Hi everyone, sorry for the delay in posting! I was busy with school and sports. Anyways, a fan-favorite will return in this chapter and today we will get a glimpse into what is happening in the Republic. The next chapter is about the "Tup Malfunction" and after that, what happens in the story is completely different from what happens in the Lost Missions.

Star Wars

The Rule of More

Chapter 3

Chancellor Palpatine sat in his chair, overlooking the rest of the court. The Senate was overseeing the trial of Ahsoka Tano. Ahsoka was accused of treason and was likely to be executed for her crimes. He was waiting for Anakin Skywalker. Anakin was bringing Barriss to the court room and he could sense Skywalker's anger. Palpatine had manipulated Barriss into turning to the Dark Side, he had clouded her thoughts and had even used a Dark Side technique to make her have whispers in her ear. All of this lead up to the bombing and Ahsoka's trial. It was a double win for Palpatine, Ahsoka comes back to the order but distrust of the council was already planted into Anakin. If Ahsoka left the order, Anakin would be close to the Dark Side and he had a chance of turning Padawan Tano as well.

"The members of the court have reached a decision," announced a senator as he rose from his chair and sent the decision to the Chancellor's datapad. Mas Amedda handed the datapad to him and he looked at the decision. They had decided to execute Padawan Tano for treason, that wouldn't happen though.

"Ahsoka Tano," Palpatine said slowly trying to delay the decision so that Anakin could bring Barriss before the courts, "by an overwhelming count of-."

He was interrupted by Anakin crashing the court before he could announce the decision, "Chancellor!"

"I hope you have a reason for bursting into a proceedings Master Skywalker," said Palpatine as he pretended to be surprised that Anakin had arrived.

"I am here with evidence and a confession from the person responsible for all the crimes Ahsoka has been accused of," Anakin announced, "Barriss Offee! Member of the Jedi Order… and traitor."

Palpatine smiled at all the surprised faces. Yoda and the silly Jedi Council were awestruck and even Tarkin was surprised that it wasn't Ahsoka. Palpatine quickly hid his smile before anybody noticed.

"Barriss? Is that true?" said a hurt Ahsoka who didn't know how her best friend could betray her like that. Palpatine smiled as he noticed the pain Ahsoka was in, he could easily turn Ahsoka now.

"Tell them the truth," said a disgusted Anakin Skywalker.

Barriss stepped forward and began her confession, "I did it because I have come to realize what many people in the Republic have come to realize. That the Jedi are the ones responsible for this war, that we so lost our way that we have become villains in this conflict. That we are the ones that should be put on trial. All of us! And my attack on the temple was an attack on what we have become! An army fighting for the Dark Side! Fallen from the light that we once held so dearly. This Republic is failing! It's only a matter of time," said Barriss trying to prove that she was right in everything she did.

Palpatine smiled in his head, he sensed many of the Jedi question their role in the war. Anakin was considering everything Barriss said, Ahsoka was hurt that Barriss was indeed right, a temple guard near Ahsoka who he knew as a Pau'an was close to the Dark Side. "Take her away."

Now Palpatine was waiting for Ahsoka's decision on whether she would rejoin the Jedi or follow a different path.

Palpatine stood at the bottom of the steps of the Jedi Temple, he had "personally wanted to say goodbye to Ahsoka and thank her for her duty". He saw a shadowy figure descend the steps of the Jedi Temple and he recognized that figure as Ahsoka.

"Chancellor Palpatine, what are you doing here?" Ahsoka asked the Chancellor as she walked over to him.

"I understand that you have left the Jedi Order and I wanted to personally thank you for your service. The Jedi treated you awfully throughout this whole ordeal and it hurt me to put a beautiful young woman such as yourself on trial," Palpatine said to the young Togruta trying to inflate her ego as he did with Anakin.

"Thanks Chancellor. I… I don't know what to do anymore…"

"I feel honored to have known a Jedi such as yourself. The Jedi were wrong to betray you! They should all be punished."

"I wouldn't say they betrayed me," Ahsoka said not wanting to villainize the Jedi in front of the Chancellor.

"Oh really. Tell me then why the council never believed one of their own. Tell me why Barriss Offee, your best-friend, betrayed you because she felt like it. Ahsoka, the Jedi only care about themselves, they saw you as a threat to their power and they decided to expel you and hand you over to the Senate without a fair trial. My dear, you had so much potential and they treated you awfully."

Palpatine could sense the gears inside Ahsoka moving as she thought about what the Chancellor just said, he smiled on the inside when she started to get angry, "you know what! Your right! The Jedi are the real problem and all they care about is power," Ahsoka said surprising even Palpatine by how fast she gave in to her anger.

"Yes my dear. You should get revenge for what they have done to you!" Chancellor Palpatine said making her even angrier. He saw her skin darken a little and her blue eyes started to show some shades of yellow.

"I can't believe I am saying this in front of you but I think the Jedi should be punished!"

"Have you ever heard of Darth Sidious?"

"Yes. My master said they've been trying to find him for years. We're not even sure he is real."

"What if I told you I knew who Darth Sidious was?"

"I wouldn't believe you Chancellor."

"Well you should," said Palpatine as he used force lighting on the walls of the staircase to demonstrate his power and prove he was Darth Sidious.

Ahsoka smiled at the Chancellor who just revealed himself as Darth Sidious, "have you been playing both sides this whole time?"

"Yes. The Jedi are too arrogant to see a Sith Lord in front of them. They think they are all safe in their temple."

"I want to be a Sith! The Jedi must pay for what they did to me!" Ahsoka then frowned, "Oh wait, I forgot about the Rule of Two."

"The Sith have ditched that rule. You will be a Sith and I will train you personally, my current apprentice has almost finished his training anyways. Come with me, I will send you to our headquarters on Mandalore. There, you will assist Lord Maul and I will train you both there."

Maul ended the transmission and smiled, Sidious had just recruited another Sith and that Sith would accelerate Maul's promotion to Darth. Maul was also instructed to teach the new recruit how to force choke, but was explicitly told not to hurt the new recruit.

He was told that the new recruit was a former Jedi who was betrayed by the order and was now out for revenge. He was also told that the new recruit knew Kenobi very well and Kenobi betrayed her. Maul was happy to know that someone else hated Kenobi.

The recruit would be arriving in seconds and Maul was preparing to greet the newly recruited ally. The doors opened and a Togrutan walked through the door. Maul got up and walked over to the Togruta.

"Darth Maul. I didn't expect to find you here," she said as he walked closer to her.

"Ahsoka Tano, you finally realized what side of the force was right. I hear Kenobi betrayed you, not surprised to hear that at all."

"Yes. Kenobi turned on me and wouldn't support me, he didn't even say goodbye as I walked down the Temple steps. The only person who helped me get up when I had fallen was Darth Sidious. I am thankful we have such a wise master."

"As you should, I would love to exchange stories about Kenobi but we are rather short on time. I must brief you on why you are here. Darth Sidious has separated the Sith. Count Dooku is the only Sith Lord that can be seen with the Separatists, our master wants us to stay in the shadows and act like we are not affiliated. You will stay in the palace and practice your force techniques against the various protestors we capture."

"Understood."

"Follow me," Lord Maul said as he led the new recruit into the dungeons of the palace. He opened a cell and brought out two human males that had sent a bomb threat to Almec.

"In order to execute a force choke, you must use your hate and picture the victim's windpipe breaking. It helps if you use your hands to crush the windpipe but if you are like Lord Sidious, you don't even need to move your hands," Maul said as he demonstrated on one of the subjects without killing him.

Ahsoka raised her hands and pictured the victim was Barriss Offee, she watched as the victim was raised into the air and was slowly killed. Ahsoka cackled at her newfound power and proceeded to choke the second prisoner.

Maul grinned as the new recruit choked the two prisoners, "Good work Lady Tano."

That is the end of chapter 3, sorry if this seems a little rushed. It's just the events between the Maul Arc and the Wrong Jedi are really close together. Next chapter is the last chapter that follows the real story minus the Ahsoka dark side part. The Republic's fall is to be accelerated. Thanks for reading!