Joshua and Marty Arner stood in the hanger bay talking to Merrik Doon as he prepped his little runabout for flight. "What is the New Republic going to do to help find those babies?" Marty demanded. Merrik looked down at the diminutive Scrum. "Well now that the program has been shut down, my division at intelligence is being put on the job of finding the children. This is a priority. This case has affected a lot of people. High ranking people." At that moment Lele Arner came through the door. Suddenly the cries of Ano and Baby could be heard echoing down the corridor. With a flash of rage, Josua spins around and punches the bulkhead. Lele, Marty, and Merrik stare in shock at the deep, bloody indentation left in the wall. Lele walks over and takes Joshua's other hand into both hers and tries to calm him. "So that's why you love those three so much," Marty whispers to him. "They're just like you." "So know you all know." "Oh, I already knew," Merrik said. "How? No one on the excalibur knew," Kirk said, a baffled look on his face. "They didn't say a thing. You people slipped up at Ziphine. They caught you and Melee on video with your masks off. They also have a short bit showing you taking on armed stormtroopers with knives." Merrik shakes his head in amazement. "I've only seen Jedi do things like that. But don't worry. The man who did the search works for us. He arranged for the only witness' left to die, and the holo of the two of you was sent to us. Your secret is safe." Lele gingerly takes Joshua's damaged hand and examines it. "You've busted this up pretty bad. We'll need to get you to the med bay." "No. I can't go back that way." Joshua points up the passage. "Don't worry. Those new medical droids you brought us are sedating the girls. They were scared to death. Melee had to agree to be put under first before they would agree. They think that the Empire is coming back for them." "Get moving," Doon said climbing into the tiny one man vehicle. "And say hello to Seesha for me." "I'll be sure to do that. I didn't know you were interested in Seesha." "How could I not be? I've seen the way she watches my tail." With a laugh, he shut the hatch and lifts off and drops down through the shields. With a flip of a switch, Kirk closes the hanger doors and heads up the passage with the Arners. "Could you two keep this to yourselves? Only Melee knows about what I am." "Sure Joshua," Lele said. "We'll make it our secret. Marty will clean up that blood in there. Won't you dear?" "Already on it love. Doesn't that hand hurt?" "At first. But I then blocked the pain. It was a stupid thing to do," he said looking at his swelling hand.