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Also, credit for Amatakka and the Tatooine Slave Culture goes to their creator, Fialleril. :)
~ Amina Gila
It's been over a year since Tatooine left the Republic, and Anakin hasn't had many dealings with the Jedi in all the time that he's been gone, so he's admittedly surprised when he gets a call from the Jedi Council itself.
Obi-Wan is there too when he accepts the call from Yoda and Windu.
"Need your assistance, we do," Yoda declares.
"With what?" Anakin asks.
"We may be willing to assist, as long as it won't drag us into the war," Obi-Wan adds.
"We've uncovered a plot by a criminal named Moralo Eval. We have him in custody, but it is likely that his plot has already been set into motion. We believe Dooku may be behind it."
"What do you want us to do?" Anakin frowns. It's strange that the Council is asking him to do something for them, when the Outer Rim Alliance hasn't been working with the Jedi for a long time.
"We need someone who can get into contact with Eval and try to see what he was planning. A bounty hunter who he'd trust to hire," Windu explains.
"And a Jedi can't do that?" Obi-Wan asks.
"We considered having a Jedi go under disguise as a bounty hunter, but the risk is great and there's no one who can fill the role properly."
"You want us to be an intermediary, so he believes he's working for us?" Anakin inquires. It's... smart thinking, he grudgingly admits. Apparently, sometimes the Council can be smart. "Is there anyone you had in mind?"
"It has to be someone with a notable reputation already. We would suggest Jango Fett, but the choice is yours."
***
Since Jango is giving all his reports to Anakin under the belief that that's who he's working for, he's fully informed on what's going on; he has been calling the Council regularly to give them updates on the mission.
Anakin wasn't entirely expecting Jango to report back that he's now inside Dooku's castle, but since he's already there, giving him another side mission shouldn't hurt. As long as he's careful about it, anyway.
It's the perfect opportunity, really, to try and figure out who Sidious is.
It's risky, but he knows Jango can do it. He's not one of the best bounty hunters out there for nothing, and his mental shields are better than most, so as long he's careful what he thinks about whenever he's around Dooku, the Count shouldn't get suspicious. Hopefully.
It's sometime later, in the middle of the night, when Jango sends a rushed transmission again. "I identified numerous transmissions the Count is receiving from Coruscant, all from the same person who initially sent me after you initially." He sends over a holographic recording of the hooded figure next.
Anakin frowns as he studies the image. For some reason, he looks very familiar, though Anakin can't quite place why. Or maybe he can, but it's too outlandish to consider.
"I also discovered him sending Dooku a bunch of highly classified Republic military intel," Jango reports, detailing a little on what he found before he has to end the call.
"No one should be able to access to this kind of information except for a Council member. Or..." Obi-Wan trails off, exchanging a worried look with Anakin.
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