I had hoped to have this done this the last day of January but you can have everything.
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Jaina Solo had been sitting at a desk reviewing the basic etiquettes of several different Races in the galaxy when she and the other students had Felt the panicked but neutral upset in the Force.
Jaina knew it wasn't related to the sensations she had Felt from her mother but something had occurred and she was curious as to what had caused the Feeling in the Force.
Master Corray Ly-pah set the datacards she had been holding down and walked to the door and opened it.
Slowly the small class followed after the Jedi Master.
Tenel Ka slipped next to Jaina despite the miniscule space left for the girl.
They both watched in shock as a female Padawan about a year older than her was led down the corridor. The young female appeared to be a Caféaulait with skin the color of caf or hot chocolate with some type of milk or cream added to lighten it; it was an apt description since the Caféaulait skin wasn't a solid color but a multitude of patches or swirls of different shades of brown.
"Chaos can have the Slitherers." Jaina heard the Caféaulait mutter as Master Karai Shade led the young Padawan away.
A moment later Healers and a few Temple Guardians passed by helping some Jedi Students with various injuries.
Jaina watched as her cousin, Padme, appeared in the throng of students. Jaina broke from the door and headed for her cousin.
"What happened?" she asked; worried that something terrible had happened.
"Two snakes fell on young Aditi Grunewald and she had a panic attack fueled by the Force." Padme explained.
Jaina grimaced; she didn't envy the older girl at all.
"Snakes fell on her?" Tenel Ka's voice asked; she sounded horrified.
Padme nodded.
"Coris Nyte thinks they were in the ventilation shafts and they fell through a missing grate onto Aditi." The younger girl explained.
Jaina found herself gazing at the barely visible ventilation shafts and the thin but long grates to let the air into the rest of the Temple. She shivered slightly at the thought of something falling from the ventilation shafts and landing on her.
Jaina wished that Jacen had been taking Galactic History and sitting where Aditi Grunewald had been. Jacen loved animals and wouldn't have had a panic attack. But he was taking Basic Field Medicine but he would hear about it.
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Luke Skywalker centered himself in the Force as he Felt different sensations from his wife and sister. He was worried about Mara but there was nothing he could do for his wife; not until they found a cure for the virus in her body.
"Master Skywalker, we will be exiting Hyperspace in a few minutes." Kyp Durron informed him from the pilot's seat.
"Prepare to contact the Republic Observation Base on Belkadan once we are in Real Space." Luke said as he tightened the co-pilot seat restraints.
"Don't tell them the real reason we are visiting." Cin Drallig told them. "The being we have come for can't know that we are on to him. If he learns that we are looking for him bodies will pile up faster than any massacre in history."
"No pressure to do this right." Kyp muttered sarcastically as they came out of Hyperspace.
"We might have to evacuate the scientists there." Cin added.
"Good thing we brought big ship." Kyp quipped.
"Do you want me to kick your butt once we get back to the Temple in a duel?" Cin asked calmly.
Luke leaned forward in his seat.
"Kyp, I brought you because you are good in a fight. Please don't annoy a Force Ghost; you can't win against the dead." Luke spoke with quite authority.
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Danni Quee sighed as she headed for the communications room of the Republic Outpost. She had been informed that two men wished to land and speak to her.
She was worried about their request. A few of their telescopes were experiencing problems and a few instruments were malfunctioning. She had heard a rumor that members in the Senate were seeking to close a few of these Outposts and these two men could be from the Senate searching for reasons to shut this Outpost down.
Danni sent everyone out of the communications room.
"This is Danni Quee of ExGal-4 calling the Forgotten Dream for further information." Danni said as she sat down in front of the holo screen.
"This is Cin Walos with Anak Whitesun of the Forgotten Dream. We are seeking to land and speak to you." A male voice responded in a casual voice.
"Tell her it's urgent we speak to her." A barely discernible voice spoke.
"It's urgent that we speak to you." The male told her.
Danni weighed her options. If they were here for nefarious purposes they would be surprised to learn that there wasn't much worth stealing.
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Han Solo forced himself to keep calm as he moved around Healers, Medical Droids, medical equipment and other Jedi as he made his way to the room where his pregnant wife and youngest son were in.
He had been helping the older Jedi Students learn how to repair minor damage to fighters and other small ships when he had received the news.
Han paused for a moment before he pressed the door chime. The door opened a moment later revealing his beloved wife lying on a medical couch hooked up to monitors with little Galen sleeping curled up next to her.
"Captain Solo," Healer Cilghal greeted him as she moved a chair closer to Leia's medical couch.
"What happened?" Han asked as he stepped through the door so it could close.
"They both were bitten by Crystal Snakes." Cilghal informed him. "Galen is just asleep and has no ill effects. Leia and the unborn children were in distress but we were able to purge the venom from all three of them. Right now Leia is in a Healing Trance to help them recover from it."
Han nodded as he sank into the offered chair.
"CHAOS CAN HAVE THE SLITHERERS!" A female voice screamed; shattering the relative silence of the Halls of Healing.
"Aditi Grunewald," Cilghal supplied, "she had the misfortune to have them land on her shortly after the incident in your Suite. She has a deep fear of snakes." She informed him.
Han smiled slightly.
"Sounds like she and Coruscant Antilles have something in common." He quipped.
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Jacen knew something was wrong when he was brought before some of the Knights and Masters. He could Feel them using the Force to keep their emotions in check; their faces told him that the situation leading him to stand before them was serious.
"Jacen Solo," Ric Shiva began, "it has come to our attention that you brought two non-indigenous and dangerous animals to Coruscant. You brought two Crystal Snakes from Yavin IV knowing that they were dangerous and are not permitted in the walls of the Temple."
Jacen felt cold. He thought he had been careful in hiding the two Crystal Snakes. Anak was rarely in their shared bed chamber if he wasn't sleeping and his mother wasn't able to get through the door in a hoverchair.
"They weren't as secured as you thought they were." Meer Aissur informed him.
"The Crystal Snakes escaped and have bitten three different beings. Several dozen were then injured shortly afterwards when they fell on a Padawan and induced a panic attack." Ayrin Bitters Sibwarra told him.
Jacen lowered his head; he had never thought that things would get out of hand when he had smuggled the Crystal Snakes to Coruscant.
"The venom of a Crystal Snake can be damaging to anything from non-sentient creatures to sentient ones. You are fortunate that one of the bit victims was an adult and was able to call for help or a certain emergency operation would have taken place instead of a Healing Trance." Dev Sibwarra told him.
Jacen's thoughts went to his mother; pregnant with another set of twins and experiencing difficulties. She would have been in the Suite for a good part of the day with Galen.
"You are to report to the Galactic History Classroom and help with the cleanup work and any repairs being done on the machinery." Ahsoka Jixton ordered. "Any further punishments will wait until Master Skywalker returns from his trip."
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Oh boy, Jacen is in trouble.
