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“I’m sorry Commander, could you repeat that?”
There was no possibility in the universe that what he heard was true, surely it couldn’t be - Surely.
But the Commander’s words - Spider - didn’t change. There was a bombing in the hangar of the Jedi Temple which caused the deaths of Jedi and citizens - people who worked for the order who were not Jedi - citizens. Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano who were not there were chosen to investigate and found Letta Turmond was arrested by giving her husband Jackar Bowmani, who worked at the Order, nano-droids that made him a living bomb. Ahsoka was the only person she would talk to but was choked to death before she could reveal who told her to do it.
Ahsoka is framed, the Council banned her from the Order and gave her to the Republic where she would get a death sentence. Anakin comes in at the last minute to reveal the true culprit which was Barriss Offee, who was Ahsoka’s friend.
Ahsoka was free from charges now that she was innocent but had left the Order.
Anakin lost his padawan, and Ahsoka lost her master - all because of the ignorance of the Jedi Council. Maul had never wished to be at the Temple more then he did now.
He signed and pinched the bridge on his nose, a headache slowly coming.
Spider knew of his General’s annoyance, he too felt the same way. “I’m sorry General. We’re navigating to Coruscant as we speak, with our mission done we felt that it was best to return.”
“Thank you Commander.” Maul gave him a grateful look which Spider gave a nod and a salute before leaving. Maul turned to the glass front of the cruiser and watched the familiar event of hyperspace come into action, already thinking of what he would say to the Council.
His headache grew.
His footsteps were heavy as he walked - no strode - through the halls of the Jedi Temple, he didn’t care of the weird looks he was given and the whispers behind hands, no all he could focus on was getting to the Jedi Council and possibly yell his ass off to them.
When he finally got to his destination he didn’t wait for the Guard or even knock, he pushed the doors open, creating a loud bang even when they shut, causing all eyes to fall on him as he stood in the middle of the room.
“Master Maul.” Mace greeted, not fazed by the Zabrak’s entrance. “I assume with your presence here that your mission was a success?”
“It was a success Master Windu, but that is not the main reason why I am here.” He replied coolly, he crossed his arms over his chest and gave them a frown. “I heard of the Temple Bombing and all the aftermaths.”
“News of this, spread wide it has?” Yoda asked, it’s not a stupid question to be fair.
“I’m not sure but a trooper of the 501st contacted my Commander and he told me everything that had happened.”
“I sense anger in you Maul.” Plo Koon noted and Maul cannot in his life, even in this moment, be angry at the Kel Dor. Plo Koon was the one that found him and brought him to the Jedi Temple, the Jedi Master had helped Maul in many ways and more then any other in the Temple. Maul saw the older man as a father - their bond was close and he knew that the Kel Dor had the same bond with Ahsoka, who Maul found out was given the name “Lil’ Soka” - adorable.
Maul could also feel Plo Koon’s guilt for what had happened to the young Togruta, he was one of the few that didn’t believe that Ahsoka did such things. “I am Master Plo. I’m angry at the Council for how they treated Ahsoka Tano.”
“Master Maul-” Mace began to speak, but the Zabrak cut him off.
“I don’t want to hear your excuses Master Windu, in fact I don’t want to hear excuses from any of you.” Maul glared at them all. “Right at the start you should have known that Padawan Tano would have never bombed the Temple firstly because she and Knight Skywalker were not here when it happened, if she really did bomb the Temple then it would of taken her weeks to prepare yet there is not one piece of evidence suggesting her leaving on her own to buy nano-droids. Secondly you should have known Padawan Tano was innocent because of how much she has fought for the Republic, for the Jedi, for the Order. Countless times she has served and saved lifes, done missions in hoping to bring this war to an end.
You expelled her from the Order and gave her to the Republic where she would have been given a death sentence, for something she clearly did not do. Only Knight Skywalker did something about this and took it into his own hands to find the true culprit, while all of you sat on your luxurious seats and didn’t stop anything. Thank the Force Knight Skywalker found Padawan Offee and brought her to the court and had her confess, otherwise you would have killed an innocent person.”
That sentence made most of them still and freeze. Good . Maul thought. They need to know how much they fucked up.
“Our hands were tied, Master Maul.” Mace said. “If we did not hand Padawan Tano to the Republic then it would have caused a rift between us.”
Maul looked at Mace wide wide eyes. “Are you saying that you gave Padawan Tano to the Republic, where she would have been sentenced to death, all because you didn’t want bad blood?”
The Jedi Master didn’t say anything which was all Maul needed. He seethed at Mace who looked a bit taken back by the action. Good.
“Padawan Tano was offered back to the Order along with the offer of Knight.” Ki-Adi-Mundi told Maul. “She refused and walked away, that part is on her.”
“She was framed for terrorism and murder, ran to try to prove her innocents, expelled from the Order, betrayed by the Council, was put on a death sentence and you think an offer of being a Knight would be a good apology for her to come back?” He snarled, making them all jump in their seats - he was really enjoying their actions today. “Did anyone of you, except Knight Skywalker and Master Plo, actually apologise and say sorry?”
The room was still and silent, again the silence was all Maul needed for an answer. He signed loudly and pinched the bridge of his nose once again. “Your pride and ignorance precedes you.” He gives them all, except Plo Koon, a look. “If you do not look at the events that have taken place and see the wrongs in your actions, then the Order will fall. We will lose this war, or the war will lose us.”
He doesn’t wait for comment, a yell, a glare - he walked out of the Council chambers with three more people needed to talk to.
Maul was going to fix this, he would make sure of it.