What If... Dooku Never Left The Jedi Order?

## Synopsis

Written by Master Coleman Fisto. This story will cover the Star Wars timeline if Dooku never began to doubt the Jedi Order.

## Casting

* Christopher Lee as **Count Dooku**
* Hayden Christensen as **Anakin Skywalker (teenager and adult)**
* Ewan McGregor as **Obi-Wan Kenobi**
* Ian McDiarmid as **Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious**
* Silas Carson as **Nute Gunray**
* Jake Lloyd as **Anakin Skywalker (child)**
* Natalie Portman as **Padmé Amidala**
* Frank Oz as **Yoda**
* Samuel L. Jackson as **Mace Windu**
* Zachariah Jensen as **Kit Fisto**
* Phil LaMarr as the voice of **Kit Fisto**
* Temuera Morrison as **Jango Fett**
* Ray Park as **Darth Maul**
* Peter Serafinowicz as the voice of **Darth Maul**
* Andy Secombe as **Watto**
* Matthew Wood as **Battle Droids**
* Lindsay Duncan as **TC-14**Part One: *The Phantom Menace*

### Chapter One:

A Trade Federation Lucrehulk-class battleship is orbiting Naboo. A Republic vessel enters the belly of the Lucrehulk, and three hooded men exit the ship. They are greeted by a silver protocol droid, TC-14.

TC-14: I’m TC-14 at your service. This way, please.

The droid leads the men down a hallway and into a room, where she bows and leaves. The three men, now alone, pull down their hoods, to reveal a young man with cropped hair **(OBI-WAN KENOBI)**, an elder man with sharp eyes and a pigtail **(QUI-GON JINN)**, and a grey-haired man with a short beard **(DOOKU)**. They are Jedi of the Galactic Republic, here to negotiate an agreement with the Trade Federation.

OBI-WAN KENOBI: I have a bad feeling about this.

QUI-GON JINN: Don’t centre on your anxieties, Obi-Wan.

DOOKU: No, I fear Obi-Wan may be right. Blockading a planet of this nature is unusual for the Federation. I sense something is out of place.

QUI-GON: I don’t sense anything about the mission.

DOOKU: Perhaps I’m being paranoid. But I would be wary around these Neimoidians. They are not to be trusted.

OBI-WAN: Yes, master.

QUI-GON: In that case, I’ll keep a hand on my lightsaber. If you’re right, this situation may call for aggressive negotiations.

DOOKU: *[Smirks]* I don’t think the Neimoidians were expecting Jedi. When they find out who they are dealing with, they’re more likely to co-operate.

The Bridge of the Lucrehulk. **NUTE GUNRAY**, **DAULTAY DOFINE** and **RUNE HAAKO** are listening to TC-14.

NUTE GUNRAY: What? What did you say?

TC-14: The ambassadors are Jedi Knights, I believe.

DAULTAY DOFINE: I knew it. They’re here to force a settlement.

NUTE GUNRAY: You, droid— keep the Jedi waiting. *[To Rune Haako and Dofine]* I will contact Lord Sidious.

TC-14 ambles off. Nute Gunray activates a holoprojector, and an image of **DARTH SIDIOUS** swims into view, cloaked and hooded.

DARTH SIDIOUS: Viceroy.

NUTE GUNRAY: My Lord. There have been some… unexpected complications.

DARTY SIDIOUS: Yes?

DAULTAY DOFINE: The Jedi, they’re here! This scheme has failed, we dare not go against a Jedi Knight!

Silence. Darth Sidious grows angry.

DARTH SIDIOUS: Viceroy. I don’t want this stunted slime in my sight again. *[Daultay Dofine slumps his shoulders and walks away]* Now, tell me. Which Jedi Knights have come to negotiate?