![]() ![]() He had wanted to present the illusion of a piece of space trash firing down from the heavens but he had never expected his ship to be so methodical in its dramatics. ![]() In an instant a jet of flame roared from underneath the Aethersprite and flagged behind it like the tail of a comet. The shielding that would have normally protected the starfighter on reentry into an atmosphere seemed to be faulting in several key areas of the undercarriage. Warning and malfunction boxes began to appear and spread across his controls. As soon as he could he would dive down to sea-level and try to ride close to the surface and hopefully under enemy detection for as long as possible. Obi-Wan planned to enter the atmosphere in a smooth arc, replicating the trajectory of a piece of space debris of meteorite. He had never used this particular starfighter before, but his new Eta-2 was still being prepared for service along with his usual astromech R4-P17. "Take us in, R3." The Aethersprite and its truncated astromech copilot handled admirably. Obi-Wan didn't think it had to do with the planet's potential as a day spa. Obviously they knew something about its worth that the Jedi didn't. One of the galaxy's most powerful weapons dealers had taken up quite an interest in Jona in the last few months. What they found then and why all trace of their research was destroyed was one of the reasons Obi-Wan had come to this backwater world, despite Republic prohibitions.Īnd then there was the Marcite Arms Consortium. A group of Jedi had been here some thirty years before. Often times the Republic would forbid travel to certain low-level worlds in an attempt to preserve cultures or species that might easily be lost to intergalactic cross-pollination. Of course, this might account for its presence on the list of interdicted planets. No cities, dams, large scale irrigation systems. No urban or industrialized centers could be observed from orbit. If there was any civilization on Jona it must be of the most primitive variety. Obi-Wan studied the readout from his astromech droid. If someone has sabotaged his ship we must warn him!" "Master Yoda, I saw Obi-Wan off hours ago. Slowly he opened his eyes which stared unfocused in the dark of the Temple chamber. ![]() A thin strand of saliva was hanging from his lip. He circled the ship twice before climbing into the cockpit and running a subsystem diagnostic.Īnakin dropped from the trance first. A trap.Ī few moments later a figure entered the scene. Outwardly nothing about it had changed but nonetheless, it seemed to grow dark and ominous. The Force-vision stayed with the starfighter, a standard Delta-7 Aethersprite. His hood obscured his face as he made his way quickly past the rows of technicians and droids, none of which acknowledged his presence. Anakin was motionless.Ī robed figure rolled out from beneath the undercarriage of a starfighter in the Main Temple Hanger. Yoda's mouth dropped slightly, a ragged wheeze escaping. They could feel its most subtle movements. They were blank slates, mindful only of the moment, existing purely as vessels of the Force. Together they entered a deeper phase of meditation. A few feet from him, Master Yoda did the same. If there is no escape from death, the officers and soldiers will fully exhaust their strength." Sun-TzuĪnakin regulated his breathing. "Cast them into positions from which there is nowhere to go and they will die without retreating. ![]()
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