Chapter 2: A Tremor in the Force
There was now a Jedi temple on Coruscant that Vader and Yoda had built on the foundation of the old one. The little Jedi master insisted on it.
" Only on the foundation of the old can we build new." He had said. At first it was painful for Vader, so many bad memories. He got used to it though after about a month.
Vader never took on a padawan, he never instructed new initiatives (which are no longer five-year-old younglings but about fifteen through seventeen years old). Yoda did that. Mostly when he was at the temple all he did was stay in his quarters, meditate, and attend council meetings. Most of the students were afraid of him; he was still Lord Vader to them even though now he was more of Anakin Skywalker. However, he refused to be called that, it would be the hardest punishment he could give himself for his crimes; to use the name Sidious gave him.
When he was not at the temple, (which was often) he was commanding the new Republic fleet under Supreme Chancellor Mon Mothma, and the Republic fleet was just the old imperial one made up of those loyal to Vader. They had now posted an order on clones from Kamino. So they would have a larger fleet in about five years since the Kaminoans had already been cloning.
His chores in with the fleet were destroying space pirates, patrolling sectors, and hunting down various Imperial generals and officials that had committed any type of crime, all the way down to stealing.
Today Vader felt something in his meditation. It was a very dark presence that just popped into existence. Like someone had opened a door to another world and someone evil had came through. This presence was so strong, so familiar it was…. Traya!
Vader had to tell Yoda quickly and they had to find her before she could hide. He sprinted out of the room so fast that the servos of his mechanical legs groaned and hissed in protest.
He sprinted through corridor after corridor making his way to the sparring room where he sensed Yoda was. He reached its big door, which was locked. There wasn't really a way to get in unless he wanted to ruin the door, well this sort of was a desperate time…. He extended both of his gloved hands and wrapped the force around them and with all the power he could muster he pushed it forward.
The door screeched metallically and caved inward landing with a very loud ping. He rushed into the sparring room. It was a full gym, the whole floor was matted and there were bleachers on the far wall to watch sparring matches. On the mats with sabers still active stood little green Jedi Master Yoda and Jedi Master Leia. Both of their heads were turned toward Vader.
" Father?" Leia asked deactivating her violet lightsaber.
" Master Yoda!" Vader blurted, it was difficult to hear for he was wheezing and through his suit it sounded as though his lungs were about to give out.
" Yes Lord Vader?"
" Its… its her. Did you feel the tremor in the force?"
" Mm, grave news this is, sense it I did. Where did it come from?"
" Father, Master Yoda?" Leia asked before Vader could answer. " You don't mean the hideous old woman Kreia, do you?"
" Traya." Vader corrected. " And yes, its her. She's alive and on Telos."
" As is the be expected, had help she must have. Leave now we must and kill her before a threat she can present. Tell no one about this we must."
" Can I come?" Leia asked.
" Mm… capable you are. Come you may." Yoda said.
" No!" Vader stated. " I am not losing another child to that bi"
" Excuse me your Lordship!" Leia cried in sarcasm. " Since when did you get to boss me around?" She turned to Yoda. " Sorry about the informality."
" Silence! Both you! Leave now we must, or else all shall fall apart. Come with us you may Leia, Vader leave now we will." Yoda stated with finality.
" Then I'm coming." Leia stated with the same finality as Yoda.
" Alright." Vader said exasperated. " Lets move."
