Interlude

Sorry for not updating in almost ten weeks (two months, really?), but I somehow lost all inspiration for any of my stories since I started reading JK Rowling's Harry Potter. Very sorry!

This is not really a chapter, but it is partially important to the future plot, I'm only writing this as an interlude and not as an actual chapter due to the fact that this is the last piece to the first part of this current arc. More details below.

Time: 948 YASW, 11th Month, Early Evening

Location: Jedi Temple Corridors, Coruscant

Jedi Master Dooku entered the Chambers of the great Jedi Council, with permission of course. The room was mostly empty, as always, with twelve chairs, as always. But, there were only five Jedi Masters filling those chairs.

The other seven were empty, symbolising the death brought by the Droid War. The uneasy atmosphere of the Chambers also was a testament to this, the fact that many Jedi were lost, all of them by death.

"Master Dooku, why do you come here?" The voice of Jedi Grand Master Yoda echoed across the room, Master Sifo-Dyas's eyes lit with recognition of his friend.

"I come to report some dealings I found of, that I believe to be important to the Council." The man standing stated, there were multiple gasps heard by the Jedi Council.

"Important? Say, you must if it's important." Jedi Master Yaddle instructed Dooku

Who did so, saying, "Yes. Earlier today, Supreme Chancellor Kalpana and I had a meeting."

"A meeting. What happened in that meeting?" Sifo asked, concerned at that moment, especially with the suspicious things Qui-Gon had reported, anything was possible now.

"He made me… his Representative in the Jedi Council." Dooku answered, as everyone was now shocked, at a move that never happened.

Supreme Chancellors had trusted the Jedi Council, even during the days of the Old Republic before the Ruusan Reformation. To know that the current Chancellor distrusted the Jedi so much as to putting a representative on the Council was the biggest shock the Council ever got.

And they had gotten some very big surprises during the course of the war.

"That… is… unusual…" Ki-Adi Mundi stuttered out

"Very, very unusual." Sifo-Dyas agreed

It had been the most debating Dooku had ever witnessed in his entire life, even with the fact that he had been a Jedi. The Council argued over the Chancellor's power over the Council, and the fact that the Jedi Council elected their own members.

But after five minutes, the Jedi Master had stopped listening, it was too boring.

After half-an-hour of standing, Dooku's brain had been numbed when Yoda stated with mourning clear in his voice, "The Chancellor, emergency powers over us, we have no choice, but to obey… the law it is."

"Fine then. Master Dooku, you are part of the Council now." Jedi Master Stass Allie told Dooku, who resisted the urge to smile.

"But… you shall have limits." Ki-Adi added, as the Serrenian's left eyebrow rose.

"What limits?" Dooku asked.

Sifo leaned forward on his chair and answered, "You are restricted to certain sensitive information, and thus, you shall have no access to the holocrons only authorised to Council Members and will not be summoned to certain meetings.", in his mind, Dooku's friend knew the reports of Sith investigations by Qui-Gon to be one of the meetings the Serrenian would be barred from.

Dooku frowned at that restriction, as he stated, "What?", calmly, but with a sharp edge. The Jedi Master's anger rose, as he continued, "That is outrageous! Being a Council member and not being able to access information of the Council! How could that be possible! That has not happened to a Jedi Council Member anytime in history!"

"You may sit down now, Dooku." Stass Allie sternly stated, after the standing Jedi Master completed his rant.

Dooku frowned, with complete humiliation at the fact that he was the first Jedi Council Member that had less privileges than the others. The first! In 25,001 years (The year before had been the Republic's 25,000th anniversary), he was the first to be lower than the Council Members and still in the Council.

The other Council Members, except Sifo, gave Dooku a hard glare, before starting the meeting that they had been interrupted on because of the Chancellor's new Representative.

Dooku heard only a bit, with the Council talking about their 'Sith-Tracker', though, they did not give out the identity of said person, that was a bit disappointing for Dooku, whom, wanted to know the identity.

He had the suspicion that Qui-Gon might have something to do with it though.

Meanwhile, said apprentice was running from his speeder, which he had parked before venturing into the alley where he met said Dark Devil, he knew that this event was alarming, and probably should be reported.

But the young knight, due to some force in his mind, decided not to, as that was an isolated incident. He knew that the incident may not have any merit in the future, and thus, it was going to be unreported until Qui-Gon saw more cases relating to that Dark Devil.

It was the best choice for him, as of then.

Yup, that basically summed up what I didn't write in Chapter 9. Chapter 10 and on will basically tackle on the main plot. I will only say that there will be more enemies, danger and fighting for our current main characters (Qui-Gon and Dooku) in the next part of this story.

Now that I have established everything, the main part of this arc will begin in Chapter 10!