Chapter 7: Droids
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. Now the results are in from my poll and the winning droid for Shun is BD-1. I think you'll like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.
In the system of Bothawui, Grievous had been on the move pushing the Republic back.
Stationed behind the asteroid field around the planet, Shun had been assigned to Anakin to help him in his battle.
In the main room, Anakin, Shun, and Ahsoka were speaking to Obi-Wan.
"Among our most recent losses was the battlegroup at Falleen. The Separatist group commanded by General Grievous is on his way." Obi-Wan warns.
"Seems that coward always knows when to attack us." Anakin said.
"I really hate that stupid tin can." Shun growls.
"Control your emotions Padawan. Don't let the past cloud your judgment. You're heavily outnumbered Anakin. I'd advise retreat." Obi-Wan suggests.
"If we retreat, they get control of this sector. I can't let that happen." Anakin said.
"And that's the problem." Obi-Wan said.
"Master Kenobi is right. We should regroup. We don't stand a chance against—"
"Ahsoka." Anakin interrupts.
"Suicide is not the Jedi Way, master." Ahsoka reminds.
"You should listen to your Padawan." Obi-Wan suggests.
"As you listened to yours, my old master? No, we are going to stay and fight. And I think I know how to beat Grievous at his own game." Anakin said showing holograms of the tanks.
Soon the Separatists ships arrived and were approaching the planet.
"Move our ships through the asteroid field to engage them." Grievous orders.
"Through the field sir?" A droid asks.
"If we attack from above, they will have the advantage so we will go through the rocks." Grievous said.
As the ships moved through the rocks, they focused all power to the front shields.
From the Resolute, Shun and Ahsoka were in the control room as Anakin and R2 joined the clones for the battle outside.
"Resolute command to Gold Leader. We are standing by." Ahsoka said.
Reaching to his side, Shun holds his first master's lightsaber before taking a few deep breaths when the Separatist cruisers emerged from the asteroid field.
"They're right on top of us. Should we commence firing?" A clone asks.
"Not yet, hold your fire." Shun said.
"Fire at the nearest Republic Cruiser!" Grievous orders.
"Roger roger." A droid said.
As the ships attacked all the people inside including Shun and Ahsoka were knocked back.
"We're outgunned. We're not gonna last a mynock minute out here." Ahsoka said.
"Hang on Ahsoka we got them right where we want them." Anakin said as he and his squad dodged fire waiting for the right moment. "Alright Shun, now."
"You got it Master Skywalker. Rex, get in there and have some fun." Shun grins.
"With pleasure, sir." Rex said as the tanks crawled out from behind the asteroids behind the Separatist Ships. "All units fire!"
"Forward Cannon, let'em have it!" Ahsoka said as the cruisers attacked blowing up all the enemy ships.
Shun and Ashoka look at each other and high five at how successful this was going.
"Alright soldiers destroy the command ship." Shun said as they fired forcing Grievous to escape on his own ship.
"Not bad Avatar." Ahsoka smirks.
"You weren't too bad yourself Jedi." Shun smirks.
Out in space, Anakin saw Grievous and tried to pursue but a piece of ship got wedged in his starfighter causing sparks to fly everywhere.
"I got a bad feeling about this." Anakin gulps as part of his ship exploded knocking him out.
In the medical bay, Anakin was laying in bed as Shun, Ahsoka and Rex watched the medical droid fix him up.
"Ugh what happened?" Anakin groans waking up.
"You owe Rex big time Master Skywalker. He brought you back." Shun said.
"Just doing my job sir. It was your plan that won us the day." Rex said.
"Grievous is AWOL but his fleet of tinnies is nothing but spare parts." Ahsoka said.
"Good work you three. Where's R2?" Anakin asks.
"I'm sorry Master, but he's gone." Ahsoka frowns causing a crushed look to appear on Anakin's face.
"Anakin we won? Why the long face?" Shun asks as Anakin got out of bed.
"Come on, we need to brief Obi-Wan on the situation." Anakin said.
"Am I missing something? We hardly lost any men." Shun asks.
"Master is…attached to R2." Ahsoka said.
"Huh?" Shun said confused as he follows them to the command room.
Soon they were talking with Obi-Wan again.
"Your resourcefulness never fails to surprise me Anakin. I bet you learned a lot from this battle, Shun." Obi-Wan said.
"Thank you, Master." Anakin said.
"Very much so Master." Shun nods.
"Anakin you seemed troubled." Obi-Wan noticed.
"I lost R2 in the field." Anakin admits.
"Well R2 units are a dime a dozen I'm sure you'll find a replacement." Obi-Wan said causing Anakin to tighten his fist.
"I can send a search party out and find him." Anakin suggests.
"Anakin he's only a droid." Obi-Wan said.
"It's not just that…I never wiped R2's memory." Anakin admits.
"What? He's still programmed with our tactics and base locations? What possessed you not to wipe that droid's memory?" Obi-Wan asks.
"If the Separatists get their hands on that droid we're done for." Shun said.
"Master, sometimes having R2 with that extra memory has come in handy." Ahsoka explains.
"Then you better find that droid. Our necks might very well depend on it." Obi-Wan said.
"Right away, Master." Anakin nods.
Soon Shun was walking with Anakin towards the hanger.
"So let me see if I got this right. That little droid not only helps fly your ship but also picks locks and carries valuable information that can kill us all if in the wrong hands." Shun asks.
"Yes, why do you think I took him everywhere?" Anakin asks.
"I just thought it was because you don't have many friends." Shun assumes as Anakin smacks him in the back of the head. "Ow!"
"You had that coming." Anakin said.
"Hey you asked. Look R2 is just a bunch of metal and wires." Shun said
"Says the kid who does tricks with metal." Anakin said.
"Metalbending." Shun corrects. "And I've been working with metal since before I was the Avatar." Shun said changing his metal bracelets into blades, keys and chains. "Metal I can control. Droids are completely different."
"You'll know how I feel when you find a droid companion of your own." Anakin said as they entered the hanger to see Ahsoka at the ship.
"Somehow I doubt that." Shun mumbles as they climbed up the ladder to see a gold astromech droid with her.
"You ready to go, Snips?" Anakin asks.
"Master, they just delivered your replacement astromech droid. This is R3-S6. I hear that the new R3s are far faster in thinking skills and more powerful than the old R2 units. Plus he's gold. Gold droid for gold leader of gold squadron." Ahsoka points out.
"You can't replace R2." Anakin said causing R3 to beep.
"Boy your master is really stubborn." Shun said.
"Yes he is." Ahsoka sighs as they climbed aboard the ship.
Flying through the battle site, the three of scanned for any sign of R2.
"There's my ship." Anakin points ahead, but when they flew in R2 wasn't anywhere. "R2's gone. He must've escaped. He's got to be around here somewhere."
"I'm not seeing anything on the scanners." Shun said.
"But there is a ship out there." Ahsoka said getting their attention.
Looking ahead they saw what seemed like a garbage ship.
"Ugh what is that?" Shun asks.
"Looks like a Trandoshan Scavenger. Probably searching the battlefield for salvage." Anakin said.
"We're going there aren't we?" Shun assumes.
"Wow, Obi-Wan was right, you are learning fast." Anakin smirks.
"The historical archives say—" Ahsoka starts.
"My Padawan sometimes you learn much more through hands-on experience." Anakin states as they dock.
Putting on cloaks to hide their Jedi clothing the three of them and R3 enter the front.
"Ugh what's that smell?" Ahsoka asks.
"Smells worse than my swamp training." Shun groans.
"You get used to it." Anakin said when a mechanical eye comes out of the wall and examines them. "Hey we'd like to buy a droid. You selling?" Anakin asks as the eye went away and the main door opens to reveal a very gassy Trandoshan in a blue mechanics suit. This was Gha Nachkt.
"We're looking for an R2 unit. You happen to pick up any recently?" Anakin asks.
"An R series? No, no, not for a long time." Gha said.
"My little bro here wants to get his beloved Pookums an R2 unit. They lost the last one." Anakin said.
"Beloved Pookums?" Shun and Ahsoka look at each other before looking away blushing softly.
"Nice R3 unit. Trade you for a C-14?" He offers.
"Not a chance." Ahsoka said.
"Let me see how much I got." Anakin said taking out a good amount of credits getting Gha's attention.
"Tell you what I may have an R2 unit buried somewhere in the hold." Gha said letting them in. "Why don't you have a look around. But be warned I have some unique items."
As the three of them walk in Gha closes the door behind them.
Walking around they saw many parts of different droids laying around.
Anakin led the way when Shun's foot accidentally banged into something. "Ow." Shun winces.
Looking down he saw a small white droid half the size of R2 laying on the ground. On the side, Shun saw the title BD-1.
"Hmm kinda small." Shun said picking the droid up.
"Uh Master I think I found the unique items he was talking about." Ahsoka said getting their attention.
As they turned a corner, they noticed three assassin droids laying on the ground.
"Watch out, these assassin droids can be very unpredictable." Anakin warns.
"I can hold my own against a chunk of metal." Shun said.
"They don't look so tough to me. Besides they're switched off." Ahsoka said.
"Nothing looks tough to you two, but take my word for it they're deadly." Anakin said when he noticed BD-1 in Shun's hands. "Hey what'cha got there?"
"I don't know just found him on the ground." Shun said handing him to Anakin.
"Hmm I knew a Jedi Master who used to go everywhere with a droid like this." Anakin said examining it. "Jedi Master Eno Cordova, he died shortly after the war began."
"That's a shame." Ahsoka said as Anakin handed the droid back to Shun.
"Hmm I wonder." Shun said putting his hand to the droid he sent a spark of lighting into it, but it seemed like nothing happened. "Oh well, guess this thing's dead."
As Shun put the droid on the shelf he didn't notice a soft beeping noise coming from BD-1 as Shun's lighting restarted it. Focusing its lens, BD-1 looks around and notices Shun's lightsabers strapped to his side.
"R3, access the computer and find the inventory manifest. R2's gotta be around here somewhere." Anakin orders.
Beeping R3 moved to the computer and got to work when they suddenly heard a beep.
"Did you hear that?" Anakin asks.
"Hear what?" Ahsoka asks.
"That sounded like R2." Anakin said running to a door.
"How can you tell the difference?" Shun asks.
"It came from over here. R3 open the hatch." Anakin said, but R3 turned on the lights. "We don't need the lights on."
"No Goldie, the hatch." Ahsoka said.
"Nevermind I'll open it myself." Anakin said using his lightsaber.
As R3 tinkered around the assassin droids became active but neither Shun or Ahsoka noticed.
When BD-1 popped its head out it let out and let out a loud beep as it jumped off the shelf and onto one assassin droids head causing it whirl and beep getting their attention.
"BD-1?" Shun said surprised as one threw the little droid to the ground while the other two came after them.
"Master!" Ahsoka said getting Anakin's attention.
Running over he used a Force Push to send the two droids crashing into some crates.
"Goldie shut these droids down!" Ahsoka said but the assassin droids broke free.
"I'm afraid R3 is a little slow on the uptake!" Anakin said as the three of them drew their lightsabers deflecting blasts when Shun noticed the third assassin droid whack BD-1.
"Hang on!" Shun used his metal bending to make the Assassin droid's arm move just before it fired making it miss BD-1. "Hey Metalhead! Try picking on someone your own size!"
The droid turns to see Shun charging towards it. Firing his blaster Shun metalbends a crate in front of him taking the blasts before launching it at the droid knocking it back.
As the droid picks it off Shun moves in and slashes its head off.
Nearby the other two droids jumped onto the shelves trying to hit them but Anakin used the Force to make one fall to the ground. The other was about to attack when Ahsoka leaps in and slices it in half.
"You were right gramps, hands-on is much better than the archives." Ahsoka said.
"Not bad but you missed one." Anakin said slashing the last droids head off. "As for you Stubby, you make a poor excuse for a light switch." He said causing R3 to beep.
"Hey he did his best." Ahsoka said.
"To get us killed. R2 would have never made that mistake." Anakin said as Shun walked over to BD-1.
"Hey that was pretty brave what you did back there. You okay?" Shun asks when he noticed one of BD-1s legs was broken causing it to beep. "Here, my way of saying thanks." Using his metalbending Shun puts the leg back into place.
Looking at the leg BD-1 beeps happily before jumping up onto Shun's back.
"You're a different from the other droids I've seen." Shun said as they walked over to Anakin as R3 opened the doors.
"A little late Stubby." Anakin said when they saw Gha on the other end.
"If you didn't have that lightsaber, you'd be a dead man." He threatens.
"Where's my droid?" Anakin threatens back.
"Master, R2 isn't here." Ahsoka said.
Growling Anakin deactivates his lightsaber. "Let's go." As they walked out BD-1 attached himself to Shun's glider so Gha wouldn't see him as Shun walked by.
"Look at this mess you made! You owe me Jedi." Gha said as they left.
At the control room, Gha watched them leave. "You'll regret this Jedi." Gha said calling General Grievous.
"What is it?" Grievous asks.
"I am en route to the rendezvous point. I've got the merchandise you were asking for." Gha said revealing R2 in a hidden panel.
"Excellent and the other one?" Grievous asks.
"That old BD-1 unit is laying in the back completely shut down. I must say the Jedi were very interested in that droid. Maybe I should increase the price." Gha smirks.
"Now your place slime. Just have those droids ready for me." Grievous said.
"Yes of course, general. Just kidding." Gha said hanging up causing R2 to beep.
At the base, Anakin, Ahsoka and Shun were talking with Obi-Wan.
"We have to assume that R2 was destroyed in the explosion that claimed your ship." Obi-Wan said.
"Yes Master." Anakin sighs.
"Our intelligence confirms Grievous' spies have been intercepting our transmissions." Obi-Wan said.
"He must have some sort of secret listening post out there somewhere." Ahsoka said.
"That would explain how he's been able to ambush us." Shun said.
"Split up your squadrons Anakin. Find that base and destroy it." Obi-Wan said.
"Good as done Master." Shun said.
"May the Force be with you all." Obi-Wan said hanging up.
They were about to walk out when BD-1 beeps and runs to them.
"Awe who is this little cutie?" Ahsoka asks.
"Hey that's the BD unit from the scavager." Anakin recognizes.
"Yeah this thing won't leave me alone." Shun said as BD-1 hops in front of him and beeps. "What are you trying to say?"
Anakin chuckles at his interactions. "Shun you have a lot to learn about droids." Anakin said patting his shoulder. "Meet me at the hanger when you figure your new friend out."
"It's not my friend." Shun said as Anakin and Ahsoka walk out leaving Shun alone with the droid who beeped looking at him. "Look BD-1 it was cool of you to help me back there, but you don't have to follow me everywhere. Do whatever you want."
BD-1 beeps before adjusting his lenses. "Are you saying you want to show me something?" Shun asks as BD-1 nods. "Uh okay what is it?"
BD-1 turns around and from his lens a projection appeared surprising Shun as an elderly man appeared.
"Hello, whoever you are. You have passed my first test and have earned the right to the encrypted logs hidden within this droid. I am Eno Cordova." The hologram said surprising Shun.
"That's the Jedi Anakin told me about, but how did a scavenger get his hands on you?" Shun asks.
"I may not know your name but I know your purpose. The Fate of the Jedi Order is danger and the Clone Wars are only the beginning. Through my mediation, I saw a vision of doom. If you are watching this it means I have failed to stop it myself. I leave my knowledge inside my faithful droid, BD-1. Good luck and may the Force be with you." Eno said before disappearing.
Looking down Shun saw BD-1 beeping at him.
"I don't know how long you were in the scrap heap but being on your own just waiting for something to happen stinks, trust me I know. I don't know what happened with your old owner but there is a temple filled with Jedi who would probably love to take you in. You don't need me." Shun said but BD-1 just beeps at him before climbing onto his back attaching himself to his glider causing Shun to sigh. "Fine, but this is just until we get back to the Jedi Temple."
At the hanger, Anakin walks over to Shun, Ahsoka, Rex and R3 by his new ship.
"I'll sweep the outer corridor while the rest of your ships focus on the center." Anakin said.
"Are you sure you want to go alone?" Rex asks.
"I'm sure. More than one fighter will draw too much attention." Anakin said.
"Master, you'll need a droid to help you navigate." Ahsoka said.
"I think Stubby is defective." Anakin said pointing to R3.
"Give R3 another chance, this could be a great chance for you two to you know bond." Ahsoka suggests.
"Alright, come on Stubby." Anakin said as R3 beeped following him.
BD-1 beeped as he looked at R3 leaving with Anakin.
"What's wrong BD?" Shun asks as BD-1 beeps. "R3? Yeah that Anakin doesn't like that droid, prefers his old R2 unit."
Entering lightspeed, Anakin was in his new fighter.
"R3 have you verified the coordinates?" Anakin asks as R3 beeps as they arrive at their destination. "Alright let's see what we can find. Activate long range scanners."
R3 beeps getting to work but instead Anakin's tracking beacon went off.
"No, not the tracking beacon! Shut it down R3! Shut it down!" Anakin orders.
Back at the cruiser, Shun and Ahsoka saw Anakin's beacon.
"What's going on?" Shun asks.
"That's Master's tracking beacon. Rex get as many men as you can out there." Ahsoka said.
"Right away." Rex said.
"Shun, we better get to the Twilight too." Ahsoka said.
"Right." Shun nods as they ran out of the control room.
Unfortunately for them, Grievous also found the tracking beacon.
"Ahh there's our Jedi Tracking Beacon. Skywalker, now you have fallen into my trap." Grievous said.
"Why do I have to do everything?" Anakin asks shutting off the beacon. "I hope Grievous didn't hear that." Suddenly two of Grievous' ship appeared in front of him. "Yeah he heard it. Plot a course out of here and prep the hyperdrive engines"
R3 beeps but instead of prepping them he separates Anakin from the engines.
"What are you doing?! I said prep, not drop!" Anakin turns to hook back up but Grievous destroys the engines. "Ugh where's R2 when I need him?"
"Launch everything we have at him." Grievous orders.
"But sir it's only one fighter." A droid said.
"Everything!" Grievous repeats as Vulture droids flew out at Anakin.
"R3 stop the engines and prepare the stablizers!" Anakin said as R3 stops his ship and fires blowing away most of them. "Good, now let's get out of here."
R3 beeps however saying he couldn't. "What?! You know if this ship blows up you got with it!"
As the rest of the droids flew in lasers shot out saving Anakin.
"Need a lift?" Anakin looks to see the Twilight flying in.
"The cargo bay is open I suggest you get in." Shun said.
"I would love to but R3 is having trouble with the engines." Anakin said when R3 beeps getting them back on.
Using this chance Anakin raced into the back.
"Alright he's in." Shun said.
"Power it up Rex. We're going right between those tin cans." Ahsoka said as they raced towards the cruisers with Vulture droids behind them. Flying right in between the cruisers the droids get destroyed before they jump to hyperspace.
"They got away sir." A droid said causing Grievous to knock its head off.
"That was way too close." Shun said as R3 beeps coming in.
"So Goldie what did you think of your first adventure?" Ahsoka asks.
"I'll tell you what I think. I'm lucky to be alive!" Anakin snaps causing R3 to leave.
"Great now you hurt his feelings." Ahsoka said.
"His feelings?" Anakin asks.
"Ahsoka I'm with Anakin on this one, that junk pile hasn't done anything right since we got it." Shun said.
"Thank you, Shun. We need to find R2. He's still out there. I just know it." Anakin said as they flew off.
At the scavenger, Gha was searching his ship for BD-1.
"Ugh where is it? I put that droid right here." Gha said throwing crates around. "There's no way that droid could have escaped. I made sure all of its power was gone!" Gha looked around the wreckage from the assassin droids. "This doesn't make sense, those three Jedi left with nothing. They didn't even touch anything." Gha pauses when he received a message. "Ugh that R2 unit better have enough for two droids."
Answering the message, he saw Grievous on the other line.
"I am entering your orbit right now general. I will be at your station shortly, and general." Gha said getting his attention.
"What is it?" Grievous asks.
"I prefer my reward in cash." Gha said causing him to growl.
Little did Gha know that in the cell, R2 was hacking the wiring inside the ship before sending out a signal.
On the Twilight, Anakin and Rex were looking around for any sign of R2.
"Master, I'm receiving a strange transmission but I can't make it out." Ahsoka said. "Boost the volume Goldie."
R3 was about to walk over to the computer when BD-1 leaps in and beats him to it
"Why don't let another droid try?" Anakin suggests as a BD-1 hacks the transmission and they heard a distorted beep. "That's R2."
"Are you sure?" Shun asks.
"I know that beep anywhere. Good job little guy." Anakin said as BD-1 chirps. "Trace it Rex."
"Sir." Rex nods.
"You could learn a thing or two from him." Anakin said glaring at R3.
As BD-1 beeps R3 shoves the little droid causing him to beep in anger.
"Master, our orders were to find the listening post." Ahsoka said.
"Maybe R2 is at the listening post." Anakin smirks.
At a Ruusan moon, Gha Nachkt forces R2 onto the base.
"Keep moving grease spot." Gha orders zapping R2 forcing the little droid to come face to face with Grievous. "This is the droid the Jedi were looking for."
"I thought you said you had two droids for me." Grievous said.
"The second droid's memory was wiped. It had nothing." Gha lies.
"Well then you better hope this one has enough. What secrets do you carry, my little friend?" Grievous asks looking at R2 who beeps at him. "So defiant. No need to fear, we're all droids here. Rip this little runt apart and find out everything he knows."
"Right away General." Gha said leading R2 to a room where various tools to rip the poor droid apart were placed.
Following the coordinates, the Twilight arrived at a planet.
"Sir the transmission came from that moon's upper atmosphere." Rex said.
"That's a Droid Battle Sphere." Anakin said looking into it.
"I'm picking up a lot of encrypted messages." Ahsoka said.
"Contact Obi-Wan." Ankain said turning to Shun.
"Yes Master." Shun nods.
"Stubby, scramble secret code set 1477. I don't want that station to pick this up." Anakin said as a hologram of Obi-Wan appeared.
"Anakin." Obi-Wan acknowledged.
"Master I believe we've found the Separatist Listening Post." Anakin said.
"Good work, now back off. I'll send two cruisers to help you destroy it." Obi-Wan said.
"In think R2 is there as well." Anakin said.
"Hmm, this complicates things. You must sneak aboard that station and stop them from seeing R2s memory banks." Obi-Wan said.
"I could rescue R2." Anakin suggests.
"No, this is not a rescue mission." Obi-Wan said hanging up.
"Keep jamming their signals. If they spot us we're dead." Anakin said.
"Great." Shun said as they went to the cargo bay to prepare. "Alright BD-1 hold on tight."
BD-1 beeps hanging onto his back.
"We're bringing the droids?" Rex asks.
"We need Goldie to hack the computers. Oh and Rex, you get to carry him." Ahsoka smirks.
"Great." Rex groans as R3 beeps.
As they flew over the station all of them jumped off the Twilight and onto the station before sneaking inside.
"Alright Stubby get to work." Anakin said as R3 hooked up to the computer and a map of the station appeared.
"We are here and the reactors are 30 levels below us here." Rex points.
"Shun, you and Ahsoka take the clones and get rid of those reactors. Gravity will do the rest." Anakin said.
"What about you?" Shun asks.
"I'm gonna go look around." Anakin said.
"I hope you find R2 in one piece." Ahsoka said as Anakin ran off.
In the room, Gha was taking R2 apart, but when Grievous found out what kind of data R2 had he killed Gha when he demanded a bonus.
As Shun, Ahsoka and the Clones made their way down the hall, R3 trailed behind before it sent out a signal.
"Report Agent R3." Grevious said on the other end of the call as R3 beeps. "The Jedi are here. Delay them until I arrive."
R3 beeps before going after the others.
Down in the reactor room, they arrived to see a rayshield blocking it.
"Why is it never easy?" Shun asks as BD-1 hops off his back.
"Goldie, make me proud." Ahsoka said as R3 got to work.
"Please don't." Shun said.
"This'll be good." Rex said as Ahsoka glared at the two of them when they heard droids coming their way.
"Maybe we should let BD open it." Shun suggests.
"They're getting closer." Rex said.
"Why don't you two learn some patience." Ahsoka said.
"I can always hot-wire it sir." A clone said.
"Hurry up Goldie." Ahsoka said worried.
"We're out of time." Shun said as the droids appeared.
"Blast them!" The droids said as Shun and Ahsoka drew their lightsabers and deflected the blasts while the clones ran for cover.
Shun looks to R3 and sees instead of the rayshields going down another wall came in between.
"Using his metal bending Shun rips panels out of the wall and launches them at the droids slicing them all in half.
"Whoa, remind me not to get on your bad side sir." Rex said.
"They sent children to destroy my station? The Republic must be running out of Jedi." Shun looks to see Grievous drawing a blue lightsaber.
The monster that killed his master was right in front of him.
"You. You killed my Master." Shun growls drawing his lightsaber.
"Did I? I've killed so many it's hard to recall." Grievous said causing Shun to roar in anger before charging at him.
Dodging the thrust Grievous elbows Shun knocking him into the wall.
"If you want to join your master I'd be happy to assist." Grievous said when BD-1 took out a taser and zaps Grievous causing him to yelp in pain. "You little!" Grievous swings his foot at BD-1 but he jumps and runs up Grievous zapping him again.
Looking up Shun uses the Force to activate one of Grievous' lightsabers that stab his side causing the droid general to scream in pain.
Firing a blast of air Shun knocks Grievous to the ground before grabbing BD-1.
"Thanks for the save." Shun said as BD-1 beeps.
"Feel better now?" Ahsoka asks.
"Sorry got emotional." Shun said.
"Well stay focused you're no good to anyone dead." Rex said.
"Right, trooper let's scrap this clunker!" Shun said as they troopers fired.
Swinging his lightsaber, Grievous sliced all but Rex and one other clone. He was about to attack again when Shun and Ahsoka blocked him.
"Wouldn't you prefer a challenge?" Ahsoka asks.
"Surely you don't mean you two." Grievous said when they pushed back.
"BD help the others." Shun said as BD jumped off and they took fighting stances while Grievous drew a second lightsaber.
Going on the attack Grievous forced both padawans down the hall as they dodged his swings.
Using his metalbending Shun stops Grievous's two arms.
"What is this? Jedi can't control droids." Grievous glares.
"I'm not a normal Jedi." Shun glares using his bending to rip one of Grievous' arms off.
As R3 ran down the hall, Ahsoka and Shun followed the droid into a storeroom.
Walking over to Rex, BD-1 nudges him.
"Boy are you a sight for sore eyes." Rex said as BD-1 got to work and shut down the rayshields. "Good droid."
BD-1 beeps as they set up the charges.
"Come on out Jedi. I thought you wanted to avenge your master?" Grievous mocks as Shun and Ahsoka hid in different areas of the room.
Using the Force, Shun threw something off the shelves to get his attention.
As Ahsoka looked around she heard R3 beeping. "Goldie over here." She whispers when R3 shined a light on her. "Goldie no!"
Almost immediately Grievous leaped in and attacked her.
"Oh no." Shun cringed.
"Your friends can't help you, you're stuck with me." Grievous said when Shun fired water from his jug freezing the ground causing Grievous to slip.
Using his opening Ahsoka leaps up and grabs Shun's hand before they ran to a different area of the room.
In another room, Anakin was running down the hall when he noticed Magna guards carrying R2.
"R2." Anakin said getting their attention. "You have something that belongs to me."
The Magna guards drop R2 before going to engage Anakin. Using his tools R2 put himself together as Anakin fought off the guards slicing them to pieces. When the last one tried to grab him R2 zapped the droid finishing it off.
"Thanks R2, it's good to see you too buddy. You don't look so good." Anakin said fixing him up. "Rex, R3. I have R2 head to the landing bay." Hearing R3, R2 beeped angrily at him. "Hey I didn't want to replace you, it was Obi-Wan's idea."
Climbing on top the shelves, Shun and Ahsoka look down to see Grievous with R3.
"R3, what have you to report?" Grievous asks as R3 beeps.
"That stubby little backstabber." Ahsoka whispers.
"Oh let me bend that thing into a doorstop." Shun growls.
"So Skywalker has come for his R2 unit? See to it that they do not escape." Grievous orders.
In the main hanger, the Twilight arrives just as Anakin and R2 show up.
"There's the Twilight." Anakin said as the clone piloting it ran out.
"Sir." He salutes when they heard R3.
"There you are Stubby, where's Ahsoka?" Anakin asks when the door opens to reveal Rex and BD-1.
"General all the explosives are in place. Objective complete." Rex said.
"Where's Shun?" Anakin asks.
"He and Ahsoka are engaging General Grievous." Rex said.
"What?!" Anakin gasps.
"They distracted him. We'll take you to them." Rex said when R3 shut all the hatches and activated the droids trapping them inside.
"I don't believe this. That double-crossing droid is a spy!" Anakin said activating his lightsaber.
In the storage room, Shun was clashing sabers with Grievous as he tried his best to keep up when Grievous kicks Shun to the ground knocking off Master Tapal's lightsaber.
"Ah now I remember. Master Jaro Tapal, I always wanted a double-bladed lightsaber in my collection." Grievous said about to grab it when Ahsoka leaps in and slices the hand 1away.
"Sorry this doesn't belong to you." Ahsoka said grabbing the lightsaber as Shun got up.
"My spy droid R3 has trapped your master. When I'm done with you two, he's next." Grievous said.
"Not a chance." Shun said firing a powerful wave of metal knocking Grievous into the wall.
In the hanger, Anakin was deflecting blasts being fired at him.
"Captain trigger the explosives!" Anakin said.
"But we're still in the station!" Rex said.
"Leave that to me." Anakin said as Rex set off the explosives causing the station to shake.
In the room Grievous shook back and forth. Using this opening Shun used a Force Push to send Grievous smashing into multiple shelves.
"That was for Master Tapal!" Shun said as he and Ahsoka escaped through the vents causing Grievous to growl in anger.
"R2 I need you to get that hanger door open. See if there are any in the outer platform." Anakin said as R2 raced out.
Running to his ship, Grievous fled his falling station.
At the panel, R3 was about to ram into R2 when both droids heard a loud beep.
R3 turns around to see BD-1 ram into it and beep loudly. Beeping back R3 rams into BD knocking him into R2 forcing him to stop as both droids faced the traitor.
All three droids took out various tools as they sent electric shocks at each other, but R2 and BD overpowered R3 allowing R2 to get back to work.
Breaking through the vents, Shun and Ahsoka joined the battle.
"So what did we miss?" Ahsoka asks.
"Oh the usual. It was foolish for you two to take on Grievous by yourselves." Anakin said.
"Hey you put us in charge." Shun said.
"It seemed like a good idea at the time." Ahsoka said as all three deflected fire when Shun made a wall of metal to protect them.
"Did he tell you your stubby little gold pal works for him?" Anakin asks.
"He might have mentioned that. I guess we were all fooled." Ahsoka said.
"General Skywalker there are fuel cells over here." Rex said.
"Shun get ready to light it up!" Anakin said as he threw a fuel cell in the air.
Throwing a ball of fire it exploded upon contact knocking all the droids back as the hanger opened.
"R2 did it." Shun smiles.
"Of course he did. Come one, let's go." Anakin said as they climbed aboard the Twilight.
As R2 and BD tried to escape R3 blocked their path.
Looking to each other both Jedi droids rammed into the traitor pushing it back along the corridor.
As R3 dangled near the edge R2 released oil covering R3 in it causing it to slip back. Acting quickly R3 fired a suction cup attaching to R2 to drag him with him.
"General Skywalker has gotten into his fighter." Rex said.
"He's going back for R2 and BD-1." Ahsoka said.
"I'll be back, don't wait for me." Anakin said taking off.
In the battle down below, BD-1 climbs onto R2 to help pull him back when R2 releases his flames burning a line down the oil around R3.
Beeping R2 tells BD-1 to do it. Climbing down towards the suction cup BD-1 cut the line causing R3 to scream as it fell getting crushed to pieces by debris just as Anakin showed up.
"Come on you two." Anakin said as R2 lifted himself into the fighter and the three of them escaped back to the Twilight.
As they were flying back, they were once again talking to Obi-Wan.
"So let me get this straight Anakin, you risked the mission, all your men, even your and my own Padawan to save a droid?" Obi-Wan asks clearly furious.
"R2 found the listening post and he saved our lives. We couldn't just leave him." Anakin said.
"Oh Anakin, one of these days." Obi-Wan said hanging up.
"I'm glad we got R2 back but Master does have a point." Shun said walking over.
"Shun, I knew you and Ahsoka would complete the mission. Besides, R2 is more than just a droid, he's a friend." Anakin said as R2 beeps happily.
"A friend huh?" Shun looks down to see BD-1 looking at him. Sitting down Shun looks the small droid in the lens. "You pulled out all the stops to help us back there little guy saving me from Grievous, helping Rex set up the bombs and you even took care of that stupid R3." Shun said causing BD-1 to beep. "Maybe…I could use a droid like you around. That is if you don't want another Jedi." Shun said as BD-1 beeps with joy before climbing on him. "I guess we're a team from now on."
Ahsoka looks at Shun smiling at his new droid and couldn't help but smile at this.
Shun learned that sometimes things made of metal can be just as important as living beings.