Star Wars: AU
Summary: Gunray is trailed by the Republic. The new interim chancellor is Bail Organa.
The Jedi were wrong, Gunray isn't the highest commander of the Separtist army, but who is?
Disclaimer: I don't own SW.
Chapter 2:
Two senate guards, dressed in expensive blue armour escorted a frightened neimoidian into the senate hall, where he would stand trial. The neimoidian hesitated when they reached the entrance and one of the senate guards violently pushed him onto the platform.
Gunray shouted and almost fell as he bumped into the platform's railing. One of the guards went over to the control panel next to the entrance and the platform was sent into the middle of the senate hall. The senators of the many systems of the Republic all let out cries and whispered to each other when they saw Gunray.
Bail Organa and Obi-wan Kenobi were standing on a larger platform, up in the sky a little bit higher. Chancellor Organa spread out his arms, attracting the attention of the senate. 'Senators, today we decide the faith of the individual in the midst of us. We will judge him in a democratic way, voting if he deserves the penalty of death or some kind of other sentence.'
The Chancellor said.
Senators in several platforms immediately started to shout and cry out accusations. 'Order!' yelled Organa and it went back to whispers a few seconds later. 'Those in favour of the death penalty, raise your arm.' Organa said. Some senators hesitated in what to do, but the majority of the senators raised their arm up.
'Death sentence to be carried out two weeks from now. Dismissed.' Organa said. Gunray muttered something as his platform floated back to the entrance. The two guards grabbed the neimoidian by his clothing and dragged him away. Organa gave Obi-wan a look and the Jedi nodded.
After the meeting, Anakin met up with his pregnant wife Padmé and was forced to leave her after a few minutes of conversation when Obi-wan came into the room, not even surprised to see Anakin with his wife and told him that the council had summoned him for a meeting.
Somewhere in the Outer rim a couple of days later,
'Viceroy Gunray has been executed, commander.' Said a battle droid that marched into a dark room. A figure in dark robes turned around and let her hood slide of her head. The face of Asajj Ventress was revealed. 'Good, summon the remaining Separtist leaders. I'm taking over.' Ventress said and the droid marched out of the room.
Coruscant, the Jedi council,
Anakin had been chosen as a member of the council, acquiring the same status as his former master within the order. Suddenly, Barris Offee barged into the room, out of breath. 'The separatists have conquered Donadus! Our defences were overwhelmed in a day!' shouted the Jedi knight, informing the Jedi of the situation.
Mace Windu raised an eyebrow. 'Donadus? What could that be worth to them?' he asked no one in particular. 'Not far from Coruscant, Donadus is. A plan to conquer Coruscant, I sense.' Yoda said. Plo Koon nodded. 'I think Yoda is right. The planet holds great tactical potential. It's of vital importance that we conquer it back.' The Jedi master said.
'How large was the Separtist force present on Donadus?' Anakin asked. Offee shook her head. 'We're not sure, but it was easily enough to defeat the battalion of five thousand clones guarding the planet.' She said. 'Then twenty thousand clones we will send. Master Kenobi, Skywalker, Windu and Koon, command the troops into victory.' Yoda commanded.
The four named Jedi jumped up from their seats and immediately paced out of the council room. 'Offee, follow them and give them assistance when needed.' Yoda said. Offee replied by nodding and quickly followed after the Jedi who had just left.
Donadus, two days later,
Plo Koon's Jedi star-fighter dodged a salve of missiles fired by a droid Tri-fighter and fired laser bolts at the Tri-fighter. Parts flew through space as the fighter exploded in a ball of fire.
Koon steered his fighter down on the Lucrehulk class battleship below him and he was followed by twelve ARC-170 starfighters.
The thirteen fighters unleashed a flurry of bolts on the Lucrehulk, making it's engines exploded and the now uncontrollable ship crashed into another Lucrehulk. Both ships were destroyed in a huge explosions. 'Republic assault ships, the blockade has been destroyed. Make your way down to the planet!' Commanded Koon.
The three titanic assault ships flew down towards the planet. The few Tri-fighters and other Droid opposition left were destroyed by the humongous ship's cannons. The three ships landed shortly after and the clones on board quickly marched outside in squads of twelve. The first wave of clones was shortly followed by Kenobi, Skywalker, Offee and Windu.
The clone high commander walked towards the four Jedi generals, awaiting further orders. 'Commander, establish camp. The ships will take off and guard the sky as soon as we have a save camp set up.' Windu instructed. The clone nodded. 'Right away sir.' He said and started to give the clones he commanded orders.
Meanwhile, a battle droid scout hurried into the Separatist camp. He made his way through the ranks and marched into a large tent. 'Commander Ventress! The Republic's forces have set up came a few miles south from here.' Said the droid in his monotone voice.
Ventress nodded. 'Very good. They will be crushed as soon as our reinforcements arrive, our current force is large enough to hold them off. I will lead the battle personally.' She said.
The Republic's camp, a few hours later,
Windu looked hard at the other generals. Koon had just joined them after escorting the assault ships into space. 'I expected more resistance from the Separatists, I don't trust the current situation one bit.' Said the experienced Jedi master. 'I know what you mean. It's not like the Separatists to allow us to set up camp without any trouble.' Koon replied.
'Master Kenobi and Skywalker, scout out and try to find out what is holding the Separatists from attacking us. Only take two squads of clones with you, you don't want to attract to much attention.' Windu instructed and the two befriended Jedi nodded before leaving the tent.
They walked into the camp and commanded two squads to come with them. The two Jedi mounted speeders not long after and the clones followed their example. The group took off and soared over the grassy plains of the planet with high speed. They reached a rock formation when the Jedi generals commanded the clones to slow down and be careful.
Anakin and Obi-wan jumped off their speeders whilst the clones kept their vehicles floating behind them. Obi-wan peeked around a large rock and spotted the Separatist camp. Patrols of battle droids surrounded the tents and two enormous homing spider droids were stationed outside the camp.
'I don't think we would last more then a few minutes against these forces. There are at least ten thousand droids in there!' Whispered Anakin. Obi-wan nodded. 'I agree. We have to get back to the camp and get reinforcements.' Said the Jedi master. The group of fighters turned their speeders around, unbeknownst to them that they were being watched by a four-armed cyborg assassin.
General Grievous, or what was left of him had been reconstructed under the careful eye of Ventress. He had no more organic organs, they had gone up in flames after his battle with Obi-Wan, but his brain had been salvaged and was still working perfectly. He grinned at the idea of having a rematch with the man he hated the most: Obi-wan Kenobi.
Republic camp,
Master Kenobi and Skywalker marched into the tent, the clones with them waiting outside.
'Master Windu, the forces present are much bigger than we expected, there are at least ten thousand droids on the surface, we'll need to launch a full scale attack if we want to have any chance at winning this battle.' Reported Kenobi.
'Will we lead the battle personally?' asked Offee. Windu nodded. 'We'll provide support for our clones. Even though the force present is larger than expected, we still have the upper hand.' The dark skinned Jedi master then walked out of the tent and started to give the clones instructions for deploy.
Half an hour later, the Separatist camp,
Four AT-AT's fired their cannons at the rock formation in front of them. Blue laser bolts shot out of the weapons. The rocks splintered apart after a few explosions and revealed hundreds of battle droids, ready to defend the camp. They swarmed into formations and started to fire systematically.
Their bolts didn't have any effect on the AT-AT's thick armour though and many of the droids were shot into bits when the walkers opened fire. The droids marched backwards and eight AAT's floated forward. They fired their cannons at the AT-AT's legs and one of them collapsed quickly.
The clones controlling the walker jumped out of the burning vehicle and were gunned down by salve's of laser bolts fired by the many battle droids. The other AT-AT's were pushed back by the flurries of fire from the AAT's. Two squads of clone troopers armed with rocket launchers now ran across the retreating walkers and fired off their rockets.
The AAT's exploded in balls of fire, taking many battle droids with them as they exploded. The remaining droids marched forward while firing their blasters. The clone troopers carrying the rocket launchers fired off a few more rockets before they too were killed by bolts penetrating through their armour.
But without knowing it, the droids had marched right into a trap. The AT-AT's fired their cannons at the group below them, destroying much of it. A brave super battle droid managed to destroy another AT-AT by shooting rockets at the walker's legs. The droid screamed in it's monotone voice when the walker collapsed, right on top of him.
About three hundred droids were left over when The five Jedi and approximately eight thousand clones jumped from behind a rock formation. Lightsabers cut through the droid's thick metal hulls and bolts of laser fire caused the droids to be drilled with holes and collapse, some of them exploding and setting other droids on fire.
The battle was over in less than a minute, hundreds of lifeless droid and clone bodies left on the battleground. 'Press on!' Commanded Windu and he swung his lightsaber in the direction of the enemy encampment. The five Jedi ran towards the camp in a high pace, followed by the clone troopers armed with DC-15 rifles and the AT-AT's.
The walkers opened fire at the first few tents, trapping several battle droids inside the burning canvas, destroying them. The remaining droid opposition, consisting out of about five thousand standard-issue battle droids, eight hundred super battle droids, ten droideka's and fifty dwarf spider droids now came out of their tents and started to open fire.
'Kenobi! Koon! Take out those droideka's, Skywalker and Offee, follow me.' Commanded Windu and the five Jedi split up. Obi-wan and Plo Koon jumped through the air, using the force. The landed behind the group of ten droideka's who immediately activated their shields and opened fire from their cannons.
The two Jedi deflected the shots fired at them, seemingly with ease and pressed forward. Koon used his free hand and threw two droideka's into the air with the force. They collided in mid-air and their shields were deactivated. The Jedi master quickly rushed forwards and chopped the droideka's into pieces with a few quick lightsaber strikes.
Obi-wan ran towards the remaining eight droideka's and flipped through the air, avoiding any laser fire. The droideka's had now turned their back on Plo Koon and the Jedi master destroyed the droideka's shield generators with force. The shields were disabled and Obi-wan quickly destroyed the droideka's by swinging his lightsaber around.
The two Jedi ran in the direction of Windu, who was fighting in the middle of a group of droids, accompanied by Skywalker and Offee when their route was cut off. A figure in dark robes, wearing a hood over his head landed in front of them after a long leap.
The figure threw off his robes, revealing the frame of an IG-100 magna guard. Two other magna guards leapt and the three advanced battle droids activated their electro staffs. One of them dashed forward at Obi-wan. 'Kenobi!' warned Koon, but there was no need for it as Obi-wan jumped forward and he and the magna guard clashed weapons.
Obi-wan kicked the droid on it's hull, knocking it back. He then slashed after it, but the droid was fast enough to throw his staff down and block the attack. Meanwhile, Plo Koon was driven backwards by the two other magna guards, but the Kel Dor was never in danger of losing the battle.
One of the droids lashed out at him with his staff, which was a dear mistake as Koon jumped into the air with his orange lightsaber above his head. He slashed down, cutting right through the guard's head and straight into the chest of the droid, destroying it instantly. Koon swirled around in the air before landing back on his feet and facing the other guard.
Obi-wan was still engaged in battle with the guard, but he had gained the upper hand quickly. He stabbed at the droids hull, but it quickly jumped backwards. Obi-wan then used the Force and threw the guard through the air. It flipped through the air and landed in front of a squad of clone troopers that had just come out of a battle with a dwarf spider droid.
They opened fire at the droid and the bolts drilled through it's head and tore open it's metal hull. It collapsed to the floor and stopped to move. Kenobi turned around to see Koon still engaged with the guard. He rushed over to help his fellow Jedi but the Kel Dor finished the fight by severing the guard's arm and then stabbing through it's hull in a swift combination of strikes.
Plo Koon looked at Obi-wan, not knowing that a tall, four armed figure had appeared behind him. 'Watch out!' yelled Obi-wan. The Kel Dor master rolled down just in time to avoid being hit by the blue blade of a lightsaber. Koon lunged forward and flipped over in the air to land next to Kenobi.
The two Jedi stood next to each other and could hardly believe what they say. In front of them was the dreaded General Grievous, of who Kenobi was convinced he was dead, but the yellow eyes behind the mask were very much alive. Alive. And evil.
'How nice of you to bring your lightsabers, Master Jedi. A new blue and orange blade to add to my collection. And I'll finally get my revenge.' Said Grievous sarcastically in his dark voice and he laughed loudly. He let his three free hands reach down to his belt and clinched three other lightsabers, two green and one blue in his robotic hands.
'I've beaten you before Grievous, don't forget that. And there's two of us know.' Obi-wan said, making it clear that he had no doubt that he would win this fight. Obi-wan and Koon looked at each other shortly and then simultaneously dashed at the evil general.
Meanwhile,
Windu slashed his purple blade at a battle droid, cutting it's legs off and causing it to collapse. He then let his heavy boot come down on the droid's head, crushing it into pieces. Anakin then leapt over him and landed in the midst of three super battle droids. He stabbed the one facing him in the chest and then twisted himself around, his blade cutting through the other two droids.
Barris Offee cut down a battle droid and was about to attack another one when she was thrown on her back by a force push. She quickly jumped back up, looking around to see where the push had come from when her stomach was impaled by a crimson red blade.
She screamed out in pain as the blade was retracted. The scream had attracted the attention of Windu and Skywalker, who turned around to see Offee fall over, a wound that pierced right through her body clearly visible. Her corpse hit the floor and Asajj Ventress looked down at it, smirking evilly.
She had her two ignited red lightsabers in her hands and now looked up at Skywalker and Windu. The two Jedi got into their fighting stances. 'Ventress! We can't let you get away with this!' shouted Anakin, having to do effort to control his anger. 'Your act will not be left unpunished!' replied Windu and he gripped his purple lightsaber a little bit tighter.
Anakin lunged through the air, his lightsaber at the ready. Mace Windu followed him, running behind him closely and cutting down a battle droid in his path. Anakin came down on Ventress and landed next to her. They clashed blades and Ventress was pushed back by the ferociousness of the Jedi.
She swirled around and took a stab back, covering her slight retreat by slashing her lightsabers. Anakin blocked the attack and managed to catch her in the stomach with a flying kick. Ventress was launched through the air and landed on her back. She flipped backwards and got back up her feet.
She got into a fighting stance, but was now faced by two Jedi that were at least as skilled, if not more skilled than her, but she wasn't scared at all. She was confident enough to know that she would be able to hold these two Jedi off, buying her reinforcements enough time to reach the planet.
She looked over to her right and saw General Grievous, slashing his four lightsabers wildly at Plo Koon and Obi-wan Kenobi, she knew that he too would last long enough for her plan to be a success.
Obi-wan blocked one of Grievous' many strikes and managed to push the general's robotic wrist backwards with his strength. The lightsaber he held in that hand was flicked through the air and the general let out a cry of surprise. He replaced the fallen saber with another one, hanging from his belt all the while blocking Plo Koon and Obi-wan's vicious slashes.
He ignited the green lightsaber and laughed softly. 'My body can hold this out all day! But can your flesh bodies?' the general asked the two Jedi. He butted his head forward, catching Koon off guard. The Kel Dor was hit in his face and knocked backwards.
Grievous now viciously attacked Obi-wan striking all four of his lightsabers at the Jedi simultaneously. Obi-wan managed to block, but the strong attack threw him backwards into a battle droid. The droid was knocked over and Obi-wan tripped. He fell on his back and the frantic general leapt after him, laughing in pleasure from seeing the Jedi on his back.
Obi-wan rolled away just in time to avoid Grievous' robotic foot. It sunk deep into the soft soil of Donadus, leaving the general trapped after his own attack. Plo Koon had recovered in the mean time and now dashed at the general. He swung his blade and managed to cut off one of Grievous' arms.
The lightsaber held in the robotic hand was still activated, and the flying blade cut through a spider droid that was giving a squad of clone troopers a hard time. Grievous shouted in frustration and finally managed to pull his foot out of the soil but he was now cornered by Koon and Kenobi.
Seeing no other way to survive but to flee, Grievous folded his remaining additional arm in and turned around. He ran away with great speed, but the Jedi used to force to make themselves faster. Plo Koon took an impressive leap and landed in front of the general after flipping in mid-air.
The Kel Dor slashed at Grievous with his orange blade, but the general dodged the attack and ram his shoulder into Koon, knocking the Jedi of his feet. He stabbed down at the defenceless Jedi, but Obi-wan kicked the general in his back and knocked him away before he could strike.
The general giggled and jumped on a passing STAP. He grabbed the pilot by his head and threw him down. Now in control of the STAP, he accelerated and disappeared out of sight.
Obi-wan growled in frustration whilst helping his fellow Jedi up. Plo Koon let out a cry of pain when he got up and clinched his ribs with his free hand. 'I'm afraid I've sustained internal damage from that hit.' Said the Jedi master. Obi-wan looked around the battlefield for a few seconds before finding what he was looking for.
'Medic!' shouted the Jedi master and two clones of the medical division rushed towards the Jedi. 'Take him back to the camp, he needs treatment.' Obi-wan instructed. The two clones nodded simultaneously. 'Yes sir.' Said one of them and one of them supported the Jedi with his shoulder whilst the other provided cover fire with his blaster.
Obi-wan rushed forward, back into the battlefield. He was spotted by a group of droids that immediately fired at him. He had cut all the battle droids into pieces in just a few seconds when he encountered a hailfire tank that was rolling towards him. It fired four homing missiles at the Jedi master, who made an athletic somersault to avoid them.
Obi-wan stabbed his lightsaber into the tank's main hull, and it exploded violently, blowing Kenobi's robe off him, leaving him with just his light weight under clothing. The smoke cleared after the explosion and revealed the fight of Anakin, Windu and Ventress.
He could hardly believe what he saw, but had already rushed in before he realized it.
Ventress reacted in shock when Obi-wan's boot drilled itself into her ribcage and knocked her down.
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