Saga Episode II: The Republic Fights Back AOTC rewrite Sequel to An Old Enemy Updated 2/02

Title: The Republic Fights Back
Author: Mazlow
Timeframe: Attack of the Clones
Genre: Re-write/slight AU. Adventure romance
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme, Jango, Count Dooku
Summary: This is the Sequel to An Old Enemy. Its a slight rewrite for AOTC. The goal is make the romance more believable and continue to fit the story with the OT.If you've seen AOTC you can infer the basic plot and movement. Some small changes in locations but thats it. Things of note I am not an EU fan, its paid fan-fiction in my opinion so I ignore all of it, just like George does. Oh this is GL universe I am just playing around in it


Star Wars
Episode II
The Republic Fights Back


In the ten years since the Battle of Naboo the galaxy has become a more contentious place. Count Dooku the former Jedi Master leads a separatist group that proposes seceding from the Galactic Republic. The Jedi have been stretched thin across the galaxy attempting to keep the Republic from falling apart by negotiating on behalf of the Chancellor.

The Chancellor having succeeded in breaking through the bureaucracy and increasing the power of the Chancellorship to have more leeway with Jedi, faces his greatest challenge with the formation of a Grand Army of the Republic. The Chancellor opposes its formation but for the first time since his election the vote is close enough to threaten his position

Senator Padme Amidala from Naboo hurries back to Coruscant despite the threats on her life. The Chancellor?s strongest ally in the Senate, her voice could be the one that sways the Senate one way or another. Her vote could decide the fate of the Republic?


The Naboo Senatorial Starship descended into Coruscant?s atmosphere with an escort of four fighters. The landing pad they headed for was ringed with security floaters and a platoon of Senate Guards on deck waiting. The Starship set down while the fighters patrolled the area forming two circles above and below. Once the landing gear was down the ramp was lowered and a group of Naboo security guards exited. They were quickly followed by a woman surrounded by Gungan security officers.

From the depths of the city four rockets flew toward the platform. One of the fighters below attempted to place itself in between the rockets and the platform but was only successful in stopping one. The remaining rockets ripped through the bottom of the platform destroying it and killing all of those on it and the fighter below. In two seconds over 50 people and Gungans had died trying to protect the Senator from Naboo.

?NOOOO!? a woman screamed over the comm channel.

?We must land at the secondary platform? said Jar-Jar Binks

?I can?t believe it, I never thought the threats were real? said the woman

?Land now!? said Jar-Jar

The two remaining fighters landed and quickly entered the hanger followed by their R2 units to find Chancellor Palpatine and his closest advisors starring in shock at the destruction on the other landing platform.

?Chancellor? said Jar-Jar as he took off his helmet and bowed

?Captain Binks? I am so sorry, this is a loss for both of us, personally and for our planet. I was told that all precautions were made. We will find how this could have happened. The loss of Senator Amidala, and how it happened, will surely mean the formation of the Republic Army now? Said Palpatine.

?I think not Chancellor, the Senator is safe.? Said Jar-Jar as the other pilot removed her helmet.

Senator Padme Amidala, as beautiful and determined as she was ten years ago when she ruled as queen, stood there in the fighter pilots uniform.

?I am sorry for the deception Chancellor but both Sabe and Jar-Jar insisted on a decoy. Unfortunately they were right.? Said Padme

Palpatine quickly made up the distance between them and embraced the Senator.

?That was a scare I do not think I could recover from if it was true. To lose your voice in the Senate would damage the Republic more than the actions of Count Dooku. We can delay our meetings to give you time to mourn? He whispered.

?Thank you,

 

Cool, Anakin's a lot wiser...

i like I like...

Pm list please

EG

 

Consider yourself added EG! Yeah he is older than in aotc. He's around 24 in this version. Not sure how often the updates will come but it will no where near as often as the last one. I only have three chapters written so far. That being said here is the next one.


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The Republic Fights Back
Post 2
by: Mazlow



Jango Fett stood on top of the ruined tower next to his speeder. This part of Coruscant had long gone unnoticed and fallen into disrepair, a sign of the corruption and malaise throughout the Republic. On the shinning capital of the Galactic Republic slums larger than any city on any other planet in galaxy were home to the poor, the villainous, and retched scum of Coruscant. A seedy underbelly where all manner of people, from death stick dealers to slavers, peddled their wares in the shadow of the great Galactic Senate. Jango hated this place and all it encompassed. He liked the finer things, which is why he only took on the highest paying jobs. More likely to get to mix with high society than the typical scum Bounty Hunters dealt with.

Tonight he was meeting with the assassin he had been hired to find. Zam came highly recommended, he himself was no assassin and had no interest in killing the senator himself but if Zam failed again he would finish the job and take the money for himself. A second speeder made its way to the roof top.

?You failed and now you?re late.? Said Jango

?She used a decoy. One that looked enough like her that even the Chancellor thought the Senator was dead at first.? Said Zam

?That is an excuse, the man that hired me does not accept excuses. You have one chance to redeem yourself or he will have you killed.? Said Jango

?The Chancellor gave her Jedi protection. It makes more difficult now.? Said Zam

?If you are expecting more money because of that forget it. This time its to save your life. Your previous mistakes have created this situation. And there is one more wrinkle. This time it has to seem like an accident.? Said Jango

?How? That makes it near impossible. I will have to wait months to figure out her new schedule and hope the lack of threats or attacks cause the Jedi to leave her protection.? Said Zam

?You have til morning.? Said Jango

?What? I can?t get it done, no way.? Said Zam

?You will get it done. Have you ever heard of kadasha worms?? said Jango

?Yes they were highly effective killers, all they needed was the scent of someone and they could track them down from over a mile away. Their bite left no mark and deadly with in minutes but they would only bite once before dieing. Been extinct since the Sith Wars though.? Said Zam

?Not extinct just hidden.? Said Jango pulling a capsule from his belt. ?These two have already been given the senator?s scent. You just have to get them into the senator?s rooms and report when they have success.? Said Jango

?How? Where did you find them? They haven?t been seen in over 1000 years.? Said Zam

?My employer is a resourceful man. That is all you need to know.? Said Jango

?Well this makes it easy. Should be no problem getting something that small into her building? after that they will do the job.? Said Zam

?Monitor the Senator and report as soon as she is dead.? Said Jango

?Of course? said Zam

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Anakin stood on Padme?s balcony looking at the Jedi temple not ten miles away. Lit up in the night it stood apart from the rest of Coruscant day or night. It was not home though. He never thought of the Temple as home, nor the city or planet. It was missing something or he was.

?Anakin, is everything well?? said Obi-wan from inside. He had just returned from his scouting trip with Jar-Jar

?Yes master.? Said Anakin

?The truth padawan, you know I can read you.? Said Obi-wan

?I was thinking of home.? Said Anakin

?The temple or Tatooine?? said Obi-wan

?Both? said Anakin closing the doors to the balcony

?You are still having the dreams of your mother?? said Obi-wan

?Yes, I wish the council would let me go or at least send someone to help her. I know she is in pain? said Anakin

?Anakin these dreams will pass. Not a

 

The Republic Fights Back
Post 3
by: Mazlow

The council was convened by the time Obi-wan arrived at the Jedi Temple. He still felt nervous when addressing the council even though he had been a Master for ten years. He knew how the council felt and didn?t disagree with their assessment of Anakin and his penchant for attachment but they were still wrong about him not being ready for the trials. Anakin could have passed them 6 years ago and if he had been raised as a Jedi Obi-wan knew he would have been a Knight by 15 at the latest, the youngest ever. There was a reason the council sent just him and his padawan out when all other Jedi went with another full knight or master. Anakin was more in tune with force than most masters perhaps all but he would risk a mission to save another Jedi or an innocent every time. The fact that they had never failed a mission didn?t seem to matter to the council as much as that fact.

?Masters? said Obi-wan bowing

?Obi-wan what is so urgent you bring us together at this hour?? said Ki-Adi-Mundi


?There has been another attempt on Senator Amidala?s life.? Said Obi-wan

?Attempt you say? Thwarted her death you did?? said Yoda

?Anakin did. He felt she was in danger and killed what appeared to be two small worms, no more than 8 cm long. They appeared to be about to strike.? Said Obi-wan

?Worms? Why did he not save the specimens to be studied?? said Mace

?He acted on instinct, there as no way to tell if they could spit their poison or how exactly they killed.? Said Obi-wan

?Mmm unfortunate that is but well that the Senator still lives. I wonder?heard of a poisonous worm only once did I hear of. Extinct they have been well before I was born.? Said Yoda

?Anakin is collecting their remains at the Senator apartments right now as well as keeping her protected . Perhaps they will be of some use? said Obi-wan

?Yes I?m sure that will be enough. You have more for us I hope?? said Mace

?Yes master. There was a droid of some kind outside the Senator?s window it appeared to be recording what was happening in her rooms, it may have also been the delivery system. It led me to its owner.? Said Obi-wan

?Found out who ordered the Senator dead did you?? said Yaddle

?No master but I now believe that this motivated by the vote and nothing else. The owner of the droid was a professional assassin, who was killed before she could reveal who hired her.? Said Obi-wan

?Distressing this is, clouded the answers are by the darkside I fear.? Said Yoda.

?We must discuss this with Chancellor. We must seek permission to take over the investigation of who attempted to kill the Senator.? Said Ki-Adi-Mundi

?Return to the Senator Obi-wan. We will contact you after discussing with Chancellor.? Said Mace

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Anakin walked into the apartment to find over thirty security officers in the room. Every window had men with weapons aimed outside. Anakin found a pouting Padme in a closet with Jar-Jar.

?Was it necessary to have Jar-Jar lock me up like this?? asked Padme.

?You?re alive aren?t you?? said Anakin

?And if I had stayed in the living room I wouldn?t be?? said Padme

?No idea but Jar-Jar is the only one I can trust completely. Our job is to keep you alive I mean to do that anyway possible.? Said Anakin

?Me too.? Said Jar-Jar ?did you catch whoever tried to kill her??

?We found the assassin but we couldn?t extract who hired her. She was killed by poison dart right after we captured her, one thing we do know is it had nothing to do with any disgruntled miners.? said Anakin

?I never believed it did.? Said Padme

?Nor did I? said Jar-Jar

?Obi-wan has gone to the council with the information we obtained. No doubt they will ask the Senate for permission to investigate who is trying to kill you. After we solve that you will be safe and will no longer have to worry about me having Jar-Jar force you into closets? said Anakin smiling

?I?d rather not hide, no matter the danger.? Said Padme

?Even a Jedi knows hiding is sometimes necessary. Don?t let the defense of your pride lead to the loss of your life. Its not a f

 

This chapter came together surprisingly quick. I could have kept writing but decided this was as good a breaking off point as any. Enjoy!

The Republic Fights Back
By Mazlow
Post 4



Obi-wan headed almost directly to Dex?s Dinner after the meeting with the Chancellor. Dex wasn?t exactly a friend but he owed his life to Obi-wan and Besalisk life debts were almost as strictly followed as Wookiees. Dex knew more about the underworld of the Republic than the entire Republic Intelligence Corps. Obi-wan stopped by his quarters to change knowing a Jedi at Dex?s would be noticed and reported and he had no desire to lessen Dex?s ability to obtain information nor possibly put his life in danger. Walking in Obi-wan headed to the counter.

?I was told this was the place to find a job.? Said Obi-wan using a gruff voice.

?We ain?t hiring right now sweetheart? said the Twi?lek behind the counter.

?I?m a handy man.? said Obi-wan

?Well maybe we are. You wanna talk to the boss. He?s in his office. Strait through the back last door on the left.? Said the Twi?lek. Obi-wan nodded and then headed back. The code was simple but it worked. No one had every suspected Dex was doing anything wrong or even knew anything. Obi-wan had made sure of it but would not have helped his friend if he ran afoul of the law. Walking right in Dex looked up and was not happy to see Obi-wan.

?You again, I don?t have anything for you. No evil is afoot that I know of and I haven?t heard a thing about who?s been trying to kill that Senator the Jedi are protecting.? Said Dex

?Hmm I am always amazed at what you know about the Jedi.? Said Obi-wan smiling and pulling a chair up to Dex?s desk.

?Well its not hard to find out info if you know what to look for. Now what is it that brings you to darken my door?? said Dex

?I have two questions. First do you know what this is?? said Obi-wan laying the small dart that killed the assassin on the desk. Dex picked it up and examined it for several minutes before answering.

?Looks like a saberdart but I can?t say exactly from where. Where did you get it?? said Dex

?It was used to kill the assassin that had been trying to kill the Senator you mentioned.? Said Obi-wan

?Poison tipped then?? said Dex

?Yes it worked almost immediately. Which leads me to my next question. Do you know of a Bounty hunter that wears blue and silver armor with a full face covering helmet, a rocket pack and has a stuck up attitude?? said Obi-wan

?Well sounds like it could be one guy I know of but he isn?t one to kill assassins or deal with them at all.? Said Dex

?Does his name start with a Ja sound?? said Obi-wan. Dex quickly leaned forward somewhat shocked.

?You already know who it is don?t you? said Dex

?What is his name and where can I find him?? said Obi-wan not wanting Dex to know what he did not know

?Fett. Jango Fett. Tends to deal with high rollers, only goes after the biggest bounties. He?s not very active but he is the best I?ve ever heard of. Come to think of it last I heard he was out on the rim. On Kamino, near the rishy maise I think. Weird spot for him but I?m sure he has his reasons. Plus he wears Mandoleran armor that could be what you are describing.? Said Dex

?Kamino? Never heard of it.? Said Obi-wan

?It?s a water world. Damn good genetic scientists out there, heard they mastered cloning, no defects no premature deaths.? Said Dex

?Impressive. And Fett is living out there?? said Obi-wan

?Last I heard.? Said Dex

?Thank you Dex. You?ve been a big help.? Said Obi-wan

?Sure. Do me a favor. Leave through the backdoor. Last thing I need is someone recognizing you.? Said Dex
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After striking out at with the Chancellor?s information systems Obi-wan was at the Jedi Library and still unable to find any coordinates for Kamino. The senior librarian Master Jocasta Nu had been in the position for over 40 years and was often able to find things other Jedi missed.

?What seems to be the problem Master Kenobi?? asked Jocasta

?Well I was told of a planet called Kamino near the rishy maise but I can?t seem to find anything remot