Mission to Felucia (Offee and Zonder)

Aboard her starship, Gossam President of the Commerce Guild Shu Mai is informed that they will land on Felucia, home to her personal holdings, in a few moments. Mai tells the pilot to have her administress meet them on the executive landing platform. After landing, the administress comes running forward, remarking that the Madame Presidente has returned ahead of schedule. Remarking that her return is not a pleasure trip, Mai asks if everything is under way. The administress replies that they have initiated iterative asset transfer protocol and restricted all non-financial communication per her order. She then inquires of Mai’s meeting with Confederacy of Independent Systems General Grievous was not succesful. Shu Mai explains that her meeting was more like a sentence: Lord Sidious has ordered the entire Council of Separatists under Grievous’s personal protection for the remainder of the war. Mai remarks that Grievous is prepared to conquer an Outer Rim world to host the Council: he will contact her with rendezvous-coordinates soon. Entering a speeder, Mai’s administress points out that Grievous has dealt many blows to the Republic, remarking that the Separatist leaders are safest under his care. But the President of the Commerce Guild replies that Grievous lives to fight: if he wants to hide, than matters for the Confederacy are dire. Shu Mai explains that Grievous claims the fall of the Gossam homeworld was all part of Confederacy leader Count Dooku’s plan, but to her it feels like the Commerce Guild is expendable. The administress mentions that with the Commerce Guild’s richess, they will certainly receive aid from the Confederacy, but Shu Mai replies that one way or the other, Felucia will fall: and she swears that no one will take the profits she has earned from the war.

From nearby the executive landing platform, Jedi Knight Barriss Offee and the Selonian Padawan Zonder, under cover as relief workers, are observing the speeder. Offee remarks that the Commerce Guild President has finally returned to her holdings: they must alert the Jedi Council at once. She tells Zonder to find a secure location for transmission while she tends to the patients. Zonder replies that off-world communications is restricted, pointing out that the signal will be detected, but Barriss Offee remarks that it does not matter. Moments later, when Offee is trying to make contact with the Jedi Council on Coruscant it becomes apparent that their cover is blown: several Mark I-series battle droids are closing in. Zonder warns his Master that the transmitter is dead. Offee points out that as they are undercover, they do not carry their lightsabers. Moments later, the battle droids move in on the small encampment. But in an instant, Selonian Padawan Zonder manages to disable them all. Running away, the Jedi are headed for the closest transmission facility which is at the executive landing platform. When several droidekas roll in, Jedi Master Barriss Offee tells Zonder that they will split up and meet at the landing platform. The Selonian begins to destroy the droidekas and throws one of them into the air. Burning, it comes down to where two young Gossam are playing. Without thought, Barriss Offee uses the Force to rescue them, resulting in several Mark I-series battle droids noticing her. Closing in on her, they raise their blasters and order her to surrender. But Zonder jumps in and destroys two of the battle droids. But his Master stops him, remarking that there will be another time. And with that, the two Jedi surrender themselves.