Tyln Dooku sat at his desk, deep in thought. So many things had happened so quickly over the past few days he wasn't sure if he had processed it all yet.

A cough drew his attention up to the others in his office; Senators Bail Organa, Padme Amidala, Representative Jar Jar Binks, Padme's two right-hand handmaidens, Sabe and Cari, and Jedi Masters Yoda, Mace Windu, and Shaak Ti.

"Yes?" he asked, trying to make it seem like he hadn't just been caught off guard and daydreaming, even though he had.

"Nute Gunray is on the move. He's heading for Anu," Mace said.

Dooku frowned. Anu was rather close to Coruscant, deep in Republic territory. He and everyone else in the room knew that Gunray would not go willingly, he was too cowardly to do so.

"Grievious is behind this," he said after a moment.

"But couldn't it also be Asajj Ventress, Your Excellency?" Bail asked.

He shook his silver head.

"Not in the least bit, Senator. After what I did to her, or rather tired to do, I wouldn't be surprised if she left this galaxy all together. No, this is Grievious' handiwork. Only he or myself could ever make Gunray go so deep into Republic territory and so close to Coruscant. The only thing I don't understand, is why?"

"Maybe he's too confident," Padme said.

Dooku couldn't help but give a mirthless chuckle.

"Oh, he's very confident, Senator, but he has a right to be, at least to some degree. He carries the sabers of many fallen Jedi, Jedi who were skilled warriors yet fell to his blade. He's confident, sometimes too confident, but he wouldn't make a move like this without some... sort... of... plan... Of course!"

"What?" Bail asked, slightly doubting Dooku's current state of mind from his slowing his sentence to his sudden outburst.

Dooku sighed and stood up.

"He wants us to capture Gunray so he can tell him how to sneak in and free the leaders we have captive."

It all made sense.

"What do we do?" Padme asked.

Dooku thought for a moment, looking out the window. He turned back to the others and smirked. He had a plan.

"We're going to do what Grievous wants. We're going capture Gunray."

Everyone, except Yoda, seemed confused.

"How does that help us?" Bail demand.

"Let him finish you should, Senator."

Dooku smiled at his old mentor.

"We'll capture and contain Gunray and have the usual guard shifts, but not all the guards will be clones."

"Who else would they be?"

He looked at Yoda again.

"Master Yoda, I request the service of Master Kenobi and you as well, Master Windu."

Yoda nodded.

"Mace, Obi-Wan, and myself will be disguised as troopers and remain near Gunray's cell at all times. Now, Grievous had known me long enough to except some sort of counter attack from me, knowing I've figured him out, so he will do everything he absolutely can to avoid the guards and ambush those at Gunray's cell. That's when Mace, Obi-Wan, and I will strike. The plan is to take out his limbs as quickly as possible, without his limbs he's no threat."

It was agreed, and the plan was put into action.

When disguising themselves as troopers, Obi-Wan had a laughing fit when he saw Dooku and Mace in the armor, for they were both taller than the clones. Dooku had it the hardest, being the tallest of them, but they managed to make it work.

"Ready?"

"Ready."

"Lets go."