"Where's John?"

(Sighs) "I'm afraid he's gotten himself captured, we managed to take out the assassin but a group claiming to be a rebel faction of this planet took him right afterwords. They said they hired the assassin to kill Senator Organa and the group meeting here so that this planet would not be granted entry into the Republic"

"Why didn't you follow them?"

"John didn't give me a chance, he gave me the retreat signal twice"

(Sighs) "I know what that means"

"Yep, we can't go after him. We're to report his capture to the Council and then make sure everyone here gets to a secure location off planet"

"You're abandoning your comrade"

That's when Senator Organa speaks up

"No Captain, they're not abandoning their comrade, they're obeying Council orders that have been in place a few months now"

"How do you know about those Council orders?"

"John told me when he revealed himself to me for reasons that can't be discussed. Due to the fact that, for reasons they can't explain, John's true identity must be kept secret the Council themselves must make any rescues involving John to protect his identity. If John thought he could escape without help or that his identity wouldn't be compromised by help with an escape attempt he only would have given the retreat signal once"

"Did John tell you his hand signals?"

"Just in case I wasn't around any Jedi and someone needed to know what was going on"

"For now we're getting everyone off planet, we don't trust comms on this planet though"

"We'll take my ship then, once we're far enough away you can use the comm system on my ship to contact the Council"

"Thanks Senator, by the way the group that abducted John also doesn't like Alderaan for some reason and if they succeed in taking over the planet..."

"Understood" (thinks) "I know what I'm doing now, at least I have a valid excuse to get the planet to Clone Wars ready conditions now, and they're going to stay that way until the Clone Wars starts up again, though we won't have the man power until the Clone Wars starts." (out loud) "for now let's get out of here"

"We'll see about Jedi aid for Alderaan while we're talking to the Council"

"No if need be I'll make that request myself. For now I will trust our security forces that are in charge of planetary security"

"Understood Senator"

"Knight Koravan I need to speak with Master Yoda about something as soon as he is available, however it is not about getting Jedi to help protect my planet it's about something else, something I can't explain yet"

"Understood Senator Organa I'll pass on the message"

The group finally makes it to Bail Organa's ship and then takes off. As soon as they were far enough in their minds the two Jedi contacted the Council about Qui-Gon being captured

"John needs rescue but only the Council can rescue him due to your orders"

"He definitely gave you the retreat signal twice?"

"Yes and he also gave us one more signal that I didn't mention mainly because of the fact that as soon as John came out of hiding we knew he was mainly there for Senator Organa"

"What signal did he give you?"

"He gave me the death signal"

"Was it combined with any other signal?"

"If it was Master Windu I didn't see any"

(Sighs) "I understand, though it may not necessarily mean what you think it means it's still not good that he gave you that signal"

"But there are only two meanings to that signal. That the person he's found is dead or..."

"Not know the mind of John you do. Might be trying to tell you something he was, hard it is to understand him in this situation. Need to expand his hand signals we might"

"Understood Master Yoda. Oh Senator Organa wants to speak with Master Yoda in private as soon as he has time, if you're done for the day I can send him in now"

"No there's still things we must discuss, tell Senator Organa that we'll signal him when he can talk to Master Yoda"

"Understood Master Windu, may the Force be with you"

"And with you"

Communication is ended and the group meets up to discuss where they were headed

"Alderaan is too dangerous Senator Organa, even though it would technically be considered a neutral place if the rebels gain control over the planet that won't remain possible for long"

"I know, is there any other planet you might consider neutral enough if given permission?"

"Yes, Mandalore is our first choice, Naboo our second"

"I'll speak with Duchess Satine then and then Queen Amidala if need be"

Fortunately Mandalore agreed to be the neutral planet that was needed at the moment. Finally the two groups resolved the main issue that called Senator Organa in

"Well at least we have peace between each other, now we have a new problem. One Jedi left behind by force and our planet falling to non peaceful hands if we can't regain control quickly enough"

"Senator Organa have you heard from the Council?"

"No they've been silent the last few days but honestly that's to be expected"

"By the way why did you need to speak with Master Yoda privately?"

"That Knight Londi is none of your business"

Few days ago

"Wished to speak with me you did?"

"Yes Yoda, I was wondering if whenever I was on Coruscant you, Obi-Wan or Anakin could start teaching me sign language. I know it wasn't necessary during the Wars but with Qui-Gon currently a mute and the fact that I've decided to be more involved in the field I think it best I learn the military sign language I wasn't taught the first time around. You guys taught me the tapping code but only because I insisted I was taught something in regards to silent communication. If we're too far apart for the tapping code sign language would be vital. As to how to explain my learning I won't reveal it at first but after spending time around you guys at the Temple we can simply explain that I requested to be taught while at the Temple. Eventually I will have learned enough to use everything without suspicion"

"Agree with you I do. Would have taught you the sign language the first time around we would if given more time we did"

"You guys were discussing it during the end of the Clone Wars because I was getting more active in that time period. I understand, I will teach Qui-Gon though since he'll be around me more often than at the Temple until further notice"

Present

"For now we need to check on the planet to make our next move"

"Agreed, I need to see if I need to take measures to protect my people"

They drop out of hyperspace and find out that yes Senator Organa did need to return home to make sure that his people remained safe

"Looks like we're heading back to Alderaan, I just hope it isn't too late"

"We should still have time. The Council will contact you guys once they have John correct?"

"Yes, or they might contact you since he seems to need to be close to you for now"

"We'll just have to wait and see then"

"For now I need my comm unit back because I need to talk to some people privately"

Senator Organa quickly contacted his planet and informed them that they needed to be on high alert. All members of the defense force were called to active duty, leave was canceled and reserves were given orders to standby at their assigned stations

"Also make sure that there's curfew enforced until further notice. If I'm voted out of office because of that then so be it but I don't want anyone out unless necessary until the situation is resolved"

"Senator...what is going on?"

"Another planet is potentially going to declare war on us. I want us to be ready"

"Should we call our allies for help?"

(Sighs) "I'm afraid we're on our own, no help would arrive in time"

"Sir is this like Naboo?"

"I don't know yet, I will head back to Coruscant and inform the Senate of our plight, until then you're in charge as you well know"

"Understood sir"

Soon they're on Coruscant and Senator Organa explains the situation to the Council in person, after he's done speaking he sees a Jedi Knight coming towards him

"Senator Organa, Master Yoda has requested a meeting in your office once you are available"

"Has he said what this meeting is about?"

"No just that he needs to meet, he did mention the fact that while his quarters might be more secure depending on how the discussion goes he'll be much closer to the Chancellor's office to talk with Chancellor Palpatine more quickly"

"Understood"

Bail wouldn't be able to meet Yoda for two more days due to how many meetings he was in but finally Bail found time and called Yoda personally about the fact that he could come over to talk about what he wanted to discuss in person

"Good to see you again it is Senator Organa"

"Same here Master Yoda. I just need to talk to a few people so that they know not to disturb me then once I lock the room we can talk about what you need to talk about in private"

Bail talks quickly and quietly to his aids who then leave the room and once the door was locked both Bail and Yoda knew it was secure and they could talk about whatever they wanted without worrying about Palpatine finding out. The main reason why that was was because after he regained his memories Senator Bail Organa became paranoid about security as much as he was allowed since the Clone Wars weren't upon them yet and Palpatine was still a respected Chancellor. As such he regularly checked his office for bugs, he also checked his room at his place that he stayed at when there for Senate business. He did not have hidden weapons and he also didn't screen everything like he would during the Clone Wars, he knew that even sweeping for bugs was not routine but at the moment he didn't seem off because of the current threat to his planet, before that he was forced to do the checks as discreetly as possible to not be noticed as paranoid

"Before we go any further you should know I now have a valid excuse to have my planet as much as possible at Clone Wars readiness without the actual clones"

"Good to hear that is, Qui-Gon found he has been, brought back to the Temple briefly he was, secretly treated for injuries he also was. Left the Temple he has now, unsure if needed with you still he is"

"What does the Force tell you?"

"Unsure we are about what the Force is telling us"

"Well tell Qui-Gon he's welcome as my shadow as long as he feels is necessary. Now then what else do you need to discuss that requires you to be close to the Chancellor for quick access?"

"Not natural the situation with your planet is, request more Jedi to protect you we want. Not able to do so without the Chancellor's approval are we"

"You want to run it by me first though so that I know what's going on without any secrets. Unlike last time where during the Wars you guys were so secretive about things I was never sure if what you were saying was because of a feeling in the Force or something you discovered on the planet but didn't want to tell anyone until a later date"

"Unwise that was ultimately, helped destroy the Jedi that probably did"

"Who knows Yoda. For the moment if you push for it then yes I will accept more Jedi help, however I do not want to risk Qui-Gon being revealed before the Force tells you he can reveal himself, more Jedi around me runs that risk. There's also the fact that since there's only five of us who remembers the Clone Wars they might want to try and find out why I am acting so strange and I get the feeling that we shouldn't yet"

"Not reveal the truth the Force will let us, keep things hidden we still must"

"Okay, how about this, let's wait a few days to see what the Senate has to say about the current situation, depending on that we will formally request more Jedi aid, but if you want you can tell the Chancellor that the Jedi are standing by to help with the situation when called for. If it comes down to that I will do my best to tone down my Clone Wars instincts so as not to draw attention to myself"

"Agree with that I do. Come to the Temple soon you should, begin lessons in communicating with your hands you will. Obi-Wan and Anakin to join us soon as well they should"

"Where are they?"

"Tython they are at, finished with their month long assignment soon they should be"

"You gave them a month long assignment on Tython?"

"A break they needed, an easy assignment we gave them to keep them active, but resting the mission is"

"How so?"

"Rebuilding they are, helping teach younglings they are, but hyper-vigilant they should not need to be, resting and recovering from missions they should be"

"That's right they've basically been on alert since coming back haven't they? I think I understand what's going on and am glad they are safe and on a relatively easy mission"

"Hid themselves in the Force they did to introduce themselves"

"What did they do?"

"Test security they did, if real threats they were taken down the group would have been"

"What makes you say that?"

"Hit vital areas they did with their special bombs"

"Are you talking about the paint bombs they designed so that they could check base or ship security on occasion without actually endangering lives?"

"Those bombs I was talking about indeed"

"Man that paint takes forever to wash out. Some of my men decided to use those bombs to test security at vital areas on the planet and we were washing paint out of building walls for two months afterwords, if we couldn't wash the paint out we painted over the paint splatter"

"An effective teaching tool those bombs are, yet to test them again the Council has, a surprise it should be for everyone"

"Yoda maybe me and a few others could help out with that. I could give the mission to a few of my security team here. They'd go to Tython place the bombs and immediately leave the planet. Once they get back we'll make them forget about Tython and erase the travel logs so that they don't accidentally stumble upon it one day and their memories being triggered"

"Not allow you to do that I will, a plan the Council already has in place"

"Very well, I just hope your plan works because you guys do need to test Tython's security"

Yoda and Bail talk a little bit more and then Yoda leaves to handle other duties, during the rest of the day though Senator Organa realized that the Jedi probably needed tested themselves so Bail called his security chief and asked to speak with all his men. The main reason why was because while Bail didn't have access to Anakin's special bombs he did have other ways of testing Jedi Temple security without causing any real lasting harm

"...I want you to remember that the Jedi might be able to sense you and stop you, that's okay that's actually part of the test. Once you get past security insert the food dye into the water system. Don't worry I made sure that unless there's a specific allergy to the food dye it will be safe for all inhabitants of the Temple because this dye was designed with multiple races in mind being in one place for Senate meetings or special dinners"

"Senator why are we even doing this to the Jedi?"

(Sighs) "I'm afraid I can't really explain right now John just know I have my reasons for doing this"

"Senator, if we succeed how much trouble will we get into?"

"Don't worry I'll take care of it myself either way, if we succeed or if you're captured I'll handle things and talk to the Jedi Council in person"

"Very well, let's just hope they accept your reason"

"I know, only one person in the Temple will even remotely understand why I did what I did and even then considering the full situation I'm going to have to be extremely vague"

"Senator what is going on? It's like you've changed these past few months"

(Sighs) "I'm afraid I can't explain John, please understand that I have good reasons for my actions. I may start acting even more strange in the coming months but it's for the best of Alderaan that I do so. Do not try and force information out of me because I can't tell you what's going on right now. John I do have one question who else has noticed something strange about me?"

"Not as many as you might think, initially it was a whole lot of people but considering you had just come home from a long mediation period we thought nothing of it. However I've noticed you're more security minded then before though everything else has seemed to be toned down"

"I see, John you stay behind I will take you in front of the Jedi Council when they ask me questions and we'll simply go from there, Master Yoda and I might need to discuss something in private in regards to you"

The teams went to the Temple and two succeeded in their missions but the others were indeed captured by two Jedi and that was purely by chance. When they were questioned they identified themselves as part of Senator Organa's security team per their orders and Senator Organa was requested to report to the Jedi Temple to explain himself