Crazy trouble with love part 4

Female Grievous and Anakin

Series: Star Wars

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-Coruscant, Jedi Temple-

Inside the temple is where we see the council in the middle of an important meeting. One that might change the war itself, a Separatist Fleet stationed near the planet Kalee, a neutral planet.

This was a big deal since the Republic was allies with Huk during the Huk War, their biggest rival and enemy. Which was big since if the Separatists got this planet then another war will occur in that solar system and would escalate to the rest of the galaxy.

"Has there been any success in setting up a rendezvous point for a peaceful negotiation?" asked Obi-Wan.

"No, the Separatist ships have kept any ships from going and leaving." spoke Mace Windu. "And any attempts to contact them have all been blocked."

"Mmm, that's troubling."

"And apparently General Grievous is leading the amanda."

"Most difficult, this will be, but not impossible." spoke Yoda.

"There has to be a way." Anakin said. "I mean it's not that difficult right?"

They were about to say something when something landed from the ceiling. It was a small disk with the initials G.O. on it with black marker.

"What is this?" asked Aayla Secura.

"No idea." Obi-Wan said while picking it up. "But it doesn't seem like anything the Separatists or the Republic created."

"We should have Rex and his men take a look at it to see if they can find anything useful on it." suggested Anakin.

"Maybe." Obi-Wan said giving Anakin the disk. "But make sure they do it on a separate computer, we can't take the chances of a virus getting into the main system."

"Don't worry master, I'm sure Rex can find nothing wrong with this disk." he turned and walked out of the chamber while looking at the initials. 'I wonder who sent this, and why it seems so important to drop right in front of the council.'

(With original owner)

"Shit! Yui's going to kill me for losing his Star Wars CD!" Yelled a person in a red cloak while running around like crazy.

(Back with our heros)

"Rex, can you check this CD out for anything interesting?"

"Can do general." saluted the clone as he took the disk and inserted it into the computer separated from the others in case of emergency and started scanning the disk. "Doesn't seem like there's any virus or dangerous software, but this sure is filled up with a lot of data sir."

"How much data are we talking about?"

"More than the entire Jedi Library databanks and all of the Republic's databases combined." he pushed some buttons. "But the strange part is there's some video files on here."

"Then click on one."

"Yes sir." He said while clicking on one as a video appeared with a strange black man in black armor fighting a boy in an air duct.

"Luke, I am your father."

"NO!"

"Huh?" Anakin said while trying to figure out what he was watching. "Captain Rex what's going on here?"

"No clue sir, but it might be a video feed from a show." He said while clicking out of the video.

'Weird, that boy reminded me a little of myself.' Anakin thought while Rex clicked on a file titled Qymaen jai Sheela.

The video started with a female Kaleesh in warriors garbs flying a spaceship.

"A Kaleesh? Seems pretty convenient for the matter at hand." remarked Anakin.

"Agreed sir, highly convenient."

The camera panned a little to show a IBC spacecraft behind an asteroid on the ship's broadside.

"Can you zoom in a little?"

"Yes sir." Rex said while zooming into the ship. "I got something general."

"What is it?"

"Take a look." He said as he zoomed into the cockpit, revealing a familiar Jedi traitor.

"Wait a second…."

"On my command." Dooku said to a droid.

"Roger Roger." It said while targeting the Kaleesh craft's engines.

"Count Dooku?!" spoke Anakin with wide eyes as they saw the ship start exploding from inside just as the IBC craft started shooting at the engines.

The ship crashed landed on a nearby planet as the video shifted to the actual crash.

The ship was burning and broken as a figure crawled out of its burning and sparking insides.

Anakin and the captain saw the Kaleesh look extremely damaged and close to death as she heaved and was losing a lot of blood.

"Ah...ah….is this….my death?" She said while her skin looked heavily burned. "A...warrior's...death…"

"This is gruesome." spoke Rex before they saw the IBC ship land a bit away and saw Count Dooku coming out and heading near her. "What's he up to this time?"

"General Qymaen jai Sheela." He said. "It's been awhile."

"What...are you...doing here Dooku…?" She groaned while coughing heavily.

"I have come to help you in your time of need." he crouched down next to her. "I was near the planet and saw you get attacked by a Republic ship and came here with hope that you would still be alive. As it would stand, you are more resilient than I imagined."

"Spare...me your banter." She said before coughing out blood.

"Relax, I will help keep you alive, but I do require compensation afterward." he snapped his fingers as several droids came out with medical equipment.

"I DO NOT NEED-" she yelled while more blood came out. "Your help! All I need...a warrior's death…"

"But what good is a death like that if it isn't in battle?" he countered while the droids carefully applied some pain medicine while slipping her onto a hovering slab.

The near dead girl growled but looked at Dooku with some understanding.

"And your skills are formidable, but against the Jedi who ordered your ship to be destroyed, it's faulty at best."

The girl groaned as she was taken into the ship before the scene cut to show her in a healing tank hooked up to an oxygen mask and wires. All the while Dooku was busy watching the progress before a cloaked man in black walked in.

"How is the progress my apprentice?"

"Everything is going smoothly my master."

"So he's the one who orders Dooku." frowned Anakin. "If we just got a clear look we could find him and put an end to all this in one go."

"Agreed sir, but the picture quality is shaky at best." Rex said before the cloaked figure looked at the Kaleesh in the tank.

"Can you hear me Qymaen jai Sheela?"

"Yes…..just barely."

"Ah good, so the Jedi have failed in their assassination attempt."

"Assassination….?"

"Yes, an assassination on you so the Tuk can obtain your planet and gain resources and slaves for their own people."

Qymaen made a low growl with narrowed eyes. "Jedi...they will pay dearly for that, with their lives!"

The camera zoomed as the figure showed a slight smirk. "Yes they shall, but in your current state. It will end badly."

"My body, I need to be healed in anyway possible."

"And it will, but not in the conventional manner."

"What…?"

"Your body suffered grave wounds which, without proper treatment, will leave you crippled and unfit for combat."

She let out a growl before coughing into the breathing mask.

"But if you swear allegiance to me, then you can live again as a warrior, an avenger." He said as a droid brought in some cybernetic parts. "And as my droid army general."

"No, it can't be." muttered Anakin in shock. "That's Grievous!"

"But how? Just why does this CD even have this?!"

"I don't know but this is big, really big." he ended the video. "For one, we might be able to use this against her the next time she makes a move."

"But what if General Grievous is not in the 'talking' mood?"

"Then we just 'persuade' her then." he grinned. "Make sure your men are all ready, the first chance we get I want us to get extra prepared."

"Yes general." He saluted.

'Hopefully my plan works.' He thought as they left the room while a red cloaked figure appeared and took the disk before vanishing.

(Months later)

-Planet Kalee, inside the main space fleet warship-

"Sir, so far the blockage is holding and we have detected no other ships nearby." spoke one of the battle droids.

"Excellent." Spoke Grievous as she watching the monitors while the camera zoomed to show that this former Kaleesh was in a somewhat humanoid body with a D cup synthetic chest, a large set of hips and some parts that came from her original body but it was a little off since mixing human droid parts and Kaleesh biology would have a lack of comparability.

The droid then noticed a blip on the radar. "Um commander?"

"What is it?"

"I think something came out of hyperspace."

Her eyes narrowed. "Then get a scan of it and alert the other ships to prepare for battle."

"Roger roger." It said before seeing what just came out. "Sir, there's a single Republic fighter and it looks like a generals."

"Identify who it belongs to."

The droid nodded before scanning the ship. "It's general Skywalker's sir!"

She growled before a transmission was intercepted.

"Sir, someone's trying to attempt communication."

"Patch them through and prepare the droid fighters."

"Roger roger." It said before bringing it up.

"Ah hello General Grievous." Spoke Anakin from the screen. "I see you're still working with tin cans."

"Skywalker, what are you trying to accomplish? Are you so stubborn and reckless you feel one ship is enough to break through? Or has the stress of war become too much and you want to die in battle?"

"No but I'm stubborn." He smirked. "But I'm surprisingly not here to fight you, just to give you some information that might prove beneficial to you General."

She gave out a deep laugh before coughing and looked at him in the eyes. "And what pray tell would that be?"

"The real reason of what happened to you Qymaen jai Sheela."

Her eyes widened before standing up and narrowed her eyes. "My name is Grievous. That name no longer exists to me."

"I figured, but this information is important." He said. "However if that's not what you're interested in then I can tell you who really shot you down."

"Silence! It was your Republic scum who did it!" she snapped while knocking a battle droid aside in anger. "All ships are to open fire on my mark!"

"Roger roger."

"Hey wait one second! I'm telling you the truth, and I have the data to prove it."

"Then I'll take it from your corpse." she moved her hand down as the barricade began separating as the ships moved towards Anakin's.

"Well, this might have been a bad idea." He gulped. "But before you blast me out of the sky, the one that shot you down was Dooku in a IBC craft. He gave the orders."

"What?" she held her arm up. "Halt the ship's movements for a moment."

"Roger roger." The droids said as the ships stopped moving.

"Skywalker, send the data and I'll determine whether it's true or not."

"As you wish." He said while transferring the data from the CD and into the ship's database. "But I'm telling you it's all true."

"You there," she pointed at a battle droid. "Scan the data and ensure that it's looked over completely. If there's even a slight bit of proof to show it's been tampered with or fake, I want all ships to open fire on that cruiser."

"Roger roger." The droid said before scanning it. "Sir, no viruses or tampering detected. This is genuine."

"Play it."

"Roger roger." It said before playing it.

Grievous watched the images play while surprised to see her former body being shown and was stunned at seeing her ship star exploding from the side before the engines were even shot. "Wait, that explosion. It could have only come from inside, that means someone put a bomb there!"

"And it was on Dooku's orders." Anakin said.

She watched as it crashed and shuddered, remembering the pain and burns before seeing Dooku show up and clenched her hands. "He did this to me….he pretended it was the Republic and tricked me into listening to him! HE DID THIS!"

"Sir?" A droid said before getting grabbed and crushed into scrap.

"That bastard!" she yelled standing up and smashing her hands into the console. "I'll take his head as my trophy!"

"Yeah, and his master too. But if you were to end the blockade we could try negotiating for both our goals are similar."

"You think that I would negotiate with you simply because my hatred of Dooku is greater?"

"No, but at this point we both have a common enemy. If we ally ourselves for this one time, then once it's all over you can be left in peace to do whatever you want."

"What I want is to crush you and all the other Jedi while having a new set of lightsabers as trophies."

"Yet for what reason? The Tuk war has ended already and you saw that the Jedi council made no attempt to assassinate you or take over your planet."

"It is who I am, a warrior. Even if Dooku is the one behind this, it changes nothing of who I am. But….a temporary truce to crush him may work."

"I understand, and if you want. After all of this is over I could give you that warrior's death you so longed for."

"You? Give me a warrior's death? Ha! Now I'd love to see you try." she laughed.

"Uh, sir? Isn't plans against Count Dooku treason?" asked one battle droid.

She turned and crushed its head. "Anyone else have a problem with my command?"

The other droids quickly shook their heads.

"That's what I thought." She said before looking at Anakin. "The blockade will end, but know that until this truce is over, you better watch your back Skywalker."

"Same with you Qymaen jai Sheela." He smirked.

"Uh sir? Is that really your name?" asked one droid.

RRIIPP!

She growled while ripping it's circuits out. "If any of you question that or tell Count Dooku, I will ensure you are nothing but scrap, understood!"

"Roger roger." They said in unison while one shook like crazy in simulated fear.

"So Skywalker, I assume you already have a plan in mind?"

"Yes, but it does need you and most of your information on both Dooku and his master." Anakin spoke with a serious tone.

"Fine, but let me make this clear. Any attempts to cross me before he is crushed will be met with your head on my wall."

"Same with you, but since you're a Kaleesh I don't think trying anything would be a good idea, but if you want you could spar with me to pass the time."

"Bah, like I would spar with you." she scoffed. "You there," she pointed at a different droid. "Relay the info on Count Dooku and his master to Skywalker, and don't miss a thing."

"Um, is that wise sir?"

Bash!

"Roger roger!" Another droid said in 'fear'. He hit several commands as the data showed being sent. "Data sent sir."

"Good." She wheezed and coughed.

"You know, the Republic might help with that wheeze. That and I kind of made a droid by myself so maybe I could fix that up?"

"Just read the data and form a plan."

"Alright." He rolled his eyes while looking at the data. "Mmm….wait what?! Palpatine?!"

"Yes, amusing is it not?" she smirked behind her mask. "The proud and noble chancellor pulling the strings this whole time."

Anakin shook his head. "But this needs to be brought before the council before anything can be done. However, once a plan is created I myself will bring it on a planet of your choice."

"Fine, I will accept this term, but don't try anything fishy."

"A Skywalker never does anything fishy, unless it involves tin cans."

She rolled her eyes while agreeing that droids as tin cans. "Just go."

Anakin nodded as the screen turned off.

'Dooku was a fool to easily let those files on the chancellor be hacked.' thought Grievous with a smirk. 'I'll make sure to bring that up when I rip his ribcage out.'

"General, your orders?" A droid said.

"Move the blockade back into place and hold it until I say otherwise."

"Roger roger." It said as the ships started to move back while Anakin's ship moved back into hyperspace.

'The chancellor, I just...damn it!' thought Anakin while on the bridge. 'The real mastermind has been in front of us this whole time and we didn't see it coming!' He growled before looking at Rex. "Get a message to the Jedi council. And make sure it's secure."

"Right away sir."

Anakin looked at the space outside the ship and clenched his hand. 'Even if this truce is temporary I'll make sure that not only I end the chancellor but allow Qymaen jai Sheela to do whatever with Dooku.'

-Later, at the temple-

Anakin walked into the temple while seeing nearly every Jedi master, both hologram and real person, sat on their respective chairs.

"So the negotiations?" Obi-Wan asked his apprentice.

"I haven't started them yet, but I did come across vital info regarding General Grievous and the true sith lord whose Count Dooku's master."

"And this information is?" Windu asked.

"The leader of the Separatists is Chancellor Palpatine himself."

All the Jedi there went wide eyed before Windu stood up. "Skywalker this is a big claim to make, especially considering your original objective was to negotiate, not go on information without proof."

"I know that, but she gave the information after we suggested a temporary truce against both Dooku and his master. And trust me, she was furious enough to make the droids listen to her."

"And where is this information?"

"Right here." he held the CD up and inserted it into the stand which projected a hologram and began to show them the data he collected.

The hologram then showed a cloaked man as he took off his hood revealing Palpatine but with yellow eyes.

"Indeed proof, this is." spoke Yoda with a grave tone.

"I can't believe we've been tricked this whole time." spoke Aayla gripping her hands.

"And that none of us realized this beforehand." Obi-Wan frowned. "This is a dark time."

"It would make sense." spoke Windu. "Who better to keep the war going then a man who the people look up to and who we'd never suspect? I always felt there was something off about him, but I never thought it could be this."

"And from the data from that CD a few months back, he was the one to bring Grievous into his services. But now that the truth is out, it might be possible to end this war quickly." Anakin spoke up. "But the problem is that I kind of said I would give her a warrior's death at the end of this truce."

"Anakin, you know that for the jedi taking a life is not something to do with ease." spoke Obi-Wan. "And we can't be sure she's willing to oblige, of course I'm quite surprised she would give you this so quickly after learning the truth."

"Well I was stubborn." He admitted. "But what else could I say? Well besides asking to fix her cybernetic parts, but she shot that out the window."

"We must focus." spoke Ki-Al-Mundi. "We need to expose the chancellor as the traitor he is and make sure he cannot escape. Did you tell anyone else of this info or give any chance for someone to intercept it?"

"No, I was cautious about that so I only used a secure line." He said. "But if he is a sith then we need to show his aggressive side in public."

"And what do you suggest?"

"Simple, make his day hell."

"Hard it will be." spoke Yoda. "To keep the face of a hero, it is not easy. To truly reveal him, very extreme and cautious to ensure they must be."

Anakin thought about that before getting an idea. "How about we bug him, to get all the conversations he makes with Dooku or the rest of the Separatists before allowing the council to hear it all."

"A nice idea, but we need to try and keep it down what we're planning or he might turn it against us. I suggest we first start by showing people he's not as calm and relaxed as many think he is." spoke Obi-Wan. "If we can get that, it would help people connect the dots when we reveal the entire truth."

"Wise you are." Yoda said. "Allow the people, we must."

"However another thing of importance is what to do with Grievous. She may now hate Count Dooku and the Chancellor but she despise Jedi even more."

"Which is why I suggested that temporary truce." Anakin said. "She won't hunt us if we don't do anything to her, so why not just follow her terms?"

"Considering her reputation for hunting jedi down, I don't think being so quick to trust her is right." spoke Plo Koon. "Even after we can defeat Dooku and the chancellor, she is still a threat."

"Which is why I tried using the warrior's death on her. From the files on that other CD, she wanted one before being cybernetically enhanced." He sighed. "But on a positive note, once a plan is made, she's willing to to hear it out on a planet of her choice, but knowing what you're going to say, Rex and his squad are already informed about this."

"Then we'll begin by trying to put the seeds of doubt into the people, but be warned, once the truth comes out, there will be much chaos and confusion. That is why I suggested we have Padme Amidala attempt to help calm them when it occurs." spoke Obi-Wan.

"Padme would be a good choice. But what else should be done?" He asked.

(A while later)

"Alright, now we can begin, but all of us must be cautious in case he has any spies hidden amongst the council."

"Understood." They all said as the meeting concluded with the holograms vanishing and everyone got up from their seats. All the while Anakin and Obi-Wan started to walk out and have a conversation of their own.

"I'm surprised at you Anakin." remarked his mentor. "You managed to keep you emotions in check back there."

"Even if I wanted to yell." He admitted. "But I learned from you master."

"I recommend keeping this info from Ahsoka though. While I do know you can trust her, I feel it's better to handle the situation if only we know, so when you see her, don't tell her."

"Well Snips will find out sooner or later, but I understand where you're getting at master."

"As for Grievous, if she wishes to go out like a warrior, then I know you'll be stuck between ignoring it and going through with it, right?"

Anakin sighed. "Yes, but it was either that or getting shot out of the sky. But you know how her species are war like."

"Yes I know, but they can ironically bond with others when they have a common enemy. So this might be a blessing in disguise if we play our hands right." Obi-Wan said before thinking of something else. "But I hope that this bonding doesn't head down that path."

"Like what?"

"In Kaleesh culture, they have multiple mates, and it can be of any species, something about spiritual practices. So if you and Grievous bond too much well...it might be something you might want to watch out for." he smirked while Anakin looked at him with surprise.

"You mean….me and her...oh god!" He blushed before thinking about it in his head and well….it made his mind spin.

"Just try not to think about it until after you two bond." Obi-Wan said with a light tease to his tone.

Anakin sighed and shook his head. "Like that would ever happen to me and Qymaen jai Sheela."

"Who?"

Both turned and saw Ahsoka walking up with Anakin quickly clearing his throat. "Ah, Snips. I was just, remembering a past friend of mine and Obi-Wan here thought some teasing would help pass some time."

"Oh?" She smirked. "And this Qymaen jai Sheela, you like this person?"

"Snip-"

"More like admires her." Obi-Wan smirked. "And we were just talking how she would bicker once in awhile."

"Really? Wow master, who knew you had a crush." she chuckled while Anakin sent a glare at his master.

"But they have been seeing each other once in awhile." Obi-Wan said. "So it's not surprising that you didn't know about Anakin's crush Ahsoka."

Anakin groaned and facepalmed. 'This is too much, but why is master even doing this? She nearly killed me a couple of times.'

"So when can I see her?"

"No." Anakin said a little louder then normal. "Um, I mean, you can't. Right now she's a little busy cause of the war, and me showing up would be a bad time cause her people need time to rebuild their homes. So you won't see her for a long time."

Ahsoka sighed but nodded. "Alright master."

"But Anakin, didn't you say she was coming on one of the landings on the other side of Coruscant?" Obi-Wan said with a discreet wink.

"No master, you must be mistaken. Ahsoka go to the library and do some research on battle tactics for future battles while me and Obi-Wan discuss important matters."

"Yes master."

"And maybe some research on Kaleesh's." Obi-Wan suggested. "Just in case you meet a bounty hunter on a mission."

"Um, alright." she replied confused before walking away.

"Master, why did you have to do that?" Anakin frowned.

"To throw Ahsoka off the scent."

"Don't you mean to have fun at my expense?" he raised an eyebrow. "I'm pretty sure just making her think I have someone like that close to me is a clear give away that it's a lie since Jedi can't form attachments. Isn't that something you told me?"

"Yes, but sometimes a lie can be hidden within a lie."

"..." he facepalmed. "You really wanted to annoy me didn't you?"

"Perhaps." He said. "But that doesn't explain why you said Grievous' real name."

"Well after hearing all that wouldn't you use that instead of just Grievous?"

"That might be, but it's been used for too long." He sighed. "But when you say it it's like you know her on a first name bases."

"Can we just focus on the plan at hand? Unless of course you want to take a quick trip to visit Asaj." smirked Anakin.

He coughed into his hand. "Um...yeah let's just do that."

'Payback.' He thought with a smirk.

(Later)

Palpatine looked over his work while trying to stay calm. Recently he had tried setting up peaceful negotiations to try and instill the Nar Shaddaa planet for the federation since while it was rather crude, it was a good form of shipping the Hutts had been doing for decades. It could have been easy if the person they talked to was as sleazy as he thought, but even with the idea of precious resources they could claim from any federation property they denied it and claimed joining the republic would put a target on their backs. Especially if their Gank assassins were to be used, since they are one of the most feared and blood hungry species in the galaxy and the Hutts would rather keep them secret then allow the public to find out about their ties to them.

To say the least, he was mad was an understatement.

'Now I won't be able to keep a close on them and ensure they don't try anything against my plans.' He thought before getting a transmission from Senator Padme.

"Chancellor Palpatine, I have an important message for you."

"What is it my dear?" He said while trying not to sound angry.

"The council has been called for an important meeting."

He groaned. "Right now?"

"Yes, and it's really important."

"Very well, I shall be there momentarily." He said as the transmission turned off. "Wretched woman."

He got up and growled before another transmission from Dooku appeared.

"Master, there is urgent news involving one of the droid factories in the Outer Rim."

"Whatever the case is deal with it, I have urgent matters to deal with here."

"As you wish master." He said before the transmission turned off.

He grumbled while tempting to break something as he walked out of the room, only to trip on a R2 droid. "Ah! W-Watch where you're going."

"Beep boo wee?" It said while turning to him and moved out of the area.

'Damn droid.' he thought getting up and walking down the hall. Only to notice that some elevators were out of service and the main stairs were under some reconstruction. "Oh for heaven's sake."

(A while of bad luck later)

-Senate building-

'I swear it's like the force itself is out to get me.' He thought while wiping some bird shit from his hair. He made sure he was as neat as he could before entering the main room that was filled with all the other representatives and walked on his platform before it hovered out into the center of them all.

But one thing went wrong, he didn't realize that something was in it, a bit of slime like water from one of the cleaning drones. And he slid on it and hit his head on the floor.

"OW!" He yelled as some of the more immature alien representatives laughed at this comedy of pain.

"Ahaha ha!"

"Nuck nuck nuck!"

"Misa laughing ahaha!"

"Zul zul grug!"

"QUIET!" he yelled out, surprising them. "Can't you fools see I'm not in the mood for your insolent laughing!"

Silence occurred as they looked at each other and felt like they heard another person besides the Chancellor.

Palpatine took a deep breath to calm down and cleared his throat. "Apologies, today has just been a busy day. Now then, I was informed this meeting was of utmost importance."

"Yes." Spoke Jar Jar. "Misa heard thata Dooku and droidas havea been attacking Kaleesa."

"Yes, at the moment the federation has a blockade making it hard for us to assist them and acquire a peace treaty."

"I see." Palpatine said while not knowing that a loose bolt broke off as some oil spilled from the ceiling. "That is grave news."

Drip, drip...SPLASH!

Oil fell onto the old man's head as laughter roared to life. He clenched his hands while shaking as he tried to keep his anger in check. But it didn't help a massive bolt hit him on the foot. "AHHHHH!"

"MISA AHAH-"

"SHUT UP YOU INSIGNIFICANT GUNGAN! JUST SHUT UP AND STAY QUIET LIKE THE WORM YOU ARE!" He yelled in rage while holding his foot as the senate went quiet and looked at each other in shock.

"Chancellor Palpatine!" gasped Padme with wide eyes.

He huffed and looked at them before growling and tried to endure the pain. "I mean, please refrain from speaking as my foot is in pain, thank you."

But the damage was done, the seeds of doubt and distrust was formed that day and it will grow and grow in the passing minutes for years to come.

"Um, yes well, about-" Padme was cut off as they saw a large hologram project in front of them all.

"Hello." Anakin said. "Honored senate."

"Anakin?" muttered Padme while the rest were just as confused as she was.

"If you're wondering why I'm here it's simple."

The senate was completely confused at this while muttering to themselves.

"To expose someone who's been tricking us all into believing he's an ally of the republic, when really he's been pulling the strings behind the entire war."

"What?!"

"That's an outrage!"

"There's no one here that's a traitor!"

"But there is and it's one you've been following for years." he looked at the chancellor. "Chancellor Palpatine, or should I call you Darth Sidious?"

The senate gasped as they all turned to the exposed Sith Lord.

"I..Is this true?" Palme said in shock and betrayal in her tone.

"Nonsense."

"Then why do you even want this war? Or even keep Dooku alive if he's a traitor to the Republic?" Anakin frowned. "And don't try to weasel yourself out of this one, we have data on all your plans and allies. All given by a special associate of ours."

"Anakin Skywalker, all of this is quite the accusation." he frowned. "Has the jedi become so desperate for an end like all of us that you would frame the man who has had the most confidence in your abilities?"

"No." he said while someone walked behind him. "But the informant saw your face, right Qymaen jai Sheela?"

Palpatine paled as he saw the general of the droid army behind the Skywalker with a dark glare in her eyes. "Anakin, are you claiming to be trusting of a federation general who has slaughtered several of your kind? You disappoint me."

"Disappointment is nothing." Spoke Grievous. "But I know the truth, the one where you ordered your apprentice to shoot my ship down! And for what? A lie! Know this, once I find you and Dooku I'll rip your hearts out of your bodies and use your skulls as chalices!"

"Anakin, I'm surprised." spoke Padme. "If you have evidence that's one thing, but if this is a theory with nothing to back it up, then this is no way to act in front of the senate."

Anakin sighed as the rest of the Jedi council walked up behind him. "If you don't want my word, try the entire council instead."

"What he says is the truth. The data shown was not tampered with in any way and I can safely say that all the facts add up. In fact, why don't we let you all watch and decide for yourselves?" suggested Obi-Wan.

The senate then saw the entire video from start to finish before the data from Grievous appeared shocking them greatly. And all the while Palpatine was sweating like mad.

'This is insane! I can't believe my cover is blown!' he thought with a frown before the platform he was on moved back down as he turn and made a run for the doors, but when they opened he saw numerous guards and clones outside with their blasters pointed at him.

"Don't move sith scum."

He was about to start using his powers but a large metal beam broke off and crashed on his head knocking him out cold.

"Men, cuff him and make sure he's put in a cell with no way out." ordered Rex. "And make sure there's plenty of men on watch, if he makes one wrong move I want this place on lockdown."

"Yes sir!"

"And gag his mouth and restrain his arms him as well. I don't need any of my men getting controlled or worse."

"Yes sir!" They said before cuffing and gagging him before dragging him away.

(Later)

"Phew, that was tough." sighed Anakin sitting down. "I thought I was going to get exposed and sent to a cell for that one."

"What was truly surprising is how you managed to get her here without suspicion." remarked Obi-Wan looking at Grievous who stood there as they were in the council room.

"It was simple, but it nearly killed me."

"He asked me to put a cloak on me and say that I was his aunt at the docks." Said cyborg growled. "A humiliating trick for a warrior."

"And she nearly cut my head off for that one."

"Enough talk." she walked up to him. "Grab your ship, we're going."

"Alright." He said. "But what planet are we going exactly?"

"My homeworld you fool." she put her cloak back on. "And prepare yourself, because if I win, your lightsaber will go with the rest."

"And if I win you stick with the truce."

"Meh, that's a weak claim." She scoffed as they walked out of the council room.

"Then a warrior's death then. Better?"

"Yes." She said while wheezing.

"And are you sure you don't want to get a look over? It wouldn't be fair if you're coughing in the middle of the fight."

"I don't need help from a Jedi." She scoffed.

"And yet you're working with one now." remarked Obi-Wan with a chuckle as he walked out of the room.

She glared. "It's temporary, and once this is done it's either a warrior's death or the obtaining of his lightsabers."

"Or you could try living and then live like a warrior on your own accord." Anakin suggested.

"Bah, enough talk, let's just go."

(Later)

-Kalee, unknown forest area-

"It's just over this ridge, don't fall behind."

Anakin frowned while walking next to her while trying to stand the blistering sun. 'Not Naboo but still hot as hell.'

Grievous moved through the bushes and down the ridge until they made it to their destination. "Here it is."

He looked and saw a large field with no trees and rocks. "This is it? A large field?"

"Yes. Nothing to bother us or get in the way for our battle."

"Even if you did run away the last few times."

"Tactical retreats." She growled before walking to the other side of the field. "But say goodbye to your life Jedi."

"Mmm, no, but let the best fighter win Qymaen jai Sheela." he pulled his lightsaber out as she pulled out four of them and stood ready in front of her.

"Same with you Skywalker." She said before spinning her lightsabers around and ran towards Anakin.

He brought his weapon up and started parrying attacks from her while moving his body around any swings from the extras, although barely. Each strike felt like it was trying to cut through the lightsabers like butter.

She laughed while holding his saber down with two of her own and thrusted the other two towards his chest.

But he dodged the two sabers before parrying the other two around and started to counter attack. He jumped up and brought his blade down on the top two she had before swinging his foot and meeting against the side of her mask.

"Gah!" She groaned while stumbling a little.

"Care to give up yet?"

"Never Jedi scum!" She growled while running towards him and kicked him. She jumped up with all four blades and brought them down towards his face.

Anakin rolled before slashing her left arm. It fell off while he held his hand out and propelled her back using the force.

She growled in rage before spinning the other arms faster than before as the ground started to light as she ran towards Anakin and started to slash from all directions and use her legs for momentum.

He stumbled back while trying not to let her blades get too close as they pushed against his own. He then got an idea as he pushed one blade back and ducked the others before using the force to push her away as he force jumped towards her and latched onto her back.

"Get off me you scum!" she growled moving about to try and shake him off.

Anakin hung on before slashing his lightsaber into a spot in her back, which he hoped was where the access point between joint movement and the brain was. Instantly she froze up and he smirked. "Bingo."

"Damn...you…" she said while unable to move anything.

"Looks like I win." Anakin said while getting off her back.

She glared. "It's not over until one of us is dead."

"Well considering you can't move, I've technically won, and I don't feel the need to end you."

"You can't just leave without killing me! Where is that warrior honor you Jedi so value?!"

"It's not that." He said while grabbing her discarded arm. "It's that I kill to protect myself, and the Jedi don't kill unless it's a last resort."

"Coward!"

He frowned at that. "I'm no coward, but in this case. Would you rather live or die from a technicality?"

"Die. I have no other use in this world. Dooku will want my head, my droid army will fall, and even if I survive all that, I will be reduced to a lowly wanted criminal running from planet to planet."

Anakin put a hand on her chin. "While yes, you might become a criminal for all the crimes you made, it's possible to be acquitted from them if you join the Republic. As for the droids, personal clones are better than those tin cans any day."

"I beg to differ." She growled.

"Well, why can't you? You're a great warrior and it would be a waste to just die."

"Death is the gateway to godhood for my species." she growled. "Once I perish, I will be free from this world and shall begin my journey anew as a goddess."

"..." he pinched his nose and used the force to pick her up. "Yeah a goddess of paralyzation, that's a great idea Qymaen jai Sheela."

"Just shut up and end my life!"

"How about no." He sighed. "Plus at this point, I'm putting off killing you so you can get stronger. Think about it, if you get stronger then maybe, just maybe I'll kill you."

She growled but slowly got the idea since it might work in her favor.

"But I'm not gonna say you won't get put in a cell for a while by the council."

"I figured that Jedi." She frowned.

"But on the bright side, you might get one of the many 'Jedi scum' as your guard." He smirked.

She growled as he carried her back to the ship.

(A while later)

Grievous growled while in a cell that kept her cuffed to the walls while really getting mad. 'If I had my lightsabers right now I would have cut myself out and slaughtered them all!'

The door opened as she saw Obi-Wan and Anakin walking in with some clones. "So what is your verdict?"

"Besides you having another week in your cell, your pardons have been approved." Obi-Wan spoke. "However, once you're free one of our Jedi will have to accompany you at all times."

"Perfect." she scoffed while rolling her eyes. "And who is the lucky fool?"

"You're looking at him." Anakin said with a groan. "But really master, why me out of anyone in the Jedi order?"

"So you two can 'bond'." he chuckled.

"Not this again."

"Bond, with him?" Grievous said with a frown. "Now I know you Jedi are insane."

Obi-Wan smirked before saying. "But Anakin, didn't you yourself say her real name when everyone else, including me, just said Grievous?"

"Master!"

"Right right, I'll just leave you two alone. Don't have too much fun." He smirked while walking away. "Oh and make sure you don't try anything with the force. It's not suppose to be used that way."

"I will end you!" yelled Grievous struggling in her binds.

"You and me both." Anakin groaned while looking at her. "But calm down, I'm not going to do anything of the sort." 'Even I couldn't.'

"Spare me Jedi! Once I get out of here I'm going to rip your head off!"

"Just calm down Qymaen jai Sheela!" He yelled while accidentally using the force.

She felt the force around her throat and made her gasp and go silent.

"Oh shit!" He said with wide eyes before releasing her from the force choke. "I swear I didn't meant to that, honestly."

"Ah….ah….ah…" she gasped while glaring. "You...acted like Dooku….that time...Jedi…"

"I'm serious, that was a complete accident."

Grievous frowned at that. "Likely story."

"I'm serious, it was an accident Qymaen jai Sheela."

"Call me Grievous, it's who I am." she replied looking away.

"That's what everyone else who didn't know your past calls you." Anakin said with a sigh. "But to me, it's Qymaen jai Sheela."

'I wish you would just stop.' She thought with a grumble.

"But look on the bright side, you might find it's an enjoyable experience." 'Even if I can't stand it either.'

'Doubt it.' She thought while seeing Anakin looking at her. "What?"

"Oh just wondering what to use for the new parts." He said while thinking of parts that might or might not work on the cyborg.

"Just leave me alone so I can rest."

"Can't, I have to stay with you twenty four hours a day." He said while taking a seat near the other end of the room. "But I'll let you rest Qymaen jai Sheela."

She groaned while wishing she had died that day. 'I can only wonder what that bastard Dooku's expression is after the news came out.'

(With Dooku)

Said Sith was busy with trying to hold the entire Separatist operations in check as some droids decided to talk.

"Count Dooku sir?"

"What is it?"

"Well….Chancellor Palpatine has been captured and jailed." It said nervously. "And he's scheduled for execution in ten days."

"What?!" he stood up in shock. "This...that's impossible!"

"But it's true. Apparently General Grievous gave information to the Jedi and she and a few rogue droids have sided with them."

He scowled and slammed his fist on the desk. "Then gather the droids and have a fleet ready! I'm going to make sure she suffers greatly for this treachery."

"Roger roger." It said before walking out of the room. "Oh and apparently she took half the fleet with her."

The last thing the droid saw was red before going offline.

'Grievous shall pay for this! This I swear!'