Mission to Mustafar (Smashb1996)

"Obi-Wan and I have been given a very important mission by the Council. The Separatist leaders are hiding on Mustafar; we are going on a mission there, to capture them, and put an end to this war. I will return safely, my love; I promise."

- to, before the former leaves for

In 18 BBY, the, Darth Sidious, better known as Palpatine, the of the , was revealed to have started the Clone Wars in order to seize control of the Republic, reform it into an empire, and destroy the. Palpatine, despite having his true identity exposed, and his master plan foiled, was able to escape the galactic capital, and flee known space. As a result, the was forced to take control of the  until a new Chancellor could be elected.

Even though the primary threat was over, the Jedi Council determined that the last of the Separatist leaders had to be rounded up, so that the war could be brought to an official end. In order to accomplish this, the Council sent, and his former padawan,  , both regarded as the best duo in the Order, to capture the members of the , in order to bring them back to Coruscant, so that they could be questioned for their involvement with the Sith, and to be tried for their crimes against the Republic.

With their new prototype spacecraft, the Beta-8A Jedi Starfighter, which housed two people, and had a, Kenobi and Skywalker traveled to the volcanic planet of , where the Separatists' hidden base, the , was, and sabotaged essential systems, in order to make the Separatist leaders' capture much easier, rather than try to take on the facility's entire defense network.

When the bases' defenses were completely rendered useless by the Jedi, they called in the, the most elite group of in the , along with the , and all of it's subordinate battalions, companies, and squads, to finish the job. When they arrived, the massive numbers of clone troopers easily overwhelmed the small amount of and  forces stationed at the facility, allowing Kenobi and Skywalker to capture the members of the Separatist Council. The mission's results showed that both the, and the clones, were able to complete their objectives, with barely any effort at all.

After the Separatist leaders were put into custody, Kenobi sent a deactivation signal to all Separatist droid units, of which a very large amount of the CIS forces were made up of, and 99% of the Separatists planets and forts were forced to surrender to Republic forces. With this, the Clone Wars, one of the largest galactic conflicts of all time, was finally put to an end.

Prelude
"Great care, we must take."

- Yoda, on the Sith threat

Last days of the CIS
During the ' attack on the galactic capital,, the Separatist , , was killed by the , , which greatly impressed Palpatine, who was, in actuality, Dooku's Sith master, Darth Sidious, who saw this as a sign of the young Jedi's power. Sidious had planed to turn Skywalker to the dark side for a long time, and, after thirteen years, it was beginning to come to fruitition. The knew that to mold Skywalker into the perfect, he would have to be opportunistic, and take advantage of the conflict within the so-called "" of the.

Following Dooku's death,, the , assumed direct control over the Council, which at the time was based on the sinkhole planet of.

Grievous's first action under Sidious's guidance, was the Council's transfer from Utapau to Mustafar, as Sidious knew of the impending offensive on Utapau led by General. Once on the volcanic planet, the Council settled itself into the The facility was clandestine, perfect for hiding in; but Kenobi, once he destroyed Grievous, was able to find this secret base, discovering that every member of the Separatist Council was there.

Sidious revealed
"He won't give up his power. I've just learned a terrible truth; Chancellor Palpatine is a Sith Lord." "A Sith Lord?!" "Yes, the one we've been looking for." "How do you know this?" "He knows the ways of the force; he's been trained to use the dark side." "Are you sure?" "Absolutely." "Then our worst fears have been realized; we must move quickly if the Jedi Order is to survive."

- Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu discuss the revalation of Darth Sidious' identity



A few days before the mission's inception,  uncovered a shocking revalation about Darth Sidious' identity: he was none other than Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the, and Skywalker's mentor. Upon this discovery, Skywalker reported this discovery to, who, along with fellow masters , , and , went to the Chancellor's offices at the  to arrest him; which would relieve him of power. When the Jedi confronted Palpatine, a lightsaber duel broke out, and all four Jedi were killed by the dark lord.

However, shortly after Mace Windu's death, Skywalker,, and   made their way into the Chancellor's suite. There, Sidious was forced to flee, because he was simply over-matched against three of the most powerful Jedi in the galaxy, and Skywalker, whom Sidious had sought to turn to the dark side, had utterly rejected it.

After the flight of Sidious, the senate was placed under the temporary control of the Jedi Council, who sought to capture the last leaders of the CIS; the members of the, which would end the war, so that elections could be held for a new Supreme Chancellor.

Finding the Separatist leadership was easier said than done; as Kenobi, shortly after the, had discovered information of the Separatist Council's whereabouts: the planet of Mustafar.