Ahsoka and Anakin were asleep in Zeos guest room; well, Anakin was asleep at least. Ahsoka, on the other hand, was still awake and it wasn't because of the strange food they had eaten. Her mind was fluttered with questions, confusion, and fear. She hoped her nerves would have calmed down after speaking to the Jedi Council, but it was unsuccessful. Fortunately, they now know of Ahsokas' visions. They told the master and padawan to be patient; a new cruiser would come to their coordinates to aid them. But that still didn't help her; she was so worried about her dreams.

Suddenly, she sensed a strong force presence nearby, obviously Zeos. Ahsoka quietly snuck out the room and down the hallway. As she walked, she could hear the voices of Zeos and Jenna. Ahsoka hid behind a wall. The couple was talking in the main room. Jenna had her arms wrapped around Zeos' chest, holding him.

"Are you sure, honey?"

"It's the only way. They don't know us and we don't know them."

"I understand. But why must I leave? We're getting married soon."

"You're the best mana-wielder out of all the Arca-Knights, and please don't use my proposal to give me guilt."

"I'm sorry; I just love you so much…"

She moved in to kiss him and just when she was about to, he stopped her lips. Zeos turned his head to the corner Ahsoka was hiding behind. She immediately turned behind the wall to avoid being seen.

"You can come out, Ahsoka. I can sense your there." Ahsoka obeyed and walked out with an embarrassed face.

"I couldn't sleep."

"I had a feeling you couldn't," Zeos said.

"So what happened?" she asked. Zeos and Jenna looked at each other, then Zeos responded. "Well, the board was at a standstill; we were caught between neutrality or joining you and we couldn't decide. Centuries ago, we had a similar problem."

Ahsoka heard closely on this part; could the Republic not be their first contact? "There was a conflict between my city and a very large tribe," there goes that question, "we didn't trust them, they didn't trust us but we both wanted peace. So with our combined efforts, we created a new program that could make both sides understand each other. It's called, 'the assimilation program.'"

Ahsoka became very interested, "How does it work?"

"It's actually very simple: we take one person from each culture and switch them."

This statement was too broad for Ahsoka; she had no idea what he meant and Zeos felt her confusion.

"Take our position right now. The assimilation program would bring a member of the Republic to Eutopas and vice versa. Both would understand the opposite culture, explain it to their culture when the training is complete, and a decision is made if an alliance can be made or not."

"Interesting. So if there are people strong in the force, then the Jedi should send someone part of the Temple."

"Precisely, and I will send my best student." Zeos wrapped his arm around Jenna's waist.

"Her?" Ahsoka asked, surprisingly.

"Of course me. I'm the best mana-wielder in the Temple of Arcanum."

"Temple of what?"

"That big Temple we passed when I was driving to Highpoint tower," Zeos explained.

"Well, we should really get to bed," he continued, with a yawn.

"But sweetie, you haven't eaten."

"No, I did. I grabbed a roast beef sandwich at a local deli."

Jenna let out a long sigh, "I hate you eating out; you're a king and you should eat like one."

"I always do from all the high class food you buy." Zeos gave her a big hug. Ahsoka shivered a little; half from those two getting mushy and the other half was remembering the awful food they ate. They call that, "high-class food?"

"Well, I'll leave you to alone. See you in the morning."

"Goodnight, Ahsoka." As she walked up the stairs, Zeos' eyes were focused on her. Jenna realized this and immediately elbowed him in the stomach

"Sorry, Jenna."

"You better have been staring at her skin and head."

"Not really…Ow! That's not what I meant."

"Well you better explain."

"It's just…she doesn't seem like a jedi from how she explained them. Not even her master acts like a jedi from my understanding."

Jenna grabbed his arm. "I know what you mean. During dinner, we were discussing Jedi and Arca Knights. If you ask me, she acts more like an Arca Knight."

"Yeah…She sure does." Zeos was smiling at his fiancée's comment; that gave him an idea.

Jenna tugged at Zeos' arm. "Well, come on. It's time for bed, and I could use a midnight snack."

"Jenna," Zeos said, grabbing her arms and pulling her in, "you know I'm not having sex until marriage."

"I know." Jenna crawled her fingers up to Zeos' neck. She pulled him down so that his ear was to her mouth. After a tiny nibble, she continued her statement. "But that doesn't mean we can't have fun."

With a smile, Zeos asked, "What did you have in mind?"

Jenna moved closer to his ear and whispered her lustful ideas. Ideas that made Zeos blush bright red. He picked his future wife up in his arms. "I like the way you think."

The two continued to giggle quietly as Zeos carried her to their room to take her to bed.

The two jedi were wide awake now and on a circular platform. While they were still asleep, Obi-wan's cruiser had come to the planet and had just sent a shuttle down. The platform was also holding at least twenty armed soldiers; apparently, they were still paranoid. Behind the two jedi, a limo and truck pulled in. The limo was obviously holding Zeos, but they wondered what was in the truck. The back opened to reveal the clone survivors including Rex and Yularen.

"Good to see you again, general," Yularen spoke to General Skywalker.

"Likewise, Admiral. How's the status of our troops Rex?" Anakin questioned as his captain entered the group.

"Well rested, sir. After our meeting with Zeos, all of us were moved to some kind of hotel."

"Wow, that was sure nice of him," Ahsoka said.

"I'm sorry sir, but who is 'Zeos'?" The admiral asked. Immediately, the limo doors opened and Zeos walked out. He was wearing a black jacket over a white shirt and chrome colored tie, complete with a matching pair of black pants and black shoes. His long hair was in a ponytail and had a clean shave.

"That's Zeos," Ahsoka stated, grinning. The smile, however, was merely a disguise; she still couldn't believe that this kind, peaceful, noble, high class boy was connected to her evil visions. Regardless, they were now on a diplomatic mission and she knew she had to stay on top behavior.

Zeos fixed his tie then held his hand out in front the door. Jenna held it and walked out, revealing her dark red silk dress with matching high heels, Ruby lips, and hair curled and tied back. The two lovers wrapped their arms together and walked towards the "aliens." As they walked forward, Zeos noticed the 20 armed guards and became frustrated.

"Dammit, Alex," Zeos muttered. Jenna tugged at his arm, her face basically saying Behave. Zeos nodded and they continued to walk.

"Good morning, Anakin," Zeos said, "Rex, Ahsoka."

"Nice outfit," Ahsoka replied.

"Thanks." Zeos realized that there was a forth member in their group. His facial features made Zeos think that it was Anakin's Admiral that was talked about before.

"Yularen, right?" Zeos asked.

"Yes, sir; Admiral Yularen." He extended his hand.

Zeos shook it and introduced himself. "Emperor Zeos," he gestured to his wife, "this is my fiancée, Jenna Syde."

"A pleasure to meet you, madam."

"The feeling is mutual."

The conversation ended with a loud, humming sound of an engine. Out of a nearby cluster of clouds revealed a republic starship. Behind him, Zeos could hear the clattering of rifles. He turned around to notice the soldiers aiming directly at the incoming ship.

"Calm down," he demanded, gesturing to lower their weapons. The soldiers obeyed and slowly lowered their weapons. Zeos returned his sight to the incoming ship; "What kind of shuttle is that?" he asked Anakin.

"It's an Eta-class shuttle; commonly used in republic missions."

The shuttle landed dead center of the platform, about 10 meters away from the gang. The shuttle opened and out came two people. Zeos recognized the old man as obi-wan, but he had no idea who the young woman was. Anakin, however, recognized her immediately; she was Padmé.

"Greetings, Master Obi-wan," Anakin said to his old mentor.

"Hello Anakin."

"Good to see you again, Obi-wan," said Zeos. "But who's the girl?"

"I am Senator Amidala here on behalf of the galactic Republic."

"Oh, a senator," Zeos said, sounding surprised. "I wasn't expecting one to look so…young."

"Your one to talk, Zeos," Ahsoka came in.

"Hey, I'm a lot older than I look. Then again, I do look like a kid with a cougar."

"Zeos!" Jenna angrily shouted. She punched him right in the arm and he responded.

"Ouch! Jenna, it's a joke." Rubbing his arm, he continued: "And apparently, you had the punch line."

Everyone started to laugh, but they tried to keep it to a minor chuckle. Zeos didn't like this, so he poured it on.

"Come on, laugh already. Everyone knows politics is one big lie or one big joke." The small chuckles turned to giggling. One more, Zeos thought, and they'll crack like a peanut.

"And clearly the way I'm running things, I might as well as be Bozo the clown. Beep beep!" Zeos honked his nose. Everyone started laughing hysterically.

"My my, emperor," Padmé spoke, trying to calm herself, "You have quite the sense of humor."

"Thank you, senator." Zeos moved his hand in the direction of his limo. "Shall we continue this on a drive? I know an excellent restaurant close by."

"The Assimilation Program?" asked Padmé. The group was sitting at a table while discussing Zeos' idea. They tried keeping it private, but it was hard with almost everybody in the restaurant staring at them.

"Correct," said Zeos, "The Republic can send an emissary to learn our ways. We shall do the same and then will we see each side; the good and the bad." The four were deep in thought about this idea; Zeos and Jenna were waiting for a reply.

Anakin entered in: "It's an interesting way of diplomacy-"

"But I highly doubt that it's possible to send someone to learn an entire planet's life," Obi-wan interrupted.

Padmé tried to keep this positively. "Well, I'm sure the senate can send someone for this."

"Actually, Padmé," Zeos said, "We were hoping the jedi could leave someone here, instead."

Anakin and Obi-wan stared at each other with confusion.

"I…don't think the jedi can send someone." Anakin told him. "We're short on them now because of the war."

"…Uh, Anakin?" Zeos interrupted, "I kind of meant you'd drop someone off…today," he said, gesturing his hand to Ahsoka

"Her?" shouted the three Galactic representatives

"Me?" Shouted Ahsoka.

"Her?" said Jenna.

Zeos stayed awkwardly silent; he was surprised by their reactions. Finally, he said, "Yes?"

Obi-wan immediately retorted: "That's definitely not possible. Ahsoka is still a padawan-"

"And more importantly," Anakin said, "she's my padawan and her training is incomplete."

Zeos retorted. "All the more reason. A student can learn more than a professional because they listen and are usually less ethnocentric."

"I still dont like it. If anyone, I'd rather have a Jedi Knight; not a padawan."

Zeos looked over to Ahsoka. "Well, what do you think, Ahsoka?"

"Well…" she began. Deep down, she thought it was a good idea simply by the fact that she knew a little about them already. Not to mention her dream; she felt that maybe that's why her master doesn't want to be there. Finally, she answered, "I guess it makes sense since I'm already here. But like my master said, I'm not done training."

Zeos slapped his hand to his forehead; that isn't what she wants at all, he thought. He could sense her interest and desire to learn about them. It was clear to him that Anakin was just holding her back. "Anakin, let's be honest to each other."

Anakin stared at Zeos with confusion.

"This doesn't have to do with her incomplete training. It's the fact that you don't want to lose her."

Anakins' eyes widened. "What did you just say?"

"She's your padawan, your student, your friend; she may even be like a daughter to you. I admire your bond to her, but you have to see the bigger picture. She could learn so much from us. A Jedi that knows an entire planet's way of life better than anyone else. Then she also know the Jedi way," Zeos connected his hands together as a symbol of Ahsoka. "She could do great things…if you just let her."

Anakin dropped in the back of his chair. He was overwhelmed by this; it was like Zeos bored straight into his mind.

"Master?" asked the young padawan. Ahsoka was worried about this confrontation; she doesn't usually see her master like this, so overwhelmed. Yet, when Anakin turned to look at her, he smiled at Ahsoka.

"You're right, Zeos." Anakin said. Zeos smiled at the reply; he knew Anakin realized the truth that was clouded by his feelings.

"Now hold on a minute, Anakin." Obi-wan interrupted with."What exactly can you teach Ahsoka."

Zeos smiled at Obi-wan. He moved his plate to Jenna to have an open space then he rubbed his hands together.

"I can sense your strength in the mana, Jedi Knights," he says. "Your bond is weak. But as an Arca-Knight, you can control anything." The three jedi leaned closer with intrest; even Padmè focused on his hands. Zeos stopped, "Even the most destructive things," he opened his hands to reveal a spinning fireball, "can turn to beauty in an Arca-Knight's hands." He slowly let the fireball drop to the table. The moment it touched the oak, it blossomed open like a flower and it turned into a beautiful, tiny fire maiden dancing for them.

They could not believe what they were seeing. This boy, that was younger than Anakin, was stonger in the force than Master Yoda.

"Amazing," said Obi-wan with an impressed tone in his voice.

"Beautiful" said Ahsoka in an elegant tone. The twirls and movement of the figure glistened from her eyes. She loved every moment of it.

The girl took a final bow and faded away. Everyone in the restaurant started clapping from the performance they were eavesdropping on.

"Well, I think you're sold, Obi-wan," said Zeos.

"Indeed I am."

"Well, that just leaves you, Ahsoka."

Ahsoka looked at Zeos; what does he mean by that? She thought.

Zeos continued, "No matter who says what, this is still your choice. Do you want to learn our ways?"

Ahsoka just smiled which Zeos clearly saw was a, "Yes." How could she refuse from a demonstration like that?

With the agreement made, each side was saying their final goodbyes. The jedi were very worried of this plan, especially Anakin. The last thing he wants for his padawan is to be next to the same man that has given her nightmares. "I hope this isn't a mistake," he said.

"That makes two of us," Ahsoka responded; she too was worried about this entire plan. Her vision showed that these "Arca-Knights" give the jedi conflict. Yet, she couldn't help but feel the need to learn about them.

"Ahsoka?" question Anakin. She had been daydreaming the whole time. She shook her head awake to turn her focus back to her master.

"It's the vision, isn't it?" Anakin asked. Ahsoka didn't respond; she merely dropped her head in what looked like shame, but was really fear.

"There's nothing to worry about, you two," Obi-wan told them. Anakin and Ahsoka just stared at him and pretty much thought the same thing: How can there be nothing to worry about? Ahsoka is going to stay on an unknown planet for who knows how long.

Obi-Wan continued, "This emperor is wise. He knows that if anything happens to Ahsoka, the republic could declare war. So he'll be extra cautious."

Padmè exited the shuttle. "We're ready to leave. Ahsoka, are you sure you want to go through with this?"

Ahsoka thought for a moment on all that has happened. Finally, she spoke, "Yes. The closer I am to these people, the better. I'm not sure what my vision tells me, but I do know that these "Arca-Knights" could harm us.

Padmè smiled, "Spoken like a true jedi."

"Thanks," Ahsoka said, smiling. As the five finished and walked over to this planet's emperor, Zeos and Jenna were also saying their final goodbyes.

"I'll miss you," Jenna said, holding her future husband.

"No you won't," Replied Zeos. He reached behind the back of his head and removed the pendant from his neck. "I crafted this with my own two hands long ago." He put the pendant around Jenna's neck. "As long as you wear this, I shall always be with you."

Jenna smiled and kissed Zeos softly. As their kiss continued, each others' hands wrapped around the opposite's back and an aura of heat could be felt around them.

"Ahem."

Suddenly realizing what was going on, they jumped off of each other. "S-Sorry about that, Anakin."

"No problem-"

"It's only happened twice," Ahsoka finished with.

"Hey, don't blame me," Zeos retorted, "blame the nymphomaniac."

After the group chuckled at the joke and it grew silent, Jenna etiquettely walked in front of Anakin. "I suppose I call you 'master' now."

Anakin simply smiled at her kindness and nobility. Jenna smiled back walked to her "new master's" side. Ahsoka soon grew tense and Nervous. She wanted to stay and learn more about these people, but she felt as though she would leave her entire way of live behind; in a way, that was the truth. Zeos could felt her uneasy emotions and intervened. He reached his hand out and spoke: "Are you ready, my apprentice?"

Ahsoka looked at the calming face of Zeos. When she looked at him, she felt so calm; she felt at peace. Ahsoka finally worked up the nerve to walk to the side of Zeos

"I…guess this is goodbye," Anakin said with a tone of sadness.

"No, Anakin," said Zeos, " It's a see you later. I'll contact you the moment I know she is ready." Anakin put on a smile. The republic visitors bowed goodbye, whereas Jenna simply blew a kiss to Zeos. As the group entered the shuttle, Ahsoka's sadness returned. She didn't want to say goodbye, nor see you later. But as she thought, it was too late to change her mind; the shuttle left. Her head dropped and she stared at the ground. She thought this was the biggest mistake she ever made

Then, a slight chill came to her shoulder. She looked up to see the chill coming from Zeos' hand. He was smiling at her, as though the smile was telling her everything will be alright. Ahsoka smiled back and bowed to him. "I am at you service, master."

"Thank you, Ahsoka," Zeos replied, "But call me Sensei."

I know what you guys are thinking: "ahsokafan! You got some 'splainin' to do." The lateness was NOT my fault; the flashdrive that I keep my files on was infected with a worm. Now it's fixed and now I finished chapter nine. YAY! I'm also half done with the first section of chapter ten. DOUBLE YAY! Ta ta for now.