is all she heard.

Whilst groaning, Valery pulled herself up by the sides of her pod with all the strength she had and hung over the edge. At this moment, the weakness in her muscles hit her and caused her to tumble over the edge. She hit the ground with a loud oomph, which caused the double-bladed lightsaber to fall from her damaged belt, and roll over the ground.

"W-where...w-who..." she mumbled, barely able to speak while she tried to push herself up to hands and knees. Her long hair had fallen down around her, covering much of her face.

But while Valery was trying to recover, Ala would stand face-to-face with the scientist, and it was likely that the opening of the pod had drawn even more attention.

They were in quite a tough situation.

| Ala Quin |

 

[Ala Quin]

The ancient looking double-bladed saber rolled to Ala's feet. She looked down towards it, as did the scientist. "Is...is...is that a lightsaber?" He stammered. Ala didn't answer except with a repentant hand raised and an open mouth that struggled to find the words. "Don't touch it...don't, I said...don't," the shrill words from the scientist did not bode well for Ala nor the mystery woman. The scientist disappeared, probably to sound the alarm.

Ala's first thought though was for the wellbeing of the woman struggling to get to her feet. Ala dropped to her knees, and with wided eyes searched over the woman's clothes, face and every detail with her gaze. A gentale hand rose to the woman's face, Ala brushing away the hair from before her eyes, and resting her hand reassuringly upon her left cheek. "My name is Ala. Ala Quin. I am a Jedi Knight. You will be OK. I will not let anybody harm you," said Ala in short easily understood sentences, but her curiosity was already piqued, "how long have you been in stasis? Your...your lightsaber looks...like none I have ever seen...ancient, even." Given that Ala was from a time eight hundred years prior, that was saying something.

Just then the siren began to blare out, Ala winced and cupped her ears to try and dampen the noise. It was clear that this woman would not be walking any time soon. She needed another method of transportation. Casting her glances about the room, she saw a grav-trolley. It wasn't very long, but if the woman tucked her feet in Ala could probably push her out of the facility. "I believe the people in this facility mean to do you harm," she yelled over the sirens, "I will get you out of here."

A few steps were needed to acquire the trolley, and it was before the mystery woman. Ala moved to her, and called out. "If you can't trust me...then trust the Force...get on the trolley."

| Valery Noble |​

 

[Valery Noble]

Valery turned her head to the side as the hilt of her double-bladed lightsaber rolled away, and watched it come to a stop at Ala's feet. Through strands of long, dark brown hair, Valery's orange eyes shifted up towards the woman, who she studied for a moment. With the scientist disappearing, they were alone and she wasn't sure whether or not Ala could be trusted yet.

Normally, Valery would have sensed the woman's presence in the Force, but she was too weak even for that. So as Ala approached, Valery stared at her with a caution that grew stronger as Ala touched her face, but only lasted until the moment the woman spoke about being a Jedi Knight. Those words seemed to change everything, as Valery's expression began to shift to something more welcoming. She felt vulnerable, yet safe as well.

"Stasis.." she then mumbled, clearly with confusion in her voice.. as if she wasn't aware of what had happened at all.

But sadly, they had no time to chat - the loud sirens almost deafened Valery, who didn't have the strength to cup her ears. She gritted her teeth and faintly heard Ala say something before the woman moved away to retrieve the trolley.

Seeing her return with it, she would stare at the device for a good moment before she realized what Ala's intentions were. In response, Valery just blinked and she clearly didn't want to get on the trolley, just to be pushed around by someone she had never seen before. But with the alarm going, and her not being able to defend herself.. she had no other choice.

Ala would be able to hear some soft grumbling from the orange-eyed woman, as she crawled onto the trolley with every bit of strength she had and tucked in her feet a little so she fit. Once she was up on the trolley, she was essentially dead weight, but the trolley made it much easier to move her around.

"M-my..lightsaber.." Valery then mumbled - despite not being able to fight right now, she wanted the weapon just in case. She had a feeling that getting out of the facility could get tough, and wanted to be ready for it.

With Valery on the trolley and sirens blaring, the two would begin to move.

 

[Ala Quin]

Lightsaber. Right.

She reached forth and called the double length hilt to hand. Taking the cylander she sought to tuck it in between the woman's arm as she lay on the trolley. Hopefully the woman had the strength to actually hold on to it.

She stepped in front of the trolley and cast her gaze towards the door. The blaring of the sirens was so loud it drowned out any chance of hearing footsteps. She had not idea of how long it would be until someone arrived, or someones. She couldn't go out the door. Ala looked up instead and got an idea.

In a few quick steps, she jumped onto the back of the trolley, grasping the handrail and then closed her eyes.

The Force is with me. I am one with the Force.

The hovering trolley began to lift further off the ground. Ala felt the tug of gravity on her senses when repulsors reach no longer pushed back on the floor. With moments they were drifting towards the higher parts of the room. She maintained her focus, her calmness, as she opened her eyes to see the first and second floor deck go past her view. When they finally eached the top floor, Ala spied a gap in the cylanders that lined the walls. the trolley began to float towards it, and then tilted ever...so...slightly to squeeze through the gap, and come to rest on the third floor, behind the rows of cylinders that contained lifeforms of various designations.

"...the siren off!" Came a voice that had been previously drowned out by the siren, "they've escaped! Spread out...find them, they can't have gotten far."

Footsteps were heard leaving the storage room. They were alone, and just perhaps there was a way out up here. For now though, the woman on the trolley needed to rest.

"They have assumed we left through the door. Rest now. We can wait here for some time before they will think to look up here."

| Valery Noble |​

 

[Valery Noble]

While she was weakened, Valery was luckily able to hold onto the lightsaber Ala tucked between her arms. She'd sigh and look around a bit, wondering how they were going to escape with her in this state..on a trolley. But it seemed that Ala had it figured out, as she climbed onto the back and channeled the Force to make them both levitate.

Valery blinked and tried to lay still, not wanting to disturb the fragile balance of the trolley too much. They slowly got closer to the cylinders above, which is when Ala tilted them slightly. Valery almost squeaked with widened eyes and used all her strength to hold on to the side.

"That was close.." she muttered.

Her eyes then shifted to Ala while she pushed herself up to a sitting position. "Thank you.. for helping me." she offered a soft smile and looked down below, where the scientists seemed confused about their disappearance. A smirk found its way to her face, which lasted until she noticed the torn tunic and damaged she was wearing. She frowned and let out a soft sigh, not because her clothing had been damaged, but because memories of that last night on Onderon began to come back.

"We need to get out of here somehow. Sith and imperials could be nearby," she said, not having any idea how far into the future she was, so she believed the world to be currently contested, still. Perhaps Ala was one of the Jedi who also came to Onderon to help in the war.

She then leaned back some and closed her eyes for a brief moment while she tried to get some energy back. She flexed her fingers and stretched her arms - her strength was returning, but slowly.

However, she had almost forgotten something important and turned to look at Ala again. "I'm Valery, by the way. Jedi Master Valery Noble." she said.

| Ala Quin |​

 

[Ala Quin]

"There are no Sith...or Imperials nearby," Ala said assuring her, "you are in the realm of the Silver Jedi Concord." Ala insured her voice was reassuring. The Jedi would surely feel better known that the Concord was in charge. She also wondered if the Jedi was missing from the Concord. There were many questions to be answered.

Jedi Master? She had not heard of a Master Noble in the Concord.

Ala frowned. How long had she been in stasis? Where was she from? Another enclave?

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Master Noble."

First thing was first though. They needed to get out of there. Ala searched about on the top level of the storage room, until finding a small access portal. There was a large manual ring to be turned in order to unlock and open the hatch. Ala tried with her physical strength, but found it completely stuck. Also, she was small. And not strong.

Stepping back, she lifted her hand, closed her eyes and reached out through the Force. Tendrils of Force energy washed about her, and over her, and she gradually focused their energy around the ring on the hatch. She frowned, pulling the ribbons of Force energy tightly into coils around the ring, and then she pulled through mind.

At first, there was no give. She pused harder. Still nothing. She pushed harder. And then there was a groan, a creak. And the ring spun, and the hatch dropped open letting sunlight spill in.

"Looks like this will be our way out..."

| Valery Noble |​

 

[Valery Noble]

Valery blinked after she heard there weren't Sith or imperial soldiers here.. and the Silver Jedi Concord, she had never heard of before. She began to wonder how long she had been asleep, and what had happened since. Sitting back, she then watched Ala struggle with opening the hatch using her physical strength.

Normally she would offer to help but Ala seemed to have it under control, as her focus shifted to the Force to open it. The sunlight began to shine through after the hatch dropped, and a sigh of relief escaped Valery's lips.

She then got up to her feet and nodded, "They are still looking for us down there, so we should be able to get out." she said with a determined look as she prepared to climb out, but then stopped to look at Ala.

"Thank you.. for getting me out of here." A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth for just a moment, before she tried to climb her way out. It was a bit of a struggle with her current lack of strength, but she wanted to get out of there without more assistance from the woman who had risked her life doing all of this.

She knew that after their escape, she'd have to figure out what happened to her and everybody she knew. It would be a journey she'd have to largely go through herself, but she had a feeling that her Path would cross Ala's again.

After she got out, she turned around and offered Ala a hand to help her up.

"As I'm sure you understand, I have a lot to process and figure out for myself. I'm going to spend some time here on Onderon until I'm ready to travel." she said. "But I'm very grateful for your help, and I hope I can be of help for you someday as well."

"Thank you, Knight Quin. I will not forget this."

| Ala Quin |​