In one corridor, Mandalorian guards and clone troopers were suppressing a small battalion of super battle droids.

Steve led the defense, throwing his shield as the vibranium discs bounced around the hallway and cut through the droids like butter. As the clones and Mandalorian guards behind him advanced, something suddenly hit one of the guards.

A large, spindly thing made of nerves, it instantly crushed the guard to death, the limbs retracting into place.

"Hello, meatbag." The bounty hunter Deji roared.

"Oh shit, it's that guy again." Steve muttered. "Back off! Back off now!

Captain Rex fired at the bounty hunter, trying to focus on him while the others retreated.

"Anakin." Steve called him in. "We have a serious problem."

"What?" Anakin responded with concern.

"Deji is on board."

" What?! " Anakin was completely caught off guard by this little tidbit.

"That's great." Natasha said sarcastically. "How on earth are we going to get rid of this guy?"

"Captain Rogers, we can't let him run rampant on the ship," Captain Rex shouted.

"What do you have in mind?" Steve said, narrowly dodging a large fist that left a sizeable dent in the wall he hit.

"We need to get him off the ship," Rex said, shooting Draconis in the head, which caught the attention of the giant monster bounty hunter.

Steve understood what Rex meant and nodded, throwing his shield at Dethorn. The bounty hunter roared in anger, and Rogers barely avoided these manic swings.

"Move, move." Steve yelled to the guards and clones, and they ran towards the escape pod.

Steve messaged Anakin, Natasha, and Murdock to meet them there while trying their best to avoid Draconis' attacks.

at the same time...

Once on the bridge, Obi-Wan ignited his lightsaber and stared at the Senator holding Satine in a tight hold.

"Come in, Kenobi. You are expected," Merrick said.

"Tal Merrick, you are under arrest," the Jedi said. "Release the Duchess."

This was not easy for the Jedi. For the briefest moment, he thought that Merrick still had a blaster. If Merrick did, then Obi-Wan would have used the Force to pry it from his hands and handled things accordingly. This was not the case, however, as what he had in his hands was not a blaster, but a bomb remote.

"Well, I took precautions and wired the ship's engines to prevent explosion. I press this remote, and we're all dead.

Satine struggled to break free of Merick's grip, but he was a little too strong for her. Looking at the Jedi General, she made a request. "Obi-Wan, if you had any respect for me, you would not have taken such a risk, risking the lives of so many people."

"......don't want.

All Obi-Wan could do was watch as Merick pulled Satine out of the room, then carefully moved backwards, keeping the Jedi in sight. Not wanting to lose their trail, Kenobi gave chase.

Meanwhile, Anakin, the clones, and the Avengers are now all fighting frantically in an enclosed space, trying to get Dracula into an escape pod and throw him overboard. The bounty hunters are rampant, having already killed several Mandalorian guards and a dozen clones.

He gave nothing in return and was only focused on killing all those clones and Mandalorians. That's what the Count promised him when he joined the Sith service.

"If we don't take him down now, he's going to destroy the ship." Matt stressed, his enhanced hearing picking up the damage this bounty hunter was causing.

"Ready the escape pod," Anakin ordered the clone to aim at one of the escape pod's control panels.

Steve moved forward and began throwing his shield at Draconis at a rapid pace, bouncing it off the bounty hunter. Natasha was using her own set of blaster pistols, and the other clones joined in.

The overwhelming display of power instantly startled Dracula, and that was what Anakin needed to see. Skywalker raised his arms high and stepped forward, feeling the Force coursing through every cell of his body.

With a grunt, Anakin unleashed a powerful force thrust that propelled the bounty hunter directly into the open escape pod. He quickly closed it telekinetically and used the Force one last time to initiate the launch, sending Dracula out and away from the ship.

The group slumped down in exhaustion until they heard the sound of blaster fire in the hallway around the corner.

"Anakin." Steve began. "You go find Obi-Wan. We'll take care of this.

Anakin simply nodded and ran off to wherever his Master might be.

While walking through some corridors, Merrick encountered a CIS dropship, which pierced the Crown's hull. As he still stared at Kenobi, the overcoated senator activated his wrist communicator and spoke to his Death Watch allies.

"My name is Merrick. Standby to disengage," Merrick said, turning to his hostage. "Goodbye, Duchess."

"Obi-Wan, it looks like I may never see you again." Sadin said with worry in his eyes. "I don't know how to say this, but... I've loved you since the moment you came to help me all those years ago.

Merrick looked at his hostage in confusion, then groaned in exasperation. "I don't believe it..."

Honestly, it was a pretty awkward dilemma as he had no idea how to properly respond to her.

"Sadin, now is not the time..."

When he saw her eyes, he was silent. Staring into them, he could see nothing but sadness and love as they pierced straight through him. Memories of their years together flooded through his mind. The happy times, the sad times, and the times they had been together as their affection blossomed into more than just a close friendship.

"Okay. If you say that, I will leave the Jedi Order.

Still, Sadine felt great joy at hearing the true words coming out of Obi-Wan's mouth. However, that emotion quickly faded as her captor spoke.

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