"So Bail remembers because the Force wants our mission to be a success and has decided we need allies early on this time"
"If Padme remembers once we reunite that will be two allies that we'll have"
"Agreed, though to be honest it's going to be really complicated once the Clone Wars start to keep our secret duties up"
"Hopefully by that time Sidious will be out of office, though it's probably not likely"
"We'll discover things along the way Anakin, now then what I want to know is how we're going to help Yoda in changing the Jedi Order in time so that your marriage to Senator Amidala won't have to be a secret which will be once less thing Sidious will be able to use against you"
"That I'm not sure of yet Obi-Wan but we'll figure things out we always do"
"At least we didn't spring the trap when we were with Mace. I don't think we would have been able to keep things a secret otherwise"
"Agreed, and in regards to Padme, our marriage might simply have to stay secret from the Order, but until we know that for certain we're not going to be doing anyone any good by guessing about that time period"
"You're right I forgot about that"
"For now let's just forget about the Wars, and the last few months of trying to get home"
"Agreed. You know I think this is our first real break since shortly before the mission right before Senator Amidala was targeted by Jango Fett"
"Yeah, you picked a good planet to relax on"
Just then a security team arrived in their rooms and requested they go with them because the Senator needed to speak with them again
"Hope there isn't any trouble"
"Master, since when have we not had trouble wherever we go?"
"Come Padawan we've been summoned"
The two go to where Bail was and they could tell that he was flustered
"What's wrong Senator Organa?"
"Knight Kenobi, Padawan Skywalker I have a problem and was hoping you could advise me about it"
"Of course, we'll help however we can"
"A nearby planet has been having crop issues for months now, we of Alderaan have been able to give them aid up to this point but recently trouble of the civil war has cropped up. The two sides quickly realized that they would gain nothing from civil war and stopped the fighting and currently have a truce until matters are truly resolved but during the fighting what few crops were left were destroyed. We of Alderaan no longer have the ability to send proper aid to their people. I need advice on how to get the people to agree to Republic aid for both supplies and a mediator for true peace once more"
"That's a tricky problem, you need to convince them that enough aid is available without them taking advantage of the Republic, make sure that any aid workers sent will be safe, and need to convince them to have a neutral party sort out the remaining issues"
"That's exactly correct Knight Kenobi, there's one more thing you aren't aware of that I need to speak with you about in private, follow me"
The two head to Senator Organa's private office
"Okay here's what you don't know. This happened last time as well only the two of you weren't here. I did eventually succeed in all three goals but it took me twice as long as it might this time with your aid plus the Jedi team sent wasn't you and I have a feeling that this time because you were here when I mention the issue to the Senate since you have a passing knowledge and are the closest team you might be sent this time. There's also the fact that I think like last time they're going to request even more aid from Alderaan and unfortunately I wasn't lying when I said we can no longer provide the aid they need. My people will starve if I keep sending aid, our crops are starting to suffer from having to send a third of what we make to the other planet and the soil is being overworked. Last time if not for the Senate hearing and understanding my plea in time we would have needed Republic aid ourselves just to feed everyone. This time I hope to avoid that by providing proof from the start that we can't send them aid any longer and their demands are too much"
"Did you try that last time Bail?"
"Yes but the evidence was lost last time, the only reason I managed to get the evidence to the Senate in time last time was because I used a discrete messenger who's able to get documents to where they're needed at a good price and on time, and they themselves had to use subterfuge to succeed and neither of us liked that but we did what we had to do to let the Senate know we of Alderaan simply can't give aid any longer. This time I am going to make a copy of the documents and send them with you guys, no one knows that you're here as far as I know and plenty of people are...not quite afraid of the Jedi but they do go out of their ways to avoid you if possible because they don't understand you"
"Thus no one is likely to rob us, would you like us to take this to the Chancellor or the Council first?"
(Sighs) "I may hate our Chancellor because I know who he truly is but he does need to know about this as soon as possible"
"Very well then we'll give this directly to the Chancellor as soon as we get back to Coruscant"
"As for the other problems Bail, I'm afraid of affecting this mission too much so I would suggest informing them from the start that the Republic will not send aid until they are assured that whoever they send will not be harmed"
"That's what I did last time too but they were so stubborn" (sighs) "I guess this will have to end up like last time then since we don't want to change the time line too much at the moment"
"I do have one more suggestion Bail"
"Yes Obi-Wan?"
"Tell them that Alderaan will no longer send aid when requested unless they keep their demands within reason and don't lie to the Republic about anything"
"You know that might change things after all though not too much because I didn't do that last time"
"We'll still get the documents to...Chancellor Palpatine as soon as we return to Coruscant just in case"
"Thank you, I can trust you because you guys can do things discreetly like I need"
"Of course Bail"
"And Bail one more thing, Yoda also remembers so if we don't make contact and you really need to talk to someone about all of this he's the person you call"
"And if he's out on a mission?"
"Won't happen until the Wars and you know it"
"Forgot about that"
Just then there was a knock on the door and since private discussions were no longer needed they were allowed in
"Ah the Jedi are still here good, Senator there's a priority call from the Jedi temple for these two"
"Well our vacation is over so it's no surprise"
They quickly answer the call and are not really shocked to see part of the Council
"Knight Kenobi, Padawan Skywalker you haven't left yet good"
"What's going on Master Windu?"
"Trouble, you guys remember what you told us about Tranceles right before you left for your vacation?"
"Clearly Master Windu what seems to be the problem?"
"Supposedly they're ready to talk about peace and have declared a cease fire until someone can get there to handle everything as a neutral party, we were wondering since you're already familiar with that planet if you would be willing to return?"
"Sorry Master Windu but that's not possible for two reasons. One reason is because they threatened our lives last time we were there right before we managed to get off planet, the second reason is a bit more complicated and not to be discussed over open comms due to how sensitive the situation is"
"Understood, we'll send another team with a full debrief then, afterwords there's another mission you guys might like to go to instead but we'll explain that once you're back in the Temple because while it isn't exactly important to keep secret it is sensitive enough that we don't need any leaks until or unless absolutely necessary"
"Understood Master Windu, we're on our way back to Coruscant now, inform Chancellor Palpatine that we need to talk to him again about a private and urgent matter immediately after we get back"
"Will do"
So Anakin and Obi-Wan quickly left the planet knowing it was in good hands Bail Organa even managed to send a covert message via Clone Wars code during a meeting right before they left. Normally Senators wouldn't learn the codes but even though Bail Organa hardly left the senate there were a few times he was needed out in the field so it was decided by Obi-Wan actually that Bail Organa would learn the codes that the Jedi and Clones used so that he could keep up in regards to silent communication...at least whenever the tapping code was used, sign language was unfortunately out of the question but at least he could tap out information at need. The Master/Padawan team discussed what had been sent via mental communication
*Master, what exactly was Bail trying to convey via the code?*
*This time even I'm confused, either he's forgotten part of the code or because we were in a bit of a hurry he didn't have time to tap out the code properly enough for us to decode it completely*
Hours earlier
*New trouble. Will contact...war condition...see soon*
Present
*Hopefully he'll figure it out soon enough that we didn't clearly get his message*
*Agreed, Master what exactly did Master Yoda mean when he said to expect changes when we get back?*
*Don't know Anakin, without us I highly doubt Master Yoda has been able to really change things, after all we've only been back just under a year now*
*Agreed, and we couldn't talk until recently either*
*I just hope they send a good team to Tranceles*
*They will Master, I just hope that Palpatine doesn't try anything when we give this to him and will understand Senator Organa's instructions regarding the information*
*Agreed we can't afford for Alderaan to suffer right now*
*We know that because of future knowledge but the rest of the galaxy doesn't*
*It's not just our future knowledge Anakin, after Bail mentioned the current problems I checked out the farms and it's worse than what Bail told us, if this doesn't end soon the soil will never be able to produce enough crops for the entire planet again the soil is so overworked. I don't think Bail knows exactly how bad it is but he understated things to us when he said Alderaan can't continue the support it's currently giving*
*I don't remember this the last time though*
*Probably because the problem was resolved just in time and quietly enough that it never got to galactic news. But basically if this isn't stopped in under a year Alderaan will have to be abandoned because it will be unable to support life...well okay maybe I exaggerated a bit but Alderaan will permanently have to have the support of the Republic to feed it's people*
*Things were bad when the Republic was the Republic Master but at least planets didn't suffer, the Empire was ultimately worse than the Republic but I was too blind at the time to see that*
*So basically Alderaan is doomed if the Republic becomes an Empire and this situation isn't resolved quickly*
*Exactly, Alderaan was destroyed last time by the Death Star, this time it might be a neighboring planet though hopefully everything turns out alright like last time*
*It should, now then what about the Chancellor? I know for a fact he's wanting to get you in private to influence you again*
*Don't worry that will never happen again and quite frankly if I start struggling again with the bonds I have with you and Yoda you'll stop my fall before I go too far, just help me keep myself grounded whenever I'm around Palpatine and you're with me because he is not a person I like*
*Don't worry I will do that constantly whenever you're in his presence with me there or not*
*Good you're basically my conscious and self control when it comes to him then*
The two manage to return to Coruscant without any problems and then went straight to the Senate building to report to the Chancellor what they needed to report