Trial of the Fallen

The days came and went and finally the day of the jedi council trial was at hand. Knight Vam had atlest in the beginning put up a strong front. Convincing himself that their was no evidence, and that the Mand'lor had some how pulled strings to get the jedi council to place him under house arrest.

This quickly changed however when he learned that not only him but all of his co-conspirators had been taken into custody as well. Even the non-force users that they had convinced to send the message in the first place. That had gotten him extremely worried so the day before the trial he used his trump card and called in reinforcements to break him out just in case it looked as though the trial was not going to go his way.

As he was marched into the council chambers. He could see that all of the Masters were present, and they did not look happy to see him. Jedi Master Windu began the preceding, " Knight Vam you have been brought before the council on charges of treason and sabotage how do you plea."

Vam answered without hesitation, " Not guilty. I have always been a loyal member of the jedi order. The order is my home and family I would never betray them." Before he could continue Master Yoda cut him off, " Betray the jedi we did not say. Betray the Republic and her allies you have. Evidence we have been show to prove your actions."

With that Vam watched in horror as everything he had done was placed on a holo screen in front of the council. Even right down to the speech he used to get the few jedi that supported him on board. It seemed that some of his followers had recorded him and talked. Master Fisto spoke next, " If your actions would have succeeded the Republic would have lost a number of lives and would have started the war on the back foot. All for what...To try and bring down our Mandalorians allies.

To take over their place as the leaders of this war. In case you have forgotten your actions have proved his point. Your rash decisions would have cost the Republic thousands of soliders and ships for nothing." Master Windu rose from his seat as he spoke next, " Had it not been for the Mand'lor allowing us to hand this in house your trial would have been brought to the Senate floor. Image what would have happened if the Senate found out that a jedi.

A supposes protector of the Republic had turned traitor just to elevate his political career. It would have been the end of any trust the Republic would have in us. Now what do you have to say for yourself before we pass judgment." Vam knew it was over...all of his work and planning gone within a few minutes, but he could not be caught here so with a look of complete determination he look Master Windu in the eyes as he let out a strong whistle.

The Masters in the room looked slightly confused. That is until a missile few straight at the chamber destroying the back wall near Vam. A star ship was hovering just in the entrance of the hole. Turbo lasers pointed at the Jedi Masters. " Fellow...well former colleagues it seems like my attempt to get you to see what dangerous the Mandalorians could cause have failed.

It is but a small set back but as the war goes on you come to see the error of your choices today." Making his way to the newly formed hole Master Fisto tried to.cut him off from entering the ship. However the bounty hunters in the ship had been watching the Master Jedi, and as Fisto went to force pull Vam back inside he was hit full force with two ship sized turbo lasers. The jedi was dead before he could hit the ground this caused several other members to go for broke and either bring Vam back or take down that ship.

Before Yoda could stop them Yareal Poof, Eeth Koth, and Yadda all took turbo lasers fire. After the smoke cleared all three were laying dead. Vam was heart broken, this was not how it was suppose to go. These bounty hunters should have fired on the Masters he had paired the extra to in sure that they wouldn't, but now four of the lay dead right in front of him.

As much as it pained him he could not stop now he had come to far and done too much to turn back. walking to the hole the ship opened a ramp near the hole. Turing to look at Yoda one last time. Vam mouthed I am sorry to the old Master and walked inside. The ship took off and with in seconds Coruscant security forces few after the ship.

Though they would give it their all ultimately they would not be able to catch up with the ship before it left the atmosphere and entered hyperspace. Yoda and the other Masters were besides themselves. They had underestimated the willingness that Vam would go to not to be caught. For that mistake four Masters had been lost. When Jack had first given them the evidence he had told them to just kill the man right there and then. Had we listened then four lives could have been saved. Yoda turned to face Mace Windu would had Eeth Koth cradled in his arms. "Inform we must the Mandalorians, failed we have in passing judgment and keeping justice."

Windu only nodded he knew Yoda was right it was too late to try and keep any of this in house now. A former member of the Senate with tactical knowledge had turned traitor. Plans needed to be redone as there was a great possibility that the CIS would attack first due to this.

---New Mandalor Office of Mand'lor---

Jack really shouldn't have been surprised. He let someone else clean up their mess and some how they manage to make a bigger one. He knew it wasn't really their fault, but he could still be up set with all of it. Now plans would have to be changed. He was sure the escaped jedi would inform the CIS that the Republic knew about the trap and would be preparing for it. Ultimately it did not matter simply because Jack's Generals had been making a ton of contingency plans just for a situation such as this.

He would be playing this plans close to the chest though the less people that knew about the plans the less likely there would be leaks. Sighing deeply Jack told Master Windu not to worry about it as he would despatch a team to hunt the jedi down. He also told him to morn his dead and that he would run the damage control on this event. As much as they annoyed him Jack need the jedi to remain in play. They were a symbol and symbols held great power in times of war.

Ending his meeting Jack then had to pump him self help for his greatest challenge since becoming Mand'lor.... Wedding Planning.

---Coruscant Ruins---

Sidious stared at the fallen jedi in front of him. The man had pledged his support for his cause after Sidious had tricked the man into believing he was an ally of the true Jedi order. He promised the jedi he would help him rid the galaxy of the Mandalorians corruption. In truth Sidious would us this man to frame all of the jedi and cause their fall from grace, and after he was done he would use this idiot as a chip to get his one on one meeting with the new Mand'lor that he had desperately wanted. Things had finally begun to look up for the Dark Lord.

With a good portion of his fleet complete he reckoned it was time for his armies to make a move, and he knew the perfect target for his strike. The home world of the Old Mandalorians would meet his wrath in the following months. Along with Coruscant itself for if he could take Mandalor and do enough damage to Coruscant he could cause the moral for the Republic to drop. The start of this War was coming and it would be the Sith not the Republic who would strike first.