"He won't give me an answer, Master," Ventress knelt before the life-size image of Dooku.
"He knows, he must. My master is in grave danger as long as this clone lives. Kill him," Dooku growled.
"As you wish, master," Ventress bowed her head, stood and swept out of the room. She shivered, realizing that if this clone got away from her, everything she had fought for would be for nothing. What he knew could not get into Jedi hands.
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"Rex, have some of your men stay here, and then follow us with the rest of your men," Obi-wan nodded to the clone before racing down a hallway.
"Something doesn't feel right," Anakin fell into step with Obi-wan as they cut their way to the detention area.
"No, it does not. Why would they keep him alive for so long?"
"Before Palpatine sent him to Dantooine, he mentioned something about a Sith Lord," Rex called as he followed close behind.
"Really? He mentioned it on the holocube he sent me. He said that the Sith Lord we had been hunting may be closer than we think," Obi-wan was now confused. What did Cody know about this Sith Lord?
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"It seems that your friends will not get here in time," Ventress picked up the remote as she entered the cell. Cody looked up, his face set. "It was so nice to talk with you, but now I have other people who I need to catch up with, so I'm going to let you go."
Cody's eyes grew wide," What? Just like that?"
Ventress smiled coyly,"After you're dead."
"I'm going to have to disagree," A voice answered from behind her. She spun around, her lightsabers out and hissing as she faced Obi-wan, Anakin and Ahsoka. Cody could see Rex out in the hall with some of his squad, fighting off droids.
"You're too late!" Ventress screeched as she hit a button on the remote. Cody groaned as electricity coursed through his body. Black began to fill his vision. He could last much longer. Suddenly, the electricity quite and he fell to the ground. He heard the clash of lightsabers. He looked up.
Obi-wan and Anakin had driven Ventress out into the hall and were trading blows with her. Ahsoka knelt down next to him, "You okay?"
"Yeah, but we need to go, now." Cody pulled himself up, his legs shaking as he stood.