Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Star Wars.
Spoilers: PS/SS, CoS, PoA, GoF, OotP and HBP. Star Wars Ep I, Ep II and Ep III.
Summary: An incident in space causes Anakin and Obi-Wan to land on a planet in the Unknown Regions. There they will discover a whole different way of using the force, and secrets long kept from both the Jedi and Sith Orders. Will eventually be an AU ROTS.
Brackets are a master-padawan bond.
(Padawan speaking) - Anakin in this case
(Master speaking) - Obi-Wan.
'Thoughts'
"The past or spells" (the past is usually ion a flashback but not always.)
I'm so sorry about the huge delay! Between work and uni my times been pretty full recently.I've given up all pretense at getting one out a week.I'll probably get out one a month.I'm sorry if my Yoda-speak isn't very good, I've never had to write it before. The season Spindlewinter belongs to Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. The dates system is using the birth of the Empire as the year 0.
Oh, I keep forgetting to say, this is slightly AU(apart from the obvious reasons) because Anakin still has both of his arms. Dooku used a force throw to chuck him into a wall, knocking him unconcious.
This chapter: The meeting between the council and Harry.
Chapter 4 – Surprises of All Kinds
"I think that's all we can do until we meet the Council"
"I agree."
Orbiting Coruscant3rd Spindlewinter 1 B.E.
"Unidentified vessel, please state your name and purpose."
"This is the 'Spirit Storm', transporting Kenobi and Skywalker to the Jedi Temple."
"Acknowledged, 'Spirit Storm'. Follow your present course."
The ship entered the artificial atmosphere of Coruscant and continued towards the temple, having previously commed Master Yoda to make the council aware of their arrival. They were just flying past the senate building when all three irú gasped.
"I sense a sith."
"I feel them also. It's someone I know, I can tell that much, but I can't remember who."
"It's Palpatine. How? I trusted him!"
"That was probably the point Anakin. So what do we do now?"
"Nothing."
"WHAT!" the two ex-jedi exclaimed.
"What do you mean nothing?"
"If we don't stop him he'll continue to wreak havoc in the Republic!" protested Obi-Wan.
"I hate to sound cold-blooded, but we've got to get our priorities straight. We have to deal with the Jedi first. Besides, just because we know he's a sith doesn't mean we can prove it. He's still the Chancellor correct? No-one's going to want to believe they were tricked for so long and to just deal with it ourselves would be construed as treason. Once we've sorted the jedi situation out, we can plan how to deal with him properly."
"I suppose you're right."
"Here we are, landing pad 4."
After the ship touched down. Two figures walked down the ramp. They had agreed that until they met with the council it would be best if no one knew of the irú. A young padawan was waiting for them.
"Master Kenobi, Knight Skywalker, you are requested to go immediately to the council chambers. An emergency meeting has been called. You will be able to make your report afterwards."
They began to walk. "Emergency meeting? What's the emergency? We've been in the Unknown Regions for a while, so we don't know what has happened."
"I don't know Master, it's nothing that has been made public. The war is progressing without any major hitches as far as I'm aware."
As they entered the turbolift, the padawan bowed and walked off. The air shimmered for a moment, and then Harry appeared, taking off some kind of cloak.
"What is that? I couldn't even feel you through the force."
"It's called an invisibility cloak. It is woven from the hair of a demiguise, which can become invisible when predators are near. I must admit I never knew that included invisibility in the force."
"A force-invisible creature. That cloak must be a lot more useful than a ysalamir. They create bubbles around themselves that are void of the force. It's a nightmare for any jedi. I can tell you that."
They reached the council chambers. "Okay, we'll wait out here until you ask us in Obi-Wan. There's no need to be rude after all."
Once he had entered and the doors were closed, Anakin began to speak. "I didn't want to say this in front of Obi-Wan, but do you realise how much trouble you could get into using that cloak? It'd be great for pranks. I'll have to introduce you to a friend of mine called Cindrae. She's the main mischief maker in the temple."
"I get the feeling you're in on a lot of the pranks."
"Of course."
"Hmm…it could be a lot of fun…the Marauders reborn.
"The what?"
"Long story."
"We've got time."
Meanwhile, in the council chambers:
"I came as soon as I received your message Masters. What is the emergency?"
"A disturbance in the force there is."
"Myself and Yoda have detected two presences in the force, stronger than anything we've ever felt. We determined one of them to be young Skywalker, but the other is unknown to us. We may have a new enemy."
"Is this presence of the dark side then?"
"No." Mace admitted reluctantly.
"Of the light it is." added Yoda.
"However the question must be asked whether or not it is a new birth, or whether someone has been hiding themselves from all this time." said Ki-Adi-Mundi.
"And if they concealed themselves, why, and why reveal themselves now." continued Adi Gallia.
"Did you ever consider distance to be a factor? Even your senses can only stretch so far Master Yoda. No-one sensed Anakin after all."
"This new person is hundreds of times stronger than Anakin used to be!"
"Come to think of it, you said the other strong presence was Anakin. What could have caused his power to multiply so quickly?" asked Kit Fisto.
"Answer that question, Obi-Wan should."
"Master?"
"Increased greatly, your power also has. Something to tell meyou have,hmm?"
sigh "Yes Master Yoda." He cleared his throat. "During our mission in the Unknown Regions, Anakin and I were attacked. Our ship was damaged, so we landed on the nearest habitable planet. Upon landing we noticed that the entire area was full of force users. There was over fifty of them stood around. They appeared to be waiting for someone they called the 'Chosen One' to emerge."
Mace leaned forwards "You're saying they were aware of Anakins' presence and who he was?"
"I thought so at first, but that turned out to not be the case. Anyway, to cut a long story short, this 'Chosen One' detected our presences, met us, recognised us immediately as jedi, and offered to take us to his residence in order to find any parts we needed. As no-one else on the planet was that technologically advanced according to the scanners, we accepted his offer." He took a deep breath. "Masters, are you aware that there is another order of force users as well as the Jedi and the Sith?"
There was a shocked silence. "I'm going to take that as a no."
(Anakin, can you both come in now? Harry will be better at explaining.)
"…and then the Slytherins noticed their hair was made of snakes. They went berserk!" Harry was recounting a story his father had told him whilst he was working on MInT. Anakin was laughing.
(Anakin, can you both come in now? Harry will be better at explaining.)
They became serious instantly. "Time to go."
Entering the chamber, they noticed the concerned and slightly troubled faces of the council, before they all turned suspicious looks on the newcomers.
"I se what you mean now Masters." commented Plo Koon. "Skywalker's force presence has greatly increased and the other powerful one is obviously not newborn."
"Who are you and why have you decided to reveal your force presence now?" questioned Mace.
"I am the captain of the vessel that transported these two to Coruscant. As for revealing my presence, it was never hidden. My planet is in the far reaches of the Unknown Regions. You probably didn't sense me until I was close enough." he replied, unconsciously confirming Obi-Wans statement.
"I thought the role of describing the Irú Order and why we decided for you to meet with the council was up to you Harry."
"You are a member of this third Order?" questioned Eeth Koth.
"Yes."
"Are you with us or against us?" demanded Mace.
"I thought absolutes were the way of the Sith not the Jedi." Harry commented.
Mace looked abashed (which was rare for him). "What I mean to say is, are you here to aid us, or for some other reason?"
"Ask your questions in the right order. The answers will be better."
The council was starting to look annoyed now, except for Obi-Wan and Yoda. In fact, Yoda looked slightly amused. Then Harry noticed a faint sound. Yoda was chuckling! (A.N. Imagine the Yoda laugh from the youngling scene in AOTC.)
"Wise this one is, beyond his years. Asking the purpose of the Irú Order we should be."
"Our Order is...sort of an inverse to the Sith Order. Unlike the Jedi, we utilise emotions, but unlike the Sith they are positive. I don't mean happiness or satisfaction or some such. I am referring to pure emotions such as love, hope and faith. Love being the main one. They allow us to listen to the voice of the force with more clarity, even when the dark side is present. We also work alongside the Order of the Phoenix, who are light sided witches and wizards, opposing the dark ones."
"Witches and wizards?"
"The force users I mentioned previously Masters." Obi-Wan put in. "They utilise the force via some kind of mechanism, as their midi-chlorian counts are too low to become jedi, irú or sith."
"With a wand, the magic-users, as they call themselves, are capable of performing feats that stronger force-users cannot without one, such as mending broken bones in seconds rather than days. (A.N. I'm going to assume they have a device that enables bones to knit together more easily in SW.) It's an entirely different way of channelling the force."
"Why are you here? Surely you could have just helped Obi-Wan and Anakin to repair their own ship."
"That was all I was originally going to do, but they're members of our Order now, and as the highest ranking corporeal member of the Order it's my duty to watch over them until they obtain their knighthood."
There was a confused babble of talk.
"One of you, what do you mean…"
"Highest ranking?"
"…only looks about 16…"
"Knighthood? But Obi-Wan's a master!"
"…very confusing, this is."
Finally Anakin had enough. "Quiet! How do you expect us to answer you if you don't shut up?"
There was a shocked silence. Anakin had never spoken to them like that before, but then again, they were acting a bit childishly. This realisation allowed them to calm down, during which time, Harry resumed speaking.
"It was Anakins and Obi-Wans own choice to join the Order, so that is a question best asked to them. Every time a member of the Order dies and becomes one with the force, they become the guides for the next generation of irú. Mastery is very rarely obtained, so the fact that I am a knight, the only living irú knight, makes me the highest rank until Obi-Wan and Anakin pass their trials. Irú trials are very specific, that's why mastery is so rare. I cannot permit them to be knighted until the trials have been taken. Was that all your questions?"
"Just one more. What do you plan to do about the clone wars?"
"We will assist you temporarily, until the end of the war. Obi-Wan will be our representative on your council, as he already holds a seat. I should remind you though, our ways are not yours, and you have no authority over us. If we disagree with one of your plans, we will not hesitate to tell you, and suggest an alternative."
"We need to discuss this. Obi-Wan, why don't you arrange quarters for our guest here, and return in one hour?" Windu suggested.
"Yes Master, he replied, bowing slightly.
After the three magic-users and the droids had settled into their apartments, Anakin dragged them to the canteen to find Cindrae.
"She should be here somewhere, it's the perfect place for her to choose her next victim."
He had explained to Hermione and Ron that they were thinking of forming a pranking group. "It'll be a good chance to make allies, and to find out how amenable some of the Jedi are to joining our Order after the war."
"There she is!" He pointed at a slender girl with honey-coloured hair and vivid purple eyes. To top it off, her skin was a deep, blue-black colour. (A.N. I just want to clarify, it is a shade of black, not actual blue.)
"Is she human?" asked Hermione.
"No, she's a sliemar. They're quite closely related to humans though." He led the way towards her table. "Hello Cindrae."
"Hi Anakin…Anakin? When did you get back from your mission?"
"About half an hour ago. Can we sit down?"
"Sure. Are you eating?"
"Master?"
"We have time to eat but not to queue I'm afraid. Why is the queue so big anyway?"
"They've got some sporkian custard." Cindrae said with an amused look on her face.
"Why are you smirking? You added something to the custard didn't you?"
"Yep. Wait a moment and you'll see. Kiri-Ani Starr is about to eat some." Indicating a purple-skinned creature with a head that resembled a squid.
Just as she finished speaking, Kiri-Ani slumped over sideways and hugged the leg of the person next to him, giggling.
"What did you put in there?" Anakin asked as various other jedi began to giggle and hug others. "Speargrass powder?"
"Yep, and a bit of spaceturtle shell to prevent them from using the force to counter the effects. It will have to wear off on its own."
Just then, Ron's stomach growled loudly. Hermione waved her wand and conjured some food.
"'Fanks, 'Mione." Ron managed to get out from a mouthful of food.
"How did you do that?" Cindrae asked. "Also, who are you? I forgot to ask your names, even though I know you can be trusted not to rat me out because you came with Anakin."
"This is Harry, Hermione and Ron. The council is deciding right now whether they are going to live in the temple permanently or not. Harry has this cloak that can hide him from sight and force-sense that could be useful, and he's got a really good instinct for pranks."
"Speaking of which, maybe we'd all better giggle and hug each other so they don't realise who tampered with the custard." Harry suggested.
They began to do just that, falling about giggling and holding onto each other. Even Obi-Wan joined in.
"Hee hee, Ani, you're even taller from down here. The floor must have shrunk!"
"What?"
"Harry, why's – hee hee – your hair so messy? Hee hee, it looks like it's been – hee hee – electrocuted."
"Okay, either Obi-Wan's a drama queen or something's wrong." responded Harry. He hadn't known Obi-Wan for too long, but this was such a dramatic reversal of character that it was weird.
Anakin glanced at the table. "Uhoh. Master, you said the queue was too long!"
"Nothing is too long for the negotiator!" he declared in a mock-serious voice. "I persuaded them to get out of the way. /Sporkian custard, I really love it/" He sang, before collapsing into giggles again.
"Oh good grief. We have to meet with the council in ten minutes! He can't go like this!"
"Let me try something." Hermione said, before pointing her wand at him and saying "Detoxis!"
Nothing happened.
"That's odd."
"Spaceturtle remember?"
"Oh, well maybe if all of us try at once."
The three pointed their wands at the older man. "Detoxis!"
Obi-Wan's eyes began to clear, then he groaned and covered his face with his hands. "Lets pretend that never happened." came from between his fingers.
"Of course Master Kenobi." Cindrae replied, but her lips twitched with amusement.
"Look on the bright side Obi-Wan, it's not like you were the only one." Anakin said, looking around at the rest of the still-giggling jedi.
"What was that spell you used?" Obi-Wan asked, closing the subject firmly.
"The detoxifying charm, meant for mild poisons, although most people tend to use it to remove alcohol from the body to prevent hangovers the next day. It simply neutralises any foreign elements in the blood"
Harry looked at his watch "time to be heading to the council chambers."
"I'll speak to you later Cindrae, I've got a few ideas."
"Yeah bye Anakin. And goodbye to all of you. It was nice to meet you."
They waved, then made their way out of the canteen and towards the turbolift. When they reached the council chamber, Hermione and Ron took seats in the waiting area, and Harry knocked.
"Enter."
TBC
A.N. Ooh, what gonna happen? I'll update as soon as I'm able, which will at the very latest be in a months time.
So far the votes for pairings are as follows:
Harry: Cindrae/other padawan - 1, (Ginny - probably not in the story, at least not very often) - 1, Single - 1, and Aayla Secura (possibly) - 1.
Obi-Wan: Sabe/Eirtae/Other handmaiden - 2, and Random Jedi - 1
The pairings won't begin for a couple more chapters, so keep your suggestions coming please.
Next Chapter: The councils decision, and Harry meets a certain senator...
Review Replies
korrd: Thanks. I always thought that Yoda was one of the more laid back masters (although where I got THAT idea from I'm not sure as he's always grouching...maybe the younglings scene?), so he's actually going to take it the best. Mace Windu is another story, as you will see in the next chapter as well as this one. As for Voldemort, it's only the final blow that Harry has to personally deliver. He has the mirror, so the Order of the Phoenix are going to go Horcrux-hunting, along with handy advice offered by those jedi willing to give it, in later chapters. Maybe even the next one.
Sati James: Thanks. Yeah I was going to put it under one of those categories, but you're not allowed to submit it under both, and it's going to be pretty evenly matched due to the amount of participation by the wizards. Harry Potter is a movie, even if the books are better (except possibly the 6th one), so it was sort of even if I put it in 'movie crossovers'.
crtrk: Thanks, I was a bit unsure about that. I review a fair amount of stories, and I like to get replied to so I figured you would to. Sorry about the huge wait.
Willow: Sorry about the wait. Still, I got it up in the end, and I'm not going to leave it unfinished.
kingwolf: Thanks. Don't worry I'm not gonna stop, even if it takes a while to write each one.
Shawn Pickett: Thanks. I'm not going to be focusing majorly on couples until much later, so if someone persuades me otherwise I might have them break up before they get too in depth. I'm going to stick with it for at least a bit though. After all, Ron's a little bit too jealous for the Jedi's liking, and that might be the link for the plot bit that I really wanna do but I'm not too sure how to lead into (Mace and Harry having a huge row).
Sharem: I feel your pain (its about the only thing that makes morning sickness etc sound attractive). I'm writing three stories at the moment, (this one, a HPYGO one and a Doctor Who one that I haven't got round to posting) and I have a few more in mind, including another HPSW one, that I'm waiting till I've finished one of my current ones to start writing. I'm definately using it for 'Oops - did I forget to mention...?'(the Doctor Who one), and I'm thinking of using it forthe HPSW one as well (its a really cool word and I'm lazy).
Thanks to all my reviewers (reviews make the world go round...or something), and if you didn't, please do this time. Bye for now,
Amethyst Sylph