Chapter I: Plotting
"Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything is possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the moment. You take it all one day at a time... You try to walk in the light." -Day, Legend (Marie Lu)
The present year is 19 BBY. The Jedi have been exterminated by their clone troops from across the galaxy by the use of Emperor Palpatine's Order 66. Only a handful of Jedi have managed to survive the Great Jedi Purge.
A very pregnant Gem Salsurfer Rogue and her husband Jake Rogue were on Bail Organa's ship, the Tantive IV. Bail finally sighed and said, "No one wants the Empire, especially the Jedi that survived the Purge." Jake sighed and continued to argue with him, "The only way to bring Palpatine and his Empire to the ground is to rally everyone that doesn't want them at the helm."
Bail looked into his eyes and said, "Palpatine holds the galaxy in his hands, Jake. A civil war after the Clone Wars is going to lead to more bloodshed and more death; more so the death of civilians." Gem sighed and piped in, "If there is the death of civilians, then rest of the galaxy would claim us as the bad guys."
There was a long period of silence. Jake sighed and countered, "We need to gain their favor. If we gain the favor of the civilians, then they'd help us. Nobody wants the Empire; not even you, Bail."
Bail sighed and countered, "You know just as well as I do that the Empire is still hunting Jedi. You both were well respected in the Clone Wars, Jake." Jake sighed and sat in a silver-colored swivel chair, his head lowered to the ground. Gem sat in the silver-colored swivel chair next to him and rubbed his back. Jake gave her a reassuring smile as he held her hand.
Jake sighed and said, "That's the reason why we need to do this, Bail. The Empire has the Republic's military, soldiers, and everything. The galaxy needs hope in the time of greatest despair. We are that hope, Bail. If we start this and win the first battle, our victory will only rally others to this rebellion. If we rally everyone then we win this war, the galaxy will be free once more."
Bail sat in his chair then took a deep breath and asked, "You do realize you'd have to tell this rebellion that, right?" Jake smiled and replied, "I know, Bail." Bail and Jake stood up from their seats and shook each other's hand. "Jake," Bail started with a grin across his lips, "you may be crazy, but you really are convincing."