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The Lure of the Dark Side: Chronicle 1-The Turning of an Era
Episode V: Revenge of the Sith
Chapter 32: Into Exile the Jedi Go
One day previous, after Antellica set him free, Obi-Wan strolled the streets of Coruscant in the early morning hood up and head down so no one would recognize him as a Jedi. Memories of the night before swam through his mind as he walked, and despite the prospect of never seeing Antellica again, he couldn't help but smile at the time they'd spend together before parting. Eventually, it came to him that he should probably find refuge in Senator Organa's apartment in Five Hundred Republica. At least for the time being until he could get off-world.
Leaving the Legislative Borough behind, he headed for the Ambassadorial Sector of the Senate District that contained the lavish residential building. By the time he got there, the sun was half risen and the normal bustling of a Coruscanti day had already begun.
Using a mind trick on the clone troopers guarding the entrance, Obi-Wan entered within and immediately, yet casually, headed for the side stairs to the far left of the nearly deserted foyer. What surprised and disturbed him was that many more clones could seen, through the door's small window, using the stairwell to carry what appeared to be dead bodies from the higher levels and down into the basement.
It took several more mind tricks and forgetful suggestions for Obi-Wan to make it up to the eighteenth level where Bail lived. The hallway that led to and past the Senator's apartment was not the usual spotless and clean, carpeted and walled corridor it usually was. Both had splatters of blood on it and Obi-Wan felt the sense of death radiating from the hallway as well as the entire building, though there was still a large amount of living beings present inside.
Something terrible happened here. But I wonder what?
Upon reaching the Senator's apartment he gave a soft knock on the door. At first, it didn't seem like anyone was going to answer, but than the door slowly opened, as it seemed to Obi-Wan, of it's own accord. It opened yet no one was there to greet him on the other side. Growing suspicious Obi-Wan instantly reached for the hilt of his lightsaber when a small voice chuckled, "Away with your weapon Obi-Wan. Hurt you I will not."
Glancing down Obi-Wan saw the small form of… "Master Yoda! Thank goodness you're alright."
"Come in you should Obi-Wan," Yoda said. "Stay in the hallway a good idea it would not be."
Once safely inside Obi-Wan looked around. Bail didn't seem to be here, which was strange because of the early hour. In fact, he didn't sense the Senator anywhere in the building.
Perhaps sensing Obi-Wan's query, Yoda said, "Went to the festivities at Monument Plaza Senator Organa did."
Obi-Wan was confused. "Festivities?"
"The Crowning of Empress Amidala and the celebration of the New Order."
The puzzled look on Obi-Wan's face changed to one of stone. "I see."
"Mandatory it was for him to attend," Yoda explained. "All Senators were commanded to do so."
Obi-Wan nodded and went over to sit on the living room sofa. Yoda soon joined him. "What happened here master?" he asked. The small Jedi turned to look at him. "Why are dead bodies being carried down to the basement and stains of blood blotched on the hallway walls?"
With a grave sigh, the grand master proceeded to tell him of the previous night's fiasco. This then led to Yoda's confrontation with the Emperor and his plans of going into exile.
"But Master Yoda, we can't give up," Obi-Wan protested. "We'd just be giving into what they want."
"To be done nothing can," Yoda said grimly. "Learned that yesterday I did. Too arrogant I was. But no longer I am."
And before Obi-Wan could voice anymore protests, Yoda asked him of how he escaped from the prison block beneath the Senate Building.
"Antellica set me free," he plainly answered.
Yoda blinked in surprise. "Antellica?"
"Yes," he affirmed with a smile. "Surprising I know. But…she did it."
He told Yoda only the most important details of the previous night, keeping the more personal parts to himself.
"Hmm. Unexpected this is," Yoda said once he finished. "Good it seems still resides in young Antellica. But sense you are leaving something out I do."
Obi-Wan sighed heavily. He was hoping Yoda wouldn't catch onto the missing parts. But it was folly hope. What couldn't be kept hidden from the wise master?
"If you don't mind master, I'd like to keep that part to myself. It's a bit personal."
"Told her of your feelings you did," the small Jedi stated. "Feels the same way about you she does. Hmm." The wizened old Jedi Master smiled. "Understand I do young Obi-Wan. Say no more you need to."
Out of interest, the Jedi decided to watch the festivities at Monument Plaza on the HoloNet. It was informative, yet distasteful at the same time. They were disturbed to hear that the Emperor was having the Jedi Temple torn down so his Imperial Palace could go in its place. His whole speech about freedom, justice, and the other attack on his life the night before was so twisted that Obi-Wan disgustedly left the room halfway through while Yoda continued to watch.
Bail finally arrived back around 2000 that night. He was surprised and relieved that Obi-Wan had escaped and after a brief explanation was stated as to how it was done, Bail offered to take both Jedi Masters wherever they liked. And though he suggested they could stay on Alderaan if they liked, both kindly refused that offer.
"Too close to the capital that is," Yoda said. "To the Outer Rim we will go."
Bail's next suggestion was Polis Massa, a coal-mining colony Alderaan got its heating supply of coal from. It was an asteroid cluster far in the Outer Rim. While Obi-Wan briefly considered this, Yoda decided to go to the planet Dagabah, a distant mist-shrouded swamp planet in the Outer Rim that did not appear in any modern star charts.
Mon came to the apartment later on, and once Obi-Wan found out about the Rebel Alliance she and a few others were still planning, despite Bail's objections, he decided to stay and help her and the others with that.
This pleased the Chandrilan Senator very much. In return for his help, she offered him refuge on the Mid Rim world she represented. Obi-Wan accepted, despite Yoda's disapproval. However, he didn't care.
"You may want to go into exile master, but, from my point of view, simply doing nothing is not the answer."
And so it was settled. Obi-Wan went with Mon back to Chandrila the next day, and Bail took Yoda to Dagabah.
Despite being in exile and wanting to be secluded from the outside world, Bail insisted upon setting up a comline to the small Jedi in the case something happened they could keep in touch. Yoda agreed to this and was than left on the planet to begin his exile.