The transition from the blood-rusted canyons of Rattatak to the cold, data-saturated silence of the Obroa-skai sector was a localized sociological pivot that Revan Shan met with a freshly calibrated multi-spectrum visor, a thermos of double-shot espresso, and a very particular brand of 12th-Doctor-esque investigative impatience. As the third month of 27 BBY ticked into the galactic ledger, the Maverick Master—biologically 128 years old but possessing the cheeky, unlined face of a twenty-three-year-old—decided that if his friend Master Sifo-Dyas was going to go missing, he would be the one to audit the vacuum he left behind.
Revan sat in the Sovereign's Command Chair aboard the Black Pearl, his eyes scanning the high-frequency data streams bleeding from the sector's archival moon. Calculus, the orange patriarch Loth-cat, was currently auditing the structural integrity of a loose cable behind the navigation console, while Theorem was perched on the headrest, sensing the rhythmic unease of the nearby hyperspace lanes.
"You see, Cortana," Revan murmured, his voice a dry, rhythmic rasp. "According to my 10th Doctorate in Galactic History, when a man like Sifo-Dyas starts seeing the end of the world, he doesn't go to a spa. He goes to an archive. He's looking for a variable the Council forgot to write down. But there's a stutter in the sector's traffic—Pike Syndicate signatures. That's a 1% variable of 'Unkindness' that doesn't belong in a library."
I. The Space Jump: A Kinetic Audit
The Black Pearl exited hyperspace on the edge of the Obroa-skai gravity well, immediately identifying Sifo-Dyas's Jedi freighter. It was surrounded. Six Pike Syndicate interceptors were dancing around the crippled vessel, their laser fire a rhythmic tapestry of aggression.
"Master," Cortana reported, her holographic form flickering blue. "The Pike ships are preparing a boarding action. Sifo-Dyas's shields are at 12%. It is statistically unlikely he survives the next four minutes."
"Not on my watch," Revan sassed, his 11th-Doctor-spark flaring. "Eleven, keep the Pearl at a distance. I'm going in solo. Open the airlock."
Revan didn't wait for a boarding tube. He stepped into the airlock, not wearing a suit, but wrapped in his Beskar-weave robes. As the outer door hissed open to the vacuum of space, he didn't gasp. He utilized a high-frequency Force Barrier, a shimmering sphere of energy that maintained his internal pressure and oxygen levels.
With a violent Force Push against the hull of the Pearl, Revan launched himself through the void like a rhythmic comet. He steered his trajectory with minute bursts of Force Telekinesis, heading straight for the Star-Sass, which was currently mag-clamped to the Black Pearl's exterior.
He slammed into the X-Wing's cockpit, his Sonic Screwdriver already 'shushing' the external hatch locks. He tumbled inside, sealed the canopy, and ignited the sublight engines in one fluid motion.
"Right then, Eleven," Revan laughed as the X-Wing screamed toward the Pike interceptors at 2700 KPH. "Let's show these fish-faced meatbags why you don't audit a Jedi's friend."
The Star-Sass moved like a ghost in the machine. Revan utilized Force Precognition to weave through the Pike laser fire, his own cannons—upgraded with Sith Kyber Lenses—spitting bolts that bypassed the interceptors' shields entirely. Within three minutes, the surrounding ships were reduced to statistically irrelevant debris.
II. The Potential Audit: Density vs. Volume
After docking with Sifo-Dyas's freighter and securing the shaken Master, Revan performed a localized medical scan using his Gauntlet's Kyber-Quantum sensors.
"You're vibrating at a frequency of total systemic collapse, Sifo," Revan noted, handing the man a nutrient-shake. "According to my 12th Doctorate in Metaphysical Bio-Logistics, your cortisol levels are currently 40% higher than the Jedi average. You need a logic-reset."
While Sifo-Dyas rested, Revan checked his own biometric data, comparing it to the records he had archived of the young Anakin Skywalker.
> The Force-Resonance Ledger (\Psi_{r}):
> * Anakin Skywalker: 27,000 Midi-chlorians per cell (High Volume/Unstable Flow).
> * Revan Shan: 23,000 Midi-chlorians per cell (High Density/Mastery Control).
> By his internal audit, Revan realized that while Anakin possessed a higher raw count—the 'Volume' of the Force—Revan's own connection was more 'Dense.' Due to his Force Immortality and his Heart of the Force Kyber crystals, his cellular resonance was more efficient. He didn't have a flood; he had a laser. His finesse and control were statistically 100% higher than the boy's currently untapped potential.
>
"Volume is nice for a storm, but density is better for a scalpel," Revan mused.
III. The Maverick Trust: The First Dividend
During the transit back to Coruscant, Revan's gauntlet pulsed with an encrypted financial update from Jax.
"Master Shan," Jax reported, his voice reflecting a masterwork of professional glee. "The 'Ten-Year Long' has just paid its first major dividend. Republic military spending has developed a 'leak'—billions of credits are being moved into secret procurement accounts for 'Defensive Infrastructure.' Because we own the shell companies providing the Beskar-alloy and the high-output power cells, our accounts have just grown by 450 Million Credits this quarter alone."
| Variable | Payout | New Trust Balance |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Dividend | 450M Credits | 47.75 Billion Total |
| Logistics Leak | 120M Credits | Reinvested into Incom |
"Tidy," Revan grinned. "Move 10% into the Dr. John Smith humanitarian warehouses on Chandrila. If the Republic is buying boots, I'm buying grain. The 96% shouldn't starve because the 1% wants to play soldier."
IV. The Yaddle Contingency: Staying the Hand
A priority signal broke through Revan's financial audit. It was Master Yaddle.
"Revan," her voice rasped, vibrating with a rhythmic concern. "Something is off with Dooku. He has been meeting with... unkind variables. I am going to investigate his estate on Serenno."
Revan's expression went cold—the 12th Doctor's weary gravity taking over. He knew the history. He knew that in another life, this was where Yaddle met her end at Dooku's hand.
"Yaddle, listen to me very carefully," Revan command, his voice echoing with Force Valor. "According to my audit, Dooku is no longer a Jedi variable. He is a localized event horizon. If you go there alone, you are statistically 100% likely to be deleted from the ledger. Stay at the Temple. Do not move. I am bringing Sifo-Dyas home, and we are going to audit this shadow together. That is an order from the Maverick."
There was a long, rhythmic pause before Yaddle replied. "Your rhythm... it is fierce, Revan. I shall stay put. But hurry."
V. The Temple Confrontation: "I Told You So"
By the middle of 27 BBY (Month 6), the Black Pearl landed at the Jedi Temple. Revan walked into the High Council chamber, flanked by a pale, trembling Master Sifo-Dyas.
The Council sat in a heavy, rhythmic silence as Sifo-Dyas confessed his actions: the visions of war, the fear for the Order, and the secret commissioning of a Clone Army on Kamino using the name of the Council.
Revan didn't stand in the center. He leaned against the far pillar, arms crossed, a sassy, clinical smirk on his face.
"Well?" Revan chirped, the 11th-Doctor-mischief returning. "According to my 5th Doctorate in Galactic Lore & Ethics, this is the part where I get to say it. Does anyone want to guess?"
Mace Windu looked like he wanted to audit Revan's existence. "Master Shan, this is not the time for—"
"I told you so!" Revan interrupted, his voice bright and sharp. "I told you years ago that the Sith were playing with the books! I told you the 1% shadow was building a wall, and you lot were too busy being 'Nice' to notice the bricks! Sifo-Dyas is just a symptom of your own localized failure of foresight."
He stepped forward, his eyes narrowing.
> "Listen to the math, Council. The army exists. It's being built. If the news breaks now, the whole galaxy will think the Jedi started a war to save their own skins. You've been checkmated by a ledger. We need to get ahead of this. We need to audit the Kaminoans, document the Sith influence, and find a way to make this army kind before it's used to be unkind to us."
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The Council was in a state of total rhythmic stutter. Ky Narec and a 10-year-old Asajj Ventress stood at the back of the room, having recently returned under Revan's protection. The Temple was fuller, the variables were more numerous, but the shadow was darker than ever.
The Sovereign's Nap: Mid-Year Audit
The sixth month of 27 BBY concluded with Revan slumped in his Sovereign's Command Chair in the Temple Library. Calculus was asleep on his lap, and Theorem was industriously auditing the structural integrity of a nearby holocron.
"Status, Cortana," Revan whispered.
"Sifo-Dyas is under Temple watch. Yaddle is safe. Asajj Ventress has begun her formal Padawan training," Cortana reported. "The Maverick Trust long-position is currently earning 12 million credits a day in interest. And Master... Chancellor Palpatine has sent a 'kind' message of concern regarding Sifo-Dyas's health. He is 55 years old."
"Let him be concerned," Revan yawned, the chair reclining to the Calculated Nap Angle. "Adventure is the journey, D6. And the first half of 27 BBY was a masterpiece of space-jumps and 'I told you so's.' Try to be nice, rest of the year. I have a feeling the auditor is going to need a bigger screwdriver for what comes next."
He closed his eyes. The Maverick was 128, the books were balanced in secret, and for the first time, the Council was finally listening to the man who remembered the future.