* blinks looking over chapter 2* I didn't know I made that many grammatical errors, oh well. For those of you who submitted a char that was a full Jedi, not just a trainee, the reason they weren't in the fic, as likely as not, is that they were in that meeting Anakin mentioned in chapter one. If you submitted a Jedi trainee character then there's supposed to be a shuttle headed for Yavin IV with most of the new Jedi recruits in it (the one that Kevin mentioned in chapter 2). I'm thinking about writing a completely meaningless companion fic about someone's dream or something with all the character bios in it so that ff.net can't delete it. Tell me what you think. I would still like to emphasized that you can still submit characters and the longer you wait the harder it will be to fit them into the story.
Disclaimer: I forgot to put this into the first two chapters, and I would need to write a very extensive one here to give credit where credit is due, so I'm going to say that I plan to eventually write a disclaimer that says who own which character and/or idea. So I'll just say that I don't own Star Wars for now.
The Chronicles of the New Jedi Knights: Trouble Brewing
Gaining Momentum"The chair recognizes Senator Depa from the sovereign system of Kessel."
Senator Coronto Depa rose from his seat and addressed the assembly. "Fellow citizens of the New Republic, the Galactic Star Empire has been our long-standing enemy. The Rebel Alliance was forged to oppose the Empire, and when the Rebel Alliance became the New Republic, they were still our enemy. Eventually, the Empire was able to see reason that they could not win the war they had already lost at Endor years before, and so a treaty was formed. But let's be honest shall we? That treaty merely proclaimed that we were not at war, it didn't change the fact that we are still enemies. And when the Yuzhaan Vong attacked, we were forced to receive the aid of our enemy, the Empire. Only a fool accepts the aid of an enemy when it can be avoided, but why did we need their help? Our military force was depleted when the Yuzhaan Vong attacked, and so we could not defend ourselves. Years of peace have caused our military, through no fault of their own, to be inadequate. We believed that the Empire was the only possible problem that could bother us, so why do we need a military? The Empire did not neglect their military, perhaps that is why so many systems have seceded from the Republic and joined the Empire, it was the only way to get protection. We need to drastically increase our military strength. The Yuuzhan Vong have barely retreated and already talk begins of cutting the military budget for other purposes," he did not have to mention that it was Borsk Fey'lya who had brought up that idea.
"As long as there is government, there will be those who oppose it, and it is near impossible to anticipate the most dangerous oppositions. I propose that our military be drastically increased. Not only for the likelihood of a second Yuuzhan Vong invasion, but also because of the possibility of any unknown enemy. I do not offer a plan for this, because I believe that the Admirals and General of the New Republics Armed Forces should be the ones who increase their commands, not some politician. Thank you." Coronto Depa sat down. The rest would be easy now, he had the military's support and that was important. He wasn't human, so the non-human's would be willing to support him, and most humans were to afraid of being accused of prejudiced against aliens to actually show that they favor their own species. There were few groups that didn't think he was the answer to all of their problems, and that was exactly how he liked it.
Treen Tsi had managed to avoid his two Jedi "friends" for the time needed for his order to arrive, and he once again found himself taking to Garen Vorelas. "Do you have what I ordered?"
"Yes I do," said Vorelas. "You do have the payment, correct?"
Treen nodded. "It's in my account. Is the merchandise in original condition?"
"Amazingly enough, it is, all except for the paint. Which is a really a shame, since you needed it for a collection."
Treen smiled, so he hadn't believed him after all. "Just show it to me, and I'll transfer the credits into your account."
"Very well." He left the room and reentered a moment later leading droid carrying a large box. The droid set the box down and left. Treen opened the box and dug through the packing material. Most of the pieces were there but were where was? Oh, there it was. Treen pulled a helmet from the box with a small antennae protruding from the side and gazed into the T-shaped visor. He smiled at the smuggler. "This will do."
Treen pressed his thumb onto the appropriate place, closing that account. Treen had several, none too large. As he left carrying his box, Vorelas asked him a question. "What do you need with fully functional mandalorian armor?"
"Didn't I tell you? I have a collection."
Treen Tsi stood in his room looking into the mirror provided for him. The armor was completely too big for him. But that was not a problem. He had already inspected all the weaponry and circuitry and it seemed in good order, the only thing that it didn't come with was the ammunition. But that was easy enough to find on Couruscant. So he stood there, using the dark side of the force to bend and shrink the armor to fit him. It took a lot of effort, but after two hours, it was finished. The armor was stronger than it was before, the metal more compact. Treen put the armor into a bag he had bought. After all, it would be rather conspicuous to walk around the spaceport looking like Boba Fett. Treen settled into his bed for some sleep. In the morning he would return to his master. Right now he needed sleep.
He was on the verge of sleep when a sudden pain jarred him awake. The image of a man dressed in Sith robes floated before him. YOU WILL COME, SITH! Treen had been summoned in this manor before by his master, even if this was slightly different this time around. YOU WILL COME NOW! Treen arose and packed his belongings, he knew where he had to go.
I'm sorry that this chapter was so short, even for me, and I'm sorry that I seem to spend most of my time on Treen Tsi. Rest assured that I'm almost to the point where I can bring in most, if not all of the other character submissions. Thank you for all of the character submissions and all the reviews I have so far! Please read and review (and for those of you who haven't and want to submit a character)!
