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Anakin and Ahsoka had packed up their gear and taken down the bases. The body of Mark had been loaded into the ship and stored in the freezer. Ahsoka had watched, detached from her surroundings, how the process was carried out.
Anakin walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "Hey Snips." Ahsoka looked up and gave a small smile. "Hey Master, the clones are finished. I guess we go home now." Anakin nodded and lead the way onto the ships bridge. "Take us home Admiral."
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Darth Severous knelt before his Master, his breathing labored from the harsh punishment he had been dealt. "You failed in your objective apprentice." Bane unleashed a barrage of lightning straight at Severous' chest. Severous screamed as the lightning slowly burnt him from the inside. His body writhing and bucking, trying unsuccessfully to get away from the pain. His throat burned from the screaming and his body felt like it was on fire.
The torment stopped suddenly, Bane used the force to throw Severous onto his back. He walked forward and slowly pressed his foot down on Severous' left hand. Severous stifled a gasp of agony as his bones creaked under the unatural pressure. "You failed in a simple task. The Jedi have left, your objective with it. You killed the wrong Jedi you idiot, now Skywalker has gone back to the temple."
Severous struggled under the scrutiny of Bane, and sucked in breath as Bane pressed down harder. "Master, I don't understand, you sent me to that base. It was not my choice, how was I supposed get to Skywalker if you wouldn't let me." Bane sneered at Severous, then sent more lightning into his already shaking form.
"You dare challenge me, you forget your place apprentice. Do not try and undermine me, you will fall short." Bane lifted his hand and threw Severous several feet away. Severous pulled his shaking arms under him, and pushed himself up onto his knees.
"Forgive my arrogance Master, I did not intend for my failure to reflect on you." Severous stayed on his knees and waited for Bane to stand in front of him. "You are forgiven, but do not make a repeat of this incidence. I will not take lightly to my protege making a fool out of me. Rise apprentice, we must make haste. The Jedi will head to Coruscant, we must head home to. I believe the final attack shall happen soon."
Severous bowed in his kneeling position, and waited for Bane to turn his back before standing and following the retreating form.
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The dark room was illuminated by the orange flames licking at the body it encompased. The Jedi present had their hoods up and stared at the burning form in front of them. The flames flickered lazily around the body, slowly engulfing the still form.
The Jedi bowed in respect, some drifting away, others closer to the burning vessel in heart, moved closer. Master Yoda had his ears drooped down in sadness. He turned and looked at Mace, noticed the stoic expression never faltering as the body continued to burn.
The war had made him hard, it had that effect on everyone. To many have fallen he thought to himself. Lastly Anakin, Ahsoka, Mace and himself left the glowing chambers, leaving only the close friends to deal with their grief.
"This war has gone on long enough, the jedi are suffering the most at the expense of this war. And with our lead strategists and Negotiators dead or dying..." Anakin trailed off, remembering Obi wan being the pivotal part in both those fields.
Mace and Yoda sighed, truer words could not have been spoken. "We know Anakin, trust me we know." Anakin's shoulders dropped, mumbling something under his breath, he looked back up at Mace.
"Those Sith are becoming powerful, these attacks are aimed at us, to eliminate us. But there was something familiar on that planet, more like someone. The presence felt like something I know, but I can't place it. It's so frustrating."
Anakin huffed out the last words. Mace seemed intrigued at Skywalker's words. "It was probably a mental brush with a familiar force presence." Anakin nodded, then turned away. "Oh and Anakin, be mindful of your feelings. In this time of darkness, we cannot let our thoughts betray us."
Finished with his message, Mace turned around, followed by Master Yoda, and walked calmly down the empty corridor. Anakin just huffed again then turned to Ahsoka. "It's alright Master, I miss him too." Anakin let out a soft chuckle. "Oh Ahsoka, I miss him more than you could know."
Ahsoka smiled, then followed her Master to their quarters.
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Severous knelt in the dusty carverns deep within Korribun's surface. Bane paced back and forth, occasionally casting a glance at his apprentice. Severous looked up, and watched his brooding Master. "Plans are changing my apprentice. We cannot keep hitting on a small scale, we must aim bigger. Take the fight to the Jedi, force their hand."
Severous thought for a moment, before a wicked grin slowly appeared on his features. "My Master, may I suggest a direct attack on what the Jedi hold most dear, why not attack their home." Bane stopped mid stride. "That would be foolhard Severous, that is the Jedi's high ground. It would be foolish to strike at a disadvantage."
Severous continued to smile. "But Master, the Jedi will not be expecting it. Will that not be to our advantage?" Bane was about to reply, when he thought the answer over. "You could have a point their apprentice. Come, if that will be our plan of attack, then we must hasten, our time of opportunity grows less. Gather the others, tell them to meet in the main cavern." Severous stood, bowed to his Master, then turned on his heel, cloak fluttering after him.
An hour later the gathered Sith lords stood around a rough table like slab. "My brethren, we come together to formulate a plan of attack. My apprentice has put forth a plan, to strike at the heart of the Jedi. He will explain his, theories, then we will decide on the teams."
Severous bowed in aknowledgement. "The Jedi temple has multiple levels, the easiest to get through undetected would be the top ventilation shafts. There is a glitch in the shielding, it should be easy to bypass. Once in, we would need to travel through the ducts leading to the room of A Thousand fountains. Jump down when the coast is clear. There you would activate these." Severous held out a pair of spheres. "These will hide your presence and mask your attire. Once through the room, a quick left would find you outside the med centre. An easy task, simply pour a bit of this into the bacta supply, it will contaminate the whole batch, the Jedi won't even know it."
Severous glanced around the room, making sure he still had their attention. "Simple task done, next we would hit the power cores. The team should split up, one for each of the cores, explosives will cause enough of a distraction. Once that is done, you would then move to your primary targets. The first person, would target the air ventilation system, planting a virus is easy, you can't mess it up. The second person would then head to the archives, activating the virus in this."
Severous pulled out a small microchip. "This has a virus which would erase the entire archives database, cause quite a bit of chaos. By then the vents should be circulating the poison through the air, undetectable if done right. Getting out is the harder part."
Bane nodded, his apprentice's plan sounded complicated, but achievable. "The temple will be on lock down, you would have to move through the main foyer, the gates would be shut. No one would get in or out. Following the mainstream of Jedi, all you have to do is turn at the first staircase you see. The stairs lead up to the South turbolift, from there it gets tricky.
The Sentinels will be on guard, you'll have to slip past, quietly. You'll find yourself outside the main hangar area. It's code protected..." Sidious laughed. "And how would we get in if we don't know the code Severous, hmm didn't think far enough did you?" Before Severous could reply, Bane cut in. "I must agree with Sidious, how would we gain access." Severous though hard. "I know the code, its 3115664." The Sith quietened immediately, Bane almost stuttered. "How do you know?" Severous shrugged. "I don't know, it just came to me, must be a thing the Jedi slip during my captivity."
The Sith visibly relaxed. "Once we in the hangar, procuring a ship will be easy, all you do then is take off and leave, all without being seen of course." Bane smiled, his apprentice was gifted that was for sure. "Very well, Phobos, Kadyck, you two will go. Decide who gets which task. But leave immediately." The Sith in Question bowed and took their leave.
The remaining Sith disembarked, leaving Severous alone to his thoughts. His ability to recall the code had frightened his Master, Why? Is his memory returning a bad thing. Severous hated these random memories, they sprung up from nothing, and left him questioning more than he should. Pulling his fingers though his short, spiky hair, Severous sighed.
He pulled out the lightsaber he had taken from the Jedi. A red crystal now resided in the coren corrupting the once pure symbol. He twirled the blade expertly around his fingers, before clipping it back to his belt. Severous pulled up his cloak, hiding his face once more, before retreating into the darkness of his home.
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A/N okay forgive errors please, reviews are much appreciated, pretty please. Nearing the end so let me know what you think please, bye for now.
