The Rebel Faction

Kenshin was absent-mindedly examining a leaf of a tree native to Endor in the Gardens when he sensed it. A thread of anger, confusion, hate; it was Dark.

He swiftly made his way back to the Academy. He needed to talk to somebody, but who? The majority of the knights had taken leave for unknown reasons and so had his Master Amalia. Did the other Padwans feel it also? The message was small, but foreboding.

Kenshin turned the corner to see Ky-Vin Zurik silently enter the Counsel Room

Good, he thought, he could talk to a person like Ky-Vin who was wise beyond his years. He silently followed the other padawan into the room and saw Master Leia was there also.

Saber strike had been in the general orbit of the planet of theed for a week now. This was the place where she first honed her jedi skills. now as a Knight she found it was a calm in the middle of the storm of her universe. REcent journys allowed her a new ally The Pu'ti, all so known as Kas katta. He was older then he looked.

In the Forests of theed she meditates. On all that she had learned. Master Irman set out a while ago to explore the planet. He was new to the universe at large the old Nohgri master of the AIki lived out most of his life on Obrai-skai studying the ways of the AIki. Now he was free to explore the world he never knew.

A warm breeze blew a strand of her short hair into her eyes. The wind felt glorious. Space may be her home. But it still felt great to be able to visit such pleasant spheres of life.

She looked about and felt some thing. It was as if. She froze instantly. Her danger sense going nuts.

She was feeling some thing dark and familiar. Several somethings. Or some ones. She closed her eyes. One new gift of her observer training was the ability to distinguise between the many force users in the universe. By the will of the force she searches them out. She Feels light amoung the planetary sphere. But There was a faint hint...of the dark.

She Reached out and felt the local area. There was a dark place here that she knew.

Chikama was near and here on Naboo. That sith spawn that she thought she finished long ago.

She feels in another direction. Several more. But she cannot make them all out. "Vonta to the saber strike, Saber strike come in." There was nothing but static. "Saber Strike!"

She waited in silence as the wind whistled and spread the sound of static to the local vicinity. Sithspawn. She must have run aground and area of ancient mines that she had read about. She was in an area of total com white out. And in no position to warn any one of impending danger. She felt the nears darkness.

Chikama. The sith she fough once she must fight again.

And she begain treadging in the general direction of the darkness.

<font color=gold>Smoke and flames.


Clouds of thick black smoke hung over the City of Theed, so large that they actually blocked out the sun. The city lay in ruins, the Sith had attacked and razed the town. The Jedi, then based in Otah Gunga, had not been able to get there in time...


It was after that horrible incident, during the reconstruction of Theed, that Leia decided to move the Jedi Order's base right into the middle of Theed. She had always known that Theed would be the main object of attack due to the Jedi presence on Naboo. However, she had vowed that such devastation would never come upon the city again.</font>


But now, entrapped in a Force vision, Leia saw before her a ravaged city. Theed lay in flames, the palace in rubble.


It was going to happen... again.


Now.


And then the vision faded... someone was standing behind her, speaking. Leia caught only part of what KyVin was saying to her.

"Trouble...?" she echoed softly, not turning to face KyVin. Instead, her finger traced a path along the transparisteel viewport, the path of a ship which had just landed in the main docking bay complex of Theed only minutes ago. She continued to stare out the viewport at the vast stretches of the city below.

"Yes... trouble from above..."

Her eyes snapped back into focus, and she crisply turned to face the Padawan, also taking note of Kenshin, who had entered and was now edging up behind KyVin.

"Both of you, come with me."

Leia walked past the two Padawans and hastily descended the stairs that led out of the tower and back into the main part of the academy building. Once she emerged from the stairwell and entered the main hallway, she turned to wait on the other two.

"I have forseen danger.

Naboo is about to be assaulted by some unknown dark force, I assume the Sith. The last time the Sith attacked, this city was completely obliterated. It cannot happen again. The citizens of Naboo do not deserve to suffer like that due to our presence here, ever again.

We must move swiftly, and deploy ourselves among the city as best we can. The Sith will probably use hit and run tactics, the best way to defend against them will be to try and second guess them. I will stay in this area of the city to keep an eye on the palace and this academy. You two should equip yourselves with all that you can carry and each pick another location of importance or high traffic in Theed that the Sith will most likely hit. Clear innocents from the area, and booby trap it. Then move on to a place where you can keep an eye on the surrounding areas. Remember, there aren't as many of us as there are likely to be them, and whoever is coming will probably have reinforcements. you must try and cover as much area as possible without overstretching yourself. I will try and scramble what military I can wring from the governments in the meantime. Now go, and alert whoever you find."

Leia turned abruptly on her heel and dissapeared down the hall, headed to her office, where she could notify the Republic and the government of Naboo, as well as gather her things, since she basically lived out of her office.

What if my vision is wrong?

Kenshin and KyVin felt something, but perhaps it was mere coincidence.

An overreaction wouldn't hurt us too bad...

Besides, I am certain the Sith have come to take back Naboo. I know them too well.

Let them come...

I will be waiting.

"Yes, not even a sabre will be able to penatrate it due to its composition as sheild and solvent. And if they did, the city would flood, killing all non gungans as well as some who were too young and would panic, causing hyperasphyxiation.

Thusly, we must get inside before the timers go off. Otherwise my trap will be pointless.

The running had continued for another 10 minutes when they stopped. Reaching into his pocket, Lupercus pulled out a small breathing aparatus, similiar to the ones used by Kenobi and Jin when they first arrived on Naboo and entered the City.

Nodding to his master he placed it near his mouth before remembering something.

"You take the top, i'll do the bottom. 5 minute timers, don't start the attack til you hear screams, then the bombs will have gone off, and everyone will be sealed inside!"

With a grin, he placed the breather in his mouth, and dived into the clear blue water of Naboo...

OOC: Sure.

IC:

Kenshin followed Ky-Vin into the city. Using the Force, he ran at top speed shouting the same message. But was it really safe here in the city at all? Wouldn't it have been better if the citizens were moved to the jungles where they could spread out? A feeling of dread creeped onto the padawan. By keeping the people in the city might be helping the enemy.

Kenshin's mind raced for options. They needed more Jedi to defend the city, but that was a dead end. Their numbers were very few. Maybe more Lightsiders. That would definitely be a plus. But where to find more?