[b][right]DAEDALUS AWAY TEAM 2 // JEDI TEMPLE // CORUSCANT[/right][/b]

The Jumper set down beside the central spire of the temple. The structure was massive, the towers even taller than Atlantis' main tower.  Sheppard grabbed the life signs detector as he walked out of the jumper, using the remote to close the door, signalling for him and his team to stick close as they left the jumper. The N7 operatives had opted to not join them in the jumper and were approaching on foot to get an idea of what ground defences lay around the temple. Apparently a Jedi Master Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi were supposed to come here, at least on the timeline the [i]Resurgence[/i] was from. They were kind of hoping that this would be around the time they would infiltrate the temple, as per the timeline that the [i]Resurgence[/i] had given them, however that wasn't a guarantee as everything was different with the intervention of Anubis. 

He gathered up the marines as he walked straight up to the central spire, to a maintenance access shaft. He eyed it cautiously as he flashed his flashlight at it, he had been warned of the temple's defences however also assured that they were likely down in a bid to lure any Jedi Survivors into the temple. The idea of purposefully walking into a trap didn't fill him with confidence. Lifting his lifesigns detector with his left hand he glanced at it while he still had his weapon raised in front of him. When there didn't appear to be anything in the nearby vicinity he tapped his radio. "Wilkes this is Sheppard. We've reached the temple and are proceeding into the central spire. We'll meet you in the library, is it still looking good on that thirty minute ETA?"


[b][right]DAEDALUS // FLEET SPACE[/right][/b]
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Caldwell was walking around the ship with a tablet in hand, scrolling through the technical specifications that Novak had sent him. With their systems working to maximum efficiency he had tasked her with looking over whatever schematics the ships other than the Aegis had given them. Right now he was on the [i]Unbroken Hope[/i]. If the [i]Aegis[/i] was their leading lady, the [i]Resurgence[/i] and the [i]Hope[/i] were her closest friends. In any fleet formation, they formed they would be the heavy hitters, with the Glasgow sitting back sniping and the smaller ships filling in the gaps. That meant that the bigger ships would need every advantage possible, and currently, the [i]Hope[/i] didn't have anything in the way of shielding.

He walked onto the bridge as the officers sat around their postings, casual chit chat as everyone continued to do their work. "Marks."

"Colonel."

"Transmit to the [i]Unbroken Hope[/i]. Let them know I'd like to offer an engineer to go over with proposed upgrades to give them shielding capabilities." Novak had already worked on the preliminaries as far as the information on the tablet let him know, they had the technology from when they retrofit the Prometheus with Asgard shields. They wouldn't be as strong as those aboard the Daedalus which were built into the systems, but they'd still be better than nothing. "Just one, in order to propose the modifications, where they would need to be and what would need done as well as power requirements. Let them know if they accept I can have her beamed over in no time." He paused as he looked out the window at their mismatch fleet. "Also contact the [i]Second Chance[/i] and those Mobian people aboard the, Egg Carrier? Whatever it was. Let them know I'm also willing to send over people to their vessels recommending changes."

[b][right]501st ABOARD THE RESOLUTE // POLIS MASSA[/right][/b]

The Clones were all having their control chips removed, as per Rexs' instructions, who had learnt of the chips months beforehand. Anakin stood in silence over the lifeless body of Padme. He had done everything. [b]EVERYTHING[/b]. He could too keep her happy, keep her safe. Yoda had stopped him from killing her, clouded by her anger. For what, for this? For her to die in childbirth.

He sensed the tiny Jedis footsteps behind him. "Send her back to Naboo, we must. Mourn her, her people will. Need this they do."

"What about what I needed."

"Much anger I sense in you, young Skywalker. Careful you must be, on a razors edge you are."

Objects in the room began to shake as his anger continued to rise. He turned to face the green alien. [b]"I COULD HAVE SAVED HER!"[/b] His voice projected in the Forced lashed out destroying the door that stood behind Yoda, though the tiny Jedi seemed unmoved by the onslaught. 

"The result of Palpatine, this is. Manipulated your mind, he has. Don't give in, you must."

"I don't care anymore." He raised his hand to the left as his lightsaber flew to his offhand. "I'm going after Palpatine, and then I'm going after his new ally."

Yoda stood firm. "Go, you must not. Too strong they are, work together we must. Find allies mmm? End of Clone Wars, it may be. Beginning of a New Era, it is."

[b][right]ANUBIS LAIR // CORUSCANT[/right][/b]

Anubis sat upon the throne. He could feel the peons throughout the planet, and those beyond that had already begun to worship him. All it took were little acts of 'kindess'. Such trivial acts were below him, yes, but it increased his power base. The occasional miracle was all it needed to have people worshipping him. Acts he could not have done in his home without incurring the Wrath of the Others. Even the thought of them made him cringe. The next time he came across them in battle he would obliterate them all, and after he had done that he would go on to conquer the rest of the Universe and the next, and the next and the next. He would become unstoppable, and everything would be his.

He looked up as Palpatine walked in, a robotic limb replaced the missing one from the battle of Obi-Wan Kenobi. He could practically feel the anger radiating off of him. He seemed to take pause at the two Kull standing at either side of the throne. Eying them suspiciously, they were different than the normal ones. Their heights differed, and their presence in the Force seemed off. He pushed past it however and continued to walk. "Anubis. I was attacked, where were you?"

"I was here. Overseeing more important things."

"More important than my life? Need I remind you without me you have nothing. You'll be ousted in minutes."

"Will I?"

"The senate still holds power. You can't take over."

Anubis walked directly up to Palpatine. "I wouldn't worry about the Senate." He raised his hand and the two Kull in the room removed their helmets revealing the faces of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu. Both had been healed, however their eyes were blank and devoid of emotion. They stood forward igniting lightsabers. "You have fulfilled your purpose, now all I have need of is your body. I just need rid of your mind." 

Palpatine took a step back as he withdrew his lightsaber, igniting it.