Our story begins inside a Jedi Cruiser over
the planet of Coruscant. The Jedi Council was getting acclimated to their new positions
as Jedi Generals in a war they didn’t want. Among the Council members were Yoda, Mace,
Depa, Obi Wan, Plo, and Anakin. Essentially, the purpose of being here, was so they
could meet with Republic Officers and determine fleet movements, assignments,
and how many troops each Jedi would get. Anakin was a newly appointed Knight, having
just returned from Naboo after the Battle of Geonosis. Obi Wan and Anakin were at the back
of the lines, Kenobi was a new Council member, filling Coleman Trebor’s place, and he
was whispering to Anakin. Skywalker was noticeably nervous about taking on an Army.
Not that he didn’t believe he could do it, more so the fact that he was unsure if he would
succeed with so many troops under his belt. As the two Jedi stood side by side and listened
to the Republic Officers and Jedi dish out roles and leadership positions to different Jedi, Obi
Wan noticed something that wasn’t addressed. While there were commando squads, and many
of these squads found home with some armies, there was a unit that didn’t get assignment. For the Commandos, it wasn’t that
they were to serve with the army, the army and or fleet was essentially
their home base. Commandos were planned to do missions close to and or around
these large groups of clones. It would provide them sanctuary between
missions, and after strenuous events. Regardless, Obi Wan was looking at this unit
called the Bad Batch. When there was a pause in the conversation, Obi Wan asked what this unit
of clones were. One of the many Officers looked to each other without knowing. A Marshall
commander, fresh from Kamino stepped up, informing the Jedi General that the Bad
Batch was an experimental unit of clones. They weren’t finished yet, but they would be
ready to go in the next year or so of combat. The unit was essentially a group of hyper mutated
clones. One of them was really good at tracking, another at sharpshooting, a tech wizard, and
an oversized variant. The Commander told the Jedi that they weren’t really supposed to be
known to anyone, it was more so a mistake that they were there. Obi Wan asked if a Jedi
could be assigned to that group of clones, and the Marshall Commander shrugged his shoulders
and looked to the other Jedi and Officers in the room. Commander Cody said he didn’t see why
there would be an issue with it, they would just have to see what Nala Se said regarding
the idea. She was the Chief Medical Scientist, but she was also overseeing the development of the
Bad Batch. Obi Wan thanked Cody and stepped back. The conversation continued in front of
them, as Obi Wan started whispering to Anakin again. He asked his former
student what he thought about that, and Anakin shrugged. It sounded like something
that would be worth investigating. Kenobi made a note, and waited until the debriefing
ended, which lasted for several hours. At the end Obi Wan made a mention of the
Bad Batch to the Council members, and how an experimental unit like that might be good for
Anakin. Kenobi knew there were plans for Anakin to take on a student, one hand picked by Yoda, but
this could be a good alternative. They could still give Anakin Ahsoka if they wanted, but at least he
would be able to operate with a closer unit. Obi Wan’s point was that a group like the Bad Batch
might be good for his self esteem and making him a little more controlled. If Anakin was General of a
fleet or army he might get a little carried away, if you will. The Council members saw his point,
and Mace suggested that he send Anakin to Kamino with special Orders from the Jedi Council. These
orders simply to investigate the Bad Batch. He would report back on his findings and they
would make their choice from there. To Windu, this was a continuation of what he had told Obi
Wan before Geonosis, to have faith in Anakin. The Council was well aware that Palpatine wanted
Anakin to be assigned to an army of some sort, but aside from keeping Anakin under their own control,
this scenario felt more fitting for Anakin. The Jedi didn’t know why Palpatine was obsessed with
giving a 19 year old the control of an army, but they stepped in, ignoring his requests. They
didn’t care if he didn’t like it. The Jedi were doing this for Anakin’s benefit, even though it
inversely helped them keep a closer eye on him. Skywalker would arrive to Kamino during a chaotic
time. Hundreds of thousands of clones were getting shipped off. Master Shaak Ti was here already, and
she was overseeing the departure of the clones, as well as the regs that were finishing up
their basic training. Anakin was greeted by Nala Se herself, who was well aware of this
individual’s arrival. She gave Anakin a room, figuring that he would be here for a little
while, which was true. Anakin’s assignment was for the next three months. Just watching the unit,
reporting on their development, and telling the Council on his decision. They were giving him some
leeway to choose where he wanted to go with this. Nala Se would then show Anakin the Bad Batch
during one of their training regiments. They were much more amazing to watch than any unit of regs,
and Nala Se ranted off a bunch of statistics. Anakin didn’t really care about all that. He
saw the flashy style of their fighting. Anakin’s reviews of the unit would be overwhelmingly
positive, and then he would ask Nala Se to let him work with them. This initially was never
apart of their plans. The Bad Batch was meant to work alone, without Jedi interference, but
Anakin was adamant that he wanted to do it. The only reason Nala Se accepted, is because Anakin
told her that he planned on working with the Bad Batch after they stopped their training. So she
allowed Anakin to get a test run in with them. He obviously had spoken to them a
number of times before this test run, so they were familiar with him. But Anakin’s
addition to the squad was an upgrade they never thought they needed. Having a Jedi take
point with his glowstick to defend the clones, while they used their numerous formations
was beyond effective. But Hunter believed the lightsaber could be a bit of a dead
giveaway, especially on covert op missions, so he suggested that Skywalker get used to using
a pistol, and actually wearing different armor. A level of brotherhood started to form between
the Jedi and the Clones, which said a lot because the Bad Batch didn’t just let anyone
hang around them. But Anakin was unorthodox, and he was an outcast like them. He may have been
a Jedi, and may have been able to use the force, but the members of the Bad Batch saw Anakin
as one of them, because he too was an outcast, but he was also young, vibrant, and full of
energy. The squad really rallied around him, each of them suggesting little tidbits to
add to Anakin’s collection of information. By the time the three months were over and done
with, Anakin returned to the Jedi Council wearing Bad Batch armor, it was black and grey with red
linings, but it also had a symbol of the Jedi Order on his right shoulder, with the Bad Batch
symbol on his left. At this point there was no “99”, just the skull helmet. The Jedi were very
surprised by Anakin’s change, but he returned to the Council and he told them everything. He
hyped the Bad Batch up unlike anything else, and then he told the Council that he would
like nothing more than to be apart of their unit. They were where he belonged, and the Jedi,
seeing how open he was with them, allowed it. The Council saw this move by Kenobi as a stroke
of brilliance. He hypothesized that Anakin would fit in with a group of outcast clones, and he
was right. The Council was very excited about this assignment for Anakin, and so instead of
him receiving his padawan, he was sent back to Kamino to continue his training. The Bad Batch was
slotted to be released to the lines of combat in the next 6 to 8 months. Inversely, Depa Billaba
would take on Ahsoka Tano as her student, while Obi Wan would begin the training of Caleb Dume.
Depa wanted a more challenging student, and Ahsoka would be that challenge. While Obi Wan needed a
student that didn’t make him want to put his head through a wall. For both Depa and Obi Wan these
students would be the perfect balance to them. On Kamino, Anakin returned, the bad batch
was semi nervous that the Council wouldn’t assign Skywalker to them. Not that they
had any reason to distrust the Jedi, but Anakin didn’t speak fondly of them. When
Anakin confirmed that he was the fifth member of the batch, Wrecker lugged him over his
shoulder and hoisted him up in celebration. The group agreed that Hunter would still be the
leader of the group, and Anakin was fine with that. Now that they were an official squad, Anakin
would have to catch up on all the formations the Bad Batch came up with. He’d have to learn
movements, orders, and everything in between. Luckily for them, he was quick learner, and for
the three months leading up to his assignment, he was listening when they spoke about
their formations and even created them. Outside of Kamino, Palpatine was fuming. He
knew Anakin was excited about the prospect of joining the Bad Batch, but he never thought the
Jedi Council would go behind his back to assign Anakin to a group of dysfunctional clones.
The Jedi Council didn’t see any issue with this though. They didn’t care what Palpatine
wanted, and while they didn’t distrust him, Palpatine’s obsession with Anakin was just weird.
Like really creepy, so if they could keep Anakin away from him that was probably for the better.
Obi Wan did defend Palpatine, and how important he was for Anakin, but the Council just decided
that they would keep Anakin away from Palpatine without making it obvious. Assigning him
to the Bad Batch was the way to do it. Inversely, Palpatine was trying to figure
out a way to make the Bad Batch look bad. He needed them to fail terribly, but without
making Anakin look like the failure. Palpatine essentially was hoping he could get this unit of
clones killed, and then he could send Anakin to a division and prop him up as a war hero. Palpatine
did suggest doing this if Anakin joined the bad batch, but the Council rejected it, because they
were special forces, not propaganda machine. The entire ordeal worked out in favor for the
Jedi because it took care of two issues. It made sure Anakin was in a position to succeed,
one where they could control and keep an eye on him without making it obvious. While also
exposing Palpatine for the creep he was. As the war continued on, the Republic looked
weak, and the bad batch was hoping to even the odds. The war was going terribly,
while Palpatine was still in control, the Republic looked like it was losing
its support. There were pushes for peace, and movements to give Palpatine more
executive powers. The voices of reason were overshadowed by the voices of greed. As
is the system of government they ran. The Bad Batch looked for their chance to help, and
then it came, but when they least expected. General Kenobi and General Fisto would arrive
to Kamino to defend it from an assault, the first Battle the Bad Batch would partake
in. It would also be the battle where the Bad Batch would get its name, Clone
Force 99. Sure Anakin wasn’t a clone, but it didn’t matter. The Battle itself was a
grueling back and forth. The aqua droids ripped through clone lines, while Fisto and Shaak Ti
held off different quadrants of the battlefield, Obi Wan fought Grievous, and Anakin had his
first engagement with Asajj Ventress. One might assume Anakin would’ve lost out on some
of his lightsaber skills ever since joining the Bad Batch, but he didn’t. He was able
to excel at his skills because Kamino had training facilities and the Kaminoans made some
special training units for him to work against. Ventress was very talented, but with
the help of the Bad Batch she wouldn’t ever get a chance to steal the clone
trooper genome. This left the Battle of Kamino as a separatist failure. But
it was here where Clone Force 99 would be permitted to leave the Chambers of Tipoca
City and start their behind the scenes work. Commando work wasn’t easy, and the Republic
Commandos of the Grand Army of the Republic had been semi successful. But the Bad Batch was
designed to deal with more difficult missions. These included taking down CIS facilities,
assassinations, data leaks, and more. As a test of their skill following Kamino
they were sent to take out a droid foundry on Hypori. It was a simple mission, but
challenging. Commandos had failed at it before, so it was up to the Bad Batch to get it right.
It was the largest producer of Hellfire Droids, OG-9 Spider Droids, Destroyers, and
a couple of other experimental battle droids. The foundry was huge, and
it was guarded by droidekas and B2s. Clone Force 99 landed the marauder on the far
side of a forest and went in on foot. They landed at dusk and used the cover of darkness
to move through the trees. Hunter took point, as Crosshair took a poaching position
in the tree line. Tech prepared an EMP burst. Anakin was ready, and waiting for
the signal, he was going to slip a switch, using the force, to unlock a number of
barrels, all of which containing fuel to make the foundry functional. Hunter
gave the go when the carrier was about to enter the facility and the barrels dropped,
crushing some droids and creating a distraction. Crosshair was to stay out here and
wait for the Batch to finish the job, he was essentially positioned to make their escape
viable. Hunter led the boys around the side and Wrecker used some semi silent explosives to break
through the bottom of the building. They entered, following behind Anakin. Skywalker worked
with a pistol and a lightsaber now, and he was holding the pistol pointing it
forward. Hunter gave hand signals and the group dispersed. Hunter and Tech moved for
the control room, while Anakin and Wrecker made their way to the foundries power source.
They had to take down some B2s in the process, which wasn’t easy, well for Wrecker and Anakin it
was, because Skywalker could crush them with the force and Wrecker could with his hands. Hunter
and Tech had to use their knives and whatnot to make it work. It was definitely a two person
job for them, but they got to the command center. As they broke in, they used their pistols for
the first time, shooting the operator droids and taking out the security. Hunter told Tech to go
and he ran over to the computer console. Due to the sound of the factory and the insulation for
the control room, the noise didn’t track outside for the other security units to hear. As Tech
got to work, Crosshair communicated with them, and told them the droids were preparing to enter
the facility with the fuel resources, asking if he should blow it. Hunter looked to Tech, who
nodded his head. It would be a good distraction. Crosshair pulled the trigger and a massive
explosion rang across the front of the facility. The ground shook, but Wrecker punched Anakin
in the arm letting out an “awe yeah” before continuing forward. Anakin just smiled, this
was the greatest thing ever. The two of them loudly moved into the power room, and made
sure they could set some charges, all of which inside their backpacks. Anakin communicated to
Tech, and he said they were ready to go, also, he found some information that might be helpful.
It was encrypted com chatter for the Separatists. They’d have to wait, for now, it was time to go.
With the EMP sent out facility wide, protecting the clones from any HMP gunships and or deadlier
weapons, they could run. As the clones began their escape they were trailed, well at least Skywalker
and Wrecker were. Anakin ignited his lightsaber and defended himself and Wrecker as they ran
into Tech and Hunter at the rendezvous location. The other clones provided covering fire, which
didn’t work too well against Destroyer droids, but it was alright, they had a Jedi with them.
The clones ducked out of their little entry hole, and Skywalker cut the support, dragging the
roof down onto the droids. Hunter, Tech, Wrecker, and Anakin ran through the forest, as
Skywalker tossed Wrecker the explosive trigger. When they got to Crosshair’s location, Wrecker
pulled it and the five members of Clone Force 99 watched the foundry explode into a fiery
hellscape. As they watched the smoke billow out of the foundry, they high fived each other and
cheered. Their first mission was a total success. They eventually got back to the Marauder where
Tech revealed what he found. The encryption within Separatist Com Chatter, had the name,
date, and location of a separatist leader that was a valuable target. As Tech found, the
Separatists were transmitting fleet locations to their largest fleet, so that General Grievous
and Count Dooku could meet up over Raxus Secundus. Tech said that it wasn’t for another couple of
months, but once they left Hypori they could contact republic high command and inform them.
The group got into their vessels and left. Once they were in hyperspace they got into contact
with the Republic Officers of the war effort. Tech informed them of the encryption and instead
of being accepted or heralded as heroes they were blown off. This was something the bad batch
was accustom to by this point, but essentially, the Captain present said that it was foolish
of them to believe an encryption. There were bugs sent through the system consistently
to derive or kill unsuspecting fools. Captain Tarkin told the clones to stick to their
missions and leave these delusions of Grandeur in the past. They were soldiers, nothing more
than that, don’t let their first successful mission get to their head. Anakin looked to
the other clones once the transmission ended, and he apologized. They didn’t mind, and
Anakin didn’t need to apologize to them. Hunter said that it wasn’t the worst thing
ever said to them. Wrecker chimed in and regarded the one time a Reg Commander called
them nothing but worthy of maintenance. There were some other things said, but they
got into a fight with that clone and they made up. The main point being is it
wasn’t the worst thing they ever heard. Anakin didn’t care though. This could be a chance
at winning the war. Tech turned around and said that despite them not following orders, it would
likely be seen as treasonous. According to data logs on Captain Tarkin, he held grudges.
So if they went over or around his command, he would likely find away to get them back.
Anakin shrugged and asked about getting Jedi support. Technically the Jedi did outrank
Tarkin. It would be a slap in the face, but technically Tarkin could live
with that, because who cares. That was an idea, Crosshair nodded his head,
finally speaking up. He suggested that they kill that Dooku, and get revenge for
his hand. Anakin appreciated that, because despite Anakin having a personal gripe
with Dooku, he saw this mission as more than getting back for losing his forearm. The fact
that one of his brothers was willing to make a sly remark about getting back at Dooku
for his forearm, meant the galaxy to him. So Tech contacted the Jedi Temple open
frequency and requested to be transferred to the Council. They were in session,
but they took the call. They listened to everything Tech found in the encryption
and the Council didn’t disagree with Tarkin, but they liked the idea of Clone Force
99 going into the fleet to disrupt it. The Jedi saw the potential in a mission like
this. Obviously they could kill Grievous or Dooku, but imagine. The bad Batch goes in, creates
a disruption, and then the republic launches an attack fleet. Clone Force 99 escapes, and
the Jedi assault force takes over the planet, securing a powerful Separatist World
early in the war. It was risky, but it might work. After all, it was the
Capital of the CIS, if they could capture it, or at least lead a successful attack,
then perhaps they could win the war. However, there was an issue, the encryption,
as stated, wouldn’t be valuable information for a couple of months. The Separatists were
really preplanning, which the Jedi did find odd, but anyways, they wanted the bad batch to continue
striking foundry planets away from Raxus. Wrecker asked why and Mace Windu from a galaxy away
said it would likely thin out the Separatist lines. If they were losing foundries around
Geonosis, Hypori, Muulunist, and so forth, then they would spread their fleets away from
Raxus. Which meant, that if the information remained updated, then they could strike a weaker
fleet at the Capital of the CIS and go from there. The Jedi also made a decision. It was told to
them, by Skywalker during the call, that Tarkin initially declined their request. While Anakin and
the Batch knew the Jedi could also decline them, they wanted to be transparent, as a
means to keep a clean line of trust between them in the Council, which really
benefitted the Council’s view of Skywalker. Point being, the Jedi decided that
they wouldn’t tell Palpatine or the Republic High Command about this attack
until about a day or two before it, maybe even less. They did this because
Tarkin was a very large Palpatine supporter, and they were closer than most officers were with
the Chancellor. Also, by this point in the war, the Jedi had lost their trust for Palpatine
and the officers of the Republic. They had a lot more trust and respect for the clones, who
were extremely loyal to the Jedi. This wasn’t blind loyalty like some of the officers were with
Palpatine, this was earned respect and loyalty, which the Jedi prioritized in their
decision to keep this mission secretive. So, in accordance to the request made by the Jedi
Council, the Bad Batch would begin their move into the Outer Rim, and target foundries. These
missions would be overwhelmingly successful, there were a couple that stagnated their success,
but none of these missions would be classified as failures. Some of them would be sloppy, but in
the span of the 4 months before the attack on Raxus Secundus, Clone Force 99 ran 23 successful
missions. Out of those 23 missions, 2 of them were close calls, and 5 other missions were rather
sloppy or hastily done, but successes nonetheless. These missions helped the Batch get closer
and closer. Anakin was beyond happy with this assignment, and he couldn’t be happier that
the Jedi assigned him to a unit that formed such a close bond with him. Skywalker hadn’t had
true friends since he was a slave on Tatooine, so he was glad to make friends, and what he
considered brothers, in his adult life. When the week for their mission to Raxus Secundus came upon
them, the batch would be transported to Coruscant where they would speak with the Jedi Council.
This essentially would be a planning session. Because while the Bad Batch were decimating
bases and foundries across the Outer Rim, the Jedi moved their forces into positions across the
Mid rim to make the assault at Raxus Secundus as sound as possible. The only purpose of this
meeting was to have secrecy for their operation. The Batch was a little weirded
out by the apparent secrecy, but they weren’t ever informed by the
Jedi to keep this on the down low, it was just a vibe about the whole operation.
Regardless, Clone Force 99 would be sent in first. They wouldn’t take the Marauder, rather a captured
Super Tactical Droid and a shuttle. Tech was able to reconfigure the circuitry on the droid, so it
would act like itself, just with clone operation. As for the cloaking of their humanity,
Tech also had a plan. While their entire operation was reliant on this plan
working, he devised a system of bugs across the shuttle that should cloak
their presence, emphasis on should. Luckily for them Tech was a genius. They
got right through and were able to begin their operation. They were going
to reconfigure the capital ship, while also make sure Dooku’s room and the
Command Bridge were bombed. Tech, again, had been studying the layouts of these providence
class ships. He knew how to make this thing tick. They had about an hour to work with before
the Jedi arrived with their reinforcements. Due to their planning, Palpatine had about 6
hours to react, and he was able to inform Dooku about the attack, but unluckily, the Jedi started
engagements with the closest fleets in the area. So they wouldn’t be able to get reinforcements
to Raxus. This did mean that for the bad batch, their little mission would be an accidental
success. Despite Dooku having the necessary time to get to the ground, he didn’t consider
the fact that Grievous would be killed. The only reason he didn’t is because his
master was in his ear, pressuring him to defend a planet that wouldn’t be able to stand
a battle of such a magnitude at this point. Clone Force 99 cut through the few security
droids they came across before Tech overloaded the reactor, sending a blast to Dooku’s room,
and decimating the bridge. On top of that, he also rerouted the cannons for the
Capital ship to his personal tablet, so once the Republic arrived, which it
did about 2 minutes after the detonation, he could have all the cannons on the
capital ship target the support fleet. In the chaos of the beginning of the battle, the
droids resorted to their programming. Without a leader to guide them, the individual captains vied
for their own respective control over the fleet, which led to disunion, and more chaos.
The Bad Batch followed their next orders, posing as Count Dooku and leaving the Capital
Ship inside of a Separatist shuttle. Once they cleared Grievous’ flagship, Tech turned the
cannons on the fleet and the battle turned into a route. What made matters worse, is the
republic prepared for CIS counter attacks, just in case they came, which they
didn’t. So as the first fleet, led by Master Windu crushed through the defense
fleet, two more fleets arrived to support him. One with General Kenobi and his student
Caleb, with another being Master Adi Galia. Clone Force 99 made their landing in the
treelines of the planet, similar to their first mission. The boys ran through the forest
and moved to the outskirts of the city where they could see tanks and cannons preparing for
the clone assault. Hunter pulled his comlink and informed the Jedi above, that the Sepes were
ready for them, Windu told the clones to move in anyways. They would survive this fight, plus after
the Second Battle of Geonosis, the Clones knew how to properly handle a landing procedure with a
lot of flak. Clone Force 99 needed to focus on their next target. Whoever was the leader on the
ground, they needed to be dealt with. Mace was a little concerned with Skywalker facing off
against Dooku again, but he had his faith in him. The Jedi General turned to his admiral,
and told him to begin the landing procedure. Clone Force 99 dropped down into the sewers
which were on the bottom of the city, and open for them to swing into. They
ran quickly through the tunnels before eventually finding their way into
the city and making their way to the capitol building. The droids were rounding
up the people and almost seemingly preparing to use them as cannon fodder. Crosshair
noticed this, and he stopped the group, telling them that they needed to inform
the General. Hunter looked over and agreed, Wrecker told Crosshair he’d join him, Tech,
Hunter, and Anakin would go find their target. Crosshair and Wrecker ascended a building, one
of the few skyscrapers in the city. They would radio to command about this little issue.
As well as see if they could find a good lookout for Crosshair. Wrecker didn’t
realize this would be a height mission. The other three broke into the senate chambers of
the Separatist Government. Dooku stood above the chambers, and told young Skywalker that the
force was with him, but he was no match for this contest. Anakin pulled his lightsaber from
his belt, this being the first engagement they had since Geonosis. Hunter and Tech backed
off, they had planned for this engagement, having used recordings and reports from
Dooku’s years as a Jedi to prepare for this. Dooku dropped down and ignited his lightsaber, telling Anakin that him coming here would
be a fatal mistake. Dooku lunged forward. Outside the senate building, Wrecker’s
wrist started beeping. He called up to Crosshair who kicked a door open on a clock
tower, and told him that the others made contact. Tech sent the warning. Crosshair
knelt down and saw the LAATs coming in, he told Wrecker to contact General Windu, which
he did. Crosshair lined up the super tactical droid and fired a shot. The city went still
as they looked for the source of the shot, but the droids couldn’t find it. Wrecker didn’t
want to look over the side, because of the height, but Crosshair needed him to be a spotter for
him, especially after Windu got the warning. In the chambers, Dooku and
Anakin were engaged in a duel. Tech and Hunter were trying to steer clear,
because Dooku was trying to get to them, but they used all their skills
to avoid the Sith Apprentice. Dooku swung, and they would use a grapple to
get across the room. The distractions were very daunting for Dooku though. Anakin’s skills,
despite his lack of dueling, had grown due to his training. He spun himself around and clashed
with Dooku. Hunter shot a blast, but the shot was stopped and thrown back at Hunter. When Anakin
turned over he saw Hunter’s helmet fly off his head. Skywalker was filled with rage and slammed
his blade down harder, and pushed Dooku backwards. Tech ran over and got to Hunter’s side, he was
alright. The Anakin pulled his pistol while fighting Dooku. He parried, blocked, and then
stepped back, firing a shot right into Dooku’s knee. From behind him, Wrecker used his spotting
skills to call out a target. Dooku was shot in the back by Crosshair. The pain was so jarring, that
Anakin stepped forward with all of his strength and knocked Dooku off his feet. He pointed down
and told Dooku it was over. The Count grinned, preparing to blast Anakin with electricity,
but before he could, a shot rang out, and he was dropped. Anakin looked over and saw
Hunter with a grin on his face. They did it. While the droids were initially programmed to
use the citizens as cannon fodder, similar to the death of Grievous, the destruction of the Super
Tactical droid resulted in mass confusion. There were many more clone losses on the ground than in
space, but they still lost the battle. The route caused the Separatist military to collapse in
on itself, and their movement slammed to a halt. This left Palpatine with an issue,
he didn’t have the public power to persuade the Senate into agreeing with
Order 66, especially when 4 Jedi were responsible for the crippling of the Separatist
military. He tried to play his cards correctly, but by the end of the peace treaty, he was seen
more as a liability rather than a proactive individual to their desire to actually have
peace. Instead of waiting for reelection, Senator Mon Mothma would call
for a vote of no confidence, one that would withstand a long election,
causing Palpatine to be ousted from power. Anakin by this point wasn’t concerned
with that. His boys killed Dooku and won the clone wars. Hunter did need to get
some medical attention for his shoulder, where he was shot, but everyone was relatively
okay. The Bad Batch would be tasked with taking down Separatist Rebels, but the following
10 years would have very little tension. Once the original separatist movement
crumbled, the Neutral Systems Coalition, led by Duchess Satine, assisted the
beginning of the peaceful times. Separatist allies would be imprisoned, or
individuals like Asajj Ventress would go missing, she for example would go back to
Dathomir. The galaxy had a very radical change due to the Clone Wars,
but with Palpatine ousted from power, they were able to work diligently to undo all
of his failures from the previous 11 years. Palpatine himself, went into hiding, to
continue the long legacy of the Sith, in hopes that he could continue the legacy
of Bane and pass on his teachings. It wasn’t something he was happy with, but it was
all he could do for the foreseeable future. Skywalker and his Bad Batch would remain close
for the years that followed the clone wars, and their unit would add one more face to it, that
being Omega. The Batch would get their accolades for their efforts to defeat the Rebellion,
as the CIS movement was being labeled now. Clone Force 99, due to their accolades
would find home on Coruscant, so that they could stay close to Skywalker
but also be effective in helping people. Especially because the clones were now
becoming employed as enforcement officers, as they left the military. The senate took
care of the clones, thanks to new leadership. The Jedi would continue their hunt for the Sith,
but all that remained were breadcrumbs. When the war came to an end Palpatine vanished and with
him, his alter ego. Sidious dragged Jedi into the depths with him, but none of them were useful in
his greater quest for victory. Pong Krell joined before getting decimated and manhandled by Kenobi,
another Jedi joined and was found on Moribund before getting demolished by Windu. Baylan
Skoll joined, and then he split from the path, seeing it as useless. Sidious tried to
kill Baylan but never found him. Skoll believed the fight was out of his hands and
left the Jedi and Sith to their own demise. These breadcrumbs are how the formerly retired Bad Batch found themselves a path to an
aging Sith Lord. One who had been beaten by continuous losses and a continuous
deteriorating hope for a Sith future. Palpatine was inside of a lair in the fields of
Naboo, hidden inside one of the ancient heads, hallowed out for his own gain. He
didn’t desire Coruscant anymore, hoping Naboo could jumpstart his rebirth, but
it didn’t. Instead, what ended up happening, is Skywalker and the Bad Batch were spending a
family holiday with Padme at her family’s villa. Windu called Master Skywalker, informing him that
there were trails leading to Naboo and Oba Diah. Master Windu and Billaba would be investigating
the Oba Diah trail, asking that Skywalker handle the Naboo one. Anakin didn’t mind, plus,
he and the batch had time before dinner. It had been an annual thing for them,
Skywalker had an older girl named Leia, a younger son named Jinn, and even younger son
named Luke. Regardless, they took the Marauder across the planet and landed. The clones
of the batch were getting up there in age, due to the accelerated aging they capped
off at 35 years old. Five years before the Kaminoans cured the accelerated aging.
As for Omega, she was 21 now, the youngest, technically, of the batch, even though
she was the others’ older sister. Anakin took point, currently 30 years
old, and he filled the role that Dooku once held as a Jedi several years before,
as the most efficient duelist in the Order. The Council member felt the darkness when they
arrived, and he told the batch to spread out. Omega got her electro bow ready as she kept
closest to Anakin. She was the most excited for this little adventure. Crosshair took up sights
on a hill where he could see the ancient heads. The batch crept around, not spreading
out, because that could be too deadly for them. As they made their way forward, a
lightsaber ignited and darted out towards them, Anakin defended, using the force to push the
batch behind him backwards, as he parried the strike. He looked into Palpatine’s eyes,
and he couldn’t believe it, the Sith Lord. Sidious lunged, throwing his blade against
Anakin’s but it was sturdy, unlike anything he had ever encountered. Skywalker and Sidious
engaged, as each of the batch members spread out, blasting away at Sidious. He tried to avoid
everything, but Anakin had equipped a little toy to his blade, and he fired it, stunning
Palpatine a little. Anakin made his lightsaber a blaster saber, or something. He didn’t
have a name for it, but it did its job. Sidious leapt up into the air and was clipped
in the ankle by Crosshair on the hill. The Sith Lord landed, and he threw his hands outwards,
trying to strike at the bad batch members, but Master Skywalker expertly used the force to
move them around and defend them from the strikes. Sidious knew that Crosshair needed to go so
he pulled him off the hilltop with force, and he flew down towards the crimson
lightsaber. Anakin reached forward, but before he could use the force,
Omega sent a burst across Sidious’ side, forcing him to drop his lightsaber and slam
into a statue. Anakin smiled, at Omega, who was so overjoyed, she had been training
with him for years, and it finally clicked. Skywalker ran forward, and used a legendary
three point saber combo on the Sith Lord, cutting him down before he could
even ready himself. This was great, but Anakin would miss dinner, he needed to make
his report to the Council. He sent the batch back, but Omega stayed with him, she was
exhilarated about using the force, and she wanted to talk to Anakin
about it once he made the report. The Sith were gone, they did it. Once Mace and
Depa collected the body for purification, Anakin and Omega returned to the Naberrie villa for
dinner. Hopefully Wrecker saved them some food. And that my friends is our story …. Again special thanks to Benjamin Wells,
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