Lore/Shae Vizla, Lilith Talon Shepard - Revelations

Three months have passed ever since Shae defected to the Enforcers. A lot has changed. Naku and her have grown closer again, and worked together often on missions, moving as one, fighting as one, an unstoppable force. Shawn Michaels, the father of her former commander Meredith, adopted her as a daughter. It was fairly symbolic as she really didn't need a father, but she liked him and decided to roll with it since he seemed like a caring guy. She had just received the rank of Sergeant, and was making her mark on Enforcer history. Life was good... or so it seemed...

"Sergeant Vizla, you there?" Shae's radio relayed the voice of Major Dexter Moser clearly.

She picked it up and replied, "Yeah, need something, sir?"

"Yeah, run to Melambak for me and pick up the package in front of the hotel. There'll be a government contact waiting there. Tell no one, take no one, got it?"

"Yes sir."

She ran to the hangars and got in a pell, waving off the questions of a confused private, and taking off N/S unannounced, turning off her radio to avoid any further annoyances. Melambak... strange place for a government handoff. Still, who was she to question it? Even so... couldn't the gov just come to their HQ and hand them the package?

Didn't seem right... but whatever. Orders are orders.

She landed at Tujuh and got into a bike, riding it alongside the dimly-lit highway to Melambak. It was cold and dark... not that that bothered her. It was nighttime... perfect conditions for a predator... too bad she wasn't hunting any prey.

As she drove along, she switched on the radio, hoping to make the short drive seem even shorter. Of course she was disappointed...

**You just listened to *how to not land a pell* by Jonah Kinlock, brought to you by Chrysler: eat fresh! Stay tuned for *How to take care of your autistic child* with Naku Hatsumi Vizla and her Grenade Launcher!**

She didn't even know what that was supposed to mean... but it didn't sound good so she turned off the radio and made a mental note to talk to Naku about that later.

She pulled into Melambak to empty streets.

Odd... Melambak was the biggest hub of civilians... at least ever since the fall of Baby Panay. Nobody really goes into the war-torn central city anymore... the streets are still littered with human remains and tattered propaganda posters.

Shae stopped her bike and got off, slowly walking towards the hotel, looking all around her suspiciously. Even at this hour there usually was SOME activity. She reached the front of the hotel... nobody was there. She tried to open the door. Locked.

She pulled out her revolver and scanned her surroundings. It was too much. The city being deserted and the hotel locked down? That almost never happened! She glanced behind her and rapped on the door. A hotel employee appeared through the window, saying, "We're closed."

"Cut the shit, the hotel's never closed. What the fuck is going on?"

"He... he told us to do this."

"Who's he?"

"He said... you'll ask that. He told us to say, you'll see."

The employee's panicked face disappeared behind a curtain, and she went back to scanning her surroundings. Suddenly, a bright flash of lightning caused her to jump, coupled by the crackle of thunder. It began to rain. "Fucking wonderful... where's that goddamn contact... if i stay here any longer i'm not gonna sleep at night because nightmares..." she muttered.

A wet \*squish\* was heard. She whirled to her left to reveal nothing. "Hello? This is Sergeant Vizla of the Enforcers... come out with your hands up."

She advanced towards the corner of the hotel, and turned quickly. Nothing.

She turned around and walked towards the front of the hotel, and froze quickly. A body now hung from a streetlight in front of her. "Oh shit..." She quickly ran to the body, noting the Peacekeeper uniform. He was dead as hell.

"Shit..." she muttered, then raised her pistol and scanned the rooftops. Still nothing, "Come out with your hands up if you want to fucking live!" She yelled into the night. Silence.

And then suddenly, a slight, almost indiscernible whistle, as if someone had just drawn a knife. Most humans wouldn't have heard it and would've been impaled by the thrown knife that followed a second later.

Shae was not like most humans. She quickly rolled and spun as she got up, pointing her pistol at the dark figure that now dropped from the top of the hotel, noting the knife impaled in the wall next to her. The dark figure chuckled in a low voice, clapping his hands slowly, "Most impressive... Mandalorian..."

"Excuse me? Do i know you?"

"No. But you will." The figure crouched and sprung forward, revealing himself under the light of the streetlight, a grotesque half-human half-lion sort of creature, covered in fur and with long hair tied back, wearing some sort of green unearthly armor. She was somewhat transfixed but was still enough of mind to throw herself to one side, barely dodging the things..claws?

"What the fuck are you?!" She yelled, pulling herself off the ground.

"Wouldn't you know mando'a? Your people almost wiped my race out centuries ago! And now we're back! And this time, you will be the one to suffer!" The thing ran forward quickly, damn she had never seen anything that fast, and clawed her, literally clawed her, on the shoulder.

She cried out in pain and dropped her revolver, just as quickly pulling out a knife with her good arm. "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't even know what the mando'a are really, other than that I'm one of them. And for the record, I have no idea what the fuck you are."

"Lies, dripping from the mouth of a lying member of a lying race. So be it, at least you can die with honor like the rest of your people." The thing took a few more steps forward, and with two quick swipes, disarmed her then sent her reeling with a deep cut along her chest, slicing through her armor like it was cardboard. It gave a deep *ruk ruk ruk* noise, a sort of laughter, and walked forward slowly.

"You see mandalorian? WE are the superior race. You wiped us out with trickery and deceit, and now we will have our revenge with honor and dignity. And now it is YOUR turn to-" the thing's voice was cut off by a loud CRACK of a sniper.

"Hey Shae, need a little help?" Came the shout of Shadow Michaels.

"Sure looks like it," said Oliver Crowper, as he stepped out from behind a nearby building and shotgunned the fallen creature in the chest, shredding its armor.

Shadow dropped a rope and shimmied down, jumping the last story and rolling to lessen the impact. He strode over to Shae, who was already being worked on by Oliver, working frantically to stem the bleeding. "What the fuck is that thing?"

"The hell if I know, I'm just as confused as you two."

"Yeah well... it's a good thing we were in the neighborhood. We were investigating a missing PK," Oliver jerked his head towards the hanging body, "When we found this little standoff. We were about to come in guns blazing, but we decided against a thing that we don't even know exists, it would be wiser to get a tactical advantage. Good thing it worked."

The thing suddenly chuckled again and tried to get up, "You think this is over? Ha! My people are coming for you! We know where this planet is! You and Naku! And your mother and father before you! All mine! My kill! My credit! And that ridiculous bastard William Shepard will be next! HAHAHAHAHA-" the thing's maniacal laughter was cut off by a pistol shot to the face, hand delivered by Shadow Michaels.

Oliver shook his head, "What the fuck... seriously? What was that thing talking about?"

Shae shrugged and asked, "Serious question though, why would Major Moser send me here?"

Shadow and Oliver glanced at each other, "Major Moser has been taking a vacation in Britain. He hasn't been on the island in days."

Shae glanced at them, and then shook her head, "Wow... I fell right into it's trap... but why me?"

Another dark figure strode out of the shadows. Shadow and Oliver quickly spun and raised their guns. The figure stepped into the light. "Su cuy'gar sister. Having a bad day?"

Shae looked up and gave a sideways smile, still bleeding profusely, "Yeah, you could say that, heh heh."

Naku quickly turned serious and said, "We need to talk."

"We seem to be doing that a lot recently. What about?"

"Just follow me."

Shadow and Oliver barred her way, "We want answers too," Shadow said.

"Yeah we just killed a fucking lion creature. It would be nice to know what the hell is going on since you seem to know the truth around here," Oliver stated.

"In due time. But speaking of the creature, would you mind cleaning it up for me?" She cut off their protests with, "I will pay you for it in answers, trust me. You have the right to know. But that's a story for another time. Right now, we need to talk with Shae."

"Who's we?" Shadow asked.

"Never mind. Shae? Come."

Shae managed to get to her feet and hobbled after Naku, getting into her Titus that was parked near the bank. "It's a short drive, sit tight."

it was a short drive, and they pulled in front of a small nondescript house in a nearby city. "Alright, let's go in."

"Naku... what the fuck is going on?"

"You'll see."

She followed Naku inside to reveal a few familiar faces. Adrian Yootz, Antonio, and her old adopted father, William Shepard, all sat around a table, looking down solemnly. Antonio jumped to his feet and ran over to hug her, "Su cuy'gar sister!" he laughed.

"Sister...?"

Naku stepped in and said, "Enough Antonio, maybe we should explain first."

"Explain what? I thought you were with the Reapers Ant!"

"I was, but I left after finding out you two were alive. To think I was serving alongside with one of my sisters and fighting against another for so long while thinking they were dead... haha."

"What do you mean... you're my... brother?"

"Yep! I joined up with the Reapers a few years before Naku was born, and I continued to serve them throughout both Old and New Revolution. But I joined the Enforcers now... kinda fed up with the shoddy leadership."

"That's... great? And Bill? Adrian ? What are you two doing here?"

William spoke in a gravely voice, "That is to be seen Sha'ika. Sit down... we have some talking to do."

Shae sat, somewhat confused, "Okay guys, seriously. What's going on? I just barely survived an encounter with a lion-man, reunited with a long-lost brother and a MIA father, and Naku and Adrian are just here."

William put down the flask he had been drinking from and said, "Simple answer? We're not humans Shae."

"...what?" she asked softly.

"We're. Not. Humans. Mandalorians aren't a race, they're a whole different species. Look at your arm."

She looked down at the cut on her arm to see that it was already knitting up. "Have you ever seen a human do that?"

"No..but..."

"And earlier, I heard that you used your gift to heal Oliver of his narcolepsy."

"I..you know about my healing ability?"

"Of course I know about it, all Mandalorians have it! It's a way of sharing strength on the battlefield. Here," his deep blue eyes started to glow and Shae felt a huge itching sensation on her shoulder, which faded just as quickly as it had begun, as did William's eyes back into they're regular shade of deep blue. Shae looked at her shoulder to see that it was completely healed, as was the wound on her chest.

"Okay... I... still don't know what to say."

Adrian spoke up, "It's all true. You know that lion-creature that attacked you? It's called a Tet-kaal, native to Mandalore, a planet in another galaxy. A few million years ago, Mandalorians and Tet-kaals lived in peace. But then the Mandalorians became concerned of the Tet-kaals aggressive behavior. You see, Mandalorians believe in strength and honor through the battlefield, but Tet-kaals make it a necessity. You literally cannot be considered an adult until you've killed someone. The problem was, the Tet-kaals realized that there was a huge bastion of honor waiting to be harvested: us. The Mandalorians. After they slaughtered a few of the outer villages, the leadership decided that it was enough, and the entire army cracked down on the Tet-kaals, wiping them out completely. Or so we thought."

Antonio spoke now, "A few of them managed to escape the planet on cargo ships. They ended up serving as mercenaries, often against Mandalorians. When the Old Republic Era, about 4 million years ago, saw the fall of the Mandalorians and the near-extinction of our species, they were delighted, and proceeded to try and wipe us out completely. But we prevailed, and Mandalore was reestablished during the New Republic, about 2 million years ago."

William spoke up, "Ever since then, we've been moving on and colonizing other worlds, as most species have been doing. The ability to share strength showed up as a genetic mutation about a million years ago. That coupled with the increased healing ability, as well as our enhanced strength, speed, and agility, made us a near-unstoppable army. That in turn led to the second fall of the Mandalorians, when the corrupt Senate decided that we were too much of a threat, and wiped us out, again."

Naku spoke, "And still the Tet-kaals lay in waiting. In hiding. Always patient, waiting for us to be at our weakest. And then they made their move again, killing what little remained of our people, and forcing most of the survivors into hiding on other worlds. Like this world. Our mother and father, as well as their friend, William Shepard."

William nodded, "It was no accident that Quap found you when it did Shae. We were looking for you. All of those men were Mandalorians, except for that sketchy sniper. I still don't know who that guy is actually..."

He trailed off and Naku spoke again, "That's not the point. The point is-"

"Wait a second, all of this is some Star Wars prank, isn't it?" Shae said incredulously.

Naku gave her an exasperated look and said, "No Shae... Star Wars isn't a fiction story. It's real. During the Great Rebellion some 3 million years ago, Rebel Alliance Leaders compiled what history they knew, the uncorrupted version, free of censorship from the Empire, and sent them to planets with life, across all galaxies. Cross-galaxy travel wasn't discovered until about a million years ago, but we knew how to send items across galaxies much before that, since they only need a fuel source and not life support. Slap on a generator and you're good to go. George Lucas found the probe in his backyard, it had only just reached Earth. He understood that if he just came out with it, nobody would believe him. So he instead started the process of introducing them to the idea of other life with a fiction story. And so Star Wars was born."

Shae nodded and said, "Okay, lemme get this straight. We're aliens, George Lucas is a genius historian, Bill knew our parents, Antonio is our long lost brother, and somehow Adrian is-"

"Adrian is my son. He uses the 'Yootz' last name though... something to do with the Roaches?" Bill said.

Shae nodded twice, "Right then. Give me a second to comprehend all of this."

Shae passed out.

((TL;DR: Shae is a fucking alien. Deal with it.))