"It Takes Only One", like Sakaros's other fan works "Freedom" and The Fall of Keltrayu, was originally written to flesh out a story which had only been mentioned in passing in RP. Sakaros found the subject intriguing because, unlike most RP set in the Golden Empire, none of the primary characters are Force-sensitives. "It Takes Only One" is by far Sakaros's fastest writing of a work; the entire story was written from August 30, 2013 to September 1, 2013. Sakaros himself considers it a short story, but at 7,544 words, it just barely passes the limit for that designation.