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"What is the meaning of this?" Mace Windu was the first to speak after the doors had shut and where locked tightly.

"Well," Obi-Wan cleared his throat, "Darth Ombro here asked to see the Council, the whole Council."

"And you did not deem it necessary to take his lightsaber away or to inform us beforehand?" Adi Gallia's voice was slightly deeper than usual. Her eyes were hard and unforgiving on the hooded figure and except Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ahsoka and Yoda, all Jedi in the room were tense and ready to jump into action any minute.

"As a leading Council member, it is my right to... invite any outstander into our circle, without asking for permission first. As for his lightsaber-"

"You can have it," the masked Sith cut in. He grabbed the handle that was attached to his belt and threw it with a lazy move towards the slightly baffled Mace Windu. The Korun Master caught the weapon in his hand and looked at it puzzled, before sending a questioning glance towards Yoda, whose eyes were closed.

"That's clearly a trick!" Kit Fisto had risen from his seat, lightsaber activated in his hand.

"It is no trick, no hidden bomb or anything else," Ben's bored voice said.

"Why would a Sith give up his weapon freely?" Saesee Tiin asked his fellow Council members.

"Because the Sith would not need a weapon to kill," Ben answered in the same style as Tiin had asked. It was clear that the Sith did not appreciate being talked down to or as if he was not there.

"Calm down, we all should," Yoda's voice stopped all further protest. "Act like children before our guest, we should not."

"Guest?" Eeth Koth exclaimed, "How can you call somebody like him our guest?"

"Darth Ombro has done nothing to earn out distrust yet," Shaak Ti answered and Mace nodded. Eeth Koth was not satisfied with the answer, but it was clear he would remain silent. Meanwhile Kit Fisto had sat back down again.

Obi-Wan suddenly had the feeling that his brother was remembering every single word and gesture that was spoken and made. The Sith was probably analysing the Jedi before him, as well as their hierarchy, searching and cataloguing every single point of weakness.

"We should just let him say whatever he wants to say so that he can go as soon as possible," Anakin spoke out loud, earning him quite a few angry glares. Obi-Wan was not one of them and even Mace Windu did not look upon the brown haired Jedi this way.

"Skywalker... speaks a certain truth. What is it that you require?" the last part was spoken directly towards the Sith Lord.

"I was simply curious about the people my Master curses on a daily basis," he chuckled, "I just wanted to meet the Jedi that are working so hard against everything I have been taught."

"Not all this is," Yoda hummed.

Ben huffed, "No... perhaps it was the desire to find out the threat the Council really poses and up until now... I am unsure."

"That is all," Plo Koon inquired, "No superior motivation?"

"I'm human, I don't need an ultimate reason for everything, though I DO have a question for you."

"And what might this question be?" the dark skinned Korun master wanted to know. From the way he was clutching the lightsaber in his hand, it was clear that he was not as calm as he wanted to appear.

"Well, I am curious to know how many of you it might take to bring down my Master." He tilted his head, his eyes darting between confused and surprised Jedi Master.

"You mean Dooku?" Anakin spoke up again, "As if we would need so many people to fight him in a real and fair fight."

"Dooku is not my Master, as much as he thinks he is. You know, the current Sith organisation works like this, there is a Master and an apprentice. The others are just mere pawns in the Master's hands. Besides, Tyranus or Dooku as YOU call him, does not fight fair."

"There is only one Master and one apprentice," Obi-Wan mumbled.

"Yeah," Ben turned to him, "the sad remains of Bane."

"Who is Bane?" Ahsoka blushed when suddenly all eyes were fixed on her.

"Bane was the highest Member of the Sith Order during the war," Mace Windu began to explain. "He set the rule of two, so that another war would be prevented from ever happening."

The Sith Lord huffed, "Bane was a fool. Just because he was not capable of sharing his power with other Sith and because he could not control those who were under him, did the war break out in the first place. If he had been wiser and more of a man, there still would be a Sith Order, alongside the Jedi."

"So sure of this you are, hm?" Yoda inquired.

"Indeed, so sure that I am going to rebuild the Sith Order." At that the Council chamber erupted in loud murmuring. The hooded male crossed his arms over his chest and continued to stare into the green and old Jedi Master's eyes. It did not look like either of them would break the contact any time soon.

"Defy your own Master..." Yoda said quiet, but everybody went silent instantly.

"My Master is a monster that needs to be stopped, otherwise there WILL be another war and this time it will not end well for the Jedi."
"We are already in the middle of war," protested Adi Gallia with an arrogant note in her voice.

"Make no mistake, this is nothing. This 'war' as you call it, is barely the first Act. The real show is just about to start and when you will realise this, it will be far too late."

Obi-Wan's eyes were fixed on the masked form of his brother. Had this been Ben's plan all along? The Jedi General had thought that Ben had only told him all of this, because he wanted Obi-Wan to join him. Then again, this could just be a trick to bring the Jedi to do the dirty work for him.

All around the chamber, faces paled at the prospect of even more death and destruction. They had all hoped that the war would soon end, since the enemies' troops had recoiled more and more the last few months. But the prospect of another, even worse situation was at the front of their minds now.

"Why are you giving us these information?" Plo Koon eventually found his voice again.

"Let me leave and I will do my best to send you information that could be... very useful. Kill Sidious for me or at least help me in destroying him and we will both benefit from it. Allow me to rebuild the old Sith Order and the galaxy will be in balance again."

Gazes were exchanged. "We will consider this," Mace Windu eventually said out loud and with that the topic was closed... at least for now.

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