JEDI COUNCIL CONFUSION:
Mace Windu had been on the Jedi Council for decades. In that time, he'd seen revolutions, terrorist plots, and the chaos of the Yinchorri Uprising and the Stark Hyperspace War. He had thought that there was nothing in the galaxy that could surprise him. But this…
This may well be the strangest.
The rest of the High Council seemed to be in agreement as they watched the newly-elected Chancellor deliver his first remarks to the Senate. "A new and unexpected course of action for the Senate, this is." Yoda's wizened face was as inscrutable as always, his gimer stick tapping idly on the chamber's floor. "A nonhuman Chancellor there has not been, since before I came to this temple."
The Council's newest member, the Kel Dor Plo Koon, nodded. "While the removal of Valorum was perhaps inevitable, I doubt anyone could have foreseen… this outcome."
Mace narrowed his eyes at the holoprojection of the Gungan. "It
is strange. A non-established politician, only just appointed to the position of Representative, suddenly becoming the Chancellor? It's unheard of in the history of the Republic."
"A note of suspicion do I detect, young WIndu?" The Grand Master raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly.
"He's not wrong to view these events critically, Master." Ki-Adi-Mundi, ever the cynic, pointed out. His reedy voice making nearly any sentence sound inquisitive. "Especially in light of the events on Naboo."
"We know that the Sith have returned," Mace pointed out, his voice just shy of accusatory as he stared down at the diminutive jedi. "And that one still remains."
Depa Billaba scoffed. "Surely, you don't mean to suggest that this… remaining Sith could possibly be this Gungan?"
"No. I doubt that a Sith, whether Master or Apprentice, could possibly become Chancellor of the Republic without any of us noticing. But you must admit, the circumstances of his rise are… suspicious."
"A pawn, then." Even Piell grunted, the scarred Lannik clenching his fist. "Or a distraction, to blind us. Or worse, someone easy to manipulate."
"This is baseless conjecture!" Rasped Oppo Rancisis. "What would the Sith have to gain from making so overt a gesture so quickly after losing one of their number?"
Mace opened his mouth to refute the point, when Yoda loudly tapped his stick on the floor several times, quieting the discussion.
"Blinded, we have been, yes. But the time for conjecture and fear, this is not. Believe Jar Jar is a danger, I do not. Believe he is a fool, I do not. But vulnerable, yes. Hmmmm." The elder Jedi sat in thought for a moment. "Guidance, we should offer. An advisor, to ensure that there is balance."
"Master, is that… legal?" Plo Koon asked, a note of concern in his voice.
"Legal, it can be made to be." Yoda nodded. "Nothing wrong there can be, to consult with a Jedi on matters of peacekeeping? After all, our role, it is. Perhaps a Jedi already familiar with the Chancellor?"
"We can save the who for after we see if they'll go for it. Are we in agreement that the proposal should be made?" Mace looked to the faces of his fellow Council members, seeking any reservations.
There was silence in the chamber.
"Decided, it is. Sent, the proposal will be. The Chancellor's decision, it shall be."
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Author's Note:
@Magoose As an Omake reward, perhaps the ability to have a choice of a Jedi (EIther Obi-Wan, an any other) as an advisor, even in an unofficial capacity.
