Star Wars: Freedoms Cry
By:
DragonRider2000
Full Summary.
11 years after The Return Of The Jedi. One Unknown Jedi still roams the reaches of the Galaxy. Trained first by Sith, then Jedi, her whole life was split after the strafing of her home planet. She lived under one name, then forsook it, only to take it back again. Now she lives two lives. Is she for the Empire? or The New Republic?
Illeya Meta, Admiral of the slowly dying Empire, stood on the platform view of her command ship, the Super Star Destroyer Dark Star.
She was a tall, Beautiful, finely built woman of the age 31. Golden Brown hair that fell over one eye, cascaded down her slim back and stopped at the hip. Her height was approximately 5 foot 11, which made her stand slightly above most other woman.
Her body was slender, but muscular, coming from 4 years of combat training of the past, military training base of Carida.
She wore a long floor length black skirt, the front of the skirt curving up to 1 inch below the knee, to expose knee high, heeled, black boots. Instead of the usual Tan admirals tunic, she wore it black, her insignia on her right collar bone. Fitted snugly around her neck was a silver clasp that connected to a black cloak that fell to the floor behind her. Black gloves fit comfortably around her hands, and a silver chain was also clasped around her neck that was the keeper of a silver diamond with an incomprehendible sign etched into it.
Her all Black figure was known and feared greatly through the galaxy, and commanded respect, which her crew gave willingly.
The Dark Star orbited the planet Myrkr, her temporary base. It was not't the best, but for now, it would do.
Illeya new the past and present history of the planet.
No Jedi had come here for the sole reason of the native tree clinging creatures known as ysalimiri. The Smuggler, Talon Karrde had made it his secret hideout 6 years before, but had to forsaken it when Grand Admiral Thrawn had put a bounty on him and his organization. Thrawn had strafed the planet's towns, leaving rubble were proud cities had once been. Now unknown to all except smuggler's, and Imperial personnel who had secretly taken its location, such as herself.
As Admiral Illeya surveyed the surrounding stars, and imperial shuttles going from ship to planet, the door to the bridge slid open, to reveal a gasping scout trooper. He made his way heavily to stand behind her, gulping for breath. Slowly, agonizingly she new for her trooper, she turned, and her sharp piercing Blue Green eyes locked on him. He immediately froze in place and saluted, still heaving. He'd obviously run from the docking bay. After a minute of silence,
"Alright, spit it out, Trooper. We don't have all the time in the galaxy." Her smooth, clear voice said coolly and patiently.
The Scout Trooper nearly jumped, but instead jerked awkwardly
"ye..yes Admiral." He stuttered. After another minute, words rushed out in a long torrent.
"Admiral, Planet security thinks and Intruder may have penetrated our defenses!."
Tech's in their stations in the crew pits turned their faces toward them, expressions surprised. Illeya kept her face impassive as she said softly
"An Intruder? How interesting…"
Her manner of saying this was layed back, and relaxed, like this happened every day, and only a hint of interest touched her words.
"Yes! An Intruder! They say they saw a regular shuttle fly down, then bank and pick up speed, heading to the forest, and when they shot at it, they think it crash landed, because it disappeared behind a mountain, but they cannot find the ship!" He spluttered.
Obviously, she thought, he hadn't had very much training in the way of talking to superiors. But that was to be expected. Running low on Stormtroopers, she was having them trained on Mykyr, that was why it had 2 SSD's, and three Victory-Class Destroyer's protecting it.
"How fascinating." She said absently.
The poor Commando. Totally Exasperated at how his Admiral wasn't taking him utterly seriously.
"Admiral! They think the intruder may be from the New Republic, because they intercepted and stopped a distress signal, and they think it may even be Han Solo!"
That Caught her attention. After a moment, she replied
"Well, then… Trooper. I will inform Base that I am coming down personally to oversee the search of a possible Intruder. Perhaps they are right… If not, well, they know the consequences for shooting down an imperial shuttle without authorization."
The Flabbergasted Trooper obviously had had no idea that she would even think of overseeing it personally, but he threw a perfect salute, and walked quickly out of the Bridge.
"Admiral?" Her captain said
"Captain, inform Base One of my arrival. I will go down by myself. Have 4 Tie Interceptors awaiting my order's."
"Yes Admiral" He said and snapped out order's to the communications officer. Illeya walked down the Bridge, boots clunking softly on the metal and Her black clad bodyguards followed her out. As Illeya walked, she thought to herself,
Han Solo is the last person the New Republic would send unless Mon Mothma and Leia Organa Solo were in deep trouble and had to know exactly were I was. But Leia would put up a good fight to keep her husband from facing me… Again. But if it is him…He might be a nice piece of bait… hmmm.
Illeya had run into Solo on a planet called Viasere 4 years ago and he had destroyed one of her battle ships that had been searching the planet for any hidden prisons that might, perhaps, hold a treasure that she had been searching for since she had been 17 years old. The ship had happened to be captained by her best friend, named Mien Saneyr, a perky 26 year old captain who had gone through a lot with her. Mien had had no time to escape the ship, and had died with it. Illeya had sworn to Solo that he would pay dearly for the death of her friend. He had only laughed, and had gone hyper before she got in range. With revenge in her heart, she'd followed him, and found him perfectly safe behind a large space fleet above Coruscant. Sending a transmission down, she had sworn to the whole of the planet that one day, they would pay. Leia Organo Solo had tried to speak to her, but all she had done was give a salute to the holoscreen, and left the planet as quietly as a Super Star Destroyer could.
She forced tears out of her eyes as the hangar bay came into view. Techs swarmed around her X-Wing/Tie Interceptor. It might look like a piece of Corellian junk, but she had modified it beyond belief. As she approached, the lead tech snapped a salute, and yelled to her
"She's all ready, Admiral. Good Luck."
Obviously, Captain Aspier had notified not only the 4 awaiting Interceptor pilots, but also the techs of the mission.
"Thank You, Chief." She said, and climbed the ladder and swung into the cockpit. Switching on her comm., she told notified her pilots
" Were going down nice and easy. Fly in tight diamond formation around me. We swing around the forest were the supposed shuttle crashed, then back to base."
4 crisp affirmatives came to her, and she switched frequencies
"Bridge, Admiral. We are clear for departure. Commencing now."
"Affirmative, Admiral. Good Luck." Aspier's voice acknowledged.
As her ship lifted from the bay, and she hit the throttle, the bay doors opened, and the stars met her eyes.
Stretching out with the force, she felt a weak, but wary, presence on planet.
Here we come Solo. There is no possible way you can escape. Not now, not ever.