"Master Plo Koon, I challenge you to a Kor Soth Let spar, hand to hand only"

"Fine by me"

The two go to the center of the room, bow to each other and then it was on. Bail was surprising many of the younger Jedi with the fact that he could keep up with Plo Koon with very little difficulty and they knew that Plo Koon wasn't holding back except with enhanced Jedi speed

"Is is just me John or has Senator Organa actually improved since the last time we saw him?"

"Oh he's definitely improved, he knows he'll never be as fast as a Jedi but that doesn't mean that he won't do his best against Force sensitives and at his current level I have no problems with him being alone for whatever reason and a Force sensitive that's trying to hurt him is nearby because at least he'll do his best to hold them off until more help arrives and do a pretty good job at it too. I think part of that is because he is scary when he brings out his staff"

"What do you mean?"

"Let's just say that there's a reason he has several hits out on him at one time"

"Will he show us his skills?"

"No, at least he won't try to, Master Windu Bail doesn't want to fight at all but he knows he has to be able to defend himself. I saw a change in him when he was first remembering the future and it was bad, when I finally found out why he was that much different and was actually there for some of his nightmares I got scared, and I mean really scared. I feared we would lose him a few times to his nightmares/memories and then when this war started I feared it all the more when Master Kenobi was lost for that month, even though I was reassured by him personally that he knew Master Kenobi was fine and as such would be okay as well but there were a few times I was really worried when he sparred with his old Sensei. Master Windu the reason he scares me with his skills is because if for even one moment someone slips and he's in a flashback he can kill someone accidentally and Bail tries really hard not to kill anyone with his staff though he's been taught how to just in case. He sticks to the blasters for killing and that's mainly against the droids or other robots, actual people he'll do his best to use the staff or if he absolutely has to use his blaster he makes sure it's in stun mode. I think if anything were to happen to the Jedi again we'd lose him for sure"

"What makes you say that?"

(Sighs) "I won't say anything until I can talk to the whole Jedi Council in private and that's going to be pretty hard to do since Bail hasn't let me out of his sight since I came back from the mission he assigned me to"

"A mission he apparently wouldn't have done if he had known a few things earlier"

"That's something at least, but I still won't talk to the Council unless it's in private to explain what I meant"

"Don't worry we have our ways of making sure you can get private time with us"

"Good because we're going to need it"

Several hours later both Bail and John had talked to the Jedi Council. Bail had explained that due to a fire in a library they wouldn't be able to provide some documents on time to Tython depending on how long it took to see which documents could be salvaged and which couldn't, the Council decided to send some people to Alderaan to help with the work which Bail gratefully accepted. When asked how the fire started Bail said it started via a storm, a lightening strike hit the building just right to cause damage to the wall and then also hit the ground which started the fire, but glass had also broken recently and the fire managed to get in through the broken glass and wind. John explained his comment to Master Windu about how they could possibly lose Bail this time around if they lost the Jedi again. It turned out that at the beginning of the war Bail mentioned to John that if what happened in the original time line happened again while he wouldn't kill himself he would retreat as much as possible from the public eye and probably simply stay on their new home world without a means to be contacted unless absolutely necessary. And while he would help start the Rebel Alliance like he had last time he wouldn't be as involved as originally and would state that firmly to the Alliance from the beginning

"Hurt the Senator was originally when killed the Jedi were. Friends he had made amongst us, against the Emperor he was but cautious he had to be. If lost again we are unable to fight he would be"

"What do you mean Master Yoda?"

"He'd be broken Master Shak Ti"

"What do you mean John?"

"I never thought about it before but when he finally told me the full truth and explained things he told me his emotional state unintentionally. Bail would not put up much of a fight because he wouldn't be able to, yes he might help start the Rebel Alliance but to face the Empire again after remembering what happened the first time wouldn't be possible. Bail waited until Leia was old enough to handle herself pretty much but this time the Alliance might not wait that long and if it started earlier than before than Bail literally wouldn't be able to help because he would have a small child to protect against the Empire and even if it started at the same time as originally to lose his friends which is an even deeper bond this time because they supposedly became friends much earlier would be too much. Alderaan was destroyed in the original time line and that could happen again which if it did that means our preparations would be our only chance of survival. There's also the fact that there's apparently an even greater threat then the Empire out there and if the Jedi are lost again then the Alliance would be easily destroyed because the greater evil would have no resistance. It's part of the reason why you guys aren't allowed at Sidious for the moment, not just because of his high position but because if we kill Sidious first according to Bail the Jedi still wouldn't survive because apparently the greater evil is waiting for Sidious to be destroyed first before revealing itself"

"But fighting the greater evil we have been. Destroying it slowly we have, but more there is to do before the evil is destroyed. Afterwords focus on the Sith we may"

"But if you're killed before hand Bail would be completely broke, he may not deliberately kill himself but I and his wife might have to fight to keep him alive long enough to see the end of the Empire, though with no Jedi the greater evil would destroy the Empire easily but considering what I've heard from him none of us would want to be alive for the greater evil to be in control of the Empire and we would let Bail die, might even kill ourselves along with him in order not to deal with something even worse than the Empire"

"He'd be that badly off?"

"Yes Master Plo Koon, Kor Soth Let has let him survive the war but to lose you guys again would be absolutely devastating, even more so at the moment because for some reason his memories of the future are at the forefront right now, he has nightmares almost every night about the future, that's part of the reason why I'm glad we're stuck here right now because I think he simply needs to be around Jedi for a bit especially the only person who's currently on Coruscant that he has a bond with right now in order to remind him that the Jedi are alive, and have plans to remain that way for years to come"

"Could this war be affecting him worse than thought?"

"It's possible, and I want his midichlorian count checked due to the bond he has with several Jedi, that could also be affecting him. John has be brought his staff out under duress?"

"I'm afraid I don't understand the question Master Windu"

"During his nightmares has he brought out his staff?"

"Once or twice, and when that happened I was very glad he insisted I had training against a staff wielder just in case, and also the fact that there's a Jedi in the shadows at all times to help protect me or him from hurting himself"

"Even though he never used a staff before in the original time line?"

"Yes, even he doesn't have an explanation for it but he suspects it's his past and future trying to blend itself together for some reason"

Just then the meeting was interrupted by a Padawan and for good reason

"Masters, one of the initiates instigated a fight and Senator Organa tried to break it up before things got out of hand. Unfortunately it appears the initiate managed to get their hands on an actual lightsaber and almost attacked the other initiate but Senator Organa brought out his staff and blocked the attack in time, but now he's fighting against the initiate and the clones aren't being much help either this time around, mainly because of the fact that quite frankly they can't get close enough to stun the initiate and their stun blasters are too dangerous to use because of how erratic the fight is, they don't want to accidentally stun a Jedi not in the middle of things"

"How did the Senator...never mind we'll ask him later for now we have a fight to handle, John..."

"Oh I'm already on it after we leave"

Several Jedi and John left the chamber and while most of the Jedi went for the fight John went in the opposite direction heading for certain controls that he knew would be needed. John knew instantly that the Council wanted certain areas locked down for safety and while they could certainly have had another Jedi do that they wanted John to do so as a means of having something to do other than worry about the Senator. John knew that but he also knew that the lock down was important and besides he was going to station himself in the one area that couldn't be locked down despite all their wishes, he was going to protect the medical section as best as possible if need be

"Quick question, if there's a fight who absolutely cannot defend themselves, besides those in the bacta tanks?"

John was quickly told and that's where he stationed himself, along with two less injured Jedi and a clone who was also there for medical treatment

"So what now?"

"Now we wait for word that we can stand down, if something happens make sure that those in the bacta tanks are protected. I can handle myself with a Jedi wielding a lightsaber those in the tanks can die if anything is interrupted"

"And just how do you know how to fight a Jedi wielding a lightsaber that's real?"

"That I am not telling you period, now then are my instructions understood?"

"Yes, but who says you have authority to order us around?"

John was about to answer when Plo Koon arrived

"I do, I won't be staying long but I was going to make sure that we're secure just in case"

"How goes the battle?"

"More Jedi joining in all the time, something is up with the initiate but right now we can't tell what"

"Bail?"

"Senator Organa is holding his own still"

"Okay, I know for a fact he doesn't have the endurance so how is he still going?"

"Rotating breaks, when we sense he is getting fatigued we force him out of the fight long enough for him to catch his breath, he doesn't let us give him a longer break"

"Figures, I am so having a talk with that stubborn idiot after this"

"You might have to wait in line"

"Master Yoda?"

"Exactly he said and I quote 'reprimanding you later I am, not strong enough for this battle yet are you, weakening faster you are. Let us take over you should, not happy Obi-wan will be if hurt you are'"

"Oh man he is really going to get it later especially if he's hurt, Master Plo Koon you should head to where you're supposed to be we have this"

Fifteen minutes later they finally received word that they could stand down and Bail was actually brought to the medical center to get checked out. Ultimately he would have a few bruises and some scratches but that was all

"You are lucky you aren't injured worse Senator. Once we get home you and I are going to have a long talk about not letting the Jedi take care of their own once they join in"

"Great, Yoda is going to be worse though most likely"

"Just be glad that I won't be telling Kenobi about this, though he might still find out from Master Yoda"

"True, but I hope since it's nothing serious that won't happen"

"Either way you're getting a double reprimand, you should know better"

"I know it's just..."

"Bail what is it?"

(Sighs) "remember when I told you I was at the Temple for a reason I didn't particularly want to remember when Yoda originally gave me permission to call him by his name?"

"Yes what of it?"

"I was here because Obi-wan had been declared dead, again and I was here for his fake funeral, he was actually undercover and had faked his death for a mission. That mission won't happen yet for a bit longer but right now I don't want to lose any Jedi if at all possible on Coruscant especially in their own Temple, you know my history with the Jedi. This stupid war is making things worse in a way"

"How so?"

"Some things are the same and yet others are so extremely different, it doesn't help that as we get closer to what I remember as the ending I am getting more and more overprotective of the Jedi"

"You're getting protective?"

"Yes I am, I have to reign in my instincts severely whenever I am out in the field alongside a Jedi"

"The Chancellor?"

"Still doesn't realize I know the truth about him, and thanks to the fact that I am keeping things relatively under control I doubt he suspects what I am doing"

"Senator, part of the reason why I am glad we're here is so that you can get some rest, I know that your memories are overwhelming you at the moment"

"I know, if it had continued any longer I myself was going to come here and request some time in the Temple so that I could actually sleep, even if I don't sleep in Yoda's quarters simply being in the same building as him will help. By the way we have something to discuss in private a bit later"

"Understood sir"

Bail is quickly taken care of and given a midichlorian count for the Council which discovers that Bail was right, he had enough midichlorians to handle the bonds he had with the Jedi but not enough for training. A while later Bail talked to John about the fact that the Council wanted the Jedi tested again so they made a few plans and decided to let the team that was going to do the actual testing choose the plan they were going to use as the test