Chapter Five
Wedge grimaced when he walked into the hangar where the TIE-Executors were being constructed. "How many have we built so far?" he asked. "About 6- no, make that seven." The chief mechanic, Cubber Daine answered. "How long does it take to build one?" "About 8 hours without more men or droids." "Well, we'll try to get some droids for you then." As Wedge walked out, he thought about a few new things. Then, he got a great idea.
"NO! Absolutely not!" General Cracken shouted, red-faced and out of breath. "But this could be the only chance the rebellion has!" Wedge shouted back. "We will not turn to the Ssi-ruuk to defeat the empire! That would just invited them back and they might try to take us down again! They would probably succeed too!"
"Not if we offer them the life energies of all the Yuuzhan Vong we captured. We must have around a thousand Vong." Wedge replied smartly. "Who's to say that the Vong life energies can even be enteched?" Luke Skywalker suggested we entech the Vong when they first invaded. It worked, but with crude equipment, it didn't work very well.
"Generals, Stop acting like babies. The tide goes in and out but never stays. Like the tide, The Ssi-ruuk might go out too. "Admiral Ackbar, This is not going to work!" "It's worth a try." If it fails, we let the Empire handle them." "Then I am not going to be a part of this operation." General Cracken said. "You do not have to be."
The admiral who had given so much for the Rebellion and New Republic said. "I'll make the call," Wedge said. "One problem," said Wes Janson, who had just walked in. "We can't speak their language." "Sithspit!" Wedge cursed. "but," said Wes, "Dev can." Dev, one of Luke's former trainees, had joined up with the rebellion a few years ago. He had also been captured by the Ssi- ruuk during the first empire.
"Get him in here." Wedge ordered. "Already on it Sir." Janson replied. A few minutes later, Dev walked in. "Dev, we need you to call the Ssi-ruuk. We need their help." Wedge ordered. "Okay, sir."
A few minutes later, they had the Ssi-ruuvi Empire on the comm. "Ssi-ruuvi Emporium. This is Dev Sibbwara of the new rebellion speaking. We need your help." He Whistled. "In return for your services, We will give you two thousand Yuuzhan Vong to be enteched. Yuuzhan Vong Life Energies last until they are shot out of space."
"Dev, Is that really you? I thought you died at Bakura." "Firwirrung? Is that you?" "No. I am Firwirrung's brother, Mirhirrong. You died at Bakura, didn't you?" "Yes. But for some reason, I was cloned through the force." Dev whistled.
"Now, what were you saying about needing our help?" Mirhirrong whistled. "There is a new Empire- and a new rebellion as well. The rebellion needs your help badly. Dev whistled. "We have four thousand Yuuzhan Vong prisoners, which we will give you for enteching if you help us. We would give two thousand for the ships you will bring to aid us, and two thousand after you aid us." Dev whistled.
"Why would we want these Yuuzhan Vong?" "You would want the Vong because the Yuuzhan Vong life energies last for ever."
"Well, I'll have to talk to the High Governors about this. How many ships should we send?" Mirhirrong asked. "One thousand fighters, five hundred of your largest cruisers, two hundred of your smallest cruisers, and 300 of your most heavily armed- excluding your largest cruisers." Dev whistled in reply.
"How can I contact you?" Mirhirrong asked. "Use frequency five oh six oh nine Alfa." Dev replied. "I will have your answer within the week. Oh yes, one more thing, should we bring translators so we can understand you?" Mirhirrong enquired. "Yes. Dev Sibbwara out."
"High Governors, I bring before you a request, a request from humans." Mirhirrong whistled to the high governors. "Who Cares about what humans want?" one angry governor whistled. "Yeah! Unless they want us to entech them, we don't want to hear it!" Another one Whistled in what would be the equivalent of a shout.
"Hear me out!" Mirhirrong shouted. "I think you will like what you will get out of it." He said, this time in a calm, quiet voice. "They are willing to give us two thousand Yuuzhan Vong for the war ships we bring to their aid, and two thousand more after we aid them." "So what? The Vong life energies probably only last a few days!" Another angry governor shouted.
"Do you really think that they would give us these prisoners to be used in defending themselves if they didn't last long?" One governor asked. "Thank- You, Governor Jurhanqtha." Mirhirrong whistled. "Yuuzhan Vong life energies last forever. They are putting a great deal of trust in us and hope to be treated as equals among our society." "They know what the threat of turning to us for help is. We could easily turn on them." Governor Jurhanqtha whistled.
After about three days of convincing, Mirhirrong finally had all 38 of the governors' signatures on the truce papers. He picked up the comlink he had taken off one of the enteched humans from Bakura and tuned it to frequency five oh six oh nine Alfa and whistled "Dev? Are you there? This is Mirhirrong. Do you copy?" "Dev here. Well, are you going to be able to help us?" Dev whistled. "Yes. Where should our fleets rendezvous?" Mirhirrong whistled. "Let me ask General Antilles."
After about five minutes Dev had found Wedge and gotten the answer, Bakura. "The General said to rendezvous at bakura in twenty days. "Ok. Dev, why ever happened to that Skywalker guy?" Dev frowned. "I don't know," He whistled after a long moment of silence. "He just, disappeared."
Luke was dueling. And he wasn't doing very well either. Thrust. Parry. Block. Leap. Somersault. He cried out in pain after getting struck in the stomach. "Luke!" Leia cried out. "Be quiet!" Nok'yon ordered, enjoying his victory over Skywalker. "You were as easy to defeat as your niece." Nok'yon said.
Luke was angry. He stood up. With a few blocks, parry's, and thrusts, he had taken off Nok'yon's right arm. "Arghh!" Nok'yon cried out in pain. Luke sat bolt right in bed and moved up with such a force it seemed he was spring loaded.
"What's Wrong?" Asked Mara, his wife. "Nothing." He replied. "I just had a dream. It was of the fight I had had with Nok'yon. "I still can't believe I lost Leia to him." He said. "Well, living in the past isn't going to bring her back, is it?" She countered. "No, I guess it's not. I think its time we joined the new rebellion." "Now you're talking." She answered. Luke sighed. It was going to be good to see his old friends.
Wedge grimaced when he walked into the hangar where the TIE-Executors were being constructed. "How many have we built so far?" he asked. "About 6- no, make that seven." The chief mechanic, Cubber Daine answered. "How long does it take to build one?" "About 8 hours without more men or droids." "Well, we'll try to get some droids for you then." As Wedge walked out, he thought about a few new things. Then, he got a great idea.
"NO! Absolutely not!" General Cracken shouted, red-faced and out of breath. "But this could be the only chance the rebellion has!" Wedge shouted back. "We will not turn to the Ssi-ruuk to defeat the empire! That would just invited them back and they might try to take us down again! They would probably succeed too!"
"Not if we offer them the life energies of all the Yuuzhan Vong we captured. We must have around a thousand Vong." Wedge replied smartly. "Who's to say that the Vong life energies can even be enteched?" Luke Skywalker suggested we entech the Vong when they first invaded. It worked, but with crude equipment, it didn't work very well.
"Generals, Stop acting like babies. The tide goes in and out but never stays. Like the tide, The Ssi-ruuk might go out too. "Admiral Ackbar, This is not going to work!" "It's worth a try." If it fails, we let the Empire handle them." "Then I am not going to be a part of this operation." General Cracken said. "You do not have to be."
The admiral who had given so much for the Rebellion and New Republic said. "I'll make the call," Wedge said. "One problem," said Wes Janson, who had just walked in. "We can't speak their language." "Sithspit!" Wedge cursed. "but," said Wes, "Dev can." Dev, one of Luke's former trainees, had joined up with the rebellion a few years ago. He had also been captured by the Ssi- ruuk during the first empire.
"Get him in here." Wedge ordered. "Already on it Sir." Janson replied. A few minutes later, Dev walked in. "Dev, we need you to call the Ssi-ruuk. We need their help." Wedge ordered. "Okay, sir."
A few minutes later, they had the Ssi-ruuvi Empire on the comm. "Ssi-ruuvi Emporium. This is Dev Sibbwara of the new rebellion speaking. We need your help." He Whistled. "In return for your services, We will give you two thousand Yuuzhan Vong to be enteched. Yuuzhan Vong Life Energies last until they are shot out of space."
"Dev, Is that really you? I thought you died at Bakura." "Firwirrung? Is that you?" "No. I am Firwirrung's brother, Mirhirrong. You died at Bakura, didn't you?" "Yes. But for some reason, I was cloned through the force." Dev whistled.
"Now, what were you saying about needing our help?" Mirhirrong whistled. "There is a new Empire- and a new rebellion as well. The rebellion needs your help badly. Dev whistled. "We have four thousand Yuuzhan Vong prisoners, which we will give you for enteching if you help us. We would give two thousand for the ships you will bring to aid us, and two thousand after you aid us." Dev whistled.
"Why would we want these Yuuzhan Vong?" "You would want the Vong because the Yuuzhan Vong life energies last for ever."
"Well, I'll have to talk to the High Governors about this. How many ships should we send?" Mirhirrong asked. "One thousand fighters, five hundred of your largest cruisers, two hundred of your smallest cruisers, and 300 of your most heavily armed- excluding your largest cruisers." Dev whistled in reply.
"How can I contact you?" Mirhirrong asked. "Use frequency five oh six oh nine Alfa." Dev replied. "I will have your answer within the week. Oh yes, one more thing, should we bring translators so we can understand you?" Mirhirrong enquired. "Yes. Dev Sibbwara out."
"High Governors, I bring before you a request, a request from humans." Mirhirrong whistled to the high governors. "Who Cares about what humans want?" one angry governor whistled. "Yeah! Unless they want us to entech them, we don't want to hear it!" Another one Whistled in what would be the equivalent of a shout.
"Hear me out!" Mirhirrong shouted. "I think you will like what you will get out of it." He said, this time in a calm, quiet voice. "They are willing to give us two thousand Yuuzhan Vong for the war ships we bring to their aid, and two thousand more after we aid them." "So what? The Vong life energies probably only last a few days!" Another angry governor shouted.
"Do you really think that they would give us these prisoners to be used in defending themselves if they didn't last long?" One governor asked. "Thank- You, Governor Jurhanqtha." Mirhirrong whistled. "Yuuzhan Vong life energies last forever. They are putting a great deal of trust in us and hope to be treated as equals among our society." "They know what the threat of turning to us for help is. We could easily turn on them." Governor Jurhanqtha whistled.
After about three days of convincing, Mirhirrong finally had all 38 of the governors' signatures on the truce papers. He picked up the comlink he had taken off one of the enteched humans from Bakura and tuned it to frequency five oh six oh nine Alfa and whistled "Dev? Are you there? This is Mirhirrong. Do you copy?" "Dev here. Well, are you going to be able to help us?" Dev whistled. "Yes. Where should our fleets rendezvous?" Mirhirrong whistled. "Let me ask General Antilles."
After about five minutes Dev had found Wedge and gotten the answer, Bakura. "The General said to rendezvous at bakura in twenty days. "Ok. Dev, why ever happened to that Skywalker guy?" Dev frowned. "I don't know," He whistled after a long moment of silence. "He just, disappeared."
Luke was dueling. And he wasn't doing very well either. Thrust. Parry. Block. Leap. Somersault. He cried out in pain after getting struck in the stomach. "Luke!" Leia cried out. "Be quiet!" Nok'yon ordered, enjoying his victory over Skywalker. "You were as easy to defeat as your niece." Nok'yon said.
Luke was angry. He stood up. With a few blocks, parry's, and thrusts, he had taken off Nok'yon's right arm. "Arghh!" Nok'yon cried out in pain. Luke sat bolt right in bed and moved up with such a force it seemed he was spring loaded.
"What's Wrong?" Asked Mara, his wife. "Nothing." He replied. "I just had a dream. It was of the fight I had had with Nok'yon. "I still can't believe I lost Leia to him." He said. "Well, living in the past isn't going to bring her back, is it?" She countered. "No, I guess it's not. I think its time we joined the new rebellion." "Now you're talking." She answered. Luke sighed. It was going to be good to see his old friends.