Several years had passed since the Battle of Naboo. The Empire was still in peacetime, the Rebellion still hadn't revealed itself. Mardici was doing what he could in gathering information, but it was difficult. It turned out he wasn't the Emperors favorite, he was behind Grand Moff Tarkin. However, he was still in high esteem.
Mardici walked down the hall, Jenso at his side. Jenso, no longer an apprentice wore his hair at shoulder length and had a neatly trimmed beard. Jenso's power was staggering now. He was probably more powerful then Kalana had ever been. "Governor." He said.
"Welcome Mardici, Jenso. I've heard that our Jedi is at least Master strength." The governor said, smiling at Jenso.
"Your right." Mardici said.
"Well, I have a way to test that. A way that I hope will come in use some day."
"How is that?" Jenso asked.
"I have set up a sort of battlefield. 200 of our finest troops armed with stun weapons are there. They will try to 'kill' you. Does your lightsaber have a stun mode?"
"It does." He flicked his arm, causing his lightsaber to fall into his hand. He turned a miniature knob on the side then activated it. He slashed his arm, but the lightsaber just bounced off, but it had enough strength to make Jenso wince. "If there honest about laying down there weapons when I hit them I'll fight, but even Master Yoda would be hard pressed to defeat 200 soldiers single handed. It's one of the three ways to kill a Jedi. Either by lightsaber combat, by making them interpret a situation badly, or by numbers. We're not invincible."
"Let's see how many you take out. Another reason is this is an excellent way to train them, they're about to leave for the Rebellion. Giving the Rebels some troops who have defeated a Jedi will be excellent."
An amused grin appeared on Jenso's face. "They haven't beaten me yet."
As Jenso headed for the battlefield Mardici and the governor went to a holographic map of the field. "I look forward to watching this. I've never seen a Jedi fight."
"I haven't either, well, I've never seen one fight infantry, I've watched them saber fight and it's unbelievable."
The governor lifted a comlink to his mouth and said. "All right, commander he's coming."
"Yes, sir. I think you're making this to easy though. We have defensive positions behind barricades and covering fire in case he gets over one."
"Mistake number one commander." Mardici said. "Never ever underestimate the Jedi. I've seen them do things you would not believe."
"I still think we'll win."
"How about a bet governor, I'll bet a hundred credits on Jenso to win."
The governor smiled and said, "You're on."
They watched as the holographic Jenso stepped onto the field. The soldiers were hidden, but he was looking directly at the nearest cluster. In a blur his lightsaber was from its hiding place, drawn and he was over the barricade his swing knocking down all four men hiding behind it. They all complied with the rule, laying down there guns. Jenso swung around, his lightsaber a blur of blue as it knocked back several stun rounds coming at him. Some hit the men firing, knocking them unconscious, but Jenso was already leaping, taking out the next cluster of men, but he now had men in front of him and to the side and he was forced to back flip away from the shots coming from both directions.
It was only now that Mardici saw some troops sneaking across the map in an attempt to get behind Jenso. "Your men are well prepared."
"They're the best we have to offer, and that's saying a lot."
"As all Jedi are dead or hiding, I'd say Jenso is the best they Jedi have to offer to."
On the screen Jenso was still advancing and taking down troops, nearly a quarter of them had fallen, but more troops continued to slip behind him and silently follow. Several minutes later with half the troops gone, the men behind him all took aim and fired. Jenso jumped unbelievably high in the air, landing behind the troops behind him and taking some down, while the shots meant for him were hitting other soldiers.
"That's impossible!" The governor said, gaping at the screen. "How did he know they were behind him?"
"Jenso told me a Jedi can sense life force in someone. He probably knew they were there the whole time." Jenso, having eliminated the flank attack was now charging towards the troops still behind barricades. Suddenly, he seemed to speed up. He covered a hundred yards in a matter of seconds and jumped about twenty feet forward almost clipping a barricade and knocking the troops over then spinning, knocked their guns away and tapped them all. He leapt sideways, getting behind another and lifting his hand, sent them flying backwards then there blasters flew from there hands into Jenso's. He tapped them then continued on. Finally, only eight men behind one barricade remained. Jenso knocked seven of them backwards with a Force Shove and threw his lightsaber at the last, knocking him unconscious. His lightsaber still whirling away from him, he leapt over the troops who spun to take him down, his lightsaber then returned to him, taking two troops with it. He knocked five out with there own rounds then swung at the last just as he fired. Jenso was hit and knocked unconscious.
"Good job commander! You won!" The governor said.
"Actually, sir, his lightsaber hit me just as I fired. It was a tie."
"A tie? Well, the rebellion would still appreciate troops who have tied a Jedi in combat."
An hour later, the governor sat in his dining room with the newly revived Jenso and Mardici. "I guess I was wrong about you Jenso. I had no idea Jedi were so powerful. I also have no idea how the Empire managed to almost send you extinct."
"They had two weapons. Surprise. For three years, the clones did exactly as we asked. Next thing we knew we were being fired at. If we managed to get over our surprise and deflect their rounds, we still had enemies behind us as well as in front of us. And for those in the temple, there was Anakin Skywalker, arguably as powerful as some of the Jedi Council members before he turned to the dark side, led the clones in the temple. Anakin was an unbelievable swordsman. Some say he could give Master Yoda a run for his money."
"What difference does light or dark side of the force make?"
"Dark is far more powerful."
"Then why don't the Jedi use it?"
"Because dark is meant to rule, light is meant to serve. I'm surprised Anakin, a.k.a. Darth Vader, hasn't killed Emperor Palpatine yet and taken his seat as ruler. I haven't a clue what he's waiting for."
"Well congratulations Jenso. You did better then Master Yoda, you must be extremely powerful."
"Actually, what I said was Yoda would be hard pressed, not unable. He would have beaten your men, not tied them like I did."
"I look forward to seeing you lead some Rebels against Darth Vader and some stormtroopers."
Jenso frowned. "I don't think you understood me about the dark side. As powerful as I am, I'm no match for Darth Vader. Just as I've been getting stronger, so has he."
An aide rushed in. "Mardici, the Emperor requests your presence, there's something he wants to show you."
"Let's go Jenso."