Marasha the Sith from the Dead

Hello there, Here's my tale of what happened... I met Marasha oneday in the Cafateria. She sat there quietly eating. I walked over to her and sat next to her and began to eat my lunch too. She introduced herself as Marasha. Over the coarse of a few days we became friends.

One day she inviated me to play a card game with her and 2 other girls our age. Debbak and Harroka were the other two. Durring the game both Debbak and Harroka disapeared *poof* right into thin air! I went to my Master and told hereverything form the missing padawans to how Marasha only showed up at nights and when she did it was very erie...

Marasha was apperently a ghost! How I found this out was I went to Madame Nu the Archivest and there I found some data on my new "friend" Marasha. Marasha apperently lived around the time of Catia. When I told me Master all I could find out about Marasha she then went into the Council chaimbers and was briefed on what to do next. That night I decided to stay in my Masters chaimbers just incase. I have to admit Marahsa could be spooky at times.

Master Godfrey and I had decided to make my Master as comfortable as possible. After much fuss she finially agreed. We proped lots of pillows on the chair and I layed at my Masters feet on the floor on a blanket. This was not something my Master made me do it was something I felt very comfortable doing. I loved sleeping on the floor. It was always so much cooler down there. I fell asleep down there and slept pretty well until I was awaken to my Masters sudden scream of pain.

I looked up it was 11:45pm. Master Godfrey did all he could to relieve the pain. It subsided and the room went totally black. It was so erie I was clinging onto Master Godfrey's arm. At first there was just a shadow then the shadow became Marasha!

"Hello Marasha" My Master said.

"You tattle tale baby Belda! You told your Master who I was and what happened didnt you? You filthy little whelp, Jedi Scum Baba Belda!" Marasha said in responce. She then looked at my Master and said "My Master, said Belda was babied, but I just had to see it!"

"Who is your Master, Marasha?" Phobia asked.

"Why should I tell you?" Marasha snapped. "Im sure the tattle tale here told you!"

Master Godfrey seemed to be ahead of the game and went over to a trunk and fished out a small watercolor picture of Catia. "Is this your Master, Marasha?" He asked.

"Thief! You filthy Jedi Scum Thief!" She said her anger apperiently growing by the minute.

Master Godfrey seemed not to become angry easly clamly said. "If you answer some questions I will give this picture to you."

Marasha eyed him then noded curtly and sat down at the table. "I'll answer your stupid questions, what harm can it do?" She answered all the questions. Come to find out Catia had raised her from the dead and Catia was her Master!

" That's right my master called me back from the dead! called me back to retrieve what was stolen from her!"

My Master Must of had sensed something in the Force or maybe had a sneaking suspicion of what was stolen form her or so she claimed. " Marsha, what did she bring you back to retrieve?" My Master asked.

Marasha stood flinging her arms out and said with a glare at all of us... "The grimorie and the music box! she wants them both back!"

"Marasha I ask you to hear me.. Catia trusts no one.. she has no allies. her only ally is herself.. in the end she will dennounce you and leave you to the wolves! Please turn back before it is too late!" My Master pleaded at Marasha.

Marasha sneered at my Master and said "Oh I know all of what is going on.. I know my Master can hear me for she rests in your pathetic body. I know how she kept you under her thumb all these years.... And still I know how you defy the Council with him!" Marasha jerked her thumb over her shoulder towards Godfrey.

I jumped to my feet" Stop Marasha! my Master only wants to help you!" I said. I didnt want to make things worse, but I didnt like the tone Marasha was getting with my Master.

Marasha laughed at us. "Like how mine helped me? When she would strike me?" Without thinking totally I was now suddenly nose to nose before either my Master or Master Godfrey could stop us.

"My Master has never struck me! Catia was the one who struck me! My Master has been nothing but kind to me!" I said.

"You're a weakling just like she is! She is a liar! She is no Jedi! Look how she defies the code! Not only did she marry but she even went further than that! You know those two twins she told you about? Well they are her's! She is going to be a mother! Did she tell you that? Did she trust you with that secret? The one she won't even tell her trusted brother Anakin!" Marasha blurbed out. I stood in shock.

The whole confession took me by suprise! I turned to my Master "Why didn't you tell me the truth my Master?" I was near to tears.

My Master Phobia walked over to me and knelt on one knee and said to me, "I did it to protect you Belda. You are like a daughter to me. It killed me not to tell you the enitre truth but I am no fool. I know Master Godfrey and I will be found out sooner or later by the council. This way they cannot punish you for what you did not know. Now you know the whole truth. If you believe I lie to you now, look into the force.. it never lies"

"I understand my Master, and I do appreciate you wishing to protect me. But you and Master Godfrey will not always be here. I need to know how to stand on my own" I said.

My Master Phobia nodded in agreement and said... "Yes Belda, I know... But it's a little hard for me to let go. From now on I promise you, no more secrets between us"

" No more secrets" I said. The light within shined briefly as I hugged her and she got to her feet.

Then without warning and faster than normal eyes could see Marasha darted past my Master and grabbed me in a headlock and brought her saber to my throat "Now.. since this pathetic display of effection is over. Bring me the grimorie and the music box. NOW!" The red blade inched closer to my throat.

"What if we refuse?" My Master asked.

"Then this pathetic whelp dies! You have one hour" Marasha threatened.

I knew my Master wasn't about to give her the grimorie. I knew she knew what Catia planned to do once she had her hands on that book. She would kill her certainly. My Master rose from her chair of pillows and went to the trunk. Rummaging around in the trunk she found the box in a place she had never seen in the trunk before. Brining it back she tossed it to Marasha.

"Here.. there's the music box" Phobia said.

Marasha let me go and smirked "Now, one down and one to go"

"That's the only one you're getting" My Master snapped.

"Then I'll take this little twit to Sidious and let him have her? How would you like to face the Council and tell them your apprentice is now Sidious's slave?" Marasha taunted my Master. The idea of me being Sidious's slave nearly had me in tears.

I could tell my Master wasnt happy with what Marasha had said... "You hurt her and you will NOT walk out of this room alive!" I could tell my Master Phobia's patience was fast waining.

"Oh so you'll resort to murdering a child? Real Jedi of you" Marasha retorted back.

"I will do whatever I must to protect Belda. I'm giving you this chance to walk out now without any reprucussions. I suggest you take it." My Masters hand was slowly creeping towards her saber.

The clock chimed 12:15

"45 minutes left NOW!" Marasha was persistant for sure.

"Godfrey.. wait here a moment.. I will go and get Marasha what she wishes" My Master had a gleem in her eye when she said this. I watched as he stood up to stop her but she shook her head " Wait here" She went to her room and pulled out a redbook that had been a wedding gift from Godfrey. She grinned and a few minutes later and some Force altering she brought it back out... It was identical to the grimorie in every aspect. " Here it is.. " She said as she passed it Marasha and somehow managed to keep a straight face. That book in particular she had placed out of my reach and knoweledge. She was honestly trying to be more open minded and not treat me like a child, but there ARE some books she felt I didn't need to read yet. That one in particular.

"Is this the book my Master? Can you come and speak to me?" Marasha called looking around the room.

Before my Master could stop it a black mist flitered out of her mouth and began taking shape across from us. Two wolfish Sith eyes peered out of the smoke and she began taking shape "Yes Marasha, That is the book! Now take them and go to where we discussed!" Her voice was only a mere hiss

"But, Master what about the whelp?" Marasha looked at me like a hungry beast about to eat its prey.

"Ssshee will be delt with in my time, not yours... When the time comes her blood will be spilt over the Grand Altar and the Gryphon Cannon will bring a new age of terror to the galaxy!" Catia Hissed. Marasha bowed before the image of Catia and smoke filled the room.

My Master pulled me close to her and Master Godfrey raised an arm to try and filter through the tar like blackness. When it cleared Marasha was gone. So was Catia!

I turned to my Master and said " My Master she has the grimorie! What will we do?"

She held her hand out for me to wait and darted for the freasher.... About 10 minutes later she stumbled back out to the living area and pratically flopped onto the pillows. Master Godfrey knelt next to her and moved a few strands of hair off her forehead.

"Belda.. remember how I told you that things were not always as they appeared to be?" She said. I nodded, still semi confused

"Well that wasn't the real grimorie It was a fake.. " My Master was pratically biting her lip trying to keep from laughing.

"What was the real book my Master?" I asked...

My Masters face was turning beet red from hidden laughter "It ..it was a wedding present from Master Godfrey"

I looked at me wide eyed "Oh no! How will you replace it?" I asked.

Master Godfrey was grinning as was she "There's places we can go to find .. uh.. replacements" Neither of them could take not laughing over the situation anymore. My Master Phobia ended up rolling off the pillows and Master Godfrey buried his face in one of the nearby pillows laughing himself silly. I looked from one to the other, no clue what was so funny. When she could finally get the breath to speak she turned to me and said. "Belda, I know I told you I wouldn't treat you like a child anymore and I'm not... But simply put for you to understand this now.. you're too young... I'll make you a deal. On your fourenteenth birthday...... only a couple years from now..... Ask me again and I will tell you. I promise."

I became a bit pouty but nodded anyways. " Okay"

My Master's breath was wheezing like crazy but she looked over at me. She must of realized how I was feeling and said. "Remember what Master Adana and I told you about 'the talk'?"

I nodded still a little confused.

"Well.. for.. uh.. those sorts of things, there are.. um.. books for it.." She said...

I totally blushed "Oh! I see... um... yeah... okay... " I was well more embarrased than anything at this point.

Scraping herself up off the floor she yanked Master Godfrey up with her "Now... I think we need to get some sleep... In the morning I 'll start getting things together ... Marasha will be back..... This I'm certain of!" Once she saw that I was tucked in. It was quiet for now and I heard the clock chime 1 am before I attempted to fall asleep. I had much to be concerned about... I sure hoped Marasha didnt soon discover that the gilmorie was a fake. If she did, I knew I was doomed.