"Why did I agree to do this?" Turel Sorenn asked himself. Four standard days ago he was on New Tython, now he is laying in a tent on the forest moon of Endor.
"Mister Sorenn. Mister Sorenn!" little voices cried around his tent. Feeling the strain of a nights sleep on the hard ground, Turel crawled from inside of his tent. Immediately he was met by five human children already awake and ready to start their adventure.
"Mister Sorenn! Let's gooooo! You promised!" the children said in unison. Turel groaned as he laced his boots up and began to take the children on the Dark Councils newest public relations program, The Endor Nature Walk Experience.
Participants in the program were selected at random. However, if you were drafted, participation was mandatory. Turel had meditated on the results for some time, hoping he would not be selected. Fate would see otherwise.
"A new, more gentle, soft Dark Brotherhood..." the words of the Grand Master echoed through Turels mind.
Trying to hide his discomfort at the situation from the children he began to guide them through the wilderness of the forest moon. Marching through the dense foliage, it wasn't long before the children went missing. Reaching out with his feelings, Turel tried to sense them, but was unable to sense anything.
He spent the rest of the day searching for them, but to no avail. Shortly after sundown he heard noice in the tall grass. He went to investigate and was immediately tripped. As he tried to regain his bearings, five little furry creatures wearing makeshift hoods appeared. They were all pointing spears at him and bared a countenance of a young hutt trying to fit through a standard doorway.
Turel glared at them meancingly. Reaching out with the Force, he tried to touch their minds. Darkness clouded his senses. Trying to regain his composure he sat down. He immediately felt a sharp jab in his side. Pain shot through his body and he collapsed.
Turel slowly regained consciousness. As his vision cleared he realized he was no longer on the ground, but in some kind of village high above in the trees. Turel could see a large group of the furry attackers. After a few moments of trying to move, he realized he was tied to a pole on the tree. The five missing children emerged from a hut on the south side. All appeared to be healthy and unharmed. "Mister Sorenn! You've come to play with us!" they cried out in unison.
Turel was somewhat relieved to hear the childrens voice. But his situation still had not changed. The children slowly approached him like a predator stalking its prey. As the got closer, he could feel the darkness that dulled his senses start to fade. The children began to change shape, growing into five full grown humanoids in full length black robes. One of them drew a metal handle from his belt and hit the activation switch. A crimson light filled the darkness from the village. "This guys so tired, he's stuck to this tree. Must be one of them bondage freaks!" He laughed out swinging his blade to the helpless Jedi.
Turel jumped awake, beads of sweat running down his chest. He let his mind clear and quickly assessed the situation. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he was calmed seeing his normal quarters on New Tython. He pushed himself out of bed and grabbed a drink of water. Looking at his table, he noticed a package that he had not noticed before "To Turel Sorenn. From: Dark Jedi Brotherhood Dark Council." He opened the package and began to read the letter enclosed.
"Jedi Knight Turel Sorenn,
You've been selected to participate in the Dark Councils newest public relations program, The Endor Nature Walk Experience! You will spend a..."
Turel sighed and put the package down. He climbed back into bed. "This is going to be a rough day..." he thought as he drifted back to sleep.