Maxwell Bay is 23 Standard galactic years old and was brought to the Jedi temple when he was four months old by an unknown person together with his brother.
Against common belief Max isn't human. Not even the Jedi Order knows much about his race, only that their live span extends much longer than that of humans. Some of his race have been known to grow millennia old. How old they can grow or if there is a natural limit to their lives is unknown. His race is also known to have more refined senses than humans which extends to things like night vision.
Maxwell Bay grew up in the Jedi order. At a very young age it was noticed that he had an nearly unprecedented talent for lightsaber combat and an exceptionally sharp mind. It was also noted that the dark side of the force was anchored deep inside him. Many in the Jedi council considered the risk of him being corrupted to great and tried to have the youngling removed from the Jedi Order.
When the case was discussed Jedi Master Shaak Ti rose to the younglings defence and took the boy under her wing and officially even claimed the boy as her padawan at his twelfth birthday. As his training progressed Max's combat abilities progressed rapidly and behind closed doors the council had already decided to train Max to be the perfect Sith hunter. After the Nabo crisis it was obvious that they needed one. His natural abilities made him well suited to take on enemies much more powerful than himself and his experience or personal relationship with the dark side made him immune to the temptations that the Sith could offer him.
The Jedi councils original worries concerning the boy quickly faded. While the boys combat abilities were growing rapidly he showed massive amounts of mental discipline and control over his emotions along with a seemingly unshakable dedication to the Jedi Order. The boy knew of the darkness inside him and instead of denying it he did everything possible to control that part of himself. Him being corrupted by the dark side seemed unthinkable.
Note worthy was also that at the age of fourteen the council tasked him with tutoring Ahsoka Tano. The youngling had fallen behind in her training, supposedly due to her lack of discipline and rebellious nature. Maxwell wasn't very pleased about the assignment and didn't feel ready to shoulder the responsibility and while he did tutor Tano she kept falling further behind.
However when learned that the Jedi Council was considering suspending Ahsoka and handing the youngling over to Republic social services Maxwell saw it as a failure on his part. Over the next two years he dedicated himself to tutoring the youngling every free moment he had.
It doesn't have to be mentioned that the council was surprised when the youngling started making vast amounts of progress in a very short time, with in half a year she had left behind the rest of her fellow younglings. Max continued to frequently train Ahsoka up until the clone wars going so far to take her along on a crimes investigation in a Private school and even convince his master to let her join him on a few of world errands to let her gather experience.
At the age of sixteen Max and his brother freed a young slave named Yela on Corellia and returned her to Coruscant. A close friendship formed between the padawan and Yela that strengthen greatly over time.
By the time the clone wars broke out Max was generally viewed as the most promising duelist among the Padawans, even surpassing the abilities of older Padawans like Anakin Skywalker.
At the opening battle of Geonisis Max fought side by side with his mentor. After the day was won with the attack of the Clones was won he got knighted on the field of battle. Over the next few months Max proved himself to be a brilliant commander and a fearsome, unyielding warrior. Especially in Navel battles. After fighting off and nearly killing Darth Tyrannus the council granted him the title of a Jedi Battle Master.
However he surprised everyone by leaving the Jedi Order after his bother did the same. It wasn't the end of the war for him though. Max joined the Republic fleet, his reputation proceeding him he reassigned to his former command. The star cruiser Pride and her by now infamous crew.
Maxwell Bay quickly rose through the ranks as he moved from victory to victory and became known as the youngest Admiral in the fleet. He was seen as the most accomplished commanding officer at the front line and became something of a celebrity through out the Republic.
That was at least until he betrayed the Republic.
Alexander
Alexander sat on his throne and rubbed his leg. He had healed his leg wound the moment he calmed down enough to focus. He hadn't gotten around to changing yet. After Yela had ended the fight he had been in the mood to execute Ahsoka Tano on the spot. Who could blame him, Ahsoka had come extremely close to killing him.
Once his rage had blinded him like some wild animal he had lost track of his surroundings and judging by Ahsoka Tano's history and the fact that she was no longer a Jedi, Ahsoka had been about to put him down. He he were in her place he would have gone for the kill.
However Yela had looked so angry that he hadn't argued when she told him to leave. Yela was a pregnant Togruta and that meant mood swings which had turned violent in the past. Once against Hondo who had been cocky with her in the wrong moment and twice against Max who had just been too calm for her taste. Yes, apparently calmness could be misunderstood as a provocation.
Hondo had gotten away with a black eye and Max had simply dodged her kicks and blows while holding her a lecture about self control which hadn't exactly helped calm her down.
Alex had so far managed to not be the victim of one of his wife's violent moments by being very careful.
Finally a door behind the throne opened and Yela walked in. She had pulled on her training cloths from yesterday's fight which meant she had already been in bed when the alarm was raised. When Yela walked forward Alex braced him for a punch that never came. Instead she kissed her husband on the forehead.
Her eyes were gentle, "Are you alright?"
"Yes, I already healed myself," he grumbled.
Yela sighed and sat down on Alex's lap and leaned against him. "Ahsoka is trapped in a stasis chamber and will be unconscious for a few hours. Lux Bontary received medical treatment and is in a holding cell."
Alex looked at his wife uneasy, "you aren't angry with me?"
Yela glanced up at him, "For stopping an intruder in our home? No. I am however a bit frustrated that you lost control like that."
"I have you for those moments," he teased her. They stayed silent for a moment.
"So what did Max say?" he finally asked.
Yela looked confused for a moment, than her eyes narrowed. "Do you honestly think that I go running to Max every time something mildly interesting happens in my life."
Alex raises his eyebrow, "Okay, perhaps I do. He is after my designated big brother. No, I haven't told him yet. If I remember correctly it is non of his business so far. Max will find out eventually and play after the rules if we are lucky. At least to some extent. I don't think he would try to interfere if Ahsoka gets sent to jail or something. You will have to grant him visitation rights though. Something like twice a week. I don't think he cares about Bontary," Alex grinned at the hint of dark humor.
Yela got to her feet. "Lets go to bed Alex." Then she hesitated.
"Your hungry again. Aren't you." Alex realized. Yela gave him an apologetic smile. "Yeah kinda. You know...all this excitement."
Alex got to his feet and took his wife's hand. "A snack it is."
As they left the throne room together Alex thought to himself that he should send Yela over to his younger brother. As sad as it sounded Max understood her a lot better than he did. Now with hormones she was down right unpredictable. How could she choose this one occasion not to be angry about something? Yela was by nature dissaproving.
Yela had just departed to Max's residence leaving Alex the chance to actually do what a king was supposed to do. There were dozens of people who wanted audiences. There were also negotiations with the Hutt's in order who wanted to export slaves to Alderaan. Bale Organa had to officially disprove but he himself was a aristocrat and practically owned his subjects.
Ohh and he had to interrogate Lux Bontary and Ahsoka Tano. Last time Tano ended up as the prisoner of a Bay she had she had been asked a few questions before Max just set her free.
Boss walked up to my throne. "Sir, Ahsoka Tano just woke up. We thought it would be best to isolate her until we receive further orders. Lux is still out."
Alexander nodded. "Very well. Do you know how many there are today?"
Boss nodded. "Around thirty. Maybe more."
Yela
"Okay. You can stop." Max said and Yela dropped her arms. So did the rocks she was levitating. So here they were. Sitting on a thick red rug in front of a warm fire place in the living room.
"How did I do?" Yeka asked. "Very good." Max replied.
"I haven't asked. How did your patrol go?" She pressed.
Max slowly nodded to himself. "Quite well. A few smugglers seemed to have been under impression that security would be slacking due to the resent change in regime. A error they will have a lot of time to regret in prison."
Finally Yela couldn't stand it anymore. "Alex and I encountered Ahsoka. She and Lux Bontary kind of broke in to castle Bay. She and Alex even had a fight." Max didn't look surprised.
"You know?" Yela asked incredulously. Her mentor and best friend raised an eyebrow.
"You do realize that I get informed if my marines are involved in a live fire fight. Especially if that fire fight takes place in the royal palace. I even debriefed to the marine that stunned Ahsoka over the hollo net twenty minutes after the incident."
Yela shook her head, scolding herself for not expecting this. Of course Max would be informed. "So, what are you going to do?" she asked.
Again Max raised an eyebrow. "What do you expect me to do. I haven't made my mind up yet. If everything is done properly I won't interfere."
Yela smiled at him brightly. She knew Max would never let Ahsoka come to any real harm if he had a say about it. Just like he would protect Alex or herself.
"And Lux Bontary?" Max raised an eyebrow. "What about him? I have no reason to take drastic measures to ensure his safety."
They stayed silent for a while. "How is the pregnancy going?" Maxwell asked.
She made a face. "Like a roller coster ride."
Alex
"So. You have former Padawan Tano locked up. I can relate to that situation." Hondo said and slapped his shoulder. Alex had finally completed all of his official business and seeing as Hondo happened to be on the planet at the moment the Pirate and the King had decided to visit a local bar.
"Take care with her. She has a bad habit of escaping." When the King didn't answer he added.
"I do happen to know a few people who would pay a lot of money for a Jedi. Especially for one as attractive as the one you have." Hondo offered, probably trying to cheer him up.
Alexander snorted. "If I had a death wish I'd do that. Do you have any idea why she would break into my palace?"
Hondo laughed. "I'm a pirate your majesty! I could give you hundreds of reasons to break into your palace. However I doubt that Ahsoka shares my motivations." Hondo emptied his glass and called for a refill.
"Your probably right." Alex agreed.
Hondo chuckled. "My mother once told me - Son, if you can't shoot your problem than sell it. Now, seeing as your brother isn't flying around anymore I need to smuggle some luxury items off this planet and than import a few weapons. In other words I need to get going. It was nice talking to you."
The two men shook hands. "Don't get caught and don't underestimate Foster."
Hondo snorted. "I won't."
After Hondo left Alexander finished his drink and returned to the palace were Boss awaited, him not looking to happy. "Sir, I would appreciate it if you didn't leave the castle with out a security detail in the future, especially with a pirate."
"Don't worry. We just grabbed a few drinks. Lets talk to our guests." He replied.
Alexander and Boss headed down stairs. Since the break in security had been tightened. Now armed clone troopers and enlisted members of the military were posted throughout the building and the Night ops were on hot standby at a nearby military base and could be on station in less then ten minutes.
They headed upstairs to the seventh floor and finally reached the holding cells were they passed two security check points manned by a marines.
"So, with who do we talk first?" Boss askes.
"Lux. I need to get warm up." Alex replied and the two men headed into a hallway lines with two cells on either side. A shimmering force field was blocking off the first cell and in that cell sat Lux Bontary. His arm was bandaged but apart from that he looked fine.
"Good evening Mr Bontary." The king greeted the prisoner.
"What have you done to Ahsoka!" The young man demanded.
Alexander raised an eyebrow in mild surprise. "Ohh her. After she repaid me for the scratch she gave me. I borrowed her to the guards she knocked out. You know, so she can properly apologies." He lied smoothly.
Lux looked horrified. "You're a monster." Did he really just fall for that?
"She broke into my palace." Alex countered, studying his fingernails.
"Now, I would like to know why you are here. You can tell me now or I will leave Boss here to question you." Lux closed his mouth and didn't say anything.
Boss sighed and gave Alexander a incredulous look. "Have fun. I'll send some of the boys in here to help you." Alex left his friend alone and told two of the men at the security checkpoint to assist Boss.
One of the men led Alexander to Ahsoka's confinement. The room she was held in had no windows and was circular and the prisoner was trapped, floating in a shimmering blue stasis field. A computer terminal was placed at the wall that controlled the confinement. The door closed behind Alex, leaving him alone with his prisoner.
Ahsoka's eyes locked on Alex. "Let me guess. You want to know why I broke in."
Alex spread his hands , "I think I deserve to know that." Ahsoka didn't answer. Of course there was no reason to keep it a secret but Ahsoka was stubborn. Very stubborn.
"You do realize that I can torture you. I know that your tough but even you will break eventually. Especially when your torture goes past electrocution. There are a bunch of guys who would love to get close and personal with you. "
Ahsoka rolled her eyes, "You wouldn't dare."
Alexander chuckled, "I'm not Maxwell. I hate to break it to you but even he tortured for information although he usually let others get their hands dirty. Now, I spent the last few years being a Commando and believe me when I tell you that I've questioned quite a few people. No one here cares that you're seventeen."
She shrugged as much as it was possible in her confinement space.
Alex clapped once and two of his men stepped, "Our guest hasn't been very cooperative. Bring in a system operator."
Once the console at the wall was manned Alex addressed Ahsoka.
"Last chance ," Alex offered.
Ahsoka didn't say anything. She only closed her eyes.
"Very well." He gave the man at the console a nod. A second later tendrils of lightning snaked themselves over the girls body accompanied by the sound of static. Ahsoka Tano screamed.
It turned out that Lux wasn't as strong as Ahsoka. He had cracked after a few minutes and had told them what he was after. Alex now had a pretty good idea what Ahsoka was after.
Now this was a test of strength of will between Ahsoka and himself. He also had the distinct suspicion that the man operating the containment system enjoyed his job a little to much. Well everyone had things that got them of their rocker and if it was watching someone scream in pain than Alex wasn't going to judge him for if.
When Ahsoka had lost consciousness Alex ordered for a break, had a medic inject Ahsoka with adrenaline to wake her up and gave the order to keep her awake. The aim of this first session wasn't to get answers. It was to weaken the victim and break their spirit. The real torture would follow. A combination of physiological and physical abuse that was aimed at breaking the victim.
When a military doctor entered the room Alex told him. "Make sure she doesn't get to sleep. Put her on amphetamines and a sedative at the same time but be careful that you don't cause a cardiac arrest." Then Alex went back to his sleeping quarters intending to get a few hours of sleep.
Lengendary &Winter Wolf over and out.
P. S. I wouldn't mind a few votes.