Darts drags Obi-Wan's weakened form across the floor. The Zygerrian's gloating is interrupted by a report from a battle droid that all the explosives in the city have been disabled. Obi-Wan has been stalling. Knowing the threat of the bombs has been neutralized, Obi-Wan reclaims his weapon, and demands D'Nar's surrender.

D'Nar does not give up so easily. He triggers a reserve explosive -- one attached to his faithful tactical droid -- as a diversion. As Obi-Wan Force-pushes the doomed droid out of the office's window, D'Nar makes his escape. Obi-Wan signals Anakin to give chase.

D'Nar boards his starship, the Tecora, and blasts off from the governor's tower landing platform. Anakin and Ahsoka use their AT-RTs to leap onto the ship. Anakin disables one of the ship's thrusters with his lightsaber.

In an attempt to eliminate his Jedi stowaways, D'Nar opens the ship's cargo hold and unleashes a ravenous, tentacled blixus creature. Anakin tries to hold off the thrashing creature while Ahsoka ventures to the ship's bridge. Anakin slays the beasts, causing the dying beast to plummet into the Kiros countryside.

D'Nar uses his electro-whip to battle with Ahsoka, but the young Padawan overpowers him. Anakin demands to know the colonists' whereabouts. Ahsoka is taken aback by Anakin's intensity. D'Nar reveals his queen is holding a slave auction of the captured colonists on Zygerria.

A thorough scan of Kiros reveals that no colonists remain on Kiros. The entire population -- 50,000 strong -- has vanished. The Jedi Council is troubled by this news. Yoda senses the return of the Zygerrian Slave Empire may herald a Sith plot.