Disclaimer: In no way at all do I own any of the original character, locations, ships, or anything else mentioned in Star Wars. They are all owned by George Lucas. I only own my OC. Any similarities between this story and another are purely accidental.
A/N: This is only a super-boring filler chapter. You don't have to review.
Jedimasterobi-wankenobi: Hello! Loved chatting with you too! When will you go online again?
Masked Masquerade: I'm glad you enjoyed that last chapter. But unfortunately, this chapter is only a boring filler where Count Dooku interrogates Lyra and Obi-Wan.
Hoonah: Welcome to the story! Yay! Another Obi-Wan/OC obsessed person! No, I have no plans of quitting this story. I'm glad you think Obi-Wan is in character and that Lyra is not a Sue. The sexual content in this story will only be implied, nothing more.
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Inside a small prison cell, Obi-Wan was suspended in a stasis field, nullifying his Force-abilities. The door to his cell creaked open, and he looked up to see Count Dooku enter the small cell.
"Traitor!" he spat venomously.
"Oh no, my friend, this is a mistake, a terrible mistake. They've gone too far. This is madness," said Dooku in a steady stream of unconvincing lies.
"I thought you were the leader here, Dooku."
"This had nothing to do with me, I assure you." Dooku began to slowly pace, walking around to face the slowly revolving Jedi. "I promise you I will petition immediately to have you set free."
Obi-Wan suppressed a scoff. "Well, I hope it doesn't take too long. I have work to do," he said sarcastically.
"May I ask why two Jedi Knights are all the way out here on Geonosis?"
You can ask, Obi-Wan was tempted to say, but decided to try to provoke a reaction from the Count instead. "I've been tracking a bounty hunter named Jango Fett, do you know him?"
"There are no bounty hunters here that I'm aware of," replied Dooku. "Geonosians don't trust them."
"Who can blame them, but he is here I assure you." Obi-Wan doubted what the Count told him was the truth. There was something about him that suggested beneath his noble exterior lay a slimy character.
"It's a great pity our paths have never crossed before, Obi-Wan," said Dooku, ignoring Obi-Wan's comment. "Qui-Gon always spoke very highly of you. I wish he were still alive. I could use his help right now."
"Qui-Gon Jinn would never join you," the Jedi replied with certainty.
"Don't be so sure my young Jedi," said Dooku confidently. "You forget that he was once my apprentice as you were once his."
Obi-Wan kept silent, knowing he couldn't argue with that.
"He knew all about the corruption in the Senate," the Count continued, "but he would never have gone along with it, if he had learned the truth as I have."
"The truth?"
"The truth." He paused a little, allowing the impact of the words to deepen. "What if I told you that the Republic was now under the control of the Dark Lords of the Sith?"
"No, that's not possible," Obi-Wan said immediately. "The Jedi would be aware of it."
"The Dark Side of the Force has clouded their vision, my friend," Dooku replied smugly. "Hundreds of Senators are now under the influence of a Sith Lord called Darth Sidious."
Were they empty threats? Or was Dooku telling the truth? If he was, then it meant that millions of star systems were now under the control of the Dark Side.
Unsure of what to say, he decided to reply a simple, "I don't believe you."
"The Viceroy of the Trade Federation was once in league with this Darth Sidious," Dooku explained, "but he was betrayed ten years ago by the Dark Lord. He came to me for help. He told me everything."
Obi-Wan thought back to ten years ago. If Gunray and Sidious had been in league ten years ago, at the time of the blockade, then that would mean that the Sith he had killed in the power station at the Theed Palace had only been an apprentice. The inferences of that were not pleasant.
"You must join with me, Obi-Wan," said the Count, interrupting his thoughts, "and together we will destroy the Sith."
"I will never join you, Dooku," he replied coldly.
Dooku shrugged nonchalantly, not at all surprised at Obi-Wan's refusal, and turned to leave. "It may be difficult to secure your release," he said casually. When the Jedi did not react, he added, "or that of your companion."
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Lyra had suffered several rotations in her own stasis field, and was now fighting off motion sickness. The door to her cell suddenly slid open, and Count Dooku stepped into the room.
"Lyra Sanome," said Dooku, "a pleasure to see you back with the Jedi where you belong." When she had gone missing, Dooku had still been a member of the Order.
"Believe me, the pleasure is all mine," replied Lyra sarcastically. "Always a delight to meet a traitor."
Dooku chuckled. "Birds of a feather flock together, I see. Your fellow Jedi greeted me in a similar way." He walked in front of her. "But enough chit-chat. I have been informed that you are close friends with the Senator from Naboo."
"And who was your informant?"
"A Sith Lord. It would be quite easy," said Dooku, "since this particular one is in control of the Senate."
Lyra scoffed. "I don't believe you," she said stubbornly.
"Believe what you will, Jedi." Dooku smirked.
"Get to the point."
Dooku stopped in front of her. "My friends from the Trade Federation have an old score to settle with her, and the knowledge of her whereabouts could bargain you your release."
"What makes you think I know where she is?"
"You are her close friend," explained Dooku, sounding like he was talking to a two-year-old, "and therefore would have been given the location of her hideout."
"No, I haven't."
Dooku's face registered surprise. "What?"
"No, I haven't," she repeated. "I don't know where they are."
"You're lying."
"Believe what you will, Sith." She smirked. "Besides, even if I did tell you where the Senator is, she would never sign your treaty."
"Oh really?" asked Dooku. "Well then, I shall be sure to call on you at a later date when Senator Amidala adds Naboo's name to the treaty."
"You wish." Lyra sneered at Dooku. "Senator Amidala will never join you, and neither will I."
The Count merely chuckled evilly. "You must be aware, young Lyra, that you and your friend have committed acts of espionage. That, as you probably know, is against Geonosian law. If you do not cooperate, I have no choice but to turn you in to them."
Lyra gave him a sarcastic smile. "I'm sure you're absolutely longing to help me, Dooku, but let me help you instead. I 'd rather die then reveal the Senator's location to you or any other pathetic member of your equally pathetic Separatist group."
Dooku strode to the door and opened it, saying, "That can be arranged," before exiting the cell.