The Destruction of Kuat
(Sith POV)
Imperius was exhausted. He and Emperor Finalus had just escaped from the planet Kuat. While Finalus had been sabotaging the Imperial base he had been found and had to fight off an enemy patrol. Because his injuries had not healed he had a difficult time. He was able to defeat them but the strain had caused several of his injuries to worsen. The pain from his injuries finally overcame him and he began to pass out.
Talos came out of the cockpit with a grin that quickly faded when he saw the state that Imperius was in. He quickly went over to Imperius and tried his best to treat his injuries. It was clear that Imperius would need to be put in a Kolto tank to fully recover. As he was treating the injuries he heard a beeping noise coming from the cockpit. Talos looked and saw that the shuttle was leaving Kuat's atmosphere. As the shuttle entered orbit it was suddenly rocked by blasterfire. Realising that they had just flown into an active war zone, did his best to quickly pilot the shuttle to the nearest sith ship. After a few minutes of avoiding laser fire and starfighters he finally made it to a Type VI Class Harrower Destroyer. As he approached the ship it began to open fire on his shuttle. Acting quickly Talos began transmitting to the ship.
"Sith warship, cease fire immediately! I repeat cease fire!"
"Unidentified shuttle, you are approaching the battleship Marr's Revenge. Your craft is of enemy design. If you do not identify yourself immediately you will be destroyed."
"This is Darth Finalus, emperor of the sith. I order you to stand down and let my shuttle land." There was no more response from the warship. A tractor beam locked onto the shuttle and began to pull it into a hanger. The ship landed and Talos opened the shuttle door. He ran out and found himself surrounded by sith troops. The troops immediately lowered their blasters and kneeled when they realised who it was they were aiming at. An officer walked up to Talos.
"My lord, I must apologise for any inconvenience. We only…" He was interrupted by Finalus.
"There is no time for apologies. I need a medical unit immediately. Darth Imperius is gravely wounded." The officer bowed quickly and ran off. It was not long before a medical unit came and took Darth Imperius to a medical bay. Talos was about to follow when the dock officer walked up to him.
"Your majesty, Darth Concorus would like to speak with you aboard his flagship. We have a shuttle waiting along with a fighter escort"
"Very well. Once Imperius is in a stable condition have him moved as well." He turned the waiting shuttle, which took off to Concorus's flagship.
(Several Hours Later)
Finalus had talked to Concorus and had told him about the dark council's request. They would leave once the orbital shipyard was secured and Imperius was healed. The battle above Kuat had turned in the Sith's favor and they were slowly beating the Imperials back. Now Talos sat in his temporary quarters aboard Concorus's flagship looking at data that had just come in revealing the status of the rest of the war. He was reading about the sith victory in the Kryiss system when his comm unit started beeping. The voice of the ship's commander came through.
"Your majesty, Darth Concorus wishes to speak with you. He says it is of the utmost importance." Talos got up and made for the bridge. As he was walking the ship violently shook. He ran and found Concorus looking out the viewport.
"What is happening?" he asked Concorus. But his question was answered as soon as he looked out. The massive orbital shipyard around Kuat was gone. All that was left was a ring of rubble orbiting the planet.
"The enemy self destructed the shipyard so that we could not capture it." Concorus said to him. "Now it seems the enemy is getting into position for an orbital bombardment."
"Well then send our forces to stop them." Finalus replied.
"I studied their formations. There is no chance of stopping them without losing much of our fleet."
"Is there anything we can do?"
"No my lord. Unfortunately, Kuat is lost."
