Artoo's snooping leads him to a secret control room built into the canyon-side, where he discovers that Albee Dewa is just a holographic projection animated by a team of scheming pit droids who have enslaved the Balnab. Artoo exposes the deception to the enraged Balnab denizens.
Artoo and Threepio continue their trek until their power cells are completely drained. A pirate marauder vessel lands in the jungle, drawn by the abandoned Republic Y-wing. A pair of Weequay pirates also grab the inert droids for scrap.
The droids reawaken, fully charged, but find themselves waiting to be pitted in a droid gladiator fight! The violent pirates cheer on the mechanical mayhem.
Competing in the arena is the giant K0-5D, a brutal warrior equipped with powerful servos and a flamethrower.
Just then, the pirate vessel crosses paths with General Grievous' flagship. The Separatists use the pirate vessel for target practice. A laser blast rips open a hole in the pirate ship's hull, and Artoo and Threepio are sucked out into space.
Threepio clings to Artoo as the little droid rockets toward the nearest vessel -- the Separatist dreadnought. The droids land in the hangar bay, and are immediately taken prisoner by battle droids. Artoo and Threepio are marched to the incinerator room, where they will be melted down for General Grievous' war machine.
Just then, a fleet of Republic cruisers emerges from hyperspace and attacks the Separatist dreadnought. Plo Koon leads a rescue mission that infiltrates the enemy ship. He and the Wolfpack are here to rescue the captive Adi Gallia.
General Grievous flees the battle, and R2-D2 and C-3PO emerge from the shadows, pleased to be rescued. Commander Wolffe is stunned to see these droids again. He sighs as C-3PO begins recounting, at length, their fabulous adventures.
