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JEDI IN THE SHADOWS: How We All Ended Up on Geonosis Without Anyone Noticing

Jedi Report—Master Shael Torin, Personal Log

Geonosis. A barren wasteland of rust-colored sand and spires that stretch toward a dim sun. It is not a place one simply walks into unnoticed—at least, not if one is a Jedi. And yet, somehow, we all ended up here, in secret, without the Separatists—or even the native Geonosians—realizing we had infiltrated their world.

We were not meant to be here in such numbers. Initially, only a few of us were dispatched to investigate whispers of a secret gathering of Separatist leaders, but soon, the mission became something else. The transmissions from our scouts went silent. Jedi Master Mace Windu made the call: we could not let our people be lost without a fight. One by one, two by two, in small strike teams, the Order moved in.

The Approach

Stealth was key. Conventional transport would have been detected immediately. We had to move quietly, slipping past planetary defenses, hiding in asteroid clusters, using the Force to cloak our presence. Some Jedi pilots stole into the upper atmosphere disguised as traders, smugglers, even mercenaries. Others found less conventional means—hitching rides in the hulls of spice freighters, braving the dangers of the outer dust rings with low-powered crafts, and in rare cases, moving through underground channels that some rather resourceful Jedi discovered.

Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and his team landed first in the outer dunes, crawling into position for reconnaissance. I followed shortly after with Master Luminara. Our landing was rough—the windstorms made it nearly impossible to mask our descent. Yet somehow, we were unseen. Or so we thought.

The Skeptical Geonosians

We had assumed the native inhabitants were fully aligned with Count Dooku, their factories churning out war machines with relentless efficiency. What we had not accounted for was their skepticism. Not all Geonosians believed their own leaders’ propaganda.

One such Geonosian, Chik'tak, an old engineer, swore he saw shadows moving through the canyons.

“I told them,” Chik’tak said in an exclusive interview after the battle. “I saw figures. Not droids. Not our own warriors. I know how the Jedi walk. But when I spoke up, they laughed at me. They said I was paranoid.”

Another worker, Kreezlik, confirmed this: “There were whispers among us that something was wrong. We found prints in the dust that weren’t ours. Equipment moved overnight, but the droids detected no intruders. When we tried to report it, we were told to focus on production. We knew something was coming, but no one believed us.”

The Jedi Order’s ability to move unseen was aided, ironically, by the arrogance of Dooku and his allies. They assumed they were untouchable. They believed their droid patrols and sensor grids were impenetrable. They underestimated us.

The Convergence

By the time the final Jedi teams arrived, we were scattered across the planet in hidden pockets, waiting for Windu’s signal. The moment was fast approaching, and we all felt it—through the Force, through the sand, through the tension in the air.

We had done the impossible. Nearly two hundred Jedi had infiltrated Geonosis without the Separatists realizing it. But stealth would not last forever. Soon, our blades would ignite, and the first battle of the Clone Wars would begin.

The Force had guided us here unseen. Now, it would guide us into battle.

Post-Battle: The Spectators' Perspective

After the dust settled, the Geonosian arena was left in ruins, bloodstains mixing with the sand, shattered droids strewn about like discarded scraps. The spectators who had once cheered at the execution of Jedi prisoners now spoke in hushed tones, their voices tinged with disbelief and fear.

One Geonosian, Klik'ruhn, had watched the entire event unfold. "It was like a storm—one moment, we were celebrating, the next, Jedi were everywhere. They came from the shadows, from nowhere. We thought it was a show at first, some elaborate deception. Then the blasters fired, and we realized we were watching a war unfold."

Another witness, a young Geonosian named Prik’tal, recounted the chaos: "The droids were strong, we thought they would handle it. But the Jedi... they moved like lightning. They deflected everything. I saw one Jedi leap from the execution pillar and take out three droids before his feet touched the ground. We had never seen anything like it."

The murmurs of discontent spread among the Geonosians. For the first time, some began questioning their leaders, questioning Dooku, questioning why they had been dragged into this war.

The Jedi had come unseen, but they had left an impact that could never be ignored.

End Transmission.

Source: JEDI IN THE SHADOWS: How We All Ended Up on Geonosis Without Anyone Noticing