Chapter 5

Lien Ligg was a Senator, who represented the Gotal. Like the rest of his species he was extremely tall. Dark, thick hair covered his body and on top of his head rested two horns. He wore a simple tunic and a serene look on his face. He was a very calm and mysterious being. He made no enemies in the Senate, but was fond of none of them. He was very suspicious of the Republic. He started to feel, recently, that it was corrupted. He was tired, having been in meetings all day, with many different Senators, the last with the Senator Nafrat Confuni, a tall, skinny man who always looked tired. He was always seen wearing red, blue, or green. He was very quiet and kind. Yet Ligg had to work closely with him. Lien Ligg hoped that would end soon. The Gotal had a particular dislike of him.

Coincidentally, just as he was thinking about the Senator, there he was, being dragged into a conversation by the Jedi Tasu Kete who represented the Jedi on the Senate. He did not like her either.

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"Hello, Senator Confuni. How are you?" Master Kete asked cheerfully.

"I-I-I'm fine", he stammered. "And you?"

"Very well. Well at least under these circumstances", she said in a loud voice.

"Y-yes. It is a shame what is happening", Nafrat Confuni said worriedly. His hands were fidgeting.

"Indeed. This new system of government we created was supposed to help stop corruption. Sadly it seems like everything is happening just like before", she replied with a hint of laughter.

"S-sadly y-yes", he replied.

Master Kete was content on continuing the conversation when two familiar Jedi approached her.

"Hello Master Vogel, Padawan Ylesha. I was wondering when you would visit me", she said with a smile across her face.

Master Vogel was going to answer answer, but then she turned and looked at the Senator, with a curious yet hard gaze.

Master Kete realizing the Senator was still there decided to introduce the Jedi to the Senator. "Nafrat Cofuni, this is Master Jedi Vogel and her padawan, Ylesha. Jedi, this is Nafrat Cofuni, Senator of Felucia."

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"Zonen!"

Master Sterkte ran through the door, taking a piece of the frame with her. She ran to where he lay on the floor, and upon nearing him, felt the dark energy. She saw two lightsabers in both of his hands. Knowing the one in his right hand was his she kicked the one in his left aside. She lifted him up and settled him down on the desk. With little more than she could do for him, she reached for one of her lightsabers and approached the dark lightsaber. She activated her blue lightsaber eyeing the device of evil. She went towards the hilt of the lightsaber on the floor and swept at it. As her blade hit the hilt, her lightsaber instantly deactivated. Frightened, Master Sterkte dropped her lightsaber and stepped back.
After regaining her composure, Master Sterkte approached the lightsaber again. She picked up her deactivated lightsaber and bent down towards the dark lightsaber. She looked at the hilt and saw the reason her lightsaber was deactivated. The hilt was made of cortosis. Cortosis was one of very little materials in the galaxy that could not be seared by a lightsaber. In fact cortosis could even deactivate a blade. She stood up and took a step back. She took out her comlink to contact the Jedi Council, but her signal was being blocked.
Sterkte walked towards her padawan who was stirring. "Zonen, are you okay."
"Yeah", he muttered in reply.
"Can you get up?" sheasked.
In reply he tried to lift himself off of the desk, but was forced back down by the searing pain in his head.
Master Sterkte grabbed him and slung him over her right shoulder.
Before leaving Master Sterkte walked over to the lightsaber and bent down to pick it up.
"No", Zonen managed to yell in protest.
"Quiet. Save your energy. The Jedi council must see this."
Master Sterkte took out her grappling hook and used it to lift the lightsaber up. She ripped off a piece of fabric from the couch with her lower left arm. She made a small bag and placed the lightsaber in it. She then hung it from her utility belt and ran out of the room.
Zonen reached into is tunic and pulled out a disk. He handed it to his Master. "The Senator of Felucia", he said fighting the pain "is a part of this plot."
She had to tell Master Vogel about this lightsaber and that the Senator of Felucia might have a part in all of this. She ran with all the strength in her body determined more than ever.

"Kanze, please take care of them", Master Evol said.

"You know I would like to, Master. However I can not. We are asking them to do the impossible, to save the galaxy."

"Can we really put the fate of the future on the shoulder of these kids?"

"We have to. They are the shatter points of destiny."

"Kanze, are we leading them to their deaths?"

"Probably. But they might lead us to salvation."