Chapter 3

The Council

Coruscant

December 2, 1255

The companies of heroes had a couple weeks of rest after their time travel adventure and were now heading towards the Jedi Council Chamber once again. When they had all entered and taken their places around the chamber the council began. Old Master Yoda stepped forward.

"Strange this man was!" he pronounced with a thud of his grimer stick.

Jedi Master Luke Skywalker looked up after long meditation.

"I agree with Master Yoda. Who was this old stranger and what did he and his machine have to do with us, other than save our future?" Luke asked.

All the Jedi Masters nodded in agreement. Mace Windu took the floor next. "Well I know a little more than most of you. I had to take care of his kids! What a wild pair!" he said.

"Master Windu, what insight do you have from this experience?" Mara Jade inquired.

"Well for one thing, I learned that Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown nearly died twice but due to the efforts of his young assistant, Martin 'Marty' Seamus McFly, he survived. And for another thing, I learned that he has diverted two 'paradoxes' in his own world." Mace Windu began.

"Interesting." Jacen Solo said.

Jacen Solo was Han and Leia's oldest son and a Jedi Knight. Luke looked at Jacen with interest.

"Young Jedi Knight Jacen Solo, what intrigues you so much?" he inquired.

"Well, Master Skywalker, I have never heard of a 'paradox'. I much desire to know what one is." He replied.

"I think Master Gandalf might be able to answer that question." Master Elessar replied.

"Master Gandalf, would you happen to know what a paradox is?" Master Skywalker asked the wizard.

Gandalf thought deeply for a moment before answering.

"I think what Dr. Brown means when he refers to these 'paradoxes' is deep disturbances in something called a 'space-time continuum' that result in the destruction of the universe." He replied.

"You lost me at 'paradoxes'!" Jacen said perplexed.

"Jacen, look at it this way, remember the story about the Revenge of the Sith? Well it's kind of like when the Sith took over but a lot worse. I think." Jaina, Jacen's twin sister explained.

"Am I right Master Skywalker?" she asked her wise Uncle.

"Indeed you are Jedi Knight Jaina Solo." Luke replied.

Jaina smiled. She had always loved science and physics.

"Ok, with that settled, we can go on with the council." Han said.

The council went on long into the night and well into the next morning. It was high noon before it was over. During the council they discussed time travel, the Brown and McFly family, and the danger of the Tannens. They were still not sure what Doc Brown had to do with them, but they were content with the information they had. The next item they had to discuss was what to do with the spy and the various wars they had to resolve.

They put that off until later the next week. The council was ended, for now at least. The various Jedi departed to various locations on Coruscant. Link and Luke Skywalker walked off to the archives for research. They were intent on creating a time machine. Lowbacca, howled after them.

"Alright Lowie! You two can help as well!" Luke laughed.

So off they went with the Wookie trailing behind them. Link just shook his head at the absurdity of it all. What would Princess Zelda think?