Remnants of the Empire
Chapter 7
The Jedi Temple
--Hey guys. Thanks for the reviews. Sorry I haven't updated sooner, but we had a little miscommunication on who was going to write this chapter, me or my brother. Anyway, here it is, The Jedi Temple. Chp.7. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars. I own Jask, Shaek (Shake), and Masters Diano (Die-an-oh) and Utaeha (Oo-tay-ah).
As the huge doors of the Jedi Temple swung open, hundreds of heads turned to see who it was. Suddenly, a shout rang out from one of the younglings going to his next class. "It's Master Skywalker! He's back!"
As the young alien looked around, he saw that everyone was staring at him. The young Togruta blushed, and looked at his feet. Luke chuckled and walked over to the embarrassed youngling. He knelt down, and looked at the young alien. "Hello, Shaek. How are you doing?" asked Luke.
The young Togruta raised his head and smiled. "It's going great! We celebrated Master Diano's lifeday a few weeks ago, and I learned a new kata in lightsaber class."
"That's great, Shaek. It sounds like you've had an interesting time."
Luke smiled, and stood up. He looked around for Master Diano Tiin. He saw
"Masters Skywalker and Solo! You've returned." said the renowned Master. "It is very good to see you two again."
"Thank you, Master Diano. It is very good to see you as well." said Luke and Leia.
"What has brought you back to Coruscant, Master Skywalker?
Luke looked around at all of the younglings and padawans crowding in closely.
"I think we should discuss this in the Council Chamber." said Luke quietly.
"Of course. I will call an emergency session of the Council immediately." said Master Tiin.
As Master Diano walked away to find the rest of the Council members, Leia grabbed Luke's arm and asked him something that had been bothering her for a while now. "Luke, I've been wondering. I have talked to Master Tiin before. He seems to know more about the Old Republic than anyone else. Why is that?"
"Well, Master Tiin is the cousin of a great Jedi Knight named Saesee Tiin. Diano was too young to go to the temple at the time, so he survived the killings of all the younglings. As he grew older, his family kept him hidden from the Empire as they told him all about the Old Republic. That's how he knows so much. It was him who suggested me taking on you as a padawan, since that is what they did in the Old Jedi Order." explained Luke.
"Wow. I never knew that about him. That's amazing." said Leia, with surprise.
"Yeah, not many people know about Master Tiin. He doesn't tell his story very often."
Just then, a tall human walked over to them. He smiled and said, "The Council is ready to hear you now."
"Thank you." said Luke and Leia.
"Hey. What are me, Chewie, and Wedge going to do while you guys are in there." asked Han.
"You're coming in with us. Didn't you know that? You have to tell your side of the story too." said Leia.
"Oh. Okay honey." said Han, relieved.
The five of them walked slowly into the Council Chamber. It was a large circular room, on the very top of one of the Temple's huge spires. Huge windows gave the occupants of the room wide, uninterrupted views of the city. All along the outer rim of the circular room, there were twelve chairs, set up in a semi-circle. Aliens from far off planets were sitting in them. They all seemed to radiate quiet confidence and power. They all rose as Master Skywalker walked into the room.
"Greetings, Master Skywalker and to your padawan, Leia Solo." said a tall pale human. "We are all honored by your presence. We are honored by yours as well, General Solo and Captains Antilles and Chewbacca."
"Thank you very much, Masters."
"There is something you want to tell us, Master Skywalker?" asked the human.
"Yes, there is." said Luke. He proceeded to tell them the entire story. He started with Han coming home, and telling them about the plans to attack Corellia. He told them about the dogfight they had had with the remnants of the Imperial Fleet, and about Wedge using a decoy. He told them all about their time on the Vengeance, and the fight with Sidious. He finished with the attack on the landing platform, and their discussion with the Chancellor.
"So you see, Masters, there is a great threat to the security of the New Republic, and it needs to be dealt with quickly." said Wedge.
"Master Skywalker, you did not mention Sidious's apprentice. It is well known that the Sith always are in pairs." said Master Diano
"Yes, I know that, but Sidious was definitely alone in the room." confirmed Luke.
"If I may, Master Skywalker, did you notice anything unusual, while you were on the Vengeance?" asked the tall human.
"No, Master Utaeha, there was nothing." said Luke.
"Wait, Luke… I mean master, there was something." said Leia quickly.
"What are you talking about, Leia?" asked Luke.
"Do you remember the vibrations we felt in that room? You said that it was probably a small generator, separate from the main ones."
"Oh, yes I do remember that now." said Luke.
Master Diano and Utaeha looked at each other grimly. "We have heard reports of a disruption on one of the outer rim planets. We think it might be the Sith."
"So, what does this have to do with the smaller generator on the ship?"
"The planet is called Jomino. It is heavily elevated, and the air is very thin there. If the disruption is Sidious's apprentice, it might be that it is an alien that lives in thinner air. The generator might be used for taking air out of a room on the ship, to make the air thinner, so that Sidious's apprentice can still be with his master."
"That's a very interesting deduction. I think that my padawan and I will have to go to the archives and find what kind of alien it could be." said Luke. "May the Force be with you."
"May the Force be with you as well, Master Skywalker." said the masters.
Later, in the Temple's archive library
"Luke! Come here, I think I found something!" shouted Leia.
"What is it? What have you found?"
"Listen to this." said Leia excitedly.
Her monitor showed a large picture of a large, strong looking reptilian alien. Luke read the info chart, as Leia scrolled down.
"Species: Ruwoy, Home Planet: Youd (Yowd). This sentient creature is well suited to high elevations and thin air, although it is perfectly capable in normal altitudes."
"That would explain how it would live on Jomino." said Luke. "Keep going."
"There is very little else known about this species, because they have almost never been known to let outsiders inside their culture."
Luke sighed. He turned to Han. "It's time to warm up the Falcon again."
I guess this was a little more than a week. Sorry. I really think I can get back to updating in two weeks. Sorry this chapter was kinda short. I'll definitely make it up to you guys next chapter. Tune in next time for Chapter 8. The Plot Thickens. What a great name for a chapter!