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Yoda: Dark Rendezvous - Part 5
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Scout senses the explosion coming and Fidelis leads them quickly out of the caves and into a room where Asajj Ventress is waiting along with several droids.  Whie realizes it is the same room from his dream!

Dooku thinks back to his early training with Yoda.  In unarmed sparring combat Yoda would never let Dooku win.  He would sometimes allow the lesser Padawan's and students to beat him but never Dooku.  Dooku got to the point where he expected to lose and went into matches planning on losing.  Finally, Yoda showed him the error of his way.  Dooku realized that Yoda had taught him something he never would've learned had he just simply continued to beat up on the other students and for this Dooku was grateful.

Dooku moves to the window and opens it for Yoda.  Yoda brings a rose from the garden and it causes Dooku to recall the day that the Jedi came and took him off to the temple from Serenno.  Whirry enters the room and asks Dooku to keep Asajj from doing any harm to her son.  Dooku chastises her saying that she never really loved him anyway if she was able to give him to the Jedi when they came begging.  Dooku tries to explain to Yoda that the Jedi have become pawns of the Republic, but Yoda is unimpressed by this comment.  Yoda says he came for one reason and that was to learn the greatness of the Dark Side from Dooku!

Ventress smacks Scout across the head causing her to bleed.  She then reveals that Fidelis was a traitor in this whole game.  The droid thought it was in the best interests of the Malreaux clan that Whie be brought back to Vjun and make a pact with Count Dooku.  Asajj then tells Fidelis that either he kills himself or she'll kill Whie.  Being of absolute loyalty to the Malreaux family, Fidelis, with much regret, destroys himself.

Yoda and Dooku continue the discussion of the Dark Side and how to know its power.  Dooku tells him that it's just a matter of opening oneself up to the evil that's already inside.  Yoda thinks that the two of them are equal.  They live in big houses and both command large armies.  After a while Dooku begins to think that Yoda is playing a game with him.  Yoda even suggests joining the Dark Side to help end the war, but Dooku is of unimpressed by this.  Yoda asks if the Dark Side can create him another flower like the one he holds in his hands.  Dooku says that not even Yoda can do such a thing, but Yoda responds that his Force is capable of creating that flower, as well as lighting the sun and other feats of nature.  Dooku says the Dark Side will free him from fear and make him safe, but Yoda says nothing can make him safe.  Dooku tries to get Yoda to seek revenge for all the Jedi that have died while one his watch.  Yoda turns around and faces Dooku and for a moment Dooku is aghast as Yoda's face is hidden in the shadows and he looks as though he was in touch with the Dark Side.  Dooku realizes his folly at attempting to turn Yoda to the Dark Side. If Yoda would unleash his 900-year-old mind to the Dark Side even Darth Sidious would be annihilated.

Asajj has Scout by the throat, and is slowly choking the air from her.  She says she is insignificant, but Whie, on the other hand, is something that she could be interested in.  She tries to persuade Whie to just take what he wants.  This whole house is all for him, as it was taken from him by the Jedi.  Scout is also there for the taking and she tries to convince him to kiss her.

Yoda comes out of his Dark Side persona and takes Dooku by the hand and tells him that he doesn't plan to go to the Dark Side now or ever.  He says he does carry the dark inside him just as Dooku carries the lights inside him.  After all the years of being separated Dooku still calls out for his Master Yoda.  Dooku says he's gone too far down the dark path to ever come back but Yoda says everyone can recreate themselves.

Off in the other room, Whie is nearly on top of Scout when she suddenly tells him her realization that Whie is going to make the right choice.  A sense comes over Whie and he realizes the same.  He is not going to turn to the Dark Side and has broken free of its spell.  Asajj is not pleased and ignites her lightsabers as several assassin droids begin to open fire.  As they do the door explodes open and Solis comes in and takes them all out.  Solis clarifies for Ventress that it was he that was giving information on Yoda and not Fidelis.  Solis says he isn't there to save the Padawans.  He just wants revenge for Asajj backing out on the deal and figures three against one is better odds.  Ventress grabs the neural eraser from Fidelis's hands and uses it on Solis.  Solis tells them to run and head down a corridor to escape Ventress.  Ventress heads after them, but runs right into Obi-Wan Kenobi.  When Anakin's lightsaber ignites Ventress turns and runs the other way.

As his home begins falling around him, Dooku receives a message from Sidious.  He does not answer since Yoda is present.  Yoda attempts to lure Dooku back to the light.  On the monitors, he sees Obi-Wan and Anakin.  Dooku takes Whirry and throws her through the window.  Yoda saves her, but has to fend off Dooku’s lightsaber attack in the process.  The battle is on!  Dooku continues to tempt Yoda with the Dark Side, Yoda resists easily.  Dooku hits a button on the console that releases a missile directly for the chateau and then jumps out the window.  Yoda uses the Force to direct it into the sea nearby, but Dooku is gone.

Yoda meets up with Anakin and Obi-Wan and then they stumble upon Whie and Scout.  The group returns home to the Jedi Temple together as Count Dooku sets up his headquarters on another Trade Federation world



 

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