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Mace Windu covered his eyes from the blinding light emitted by the dreadnought in front of him,
and one of the clone troopers identified the attack to be from an ion pulse cannon.
The Jedi master realised that such a weapon would have a time-consuming launch sequence,
and ordered the ARC 170 Squadron to be deployed for a rescue. The aggressive starfighters dodged
and weaved the enemy fire, countering Separatist starfighters with their own laser cannons,
as Windu’s fleet crept towards the frozen crew of Obi-Wan. Firstly drawing in Obi-Wan’s interceptor,
the other clones are soon recovered, just before the dreadnought can fire off another deadly pulse,
but only Obi-Wan was able to absorb the energy with the Force to survive. This time, the Jedi opt
for another approach, and Windu and Obi-Wan take one of the larger freighters, completing several
orbits over the opposition to confuse them. By the time they fire their secondary cannons,
the Jedi had taken the opportunity to dock on the top level, and they cut a path into the core
of the destroyer. Windu goes to find Dooku or Grievous, whilst Obi-Wan went to free Anakin,
finding the Jedi knight after stealthily navigating past the patrolling battle droids.
Returning his lightsaber to Anakin, his padawan is oddly quiet, and the dark side was clouding him.
Obi-Wan watched cautiously as Anakin followed him out and into their freighter, and joined by
Mace Windu, who had defeated the droid general at the bridge of the ship, before placing detonators
to destroy it. Windu also looks at Anakin in a curious manner, aware that something was amiss,
and he would have to discuss this with the Council. Despite their suspicions,
the Jedi safely land back on Coruscant, where the Jedi Council convene for a report of the mission,
whilst Anakin is escorted to the Halls of Healing. The Council members all turn to Obi-Wan, and he
reveals the disturbance he had felt in Anakin, which was far beyond his obvious attachment to
the former Senator of Naboo Padme Amidala. Yoda instructs Obi-Wan to continue his close
observation of Anakin, and together, they depart for the Senate building, where a new Senator of
Naboo is being voted in. Even more curiously, Anakin had already left the healers, and was
standing in a Senate pod with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, and together, they put forward a
compelling case for Representative Binks replacing Padme, as he was already the associate planetary
representative, and the Senate is murmuring with approval. The Jedi are worried that the Gungan
would be manipulated, just as he had been in his decision to grant Palpatine emergency powers,
but he was a reliable ally. After Jar Jar had been made a Senator, Obi-Wan is quick to grab Anakin,
and ask him why he had been seated beside Palpatine. The Jedi shrugs off Obi-Wan’s
questioning glance, and merely stated that he had been invited as a guest, and he believed
that Padme’s replacement had to be a worthy successor. The Jedi master left Anakin to continue
his discussion with Palpatine in his office, and he goes to the Halls of Healing, to talk to the
healers about the results of analysing Anakin. But as he arrived, he was shaken to his soul,
as the healers and Temple guards, were hovering in mid-air, and Obi-Wan alerted the other Jedi.
The Nautolan master Kit Fisto is the first to reach him, and together, they deactivate the
trance that had been put over them. As they woke up, they reveal that Anakin had been quivering
and resistant to their scanning of his brain, and they now insisted that he should be taken to the
planet of Kamino, and examined in a similar manner to the clone army. Yoda walked to the Senate
office building, and bowed to the Chancellor, before requesting that they wanted Anakin back at
the Temple, and he lets him go. But as they close the door, Palpatine senses that the Jedi had been
growing wary of his secret weapon, and ordered Dooku to prepare himself for an attack on Kamino.
The apprentice assured his master that their secret would not be revealed,
and instructed Grievous and Ventress to cooperate for a joint attack on the imminent Republic fleet,
before entering into his own ship. Back at the Temple, Anakin could not hide his frustration at
being taken away from his fascinating conversation with the Chancellor, but entered Yoda’s quarters.
Anakin told the Grandmaster about the pain he had felt from the death of his mother and the death of
Padme, and Yoda unhelpfully told him to release these emotions into the Force, then told him to
join Republic forces on a journey to Kamino, and examine the progress of training clone cadets.
Obi-Wan tailed his Padawan, hidden in a disguised light freighter,
when he saw the navigational computer was loaded with the presence of a Separatist fleet.
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