Flying into trouble

"Ragh!" Alex swung with the force of a freight train. Dooku went to parry as fast as he could.

"Woom!" The area twisted from the impact. Raw power versus skill. "Fwoosh!" The area was hit with the left over force energy. "Creeen!" The platform they fought on started to slide even more so. Keeping themselves balance, they slashed at each other again and again.

"Ugh!" Dooku's age showed first. As a human and at his age, the force could only support his body so much. "I am not done!" Raising his hand, he used Force Push. A blast of energy caused Alex to slide back a little up the platform.

"Tch!" Alex gritted his teeth and took a step forward. Focusing, he wrapped the energy in the area and punched the platform. As it slid to the lower level, he charged at Dooku. "I will not loose."

"Chish, chish, chish!" Three rapid strikes hit against Dooku's parrying blows. Seeing an opportunity, Dooku thrust forward. Alex pulled his arm back but still stepped forward. "Ssshh!" Dooku's lightsaber went into Alex's side. But Alex, lightsaber pressed against Dooku's neck. A slight burn against it, causing slight burn marks. All it would take is them losing focus for one to die.

"I.. I yield." Dooku said. He deactivated his lightsaber. Both he and Alex jumped away. "Ugh," Dooku landed a little badly. His energy zapped. His lightsaber rolled underneath the platform.

"Dooom!" The platform rang out in the area.

(Quest Completed: Rewards: Apprentice Dooku Serenno, Apprentice Jenza Serenno, Forbidden Holocron, Galactic Map, Force???)

"Now for the new you." Alex pulled from his inventory the Midi-chlorian Booster III x2. He wrapped it in his hands and pushed the energy into Dooku. He also handed him a lightsaber kit and crystal.

"Oh," Surprised at the force energy, Dooku relaxed. His skin pulling back and body healing. His hair turned black and longer. With the help of his System, Alex had gained Dooku on his side through the force. A small bond formed between the two. "I feel so young again." Dooku never felt such a weird sensation like this. Neither dark or light. "So peaceful.. and calm."

"Yeah we can change your face right now or you can pretend to be your own love child. Your choice. What would you think is better?"

"Bah a love child! I rather just have a new identity altogether. My sister though.. I do not know what to tell her." Dooku thought it foolish. But a small part of him wanted to play that part of his own love child. Memories of love not pursue plagued his mind.

"Don't worry about that part." Alex said as he threw a set of clothes on Dooku. "Put these on. Your other clothes are wrecked and we need them for something else."

"Very well master." Dooku said with a slight smirk.

"No just call me Alex."

"It is tradition."

"Then just say teacher."

"Hmm no Master it is." Dooku said putting the clothes on. "These fit perfectly."

"Haha. Your teacher is going to love this." Inferna laughed. She was carrying the sedated Anakin on her shoulder. "Time to go, oh foolish one."

"Yeah Yeah." Alex waved his hand and out came a likeness of Dooku. He dressed him in the old clothes and placed him by the terminal controls. Tapping away he finished up his end. "Time to skedaddle."

The four of them shot off to the hanger. Jenza blasted a hole in the side and had gotten a carrier up and running. She informed Inferna minutes before their return. The work had left her exhausted. She was in Alex's fighter half asleep. Dooku, Inferna, and Anakin went to the carrier. They could not be here for the next part. Just in case something happened.

"Hey what is he doing?" Dooku asked Inferna.

"Getting a few things. Strap in for your safety." Inferna hit the controls and was already lifting off.

Alex had sent a force wave out disabling the cameras. He was now putting destroyed droids as well as fighter craft in his inventory. About 40% of the hanger was emptied.

"Time to go." Alex pulled went to his own fighter and was happy the engines stood at the ready. Inside Dooku's sister still slept. Drool coming down the side of her mouth. "Aww how cute. Wonder if she will wake up when the ship shoots out?"

Drifting out slowly, Alex punched it. When he was a good distance away, the ship exploded shortly after. The shock wave hit Alex's ship and sent it in a tailspin. Alex corrected it shortly after.

"Woah!" Dooku's sister woke up from the explosion. "Eh teach, how long have I been asleep?"

"A few hours." Alex hit the comm to the others. "How are things? Oh I am teach now eh?"

"Yeah, you are." Jenza smirked from behind him. "We are connected with Inferna now."

"Well we were picked up by a Republic ship." Inferna responded. "Things got messy." Alex noticed she was responding on her personal channel instead of the ship.

"Haaa what happened exactly?" Alex sighed exasperated already.

"They want to commandeer the ship. So Anakin let them. It was better than fighting them. He was very suspicious of Dooku Jr. here." Inferna had a little glee in her voice. "But... They tried to take me to maintenance so I set them on fire. We are currently in the hanger at gunpoint. How are things with you?"

"Good till I just heard this. Tell them I will kill them all if they think I will let them get away with this." Alex was getting extremely frustrated. "If the Republic wants to strong-arm my people, they are in for a rude awakening. They can do that to Anakin all they want. But not you two."

"Oh they know. Trust me." Inferna ended the call. She just kept her sensors on the Republic personnel in front of her. "So... getting scared yet?"

"Hmm I will enjoy dismantling you." The Commander said.

"Right your gonna get it right in the butt later." As if to drive her point her wrist opened showing a spike. It moved in an out rapidly. "Pile bunker right in ya."

"Can you not antagonize the Republic Commander"? Anakin asked.

"I could but... That would be boring. Besides it is your fault we are here. There deaths will be on you." Inferna said. "We should have kept going and risked jumping into hyperspace."

"Surely he won't kill them. Right?" Anakin was skeptical.

"We are not Jedi. More like Force Consultants. Who use force when necessary. Why is that these fools refuse to contact Command to get us cleared is what you should be asking."

"You are right." Anakin said. He then turned to Dooku. "So you are count Dooku's rebellious clone. I seriously doubt that."

"Believe what you want. However know this.. These people will die if they do not listen." Dooku had his hand on his new lightsaber. 'No way I die without talking to my sister again.'

"Commander incoming!" An ensign said next to the man.

"What?! Why didn't the troops fire?!"

"Everything has been jammed. Back online now! We are running a scan to make sure it doesn't happen again."

"You did this! Tell me how droidca!" The Commander stared at Inferna with renewed interest.

"Yeah no." Inferna said plainly. Her systems have been running several methods to get them all out of the place. Each required a massive distraction.

"How much longer will your shield last again?" Dooku asked.

"Ehh about 3 minutes." Inferna said.

"Oh boy." Anakin sighed. "Really wish I had my lightsaber."

"Bwoom," the hanger shield was breached as Alex's starship entered. Quad cannons pointed out and torpedo ready to launch.

"Attention Republic asswipes. You have 3 minutes and 40 seconds to let my people go, before I blast this hanger to bits." Alex said over all channels. "Countdown starts now."

"This is so much fun." Jenza said as she put her gear on like he said to. Well just the helmet was off earlier. "But we really aren't going to kill them right?"

"We might have to. This is very suspicious."

"He can't be serious?" The Commander questioned.

"Sir.. Those cannons are supercharged. They can definitely do some damage. Let alone the torpedoes inside the hanger."

"Sir priority call for you." Another Lieutenant said.

"Who could it be?" The Commander didnt know what was going on.

"Admiral Resin sir." The Lieutenant said.

"Why would he call at this time?" Taking the call the Commander was shocked to find out they were actually Republic officials. Not spies. Ending the call he walked over and gave the stand down.

"Pew, pew, pew, pew!" Alex opened fire towards the side. Blasting a hole and causing the shutters to come down.

"Whoosh," the pressure pulled the troops towards it. Inferna had grabbed Dooku and Anakin and went back into the ship.

"We are leaving!" Inferna said as she activated the flight controls.

Turning around both ships left out.

"Don't fire the torpedoes!" The response came over comms. "Your identity has been confirmed!"

"Hmm what do you think?" Alex asked Jenza. "Teaching time. Would you kill your enemies? Ones who threaten your allies even though you are on the same side. Or would you let it go as an accident? Let bygones be bygones?"

"I... Say. We let them go." Ana replied. Seeing the side of Alex mouth go into a smile she exhaled in relief. "Haaa I choose right."

"Neither was the wrong answer. Just a choice to make." Alex responded and focused on flying. Light side energy wrapped around the two. "Time to head to... Temporary home."

"The Jedi temple!" Jenza said excitedly.

A few days later-

Alex and company were sitting in the Council Chambers. As soon as they arrived they were told to head straight there. Despite how tired they were. Alex even turned to walk away before XoXann sent him a message to go.

"Yah more talky." Jenza said. She fought a yawn. After the earful here brother gave her one day, she just wanted to sleep in a bed. "Hope this is quick."

"If it is not, I will just walk out." Alex said.

"Crrk," the door closed by the four.

"Where to begin?" Master Myr asked.

"How about good job on destroying a Separatist ship." Alex said plainly.

"We could have gotten Intel! You child are rash." The Republic official said.

"Ah strike one." Inferna said.

"Right, you mean this Intel." Alex threw a data pad at the man. "You didn't read the report so good to know you people don't care. Sloppy work, really sloppy work. No wonder so many planets are falling."

"Well now.. That." The Republic officials aide said.

"Alex you threaten an entire ship." Master Windhu stated.

"No, I didn't." Alex said plainly. "I gave them a promise. I gave a time limit. They didn't listen. So I held up my end of the deal. I will be Damn if I make a liar out of myself."

"You didn't fire the torpedoes though Master." Dooku added in. "Then again, I assumed you had a change of heart."

"He left it up to me." Jenza added. "Which it seems like we should have done since we are getting in trouble for not doing it."

"No you did the right thing." Mace said. "Jenza is it?" The girl nodded. "Your very adept in the force, but your age. It prevents you from joining us."

"Oh I am definitely not joining. After the stories I heard and this meeting itself, I will pass. I rather not join a place that cuts down on a person since of self so much." Jenza waved him off. "It works for the best that my age is a problem. Your group lacks humanity."

"To threaten the Commander of the ship. There were a lot of people on board that ship Alex." Master Myr added.

"That's nice. But my people were more valuable then them." Alex shrugged. "If they would have done there job, everything would have been ok. But no, they wanted to take Inferna apart for tech. Interoagete them thinking they were spies. Oh and turned them in as spies for a reward. How lot of greed going on there. Tsk Tsk."

"Bah, this is all heresy on your part." A Republic councilman said. "They were on a very delicate mission. You could have jeopardized it."

"Uh huh." Alex said plainly again.

"Insolent little!" The Republic councilman was getting heated.

"Calm yourself. We allowed you in here to talk this out. Not for you to throw blame." Master Mace added.

"Strike two." Inferna said.

"Alex don't you think you acted to rash?" Alex shook his head no. To Master Myr. "Hah, your Master seems to be the only one that understands you. How do we resolve this?"

"He should be made to make it up to us. For the good of Republic relations." The Republic aide said.

"That I can agree with." The Republic councilman was liking the sound of that. "Allow us to look at your droidca. That has merit."

"Strike three." Inferna turned and opened the door. Alex, Dooku, and Jenza walked out.

"Good luck Anakin." Alex waved over his shoulder. 'Something is weird with those Republic soldiers. But what could it be?'

"Where are you going?!" Anakin looked at them shocked.

"I am not under their command. They can suggest, not order me around." Alex said.

"Stop him!" The Republic councilman said. Republic soldiers in the hall moved at once. They were not allowed in the chambers with everyone else.

"Wham!" All the soldiers that went after him were sent flying back. Alex had sent them into the chamber just to insult the council. During the push back, Dooku added his strength and broke each of the arms of the soldiers. They would not get the chance to pull a blaster on them.

"Stop!" The Council Elder ran forward.

"Chish," Dooku turned igniting his lightsaber. The tip pointing right at the mans throat.

"Do go away now. I am allowed to kill fools you know."

"Everyone... Just clam down." Mace said looking at everyone. "Alex this... needs to stop."

"Then get them to stop then. Since when did the Republic order you all around? Is it because so many of the masters are off-world? Or have they been bought? It would not be consider farfetched. SO many Masters doing things very secretly... Dont you think?" Alex eyeballed a few of the Masters in the room. Even through the holo feed, one could see expressions changed. "Hit nerve eh?"

"Not all of us." Obi-Wan, and a few other masters walked in from the otherside. "Sorry we are late. trouble kept us."

"Commander Nakin what are you doing here!" Admiral Resin said. He was a tall man with a very regal aura about him.

"I am here to get this rebellious group to follow orders.!" Commander Nakin responded.

"You are not authorized to do such things. Stand down." Admiral Resin said. His tone no room for argument.

"No. You fools are the reasons we are losing this war!" Commander Nakin was almost foaming at the mouth.

"What are you talking about, there is no war."

"This is stupid." Alex reached out and hit the man with a blast of force energy. "Night night."

"Thump." The man hit the wall and was out cold. A Republic commando checking him over. He pulled the sleeve up showing marks.

"Sir he was injected as well." The commando said.

"Ha, I was afraid of this." Admiral Resin sighed.

"What is going on?" Mace asked as he stepped forward.

"Don't know. Don't care. Force cleanse!" Alex hit the entire room before walking away. "I am going to bed. Good luck with this nonsense. Oh and your welcome, once again."

"I say we should have just killed them." Inferna said to his left. "Less troublesome than this."

"I am inclined to agree with the droidca." Dooku said.

"They can't be all bad. Right?" Jenza asked.

"We will see. For now, we are going. To a nice hotel. A place for you two to catch up in comfort. And a place for me to sleep and decompress."

"Sounds good to me." Inferna said.