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SHIP GRAPHICS – NEW AND WILL BE GRP SHIPS FOR THE REST OF THE STORY

I'm not going to spend time describing the ships due to the reviews from chapter 3. Therefore taking a look at these are the only way to know what they look like though imagining some listed changes is also needed. The ships are halo and Freespace 2 designs.

COMMAND CARRIER – imagine jet black hull, lose UNSC logo, lose the piece of hull below it.

http://brokenlinestudios . net / wp-content / gallery / simple / ships / aeolus . png

CRUISERS – Imagine jet black hull, lose the pods on the sides and extend the amour plate around the holes in the hull

http://brokenlinestudios . net / wp-content / gallery / simple / ships / hercules . png

FRIGATE – imagine jet black hull and lose the extra bit of hull under the bow. Turbolasers more or less where the current guns are.

http://brokenlinestudios . net / wp-content / gallery / simple / ships / wolfclad . png

FIGHTERS:

Howitzer Bomber

http://www . hard-light . net / wiki / index . php / GTB_Zeus

Tsunami Space Superiority Figher imagine same armour as howitzer, no glowy bits

http://www . hard-light . net / wiki / index . php / GTF_Erinyes

Tornado Interceptor lose the underside fins

http://www . hard-light . net / wiki / index . php / GTF_Perseus

Shadow Stealth Fighter lose the glowy bits

http://www . hard-light . net / wiki / index . php / GTF_Pegasus

Yes the GRP and Stargate Earth will meet

The main races of the GRP that will be making an appearance are Sebaceans, Dilgar and Human. Eidelons, Minbari and Vasudans will make some appearances as well. The species in the GRP can be assumed to be representatives of most star wars races from colonization and most Farscape races through joining directly.

Chapter 10 The Road to War

1945 – United States

Dressed in a diving suit Ernest Littlefield walked towards the pool of water like substance that had appeared inside the ring of the Doorway to Heaven "I knew I was right" he thought "The symbols are destinations not a combination, when I prove it Catherine will be so impressed" Shortly after he went through the doorway closed leaving the air hose and guide rope cut clean off at the ring. There was no sign of Ernest Littlefield.

40 years ago – Phu

Mon Mothma waited nervously with her friends and colleagues Bail Organa and Garm Bel Iblis on the small planet of Phu off the Rimma Trade Route near Fondor. They had come here to seek help in their fight to restore the Republic from the Empire that Palpatine had corrupted it into. After signing the Corellian Treaty that merged their three rebel groups into one she had been elected leader and had been left with the task of trying to finance and build a full scale rebellion from scratch. To that end she had searched for her and Bails old friend Padme Amidala who had fled the Republic in its final years with her husband Anakin Skywalker while pregnant with their child. "While I do not begrudge her the happiness she has no doubt earned" Mon thought "The rebellion needs all the help it can get right now, where ever Padme found refuge they may be able to help us. This planet certainly seems old and industrialized enough to provide at least a little aid."

Bel Iblis mirrored her thoughts "If Padme's government has a couple more planets like these we might be able to get a few more fighters, maybe even enough money for a couple of blockade runners or at least the equivalent ship that their shipyards produce" he mused aloud

"Maybe but we shouldn't press them to hard" Bail Organa said "If they give us all that now then they may be unwilling to negotiate again later. Even shipyards capable of producing nothing larger than blockade runners, which is what seems to be here, will be a massive boon if we can convince them to join once we get the Rebellion up and running"

"Bail is right we must think beyond the immediate" Mon Mothma agreed, she was clearly pained by the fact that a handful of squadrons and a couple of blockade runners would provide a large boost to the Rebellions armed forces when most core worlds would regard them as a police force.

"Senator Mothma, Senator Organa. Senator Iblis, if you would come this way, Representative Amidala will see you now" The guard and guide that had introduced himself as a Peacekeeper ushered them into a room with a conference table in the centre. There were three chairs on either side and the side opposite was already filled.

"She looks well" Mon Mothma thought to herself "I never noticed what a strain the final years of the Republic and a hidden marriage and pregnancy had put on her until they were gone." She walked over to the table and took the centre seat on the free side "Padme" she said "It's nice to see you again. How are you?"

"I'm well thank you Mon, its nice to see you all again to, yes even you Garm" Padme smiled as she sat back down and gestured to her left and right. "This is Warmaster Marrik, Warmaster is the title given to the highest ranked military officer and they are in charge of all aspects of the Peacekeepers and any campaigns or wars, and Astarii Grand Master Bylar Crais" Padme had barely finished the introductions when the good hearted but militant and abrasive Garm Bel Iblis spoke up

"You know Kenobi and his new padawan say that's why were in this mess? Because the Astarii stole the Chosen One and that they are Sith in everything but name?"

Mon Mothma held her breath "If he destroys these negotiations before they even begin then I will put him out an airlock" she vowed to herself

"Ah Obi Wan, a man I am not sorry to see is absent" Padme replied, she knew that this was not a totally serious question from Bel Iblis as otherwise, given his personality, he would have screamed it "He is entitled to his opinion of course but I have never known you to lack an opinion Garm. Do you think that is what happened? If so why are you here? Anakin will not be returning if that is your objective" Padme let her protectiveness leak through her political mask on that last sentence.

Bel Iblis smiled "Not a chance" he said "There is no such thing as destiny, the founding principle of democracy is that the future is what we make it. No the Jedi are necessary as Palpatine is a Sith but I don't trust them, not any more" Bel Iblis could see his reactions mirrored on the face of his fellow senators. Kenobi's constant rails against the Astarii and Anakin abandoning his duty had destroyed the credibility of the Jedi in their minds. Anakin had done more to save the Republic than anyone, and if he finally decided to put his wife and children first then in Garm's view it was about dam time. The Jedi still refused to acknowledge that it was their unreasonable rules and hypocritical attitudes that had driven Anakin away and been their own downfall. They still blamed anyone but themselves.

With that crisis averted Bail Organa spoke up "Padme we know that you have joined the Galactic Republic of Planets and though we know little about it we have come to ask you if you would get us an audience to state our case for aid. I can see that that has already been accomplished, I should have known you wouldn't stay out of politics for long" he smiled.

Padme engaged in a little small talk with her old friends and political allies before she began describing the Republic. "The Galactic Republic of Planets currently centres around the Byss Commerce Route that extends from the Ssi Ruuk star cluster in the Outer Rim passed the key worlds of Vasuda and Arnessk and the Capitol, Polaris, before passing though the N'zoth system in the Knornacht cluster and ending at Byss in the Deep Core. The GRP's borders follow these border worlds, Bakura, Ceria, Phu, Khomm, Byss, and Galantos before heading back out to the Outer Rim passing just under the U in Unknown Regions on most Imperial Maps

Mon Mothma was in shock "But that makes you second in size only to the Empire" she gasped

"Unfortunately Mon" Bel Iblis said "That's a distant second. That sort of territory will hold several hundred thousand colonisable planets but the Empire controls millions. Direct military aid is out of the question unless we wish to bring the Imperial Fleet down on these peoples heads."

Mon Mothma practically collapsed in disappointment

"Its good that you brought that up" Warmaster Marrik said "Direct military aid is out of the question but we will provide you with other benefits. If you can kill Palpatine then the Intelligence Directorate will order it's disrupters to assassinate Yasane Isard, State Prestage and assorted Grand Moffs, Grand Admirals etc.. that would take control. That should help you bring down the Empire by ensuring that no one is left to lead it. To aid in killing Palpatine and to give you a fighting chance against the small detachments of the Imperial Fleet you will no doubt encounter on a regular basis we are prepared to loan money and sell old capitol ships being decommissioned due to our current fleet upgrade program. You will have to rearm them as their weapons have been stripped but weapons are easier to get hold of that capitol ship hulls."

"Why?" Mon Mothma managed to choke out

Bylar Crais answered her "No Race facing slavery or extinction shall stand alone – Declaration of Principles of the Galactic Republic of Planets. Shall we begin negotiations on the details?

The three senators could only nod. They had arrived hoping to gain a few fighters and a little money. It seems that they would be leaving with a lot more than that.

19 years later – Endor

Jedi Knight Luke Starkiller had been promised that he was the illegitimate son of Anakin Skywalker by his masters, Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda. This was completely untrue but he didn't know that and so was convinced that he was the Chosen One destined to bring balance to the galaxy. That hadn't stopped him fleeing Emperor Palpatine in fear and left him desperately trying to escape the Death Star. He had missed out on the destruction of the first one as Wedge Antilles took the shot but if he could get away from this one and the Rebellion destroyed it he could still claim he killed the Emperor, he could still make sure that the Jedi got the respect and power they deserved for protecting the galaxy from the Evil Sith and Despicable Astarii. The fact that he was running in piss stained robes rather than standing and fighting to the death as an Astarii or even a Jedi of old would have done did not register in his mind.

The Death Star exploded as he landed his captured shuttle on one of the old Peacekeeper Command Carriers. Greeted as a hero he felt sure that the force was with him, no one would ever know that the only thing he did to the Emperor was give him a reason for a good laugh.

21 years later – Astarii Council Chamber

Astarii Grand Master James Koren looked around at his companions who were assembled together for the first time in 4,000 years. After the Yuuzhan Vong scored their devastating victory at Sernpidal the Astarii Council had recognized that the enemy that lies in the dark had at last arrived and had awoken them from stasis. To his great annoyance they had also disbanded themselves and held re-elections for the council which had resulted in him being named Grand Master. Again. "At least" James thought smugly "I dragged Atton down with me" Atton Rand and Bylar Crais had been elected as the two other members for life. Bao Dur activated the holo projector to brief them all on the new ships and weapons causing James to pay attention at last.

"The main cause of the fleet redesign was the entry of the Vasudans into the GRP" Bao Dur said softly. They provided us with four pieces of technology that the High Command felt was worth the expense. The first is a new type of amour known as collapsed-core molybdenum. This is exceedingly dense and is almost four times as effective as regular amour."

"That will be a great benefit given the weakness of our defence screens" Brianna said approvingly "I see it also retains it's jet black colour making even visual targeting difficult, added to the Minbari stealth fields that throw off their aim our ships should now be at least as durable as their counterparts" That got approving looks around the table. The weakness of the defence screens and armour on Peacekeeper warships when compared to Republic designs had been a concern since the founding of the GRP.

"The new weapons help us in that regard as well" Bao Dur said "Using the Subach HL7 as a base we have enhanced the standard turbolaser to almost triple its previous rate of fire. Unfortunately that comes at the cost of their being only one type and half the firepower of the standard turbolaser. It does give the bolt a nice purple glow though" Bao Dur said the last while smiling at James

"Alright so I like purple, get over it already" he replied good naturedly "having a turbolaser that fires three times as fast at half the power is still a net gain and will be a boon"

"The flack gun*" Bao Dur continued "was a kick in the teeth for the High Command, to discover that exploding metal shells created a barrier far more effective than simple laser cannons like those on the lancer frigate was an unwelcome shock"

"I can imagine" James replied "It's pre space fight technology but if it works the small size of the guns and ammunition will make the anti fighter and missile defences of our ships unparalleled by anything in service anywhere"

"That's probably what got the High Command to swallow their pride and order the redesign" Atton remarked

"The last is the Ion beam" Bao Dur said "Vasudan beam cannons were unusable but they allowed us to complete the hybridisation of the Minbari neutron beam and the ion cannon. The new 'Ion Beam' can fire once every two minuets and will cause significant shield damage. Its true potential however is on unshielded targets, there the light versions on the new cruisers can cut deep gouges into the ship and cut projections like a Star Destroyers command tower right off. The heavy version on the Command Carriers will simply cut almost any ship in half"

There were many smiles and muffled laughs at Bao Dur's statement "They never learn that a command centre should be buried in the very centre of the ship to protect it. Even shielded ships can lose shields or be hit before they can get them up, I can't wait to see some flyboys bridge shorn off his ship" Atton laughed "that will teach them to design a ship that basically has a giant bull's-eye painted on saying 'aim here for best shot at captain'"

"The new ships?" James asked after getting his laughter under control

"The new ships almost all take a octahedral cylinder shape to house the ion beam" Bao Dur said "The new cruisers look exactly the same as they differ only in size and armament. This is the new Command Carrier, Vengeance class, you can quite clearly see the ion beam emitter on her bow"

"What are those stick outy bits and rectangular holes on her sides" Atton asked

"Elegant as always Atton" Bao Dur replied wiry "The 'sticky outy bits' are runways to help pilots land when the carrier is performing battle manuvers, the rectangles contain four catapult launch tubes each"

"4 fighters to a wing 4 wings to a squadron" Mira observed respectfully "These new Command Carriers can launch two full squadrons in under 10 seconds if their already at battle stations and additional 2 squadrons every 30 seconds after that. She can have her entire fighter compliment in the air while most other ships will still be completing their primary launches"

Bao Dur passed around several pads "These are the size, armament and fighter compliment of the new ships" Bao Dur said "The same stats for the Executor Super Star Destroyers and Imperial II Star Destroyers are provided for comparison.

Silence fell as everyone pursued their pads. The ships were listed in order of strength

Executor Class Super Star Destroyer

12 km bow to stern

1500 turbolasers

500 ion cannons

300 torpedo launchers

40 squadrons

Vengeance Class Command Carrier

6 km bow to stern

1 heavy ion beam – spinal mount

450 HL7 Turbolasers

120 Flack Guns

20 squadrons

50,000 Crew – 5,000 Space Marines

Imperial II Star Destroyer

1.6 km bow to stern

100 turbolasers

20 ion cannons

18 squadrons

37,000 Crew – 9,700 Stormtroopers

Firestorm Class Heavy Cruiser

1.2 km bow to stern

1 Ion beam – spinal mount

75 HL7 turbolasers

45 Flack guns

6 squadrons

10,000 Crew – 1,000 Space Marines

Icestorm Class Light Cruiser

800 meters bow to stern

1 ion beam – spinal mount

50 HL7 turbolasers

20 Flack Guns

3 squadrons

8,000 Crew – 800 Space Marines

Hurricane Class Escort Frigate

100 meters bow to stern

8 HL7 turbolasers

20 Flack Guns

250 Crew – 25 Space Marines

"Impressive" James noted "The tech advantage our ships enjoy mean that all except the Command Carrier can go up against their counterparts one on one, and their smaller size and armament mean we can afford to construct and supply far more of them. I mean the Empire at its height had only a couple of dozen Super Star Destroyers where as we have thousands of Command Carriers, hundreds of thousands of Heavy Cruisers and millions of Light Cruisers"**

"What about strike craft?" Mira asked

"All have the same armour as the ships" Bao Dur replied "Also a heavily modified defence screen/shield too power hungry, due to exponential power increases with size, for the ships has been installed on the four strike craft classes." Bao Dur passed round another set of pads

Howitzer Class Bomber

4 gun mounts (2 types)

4 missile banks class 1 and 2 missiles and bombs loadable

Heavy shields

Heavy armour

Medium manuverablility

Medium speed

1 Missile bank can hold one of the following… 15 Class 1 Missiles / 50 Class 2 Missiles / 8 Cyclops Torpedoes / 4 Helios Torpedoes

Tsunami Class Space Superiority Fighter

8 gun mounts (3 types)

4 missile banks class 1 and 2 missiles loadable

Heavy shields

Medium armour

Good manuverablility

Good speed

1 Missile bank can hold one of the following… 15 Class 1 Missiles / 50 Class 2 Missiles

Tornado Class Interceptor

6 gun mounts (2 types)

2 missile banks class 1 and 2 missiles loadable

Medium shields

Light armour

Very good manuverablility

Excellent speed

1 Missile bank can hold one of the following… 15 Class 1 Missiles / 50 Class 2 Missiles

Shadow Class Stealth Fighter

2 gun mounts (1 type)

2 missile banks class 1 and 2 missiles loadable, very limited storage.

Light shields

Minimal armour

Unsurpassed manuverablility

Excellent speed

Stealth system

1 Missile bank can hold one of the following… 5 Class 1 Missiles / 16 Class 2 Missiles

Atton looked down in awe at the strike craft stats. "We already had strike craft superiority" he exclaimed "with these any opposing strike craft in the galaxy won't last longer than 30 seconds"

"We have a chance" Mical whispered "At last we have a chance to win if it comes to war"

"We're going to need it" James replied looking at the message that had just been placed in his hand, "The Yuuzhan Vong have attacked Ceria and Bakura. Their not hiding anymore."

*Think Battlestar Galactica type flack guns

** In cannon 500,000 capitol ships defend Coruscant, even if it's their capitol its just one world and that shows you how many ships the Star Wars galaxy has.

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