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Yoda: Dark Rendezvous - Part 3
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As the Jedi Masters go about their tasks in their room, the two children are being led around by the droids.  Fidelis tells Whie about his birth and childhood on Vjun and how he works for the Malreauxreaux family (Whie's family) has been watching over Whie for a decade. The droid tells Whie that his mother is currently living in the same house as Count Dooku.

Both Whie and Scout hear the news at the same time from the Holonet.  Word has gotten out that Yoda as been killed by Asajj Ventress.

One of the droids contacts Asajj and tells her he is willing to sell the information about the whereabouts of the real Yoda to her for Republic credits.

Whie sneaks out to the gym and is followed by Jai and the two discuss whether or not they could kill a Jedi that's gone to the Dark Side.  They also discuss what it means to actually go to the Dark Side.  Jai tells him that it is a choice of action not just the mere thought.  Whie wonders whether Scout would turn to the Dark Side.  Jai tells him that her trials have been her whole life since she is used to dealing with things that Whie has not yet encountered.  Whie decides to stay up all night for fear of having more bad dreams. 

The Jedi land on a spaceport to await the next phase of their journey.  Solis convinces Scout to escort him to the second level while they wait.  The droid takes Scout over to where Fidelis is speaking to Whie.  A group of soldiers from the port surround them and say that there are unauthorized droids in the area.  Before anything can happen, the room is filled with battle droids who take out all the guards and begin firing into the crowds.

Several assassin droids enter and emit a sonic blast that causes the Jedi and all the others to react in severe pain.  The Jedi Masters realize that the droids know Master Yoda is in hiding and they're trying to get him. Each of the Masters eliminates one of the droids.

Soon reinforcement battle droids show up, along with Ventress who goes to inspect the R2 unit and see what was left of Yoda.  She’s disappointed when she finds a hole in the bottom of the floor that Yoda used to drop down into the lower levels.  One assassin droid that followed him in is destroyed easily before Asajj sends the rest in after him.

Leem and Maruk are both still in the heat of battle but things are not going exceptionally well for either one.  Scout and Whie also enter the fray, but Scout is caught by blaster bolts and knocked to the floor.

In the docking bay below, Yoda meets up with his impersonator who has just escaped from Asajj's ship.  He tells Yoda that he set the ship to self destruct.  Unfortunately, his plan neglected the fact that the ship is indoors and will destroy the hangar bay.

Finally, the tide begins to turn as the Jedi Masters are able to disable the remainder of the assassin droids.  The only enemy remaining is Ventress and her two lightsabers.

Yoda is busy trying to chop the restraints off the ship so it will launch out of the bay before self destructing.  He and the impersonator come under attack from the droids so Yoda hands his lightsaber to the impersonator to finish off the ship so he can deal with the droids.  The restraints are released just in time as the ship comes to life and blows a hole in the side of the spaceport sucking all the assassin droids out.  Yoda holds both of them inside in a safe pocket of air.

One of the assassin droids has Scout by the throat.  Fidelis comes and has words with the droid then tears the droid's head off and Scout and Whie dismantle the rest of it.  They noticed that Master Leem and Master Maruk are still in danger. 

Maruk is engaged in a lightsaber battle with Ventress and he is beginning to realize that Ventress is just better than he is.  They make their way closer to where Master Leem is laying on the ground and Ventress slashes her across the stomach.  Suddenly they feel the air being sucked out of the room as hull breach from below wreaks havoc throughout the station.  Max Leem tries to convince Maruk to die as a Jedi as is teetering on the verge of going to the Dark Side, his rage overwhelming him.  At the end, he is able to outlast it and overcome it.  After this revelation, however, Ventress cuts him down.

Scout sees her master killed.  Master Leem is able to close the breach in the hall using the Force.  Whie comes face-to-face with Ventress who then walks over and kills Master Leem.  Whie attacks her, but she tosses him across the room with relative ease.  He tells her that he will not die today at her hand because he dreamed his own death and he knows he will be killed by a fellow Jedi!  Ventress taunts them as well as a Jedi Order.  Asajj takes the moment to try and convert Whie to the Dark Side.  She counsels them on what she refers to as "The Truth", as opposed to the Dark Side, and the fact that the Jedi are not allow attachments is an unintelligent way of handling life and the universe.  She then gets the word that her ship has been destroyed and her droids have been thrown out the airlock.  She decides she should probably steal another ship and take off before Yoda returns.  She blows another hole in the wall, forcing Whie to use the Force to try to close it up.  Master Jai Maruk has enough life left in him to say a final farewell to Scout before he dies.



 

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