Chapter I
The dawn
The galaxy is a dark place. After many years of Clone Wars the New Order was proclaimed and thus began the age of the Empire, meant to make galaxy at least a bit brighter.
- Korte! Get your pilots ready! If our intel is correct we're going to drop from the hyperspace just couple of meters from their guns' range. We don't know what type of ship is that! - Arturro Vermillion almost shouted to Leutnant Daylana Korte, his best pilot leader and friend back from the Imperial Academy.
- On my way, sir! - was her response to the commander as she runned down to hangars.
- Great! Another hostage rescue… - Korte thought sarcastically.
Wisna, a one of the kind highly modified cruiser jumped into the system and just seconds later 5 TIE Fighters flew out of her ventral hangar bay. Pirate's ship turned out to be old light freighter which had no chances as quick fighters disabled it's engines and hyperdrive.
- Their ship has been disabled, sir! - Daylana reported.
- Good job Korte, good job everyone - commander congratulated his pilots seeing them effective as always.
- Attention unknown vessel - comms came to life in the rusty, now disabled ship - This is commander Vermillion of the Imperial Navy. Free the hostages now or be destroyed. - he said not really wanting to destroy the ship and in effect kill the poor family taken hostage by the pirates. Their captain obeyed and Vermillion along with 10 troopers boarded a Sentinel-class Shuttle and docked with the Crotchet. Air-lock has opened and suddenly with a loud laugh the pirates opened fire at the boarding party.
This was a huge mistake on their part. Although they managed to hit Imperial troopers several times it had no effect. Arturro and his companions made a quick work of them. Pirate's captain, Qardin Lasek was hit in his chest. With his last dying words he asked - W… who ar.. are you?
- Special Forces - was the only answer he got and 11 men completely covered in black and blue armor were the last thing he saw in his life.