Star Wars: The Jedi Chronicles:Enter The Shadows (Books 1-4)

Chapter Seven: The Murder

Chapter Seven

The Murder

When they arrive they take the four to the medical bay and Elena and Aria since that the boys are back and come to them. Nathan Joel ad Luna woke up while they were gone.

Elena: What happened to Shain!?

Carl: That’s what we are here to find out, silly.

Aria: Is he ok? (thinks to herself) Sticklebacks! I missed the chance to kill him myself!

Dudley: He lost vision and past out.

Medical Droid: (the droid examines him) Shain needs rest, his lightsaber seems to be draining him, making him extremely exhausted.

Andrew: And loss of vision?

Medical Droid: Also exhaustion. He blacked out after shutting it off. He should be running under normal parameters in no time.

Aria: (turns to Josh) Revan showed up while you guys were gone. He has been hanging around on the ship. I still don’t trust him...

Elena: I like him! (grins) I think he should pick the good guys’ side!

Nathan I.: You’re just nervous ‘cause of the situation.

Josh S.: I am gonna go find Revan. (Shain stirs as soon as he says that) Be right back.

Aria hangs around the group for a while.

Aria: I'm going to the library to study. Let me know if he comes to.

Joel: Who has time for books any more?

Ignoring Joel, she leaves the room, shapeshifts into Revan and follows Josh down the hallway.

“Revan”: I think you were looking for me?

In the medical bay, Shain stirs like he is having a nightmare.

Josh S.: Yeah.

Josh turns around and walks up to “Revan”.

“Revan”: Good. I have a message for you.

She opens her lightsaber up into his chest. Shain jolts awake in a cold sweat.

Aria puts Josh’s body in the Ebon Hawk, shapeshifts back to herself and finds Revan.

Aria: Revan, Admiral Sietsma wanted me to tell you that he wants you to to go to the Korriban system right away and take out the Jedi there. He wants you to get them to join us.

Revan: It will be done. Thank you for the message.

Aria: My pleasure.

Revan gets in the Ebon hawk and takes off immediately. Shain jumps up off the bed in sick bay and runs for the security camera room. The group follows.

Joel.: Where are you going?

Elena: Shain! Whats wrong!?

Aria sees the group walking very quickly though the halls and catches up with them. Shain darts into the security room and brings up the security footage from Josh’s murder. Aria is standing in the back, ready for a fight, just in case she is discovered. The group is shocked at what the the holo-vid shows.

Shain: … It can’t be... This can’t be right! I don’t get it...

Andrew: Just what did you see while you were out?

Shain: Well... I thought I saw our traitor...

Elena: Who did you think it was?...

Shain turns and looks over the group at Aria. Aria conceals her fright with some difficulty and manages to look innocent.

Shain: I saw... Aria.

The group gasp in shock.

Aria: You’re crazy! I’m a brainiac, not a traitor!

Luna.: So the holo-vid says it was Revan but the Force is telling you it was Aria?

Sara: Maybe the Force was just telling you that there was a traitor?

Shain: Yeah... Maybe... split up and find Josh’s body so I can heal him.

The group leaves the room, except for Aria and Shain.

Aria: (sounding hurt) You don’t actually think that I--

Shain: Look, I don’t know what I actually think. Everything’s pointing to you, except for that holo-vid, which is physical evidence. I definitely don’t want to believe it’s one of my adopted family members. Especially with what has happened with D.J. and Cassandra… Truth is, you haven’t been right since coming back from the Jedi temple.

Aria: I'm sorry. I know I haven’t been myself lately. With D.J being gone, and then getting beaten by Censes... I'm not going to lie - it’s affecting me. Hearing about poor Cassandra, too… She was such a sweet girl. It’s not fair!

Shain: I know… I wish there was something I could have done for them, But it was too late for D.J. and without a body I couldn’t help Cassie… we should go find Josh’s body and track down Revan.

Aria: Ok.

The group searches the ship but can’t find his body anywhere. Aria cleans up the hall where she killed Josh and notices Andrew, Carl, and Sara coming toward her.

Aria: I’ve checked these rooms at this end. They’re all clear. I hope we find him soon!

Sara: Me too! I’d hate to think we lost another person.

The group continues to search for Josh’s body but isn’t having much luck. On Korriban, Revan isn’t faring much better.