The hunt begins. Enough said.


Ahsoka walked along the bridge of the Resolute staring at the blue and white colors of hyperspace. She appeared to have been the last on there. Everyone else on the team was already here. The Jedi masters were chatting away with Admiral Yularen and Captain Rex, and Aayla and Kit were talking in private.

Ahsoka smiled and walked over to the clones, enjoying their company. "Hey guys."

The Clones grinned. "Hey Commander, have a good night sleep?" Fives chuckled and Echo pitched in "I had no idea you'd be on this mission."

"Neither did I. This seems like something for the Clone Commandos and Arc Troopers to handle," Ahsoka shrugged "But rumor has it that the tinnies are somewhere on the planet. So this will be fun."

Wolfe chuckled "Think we can win this time boys?" The clones erupted into cheer and Ahsoka shook her head, smiling "You boys, can't compete. I thought you would've learned your lesson."

"One of these days, we will take more droids then you," Fives pounded his fist on the table "Just wait."

"We're coming out of Hyperspace," Captain Rex informed "Let's get down to the hanger."

"This is where the fun begins," Anakin smiled like the child he really was.


They all made their way to the hangar, where two Gunships were waiting. They split up on teams of two. Team 1 consisted of Anakin, Kit Fisto, Ahsoka, Quinlan Vos, Rex, Fives, and Echo. Team 2 was Obi-Wan, Aayla, Windu, Plo Koon, Wolfe, and Commander Cody. They boarded their separate ships and prepared for take off.

Ahsoka looked at the clones confused. Their armor, instead of the chalk white she had grown accustomed to, was now green with splotches of brown. Camouflage? "I didn't know this mission was so secretive."

"Forest, and lot's a droids," Fisto smiled "Wouldn't you?"

The ships doors closed, leaving only the red stand-by light to illuminate the darkness. They felt the gunship take off, and could feel the coldness of space. Ahsoka shuddered "Would it have killed someone to build a heater in these things?"

After several minutes she felt a little less cold. She knew they were getting close. She gripped the handholds with enthusiasm. "We're approaching the drop point, stand-by," Came the voice of the pilot. Anakin grinned and gripped his lightsaber.

The light shifted to green, and the doors opened revealing a lush tropical planet. It was a forest. So many trees it's a wonder how they would find the lab. To their right was the other ship, landing. They all jumped out and the ship started to leave again. Aayla called to the pilot "If things go south, make sure you all stay within frequency range!" The pilot nodded and shut the doors once more. The other ship followed suit and together they both flew back to the ship.

"Let's get going. We have a mission to complete," Windu gruffed as he began walking through the jungle.


Two hours in and they already wished to be back in space.

The planet was hot. Like really hot. Anakin commented it felt like a tatooine winter. The clones opted to take of their helmets in an effort to stay cold. They were all drenched in sweat.

Except for Obi-Wan who miraculously, didn't have a sweat bead on his brow. This of course made everyone mad. Including the normally composed Mace Windu.

After several minutes, Rex stopped them in their tracks. "Listen," he instructed. They did so, hearing nothing. Windu scoffed "Trooper, I hear nothing!"

Rex turned to face them, brown eyes showing worry "Exactly. No birds...no wild animals...nothing."

This unsettled the team before Kit Fisto smiled "You're just superstitious Rex. We'll be fine I swear on my life."

Suddenly Blaster shots echoed through out the forest. Mechanized screaming of Droids could be heard as well. "This way!" Anakin charged Lightsaber in hand diving into the forest. The other followed suit.

Ahsoka caught up to her master and friend running as well. "Why would droids scream?"

"Probably a wild animal attacked," Anakin responded.

They entered a small clearing, to which they saw a horrible sight. Droid parts littered through out the field. The droid that was most intact had his face blasted of. Scorch marks covered the area.

"They were afraid," Ahsoka stated "They are programmed to not feel fear."

"This wasn't any animal," Quinlan Vos said resting on one foot to inspect a droids arm "This was a clean cut. Probably Mandolorian blade."

"Aren't those immune to Lightsabers?" Echo asked in worry.

"Quiet trooper!" Windu ordered.

"They shot in all directions," Aayla pointed out "Almost as if they didn't know what they were shooting."

"General Vos is right," Cody pointed at the intact droid "That droids head has been blown clean off from some high powered blaster."

"Master Secura is right," Ahsoka looked at the field "They couldn't see it. Whatever this thing is, the droids were no match for it."

Obi-Wan studied the ground and found an oddly shaped footprint. "Come here," he called "I found something. It looks like a footprint,"

"That's from General Grevious. He was here too," Aayla responded "Where was he in all this?"

"Well I found out where he is going now" Plo Koon pointed at a small patch. It looked like their were trees and bushes there originally but upon closer inspection, they noticed lightsaber scorches along the path "It appears that our Kaleesh Cyborg attempted to flee."

"Did he?" Anakin scoffed "Well he is a coward."

"No he's not," Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and Aayla all said in unison. Aayla lowered her head "I was there when he made his debut. He cut us all down without trying. Me, Master Mundi, and Shaak Ti were the only ones to escape."

Fisto wrapped his arm around her, in a an attempt to console her "It's okay. Let's find him and get some payback, yeah?"

Aayla nodded "Lets go."

They all followed the path.


After half an hour, they found where Grievous was going. He had ran all the way back to the lab. "Looks like we found the lab," Anakin pointed out.

They entered the base, only to find that it was a wreck. Tables flipped over, hallways littered with trash, A huge hole in the ceiling, and blaster marks everywhere.

"I think we know what happened to our missing clones," Mace whispered.

"All right, normally I would suggest we spread out," Obi-Wan said "But I feel it's wiser to stick together. Strength in numbers."

They all nodded and proceeded down the long corridors. Ahsoka and Anakin hung to the back.

"What do you think could've done this to them Skyguy?" Ahsoka asked.

Anakin shrugged "I don't know, Snips. Whatever it is, it's clearly a monster."

A huge single blaster shot echoed throughout the building. They all stood in silence before they rushed into action. "It's still here!" Windu shouted, igniting his purple Lightsaber.

The other Jedi did the same, and the clones put on their helmets and nearly slammed the safety off of their Blasters. Ahsoka ignited her main saber and shoto, allowing the familiar green to comfort her. They all raced down the corridor.

They came across a large door, sealed shut. "Get that door opened!"

Ahsoka reached out with the force, grabbing the door. The flung her arms to her side, the door flying open. She rubbed her shoulder blades "That was harder then it looked." The clones chuckled and they all looked to see the room.

It was like a dome, clearly a training area. But what unsettled them was that the bodies of the clones were in that room, neatly laid down next to each other. Some headless, others, a huge hole in their face, or a huge hole in their chest. But what was most concerning was this...

General Grievous, Commander of the droid army, slayer of countless Jedi, was laying along side them. His body sitting up against the wall.

His eyes looking up in fear. And a hole in his chest, that was still smoldering.


What happened to grievous? Find out in the next chapter!

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