Chapter 153: Front Runners
To seek something is to believe in its possibility.
Recap: Jedi form rebel alliance! Led by Anakin Skywalker and Storm, the Jedi have trained a band of rebels to fight the Separatists on the planet Onderon. With the help of the Jedi, the rebels escape capture and infiltrated the heavily fortified city of Iziz. Now our heroes have launched an armed campaign to subvert the Separatist occupation of the planet. The Jedi Council continues to observe and advise as the rebels strive to gain momentum against the Separatist forces. Despite the absence of civilian casualties, public fear has ensued as reports of the rebels' daring strikes circulate throughout the city.
Once they were inside, the rebels began to make some noise. Ahsoka was walking among the square as Lux was shown running past her. He gave a silent nod as he passed before hopping over some crates. Behind him were some droids as they were looking for him. He quickly tossed an EMP as it deactivated the droids. It caught the attention of the nearby people as they murmured, and Ahsoka quickly walked away out of sight.
Similar events were also happening elsewhere.
"Your identification failed," said a droid as they cornered a citizen.
"That's not possible," stated the man in both fear and shock.
"You are coming with us," said the droid.
Saw, who had silently snuck up behind the droids, then fired as he took the one interrogating the man out.
"Hey!" shouted the other droid before he was shot.
Nearby people also took notice of Saw as they murmured, with some having fear. Obi-wan, shown a fair distance away, observed all this as he soon disappeared. On a roof of a building were Anakin and Steela as the latter was looking through her rifle's scope, with the former sticking to his role of being a bystander. Down below them was Rex and a few rebels as they hugged a wall and peeked around the corner.
Steela then fired as she took out the droid in the tank. She then removed the control box with a ray shield barrier up. As a result, a spider droid appeared and aimed upward at the roof. That distraction allowed Rex and the rebels to get in; he instructed them to throw an EMP, and it went off and deactivated the droids.
"The rebels are attacking again," said a droid.
"That is the fifth time this rotation," responded another as a trio of droids ran out.
They were disposed of quickly as the droids popped out of the alleyway. The rebels took them out with ease as they fell.
"That should give King Rash something to think about," said Steela to Anakin.
"Huh, I'm sure you've gotten his attention," the Jedi smiled as he and Steela slid down the roof.
Storm was high up, looking over a city section before him. The boy was crouched on a ledge, looking like a bird of prey, eyeing his surroundings. He then looked down as, despite being up high, he could see what was happening below him.
A group of rebels was waiting as a tank rolled around the streets for daily patrol. Behind them was a carriage that could transport someone of importance. Twilight was shown with them, but she mostly stayed out of sight and allowed the rebels to act independently. When the tank was underneath them, they all jumped out and took out the escorting droids as two rebels tossed bombs into both tank hatches before they exploded. They soon destroyed and ransacked the carriage but still made a statement to nearby folks despite it being empty.
The princess smiled at seeing the rebels succeed as they all quickly ran. Storm was also smiling as their lessons were paying off. He quickly looked ahead as a fair distance from him was the palace that housed the king. He smirked before taking a leap of faith as he plummeted. Letting gravity do its job, the teen landed in a cart of hay as he popped out, and awaiting him was Twilight. The pair then silently made their way to the rendezvous point.
Something was going down in the palace that Storm and Anakin saw. The ruler, King Sanjay Rash, was leaning over a balcony as he was stressed. Behind him was his advisor, a male Bivall named Okalin.
"Dendup has been summoned and awaits your order, my lord," said Okalin as King Rush took a deep breath and turned to face him.
"What about the terrorists?"
"They've attacked a checkpoint near the canal and three droid patrols, one in Malgan Market," said Okalin as he informed King Rash of the information coming in.
"If they think destroying a few droids is going to effect change, they've run a fool's errand," scoffed Rash.
"One more thing, my lord. The royal carriage was ambushed soon after it left the residence," stated Okalin.
"Hmm, an attempt on my life," said Rash.
"It appears that way."
"Get my predecessor in here," demanded Rash to his advisor as he sat down on his thrown.
Okalin bowed as a few moments later, the former King, who Rash had overthrown and tossed in the dungeon, appeared. He appeared before Rash as two commando droids appeared behind him.
"You surprise me. Engaging with extremists is beneath you. Do you really want your crown back that badly?" mocked Rash to the man named Ramsis Dendup as he bit into some fruit and leaned back on his throne.
"I only want freedom for my people," stated Ramsis.
"Hmm. Your supporters are responsible for terrorist acts against the kingdom and our allies," stated Rash, tossing the fruit into the flame next to him.
"I didn't know that. You've made it quite impossible to stay informed of anything outside my prison chamber," said Ramsis, shocked to hear this latest development.
"Call off the attacks!" demanded Rash.
"I cannot call off what I did not dictate. What you are up against is simply the will of the people. It's up to the king to embrace, bend, or break it. And I am no longer the king." Ramsis defiantly looked at Rash.
"Stop the attacks, or you will atone with your life!" shouted Rash as he stood up from his throne and walked down the steps.
"It is you that must end the attacks by ending the droid occupation," responded Ramsis as both glared at each other.
In a city section, our heroes were shown walking along a street. They were passing other rebels keeping a close lookout and blending in among the crowd. They all turned the corner, came to a door, and entered. Inside, several were gathered as this was the hideout for the rebels. The Jedi removed their hoods as everyone discussed today's events.
"Your success will not go unnoticed," said Anakin as he began to discuss what the Jedi observed the rebels doing as bystanders. The rebels cheered to hear that.
"I agree, but we need to be mindful of public perception. What was your observation, Padawan?" asked Obi-wan while looking at her.
"The people were fearful, Master," responded Ahsoka.
"Indeed. Judging from the reactions I saw today, I'm afraid they will mistake your intentions," said Kenobi to the rebels.
"We need to do more damage.
"A few dozen broken-down droids will do little to free Onderon. The people need to believe we can succeed," stated Saw.
"Without their support, our efforts are meaningless. If they're afraid, they won't support us," said Steela to Saw.
"We need to assure them of our intentions," said Lux.
"I don't understand. Why are they afraid?" asked Saw.
"They're afraid we're not strong enough to win. We need to earn their trust," explained Steela.
"You'll have plenty of time to earn their trust. All of you are going to be very busy," said Storm.
"Today was only a taste. You'll get your chance," assured Rex.
"In the meantime, make the most of your victories. Welcome and learn from them," advised the Jedi Master.
"Perhaps if we hit something big, gave a show of strength, they will overcome their fear and join us," suggested Lux as he stood up.
"Do you have something in mind?" wondered Twilight.
"I know the perfect target," smiled Lux.
The door to the hideout opened as out walked the Jedi and Rex.
"I think they're ready to give the 501 some competition," chuckled Anakin.
"Let's not get carried away, General, though these rebels have impressed me," admitted Rex, as he didn't want Anakin to be too boastful about the rebels competing against his battalion.
"We will share the developments with the Jedi Council. Ahsoka will remain here as an advisor. Monitor them and report back with their progress." said Obi-wan as all four higher-up Jedi were leaving.
"Are you up for it, Snips? Or would you like to return to Coruscant?" asked Anakin, sensing something going on with his student.
"No, Master. I want to stay," admitted Ahsoka for several different reasons.
"Good. We should continue to provide supplies and credits, but they must learn to operate on their own. Their survival depends on it." said Kenobi.
"Yes, Master," responded the Padawan.
"Remember your purpose," stated Anakin, giving his student a firm look before walking away.
"Come on, Sparky. Let's go," said Storm as he followed Rex and the others.
He stopped and turned as Twilight hung back as Ahsoka headed back to the base.
"Sparky?" asked the boy with a raised eyebrow.
"If it's okay, I think I'll stay as well. Provide a second opinion on things," stated Twilight.
"You sure?" said Storm, wanting to confirm that's what his partner wanted.
"I'm positive," smiled the princess.
"Alright then. I'll let Celestia know when I get back. I'll contact you later."
"I'll await your call. Don't worry, Ahsoka and I will do our job and stick to being observers," assured the girl.
"I know you will. You're my girl, after all," smiled Storm as he walked backward before turning to walk properly.
"I'm your girl," sighed the princess blissfully, smiling a huge smile.
You're a fool. You'd best heed my warning about her. I can't have my vessel being reckless.
Twilight got rid of her smile as she turned to head back to the base. The Jedi Knight also wanting to stay to discuss with her friend the feelings she brushed off during their last discussion.
Sometime later, the rebels followed through on Lux's idea. The city's main power station was shown looking through it from the scope of her rifle was Steela. Next to her were Lux, Ahsoka, Twilight, and Saw, as they all lay on the roof to look at the power station. The door opened as some droids had finished recharging and were going out for patrol.
"This power generator feeds substations across the city. We hit that, the entire grid falls," stated Lux.
"How does that help us? Battle droids are no longer linked to central control. They operate individually." responded Steela to the boy.
"Yes, but they still need power to recharge. If we take out this facility, it will knock out the power grid, and then it will only be a matter of time until the droid army is brought to a standstill, literally," said Lux.
"If you carry the plan out by nightfall, you'll maximize your strike capability," suggested Ahsoka to the rebels.
"Okay, so we just need to figure out how to destroy the power station," said Steela.
"We need to do more surveillance," sighed Lux, as they needed to know how they would execute their plan.
"Those droids should have all the intel we need stored up in those tin cans of theirs, right?" asked Saw.
"They should," confirmed Twilight.
"Then I'll get us one," smiled Saw.
He then slid down the roof and spun around. The rest wondered what he was going to do as they turned back to look forward to seeing what Saw would do.
Saw landed in between the alley of the roof they were on and the building next to them. He silently walked forward as passing by was a trio of droids as they were on patrol. Once reaching the end and out in the open, he then got the attention of one of them.
"Hey, clanker," said Saw as he tapped on the shoulder of the B1 droid.
Quickly, he grabbed his head and yanked it off the body. While the head was gone, the body still moved on its own as it had its hands out, trying to find its missing head.
"Uh-oh," said another droid as he turned to see his comrade had lost his head.
With the head in their possession, Saw returned to the roof. The rebels pulled out a device and hooked it up to the head as it projected the layout of the power station and the security measures they had in place.
"Sentries at every access point, inside and out," stated Saw.
"We can't sustain combat against their numbers," advised Lux.
"But our size makes us perfect for mobility and surprise. We need something with heavy firepower if we are to blow up this facility," responded Steela.
"If we give them enough trouble, they'll call for reinforcements," explained Lux.
"Like a tank."
"Exactly. Then you can provide cover while we hijack it," said Lux to Steela.
"And then we use their own weapon against them."
"And we bring the droid army to its knees," said Saw as he shut off the map and stood up to look at his comrades.
"Seems they got this," whispered Twilight to Ahsoka as the pair were merely sitting behind them on a slatted part of the roof and watching the rebels talk about their course of action. Their jobs as bystanders and preparing them to fight had evolved quite well.
It wasn't long before nightfall descended on the planet. Which meant the rebel's window was closing. The group was now hidden in an alleyway when they saw another rebel passing by with a transport. He stopped the transport in the middle of the street and got out. Inside were some EMPS, ready to go off at the push of a button.
"Remember the plan. We attack this patrol, and hopefully, they will call in a tank for backup," said Saw.
A patrol of droids was shown marching through the street. They were walking in the transport path as the Superbattle droids up front just pushed it slightly to its side while most of them just walked around as if it was nothing. With that, the rebel who drove the transport hit the button, and an EMP pulse went off and deactivated several droids within its vicinity.
The rebels came out of cover and began firing at the remaining droids. Saw slid under the remaining Superbattle droids; while sliding, he dropped a bomb behind him. It went off and took them out with an electric pulse. The rest of the droids were basic as the others began to take them out with ease until the commander droid remained.
"Patrol 118 to central. We've been ambushed by terrorists and need reinforcements!" said the droid as he contacted for help. Steela aimed and took the droid's head off as he collapsed.
"Let's hope they send a tank," said Ahsoka as she, Twilight, and Steela appeared from the alley.
"Hold on!" said the princess as she put her hand to her ear and heard something. "Hear that? They've sent destroyers."
True to her word, coming around the bend in their rolling form were destroyer droids as they popped up, activated their shields, and fired.
"Move!" shouted Ahsoka to the rebels as they all took cover and returned fired, with the girls turning their lightsabers on to deflect the shot to protect themselves.
"We're not gonna last unless we take out those destroyers," said Saw to Lux as they were behind a building.
"We have to get behind them," responded Lux.
"Let's go!"
The two then began running down the street to circle behind the droids. The girls held their position as Twilight and Ahsoka could easily take them out, but they needed to serve as observers and not get directly involved. In the meantime, Saw and Lux managed to hop over a wall as they were in the alley behind the droids. Saw rolled a bomb as it penetrated the droid's shield and activated an EMP to deactivate it.
"Roll it slow, so it gets through," said Saw.
"I know that," stated Lux.
He threw the bomb as it tumbled along the street and rolled. However, compared to his previous throws in practice that were all perfect, this one bounced off the droid's shield when it made contact.
"Nice job," scoffed Saw at his ally.
"You screwed me up," responded Lux as he was a bit thrown off by him and the pressure of getting it right.
The droid noticed what they were trying to do and turned to aim at the boys. Saw pushed Lux into the alleyway as he began to move and dove behind the other deactivated destroyer droid. The shots were raining down as Steela took out a bomb and ran. She dove and slid by the destroyer droid so close that she stuck her hand into the shield and dropped the bomb. A second later, it went off as the electricity surged through and deactivated the droid.
"Thanks," said Lux as he and Saw helped Steela up.
"I've never seen a destroyer taken out that way before," said Ahsoka with a smile as she handed the girl her rifle.
"We all have to adapt," responded Steela as she took her weapon.
Just then, another sound was heard. They all turned as coming around the corner was the thing they were waiting for.
"There's our tank!" said Saw.
Superbattle droids were escorting the tank as it took aim and fired at the rebels.
"Split up!" shouted Twilight as they all took cover on opposite sides of the street.
The rebels began to fire back at the droids as they were taking them out one by one. Saw and Lux then began to move up as their comrades provided coverfire.
"Let's move!" said Saw as he tossed a bomb to the boy behind him.
The pair moved as he opened the bottom hatch and tossed the bomb. Meanwhile, Lux opened the top hatch and tossed his inside. They went off as the tank had electricity surging through. Soon the rest of the droids were removed as the girl appeared from their cover.
"Good work. Now, let's get this thing up and running again," stated Saw as they approached the tank.
Saw began to climb up and opened the hatch as he jumped in. He handed the droid's body to his comrades as they dumped them out before sitting in the seat and pushing a button, hoping it would restart the tank.
"What are you waiting for?" asked Lux.
"Give me a second!" said Saw, still trying to figure out how to restart.
"Do you know what you're doing?"
"Yeah, I know what I'm doing!" shouted Saw to Lux for thinking he didn't know how to work the tank.
"Are you boys having a problem?" asked Steela as she appeared near the hatch.
"No. No problem. Why?" stated Saw.
"Well, come on. We need to get moving."
"Hey, who put you in charge?" stated Saw, looking at Steela as if she was their leader.
"All right. Get out of the tank, hotshot. This needs a woman's touch." snickered Steela as she could see that Saw didn't know how to work the machine.
"Fine. Be my guest," said Saw as he let her get in and attempt to start the tank.
"We need to get to that power generator before they realize this tank's gone missing. We're running out of time," said Steela as Saw got out and she got in. She then saw a piece and connected it to a cord as the tank returned online.
"I was gonna do that," scoffed Saw, as he would have done the same thing.
"Uh-huh. Sure," said Steela as she downplayed Saw's claim. She then turned on the device as the tank was fully operational.
"Couldn't have done it better myself," responded Saw, trying to save some face for his ego.
"Now, that's the truth," chuckled Steela as she got out and allowed Saw to return and drive the tank.
With their tank in hand, the rebels and the Jedi got on it as they made their way to the power station.
The power station was well guarded, as the map showed. Droids patroled all sections of the station. The tank our heroes were on was shown rolling through as it was getting closer to its target.
"I'll draw their fire. Good luck," said Steela as she hopped off the tank to get into a sniping position.
"Good luck," said Lux.
"I'll cover you," stated Ahsoka as she decided to accompany Steela and hopped off.
"I'll take the high route," said Twilight as, in a flash, she was gone.
The Jedi Knight leaped high on a ledge overlooking the entire power station. She crouched and began to observe the field before her. But more specifically, at Ahsoka from above, she felt like this was trending the water of what Obi-wan asked them to do and not get involved. The only thing she could do was see what played out.
"Let's see what they can do," said Twilight to herself, awaiting what course of action was about to go down.
"We're almost in position. Ready when you are, Steela," said Saw over his commlink before closing the hatch.
Ahsoka managed to give Steela a boost as she was now in a comfortable position to snipe. And with one look through her scope to see the droids, she pulled the trigger and fired. A droid was taken out, as the others noticed.
"A sniper. Get her!" said the droid in command before he was shot dead.
"Roger, roger."
The droids all began to press forward and fired at where Steela was. The girl was sniping and picking the droids off easily; however, Ahsoka noticed some droids coming from the side to flank them as she pulled out her lightsaber and deflected their shots. Steela saw the Padawan as she quickly pulled out a side blaster to take them out before turning her attention back to the ones coming at her. The droids got closer as the tank turned in their direction.
"Look. We have reinforcements," said a droid in a chipper tone, thinking they now had an advantage. However, the hatch popped off as Saw came out. "Hey, you're not a droid. Get down from there."
The tank then ran over the remaining droids as they all yelped before being flattened. Saw fired the tank's cannon as it took out the door and blasted it wide open. He fired again as the second door behind it was also blasted. However, emerging from it were commando droids as Steela dropped down and ran to her allies all the while, Ahsoka hung back. The droids were flipping and leaping into the air as they dodged the shots from the rebels.
"Uh-oh. We never really taught them how to fight commando droids," said Twilight from up on her perch.
"Fire the gun!" said Steela to Saw.
"The gun is recharging!" responded the boy, as there was nothing he could do.
They all returned to shooting the droids as they managed to take most of them down. To both Jedi's surprise, despite not teaching the rebels how to deal with one of the toughest droids ever facing on the battlefield, they managed to hold their own and defeat all of them.
"You're all clear!" said Steela as Lux managed to get one lucky shot to the remaining droid's head and took it out.
The gun was now recharged as Saw pushed the button. The cannon fired its shot as it took out the generator. A chain reaction occurred as fire and smoke appeared. Soon an explosion occurred as an electrical wave spread out. It caused nearly the entire city to lose power as a blackout occurred. Ahsoka took out her night vision goggles and she turned them on. The Padawan could see the trio running off as she smiled while looking at the damage they'd done.
"Looks like all that training is paying off," smiled the girl.
Up above, Twilight also was proud of the rebels for what they did on their own. She soon disappeared to head back to their base to discuss what had happened.
As the smoke and fire rose, King Rash watched what happened around him and saw the rebels' big move. He and Okalin were looking over the balcony of the temple.
"My lord, without power, the droids will be massacred," said Okalin.
"This loss will work for us," said King Rash with a smile. He left as Okalin was confused about what he meant and turned his attention back to looking at the fire.
A patrol of droids was walking along a street as Ahsoka saw them through her night vision goggles.
"There's been a power outage. I've lost contact with command," said a droid.
"Switch to infrared," said a droid before he was shot dead in the face.
The rebels used the blackout to their advantage. Many people were nearby as they saw what the rebels were doing and cheered. Instead of being afraid like the last time they did acts like this, they supported and praised the rebels. Each of the people chanted for them to free them from the tyranny they were under and got louder and louder with each act the rebels did of destroying things and taking out droids. Ultimately, their plan to gain the people's trust worked.
Soon the rebels returned to their base as the atmosphere of celebration and accomplishment was still riding high. Anakin, Storm, Obi-wan, and Rex contacted the rebels via hologram to see the update regarding them.
"We must celebrate," said Steela.
"With pleasure," said Saw as he pulled her close. He then lifted Steela and spun her around. Lux saw this and was affected by it, as was Ahsoka, who seemed happy about it before looking at the senator.
"Come here, you handsome senator," said Steela as she approached Lux and hugged him. At that moment, the feelings of jealousy inside Ahsoka returned as she found it hard not to let this affect her or look away.
"Steela is a born leader," said Rex.
"And quite courageous, I hear," said Obi-wan to the clone captain.
"Ahsoka, remember what I told you about staying focused," said Anakin as he silently whispered to his Padawan. The Jedi Knight sensed her feelings and what she was going through.
"I can't help it, Master," said the Padawan to her teacher.
"I understand."
"You do?" asked Ahsoka, wondering how her teacher knew. As did Twilight, who raised an eyebrow quietly.
His response made it seem like Anakin had gone through something similar. But... that couldn't be. At least, that's what the princess thought when she overheard that.
"I do. But try to remember, always put purpose ahead of your feelings," said Anakin to his apprentice.
"You know you're one to talk, right?" whispered Storm to Anakin after he was done speaking with Ahsoka.
Storm ironically unintentionally called out his buddy and himself about their feelings regarding someone they cared for greatly.
"It's different," whispered Anakin to his friend before both shut up and let Obi-wan address the rebels.
"This latest development will surely get Count Dooku's attention. He will respond harshly. They will stop at nothing to find you. You must adapt and continue to confront them in order to liberate Onderon." advised Obi-wan, giving some guidance and caution to the rebels.
"We will," said Saw.
"And we shall win," assured Steela.
"In that, I have no doubt," said Kenobi.
"Now, you must rally the people. You will need their support. Your ability to influence them will also determine your capacity to represent them not only on the battlefield but off of it against your enemies, even within your own ranks." said Anakin as he stepped forward to speak.
"Your commitment will inspire others. Your conviction will lead to victory," stated Storm, adding his two cents in.
"After tonight's efforts, the people will be ready to follow. You will need a leader for them to rally behind," said Obi-wan as the rebels all looked at each other, trying to see who could be that leader the Jedi were talking about.
At the same time, another meeting was taking place. King Rash contacted Dooku in the temple to inform him of the situation.
"They are waging a very public war. Every trespass is an embarrassment," said Rash as he paced before the Sith lord before sitting on his throne.
"Your forces cannot manage a small band of terrorists?" asked Dooku with some anger in his tone.
"My lord, your droids have become ineffective against the mounting rebel attacks," explained King Rash.
"Or maybe they got shitass leader," coughed Sunset into her hand.
The girl was also present, as she called it, as she saw it as always. Rash didn't like the comment made by the girl, as she was mocking him.
"I thought I could trust you to rule Onderon. I find this report most disappointing," said Dooku as he agreed with what Sunset said about Rash being an embarrassment of a leader.
"It seems that the rebels are far more organized than they were in the past. The attack against the power generators proves that. Perhaps it's time you send me better reinforcements than the droids I have." said King Rash to his superior.
"I will grant you this request and not only send you better droids but a better general," said Dooku as a droid appeared behind him. "This is Kalani. I assure you he will succeed where you have failed."
With that, the transmission ended as Rash had a look at what he had heard.
"We need to build on our momentum and continue our attacks to keep them off balance," said Saw.
"We have to assure the people first. If we keep disrupting their lives, we risk alienating them. We have to gain their trust." said Lux, who felt it more important.
"I agree with both of you. We can balance both. We also need to recruit others to join us." Steela told her comrades before addressing everyone in the room for all to hear. "Onderon is ours. We will remind everyone and keep reminding them until we get it back.
"Onderon is ours!" shouted the rebels as they all showed their love and support for Steela and her speech.
One of the rebels was sitting on a crate when she saw how motivated the people were behind the girl. She then stood up to address something.
"All in favor of Steela as our leader; raise your hand," said the rebel. Almost everyone did that, as they seemed to agree that she was the perfect candidate to lead their rebellion. However, one person wasn't, and it was Saw.
"Okay. Looks like it's been decided. You're the leader." said Saw as he patted Steela's shoulder before walking off and downing his drink in one sip.
"Saw!" said Steela, seeing he wanted to be the leader.
"Let him go. He just needs to blow off some steam. He'll be back." said Lux, figuring giving Saw space to let his ego cool off was the best course of action.
"I can't," said Steela as she released her hand from Lux's.
"Why?" asked Ahsoka as she and Twilight were near the entrance, watching what went down when she came nearby.
"He's my brother," said Steela as she left.
"Brother? Ohhhh..." said Twilight, as that little detail cleared things up. "Well... that changes things for you, doesn't it?" The girl sensed her friend's feelings upon learning that fact.
The Jedi Knight looked at her friend as Ahsoka also reacted similarly. Given how they acted, she was surprised to hear that Saw was Steela's brother; she assumed they were something else. As for her feelings, they just got more complicated and easier simultaneously.
Author's Note: The rebels now have a leader as almost everybodyeverybody seems contempt with that. And to Ahsoka's surprise of finding out that Steela and Saw are actually brother and sisters. And the small hint of Anakin influencinghis student about the feelings she's experienced. All in all, the Jedi are keeping to their word and staying out of the way and allowing the rebels to fight their own battles... so far. As always, leave a review expressing your thoughts and comments.