Now Kais woke up from his unconscious state, he was now in a room in white with blue glows, and that he was clad in white clothes rather than his armor. Very strange indeed. He nearly fell into his knees trying to stand up, and upon lying down on his back, he began experiencing very weird visions; or rather, his traumatizing battle experiences as he laid down against the wall in a trance.

He found himself back the trenches in Dolumar IV again, armed with a Plasma Carbine and fully armored but harshly supplied. He had only two photon grenades, a chainsword and a lascarbine with seemingly low ammunition. He then wandered off with gun aimed and went to scour some Imperials. Upon being fired on by a PDF, Kais took cover and waited till that soldier overheated his gun then came out and fired at the former in the head, seeing the gue'la fall down head first to the ground then began searching his corpse for any spare ammo. He only found three clips that can fit the lascarbine and aimed his rifle at an incoming PDF soldier, tearing apart the human by only three shots. He then moved on without searching the latest corpse.

As Kais went about avoiding artillery and unimportant laser fire, he began moving about with haste, then eventually stopped to see a trio of Fire Warriors keeping their heads down as a hail of gunfire were flying to and over to where they're hiding behind, with one nearing death and joined them into cover.

Across them was a 10 meter stretch of land all banged up from mortar and artillery fire, leaving behind blackened makeshift foxholes. In front of the trio and Kais was a bunker that was about 7 inches long with a 5 centimeter long window. In the middle of the bunker was indeed a heavy weapon firing extensively at the Tau across from where it was.

"Kais! You have to help! Imperial heavy weapons are keeping us down! Here, use this and blow the damned weapon, and hurry!" one of the Fire Warriors, a Shas'ui, handed him an extra photon grenade midsentence and allowed Kais to move, causing the Shas'ui to order "Covering fire!"

So the trio of the brave Fire Warriors then raised their pulse rifle and fired at the Imperial heavy weapon just as it was about to fire after reloading, pinning down the crew as the gunner was barely taking a shot at Kais rushing into their position, eventually stopping at a foxhole, and again the weapon fired, letting loose a hail of bolter fire at the trio, killing the Shas'ui who was firing continuously but glanced at the ammo bearer at the arm at the last moment, forcing the gunner to hold the ammo belt while firing while his fellow crewman was taken away from the firing line to be tended by the medic.

Kais, with all of his might, threw the grenade at the heavy weapon, destroying the weapon in a heavy inferno, consuming the gunner in the process. The last two Fire Warriors then followed Kais into entering the bunker, one was at Kais' side in the left while the other was at the right, throwing another proton grenade at the window.

"On three, we enter. Ready?"

"Yes Shas'ui!" which referred to Kais since he was also a Shas'ui, like the bodyguard moments before the latter died.

Kais counted down to three and opened the door, what came out was a steady hail of laser bolts, before Kais and the Fire Warrior behind him returned fire. The other Fire Warrior on the right attempted to do a runner inside, but was torn in apart in the returning fire before he could get inside. After a few seconds, Kais then ordered angrily...

"Get inside shas'la!"

"Yes sir!"

The last Fire Warrior went inside; this time with success despite being fired upon, the latter laid down covering fire with enough pressure to allow his superior to move in. Now Kais could likely see a barricade occupied by half a dozen Imperial Guardsmen, backed by a Commissar Cadet. He eventually fired back, precisely to glance two Guardsmen and promptly kill the junior commissar, eventually causing the Guardsmen to retreat immediately.

Kais and the Fire Warrior went inside promptly, eventually stopping by a hallway with six doors (three doors for each wall), then Kais went inside the first door.

"Shas'la! Over here!"

"Yes, shas'ui, what is it?"

The two Tau were amazed to see an abundant supply of ammunition, for their weapons only.

"Take all of the ammo. We need it right now."

"Yes sir."


6 hours later...

"Admit to this blue-skinned stranger you have, but taking in such strange technology is a move we must not take lightly. Unknown is the technology this stranger possesses. So too is his species."

"I understand Master Yoda."

"The Republic will handle what you've discovered for study, not the Jedi Council itself." A black bald man in sand white garbs said with utter sensuality.

"Indeed masters."

"Dismissed."

The Twi'lek Jedi left promptly, leaving Yoda, Mace Windu and other Jedi Masters in holocron to wonder.

"The weapon that the stranger carries appeared to be dangerous. Where does he come from must have powerful technology greater than ours still."

"If he will not answer our questions regarding his stumble here to the galaxy, then he should remain in custody until his recovery is complete."

"The Jedi council will not handle this alien since it is not our rights to stumble in the affairs of this alien or the Senate from this matter. But we will welcome him."

"Tread carefully we must take. Of what happened to him has traumatized him greatly I fear such. Utterly caution I recommend."

"Council adjourned."


Chancellor Sheev Palpatine was a shady character, an old man with a deeply concealed agenda. He never told anyone of his past, nor will he ever will. In fact, his past wasn't a happy one, but it was also not a pleasant one either. Now with the new discovery amazing the Senate and the public, he had to ensure that the people must not know of what little they can get from the Tau, let alone find out who he was. If his people were just like him, then maybe they can be accepted in the Galactic Republic as well. After all, this 25,000 year old republic isn't a tyranny as what the Separatists claim.

So when Senator Padme Amidala approached to him with a file, he snatched it from her calmly and read it carefully.

"Are you sure this alien isn't from any of the Outer Rim or any of the outer territories?"

"Yes Chancellor. We're not certain what species is he either."

"This is most unfortunate. How can we tell this to the Senate if we know little about this?"

Padme just shrugged her shoulders; she too didn't know what species Kais was either.

"Maybe it's better my lord, that we don't tell anyone unless this stranger cooperates with us. Wherever he comes from must be frightening either since the doctors at Kamino could tell that he's mentally traumatized."

"Yes Senator, that will be most reasonable. Now leave me."

The woman left abruptly; she's not the person to stick her nose in Palpatine's private business.

The Chancellor then pulled his cloak upwards to meet with Viceroy Nute Gunray via hologram.

"Viceroy, we have a strange discovery so far."

"What is it my lord?"


Now Kais woke up in the reality, now fresh out of his horrendous nightmare. He was sure that he was a prisoner, but he couldn't tell where is he and what prison is he locked in. Surely his entire stupor was interrupted by an alien he couldn't recognize. The mysterious being was tall as a regular giraffe, though the necklength was an inch taller than the latter. It also wore strange clothing of some sorts but eventually smiled at him sympathetically.

"Hello there and welcome to Kamino. My name is Doctor Nala Se. What is yours?"

Kais coughed but before the doctor could call in for medicine, he said "Wait. My name is Kais. Shas'ui Ta'u Kais, of the Tau Empire." before passing out again.

The doctor departed and ran for help, as she called in some of her human nurses to stabilize Kais again. The Fire Warrior woke up again, but the former left him alone. She then went back to her quarters and asked one of her nurses "Get me the Jedi."


Yoda read the report from Doctor Se and what he saw was eventually impressed. The short goblin-like alien Jedi wondered if the Republic would want to meet with the Tau, or maybe allow his species in Republic society.

"Strange indeed is this 'Tau Empire'. So too is this Kais."

"And obviously unknown to the stars, Master Yoda." appeared a young dirty brunette man in black and brown garbs. Along with the young man is an older bearded (not reaching down below his chin) man with chestnut brown hair clad in white garbs (with some plates of plastic armor covering his upper arms to the shoulder blade) with black gloves covering his fingers.

"Now, now Anakin. Let's not jump to conclusions, shall we?"

"As you wish Master."

"Thank you, Master Yoda, could it be fair that Anakin and I were to meet up with the stranger? We might need to know about him and his people after all?"

"To learn from a stranger is not an easy task, Kenobi. Especially from a stranger such as Kais, though the armor he wields indicates a soldier he was."

"Well wherever he comes from isn't a friendly face either. *smack* Ow!"

"What did I say?"

"Ugh. Sorry, Master."

"Leave you this endeavor I will, but caution I advise. A war so strange he fought before frightened him must have, indeed."

"We'll find out the mystery, Master Yoda."


Kais didn't even know when can he get out to see the outside of where he was right now, not at least before the gue'la managed to pacify him when he was about to have a seizure. He feared this as much as he could say, not when there is much to say out and about from the drought-filled planet of Kamino, or so what the doctor says.

He abruptly went up to his feet and laid down against the bed he was laying on.

He imagined being in so much worse conditions but this?! He'd never thought he'd have so much trouble being in a medical facility. After all, he was indeed sick in the mind. Hoping that there can be anyone that can help him would be a good time. At least right now.

Suddenly, the door opened and revealed two gue'la. How can that be possible? Humans, in this universe? So unimaginable. Though the Empire was supposed to subdue the humans in force or in peaceful delegations, these two were absolutely strange. They're not even Imperials either, as he so surmised to be. Now, the Tau had to stand up to face the humans in front of him. Especially the gue'la in white that looked rather amused.

"Hello there."

"Who... are.. you?"

"Oh, you didn't say. I'm Obi-Wan Kenobi and this here is my apprentice, Anakin Skywalker." said the Jedi Knight, pulling his apprentice close to him as if he was a brother, only to be pushed off by the shoulder by his irritated apprentice/close friend.

"We're here to ask you where do you come from." the young Knight said, still irate by his older master's humorous style.

Kais took a breath and said "From Ta'u. Our homeworld."

"And what of this empire your people created?"

"We've done what we can in the quest to spread the Greater Good."

Kenobi looked impressed. He obviously wondered if the Tau can be good guys.

"Alright."

"Wait, there's more. I mean it's not only us Tau that are united by the Greater Good, we did employ other species to our cause as well."

"And who are those species?" Anakin asked, beating his master to the punch, much to the latter's frustration, only expressing it by rolling his eyes.

"Like I said it's not us Tau, there's also the Kroot, Vespid, Nicassar, Demiurg, Tarellians, Glag, Ji'atrix, Morralian, Ranghon and the Hellian, among other species that I can't remember right now."

"That's... so many." Anakin said thoroughly impressed with the Tau Empire's equality.

"Oh, Kais, maybe you should have a discussion with this to the Supreme Chancellor. He'll know much of the details."

"And... where is this 'Chancellor'?"

Anakin and Obi-Wan eventually answered that by escorting him with only themselves.

At midway, Kais then suddenly looked at the strange figures in white. Are they gue'la? Those troopers he encountered at Felucia, they were also humans?

Doctor Nala Se then stood beside Kais' side and eventually explained

"Oh, you were saying who were they you ask? Well, let me tell you. Those were clones."

"Clones?" Kais asked, not understanding what are clones are.

"Clones Kais, are duplicates of Jango Fett, the infamous bounty hunter. The Kaminoans here raise them through over and over again as they were raised in bacta-tubes as infants. Then usually, we educate them with the entire knowledge that the Republic holds. We afterwards, fed them and drafted them into military service in accordance of the Supreme Chancellor's orders to restore the Grand Army of the Republic."

Now Kais was dumbfounded. How can this Chancellor approve of this? It wasn't as bad as some can say but Kais admired it with deep respect but decided not to question them further as Anakin and Obi-Wan were surprised at Kais' curiosity.

So the Fire Warrior was without his armor. But usually, it was waiting for him along with his trusty weapons. Very strange for the Republic, they often wondered if it can be used for their snipers since Fire Warriors tend to be long sharpshooters. He then joined them in walking aboard a very strange craft. Not even the Orca was as comforting as this one.

At last, Kais gets to know what is this Republic.


Sorry for the long setback, but I had so many stuff to do. See ya and dun ferget ta READ AND REVIEW YA GITZ!