Youth Wars Part III: A New Age

Chapter 6

"What's the plan?" Ephraim asked.

Exar drew back with surprise; Erk never asked him that.

Erk saw the look on his face, rolled his eyes with a pursed mouth, and clarified, "What's the plan for my revelation?"

"Ah." Exar breathed. "Do we know if it's even necessary to do that?"

"We have to."

"Why exactly?"

"This has been part of the plan the whole time. Why have second thoughts now?"

"If anything was to happen, we couldn't afford to lose you."

"What's the worst that could happen? I took on the Governor."

"Who is the Governor? And is he even force-sensitive?"

"He's a powerful Jedi-type person, yes."

"Did you face him, though? I've noticed some slight contradictions in your visits here and there; I want to know how you do it."

"You'll see."

"Mhm."

...

"How has your social life been? It's been a while since I've seen any of the guys." Exar said, jerking his head towards Naktam, Sabby, and Jay.

"Oh things have been great. I've gotten closer with them in the past year than I have in all the time before that."

"Sounds good. I'll have to catch up with them sometime."

"You really should. They'll have a lot to tell you."

They both got up as they saw they were exiting hyperspace. Ephraim sat back down in his seat and looked onward as Republic ships approached.

"Identify yourself, unknown cruiser."

"You talking to the ship?" Jo said back.

Viran lightly pushed Jo out of the way and spoke through the comm. "Jedi Master Viran Fexive here. Allies are aboard this ship, I assure you. Sending landing codes." Viran sent codes to the ship, and they checked out.

"Very well. A welcoming committee will be there for you when you get down. Copy?"

"Affirmative."

The ships then started escorting them down to Coruscant.

"You might want to get a change of clothes there, Ephraim." Exar suggested. Ephraim nodded and went off to change. Exar them met the gazes of Jay, Naktam, and Sabby, "You guys been around the Republic much?"

"We have, so there's no need to worry." Jay replied.

"I wasn't worried." Exar defended.

"Yes you were. As you asked that question, your eyes kept averting to one of us every split second, like a sign of nervousness. You were specifically worried that we wouldn't be normal by the Republic's standards -which was kinda lame- and they would end up suspecting something of us."

...

"O...kay, wow." Exar mumbled.

"You'll get used to that." Sabby said.

"Has he always been that perceptive?"

"As long as we've known him, yes." Ailurah answered.

Exar's mind drifted elsewhere, and he eventually asked, "So you guys have special elemental powers?"