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The named Masters bowed their heads slightly as they were introduced. R'sonan and Varsu were human, both younger than Dooku by a decade or more, though they moved with more gravitas and formality than he did. Marfel was a Sullustan, her short frame standing out among the others. Crux was a Gand, and Porto, a Bothan. All of them had looked at the Force ghost hovering behind the living members of the welcoming party before concentrating on Master Fay and Dooku. It was clear by their stances that they were more resigned than happy to be here, even with the mystery of the Force Ghost to solve.
"Master Giiett," Dooku replied, bowing his head in a way that indicated very precisely that he felt he was equal to the High Council representative. "I had not thought a council rep would be among my first students here, but you are welcome nonetheless."
"Oh, I'm not so much a student in terms of lightsaber dueling, but in terms of other, more esoteric skills," Giiett chuckled before lowering his voice and moving towards Dooku slightly. "And I am also here as a messenger. I would like to speak to you later, if I may? And, young padawans, I believe you know my own padawan, Alecto?"
Dooku nodded, while Harry and Aayla smiled happily at their friend before turning to the others as the Knights moved forward in turn to introduce themselves. When it came time for Shaak to do so, Harry felt Aayla nearly vibrating beside him.
The Togrutan knight evidently could also sense Aayla's happiness, and she smiled at the younger girl before her mouth moved silently, or rather silently to all but Aayla and Harry. She had actually used a slightly modified version of the Silencing Technique that Harry had developed, something she must have come up with on her own. "Time enough for that later, I think," she murmured. "We have other introductions to do now, padawan."
When it came time for the unassigned padawans to introduce themselves, Harry had to fight back the urge to roll his eyes at how formal this all was, clasping forearms with Kass and Mak. "We'll catch up later," Harry muttered to them out of the corner of his mouth, causing them and the nearby Alecto to nod.
With the introductions over with, Dooku gestured for the large group of Jedi to follow him. He moved through the training area and pointed out some of the separate sections. The odd, roofless classroom attracted some bemused looks, but Shaak's eyes, along with Giiett's, looked up to Lily and then to Fay speculatively. The other masters didn't seem to have made the connection there yet.
Another area had several dozen large mannequins situated at one end. Each of them had a comical expression of anger or shock on them. The younglings, to a child, laughed as they looked at them. Even a few of the other Jedi looked like they were amused by the oddity of the sight.
Master Dooku smiled thinly, then looked over at Fay with one eyebrow raised. She nodded slightly, and before Harry knew what was happening, she gently pushed Harry forward to join Dooku in front of the group. "This training area, as you have already noticed, is a little different from the others. It is not intended to train you in Lightsaber techniques, but in some of the new Force techniques. Many of you might have already heard of them or even know how to use a few. If you have not, one of the original users of the techniques, Padawan Potter, will show you how to. Padawan?"
Gulping, Harry looked around at the younglings, his friends, the knights, and the masters. "You can do it, Harry. Don't worry," Aayla's voice soothed in his head. "You've seen my memories of how I taught the Shield and Stunner techniques, and we've prepared this room for it. Don't let your nerves get in the way of what we both know you can do!"
Sending back a wave of thanks and love through their link, Harry took a deep breath, then began. "The dummies you all see in the corner are set up as targets. But instead of using them as targets for a blaster or something, we are going to use them as targets for what we call the Stunning technique. It is one of the three main skills Clan Saa have been sharing. You might have seen it in use, but if you haven't ,please watch me."
With that Harry turned around and moved away from the watching Jedi. Turning, he pointed down range with one finger. A second later a flash of red light in the shape of a sphere lanced out from his finger, slamming into three of the targets. Despite being somewhat heavier than most sentients they were blown backwards onto their backs.
As they landed, small sensors on their backs went off, emitting robotic grunts and groans in a high-pitched tone of voice. It sounded as if one of the Trade Federation's infantry droids had been given pain receptors. That brought a round of shocked giggles from many of the younglings and the younger set. The older masters and knights, though, shook their heads, not liking the amount of humor Harry was attempting to add to what have should have been a serious lesson. Looking at them, Aayla wondered how many of them also didn't like being reminded of Force techniques that they had so far been unable to perform.
"The trick to this technique is visualization and projection. You must visualize the technique in two parts—first, the sight of the technique moving, then the impact of the technique on the target—before you put both images together into one. The color of the technique is red. Don't ask me why; that is a mystery of the Force that no one seems to have figured out the reason for," Harry went on smoothly, moving back towards the group, using the same words Aayla had during her own time as a teacher.
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