Chapter 7

Hi again. Sorry for the long wait! I had actually lost my USB device that contained all my documents, including this one, so it was a wait until I got it, but now I have and I can continue this story!

Anyway, so last chapter, there was a Senate meeting, this chapter will mainly focus on the aftermath of it. I won't give out too much, so I'll just start the chapter!

Time: 948 YASW, 11th Month, Late Evening

Location: Council Chambers, Jedi Temple, Coruscant

The feeling of fear ran through the Council Chambers like a snake. The entire Council was fearing for the Senate and the Republic, now that Qui-Gon had confirmed that he sensed something sinister behind that meeting and the Chancellor's new attitude.

Qui-Gon had run into the Council Chamber, which was actually normal, if it was a Jedi investigating the Sith, so the Council didn't mind that, but when Qui-Gon had reported was the moment they asked a barrage of questions.

"Do you know who the dark presence might be coming from?" Master Sifo-Dyas asked, trying to help Qui-Gon.

"I don't know for certain, and my feelings might be clouding my judgement, but I believe it to do something with Senator Damask." Qui-Gon answered, frowning, murmurs of surprise and disappointment ran through the room.

"Senator Damask, a bold claim that is!" Master Yaddle's eyes widened as she exclaimed that.

"I know, but I know to be wary of that Senator, what did most of his proposals make?" Qui-Gon started, no one answered, Qui-Gon shrugged at that, as he continued, "War. It continued the Droid War through his military-based proposals, he even proposed those emergency powers, which had continued the war! This Senate meeting, he didn't even seem surprised that the Chancellor changed, while the others were!"

"Though the last point is disturbing, you are basing your argument off points, your only arguing with a half of those points, true, Senator Damask did propose Emergency Powers, but that was to prevent the Republic from crumbling. And he continued making military-based proposals for the Republic to survive, Knight Jinn." Master Stass Allie argued back sternly, Qui-Gon sighed in return.

"I shall continue to investigate the Sith and be wary of Senator Damask." Qui-Gon calmly stated

"And do that, you shall. Meeting Adjourned!" The voice of Grand Master Yoda exclaimed, as Qui-Gon was first to leave the room.

Qui-Gon calmly went out, he wondered what his former Master was doing right now.

'Probably with Senator Damask', Qui-Gon bitterly thought. That's who his Master always was with these days. And that was what Qui-Gon was wary of, since whenever Dooku came back from talking to that Senator, he was angrier and more distrustful of the Jedi. And Qui-Gon did not like that one bit.

"Qui-Gon!" Sifo-Dyas walked towards Qui-Gon, who had stopped.

"Master Dyas. What brings you here?" Qui-Gon asked, curious of his presence.

"I see the validness of your points too, despite Senator Damask helped helped save the Republic, but whenever he made a proposal, the Sith had took advantage of it. Might be a coincidence, but you are right, someone in the Senate might be Sith." Sifo calmly stated, Qui-Gon merely smiled, at least one Council Member was seeing what he was seeing.

Though he disagreed with one point, he spoke it out, "No, 'might be', is not the perfect phrase to say, rather, I know there is a Sith in the Senate."

"Do not make conclusions too early, my friend." Sifo sharply warned, but then he calmed his tone and told the Knight, "Qui-Gon, if you need any help with this, come to me, I am with you in this."

Sifo then left, as Qui-Gon thought about what his Master's best friend had just said. Qui-Gon knew, that Sifo would always be there, but Qui-Gon knew, that the Sith was a subject to be tread carefully on.

Qui-Gon trusted only his judgement and the Force, as others advised him to. He would get to the bottom of all of this, help would only be a last resort for him, he will not take Sifo's help, not now. He will stop the Sith.

Even if it requires to sacrifice himself.

Plagueis smiled under the dark cloak he was wearing. The Jedi Master Dooku had just escorted the secret Sith to his rooms in Republica 500, from where he had taken a private transport to the Works.

He was expecting the Fetts to arrive, he needed them, in effort to prove that the Separatists and the Republic had allied together and created the Empire. The Fetts, who have been the face of the Separatists apart from Grievous in the war.

All his plans went well, though that Qui-Gon Jinn was now an obstacle.

That man had become a Padawan only a few months after the vision of the Sith being destroyed by the cyborg and allied the Fetts to his cause. Later, he and Dooku met at the will of the Force, as it told that Dooku was the perfect apprentice to replace Sidious.

Plagueis had found Qui-Gon insignificant and unable to control his emotions, though he had learnt a great amount of it over the years, it was only taught and his recklessness was still there. Qui-Gon Jinn would be a mere assassin in the Sith Master's point of view.

But now, the insignificant weasel might become a very great threat to his plans, despite the fact that he won't assassinate the man unless it becomes very necessary, no telling what would happen. Plagueis believed that the future was in motion, ever since that vision.

The hum of a ship's engines were heard, as it's jets, which was puffing out red fire, unlike the usual blue, dissipated, as the ship went to a complete stop. A modified fighter used by the Protector of Concord Dawn, which was Jaster Fett.

The Mandalorains Jaster and Jango Fett hopped off the ship and both walked side by side towards Plagueis, who smiled even wider as they bowed.

"Milord." Jaster submissively, but confidently greeted, while bowing

"Jaster Fett. I welcome you to Coruscant." Plagueis greeted back, as Jaster made a small smile.

"The pleasure is mine, Plagueis." Jaster smiled, as he stood up and met the cloaked Muun eye to eye.

"Jaster. Jango." The young boy perked up at his name being announced, Plagueis continued after he had said the names, "You have no work at this point, I only bought you here in case I have a threat to my plans needed extermination."

"Who shall we kill, milord?" Jango asked, curious of Plagueis's request

"No one, as of now. You shall seek sanctuary here, there are living quarters down the left hall to the next building. I shall contact you when needed." Plagueis answered, as both Fetts nodded. They knew that something big was going to happen if they were in Coruscant with Plagueis, the Dark Lord then announced, "This meeting is adjourned, I trust you shall be able to find your way?"

But before the two humans could answer, the Dark Lord walked away to his ship, which he stepped onto, his droid escort was programmed to take him back to his Senate Quarters, which it did with 100% efficiency, which was all a droid did.

So the droid wasn't stupid, it was merely following programming.

Inside his ship, Darth Plagueis smiled, the meeting with the Fetts are done, and he guessed Dooku was at his quarters right about now, mulling over what he just told the man.

Dooku was so easy to corrupt, one sentence is all it took, and the floodgates of emotions opened as Dooku took one more step to the Darkness of the Force. That was the type of man to take as an apprentice in Plagueis's opinion, controlled, wise and able to lead the Sith after the mater's death, but easily swayed by the Master.

Dooku growled once again, he didn't know what compelled him to be so angry, but he was. He was angry at his former apprentice, Qui-Gon Jinn, and the entire Jedi Order. He had dreams of Qui-Gon Jinn being taken by… whoever 'they' were. And Qui-Gon just… left!

Noticing his own anger, Dooku decided to close his eyes, and meditate, but then, another vision akin to his nightmares were inflicted at that immediate moment.

Everything played out the same as before, but Dooku saw a few elements that weren't there before. The mansion resembled the Jedi Temple in a lot of ways, and at the end of the dream, the voice was of…

"He's mine…"

The voice was none other than Sifo-Dyas's, his friend.

Dooku's eyes immediately opened as he panted, from the vision had taken all his energy and he felt the urge to lie down right there, on the floors of his quarters, and sleep.

Dooku realised something, as the vision replayed in his mind. There was a pattern with situations where Qui-Gon left him, situations that made him angry before the vision. All of them happened when Dooku spoke against the Jedi, or Qui-Gon was summoned by a Jedi Master or the entire Council.

Dooku made another growl, this one louder than the others.

That put Dooku to a suspicion that the Jedi were the ones who were taking Qui-Gon away from him, and that was unacceptable.

Despite he was strict to Qui-Gon, he loved the boy, something he showed more openly through the course of the war. And he didn't want Qui-Gon to be taken from him, even if it was death.

He will do no matter what for Qui-Gon, even if it meant to go against the Jedi.

With these train of thoughts from Dooku, happening 20 years before they were supposed to happen, the Force had decided one thing.

The chain of events that the Dark Side had made through the vision Plagueis received when he shouldn't have was now unchangeable, somewhere in the ethereal force, it was realised that Dooku would fall more than two decades before it was supposed to happen, Anakin Skywalker would never be the Dark One because of this.

The Force decided to change some of the Chosen One Prophecy due to this. The Force could not change the paragraphs of any writings of the prophecy, but it could change what happens due to the prophecy.

Anakin Skywalker would still be the Chosen One, though he would not be born without a father, that could not happen now, since a force-induced birth would cause a disturbance which would lead Anakin to be taken by Sith, or put Shmi Skywalker in a whole lot of danger which the Force did not want.

Anakin Skywalker, in the universe that was supposed to be before the vision, was the Chosen One, destined to bring balance to both sides, but the two sides were so split, that one man bringing balance to both would simply be impossible.

The Force needed to split the two roles of the Chosen One into two prophecies, the Force decided that the Guardian and Protector roles of the prophecy will be dropped.

The Chosen One prophecy would be split into two prophecies, the Knight of the Force and the Dark One.

Anakin Skywalker would be the Knight of the Force, the one destined to destroy the Sith and make way for the Dark One to create a controlled Darkness intended for the Dark Side to be a balance-out for the Light.

Qui-Gon Jinn, the previous Keeper of the Prophecy, destined to find the Chosen One, would now be the Dark One, since the Keeper of the Prophecy role was now useless. The Dark One seduced by a promise that will help control the Darkness, and teach others how to control it.

That was the Force's new prophecies. The prophecies of the Knight of the Force and the Dark One.

Yup, the story is more AU than you guys thought. So AU that the Chosen One Prophecy does not exist. Hope you like the chapter and hopefully not too many spoilers were given. Sorry for it being so late! See ya!