Star Wars: The Jedi Chronicles:Enter The Shadows (Books 1-4)

Chapter Twelve: The Dispute

Chapter Twelve

The Dispute

Shain is just about to start assigning everyone a new assignment when his com-link goes off.

Shain: One second, guys.

Shain answers his com-link and to his surprise, it’s Admiral Carth.

Admiral Carth: I am sorry to disturb you, Shain, but we have a problem with the crew and the Sith. Sith apprentice Sinn Korin is on the line, wanting to speak to you. He’s pretty ticked off, sir.

Shain: (whining) Ohh.. Not Sinn... I’ll take it in my quarters... (Shain turns to his friends) Guys, I’ll be right back. I have to go take care of a pain.

Aria: It’s Sinn again, isn’t it?

Shain: (heading for the door) How’d ya guess?

Joel: Because he’s just about the only person you admit is a pain.

Jacklinea: And it’s just about his timing.

Shain: Oh, before I go... Obviously, looking at Willie’s example, you guys can make your powers stronger by using them. I could be a while, so try and strengthen them. Especially Elena, Carl, Paul, Michael and the twins. If you can get your powers strong enough, you guys can really help with my plan.

Ben: Plan? What plan?

Paul: Since when does he plan stuff?

Shain gets down to his quarters, sits down at his desk and answers the call.

Shain: (obviously annoyed by the call) Hello, Sinn...

Sinn: Look, I don’t know what the heck is going on over there, but I keep getting Sith that are ticked off about all the death threats that keep coming in the ship’s email!

Shain: What? (someone beeps in on Shain’s end.) Hold on one sec...

Sinn: Figure it out, Shain! Or I’ll--

Shain: (switching calls) Hello.

Revan: I think I deserve an explanation of what is happening at the fleet, Purinton.

Shain: (nodding his head) I’m workin’ on that one. Where did my shadow-controlled friend send you?

Revan: That explains a lot. So, am I supposed to be here on Korriban?

Shain: Meet me on Dantooine in thirty minutes?

Revan: I can do that.

The two get off the com. Shain runs down to the hanger bay where everyone is still waiting for Shain. The group sees him run though the door.

Willie: Finally!

Shain: Can’t talk; got to meet with Revan (climbing into his ship.) Alliance depends on it.

Shain shuts the cab and takes off. Everyone looks Aria.

Aria: For the record, yes, I know this is my fault.

Shain lands on the surface of the planet and waits about twenty minutes before Revan shows up. He lands the Ebon Hawk and walks out of his ship.

Revan: What exactly happened?

Shain: Well, Aria was pretty ticked with Censes and I; she went after Censes on her own... I’m sorry but can we--

Revan: Of course.

Revan pulls out his red saber. Shain pulls out his elemental saber. He flicks the beam over to the earth stage.  The rock beam comes out like last time then it explodes into the healing green with the floating rock in it. The two’s saber’s clash.

Revan: You got a new toy.

The two strike at each other left to right, then Shain blocks a blow near his legs.

Shain: Yeah. Got it from Yoda.

Shain jumps over the two beams, then strikes at Revan’s right side. He blocks, and they hold once more.

Shain: Anyways... Aria could shapeshift with a new crystal Censes implanted.

The two start duking it out with fewer and fewer pauses. Both are completely relaxed and non-aggressive. They pause once more, with their blades crossed.

Revan: So, Rymeris shapeshifted into me and killed Josh, then told me Josh wanted me to go to Korriban to make it look like I ran.

Shain spins away to his left and blocks a strike down a strike to his right, and a strike to his left before getting surprised with a kick that is just hard enough to knock him down.

Shain: Exactly.

Revan puts his saber away and helps Shain up.

Revan: So, you guys got the crystal out and everything is good now, right?

Shain: Wrong. The Jedi soldiers are pretty ticked about the Fleet Admiral’s death. They have been sending nasty vids and letters over to the Sith ships and the Sith are getting annoyed. If you guys attack us, we’re done!

Revan: Ok, I’ll go back to the Sith half of the fleet and explain the situation. Hopefully, you can talk your men out of attacking us fleet Admiral.

Shain: Same. Good luck... wait fleet admiral?

Revan: I talked the sith into nominating you, and seeming as how the sith outnumber the Jedi you got the posision. May the Force be with you.

Shain and Revan get on there ships and head back to there ships.