Author's note #1: Hello, everyone! Several years ago, I began work on a Star Wars fanfiction series titled Star Wars: Galactic Civil War which acted as my version of a sequel to Star Wars: The Clone Wars set between Episodes IV and V. I very much enjoyed working on that series and I appreciated every bit of support I got from fellow users.
However; as time went on, my vision for the series changed various times as I was still maturing as a writer and I was still learning about the Star Wars universe outside of the original six movies, both Clone Wars series, and The Force Unleashed video game. Writing got harder and harder as my plans changed over time, until eventually I decided to take a long break.
Over time, I began working on my headcanon and thinking hard about it and my plans as a whole. After one year of hiatus, I developed a clearer plan to work with; and after much thought, I decided to start over with it in mind.
I present to you Star Wars: Age of Rebellion! This will act as a revamp of my previous series with my new plans in mind as well as my old plans reworked into it. This fic will act as a feature length prologue to my series, similar to Star Wars: The Clone Wars film.
Author's note #2: To my followers and fans who were following and enjoying my old series, I am truly sorry if you feel upset by my decision. It was a hard choice to make and I imagine starting over after I did so much with my previous series must be disappointing. Do not worry; I will still keep the old versions up so you can always revisit them and I'll incorporate the main plotlines from my previous series into it as well various arc/episode ideas, so I'm not abandoning my previous series as a whole and you'll get to see many of the plotlines continued in some form.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion
A galaxy once more divided! Striking a victory at the Battle of Yavin, the Rebel Alliance has successfully destroyed the Death Star and dealt a critical blow to the Imperial war effort! But quick to retaliate; the Galactic Empire launched a brutal counterattack against the Rebels' command centre on Yavin 4, forcing them to evacuate!
As news of the Death Star's destruction spreads across the galaxy, support for the Alliance grows and has helped them to recover. But seeing this growing support as a threat, the Empire, led by the shadowy Darth Sidious and the sinister Darth Vader, has unleashed a series of brutal attacks: occupying worlds and forcing the Alliance Military to stretch their forces thin across the galaxy!
Fearing that these attacks hide a far more nefarious plot, Rebel Chief-of-State Mon Mothma has sent Bothan spies to investigate the matter. Now, Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan has been summoned to an emergency meeting to discuss their next move...
1 ABY, the Redemption, deep space
Princess Leia Organa walked through the hallways of the Redemption until she reached the door to the bridge. As she entered through it, she found Mon Mothma standing at the bridge's holotable with a hologram of former senator Tendau Bendon standing on her left.
"Princess Leia, you've arrived" said Mon Mothma.
"Apologies for being late, my ship was delayed" said Leia.
"Now that you're here, we can finally begin" said Mon Mothma. She gestured towards a male Bothan who stood on her right. "This is Karsk Hinrova of the Bothan Spynet, he's been following a speculation that I brought forth recently"
"Speculation?" asked Leia.
"As you may know; over the past months, the Empire has been attacking and subjugating worlds randomly" said Mon Mothma "So far, there's been no logic to their actions; just random violence. I began to grow suspicious. After much discussing with other Alliance officials; we wondered if there was a reason behind the attacks, that they were merely a smokescreen to keep us occupied and hide from what was really going on. So, I had Alliance Intelligence and the Bothan Spynet look into it; and they seem to have finally found something that confirms our suspicions. Show us what you've found"
"Yes, Chief-of-State Mothma" said Hinrova. He pulled out a datachip and placed it within the insert port of the holotable, bringing up a hologram of the planet Socorro. "We found a leak and we traced it to the Outer Rim world of Socorro"
"I thought Socorro wasn't occupied by the Empire" said Leia.
"It's not, but it's a barren backwater planet so it's the perfect place to hide" said Hinrova. He zoomed in on the hologram and showed what appeared to be an Imperial base on the planet's surface. "We traced it to this base, chatter about some secret operation that may be the purpose behind the attacks"
"Is that it?" asked Leia "It seems a little…vague"
"We tried to get more information; but the closer we got, the more we risked getting caught" replied Hinrova "As I said earlier; it isn't an occupied world, it's merely one base. If they find out we know that they're there, they'll evacuate and take everything with them and we'll be sent back to square one"
"Although we don't have the exact details, it's imperative that we deal with that base as soon as possible while we still have the element of surprise" said Mon Mothma "It may be our only shot at stopping these random attacks that have been stretching our forces thin across the galaxy. This is an opportunity that we may not have again. We must organise a strike force to take the base while they're still unaware"
"Many of our best generals and commanders are scattered across the Outer Rim in the various campaigns and skirmishes the Empire is causing" said Bendon in Ithorese "Many of them are too preoccupied to take up this task. I fear that pulling someone out of a system could potentially lose it to the Empire. Who are we to send?" Leia stroked her face as she tried to think on who to send to Socorro. She knew how vital this mission was and that it would have to be someone well skilled and someone who could command confidence and loyalty, someone who was well-regarded amongst the troops and could lead them, and someone who she had great trust in to complete this task. Suddenly, it hit her; she knew who to send and it formed a smile on her face.
"I think I know who" said Leia "What was the latest position of Admiral Ackbar and his fleet?"
"They're currently stationed within the Mygeeto system" replied Mon Mothma.
"Contact Home One" said Leia.
Meanwhile on Home One
A fleet of Rebel ships composing of MC80 Liberty type Star Cruisers, Recusant-class light destroyers, and CR90 corvettes loomed over the frigid ice-world of Mygeeto. At the centre of the fleet was the Mon Calamari command ship Home One, flagship of Admiral Gial Ackbar of Mon Cala. The Mon Calamari admiral entered the bridge accompanied by two Mon Calamari officers and turned towards a hologram of Leia and Mon Mothma that stood atop the bridge's holotable.
"Chief-of-State Mon Mothma, Princess Leia Organa; what is it you'd wish to speak to me about?" asked Ackbar.
"Admiral Ackbar, is Commander Skywalker with you?" asked Mon Mothma.
"I'm afraid not" replied Ackbar "He is currently on the planet's surface fighting off the Imperial forces and the battle is making transport on and off-world difficult right now"
"Can you at least communicate with him?" asked Leia.
"I believe so, though he could be preoccupied" replied Ackbar "I can even patch you through to him if you want. But I must ask, what do you need to speak to him about?"
"We have a new mission for him" replied Leia "One which we are adamant to include him in"
Meanwhile on Mygeeto
A fierce battle raged within a war-torn city on the planet Mygeeto. Stormtroopers charged and swarmed towards the rebel outpost but rebel soldiers held their ground and fought back against the Imperial forces. All Terrain Scout Transports and 2-M hover tanks descended upon the outpost but were held back by the firepower of T-2B repulsor tanks and All Terrain Attack Pods. Rushing his way through the battlefield, a rebel soldier shot back against a group of stormtroopers but soon found himself overwhelmed and unable to shoot enough of them. Suddenly, a barrage of laser bolt shots fired at the stormtroopers and struck all of them down.
"Kid, you okay?" asked a voice. The rebel soldier turned around to see smuggler Han Solo standing before him.
"Yeah; thanks, Captain Solo" replied the rebel soldier "If you hadn't shown up, I think I would have been a goner"
"No prob" said Han "But word of advice; if you want to outlast the enemy, only take on who you can afford to take on. Try not to make a move like that unless you hold enough cards. Don't get cocky or greedy, this ain't a competition"
"I'll keep that in mind" said the rebel soldier.
"Good" said Han. As a stormtrooper snuck up behind them, Han quickly turned his blaster towards him and shot him. "23!" He quickly swung around and rushed forward, shooting down every stormtrooper in his path. "24! 25! 26! 27…" Abruptly, a stormtrooper behind him charged up to him and knocked him over.
"Rebel scum!" snarled the stormtrooper as he aimed his blaster at Han "Any last words?"
"Yeah" smirked Han "Have a nice landing"
"Nice landing?" said the stormtrooper confused "What is that supposed to—" Suddenly, the stormtrooper found himself lifted up by Chewbacca the Wookiee who roared ferociously before throwing him off the platform they were on.
"Good going, Chewie; he really didn't see that coming" said Han. Chewbacca growled in response. "Eh, I just got careless and he took me off guard; happens to the best of us" Chewbacca chuckled. The two soon found themselves preoccupied by the various stormtroopers who swarmed in towards them. "Well, seems our work's cut out for us" Welcoming a challenge, he smirked and spun his blaster around in a "suave" fashion. "Let's get started!" Chewbacca growled and pulled out his bowcaster, ready for battle.
Meanwhile
As Han and Chewbacca fought against the Imperial forces, a stormtrooper commander watched them from another platform with a pair of electrobinoculars.
"Commander, you're receiving a transmission from General Veers" said a stormtrooper.
"Show me" said the stormtrooper commander as he lowered his electrobinoculars. The stormtrooper pulled out an imagecaster and brought up a hologram of General Veers, dressed in his Imperial officer armor.
"Commander, how is the attack going?" asked Veers.
"We're doing what we can, but the rebels are withstanding our attacks" replied the stormtrooper commander "The platforms also limits our strategies; we can only send our waves in single file which makes it easier for them to be taken out and an airstrike would only make the platforms more unstable for all of us"
"Keep up your attacks" said Veers "The rebels have grown stronger and bolder, but they can't hold out forever. Sooner or later, they'll grow weaker until they'll have no choice but to either retreat or surrender. Continue on, commander"
"Yes, general" said the stormtrooper.
Meanwhile
Han and Chewbacca took cover behind a damaged T-2B repulsor tank and shot back continuously at the Imperial forces.
"39!" said Han "Not to brag, but I think I'm on a roll. How many have you done, Chewie?" Chewbacca growled in response. "98? You serious?" Chewbacca growled and nodded his head. "You always seem to have these big adventures while I'm not around"
"Get those two, the smuggler and the Wookiee!" said a stormtrooper "They're the commanders"
"Thank you for the recognition; but I regret to inform you, neither of us are the commander here" smirked Han. Suddenly, there was a flash of blue as a quick figure rushed across the battlefield and cut down stormtroopers as it went.
"What is that?!" exclaimed a stormtrooper.
"The commander" smirked Han. The blue flash sprinted in front of Han and Chewbacca, revealing itself to be Luke Skywalker, wielding his father's lightsaber and ready for action.
"You…" stuttered the stormtrooper "A…A Jedi!" He pointed his blaster towards Luke and shot at him, only for the bolt to be deflected back at him by his lightsaber.
"Finally figured that out?" smirked Luke.
"Great timing, kid" said Han as he and Chewbacca stood up "It was starting to get a little out of hand"
"Doesn't it always?" said Luke. He quickly turned towards the incoming Imperial forces. "Fights not over yet, we'd all better keep our heads up"
"Good thinkin'" said Han. Luke looked over towards two incoming AT-STs that marched over to their platform and quickly rushed at them. "Hey, Luke; are you crazy?!"
"No, just creative" said Luke. He climbed up onto the top of an AT-AP and began deflecting the shots of the incoming AT-STs with his lightsaber. He then jumped down and rushed up to one of the two walkers and cut one of its legs off by the ankle. The damaged AT-ST wobbled around a little before finally collapsing on its right and disappearing into the white abyss below. Luke then rushed up to the second AT-ST, slid underneath it, jumped up on top of it from behind, and cut the entry hatch open. "Hello there!"
"Rebel!" exclaimed one of the two AT-ST pilots as he pulled out a blaster. As he began shooting at Luke, the young Jedi pulled himself away from the hatch and hung onto the side of the walker.
"Guess I'm unwelcome then" said Luke. He swung forward and cut off the AT-ST's front blaster cannons with his lightsaber.
"He's cut the front cannons off!" exclaimed the other AT-ST pilot.
"I'll handle this!" said the first AT-ST pilot as he emerged from the damaged entry hatch and began shooting at Luke again.
"Now that's just rude" smirked Luke "Can't we talk this out as professionals?"
"Rebel scum!" snapped the first AT-ST pilot.
"I guess not then" said Luke. He swung up and landed on top of the AT-ST again before sending the AT-ST pilot flying away with a powerful force-push. He then looked down at the remaining AT-ST pilot. "Now, let's not be too hasty"
"I've got you!" snapped the AT-ST pilot as he pulled out a blaster and aimed it towards Luke.
"You've got me, but who's got you?" smirked Luke. He thrust his lightsaber downwards and stabbed the walker's controls.
"What have you done?!" exclaimed the AT-ST pilot as the walker began to stumble around out of control.
"Relax, you'll be fine" said Luke as he grabbed the pilot by the shoulders and pulled him out. He then leapt off of the AT-ST just as it tripped forward and crashed into the ground.
Meanwhile
The stormtrooper commander watched as Luke walked away from the flaming wreckage of the AT-ST with the remaining AT-ST pilot.
"All personnel, return to my position" said the stormtrooper commander into his comlink.
"But sir, we can outflank the rebels given time" said a stormtrooper sergeant out of his comlink.
"It's not a retreat, but we'll make it look like one" said the stormtrooper commander "I have a plan in place to catch them off guard; and while they're preoccupied with that, you'll march back in with missile platforms and spider droids at the helm"
Meanwhile
"Understood" said the stormtrooper sergeant. He gestured his hand towards the platform where the stormtrooper commander was which led the Imperial troops and vehicles to turn around and hurry back.
"Ha, ha!" laughed Han "Look at them run! I guess having a Jedi on our side is enough to make them reconsider!"
"Not running" said Luke "They must be regrouping. They'll be back, and in greater numbers"
"Good point" said Han "So, what do we do until them?"
"We'll stay on guard and prepare ourselves until they come back" said Luke "And when they do, we have to be ready for them"
"Sounds like a plan to me" said Han "What ya' say, Chewie?" Chewbacca nodded his head and growled in response. At that moment, R2-D2 rolled up to them and beeped.
"What's he on about?" asked Han.
"He says that he's receiving a call from Home One" said Luke "Show us, R2" R2 beeped in response and projected a hologram of Leia.
"Luke, I'm glad to see that you're alright" said Leia.
"It's good to see you too, Leia" said Luke.
"Y'know; I'm also here, your worshipfulness" said Han. Leia formed a slight scowl.
"And it's good to see that you're alright as well, Han" said Leia sarcastically "You too, Chewie" Chewbacca nodded in response.
"Something tells me you didn't just call us to see how we're doing" said Luke "You want to speak to me about something, don't you?"
"We're organizing a new mission and we would like you to be a part of it" replied Leia.
"What does it involve?" asked Luke.
"I cannot give you the exact details until you agree to it as it is covert; but the short answer is, we've found an Imperial base that may very well have an involvement in the attacks over the last few months" replied Leia.
"That does sound interesting" said Han "What do you think of it, kid?"
"I think you both know the answer, I'm always up for a new mission" said Luke "If it can stop these attacks, then I'll help anyway I can. Where do we start?"
"As far as we know, the Empire is unaware that we know about their base; so the sooner we can get the mission underway, the better" replied Leia "I suggested you, Luke, because I felt you had the right qualities to help lead it. However, Admiral Ackbar informed me that you were preoccupied with the current battle and might be unable to leave"
"We came here to liberate the system, but the Empire's proving more difficult here than some of the other sites we've been to" said Luke "I'm not sure how soon I can get this finished"
"We could always pull you out" said Leia "It would be your decision, of course, and it would take time to find someone available to take your place; but if you don't leave soon, we might have to start the mission without you"
"Your choice, kid" said Han "But if you do decide to leave, just know that Chewie, me, and the rest of us can hold out a little longer until they can send someone else" Luke began to think deeply about the situation. The mission sounded intriguing, especially with its connection to the recent attacks. However; as he looked around at the surrounding environment and the rebel soldiers who were recovering from the previous wave, he remembered the past few days he had spent on the planet. The Empire had closed in and subjugated the planet almost a month ago, enslaving many of the natives and stripping it of its resources. From the few days he had spent there, he had seen a lot of what they had done and it had only driven his desire to free the planet more.
"I'm sorry" said Luke "But I have to see this through"
"I understand" said Leia "But the offer still stands; if you can get your work done within the next twenty-four hours, you can still join the mission. But either way, we'll make sure it gets done. May the Force be with you" R2 deactivated her hologram.
"Must've been hard" said Han "Getting hand-picked for a mission only to turn it down" Luke pulled out his lightsaber and looked at it closely
"It just…It just doesn't feel right" said Luke "When I came here, my job was to help liberate this system; and until that job is done, I just can't move onto another"
"A man of priorities, huh?" said Han.
"For some reason, I feel like it's something my father would do" said Luke.
"Of course; your father, the war hero we've heard so much about" said Han "You really look up to him, don't you?"
"Of course I do" said Luke "He's…been an inspiration to me for some time now. Growing up, I heard all these stories about the Clone Wars and about the Jedi; knowing that my father was one and that he fought in the conflict that reshaped the galaxy, was one of the reasons I chose to become a Jedi in the first place"
"Didn't shape it for the better, otherwise we wouldn't have this war in the first place" said Han.
"I know, I know that" said Luke "But still; when I first met Obi-Wan, it was nice to finally meet someone who knew my father personally and who wasn't afraid to talk about it. Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru were always so vague"
"Well; from what little I've heard of the Jedi, it wasn't an easy profession" said Han "Maybe they were just protecting you?"
"I have no doubt about that" said Luke "But still; getting lied to, even if you know it was to protect you, doesn't feel good"
"We can certainly agree on that" said Han "But a little word of advice, kid; if you want to get far in life, don't stay stuck in the past, especially the stuff you couldn't control. Keep your mind in the here-and-now, that's what you can change"
"Mind?" said Luke whilst thinking "Mind! That's it!"
"What is?" said Han. Luke rushed over to the edge of the platform and pointed over at a distant fortress that the Imperials had taken as their base.
"Our intel tells us that the Imperial general is currently within that fortress" said Luke.
"Your point being?" said Han.
"Think of an army as a body" said Luke "The troops and vehicles are the muscle and bones, the general or strategist is it's brain; you take that out, the army loses control"
"You really think they'll stop fighting just because we took out their leader?" asked Han.
"I can't say for sure" replied Luke "But whether they surrender or not, taking out the general will likely leave them confused or hinder their morale. It may just be enough to turn this battle in our favour" Han smirked.
"Good plan, kid" said Han "One problem; he's held up within that heavily armed fortress with likely hundreds of stormtroopers and "who knows what else" guarding him. We can't even get over there; all the pathways are blocked off by Imperial forces and the autoturrets will blow away anything non-Imperial that dares to fly close to it"
"Obviously a full-frontal assault won't work…" said Luke "…we'll have to use stealth"
"An espionage mission, huh?" said Han.
"If we can find a way to sneak in there, we might be able to catch that general unawares" said Luke.
"Luke, if we choose to go through with this, it's gonna' take time" said Han "You might not have time for that mission they want to send you on"
"I know…" said Luke "And that would be a disappointment…But I'll get our work here done and I'm sure Leia and the others will find someone else to fill in. We'll focus on the here and now" Han smirked upon hearing this.
"Hopefully someone who isn't reckless enough to rush up to a pair of AT-STs" said Han.
"Pretty rich coming from you" said Luke.
"Hey; I'll admit, I have my moments" said Han "Difference is, I've always got Chewie there to have my back when things get tough. If you keep doing stuff like that, you should really think about getting someone to have your back in situations like this. You don't have to do this all by yourself"
"Yes, I do" said Luke "The galaxy needs the Jedi, now more than ever. And since we can't find any others right now, I have to take on that responsibility myself"
"All I'm saying is; don't go throwing your life away, kid" said Han "You're still not a full-fledged Jedi and you can't accomplish anything if you're dead" At that moment, a sudden draft swept across the platform from where Luke, Han, and Chewbacca were standing. The three of them turned their eyes towards the edge of the platform as an Imperial Dropship Transport rose up before them with a pair of Imperial shock troopers readying their torpedo launchers.
"Imperial dropship!" yelled Luke to the rebel soldiers "Scatter!" The Imperial dropship began opening fire upon them.
Meanwhile
As the stormtrooper commander watched the Imperial dropship attack the rebel forces, he turned towards his troops and gestured towards the rebel outpost platform.
"Take them out!" said the stormtrooper commander.
Meanwhile
"Fire up those cannons!" snapped Han "Shoot that dropship down now!" As the cannons of the rebel vehicles started turning towards the Imperial dropship, Luke rushed forward towards it with his lightsaber drawn and dodged various cannon shots before ducking behind some debris. Han sighed in frustration. "Oh, slag it!" He turned towards the rebel vehicles and waved his arms in the air to signal them. "Hold your fire! Hold your fire! Luke, what the heck are you doing?!"
"I've got the dropship; you and the others, cover the platform" said Luke into his comlink.
"What?!" said Han into his comlink "You've gotta' be crazy, not even you can take that thing on by yourself"
"I've seen this tactic before" said Luke "It's misdirection; while we're distracted by the ship, the other vehicles swarm in and take us on while we're off guard. No matter what happens, we have to stay focused on holding our ground; otherwise they'll just continue to push us back until they drive us out of the city. Do you understand"
"You really are nuts, aren't you?" said Han "Still trying to be the old man, huh?"
"It's what my father or Ben would've done" said Luke "If I want to be a Jedi, I'll follow in their footsteps anyway I can"
"You won't be a Jedi at all if you get yourself killed like this" said Han "After all this talk about using your head and having someone to cover your back, have you seriously learnt nothing?"
"This should handle him!" said one of the Imperial shock troopers as he loaded his torpedo launcher and shot one towards Luke. The young Jedi-in-training was able to quickly strafe to the left and leapt forward towards the Imperial dropship and grabbed onto the edge of the troop bay.
"Stop him!" exclaimed the other Imperial shock trooper as he and the other shock trooper attempted to make Luke fall by stepping on his knuckles, only for the young man to pull himself up and kick one of the shock troopers off of the dropship.
"Get that rebel off of the dropship!" said the stormtrooper piloting the dropship. The remaining shock trooper quickly pulled out a blaster and began shooting at Luke, only for him to ignite his lightsaber and deflect the shots. One of the deflected shots hit the shock trooper in the chest; and in a flash of pain, the shock trooper accidently pulled the trigger of his torpedo launcher in the direction of the dropship's engines.
"That isn't good!" said Luke. He held onto the railing of the troop bay's roof desperately as the dropship lost control and spun out of control away from the platform and crashed onto another platform far away. Chewbacca growled in distress. Han however was in too much shock to say anything, but he masked it under a calm expression.
"They've landed on the other side" said a rebel soldier.
"The Imperial side" said Han "Well, what are we waiting for? We leave no man behind, right?"
"Captain Solo, I don't think there's anything we can do right now" said the rebel soldier "All pathways towards that side are blocked off and we cannot fly in due to the autoturrets. None of us can reach that side"
"Right…" said Han disappointedly "…as I said…" Suddenly, another rebel soldier rushed up to them.
"Captain Solo, the Imperial forces are coming back" said the rebel soldier "They're being headed by AT-MPs and dwarf spider droids" It was just as Luke said.
"Without Commander Skywalker, you're in command now, Captain Solo" said the first rebel soldier "What are your orders?" Han let out a heavy sigh.
"Contact Ackbar, tell him to send in any available reinforcements" replied Han "Until then, we hold our ground right here"
"The battle is making transportation to the city difficult at the moment" said the second rebel soldier "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"The Imps are trying to exhaust us, least we can do is make it a little harder for them" said Han "Keep the turrets focused on the edge of the platform; that dropship was able to get the better of us because it hid in the abyss, let's not allow that to happen again. Clear?"
"Yes, sir" said the second rebel soldier before he rushed off.
"Do you think Commander Skywalker will be alright?" asked the first rebel soldier.
"As long as he keeps a tight grip on that lightsaber, I'm sure he has a chance" said Han "Luke and I have been in messes like this before and we always manage to get out just fine; hopefully, this time will be no different. Besides, he wouldn't want us to waste time worrying about him when we're about to overrun by Imps. Let's all get a move on; we've got a battle to win!"
"Yes, sir" said the first rebel soldier before heading off to the approaching battle.
"I don't know about you, Chewie; but I feel like Luke's getting incredibly reckless and…well, compulsive lately" said Han "I don't know where he got it from" Chewbacca growled in response. "Sure, you do have a good point. But even I'm starting to worry that'll get him killed one day…if he hasn't already" He looked over to the flaming wreckage of the Imperial dropship that lay on the Imperial side. "Don't go dying on us, Luke…not today" He and Chewbacca turned towards the incoming Imperial vehicles being led by All Terrain Missile Platforms and DSD1 dwarf spider droids. "We're in for one wild fight"
Author's note: Just so everyone knows, my headcanon is a slightly altered version of the pre-Disney timeline now labelled "Legends", but it will take some elements from "Canon" that I like and feel that can fit in with some reworking. The reason for this is that I overall prefer the original timeline (especially when it comes to post-Endor content) but there are parts of the new canon that I like so I looked for ways to incorporate them in. I'll talk about what is part of my headcanon as the series progresses whenever an appropriate time comes to address it.