Survival: A Star Wars The Clone Wars Story

Chapter 8

Dooku's palace loomed over the edge of a cliff-face, and casted inky shadows on the lands below. Situated in the heart of the palaces main spire was Dooku's office, a vast space lined with the expensive artworks and other luxuries that accompanied being one of the noble families of Serenno. The man himself sat in the centre of the room, at a large oval table made of Laroon wood, which fitted in well with the mostly dark coloured interior of the palace. His musings were interrupted by an alert of an incoming transmission on his comm system. After casting a quick glance at the callers information on his datapad, he answered the call, and a T-series tactical droid materialised from the hologram projector.

"Speak." Dooku said to the droid, his voice as collected as ever, but there were still undertones of impatience.

"Sir, we are calling to inform you of the capture of two Jedi after our forces disabled their frigate resulting in its collision with Lola Sayu. They are being held currently in the Citadel. We await further instruction." The droids sensory lights pulsed with the rhythm of its speech.

Dooku leaned back in his chair. How interesting it was that two Jedi had been captured in that particular region.

"Have they been identified?" He asked.

"Jedi master Luminara Unduli and her padawan Barriss Offee," was the droids reply.

"And where did they come from exactly?"

"The computers have calculated their trajectory as beginning on Coruscant and ending somewhere in the Allied Tion Sector, sir."

Dooku pondered for another moment before speaking again. "Has interrogation managed to reveal anything about these Jedis intentions?"

"Well, sir, our interrogation droids have tried-"

"I thought not." Dooku cut of the droid. Imbeciles! "I'll be sending General Grievous to oversee the rest of the interrogations."

"Yes sir, very good sir."

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"A successful mission, you had, I assume." Yoda asked Obi-Wan and Anakin as they strode towards him across one of the Jedi temples many landing platforms. They had just arrived back from their escort duty of Republic senators to Aeten II, as part of an attempt to gain their governments support, and funding of the Republic. The negotiations had been short, as they had not been confronted with the resistance they had expected from the local people. Thankfully, the journey there and back had been uneventful. Upon arrival back on Coruscant, a Jedi air-shuttle had then brought them from where the senate transport ship had landed, to one of the upper landing platforms of the Jedi temple.

"Indeed it was, Master Yoda. The Republic should now be able to afford the new military reforms it needs, in return, of course, for the protection of Aeten II," replied Obi-Wan. They had reached Yoda and now the three were headed back inside the temple. Behind them, their air-shuttle departed to the Temple hangar.

"Good to hear, that is." Yoda said, taking another few steps towards the doors back into the temple, before adding: "Pleased you will be by this news. Made contact with Master Unduli and her padawan, Ahsoka has."

"Really?" Anakin chimed in. "So whats happened to them, master?"

"Ask her yourself, you may, waiting for you, she is." Yoda replied, as they stepped through the sliding glass doors. Ahsoka was indeed waiting for them. She stood in the middle of the large entrance chamber, with corridors branching off to other areas of the temple. While her expression appeared to be pleased for their return, both Anakin and Obi-Wan couldnt help but notice Ahsoka looked a little worried. They made their formal goodbyes to Yoda, and then strode to where Ahsoka was standing, Anakins gait slightly faster than Obi-Wan's.