(Coruscant)

Jedi Master Dooku was walking down the hallway of the Jedi Temple passing by fellow Jedi. Dooku was just tired and frustrated with the Jedi Council, yet again they refused to help a village that pleaded with them to help them in need, it simply would just go against the views and wishes of the republic. The council would not want that.

Dooku wondered how his former Padawan Qui-Gon Jinn put up with the council. Qui-Gon's actions always irritated the council because it clashed with their own wishes.

Dooku thoughts drifted from thinking about the council to his former second apprentice, Noah Shan. Dooku last heard from him was from a week ago when he was ranting about the Jedi Council again. Dooku and Qui-Gon were the only Jedi in the order to know that Noah broke the Jedi code to be with his wife, Naomi Grace. For some reason Noah stopped contacting both him and Qui-Gon for some unknown reason, their was also a disturbance in the force on the planet Essun, the planet Noah and Naomi and their 4 month old son Dylan lived.

Dooku talked to the council about it and also requested permission to travel to Essun to investigate the disturbance, but the council refused, as usual.

Dooku walked into his room and closed the door, he sighed as he went over to his table and picked up his commlink. He wanted to try and contact Noah again, just to make sure he is okay. Pressing a few buttons he started to call Noah. He anxiously waited for a good long 20 seconds before a robot's voice said the caller was unavailable.

Dooku groaned in annoyance and hung up before the voice message finished. He was growing worried for Noah and Naomi, he knew they could take care of themselves but this is becoming more worrisome by the minute.

Dooku was becoming more and more worried for his former second Padawan, he was not answering his calls and there was a disturbance in the force on the planet that Noah and Naomi also live on! Right there and then Dooku gave up on the council helping out, Dooku walked straight out of his room and marched straight towards the hanger where his ship resides.

"Dooku." a voiced said out of the blue making Dooku halt in his march towards the hanger, Dooku looked to the other hallway and saw his first Padawan, Qui-Gon Jinn walking towards him. "Are you alright? You seem to be in a rush." Qui-Gon said concerned.

"I am leaving for the planet Essun, I am going to investigate this mysterious disturbance that has the force riled up this past week." Dooku said to his former Padawan as both he and Qui-Gon walked side by side down the hall.

"Hmm, indeed. Are you certain you will find anything there." Qui-Gon said.

"Not to sure, but I have a feeling something bad has happened to both Noah and Naomi." Dooku said to Qui-gon but finished the last part quietly as to not attract attention from passing Jedi.

Qui-Gon too looked worried to for his long time friend Noah, but he had faith in Noah and Naomi's abilities, they were both great fighters after all. But he decided to trust his former masters judgement. "I see, I would go with you to see them but I have a training season in 20 minutes with my apprentice." The Former apprentice said.

Dooku looked annoyed a little bit but he pushed that feeling down. "Well I will make sure to find out what has happened." Dooku said with seriousness in his voice. Dooku stopped walking as he had arrived at the ship hanger's entrance. "Well this is were we part ways, tell your apprentice, Obi wan I said hello. I would surely like to meet him in the future." Dooku said to Qui-Gon. "Indeed I will master, may the force be with you, give Noah and Naomi my best if they are alright." Qui-Gon Jinn said to Dooku as he walked away and down the opposite hall.

Dooku walked over to his Jedi shuttle and entered in it, he turned the ship on and lifted off the ground and blasted out of the hanger. Dooku's ship left the atmosphere and entered space, Dooku entered in the Hyperspace coordinates for Essun and blasted into hyperspace, on the way to Essun.


(Essun)


Jedi Master Dooku blasted out of hyperspace IN front of the planet Essun, Dooku descended the ship to the planet. The ship flew over a large forest and cliff that had a big waterfall as well. Dooku angled his ship towards a clearing in the big woods and set his ship down. Dooku exited his ship and looked at his surrounding's.

"Hmmm." Dooku hummed as he took out his commlink, he played back one of their old video chats and used some type of code to located were Noah's side of the call came from. The signal turned on and pointed towards north towards that very large field he briefly saw while flying in. Dooku started his journey walking towards the signal.

After 10 minutes he was nearing the edge of the forest and for some reason he saw some blast marks on the trees and all over the ground. Dooku didn't care about that anyway, all he was looking at was 7 dead body's of people wearing some type of dark armor. Dooku quickly walked over to the bodies and took of each of the bodies helmets, for one thing he was relived to see it was not Noah or Naomi, but he was shocked to see some sort of demon creature, it definitely was not human or any other species that Dooku has seen all his life or studied.

He took one of the helmets of one of the dead body's and put it in his bag that he was carrying with him, he would show the council this later.

Dooku right as he exited the forest he heard something, something through the force. Dooku focused on it. It was dark, dark but also powerful. It was not the dark side, he would know if it was since he has had brushes with the dark side before, Dooku was beyond confused. Dooku then heard something it was crying and a life form, it was weak, but still alive! Dooku ran as fast as he could but with the aid of the force, he faster. he ran over a hill and saw both Noah and Naomi's home in the distance. As Dooku got closer and closer he could see even more blast marks all over the place, and to his surprise and very large blast mark, it looks like it came from... Lightning?

Dooku was confused, he finally arrived at Noah and Naomi's house. The front porch looked damaged a little but in good condition, Dooku saw the front door to the house was open so he entered the house. He looked around, everything seemed to be fine so he spoke out. "Noah! Naomi!" Dooku yelled into the house, he focused on the force to try and find any type of presence. None. Nothing! Except one, the same weak life form from earlier. He then heard weak crying. Dooku ran into the room to find were the crying was coming from. To Dooku's surprise and shock, he found a baby in crib. He walked up to the crib, he had small brown hair on his scalp still growing, he had cyan colored eyes.

He recognized this child, this was Noah and Naomi's son they told him and Qui-Gon about, Dylan. But something was wrong with the child. Dylan looked pale, he looked malnourished like he has not eaten anything in a long time. Dooku had to act quick if Noah and Naomi's son were to live. He gathered Noah into his arms and left the room. He exited the house and looked around and tried to find anything that would lead him to Noah or Naomi. Nothing, still nothing! Dooku grew frustrated and more worried by the seco- his thoughts were cut off by the sound of Dylan crying. He looked down and saw that Dylan was looking up at him, Dooku has a feeling that he is responding to his frustration through the force. This child was indeed powerful, but he had to focus on that later he quickly left the homestead and left for his ship in the forest.

14 minutes later he returned to his ship and quickly entered it, he placed Dylan in a chair next to him, Dooku sat in his own seat next to Dylan and activated the ship and lifted it off the ground and flew the ship off.

As the ship left the atmosphere Dooku entered the Hyperspace coordinates for Coruscant, the ship soon followed by entering hyperspace, heading for Coruscant.


(5 minutes later)


Dooku placed Dylan on medical table, he turned around and activated a medical droid that every Jedi shuttle had incase for emergency's. "Droid, see if you can give anything to help this malnourished child." Dooku ordered the droid.

"Of coarse sir." Medical Droid responded and got to work. Dooku watched closely as the medical droid worked. "Also take a sample of the baby's blood to check for any infections." The Jedi Master Informed the Medical droid. As the Medical Droid did its thing Dooku's thoughts drifted towards memories of Noah telling him that even at a very young age, Dylan was able to use the force.

"Also give me a Midichlorian count if you can." Dooku said as he turned to leave and to check on the ship.

Dooku entered the ships cockpit and sat down and checked the ships systems. Dooku while checking the ships systems wondered what happened to both Noah and Naomi. Where did they go?! He was so confused and conflicted upon the matter. So many things didn't add up, the demon looking creatures with armor, the blast marks, the dark and powerful feeling he felt, the huge Lightning blast mark and why was Dylan all alone in the house with no one to take care of him.

Dooku would have to do research in the archives when he got back to the Jedi temple.

"Sir, the patients health shall return shortly, he just needs some food, water and some rest." The Medical Droid said coming into the cockpit breaking him from his thoughts.

"Also here is a midichlorian count you requested of the child." The Medical Droid said as he handed him a datapad before leaving to continue working. Dooku looked at the datapad and read the information, Dooku was very surprised to see that the child had a Midichlorian count of 17,500. This surprised Dooku as he knew a lot of Jedi dint have a count this high. His was 16,000, this surprised Dooku to be honest because force users with that high of a midichlorian count came rare these days.

Dooku then stood up and walked into the medical room to check in on Noah and Naomi's son, he was currently sleeping but he looked better then he did when Dooku found him in that crib all the way back in Essun.

His thoughts were all over the place that day but the one thought he was most confused about was, where in the world are Noah and Naomi?


Coruscant


Dooku's ship landed in the Jedi temple hanger, he could see out of the window that his old Friend Mace Windu and his former Master Yoda were waiting for him outside.

Dooku took Dylan and put him in a floating orb and programed it to follow him. Dooku walked out of the ship followed by the orb holding Dylan. "knowledgeable, your trip was, hmm?" Said Yoda

"It has Master, but it has also risen more questions then it has given me answers." Dooku told his former Jedi master.

"You defied the councils order Dooku. We said to stay here and not go wondering off searching for answers." Mace Windu sternly said to him which irked Dooku just a little, Mace may have been a friend of Dooku but his dedication to the rules and Jedi council was annoying most of the time.

Master Yoda noticed the floating orb next to Dooku and sensed a life form within it. "Brought back a friend, have you not?" Yoda told him while motioning to the orb.

Dooku pressed a button on his commlink and the orb opened up revealing Dylan, this surprised Mace and Yoda, not just from the fact it was a baby, but it was force sensitive. They did not expect Dooku to go wondering off to Essun and then return with a force sensitive infant.

"You found a child with the force?" Mace said surprised, his previous stern expression disappeared and more of a questioning look went to his face. "Yes I have, also I have discovered that this child has a high midichlorian count." Dooku informed them. As if this situation wasn't already curious, it just got even more curious.

Windu motioned over some Jedi temple guards and turned to Dooku. "We will further discuss this in a council meeting later, we will call you so you can tell us what you have found on Essun." Windu informed Dooku.

Dooku nodded, Master Windu and Master Yoda walked away while Dooku stayed behind, Dooku looked towards Dylan and watched as the Jedi Temple Guards took Dylan to the Jedi creche.


AUTHORS NOTE: Here is the second chapter in the first book of Chronicles of the Multiverse series. Hope you enjoy it and have a nice rest of your day!