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Post by Nahte Somaht on Apr 13, 2011 12:02:35 GMT -5
"I killed someone!?!"
*Nahte looks at Lara then back to alex*
"I.. But.. When.. Who?!"
*He looks at Lara*
"Did you know this?"
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Post by Lara Rhys on Apr 13, 2011 12:25:37 GMT -5
*Lara looks between the two males as they talk back and forth. At this point, now that Alex was with them, it was only a matter of time before they left for where ever they were supposed to head to next. As far as Lara knew, that was back to the academy to give the Jedi Council a report.
Part of Lara was excited for that. This had been her first mission she had been on and she could only hope she would get to stand there in the midst of the Council with Alex to give the report on Mustafar's academy and what all they encountered. It'd certainly be a new experience for her.
But she is stirred from her thoughts when Nahte speaks to her directly. She had expected the two guy to just talk amongst themselves. She looks over to Nahte and thinks for a moment. Did he kill someone? Who did he kill that they knew of? One of those bodies she saw on Mustafar when they discovered Nahte, of course.*
Didn't you kill someone on Mustafar when we found you? That's the only thing I can recall. Other than that, I can't recall. If it was anything on that tram, then I was too busy to notice what with all the chaos and trying to use an ability I was unfamiliar with.
*Lara had thought about that moment off and on since it happened. Part of her was now wondering if she should delve more into the healing arts and become a Jedi healer. For an ability she was previously unfamiliar with, she was surprised at how well she was able to use it on the first try.
Between that and her ability to see in the Force like she could, maybe she could be a decent Jedi healer. She'd have to talk to her master about it and get his input. But since choosing the counselor path of the Jedi, she really hadn't decided anything specific within the Order since. And at the very least, it was always necessary to understand some of the healing abilities the Force had to offer. Lara had a feeling such knowledge would come in handy when traveling with her master and going on these missions.*
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 13, 2011 18:14:55 GMT -5
*Alex brings his palm up to his face and shakes his head with a sigh. Both Nahte and Lara had very selective hearing, it seemed. They had heard the first half of his sentence, but not the second half. He had said, "You only killed one person, and I'm fine now."*
"I meant me."
*Alex sighs. Lee and Stephen would have caught on. Or Astphan or whatever he was going by these days. Apparently training the new generation of Jedi would also include a run-through of common off-color humor. Yes, Alex had died - technically. His heart had stopped and brain functioning was minimal - Lee would have probably argued that that second part wasn't much of a change from normal. Damn him. Regardless, Alex had for all intents and purposed been dead about thirty minutes ago in the ER. And the dream he had experienced was still haunting him. It felt like more than a dream, though. Alex had had dreams before, and he had studied the psychology of dreams as part of his schooling on Alderaan. Dreams always drew on elements of his own psyche and past - and while Alex was familiar with Wookiees, Sand People, and Selkath - the other races in his dream he had never even heard of before. The little gray aliens and the giant red monstrosities controlling lightning. It all had a very eerie feel to it - it was more than just a dream. He shakes off the feeling and turns back to Lara and Nahte*
"Nevermind. Doesn't matter. But speaking of our Arkanian friend, where is she now?"
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Post by Leiah Macillan on Apr 17, 2011 0:25:44 GMT -5
*Having left the shuttle following the brief conversation with Master Vrook, Leiah takes the mag train (something she swore not to do again) back to where the medical staff had placed Nahte. When she arrives, she finds Organa beside Nahte in a medical bed of his own. It was almost funny - so many people in the galaxy viewed the Jedi as invincible and incapable of being injured, but yet here was one laying in a cot being fed by nurses* "Right here." *Leiah glances at Lara, giving her a look that conveyed she didn't choose to be here* "Well, I just had a lovely conversation with Master Vrook on your shuttle. Apparently he needs you to contact him immediately. Apparently you need to be somewhere...?" *she pauses, but then adds on a quick addendum* "Oh, and he thinks I'm her." *she gestures to Lara* "At least I think he does. I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell him I'm around - Master Vrook and I don't have the most fuzzy of relationships."
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 20, 2011 19:55:28 GMT -5
*Alex looks over as Leiah announces her presence. He couldn't have timed it better himself - or had he? He could still sense that latent Force Sensitivity within her - powerful but rugged on the edges, as if she had received some training but had attempted to round it out with her own less developed methods. His suspicions bear fruit when she mentions Master Vrook and her's rocky relationship - that sounded like Vrook's relationship with everyone to Alex, but at least it somewhat explained where her latent Force Powers came from. Though the fact that Vrook was attempting to contact him overshadowed Leiah's participation at the moment*
"I see."
*Alex glaces at Lara - looking for any more signs of annoyance or anger at Leiah for her actions. Leiah pretending to be Lara was likely not going to go over well with his young Padawan*
"Well, we best not leave the Master waiting. My thanks for delivering the message, Leiah."
*Alex smiles pleasantly, he truly was thankful for her informing them. Not only because it showed a willingness to cooperate and even a helpful attitude in their new Arkanian friend, but also because Alex didn't really want to be on the receiving end of a more-disgruntled-than-usual Vrook*
*Alex reaches over to the small table beside his bed where the nurses had placed his garments and belongings - including his lightsaber (or Master Shim's lightsaber, rather - his was still likely on Yavin IV where he had been captured over three years ago). He digs through the mess of robes until he finds his small cylindrical commlink. It had been turned off, likely by the medical staff. He switches it back on, and speaks*
"Master Vrook, this is Alex. What can I do for you, Master?"
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 20, 2011 20:05:54 GMT -5
*Vrook's voice, patched through to Alexander's comlink from the shuttle, comes through clearly though it sounds a little tinny when heard on the small device.*
::Ah, there you are. Are you somewhere private enough where we can converse discreetly?::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 20, 2011 20:21:21 GMT -5
*Alex looks around. This room was anything but discreet. Lara, Nahte and now Leiah were all in here. And the door to the hallway was open. But looking at the wires and machines attached to him keeping his vital signs and health monitored, there wasn't really anywhere else to go*
"Just a moment Master Vrook."
*Alex looks at the others in the room and gives them a grimace*
"Sorry 'bout this."
*Alex waves his hand outward and uses Force Induced Sleep on all those present. One by one Leiah, Lara and Nahte all become extremely drowsy and collapse to the floor asleep (or in Nahte's case back onto his pillow). Alex uses the Force to let them down gently, so as they do not hit their heads. He then uses the Force to trigger the button on the room's door, and it slides closed. He then holds the commlink up to his mouth again*
"Yeah, alright Master Vrook, go ahead."
(OOC: Effects of Force Induced Sleep pre-arranged between participants)
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 20, 2011 20:30:48 GMT -5
*Vrook cuts straight to the chase.*
::What is the status of your current mission? I see that you are not on Mustafar.::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 20, 2011 20:46:09 GMT -5
"Yeah, we had to make a quick detour after Mustafar. We ran into some Mando trouble and a couple guests."
*Couple, well damn, cat was out of the bag now. Leiah might not want Vrook to know about her, but Alex wasn't going to omit facts just because she had a rocky relationship with the Jedi Master. If she had an issue with Vrook then she'd have to deal with it herself - he wasn't going to cover for her. Plus, maybe Master Vrook could help shine some light on what he should do with the two of them - both Leiah and Nahte*
"An Echani boy who was roughed up pretty bad and an Arkanian woman. The boy said he had been sold recently to a buyer. We think it was probably the Mandalorians that showed up, but we can't be sure. He's Force Sensitive, Master, and can use it from what I've witnessed. But it's raw and uncontrolled. He nearly killed a whole mag-train full of people when we got to the med-station here. I managed to level us out in time, though. His heart is in the right place though, Master, I think he'd make an excellent Jedi. The Arkanian on the other hand, I'm having problems with. She's had some sort of Force Training - from who, I don't know. Could be Sith - though I don't sense the Dark Side from her. She was a captive of the Mandalorians and... well I've met her before - as Talik. She's a surviving crew member from a transport Talik commandeered, and isn't too thrilled about being stuck with me now."
*And now that the party members had all been explained, he could tell Vrook what he had probably called about in the first place*
"As for the Academy itself, Master, it's run down and... how should I put it diplomatically... a shithole. The Grey Order gutted it after they left, and it looks like the Fel Federation probably obliterated half of it afterwards. That, plus the shielding has failed in places, which has caused a whole bunch of lava-related issues in regards to the power-grid and structural layout. Combine all that with the presence of less-than-agreeable Mandos, and I'm inclined to say that the Academy there would not be the most ideal place for the Council to relocate to."
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Post by Lara Rhys on Apr 21, 2011 15:32:49 GMT -5
*Just as Lara was going to answer her master, Leiah enters the room and announces her presence. What's more, she says she used Lara's identity to talk to Master Vrook. Great. Identity theft, let's just chalk that up on the list of issues she had with the arkanian woman. Lara made no response to it. The deed was already done and she didn't feel like making a spectacle infront of Nahte...again...and Alex. She had wanted to avoid making a scene the last time, but the arguement just kept going.
Lara could only hope that the end of this mission meant she no longer had to deal with the woman. But as she tried to think on what she would do after the mission was over, she became so drowsy and couldn't think straight. She felt overwhelmingly tired. Was it from all the events before now catching up with her? Did she not get enough sleep when she rested in this room earlier?*
Why...so...tired...
*Lara gently collapses to the floor and rests while Alex talks to Master Vrook. She hadn't even caught Alex's apology, otherwise the thought might have crossed her mind before she went to sleep that some ability he was using was causing this.*
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 21, 2011 16:51:20 GMT -5
*Vrook nods to himself as Alexander describes the two sentients that he and Lara had picked up. An Arkanian - so that's why "Lara's" voice had reminded her of Astefan.*
::I see. I will forward your information regarding Mustafar to the other Council members. So I take it that you have not, in fact, had any technical difficulties with the communications equipment on your shuttle?::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 22, 2011 15:06:56 GMT -5
"Technical difficulties, Master? No. Though the medical staff did switch off my commlink. I was brought into the ER after the event on the mag-train. It took every ounce of my abilities to keep it from being ripped apart. And their something else, Master... I had a very strange dream. But I'm not entirely positive it was just a dream. There was another element to it, that I can't quite describe. It was as if the dream itself was pushing me in a direction - trying to make me realize something. I can't explain it. And it was... dark, Master. Very dark. According to the medical staff my vitals dropped to near-zero while I experienced this dream and I started convulsing. The scars from Talik's holocron also started bleeding. That has only happened when I sense a powerful dark Force user. And now... I can't be positive, but I sense something not right. Not with me, but out there - in the larger galaxy. I feel like there is something we're not seeing - something that is extremely dark and incredibly important."
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 24, 2011 1:09:47 GMT -5
*Vrook now knows for certain that the woman he spoke to earlier had been lying to him. But why would this Arkanian woman want to hide her identity from him? Surely she couldn't be... But before he can ask about her, Alexander continues talking, describing how he ended up in the ER and then had a disturbing dream. Vrook is silent for a few moments after the young knight finishes speaking, to the point that Alex is probably wondering if Vrook is still there, and then he sighs.*
::As grave as that sounds, unfortunately there is nothing in what you've told me that gives us anything to prepare for or guard against, or even where or what we need to be watching closely. And even if it did, I will not have a repeat of the Jedi Covenant grasping at shadows. This is not to say that I am not taking your experience seriously, but we do need to be extremely careful how we interpret and react to such things. ...If you will excuse me for a moment, I will come back on the line shortly.::
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 24, 2011 1:39:57 GMT -5
*After confering with Master Shim about an unrelated matter, Vrook comes back on the line.*::Now, is there anything more you can tell me about your dream? Were there any specific images or sounds you remember, or do you only remember the impressions and feelings that the dream gave you?::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 24, 2011 20:35:59 GMT -5
*Alex mulls over Master Vrook's words as he pauses the comm line to attend to something else. The Jedi Covenant - that was a name Alex had not heard in quite some time. He remembered learning about them in his days as a Padawan - a group of Jedi Consulars that had misinterpreted a Force vision about the dark side. They had murdered their own Padawans to prevent what they thought was a Sith takeover - but in doing so they had set in motion the very events they had attempted to prevent. Alex knew one could use visions as warnings in order to prevent catastrophes, but in this case by acting on the vision made the vision take form. It was quite the dilemma - act or don't act. Either way there was the possibility of the vision coming true. Master Vrook was right, they had to be very careful with interpreting and reacting to visions such as this. Alex is relieved when Master Vrook returns*
"Yes Master. The dream seemed to be broken up into sections. Each section was dominated by a single species. Wookiees, Selkath, humans and Sand People of Tatooine were the ones that I recognized. There were also large muscular red creatures and short gray creatures - neither of which I was familiar with. One of the red creatures appeared to be controlling some form of Force Lightning. All of the species were staring at me with... an intense hatred in their eyes. They surrounded me. At one point I was thrown from a cliff. At another I was buried beneath sand. I felt hatred, anger and rage from them all - but it wasn't clear... almost like it didn't belong to them. And in the center of them all, at two distinct points in the dream, there was an... astromech droid. I can't explain it in a way that is clear Master but when I saw the droid I just froze - like I was petrified from fear. And all the creatures... they just stepped aside. They all spoke, but the only one I understood was the droid. It said... 'apathy is death'."
*Alex pauses, not sure what else to say. That was the dream as best as he could remember it. Very rarely had Alex ever confided in another person this much information - but there was something about this dream... or vision... or whatever it was, that he just could not get over. He knew it was a warning of some sort - but from what? From the Wookiees? The Selkath? They had been allies for generations and Alex had fought alongside them multiple times. And the droid? What the Force was that all about?*
"I don't know what to make of it all Master - that's why I'm telling you. It doesn't feel like just a dream to me. It feels like a warning of some sort. That if we don't act, that everything could be lost. But act against what? And when? These are harder questions to answer. But I know I sense something out there... something not right in the galaxy. It's distant... but dark. And I just can't shake that feeling, Master."
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 26, 2011 23:03:23 GMT -5
::Hrmmm... hum. I see. That could indeed be interpreted as a warning, but there is very little in it to suggest what it exactly it would be warning against. Perhaps if we could determine what the common thread is between the each of the species represented... I will mediate on this. Have you ever had a dream that affected you physically like this before?::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 27, 2011 1:11:44 GMT -5
*Alex tries to think of a common thread with the species he saw, but can think of none. But his mind kept flashing back to that droid in the dream - there was something so... disturbing about it. But Alex couldn't remember what it was or what made him feel so fearful of it. In response to Vrook question, Alex shakes his head - even though Vrook can't see him*
"No Master, I have not. The bleeding effect from Talik's holocron has only ever happened while in the presence of a powerful Dark Force user - like on Alderaan. But as far as I can tell, there are currently no Sith here on Utapau."
*No, no Sith here. It suddenly dawns on Alex that he wasn't the one that contacted Vrook - but rather Vrook who contacted him. They hadn't been gone for more than a couple days, so Vrook calling simply to check in didn't seem likely. Something else was at play. Had Vrook sensed Alex in distress? Perhaps a shared vision? Alex knew that to be possible, his own Master had shared visions with Bastila during the Jedi Civil War... oh what Alex would have given to have experienced that a few years ago.... But it was unlikely that Vrook and Alex would have both had a similar vision - aside from the occasional lecture and the more recent healing sessions on Alderaan, Alex and Vrook did not know each other well. Not well enough to share visions at least. So what was Vrook up to?*
"Hopefully the meaning of all this will present itself in time. But I doubt you called just for a mission update and to psychoanalyze my dreams, Master. So what can I do for you? Is everything alright?"
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 27, 2011 23:57:30 GMT -5
::I hope so. But you are correct, I did not call merely for a mission update. Tell me, have you noticed anything strange or out of the ordinary about your friend Lee Katarn lately?::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 29, 2011 16:13:11 GMT -5
*Alex is caught off guard by the question about Lee. What did he have to do with this?*
"You mean besides him suddenly reappearing after just over two years in self-imposed exile and not telling anyone why? And besides the fact that he can't remember half of what happened to him during that exile? Not really. He and I barely had any time to catch up after Alderaan - as you sent us both on separate missions. Why?"
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 29, 2011 16:24:06 GMT -5
::I see. Well, even after his self-imposed exile, you and Knight Macillan would be the two that know him best. During the short time you did spend with him, how did he strike you? Did you sense anything from him that didn't feel right?::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 29, 2011 16:28:20 GMT -5
"No Master, everything seemed normal to me. Why, has something happened?"
*It wasn't just curiosity that caused him to ask the question, but real concern for his good friend and fellow Knight - and that concern was evident in his voice. If anything had happened to Lee, he'd... well Alex didn't know what he'd feel. He wasn't supposed to have attachments, but that original group of Jedi that were trained together shortly after the Purge had very close bonds - and it was never easy when one of them was lost*
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 29, 2011 16:32:07 GMT -5
*Vrook sighs audibly, not being sure how much he should divulge to Alexander. There is a pause as he considers what to say.*
::We found a Sith holocron in his room.::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 29, 2011 16:48:02 GMT -5
*Alex pauses. Not responding to Vrook's revelation immediately. A Sith holocron!? How was that even possible? Now Vrook's questions were starting to make sense. But Alex had definitely not sensed anything dark from Lee... but Alex knew from personal experience that that in-of-itself wasn't solid proof. Alex had been possessed by the spirit of Darth Talik that was trapped in another Sith Holocron, and Talik had convinced the entire Jedi Council that he was still Alex at the time. Holocrons and spirits were intensely dangerous... Alex wanted to defend Lee, but Alex trusted Vrook - and a Sith holocron in Lee's room was not a good thing*
"I... I don't know what to say to that, Master. I definitely did not sense anything wrong with Lee on Alderaan or afterwards."
*Alex had sensed a dark presence the entire time on Alderaan... but he had thought it just to be from the Sith on the planet themselves; Kun, Nadd and all the other Dark Force users. It had lingered with him on the way back to Telos, but again, Alex thought it to just be the aftereffects of Talik's holocron and the encounter with Kun and his minions*
"I remember sensing darkness on Alderaan. But I attributed that to the presence of the Sith during the battle. Additionally I was still in a recovery phase, so any darkness that I felt afterwards I thought to be just the lingering effects of Talik's Holocron that I was infected with. But the sensations were never coming from Lee himself, just from the general area around me. That feeling has dissipated since leaving Telos. Tell me, Master, does the Sith holocron you found still contain a dark presence? Because if not, and it is inert, then we have a much more serious problem on our hands. Sith tend to trap a part of their own essence or spirit within their holocrons in order to give them power - that's what Talik had done, and how I was possessed by him even years after he had died. If that spirit or presence has left the holocron, then it is likely that it's essence has transferred - possibly into a person like it had with me."
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Post by Vrook Lamar on Apr 29, 2011 16:57:04 GMT -5
::Yes, I know how holocrons work! This one still reeks of the dark side, though come to think of it, I do not recall sensing a presence. That could be simply because we did not attempt to activate the holocron, but this bears further investigation. Do you have any idea where Lee would have obtained this? Sometime during his unexplained exile, I suspect.::
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Post by Alexander Organa on Apr 29, 2011 17:03:46 GMT -5
"That would be my guess as well, Master. Though I'm having a hard time believing that Lee would ever intentionally conceal something of that much importance from the Council. I'd suggest the possibility of it being planted there by someone else, but that would still mean that someone within the Academy had access to this and was concealing it - and why would they try to frame Lee? That possibility opens up a whole new range of horrid thoughts."
*Truly, the thought of a Jedi or someone with access to the Jedi's most secret facility attempting to frame Lee was a scary thought. Because if that was the case, it could be anyone*
"You said there wasn't a presence - which is odd for a Sith Holocron. Have you been able to determine exactly who's it is? I still have access to much of Talik's memories - I may be able to help narrow down where it came from or where Lee got it if I know where to start looking."
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