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The Count and his mysterious savior waited with their Force presence concealed. for the enemy Freighter to leave before they escaped the palace. Once it did the mysterious figure lead the badly injured count away towards one hidden speeder. The Count looked weakly at the figure and spoke.
"Who are you?" He asked. The figure didn't reply, he or she just drove the speeder and the count fell unconscious.
He woke up hours later, near night time he supposed at a dark poorly lit room or more like a cell. His injuries had been treated without much care and every part of his body screamed as he moved. When he looked up, he froze, his Master Darth Sidious was in the cell, in holographic form, and a girl of 20 or 21 years old, with black hair and honey colored eyes with traces of yellow on them, leaned on the wall in front of him near the door.
"Master" He said weakly as he tried to get up and kneel before the Sith Lord.
"Tyranus." Palpatine spoke coldly. "Lady Alexa has informed me of your failure."
Dooku observed the girl who had a small smirk on her face. She was clearly enjoying the situation. Dooku clenched his fists and controlled his feelings.
"I'm sorry milord. I was the Jedi, they tricked me." Dooku confessed.
"They did indeed." Palpatine agreed and Dooku could not feel but notice that his Master was smirking. Both the Girl and the old Sith Lord were enjoying this. "And you did not notice me when your plans were going south if you had we could have arranged something together. Now your mission is over and has ended in failure." Dooku felt fear at his master's words. The old man continued. "I don't believe a proper introduction has been made has it?" Dooku shook his head and the girl walked away from the wall and stood near Palpatine. "Her title is Darth Alexa. She is the one that's going to replace you." Palpatine told him without dropping a malicious smirk. "Not only as my apprentice you see. Lady Alexa is the illegitimate child of one of the Big Noble Families in Serenno. After you pass away I've already arranged for her to become the next ruler, Countess Alexa of Serenno."
Dooku stood there for a moment and meditated his options. He'd prepared a back up plan just for this eventuality perhaps it was time to put into action. He was going to speak but suddenly he felt unable to, not because he was afraid but there was something preventing him from speaking. Dooku recognized the sensation, it was a warning from the Force and not the Dark Side of it. He greeted the Light side briefly like longtime disappeared old friend as Alexa pulled out 2 lightsabers, hers and the Count's own lightsaber.
As this was happening the Count didn't feel the fear increase but 2 different feelings, one lighter than the other. One was the thought that with his death a part, a crucial part of Palpatine's plan to rule the Galaxy would die with him increasing the probabilities of failure considerably and the Count couldn't help but think he'd gotten revenge ahead of time. The other thought was more comforting it was more of a memory a sentence he hadn't heard in a long time spoken throughout the Jedi Order for generations and that his Master had taught him.
"Death there is not." Yoda's voice said on his head. "Only the Force there is."
That was his last thought as the Sith Lady decapitated him. However instead of the pleasure they normally got for their actions both the Dark Lord and his apprentice felt like they'd made a big mistake although neither of them showed to the other both concealing their thoughts as well as they could. Lord Sidious finally spoke trying to sound pleased and smug like everything has gone as planned.
"Well done my new apprentice." He said. "Now that this is done and Dooku is gone you'll proceed to your next mission. Go find the Secret Holocron in Korriban."
"It will be done Master" The girl spoke. Before disappearing the hologram of Sidious nodded.
"Let this also be a reminder of what happens when you fail me."
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The Corellian freighter landed on the Senate building on a beautiful sunny morning. The Jedi Council together with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and his entourage awaited them. Qui Gon, Obi Wan, Anakin and Sarah left the freighter. Watching only them Mace Windu frowned.
"Where are the others?" He asked as the four people bowed in greeting.
"They are injured inside the freighter. Ferus and Kiara are only unconscious and will only need rest but Siri has suffered from a strong Force Lightning attack she'll need a healer."
"I'll arrange for some of my pilots to take them to the temple." The Chancellor said with a worried expression that Qui Gon felt had little to do with the other 3 Jedi's status. "Now you must all come to my office I'd like you to brief the Council and I on the matters in Serenno although I'm aware the Council has been informed of most already except for the outcome." While saying this he threw the Council a somewhat accusatory look which the councilmen and women decided to ignore.
The four of them nodded and and followed the Chancellor and the rest to the Chancellors office and briefed them on the mission. Qui Gon of course omitted the part of the Sith wanting Anakin for themselves, he wasn't even sure he'd tell the council when he briefed them again the next day. When all of them were over telling the story the Chancellor spoke.
"I must congratulate Knight Kenobi and young Padawan Skywalker for their actions against Count Dooku." He threw Anakin a paternal proud look. "You've been very brave."
"Thank you Chancellor" Anakin said with a small smile. Qui Gon looked at Obi Wan for some unknown reason he also seemed unsettled by this interaction.
"It was teamwork chancellor." Obi Wan said wanting to end it. "By the 7 of us." Palpatine looked at Obi Wan and Qui Gon briefly saw anger on his face although he thought nothing of it or blamed it on his tiredness
"Of course Knight Kenobi." The Chancellor said smiling again. He looked at Sarah. "Captain Sunn I'm very sorry for your losses during this mission. I'll make sure you are properly rewarded and that your crew's families are compensated."
Sarah nodded sadly, none of that helped much but she appreciated the gesture. Qui Gon would have wanted to comfort the woman who'd been a companion in this adventure and that, according to Dooku, could become much more but he didn't want to deal with an angry council and more lectures on the code.
"Worrying what you've told us is. Definite proof of the return of a powerful sith order it is." Yoda was the first of the Jedi to speak.
"Whatever the Sith are planning it can't be good." Mace added. "Perhaps the increasing separatism throughout some systems of the Republic is also their fault, Dooku's was said to have met with several leaders of said movement."
"And his defeat is unlikely to stop it." Palpatine added with a concerned expression. "I'll have to work on something with the Senate to deal with this situation.
"Dark times ahead of us lie." Yoda concluded.
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Qui Gon accompanied Sarah towards the barracks of the Judiciary corps of the Republic where her quarters, were Sarah's apartment was located. Neither spoke much perhaps because both were tired because of the mission and because they were both worried about their injured companions. Sarah drove a senate airspeeder loaned to her by the Chancellor and both were silent. Obi Wan and Anakin had declined to go because Obi Wan wanted to check on Siri and the rest and Anakin too, the boy had also showed some concern for the Ferus's wellbeing. Finally they arrived at the building which was a few miles away from the Senate.
"Well" Sarah said unsure of what to say. It was obvious that they had grown close during the mission, more than Sarah had with the rest, because they had spent most of the time together, it was weird to separate now she guessed. Also she couldn't deny she felt something for the man something, that if nurtured could become romantic love which made the reunion all the more painful.
Qui Gon said nothing but the woman could see he was equally conflicted. Without being a Jedi she could feel she felt something about her too. But she also knew he wouldn't act on it, he was a Jedi and their code forbid.
"I guess I should go then." She said getting out of the speeder. "It was an honor to be on this mission with you Master Jinn"
"The honor was mine" Qui Gon replied. He still wondered about what Dooku had said. About this woman and what they could become. Tahl had been the only woman she'd considered breaking the Code for and she'd lost her. It had been so painful he'd almost fallen. He was sure now that he wouldn't fall if he lost Sarah because like with Tahl her memory would be enough to keep him on the Light, but he didn't know if he could bare that pain again if something went wrong. And also what he wanted now was get to know her better, nothing else.
"Captain" He said as the woman was getting away from the car. She turned around and looked at him questioningly. "I'd like very much for you to join me for breakfast tomorrow, there's a cafe I always like to go to, Didi's Cafe. After all you've done for us I would feel bad if I didn't thank you somehow."
Sarah looked at him for a few seconds as if analyzing her options. She finally smiled and nodded.
"I'd like that very much." She replied and Qui Gon couldn't help the smile that crept up his face. He remembered the last verse of an ancient poem, a poem whom the Jedi conserved yet which ending they seemed to ignore. He'd learnt it one day as a Padawan and it had become one of his firmest beliefs ever since.
"Love can light the stars" He said to himself as he sat on the speeder and drove to the temple. He'd known it's meaning with Tahl and was remembering it now. He wondered if he could someday get the Council and the rest of the Jedi to see it that way. He felt a slight encouragement and knew it was from the Force itself, yes, he would get them to see it his way.
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The Slave I landed on one of the Platforms of Tipoca city and Jango disembarked from his ship with his armor on and his helmet on his hand. A Kaminoan tried to greet the bounty hunter but Jango ignored the being. He arrived at his quarters where a very small child, barely more than one year rested. The child was Jango's only son, a payment for his services to the Kaminoan cloners, Bobba Fett.
Jango observed his child for a few moments and calmed himself. He had failed his mission and he would have his revenge but for now he had concentrate on his primary mission, allow himself to be cloned and help train that damn Army of the Republic. His comm system beeped and a woman appeared in front of him. According to his comm system she was calling from Serenno.
"Who are you?" The bounty hunter asked harshly.
"My name is Alexa." The woman spoke. "I'm your new client."
"What about Dooku?" Jango asked although he could figure the answer.
"He is out of the picture" she said with a small smile. Jango nodded, he couldn't say he was sorry for his old boss not after how he'd treated him in Serenno.
"What do you want?" He asked still not knowing the cause of the call.
"I just wanted to meet such an important partner in our plans" The woman replied calmly.
"Do not call me for such reasons" Jango replied. "Either give me a target or order me to kill a jedi. Preferably the latter."
"Oh patience Jango, you will have your revenge and your honor will be restored." Alexa said. "When it's time to execute my Master's plan you'll have the chance to kill as many jedi as you want."
Jango smiled. "It's always a pleasure to work with you."