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"I don't like this one bit" Cody said as he held a squad of clones behind him with their blasters at the ready.
Obi-wan and Anakin both stood in a formal pose in front of the clones, but both of their hands were cupping their lightsabers behind their backs, making the clones anxious. The freighter ship that arrived was a run down looking YT-2000 light freighter. It obviously needed repairs and the swivel gun on top looked damaged.
"No wonder they got "stranded" in the middle of space, this thing is a piece of junk" Anakin said in disdain as he eyed the ship.
"Yes, no wonder" Obi-wan said as he slowly clipped his lightsaber back onto his belt.
Everyone snapped to it as the ramp to the ship slowly opened in front of them with a hiss and steam being sprayed in all directions. Anakin's eyes narrowed in anticipation and his fingers twitched behinds his back. The thought of either wait for a person or a barrage of blaster bolts, went through his head. The steam began to dissipate as the ramp reached the floor and as a pair of legs started walking down, the ramp the clones spread out and took cover, pointed their blasters at the door.
"Please don't shoot" a female voice yelled out before completely stepping out of the steam with her hands raised above her head.
She appeared to be a human female wearing what seemed like some kind of green flight suit.
"Who are you" Anakin yelled out, anger clearly showing on his face.
"I-I-I'm just a merchant, my ships in a v-very bad condition and needs repairs immediately, I can p-pay you if you want" the women stuttered out, looking quite scared in the process.
Obi-wan reached out with the force and tried sensing her thoughts, only to feel nothing. He sighed and mentioned for Cody to stand down his men.
"I'm sorry about my former padawan but we are here under… strained circumstances, it would be much appreciated if you could give us your name and show us your cargo" Obi-wan asked kindly.
She looked hesitant due to all the blasters in the room but she nodded and slowly let her hands drop to her sides.
"I'm Nadia Odela, and my cargo is 3 aliens, I was transporting them when my ship started having problems" she said with a hitched voice.
"What aliens?" Kenobi asked with a raised brow.
"I don't know… but they wanted me to ask you… what stands atop the five towers?" she asked hesitantly.
Anakin just stared at her in confusion and Kenobi's eyes widened in realization, the clones not knowing a thing.
"Cody, send your men back to the barracks, you stay here" Kenobi ordered before turning to Anakin.
"Is it them" Anakin asked quietly, still carefully eyeing the girl.
Kenobi peeked back at the troopers who were making their way to one of the elevators across the hanger while Cody stood a few feet from them
"Yes" kenobi said as he turned back to Anakin, the air growing silent between them.
They waited silently for the other clones to leave and the girl looked even more confused. The sound of the hanger bay doors closing echoed and Kenobi wasted no time before stepping forward a few steps.
"The order of light" Kenobi said slowly and clearly so the girl could hear him.
She narrowed her eyes at him like she was inspecting him before nodding her head. She brought her hand up and tapped something on her wrist, her scared and vulnerable demeanor disappearing in an instant. She shuffled to the side, out of the way of the ramp, as several heavy footsteps from inside the ship made themselves apparent.
Anakin's and Kenobi's eyes widened in surprise as two heavily armored and huge creatures stepped out of the ship. They leaned forward slightly to avoid hitting their heads on the ship then stood up straight, a full seven to nine feet tall. The air was silent between them and as Anakin continued to inspect them, unfil he realized something.
"YOU" Anakin yelled, igniting his lightsaber in a blue flash.
"You're with the armored man" he yelled angrily.
The two creatures got in a defensive stance and grabbed hilts of their own off their sides and igniting their own blades in a spectacular fashion. Kenobi's eyes widened in surprise and he quickly jumped in between them with his arms up between them.
"Everyone please calm down" he said apprehensively.
"Anakin, I will explain everything, but you have to turn off your lightsaber" Kenobi reasoned.
"Why?! These guys are with the man who killed the chancellor" Anakin stated angrily, looking like he was about to jump towards them.
"Because if you strike them it could start a war, and we're already busy fighting one as it is" Kenobi explained.
Anakin looked at Kenobi then back at the two creatures, the silence growing tenser by the second.
"Fine." he said reluctantly, deactivating his lightsaber and standing back up strait.
"But I don't trust them" he said in spite.
"That makes two of us" said the creature in gold armor on the right, his voice sending a shiver down Cody's back.
Kenobi let out a sigh of relief and gave Anakin one last warning glance before turning to the two creatures.
"I apologize for that, shouldn't we introduce ourselves" Kenobi said with a smile, hoping to ease the tension.
It was silent for another few seconds before the creatures nodded, the women coming forward first.
"My true name is Akio Nimada, ONI operative and representative of the United Earth Government" Akio introduced
Kenobi nodded and Anakin growled almost in response.
"My name is Zatan Draum, fleetmaster of the reconnaissance fleet, Serenity, representative of the Swords of Sanghelios" Zatan said deeply.
"I'm there guard" the other creature in magenta armor said flatly, not giving his name.
Kenobi nodded in appreciation "My name is Obi-wan Kenobi, representative of the Jedi order, and this is Jedi Knight, Anakin Skywalker" Kenobi introduced, Anakin staying quiet with a scowl plastered on his face.
"Would we all like to move to a more, secluded area" Kenobi offered.
"No, this meeting will be brief" Akio said sternly.
"Alright then, let's start out simple, why do you only want to talk to us and not the Senate or… the Chancellor" Kenobi asked, still cautious off the subject.
"We are being forced to make contact with you by those above us, and the Jedi are the path of least resistance. The Senate and, upcoming Chancellor, are deeply politicized, and would most likely want to drag us into your war" Zatan said deeply.
"Are you considering coming forward to the Senate anytime soon" Kenobi asked.
"No" Akio stated.
Kenobi hummed in acknowledgement and turned back to Anakin and Cody who were a few feet behind him.
"Obi-wan, we shouldn't trust these people" Anakin said in a hushed tones, still carefully eyeing the three newcomers.
"If I may, I wouldn't necessarily rule out trusting them, but how they're handling this situation makes me suspicious" Cody said quietly as well.
Kenobi nodded, slowly crossing his arms and scratching his beard. He turned back to them and eyed them carefully as well, especially the two taller ones.
"We know what species you are Akio, but what species's are you Fleetmaster" kenobi inquired.
"My species name is Sangheili, we're an honor driven society and are a warrior race, but we have… calmed down over the past few decades" Zatan explained.
"Is there any other major powers or species from where you're from" Kenobi asked.
"In terms of major powers, no, but a diminishing group called the covenant still causes problems among the edges of our territories" Satan explained with malice in his voice.
"The covenant?"
"The covenant is a militarized group with religious leaders who believe that an ancient long dead civilization are their God's, and we were at war with them for a good thirty years over it, before it ended 15 years ago, 27 trillion lives were lost" Akio said solemnly.
"You won?" Kenobi asked with wide eyes.
"Yes, but only because the Sangheili were betrayed by them and decided to side with us… and even still it was a close fight… " Akio said quietly, a look of pain spreading across her face.
"Well I'm sorry for your-"
"Alright, I can't hold it in any longer, why did you kill the Chancellor" Anakin interrupted, causing both Akio and Kenobi to glare at him.
"I see you finally asked the big question Skywalker, given that you and the clone are the only ones who doesn't know" Zatan said bluntly.
"What?" Anakin said with confusion and quickly turning to Obi-wan for answers.
"We killed him because he was the Sith Lord you couldn't find" Akio said roughly while wiping away a stray tear.
Anakin's eyes widened in horror and disbelief, a plethora of emotions appearing on his face before the sound of his lightsaber hitting the ground echoed through the hanger
"Sith Lord… but how? The Jedi couldn't even find him?" Cody demanded while he moved his hand to his blaster pistol.
"That I believe, should be explained to you by general Kenobi" Zatan said flatly before Akio turned around and made her way back up the ramp. The guard went back up the ramp next and the sound of the engine firing up echoed through the hanger..
"Wait! You said you were going to be giving us something?" Kenobi asked quickly as be took a few more steps forward.
"Oh yes, it's already on your personal computer in your quarters general" he said as he raised his right arm over his chest and bowed.
"We shall contact you when we decide to converse with you again, and I suggest you keep your former apprentice from attending our next meeting" Zatan said with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
He straightened back up and turned around, he stepped onto the ramp and the ship began to lift off. The ship let out a metallic groan and as the ramp closed completely and after a few seconds a slight pulse emanated from the ship. The two Jedi and clone watched as the beaten ship made its way out of the hanger, disappearing from sight as the bay doors closed behind it.
Anakin finally seemed to break out of his stupor and looked at Kenobi with a glare that could kill.
"Tell. Me. Everything"
_Count Dooku_
The darkness of space filtered into the room, filling it up like it was a glass of water. It was... eerie, and its sole occupant basked in it all. Sitting on the floor with his legs crossed and his arms up at his sides, meditating. The sudden blue light from a holoprojector illuminated him, Count Dooku. He opened his eyes in annoyance and glared at the blue form below him.
"My apologies Count Dooku, but preparations for the coruscant assault are complete" said the metallic and robot voice of grievous.
Count Dooku's glare lessened ever so slightly.
"Should we commence the assault" grievous asked, slowly bringing his head down to a bow with his arm over his metal chest.
Dooku silently sighed and closed his eyes, returning to that same, strange feeling at the edge of the space. Every time he tries to sense the strange presence closely, it disappears. But when he moves far enough back, the absence of anything makes itself apparent that something is there.
"No, not yet, I sense an anomaly in the force, its subtle presence makes me worry of our attacks outcome… pull more ships from the inner world's, I wouldn't like to be… unprepared" he said slowly.
"Yes, Count Dooku" Grievous said obediently, the transmission ending.
Dooku was left alone once again in the darkness of his room, his mind returning to his previous activity, before he was interrupted. The cold air surrounding him caressed his dark thoughts as he began to meditate once again.
"Anakin… "
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