"Don't worry sir every Sentinel can handle the different environment's of the different planets a lot better than the rest of Starfleet so we won't need as much training as them but since it is mandatory we will comply with our orders"

The Sentinel's quickly re-adapt to the environments of the different Republic worlds and a month after they finished the mission with Cardassia which lasted three months in itself they started to head back to Republic space and Ashland was currently having a private conversation with Starfleet Command in her quarters about something that was on everyone's mind

"Is there any way for you to contact a Rebel Alliance if one is formed?"

"No there isn't as far as I know because they would be using equipment and technology that we gave them when the Texas first arrived"

"Okay then we'll simply have to do things the hard way"

"Yes we will but we still have five and a half months to go before we enter Republic space"

"Maybe we can try places that the Rebel Alliance was at before"

"Hoth and Yavin were both bested by the Empire and would be known to the new enemies depending on who it is but maybe it's for the best we try both locations first so that we have a starting point"

"There's also the possibility that things will be taken care of by the time you get there and all that will be left is the clean up"

(Shakes her head) "I think not Admiral I know you have a lot of optimism but unfortunately with the way things were phrased during the message we received it's highly likely that there will still be lots of fighting going on and we'll have to try and find any form of resistance there might be"

"Understood Portland, what about the rest of the ships with you?"

"Daily coordination so that everyone knows their jobs once we arrive in Republic space adjustments will be made as needed"

"What type of adjustments?"

"Force driven adjustments because each ship has at least one Sentinel on board the ship, and if the Force doesn't give us any specific direction we will of course obey the orders of our Captains and officers that are of higher rank"

"Oh like you do that so well"

"Hey whenever I am on board a ship I do indeed follow my orders unless prompted by the Force and my records should show that sir"

"I know I was just testing your reaction because of the fact that quite frankly I am considering making you Sentinel's a separate unit all to yourselves, kind of like how the Jedi are separate yet connected to the Senate at the same time"

"Sorry sir but that's not a very good idea mainly because you have no concept of just how hard it would be to coordinate between the two groups especially if we decide hiding is in our best option and do what other Jedi have done in the past which is hide our Force signature willingly, granted you would be able to find us through our life signs but other than that you would have no leads because we would also go off the grid in regards to communication as well"

"You've thought of everything haven't you?"

"Pretty much yes I have mainly because I have to think of everything being that I am the senior officer within the ranks of the Sentinel's both by your and their choices"

"Fine we'll go with your plan for now, but just in case we have Republic trouble of our own what should we expect from them if they land on our member planets?"

"For them to have a huge disadvantage because while they might read about the planets they can't use any means of acclimating to those environments unlike Starfleet where we have our holodecks and simulations to help us adapt safely"

"So basically use our knowledge of the planets to our advantage if invaded"

"Yes in fact I would suggest alerting each member planet to the possibility of being invaded and making sure they have a planetary defense on constant standby"

"Got it Portland we'll make sure that they're ready for trouble, keep adjusting your plans and make sure to find a way to get a message to us fast if need be"

"Understood Admiral Portland out"

"Command out"

Five and a half months later Ashland quickly knew and understood what she had to do as soon as she entered Republic space because she felt a sudden urge from the Force that was actually felt by all the Sentinel's as soon as they dropped out of warp

"Captain we need to go to Coruscant now"

"But that's at the heart of the Republic"

"Ensign I wouldn't talk if I were you"

"But Captain"

"No buts Ensign, Portland I have just one question for you do you want a fast approach or a slow one which is more obvious?"

"Fast approach combined with a little trickery, once we get there the away team will beam down at the Temple while the rest of you then head to Naboo, once there get as close to the swamp as possible and stay there, you'll be met by the NRA or the New Rebel Alliance soldiers led by a Jedi"

"Wait there are Jedi alive and free?"

"Yes it's hard to sense them because they are masking their signatures but I think they let themselves be sensed every so often so that allies can find them and join them in the fight, but don't quote me on that"

"What about the Potomek? that ship has no Sentinel's"

"Hail them because I have an idea of where they need to go"

The Potomek quickly answers the hails

"Captain this is Sentinel Portland of the Komatsu speaking, I need you to head to Rattatak I don't fully understand why but I have a feeling you are needed there for an important reason"

"Understood Sentinel Portland we're on our way"

"Good Komatsu out"

The Komatsu heads to Coruscant and obeys Ashland's order and once they were inside the Temple Ashland quickly got the away team to follow her through the maze that was the damaged Jedi Temple avoiding any enemy patrols inside and outside the building, finally Ashland took them out of a little known exit and quickly led the team into the Underworld, but before they leave the building she gives them a quick lecture

"Whatever you do stay close to me and don't make any obvious moves that would oust you as having self defense training, and no brandishing weapons either it's way, way too dangerous, we'll be trying a few locations that I know of which might house a resistance but they might not. No talking about a resistance either lest the wrong person overhears you and gets us captured, I also will not trust anyone who asks you about fighting back because that might be a trick, basically let me do the talking, and whatever you do keep the cloaks on because we might not be in uniform but some people might know our faces and besides we're still wearing commbadges and our weapons which the cloaks hide, now let's go and remember...where we're going is dangerous so do your best to stay in pairs at the very least and also keep within eyesight of each other if you absolutely must split up"

They quickly reach the Underworld and the rest of the officers quickly understood why Ashland had given them the lecture she had, and for the next two hours they went to seven different locations where a resistance might have started to form when finally Ashland decides to stop for a lunch break and they go to what was essentially a bar and Ashland is the one to pay for the quick meal

"There are two more places my friends might have decided to stay for a bit if they were either kicked out of their home or they decided to simply see what it was like living without any family helping you"

They quickly leave not knowing they were being followed by an undercover Jedi and two other resistance members who were simply observing people for potential recruits and about fifteen minutes later Ashland and the team reach one of the last two hideouts that Ashland could think of when they were ambushed by the resistance with various weapons, though no lightsabers were out because of how dangerous being a Jedi currently was

"If you have any weapons on you I would suggest you surrender them now we're taking you to our leader and only we're allowed to have weapons in their presence"

"Okay we don't want any trouble, in fact if my suspicions are correct you're just the people we're looking for, so surrender the weapons guys"

The officers quickly surrender their phasers which no one not even the Jedi recognized (mainly because the Jedi was still a Youngling and wouldn't learn about the weapons for another two years) but when Ashland surrendered the lightsaber the Jedi quickly dropped their weapon and held it up with a demand

"Where did you get this weapon?"

"I will explain once we get to a more private location but I assure you that I did not steal the weapon"

"Bind their hands we will know the truth soon enough"

They are led to where the resistance currently was which was actually a new location that Ashland didn't know of mainly because it had been discovered while she had been away on Starfleet business

"Take off their hoods I want to see the faces of those searching for us"

As soon as the hoods are off the leader quickly takes off his own hood and Ashland is ecstatic to see them as is obvious by her tone of voice

"Master Loo'mata it's good to see you alive"

"As it is good to see you young Portland, tell me who are your companions?"

"They're part of my crew, my fellow Starfleet officers"

"Why so few?"

"I wanted to attract as little attention as possible Master and it's a good thing I did too considering just how many enemies are crawling around in our Temple"

"You have a valid point Portland, your weapons will be returned immediately but I must ask do we have your ship at our discretion?"

"No Master, as long as the Captain obeyed orders they should be on their way to Naboo by now"

"Understood Portland it is still good to have some more help especially considering the losses we've taken recently"

They start talking and planning because it turned out Ashland was right many planets were either secretly or overtly part of the NRA and they were doing their best to coordinate attacks for maximum efficiency in doing damage and rallying the people to not give us hope, but there were times when smaller separate attacks were made depending on the situation and one such situation was coming up on Coruscant pretty quickly

"Do you remember the annual festival that honored when Coruscant officially became the head of the Old Republic?"

"Yes but that's celebrated all over the Republic you know that Master"

"Do you remember the celebrations leading up to the festival though?"

"Oh I get it, it's a week long celebration on Coruscant only and the rest of the galaxy doesn't do any celebration until that day which means two speeches are given on Coruscant I think I get where you're going with this, but wouldn't things be worse with two attacks in one week instead of your usual amount of attacks?"

"That's the beauty of our coordination, we're going to attack at the start of the Coruscant celebration while the rest of them are going to attack on the day of the celebration as a statement that we will take them down no matter how long it takes us"

"Ah, I think where Master Loo'mata is going Sentinel Portland, it's kind of like that tactic we're taught in the Academy where you strike in one place and then don't do anything after the initial strike making the enemy nervous about when and what your next move is going to be"

"Oh I get it now, guess you're right, but we need to figure out who's going to do the attack because quite frankly Master Loo'mata you have too many people to successfully make such an attack, as it is I'm amazed you've remained hidden so far"

"Don't worry I've been going over such things for the past two weeks and I believe that I have my team but I think that we're going to make a small adjustment to the plan which involves your team, I want you guys in the crowd to help act as a security thing"

"Got it, things go foul we go into action, should we use other weapons than what we normally use?"

"Yes don't worry we'll provide the weapons you just worry about training them to use the weapons"

"Don't worry if you're giving us what I think you are the training will be very easy for them"

"OK yeah we're giving you blasters"

"Too bad there's no stun with those blasters if they're the type I'm thinking of"

"Actually there is a stun function"

"Good, though I will kill if necessary I prefer stunning them"

"We know it is always better for to hurt then kill but Ashland, we have no choice right now"

"Understood, kill all the way"

"Exactly"

They continue planning and finally the day of the opening ceremony comes and everyone is in position when a big wrench is thrown into their plans