The governing ministers of Tacto fled the planet. Anyone who could afford to joined them. There are now no more transports left on the planet to take those who could go. Anarchy and panic have taken over. So the Senate is stepping in. Evacuation vessels capable of transporting the remaining Tacto population are headed to Radnor and will arrive in three days."


"Surprised you look, Obi-Wan," Yoda observed.


"Merely that the Senate has acted so quickly," Obi-Wan said. Mired in bureaucracy, the Senate sometimes took months to debate a simple issue.


"Dire, the situation is," Yoda said, nodding. "Bail Organa was responsible for this quick action."


"There will be room for the sick as well as for those who haven't been exposed," Mace Windu went on. "But on the planet's surface there is panic among the healthy population, for they are afraid that there will not be enough room. Corrupt lower officials are taking bribes, so it is also feared that the sick will never make it off the planet at all."


"Chaos begun cannot be ordered so easily," Yoda said.


"You must go in and ensure that the evacuations take place in a peaceful and orderly manner," Mace said. "There are still those who survive in Aubendo, and their places on the evacuation ships must be assured. There is looting and unrest in Tacto, so the Jedi must keep the peace as well.


It is a volatile situation that means life or death for many, so we have decided that four teams are needed."


"Transport you must medications to the sick on the planet," Yoda added. "And leave you must this morning."


"A Senate transport is waiting," Mace Windu concluded.


"May the Force be with you."

Chapter Four



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