A.N. Someone asked about Yoda and I realized I hadn't put him in at all! Maybe I was just afraid to try to write in 'Yoda speak'. Anyway, he'll be in the next few chapters, I promise!

Ch. 15

Obi Wan Kenobi ran outside of the Jedi temple to meet with the rest of the Jedi fighting force as they held off the recently treacherous clone troops. Obi Wan and many other Jedi were able to make quick work of what remained of the Separatist droid army, now apparently in some sort of alliance with the clones. They were able to easily deflect most of the clones too, and as battle raged the Jedi casualties were far fewer than the casualties of their opponents. However, the fact that the entire Planet of Coruscant was in the middle of what could possibly be the biggest war of all time for the galaxy was a nightmare. Several Jedi were distributed throughout the galaxy, but for some reason whatever enemy was behind the start of this battle seemed to be focusing mainly on conquering Coruscant. The battles in the Outer Rim, where the Jedi had predicted the war would rage, remained few, and the Jedi easily defeated their opponents there. In between the core and the Outer Rim, there was almost no action.

Here, however, was a different case. Obi Wan flipped around, deflecting blasts from every angle, and became confident that the Jedi around him could hold these troops back from the Jedi temple. Continuing to deflect blasts and kill any clones directly in his path, Obi Wan tried to find the other Masters. Yoda () had told them to rendezvous at the Senate, though Obi Wan couldn't see why. Most of the Senators were missing or had been killed, and those that remained were certainly allies… weren't they? Hoping that everyone in the Republic hadn't turned against them, Obi Wan raced to the Senate buildings.

Finally, he approached the entrance hall and saw Yoda and Mace Windu standing next to one of the giant pillars. Just as he thought he could lower his defenses, a blast caught him on the hand.

"Augh!" He yelled, and whipped around, light saber blazing.

Five clone soldiers surrounded him. The apparently thought they had the upper hand, all but one lowering their blasters and preparing to capture him. Obi Wan had a moment to wonder why they didn't try to kill him, and realized that someone must want the Jedi Masters alive. However, he soon snapped out of his thoughts and cut off the hand of the soldier holding his weapon in front of him. The others suddenly realized they had been over confident, and as Obi Wan flipped around deflecting their blasts, he managed to Force grab two of their blasters and threw them on the ground. He quickly turned to the other two and killed them both with one slice of his weapon. Rounding on the injured and unarmed three that remained, he made quick work of two and brought the one with a missing arm with him up to the entrance hall.

Yoda and Mace just watched, almost amused that just five soldiers had thought they could handle a Jedi Master.

"Well," said Obi Wan with a twinkle in his eye, "that certainly got me warmed up. To update you on what's happening elsewhere, the Jedi are doing well in front of the Temple and I think they can hold them off. I believe that most civilians are in the underground bunkers, and we have already killed the last of the remaining battle droids. We are doing well against the clones, but they are numerous. Our warriors alone cannot hold off all of these armies. We must get to their leaders and defeat them, that appears to be the only way we could possibly win," Obi Wan told them. "I was hoping that he," Obi Wan forced his captive in front of him, "could tell us something."

"The reason of my calling you here, you have found. A new enemy, we have," said Yoda.

"You have found their leader already?" Asked Obi Wan in surprise.

"Behind the betrayal of the clones, he is." Yoda confirmed.

"How do you know?"
"A suspicion I have. Proof only by my own observance of him, and confidence in my feelings of the Force. Prove his betrayal, we must." Yoda said.

"Who is it?" Asked Obi Wan, ready to take on the world if it meant peace for the galaxy.

"Saddening news is this, be ready you must."

"We are ready for anything, Master Yoda." Mace Windu replied.

"Chancellor Palpatine, our enemy is."

Obi Wan and Mace Windu stared at Yoda in surprise, but not disbelief. The Council had suspected Palpatine for some time, and it seemed that Anakin Skywalker was the only one who trusted him at all. It was shocking to hear their suspicions voiced aloud, but they were ready for him.

Obi Wan turned to the clone. "Tell us what you know."
"Nothing, Master Jedi. Our orders are coming from a new source, but I do not know who. All I know is that most of us believed this was a move of the Republic- we were only doing our duty!" The clone was desperate, almost pleading.

Mace held his light saber up to the man's neck.

"Still know nothing?" he asked menacingly.

"We work for the Republic! We just follow orders!"

"Sure, and killing Jedi and civilians is for the Republic," spat Obi Wan.

"Useful, he will not be." Yoda said.

Obi Wan was about to kill the clone, but simply pushed him out of the way.

"Go," said the Jedi, and the clone stumbled off.

They turned back to Yoda.

"Are we going to arrest the Chancellor now, then?" Obi Wan asked.

"No," began Yoda. "More complex, the situation is. The Chancellor- A Sith lord is he."

Again, they stared at Yoda, this time far more shocked, but still not completely surprised.

"Are you sure of this, Master Yoda?" Asked Mace.

"Felt the Dark Side surrounding him, have I. Had him followed, I did. Suspicious, his behavior is. Certain am I that he knows the ways of the Force. Uses it, he does, to corrupt certain weak-minded Senators. Taken control of the Republic, has he."
"He has certainly been gaining power and implementing new rules in his favor ever since he was elected. But what do you suggest we do? Certainly three Jedi Masters can take on a Sith." Mace said confidently.

"No physical proof, have we yet."

"How do you intend to incriminate him?" Obi Wan asked.

"Admit to his powers, he must, to someone he trusts."

"Who do you suggest?" Asked Obi Wan, already fairly confident of the answer.

"Your former Padawan, you must summon." Replied Yoda.

Suddenly, several clones attacked the Masters. As Mace and Yoda battled, Obi Wan raced inside to call Anakin.