Drago was sitting on his throne looking very annoyed as he had just been given report by Grand Moff Tarkin.

"Are you sure this information is reliable?" Drago asked.

"Regretfully it does come from a reliable source and the Resistance have been very open with this information," said Tarkin regretfully. "It would seem that Darth Derangus has joined with the enemy and more than likely here's given information about Project Bewilderbeast. In all likelihood the resistance will be following this lead in order to track down our operations or at least try to hinder us."

"They've also seem to have informed the Republic," said Thrawn as he appeared next to Tarkin. "The Republic ships have been more active of late, our encounter on Voss was not an isolated incident."

Drago slammed his hand on the armrest. "This is a complete disaster, we have lost the element of surprise what is worse the Republic has finally made their move after standing idle for so long."

"We have been sending our spies to pay off officials, but Senator Amidala voice in the Senate is quite powerful and she is an old friend of Grand Chancellor Organa," Tarkin admitted.

"This just gives us the perfect opportunity to take down two foes at the same time," said Krogan's voice as he entered with Viggo.

"As usual Lord Krogan you miss the point," Viggo sighed. "A month ago we were fighting against a weakened opponent, but now we face against too strong ones that now has inside information."

"Any suggestions gentleman," Drago demanded.

Viggo stepped forward. "Master, I recommend that we change our codes and create new ones. The resistance has access to the codes that were created during the Clone Wars, Captain Rex was one of the clone leaders to create them."

Krogan scoffed. "You're worried about a single clone? They were decommissioned, I doubt this old man can hold a blaster."

"This old man was the second-in-command of Grandmaster Hiccup back in the Clone Wars and was the one that discovered my brother's treachery," Viggo reminded. "You should not underestimate your foe, especially with such a resourceful person in command."

Krogan narrowed his eyes. "Give them too much credit."

"And you give them no credit at all or misheard how you ran away when you encountered them on Mandalore!"

"Enough!" Drago roared he then turned to both Viggo and Thrawn. "Inform me of all the information of them Rebel leaders as well as their military history."

"Then let us start with the one who has been a major thorn in our side," said Viggo and suddenly a hologram of Hiccup appeared. "Grandmaster Hiccup, a veteran of both the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War and the man responsible for the loss of your arm, my Lord."

Drago grunted, but remain completely silent.

"Hiccup relies on surprise as well as ingenuity in his battles, he sees things that no one else notices and his skill with a lightsaber is unmatched. Many of his campaigns have been deemed reckless, but he's a born leader and he rarely fails in any mission he is given."

"That should not be surprised considering who his mother is," said Thrawn as he produced a hologram of Valka. "Jedi Master Valka was a member of the Jedi Council before the purge and was a voice of reason. She was also a voice of wisdom that rivalled that of Grandmaster Yoda and she is a very skilled pilot, and her skills apparently have been passed on to her son."

"I remember her very well," Drago nodded. "She was a strong voice against the war and more than one she almost succeeded in stopping it. If it wasn't for a bit of deception on my part."

"And now allow me to present to you another voice of reason known as Jedi Master Ragnar," said Viggo as a hologram of Ragnar appeared. "Ragnar has a very skilled foresight and he is an excellent healer. As a result during the Clone Wars he was able to guide his men as well as heal them leading to very few casualties. He is open-minded which allows him to sense things that no other person can and always jumps to the right conclusion."

Viggo then produced a hologram of Astrid. "We also have General Astrid, she may be younger but she is also a determined warrior and a skilled pilot. General Stoick, himself recommended her his heir and that has given her great support to her people. While she is prone to short outbursts of anger, it's her determination that often sees victory."

Thrawn then produced a hologram of then of Rex. "Captain Rex, a veteran from the Clone Wars and Hiccup's second-in-command. He's extremely loyal to his commanding officers, but knows enough when something is wrong. He also takes after Hiccup in unprecedented strategy and his most notable achievements was that during the Battle of Umbara where he apprehended the traitor that would no doubt bring the campaign to a victory for the Separatists."

Viggo then brought out a hologram of Gustav. "Commander Gustav if Hiccup's new padawan. We have very little information about him, but he is Mandalorian which certainly indicates that he knows the way of compact. He has led several missions and judging from the tactics from said missions he seems to have learned quite a lot from his master."

Drago scratched his beard. "It sounds to me that were facing quite an array of opponents. If I'm not mistaken didn't Agent Eret join forces with the Resistance as well?"

"That would appear to be the case," Thrawn nodded. "He was sent to retrieve the Berk Council of Elders, but instead he allowed them to escape and joined the Resistance. It would appear that our brainwashing techniques on our soldiers are not as effective as Gleb informed us."

"How else are we supposed to train soldiers?" Krogan asked. "We lost a lot of power during the Galactic Civil War and a lot of our men deserted when the tide began to change after the destruction of the Red Death."

"I agree with Lord Krogan, my lord," said Tarkin. "We have no other way of commanding such loyalty."

"And yet the Resistance, who has less resources than we do, has no problem recruiting," Viggo reminded. "In terms of manpower they do outnumber us now and we have yet to locate their base. I need not also remind you my lord that they had infiltrated our home world once before."

Thrawn chuckled. "Indeed and we have no defence against it. Mind you, I very much doubt many people would enter through the shield through hyperspace. Only an experienced pilot would be able to survive such a trip, though I expect no less from Hiccup."

Drago looked furious. "We need to find their base and destroy it and this time no one can escape. I also want efforts on Project Bewilderbeast to be doubled, we must complete the project before the Resistance finds it."

"It shall be done my lord," said Thrawn as he bowed.

Soon the four men began to leave the throne room.

Viggo looked at Thrawn. "Is it me or is the Emperor bit more unstable than normal?"

Thrawn looked at him. "He suffered a humiliating defeat by the hands of Grandmaster Hiccup, when our soldiers looked at him before he was invincible, but now with the loss of his arm he looks vulnerable. That has struck in the heart of many of our men already and what's worse it would seem as if Hiccup survive the encounter without a scratch on him."

"That almost sounds like treason," said Krogan.

"It's not treason if it's true," said Viggo. "We need to make sure that we have no more deserters, our forces are much lower than our estimates suggest. Gleb has been providing us with less and less troops recently."

Thrawn nodded. "Indeed, I'm wondering if either the Resistance of the Republic are hampering her efforts. If she is not able to fill her quoter, she knows that she will be no longer useful to us I imagine that she's quite desperate."

"And she could easily become a liability because of it," said Tarkin. "I think that it's time that we have one or two words with her."

Meanwhile at Odessen, Eret was going through some information for the Resistance leaders, more how they were able to recruit so many soldiers.

"As you might suspect the First Order is mostly filled with those from the Galactic Empire that refuse to accept the New Republic," said Eret looking at them.

"Yes, but they seem to have an unlimited supply of soldiers," Rex noted. "They seem to be training their soldiers much faster than us Clones, how is that?"

"Because as you all might suspect, the First Order kidnapped people from across the galaxy and they go through a certain process," said Eret looking at them gravely. "I was one of these poor unfortunate people, they have a fish and brainwashing techniques that make people completely loyal to the First Order."

"Explains how they were able to control my brother," said Heather.

Dagur had been dispatched to Tython for some well needed mental healing, though many on the Jedi Council were not too pleased with the notion. Valka had went with him in order to protect him and made their case for him.

"He'll be fine," Hiccup assured her. "But I think we should be more focused on cutting their access to these troops."

Astrid looked at Eret. "Who would want to devise these brainwashing techniques?"

"Her name is Gleb," said Eret pulled out a hologram of a female Aqualish. "She used to be the headmaster of the Future Imperial Leaders Military Preparatory School on Vardos. She was the one who crafted many Imperial leaders, I myself was one of her students. She drilled into our heads that young Imperials didn't make friends, they instead made allies but more than colleagues."

"Sounds charming," said Astrid. "So if we capture her we might be able to find a way to reverse the brainwashing techniques?"

Eret shook his head. "If it were that easy I would have suggested a long time ago. I'm afraid that even if we did capture her we would be able to stop the troops from rolling in. They've had these techniques for a while now and they don't really need her anymore."

Rex looked deeply troubled. "We have in getting reports that the Jinata Security have been taking people."

"Gleb practically runs the Jinata Security, I imagine that she gave them orders to capture people without arousing suspicion," Eret concluded. "One of her biggest hunting ground is on the planet Athulla."

"That's at the very edge of the Jinata system," said Hiccup and he looked at everyone around him. "I think it's safe to say we've got a new target."

Astrid nodded. "Hiccup gatherer team and investigate these coordinates."

Hiccup nodded and then left the meeting.

Hiccup was soon travelling through hyperspace in the Night Fury, accompanying him was Toothless, Rex, Eret and Fishlegs.

Fishlegs looked at Eret. "I don't understand why Jinata Security are kidnapping people? I mean doesn't the First Order get enough people by capturing colonies and other planets in the Outer-Rim?"

"True," Eret nodded. "But many people would rather die fighting then be enslaved. The way that the Jinata Security operate is far more subtle, they hire mercenaries to attack settlements in the system and then security comes in questions the witnesses and then the never seen again. They claim that terrorists are the ones responsible, but without any proof the local populace can't do anything about it."

Hiccup looked at Eret curiously. "But clearly the brainwashing technique is not 100% certain otherwise you and Dagur would never defect."

"True and I imagine that the Emperor is not too pleased with Gleb. Has also the fact that she's been getting less and less people, I imagine that the people in the Jinata system are taking extra precautions also the Republic has started to investigate the disappearances there was well."

"About time they did something," said Rex and he frowned slightly. "You know I wonder the use a similar sort of process that we Clones went through when we were trained. The Kaminoans always taught us that following orders was the most important thing about a soldier, but there again blind loyalty would also get you killed."

"It's one of the reasons why I defected," Eret nodded.

Hiccup looked up. "We're entering the system now."

They soon exited hyperspace and came face-to-face with the planet Athulla.

Toothless roared from the co-pilot seat.

"That's strange, we're getting a transmission," said Hiccup.

He pressed a few buttons and soon the hologram of a male Abednedo appeared in front of them.

"Oh thank, goodness, please tell me you're here to help," said the Adednedo.

"This is General Hiccup of the Resistance," said Hiccup to the hologram. "What seems to be the problem?"

"You mean you don't know," the Adednedo sighed. "No matter, if you're with the Resistance that's good enough for me. Jinata Security has already kidnapped so many families and we are in desperate—"

Then the communication cutout.

"Someone appears to be blocking our signal," said Eret.

Then they saw coming out of the asteroid field was an EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate and several ARC-170 starfighters and V-Wings. They immediately recognise the paint job as Jinata Security.

"Those are Jinata Security ships," said Eret.

"We need to get to our fighters," said Hiccup as he got out of his seat. "Toothless take the pilot seat, Fishlegs' you're his co-pilot." He then looked at Eret. "You and I are going to fight them fighter to fighter."

Eret nodded and soon they entered their X-Wings which were attached to the bottom of the Night Fury.

"Guess this confirms our theory," said Hiccup.

Eret nodded. "Sadly, but there again we shouldn't be surprised."

"Well, well, what do we have here," said a voice over there comms. "This is Leema Kai of the Opportunity. I'm giving the Resistance this one chance to surrender before things get ugly."

"Funny, I was about to tell you the same thing," said Hiccup.

"You think I'm scared of you Jedi?" said Kai. "Your order is nothing more than a thing of the past and once I take you down the First Order we will award me handsomely."

Hiccup scoffed and looked at Eret's fighter. "What do you say that we show him how wrong he is."

"I'm with you, General," said Eret.

They then immediately dived into battle and began to engage with the ARC-170s and then the first two seconds they each took down two of them. Toothless then began to guide the Night Fury towards the frigate and Rex, who was manning one of the turrets, began to shoot at it.

"That things got some strong shields," said Fishlegs.

"General, we're having a hard time puncturing through their shields," said Rex.

Hiccup frowned. "We don't have enough firepower to take down the frigate, focus on the engines to prevent them from moving. Rex, keep those fighters off our backs."

"On it," said Rex as he immediately pointed the turrets towards a V-Wing and destroyed it.

Hiccup and Eret moved in as close as they could towards the frigate and the easily managed to avoid getting struck by the turrets. Then once they were close at the two of them fired proton torpedoes directly at the engines destroying them and the frigate came to a complete stop.

"You think you've won, just because you've taken engines!" Kai roared.

"Kai, you're stranded in this system and we've taken down a fifth of your fighters," said Hiccup. "Do yourself a favour and surrender now and I assure you we won't harm you or your crew."

"Gleb doesn't pay me to surrender," said Kai. "She pays me to get the job done, and that's what I'm gonna do."

Eret then noticed an N-1 starfighter leaving the frigate heading straight towards them. "General, I think Kai is joining the battle. He is piloting an N-1 starfighter that appears to be heavily modified."

Kai as he began chasing after Hiccup. "We had a pretty good business going into you Resistance began to butt in and don't get me started on the Republic. We've barely been able to view our quota because of you!"

Hiccup smiled. "So you're not on the best terms with the First Order, thanks for telling us."

"I don't see any danger giving information to a dead man," said Kai as he began to fire up on Hiccup.

Hiccup performed a barrel roll and avoided the laser fire and then to proton torpedoes started to fly towards him. Hiccup smiled and then flew towards an asteroid, he waited at the last possible second and immediately lift into the air and the torpedo struck the asteroid destroying it.

"Are you crazy?" Kai yelled, who had been chasing after him.

Kai had to manoeuvre in order to avoid getting struck by the degree from the asteroid which gave Hiccup a perfect chance to attack from above.

"No, I'm just a better pilot," said Hiccup and fired his lasers.

The lasers struck Kai and immediately his shuttle blew to pieces and Hiccup saw Eret taking out a few of the V-Wings.

"Now let's head straight for the frigate," said Hiccup as he began to turn.

"Hiccup, wait," said Fishlegs.

Fishlegs was currently at the cockpit with Rex smiling over his shoulder.

"It's over. The Opportunity just surrendered," said Fishlegs.

"What?" Hiccup blinked in confusion. "I took down their leader and they just give up?"

Fishlegs smiled awkwardly. "I may have told them that we were prepared to fire all of our concussion missiles at once."

Hiccup frowned as he shook his head. "The Night Fury doesn't have concussion missiles, in fact it doesn't have missiles of any kind?"

"Well they don't know that," said Fishlegs.

Hiccup blinked realising the deception. "No. They don't. I didn't know you were so deceptive, Fishlegs."

"When you hang around with Snotlout and the twins you learn to lie, though I think I'm a bit more convincing," said Fishlegs.

Toothless chuckled.

"General, they didn't just give up the fight, they gave up everything," said Rex. "Gleb apparently is stationed at the planet Vardos."

Eret frowned. "But Vardos is a deserted city, why would she be there?"

"I don't know," said Hiccup deeply troubled. "However, I suggest that we take this opportunity to retrieve her before she outlives the First Order's usefulness. Informed Astrid that we have several prisoners ready for transport once we secure the prisoners on Athulla we'll head straight to Vardos."