Dooku and Ventress started going at each other again, and the Jedi presence went unnoticed.
Anakin was bursting with adrenaline to fight but didn't shy away from his disappointment. "Oh, come on. No fight for us?"
Out of the corner of the room, Savage had also recovered and it was clear he was no fan of the light siders.
"Easy, big guy..." Anakin tried to negotiate and failed. Skywalker and Kenobi were sent hurling out of the room, hitting the wall outside hard.
The two grumbled and got back on their feet. "Is that the best you got?" Anakin couldn't help but taunt their hulking opponent.
Kenobi glared at the other. "Really, Anakin?"
"What!?"
"Are you trying to get us killed?" Obi-Wan inquired just as both raised their lightsabers to deflect Savage's attack.
The Zabrak's brute strength alone sent both men flying down again.
"Okay," Anakin admitted as he stood beside Obi-Wan, "maybe riling him up wasn't the best idea."
"You think?" Obi-Wan was still annoyed, but that didn't deter his focus on their enemy.
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Meanwhile, Dooku was finishing up Ventress, a lethal dose of his Force lightning shocking every fiber of Asajj's being that she was knocked out cold.
"Asajj!" He saw what had happened, a hand instinctively reached out toward her, trying to wake her through the Force.
"We need to get out of here." He concluded, seeing as Savage and Dooku, plus the battle droids, were about to entrap them. "I'll get her. Cover me." He moved swiftly and got to her side, picking her up.
"We could just leave her," Anakin bemused and maintained his ground to secure their exit, "But hey, where's the fun in that?"
Obi-Wan dodged blaster fire, one leap after another until he made it aboard the ship.
Once Anakin was sure his master had come to safety, he did a high flip and landed near the ship, making up the remaining short distance with a run. When he got inside, he passed by Ventress who remained unconscious in the backseat, then got to the cockpit to assist Obi-Wan. The two of them maneuvered the Starship out of the port and flew away as fast as they could, leaving behind an unsuccessful, yet insightful mission.
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Failed Apprentice
Science Fiction*Clone Wars narrator voice* Trouble! A trail of dead bodies has begun to pile up in the wake of Savage's rage. Alarmed and determined to stop the menace from spreading, the Jedi Council sends Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi to investigate.