MAIN THREAD: The Time (Open to all Jedi)

[Matt]

"You all know what must be done, I will be issuing specific orders to jedi in the next few days, our whole order will be on this task. I hope this will end non violently but I fear we have little choice in the matter. Now, please go jedi knights and prepare yourselves for what is about to happen"

Dewbecca put away his blade with a flash and moved off silently to a quieter part of the compound, alone.....To ponder on a great many things.

 

[Demiurge]

Javiik held his lightsaber out and ignited his shamrock green blade. "For the Jedi Order."

After hearing Grandmaster Dewbacca's instructions to make preperations for the coming task, Javiik deactivated his lightsaber. "As the Force wills, Master", he said. Javiik then went to his quarters to ready himself.
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Athena felt reluctance, but a Jedi's life was sacrifice, even at the expense of their own desires. Athena then held out her hand and telekinetically pulled her lightsaber into her palm. Igniting her sky-blue lightsaber, Athena spoke, "For the preservation of the Order, and may the Force guide our path."

Athena deactivated her lightsaber after the Grandmaster informed the Jedi of the course of action they were to take. She left with haste, and without a word. Jedi were to maintain an inner peace about themselves, and she would need all the time for meditation she could use.

 

[Lavi]

He drew his lightsaber too, but he neglected to activate it. Something just seemed wrong to him. Haar did not want to hunt down the Ospion, though the deaths of Jedi at the hands of the Ospion were unacceptable.

Dewbacca's leave signalled the end of the meeting, and the padawan quickly made his way to his own quarters. If it had to come down to it, Haar would refuse to go on any mission to apprehend Ospion; even if the one who ordered it was the grandmaster himself.

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

Colm had activated his lightsaber silently and held it down to his side, slipping it away following his superior. He stood to watch as the jedi left, some stayed, if only curious.

 

[Ols]

Cade Varr had returned to Ossus earlier that very day, though he had yet to reveal himself to any of the Jedi. He was very careful to remain concealed, concentrating his efforts of shrinking his presence in the force and even camouflaging his image, his imposing, hooded and cloaked dark figure of a silhouette blending inconspicuously in the with the vast plants he hid in, growing over one of the walls of the courtyard from where he watched the Jedi meeting. If it had not gone exactly as he wanted it to - nay - as he felt it should, he would have intervened, but there was no need. But now it had ended, he had to see Dewbecca. He stalked carefully, silently and almost invisibly across the top of the wall, following the large wookiee, followed by Colm Lorian. As they entered a private complex, one understod to be some of the more private gardens used by senior masters and council members, he dropped down from the wall and strode over to them.

"Good day, grandmaster, Colm" he said, softly, nodding at each of them respectively, "before we get too involved with the pleasantries, I have something for you," he tossed a datachip to them, "you'll find enclosed full lists of all current Ospion members, their current rank within the order, the locations of their bases, lists of allies, teaching information, mandates, foreign relations and pretty much any other information you could wish for about that faction. I told you a Jedi could do it."

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

Colm caught the datachip in his left hand and looked it over. "Indeed a Jedi could." Colm allowed a slight smile to show as he faced the 'renegade' master. If he could be called that, "How can we guarantee this information is accurate?"

 

[Ols]

"My word not mean anything anymore?" Cade asked incredulously, "I risk everything to get this for you, prove to you the mercenary idea was completely out of line and you question my integrity?" The question hung in the air. it was rhetorical, of course Cade had never lied to them. He looked at Colm, the master a few years his junior, insulted by his words, as though he was an information dealer. As if he had something to gain from all this, from doing a disservice to his own order. It had been a trying time indeed, and Cade, once so passive and peaceful had been quick to get defensive. He took a deep breath and calmed himself. It would be a while before he once again became the picture of serenity he had epitomised before his departure.

 

[Will]

''I had wondered why your leave was so abrupt, master Varr. In hindsight, yes, my plan was ill-conceived. I am glad you have returned to us. No doubt this information will provide invaluable in the coming months. I am of course, presuming you had to infiltrate the Ospion to obtain this information. I mean to cause no offence by my question, but how do we know your long time with the Ospion has changed your views? they have some rather...influential members.'' The fourth, often forgotten council member did not show discontent at seeming to be the only one left out of the loop.

 

[Ser Gregor]

"Influential members such as myself, Master?" Linora asked as the three entered the walled off Grandmaster's Garden, a private place for the Grandmaster to meditate.

She sat in the center of the garden, on a raised stone slab, part of one of the original foundations of the temple. She wore black robes and thick, tread worn boots, a thin leather belt hanging from her hip, her lightsaber laying on her thigh. Her dark hair framed her face like a mane and her amber eyes were flecked with gold. They were held intently on the three masters.

"Cade, what a surprise to see you here," Linora commented, her eyes boring holes in to his skull. There was no fleching of anger in her tone, only acceptance.

"Masters, before you do anything harsh, may I suggest you put aside your fear and converse like civilized men?"

 

[Matt]

Dewbecca had been silent for a moment, the sheer shock of seeing Cade return had stunned him into silence, however if he were a older man his heart would probably have given way at the shock of hearing a voice he never thought he would hear again. Dewbecca took a swift step forward to bring himself closer to the Ospion master, a glint in his eye that swelled with a great many emotions as his head swimmed with even more questions, he settled on one.

"Linora....What are you doing here?"

 

[sankai]

Maotr Krahen had been watching the whole scene. It saddened him to see all the Jedi unite against the Ospions. Maotr had joined the order to pursue peace, not war. Now he was interested as the current event unfolded. He waited and watched.

 

[Ols]

((Sankai, you do know we're in a private garden now right?))

If Cade had not been so focused on keeping himself calm and passive, he would have jumped when Linora spoke. He cursed under his breath. How had he not realised she was here? How had she got in without him noticing? Cade swallowed what initial thoughts and words had come frothing into his mouth and waited as Dewbecca barked his own growl of a question.

"We were getting along swimmingly before you showed up Linora," he said sarcastically. Her presence would certainly complicate things. Now he had to convince his sincerity to the doubting councillors who would think he had led her to this place himself. How had he been so foolish? He continued, "Are you really that surprised Linora? You said you understood me. You said you knew me. If you knew half as much as you claimed you'd have seen this coming as at least a possibility. But I feel I'm not the reason you're here. What have you come for?"

 

[sankai]

((sorry. I skimmed the thread to pick up on the important bits. Can I stay, or should I butt out?))

 

[sankai]

((sigh. Au Revoir.))

Maotr realized this was meant to be a private meeting. He Force jumped over the wall and left, hoping there would be no bloodshed that day.

 

[Ser Gregor]

"Oh, I understood you perfectly well, Cade. Why do you think I let you free reign of the compound? So you could gather all the false information planted for you to gather and give right over to the Jedi," Linora replied, still sitting on the old slab of rock. It was a bluff, of course. The information on that disk was perfectly legitimate. However, she doubted the Masters would believe him now.

Even if they did, she would have to wonder if they would think to look in the subroutines of the disk to find the sleeper virus embedded in the data stream. It was hard-wired in to the data Cade had copied, placed there as a defense for just such an incident.

Getting up, she brushed off the dust from her thighs, stretching out her limbs. "Although, you're right. I'm not here because of you. I'm here to inform Master Dewbacca that he might want to keep a better hold of his Jedi. You were there, Cade. You knew perfectly well that that building had nothing to do with the Ospion. It was a business high-rise on Bothawui, and your Jedi, Master Dewbacca, planted a bomb inside. It went off, killing the hostages and captors alike that were hold up inside.

"How such a horrible coincidence happened, I doubt I'd ever be able to figure out. Yet, the fact of the matter is your Jedi killed innocent people, with lives and family, in an attempt to strike out at a group that had shown no hostility toward the Jedi. We are not murderers any more than a man defending himself against an assailant is a murderer. I came here to warn you that you're about to set loose a horrible jihad against us," she paused then, going suddenly serious, her eyes losing focus.

"Although, I think it is to late. There are many Jedi in the grand conclave that are seething with thoughts of revenge and blood. So many young souls, opening themselves up to the dark side," she was whispering at this point, barely audible.

"You've unleashed something so fierce even you and the Council won't be able to control it, Master Dewbacca. You've set the Jedi on a collision course with the Ospion, and I don't think either of us will come out of."

 

[Ru the Boatswain]

As the former Jedi Master spoke Colm was unsure. He did not know if he could believe Cade or if this were really some elaborate lie. He was already planning how to deal with Cade and how to protect this new data that Cade had been able to acquire.

He remained silent, this was the key to finding his former friend and Master, Corina. "A terrible coincidence, indeed. It is terrible that they were slain, and by whom? Did you kill them, Lorina?"

 

[Ser Gregor]

"Perhaps you need to see a physician, Colm, for I think your hearing is failing you. I said plainly that your Jedi planted the bomb that killed all those hostages, and it was they who set it off before the Ospion had even entered the building. Rastarn Security will colaborate this statement, as will around forty other people who were with us at the time of the explosion.

"If you are going to accuse someone of murder, I suggest you listen more closely to their statements," Linora snarled, glaring daggers at Master Lorian.

"Is this the company you are forced to keep now, Master Dewbacca? If so, the Jed Order has fallen much farther than I had originally thought," she added, turning back to Dewbacca, a master she had deep found respect for, even now.

 

[Matt]

"I'm the spirit of co oporation I will allow you to stay here and discuss this but your claims are very controversial and hard to believe. Master Katu was always a brash master who sometimes acted before he thought but you are seriously suggesting that he planted a bomb in this building filled with your kind."

Master Dewbecca paused for a moment, the implications of such a thing happening where most certainly dangerous, he thought he was doing the right thing and he was, but how on earth could he condone action against the Ospion if the Order were the perpetrators.....

"Do you have this evidence with you Linora?"

 

[Ols]

"It is no surprise so many people hate the Jedi with people like you amongst their leading ranks, Lorian," Cade said, flatly. Self-righteous or not, the Jedi master did know how to complicate things. Linora showing up had complicated things no end. He had come here to talk to the council, Master Dewbecca really, to explain what he could. And now Linora was exercising her own agenda. He decided to ignore Linora's quip about the data. Cade knew full well it was legitimate, he had checked it with independent records, the archives. It could not be false.

"I was there, Linora," he replied to the only woman present before turning to the great wookiee, "Master," he said, keen to make sure Dewbecca was the only person he addressed with the honourific title, "I must speak with you urgently. Linora will keep, if she truly wishes to speak with you. She would be happy, I'm sure, to remain in a secure location until you have finished your dealings with me. But there are things for your ears alone, master Dewbecca. Please."

 

[Matt]

"Very well, Linora please stay here for a few moments with the other jedi masters while me and Cade converse. I am sure they will be more then happy to get your a beverage or something to eat, Your must off traveled far."

He was not going to give the Opsion master more ammunition if it was indeed his own order who were behind the attacks on them, but as he turned away with Cade to a different part of the gardens to talk he couldn't keep that horrible nagging feeling down....Perhaps Katu had gone to far.

"What is it you wish to tell me Cade?"