"Senator Mon Mothma why did you want to meet with us?"
(Sighs) "I am formally requesting Jedi protection due to two assassination attempts on me when I was visiting Chandrila recently, we only just barely managed to keep the assassination attempts out of galactic news but I was told that if a third attempt was made we would have no choice but to make the attempts public, that's why I am hoping that with Jedi protection we can keep it out of the news even if it happens again"
"We can do that"
"Another matter we have to discuss with you Senator, important it will be in the future"
"What is it Master Yoda?"
"Senator Organa, explain it first can you?"
"Yes Master Yoda I can"
So Bail explains everything he knew would need to be explained, about how several Jedi and a few civilians remembered the future and this time period, how the Republic became an Empire and also a little bit about the Rebel Alliance she had been part of. Anakin added a few details about the years before the Alliance was truly formed and what happened after Alderaan was destroyed
"That's why I have occasionally been getting those dreams"
"Dreams?"
"Yes, sometimes when I see the Chancellor in private that night I have dreams of him wearing a hood and severely scarred and he declares that the Jedi were responsible for the wounds and how the Republic would now be an Empire and he was now Emperor Palpatine instead of Chancellor. I also sometimes dream about giving a debrief about an incomplete space station that needs to be destroyed"
Anakin looks at the two people he knew needed to be asked
"Yoda, Obi-wan?"
The three close their eyes and do a brief meditation and get the answers they need and are shocked at what they sense. Senator Mon Mothma was getting those dreams because of the fact that she was around Bail and Padme often enough that even though the Force originally wasn't going to have anyone but specific people remember it had decided that since Mon Mothma was vital in the future it was showing her some of what the future held because Palpatine declaring the Republic an Empire was going to have to happen so that the Jedi could fight and defeat the greater evil first, though the Clones would be a big help in that cause. As such Mon Mothma and Bail were going to be the driving forces behind the Rebel Alliance and the Force wanted her to be prepared for the fight even just a little by getting a glimpse of the future that was in store for everyone so that she could start getting ready now
"Glimpses of the future you have been given, preparation for what's to come it is, ally yourself with Bail and Padme now you should"
"Obi-wan has already gone to Mandalore to discuss this with Duchess Satine due to the fact that if we don't she will be killed by an enemy returned from the the dead and we'll need her help in the future and some of the clones also know about this and how they originally betrayed us, not all of them but we've been staggering an aging cure amongst them and depending on several factors sending them either to Ossus or Tython"
"I'll do what I can to help too, though it might not be much initially"
"Don't worry we understand"
"By the way Skywalker if you ever become Vader again I'll..."
"I think you'll have to get in line Senator Mothma, several other Jedi and Bail plus my wife will claim first dibs"
"Wife?"
"Yes Padme and I married in front of the Council shortly before the war began, but Palpatine doesn't know because that's how he turned me in the first place"
"Then I'll keep the secret as well"
"Then you're going to have to wear a bracelet for whenever you're in front of Palpatine"
"What if people ask about it?"
"Padme will cover for us"
"Okay then"
The next day people did ask about the new bracelet but fortunately thanks to the fact that she had an official reason to visit the temple after Mothma left Padme knew about the new bracelet and what was needed to cover for the Council. If she hadn't been coming anyways Anakin would have informed her via a secured comm link
"Senator Mothma that's a nice bracelet you're wearing, how long have you had it?"
"I gave it to Senator Mothma about a week ago but she hasn't had the opportunity to wear it until now"
"Senator Amidala is correct, she gave it to me right before I went back to Chandrila for a week, but since a lot was going on I decided to wait until I was back on Coruscant to wear the bracelet, and since I got back late in the evening after the daily session was over I decided to start wearing it today"
"Makes sense then"
"What if there had been an emergency session?"
"That would have depending on what time the session was called but most likely I would not have worn it until today unless it was late at night"
"Why not?"
"First time I had enough time to stop by my apartment to get some of the things I am wearing today that I left behind so that they didn't become lost on Chandrila"
"That's right you do leave certain pieces of jewelry behind just in case"
"By the way Senator Mothma we see you've gained a shadow, what for?"
"That is not up for discussion understood?"
"Yes Senator"
All of a sudden though the meeting was interrupted by yet another group of bounty hunters
"If any of you have weapons I would suggest you throw them in front of us now"
Bail quickly throws down his blaster and staff, but then does something which gets him punched
"You'll regret this attack the clones have already been informed and are on their way here now"
Bail gets punched in the lip for that and he simply wipes the blood away and when no one is looking smirks because thanks to being an avid practitioner of Kor Soth Let he could tell training just from punches most of the time and that punch while fast was actually relatively weak compared to some of the other punches he had taken over the years, both in the original time line that he remembered and the current time line. Once he knew Padme was looking he used sign language to converse with her quickly and precisely
*Deliberately forced them to punch me, have a plan but must wait, weaker than they act*
Padme simply nods her acknowledgment of what Bail had said knowing now that Bail had a plan he just needed time and a good location to enact the plan in his head but first the apparent leader spoke up
"And by the way Senator, we know the clones are heading our way which is why we're moving immediately"
The weapons were taken by the bounty hunters while Bail through his bond let the others know that he was okay, though they didn't really believe him at all considering what they felt through the bond but since there was no mental communication available all they could do was wait and see what developed and hope that Bail told them what happened afterwords, though hearing a report of an attack on Senators gave them an idea of what had just happened and as such they communicated through the bond
*John is not going to be happy about what his Senator's been up to while he was gone when he gets back*
*Since when has that stopped Bail before?*
*True enough, though he did well enough before Alderaan was destroyed to keep me from suspecting him of treason for several years*
*And then you accused your daughter of the truth and another person had Alderaan completely destroyed*
*I didn't necessarily order that by the way*
*I'm sure you didn't but it still happened*
*I know and Alderaan might still be destroyed this time*
*But at least preparations are already underway for such an eventuality*
*Agreed*
Meanwhile the group was taken to another location but in transit there was another person who suddenly came out of nowhere's and started fighting the enemy with a staff. Bail recognized the style because the person rescuing them was using Kor Soth Let. With the enemy distracted Bail started using hand to hand and managing to actually get his staff back by getting the one who had the weapon. Once that was accomplished he made his way to his fellow Kor Soth Let practitioner who he didn't recognize by face because of the fact that they practiced on another planet but he was very effective at guarding the person's back, when their staff's intersected they simply got two different people at once and then continued fighting as if they had planned the staff intersection. Finally clones entered the fray and the bounty hunters were finally taken care of, those few remaining that is and the two practitioners faced each other and then had a conversation
"You did good Senator"
"As did you sir, the staff is our weapon but our hands are our life"
"Our hands are our life but our eyes are our link"
"Where did you practice?"
"On Corellia you?"
"Here"
"I'm surprised that a Senator knows Kor Soth Let, most don't bother to learn to defend themselves"
"I have my reasons"
"I'm sure you do Senator"
Padme walks over then
"Here's your blaster Bail"
"Thanks Padme"
"A Kor Soth Let using a blaster? That's rare"
"Considering my security chief insisted on it it doesn't bother me"
"By the way you do realize just how mad he's going to be when he gets back and learns about this"
"Oh I know that, but he has an important job away from me right now"
"He's still not going to be happy about it"
"I know, but it was my decision"
The meeting they had originally planned for went on as scheduled after being informed that things were now secure. While that was happening Anakin discovered he and his Padawan weren't going to Mon Calamari like last time, instead they were needed on Mandalore to help Obi-wan with Satine because she was being stubborn about listening to Kenobi about the truth, they figured that with two people who truly remembered and a third connected to those two who sort of remembered and sort of didn't from their Master's point of view showing her the truth she might listen better
"Padme, think you and Jar-Jar can handle this without us?"
"Yes Ani we can"
"But the prince..."
"Don't worry, Yoda will be taking your place in this and Master Windu is also joining us, maybe it will turn out differently this time because of that but we already have the Gungan army on standby just in case they're needed again"
"Okay, just making sure"
Anakin and Ashoka go to Mandalore and are greeted by Satine and Obi-wan. Once in her throne room they talked for several hours and eventually also managed through the Force to show her the truth
"What am I supposed to do then?"
"For now keep an eye out for trouble, later when we know Maul has returned we'll have guards ready for you"
"Then I thank you in advance for your protection"
They get back to Coruscant and learn that things pretty much ended up like before
"So things basically worked out the same as last time?"
"Yes, though a Captain Ackbar said something at one point"
"What did he say?"
"He said something about Lee-Char becoming a great king"
"That's probably his hope Master Windu"
"Probably Skywalker except for another thing he said while I was with him in captivity"
"Oh?"
"He said that anyone who would take over the planet would have their hands full"
"Yoda?"
"Not remember he does, preparing for the future though he is in case another coup happens"
"Okay then, he made an excellent resistant leader though, and was also great when he finally joined the Rebel Alliance"
"And you know this how?"
"Vader plus reports equals occasional temper flares, especially depending on what the reports were and whenever it came to the Alliance Vader had plenty of temper flares some that got people killed"
"Grudging respect Anakin?"
"Very grudging"
"Okay then we'll bring him in as early as possible"
"What for Kenobi?"
"Easy Master Windu because Palpatine is going to make the Republic an Empire for at least twenty-four years give or take a year, we have bigger problems to worry about before we take Sidious down"
"Okay fine, but if this is going to happen still I want to make sure that we're ready for it"
"Oh we are Master Windu, more and more younglings are being transferred to Tython and clones are being transferred to Tython or Ossus depending on where certain skills are needed"
"By the way, am I going to have to leave my men with Krell again?"
"Leave them you are not, Krell taken off the battlefield he has been, the mission given to you by Palpatine not to happen it will, the Force requires you for something else it does"
"Good, because I was going to do something stupid probably in order to protect my men, and what of Krell himself?"
"To be judged for his actions recently he is, decide his fate others will"
"Understood Yoda"
"You're going to have to explain later Skywalker"
"Oh I can explain it pretty easily now, Palpatine wanted me else where's so my unit was put under Krell's control and he didn't care about the clones so two of them were going to be executed for treason, I came back in time to stop them though Rex did most of the work"
"I think I get it now"
"Yoda how are we going to make sure Anakin stays with his unit though, you know what he's ultimately after"
"Unsure of how the Force will do this I am, but keep him with his unit it will"
"By the way, have Rex and Cody undergone the treatment yet?"
"They have, it happened while you were on Mandalore"
"Okay then"
Just then the three original people the Force chose collapsed without warning and were taken to the Healers but there was nothing to explain why they were unconscious