Approaching a small grey-blue planet, the Cu'Nathal struggles with its
engines as it comes into orbit around it. In the distance behind it, two
smaller lifeless moons hang in space as they slowly orbit the world.
Inside the ship, Jedi Master Jin Wan So'bal walks through the white halls
and enters a room that is filled with medical droids and rest beds. The
droids are varied in appearance and size. The one that faces So'bal is bi-
pedal and has four arms sticking out from its sides. The worn silver
polished look is all but fades on this droid, the non-human looking head
with it's glowing three eyes gazes at the man as he enters.
"Is he alright? May I see him?" So'bal asks it.
"Of course Master Jedi, His wounds weren't too bad..."the droid says as it aids Jin Wan into the room. "Minor bruising and some dislocated joints. I have corrected all of this and he should be able to leave at any time."
As the droid points to the bed Yoda is still lying in, Jin Wan bows to the droid in thanks. As the soft-spoken medical robot leaves, So'bal sits beside the young creature's bed and looks at him. The small green Padwan finally opens his eyes as if he was roused from a deep sleep. Seeing his instructor beside him makes him perk up with joy.
"Master! Glad to see you, I am."
"Easy my young Padwan." Jin Wan giggles seeing how attentive the child is at his presence. "Rest is the best healer for all things. I just came to see how you were doing."
Yoda eases back into his bed and sighs with relaxation.
"Better I am, but the memory...I shall not forget."
"It was a very frightening experience for you, I understand. You are young and still have much to learn all things in the Force. Once you learn to let fear and doubt go...the memory will be nothing more then that."
Yoda looks over at the Jedi Master as he gives him those words of wisdom and nods with agreement. As he looks at him, his eyes begin to wander as if he is scanning something with them.
"Something...something on your mind there is. More to say have you?"
Jin Wan's eyebrows rose slightly as he sees how the Force has managed to make this Padwan able to touch his mind so quickly. Smirking at the young child's question, he nods and pats the young creatures' arm.
"We cannot use this transport anymore to get to Courasant. The newly appointed captain feels it will need extensive repairs. So we've traveled as far as we can and will have to seek another means of getting home."
Yoda begins to sit up and flinches as he does.
"Where...ow...where are we?"
Jin Wan aids the small boy as he tries to move.
"We're in the Calmeani System, orbiting the third world known as Daganisan Minor. It's the only outpost around here for light years, as soon as you are able we must make our way to the surface."
Yoda smiles and stands up on the bed. Youthful and much like any eager child; he lightly bounces on the mattress with anticipation.
"Ready I am! Other worlds I wish to see..."
The Jedi Master laughs at the young Padwan's quick recovery, once seemingly in pain, now seems utterly jubilant to continue his adventure.
"I think the droids did too good of a job on you my young one, it seems that they've returned you back to normal much too soon for the likes of me."
Still bobbing up and down on the bed, Yoda continues to laugh and then accidentally falls off. All that could be heard after that was Jin Wan's laughter as the goofy look from his Padwan's face gave him a moment of humor.
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In the dark chambers of the Sith, Darth Gaul returns to his master Darth Bane who stands in the round light shinning down on him like a spot light. It is a forbidding blue light that casts shadows on his face as the cloak drapes over him like a shroud. The Sith lord kneels before Bane and lowers his head slightly.
"Welcome home Lord Gaul." the evil master says.
"Forgive my failure master...the Jedi So'bal was too strong for me."
Bane takes out his hand that isn't holding his cane, and motions to the man.
"Rise my friend. It was not your fault the Jedi managed to take you in such a manner. Soon you will be able to match his skill and become a greater challenge to him."
Lord Gaul stands up and looks at Bane with confusion.
"You are certain of this my master?"
Darth Bane lowers his hand and brings it over to the other still clutching the twisted black cane.
"I have foreseen it. The encounter has already made you wiser to his actions and soon you will see his every action. But...yes...eventually you will be his equal."
Stepping out of the beaming light, Lord Bane circles his student as he continues to talk to him. The tapping of his cane hitting the floor as he walks echoes in the darkness giving away how large and empty the place is.
"Tell me Lord Gaul, this child...this Yoda...could you feel his mind?"
Standing perfectly still as the dark lord walks around him, Darth Gaul answers him without hesitation.
"Yes. It is a remarkable sensation...there is something with in him that is yet to be awakened. I could almost feel the very thing you seek master. He will be strong with the force."
Bane twitches his lips on his only exposed feature that isn't covered by his cloak's shadow.
"As you said before to me on the way here. Interesting. And now you've said he will not come willingly to our side...stubborn...and foolish to think he could ever resist me."
"What does the Sith council think?" Gaul inquires.
"They believe I'm wasting my time. That Yoda is no more a threat to us then any other Jedi...the fools. They continue to think in such small terms, precisely why they managed to wipe themselves out and all of us."
Now Gaul's eyes watch the evil master continue to walk around him and he agrees with the dark lord in his assessment.
"They are rather disorganized my lord. With Darth Kano's apprentices gone, it will take us many more years to recruit new Sith to effectively make another attempt to scoop the child from the Jedi."
Bane stops in front of Lord Gaul and talks to him as he stands in profile.
"We will not use more Sith. Kano's way is old and never to be used again, we will instead use an alternative method for tracking this Padwan down."
Stepping into the spotlight where Bane once was, a creature in red and gold armor presents himself and bows to the both of them as he steps in. Covered by a mask in the same sort of color and full of elaborate designs on it, the round black eyes that stick out are also part of the mask, which attaches to his gold Romanesque helmet. The creature is covered so well that it's hard to make out what species he is, but clearly a humanoid form is the sort of being this one is.
"This is Kelborne of the Sularr, he will find the boy and bring him back to us."
"A bounty hunter?" Gaul recoils in disgust. "We don't need their scum."
"Watch your tongue or I'll remove it from you." Kelborne hisses at him in a slithering voice.
"Now, now..." Bane says as he smiles to the both of them. "A bounty hunter is the sort we need to do what we cannot...he can follow them without being detected too soon."
Kelborne walks over to Gaul and stares him down.
"I'll find the child and kill the Jedi for you. All I ask is to be paid handsomely for this dangerous task."
Gaul glares back with an equal hateful look. Bane chuckles at the two and pushes them aside with his cane.
"You will be well rewarded for your services Kelborne...bring me the child and I will give you the money."
Kelborne hisses in his mask with delight and looks over at Gaul again as the Sith continues to stare at him without so much as a blink. The bounty hunter takes out his weapon from behind his back and cocks the barrel of it. The arm long weapon is also gold and red, looking like a cross between a shotgun and a hand held overly decorative laced rocket launcher. The weapon most likely weighs a ton, yet the being holds it as if it is nothing to him. Strength seems to be this creature's main purpose and from the look of his armor, luxury and wealth. While the being looks as if it's from a very aristocratic society from Gaul's perspective, it's also a creature he's never laid eyes on before. Never has he ever heard or seen of such species with this sort of armor, or even a bounty hunter with his name. Gaul has had many run ins with bounty hunters in previous years, many of whom have never again seen the light of day after he was done with them.
As the two continued to lock eyes with one another, Kelborne tilted his head back a bit as his weapon charged up with a powerful surge.
"Gooood, give me the last known coordinates and leave the rest to me." The bounty hunter hisses again.
Gaul looks over at his evil master, who in turn stares at him as if to approve of the request. Darth Gaul looks back at the being and squints.
"Very well...if this is how it must be. But just know...if you fail, mine will be last face you will ever see again."
That comment made Bane laugh, in the darkness, his slowly rising laughter echoed through the whole room as the other two continued to stand there in front of him.
"Is he alright? May I see him?" So'bal asks it.
"Of course Master Jedi, His wounds weren't too bad..."the droid says as it aids Jin Wan into the room. "Minor bruising and some dislocated joints. I have corrected all of this and he should be able to leave at any time."
As the droid points to the bed Yoda is still lying in, Jin Wan bows to the droid in thanks. As the soft-spoken medical robot leaves, So'bal sits beside the young creature's bed and looks at him. The small green Padwan finally opens his eyes as if he was roused from a deep sleep. Seeing his instructor beside him makes him perk up with joy.
"Master! Glad to see you, I am."
"Easy my young Padwan." Jin Wan giggles seeing how attentive the child is at his presence. "Rest is the best healer for all things. I just came to see how you were doing."
Yoda eases back into his bed and sighs with relaxation.
"Better I am, but the memory...I shall not forget."
"It was a very frightening experience for you, I understand. You are young and still have much to learn all things in the Force. Once you learn to let fear and doubt go...the memory will be nothing more then that."
Yoda looks over at the Jedi Master as he gives him those words of wisdom and nods with agreement. As he looks at him, his eyes begin to wander as if he is scanning something with them.
"Something...something on your mind there is. More to say have you?"
Jin Wan's eyebrows rose slightly as he sees how the Force has managed to make this Padwan able to touch his mind so quickly. Smirking at the young child's question, he nods and pats the young creatures' arm.
"We cannot use this transport anymore to get to Courasant. The newly appointed captain feels it will need extensive repairs. So we've traveled as far as we can and will have to seek another means of getting home."
Yoda begins to sit up and flinches as he does.
"Where...ow...where are we?"
Jin Wan aids the small boy as he tries to move.
"We're in the Calmeani System, orbiting the third world known as Daganisan Minor. It's the only outpost around here for light years, as soon as you are able we must make our way to the surface."
Yoda smiles and stands up on the bed. Youthful and much like any eager child; he lightly bounces on the mattress with anticipation.
"Ready I am! Other worlds I wish to see..."
The Jedi Master laughs at the young Padwan's quick recovery, once seemingly in pain, now seems utterly jubilant to continue his adventure.
"I think the droids did too good of a job on you my young one, it seems that they've returned you back to normal much too soon for the likes of me."
Still bobbing up and down on the bed, Yoda continues to laugh and then accidentally falls off. All that could be heard after that was Jin Wan's laughter as the goofy look from his Padwan's face gave him a moment of humor.
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In the dark chambers of the Sith, Darth Gaul returns to his master Darth Bane who stands in the round light shinning down on him like a spot light. It is a forbidding blue light that casts shadows on his face as the cloak drapes over him like a shroud. The Sith lord kneels before Bane and lowers his head slightly.
"Welcome home Lord Gaul." the evil master says.
"Forgive my failure master...the Jedi So'bal was too strong for me."
Bane takes out his hand that isn't holding his cane, and motions to the man.
"Rise my friend. It was not your fault the Jedi managed to take you in such a manner. Soon you will be able to match his skill and become a greater challenge to him."
Lord Gaul stands up and looks at Bane with confusion.
"You are certain of this my master?"
Darth Bane lowers his hand and brings it over to the other still clutching the twisted black cane.
"I have foreseen it. The encounter has already made you wiser to his actions and soon you will see his every action. But...yes...eventually you will be his equal."
Stepping out of the beaming light, Lord Bane circles his student as he continues to talk to him. The tapping of his cane hitting the floor as he walks echoes in the darkness giving away how large and empty the place is.
"Tell me Lord Gaul, this child...this Yoda...could you feel his mind?"
Standing perfectly still as the dark lord walks around him, Darth Gaul answers him without hesitation.
"Yes. It is a remarkable sensation...there is something with in him that is yet to be awakened. I could almost feel the very thing you seek master. He will be strong with the force."
Bane twitches his lips on his only exposed feature that isn't covered by his cloak's shadow.
"As you said before to me on the way here. Interesting. And now you've said he will not come willingly to our side...stubborn...and foolish to think he could ever resist me."
"What does the Sith council think?" Gaul inquires.
"They believe I'm wasting my time. That Yoda is no more a threat to us then any other Jedi...the fools. They continue to think in such small terms, precisely why they managed to wipe themselves out and all of us."
Now Gaul's eyes watch the evil master continue to walk around him and he agrees with the dark lord in his assessment.
"They are rather disorganized my lord. With Darth Kano's apprentices gone, it will take us many more years to recruit new Sith to effectively make another attempt to scoop the child from the Jedi."
Bane stops in front of Lord Gaul and talks to him as he stands in profile.
"We will not use more Sith. Kano's way is old and never to be used again, we will instead use an alternative method for tracking this Padwan down."
Stepping into the spotlight where Bane once was, a creature in red and gold armor presents himself and bows to the both of them as he steps in. Covered by a mask in the same sort of color and full of elaborate designs on it, the round black eyes that stick out are also part of the mask, which attaches to his gold Romanesque helmet. The creature is covered so well that it's hard to make out what species he is, but clearly a humanoid form is the sort of being this one is.
"This is Kelborne of the Sularr, he will find the boy and bring him back to us."
"A bounty hunter?" Gaul recoils in disgust. "We don't need their scum."
"Watch your tongue or I'll remove it from you." Kelborne hisses at him in a slithering voice.
"Now, now..." Bane says as he smiles to the both of them. "A bounty hunter is the sort we need to do what we cannot...he can follow them without being detected too soon."
Kelborne walks over to Gaul and stares him down.
"I'll find the child and kill the Jedi for you. All I ask is to be paid handsomely for this dangerous task."
Gaul glares back with an equal hateful look. Bane chuckles at the two and pushes them aside with his cane.
"You will be well rewarded for your services Kelborne...bring me the child and I will give you the money."
Kelborne hisses in his mask with delight and looks over at Gaul again as the Sith continues to stare at him without so much as a blink. The bounty hunter takes out his weapon from behind his back and cocks the barrel of it. The arm long weapon is also gold and red, looking like a cross between a shotgun and a hand held overly decorative laced rocket launcher. The weapon most likely weighs a ton, yet the being holds it as if it is nothing to him. Strength seems to be this creature's main purpose and from the look of his armor, luxury and wealth. While the being looks as if it's from a very aristocratic society from Gaul's perspective, it's also a creature he's never laid eyes on before. Never has he ever heard or seen of such species with this sort of armor, or even a bounty hunter with his name. Gaul has had many run ins with bounty hunters in previous years, many of whom have never again seen the light of day after he was done with them.
As the two continued to lock eyes with one another, Kelborne tilted his head back a bit as his weapon charged up with a powerful surge.
"Gooood, give me the last known coordinates and leave the rest to me." The bounty hunter hisses again.
Gaul looks over at his evil master, who in turn stares at him as if to approve of the request. Darth Gaul looks back at the being and squints.
"Very well...if this is how it must be. But just know...if you fail, mine will be last face you will ever see again."
That comment made Bane laugh, in the darkness, his slowly rising laughter echoed through the whole room as the other two continued to stand there in front of him.