“Be quick, and remove,” General Grievous said.

“Come with me, and we’ll go into the medical room, where the droids can remove it from your mind.” San Hill said.

Grievous followed San Hill out of the main conference room, and down the hall.

“Maybe he’ll get some manners,” Nute Gunray said after he had left.

“We must prepare to leave this planet, and head elsewhere,” Cad Bane said. “Sidious knows we are here, he’ll probably send his new apprentice to kill us. I would rather not have to deal with Skywalker again for the time being at least.”

“I guess you are right, but you aren’t in charge,” Shu Mai agreed with him.

“We need to rescue the Jedi,” Cad Bane.

“Why?” Gunray asked.

“One of the two most annoying Jedi is dead and the other’s about to become a Sith, so we won’t have to deal with them again. Most of the other Jedi we haven’t even met, they maybe more approachable than Skywalker and Kenobi.” Cad Bane said. “We need them to help us to fight the new Empire.”

The Separatists waited in the conference room for General Grievous to return from his new surgery. Grievous and San Hill returned to the conference room.

“We have successfully removed the chip,” San Hill announced. “So you should be less aggressive towards the Jedi and other people in general.”

“Good,” Grievous replied. “I’ll take one cruiser to Coruscant and try to contact the Jedi.”

“Where will rendezvous?” Gunray asked.

“A good place would be Nar Shaddaa,” Cad Bane said. “I have many associates there that can help us, and its way away from Coruscant.”

“Good,” Grievous repeated. “I will bring as many Jedi as I can before the rest of them get exterminated.” Grievous then turned and headed out into the corridor, and then to the exit.

“I hope he knows what he’s doing,” Gunray said after he had left.

“He does,” Cad Bane said.

* * * *

Mace Windu had indeed decided to go and arrest the Chancellor, to end the Clone Wars; once and for all. Mace Windu was stood in the Republic Gunship, alongside Saesee Tiin, Agen Kolar, and Kit Fisto—who had to come as Anakin Skywalker was not allowed to face the Chancellor. I hope we’ve made the right decision in going to the Chancellor’s office, Mace Windu thought to himself. May the Force be with us all, or this could turn out very bad. I hope we don’t come to regret rushing into arrest the Chancellor without the guidance of Master Yoda. Mace Windu thought to himself.