The Princess And The Padawan
Chapter 25
"Why Xanatos? Why did you go after Solera, kidnap the Princess and murder Bruck Chun?" Qui-Gon asked calmly looking at his former Padawan.
"Why should I tell you Qui-Gon?" Xanatos snapped.
"Because your cooperation might help in lessening your sentence, then again there are still three lightsabers pointed at you," Qui-Gon answered.
Xanatos glared at the all for a moment and finally made up his mind. "Telos has never been as prosperous now as it was during the long Civil War with Solera," he started. Qui-Gon nodded, he had a feeling it had something to do with money.
"Our industry was booming at the time and since the war ended, industry was never the same. Vox Chun asked me to help him start a Civil War against Solera. As it fit into my own plans of destroying the Jedi I agreed. The Princess was kidnapped as a means to start this war and stop the treaty from happening. Bruck knew nothing about this part of the plan and not responsible for murdering him," Xanatos said with a edge to his voice.
"What?" Obi-Wan said startled. If it wasn't Xanatos who had programmed the droid to get Bruck then who did?
"You heard me," Xanatos replied giving Obi-Wan a icy cold glare.
"I think I can answer that question Qui-Gon," said Ral Harman stepping around Xanatos. "I realized you would end up on Telos and I figured you might need a hand. I reversed the programming of the droids, its unfortunate that meant targeting Bruck," he said.
"But if you wouldn't have done that then…Siri would have been murdered," Obi-Wan said shuddering.
"What?" Qui-Gon asked.
"He had his lightsaber at her throat, and right before he hit her, the droid blasted him. He died instantly," Obi-Wan said.
"Once more showing the Force works in mysterious ways," said Ral.
"Well that's one mystery solved," Qui-Gon commented. "But we still have the problem of Telos about to attack Solera," he said.
"No we don't," Siri answered and she held up a recording rod. "It have it all here," she said with a smile.
"Good," Qui-Gon said. "I think the public would like to hear this," he said taking it from her.
A copy of the recording was given to the local holonet news programs and within an hour riots began. Everyone was demanding that Vox Chun step down from his position, and cease plans to attack Solera. It looked as if the tide had finally been turned. Solera was safe.
A day later Vox retuned to his planet and was imprisoned by the government he'd ran for so long. Elections for a new governor were to happen in a month. Seeing that everything was running smoothly at last on Telos, it was time for them all to return to Solera.