『Droid made Flesh』

Gemini Thirteen was laying on the conveyor belt, her body taken apart and put back together as it was being retrofitted with Ento's new designs by the Foundry. Her Iokath architecture being replaced by a more human appearance, synthetic skin, hair and even clothes.

All the while about a thousand other iterations of the newly designed droid architure with procedurally generated appearances, personalities and predetermined uniforms were being fabricated.

There was plenty of the materials left over from the asteroid field they had left behind. So using the designs of a variable droid fighter, and technology the cloaking shield tech from the Phantom, he created his own space superiority fighter, capable of walking on the ground.

He ultimately named it the StealthX Variable Battle Droid Fighter MK1, it measures three meters in width and height and its overall design was based on the Giant leaf-footed bug. It has a downward pointing triangle chassis, with extendable atmospheric wings which can add three meters of wingspan. This droids most notable feature is the thick retractable six legs which act as spatial thrusters in space, allowing it to change direction near-instantaneously in mid-flight like a Dragonfly. Their design concludingly doubles as a tank when grounded.

This bug fighter has four sets of blue optics granting it 360º vision. It's droid brain had parallel processing and targeting capabilities, allowing its underbelly laser turret and forward facing heavy laser cannons to target four different hostiles at once.

The color scheme was white and blue, inspired by the Hapan warships.

He also employed Miy'til starfighter-based designs with droid brains implanted into them, turning them into droid interceptor-fighters. These fighters were crescent shaped, with a ovular shaped body protruding from the center of the vessel. It had two heavy laser cannons, a variable torpedo launcher and a hyperdrive.

Like the bug fighters, these were painted white, but rather than blue, they were with a golden opaque canopy with circuitry designs.

Ento was standing in front of the main console, watching as the data rolled down the Foundry's primary control station. For the time being he was rather happy in himself, confident.

This was like watching one of those HoloMovies where people hacked time, placing objects in places for them to use in the future, completely changing outcomes to their own betterment.

"So when we return," Vaylin appeared directly beside Ento, resting her chin on his shoulder from behind as she leaned forward against his back. "How are you going to explain Revan to Dooku?"

"I mean, he already knows of the World between Worlds, so it wouldn't be hard." He shrugged subtly looking at her for a few seconds before looking to the console once more.

"And what's with the new droids? They look... Human," Her gaze shifted towards Gemini Thirteen who was entering the central platform following her retrofit.

"Salutations," she was wearing a pair of black trousers, boots and a double breasted grey-white tunic with a set a silver bar shaped rank insignia on her left peck. She had short black hair, black eyes and pale skin. Her appearance seemed to have been adopted from the Hapan people from the Hapes Cluster that had isolated itself from the rest of the known galaxy.

"Greetings Gemini Thirteen, would you like a new designation?" Ento raised a brow, wondering if the sentient droid wanted a new name rather than its original factory given name.

The droid stood there looking at the two of them, pondering without much of an expression on their beautiful Hapan inspired face. Finally, the droid found itself smiling for the first time. "Gemini, just Gemini, Master."

"Sounds good to me," Vaylin smiled faintly as she walked over and reached out for Gemini's hand. When they grasped each other's hands, she raised a brow. "Warm, just like a humans."

"They are what I would call... Simulants, or Replicants. The majority of the first generation are based on Hapan Genetic mapping. I plan on making Pantoran as well," he had an admiration for blue skin and gold markings. Sadly, the Pantoran people were one of the communities often neglected by the Republic at large in his time period, due to being in the deep southern Outer Rim Territories.

"This is a bit... Strange," Vaylin took a step back from Gemini before looking around the droid woman, towards Revan who was entering the chamber.

"How long are these preparations going to take, Ento?" Revan asked as he removed his mask, looking over the boy who was typing away at the console, not using the force to command it.

"Not long, I had construction drones retrofit the Phantom in order to bring it with us," Ento turned and looked to Revan who was amazed by the fact that he wanted to bring such a vessel into what he preserved as the future. "Technology from my time, isn't as nearly as advanced as today's... Most of it was lost due to the various Sith Wars and decline in population prior to the Ruusan Reformations..."

"Technological Regression," Revan narrowed his gaze forward before turning to look at Gemini, "And what of this one?"

"She will maintain order, maintenance, and control of the station while we're gone. The other Gemini Simulants will share her loyalties and our ambitions." Ento gestured towards the humanoid droid before letting out a light sigh.

It was almost time for them to go.

Part of him wanted to go down and explore Weik, but he knew he had time when he returned for the station. Even then, he already had a bountiful amount of knowledge gained from this era.

The Phantom due to belonging to an Imperial Agent previously, held a large amount of tactical and technological data regarding both the Empire and the Republic ships and technologies.

It would make him a nifty profit and allow him to grow in power.

"What are you planning on doing with 'my' station in your time...?" Revan stared down at the boy, as he knew very well that droids were still being produced even though he wasn't going to fight the Sith. It seemed as if he was gearing up for war.

"Form a Protectorate Empire, the Republic is weak and corrupt, but they will soon have a clone army to reinforce their senate's greed. Those who secede or choose to annex themselves from the Republic... Will need protection, and the planets under the control of the Hutts."

A Protectorate Empire was essentially an Imperialist Absolute Monarchy combined with the ideals of a protectorate made up of several dependent territories with limited independence.

"Your own Republic with you seated as the absolute Ruler..." Revan couldn't necessarily judge the child's ambition, he himself had formed an Empire and nearly took the Galaxy. "I assume you have a regent at the ready?"

"Likely my Jedi Master, he's reputable, wealthy and charismatic... And a natural born aristocrat." Ento scratched the side of his head slightly, his eyes looking Revan over for a moment. "He has the connections I need for the protectorate to grow."

"An Aristocratic Jedi," that was nothing new, Revan knew that. Prior to the Jedi Order's decline, plenty of Jedi Knights and Masters had been part of royalty and even nobility. The Jedi Order even used to train those who chose not to join the Order itself, should they gain permission, and weren't trying to outright undermine the order.

Revan's gaze rested on Gemini once more, "How much of her is... Simulated?"

"Full package," Ento tilted his head to the side slightly.

"Is that so..." Revan narrowed his eyes on the droid who was now walking away from the group to where the other ones of her kind were being produced. Once the droid was gone, he turned his attentions back to the boy. "And you're going to be able to control where and when we come out of the World between Worlds?"

"Yes, directly above the Naboo Royal Palace... Probably right at the time we left, since it connects all time and space... We'd never be late for the supper bell." Ento shrugged.

Vaylin blinked at the idea of returning the same second they had left, it would've been like they had never left even though it had been days since then. She even began to imagine if they had been gone for a year and returned just like that... She shook her head, it would be definitely be too strange for anyone who saw their developments.

Revan cupped his chin, as he had his arm crossed over his chest for a moment. "That means you'd be able to literally reach in and grab Meetra Surik's corpse without having to leave the World between Worlds.

With everything set up, the three of them made their way back to the Hangar where the Phantom was now situated. Once they returned to their time, this very ship, would be considered the last of its kind! It was suitable for an Emperor's personal yacht.

As the three of them piled on in through the boarding ramp, Ento lead them to the ship's bridge.

Revan looked over the instruments, the central console. That's when he narrowed his eyes on a T3-series utility droid with an Onyx plated exterior with gold trim. "Young one, mind if we take a trip to Dromund Kaas when we return to your time? I am sure the Ebon Hawk will still be planetside, if not in ruins, I need to retrieve something from its mainframe."

"Perhaps shortly after we deal with the Meetra situation, we'll do that." Ento was curious as to what he wanted off of the Ebon Hawk. It sounded like he will be getting his hand on another ship from the Old Republic era, he couldn't help but grin.

Moving onto the central dash of the bridge, he sat there with his legs crossed, going into what appeared to be a meditative stance. The ship practically came to life, the instruments lit up, the engines hummed.

The Phantom Prototype brought itself into a hover despite the hangar doors remaining closed.

Vaylin and Revan stared out the main viewport as the droid whistled aloud. They could feel the force as it twisted and churned around them, it was disorienting at first. A few seconds after the feeling subsided, a pair of circles appeared in front of them in the form of a pitch black portal wide enough to swallow the ship.

Revan took a step forward, placing his hands down on the dash closest to the viewport, mesmerized by the sight as the ship began to slowly travel inside.

The moment the vessel entered, they were surrounded by a pitch black darkness, only for triangular portals to appear in various locations. Everyone present heard different voices.

Revan could hear the talk of his Master Kreia, the resounding death of his friend, the destruction of Malachor and the screams of Malak's bombardment victims. He closed his eyes... As he could remember all of it...

Vaylin could hear her mother laughing, she could hear herself laughing. Her memories were alive, her connections, her past and her future and what could have been or will be.

Ento heard echoes through the force. He could still hear her cries as Vaylin was captive on Nathema. He could hear what she could've become, the broken laughter of a thirteen year old child. The things that Padmé would have said, should she had flown with Anakin to Coruscant, the things Anakin would've said to her if she had gone to the Starport with Qui Gon Jin.

Countless timelines, countless distractions. Yet, Ento remain focused, determined.

With his mind narrowed on where he wanted to be, when he wanted to be and how, the starship aligned with a portal to his destination. Guided by the force, the Phantom made its way to the circular portal surrounded by a triangle of runic text.

"Kill Him..." Ento's eyes opened slightly to Palpatine's voice, just as he sensed the imminent Death of a Dooku he had never met. With the use of the force, he pushed this Dooku away from an Anakin he couldn't recognize from the boy he had briefly met. This only created Echoes through the force, another divergent time created by his singular action as it allowed for Anakin to rethink his actions and for Dooku to reveal Palpatine's true ego.

The Phantom then exited the World between Worlds, directly in front of the Royal Palace where Nute Gunray's was once settled, as if appearing out of nowhere and landed.

It didn't take long for the Naboo Security Forces present to immediately sound the alarm.