Florrum, early in the Clone Wars
"Well, you see by convincing Boba to tell you where the prisoners were," Ohnaka gave Plo Koon a wide apologetic grin, and laughed, "I went back on my word not interfere with Aura's plans, and got you some valuable information to boot, soo.." Hondo raised a hand and his pirates trained their weapons on the Jedi, freed republic prisoners, and Bossk "I am thinking that Boba should stay here with me. I am, afterall, an old friend of his Father's."
Ohnaka reached over and tugged the confused, but grateful child over to himself.
"Otherwise, you are free go," He waved his hand expansively towards the Jedi's ship, "shoo, go on now."
Both Kilian and Ahsoka started to say something, but Master Plo Koon stopped them with a graceful half-bow.
"Of course, we will not overstay our welcome."
As they left they heard an exchange between Boba and Ohnaka
"But what about Bossk? He helped me..."
"I could only help one of you, Boba."
"But that's not fair…"
(Years later Bossk would remember this exchange and gave Boba aid when he wasn't expecting it.)
Somewhat Later
Master Adi Gallia barely had time to register the charging horned Sith, when he was hit by something that resulted in the Sith very briefly having a vaguely surprised then incredibly pained face as he was reduced to ashes. Master Gallia had heard of weapons capable of tearing an opponent apart molecule by molecule, but she had never dreamed she would have such an up-close view and feel the sicken roiling of the Force that sudden death had caused.
Maul was taken completely by surprise when his brother, Savage, disintegrated. The discarded Sith howled in rage and to his own surprise grief. In this distracted moment Obi-Wan finished what he started on Naboo, and Maul's head sailed down to land in the ashes of his brother.
Then both Jedi turned to where the shot had to have come from.
The boy had armor on that was still far too big which should have been comical, except he cradled in his arms a disruptor rifle. His face was blank, but he smiled when he heard Ohnaka's laughter.
The fighting was dying down now that the treacherous pirates realized that their new leaders were somewhat reduced.
Hondo Ohnaka wandered out from the smoke of battle and clapped a hand on Boba's shoulder.
"Ah, now that was some showmanship, Boba," he chortled, "a daring last second rescue of the lovely lady Jedi, and giving Kenobi a needed distraction. Jango would be very proud!"
Boba looked up at Hondo with a look that Obi-Wan found disturbingly familiar. It was the same one Cody would give him when he seriously considered a battle plan Anakin had suggested, and so was the slight smile when Boba just shook his head.
"I think," Boba just barely gestured with his disruptor, "the Jedi should leave. Now."
"And now you sound just like him," Hondo said with a nostalgic sigh, then he turned the Jedi, "as the boy says, it is time for you to be going. Although it had been good to see you again Kenobi!"
Two standard months later Adi Gallia was able to follow up on a suspicious circumstance and Chancellor Palpatine was revealed as a Sith Lord. He was struck down by Anakin Skywalker who was furious that he had been being manipulated by someone he had thought he could trust. Unable to deal with any further duplicity, Anakin Skywalker left the Order to be with Padmé Amidala openly.
Count Dooku was killed by Asajj Ventress in a suicide attack. In Ventress' final moments Barris Offee had held the dying woman and would swear that in her final moments Ventress had somehow returned to the Light. When the Council proved skeptical of it, Offee chose to leave the Order and dedicated her life to helping those, Force-sesentive or not, who struggled with darkness.
General Grievous was rather unceremoniously destroyed when an anonymous Clone Trooper decided to land a troop carrier right on top of him. The trooper chose to remain anonymous so every clone trooper had the possibility of being the one who began the end of the War and they leveraged that, with help from Senators Amidala, Organa and Mothma, into full citizenship.
The rest is a story for another day.
