Chapter 32 Grievous Intrigue
It's been a week since the battle of Geonosis with the planet now fully under Legion control.
And more so since both Poggle and Hiroshi were captured which meant a huge victory for the Legion since now the Empire could no longer make new weapons that would give them the edge they needed in this war.
Right now however though.
"What is this Starkiller base that Hiroshi was working on?" Anakin asked.
"Unfortunately we don't know. Hiroshi is locked in shock because Asami has finally made him realize his actions were on the wrong side of history killing innocents left and right. Helping those he hated so much. No amount of torture the Task force has given him has stopped this state and he's taken something to prevent his mind from being read by anyone from the Mutant Universe." Tarkin said.
"Whatever it is I can only assume the worse." Sean said.
"Now onto our latest issues regarding Grievous." Thrawn said.
"He's been making things difficult for some time now." Sean said before Odin barged in.
"The Sith have crossed the damn line!" Odin yelled.
"What is it?" Anakin asked.
"I just got reports from several Grave Sites in our Universe. Several Bodies are missing. Including my former Wife Freya and my Son Tyr and my Grandsons Magni and Modi. Along with Ares's Body as well." Odin said.
"What makes you think the Sith are responsible?" Tarkin asked.
"Several of my Ravens reported seeing High ranking members there. Including Malgus and Mister Sinister. They are up to something big. And I'd bet anything it has to do with this Star Killer base." Odin said.
"Or they could be trying to replicate their abilities into several Sith Warriors." Kenobi said.
"Have there been any other reports?" Thrawn asked.
"A few from the Mutant Universe. And one of them is a major concern. Magneto." Odin said.
"You mean the same Magneto who tried to kill my double because he misunderstood why he was created?" Sean asked.
"The Very same." Odin said leaving the part about Zaheer. "If they try to replicate his power...You know it's gonna make things difficult." Odin said.
"Not entirely. According to the Titans they can make Metal that can resist his abilities." Tarkin said.
"But that would take time and time is something we don't have." Odin said.
"What other Mutants?" Anakin asked.
"If I recall correctly. Pyro and What was Left of Sabertooth's decayed form. Not sure what that one can do for him in his current form. And if I recall correctly Trask's body was also taken." Odin said.
"The same Trask who created the Sentinels?" Kenobi asked.
"The very same." Odin said.
"What are they up to? Trask was Human he can't offer anything Dead." Sean said.
"I know this a long shot but...What if their trying to bring them back from the dead. We've already seen Sith technology can do a lot of things. The Dark Reaper for example." Anakin said.
"As much as I want to dismiss that on the count of being absurd...I can't deny there is a great amount of truth to that." Kenobi said.
"What about Juggernaut? I recall he was the most dangerous." Korra said.
"I'm not sure. His body was said to be moved to a secure location. With that kind of power you can imagine things would take a turn for the worst for us." Odin said.
"If they are trying to bring them back from the dead...It must be to make up for losing Hiroshi." Tarkin said.
"How do we proceed?" Mace asked.
"For now we can't really do anything since we have no idea what they're up to. I will suggest we patrol the allied universes because of this development though to make sure they don't try anything." Sean said.
"I agree." Odin said.
Later
Everyone in the temple was watching a transmission of Kylo Ren torturing Koth.
"Jedi vermin. I have finally managed to capture one of your so called best of the Jedi Council. Koth if I recall his pathetic name." Kylo said arrogantly.
"Is there a point to your worthless self praising?" Sean asked making him growl. "I doubt you beat him at all." Sean said.
"He didn't." Grievous said pushing him aside. "Fool. Honestly Kruger I was expecting more of a fight from someone of your council. Perhaps the Council is not made solely of elite warriors like the two of us." Grievous said.
"The Council isn't made for warriors. It's made for those who have the best understanding to keep the peace. So what do you want?" Sean asked curious.
"Simple. If you want to free Master Koth...You will need to find me. Otherwise Master Koth will become one with the force." Grievous said ending his transmission
"Away with the Younglings. Much there is to discuss." Yoda said as the younger members left.
"I think it's high time we end Grievous. And that punk Kylo. He's more annoying than any of the others." Reznov said.
"As long as Grievous is with him he'll keep Kylo from flat out killing him in his own way. He'd rather kill someone in combat like a warrior than a coward would." Sean said.
"On that agreed we are. How to find them, the question remains." Yoda said before Forge whispered something in Sean's ear.
"After Engaging with Grievous, we lost contact with Master Koth. He could be anywhere." Kenobi said.
"Don't be so sure. Forge noticed something during the transmission. Watch this." Sean said playing it back showing hand signs. "Clever." Sean said.
"Whats he doing?" Thor asked.
"Hand signsals. Coordinates to where they are." Sean said looking closely. "Saleucami." Sean said.
"But I thought intelligence reported there were no ships near that sector." Olympian Sean said.
"Our Intelligence isn't always going to be accurate." Mutant Sean said.
"Agreed. So whats the plan?" Kenobi said making Mutant Sean smirk.
Later
A large fleet of cruisers were ready to take back Koth and Capture both Grievous and terminate Kylo Ren.
"So the plan is to go in and distract them both while Anakin and his team lead the rescue mission." Thor said.
"How are we gonna get his attention?" Olympian Sean asked.
"I'll handle that. Grievous and I have history. He won't be able to resist." Kenobi said.
"Good. If all ends well we can end this war even faster." Korra said.
Meanwhile
In the Saleucami system Grievous's fleet was over the planet.
On the bridge Koth was suspended in the air.
"Sir, we're picking up some new contacts." A droid said.
"Are the Legion or Imperial?" Grievous asked before they arrived.
"Legion. Three Cruiser class, four escourt class."
"I knew Kruger would find us soon enough." Grievous said.
"I'll kill him myself." Kylo said.
"You couldn't even kill a Commando droid. You are pathetic as a Sith and Warrior." Grievous said making him seethe.
"General they are attempting to contact us." A droid said before Kenobi appeared.
"General. I knew one day I'd catch up to you." Obi-Wan said.
"Kenobi! What a surprise. I assume you are here to bring me to justice?" Grievous said.
"You know me too well." Obi-Wan said.
"Indeed I do." Grievous said ending his transmission. "Prepare to fire all cannons, and be alert. Where there is Kenobi, You will always find Kruger not far behind." Grievous said before someone with a cloak walked up to him.
"The enemy ships are faster and more maneuverable. I suggest caustion."
"Draw them in. I want to board that vessel. I shall kill Kenobi face to face." Grievous said.
The battle outside began.
"Send the signal. It's time for them to come in and begin phase 2." Sean said.
"Already on it." Forge said sending it.
Anakin and his team received the signal.
"Here we go." Anakin said.
"How close are you gonna get us to that ship?"
"Close enough to get the job done." Anakin said going into hyper space.
While this was going on Kenobi's cruiser was caught in a tractor beam.
"You still sure you wanna do this?" Thor asked.
"We need to keep them occupied while Anakin and the others rescue Master Koth." Kenobi said.
"All right." Thor said.
Suddenly coming out of Hyperspace was Anakin's ship before they docked under the cruiser.
"Close enough for ya?" Anakin asked.
"Any closer and we'd be flying down hallways." Baldur said.
"Next time." Anakin said. (Heh)
In the ships a small hole was cut open before Baldur busted out first.
"Here we are." Baldur said as Olympian and Mutant Sean also jumped out.
"Ok. We'll split into two teams. First team Me and the clones will rescue any Prisoners. The rest of you will be on the bridge." Mutant Sean said.
"Good idea." Baldur said as they rushed off.
Meanwhile
Kenobi and his forces were outside the airlock ready when two lightsabers cut through the door before Grievous alone rushed in before cutting the Legion troops apart.
"Kenobi. We have a rematch to settle." Grievous said going at him as both fought each other.
Meanwhile
On the bridge the hooded person stood by before a super battle droid was thrown in torn apart as Anakin and the others were rushed in.
"Your out numbered." Olympian Sean said.
"Think again."
Several Sith Warriors appeared.
"Well...Shit." Baldur said before the hooded person removed his hood.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Darth Krayt." Krayt said.
"Named after the Krayt dragon. Why am I not surprised." Anakin said before Kylo rushed at him but he easily blocked all his strike.
"You will fall before me like the dog you are." Kylo said before getting kicked by by Olympian Sean before pulling out his blades blocking several attacks from the Sith.
Meanwhile
Mutant Sean and his team rushed to the brig seeing dozens of prisoners.
"Early parol boys." Rex said letting them out before they heard lightsabers making Mutant Sean look seeing a Sith with a White Mask with Red lines going down the eyes.
"Darth Nihilus if I recall correctly." Mutant Sean said before he used force lighting but Mutant Sean made a shield around them.
"Orders, sir?" Rex asked.
"Get the men back to the ship and get to the Hanger. I'll handle this." Mutant Sean said as he charged at the Powerful Sith Lord as the men ran off.
Meanwhile
Olympain Sean took out several Sith Warriors before facing Darth Krayt who held his own.
"You fight well for a God. But what else would I expect from the Demon of Sparta." Krayt mocked.
"Do NOT Call me that!" Olympain Sean yelled kicking him back as Kylo charged in and missed hitting the controls as the whole ship started to explode.
"YOU FOOL!" Krayt roared before his forces left.
"What an idiot." Anakin said as they set Koth free.
"Grievous we have a problem! Kylo set the ship to blow when he slashed the controls!" Krayt yelled.
"Get rid of him. He's been nothing but a Burdian since day one." Grievous said as he was leaving for the hanger.
Kylo was making his way to the Hanger when two Sith grabbed him.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING! UNHAND ME!" Kylo roared before he was thrown into an Escape pod.
"You have been a burden for the last time. You are no longer part of the Empire." Krayt said shocking him as his door sealed.
"YOU CAN'T DO THIS! I AM THE MOST POWERFUL OF THE UNIVERSE! I WILL BE YOUR EMPEROR!" Kylo roared. (The fact that he became the Supreme ruler in the New Trilogy shocks me the First order didn't lose in the first few weeks of his rule)
"How he even got into the empire is beyond me." One said before they rushed off leaving the trapped Kylo behind.
While this was going on Grievous managed to get to a drop ship to escape before the whole ship shook making it lose balance and fell to the planet below.
Everyone else got to the ship and escaped.
On the Destroyer
"Well, that was eventful." Olympian Sean said.
"What happened?" Sean asked.
"A new Sith Lord calls himself Darth Krayt." Anakin said.
"I encountered a new one. The one with the White Mask and red marks." Mutant Sean said.
"Nihilus. Should have known." Sean said.
"There are reports of them landing on the surface. We have a chance to end this for good." Thor said.
"Ok let's get this over with." Sean said.
Later
Several Landing craft landed on the surface of the planet.
"Ok, I want this done fast and quick. The sooner we capture Grievous the sooner we can end this war." Sean said.
"Roger that, sir." Rex said before he and his men rushed out on speeders.
"What is this planet anyway?" Thor asked.
"It's a farming world. Vegetation and wildlife. Like Felucia." Sean said.
"I see." Thor said as they moved out.
Soon they came to a crash site before they found the remains of the droids.
"Theres now way they survived here." Baldur said.
"Nope." Sean said.
"Sir, we found something!" Forge yelled as Sean approached before finding Kylo Ren in an escape pod.
"Perfect." Sean said opening it before dragging him out as he struggled before being kicked down in front of Thor.
"I'm going to enjoy this." Thor said getting his hammer.
"Wait...What if I...Told you secrets of the empire...In exchange for letting me live and go free." Kylo said.
"Yeah right. Like you know anything about..." Sean tried to say.
"Starkiller base?" Kylo asked making him pause. "I know what it is. And where it is." Kylo said.
"And what is it?" Baldur asked.
"A giant Planet based weapon...Capable of destroying entire planets in one shot." Kylo said.
"Yeah right." Mutant Sean said.
"You really expect us to believe that?" Kenobi asked.
"Have you not seen Ancient Sith weapons that defy modern Science?" Kylo asked making them frown seeing his point.
"Go on." Sean said.
"It took Hiroshi over a decade to finish it." Kylo said.
"He's been working with them for that long?" Korra asked.
"Yes...Since the fact is the Sith knew he was useful...Thats why they paid the Triads to kill his wife." Kylo said shocking them.
"I should have known. It's no wonder he's so demented. They've been feeding him lies for years. The very people who caused him pain he worked for not knowing what they did." Sean said.
"Where does it power come from?" Thor asked.
"It drains the power of suns to redirect all that power on any planet. They haven't tested it yet cause it's still going through an inspection." Kylo said.
"How do we stop it?" Sean asked.
"Better yet how do we destroy it?" Korra asked.
"The only place your gonna learn that is from Scarif. A base set up there that contains every bit of information on everything they build, Do and so on." Kylo said.
"Why are you even telling us this?" Kenobi asked.
"They kicked me out of the empire. Humiliated me on several occasions and mocked me. So why not even the score." Kylo said before Thor dropped his hammer on his head killing him.
"Whoops." Thor said not hiding the fact he did that on purpose.
"He never told us where it even was." Korra said annoyed.
"Don't need him to. If the designs are there so will the location." Thor said.
"He's right. Beside he's too unpredictable to leave alone." Sean said.
Meanwhile
Rex had been injured from some Commando droids and his men took him to a farm to be healed.
"So how long is he gonna need to rest?" Mason asked.
"He's lucky he's even alive. He needs to rest a whole night before going back into the field." Kix said.
"Theres nothing more we can do. We need to move out." Price said.
"Should one of us stay here?" Woods asked.
"He'll be just find here."
Everyone turned before seeing a Clone in civilian clothing.
"What the? You're a Clone?" Jesse asked.
"Yes, but I'm not a solider anymore. Name's Cut Lawquane." Lawquane said.
"How can you not be a solider anymore. Thats what we were breed for." Hardcase said.
"I asked the commander after the battle for Earth was over to leave. He allowed it. Saying we have the right to choose our paths. We may have been trained for war...But we ultimately decide our lives." Lawquane said.
"Thats right. Keep an eye on him." Price said as they moved out.
Meanwhile
"Rex? You copy?" Sean asked on the comms.
"This is Price. Rex got hit with some blaster fire from commando droids. He's at a farm with a former clone trooper named Lawquane." Price said.
"Ah, so this is where he settled down." Sean said.
"So he was telling the truth." Jesse said.
"You guys all have the right to decide what you want. Anyway meet up with our forces. We're closing in on Grievous." Sean said.
"Roger that. On our way." Hardcase said.
Soon everyone was right outside the where the crash site was.
"Ok we're here now lets get..." Sean tried to say before a wall of flames got in the way.
"AHAHAHAHAHA!"
Mutant Sean widened his eyes before turning to see Pyro from his Universe alive and back to his insane self.
"Pyro!" Mutant Sean yelled getting his attention.
"Thats right baby. We're back and better than Ever." Pyro said before making him growl before a roar was heard making him grunt as he was tackled down by Sabertooth.
"REMEMBER ME RUNT!" Creed roared before Thor slammed him off.
"Looks like Skywalker was right. The Sith did bring them back. Or Most likely Sinister did to make up for what they lost." Thor said before someone dropped down in front of him. "Uh oh." Thor said seeing his brother Tyr. "Tyr...I don't wanna fight you." Thor said before noticing some collar around his neck before he pulled out a blade and attacked him.
"Go for the collars!" Sean yelled before he and Olympian Sean faced off against Magni and Modi who both had collars on them.
"Surrender. The Empire demands it." Magni said.
"Boys...You don't wanna do this again." Olympian Sean said making Modi grunt.
"No...We don't...But these collars don't give us a choice." Modi said before they charged at them as they dodged their attacks.
"Non-Lethal shots only! They're not fighting willingly." Sean yelled as he dodged Magni's strikes.
Thor dodged Tyr's assaults before a snake of fire nearly hit him making him growl.
"Someone kill him!" Thor yelled getting his troops to fire at Pyro who laughed before making a wall of flames.
"We can't get a clear shot." Cody said.
Sean and Magni continued to fight before he used force lightning on him but his blade just absorbed it.
"That won't work. My blade absorbs it." Magni said trying to resist.
"CUT THE DAMN COLLARS OFF US!" Modi yelled before Thor roared as he smashed the one off his brother.
"Enough of this." Grievous said getting on his ship before the others suddenly vanished.
"Oh great." Sean said annoyed.
"Ugh." Tyr said holding his head.
"You ok?" Thor asked.
"Thor? Where are we? What realm is this?" Tyr asked standing up.
"It's a long story." Thor said.
Later
Sean headed back seeing the dead commando droids on the farm before approaching Lawquane and Rex.
"Looks like we weren't the only ones who had an eventful night." Sean said.
"Good to see you sir." Lawquane said.
"Like wise. Nice to see your making a living for yourself." Sean said before handing him a syringe. "That will keep your from aging at twice the rate. Little something our new allies made." Sean said.
"Thank you." Lawquane said as he and Rex left.
"Sir...Why did you let him leave?" Rex asked.
"Because we all have a choice in life. Remember Slick? He felt we were just using you. If he or anyone ever wants out...All they have to do is say so." Sean said.
"Just like that?" Rex asked.
"Yup. But never mind that now. We got new problems." Sean said.
Later
"So the Sith really did bring you all back to life." Kenobi said looking at Tyr.
"Yeah. They wanted to use us for war. Some of us didn't want anything to do with this war. Magni, Modi, Freya and Someone else wanted nothing to do with it. But the collars on us...They make us. The one I had was a lot stronger because I was using sheer willpower not to give in. The ones on Modi and Magni not so much because it controlled their fighting powers...But their minds were still free." Tyr said.
"How many were brought back from the dead?" Korra asked.
"Not that many from what I do remember. 10 or just a little over." Tyr said.
"According to reports only those in the Gods and Mutant Universes had bodies stolen. We don't have any significant enemies in our universe that they could use." Titan Sean said about his and the Ancients universes since their enemies had either been completely annihilated beyond all hope of revival or had changed for the better and moved on.
"So how do we handle this?" Anakin asked.
"The best thing we can do is search for them. Anyone who has a collar on them is to be set free." Sean said.
"If Magneto is one of them...Kill him anyway." Mutant Sean said walking away.
"Is there something we should know?" Anakin asked.
"You know he was made to save the future of two worlds right?" Ancient Sean asked.
"Yes." Kenobi said.
"When Magneto believed the current Apocalypse that he created him he saw him as a threat and tried to eliminate him and Junior before he was born and nearly succeeded on both accounts. And we later learned the dark future from the original time line was because of him. So you can imagine theres a lot of bad blood between them." Titan Sean said.
"I get it. He wants to kill him again for revenge." Anakin said.
"Yes and No. Does he want him dead? Oh yeah. But to keep everyone he cares about safe. Not revenge. Revenge solves nothing and creates more problems then the price is completely worth." Olympian Sean said knowing this from his own experiences in the last 400 years.
Later
Sean was watching over his first two kids seeing them take their first steps making him smile.
"Aww." Korra said picking them up. "You two are growing up too fast." Korra said making Sean smile before she saw the look on his face. "Ok what is it?" Korra asked putting them to bed.
"I heard more about my Mutant Double and his son. Magneto nearly killed them both because he let his fear and lust for power blind him...And nearly destroyed his universe without a care in the world until he learned what he did in the original timeline." Sean said.
"Sounds like a Mutant Sith if you ask me." Korra asked.
"And yet I think he's one of the few who doesn't want to fight anymore. Theres an old saying. Death can change your views for the better or for worse." Sean said.
"You think he wants a clean slate for what he's done." Korra said.
"Maybe. The question is does he deserve it." Sean said.
"That all depends on him since it's his universe. But I know if I was His Korra...I would never forgive him for what he did to my son. But whatever happens is their business." Korra said.
"Yeah." Sean said before she kissed him.
"Lets go to bed." Korra said as they walked out.
Authors Note: I was gonna do a Lemon but decided against it since this chapter was full of enough action in my view. Now Next Chapter I'll leave that as a Surprise. Now the Poll is still up and Amanda is still in the Lead. And to answer your question Sora no. I told you before I like to switch things around to make things more interesting. Making Bad guys good and Good guys bad. It helps keep things interesting and different for a change which is highly approved of by everyone but you. Now I hope you all enjoyed this. Once season 2 is over most of the excitement in battles starts to diminish for less exciting arcs and episodes. Season 5 was the worst in my view. Read, Review, Vote, Fav and Follow. REVIEW MY LOYAL FANS AND KEEP VOTING! SEE YA!
