Star Wars: The Expansion

Part 4 – Revival Catastrophe

Keely had barely gotten around to retrieving Rango and Jackson, before the Voice had contacted her and asked her to go to the shipyards with the father and son. Rango had not spent enough time on the Nexus to get indoctrinated and Jackson was a new arrival. They must get there in a hurry.

Keely felt that something was off about the Voice. She had maintained a steady connection to the Force of the Nexus as well as the Living Force. Her connection with the Nexus had felt disturbed ever since she opened the forgotten room. She felt that it was odd, darker than the normal balanced feeling.

When the trio got out onto the ship docks, they were waiting for a time for Raavik to appear and give orders. Keely had no idea about why they had gathered, but it wasn’t long before Raavik showed up and told them. The mercenaries that had brought Jackson must have had a change of heart. They had turned around and started some attack runs.

As soon as their ships left the protection of the Nexus, perhaps the strangest thing that could have happened, happened. The Nexus disappeared into hyperspace. 

Keely could only feel shocked at what she saw and felt. In the instant that the space was cleared of the Nexus, she felt that her connection to her home was severed. She, once again, could only feel The connection to the Living Force. The Nexus had vanished.

“Was that supposed to happen?” Jackson asked over the radio intercoms.

“No son, that was not supposed to happen.” Rango answered. “Cancel the attack runs. Let’s see if the mercs will allow us to be escorted back to Kuat. It seems that our home has been left without us.”

“But why did it leave?” Jackson asked.

“Perhaps there was something wrong with the Nexus. I don’t know for sure. Keely, you should have something to say, that was your home more than ours.”

“I don’t know. I feel like that my connection has been lost. I used to be able to feel both the Nexus’ Force on top of the Living Force. Now, I cannot feel the Nexus at all. I have lost it completely.”

“Harsh.” Jackson said.

“Don’t worry too much about it, time will heal any wound. And we still got each other. Now, come on, Kuat awaits. We might be able to sell these ships and get a newer one and go back to my junk yard.” Rango said.

“Dad, you sold that remember? That’s why I came looking for you.” Jackson said.

“Son, you should know that I always have a back up plan. I sold the yard to a friend who is watching it for me. Something told me that the Nexus would not be permanent.”

The trio headed back to Kuat with the escort of the Crimson Brigade and together they left the system, and headed back to Tatooine.