"Masters I think I know this temple. If I am correct it is now my house, the house of my family that is. As you know when I became a Knight I was requested back on my planet for a special ritual my family has when one of their own is a recognized fighter. I was also told about my family history at that time. According to legend my family was one of the first inhabitants of the planet, my family found this building in derelict condition but well enough that they could fix it up and make it into a family house. My family didn't really find anything in the building but they also didn't recognize the designs. They did however find the original schematics and have kept them safe all these generations, even making sure that copies were made just in case something happened to the originals. If my family discovered after all this time that the house was originally a temple they might have made sure this got to us somehow as a means of...not making amends but showing they are willing to allow Jedi not family into their homes to see if anything else was left behind that they might not have thought of over the years"
"Correct you are young Knight your family home it now is, ask your family about sending a team I will. Look at the rest of this the Council will when they can. Good it was that Knight Kenobi made sure it would find it's way home if himself he couldn't do it"
"What about their personal affects?"
"Now currently in storage until the Council decides otherwise Master Windu, though my Padawan and I are a bit stumped on the blasters. We know the requirements but that doesn't mean they have to have blasters on them"
"Actually for this mission they did, but that's all you're going to find out about their last mission"
"Understood Master Windu consider the matter closed, however we also couldn't find their lightsabers"
"You wouldn't have, they had those on them at the time of their death"
"Understood Master Plo Koon, just making sure we didn't have missing lightsabers"
The two leave and then the Council continues their earlier discussion. Mainly what to do now that Obi-Wan and Anakin were gone, they were also finally going to discuss the bond the two seemed to have with Yoda and how they weren't informed about it
"Not allowed to speak of it were we. Formed through the Force it was, private it was meant to be until necessary for it's reveal"
"And now it became necessary because they're dead. We won't question why the Force suddenly gave the three of you a bond however we do ask if you're certain they're dead. We know that bonds can't break until death but could anything affect the bond?"
"Not a normal bond this is. Unaffected it would be except in death"
"Very well, we'll figure out who to send in a few days. Once the team returns we'll light the pyres even if it's only symbolical due to no bodies"
Meanwhile Anakin and Obi-Wan survived their insane idea and were now on the surface of the planet
"Okay you're right hiding the bond from Yoda is painful. And it's going to take even me a few days to fix this radio, the damage isn't too severe from what I can tell so far but it's bad enough that even you wouldn't be able to repair this quickly"
Obi-Wan looks at the radio and sees what Anakin sees
"We'll have to figure out how to bypass a few of the wires but overall things look good so far, let's check it completely first though just in case we missed something"
Fortunately the damage was only as bad as it looked initially
"Well this will indeed take a few days but fortunately like you said the damage isn't too severe. Anakin while you're doing that I'm going to do a quick recon for basic supplies I won't leave your eyesight just to make sure"
"Works for me"
Over the next few days they both worked on repairing the radio and also doing what they could to see if the Jedi hunter had left. Once they were sure they were safe they tested the radio both having made the decision not to reopen the bond until they were sure that the radio worked so that they would be picked up right away. Fortunately their repairs worked great
"Okay time to reveal we're alive, Yoda is probably going to act a little weird until our message comes through though"
"Maybe, have you imputed the right codes Anakin?"
"Yes, I even remembered not to use Clone Wars codes that need to be used after you disappear for any period of time because those codes won't be recognized yet"
"Okay, time to reveal ourselves to be alive, first we stop hiding our Force signature and the bond, once we know the bond is back we'll activate the radio"
The two carefully reveal their Force signature and then start the process to stop hiding the bond which took a little longer because of what they had been forced to do to hide the bond in the first place. Once that was done Yoda, Obi-Wan and Anakin felt their unique bond flare back to life and the training bond Obi-Wan and Anakin had also flared back to life. On Coruscant in the Council chambers
"So it's agreed that we'll send Siri and Garen to...Master Yoda are you okay?"
The reason Master Windu asked that was because Yoda suddenly gasped and put one hand where his heart was and the other hand on his head
"Alive Knight Kenobi and Padawan Skywalker are"
"Master Yoda..."
Just then a Padawan said that an emergency message was coming through
"Patch them in"
That's when they all saw Obi-Wan and Anakin who had used the emergency codes so that the Council would reply immediately...besides they kind of did need priority due to their situation, both hadn't known it at the time but the crash caused injuries and now they needed those injuries tended to and also a way off the planet
"This is Knight Kenobi and Padawan Skywalker can you read us Jedi Council?"
"We read you...but how you were killed by the Jedi hunter"
"Not so Master Windu, we faked our deaths and then made sure that we remained hidden for a few days until we were sure that the Jedi hunter was gone. It was a risky plan but the only way to keep everyone else safe"
"We were going to have your pyres lit either later today or tomorrow you know. And Master Yoda told us you were dead before the Captain did and then told us that the three of you have a bond that you can't explain that was given to you through the Force"
"We hid the bond from Master Yoda to help make everyone think we were dead for your own safety. Do you remember the mission Master Qui-Gon and I had shortly before we went do Naboo?"
"Of course, we didn't even think about that. You hid your bonds to each other even though it would be painful it would ensure no one found out about your survival until you felt it was the right time"
"Exactly Master Plo Koon, and we're very glad we don't have to hide the bond anymore because it gives you a nasty headache. By the way we need picked up preferably a team with a Healer because we're injured and have been ignoring any injuries that weren't obvious and unfortunately none of our injuries were obvious until we allowed the Force to flow through us completely"
"How did you learn to hide yourselves from the Force?"
"That's a bit complicated Master Windu and not something the Force will allow us to explain yet"
"Very well, Knights Tachi and Muln to your location with a team of Healers, we'll see you by tomorrow at the latest"
The next day the Council was at the platform to greet two Jedi thought dead for a brief time and Obi-Wan and Anakin instantly bowed to them per protocol and as soon as Anakin and Obi-Wan connected to Yoda through their bond they realized they had been back in the past for a year and through a special time between them given to them through the Force they were able to communicate to each other through that bond, not knowing that the Force had decided to allow them to keep the stronger connection knowing it would be needed in the future. However those three wouldn't find out about that for another few months
*One year down three more to go until the Wars start*
*This is going to be a long three years*
*No kidding Anakin and we still have to be extremely careful of changing the time line*
*Tython being prepared it is, time there still is before the Wars. The Force tell us it will when time to reveal things it is*
*For now let's just keep on our course*
"It's good to see you two alive, the Captain of the ship you were on said that you were killed by a Jedi hunter, until you made contact we didn't know that it was a lie"
"There's much to discuss in the Council. The two of you have some things still to report though we did get the majority of the report when we got the data disks from your quarters. We also understand why you couldn't refuse the gift you were given in help for taking care of the pirates"
"When will we have to report to Medical?"
"Oh you're going straight to the Healers, the Council will hear your report after you are released"
"Understood Master Windu"
"By the way, seeing as how the two of you were there first we were wondering if you would like to check up on our secret project once you're cleared. See the progress and then come back to report it"
"Simple mission we'll be glad to do it...but why haven't you received reports yet?"
"We weren't sure about when to ask for regular reports so this will be the first check in"
"Okay"
"Oh and depending on how far along the project is could you tell them that we now expect regular updates?"
"Of course Master Windu, once we've been given medical clearance"
The two leave and report to the Healers. When the healers got their hands on them they immediately stated that the two of them were going to be staying overnight
"Very well, we'll stay"
*Master you hate the Healers*
*Anakin 19 years in the desert with no help if I needed healed*
*Okay that makes more sense, when exactly did you start hating the healers anyways?*
*Started when I got you for a Padawan because you needed me and quite frankly you wound up here way too often for my liking initially, most of the time unconscious or seriously injured to the point of near unconsciousness, the feeling increased when the Clone Wars started and we were needed on the battlefield*
*Oh, that makes sense actually because I also started to really hate the healers when the Wars started, the only real times I didn't complain were when I came here unconscious*
*They kept us sedated after a time because of that. But only so that we would allow ourselves to heal*
*Oh didn't know that and unfortunately it was needed at times because we did need to heal, the battlefield wouldn't let us though*
*I don't know what the Healers are going to do this time around*
*Probably the same as last time*
*Anakin, we're both extremely dangerous if kept awake and startled, if we're asleep and startled it's even worse and the Healers are going to be forced to learn that during the Wars. What do you think they're going to do initially?*
*Oh, even if we give them experience...*
*Exactly they'll simply act like before and there's nothing we can do about it, unless we start staying with the healers now and start training them on how to deal with patients like us, and as such I will tolerate the Healers if only to keep them alive when the time comes*
*What exactly do you mean Obi-Wan?*
*There were a few healers killed because of the fact that they weren't careful enough around hyper alert Jedi just come off the battlefield and in real need of healing*
*But if they learn now, even though we're still extremely dangerous we have slight awareness because we've been alone for so long, if they learn now we can keep them alive when the time comes*
*Exactly, now then Clones are another story entirely*
*Yeah not sure how to train the healers for those guys especially if they have personalities like Rex and Cody*
*Oh those two were the worst culprits, sometimes I think they were worse than us*
*Not hard really considering how much they were with us*
*Didn't you have to order Rex to the Bacta tanks a few times?*
*One time I actually had to have medics sedate him because he wanted back in the fight too soon*
*Well I never had to do that with Cody but only just, I thought I would have to once but he passed out instead and stayed unconscious for five days*
*Yeah that wasn't a good time, let's see you were in the healing ward if you weren't on the battlefield and Rex and I had to force you to eat and sleep*
*Either way us being here until we're released will help ease their transition into Wars conditions, it won't be extremely effective but even a little understanding on how a Jedi that's been on alert for long periods of time will help*
*And seeing as how we're constantly on alert...*
*Exactly Anakin we can start the process without getting anyone killed*
*Because we know the difference between feeling many Jedi and almost none*
Three days later both of them were released to their quarters but they were still not allowed to take missions until the end of the week just to make sure they healed correctly. Yoda and Anakin decided during time off to continue their talks in a relaxed environment
"Yoda, Anakin when the time comes what do you say to bringing Dex into the fold?"
"What exactly do you mean Obi-Wan?"
"Well, we tell him about Palpatine and get him to covertly gather intel on him. Getting said intel to us through Bail if need be and if not simply have Bail keep the information and use it how he feels it needs to be used. I highly doubt that Dex will be able to help us find the greater evil than Palpatine"
"You know that's actually not a bad idea. Shortly before my death as Vader I found out about a group called the Erased and that Dex was part of it, but I never found out more about them and also discovered that they were attacked by stormtroopers early on. If any survived they were never discovered after the attack. As such even if he never regains his memories of that time as a smuggler he would have excellent hiding and survival skills plus he might regain certain skills depending on what the Force wants"
"Say I was wondering something what exactly are we going to tell the rest of the Council when the Clone Wars comes? I know we still have a few years before we ultimately have to make a decision but discussing it now would make things easier in three years"
"Unfortunately Anakin we'll simply have to see what the Force decides at the time, if it so happens that it's time for the Council to know more about the truth about us we'll make our decisions then"
"Understood Obi-Wan by the way Snips stays out of it if at all possible. I will not be informing her of the situation unless the Force says I have to. Besides I think her leaving the Order and going into hiding when she did ultimately saved her life even if I didn't like it"
"Speaking of what about Barriss Offee what exactly are we going to do about her?"
"Unsure I am at this time, make our decisions we will later. Maybe change her fate we can if act quicker in realizing there's a problem we do"
"Looks like for several things they're just a wait and see. Yoda is our Shadow Jedi doing okay?"
"Safe he is as far as we know"
"Very well then, Anakin and I will simply rest and finish healing and then we'll head to Tython"
Once the week had passed the two were cleared for a mission and since they were already supposed to get the Tython mission that's where they went. The main reason the Council had decided to send the two to Tython in the first place was because they knew they needed an easy mission for the first time in a long while. This would actually be considered the first easy mission in over a year and that was critical to the mental well being of the two in the minds of the Council. They knew the vacation to Alderaan had helped but that was a short break, this time they were to stay on Tython for at least a month helping with the preparations. The two wouldn't find that out until they left though
"Hey Master extra details on our mission that they didn't or couldn't tell us in the debrief"
"Just came in?"
"Yes Master"
The two read the added details
"Well this will be an easy mission, we check up on them and then help for a month"
"This will actually be fun"
"True it should be fun. Now then let's get to our assignment first, once we make the assessment we'll decide if we should pass on the Council message"
Anakin switched to mental communication just to make sure they weren't overheard accidentally because the pilot actually did know Huttese working in that area as often as they did