Author's Note-This is the last episode in The Lure of the Dark Side: Chronicle 1-The Turning of an Era before we move onto the sequel, The Lure of the Side: Chronicle 2-The Domination of the Sith. Because I'm still writing that chronicle, though I'm quite far along in it, I may not post updates every day from now on. Every two or three days or once a week. I hope you all won't mind. I just don't want to get too caught up to what I'm writing now. A big shout out goes to the Revenge of the Sith novel by Matthew Stover. I wouldn't have been able to make this episode such a success if it wasn't for that (and the movie of course).
The Lure of the Dark Side: Chronicle 1-The Turning of an Era
Episode V: Revenge of the Sith
Dramatis Personae
Aayla Secura: Jedi Knight, Commanding General of the Republic's Grand Army (female Twi'lek)
Adi Gallia: Jedi Master (female human)
Agen Kolar: Jedi Master (male Zabrak)
Anakin Skywalker: Jedi Knight, Sith Apprentice (male human)
Antellica Grievous: Jedi Knight, Sith Apprentice (female human)
Apailana: Elected Queen of Naboo (female human)
Arabea Dod: Royal Lady of Deko Neimoidia (female neimoidian)
Arica Grievous: Head of State and Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies of the Confederacy of the Independent Systems, Sith Apprentice (female human)
Bail Organa: Senator of Alderaan (male human)
Bana Breemu: Senator of the Humbarine Sector (female human)
C-3PO: Protocol Droid
Calasia Dod: Princess of Countess of the Neimoidia System (female neimoidian)
Chi Eekway: Senator of Wroona (female Rutian Twi'lek)
Cody: Clone Commander of the Republic's Grand Army (male human-clone)
Dooku: Count of Serenno, Head of State of the Confederacy of the Independent Systems, Sith Apprentice (male human)
Fang Zar: Senator of Sern Prime (male human)
Giddean Danu: Senator of Kuat (male human)
Jar Jar Binks: Representative of Naboo (male Gungan)
Ki-Adi-Mundi: Jedi Master, Commanding General of the Republic's Grand Army (male Cerean)
Kit Fisto: Jedi Master (male Nautolan)
Leila Skywalker: Imperial Princess of the Galactic Empire, Princess of Naboo (female human)
Lott Dod: Senator of the Neimoidia system, Representative of the Trade Federation (male neimoidian)
Luke Skywalker: Imperial Prince of the Galactic Empire, Prince of Naboo (male human)
Mace Windu: Jedi Master (male human)
Mas Amedda: Vice Chair of the Senate (male Chagrian)
Mon Mothma: Senator of Chandrila (female human)
Natalyn: Jedi Youngling (female human)
Nute Gunray: Viceroy of the Trade Federation (male neimoidian)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Jedi Master, Commanding General of the Republic's Grand Army (male human)
Padme Amidala: Senator of Naboo, Dark Lady of the Sith, Empress of the Galactic Empire, Queen of Naboo (female human)
Palpatine: Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, Dark Lord of the Sith, Emperor of the Galactic Empire (male human)
Passel Argente: Magistrate of the Corporate Alliance, Senator of the Fakir Sector (male Koorivar)
Po Nudo: Head of the Hyper-Communications Cartel, Senator of Dufilvian Sector (male Ualaq Aqualish)
Poggle the Lesser: Head of the Geonosian Industries, Archduke of Geonosis (male Geonosisan)
Plo Koon: Jedi Master (male Kel Dor)
R2-D2: Astromech droid
Rebecca Davis: Senator of Naboo (female Human)
Rugor Nass: Boss of the Gungans (male Gungan)
Rune Haako: Lieutenant to the Viceroy of the Trade Federation (male neimoidian)
Saesee Tiin: Jedi Master (male Iktotchi)
San Hill: Chairman of the InterGalactic Banking Clan (male Muun)
Shu Mai: President and CEO of the Commerce Guild (female Gossam)
Sio Bibble: Governor of Naboo (male human)
Stass Allie: Jedi Master, Commanding General of the Republic's Grand Army (female human)
Terr Taneel: Senator of the Senex Sector (female human)
Tikkes: Head of the Quarren Isolation League, Senator of the Calamari Sector (male Quarren)
Wat Tambor: Foreman of the Techno Union (male Skakoan)
Yoda: Jedi Master (male unknown tridactyl species)
Chapter 1: Battle over Coruscant
Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Antellica Grievous, along with their Command Fleet of the Republic's Third Army of clones exited lightspeed outside the capital planet of Coruscant seventeen hours after leaving the outer rim world of Nelvaan. Pulling back the hyperspace lever inside her Delta-7 Aethesprite starfighter Antellica Grievous gasped at what she saw before her in space: Hundreds of thousands of Separatist Warships and starfighters were surrounding the capital planet with just as many Republic star destroyers and starfighters.
Before Antellica could observe anymore though she heard Commander Skywalker's voice over the main comline. He told the clones commanding the fleet of star destroyers to join the main battle. The rest-the starfighters of Red and Gold Group, with the exception of Red 8 (Antellica) and Red Leader (Obi-Wan)-were to stand by and wait for orders, while Antellica, Obi-Wan and himself went looking for General Grievous' Separatist Warship.
A few minutes later, after looking and destroying various Separatists ships in the their path, Antellica heard Anakin speak again over the comm.
"Master, Antellica: General Grievous' ship is directly ahead. The one that's crawling with vulture droids."
"Copy that," Antellica affirmed, looking ahead outside her cockpit with disgust at the starfighters that actually did look like metal vultures.
"Oh I see," Obi-Wan also affirmed. "Well this is going to be easy," he added in a fake cheery voice before taking on a more serious one.
"Oddball, do you copy?" he asked referring to Clone Commander Cody's pilot name.
"Copy red leader," Commander Cody affirmed.
"Mark my position. Form your squadron up behind me," Obi-Wan instructed.
"We're on your tail General Kenobi," Commander Cody affirmed. "Set S-wings into attack position," he than ordered to the rest of the squadron.
They all did so, with the feeling of preparing for battle.
"This is where the fun begins," Anakin quipped.
"Let them pass between us," Obi-Wan ordered, referring to the Separatists droids.
They than entered the main battle. Almost at once a lot of the squadron was lost either being shoot out of the sky or crashing into something.
"They're all over me," a clone pilot suddenly said over the main comline. "Get them off my-"
Its unfinished sentence was abruptly cut off by static.
Antellica looked back to see its starfighter being surrounded and destroyed by buzz droids.
"I'm gonna go help him out," Anakin said and made to go back and help the clone but Obi-Wan stopped him. "No, no. They are doing their job, we must do ours."
More and more of their squadron were lost as they continued on.
Suddenly Antellica's droid, R4-NC, started beeping a warning. When she looked down at the screen she saw it read, "Missiles." Anakin announced the same just as she was reading it and urged them to pull up. Instead Antellica opted to dodge them. She saw that Obi-Wan and Anakin did the same.
"They over shoot us," Obi-Wan announced.
"They're coming around," Anakin calmly added and indeed when Antellica looked around she saw the four missiles now following closely behind them.
"All right R4. No, no, no. Nothing too fancy," Obi-Wan was saying to his droid.
"Serge all powers units R2, standby to reverse thrusters," Anakin was saying to his droid and when Antellica looked over at his starfighters across from Obi-Wan's she saw his ship suddenly spin around as if out of control. But she knew it wasn't. The two missiles that were following close behind Anakin suddenly exploded in mid air. Antellica gave a slight smile inside her cockpit. What couldn't Anakin do?
The other two missiles however were still following them. Struck with a sudden idea Antellica flew way ahead of them.
"Get out of the way of those missiles both of you," she commanded.
"Antellica, what are you-" Obi-Wan started but she cut him off.
"I said get out of the way." Flying back over next to them she bumped both of their starfighters out of the way so the missiles were following her, and her alone.
"Antellica, what do you think you're doing?" Obi-Wan exclaimed in surprise while Anakin was barking, "I demand an explanation for this young one! Come back here at once! You don't know what you're doing!"
Antellica smirked inside her cockpit. "I think not Skywalker."
Setting her sights ahead on a large Separatists Warship as Anakin continued to bark for her to come back, she flew towards it with the missiles hot on her tail. Just when it looked like she was about to crash into the large ship she swerved sharply to the right. The explosion behind her gave her assurance that her plan had worked. The missiles had crashed into the Separatists ship and not her. She smirked with satisfaction as she went back to join Anakin and Obi-Wan.
"Well done Antellica," Obi-Wan praised. "Well done."
"Thank you Obi-Wan," she said with a hint of arrogance.
"Well done! WELL DONE!" Anakin roared angrily. "What exactly do you mean by well done Obi-Wan! That was extremely reckless of you Antellica! Don't ever do something like that again. Do you hear me?"
Antellica choose to ignore him so he repeated himself. "I said do you hear me? I ask a question little girl and I expect an answer."
"Oh shut up Anakin. I will not be bossed around by you."
"Enough arguing you two," Obi-Wan cut in before Anakin could respond.
Suddenly a cloud of melon-sized metal spheres was flown into their path. Antellica flew out of the way, flying above Obi-Wan and going over to the other side of Anakin's ship. Anakin swerved out of the way as well but Obi-Wan wasn't so fortunate. About ten or fifteen of them landed on his ship.
"I'm hit," he said. "Anakin? Antellica go on."
"I see them," Anakin affirmed. "Buzz droids. Antellica go on, we'll catch up to you."
"Hell no," Antellica said, appalled at the mere thought and flew back over to the side of Obi-Wan. Looking over Antellica noticed that while a few of the buzz droids attached themselves to Obi-Wan's ship others were going over to Obi-Wan's R4 droid.
"R4, be careful," Obi-Wan warned, "You have a-"
But it was too late. The droids had already taken the lid off his R4 unit, destroying it. The lid flew off into the winds of space.
"Oh dear," Obi-Wan muttered softly.
The rest of the droids were now going about his ship destroying everything on the hull with their cutters and other tools of vandalism.
"They're shutting down all the controls," Obi-Wan was saying.
"Move to the right so I can get a clear shot at them," Anakin said.
"What?" Antellica asked not believing what she was hearing.
"No, the mission. Get to the command ship. Get the Chancellor," Obi-Wan commanded. "I'm running out of tricks here."
To Antellica's astonishment Anakin began defiantly firing at Obi-Wan's ship anyway. A few of the buzz droids were destroyed but so was the side wing to Obi-Wan's ship.
"What in the name of-" Obi-Wan yelled. "Hold your fire. You're not helping anything."
"I agree bad idea," Anakin said.
The remaining buzz droids continued their attack on Obi-Wan's ship, clouding up his cockpit window.
"I can't see a thing," Obi-Wan said. "My cockpit's fogging. They're all over me!"
Anakin than began bumping his ship with Obi-Wan's. A few of the droids were knocked off but not many.
"Move to the right," Anakin commanded again.
"Hang on Anakin, you're going to get us both killed."
Anakin continued to bump Obi-Wan's ship though, knocking off a few more droids.
"Get out of here! Both of you!" Obi-Wan commanded. "There's nothing more you can do."
"We're not leaving without you Master," Anakin said.
There was only one buzz droid left on Obi-Wan's ship and so Anakin bumped it once more. The droid didn't fall off but merely climbed from Obi-Wan's ship to Anakin's, heading towards R2.
"Get 'em R2," Anakin encouraged.
The buzz droid made to lift R2's lid off but R2 extended some type of mechanical firing device, zapping it with electricity.
"Watch out," Anakin calmly warned for after the buzz droid was knocked briefly down it got up ready to fight again.
"R2, hit the buzz droid straight in the eye," Obi-Wan advised.
R2 beeped an acknowledgment and did so with the electricity. It fell to the hull destroyed. R2 beeped victoriously.
"Yeah you got him," Anakin praised.
"Great R2," Obi-Wan also praised.
Antellica choose to remain silent.
They flew ahead a few feet, finding themselves now a few meters from General Grievous' command ship.
"The General's command ship is dead ahead," Anakin commented.
"Well have you noticed the shield's still up!" Antellica spat.
"Sorry Antellica," Anakin said sarcastically. He than fired at the shield with torpedoes, destroying it. However when it did so the doors to the command ship than began to close rather rapidly. They wouldn't make it of they didn't hurry.
"Oh I have a bad feeling about this," Obi-Wan moaned.
They did make it inside though just as the doors closed.
As soon as she landed Antellica jumped out of her starfighter, activated her orange lightsaber and began slicing down the droids in the hangerbay. Anakin and Obi-Wan did the same, while R2 simply rolled around beeping in confusion.
"R2, locate the Chancellor," Obi-Wan yelled while still slicing down droids.
Once all the droids were destroyed a few moments later the three Jedi deactivated their lightsabers and joined R2 over at a control panel not far to their left. R2 beeped and showed a diagram of the ship.
"The Chancellor's signal is coming from right there," Obi-Wan pointed to a room a few floors above where they were, the main hangerbay. "The observation platform at the top of that spire."
"That's in the General's quarters," Antellica commented. "It's only a few floors above."
Obi-Wan nodded.
"I sense Count Dooku," Anakin said abruptly.
"I sense a trap," Obi-Wan agreed.
"Next move?" Anakin asked with a smirk though they all knew the answer. Spending five months together in the Outer Rim would do that to anyone.
"Spring the trap," Obi-Wan and Antellica said together.
They were just heading towards a nearby hallway when R2 suddenly beeped following them. They all turned around.
"R2 go back," Anakin commanded. "I need you to watch the ship."
Obi-Wan took a comlink out of his pocket. "Here," he said throwing it at the droid. "Take this and wait for orders."
R2 beeped an affirmative before they ran off.