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Chapter 5: Hesitation

After his near escape from bounty hunters and being shot at from free floating guns, Sonic lands in front of the Jedi temple. He activates the cab's distress beacon so the company can pick it up and gets out looking up the temple. It was one of the tallest towers on Courascant, holding a small but highly respected Jedi council. The tower gleamed in the sunlight with its ivory color.. Sonic smiles glad he's back, and walks in the entrance. As he walks down the elegant halls, all kinds of Jedi and Padawans bow in respect. Most knew who he was and that the council was going to have a few words with him but they still showed respect. Sonic kept his attention to the matter at hand. He had to explain his actions to the council.

At the end of the hall was the elevator to the council chamber. The ride up took 5 minutes but had a great view of the city the higher it rose. The skyways were busy with cars and ships flying in and out of tunnels and coming though the atmosphere to land on the huge landing pads scattered though out the city.. At the top, Sonic stepped off and walked into the chamber. When he reached the center of the room, he bowed in respect to Jedi Master Yoda, the leader of the Jedi council.

"Welcome back, Master Sonic."

Sonic nods "Thank you Master."

Windu at once, got to the point. "Sonic, you know what you did was against orders. Care to explain?" All the members of the council shifted in their seats waiting for his answer.

"I know I disobeyed orders, and that I endangered myself in a reckless way. But Master, my troops were being overrun. We were going to lose if I didn't do what I did."

Yoda nods turning to Windu. "Right, he is." Windu sighed and sat back. Yoda turned to Sonic eyeing him. "But Master Sonic, in your career as a Jedi, disobey orders, you always have...please try to show restraint on the battlefield from now on."

Sonic wanted to argue some more but stopped himself knowing that he couldn't win this fight. He bowed "Yes Master. I'll do my best."

"Go you may. Rest, you can. No more mission for you right now. May the force be with you."

Sonic bows again and walks out of the chamber. After stopping to talk to fellow members of the order, he waves another cab to take him to his apartment. It was located 10 miles from the temple and was three floors from the roof of the building. It was a mid-size room with an elegant couch, a table in front of it, and a one size bed on the far wall. His view of the city was though a balcony window. A small t.v. was always kept tuned to the pod-racing circuits.

As the sun started to set, Sonic kneeled on the bed mediating. Far outside his room on the roof of the next building was a sniper rifle held by Angel. Even though she was trained in many ways to take out a Jedi without being caught, she wanted to make sure noone would suspect a Sith being the assassin. She put the cross-hairs of the rifle right between Sonic's eyes and slowly started to squeeze the trigger. As the rifle was about to fire she stopped. For some unknown reason to her, she couldn't pull the trigger. It should be easy. He's a Jedi, and she was a Sith, but something about him still kept her from firing. A Jedi he may be, but she started to feel some very small amount of darkness in him. She tried to shake it off and went to fire again. Again she stopped at the last second.

"What's wrong if me?" She turned around pacing back and forth. "This should be the easiest thing I do, but I can't..." She scowled at herself.

She finally decided to go in for a close, quick, simple kill. Watching the cars passing by, she jumped one to one reaching Sonic's balcony. Once there she put up her cloak and used her dark powers to hide her presence from him. Using the force, she slowly opened the balcony door and pulled out a small knife. As she stepped in there was a knock at the door. She gasped in surprise and jumped out onto the buildings roof. There, she was met by a Sith probe. It projected a hologram of her master Lord Xin.

"Angel..." his voice was deep with anger. "...return to the lair, and explain why you hesitated."

She bowed knowing she was in for it "Yes my master...I'll be there shortly." She brought her speeder over to her and jumped in taking off to the deep parts of Courascant.

Sonic's visitor was Siejuii.

"Sonic, I came to ask if you wanted to come with me when I take my padawan to Illiam. He's almost finished with the trials."

Sonic smiled happy for him. "Of course I'll come."

Siejuii smiled back "Good. I'm not sure when he'll be finished, but I'll come get you when he is."

"I'll be here."

"Good night Sonic." Siejuii bows and walks off.

Sonic took off his cloak and went to bed.

Author's notes: I know, I know. You all want to see what happens to Angel. That'll be the begging of chapter 6. Send those reviews readers, be back soon.