Chapter 11 The Spirit of Competition
Its been a couple weeks since Lin's little stunt and now her reputation was completely damaged due to her actions of wanting the Jedi dead for her own selfish reasons. Now she was suspended because of her actions and people started ridiculing her for them and many were demanding she be put in jail for her ideals of Pure murder.
Right now though Sean was at the Pro Bending gym watching Korra train with her team as he went over recent reports of anything regarding the Sith.
"Still nothing after five years." Sean said before getting hit by water from Korra making him spit it out. "What the?" Sean said as she laughed.
"Oh would you just relax. We probably won't see them again for years." Korra said.
"This why I'm on the council and you're not." Sean said making her snort.
"Please. Politics are not my thing despite Dooku teaching me. I understand them but I don't anything to do with them. Those ruined the Republic." Korra said.
"True." Sean said.
"It's been great having you at so many back-to-back practices, Korra." Mako said.
"It feels good to be here. But Tarrlok still isn't happy Sean and I turned down his offer." Korra said.
"Oh like we care." Sean said as Asami walked in. "Hey, Asami." Sean said as she kissed him.
"Need something?" Korra asked.
"I just decided to check in on you guys." Asami said.
"Oh we better get going. I just remembered something." Korra said packing her bag as Bolin approached her.
"So, Korra. I was thinking after the matches tonight you and I could go out and have some..." Bolin tried to say.
"Bolin, I'm gonna stop you right there. Sean and I are dating and I have two kids incase you forgot." Korra said making him freeze.
"Oh...I see." Bolin said as they left.
"Do you have feelings for her?" Asami asked.
"I did until now. What does he have that I don't?" Bolin asked.
"Oh where do I start?" Asami joked making him hold his head down as she and Mako laughed.
"Oh relax Bolin. Theres someone for everyone." Mako said.
Later
Korra was helping Jinora set up the feeders for the Flying Lemurs with Bastila in her arms.
"So...You and Sean have been spending a lot of time together lately." Korra teased making her blush before shaking her head.
"It's nothing. We're just friends." Jinora said.
"Jinora." Korra said making her stop.
"Look, I would really like to be in a relationship with him and I don't mind sharing...But every time I try to say something about it...I freeze up." Jinora said.
"Aw." Korra teased pinching her cheek making her growl slapping it away as Bastila giggled.
"You know when Sean and I were still kids I never would have thought he and I would ever be in a relationship. Let alone have this." Korra said kissing her daughter who giggled.
"So how did it Start?" Jinora asked making her smile.
"Well, I just suggested we start a relationship. This was before Sean was discovered to be Revan's son because of Krennic being a moron...And here we are five years later." Korra said.
"I wish it was more simple for me. Your not afraid to speak your mind or do anything." Jinora said making her smirk.
"Jinora...If you let fear and doubt hold you back...you'll never be happy or go farther in life." Korra said.
"I know but what can I do?" Jinora asked before hearing her mother laughing. "Mom? How much of that did you hear?" Jinora asked afraid.
"Oh enough. But I know what you're going through. Years ago I was in the similar situation with Tenzin when he was with someone else." Pema said.
"Dad was with someone else?" Jinora asked surprised.
"Oh yeah. And I knew from the beginning they weren't meant to be together. So I confessed my feelings to Tenzin...And the rest is History." Pema said holding her pregnant stomach.
"Aww." Korra said while Jinora smiled lightly. "See? You just gotta tell him." Korra said making her sigh.
"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt." Jinora said.
Later
Everyone was at the Pro Bending Arena ready for the first match.
Sean was with Anakin and Padme in the stands.
"I bet Korra is excited for this." Anakin said.
"Oh you have no idea. I remember when we were kids she would listen to the radio about this game. Now she's part of it." Sean said before the first match with the fire ferrets began.
And in only a short minute had Korra's team destroyed the other team with no effort. (Theres really no reason to even bother since it was so one sided)
Korra cheered as she and her team walked back to the booth.
"Nice work there." Sean said as she kissed him.
"Was there ever any doubt?" Korra asked as Jinora walked to him.
"Hey Sean I..." Jinora tried to say.
"You still owe me a date you know." Asami said getting his attention.
"Oh yeah. We'll talk later Jinora." Sean said as they left while she held her head down.
"Calm down. You can talk to him later." Korra said trying to cheer her up.
"Forget it. It's just not gonna work." Jinora said running off making her frown.
Later
Sean arrived back at the stadium after his date with Asami before seeing Korra.
"Sean, What exactly are your thoughts on Jinora?" Korra asked.
"Hmm? She's wise, Smart, Knowledgeable, In control..." Sean tried to say.
"Thats not what I meant. I meant as a woman." Korra said.
"She's beautiful of course even an idiot could see that. Why?" Sean asked.
"She has feelings for you." Korra said making him blink.
"Since when?" Sean asked.
"Doesn't matter. She tried to work up the courage to ask you out earlier but Asami beat her to it. And now she's just full of doubt in herself." Korra said.
"Why didn't she just say so?" Sean asked.
"Like I said she was working up the courage but Asami beat her to it. Made her think she wasn't good enough." Korra said making him frown.
Later
Jinora was at the docks with her head down looking at her refelection in the water.
Only to feel a pair of arms wrap around her shocking her.
"So, You have feelings for me huh?" Sean asked making her blush.
"I..." Jinora tried to say.
"Why didn't you just say something from the very beginning? You weren't afraid I'd actually reject you were you?" Sean asked making her sigh.
"Seeing you with all the others like Korra, Aayla, Asami and Selena...I didn't think I held a candle since I'm..." Jinora tried to say before he kissed her making her eyes widen before becoming half lidded as she moaned into the kiss holding his face before pulling back seeing him smirk at her.
"Jinora your perfect as you are. And nothing will ever change that." Sean said making her tear up lightly as she held him close before looking behind them.
"Uh...Sean?" Jinora asked.
"What?" Sean asked facing behind them seeing Bolin with a shocked look.
"I don't believe this! You're cheating on Korra. The mother of your children!" Bolin yelled.
"No, Bolin it's not like that. If you'll just listen." Sean tried to say before avoiding getting hit by Earth spikes.
"You don't deserve what you have!" Bolin yelled before a blaster was held at his head making him look seeing Tarkin.
"Now, why don't we calm down and listen like civilized people." Tarkin suggested making him gulp as Sean and Jinora walked to him.
"Bolin, I'm not cheating on Korra. She's not the only one I'm with and she knows that." Sean said confusing him.
"She...Does?" Bolin asked.
"Yes, five years ago before the Legion the Republic put him on a special program to help make more like him. A harem I believe you would call it. Originally against it he got used to it." Tarkin said.
"So...You're not actually cheating on her since she knows about this." Bolin said.
"Not everything is always as it seems. After all do I seem the type to actually cheat on someone who's the mother of my first kids?" Sean asked.
"No." Bolin said.
"I get you clearly have feelings for her but don't let those feelings drive you to find ways to be with her. Or you could end up causing her and others pain along the way." Sean said making him sigh walking away.
"Ah, young love." Tarkin said.
"Oh be quiet dad. You focus more on your career than you do on your love life." Sean said making him chuckle.
"True. Anyway I didn't come here to talk about this. Theres been a development regarding the bounty hunter after the Senator from Naboo." Tarkin said.
"What kind of Development?" Jinora asked.
"Did Skywalker mention the assassin used a saber dart on a partner?" Tarkin asked.
"He did Later after he and Padme arrived. Why?" Sean asked.
"Kenobi has a friend who recognized it right away. It's from a System called Kamino." Tarkin said.
"That name sounds Familiar. I think Master Dyas brought it up at one point." Sean said.
"Yes well. Thats not the only reason you're going. The Jedi Archives should have had it in the system...But for some reason it's not there. We think someone erased it." Tarkin said.
"Why?" Jinora asked.
"That is what your going to tell us. I want you two along with Korra and Turok to go and report your findings." Tarkin said.
"We'll get this done right away." Sean said.
Later
The Ebon Hawk soon emerged from Hyperspace seeing the planet they were looking for.
"There it is. Our missing planet." Sean said.
"It's all water." Jinora said.
"Theres facilities on the surface." Sean said as they flew to the surface finding a facility before landing before rushing inside to get out of the rain.
"I hate rain." Turok said before a tall Kaminoian approached them.
"Master Kruger. The Prime Minister is expecting you."
This confused them.
"I'm expected?" Sean asked.
"Of course. He is anxious to meet you."
She lead them to a room before seeing another Kaminoian who was clear of high status.
"May I present Lama Su, Prime Minister of Kamino. And these are also."
"Jedi. Korra, Jinora and my brother Turok." Sean said.
"I trust you will enjoy your stay." Lama Su said as chairs came down from the ceiling as they sat down. "Now into the business. You will be delighted to hear we are on schedule. 200,000 unites are ready, with a million more well on the way. Tell Master Sifo-Dyas his order will be ready on time." Lama Su said.
"Wait excuse me?" Sean asked.
"Sifo-Dyas is still a leading member of the Jedi council is he not?" Lama Su asked.
"Well, yes. But I have no idea what you're talking about." Sean said.
"Ah, I thought he would have told you since you are his former Student. 10 years ago he put in an order for a Clone army from us." Lama Su said.
"My Master put in an order for a clone army? Did he say who it was for?" Sean asked.
"Yes. You. He had this army built to fight against the Sith once confirmation that they were still around was made. I'm surprised he never told you." Lama Su said.
"You said this was ten years ago?" Korra asked.
"Oh yes. And I'm sure you must be anxious to see them yourselves." Lama Su said.
"Well, we're already here." Sean said as they stood up.
The group soon walked around the place seeing jars containing infants.
"Impressive." Sean said.
"I'd hoped you'd be pleased. Clones can think creatively. You'll find they are immensely superior to droids. We take great pride in our combat education and training programs. This group was created about five years ago." Lama Su said looking at a group of 10 year olds.
"But they look closer to my age." Turok said.
"Oh thats because they have growth acceleration. Otherwise a mature clone would take a lifetime to grow. Now we can do it in half the time." Lama Su said.
"Oh I get it. This way you have more ready in a short amount of time." Korra said.
"Indeed." Lama Su said seeing a group of clones shooting targets.
"They are totally obedient, taking any order without question. We modified their genetic structure to make them less independent than the original host." Lama Su said.
"And who was the Original Host?" Turok asked.
"A bounty Hunter called Jango feet." Lama Su said.
"I see." Sean said.
"Apart from his pay he requested one thing. That the first clone be unaltered for himself." Lama Su said.
"We would like to meet him eventually." Sean said before they came to a platform seeing thousands of clones ready for war.
"Magnificent aren't they?" Lama Su asked.
Later
After meeting with Jango and his son Boba they went back to the Ebon Hawk to report their findings before the council appeared.
"We found Kamino. And we think we know who is after the Senator. A Bounty hunter named Jango Fett. They're using him to create a clone army." Sean said.
"You believe they are involved in the plot to assassinate the Senator?" Mace asked.
"No, Theres no motive and I don't sense any dark intentions from them." Sean said.
"Anything else?" Tarkin asked.
"Uh...One and normally I don't snitch but this case I can't keep this secret. They say Sifo-Dyas placed an order to create a clone army after we had confirmation the Sith still lived." Sean said surprising them.
"This army is for us?" Thrawn asked.
"Thats what they say. I never even knew about this. My guess is Master Dyas wanted to be prepared for the worst case scenario." Sean said.
"We'll talk to him about this. Bring this bounty hunter in." Mace said. (This thought occurred to me...How the hell was Obi-Wan supposed to bring him back when his fighter could only hold one person?)
"Right." Sean said as Turok rushed off.
Rushing back inside however he saw a unique fighter fly off.
"Damnit!" Turok yelled.
"Hello."
Turok turned seeing a girl about three years younger than him. She had Tan skin blond hair and brown eyes.
"Hi. I don't think I saw you before." Turok said as Sean and the others rushed in.
"Turok what happened?" Korra asked.
"He flew off." Turok said.
"Something wrong?" Lama Su asked walking to them with a more elderly Kamonian who looked smug.
Also with them was a human female who had white skin with purple hair and blue eyes.
"The truth is we came her because we believe Jango is a bounty hunter hired to kill the Senator from Naboo. Thats what led us here." Sean said.
"I see. We were unaware of this." Lama Su said.
"Sir, I think we should have them check Jango's querters incase he left something." The Woman said.
"Silence!" The Elder said backhanding her.
"HEY!" Sean yelled shocking her. "She just gave a good idea and you ridicule her." Sean said.
"So what. She's our property. I can treat her anyway I want. Unless you want to buy her."
"Burtoni." Lama Su warned.
"How much?" Sean asked making her scoff.
"A hundred thousand." Burtoni said.
"Fine." Sean said pulling out his pad before sending the credits which shocked her. "I believe now she's actually free." Sean said shocking the woman.
"Hmph. Whatever. Waste of my time." Burtoni said walking off.
"I do apologize for her. She's not what most would call a social person and thinks too highly of both our people and more of herself." Lama Su said.
"So who's she?" Sean asked looking at the woman he just set free.
"Her name is Six. She wasn't really given a name since she was cloned by a rich noble. However because she died after placing her order for a cloned daughter...No one was here to pay for her so she was raised for manual labor. Most treat her with respect with Burtoni as the exception." Lama Su said.
"I see. And what about this one?" Sean asked looking at the young girl.
"I'm Omega. A Pure generation 1 clone." Omega said.
"She's what we would call a contingency plan. Should something ever happen to Jango...We'll have more DNA of his to make more Clones of him." Lama Su said.
"Why didn't you just take fresh blood samples and put them on ice instead?" Korra asked making him blink.
"Hmm. I never thought of that. I see why Jedi are more respected." Lama su said.
"Eh, more common sense actually but thanks." Sean said.
After searching Jango's quarters nothing interesting was found before they decided to leave.
"Kruger?" Six asked getting his attention. "I...Thank you for freeing me." Six said making him smile taking his mask off.
"Ah, it was nothing. Just doing what was right. So what will you do?" Sean asked.
"I'd like to repay a debt to you. I don't suppose your opposed to a servant or house worker." Six said making him smirk.
"Oola would probably welcome someone in helping her with the chores. No problem." Sean said making her smile as they took off.
Authors Note: And with that the Clone army is discovered. Instead of Dooku secretly having them made Sifo-Dyas actually did this time around to prepare for the War against the Sith army. The question is when will they be used? Find out soon. Next Chapter will have a Lemon. Read, Review, Fav and Follow. REVIEW MY LOYAL FANS! SEE YA!
