Mace signals, and at strategic places around the arena, there are sudden flashes of light as about one hundred Jedi switch on their lightsabers. The crowd is suddenly silent. Geonosian soldiers fly into the arena with their blasters. Jedis Kit Fisto and Shaak Ti deflect some blaster fire back at the insectoid aliens, blasting them out of the sky. Anakin and Obi-Wan ride up to where Dooku is standing and raise their hands. Their lightsabers levitate from their spot on the ledge and fly to their hands. "Let's go," Obi-Wan leaps down from the creature, followed by Anakin as they deflect more blaster fire. Dooku's lips curl in slight amusement, "Brave, but stupid, my old Jedi friend. You're impossibly outnumbered."
"I don't think so," Mace disagrees, "One Jedi has to be worth a hundred Geonosians."
'It wasn't the Geonosians I was thinking about. How well do you think one Jedi will hold up against a thousand battle droids?"
Thousands of droids start to pour into all parts of the arena. Mace draws his attention to the army rapidly surrounding his fellow Jedi, so Jango draws his wrist-mounted flame thrower. Mace leaps into the air just as the edge of his robe catches fire. He drops the robe in mid-air and immediately begins defending himself against the droids. He and Obi-Wan go back-to-back as they deflect blaster shots. Padme rides the Reek and charges at the Nexu, trampling it under massive hooves. Droids fire at Jedi who deflect the bolts and cut them down. The Reek charges at several battle droids, knocking them into the air but Jango fires his blaster, hitting it just below the ear. The creature slams into the ground and Padme is forced to pick up a discarded rifle and join the fight on foot. Anakin rushes to her side and covers her by deflecting bolts until she can take cover behind a guard's cart that had been overturned.
"Another fine peace-keeping mission for the Jedi," she asks with a smirk.
"I think things have gotten out of hand... even for a Jedi mission."
Among the tiers, Jedi are slowly being driven back. They have killed heaps of Geonosian troops and have destroyed out piles of droids, but sheer numbers are telling. Individual Jedi are being cut down or blasted/ The rest are retreating into the arena. Jango Fett flies itno the air with his jet pack as Boba watches. He lands, firing blasts at Obi-Wan who rolls along the sand to dodge the shots. Darth Maul emerges behind Dooku high above them. "I'm glad you finally joined us," Dooku says snidely. Maul sneers at him and takes a leap off the balcony, flipping in mid-air and coming to a three-point landing several feet below. Both lightsaber blades emerge. He looks across the arena and spots Obi-Wan deflecting shots from Jango Fett. Before he can charge, Mace steps into view.
"You must be the Sith apprentice," he says as he readies his lightsaber.
"My target is Obi-Wan Kenobi. Not you."
"Just like a Sith... blinded by his own hatred."
"Just like a Jedi... blinded by his own ignorance," he charges.
Across the arena, Obi-Wan quickly approaches Jango as he deflects blast after blast. Jango fires faster and begins to back away until finally, the bounty hunter falls. His helmet goes flying, bouncing along the ground. The bounty hunter's headless body falls to the ground. Boba shouts from above, "No!". Mace, meanwhile, blocks multiple strikes from Maul who spins around, and tries a backward swing at his head. Mace brings his blade up to the side of his face to block, then pushes Maul's blade back, forcing him to somersault away. As he retreats, Mace approaches, swinging rapidly. Maul finally plants his feet, stabs into the ground, and kicks up some sand in Windu's face. Blinded, Mace raises a hand and throws Maul into the air where he hits a super droid which falls on top of him. Obi-Wan begins to go after him but Mace calls him back. "I sense the anger in you, Obi-Wan," Mace warns, "Now is not the time for this particular fight." He nods, "Agreed," then turns to fight the droids. Maul pushes the droid off him and quickly retreats to the nearest exit.
Obi-Wan stands in line next to Jedi Plo Koon and Aayla Secura as they slice through advancing droids while more come out of the entrances. "Someone's got to shut down these droids," he shouts over the noise. Mace joins them, "Don't worry! It's being taken care of!" Anakin and Padme cut and shoot their way through the crowd of droids to join the circle of Jedi forming in the center of the arena. "We have a plan?," Anakin asks Obi-Wan. "We must hold the line for the time being," Obi-Wan tells him. The bloodied sand around them is strewn with the bodies of dead Geonosians, shattered droids and Jedi. At the foot of some steps, Boba Fett finds his father's battered helmet. He picks it up and bows his head in sorrow as the battle quiets down. The Jedi are now surrounded by an arena of droids who have momentarily stopped fighting. The heroes wait for something to happen.
In the archducal box, Count Dooku lifts his hand. The droids lower their weapons. Then he calls out, "Master Windu! You have fought gallantly. Worthy of recognition in the history archives of the Jedi Order. Now it is finished. Surrender... and your lives will be spared."
"We will not be hostages for you to barter with," Mace calls out.
"Then, I'm sorry, old friend. You will have to be destroyed."
Before he can give the order, six Gunships descend fast through the open area in the arena ceiling. Clone troopers pilot the ships and more sit in the back and open fire with gattling canons which obliterates most of the droids. Dooku finally shows signs of anger as he sees the Clone army for the first time. The ships land in a cluster around the handful of Jedi. Clone troopers spill out and start firing at the few droids left. There is a hellstorm of laserfire that bounces off the laser shields created by the Gunships. Yoda appears at the door of one of the Gunships, "Come! Hurry! Hurry!" The surviving Jedi dash to the Gunships and scramble in. Mace hangs on tight as the Gunship, firing all its weapons, rises out of the arena up and over the topmost rim. "If Dooku escapes, rally more systems to his cause, he will," Yoda tells Mace.
Dooku retreats inside the arena in a meeting room with the rest of the Seperatist leaders. "How did the Jedi create an army so quickly?," Nute Gunray demands.
"That's unimportant now," Dooku informs him, "I suggest we all retreat to our individual transports and flee this area while they deal with our forces."
The Geonosian general moves toward a console, "We do not want our secret weapon in their hands," he turns to a hologram of the Death Star, "Take this with you." He removes a hologram disc from the console and the hologram fades away.
Dooku places the disc in his belt, "These plans are secure with me."