1x1 Star Wars Prequels w/~slytherin~

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Natayla felt the calming waves as well and relaxed. She let out a sigh of relief as everyone seemed to calm down as well. She finished up the rest of her food and was just about to get up as well when Haru jumped on her lap. “Well, looks like I’m stuck here now.” She joked, gently stroking the cats soft fur with her hand. She would stay there until the cat jumped down again, not wanting to disturb them.

Finally the cat jumped down and she got up as well, walking carefully as to not bump the cat on her way in. She retreated to her room and began cleaning herself up for bed in a couple minutes. She had almost forgotten about Avalon speaking with the cat so she rushed back down the stairs and sat down in one of the plush couches to wait for him to come and inform them of their talk together.

The Queen took in some deep breaths as the wave of calm washed over them. She had needed it as anxiety seemed to be building up within her chest as she spoke. “I apologize as well, and accept your apology.” She said, smiling softly over at the Jedi as she spoke. Everything was going to be just fine, and there wasn’t any tension hovering about them anymore. She still hadn’t found her appetite but ate a little more as that was good for her.

“Thank you for offering to clean Master Avalon.” Vila sails politely as she got up from the table. She walked back to her own room to change into some night robes before heading down to the hearth room, where she would receive the news about what Haru had told the Jedi Master.

[Master Obi-Wan]

Haru perched themselves in the middle of the hearth room sofa, like they owned the place. Silas joined the cat on the sofa, and sat to the left of them. The cat stretched and placed their paw on Silas' leg as they settled down. Soon the Queen and Master Natalya joined them in the hearth room, all that was left was Avalon.

Avalon arrived about three minutes later, after everything was cleaned up, he has himself in the arm chair opposite Haru and asked them a few more questions, in the feline's language.

"As we all know. This lovely feline here is Haru. They are from Alderaan, and are one of the feline's that roam Queen Breha Organa's palace." explained Avalon.

"Haru came here because something strange is afoot on Alderaan. Over the course of three days, all ports and hangars shut down and no spacecraft is permitted to enter the Alderaan space and no ship is permitted to take off from Alderaan."

"You might be wondering how Haru got here then, because I was certainly curious. Well, they came here by a trader ship that was journeying to the outer rim, it only has two stops in the mid rim, Sativran City on Lexrul to trade and Naboo to refuel. Now why would a trade ship be able to leave?" Avalon was in deep thought about the trading ship, as often people overlooked them and it was most bizarre.

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“What does this mean for us? Do you think it could be those who are coming after Queen Vila have taken over Alderaan?” Master Natayla questioned Avalon, feeling a bit puzzled. Something like that hadn’t happened in quite some time, and Alderaan would only shut down their ports in very dire situations. “Hopefully they were only under some sort of security threat and not actually being overthrown...” She said trying to make light of the situation. The trade ship being able to leave was also rather confusing as well. “Did they see any defining details about those who were onboard the ship? Or possibly something that they were carrying?” She questioned after thinking about it for a moment.

This whole situation was shrouded in mystery as they hadn’t even been able to figure out who was even the major problem here. They had seemed to take out the last Sith, Darth Maul, years ago. Who could be causing all of this trouble now? Certainly it wasn’t someone who was very important and trusted by many in the government. The thought of a mole in the Democracy sent a shiver down her spine as she thought about it.

“This is rather confusing, I know Queen Breha rather well and trade and export is rather large for her ruling. Shutting down everything would be completely cutting that off.” Vila said, anxiously biting her lip after she spoke. She twisted her ring around her finger as she listened to the others speak out about the possibilities of why this was happening.

[Master Obi-Wan]

"Trade ships are protected from certain laws by the Trade Federation. They could have a permit that allowed them to leave the planet, even in such a situation." Silas supplied a possible solution.

Avalon hummed in thought and proceeded to question Haru on what they knew.

"Queen Organa must has a really good reason for shutting down the whole planet, if trade and export are as key as you say, your highness. Whatever the threat is must be trapped on the planet's surface." Silas thought out loud.

"According to Haru, the trade ship specialized in droid parts but that's a cover for spice trade, they could pick up on the smell of the spice." Avalon reiterated what Haru told him.

"So they work for the Hutt's most likely, which explains the journey from the Core Worlds to the outer rim. But if they work for the Hutt's they won't be covered by the Trade Federation, which means they would not be able to leave Alderaan. Unless the Trade Federation is making deals with crime syndicates." Avalon offered, it's the only explanation he came up with so far.

"So we are at an impasse." Silas stated.

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Master Natayla nodded in agreement with what Silas had just said, that did make sense. However confusion flushed over her once again once the Hutt’s were brought up. They definitely weren’t able to make it through the border if that’s who was truly going through the barrier. She huffed and rubbed her temples trying to bring herself to a conclusion. “What does dear Haru think is going on? I’m really rather confused as to what is going on here... This whole mess seems to be wrapped up in a tangle of lies and clouds of deceit.” She mused as she kept trying to think this was going on.

Queen Vila looked in between Silas, Master Avalon, and Master Natayla as they discussed possibilities together. She felt a headache coming in from this stressful situation latching onto her. “This is all so weird.” She said, frowning as she kept listening to the ideas being thrown out.

[Master Obi-Wan]

Silas hummed in agreement with the Queen.

While Avalon listened to Natalya and then spoke with Haru for a bit. "They are unsure. Haru could sense tensions within the palace walls and the unease of the people but they do not have access to rooms where important talks are held, therefore they do not know the details of the situation." Avalon explained all he understood from what Haru said.

"Why is Haru here?" inquired Silas. Silas's question caught Avalon off guard, as he forgot to mention that detail of the story. He often forgets that people do not know what is being spoken.

"A Manka cat told Haru to seek me out. Manka cats are native to Alderaan and many can also be found on Tython, they are very dangerous creatures, can easily take down a Nerf, they tend to stay away from cities nowadays and keep to themselves by the mountain range around Appenza Peak. A creature like that would never seek out one of Haru's kind, let alone come down from the mountains. Even though they are in the same family tree of creatures, they are each others enemy. Manka cats on Tython are capable to sensing shifts within the force, which helps them hunt and help protect their young from hunters. For one to seek out Haru, and send them to me, means that whatever is happening on Alderaan is dire, even the force doesn't like it if creatures that live in the mountains could sense it." Avalon

"So there are two issues then?" offered Silas. "Whatever is happening on the surface of Alderaan and the traders. Whatever they are smuggling I doubt it's just spice. If it's for the Hutts, slaves are probably involved too." Silas added.

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Natalya furrowed her eyebrow as she heard the words coming out of the others mouth. “Well, thank you Haru for your information and seeking him out like they told you to.” The Jedi told the cat, smiling softly at them as she did so. Now she turned back to the seemingly dire situation at hand. “Do you think we should go and check out the planet together? Just go over and have a look see?” She questioned as she looked around at the others faces. “Of course that would be after we sleep tonight...” She added just for some clarification.

“So we definitely have a big problem at hand... But is it ours to deal with?” Vila questioned the group as she looked up at them with wide eyes. All of this was rather terrifying to her, and it made her heart beat quickly inside of her chest. She took the hand of Master Natayla and squeezed it gently to calm her of her nerves a bit. Physical touch even in the simplest form always made her feel better.

Master Natayla allowed the other to take her hand, feeling very sympathetically towards the child. She knew the other really wasn’t a child, but she was still very young and this was a horrid situation for someone her age to be put in. “I don’t know if this is our issue just yet, but I tend to believe that it is. I know the cats didn’t specifically reach out for me, but since we are all working with Avalon and are here to stick with you if he goes we might as well go together.”

[Master Obi-Wan]

Haru purred at the praise and swished their tail slowly, to reciprocate the praise in their own way.

"We can go, but there is no guarantee that we will be able to land as Haru said, all the ships are being held up in Alderaan space, none can land." Silas supplied to Natalya.

"It is a big issue which is not ours to deal with. Well, not you three." Avalon said. "The Manka cats reached out to me alone." Avalon's words drifted off as he was deep in thought about the situation.

"Whatever is happening on Alderaan, and the traders are not a threat as of yet. Right?" Silas didn't sound too confident.

"Traders are not a threat if they already left Naboo and didn't leave anyone behind besides Haru." Avalon reasoned.

"I believe we are all in need of rest." Silas attempted to change the subject.

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“Yes but if it’s urgent and you are still needed to protect the Queen.... I suppose I can protect her just fine if you wish to leave alone.” Master Natayla said frowning slightly at all of this.

“It must be a big deal if the Manka asked for you and that ship if it was from the Hutts could be rather dangerous. You know how they are at times.” The Queen told the others, feeling a bit anxious.


“You’re right we all should get some rest. I will see all of you in the morning.” Master Natayla replied, knowing the boy didn’t want to stress everyone out. She nodded to the three in respect before heading up to her room. She slipped into some night time robes and headed off to bed.

“Goodnight all of you, thank you for being here with me.” Queen Vila told the group as they got up to rest. “Goodnight Haru,” she told the cat before heading up to her own sleeping quarters. She was already dressed in her nightgown so she slipped under the covers and into a blissful sleep.

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Haru meowed their own form of goodnight, and settled on the sofa.

Silas and Avalon parted ways with the women and then with each other as they all went to bed. Silas got changed and climbed into bed, thinking briefly about the situation but eventually falling asleep.

Avalon too settled down in bed but he couldn't fall asleep for a while. After half an hour of not being able to fall asleep Avalon stood up and went to open the window. The night was peaceful and the trees gently swayed and many stood still, indicating to Avalon that they were resting too. A tree not far from the window was still swaying, even though there was no wind.

"You can't rest either huh?" Avalon asked and got an affirmative in response. "Hmm. You seen Haru in this cottage right? The white feline kin?" Avalon asked and the tree made another affirmation. "Good. Can you track down which ship Haru came from, when did it arrive, if it left and if they left anything on Naboo?" It was posed like a question but it sounded more like a command and the tree and its siblings were all happy to comply.

As it began its task, the wind outside picked up, the night was no longer calm. The trees and plants of Naboo speak through vibrations and due to rivers, seas and oceans of Naboo their messages need to be passed through big distance, so their 'speech' is the wind as their messages travel all across the planet.

This is one of the reasons why many fear Avalon's ability, especially politicians. There is no place in the universe where someone could hide from Avalon. All he needs is a name or a description of an individual, or even a place where they were sighted and he can track them down anywhere in the galaxy, even within the unknown regions and the deep core. The only places that could be considered a reprieve are deserts or ocean planets as creatures of deep waters do not care for those on the surface and life in deserts is very sparse.

Several minutes later, the tree got back to Avalon with a full report on the ship. Avalon filed the information away for later, to be discussed with the rest of the group. "Thank you for your help. It is greatly appreciated." He told the tree with a kind smile and closed the window, ready to finally got to sleep. Since the tree's mission was complete, the world outside settled down again, resorting back to the peaceful night it was earlier.