Hey guys and gals (or people who can't make up their minds), Grubkiller here.
For this story, I want to start off with chapters that portray scenes from the clone wars in order to bridge the gap between the section that I plan on dividing this story into.
Last chapter, I portrayed Ahsoka's betrayal arc from Season 5. This time, I'll write the what is literally the script of the 'the lost one' episode, and a scene from the Kyber Crystal arc. Next, I'll publish the first major section act of the story.
So anyway, I hope that you all enjoy it.
"Grubkiller's Disclaimer: I don't own Star Wars. It was created by lucasfilms, which is currently owned by the dark side.
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"If this was known, public confidence in the war effort, the Jedi, and the Republic would vanish. There would be mass chaos."- Mace Windu, upon realizing that the Sith were behind the creation of the Clone Army.
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"A long-awaited truth!"
"A distress signal has been received at the Jedi Temple, and Master Plo Koon has been dispatched to investigate its origin. The signal is from a ship thought to be lost and was last known to be in the possession of a Jedi Master who was killed long ago..."
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Oba Diah's frozen moon.
"Can anyone hear us? Come in, please. We're not getting anything over here. We're off. We must be way off". Came a voice from inside the blizzard, which was blasting snow across the desolate landscape.
Through the blizzard, the sounds of giant machines rumbled through the storm. Republic walkers, tanks, and infantry were stomping and trudging through the frozen and Godforsaken landscape that made up the surface of Oba Diah's moon. The Clones from Master Plo Koon's Wolf-pack were looking for their objective: A distress signal from a long-forgotten ship.
"Negative. It is here. The data specifically states. It has got to be," another clone said over the comm from inside the lead Republic viechle, a large ten-wheeled juggernaut tank.
"We've scanned the area three times. This is a wasteland. There's nothing," the first clone said into his comm, as he and his comrades continued trudging through the snow.
Inside the juggernaut, the unit's leaders were overseeing the operation.
"All of our information pinpoints it is here," Commander Wolffe of the wolfpack unit said to the trooper outside, as he stood over a trooper who was manning the comm terminal.
"I don't know what to tell you, sir. We're getting no visual and no recognition on the scanner," the trooper outside informed.
"We must locate the source of the signal, Commander," Plo Koon said. "Press on," he ordered.
Seconds later, an alarm began to blare inside of the tank.
"Wait. I think I've found something. It's very faint, sir," the comm trooper said as Wolffe and Plo leaned over his shoulders to look at the terminal.
"That is it," Plo said.
Wolffe nodded at his general and they both went to exit the tank.
"Halt! Halt! Halt all vehicles!" One of the clones outside called out.
Every viechle in the Republic column came to a sudden crunching halt.
Clone Troopers began to investigate the area with their flashlights. They followed Plo Koon as he walked away from the convoy. They still couldn't see anything because of the storm. But then they saw something.
It was a silhouette of something.
An object.
The troopers waved their lights against the object. It looked like a ship of some kind. Only it was ripped open in some spots. Plo Koon ducked in order to clear his head beneath the opening in the damaged hull.
"The hull shows substantial scoring and wear. Whenever it crashed, it wasn't recently," Wolffe said as he and his men followed Plo Koon into the ship.
Plo Koon continued to investigate the ship, moving into it until he reached the cockpit.
"General Plo, the scans check out. It's a T-6 shuttle, all right, serial number 775519," Wolffe said as he continued following the Jedi Master into the ship.
The Kel Dor Master stopped when he saw something under a pile of snow. It was a cylinder of some kind.
As he lifted it, the snow was shaken off, revealing what it really was: A lightsaber.
"I want the entire area cleared. We're taking everything back to Coruscant," Plo told Wolffe.
"Everything?" Wolfe asked.
"Everything!" Plo confirmed.
As Wolffe and his men left the ship, Plo stayed in the cockpit of the dead ship. He was still examining the saber he found. He pressed the button on the hilt, igniting the saber. The blue blade extended from the hilt. Dust seemed to hover around the blue light.
Though he didn't know it yet, he began to suspect that this was the first time in years that this saber was activated.
Question was...what happened to the owner?
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Council Chamber, Jedi Temple, Coruscant.
"Then it is the lost ship of Master Sifo-Dyas?" Mace Windu asked,
He and the other council members were speaking to a hologram of Plo Koon, who was still on Oba Diah's moon.
"I found this at the crash site," Plo said, levitating the saber hilt that he found at the crash site.
"Hmm, the lightsaber of Sifo-Dyas it is. Never found when he died it was," Yoda said, somewhat distraughtly.
Everyone in the council was silent as they remembered Sifo-Dyas. A former member of the Council, and a friend.
"Master Kenobi, remind the Council of what you discovered regarding Master Sifo-Dyas before the start of the Clone War," Mace said.
All eyes were on Kenobi.
"My investigation of the bounty hunter Jango Fett led to Kamino," Obi-Wan said, as everyone looked in his direction. He continued. "The Kaminoans recounted that it was Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas who ordered the production of a clone army".
"Without the consent of the Council or the Senate he did this," Yoda said.
"Prior to the blockade of Naboo, Sifo-Dyas sat on this Council until we judged his ideas to be too extreme," Windu said.
"Indeed, he said he foresaw a great conflict and that the Republic would need to raise an army. At the time, the Council rejected those ideas," Plo's holographic image said.
"Well, it's not the first time we've been wrong recently, is it?" Obi-Wan said.
"The creation of the clone army, kept secret from us Sifo-Dyas did. How this was done we know not, yet now a new piece of the puzzle we have," Yoda said, clasping his hands together whilst in deep thought. "Perhaps clarity it will bring us, yes".
Plo Koon bowed before his hologram disappeared, leaving the council to decide their next move.
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Jedi Temple communications center.
Several Jedi masters were gathered around Madam Jocasta Nu as she showed them a hologram of Sifo-Dyas' last known location.
"Our records definitively state that Master Sifo-Dyas died on Felucia. In the fifth quarter, a small skirmish broke out between the native Felucians. Master Sifo-Dyas was assigned to negotiate peace talks between the tribes". The Jedi librarian said as she showed a hologram of Sifo-Dyas and a hologram of his mission records shoed up over the holotable. "The negotiations failed, and Sifo-Dyas was killed".
"What became of his body?" Plo Koon asked via hologram.
"I'm afraid I cannot answer that," Jocasta said as the holographic data blinked red. "Any further information on this incident has been sealed".
"On whose authority?" Mace Windu asked.
"By the office of the Supreme Chancellor," Jocasta informed.
"Thank you, Madame Jacosta," Windu said.
Jocasta gave a slight bow before she left.
"To Felucia, Skywalker and Kenobi will go. A trail long cold it is, yet still lay hidden there a clue might be. Question all who were present the day of Sifo-Dyas' death, you must," Yoda ordered.
"And what of the sealed file?" Windu asked.
"Speak with the Chancellor personally I will to see what part in this the politics of the Senate have played," Yoda said as he looked at the hologram of Sifo-Dyas, which looked right into his eyes ominously.
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Senate Building, Office of the Supreme Chancellor.
All across Coruscant, people continued to fly through the never ending beehive of traffic that crisscrossed above the city.
But in the Senate Building itself, the very center of Representative government was as busy as ever, as politicians went about their business, representing the needs of their people in this proud, yet deeply corrupt, institution. Behind a heavily guarded door was the very head of that institution. The Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic: Sheev Palpatine. He and Master Yoda were conversing.
"Master Sifo-Dyas? Forgive me. I'm afraid I am not familiar with that name," the Chancellor said.
"Died some time ago he did on Felucia," Yoda said as he hobbled around the lavishly decorated office on his cane. "Investigating his death we are, and yet sealed by the Chancellor's office some of his files were," Yoda informed.
"And what is the nature of your investigation?" The Chancellor asked.
"A Jedi matter it is, Chancellor. Add to your troubles I would not," Yoda said.
"That is very considerate, Master Yoda. May I at least ask when Master...?" The Chancellor paused and snapped his fingers whilst looking up at the ceiling, as if trying to remember the name.
"...Sifo-Dyas," Yoda said, helping the Chancellor.
"Yes, Master Sifo-Dyas. May I ask when he was killed?" Palpatine asked.
"Over ten years ago it was," Yoda said.
"Well, that explains it. I'm afraid this was before my time. Twelve years ago, I was a humble senator serving the planet Naboo. Only my predecessor, Chancellor Valorum, would have the answers you seek. I suggest you speak with him," Palpatine pointed out.
"Very well. Thank you, Chancellor," Yoda said as he hobbled out of the room.
The Chancellor gave a slight bow of respect. But then he frowned as Yoda exited the room.
Yoda looked back over his shoulder and caught a glimpse of Palpatine walking off to the side before the door slid shut behind him.
His com-link began to blink. He reached for it and answered it. A hologram of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker appeared.
"I have spoken with the tribal leaders on Felucia. They use a very ancient dialect, which is hard to understand, but from what I can make out, when Master Sifo-Dyas died, he was not alone. There was a second Jedi here with him," Obi-Wan's hologram said.
The investigation just became more interesting.
"And the name of this second Jedi?" Yoda asked the holographic Jedi in front of him.
"Either I don't understand them, or they won't say. It's hard to tell. This is a primitive people we are dealing with. After his death, they cremated Sifo-Dyas' body, and I'm afraid the trail goes cold there. Did you have any success with the Chancellor?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Hmm, as much success as usual, I am afraid. Pointed in another direction I am now. To speak with Valorum I go," Yoda said before he shut the com-link off and put it away.
A second Jedi was with Sifo-Dyas? Interesting this is," Yoda thought to himself as he walked off to hail a speeder.
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Ex-chancellor Valorum's private residence.
In the middle of Coruscant's imposing skyscrapers, there was a shorter building topped off with a mansion. It was surrounded by greenery, unlike the rest of the planet. The building was also guarded by Senate Commandoes. Master Yoda waited at the front entrance as a man in a blue outfit and gray hair walked down the front stairs. It was former Chancellor Valorum.
"It's been a long time, my friend. What can I do for you?" Valorum asked as he walked down the stairs.
"A file sealed by your administration the Jedi Council has come across," Yoda said as he walked with Valorum down the stairs.
"The subject of the file?" Valorum asked as he turned his head to face Yoda.
"Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas," Yoda said.
"Sifo-Dyas?" Valorum asked as he came to a stop, clasping his hands behind his back. "When I was Chancellor, I sent him on a mission to deal with a flare-up in the Pyke syndicate".
Valorum was telling a much different story than the Jedi records were.
"The Pykes?" Yoda asked.
Valorum turned back around to look at Yoda.
"A powerful part of the spice cartel. Their criminal activities had allowed them to almost completely control the production of raw spice used to create a powerful drug. We were facing a full-scale war underneath the surface of Coruscant. Knowing of his expertise on the Underworld, I contacted Master Sifo-Dyas to stabilize the problem," Valorum said.
"Know of this, the Jedi Council did not," Yoda said.
"The Senate committee assigned to the matter feared that open discussions with such a criminal element could legitimize their activities and give strength to opposition leaders within the bureaucracy. Secrecy was our only choice," Valorum said as he looked back out over the horizon, or lack thereof.
"The timing of these negotiations, when were they to take place?"
"I cannot remember the precise timing, I'm afraid. It was so long ago. I do remember that the talks were postponed not long after our delegates arrived on Oba Diah, something about a flare-up of activity on Felucia".
Yoda began to notice that the two different stories were linked.
"Yes, intervene on Felucia, the Council insisted Sifo-Dyas did. But tell me, Chancellor. Who was the other Jedi you sent with Sifo-Dyas?"
"Other Jedi? I know of no other Jedi. There was only my personal aide, Silman, and Sifo-Dyas. I'm afraid they were both killed on Felucia"
"Personal aide, Silman?" Yoda asked.
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Serenno, Count Dooku's private retreat.
In Dooku's private estate on his home planet of Serenno, he was kneeling before a hologram of his master, Darth Sidious.
"Tell me, why do the Jedi look for Sifo-Dyas? What trail are they following?"
"If there is a trail, it is unknown to me," Dooku said, maintaining his usually stoic facade. In reality, he was afraid.
"Retrace your steps, find this loose end, and eliminate it," Sidious ordered.
"I understand what is at stake, my Lord," Dooku said as he bowed. "I will go to the Pykes and take care of it".
"This is not the first time you have proven to be clumsy, Lord Tyranus," Sidious said as he began to close his left hand.
That's when Dooku began to feel an invisible pressure close around his neck. He was being choked. He gagged and tried desperately to breath, but to no avail. Sidious then raised his hand, forcing Dooku to levitate above the ground.
"You know the price of failure," Sidious said it venom in his voice before his hologram faded out of existence.
The pressure on Dooku's neck disappeared and he dropped to the ground, taking in deep breath. He then began coughing before he walked off to carry out his master's will. Failure would mean the end of everything that he and his master worked so hard to build, but not before Dooku met a slow end at his master's hands.
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Jedi Temple communication center.
Back at the temple, Master Plo Koon, who was back from his mission to Oba Diah's moon, was walking in on a conversation between Yoda and the holographic versions of Obi-Wan and Anakin.
They were addressing Sifo-Dyas, and Silman the personal aide to Chancellor Valorum.
The room was dark, and the holotable shines blue light on the dark walls.
"The Felucians know nothing of this Silman," Obi-Wan said before he and Anakin turned back to the holotable. "No one there seems to know anything about him".
"What's that symbol he's wearing?" Anakin asked, referring to the pendant that Silman was wearing on his cloak around his neck.
"The symbol of the high Chancellor, before the war, Chancellor Valorum," Yoda said.
"So we have one dead Jedi with no physical evidence of a body," Obi-Wan said aloud as Plo Koon pressed a few keys on the holotable, bringing up several planets. One of them, Felucia, blinked red. "...a second Jedi who appeared on Felucia that we have no record of, and now this Silman, personal attache to the Chancellor, is missing?" Obi-Wan continued.
"Yet now we know Sifo-Dyas and Silman were both on Oba Diah, according to Chancellor Valorum," Anakin added.
Plo Koon punched in a few more keys on the holotable. Two spheres appeared above the table. An orangey brown planet, with a small whitish gray moon orbiting it.
"The crashed shuttle I found was located on a moon which orbits the Pyke planet," Plo soon said, pointing to the planet he just brought up.
"Hmm. To the Pykes you must go, to Oba Diah, yes," Yoda ordered, pointing to the the two holographic Jedi.
Obi-Wan and Anakin bowed before their holograms disappeared, leaving Plo Koon and Yoda in deep thought.
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Oba Diah system, Pyke syndicate territory.
A Republic shuttle blasted out of hyperspace over Oba Diah, which was at the very heart of the Pyke syndicate's territory. It sailed through space until it moved through orbit. Anakin and Obi-Wan were piloting the ship. When they were through the atmosphere, they could see rock formations covered in a layer of clouds. They eventually found a compound that towered over the rocks. Freighters and cargo transports were coming in and leaving around the clock, dropping off or picking up products to make a profit.
Anakin reached up above him and pressed a key buttons, which engaged the landing gear as they made ready to touch down. The wings folded up, and their landing gear hit the deck with a thud that vibrated through the hull. A ramp extended from the bottom of the ship before they walked off of it.
They were on a platform that was filled with different boxes. It also had armed Pyke guards that were watching their every move.
When the Jedi walked passed them, they turned around to escort them into the building, which ws gray on the outside, with glowing green windows that allowed people to watch out over the landscape.
When Anakin and Obi-Wan walked into the building. A robotic hover sphere was watching them, as well as the guards. They walked past several Hutts, who were obviously in the market for something. They even saw servant girls and slaves on display.
Welcome to the far outer rim.
Anakin and Obi-Wan were eventually brought in front of a Pyke that was sitting on a throne of some kind. He was smoking something, possibly filled with something illegal in Republic space. He was also surrounded by togrutan and twi'lek servant girls, who wore clothing that only covered their wide hips and their large breasts ... barely. The Pyke leader, Minister Lom, looked up and breathed out an orange smoke substance.
He was vaping.
The alien looked at the Jedi with his purple glowing eyes.
"I cannot remember the last time a Jedi came here. Many years it has been," the Pyke boss said.
"Funny you should say that," Obi-Wan said. "We're looking for a Jedi that got lost here. His name is Sifo-Dyas".
"Oh, the Jedi Sifo-Dyas was here, but that was a long time ago," the stoned Pyke said.
"Master Sifo-Dyas' ship was found, crashed on a moon orbiting this world," Anakin said.
"What you found, we know nothing of," the Lom said as he accepted a wine glass from a togrutan servant girl sitting next to his throne. "Would the Jedi like to join us for a refreshment?"
Anakin was about to say something, as if to threaten him. But his former master, and friend, put a hand in front of him, interrupting him.
"The Pykes' offer is kindly accepted," Obi-Wan said.
Anakin rolled his eyes at his master's behavior.
The Pyke leader snapped his fingers. That's when a twi'lek servant girl walked up with a tray that had two glasses of drink in them. The two Jedi accepted the glasses.
"To friendship," the Pyke leader said as he raised his glass, before he began chuckling, somewhat ominously.
"Friendship," Obi-Wan said.
"Friendship," Anakin said, unconvincingly given his nature.
The Pyke boss downed his drink slobbishly, causing some of the drink drip down his chin. Anakin and Obi-Wan sloshed their drinks around, as if they were afraid to drink them. That's when Obi-Wan looked at the Pyke boss again. On closer observation, he saw that he was wearing the same pendant that Valorum's aide was wearing in his profile.
"What an interesting necklace that is. May I have a look?" Obi-Wan asked.
The Pyke finished his drink and spoke.
"Perhaps the Pykes have taken enough of the Jedi's time," the leader said.
"Oh, no, no. It's no bother at all. The Jedi are happy to know all the Pykes' secrets," Obi-Wan said casually before Anakin suddenly reached out with the force.
The servant girls recoiled in fear and the guards pointed their weapons at the two Jedi as their master was nearly ripped out of his seat. The necklace was ripped off of his neck and it flew into Anakin's hand.
"We have no quarrel with the Jedi," the boss said.
"Maybe you should tell us why you're wearing the crest of the Chancellor's personal advisor," Anakin said as he smashed his wine glass down on the floor before she flashed the necklace.
"I am confused," the boss said as he stood up from his throne. "Is the Jedi looking for a Jedi Master or someone else?"
"Stop playing games," Anakin demanded. "Sifo-Dyas was traveling with an advisor. They were sent here to negotiate with you," Anakin said as he pointed at the boss.
"Heheheh. Well, it looks like you have finally put the pieces together. The man you are looking for is here," the boss said.
Anakin and Obi-Wan glanced at each other, realizing that their suspicions were confirmed.
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Oba Diah, Pyke syndicate stronghold, detention block.
The Pyke boss, along with a probe and a pair of his guards, was escorting Anakin and Obi-Wan through the detention area. Cells lined the corridor, which was full of small rodents that scurried around, looking for food.
"The Pykes wanted to gain an advantage over the other crime families, so alliances were made. One alliance was with a man named Tyranus," the pyke boss said.
"I've heard that name before. Jango Fett mentioned it during my Kamino investigation," Obi-Wan said.
"Tyranus wanted Sifo-Dyas dead," the boss said as he continued leading them down the corridor. "The Pykes were well paid to shoot down his ship. However, any man that is willing to pay to have a Jedi killed is dangerous and unpredictable. The Pykes inspected the crash to retrieve the Jedi's body for proof. But with the dead Jedi, the Pykes found another, still alive".
"Silman, the Chancellor's aide?" Obi-Wan realized.
"The Pykes gave Tyranus Sifo-Dyas, but the Pykes did not tell Tyranus of Silman. The Pykes needed insurance," the boss said.
"Insurance?" Anakin asked.
"Yes, and now the Pykes can bargain. We give you Silman..." the boss said as he pointed his hand towards the cell door. "...You forget about the Pykes' treachery against the Jedi".
Anakin and Obi-Wan walked up to the door. A buzzing noise sounded out as the door opened. Several little rodents scurried out of the cell. The two Jedi looked at each other with uncertainty written all over their faces.
They walked in and came up on a second door. It opened and they walked into a dark room, which only had a couple rays of natural light shining through.
"Hello? Who-who's there?" A voice asked from the darkness.
"We are Jedi sent to find you," Obi-Wan informed.
"Jedi? To find me? Why me?" a man asked as he peaked at the Jedi over a conduit in the center of the cell. "I was betrayed, forgotten long ago".
Obi-Wan and Anakin looked at each other.
Anakin shrugged his shoulders.
"No one knew you were alive," Obi-Wan said.
Silman stood behind the conduit, which was covered in fat maggots, which throbbed and slithered.
"Quick. Maybe you have some food. Have you-have you any food?" Silman asked.
"Of course," Anakin said as he reached into his pouch and grabbed a ration stick.
"Oh, oh! Oh, oh, oh! Oh!" Silman exclaimed excitedly as he rushed over into the light in front of the Jedi on all fours. "Thank you, my friend," he said as Anakin recoiled in disgust. Silman had a scraggily beard and was covered in those maggots. "A supply bar!" Silman said as he grabbed the stick from Anakin's hands. "Mmm, mmm. Delicious".
Silman lied down across the dome shaped conduit and studied the ration stick gleefully. But he didn't actually eat it.
"You see, I was so frightened I would have nothing to serve. Oh, oh, oh! Oh, oh!" Silman said with excitement.
"Serve?" Anakin asked.
"My my babies, they get so angry when I have nothing to serve," Silman said, referring to the maggots that were all over his cell.
Anakin turned to Obi-Wan.
"We might have a problem here," Anakin whispered to Obi-Wan.
Oba Diah, Pyke stronghold, main landing platform.
In the skies above Oba Diah, a ship of Geonosian design flew through the air towards the stronghold. As the ship came in for a landing, two guards walked up to the ship. When it landed, the doors opened and a ramp extended from them. A hooded figure wearing a brown cloak walked out.
"Tyranus! You are no longer welcome here," one guard said as they moved to apprehend the figure.
The figure brushed his hand to the side and the two guards were thrown off of the platform, screaming as they plummeted to their deaths.
Detention block.
"I think you've been cooped up in here too long, old man," Anakin said to the 'man' feeding the maggots in his cell.
"We've come to take you home," Obi-Wan tried to reason.
"Home? No, no, this is my home. I can't leave my friends," Silman said.
"You were traveling with Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas. Tell us what happened to him," Obi-Wan ordered.
"HAHAHAHAH! Sifo-Dyas? He died. Died, died, died, died. Tricked, we were. The Pykes are not to be trusted. Oh, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. But the Pykes were not the ones. No, no, the Pykes were not the reason," the scraggily freak covered in maggots said.
The hooded figure was walking through the detention block, on his way to complete his mission.
"Who was responsible?" Anakin asked.
"Someone powerful, someone who who wanted to be Sifo-Dyas," Silman said.
Outside Silman's cell, the two guards noticed a figure approaching them. They readied their stun sticks and prepared to engage the figure. But then they were levitated into the air and choked to death.
"Why?" Obi-Wan asked.
"All is deception. Can't you see? Because because-" Silman tried to say before he was levitated into the air. He began to struggle for air as he kicked his legs wildly.
Anakin and Obi-Wan recoiled in shock as Silman's neck was crushed. His body fell to the ground. The two Jedi turned around to see a familiar figure in their presence. The figure activated his red lightsaber. The two Jedi activated their blue ones in response, whilst assuming a fighting stance.
"Dooku," Anakin said with venom in his voice. "For once, you actually came to do your own dirty work".
"Sometimes things are just that important," Dooku said as he took his own fighting stance as he spun his blade in his hand.
Anakin and Obi-Wan attacked Dooku. The count stepped back out into the corridor. Their blades clashed. Dooku had one hand behind him as he adopted a defensive stance. Dooku eventually led them out onto a ledge outside. Ships were flying overhead, although oblivious to the fight down below. On the ledge, both Jedi parried with the Dark Lord. They fought back and forth. One Jedi would attack and parry, while the other held back, until they switched back and forth.
This kept going until Dooku kicked in Obi-Wan's direction, his foot making contact with Obi-Wan's torso. The Jedi master stumbled backwards and balanced one foot on the ledge.
Anakin extended his hand and kept Obi-Wan from falling. But this gave Dooku an opening to attack. He lunged forward, aiming to sever Anakin's hand...again. But Anakin jumped back to avoid Dooku's attack. However, Obi-Wan had no one to pull him up.
"Ah! Obi-Wan exclaimed as he flailed his arms and fell off the ledge. But caught himself just in time.
He pulled himself back up, grabbed his saber, and rushed to help Anakin, who was being pushed back by Dooku. The two Jedi attack the dark lord from two sides, but Dooku expertly parried their blows. They then began to rush along the ledge as they continued to clash their blades together. Dooku kicked and pushed the Jedi away from him. He grabbed Anakin with the force and threw him at Obi-Wan. But Obi-Wan jumped over Anakin and slammed his saber against the ground, creating a small shockwave that sent Dooku back.
He grunted before he held his ground.
When he was prepared to fight again, the Pyke boss and a couple dozen of his guards began to pour out onto the platform.
They stood alongside the Jedi and surrounded Dooku.
"You have no business left with the Pykes, Tyranus," the Pyke boss said.
"Tyranus?" Obi-Wan exclaimed. He and Anakin were shocked. "You are the man called Tyranus?"
"I told you everything you needed to know on Geonosis all those years ago, Kenobi," Dooku said as he pointed his red blade at Obi-Wan. "You should have joined me. Sifo-Dyas understood. He saw the future. That is why he helped me".
"You lie. Minister Lom, if you are going to help us, now is the time," Obi-Wan said.
"Kill Tyranus!" The Pyke bass ordered.
Every guard opened fire on Dooku, who expertly blocked every round that came his way.
Dooku summoned a force push that sent all of the guards near Kenobi and Skywalker to the ground. He continued deflecting laser bolts, send them back to the Pykes, who intensified their fire. Anakin and Obi-Wan combined their efforts to summon a force push towards Dooku.
But he dodged it just in time, knocking minister Lom and his guards down instead.
Dooku then jumped back down and plunged his blade deep into Lom's torso.
The pyke groaned in pain as his organs were impaled and cooked at the same time.
More guards rushed out to help surround Dooku.
Anakin and Obi-Wan cornered Dooku against the ledge.
That's when Dooku casually stepped off of the ledge.
The shocked Jedi ran up to the ledge to watch him fall, only to see him reappear on a transport that was taking off and getting away.
Obi-Wan looked at Anakin.
"Ill give you a push," he said.
Anakin took a running start, jumped off of the ledge, and was pushed by Obi-Wan.
He arched over the gap between the ledge and the transport, landing on it.
Anakin and Dooku fought each other viciously until he jumped back onto the engine. The two old rivals stared at each other from 20 yards apart. Dooku ran his blade across the engine, causing a chain reaction that caused several small explosions. Anakin was pushed back by an explosion and nearly fell back over the railing. He grabbed a hold of it. He then looked at Dooku through the smoke. Then he disappeared.
Dooku's solar sailor then appeared out of nowhere, leaving this whole mess behind. Anakin shook his head as he dangled from the hull of the damaged ship.
The mysterious enemy has eluded them once again. But he wasn't entire;y unknown
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Jedi Council Chamber, Temple, Coruscant.
The Council was in session. Holograms of Anakin and Obi-Wan stood in the center.
"Know now we do that guide the creation of the clones from the beginning, Dooku did," Yoda said. "Hmm, our enemy created an army for us".
"If this was known, public confidence in the war effort, the Jedi, and the Republic would vanish. There would be mass chaos," Windu realized.
"Cover up this discovery we must. No one, not even the Chancellor, may know," Yoda said as Anakin looked to the side in deep thought. "Valiant men the clones have proven to be. Saved my life and yours they have many times. Believe in them we must. Win the war swiftly we must, before our enemy's designs reach completion, whatever they may be," Yoda finished.
Everyone looked at Yoda in stunned silence.
"Are you sure we are taking the right path?" Windu asked.
"Hmm, the right path, no. The only path, yes. Designed by the Dark Lord of the Sith, this web is. For now, play his game we must," Yoda said.
This was a deeply disturbing realization that the Jedi have made. If this conspiracy were to get out, it may mean the end of the Republic, an quite possibly the Jedi.
These were dark times indeed.
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(This next section is from the Kyber Crystal arc)
"Long ago in forgotten times, when the Sith and Jedi fought for control of the galaxy, weapons there were, of unimaginable power. Always at their heart, a kyber crystal was."-Yoda
On the planet Utapau two Jedi, named Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, had been investigating the murder of a Jedi, who'd been on a scouting mission days earlier. But what they found was somewhat disturbing: A Kyber Crystal, about 25 foot long and 6 foot wide, being transported by General Grievous. When the Jedi made this startling discovery, they immediately pursued, following the cyborg General's cargo all the way up to a Separatist fleet in orbit above the planet. They wanted control of the crystal to bring it back to Coruscant, but as they were about to leave, complication arose, as they always did.
In the hanger of the CIS flagship, the two Jedi were trying to get the crystal aboard, using hover pads to lift the crystal and push it. But the entire Droid army had something different to say about that. They marched into the hanger with everything they had, including Sniper Droideka's. Hundreds of blaster bolts were rained down upon the two Jedi. They expertly deflected as many rounds as they could back at the droids, downing a few of them. But there were just too many of them. And the hover pads were hit, dropping massive crystal to the floor.
"Master, there's no way that we're going to get this crystal back home and fight off these droids," Anakin said as he struggled to deflect the oncoming laser bolts. "What do we do?"
Obi-Wan looked at the shuttle behind them, and then the crystal. Then he spotted a row of parked Separatist AAT tanks.
"Get in the shuttle and prep the engines," Obi-Wan said as he headed for the row of tanks.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Anakin asked.
"If we can't have the crystal, then no one can. Now get on the shuttle," Obi-Wan said simply before he continued back to the row of tanks, using the force to point all of the cannons at the massive crystal.
Anakin shrugged his shoulders and headed for the shuttle, cutting droids apart as he ran. Obi-Wan climbed onto a tank and jumped into the main cannon. He pressed the firing button, sending a laser bolt at the crystal. It was hit.
Green energy emitted from the crystal, vaporizing several CIS droids at the same time. One thing he and Anakin learned while hunting this thing: Kyber crystals were incredibly unstable.
He then started jumping from tank to tank, making each cannon firing automatically at the crystal. It began to break apart and emit glowing green lights from the cracks.
Grievous was watching the whole time, as energy burst began vaporizing his army, including the two Magna-guards on either side of him. He ducked just in time to avoid one of the energy blasts.
At the same time, Anakin was flying the shuttle out of the hanger. Obi-Wan decided that this was his queue to leave. He ran after the shuttle and jumped aboard as the crystal became more and more unstable.
Grievous was watching in anger. A battle droid walked up to him. Sir, the crystal is overheating. There's no stoppi-AAAAHHH!" The droid screamed as a green energy bolt completely vaporized him.
Grievous, realizing that the ship was doomed, copied off of what the Jedi were doing and climbed aboard his personal star-fighter. Pressing a few keys and buttons, the ship was primed for takeoff. Just as he swooped down the hanger of the supply ship just as an energy burst hit the nearby main reactor.
The explosion caused critical systems to shut down, and caused hundreds of secondary explosions. The ship was doomed. Grievous piloted his ship down the hanger bay and began firing on the Jedi controlled shuttle. His blaster rounds missed, as he couldn't line up a decent shot, having to constantly dodge the clamps that hung from the ceiling. He may not be able to deliver the crystal to his masters, but he could at least kill the Jedi who've caused this type of trouble for too long. So he continued firing as the ship fell apart and exploded around him.
Just when the Jedi controlled shuttle crossed the threshold of the hanger bay, the ship exploded forcing Grievous' fighter to spin out of control. When the ship exploded, the crystal became to unstable, and it too exploded. It created a massive shockwave that ripped most of the Separatist fleet apart.
Grievous regained control of his ship and escaped just in time, whilst the Jedi made the jump to hyperspace.
"As I said: If we couldn't have the crystal, then no one can," Obi-Wan said.
Anakin looked at him impressed.
"Master...you continue to amaze me," Anakin said as he made the jump into hyperspace.
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Jedi Council chamber, Temple, Coruscant.
Back on the planet-wide metropolis of Coruscant, Anakin and Obi-Wan were in the council chamber, reporting their findings to the council.
"It is unfortunate that you weren't able to bring the crystal back with you," Windu said. "We may never know what Grievous planned for it".
"Not Grievous," Yoda said. "The work of a Sith Lord this is. Better in the end, destroyed this crystal was".
"I've never seen nor heard of a Cyber crystal like this one before. Was the council aware of their existence?" Obi-Wan asked.
Everyone in the chamber looked at each other.
Then Mace turned over to Yoda.
"Master Yoda?" He asked.
"Out of the legends of old, this crystal comes. Long ago in forgotten times, when the Sith and Jedi fought for control of the galaxy, weapons there were, of unimaginable power. Always at their heart, a kyber crystal was. Just like the one you described," Yoda said.
Everyone was looking at Yoda as if he had grown three feet taller.
"You're speaking of children's stories. Fairy tails," Anakin said, somewhat dismissively.
"In legends we often find great truths, Skywalker," Yoda said before continuing. "A warning this is. Powerful the Sith Lord has become, with great designs for our destruction. If find one of these crystals he can, another he will seek".
And with those words, the very future of the order was in question. Not to mention the safety and peace of the whole galaxy. If the Sith are looking for crystals like this, what are they being used for?
Not far away, in the industrial district of Coruscant, a hooded figure was sitting in a chamber guarded by Separatist Commando droids. He was looking at a hologram. It was a sphere of some kind. It looked like an eyeball made of metal.
It didn't look like it, but this 'metal eye' was the instrument of the Sith's will, which was the galaxy's subjugation.
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That's it folks.
Next chapter, It'll be the first major section of the story.
It'll be a retconned, and polished, version of my story, 'Escaping the Past'.
As I said before: This story is a merge between some of my other stories, but with scenes from the Clone wars TV series to bridge the gaps, and put things into perspective.
Anyway, I hope you'll stick around for the rest of the story.
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Until next time, this is Grugkiller, signing out.
