4 ABY
Imperial reinforcements sent the rebels into a retreat shortly after the battle of Bakura. Han Solo and Leia Skywalker had fled to Kashyyyk to avoid drawing attention to themselves. Lumiya's ship crashed on the plains of Bakura, smoke flowing into the air.
Imperial scouts found her ruined ship finding her body. Storm troopers gathered around the Tie Interceptor, one panel had been ripped off, the other shattered.
"Send a medical team," the storm trooper captain ordered.
Lumiya screamed in rage as the smoke still engulfed her. The storm troopers clumsily rescued her from the fire and smoke. Gritting her teeth she could barely move as the burns had charred her entire body.
Lumiya was transported to the medical bay on her Star Destroyer; medical droids analyzed her severe injuries. Her reddish brown hair had been burned away exposing her scalp. The medical droids sedated her and began the amputations.
"There was nothing we could have done," Han said to a frustrated Leia.
"He was just a kid," Leia said.
"Well at least on Kashyyyk we will be safe, and I have some business there I have to take of," Han said flipping a few switches.
"I have a bad feeling about all of this," Leia expressed.
Anakin and Mara clashed with their sabers in the throne room, once the private chambers of Kadann. Anakin easily blocked her strikes. "Sight can deceive, don't rely on it," Anakin lectured as the sabers whirled around in the air. Mara nodded, concentrating on the task at hand. After a few more practice strokes Anakin turned off his light saber.
Mara turned off her own, and took off the visor. "You were defeated because you could not see your opponent, but you are learning faster than I had expected," Anakin praised.
"But to deny the senses. Is that not neglecting them?" Mara asked.
"True, but they're tools like the Force. One must learn to be able to fight without the senses, without the Force, because they may not be with you in every situation," Anakin said.
Mara nodded but suddenly fell to her knees. "What is it?" Anakin asked.
"I don't know now, I feel weak," Mara said, a rush of emotions flowing through her.
Anakin considered the young Jedi. He also felt something in the Force, the death of Master Vos perhaps. It would explain Mara's condition. "What do you sense?" Anakin asked.
"Father?" Mara wondered.
"You must go to Bakura and seek out the truth," Anakin advised.
Lumiya's sedated body was put on a medical table; the medical droids had amputated her legs and arms, useless pieces of flesh. Mechanical armor and circuitry covered her vital organs; a device was attached to her stomach to monitor her living functions. A metallic cap was put on her head to cover her burned and exposed skull cap. Her jaw was also reconstructed although she could still talk with a human voice.
Lumiya finally woke up and twitched her right hand; she could feel the cold metallic limp. She held up her left hand and then broke free from her bonds. Getting to her feet she stared at herself in the mirror. Her body was almost entirely machine or encased in metal. Her lower half of her face had also been damaged beyond repair. She closed her eyes and then in an instant of rage blasted the droids to pieces with the Force.
"I will kill her!" she promised herself.
Taking her light whip she put on a cape and cloth that would hide her mouth and metallic covering of her head. At first she stumbled not able to coordinate her artificial legs, much to her humiliation Imperial officers stood her back onto her feet.
"I don't need help," Lumiya said angrily.
"We have tracked down one of the rebel ships that left the surface," a controller announced.
"Where?" Lumiya gasped pulling herself to her feet.
"The Kashyyyk system," the controller confirmed.
"Ready my ship," Lumiya ordered.
A hologram appeared in front of Anakin on the Death Star. "The Bakura system is secure, the Ssi Ruuk were repulsed but in so doing so, many rebel ships escaped," the Imperial captain told Anakin.
"Good, and what of casualties?" Anakin asked.
"Dozens of Jedi are missing, Master Vos has been presumed dead, and Lumiya has been heavily injured," the captain reported.
"How unfortunate," Anakin replied. "How bad is Lumiya's condition?"
"She needed extensive metallic reconstruction," the captain said vaguely. Anakin frowned; she was of no use to him now. "She is to be decommissioned, your in command now captain. Where is she now?" Anakin asked.
"She has taken her private ship to the Kashyyyk system in search of an escaped rebel ship," the captain answered.
"Very well," Anakin said signing off.
Another hologram with Luke's face appeared before him. "Another threat has revealed itself to us, the Tof," Anakin began.
"I have felt it as well father," Luke agreed.
"Prepare the fleet against them," Anakin ordered.
"If I may make a suggestion, the Nagai have been enemies with the Tof. Perhaps we could destroy two annoyances with one strike," Luke said.
"Yes, that would be best," Anakin smiled.
"Ally yourself with the Nagai against the Tofs, use them to strike at the rebels and the Tofs," Anakin ordered.
"It shall be done," Luke said bowing out. Luke turned to his padawan learner. "Go to Naldar and suppress the rebels," Luke said to Flint.
"As you command," Flint bowed taking a shuttle. "Make a course for Kinooine," Luke ordered.
Mara arrived on the surface of Bakura to be briefed on the situation. "Where is my father?" she demanded.
The storm troopers didn't say a word but led her to rows of bodies of Jedi. She could barely recognize the face of her dead father, the yellow line on his face distinguishing him from the others. Mara walked away not wanting to show her tear stricken face.
"Leia, come back to me. You can't hide forever," Anakin said in Leia's dreams. She awoke fearfully. "Are we almost at Kashyyyk?" Leia asked nervously.
"Just about," Han answered lowering the ship into the planet's atmosphere. The ship descended into the trees until it navigated into a cleared area. Leia, C3PO, R2D2, and Han exited the ship.
"We should be safe here, Kashyyyk is full of life and Force sensitive creatures," Leia said
Admiral Thrawn with the backing of his people, the Chiss took his fleet to Lwhekk. It was the home planet of the Ssi Ruuk, this time the empire would have its revenge. Thrawn was in his quarters staring at what would be considered a master piece in Ssi Ruuk art.
"So primitive, so brutal, the painting was that of an angry man," Thrawn observed.
"Sir?" an officer asked.
"Are we in the Lwhekk system?" Thrawn asked.
"Yes sir. Shall we begin the attack on the major cities," the officer asked.
"No, remember that it is best to destroy the shipping yards and defenses," Thrawn said.
Thrawn approached the bridge; he was in his white uniform, the mark of a grand admiral. He had been given the special task of conquering new systems for the empire and he didn't fail.
The Star Destroyers and Tie fighters easily took out the weakened defenses of the Ssi Ruuk. Thrawn put his blue hands together in concentration. "We shall begin with the pattern," Thrawn said punching some codes into his chair.
The Star Destroyers began to organize to cause the most damage to the planet's surface. "We are ready Grand Admiral Thrawn," the captain told him.
"Let them burn," Thrawn ordered. The Star Destroyers fired blasting away the military industrial complexes and shipping yards, and then proceeded to blast the cities. "Let them never wish to wage war ever again," Thrawn commented as explosion hit the planet.
"What of the captured Chiss citizens," the captain reminded Thrawn.
Thrawn looked down seemingly pained by the reminder. "They died a good death," Thrawn said slowly walking off the bridge. Completely devastating the planet Thrawn's fleet left the system into farther reaches of space, the unknown zones.
Leia, Han, and two droids went through the forest eventually finding a Wookie settlement. There Han gave the bad news of Chewbacca's death. With no other relatives nearby Chewbacca's life dept to Han was officially over. The Wookies despite having no body performed a ceremony for Chewbacca's funeral. Han was moved to tears with Leia as his only comfort.
Shortly after the ceremony the Wookies realized the Nagai had arrived. Slender, pale skinned, dark haired, humanoid creatures walked out of their ships for another round of Wookie hunting. Although the Wookie were very dangerous and aggressive if necessary the Nagai were well trained in weapons and easily subdued the Wookies sending them into the slave market.
After the construction of the Death Stars the empire gave the Nagai privilege over the system. Lumiya also exited a ship. She felt very conscious of her condition. One Nagai joked at her appearance. Angered into a furry she grabbed him by the throat, her mechanical hand crushing his neck. Throwing him aside she was immediately given respect by the Nagai workers.
"I sense something," Lumiya muttered.
Han and Leia were briefed on the situation, the Wookie slave trade. "We have to do something," Leia stressed.
"We do anything it will attract the attention of the empire," Han reminded her. "But I don't like sitting around," Han said. Taking his blaster he considered the situation.
"I can slice through the chains, you reach the control tower," Leia suggested.
"Yeah, that ain't a bad plan," Han agreed.
Nagai workers busied themselves loading fuel barrels for the shuttles. Han shot expertly causing them to explode. Lumiya cape fluttered in the wind as the explosion rattled the Nagai facilities. Leia ran among the chained Wookies and used her light saber to slice through their chains. Freed the Wookies immediately turned on their masters.
Lumiya's green eyes glared at Leia as she slashed through the chains. As the Nagai panicked around her she walked steadily toward her. Slicing the last chain Leia saw Lumiya approach her. She could feel the dark side of the Force radiating off her.
"Who are you?" Leia asked.
"You don't recognize your old friend Shira Brie," Lumiya said walking toward her.
"You betrayed us, you were a spy for the empire," Leia said angrily.
"I was always true to the rightful master of the galaxy," Lumiya shot back. "You and Rogue Squadron did this to me," Lumiya said disgusted with the suit she was trapped in.
Several Wookies growled at her running to charge her. Lumiya quickly took out her light whip and ignited it. "Stop!" Leia shouted as the Wookies approached Lumiya. Without hesitation she sent the red hot energy whip over her shoulder and sliced into the Wookies killing them.
Leia with her blue light saber went into a defensive position. "Your father wants you alive, but I would rather kill you instead," Lumiya said sending the whip at Leia.
Leia barely blocked the beam. Lumiya expertly shot her whip out multiple times every second sending Leia back down the hill toward the lake. Leia blocked the last attack and twisted the whip. Lumiya struggled as the whip twisted in the air. Seeing her chance Leia advanced on Lumiya. She slashed down cutting through Lumiya's armor, electricity sparked from her suit. The whip came around slashing Leia's back. Leia cried out and fell to the ground in pain.
Lumiya backed away as her life support systems struggled to maintain the wound. Glaring at Leia she used her whip to knock her light saber out of her hand. Deactivating her light whip Lumiya approached Leia and grabbed her neck forcing her off her feet. "What do you think of this princess," Lumiya sneered.