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"Where am I?" Stars swirled around Corvin. Stars, planets, galaxies, all whirling around him like colorful beacons, vying for attention amidst the great inky blackness of space. He could see... could feel... everything. It was too much. Too confusing. What was happening? How long had he been here? He felt his mind reach out, expanding to all corners of the universe, looking for an answer. "Am I becoming one with the Force?" he wondered aloud. Or, at least, he was certain he was speaking.

What really was "he," anyway. What made him Corvin? He was loosing his sense of self. Perhaps it was stubbornness, perhaps sheer force of will, or perhaps it was something altogether less noble; pride or fear, but the moment he realized he was slipping into icy oblivion, the scoundrel started flailing about for something familiar, a way to pull himself together. He wasn't ready to die!

His perspective shifted rapidly, planets coming into view fast as thought, scenes materializing just as quickly. His mother, in her room at the Temple of Healing with her head in her hands. De'Avril, lying asleep, or unconscious, with bandages wrapped over half her face, covering one eye and parted around her lekku. "What happened?" he tried to say, and he saw in sharp relief the scene that had played across his mind countless times for the first time. Time had grown a little fuzzy...

The Epoch Wren was on autopilot, the journey through hyperspace would take hours. Corvin was asleep in his bunk, knowing there would be little time once he woke, but he couldn't remember why. A premonition jarred him awake in a cold sweat, and he ran for the cockpit with a burst of Force Speed, but the controls were not as quick as he was. A fraction of an inch was all he managed to change in the course, but at light speed that was enough to prevent what would have been a fatal collision with a massive BFF-1 Bulk Freighter whose course had intersected with their own against astronomical odds. Neither ship was damaged, but the wake of their passing sent the Wren hurtling off course, the passengers and crew scattered about the cabin like rag dolls. The last thing Corvin saw was his astromech droid FUBAR hit the door frame sideways, tearing a gash in it's frame amid a shower of sparks. Elyria's clasp seemed to hover in the air in front of him for a moment as he and it fell at the same speed until the back of his head met the control console and he was engulfed in weightless darkness.

"Elyria!" he said her name aloud, and this time he heard his own voice. Space whirled around him, and suddenly he was before her... though infinitely more transparent than he had ever been, even at the best use of Force Cloak. He felt like an echo, but he was taking form. "Elyria..." he repeated her name as he reached out to her. "Help... me..."

He began to feel again... the pain was sharp and sudden, and he could no longer ignore it. Any trace Elyria may have sensed vanished suddenly as space flew away from Corvin in every direction, and he felt his essence return to his body with the Force equivalent of falling down a pit trap. His back arched, and he screamed.

Space Station



she laughed.turning back to look at Dawson ...well..let's see...we'll have to deduct the cost of "housing" you...and of course the..protection fee for keeping you safe from the Empire...and.. chuckling... I'm sure I can come up with some incidentals... as she turned back she stopped for a second ..her hand reaching out to touch the image before her..it was Corvin..she saw him mouth her name..and then the vision was gone...her breath caught in her throat..she was momentarily frozen..in time..in space..and then it was over..she coughed and started moving again a little slower now her thoughts clouded..her mind swirling..by now Corvin believed she had run off with the pirate..he was lost to her..she was sure he loathed her as much as Mizu...yes Mizu..the young girl who had verbally attacked her while Corvin stood there speechless,,he had most likely found comfort in the young pirate's arms...she bit her lip...trying to regain her composure..there was no time for this..the Space Station was hurtling towards the sun...they were surrounded by who knew what and..Vic..Vic was somewhere on the same ship...no time for lament..she had made her choice,,and there was too much...too many..for her to have chosen otherwise..,she gave a nervous laugh trying to cover her discomfort.. uh..hurry now.... we're almost there...and we're running out of time...

Davth was on his feet when he heard the scream "A screaming patient is a breathing patient." he thought aloud as he ran back to the medical bay. With each step he could hear the machinery beeping more frantically as the patient's pulse began to become more rapid as he struggled.

"Easy Corvin, easy now. Everything is going to be alright." the togruta placed his hands gently yet firmly on the mans shoulders doing what he could to hold him in place with our forcing it. "I need you to relax, you are safe." his tone was soft, and there was so much he needed to learn from him. "You are going to be alright, it's me Davth. Now when you feel up to it I have some questions for you."

"Yes Corvin, we are safe, we are aboard your ship still." the togruta removed his hands from the other mans shoulder's and stepped back watching the man slip back into a more conscious state. "I've already spoken with the masters on Tython, they are setting up a medical station for us on Bogan."



Davth let out a sigh when Corvin sat up, he turned powering off the machines and crossing his arms. "Truth be told I wish I knew. First allow me to apologize for breaking the kolto tank I was in, I will personally see to it that it is replaced." he pointed over his shoulder with his thumb at the broken glass and puddle of fluid still on the floor. "When I awoke, I just had the feeling that something was wrong. The force does not answer when I call, so I hunted you lot down and setup shop."

Epoch Wren, en route to Bogan


"If you had said nothing, I'd have assumed it was from the crash..." Corvin said, surveying the mess that the sudden course interference had made of everything that wasn't nailed down, and those objects they collided with. "The Force doesn't come when you call, but you still feel it... that's promising. How is Dea?" he turned his attention to the Twi'lek co-pilot, using his meager medical knowledge to inspect her breathing and pulse and nodding approvingly at Davth's work which was far superior to his own skills.

When he was satisfied that all they could do had been done, he made his way unsteadily toward the cockpit. "Best we not waste any time..." he said, and began a cursory diagnostic of the ship. He may be a novice with medicine, but his mechanical skill was impressive and the inspection would not take long. "She'll fly..." he said, laying in a course while he continued the less important inspections, "But the inertial dampeners were damaged from the shock... you're going to want to strap yourself in!"

Epoch Wren, en route to Bogan


"As should we, I'd wager" Corvin said, "Though I doubt we'd be lucky enough to have a Je'daii healer waiting for us on Bogan so soon... once we're stable, we'll probably want to get you to Tython to find out what is blocking you from the Force."

He turned his face to the stars that whipped past at impossible speed in front of them, and added "Maybe someone can fill us in on what we've missed..."