A few weeks passed, every ship in the Phoenix Legion was in the Had System, the long secret capital of the First Order, where Supreme Leader Snoke directed his fleets, Stormtroopers and the Knights of Ren, upon the ancient dead planet of Had Abaddon.

"…he's down there. Snoke… his time is ending. With this act, we could very well end this war. If not cripple the First Order for good!" Gcarin Fy'nyx said as he looked over Had Abaddon from the bridge of his flagship, the Avenger.

"Gcarin, you must be mindful of your emotions. Remember what I said. Be the one in control, don't let them control you." Gcarin's mother, Ahsoka said with concern.

"I know what you taught me! But after everything… this needs to end. The Empire…" Gcarin said.

"It's alright for you to be angry. Just… just don't let your anger get the better of you." Ahsoka said reassuringly.

"They took Barriss, and sent us on a wild bantha chase after a new Starkiller Base that wasn't even being built!" Gcarin said.

"Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask…" Ahsoka said, gesturing to some Lat'rani on the bridge. "Why are they here?"

"They volunteered to come with me. What did you say you were again…? I'm sorry; I haven't remembered your name." Gcarin said to the lead Lat'rani.

"My name is Thal'aad, greatest scout of the Water-Seeker Tribe. As for what our task is, the Chieftains wish a record of our fight against the Snowmen of the Flower Oyster." Thal'aad said.

"Uh… I take it that Galactic Basic isn't your first language?" Ahsoka asked, trying not to offend the alien coyotes.

"Oh I've taught them some actually. It's just that… it apparently left some holes here and there. Pretty sure I corrected that 'Snowman' thing shortly after we made contact." Gcarin said.

"But… do they understand how there equipment works?" Ahsoka asked.

"They are like our slug-throwers, save that they fire faster, and have completely different manner of ammunition. The Phoenix of C'hol has drilled us in the maintenance and operation of the weapons we were given." Thal'aad said.

"This still seems like a bad idea to me." Ahsoka said.

"Didn't you help train Saw Geerara?" Gcarin asked.

"There's a big difference between Humans, and primitives who haven't even discovered hyperdrive." Ahsoka said.

"Autarch, all our ships are in position. All of our forces are ready for planet fall." A Phoenix Legionnaire reported.

"Excellent, order the fleet to bombard the surface, make a safe landing site for our ground forces." Gcarin said.

"Autarch, we're receiving a call from the Home One… its General Organa." A Legionnaire said.

"Let her speak." Gcarin said, as a hologram of Leia appeared on a pedestal on the bridge. "General, are your men ready?" He asked.

"You have a one track mind, has anyone told you that?" Leia said.

"You don't know the half of it Leia. But why have you contacted us?" Ahsoka asked.

"It's… what do you intend to do with my son?" Leia asked anxiously.

"… You… are you serious? Asking me about that at a time like this! What do you think will happen to your wayward son?" Gcarin said in annoyance.

"I just want my little boy back." Leia said.

"General… are you even sensing the darkness on the planet below? Or are you willingly blinding yourself from the situation at hand? Your son joined the First Order, destroyed Luke's attempt to rebuild the Jedi, is the head of the Knights of Ren. And what other terrible things has he done…? Oh right, he MURDERED his father in cold blood! Your husband I might add!" Gcarin said in irritation.

"He's still my son… I should at least TRY to return him to the light." Leia said defiantly.

"…very well. If he can be brought back to the light, we will make the attempt. Now I ask again. Are your forces ready for the ground assault?" Gcarin asked.

"Yes… though it seems weird that there are so few First Order ships in the system." Leia said.

"Perhaps… regardless, we must engage the First Order on the ground soon." Gcarin said.

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Supreme Leader Snoke was stumbling towards a chamber, aided by his Praetorian guards.

"The… the Maelstrom has failed us. Now… now the First Order has but one last hope, to secure the future of this galaxy… to be remade in my image." Snoke said as he entered the chamber. Inside, his apprentice, Kylo Ren was being consumed by a laughing shadow.

"Yes… YES... YEEEEEEES!" The shadow bellowed as it entered into Kylo Ren's body.

"I wish I had more time… to bind Vader to my will… but time is running short." Snoke said as the shadow consumed Kylo Ren. "Kylo Ren… can you hear me?" Snoke asked.

His apprentice opened his eyes… and were colored a sickly yellow. "There is only Vader. And you must be the one who freed me… granting me a new lease on life." Vader said, looking over his new body.

"Yes… now we must leave. The Phoenix Legion has found this world and-"

"Wait… I sense… Skywalker, both of Skywalker's wretched children above us… and power, power as I have never beheld." Vader said ominously.

"Vader! We must go, or the First Order will be undone this day!" Snoke said.

"Hmm… that may be best. But I go because I wish to, not because some old wizened sack of skins commands it!" Vader said as he barged pass the Praetorian's.

Eventually he arrived at the main command center. "Nice of you to join us… wait, I don't think we've been formally introduced. You must be that apprentice Snoke is always rambling about." Darth Coorva said, looking over the forces that were invading.

"I am no apprentice, now what is the situation here?" Vader asked.

"Oh, I think I'm going to like you. At any rate, our enemies are currently bombarding the surface." Darth Coorva said.

"What of our ground forces and ships?" Vader asked.

"Well… it's a small to medium sized garrison, and most of THAT is underground. Most of the fleet has been relocated away from the Had System. Along with most of our Stormtroopers, war machines… and my Obsidian Guard. Only my captain was released from carbonite before… I'm sorry. This requires a bit of context. I heard that you were in meditation since the destruction of Starkiller Base." Darth Coorva said.

"I do require knowledge… what are these… Phoenix Legion?" Vader asked.

XXXX

Several hours later, a number of dropships made planet fall. From one of them, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Finn, and Diiran Sundancer jumped out onto the desolate surface.

"You all know your objectives; find the First Order leadership, and kill them." Gcarin said over a com channel.

"Blood thirsty one isn't he?" Dirran said.

"Well he does have nightmares about the Empires atrocities… though these monsters are arguably worse. At least the Empire tried to spin-doctor or outright ignore there atrocity's." Luke said.

"You know anything about this planet Finn?" Rey asked.

"No… I never even heard of this planet before." Finn admitted. "I mean there were rumors-"

"Take it easy Finn. Let's just get going." Luke said as they went across the surface of Had Abaddon.

It was well and truly a desolate planet, a bleak world, no signs of any life that could maintain a breathable atmosphere, no plants, no animals… not even an echo in the distance.

"I thought Coorva's tomb world was desolate. At least there were womp rats around… nasty cannibalistic things they were. All too fitting for a Sith Lord if you ask me." Dirran said.

"There doesn't seem to be any ruins either. No destroyed base structures or anything." Rey said.

"Hmm… that is odd. And there's… a darkness… a presence I have not felt, not since… Endor?" Luke said in concern.

"What kind of darkness?" Diiran asked in concern.

"It… Vader is back. That's the only reason I could be feeling this." Luke said.

"What?! But you killed him and the Emperor at Endor!" Finn said in surprise.

"First, my father Anakin killed Darth Sidious. All I did was redeem him… but now Vader is back. As if Ben falling to the dark side was bad enough... we've got to find him!" Luke said.

XXXX

"So at this point, it would be impossible to turn Kylo Ren away from the dark side?" Gcarin said over a comm device to Luke.

"Yes… Vader has returned. If we can, we should kill him before he leaves the planet." Luke said.

"I see, any speculation on where we can find him? We know nothing about this planet beyond what mother said… which was still very little." Gcarin said.

"More or less, he's underground. Of that there is no doubt. But we have no idea how to get there." Luke said.

"I take it that simply getting shovels and other digging equipment is out of the question… regardless. I'm certain that the First Order can be found somewhere on this rock." Gcarin said.

"I never said they weren't here. All I said was that I have no idea on how to get to them." Luke said.

"I know… but I also know that were not leaving. Until we can get SOMEONE'S head… even that admiral… what was his name, Hugs?" Gcarin asked.

"We'll look for a way in regardless… I have a bad feeling about this. It feels like we walked into a trap." Luke said.

"Perhaps, but we'll turn any trap the First Order has against them, Gcarin out." Gcarin said as he ended the call.

"Are you certain that you can sense Barriss?" Iraa asked.

"Of course, she is my sister! And it's about time that we get her home!" Gcarin said as he and his party, which included Iraa. Harq Luu, H'laaris and his sisters Padme and Riyo.