Location: Dantooine

One month after Order 66

The newly reformed Jedi High Council, consisting of Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Aayla Secura, the only Jedi Masters left who were known to have survived Order 66. Of course, Obi-Wan knew of a fourth master who had survived, but he had told Obi-Wan that he was done with fighting.

"Okay, so do we reform the Order or do we allow the Jedi to go their own way?"

"We should reform the Jedi Order, but it will be difficult to do so without being noticed by this new Empire." Ki-Adi-Mundi said.

"So, how do we go about doing this?" Aayla Secura asked. For an hour, the three Jedi Masters talked and argued about it, and when they finally decided they weren't getting anywhere, Obi-Wan stopped the meeting.

"Why don't we call in Knights Assant, Bridges, and Offeé and see if they have any ideas?" The other two masters nodded at Obi-Wan's idea and Obi-Wan in turn activated his comlink and called in the three Jedi Knights.

Once in, the three masters explained their ideas to them and then listened as they each presented their own views and ideas. It was Jax though that really got them.

"I can tell that we're not getting any where with this, but I do have an idea." Jax said, causing the others to nod, signaling for him to continue. "Master Yoda would always tell me when I watched him train the children and they did something not many fully trained Knights could do, he would always say 'Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is. Unclouded and free from the Dark Side.' Why not bring in the Padawans and see what they think. I know of one Padawan for sure who might have an idea."

"Who?"

"Kitch. He has been trying to talk to me for a good while now about what we could do to defeat the Empire."

Obi-Wan lifted his comlink and called Kitch in. Once he was there, Obi-Wan explained the discussion to him and then they all listened as he answered.

"Of course I have ideas. First is this: you're right to reform the Jedi Order. Without it, the Sith cannot be defeated.

"Now, here's a second idea. Dantooine is made up of different family farms and colonies, but has absolutely no central government. That is the first problem we should fix."

"But young Padawan," Ki-Adi-Mundi asked. "Who would be in charge of this new government; a Jedi?"

"Force no! That would be one of the worse mistakes we could make. What we need to do is send Jedi to the different farms and colonies and tell them that there will be a meeting at the enclave and that everyone is welcome to attend. At this meeting, if it works, we'll tell them that we plan on rebuilding the Jedi Order and that we want to help give Dantooine a strong, centralized government, one that will be there to help their people.

"Now, here's my third and final idea. We have 15 younglings, 6 Jedi Padawans, 3 Jedi Knights, and 3 Jedi Masters in addition to 5 civilians living here, though one of the civilians happens to be a former Jedi Master. That's not enough to do much on. What we really need to be doing is finding other Jedi who survived this purge and bring them here. Our attention should be focused on helping Dantooine and finding Jedi so we can rebuild the Order."

"But what of the Sith?"

"We don't worry about fighting them, just hiding and defending ourselves right now."

"And how do you propose we find these surviving Jedi? After all, we can't very well put out an open advertisement, can we?"

"Well, I'll probably be expelled for this, but we help form the Smuggler's Alliance."

"What?!" Everyone exclaimed together, causing Kitch to smile.

"Kitch," Jax asked. "What makes you think the smugglers would be willing to help us and not turn us in to the Empire?"

"It's simple really. We'd be breaking the law, and smugglers love to break the law. Even if we reform the Jedi Order, we're on the other side of the law, because until we retake Coruscant and the Senate, the Empire and the Sith are the law. And smugglers would be rather useful in bringing Jedi back to the enclave here on Dantooine."

"I agree with the Padawan." Aayla said.

"But how would we form this 'Smuggler's Alliance'?" Ki-Adi-Mundi asked.

"Well Master Mundi, we do have 3 Jedi Masters and 3 Jedi Knights capable of going out on missions, and if they need help then we have 6 Padawans capable of going with them. Why not send two of the knights out and let them go under cover."

"Very well. The Council will discuss this matter in private. You may go." Obi-Wan said. The three Knights and Kitch bowed and walked out. Once they were gone, Obi-Wan turned to the other masters.

"Well, who do we send out?"

"I think Knights Assant and Bridges would be up to the task. Knight Offeé could stay here with us to teach the younglings and we could always have Senator Amidala help us form the new government here on Dantooine."

"We have a fourth master here who could help us, if she was to consent to it."

"Who?" Obi-Wan asked, puzzled at what Aayla had just said.

"Kitch's mother. Before she left, she ascended to the rank of Jedi Master. We could always place her on the council with us."

"Why did she leave the order?" Obi-Wan asked. When she left, he had been a Padawan who had just promoted to Jedi Knight, so he hadn't known much of why she had left.

"She felt the Republic was getting to corrupt, and that we hadn't been doing enough to locate the Dark Lord of the Sith who had trained the Sith Lord who killed your master, Qui-Gon Jinn. That, and she admitted to us that she was married and had a family, and she chose her family over the Order." Ki-Adi-Mundi answered.

"So, could we not bring her back into the Order?"

"She was a dedicated Jedi, and she always made the right choice, or so it seemed to us on the council." Ki-Adi-Mundi said, nodding his head thoughtfully. Obi-Wan nodded and looked over at Aayla.

"Master Secura, what do you think on this matter?"

"Well, I have no problems with bringing her back into the Jedi Order, but that should be up to her. But are we saying to hell with the Jedi Code."

"Perhaps," Obi-Wan said thoughtfully. "The Jedi Code is so old that it needs to be changed to keep it from hurting the Jedi Order, as it seems to have done over the past twenty decades."

"But with only three Jedi Masters, I don't feel we should be making this kind of decision without a full Jedi High Council."

"I agree. For now, we should 'suspend' the Jedi Code's part about attachment until an official decision can be made. So, do you agree to ask Briana Nash to return to the Jedi Order?"

When Aayla and Ki-Adi-Mundi nodded their heads, Obi-Wan once again spoke into his comlink, this time requesting Briana to talk with the council. It was five minutes before she arrived, a bewildered look evident on her face.

"Briana Nash, this council has called you here to ask you a very serious question, and we would advise you to think on it carefully before answering it. If you would consent to it, you have a place here on the Jedi Council." Obi-Wan said, stopping as Ki-Adi-Mundi took over.

"When you came before the council ten years ago upon our return from Naboo, you told us that you were married and had already had three kids. Knowing that was forbidden, you resigned from the Order, handing us your lightsaber before you walked out.

"However, we believe the Code may need a little 'working on' and we would like for you to reconsider your original decision. As Master Kenobi said, you have a position should you decide to take it."

"I don't know masters. I mean, I loved my life in the Jedi Order, and I know a lot of people thought I was too young to be a knight, much less a master…"

"I was on the council when you were promoted to a Jedi Master, and after using the Force to save that planet from the supernova that threatened it; not many masters alive today can do that. You deserved it, and still do, but that decision is only yours to make." Ki-Adi said, inclining his head.

"But what about my family…"

"Things have changed. Your family will be allowed to stay here, and you may keep regular contact with them, as you do now, but you will be a true Jedi Master while doing so. We need all of the Jedi we can get to rebuild the Order and face the Sith."

"Very well masters, I accept."

"Take your place, Master Nash." Ki-Adi said, pointing to the seat on his left. She sat down and Obi-Wan took up where he had left off.

"Okay, I will take Barriss and Master Mundi and we'll take the Jedi fighters around the planet and start the invitations. We'll make the meeting for tomorrow night that way everyone will have time to prepare and get here to the enclave."

"I concur." Master Mundi said as he nodded his head.

"I have a question." Briana said, causing the other three to look at her. "Who's our new Grand Master? With Master Yoda missing, we need a new Grand Master; the Jedi Order has never been without a Grand Master before."

"I suggest Master…Kenobi take over as our Grand Master, at least until we find Master Yoda." Ki-Adi-Mundi said as he looked thoughtfully over at Obi-Wan, who looked taken aback at the suggestion.

"I agree." Aayla said, smiling slightly as she looked over at Obi-Wan.

"As do I." Briana said, nodding her head.

"Then it's settled." Ki-Adi said. "Master Kenobi is our new Jedi Grand Master until we find Master Yoda."

Obi-Wan walked up to Jax and Lor, who were watching over the group of younglings as they played.

"Jax, Lor, the council has decided to send the two of you on a mission."

"What mission?" Jax asked, turning to regard Obi-Wan.

"You're to take the YT-1200 freighter, which we have renamed and reconfigured to be Marauder, owner unknown. You're to go out and form what will be known as The Smuggler's Alliance. This group will be used to help locate Jedi in hiding and safely bring them here to Dantooine."

"So we're going with Kitch's idea, right?"

"That is correct. If you wish you can each take a Padawan to go with you on this."

"Nah, we'll go alone. After all, the Padawans have been through a lot and now need time to mediate and clear their minds so they can find their centers. That, and this is going to be dangerous, and I don't want to take any unnecessary risks."

"When do we leave Master Kenobi?"

"As soon as you're ready. May the Force be with the both of you, and be careful."

"The same to you Master Kenobi."

Thirty minutes later, Jax sat in the pilot seat of Marauder, Lor next to him in the co-pilot seat, flipping through the preflight checklist. Once all systems were good to go, Jax started the engines and the ship rose into the air.

As Jax plugged in the coordinates for the hyperspace jump, Lor asked him a question.

"So, where are we going first?"

"The one place that holds three times more smugglers than the Jedi Temple holds Jedi."

"Ord Mantell?"

"Nope. Our first port of call will be Nar Shaddaa."

"Oh joy, I can tell we're going to have fun on this mission."

"You better believe it." Jax said with a laugh as he engaged the hyperdrive.

Meanwhile, Kitch sat in the Jedi Archives, which were now full thanks to his daring breaking into the Jedi Temple mere weeks earlier.

He was drawing up plans for a democratic government for Dantooine, though he knew it would be hard at the beginning to get people to follow any plan of government.

As he worked, three Jedi were flying around the planet, visiting every settlement they could find to tell the people of the plan to form the new government.

Kitch had pleaded with Senator Amidala to help him, but for some reason, she was really against helping them with anything political, so Kitch had taken it upon himself to do it.