Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Belief is not a matter of choice, but of conviction.

The clone starfleet is under seige.

Dozens of Republic warships have been destroyed in

merciless surprise attacks that leave no survivors.

Rumors spread of a terrible new Separatist weapon.

In the face of growing fear,

The Jedi Council sends Master Plo Koon

to hunt down the menace

before it strikes again.

The enemy ship has reduced its speed General.

They must have realized we're tracking them.

We're tracking 3 Republic cruisers.

What should we do?

Jam their transmissions.

The fleet is holding its position sire.

I think it wise to report our position before we attack.

Skywalkers' fleet is nearby, in the Bith system.

Good. Perhaps he can reinforce us.

From what I hear, Skywalker's always ready for a fight.

So I've heard.

Koh-to-ya, Master Plo.

Koh-to-ya, little Soka.

How's the hunt for the mystery weapon going?

We've tracked it to the Abregado system.

We need reinforcements.

I'll have to ask the Council Master Plo.

I was given strict orders to protect our staging area.

Master Plo, what's happening...

What is wrong with the transmission?

There's too much interference sir. We've lost 'em.

You heard Master Plo,

He needs our support. We have to go help him.

We have to see what the Council decides first.

This is an important meeting, Ahsoka.

Remember, be mindful, and speak only when spoken to.

This mystery weapon has struck in a dozen systems,

and disappeared without a trace.

We cannot afford to lose anymore ships my friends.

Master Skywalker.

Have you had any success in finding General Grievous' secret weapon?

Master Plo was here in the Abregado system when we lost contact.

- The enemy ship is closing. - Prepare for battle.

General Grievous,

this will be a suitable test for our new weapon.

You may fire when ready.

Yes my lord.

We're picking up a large energy reading from the target sir.

- Open fire. - We're not in range yet sir.

Fire!

Brace for impact!

We're losing all our power.

That energy field has left us defenceless.

- Their shields are down. - All cannons, fire.

Their tearing us apart one by one.

Quickly, into the pods.

We don't have much time, get inside, hurry!

Another successful test, wouldn't you say Count?

We must keep our position secret.

Send out the hunters.

I want all of those lifepods destroyed.

We've had no further contact with General Plo Koon.

The absence of distress beacons indicates that his fleet was...

that his fleet was destroyed, like the others.

We are about to prepare a rescue mission.

Hasn't clone intelligence reported

this weapon never leaves any survivors?

The Separatists are being unusually tidy.

They don't want any witnesses.

Tragic are these losses, but prevent more,

we must.

The power grid is burned out.

We've no engines, communications or...

life support recharge.

So, we'll just sit here, and hold our breath.

Someone will come looking for us, right?

Let's get the power restored, so we are here to be found.

All our battle groups will be reassigned to guard our supply convoys.

Including yours Skywalker.

I'm afraid we can't risk any more ships with a rescue mission.

Wait!

Just because there haven't been any survivors before,

doesn't mean there won't be any this time.

Boldly spoken for one so young.

She is learning from Anakin.

Excuse my padawan.

We will deploy, as you've instructed, Master.

Ahsoka!

If anyone could survive, Master Plo could.

- I don't understand why.... - What you don't understand,

is Jedi protocol, or your place, my young padawan.

Admiral.

We'll split up our ships to maximize our defense area.

I'll scout ahead for enemy activity.

Isn't that risky, with the mystery weapon out there?

It might be, but I know you won't argue my orders.

Come on Snips.

The air in here's getting a bit stale.

Don't look at me,

it's Boost sir. He only takes a bath when he's on leave.

Save it. Just keep working on the pod, not your jokes.

Do you think we've got a chance General?

I don't believe in chance Commander.

I know if we work together we will stay alive,

and someone will find us.

With all due respect General,

strategically it doesn't make any sense for someone to come look for us.

If I was in command, I'd be huntin' that weapon down.

I value your life,

- more than finding that weapon. - Sir.

There's another pod out there.

If we only had power we could contact them.

How 'bout we just wave hello when the viewport comes around..

They're dead. Someone busted that pod wide open.

We are not alone out here.

Set those new coordinates R2?

Master, I should tell you why I spoke up before...

You don't have to explain anything.

R2, set up the scanner, modulate for incoming,

"mystery" weapons.

No, R2,

tune the scanners for life forms. highest sensitivity.

Why would we scan for life forms

to spot an enemy weapon probably just filled with,

battle...droids?

The Abregado system.

So it's okay when you don't follow what the council says!

Doing what the Jedi Council says, that's one thing,

how we go about doing it, that's another.

That's what I'm trying to teach you my young padawan.

So you always meant to come out here for survivors?

Lives are in danger Asohka, we can't just turn our backs on them.

That's what I said back in the briefing room!

I know, but the way you said it was wrong.

Hurry up, switch on the illuminator.

We haven't got much time before the fleet misses us.

No, that's not it.

This one goes there, that one goes there.

Are you sure? We don't want to make things worse.

How, are we gonna make things worse?

When you ask for trouble,

you should not be surprised when it finds you.

I think trouble already found us sir.

What if we connect these two wires, right here?

I'm getting something.

pod 197...we're under attack. Is anyone out there?

It's one of our other pods.

I repeat, we are under attack.

Is anyone out there?

That signal is weak, they must be close by.

They've locked onto our ship!

Go get 'em boys!

Our position is mark 12, at point 26.

- Let's cut this can open. - I have visual contact.

Pod 1977, do you copy?

The droids are hunting for survivors. They're cutting through!

There they go.

Things, just got a lot worse.

The scanners are practically useless. Got anything on the emergency channel R2?

Now Ahsoka, we might find something you don't want to find.

I know Master, but I have to believe.

How do you know Master Plo anyway?

He's one of my oldest friends. It was Master Plo Koon who found me,

and brought me to the temple where I belonged.

Now he's lost, so I thought, maybe I could find him.