SoftWare: Dialogue will appear from now on.
Gakowa: Did you have to tell about us getting our butts kicked?
SoftWare: It's part of the story, I can't leave it out.
Gakowa: Darn.
Star Wars
Jedi Knights of Earth
Book III
The Legacy of Gakowa Raso (formerly to be known as The Centennial War)
Chapter One
Reunion
(EV Poseidon, last known coordinates of EV Apollo)
The Poseidon sailed through the darkness of space, searching for its sister ship, the Apollo. A report had stated the
appearance of a warp gate outside of Terran technology. However, all contact with the Apollo, the Hades, and the
Victory-class star destroyers had been lost afterwards. Jack couldn't help but worry. It was then that his distortion table
detected a lone shape, 20,000 kilometers off the starboard bow. "Helmsman, I'm detecting a cloaked vessel 20,000
kilometers off the starboard bow. Focus the ship in that direction." The helmsman nodded. "Yes, sir." Jack faced the
commsman. "Patch me through on the open channel." "Yes, sir." As the channel opened, Jack spoke. "This is the Earth
Vessel Poseidon. Please respond." A few seconds later, an Olympus-class cruiser decloaked, its registration code
appearing on the sensors. "OG-07. The Apollo, sir." Jack sighed in great relief. "Contact them." "Sir, they're contacting
us." Jack nodded to the commsman. Master Tano's face appeared on the screen. "Master. I can honestly say that I'm
glad to see you." Master Tano smiled. "The feeling's mutual." Jack's expression became serious. "What happened here?"
Master Tano sighed. "A single cruiser came through the warp gate. Its weapons and shields are unlike anything I have
seen before. We managed to cloak amidst the destruction of a Victory-class star destroyer, so they probably assumed
we were destroyed in the battle. One Victory-class star destroyer managed to escape. We think it's the Resolute II."
Jack sighed. "And the Hades?" She sighed again. "The Hades was destroyed. To the best of our knowledge, there were
no survivors." Jack slumped in his chair. His second officer put a hand of condolence on his shoulder. Jack nodded to
him in appreciation. "And the crew of the Apollo?" She made no facial reaction. "No hands lost, thankfully. There were
some injuries when the shields around the bridge were hit, but other than that, we sustained no damage to the hull.
Our shields are currently at 16%. Turbolasers are online, but rail guns are still inoperative." Jack sighed. "What about
Gakowa?" Ahsoka sighed. "It might be best for you to see for yourself." Jack faced his helmsman. "Have my fighter
ready." "Yes, sir." Jack walked off the bridge to the hangar.
(EV Apollo, port hangar)
When Jack arrived aboard the Apollo's hangar, he saw Master Tano, Master Ti, Sakowa, and the Tholothian girl Gakowa
had taken on as an apprentice waiting for him. He walked to the four, and said, "Gakowa's hurt, isn't he?" Master Tano
nodded. "He was knocked unconscious during the battle. He's in the infirmary, and he's been there for the last two
days." The five walked into the nearest lift, and Ahsoka gave the command. "Infirmary." When they arrived, Jack found
Gakowa in a bed, still unconscious. As he got closer, however, the boy started to groan. They got closer, and Gakowa's
eyes opened. He faced them, noticed Jack, then looked at his mother. "What happened?" Ahsoka sighed. "We lost."
Gakowa sighed. "I was afraid of that." He tried to get up, but winced. Facing his mother, he asked, "How bad are my
injuries?" She sighed. "You have a cracked rib, and your left leg is broken. You're not getting out of this bed until you've
recovered. Don't worry about the crew, they're all right." He sighed. "Where did that ship go?" Ahsoka sighed. "It
jumped into hyperspace shortly after the battle. We have no way of tracking its whereabouts. Fortunately, it doesn't
seem to have a cloaking device." Gakowa sighed in relief. "Meaning we can detect them if they go near Republic
worlds." Jack gently sat down next to Gakowa. "President Trump sends his congratulations, and when we get home, he
has some modifications to make to the Apollo and Poseidon. The Artemis already has the upgrades, and is waiting for
Sakowa to take command. My orders were to bring you all home, and to discover the identity of the attackers." Gakowa
sighed. "They called themselves the Centennials. They said there would be no surrender. That's all we got from them,
other than getting our butts handed to us on a silver platter." Jack snorted. Gakowa glared at him. "It's not funny,
Jack. One missile reduced the Apollo's shields to 50%. They took out the Victory-class destroyers in a single shot."
Ahsoka stroked his left lekku. "One destroyer managed to get into hyperspace. We think it's the Resolute II." Gakowa
sighed in relief. "At least Skywalker got to live to see another day." Ahsoka faced her son, and said, "I hope these
upgrades are worth it. The longer it takes to find that ship, the more dangerous the Centennials become." Gakowa took
that in, and said, "We'll beat them. I don't know how yet, but everything has a weakness." Ahsoka nodded. Facing the
others, Gakowa said, "It's not over. Not by a long shot. They took out an Olympus-class cruiser, making it as much our
fight as the Republic's." They all nodded.
A/N
SoftWare: It's war!
Gakowa: Yeah.
Jack: Who's Gakowa Raso?
SoftWare: You'll see.
Computer: SoftWare, offline.