So this is a bit of a rewrite of a chapter I posted for what was to be a series of one shots before I took it down. The basic premise is Thel 'Vadam, our favorite Sangheili from Halo, and that of a few other races of the Covenant living in the Star Wars universe, with Thel being a member of the soon to be decimated Jedi Order.

This story will be a bit different compared to others I have written as we follow Thel and his men through the brutal Clone Wars and the toll it'll take on them. We'll be seeing moments where Thel and his men question their actions, the actions of the Republic in their war against the Separatists in a Galaxy that is slowly falling apart. Times where the reality of war erodes the wills of the men fighting it and just how far each side is willing to go to win.

And I know people are gonna ask it, is this gonna be a harem fic with Thel hooking up with other women from Star Wars?

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Yes.

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Now, on to the story that many did not ask for, want or even care ever was made in the first place!

Disclaimer: I do not own any Halo or Star Wars character mentioned, seen, or used in this story.

Coruscant, Jedi Temple, 22 BBY, Three months into the dubbed 'Clone Wars'...

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Among the higher levels of the ancient home to the Jedi Order stood a lone figure, staring out a window into the ever busy and populous planet spanning city that was Coruscant with intense focus. This figure stood at almost eight feet tall and was cladded in silver armor, making him to look even larger than he actually was and causing them to greatly stand out in a place that had its inhabitants wear mostly brown cloaks and cloths that were… well less armored.

The armored figure was Thel 'Vadam a Jedi Master and soon to be General in the Grand Army of the Republic. In fact Thel was the first Sangheili in centuries to have ever achieved these ransk and honors. The number who had achieved such feats could sadly be counted on one of Thel's hands as his people's close association to the Dark Side made them producing any Force Sensitive attuned more to the Light Side... difficult... and even more rare.

Given this, Thel found it very difficult to master the harmonious teachings of the Jedi, to resist the natural pull to the Dark Side and his own species aggressive and nearly unrivaled passion for war. Many Jedi questioned if Thel would ever be able to succeed and many wrote him off as a failure waiting to happen, but Jedi Master Yoda, to the shock of many, took the young Sangheili on as an apprentice and through great effort, Thel was finally able to become a Jedi and the rest was as they say, history.

Thel's mind wandered over what to expect when he arrived on the front lines. Years of intensive study and the occasianol altercation with small bands of pirates or criminals was one thing, but stepping on to a actual battlefield, with armies in the thousands blasting at one another for days if not weeks at a time was something else entirely. The Sangheili was so focused on what to expect in this war that he didn't hear or sense the figure approaching him from behind and stopping a few feet from the towering mass of metal, muscle, and pent up aggression waiting to be unleashed upon the unsuspecting forces of the Separatists.

The person behind Thel Vadam was none other than Jedi Master Shaak Ti, a member of the Jedi High Council and a close childhood friend of Thel's… actually she was his only one. Granted he now has more in the forms of masters Yoda, Obi-wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, and surprisingly Kit Fisto but they always seemed to have something special.

Shaak Ti was a beautiful Togruta female that stood at 5'10' without including her montrals. She was dressed in the Jedi's traditional robes and was quietly observing her longtime friend, and according to Jedi master Quinlan Vos her secret crush which she has furiously denied as true. But she won't lie in admitting that Thel was handsome and had a certain charm and intense passion to him. The Jedi master was a bit surprised to see Thel donning silver Sangheili armor instead of the usual brown or tan garbs of the Jedi in the temple. She was even more surprised on how ancient the armor Thel was wearing appeared to be and how beautifully crafted it was.

After seeing that he had yet to sense her presence she decided to do it for him "Wow this statute is so life like it reminds me of my friend. Though I do question it's placement in front of a window, facing out towards the city"

Her voice caught Thel's attention who turned his armored bulk towards her with a questioning gaze and answering in his deep baritone voice "I fail to see how I seem like a statue, Master Shaak Ti"

The female Togruta smirked at her friend's response before standing beside the taller male and watching the never ending flow of traffic cross Coruscant's skies.

"You were very quiet, I had to be sure you were real 'Master' Vadam" Shaak Ti stated Thel's recent accomplishment to the rank of Jedi Master.

Thel merely grunted and returned his gaze to the afternoon sky of Coruscant "I apologize, I am simply thinking of what I will be able to accomplish when I make it to the front lines..."

Shaak Ti remained quiet as she was well of aware of Thel upcoming assignment. She won't lie and say she won't worry for him. After all few Jedi were and still aren't prepared for this war, both physically... and mentally. Even Shaak Ti isn't so sure she will be able to withstand the horrors that her fellow Jedi are already encountering on the front lines, day in and day out.

"Will you be prepared for what you face out there?" Shaak Ti asked.

"Hmm?" Thel sounded as he turned towards his fellow Jedi with a raised brow.

"The war... the death... the suffering..." Shaak Ti said in a low voice "Are you prepared for it?"

"Is anybody?" Thel countered as he returned his gaze to the city before them "Perhaps I am... perhaps I'm not. We never truly know what we can uphold, what we can withstand, until we are faced with it"

"Is that the wise Jedi Master you've become? Or the Sangheili warrior within?" Shaak Ti questioned with a chuckle.

"It is both" Thel commented with a grunt.

Shaak Ti had no response to that and stayed quiet as the minutes ticked by before she noticed a Cruiser coming in to land at the nearby spaceport. Shaak Ti saw that Thel was watching it as well before she spoke again "The Clones, what do you think of them?"

"What is there to think? They are the soldiers we are to lead into battle" Thel stated in a dry tone.

"But is their nature, how they are created and from whom, their purpose for even existing in the first place, does it trouble you?" Shaak Ti asked with curiosity "Yes they are warriors, but they aren't given a choice in the matter. They are bred for noting but war and I fear they will only ever know war and should this conflict end within our lives, they will be discarded"

"It is a purpose" Thel commented as he folded his arms across his chest "While their lives may seem cruel and tragic, I see and sense they wouldn't have it any other way. To live, to fight and die a warrior for a noble cause, how many can say they have or will accomplish such a thing in their lives?"

"You admire them?" Shaak Ti asked with a quirked brow.

"To a point..." Thel said with a click of his mandibles "They seem much more capable then the humans that the Senate has had employed as it's security force for decades now"

Shaak Ti hummed at this while Thel turned towards her with an intense gaze that caused her to almost shiver in response. She never could quite explain it, why his eyes always caused an unexplainable feeling to travel up and down her spine.

"...Yes?" Shaak Ti said as she met Thel's gaze with one of her, every bit as intense. She liked to think that the feeling he caused her was mutual and if the slight tensing of his body was anything to go by, it very well may be.

Thel stared at her for several more seconds before saying "Would you spar with me one last time before I leave?"

Shaak Ti adopted a look of surprise at Thel's request "…A spar?"

Thel nodded "Yes as Master Windu is no longer at the Temple and Master Yoda is occupied with some of the younglings, I find myself surrounded by ones who aren't very… skilled. You are the only here presently who could pose an actual challenge"

Shaak Ti couldn't help but chuckle at Thel's answer as what he said was true to a degree in that aside from herself, only Master's Yoda and Windu has ever been able to stalemate Thel in a duel.

"Fine…" Shaak Ti agreed as she followed Thel who made his way to the training yards several floors below.

Once they arrived she was a bit unsettled to see it so full of fellow Jedi, Padawan learners and Master Yoda himself teaching a group of younglings in the distance. Shaak Ti wasn't shy but to have so many people watching her and Thel spar for some reason felt… well she can honestly say she didn't like the idea of others viewing her and Thel's spar. It felt less special for some reason, less intimate-

'It's just a spar nothing more, nothing less' The Togruta shook her head as she and Thel approached an area where they could safely exchange blows without the risk of hitting someone.

Thel walked a bit further after Shaak Ti stopped before turning around a drawing his Lightsaber which emanated a blueish white color. Thel's lightsaber was quite unique given the fact that the handle was crafted to look like the handles of his people's legendary 'Energy Swords'. The blade also took the iconic two bladed appearance like most Energy Swords only that the 'blade' was solid energy instead of the somewhat transparent plasma appearance the Sangheili use.

Shaak Ti drew her own Lightsaber and a blue blade sprang to life as she got into her opening stance of the Makashi style while also shrugging off her brown cloak to allow her greater movement.

Thel entered the opening Stance of Juyo the seventh form of Lightsaber combat and the most vicious of all seven forms taught to the Jedi. The reason so few Jedi have learned this form is because many Jedi worry that learning this highly aggressive style could lead its practitioners to the Dark Side. But Shaak Ti thinks like with Master Windu's own variation of the form it was suited for Thel who species is well known for its warriors in that they strike with a brutal but graceful efficiency.

Thel's and Shaak Ti's stances had caught the attention of several nearby Padawans and fellow Jedi who began to observe the duo's sure to be spectacular fight.

Thel and Shaak Ti didn't move for several moments before Thel in a burst of force augmented seed that defied his size rushed the female Togruta. Shaak Ti was able to easily block Thel's attack but struggled under the strength of the blow before paring his saber away and pressing her advance. Between the two of them Shaak Ti knew that Thel was the better, stronger, and more versatile fighter but Shaak Ti had speed and agility on her side. While this was a simple spar she couldn't help but enjoy the adrenaline she felt has her and Thel's sabers met in fast rapid pace strikes.

Thel made several swipes at Shaak Ti's left side which she blocked before making a lunge of her own towards his right leg hoping he would block it allowing her to make another swipe to his shoulders. Thel seemed to be aware of her plan and backed away while blocking Shaak Ti's strikes with one hand which wasn't too difficult for someone of his speed and physical strength.

Thel 'Vadam and Shaak Ti spent the next few minutes in a blur of motion with their respective blades colliding with each other. Even though this was a simple spar they were both still treating it as if it was an actual duel and attacking with almost the same ferocity as if facing an actual opponent, something that the Sangheili and Togruta had a habit of doing in the past before both with each other and some of their fellow Jedi.

Shaak Ti however was unaware of the crowd she and Thel's spar was attracting as they used every form they have learned in their time at the temple to try and out do the other. Shaak Ti leapt over Thel and landed in a crouch and brought her blue blade up in time to halt Thel's overhead swing. Seeing this Thel applied more pressure and forced Shaak Ti closer and closer to the ground. Shaak Ti used her lightsaber to divert Thel's into the ground before placing distance between her and one of the Order's finest swordsman.

Thel quickly removed his blade from the ground and turned his attention back to his female sparring partner and gave her his equivalent of a wicked grin before tossing his lightsaber at Shaak Ti who merely deflected it back to Thel who in his time of catching it the Council member quickly covered the distance in a blur and brought her saber to Thel's neck and smiled in victory.

"Do you surrender, Master Thel?"

The armored Sangheili gave her a blank look before looking down causing Shaak Ti to do the same. What she saw surprised her, Thel had his left arm pointed at her with what looked like a small energy blade emanating from his wrist pointed straight at Shaak Ti's chest.

"I could ask the same of you Master Ti…" Thel trailed off as he stared into Shaak Ti's eyes with a weighted look in them.

Shaak Ti and Thel continued to stare at each other in silence before the Togruta sighed and deactivated her weapon followed soon by Thel as they took several steps from one another.

"You always were one to take simple spars so seriously my friend..." Shaak Ti said as she now felt the exhaustion start to hit her.

While the spar was brief, especially compared to their previous ones, it was still physically exhausting trying to match Thel's strength and trying to outpace him. More often than not Shaak Ti has to call upon the Force to somewhat even the playing field.

"Treat every spar as if it can become a battle to the death at a moment's notice" Thel stated as he holstered his deactivated lightsaber.

Shaak Ti hummed in agreement before realizing how many people were watching her and the armored Jedi's spar. After Shaak Ti gave the crowd of a pointed look they dispersed and returned to whatever it was they were doing before. She then used the force to call over her robe but did not bother putting it back on instead merely held it. She soon noticed Master Yoda on the other side of the courtyard making his way to her and Thel who went ahead and meet his former master halfway. When Thel was closer he bowed to Yoda who gave Thel a gentile smile and nodded before turning his attention to Shaak Ti who quickly followed Thel

"Greetings Master Thel, Master Shaak Ti. An interesting spar you had, yes?" The Grand Master of the Jedi Order questioned in a light tone.

Thel gave a grunt of acknowledgment "Indeed master Yoda"

"One for always improving your abilities you are Master Thel. Happy to meet you before you leave I am. Wish you luck I do in your missions" the centuries old Jedi master said as he and the two taller Jedi made their way into the Temple and out of the slightly humid air in the courtyard.

"With your training and my skill, luck will not be needed master" Thel said as he kept pace with Yoda.

"Hmm… perhaps right you are. Mindful of your pride however you should be my former apprentice. For your downfall, you will find if left unchecked" Yoda told his last official apprentice as the sounds of his walking stick echoed through the empty hallway along with Thel's armored foot falls.

"I am sorry master but I learned long ago here that if one is expected to survive they must rely on what they've learned and not false promises" Thel said as his mind drifted back to his days as a youngling and he often found himself alone more then he wished.

Shaak Ti saw a look of sadness wash over Yoda's features as he too seemed to remember Thel's difficult upbringing. She still remembers the look of fury when Yoda discovered that several Jedi were trying to sabotage Thel's development and growth; Shaak Ti's seen many terrifying things in her life but the sight of a truly enraged Yoda could send even a Zillo Beast running for the unknown regions and beyond.

Up until that moment Shaak Ti was really the only one to ever really stand up for Thel, not that there weren't others it was just that they never defended Thel with such conviction before, at least until Master Yoda.

The trio remained quiet until they came to an elevator lift and Master Yoda turned to address the two taller and vastly younger Jedi "A meeting with Master Kenobi I have. If see you again I do not Vadam, then may the Force be with you"

Thel nodded before kneeling down to his former master's level and looked deeply into his eyes "And with you as well my master"

Shaak Ti stared at Thel as master Yoda couldn't help the warm smile from appearing on his near millennium old face has he placed a comforting hand on Thel's armored for arm and gave him an encouraging nod. The old Jedi then turned and slowly made his way on to the lift that will take him to his meeting with Master Kenobi.

Thel rose and turned his attention to his female companion who was watching him with an unreadable look.

"…Yes?"

Shaak Ti blinked before saying in a soft voice "You really care for Master Yoda…"

Thel looked towards the other end of the hall before saying "He's been more of a father to me than anyone else here. And aside from you was the only one who ever had any hope for me to one day become a Jedi"

Shaak Ti nodded at her friend's answer "So now that our 'spar' is out of the way and you are scheduled to depart soon, is there anything you wish to do before you're off to war?"

Thel shook his head "No, though your company tot he hanger would be appreciated"

"Of course" Shaak Ti said with a nod.

The duo's trek to the temple's hanger was long and silent. A sort of tension hung in the air that neither could explain, nor felt confident in acknowledging. Upon their arrival they both saw the shuttle approaching in the distance and Shaak Ti saw Thel come to some sort of conclusion before he turned to her with an unreadable expression on his face.

"Shaak Ti…"

"Yes?"

Shaak Ti watched as Thel seemed to struggle with something before he did something that froze her to the spot.

Thel slowly removed his helmet, leaving his head bare except for the guards on his mandibles and placed his forehead against her own. Because of the Sangheili having no lips they were incapable of 'kissing' most other beings, but Shaak Ti recognized Thel's move as a sort of replacement. As a Jedi Master of the Jedi High Council this sort of thing was strictly forbidden, in fact she should be stopping Thel but all she could do to her surprise is simply sigh as she closed her eyes and press her head back into Thel's. A sort of peace and serinity engulfed the two as the noise of the ship entered the bay Thel pulled back and placed his helmet back on and immediately made his way to the waiting shuttle that would take him to his new cruiser in orbit.

Shaak Ti remained where she was, watching Thel walk away with her heart beating at a rate she thought would cause it to explode. She didn't move even after the shuttle rose into the darkening Coruscant sky and the hanger was met with silence and the occasional droid making some noise in the distance.

The Togruta soon felt a hand land on her shoulder and she turned to the worried face of Anakin Skywalker who had seen the Council member standing here for some time now after he arrived in the hanger to tinker with his starfighter.

"Master Ti are you all right? You've been standing here for almost twenty minutes" The young Jedi said with concern.

Shaak Ti was surprised at how long she was here before shaking her head "Y-Yes I'm fine Skywalker I just… just said goodbye to a friend is all"

The answer seemed to have put Skywalker at ease "Oh? Who was it?"

"Thel 'Vadam…" Shaak Ti said as she placed her brown out robe back on her shoulders, feeling a little colder now that her friend was gone.

At the mention of the Jedi's name Skywalker let out a chuckle "Oh... heh I actually pity Dooku and the Separatist now with master Vadam entering the war. Those droids won't know what hit them"

Shaak Ti looked up towards the night sky and couldn't help the small smile from forming on her lips "No, no they won't…"

But Shaak Ti couldn't help but wonder, will Thel be ready for what hits him?

Will he even still be the same when they next meet?

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And done.

Next chapter, Thel meets the troops...