Chapter 2 – Into the Death Star

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28th June, 4:00pm; DS-1 Orbital Battlestation: Death Star I, Meeting Room

"What do you mean you have yet to capture the fugitives that did the Internal Damage to the main cannon!" questioned Tarkin annoyed which Eversor simply dismissed with a shrug.

"Maybe a Bothan Team from the Rebels, what I do know is that they were very talented at what they did, I am having the small group of Darkside Acolytes move through the Station to look using the Force but so far no results have been garnered" answered Eversor calmly as he judged the best way to work around the problem "however the Rebels cannot hide forever"

"Reports state that a Rebel ship was taken into custody just the other day, it landed in Hanger Bay 8 however we have yet to verify whom it belongs to, it is an old YT-1300f Freighter that has been customised to seemingly a life of crime in the form of Smuggling" commented Tarkin as he watched the Sith Apprentice think "could that be their base camp on the Death Star?"

"It is a viable possibility, I will see to a boarding party and a scanning crew to search out the entire of the ship, meanwhile you have a more important task do you not?" asked Eversor and Tarkin nodded grimly.

"I will see to the repairs to the Engine Modules and the Main Laser Weapon, hopefully we should be able to get the Death Star operational soon enough, due to the Death Star's armour less than superficial damage was done to the Battle Station in its entirety" dismissed Tarkin and Eversor nodded before turning and leaving the room.

6:00pm; Alderaan Sector: Alderaan, Aldera Royal Palace: Communication Room

"I'm sorry to hear that" announced Bail Organa as he watched Grand Moff Tarkin on the Transmission "it is horrible to imagine that Alderaan would become a Battlefield after the oath of peace that we have settled on since the Clone Wars"

"Yes…shame" muttered Tarkin as he glared at the Senator from his side of the Transmission "all the same, I advise vigilance in watching your sector from now on, failure to do so will lead to occupation of your Sector by the Imperial Army"

"You would invade one of the Empire's Capital Sectors without provocation?" questioned Bail and Tarkin gave a sly smile as he watched the Senator's reaction.

"Whether you like it or not, Senator, your Sector has become a Battlefield and as a citizen of the Empire you are entitled to a certain amount of protection" announced Tarkin coldly as he bridged his fingers on his side of the transmission "the fact that this is your Sector in which you refuse an Imperial Sector Fleet is…disturbing, could you be in league with the Rebels or could you really be so much a pacifist that you have become a fool? Regardless, I would watch yourself Senator, you already lost the Princess Leia and I would hate for any more misfortunate to befall your Planetary Sector"

"Thank you, Moff Tarkin" nodded Bail before he shut off the transmission with an annoyed glint in his eye.

6:30pm; DS-1 Orbital Battlestation: Death Star I, Meeting Room

"I assume you have good news for me?" questioned Tarkin once Eversor stepped into the room which the Sith Apprentice shrugged intentionally to irritate the Moff "well?"

"There are Jedi aboard obviously, we have confirmed at least one Jedi Master and one Jedi Apprentice, also an unknown number of humanoid beings and two Droids, and with your leave I would have patrols of Stormtroopers spread out throughout the Ship to locate the intruders"

"Very well, busy yourself with this, I want you out of my sight" growled Tarkin as he ignored the Sith Apprentice with a grim scowl.

"Thank you" nodded Eversor as he paced out of the room with a grin twitching at his lips.

9:00pm; DS-1 Orbital Battlestation: Death Star I, Interrogation Room: Observation Room

"It is amazing that this boy managed to damage the Death Star" commented Tarkin as he looked out at the youth recently captured by the patrols whom was on the Interrogation/Torture table before looking at a tense Eversor with a frown "is something wrong?"

"It's a Force Sensitive thing Tarkin, you wouldn't understand it" answered Eversor curtly as he winced at the pain flowing from Luke into him "but the boy before us is more complicated and useful then you could possibly imagine"

"Hmm, your right, I don't understand" dismissed Tarkin as he crossed over to a speaker device "any updates, Interrogator?"

"Yes, there was a mention of a Ben Kenobi and the boy admits that he is son to Anakin Skywalker, a former Jedi Knight of the Old Republic" announced the Interrogator through the transmission causing Tarkin and Eversor to freeze "what should be done about him?"

"Have him contained to Cell Block 6, there he will be in complete confinement so that we can hope to use him as bait, we will decide what to do with him shortly, carry on Interrogator" announced Tarkin before turning off the Transmission and turning back to Eversor "well…this is a fascinating turn of events"

"What part is fascinating, the fact that Kenobi is on this Battle Station or the Fact that we are interrogating Darth Vader's secret child, you tell me?" questioned Eversor and Tarkin smiled slyly at the Sith Apprentice.

"The fact that you have a cousin maybe" smirked Tarkin causing Eversor to scowl.

"So? That information is simply inconsequential" dismissed Eversor as he turned away from Tarkin "however that wouldn't explain why I feel his pain, only his father would and he'd have to be nearby, which he isn't since he is still incarcerated with the Rebels and hence has been missing from public view for the last two years"

"Then you should find out" muttered Tarkin in an advising way.

"I know that, but I need some time to myself, I am going to go and meditate" announced Eversor bluntly as he turned to leave "unless there is anything else you need me to do"

"Not at present, no, go have your break" dismissed Tarkin and Eversor left without another word.

30th June, 11:30am; DS-1 Orbital Battlestation: Death Star I, Meeting Room

Darth Eversor stepped into the meeting room with a rapid pace and sat down in one of the meeting chairs with elegant precision, it seemed that Palpatine had foreseen the danger the Death Star was in now that it had been weakened and so just the other day he had told Tarkin to take the Death Star to Tarkin's homeworld of Eriadu for repairs, meanwhile the prisoners would be let free with a hidden tracking device so that they would lead the Empire back to the Rebel Base and allow an invasion. Meanwhile, Eversor was set up to be the main contender of the Rebel Fleet so that they could bring, to counter and fight the Rebels wherever they were to appear and cause dissidence.

"You are to speak with the Rebel Dissident, tell him that he is free to go when you reach hanger 8 however keep him until Obi-Wan Kenobi is given over to us, we can use him to possibly get Vader from the enemy forces" announced Tarkin as he pondered "maybe as a bargaining chip"

"And the Princess?" asked Eversor which Tarkin frowned before smirking.

"Have her sent to Mustafar, there is a lovely new Base their including a Prison System, she will be welcome I bet" answered Tarkin calmly.

"Very well, I shall pass this onto the Emperor, he will hopefully send a trustworthy Imperial Fleet to secure her, once that is done I'll leave immediately for Kashyyyk where the Rebels are strongest"

Meanwhile; Yavin IV: Seas-side Temple, Jedi Barracks: Ferus Olin's Chambers

Ferus Olin had thought long and hard on what he was going to do about the Vader issue, they had given him a trial and were planning on executing him within the month which really didn't sit well with Ferus, but he knew that they were transporting Vader to a location where he could be easily executed in front of recording camera. It seemed that the Rebellion were intent on making Vader's death as public as possible which many of the suppressed populace would desire after, Ferus however didn't want that to happen no matter what since he still cared for the man that Vader had become as much as the man he once was, Ferus smiled lightly as he remembered something about them moving Vader…which the escort no matter how grand with the Rebellion's pitiful resources wouldn't expect an attack from an Imperial Fleet and with that in mind Ferus opened an encrypted communication channel he had been given by Darth Deus when the man had released him.

"It's about time you called, I was getting worried that you were not going to agree to my proposal, I assume that you will join my New Sith?" questioned Deus over the communication and Ferus frowned before nodding "excellent, where shall I have an associate pick you up?"

"Actually, I have news regarding your brother, Darth Vader" announced Ferus and Deus frowned, the Sith'ari looked at the Force Compass on his desk to confirm he could trust Ferus as well as what he was about to propose before looking back at the former Jedi, Ferus paused while the Sith did this.

"Go on" agreed Deus over the communication with a slight nod of his head as he awaited Ferus to continue.

"He's scheduled to be executed on Mygeeto however I will be aboard his ship, therefore I will be able to tell you what Sector they are passing through on the way, so that you could intercept them and ambush them" announced Ferus and Deus smirked from his side of the transmission.

"You have done well, with this information I will get a fleet ready immediately, make sure that your information is correct however, I shall see you when the time comes then so farewell until that time" announced Deus over the transmission pleasantly before he pressed a button on the side ending the transmission.

12:30pm; Byss Sector: Byss, Imperial Citadel: Throne Room

"Are you sure that you can trust that former Jedi?" questioned Diabolus as Deus entered the room with a grin on his face.

"If you don't trust then how do you expect to be trusted in return, my dearest?" questioned Deus as he proceeded up towards the Throne before settling on it to hear the rest of Diabolus' report "what news on the Destroyer?"

"Its design is…complicated, however our specialists are making headway towards its completion with the Shipyards at our disposal here, needless to say that our 10km Battleship design will silence the Rebellion for quite a long while" shrugged Diabolus uncaringly "or so we have been told by our Designers"

"It is a rather ambitious design, regardless of whether or not it is successful, it should cause problems for the Rebellion and allow us to push down on them for a while, that is what we are most concerned with…a lasting peace over unknown periods of time" answered Deus calmly as he relaxed into the Throne "we don't need a permanent peace, just enough so that we are not attacked every bloody day, if that is realized then we will win this Civil War without too many problems"

"I see, I have also began working on the Plan as a whole, finding your father seems to be a major issue and we need the man to counter Palpatine" commented Diabolus as he leaned against a nearby wall which Deus sighed before nodding at that information.

"Right now, we have to send a fleet to intercept Vader's prison transfer, see to it would you?" asked Deus and Diabolus bowed slightly before leaving the room.

6:00pm; DS-1 Orbital Battlestation: Death Star I, Hanger Bay 8

"You know, you don't have to do this, come with us and fight the Empire!" announced Luke as he struggled slightly against the solid grip that Eversor had on his arm.

"Shut up, you may not have been trained in your heritage from Birth, but I was" growled Eversor as he continued to drag the young man along with two lines of 501st Stormtroopers following him "the Plan will go ahead and the Rebellion will fall, the Sith will once again rule the Galaxy in its entirety and those whom resist will be killed, that is the inevitability of the situation"

"And whom told you that your Father?" questioned Luke with a frown which Eversor smirked lightly.

"And the Force" added Eversor as he remembered the Force Compass that he had awaiting him in his quarters on his Super-Class Star Destroyer "as you will soon find out, now be silent, we have guests"

"Luke!" shouted a voice that Luke recognised as Han.

"Back, scum" announced Commander Rex as he stepped forwards while pointing his DH-17 Blaster Pistol at Han, his unit was presently the only unit not to have withdrawn from the Death Star due to being needed in the wider Galaxy from the threat of Rebellion becoming more evident.

"True enough Lad, it's me he wants" announced Obi-Wan Kenobi as he stepped over while lighting his Lightsaber "so, how are we going to do this, you Sith are not known for your negotiation skills"

"Your friends can head over towards their ship and prepare to lift off, guards outside the Hanger have heavy weapons and Tractor Beams locked for anything that comes out of this hanger which will capture or terminate anything that comes out of this hanger if you try anything suspicious, you will also hand over your Lightsaber and put these on" explained Eversor as he threw over uniquely gothic handcuffs and a connected to a neck collar, they were recently designed and created from Sith Alchemy, able to block the wearer's access to the Force unless they had been trained otherwise to resist it which fortunately it seemed the Jedi lacked to do considering Obi-Wan raised an eyebrow at the unknown item.

"Agreed" nodded Obi-Wan as he watched the 501st Stormtroopers line up on Eversor's occupied side of the Hanger, Luke was allowed to walk to the Falcon with Rex pointing his spare DH-17 Blaster Pistol at Luke's back while indicating for Han and co to head for the Falcon also, a pair of Sith Acolytes crossed over to Kenobi and took his Lightsaber off him while attaching the Force Restriction device to his throat and wrists causing the old man to gasp as he lost connection with the Force causing Eversor to smirk, he indicated for the Stormtroopers on either side of Rex to approach Kenobi and lead him away as the Millennium Falcon took off into space.

"And now, Obi-Wan Kenobi, I believe that you have a life of imprisonment and a meeting with the Imperial Prime Minister that you must take" announced Eversor gleefully and Obi-Wan gulped when he knew when exactly whom Eversor was talking about, more specifically he knew that Darth Deus would be looking forwards to their meeting, increasingly considering what he did to his twin brother in the past.

2nd July, 9:30am; Super-Class Star Destroyer: Omega, Bridge

The New Super-Class Star Destroyer was making final preparations with its Fleet over Duros where the Death Star seemed defenceless if it wasn't for the Star Destroyer Fleet that guarded its repair efforts however more importantly was the attack on Kashyyyk where the Rebels and Wookiees both were gathering their Forces to stop the Imperial Slave Trade that had once again been re-established upon the planet, sadly this couldn't be allowed for much longer since Wookiees were useful in what Tarkin called the 'Wookiee Slave Labour'. Eversor stood on the bridge of his sparking new Super-Class and looked out at the Forces been handed to Admiral Paptimus Toros whom was assumingly a competent Admiral whom was part of Deus' inner circle, more specifically he had decided to test an Admiral which he had brought with him and so this unnamed Admiral walked around making mistakes, needless to say that Paptimus was almost face palming and Eversor would kill the man should the man make any mistakes during the battle allowing Paptimus to take over command almost immediately, Eversor turned to look at Paptimus and sensed the man's weak Force Sensitivity with his assuming rumoured Mastery of Battle Meditation.

"It seems that all the Captains are prepared, though the idiot in charge of the Fleet isn't, pitiful isn't it?" commented Paptimus with a cold smile as he spoke in a hushed whisper so that no one else on the bridge could hear him except for Eversor.

"Indeed it is, seemingly we may need to retire him, unless you have something to propose?" asked Eversor and the Admiral smiled.

"Yes, I have a fascinating idea, if he is pathetic now then I would demote him to Captain since this Ship lacks one where he will take courses in attaining Admiralship which under tutelage with people like Myself will allow him to become naught this stuttering buffoon but instead a reliable Office of the Imperial Navy!" offered Paptimus and Eversor nodded as he made his way back to the rear of the Bridge.

"I will be in my Quarters preparing to go out in my Fighter, call me once we're approaching Kashyyyk, Admiral" announced Eversor and without waiting for that stuttering buffoon to answer left the Bridge.

2:30pm; Kashyyyk Sector: Over Kashyyyk, Battlefield

Eversor's TIE Interceptor Custom dodged around the missiles and brought the Crimson Interceptor round towards the Enemy Nebulon-B Frigate where he let a number of Proton Torpedoes into the bridge of the ship causing it to fall away from its aggressive stance against a nearby Imperial I-Class Star Destroyer and fall towards the planet below where it would be torn apart by the gravity, he twisted the TIE back around and came up behind a X-Wing Fighter before shooting it down before it could make a run on a TIE Bomber Wing that was making a straight line for a nearby Mon Calamari Cruiser, Eversor had to admit that though that fool of an Admiral had messed up more than once in this battle the Fighter Combat seemed to be going smoothly but then again…the pilots were Elites with some even being from the 501st Legion.

"Admiral?" questioned Eversor as he opened a transmission to the Omega which he laughed when Paptimus was the one whom answered.

"I have removed the underling from command, we have lost a portion of our invasion force and therefore we would have lost the ground battle that rages below, I have found a method in which we can push back the Rebellion on the surface" announced Paptimus over the transmission as he looked at a tactical readout from the side.

"Continue, Admiral, explain your thoughts on this idea" announced Eversor dismissingly as he dodged an X-Wing, coming around to shoot the X-Wing down and firing upon a R-22 Spearhead that he almost missed as it shot past his ship.

"We have a rough estimation of where the enemy Forces are on the planet, if we initiate a planetary bombardment we should be able to exterminate a large portion of the enemy ground Forces and put our Ground Forces on the offensive, meanwhile the Omega will take to a High Orbit position so that no enemy ships can effectively aid the routed Ground Forces allowing we to take the victory also considering the enemy ships have a limited range the Omega would be best suited with its towered batteries should be able to gain a superiority over other enemy ships" announced Paptimus calmly over the communication and Eversor nodded.

"Very well, proceed" announced Eversor as he cut the transmission and dodged an X-Wing before dropping behind it and firing at it.

Author's Note – I bet your all sad that Vader is missing out of the action however I can assure you of one thing, he won't be for much longer. Darth Deus has an ace up his sleeve and a friendly relationship with a certain Bounty Hunter that leads a special Clone Legion, if you want to find out, then you have no choice but to… REVIEW!