Echo: Oh….hello there!

Resist: What is this story? I don't remember writing this.

Arthur: Maybe we should wait till after Easter to post the next chapter? Loser *points to Resist*

Aloke: At least your story hasn't been posted and deleted three times…..*looks at Echo*

Echo: *eyes turn red* What did you just say!? HONEY I BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS WORLD AND I CAN TAKE YOU OUT JUST AS EASY!

Resist: *fake writing on some paper* Arthur and Aloke become entrenched in a fierce battle, only for Arthur to stick his blade through Aloke's abdomen and for her to fall to the ground and bleed out

John: *watches scene with utter shock* Y-y-y-ooo-u….

Resist: *Lifts pencil off the paper and shows he was faking* I wouldn't do that to her…..yet

*Arthur, Echo, Aloke's spirit, Green, Mia, and Oni watch as John tackles Resist*

Oni: Well then….

*screams of agony*

Green: Is anyone going to help him?

Resist *rolling on the floor with John* Yeah really?

Arthur: Nope. Payback

Resist: I...didn't….actually...kill….her *said between grunts of pain from getting hit*

Aloke: TELL THAT TO MY SPARKLING BLUE BODY!

Resist: *able to grab a pen and the paper and starts writing while taking punches to the stomach* John rushes up to Aloke's body, but hears a faint heart beat, and starts to do CPR, and Aloke begins to recover very slowly. He then rushes her to the medical wing of a ship and she is able to recover in time.

John: *stops, narrowing his eyes at Resist* Mhmmm, keep going

Resist: *grabs the pen again* Aloke makes a shockingly fast recovery, not a slow one, and she and John decide to disappear and live happily ever after, where they forgive Resist for his shenanigans and he becomes best man at their wedding….The End

John: *stands up* I'm down for that

Resist: Sorry to John and Aloke, and now without anymore delays or fights hopefully, we hope you all enjoy the newest chapter

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Arthur, along with Aloke, John and a handful of ARC troopers were making their descent onto the planet that laid beneath them. Arthur didn't move from his seat near the back of the shuttle as he gazed out the viewport at the planet that took everything from him. He began to let his mind wander to the day when his parents were murdered...no, executed...in the street for everyone to witness and to see what happens to people who try to stand up against the gang that terrorized the town he used to live in.

"Arthur," Aloke spoke without looking at the Padawan, "We could use your expertise in navigating the streets."

Arthur continued looking out the viewport, with his expression staying the same, "Not much to say, they are narrow and sometimes crowded, depending on the time," replied Arthur. Tano nodded, "Anything we should know about this troublesome gang?"

Arthur at the mention of the gang, zoned out and began to relive the terrible day when his parents died. Arthur was oblivious to everything that was going on around him, he didn't refocus on the matter at hand, till Aloke shook him.

The Togruta retracted her arm and sat forward in her seat. "Patience, young one," she soothed, "You'll see justice in time." John, who had been flying the shuttle, glanced over at the general before eyeing Arthur. He looked as if he was going to say something, but Aloke gave him a sharp scowl and he flickered his gaze back out the viewport.

"The leader of the gang is named Enkado. I used to know his second in command but Master Skywalker killed him when I had my last run in with them. They use speeders to get from their base to the towns they decide to raid," sayed Arthur, finally able to focus on the matter. Aloke looked around as she filed the information. "Do you know where they might have secret bases?"

Arthur had glanced toward her when he was speaking, but returned his attention to out the viewport, "I used to know, but they probably changed locations after the last Republic and Gang fight when Masters Kenobi and Skywalker were here."

"I agree," John sighed as he continued to pilot the shuttle, "But don't gangs usually go back to their old hideouts so others can't get to them?" Aloke raised a brow and turned to him. "And since when were you an expert on local crime organizations?" Her commander chuckled, "I do my research."

Arthur wanted to stay and chat amongst the Jedi Knight and her commander, but the pressure and the current situation he was in, was weighing down on him and decided to step out, "I uh, need some air," he replied and made his way out of the cockpit.

One clone who had been sitting in the chair next to Arthur, Reysh, spoke up. "Isn't that what they all say before they go...you know…." The ARC trooper swirled a finger in a circle next to his head while whistling.

Arthur found what he thought to be an empty room and sat down keeping to himself, not seeing a clone was also present, who had lieutenant markings on his armour. "Couldn't handle being in there for too long, eh kid?" the man spoke up as he inspected his slightly cracked visor.

Arthur jumped slightly at the man's voice, but quickly regained his composure and looked in the clone's direction, "Nah, just….um…dealing with some things is all" he said, "What's the name?" he asked the clone.

"I'm Lieutenant Vy," the man reached out a hand for Arthur to shake, "I already know who you are, sir."

Arthur shook the clone's hand, "Hopefully what you heard is good, but probably not," replied Arthur who had gotten up to take the seat across from where Vy was sitting. The Lieutenant chuckled, "I heard about the fights and such. You'd make an excellent ARC trooper, I'll tell ya that."

Arthur gave a slight smile at the comment, then it left, "Which fights? The ones with my master or the ones where I kick the Seppies butts," he asked, slightly worried. Vy sighed, "Both. I must say from an ARC's point of view, well done. But from the point of view as Green's brother, that was stupid. Trust me, John was like that and it didn't end up well for him."

"Trust me, I know where he's coming from. My master kicked both me and Green's butts at the same time. Anyway, what happened with John?" asked Arthur.

"Well," Vy chuckled and glanced around to make sure the cockpit door was closed, "John, er, Alpha is his real name. He was bred to be a tank, and thus, he never really scored brownie points in the emotion department. And General Tano is the complete opposite; they butted heads a lot and really brought down the moral of the team. She even beat him in a wrestling match and totally embarrassed him in front of the other ARCs. But after the whole virus thing on Naboo, they've changed drastically."

Arthur listened intently to the story about John and felt bad for the ARC commando, "Well it's been nice meeting you, I should probably get back. Delphon should be coming up soon," said Arthur as he got up from the table and shook Vy's hand before departing. He made his way back to the cockpit and sat back down in his seat next to Reysh and returned to looking out the viewport.

The atmosphere was tense and everyone was quiet. Aloke and Reysh looked slightly pale as though caught red handed. Arthur continued to look out the viewport at the dust ball of a planet as it got closer. He couldn't help but run through all his memories, mostly the bad ones as he waited for them to land.

Reysh cleared his throat and avoided eye contact with Arthur. Aloke noticed this and gave the ARC a stern glare, slicing at her throat with an index finger. Arthur felt them sending him glances and decided to speak, "Do you think I was born yesterday?" he asked.

"Yes," he heard John mumble. Aloke growled and slapped his shoulder enough to get him to cry out. "What?" he turned and glared at his partner, "I-"

Tano raised her hand to slap him again and then turned to glanced at Arthur. Arthur shot a scowl at both Aloke and John and made to leave the cockpit again, and wait somewhere else till they got to Delphon.

"Wait," Aloke held up a finger. Since she was looking away from him, John relaxed a bit and chuckled. "He asked a question." Tano's eyes blazed with fiery anger and she harshly smacked his helmet. "ALPHA-C!" Reysh practically giggled in his seat, "Oh, you are so whipped."

Arthur decided to make his way toward the exit some more as Aloke and John had it out. He hoped to make it out before they noticed, but this wasn't his mission. He barely made it a couple steps when he heard Aloke clear her throat. Arthur stopped, but didn't turn to look at her.

"Excuse my Commander's insubordination," the Togruta gave John one last glare before turning to Arthur, "We're about to land. I would appreciate it if you could guide us to Meksha's Diner. Do you know that place?"

Arthur still didn't turn to face her, "I know it" he said, rather coldly, since it was where he force choked the mugger who tried to rob him.

"Is it the type of place that only you and I could walk into?" asked Aloke, gesturing towards John and Reysh. If anyone recognized them as members of the GAR, the gang would know that they were coming.

"Yes master," Arthur replied, giving a glance to both John and Reysh. "The more people, the more of a chance that we would be spotted, though I might be enough to get us in trouble," Arthur finished, knowing that just his presence may tip off the gang.

"Well, Big A," Reysh sighed, "Looks like we'll be staying in the car."

Arthur laughed slightly at the comment, but his laugh quickly faded when he felt the ship land on the dust ball of a planet. He sighed heavily and made his way to the exit with Master Tano directly behind him. Arthur looked back at Master Tano, but continued walking, "Why did he call John Big A?" he asked.

Aloke laughed and flickered her gaze at the now closed cockpit doors. "He wanted something normal in his life. Most of his brothers called him Alpha. But he asked me to call him John. Soon the others followed suit."

"That's good. So any chance we can get in and get out and leave? I really don't want to be here," said Arthur, making sure that she got the point about his distastefulness of the planet and that he might do something that he would regret and wanted her to be able to snap him out of it, just in case if it happens.

The Togruta eyed him out and slightly scoffed. "Well," she started, "If you're not able to complete the mission…."

Arthur stopped and turned around and gave her a look, "I can finish the mission, but I can't promise Enkado will be alive at the end," replied Arthur very coldly.

Aloke's eyes widened only slightly for a moment, then returned to normal.

Aloke followed Arthur into Meksha's Diner and almost immediately realized why Arthur would come here first seeking information on Enkado. The place was built for bounty hunters, swindlers and outlaws, just like most cantinas she visited during Delta Force missions. She followed Arthur over to the bar where there were two empty seats, which they sat in. The Togruta looked around, being ever so observant as always, and noticed the chartreuse Rodian eyeing them out.

Tano internally smirked. Meksha, I'm betting.

The bartender came over to them, "Arthur, mi bukee, what can I get you?" he asked the boy. Arthur just smiled at his old friend. "The usual" he answered, which got him a glare from Aloke. Arthur saw the look from the corner of his eye, "It's not what you think" he said with a smirk. She rolled her eyes and sighed nevertheless.

Meksha also asked Aloke when he returned to give Arthur his drink and she asked for a shot of Rodian spice, a drink she was familiar with. When he brought it back to her, she eyed it carefully before taking a sip.

Arthur then set his gaze on his friend, "Any news where Enkado might be? I have some… uh…. business to take care of," he replied, trying to sound calm. No one knew of him or Aloke being a Jedi, and that was how they wanted it, since no one would probably talk to one. They still had their lightsabers, but they were well hidden under their robes. In a place like this, being from the Republic was a death wish.

Meksha was about to answer, but someone from behind the two jedi, called out, "Arthur Perry," said the voice that Arthur knew pretty well. Aloke nonchalantly gave Arthur a questioning look, but Arthur dare not look at her. She caught onto the fact and continued sipping her drink. However, with a slight of hand, she pressed a button on her commlink, which signaled to Alpha that there was trouble. Within moments, ARCs would be all over the place with snipers.

Arthur got up from his seat and slowly turned around to face an 'old friend'. "Bartu, surprised to see you here, and with a blaster pointed at me. Thought we were friends," Arthur replied with little bits of sarcasm in his voice, and also sounding like he was 'hurt'. When Aloke heard the click of the blaster being pointed at Arthur, she turned in her chair and peeked out of the corner of her eye to get a better picture of what was happening.

"If we are friends, where are those four crates of DC-15S blasters that you were suppose to deliver for me?" Bartu asked still with his gun pointed directly at Arthur, who was thankful that he got the idea for him and Aloke to carry DC-17 blaster pistols, since they decided not to use their lightsabers unless it was absolutely necessary. Bartu then pointed his gun at Aloke, who was still seated, "I could just shoot your partner instead, since it would serve as a reminder not to double cross me"

Hearing this new piece of information, Aloke's eyes narrowed. So Arthur was previously dealing in the black market selling Republic weapons? With a very faint huff, she peeked out again at him. They will be having a very intense conversation after this whole ordeal is over.

Aloke saw the glint of Bartu's pistol aimed right at her temple and smirked. "Try me," she challenged, her fingers curling around her own pistol. Bartu signaled and six other men around the cantina stood up and drew their weapons, pointing them at the Togruta. Having not flinched at all, Aloke grabbed her glass and downed the rest of the alcohol. Licking her lips, Tano stood up and faced everyone with a smug smile.

Arthur did notice when Aloke hit the button on her comlink, and knew John was coming with Reysh, Vy and others, so he had his wheels turning inside his brain to think of a plan, till he got one.

Arthur took a couple steps forward, drawing the attention of the other men with blasters to him, "Bartu, there is no reason to kill us. I still have the crates you're looking for. We can both still come out of this with a profit," he said, glancing at Aloke for a short, brief time.

A crooked smile formed on Bartu, "What are we waiting for then? Lead on" he said, as he motioned for his men to escort them out. The six men in the bar converged on Arthur and Aloke and had their guns pointed at their backs, as they left the bar. All the while, the Togruta had a confident smirk on her face.

Exiting out the back, the group stopped a ways down an alley. The six men surrounded Arthur and Aloke, placing them back to back as they once again raised their pistols to aim at the two. The Jedi Knight glanced at the door with satisfaction upon noting that it was closed. With the Force, she locked it from the inside. Aloke was still smiling and holstered her weapon, taunting them.

"Woah fellas, shoot me or my partner here and no blasters for you" replied Arthur, he slowly moved his hand down to where he was hiding his lightsaber just to be on the safe side, but didn't plan on using it unless he had to.

"Or the privilege of seeing the light of day ever again," Aloke snorted, baring her sharp teeth in a smirk. Arthur looked at the six guys and then made contact with Bartu, "The crates are this way, but no crates if my lifeless body is on the ground, or my partner's" explained Arthur again. Bartu motioned with his hand, and the six men backed down some and Arthur took it as a sign to take Bartu to the crates. He started walking in the direction Aloke motioned towards, though he did not know what for. He then leaned over to Aloke, "I got a bad feeling about this" he said in a quiet tone.

Aloke glanced off somewhere, but it was too quick for him to see. Suddenly, she pulled Arthur by the arm down to the ground and activated one of her lightsabers. "What the -" Arthur got out as he made contact with the ground. He looked back up and saw the ARC troopers making quick work of the six men, who were Bartu's bodyguard. In mere seconds, all who was left was Bartu. Arthur got back up and made his way over to Bartu, who was being held at gunpoint by John, rather roughly. "So Bartu," spoke Arthur, as he put his elbow on Bartu's shoulder and used him as a rest, "Where is Enkado these days?"

"I don't know" Bartu explained, but he didn't have time to react, as he was force pushed hard into a wall of a nearby building by Arthur. Aloke scolded him in Togruti; and as Vy and Reysh tackled Bartu once more, she grabbed onto his shoulder and glared at him. "Jedi do not use terror as a weapon," she said through gritted teeth, looking back at Bartu.

"Well it works," replied Arthur, who then strode back over to where Reysh and Vy were holding Bartu. Arthur walked right through them, when they tried to stop him from coming any closer to Bartu, but it didn't work. Arthur pushed right past them and grabbed Bartu and held him up against the wall, he force pushed him into seconds earlier, "A rival gang leader, who doesn't keep track of what his main competition is doing?! I highly doubt it" replied Arthur, till Aloke came back up to pull him away again.

The Togruta was successful and ripped away the younger Jedi. She pushed him down onto the ground and signaled to John, who immediately pinned Arthur's hands behind his back and handcuffed him with Jedi-proof cuffs. Turning back to Bartu, she smirked, "I may not allow the Padawan to get to you, but I assure you, if you do not release the information to me in the next sixty seconds, I'll let my soldiers here make you talk. And trust me, their bite is worse than their bark."

Arthur was furious right now, he fought against John's grip against him, and anger was present all over him as he eyed Bartu, "Aghhhhh!" cried out Arthur, trying to break free of John and go another round with Bartu.

But the ARC commander was able to hold him back with pure strength. Aloke glanced back hearing Arthur grunt and gave him a look that said "calm yourself". "You have forty one seconds, Bartu."

Arthur tried what she said and started to calm himself. He gave a glance toward Bartu, but then looked away feeling his anger resurface slightly when he made contact with him. Bartu on the other hand was getting nervous and decided to help the Republic go after Enkado, after all it would be less competition for him to deal with.

"Hypothetically, Enkado may have moved his operations thirty clicks northeast of where he used to work from. It is in the mountains, but they are an adventure on their own. They are filled with caves and pathways as far as the eyes can see. They are one giant maze," Bartu told Aloke. The Togruta scoffed and waved away Vy and Reysh. "Thank you for your cooperation," she said sweetly to the man before walking away. John pulled Arthur to his feet and started guiding him in the way Aloke was going.

"Sir," Dakota, an ARC in all white armor spoke up, "What about Bartu?" Tano chuckled and kept walking, "Leave him."

Arthur said nothing as the ARCs continued to follow Aloke, he didn't want to make his situation even worse by speaking, especially with the super clone being the one that was guiding him. Tano continued down aways until she felt it was safe enough to talk. Turning on her heel sharply, she faced Perry.

"You stole Republic weapons?!"

"What?!" John exclaimed, Vy and Reysh gave Arthur a look as well. The other ARCs spread out to watch their backs as the conversation ensued.

Arthur gulped, why did she bring this up when I'm cuffed to a super clone, and surrounded by others, he thought. "I did what I had to to survive. Bartu contacted me to lift some Republic blasters, and I was able to grab Mia and pull off the heist, but instead of giving them to Bartu, we hid them and we were going to sell them to someone else, but it never got that far" Arthur explained.

Aloke stepped back and huffed. She looked to John, who was seething, and gestured for him to release Arthur. With hesitation, the Commander let go of the Padawan and removed the handcuffs. John didn't give him another look and walked over towards his men; Tano gazed at him before turning her glare back on the Padawan.

"I thought we could use the blasters to bargain our way into Enkado's new hideout. Should give us an easy way of getting in, but getting out will be difficult," Arthur said trying to change the subject, but he knew it wouldn't work.

"What do you mean "it never got that far"?" Aloke questioned with a raised brow.

Arthur gulped again, "Well, I made my way to Meksha's and sat at a table and was suppose to meet the buyer that Mia got for the weapons, when Obi-Wan showed up with Master Skywalker and Ahsoka, and you probably know the rest," Arthur finished, slightly turning his face, expecting a hard slap from Aloke or a possible blindside hit from one of the clones.

But, the Togruta remained where she was. "And if they hadn't shown up?" At this, John turned around and looked at the two. Even though his helmet was covering his face, the glare was as clear as day.

Arthur looked down, "I probably would have found someone else to be honest. I was struggling to get by and did the only thing I was good at, which you saw in the diner today," he finished. Arthur had his head down, ashamed of how he use to be and for not trying harder to stray from the Dark Side.

"You're lucky they found you," Aloke said through gritted teeth, "You're even luckier that the Jedi Council didn't turn you down when Obi-Wan brought you in." With that, she turned away and stormed off. John watched her go before approaching Arthur. "She's mad because the Council turned away her sister for being too old," he said.

"I'm sorry to hear that," he said before he turned in the opposite direction of Aloke and walked back towards town, and when the clones were no longer in sight, he sprinted. He arrived in town and stuck to the shadows and the outskirts, so no one would see him and arrived at his old house. Arthur stood outside taking in a deep breath and then entered the house and was immediately flooded with memories.

Flashback

A nine year old heard screams from people outside his house, and the distant sounds of blaster fire, mixed with the rumbling sound of speeder bikes. The boy's parents came into the room and his mother knelt down beside him, "Arthur sweety. You must hide like you promised you would," she said in a calm and motherly tone.

Arthur nodded his head, "Yes mom," he replied sadly, before turning to hide in the closet that his parents had cleared out for him. A mere seconds after he shut the door, Arthur saw some men burst into the house and attempt to grab his parents, but they fought back with their own weapons…..

Present Day

Arthur made his way over to the closet and examined it, remembering that day's events like it were yesterday. He knelt down and looked inside and saw nothing was disturbed. Everything was still as he had left it from that day. He then slowly made his way to the window…..

Flashback cont.

Arthur saw through the cracks in the door his parents being dragged out of the house. He waited till everyone was out and he then crept from his hiding spot to the window, to see what was happening. Everyone was forced to gather at their street, while his parents were brought to their knees in front of a younger looking Enkado and his previous second in command, Namar.

"I see you pathetic excuses of life still have some fight in you, but no matter. We will deal with all of you who still fight in good time," Enkado addressed the crowd of people, and with that he and Namar aimed their guns at Arthur's parents and pulled the trigger and two shots rang out. The nine year old Arthur watched as the bodies of his parents dropped to the ground.

Present Day

Arthur now stared blankly out of the now broken and cracked window. He wanted to forget, he wanted to not feel anything if this is what it brought him. He felt wronged, why are some people spared, while others, like his parents, were taken? It wasn't fair.

"Anger doesn't solve everything."

Arthur jumped at the sound of the voice and quickly turned his head in the direction it came from to see Aloke. He turned his gaze back to the window and focused on the spot on the street where his parents were made an example of, "I don't want to feel at all," he said, speaking his thoughts that were in his mind seconds ago.

"It takes years, but it's possible," said Tano, "How do you think your Master came to hide her feelings so well?"

Arthur continued to stare blankly out at the street, "I don't wanna wait years, I just want this pain gone," he said with an emotionless face as he still played the day over and over in his head.

Aloke nodded and shrugged as she spoke, "That's pretty much what we all said at some point in our training." She stopped to smile at Arthur encouragingly. Looking out the busted window, she continued: "But we pulled through and by that point, the pain was gone." The Togruta huffed and narrowed her eyes at the boy. His Force signature was oddly tranquil. Diving deeper, Tano was able to see flashes of the memories Arthur was revisiting.

With a sigh, Aloke started walking out of the room. She paused over the threshold and glanced at the Padawan over her shoulder. "Look, I'm not your Master, but if I was, I'd want to know what's on your mind." She waited for Arthur to look at her before she continued.

Arthur pulled his eyes away from the spot on the street and set his eyes on Aloke, he then waited for her to speak.

"Remember that the next time you talk with Oni," was all she said before she completely departed to check up on the ARCs. Arthur, after Aloke left, made his way to his parent's bedroom before he left to catch up with her. He made his way to a table that his parents had next to their bed and found a ring that his mother used to where all the time. It wasn't her wedding ring, but his father gave it to her and it was her favorite. He found an old chain that used to be for a necklace and put the chain through the ring then clasped the necklace around his neck. The ring would serve to him as a reminder of why he was doing this. After tucking the necklace, he then raced off to catch up to Aloke.

(The Akul)

Oni stared out the viewport, wondering where her Padawan was. Her golden brown hair slightly fell in her face, but she didn't make the effort to move it; instead, her eyes scanned the surface of the planet. She trusted Aloke to take care of Arthur, but she still had a sickening feeling in the pit of her stomach.

A clone in some rather artistic green markings that were covering his regular, standard issued white armor came up behind Oni and saluted, "General, you're gonna want to see this," he replied, while standing at attention, till Master Kao responded.

"Dustin?" Oni raised a brow, "Did something happen?" She felt that knot in her stomach tighten and looked at the man expectantly.

Dustin removed his helmet and made his way to a control panel and started to hit some buttons and brought up a hologram of Meksha's Diner. "This happened about thirty minutes ago" he said, "One of General Tano's men sent in this security footage from a club". It was pretty obvious on the video what he was trying to show her.

Kao's face contorted into a grimace and she scoffed, gesturing for Dustin to put the device away. "Frustrating on so many levels," the woman mumbled, seething.

"What's our plan of action sir...er...ma'am?" he asked, rather nervously. Dustin was a relatively new recruit brought in from their latest stop for reinforcements for the Tenth Star Corp. Oni sighed, "Could you call in the Commander? I know he's training recruits right now, but I need to speak with him on this."

Dustin gave a salute and left the room to fetch the Commander Green. A couple minutes later, Green entered the room, "You wanted to see me General?" he asked, with a hint of relief that he got a break from training recruits.

"What am I going to do about Arthur?" Kao asked in a whisper, turning her attention towards the viewport. Green just gave her a sympathetic look, he trained recruits before, but they were bred for what they signed up for, so he could only imagine what it was like for a Jedi Master to train a Youngling. "I suggest you two talk it out. Like sit down and really talk things out, maybe you can break through to him," he replied setting his gaze upon her, waiting for what the master's plan.

"Said the man who couldn't do that himself," Oni retorted with a smirk. Green just laughed at what she said, "Do as I say not as I do" he said, defending himself, "Now what's the plan? You're always the one with the plan."

Kao scoffed and frowned, "I am not."

Green gave her a puzzling look, "Well we can retrace Arthur's footsteps and catch up to him and General Tano. We don't need to bring along any support, since they probably have all the troops they need for the mission," he said, trying to help her make a decision on a course of action. "I don't mean this," she snapped, inquiring as to the situation at the bar, "I meant overall...what am I supposed to do to teach him? I never asked for any of this."

"What's that famous Jedi saying, that… um… nothing happens by accident… but… it's the way of the force why you were given this situation," stated Green, "You need to make the best of this and whatever happens happens, and I will be right behind you" he said, giving her a salute to prove his point.

Oni scoffed lightly at his humor, but gave a thankful smile nonetheless. "I still would appreciate some insight from a teacher's perspective," she said, looking towards the marshal commander expectantly. After all, he does train and guide his men on a daily basis.

"You are the teacher, isn't that why they call you master and him apprentice," he said, gesturing towards where the footage of Arthur was. "I tried to get Arthur to open up more on Ilum when we were escorting the Younglings, but that didn't work out the way I thought it would, especially after we fought, so you need to get him to open up, whether he does so voluntarily or if you need to do your jedi tricks in his mind," he said, giving her advice, that he thought she might not decide to take or like for that matter.

"I suppose," Oni almost mumbled, looking frontward once more, "His being away from Mia is probably not making things easier though." The Jedi Master finished off with a sigh in frustration. "Any advice for helping a heartbroken teenager?" she asked humorously.

Green gave her a slight smirk, "Nope, you're on your own for that one General." His smirk then grew a little more, "So what should I tell the men? Have you come up with a plan, or do I have to do everything?" he asked with sarcasm.

"Would you like to endure a week of ARC training, Commander?"

"No that's quite alright. Arthur has had enough for the two of us" he answered back, chuckling at his own little joke. Kao smirked, "That's what I thought." The woman paused in thought; "We'll take a squad down to the surface at dusk and see what's up. Are we still in contact with Tano's men?"

"I think so, we can probably reach them once we get to the surface" replied the marshal commander, "I'm not sure if they would answer, since they know Arthur hitched a ride with them," he stated. Oni shrugged, "I guess we'll find out tonight." She turned to Green and looked as if she wanted to say something, but the Jedi glanced around at the many eyes and ears. Kao turned away and glued her eyes to the viewport.

"I'll go gather up some men then," Green stated and he turned to make his leave. He knew she was gonna ask him something, because unlike the Padawan, he has learned to read her facial expressions. He brushed it aside, and figured they would talk about it another time and went to gather up some men for the surface mission.

Oni nodded as he turned and wrapped her arms around herself, suddenly feeling cold. The only dilemma with their relationship was keeping it off the radar. But she guessed that that was better than what Arthur was going through with Mia, considering he doesn't see her every day.

Resist: We thank you all for reading another awesome chapter to this story and for waiting through the drought since Christmas.

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