WARNING: THIS WILL CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS FOR THE JEDI KNIGHT STORYLINE IN THE OLD REPUBLIC!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Star Wars. They belong to their respective owners.

A/N: In this story, Star Wars does not exist as fiction on Earth. Also, the protocol droid won't be on the ship.

Chapter One: A New Destination

Hellen was on the bridge of the Oppressor feeling gutted. Kira was now a pawn of the emperor, she had briefly managed to fend off the emperor's control to help her defeat Darth Angral, but now the emperor was back in command.

"Please, fight it Kira. I know you're still in there somewhere." Hellen pleaded with her padawan.

The red glow emanating from Kira's body abated and Kira begged "Please end it. I don't know how much longer I can hold him off."

"There has to be another way." Hellen said desperately.

"No, there isn't, I don't have much time left. I don't want to be used as a tool for the emperor's destruction. Please, let me die as a Jedi, not as a pawn of the darkness." Kira pleaded with her friend and master.

Knowing that there was no choice and deciding to follow her padawan's final wish she plunged her lightsaber through her padawan's chest instantly killing her. "Farewell Kira." she said extinguishing her lightsaber.

Even though the ship was about to be destroyed Hellen managed to get off the dreadnaught class ship while levitating Kira's fallen body in front of her. Upon reaching the ship Hellen undocked and set course for Tython and the Jedi Temple. Leaving T7 to monitor the flight home, Hellen brought Kira to her former quarters and gently laid her on her bed, before heading to the Holoterminal and calling General Var Suthra and the Jedi Council.

"Thank the force you're alive Hellen. When I saw the Angral's battle cruiser explode, I feared the worst." Grand Master Satele said sounding tired.

"Master, Kira didn't make it. I was forced to take her life on the bridge of the Oppressor." Hellen said softly, "The emperor took control of her, it was her dying wish to die as a Jedi, and not a tool of the emperor's destruction. She used the last of her willpower to ask me to end it while she was still in control."

"This is all my fault. If I hadn't been so harsh on her when you informed me of the events at the mine, maybe she would have had the strength to stop his take over. I, I am sorry." Var Suthra said bowing his head in shame.

Master Jaeric Kaedan also had his head bowed, like Var Suthra, he knew he had been especially hard on Kira, going as far as to push for her immediate expulsion from the order. "General, I am as much responsible as you are, if not more so. Her master, Hellen here, believed in what we refused to see."

Master Kiwiiks stood up and asked "General, will you be able to attend the funeral tonight?" The general started to try and refuse, saying he didn't deserve to be there however the Jedi Master wouldn't have any of it, saying "Despite what you think, I know Kira respected you, both of you. She wanted to earn your trust. I want you there."

"I agree with Master Kiwiiks, Kira wanted to prove to you that she was a Jedi. You should be there." Hellen said firmly.

"Then I will be there. Var Suthra out." the general said cutting the transmission.

"I will be there shortly Masters, for now, I will meditate in my chambers, T7 will inform me when we arrive." Hellen said before cutting the connection and walking to her quarters. The ship felt hollow without Kira to liven the mood.

"You walk with a heavy heart Hellen, but you did the right thing." Master Orgus' voice carried through her chambers.

"Master Orgus?" Hellen whispered in disbelief looking at the body of her fallen master.

"Kira is now one with the force, as am I. I come to you now to tell you of where your destiny lies. You are destined for something so rare that its only record was buried so far in the archives that you would only find it by the will of the force. You are destined to help another child who is strong in the force on a distant primitive world with his destiny, and through this gain something no Jedi has been able to have. When you arrive on Tython talk to Grand Master Satele about soul bonds. Only the grandmaster of the order knows about them, well apart from me. I will leave the coordinates of this world in the nav computer." Master Orgus said before fading away.

T7 rolled into her quarters and beeped "We have arrived at Tython Master."

"Let's go T7." Hellen sighed. Gently laying Kira on the hover bed she led her off the ship for the last time and onto the shuttle waiting to take them to the Jedi temple. Unlike the other times they had taken the shuttle to the surface there was no one else with them, and it dropped them outside the temple. Waiting was General Var Suthra and the entire council.

"Master Satele, respectfully I would like to speak to you privately after the funeral please." Hellen said.

"Of course." Satele replied softly, before motioning everyone to follow her to the front of the temple where the rest of the order that could make it was waiting. "Knight Hellen, you may start the funeral." Satele said.

Hellen wiped a few tears from her eyes as she walked Kira's bed over to the funeral pyre, gently lifting her onto the pyre, before walking up to the podium, "We are here to pay tribute to Kira Carsen's life. When I first met Kira, I thought she was a bit impulsive and rough around the edges, but I could see that below all that, lay the makings of a fine Jedi. She may have been born on Korriban, but she never gave in to the dark side. She fought it right to the end. She chose to die as a Jedi rather than become the emperor's instrument of destruction. She embodied the virtues of the Jedi Order without pause. On the station above Ord Mantel, while being interrogated by Darth Angral, she embodied courage and integrity, refusing to give up my location, and instead sent them to Corellia. On Nar Shaddaa she embodied respect and generosity, refusing to allow Agent Galen to throw his life away needlessly. Finally, on the Dreadnaught Oppressor, she embodied the final virtue, humility. She knew that she was fighting a losing battle for her body with the emperor. She once again embodied her integrity by refusing to allow her body to become the emperor's pawn."

Upon finishing Hellen got up and walked over to Master Kiwiiks, crying as she sat down in her chair. Master Kiwiiks patted her shoulder and stood up walking to the podium. She talked about how she first met Kira, trying to steal from her to survive which led to her bringing her to the Jedi temple to train as her apprentice.

Finally, Master Satele stood up and said her piece, "Due to recent events the Jedi Council has agreed to award Kira Carsen with the rank of Jedi Knight posthumously. The trials she faced were more than we could ask of anyone." She then turned to address Hellen and said, "Knight Hellen, you did the right thing and honored her final wish." With those final words, she turned and motioned Hellen and Master Kiwiiks up to her before handing them a flaming torch each before lighting the pyre. As the flames danced around Kira's body Hellen closed her eyes hoping Kira had finally found peace.

Hellen sat there for the rest of the night watching Kira's final resting place. Most of the order had returned to their duties, however, a few remained. Grand Master Satele, Master Kiwiiks, Master Kaedan, and General Var Suthra all sat with Hellen and T7. Both Var Suthra and Kaedan realized they had given into fear when they had heard of Kira's origins. Master Kiwiiks and Hellen sat both feeling that they had somehow failed Kira, but at the same time proud of the Jedi she chose to be. The grandmaster knew that difficult times laid ahead. The Desolator weapon had been destroyed but at a heavy price. Both Kira and Orgus had paid with their lives, along with the millions of lives lost on Uphrades. T7 meanwhile was mourning his master's friend and apprentice. Knowing there was nothing he could have done, he would choose to stay by his master's side during this difficult time. While the others would eventually leave, Hellen sat meditating on the good times the two had shared.

The following morning Hellen had T7 prep the ship for departure while she went to see Master Satele. Knocking on the door she heard a voice tell her to enter.

"Ah Knight Hellen, you asked to speak to me yesterday. Please sit." she said gesturing to a seat opposite of her.

"Thank you, master, on my way back to Tython from the Oppressor I saw Master Orgus." Hellen began, "He implied that I should speak about what he discussed with me to you, and only you. He said that you were the only one with the knowledge of soul bonds, but I have never heard of them before."

"It is the only way a Jedi can become emotionally involved with someone without the emotions that come with the dark side. However, it is only a theory. " Master Satele said before continuing, "Are you saying that Master Orgus said that this was part of your destiny?"

Hellen nodded saying "I was told that I would help a force-sensitive child on a primitive planet achieve his destiny. He left the coordinates in my nav computer, which I copied to this pad."

Master Satele accepted the pad looking at the coordinates before going over to her archive terminal and inputting the coordinates. The planet had been visited a few times and was populated by humans. The coordinates that Master Satele input went to the south of an island called The United Kingdom.

"Master, forgive me if I am out of line for asking, but why is this not used by Jedi who falls in love with someone?" Hellen asked confused.

"It is the force that decides if someone is worthy of being soul bound. That is the reason why it was kept hidden to all but the grandmasters of the order. I was incredibly surprised when Master Orgus approached me one day and asked me about this subject." Master Satele sighed before getting back on track, "As the theory goes, the two will share a mind link and die if the other does. The bond takes time to finish, years even. However, this is your decision, and yours alone."

Hellen stopped and thought. Did she really want this? In the end, her decision was simple. She allowed the force to guide her, like always.

"Can you give me a copy of this book before I leave for this planet?" Hellen asked.

"I'll put it on a datapad, but do not show anyone else other than this child, and his parents." Master Satele warned, "This mission must stay between us, I will inform the council before you go. Now come there are a few final things to do before you depart."

Getting up Master Satele led Hellen up the curved ramp to the council chamber. Moving to her seat Master Satele addressed Hellen, "Knight Hellen, in recognition of your recent accomplishments we grant you the rank of master."

"Respectfully masters I must refuse. I wasn't the only one that helped to stop the devastator weapon. I lost my padawan in combat. I do not deserve the rank of master." Hellen replied respectfully.

"Master Hellen you do deserve this." Master Kiwiiks said, "You and Kira not only stopped the devastator weapon, but you stopped many more of Angral's plans from reaching fruition. Without you and Kira, Angral would have Doctor Godera and his research. Without you and Kira, Angral would have the power guard project to create an army. Without you and Kira, Angral would have had two planet-destroying weapons. Without you and Kira Angral would have been able to assassinate whomever he wished. Not to mention you redeemed the Sith Lord Praven over to the light. Believe me, when I say this, you do deserve this, and I believe Knight Kira would agree with me."

"Very well masters, I accept." Hellen said.

"Now, Master Hellen will be going on a mission deep into the far reaches of the galaxy. The exact nature and location will remain between us two, but it is from the vision of Master Orgus that is sending her there where she will supposedly train a new padawan." Master Satele said.

The other council members looked at each other. It was very uncommon for a mission to be made without their prior knowledge, but each accepted it trusting that they would know more in time. There were, after all, some things that only the grandmaster was privy to.

"I will walk her to her shuttle." Master Satele said, "There are still a couple of details for the two of us to sort out. May the force be with you."

The two walked back to her quarters where Master Satele copied the promised book onto a datapad and gave her a stack of pads that covered life on the planet. The last thing was a crate of supplies for training her padawan. Levitating the crate in front of her Hellen headed off to the transport shuttle with Master Satele beside her.

"Good luck Master Hellen. May the force be with you." Master Satele said as the shuttle door began to close, receiving a bow from Hellen.

The trip from the surface didn't take long and before she knew it Hellen was looking at her ship again.

T7 came up beeping excitedly, "Master they installed a cloaking device on the ship, per Master Satele's orders."

"Well, it'll be necessary for our new mission T7. Is the ship ready?" Hellen asked.

"Affirmative, master." T7 responded.

"Let's go then." Hellen said walking to the bridge. She still couldn't bring herself to sit in Kira's old seat, so just put the coordinates into the navigation computer and departed the station. Engaging the cloak Hellen made the jump to hyperspace, heading for this planet the computer called Earth.

A/N: This is sort of an alternate story to my Rise of a Sith Empire story. It won't be exactly the same, but there will be some similarities. For example, the soul bond mentioned here is the light version of the one used in Rise of a Sith Empire.