I Don't own anything except Grand Moff Houston, the Earth Space Fleet, BJ, Marc, Jen, and Steve. Any relation to the events of Sept. 11, 2001 is pure fiction.
Power Rangers In Space
The Empire Strikes Back-Setting 3 years after CtoD (Sept. 12, 2001)
"Marcus, is BJ always like this?"
"Only when it involves me."
"He doesn't seem to realize it yet."
"What?"
"Us, stupid. BJ Khayman is so worried about Imperials he won't let himself live a little."
"BJ is going crazy."
"General, is that machine ready yet?"
"Not yet, Sir. Piett's down here playing with the clay."
"Tell him to make monsters."
"That's what he's doing, Sir." Houston was eager to attack again.
"Captain, the Red Ranger and the Republic agent are in the park. Send a few TIEs to keep them busy and dispatch the Avenger and Firestorm to distract the Megaship."
"Yes, Sir."
"Lisa, what's wrong?"
"TIE Fighters."
"Where?"
"Over there!" The fighters swooped down and began firing at them. "RUN!" They began running as the TIEs fired at anything that appeared on their scopes.
"Warning, Star Destroyers In Range."
"DECA prepare to attack."
"Sir, the odds of surviving a direct assault on an Imperial Star Destroyer are...."
"Shut up."
"They're moving to attack position. Shields up." The Megaship flew over the Avenger's bridge and disappeared.
"Track them. They may come around for another pass."
"Captain, the ship no longer appears on our scopes."
"The Firestorm is sending out TIE Fighters to search for them."
"The Knight Hammer demands an update on the pursuit."
"Tell them the Firestorm has TIEs looking through the area."
"Yes, Captain."
"BJ Khayman, this time you have gone too far."
"CLOSE IT."
"No, I will not be quiet Steven. Why doesn't anyone listen to me?"
"Crap, TIE Fighters. Houston must have been told that Han Solo escaped this way so she sent two destroyers and one of them just sent TIEs out to find us."
"I don't see how all this is necessary. Surrender is perfectly acceptable in extreme conditions. The Empire may be gracious enough to..." Cassie flicked the switch on 3PO's neck.
"Thank you."
"Now how do we get out of this?"
"We find a safe landing port away from the influences of the Empire and the UAE."
"What's there?"
"Not much."
"We go to Earth. We have to get Marc and Lisa anyway."
"Boy do I have words for him."
"Let him have his fun. After all, he's a bright person."
"We ditch them?"
"Yeah."
"Marc, what was that about."
"Houston's bored so she sends TIEs to keep us busy."
"Or she's got something else planned."
"You think."
"Houston and Winston have two different views of the Tarkin Doctrine."
"Huh?"
"Houston doesn't want superweapons but Winston seems to enjoy terrorizing the galaxy with the threat of force."
"Ok genius. Who's in charge?"
"Houston as far as I know. Winston controls about 500 troops."
"There's more isn't there?"
"Houston is very dangerous even without a superweapon, but dark times are coming. The remants of the UAE have jioned forces with the Trade Federation and they are planning to attack any day now."
"Tell BJ?"
"No, he doesn't care."
"Why?"
"He has more important things to worry about. That and he hates me."
"Bounty Hunters, we don't need their scum."
"Yes, Sir."
"The Rangers won't escape us." Bossk made a noise directed at Piett.
"Shut up, Bossk." The officer noticed Piett's cup of coffee.
"Sir, she's banned eating and drinking in the crew pits."
"Why did she do that?"
"The men got tired of mopping it up after you spilled it."
"But eating?"
"Eating leads to drinking." Piett listened to Houston. "I am giving a reward to anyone who finds that snitch from the New Republic. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want her alive." She got to Boba Fett and Darkonda.
"No Disintegrations."
"As you wish." Piett came up to her. "You forgot the Red Ranger part." Houston turned from Piett to the hunters. "If he is with her, bring me the Red Ranger."
"Marc, what were you thinking?"
"What was I thinking. What were you thinking when Houston sent those TIE Fighters after us?"
"What TIE Fighters? She sent two star destroyers after us and 3PO was no help at all." The communicator went off.
"What?"
"A fleet of Victory-Class Star Destroyers just made a hit and run on Mirinoi." BJ stared at Lisa.
"My sister was on that planet."
"That sounds like Daala's doing. As I recall she had a fleet of Victory-Class ships make hit and run strikes while she attacked Yavin 4 with Pellaeon."
"It's Winston, he found the fleet of ships hiding from the New Republic and took command of them."
"And now he's using them as a scare tactic."
"Um guys, Houston still has enough firepower to destroy a planet."
"Lucky for us they don't get along." Back on the Megaship, Lisa took Marc aside.
"Where were we?"
"What do you mean?"
"This." Lisa kissed Marc softly on the lips.
"That's surprising."
"It was?"
"Really." Jen came up to them as Marc left.
"What was that about?"
"Marcus, well we kissed."
"How was he?"
"Great."
"I've been putting things together and I think Winston and Houston have joined forces."
"How?"
"Earth, Mirinoi, what's next KO-35, Eltar."
"I'll have the fleet divided and sent to KO-35 and inform Britain to head for Eltar." Zhane came up to them.
"What about Mirinoi?"
"A fleet of Imperial ships has already been there. There were no survivors."
"You sure about that?"
"The fleet is unable to contact Terra Venture."
"I'll go look there."
"Be careful, the Empire can be very dangerous."
"I will."
"And Zhane, this was a woman's conversation."
"Have you seen Lisa and Marc?"
"Last time I saw them they were making out near the engine room."
"I'm going to give him a piece of my mind."
"What did they do? Are you afraid that he's going to become attached to her and that once the Empire is gone she'll go back to wherever she came from and leave him with a broken heart?"
"I am not afraid of that. I'm just worried that she'll hand him over to the Empire and he'll be killed because he's a Jewish Jedi."
"She wouldn't do that. Jen told me that Houston hired bounty hunters to find her and him. I see a different scenario here. Marc's keeping her safe from the Empire and they wound up falling in love. Not to mention that Rito Revolto and Goldar are looking for her."
"You're right. I should just stay out of their lives. After all, I don't need Jason Christopher writing me up everytime he complains that I'm following them around. And never trust info from Jen."
"Good, then you don't know that a Nazi descendant is the captain of one of those Star Destroyers that keeps chasing us."
"Which Nazi?"
"Erwin Rommel."
"Jen told you that?"
"Yep."
"I don't believe that."
"I knew you wouldn't."
Power Rangers In Space
The Empire Strikes Back-Setting 3 years after CtoD (Sept. 12, 2001)
"Marcus, is BJ always like this?"
"Only when it involves me."
"He doesn't seem to realize it yet."
"What?"
"Us, stupid. BJ Khayman is so worried about Imperials he won't let himself live a little."
"BJ is going crazy."
"General, is that machine ready yet?"
"Not yet, Sir. Piett's down here playing with the clay."
"Tell him to make monsters."
"That's what he's doing, Sir." Houston was eager to attack again.
"Captain, the Red Ranger and the Republic agent are in the park. Send a few TIEs to keep them busy and dispatch the Avenger and Firestorm to distract the Megaship."
"Yes, Sir."
"Lisa, what's wrong?"
"TIE Fighters."
"Where?"
"Over there!" The fighters swooped down and began firing at them. "RUN!" They began running as the TIEs fired at anything that appeared on their scopes.
"Warning, Star Destroyers In Range."
"DECA prepare to attack."
"Sir, the odds of surviving a direct assault on an Imperial Star Destroyer are...."
"Shut up."
"They're moving to attack position. Shields up." The Megaship flew over the Avenger's bridge and disappeared.
"Track them. They may come around for another pass."
"Captain, the ship no longer appears on our scopes."
"The Firestorm is sending out TIE Fighters to search for them."
"The Knight Hammer demands an update on the pursuit."
"Tell them the Firestorm has TIEs looking through the area."
"Yes, Captain."
"BJ Khayman, this time you have gone too far."
"CLOSE IT."
"No, I will not be quiet Steven. Why doesn't anyone listen to me?"
"Crap, TIE Fighters. Houston must have been told that Han Solo escaped this way so she sent two destroyers and one of them just sent TIEs out to find us."
"I don't see how all this is necessary. Surrender is perfectly acceptable in extreme conditions. The Empire may be gracious enough to..." Cassie flicked the switch on 3PO's neck.
"Thank you."
"Now how do we get out of this?"
"We find a safe landing port away from the influences of the Empire and the UAE."
"What's there?"
"Not much."
"We go to Earth. We have to get Marc and Lisa anyway."
"Boy do I have words for him."
"Let him have his fun. After all, he's a bright person."
"We ditch them?"
"Yeah."
"Marc, what was that about."
"Houston's bored so she sends TIEs to keep us busy."
"Or she's got something else planned."
"You think."
"Houston and Winston have two different views of the Tarkin Doctrine."
"Huh?"
"Houston doesn't want superweapons but Winston seems to enjoy terrorizing the galaxy with the threat of force."
"Ok genius. Who's in charge?"
"Houston as far as I know. Winston controls about 500 troops."
"There's more isn't there?"
"Houston is very dangerous even without a superweapon, but dark times are coming. The remants of the UAE have jioned forces with the Trade Federation and they are planning to attack any day now."
"Tell BJ?"
"No, he doesn't care."
"Why?"
"He has more important things to worry about. That and he hates me."
"Bounty Hunters, we don't need their scum."
"Yes, Sir."
"The Rangers won't escape us." Bossk made a noise directed at Piett.
"Shut up, Bossk." The officer noticed Piett's cup of coffee.
"Sir, she's banned eating and drinking in the crew pits."
"Why did she do that?"
"The men got tired of mopping it up after you spilled it."
"But eating?"
"Eating leads to drinking." Piett listened to Houston. "I am giving a reward to anyone who finds that snitch from the New Republic. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want her alive." She got to Boba Fett and Darkonda.
"No Disintegrations."
"As you wish." Piett came up to her. "You forgot the Red Ranger part." Houston turned from Piett to the hunters. "If he is with her, bring me the Red Ranger."
"Marc, what were you thinking?"
"What was I thinking. What were you thinking when Houston sent those TIE Fighters after us?"
"What TIE Fighters? She sent two star destroyers after us and 3PO was no help at all." The communicator went off.
"What?"
"A fleet of Victory-Class Star Destroyers just made a hit and run on Mirinoi." BJ stared at Lisa.
"My sister was on that planet."
"That sounds like Daala's doing. As I recall she had a fleet of Victory-Class ships make hit and run strikes while she attacked Yavin 4 with Pellaeon."
"It's Winston, he found the fleet of ships hiding from the New Republic and took command of them."
"And now he's using them as a scare tactic."
"Um guys, Houston still has enough firepower to destroy a planet."
"Lucky for us they don't get along." Back on the Megaship, Lisa took Marc aside.
"Where were we?"
"What do you mean?"
"This." Lisa kissed Marc softly on the lips.
"That's surprising."
"It was?"
"Really." Jen came up to them as Marc left.
"What was that about?"
"Marcus, well we kissed."
"How was he?"
"Great."
"I've been putting things together and I think Winston and Houston have joined forces."
"How?"
"Earth, Mirinoi, what's next KO-35, Eltar."
"I'll have the fleet divided and sent to KO-35 and inform Britain to head for Eltar." Zhane came up to them.
"What about Mirinoi?"
"A fleet of Imperial ships has already been there. There were no survivors."
"You sure about that?"
"The fleet is unable to contact Terra Venture."
"I'll go look there."
"Be careful, the Empire can be very dangerous."
"I will."
"And Zhane, this was a woman's conversation."
"Have you seen Lisa and Marc?"
"Last time I saw them they were making out near the engine room."
"I'm going to give him a piece of my mind."
"What did they do? Are you afraid that he's going to become attached to her and that once the Empire is gone she'll go back to wherever she came from and leave him with a broken heart?"
"I am not afraid of that. I'm just worried that she'll hand him over to the Empire and he'll be killed because he's a Jewish Jedi."
"She wouldn't do that. Jen told me that Houston hired bounty hunters to find her and him. I see a different scenario here. Marc's keeping her safe from the Empire and they wound up falling in love. Not to mention that Rito Revolto and Goldar are looking for her."
"You're right. I should just stay out of their lives. After all, I don't need Jason Christopher writing me up everytime he complains that I'm following them around. And never trust info from Jen."
"Good, then you don't know that a Nazi descendant is the captain of one of those Star Destroyers that keeps chasing us."
"Which Nazi?"
"Erwin Rommel."
"Jen told you that?"
"Yep."
"I don't believe that."
"I knew you wouldn't."