Chapter 4-Yoda's Dream
Mace arrived at his quarters, adjacent to Yoda's. He punched in a combination of keys and the door slid open. The room was less that illustrious. There were a few dimly lit lamps around the room, a fold-up bed, a small table, and a round, grey meditation chair in the center of the room. There was a small collection of food and energy capsules on the table next to the bed. The walls were a sort of dark green color, making Mace feel quite at home. Jedi needed only the essentials, for attachment is forbidden. Mace sat down in an Indian-style sitting position on his chair and began the meditation process. Mace concentrated on the vision he had, trying to decipher its true meaning. What did it mean? Mace concentrated hard, the Force flowing through him. Suddenly, Mace Windu felt a tremor in the Force. He concentrated harder to discover the source of the newfound tremor. Then he found it. It was coming from across the way, at Master Yoda's quarters. Mace stood up abruptly. He then strode out of the room and headed over to Master Yoda's quarters. When Mace Windu arrived, Yoda welcomed him in. Mace could sense Yoda knew something, and so he asked Yoda. "Master Yoda, have you uncovered the mystery behind my vision? ," Mace asked coolly. Master Yoda looked back at Master Windu and replied, "Unclear now more than ever your vision is. A dream I have had. To yours, similar it is." Mace looked shocked. "Master Yoda, was it exactly the same?" Yoda gave the tall Jedi a look that told Mace's view was invalid. "A new, mirror figure in this one, like myself." The phrase in this dream, different it was." Mace looked puzzled. "How was it different?" Yoda replied, "Said to me did he, a duo of evil lurks about. Come for you they will." This was an even greater disturbance to Mace than his vision was. "Master Yoda, is this the Sith?" For both knew that only two Sith could exist. Yoda looked doubtful. "The Sith they are not. Revealed to me more of this dream was today. Jedi clones they are, filled with the Dark Side of the Force." Mace Windu looked shocked. "Who would clone Jedi, and why?" Yoda grew a look of puzzlement upon his brow. "Clouded the Dark Side is, Master Windu. Unclear it is." Mace was almost overwhelmed by the revelation Yoda had just spoken. An idea came to him. "Master Yoda, could we not go to the planet that the Jedi clones are on?" Yoda shook his head. "Come to us they will." "Master Yoda, are you sure?" Yoda knew all too well why the Jedi were cloned. "Yes. Created they were to destroy us. By whom it is unclear, but cautious we must be. Gather the Council we must. Reveal our troubles to them we will." Mace Windu nodded in agreement and then both Jedi left for the Jedi Council Chamber. The Jedi Archives was a masterful place, teeming with knowledge. Headed by the green Jedi Master, Yaddle, the Archives were always a place to come for information. A member of the High Council, Yaddle had always been very perceptive, and patient. Never would she give her opinion until all others had voiced their own. Yaddle was just over 400 years of age, young for her species, and was an esteemed Jedi Master. She saw Count Dooku enter the Archives, an occurrence that happens quite often if she recalled. As the elegant Count strode in, he nodded in her direction, and she returned the gesture. She had always admired Count Dooku, his strength in the Force particularly. Dooku went up the stairs in the Archives to the top floor. He went where he always did, to the back. He liked it up there. It made him feel secure. Dooku looked around cautiously. He then opened the Sith holocron, full of Dark Side knowledge. Dooku had recently discovered the ancient Sith weapon of Dark Side Force lightning, but could not control it. He decided he would look for something else. He discovered an ancient Sith prophecy. It read, the purge of the Jedi will happen once the chosen one is expelled. Then the Sith will rise from the ashes and the great Sith lord will reign. Dooku was intrigued by the words. The great Sith lord? Dooku knew it must be Darth Sidious, him being the only Sith around. Dooku had heard the Sith was searching for a new, young apprentice to train in the ways of the Dark Side. Dooku was still a Jedi though, and the thought of being destroyed by a Sith wasn't too comforting. Dooku closed the Sith holocron and began to look for something else. He found nothing of interest to him, and left the archives. As Dooku returned to his quarters, he ran into his old master, Yoda, and his old friend, Mace Windu. "Hello my friends," replied the gentlemanly count. "Hello Dooku," replied Mace. Mace wondered how long this friendship would last. "There is a big meeting at the Council chamber. All present Jedi are required to come." Yoda cut in. "A great issue at hand there is, Dooku. Hear this you must." Dooku could sense what the two, storied Masters were about to tell him and spoke before the two. "Master Windu has spoken of his most disturbing vision to me. I am wary of the situation at hand, let me assure you." Yoda looked up at Mace who did not return the glance. "Count Dooku, the Jedi, help us gather. At the Council Chamber meet. May the Force be with you, my padawan." "May the Force be with you, Master Yoda." Dooku turned and left to go to the various Jedi quarters and gather the Jedi. It was obvious that the Jedi were unsuspecting of their identical clones that were coming. That reminded Dooku. What time were they arriving again? Dooku did not care. He had to keep a low profile. It was vital. Until he was ready to leave the Order, Dooku would have to scoff at the idea for a while. A long while indeed.
Palpatine's spaceship arrived on Couruscant with the clones. The clones would soon be in grasp of the two most powerful Jedi. Palpatine knew that they could destroy the two Jedi, and that was all. For they were programmed to kill only Mace Windu and Yoda. Yet, the Sith lord knew that if they could be destroyed, the Jedi Order would fall apart. The ship landed on one of the many landing platforms of Couruscant and Palpatine and the clones arose and exited the ship. The platform just happened to be very near Palpatine's office. When the clones and Palpatine arrived at his office, Palpatine closed the door and walked over to his desk. Count Dooku was no where to be found. The Senator cursed under his breath, condemning himself. "I never should have trusted a Jedi," said he. He gazed out of the window. He could sense that Dooku was still on the planet. He had not left, not yet. The intimidating Sith lord turned to his new, evil Jedi clones. "You will stay here until further notice," he told them, a menacing voice coming from the corrupt body. "I am leaving to go find a new Sith apprentice to train." Palpatine knew he wanted to find a young apprentice. He had heard of a planet called Iridonia with a certain Zabrak that was highly attuned to the Force. He decided he would go there. " I will name him Darth Maul. Once he is grown to a level of true Force wielding, I will unleash him and reveal to the Jedi that the Sith have returned. Palpatine knew that patience was key, and he decided he would wait at least 20 years before revealing the apprentice to the Jedi. "I will have revenge in time. The Jedi will not know what hit them. When they do discover what hit them, it will be too late. For I will be in complete control." Then the maniacal Sith lord chuckled to himself. He walked out of the room leaving his pawns of destruction alone.
Mace arrived at his quarters, adjacent to Yoda's. He punched in a combination of keys and the door slid open. The room was less that illustrious. There were a few dimly lit lamps around the room, a fold-up bed, a small table, and a round, grey meditation chair in the center of the room. There was a small collection of food and energy capsules on the table next to the bed. The walls were a sort of dark green color, making Mace feel quite at home. Jedi needed only the essentials, for attachment is forbidden. Mace sat down in an Indian-style sitting position on his chair and began the meditation process. Mace concentrated on the vision he had, trying to decipher its true meaning. What did it mean? Mace concentrated hard, the Force flowing through him. Suddenly, Mace Windu felt a tremor in the Force. He concentrated harder to discover the source of the newfound tremor. Then he found it. It was coming from across the way, at Master Yoda's quarters. Mace stood up abruptly. He then strode out of the room and headed over to Master Yoda's quarters. When Mace Windu arrived, Yoda welcomed him in. Mace could sense Yoda knew something, and so he asked Yoda. "Master Yoda, have you uncovered the mystery behind my vision? ," Mace asked coolly. Master Yoda looked back at Master Windu and replied, "Unclear now more than ever your vision is. A dream I have had. To yours, similar it is." Mace looked shocked. "Master Yoda, was it exactly the same?" Yoda gave the tall Jedi a look that told Mace's view was invalid. "A new, mirror figure in this one, like myself." The phrase in this dream, different it was." Mace looked puzzled. "How was it different?" Yoda replied, "Said to me did he, a duo of evil lurks about. Come for you they will." This was an even greater disturbance to Mace than his vision was. "Master Yoda, is this the Sith?" For both knew that only two Sith could exist. Yoda looked doubtful. "The Sith they are not. Revealed to me more of this dream was today. Jedi clones they are, filled with the Dark Side of the Force." Mace Windu looked shocked. "Who would clone Jedi, and why?" Yoda grew a look of puzzlement upon his brow. "Clouded the Dark Side is, Master Windu. Unclear it is." Mace was almost overwhelmed by the revelation Yoda had just spoken. An idea came to him. "Master Yoda, could we not go to the planet that the Jedi clones are on?" Yoda shook his head. "Come to us they will." "Master Yoda, are you sure?" Yoda knew all too well why the Jedi were cloned. "Yes. Created they were to destroy us. By whom it is unclear, but cautious we must be. Gather the Council we must. Reveal our troubles to them we will." Mace Windu nodded in agreement and then both Jedi left for the Jedi Council Chamber. The Jedi Archives was a masterful place, teeming with knowledge. Headed by the green Jedi Master, Yaddle, the Archives were always a place to come for information. A member of the High Council, Yaddle had always been very perceptive, and patient. Never would she give her opinion until all others had voiced their own. Yaddle was just over 400 years of age, young for her species, and was an esteemed Jedi Master. She saw Count Dooku enter the Archives, an occurrence that happens quite often if she recalled. As the elegant Count strode in, he nodded in her direction, and she returned the gesture. She had always admired Count Dooku, his strength in the Force particularly. Dooku went up the stairs in the Archives to the top floor. He went where he always did, to the back. He liked it up there. It made him feel secure. Dooku looked around cautiously. He then opened the Sith holocron, full of Dark Side knowledge. Dooku had recently discovered the ancient Sith weapon of Dark Side Force lightning, but could not control it. He decided he would look for something else. He discovered an ancient Sith prophecy. It read, the purge of the Jedi will happen once the chosen one is expelled. Then the Sith will rise from the ashes and the great Sith lord will reign. Dooku was intrigued by the words. The great Sith lord? Dooku knew it must be Darth Sidious, him being the only Sith around. Dooku had heard the Sith was searching for a new, young apprentice to train in the ways of the Dark Side. Dooku was still a Jedi though, and the thought of being destroyed by a Sith wasn't too comforting. Dooku closed the Sith holocron and began to look for something else. He found nothing of interest to him, and left the archives. As Dooku returned to his quarters, he ran into his old master, Yoda, and his old friend, Mace Windu. "Hello my friends," replied the gentlemanly count. "Hello Dooku," replied Mace. Mace wondered how long this friendship would last. "There is a big meeting at the Council chamber. All present Jedi are required to come." Yoda cut in. "A great issue at hand there is, Dooku. Hear this you must." Dooku could sense what the two, storied Masters were about to tell him and spoke before the two. "Master Windu has spoken of his most disturbing vision to me. I am wary of the situation at hand, let me assure you." Yoda looked up at Mace who did not return the glance. "Count Dooku, the Jedi, help us gather. At the Council Chamber meet. May the Force be with you, my padawan." "May the Force be with you, Master Yoda." Dooku turned and left to go to the various Jedi quarters and gather the Jedi. It was obvious that the Jedi were unsuspecting of their identical clones that were coming. That reminded Dooku. What time were they arriving again? Dooku did not care. He had to keep a low profile. It was vital. Until he was ready to leave the Order, Dooku would have to scoff at the idea for a while. A long while indeed.
Palpatine's spaceship arrived on Couruscant with the clones. The clones would soon be in grasp of the two most powerful Jedi. Palpatine knew that they could destroy the two Jedi, and that was all. For they were programmed to kill only Mace Windu and Yoda. Yet, the Sith lord knew that if they could be destroyed, the Jedi Order would fall apart. The ship landed on one of the many landing platforms of Couruscant and Palpatine and the clones arose and exited the ship. The platform just happened to be very near Palpatine's office. When the clones and Palpatine arrived at his office, Palpatine closed the door and walked over to his desk. Count Dooku was no where to be found. The Senator cursed under his breath, condemning himself. "I never should have trusted a Jedi," said he. He gazed out of the window. He could sense that Dooku was still on the planet. He had not left, not yet. The intimidating Sith lord turned to his new, evil Jedi clones. "You will stay here until further notice," he told them, a menacing voice coming from the corrupt body. "I am leaving to go find a new Sith apprentice to train." Palpatine knew he wanted to find a young apprentice. He had heard of a planet called Iridonia with a certain Zabrak that was highly attuned to the Force. He decided he would go there. " I will name him Darth Maul. Once he is grown to a level of true Force wielding, I will unleash him and reveal to the Jedi that the Sith have returned. Palpatine knew that patience was key, and he decided he would wait at least 20 years before revealing the apprentice to the Jedi. "I will have revenge in time. The Jedi will not know what hit them. When they do discover what hit them, it will be too late. For I will be in complete control." Then the maniacal Sith lord chuckled to himself. He walked out of the room leaving his pawns of destruction alone.
