Skirmish on Pleem's Nexus

Prelude
"We've arrived."

- Savage Opress upon arriving on Pleem's Nexus

Once the Darth Maul, Savage Opress and their female captive left Yellowblade's Landing, they proceeded on toward Pleem's Nexus to meet with Esano so that they may get their reward for rescuing his sister, but the Jedi whom were chasing them back on Yellowblade's Landing are not far behind. Due to Bruu Jun-Fan's psychometric ability, he learns that the Sith are en route to Pleem's Nexus just by "reading" the head band that the female captive left behind.

Meanwhile, on Coruscant, Anikan Skywalker has been recalled to aid in the hunt for the two Sith. Before he leaves however, he speaks with Chancellor Palpatine about not being able to attend the Senate War Rally that was to take place later on that day, by revealing to the Chancellor that he is to partake in the apprehension of Darth Maul and his Brother. Unbeknownst to Skywalker though, Palpatine is the Sith Lord whom trained Darth Maul in the first place. Much to Palpatine's surprise that Maul is still alive, he wishes his friend to be careful in the apprehension.

Once Maul and Oppress reach Pleem's Nexus, they land at Esano's Palace, with his sister requesting that he pays the Sith their reward for rescuing her, otherwise, that they'll kill her. Esano ignores this as with her death, his family fortune will be all his. Maul, infuriated with Esano, begins his attack.

The Skirmish
"That's no way to treat a sibling. Much less a rather pathetic Sister"

- Darth Maul to Esano in regards to Esano's sister

Once Esano said that Maul and Opress should kill his sister, the two Sith started striking down Esano, his pet Kerko, and his guards. The two rogues made short work of them, yet Esano's sister still remained alive. Maul told her that the palace was now hers, and in return, she gave them their reward, as promised. Moment's later, however, the Jedi strike team that had been pursuing them had made their way to Pleem's Nexus, and had landed at the palace.

With their Lightsabers and Blasters in hand, Plo Koon, Bruu Jun-Fan, Ko Solok, and three Clone troopers greeted the two Sith. Plo Koon focused on Savage Oppress, while Jun-Fan and Solok focused on Maul, with the Clones providing cover fire. Jun-Fan asked Maul about his master, and claimed that if he told them his identity, that he would be brought to justice. As this was not part of Maul's plan, he did not tell them the identity of Darth Sidious.

During the battle, Jun-Fan destroyed the case that had the reward that belonged to Maul and Savage. At one point, Savage used The Force to push two of the Clones off the landing platform, and deflect a baslter bolt at the other Clone, and then pulled Plo Koon's Breath mask off of his face. Plo Koon, injured, could no longer fight in this battle and began to gasp for air. At another point, Maul threw his Lightsaber at Jun-Fan, but Jun-Fan dodged the weapon, but unknown to him, Ko Solok was right behind him. As he may have dodged the Lightsaber, Ko Solok did not, and died in the process. Jun-Fan became enraged because of this action, and started to fight more aggressively. Jun-Fan began to choke Maul with his hands, but Maul used his mechanical legs to kick him off.

Just as Maul was about to finish off the Jedi Master, Anikan Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi arrived in their Starfighters and injured Savage Opress with the Laser cannons. Once they land, Maul and Savage leave in their stolen Starship, as Obi-Wan and Anikan tend to Plo Koon and Bruu Jun-Fan.

Aftermath
After Darth Maul and Savage Opress left the Pleem's Nexus system, Plo Koon got his Antiox breath mask back on, and began to breathe once more, and he rushed to the body of Bruu Fan-Jun and heard his final words before he becam one with the force. Anikan Skywalker, disappointed that the two brothers had escaped again, was then told by Esano's sister that they only escaped with the ship they had arrived in, and that they were missing their reward. Maul, wrought with revenge travels on with his injured brother into the unknown.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Sith Hunters