Here is the second chapter of my Star Wars fanfic: The Alternative.

Enjoy!

Chapter 2

The Talk

Kashyyyk

Yoda felt it. It was as if a great burden in the Force was lifted. He decided that the Council would think on this, later. Now, however, he needs to think about the war.

"Master Yoda." A clone behind him called. Yoda turned to the call. "It would seem that we are winning. We don't know why. But they are slipping. Their energy reactors are getting weaker."

"Hmm, interesting this is. Waste this opportunity we must not. Defeat them we must."

"Yes, sir."

Yoda thought about it. Droids can't feel the Force. So why are their energy reactors weakening? Little did he know about Palpatines plan before his death.

Mustafar (a flashback but after Palpatine's death)

*BEEP!*

"What was that?" Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray wondered.

*BEEP!*

"There it goes again! Find the source!"

After a few minutes of searching,

"I found it!" One of the pe...er, alie...whatever they ares shouted.

*BEEP!*

"Hurry up then! I can't stand the noise that thing is making."

He (meaning the whatever they are) clicked it. Suddenly, an image of Palpatine showed up. "Nute Gunray, if you are seeing this, then this must mean that I am dead."

"What? Lord Sidious...is dead?"

"This lecture of mine is too long. Skipping to the point, I want you to get out of Mustafar and go somewhere else. Go to Myrkr. It's a planet that causes the Jedi's Force Powers weak or not work. Set up a base there at wait for my successor, if he ever comes." Palpatine added.

"Yes, my lord." Gunray said, knowing it to be futile to answer. He turned to the crowd as Palpatine's image disappeared. "Captain, transfer all available energy to the core ships. We're leaving."

"But sir, there is no energy left to power even one and a half of the core ships."

"Then, get them from the droids that are attacking everywhere."

"Yes...sir." The droid said, knowing that it would be pointless to argue. They needed to escape.

Kashyyyk

The clones were, literally, wiping the floor with the droids. In less than thirty minutes, the number of droids fell to a quarter to that of the clones and wookies combined. In five minutes, Kashyyyk was droid-free.

"Master Yoda, all droids have either been deactivated, out of lack of energy, or defeated." The clone with Yoda said.

"Very good." Yoda said, turning around. "Leave we should. No more business we have."

"Yes, Master Yoda."

"Hmm, the sooner we solve the problem, the sooner the Sith shall be gone."

Mygeeto

Ki-Adi-Mundi was, in a sense, doesn't know what to do. He felt the great lift of the burden in the Force, but, being in a battle, left it to the back of his head.

"Come on!" Ki shouted to his battalion of troops.

"Yes, sir. Alright men! Ready, aim, FIRE!" A clone ordered. Then a rain of lasers fell on the droids; blaster fire from the UT-AT's rained on droid tanks; Ki-Adi-Mundi sliced his way through hundreds of battle droids.

"We're winning, Bacara!"

"Yes, sir!"

A random clone shouted, "Watch out!" as a vulture droid rammed down on one of the UT-ATs. An explosion, clone pushed backwards, and Ki-Adi-Mundi trying his hard to deflect the enemy blaster fire and use the Force to support the bridge, at the same time.

It was tiring. First, the bridge was heavy, second, he had to use all of his senses, third, he had to keep his troops alive, and fourth, the only place they had was the bridge. And it was thin. The back portion was filled with tanks, and the front, with droids. How could he use that to his advantage? That's it!

"Bacara! Have all UT-ATs move back to the checkpoint! But let them keep firing!" Ki-Adi-Mundi shouted to the commander.

"Yes, sir! Go!" The UT-ATs slowly moved back to the other end of the bridge while firing at the tanks.

As soon as the UT-ATs was safe on the stable ground of the bridge endpoints, Ki-Adi-Mundi shouted to Bacara, "Commander! Put your light troopers at front, medium at the middle and heavy at the back, you included!" They did so. "Good! Now, slowly move back!" They did so. So did he.

"What are you planning, sir?"

"If I can't use one of the advandages...then I'll use both! Bacara! Call for the bombing run!"

"Oh! That's your plan, sir? Got it! Go long!"

Approximately 5 V-Wings worked their way to the surface (there is also the space war)...

"Slowly approaching targets..." Almost there... "Set bombs to EMP." There! "Drop bombs!"

When the bombs hit the ground, the EMP effect immediately took place, stunning any and all droids on the enemy side of the bridge.

"Done it, finally, Bacara." Ki-Adi-Mundi said, turning off his lightsaber.

"Yes, sir." Bacara said, with relief.

"Call for the ships."

Utapau

Obi-Wan just finished his fight with Grievous. He just moved to Cody's position. Cody gave him back his lightsaber. So then, back to helping the droids. All throughout the trip to the droid-infested floor, he can't help but wonder what happened to Anakin and what that big disturbance in the Force was. It felt as if a weight was lifted off the Force's shoulders.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The scream snapped Obi-Wan out of his thoughts. He forgot. There was a war going on. The scream came from one of the clones that fell from the platform.

"I'll worry about that later. Now, destroy the droids here."

Obi-Wan reached the area where there are the most number of droids. He activated his lightsaber and began deflecting the blaster fire.

"Sir! Good thing, you're here! We've lost most of our troops." a clone shouted.

"Yes, I know, Captain." Obi-Wan said to the clone trooper.

Obi-Wan rushed to the middle of the fight and used his desired form with his previous form (Soresu defensive power with Ataru acrobatics and moves) to destroyed the troops. Destroyed? No, it wasn't the word for it. More like decimated. He sliced, deflected and jumped through all the droids like simple training bots. After approximately 20 minutes, the slaughter stopped.

"Sir." A clone walked up to him...a clone commander.

"Cody...how goes the clean-up?" Obi-Wan asked as he deactivated his lightsaber.

"Going very well, sir. The Utapauans are grateful for this and gave us a few of their supplies."

"Give them back, Cody. We have no need for extra supplies." Obi-Wan said, shocking Cody.

"Yes, sir."

Cato Nemodia

Plo Koon was flying above Cato Nemodia. He has just finished his mission here. But that great feeling of the Force is still on his mind.

"Ok, boys, let's go home." Plo said to the others.

"Yes, sir."

All the other Jedi

"What is this feeling? It feels as if a great burden left the Force."

Jedi Temple

Mace Windu and Anakin Skywalker was sitting in their respective seats in the Jedi Order, when...

*Beep*

"There it is, Skywalker." Windu said to Anakin, while walking over to the center and pressing a button.

Immediately, the holograms of the other Jedi Masters appeared on their respective seats.

Yoda spoke up first. "Hmm, quite few in number we are. Master Windu, Master Skywalker, where are they?"

Anakin decided to explain. "Master, I...I told Master Windu about Palpatine's affliation with the Sith, and-"

Obi-Wan said next, "The Sith? Surely, they can't be here..."

"I'm afraid they are, Master. He tried to lure me into a trap by gaining my trust first, then he told me the 'Tragedy of Darth Plaugeis the Wise'-"

"Darth Plagueis? Who's he?"

"I believe he, Master, was the one who mastered the use of bringing a person back to life-"

Ki-Adi-Mundi shouted, "Impossible! No one can bring the dead back to life!"

Yoda replied, "I belive, Master Mundi, it can. Tell me, Master Skywalker, how goes this legend?"

Anakin bowed low before saying, "Yes Master."

"Darth Plagueis was the Sith Lord who has mastered the art of manipulating midi-chlorians. He has mastered it to the point that he can resurrect people with it. According to Palpatine, he trained someone in his arts and that same apprentice killed him in his sleep."

"Hmmm, what do you think, Master Skywalker, about Palpatine's story?"

"Well, Master, he said that only a few Jedi knew about that story, and quite a number of Sith. I highly doubt that Palpatine merely asked a Jedi to show to him, so I'm guessing he was Plaugeis' apprentice."

"Very perceptive, young Skywalker."

Plo Koon said, "Indeed, he knows that even a Supreme Chancellor has no chance of persuading a Jedi to give him highly sensitive data."

Aayla Secura agreed.

Yoda, then, asked to Mace Windu, "But, the others, Mace. Where are they?"

Anakin answered, "Well, umm, I'm afraid I can answer that one, Master. You see, when Palpatine told me about the Dark Side, he tried to lure me by using-"

"He used Padme, didn't he, Anakin?" Obi-Wan asked, looking worried.

Plo Koon asked, wonderingly, "Padme? As in Padme Amidala? What's her role in this?"

Mace Windu spoke up, "She is Anakin's Wife."

Ki-Adi-Mundi now asked, "Wife? I thought that marriage is forbidden in the Jedi Order."

"Yes, it is. But apparently, someone's feelings got in the way." Mace said, jerking his head to Anakin.

Anakin replied, "Yes, I'm married to Padme, but I had to do it, Master. I-I love her. I couldn't live without her."

Obi-Wan said, "Therein lies your problem, Anakin."

"What do you mean?"

"You just said it. 'You can't live without her.'"

Anakin looked down. He's right. Everyone he asked about the death of a precious person, they said that he should let go.

"I-I understand, Master."

Yoda said, "Hmm, discuss this we will. Now, the council we must talk about."

The Jedi Masters discussed the plans on how to make Palpatine's death look like an accident, on how to deal with Anakin's punishment, and how to find the leaders of the Trade Federation. Surely, they must have known about Palpatine's death.

That was done.