VIII
Senator Organa carefully navigated his Alderaanian starship onto the small landing platform at Polis Massa. As he hurried from the platform to main station he was met by Obi-Wan, whose face was drawn and weary. "Any leads?" Bail looked to his friend with a hopeful gaze. "None. Though there is a disturbance. I sense unrest surrounding the children," Obi-Wan lead the Senator through the Polis Massa compound to the small meeting room where Yoda was already sitting at the head of a great glass table, awaiting their arrival.
"Cloudy, the fate of the children is. Their location, unable to determine I am. Much turmoil, I feel," the Master Jedi bowed his head. "There must be something we can do!" Bail slammed a fist onto the table. "There is nothing that can be done! The children have been taken, now we must ensure the dark lord is not the one who has possession of them," Obi-Wan silence Bail with a severe look. "And if he has? Then all hope is lost." Bail fell back into his chair and buried his face in his hands. "Fear makes you weak, Senator. Faith in the Force. The only way, it is." Yoda looked between the two men. "What must we do?" Bail turned to the two Jedi. "Return and pretend all is well. Master Yoda and I will try to reach out to the children, feel for them and determine their location." Obi-Wan stood and motioned for Bail to follow.
Just as the pair had made their way to the door of the meeting room, Breha pushed through. Obi-Wan and Bail stumbled back in surprise as Yoda watched patiently from his place at the table. "Patience," Yoda croaked knowingly as two strangers filed in after Breha. "Darling, what are you doing here?" Bail gripped his wife's shoulders as she fought to catch her breath. "I know where they are," she panted, gesturing wildly at the two strangers who remained by the door. Bail looked from his wife to the strangely dressed man she kept motioning to. "Who are you?" the Senator stepped forward. The stranger knelt low before him, "My name is Jareth, King of the Goblins. I have come because you children were wished away to my realm". Jareth then proceeded to tell the men the history of his realm and what would happen if no one stepped forward to claim the children before the thirteenth hour. "But none here have wished the children away," Bail countered. "I only performed my duty. I am sorry," Jareth shook his head sadly.
"To the Goblin Kingdom, go we must. Speak with the children, I will," Youda shuffled to stand before the Goblin King. "Safe, the children will be." Yoda turned to the others. "But how can you be sure!" Breha cried. "Faith. The Force, guides us it will. Faith in it, we must place". He offered a comforting glance. "Come. Return to the Goblin Kingdom, we must. Find the questor, I shall". Yoda hobbled closer to Jareth and the woman at his side. "We will bring them back," Jareth vowed before the trio vanished. All that remained was a fine cloud of glitter.