Here is the next chapter of the story. Majority of it will be the council meeting, some serious disagreements at first but are soon overlooked after Obi-Wan mentioned what Cato promised to do with his knights. Then I'll show Ahsoka and Cato talking while she shows him around the temple.
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"This is preposterous!!," Master Rancisis protested. "He is a Grey! He cannot be trusted!!"
"We do not need to trust him," Plo Koon argued. "We simply need to align ourselves with him."
"But at what cost?," Master Shaak Ti asked.
The council was divided, it had gone on for hours. Some of the masters were still stuck in there old ways, others simply couldn't trust Cato. The rest of council decided that they will tolerate him enough for the war effort. Soon they will have to make a vote to decide whether or not to accept help from the Grey Jedi. If the answer is no, Cato was to be tried and punished for coming to Coruscant. If yes, they would inform the Senate and the Chancellor that the Republic has gained a new ally.
"Seen into this boy's future, I have, found no ill intent against the jedi, and have. Here to help, he may truly be," Yoda stated, many of them the Masters nodding their heads.
"But what if this is all just a trick? A ploy so that the Grey Jedi may bring down the order?," Master Even Piell asked.
"I concur with Master Piell," Skywalker said. "How do we know he won't turn on us?"
"That's just it Master Skywalker," Master Ki-Adi-Mundi said. "We don't."
"Quite true," Obi-Wan concurred. "Although while I was showing him to his temporary quarters, Mr. Pax and I had a little discussion. He told that if we were to come to the decision of accepting help from him and his order, he'll send whatever knights he had to serve under us as advisors and to aid us in battle as well. This war is going nowhere, we need more knights, especially ever since this General Grievous has appeared ands to be capable of kill Jedi."
"I cannot argue with that," Master Windu said. "We shall put it to a vote. Aye."
Then Masters Kenobi, Adi Gallia, Mundi, Koon, Ti, Kit Fisto, and Eeth Koth all said aye, while all but Yoda said nay.
"Master Yoda," Obi-Wan said getting his attention. "It appears you shall be the deciding vote."
The Jedi Grand Master took a good look around the council chamber, seeing all eyes on him, waiting for him to vote.
"We should give this boy a chance, I believe. Aye, I say," he finally said.
"Then it is settled," Master Windu said. "Master Kenobi, go and inform the Chancellor of our decision, he will inform the Senate. Skywalker, go and inform Pax and check up on your padawan, find out what she has learned anything suspicious."
Both Masters nodded and then left the chamber.
"This is a mistake," Anakin said to Obi-Wan.
"Only time will tell," he said back to which Anakin rolled his eyes.
"You weren't pushed by him. It was incredible by how strong in the Force he is."
"Then perhaps that will come in handy."
They then went their separate ways.
Cato and Ahsoka
"Wait! You're saying that the Grey Jedi homeworld is a moving planet?," Ahsoka asked, wanting to be clear on what she had just heard.
"Yup. It's name is Zonama Sekot. It does move, but it's still a planet so it moves very slowly," Cato answered, Ahsoka still was astonished.
"So, what's it like being the student of Anakin Skywalker?," he asked, wanting to know more about her.
"Not as amazing as you would think, my master can be quite the headache," she began, then Cato realized that Anakin was standing behind her, and he began to make a face. "He is always doing reckless things that almost get us killed in the craziest ways. And he's standing right behind me isn't he?"
Cato nodded, and she went pale as she turned.
"Well Snips, I do remember that you have almost gotten us killed plenty of times as well," he said, and she nervously chuckled. "Anyway, Cato, the council has decided that we will accept your offer, Obi-Wan and my padawan and I will be leaving tomorrow morning. We're heading back to Christophsis. Hope you're ready, you as well Ahsoka."
"I wouldn't worry about me," Cato said as Anakin left. "See you tomorrow... Skyguy."
Anakin grimaced as he still hated that nickname, but Ahsoka uncontrollably snickered.
"If we're heading out in the morning, we'd best be heading back," Ahsoka said. "Since I'm to never leave your side, guess we'll be sharing quarters then."
Cato nodded and they went back to his room. "You can have the bed," Cato offered. "I'll probably fall asleep meditating anyway."
"Are you sure?," she asked, and Cato nodded.
"Yeah its fine. Goodnight... Snips."
"You certainly aren't another Master Yoda."
"I am only sixteen still," he pointed out. "Thank you for showing me around and for talking with me. It's been so long since I've been able to talk to others my age, I've had to deal with stuck-up jerks of a council who are slightly stuck in their old ways."
Ahsoka smiled at this. "You're welcome. Goodnight Silver," she said, and then it was his turn to smile.
Anakin and Padme's Home
"So what are the Grey Jedi exactly? I've never heard of them," Padme asked her husband as they got ready for bed.
"The first of them were once Jedi, but they disagreed with the Jedi code and split apart from the order," Anakin explained. "They're pretty much rebel Jedi."
"And their leader right now is a sixteen year old boy?," she asked, and he nodded. "You should give him a chance Ani, he has a lot of pressure on him. After all if he were a Jedi, he'd have Master Yoda's position."
"Yeah you might be right. But there's something off about him, like he's hiding something."
"Maybe he's just not ready to say anything yet. Enough of that though, let's go to sleep."
"Yeah big day tomorrow," Anakin agreed. "I'll try to give him a chance."
"Good. Goodnight, I love you."
"I love you too." They then kissed and they went to bed.
Chancellor Palpatine's Office
The chancellor had been slightly disturbed by the news of the Grey Jedi coming into the fold. He then donned his hooded robes and went to somewhere only he knew of, and contacted a friend of his.
The hologram then appeared and revealed Darth Tyrannis, or better known as Count Dooku, who then bowed before his master.
"Lord Sidious, how might I serve you?," he said in a muffled voice due to it being a hologram.
"Nothing my apprentice, just listen," the true Lord of the Sith said in a croaky voice. "There has been an interesting turn of events, that might delay our inevitable victory."
"I have felt a disturbance in the Force, does it have something to do with that?"
"Indeed, the Grey Jedi have aligned themselves with the Republic."
"Impossible. Zonama Serkot has been overrun. I had Grievous and Ventress lead assault together."
"I know, remember we were there too."
"Yes and you killed the Baransu no Kage yourself," Dooku added.
"Yes, but it seems her position has been passed down to her son. This alliance will not last to see the end of the war, one side will do something that's unforgivable in other one's eyes, so we need not worry too much. But we must keep an eye on this Cato Pax, he seems to be very strong in the Force, even at such a young age. That is all. Let me know of any interesting developments."
"Yes, my master," Dooku said before vanishing.
Sidious then removed his hoood. 'What have I done? Cato you shouldn't have brought your order into the war. Now you must all die,' he thought to himself.
I know that this one isn't very long, but the Christophsis thing will probably be very long. I think Ventress is in that episode, so I'll definitely have Cato fight her. See ya later I'll start the next chapter later today.
