StH - Clone Wars Ch.1

Chapter 1 - Battle of Geonosis

The Freedom Fighters' gunship was one of the last gunships to leave the Arena. Dulcy took Tails to the nearest Republic Assault Ship. "I sure hope we make it back to see him again." Rotor spoke while they followed Yoda's gunship. A moment after Rotor finished his sentence, a blaster bolt shot right past Sally's face, missing it by a meter. The Gunships then turned to where the Trade Federation & Techno Union starships were sitting. They also saw landed Republic Assault Ships deploying millions of Clone Troopers to confront the battle droids protecting the ships. They knew that they were going right into the middle of a battle far larger than any they encountered.

"Here we go!" Sally shouted as she & the others grabbed onto the railings inside the Gunship. Immediately the gunships fired at the Separatist forces & their ships. "Fire your rockets just above the fuel cells of that ship." Sonic ordered the Clone Pilot, pointing at a nearby Techno Union ship. The Clone Pilot, without question, fired a few rockets at the specified area on the ship, causing it to collapse on nearby Separatist droid forces. Just then they noticed a nearby gunship exploded from blaster fire from one of the Spider Walkers. "Pilot, land at the nearest Assembly Area now!" Sally ordered the Clone Pilot. "Yes, ma'am." the Clone Pilot accepted & landed the gunship where Master Yoda was.

Meanwhile inside the main Separatist spire, Count Dooku, Nute Gunray, Robotnik, & the other Separatist leaders were watching the battle on a hologram. "The Jedi has amassed a huge army!" Nute Gunray exclaimed. "That doesn't seem possible." Count Dooku shook his head in disbelief. "How can the Jedi have come up with an army so quickly?" "We must send all available droids into battle!" Nute suggested. "There are too many." Count Dooku refused. The Geonosian leader, Poggle the Lesser, said something but Robotnik didn't understood what he said. "Snively, what did he say?" "Sir, according to my translator, Poggle the Lesser has said that 'our communications have been jammed'." Snively answered. "Well find a way to get our communications back online NOW!!" Robotnik roared. "Yes, sir." Snively cowered.

Back on the battlefield, Sally & Yoda were in a conversation about the battle but mostly with her introducing herself & her friends, also where they came from & how they got here, along with Yoda explaining everything about the galaxy they're in now. "....But what would happen if Count Dooku escapes Geonosis?" Sally asked, finishing her sentence to Yoda. "Rally more star systems to his cause, he will." Yoda answered. "Master Yoda, all forward positions are advancing." The Clone Captain announced. "Very good." Yoda nodded. "Very good."

They noticed that the Trade Federation & the Techno Union ships were already taking off, evacuating. "Concentrate all your fire on the nearest starship." Yoda ordered the clones. "Yes sir." the Captain accepted & ordered the clones to use the Mobile Assault Cannons to take down the nearest Trade Federation Core Ship. Within moments, the Trade Federation starship targeted was damaged to the point where it was starting to fall until it crumbled to the ground, causing a shockwave made of dust.

Back at the Separatist spire, the Separatist leaders were now frustrated on what is happening on the hologram. "This is not looking good at all!" Nute Gunray grumbled. "We must get the starships back into space!" Nute's assistant added. They left with Poggle the Lesser now completely desperate to save the Separatist forces. "Poggle the Lesser is demanding that we must order a retreat, sir." Snively translated for Robotnik. "My Master will never allow the Republic to get away with this treachery." Count Dooku refused. "He also stated that he will send his warriors into the catacombs." Snively added, translating Poggle for Robotnik. He then was downloading the schematics of a planet-sized weapon into a datafile & gave it to Poggle. "He also said that they must not find the designs for the 'Ultimate Weapon'. If the Jedi find out what they're planning to build, we are all doomed, sir." "Robotnik & I will take the designs to Coruscant." Count Dooku explained. "They will be much safer there with my Master." Dooku then left with Robotnik & Snively following.

Back outside, the Jedi & the Republic forces were pushing back the Separatist forces, despite the Separatist Hailfire droids firing rockets to destroy a few AT-TE walkers & Republic Gunships. With the Republic war machines tearing the Separatist droid forces to billions of pieces, they had no choice but to start retreating. Back in the spire, Dooku had arranged a shuttle for Robotnik & Snively. They immediately left after Nute Gunray's shuttle left. Dooku got onto his speeder bike & left the hanger, followed by two Geonosion Fighters. Back on the battlefield, Sally got a message from Tails saying that the Clone Troopers accidentally mistook him for a Separatist & captured him. "Take another gunship & get to Dulcy & the Assault Ship." Sally ordered. "Sonic & I will try to find Dooku before he can escape."

The other Freedom Fighters nodded & got off to find another gunship to take them to where Tails & Dulcy were at a Republic Assault Ship. Sally & Sonic held on to the railings at the ceiling of the gunship as they flew around to find Dooku. Soon they saw a gunship being pursued by Geonosion Fighters. "That's Anakin & Obi-Wan's Gunship!" Sonic exclaimed, pointing at the gunship being fired upon by the fighters. Before either of them could say anything they saw two individuals dressed in white fall out. They immediately realized it was Senator Padme Amidala who fell out. Fortunately they also realized a Clone Trooper also fell & hopefully could call for help with the help of the Trooper.

"We've got to save that Gunship before those fighters can tear it apart!" Sally exclaimed to Sonic. "Shoot down those fighters!" "We're out of rockets, ma'am." the Clone Pilot protested. "Well use whatever ordinance you got, then!" Sonic ordered. The Pilot used the lasers to try & shoot down the fighters without hitting the Gunship in front of them. They finally managed to shoot down one of the fighters but it was when Anakin & Obi-Wan jumped out of the ship & ran inside Dooku's hanger & just when the other gunship was shot down by the other fighter. However Sonic & Sally's gunship managed to shoot down the other fighter before it could escape.

"Hold on." Sonic spoke to Sally as he carried her & zoomed inside to catch up with Obi-Wan & Anakin, who just managed to find Count Dooku just preparing to leave. "You're gonna pay for all the Jedi you killed today, Dooku!" Anakin snarled at Dooku. "We'll take him together." Obi-Wan started. "Not quite, Kenobi." A dark, sinister voice echoed throughout the room before Obi-Wan could say another word. Sonic, Sally, & the two Jedi gasped as they saw Robotnik walk out of the shadows to Count Dooku's side. "Buttnik!" Sonic snarled as he saw Robotnik grinning. "What are you doing here?"

"Count Dooku has offered me a position in the Confederacy of Independent Systems." Robotnik answered. "But in order for me to join him, I will have to either destroy you....or test my new prototype Roboticizer on you. Snively, go to the Solar Sailer & prepare the ship for immediate takeoff." "Yes, sir." Snively bowed & walked inside to assist the droid pilot inside to prepare Dooku's Solar Sailor for takeoff. "Anakin, you go slowly on the left--." Obi-Wan whispered to Anakin but Anakin cut him off. "I'm taking them now!" He started charging at Dooku & Robotnik. "No, Anakin, no!!" Obi-Wan protested. "No!!" Robotnik grinned & walked towards Anakin. Anakin was thinking that Robotnik was actually letting Anakin kill him, but Robotnik had other plans. He stopped, waiting for Anakin to ready to make the killing blow, & then Robotnik activated the thrusters on his shoes & flew up, leaving Anakin completely bewildered. Before he could do anything else, however, Dooku unleashed some Force Lightning at him & caused Anakin to be thrown at a wall.

Sonic then zoomed around in circles to stop Dooku from harming Anakin any further & also caused Robotnik's thrusters on his shoes to malfunction, causing him to take a not-so-smooth landing. "Take that, RoButtnik!" Sonic yelled as Robotnik got up & glared at him. "You've proven time & time again to be extremely difficult to capture, hedgehog." Robotnik snarled. "But maybe I should test my Roboticizer on Skywalker here instead." He pointed at Anakin & summoned two SwatBots to try & put him in cuffs. But Obi-Wan charged forward & sliced the SwatBots in half before they could even get close to him. "Or maybe I should test my Roboticizer on you, Kenobi. I'm curious to know what effect it'll have on a Jedi." He cackled & Obi-Wan noticed even more SwatBots right behind him, pointing their blasters right at him.

But then Sonic zoomed right through the SwatBots, causing them to disable or fall apart. Dooku then sent Force Lightning at Sonic & it caused him to fly away, towards Sally. She tried to nurse him as he groaned in pain. "As you see, my Jedi powers are far beyond yours, including you, hedgehog & your Highness." Dooku boasted. "Now back down." He sent more Force Lightning at Sally but Obi-Wan blocked it with his lightsaber before it could reach her. "I don't think so." Obi-Wan retorted. Dooku just pulled his lightsaber from his belt & ignited a blood red blade. Obi-Wan charged at him, slashing at his torso & left arm, but Dooku, being a fencer, blocked & parried away Obi-Wan's blade with ease. Obi-Wan then tried to slash at his legs but Dooku jumped out of the way. "Master Kenobi, you disappoint me." Count Dooku taunted. "Yoda holds you with such high esteem."

Robotnik then tried firing his laser from his finger at Sally but she dodged it. "No hedgehog to save you now. Eh, Princess?" Robotnik laughed. "We'll see about that." She said as she charged at Robotnik but he saw it coming. She tried to use her martial arts to kick & punch at him but he blocked each blow with ease. He then grabbed onto her & threw her back where Sonic was laying & recovering from Dooku's attack. "Is that the best you got, Princess?" Robotnik laughed. "You're the leader of the Freedom Fighters; I was expecting a rodent like you to be much tougher." "I'm a lot tougher than you think, lard mouth!" She shot back & sent a few punches at him that connected, causing Robotnik to fall back. He growled & tried to punch her but she back-flipped behind him & sent a kick to his back, causing him to fall on his stomach.

Dooku then spun his blade & Kenobi connected his blade with Dooku's. "Surely you can do better!" Dooku taunted with a grin. Kenobi surprised Dooku by pushing his blade away & retreating to make another attack. Around this time Sonic & Anakin were finally recovering & saw their friends fighting their enemies. Dooku & Obi-Wan engaged in a saber lock while Sally managed to kick Robotnik in the groin. Sonic was smiling since he noticed Sally was gaining the upper hand. But his smile disappeared when Robotnik caught Sally when she was doing a few flips midair & kicked her away, causing her to crash into a wall & fall to the ground. "Just another pathetic rodent!" Robotnik laughed. Dooku managed to stab at Obi-Wan's arm & then his leg, causing him to collapse & greet his teeth in pain.

Robotnik walked over to Sally, who was groaning in pain & struggling to get up. "Well, Princess, you put up a good fight but it wasn't good enough!" He hissed at her & cackled. "Roboticizing you is too good; I'll squash you like the bug you are now! Goodbye, Princess!" He raised his leg to step on her neck & kill her, but then a blue blur zoomed past Robotnik, causing him to loose his balance. Before he could fall, the same blue blur moved him in circles, having him twist & step away from Sally before he finally collapsed to the ground. "You little fool." Robotnik growled at Sonic, who was standing before him. "Takes one to know one, Buttnik." Sonic retorted & pulled a Power Ring from his backpack.

Dooku walked up to Obi-Wan & raised his saber to make the killing blow, but it never came. Anakin quickly leaped & used his lightsaber to block Dooku's blow. "Brave of you, boy." Dooku complimented Anakin. "But I would've thought you've learned your lesson." "I am a slow learner." Anakin explained as he pushed Dooku's blade away. Obi-Wan used the Force to retrieve his lightsaber & tossed it to Anakin just when he was parrying against Dooku at a very fast pace. With two sabers armed, he was sure he now had the upper hand. At least he did until Dooku sliced Anakin's green lightsaber in half. After destroying a power cable to fight in the dark, Anakin was starting to grow weary & then half of his right arm was cut off by Dooku. He was sent back to Obi-Wan. Dooku switched off his lightsaber & saw Sonic punching Robotnik countless times, causing Robotnik to use his robot arm to make a shield to block Sonic's blow, having Robotnik seize the opportunity & kick Sonic hard in the gut, sending him flying towards Sally.

Just when Robotnik & Dooku were resting to catch their breath, they noticed someone else was walking in. They both turned around to see the small but wise Jedi Master Yoda enter. "Master Yoda." Count Dooku spoke. "Count Dooku." Yoda snarled. "You have interfered with our affairs for the last time." Dooku spoke just when he used the Force to get a piece of a light & throw it at Yoda but Yoda threw it away with ease. Dooku tried again but Yoda threw it past like last time. Robotnik then tried firing a laser bolt at Yoda but Yoda used the Force to deflect it away, leaving Robotnik bewildered, stepping back into the shadows in caution. Dooku then tried getting pieces from the ceiling & throwing it down at Yoda, but Yoda caught the pieces & threw them aside with the Force.

"Powerful, you have become Dooku." Yoda complimented Dooku. "The dark side, I sense in you." "I have become more powerful than any Jedi." Dooku boasted, then shot Force Lightning at him. "Even you!" But Yoda caught the Force Lightning & sent it back at Dooku. He deflected it & shot more lightning at Yoda but he caught it. "Much to learn, you still have." "It is obvious that this contest cannot be decided by our knowledge of the Force." Count Dooku said, igniting his lightsaber. "But by our skills with a lightsaber." He got into position with Yoda igniting his lightsaber. Both jumped into the air & landed, with Yoda slashing & parrying at an incredible speed. Before Dooku could even try to get close to killing Yoda, he jumps out of the way quickly. Yoda then jumped on the Solar Sailor & jumps back to the ground, leaving Dooku now no longer gaining the upper hand. Dooku kept blocking until he & Yoda engaged in a saber lock. "Fought well, you have, my old Padawan." "This is just the beginning!"

Dooku protested & used the Force to cause a tower to start collapsing on Anakin & Obi-Wan. In order for Yoda to stop the tower, he had to let Dooku go. Robotnik & Dooku wasted no time getting inside the Solar Sailor & departing. Padme jumped from her gunship & she, along with the assisting Clone Troopers, tried without success to shoot the fleeing ship down. Back inside, Sonic helped Sally up. He was surprised that despite everything she didn't have any minor injuries, save for a few bruises. They walked over to Obi-Wan & Anakin & helped them up. Sally noticed that Anakin's arm was cut off & started demanding for medical assistance now. Padme rushed in & hugged Anakin, with her troops securing the area. Yoda pretty much sighed in sorrow.

Back on Coruscant, Dooku's Solar Sailor moved into the atmosphere & moved not to the city where everyone was moving, but to an area known as "the Works". The ship then moved to one particular building that looked abandoned. It landed inside with Dooku & Robotnik starting to walk out of the ship. There a black-cloaked Sith Lord named Darth Sidious approached. "The Force is with us, Master Sidious." Dooku bowed before Sidious. "Welcome home, Lord Tyranus." Sidious welcomed Dooku, who was also Darth Tyranus. "Dr. Ivo Robotnik at your service, Lord Sidious." Robotnik bowed, along with Snively. "You have done well." Sidious smirked at both of them. "I have good news for you, my Lord." Dooku announced. "The war has begun." "Excellent." Sidious smiled. "Even better news for you is that we have some new schematics for you, along with a way to acquire the slaves needed to build it." Robotnik grinned with Sidious. "Everything is going as planned." Sidious managed to cackle while the four walked away.

Back at the Jedi Temple, Obi-Wan Kenobi & Mace Windu were in the Council Chambers, looking outside, pondering about the recent events. "Do you believe what Count Dooku said about Sidious controlling the Senate?" Obi-Wan asked. "It doesn't feel right." "Joined the dark side, Dooku has." Yoda added. "Lies, deceit, creating mistrust are his ways now." "Nevertheless. We should keep a closer eye on the Senate." Mace suggested with Yoda agreeing. "Where is your apprentice?" "On his way to Naboo." Obi-Wan answered. "Escorting Senator Amidala with him. I have to admit, without the clones, there would not have been a victory." "Victory?" Yoda repeated. "Victory, you say? Master Obi-Wan, not victory. The shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun, the Clone War has." Yoda was upset with the fact that war has now come to the galaxy.

Outside, millions of Clone Troopers started boarding numerous Republic Assault Ships along with numerous Gunships & AT-TE walkers. The Assault Ships took off to find & counter the Separatist threat. The Chancellor, Palpatine, & other Senators watched as the Republic forces moved from the shipyard & to the skies above. The Jedi were also boarding the ships to find Count Dooku & also begin their search for the second Sith Lord Darth Sidious, hoping to end the threat earlier than expected. But everyone knew that the war ending with a Republic victory will not come easily & without heavy losses.

On the planet of Naboo, at a beautiful lake retreat, Anakin Skywalker & Padme Amidala were being given wedding vows by a holy man with the protocol droid C-3PO, the astromech droid R2-D2, & the Freedom Fighters as the only witnesses. As the holy man declared Anakin & Padme "husband & wife", the Freedom Fighters & the droids applauded as Anakin & Padme shared their first kiss as husband & wife.