Grievous stalks towards the hangar he uses for training. There's much on his mind, first and foremost the revelation that Palpatine and Darth Sidious are one and the same. The implications of this are disturbing. It means that Sidious built only used him as a distraction. It meant that the CIS was doomed to fail from the start. And it meant that his role in the war had been a lie. Grievous growls at the realization. He shakes his head to clear his thoughts, and looks up to find himself at the hangar. He walks in and grabs a training staff, activating three MagnaGuards as he walks to the middle of the hangar.
Grievous takes off his cloak, and lets it fall to the floor. He holds his staff in front of him in a Soresu position. He remembers how Kenobi uses this form, and was able to defeat Grievous. 'Perhaps I should take a page out of his book...', he thinks to himself. Grievous waits a moment as one of the MagnaGuards attacks him using Form II, Makashi. Grievous quickly repels the attack, and spins in time to deflect a Djem So style attack from the second MagnaGuard. He kicks the droid away, and lunges at the third MagnaGuard using Form VII, Juyo. The droid attempts to defend itself, but Grievous strikes quickly, each blow fueled by his hatred for what has happened.
Grievous slams his staff into the side of the MagnaGuard's head, knocking it off-balance. As the droid stumbles back, Grievous moves to strike the first guard, feinting an overhead strike, then swiftly changing to strike the droid's legs. The MagnaGuard's legs buckle, and it falls to its knees, allowing Grievous to focus on the last droid. He stalks towards the droid, and spins his training staff in front of him. He chuckles darkly, and as the MagnaGuard attempts to hit Grievous's legs, the cyborg general reflects the attack and quickly reacts with a strike to the droid's head, knocking it over. Grievous looks towards the hangar door as he hears slow clapping from the hangar door.
Grievous puts down his staff, and grabs his cloak, wrapping it around his shoulders once more. "What do you want, Kenobi?" Kenobi raises an eyebrow, and folds his arms. "I merely wished to see you train, General. And I must say, I am impressed. It's no wonder you could defeat so many Jedi." If Grievous could, be would've sneered at Kenobi. Yes, his skill with the Lightsaber was certainly part of it, but it wasn't the only reason. Many Jedi he fought thought they could be the one to destroy Grievous, making them arrogant fools. But he did not say this aloud. Grievous walks out of the hangar, and sets off towards the bridge, Kenobi close on his heels.
Grievous and Kenobi walk onto the bridge to find Admiral Kalani and Yoda talking about the fleet. Kalani notices their entrance, and turns to face them. "Ah, Generals Grievous and Kenobi. It's good that you are here. Jedi Master Yoda and I have been conversing, and have reached the same conclusion. If we are to have any hope of fighting the Empire, we need more troops. And we need them now." Kenobi shakes his head, and sighs. "Admiral, most, if not all' of the CIS droid army has been shut down. And the clones have turned against the Jedi Order. All we have is this fleet, and whatever Jedi fugitives we find." Grievous stalks forward, and activates a holographic projection of a planet. "Kenobi, perhaps you are familiar with this planet?"
Kenobi's gaze darkens as he looks at the holographic Mandalore. "Yes, General, I am. What of it?" Grievous would've grinned if he could. He looks back at the projection. "Mandalore is under the control of Maul and his Mandalorians. That would be our army." Kenobi places his hand on his chin as he seems to be deep in thought. After a few moments, he says, "Recently, Ahsoka and part of the 501st went there to face Maul. If we can convince them to join us as well, it would double, no, triple our numbers." The droid Admiral nods in approval, and looks towards one of the droids at a console. "Set a course for Mandalore."
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The fleet drops out of hyperspace at the edge of the Mandalore system, and immediately raises its shields. As the fleet moves towards the planet, Grievous notes the flashes of light above the planet, and on the planet's surface. He looks over at Kenobi, and gives him a nod. "Go ahead, contact the Jedi." Kenobi moves towards the comm unit, and Grievous looks back over the planet. He takes note of the single Republic cruiser. 'Interesting. It seems the Empire has yet to reinforce this system.' Grievous turns, and walks over to join Kenobi at the comm unit. A hologram of Skywalker's former apprentice, Ahsoka Tano, was there. Tano looks over at Grievous. "So you really are alive. I hope you aren't going to kill us?" Grievous chuckles darkly, and shakes his head. He clasps his duranium hands behind his back. "No, Tano, not today. We are in need of an alliance."