Chapter 1 General Grevious
" Where is he?" Hissed Sidious to the hologram of the IBC chairman himself. His item was a damn day late.
" He is coming I assure you. Perhaps we might make a deal, as in please pay the full price." The Chairman said slightly fearful.
" You dare to try and strike a deal? Although, I should pay full price, he was cloned fast. And you did train him in combat, right?"
" Of course, he is a fluent fighter in everything from hand to hand to swordsmanship with a vibro sword of course, you could only train him with a saber."
" Damn right." Sidious sneered. One of his consuls chimed loudly. A holo image of a ship sprang up. Sidious pressed a button and a screen indicated it landing platform was rising. The IBC chairman seemed to notice he was looking off camera.
" Sir?"
" They have arrived. Now delete this frequency and you wont die. I'll know." Sidious said rudely cutting the connection. Sidious strode toward his turbo lift past a single Sith guard. Stepping into it he pressed the top floor button.
The ride up took all but ten seconds, partly because the lift was incomprehensibly fast, and also because he barley had any floors to go past, the base wasn't so big but it was damn well hidden.
A bell chimed and the lift opened onto a fairly big square landing platform, painted blue and white to blend in to the water. The ship on it resembled an Imperial shuttle only it was larger. A ramp was lowered and one of the ugly stick thin aliens exited. Followed by General Grevious.
He was magnificent, just the way Sidious remembered him so many years ago. He bowed deeply.
" It is a pleasure to meet you again Lord Sidious." He said as he rose, even his voice was the same.
" Welcome General Grevious… the second." Grevious turned as the alien began to speak, he wasn't as proper as most IBC members but he was a pilot so it was to be expected.
" So, where do I get the pay?" He asked. Sidious waved his hand causing the force to ripple.
" You have stolen the pay."
" I have stolen the pay." He repeated. Grevious looked at the being curiously, and confused.
" You have used it to pay off a bounty on yourself."
" I have used it to pay off a bounty on myself."
" You will go to the chairman of the IBC and apologize for your blunder."
" I will go to the chairman of the IBC and apologize for my blunder."
" I will not pay again."
" You will not pay again."
" Go."
" Yes." The alien went back up the ramp slowly, like an ugly idiot who just couldn't figure out why he didn't impress the hottest girl in school with his lint collection.
" Sir?" Grevious asked.
" It was the force." Sidious answered simply. Grevious of course had no idea what that was suppose to mean. Then a thought struck him as he and Sidious walked to the turbo lift as the IBC ship took off.
" My lord, did my original self use this force?"
" No."
" But the memories I was shown and the things I was told. You have one of those lightsabers, my original self once used four, he must have used the force as well. Only force users can wield them right?"
" Well you are and were not a force user so that isn't entirely true."
" But…"
" General, listen I shall help you gain the skills your original self had. Today we shall duel with lightsabers."
" But it is suppose to take people years to master them."
" When I say you I mean the original you and, it only took Count Dooku five months to train you in five techniques. A few are all you shall need, you may have them down in a few weeks."
" Yes my Lord." Grevious said. The turbo lift opened Sidious gave a signal and the guard threw a saber to Grevious who caught it in midair. Before he had time to comprehend what was going on Sidious struck. Grevious being the fast clone he was dodged and activated the blood red saber.
" Behold General, your first lesson."
On Coruacant Chancellor's Office
Luke, Mara, Kyle, Leia and Han sat before the Chancellor. This put the three Jedi in an uncomfortable position, or at least it had, all three were now so deeply frustrated they no longer remembered how uncomfortable they were.
" Regardless of what you think Chancellor the war is not over. The bases on the outer rim planets are destroyed but a droid army still remains on Manaan." Luke said.
" It matters not. There are no Generals there and besides the Selkath do not wish to rejoin us nor do we wish to accept them their honor is tainted."
" There is another Sith Lord there." Kyle spat.
" You have no evidence of this, that is merely what Maul said before he died, what if he was bluffing."
" What if he wasn't?"
" I do not believe him." The Chancellor stated. Mara began irritatingly tapping her mechanical fingers on the armrest of her chair. Thanks to Darth Maul.
" I cannot wait until he is out of office. We should kill him!" Mara said to Luke in the force.
" Patience Mara, when the time presents itself we will take a bomb and blow his ass off." Luke replied playfully. Mara had to bite her tongue to keep from laughing.
" Chancellor you need to see the threat of the Sith still remains." Kyle said.
" There is no sufficient evidence to prove there is any Sith." The Chancellor said. The words sufficient and evidence were becoming his favorite.
" Aright if you wont launch an investigation at least destroy the army on Manaan and bring them back into the Republic." Luke said.
" Never! I will not start another unnecessary war by trying to bring one planet back into the Republic." The Chancellor spat. Mara being the strong minded woman she was had the perfect comeback.
" How could it start a war? There is no Sith so they have no general right?"
" Err…" The Chancellor was a little stumped at the moment." The Senate voted on it and that is final! As long as I am Chancellor Manaan can stay an isolated planet!"
The Chancellor's term of office was nearly up. Nominations were already being put in. The top two would be announced tomorrow. Then their campaign would continue and when the Chancellor was sworn out the people would vote and the new Chancellor would be sworn in. The new Republic wasn't so complicated in politics.