It's been two years since the massive reforms in the Galactic Imperial Navy. Standard TIE fighters have been phased out and replaced with the TIE/rptd (Raptor Drone) and Tie/D (Defender).
Galactic Imperial Fleets have become more diverse with the construction of more Star Carriers such as the Quasar and Acclamator and more smaller support ships like the Arquitens and Gozanti-class. The Galaxy is doing better than it ever had before. On the desert planet of Tatooine once known as a place for the galaxy's scum and the unsavory to rest was now a planet that exported great amounts of food from Biospheres to the Inner-Rim and Core Worlds.
In the sixteen years since the Imperial State of Terra had arrived minor terraforming of the planet's atmosphere has improved the lives of all that lived on the planet greatly. With the introduction of large city sized chunks of ice from space the planet of Tatooine has seen an increase of moisture in the air and ground making moisture farmers able to collect more than ever before.
One such family of moisture farmers, the Lars family, had seen a great increase in prophets. The family made up of Owen and Beru Lars and their nephew Luke lived south east of the Jundland Wastes. They owned a small biosphere about twenty meters in diameter that kept them well fed and advanced vapor collectors that kept them just as watered. With the increase in funds the family had bought six four droids and were able to repair the two they already had.
R5-D4 was the family's Astromech and mechanic that worked with their nephew Luke who repaired any of the droids that got damaged. WES-15-77 was a modified repair droid that was given a transmitter that allowed it to control the other four droids in unison for more efficient use. The last four were DUM-series Pit Droids that as stated were controlled by WES-15-77.
This allowed the hard working family of farmers more free time that they had before. It also gave them more options for the future. Being sixteen years old, Luke Skywalker-a below average blonde haired boy-had enlisted in Tosche Station to become an Imperial State Trooper.
When he had told his Aunt and Uncle they were thrilled as it was a very respectable career.
This was why the young blonde was currently in a TIE/rp (Reaper Attack Lander) with seventeen others on its way to a Imperial State Naval ship in orbit, the ISN Cosmos Venator-class Star Carrier. Looking around the shuttles compartment Luke couldn't help but notice that he knew none of them. He thought about striking up a conversation with either the boy or girl to either side of him but chose not to. The girl was older than him by a year or so while the boy was a little closer to his age. The girl was reading something on a personal datapad while the boy seemed to be sleeping if the light near silent snoring was anything to go by.
The uncomfortable silence made him shift his leg slightly causing his Imperial State Trooper code cylinder that was in his pocket to slip out and fall to the floor. Luke cursed inwardly knowing that he was too slow to stop it. But just before it hit the ground a smaller slender hand caught it. The girl next to him had caught it for him.
"Here," She held the item out to him. Her Coruscanti accent was not lost on him but he didn't feel the need to mention it. Grabbing the other end of the Code Cylinder Luke thanked the girl.
"Thanks for the save, I owe you one." Luke said as he placed the cylinder into his lower leg pocket that came with a zipper. "My names Luke, Luke Skywalker." The farm boy smiled, holding out his hand. The girl hesitated for a moment before accepting mimicking the gesture and gave Luke a cordial smile and introduced herself.
"Jyn Erso." She simply stated. Getting a better look at her Luke noticed that she had short brown hair that framed her face nicely and greenish-brown eyes. Jyn, like himself, wore the same beige cadet uniform of the Imperial State Troopers.
"So Jyn, where are you from? I came from just south of the Jundland Wastes, just a short ten miles from Tosche Station." Luke asked, trying to make conversation. Jyn was silent for a moment before she spoke.
"I'm from outside of Mos Taike, near Mospic." Luke nodded at the answer even though he knew it was a lie.
Accents were very regional in the galaxy which meant that Jyn had to have been from the Galactic North or from within the 'Official' Imperial State of Terra's borders. But he didn't press for answers or call her out on it.
While he was a little disappointed that she lied to him but figured that he would earn her trust in time. Before he could continue the door to the cockpit opened to reveal a man in State Marine armor that had seen its fair share of combat.
His helmet was under his arm showing off his surprisingly younger face of a man in his late twenties. The man had shaved light brown hair and faded blue eyes. His complexion was slightly tan as if he had spent the day under the sun but was still lighter than the cadets in the transport who had spent their lives under two suns. On his left hip was a A180 blaster while strapped to his back was a PS90 HC Assault Blaster. These were the standard weapons of State Marines.
"Attention!" The man shouted. All eighteen cadets stood up straight looking forward. The man slowly walked down the line looking at everyone present. As he reached the end, he turned around. "My name is Nathaniel Lawrence, but you will address me as either Captain or Captain Lawrence, and I will be your commanding officer starting today. Am I understood?
"Yes Captain!" Everyone shouted.
"Good. Make sure your personal items are in order because we will be docking on the INS Cosmos shortly." Captain Lawrence said as he moved out of the troop compartment and back into the cockpit. As soon as he was gone the others started to talk.
"Is he really going to be our CO?"
"He better not be like this for the entirety of training."
"Did you see his armor! Wonder where all the carbon scoring came from?"
"Has anyone seen a pair of dice? I think I dropped them while I was sleeping."
Luke hadn't taken much with him so he didn't need to check his luggage. He turned to Jyn who had just put her datapad away.
"Got everything?" He asked curiously.
"Yeah… you?"
"Yep, I couldn't decide what to bring so I didn't bring anything with me." Luke said. If he could he would have brought R5 with him but he doubted that they would have allowed an unknown droid onto a military vessel.
The ship came to an abrupt halt as it landed in the hanger bay of the INS Cosmos causing Jyn who had her bag over her shoulder to lose her balance and fall over. "Whoa!" Luke said as he caught her. "Careful, wouldn't want to be sent to the infirmary on the first day." He chuckled. Jyn picked herself up and out from Luke's arms and nodded in thanks, as the TIE/rp's ramp lowered.
"Thank you." Luke waved her off.
"Think nothing of it, like I said before I owed you one," Luke said as their squad began to leave the transport. "Lets go. I would rather not see what Captain Lawrence is like when he's mad."
"Agreed."
(AN: Hello readers! I hope you have been enjoying my story so far. I have read other stories of for a long time and I have always enjoyed them. While I have wrote some stories they were mainly for myself and I wasn't confident enough to upload one. So I decided that I would just create one instead.
The story is based on a alternate version of the Star Wars galaxy where 1) Earth exists and 2) the Empire is much less evil. While Palpatine is still in charge of the Galactic Empire he is a lot more down to earth and actually wants the Sith to be able to rule over a galaxy rather than a failing nation like in the movies as Resistance and Rebellion stated up almost instantly with the forming of the Empire. The story view point is mainly from Luke's POV. I do have plans for Jyn as well though. But the story will stay within the view point of Luke and the Fleet that he is attached to. I have only two story arcs so far planned. The first-and the current one-is Luke's time in training. I haven't figured out which planet I would use for a military base but I was split between either Endor, Mustafar, or even Hoth. Like I said its not fully chosen where yet. The second arc is going to be the elucive Operation Liberum Stella. Don't worry the rebels still exist but they will come much later. compared to the original time live the story is currently at 16-17 bby and I plan for the first arc to take up two years.
So I best start writing! I wish to thank those who gave the time to read my note and for clicking on my story!)