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Twins, IV
--"sparkvallen"
"Spark, I really can't believe you were able to convince the Council to let us work on this together," Jana remarked, looking up from her datapad.
The Archivist, Braum Sydon, glanced over at them from his desk.
Spark smiled back at the fair haired young man then gestured to Jana that they had to speak more quietly. "Hey, I'm as surprised as you, to be honest, Jana," she said. "I wasn't sure they were going to go for it either."
"It feels nice to have your word respected, doesn't it?"
The elder Jedi arched an eyebrow at the question, then winked. "We'd best keep looking though or we'll waste the three days we have to come up with something tangible."
"What are we looking for, though?"
Spark pitched forward in her seat to sit on her right leg. "Any evidence of large scale unrest that we might have sensed. Or perhaps, some sort of incident even here on the campus. I'm not sure. I think we'll know it when we find it."
Jana returned to the datapad to continue searching without another word. They had already spent the morning going through the galactic news holos that Braum had already prepped for them. Nothing.
"Spark, maybe this is it?" She moved the datapad so that she could see it better. "Look."
Spark read in a whisper, "Kidnappings in Rural Correlia Increase. CorSec at a LOSS to Uncovering Operation." She didn't even need to read the article in full; looking up into Jana's eyes, she said, "This is it, isn't it?"
"I feel the same confusion and coldness inside, just reading the title," she admitted.
"I do too."
"You're Correlian, aren't you?"
Spark nodded. "I grew up there until I was nineteen before Garren found me and began my Jedi training."
Jana read more of the article. "These are children of farmers. They go missing in the night. All the parents find are empty sleep cots with a note of warning."
Spark began pulling up related articles and editorials. "It seems that this has been going on for some time," she read. "CorSec has been working on this case for nearly nine weeks already and they haven't found anything solid."
"And they haven't involved the Jedi by now?"
"Not that these holos indicate, no. But then again, they may have been requested from the central Temple on Coruscant too, rather than way out here. Hmm."
"What?"
She locked eyes with the Padawan. "Why are we feeling this? How does the emotional turbulence fit into this other than our knowing this is it?"
Jana thought for a moment. "Perhaps its the children themselves, calling out to us?"
That's a scary thought, Spark thought unconsciously. "Maybe."
"You don't speak in absolutes often, do you, Spark?" Jana grinned.
"No, not often. Nice observation there." She smiled back. "Now. My instinct is to go to Correlia and investigate. To rescue these children. What about you?"
"The same."
Spark bit her lip and leaned back in her chair. "So then, we have only to convince the Council to send us on a mission."
"It would only make sense to send us," Jana replied. "We are the ones having the visions."
"What 'makes sense' and what is 'reality' are often very different things."
They stood. "We best report back with these findings."
"Did you find what you were searching for?" Braum asked.
The women bowed to him. "We did," Jana said. "With our thanks to you!"
"Be safe, Spark, Jana. May the Force be with you both!"
++++++++++++++
Standing before the Jedi Council once again, Jana and Spark waited patiently as the council members reviewed the pre-report that they had assembled. Each of the five present councilors looked over the information on the Correlian kidnappings and how each incident coincided with Spark and Jana's most troubling feelings by time.
Finally, Aaron spoke. "You know we would say that you - Spark - are too close to this, with it being your homeworld."
She replied carefully. "Master Seeker, I haven't been back to the Correlian System since Garren selected me as his student, years ago."
"You still have family there, however?" Aldar asked.
"My parents, yes. I've communicated with them infrequently since my Jedi training began via the HoloNet, but nothing in the past several months."
Five heads nodded and looked back to the documents.
Aaron looked to Mark. "It would be your decision, Master Faulkner, if Jana is ready to go on a mission, as you are her mentor."
Mark shook his head and looked up at Jana from his seat. "Jana, do you feel ready for a mission?"
She froze. He is giving me the choice? Is this a trick? If I say "yes", am I being too proud and over-confident? But if I say "no", is it false humility? I am having these feelings so I must be involved!
"Master, you have taught me that the Force leads us if we are open to its guidance," she said slowly. "I feel I am meant to be involved in a potential mission. Otherwise, I would not be experiencing these horrible emotions."
He nodded. Jana searched for the hint of a smile or indication that she'd said the right thing but his expression remained carefully guarded.
They waited in silence. Spark marvelled over the Council's ability to confer what seemed telepathically, while she and Jana were unable to even sense communication taking place right in front of them!
"Jana's feeling that for some reason, you were both meant to be involved, is what the Council agrees," Sapharin said from her seat to their left. "We'll want you both to be extremely cautious since the emotions do affect you. To that end, we're sending along an additional Jedi as... a precaution."
"Who?" Spark asked.
"Kenjiro Tanaka," Joni said.
Jana blurted, "Isn't he away on a mission already?"
"He just returned this morning," Joni explained. "Kenjiro's inteligence work may be useful to the mission so we have asked him to accompany you both."
They nodded.
"You'll depart first thing in the morning," Aaron said. "Traveling incognito as civilians so as to not arise the attention of the kidnappers or Correlian Security Force. May the Force be with you."
Twins, IV
--"sparkvallen"
"Spark, I really can't believe you were able to convince the Council to let us work on this together," Jana remarked, looking up from her datapad.
The Archivist, Braum Sydon, glanced over at them from his desk.
Spark smiled back at the fair haired young man then gestured to Jana that they had to speak more quietly. "Hey, I'm as surprised as you, to be honest, Jana," she said. "I wasn't sure they were going to go for it either."
"It feels nice to have your word respected, doesn't it?"
The elder Jedi arched an eyebrow at the question, then winked. "We'd best keep looking though or we'll waste the three days we have to come up with something tangible."
"What are we looking for, though?"
Spark pitched forward in her seat to sit on her right leg. "Any evidence of large scale unrest that we might have sensed. Or perhaps, some sort of incident even here on the campus. I'm not sure. I think we'll know it when we find it."
Jana returned to the datapad to continue searching without another word. They had already spent the morning going through the galactic news holos that Braum had already prepped for them. Nothing.
"Spark, maybe this is it?" She moved the datapad so that she could see it better. "Look."
Spark read in a whisper, "Kidnappings in Rural Correlia Increase. CorSec at a LOSS to Uncovering Operation." She didn't even need to read the article in full; looking up into Jana's eyes, she said, "This is it, isn't it?"
"I feel the same confusion and coldness inside, just reading the title," she admitted.
"I do too."
"You're Correlian, aren't you?"
Spark nodded. "I grew up there until I was nineteen before Garren found me and began my Jedi training."
Jana read more of the article. "These are children of farmers. They go missing in the night. All the parents find are empty sleep cots with a note of warning."
Spark began pulling up related articles and editorials. "It seems that this has been going on for some time," she read. "CorSec has been working on this case for nearly nine weeks already and they haven't found anything solid."
"And they haven't involved the Jedi by now?"
"Not that these holos indicate, no. But then again, they may have been requested from the central Temple on Coruscant too, rather than way out here. Hmm."
"What?"
She locked eyes with the Padawan. "Why are we feeling this? How does the emotional turbulence fit into this other than our knowing this is it?"
Jana thought for a moment. "Perhaps its the children themselves, calling out to us?"
That's a scary thought, Spark thought unconsciously. "Maybe."
"You don't speak in absolutes often, do you, Spark?" Jana grinned.
"No, not often. Nice observation there." She smiled back. "Now. My instinct is to go to Correlia and investigate. To rescue these children. What about you?"
"The same."
Spark bit her lip and leaned back in her chair. "So then, we have only to convince the Council to send us on a mission."
"It would only make sense to send us," Jana replied. "We are the ones having the visions."
"What 'makes sense' and what is 'reality' are often very different things."
They stood. "We best report back with these findings."
"Did you find what you were searching for?" Braum asked.
The women bowed to him. "We did," Jana said. "With our thanks to you!"
"Be safe, Spark, Jana. May the Force be with you both!"
++++++++++++++
Standing before the Jedi Council once again, Jana and Spark waited patiently as the council members reviewed the pre-report that they had assembled. Each of the five present councilors looked over the information on the Correlian kidnappings and how each incident coincided with Spark and Jana's most troubling feelings by time.
Finally, Aaron spoke. "You know we would say that you - Spark - are too close to this, with it being your homeworld."
She replied carefully. "Master Seeker, I haven't been back to the Correlian System since Garren selected me as his student, years ago."
"You still have family there, however?" Aldar asked.
"My parents, yes. I've communicated with them infrequently since my Jedi training began via the HoloNet, but nothing in the past several months."
Five heads nodded and looked back to the documents.
Aaron looked to Mark. "It would be your decision, Master Faulkner, if Jana is ready to go on a mission, as you are her mentor."
Mark shook his head and looked up at Jana from his seat. "Jana, do you feel ready for a mission?"
She froze. He is giving me the choice? Is this a trick? If I say "yes", am I being too proud and over-confident? But if I say "no", is it false humility? I am having these feelings so I must be involved!
"Master, you have taught me that the Force leads us if we are open to its guidance," she said slowly. "I feel I am meant to be involved in a potential mission. Otherwise, I would not be experiencing these horrible emotions."
He nodded. Jana searched for the hint of a smile or indication that she'd said the right thing but his expression remained carefully guarded.
They waited in silence. Spark marvelled over the Council's ability to confer what seemed telepathically, while she and Jana were unable to even sense communication taking place right in front of them!
"Jana's feeling that for some reason, you were both meant to be involved, is what the Council agrees," Sapharin said from her seat to their left. "We'll want you both to be extremely cautious since the emotions do affect you. To that end, we're sending along an additional Jedi as... a precaution."
"Who?" Spark asked.
"Kenjiro Tanaka," Joni said.
Jana blurted, "Isn't he away on a mission already?"
"He just returned this morning," Joni explained. "Kenjiro's inteligence work may be useful to the mission so we have asked him to accompany you both."
They nodded.
"You'll depart first thing in the morning," Aaron said. "Traveling incognito as civilians so as to not arise the attention of the kidnappers or Correlian Security Force. May the Force be with you."