CHAPTER II
Knights of the Jedi order

One day late in the year, Tollé Perit from Mon Calamari and Ulic Qel-Droma decided to have a training duel in the Jedi Temple's gymnasium. They weren't the best of friends, but they got along well. They met at one of Master Yodo's boring classes about how to use the force wisely. They were both apprentices who were about the same age and had similar masters. Perit's master, Braddox Kaldo, was an old Duros and Ulic's master was Arca Jeth, one of the finest Arkanian masters around. Both of the masters and apprentices had very nice personalities and they all were very respected by the council. But there was only one thing that separated the two of them was that Kaldo and Perit worked very closely with the Council's secret espionage branch while Ulic and Arca did the normal master-apprentice missions. Right now, Ulic was getting prepped for a very important mission to the planet Iziz, while Perit was still waiting for his next assignment.

"What do you think your next assignment will be, Perit?" asked Ulic while blocking Perit's attack. "Will it be saving a hot Twi'lek babe in distress? Will it be killing a top Sith lord? Or are you going to do some of that ultra-secret spy stuff you always do?" "Stop teasing me", said Perit while trying to slash at Ulic. "I don't know yet. Besides, I've never lost a mission, eh?"

"Stop that", said Ulic. On his first mission, he was supposed to deliver a rare drug to a senator whose life depended on it. The man who gave Ulic and his master the drug gave them the wrong one, so the senator died and the senate was in chaos for a month. And Ulic blamed it on himself, even though Arca told him it was the man who gave them the drug's fault, not his. But Ulic couldn't dismiss that. He was angry with himself ever since, and he vowed not to lose a mission again, since he would rather die. Perit then used a force push to knock down Ulic and he was about to win until.

"Perit", yelled Kaldo. That scared Perit so much he dropped his lightsaber, and Ulic took advantage and knocked Perit down and put his lightsaber up to his throat.

"I win", said Ulic. Perit then shook his hand and went to his master.

"Why do you always do that?" said Perit. "I always lose because of you."

"You have only lost three times", said Kaldo. "Besides, this is important. The council wants us, and the whole council is there."

"The WHOLE council?" asked Perit. Whenever the whole council was there, it was extremely important.

"Yes", said Kaldo. "Probably another espionage mission".

"Why do we get all the spy missions?" asked Perit. "What makes you so special?"

"Nothing of great importance", said Kaldo. By the time that conversation was done, they arrived at the council room and all twelve members were there; Tyrani Flko of Arkania, Yys Klapa the unnaturally intelligent Gamorrian, Iletia Dypho and her twin sister Ilotio Dypho from Grizmalt, Worrwe Rrksa from Kashyyyk, Sskaka Rakas the Trandoshian, Malor Xizax from Faleen, Kxari Bindo from Kamino, Moa Momo from Ithor, Jhaga Ishtar the Bith, and the two senior members of the council; K'rash Vorten the Quarren and Yodo, the little green unknown. They were all gathered around in their usual circle while a human woman wearing the traditional Jedi outfit was standing in the middle. She was a very beautiful, dark skinned woman. No one could tell what color her hair was since she wore a headdress native to her homeworld, which concealed her hair.

"Knights of the Jedi Order", said Vorten. "We have a crisis on our hands. One that may determine the fate of this war. There was recently a battle above the planet Naboo between a large Republic fighter squadron and the Sith fleet. According to some salvaged logs from one of the command ships, a huge Sith ship de-cloaked and destroyed the entire fleet. Every last ship. Then the log ended, since the ship was destroyed, but luckily the section with the log wasn't destroyed. This woman delivered it to us: Shaina Malon. I know you know her, Kaldo She's part of our espionage branch".

"Oh, we know each other all right", said Shaina gleefully. She and Kaldo then shook hands, each beaming as they did it.

"It's great to see you again", said Kaldo. "It's also good to know that you're alive".

"Yeah", said Shaina. "Things have been getting more dangerous and dangerous, especially with the rumor about that Darth Terrorous". Then Worrwe then gave a grunt, which signaled that Shaina should shut up, which she did.

"Go down to Naboo's surface, you must", said Yodo. "Has a Gungan contact, Shaina does. Rendezvous with her at 17:00, you will."

"I know how you feel about the Gungans", said Kxari, "but don't get carried away."

"I know", said Kaldo. In the past, the Gungans were brutal nomads who would target a species for food for about a decade and then move to another species. Kaldo's species was one of their species, and he lost his parents then. Right after the Jedi found him, they put an end to the Gungan's reign of terror and now the Gungans are some of the most peaceful species in the universe. But he still held a grudge, something the council could never forgive.

"May the force be with you", said Yodo. Kaldo and Perit then acknowledged her and walked away. Perit was about to speak but Kaldo silenced him. This was going to be the hardest mission in his life.