On Coruscant...
As he stood in front of the Jedi Council, Admiral Organa felt weary, and depressed. Within the last few days, the Republic had lost a whole fleet, half their Jedi, and one of their most skilled Admirals. And now, here he was, begging the Jedi Council to send more Jedi Knights to help combat the Sith threat. The Republic's future looked bleak.
"As I've explained Master Taurus, the Republic is in big trouble," he started. "Remember that we've just lost a big part of our fleet. This means that we've had to allocate ships from other sectors of the Republic to make up for the losses. These sectors are now even more vulnerable to the threat of the Sith. If we had a few hundred Jedi at least, we could better combat the Sith, and maybe save at least some systems from them!"
He felt ridiculous; like a child, begging his parents for more allowance. But he had to try. If he failed...well, then the Jedi would eventually see that meditating in their safe temple in the heart of the galaxy would not save them, nor the countless innocent lives at stake. And so he stood there, looking at Master Taurus, waiting for his response. It felt like hours, yet it was only a few short minutes before Master Taurus looked up.
"Wisdom in your words, I see," Taurus said, "However, give up hundreds of Jedi, we cannot." He said. Organa tried to hold in his anger.
"Dammit you shrivelled little dwarf, why!" he thought. Organa took a deep breath, and tried to lower his aggressive tendencies. "May I ask why, Master Taurus?" he said in a barely controlled voice. Another Jedi Master, Brooch, shook his head.
"We simply do not have that number to give up Admiral. We have about three hundred, but most of them are young, and somewhat in-experienced." Brooch said. As Organa heard this, he got an idea. He turned to Brooch.
"Most of them, Master Brooch?" he said, "As in there are some Jedi Knights in this three hundred you said you have?" he enquired. Brooch shook his head again.
"Yes Admiral, but only fifty. The others were apprentices to now dead knights or Masters. They aren't fully trained in the ways of the..." he stopped. Master Taurus put his hand out, indicating silence.
"Admiral, have the three hundred, you can. However, fully able to use the Force, the apprentices are not." He said. Organa nodded.
"But Master Taurus, can they all fight?" he asked. "If they can fight, that's all I'll need." He thought. Taurus, after pausing for thought, nodded.
"Fight, they can Admiral." Taurus said. "However, training, they might still need." He said. Organa thought about this.
"We can train them. We have a few regiments of Melee based soldiers. They can be taught that way." He said. All the Council members nodded.
"Then, have the apprentices, you can." Taurus said. Organa sighed deeply. "Victory!" his mind shouted. He smiled deeply.
"Thank you Council, when will I be receiving our new recruits?" he said. Taurus shook his head
"Already done, it is." He said. Organa rose an eyebrow.
"Then I guess I should go. Council." He said, bowing. He turned to leave.
"Admiral Organa, before you go," Master Brooch said, "Remember to talk to the Jedi Knights. They will know who needs more training than others, and one Knight has powers you will need for your fight against the Sith." He said. Organa looked at Brooch.
"I'll remember that, thank you Master Brooch." He said. Brooch nodded, and Organa turned around, and left the chamber...
As he stood in front of the Jedi Council, Admiral Organa felt weary, and depressed. Within the last few days, the Republic had lost a whole fleet, half their Jedi, and one of their most skilled Admirals. And now, here he was, begging the Jedi Council to send more Jedi Knights to help combat the Sith threat. The Republic's future looked bleak.
"As I've explained Master Taurus, the Republic is in big trouble," he started. "Remember that we've just lost a big part of our fleet. This means that we've had to allocate ships from other sectors of the Republic to make up for the losses. These sectors are now even more vulnerable to the threat of the Sith. If we had a few hundred Jedi at least, we could better combat the Sith, and maybe save at least some systems from them!"
He felt ridiculous; like a child, begging his parents for more allowance. But he had to try. If he failed...well, then the Jedi would eventually see that meditating in their safe temple in the heart of the galaxy would not save them, nor the countless innocent lives at stake. And so he stood there, looking at Master Taurus, waiting for his response. It felt like hours, yet it was only a few short minutes before Master Taurus looked up.
"Wisdom in your words, I see," Taurus said, "However, give up hundreds of Jedi, we cannot." He said. Organa tried to hold in his anger.
"Dammit you shrivelled little dwarf, why!" he thought. Organa took a deep breath, and tried to lower his aggressive tendencies. "May I ask why, Master Taurus?" he said in a barely controlled voice. Another Jedi Master, Brooch, shook his head.
"We simply do not have that number to give up Admiral. We have about three hundred, but most of them are young, and somewhat in-experienced." Brooch said. As Organa heard this, he got an idea. He turned to Brooch.
"Most of them, Master Brooch?" he said, "As in there are some Jedi Knights in this three hundred you said you have?" he enquired. Brooch shook his head again.
"Yes Admiral, but only fifty. The others were apprentices to now dead knights or Masters. They aren't fully trained in the ways of the..." he stopped. Master Taurus put his hand out, indicating silence.
"Admiral, have the three hundred, you can. However, fully able to use the Force, the apprentices are not." He said. Organa nodded.
"But Master Taurus, can they all fight?" he asked. "If they can fight, that's all I'll need." He thought. Taurus, after pausing for thought, nodded.
"Fight, they can Admiral." Taurus said. "However, training, they might still need." He said. Organa thought about this.
"We can train them. We have a few regiments of Melee based soldiers. They can be taught that way." He said. All the Council members nodded.
"Then, have the apprentices, you can." Taurus said. Organa sighed deeply. "Victory!" his mind shouted. He smiled deeply.
"Thank you Council, when will I be receiving our new recruits?" he said. Taurus shook his head
"Already done, it is." He said. Organa rose an eyebrow.
"Then I guess I should go. Council." He said, bowing. He turned to leave.
"Admiral Organa, before you go," Master Brooch said, "Remember to talk to the Jedi Knights. They will know who needs more training than others, and one Knight has powers you will need for your fight against the Sith." He said. Organa looked at Brooch.
"I'll remember that, thank you Master Brooch." He said. Brooch nodded, and Organa turned around, and left the chamber...