This Old Temple: New Jedi Order Reset Chapter 21, a star wars fanfic

THIS OLD TEMPLE: NEW JEDI ORDER RESET

by ardavenport

- - - Part 21

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"Recording. Recording.

"C-3PO speaking.

"There has been quite a bit of uproar about what will be in the new Jedi Code. Some people just don't like it and are threatening to leave.

"I don't know why they have to complain to me about it. I will only be recording it. Master Luke has been quite busy talking to a lot of people about it. And Professor Bren. And Master Ferus and Master Nyeem and Master Ping and Ayzhur Ahmus. And even Mistress Natra. She has been quite vocal about it.

"As if we didn't have enough to deal with, Master Luke had to go on a short mission and returned with two more people who say they were Jedi Knights. Ayzhur Ahmus has confirmed their identities, but I always wonder about how reliable he is. But Master Luke is convinced that they are, so I suppose that it must be so. I'm just not sure that we need any more people. They've been so much trouble already.

"Oh, and I don't know why we let in that holo-writer! He's so intrusive. Its very rude. I don't know why anyone would want to speak with him."

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"Really? Why would he want to interview you? I'm the one who people come to when they need something done. I know much more about how this place works."

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"Well, I don't know yet. I haven't decided if I'm going to Yavin. And its been so much work to copy and prepare all this data for the relocation. Everything is moving so fast. I'm afraid I'd just be packed in a box and shipped off with all the binaries.

"And it's so far away. The more I hear about it, the less I'm inclined to go. It could be quite primitive for some time. I just don't know if my tired circuits can handle it."

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"Yes. I know you'll be there to help, R2. But. . . . I just don't know. . . . "

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( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( holo-record ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

SKYWALKER: "Okay, is everyone here?"

BREN: "Luke. Preface the recording."

SKYWALKER: "Oh, yeah. Luke Skywalker; oh-two-one dash two-two, post-Empire, Coruscant. The Jedi Temple. We're here to review the Jedi Code."

AHMUS: "What we're saying is the Jedi Code. Today."

SKYWALKER: "We're reviewing what we'll be using now. We know we're going to revise it as we move on, but that will be after we establish the advanced training on Yavin . . . . . Bren."

BREN: "Alright.

"Oh, and attending members are: Luke Skywalker, Ferus Olin, Methian Bren, Ping Alduto, Ayzhur Ahmus, Nyuur Nyeem and Natra Gomflek.

"You've all got copies. And you've all had time to read them and send comments. And Ping here is the only person writing theirs down. Everyone else just calls me whenever an idea pops into their head."

AHMUS: "I have no opinion."

BREN: "Well, you're the one here who's lived under the old Jedi Code longer than any of us. That still makes you our best expert. Even if you'll only sign up as an ally to the Order."

NYEEM: "Myuuf--feeeeem nyuuuummm huuuuf-wuuf myeeeeeen-nuuuf-nuf."

AHMUS: "The Jedi need allies more than they need Jedi right now."

BREN: "Hmph. All right. I'm just going to go down the list of sections and see if anyone has any more comments. If we all agree on this text, then this is the Jedi Code that we live by. Everyone got that?"

SKYWALKER / OLIN / ALDUTO: Yes.

NYEEM: "Nyuuh."

GOMFLEK: "Yeah. I guess it's time to get serious about this."

AHMUS: "I agree."

BREN: "All right. The basic principles are almost the same as for the old code. . . . . . . duty to the Force, extraordinary powers, duty to use them to serve others and the common good. . . . . . . any comments?

"No? Good.

"Next, conduct. . . . . . this is pretty different. All the old rules about no attachments, no possessions, obeying the Council - - which right now is still officially just Luke, but everyone else will be official when we settle on Yavin - - anyway, all the old rules still apply for anyone of the rank of Master, or aspiring to be. . . . . . . the rank of Jedi is to include Knight and Scholar - - -"

GOMFLEK: "I still think we should include Farmer in this draft."

AHMUS: "I agree."

NYEEM: "Nyuh-neee."

BREN: "Yes, I know. We talked about it. That would be under Scholar as a field of study."

ALDUTO: "Farmer?"

GOMFLEK: "You should be in favor of that! Especially after they packed you off to the Agri-Corps during the Clone Wars."

AHMUS: "I think they did Ping a favor with that."

OLIN: "Jedi Farmer?"

BREN: "Oh why don't we just add 'Jedi Pilot' and 'Jedi Cop' and 'Jedi Droid Technician' to the list, too?"

AHMUS: "We do have some of those already."

SKYWALKER: "Bren. Natra. We agreed to keep it simple to start with. Until we find our place."

GOMFLEK: "Yeah. . . . . . well alright. But I'm going to bring this up again."

BREN: "Fine. . . . . does anyone have anything else on Conduct? Anything constructive? No? Good.

Now, Service. . . . . that's pretty different. . . . . . well, Service to the Force, that's about the same. Service to the Order. . . . . . mostly the same for Masters . . . . . anyone joining the Order may retain family, property, previous professions, but only those of service to others. Professions or occupations motivated by the acquisition of wealth or power - - especially political power - - of any kind are forbidden. . . . . Underage Initiates may be accompanied by family members, the support of which may be negotiated with the Order, if necessary. . . . . . any person accepted as Padawan must be of minimum age to be declared an adult; 13 - Human, 14 - Twi'lek, 10 - Gran, . . . . . . . ugh. Do we need the list for every species here? And the mental physical development tests aren't 'til the end. I thought we were going to put this in an appendix?"

SKYWALKER: "I'll have 3PO fix it."

BREN: "Okay. Any comments? No? Good. Things are moving along. Everyone is just as tired of this meeting as I am.

"Training. . . . . . Initiates. . . . not much change there. . . . a lot of references to Code of Conduct. . . . . some guardianship issues. . . . . . Padawans and Masters. . . . . . not much change there. Except for the issues about some Padawans having families. . . . . or maybe some Padawans being four times older than their Masters. . . . .any comments?

"No? Good. That's the whole thing. Any last comments?"

GOMFLEK: "Yeah. Just one thing."

BREN: "I knew it . . . . . what?"

GOMFLEK: "It sucks."

AHMUS: "All of it? Or just the boring parts?"

GOMFLEK: "It's almost ALL boring parts. Look, I'm not saying that we shouldn't agree on this now. But some of it reads like it was written by some of Lando's lawyers."

OLIN: "Some of Lando's lawyers did write some of it."

NYEEM: "Muuf-eeert-Meeem nyuuum-hym uum myuf-eet-eet fyuuuf wuuf myeeeeen-uf."

GOMFLEK: "That's my point. This isn't about laws that are made up in committees - - "

AHMUS: "We are a committee."

GOMFLEK: "I mean, it should be more. . . . eternal. We're Jedi. The Force encompasses all life and we're defining ourselves with a legal document."

BREN: ". . . . . you have to bring this up now. . . .All right, the writing's bad. What are you suggesting?"

GOMFLEK: "For the NEXT time we meet to change this. . . . we should get a writer to update it. Make it flow."

AHMUS: "Flow? Jedi are in favor of that."

GOMFLEK: "We get a real writer to. . . . make it flow - - without changing the content! - - just make it sound less like something that was stitched up by a committee."

AHMUS: "We're still a committee."

BREN: "Oh, no. You want to use that holo-facs writer, the one who's been pestering everyone for interviews. Who let that guy in here anyway?"

GOMFLEK: "Well, why not? Finisel Utang is an excellent writer."

BREN: "He's a hack."

OLIN: "He's not that bad."

ALDUTO: "I viewed 'Knight Fall'. I was surprised; it was pretty good."

NYEEM: "Myuf-murf-eeef wyuf-myuum."

BREN: "It's all melodrama, spiced up for the masses who are more interested in entertainment than enlightenment."

GOMFLEK: "That doesn't mean it can't be good. And I don't see why dry academic, legalistic, lifeless text is so much better."

BREN: "These are codes of conduct for the Jedi Order, not a cheap holo-thriller!"

GOMFLEK: "Well, maybe people might mind them better if they didn't drop into a coma just from reading them!"

OLIN: "Natra. . . "

SKYWALKER: "Bren. . . . Natra, we'll talk to Utang about it."

BREN: "What? . . . . . . Oh, you've been looking at those holos, too. Master, I'm very disappointed in you. You're a very bad example."

SKYWALKER: "It can't hurt to ask about it. . . . . we can go with this for now, but since we expect to revise it we might as well look into making it a little more. . . . readable."

OLIN: "It is pretty dull right now. I know the old one by memory, and this one . . . . it's a lot harder to stay awake for."

NYEEM: "Nuf-eeert-feeem nyuuuuuuuuuuuf-huf-hym uum-eeeeeet-eet fyuuf wyuf-wyuf-myuum. Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuf myeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen-nuf."

BREN: "Nyeef! Fine! Are we all agreed then? We'll use this for the Jedi Order. Until the Council revises it?"

OLIN: "Aye."

ALDUTO: "Aye."

GOMFLEK: "Aye."

AHMUS: "Aye. And I'll look forward to the sequel."

SKYWALKER: "Aye."

NYEEM: "Nyuh-neee."

BREN: ". . . . Aye.

"All right. We're done."

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- - - End Part 21