Darkness had come to Alethea and Thal-ion.  A Sith...she had to be one.  He was not sure how he believed that, but it was in her all the same.  This was no mere Jedi or Force-user turned to the Dark Side.  This one was a true member of the Sith.  She was lethal...that much was clear the way she had flung the docking bay door open.  Alethea had caught it in the Force, and tossed it aside.  The way Dar'ia walked spoke of death, and her taunts were as dark as her nature.  His recent duel with Alethea came to mind even as his emerald blade sprang to life.  A fraction of a second later, and their opponent had throw his companion to one side only to leap at him with all her might.<br/><br/>Thal-ion was ready to leap back in response, but there was no need.  Alethea yanked her away, and tossed her like a rag doll.  Even now the woman was regaining her footing with seething rage.  Together...that was the key.  They had sparred together, and now knew what each could do.  It was time to blend them together against their foe.  Thus, Thal-ion called on the Force not just for himself, but to better stay attuned to his partner.  A moment later, and he suddenly pulled the still slightly stunned Sith towards them.  The same second, Thal-ion moved to the right, and began a complex series of strikes from the Makashi form.  Dari'a was not caught so easily off guard, and managed to land on her feet, and even parried the young Sentinel's unusual style of attacks.  It was clear from the woman's concentration that she had never dueled against someone who used Makashi.  It was also just as clear the Sith woman's primary styles were Juyo and Ataru.  She danced and weaved herself against the young Sentinel in a clash of emerald and scarlet with some thrown in spinning kicks in the hopes of keeping Thal-ion off balance.  At the same time, she made sure to parry any strikes coming in from Alethea...for it was clear she was use to fighting more than one opponent.<br/><br/>"It will not be that easy, Young Jedi!" she raged at the two of them before leaping over Alethea's head, and aimed a kick at her back.  Thal-ion, however, had noticed the maneuver before it was completed, and pulled his companion out of harm's way.  The strike never landed, and Thal-ion was all over the woman once more with his usage of Makashi...blending this time his Soresu in as well.  Back he pressed her...forcing her to circle back towards Alethea.