Warframe Power of the Force

by EvaShinobiKaiserKnight

There is no emotion, there is indifference. There is no ignorance, there is emptiness. There is no Passion, there is the abyss. There is no Chaos, there is the essence. There is Death, there is the Void. Two wars collide a path through the infinite Void. The Force shakes as the Void appears. The question is what shall the future hold how shall it change for the Tenno and the Jedi?

8. Chapter 8 Dooku makes his move

Warframe Power of the Force

ESKK: New Chapter let's get to it.

(Start Padme's Office Coruscant)

Some time had passed since the liberation of Ryloth and already New Loka were hard at work to repair the planets ecosystem with a few Tenno providing protection to the New Loka. So far they've made some good progress but it will be a long time before the damages can fully be healed. In the meantime things in the Republic were still varying and regrettably close to no progress has been made to end the war peacefully. In fact the appalling thing was that the Republic were more focused than ever to gain aid against the Separatists from the Tenno who have remained neutral save for Grineer problems.

Many attempts have been made but the Tenno High Council were adamant about staying neutral. But she wasn't focused on gaining their aid in the Clone Wars. In fact she was more focused on trying to get those children out of the war both in Origin and their own Galaxy. But every legal method she can think of were hitting brick walls left and right. The only conceivable method was to stoop to the levels of those like Dooku or the Hutts level and do so behind closed doors. But Padme would never even consider doing such a thing not in this or any life time. But even Padme had to admit she was running out of options to fall back to in this.

She then sighed and rubbed her eyes no doubt she had been losing sleep over this. Anakin agreed with her on this but even he could see she was working herself to an early grave on this. In fact last they spoke on this was just before those Bounty Hunters had held her and several other Senators hostage to free Ziro the Hutt. If her memory is still intact then Anakin's words at the time that Padme couldn't solve the problems of Origin until they can solve the problems on the home front. Ending the Clone Wars had to come first and then they can try to reason with the Tenno to lay down their arms.

But once Padme set her mind on something there was close to nothing that would stop her. Just then she noticed something wrong with her console. She tried to type but noted it was frozen which had never happened before. Just then the screen began to flux before a new image made itself known on it.

"I believe this is the office of Padme Amidala Senator of Naboo?" Came a synthesized voice on the screen making Padme go wide eyed that she was hacked. "Worry not I have no intentions of acquiring blackmail right now we have a more prudent topic to discuss more importantly the Tenno topic." Came the voice making Padme go wide eyed to this.

"Who... who are you?" Padme asked as she had red warning lights blaring in her mind.

"Who are you?" Came Padme's own voice reflecting back at her making her go wide eyed.

The Voice then returned to its normal mysterious as it then spoke further. "Despite my small joke... you have no way to ask me that when you yourself wear two names in public eyes and behind select closed doors, Senator Amidala or should I call you Padme Skywalker." The Voice said as Padme swore its owner was staring at her from nearby. But she was left horrified when the voice called her Padme Skywalker which meant... no.

"What do you want?" Padme asked as she knew this sliced must want something for his silence.

"Nothing as I said I have no interest in blackmail only your Tenno problem." The Voice said and thus it continued. "You and I have similar thoughts on how to deal with it but this plan will take time and patience to perform." The Voice said as it looked through the screen to Padme. "The Corpus have machines that disrupt a Warframe's and its Tenno's abilities my suggestion would be to... commission the Corpus to build a planet wide array and once that is done bring the Tenno there." The Voice said as Padme heard this plan. "The Tenno will be rendered powerless so long as they are under the effects of the Array the only thing to do would be to draw them in and when it is all done the long process of reeducating them or convincing them to lay down their arms may begin." the voice said as it looked to Padme making her grow worried for this.

"But a plan like that..." Padme began as it was underhanded and if traced back to her would cause her career to take a major blow.

"Sometimes when words fail aggressive actions are needed." The Voice said trying to convince her on this. "Make no mistake I know about the Tenno and I too wish to help them but I am powerless to do so hence why I come to you." The Splicer said as he actually sounded genuine when he said this. "I can't be tracked down because if I am then I fear the Tenno or other parties who support them may wish my end." The Splicer said as Padme then rubbed her eyes clearly worried and tired that this Splicer knows so much. "Don't you wish for a Galaxy where children aren't made into weapons... into soldiers and can go to school as children should?" The Splicer said appeasing to Padme's humanity.

"For the sake of the argument let's say I agree... where am I to find the funds for this endeavor?" Padme asked as she looked to the voice.

"I've already handled the funding I've recently come upon a large amount of Credits that were within the account of... well a well-known criminal. He can't report it to the authorities as it being missing without revealing how he acquired it and with it his criminal activity, and he can't trace it back to you without finding me and several other people first." The person said and thus Padme was curious. "How you handle the rest will be up to you but here is what I can say ensure the Corpus understand that if they fail in this commission a full refund with interest is on the table, believe me when I say that it will make them want to provide the best less they be forced to refund what you bought but didn't receive." The voice said and in turn he had one last thing to say. "All I want in the end is the Lotus." The voice said and thus Padme sighed and went on speaking.

"What and how do I call you?" Padme asked feeling she was going to regret this somehow. But it was for the greater good and hopefully the Children will be able to break the shackles to Lotus forced upon them.

"You may call me... Erra and let's just say the Lotus and I have a... history." Erra said as Padme was unaware who or what she had just agreed aid.

(Scene Break Origin System Kupar Relay)

Separatists Ships were seen around the Relay as they were here for peaceful reasons. Opposing them in the event things go south were Tenno Ships that now included more old War Orokin vessels. As the two sides circled the relay ready to move at a moment's notice it was clear something was going on within the relay itself. As transports flew from either side they each had escorts from Vulture Droids and Archwings. As they flew they landed in the docks and the passengers on either side departed from them.

In the docks the Separatists representatives walked onto the docks to meet with their Tenno escort. They had to confess for a system in constant war their Relays were surprisingly clean. As they entered the Relay their Tenno escort Warframe's users were there as the Battle Droids they brought also saw them. "Count Dooku I presume?" The Tenno leading the guard detail asked as he looked to the Count.

"Why yes a pleasure to meet the warriors I've heard such great things over." Dooku said as he looked to the Tenno. "I do hope these negotiation will bear fruit of an alliance." The Count added as he looked to the Tenno.

"We shall see." The Warframe leader said before gesturing the three to follow.

(Later Negotiation Area)

With the Separatists being lead in by the Tenno with their droid guard standing by, as the Tenno went up to each seat to help set each Separatists with the first one being a female with almost cat like features, due to the fur and the ears she had, minus whiskers and a tail, as she taken her seat with the Tenno push her in just a bit as she give a nod to them and said, "Thank you."

Without saying anything else, the tenno pull up the 2nd seat for a green skin woman that didn't have any hair, but had four horns and pointy ears, she didn't say anything as she was given her seat while getting push in a bit before the last seat was Dooku but he held his hand up to stop the Tenno as he said, "Please don't, I can take care of it myself."

The tenno soon step away letting Dooku do it himself using the force while Dooku stand in it and push himself a bit forwards with the Tenno taking his leave as the Separatists now sitting at the Negotiation table as they saw who were sitting across from them 3 Prime tenno, with Ergo Glast from before as he will act as mediator during these Negotiation it seem.

"Welcome visitors from another system, you are here to negotiation for an Alliance with the Tenno, is that correct?" Chroma Prime first ask, acting as the leading being of his group with Dooku said to him, "That is correct good sir."

"Alright then let us do introduce ourselves. I am Limbo Chroma of the Tenno High Council, you may just call me Chroma," Chroma Prime said leaving his name out of the introduction with Ash Prime spoken up next, "I'm the Ash Prime of the tenno high Council, call me just Ash."

"And lastly, I am the Mirage Prime of the Tenno High Council, as well, Mirage will do for me," Mirage Prime said as she told the Separatists as Dooku soon spoken as he said, "Forgive me when I say, those aren't your names."

"We know that, but please understand this, we are known as Prime users because these Warframes are one of a kind, and we use these frames to identify ourselves to others, to give our names would mean we are giving you our full on trust, which you have yet to earn," Ash Prime explain as the green skin woman says, "Or is it you use to hide something?"

"I will a sure you, they do not have anything to hide, as I can assure you these prime users are few and rare, with the Warframe they use are one of a kind with the face the tenno that are using them earn the rights to use them among their former peers, there for they are called by the names of their Warframes," Ergo said as he help keeping the peace and don't have a misunderstanding as he soon went on saying, "They are asking you to have respect of calling them so, if you have important title yourselves, we will give the same respect of calling of said title."

"We understand, but who are you?" the feline woman call out asking to Ergo as he said, "I am Ergo Glast of the Perim Sequence, and I'll be acting as mediator for these proceedings sense I do not represent the Tenno, but to those who have allied to the Tennos."

"Pleasure," the feline woman said as everyone knew where they stand in this as Mirage Prime soon speaking up saying, "Would you kindly tell who you all our, so we'll know what we shall call you respectfully."

"I am known as Count Dooku, but you may just call me Dooku," Count Dooku said as he introduce himself as the green skin woman said, "Senator Atell."

"I am Queen Minaj Scintel, you may call me Minaj, or Queen Scintel," Minaj said as she introduce herself to the Tenno as Chroma said, "A pleasure to meet you, your highness, if you don't mind being called that as well."

"I do not," Minaj said with a smile as she happy with that as well with Chroma said, "Then let us begin shall we?"

(Separatists' ship)

At the docking area that was being guarded by few Tennos and non-tennos, as well the battle droids that remained by the ship with orders not to attack unless attacked first.

From the landing gear area, a cloak figure along with a few commando Droid dropping down from the ship itself, with the hooded figure themselves stood up a bit while remain in a crouching position, a light around shine enough to show the face of Asajj Ventress as she looked around seeing the Relay for the first time… and it was cleaner than any other space station she have ever seen, even the floor she's standing on is well clean she can see her own reflection as she look down to see herself while giving her own approval shrug before she said, "Follow me, and stay low."

Asajj slowly came out from under the ship as she looks around, seeing the guards around, knowing well she cannot take all of them on, so the best choice she can do is be sneaky as she looks around and saw a few stacks of creates, that she call upon the force and push over a few stacks to make them fall down and loud enough to draw everyone attention before proceeding to rush out with the Commando droids following her as well.

(Blue team)

"Frost counted. Condition… acceptable," Nico said as she was taking in inventory of Warframes for future Tenno that may or may not join them, as she was counting them and checking each of their condition if they need a fixing, a cleaning, and/or anything else it may need.

She jotted something on a pad she was holding with the Warframe was soon moved to a storage pod and put away, with another Warframe coming down the line as she saw it was a Baruuk Warframe as Nico said, "Baruuk counted. Condition… new pain job."

Sliding her fingers on the pad with the Baruuk move down away to get pain job done on it as the old color not a great look on it as another Warframe being a Khora, that seem to be in good condition as Nico was about to count it until, "Hey Nico."

Nico in turn looked and saw that it was Titus approaching her. "Hey Titus." Nico said before going back to work.

"Zayne sent me down to get you, shift change." Titus said and thus Nico sighed.

"Finally." Nico said as she put a bookmark of where she stopped. "Why did we get stuck with grunt work again?" Nico asked clearly not liking it.

"So we know what to teach the actual grunts when we find them." Titus said as Nico nodded to this.

"Oh right." Nico said remembering that one. "Speaking of how are we supposed to tech these kids when they get here?" Nico asked as she walked with Titus to hand off her data pad.

"Excalibur, Tenshin, and Lotus have been talking about it." Titus said as he mentioned the Grand Master of the High Council, Excalibur Prime. "So far they're considering a caste system and then a master and student path later." Titus said as Nico listened.

"Jeez we're sending Tenno all over the place to find these kids, still what caused this anyway?" Nico asked trying to make sense of what they learned and how all these Void users have started popping up all over the Galaxy.

"No clue, I thought the Void Key you guys found was a onetime thing, something must have disturbed the balance of power to cause this." Titus said as he may not look it but he was a lot smarter than people give him credit for.

"So did, I." Zayne was heard as the duo looked and saw Zayne and Roland waiting for them with a Tenno Faction member waiting on them. "But here we are." Zayne said as Nico nodded and gave the data pad to the guy. The unnamed man walked off leaving Blue Team by themselves.

"So what's the plan with the whole Separatist Tenno Alliance stuff?" Nico asked as Zayne looked to his squad.

"Well what they are fighting for is admirable one cannot deny, but I don't know it feels... off." Zayne said as Nico had one thought of off.

"You mean like what the Orokin was trying to do when we won them the Old War." Nico said and in turn the four grew quiet knowing such information was like walking into a minefield. After all the Orokin were destroyed from within thanks to Natah… but no one ever asked how Natah even pulled it off. Some would argue if they learned the truth that the Tenno didn't feel proud about it but the truth was... they felt pride and relished what they did. The Orokin took everything from them from the moment they were aboard the Zariman Ten Zero all the way to the end of the Old War. Furthermore when they looked up some more information such as the Yuvan Continuity the Queen's tried to use on Zayne... well let's just say that the Orokin got what was coming to them.

Even then this information was highly classified if this information got out it would cause a whole lot of problems. The only ones who knew the truth were the Grineer Queen's, Lotus, Tenshin, the Tenno, and maybe the Corpus to an extent considering Alad V tend to call them betrayers. Still some Tenno did have regrets but they casted those regrets and memories to the Void and left them there where they belonged. That still left a bit of a sour taste for the group Zayne most of all considering what nearly happened in the Kuuva Fortress.

"If that is the case then the answer is clear don't work with them." Zayne said calmly refusing to have anything to do with aiding the Orokin again.

"Of course." Roland said but not a moment sooner did something occur. The group heard a commotion going on opting them to put their guard up.

"What was that?" Nico asked as she knew such things were close to impossible here. After all who of the opposing factions would be crazy enough to bust into a Tenno controlled relay? The closest any of them gotten was when a Grineer Formorian destroyed a Relay or two.

"I don't know but we're going to find out." Zayne said and in turn the Squad ran off to investigate it as it sounded like a brief yell followed by forced silence. The Squad ran down the path weapons ready to see what caused it. They soon arrived and saw the man they handed the Data pad not too long ago and holding him and the data pad were a group of Command Droids. The Droids looked and saw the Tenno with varying weapons trained at them. Zayne wielded a Braton, Nico a Burston, Roland a Latron, and Titus was wielding a Boar shotgun.

"Wait aren't those?" Nico began but the Command Droid sprang into action and attacked no doubt to silence the squad. One of them ran off dropping the body and carrying with them the data pad. The four opened fire on their attackers and in turn got a few good shots in on them. Acting fast Roland drew his Duel Heat Sword while Roland went for the Furax gauntlets he had on him. A Tenno never assumes he's safe even in the safety of his home.

Roland crossed his swords and blocked the Commando Droids attack while Titus slammed his droid aside. During this Nico went in with her Gunsen fans and sliced through the Droids limbs before Zayne passed by them with his Nikana drawn. He then sheathed the weapon causing the droids to fall apart. Acting fast Zayne took command as those things shouldn't even be down here. "Roland check the body, Nico try to see if you can find out the last known data on these Droids!" Zayne said as the two got to work.

"On it." Nico said and thus began splicing into the Droids systems with her Parazon. Nearby Roland was checking the body for anything useful cause of death or anything of note.

"What are these guys doing here anyway they trying to screw themselves over in getting our help?" Titus asked as he kept a look out for any more of them.

"I don't think so." Zayne said as he stood nearby at the other end of the hall for any more unwelcomed visitors.

Nico soon hack into the droid and check their data, and see what their last order were, with Roland check on the body to figure out what happen, he slightly turn the guy over and heard a small sick crack sound from the neck area, as he check it out and felt the neck was snapped, no doubt the burse marking area the neck area confirms it as he said, "Seem like this guy die from a broken check, quick and silent."

"No doubt they weren't trying to leave a bloody mess, according to this, these droids were mean to impersonate the workers to blend in," Nico said as Titus asked, "But for what reason?"

"No doubt, to steal a Warframe," Nico said as she saw it in the order as Zayne added on, "And any secrets that we may have. Call it in."

Roland tries too but all he was getting was static as he said, "No good, it seem they brought in jammers too to block our communication with the rest of the Relay."

"Then a good chance there could be more then," Titus said as Nico stood up and look at Zayne as she asked, "What should we do?"

"Someone need to get to the upper levels and report the situation, while the rest of us deal with any jammers we may find, and deal with any intruders we come across, they drew first blood, so this means war. Destroy any more droid that you see that does not belong to us, if there any living beings that don't belong here as well, capture by any means even if you have to cut a limb off, as long they don't die we can question them," Zayne said and he was serious with the other agreed to this, as those who dare attack them and kill one of their own or their allies the enemy have given up any right to mercy.

"Alright but… what should we do if we find a droid that is one of ours?" Titus suddenly asked with everyone look at him at that before Nico smack him upside the head with Roland said, "Dude just use your brain for once and think."

"Let's move quickly, Nico get the message out," Zayne said as Nico nodded as she rushes off

(Anakin, Obi-wan, and Ahsoka)

The trio of Jedi were on a dreadnaught, quickly heading to the Origin system, as it seem their spies has discover a plot from the Separatist, as they had sent the message to them of the Separatist stealing a Warframe, during negotiations.

While they have no control over of the Tenno to have negotiations with even if it's the Separatist, as the republic did get words of the Tenno were meeting with them for an alliance contract, but they could not stop it, as if they do, the tenno could consider it an attack on them sense the meeting was being held in the origin system, being a neutral place unless Grineer or the rare Corpus attacks.

So unless the Separatist were crazy enough to attack the Tenno Headquarters, no doubt the Tenno can take care of them, but when the message said "Dooku" was the one the Tenno were meeting with, then no doubt he is up to something as rare as it was he would only show up when he want a job done he'll do it himself, they should know as he never attend special meeting such as this and they believe he is going to steal a Warframe, no doubt to use as a basis for a new powerful mass produce droids. After all if the Tenno knows how powerful a Warframe could be just on their own then how powerful they could be for others? Furthermore there was just no telling what could happen if or when Dooku gets his hands on a Warframe and figured out what made it tick.

"How much longer until we get there admiral Yularen?" Anakin asked sounding a bit impatient as the Admiral turn to him and said, "Within an hour or so, general we're going as fast as we can with Solar Rails, but even traveling still takes time."

"Keep me updated on the time," Anakin said as the Admiral nodded and said, "Understood sir."

"Calm yourself Anakin, we know the Tenno can take care of themselves if they were being attacked by the Separatist, they have proven it before," Obi-wan said as he remember how they first meet them, coming in and helping them out during their fight with the droids when they were meeting Alad V and the republic wanted to disrupted it.

"I know, but they do not know Dooku the way we do, he's there doing something behind their backs and they may not know it yet," Anakin said sounding upset about this and still hold a grudge against that man for cutting off his arm.

"Well if he does try something, I'm sure he would be in a big surprise of what the Tenno can do," Ahsoka said as she seen them in action once or twice, even heard the story when Zayne came in and save the senators from a horde of Grineer by himself when clones and Jedi themselves could barely hold them back themselves.

"But its concerning." Obi-Wan said as he tried to think of what would compel Count Dooku to come all the way here. He doubt it would be for the Warframes alone. Maybe he's trying to get a feel for a viable threat against a trained Force User. IT hasn't escaped any Jedi's notice how they could not sense the Tenno despite them being right there. If was as if through the Force there was a blank spot where the Tenno were supposed to be. IT was disturbing and like Dooku Obi-Wan was concerned if the Tenno might be threats to the Jedi if ever provoked. The only other threat that had given the Jedi trouble other than the Sith were the Mandalorians but that was old history now. "Anyway we can't afford to launch an attack on neutral space without sufficient evidence so our best bet would be to quarter them off at the Solar Rail." Obi-Wan said but Anakin begged to differ.

"If we wait we might already be too late." Anakin said but he knew Obi-wan had a point. But they couldn't run the risk of causing an incident or allowing Dooku to make off with valuable information on the Tenno. In turn they were forced to wait but Ahsoka begged to differ on this.

"There has to be something we can do." Ahsoka said but clearly there was not much they could do save for wait and strike as needed.

(Meanwhile Back with the Negotiations)

"So you acknowledge our cause then Chroma." Voe Atells said as she looked to the three.

"I acknowledge that your hands were forced by the Republic to act with force instead of diplomacy." Chroma said as he was calm about this while Ash was oddly quiet even by his standards. "But I can't say I acknowledge certain extreme's your faction will go to." Chroma had seen the reports on certain areas where the Separatists were in action and most of all the aftermath of the damage General Grevious had caused.

"We speak of the Droid General Grevious. No disrespect he seems a tad bit unhinged." Mirage said as she relaxed on her seat keeping a calm and level head during this. But before any words could be used in retaliation Ash opted to speak up.

"Pardon me but I have a question to ask." Ash said as he then gestured to count Dooku. "I noticed you have a Lightsaber hidden under your cloak." Ash said as Dooku looked to his lightsaber that Ash pointed out. "If you could I was hoping you would be inclined to sharing of your cultures." Ash said as he had noted something amiss during this entire discussion. He intended to draw out this mystery with small talk.

Dooku seeing this opted to oblige the Tenno a bit. "Yes I myself was once a Jedi but due to... differences in opinions I had left the order." Dooku said and thus Mirage spoke up.

"And founded the Separatist alliance." Mirage said starting to note what Ash had taken note of.

"Precisely." Dooku confirmed actively omitting most of everything in between the two major events.

The Three Prime users were suspicious but let it be for now. After all they will find out what they need to soon enough if all goes as expected with these negotiations.

(Back with Blue Team)

The Squad had weapons leveled as they sought out any more Commando Droids in disguise or otherwise. As they walked around they made sure to keep all their senses on high alert and one eye on their onboard map. While they continued on with their search they were making their way to the Warframe storage area and the Elevator.

Soon enough the trio came to area of many paths lay before them as they look at each of them as Titus said, "So which way should we go?"

"At this point, we will have to split up. No matter how many there are and where they are, we need to take them down, and hopefully Nico is on her way to the upper levels, So you two take those paths, I'll take that one," Zayne said as Rolland said, "Then good hunting to you guys."

Rolland went down his path with Titus went down the other with Zayne taking his path with the group not split apart hunting down the rogue droids before it was too late, unaware Asajj pop her head out of one of the paths with a few commando droids beside her as she said, "Too easy. You give order to the others and have they stall the Tenno as long as they can so we can find the Warframes, and have the others on the upper level to stop the last one from reaching any higher levels."

"Roger-Roger," the droid said as he put a hand to his head and started to give out the orders.

(Nico)

The Tenno Mag user sprinted across the halls, and was suddenly fire upon from a long hallway, as she duck behind a corner as the shot keep coming as she said, "Damn, they cut me off. I can't get close enough to use my crush or any magnetic ability, and their weapons aren't slug's rounds either, I guess I have to do this the old fashioned way.

She pull out her Phaedra and soon return fire, as she did a spray and pray, some droids gotten out of the way, with a few… not so lucky as they were mowed down as one droid call out, "Bring out the destroyer droid."

"Roger-Roger!" another droid said with a large pack on its back as another droid grab the pack off the other droid back before setting it down, and release the lock on the bottom of it while lifting the cover off of it, inside was a destroyer droid in its ball form, with one droid took out a remove and activate it.

Nico keep firing but stops for a moment as she hears something as she look and saw something rolling her way before it stops and change into a droid with three legs, two arms with duel blasters on each one, and a bubble shield form around it while it soon fire its weapon at Nico, as she duck behind cover, she said, "That must be a destroyer droid I heard a lot about, no wonder those separatists during trades were so stingy of trading one of these away. Let's see how much it can take."

Soon enough she turn back to the hall and fire upon the destroyer droid as the droid was firing upon her as well, trading shots to see who will go down first.

(Titus)

Titus walk straight down a hall without much worry or fear, sense his Warframe was a bit of a tank, he can take damage with ease as he stalk the halls for any sight of enemy droids.

Suddenly a couple of grenade were thrown towards him giving off a few beeps before they exploded, next thing that happen he was being shot at by a few droids around as Titus said, "Its smashing time."

Titus came up to the first droid a he grab it by one of its arms and pull straight off its body as it spark a bit, before hitting the droid with its own arm, knocking it down while proceeding with hitting it with his own arm still before he pull out his hammer and smash it to bits with the other droids saw this, seeing one of their went down with ease, if these droid had any sense of fear… well they are feeling it down as one said, "Ah… retreat."

Soon enough they started to run away as Titus said, "Run-run-run as fast as you can, you can out run me, I am the Rhino!"

He charge at them, as he may be slower than other tenno, but these droids were slower than him so it was fair enough as he came close enough to one droid and smash it down with his weapon before stepping over it, crushing its computer unit with some coolant leaking out from its body.

(Roland)

Rolland was coming up to a hallway looking around as the Loki user keep his cool and weapon up as he look around for any droids in his area.

Suddenly with a surprise shot from a blaster, as down the hall was a droid that was firing its weapon at Roland before fleeing the area with Roland said as eh follow pursuit, "You tin cans are going down!"

He soon chase after them as he took out his gun and take down, let off a few round as he gotten one but the others gotten away, so he keep on chasing after them, unaware what is happening in the Warframe storage area.

(Asajj)

The Sith assassin soon found her way to the Warframe storage area as she look upon the one Warframe that was left out during inspection, as she look to the data pad that was left to the side, she pick it up and look at it, seeing the detail of the Waframe before her as she said, "Khora, interesting name."

Hitting a few button and saw the status of it, as she saw it was in good condition, saw a few details about it as it was quite a weapon to have. Even though there are others Warframes, it was the only one that was out, so she took the risk. Turning to look on the data pad she had taken to see a release button before she pressed it. Thus the Warframe itself was release from the restraints that was holding it as she said, "Take this one back to the ship, Count Dooku will be pleased with this one."

"Then you will be in for a real surprise," Zayne voice was heard, as Asajj turn around quickly and saw a blade coming at her as she quickly back flip away before drawing her light sabers, igniting them as Zayne stood before the Sith assassin as he said, "Impressive you were able to dodge that."

"You?" Asajj said as she remember seeing this before during the meeting with Alan V, and saw the Excalibur Warframe on the monitors as she seen him take down droid with ease with his hand and skill with the sword he was hold then as she said, "How did you know we would be here?"

"I kind of figure it out when I notice the droids we found were trying to take disguises as workers, but that didn't work out, heck they seem they were being founded on purpose, as for a while we found one or two others doing the same and quickly taken them down, but then I notice how the droids were not standing still anymore to fight and just started to run away, trying to draw us away as I took notice of this not long after me and my team came to the different paths, droids splitting up, and not teaming up either, it took me bit by surprise until I realize what they were doing so I ignore mine and came back here finding you while going off on my hunch… and it was correct."

"Well then aren't you the smart one?" Asajj taunted as she looked to Zayne who was clearly ready to fight. Clearly Zayne was not one for small talk in a fight and went for the frontal assault. Taking out his blade Ventress countered with her Lightsaber. But Ventress was in turn left shock when her Lightsaber didn't cut through the sword like she had expected it to. The only weapon capable of doing that were weapons made from Beskar which can only be found on Mandalore. As the two did battle the Droids were following the Assassins orders and carrying the Warframe off to the ship.

Seeing this Zayne jumped passed Asajj and began firing his rifle at the droids. In response Asajj used the Force to make Zayne miss his shot and pull him away the Droids and their prize. "Dammit." Zayne said and thus Asajj chuckled in response.

"Now no need to run we're not done here yet." Asajj said and in turn the two fighters took battle stances once more before charging at each other.

The two traded blows against each other as it was clear Asajj was struggling a bit. She tried to use the force top predict his movements and where he would be but she couldn't detect him. All she found was an emptiness in the Force where this Tenno should be. The two traded a few more blows before the Warframe jumped back. He then took out his Rifle and began firing as Dooku's assassin who in response sliced through the bullets with her Lightsabers. But once that was done Asajj was quickly blinded by a bright flash of light. With a cry of shock she stumbled back trying to regain her sight. Just then she heard a new sound and once her vision returned she saw its source.

Zayne drew his exalted blade and with it began slicing at Ventress sending waves of Void energy at her. Force to dodge she knew this Void Power was truly formidable. But now it was time to see how it truly fared against the force. In response Asajj performed a Force Push against Zayne sending him flying back from the attack forcing him to sheath his exalted blade. When Zayne landed he retaliated and bolt umped at Ventress getting behind her. Once he was behind her he began to fire his gun at the Sith Assassin intent on taking her down here and now.

Zayne on the reverse side was silently gathering information on his foe as he fought her. The Void granted one abilities as long as they did not lose themselves to its madness. For that to happen they must find the balance between Sun and Moon and from it accept the Emptiness and its indifference. As the two parted they began to circle around each other sizing the other up. Clearly both sides had underestimated the other in one way or another. Zayne had underestimated the Force while Asajj had underestimated the Void. Plus Zayne wasn't exactly equipped properly for this fight so it gave Asajj an edge over him.

"I must confess I hardly faced anyone who can make me break a sweat." Asajj praised as she looked to Zayne. "But it's curious how a mechanical puppet seems to possess the power to face a Force User and yet remain hidden from the Force." Asajj said as Zayne dropped into a stance ready to continue their duel.

"The Void is a passage to many abilities if one can survive within the derelict horror." Zayne said and thus Asajj now had a name for the power Zayne and the Tenno used.

"So that is the name of that power you use... the Void." Asajj said with a smirk on her face as she saw this. "Useful information to know, would you tell me more?" She asked and thus Zayne simply held his ground and got ready to charge in. "I suppose not." Asajj said as she could tell by body language Zayne was not in the sharing mood.

Just then the two began to exchange blows once more as they clashed with each other. The battle continued as it was clear they were trying to best the other in this bid for victory. Just then Asajj's communicator went off before a voice came in. "The Package has been received." A Droid was heard and thus Asajj knew it was time to go.

"Well it seems we are at an end of things." Asajj said as she had a plan of escape. "So I must bid you adieu." Asajj said just as Zayn charged at her. Acting fast the Assassin summoned up her strength and used the force to push Zayne back sending him crashing into the far wall behind him. Once this was done Asajj ran for it to get back to the ship and make her escape.

Zayne pull himself from the wall as he look where Asajj went as he said, "Run as you like, I'm coming after you force user."

Suddenly as Zayne rush after her, his feet left a dent imprint where he stood and took off fast after Asajj.

(Roland)

After chasing down the droids, finally catch up to them and gun it down fast along the few he found along the way as he said, "You can run, but not as fast as a Gauss, in a way I wish I did have one. Maybe I can ask Icarus for a copy of his Warframe blue prints."

While making his way back hoping to regroup with everyone, suddenly he heard footsteps going fast. Looking to the source Zayne saw that coming up was Asajj as she was sprinting as much as the force can push her forward. But it seem she really underestimated the Tenno as she look back to see Zayne hot on her tail.

She try all sort of thing she could to stall him using the force to move things to block his way but he keep on dodging, jumping, flipping, even did a leap in a way he was taking a swan dive before getting back to his feet while keep on running.

With Roland look out to see what's going on, unaware of a force user like Asajj as she ran by, she saw the Loki Warframe, and she suddenly flung him out from the hall he was in, into the path of Zayne, he could not dodge in time and soon collided with each other.

Roland was slam into a wall while Zayne was rolling across the ground a bit before coming to a stop, with his Warframe spark a bit as they both groin with Roland said, "What was that?"

"A force user, an annoying one who just stolen the Warframe," Zayne said as Roland gotten up and said, "Great, anything else."

"Yeah, heal me up quickly," Zayne said as the few force pushes into wall and crashing he had had really bang up his Warframe and need a quick repair with Roland said, "Alright, just give me a bit."

(Nico)

The area was smoking and the destroyer droid look it had seen better days with Nico stood before it along with the other fallen droids around while it sound like she taking a small breath as she said, "Seem like you can take a hit pretty well… but it seem your shield has its limits like ours, too bad it just ran out faster than mine did, but then again you are a lousy shot."

Walk by the destroy droids as this was one of the route to reach the upper levels but why was it heavily guarded? As she walk in and to her surprise to see something that really didn't belong, as she saw some sort of device with an antenna that was humming, and the closer she gotten to it, she was hearing some sort of low static ringing with her vision going a bit glichy as well, no doubt it was the jammer, and it was effecting her link to her Warframe, not greatly thankfully as she said, "So this is how they were jamming us, and the look of it, Corpus no doubt."

Nico soon use her magnetic ability to crush the device as it seem to be crushing in itself while sparking out a bit before the jammer stopped humming and all of Nico senses were back to normal as she said, "let hope that was the only one, I'll check to see if I can call someone."

(Titus)

"No-no-nooooo-

*Crush!

Titus hammer was brought down upon a droid as it was pin down by Titus foot and crush tis head before letting off and look ahead seeing a similar device that Nico found, a 2nd jammer as he said, "This might be the jammer. What a Lucky break, I better take it out now and join back with the others."

Taking his weapon out which was his grenade launcher and fire upon the thing, destroying it with the first shot as it exploded, after that he put his gun on his shoulder and said, "That's done better find the others now."

(Top side)

The Negotiation had ended, but with no results but it seem to end peacefully with the Separatists were being escorted back to their ship by the name tenno from before as Dooku said to him, "It seems ashamed we could not agree to an alliance."

"Probably didn't help when someone mention slave trading," the tenno said as when the Queen offer to trade some slave to help form the alliance, but the Tenno were not one to enslave or keep slaves, they free slaves and save their lives from the terrorism of Grineer, agreeing of slave trading would just go against of what the tenno stand for.

"Probably," Dooku said as they keep walking to the ship as Dooku soon asked, "I just wonder why your people won't agree with our alliance."

"To form alliance you need bonds, to make bonds is to form trust, and how much we trust you is not make an enemy of us here," the tenno said as the tenno barely have trust with the republic due to how much they cooperate with the tenno in letting them deal with most Grineer and corpus threat as well the deal they have made with them already, and very little trust with the Separatists as the only interaction they ever had with them were blue team that went to capture Alan V who was meeting with the Separatists leaders,

As well do some trades that were neutral and mutual, due to the Grineer threat upon a few Separatists worlds which was taken care of, to gain some droids to repurpose them for their newly form fleet of ships, as there not enough tenno to form crews of the size they needed for the old Orokin warships.

And It's a given on that one mission they attack first, but the mission at the time was to get Alan V and stop whatever plan he had going with the Separatists at the time, and to capture or kill him if he didn't surrender, the droids just stood in their way and they had a mutual agreement with the republic force at the time to try and capture Alan V faster if they could, but it seem that guy just brought more trouble when he invited the Grineer for an escape.

Anyways, the first two Separatists leader enter the ship first with Dooku being the last one to come up, but suddenly the tenno gotten a call from Nico, a he said, "Hold on for a moment."

Dooku stop as the tenno was hear Nico calling out, but her voice was distorted and a lot of static as well in the message as he heard, "Separat- *Static! Infiltrat- *static! -Olen warfra- *Static! –op them at all co- *Static!"

The message was distorted but he heard enough detail of what she was saying, as the tenno soon catch something in the corner of his optical view, some worker uniforms that lay near the Separatist's ship, he lower his hand to his weapon slowly as Dooku took notice of this with the tenno said, "I'm sorry to say this, but I'm afraid take off will be delay, if you would wouldn't mind-

Before he could finish, Dooku force push him back as Dooku said to him, "I'm sorry but I have a schedule to keep, farewell."

Dooku rush back to the ship as the tenno pull out his weapon and call out, "Stop that ship from taking off!"

This gotten everyone's attention as the tenno started to fire at the ship, but they activated shields which deflected the shots off, but that didn't stop the others from taking out their fire arms too and fire upon the ship, mostly at the engines to stop it from taking off.

It lifted up into the air, not stopping anytime, but it keep its cargo door open as Asajj had rush to the ship fast as she could and leap up onto it, with some tenno fire at her too, but she evaded the shots as the cargo doors closes, with Zayne and Roland soon catch up quickly and join in firing but it was too late the ship soon taken off as everyone stop firing as Rolland said, "Damn it! They got away, and with one of our Warframes too! What are we going to do now?"

"We go after them," Zayne said as he wasn't going let them get away with this as he went to his coms and call up a familiar Cephalon as he said, "Cy, have the Railjack ready for takeoff. We have a stolen Warframe in the possession of the Separatists, taken just moments ago."

"Understood Crew, the Railjack will be ready," Cy said as limited on time it will be just him and Roland, as Zayne turn to the tenno that was escorting the Separatists before as he said to him, "Report to the Primes. Separatists has become our enemies, blue team are in route after them."

"Got it, good luck to you two," the tenno said as Zayne and Roland soon took off to the Railjack and hopefully catch up to the Separatists before they make a jump.

(TBC)

ESKK: Well here we go the new chapter all done with I hope you all will enjoyed it. Originally it was supposed to be longer but the word count was starting to get too high so I had to cut it down and move it to the next chapter. Now then be sure to leave a review before leaving and as always folk's ja-ne.