The Fall | Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Chapter Nineteen

Sylvie and Alina followed Obi-Wan into a diner that belonged to a basilisk friend of his, Dexter. Apparently he knew quite a bit about a lot of things. A server droid approached the two of them. "We're here to see Dexter" Obi-Wan stated. The droid turned towards the kitchen "Somebody here to see you honey! Jedi by the looks of them" Sylvie followed the droid's gaze to a basilisk in a white shirt in the kitchen "Obi-Wan!" He exclaimed. Obi-Wan chuckled in response "Hello Dex"

"Take a seat, you and your friend. I'll be right with ya!" Dexter said. The two Jedi knights moved towards a table "You want a cup of Jawa Juice?" The droid asked. "Oh yes, thank you" Obi-Wan said "Yes please" Alina smiled but Sylvie shook her head "No I'm alright" she said. The two of them sat down but got up again almost immediately as Dexter made his way towards them "Heyyyyyy old buddy!" He laughed, spreading his arms as he hugged The Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan and Dexter broke away, both of them and Sylvie moved to sit down. "Who's this?" He asked, looking pointedly at the two girls "Sylvie Kryze" she smiled politely, shaking hands with the enthusiastic Basilisk. "Alina Skywalker" the Padawan said, shaking hands with him as well. "So my friend, what can I do for ya?" He asked.

"You can tell us what this is" Obi-Wan said, showing him the dart that had struck the Clawdite's neck. While Obi-Wan went to drop off Anakin, Alina and Senator Amidala Sylvie had done some digging around in the archives to see if there was anything on the Clawdite that could help. While she did find some information like her name, Zam Wessel. She didn't find anything that could help them figure out who had hired her or killed her. The Basilisk looked down at the dart "Well whattaya know! I ain't seen one of these since I was prospectin' on Subterrel beyond the outer rim. "Can you tell us where it came from?" Obi-Wan asked before thanking the server droid who brought him his cup of Jawa Juice. Alina echoed his thanks, taking a sip from her cup "This baby belongs to them cloners. What you got here is a Kamino saberdart" Dexter stated.

Sylvie raised an eyebrow. Kamino? She hadn't heard of that planet before.
"How do you know? It didn't show up on the analysis archives" she asked. "It's these funny little cuts on the side that give it away. Those analysis droids only focus on symbols" he stated "Ha! I should think that you Jedi would have more respect for the difference between knowledge and wisdom" he laughed. "If droids could think we would be doomed" Alina said dryly as Obi-Wan took the dart from the Basilisk. "Kamino, I'm not familiar with it. Is it in the Republic?" He asked. "No, no, it's beyond the outer rim. I'd say about twelve parsecs outside the Rishi Maze. Should be easy to find. Even for the droids in your archives" Dexter said "These Kaminoans keep to themselves. They're cloners, damn good ones too" he whispered. "Cloners... Are they friendly?" Sylvie asked "Depends" The Basilisk said.

"Depends on what Dex?" Obi-Wan asked. "On how good your manners are and how big your pocketbook is" he gave an unsettling laugh.

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After saying goodbye to Dexter and thanking him the three Jedi headed back to the Jedi temple to look for Kamino in the archives but were unable to locate it despite multiple attempts. After a while Alina's precense was required elsewhere in a training session with Grandmaster Yoda and the younglings. The Jedi knights continued to search the archives but to no avail, eventually they called Madam Jocasta Nu for help. "Did you call for assistance?" Madam Jocasta asked the two Jedi knights. "Are you having a problem Master Kenobi? Master Kyrze?" She asked. "Yes, we're looking for a planetary system called Kamino but it doesn't show up on the archive charts" Obi-Wan stated, leading her to a computer. "Kamino... It's not a system I'm familiar with" The librarian murmured. "Are you sure you have the right coordinates?"

"According to our informant Kamino should appear in this quadrant here, just south of the Rishi Maze" Sylvie said, pointing at the empty space where Kamino should have been. Madam Jocasta tapped a button to zoom in but the computer was unable to identify anything in that area, showing up blank. She shook her head "I hate to say it but it looks like the system you're searching for doesn't exist" she said. "Impossible. Perhaps the archives are incomplete?" Obi-Wan suggested. Madam Jocasta looked rather ruffled by this suggestion "If an item does not appear in our records it does not exist" she said, a hint of passive aggressiveness in her voice before she turned around to assist a young Padawan. The two Jedi knights exchanged looks, puzzled.

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After the unsuccessful trip to the Archives the two Jedi knights decided to try Master Yoda next to see if he knew anything about this mystery system. "Reach out. Sense the force around you" Grandmaster Yoda instructed as the younglings attempted to block the blaster bolts from the seeker balls with helmets over their heads, covering their eyes. "Use your feelings" Alina added "Younglings. Younglings!" Yoda said, as he spotted Obi-Wan and Sylvie enter. Their training lightsabers turned off and the seeker balls moved to hover idly in the air. "Visitors, we have" he stated as the younglings removed their helmets.

"Hello Master Obi-Wan and Master Sylvie" The younglings chorused. "Hello" Obi-Wan smiled "Hello" Sylvie echoed as the two turned to the Grandmaster "I'm sorry to disturb you Master" Obi-Wan said. "What help can I be Obi-Wan?" Yoda asked. "I'm looking for a planet described to me by an old friend. I trust him but the systems don't show on the archive maps" The Jedi knight stated. Yoda hummed thoughtfully "Lost a planet Master Obi-Wan has. How embarrassing. How embarrassing" he shook his head. Sylvie smiled as the younglings stifled their laughs. Alina on the other hand didn't bother to hide her snicker despite the fact that she too was looking for Kamino and had no clue where it was "Liam, the shades, he prompted one of the younglings "Gather round the map reader" Yoda instructed as Obi-Wan placed a misty orb on the reader "Clear your mind and find Obi-Wan's wayward planet we will"

Sylvie moved towards Kamino's supposed location "It should be right here but it isn't" she stated, pointing to it. "Gravity is pulling all the stars in the area towards this spot" Obi-Wan continued, moving to stand next to her. Yoda hummed thoughtfully "Gravity's silhouette remains but the Star and all the planets... Disappeared they have. How can this be? A thought? Anyone?" The Grandmaster prompted, looking around at the younglings "Master?" A small voice next to Sylvie asked "Because someone erased it from the archive memory" he guessed. Yoda chuckled "Truly wonderful the mind of a child is. The Padawan is right. Go to the Center of Gravity's pull and find your planet you will" The two Jedi knights and Alina followed the Grandmaster outside with Obi-Wan turning back briefly to summon the ball to his hand using the force. "The data must have been erased" Yoda said "But isn't it impossible to erase the archives?" Alina asked.

"Dangerous and disturbing this puzzle is. Only a Jedi could have erased those files but who and why harder to answer" Yoda murmured "Meditate on this I will"

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