Actions

Work Header

Introducing the Honorable Darth Sidious

Summary:

What if the Jedi were creative in how they handled Darth Sidious? Summary will be fixed later.

Notes:

This is just the first chapter. Refer to the End Notes for a rough outline of the fic.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Chapter Text

The sun was beginning to set by the time that the Jedi Council had finally convened. There was much to discuss in such short amount of time. The primary item on the docket was the reemergence of the Sith. This was not overly surprising; this had been the primary of topic discussion ever since three years ago.

Master Yaddle was in deep thought when it happened. The venerable Jedi Master was not prone to visions. However, the Force decided to grace her with one straight from the Ninth level of the darkest Sith Hells. She was quickly overwhelmed at what she bore witness to. Unending armies rising up against one another, the galaxy being torn asunder, and the entire universe engulfed by the Dark Side of the Force.

At the center of it all was a lone figure steeped in Darkness, cackling as the galaxy burned around them. Ominous whispers could be heard in the distance, crying out “Beware Darth Sidious the Treacherous. Long will his reign be”.

The vision came to head as the identity of the would-be bringer of eternal darkness was revealed. This was impossible; it just couldn’t be true! The face beneath the hood belonged to none other than the Chancellor of the Republic himself.

Master Yaddle abruptly came to, the vision having concluded. She didn’t know how to process what she had witnessed. She dazedly peered at her immediate surroundings, trying to find something that could help her to make sense of what she had just witnessed.

Young Windu was unconscious on the floor, having fallen out of his chair at some point. To her right was Master Koon using his comm to call for a group of healers. A moment went by before she realized that there was a presence directly in front of her attempting to get her attention.

Master Yoda was peering at her in concern. “He has such a big heart for such a small being”  Master Yaddle thought to herself. It took her another moment before she was able to assuage her friend’s concerns. The healers had finally arrived by the time that Master Yaddle felt her composure return.

The council (minus Master Windu) had declared the meeting adjourned until the following evening.

Notes:

Rough outline:

A Jedi Council member discovers the identity of Darth Sidious roughly 3 years after the Phantom Menace. (Qui-Gon Jinn didn’t die, but was seriously wounded)

Instead of fighting the Sith head on, the Council decides to be a bit more creative. They call for an emergency meeting in the Galactic Senate. The Jedi are asked why they called the meeting.

They respond by saying something along the lines of: “As representatives of the Jedi Order, we are honored to introduce the Honorable Darth Sidious to the Galactic Senate. It is our hope that we will be able to work in harmony to serve the Republic. We humbly beg forgiveness for not recognizing the truth… The truth that our own Chancellor was a Dark Lord of the Sith.”

There should be something added in there that explains the “fact” that the Sith “happened to be the greatest defenders of the Republic, and that having one as the chancellor could only mean that the Republic was destined to enter a new golden era.

The senate will go nuts with approval. Palpatine will blue screen. The Jedi will prepare a documentary that will help to showcase exactly how they are planning on best assisting the “Honorable Darth Sidious” serve the Republic. Palpatine will have to numbly confirm (by not denying) the claims that the Jedi are making.

The Jedi will finish the meeting by presenting an ornately handcrafted lightsaber that has a red kyber crystal (that was manufactured, not bled) as a symbol of the dedication that the Jedi have towards working together.

The theory behind this approach is that the Jedi will have hundreds of reporters constantly hounding the chancellor to see exactly what he is doing to help the galaxy. This leaves Palpatine with very little room to actually be evil.

The Jedi documentary mentioned earlier will cause the 10,000 Jedi population to swell a thousand-fold seemingly overnight. This will cause Yoda to go on a mission to open (or reopen as the case may be) as many Jedi Temples as feasibly possible.

The Jedi will point out in an interview that the title of a Sith actually has great meaning… examples being Darth Traya, Darth Reven, Darth Bane. The following explanation is just what the Jedi would say to the reporters. “Darth Traya was known as the Lord of Betrayal. She was known for her absolute loyalty to the Republic. Darth Reven was the Lord of Vengeance and Revenge. Ironically enough, he was known for seeking Justice for all. Finally Darth Bane was known as possibly one of the greatest Sith Heroes of all time. He was the bane of just about every negative thing in the galaxy. Unfortunately, he didn’t spend that much time teaching apprentices because he was so busy being such an upstanding citizen.”

Additionally, the Jedi will state that the Chancellor has taken the title of Sidious to indicate his desire to wipe out all insidious evil things in the Republic such as slavery, sentient trafficking, and drug smuggling.

The senate will go nuts after hearing this piece of information. The Outer Rim Territories will it put much stock into this. After all, it appears to just be a bunch of politicians making empty promises that they don’t actually intend to keep.

However, the Jedi have it covered. They host a second documentary that explains how the Order once was able to support the Republic almost as much as the Sith Lords of old did once upon a time. Unfortunately, the Order does not have that ability anymore due to a lack of support…

This rough outline will definitely need to be reorganized at some point.

Comments and ideas are welcome.

Series this work belongs to: