A/N: There are basically no fanfics at all for this little lady, so I've finally decided to write one myself, and hopefully inspire others to write their own R4 stories. Also, this and any other Star Wars fics I write, unless otherwise stated, all take place in the original Pre-Disney canon. "Normal dialogue" Droid Speak

19 BBY Battle of Coruscant

As she sat nestled in the droid socket of her master's Eta-2, R4-P17 couldn't help but feel more than a little out of her comfort zone. Even when her body was still an integrated component of Kenobi's Delta-7 starfighter, she and her Jedi had rarely engaged in dogfights, with her navigational skills being mainly used almost exclusively for transportation on the occasions that she was called upon. Now here she was, in the middle of an all-out war zone. Republic and CIS war ships were endlessly battering each other with cannon fire while starfighters and droid fighters blew each other to shrapnel.

"This is where the fun begins," Skywalker's voice came in through the comm system.

R4 wasn't quite sure what was so fun about all this, but she didn't have time to dwell on it as the Jedi and their astromechs soon came under missile fire from a vulture Droid.

Need a hand Master!? R4 chirped.

"Alright R4 nonono! Nothing too fancy," he replied looking about to throw up as his ship began dodging and weaving. "Flying is for droids," he added as the missiles began to get closer.

R4 expertly maneuvered the ship so that it passed between the missiles as they whizzed by. Unfortunately, the missiles deployed a small swarm of buzz droids upon detonation, which proceeded to latch onto Kenobi's starfighter.

"R4, be careful! You have a-," Kenobi began as a buzz droid came up behind R4.

Woah! she beeped in alarm as she just barely managed to fry her assailant with her zapper.

"They're shutting down all the controls!;" the Jedi master cried as the diminutive droids began ripping and cutting away at the ship's plating and internal mechanisms.

Not while I'm still online! Hang on Master, I'm taking an entry outta Blue's datapad!

"R4 what are you talking abo-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!;" Kenobi was taken by surprise as R4 began rotating their ship faster and faster while throwing in a barrel roll.

One by one, the buzz droids were flung off right before being shot to pieces by Anakin.

Way to go Red! R2-D2 beeped excitedly!

"I said nothing too fancy! *hurk*"

Sorry Master Kenobi. But hey, at least your Eta-2 is still in one- The left hand S-Foils suddenly popped off. -two pieces. Ok, no big deal cause look, we're almost-ABOUT TO RAM THEIR SHIELDS!

"I'm on it!;" Anakin called as he shot out the shield generators of Invisible Hand's landing bay.

In response to this, the bay door began automatically closing.

"Oh I have a bad feeling about this!;" Obi-Wan yelled as the foursome just barely managed to make it through for a less than smooth landing.

R2 and R4 jumped out of their respective droid sockets as the two Jedi began to easily tear through the immediate Battle Droids, their lightsabers blazing.

Is this normally how missions go for you Blue!? R4 asked her counterpart.

You get used to it. He replied.

"R2, locate the chancellor!;" Obi-Wan called.

"Tap into the ship's computers," Anakin added.

On it! he said as he plugged into a nearby terminal.

What should I do!? R4 warbled, making sure to do so through the translator on her master's comm unit.

"R4, make sure Anakin's fighter is up and running! It's still intact and we might need it later!"

You got it!

Not 30 minutes after the Jedi left the landing bay, had they run into a snag. The elevator leading to Count Dooku's throne room had stopped. Not that the droids were doing any better. R4 had been working on Skywalker's starfighter. It was in pretty good shape, all things considered. Definitely still functional for whatever that was worth. Suddenly, she and R2 caught sight of two super battle droids entering from the opposite side of the landing bay. Without much time, R4 hid behind the cockpit of the yellow fighter, which was just barely tall enough if she angled herself just right.

"Definitely Jedi fighters," one of the B2s noted while they both examined the crashed ships, thankfully only from the front.

R2 hid behind some nearby fuel tanks, concealing himself far more effectively, or so he thought.

"R2, activate elevator 31174. R2? Come in R2," Kenobi's voice echoed throughout the otherwise noiseless hangar, prompting R2 to hide his comlink inside one of his panels.

"What's that?;" one of the B2s asked.

"Get back to work. That's nothing;" replied the other.

R2 snuck back to the computer terminal to restart the elevator.

"R2, we have to be going up, not down.;" Kenobi's voice once again echoed as R2 pulled the commlink back out.

The battle droids took notice again and this time saw the source of the noise.

"Hey! You there! Stop!;" they called as they began walking over to him.

They didn't get far, as they both suddenly exploded. R2 looked over to see Anakin's ship hovering low above the floor, having just blasted the war droids before they could even advance on him.

Roger, roger. R4 quipped from the fighter's droid socket.

Thanks….You know the funny thing? Obi-Wan's probably making a loose wire joke about me right now. R2 chortled.

It wasn't too much longer before Anakin's voice came through requesting R2 to activate elevator 3224. R2 was about to perform said action, when, without warning, he began to slide. In fact, he and R4 quickly found that everything was sliding. With all the damage it had taken outside, Invisible Hand had been caught in Coruscant's orbit and thus had started to tilt while slowly beginning reentry. Very soon, R2 was sent sliding down the now vertical floor. R4, thinking quickly, had started up Anakin's fighter and used it to destroy Kenobi's fighter before it could crush her friend. R2 proceeded to land safely in a large scrap pile. Soon after this, Invisible Hand began to level out, much to the droids' relief.

"R2, R4, get down here!;" Anakin called.

On our way! R2 peeked out of the pile of battle droid parts with his periscope before jetting out and landing on his treds.

Good news R4 added, Skywalker's ship is still fully functional.

Just as they were about to leave, more battle droids entered the hangar. R4 managed to taken out at least half of them with her turbolasers, however one B2 in particular wasted no time taking its rocket launcher arm to Anakin's fighter, with R4 barely ejecting herself in time.

So much for flying out of here. she said.

Eh, it's not like we'd all fit anyway. R2 replied.

So, what do you usually do in this situation? she asked as their assailants began closing in.

Well we're outnumbered and outgunned. I vote run. he said.

Good plan. she said as they both revved screaming out of the hangar.

Meanwhile, the Jedi and now rescued chancellor Palpatine had found themselves trapped in a ray shield after defeating Count Dooku and attempting to navigate the ever shifting flagship.

"Wait a minute! How'd this happen!? We're smarter than this!;" Obi-Wan muttered.

"Apparently not, Master. This is the oldest trap in the book . . . Well ... I was distracted.;" was Anakin's response.

"Oh, so all of a sudden it's my fault."

"You're the Master. I'm just a hero."

"I'm open to suggestions here."

"Why don't we let them take us to General Grievous. Perhaps with Count Dooku's demise, we can negotiate our release.;" Palpatine interjected.

The two Jedi looked at each other shocked.

"I say . . . patience.;" Anakin said.

"Patience! That's your plan, is it?;" Obi-Wan cried in disbelief.

"Yes, the droids will be along in a few moments and they'll release the ray shields . . ."

No sooner had Anakin said that, R2-D2 and R4-P17 came skidding and screaming across the hallway and slammed into the opposite wall, momentarily disorienting themselves. The two droidekas that had been chasing them also appeared and were soon joined from the opposite side by a small group of battle droids and their super counterparts.

"Don't move, dummies.;" one of the B2s commanded.

Screw you! R2 beeped defiantly before zapping the droid.

"Ow! Zap this!;" the B2 snapped before kicking R2 over.

R4 on the other hand, didn't even attempt to fight the droidekas that had her at blaster point.

"Do you have a plan B?;" Obi-Wan asked his apprentice.

I sure hope so. R4 said.