Chapter 2: Enter the Vong
In another part of the galaxy, a certain evil was lurking and waiting for a chance to strike. Franek'tcha Pah, leader of the Yuuzhan Vong force that had been sent by the warmaster, Tsavong Lah, to wipe out the rebellion on the infidel planet Bastion, was extremely irritated. The Yuuzhan Vong were an unknown species from another part of the universe. Roughly humanoid in shape, they often mutilated their bodies with scars and tattoos to show their rank and also to prove their worth to their gods. Their fleshy faces are distinguished by several key features, in addition to the scars and tattoos that define their social standing: bluish sacks beneath their eyes, sloping foreheads, and lipless mouths. Being from another galaxy, the Yuuzhan Vong cellular structure contained no midi-chlorians, thereby rendering them untouchable to the Force. What was known about them was that they had first visited the known galaxy fifty years before the attacks on Belkadan and Dubrillion. The fact that the Vong were invisible to the Force made them very deadly combatants to the Jedi. They wear vonduun crab armor, a living carapace that protects a warrior in combat that can even temporarily withstand blaster strikes and lightsaber blows.
Along with their self mutilation, they had to be successful in battle, which meant destroying this group of humans. The Yuuzhan Vong were a greater threat to the Rebel Alliance than the Empire ever was. The Vong had no intentions of being merciful to the infidels. They would be either turned into slaves or they would be slaughtered. If you became a slave for the Vong, you'd most likely end up being sacrificed when they deemed you useless. Anything not Vong, aside from the Peace Brigade, had no chance of survival. To the Yuuzhan Vong, all machinery was blasphemous. Whenever the Vong attacked, not only did they kill infidels, but they destroyed droids, buildings, ships, speeders, anything and everything that wasn't organic.
Franek'tcha Pah's cruiser analog, Krakow, was not very old. It had been grown out of the best yorik coral that had been available. He had destroyed many infidels with his ship, and he had a glowing sense of pride for it. The commander stalked about his very sparse bridge, as the eerie glow of lambents illuminated his mangled features. He had many tattoos on his face, but what really made his face stand out was that he had two sallow cuts running from the sides of his nose to the sides of his lips. They were deep enough that you could see right into his mouth without it being opened. Along with this nightmare mask, he had a large razor bug protruding from his chest, so every time he breathed, the bug sliced deeper and deeper into his chest. His thorak beetle foot, made odd clacking sounds as it connected with the organically grown yorik coral. Franek'tcha's newly created foot implant was not working to its full capacity. The thorak beetle continually twitched and buzzed every time he stood in place for too long. The Yuuzhan Vong relished pain, but the constant twitching made it hard for him to concentrate on planning the upcoming battle. Franek'tcha Pah decided to ignore the twitching and tingling sensations that the thorak beetle sent him. He continued to stalk about until he came across one of his Lieutenants. Franek'tcha Pah asked, "Kang'La Ku, why haven't the warriors smashed the rebellion on Bastion as of yet?"
"I apologize, Warmaster. The infidels are surprisingly resourceful and there is word that there may be a Jeedai on the planet that is helping them," replied Kang'La Ku, Franek'tcha's second in command.
"I am not Warmaster, Kang'La Ku. I want you to command Xyzchmana Tin, to lead two of his interdictor ships with our best warriors in them, to quell the rebellion on the planet. Make sure that you do not underestimate these infidels, because we have already lost enough Yuuzhan Vong to make up for this war. I want you to personally see that Bastion is under our control by the time you are done. If you fail, I will see to it that Warmaster Tsavong Lah knows of your failure, and you will be punished accordingly," said Franek'tcha Pah.
"Yes, I understand. And thank you for this wonderful honor Commander. I will sacrifice these infidels to our great god, Yun-Yuuzhan, and we will have achieved glory!" With that decree, he spun on his heel and strode out of the bridge where Franek'tcha Pah stared out icily at the stars. Franek'tcha Pah knew that if he was successful in this battle against the infidels, his thorak beetle implant would be fine. The gods would be pleased, and Yun-Yuuzhan would smile down upon him. As Franek'tcha Pah was thinking these thoughts, his personal villip began to stir. Villips were organic technology that the Yuuzhan Vong created, since they did not use comlinks like the infidels did. When he stroked the villip to life, it took the shape of Tsavong Lah.
"Franek'tcha Pah, I want you to personally go to Bastion to eliminate the Jeedai threat. With the Jeedai dead, these infidels will lose morale and it will be that much simpler for us to turn them into slaves."
"Warmaster, I will do as you say. I have already sent Kang'La Ku along with Xychmana Tin down to the planet with two interdictors and a cruiser analog. We will make sure that the infidels know never to rebel against us again!"
"Good, Yun-Yuuzhan smiles down upon you Franek'tcha Pah. Report back to me with your victory," and with that Franek'tcha Pah's villip returned back to its normal spherical shape. Franek'tcha Pah then left the bridge and went to his
quarters to meditate.
In another part of the galaxy, a certain evil was lurking and waiting for a chance to strike. Franek'tcha Pah, leader of the Yuuzhan Vong force that had been sent by the warmaster, Tsavong Lah, to wipe out the rebellion on the infidel planet Bastion, was extremely irritated. The Yuuzhan Vong were an unknown species from another part of the universe. Roughly humanoid in shape, they often mutilated their bodies with scars and tattoos to show their rank and also to prove their worth to their gods. Their fleshy faces are distinguished by several key features, in addition to the scars and tattoos that define their social standing: bluish sacks beneath their eyes, sloping foreheads, and lipless mouths. Being from another galaxy, the Yuuzhan Vong cellular structure contained no midi-chlorians, thereby rendering them untouchable to the Force. What was known about them was that they had first visited the known galaxy fifty years before the attacks on Belkadan and Dubrillion. The fact that the Vong were invisible to the Force made them very deadly combatants to the Jedi. They wear vonduun crab armor, a living carapace that protects a warrior in combat that can even temporarily withstand blaster strikes and lightsaber blows.
Along with their self mutilation, they had to be successful in battle, which meant destroying this group of humans. The Yuuzhan Vong were a greater threat to the Rebel Alliance than the Empire ever was. The Vong had no intentions of being merciful to the infidels. They would be either turned into slaves or they would be slaughtered. If you became a slave for the Vong, you'd most likely end up being sacrificed when they deemed you useless. Anything not Vong, aside from the Peace Brigade, had no chance of survival. To the Yuuzhan Vong, all machinery was blasphemous. Whenever the Vong attacked, not only did they kill infidels, but they destroyed droids, buildings, ships, speeders, anything and everything that wasn't organic.
Franek'tcha Pah's cruiser analog, Krakow, was not very old. It had been grown out of the best yorik coral that had been available. He had destroyed many infidels with his ship, and he had a glowing sense of pride for it. The commander stalked about his very sparse bridge, as the eerie glow of lambents illuminated his mangled features. He had many tattoos on his face, but what really made his face stand out was that he had two sallow cuts running from the sides of his nose to the sides of his lips. They were deep enough that you could see right into his mouth without it being opened. Along with this nightmare mask, he had a large razor bug protruding from his chest, so every time he breathed, the bug sliced deeper and deeper into his chest. His thorak beetle foot, made odd clacking sounds as it connected with the organically grown yorik coral. Franek'tcha's newly created foot implant was not working to its full capacity. The thorak beetle continually twitched and buzzed every time he stood in place for too long. The Yuuzhan Vong relished pain, but the constant twitching made it hard for him to concentrate on planning the upcoming battle. Franek'tcha Pah decided to ignore the twitching and tingling sensations that the thorak beetle sent him. He continued to stalk about until he came across one of his Lieutenants. Franek'tcha Pah asked, "Kang'La Ku, why haven't the warriors smashed the rebellion on Bastion as of yet?"
"I apologize, Warmaster. The infidels are surprisingly resourceful and there is word that there may be a Jeedai on the planet that is helping them," replied Kang'La Ku, Franek'tcha's second in command.
"I am not Warmaster, Kang'La Ku. I want you to command Xyzchmana Tin, to lead two of his interdictor ships with our best warriors in them, to quell the rebellion on the planet. Make sure that you do not underestimate these infidels, because we have already lost enough Yuuzhan Vong to make up for this war. I want you to personally see that Bastion is under our control by the time you are done. If you fail, I will see to it that Warmaster Tsavong Lah knows of your failure, and you will be punished accordingly," said Franek'tcha Pah.
"Yes, I understand. And thank you for this wonderful honor Commander. I will sacrifice these infidels to our great god, Yun-Yuuzhan, and we will have achieved glory!" With that decree, he spun on his heel and strode out of the bridge where Franek'tcha Pah stared out icily at the stars. Franek'tcha Pah knew that if he was successful in this battle against the infidels, his thorak beetle implant would be fine. The gods would be pleased, and Yun-Yuuzhan would smile down upon him. As Franek'tcha Pah was thinking these thoughts, his personal villip began to stir. Villips were organic technology that the Yuuzhan Vong created, since they did not use comlinks like the infidels did. When he stroked the villip to life, it took the shape of Tsavong Lah.
"Franek'tcha Pah, I want you to personally go to Bastion to eliminate the Jeedai threat. With the Jeedai dead, these infidels will lose morale and it will be that much simpler for us to turn them into slaves."
"Warmaster, I will do as you say. I have already sent Kang'La Ku along with Xychmana Tin down to the planet with two interdictors and a cruiser analog. We will make sure that the infidels know never to rebel against us again!"
"Good, Yun-Yuuzhan smiles down upon you Franek'tcha Pah. Report back to me with your victory," and with that Franek'tcha Pah's villip returned back to its normal spherical shape. Franek'tcha Pah then left the bridge and went to his
quarters to meditate.