Skywalkers rule the Galaxy, Chapter 10!
It seems as if I have to get better at my mysteries and I will in the future. Truth is, I wasn't planning on making it a big conspiracy but it turned out to be one even though only a few people are involved, the fewer the better.
I am glad you find it exciting Michael! It will be getting better, you haven't seen anything yet.
Julie, I don't like Tarkin either, never did and never will. There is no need to thank me for the update, this will come out frequently, between my other stories but I've been updating each of them on at least a weekly basis sometimes sooner!
The next day...
Coruscant, Imperial City
The shuttle was authorized to enter the atmosphere and it landed in its cleared spaceport landing site and the bounty hunters disembarked their vessel. What they didn't know was that they were already identified and were being tracked by the ISB and the Emperor's and Empresses Royal Guard. The Emperor knew that the attempt on his family was bigger than it appeared and knew from the beginning that it was a conspiracy and not the act of a deranged serial killer or hitman. If it was then he would've done better than trying to use a fighter and giving plenty of notice to the Navy, Royal Guards and Storm Troopers. Nope, he knew it had to do with him being the Emperor and knew it had to do with the assassination of the Emperor, someone wanted what Anakin took and would go after his family to get to him. They failed as their attempts had been thwarted twice. The conspirators have counted on that and their final plan has been put in motion, it may be improvised but that was only because they didn't know where the Emperor and his family would go but that became clear over the days prior and they were right where he and his sister wanted them.
They would be rewarded big time as long as they are successful and they would've made a clean getaway with enough money to do as they please as they retired on a beautiful tropical planet without a care in the universe but that was only if their final attempt was successful and the chances weren't in their favor with all of the Guards, Law Enforcement and Military personnel hanging around.
Imperial Palace
In the Imperial Palace, Anakin was hard at work at tearing the comlink apart. He had to start from scratch since the normal decryption programs weren't working. He was hard at work working with Artoo as he and the astromech droid worked together to create the program to begin decrypting the comlink and downloading the transmissions that were sent and received as well as the frequencies dialed and received and last but not least it would also give him the final piece he needed to nab the failed assassins and end their existences once and for all.
As Anakin was doing his work his comlink beeped away, "Skywalker."
"Your Majesty, it is Commander Cody." Commander Cody said as he began his report on Tatooine. "Tatooine has been garrisoned and everyone arrested has been placed in confinement until trial. We have four Hutt's in custody and I would like further orders."
"Well done, Cody." Anakin said complimenting the clone. "You can send the Hutt's here for trial, as for everyone else they could wait until I have a magistrate go out there to decide their fates. Therefore keep them locked up and maintain order over the planet. I want a sizable fleet escorting the Hutt's here since their family may try to break them out using their mercenaries or bounty hunters, therefore use extreme caution."
"Understood, sir." Cody replied. "You should know that there was a man here that wanted me to pass a message along to you."
Anakin raised his eyebrows, could it be who he thought it was? "Who was it?"
"He said his name was Lars, Cliegg Lars, he said he was married to your mother." Cody informed him and Anakin's suspicions were confirmed.
"What was the message?" Anakin asked, he didn't really care for the man and did hold him responsible for the death of his mother. If she was in trouble he could've let the Jedi know or tried to track down Anakin, instead he was injured and then assumed she was dead only for her to suffer for a month and then die in his arms. In the end it wasn't his fault she was kidnapped or tortured but he could've tried and reached out and he never said that he attempted to do just that, therefore Anakin assumed he didn't try.
"He recorded a holomessage, should I send it to you?" Cody asked.
"Yeah, go ahead." Anakin said as he looked at his computer and saw the new holomessage appear on his desktop. He had too much to do and couldn't be bothered by that, at the moment. He pushed it aside and continued his work. "Anything else, Commander?"
"No, sir." Cody replied and Anakin immediately ended the call, now disturbed by the message. It brought back too many memories he didn't want to think about, he couldn't change the past and only wished he could, if only to bring his mother back to life. Unfortunately no Force power has the ability to change the past or to time travel, if there was a way then Anakin would do it but he was satisfied with what he had and instead looked to the future instead of the past, he had everything he wanted now and he knows his mother is with him and is proud of what he accomplished.
Skywalker's Estate
Padme was home with the twins as they were sleeping and she decided to go for a walk around the house. The house was mostly empty only with the Royal Guards on the inside and outside looking like statues as they wore their crimson helmets and uniforms and were hard at work, standing still is hard, she thought. She felt safe with them there and knew they'd die before letting anyone in the yard and especially the house.
Padme's comlink beeped and she answered it as she went outside by the pool, "go for Padme."
"Padme," a familiar voice said happily, she immediately recognized the voice.
"Bail," she said just as happily, "how are you?"
"I am well, how about you?" He asked as she knew no one would believe her but maybe Bail was different...?
"I am very well, what can I do for you?" She asked knowing he probably has some agenda on his mind.
"I was hoping you'd have time to get together with Mon and I?" He asked fully knowing how busy she is and what she has to deal with but then again she is the Empress.
"I am at my estate, do you know where it is?" She asked not expecting them too but apparently news travels fast especially when the Royal Guards are all over the property in their uniforms and carrying Force pikes, that surely gives it away.
"I think everyone does. It was plastered all over the holonet news." He replied and Padme wasn't surprised to hear that, once any journalist hears a story they run with it. However this community is different, you need to live here or be invited by someone who lives here in order to get passed the guards at the gate. Now the guards at the gate are Emperor's Royal Guards and you need to pass background checks in order to get in unless you already live there. The crime rate dropped drastically in the whole area as there were burglaries and thefts but not anymore. Not everyone is happy about it but none of them have complained to Anakin or Padme yet.
"Well, then you and Mon could come over. I'll be here all day, I prefer you come sooner rather than later, though." Padme replied as she was happy she'd be able to see her friends again but not happy because she had a feeling about what they were going to talk about. It'll be about democracy and how she turned her back on it and how she went from a leading member of the Delegation of 2000 to the Empress literally overnight. Truth was she didn't turn her back on democracy, it was failing and the democracy was ended and the Empire was formed, then the same day the leadership changed. Everyone knew that Palpatine didn't like democracy after all the power he usurped and he stayed in office longer than he was supposed too and as it turned out that was his plan all along, what did they think would happen?
"Very well, we'll be there soon." Bail replied as Padme ended the comm call and ended the transmission and decided taking a swim right now, would help for the coming lecture and most likely the loss of two friends because if they weren't coming for that reason, it would be about Anakin and what he did.
Imperial Star Destroyer Dauntless
Kir ordered Kile and Captain Obrim to transport the prisoner onboard the ship. Kir knew that if he brought her up here and if the traitor was onboard that he would most likely ask questions about her and that could help capture him and put an end to this assassination attempt. Kir's undercover identity was still intact and he made his way to Kile and Captain Obrim but kept his identity a secret to the man.
"Lieutenant," Kile said recognizing him but keeping his identity on a need to know basis, "can you watch this room and make sure no one enters unless it is Captain Obrim or myself?"
"Of course, sir." Kir replied like a regular Naval Officer as he leaned against the wall with his hands behind his back as he stood next to the door that held the Queen.
"Captain, what do you think we should do with her?" Kile asked while they stood a few feet away from Kir, close enough for him to hear.
"Well, we know that someone onboard the Dauntless is a traitor." Captain Obrim said stating a fact. "What if we spread the word that she worked out a deal with the Emperor to divulge everything she knew for a deal. I believe people would believe it especially if the Emperor is clued in."
Kile looked towards Kir as he nodded approving the idea as Kile made it look like he was thinking about it, then he nodded. "Very well, I'll contact him now."
Imperial Palace
Anakin and Artoo were breaking down the walls of the comlink, metaphorically speaking and they were getting close to breaking the encryption. "We're making progress, Artoo." He said and smiled as Artoo chirped and beeped away in affirmation. Artoo enjoyed doing this, he was made to do stuff like this and working with Anakin, he loved doing that just like the days in the Clone Wars. Artoo isn't just another droid to Anakin, he was with him in battle all the time and helped him when he needed it. Without Artoo, Anakin may very well not be alive today and Anakin knew it.
"Alright Artoo, we are getting there." Anakin said as he continued to type away and filled in the blanks with Artoo as they had to make the new program from scratch and that wasn't easy especially not for this level of encryption. The normal decryption programs didn't work which means someone had to create the new encryption software and that person was good but Anakin was confident that he was better than this slicer. Only slicers know how best to create encryption programs and to secure computers and other hardware since they are the ones who break the encryptions and steal the classified or private information.
Anakin knew he could've become a wealthy man if he wasn't a Jedi then Emperor, he could've been an engineer, mechanic, a slicer or all three. He could've had a mansion with the money he would've made and wouldn't have a worry in the world and although that may be fun, he would never be satisfied with a life like that. It would be boring, even with the adrenaline buzz of trying to crack the uncrackable, it was nothing like being a pilot or dueling with a lightsaber.
Nope, he was satisfied doing what he was doing but doing this with Artoo, well that was fun. This wasn't his first time doing this with Artoo but he did hope it would be the last where needing to crack this would be the difference between life and death for his wife and family.
The comlink beeped away and he flipped it open and answered as he continued to write the program, "Skywalker."
"Your Majesty, it's Kile." Kile Hannad said, like he always does even though Anakin knows his voice know just from the last few days. "I have the traitor from the Palace onboard the Dauntless and we know that the traitor is here. The Captain and I devised a plan that needs your approval."
"You have my attention." Anakin muttered as he continued to type away but kept his ears open as he was nearing closer and closer to breaking the encryption.
"We know that the Queen is working with someone onboard and since we have an undercover operative onboard, we were planning on leaking intelligence that the Queen has negotiated a deal with you to tell you everything in return for a deal, whether it be immunity or not is irrelevant since there is no deal." Kile said pausing for a moment before continuing. "The Queen wasn't quite forthcoming yet, I believe she thinks that there is an escape plan for her or she enjoys pain, either way until the comlink is decrypted, we figured we'd try another angle."
"I am almost done with it, I should be done within the hour." Anakin replied as he thought about the plan, he liked it and it was risky but it was their lives that were on the line and it was their plan. Anakin knew all about risky plans and they were usually the best, more exciting. "You have a go, when this is all set and done it won't matter anyways. They will all be executed and examples will be made out of them for those who would dare try to harm my family."
"Understood, sir." Kile replied with a smile about the plan being approved and with the fact that he was close to decrypting something that the best in the Navy couldn't decrypt, the Emperor is a man of many talents, Kile knew that now. "We will begin with our plan and we will be snooping around, the leak is here we just need to shake things up a bit."
"Get to it, keep me updated. I will inform you the second I have this decrypted and when I do, I expect that you, Kir and Captain Obrim will eliminate the Imperial. I don't need him alive but I do need the proof and the proof I have will be enough. After that, I will want you and Kir to report back here with the Dauntless. Make sure the blockade and the men on the ground remain there though." Anakin said and ended the transmission confident that Kile could carry out his orders.
"Alright, Artoo." Anakin said as he took a sip of caf and noticed that parts of the transmissions were decrypted and he may be able to get the voices out of it but he didn't want that, he wanted the whole message or at least a large chunk of it.
Imperial Star Destroyer Dauntless
"Plan was approved, Captain go to the mess hall and spread the word to the Imperial's there. I will go for a walk around and see what I could find." Kile ordered, this may be a joint investigation but everyone knows who runs things and since this was an attack against mostly the Empress, it fell to her detail to investigate but the ISB also had jurisdiction which would mean they'd work together or the Emperor would make it clear who was in charge, in this case it was Kile and Kir but the Captain didn't know about Kir.
"Very well, I'll go do that now." Captain Jaller Obrim said as he was dressed in his black ISB uniform, it was very much like the Imperial Navy uniform except that is grey and it stood out. Everyone knew what the uniform meant and everyone knew why he was onboard, surely some people would ask questions and he would gladly answer, they may be lies but that is what the ISB does. Intelligence and counter-intelligence is important and the main aspect of the ISB.
Captain Obrim wasn't sure where the mess hall was, he asked around and was directed to the room and it took him ten minutes just to find it and he was hungry and he was thirsty. The Navy is known not to have the best food but he was hungry and just wanted something edible and military rations were fine for him.
He looked at the food and chose what he liked as he saw the steam coming off the bantha steak and the freshness of the fruits and vegetables, the food didn't look that bad to him and he filled his plate and got some coffee and walked over to an empty table and took a seat as he placed his datapad next to him and browsed through the holonet news. He didn't care about any of the news as he knew the news was never news, it was gossip and mostly lies and uninteresting as far as he was concerned but he needed a reason to take his time with his food and coffee and it didn't take long for someone to join him.
"Do you mind if I join you?" A young female Naval Officer asked. Jaller was surprised, there weren't many of them, the military was mostly full of men, he nodded and motioned with his hand that it was okay.
"Of course, I am just here enjoying my break as I get some much needed rest... and food." Jaller lied partially as he took a bite of the steak and took his time eating. "What is your name and position?"
"I am Kyla Tillie, I work in Engineering." She replied as he looked at her and knew immediately he never saw her before. "You work for the ISB." It wasn't a question.
"That, I do." He replied, he was relatively new at it, before he joined he worked with the Coruscant Security Forces as a Detective until the ISB was created and he was accepted immediately and put through a crash course to bring him up to speed with Imperial regulations and protocols which were way different than the CSF. "I am working on this case, I am sure I don't need to tell which case that is."
"Nope, of course not." She replied as she took a sip of coffee and Jaller decided that she was okay, for a Sailor, he didn't like the military that much but that was mostly for their attitude, she didn't fit the normal attitude of a Naval Officer. "How is it going?"
That would make her suspicious as most suspects like to be kept up to date on the investigation, especially one of this scale but he knew it was a male onboard and not her, but if it was her then he could set her up for the trap. "It's going.' He cryptically replied before continuing, "we got a confession from two of those involved, we're still looking for more but the one we just nabbed down in the Palace worked out a deal with the Emperor. She'll only tell him who the co-conspirators are and therefore we're waiting on word of what to do with her. Until then, I'll just have to wait and see before hearing back from the Emperor with the gameplan." Hook, line and sinker, Jaller thought to himself as the Admiral walked in with other high ranking staff as they definitely overheard the investigation, Jaller didn't whisper it.
"That's great!" Kyla replied with a smile as she continued to eat. "I think its despicable, the poor woman has enough to deal with and now she has to deal with more assassination attempts, I think that has to be record."
"I think you might be right." Jaller replied with a smile as the Admiral walked towards them. "She is a strong woman though and wouldn't let no lowlifes bring her down."
"I agree, she was very influential in the Senate and strong, she could pull through it." Kyla agreed as she stood at attention and saluted the Admiral.
"At ease, Lieutenant." He said as he motioned her to sit as he looked to Captain Jaller Obrim. "I couldn't help but overhear, congratulations on a job well done."
"Well, it isn't over yet." Jaller said knowing this man has something to do with it or at least is aware of something involving this, it was no secret he was power hungry and wouldn't mind killing people to get his way. "We still have some investigating to do and more arrests to make. We don't know how many people are involved, but we know that there are more than two people. Both of them said as much and we have proof that is being decrypted as we speak that will shed some light on the rest of the suspects. Now if you'll excuse me." Jaller said excusing himself and throwing his plate away and finishing his caf before discarding it as well.
Coruscant, Imperial City
The brother and sister bounty hunters made their way to the lower levels where they could buy almost anything on the black market and they already purchased their products and had them left in a discreet location. They reached an alley and ducked in, it had no lights and no one hung around except the homeless but there weren't any present. They took the uniforms and put them on along with the helmets as they now appeared to be Royal Guards, they took the Force pikes and they made their way for the exit to put the next phase into motion which was sneaking into the new Skywalker's Estate which was easier than sneaking into the Imperial Palace. They were ordered to kill the whole family but Anakin Skywalker was the main target since he was the Emperor but the Empress was the other primary target since the power would fall to her and she would retaliate if Anakin was killed.
The Royal Guard in plain clothes snapped the holopics of the would be assassins as they are the ones who planted the uniforms when they heard that two people were looking for two Royal Guard uniforms. They had an idea of who it was and that was confirmed when the Guard saw the two bounty hunters matched the ones on the APB list. They weren't to be apprehended but the Guard or Officer was told to report their whereabouts and to keep an eye on them without being seen, observe and report was the order. The Guard took out his comlink and reported to his superiors that the plan was in motion and just like that all of the pieces would fall into place and the Imperial Royal First Family would be safe, once again.
Skywalker's Estate
Bail and Mon have been granted clearance to enter the Estate grounds and were escorted into the backyard where Padme was sitting at one of the tables as she was informed of their arrival. She had a bottle of Blossom Wine which was made on Naboo and has been a favorite of the Nabooans for some time and Padme enjoyed the drink and knew that Mon and Bail did as well.
"Padme!" Bail said as he approached her from behind and Padme jumped up and greeted Bail and Mon with hugs and pleasantries as she invited them to join her at the circular glass table as they looked around at the house and pool but they mostly looked at the two dozen or so guards surrounding the inner perimeter of the yard.
"Nice house, definitely bigger than your apartment was." Mon observed but Padme didn't believe her for a second, it was the underlying message, what wasn't said instead of what was said.
"Why don't you tell me why you're both here?" Padme said deciding to skip the small talk knowing they always had their own agenda's and believed they ran the Senate before and Padme was right with them but she wasn't well liked because she was the opposition to the war, as was Bail and Mon but Padme didn't know how to keep quiet, they did.
Bail and Mon looked at each other stunned by what she said but dismissed it as Mon sighed before speaking, "we're worried about you. This," Mon said emphasizing the house and the guards, "isn't you."
"We're worried that the Emperor has you under a Force spell or something, whatever they call it." Bail said looking at Padme as if he was concerned but Padme didn't need it, she had enough of people telling her what she should and shouldn't do, what she should and shouldn't feel like, what she is and isn't like.
"First, the Emperor is my husband. Second, I am under no Force spell and I don't care if you believe it or not. Third, I don't need you to pretend to worry about me, we know that the only reason you're here is because you want your democracy back, something that was destroyed, not by Anakin but by the Senate. The Senate destroyed itself, it eroded from within and when I was the voice of reason, no one listened, I was dismissed and called a traitor, a Separatist. Now Anakin and I are in charge and there has already been change, but if you want to oppose the Empire, feel free but when Anakin decides to take action or the Senate takes action against you, I won't stop them. The Empire is going no where but you two are." Padme said waving her hand as the Guards came forth and stood by for orders, "escort the Senators off my property and off the grounds of this secure community."
The Royal Guards said nothing but stood behind Bail and Mon as they looked at each other confused, then the Guards stood them up and forced them to walk back to their speeders and escorted them off the Estate grounds and out of the secure community that was home to less than a thousand yet they had more wealth than most planetary systems, excluding the Imperial Royal First Family.
Imperial Palace
"That should do it!" Anakin said happily as he finished his fifth cup of caf working with Artoo as they finished their last line of codes that should decode it and they established a connection with the comlink as Anakin started the decryption process and the download bar started moving faster and faster as it made its way to one hundred percent and Anakin recorded all of the comlink frequencies and then played the audio transmissions, they were smart enough not use holocommunication as their appearance could be discovered and that would be a risk no criminal or attempted assassin would want to take.
He played the recordings and couldn't believe what he was hearing, well who was he kidding, he knew the Queen was involved and he knew that the Admiral was always power hungry, everyone knew that and he didn't even hide it when he asked to become THE Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy. Anakin wasn't sure what to make of him as sometimes they worked together but they disagreed quite a bit but that wasn't strange or abnormal. Anakin also knew he wanted more especially when he said that he was respected and trusted by those in the military upon their first meeting in the Jedi Temple but he didn't think he'd try to kill him just so he could take over.
He tracked down the other comlinks and the frequencies and knew they were connected to the comlink he had and breaking the encryption he could easily track down the locations of where they were. He found the location of the bounty hunters and the Admiral. Satisfied that he had what he needed and with the messages saying what they said, that was more than enough to convict and execute all of the involved including the pilot although his comlink was different since they didn't want anyone to know that he was connected to them, he was a pawn and wasn't in on it.
He got on the comm and with the APB's in effect he ordered his Guards to secure Padme and the twins and to take down the bounty hunters who have taken the two Royal Guard uniforms falling into their trap, they were under watch and now that they had their evidence they could be apprehended.
He then got on the comm to order Kile, Kir and Jaller to move in and take down the Admiral while they have the element of surprise. It would be an end to an awfully plotted coup, why trust an idiotic Queen? Why use the pilot to fly to Varykino and divert them to a Star Destroyer? Why not just try and plant a bomb or a well striked attack on her starship, or why not bide your time and wait for security to die down before taking action? None of it made sense but with Tarkin pulling the strings, it made sense. He tried to make the Captain of the Exactor look responsible but Padme detected the odor and was removed with the twins just seconds prior to the explosion, that must've been the real attempt, it was smart and we still didn't know who did that but it could've been the Admiral or the Bounty Hunters and Anakin was sure it was one of them or another pawn who didn't know why they were really doing it.
Anakin wasn't worried about that one though, he knew the coup leader was Tarkin and the Queen was a pawn in his plans as he would've no doubt killed her unless they were secret lovers, which is sick on many levels but Anakin didn't want to think of that. It didn't matter, all that did matter was capturing them and executing them and sending the universe a message not to mess with the Skywalker's unless you want to get executed in front of everyone and on the holonet news as it would be broadcasted live on every channel for the whole galaxy to get the message.
Skywalker's Estate
Padme went back inside as she listened to the baby monitor and heard the twins crying, like usual one of them cried then the second one. As she was walking inside and walked up the stairs the Royal Guards surrounded her and without warning grabbed her off her feet and escorted her downstairs as two more Guards had the twins and were right behind her. They escorted her to the turbolift and they went down and were brisked away by more Guards as the corridor was full of them and some were breathing hard and obviously on edge.
The three of them were escorted into the safe room and two Guards locked themselves in there with her and pulled out their blasters and aimed them at the door as they activated the safe room and it was locked down as the green light lit up and confirmed it was safe.
"What's going on?" Padme asked as the Guards handed over the twins and retook their positions at the door leveling their blasters at it but knowing that no one could come in unless they unlock it from the inside.
"The Emperor ordered us to secure you." One of the Guards said. "He decrypted the comlink and got all of the evidence he needed, we have an operation underway to apprehend the conspirators and until then we need for you to remain here with us. We have eye witness reports from one of our own Guards that places two of the bounty hunters involved in the plot here in Royal Guard uniforms and they are being taken down as we speak. That is all we know, at the moment."
"I see." Padme said digesting the update. "Well, that is good. We can move on with our lives after this."
Coruscant, Imperial City
Anakin was on the comlink informing the Royal Guards of the whereabouts of the two bounty hunters and all law enforcement and military personnel were closing in on the suspects, taking down two of them would be easy enough and they weren't as highly trained as everyone else was that was tracking them down and they didn't even know.
Anakin fed the transmission to the ISB who was keeping everyone in the field updated and coordinating their search. Anakin had Myn, his Second-in-Command of the Emperor's Royal Guard take the lead in the field and he was closing in and almost there with only about two hundred others with him closing in around the bounty hunters. The thing that gave them away was the fact they didn't have Force pikes instead blaster rifles were left except the blaster rifles didn't work, they were dead blasters.
"Your Majesty, we're closing in now. I have them in my sights." Myn said over the comlink to the Emperor and kept it open as he motioned for his men to take them down. There were snipers on the roofs, low altitude assault transports hovering in and lowering themselves to the surface as Storm Troopers were fast-roping down, Royal Guards, ISB Officers and various other military and law enforcement personnel surrounding them in the streets and sidewalks. The bounty hunters were stunned, they didn't know what to do and they kept their blasters aimed at the ground.
"He set us up." Dane said to his sister as he dropped his blaster. "It's over, Floria."
"Either he set us up or his plot failed and they tracked us down through him." Floria replied as she lowered her blaster and dropped it and raised her hands in surrender.
"Remove your helmets!" Myn shouted as he approached them with his Force pike raised ready to stun them to oblivion if they didn't comply.
They complied and their identities were confirmed, there weren't any women in the Royal Guard and they matched the holopics that were sent to them by the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, both bounty hunters are in custody." Myn reported. "Would you like us to apprehend them or to neutralize them?"
"Arrest them and bring them to the detention center. I want them interrogated, even if you have to beat the information from them, I don't need it but I want them to suffer." Anakin replied as he smiled as three fourths of the conspirators were captured, that left the Admiral.
Imperial Star Destroyer Dauntless
"We'll do it now, Your Majesty." Kir replied as he ended the comlink transmission and met up with Kile and Jaller as they went to eliminate the Admiral.
"Captain Jaller Obrim, I am Kir Kanos." Kir said as he introduced himself to the Captain who recognized him from earlier in the day. "I am the Chief Guard of the Emperor's Royal Guard detail."
"I would've never guessed, it is nice to meet you." The Captain replied impressed at his ability to fit in. "Nice disguise."
"Thanks, it was the Emperor's idea." Kir said as he focused on the mission as hand.
No one knew what the trio were doing and the Queen wasn't even onboard the ship, she was still locked up in the same room in the Palace, instead they brought a look alike with them and left her in the room but she was an ISB Officer and she had a blaster, in case she needed it. They left her unattended and the door was locked from the inside and she was ordered to remain there.
Anakin transmitted the location of the Admiral and he was still in the mess hall and they all knew where they were going now and made their way there in short order. They spotted the Admiral and secured the room. No one was allowed in or out as they removed their blaster pistols and approached the Admiral.
"Admiral Tarkin, for high treason against the throne and by orders of the Emperor, we are here to sentence you to death. You were found guilty by His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Anakin Skywalker after the Queen's comlink was decrypted and the transmissions between you and her and between you and the bounty hunters were uncovered. You are also being charged with the death of the mother and daughter of the pilot and among other charges, the attempted assassination of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Padme Amidala Skywalker and His Royal Highness, Prince Luke Skywalker and Her Royal Highness, Princess Leia Skywalker. We are your executioners and you are hereby relieved of duty." Kir finished saying as the Admiral looked on in shock as Kir raised his pistol to the Admiral's head and pulled the trigger. The green energy bolt sprang from the blaster and the Admiral's blood and brain matter splattered all over the room and all over Kir.
"There is nothing to see here, carry on folks." Captain Obrim ordered as he allowed everyone to go as he continued to record it with his holocamera. "This is what happens when you try to pull a coup, so don't try it."
"So, anyone hungry?" Kile asked with a smile as he looked to Kir and Jaller as he made his way to the food trays and salivated as he was starving and relieved that this case was closed and now he could return to Imperial City to resume his task of protecting the Empress.
It wasn't my greatest but I wanted to end that plot line. It went longer than I had planned, anywho the next chapter will be back to normal as the aftermath comes into effect and Anakin listens to the holomessage from Tatooine.
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