Happy Easter, all of my fellow fan fiction writers and readers, as well as the various lovers of Star Wars Expanded Universe in all of its forms. How are you guys doing on the evening of Sunday, April 16, 2017, which just so happens to be the final day of Star Wars Celebration Orlando? I am in good spirits this night, as I've learned that my copy of Star Wars: Thrawn will be delivered to me tomorrow, and, in addition, I got off about an hour and forty minutes early from work today due to a lack of movies. I have to admit, though, that I am not looking forward to learning about the "canon" version of Mitth'raw'nuruodo and his rise to becoming a grand admiral, as I prefer the old version over the new one. Anyway, for future reference, my mother gave me some great advice that I will follow when my story ends. And don't ask me what the advice is, because my lips are sealed. This is just to make sure that I remember this piece of information. Oh, before I forget, I have been considering having Krayt using Azog and Bolg'g tactics from the movie's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' in the Battle under the Lonely Mountain near the climax of the Invasion of Korriban. What do you guys think, and be honest, as I immensely value your input? Well, I suppose that I'd better get back to writing, as I like to write, and I need to get some decent writing done for tonight. Wish me luck.

(April 17, 2017 Addendum.) Good afternoon, everyone. The reason that I am adding this addendum is to inform all of you that, as of now, I have finished reading Sequart Organization's A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe, and have received the official strategy guide for the old video game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, and the extremely popular novel Star Wars: Thrawn, which I will soon begin to read later today. I can't wait to see more of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, villain in both Star Wars timelines. Well, that's it for today. I'll get back to writing now.

(April 18, 2017 Addendum.) Good evening, everyone. I am sorry to announce that my latest chapter might take longer to post than expected, as I have a big online test and essay to study for that is due this week, so I'll have to devote a large amount of time to studying. Anyway, have you guys played Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne: The War For Iokath, as I have seen a couple of videos on YouTube, and I am not disappointed with the content. It is a shame though that this is the only outlet of Star Wars Expanded Universe content left out there, because there are some great stories left to be told. Anyway, speaking of good content, as of today, I have started reading Star Wars: Thrawn, and I have not been disappointed by the fifty pages that I've read so far. One more thing, I have a sudden craving for J.R.R. Tolkien literature, more specifically, more stories about Middle-Earth. Hopefully, I'll be able to sate it soon, as I greatly desire good books to read, even though I already have around eighty books to read right now.

(April 19, 2017 Addendum.) Hello, everyone. What have you been up to on this rainy day? I have made my way up to the nineteenth chapter of Star Wars: Thrawn, and it is an interesting book, even though I can't integrate any of it into my head canon. Oh, before I forget, I bought some great things today: I bought The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Extended Edition DVD set, as well as three books by J. R. R. Tolkien: Unfinished Tales: The Lost Lore of Middle-Earth, The Lost Road and Other Writings, and The Silmarillion. I can't wait to read them after I read all of my other books, which could take a while, as I still have around eighty books to read about American history and politics.

Ten Minutes Later, Onboard the Ralroost

Confederation Admiral Traest Kre'frey was staring at the holographic projection of the small One Sith fleet that was orbiting over the ancient city of Dreshdae when he received a communication from the Hutt lord known as Azzim Anjiic Atirue, the nephew of the Hutt Kajidic and Hutt Grand Council member Vedo Anjilic Atirue. As the projection of the young Hutt came into view, Traest nodded in acknowledgement of his fellow War Council member's transmission, and said, "So, this is it. The calm before the storm."

"You took the words right out of my mouth, Admiral Kre'frey." Azzim said in agreement before he turned his wormlike body to face the barren planet of Korriban, and continued, saying, "I have all of my ion cannons and bombers ready to wreak havoc on the Sith, if Bwua'tu would just give the order to engage these kriffing Sith lackeys."

"Well, I have a feeling that we'll all get our chance at shedding blood soon enough, my friend." Traest sympathetically said to his compatriot, who he had grown to admire through their many meetings and briefings throughout the last several weeks.

Immediately after speaking to his Hutt friend, Traest received a transmission from the Megador, and the authoritative voice of Supreme Commander Bwua'tu came in, saying, "Attention, all Shadow Alliance ships, the Chiss fleet has arrived. All ships, commence attack!"

Upon seeing the eager, and somewhat bloodthirsty, look on Azzim's face, Traest quickly cut the transmission to the Varl's Legacy and said to his crew, "Inform all Bothan Assault Carriers to commence attack! We need to draw the enemy fleet away from Dreshdae so our armies can begin the invasion."

Two Hours Later, On the Surface of Korriban

Four Kilometers Away From the City of Dreshdae

With the orders given for attack, and the Shadow Alliance's three Interdictor-class Cruisers' gravity wells activated in order to prevent any escape, the Shadow Alliance deployed seventy-five percent of its fighters and bombers, which included two wings of Jedi StealthX fighters, as well as the Megador, Nossor Ri, Dodonna, Varl's Legacy, the Confederation's two Corellian Dreadnaughts, eight Bothan Assault Carriers, against the One Sith's fleet, and ten Imperial II-class Star Destroyers, launched at the One Sith's fleet. The Sith's vessals and fighters, however, proved their superior speed by avoiding the bulk of the lasers of all sizes, ion blasts, and proton torpedoes, with only ten Kom'rk-class fighters/transports, twelve of Bes'uliik Starfighters, five Mandalorian Fang Fighters, one of the eight heavily modified Pursuer-class enforcement ships, and three Loronar Corporation Strike-class Medium Cruisers being destroyed by the barrage that followed. The Shadow Alliance's fleet then stretched out in order to prevent any enemy ships from escaping, as well as receive any advance warning if any Sith ships arrived to reinforce their outnumbered forces.

With the One Sith's fleet scattered and unable to mount even a paltry defense of Korriban, the Shadow Alliance began to move on to Phase Two of Operation: Endgame, which was to land just over one hundred and sixty thousand forces that was comprised of six hundred Jedi, fifty Imperial Knights, twenty-five former members of the Lost Tribe of the Sith, seventy thousand Mandalorians, twelve thousand Galactic Alliance marines, eight thousand Imperial troops, ten thousand Hutt mercenaries, seven thousand Hapan infantry, eighteen thousand Confederation troopers, twenty thousand former Neo Death Watch soldiers, twenty-five hundred Yuuzhan Vong members of the now defunct warrior caste, as well as their former Shamed Ones, now called the Extolled, the ten thousand members of the many various planetary militias and gangs that Edaan had managed to recruit to his cause, and the ten thousand Chiss soldiers that came to support Jagged Fel's efforts to finally destroy the Sith in all of it's forms.

The leaders of the Shadow Alliance's invasion force, Jedi Grand Master Kyle Katarn, Mand'alor Boba Fett, Fel Empire empress Jaina Solo Fel, Jedi Masters Luke and Ben Skywalker, Jedi Council Members K'Kruhk and Saba Sabatyne, Wraith Squadron leader Voort sa Binring, and Hapan Queen Mother Tenel Ka Djo, had set up a makeshift command center within the center of troop deployments, and the two non-Force-sensitive Shadow Alliance commanders were awaiting the seven Force-attuned members of their command team to emerge from their the tent where they were meditating in order to ascertain whether or not Edaan and Tau Palpatine, Vestara Khai, Sabine Wren, Jaden Korr, and the other members of Edaan's impromptu strike force were still alive under Darth Krayt's version of hospitality.

After a long thirty minutes that seemed to drag on for eternity, the seven Force users exited the tent to see an impatient Boba and Voort awaiting them, with the former angrily saying, "Well, it sure took you guys long enough. The troops are almost ready to move out, and we need to know if Edaan and his friends are still alive or not. So, what have you guys learned, as I will literally strangle all of you if you didn't find anything, as my granddaughter's life is at stake, in case you had forgotten?"

"Calm down, Fett. We have a general idea of where Edaan and the others are, and, as far as we can tell, they're alright, for now, at least." Ben said in frustration, as he could sense Vestara on this world, as well as the light and regret that coursed throughout her very soul, and he had to see for himself whether or not she was truly redeemed and if it was all an act, and if the two of them would take each other back after nearly thirteen years of betrayal and heartbreak. He then continued, saying, "Edaan, Jaden, Mirta, Vestara, Sabine, and the others are still alive within Darth Krayt's citadel. Unfortunately, there's no telling whether or not their position will change when this siege turns against him, so we'd better move fast."

"Well, at least we know that they're still alive, that's a start." The Gamorrean squad leader said in an effort to diffuse the tension that was simmering in the command center.

"Fine. But this doesn't end until we get Mirta and the others back." Boba relented as he turned to face Kyle, Luke, and Tenel Ka, saying, "We'd better get moving, because the invasion of Dreshdae is about to begin, and we can't afford to get left behind."

"Agreed, Fett." Kyle said in concurrence as he and the seven other leaders of the Shadow Alliance's ground invasion force began to head out to the front of the invasion line, as they, minus Voort and the rest of his Wraith Squadron, would be leading the charge against the Sith and their lackeys.

Meanwhile, Within Korriban's Catacombs

In Darth Krayt's Citadel

In Tau Palpatine's Chambers

Well, it's about blasted time that the Shadow Alliance got here! Tau Palpatine, self-appointed Shadow Alliance agent and cloned brother of Edaan Palpatine mentally said as he silently ranted and raved about the poor fortune that he and the other Shadow Alliance members on Korriban had experienced over the last few weeks, or days, in Tau's case.

He was busy finishing adjusting the crystal to Edaan's lightsaber when Darth Malleus, in Warb Null's Sith armor, like he always did, barged into his room and said, "Iteration, get ready for your mission! The Jedi and their Shadow Alliance have landed near Dreshdae, and Lord Krayt wants your infiltration to get underway within two hours."

"Understood, Lord Malleus." Tau said in a drone like tone that befitted a Baktoid Combat Automata and Baktoid Armor Workshop B1 battle droid. As he stared at Malleus, he mentally said, Oh, how I wish that I could destroy all of you murdering, chaos-loving, galactic abominations! But, I must stay strong for just a little longer, as my brother and all of his friends are counting on me. Only then can I finally give these Sith what's coming to them. May the Force forgive me if anyone is foolish enough to get in the way of the wrath of Tau Palpatine!

"Good. Soon enough, Iteration, the land will be stained with the blood of the filthy Jedi and their allies." Malleus said as he chuckled evilly and left Tau's chambers. As he walked away, he said, "If you're lucky, you'll get to murder some Jedi and their weak allies.

Funny, because they're not the ones that are outnumbered, outgunned, and outmatched. And if I'm lucky, Malleus will be the first Sith that I slay. Tau mentally said as he felt the anger well up inside of him, which he kept in a crucible until it would be unleashed against Darth Krayt and his One Sith followers. He then attached Edaan's lightsaber to his belt and got up from his meditative position, briefly igniting the lightsaber to reveal the beautiful violet glow of the crystal within the weapon, which he greatly admired for a minute in order to center his mind and soul for the inevitable carnage that would soon unfold.

Meanwhile, In the Citadel's Cell Blocks

Adari Thayn Palpatine was ready for this torturous stay in the One Sith's citadel, as were her cellmate Vestara Khai, the rest of the Shadow Alliance's strike force that was captured by the One Sith several weeks earlier within the catacombs of Korriban, and the twenty-eight surviving prisoners that had been captives of the One Sith long before Edaan and the others had arrived on this accursed planet.

She, along with Vestara and the other female prisoners of the One Sith, which included her fellow crewmember Jarael Chantique, Mandalorians Dinua Jeban, Mirta Gev, and Sabine Wren, and Seelah Verge, the leader of the deserters of the Lost Tribe of the Sith, who were moved into the same cell block, and were guarded by twenty Sith Lords and Ladies, as well as two cyborg Sith troopers, in order to centralize the One Sith's defenses, while the men among the prisoners were being held in the adjacent cell block, with an equal amount of Sith guarding their cells in order to minimize the risk of an insurrection.

What the guards did not expect, however, were that, thanks to the efforts of a certain C1 astromech droid, the seventy-nine prisoners were armed with lightsabers, Sith Swords, and, in the case of the Patrolian bounty hunter known as Robonino, twin WESTAR-34 blaster pistols that were of the same design of Mandalorian bounty hunter Jango Fett, and in Garazeb Orrelios's case, his personal Lasan Honor Guard bo-rifle. Due to Chopper communicating with Tau, Sabine, and Zeb, the prisoners were just waiting for Chopper to unlock the cell doors, as well as unleash his small but deadly army of reprogrammed droids as a distraction for the prisoners to escape the citadel.

Eventually, after what seemed like an eternity, Chopper's trademark pattern of droidspeak was uttered over the intercoms, and the cell doors were opened. Once the doors were completely opened, the seventy-nine convicts charged out of their cell blocks, killing the bulk of the Sith Lords and Ladies, while forcing five Sith of various species, as well as the two Sith troopers, one of which was missing an arm due to the brief but bloody breakout, to flee and seek reinforcements.

Concurrently, in the Control Center

C1-10P, the astromech droid better known as "Chopper", a hero of the early Rebel Alliance in the days before the Heroes of Yavin, was having the time of his life right now, as he was back in his element: sabotaging the designs of the reigning Sith order and aiding the Jedi and their allies. As he gleefully hummed along to the child's rhyme "Far Above", he used the citadel's short-range transmitter to activate each of his two hundred droids of various classes and designs in order for them to wreak havoc across the entire citadel by switching their friend-and-foe identifier. His work done, he rolled out to meet up with Sabine, Zeb, and all of their friends, passing two unconscious technicians that Chopper had shocked unconscious, as well as two FLTCH-series battle droids that he had reprogrammed to follow him wherever he went.

Five Minutes Later, Within Darth Krayt's Meditation Chambers

Darth Krayt, the Dread Lord of the One Sith, formerly known as the legendary Jedi Master of the old Jedi Order who was named A'Sharad Hett, the son of the even more renowned Jedi Knight Sharad Hett, opened his eyes as he sensed the presences of Darths Wyyrlok and Snoke, as well as Wyyrlok's daughter, Sorzus, named after one of the original Jedi Exiles and Sith Lords from the Second Great Schism, entering his chambers.

Wyyrlok was the first to speak after the three of them kneeled in deference to their master, saying, "My lord, the prisoners are making their way to the entrance of the citadel, just as you have foreseen. Also, our forces are ready for the coming siege. When you give the word, we are ready to enact Phase Two of your plan to defeat the Shadow Alliance."

"The word, my loyal servant, is given." Krayt simply said in reply as he rose from his meditative position, and continued, saying, "I sense a deep and growing anger from both Edaan Palpatine and his Iteration, which only makes me all the more certain that they are spies and traitors for the Jedi Order."

"Then we should eliminate them right now, my lord, while we still have them within our grasp." Snoke venomously said, as he immensely hated Edaan Palpatine, as he was an example of everything that he could have been had he not taken the road to the Dark Side. The seventy-six year-old Sith Lord and Beast Master then continued, his voice rising in rage and anger as he spoke, saying, "If we let them go now, then Edaan will reveal everything that he knows about us to the Shadow Alliance, which could spell doom upon us all. Not to mention any data that Chopper and whatever he and his greedy little servos have managed to slice from our systems, as I know that droid, and he will have left other surprises in store for us in addition to the reprogrammed droids that are killing our brothers and sisters as we speak!"

"Calm yourself, Lord Snoke. Their deaths will not be in vain if you follow my plan. And, you do not have to worry about your former droid companion and his efforts to undermine our cause, as I have plans for that droid. Now, Lord Wyyrlok, alert our reinforcements that it is time to execute Plan Sixty-Six." Krayt said in a composed tone before his voice readopted his menacing edge.

"By your word, my master." Wyyrlok said as he activated his personal comlink and spoke to the communications officer, saying, "Send this short burst message across the galaxy: All forces, enact Plan Sixty-Six."

All across the galaxy, the servants of the Dark Side heard Krayt's call, and raced to answer their master's summons.

On Dathomir, fifty Nightsisters, as well as thirty Nightbrothers, entered their personal shuttles, and embarked on a journey to Korriban.

In the Chiss Ascendancy, several Chiss Star Destroyers deserted their posts, and jumped to hyperspace for a week-long trek to Korriban.

In the Tapani Sector, the entire Mecrosa Order, comprised of three hundred members of various species, suddenly left the planets that they were on in order to serve their new master.

In the Ualtaullu Rift, the entire order of the Kanzer Exiles, led by their Lord Ravager, departed to Sith Space to serve the Dark Side of the Force.

In the Nihil Retreat within the Unknown Regions, the nihilistic Sorcerers of Rhand answered their mutual ally's call to destruction.

On the volcanic world of Mustafar, the enigmatic order of the Blackguard left the planet in order to serve the one who had given their order so much knowledge in recent years.

On planets throughout the Perlemian Trade Route, one thousand members of the Sith-originated Black Knights order departed their bases to help destroy their ancient foes.

Darth Krayt, feeling the decreasing distance from his servants from all walks of life, confidently said, "The Jedi and their Shadow Alliance will have no idea what hit them."

And, that's a wrap on a very informative chapter of my final story. Don't worry, all of the organizations and places that I listed near the end of my chapter are true things in the Expanded Universe, thank you, The Jedi Path and Book of Sith. So, it seems that I am going to use Azog and Bolg'g tactics from the movie The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in the Battle under the Lonely Mountain near the climax of the Invasion of Korriban. Let's hope that I can make it work, as I don't want to disappoint either myself, or all of my friends and fans of this story. Well, how far along are you guys on Mass Effect: Andromeda, as I am on Kadara, and have activated 2 of the 3 monoliths needed in order to get Kadara's vault online. Hey, it just hit me that by the time that I finish my next chapter, I will have surpassed ten thousand words in this story in under a month. That has me very excited and proud. Well, I guess that there's nothing else to talk about on April 19, 2017. I will see you all in a few days, and I will include Edaan Palpatine in the next chapter, that's a promise. May the Force Be With You, and Long Live the Expanded Universe!