What if Anakin didn't dew it? Episode 2

Description: This is the long anticipated sequel to "What if Anakin didn't dew it? Episode 1". This is an alternate universe Star Wars story about what would happen if Anakin did not choose to kill Dooku during the Battle of Coruscant.

Deliberation
Dooku is standing in a room, where he has been isolated from the rest of the galaxy. Constantly planning how he will get revenge and how he will defeat Sidious. Dooku wished that he had not betrayed Ventress, he knew that she would have supported him long ago. Sidious was the one who prompted Dooku to do this because he feared that Dooku would attempt to overthrow him. Dooku remembered when Mual offered him a chance to team up with him against Sidious.

One major thing separated Dooku from Mual. Fear and loyalty. Dooku naturally was devoted to whatever cause he committed to and he would not betray Sidious at least until after he had already been betrayed. Mual was also very loyal and needed to be betrayed by his master to turn on him. Dooku respected Sidious's plan to take down the jedi order and the wealth of knowledge and power that he had to make it possible. But Dooku never wanted to do things the same way Sheev did.

Dooku dreamed of a more grey jedi order, where jedi could be allowed to convert if they had a change of heart. Unfortunately, Dooku had to compromise to the plans of his more powerful master. Years of serving Sidious in TCW had made him grow increasingly complacent. Dooku had many ideas, but the first thing he needed to do was reach out to someone who had a high success rate. Failure was not an option.

A Stroll in the City
In the streets of a Cantonican city called Tori, dozens of citizens are walking in the crowded avenues. It is a hot and sunny with dust flying through the air. Suddenly there is a violent gangster named Katt Berba. Berba is a Zygerian that is 7'2 who is muscular and weights 240 pounds with three inch claws. Berba has yellow fur and orange eyes. He has a green Twilek assistant named Zirru who is 5'9 and has brown eyes.

Berba and Zirru have three guards behind them. One is a human with a grey mask covering his face and a grey outfit. Another is a Weequay with dark brown skin and dual pistols. In the middle, is a Bothan guard with dark green armor and purple stripes. Two more gang members suddenly approach the team while dragging an elder human man. One is a 6'4 tall Berch, which is a bald alien race with pale white skin and light blue eyes without pupils. The other is a 5'1 Ugnaught that is wearing a brown outfit and a hood.

The two mercs toss the man in front of Berba. Berba: "Well, old fool. You've run out of luck this time. Its taken you far too long to pay me!" The old man becomes frantic and says: "Katt please! I have already paid you what we initially agreed on. You constantly keep raising the interest price from what it was two years ago". Berba nods his head and the Berch kicks the old man in his back causing him to moan in pain and the Ugnaught hits him in the back of his head with his blaster rifle. The old man raises his head in pain and responds: "You are drained this city of its life. Constantly taking away from the local populations and charging us just to live here when we already have government bills to pay and to own our own businesses. You know that it is so expensive to move out of this hell hole so you take advantage of us, but one day your evil deeds will catch up with you". Berba responds: "I run this city. No one will ever stop me. Shut this old hag up!"

The Ugnaught grabs the elderly man by his neck and begins to drag him. The small creature has immense strength and the Berch pulls out a knife to slowly torture his opponent in the open. Berba: "When we are done with you, we will leave your corpse for others to see. You have already been causing too much trouble anyway. I've heard about you saying negative things about me, one of my agents has a recording of you starting trouble by badmouthing my operations."

Then suddenly a powerful blaster shot flies through the Ugnaught's neck and the another three fly through the Berch's chest. Both mercs collapse in the dust and Berba and his guards look around in confusion. Then suddenly Zirru yells: "Look up!" as he points in the air to the top of a two story building directly in front of them. Zirru is shot in his forehead and Berba takes cover. The guards open fire at the building.

A calculated shot quickly dispatches the guard with a grey mask on the right flank. The Weequay merc with dual pistols and the Bothan merc suddenly open fire on at one of the buildings on the right flank. Berba has no idea what is going on as he stays behind cover. The Bothan merc drops his blaster rifle and pulls out a concussion pistol and fires a couple explosive blaster shots into the top of the building.

A large explosion ensues and Boba Fett flies out of the smoke in his jetpack. THe man flies like a blur and strikes like lightning. Suddenly opening fire as he rises through the smoke. One shot flies through the Weequay's head and another goes through the Bothan's chest. Berba pulls out his blaster pistol and fires at Boba. Boba quickly evades and easily dodges the shot.

Then Boba swiftly soars downwards and deactivates his jetpack as he lands on the ground just 8 feet from Berba. Berba looks in confusion, having never heard of this bounty hunter who is still up and coming. Berba rubs his forehead and shouts: "You are a talented bounty hunter. I could use someone of your expertise. Every man has a price." Boba: "Name your price". Berba: "2 million credits!"

Boba: "That's not enough for all the people you pissed off. I have a bounty with 500,000 on your head." Berba: "Can you not count? I said 2 million!" Boba: "Berba I know that you are a liar. I've studied you although you know nothing of me. I know about your gambling issues and how you've under paid your own men. How do you think I found you, not that I needed there help. The most you have to offer would be something like 250,000." Berba: "I really do have 2 million. I've kept it stashed and never touched it."

Berba pulls out a security card. Berba: "This card has a special code that will give you access to the location. It has a few guards that will not let you take it without my blessing." Boba: "Toss it to me" Berba: "And you'll work for me?" Boba: "Would you prefer the alternative?" Berba tosses his card to Boba and Boba shoot him in the chest. Boba swiftly catches the card and Berba moans on the ground as he lay dying. Berba: "You said that..." Boba swiftly interrupts: "I asked if you would prefer the alternative which is my just shooting you, but I never said what I was going to do. I would kill you for free Berba."

Boba walks off but, is suddenly is greeted by a Nomedian. Boba pulls his blaster out and the Nomedian responds: "No need to draw your weapon bounty hunter. I have an offer for you." Boba: "It better be good. I have business to attend to" Nomedian: "This is better than any offer that you have received in the past and it is worth more than the immediate glory that you seek to find. But you need to accept or reject today!" Boba: "You are asking a lot from me. Especially since I will likely miss out on an even bigger opportunity if I don't act now".

Nomedian: "Just follow me and stick around for no longer than 30 minutes. If you are up for it!" Boba: "I'm up for anything". Nomedian: "Then follow me." The Nomedian starts walking and Boba questions if he wants to follow him but, decides to do so. The young bounty hunter is curious to see what this opportunity may hold. Boba: "If you are lying, then we will have a big problem on our hands". The Nomedian simply smiles as he looks into Boba's helmet.

The Nomedian then walks towards a landspeeder that is waiting for the two of them with a designated driver and Boba says: "This better not be a trap!" Nomedian: "Look around you. I'm sure your scanners would detect if there is an immediate threat. Couldn't a bounty hunter of your skill handle yourself?" Boba: "I don't just take random rides." The Nomedian says, "Very well. Then we walk. But it will take us about 35 minutes to get there and we need to travel in speed if we want to avoid too much attention".

Boba then has a feeling in his gut to trust the Nomedian. Boba: "Alright, I'll take the ride. But don't get any funny ideas". Boba rides with the Nomedian to a certain point in the city for about 8 minutes then the Nomedian gets out of the speeder. Nomedian: "Quickly bounty hunter, follow me." Boba follows the Nomedian into a building with a private entrance and then he notices two Nomedian guards. The guards step aside so that Boba can enter a room that has a communications jammer inside of it.

Boba looks around and says: "I didn't think we had many Nomedians in here". Nomedian: "We don't. We just set up here for the last week because we have been putting together a team of the best bounty hunters we can muster. But time is short, so instead of getting different top bounty hunters throughout the galaxy, we followed you. To see if you could help us and get some friends". Boba: "You followed me?" Boba pulls out his blaster rifle at the Nomedian and four Nomedian guards point their blaster rifles at him.

Nomedian: "I am simply the messenger. Shooting me will not change anything." Boba: "What is going on?" Nomedian: "Lower your blaster and I will show you". Boba: "Tell you men to do the same." Nomedian: "Lower your blasters men,its ok Boba". The guards and Boba both lower their blasters. The Nomedian activates a hologram and Boba sees Count Dooku.

Boba: "Dooku! I remember the last time we meet, when you electrocuted me. I thought you got blown up?" Dooku: "Well, things are not always as they seem Boba." Boba: "Why should I work with you? I know the wrong things that you have done and you are much worse than the thugs I get hired to kill." Dooku: "I have 5 million credits that I will give you and each member of your team." Boba: "5 million? You have more credits than that!" Dooku: "I have many credits but, the amount that I have at my disposal are limited. As I have said, things are not always as they seem and if I pull too many resources together someone may notice my actions".

Boba: "You want people to think your dead. So you staged it." Dooku: "Sort of. I wasn't the one who planned the attack." Dooku tells Boba about how Palpatine betrayed him after his fight with Anakin and his plan for revenge and to expose Palpatine as the true sith Lord. Boba: "Wow, I don't believe it." Dooku: "Boba you showed me the immense skill that you had when you teamed up with Ventress to assassinate me and the connections that you have are invaluable whether you recognize it or not. I know that Boosk wants you to build yourself up but, he is there to assist when needed".

Boba: "Don't tell me about Boosk! I know about my relationship with him. I have have a dad if he wasn't working for you". Dooku: "You will have access to all you want if you work for me. Besides, do you really think I would leave it up to my guards to let you walk away with this information. This room can be self destructed to keep this information from leaving it." Boba: "I've made it though some tough situations, but if Palpatine really caused all this trouble then I don't mind taking him down. But you have to promise to pay me 50 million credits after this all goes down".

Dooku: "I cannot put an exact time stamp on when I will have access to my riches again, but if you do this for me. Then your entire squad will get 10 million credits a piece and you will get 100 million credits." Boba: "How do you know this plan will work." Dooku: "As long as you succeed it will work".

Boba is released from the building and immediately contacts Boosk. Boba informs Boosk about the situation and the two meet up in a bar in Tatooine. Boosk: "So let me get this straight. We go to one of Coruscant's most secure bases and we plant an important bug in the system that will hack into the galactic news net and show a message from Dooku himself, who is still alive. Dooku sends a message that explains how this whole war is a hoax and we get 5 million credits." Boba: "And that's just the beginning. We get 10 million after that."

Boosk: "Some bounties aren't worth taking Boba. Can you imagen how many enemies we'll make if that happens. Many people will be sent to take off our heads by some bigger elites than we've ever faced." Boba: "And we'll be bigger than we ever were before. If we pull this off, then we will get better deals than we ever have gotten in the past. We will be the top bounty hunters in the galaxy without all the years to work for it and we will be legends that never get forgotten."

Boosk slams the desk then stands up and walks away from Boba. Then he paces around for 2 minutes and Boba just stares at him from the table. Then Boosk sits back down and says: "Ok, only because of my Trandoshan blood. I cannot turn up an opportunity like this. Imagen the glory we will see. Ha ha ha. I can think of it now, all the meat that I'll be able to buy after this. All of the hunting gear that I can get." Boba: "Plus we are just small players in this game. As big as the game is, this Sidious guy will be more distracted worrying about getting revenge on Dooku, killing the jedi, and keeping his plan together than us. So let's assemble the team.