"So time for the mission to help the refugees settle into their new temporary home"
"Temporary is not exactly the word to use Soketh, they might be here a lot longer than you think, the places we're taking the refugees will probably become permanent homes"
"Have you been getting visions that others haven't because of your abilities as a Force Trouble indicator again?"
"Most likely yes, but I will need to talk to the Jedi Council after this mission to confirm that I am, because there's some things I'm seeing that I need to speak with a Master about preferably someone on the Council. Soketh after this mission there's something I want to show you, it's a mix of Sentinel and Starfleet business but it's on the surface of Coruscant so I'll make a request about it after we get the refugees to their new homes, and Soketh you must not reveal what I'm going to show you unless you have no other choice"
"It sounds serious"
"That's because what I'm going to show you could be dangerous in the wrong hands, I'll explain things better once I show you what I want to show you but for now just understand that it's vital it remains secret because of the potential of abuse"
"I understand, so you'll make the request afterwords?"
"Yes, that ways we won't be assigned guard duties right when we get to Coruscant because I have to show you this ASAP but the refugees come first, come on we're going to be busy over the next few days the refugees start the move tomorrow"
Soketh starts to leave while Ashland gets ready for sleep when suddenly Ashland speaks up again
"Soketh, I want to do a joint meditation session with you, right now, we won't go very deep but there's something I want to confirm, something that the Council will be unable to help with, at least for the moment if I'm right"
Soketh and Ashland start the joint meditation session and Ashland confirms something she had felt when she helped Soketh regain his ability to properly meditate. With that confirmation she knew what she had to do in order to help Soketh reach his highest potential. Ashland had recently learned through the Force that some Jedi or Sentinel's were actually able to control three different elements. One was lightening which Sideous had used, one was fire which Ashland used and was currently the only user because the Force also unlocked the abilities when the time was right and while another could use fire they were both too young and not yet strong enough to be able to handle such an ability, the final element that a Jedi or Sentinel could use was water, life's blood and Soketh was one of the few who could use water and was deemed ready by the Force. The Force had given the Jedi the ability because of what was coming in the future, though the Jedi healers had no knowledge of that which was why they thought Ashland's ability to use fire was unique amongst the Jedi and also due to the experiments, that was only partly correct, the experiments helped Ashland develop that ability but that was only because the Force realized that the experiments would have killed her otherwise and her determination to live was like fire, thus the fire ability, while in contrast Soketh's upbringing was like flowing water calm and serene for the most part, but if something happened he could be destructive and powerful, like a raging river or tsunami. Ashland also knew that the Jedi who could use the three elements would be limited so that not only would the Jedi not scare the public but also because not everyone would be suited for an element and as such the Jedi would not be overly powerful and would remain diverse, which was why the Force had activated this ability in the first place
"Soketh, I want you to meet me before your shift tomorrow in holodeck two"
"Yes ma'am, but why?"
"You'll find out then, for now we both need sleep I have an early shift and while you have a later shift you've been through a lot this evening"
"You're right I am a bit tired"
"Then get some sleep"
The next day Ashland went about her day like normal though part of her duties were making sure that the refugees were settled in temporarily. She then went to the holodeck and found Soketh waiting for her doing basic Jedi exercises
"You're early"
"Yeah I was feeling restless for some reason so I decided to burn off some energy so that I could focus properly on what you want to do today"
"That's actually a good thing because trust me what we're about to do is going to be intense, first of all I want you to get into the standard starting position for a spar"
Soketh instantly gets into position and then is surprised when Ashland does the same
"Now then, I want you to mirror my moves slowly we're going to build up our speed as we get going but I want you to get used to the movements first"
Soketh is a bit confused but starts following Ashland who appeared to simply be going over basic hand to hand combat moves but then he realized that they were slightly different, almost like a mixture of Jedi lightsaber kata and Starfleet self defense moves. After they went through the moves the first time they continued doing so getting slowly faster until they were at their fastest speed possible
"Okay now we're going to spar since you've gotten used to the movements"
The spar was intense but what Soketh didn't realize was that Ashland was about to heat things up literally because she was about to use her fire abilities which was sudden when she suddenly punched and fire just came out of her fist. He instantly moved to dodge but he used a basic block first while he rolled and was shocked to see water appear and put out the fire
"Wha..."
"That's what I was waiting for Soketh, now we're really going to go at it, I want you to use your element as much as possible because from here on out I'm going to be using my fire abilities"
With that the fight was on and both used their elements to their fullest, Soketh learning about his abilities as the fight went on, they only stopped when Ashland's name was called over the comm system
"Yes Captain?"
"You've made Soketh late for his shift and even though I know you're in the holodeck most likely doing some special training because it's been locked you never simply forget the time and neither does he"
"Sorry Captain, we were doing some specialized training that I discovered was needed last night otherwise Soketh might have been a danger to himself"
"What exactly do you mean?"
"Um I'd rather the Council finds out first Captain because trust me Starfleet is not ready for this and quite frankly neither is the Council really but since it involves Soketh as a Sentinel they have to be the first to know"
"Understood, now then let Soketh get to his duties would you?"
"Yes sir"
Soketh nods in understanding when Ashland simply looks at him
"So after my shift?"
"Yes we'll continue after your shift, because trust me you have a lot more to learn about your abilities and I'm the only person who can help right now"
"I know"
"One more thing Soketh"
"What?"
"What I've given you is a basic form, kind of like with Sentinel Defense, you add to the form as you learn about your own unique abilities, fire abilities are different from water abilities and you may find that some of the moves that I use to fight whenever I use my fire abilities don't work effectively when you use your water abilities so be aware of that. But don't worry the Force will show you what to do as you grow into your powers like it showed me"
"Should I keep it a secret like you did?"
"No, I kept it a secret for a lot of reasons but after today you can use your abilities whenever you feel the time is right and they are needed"
"But the Council is to know first"
"Exactly, because I have a lot of information to tell them about the Order and as such the reason why I have to give them the report especially..."
Ashland's voice trails off for no apparent reason and Soketh waits a minute before deciding to speak up to remind her what he was supposed to be doing instead of in the holodeck
"Well I'm already late for duty so I have to go"
Soketh gets to his shift while Ashland goes to her quarters and gives a report to the Council who are surprised about this but since they themselves were having trouble meditating couldn't confirm what Ashland was telling them
"Look this might not help, but I want you to do basic meditation exercises, like you were taught in the early days of your training, and if you've ever been around Vulcans they too have their ways of meditating try that as well to help you, the Force should unlock itself again and you should be able to use the Force after some time but I don't know that for sure so if you still have trouble let me know when I get back so that I can help you guys out"
"Don't worry I think we can handle it ourselves after all we are Jedi Masters and from what I've heard Masters are getting better results then most other Jedi, so we should be able to handle the situation on our own"
"Okay, oh and one more thing, Jedi and Sentinel's will have lightening capabilities as well depending on the personality of the Jedi or Sentinel, but only the Force will unlock elemental abilities in a Jedi or Sentinel, when that happens I'm about to send you guys a recording of a basic kata that will get them started but the Force will show them what to do as they continue training because what might work for fire won't necessarily work for water or lightening"
"We understand, now get some sleep you look like you had a rough shift"
"Did I ever"
The next day though pirates decided to attack the ship knowing that it wouldn't be such a good idea because it was a Starfleet vessel yet they did it anyways and everyone was doing their parts as well
"Portland to Soketh"
"This is Soketh go ahead"
"Remember what I told you yesterday about revealing things at your own pace?"
"What about it?"
"Next time remind me that life likes to play by it's own rules, I haven't told the Captain yet but I'm releasing you from that restriction, go all out on these guys I will too, though not as much as you can"
"Wait you mean I can actually..."
"Yes I mean you can actually just...be mindful of the electronics"
"Will do and Portland we so have to team up at some point"
"Maybe after I take care of my section, where are you anyways?"
"Medical, one of the most critical areas to protect and trust me it hasn't been very easy"
"Right I'll be on my way...as soon as I deal with the group I'm on right now"
Comms are cut and those around the two people are a bit confused until suddenly Soketh puts both hands in front of him and declares an attack they weren't expecting