Chapter 7 New Chancellor

" The moment of truth isn't it?" Mara asked through the force. She and Luke were walking side by side in the great Senate building headed for Mon Mothma's pod for she so graciously offered it to them to watch the turn out of the Chancellor elections.

" For what?" Luke asked.

" You know."

" You mean our… agreement?"

" Yes."

" Remind me again."

" Leia wins we blow Zar's ass off. Mothma wins we do what I said."

" You mean behead him and throw him in a pit of boiling star cruiser fuel?"

" No. I mean kick him in the ass so he falls off the balcony of his own apartment."

" You're kidding?"

" Of course, it's not the Jedi way to murder. Or is it?"

" Not a chance." They entered the great room. On the Chancellor's podium stood the senate speaker and the soon to be former Chancellor. Leia and Mon Mothma were both on separate pods on either side of the podium.

" The election results are in." The Chancellor said rather crisply. He pressed a few buttons on his data pad." The new Chancellor of the Galactic Republic… former princess and senator of the deceased world Alderaan Madam Leia Solo!"

Luke and Mara both smiled.

" So we have to blow his ass off then." Mara said telepathically.

" It would appear so. To bad we cant."

" What should we do then?"

" I have a plan."

" What is it?"

" Be quite and listen to Leia, watch Zar though."

" Yes master Skywalker."

Leia's pod rose above the podium.

" Thank you, I swear to uphold everything I have said and thank you…" Leia said her voice quivering in joy. The Senate cheered and Mon Mothma cheered filling the room with thunderous noise. The Chancellor's podium began to descend, Zar was scowling on it. Then with no warning he grabbed his buttock in pain and fell down hitting his head on the chair. The speaker rushed to his aid, no one in the Senate saw this but Luke and Mara did and burst out laughing.

" You know Skywalker I never expected you to have the guts."

" Well we had to do something, he was being such a nerf- herder when he was in office."

" Enough, lets go see Leia."

An hour later Chancellor's office

Luke, Mara, Kyle, Han, and the three Solo children entered the office of the new Chancellor. Leia was sitting on her chair watching the cast on the holonet news; it was playing when just an hour ago she was sworn in as Chancellor.

" Hi." She said in a passionate voice.

" You did good Leia." Luke said.

" Luke I know you want to take back Manaan and…"

" Lets not speak about it now, I do not sense anything bad. The Sith is just plotting. We shall discuss this later." Luke said. Leia nodded.

" Well Kyle, Luke and I are going to the temple." Mara said. Han nodded.

" We're going to stay here."

" Wait! I want to talk to uncle Luke." Anakin piped up. Luke nodded and they both walked down the hall from Leia's public office and into her private.

" Yes Anakin what is it?"

" Uncle what is going on with the Sith? I know the old Sith was planning to kill Fang Zar and…"

" Anakin, Leia will not be a target I understand why you are worried but I don't think the Sith have the resource to do it."

" Then why are they such a danger?"

" Anakin… just because they are not plotting assassination dose not mean they are not dangerous. Killing a Chancellor is not an easy thing, that would be the last on their… wait how did you know about that plot?"

" I…err… sensed his thoughts."

" You what?"

" Yes just briefly, I found a shield in the force that was lowered while I was meditating."

" Do you know where who his master is?"

" No."

" Alright." Luke said in a little bit of shocked voice. They both left the room Anakin returned to his parents and Luke, Mara and Kyle walked away. They entered a shuttle to whisk them away to the temple. It had been a long and slightly bad day. Luke wished Anakin would have told him sooner. But he was still a child and a padawan, the information that had just been gained might as well be lost. Maul's master would surly know of this and be on guard.