With the death of Count Dooku at the hands of Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker, all that
remained for the Jedi and the Republic, was to find and kill both Grievous and the mysterious
Sith Lord, to end the suffering caused by the clone war. But for Anakin, the situation
was complicated by the upcoming birth of his children, and the fear that Padme would die
in childbirth. Tensions continued to rise between the Jedi Council and the Jedi knight,
leaving the only person he could turn to for guidance, to be Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.
Recounting the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise, and how the Sith Lord had manipulated
midichlorians to create life, Anakin’s conflict made him extremely vulnerable, and with Obi-Wan
on Utapau to fight Grievous, Palpatine used this moment to declare that he was the Sith
Lord. The years he had spent trying to appease Anakin, had narrowed down to one moment, and
the Jedi knight chose to not kill him, but instead went back to the Jedi Temple, and
inform the highest ranked Jedi present, who was Mace Windu, somebody who had loathed Anakin
from the first day he set foot in the Jedi Temple. But what if Anakin had told Obi-Wan
about Palpatine instead? Could Obi-Wan stop his padawan before he fell to the dark side?
As you are going to realise, the change of masters, will alter the course of history…
In the Chancellor’s office, Anakin lowered his blade, scarcely believing what he had
just heard from Palpatine. The weight of the galaxy was upon his shoulders, and his next
steps could alter the complexion of the Jedi and the Republic for many generations, but
his first move, was to leave the office, and get away from the darkness that was clouding
him. Taking a journey into his starfighter, the Jedi knight flew in between Coruscant’s
skyscrapers and traffic, revelling in the freedom, and he began to think more clearly.
Anakin had initially wanted to go to Master Windu, but he knew that he would be made to
wait at the Temple, and the opportunity to save Padme would be lost forever. Anakin next
thought about discussing with Ahsoka, but not only was she busy apprehending Maul, Anakin
did not want to burden her with such a difficult decision. As the solution dawned upon him,
Anakin dived in between two civilian speeders, and turned back to the Temple hangar, where
he slid haphazardly into several other ships, before running to the communications room.
Activating the large holotable in the centre of the room, he was not surprised to find
Commander Cody at the receiving end of his signal, and the loyal clone commander informed
Anakin, that Obi-Wan was on his way, having just killed General Grievous, and the Jedi
master looked exhausted. Nevertheless, Obi-Wan could see Anakin as pale as a ghost, as he
heard that Palpatine was the Sith Lord. The Jedi master was not surprised, as Mace Windu
had revealed his suspicions in their private discussions with Yoda, but their worst fears
had been realised. Obi-Wan could sense something more from Anakin, and suggesting that his
padawan thought Padme was in danger, Anakin could merely nod, so following a brief pause,
he asked Anakin to be patient, whilst he returned to Coruscant. The Jedi knight watched the
figure of his master disappear, and used Force speed to run past all of the Jedi, until he
is stopped by Mace Windu in the Temple’s hangar. The master of the Order had been convinced
by Obi-Wan, that they needed to be patient, and gathering as many Jedi Council members
as possible, Obi-Wan finally arrived from Utapau. Yoda knew that arresting Palpatine,
before they could investigate his connections and other operations, could lead to anarchy
for the future of the Republic, and the Jedi’s reputation would be shattered. At that moment,
the Council received an incoming transmission from Mandalore, and their former padawan Ahsoka
Tano. Ahsoka revealed what Maul had told her about the Sith Lord’s plan for Palpatine,
and the Jedi planned for Anakin to move away from Palpatine, before he could become the
new Sith apprentice. Anakin looked enraged at the Jedi, for cutting off his path to saving
Padme, but Obi-Wan calmly escorted him to one side, and promised him access to the extensive
knowledge to the Jedi archives, even though he was not a master. Anakin is somewhat reassured,
when Rex intervenes Ahsoka’s transmission, and revealed a data log he had found, involving
Nala Se and Fives, then told the Council about his suspicions about the control chips. Yoda
looked thoughtfully at the battle around him on Kashyyyk, and dispatched Shaak Ti and Anakin
to find and capture the Kaminoans, for evidence against Palpatine. The Jedi knight could not
bear the thought of being away from Padme, for any more amount of time, but rather cleverly,
he decided to take Padme’s Naboo star skiff, allowing the senator to be aboard with C3P0
and R2D2. With the departure of the two Council members, the Jedi next needed to capture the
Separatists, who had hidden their location from the Republic, until Commander Cody’s
search on Utapau. From a previously logged transmission, the 212th Battalion had discovered
that they were being taken to a secret base on the lava planet of Mustafar, and Kit Fisto
and Saesee Tiin are deployed to find them. But as the Jedi appeared to be regaining the
upper hand, the voice of Palpatine echoed through the Galactic City, ordering for all
of the senators to gather in the arena, for what he called an emergency meeting.
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