Chapter 4: A Shadow within the Force
Tuan leads Obi-wan and Henry Jordan down the hall to an open door. There they come face to face with Boba Fett, the son of Jango Fett.
"Boba, is your father here?" Tuan said.
"Yep." Boba said, nodding.
"May we see him?"
"Sure." Boba leads them inside the condo. "Dad, Taun We's here."
His father appears in normal clothing.
"Jango, welcome back. Was your trip productive?" Tuan said.
"Fairly." Jango said.
"This is Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and this is Green Lantern Henry Jordan. He's come to check on our progress." Tuan said.
"Your clones are very impressive. You must be very proud." Obi-wan said.
"I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe." Jango said.
"Ever made your way as far into the interior as Coruscant?"
"Once or twice."
"Recently?" Obi-wan raised an eyebrow.
"Possibly."
"Tell me, Jango. Have you ever meet a Green Lantern before?" Henry asked.
"I have meet Green Lantern Davo a month ago. Is he still alive?" Jango asked.
"He was assassinated a few days ago." Henry said.
"I am sorry about it." Jango said.
"Then you must know Master Sifo-Dyas." Obi-wan said.
"Uh, Boba, rood eht so-heeck." Jango said to his son in a different language. "Master who?"
"Sifo-Dyas. Is he not the Jedi who hired you for this job?" Obi-wan said.
"Never heard of him." Jango replied.
"Really?"
"I was recruited by a man called Tyranus on one of the moons of Bogden."
"Curious."
"Do you like your army?"
"We look forward to seeing them in action. "
"They'll do their job well." Jango said.
"I'll guarantee that. Thank you for your time, Jango." Obi-wan said and he and Henry begin to leave.
"Always a pleasure to meet a Jedi and a Green Lantern." Jango said as Henry looks back at him before the door closes behind him.
"What is it, Dad?" Boba asked
"Pack your things. We're leaving." Jango Fett ordered.
[Naboo]
Anakin jolty wakes from a bad dream. It was about his mother who is in pain. Padme wakes up and sees the young Jedi.
"Anakin, what is it?" Padme asked.
"Its nothing. Really." Anakin lied.
"You don't have to be afraid to tell the truth."
Anakin and Padme turn to see Kevin near the door.
"How do you-"
"It's okay. I know how you feel your pain." Kevin said. "What has been troubling you?"
"It has something to do with my mother." Anakin said.
"I can help you." Kevin said. He places his hand on Anakin and closes his eyes. The power ring's energy reaches for Anakin and Kevin's eyes begin glowing green. Padme was amazed to see this. Then the green light dies down and Kevin releases Anakin.
"What did you see?" Anakin asked.
"I see goodness and peaceful within you as a child, but fear came after you left your mother. Something is coming..." Kevin said.
[Kamino]
"Tell your council that the first battalions are ready. And remind them, if they need more troops... it will take more time to grow them." The prime minister said.
"I won't forget, and thank you." Obi-wan said.
"Thank you."
Obi-wan and Henry head outside to Obi-wan's Starfighter.
"R4! Scramble code five to Coruscant, care of the old folks' home!" Obi-wan said.
"Ring, established a secure connection between the Guardians of Oa, my brother and the Jedi Coucil!" Henry said.
The power ring creates a screen with both the Guardians and Kevin Jordan.
"Green Lanterns of Sector 2814. Report." Appa said.
"Guarduans, Kevin. We have made a discovery on the lost planet of Kamino." Henry said.
"We have successfully made contact with the prime minister of Kamino. They are using a bounty hunter named Jango Fett to create a clone army. I have a strong feeling that this bounty hunter... is the assassin we are looking for." Obi-wan said.
"Do you think these cloners are involved in the plot to assassinate Senator Amidala?" Mace Windu asked.
"No, Master. There appears to be no motive." Obi-wan said.
"Do not assume anything, Obi-Wan. Clear your mind must be... if you are to discover the real villains behind this plot." Yoda said.
"Yes, Master. They say Master Sifo-Dyas placed an order for a clone army... at the request of the senate almost ten years ago. I was under the impression he was killed before that. Did the council ever authorize the creation of a clone army?" Obi-wan said.
"No. Whoever placed that order did not have the authorization of the Jedi Council." Mace Windu said.
"Bring him here. Question him we will." Yoda said.
"Yes, Master. I will report back when I have him." Obi-wan said before ending the communication.
"Henry, I feared that Anakin is beginning to sense fear with the Force. I think it has something to do with his mother." Kevin said.
"I do sense that the Yellow Lantern Corps within our positions." Henry said.
"The Council believes that the fear within the Jedi is a advantage for the Dark Lord and Sinestro. Your mission is to stop the threat at all cost." Appa said before ending the communication.
"Blind we are if creation of this clone army... we could not see." Yoda said.
"I think it is time we informed the senate... that our ability to use the Force has diminished." Mace Windu said.
"Only the dark lord of the Sith knows of our weakness. If informed the senate is...multiply our adversaries will." Yoda said.
"And fear within the Force is emerging. We must be ready." Mace Windu said.
[Naboo]
Anakin jolty wakes from a bad dream. It was about his mother who is in pain. Padme wakes up and sees the young Jedi.
"Anakin, what is it?" Padme asked.
"Its my mother. I can feel her pain. She is in trouble! I have to go!" Anakin said.
"What about your job?" Padme asked.
"I know I was told by the Jedi Council to protect you, but I have to let it go. I fear my mother dying!" Anakin said.
"We'll go to Tatooine to find her." Kevin said arriving.
[Kamino]
Obi-wan and Henry had arrived at another platform where they finally found Jango and Boba Fett, preparing to leave. Their vehicle is the Slave I starship. Boba Fett sees the two warriors approaching.
"Dad, look!" Boba shouts.
"Boba, get on board!" Jango Fett said.
"Jango Fett, you are under arrest for the attempted murder on the Senator!" Henry said readying his power ring.
Jango replied by drawing out his WESTAR-34 Blaster Pistols.
"I guess he does not want to surrender." Obi-wan said as he draws his lightsaber out.
"Alert! Yellow Lantern has been detected." Henry's ring said.
Henry looks and sees a yellow Lantern landing next to Jango Fett.
"Rigen!" Henry said.
"Jordan!" Rigen said.
Henry and Rigen charged at each other as Obi-wan duals with Jango Fett.
Jango fires his blaster at Obi-wan as he deflects them with his saber. Jango than flies in the air while shooting at the Jedi. He goes behind a pillar for another attack. Jango locks on and fires a Type-12A rocket near Obi-wan. The explosion knocks Obi-wan to the floor, dropping his lightsaber. Boba Fett operates the Slave I's laser cannons and aims at Obi-wan. He fires a few shots and knocks Obi-wan again.
Rigen chases Henry below the platforms of the area. Henry fires yellow lasers while Henry dodges them. Rigen then creates a large snake and it goes for Henry. Henry turns around and sees the snake coming. He creates a floating sea mine and throws it at the snake as it opens its mouth. Henry then fires at the mine construct and the mine explodes, destroying the yellow snake. Henry then charges at Rigen with a claymore sword constructed.
Obi-wan gets up and sees Jango diving in. Obi-wan counters by jump kicking him to the ground. Jango drops one of his pistols and Obi-wan strikes him with a few kicks to the head. Boba watches his father fight.
Henry was tossed at a tower by Kigen from a blow. Henry sees Kigen charging and he dodges it at the last second making him crash into the tower. Henry grabs him with a hand construct and creates a large brass knuckles. He punches Rigen down to the ocean. Henry turns and sees the fight on the other platform and goes to help Obi-wan. From the ocean, a small yellow light gathers around.
Obi-wan charges at Jango but he grabs him and head butts him hard. Obi-wan than see his lightsaber and goes for it. Jango Fett flies and quickly aims with his small visor. He fires a grappling hook and it wraps around Obi-wan's hands. Jango than flies up with his jetpack and drags Obi-wan across the platform. Henry sees Obi-wan being dragged by Jango and goes to help him. Suddenly, a bone hand construct grabs him and yanks him to a tower. Rigen creates a scythe and goes for Henry's head. Obi-wan struggles as he is being dragged around. He then sees a column and recovers quickly. Obi-wan yanks the wire and it pulls Jango to the ground. His jetpack flies off and heads for the two Lanterns. Rigern raises his weapon and goes for the kills but then Jango's jetpack slams Rigen and he flies into the tower. The jetpack explodes and Rigen falls covered in smoke.
Obi-wan charges at Jango and kicks him off the platform, but he is stilled tied up with the grappling rope.
"Oh, not good." Obi-wan said before he is yanked with him.
"Obi-wan!" Henry said.
Henry flies down and sees Jango slowing down with his wrist gauntlet. Obi-wan then passes Jango and he slips over the edge. Jango was being pulled down to the edge. Jango reaches for his wrist and releases his cable. Obi-wan falls and tosses the rope at an edge. Henry creates a small platform for the Jedi to land on. They then head back to catch the bounty hunter. They head back out and they already saw the Slave I taking off. Obi-wan pulls out a device and throws it at the ship. The device connects to it and opens up an small satellite dish.
"You got it?" Henry asked.
"Sure did." Obi-wan said.
Obi-wan heads for his Starfighter and takes off with Henry following him in an F-86 Sabre construct.
[Tatooine]
Anakin, Padme, R2 and Henry traveled to the desert planet to search for Anakin's mother. They traveled in a H-Type Nubian yatch starship. They land on an open hangar and they head out. They search for Anakin's old slave trader, Watto.
"Okey-okey. Da wanga!" Watto said in Hutte Language.
"Chut-chut, Watto." Anakin said to Watto in Hutte Language. "Let me help you with that."
"What? What do you want?" Watto turns and sees none other than Anakin Skywalker "Wait! You're a Jedi! Whatever it is, I didn't do it. Ai!"
"I'm looking for Shmi Skywalker." Anakin said.
"Ani? Little Ani? Nahhh. You are Ani! It is you!"
"You sure sprouted, huh?"
"Wee-hoo! AJedi! Whattaya know! Hey... maybe you could help with some deadbeats who owe me a lot of money. " Watto said before he sees Kevin Jordan. "And you must be the Green Lantern!"
"Watto..." Kevin said.
"My mother." Anakin said.
"Oh, yeah. Shmi. Uh... she's not mine-a no more-a. I sold her." Watto said.
"You sold her?"
"Years ago. Sorry, Ani, but you know, business is business, huh?"
"Who did you sold her to?" asked Kevin.
"Yeah, I sold her to a moisture farmer named, uh, Lars. At least I think it was Lars. Believe it or not, I heard he freed her and married her! Can ya beat that, eh?" Watto said.
"Yeah. Do you know where they are now?" Anakin asked.
"Ooh, long way from here. Someplace over on the other side of Mos Eisley, I think, mmm." Watto said.
"I'd like to know."
"Eh, sure. Absolutely! Let's go look at my records, huh?"
"You better or else you will spending 10 to 20 years in jail! Selling a human for money." Kevin warned.
[space]
Coming out of Hyperspace was the Slave I. Not far from their position was an orange and red planet surrounded by a ring of asteroids. The planet was known as Geonosis. Also coming out of Hyperspace was Obi-wan and Kevin. Obi-wan's starfighter is equipped with an hyperspace ring known as the Syliure-45 Hyperdrive. Jedi starfighters are too small to have hyperdrive engines, so they use hyperspace rings to travel at hyperspeed. The ring has twin reactors and ion drives, to transport it and the fighter through hyperspace. The Jedi can keep the mobility and still conduct far-reaching missions. Obi-wan detaches his Hyperdrive ring takes off with Henry following him.
Jango and Boba are heading for Geonosis when Boba sees a contact on radar.
"Dad! I think we're being tracked and the Green Lantern is with him!" Boba said.
"He must have put a homing device on our hull. Hang on, son. We'll move into the asteroid field... and we'll have a couple of surprises for him and his friend." Jango Fett said. He actives the ship's defense weapons.
Coming out of the stern of the Slave I are Seismic Charges. Seismic charges were devastating weapons that drew sound in from their immediate vicinity and exploded in concussive waves of brilliant blue light, shattering everything in its wake. Obi-wan astrodroid, R4 alerts Obi-wan of incoming charges.
"Seismic charges! Stand by." Obi-wan said.
"Evasive maneuvers!" Henry said.
Both fighters speed up as the seismic charge slams into a rock. An blue orb is form before detonating releasing a powerful blue shockwave. Most large asteroids were blown into bits forcing the warriors to dodge them. The Slave I then release a second charge.
"Second charge incoming!" Henry shouts.
Obi-wan and Henry quickly move through the field as the second charge explodes. More pieces of the asteroids are blown off and try to crush them, but the fighters avoid them in time. Jango and Boba look back and they saw the warriors behind them.
"He doesn't seem to take a hint, this guy." Jango said.
Jango then sees a large asteroid and flies through a hole. Obi-Wan and Henry see the ship going into the large asteroids. They follow them through the tunnel.
"Watch out!" Boba warned.
Jango dodges some rocks and they see a way out. He then climbs up and hides from them. Obi-Wan and Henry maneuver through the tunnel until they reach the end of the tunnel. However, Jango Fett was nowhere to be found.
"Stay alert, Obi-wan. He could be anywhere." Henry said.
As they search on, Jango sees them and goes after them. The ship locks on to both ships.
"Get 'em, Dad! Get 'em! Fire!" Boba shouts.
Jango opens fire on Obi-Wan and Henry.
"Why do I always get shot off?!" Henry asked.
"Oh, blast! This is why I hate flying!" Obi-wan said.
Obi-Wan and Henry keep on dodging lasers while passing through the asteroid field.
"I'll get him off you!" Henry said and he pulls out to get behind the Slave I. His F-86 is armed with 6 50 Caliber Machine Guns.
"Got you now." Before he pulls the trigger a missile strikes and knocks Henry off, destroying the jet construct. Henry looks up and sees none other than Rigen Kale.
"Back for more?" Henry asked.
"I am just warming up." Rigen said.
Rigen blasts Henry moves out of the way. Rigen charges at him with a few skulls created.
Obi-wan keeps dodging until a few laser hit his ship a few times.
"We got him!" Boba said.
"We'll just have to finish him." Jango said.
Jango locks on and fires a missile at Kenobi. Obi-wan uses his skills to try to loose the missile but it keeps following him.
Meanwhile, Henry was shooting the yellow skulls with mini-gun constructs. Only two were destroyed as the rest are chasing him. Rigen grabs a few large asteroids and throws them at Henry. Henry then forms a large catapult and it grabs the asteroid. He launches them at Rigen before creating missiles and firing at Rigen as well. The asteroids and the missiles hit Rigen and create a large smoke. Henry then flies back to Obi-Wan.
"R4, prepare to jettison the spare part canisters." Obi-wan said to R4.
R4 beeps in reply. The missile closes in on Obi-wan.
"Fire them now!"
R4 fires the canisters from the back of Obi-wan's ship and Obi-wan sees a small opening in the asteroid. The missile locks on and reaches for Obi-wan, but the canister blocks the way and the missile impacts. Henry looks and sees the explosion. He also sees the Slave I and hides behind an asteroid. Jango scans and sees that the target has been destroyed.
"Well, we won't be seeing him again." Jango said before he flies off out of the asteroid field and heading for the surface of Geonosis.
As the Slave I disappears, Henry flies and sees Obi-wan on an asteroid. He flies towards him.
"Well, R4, I think we've waited long enough." Obi-wan said.
"Obi-wan, I manage to slow Rigen down. Now let's get down there and find Jango Fett." Henry said.
Obi-wan and Henry fly out of the asteroid and they enter Geonosis. It had a breathable atmosphere, but an arid climate. Its surface was covered in harsh, rocky deserts, marked by mesas and buttes. Both its rocks and sky were tinted in shades of red. Surface water was scarce, amounting to only 5 % of the entire total planetary surface. From space, it could be seen that Geonosis had awe-inspiring rocky rings. The planet was orbited by fifteen moons. The Slave I travels through night and sees a landing platform. Jango lowers the ship and it disappears from sight.
Not far, Obi-wan and Henry search around for any sign of the bounty hunter. They look and saw Federation ships.
"There's an unusual concentration of Federation ships over there, R4." Obi-wan said.
R4 beeps in reply.
"I do believe there is more than the bounty hunter than we thought. The Separatists could be responsible for the assassination plot." Henry said.
They both land and they look around the cold night. Nothing but a bunch of rocks and mountains.
"Why do you think Jango Fett would come here?" Henry asked Obi-wan.
"I don't know. Only one way to find out." Obi-wan said.
Obi-wan and Henry head out to find Jango Fett.
[Tatooine]
The ship lands on a desert on Tatooine where a few homes established. Anakin, Padme, Kevin and R2 exit the ship.
"Stay with the ship, R2." Padme said and R2 stayed with the ship.
The trio then reaches to a small dome house where their friend C-3PO awaits.
"Oh! Um, uh, hello. How might I be of service? I am C-" C-3PO said.
"3PO?" Anakin asked.
"Oh, um-The maker! Oh, Master Ani! I knew you would return. I knew it! And Miss Padme. Oh, my." C-3PO said.
"Hello, 3PO." Padme said.
"Bless my circuits! I'm so pleased to see you both." C-3PO said before turning to Kevin Jordan. "And you must be the Green Lantern."
"How you doing?" Kevin said.
"It is a pleasure. So tell me, what brings you here on Tatooine?" C-3PO said.
"I've come to see my mother." Anakin said.
"Oh. Um, I think perhaps we'd better go indoors." C-3PO said before leading them inside the house. There they meet Owen Lars and his girlfriend, Beru. "Master Owen, might I present three most important visitors."
"I'm Anakin Skywalker." Anakin said.
"Owen Lars. Uh, this is my girlfriend, Beru." Owen said.
"Hello." Beru said.
"I'm Padme." Padme said.
"And who is this gentleman be?" Owen asked.
"This is Green Lantern Kevin Jordan. An intergalactic peacekeeper like the Jedi." C-3PO said.
"I have seen Green Lantern Davo Yull that once saved us from the Hutt Cartel. Is he still alive?" Beru asked.
"He was killed last month." Kevin said.
"I am sorry." Beru said.
"Is my mother here?" Anakin asked.
"No, she's not." They turn see man in a hoverchair with both injuries to his legs. "Cliegg Lars. Shmi is my wife. We should go inside. We have a lot to talk about."
They all went inside for a cup of tea.
"It was just before dawn. They came out of nowhere. A hunting party of Tusken Raiders." Cliegg explained to the group. "Your mother had gone out early, like she always did... to pick mushrooms that grow on the vaporators. From the tracks, she was about halfway home... when they took her. Those Tuskens walk like men... but they're vicious, mindless monsters."
"They spread fear into the hearts of man. Savaged demons. You should have call us for help." Kevin said.
"Thirty of us went out after her. Four of us came back. I'd be out there with them, but after I lost my leg... I just couldn't ride anymore un-until I heal. I don't want to give up on her... but she's been gone a month. There's little hope she's lasted this long." Cliegg said.
"Is that all you remember?" Padme asked.
"No. I also saw a man who we believed lead the raid. He looks like you, Green Lantern." Cliegg said.
"No. We Green Lanterns are peacekeepers. The Lantern Code forbids us from attacking innocent civilians. Did he wear a Yellow Lantern uniform?" Kevin asked.
"Yes."
"Yellow Lanterns. They rely on fear and that's what happened." Kevin said.
Anakin has no choice but to get up to go find his mother.
"Where are you going?" Padme asked Anakin.
"To find my mother." Anakin replied.
"Your mother's dead, son. Accept it." Cliegg said.
(Afternoon)
It is around sunset and Anakin prepares to head out.
"You're gonna have to stay here. These are good people, Padm. You'll be safe." Anakin said.
"Anakin-" Padme said.
"I won't be long."
"I'll stay here with Padme. Good luck Anakin and show no fear." Kevin said.
Anakin hugs Padme and nodding to Kevin. He then gets on a speeder bike and he drives out to search for his mother.
[Geonosis]
Meanwhile, back on Geonosis, Obi-wan and Henry arrive at a tall rock that look like an old temple. Henry manages to recharge his ring before. They move inside the place and they then hear mechanical noises. They follow the sound of the machine and they look down and they are shocked of what they see.
Line after line were filled with machines being assembled together. The mountain was in fact a droid factory. A massive droid army is being assembled for the Separatists. Regular Droids and Droidekas are being assemble every minute and soon more than hundreds of thousands of droids are line up and ready to be used.
"There's more to this than we thought." Hnery said.
"The Separatists are preparing for war." Obi-wan said.
They then see a small group of people walking through the factory. They are the leaders of the Separatists lead by Count Dooku.
Count Dooku was a once a Jedi Padawan in the Jedi Order before he turned into the dark side of the Force. He is now leader of the Confederate Independence System (CIS). Viceroy, Nute Gunray and others are members of the CIS. They are responsible for the assassination attempts on Padme Amildala and the death of the Green Lantern Ambassador, Davo Yull.
"We must persuade the Commerce Guild... and the Corporate Alliance to sign the treaty."
"What about the senator from Naboo? Is she dead yet?"
"I am not signing your treaty until I have her head on my desk." Nute Gunray said.
"I am a man of my word, Viceroy." Count Dooku said.
"With these new battle droids we've built for you... you'll have the finest army in the galaxy." A Separatist member said.
Obi-wan and Henry slowly reach to a spot that overviews the council and listen in carefully.
"As I explained to you earlier... I am quite convinced that 1 0,000 more systems... will rally to our cause with your support, gentlemen." Count Dooku said.
"What you are proposing could be construed as treason."
"The Techno Union army...is at your disposal, Count."
"The Banking Clan will sign your treaty."
"Good. Very good. Our friends from the Trade Federation have pledged their support... and when their battle droids are combined with yours... we shall have an army greater than any in the galaxy. I have also received word from Yellow Lantern Thaal Sinestro that he shall aid us by sending a few of his Yellow Lanterns to join this alliance. The Jedi will be overwhelmed. The Republic will agree to any demands we make." Count Dooku said.
Obi-Wan and Henry had heard everything about it and they head back out to warn the Jedi and the Green Lantern Council.
Back on Tatooine, Anakin reaches to a cliff and down below was the Tuskin Raiders. They are responsible for kidnapping Anakin's mother. Anakin manages to sneak past through the raiders and he reaches to a tent. He rips a hole with his light-saber and goes inside. When he goes in he is shocked to see is his mother all covered in cuts and bruises. She was brutally tortured at the hands of these Tuskens.
"Mom. Mom? Mom?" Anakin asked.
"Ani? Ani? Is it you?" Shmi said.
"I'm here, Mom. You're safe." Anakin said and he releases her bindings and places her on his lap. Her injuries were too severe from the tortured and she is slowly dying.
"Ani? Ani? Oh, you look so handsome." Shmi said weakly. "My son. Oh, my grown-up son. I'm so proud of you, Ani."
"I missed you." Anakin said in sadness.
"Now I am complete. I love y-" Shmi said as she is slowly dying.
"Stay with me, Mom. Everything-" Anakin said.
"I love- I- I love-" Shmi weakly said before breathing her last breath. Shmi Skywalker, the mother of the Jedi Padawan, Anakin Skywalker has died in her son's arms. Anakin cries in tears while holding his dead mother. He has failed to save her in time. But then something to him. He looks up with a look on his face. The fire inside of him as been ignited for him to unleashed his vengeance on his enemies. He gets out and sees the Tuskens. He draws out his lightsaber and unleashes his anger to slaughter the Tuskens.
From above, Yellow Lantern Dez Trevius sees the Jedi slaughtering them and grins wickedly. Anakin's fear has been collected from him.
"Fear. I know you have used it. Make them fear you, Jedi." Dez said.
[Corascaunt-Jedi Temple]
Back at the Jedi Temple, Yoda was meditating until he fells a disturbance in the Force.
"Anakin! Anakin! No-o-o!"
Jedi Master Mace Windu appears and sits on one of the chairs. He sees his master in worried.
"What is it?" asked Mace Windu.
"Pain, suffering... death I feel. Something terrible has happened. Young Skywalker is in pain. Terrible pain." Yoda said in replied.
"Master, Green Lantern Hal Jordan is here. He said he needs to speak with us." Mace Windu said.
"To the senate, we must go." Yoda said.
[Geonosis]
"The transmitter is working, but we're not receiving a returned signal." Obi-wan said to R4 and Henry "Coruscant's too far. R4, can you boost the power?"
R4 replies in beeping.
"The transmissions is jammed maybe. I'll try to contact Kevin." Henry said. "Kevin, can you here me?"
"Connecting Kevin Jordan..." The Ring said and it tries to connect to Kevin. "Connection established."
"Kevin, Obi-wan and I have made a discovery on Geonosis. We have found out that the Separatists established a droid factory. Also Sinestro has made an alliance with the CIS. They are preparing for war. Established contact with the Guardians now! We need the Lanterns!"
"Communication terminated..." The ring said.
"That's it. That's all I got." Henry said.
"We'll have to try something else. Maybe we can contact Anakin on Naboo. It's much closer." Obi-wan said. "Anakin? Anakin, do you copy? This is Obi-Wan Kenobi. Anakin?" The connection did not reach to him. "He's not on Naboo, R4."
R4 beeps in reply.
"I'm going to try and widen the range. I do hope nothing's happened to him." Obi-wan scans the transmission. It pinpoints the location. "That's Anakin's tracking signal, all right... but it's coming from Tatooine."
"Tatooine?" asked Henry.
"What in the blazes is he doing there? I told him to stay on Naboo." Obi-wan said as he gets out of his ship.
"We haven't got much time."
"Anakin? Anakin, do you copy? This is Obi-Wan Kenobi."
[Tatooine]
Back on Padme's ship, C-3PO and R2-D2 are receiving the communication.
"Retransmit this message- Anakin, do you copy? Anakin- My long-range- [ Static ] has been knocked out. Retransmit this message to Coruscant." Obi-wan said.
Kevin was on the ship with them when his ring received a communication.
"Incoming call; Green Lantern Kevin Jordan."
"Kevin... discovery on Geonosis...Separatists established a droid fact... Sinestro made an alliance... preparing for war! Contact the Guardians... need the Lanterns!." Henry said.
"Communication lost..." The ring said.
"Looks like Henry is in trouble." Kevin said.
[Dome house]
Anakin and Padme are having issues.
"I brought you something. Are you hungry?" Padme said.
"The shifter broke. Life seems so much simpler when you're fixing things. I'm good at fixing things. Always was." Anakin said. "But I couldn't- Why'd she have to die? Why couldn't I save her? I know I could have! Sometimes there are things no one can fix."
'You're not all-powerful, Ani." Padme said.
"Well, I should be! Someday I will be. I will be the most powerful Jedi ever! I promise you. I will even learn to stop people from dying."
"Anakin."
"It's all Obi-Wan's fault! He's jealous! He's holding me back!" Anakin throws a cup in anger.
"What's wrong, Ani?"
"I-I killed them. I killed them all. They're dead. Every single one of them. And not just the men... but the women... and the children too. They're like animals, and I slaughtered them like animals! I hate them!" Anakin sheds a tear. "To be angry is to be human. I'm a Jedi. I know I'm better than this."
[ Cliegg ] "I know wherever you are it's become a better place. You were the most loving partner a man could ever have. Good-bye, my darling wife. And thank you."
"I wasn't strong enough to save you, Mom. I wasn't strong enough. But I promise I won't fail again. I miss you...so much."
"R2? What are you doing here?" Padme asked
"It seems that he is carrying a message from an Obi-Wan Kenobi. Hmm. Master Ani, does that name mean anything to you?"
"Anakin, my long-range transmitter has been knocked out."
"Retransmit this message to Coruscant."
Back on Coruscant the Senators, the Jedi Council, even Green Lantern Hal Jordan along the Guardians of Oa are listening to Obi-wan's message.
"We have tracked the bounty hunter, Jango Fett... to the droid foundries on Geonosis. The Trade Federation is to take delivery of a droid army here... and it is clear that Viceroy Gunray... is behind the assassination attempts on Senator Amidala. Also Sinestro has formed with an alliance with the CIS. The Commerce Guilds and the Corporate Alliance... have both pledged their armies to Count Dooku and are forming a-"
"Obi-wan, we got company!" Henry said as he shots his ring before the transmission ended.
"More happening on Geonosis, I feel, than has been revealed."
"I agree."
"My sons are out there. Yoda, we need to get to Geonosis." Hal Jordan said.
[Padme's ship]
"Anakin, we will deal with Count Dooku and Hal Jordan can deal with Sinestro. The most important thing for you is to stay where you are. Protect the senator at all costs. That is your first priority." Mace Windu said before the communication ended.
"Understood, Master." Anakin replied.
"They'll never get there in time to save him. They have to come halfway across the galaxy." Padme said showing the location of Geonosis. "Look. Geonosis is less than a parsec away."
"If he's still alive."
"Ani, are you just gonna sit here and let him die? He's your friend, your mentor. He's-"
"He's like my father! But you heard Master Windu. He gave me strict orders to stay here!"
"He gave you strict orders to protect me... and I'm going to help Obi-Wan. - If you plan to protect me, you'll just have to come along."
Anakin smiles as they prepare for take off.
"My brother is also in trouble. I can not let him die out there with Obi-wan." Kevin said.
"Then charge up, Green Lantern." Padme said.
"I'm not worried, R2. It's just I've never flown before." C-3PO said to R2.
The ship fires into space and they head for Geonisis to rescue Obi-wan and Kevin Jordan.
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