Keira Port and her apprentice Ngema Resor stood outside the Jedi council chambers, waiting to be admitted. They were going to request to start a rescue team that would lead an operation to find and return Keira's former master, Solin Malice, who had gone missing about a month before. Solin had traveled to Malachor V, in search of his former friend Vulcan Gunner, who had created a new kind of Dark Jedi known as the Sith. He hadn't been heard from since arriving at Malachor and Keira was beginning to worry that he had been captured. After waiting in silence for a few moments, the council doors opened. Keira and Ngema proceeded into the council chambers. They stood, side-by-side, in the center of the chambers before Sabe' Weinstein, Solin's former master spoke.
"Keira, Ngema, to what do we owe the pleasure?" he asked.
"I think we all know why Ngema and I are here, master Sabe'," Keira replied irritably.
"About Solin?"
"Yes, he's been missing for a month and I really think we should send a rescue team after him."
"We understand your position, Keira," Sabe' said. "Unfortunately, none of the masters of the council are willing to lead the rescue team."
"I'll do it," Keira said quickly. "I already have some team members assembled."
"Who do you have?"
"I have Y'not Yorbn, a Wookie friend of Solin's and Bazila Trebreh, Y'not's partner, prepared to accompany us on the rescue."
"Very good," Sabe' replied. "We will convene together for a few moments about your situation."
Keira and Ngema left the council chambers for a few minutes. They were summoned back in quickly.
"Keira, we have spoken and we have agreed to send two members of the council with you on the rescue mission," Sabe' said.
"Thank you, masters, who will be joining us?"
"Myself, and Elocin Trahkrik," Sabe' replied. He and Elocin stood up and strode over to Keira and Ngema and stood next to them. Master Ewan Nielson then spoke to them.
"You need to be very careful," he warned. "Malachor V is a dark planet. It is very possible that the temptation to resist the Dark Side with prove difficult once who get on the planet. It is also probable to say that Solin himself may have been influenced by the Dark Side while on the planet so you would do well to be cautious when you find him. May the force be with all of you and good luck in your mission."
The next day, the rescue team boarded a transport that was provided by the Jedi council that would take them all to Malachor V. When they were settled and the ship had entered hyperspace, the group met in around a large table and Keira discussed the plan.
"Alright, here's how it will go down: we have reason to believe that there is a Dark Jedi academy on the planet," she explained. "We will start there and search in the academy for Solin. We will all stay together unless something drastic happens. If we need to split up, Elocin, Y'not, and Bazila will stay together and the rest of us will go for Solin. Master Sabe', Ngema, and I will have the most influence over Solin if he has indeed been tempted by the Dark Side. Any questions?" Nobody responded. "Alright then, let's get some rest before we get to Malachor, we'll be there in about six hours and we will need plenty of rest."
The group left the table and proceeded to their own dormitories. Each of them slowly drifted off to sleep, not knowing what they were about to meet….