Note 9

Nine years after the Trade Federation Invasion of Naboo

One year later

Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation,

My patience with you and Rune grows thin.

Take this message to Rune for me:

While the game has been fun, I suppose it is time for me to reveal the truth. I am getting annoyed with the subject of diaries. The only real diary that you had was Darth Maul's. All of the others were fakes, planted by Lord Sidious himself. He suggested that I place them somewhere that you would find them. He said it would be entertaining to watch you get excited over them. What you have, then, is in a way Sidious' diary, but it is a fake one. The same is true for all the other diaries you have found. You might as well give them to me, as they are useless. I hope you have learned your lesson about taking things that do not belong to you. (end of message to Rune)

Now, Viceroy – you know better than to believe Rune. His brain must be the size of a bread crumb. I suggest you stop this pointless talk of Mega Sarlaac's and Mega Sarlaac's. I know that you have not left this planet to throw the fake Sidious diary (yes it is fake) outside the maw of the Mega Sarlaac. The Dark Lord would not be so careless with his own diary. You might as well give the fake one to me. You said that these diaries are on display in your library (but then you also talked of ridiculous tales ….)

The diary that Rune found of Palpatine's is also fake. Again, you know how ridiculous Rune can be – last night he talked about seeing a big monster in the shape of a spoon. Rune simply talks without thinking. However, Rune is quite right – Palpatine is boring and is not a Sith Lord. If he were a Sith Lord, why would Sidious have ordered you to attack him? And why would he be working for the Republic? Beings like Rune are not logical.

The diary entry by Anakin was also a fake. Lord Sidious has been talking with Anakin, but has not identified himself as the Sith Lord. I believe that this diary entry might not have been meant for either you or Rune to find…but rather the Jedi Council. If the Council had found the entry, it could have gotten Anakin expelled from the Jedi Order….but then again, if they had compared it to Anakin's real writing, they would have discovered that it was a forgery.

Not only was that entry fake, but the Sith would have no interest in turning him. He would be too dangerous to keep alive, even as a Sith. His powers even surpass Lord Sidious', though Sidious would never admit to this.

As for these dark Jedi, I will meet with them privately. Our conversation is none of your concern.

No, I am not going to kill Rune or you….but that does not mean that I will not torture you if you step out of line.

I already told you that I am not a Jedi. I quit the order nine years ago. My loyalty is no longer to the Jedi Order. Why do you like this Anakin so much? He is a very powerful Jedi and could destroy all our plans.

Yes, I can defeat all of Rune's monsters and get all of these fake diaries. Sigh….if he really did go to these ridiculous lengths to hide them all. They are fake diaries, but if he sells them to anyone, then the person reading them might believe what is said.

Glad to hear that you are king of Neimodia.

Continue with the droid production, and you may move some of it to Geonosis. That system will be the new headquarters of the Separatist movement. Geonosis joined the Separatist movement a while ago, and it is a planet that is far away from the prying eyes of the Republic. I also suggest setting up a center for droid production on the planet Mustafar. I mentioned these two systems to you previously, but I was uncertain whether or not you had begun production there.

Thousands of systems have joined the cause so far. The Commerce Guild and various other groups have pledged their support. Victory will be ours in the coming war. We are only a year away from our attack on the Republic. We must increase droid production if we are to make this war a reality. I am sending you a schedule of our plans. I expect that droid production will continue on Neimodia and other Federation controlled systems?

Oh…and another thing…..if you wish it, I can make Senator Amidala disappear. (evil laughing) -- in fact, we could use her death as a means of tricking the Republic to begin a war with us.

By the way, I forget to tell you this in the last message. *Sith mind trick: "You don't want to sell me death sticks." (end Sith mind trick).

Count Dooku