Star Wars: The Clone Wars Page #5

- Leave that to me.

I hope I don't have to learn that.

Where is Skywalker?

Right here, Ventress!

Time to go.

- Hop on, Snips.

- Like I have a choice!

Count Dooku demands a report

on your mission.

Should I tell him they got away or what?

Why?

I'm hit! I can't shake them!

Just relax, Odd Ball. I'm right behind you.

Thank you, sir. I'm sorry I panicked.

OBl-WAN That's all right, Odd Ball

It happens to everybody.

It looks like there's some kind of battle

on the east side of the palace.

I see it, sir.

And if there's a battle,

Anakin's probably in the middle of it.

We'll start looking for him there.

All ships, follow me.

We're taking this junker?

We'd be better off on that big bug.

Get aboard and prime the engines.

Assuming it has engines.

Hey! You're that caretaker droid.

I wondered what happened to you.

Oh, young one.

I mean, soon to be Jedi Knight.

I had to get away from that terrible...

Okay, everything's loaded.

Let's get out of here.

Why, you tin-plated traitor!

Blast her!

She's at it again. Let's go.

Don't you dare!

Don't... You... Dare.

Commander Cody, prepare the gunships

for ground assault.

Yes, sir.

Go, go, go!

This is it! Scrap them!

Take over, R4.

- Surrender, Republic dogs!

- We've got you outnumbered!

Outnumbered? Wait. One, two, three...

- Where's Skywalker?

- Best guess is he's still in the castle, sir.

Keep the droids occupied. I'll go find him!

Have you recovered Jabba's son?

Skywalker is still in possession of the Hutt

and has temporarily eluded me...

...but he will not escape the system alive.

Need I remind you

whoever gains Jabba's favor.

will control the war in the Outer Rim?

Only we must be allowed

to return Jabba's son to him alive.

I understand, Master

I will double my efforts.

I hope so, for your sake.

Wait!

Master Kenobi.

Always chasing after Skywalker.

How predictable.

Anakin leaves quite a mess.

Which always leads me to you, Ventress.

Take him.

Now let's get Stinky out of here.

If we can.

Relax, Snips. R2, see if you can

spark the ignition couplers.

No, that's not it.

Try opening the fuel lifters all the way.

Good work, buddy.

Master Kenobi is here.

Now we'll see some real fireworks.

Excuse me? What do you call

what I've been doing all day?

I don't know.

The word "reckless" comes to mind.

Very funny, Snips. Back to work.

The troops still need our help.

Charge the main guns.

How are we gonna help?

Stinky's getting sicker and sicker.

But we promised Rex we'd help them.

Master, we've got to get him to

the medics on the Jedi cruiser.

It's our only chance to get Stinky

back to his father still breathing.

Captain Rex, this is General Skywalker.

Yes, General.

We're not going to be able help you.

Don't worry about us, General.

We'll be all right.

The mission always comes first, sir.

Cover me!

Ventress, I know you're here.

You can't hide. I feel your frustration.

Let me guess,

you're after Jabba's young son, too.

You'll have to do

better than that, my darling.

Well, now I'm impressed.

Now you die.

- Shall we continue?

- My pleasure.

Master, today I did my best

to stay calm, focused...

...and when I did,

everything seemed so easy.

Well, get focused,

'cause things just got a lot harder.

All we've got to do

is land on that Jedi cruiser.

But, Master,

their deflector shields are up!

They must think this grease bucket

is an enemy ship.

- Jedi cruiser, hold your fire!

- Who is that?

Incoming ship, identify yourself.

Captain, what's going on down there?

Repeat, identify yourself.

This is General Skywalker.

We have Jabba the Hutt's son.

He needs medical attention.

We must board immediately.

- Stand by

- Stand by? That's helpful.

Hang on!

Open the main hangar door

and lower the deflector shields.

You got it, sir.

General Skywalker, we think we can

lift the shields on the lower rear hangar.

We're on our way!

We've made it! We've made it!

General Skywalker, abort! Abort!

That changes our plans.

Looks like we're gonna have to take this

bucket of bolts all the way to Tatooine.

We know of Dooku's plot to turn

the Hutts against us. It will not succeed.

It will when the truth dies with you.

You can't run.

We're clear

to make the jump to hyperspace.

R2, program the navicomputer.

I don't think he's gonna make it, Master.

There's gotta be

something we can do for him.

Take a look in the back.

See if you can find some medical supplies.

I'm on it.

Don't die on me now, little guy.

Just hang in there.

If you've locked the coordinates,

R2, let's go.

I sense it, too. Anakin is gone.

You've failed, Ventress.

Your master will not be pleased.

Jedi scum!

The Hutt is safe.

There's no point to fighting any longer.

We've won. Lay down your weapon.

Looks like this hasn't been used in a while.

Hey, Dr. Droid, can you hear me?

Yes What seems to be the problem?

Great. I've got a sick Huttlet.

You got a remedy?

Oh, yes I see.

You must dispense one of these

medical boosters into the infant's mouth.

If you have any problems,

please call an actual doctor to assist you.

I hope this works.

Okay, sweetums.

I've got some yum-yum for you.

You'll take this and like it!

There you go. Good boy.

Captain, I understand

General Skywalker escaped.

Yes, sir.

On some beat-up old space freighter.

I'll be surprised if he even makes it

to Tatooine in that junker.

If anybody can fly a bucket of bolts

through hyperspace, he can.

The medicine, it's working!

His fever broke. I think

he's gonna live to stink another day.

Great. Keeping him alive wasn't as easy

as you'd hoped, was it?

Master, if you have taught me one thing...

...it's that nothing is easy

when you are around.

You think Rex and Master Obi-Wan

made it out okay?

If I know my old master, he has things

well in hand. Now help me with this.

I want the primary systems fully repaired

by the time we reach Tatooine.

You grew up on Tatooine, right?

So, for you, this trip is like going home.

Yeah.

Home.

The Republic had too many

clone troopers, my lord.

By the time we were able to find

Jabba's son, Skywalker had already.

...killed him.

Most unfortunate.

This is a very unexpected turn of events.

I take it you at least defeated the Jedi?

No, Master The Jedi escaped

and are headed to Tatooine.

I'm sure you did the best you could.

We will discuss your failure later.

Yes, my master.

Glorious Jabba demands to know why

the Jedi would dare come to Tatooine.

To kill you, Jabba.

The Jedi plot is quite clear now.

They only promised to rescue your son

to win your trust.

Now Skywalker is coming here

to finish his true mission...

...to wipe out the entire Hutt clan.

If it pleases you, mighty Jabba...

...this time I will deal

with Skywalker personally.

I was hoping I'd never have to lay eyes

on this dust ball again.

Okay. What happened?

I don't want to talk about it.

How's Stinky holding up?

He seems to be feeling much better.

His fever is gone. Even you have to admit

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