While in orbit around the dying star Abregado Jedi Master Plo Kun and his fleet of Starships are attacked by a massive Separatist Starship called the Malevolent and it's secret weapon the Ion Cannon. Plo Kun's entire fleet is wiped out in one shot! Waiting for rescue Plo Kun and a handful of Clone Troopers fight for survival in the wreckage.

Meanwhile Anakin and his apprentice Ahsoka defy the council and set out on a rescue mission, hoping someone survived the devastating attack against all odds.