Star Wars
Reincarnated as a Tooka
A Isekai Star Wars story
Part 4b – To Protect a Target
-Time, it started long ago, and will continue long into the future. The one thing I am sure of however, will I survive the coming war ? Only the Force knows. Maybe that is why I was found drifting in the stars ?
-Master Stardrifter, Kuat, 19 days before battle of Geonosis
"Tell me about that morning" The man said, it was more an order than a request. The man looked at the soldier seated across from him, Major Shanniah Twang simply sat there, she hadnt been even so much as allowed to change her clothing from her normal armor, muchless from what she was wearing when Undryl had died right in front of her. "Major Twang ?"
The soldier gave him a sour look, "You already know everything" She replied, aside from her sour expression she remained remarkably calm, calmer then most.
"You left her" The man stated.
"It was under threat of dismissal from the squad, Undryl insisted in see to why I was recalled. She insisted she was safe" Shanniah had been been locked in either a secure holding cell in the bowls of the Jedi Temple, or in a interugem cell being hammered with questions from both the Jedi and the Republic Security Breau. Undsryl Stathe wasnt just her charge to protect as given orders from the Jedi, Bodgeareena Stardrifter, but also under orders from the RSB to protect her.
"You do know who Undryl Stathe was ?" The man asked, Shanniah looked at him, she knew who Undryl was, but she had the feeling this man was going to tell her regardless. "Undryl Stathe was the only child of the Corellian Engineering Corporations CEO and Tobias Stathe, and his wife, Madiem. She was the third most powerful person in the galaxy before her death!"
"Undryl insisted I go and see why I was recalled, once I spoke with my commander he sent me back by speeder taxi instead of rocket tram, the rocket trams were down due to issues with the system." Shanniah began to reply
"And yet you used a Rocket Tram to get to your commanders location in the first place." The man questioning her retorted. "And then somehow they were out of order and it forced you to take a speeder taxi to get back to Balkavan Hall where Undryl laid dead"
"She was still alive, its in the report, you can read it all there" It had been about half a week since Undryl had been killed as far as Shanniah could remember.
"You are trying to bend history to favor you, Major Twang, it wont help your case whatsoever. According to the report, Undryl was dead, in the rain you could have mistaken her for being still alive. But she was dead before you returned to her." Shanniah just stared at him with her eyes. The agent didnt give her a second thought as he stood up, datapad in hand.
Once more, Shanniah was taken back to her holding cell, for being treated in such a manner, she was well kept, clean, and well fed, but question after question. The last four days were like a bad holonet transiver, they kept repeating old questions, wiuth each passing day the new questions were really just repeated old questions but from different angles. Shanniah felt as if she was repeating herself constantly and was starting to wonder if this is what going insane felt like.
-8-8-8-
Coruscant hadnt changed from the last time Undryl had been there, the news of the Senate holding a debate concerning the sepratist crisis only made things slightly more dangerous as there was biefly a patrol, then another, of jedi temple guards that Undryl had to either skirt around or speak to. Thankfully it did not come to combat. All Undryl had to mention to the second group of guards was that she needed to speak to Yoda, Bodgey confirmed her story and the Temple Guards let her pass. Bodgey of course went to the dorms while Undryl headed for the council chambers.
Undryl however found another Jedi waiting for her, his name was something she couoldnt hope to remember, but he had a mask on his face, a Kel Dor by the look of him alone as well as the mask. Plo Koon his name was, but at that moment, Undryl was more focused on speaking to yoda.
"Can I help you ?" Plo Koon asked her, the Kel Door Jedi Master eyed the formerly human woman carefully. It was not often a Tooka came into the Temple, but much less be respected as a Jedi ? She wasnt exactly dressed like a Jedi would be, the traditional robes for this one had been forgotten and in their place was a beautiful purple, pink and white outfit that Plo Koon had seen before.
"I need to speak to Master Yoda, its... its personal" Undryl said. "Do you know where he is ?"
"The Room of A Thousand Fountains is normally where he goes to meditate, but he hasnt been in there recently and has mostly been training younglings in the sunset wing." Master Koon replied, he had no real idea why he was helping this woman and everything in his head screamed at him to simply tell her off and run her out of the temple, but his heart said otherwise. So his mouth followed his heart instead of his brain.
And for once he was glad his mouth and heart aggreed on something. "I will not pressure or ask why things are so important to speak to Yoda directly about, if he cannot be found, I recommend the Archives downstairs." He said
"Thank you, if Master Yoda is unable to help me with my issue, I will head down there." with a bow of greeting to the Kel Dor, Undryl took her leave. Plo Koon watched her go, oddly unsure of why she felt so hauntingly familiar.
Undryl headed for the room, and saw Yoda was actually alone. Which helped greatly. She stepped right to the doorframe and waited a brief moment. "Worried are you, hmm ?" he said after a moment of quiet. "Sense your confusion I can. But wonder who you are I, do not." he said then as he turned to her. He didnt have to look very far upwards to speak to her. "Master Stathe, worries you have, help you with them I can"
"Hello Master, I am glad you remember me." Undryl said simply.
"Hard it is, for me to forget such a youngling. Sad I was when heard of your passing." Yoda replied, unable to stop herself, Undryl hugged him. Yoda was briefly surprised but then felt he should return the hug. "Calm you must be, to see the road ahead for you the Force has. Help you on this path I will"
"Thank you Master, It concerns someone important. I'd like her safely returned home to Corellia and reinstated into the squadron there she was once part of" Undryl said,
"Speak of Shanniah Twang you do. Hmm ?" Yoda said, at her nog he chuckled. "Calm you must be, tomorrow freed she will be. Should all things go correctly" Yoda told her
"And if they do not ?" Yoda could tell Undryl was more concerned of the RSB getting too close to a private matter that Undryl would rather much have entirely unknown.
"Tomorrow, vist her a RSB Agent will, ask her new questions he will try. His intentions I sense do not bode well for the future. Stop him you must. Protect Major Twang you must." Yoda said after a long moment of thoughtful quiet. His mind made up, he would allow Undryl to bust her friend out of jail.
"What about.." Undryl was about to ask about the guards and other forces, but Yoda chuckled again, she didnt have to worry.
"Forget you do, so soon, that a Master you are, hmm ?" He looked at her sidelong. Undryl smiled. With a gentle bow she took her leave. Yoda have his leave for her to get Shanniah out of jail "Into the jail of the Senate building, walk in without worry you can." he said as she suddenlyt halted and looked back at him, he still stood in the middle of the training room.
Undryl was about to ask what he meant. "Seek out a young RSB agent, Kallus. A student he still is, abilities he has, help you he can" Undryl smiled and nodded, Yoda then said simply in a serene voice. "May the Force be with you."
"And with you, Master" Another bow, and Undryl all but skipped out of the training room. Yoda had to smile. Undryl was unlike any Padawan and Youngling he had the pleasure to train.
-8-8-8-
Leaving the temple after leaving notice with a droid to inform Bodgey her intentions of where she was going, Undryl headed for the Senate tower, she had someone there she was to meet, in this case Bail Ogana of Alderaan. She still had to deliver the order to him.
An aide stepped into the senators office. "Senator Organa, a vistor for you, she says it is most urgent concerning a delivery" The Rodian said in Huttese
"Thank you Bilji, show her in" Bail replied. The Rodian nodded and left the office suit, a moment later the door slid open a second time and stepped inside, stepping to the side to allow Undryl to pass her.
"Undryl Stathe of the Jedi order, by request of Madiem Stathe of Corellia, Senator Organa" the Rodian, Bilji said in introduction
"Thank you, Bilji, you may go" Bail gave Undryl a careful look, soon as the door shut he hit a key that would lock it, locking them both inside. A moment passed as Undryl stood in ther door way foyer a datapad in hand. "I am quite sure that Madiem Stathe's daughter is human" He said to her
"I am her daughter yes, and yes I was human. But as of four days ago I am... this. Its complicated" Undryl replied to him. She held up the datapad. "I had a few important things I had to attend to at the Jedi Temple before I could get to you. I am sorry to have kept you waiting, its bad enough you waited six extra months for two fo the CR90s that you ordered as it is."
"Yes I was given the explination that they had been pulled off the assemnbly line proper due to issues with the corridors workmanship." He said in reply, he motioned for her to stepp closer to his desk and also to take a seat, using the force she set the datapad on the desk to allow him to read it.
Once he was satisfied with the order he smiled, "There is nothing to worry on, what is waiting a few more hours compared to six months ? With whats been going on here on Coruscant there are other things to worry about then ships. But I am glad you were able to make the order. I see most if not all of the crews that brought the vessels here have family on the planet and its moons ?"
Undryl was more concerned of cost, and she didnt want to have to go searching for missing employees across Coruscant unles they had familky on planet or on one of its satalite moons. Thankfully everyone that brought the ships indeed had family living in the Coruscant system. Full payment for the vessels and all lodging for those who wished it was still on the table.
A good twenty minutes of talk between the two and Undryl felt she had a solid link to Alderaan, but based on its history, she was scared of thinking about visiting. She had somewhere else she wanted to go to instead. "What do you know of the planet, Arda Three ?" She asked Bail, she didnt ask Yoda, and she had yet to fild a holomap of the Galaxy to explore the area further.
"Not a lot, I only know it is considered a paradise world for senators, RSB agents use it mostly as a outpost. And training center when the need calls for it. Why do you ask ?" Bail replied
"I am looking to get some aid from the RSB, Master Yoda recommended I find a certain younger agent, entry level, nothing too much with overhead. Goes by the name of Agent Kallus, young guy possibly just inducted into the academy as it is" Undryl replied. It made sense.
"If Master recommends the guy I cant say no. Last I knew the entry level inductees were started off on Taris and Nar Shaddaa, the training grounds at Arda 3 though I am not entirely sure if it is in use mind you, I know its got a training center there, but if it sees use I do not know." Bail clarified a few points about Arda 3, as well as Nar Shaddaa. It made Undryl smirk, she could get around a lot of those issues easily.
But she really needed Agent Kallus to get her inside the jail there on Coruscant, and as much as she wanted Bail to help her out, he was a senator not a RSB agent