"Who is that Padawan, Portland?"

"I'm not surprised you don't recognize them, after all you don't see pure lightsaber battles often and the phaser affects the fighting style. That person that's fighting their friends is me"

"WHAT?!"

"Yeah, my Master and I got separated on a mission and I was missing for five months, this was when we were first getting used to the training bond and didn't realize I was unique even amongst the Jedi. The Council questioned me about my five months but I didn't remember anything and then I started attacking my fellow Jedi. After I was knocked out I was scanned in the healing wing and we discovered that I was under the influence of a Sith artifact and also a memory wipe. Even now years later I still don't really remember what happened during those five months but over time I did remember I was tortured on a regular basis to weaken my will and make me more susceptible to the Sith artifact"

"Why make us watch this?"

"To show you just how dangerous a Jedi can be under the influence of a Sith or Sith artifact, it's especially dangerous when the Jedi doesn't even know they're being influenced"

"Which means that at least some of the Jedi that have turned Sith might not be doing it through their own will"

"Exactly, but we won't know for sure until we do tests"

They eventually made it to Earth which was now a war zone and one of the only safe places left was the Starfleet Academy. Though the Vranok's were actually dropped off on Vulcan just in case. A few days later the crew of the Republic Alliance saw first hand just how bad the two pronged war was going because the Sith were allying themselves with their current enemy

"Take this Fire's Fury!"

Ashland raised her right arm with her hand open and moving it from left to right hit several of the enemy with a blaze that looked extremely hot, and it shocked everyone because they didn't know about this ability because it wasn't needed before then

"I know I need to explain things but not now, let's wait until the battle is over with"

The fight lasted for quite a while but eventually things calmed down enough for Ashland to explain things a little bit

"As you guys know I am unique amongst the Jedi, known as what is known as a Force Trouble indicator which means even the smallest problems that can be detected through the Force I can detect them but I can also discern which can be ignored completely, those that aren't an emergency and can wait a little bit or are so important I have to risk being declared absent without leave to take care of the problem immediately. Well I was captured and experimented on during a mission, one that would have shown my Master if I was ready to take the trials to become a Jedi Knight, that mission was long and complicated and I'm not going into that right now, however I will explain what happened when I was captured and experimented on. They gave me drugs and did other sorts of things and initially after I was reunited with the Jedi we figured that nothing was really wrong because I didn't show any signs of any drugs or anything else, unfortunately we didn't realize that the drug dissipates quickly and the after affects only show under stress and when I was working towards being fit for active duty once more I was under a lot of stress and suddenly fire shot out from my hand. We've discovered what I can and can't do with the abilities that I have and I am actually learning something new every day it seems due to the fact that my Defender's Righteous Fire as I call it changes as I change and adapts to my needs at any given moment. There's more abilities but since they're not needed right now I won't reveal my other abilities until such a time as they are needed"

"Very well, are you sure you have full control over your abilities?"

"Yes I do"

"Good"

A few hours later alarms were going off like crazy and everyone was trying to figure things out but due to how chaotic things were no one was getting things done so Ashland does the only thing she can do which was use the Force to calm everyone down, and it was an overt use as well that everyone would feel and Ashland knew that in normal situations she would get in trouble but considering just how panicky people were being including a few Sentinel's (though the Sentinel's were trying their hardest not to panic and bring back order it was just too much for them) she knew she would be justified

"ENOUGH!"

At that word with the powerful Force suggestion behind it calmed everyone down enough to start listening to orders and getting things organized a bit better

"Okay, Ensigns stay back, Lt. junior grade and up are going to the front lines in ranking order which means Lt. junior grade's are the last line of defense before the Ensigns"

"What about the Sentinel's?"

"Oh all the Sentinel's no matter what their equivalent rank will be on the front lines...wait I just thought of something, those with the equivalent of Lt. and back will stay behind just in case the front lines fall"

"Makes sense, okay then that's what we'll do"

Everyone quickly got to their positions and the battle was intense, with those that knew and were authorized to use the Sentinel's Defense using that style to the point of having to be pulled back to the safety of the Academy because they exhausted themselves by over using that style. Even Ashland would have to be pulled back to the last line of defense a few times because using her Defender's Righteous fire exhausted her after a point though she recovered a lot more quickly then the other Sentinel's using less exhausting means of defending everyone. This pattern continued for several months until one night Ashland suddenly woke up in a cold sweat due to the fact that it was one of the few nights the Sentinel's were allowed to take off their Force inhibitors per their rotation and she had a Force vision which involved a lot of people dead if she didn't take immediate action. The reason behind the rotations that allowed the Jedi to take off their inhibitors despite the Sith was because of an incident a month into the constant defense of the Academy where a Probation Sentinel had a small mental breakdown because of just how long they had gone without the Force and the fact that the Sith would do anything to turn even regular people against each other, and it was discovered that the Sith didn't attack at night but just in case there were rotations made where a Sentinel was allowed two nights every third week to feel the Force in it's full potential and that's exactly what happened to Ashland that night

"Okay, I don't think people are going to like this however if I don't want the world destroyed this is something I have to do" (sighs) "I'm going to have a lot of explaining to do if I get out of this alive"

Ashland goes to the central command center and starts pushing buttons which alerts the security team who appear confused when they see what Sentinel Portland is doing

"Um not to be rude Sentinel Portland but just what are you doing?"

"Sending a massive data file through a one way link to a location of my choosing that won't be able to be accessed again until you go to that location. Don't worry though I will leave hints for whoever tries to access the files before they reach the location so that they can go their and properly access the files again. I am doing this for a reason and I am not to be questioned about it"

She turns around to see all of the security officers ranked Ensign and not a single Sentinel amongst them which was against protocol even if the Sentinel's weren't really allowed to access the Force at the moment except at night on their rotation

"Where is your Sentinel?"

"Um, for some reason we don't have one tonight, what are you doing up at this hour?"

"Well in regards to the lack of a Sentinel someone's messed up and is going to regret it really soon as for what I'm doing up at this hour let's just say I had a Force vision and leave it at that okay?"

"Fine, um are you sure you're okay? I've seen the after affects of a Jedi's Force visions and they aren't always pleasant"

"I'm okay I know how to deal with the after affect of a Force vision so you don't have to call a doctor on me. Oh and one more thing...you're going to hate me in the morning after this, and I mean really hate me in the morning, but ultimately I think you'll thank me in time once the full scope of what I've done is revealed to you"

"What..."

The Ensign never finished the question due to the fact that he was put to sleep with a Force suggestion. After that Ashland left the area of the Academy and eventually made it to a location that she knew wouldn't endanger anyone and flared her Force signature as bright as it could possibly be waking up the few Sentinel's that were on her same rotation and even a few Sentinel's that had the Force inhibitor on because of who she was. The first flare was unexpected but seemed to feel like she was saying a message to a specific group, the second flare was sudden and felt sad like a goodbye and then those that didn't have the inhibitors on suddenly started mourning wherever they were be they at their stations or in their rooms because they realized what had just happened. The next day all the Sentinel's were told of a special exception being allowed that night that would allow all Jedi to not wear their inhibitors and that all would be explained in the meeting at 1800 hours the time that all Jedi were allowed to take off their inhibitors that were on rotation because the schedule was from 1800-0600 for two nights every three weeks, the only other time there were exceptions was if the wound was serious enough that the doctor felt that the Jedi might die without a choice if they didn't at least allow the Jedi to try and enter the trance. That night all the Sentinel's and a few Jedi gathered and waited for news on what was going on what they didn't expect was seeing the next highest authority in the ranks of the Sentinel's to be on stage because for something this big to affect all of them normally Portland was the one speaking

"Okay I'm going to count backwards from ten and when I reach zero you're going to feel an extreme shock so the counting is to start preparing you for that shock, unfortunately you can't fully prepare for what you're about to feel so just do the best you can, after that I will explain what I know from what security guards have told me...very unhappy security guards I might add so I wouldn't mess with the ones supposed to be on duty tonight for a few days. Now then ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, zero"

At zero all the Sentinel's and the rare Jedi took off their Force inhibitors and they could feel the loss of Portland which explained why her second-in-command when it came to Sentinel's was talking

"Now then according to the guards on duty tonight Ashland sent a massive data file one way some where's and we won't be able to access the file until we get to that location though there will be clues to lead us there, the problem is we don't know what file she sent and she denied needing medical care right before she knocked them out with a Force suggestion which we didn't fully break. They gave us half coherent replies and I don't think they really understood what was going on or will even remember our questioning most likely the last thing they'll truly remember is being knocked out by Portland which is why we're going to be leaving them alone for a few days. Now then hopefully we'll find out why Ashland sacrificed herself if that's what happened but most likely we won't, so instead we need to figure out what file she sent and where"

"Is the reason why the rotation is suspended so that we can properly mourn over the next few days?"

"Yes it is"

"This is going to take some time to work out fully"

"Yes it will, meditations will help and we have multiple counselors on standby if you simply want to talk most are either Vulcan, Betazed or half Betazed so that should be a big help, those that aren't any of those still have the proper training to help so I suggest...no unless you're a regular old Jedi I am ordering you to use those counselors, you have a week to comply before being stood down from duty for everyone's safety. A doctor will work just as well, for the regular Jedi you will not be going to the Starfleet counselors instead there are some civilian counselors that are the same as the Starfleet counselors who have worked with Jedi a few times so they know what they are getting themselves into that you are to use, you have the same time limit as the Sentinel's and yes I can order you guys around as you very well know since I was Ashland's second-in-command and now the primary Sentinel"

Meanwhile Ashland wasn't dead like everyone thought she was instead she was taken captive by the race that Starfleet was currently fighting, the race that had actually allied themselves with the Sith. The Sith wanted to kill all the Jedi but they also decided that their temporary allies would get a few Jedi as test subjects depending on the situation that they were captured

"You guys will fall, as will your Sith allies, they'll be the first to fall because I have a feeling I know why so many Jedi have suddenly gone Sith and massacred their own people"

"And just what makes you say that?"

"The device in that jar I'm staring at, the reason why you won't let it affect me is because you need a Jedi not tainted by the power of a Sith artifact, now then the Sith currently don't know you have me but when they find out and then are Jedi again your little ploy in faking my death will fail"

"Here's the thing Jedi we don't plan on them ever finding out about you, you see we gave you a modified Force inhibitor collar which is painful for Jedi and makes everyone think you're dead true, but we also left DNA traces for the Sith so that they don't ask if we have you that means if this device is ever broken and they become Jedi again they'll simply believe that you're dead along with the rest of the Jedi. Now then it's time to take you to our home planet for safekeeping, that ways even if this one device is destroyed after we come back they won't be able to find you easily, but first where did you send that file and what was on it?"

"Like I'd ever tell you?"

"Point, very well let's just get a move on then, maybe we'll find the answers ourselves one day"

"I'd like to see you try" (thinks) "though to be honest they might actually find out that I sent all my personnel files and all my diaries and logs, along with all information pertaining to Jedi to the planet Dagobah and then made sure Starfleet can no longer access them due to a few things that are sensitive enough that if the enemy manages to hack into the files they could wipe out the Republic or find new ways of torturing Jedi with that information. The reason why I made sure allies could find clues was so that after this whole mess is dealt with they can regain access to the information that they will need whether or not I am actually dead by that time, I only hope my clues are helpful enough and not too vague for Starfleet because otherwise they may never get that information back except from the Jedi archives and I really don't think the Council will appreciate that"

Ashland is then knocked out and kept unconscious for the rest of the trip finally arriving on the planet of her captures