Reversal of Fortune Reversal of Fortune was a series of daily webstrips published on " " October 2004 through June 2005 , written by Paul Ens and illustrated by Thomas Hodges . The story takes place in the last days of the Clone Wars . As of Celebration IV , a print version of " Reversal of Fortune " was being considered . Plot . Strips 1 - 24 . Commerce Guild President Shu Mai arrives on Felucia , where she meets with the Administress of the Commerce Guild . Shu Mai says that the Separatist Council will be under the personal care of General Grievous for the remainder of the Clone Wars , and that Grievous will soon conquer an Outer Rim world to host the Council . Meanwhile , as Shu Mai and the Administress travel in their landspeeder to Mai ' s fortress , Jedi Knights Zonder and Barriss Offee hide on the side of the road , and once they spot Shu Mai , Barriss begins to contact the Republic . Zonder warns her that the forces there will detect any signals sent , but she does it regardless , claiming the importance of Shu Mai ' s presence being known to Jedi Council . As she begins to send out the signal , a group of B - 1 battle droid s approach and destroy the Jedi ' s transmitter , but they themselves are soon destroyed by Zonder . The two Jedi head to the Executive Landing Platform , where the nearest transmission facility is , dodging droidekas along the way . They are soon caught up in a group of battle droids however , and are arrested . Less than an hour later , Shu Mai speaks with a hologram of General Grievous , who tells her to come to Belderone , the Separatist Council ' s new home . Mai informs the General of the two Jedi , but he assures her that no one in the Republic knows of their plans on Belderone . He signs off , and Shu Mai immediately contacts Nute Gunray , Viceroy of the Trade Federation . She asks if he could take her in a convoy to Belderone to ensure her safety . He pretends to know what she ' s talking about , and says he can ' t waste any time getting there . Shu Mai anxiously heads to her personal shuttle to fly to Belderone by herself . Strips 24 - 33 . On Coruscant three days later , the Jedi are meeting with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine . They stress to him that the war is at a stalemate and that they must go after the Separatist leadership if they are to make any progress . Believing Count Dooku to be on Tythe , the Jedi and Palpatine agree to send Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to hunt him down while they assign other Jedi generals throughout the galaxy to apprehend the rest of the Separatist leadership . Strips 34 - 39 . On the planet Utapau , General Grievous meets with Pau ' an leader Tion Medon , ordering him to prepare for the arrival of the Separatist leaders as well as large supplies of " equipment " . Strips 40 - 54 . The Republic cruiser " Intrepid " is en route to Felucia . Aboard , General Aayla Secura and Commander Bly discuss their upcoming mission as they spar . In the midst of the match , they come across Padawan Ekria , a slicer recently assigned to their unit . Ekria informs Aayla and Bly that she has located Barriss Offee . As Bly brainstorms their mission plan , Aayla receives a message from Yoda on her subspace receiver beacon informing them of the attack on Coruscant . Aayla orders Bly to change their course for Coruscant , but he and Ekria convince her that they are too far out of range to be of any help and that capturing Shu Mai may prove more useful . Strips 55 - 59 . On Coruscant , Jedi Masters Shaak Ti and Stass Allie are searching for Chancellor Palpatine . They come across Senators Organa , Mon Mothma , and Amidala who are being stopped from leaving the Senate Building . Allie lends them her speeder to allow them to reach a nearby shelter . Strips 60 - 74 . On Felucia , Aayla , Ekria , and Bly break into the Separtist facility holding Barriss and Zonder . Fighting through a small number of droid guards , they free their comrades . On their way out , however , they discover a legion of Separatists waiting for them outside of the facility . Bly and Zonder conclude that they must go up and the group moves to the roof . There , Bly is able to knock out the base ' s deflector shield , allowing for the rest of the clone troops to assault the base and extract them . They make their way to Shu Mai ' s compound at Kway Teow . Strips 75 - 84 . Meanwhile on Coruscant , Master Allie takes a gunship to Palpatine ' s bunker . They are soon followed by a speeder bike piloted by Padawan Drake Lo ' gaan . Drake comes across two IG - 100 MagnaGuards and briefly engages them . They are quickly dispatched , however , by the arrival of Allie and her clone commandos . Entering the bunker with Allie and her clones , Drake encounters Mace Windu , and , moments later , a bound Shaak Ti and the body of Roron Corobb , Drake ' s Master , slain by General Grievous during the cyborg ' s escape with the Chancellor . Lo ' gaan cradles his former Master ' s body in his arms . Strips 85 - 109 . Back on Felucia , the Jedi and clones have reached Shu Mai ' s compound . After clearing the perimeter guards , they approach on speeder bikes and are soon under fire of droid starfighters . Before the fighters can attack , however , they are engaged by clone - piloted ARC - 170 starfighters . As the speeders pass the nearby river , the Jedi leap off of the bikes and ride the river down a waterfall , eventually swimming into Shu Mai ' s compound . They discover that their mission has been in vain as Shu Mai had left days before . Ekria brings the HoloNet back up and they discover that the battle on Coruscant has ended . Suddenly , Aayla receives a message from Bly . Upon entering the compound , the clone troopers encountered a toxic compound that is incapacitating them . Seconds later , Ekria discovers that the compound is about to self - destruct . The Jedi flee the building as it explodes . Strips 110 - 119 . On Utapau , Shu Mai voices her doubts about the future of the Separtist movement alongside the gripes of the other leaders . Grievous arrives and announces that they will be traveling to Mustafar for their own safety . Strips 120 - 124 . Meanwhile , Aayla transmits a report of her progress to Master Windu . She tells him of a biological agent that was released upon the destruction of Shu Mai ' s compound , a deadly agent that could contaminate Felucia ' s water within days , killing the world ' s populace . She is interrupted by a transmission from Commander Cody . . . Strips 125 - 134 . In the Jedi Temple , Drake meets the hero of the Republic , Anakin Skywalker . He requests that Anakin take him to face Grievous , hoping to get the chance to avenge his master ' s death . When Anakin informs him that Master Kenobi has already departed on that very mission , Drake expresses his disbelief that anyone other than Anakin would be sent for such a task . Anakin meets with Allie and informs her of her next mission to Saleucami . He also thanks her for lending her speeder to Amidala earlier and sends Drake on the next transport to Felucia . Strips 135 - 169 . On Felucia , Aayla decides that a ground attack on the remaining Separatist strongholds would be most effective . They separate into several groups , each assigned separate targets , with Aayla and Bly in one group , Barriss leading another , and Drake , Ekria , and Zonder leading the last . The Padawans are the first to reach and infiltrate a station . From there , Ekria discovers a priority transmission going to Bly . She also manages to tap into the helmet cams of the clones . The Padawans can only watch in horror as Aayla is gunned down by her own troops . They discover that the transmission consisted of something called " Order 66 " . They also receive a message from Palpatine with news of the end of the war and orders for all Jedi to return to the temple . On the clone camera , the Padawans see the clones combat ready and closing in on an all too familiar door . . . End