(Note, things are changed for variety)

4

An army of clones marched on the Jedi temple, led by Darth Vader himself.

Back on Utapu, the battle raged. Explosions dominated the hole-in-the-ground city, as Sonic made his way to Commander Cody. "Commander, move your troops to the upper levels!"

"Yes sir! And sir, you may be needing this," He handed Sonic his lost lightsaber. "Thank you Cody. Now get moving, we have a battle to win here!" Sonic ran off.

Cody put his helmet back on, and answered a ringing fone. Eggman appeared on the other side. "Commander Cody, the time has come. Execute order 66."

"Yes my lord."

As Sonic was running along a wall, the clones fired a tank at him, blasting him off, and sending him to the depths below.

And soon this call spread across the galaxy. On an ice World, Big the Cat led a charge on a bridge, but was shot down, his large bulk providing too much of a target to miss.

On Felucia, as Rouge the Bat was leading a group of clones, she was shot from behind, not evening pulling her lightsaber out.

As several fighters were in the air, Vector the Crocodile was shot down, crashing and burning.

On speeder bikes, Cream the Rabbit was obliterated.

On Kasshyyk, Knuckles buckeled over as he felt the dark side overpowering the light. But, when two clones approached behind him, he flipped around and decapitated them both. His wookie friends saw what was going on, and quickly ushered him away.

On corusuant, the battle of the Jedi temple was raging. Vader struck down several Jedi, and was approached by a maddened senator Thorndyke. "Shadow, Shadow what are you doing?" Vader stared at him a moment, then decapitated him without a thought.

He walked into a training room, where several kids approached him. "Master Shadow, they're too many of them! What're we going to do?" Vader stared at them, ignited his lightsaber, and slashed it through the nearest one.

Amy sat watching the burning temple from her apartment, and C-3PO approached her. "The Chancellor's office indicates master Shadow had returned to the Jedi temple. Don't worry; I'm sure he'll be alright." He walked away.

Amy stood there a moment, and began Sobbing..

Senator Organna arrived at the temple (In a classic 50s lightning bird) and approached several cone troopers. "What's going on here?"

"There's been a situation. Sir; you'd best go."

"And so I shall." As he turned to leave, he saw a young Jedi appear and begin to cut down the clone troopers, but eventually he failed and was shot himself. The senator yelled "No!" but the clones pointed their guns at him. He quickly sped off, allowing the clones to ignore him.

On Kasshyyk, his wookie friends has smuggled Knuckles to a small pod. He looked back and thanked them. "Goodbye Tarful. Goodbye, Chewbacca."

Chewy howled.

"I will miss you." He climbed into the small pod, and blasted off, into the night.

On Utapu, Several clones were speaking. "Did you find Sonic?"

"Sir, no one could have survived that fall!"

Ironically, Sonic was hiding behind a box, right next to them, once they moved on, he snuck out. He came to a small ship, hopped in, and flew away.

As he was going off, a hologram appeared before him. "Senator Organna! My Clone troops turned on me, I need help!"

"We've just rescued master Knuckles, it appears this ambush has happened everywhere. We're sending you our coordinates."

Back on Corusuant, Shadow arrived to meet Amy, and embraced her. "I heard there was an attack on Jedi temple! I could see the smoke from here!" Amy said, breathless, "Are you all right? What's happening?"

"I'm Fine. The Jedi are attempting to take control of the republic."

"I…I can't believe that."

"I saw master Tails attempt to assassinate the Chancellor myself."

"Well…Shadow what are you going to do?"

Shadow turned his back to her, brooding. "I will not betray the Republic. My loyalties lie with the Chancellor, and with the senate, and with you."

"What about Sonic?"

"I don't know. When all the Jedi have been killed, we can only hope he remains loyal to the Chancellor."

"Shadow I'm afraid."

"Don't be. The Chancellor has given me a very important mission. The separatist leaders have gathered in the Mustafar system. I'm going there now, to end this war. Wait for me, until I return."

He climbed into his Jedi fighter, and blasted off.

Sonic rendezvoused with Organna and Knuckles. "How many other Jedi have survived?" he asked.

"We have heard from no one," Knuckles responded.

"Thousands of troops attacked the Jedi temple. We found a coded message, telling all surviving Jedi to meet there."

"Well, then we must go back," Sonic said. "If there are any stragglers, we must warn them!"

Knuckles interjected, "Do you suggest going back and dismantling the coded signal? I agree."

On the lava world, Mustafar, the separatist leaders were gathered around a hologram of Eggman. "The plan has gone accordingly, my lord." Gunray said.

"Very well. When my new apprentice, Darth Vader arrives, he will…take care, of you." The hologram dissipated.

The ship with the two remaining Jedi approached Corusuant, and Senator Organna was called to a special session of Congress. "I will be there."

"You will be expected," said the messenger.

"If this is a special session of congress, it will be easier for us to penetrate the Jedi temple," Knuckles said.

Darth Vader arrived on Mustafar, and powerfully walked into the leaders' room. "Ahh, lord Vader, we've been expecting you."

Vader locked all of the doors with the force.

Sonic and Knuckles arrived at the Jedi temple, and quickly dispatched the clone guards there. They made their way inside.

In Congress, Eggman was making a speech. Organna sat down beside Amy. "What's happening?"

"The Chancellor has been elaborating on a plot by the Jedi to take over the senate."

"The remaining Jedi will be hunted down, and defeated!" Eggman said, as The crowd applauded.

Sonic and Knuckles made their way into the Jedi temple. They happened across a mess of youngling bodies.

"This…padawan was not killed by the clones," Knuckles observed. "He was struck down by a light saber."

Sonic examined the body. "Who? Who could've done this?"
At that very moment, Darth Vader was cutting down the Separatist leaders, ending the pointless war he served in.

In congress, the Chancellor spoke. "The attempt on my life my left me scarred and deformed. But I assure you: My resolve has never been stronger!" The crowd cheered.

Darth Vader swung widely, cutting them in twos, threes, fours, he would not let up! Several begged for their lives, but were ultimately destroyed. One escaped into another room, but before Vader walked into it, he made one last survey on the previous one.

"For Reasons of Security, and continued stability, the republic will be reorganized into THE FIRST GALATIC EMPIRE!" The crowd went wild.

Amy muttered to Organna, "So this is how Liberty dies: with thunderous applause."

Vader appeared before Gunray. "The war is over! Lord Sidous promised us Peace! He said-" Vader cut him down.

"There, I've recalibrated the message, warning any survivors to stay away."

"It will take the clones a long time to discover the re-calibration."

"Of course." As they were walking out, Sonic noticed a Security tape. "Excuse me master, there is something I must know." He walked to the console, and flipped it on. And what he saw horrified him.

Shadow-his apprentice, his brother, and his friend, was killing Jedi, even the younglings. He was kneeling before Eggman and swearing his allegiance to him.

"I…can't believe this! I can't watch any more!" He turned to Knuckles.

"We must destroy the Sith," the red ecidna said.

"Fine, but send me to kill the emperor, I cannot kill Shadow!"

"No; Eggman is too powerful for you to handle."

"But…He's like a brother to me!"

"The boy you trained, is gone. He has been consumed by the dark side, by Darth Vader."

"…I don't know where the emperor has sent him, I don't know where to look."

"Use your feelings Sonic, and you will find him."

Sonic went to Amy's apartment.

"When was the last time you saw him?"

"Yesterday."

"Do you know where he was going?"

"No."

"Please Amy, he's in grave danger."

"From the Sith?"

"From himself. Amy…he has turned to the darkside."

"How? How can you say that?"
"I've…I've seen things, Amy, horrible things. Dead Younglings, Things unspeakable!"

"How do you know it was him?"

"I just do. The Chancellor is behind everything, including the war. Robotnik is the Sith lord we've been looking for. After the death of count Espio Shadow became his new apprentice."

Amy sat down, clearly distruat. "I don't believe you." Sonic sat down next to her. "Amy, I need to find him."

"You're going to kill him, aren't you?"

Sonic just stared at her. Finally, he said, "…He's the father, isn't he?" Amy was simply silent. "I'm so sorry." Sonic climbed in a ship and flew off.

Later, Amy was climbing into her own ship, and a pilot ran next to her. "M'lady, let me come with you."

"No it's okay, the fighting's over, and 3PO will look after me." They climbed into the cockpit, where 3PO took the controls.

However, Sonic had stowed beneath, and hid in a closet.

TO BE CONCLUDED!