[center]~| The Jedi Temple, Tolun Fi's Lab, Day 1, 11:56 GST|~
~|Tolun Fi and Navi|~[/center]

[i]A collab between Fallen and myself[/i]

Meditation was something that didn’t come easy to Tolun Fi, given how his mind always was running through any number of ideas at any given time. Outwardly, his composure would have given a viewer a collected and serene individual. Inwardly, Tolun Fi had recited the periodic table of elements and about sixty chemical reactions by the time a clumsy sound started brushing through the vents above. The Kaminoan opened his eyes, regarding the ventilation duct above with mild suspicion. Raising to his feet with his lightsaber in hand, Tolun Fi listened intently at the approaching sound, relaxing after he made the connection. A few moments later, the tiny droid that Xid had created from spare parts emerged,as if it were panicked. 

“Navi. I realized you could not possibly be a Sith probe droid because they are actually proficient at sneaking up on someone. Is Xid alright? I trust he sent you to find me.” Tolun Fi asked. The droid whirled, servos working as it produced a holo image of Master Sela locked in combat with an unidentified Sith lord. He nodded once and the image vanished. It was not the first time Navi and Tolun Fi had shared information in such a way. “I see. Knowing Master Sela, she sent Xid away instead of risking his life against a great opponent. Selfless, and perhaps a bit too sentimental.” He paused, looking back at the droid. “She did not expect to win, did she?” 

Navi seemed to size Tolun up for a moment, it’s little, red eyes staring at the Kaminoan. It was already use to this reaction though its primary concern was Xid rather than Sela, suspecting the same thing as the Knight had pointed out. It nodded its board head then replayed the scene before the Sith’s arrival. Just after Xid was tossed away, his body rose to his feet and for a split second seemed to have struggled with himself over the right course of action. At least until Sela told him to seek help. It was a look Tolun Fi would know well, namely with rebellious padawans, that pretty clearly answered his own question. 

When the replay stopped, the droid twisted about to notice the door had been locked in a very permanent manner. The locking mechanism had been melted by a lightsaber preventing it from ever opening again. It lifted one leg, pointing to the door, and wiggled it as if asking the reason.      

Tolun Fi approached the door, staring with the droid at the fused panel, still glowing hot with molten circuitry and metal. “Ah, I should have expected your inquisitive nature to discover my handiwork. As you have most likely noted, I have destroyed my lab and have been waiting here in solitude for assistance or the enemy to breach the door. Given the overwhelming presence of the Dark Side, which is quite unmistakable, even if you ignore the turbolaser blasts, I had assumed the Order to have been on the losing side.” He looked at the jar of neurotoxin, moving it further away with a gentle push of the Force. “I know my last moments alive will be rendered quite irritating if I do not attempt to locate Xid because you are nothing if not tenacious, my friend. I will have to cut through this door to do so, unless you have another suggestion.”

Having no discernable objection, Tolun Fi’s lightsaber erupted to life and was thrust towards the bottom of the door until the Kaminoan felt no more resistance and he started to pull the blade upwards. “This is going to take some time, and somebody is going to notice. I do not suppose I could ask you to go and scout the other side for me in case I have a welcoming committee when I finally breach through? I’d rather my bland attempt at heroics not be cut short by a dozen blasters.”

Navi whirled its approval, then in a metal blur took off into the vent again. It wouldn’t take long for it to retrace its steps and arrive back on the other side of the door. Though truthfully, neither Tolun Fi or Navi could fully prepare for what awaited the Jedi on the other side.