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Shroud of Darkness: Unmasked


Inside the Chancellor’s chambers Mace Windu was doing battle with the newly discovered Dark Lord of the Sith, Sidious. With a few swift moves, the Jedi Master disarmed Darth Sidious and forced him to the ground. However, Sidious was not done yet and as the young Anakin Skywalker burst into the room, shot Master Windu with Force Lightning. The Jedi Master was able to redirect the powerful lightning back at the Dark Lord which revealed his true face as one which had been worn and wrinkled by the Dark Side. However, it was all part of his master plan to make the young Jedi fall to the Dark Side by convincing him Windu was going to kill him. Unfortunately, Skywalker stood not knowing what to do, torn between helping the Master Jedi and helping the one who could save his beloved Padme. Seeing this, Sidious increased the power of the lightning and overwhelmed Windu, knocking him against the wall and unconscious. Skywalker stood by helplessly as the Dark Lord of the Sith ran out of the room and escaped Coruscant on his personal starship. After a long hour, Anakin finally took Windu in his arms down to the Jedi Temple where he received care from Jocasta Nu, the Chief Librarian of the Jedi Archives.

On Utapau, the battle raged between the Separatist forces and the clone forces under command of Obi-Wan Kenobi. The superior clone forces, under the tactical control of CC-2224, better known as Clone Commander Cody, took the upper hand in the battle and beat back the droids. As the battle continued, Obi-Wan Kenobi hopped onto Boga, a varactyl, and pursued the fleeing General Grievous. As the two met up again, a brilliant lightsaber battle ensued with Obi-Wan taking the early advantage and disabling two of Grievous’ lightsabers. However, Grievous struck back and in a flurry of attacks was able to disable Kenobi and send his lightsaber over the edge towards the battle below. As Grievous moved in for the kill, lightsabers spinning a whirl of colors, Kenobi used the Force to smash him in the side of the head with a large stalactite. The general dropped his lightsabers as he wobbled to the side. By the time he had regained his stability and focus, Obi-Wan was upon him, throwing a series of punches and kicks; all of which did nothing against the hard metal shell of Grievous. After a moment of taking blows from the Jedi Master, Grievous knocked him to the side with a large swipe of his arm and then picked up an electrostaff from a fallen MagnaGuard and proceeded to beat Kenobi with it. He eventually hit him so hard in the chest that it sent him over the edge of the platform. As Kenobi held on for dear life, Grievous entered his personal starship and left into hyperspace. A few minutes later, after the remaining droids had been swept up, Commander Cody reached over the edge of the platform and helped the Jedi Master up; reportedly saying, “You dropped this,” and handing him his lightsaber.

Seeing that the battle on Kashyyyk was going well for the combined forces of the Wookiees and Clones, Yoda said his good byes to Chewbacca and left in a starship. He returned to Coruscant just in time to hear the revelation of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine being the Dark Lord of the Sith who was manipulating the Galaxy. While Jedi Masters Aayla Secura, Plo Koon, Nuuk Ti Alk-Tai, and Ki-Adi-Mundi discussed the recent events as they walked through the main entrance of the Jedi Temple together, Clone Commanders 8826, 1138, and 5052, respectively Neyo, Bacara, and Bly sat polishing their weapons inside of a Victory I-Class Star Destroyer and recanting their wars stories. As most of the Jedi and Clone Commanders were partially relaxing at the expulsion of the Dark Lord of the Sith from the Senate and the defeat of the Separatists’ forces around the galaxy, Master Yoda went to the senate accompanied by Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu. There they watched the proceedings as a list of the candidates and a brief description of each one was handed out to the senators who would soon be voting on the new Chancellor.


Mas Amedda
Mas Amedda is a Chagrian and Senator representing his home planet of Champala. He has been Vice Chair for fourteen years, during which time he presided over a Vote of No Confidence on the then Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum. He was in favor of creating a Grand Army of the Republic and also on voting the Chancellor immediate emergency powers. There have been rumors that he knew of the Dark Lord's presence in the senate, but there is no proof for such claims.

Padmé Amidala
The former democratically elected Queen of Naboo, Senator Padmé Amidala has an impressive political repertoire. She has been a senator representing Naboo for five years and in such time she introduced the Vote of No Confidence on the then Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum. She has also been a major opponent of the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic; though, she fought valiantly with the Jedi upon Geonosis against the Separtist forces. She is always looking for the diplomatic situation and believes that the Chancellor should not abuse any power he or she has and that the Senate should make the decisions. It is also rumored that she is pregnant with the child of Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi Knight.

Garm Bel Iblis
Garm Bel Iblis is a human Senator representing Corellia and well known and respected for his charisma, leadership, and his fairness. He has supported maintaining the rights of member worlds while installing a central government powerful enough to be useful. He was an opponent of Palpatine and wanted to restrict his ever growing power as Supreme Chancellor. He removed his vote from the creation of the Grand Republic of the Army and sealed Corellia's borders politically, commercially and militarily at the start of the Clone Wars. After Corellia was dragged into the war, it was needless to say, unsealed and he has returned to the Senate. Some question his dedication to the senate if he has already 'deserted' once.

Mon Mothma
Mon Mothma is a human senator representing the Chandrila sector for the last eight years. She was the youngest senator ever to serve, which says a great deal about her political savy. She is completely dedicated to the senate and the political world and is quite opinionated. She, among others, requested that Chancellor Palpatine reduce his emergency powers. Most people believe either you love Mon Mothma or you hate her.

Orn Free Taa
A Twi'lek Senator representing Ryloth for over a decade. During his time in the senate, he nominated Mas Amedda for the position of Vice Chair and Palpatine for the position of Supreme Chancellor. He was also a member of the Allocations, Appropriations, and Loyalist Committees. He was one of the biggest supporters of the Military Creation Act.

Bail Organa
Bail Organa is a new human senator representing Alderaan. Though he was quite a new senator, he quickly gained the ear of Chancellor Palpatine by agreeing with his view on bureacratic stagnation. During the Separatist Crisis, Organa pushed to have Alderaan loosen its immigration restrictions to allow refugee resettlement, and was appointed to the Loyalist Committee. When it became clear that the Separatists had no interest in negotiations, Organa advocated quick action, but realized that the Senate would not approve using the Clone Army found on Kamino. Organa thus voted for granting Palpatine emergency powers, though later he became concerned with his power and wanted it reduced. Some senators are worried that he is too inexperienced to hold the title of Supreme Chancellor.

Ask Aak
Ask Aak is a Gran, and the Senator of Malastare; the successor of the late Aks Moe, Ask Aak is a vocal proponent of the Military Creation Act, and went on to support the Clone War effort in the years to come. When the clone army was discovered by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, he was a major proponent of using it in the battle against the Separatists. He was more progressive and action-oriented than many Loyalist Senators, every bit as outspoken as his predecessor. He has heavily criticized the Jedi, blaming them for not preventing Aks Moe's assassination and later for the disastrous Battle of Parcelus Minor. He openly questioned the military genius of Oppo Rancisis. He is very, very critical of the Jedi and their role in the Clone Wars, especially during the first few months of the conflict.


“A good choice for Chancellor, Garm Bel Iblis would be,” Yoda said as they watched the proceedings. “Wise beyond is years, he is. Faltering in his beliefs he is not.”

“You are quite right Master Yoda,” the esteemed Mace Windu responded, “Though many question his dedication to the senate. Despite his inexperience in politics, I believe Bail Organa would be a good choice.”

Yoda smiled, “Because he is not a politician, is why you feel so.”

“I think Padme would make a great chancellor,” Anakin replied in a trance state of mind, focusing on Padme’s voice.


”And so, I would bring strong leadership to the senate, but still allow each individual system to maintain its rights,” Padme said as she finished her speech from the Chancellor’s normal spot. There was a roar of approval from many of the senators, though others ‘boo’ed as they doubted whether her allegiance was to the Senate or the Jedi.

“Settle down… quiet… quiet!” roared the voice of Vice Chair and acting Chancellor, Mas Amedda. When the senators had quieted down, the Chagrian continued, “You have heard the speeches of those who are candidates for Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Senate… including myself,” he slipped in reminding everyone they could vote for him, “And now we shall vote.”




Mas Amedda = 7
Padmé Amidala = 43
Garm Bel Iblis = 20
Mon Mothma = 7
Orn Free Taa = 4
Bail Organa = 4
Ask Aak = 0

"Hmmmm, What are your Thoughts on the matter Klatesh?"

"I honestly Don't Know... Its been a sudden shock to the Senate..." The Senator Spoke, his long flowing robes trailed behind him as the two walked along the Concorde...

They were Dark Red, an almost deep Crimson, the trims were lined with golden braids, and in his hands he carried a data slate with a list of candidates scrolling slowly down it...

Klatesh was an older senator, Not particulary bothered by The War and its goings on, but he still was entitled to his vote and he would make his voice heard, even if it was a Minor cough in a Sea of Cheering...

"I'm not too keen on this Bail Organa... Although he's Charasmatic, I don't think he really knows what he's doing, I wager he'd have a nervous break down if he were voted as supreme Chancellor..."


"I understand your concerns Klatesh... What of the others?" Klatesh's freind continued...

"Well Surely you've heard the Rumors?"

"Thats she's pregnant?"


"Does it come as a surprise to you? She's always with that young Anakin Skywalker... I'd hazard a guess that he is the father..."

"Seriously?... But he's a jedi"

"Maybe, but after all are we not all human?.... Oh.. My thousand Apologies Korreg... it was ment as a Metaphor..."

"Do not worry Klatesh... We've known each other too long for me to take offence.."

"hahaha... and at that I'm Glad... But seriously, If she is pregnant, Then she is in no fit state to be in Control of the Senate..."


"Well... Who do you think should be the new Chancellor?"

"Well... Personaly... Mas Amedda, We need someone who Can make a difference now that Palpatine has gone..." Klatesh Continued...

"As Long as I've been in the Senate, I've seen him, I'm sure he'd be the better of the Options"

"Is that who's getting your vote?"

"Probably... Regardless... I must leave you Korreg, My vote won't be cast with idle Chit Chat..."

"Of Course Klatesh..."


"We'll talk more of this later..."

With that, the two friends parted ways, heading back to their respective homes, Klatesh however stopped off at the voting point, ready to cast his vote out into the great void that was the Senate...



Mas Amedda = 45 Votes
Padmé Amidala = 10 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis = 5 Votes
Mon Mothma = 0 Votes
Orn Free Taa = 20
Bail Organa = 0
Ask Aak = 5 votes

Leaving the Booth, Senator Kaltesh returned home, having his evening tea, he as usual fell asleep infront of the Holonetwork... satisfied his days work had been done....

Senator Giddean Danu walked down the Senate corridors. Danu didn't know what to think of the recent course of events. The Republic was in turmoil following the immediate revelation of Palpatine's treachery, and another Chancellor had to be found before the Separatists could capitalize on this weakness. His friend Bana Breemu, also an influential senator herself and always seeming to be on top of the game, would hopefully be able to console him.

"How could this have happened, Bana? To have a traitor in our midsts...even worse, a traitor we legitimately elected...we were all fooled."
"Do not ponder too much Giddean...what is done is done. Let us at least make the right choice this time."
"Yes, have you voted yet?"
"Regretfully I have not, I am still considering who to vote for. Padme is one of my closest friends, but I do not want to get the Jedi too involved with politics like she insists."
"Agreed...and Mas Amedda worked to closely with Palpatine, it's very well possible he still harbors loyalty to his old master."

As they were talking, Master Mace Windu joined the two senators.

"It is good to see you alright, master Windu."
"Thank you, Senator Danu. Palpatine is a much better fighter than I expected. I owe thanks to Anakin for bringing me back. Though I told him to remain in the Temple while I confronted Palpatine. Still little trust I have in him."
"What do you think of the Chancellor candidates, Master Windu?
"Well, Mas Amedda seems to be too loyal to Palpatine...he seems like the kind who could bring disorder and chaos to the Senate. As for Padme...she is a good choice, certainly loyal to the Republic, but she wants to incorporate the Jedi into politics. That certainly shouldn't be done."
"So who do you think should fill the void? Though I don't know Bana's choice, my people have full faith in Senator Organa from Alderaan."
"A good choice that is, Senator Danu. Organa is a logical successor, even for his inexperiance. He has all the knowledge and skills a Chancellor needs. He does seem a good choice, and I believe Senator Bel Iblis could also be worthy. But that is all I have to say on the matter. Good day, Senators."

Master Windu left the two Senators, heading back to the Jedi Temple. Danu and Breemu conversed on the matter still.

"I have my doubts on Garm...the Corellian system is to inward focused, only thinking for their own good."
"Right you are Breemu, but Bel Iblis doesn't look to represent those interests. But I must go and vote before I am left out. I shall see you soon."

Danu left Breemu and stopped off at the voting chamber. Here he left his votes:

Mas Amedda: 0 votes
Padme Amidala: 20 votes
Garm Bel Iblis: 5 votes
Mon Mothma: 10 votes
Orn Free Ta: 0 votes
Bail Organa: 45 votes
Aak Ask: 5 votes
Done with his voting, Danu breathed a sigh of relief and left for his home.

Nuuk Ti Alk-Tai walked with the other masters. He concentrated on the Force in his mind to collect his thoughts. He was nervous, very nervous. He understood being on the Council would be a great responsibility. He was scared of not being selected. He looked over at Master Koon who was walking next tro him, he spoke. "Master Koon. How was it when you were selected to the council? Were you nervous, adn how were you put in that situation?"

Seti Ashgad sat in his office. Since the betrayal of Palpatine. He didn’t trust temporary Chancellor Mas Amedda. Mas Ameeda might still be working with Palpatine. On the Galactic Senate Pamphlet he saw his friend Bail Organa. So he would vote for him. Some of the other men from his sector voted for other candiates. Seti didn’t trust Padme Amidala. After thinking Seti fulled out his voting ballot for Bail Organa. Seti left the Senate building he left. Nobody listen to him about the placement of security cameras. He full opposed it and now he was leaving forever.

Mas Amedda = 0 Votes
Padmé Amidala = 0 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis = 5 Votes
Mon Mothma = 10 Votes
Orn Free Taa = 5 votes
Bail Organa = 60 votes
Ask Aak = 5 votes

OOC: The next time Seti Ashgad would be seen is during the enleashment of the Death Seed Plague.

Nee Alavar was discussing things with Sweitt Concorkill

“I agree Mas Amedda has followed Palpatine for too long. It would be too dangerous.”

“What of Organa? Do you think he could lead?”

“I believe Organa or Mon Mothma will do what is in our best interest.”


Mas Amedda= 0 Votes
Padmé Amidala= 15 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis= 15 Votes
Mon Mothma= 25 Votes
Orn Free Taa= 0 votes
Bail Organa= 30 votes
Ask Aak= 0 votes


OOC: not a good post but I always hated RPing political discussions like this

Cin Drallig spoke to no one about his views for the new chancellor election. He belived that the Senate needed new blood. A younger person with less antique opinions sould be selected. But that didn't matter because jedi couldn't vote in Senate elections. Drallig was hoping for an appointment to the Jedi Council. He was one of the most powerful living Jedi. He had been trained by Yoda himself. He instructed the mid-level apprentices(between younglings and padawans) in lightsaber combat. He was proficient in most of the forms. His personal favorite was Makashi, or form II. It was the form that Count Dooku had taught him when Dooku was his master. Cin's dueling skilles were said to rival those of even Mace Windu. Since there were three, maybe four openings on the Council and the fact that he had been a Jedi Master for almost ten standard years made his appointment probable.

OOC:
Mas Amedda= 0 Votes
Padmé Amidala= 30 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis= 0 Votes
Mon Mothma= 25 Votes
Orn Free Taa= 0 votes
Bail Organa= 30 votes
Ask Aak= 0 votes

Mace Windu pondered about the Council openings as he meditated in an open room in the Jedi Temple. There were three spots open with Saesee Tiin's death, and there were more than enough good Jedi out there who could fill these. But were they worthy? Young Cin Dralling presented a suitable candidate...but he was still unsure about him. Dralling seemed almost unstable in his emotions...but maybe that was too strong of a word. He was certainly a good duelist, comparable to Anakin Skywalker...who also worried Windu. Though Skywalker had brought him back to the Temple after the Sidious confrontation, why did he come in the first place? Windu had told him to remain at the Temple...questions swirled around that one.
Then there were the alleged rumors involving Senator Amidala. Mace liked Padme, but it had been seemingly more likely that the stories of Anakin being her secret husband were true. Though Yoda was more stringent about possession and love then was Mace, to be married and in the Order was prohibited. Perhaps he would look into this himself.
Mace returned to his meditation, figuring that he would deal with the problems later.

Nuuk Ti Alk-Tai walked with the other masters. He concentrated on the Force in his mind to collect his thoughts. He was nervous, very nervous. He understood being on the Council would be a great responsibility. He was scared of not being selected. He looked over at Master Koon who was walking next tro him, he spoke. "Master Koon. How was it when you were selected to the council? Were you nervous, adn how were you put in that situation?"

Plo Koon replied, "My master, a Wookiee Jedi Master, Tyvokka asked me to replace him on the council when he died. I was not nervous, as to say, however I have always thought there were those more worthy than me for the council."

Votes:
Mas Amedda= 0 Votes
Padmé Amidala= 12 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis= 38 Votes
Mon Mothma= 9 Votes
Orn Free Taa= 0 votes
Bail Organa= 16 votes
Ask Aak= 10 votes

Plo Koon replied, "My master, a Wookiee Jedi Master, Tyvokka asked me to replace him on the council when he died. I was not nervous, as to say, however I have always thought there were those more worthy than me for the council."

Votes:
Mas Amedda= 0 Votes
Padmé Amidala= 12 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis= 38 Votes
Mon Mothma= 9 Votes
Orn Free Taa= 0 votes
Bail Organa= 16 votes
Ask Aak= 10 votes
"I understand. I wonder what they will think of me." said the little Jawa

OOC:

Mas Amedda= 70 Votes
Padme' Amidala = 2 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis = 10 Votes
Mon Mothma = 0 Votes
Ask Aak = 3 Votes
Orn Free Taa= 0 Votes
Bail Organa= 0 Votes

Secura was thinking as she walked next to masters Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon. Kit Fisto had been killed in the battle with Darth Sidious, he had been a good friend…her thoughts where interrupted when the Jedi Nuuk Ti Alk-Tai asked Koon a question. It accrued to Secura that she could become a member of the counsel after all she had done a lot in the war, she had fought Grievous and lived unlike so many other Jedi, and it was her who placed the Bounty Hunter Aurra Sing in Prison she knew few Jedi had her skill. She only hoped that if the counsel selected her she would be a good leader. She decided not to think of it, to keep it off her mind she turned to Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and asked “would you join me for a sparing mach?”

Sparring would be good. Master Koon would you care to spar?" spoke the Jawa in his speadily talked Galactic Basic.

Sparring would be good. Master Koon would you care to spar?" spoke the Jawa in his speadily talked Galactic Basic.

"That does sound good. Although we must be mindful that we don't carry ourselves away, with all that is going on."
OOC: Koon would totally pwn a Jawa with his Form V lightsaber

Commander Bly, also know as CC-5052, was sitting in his room aboard the Victory I-Class Star Destroyer. The other men of the 327th Star Corps were resting. Bly's Jedi General Aayla Secura was on Corusant. Bly had forged a forged a close relationship after Secura's near-death encounter with General Grievous on Hypori. In the recent months since Secura and Vos had their duel he had become more independent.

"That does sound good. Although we must be mindful that we don't carry ourselves away, with all that is going on."
OOC: Koon would totally pwn a Jawa with his Form V lightsaber
"Well should we?"
ooc: I'm like Yoda so we shall see who pwns who

"Well should we?"
ooc: I'm like Yoda so we shall see who pwns who

ooc: nobody is like yoda, you are just short. :P
IC:

Yoda had left the senate as the members continued to vote and returned to the Jedi Council chambers. There he sat and meditated on the issues that had arisen, but mostly what to do now that the Dark Lord of the Sith had revealed himself.

ooc: nobody is like yoda, you are just short. :P
ooc: Touche'

Commander Neyo relaxed, something he was unused to. Aboard the Victory-class Star Destroyer Pride of the Senate, returning home from a successful Saleucamo campaign, Neyo really didn't have much to do. This bothered him. Being a solemn and humorless clone, he would much rather be blowing the processors out of battle droids per the Republic's orders. Now he was just...bored. He was ansy for a campaign, and hopefully the new election of a Chancellor would send him back out into the thick of battle. Though he hadn't seen Master Stass Allie since the invasion, he hoped he would be assigned to a new Jedi commander...Allie had irritated him, and was more of a lesser Jedi in the ranks. Hopefully he could be paired with skilled commanders like Mace Windu or Obi-Wan.
Neyo went to the galley to consume food, seeing that as a way to relieve boredom.

Nuuk walked waiting for a response he thought about things. Fighting was a way for him to relieve stress and also clear his mind. He put his hand on his lightsaber and waited for Master Koon's answer.

"Yes, let's go," Koon said and started walking towards a chamber to spar in. As he walked, he used his advanced force abilities and moved his lightsaber from his belt in his robes and caught it in the air.

Bly was getting bored aboard this ship. So he decide to find the other clone commanders. He found out that the 91st Reconnaissance Corps and 21st Nova Corps. They Commanders Bacara and Neyo. After looking sometime he found eating food. Bly got some food and sat right next to him.

"So your Neyo the Commander of the 91st Reconnaissance Corps."

"Yes, let's go," Koon said and started walking towards a chamber to spar in. As he walked, he used his advanced force abilities and moved his lightsaber from his belt in his robes and caught it in the air.
They stood in the chamber. The Jawa Master drew his Silver lightsaber. He held to himself and got into his stance. He lunged at Plo Koon but missed purpously and rolled behind him. He drew the lightsaber back in and held it in his palm.

Koon ignited his lightsaber blue and stood in a defensive stance, waiting for the small Jawa to attack again.

Neyo was a little ticked off by the presence of another clone commander...an equal. He only liked those above him and those who he ordered about. Though he had worked with Bly during the Saleucami siege, he still preferred to be alone.

"That's me, unit 8826," he responded coldly, "You were there during the Outer Rim sieges. We were together on Saleucami. You went to Felucia, if I'm correct, after that?"

Bly stared at the Neyo. He started to eat and talk.

"Yes on Felucia we captured the CIS Shu Mai. We also found the two padawans Barriss Offee and Zonder. My Jedi General Aayla Secura is one of the best Jedi I have ever seen. Also how was Saleucamo campaign?"

OOC: Just to tell you that Bly is a Clone Marshal Commander. While Neyo is a regular Clone Commander. So Bly outranks Neyo.

Bly stared at the Neyo. He started to eat and talk.

"Yes on Felucia we captured the CIS Shu Mai. We also found the two padawans Barriss Offee and Zonder. My Jedi General Aayla Secura is one of the best Jedi I have ever seen. Also how was Saleucamo campaign?"

OOC: Just to tell you that Bly is a Clone Marshal Commander. While Neyo is a regular Clone Commander. So Bly outranks Neyo.

OOC: I kinda meant like Jedi when I said those higher than him...


IC: Neyo was getting used to the conversation now. This surprised himself, as all other clone commanders had known him for being morbid personality and unwillingness to chat.

"Long...the Morgukai were persistent, and they destroyed more than a few AT-RTs...but we were victorious in the end, obviously. Master Allie was a good commander, though not a favorite of mine. I'm hoping to be assigned to someone like Master Kenobi or Windu in the upcoming assaults. I just can't wait to get my hands on a blaster again, killing droids...these long hours on starships bore me."

Koon ignited his lightsaber blue and stood in a defensive stance, waiting for the small Jawa to attack again.
The Jawa sat there. He raised his hand and used Force Push on the Jedi Master before him.

Kachirho, Kashyyyk

Jedi Master Quinlan Vos stood atop a HAVw A6 Juggernaut. In clear view was the retreating Seperatists, there. They had been attempting to destroy a crucial oil refinery not too far away. However, Yoda had arrived in time with reinforcements, in the form of an Republic fleet and 41st Elite Corps. Caught off guard, the Seperatist fleet blockading Kashyyyk weren't able to mount a surmountable defense. They were destroyed, or scattered, allowing Yoda's forces to proceed to the planet.

Below, Quinlan's clone forces had been beaten back by the Seperatists. They were on the verge of defeat, when Yoda had arrived. Not expecting such fierce resistance, the droids hastily retreated, Republic forces on their tails.

When they had finally arrived in Kachirho, a coastal city, their army was a shadow of their former glory. Only b-1 and b-2 battle droids, as well as a few spider droids, and a MagnaGuard remained, with the sea against their wall. The battle would soon come to an end...

Quinlan's thoughts were shattered, when he felt a warning in the Force. Throwing himself to the ground, a blaster bolt whizzed overhead. Rolling, he leaped to his feet, an emerald lightsaber blazing to life. And the final conflict had began.

Forced into a corner, the Seperatists lashed out like caged animals. Clones, with their Wookie allies, had to deal with deadly spider droids, firing high-powered blaster cannons to keep the larger artillery at bay. Yet, this tactic ignored clonetroopers and their Wookies allies, and the spider droids were taken care of. Battle droids backpeddled, firing wildily and the Army of the Republic, but to no avail; they Seperatists would lose this day. That left the Magnaguard, which was in the fore-front of the rapidly decreasing army, to Quinlan. A group clone-troopers, seeing the Jedi and the droid circling, gave the order to move forward, and use the Juggernauts to fire from behind them, taking the droid's attention away from Quinlan.

Quinlan leapt at the Magnaguard. This move had two motivations. Firstly Quinlan wanted to get this fight over and done with, no matter what happened. Secondly, he didn’t want anyone in the way. As he landed, he sliced low at the Magnaguard. The Magnaguard quickly met the attack and spun around to try and catch Vos off balance but Quinlan was ready for it. Their sabers spat and hissed as they clashed. The green lighsaber and electro-staff flashed against each other. Then their weapons locked. Easily shoved Vos to the ground.

He batted the weapon aside and rolled to a standing position and the duel was back on. But in reality, the duel was already over. Vos spun around, his saber clashing with the Magnaguard's electrostaff. Then Vos jumped over him and landed. But before Magnaguardcould spin around to defend, Vos reversed his saber and the green blade pierced through its midsection, and slashed upwards, leaving the Magnaguard in a heap.

Quinlan warily looked around him, stretching out with the Force to try to sense danger, but found none. The clones and the Wookies were stacking droid's heaps. The Battle of Kashyyyk was won. It was time to notify Master Yoda, and after that, head back to Coruscant... and find his beloved.

OOC:
Ermm...no politics for me, but results!

Mas Amedda= 0 Votes (Won't trust someone so close to Palps)
Padmé Amidala= 56 Votes (She's been in politics since at least 14)
Garm Bel Iblis= 3 Votes (Waay to hotheaded. Closed off Corellia during War)
Mon Mothma= 9 Votes (Don't know much, other then from Chandrila)
Orn Free Taa= 1 votes ( Eh.)
Bail Organa= 16 votes (Good, but I like Padme better)
Ask Aak= 0 votes (Cause, ya know, its ASK AAK!!!)

Bly knew that most commanders were unwilling to chat. He had changed since he was growing independent. Knowing that he wanted to get back to the battle, but since the ending of the Battle of Jabiim. Bly was not that hungry for battle.

"This is my first time inside the core world. It is also the first time for the 327th Star Corps. Do you know about that Dark Jedi Quinlan Vos well on one of my mission we found him. When Aayla Secura was also killed by him. I shot him and he left."

Koon was knocked over, but sprang back up quick. He closed his eyes under the goggles he constantly wore. Instantly, a fog formed in the chamber they were in. He jumped quickly behind the Jawa and held his lightsaber, ready to attack, and began to clear the fog.
OOC:
Citing wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plo_Koon
Edit: Post number a thousand!

Neyo wasn't completely sold on Bly...the man who he had once served with had changed since the two had together attacked the Seperatist lines on Saleucami. While Neyo wasn't questioning his loyalty-he would never believe a clone would go that far, certainly not Bly-he sensed some independence in his former comrade.

"Master Vos, heh? I thought he had returned to the Republic...I didn't really get all that much information out in the Rim, but I had heard unsubstantiated reports that he was on Kashyyk helping to spearhead the invasion."

When Aayla Secura was also killed by him. I shot him and he left."

ooc: Aayla Secura was killed by the clone troopers during Order 66. She isn't dead in this RP.

Koon was knocked over, but sprang back up quick. He closed his eyes under the goggles he constantly wore. Instantly, a fog formed in the chamber they were in. He jumped quickly behind the Jawa and held his lightsaber, ready to attack, and began to clear the fog.
OOC:
Citing wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plo_Koon
OOC: Congrats on 1,000 posts

IC: The Jawa sensed him from behind and used Force Speed and ran behind him. He Ignited his Lightsaber and held it to Koon's back.

Master Koon turned quickly, sensing the Jawa and faced him, his lightsaber out. He mayed a quick move to hit the Jawa's saber out of the way.

The Jawa used Force Lightning and then rolled over to his Lightsaber. He ignited it and Faced the electrified Master before him.

"Yes he was a spy the whole time. He threatened to kill Aayla if she did not give it up information we had. So I had to shoot him. I wish I was on Kashyyyk with Gree."

Bly felt different with out his helmet. He had painted it orange instead of the yellow his legion was painted. Knowing soon that he would be shipped off toward the Outer Rim. Bly enjoyed this moment with Neyo.

The Jawa used Force Lightning and then rolled over to his Lightsaber. He ignited it and Faced the electrified Master before him.

Koon was blown back by the lightning and dropped his lightsaber, but quickly recovered. He got up, and force pushed the Jawa and retrieved his lightsaber from his right and re-ignited it. He began standing in a defensive position. Once again invisably closing his eyes, he began lowering the temperature in the room to great degrees to the point where any water in the room would have frozen, quite unlike how the Jawa is used to at his home planet.

"Yes he was a spy the whole time. He threatened to kill Aayla if she did not give it up information we had. So I had to shoot him. I wish I was on Kashyyyk with Gree."

Bly felt different with out his helmet. He had painted it orange instead of the yellow his legion was painted. Knowing soon that he would be shipped off toward the Outer Rim. Bly enjoyed this moment with Neyo.

"What an age we live in when we can't trust anyone. I have support with the Jedi, but that really does surprise me. But even Jedi can be seducted...and killed. I suppose everyone is vulnerable to evil, like Dooku was before Master Skywalker killed him. Ah, how I would hate to be a Jedi...we as clones have so little to worry about."

Neyo was surprised Bly was so talkative, but it was curing his boredom, so he decided to keep up the conversation. It was interesting anyway, and he was learning more and more about the Jedi, and about Bly himself, through his answers.

Koon was blown back by the lightning and dropped his lightsaber, but quickly recovered. He got up, and force pushed the Jawa and retrieved his lightsaber from his right and re-ignited it. He began standing in a defensive position. Once again invisably closing his eyes, he began lowering the temperature in the room to great degrees to the point where any water in the room would have frozen, quite unlike how the Jawa is used to at his home planet.
The Jawa was stunned, but quickly grabbed his saber. He was unlike other Jawa. His family went and moved to Hoth where he grew up. They were persued by law of Tatooine. They eventually moved back to Tatooine when he was older. This temperature change did not bother him at all. "You fight well master Koon." said the jawa. He bowed but then regained position. He had a power of his own. He could manipulate the mind of another person to see something differently. He stared at Master Koon and made him see things distordidly. He tryed to make him see things in multi-color and tried to make him see things upside down. This was more or less a form of Force Persuade.

OOC: may be my last post for the night.

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Master Koon saw as the young Jawa was trying to make him, however there was one thing the Jawa forgot. Koon could still feel where the Jawa was, and closing his eyes, he force pulled the small Jawa toward him and held up his lightsaber and made to swing at him.

Master Koon saw as the young Jawa was trying to make him, however there was one thing the Jawa forgot. Koon could still feel where the Jawa was, and closing his eyes, he force pulled the small Jawa toward him and held up his lightsaber and made to swing at him.
The Jawa ran under Koon's legs and swung at Koon's back.

Yoda was watching the duel between the Master Koon and the Master Jawa. He stood in the shadows, resting on his cane, and did not make his presence known to any. "In that one Darkness, I sense... fit for the council, he is not," he said to himself as he continued to watch.

Koon turned, still feeling the Jawa, and blocked the saber with exceptional force, and countered with an additional slash. However, before he reached the neck, he stopped and de-ignited his lightsaber and stepped back, returning the temperature to normal.
"You fight well, Master Nuuk. However, you let yourself be controlled by emotion. If you let your emotion keep control over you like that, it may lead to the dark side of the force. There remain few people who fight with such emotion who can draw themselves back to the light. It is ever important to be mindful of your emotions," he said and realized the presence of Master Yoda, "Master Yoda," he said, bowing, "What is the state of things in the senate?"

Master Windu joined Master Yoda in watching the fight. He was impressed by the young jawa, but felt...almost anger...coursing through him.

"The jawa has impressive combat skills, indeed. However, he feels anger...still young, is that one. He needs more training before he can think of joining the Council's ranks, I think."

"Yes we don't have to worry about anything. Do you remeber are days back on Kamino. When we were being trained by Alpha. My first real battle was on New Holstice. We led a attack on Spar, the rogue ARC. I battled him and his Mandalorians. We won the battle but 40% of my troops were dead. Also Spar escaped for the battle with Two Mandalorians."

Bly remebered that battle. All the screaming of his men. They also didn't give any mercy to the Mandalorians.

Neyo recalled his first combat. As a commander, he was trained to have no fear...but still he had felt out of control.

"My first combat was on Geonosis...the first time was the worst. Though the Alpha trained us well. We routed the Seperatists, though many under my command fell. Since then battle has always come to me. I relish in it."

Master Windu joined Master Yoda in watching the fight. He was impressed by the young jawa, but felt...almost anger...coursing through him.

"The jawa has impressive combat skills, indeed. However, he feels anger...still young, is that one. He needs more training before he can think of joining the Council's ranks, I think."

"Yes, yes. Agreed, I am," the eldarly Jedi Master replied. "Not ready at all, is he... more training he needs, or corrupted by the Dark Side he will become."

"Meet, the council must. Discuss on the matter, we will," Yoda continued. "Call them to the chambers, you will," he asked of Master Windu as he turned and began to walk slowly away. He glanced over his shoudler one more time at the Jawa and simply shook his head before contiuing on to the council chambers.

Bly recalled a moment from his past.

"Neyo have you ever seen General Grievous. Aayla and me almost didn't escape with our lives back on Hypori. Grievous killed some many Jedi. We retreat back into a Star Destoryer. While the Jedi were getting killed the ARCs came to rescue us. We were rescued by Fordo. We were luckly to get out alive."

Mace Windu sent out notification to Masters Kenobi, Adi-Mundi, Koon, Kcaj, Ti, Allie, ...and Skywalker (though he had his doubts on that one) that the Council would be meeting the next day, and returned to his meditation chamber. He felt tired, and the midsts of the Force seemes clouded once again...as they had before Palpatine had been revealed. Something was still amiss, and Mace was determined to find out. But he pondered on the thought of Anakin remaining on the council. He still didn't trust him, even though he had been right about Sidious. Well, he would have to see what the Council decided tomorrow.

Neyo was impressed by Bly. Most who had seen Grievous had never lived to tell the story. He certainly had never seen him...though he believed Cody had, with his Commander, Master Kenobi.

"Grievous? No...thank the Force for that. Many who meet Grievous never emerge alive. Whatever he is, he can certainly fight, that's for sure. Hearing the tales from Cody and Master Kenobi are bad enough, more than enough to ensure that I never want to have to fight him. Lucky you are to still be alive, the reports from Utapau describe many clones being cut down by Grievous."

Master Yoda returned to his chambers for the night. He meditated on the recent events for a couple of hours before going to sleep. Tomorrow the council would convene and have many things to discuss.

ooc: I am going to bed now (actually to study for exams and then to bed). The council will convene tomorrow IRL. BTW, you also need to Mace to send a message to: Coleman Kcaj, Stass Allie, and Shaak Ti... even if these characters aren't being RPed yet. We will just do them ourselves tomorrow.

OOC: edited to include those three.

Obi-Wan was making his way to the Jedi Council. He heard about Mace Windu being saved by Anakin. With him was Cody and the rest of his forces. He worried about Anakin. He guessed he would have to wait until he got to the Jedi Council.

Koon bid the Jawa farewell and left for his chambers to meditate. When he reached there, he sat on the flat circle in his chambers and folded his legs, closing his eyes. He saw deep, disturbing images in his meditation. He was troubled by the Jawa Master, Nuuk. What the outcome would be of the next day's debate was shrouded in darkness. Koon could feel the shroud of the force, clouded by the darkside and the Sith Lord Palpatine. Something big was coming, he could feel it, but he could not see what.

Venator-class Star Destroyer
Enroute to Coruscant

With the Seperatist army neutralized, and the fleet scattered to the ends of the galaxy, all that was left was for Quinlan to get in contact with Yoda. Problem was, he was having trouble reaching him.

OOC: DMG, whenever you can, can you do a lil' tid-bit like that?

Commander Neyo bid farewell to Bly, then went to his quarters to check any incoming transmission. One was coming from headquarters, so he decided to check it out.

"8826 here. Need something shot?"
"Unit 8826, this is command. Reports are your group will move out to Honoghor to continue the fight against the Separatists."
"Honoghr...great, I hate lush worlds like that...any reports on if there's going to be a Jedi with us, sir?"
"Not yet, 8826. These are only the preliminary reports, and with the Senate being in turmoil following Palpatine's unveiling we need to keep up the fight to prevent the Seperatists from gaining a hold. You'll be fully informed when you report to headquarters on Coruscant, pending your arrival. You'll have one or two days, then you'll probaly be off again. Signing off, command."
"8826 signing off."

Neyo wished they could have had more information. And Honoghr...what a dreary world. Full of lush plants and animals. He would much rather have had another Saleucami-like desert world with open plains...but he would do would he had to. There was no complaining for a clone.

Darth Sidious

Palpatine was sat in his office, the section of his personal transport where he would make executive decisions while he was leader of the Senate, that had of course all changed, however the office still served the same purpose..

The Holoprojector was activated the The Dark Lord of the Sith spoke once again to his puppet... General Greivous

Palpatines voice was harsh and dry, like the fight with mace had taken the very life out from his body...

"General Greivous, there has been a Change in Plans, You are to take your remaining Forces and regroup in the Sector I have relayed to you... Once you have done so, I will contact you with your next... Orders.." The Dark lord finished, his hooded form broken into blue stripes by the holoprojector...

He Awaited for the Generals response before he returned to his plans....

Koon turned, still feeling the Jawa, and blocked the saber with exceptional force, and countered with an additional slash. However, before he reached the neck, he stopped and de-ignited his lightsaber and stepped back, returning the temperature to normal.
"You fight well, Master Nuuk. However, you let yourself be controlled by emotion. If you let your emotion keep control over you like that, it may lead to the dark side of the force. There remain few people who fight with such emotion who can draw themselves back to the light. It is ever important to be mindful of your emotions," he said and realized the presence of Master Yoda, "Master Yoda," he said, bowing, "What is the state of things in the senate?"
"Thank you Master Koon. I battled with such emotion more to impress. I must tell you i'm very calm and collected. But I will heed your warnings." said Nuuk confidently.

"Master Yoda. How are things abroad? Have we found Sidious and any news in the Senate?" said Nuuk bowing.

"Recived word from Master Vox, I have," Yoda said as he slowly walked down the hall with Mace Windu, leaning slightly on his stick as he did so. "Good, the battle has gone. Defeated, the separatists were... in full retreat, they are," he told the Jedi Master as they continued to walk towards the council chambers.

When they reached their destination, Yoda walked slowly over to his chair and sat down, "Much to discuss, we have. Contact with the other members, you have made?" he asked Windu. The old Jedi Master took a heavy breath as he settled deeply into his seat.

Koon awoke in his chambers and robed himself, and finally, after putting on his belt with his lightsaber, made for the council chambers. He thought on his way up about the upcoming meeting, and the new council appointments. He arrived in the council chambers and bid greetings to Masters Yoda and Windu, and took his seat, and put his fingers together and went deep into thought.

Cin Drallig was with his older students. They were begining to construct their own lightsabers. Serra, his former padawan was helping him show the apprentices how to install the power core without it being dangerous and liable to explode. He was impressed with some of the students. They were making great progress on their lightsabers. Within a month or two he sould have them begining to learn the forms of their choice. He secretly hoped that one or two of them would pick Makashi, his personal favorite. Serra had been his padawan for many years. Cin similed as he remembered how quickly she had finished her sabers. His memories faded as one of his students was calling for his help.

Yoda nodded his head to Master Koon as he arrived early for the council meeting. He was shortly followed by Master Shaak Ti, Stass Allie, and Coleman Kcaj who entered and quickly took their seets. Yoda greeted each on in turn as they entered before returning to slight meditative trance and waiting for the remaining three masters to arrive.

Master Windu sat quietly on the Council. He was troubled by the recent events but was fairly confident that the Council could solve at least some of them. Glad to see most of his friends again, he was still depressed by the fact that Kit, Agen, and Saesee had died taking on Palpatine. But some things had to be let go, attachments could not be formed. Still there was the issue of Anakin. Though he had been increasingly more devoted to the Order, Anakin had still sometimes shown his emotional side, particularly noticable when he had not been given the title of Master. But he was too young to be a Master, even though Anakin was strong in the Force...Mace would see what the other Masters had to say on the matter. He relaxed in his Council seat, awaiting the last of the Jedi.

The small Jawa was meditating when he looked over to the clock. He got up and walked out of the room. He grabbed his saber and began twisting it in air with his fingers. He threw it up in the air and began twirling it with the Force to keep himself clear minded on his way to the council. He never used his Saber much. He was skilled with it but preferred the Force. He entered the Council Chambers and stared before the council and bowed.

"Closed, this session is," Yoda spoke, though his eyes were still closed, "Leave the chambers, you must. Call you when we have made our decision, we will."

Clone Commander Cody stood ontop of the Flight landing pad at Utapu, he was looking below down into the deep caverns that contained the thousands of inhabitants, when two other clones moved up to his position...

"Commander, We've swept the area for General Greivous there appears to be no sign of him..." OHU 8881 Spoke...

"Very well, Send out Patrols, Sweep the area, If you find any Droids Destroy them at once, I'll be waiting he for your Reports..." Cody spoke, not moving his eyes from the waters below...

"As you wish Commander" The two walked away, heading back to inform the clones of their next task, Cody was still unsure of something, Something that knawed at his mind...

How could he have allowed General Grevious to escape...

"Closed, this session is," Yoda spoke, though his eyes were still closed, "Leave the chambers, you must. Call you when we have made our decision, we will."
The Jawa bowed and walked out. He was in his apartment meditating until he was called.

Obi-Wan sent a message to Cody.

"Commander Cody while I'm gone at a meeting in Coursant I want to you to take control of the forces."

Obi-Wan opended the doors to the Jedi Council Room.

"Sorry Master Yoda that I'm late. I was almost killed by General Grievous."

He then sat in his chair.

"This already, I know," Yoda replied as Obi-Wan entered. "Fight another day, Grievous will."

ooc: I am just going to say that Ki-Adi-Mundi entered because History Lovers hasn't been on in a couple days.

Shortly after Master Obi-Wan took his seat on the council, the doors again opened and in walked Master Ki-Adi-Mundi. He greeted each the members of the council and took his seat.

Yoda looked around as he came out of his meditation. "Begin this session of the council, we will," Yoda said as he looked around at the other seven members of the council. "First topic of discussion, the young Skywalker is..." he commented about the missing council member. "In question, his spot on the council is..." he said leaving the floor open for other's comments.

Mace spoke up, being one of the senior members of the Council.

"I still don't trust him...though he has proven to be a powerful Jedi, he has his flares of emotion. A case in point would be when he was appointed to the Council and was not granted the rank of master: he became angry and uncontrolled. Such thoughts lead to evil. While he probaly will become a great Jedi one day, I don't think he's ready for the Council yet."

"A point, you have, Master Windu," Yoda replied in his semi-hoarse voice. "Though tempted by the dark side, he was," the Jedi Master continued, "Able to resist, Skywalker was. Tempted by the Dark Lord, Sidious, the boy was... and alerted you of the matter, he did..."

ooc: note that Yoda is merely making a point, it is not necesarily his opinion... sort of Devil's advocate.

"You are true, Master Yoda. He did bring me back from the fight with Sidious as well. However revolving the fight, I warned him to stay at the Temple, which he did not do, instead he came to the Chancellor's Chambers. Why he did this I do not know, but I question his motivations."

"As do we all," replied Stass Allie, "But now knowing what the outcome most certainly would have been if he were not there... do you still wish he had obeyed your command?"

OOC: I'm really sorry I've not been here for a long time, a huge battle with influenza. I'll post Senate votes and then my initial Ki-Adi-Mundi post.

IC:

Senator Ludaris spoke before the Senate "Members of the Senate! I must make the announcement that I must put my full support behind Senator Padme Amidala of Naboo! She is a great lover of Democracy and Freedom for the entire government, and has continually been such a beacon since her election to the Naboo head-of-stateship, over a decade ago! Never have I met in this body such a kind lover of true democracy. Some may claim that because of her pregnancy, she is unfit for this duty. However, I believe that Senator Amidala is and always will be able to serve well in this course."

VOTES FOR SENATE:

Mas Amedda = 0 Votes
Padmé Amidala = 43 Votes
Garm Bel Iblis = 0 Votes
Mon Mothma = 13 Votes
Orn Free Taa = 0 Votes
Bail Organa = 29 Votes
Ask Aak = 0 votes
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ACTUAL CHARACTER

Across the stormy dark night on a Mygeetan droid-platforms, laserfire blasted all over the place. Several clones charged across a thin passage way firing into an appearing bottleneck, where the droids were attempting to stem the clones. What, of course, the droids were unable to prevent, was the Jedi General leading them. Ki-Adi-Mundi's blue lightsaber brightened the night as it sliced through many, many battle droids, with clones following in close support. The lightsaber rang true as it defended a clone as Mundi Force-pushed a droid from the end.

Hours later, after the end of the mission, he was in the main clone Command as he received the transmission that the Council was in session. He began transmitting himself in via hologram. ((OOC: As in Episode 3, PS, I don't mind you RPing as long as I was gone, just changing a slight detail. For now, I wish to remain on Mygeeto)). He remained silent as he listened to the debate he said

"I agree that the Chancellor...I should say, the Sith Lord, was the one who installed Skywalker on the Council, I...believe that he seems to have been able to resist the full temptation of the Dark Side - and in fact aided in it's slowing. He was the one who warned you that the Chancellor was a Sith Lord, was he not, Mace? I believe that he should be allowed at least a temporary reprieve to remain on the Council. As you can remember, we did consider him for Master promotion, at an unusually early period. He is unquestioningly one of the most gifted Jedi in the entire Order. If all of us remember, no member of the Jedi Council has ever been removed unless they in fact fell to the Dark Side, as far as I am aware, and such a case, I have never heard of taking place since long before the Sith Wars. I would say at least grant to Skywalker a temporary keeping on the Council, a probation if you will. He is, without question, wise beyond his years, tribute of course going to you, Master Obi-Wan."

Windu thought over Mundi's words for a few seconds before responding.

"Right you are, Master Mundi. And he has grown in my trust as he has matured. Perhaps I am being too harsh on him. He is supposed to be the one who shall bring balance to the Force. And he is incredibally gifted. Maybe he does deserve a seat."

Koon spoke, which was rare, "He is an extremely gifted Jedi, there is no doubt about that. He has resisted the temptation of the Dark Side of the force. I think we should grant him a seat on the council, but we must keep an eye on him and make sure he is mindful of his emotions."

Dex's Diner, Coco Town
Coruscant

After stepping out off the shuttle, Quinlan made his way to the Council Room Chambers, only to discover that the Council were in deep deliberation, and weren't to be interrupted. Quinlan was slightly put out; he was hoping to run into Obi-Wan, but he was in deliberation, and his former Padawan, Aayla Secura, was god-knows-where.

So, Quinlan, with nothing to do in the Temple, journeyed to CoCo (short for Collective Commerce District) Town, also known as CoCo District, was a commercial district located in the upper levels of Coruscant. He soon found what he was looking for: Dex's Diner.

While a bit grimy, it was reasonaby clean. The food oily, but a bit good. 'Lovely place, Dex's Diner', Quinlan thought, as he motioned the owner himself over. "Quinlan, Quinlan, a pleasure!", Dex bellowed, opening all four of his arms.

Dexter "Dex" Jettster was a Besalisk cook with a diverse past. Due to his wide experience, he was known as a reliable informant. Smiling, he clasped Dex's hand. "Nice to see you Dex." But Dex was in the kitchen, hollering, "Remember, we don't charge Jedi!". Quinlan smiled. Same old Dex.

Soon, they were sitting, chatting animatedly, but things turned south when Quinlan asked about current events. The Besalisk's face fell, and he sighed. "You don't know what's been happening?" Quinlan shook his head. "Well...long story short...that Sith Lord you were looking for...it was Palpatine".

Quinlan was shocked. "Wha...what?" He sputtered. Dex nodded grimly. "Yeah...Obi-Wan's padawan...Anak...Anakin found out, told Master Windu. He took Master Saesee, Master Fisto, and Master Kolar with him. Palpatine..." Dex shook his head, looking like he didn't believe it himself. "Killed'em all but Master Windu, and knocked him out and escaped."

There was a long, uncomfortable silence. Looking over his shoulder, Dex handed over a small disc. Inspecting it briefly before putting it in his robes, he glanced at Dex curiously. "Security recording of the attack", Dex said simply.

Quinlan raised a brow. "Now, as an officer of the Republic, I should arrest you for possesing such secure recordings from the office of Chancellor. Go ahead. Name one reason why I shouldn't."

"Khaleen's been here a couple times, asking for you. She's in her apartment, in Jrade District, by the way.

Quinlan chuckled.

"Dex, may you never change."

Jrade District

Khaleen Hentz stood on the balcony, looking into the distance. She jumped when heavy arms enveloped her. "I missed you."

Her eyes widened, as she realized who this way. "Quinlan!" Turning around, she caught the Jedi Master off guard, hugging him ferociously, then kissing him full on the lips. They broke apart briefly, enough for Khaleen to look up at Quinlan. "We need to catch up", she said, but then with a mischievious smile, added, "After we get...reacquainted, Master Jedi."

Quinlan Vos smiled widely. Hopefully, nobody would call him on his communications device.

Hopefully...

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"Never removed a council member unless turn to the dark side, we have," Yoda replied. "Though, a council member appointed by the Sith, there has never been," he continued. "Make the boy wise, all the skill in the world with a lightsaber, does not," he said. "If, bring balance to the force, he shall, time there will be..."

"He is still too headstrong... never listening to orders, as proven by his defying of Master Windu's direct orders to stay where he was. The ends do not justify the means," Stass Allie commented. "He is still driven by his emotions and his love... he cannot serve on the council."

Secura was in a training room with five remotes active she easily deflected their attacks with her lightsaber. After some time doing this she grew hungry and shut the remote droids off, put her saber away and left to eat. On her way out of the temple she saw master Cin and his former Padawan, Serra working with the Padawans to construct their lightsabers. She remembered when she had made her first lightsaber. Her thoughts went back to her days as a Padawan and with that drifted to her former master Quinlan Vos. Then it hit her. He was sup post to be on the planet right now, The last time she had met him Bly ended up shooting him, we have so much to talk about. With her hunger forgotten she left to find Vos.

OOC: I would liked so much to have posted a convo with someone else, but all the other people she knows are on the counsel :p

Neyo boarded the HAET-221 Gunship to go down to Coruscant. The Victory Star Destroyer Pride of the Senate was off to more war, off to death, off to the duty of the clone troopers. In high atmosphere, with the boarding doors closed, Neyo stood in relative darkness with several other clone commanders of lesser rank. Neyo didn't try to make conversation, it wasn't the job of a clone to talk idlely. He heard the repulsor units on the gunship activate as the craft hit thrusters, exiting the Victory's hanger. Neyo hung on to a handhold as the ship hit atmospheric turbulence, then emerged into the lower atmosphere. The doors opened, and sunshine burst into the gunship as Neyo gazed down onto the Coruscant cityscape below. The urban landscape made Neyo feel at ease...not some fetid jungle crawling with natives trying to kill you, at least. The gunship came down into an airbase on the surface, landing to a soft halt.

"Another perfect landing, thank you." remarked the clone pilot sarcastically. "Go and get off, I have to return back to the capital ship here."

Neyo jumped off the gunship, striding towards the main terminal to grab a speeder ride to headquarters.

"Said, everything has been," Yoda spoke up. "Vote now, we will."

"If in favor of Skywalker on the council, you are, vote aye," the Jedi Master said. "If not in favor of the young Jedi becoming a council member, you are, vote nay."

"If also in favor of Skywalker becoming a Jedi Master, you are, vote aye again," Yoda continued, "And if not in favor of Skywalker becoming a Jedi Master, you are, vote nay again."

"Heard now, votes will be," he finished as he opened the floor for the members to vote.

Mace was the first of the Council members to speak up: his mind was set.

"Anakin has proven himself to be a powerful Jedi. He is strong in the Force and knows much. However, he is young and inexperienced, sometimes giving in to his emotions. This is not the kind of model we want our younglings to look up to. I vote Nay on both accounts."

Yoda nodded slightly, knowing what Master Windu's vote was going to be.

Next to speak up was Stass Allie, "I too think he is driven by emotions and is not fit to sit on the council. No doubt he will make a powerful Jedi someday but right now he is not wise enough or stable enough. I vote nay on both accounts."

After Stass Allie had voted, Coleman Kcaj spoke up, "Well I for one think he has proven himself numerous times now. I have heard countless stories of him saving you Master Kenobi and nobody can say he isn't skilled enough. I vote yay on both accounts."

"He is, indeed, a powerful Jedi," Plo Koon said, "But I do not believe he holds the experience to be put on the council. So, I will vote nay to putting him on the council, however I will vote Aye for him to become a Jeid Master. He is powerful in the force beyond many. All he requires is the ability to harness his emotions."

"I am in favor of Skywalker being on the Council. I was in favor of such, as you are all aware, even before the sudden appointment by the Sith Lord. Therefore, yea, on both accounts."

"I vote nay for both accounts. He is young and has much angry inside of him. Skywalker must have more experience. Maybe in a couple of years he will make a fine Jedi Master." Obi-Wan in his chair told the rest of the Council.

Now Shaak Ti spoke up, "I say he has fought valiantly and is a powerful Jedi. While he may lack the diplomatic skills of Master Windu or the wisdom of Master Yoda... there is reason there are twelve members of the council - it's not like he can make a rash council decision on his own. I vote yay on both accounts," she finished.

"Hmmm, to me, the vote has come," Yoda said as the other seven remaining members of the council had made their votes. "Interesting, this is. On retaining membership to the council, at 3-4, the vote stands. On becoming a Jedi Master, at 4-3, the vote stands... hmm..." he said pensively as he thought carefully through his decision.

There was a brief moment of silence where nobody spoke as they waited for Master Yoda's vote and the final decision on the matter. Then Yoda broke the silence with his rough voice, "Vote in favor of becoming a Jedi master, I shall. In favor of retaining membership, I shall not." He had cast his vote and the final decision had been made. "Become a Master, Skywalker will... remain on the council, he will not," Yoda decreed as he nodded his head showing that the matter was closed.

There were many more things to be discussed in the council so Yoda quickly moved on; he would tell Anakin Skywalker later that he was to become a Jedi Master. "Fours spots on the council open, we have. Fill them quickly, we must. These candidates we have," Yoda said as he listed the candidates and allowed the other members of the council to discuss them:

Luminara Unduli
Bultar Swan
Pablo-Jill
Cin Drallig
Barriss Offee
Aayla Secura
Nuuk Ti Alk-Tai
Serra keto
Quinlan Vos

Now Shaak Ti spoke up, "I say he has fought valiantly and is a powerful Jedi. While he may lack the diplomatic skills of Master Windu or the wisdom of Master Yoda... there is reason there are twelve members of the council - it's not like he can make a rash council decision on his own. I vote yay on both accounts," she finished.

"Hmmm, to me, the vote has come," Yoda said as the other seven remaining members of the council had made their votes. "Interesting, this is. On retaining membership to the council, at 3-4, the vote stands. On becoming a Jedi Master, at 4-3, the vote stands... hmm..." he said pensively as he thought carefully through his decision.

There was a brief moment of silence where nobody spoke as they waited for Master Yoda's vote and the final decision on the matter. Then Yoda broke the silence with his rough voice, "Vote in favor of becoming a Jedi master, I shall. In favor of retaining membership, I shall not." He had cast his vote and the final decision had been made. "Become a Master, Skywalker will... remain on the council, he will not," Yoda decreed as he nodded his head showing that the matter was closed.

There were many more things to be discussed in the council so Yoda quickly moved on; he would tell Anakin Skywalker later that he was to become a Jedi Master. "Fours spots on the council open, we have. Fill them quickly, we must. These candidates we have," Yoda said as he listed the candidates and allowed the other members of the council to discuss them:

Luminara Unduli
Bultar Swan
Pablo-Jill
Cin Drallig
Barriss Offee
Aayla Secura
Nuuk Ti Alk-Tai
Serra keto
Quinlan Vos

Mace already had a candidate in mind.

"I nominate Luminara Unduli to become one of our ranks. She is a strong and gifted Jedi, very much in tune with the Force. She was there on Geonosis, when she and I led the Jedi transports to the arena...we fought together there in the seemingly hopeless battle. She has worked to preserve the unity and strength of the order over the past years and would make a fine Council member."

I second Master Windu's nomination of Master Luminara. I would also like to nominate to place Master Aayla Secura on the Council. She has faced the darkness and returned to the light, and has been a charismatic general to her clone army on Felucia.

Jrade District
Coruscant

OOC: What happens next is up Nebarri_Prime, which I'll explain at the end of this post.

IC: In the apartment of one Khaleen Hentz, it looked like an ion storm had been through. Clothes we strewn about about all over the room, finally leading to the bed. A certain Jedi Master/General of the Grand Army of the Republic, Quinlan Vos, was sleepling soundly. Next to him lay his fiancee, nd to Quinlan's recent surprise, who was pregnant with his child. (OOC: For all intents and purposes, he knocked Khaleen up aboutthe same time Anakin did Padme).

He sleepily groaned, and propped himself up. Glancing to his side, he smiled as he noticed Khaleen was still asleep. Brushing some hair out of her eyes, he was ready to fall back alseep...until his comm-link chirped, "Call incoming from: Jedi Aayla Secura."

As the color drained from his face, Khaleen stirred, saying sleepily, "Quin, baby, whats the matter...?", and the color drained from her face also.

Quinlan had programmed the machine to automatically patch Aayla through whenever she called. And she was about to see this sight, which violated a major tenet of the Jedi Code.

OOC: Now the choice Nebarri_Prime. Seeing as Quinlan isn't gonna shut it off, you can turn him in, or keep it a secret.

"Masters Luminara and Secura are both very worthy canidates for the Council," Koon said, "More worthy than many members of the order. Especially Master Luminara. She is extremely gifted in the force and is a great diplomat. I think she can lead the Jedi Order to a promising future."

"Popular candidates, they are," Yoda replied, "But two more to fill the seats, we still need. Vote on it after four are nominated, we will..."

Hmm, two more? Mace was a little stuck. Certainly not Quinlan...his loyalties were questionable. And the Jawa seemed a little like Anakin. He knew who may be a gamble but could pay off.

"I nominate Cin Dralling. He has been in our order long, and knows the path of the Jedi. While he has never done anything remarkable, and hasn't seen much combat during the War, he is strong and wise in the Force, and follows the light."

As soon as the image of Quinlan and Khaleen appeared Secura almost lost control of her emotions. Before she did however she calmed herself with the force…her initial though after this was to turn him in, but then Quinlan had been her master and she would like to think a friend...Would she turn him in now? Or keep it hidden…then she came to a conclusion. She would wait for him to come to her. And without a word she shut of the comm.-link She was holding and left to meditate on what to do next. Surly he would come by then and she would know her next move.

An hour later, Quinlan hurried into the Temple. He sensed Aayla meditating in her quarters. He made his way there, and found her facing the wall, her leku's twitching. Perhaps he should leave...

"Sit." Quinlan sighed softly, and sat on the bed. Best not to argue.

After an eternity, Aayla turned around. She looked impassive. "Master Vos...explain yourself."

"Okay, where do I begin?"

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"Agree, I do," Yoda said. "Nominate Pablo-Jill, I do," he added, making four total candidates for the positions on the council.

"Vote now, we shall," Yoda said knowing they would still have much to discuss afterwards. "Cin Darllig, Aayla Secura, Pablo-Jill, Luminara Unduli, the candidates are. If in agreement you are, vote aye. If opposed to a candidate, you are, vote nay."

"Vote yay, I do," Yoda said as he began the voting of the Jedi Council. He was soon followed by Stass Allie and Shaak Ti who also voted yay.

"Nay on Pablo-Jill," Coleman Kcaj commented, giving his consent on the other candidates.

I agree on all four.

"I am in agreeance for all four canidates," Said Koon.

Mace thought about Pablo-Jill, then believed that Yoda was right on his nomination.

"I do agree with you Master Yoda. I also vote yay on all."

Normally he would wait for all of the members to vote but seeing as how the nominations had carried and the fact that they had much more work to do, Yoda decided to end the voting. "Carried, the nominations are. Elected to the council, the candidates are."

He slowly stood up from his seat and leaned on his cane. "Suspended this session is, until the other members we retrieve. Master Windu, alert them of their election, you shall. Reconvene after they have been notified, we will... a full council, we shall have," Yoda said as he began walking to the door.

"Where do you go?" Shaak Ti asked the elderly Jedi Master as his staff clanked on the floor.

"Hmm... to Skywalker, I go. Alert him of our decision, I shall," he said as he exited the chambers.

Windu sent notices out to Luminara, Pablo-Jill, and Secura, than went to go inform Cin Dralling. As he walked off, he was sure Anakin would not be happy with the verdict...

Ki-Adi-Mundi shut down the holo-generator. He walked out to Commander Bacara outside. "General Mundi," he said "We need to consult certain plans to attempt to take Objective 21."
"When are the next reinforcements arriving from Coruscant?"
"Tomorrow, General Mundi."
"Very well. We'll finalize the plan of attack with the local ."
"Yes, sir, General. I'll call together my lieutenants."
"Do so. We meet in ten minutes."
"Yes, General."

Neyo walked into the Clone Briefing room at the War HQ on Coruscant. Several other clone commanders were there, most sitting solemnly like the average clone would. Neyo took a seat and waited for the debriefing officer to enter. Two minutes later, a red-striped clone walked in to the fron of the room and turned on a holopad displaying the galaxy.

"Here's our current gains. Saleucami and Mygeeto just fell to the Republic. We're extending the Outer Rim seiges now, that's where you all come in. We're launching attacks on Tamuuz-an and Honoghr next, both CIS outpost worlds. At least that's what intel says. 3287, you'll be taking your group to assault Tamuuz-an. It's a nice world, sunny, open, plains, some cities. Good for battle. Little in the way of defenses, but supposedly the population is hostile to the Republic. You may have your hands full. You get a less glamarous job, 8826. Your boys will move in on Honoghr. The world is densly jungle, with some grassy open but not much. Little in the way of bodies of water. There is a native species, the Noghri, who have been oppressed by the CIS. Reports are they'd be sympathetic to our cause if we freed them. Supposedly a small fleet, only a Providence and two Recusants, are in orbit over Honoghr. You'll be assigned with a fair-size task fleet to attack the planet. Resistance on the planet should be strong. The Seperatists have constructed several Geonosian-operated foundries and military depots. You'll have a significantly larger task force than 3287, and you'll need it. 3287, you'll be under the command of Master Stass Allie, the Jedi commanding the operation. 8826, you'll be with Master Windu, who has volunteered to lead the attack on Honoghr. You will both leave with your respective fleets in six days. Good luck and good hunting."

The commander left the room, leaving the clones to themselves. Neyo was as close as a clone could get to ecstasy. He was to be paired with Windu...this was an incredible honor. And to think he had been envious of Gree when he had Yoda...

After Yoda left the Jedi Council Chambers, he slowly proceeded over to the senate building and passed by the blue guards as he entered it. He slowly made his way down the hallways, staff clinking on the ground, as he proceeded to where Anakin was... waiting with Padme Amidala.

"Master Yoda!" Padme excalimed as the old Jedi Master entered her disk.

"Hello, Master," Anakin greeted him. "What brings you here?" he asked curiously,

"A Skywalker..." Yoda said as he slightly raised an eyebrow and leaned heavily on his staff. Anakin froze momentarily as he was not sure if he was refering to him, or if somehow he knew about his child that Padme was carrying.

Yoda stood in silence for a moment as he watched Anakin struggle on deciding whether he knew or not. "Made our decision, we have..." he finally said as he watched Anakin breath a sigh of relief that Yoda wasn't there to confront him about his relationship with Padme. "A close vote, it was. Much deliberation, there was," he said slowly as Anakin couldn't wait for him to tell him the news. "Be a Jedi Master, you wil-" Yoda began to deliver the news as Anakin burst with happiness and interrupted him with a cheer. He grabbed Padme and hugged her as she congratulated him, but as he realized Yoda was still there and watching their actions, he put her down and apologized. Yoda nodded and continued, "Be a Jedi Master, you will... be on the council, you will not."

"What?!" Anakin couldn't hold back showing his anger, "You are removing me from the counc-"

"Final, the decision is..." Yoda interrupted in a stern voice. "Control your self you must. In time, be on the council, you will... now, ready you are not."

"Yes, master..." Anakin replied though partially through clenched teeth.

"Leave you two now, I will..." Yoda said as he turned and the familiar sound of his staff against the floor was heard. As he reached the exit off the disk, he turned his head slightly and said, "Congratulations... Padme."

"Wha? What do you mean, Master Yoda?" she asked questioningly, but he had already exited the disk and turned the corner on his way back to the Jedi Temple. Soon, though, she heard an announcement that clarified his statement.

Attention. Attention. All votes are in. By a margin of 231 to 230, Senator Padme Amidala of Naboo has been elected Supreme Chancellor of the Republic... effective immediately.

Secura replied “you can start by telling me when and why you decided to brake the Jedi code” just then she received a notice from Mace Windu. Standing up she looked at Vos and said “I must go now, we will continue when I return.”

As Secura headed for the Council she moved Vos to the back of her mind, she did not wish for him to interfere with whatever she may need to discuss with the other council members she instead though of her new appointment to the council she had only though it a small chance she would make it. But she was glade the Council had though her worthy of joining them and that at her age only Skywalker and master Windu had been appointed at younger ages…

Koon left the council chambers for his own quarters/meditation chamber. When he arrived, he sat with his legs folded and began meditating in the center of his chamber. He focused on the small metal balls lying in the room around him using the force. Instantly, he levitated them and made them orbit around him on different paths. nobody he thought can predict the future. But he looked deep into his thoughts and the force and searched for answers to the complicated riddle of the sith.

Yoda had left the senate building and returned to thre great Jedi Temple after informing Anakin Skywalker of the results of the council meeting. He entered into the massive temple and slowly made his way up to his chambers in one of the spires. When he arrived he walked over to a short, flat chair that lay in the open space of the room and sat down. He lay the staff down next to him and crossed his legs as he began mediating. He was trying to think of what to do next now that the Darth Sidious had revealed himself and as he did so he attempted to get peeks of the future through the force.

Mace Windu walked back from informing Dralling of the news. Surely Cin would be pleased...and he was a good person for the job. He headed back to his chambers when suddenly he sensed some great disturbance in the Force. He braced himself on a pillar and held his head to his hand, breathing softly. It had been sudden, and brief, though its identity wasn't familiar...it had been a unique outcry. Windu pondered over this impact of emotion, wondering if any of the other masters had felt it. He walked off to a lightsaber modification room, he felt he needed some upgrades to his old one, especially if this disturbance had great implications...

Quinlan's Quarters, Jedi Temple
Coruscant

Aayla's words played heavily on the Jedi Master, but that wouldn't stop him from his objective, throughout the war- to find the Sith Lord. With the identity discovered, it was only finding Sidious that posed a problem.

The Separatists were proving to be elusive. With the debacle over Coruscant, the death of Count Dooku, the defeat of General Grievous, and the Republic emerging from the Outer Sieges victorious, the Confederate Navy had scattered to the winds, presumably to lick their wounds.

Quinlan had hoped that Palpatine's (or Darth Sidous's) records, confiscated by the state, would yield some answers, but little to no progress had been made in discovering anything monumental. Heavy encryptions were on the records; the Army had no success, as, so far, there was no point of reference to base this language on, so it was a miracle they found anything at all. Quinlan made a note to himself to have Jocastu look at it.

However, from what was deciphered, one thing was clear: Confederacy were making something big. Something that could turn the tide of the war in their favor. Something that could bring the Republic to its knees. A weapon so powerful...it could destroy worlds. And they didn't know where it was, or how close to completion it was.

As Quinlan read the report, his eyes widened. "By the Force...this can't be..."

And he read it again.

And he read it again.

Without another word, he swiftly shut down the hologram in front of him, and put the data-disc into his robes. Quinlan bolted out of the room, in the direction of the spires.

Stretching his perception of the Force, he felt around. Mace was in his chamber, but Yoda was in the direction of the spires, so he had to find Master Yoda...

Obi-Wan knew that Anakin would be glad that he was a Jedi Master, but not a part of the Jedi Council. His student was growing. Everyone had left and he was still sitting in his chair in the Jedi Council. The Clones Wars had taken a toll on the Jedi. So far they had lost so many good Jedi.

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Yoda sat silently on his seat as he meditated on the past, present, and future. He sensed Quinlan Vos enter the room, but he did not say anything, just merely waited for Master Vos to speak.

Quinlan took some time to collect himself. He bowed quickly, and broke into speech.

"Master Yoda, I am sorry for interrupting you, but something of dire importance has come up. The Army has had trouble reading Palpatine's files- they seem to be encrypted with a dead language. However, from what they did find..." Quinlan paused for a moment to recollect his thoughts.

"The Separatists...they're building a weapon. Not just that... a superweapon. We don't know where it is. And, we don't know how long it has until it is operational. But what we DO know that it is a space station, and it has the power...to destroy entire planets."

Quinlan trailed off, and waited for Master Yoda to respond.

Cin was happy that he had been elected to the Council. Not for personal reasons but because he wanted to help the Jedi rebuild from the Clone Wars and prepare for the war against Sidious. He felt that the Jedi would face another Civil War like the one of four millenia ago and the countless battles between light and dark before. Cin's thoughts were interuppted as he felt a disturbance. Mace Windu entered the Lightsaber Training and Construction room while Cin was considering these things.
"Can I help you with anything Master Windu?"Cin said as Mace walked towards him.

Cin was happy that he had been elected to the Council. Not for personal reasons but because he wanted to help the Jedi rebuild from the Clone Wars and prepare for the war against Sidious. He felt that the Jedi would face another Civil War like the one of four millenia ago and the countless battles between light and dark before. Cin's thoughts were interuppted as he felt a disturbance. Mace Windu entered the Lightsaber Training and Construction room while Cin was considering these things.
"Can I help you with anything Master Windu?"Cin said as Mace walked towards him.

Mace was still visibly agitated from the psychic blow that had struck him moments earlier. Something was up...and he wanted to know what.

"Mostly here just to clear my mind, Cin...but I do have to ask, did you just feel something in the Force? I felt as if the Force had been twisted, some kind of outcry, a disturbance of great magnitude...but I cannot decipher what it was. The Force is clouded, disturbing..."

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"Hmm..." Yoda said calmly with his eyes still closed. "Expected as much... I did."

He sat silently for a few minutes as he attempted to look into the future with the help of the force. "Doubtful that it is ready, I am... But, find it quickly, we must."

Another period of silence as Yoda meditated, "Discuss this, the council will." Yoda stood up slowly and leaned on his staff. He walked past Master Vos and out of the door, making his way down to the council chambers. "Master Obi-Wan," he said as he entered and saw him still sitting in his seat.

Having debriefed Yoda, Quinlan did the only thing left.

Find his old Padawan.

Koon continued reaching out into the force while meditating in his chambers, the metal balls aroud him still circling around the room. But, for a brief but sudden moment, he felt a great surge in the force. The balls dropped from the air immediately. He put back on his brown robe over his beige tunic and hurried towards the Council chambers. When he entered he saw Yoda and Obi-Wan already there.

"Did you two feel that too?" he asked them, taking his seat.

"Hmm... a great disturbance in the force, there is," Yoda replied as Master Koon entered. "Clouded by the dark side, it is..."

The council meeting would begin as soon as the other masters arrived.

"Yes Master Yoda I feel the dark side. It reminds me of that sith I killed back on Naboo." Obi-Wan remebered that fight. Also when his master died.

"Best not to dwell on the past, it is," Yoda commented to Obi-Wan as he realized he was thinking of the past. "Change it, you can not. Lead to anger, it will."

Suddenly, a hologram of Ki-Adi-Mundi appeared, near his seat. He then quickly stood, and said "What was that? It felt like...nothing I have ever felt before...as if..."

Koon spoke from his chair, having been aroused from thought by Master Ki-Adi, after trying to feel through the force for anwers, "We need to get this meeting underway as quickly as possible. It is greatly important for the safety of the galaxy that we find out what created this disturbance."

Mace Windu walked in a little late to the Council meeting. Still not feeling all that good, he took a seat and proceeded to speak.

"Well, I think we all know why we're here...all of us probaly felt that tremor through the Force. What is was I do not know, but no doubt it will have great reprecussion."

"Agree I do," Yoda said as Coleman Kcaj entered the room and took his seat. Stass Allie and Shaak Ti had previously entered and they too had taken their seats.

"Master Yoda," Koon said, "Do you think that the Republic should be informed of this?"

"Master Yoda," Koon said, "Do you think that the Republic should be informed of this?"

Windu spoke up again.

"No, not at a turmolous period as we are in now, with Padme Amidala just elected chancellor, by such a narrow vote, and with the Senate bickering over this. We should first discover this menace out and reveal its presence to light. Then we can inform the Republic."

"Agree, I do," Yoda said again after Master Windu had spoke. "Enough to worry about, they have. Inform them about a disruption in the force, we will not."

"Agree, I do," Yoda said again after Master Windu had spoke. "Enough to worry about, they have. Inform them about a disruption in the force, we will not."

"I see. This is no mere disruption, however. Perhaps we should start now to get to the bottom of this? It is imperitive that we act as quickly as possible. I have a bad feeling about this new situation. The Dark Side of the Force is clouding much now."

"You are correct, Master Koon," spoke Mace, "the menace could easily be growing in the shroud of evil that clouds the Force. We should discover the root of this dark tumor before it becomes too late."

When Quinlan returned to his quarters, immediately, he sealed the door. Now, only a Council Member could enter, through an eye-scanner. Suddenly, he felt a surge in the Force. Quinlan wasn't as Force-sensitive as Jedi's like Obi-Wan and Yoda, but made up with it through Psychometry. Checking his computer, Quinlan had found Clone Intelligence made a huge breakthrough. Apparently, Palpatine had wrote his records in an ancient Sith language.

These were the new facts:

-There was an actual order to be given when the Jedi Generals were in the Outer Sieges, declaring the Jedi traitors, and be hunted down.

- The second part of Palpatine's twisted machinations to being about the end of the Order, was Operation: Knight Fall. 'Darth Vader' (Quin assumes this is Anakin Skywalker) would lead the 501st Legion to indiscriminately kill the Jedi and torch the Jedi Temple.

- During the Battle of Mygeeto, the 501st Legion was dispatched to Mygeeto by Chancellor Palpatine on a secret mission to obtain an experimental power source for the Hammertong project.

- The Wookies were to be used as slave labor for 'Project Hammetong'.

The Clone Intelligenc officer had told Quinlan they would have a location soon. Until then, this terror was a danger to the Galaxy at large.

Sighing, the Jedi Master forwarded it to the Temple, and plunged himself back into his work.

"Investigate this matter, we must," Yoda said commandingly. "Send a team of Jedi, we will..."

Upon feeling the disturbance in the force Secura began moving at a faster pace to the council chamber, when she arrived she heard the Council members present finish their conversation about the disturbance she then entered bowed and sat in Kit Fisto’s old seat.

OC: sorry I didn’t post sooner, been buisy

Newly elected Padme' sat in her quarters and got ready. She had called a Senate meeting to discuss her action plan for this turbulent time in the galaxy. She walked out of her quarters and headed to the Board Room. Once everyone was present she spoke,

"Hello, everyone. I have called you hear to hold a discussion of my newly elected status. First I would like to thank you all for being here and congratulate all the other candidates on a good election. My battle Plan stands now for peace. We MUST end the war as soon as we possibly can. Peace and Diplomatic end would seem best but the enemy may not see eye to eye with us. We open talks and if they A) do not respond or B) Request outrageous demands we will finish them off with military power. But we must end it peacefully for the great of the Republic. Once we win the war, we must rebuild the economy and stabilize the Galaxy by rebuilding lost and much needed Infrastructures. Nar Shadda the smugglers moon has seen MAJOR increases in crime since the war, which is scary for an already crime planet. We start there. We find the source. The war must be won at home. So any questions?" Padme' finished her speach slightly nervous and a little out of breath.

"I have one Chancellor Amidala." spoke up Mas Amedda

"Yes Vice Chancellor Amedda?"

"What do you plan to do? You have so much to do on such a great scale but with your pregnancy will it be best for the baby?" Mas said this with a smirk hoping to get her to give him power.

"I assure you Vice Chancellor I can do my job to the greates of ability. My Pregnancy will not affect my judgement or my opinions not one bit. It insults me for you to ask me such a question when you knew that I came into this election knowing everything that was going on. I will be fair and just, not corrupted or even twisted by my Pregnancy. I am human and will make mistakes but it will not be because of the baby nor will they be big mistakes either. Any further question?" Padme' spoke sternly at the Vice Chancellor slightly annoyed.

Yoda nodded to Aayla Secura who was late to the meeting but allowed the discussions to continue without interruption on the trivial matter. "Send a team of Jedi to discover the source of this disruption, we must," Yoda said in an authoritative tone. "Master Windu, ideas, do you have?"

"Master Yoda I will go with the team to find the disruption, but must we also bring clones. They are loyal, but they might tell the Republic of the things we might find. Also Anakin cannot come along since he will tell Chancellor Amidala." Obi-Wan then noticed Secura sit down.

Mace was still visibly agitated from the psychic blow that had struck him moments earlier. Something was up...and he wanted to know what.

"Mostly here just to clear my mind, Cin...but I do have to ask, did you just feel something in the Force? I felt as if the Force had been twisted, some kind of outcry, a disturbance of great magnitude...but I cannot decipher what it was. The Force is clouded, disturbing..."

"Yes, I did, but I cannot help but think that it was soe one or some thing in pain. What do you think it was Master Windu."
"I.. come to the Council chamber. I secnse most of the others are there."
" Yes Master"
They entered the council chamber. Cin noticed that they were some of the last Jedi to drift into the room.

"Master Yoda I will go with the team to find the disruption, but must we also bring clones. They are loyal, but they might tell the Republic of the things we might find.

ooc: uh... check your statement. You say you must bring clones... but that they might tell the republic.

Windu listened to the others and ouched his plan.

"Master Kenobi, if you have no qualms about it I do suggest you go to discover this menace. And Master Koon, I suggest you accompany Master Kenobi; I feel this is more than a job for one Jedi. Instead of bringing along a legion of clones like in battles, I advise you to bring along Clone Commandos. They will probaly serve you better than standard infantry clones. I will be at the Honoghr seige, so I will not be able to accompany you."

"Agree I do," Yoda said after Mace had spoken. "Master Kenobi and Master Koon, find out the source of the disruption, you will..."

"Meditate on the matter, I will..." Yoda said as he waited to see if anyone else had something to bring up before he left to his chambers.

"The last few droids here on Mygeeto have been defeated. I need a new assignment, and the Marines will follow me if they can."

OOC: Faith and Fury, how would you know that Lord Vader IS Skywalker? For all we know, Darth Vader is just another Darksider, there are enough of them. Considering that Anakin was also never named Darth Vader by Palpatine, there should be no reason to think it would be Skywalker, and nor would Anakin think "Vader" was him.

OOC: History Lovers, after all the time Palpatine spent around Anakin, and placing him and the coucil and all, it could be inferred.

IC:
"There are always Seperatist hideouts in this galaxy, many worlds still hold loyalties to the Confederacy." mentioned Mace. "You may want to bring your forces back to Coruscant to check up on future attacks."

ooc: he also had apprentices, Darth Tyranus and Darth Maul... so to assume that his next apprentice was going to be a Jedi and not some other person he had found (such as someone like Asajj Ventress), would not necessarily be inffered (certainly not obviously)

"Continue the sieges, we must," Yoda said strongly, "More battles there are to be fought."

"I'll bring my fleet and the Marines to Coruscant for now, and then we'll deploy to some other world. We must discover where the Separatist Council is hiding."

"Yes, Master Yoda," Koon said.

The Jawa Nuuk Alk-Tai sat in his chambers. He knew the government was unstable and the risk of it's failure. He also knew of the galaxy and the wars and the darkness. He felt that much more darknes would befall the galaxy and not nessecarily from our galaxy. He did not know when or how but he knew that an outsider would destroy the galaxy. He was scared but what he had found. Whether this was true he did not know nor did he ponder on the idea for long. He began thinking on other things. He thought of the council, the galaxy, himself. He hoped the council would give him a chance to prove his worth to them. He understood that he would not have a shot at the council for another 30 years or more, till the death of another one. He at least wanted to have a shot at getting on come that time...



OOC: I'm referring to Yuuzhan Vong more or less. I understand this is Alt and Yuuzhan may never come in but I think the Yuuzhan Vong wars NEED to happen

OOC: Uh...that's about 40 years from now, even in the real one. Why are you bringing it up NOW?

OOC: Uh...that's about 40 years from now, even in the real one. Why are you bringing it up NOW?

OOC: Yeah, Zactarn, they really don't even take care to the galaxy until after all the civil war turmoil is over. That would kinda bring hell to the Clone Wars.

OOC: Yeah, Zactarn, they really don't even take care to the galaxy until after all the civil war turmoil is over. That would kinda bring hell to the Clone Wars.
OOC: I know. I am thinking toward the future. It does not need to happen now. wait for about 50 years then we can do it.

OOC: That probaly won't be in this RP...you may have to wait for the next one.

OOC: I know. I am thinking toward the future. It does not need to happen now. wait for about 50 years then we can do it.

ooc: That isn't happening in this RP. This is simply Dark vs. Light, Republic vs. Separtists. Nobody saw the Vong coming this early... and if they did it wouldn't be you. Most likely it would be Sidious or Yoda (and neither saw it at this time).

Sidious was becoming impatient... so far there had been no word from Grevious and even as the Personal Transport of the Former Chancellor, made its way towards the Asteroid belt of near the Planet Hoth...

The Seperatist Forces here would Re-Organised into a Force that would smash apart the Republics Clone army and bring about the rise of a new order...

Once again Sidious sent another message to Grevious indicating his Annoyance at the delay...

"General Grevious... I grow Impatient for your Reply...."

The Jawa arose and got dressed. He walked out of his apartment and went to the docking bay. There he entered his Genosian Fanblade Starfighter. Thi exotic ship was given to him by his Father. It was stolen but was now no longer an issue. He was heading to Hoth to see his former homeworld.

Mace headed off to the war HQ. He knew he was going out, and he needed to get in contact with his clone commanders. Over at HQ, he first met Commander Neyo.

"Hello, sir, I'm 8826, you can call me Neyo. I'll be with you on this campaign."
"Alright Neyo...what's the plan?"
"The Separatists have ships in orbit above Honoghr, Master Windu. We're sending along a substantial battlefleet to break the blockade, allowing our landers to get in clear to the surface."
"Good, anything else to know?"
"It's unknown wether the Noghri natives will be hostile, Master Windu, so we have to assume they will. That will add a setback for our forces, so we're bringing along additional forces. Our fleet has six Victorys, ten Venators, and twelve Dreadnoughts, not to mention our Acclamator landing ships."
"Alright, I'm ready to go. Show me to our ship."
"Right away, sir. We have a gunship waiting at the main hanger."

Cin wished he could help discover the disturbance they had all felt, but he couln't leave his students. He returned to his instruction room and saw one of the pupils trying to activate his lightsaber. Cin walked up to him. The boy had gotten the power cell in upside-down. Cin helped him get it right. The boy turned it on and smiled. Cin could see that he was very excited. Cin told him to be very careful and to keep it with him at all times. The weapon would be the young boy's symbol of jedihood for years to come.

OOC: Been gone for a few days, so let me clarify. Quinlan infers that Skywalker=Vader. For all he knows, it was some hobo on Tatooine.

RECAP: All the intellenge work he's been doing, it's the Death Star that he's trying to find, but that's obvious. He's trying to track down where it is with Clone Intelligence, but lo and behold, guess what? Sidious wrote his records, and encrypted them with ancient Sith (I'll change the language if it's a problem). Right now, he's told Yoda, and forwarded all of Sidious's plans, including those to kill the Jedi, to the Council.

After the council meeting, Yoda left for his chambers where he would continue to meditate on the matter of the dark side and their next step. "Dangerous they will become, if rise again they do," he said as he left the council.

A short time later he arrived at his chambers and slowly made his way, with staff clicking on the floor, over to his chair. He sat down and crossed his legs as he began meditating.

At the military spacedock, Mace, Neyo, and about twelve other clones boarded a HAET-221 gunboat, amid other gunships taking clones off to the waiting ships. The doors closed on the craft and the repulsors kicked in, lifting the gunboat off of the tarmac into the sky. A side door opened, and Mace gazed out onto Coruscant for what he assumed would be his last look onto the city-planet for a long time. Reaching the upper atmosphere, the doors closed and the interior lights on the ship clicked on.

"Two minutes to the ship." called the clone pilot to the passengers in the back.

Mace sat quietly alongside Neyo. Neither really had anything to talk about. The gunboat nestled noisely into the Venator Star Destroyer's hanger, amist many other gunships landing, carrying clones and vehicles. Mace stepped out from the gunboat onto the plasteel floor of the Venator's hanger bay.

"Welcome to the Venator Destroyer Liberator, sir." remarked Neyo.

Quinlan had made a visit to the Jedi Archives, the biggest repository of information in the galaxy. After an eternity, he had managed to procur a file concerning the Sith language, originating from Korriban.

After an eternity, Clone Intelligence managed to translate Palpainte's records. Project: Hammertong was being constructed on the world Had Abaddon. It was a rather unremarkable worlds in the Outer Rim. Project Hammertong seemed to be not even a third of the way done.

'Now', Quinlan thought, 'Was the time to strike. But first, I have to find Aayla...she's in command of a unit, she could do something.'

Quinlan walked out of his quarters to look for his old Padawan.

The Jawa was barely out of the atmosphere and turned around. He decided it was not worth going there. His family hasn't spoken to him in years and his friends think he is dead in the most like. The Fanblade starfighter landed back a the dock. He got off and walked around the area of the dock. He walked out of the dock and headed for his apartment right near the Jedi Temple. He began to meditate inside of his room with his three lightsabers revolving around his head.

Yoda had read through the files that Quinlan sent over and was deeply grateful that Sidious hadn't been able to act upon them... yet. Though, he knew that many Jedi would still have to give their lives in the upcoming conflict. "Unmasked, the Dark Side is... grow strong now, it will."

Sidious was becoming impatient... so far there had been no word from Grevious and even as the Personal Transport of the Former Chancellor, made its way towards the Asteroid belt of near the Planet Hoth...

The Seperatist Forces here would Re-Organised into a Force that would smash apart the Republics Clone army and bring about the rise of a new order...

Once again Sidious sent another message to Grevious indicating his Annoyance at the delay...

"General Grevious... I grow Impatient for your Reply...."


Grevious moved across the bridge of his ship, Combat Droids and Nemodians scuttleing away as the massive Alien machination Bowed down upon one knee before The Holographic Projection of his master....

"My Apologies My lord... During the battle over Coruscant our Communication relay was badly.... Damaged..." Grevious paused, hacking his alien lungs up in a gut wrenching cough...

"What... is it you Desire my Lord?"

"Prepare your Forces... The Jedi are aware of our Plans... Regroup your Forces at this location, No doubt the Jedi will come looking" Sidious spoke, his voice sounded old and withered...

"As you wish My Lord..." Grevious spoke while returning to his full Height...

"You!" Grevious pointed at a Nemodian Navigator, his Impact net getting tangled in his arms as he turned to look at Grevious...

"Set Co-ordinates To The Destination you are now Receiving on the Console...." Grevious spoke followed by a vicious snarl that caused most of the Nemodians near by to Jump....

Out in space... one by one the Seperatist ships made the jump to Hyperspace...

Construction site of the Death Star

Sidious's Vessel landed on the Shuttle pad at the Space Docks... He was immeadiatly Greeted by an Officer Still loyal to the "Senator" not aware of the Deception or his removal from office...

"Senator Palpatine... Welcome..." The Officer spoke, Saluting to the former Senator...

The hunched dark robed figure of Sidious advanced towards the Officer...

"I am No longer a Senator... The Very Republic I served has turned Traitor against me... You and your Clones are still loyal Captain?"


"Y... Y... Yes of Course Sena... I Mean My Lord... We haven't Heard anything from Coruscant for months... We Feared the worse..."

"Everything is Well in hand.... I am here to Oversee the Completion of the Deathstar... I expect the Traitorus Jedi will be looking for me... So expect them to sniff around.... Have your Loyal Troopers on Full standby, Make Long Range Sector sweeps often and Inform me at once if you Pick up anything Out of the ordinary... "

"As you wish My Lord"

The Clones, Palpatine and the Captain all turned and headed into the Space station Main area...

Where the very plans of the Darkside would bear Fruit...

Quinlan had made a visit to the Jedi Archives, the biggest repository of information in the galaxy. After an eternity, he had managed to procur a file concerning the Sith language, originating from Korriban.

After an eternity, Clone Intelligence managed to translate Palpainte's records. Project: Hammertong was being constructed on the world Had Abaddon. It was a rather unremarkable worlds in the Outer Rim. Project Hammertong seemed to be not even a third of the way done.

'Now', Quinlan thought, 'Was the time to strike. But first, I have to find Aayla...she's in command of a unit, she could do something.'

Quinlan walked out of his quarters to look for his old Padawan.


After the Council meeting Secura headed to her chambers, she was about to begin meditating when she sensed Quinlan Vos coming. when Quinlan entered she turned to face him. “Hello Quinlan, I sense you’re here for more then just talk…”

OOC: i don't know why but to me this sounds bad. i could just be suffering from lack of confidence in my own RPing abilitys

Quinlan nodded gravely, but thought better of telling Aayla. It could cause panic; besides, according to the files, Project: Hammertong wasn't even near complete.

"Yes. I believe I should explain what you saw. Me and Khaleen were having...relations, but there is no attachment."

With that, Quinlan returned to his quarters. There was still more work to do.

"Entry into the Honoghr system in two minutes."

The loudspeaker blared over the comms. Windu had been meditating in his quarters, but now saw that a fight would soon be on his hands. He strode up to the bridge, where Neyo and several of the commanders sat, along with the bridge crew doing their various jobs. Out the front viewport, the blue swirl of hyperspace stretched to eternity in front of the Liberator. Mace sat down next to Neyo but spoke nothing, waiting for the time when the inevitable battle would commence. The clone also sat silently, nothing was needed to say.

"Emerging from hyperspace."

The stars flashed back behind the Venator, the blue swirling road diminished into the black of space. Honoghr, bright and green, loomed before the Republic fleet. Black impressions dotted the planet backround, the ships of the Separatist fleets. One of the clones on active scanners suddenly spoke up to the clone captain on deck.

"Sir, I'm picking up a Seperatist battle fleet in Noghri orbit. It doesn't look like the little detachment we were told about."
"Alright, send word to the fighters to prepare for launch and have the fleet move into attack coorinates. What are you getting for the enemy fleet?"
"Sir, I have 8 Providences, 10 Munificients, a Lucrehulk, and 6 Recusants."
"This is not going as intelligence reported...alright, we'll take them, move in. Launch fighters quickly."

Mace got up and signalled to Neyo.

"I'm going to join the pilots in the fleet in my starfighter. Radio me across the fighter broadband for Alpha squadron."
"Yes sir."

Mace got up and left, walking for the hanger. Emergency klaxons were beginning to sound on the ship, alerting the clone crew to man their stations. Around Windu clones raced to man guns, sensors, command stations, and fighters. Entering the vast Venator hanger, Mace spotted his violet-banded Eta-2 Actis interceptor. ARC-170 fighters and V-Wings took off around him as he got up to the fighter. His astromech droid beeped in response to him.

"Alright R-3, we're going out."

The droid clicked an affirmative and Windu hopped in the cockpit. Closing the cockpit, he hit the initial start-up sequences, launching the thrusters. Amidst the clone fighters, Windu hit his engines and streaked out of the capital ship.

Padme' had contacted a squad of Clone Troopers, 4 in total, and told them to assemble and be ready to leave. They assembled at the dock. She left to see a Jedi that she thought had promise. She went to see Nuuk Alk-Tai. She knocked on his apartment door and spoke too him,

"Master Jedi I would like to ask you to go to Nar Shadaa with a squad of troops to discover the disturbance." she said forwardly.

"I shall go." said the Jawa.

The Jawa Jedi prepared and left off to the docks where he and the squad left off in his Genosian Fanblade Starfighter to go to Nar Shadaa.

The searing blasts of turbolasers, bolting out from the ventral turrets of a Providence-class cruiser, flared above Mace's starfighter, slamming into the port side of a Victory. Windu dodged an oncoming barrage from three Vultures and a Tri, sweeping his fighter up in pursuit of the nimble droid fighters. Mace triggered his throttle, sending piercing flashes of lasers striking out from his fighter into the Tri's engine port, incinerating the fighter. The Vultures sped around again, firing discord missiles which narrowly missed Mace's agile fighter. R3 screamed in response.

"We're alright, R3, just keep in control."

An ARC-170 shot past Windu and annihilated the Vultures before taking a quad laser burst from a Recusant, blowing in spectacular fashion. Windu avoided flaming debris and angled towards one of the Munificient frigates.

"Alphas lead through four, follow me."
"I'm on your four, Master Windu."

Three ARC-170s and a V19 Torrent lined up behind Mace's Actis for a run on the Munificient. Laser bolts slashed past the fighters, dancing in a deadly array of color. A Vulture pulsed bright energy flashes at Mace's fighter, before Windu ended the droid's life with a carefully controlled burst of fire. The Vulture erupted, the droid head ripped off the fighter as a blossoming orange explosion enveloped the doomed craft, tearing apart the electronics and destroying the droid violently. Mace avoided the droid remains as he strafed laser fire from the frigate.

"Alphas, fire your torpedoes when ready."
"Already on it, sir."

The clone fighters lanced ahead of Mace, pulsing out bright blue proton torpedoes from their tubes. As the banked off, Mace unleashed a torrent of laser fire on the Munificient's point-defense cannons, tearing into them and preoccupying the cannons long enough for the torpedoes to rip through the frigate's defense screens. The shields absorbed the first few, buckling with a bright teal spark as the shield net over the targeted area broke. The remaining projectiles crashed into the hull, blowing apart bulkheads and turrets with incredible violence. Atmosphere hissed out of the wounded ship as onboard controllers struggled to get the situation under control. The frigate wheeled off from its assault on a Dreadnought, now under coordinated fire from the Republic ship.
Mace pulled up from the fiery explosions into the fray of another battle erupted in front of him. A Venator and a Providence lined up side-to-side, blowing out each other's systems with accurately placed turbolaser fire. Flame broke out from the sides of the two ships, billowing into space in fiery dances. Two Torrent squadrons broke in, pulsing proton torpedoes into the command bridge of the Providence as a Vicotry joined as well. Outmatched now, the wounded Providence struggled in vain to get away. Too many torpedoes and turbolasers arced from the Republic capital ships, every move countering those of the Seperatist craft. The Venator pulled off, too wounded from other engagements, and left the fesh Victoru to finish the job. The Providence had nowhere to go, the bridge a smoking ruin atop the superstructure. The Torrents passed again, slamming torpedoes into the blackened ship as the Victory Star Destroyer increased the barrage of blue turbolaser fire. Plasma vented from the destroyed engines of the CIS battleship, the craft gone. Fire streaming from all ports, the Providence keeled off of the Victory, streaming towards the planet. Into the atmosphere the ship careened, strewing smoke and debris for kilometers wide. The Providence slammed into the lush Noghri jungle, fire tearing apart trees and wildlife, releasing toxins and gas that would later ruin the Noghri ecosystem for decades to come.

Quinlan was looking over the records once more, aftre he got back from his little jaunt.

The purpose? To inquire about plans already put forward by Palpatine; apparently, his machinations were still working from afar. The purpose? To phase aliens out of the Republic military. Even now, all officers were human. It unnerved Quinlan greatly, but he had been assured that soon, this mistake would be corrected. Already, apparently, their was fresh talent to be had from Mon Calamari...some freedom fighter named Alabar or Ackbar.

Dimissing it, Quinlan focused on the matter at hand. Apparently, from a remote location, someone had locked the files. Try as he might, he couldn't access them. Sighing, he focused his Psychometry, a gift endowed to all Kiffar, in an attempt to figure this out. Nothing.

(OOC: Cite: http://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/Psychometric)

Shutting down the computer, Quinlan looked for his comm-link amidst the mess. Finding it, he found a message:

General Vos,

We request that you become an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic. If so, here is your mission: Lead a Sector Army, retake the planet, and capture/kill Ado Eemon.

Background information:

"Caramm V was a planet in the Caramm system. It was a beautiful planet until subjugated with droid gunships by its Separatist tyrant, Ado Eemon.

"Ado Eemon was the ruler of Caramm V in the years directly preceding the Clone Wars.

"After aligning himself and Caramm V with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Ado Eemon geared his world's hefty manufacturing capabilities towards supplying the Separatist fleet with HMP droid gunships. He used the period of conflict to consolidate power, backed by a private fleet of gunships, and ravaged the resources of Caramm V, destroying its legendary landscape in the process.

"You are expected to board Venator-Class Star Destroyer Hunter within twelve hours. You will rendezous with the battle group in orbit. Have a good day."

Quinlan used those hours to say goodbye to his comrades, and his fiancee, before boarding the Venator-Class Star Destroyer, and rocketing into the horizon.

(Honoghr) A pyramid shaped ship hung back among the main fleet, darting out to damage any small groups of ships that strayed too close, unleashing a volley of ion blasts, ripping through shields and disabling the power of ships it hits, making them effectivly debree. However, it seemed to keep a certain distance from the Jedi, watching like a hawk for any slip that would allow it to destroy them.

"Transmission to Capital Ship #871490 begin: Narrow Broadcast: Assassin Droid 3723-B holding this section against the smaller ships. Send one point six reapeating dozen anti-fighter droids to this location. Attack on Jedi will begin in 1:30 minutes: Transmission to Capital Ship #871490 end."

Many Tri-Fighters(Think thats what the anti-fighter droids were called) come in from the center of the fleet, already forming a large group always at most 1,500 m away from 3723-B.

Orbit of Honoghr:

Mace couldn't help but notice the pyramidal ship that had lurked in the shadows behind the main battle. He ignored it, but was amazed by the firepower it had launched at a group of V-Wings that had assaulted it earlier. Only one ship had not been disabled from the ion torrent that had emerged, coming back with downed shields and returning to a Venator.
Behind the closing battle, with the Republic hitting the flanks of the weakened CIS battlefleet, came the Acclamators, crusing down past the Lucrehulk tasked to guard the planet, pulsing an occasional burst from a turbolaser battery as they swept down into the lower orbit of the green planet. The capital ships glided majestically to the surface, the point-defense lasers clearing out underbrush for the landing of the cruisers to begin offloading. Gunships were released into the clear skies as the boarding ramps of the ships opened to release the ground forces.
In space, five vulture droids closed on Mace, clicking communications between each other and unleashing hails of laser fire. Mace spun his ship up to avoid the red blasts that seared under his ship and targeted the lead vulture. A well-timed burst of fire streamed into the droid fighter's engine wells, sending out blossoming orange fire as the droid screamed and spun out of control. A fiery explosion finished the droid's demise. The last vulture in the group pulled up and allowed Mace to pass before lining up behind him. Opening its wing foils, the droid fired a discord missile point-blank at Windu's fighter. The projectile opened up with five buzz droids landing on Windu's fighter.

"Uh-oh R3, watch it."

The droid beeped, threatened by the new invaders. The buzz droids surrounded the astromech, intent on destroying it. Unforunately for the buzz droids, the vulture that had deployed them now opened fire at Mace's fighter. Windu shook his Actis a little to the right, and the laser fire shot off the buzz droids into space. Mace spun away from the fighters, tearing them up with laser fire, and shot back off to the Victory that was engaged with a Recusant.

Cin Drallig encountered Yoda while walking through the halls of the Jedi Temple. " Master Yoda, I would really like to help with the Outer Rim theater. My students have all consturcted their lightsabers and can learn how to use them from Serra." Cin waited for Yoda to respond. He seemed to be in deep thought.

Nuuk and the troops landed on Nar Shadaa. Once they exited the ship two Droidekas opened fire. The droids put on their shields and kept on with the repetitive fire. The troops took cover behind random thins acros the small docking pad. Nuuk used his advanced Jedi speed. When he did this he entere a seperate dimension in alike. He then would appear anywhere he chose in a mile and a half radius. He appeared behind the droidekas and sliced them both with his Silver lightsaber. Nuuk did not like the use of his saber. He was good with a lightsaber but prefered the Force. They immediatly knew that something was very very wrong. Nuuk and his troops proceeded on. Nuuk sensed something was wrong. They walked passed the stores and headed to a club with a Twi'lek in front of the door. The group asked to come in but the Twi'lek refused. He said they did not have authorization to come in. Nuuk stated that none was needed and that they were sent by Padme' Amidala herself. He called them liers and pulled out a Laser Carbine. He fired upon the group but not accurately. The first shot missed and the second shot was deflected back at his leg by Nuuk. Nuuk pinned the armed man and had him cuffed and taken to the proper authorities. The men then entered the club. They walked through the club bumping into random dancers and meeting a couple Kazzak players. Nuuk sensed a problem behind a door in the back. He walked toward it this time greeted by an unhappy Wookie He told them to get lost but Nuuk persuaded him with the Force to let them in. The group entered to see a Dark Jedi talking to another Dark Jedi. The two were wearing black robes with red lightsabers stickeing out ignited in their hands.

"Who let you in!?" barked the first Dark Jedi.

"The guard at the door. Very nice fellow. However, I will be placing you both under arrest." said Nuuk

He then used Force push and blasted the on Dark Jedi up to the roof and the other into the wall. Two of the four Troops went to each one only to each be sliced in half. The two other troops hid behind PlasterSteel Cylinders and opened fire. Nuuk hopped against the door and flew over across the room and while in air he sliced the first Dark Jedi's hand off making him drop his saber. The other one engaged Nuuk in a duel which ended when Nuuk sliced his legs off. The two were cuffed and loaded onto the ship. They took off and headed back to Jedi Temple.

"Transmission to Tri-Fighters within 1,500 meters: Ready to assault, homing missiles preffered weapon, buzz droids secondary weapon, lasers cannons tertiary weapon; First Priority: Disable or Destroy supporting ships; Second Priority: Prevent Jedi from escaping; Third priority: Destroy Jedi Starfighter; Fourth Priority: Kill Jed. Split into two equal groups. One attack from below and one from front. Fire all homing missiles at beginning of battle at support units: End Transmission to Tri-Fighters within 1,500 meters."

The Tri-Fighters split into two groups of ten, one group disapears moving below while the other moves straight at the group of starfighters and one jedi. The pyramid ship moves to the left of the group just out of missile distance. Tri-Fighters fire up to four missiles each at the supporting ships but not at the jedi for some reason. More missiles come up from below, destroying more ships. Just as the missiles are fired the Pyramidal shape moves in, firing all ion blasts at the jedi at a power enough to disable systems but not to destroy.

"Transmission to Tri-Fighters within 1,500 meters: Ready to assault, homing missiles preffered weapon, buzz droids secondary weapon, lasers cannons tertiary weapon; First Priority: Disable or Destroy supporting ships; Second Priority: Prevent Jedi from escaping; Third priority: Destroy Jedi Starfighter; Fourth Priority: Kill Jed. Split into two equal groups. One attack from below and one from front. Fire all homing missiles at beginning of battle at support units: End Transmission to Tri-Fighters within 1,500 meters."

The Tri-Fighters split into two groups of ten, one group disapears moving below while the other moves straight at the group of starfighters and one jedi. The pyramid ship moves to the left of the group just out of missile distance. Tri-Fighters fire up to four missiles each at the supporting ships but not at the jedi for some reason. More missiles come up from below, destroying more ships. Just as the missiles are fired the Pyramidal shape moves in, firing all ion blasts at the jedi at a power enough to disable systems but not to destroy.

Mace almost felt his ship shutting down around him. Two ARCs exploded to his left, slammed with too many missiles to evade.

"R3, get us out of here before Honoghr's gravity pulls us in!"

The droid beeped a negative and Mace was on the verge of cursing.

"Alright, do your best to get us in safely."

The pull from Honoghr pulled down Mace's fighter towards the large green planet as Torrents began to engage the Tri's. Mace struggled with internal circuitry to get the fighter restarted. He had little control over anything; his weapons and shields were both fully out and his manuevering thrusters were almost gone as well.

"R3, devote all remaining power to repulsors."

The astromech droid clicked in response.

"Good, angle us down if you can close enough to the main landing zone of the Republic forces. Try and get us down without too much bumping."

"Transmission to Tri-Fighter squadron: Surround Mace Windu's ship. Hold on to it by any means neccesary and bring to the closest ship with a large hangar. Bring it into airlock after Mace Windu has passed out from lack of oxygen. Use Buzz droids to completly disable all systems and destroy the R3 droid. Remaining Tri-Fighters continue attacking the support and form a phalanx manuever 168 on the jedi starfighter. End transmission"

Four tri-fighter crash into the jedi's ship on the wings, holding it in place while releasing buzz droids. They then start moving towards a near capitol ship. The rest of the tri-fighters attack the support, raining more destruction upon the remainders. The pyramid ship hangs about 30 m above the jedi ship, firing on any republic ships that get too close.

Cin Drallig encountered Yoda while walking through the halls of the Jedi Temple. " Master Yoda, I would really like to help with the Outer Rim theater. My students have all consturcted their lightsabers and can learn how to use them from Serra." Cin waited for Yoda to respond. He seemed to be in deep thought.

Yoda waited a minute before responding, seemingly lost in thought. "Right, you are," the venerable Jedi Master eventually replied, though his mind was still elsewhere. He stopped walking, the familiar sound of his staff clicking on the ground disappearing into echoes. "To Honoghr, you will go. Master Windu in trouble, I sense... essential, haste is."

Again he paused. "Go..." he said simply as he waited for Cin to leave, "...May the Force be with you..."

12 hours later
Orbit over Caramm V


Venator-Class Star Destroyer Hunter appeared over Caramm V. Quinlan Vos surveyed the planet, before turning to officers and clone commanders alike.

"Here is the battle plan. It seems, from reconnaisance gathered recently...there is not just HMP droid gunships down there. No, there are a combination of B-1 and B-2 battle droids patrolling the capital, and Droideka's guarding Eemon's palace. Possibly, Ado Eemon himself.

"We have the advantage of more manueverable fighters, and more experienced men. In short, the advantage in the sky; let us use that. To stop any SOS from being heard, this Star Destroyer shall jam transmissions.

"First, we shall use the V-wings and V-19 Torrent starfighters to pierce the atmosphere, and take down any gunships, escorting our own dropships. The V-Wings, as they are short-range fighters, shall retreat, and the second wave shall replace them, to take this battle to the sky.

"The second wave shall be composed of ARC-170's, which I shall lead, to distract the gunships near the capital long enough for the AT-TE's, flanked with clone troopers, to push through the droid army contignent.

"With that done, I will leave the ARC-170's on a bombing run, taking out the central control mainframe, taking out the gunships, and B-1 battle droids."

A single officer piped up, "Sir, what becomes of Ado Eemon's palace?"

Quinlan smiled, and said, "Leave that to me. Now, let's go...and May the Force be With Us All..."

After Master Vos left Secura’s room Secura began meditating, after some time and getting no further in her search for the answers surrounding the Sith lord she gave up. She had however selected her next target.

Bespin, the leading producer of Tibanna Gas was under Separatist control, taking it back may lead to an even quicker end to the war. The largest city, Cloud City would be the main target mainly because out of the 6 million people who lived in Bespin’s atmosphere slightly over 90% of the people lived on Cloud City. Thus taking it would almost guaranty the planet would fall under Republic control. Unsure of what Bespin had for defense Secura planed to take four Venator Class Star destroyers their tanks would be replaced with LAATs and HAET-221. Now Secura just needed to gather her force


Picking up her Comm she contacted Commander Bly.

“Commander Bly this is Master Secura, do you copy?...”

OOC: anyone know if an Infantry Support Platform is an airspeeder/Gunship or just a big land speeder?

"Yes we are here Master Secura. The 327th Star Corps is ready to attack any objectives." Commander Bly said while he got the Corp ready.

“Good, go to the Intrepid and prepare the 327th for an attack on Bespin. We can form our attack plan on our way their, and we leave as soon as my fleet is ready and I’m aboard. Until then Secura out.”

Secura then contacted four Venator class Star Destroyers in her fleet including her flag ship the Intrepid. After getting her fleet ready she left to inform Grand Master Yoda of her plan…

ooc: Well go ahead then :P He is whereever people need him to be...

Secura walked into a class of Younglings being tought by Yoda.

"Master Yoda, sorry to interupt your class but i feal i must tell you i am leaving to retake Bespin. i will be departing as soon as my forces are ready."

OOC: didn't want to find him meditating or just walking some place...this is what came to mind...it acures to me this post could be considered somewhat pointless. but it could turn out to be a bit funner.

"Transmission to Death Star: Untrackable: Long Range: Darth Sideous: Mace Windu has been captured. Waiting for orders. Will restrain Mace Windu in the mean time using a inside-out droideka shield powered by the ship. Please send orders quickly. Jedi expected for rescue quickly(Judged on the fact that many important figures when captured are then rescued (Obi-Wan on Geonosis, Palpatine on Coruscant, etc.)): Transmission will send in 47 seconds: End Transmission"

Sidious received the Transmission, sat in his office at the Space docks and surrounded by loyal clones, now daubed in Dark Grey armour, their visors glowed with a faint red... Better to distinguish our Loyal clones from that of the traitors was the common thought of Sidious's Loyal Clone Commanders and his legion of clones... the 501st....

"Excellent... You have done well.... Take your ship to the Hoth system.... Leave him on the Ice World an uninhabited zone... We'll see if the Force is so strong in him after all..."


Sidious's voice oozed Cruelty and lacked compassion...

Commander Bly saw in the bridge of the Intrepid. The 327th Star Corps was on board and getting their equiment. He told his lieuntants that they were going to Bespin. In the bridge he put on his helmet over his face that had many battle scars.

Cin walked briskley to the landing pad. He was taking almost his over half of his command of the Clone Army. He would take 150,000 men to Honoghr. He found the nearest clone and told him to fine the highest ranking clone commander and to have him report to Cin. He wanted a ETD(estimated time of departure). Cin felt that things were not going to plan at Honoghr.

Neyo watched his forces pile out of the Acclamators. The space battle had been a resounding success, the Republic forces having control of Noghri orbit. Now the real hard stuff would begin...the Seperatists apparently had the sway of the Noghri natives, and they were well entrenched. A clone jumped off the AT-TE in front of him and saluted briskly.

"Commander."
"Yes, Unit 4592."
"Commander Windu was captured in orbit."
"Captured? By what?"
"Unknown sir, he departed the system. That leaves you in control of the Noghri invasion as of now."
"Send word to Coruscant at once...he must be found."

"Transmission to Engineers in hangar: Find Droideka shield unit and attatch to the pyramidal ship pointing out. Then put Mace Windu inside and power it up. Do not remove Mace Windu from the vacuum before necessary. End Transmission"

The droids quickly found and put together a droideka shield facing the point of the ship. Mace Windu was brought out in a bubble of vacuum caused by another droideka shield being activated in the vacuum around him after he was taken from his ship (Droids going out into vacuum tied in by metal cords). The droideka shield was then placed inside the other and the one on the ship is activated and set to let things in but not out. Air rushes in to him, just as the ship launches off away from the republic fleet to jump into hyperspace.

Mace awoke in his new prison. He looked around the bubble shield, glanced around the interior of his cell. He sighed, though at least he wasn't dead yet.

"Well, hopefully Master Yoda is having better luck in whatever he may be doing than I."

Windu sat down and began meditating on the Force.

Secura walked into a class of Younglings being tought by Yoda.

"Master Yoda, sorry to interupt your class but i feal i must tell you i am leaving to retake Bespin. i will be departing as soon as my forces are ready."

OOC: didn't want to find him meditating or just walking some place...this is what came to mind...it acures to me this post could be considered somewhat pointless. but it could turn out to be a bit funner.

Yoda stood thinking about it for a moment as the younglings continued to reflect blaster shots. "Careful, you must be... growing strong, the Dark Side is..." Yoda said.

Just as he had finished his sentence, he reached out and felt Master Windu across the galaxy. He confirmed his beliefs that Windu was in trouble and could only hope that Cin Drallig arrived in time...

A Pyrimidal ship hops out of hyperspace just above Hoth, scanning for the area with the least hills, a perfectly flat area with no civilization. It then goes to one of the frozen seas and drops him off from about 20 feet up with no lightsaber and other items (Taken away above orbit by switching it to letting stuff out but not in for a second to get rid of air, then after he passes out disembarking and searching him with droid-like percision and patience). It then launches up, leaving him to whatever happens.

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sidious: Long Range: Requesting orders. Honoghr is untakable without additional reinforcments. Mace Windu has been dropped off with no gear. End Transmission."

Windu sat on the ice, still groggy from the ride. He looked around and sat again, slowly meditating, and reached out with the Force, hoping someone could sense his psychic outcry. Mace got up, looking around...at least it wasn't actively snowing, though Mace knew that would change soon enough. He noticed something that looked like a bundle of snow on the ground except that it looked anomylous...like it didn't belong. Windu walked up and as he did, the bundle revealed itself as a Tauntan, springing up with surprise at the new presence. Windu reached out with the Force to calm the animal, already feeling the cold bite harshly against his skin. He had heard about underground rifts where the Tauntauns speant the night to protect from the cold that would kill anything. After calming the animal, Mace hopped on the tauntaun's back, still mentally soothing it through the Force.

"Alright, take me to where you guys go."

Mace hit the animal on the rump and grabbe hold of neck fur as the animal took off.

A Pyrimidal ship hops out of hyperspace just above Hoth, scanning for the area with the least hills, a perfectly flat area with no civilization. It then goes to one of the frozen seas and drops him off from about 20 feet up with no lightsaber and other items (Taken away above orbit by switching it to letting stuff out but not in for a second to get rid of air, then after he passes out disembarking and searching him with droid-like percision and patience). It then launches up, leaving him to whatever happens.

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sidious: Long Range: Requesting orders. Honoghr is untakable without additional reinforcments. Mace Windu has been dropped off with no gear. End Transmission."

... Sidious thought for a moment, Calculating plans, Formulating plans within plans....

Once again he sent another message informing them of their next task...

"Move to Tatooine... Gather every living soul and bring them to me, Then Raze the planet... Leave nothing standing... If we are to complete the deathstar ahead of schedule... we'll need some 'Additional Help'..."

A dozen HMP droid gunships patrolled high over the skies of Caramm V. There was nothing to be seen. Nothing particularly of value. That's before, out of nowhere, a dozen starfighters, painted with Republic insignias, burst from the cloudtop above, spitting red death. Behind them were dozens of LAAT gunships. Phase I of Battle Plan: Caramm V had begun.

One gunship, unable to move in time, was pierced by several well-placed blaster bolts, and spun wildly, disappearing from sight. What followed was massive confusion, as V-wings and V-19 Torrent starfighters lit up the sky, acting as one cohesive unit. Caught completely off-guard, the droid gunships scattered.

After a few moments, the Republic invasion force could see the ground, about a mile from Caramm V's capital, where the LAAT gunships would drop the clones, prompting the V-Wings to peel off. As they roared into the sky, a horde of HMP droid gunships came out of nowhere, making quick work of them.

Then they droids rounded on the V-19 Torrent's, but found these starfighters weren't as easy to take down as the short-range V-Wings. And soon, reinforcements, led by General Vos, came, weapons blazing. Between the ARC-170's and the Torrent's, the droid gunships were to busy to take potshots at the ground army. Quinlan grinned to himself. Phase IIwas completed.

Then, an explosion rocked his starfighter. Quinlan cursed. Shields down...his R-unit was lost...Quinlan diverted all power towards landing...

Ki-Adi-Mundi sensed the psychic call of Mace Windu. He immediately turned to his trusted commander, Bacara, and said "Get me the Ruusan. I need to get to another system, immediately. I sense a disturbance in the Force."
"Yes, general!"
"Also, I want you on another ship and two other Star Destroyers ready to leave within the hour."
"Right, general"
"The rest of the ships will wait here for further orders."
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A few hours later, they arrived at the Anoat System ((If Anoat is under CIS control, this will change to Bespin)), very near to Hoth. While Mundi knew that the call had come from this end of the galaxy, and this sector, he didn't know exactly where. He ordered the Star Destroyers to begin a search pattern of the systems in the area, in search of the Jedi Master. Mundi sent a transmission back to the Temple:

"Master Yoda, this is Ki-Adi-Mundi. I am in Anoat currently. I left most of my immediate forces on Mygeeto, and the rest of my forces are still in that and surrounding sectors. I sensed a severe disturbance in the Force in this sector, it seemed to be Master Windu. We're beginning a search pattern, more Jedi would be helpful."

EDIT: OOC: How do you raze a planet that was already razed? Tatooine was razed by the Infinite Empire, 30000 years ago, which is why it is a total desert.

EDIT: OOC: How do you raze a planet that was already razed? Tatooine was razed by the Infinite Empire, 30000 years ago, which is why it is a total desert.

OOC: There are still settlements there, Moisture farms, shanty towns etc, I want it completely Razed... everything burnt to the ground

OOC: Why Tatooine? It's the pimple on the galaxy's ass! It's just some backwater dump.

OOC: Why Tatooine? It's the pimple on the galaxy's ass! It's just some backwater dump.

OOC: and no one will notice the Populace Disappear....

OOC: except the Smugglers in Hutt Space and the Hutts....

"Long Range Transmission to Fleet in orbit over Honoghr: Orders recieved from Darth Sideous. Pull back and withdraw as many units as possible then send message to the natives to proceed with guerilla tactics. Release the newly made virus-38,975,806 programmed to destroy human(OOC:Only human, they are a species after all and diseases can be made to only affect them. It happens to be carriable by every species though and transmitted by wind) nervous systems. Then rendevous at these coordinates; SystemTatooine 6000 miles from planet in any direction;."

(Hoth) The pyramid shaped ship jumps into hyperspace in the direction of Tatooine.

(Honoghr) Many ships pull up out of orbit as many missiles are fired around the planet, strangly enough just breaking apart about 300 meters above the surface. As the ships come up into orbit others break off, jumping into hyperspace.

(Tatooine) A pyramidal ship pops into orbit, and soon after more ships pop in. Many pirate ships in orbit are immediatly destroyed, and the rest quickly land before they are destroyed. Landing parties then start going down towards all known settlements.

Honoghr:

The sky billowed with dangerous-looking clouds, already an offset from the crashed Providence-class battleship that had ripped into the planet. Slightly acidic rain fell on the legions of clone troopers assembled planetside. Some droids had managed to escape. Many more were left behind. The clones were here to finish the job.
Neyo looked confidently over the field. Several of the Seperatist headquarters on Honoghr were still crewed, not being evacuated in time. They were his primary target. A squad of AT-RTs had reported fire from the bases, so apparently they were still active. He sent AT-APs leading the force, backed by the infantry and AT-TEs and HAVw-A6 Juggernauts. The army had levelled lush jungle forests, clearing the way for an easy route to the factories and command stations. What was in the way was to be discovered.

Cin was informed that his Unit would be put under the Commmand of Commander Neyo as soon as he arrived in the Honghr system.

When Cin got the the Bridge he told the pilots to get moving. He felt a disturbance in the force. It was Mace Windu calling for help. Cin went to his quarters. It would not be too long before he could help the battle's tide turn.

With Yoda’s words in mind Secura left Yoda to his class. She soon went up to the Intrepid. And, after her fleet entered hyperspace she called all the Officers and high ranking Clone Troopers to a meeting to outline the plan to take Bespin. Some, being on other Starships appeared in the form of Holoimages.

“once we enter the System we may or may not encounter a Separatist fleet, however it is not anticipated. In Phase I of our plan we will have our Star destroyers come into the atmosphere and cercal Cloud City where they will launch fighters and gunships they will do this while providing cover from any droid gunships or fighters that may attack at this point. Once our fighters are out they will begin escorting our Gunboats and Gunships to Cloud Cities landing platforms. Once their the Gunships will land our troops and return to the Star Destroyers to pick up more troops. The Gunboats will provide fire-support taking out any droid infantry or anti-air guns they can find. From here we will work our way throughout the city eliminating as many droids as possible. Any questions or suggestions?”

OOC: this meeting is here mostly so Bly can have his say in things.

(Tatooine) "Transmission to droids communicators: Search all known settlements. Kill those that fire on you with weapons that could do serious harm with a 60% chance or more or Tuskens. All others imprison inside crates. Search them before you put them inside. Only put living in crates. Ship crates into hangars and fire all weapons at all known settlements. Then wait for orders. End Transmission"

A pyramidal ship lands in Bespin, the area with the most republic activity, firing ion-guns at full power at the town hall, known to house the leader of the republic forces. It ends up with its power out and having most of it be more than 23 m away. Battle droids then search the entire settlement, overwhelming all resistance with sheer numbers and then pulling people to crates, human or not. Checking that the same level of progress was happening all around the planet, it sends a message to Darth Sideous.

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sideous: Long Range: Untrackable: Will send in 67 seconds: Resistence on Tatooine crumbling. Requesting permsission to raze the settlement of Jabba the Hut before attacking. Computations show that all or most of them would fight, getting almost no resources in return and using many droid units. After setting the fleet to raze and then go to the Death Star, what will be my orders? Honoghr is taken but the enemy will of put down most of the units, and with the virus in effect they will of used half the fleet to die in about 21 hours. The nervous damage strengthened by the fact that it strengthens the immune system fourtytwo fold(It makes it so the slightest bug will get the whole "That areas hopeless! Cut off all communication with that part of the body.") and gives them a mild slowness(To set off the strengthened immune system) throughout the body. End Transmission."

(Honoghr) Most of the vegetation on the planet has been infected with the virus, and many of the native animals as well. Anyone who touches a plant or animal will sicken, and the same with anyone who touches one of the suits that have touched a plant or animal. The virus isn't perfect however and only 99.379% of humans tested die(100,000 people were tested, about 600 survived). Anyone exposed to the environment will die within 12 hours instead of the 24 needed for indirect contact.

Some resistence is found by the republicans, but it seems that most of the droid units have disapeared. Any scouts that go too far away from the group(About 30 feet and out of sight) are not reporting back, presumably killed by fauna, flora, or natives as droids have never before used guerilla tactics. OOC: Its actualy Noghri and droids, mostly Noghri.

Bly looked at Secura her plan was good. "I want the 327th in there first. I will be the first one on Bespin. Also we should have another Corps attack from the bottom and work there way up to the top. That is the only thing i recomnd Master Secura."

A pyramidal ship lands in Bespin

Bespin? The planet? What the...

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sideous: Long Range: Untrackable: Will send in 67 seconds: Resistence on Tatooine crumbling. Requesting permsission to raze the settlement of Jabba the Hut before attacking. Computations show that all or most of them would fight, getting almost no resources in return and using many droid units. After setting the fleet to raze and then go to the Death Star, what will be my orders? Honoghr is taken but the enemy will of put down most of the units, and with the virus in effect they will of used half the fleet to die in about 21 hours. The nervous damage strengthened by the fact that it strengthens the immune system fourtytwo fold(It makes it so the slightest bug will get the whole "That areas hopeless! Cut off all communication with that part of the body.") and gives them a mild slowness(To set off the strengthened immune system) throughout the body. End Transmission."

(Honoghr) Most of the vegetation on the planet has been infected with the virus, and many of the native animals as well. Anyone who touches a plant or animal will sicken, and the same with anyone who touches one of the suits that have touched a plant or animal. The virus isn't perfect however and only 99.379% of humans tested die(100,000 people were tested, about 600 survived). Anyone exposed to the environment will die within 12 hours instead of the 24 needed for indirect contacti.

Umm... why would the clones be touching the planets and animals? They have suits that protect them from that kind of stuff.... sorry, but no.

Bespin? The planet? What the...



Umm... why would the clones be touching the planets and animals? They have suits that protect them from that kind of stuff.... sorry, but no.

OOC: Their armor protects them from disease and natural elements too...see the Guide to Weapons and Technology. Also, kinda hard for the droids to escape when the Republic's taken the space...

IC:
A tri-droid opened up from a dense growth of underbrush, extending quickly to its five-meter hieght and volleying off an artillery round. The explosive hit an AT-AP, slamming into the small artillery walker and destroying it. Neyo's armor was on it in a flash, the turret of a UT-AT flashing around and aiming for the tri. A quick blue flash, a bright explosion, and the droid was smoking ruin. More droid units began deploying, super droids taking cover behind growth and shooting with their wrist blasters at clones caught in the open. The trained soldiers quickly dived for cover, raising their guns to return fire at the surprising droids. A spider walker shot a pulse beam across the clone lines, razing a squad of troops. AT-TEs and AT-APs moved into better positions to engage the emerging armor units. One clone began firing at a droid when a Noghri soldier jumped in front of him. Surprised, the clone cooly brought out his wirst blade to engage the Noghri. It was his last move; the Noghri slipped by his slashing arm and dug a small blade between armor plates. The clone cried out and fell. The Noghri didn't have time to make another move, as three clones focused on the small creature and fried him with concentrated fire.
Neyo scanned the field from behind the lines. Things seemed to be going well, but if this kind of resistance led all the way to the main CIS base, they'd be in trouble.

"Unit 4769."
"Yessir."
"Move the SPHA-Ts back from combat, they can't engage at close range. Move walkers to the front to intercept. And get some BARCs out in front to scout out ahead."
"Right away!"

OOC: Its mainly if they touch something that has been exposed. And I meant the city on Tatooine that was the empire base in SWG, as it makes sence if it is the republic base now if its the empire base during the rebellion.

(Tatooine) Many crates start being shipped up from the ground, with a couple being shot down by the remnants of the resistance, but most making it all the way up. Droids start surrounding the fortress of Jabba the Hut, just behind the many dunes in the area. More droids are sent to small outlying houses, mostly farmers. There was a problem with one of them where a man managed to seal himself in a room, with enough supplies and water. He did not block off the ventalators however and modified buzz droids managed to get in and subdue him despite the fact that he seemed to go mad, attacking them with his fists and screaming the name of a Jedi. Several areas we knew were deserted, and were fired upon repeatedly by orbiting ships until all that was left was glass and some melted rock. The rest of the areas besides the stronghold were evacuated, becoming razed as well.

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sideous: Long Range: Untrackable: Sending in 63 seconds: Will attack the stronghold in 1 hour if you do not send word. Rest of planet razed. End Transmission."

Master Koon came out of meditation immediately, feeling Master Windu's cry for help. He straightened up, put on his cloak and used the force to grab his lightsaber. He proceeded at a run to the hangar, and jumped into his Jedi Starfighter (can't remember model). R6 and his fighter systems sprang to life and he waited for the launch pad to extend from the Temple. As soon as he could, he took off and took a hyperdrive module. Hoth, he thought to himself, Why is Master windu there?
Getting on comms, he alerted the remaining council members, including Yoda, "I have felt Master Windu's cry for help. I am proceeding immediately to the planet Hoth. Koon out," he said and set course for the Ice world.

Bly looked at Secura her plan was good. "I want the 327th in there first. I will be the first one on Bespin. Also we should have another Corps attack from the bottom and work there way up to the top. That is the only thing i recomnd Master Secura."

"I agree, we will have part of our forces attack from the Bottom and work thier way up, and your request will be granted Commander Bly. the 327th will be first to go into combat. unless someone has something more to add this meeting is finished"

The Jedi Starfighter crash-landed, skidding along the ground, then stopped. Gingerly clambering out, Quinlan dusted himself off, and realized why his old friend and classmate, Obi-Wan Kenobi, hated flying so much.

Not too long after, Quinlan radioed for a LAAT, and found himself carried to the front lines, the gates of the capital. The Republic forces had found fierce resistance in normal battle droid and three protodeka tanks. Every time Republic forces got within ten meters, they unleashed seismic waves that wiped out everything within range. Taken by surprise, the first to go into battle, were the first to die

As soon as he got into the fray, Quinlan yelled at the clone commanders, "Those things will tear apart the clones, we have to use the AT-TE's!"

The clone commander roared in response, "General, the problem is that the AT-TE's can't take care of them and the droids."

Quinlan replied, "Leave it to me..."

The Republic forces retreated, regrouped and launched a new attack. AT-TE's were at the forefront, firing at the protodeka's relentlessly. Clones packed around the AT-TE's, firing relentlessly. LAAT's flew over the droid army, harrassing them with bolts from the sky. Before long, the charge had led them point-blank into the thick of things.

Concentrating fire on the protodeka's, they managed to bring them down, one by one. Now, the AT-TE's added their considerabel firepower into destroying the enemy. A solitary green lightsaber ignited on one of them, and Quinlan Vos found himself into the thick of things.

With their main firepower gone, the Seperatists retreated into the city, firing indiscriminately. Soon afterwards, the gates were breached, and the clone-troopers spilled into the street, screaming, "For the Republic!".

'The worst was over', Quinlan thought as he ran in from behind the ruined gates- and deflected a bolt meant for his head. 'Our forces can easily deal with them now. The strafing run should begin soon, and the central processor controlling the majority of droid forces will be disabled. Now...I have to take care of Ado Eemon, before he flees the city. Hopefully, the ARC-170's can start the bombing run soon and take out that central control mainframe...'

With that, the battle continued, turning the city into a warzone.

OOC: SWG is not very accurate. In fact, it is very INaccurate.

The Jedi Interceptor entered into the Hoth System, followed by two squadrons of Clone starfighters (The X-wing like ones, can't remember name). Ki-Adi-Mundi's fighter approached the planet and they landed, the entire set of starfighters, as two Star Destroyers entered the system behind them. Mundi landed on the planet, and sent the psychic call to discover the location of Master Windu.

OOC: SWG is not very accurate. In fact, it is very INaccurate.

The Jedi Interceptor entered into the Hoth System, followed by two squadrons of Clone starfighters (The X-wing like ones, can't remember name). Ki-Adi-Mundi's fighter approached the planet and they landed, the entire set of starfighters, as two Star Destroyers entered the system behind them. Mundi landed on the planet, and sent the psychic call to discover the location of Master Windu.

OOC: The X-Wings are ARC-170s.

tag.

OOC: Thanks, I couldn't remember.

Cin felt that Master Windu was not a Honghr. He was on Hoth. The Force told him that. He told the pilots to change the course to Hoth. Theylooked at him strangely but did it with out question. It would be a while until he got there.

The capital city of Caramm V, once the most glorious, splendid city for miles, was a warzone between the Seperatist forces of Ado Eemon and Republic forces, led by General Vos. Citizens barracaded themselves in their homes. Shopowners armed themselves against looters, shooting them on sight. AT-TE's patrolled around the cities, as they were useless in the narrow streets. LAAT's circle over the city. The V-19's did battle with HMP gunships over the sky.

The Seperatists had scattered after the gates were broken, ambushing any clone-troopers unlucky enough to be caught unawares. Eventually, they formed a buffer zone of sorts, the largest force surrounding Eemon's palace. The ARC bombing raid been successfull; Quinlan felt that it easy to take down the Seperatist tyrant with. So, a straight charge was in order.

The Republic found the Seperatists to be more lethal then anticipated. Instead of battle droids, they found themselves dealing with droidekas. A large contignent fell before Quinlan ordered a retreat, backpedalling, and ordering a airstrike.

LAAT's flew overhead, blasters blazing. Caught off guard, a couple droidekas were destroyed, and the rest rolled backwards, giving the clones enough time to scramble over their comrade's bodies to board the gunships, before taking off for the city limits, and luring the droidekas to the AT-TE's, where they had the advantage.

With the majority of remaining droid army in pursuit of the Republic forces, it gave Quinlan time to slip into the palace during the mayhem, and end this bloodshed, once and for all.

Honoghr

A laser blast slammed into a TX-130s Fighter Tank, ripping into the repulsorlift vehicle and shredding it. Clones dived for cover from the ensuing blast, firing shots wildly into the Seperatist lines. A V-Wing shot by, strafing the ground with fire as two Vultures hooked on, pumping out laser fire at the nimble clone fighter.
Neyo dodged an errant battle droid shot and took cover behind his improvised CP, the shattered hulk of an AT-TE. He scanned quickly over the battle reports than glanced down at the active scanners.

"Move the artillery into position to begin firing on the base, and have armor cover them."

The powerful SPHA-T walkers moved in behind the engaging walker units. A hailfire attempted to get off missile shots but was picked off by a projectile shot from a UT-AT, exploding and sending fire and shrapnel several meters. The artillery cannons lined up in the open, lowering their heavy guns into position before firing. With a blast, green beams shot forth from the vehicles, tearing into the base shield array. An HMP gunship swooped low, pulsing missiles into and destroying the main control center of one SPHA-T before it itself succumbed to violent anti-air fire from several AT-RTs. Fire pouring out of the rear, the doomed droid gunship hurdled into the Seperatist lines, smashing into a column of Supers. At the front, two corageous BARC riders hopped on their bikes with thermal detonators and raced at a particularly defensive Droid Tank. One of the BARCs was intercepted on the way by a missile volley from a hailfire, but the otehr rider got close enough to throw a detonator on the tank before being forced to take off. With a load roar, the explosive core of the grenade ripped open, tearing into the Tank and annihilating it.
From the rear, three Juggernauts cruised up, firing of missiles from their side cannons. Another gunship attempted to make a run on the Juggernauts, but the gunners were faster. Turret swiveling, the laser gunner of the center Turbo Tank targeted the HMP and poured laser fire into it, sending the droid spiraling towards the ground. A HAET-221 gunboat came in from the skies to support the Republic army from the air, using its powerful array of weapons to spray death into the CIS lines.

OOC: assuming Bly doesn't have anything else to add.

IC: After the meeting Secura came up to Bly. “If you don’t mind I will be removing Commander Deviss from the 327th and place him in command of the units that will be attacking Cloud City from below. If you do mind I can just as easily find another Commander for the job though.”

The group landed at the docks and immediatly set forth to the Jedi Temple. The clones and Nuuk entered the chamber and stood before Yoda with the dark jedi cuffed next to them.

"On orders of Supreme Chancellor Padme' Amidala I was sent to Nar Shadaa to end the 'disturbance' there. I took these too into custody and the disturbance ended. Now, what is it that we do with them?" said Nuuk in a mad rush of words.

"I could not think of a better Commander to send below. Commander Deviss will attack from below. He will led K Company. I have noting else to say. So my men will get ready for the battle. Also I will inform Deviss." Bly walked away to the quaters for the 327th.

Hours after the meeting the fleet dropped out of hyperspace above Bespin. “Anything on sensors?” “No General Secura, sensors are not picking up any Separatist forces above the planet.” “Okay, take us into the atmosphere. I will be in the hanger preparing for launch.”

As Secura ran her Eta-2 Actis fighter through take-off procedures she could feel the Star Destroyer enter the atmosphere. She finished her flight checks, then looked out her window at the Clones preparing for launch in their own craft, knowing that many of them would not live to see another day. As the hanger doors began to open she shifted her attention back to her fighter.

Once the hanger was open she launched out. Next to her were hundreds of craft. V-wings, ARC-170s, LAATs, and HAET-221s. In front of her she could see hundreds of Droid fighters and gunships. As the distance between them closed, targets were selected and weapons were locked. Almost simultaneously both sides unleashed a barrage of missiles and laser fire as damaged fighters and gunships fell deeper into the planet’s atmosphere.

Selecting a HMP, Secura pulled the trigger, blowing apart its face with her lasers. Two Vultures came up behind her and opened fire. Secura took her fighter into a diving roll. The Vultures attempted to match the maneuver but were cut short of completing it as they crashed into each other, sending them uncontrollably in different directions. Secura targeted one and pelted it with laser fire, destroying it in a ball of flame. Quickly adjusting her fighter, she did the same to the other. Leveling her fighter out Secura looked over at Cloud City. Already the first Clones were landing, as droids and anti-air batteries exchanged fire with HAET-221 Gunboats and incoming LAAT Gunships. Secura would join her troops on the platform soon enough

"Men I know some of you are not going to make it out of here. So give them hell." Commander Bly got into a HAET-221 Gunboats. His other men were getting into them.

"C'mon you apes! You want to live forever."

Bly saw Deviss take the other half of the 327th with him and they took off. Bly gunboat was the first out. Once getting out the the CIS opened fire on the gunboats. Some of them blew up. Landing on the platform Bly opened fire on the droids.

"Men we need to get off of this platform."

Bly led a charge directly at the droids. He pulled the trigger on his gun. The droids were falling all over the place. The gunboats were coming and going. Bly got on the radio to inform Secura.

"We have established a landing ground for the men. We are ready to get more information on the objective."

Quinlan slipped into the palace of Ado Eemon, and was awed by it's large size and opulence. 'Of course', Quinlan thought to himself, 'It most likely comes at the expense of someone else...'

The lavish halls of the Seperatist tyrant were almost empty. Save for a droideka or two, it seemed easy... 'Almost too easy', Quinlan thought. After what seemed like hours, Quinlan found himself in front of a large, ornate door. Slowly, Quinlan touched the door, and closed his eyes, using his pschometry, to read who had been in there. after a few moments, opened his eyes and Eemon was in there.

Cautiously, Quinlan pushed against the door. Locked, as he had expected. no switch to open it, so the Kiffar grabbed the lightsaber attached to his belt, sinking it into the door. Quinlan was surprised that it was thinner then it appeared. In fact, Quinlan pushed the door in, and stepped into the throne room, careful not to touch the still hot portions of the door.

A large, fat man, with ridiculous clothing on, was on the opposite side of the room, sipping from a goblet. He looked over his goblet, then hastely set it down with a clank. "Master Jedi, so glad you could make it", Ado began. "I almost thought you wouldn't come. A drink of the finest Corellian brandy?"

Ignoring the banter, Quinlan pointed his lightsaber at him. "Ado Eemon, you are under arrest. Come peacefully...or face the consequences." Eemon merely chuckled, which was a revolting sight; his large, fat face contorted, his belly jiggled.

"Arrest me? I think not.", he said softly, after his laughter subsided. Clapping his hands, a young man appeared from behind him. He was clad in heavy arm. 'It's a wonder he can even walk', Quinlan thought, before the realized what the man must be....

"Yes, Jedi, a Mandalorian", Ado said, clearly delighted. "This one takes pleasure in killing Jedi, especially after his comrades were killed by Jedi. He calls himself...Gambulk. He takes joy in collecting Jedi lightsabers. He's delighted to collect yours..."

And without a word, the man drew to silver blaster, firing so rapidly Quinlan nearly dropped his lightsaber deflecting the bolts back, which he maneuvered around with uncanny precision.

The real battle had begun...

Hoth

The cold was much less down in the underground chambers, below the icy plains of Hoth. Down here, grasses and lichens grew on the ground and ice walls, and tauntauns called it home. Mace was content, at least for the time being...he at least didn't have to worry about freezing to death. Food would soon be an issue, unless he put himself into a Jedi trance...but Mace was regarding that as a final option.
Mace sat down in a far corner of the wide chamber, alive with life and the Force. Closing his eyes, he found more than enough time to meditate amongst the icy boundries.

snip

As the Jedi Master, Quinlan Vos, was distracted with the Mandalorian firing at him, Aurra Sing saw her chance to strike. From above the door, behind the Jedi, the white figured former Jedi Padawan jumped down and began firing with all the rage built up inside of her over the years.

In the hallway behind Sing, two Droidekas rolled in and set up with their shields activated, ready to fire should the Jedi try to escape.

(Tatooine) "Transmission to Droid Communicator: Attack the citadel. Follow normal capture procedures. End Transmission"

Homing Spider Droids fire laser cannons and other weaponry at the two towers on the citadel, cutting one down and the other explodes from a large number of Ground to Ground missiles fired on it. Several Dwarf Spider droids take the front, annilating any opposition, while those behind are picked off by snipers until Chameleon droids eliminate them. B-1 and B-2 battle droids are following the Dwarf Spider Droids, destroying any organic lifeforms that stray too close. They quickly reach the gate, only to have it open for them and a rancor just behind. Dwarf Spider Droids send enourmous amounts of fire into its neck, having it burst with a spray as the beast falls down. B-1 Battle droids then swarm the place like a numerous ant colony attacking a termite nest. Within a hour no aggressive organics survive and within two the whole area is turned into glass and molten magma.

The last of the army retreats off the planet as the fleet rains fire on the planet, causing a massive greenhouse effect and destroying the atmosphere for many millions of years. The several ships that house slaves then break off from the rest, jumping to hyperspace in the direction of the Death Star

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sideous: Long Range: Requesting to support the defence of Bespin. Slave ships on way to Death Star, should arrive there within 2.2546857 hours. End Transmission."

"Men I know some of you are not going to make it out of here. So give them hell." Commander Bly got into a HAET-221 Gunboats. His other men were getting into them.

"C'mon you apes! You want to live forever."

Bly saw Deviss take the other half of the 327th with him and they took off. Bly gunboat was the first out. Once getting out the the CIS opened fire on the gunboats. Some of them blew up. Landing on the platform Bly opened fire on the droids.

"Men we need to get off of this platform."

Bly led a charge directly at the droids. He pulled the trigger on his gun. The droids were falling all over the place. The gunboats were coming and going. Bly got on the radio to inform Secura.

"We have established a landing ground for the men. We are ready to get more information on the objective."

upon hearing Commander Blys question Secura answered "move into the City, find the Separatists command station and take it over. avoid civilian casualties. that is all for now Commander." she then whent back to shooting down Separatist fighters

As the Jedi Master, Quinlan Vos, was distracted with the Mandalorian firing at him, Aurra Sing saw her chance to strike. From above the door, behind the Jedi, the white figured former Jedi Padawan jumped down and began firing with all the rage built up inside of her over the years.

In the hallway behind Sing, two Droidekas rolled in and set up with their shields activated, ready to fire should the Jedi try to escape.


Quinlan had been reflecting the Mandalorian's rapid fire, he felt a surge in the Force, and ducked, putting himself into a roll, just as a few well placed shots rang out.

Quinlan quickly righted himself, holding his lightsaber in a defensive position. It took a look around the room. Gambulk, the Mandalorian, had his blaster trained on him. Two droidekas were blocking the doorway, forcefields in place. Ado Eemon had ducked behind his throne. And standing there, rifle trained on him...

"Aurra Sing", he snarled, "What is your business on Caramm V? Under the employ of this fat pig, perhaps?"

Quinlan had been reflecting the Mandalorian's rapid fire, he felt a surge in the Force, and ducked, putting himself into a roll, just as a few well placed shots rang out.

Quinlan quickly righted himself, holding his lightsaber in a defensive position. It took a look around the room. Gambulk, the Mandalorian, had his blaster trained on him. Two droidekas were blocking the doorway, forcefields in place. Ado Eemon had ducked behind his throne. And standing there, rifle trained on him...

"Aurra Sing", he snarled, "What is your business on Caramm V? Under the employ of this fat pig, perhaps?"

"No, you pathetic Jedi, I am not," Aurra Sing replied with her gun trained on the Vos. "I thought you were all supposed to be so wise and all knowing... and you can't even put two and two together."

"Here, I will enlighten you," she said with a grimace. "We happened to have common interests, Eemon and I. You see, he had a place to lure you and get you out of his hair, and I had the means to capture you for my revenge."

While still holding his lightsaber in a defensive posture, Quinlan tried to reason with Sing, all the while tensing up, gathering the Force around him.

"Aurra, as we speak, the remainders of this tyrant's army is being mopped up. You kill or capture me, your chances of getting off this world become considerably slimmer. Eemon can't guarantee your safety; he'll most likely be in a holding cel when the sun sets."

"I've fought against far more capable fallen Jedi, while, quite formidable, cannot defeat my former Padawan; please, do not make me have to destroy you..."

"He never guaranteed my safety or I his," she replied. "As for getting off this planet, don't you worry... I have already figured it out," she said getting impatient, her finger becoming itchy to pull the trigger. "The same place you will be tonight," Aurra Sing shot back (metaphorically) in reference to Vos' comment about a holding cell.

"So have I... they all died," she spat. "Enough talk... die!" She began firing like the mad woman she was as did Gambulk. The two droidekas slowly began moving in towards the entrance.

((OOC: I am confused about your last sentence. Are you saying that Sing was Vos' padawan?))

"He never guaranteed my safety or I his," she replied. "As for getting off this planet, don't you worry... I have already figured it out," she said getting impatient, her finger becoming itchy to pull the trigger. "The same place you will be tonight," Aurra Sing shot back (metaphorically) in reference to Vos' comment about a holding cell.

"So have I... they all died," she spat. "Enough talk... die!" She began firing like the mad woman she was as did Gambulk. The two droidekas slowly began moving in towards the entrance.

((OOC: I am confused about your last sentence. Are you saying that Sing was Vos' padawan?))


OOC: i think he ment something like this

you while, quite formidable, could not defeat my former Padawan; please, do not make me have to destroy you..."

OOC: i think he ment something like this

you while, quite formidable, could not defeat my former Padawan; please, do not make me have to destroy you..."

OOC: Ah. I understand now. Doesn't make much of a differnce in the plotline though... so I just left it as is.

Quinlan Vos, knew, while a master of the style Ataru, he could not hope to block that many blaster bolts. So, he did the only thing that came to mind.

Jump.

Time seemed to slow, as the Jedi Master, tapping into the Force, vaulted over the head of Gambulk. He could sense his surprise at the maneuver. As Vos landed, he hit the floor, rolled, and grabbed hold of the thone room chair Eemon was cowering under... and threw it.

It smashed into the Mandalorian, causing him to hit the floor, stunned, pinned under the throne room chair. Aurra continued to fire, causing Quinlan to hit the floor, until he nudged the gun ( EDIT: Whoops!), startling her. With the distraction successful, Quinlan tried another gamble. As the droid nearly crossed the threshold of the door, he used the force to pin them under the door. 'It wouldn't hold', he thought, ' But it'd do for now.'

Now, he focused on the bounty hunter...

Aurra continued to fire, causing Quinlan to hit the floor, until he nudged the gun out of her yank, startling her. With the distraction successful...

OOC: Wait... wha? "Nudged the gun out of her yank"... what does that even mean? Are you saying you somehow got the gun away from her... how? (GM)

OOC: No, I meant, Vos nudged, pushed it, with the Force, resulting in misfire.

Sidious was growing tired of the Operation, It wasn't going as he'd planned, More and More Seperatist worlds were falling...

The Deathstar was still along way from completion, but with the news that Slaves were on route, things would pick up quite quickly...

His Loyal Legion, the 501st in their Dark Grey Armour stood on guard looking out across the Vast space docks, Robots toiled endlessly with peices of Metal and various other up links, turning a mass of materials into a Work of Art...

Sidious turned to the 501st's Commander... giving him his instructions...

"The Base of Jedi Power is their Temple... Take a Your Legion... they Don't suspect you to have Remained Loyal to me... Hit the Temple hard... Destroy every Jedi, their Forces are spread far and wide across the Galaxy, a Surgical Strike into their Temple will cripple this Rebellion...."

"As you wish My Lord" The Commander spoke, Preparing his forces for a Strike against the Jedi Temple..

This would be the first Major Blow against the Jedi Rebellion since Sidious plans had been foiled in a cruel twist of fate....

Snip

Enough of this... Aurra Sing thought as the Jedi tried his little tricks on her.

After regaining control of her blasters, Sing dove backwards and to the side, out of the room. "Get him!" she cried from just out of sight. Following orders, the droidekas unleashed a hailstorm of fire into the room, ripping up the tables and chairs as they did so. As the the droidekas guarded the exit, Aurra ignited her lightsaber and was ready should Vos make his way out...

Vos was about to move to finish the wayward Dark Jedi, but Sing dove backwards and to the side, out of the room. "Get him!" she cried from just out of sight. Following orders, the droidekas unleashed a hailstorm of fire into the room, ripping up the tables and chairs as they did so.

Quinlan managed to deflect a few shots, but one bolt got under his guard, leaving a deep gash in his leg, and he went down hard. As the droidekas went to finish him off, Quinlan used the Force to crush them, turning them to scrap metal.

Quinlan struggled to lift himself up, hissing through clenched teeth at the pain. He brought his lightsaber in flat to his leg, and burned the wound, cauterizing it. Vos slowly, steadily got back up, wincing. He'd be walking with a limp. And, from what he sensed, Aurra was near. Very near.

Quinlan growled. Ataru, with it's energetic moves, and jumping, was no use on this leg. He'd have to rely on what...he had taught him, as much as Vos loathed. Makashi, Way of the Ysalamiri, in conjunction with some basic Vaapad moves Sora Bulq had taught years earlier (OOC: http://starwars.wikicities.com/wiki/Form_VII:_Juyo/Vaapad). While his abilities in Makashi were nowhere as good as in Ataru, Quinlan was, as the late Count said, "decent".

Quinlan limped to meet his fate.

Hoth

Deep underground in the warmth of the cave-valley, Mace felt Ki-Adi Mundi's psychic cry as faint, but visible. Mace immediately closed his eyes and sent out a call to Mundi, seeing if the Jedi Master could feel Windu's presence under the layers of ice that covered the green lichen-filled cave.

Mundi suddenly felt the call. He called back to the clone pilot: "Get back in the sky, give me lifesign coordinates, and hurry, night is falling, and it's already below freezing!"
"Yes, General!"
Ki-Adi-Mundi retrieved his lightsaber, as he heard a growl. Then his lightsaber was up as he avoided a blow from a wampa coming at him. Pistol shots from the nearby clones immediately struck the wampa as Mundi's lightsaber went through, killing it. He then radioed to the men in the sky "Do you get anything?"
"General, I'm detecting faint life signs, underground. I think it's probably native creatures, like tauntauns. They're about 2000 kilometers north from your location. I'm beginning a search pattern to discover a way into the hidden caves."
Mundi sensed the call coming from there. He immediately realized what Mace Windu had done, hidden with the Tauntauns. Then, he felt a huge wind almost blow him to the ground. He yelled to the clones: "Back on the ships, before we get frostbite. He got back into his Aethersprite and launched toward the area, while the remaining ARCs flew back toward the Star Destroyer in orbit. He joined the search pattern with three ARC squadrons and himself, with the Star Destroyers acting as coordinators. They searched for an entrance frantically, trying to find it.

snip

"Time to finish this..." Aurra Sing commented as she held her lightsaber at the ready. Just because he is injured... doesn't mean he can't fight still, she reminded herself as to not get to overconfident.

"You are going to die... Jedi," she said emphasizing the last word with a distinct disgust in her voice. Lightsaber pointing at the wounded Jedi Master, Sing made the first move and struck with ferocious emotion and anger.

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sideous: Long Range: Requesting orders or allowance to support the battle on Bespin. Request to design a exploding droid unit. Will send characteristics on a second transmission. End Transmission"

"Transmission to Death Star: Darth Sideous: Long Range: Modified Tri-Fighter. Strip away guns and sensor arrays and add explosives in every spot possible. Enlarge engines. End Transmission."

The remains of a fleet orbit around the rock known as tatooine, as Tri-fighters patrol the outlying areas.

"Time to finish this..." Aurra Sing commented as she held her lightsaber at the ready. Just because he is injured... doesn't mean he can't fight still, she reminded herself as to not get to overconfident.

"You are going to die... Jedi," she said emphasizing the last word with a distinct disgust in her voice. Lightsaber pointing at the wounded Jedi Master, Sing made the first move and struck with ferocious emotion and anger.


Quinlan managed to block Aurra's attack, but buckled under the force. Grinning, she began to strike harder and harder, with increased force, backing the Jedi Master against the wall. Finally, Quinlan managed to catch Aurra's lightsaber, pushing desperately. He knew he couldn't last long, so, to his shame, Quinlan resorted to desperate measures. The Kiffar pushed with all his strength, shoving her off. Then, as hard he could when she was off balance, Quinlan punched her, hard.

Aurra looked at him with a look of pure malice and rage as blood trickled from the side of her mouth. Quinlan , panting, reflecting he shouldn't have tried to be merciful, and killed her right then, when shescreamed like a banshee and ran at him, consumed in a beserker fury.

OOC: Well you kind of RPed my side of the fight... so I am not sure how much I can say...

IC:

Aurra Sing was fuming now that she had tasted her own blood in her mouth. "You will pay for that, Jedi," she spat, blooding spewing on the ground. "I will make you suffer pain far worse than death could ever be..."

Emotions and anger rising, she charged him with saber drawn. She launched into a flurry of unrelenting attacks...

"I will be one with the Force", Quinlan said as he blocked the smash, "But not today, and not by your hand." He had a problem believing himself. Aurra wasn't a particularly talented duelist, but she had youth, adrenaline, and pure, unfiltered rage, and was fresh. He had to get out of the palace.

Quinlan started backpedalling, ignoring the pain shooting up his leg. Aurrs quickly gave chase.

"I will be one with the Force", Quinlan said as he blocked the smash, "But not today, and not by your hand." He had a problem believing himself. Aurra wasn't a particularly talented duelist, but she had youth, adrenaline, and pure, unfiltered rage, and was fresh. He had to get out of the palace.

Quinlan started backpedalling, ignoring the pain shooting up his leg. Aurrs quickly gave chase.

"Oh it will be by my hand," Aurra Sing shot back, "I guarantee that..."

She was still on him like pack of wild dogs, attacking viciously and mercileslly. However, her lack of skill (for lack of a better word) began to catch up with her as she started making slight mistakes, missteps and wrong decisions.

As two Republic Gunships screamed on past around the dock platforms as the droid anti-air battery 239 opened fire. As the bullets raced forwards the one gunship pulled port and the other starboard. The rounds smashed off the left side of the right gunship, killing the ball man, and throwing another clone out of the vehicle.

The clone wuld drift off and come awake sometime later, as his ears popped, for his suit could only compensate for so long. He would probably impaled by one of the many fast moving debris flowing closer to the surface. If by any chance he survived he would finally fry as the layers of atmosphere that kept in the heat of Bespin's open core slowly built.

As the Gunships landed as V-Wing fghters pummled the defenses as ARC-170 fighters destroyed any droid foolish enough to appear in the open. As a gunship neared debarkation level another higher pitch scream rose steadily and as the droid group was turning down their sound wave readers it stopped and from their lookout point a stream of barely sightable lines distinguished themselves. A wave of blue followed them and on thy flew straight and true into the foremast of the copit. In a explosian which blinded all, the Republic Gunship Sunk and crashed onto one of the outlying disks.

The battery team moved the cannon around the target a group of clones advancing towards the inner command post through a mangle of B-1 Battle Droids. As they advanced over the last bridge the team almost automatically connected with another, so that it and the other blew apart both sides of the bridge. With utterly no emotion the droids watched the clones fall down into Bespin's atmosphere.

Elsewhere mini-Spider droids opened up on advancing clone scout walkers, forcing their lighter armored opponents back. A certain spider droid, #6189 to be exact, watched it with the usual machine coldness. Fire one two towards a group of ARC-Troopers, use lighter cannon setting to smash apart an infantry company. Then with barely a heartbeat the droid ws jumped on by an clone commander. He pulled out a grenade and jumped back. With an explosian the droid fell to the ground. Along that front snipers fired back and forth almost as regular infantry, trying to target the massive amounts of enemy (and friendly) units stuck into the little spaces.

As the scorching sun set down the fighting, oddly, stopped. The droids prepared defenses and the clones, as fit and tough as they were, were still human and enjoyed the night of rest. The sun dawned on a city that once held the allure similiar to something of magic and "true" beauty. Now it was scarred beyond recongtion, with destroyed husks and marred architecture spewn on the ground, the small spaces not blocked, looked more like junk yards then the place which held some of the highest meeting and gatherings in the whole of the galaxy

"Oh it will be by my hand," Aurra Sing shot back, "I guarantee that..."

She was still on him like pack of wild dogs, attacking viciously and mercileslly. However, her lack of skill (for lack of a better word) began to catch up with her as she started making slight mistakes, missteps and wrong decisions.

Quinlan, still backpedalling, noticed small mistakes, like bad footing and form. Capitalizing on this, he increased his speed, his leg feeling at it was on fire. As Aurra caught up, she began to fight again, with minor mistakes, like extending her arm too far. Taking the initiative, Quinlan went in for a loping swipe, meant to take of Aurra's arm, but thanks to a quick withdrawl of the arm, merely singed the flesh.

As she hissed, Quinlan taunted, "Is that all you can do? No wonder the Dark Woman abandoned such a weakling..." Then, he sped up some more. It felt like his leg was split in half.

'If she's like Sora Bulq or Skorr', Quinlan thought, 'she can't fight well angry. Time to push my luck...',

"Your petty insults will do you no good!" Aurra Sing retaliated; words and weapons. "After I kill you... I will hunt down your pathetic former Padawan; I heard she has made quite a name for herself... all the better for my reputation when I cut her down in a brilliant series of tactical maneuvers and strikes!"

With the last word barely escaping her mouth, Sing pressed the attack, striking again and again at the Jedi she so desperately wanted to kill.