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Coruscant 22 BBY

On distant Coruscant, Yoda and Mace Windu watched the transmission with trepidation and great sadness.

"He is alive," Yoda said after another viewing. "I feel him in the Force."

"But they have taken him," Mace put in. "And the wheels have begun to spin more dangerously."

"More happening on Geonosis, I feel, than has been revealed," Yoda said.

"I agree. We must not sit idly by," Mace said. He looked at Yoda, as did everyone else in the room. The little Jedi Master closed his eyes, seeming very weary and pained by it all.

"The Dark Side, I feel. And all is cloudy," Yoda said gravely.

Mace then gave an order that had not been heard in almost a thousand years, one that sent a shiver of dread down the spine of Sirius, the only one who could remember it being said, as Fay had not been in range when it had been made by Lord Hoth on Ruusan all those years ago. "Assemble."

"We will deal with Count Dooku. The most important thing for you, Teddy, is to stay where you are. Both of you must protect the Senator at all costs," Mace told him.

"Understood, Master," Teddy replied.

Naboo

Padmé, Sola, and Anakin stood by the doorway listening. Teddy's tone, so full of resignation and defeat struck Padmé profoundly. And the look of despair on Anakin's face cut even deeper. It galled the fiery Senator that both of them would have to remain here while Obi-Wan was in grave danger.

"We're closer to Geonosis than they are. They'll never reach Obi-Wan in time," Padmé said as Teddy, Anakin, Sola, and Padmé sat in the sitting room. The children, Ruwee, and Jobal had retired for the night.

"You heard Master Windu. We're been ordered to stay here," Anakin said glumly.

"I have. You haven't, Anakin," Teddy said.

"Master Windu said both of us were to stay here, Anakin countered.

"Master Windu could have easily been referring to Artoo. I mean, it wouldn't be the first time orders were misunderstood in the heat of the moment, right?" Teddy said with a mischievous grin.

Anakin quickly caught on to what Teddy was saying. "Right. Then they would be really grateful if I took the initiative and rescued a captured Jedi, right?" Anakin asked, now grinning as widely as Teddy was.

"Exactly," Teddy said. "Jack!"

Nothing happened. "Damn. Must be a burning day. I've got a ship in Lake Country. I'll be right back," Teddy said, and Apparated out of the room. All three of them jumped, despite all of them having seen him do that before.

A couple hours later, Teddy pulled up in his ship. When he walked in, all three of them were passed out on the couch. Padmé's head was resting on Anakin's shoulder. Teddy chuckled, and pulled out a camera. After taking a picture, he went to his room to get some sleep as well. The Seps wouldn't do anything to Obi-Wan until morning, anyway. Even evil bastards needed sleep.

Anakin slowly opened his eyes the next morning as he smelled what could only be Jobal making breakfast. He remembered falling asleep talking to Sola and Padmé. He then realized that Padmé was asleep on his shoulder. He looked up and saw Teddy and Sola grinning widely at him.

"Morning, sleepyheads," Teddy said loudly, waking Padmé. Padmé saw the position she was currently in, and saw the grinning pair that she called brother and sister. She blushed horribly, and threw a pillow at them.

"Still as grumpy as always in the morning, I see," Sola said teasingly. Padmé was spared further teasing by breakfast being ready. Once they had eaten, Anakin said his goodbyes and flew off to Geonosis.

Coruscant

Sirius watched as the Chancellor was given emergency powers that gave him the ability to authorize the Army of the Republic, made up of clones that had been ordered by Sifo-Dyas ten years ago. The whole thing seemed fishy to Sirius. Finding a Clone Army when they needed it the most seemed extremely suspect.

However, he knew that he and the rest of the Jedi Order had no choice but to do their duty. And so he would go to Geonosis as part of a Jedi strike team that was 212 strong. However, Sirius feared that the Jedi's willingness to do their duty was being used against them.

Geonosis, later that day

Obi-Wan and Anakin were tied to a wooden pole as a large crowd of Geonosian warriors, the Separatist Council, and Count Dooku looked on.

"I thought you were supposed to be on Naboo," Obi-Wan remarked.

"Well, once we retransmitted your message like you asked, me and Teddy thought it would be best if I came and rescued you," Anakin replied.

"Nice job," Obi-Wan said, seemingly sarcastically. However, he had noticed that Anakin had somehow smuggled a knife into his robes, and was working at the ropes binding him.

As Archduke Poggle the Lesser had finished informing the crowd that a reek, a nexu, and an acklay would be the beasts that would be killing the Jedi, a red object came out of nowhere, hitting Poggle in the side of the head and drenching him in water.

"Haha, Poodle likes it wet!" a voice cackled. It was a voice that Trewmain Travers recognized and it made his blood run cold.

"Archduke, where did that monstrosity come from," Travers demanded.

"It snuck aboard a ship leaving Kowak last week that was bringing me my pet," the Archduke said grumpily. He gave the signal to release the beasts.

It was at that moment that Peeves the Poltergeist recognized him. "Trevor! Good to see you! Here's a present!" the cackling poltergeist said, throwing a water balloon at him, which he managed to dodge. Where the blasted poltergeist had gotten water balloons was a very good question. His only guess was that he had raided Weasley's shop before going through the Veil, which would be very, very bad.

It was then that the real chaos broke loose. Mace Windu ignited his lightsaber next to the throat of Jango Fett.

"Master Windu. How pleasant of you to join us. You're just in time for the moment of truth. I think that these two could use some more training," Count Dooku said with his typical charm, motioning to the two Jedi fighting the beasts in the arena.

"Sorry to disappoint you, Dooku," Mace said. "This party's over." He then lifted up his lightsaber in a prearranged signal, causing nearly two hundred Jedi blades to ignite before bringing his blade back onto Jango's neck.

It was then that Sirius used the Sonorous Charm to get everyone's attention. "Good morning, Geonosis. This little show is over. Please surrender nicely, so that we don't have to use these. I am being completely Sirius, as always," he said. The assembled Jedi groaned following this ridiculous pun.

It was then that Sirius recognized Peeves, his longtime partner in chaos at Hogwarts. Sirius was one of four students that Peeves had ever listened to. The others were James Potter and Fred and George Weasley.

"Heya Peeves! Ready to have some fun?" Sirius asked him with a smirk.

Peeves cackled, sending a chill down the Separatist's collective spines. "Peeves is always ready for fun, Master Padfoot," the poltergeist replied, his smirk even wider than Sirius's.

"Brave, but foolish, my old Jedi friend. You're impossibly outnumbered," Count Dooku said after noting the presence of Sirius Black and his unholy alliance with the poltergeist. He and the Separatist Council had been trying to destroy that spirit all week before the arrival of Travers and the Jedi.

"I don't think so. The Geonosians aren't warriors. One Jedi has to be worth a hundred Geonosians," Mace countered.

Count Dooku glanced around the stadium, his smile widening. "It wasn't the Geonosians I was thinking about. How well do you think one Jedi will do against a thousand battle droids?"

The bastard had timed it perfectly, as Sirius would comment later. Just as he finished, a line of battle droids fired at Mace and the other Jedi reacted at once, deflecting the bolts back at their attackers. Mace was forced off the balcony by the flamethrower of Jango Fett. And the Battle of Geonosis began.

Despite being hopelessly outnumbered, the Jedi were putting up quite the fight. The biggest problem for the droids was the unholy alliance between Side Black and Peeves the Poltergeist. Peeves had, in fact, raided Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes after the bombing of Hogwarts. Portable Swamps were being deployed liberally in their ranks, as were lots of potions that were causing explosions and chaos among them.

Dooku observed a legion of droids suddenly transforming into small, flightless birds that were apparently called chickens, as Sirius could be heard asking why the chicken were crossing the road. His old friend had always had a penchant for bad jokes.

But if anyone present had ever wondered why the Jedi Order put up with his blatant disregard for the Code and shameless flirting with females, no one would question it now. Sirius was a warrior. He was destroying droids left and right, his lightsaber cutting through droids in his right hand, and his wand slicing through more droids with his left hand.

Mace Windu had even managed to kill Jango Fett, after the bounty hunter had put down Jedi Master Coleman Trebor and the monstrous reek in succession. "He will be hard to replace," Dooku thought grimly.

But even with these efforts, the lack of numbers were wearing the Jedi out. Soon, only thirty or so Jedi stood back to back in a small circle, surrounded by droids aiming their weapons at them. Dooku noted that the survivors were some of the best warriors that the Order had.

Mace Windu, Sirius Black, Micah Giett, Ki-Adi Mundi, Saesee Tiin, Even Piell, and Eeth Koth of the Jedi Council were there. Only Yoda, Oppo Rancisis, Yaddle, and Adi Gallia were not present and Coleman Trebor had been killed.

Dooku recognized Sora Bulq, Aayla Secura, Quinlan Vos, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and many more of his former friends among them. And hundreds more of them lay dead. Not for the first time, he felt some sorrow and guilt for what he needed to do to restore order to the Republic. "I'm sorry, old friends. But this is the only way," Dooku told himself mentally.

He gathered himself, and signaled the droids to ceasefire. He forced himself to appear as if he had truly enjoyed the battle. "Master Windu!" he cried from the dignitary box. "You have fought gallantly. Worthy of recognition in the Archives."

He paused, surveying the carnage and the rows of enemies surrounding the Jedi. It was obvious that he was making sure that the Jedi realized that they were hopelessly outnumbered. Even the poltergeist had lost his trademark smirk by this point.

"Surrender, and your lives will be spared," Dooku ordered.

He could hear Sirius snort in disbelief. He was smart enough to realize that there was no way Dooku was letting them walk out of their alive to oppose him again.

Mace Windu was thinking from a different angle than Sirius was, but along the same lines. "We will not become hostages for you to barter with, Dooku," Mace retorted, not hesitating or wavering in his response.

"Then I'm sorry, old friend," Count Dooku said, trying to sound like he wasn't sorry at all. "You will have to be destroyed." He raised his hand and prepared to give the order.

But then an exhausted, dirty, and bloody Jedi Knight Darra Thel-Thanis looked up and shouted. "Look!" she said, and pointed to a half dozen gunships descending upon the arena, with clone troopers rushing out of their open sides as they touched down.

"Jedi, move!" Mace cried, and the surviving Jedi rushed towards the nearest gunship, scrambling aboard. Mace, Sirius, and Peeves climbed in beside Yoda, and their ship lifted away as Yoda continued to orchestrate the battle.

Archduke Poggle the Lesser led Dooku and the others into the Geonosian command center, a huge room with several screens allowing the Geonosian soldiers to monitor and direct the battle.

"All of our communications have been jammed!" Poggle informed them after conferring with one of his commanders. "We are under attack, on land and from above!"

"The Jed have amassed a huge army!" a clearly panicking Nute Gunray cried.

"Where did they get them," Dooku asked, sounding perplexed. "That doesn't seem possible. How did the Jedi come up with an army so quickly?"

In the corner, Travers suppressed a smirk. Dooku was a phenomenal actor, they had to admit. The assassin and the now public leader of the Black Sun knew exactly what had happened.

As the Separatist leaders made their plans to escape, Dooku promised them that he would travel to Coruscant immediately. "My Master will not let the Republic get away with this treachery."

It was then that the Archduke downloaded a schematic of a planet-sized weapon. "The Jedi must not find our designs," Poggle insisted. "If they have any idea what we are planning to create, we are doomed."

Dooku took the cartridge. "I will take the designs with me," he agreed. "They will be safe with my Master."

Obi-Wan and Anakin found Dooku standing at a control panel, working on some instruments. A sleek starship was sitting beside him.

"You're going to pay for all the Jedi you've killed, Dooku," Anakin yelled at him, moving determinedly.

"We move in together," Obi-Wan said, trying to hold the brash Jedi Knight back.

"I'm taking him now!" Anakin said and charged ahead.

"Anakin, no!" Obi-Wan said. His pleas fell on deaf ears, and Dooku shot a burst of blue Force lightning and threw Anakin back into a distant wall, where he slumped down, dazed.

"As you can see, my Jedi powers are far beyond yours," Dooku said with complete confidence and calm.

"I don't think so," Obi-Wan retorted, getting into a defensive fighting stance.

Dooku smiled and ignited a red blade. And the fight began.

Travers was sitting in the ship, watching from the window with his feet up comfortably. He had conjured up some buttered and salted popcorn from the pantry as well. "I wasted far too many years hating the Muggles. This stuff is good," Travers mused to himself.

Travers knew that he could walk out of the ship and end the fight with just a couple spells, but Dooku had it handled and he while the prejudices of his upbringing had faded, the idea that he shouldn't have to do something that other people could do for him was not. The superiority of the rich elite still ran deep in Trewmain Travers. And they enjoyed their entertainment.

Travers watched with undisguised glee as Dooku disarmed Obi-Wan and prepared to behead him. He was slightly disappointed when Skywalker stopped him and began to fight Dooku with both his and Obi-Wan's blade. But not too disappointed, as the popcorn maker chimed, signaling that he had more popcorn ready.

He returned just in time to witness Obi-Wan toss Anakin his blade, giving the young Jedi Knight the momentary advantage. But Dooku was better, and got through Anakin's guard and take his arm off at the elbow. Before he could finish him and Obi-Wan off, he spotted two Jedi Masters approaching. Yoda and Mace Windu. Which meant Sirius Black was not far behind, dealing with the Dark Side Adepts they had sent to stall him.

Dooku was extremely grateful for the timing that Trewmain Travers possessed, as he teleported him with the emergency portkey he had planted on him back to his ship and helped him escape before he had two face arguably two of the top three Jedi in the Order.

He knew that Travers would be a huge asset in the war to come. Especially since Damian Black was much like his Master, a schemer and planner. Both could fight well, but preferred to remain behind the scenes, pulling the strings of the Grand Plan and directing it towards success. And Black was extremely loyal to his Master's cause, so he was allowed to continue to scheme and remain behind the scenes during the war.

And with Dolohov handling the business side of Black Sun behind the scenes, Travers was the obvious choice to be on the front lines. He was a capable warrior and strategist. While his arrogance and unnecessary cruelty grated at times, Dooku was impressed with his skill in battle. And his abilities were truly incredible.

Still, it was unfortunate that Dolohov couldn't join them just yet. He was a brutal and efficient fighter and a more capable leader then Travers. But a strong Black Sun that supported their cause under Dolohov had far too many benefits. And there was a lot of rebuilding to be done. Black Sun hadn't recovered from the decimation of their ranks a decade ago by Darth Maul.

Naboo, three days after Geonosis

A double wedding ceremony marrying Aayla Secura to Teddy Lupin and Anakin Skywalker to Padmé Amidala was held in the seclusion of the lake country of Naboo. A priest (who had his memory modified afterwards), R2, and Harry Potter were the only witnesses. Harry was only able to stay long enough for the ceremony before he was forced to return to his mission.

Due to the fact that secrecy was necessary in both marriages, Teddy would only inform Sirius of his own wedding. It was too dangerous to tell the Nabierre's, so they would be kept in the dark for their own safety. Panaka, Typho and Dorme would likely find out about Padmé and Anakin due to their positions, but they could be trusted to remain silent. They hoped that no one else would find out until the galaxy was safe again...

Coruscant, four days after Geonosis

Sirius Black, Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan Kenobi sat in Yoda's apartment feeling the weight of everything that had happened and was about to happen. The Republic was at war, and they were again called to defend it. Sirius had hoped that he would never again see the Jedi become soldiers. But it was not to be. And once again, Sirius Black was called to fight with them, but this time as a member of the Jedi Council and a General.

Earlier that day, Sirius had given a speech that would be relayed to every Jedi across the Galaxy. He told them what had transpired on Geonosis, and informed them that they were needed. He told them how much he hated war, and wished that he could just stay out of it. But he couldn't. It was his duty to protect the Republic. He thought back to the last part of his speech.

Flashback

"Long ago, many Jedi fought and died founding this Republic a thousand years ago. Many of them were my friends. I personally fought for a better world all those years ago. And I will do so again. I will not let their sacrifices be in vain. Will you help me protect the Republic, as you vowed to do when you joined the Order?"

"The Galaxy once again needs the Jedi to stand against the forces trying to tear it apart with war and bloodshed. I know that fighting a war is not what many of you envisioned doing as a Jedi. But if we don't, the Galaxy will destroy itself and fall into chaos. Once again, we are called to do something difficult in our duty to the Republic. I have answered this call before, and it is with a heavy heart that I do so again. But I cannot do it alone. Who's with me?"

He would learn later that his speech swayed several dissenters from holding out of the war. This unknowingly prevented Count Dooku from making use of Jedi Master Sora Bulq to try and cause a schism in the Jedi Order. Sora's popularity after rescuing Jedi Master Tholme and claim of escaping Dooku was useless after Sirius's message.

The temper tantrum from Sora after realizing this resulted in his cover being blown and forcing him to flee the Temple after killing Jedi Knight Rhad Tarn. Sirius had again felt the sting of betrayal from the defection of his former sparring partner and friend. It seemed that he had been betrayed by those he thought friends far too often.

Due to Dooku's claim that the Senate was under the influence of the Sith, and the fact that the Archives had been infiltrated and tampered with, all Holocrons, scrolls, and artifacts were moved to a secure location. Sirius had convinced the Council to move them after much debate.

Yaddle would resign from the Council and secretly take the vast history of the Jedi to Potter's stronghold in the Darklands on Kashyyk. A copy of the Archives were sent as well. The Council agreed that they were being played by the Sith, but they had no choice but to fight in this war.

But to lose the history of the Order and artifacts that the Sith should never have possession of was deemed unacceptable. So Yaddle would go into hiding after faking her death from an assassination attempt in the Outer Rim that Sirius would stage with a disguised Hermione assisting with the magic. Jocasta Nu would remain at the Temple to make sure that no one discovered what they had done.

And only Mace Windu, Yoda, Sirius, and Hermione Granger would be informed of Yaddle's presence in a hidden wing of the castle, with a house elf that would stay with Yaddle as the Secret Keeper. Sirius was pretty smug, as he was sure no one had ever thought of that before. He wished he and James had though.

The Council all agreed that Geonosis was just the beginning. The Clone Wars had begun.

Raxus Prime, two weeks later

While displeased with Sora's efforts on Coruscant, Count Dooku still put Sora in charge as his commander of the Dark Side acolytes he had gathered over the last few years. A powerful Jedi Master like Sora Bulq would hopefully be able to keep them in line. Tol Skorr, Kadrian Sey, Sev'rance Taan, Saato, Nikkos Tyris, Artel Darc, Vinoc, Karoc, Trenox, Ror, and any future recruits would only answer to him, Travers, or Sora.

Between the droid armies of their Separatist allies, the Dark acolytes, and allies such as the scientists led by Rookwood, the commander of the droid armies, General Grevious, and hired mercenaries such as Durge and Cydon Prax, the war was going to be a bloody one. Dooku and Damian Black agreed that it should be enough to keep the Jedi and Republic occupied until Darth Sidious was ready to reveal himself.

Sora and the Dark Acolytes had all been given orders and sent elsewhere. Sev'rance Taan was the only one that had been entrusted with an important mission, however. She would be leading a military campaign to gather materials to replenish the ships and materials lost in the Battle of Geonosis.

King Damian Black was now a silent partner of the Separatists due to his public announcement of neutrality. His absence on Geonosis was seen as evidence of his sincerity of his claim. And the fact that Count Dooku had "conquered" Raxus Prime with a droid army, forcing him to go into hiding gave Damian Black would cause the public to sympathize with his plight.

In reality, he was completely on the side of the Sith, and was just hiding in a hidden wing of the castle he had built on Raxus Prime. A Fidelius Charm has been placed on his private wing, with his old house elf that stayed in his quarters serving as the Secret Keeper. He was rather proud of that clever idea, as he was sure that no one had thought of that before. He was glad he had brought a few from home and kept them alive.

Rookwood had done the same with his lab, which was fortunately on the other side of the planet. If something blew up, he was going to be safe. Rookwood would just Apparate back to his quarters in the castle, in another hidden wing warded the same way that he shared with Jenna Zan Arbor. It was fortunately on the other side of the castle. Those two were as freaky in the bedroom as they were in the lab.

It was then that a droid informed him of a new development. The Force Harvester has been found.

AN: Peeves is back!!! Since nukes likely can't kill something that is already dead, I figured I would bring him in. The movies did us a disfavor by not including him... Padmé and Anakin get married alongside Teddy and Aayla. There's a story on how that happened. There may be a one-shot at some point about it, but fluff pieces are not something that I usually write or am good at. Sorry.

Less Jedi died on Geonosis thanks to the presence of Peeves, Sirius, and Micah, but 156 Jedi still died. RIP Jedi and Jango Fett.

It always annoyed me that the Jedi never took steps to protect their knowledge after knowing Kamino and other systems were erased and Dooku's claim about the Sith controlling the Senate. That arrogance caused most of the history of the Order to be lost. Thus, Yaddle lives and takes the Jedi's treasure and hides, leaving Jocasta Nu, the Chief Archivist, to run interference on anyone outside the Council from discovering the disappearance of the Holocrons and artifacts.

Sirius is using his popularity and influence to make a difference. It is obvious to the Jedi Council and a few other Jedi Masters that something's up, but are bound by duty to protect the Republic, and have decided to let it play out while remaining vigilant. Only Yoda knows that the base where Yaddle is hiding is owned by Harry Potter. And he knows that Harry can be trusted. And Hermione would do anything to protect knowledge and history, especially the long and celebrated history of the Jedi Order haha.

And using a house elf as a Secret Keeper seems like an obvious solution. Has magic, loyal to their owner, and can't disobey a direct order like that and wouldn't want to get you killed. Honestly, some wizards...

Next, the Dark Reaper Crisis and the beginning stages of the Clone Wars. Hope you enjoyed!