Lux has a talk with Ahsoka

back on Coroscant

Meredith is working in her office when Lux walks in

Merdith: Can I help you, Senator Bonteri

Lux: Do you have any updates

Meredith: Not yet, but I have total confidence in V. She won't fail

Lux: How could you possibly know that

Merdith: I just do, trust me, Project POWER GUARD will soon be ours, but shouldn't you focus on something else

Lux: What do you mean

Merdith: How are you gonna get the project onto her

Lux: I'm gonna give it to her as a gift, and the project will activate when she opens it

Mededith: I take it you'll send it to her living quarters in the Jedi Temple

Lux: Of course

Meredith: Then you need her permission

Lux: What

Meredith: The project will activate on the person who opens the gift. Without her permission, the guards will open it to see if it's not dangerous

Lux: fuck

Merdith: so i better go to the temple, and convince her to let the guard know that when they get a gift from you, to put it in her private chambers without opening it

Lux: I'll do that

he leaves

Meredith: fucking moron

a little later in Supreme Chancellor Padme Amidalla's office

Ahsoka: Why can't we find anything

Padme: Relax Ahsoka, we will

Ahsoka: How can you be so certain

Padme: Because we can't lose hope, we have defeated the Sith, and we will stop this maniac too

Ahsoka: You weren't there, you have no idea what he's capable of

Padme: And he doesn't know what we are capable off, the stronger he grows, the bigger his ego will become, and that will be his downfall

Guard: Excuse me, Supreme Chancellor Amidalla, but Senator Bonteri wants to speak with the Jedi

Ahsoka: Lux, what's he doing here

Padme: Oh, you know Meredith's little helper

Ahsoka: I don't know much about her, but I do know Lux, we're friends

Padme: Senator Stout is a thorn in my side, all she wants is to put us into another war, and your friend always backs her up

Ahsoka: I didn't know about that

Padme: It doesn't matter

Padme closes all the files

Padme: Let him in, we're done for the day anyway

Guard: As you wish

Padme: I take it you don't mind me being here

Ahsoka: Of course not, it's your office

Lux enters the office

Ahsoka: Lux, what can I do for you

Lux: Ahsoka, Supreme Chancellor Amidalla

Padme: Senator

Lux: I was told I could find you here

Ahsoka: Well, here I am. What can I do for you

Ahsoka smiles at Lux which immediately makes him more nervous

Lux: y-your birthday is coming up right

Ahsoka: In a couple of weeks

Lux: I know you're busy and can be called away for a mission at any time, but I'm tracking down a present I'm sure you'll like. Can you permit me to send it to your personal quarters?

Ahsoka: I don't see a problem with it, but you can just give it to the guards

Lux_I-I don't want them ruining the surprise, you might hear what it is if they open it first

Ahsoka: Fair enough, I'll let the guards know that your gift must be sent to my quarters when it arrives

Lux: t-thank you

Padme: Anything else, Senator

Lux: No, that's all

Lux leaves, and Ahsoka turns to Padme and sees a smile on her face

Padme: he has a crush on you

Ahsoka: I know, but that's all it ever will be

Padme: I thought you said he was a good friend

Ahsoka: he is, but attachment is against the Jedi code, even if I don't agree with it

Padme: Anakin and I made it work

Ahsoka: Even if I wanted it, I'll never go for Lux, he's not really what I'm after, he's weak and frail, I want a real man that stands beside me in battle

Padme: Then why not look at other Jedi

Ahsoka: oh becuase that's what I want, more trouble for myself, Master Samara already wants to demote me to Padawan, and the council might agree to that if they find out I want to break the Jedi code

Padme: It's your decision, now that's enough for today, I'll see you tomorrow around 10:00 AM

Ahsoka: Why so late

Padme: I have appointments until then

Ahoska: Alright, see you then

Padme: Good night