Shadow was on the Malevolence alongside side general Grievous and his master Count Dooku. The three had been on the outer rim testing the ship on republic fleets firing the EMP canon attached to the side of the enormous ship they and hundreds of droids were on. 

Currently, they were in the Abregado system with a republic fleet heading to attack. 

"General Grievous this will be a suitable test for our new weapon you may fire when ready", Count Dooku said in a calm tone.

"Yes my lord", Grievous responded the droids powering up the weapon, "Fire!". 

The ship fired the EMP blast. The blast itself is a pinky purple with electricity sparking from the center. The blast's effect was instantaneous the fleet losing power and the nose of the ships tilting down. 

"Their shields are down"

"All canoes fire", Grievous ordered. The fleet went up in flames. Escape pods firing from the main fleet become lost in the asteroid field. 

"Another successful test wouldn't you say count", Grievous said to Dooku.

"We must keep our position secret".

"Now it's time to play your part", Dooku said looking at Shadow. Shadow had a twinge in his heart at the sight of the fleet's destruction. Pushing his feelings aside Shadow activated his ability to tap into the shadow realm and project it into reality. Shadow's chest had a wispy shadow ball that fed into a map of the Abregado system a wisp appearing where Shadow could feel a shadow or a mirror of life. 

Shadow had his hood down his eyes in full view the black sclera dripping an ink-like substance down his cheeks the pupil's usual bright white shine dulled down. 

Shadow was breathing harshly the projection taking a toll on his body as he began to tremble in exhaustion and once the Count gave him the signal, he fell to the floor in exhaustion.

"Send out the hunters! I want all those life pods destroyed", Dooku ordered the droids to head to the positions on the map. 

Shadow was hunched over on the floor ink tears falling from his eyes stuck in their shadow state. Shadow's breathing has been harsh and erratic chest heaving in pain hands gripping the shirt in front of his chest. 

"Get up, we have no time for this", Dooku ordered in a stern voice. 

"Yes, Sir", Shadow weakly said using the railing to stand up. Shadow's legs were still wobbly from the lack of energy but managed to get his footing. While he could hear a scoff coming from the droid general.

The control panel started to beep signaling the loss of the hunter ship. 

"Sir we've lost all contact with the hunter ship", A droid managing the controls said

"Perhaps there are some survivors putting up a fight"

"That is something we can not have", Dooku said gravely. 

After time had passed and the droids were still looking for the pod hunter with no success.

"There's still no signal from the pod hunter", a droid said manning the controls

"Reduce speed and turn on scanners we will find who is responsible", Grievous ordered. 

"we're picking up a faint signal from a droid not one of ours", The same droid says 

"Move us into attack position!", grievous said annoyed. 

Before long an energy signal appeared on the scanner. 

"Sir the enemy is attempting to flee through the debris field", the droid reports.

"General I don't want any witnesses", Dooku says 

"Energize plasma routers", Grievous orders the droids to get to work. 

"Target ranged almost locked"

"They're not going to get away", Grievous says a hint of arrogance in his voice.

"Enemy ship targeted general"

"Fire!". 

The ship manages to escape the EMP field maneuvering out the debris field and into hyperspace making Shadow feel strange at their escape. Grievous screams at his failure grasping at the air in the direction the ship went. 

"Now the republic will learn of our Ion canon", Grievous yells Dooku's face turning grim. The droids on board all look to Dooku including Grievous the only one not looking is Shadow his face to the ground standing on the lower floor next to Dooku

"Your failure is most unfortunate I will have to discuss this with my master", Dooku says walking away and signaling for his apprentice to join him. Shadow dons his hood walking alongside his master making sure he stayed a couple of steps behind feeling a glare to the back of his head. They reached the ships as Dooku was about to leave he turned to his apprentice who was about to follow after him. 

"You are to stay here and assist the General and to be my eyes and ears", Dooku waited for an answer. 

"Yes, sir", Shadow said bowing slightly and turning to return to the bridge. The hum of the spacecraft told Shadow that Dooku had left choosing not to turn back he continued to the bridge. 

Time passed as Shadow reached the bridge when he did he could see the number of republic and supply ships being decimated by the Malevolence.

"So much for the Jedi escort", General Grievous said wheezing as he spoke. 

"The last transport is fleeing General, you've got them on the run", the droid reported 

"They will not get far charge the plasma routers", Grievous says

"Fire! Ion cannon", Grievous give the order to fire as they shoot down the supply ship a lump appears in Shadow's throat. Shadow finds it hard to swallow. 

"This is more fun when they aren't firing back"

"I still can't seem to hit anything", the droids say giving into friendly banter before the Grievous destroys the latter droid. 

"Grievous those battle droids are expensive, the Jedi are never that harsh with their clones", Dooku scolds. 

"The care the Jedi show for their troops is a weakness", Grievous argues back

"A weakness we will continue to exploit, I have the coordinates for a new target the republic's secret outer rim medical center it is unprotected, and treating over 60,000 wounded clones we will do them a favor and put them out of their misery. Once we have destroyed it there will be nowhere for the Jedi to send their troops and they will die", Dooku explains. 

"it will be a pleasure my lord", Grievous says a smirking tone appearing

"I am confident leaving the ship under your command General and do look over my apprentice they could learn from you", Dooku finished disappearing from his hologram. 

After the discussion with Dooku, a droid alerts them to the screen showing the last destroyed supply ship had launched escape pods and was leaving. 

"Target those escape pods I have a reputation to uphold", Grievous orders. 

"Perhaps we should continue onward to the medical center the ship's size already makes for a long journey and the quicker we make it to the center the less time they'll have to evacuate", Shadow suggested only to meet with General Grievous in his face. 

"You may be our 'secret weapon', but you'd do well to learn your place", Grievous threatens gripping Shadow's throat slightly and lifting him in the air before throwing him back down. Shadow gripped his throat coughing. 

"Y-yes, sir", Shadow said a glaze to the ground, and brows furred in pain. 

Shadow stayed quiet for the foreseeable duration of the trip. As the Malevolence was in hyperspace a droid alerted the General of their position. 

"Sir, the nav computer says we only have one parsecs to go"

"Good, we will maximize our casualties with our attack", Grievous says in the delight at his soon victory. 

"General there's an incoming transmission from Count Dooku", another droid informs both Grievous and Shadow walk to hear out their superior. 

"General Grievous I have received news from Darth Sidious the republic has launched a small strike force to attack the malevolence", Dooku informs. 

"Let the republic come! Our ship is unstoppable!", Grievous declares his arrogance taking hold. 

'If you do not cease this arrogant banter this ship will be wreckage', was the only thought that swirled in Shadow's mind. 

"Skywalker is leading the mission, do not underestimate him", Dooku says seemingly fed up with Grievous arrogance as well. 

"Haaa? If anything it will be Skywalker who will underestimate this ship and its power", Grievous says not taking note of Dooku's underlying command to Shadow. 'Keep this fool in line. 

Dooku ends the transmission with a scowl still on his face. Grievous turned to Shadow, "You may be of use for now". Grievous says. Shadow knew of the General's dislike of him from the beginning even in the shadow realm Greivous's shadow held the same disdain for him as did his real self. Grievous despised the apprentice and believed himself to be more of value than a lightly useful child. 

The Malevolence came out of hyperspace arriving at the medical station along with Skywalker's strike force.

"A squadron of republic fighters is approaching", a droid informs

"Skywalker", Grievous says in delight, while Shadow was awaiting his defeat and his arrogance becomes his undoing. 

"Launch fighters and bring the ship around!", Grievous commanded 

"But, General the medical center is right there, and judging by those transports they still haven't evacuated all the clones yet we could-", Shadow tried to reason before Grievous walked over and gripped the teenager by his throat. 

"Hold your tongue !", Grievous growled out holding Shadow by his throat off the ground the boy wheezing and his arms helplessly trying to pry the droid's arms off of him and his legs flailing. Grievous throws him down more harshly than the other times and turns back to his platform. 

"Target the transports first I want every single ship destroyed!", Grievous ordered 

"Roger, Roger"

The Malevolence fires the Ion cannon knocking out the transport ships before opening fire as the ships become no more than firey scrap in space. 

"Ha this is too easy", Grievous laughs. 

"Charge the Ion cannon and prepare to fire"

"But, Sir our fighters will be caught in the blast", a droid tries to reason 

"Fire at my command"

"Fire!"

Grievous laughs that the struggle the fighters have at evading the cannon. Skywalker's striker forces tilted up to the edge of the blast in an attempt to avoid the cannon's attack. Two of his ships were destroyed in a crash while three were caught in the blast. 

The fighters still came for the bridge even with almost half their ships gone. 

"Sir the enemy ships are closing", a droid says to Grievous

"Let them come prepare the Ion cannon! First, we will destroy the medical station then we will deal with skywalker", Grievous orders. Shadow wanted to say something, but in fear of retaliation, he stayed silent. 

"I have a bad feeling about this", the droid voiced out Shadow's thoughts. 

"Ion cannon ready"

"Station has been targeted"

"Start the Ion cannon acceleration!", Grievous ordered. 

The ships suddenly changed directions as they headed for the cannon. 

"Ion cannon 75% charged"

"Hurry!", Grievous ordered impatiently.

Skywalker's fighters switch their target from the bridge to the cannon slipping between the crevices between the generator and the cannon itself. The whole ship shook when the fighters launched their bombs into the generator making the cannon backfire. There was extensive damage to the ship and the Jedi were chasing them down. 

The ship was slowly falling apart. The systems slowly failed, the hyperdrive was damaged, and the engines were failing fast. 

"GeneraI, I have arranged a trap that will give you an advantage over the Jedi", Dooku says to General Grievous. 

"l, assure you, that is unnecessary", Grievous tries to convince Dooku. 

"Do not compound your failure on this day by allowing our prize warship to fall", Dooku says about losing his patience. 

"My lord, they will never capture me or this ship", Grievous says still trying to convince Dooku.

"Heading toward you is a very important Galactic senator", Dooku says ignoring Grievous's attempts. "With her as your hostage, they will call off their attack".

"As you wish, my lord", Grievous says seeing no way of convincing the lord of his nonexistent success. 

"Sir, we're scanning a small ship off our bow", a droid says. 

"Good. Our hostage has arrived", Grievous says with an arrogant tone. "Activate the tractor beam!". 

"Sir, the Republic cruisers have halted their attack", a different droid says.

"Jedi are so predictable. Get the repair team up here. Continue working on the hyperdrive. I'm going down to the main hangar. This ship must be returned to Count Dooku intact", Grievous says walking out of the bridge, "There is no room for failure".

Grievous moves to walk out the door before looking at Shadow who was standing next to the door. Shadow wasn't looking at Grievous, but rather at his feet with his head down. 

"Come with me. You might be useful after all", Grievous says glaring at the boy. Shadow's eyes widened, surprised that Grievous would have him accompany him. 

"Yes, sir", Shadow says putting up his hood and following the General out.