As Barriss was being taken away, Terry filled everyone in on what had happened after the warehouse.
"So what happened, Terry?" Anakin asked
"Well, even now, I can't really explain well what happened to me. After Barriss pinned me down in the warehouse, a spider bit my hand and I felt myself go numb. When I came to, I was hanging from the ceiling in webbing. I felt stronger, and I also have heightened senses." Terry described
"What kind of senses?" Ahsoka asked
"I can sense when danger is approaching. I sensed that Wolff was nearby and my senses told me that I had to escape. I jumped through an opening in the warehouse ceiling quite quickly, finding out that my speed had increased. But the biggest thing that happened was what I had become. Watch." Terry jumps onto the wall and presses his hands to it and sticks to it, surprising everyone. Terry then puts up his hand and presses his middle and index fingers onto his palm and webbing shoots out from his wrist and he swings down back to the group. "That's how I got back without anyone noticing.
"Absolutely incredible! And with that invisibility, none of us could sense you." Anakin said
"But, Commander. Why wait until now to reveal yourself? Rex asked
"Because I wanted Barriss to feel what I felt. On the run, this time for something you DID do. After leaving the Holocron in my room, I knew a Clone was right outside, so I let him see me. After running the corner, I hid in the shadows. Then, while invisible, I followed Anakin and Ahsoka when they went to confront Barriss. I followed all the way to the Training Room and stepped in when she gained the upper hand. I wasn't going to let her kill anyone else." Terry said with determination
"You certainly took quite the risk" Ahsoka asked
"I was willing to, when there's not many you could trust at the time." Terry replied
"You mean the Council? I understand that, Terry. They've already cleared your name and we also found this at the warehouse." Anakin hands the apprentice braid to Terry.
"Didn't realize I dropped it." Terry said with surprise
"Also Terry, where did you get that outfit?" Ahsoka asks curiously
"This outfit was made by my father. He was a scientist on Mandalore. He was researching a way to make an outfit much lighter than Mandalorian armor. He was working with the military to make a unit of highly trained guards who wore outfits that could block anything, nothing could penetrate it. I was still a boy when he finished his first outfit and I can still remember the excitement in his voice. But, before he could present it the Mandalorian Council, our home was attacked by the Black Sun.
"Black Sun? Breaking through the defenses on Mandalore? How?" Rex asked
"We were betrayed by my Uncle, Derek Black. He was my father's brother. On the outside, he was a good man who worked in the same department as my father, but inside he was selfish, greedy, and saw my father as a threat to his success because my father always was a step or two ahead of him, earning more recognition. So he sought to eliminate the competition and he saw Black Sun as the answer. One day, Black Sun agents attacked Mandalore with complete surprise because my uncle had deactivated the defenses, leaving us vulnerable. Black Sun struck quickly, killing anyone in their way with ease and pillaging our armories, including the nano-droids used in the bombing." Terry described on what happened in his past
"So that's why you wanted to question Letta. You were hoping to see if their was a connection between the bombing and Black Sun." Ahsoka deduced
"Yes. I was hoping that Letta would tell me, but now Barriss can answer that." Terry answered
"She'll have plenty of time to answer that in front of the Chancellor and the Courts." Anakin assured
"So, what happened to your parents, Commander?" Rex asked
"My parents and I were in our tower home when Black Sun agents burst in. Our guards held them off long enough for us to make it to my father's lab. He put the outfit in a box and hid me in a closet with it. As soon as he closed the door, the Black Sun agents broke through the door of the lab. I opened the closet door just enough for me to look through it without exposing myself. The agents moved my parents to the balcony overlooking the massive canyon our home was built over. Then, my uncle appeared. He demanded the outfit, but my father would not budge. Then, he took out a gun, and shot my mother dead. My father pulled out a hidden dagger and killed the two agents and gave my uncle a large wound across his face. Despite having the upper hand, my father was no match for my uncle. Derek managed to gain the dagger and plunged it into my father's chest. At that, I couldn't contain my anger any more and I ran out the closet and with a scream, I threw my hands up and somehow, pushed my uncle over the balcony. I ran over, looked down and saw my uncle fly off in a Black Sun fighter, chased by Mandalorian fighters. I went back to my father and he told me that the outfit was now mine and I had to keep it safe until I was ready to wear it." Terry described how his parents died
"Gosh, I'm so sorry, Terry." Anakin said
"Thanks. Shortly after, my Master Bruce came to Mandalore. The Council was allowed to send someone to pick me up by the Mandalorian Council and Master Bruce was chosen to get me. He allowed me to bring the outfit and kept my secret. I kept it hidden in a secret compartment in my room until I was old enough to wear it, though it had to happen at a time like this." Terry finished his story
"What else happened to you when you got your powers?" Anakin asked
"The last thing was this." Terry pulls out his lightsaber and ignites it showing the white color.
"White? How'd that happen?" Anakin asked with surprise.
"I can remember while I was out after getting my powers that I could sense something calling out to me. Then I realized that it was the crystal in my saber. I reached out to it and when I woke up, the saber was white." Terry explained and deactivated the saber.
"I know you still have some mistrust towards the Council, but are you willing to let them explain their actions?" Anakin asked. Terry thought for a few seconds and made his decision.
"All right. I'll hear their case. Only then will I decide if I should put this braid back on." Terry answered
"That's all we ask, Terry. Whatever decision you come to, we will not object." Ahsoka assured.
"Thank you." Terry replied
As the group left the Training room, a Black Sun operative was watching from a small spy droid up on the ceiling.
"Sir, it looks like your prize can still be won." The agent said. Then the leader of the Black Sun appeared with a large scar across his face.
"Excellent. My nephew may be tougher now, but nothing will stop me from being invincible! The next phase of our plan will shake Coruscant and the Order to the core!"
