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Macen Listened As A Report Was Read Aloud By The Council Regarding The Rediscovery Of The Ancient Hyper Route To The Ancestral Jedi Homeworld Of Tython. "The Implications Of It's Rediscovery Were High, But With War Still Rampant, The Council Was Divided On Whether Or Not They Should Investigate The Lost Homeworld Of The Order. "Masters, Forgive Me, But Can We Risk Not Investigating? If This Becomes Known To The Confederacy, Taking The Ancestral Homeworld Of The Jedi Could Split The Order In A Time Not Unlike The Mandalorian Wars, Can Afford Another Revanist?" Begs Macen. "Speak Wisely, You Do Padawan Surik." Says Yoda. "No, Practically Yes, But Wisely? I Don't Have The Years On Me To Earn That Honor. Allow Me To Investigate This, Take A Team Of Jedi, Nothing Too Large Or Small, But Enough To Cause Nothing But A Slight Disturbance In The ****, Keep The Sith Ignorant For As Long As We Can, We Should." Says Macen. "You Can't Suggest To Lead This Team? Your Just A Padawan?" Asks Adi Gallia. "I Am Of Lesser Importance To This War Than Everyone Else In The Room, A Padawan Leading A Small Team Of Jedi Is Of No Significant Loss To The War Effort. If You Send One Of Your Own, We Risk Leading The Sith To The Jedi Homeworld On An Aurodium Platter." Says Macen.

"Hmm, Select Your Team, Padawan Surik, But Send A Master With You We Must, To Ensure The Mission Is Safe For All, That Is More Important." Says Yoda. "I Already Know Who To Call On Master Yoda. I'd Like To Specially Request The Services Of Padawans Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy and Ahsoka Tano, Alongside A'Sharad Hett and Master K'Kruhk." Says Macen Confidently. "Padawan Enwandung-Esterhazy Is Among The Least Strong In The ****, Any Reason Why You Seek Her In Particular?" Asks Ki-Adi Mundi. "Because Her Precognitive Abilities Are Unmatched, No Offense Master Tiin." Says Macen. "None Taken." Said The Ikotchi Master. "Do You Want Us To Provide You A Ship To Take You Padawan?"Asks Windu. "No, Best I Use My Own Freighter, The Tears Of Malachor Makes For A Lower Profile This Way.'' Says Macen. ''You Mean To Take That Thing Into The Deep Core? It's A Museum Piece!'' Says Kenobi. ''Only On The Outside Master.'' Says Macen. ''You Fixed It?'' Asks Kenobi. ''Oh I Did More Than That Master, But That's Just For Me To Know.'' Says Macen As He Bows and Departs.

Macen, Ahsoka, Tallisibeth, Hett, and K'Kruhk Were Readying The Tears Of Malachor Alongside A Squad Of ARC Troopers, Though A Bucket Of Corrosion Outside, It Was All New and High-Tech Inside, It Was Equipped With Premier Warship Plating, Had Military-Grade Shields, Twin Ion Engines Modified To Incorporate Sublight Engines, The Sensors Had Been Tweaked and Upgraded To Allow Him To Spy and Track Dozens Of Ships In Four Different Systems At Once, His Shield Array Had A Multi-Power Plant Source, Enabling His Ship To Endure Damage Longer and Take Laser Fire Much Longer Than Normal. The Hyperdrive Was Of Arkanian Design, With Gree and Mandalorian Upgrades. The Ships Weapons Were Outwardly Just Several Dual and Twin Laser Cannons, With A Couple Concussion and Proton Missile Launchers, When In Fact It Was So Much More Advanced, It's Other Weapons Were Concealed Anti-Personnel Cannons To Deal With Troublesome Fools Trying To Stop A Take Off, While It Also Made Use Of Proton Bombs, Torpedoes, and Mines.

The Ships Coup De Grace However, Was The Cloaking Device Installed In The Ship, Hidden Beneath The Ships Decks Within A Smuggling Compartment, Which Could Only Be Unsealed By The ****. Regardless, The Ship Thrummed To Life, With Macen At The Controls and Tally As His Co-Pilot, Hett and Ahsoka As Navigator and Main Gunner Respectively. As The Ship Lifted Up, The Engines Began A Low Whistle That Steadily Picked Up In Pitch and Depth Until It Was Just Shy Of Screaming As The Ship Flew. The Ship Took Off Without A Hitch and Steadily Took Off Into Space At Steady and Greater Speeds and Pace.

Macen Had Left The Helm In Master K'Kruhk's Capable Hands, To Meditate On The Hyperspace Route's Validity, When Tallisibeth Entered His Quarters, They Hadn't So Much As Glanced At Each Other Before Kissing Profoundly and Deeply, Their Reunion Had Been Long Awaited, This One Especially So, They'd Been Secret Lovers For Years, Their Relationship Carefully Maintained and Hidden Over Long-Distance and Short, Whenever They Could, They Spoke Or Wrote, Using A Coded System Of Symbols, Names, Dates, and Terms. Kept The Council and Other Masters Ignorant Of Their True Relationship. There Had Always Been Suspicions Of Course, But Nothing Could Be Solidly Proven. Ahsoka Had Known Of Course, She'd Caught Them Together More Than Once, But Why She Never Told Anybody Was A Mystery To The Two Padawan Lovers.

''I've Missed You My Sweet Scout.'' Says Macen As He Caresses Tallisibeth's Hair. ''And I You, My Darling Prince.'' Says Tallisibeth, Referencing His Title Among The Core Worlds Aristocrats, Due In part To His Families Strong Ties To Many Political Dynasties, Including The Current Chancellor, Who Was His Second Cousin, On His Father's Side. His Great-Grandfather Had Once Been A Prince Of Alderaan's Royal House, Before Politics Got In the Way and He Got Exiled. His Grandfather Eventually Married A Sister Of Cosinga Palpatine, The Late Father Of Chancellor Palpatine. ''I'm No Prince, Just A Sabacc Player With The **** and A Lightsaber.'' Says Macen As He Kisses Tallisibeth's Cheek. "You Going To Meditate?" Asks Tallisibeth, To Which Macen Nods. "Then Don't Let Me Keep You." Says Tallisibeth, Who Leaves Him With A Parting Kiss.