CHAPTER TEN: MORE THAN A PATROL
Here is a glimpse of Jayce Adar.
You are a Jedi, trained by Obi-Wan Kenobi, you have lived through order 66 with the girl you love, and it hasn't been easy.
It pains you every day.
Then, after a long string of fights for your and two others' lives, you die, it is that simple.
But it is not over, the Force sends you back to a slightly better version of the past.
You're suddenly younger, and know a lot more than the Jedi Order's greatest Masters, after all that time fighting the Imperials and others, you know a lot, you've experienced more than most of the Order.
Because of your longer time to train, you beat even Masters of the Order, and it doesn't matter, none of it matters.
The clones, who you thought to be your friends, had betrayed you, and now they are back, fighting at your side again, it feels wrong, yet right at the same time, the thought of that it could happen again overwhelms you, and you know, you have to do everything to prevent it.
But you can't, the Jedi, nor you, can act until certain factors are gone.
When you talk with your former Master, it's not about training, it's about Sidious, and Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One.
Padmé, who you thought you were friends with, you never see again, Ahsoka, the love of your life, is out on a mission.
And exactly now,
Now,
You realize the time has come, to avoid the unavoidable.
Com interference prevents you from telling Ahsoka, all the help you can get now is from Yoda, Obi-Wan and Mace Windu.
Here, is where you realize, you, Ahsoka and Padmé are the joint of a lever, Mace can see it, you are the joint, Anakin the lever, Sidious the one side, and Obi-Wan the other, Yoda is not even in it.
Ahsoka and Padmé are the material you are made from, as you are part of what they are created from.
But they can't help you, they are away.
You are, for the first time, alone.
And here you are, fighting four of the Orders' greatest swordbeings, Cin Drallig, Yoda, Mace Windu and Obi-Wan, and your beating them, and to you, it all doesn't matter.
Jayce parried the blade of Mace Windu and slashed him across the back, it only burns a bit, but the lightsabers are training sabers, they can't kill, Mace is now out of the battle.
Yoda jumped all around him, Ataru was known for its wild acrobatics, Obi-Wan pressed an attack at his heart, Jayce slid it to the side and ducked for a swing of Cin Drallig's blades.
With a swift move he lunged forward and would-be pierced Cin, then evaded a slash of Yoda's blade and launched a Djem So attack at Obi-Wan, who defended himself with Soresu.
Jayce broke his defense and scored a cut at his leg, then his middle, Obi-Wan moved to the sideline and the battle of Jayce against Yoda.
Immediately Jayce fell back to Soresu, keeping Yoda at bay more than attacking.
"Stop," Jayce lowered his blade and the battle stopped.
Yoda looked at him.
"The time has come, act now, we must," he said just before the gate master entered the training room.
"Masters, Anakin has left to the Chancellors office, I could feel the dark side within him,".
Jayce realized something.
"He must have gotten the visions then…".
"Erased them, I thought the Force had," Yoda said, only temporarily, of course…
Mace looked up with a slightly scared expression.
"Then we must go there, now!".
"Adar?".
Jayce noticed everyone in the room was looking at him.
"Where… where is Padmé?".
"In her apartment I think,".
"Maybe… we should inform her first, she knows Anakin the best, right?".
"True," Obi-Wan responded.
"Master Obi-wan, Jayce and me, go, we will, coordinate the defense in case something goes wrong, you must," Yoda said and looked at the gate Master.
He nodded and they left the training room.
Ahsoka and Etain had tried the clones, but they were simply too busy to help them.
They gave up.
"I guess we'll just have to go ourselves then," Ahsoka sighed.
"How… how come you're not mad at me, I broke the rules didn't I?" Etain asked.
"Oh," Ahsoka could suppress a smile "You don't know half of it,".
"I believe we are being followed," Etain whispered and gave a quick look over her shoulder.
A young wookiee, just as tall as they were, was following them from a distance, Ahsoka and Etain just kept walking.
The wookiee came up behind them, but just before he could say anything Ahsoka and Etain turned around.
"Can we help you with something?" Etain asked politely.
The wookiee roared startled and relaxed himself before answering.
"Rayinh?, nice to meet you," Etain translated.
"Yeah, nice meeting you…" Ahsoka said a bit lost in mind.
the time has come
Ahsoka swallowed, then we'd better get out of here…
The wookiee growled a question.
"Ahsoka, Rayinh wants to come with us to look for Omega and Delta squad, it's to elevate him to adulthood, he hasn't gotten any chances so far,".
"We'll need a guide, it's a good idea,".
"Thank you Rayinh, you can come with us,".
The wooden walkway crackled as they walked over it, it was the third level, good as Shadowland for the wookiees, level four was dangerous, and for most wookiees the limit.
"This is the level the squads disappeared," Etain said and Ahsoka could feel she was about to start crying again.
"Don't worry Etain, we'll find him, them, alive," she corrected herself.
"Ahsoka, you said I didn't know half of it, who do you like?" Etain asked with a broad smile.
"Do I really have to tell you that?" Ahsoka asked.
"Yes,".
"Jayce…" Ahsoka answered with a slightly higher voice than before.
"He-he…" Etain responded.
"Don't, tell, anyone,".
"I won't, does he know?".
"Yes, and he loves me too," Ahsoka said uncontrollably blushing, that she was actually talking about it with another Jedi.
"How do you know?".
"You mean, except for telling me a hundred times?".
"Is it still fun to hear,".
"Honestly, over half of the times I didn't even hear it…".
"Why?".
"Some things, well, they're just better left unsaid for now…" Ahsoka replied serious again.
"Oh, all right…" Etain said a bit disappointed and looked away.
Suddenly Rayinh growled alarmed.
"Someone's there," Etain's hand shot towards her lightsaber.
"It's no friendly," Ahsoka sensed the dark side from the shadows up ahead.
Rayinh roared, this time, even Ahsoka knew what he said, anticipation suddenly sparked around them, Stay away.
The shadow in the dark forest ahead spawned two bronze blades.
"Reveal yourself!" Ahsoka shouted.
A zabrak girl walked away from the shadows, she was about their age, with black hair, a pale, almost white skin, red around her eyes and two bronze lightsabers.
"Who, are you?" Etain asked.
"I am My'ya Brood, I am your death," she twirled her sabers in a intimidating fashion and walked closer to them, Rayinh gave a roar and took two Ryyk blades.
"I am not as pathetic as my sister, I killed my Master and embraced the power of the dark side, I'm no longer a slave of the Jedi," she let out a psychotic laughter.
Padmé looked up surprised and worried when C-3PO entered her room.
"Mistress, three Jedi are here to see you,".
"About what?".
"They didn't say, but Master Jayce is with them, he always seemed a gentleman, I'm sure you have nothing to worry," C-3PO said happily.
Who are you and what have they done to you? Padmé thought slightly grinning.
"I'm coming right away," she walked to the living room of her apartment.
Three Jedi, Jayce, Yoda and Obi-Wan were sitting on chairs that C-3PO had obviously offered them as soon as they came in.
"Hello Master Yoda, Master Obi-Wan, Jayce," she greeted and sat down on a chair opposite of them, at least Mace Windu isn't with them…
"Hello Senator," Yoda started, somewhat awkward with the whole situation, waving a enthusiastically drink-offering C-3PO away.
"Is there a problem?".
"Padmé, I think the time has come," Jayce said, addressing her with her first name to everyone's, except Padmé's, surprise.
"No… then we have to go there now," Padmé said sad.
"I'm not sure if we should Padmé, it all feels wrong…".
"He had those visions, that's why he was acting so weird," Padmé realized.
"And Sidious is going to lure him right into the dark side,".
"Exactly…, what are we going to do?" she asked overly helpless.
"Padmé, I'm not the one you should ask, I don't have any clue…".
"Have you been able to contact Ahsoka?".
"No," why did Yoda and Obi-Wan come with me, they're not really doing anything?
"Oh…".
"May I suggest…" Obi-Wan started uncertain.
"…That we go there now, to arrest him, we'll alert the temple on the way,".
"Arrest Palpatine, a dangerous action that may prove," yoda said, deep in thought.
"But we have to do something, right?" Obi-Wan said confused.
It remained silent.
"We can't lose Anakin to him,".
"Obi-Wan, when we went through this the first time, you ended up stabbing a lightsaber through Anakin, as Darth Vader then, we are trying to prevent that, we must show him that we are his friends, he's confused, he doesn't know what is right or wrong now, he's trying to protect me by any means," Padmé said.
"A dark day, in the history of the Jedi, this is," Yoda mused.
"I have an idea," Obi-Wan said.
"Jayce and Yoda and I go there to arrest Palpa- I mean Sidious, you contact Anakin and tell him everything that you know," he looked at Padmé, who nodded, seeing where this was going.
"Sidious will tell Anakin that only he can help Anakin save me, but of I explain what is really going to happen…" Padmé said.
"We will arrest the Chancellor, we are more than a match for him, and help Anakin," Obi-Wan said a bit exited.
"Master Yoda?" Jayce said.
"Yes, young Adar?".
"This is something beyond the Jedi, Anakin wants to protect Padmé out of love, it's his only goal, and Jedi disciplines won't do anything here," Jayce explained.
"Understand that, I do,".
"I'm not quite sure you do, with all due respect Master, Jedi aren't known for their wide understanding of love…"
"But understand the dark side, I do," Yoda replied with his eyes closed a bit.
"This is bigger than simply light and dark, Anakin 'll go through anything to safe Padmé, light or dark doesn't matter to him," Jayce continued.
"And understand this better than me, you think you do, hmmm?" Yoda asked.
"I think I do,".
"Why?" Obi-Wan asked with a hint of already knowing the answer.
"I feel the same for Ahsoka…" Jayce answered after a long paining silence.
AN: How will this unfold? Anticipation…
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