"Why did you attack the temple if you've vocalized support for us?"
"I did that because of my support. As you know by now my planet is now threatened. Groups might decide to retaliate against the Jedi because I've been more vocal about my support for the Jedi. I am hoping over time to show even more support for the Jedi however right now I can't. If it's discovered I am helping with a secret project of the Jedi or people don't like the support I am giving the Jedi right now you and my planet could potentially be targets. As such I staged an attack to test your security"
"You have a valid reason to stage the attacks. We will not require reparations for what you've done and your people will be returned to you safely. However since we're sure you're likely to stage more mock attacks in the future you are required to read up on a new group in the Temple. All of them so far are allergic to the food dye that you used to simulate poisoned water, fortunately they got to medical quickly enough but it was still dangerous"
"Understood Master Windu, in the future I might report my staged attacks before the fact to the Council only so that I can test other aspects not just overall security"
"A reason you brought your security chief with you?"
"Yes Master Yoda and we need to talk about that in private"
"Leave everyone but the Senator and I will"
"John that goes for you too, I'll call you back when I'm ready for you"
"I'll be close by just in case"
"Understood"
"I will take him to see how the Jedi train I'm sure he's interested in that considering your current situation Senator Organa"
"That might actually be for the best, thank you Master Plo Koon"
"Senator?"
"If I have to request Jedi aid I want you at least a little familiar with how the Jedi fight. That ways should the time come you know their abilities and can place the right people with the right Jedi...or well place them as good as possible I should say"
"You have a point"
"One more thing John and I speak not as a Senator but as a friend. Once we're finished here you should see your family I know they live on Coruscant and that you haven't seen them in over a year. I won't make this an order yet but I will if I must, your team will be able to protect me and depending on how this meeting goes you might find out more about me in order to keep you safe"
"Understood. I have been wanting to see my family lately, see you after this meeting"
Everyone leaves and once the door was closed Yoda and Bail were alone in a secure room and could talk freely once more
"First off you should know through the Force that I wasn't lying about my reasons but I also wasn't telling the full truth. After you told me about what Anakin and Obi-Wan did on Tython I decided you guys could use a test as well, especially considering we're just under three years from the Clone Wars. Another thing you should know is that I now have my planet as much at Clone Wars readiness as I can without actual clones and I hope to keep it that ways"
"Keep it that ways you should not all the time. Give them periods of rest you should, too long at alert people are, then lose alertness when needed they might"
"You have a point, monthly drills should be enough after this situation resolves itself I guess. I forgot about the rotations I used when the Wars were happening. Now the the other reason why I needed to talk to you is because of John. He's noticed my Clone Wars behavior and unfortunately I don't have the Force to tell me what I can explain and what I can't when I am confronted like this. I was hoping you could help me make that decision. I do however have a feeling that being from the future is still a highly guarded secret"
Yoda meditates for a few minutes and then gets a surprising answer from the Force
"Tell him the whole truth we will. An ally you will need in the future amongst your own people. Need to know the full story if continue to protect you in the future he will. Need to know about Qui-Gon he does not however, only know that he is in the shadows John needs to"
"Okay. About Tython when those two come back I was wondering if another team could take me there so that I can see it just in case..."
"Take you we will not, careful we must be if captured you are"
"Fine, can I assume that John will be another part of the hidden group meant to protect the future?"
"Part of the group he will be, another person a hidden ally can go to he will be"
"Hidden ally?"
"Not to be revealed until the Wars this ally is, three people only there are that knows the ally's true identity"
"Master Yoda is the Force loosening the restrictions placed on you early? Is that why we can reveal the truth to John?"
"Restrictions there still are, the Force knows what's needed it does. Reveal things it will at times when unexpected. The truth still hidden it needs to be from the Jedi but certain groups know the truth they should when needed it is"
"I understand, I will of course always defer to either you or Obi-Wan and Anakin in regards to the Force"
Bail then calls his security chief back to him
"What's this about Senator?"
"You said you noticed that I've been acting strange lately, more security minded. There's a reason for that. Somehow I came back from the future, a future where a war happened and the Republic became an Empire. I lived and then I died when Alderaan was destroyed. I saw many things, some of which forced me to learn how to better protect myself and my people. I learned the art of silent communication, though only a tapping code I still have yet to learn the sign language"
"Teach you I will when time I have"
"Works for me, here or the Senate?"
"Here you will learn, not entirely safe the Senate is, your home on Coruscant not safe it is either"
"I know. By the way I've been trying to find things to take Palpatine out of office but so far I haven't succeeded"
"Strong is the dark side, hidden his true self Sidious has for a long time. Not likely to find the truth you are"
"I know I just wish I could take Sidious out of power before war comes because otherwise he'll be in a position to activate that"
"Forgotten already you have about what young Skywalker has done"
"Oh yeah I did forget, doesn't mean he won't try other methods"
"Um what exactly are you talking about?"
"Oh sorry, Chancellor Palpatine is actually a Sith lord known as Sidious however he didn't reveal his true nature until he declared the Republic an Empire"
"Why are you telling me all of this?"
"So that you can concentrate on your job properly. I have a feeling knowing I can take care of myself will allow you to focus on protecting me while also knowing I can take care of myself at need. I also still have a protector in the shadows, a Jedi who cannot currently reveal their identity, they'll cover what I cannot"
"What exactly is your extension of knowledge?"
"I can shoot a blaster of any design with 90 percent accuracy"
"90 percent? I would think you would be more accurate"
"Unfortunately I can't hit tiny moving objects to save my life and in the future some of our enemies seem to have eyes in the back of their heads and are fast enough to dodge our shots, and of course Jedi or Sith are impossible to hit when it comes to a blaster"
"Wait this war of yours involved Force sensitives?"
"Sometimes it wasn't their fault but yes there were occasions I had to fight a Force sensitive"
"What about hand to hand?"
"Didn't practice that for reasons I can't explain yet but let's just say that going hand to hand against the enemy was essentially a death sentence"
"Well I'll still work on it with you for when you have enemies that you can go hand to hand with. And for now we can only work on the tiny moving objects but as soon as I find out what you're talking about in regards to enemies that have eyes in the back of their heads we're working on that"
"Fine by me"
"Oh one more thing there's an ally currently hidden even from me that might give you information in the future depending on if the war happens or not"
"Understood, how would I receive this information?"
"That I'm not sure of as of yet but we'll figure it out"
"Another reason we have for you to know the truth"
"What do you mean Master Yoda?"
"John it's...not only am I more security oriented in regards to my own safety but due to the war I know how to protect my planet however I can't do that without your approval. Once the current situation is over I want monthly drills to keep us at the readiness level we're currently at and except for one addition later on we're at war readiness. What I need you to do is help me figure out if we should include Jedi in those drills whenever they're on planet, how long those drills should last and what those drills should contain. I know this is all sudden but it's my life now"
"I think I understand Master Yoda, Senator Organa and I will help, however I have one condition"
"What's that?"
"I learn as much about silent communication as possible as well. If the Senator is getting lessons in the art of silent communication I am getting lessons in the art of silent communication, that ways should something happen we can convey messages without inciting panic amongst the ranks"
"Should he be taught the tapping code?"
"The tapping code not to be taught right now, helpful it will be but focus on one form of silent communication for now we must"
"Okay then I gladly accept your reasons Master Yoda"
"Yoda when and where should we start these lessons? I know that all of them will happen here at the Temple but we should start those lessons soon"
"Tomorrow your lessons shall begin, figure out the best location in the meantime I shall"
"You can get away with speaking to Master Yoda casually when in private?"
"He gave me permission to do so both a long time ago and recently"
"When was this?"
"During a communique I had with him a while back. I needed to talk to him about something and he gave me permission to address him informally both through writing and in person if we're alone"
"What about the first time?"
"That...that was a right complicated mess. We were in the middle of a war John and I was at the Temple for a reason I don't want to talk about. Afterwords he gave me permission to address him informally which came in handy later. I missed him so much after a situation arose that forced me to never see him again"
"Couldn't you have just contacted him?"
"No considering the situation at the time when we separated I couldn't contact him at all"
"For now let's get my men back. Master Yoda will you thank the Council on our behalf for understanding the situation once it was fully explained?"
"Pass your message on I will. Be more alert in the future we will be, not as easy as this time you will find your mission"
"We'll see Master Yoda"
The two leave and get the men back and head to Senator Organa's living quarters when he was on Coruscant. Once they were alone (John wasn't sure if Qui-Gon was there or not, but knew the discretion of Jedi if he was around) Senator Organa and his security chief talked a little more