Aeris nodded when asked if she could really show him how to fly the ship. “Of course. It is my ship, after all,” she reminded him with a light, teasing smile, kissing his cheek in return. “Mhmm, that was what I said, wasn’t it?” she chuckled when he suggested waiting until they had dropped out of hyperspace and didn’t have to worry about anyone being in danger. She took another bite and watched him as he looked over the controls, pausing when he asked what she had named the ship.<br/><br/>“I…” she hesitated a moment, a complex mix of emotions coloring her features. As she opened her mouth and was about to speak, she was interrupted when she felt the other two approaching.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Jax smiled down at An, giving her a brief but soft kiss. “I love you, too,” he told her before giving a nod to her request. “Alright,” he replied, giving her hand a light squeeze and leading her out of the kitchen area and towards the ship’s command deck. “Yeah, it is a pretty spacious ship. I’m kind of jealous,” he chuckled, recalling his own ship, which was a small, Jedi-issued ship. He’d modified it, so it wasn’t exactly standard, but that enhanced the performance of the ship, not the size or layout of it.<br/><br/>He looked up at the other two, noting the look on Aeris’s face, and getting the feeling that they had interrupted something. He felt bad for interrupting their moment, but he also knew that An needed the view. He was sure they would understand, so he didn’t dwell on it too much as he watched Jek hop up from his seat, followed by Aeris.<br/><br/>Aeris couldn’t help but feel a slight disappointment as she closed her mouth and hid her emotions from her face as she watched Jek hop up. “Of course. It’s all yours,” she said as she stood and took the hand that Jek had offered and led him towards the area of the ship that housed the kitchen, figuring that they might as well make something other than rations since they had the time now.<br/><br/>When the others left, Jax gave them a wave and an apologetic smile before taking a seat next to An and looking her way. “I’m glad,” he replied with a smile, reaching out a hand, offering it to her to take, if she wished. He was glad that at least something could help her, make her feel better. He hated seeing her miserable and hated being powerless to actually help.<br/><br/>-<br/><br/>After leaving the command deck, Aeris was quiet until they reached the kitchen area, her face almost stoic, not giving away whatever she was thinking or feeling. Once they reached the kitchen, she stopped and turned so that she was facing him, her expression seeming to almost melt back into the one from before the other two had appeared. “Eternity. That’s what I named the ship,” she told him almost earnestly, her green eyes searching his for any sign of a reaction, just as she instinctively reached out in the Force to feel his reaction.<br/><br/>“Do you know why I chose that name?” she couldn’t help but wonder if he had any idea. Anyone who knew the ship’s name had their own guess as to what the name meant, but none of them really knew. She thought that, if anyone could figure it out, it would be him. After all, it was a symbol to remind her of a promise she’d made when she’d left all those years ago, and although she’d never actually told him, it was a promise to him, as well as to herself.<br/><br/>--<br/><br/>Several days later, Aeris sat in the Captain’s chair on the Command Deck of the ship, looking out the window, beyond where An and Jax sat, to the planet that was their destination. She took a slow, deep breath, and looked up at Jek when she heard his soft words, nodding in agreement. “So do I,” she echoed his sentiment.<br/><br/>She shifted her gaze once again to look at An-Lok when she’d quickly quipped about how she didn’t care because she needed off the ship. “Honestly. You’d do well to learn to care, An. After all, you have more than just yourself to think about right now,” she reminded the other woman, her voice somewhat gentle, taking the edge off of her rather harsh words.<br/><br/>“Is that really necessary?” Jax asked, to which Aeris shrugged. “Yes. Besides, I was nice… enough,” she retorted, earning a sigh from Jax. “Still…” he began, but Aeris waved her hand dismissively. “Worry about that later. I’m trusting you to fly my ship, so please pay attention while you do so,” she told him with a little apprehension in her voice. “Right. Sorry,” he nodded, focusing on their entrance into the atmosphere.<br/><br/>Aeris let out a soft sigh of relief when Jax refocused his attention. “I can try to find her, but since I don’t know exactly who I’m looking for, it may be difficult,” she offered to Jek’s question of the woman’s location. “She is supposed to be somewhere in the area near the spaceport,” Jax recalled what the man had told him after the others had walked away. “Alright. That at least narrows it down a bit,” Aeris sighed a bit before taking a deep breath and welcoming the calm Jek shared with them all.<br/><br/>Both Jax and An seemed to visibly relax, and while not quite as noticeable, Aeris did, too. It hadn’t exactly been easy to go from being on a cruiser where they all had space to being on her ship. It was a good-sized ship, but not cruiser big. While An-Lok had nowhere to escape when she felt sick or uncomfortable or whatever the case might be, Aeris has nowhere to hide from the others and their emotions. She did her best not to focus on them, but their bond, which has grown stronger since they’d reunited, made it difficult to tune them out, especially the stronger emotions, and it was nearly impossible to completely block them, or the presence of the others, from her mind. Never mind the inevitable and unpleasant fate she saw ahead of them yet had no choice but to continue walking toward.<br/><br/>Jax, too, had not been unaffected, as he did his best to care for An and to make sure she was as comfortable as possible, even if it was at his own expense. He also felt the weight of wondering if this fate Aeris had seen was partially his fault since he had agreed to save this girl without even thinking. Of course, he knew it didn’t really work that way, but he still couldn’t help but feel that way at times, especially when he realized that this was putting An and their unborn child in danger.<br/><br/>Indeed, they were all a little on edge, each for their own reasons, so any relief or calm was welcome, especially by Aeris, who felt the weight of all of their worries, and thus felt perhaps more relief than anyone, even if she didn’t necessarily show it. Placing a hand atop Jek’s hand on her shoulder, she gave his hand a light squeeze before she narrowed her eyes slightly to look at the facility in the distance. “It’s hard to tell from here. The spaceport, perhaps?” she wondered, closing her eyes and reaching out through the Force.<br/><br/>“There are many people in the area,” she noted, to which Jax quirked a brow. “I don’t see anyone,” he noted as they neared the surface. “Perhaps they’re below the surface?” she suggested, unsure of whether this was the case or not, but certain that she felt them. “Maybe…” Jax said thoughtfully as he took note of the planet’s surface, which seemed to lack a great deal of vegetation, and had almost a haziness about it. “It does seem like this place is pretty deserted up here,” he noted as they drew ever closer to the mysterious building. “I guess we’re about to find out,” he added when a transmission came in and he went through the procedure to get them cleared for landing.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Aeris’s eyes remained closed as she searched the area, trying to somehow find the one they were here to save. About the time Jax was getting ready to take them in for their landing, her eyes shot open and she looked up at Jek, “The other Sith… the one from last time… He’s here,” she said gravely. “If we’re going to do this, we don’t have any time to waste. We have to move as soon as the ship is on the ground, otherwise, we might not find her first,” she told them, glancing around at each of them. “Of course, I still think this is a trap, and we are just jumping right into it. But be that as it may, we made our decision, so let’s do it right, and make sure no one dies, alright?”