Chapter Fourteen

Ahsoka and Luke climbed into the Courageous. They were on their way to Manaan. The Selkath there were sympathetic to the Alliance and had reported that a Jedi was living on Ahto City. Luke started the engines and blasted off into space. Then, the freighter jumped into hyperspace. A few hours later, the blue ocean world of Manaan appeared in front to the cockpit.

"Ahto Control, this is the Courageous, requesting permission to land." Luke said.

"Courageous, you are cleared to land, Docking Bay 23A. Welcome to Manaan." The Space Traffic Controller said. The G9 descended into the atmosphere and landed in the assigned docking bay. A single Selkath official waited for them. When the Jedi disembarked, the official came to meet them.

"Welcome, Master Jedi. K'Kruhk is expecting you. Follow me." The official said. Ahsoka and Luke shrugged and followed the Selkath to an apartment complex. The group stepped inside a turbolift and it sped upwards. Then, it stopped and the group stepped out. They continued down the hallway and stopped in front of a door near the end. The official rapped on the door. The door opened and revealed a Whiphid male in Jedi robes.

"May I help you?" He asked.

"Are you Jedi Master K'Kruhk?" Ahsoka asked.

"Yes, yes I am." The Jedi Master said.

"We want you to help us. The Rebel Alliance has allowed the surviving Jedi to form a new Jedi Order. There are only ten of us, so we are going across the galaxy to find Jedi who have survived Order 66. Since you have survived, we would like you to join us." Ahsoka continued.

"Very well. I will come." K'Kruhk said. Ahsoka smiled.

"Thank you very much, Master K'Kruhk. Now follow us please." The Jedi made their way back to the Courageous. They entered, took off, and blasted into space.

"Well, that was uneventful." Luke said. He entered the coordinates back to Utapau and jumped into hyperspace.

-o0o-

"Mon, we need to borrow one of your transports." Obi-wan said to the Rebel leader.

"You have free access to all Alliance spacecraft." Mothma said. "Take the transport."

"Thank you." Obi-wan said. When he and Sami got in the transport, Sami opened her datapad.

"Okay, Master. Now we are looking for a Knight named Hormuun Chang. He was last seen on Wayland, living a life of seclusion. He led the Republic fleet to the planet during the early months of the Clone Wars. His gunship exploded on the way down to the planet's surface and he was critically injured. He lost his lower body and his arms up to the shoulder. Because of a successful mission to Mandalore years before the war, the Mandalorians were happy to fit prosthetic limbs made out of Mandalorion Iron, giving him a reputation for defeating many of Dooku's Sith acolytes. His arms, like General Grievous, can split up into four arms. So basically, this guy is a Force-sensitive, Mandalorian Iron copy of Grievous." Sami informed.

"Strange. He should be well-known to the Order, but I never heard of him." Ob-wan said.

"We might never know." Sami said. She set the transport's course to Wayland and jumped into hyperspace.

-o0o-

Siri and Riekan entered another transport. Riekan was looking at his datapad.

"Hmm… Interesting." He said thoughtfully.

"What? Who is it?" Siri asked.

"Jedi Master Mace Windu. He was last seen on Rakata Prime. That star system is where one of the Jedi Order's most famous battles took place around four thousand years ago." Riekan said.

"Master Windu is alive!? But how? He was reported killed by Palpatine almost twenty years ago. He even fell hundreds of stories to prove it." Siri said.

"I don't know how he did it, but he's alive. We'll ask him once we arrive." Riekan said. Then, the transport jumped into hyperspace. Three days later, the Jedi transport jumped out of hyperspace. They descended near a small settlement. A group of Rakatan warriors cautiously approached the Rebel ship. The two Jedi stepped out.

/Hello Master Jedi. How may we help you?/ The leader of the group said.

"Hello. We are looking for a Jedi Master named Mace Windu. Do you know him?" Siri said.

/Follow us./ The Rakatan said. The group led the Jedi to the settlement. The Rakatan guard opened the gate and allowed the group to enter. The warriors continued down a hallway until they reached a small room. They knocked.

/Enter./ Master Windu said in Rakatan. The Jedi opened the door.

"Master Windu, it is so good to see you again." Siri said. Mace turned.

"Master Tachi? You're alive?" He said.

"It's Master Kenobi to you. The Rebel Alliance needs your help. We have created a new Jedi Order and we want you to join us." Siri said.

"Wait... Are you married to Obi-wan Kenobi?" Mace said.

"Yes I am. We married just after the Clone Wars. Yoda approved it." Siri said. Mace bit his lip.

"Very well. I will join your Jedi Order." He said in a restrained voice. He stood up and the Jedi led him out and away from the Rakatan settlement. When they got in the transport, Mace turned to Riekan.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"I am Riekan Kenobi. I am the Padawan to my mother." Riekan said. Mace raised his eyebrows. "My father, Obi-wan, is the Order's new Grand Master. He abolished the rule against attachment."

"I'm going to have a word with your father once we arrive." The Jedi Master muttered.

"What was that? Are you threatening my father? He is the master of Soresu, you know." Riekan replied.

"It was nothing." Mace said as the transport jumped into hyperspace.

-o0o-

Three days earlier…

Obi-wan and Sami's ship jumped out of hyperspace. The green jungle planet of Wayland appeared before their eyes.

"There it is. Wayland." Sami said.

"Head for that small hut over there." Obi-wan said. "I can sense a strong Force presence there."

Sami nodded and landed the transport in front of the hut. Its door opened, revealing a tall, human cyborg. His arms had a tint of blue and gray and his feet were talons.

"What do you want?" He growled.

"Are you Hormuun Chang?" Sami asked.

"Yes. What do you want?" Hormuun repeated.

"The Jedi Order is back. We want you to rejoin the Order." Sami said. "Grand Master Obi-wan will explain everything."

The cyborg Jedi raised his eyebrows.

"So the great Negotiator is finally the Grand Master. I'm not surprised." The cyborg replied. "No need for explanations. I'm returning." Hormuun said. Suddenly, several large animals leaped out of the surrounding jungle. Hormuun quickly took his four lightsabers out of his belt, separated his arms and activated all of his lightsabers. Blue, green, yellow, and violet blades appeared and before the Kenobis knew it, the animals were dead and Hormuun's lightsabers were back on his belt.

"Quickly! Into the ship! There will be more of them and in greater numbers." Hormuun warned. Both Obi-wan and Sami nodded and they retreated back into the ship. Then, they blasted off into space and jumped into hyperspace.

TBC…