Star Wars: A New Beginning

by Duke9295

After seeing a vision of the next decades, young Anakin Skywalker and the Jedi Counsel learns of what becomes of them. Now they must do all that they can to save the Republic and the Jedi Order for when the Empire arises. Please notify grammar errors.

4. Fall of the Republic

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars nor do I claim that I own Star Wars.

I'll admit that when I was writing the battle of Kashyyyk, I was looking up anything related to it. The Wikia, scripts, and even youtube. And when I did that, two out of three of these said that Luminara was there, so I wrote a cameo in for her. As for the contest on the Raft, I believe that I could have written the fight scenes a hell of a lot better with the transition. Darth Acheron's outfit is based off of darth vader redesigns I found on Google Images.

Now with the Lords of Acheron, I've made them into the seven deadly sins incarnate. Voldema's name is based on Voldemort, Anibla's name is ironically based on Queen Amidala somewhat. Snoll's name is based on Snoke, but he isn't Snoke. Netchya's name sounded menacing in my head. Mallas' name is based on Darth Malgus. Thotcher's name is I think german for daughter, so Sidious couldn't get the father, so he got the daughter, so to speak.

A LONG TIME AGO, IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY…

STAR WARS

A NEW BEGINNING

War burns at the galaxy like fire! Now that General Grievous has been cornered on Utapau, it is only a matter of time before Darth Sidious becomes the ruler of the galaxy. Prepared, a band of jedi led by Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu are prepared to arrest the tyrant once he confesses his crimes to Leto Quill. But they have no idea that Leto Quill is in secret Darth Acheron.

Episode 4: The End of the Republic

Palpatine spent the day staring at a red screen of several shapes broken down into grids. He deactivates the monitor and swivles his throne to the entrance of his office, where Leto Quill enters, "Chancellor, we have just received a report from Master Kenobi. He has engaged General Grievous." Palpatine smirks, "Good. Good. And, can we be sure that Grievous will die?" Leto nods, "Yes. I sent a spy to make sure of that."

Palpatine's eyes light up, "Ah, so that's what you wanted with Barriss Offee. You wanted to make her into an assassin like Asajj Ventress. You do understand that did not end well with Darth Tyrannus." Leto waves a hand, "I understand master. It's not just the Offee girl, I chose five others alongside her to carry out my will. I had them kill the rest like they were in a coliseum." Palpatine chuckles, "Survival of the fittest at it's finest. Just don't let them become too powerful."

Leto nods, "Of course master. In the meantime, what is your order?" Palpatine smirks, "I think it's time for the return of the Sith Empire. Confront Master Windu and Skywalker. Tell them I have confessed to being a sith lord and that I formed the CIS to start a war and make myself permanent Chancellor and that I planned on discarding the Senate." Leto bows, "At once, master. I will have one of the six standby in case Skywalker proves too powerful."

Palpatine nods, "Thank you, my friend. There is no telling how strong the chosen one is when turned to either the light or darkness. Just be sure to be out of breath when you meet them, it'll be more realistic." Leto bows and begins to run. Palpatine warns, "Be careful. Don't want to make the guards or the senators concerned." Leto stopped to hear that, bows again, and walks more slowly.

On Utapau, the much faster Wheel that Grievous is driving is putting Obi-Wan's reptilian riding beast through the exercise of her life. Seeing his persistent follower, Grievous prepares an Electro Staff. He slows down so that he's within arm's reach of Obi-Wan, and proceeds to jab him with the staff. After being shocked once, Obi-Wan manages to maneuver away from the staff and snatches it out of the Cyborg's hands.

He quickly jabs it into the wheel and in Grievous' face, but the general grabs the staff and drags Obi-Wan onto the wheel. Obi-Wan has the khaleesh madman in a headlock, but he doesn't notice when he grabs a blaster from his holster. He quickly tries to shoot at the jedi, but Obi-Wan's dodge knocked the two out of the cockpit and near a ledge as the wheel machine falls into the sinkhole. Closeby is Grievous' personal starship, the one he used to escape every time.

Grievous attempts to shoot at Obi-Wan, but the blaster is knocked out of his hands by a swing of the electro staff. Obi-Wan swings the staff at Grievous, knocking him over. He jams the electrical end into where the stomach should be, but he's kicked across the landing pad by a clawed foot. Grievous marches to the jedi, knocking him into the side of his starship. Grievous grabs Obi-Wan by the collar of his shirt, and punches a missed punch that puts a dent into his ship.

Obi-Wan grabs at two plates in front of the General's chest, and saw the most revolting thing ever: The remaining organs of the cyborg. Said cyborg gasps and slaps and kicks Obi-Wan all the way to the edge. When he attempts to step on Obi-Wan, the jedi tries kicking him where his genitalia should be. He cries out in pain, gripping his shin. He grabs Obi-Wan and throws him so far that he's dangling over the ledge, giving to Grievous enough time to pick up the staff.

Using the force, Obi-Wan drags the blaster into his right hand, and when Grievous is about to knock him over the edge with the staff, he fires a single bolt into the cyborg's organs, igniting his insides. When the General isn't going down, he fires again, and again, and again, and again. This creates a big enough fire to burn out what remained of the living tissue. General Grievous has finally died. The war can end. And Darth Mallas has watched it all from a safe vantage point.

All Obi-Wan can do when he's back on solid ground is throw aside the blaster. "So uncivilized." He says.

Meanwhile, at a clone dropship hangar bay, Leto Quill approaches Mace Windu, Agen Kollar, Kit Fisto, Saesee Tiin, and Anakin in discussion. He states, "Master Windu, Master Kollar, Master Fisto, Master Tiin, Anakin. I bring grave news. Palpatine has just confessed to the crime of being a sith lord, he confessed to forming the CIS, and to starting the war to stay in power, and of discarding the senate."

Master Windu exhales, "And just in time, too. Obi-Wan just sent word he destroyed General Grievous. Now all that's left is finding Nute Gunray and the other cowards and he'll have all that he needs to be Emperor." Anakin states, "I'll go along with Master Windu, Master Kollar, Master Fisto, and Master Tiin. Hopefully my presence will save lives, especially now that I don't think I'll fall."

Master Windu adds, "Leto, you will return to the council chamber and contact all jedi offworld. They must be prepared for when Order 66 occurs." Leto nods, "Yes, master." The five jedi board a clone troop dropship as Leto watches alongside them. Anakin states, "I understand that had I not received my vision, every jedi in this dropship but me dies because I join the darkside. Now I don't believe that I'll be seduced, but can I know that if I fail to save all of you, what will you think?"

Master Kollar exhales, "It's strange. Knowing the day you die. But if there's a chance at stopping it, I wish to have nothing but deja vu." Master Tiin adds, "And if we fail today, may we become one with the force." Master Fisto adds, "If I die, I want my funeral pyre on my homeworld, and if not, burial at sea. I will always belong to her." Master Windu exhales, "And if we do succeed, what will you do Skywalker? Every jedi knows about your relationship with Senator Amidala in full detail?"

Anakin gulps, "If necessary, I'll leave the Jedi Order. My priorities aren't what they should be to be a jedi. I'll spend the time raising my children, and making sure my grandson doesn't become a sith lord. In the meantime, I request that my son be trained the force, I only request that the sins of the father don't affect him." Master Windu thinks aloud, "A single child trained from birth without persecution for your actions? I believe we can do that. May the force be with us all."

Inside the council chamber, Leto pulls up a hologram of Master Yoda, Master Plo Koon, and Master Mundi sitting in their chairs. He states to them, "Chancellor Palpatine has just confessed. Prepare all Jedi for the coming storm." Master Plo Koon exhales, "Many of my men have had their biochips removed. There's still enough to make the escape a firefight." Master Mundi adds, "I concur. We will each give commands to all Jedi to go into hiding."

Yoda finally speaks, "Hide, we all must. But stop Palpatine, shall I." Leto nods, "Of course, master. I'll let Master Windu and Master Fisto know before they confront the Chancellor." When the holograms fade, Leto pulls out a personal hologram, showing to him Darth Netchya, sitting. He questions, "Darth Netchya, General Skywalker, General Windu, General Kollar, General Fisto, and General Tiin are on the move. Be prepared."

Darth Netchya nods, "I will be ever vigilant, Master Acheron." The hologram fades, and Darth Acheron pulls up next a hologram of Darth Mallas, who nods, "What is thy bidding, Master?" Acheron questions, "Is General Grievous truly dead?" Mallas smirks, "Of course. What remained of his living tissue was ignited. A truly gruesome way to die." Acheron glares, "Now. Make sure that when Order 66 is given, I want Kenobi to fall to the bottom of those sinkholes."

Mallas grin widens, "Thy will be done, Master." Next he pulls up a hologram of Darth Voldema. He questions, "Darth Voldema, how goes the hunt for the Inquisitorius?" Voldema bows, "Superbly, my Master. Several of the Jedi have already signed up, especially your fellow guardsmen." Acheron smirks, "Very good. Await further orders." With a salute the hologram fades, and Acheron makes his way for the office of Darth Sidious.

Entering Palpatine's office is Master Windu, flanked by Anakin, Kit, Agen, and Saesee. Palpatine turns his pseudo-throne away from his view of the night sky to the entering entourage. He beams, "Anakin, Master Windu! It has been far too long! Have you heard of the destruction of General Grievous? This war is finally over!" Master Windu declares, "In the name of the Galactic Senate of the Republic, you are under arrest, Chancellor."

At this statement, all jedi ignite their lightsabers. Palpatine demands, "Are you threatening me, Master Jedi?" Master Windu corrects, "No, you won't be threatened until the Senate decides your fate." Palpatine snaps in the voice of a villain, not a friend, "I am the Senate!" Master Windu again corrects, "Not yet!"

PALPATINE stands, a laser sword appears out of his cloak sleeve, and he spins toward the JEDI. He rises from his throne, and out of his shirt pocket, appears a ruby red lightsaber. He warns, "It's treason, then." He lunges at the five so fast that he looked like a tornado, and before anybody knows what's happened, Agen is cut down. Next Master Tiin is sliced along his torso. He charges at Master Fisto, Master Windu, and Anakin, who attempt to block his every attack.

Thanks to Anakin's intervention, he blocked the killing blow on Master Fisto, but he did lose his saber wielding arm. He screams at realizing how useless he's become, "No! I'm still needed!" Anakin helps move him out of the way while Master Windu and Palpatine continue to fight behind them. After he's moved to safety, he locks sabers with Palpatine. Palpatine questions in his 'friendly' voice, "Why would you do this, Anakin? I'm your friend! Don't you see that the Jedi are trying to take over? They've betrayed justice!"

Anakin points out, "It's better than what you promise! When did you think I'd figure out you've taken everyone's freedom!? If I join you we'll be glorified slaves!" Palpatine becomes somber, "Then...I am sorry." He forces the two jedi into the hallway, jabbing at them every chance he gets. Across the office, the three lightsabers collided. Eventually, Master Windu and Palpatine stood close to the window, until the glass shattered.

The sudden gust of wind from such a high elevation forced Anakin back a good distance. He could only watch as Master Windu and Palpatine continued the fight until a kick from Windu caused Palpatine to lose his footing and his lightsaber fall out of the window. Palpatine crawls away from Windu to the edge of the window frame. Suddenly, Leto enters. Windu states, "You are under arrest, my Lord."

Palpatine looks to Leto and begs, "Leto! I told you it would come to this. I was right. The Jedi are taking over." Anakin looks to Leto, "Wait...He told you the Jedi were taking over? Don't believe him, Leto. He'll play you like an instrument." Windu states, "The oppression of the Sith will never return...you have lost…" Palpatine moans, "No! No! You will die!" At this, Palpatine launches Sith lightning at Master Windu, Anakin looks on with worry, while Leto looks on with curiosity.

Master Windu blocks the lightning with his lightsaber, but Palpatine can be heard over the screeching sound, "He is a traitor, Anakin! Leto!" Master Windu corrects, "He's the traitor. Stop him!" Anakin adds, "He's correct, Leto. We have to save Master Windu!" Leto looks to him, "Why?" Anakin is taken aback by the seriousness. Suddenly, Palpatine's visage starts to distort, like one of those people in the undercity addicted to harmful drugs.

Gone is Chancellor Palpatine. All that remains is Darth Sidious. He begs, "I am your pathway to power. I have the power to save the one you love. You must choose." Master Windu screams, "Anakin! Leto! Don't listen to him!" Anakin points out, "I'm not, but I think Leto is!" Palpatine begs, "Don't let him kill me. I can't hold on any longer." The lightning stops, and Master Windu and Darth Sidious pants from the exertion.

Master Windu points his lightsaber at Sidious' throat. Sidious starts to ramble, "I give up. Help me. I am weak...I am too weak. I can't hold on any longer." Master Windu states, "I am going to end this once and for all." Anakin shrugs, "Normally, I'd say he must stand trial. But I agree. He needs to die, like Dooku, like Grievous." Leto points out, "What are you people saying? Justice dictates he stands trial!"

Master Windu points out, "He has too much control of the Senate and the Courts. He is too dangerous to be kept alive." Leto points out, "Like Barriss Offee? Last I checked she was frozen in carbonite for her crimes alongside any dissenting jedi and possible sith!" Anakin corrects, "That wasn't a senate decision or a council decision. It was his decision. He wanted to make them into spares for in case he couldn't replace Dooku immediately!"

Sidious continues to ramble like a terrified child. Leto points out, "Master Windu, this isn't right! He may be a criminal but that's still murder!" Master Windu states, "Then I will stand trial! Alone!" He prepares to strike the wide eyed sith lord...Only his hand is suddenly sliced off. Anakin looks to his side and saw that it was Leto. Master Fisto had stumbled over to them, demanding, "What have you done, Quill!?"

As Master Windu screams in pain at his loss, suddenly, Palpatine springs to life and sends enough force lightning to push Master Windu out of the window sill to his death. As he fires the lightning, Sidious gloats, "Power! Unlimited power!" As Sidious stands, he cackles. Anakin demands, "Leto, have you gone insane!?" Sidious points out, "He's fulfilling his destiny, Anakin. Something you've been blind to. You see, even before your visions of my success. Darth Acheron has been in training to be my newest apprentice."

Master Fisto glares, "Darth Acheron!? You've been a sith this whole time!? You traitor!" Acheron snaps, "Silence, Handles. Unlike you ungrateful jedi, Master Sidious saw my hidden greatness." Anakin points out, "You were assigned to guard the temple the Separatists attack!" Acheron points out, "And I did. Until you're apprentice decided to jump ship with Luminara's brat!"

Anakin snarled, "Don't you dare talk about Ahsoka like that!" Suddenly, a twi'lek girl wielding two red lightsabers appears from the ceiling. She threatens, "I will not let you harm, lord Acheron, Jedi Scum." Acheron waves her off, "At ease, Lady Netchya. Turns out you weren't needed after all. But you can help us kill these two jedi. We can't have them reveal this secret." Anakin snaps, "What, that you've been selling your brothers out?"

As he's about to strike, Sidious raises a hand, "Stop. Darth Acheron. Let them be." Acheron takes a double look, "But master! They'll reveal my secret! They're nothing but loose ends!" Sidious exhales, "Be that as it may, he still has uses. It may not be today, it may not be tomorrow. But I promise you will be my apprentice, Anakin. It might even be possible for you to be Acheron's apprentice. Don't look the gifted animal in the mouth and leave. Save what few naive fools you can. It makes no difference to me."

Anakin admits, "I will stop you. All of you." He takes Master Fisto's remaining arm and limps away. As they limp away, Anakin calls out in the force, 'Master Yoda...We failed...Master Windu, Master Kollar, and Master Tiin are dead...Master Fisto has lost his wielding hand...And Leto has betrayed us...He betrayed us from the beginning, just like Palpatine...They're about to execute Order 66.' Yoda's voice responds, 'Know this, I do. Unfortunately I was to feel it all.'

He looks behind him one last time to see Sidious putting on his black robes, now completing his appearance in the vision. He looks to see Acheron addressing Netchya, "Join Lady Anibla, tell her that she can now hunt as many Jedi as she wishes. I shall join Lord Snoll in assaulting the Jedi Temple. After that, I shall give new assignment and join Lady Thotcher on Mustafar to destroy Viceroy Gunray." Sidious cackles, "You inspire great loyalty, Acheron. Do be careful."

Anakin and Master Fisto leave the room as they rush to leave the building. Anakin pulls out a communicator, "Master Cin Drallig, we failed. Leto Quill betrayed us! He's a sith alongside Palpatine! They're going to attack the Jedi Temple! Get everyone out of there NOW!" Master Drallig responds, "By the force...Very well, Skywalker. We'll have a contingent of masters smuggle the younglings offworld. I will stay with those willing and defend this temple."

Master Fisto grunts in pain, "But, Cin, even if you had every able jedi fighting alongside you, the temple will fall!" Drallig exhales, "I've defended this temple for as long as I can remember. If Quill wants to betray the same duty as me, then let him face me as I spend the last moment of my life how I lived. I will defend this temple with my final breath. May the force be with you." The communicator deactivates.

As the two reach a nearby speeder, Anakin commandeered it and heads to the Jedi Temple. At the ground entrance, they see battalions of blue colored clones storming the temple. Anakin exclaims, "That's the 501st! That's my command!" Anakin pulls out his communicator, "Commander Appo! Stand down! You cannot attack the Jedi Temple! There's children in there!" All he hears is Appo state, "Good soldiers follow orders."

On Utapau, the battle within the sinkhole has escalated to every floor and even the surface itself. Obi-Wan arrives at a landing pad on his Varactyl. He meets up with Commander Cody. Obi-Wan commands, "Commander, contact your troops. Tell them to move to the higher levels." Cody salutes, " Very good, sir." He turns to walk, but remembers something and speaks up, "Oh, by the way, I think you'll be needing this."

He hands to Obi-Wan his lost lightsaber. Obi-Wan smirks, "Thank you, Cody, Now let's get a move on. We've got a battle to win here." Cody salutes again, "Yes, sir!" The Varactyl charges off across the walls of the sinkhole. As he sees the lizard has gone off, Cody responds to his communicator. On it appears a hologram of Palpatine, but he looks sickly, dying even. Sidious states, "Commander Cody, the time has come. Execute Order Sixty-Six."

Cody lies, "It will be done, My Lord." When the hologram fades, he sees a number of his men screaming, collapsing in pain. Some even scream, "GOOD SOLDIERS FOLLOW ORDERS!" When they recover they start shooting at their brothers. Cody screams, "Everyone loyal to the Jedi, get to the transports! We're leaving!" Cody and several of his men board the dropships. He commands, "Pilot! Get me to General Kenobi!" The pilot nods, but it's too late.

A blaster cannon shot on the rocky terrain the Veractyl is scaling and it and Obi-Wan falls into the watery bottom. Cody curses, "No! Who fired on him!?" The pilot explains, "It wasn't a clone. Look." He points to a colossal Besalisk, standing by the cannon, wielding two double bladed red lightsabers. Cody mumbles, "A sith lord?" He recovers, "We have to get out of here! Get to a cruiser and jump away from republic space!" A trooper asks, "And the general?" Cody doesn't respond.

On the weathered world of Mygeeto, the world is in constant downpour. Across a platform is a battle between the droids and clones lead by Master Mundi. Master Mundi uses his lightsaber to deflect his enemies attacks. He turns behind him to his clones and shouts, "COME ON!" His men follow him, but some stop and aim their blasters at them. Master Mundi turns to see his men in a standoff, "So it has begun…" Clones shoot at Clones and Jedi while Master Mundi deflects.

Eventually, only Master Mundi is all that stands, now with a blaster wound in his shoulder.

On the forest world of bright colors that is Felucia, Aayla leads her troops alongside Commander Bly. Suddenly, a number of clones aim their blasters at Aayla. She is only able to draw her lightsaber for only when Bly jumps in the way, taking the shots, landing on her. Clone fights Clone as Aayla removes Bly's helmet. She holds him, tears in her eyes and whispers, "I'm sorry…" Bly only states, "It was an honor, General…" He dies in Aayla's arms before she flees.

On Kashyyyk, Yoda drops his walking cane and holds his chest in pain. He thinks to himself, 'In the force, much turmoil...Prepared, were we not...Right skywalker was...Betrayed us, Leto has…' He goes to rest on a nearby wall.

On a forest world, a jedi woman overlooks her victory with her fellow clones, before suddenly, she is surrounded and gunned down. Atop a tank, her padawan sees the carnage, but too slow he was to see a second tank point at his tank, destroying the padawan and the tank.

On Cato Neimoidia, Plo Koon is in his jedi fighter escorted by a handful of clone pilots. On the clone communicators, a hologram of the sickly Palpatine appears, stating, "Execute Order 66." One of the clones shoots at Plo's starship, but a starfighter flies into the way, becoming destroyed. Plo Koon looks behind him, "You deserved so much more…" And he takes off for the atmosphere for the hyperdrive ring.

On Saleucami, a world of rocky pillars and ponds, hoverbikes ride by with the jedi Stass Allie and her clone allies. A clone slows behind the remaining entourage and shoots at his brothers and Allie, killing them all.

Alongside Yoda, one of his clone bodyguards aims his rifle at the aged jedi. Yoda hears the click in movement and quickly decapitates the clone. Commander Gree laments, "Itch...I'm so sorry…" Chewbacca and Tarfful hoot in confusion. Chewbacca and Tarfful get into conversation before Chewbacca points hi head to a hallway, Gree follows with Yoda on Chewbacca's back.

At the jedi temple, men, women, knights and padawan are cut down by the clones, Snoll and Acheron beside them.

At her personal apartment, Padme watches the Jedi temple burn away, with C-3PO joining her. He tells her, "Master Anakin has just left the Chancellor's office and was last seen in a stolen speedster flying near the Jedi Temple. I'm sure he didn't enter the building." All of a sudden, Padme loses all composure and breaks down in tears.

A speeder lands at a pad in the Jedi temple. It is greeted by Commander Appo and his fellow clones. Out of it steps Senator Bail Organa, who demands, "What's going on here?!" A clone sergeant explains, "There's been a rebellion. Don't worry, sir, the situation is under control." Organa snaps, "You're being lied to! The jedi would never start a rebellion!" He steps forward, but the clones point their blasters at him.

The Sergeant states, "I'm sorry, sir. It's time for you to leave, sir." Organa exhales, "And so it is." As he walks to his speeder, he hears Appo scream, "Get him! Shoot him!" He turns to see a ten-year-old wielding a lightsaber striking down the clones. The boy strikes down Appo before he is gunned down. Organa screams, "No!" Organa leaps into his speeder and takes off, a clone states, "He's a senator, let him go."

On Utapau, Obi-Wan swims through the water with a breathing apparatus. When he finds himself in a cave, he removes the apparatus and starts to scale the wall, as a sentry is scanning the water for him.

Back on Kashyyyk, Luminara Unduli, Yoda, Gree, Tarfful, and Chewbacca look at the pod hidden by shrubbery. The wookies remove it to show that the pod can only fit one small person. Yoda addresses, "Goodbye Tarfful, goodbye Master Unduli, goodbye Commander, goodbye Chewbacca. Miss you, I will." The wookies moan a sad sound, while Commander Gree salutes, "It's been an honor, general." Luminara bows, "May the force be with you."

The ship takes off, while Luminara thinks aloud, "I hope he will be safe on his journey." Commander Gree asks, "Did he say where he was going?" Chewbacca bellows, making Gree chuckle, "Yeah, right. Too late to ask."

On Utapau, Obi-Wan has managed to sneak past the clone troopers that have forced his men to flee and have begun rounding up the civilians. He finds Grievous' starfighter and takes off in it. In the cockpit, Obi-Wan can see that he's left the planet. He accesses the communicator, stating, "Emergency Code Nine Thirteen…" A static hologram appears, with a muffled, "Kenobi…" Obi-Wan fixes the frequency and states, "Repeat."

The hologram becomes clearer, showing that the hologram is of Senator Organa. He repeats, "Master Kenobi?" Obi-Wan blurts out, "Senator Organa! My Clone Troops turned on one another...I need help." Senator Organa states, "We have just rescued Master Yoda, Master Plo Koon, Master Anakin Skywalker, Master Ki-Adi-Mundi, Master Luminara Unduli, Master Kit Fisto, Master Shaak Ti, Master Aayla Secura, and Master Quinlan Vos. Master Mundi, Master Fisto, and Master Vos are in the medical bay for serious injuries. I'm sending you the coordinates."