Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues the bounty hunter to Geonosis; while transmitting a message to the Jedi Council and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan is captured.
When several thousand solar systems declare their intentions to leave the Republic, this separatist movement makes it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy.
In a second attempt on Amidala's life, the Jedi apprehend the bounty hunter but are unable to discover who is behind the plot; Amidala prepares to return to her planet of Naboo with Anakin for protection.
Unable to accept that Dark Jedi Asaji Ventress is dead, Obi-Wan recruits Anakin's assistance in hunting the Separatist commander. Their journey to their dark destination will be more perilous than either could imagine.