Chapter 8: Academy Days Episode VIII
[Jedi Temple, Coruscant, Galactic City, 39 BBY]
Slowly but surely I opened my eyes, stretching my arms into the air after I did. Taking in the beautiful flora and running waterfall directly in front of me.
Because at the moment I just finished up a two hour meditation session with the Jedi Temple's Room of a Thousand Fountains. In a small and secluded spot I took a personally liking to when I began exploring the room a few months ago.
I also have no idea why they call this place a room. Since it is definitely not.
The Room of a Thousand Fountains is as large as a professional football field from the data I've been able to collect on it.
Which just goes to show how big the Jedi Temple here on Coruscant truly is.
Once I completed my stretching I stood to my feet.
After I did so I left the room and headed back to my dorm room, which I share with the other males in my initiate clan.
A trend that will continue until I achieve the rank of Padawan.
But with the way things are progressing I have no doubt that will happen sooner rather than later.
No, actually I need it to happen as soon as possible.
Since the quicker I become a Padawan the faster I can begin working towards achieving the rank of Jedi Knight.
Because unlike younglings and Padawans those with the rank of Knight within the order are not required to permanently remain in the temple here on Coruscant. Only coming back if absolutely necessary.
Knights are free to come and leave as they choose, and I desperately need that freedom.
Not only to inact the various plans I am creating to secure the galaxies future and fuck over Palpatine, but also so I can get involved in the upcoming Naboo Crisis and prevents Qui-Gon death.
Not only because I like his ideals and he is a strong and powerful Jedi, but also because his demise is one of the major factors that led Dooku to becoming Sidious' pawn.
A path I have now resolved myself to keep him from walking down.
I mean I don't care if he leaves the order, I just want him on my side when he does.
Because I too also plan to leave the Order one day.
Considering all the ideas I have about the future direction the Jedi should take.
Ideas that if known to certain members of the Order at this time would lead them to either locking me in the Jedi prison 'The Citadel' shown in the Clone Wars television series, or just kicking me out of the Order outright.
That's why I am playing things extremely close to the chest.
Until I get all I need out of the current Jedi Order.
I also don't need Palpatine and his master hearing a single whisper about my ideas.
Since I am certain that would either lead to them having me killed, or trying to turn me Sith.
Neither of which I want to experience, so until I am certain an individual won't speak of my plans and keep it to themselves no one else will know of them.
No one.
Arriving at the entrance to my dorm room I went inside.
I then headed over to my desk, which is situated right next to my bed.
Like my roommates are.
Reaching my desk I took a seat at it.
The moment after I did so I opened up my desk only drawer, which is located at the top of it in its dead center.
As soon as the drawer was fully opened I picked up the datapad lying inside of it.
My personal datapad to be exact.
It is an older model, which I reformatted and modified myself. After managing to acquire it from the Jedi Corps of Engineers.
Which does exist.
Although most people have no idea they do. Except for within the Order that is.
They are a small group of Jedi who have a high affinity with technology and machinery thanks to their Force connection.
Think of them as a bunch of nerfed Anakin Skywalker's.
They will never possess the skills Anakin does when it comes to technology and engineering, which is further boosted thanks to his OP connection to the Force, but they do alright for themsleves.
It was actually them who taught me how to make the modifications ro my datapad.
During which I discovered I too have a bit of affinity with technology thanks to my Force connection.
So much so I was able to learn the Force ability Technometry.
Which is simply the light side version of the Sith power Mechu-Deru.
A skill I'm quite shocked Anakin never learned, considering his mad tech skills.
You know for the Order claiming Anakin was the 'Chosen One' they seemed to really skimp on his training in large aspects in the original story.
I mean given his powers there are many Force abilties he could've easily learned and mastered.
Yet no one thought to teach them to him.
Sad, truly.
Moving on.
Placing my right thumb atop the screen of the datapad it scanned it and unlocked since it sensed my biometrics and unique Force signature.
Which I was able to imprint upon my datapad.
So that if anyone other than me attempts to access it the datapad will automatically begin self-deleting all data stored on it and then overheat and fry itself.
I also added a few other suprises as well.
I know that seems paranoid, but it's not paranoia if they are truly out to get you.
And considering what I know and that this datapad contains a lot of my plans for the future I am well within my rights to be paranoid.
Once the datapad was unlocked I started reviewing and adding to a number of files I kept on it.
Making sure to spread out my senses through the Force to tell if anyone was heading towards the room.
So if I sensed them I could shut down the datapad immediately.
Though thankfully I did not.
I was able to finishing working on my files for the day in peace.
Then as soon as I was down I shut down my datapad and put it away.
To work on it again another day.
Ryhming definitely intended.
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Smiles on our faces my clanmates and I stood side-by-side in the Jedi temple hangar.
In front of the ship Crucible.
[Insert Image of the Crucible here]
Three invidual standing in front of us.
The first was one of the oldest droids in the entire galaxy, and one who has served the order and helped younglings craft lightsabers for generations.
Huyang.
[Insert Image of Huyang here]
The second is Jedi master Poo Koon.
[Insert Image of Plo Koon here]
While the final individual is newly minted Jedi Knight, Komari Vosa.
That's right.
Komari is still a member of the order and a Jedi Knight.
All thanks to the butterflies I created.
But more on that later.
As you can probably guess the reason all of us are here is because my clan is about to undergo a time honored Jedi tradition.
The Gathering.
Which is where we are going to head to Gollum and collect our personal Khyber Crystal so we can construct our personal and very first lightsabers.
Oh how I have waited for this moment.
In addition this will also be my first time off the world of Coruscant since I was reborn.
So it's a double victory today in my book.
"Good day younglings." Plo Koon spoke. "Today as you know we begin 'The Gathering' for your clan to help you all construct your very first lightsabers. Remember, all of you have trained for this. So believe in yourselves and believe in the Force. Now, let us depart."
"Yes master Poo Koon." My clanmates and I spoke in unison.
We then moved to board the Crucible with Huyang, Poo Koon, and Komari.
Then before I knew it we were in the sky and soon flying amongst the stars.