Bolt: Deception of War

In war, the difference between truth and deception is shrouded.

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A galaxy divided by war! Peaceful planets must choose sides, or face the threat of invasion! Unable to keep up with the rapidly moving Separatist Fleet, led by the notorious General Grievous, the Republic cannot spare enough time, ships, or Jedi, to stop Separatist advances in the Outer Rim, and far reaches of space.

Meanwhile, while being pursued by the fiendish Dr. Calico's sinister agents, Penny and her dog Bolt were abducted by General Grievous, mistaking Penny for a Republic Intelligence Agent. After learning of the General's mistake and seeing this as an opportunity to catch the monster, the Jedi Council sends Master Plo Koon, Anakin Skywalker, and his padawan Ahsoka Tano to save Penny and Bolt before Grievous realizes their true identities…

Chapter 1

Three Republic Attack Cruisers, dropped out of Hyperspace, near a large, dead moon, keeping its distance from three of Grievous's cruisers. Aboard the bridge of Resolute, Plo stared at the cruisers pondering the fact that the monster who was responsible for so many deaths, clones, Jedi and innocents alike, was out there, on one of those ships, holding a young , innocent, and most likely terrified child captive. Plo only prayed that Grievous hadn't gotten around to interrogation yet, torturing her for information she didn't have. Plo shuddered at the thought and quickly dismissed it. We will save her, Plo thought. He heard the doors of the bridge open behind him, in entered Anakin , Admiral Yularen, and Ahsoka, or "Little Soka" as Plo had come to know her. Plo broke out of his train of thought and turned to the three. "Koh-toh-yah Skywalker, Little Soka," he said with, what they assumed was under his mask, a grin.

"Master Plo," Anakin said, bowing his head slightly. "It's good to see you again. Now what exactly do we know about these two?'

"Very little," Plo responded. "All we know is that her father is a renowned scientist and is the enemy of someone named 'Dr. Calico', who apparently tried to kidnap the girl. No record of file on that name."

"Well, being held by Grievous is all I need to know," Anakin assured. "And, should our attack strategy go as planned, we'll be able to trap and capture Grievous once and for all."

"And what exactly is our strategy, General?" Ahsoka asked.

Anakin simply smiled and turned to Yularen. "Admiral?"

"Grievous is still unaware of our presence, so we'll use that to our advantage," he said, pulling out a hologram projector. The blue images of six cruisers and the moon flashed in front of them as he began pushing the controls on the projector, evaluating their plan. "If we can approach them undetected, we can bring two of our cruisers around in front, leaving one behind to block of their escape. Once we have trapped them we will launch both our fighters and boarding ships to rescue the hostages and capture Grievous."

"What do you think snips?" Anakin said with a confident smirk.

"I've heard better," Ahsoka boasted, walking over to Plo's point of view of the projection.

Anakin sighed. "You mean Obi-Wan, don't you?"

"How'd you guess?" Ahsoka said holding back a smile as best as she could.

"Very funny, but we'll see how good Obi-Wan's strategies seem after this one," Anakin said, once again, with much confidence. "Admiral, move our ships into position, and prepare all fighters for attack."