"Thank you for entrusting me with your secret Senator it's not easy to believe what I've been told but it does explain your actions lately"
"I'm sorry I didn't automatically trust you but the situation..."
"I actually understand Senator you have to be as careful as possible. But what about the Council and other Jedi? I know they should know the truth as well"
"Yes they should but it's not time yet, more is going on then I can explain John and as such no one can reveal the truth about certain people and situations until the Force allows it"
"Are there others in your situation as well?"
"Yes there are but I can't and won't tell you, besides for at least one person we're not even sure if they'll ever remember the future. That's going to have to wait a few years until a certain event happens that will determine if they remember"
"For now let's continue the security discussions that need handled involving both the planet and you. I want you at 100 percent accuracy not counting Force sensitives by the time this war comes if it even does happen"
"And the enemies that act like they have eyes in the backs of their heads?"
"Can't do anything about that until I know the enemy Senator"
"You have a point. Hand to hand will also be good for me now that I think about it"
"Indeed it will be, be warned however that I will work you hard whenever we don't have lessons with Master Yoda and whenever you don't have meetings"
"Works for me. Just remember that if we have to be in front of the Chancellor..."
"Do my best not to reveal I know the truth about him, but how am I going to do that if he can use the dark side of the Force?"
"Don't worry I have a way of dealing with that but I will need Master Yoda's help"
"And what about you?"
"That's already taken care of trust me the Chancellor doesn't know I know the truth about him"
"How can you be sure?"
"Just trust me on this okay?"
"Fine but if I find out you're wrong..."
"Don't worry I know the consequences of being discovered much better than you do John, I know the consequences all too well"
"Fine, by the way Senator how are we going to cover how you know blasters so quickly if we're discovered?"
"By telling the truth. I'm a quick study when it comes to blasters, in the future you taught me how to use three different blasters in one day while another person I worked closely with for reasons I'm not explaining taught me how to use his blaster in three hours. For some reason though neither of you managed to get around to teaching me how to shoot tiny moving objects or enemies that seem to have eyes in the backs of their heads"
"What about the blasters I or the other person didn't teach you to shoot? I clearly heard you say you learned how to shoot any blaster"
"Oh that's actually easy, after learning about the four blasters I quickly learned that the main difference was the weight. Once I adjusted to the weight of a blaster I could shoot it just as well as a blaster I was trained on. I would never be able to do maintenance on blasters I wasn't trained on but I could still point and shoot once I knew the weight difference from just a few shots"
"Why didn't I or anyone else get around to teaching you hand to hand?"
"That's a bit complicated and not something I want to remember, just understand that there were reasons I wasn't taught hand to hand"
"Fine by me, well it's getting late and we all need sleep"
The next day they find out when Yoda could meet them at the Temple so John and Bail work in the morning and then after the noon meal the Senator and his security chief head to the Jedi Temple to start their sign language lessons, naturally Qui-Gon was also there having finally perfected hiding his Force signature. He still needed work in regards to moving undetected in the shadows but if he was still no one would know he was there not even Yoda unless he chose or had to reveal himself
"We're here to see Master Yoda"
"Yes he's expecting you, follow me"
The two follow the initiate and are not taken to Yoda's room like they thought but another room that was used for training purposes. Finally the doors were closed
"Sealed this room is, talk freely you may without risk of being overheard"
"Good, by the way Yoda about Sidious due to how tricky he is if we do find information how will that get passed to you guys?"
"Find a way you will have to"
"Okay one more thing about this ally hidden even from me how will information be passed to us?"
"Unknown at this time it is"
"And John?"
"Figure that out when the time comes we will have to"
"Okay, and also so far I haven't found anything useful in the political field to handle Sidious so for now he stays in office"
"Figured that would happen we did. Need more time we do until take Sidious down we do. More information we need on another problem we do or destroyed the Jedi will be"
"I think I need more information but I also get the feeling it's not time for me to know about what you're talking about"
"Indeed time it is not, wait you will have to until the Force reveals safe it is for you to know"
"Understood, now then sign language lessons"
Over the next two months John and Bail learn sign language on a regular basis from Yoda. One day though their lessons were interrupted via comm by Master Windu and for good reason
"Master Yoda you're needed in the Healers wing, Padawan Skywalker has returned injured without his Master"
"On the way I am" (comms end) "Ended this lesson is"
"Yoda can I check on Padawan Skywalker? I wanted to ask him and his Master something anyways. I won't talk to him directly until cleared by his healers but I do need an idea of how soon that will be due to the nature of my request"
"Check on him you may, needed you might be"
So the three head to the healers and could instantly tell that Skywalker was fighting his healers
"Padawan we need to sedate you to heal you"
"No I need to speak with Master Yoda and Master Windu first"
"Here I am, Senator Organa and his security chief here as well they are"
"Senator Organa...that's good"
"Why are you here without your Master Padawan Skywalker?"
"Because my Master got captured Master Windu. There was an attack during our mission, my Master and I succeeded in leading the attackers away but not before communications were destroyed. Master Obi-Wan managed to distract the pirates long enough to allow my escape but was captured in the process, what's more is that I think they're also slavers but I can't be too sure. What I do know is that they mentioned the sector Alderaan is in"
"This isn't good. My planet is currently on high alert for reasons the Council already knows I can't offer any aid right now"
"Yes you can Senator. You may not be able to give direct aid but you can give permission for the Jedi to operate in your sector freely. The Chancellor will have to approve of such a request ultimately but in the meantime your permission is a start"
"You're absolutely right Padawan Skywalker I completely forgot about that, thank you for the reminder. Now then I'm sure your Master would not be pleased if he came back fine and you were still in the Healers so let them do their work"
"No problem Senator"
With those words Anakin actually passes out
"Well like Padawan Skywalker said I can give temporary permission for you to act freely in my sector while I explain the situation to Chancellor Palpatine"
"Okay, the Chancellor is actually off planet currently and won't be back for another two days. We'll arrive in your sector within five hours so we'll use that time wisely and hope we can rescue Knight Kenobi before the Chancellor has to get involved. Let's just hope that the pirates aren't also slavers"
"If that's the case then Knight Kenobi is in big trouble"
"More trouble than you think John"
"What do you mean Senator?"
"Easy, not many people know about the fact that the Outer Rim allows for slaves but I do. Some slaves are treated fine others are not, however there are also occasionally reports that reach my office about Jedi or other Force sensitives that are rescued from slavers and their treatment is worse than regular slaves that can't use the Force. If the slavers know what Knight Kenobi is then they could abuse him before selling him to the highest bidder, however he could also have gotten extremely lucky and the pirates/slavers are ones that don't abuse the people that they take"
"Then why did you potentially lie?"
"Easy John because he wouldn't have gone to sleep otherwise...or well that was my intention at least"
"Fine, for now though since our business is concluded early let's get back and work on target practice"
"Works for me. Those small robots are still getting the best of me"
"Good thing they're set to training and will only give you a mild burn"
"How long have you guys been working on the small robots?"
"Two months Master Windu. Senator Organa is a natural with the blaster, he can hit anything except the small robots. I'm also giving him help with his hand to hand but that's going a bit slower, though the basics he's also getting down pretty fast, he's just not exactly solid with the forms yet but he's getting there"
"Not my fault neither of us thought of this earlier"
"I know Senator. I should have worked on both things with you as soon as you became Senator but honestly I wasn't sure if you were interested in learning"
"I think you might start making it a policy that all Senators get basic self defense training"
"You can also do that Senator"
"True enough. I'll think about it but for now you're right I have training to do"
"Actually how about we watch you work on your hand to hand?, the Council that is, after we assign a Jedi team to rescue Knight Kenobi. Maybe you need an outsiders point of view to see where you're going wrong because sometimes it's the style that isn't working and not the person"
"Works for me, John?"
"Fine but you do have an appointment in three hours with Ryloth's Senator about something"
"Okay thanks for the reminder"
A few minutes later Bail and John were practicing their hand to hand and ten minutes in Mace Windu called for a stop because they were still doing warm up kata's, due to something he noticed during the observation, something so innocuous one had to be carefully observing when it happened
"What's wrong Master Windu?"
"Unfortunately Security Chief John your Senator isn't getting the basics down as quickly as you thought he was, he's been faking it haven't you Senator?"
(Sighs) "I knew I was going to be busted eventually didn't expect it to be by a Jedi Master though"
"Senator?"
"Something seems off to me about this form and I don't know what. I keep trying and failing"
"Senator watch what I do and then see if it feels more natural"
"Understood Master Plo Koon"
So Plo Koon gives Senator Organa some basic moves and Bail instantly sees results because the movements seemed much smoother to him then the form John was teaching him
"John looks like we've found my form, do you know it?"
"It looks familiar but unfortunately I don't know what it's called and if it's exclusive to Jedi"
"No, it actually originated from my people. They taught visitors to the planet and it spread from there, it's called the Kor Soth Let"
"Well Senator looks like you're getting hand to hand combat training from Master Plo Koon"
"No I do not have time, however I know of someone who's a practitioner of the style who's certified to teach it that's on Coruscant. They're currently trying to build another dojo since the first one got destroyed in a fire. They have temporary space rented with another dojo, I have his current location if you want"
"Okay that works for me. Senator we should meet him for now and then get back to the Senate to meet with the Senator of Ryloth"
"Of course John, thank you for helping me find a suitable form of hand to hand Master Plo Koon"
"You're welcome Senator, it makes sense if someone finds out you come here on a regular basis to be able to defend yourself against someone who doesn't like Jedi"
"Masters if possible I want to know the progress of both the rescue team and Padawan Skywalker as he's healing. Like I said I wanted to talk to both him and his Master about something and until Knight Kenobi gets back he'll have to do and it's not immediately urgent but urgent enough that I want to talk to him as soon as is safely possible. If need be you can call me at the Senate and I'll rearrange my schedule so that I can meet with Padawan Skywalker"
"And the rescue team?"
"Due to issues recently that I am not getting into here I want to know about the rescue team so that I know if things in my sector are still running relatively smoothly or if it's getting more dangerous"
"Understood, we'll allow it"
"Thank you Master Windu"
The two leave and head to the dojo where they meet Kor Soth Let Master Dorius Lenira