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Ardan couldn't get the kiss out his head, it was something he never thought he'd get and certainly never thought he'd feel this way about someone, it does give him a reason to be a better Jedi though.

Obi-Wan: Youngling?

Ardan is walking beside Obi-Wan with BD on his shoulder, clearly he was in his own thoughts as Obi-Wan looked to the young Jedi.

Obi-Wan: Something troubling you?

Ardan thought about it and Obi-Wan's one of the most experienced Jedi's in the Order, surely he can give him the advice he needs.

Ardan: Why are the Jedi not aloud to love?

Obi-Wan looked to the 16 year old Jedi and understood why he would ask that, he's 16 those feelings are normal for a boy his age.

Obi-Wan: It's for judgement. If it comes down to it, and you have to make a choice between the people you love or the Galaxy's survival, it will make it easier to make the tough choices.

Ardan understood that but Kyly won't get herself into that kind of trouble, she's better then that.

Ardan looked and followed Obi-Wan into a diner...

... looking place where many life forms came to relax, socialize and have something to eat.

Ardan: What are we doing here?

Ardan asked wondering what they were doing here, Ardan thought they were going after a Bounty Hunter, surely they won't be hiding out in a diner on Coruscant.

Obi-Wan: To see an old friend.

Ardan walked in behind his temporary Master and looked around while a droid called out to someone after they walked in.

Droid: Someone to see ya, honey! Jedi, by the looks of them.

BD got Ardan's attention making the young Jedi look to his droid sitting on his left shoulder.

BD: *Beep* *Boop* *Beep*

Ardan looked back to the droid and shook his head "No" to BD, BD looked a little disappointed at that but the attention was drawn to the kitchen when a big alien with four arms and a hug belly...

... Sprung into sight.

Dex: Obi-Wan!

Ardan was amazed at the aliens height and weight, this is Ardan's first assignment so seeing all these life forms he read about and prepared for is going to be something interesting indeed.

Obi-Wan: Hello, Dex.

Obi-Wan smiled, Ardan just waved a little respectfully as BD beeped his hello.

Dex: Take a seat. I'll be right with ya.

Obi-Wan patted Ardan on his back and lead him towards a booth, Ardan sat down by the window allowing BD to hop off his shoulder and stand on the table out of the way.

Droid: You wanna cup o' jawa juice?

Obi-Wan looked to Ardan and he nodded making Obi-Wan turn back to the Droid.

Obi-Wan: Oh, yes. Two, thank you.

Obi-Wan then sat next to Ardan for a second before Dex came out the kitchen.

Dex: Hey, old buddy!

Ardan smiled as they shared a hug and a laugh, Ardan likes it when people are happy, happy vibes make good vibes.

Dex: So, my friend, what can I do for ya?

Ardan and BD just kept quite while the more experienced Jedi did what he needed to do, Ardan knows he's here as a ride along sort of thing and doesn't want to step on anyone's toes but when Obi-Wan pulled out a Kamino saberdart, Ardan had to get involved.

Obi-Wan: You can tell me what this is.

Obi-Wan placed the dart on the table and Ardan pointed to it.

Ardan: I can tell you what that is.

Obi-Wan was looking at Dex then he looked to Ardan once then back to Dex but right back to Ardan seemingly not fully knowing what he said.

Obi-Wan: What?

Obi-Wan asked surprised as the dart didn't even show up on the Jedi archives but Ardan's spent a lot of time reading books and mostly about things a that most Jedi or people would see as pointless to learn but here he is knowing something a Jedi Master does not.

Ardan: It's the little cuts that give it away see...

Ardan picked it up and held it in the palm of his right hand while using his left to show Obi-Wan the little cuts, Obi-Wan looked and saw what he was saying.

Ardan: ... I think it's from the Cloners, I can't be sure about it but it seems to be the same design and tech.

Obi-Wan took the dart out of the young Jedi's hand and asked something that Ardan didn't know.

Obi-Wan: Kamino. I'm not familiar with it. Is it in the Republic?

Ardan shrugged while BD said he didn't know either but luckily Obi-Wan's friend Dex did.

Dex: No, no. It's beyond the outer rim. I'd say about, uh, 12 parsecs outside the Rishi Maze. Should be easy to find, even for those droids in your achieves.

They both chuckled clearly a joke Ardan wasn't a part of but that's okay.

Dex: These, uh, Kaminoans keep to themselves. They're cloners. Damn good ones too.

Ardan knew about the Kaminoans and they can be helpful but they can also be a huge pain in the ass.

Obi-Wan: Cloners. Are they friendly?

Ardan read about them but Dex clearly has experience in dealing with them so Ardan listened for anything that could help them with the assignment.

Dex: Oh, depends.

Ardan watched as BD stole Dex's drink, BD put what looked like a straw into the cup and drank it without them looking, Ardan really built BD with pointless extra's, like why would a droid need to drink.

Obi-Wan: Depends on what, Dex?

Ardan looked between the Jedi Master and the guy who runs the diner as Dex seemed to smirk a little.

Dex: On how good your manners are and how big your, uh, pocketbook is.

Dex chuckled as Obi-Wan looked back at the dart all while Ardan remembered where Dex told them where the the Kaminoans are...

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Master Kenobi and Ardan made their way back to the Jedi Temple and into a room where Ardan is very familiar with, Ardan is sat at the archives looking at the screen where the system should be but it's not there.

Obi-Wan: Are you sure you have the right coordinates?

Obi-Wan asked looking over Ardan's shoulder as Ardan leant back in the seat and was baffled by this.

Ardan: Yeah. There's the Rishi Maze...

Ardan said pointing to a small Galaxy system just above where their looking, Obi-Wan pressed the screen making it zoom in and Ardan was baffled by this.

Ardan: There's nothing there...

Obi-Wan looked to him as Ardan seemed to realise something, the Jedi Master watched as the gears in his head seemed to be spinning.

Ardan: ... Look at the surrounding area...

Obi-Wan did and saw all sorts of planet's and other documented things that Ardan was pointing to, Obi-Wan knows of most of these planets but he wasn't quite picking up what Ardan was putting down.

Ardan: ... All of that space and nothing, not even a single asteroid. The odds are...

Obi-Wan seemed to realise what he was saying and agreed with the young Jedi.

Obi-Wan: ... Impossible.

Ardan looked to the Jedi Master and was thankful he saw what he was seeing as well.

Ardan: It's the closets thing to impossible, yes.

Obi-Wan was amazed by this boys knowledge and how he thought, he wished Anakin would see things as Ardan does but if every Jedi was the same then the Order would be pointless.

Obi-Wan: Are you saying that someone's tampered with the Archives.

Ardan shook his head not saying that at all, that would insinuate that someone with a high amount of power in the Jedi Order or otherwise is an enemy and Ardan has no reason to believe that at all.

Ardan: No. I'm saying that your friend has no reason to tell us the planet is somewhere other then here, but someone might want us to think it's somewhere else.

Obi-Wan understood what he was saying and nodded patting his shoulder.

Obi-Wan: Good work. Let's go.

Ardan shut off the computer and followed Obi-Wan out the library but not before seeing Kyly, she smiled and waved to him and he waved back, Kyly's with Master Plo probably working on her Judgement lighting training, Ardan however is with Obi-Wan walking to seek the Master Jedi's assistance.

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Obi-Wan and Ardan walk towards where the youngling's are training with Master Yoda.

Yoda: ... Reach out. Sense the Force around you. Use your feelings you must.

Ardan and Obi-Wan stood beside each other as Yoda tapped his stick on the floor giving the signal for them to take a short break.

Yoda: Younglings. Younglings! Visitor's we have.

Ardan watched as they all lifted the blind helmets off their heads and spoke at the same time, it was kind of weird.

Younglings: Hello, Master Obi-Wan.

Ardan just waved, they don't know who he is and that's fine by him, Ardan's not a Knight yet and doesn't expect to be known as one.

Obi-Wan: Hello...

Obi-Wan replied respectfully to the younglings the turned to Master Yoda.

Obi-Wan: ... I'm sorry to disturb you, Master.

Ardan stayed by the door way as Obi-Wan stepped towards Master Yoda gaining the Master Jedi's attention.

Yoda: What help can I be, Obi-Wan? Hmm?

Ardan was going to listen and see what Master Yoda has to say about his theory about someone hiding the planet but felt a tug on his side, Ardan looked down to see a young boy around the age of five looking up to him.

Youngling: Do you have two Lightsaber's?

Ardan looked to his left side and saw his Saber then to his right side and saw the hilt of his brothers old Saber, ready and waiting for Ardan to get his very own official Crystal.

Ardan: oh, uh. Not yet. But I will.

Ardan replied looking down to the boy, the others wow'd in amazement while Master Yoda and Master Obi-Wan spoke to the side.

Youngling: You must be really powerful to have two Saber's.

Ardan watched as the younglings came over to him and started to ask him questions just as Obi-Wan and Master Yoda looked over to them.

Obi-Wan: ... It was actually the boy who spotted it.

Yoda hummed as he watched Ardan pull out his Purple Saber making the kids enjoy the new colour, not many have heard of a Purple Saber much less seen one.

Yoda: Powerful and Wise, he's become. Follow his judgement, I say.

Obi-Wan understood what he meant by that but then that still means that someone tampered with the Archives and erased a planet from their system.

Obi-Wan: But, Master Yoda who could empty information from the Archives? That's impossible, isn't it?

Obi-Wan was right, it was thought to be impossible but in truth the high ranked Jedi and others have the ability to do such a thing, that's what made this so much worse then thought.

Yoda: Dangerous and disturbing this puzzle is. Only a Jedi could have erased those files. But who and why, harder to answer. Meditate on this I will. Hmm.

Master Yoda and Obi-Wan turned to Ardan ready for them to leave for the planet of Kaminoans but saw him with his Saber away and smiling to the kids.

Ardan: ... Just because your smaller doesn't mean your not strong. If someone's bigger then you have to be faster...

Obi-Wan was impressed with the boys wisdom and could see that Master Windu's training is showing well on the boy.

Yoda: Young Solari, speaks truth. Small in height, but tall in power.

Ardan was honored that the Master Jedi saw him in such a high standard but he knew he's taken up enough time of Master Yoda, so with a bow he joined Master Obi-Wan's side as they walked out the room allowing Master Yoda to go back to training the Younglings.

Obi-Wan walked with Ardan by his side towards the hanger so they can get a ship to the Icebound Caves as he looked to the young Jedi.

Obi-Wan: How is it you know more then most Jedi Master's?

Ardan just smirked with a shrug and looked up to the Jedi Master.

Ardan: I read.

 Ardan and Obi-Wan shared a chuckle as they got to the Hanger where two ships are ready and waiting for them...

... Obi-Wan looked to the young Jedi and wondered.

Obi-Wan: Can you fly one of these things?

Ardan has had training in flight but not in one of these and not for the distance their going to be covering over the next few days.

Ardan though just looked to his assigned ship...

... Then turned to Master Kenobi.

Ardan: We'll both find that out, really soon.

Obi-Wan chuckled and patted his shoulder climbing into his ship with R4 as his computer, Ardan climbed into his with BD joining him in the cockpit and R2-O2...

... Helping him on the computer.

Ardan: Ready, O2?

R2-O2 responded with the response he was looking for and he followed Master Kenobi out the hanger and up to the sky finally seeing the stars for himself...

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(To Be Continued)