Together again.

Did the Jedi ever gather for good news? Now, beneath the surface of Ryloth, the Jedi sat, preparing to pass judgement on one of their own.

It seemed as if every gathering of the Jedi was an omen of disaster- to Gash Jiren, at least. The Rogue Jedi Master sat pensively at the table with his fellow Jedi Masters, glaring down from the upper region of the underground chamber on the two Jedi seated below. One, Vonta Horn; descendant of the legendary Halcyon line, a Jedi Padawan of the Council, and wanted for conspiracy to murder. The other, the plaintiff, Chadd Fearsons- an Emperor, a Rogue Jedi, and a man claiming he was assaulted purposely by forces of Vonta Horn.

To the left of the Asthentian King and Rogue Jedi, sat Leia Organa Solo- Gash's logical opposite as the leader of the other prominent organization of the Jedi. To her left, Amalia Azalin, and to Gash's right, the small green sprite, Rakili.

A newly-formed council of all Jedi, rogue or otherwise, the Jedi Council of Judgement sat presiding over the trial- lacking Xylon Hexyra, who had previous engagements based on his position as the Commander of New Republic forces.

Gash glanced to the younger female at his left, a rather severe look on his face. It had taken the Asthentian halfbreed twenty more years than Leia to reach the position of Jedi Master, an almost-humbling thought. He muttered quietly, shielding the sound waves with the Force so that the rest of the room, packed with Jedi and holonet news agency corespondants.

"Well, this should be interesting. We had better begin..."

Releasing his hold on the soundwaves around the Jedi Masters, Gash reached out in the Force, grabbing hold of and pounding together several air particles and clapping them together with tremendous force. The result was a gavel-like bang, which brought the meeting to order.

"On behalf of my fellow Jedi Masters, I would like to welcome all those gathered at this trial. As the Master of the plaintiff, I will open this trial. However, I would like to remind you all, and especially Chadwick Fearsons and Vonta Horn, that this is not a New Republic court of law. Myself and the council have gone to great lengths to secure clearance from the N.R. to dispense our own form of justice; do not abuse that right. Typical lawyer-trickery will simply not work in this room; remember who your judges are.

"If you lie, we will know. If you attempt to put a spin on the truth, we will see through it. If you do not divulge the entire truth, we will know and ask you to do so.

"That said. Vonta Horn, you stand accused of conspiracy to kill, and ordering an assault with the intent to kill. I would invite Chadwick Fearsons to first address the court on the nature of this charge."

He glanced at Leia.

"Provided my colleagues do not wish their own foreword."

OOC:
Since this is one of our first real trials, there will be a strict posting system in order. You will post when you are decreed to- not otherwise.

Posting Order following my post:
Leia
Amalia
Chadd
Gash

After which, I will set a new posting order.

OOC: Sorry just this may prove of necessity. The 4 Freedom guards men including Greyy Trespe that were at the encounter and the CLF forces that were there are also present for the trial. Minus those that Fearson killed.

OOC: Probably they should be included then


Leia, ever the epitome of second nature 'political manners', sat quietly with no hint of slouch in her posture and an air of serenity. She did not meet Gash's inquiring look, but instead swept a cool gaze over Chadd and Vonta, then took in the sight of the scenario before her.

"We do not."

Amalia sat with her hands clasped, leaning against the table. She too was looking over at Fearsons and Vonta. She knew of both people, and a little bit of each of their background's. She was quite surprised at the circumstances for the trial, but it didn't show.

She met eyes with Vonta first, held her eyes on Vonta for a moment, and then went onto Chadd. Noting that all had gone silent, she made a quick nod to Chadd, gesturing for him to speak. He wished for the trial, he was meant to speak the reasons for it, on his own accord.

"Fearsons, the floor is yours, please tell us the story in full."

She did not feel she had the place to address Fearsons or Vonta in this manner, that was meant more for either Leia or Gash, considering that each was their own leader of each faction, Leia, of TJC, and Gash, of RJO, but Fearsons had not yet spoken, and she believed that it was his turn now to speak.

Fearsons rose from his table, nodding to his two PeFauna guards, urging them to remain seated. His ebony leathered gloves stroked the table as if it could provide him with words.

His eyes were sealed shut as he pondered for a few moments more, then his gaze locked with first Organa Solo, his first master, then to Amaliza, one whom he'd not had the pleasure of meeting, and finally Master Jiren, whom was his current trainer.

When he spoke, he did so with elegance and confidence, however he had no ego to boast up his words. His glowing red eyes penetrated those in the court room as he began.

"Your honors of the court room and prestigeous Jedi Masters. I have come before you today to convict Vonta Horn of a deceitful and abominable crime. It seems that despite several treaties signed with the New Alliance, and even my own Jedihood in solid unification with her, she would rather see me struck down than actually move to benefit peace.

"I admit I do not like her...at all, as she does not like me. But does the ramification of a personalized ideal proceed to allow one person to judge another without prior consent? Kyp Durron and Master Skywalker were perfect examples of this...neither supported each other...but they did not fight each other as you've seen Vonta agress toward me.

"Again I admit mayhap I have done some wrong here, and if I am found guilty of that, then so be it. If not then so be it as well. But I have brought Lady Horn here today to speak the truth of her actions against a fellow Jedi Knight, albeit a Rogue Jedi, but a Jedi nonetheless.

"She has committed crimes of untolerable referance that even I am willing to lean on and consider the punishment small...lenient. Yet...how am I to coherse with this when she would rather go on some damnfool crusade?

"I present you three Jedi Masters with charges of Vonta horn which include but are not limited to:

"Taunting a Sith to boast him into combat. Yes I know most of you deep down inside would rather see the Sith wiped from the face of the galaxy, but if I remember correctly, was it not Master Yoda who said that 'A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.'? We should dwell on the Force as an ally to guide us, not to go pick a fight with someone who opposes us.

"Bring it on me as you will as to how I am an emperor, but I have redeemed my lost acts and have come before you to try and ammend those several a time. I may have used offense in the past, but that is where it is...the past...after judgement and agreement.

"My second charge I bring her here for is that of conspiracy to assassinate the emperor. She conducted this act even during the Alliance-Rogue Imperial War where it was in a way tolerable...had she not been a Jedi. Now even though the war is over, she plots sinister plans to bring me down and need be...the New Alliance with me.

"I also charge her with attempted assassination, where she and her entarague of soldiers surrounded the few of us Force using Jedi and Sith alike with ysalimari, honing blasters on the each of us. I told her to ward off several times and not once. As one of the men came dangerously close to pulling the trigger, I took his life, which started a mass array of combat.

"That I admit, could have gone better, but at the time, without the Force to aid me, I had to act on instinct...on what I thought would be best. As Vonta persued to harm me, Greyy Trespe, the former Royal Guardsman assauletd me head on, whom I batted asside with my lightsaber. However when I tried to get Vonta off of Han Skywalker, a fellow Rogue Jedi Knight, I was blasted from behind.

"These are my charges and with ample evidence. I come here as a Rogue Jedi, here to press my charges against her and her little terrorist band. I have not held the New Alliance resopnsible for this outrage, due to her retirement from their forces, but this is instead considered an independent terrorist attack on myself. I have, no further statement in this matter, for that is my opening statement. Proceed as you wish my Master," Fearsons finally concluded with a proper bow to each of the Masters, then sitting back in his own seat. His scarlet orbs trailed over to Vonta as he watched her.

Gash looked down at Vonta with a sideways glance, then let his ominously glowing red eyes slip over to gaze down on Chadd. The two crimson orbs rested on the young man, the Rogue Jedi's apprentice, with a cold intensity. A small smile flash across his face. The Master picked up on Fearson's "Sith" comment.

"You're forgetting who you speak to, Chadwick Fearsons. I am the Sith who destroyed half of Theed- the past which you have conveniently forgotten is not so easily left behind for those I killed. Nor is it so easily dismissed for me. So I would remind you to tell the whole truth; you weren't on the New Alliance world by happenstance. You were there hunting down a man by the name of Ahnk Rashanagok."

A ripple of emotion ruptured the calm of the room, accompanied by the less-signifigant physical mumbling, but ceased as Gash made another cracking sound with the Force.

"I am quite aware that he escaped from the Jenova. In an X-wing, I believe. While I cannot blame you for wishing the death of the man who may have turned an entire fleet against us behind our backs, your actions in hunting him were... inexusable. A single man in an X-wing doesn't pose a threat to you or me, and the damage which could have been wrought by a battle between he and you could have been catastrophic- and let me remind you, I was at the Battle of Dantooine, on the bridge of the Black Voltage. I saw the ships that Ahnk's protege, the Falleen Admiral Exel, destroyed, and I knew the men on them. I am not speaking from a naive or ignorant point of view.

"The court will recognize, then, that blame must partially fall upon you for any of the charges you lay; while certain parties may refuse to believe it, the word "Rogue Jedi" has taken on a different meaning, in recent months. The Rogues have a code of honor, and as your master, I cannot condone the purposeful and vengeful hunting of a non-dangerous Sith.

"That said, we are not here to find your guilt in such relatively minor crimes; you will find your remediation for your wrongdoing when we return to Yavin 4.

"As the court now recognizes the wrongdoing of Rogue Jedi Chadwick Fearsons in persuing the escaped captive of the New Republic, Ahnk Rashanagok, we will address the more serious charges laid by him against Vonta Horn and her compatriots, Greyy Tespe and the Freedom Guards. While I, and my fellow Jedi Masters, have questions we would like to pose to the accused, we think it only fair that Vonta first be allowed to present her case, and her version of the aforementioned events."

The tired-looking Rogue Jedi Master tuned and smiled meekly at Vonta.

"Chadd has accused you of quite heinous crimes, Vonta Horn. Please, present your case to the court."

OOC:
Posting Order:
Vonta
Leia
Amalia
Gash

Then a new posting order will be announced.

Greyy Trespe is a old freind of Vontas she looked at him and gained a measure of reassurance. She was not wrong in her actions. But was she so sure. The force willed her to train on Wayland. And now all of this came about. There must be a reason for it, the force does not act with out reason. The calmness that rippled off her judges was powerful but not all intimidating. She had grown much in her meditations on wayland. Pulling on a bit of the force to try to help her see the way she bagain.

"I am accused of many crimes yes, my guilt is for you to decide so I well hold nothing back." She bows to all of the masters slightly longer to her own master Organa.

"Months ago I resigned my leadership of the fleets of the New Alliance becuase some thing told me it was the right time for it. That the leader ship of the people was not where I was most needed. A vision gave me a glimps of wayland so there I left for in my only belonging a X-J model X-wing. There with no company but my Astro droid cypher I trained. In meditation and intense battle excercise. I was here for a reason and the force would reveal it someday but until then I became more one with the force."

"Many things changed while I was away, I had periodical updates from Zed Nine a droid of my own design and Greyy Trespe. The TNA and TRE had peace at last. And we were now in a state of war with the sith and TNO. Ahnk had even turned and the turned back as Fearson said. The sith lord and my self have a long history. He was the first sith I ever faced in battle. He almost killed me then. And he tried many times to destroy the New Alliance. I even saw a machine that he had that changed dead beings into massasi warriors. He harvested and killed for them. Yes I know the sith lord."

"The state of war also left almania on a state of high alert." She handed out a copy of the press release that zednine made not long ago. The judges each took one, "the Civilian Law Forces or CLF, were on hieghtened alert. we were faceing the sith and Zed intended to be ready for any and every thing. So yalsimari harvested from mykr became standerd issue for all fast response command teams in the CLF. In the report from zed him self it states that a single ship entered the atmosphere followed by a second unidentified ship. There were forces organized for either rescue or combat."

" I was several kiliometers away from the location that the craft were to land. I saw the two fighters as specks in the sky. And I felt the force emminate from each. One was dark and unmistakably Ahnks. The other was unidentifiable at the time but I knew it was a jedi. I rushed to my X-wing R5 had preped it for me so when I arrived I could fly after the UFO's. I had my self patched in to the response teams. Greyy was on one of the shuttles responding. I relayed to him what I felt and he made it clear that this was a combat mission and not rescue. He know just as well what the sith lord could do even allone."

"4 of the Droid X X-wings would reach the area first. I designed the fighter for this purpose. The are the first to reach a scene and drop a pay load of two battle droid commandos and 3 armed spy eye droids that would scout ahead for them. The pilots are even free to move. The fighter can fly under it's own power becuase it is a droid and act as heavy weapons cover.

I ordered them to set up a parimeter so that at least the sith would meet resistance immediatly. But mostly becuase I wanted them to live not die."

she pauses, "that is the lead up this is the main story."

"I my self do not like fearsons. But he made peace with us so I respect him. To see him there was a surprise. But a good one it would be all the better for us as we faced ahnk. I link us in a meditation technique I had mastered in my time her. I sensed that he thought that I was being to proactive being a member of the ancient jedi order. But here and now was my place. I the trees I felt a second dark presence. It is foolish to taunt a sith out they must be flushed out if you are to face them. I sent coordinates to a droid X fighter above and it fired behind him to draw him out. I shot a wrist rocket to stop him in his tracks and give him pause. I wore cortisis armor, a blaster and awrist rocket launcher. But one must use all the advantages on can when facing these odds. I did not relie as much on these devices any more but they did prove use ful at times such as these."

"My actions were never againest the Rogue jedi but against the Sith present. I was told. No ordered to leave this place as it was not my place. But this battle was on a TNA planet and if this Sith was allowed to get away then he could threaten innocents.

The two rogue jedi were strong but there was still the posiblity that they would lose. And I knew that Greyy having the yalsimari would say that they had the best chance against them if the CLF acted. Greyy, and 3 other guards men were in charge of 60 CLF commandos all carrying yalsimari. With the Yalsimari it was almost assure that Ahnk would be taken.

to the count that I taunted a sith perhaps I did, but only to give them the chance to surrender. The pay ment I spoke of refers fo the courts of intergalactic law he would face. But he had to be brought in first."

"As for the charge of conspiracy to assasinate the emperor. It was a state of war. What I planed and helped to plan during the times of war were ways to end the threat of the Angel Virus to the TNA populaces. Any other situations of infiltration. Were not made in the light to murder you or your people but to prevent further blood shed in the recent past there were no such assasination plots on my part."

"As to the charge of attempting to assainate him. Well the battle droid recordings tell it better then I can."

A HOlo grid was set up and vonta nodded to a ballif that had over seen the removal of the data from the droids so that there was no doubt of the validity.

The film played

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"Sorry Fearsons but this is New Alliance territory and you well find that their is little that you well be able to do to prevent it." She Signaled for the Forces to close on them all. The Yalsimarri that each of the guards carried merged their null force bubbles. sixty for strong the bubble now strectched for over 700 meters in all directions. The force was cut off from all the force users present.

Vonta through off her robes revealing a Cortosis armor chest plate. Greyy Trespe was leading the ground commandos with two other freedom guards men. Trespe was waring a Royal guard uniform with a mix of red and with armor. The other two wore uniforms that were all white. They came with saber lances drawn out for battle. Without their force powers these were just highly trained commandos with high tech weaponry. Something that normal troops could handle.

"You all have heavy weapons trained on you, we may be able to parry blaster bolts with the force but with out it. Well you may want to rethink not surrendering." She gives Greyy a nod.

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Interceding she points out "Our force abilitys removed it was a far easier task of taking the sith but instead of working with us the Rogue jedi fought us."

continuing
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Fearsons eyes narrowed at the blasters honed on him, and then he drifted the chiss-like eyes on his counterpart there...Han Skywalker.

"Han listen to me," he said impervenably. "the New Alliance is messing with Jedi affairs...this is a direct attack...I hope you included combat training in your Jedi training...we're going to fight our way out of this."

Fearsons began to move as if he was surrendering until he was at the edge of the circle...then he jabbed the weapon of his back into the first Alliance soldier near him, scoring a killing blow and sending him to the ground.

Already the Alliance soldiers began firing rapidly on the emperor, but his saber twirled around in a circular motion reflecting the red bolts.

He held up his hand suddenly as Vonta turned on him angrily. "Listen to me now, I am the emperor of the Rogue Empire and you conducted an unprovoked assault on me and the people here, this is a Jedi duel...if you do not call back the troops-"

A stray blaster shot sped through the empty space between the soldier and the emperor, and he reflected it back, hitting the soldier square between the eyes. It was on.
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Vonta speeaks again " Fearson fiegns surrender and stabs a man killing him instantly. Provoking a flurry of counter attacks that resulted in more deaths."

continueing
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Vonta looked him in the eye. Held up her hand for her forces to hold their fire. "Far as I can see you have just killed a TNA soilder. As much a act of war as any I could see. It is you who have proven the aggressor in this case."

The Freedoms guards men all face one of the opponents. Puting them selves between the sith/jedi and the guards.

Greyy Trespe put him self too face fearsons. Greyy speaks now. "Vonta is a jedi but I am a soilder and you are to allow these people into our costudy. I have orders not to engage in a battle with TRE forces under any circumstances but I am taking these sith in. So either help us or stand aside." He increased his voice, "All personel. Do not fire on Fearsons or this second jedi with him. The sith are our only Targets."

He looked at the sith through the eyes of his red and white Royal Guard helmet, "There Fearsons no one well fire on you or your freind but the sith are under arrest."

Fearsons narrowed his eyes, only a few words escaped his lips.

"Get...out."

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the holo ended "it was made clear that the sith where our only concern our equal concern but rather then ally with us he fought us."

"I did not at any time engage the Rogue Jedi Han. The Freedom guards men pit vibro lance against light saber so that all the comabatants would not get the chance to kill more CLF officers."

"I contend that I was within my rights to protect the people of wayland. If my crime is acting in accordence to the protection of this society, the fact remains that with the CLF we stood a sure chance of taking the sith. With out them the battle would have been phenomenal. And live could have been lost including those ot the soilders at the scene. Fearson shuck the Authority of the right full government, right out refused the help even after it was clear that they were not after him."

"this was in no way a terrist attack only a operation to see the populace safe it was the will of the force that I was there. Fearson was never a target here but a by standerd that was involved refused help. He was on our planet with a threat to us all not just him. And he was the first one to draw blood not the other way around. I do not know his motives. But I mourn the 13 soilders that died. It is the will of the force that I am here. If I was somehow in the wrong. I accept it."

She closed her statments and took a seatwith a heavy heart of the events that must transpire here. For good or ill.

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Leia remained silent still, and drew no conclusions yet. She gave a subtle shake of the head in response to a sideways glance from Gash, she had no questions to pose at the moment.

Amalia listened carefully, yet thoughtfully, keeping her faze toward both Vonta and Fearsons as she listened. She bit down on her lower lip softly, after both Jedi had finished speaking, thinking quietly to herself, yet she could come up with nothing to say as of yet. She kept her gaze where it remained, speaking quietly.

"I do not wish to address either of the two, not yet, anyhow."

Gash rested his head on one of his hands as Vonta gave her elaborate description of her case. As the tapes finished, and Vonta's long speel came to a close, he blinked curiously.

"I believe that it is fair to concede that both sides have committed their fair share of wrongs in this matter. Chadd Fearsons should not have been persuing the Sith, and Vonta should not have become involved. Almania is no longer your jusidiction, Vonta- just as Naboo is no longer mine.

"Both cases have been heard to my satisfaction. Personally, it is my belief that neither of the involved parties intended any wrong, nor was any permanent damage done. Without intent or action, this case is a flimsy one at best; it is more the actions leading up to the confrontation in question which are unsuitable.

"But those crimes are ones of a Jedi sort- the sort which myself and Leia Organa Solo, as the masters of the respective parties, will deal with when we return to our worlds."

Gash glanced at his fellow Jedi Masters.

"I move that the criminal charges be dismissed as inconsequential. I minor fine should be administered to Vonta Horn- no more than 1,000 credits, a sum which may be paid in part or in full by her allies- for accidental injury of a fellow sentient being. I further move that Vonta Horn and Chadd Fearsons be placed under a retraining order from one another of one hundred kilometers. Further repremandation should be applied by their masters for their actions against the Jedi and Rogue Jedi Code.

"What says the council, the plaintiff, and the suspect?"

OOC:
Posting Order:
Amalia
Chadd
Vonta
Gash

(Due to Leia's absence, I will send her the specifics of my post and relay her opinion.)