Chapter 2.

Enter the Shadow.

Coruscant, the ever shining jewel of the Republic Core worlds and home of the Galactic Senate. It's surface completely covered in massive buildings reaching to unimaginative heights and sky's filled with air-speeder traffic that never seemed to end. In the midst of it all, the Senate Building was in a total uproar. sentient beings of every conceivable shape and color debating over the newly named "Clone Wars" conflict that threatened to destroy the Republic.

In the public viewing platforms were the Jedi masters Mace Windu and Yoda, listening over the proceedings with grim frowns. "I see more empty seats now" commented the dark skinned man. "Gone to the Separatists, they have" the shorter Yoda ran a clawed hand through is thinning hair, "lengthened the war has."

Windu looked to his companion, "the Senate will call for more clones to be entered in to service, but Kamino can't produce them fast enough." "return to the temple we shall, hear from the frontline we must," the grand master proceeded to the exit, Windu following beside him. "we need to strategize against the Banking Clans ship yards. As it stands, the Republic Navy is completely outnumbered." Master Windu said. The pair reached the gunship waiting for them, the clone standing by saluting the jedi. "Troubling, these times are." yoda remarked, grimly.

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After stealing away on a transport to aid in his cover, Karas took only five standard days to reach the galactic core worlds. Once on Coruscant, he began to track the one the his counsel called yoda. At first when Karas was given an image of the Jedi, he wasn't too impressed. But Karas knew one didn't become the Jedi Grandmaster on favor, so he followed the little warrior. Never getting to close, never drawing attention to him self, just as he was trained and had done many times before. Only this time, he wasn't ending his target's life.

While a powerful warrior in his own right, Karas knew he couldn't fight off an entire temple of JedI or cause an event that would possibly expose him and his clan by fighting in the Senate Hall filled with clone troopers just to duel the grandmaster. He needed to get yoda alone.

After 3 days of following, Karas was waiting on a building not far from the senate waiting for yoda to come out. He knew the little warrior would head back to the temple after his business with the senate.

Dressed in his normal garb consisting of a grey full body suit with light armor on his chest and back, back ninja style pants taped down at the ankles and a flexible combat vest on his torso. On his back two ninjatos attached to his vest, one on his lower back with the hilt facing his left side and the second across his back with it's hilt peaking over his left shoulder. A helmet completely covered Karas' head and face but had multitude of functions other than protecting his skull.(an. Think cyborg ninja from mgs and snake-eyes from Gi joe put together and you got Karas)

Finally karas spotted yoda and a tall dark skinned human similar robes exiting the senate building, toward a clone gunship. Using his helmets zoom function, karas counted the number of clones.

5, much less than yoda's usual 10. A perfect chance. Karas waited till the craft had lifted from the boarding dock and headed his way. He took a deep breath and jumped.

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In the transport, yoda and mace were idly conversing with each other, the clones silent and watching.

"Do you think padawan tano was a wise choice for skywalker?" Windu asked. "Calm Ahsoka's recklessness, being a padawan will. And learn to over come attachments, young Anakin must." yoda said calmly.

Then the transport violently shook. "pilot, what happened?" ordered mace. " Don't know, sir." the clone said. Suddenly a blur rushed into the passenger hold, knocking two of the troopers out of the vehicle into the air traffic.

Mace reach for his saber before a fist impacted his throat, causing him to hold his neck. By that time yoda and the remaining troopers readied to fight of the assailant when they were blasted out of the gunship by what yoda felt was the force.

the figure leaped after the green Jedi as he fell toward a platform in the shadow of a few buildings. Yoda used the force to cushion his landing and he finally saw what attacked him as the figure landed.

Dressed in strange clothes with no discernable markings was what looked like a teenager to the jedi. "sent an assassin, Dooku has."

The attacker said nothing as he drew two pitch-black blades from his back, his right in a standard grip and his left in reverse as he fell into a fighting stance.

Yoda drew his lightsaber, igniting it in its green glory. "unwise it is, to use solid blades." yoda remarked. "lightsaber proof, cortisis is not."

The suspected assassin charged for yoda, clashing blades with the jedi. in a deadlock, yoda noticed no damage on his opponents swords from contact with the lightsaber.

This startled the jedi. "what?" an amazed yoda asked. A voice rang out from the assailant, masked by a synthesizer, "mine are different."

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An ok sorry for the last an but some one, Onny Nonny, asked that i continue so ill give it another shot. but if helpful reveiws dont come in discontinuation is in the future so help a ninja out. read and review... BIGBIRD