Chapter 7

"M...master Yoda, did you just say what I think you did?"

Nodding, Yoda, replies. "Speak to Skywalker I will, know you the best he dose. If ready you truly are, then know it he will and a knight you shall be."

Face caught in surprise, Ahsoka, smiles wider than a laughing Hutt, if not for the grandmasters presence, she would be jumping for joy like a child on their birthday.

"Thank you master, I'm honored you think so highly of me."

"Proud of you I am, through a war you have trained, difficult that is."

"It wasn't easy that's for sure."

"A good master you had, strong together you both have become."

Curving her lips down into a small frown, Ahsoka, says. "I just wish master Plo was here, after all I wouldn't be a Jedi without him."

"Here with us he is." Yoda replies.

Trying not to cry, Ahsoka, nods in acceptance. "I know he is with us in the Force, but I would rather he be alive so I could thank him for everything he ever did for me."

Shaking his head in amusement, Yoda, replies. "Alive he is, found him we did, on the way here."

"What! Are you serious?" says Ahsoka, in wide eyed surprise.

"Joke about this I do not, with Knight Secura and the younglings he is, Wish to see him do you.?"

"Yes master very much so."

"Then take you to him I will."

Settling down, Padme, asks. "Wh...where am I?"

"You're in the medical facility of Polis Massa, your husband brought you here."

"W...why am I here, what happened to me?"

"You had a pretty high fever, no doubt from being near the intense heat on Mustafar for so long."

In a panicked state, Padme, worriedly asks. "My baby! Is my baby alright?"

"Your babies are fine, however if you had stayed on that planet any longer, I believe the stress would have induced labor and most likely either you or them would have failed to survive the event."

"Th...them, Do you mean to tell me I'm having twins?"

"Oh my, you didn't know did you?"

"N...no, I wanted it to be a surprise."

"Well I'm sorry then, at least your husband will still be surp...Bang..rsied."

Anakin, smashes the door open in his haste to return to, Padme."

"Angel! Your okay."

"Ani, thank goodness, when I woke up and didn't see you, I though the worst."

Sitting in the chair to the left of the bed, Anakin, gently hugs her afraid that she would fall apart if he squeezed to hard.

"Don't worry my love, I'll never leave you."

Before she can reply, Padme, is interrupted by the entrance of Obi Wan.

"Anakin, you didn't have to run that fast, Padme, isn't going anywhere till the doctor releases her."

Smirking up at his friend, Anakin, replies. "Whats the matter master, can't keep up in your old age?"

"Ani! Don't be so mean to, Obi Wan."

"It's no bother, Padme, I'm sure I was just as bad with, Qui-Gon."

"He's right Angel, it's the padawans job to give the master hell, and making fun of his age is just to easy."

"Laugh all you want, Anakin, some day your padawan will do the same to you."

"Not a chance master, Ahsoka's, knows not to mess with me."

"That's enough boys! You two are acting like children instead of Jedi masters."

"But, Padme, I'm not a master yet."

Whack! "Master you are, a fine padawan you have trained."

"OW! Master Yoda, When did you get here? (I didn't even sense him)"

"When nine hundred years old you are, learn to hide your presence well you will."

Glaring at, Obi Wan and Padme, who were both laughing at his misfortune in the form of a walking stick, Anakin, asks Yoda. "Where is, Ahsoka?"

"Hmm, with master Plo she is, wanted to talk with him she did."

"so why are you here?"

"See that your wife is okay I do, good that is. Powerful in the force your child will be."

"I know master, but that wasn't the only reason you came here was it?"

"No, speak of your padawan we must, feel ready she is for Knighthood I do, after listening to her story."

"Why do you have to talk to me then?"

"The last of the Order we are, but still an Order it is. Know what you think I must, your padawan she is and know her the best you do."

"I...I think she's ready to be knighted."

Nodding, Yoda, agrees. "Completed the trials she has, ready she is."

Obi Wan, interrupts with a question. "Are you sure she has faced all the trials master? She is still very young, younger than I and even, Anakin, when we were promoted."

"Yes! Trials of Skill, courage, and Flesh she completed, when defeat Barriss she did. The Trials of Spirit and Insight passed, when framed by barris she was, stayed with the light when darkness called to her she did, commended she will be for her inner strength."

"And what will happen to the Order?"

"Discuss this we will, when together we all are."

"All of us?"

"Yes, a master you and Knight Secura will become, part of the council before you were, official it now is."

"Aayla's going to join the council too?"

"Yes, the new council we five shall be." (Plo Koon, Obi Wan Kenobi, Aayla Secura, Anakin Skywalker, and Yoda)

"So we should probably find a place to speak together now right?"

"But, Obi Wan, I can't leave Padme alone right now."

"I'll be fine, Ani, go figure things out with, Obi Wan, and Yoda, if I need you then Bail will come get you."

Looking at the senator and seeing him nod, Anakin, although still worried for his wife and unborn child, agrees to go with his fellow Jedi for the time being.

Walking into the room, Ahsoka, can be seen on the couch next to a sleeping, Mara, while Katooni, Gungi, Ganodi, And Zett all sit on the floor meditating in silence. Seeing, Obi Wan, wave him over to a round table where the rest of the new council is waiting, Anakin, nods at his soon to be former padawan and joins his colleagues for a serious discussion.

"Hmm, inform Knight Secura of her promotion we have, tell your padawan of her knighthood you will, after done here we are. Much to discuss we have, little time before the emperor comes looking for us I sense."

"Shouldn't we bring the fight to him? I'm sure with all five of us we could beat him."

"No, it would be a foolish endeavor to risk the future of the Order on such a risky proposition, Anakin, we must think of the younglings who have such little training."

"Right master Plo is, train them we must before fight the emperor we can."

"Their right, Anakin, I know you must be worried about raising your child in a galactic empire, but what would happen to these children your unborn child included, if we were to fail and be killed in the attempt. Ahsoka, would be forced to train all five of these younglings and Padme would be forced to raise your child alone."

Sighing in acceptance, Anakin, replies. "Then what can we do?"

"Anakin's right masters, we can't stay here and train them together, so what can we do"

"Hmm, right you are master Secura. Split up we must to hide our presence from the Sith we will."

"We can't just leave each other, we're all that's left of the Jedi Order."

"Anakin, think about this rationally. If we stay together, Sidious, will see our Force presence like a flame in the dark. Trust me my friend, this will not be easy for any of us."

"I agree we must split up, but to Skywalkers point, we must keep in contact."

"Master Plo is right, I propose we get together at least once a year."

"I second that."

Nodding his little green head in concurrence, Yoda, moves to the topic of training.

"Four padawans and one youngling we have, decide who is to train them we must."

"I will take young Gungi, it will be interesting training a Wookie."

"I'll take padawan Jukassa with me, I was good friends with master Dralig and I feel I owe it to him."

"Ganodi, shall be my padawan, it should be interesting as she will be my first."

"I think, Ahsoka, should take Katooni, they are both already close and it will be a good experience for her."

"Then young, Mara, with you she will go. Ready to train her and your child are you?"

"Yes master."

"Then final it is."

"Right! Lets tell, Ahsoka, and the younglings."

Walking over to the couch, Anakin, is smiling with pride at the thought that his padawan is about to become a Jedi knight with her own youngling to teach. Looking up from where she was sitting, Ahsoka, asks. "What is it master?"

"I'm proud of the Jedi you have become Snips."

"Thank you Skyguy."

"Well I'm happy to tell you that both master Yoda and I believe you are ready to be Knighted."

"Really? Master Yoda told me when we finished talking earlier, but I didn't know if you would agree."

"Of course I agree, Ahsoka, you are a great Jedi and after defeating, Barriss, you passed the trials so there is no reason for you to continue on as my padawan."

Jumping up carefully so as to not wake Mara, Ahsoka, Hugs her master in a vice like grip, cheerfully smiling for reaching the rank of Jedi Knight, the conformation of her skills that she has been seeking since her trial at the hands of the Senate months before. Laughing at his young friend's excitement and patting her back in support, Anakin, breaks the news about her becoming Katooni's master.

"Settle down, Ahsoka, there's more news."

"What is it master?"

"Well it involves the younglings as well, so if you don't mind could you wake Mara?"

"Okay." Moving back to the couch she bends down and gently shakes the young girl awake.

"Whas goin on?" Says Mara while wiping the sleep from her eyes in a cute fashion that only a child could do.

"I don't know, Mara, but we're both about to find out."

Getting up from their positions on the floor, the four ten year old Jedi stand in a line wondering what the news is.

"Well young ones, I'm afraid today will be the last day you will be together."

"What! But why?"

"The emperor will find us if we stay together, for this reason we have decided to split up."

"But what will happen to us?"

"Each of you will go with one of us, so your training can continue."

"Who's going with who master?"

"Ganodi, you will become master Secura's padawan."

"Cool!"

"Gungi, master Plo has decided to take you with him."

"Raawr graaa." (Awesome!)

"Padawan Jukassa, you get the privilege of becoming like me, by training under my former master, Obi Wan."

"That's great!"

"As for you, Katooni, it seems my padawan has been Knighted and is now in need of a student of her own."

"Really?"

"Yes really, now are you all okay with this?"

"Yes master!" Came the reply from all four kids.

"What about me, Ani?" Mara Jade, asks.

Smiling down at her innocent expression, Anakin, replies. "Well little one, you get to come with me and my wife, is that alright with you?"

His answer came in the form of a rapidly nodding head and her jumping into his arms for a tight hug. Smiling at her childhood exuberance, Anakin, picks her up and tells the others to get ready to leave, after all they would only be staying for another few hours.

Tuning to, Ahsoka, he addresses his former padawan. "It seems we do not have the time for a formal ceremony, but I want you to know it makes no difference, you are a Jedi Knight now and will have to look after and train Katooni, so good luck snips."

"But master how can I train her when I just got done learning from you?"

"Just remember what I taught you and everything will work out fine, Ahsoka."

"Thanks Anakin."

"Your welcome, now get going I need to return to, Padme, so we can plan where we are going."

Nodding, Ahsoka, walks away to pack what she needs and also to figure out where she should go to start her padawans training.

Coruscant

Medical Facility

"Is she ready doctor?"

"Yes my lord."

"Good very good, have her brought to me as soon as she wakes."