Star Wars AU The Triumph of Darth Plagueis

by Celgress

Darth Plagueis discovers the plan of Darth Sidious to assassinate him and kills his apprentice. What will this mean for the fate of the Galaxy and our favorite characters? What will change? What will remain the same?

7. Chapter 7

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Star Wars AU The Triumph of Darth Plagueis: Episode Seven – Attack of the Clones Part 5

By

Celgress

Geonosis

"Remain here until needed you will" Yoda said to the newly minted clone commandoes as he, fellow Master Mace Windu and Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi & Siri Tachi exited the drop ship.

Shaking his head Yoda looked at Obi-wan with concern. The young knight did not look at all well. In spite of his poor health Obi-wan had insisted upon being part of the mission to Geonosis the moment he had awakened from his medically induced coma. Against their better judgement Yoda and Windu had consented to the request stopping by Kamino to pick the two knights up.

"Yes Sir" the Clone Commander replied saluting the diminutive Jedi Grandmaster. "I await your commands."

"What do you make of the fact we met no orbital resistance?" Mace Windu asked Yoda.

"Strange it is, afoot some plot is I do think."

"I agree this doesn't feel right" Mace Windu said. "The entire world seems shrouded in the Dark Side. We had best be on our toes."

Making their way through the deserted streets of the capital the four Jedi came to a large structure of some type. Inside they could hear the murmur of what sounded like a huge crowd. Entering the structure the four Jedi found themselves at the base of a gigantic coliseum. The stands above them were filled to overflowing with Geonosians.

"Welcome Jedi" boomed the voice of Count Dooku from the royal box. Archduke Poggle the lesser stood to the right of the Count while Durge stood to his left. Behind Dooku was the boy Boba Fett, Viceroy Nute Gunray of the Trade Federation, Passel Argente the Magistrate of the Cooperate Alliance, along with several lesser dignitaries such as Wat Tambor, Tikkes and Shu Mai "You should not have come here. Your mistake has sealed your fates. May your deaths be entertaining ones, release the beasts!"

The Geonosians cheered as six vicious alien creatures entered the arena. The cheers of the Geonosians didn't last long however as the four Jedi made quick work of the six creatures. Yoda & Mac Windu each slayed two of the beasts while Siri & Obi-wan slayed one apiece. Durge then propelled down into the arena using his jetpack. The arena then filled with a swarm of B2 super battle driods!

"Perhaps these opponents will present more of a challenge" Count Dooku laughed overhead.

"Prepare to meet the Force Jedi scum" Durge bellowed at Mace Windu activating his two forearm mounted mini-energy shields.

Mace Windu struck again and again at Durge's defensive shields. Durge shot a stream of fire from one of his wrist gauntlets that Windu barely deflected with the Force. Windu then used the Force to crush the flamethrower rendering it useless. Durge roared with anger rapidly firing a series of small pointed projectiles at Windu from his undamaged wrist gauntlet. Once again Windu deflected the projectiles with the Force and then used it to crush Durge's wrist gauntlet. Durge pulled twin blasters from holsters on his belt and fired wildly at the Jedi Master. Windu had enough force pulling Durge towards him he slipped his purple blade unearthing the forearm shields amputating both of Durge's arms just below the elbows in one fluid motion. To Windu's surprise Durge just laughed. Pink and blue tentacles shot out of Durge's stumps and wrapped around Windu. One set encircled Windu's throat & chest while the other wrapped around the arm which held his light saber. If not for the timely intervention of Siri and Obi-wan, who stabbed Durge through the chest and decapitated him respectively from behind, Windu would surely have perished. The instant Durge's head left his shoulders the tentacles lost their previously relentless grip. Durge's body toppled backwards onto the ground. His head rolled several feet away in the opposite direction.

The three Jedi did not have time to celebrate their victory. There was still a small army of B2 super battle driods to deal with. While Windu had been sparring with Durge the other Jedi had been fending off the attacking driods. Yoda had continued to do so providing cover while Siri & Obi-wan went to Windu's assistance. About half the driods had been destroyed, mostly by Yoda before Windu used the Force to crush the control units in half of their remaining number. Above in the stands the Geonosians voiced their collective displeasure as the four Jedi rapidly gained the upper hand. It wasn't long before all the driods were destroyed. However before the Jedi could relax Windu was sucker punched by a revived, and reintegrated, Durge!

"Impossible!" Windu said in awe getting to his feet. "We dismembered you! How could you have recovered?"

"Jedi fool" Durge grunted. "I've had myself genetically and cybernetically re-engineered so that I cannot be destroyed. My regenerative abilities are so advanced that as long as a piece of me survives it will eventually rebuild the whole. You will never overcome me! Once I've decorated my home with your bones I think I'll make soup out of your little friend." Durge then hurdled himself towards Windu.

Exchanging a look Windu and Yoda used the Force to catch the jumping Durge in mid-air. The two Jedi masters then Force crushed Durge's armored suite until it was compacted into the size of a large ball, trapping the bounty hunter within it. The Geonosians booed and hissed loudly at the fall of their champion. In the royal box Poggle demanded Dooku do something at once.

"Kill them!" Dooku ordered.

Hundreds of standard battle driods filled the arena followed by thousands of Geonosians who jumped out of the stands. While the four Jedi were busy dealing with this new wave of combatants Dooku and his entourage had beaten a hasty retreat. By the time the clone troops had arrived, following Yoda's call for assistance, there was no trace of Dooku or the other Separatist leaders. Destroying the battle driods and subduing the Geonosians who hadn't fled following the arrival of the clone troops the Jedi collected the imprisoned Durge and left Geonosis.

To Be Continued