Chapter 13

Bant walked into the coma room where Xanatos lay, to find Raven and an unknown companion. "You deliberately disobeyed my orders."

Raven pressed her lips into a thin line as her gaze grew hard. "I have every right to be here."

"And what? Sit and mope around all day?" Bant retorted. Bant looked at the boy standing next to her and asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm Nev-Kwellen." He introduced himself.

"I'm sure you have places to be." Bant said carefully, already knowing he was supposed to have found Anakin by now.

"As a matter of fact, I do. I need to find Anakin but I've been having difficulty." Nev-Kwellen told Bant.

Bant gave a tiny smile. "Well, it just so happens that Anakin is leaving the healers wing right now. If you hurry, you'll be able to catch up with him."

Nev-Kwellen nodded his head. "Thank you." He said in relief and quickly left the room.

As soon as Nev-Kwellen had gone, Bant returned her attention to Raven. "Well?"

Raven's eyes looked defiantly at Bant as she spoke. "I do not mope and I don't spend all day down here, either."

"Raven, can you at least spend two days away from the medical wing for a change?" Bant said, changing tactics.

"Or what?" Raven asked defiantly.

"Or I'll ban you from the medical ward for two months." Bant replied coolly.

"That's not fair." Raven protested. "You're not my Master."

"I am your elder. Now starting tomorrow, you are not to come down here for two days." Bant finished and left a fuming Raven in the room.

Anakin stopped in his tracks a few feet away from the healer's wing when he heard someone call his name. Turning around, Anakin saw Nev-Kwellen approach him. "You made it, I see."

Nev-Kwellen scowled and crossed his arms. "I get the feeling that you wanted to lose me."

Anakin shrugged his shoulders and began to walk away. "Perhaps."

Nev-Kwellen ran back up to Anakin and blocked his path. "And what's that supposed to mean?"

Anakin smirked. "Would you feel better if I said that it was a test?"

"No. And, if so, it wasn't a very good test." Nev-Kwellen replied.

"You know that and I know that, but Drengin doesn't know that." Anakin responded with a smirk.

The little slave boy is with him? Well now, what a surprise. Nev-Kwllen grinned. "Drengin didn't trust me, am I correct?"

"Yes, and you will do well to stay away from him." Anakin said, a hint of a warning in his voice.

Nev-Kwellen nodded in acceptance. "That's fine with me." Of course, there is the chance that little slave boy will 'accidentally' run into me. "Do you happen to know where Master Yoda's quarters are? I'm staying there until I can get my own quarters." He said, changing the subject.

Anakin suppressed a chuckle as he thought of Nev-Kwellen tasting Yoda's stew. "Just head down this corridor and keep to the left until you reach a turbolift. Take the turbolift one level up and head right. Yoda's quarters are the eighth door on the left."

"Thanks." Nev-Kwellen began to walk away and then stopped. He took his lightsaber of his belt and gave it to Anakin. "I was told to give this to you."

Anakin took it and placed it on his own belt. The Council must be testing him. "You'll get it back soon." He reassured Nev-Kwellen.

Nev-Kwellen walked away without a word, silently fuming that he had to give Anakin his lightsaber.

Drengin opened his eyes, sat up on his mat and saw that everyone in the clan was still sleeping. Lying back down, Drengin closed his eyes and attempted to go back to sleep. After they had left Master Yoda's quarters, the clan group had headed to a classroom where they drew pictures and painted. Afterwards, they went to the gardens after making a quick stop by a supply room to pick up sleeping mats. Sighing contently, Drengin rolled over on his side and soon fell back to sleep.

Something soft and wet licked Drengin's nose causing him to open his eyes. There on the ground was the Vlarbel that he had caught earlier that morning. Smiling, Drengin sat up and scooped the small mammal into his hands and gently stroked its back.

"It looks like you've got yourself a little friend." Kalen remarked, having woken up a few minutes before.

Drengin looked at Kalen who was sitting a few feet from him and shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah, too bad I can't have him as a pet."

Kalen laughed softy so as to not awaken the others and walked over to Drengin and sat down beside him. "When I said that they are wild and should be free, I didn't mean that you can't have one for a pet." Seeing the confused look on Drengin's face, Kalen explained. "As long as you don't keep a Vlarbel cooped up in a cage and let it roam free in the gardens then it can be a pet. If you want to keep it in your room for the night, then you should have a box full of sand and a few treats for it. Just don't release a Vlarbel into the hallways because that tends to irritate the Jedi Masters and healers."

"Oh. Well, that makes sense." Drengin answered.

"So what are you going to name him?" Kalen asked.

"I think I'll name him Teek." Drengin responded, watching as Teek curled himself up in his hand.

"That's a good name. I named mine Urt." Kalen told Drengin, carefully removing Urt from his hair.

Urt's coat matched Kalen's hair so perfectly that Drengin did a double take when he realized that the little mammal had been in Kalen's hair. "Cool. He matches your hair, too."

Kalen grinned and stroked Urt's back. "Yeah. He's a nice little fellow," Kalen agreed.

"So what are we going to do once everyone wakes up?" Drengin asked.

"First we're going to get something to eat and then we're going to go watch some padawans perform katas and then we'll get to have fun until bedtime."

"That sounds like fun." Drengin said in agreement.

"Oh yeah, lots of fun." Kalen confirmed, his smile becoming wider.

Anakin managed to find Kenshin's room after about a half hour of looking and knocked on the door. The door slid open with a hiss and Anakin walked inside.

"Took you longer than I thought it would." Kenshin remarked from the shadows of the room.

A light came on and they met face to face. He looks just like his Father, except younger. Anakin thought to himself. "How did you know I was coming?"

"I have my sources. And I also sensed your presence on board your ship." Kenshin replied, his face passive. "Come, I will show you to your room."

It's nice to know that I'm being watched. Anakin thought sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "So, you know who I am then?"

"Yes." Kenshin answered and opened a bedroom door. "This will be your room."

Anakin walked inside and saw that the room had a window that overlooked the setting sun. Under the window was a light wooden desk. On the left side of the room was a bed with a royal red comforter. A small closet was on the far right of the door and the dresser sat on the far left of the door, facing the bed. "It's very nice."

Kenshin didn't reply and walked away, leaving Anakin in the bedroom.

Anakin found a built-in comm system on the right side of the desk as he sat down in the chair. "It's been an interesting day so far. I wonder what Padme is doing now?" He asked himself, thinking of her for the first time since meeting with the Council. Closing his eyes, Anakin stretched out with the Force and searched for Padme's presence. He smiled as he found her warm welcoming presence and also sensed that she was busy at the moment.

As Anakin withdrew from Padme's presence, he sensed a dark presence reach for him. Quickly reinforcing his mental shields, Anakin dimmed his presence so that whoever was searching for him wouldn't be able to track him down. When the dark presence had retreated Anakin opened his eyes and gave a relieved sigh. That was too close. Relaxing against the back of his chair, Anakin pulled out the datapad from a pocket inside his cloak and began to read the code of the Orcin:

Act fairly toward everyone no matter who or what they are.

Beware of the consequences of your actions.

Be careful of what comes out of your mouth.

Do what you would want a friend to do for you.

Forgive everyone no matter what.

Defend, never attack.

Be patient.

Act with politeness and respect.

Act with absolute loyalty.

Act with self-control.

The peace and justice of the Galaxy will be guarded, and all life in any form is and will be respected. I will bring justice and have compassion for those I serve. I will be respectful to those around me. I will act in honor. I will be mindful of those who are suffering and in distress. I will be sincere. I will have courage and not flee when a friend is in need for my ally is the Force, and I use its powers to serve and protect the innocent from evil. I seek goodness, and defend it from the Dark Side. I have dedicated my life to the Truth, I am the Light - I am ORCIN

Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet the Force.

Anakin rubbed his chin in thought, "Interesting."

Reeft: The Orcin will destroy the Sith and bring peace and order back into the galaxy.

Bant: The Orcin will keep the Jedi from straying to the Dark Side and do what they can to prevent them from becoming Dark Siders.

Siri: The Orcin will help to maintain the Jedi order and give relief to the Jedi in the future battle with the Sith.

Bruck:

Garen:

This still doesn't make any sense. What is the difference between the Jedi and the Orcin? They are all users of the light so why is the Order divided. Anakin stood up and began to pace the room and then stopped as he faced the bed…

Sobs filled the air in a dark room, gradually becoming wails. The light in the room came on as a tall man with a beard entered and went over to the bed. In the bed lay a young boy about thirteen years old with brownish-red hair. The boy was crying into his pillow and at the same time was tossing and turning.

"Shh, Padawan." The tall man said as he sat down on the side of the bed and laid his hand on the boy's shoulder. "It's just a dream." He said in a soothing voice.

The boy stopped moving and slowly turned his tear stained face toward his Master. "No." the boy croaked out, swallowing a lump in his throat. "It wants me, it's so cold." Turning his head away, the boy resumed his crying.

The Master attempted to send soothing thoughts through their bond but met up with a mental wall. "Obi, nothing is going to hurt you. We're safe inside the Temple."

Obi-Wan's sobs only increased and shook his whole body. "It's dark and cold, why can't you feel it? It's here, it's here!" He cried out in frustration.

Without warning items began to be tossed around the room as a Force windstorm began. Model starships, papers, holo pictures and various other things flew at the tall Master who had instantly surrounded himself with a Force shield. "Obi-Wan stop!" He commanded as a strong wind swept the room. "No one with ill intentions will find you here. Trust me."

"No, no. He's back, he always comes back." Obi-Wan replied, his voice muffled by the pillow and the Force wind.

"Padawan, trust me." The tall man said again gently. "No one is going to hurt you."

"You don't understand!" Obi-Wan responded looking back at his Master. Obi-Wan's face was pale and his eyes were red and swollen. "No one understands." The Force storm subsided as Obi-Wan felt himself tire from his outburst.

"Then help me to understand." Obi-Wan's Master pleaded trying to understand exactly what was bothering his distraught padawan.

"I can't." Obi-Wan said in a voice so low that his Master barely caught it.

"Why not?" His Master asked, seeking answers about Obi-Wan's fear.

"I can't." Obi-Wan replied in another whisper and turned away from his Master. Tears escaped Obi-Wan's eyes and created a wet spot on his pillow…

Anakin's eyes narrowed as soon as the vision had ended and once again felt the dark presence prodding at his mental shields. Sitting on the floor, Anakin began to meditate and try to pinpoint the dark presence he felt.

Drengin, Kalen, Salanda, Yentuwa, and Kabbacca crawled through the, amazingly clean, ventilation shaft until they were next to an opening in the ventilation shaft that led into someone's quarters.

"Umm, do you think this is a bad idea?" Drengin asked nervously.

Kalen grinned and looked over his shoulder at Drengin. "Relax, we've done this lots of times."

"Yeah," Salanda confirmed. "It's not like they're going to use their lightsabers on us."

A shudder ran down Drengin's spine and he swallowed hard before replying. "Why are we doing this again?"

Yentuwa rolled his eyes and scratched an itch on his arm. "Whenever there is someone in need of cheering up we go and cheer them up."

"Just don't try Kenshin, he won't tolerate it." Kabbacca warned.

"Come on, let's hurry up. The fan is coming on again." Yentuwa stated as a cool wind brushed past him.

Kalen opened the vent and with what he knew of the Force, landed safely on the floor.

Drengin went next, followed by Salanda, Kabbacca, and Yentuwa who was taking up the rear. Quietly they walked across the bedroom to the door and slowly they opened it and slipped into the main room. In the main room a Jedi Master was in the mist of meditation in the center of the room.

Kalen motioned for the others to stay by the door and silently walked over to the Jedi Master and sat across from him.

The others formed a square around Kalen and the Jedi Master and waited.

Drengin sat a few feet and a foot to the side behind Kalen and looked at the Jedi Master. If I knew that this is what we would be doing then I would not have agreed to join them. Drengin looked at Salanda who appeared completely calm and then back at the Jedi Master. Drengin's eyes widened when he saw the Jedi Master watching him.