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The low hum of the engine from The Furyan echoed as it slowly approaced A landing pad, not far off from the Jedi Temple. Zeth Korr, along with his R4 astromech droid, decend on the landing pad as he spots three others outside the temple gates. Zeth Korr exited first, then followed by R4 as he rolls along side Zeth

R4, stay here....I don't think the New Republic has opened the temple yet....but I have to be certain

R4 hooed as he slowly rolled back to the ship, with Zeth walking up the many steps of the Jedi Temple. As he reached the top, he removed his hood so the others could see him, and not mistake him for A Dark Jedi. As he approached the silver haired Jedi, he bowed as A sign of respect and asked A question

Excuse me....but has the New Republic leader opened the Jedi temple?

The procession reached the Jedi Temple in a matter of hours. The main pathway had been cleared, but people were crowded and packed on the narrow sidewalks between clinics and bars. The "road" the politicians trekked on held a strong resemblance to a suspended catwalk.

The Chief of State seemed to be enjoying the holovid recorders that floated beside the procession, and did everything to appear "in charge". (Vonne spent more time worrying about the walk breaking loose and falling more than looking professional.)

A loud cheering from onlooking galactic citizens greeted the political advisors, and Vonne couldn't help but smile. She loved the people of Coruscant, right down to the filth that occupied local taverns. When they were happy, she was happy. When they were oppressed...

... well, Coruscant people never really were oppressed.

In any case, Vonne tore her attention away from the din of people and forced it upon the Bothan who was the leader of the Republic.

He opened up his jaw to speak, and an eerie HUSH swept through the crowd. "Galactic residents," he boomed, "restoration will take place!" A deafening cheer erupted from his audience, and he continued.

"In the days of our forefathers, the Jedi were the guardians of peace and justice. They were elaborate caretakers of our glass republic." He stared out at the murmuring audience, who were nodding their heads in a sympathetic manner. "And a great injustice was done to them."

Vonne sighed as the Republic leader continued. Although she respected the Jedi and what they did, she knew that they were easily replaceable. If the Republic had invested in a better military, Jedi would not be needed. And yet, their histories were so intertwined, the Chief of State deemed it impossible to run the Republic without the aid of the Jedi.

And the Chief of State kept talking, being answered every now and then by applause and wooting. Vonne allowed her mind to wander- she was tired, and knew that the holodiscs would be available for public purchase an hour after the speech was over. She would listen to it when she felt like it.

When another cheer-- louder than all the previous yells-- exploded from the audience, Vonne's head shot up and shaked to the left, where she caught glimpse of one of the Jedi. She raised an eyebrow, not as impressed as the rest of the Coruscanti citizens, but did her best to look respectful.

The Chief of State allowed the din to continue for a while, then held up his hands to speak again.

*Jani moved through the crowd surrounding the Jedi templeto get a better veiw of things. as he looked around he saw a few of his fellow Jedi, Including Master Sephiroth standing in front of the crowd. Jani stood still and tryed to listen over the roaring crowd.

After the large crowd had formed in front of the temple, the New Republic leader speaking to his "adoring" public. Zeth decided to put his hood over his head, after noticing a few bounty hunters that have been looking for Zeth. He could sense the new presence of the other Jedi hidden in the crowd, although his senses were not attuned yet, he could feel most of them within the crowd

"I better get back to R4.....he might be lonely"

As Zeth pushed and manuvered his way out of the crowd, trying to get back to the Furyan, he accidently bumped into one of the Jedi he sense there, but he had no time to apologize or see who it was. (I am refering to Jani) He let out A big sigh as he exited the masses of people gathered at the temple

He approached the Furyan and R4 comes rolling along bleeping loudly when he sees Zeth, happy as he could be. Zeth smiled slightly and bent on one knee to be at the same height as R4.

"Sorry I took so long.....there was A big crowd over there"

R4 bleeped and blooped while spinning his head, still happy to see Zeth, but all was not well with Zeth. He kept putting his hand over his shining eyes as A way of being in pain, but not physically. Ever since he had those eyes, he kept having strange visions that cause him considerable amounts of stress. Some were so severe that it drove him to tears.

These visions showed him past event when he was still with his parents, and some were his parent in pain or suffering, and he was the one causing the pain. He only hoped that training with the Jedi would relieve him of this pain. R4 booped to snap Zeth out of his trance

"I think I'll stay here for A minute.....I don't like leaving you here R4"

*Jani took a look around. He was now noticing more Jedi than before. for a moment he thought he saw one he knew but before he could tell who it was a person bumped him in the shoulder and knocked him back a bit.

Excuse me!

*Jani saw that the man who bumped into him was another Jedi who seemed to be in quite a hurry. Jani furled his brow, then turned his attention back to sephiroth, who now had a pupil beside him that Jani had not noticed before. He moved closer towards the front of the crowd.

Sephiroth paid close attention to the New-Republic's leader. Though he was desperate to get back into the Jedi Temple and continue what he was trained, to protect the Republic, he drowned out all that was around him, so that he could soak up the entire atmosphere. It was a rare site to see everyone in the New-Republic celebrating, especially in a time of peace. He stood, gently applauding the speech. Inside, he felt the same patriotism as the citizens, even though he did not express it in the same way.

Today was the day. The young Twi'lek's eyes snapped open as her small alarm went off. Yes, today was the day the Jedi Temple would be opened.

Ashandi was very excited. She had waited and waited for this day to come, when she would go to live at the temple and finally be trained further in the ways of the Jedi. Currently, she was residing in a small apartment near the new Jedi Temple. Her room was paid for by, well, she wasn't quite sure. All she knew was that someone was providing for her needs. (She hypothisized that the Jedi who found her had made arrangements, and all of this was coming out of his money, or the The Republics). Her room's location allowed the Twi'lek to oversee the Temple's construction, an activity many of the workers disliked. She had soooo many questions to ask.

But now, now was the time for her to move. Soon they'd have the temple open...

Ashandi quickly dressed, selecting a light brown t-shirt with diamond patterns around the wide collar. I hung loose on her body. Accompanying that were some matching pants, also loose. These went down only to her calves, showing off her cute little blue legs (in her humble opinion). Then she started to pack.

There wasn't too much; just a few books, clothes, pieces of machinery, a few random trinkets, and Mr. Suffy. She fondly placed her stuffed animal into her pack last, giving him a little pat on the head before shuting the bag and putting it on her back.

Perfect. She was ready to go.

Heading outside, she made her way towards the Temple. Even though she set out early, and it wasn't far away, it still took her awhile. There were massive crowds; this was a very public event. Still, she very persistantly dodged through the mass of people gathered around the temple, until she neared the entrance. She scrambled up a handy statue to get a better view of the events. Ashandi waited up there for a little while, watching people mill about, and keeping an eye out for Jedi. She was pretty sure she had to report to someone; she just wasn't sure who.

Soon The Republic officials arrived, and began making speeches. Ashandi listened intently.... for five minutes. Obviously her patience would need to be worked on. But, for her credit, it was a rather boring speech (at least, for a thirteen year old). She hopped from her perch into the crowd, and started looking for some Jedi.

Moments later, she happened across a suspicious looking figure. And by this, she meant a Jedi looking figure. He was concealing himself in a brown robe, and was paying attention to the speech maker. Ashandi approached him, and then tugged on his sleeve.

" 'Scuse me mister, but are you a Jedi?" she asked. It was better safe than sorry to ask, though she had a very good feeling that he, in fact, was one.

((The Jedi in question here is Kyle, just so you know.))

Kyle looked down at the young lady that was tugging on his sleeve. "

Jedi? Um, not yet. I'm actually here to see if they'd make me one, though I am too old, I'm hoping that my skills would impress them to make me at least a knight, but if Padawan is what I'm destined for now, I'll accept it. Why?" He asked towards her.

"Are you looking for a master?" He asked as politely as he could. He did not want to start any trouble since it was a day of happiness. He had waited many months for this to happen, and hopefully nothing bad could happen.