Forces of Infinity

The third Avenger to make their grand entrance to the Galaxy was Colonel James Rhodes, the War Machine. Being a soldier, there was perhaps no more fitting place for him to be. He aided Captain Fordo and another of my mentors, Obi Wan Kenobi in the Battle of Muunilinst and their clash with the bounty Hunter Durge. Rhodey and Obi Wan would continue to fight side by side, and together they would even restructure the entire Republic Military.

-An excerpt from The Fight for Justice, by Luke Skywalker

Rhodey’s entire body hurt. Even with his suite on. The Air Force Colonel opened his eyes to see himself standing in a pile of rubble. With a grunt he stood up and examined his surroundings. He stood in what appeared to be a city of Greco-Roman buildings, but with a lot of green glass.

“Okay, this doesn’t look like any city I know.” Then Rhodey remembered what transpired at the DODC. “Oh, you’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.” He was on an alien planet in a different galaxy.

War Machine activated his comms to see if he could contact his teammates. “Cap? Nat? Sam? Do you copy?” There was no response. He was all alone…or so he thought.

“Colonel Rhodes.”

Rhodey perked up at that voice. “FRIDAY? Is that you?”

“Affirmative Colonel.”

“How do I still have access to you? I’m definitely out of range.”

“Boss installed a copy of my matrix in your suite for emergencies such as this.”

The Avenger silently thanked his best friend for having such foresight. Deciding that nothing was gonna happen if he stayed where he was, Rhodey flew through the streets.

“FRIDAY, are there any people in the area?”

“The scanners show movement to your immediate left.”

Rhodey hovered in the air and stared at the building to his left. He saw no more than five robots standing on a balcony. They had light brown plating, skinny limbs, rectangular chests, and cylindrical heads. One of them had yellow markings.

“Is that one of ours?”

“I don’t know.”

“I don’t like it. Open fire!” the yellow marked one ordered.

Oh yeah…one of them had a rocket launcher. Said robot obeyed it’s Commander, and launched a rocket at the Avenger.

Rhodey immediately flew out of the way. The missile passed right by him, and exploded on impact with a nearby building.

War Machine understood that these robots were definitely a threat, so he launched a few missiles of his own.

“Uh oh-” the droids said before they were blown to smithereens.

The Air Force Colonel had no idea what to do. He was in hostile territory and had nowhere to go. Then to his disbelief, a solution literally fell out of the sky.

An aircraft of some sort crashed into a nearby street. After a few moments, a man in white and red armor climbed out, and was followed by ones in white and blue armor.

Soon as they were all together, the droids in the surrounding buildings opened fire on the soldiers.

Thinking fast, Rhodey flew to their aide. While he didn’t know who these men were, he did know that they were against those robots. And so was he.

“FRIDAY, where are those shots coming from?!”

“These ones here.” The AI highlighted the droids locations on his HUD.

He fired a volley of missiles targeted at the droids. They were gone in seconds.

After making short work of the hostiles, the Colonel landed before the armored soldiers on the ground. “Everyone here okay?”

The soldiers just stared at him. “Uh…who are you?”

Rhodey retracted his helmet, “Colonel James Rhodes. Code name, War Machine. Member of the Avengers.”

The soldiers stood at attention when he said he was a Colonel. The red marked one stared at him with suspicion. “General Kenobi didn’t mention anyone else would be on this assignment.”

“I’m not in your military. In fact…okay, this is gonna sound strange, but I’m not even from your Galaxy.”

“Uh…what?”

“I have absolutely no idea where I am or what exactly is going on here.”

This is not the situation Captain Fordo thought he would be in when he woke up this morning. What this man was saying made zero sense…but he help them out just now, so it appeared he was telling the truth.

With a sigh, the Captain began to speak. “You’re on the planet Muunilist. This is an active war zone. We are soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic. We are a crucial mission at the moment, so if you want any more answers, you’ll have to help us.”

Rhodey mulled it over. He would be getting involved in a war that he knew nothing about. However, he needed help in this unknown Galaxy. With no other options, the Avenger made his decision. “What’s the objective?”

The long ranged Separatist cannon continued to keep the Republic forces at bay, firing one shot after the other. The droids standing before the great behemoth continued to patrol the area in relative peace. Then a grappling hook landed close to one of the guards.

The B1 battle droid stared at the hook in confusion before its head was blown off by a blaster bolt. This attack was then followed by the arrival of ten ARC Troopers climbing the side of the building, and opening fire on the droids.

“Clones! Open fire! We outnumber them!”

Then a black and silver armored individual flew above everyone, and shot at the droids from their shoulder mounted machine gun.

The droid that spoke looked around at its surroundings to see that it was the only one left. “I guess we’re outnumbered now.” Fordo then shot the droid in the head.

War Machine then looked to the lead ARC Trooper. “Clear the area. I’ll take care of this cannon.”

Fordo nodded, and led his men to the top of the cannon’s command tower. Once they were up there, Rhodey flew above the cannon and fired a volley of missiles at it. They exploded on impact, and remains fell to the city streets.

The Clones’ eyes were wide with amazement. Never had any of them seen a thing like this. While they were reminded of the Mandalorians, this armor was something else entirely.

The Avenger landed before the Republic soldiers and said, “Alright, Captain. What’s the next move?”

“Well, first we General Kenobi to-” At that very moment, said Jedi landed in front of the group. Fordo turned to Obi Wan. “We’re all set, General.”

“Very good. Let’s end this battle, Captain.” Kenobi then turned to the Avenger. “I don’t recognize this one. Who are you?”

“I’ll have to answer that later.”

“Very well.”

San Hill stared at the hologram of the battle in absolute fear. Durge was supposed to stop the Republic's advancement, but he clearly failed in that matter.

Then, much to the Muun’s fear, an explosion emerged from the ceiling. The Clones, War Machine, and Obi Wan Kenobi all landed on the floor, and launched their attack.

The Clones shot droids left and right. But when Droidekas entered the battle, that was when the Jedi and Avenger did their part. While Obi Wan cut them down with his lightsaber, Rhodey gave himself a little more distance. As he flew over the rolling death balls, his suite released a few bombs that destroyed all of them.

“The area is secure of any hostiles, sir,”

“Good to hear, FRIDAY.”

The Colonel turned to the center of the room, where Fordo held an alien with a tall head ima tight grip.

“Please do not hurt me, I’m merely a banker!” The IGBC Chairman pleaded with Kenobi.

“That remains to be seen. And shall be determined by your unconditional surrender.”

A loud noise suddenly took everyone’s attention.

“Colonel Rhodes, we have a bogey coming on our six.

At that moment, a large armored individual flew through the window and began firing upon them. Clones left and right were dropping like flies. Two more Clones standing by Rhodey were hit, and fell to the ground dead.

Literally everyone returned fire with everything they had. Blaster bolts flew. Thermal detonators were tossed. Missiles were launched by ARC Troopers and War Machine respectively. The spot where the bounty hunter stood was filled with smoke.

“FRIDAY, did we get him?”

“No.”

A massive arm made up of fleshy strands launched out of the smoke, and swung at any approaching Clones. They hit the walls and were killed on impact. The smoke cleared to reveal that Durge’s armor was gone, except for his helmet.

The Jedi ran towards the threat and severed its arm. But then much to Rhodey’s astonishment, the removed limb crawled back to its owner, and reattached itself.

“How the hell do we stop this thing?!”

Kenobi was the one to answer the Avenger’s question. “He’s a Gen’Dai! Nothing less than a star will kill him!”

Rhodey cursed at that. It’s not like he carried a star in his pocket.

…Wait a minute…

The Colonel looked down at his chest plate. The arc reactor was a miniature fusion reactor, and stars were nuclear fusion on a massive scale. A plan quickly formed in his head. He knew what he had to do.

“FRIDAY, you have the blueprints for the arc reactor downloaded, right?”

“Yes, I do, Colonel Rhodes. Though, I must warn you that removing the arc reactor will render your suite inoperable until you can replace the power source. And I will not be able assist you, as well.”

“That’s a chance I’ll have to take. Canopy!” War Machine’s armor then opened up, and Rhodey practically ran out of it. He turned to the Jedi and Captain nearby. “Cover me while I remove this! It should be able to kill him!”

They both nodded at this, and looked back at Durge to see him holding a poor Clone by the throat in one hand.

“I’m the most dangerous bounty hunter to ever live! I was the best. I am the best! But then I hibernate for sixty years, and I wake up to find that a disgusting mandalorian had stolen my crown!” The Gen’Dai spat out like his words were poison. “And to make things worse, he gets killed before I can ever get to him! But while I don’t have him, I do have his clones. And I must say-” the Clone thrashed around desperately as Durge squeezed. It wasn’t long before the sickening sound of a crack was heard, and the Clone went limb. “I’m not impressed.” The bounty hunter threw the Clone’s corpse to the ground like it was garbage.

“You’ll regret that,” Obi Wan said just before he launched a powerful force push in Durge’s direction.

The Gen’Dai was flung across the room. But before he could hit the wall, he stretched his arms toward the ceiling, and swung back to his adversary. He brought his arms down upon the Jedi, to crush him. But Kenobi dodged the attack with backflip, and landed on the holotable.

Durge swung at him again, and broke the table in half. Obi Wan slipped off the table and fell to the ground. The bounty hunter did not hesitate, he grabbed the Jedi, and pulled him into his fleshy body!

“General!” many Clones shouted in horror and anger.

Fordo was the first to act. He aimed his wrist gauntlet at the Gen’Dai and fired a cable that landed on his head. Electricity coursed through the wire and began to electrocute Durge.

He twisted and thrashed in pain. But then to everyone’s surprise, the bounty hunter tilted his head, and sent the electricity back to Fordo!

The ARC recoiled from the pain and immediately turned the cable off. The Gen’Dai raised his hulking fist and was about to bring it down on the Captain, when a blue blade protruded from his stomach.

The blade cut downward, creating a large cut in the Gen’Dai’s body. The blue blade retracted and Obi Wan Kenobi pulled himself out of Durge’s body.

He sent a massive force push that sent the bounty hunter all the way to the corner across the room.

There was a large clicking sound and everyone turned to see Rhodey holding the arc reactor in his hand.

He ran up to Fordo and Kenobi, and said, “Throw this at him! When it reaches him, shoot it!”

They did as he asked, with Obi Wan hurling the reactor with the Force, and it landed on the Gen’Dai’s chest.

Without missing a beat, Fordo fired a shot from pistol. His aim was true, as Durge was soon engulfed in a large, white explosion.

The shockwave sent everyone onto the floor. A moment later, the the burnt and broken helmet of Durge landed before Obi Wan’s feet. The Gen’Dai was no more.

“Are you alright, General?” Fordo asked. Now that he got the proper chance to look at him, Kenobi was covered in stomach acids, or whatever it was from the insides of Durge.

“Yes, Captain.” The Jedi took notice of his appearance. “It seems I’m quite the mess.”

“You could definitely use a shower,” Rhodey said.

“Thank you, by the way. If you hadn’t intervened, he would have killed more of my men.”

“It’s what an Avenger does. And speaking of your men, what did he mean by ‘clones’?”

The soldiers present then removed their helmets, showing that they all had the same face.

Rhodey blinked in surprise. “Well…that explains it.

The Clones lifted the broken table to reveal a whimpering San Hill.

“Now, where were we?” The Muun looked up to see the Jedi above him with a smug expression. “I believe you were surrendering.”

San Hill hit the floor with his fist in frustration.

After the IG Banking Clan’s surrender, Rhodey and Obi Wan began to give their explanations, while his suite was connected to a gonk droid to be recharged. Both were struggling to make heads or tails of their backgrounds.

“So let me get this straight, you are from a planet outside of this galaxy. And you are on a team of enhanced individuals that protect said planet from world ending threats.”

“Yeah. Current members are Steve Rogers, Captain America. Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow. Sam Wilson, the Falcon. Wanda Maximoff. Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver. The android Vision. And me, War Machine.”

“Do you know where the rest could be?”

Rhodey shook his head. “They could be anywhere in this galaxy.”

“Well, know that I will do whatever I can to help you. It’s the least I can do after your help today.”

The Avenger gaze met the hilt hanging on the Jedi’s belt. “What’s your deal exactly? You said you’re part of this group of warrior monks that protect this galaxy.”

Knowing what the Colonel was talking about, Kenobi began to explain. “We Jedi are the keepers of the peace. Right now, it is our duty to end this war as quickly as possible.”

“Right. And what is this ‘Force’ you talked about?”

“The Force is an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. We Jedi are more sensitive to the Force than other beings. This is the source of our abilities.”

“Kinda wish we had you guys on Earth. Would have made things a lot easier.”

“Earth? Is that the name of your planet?”

“Yeah,” Obi Wan had a pensive look that made Rhodey ask, “Do you know about it?”

“The name rings a bell. Though I can’t remember off the top of my head.”

This filled Rhodey with a little hope that he would at least be able to find a way back to Earth. Lord knows that Tony was worried sick about him.

The sound of a ship was heard from above.

“General, the ship Commander Skywalker pursued is heading this way! We have guns ready to take it down!”

“Hold your fire, Captain!” Obi Wan said with a relieved smile.

The ship that resembled an asian fan landed before the group. The Clones all had their blasters trained on the cockpit. Then it opened up to reveal-

“Commander Skywalker!”

Anakin hoped down from the fighter, and walked towards his master with his head hung low.

“You were right, Master. It was a trap. Laid out by the Sith. And I ran headlong into it.” Then he gave Kenobi a look of pride. “But I emerge victorious!”

Obi Wan did not share the sentiment. “Indeed. But that battle should never have been fought. I find the Sith’s interest in you most troublesome. This is precisely why you must follow my orders! Another defiance could lead us in a dangerous-” He was cut off by the sound of his communicator. The Jedi answered it to see the hologram of Master Daakman Barrek. The man was running, and deflecting blaster bolts heading in his direction.

“General Kenobi?! General Kenobi?!”

“Master Barrek.”

“We need immediate evac from planet Hypori! Our forces are totally destroyed! Only…only a few of us left. New droid general! General Grievous is hunting us! He’s unstoppable. Our new friend has helped us the best he can, but we can’t hold out for long! Must- AH!”

The hologram disappeared.

“Master Barrek!” The Jedi Knight shouted with a newfound urgency.

The lifeless arm of Master Barrek fell to the dirt. His communicator rolled from his hand before it stopped, and the hologram of Obi Wan Kenobi was shown.

“Come in! Master Barrek! Come in!”

The communicator was brutally crushed by a large metal clawed foot.

A massive army of B2 battle droids swarmed the area. Said area was littered with destroyed Republic ships. The droids were firing upon a wrecked Acclamator. They all kept marching towards the enormous scrap pile. Then a metal clawed hand gestured them all to stop. Silence now permeated the battlefield.

Shadowy figures ran across the wreck.

Peeking his head out of the scrap pile he hid behind, Master Ki Adi Mundi scanned the area with suspicion. “Why have they stopped?”

“Master?” asked the Padawan behind him.

“Go. Go,” the Jedi Master ordered as he pointed behind them to the inside of the wreckage.

Both Jedi then ran inside and met with the only survivors. They all looked worse for wear. Their clothes were torn. Their bodies were cut and bruised. And their spirits were crushed by the loss of all their men. And now they lost Master Barrek, one of the leading Generals in the war. There were now only six Jedi left: Ki Adi Mundi, Shaak Ti, Aayla Secura, Tarr Seirr, Sha’a Gi, and K’Kruhk.

K’Kruhk breathed heavily, “Unstoppable. He is unstoppable.”

“Never have we been outmaneuvered by droids. His strategy is without flaw,” Shaak Ti commented with a dejected look.

“This is the end! We’re all doomed!” Sha’a Gi said with absolute dread.

“Look,” all turned to their new friend. When their ships crashed, he was there to pull them out of the rubble. He fought by their side, and has kept them alive this long. He wasn’t force sensitive, but the way he moved, and the sheer strength he possessed made up for it. Then there was his shield. It could cut through droids like butter. Blaster bolts would bounce off on impact. It could even block a lightsaber! Captain America looked them all in the eye, “I know things look hopeless. We’re incredibly outnumbered. And that guy is ruthless. But I’ve been through worse and have come out on top. My friends and I are a team of enhanced individuals like you. The six of us against an entire army. We all fought together. Heck, my friend Clint fought those things with a stick and a string! And they dropped like flies. If my friends and I could survive that, then so can we.”

The moods of the Masters and Knights increased. The Padawn was less hopeful, but his spirits were slightly lifted. K’Kruhk nodded his head at the Avenger’s words. Shaak Ti let out a small smile. They didn’t know how he did it, but Rogers had a way of giving people strength and hope by just talking.

The moment was ended by the loud voice of General Grievous.

“Jedi!” The group in the wrecked Acclamator ignited their lightsabers and ran to what passed as windows. Mundi and Steve kept their eyes on the entrance. “You are surrounded! Your army is decimated! Make peace with the Force, now! But know that I, General Grievous, am not completely without mercy. I will grant you a warrior’s death! Prepare!”

There was a moment of silence, before a loud clanking noise was heard. Steve and Mundi both raised an eyebrow at that.

“I can't see anything,” said Tarr Seirr.

“That noise…” said Shaak Ti.

“He is coming, alone,” Ki Adi noted.

“We can’t face him!” the Padawan shouted with dread.

“We don’t have a choice. But remember, we don't have to win. We just have to hold him off until the rescue team arrives,” said the Avenger.

“We don't know if anyone's coming!”

“We must try, Padawan!” barked the Cerean Council Member.

The clanking noise kept getting louder and louder.

Igniting his green blade and stepping back, Tarr said, “It’s close! But where?!”

“It’s all around us!” shouted Sha’a.

The group began to cluster together. As the noise continued, the Captain noticed something. “It’s a fear tactic. He’s trying to lure us out.”

“Steady,” Mundi ordered. Sweat was dripping down his hand and onto his hilt. His eyes narrowed. “Steady.”

The clanking stopped. The Padawan looked around before shouting loudly and running out of the wreckage.

“No!” “Wait!” shouted Mundi and Rogers at the same time, and ran after him.

Sha’a Gi continued and was crushed by the falling form of the Separatist General.

The Jedi and Avenger skidded to a stop. Grievous rose to his full height, and his entire imposing figure could now be seen. The cyborg was taller than all of them. The only flesh that could exist in his body was what remained of his head and the organs in his chest. His body was made of a white plated metal. His hands and feet were clawed. He wore a white cape with a red inner cloth. But the most frightening thing was the collection of lightsabers on his belt. All from Jedi he had killed during this battle alone.

As Ki Adi Mundi ignited his lightsaber, Steve got in front of them all with his shield raised in defense. “Get back!”

The cyborg leaded into the air and out of sight. Everyone began to step back into the darkness of the wreckage. Their backs were close together in a defensive position. Little did they know that their adversary was hanging upside down, right above where they now stood.

Grievous let go of the ceiling and dropped down to the Jedi and Avenger. They heard the noise and scattered before the cyborg could reach them. Upon landing, he ignited two lightsabers, one blue, and one green.

Ki Adi and Aayla struck first, with their attacks being parried, and the two Jedi were forced back. K'Kruhk and Tarr tried attacking from behind the General, but he blocked their strikes. Shaak and Steve joined in from his sides, with the Jedi attempting a downward strike, and the Super Soldier making a jab with his shield. The Separatist blocked them by rotating his arms at high speeds like they were helicopter blades. Everyone tried to land a hit, but this new wall was unyielding.

Grievous, his arms still rotating, walked towards the Captain, forcing him back and away from the others. The Jedi followed to aid their comrade. Steve raised his shield in defense. The General now began to bring his sabers down upon the shield in turn. His strikes were hard and fast.

The Avenger didn’t want to admit it, but he was exhausted. He’d been fighting this monster and his army all day, and was now running purely on adrenaline. He couldn’t last much longer. His arms were shaking from the stain of the blows.

The General swung both his blades horizontally from the right, striking the shield and forcing Steve's arm out of the way, leaving him exposed.

Grievous seized the opportunity and grabbed the Captain’s leg with his metal foot, and hurled him across the room. Steve crashed into a pile of scraps and was, for the moment, out of action.

The Jedi arrived and began their attack, forgetting that the goal was to survive, not to win. The General met them with parries and overhead strikes. Then he flipped over, stood on his hands, and fought them with lightsabers held by his feet.

It was clear that he was just toying with them now. He could end this battle whenever he wanted. While it was life or death for the Force Users, it was a game for the Kalish. He was the hunter, and they were his prey. And as much fun as the hunter was having, he wanted to finish his prey.

The cyborg flipped over, held his lightsabers in his hands again, and swung them both down at Mundi. The Jedi leaped out of the way, and landed on a horizontal pipe above the group. He launched a powerful force push in the General’s direction. Grievous jumped out of the way, the spot where he had been standing becoming a crater soon afterwards. He landed up high on the wall, far from his opponents. And like a tiger hidden in the jungle, he stared at his prey before pouncing a moment later.

He landed right in the middle of the group. The force of the impact pushed all but K’Kruhk away several feet (or meters for my non American readers). It also caused the Whiphid to lose his hood and shirt, exposing his furry chest. K’Kruhk charged at the General, swinging his green blade. They traded blows until the Jedi tried to sever Grievous’s right hand. Instead, he threw his saber high up, and moved his hand to a safe distance. Then with a powerful swipe, he forced the Jedi’s lightsaber downward. Next he caught his own blue blade, and brought it down on Master K’Kruhk, seemingly killing him.

Shaak Ti’s eyes widened in horror as her comrade’s body fell. Without hesitating, she lifted a large pile of scrap, and hurled it towards the General. He responded by cutting them up with his sabers.

With the cyborg distracted, Tarr came from behind in an attempt to deal a blow to the General. Unfortunately for him, Grievous saw it coming.

Using his foot, he grabbed the Cerean by the face, and shoved it to the ground. The force was enough to kill the Jedi.

Secura leaped at the cyborg, trying to land a hit. Then he did a backflip, caught the Twi'lek with his other foot, and threw both living and dead Jedi into the air, where they crashed into the ceiling.

Shaak and Ki Adi charged at the General from both sides, and swung their blades at him. The three traded blows, none landing a hit, until he began spinning his hands at high speeds.

Both Jedi were terrified at the moment. Nothing could stop him it seemed. Everything they did he would repel easily, and would respond with certain death.

Steve rose up, now regaining consciousness. He saw battle ahead of him, and with all the strength he had left, hurled his vibranium shield at the cyborg.

The shield struck Grievous in the chest, leaving a big dent. He barreled over into a coughing fit. The shield bounced off the walls. The two Jedi had to duck to avoid getting hit. Now it struck the General in his back, just as he was standing up. The cyborg was now hunching over. He was less intimidating, but he was just as dangerous as he was before.

The shield once again bounced in Grievous’s direction. But this time, he was ready for it. Eyes narrowing, the Kalish warrior raised his foot, and caught the shield. Keeping the momentum, he spun around, and hurled the metal disc right at the kneeling Captain America.

Steve raised his arms to catch it, but he was off by a second. He did manage to grab the shield, but not before it impaled itself into his left leg.

Rogers screamed in pain. It was utter agony. But then, as soon as the pain came it left. Confused, Steve pulled his shield out and didn’t feel a thing. That’s when it dawned on him…he’d lost feeling in his leg entirely.

While this went on, the battle between the remaining Jedi and Grievous resumed. Mundi swung his blade at the General from behind. But not only did he duck from the blow, he kicked the Cerean so hard that he crashed into a pile of scrap. Massive pipes come crashing down from the impact. His lightsaber clattered the floor.

Shaak Ti was now left to fend for herself. Grievous swung his blades at her relentlessly. She could hold him off for much longer.

Mundi groggily rose to his feet. And Steve, despite his severe injury, rose up as well. Though he favored his right leg for obvious reasons. He managed to stop the bleeding by tying a piece of torn robes around it. He was far from his prime condition, but it would have to do.

Seeing that the two were back on their feet, Shaak called out to them for help. “Ki Adi! Steve! Hurry!”

Mundi and Steve ran to her aid (or limped in Steve’s case), though it was for not. The cyborg swiped the blue blade out of her hand. He swung at her to deal the killing blow, but she sent a force push against the lightsaber. Unfortunately, this sent her flying backwards, and she crashed into a pile of rubble.

“No! Shaak Ti!” shouted the Cerean Jedi.

Steve’s eyes narrowed. He wouldn't let Grievous get away with the things he’d done today. He swore it.

Grievous turned to them both, particularly at Rogers. There was pure hatred in his eyes.

Ki Adi reached out, and tried to pull his lightsaber to him. Just as the hilt began to move, The cyborg stepped on it, and picked it up with his foot. The General now held three lightsabers.

The Jedi and Avenger were momentarily scarred by this, but then buried it. Mundi then reached out and pulled a lightsaber from Grievous’s belt, and ignited the green blade upon obtaining it.

Steve grabbed the strap on his shield, and pulled it as tight as he could, letting out a grunt.

The two stood at the ready.

A moment passed where they all stared at each other. Then Grievous leaped into the air, blades raised and ready to kill his opponents.