Imperials, Chiss, and Sith
Chimaera
Gilad Pellaeon
My gaze out the newly installed viewports on the primary bridge is impressive for which the Admiral has finally left his quarters after so long he has made certain we are in a safe zone of the Unknown Region though he is mostly going off of stars he can visibly see on long-range scanners. Then an officer informs," Captain, Admiral, we have unknown vessels approaching in front of us."
My mind rushes to a new worst-case scenario, while the Grand Admiral asks a question," Is the Harbinger amongst the vessels approaching us?" The bridge officer nods his head in affirmation, allowing me to calm slightly. "Captain Pellaeon, those vessels belong to my people and are here to help us back on our feet. I will prepare my stateroom and grab a bottle for we will be doing something that will protect the galaxy. Though for now go escort and greet our guests while I lay out the final pieces of my plan."
I quickly arrive in the hangar bay as an Imperial shuttle lands the ramp lowers with two men who look like Thrawn but are dressed differently than him and look younger as Commodore Faro walks down she has quickly followed a Chiss woman who seems to be in charge followed by a man who I haven't seen since being first assigned to the Seventh Fleet with the Harbinger, Commander Vanto. In which I quickly shift into a salute as they walk down and stand in front of me as the two excluding the Commodore return the respect." I am Captain Pellaeon and I will escort you to the stateroom and the Grand Admiral."
In which I lower my salute with the Chiss, slightly confused as she converses in a language I don't know with Vanto. Which afterward she finally understands it and speaks in Basic," I apologize Captain, I was surprised to see a ship officer greet me instead of Mitth'raw'nuruodo, I am Admiral Arlani." Which causes me to cock an eyebrow with slight confusion that is replaced with understanding.
"Follow me for I will guide you to the meeting in the State Room," as I lead on I look towards Vanto with a questioning gaze. In which the Commodore takes the lead as I fall back and speak with him," It is good to see you Commander Vanto though I wish it was under better circumstances than our current ones. Though know you have been missed by the Seventh Fleet at large." The Commander nods and understands that I have many questions for him but we quickly arrive at the stateroom with two Death Troopers standing guard. I hand over my code cylinders which open the door for us to enter and we are greeted by the Grand Admiral sitting at the head of the table who with a gesture tells us to sit down when the two Chiss Admirals start going back and forth in their native tongue. Which is quite amazing but also odd when the bridge attempts to inform us of something.
In which the Commodore answers," Helm what is it?"
"Commodore we have an unknown Imperial ship having entered the system," The bridge explains.
"What is its callsign," the Commodore demands?
"The Rogue Shadow, Commodore, they stateā¦. that they are carrying a message from Lord Vader himself," The Bridge says with fear.
"Ah, so our final guest has arrived," The Grand Admiral says," Bridge grant them entry to land and grant no escort; the individuals won't require it as well tell them that I have granted them entry into the Stateroom immediately."
"Affirmative Grand Admiral," the Bridge crew says.
We all sit in the room as we await our attache from Lord Vader. I quickly explained," We were able to re-establish communication to Imperial Center. They were happy to see Thrawn fail though Vader has sent someone to capture Bridger who is most likely aboard that ship." Commander Vanto and Commodore Faro are both scared because Vader has carried a reputation for ruthless action. This is why no one wants to serve on the Devastator or a fleet he is in command of. Finally, Vader's agent enters with two others a holographic droid that most likely dates to the late Clone Wars and a young blonde woman who may be about the boy's age. I quickly guess he is Vader's agent by the Lightsaber, a weapon I haven't seen in several years.
The Agent speaks," Grand Admiral it is a pleasure to meet your senior staff but Lord Vader wishes to speak with you, Proxy." We all turn in which the droid shifts and changes into the form of Lord Vader.
The sound of his breathing resounds throughout the room which makes the room drop several therms, " Thrawn so this must be Admiral Arlani and Commander Vanto. I have heard much praise from Thrawn on your work together. Captain Pellaeon it is a pleasure to see you and Commodore Faro your promotion being delayed is a sad thing and your transfer to the Eleventh Fleet being delayed. However, if you are willing to listen I will begin with an explanation of What I require from you in the Unknown Region," Vader's speech is quite shocking with Thrawn having sung our praises to the Sith lord. Thrawn then addresses the room.
"For us, Imperial's and Vader, what he says will be the highest of Treasons to be committed against the Emperor so you are either in or out the airlock. Though this is quite harsh, understand there will be no turning back." Thrawn declares with total commitment.
I rise from my seat as some of my old bones creak to look at Lord Vader with a gaze befitting an old Naval officer such as myself. He turns to me with his helmet and the crimson visor, I begin" Lord Vader, I have served the Empire before it became such in Sector Forces before the Clone Wars I am possibly the longest serving officer in this room. In my opinion Governments may change but the Navy must remain neutral in governmental disputes and only intervene if necessary with what you're suggesting being High Treason. What will we gain from it so we can maintain ourselves and survive? The reprisals that are sure to follow any coup look at what you've done during several Failed attempts on Palpatine's life. You quickly followed it with a military purge of all those connected to it and reaffirmed your Loyalty to him. How do we know you won't simply cast us aside when your own plot has failed?!" I stare our Supreme Commander down with my points being which of what has happened in the past to many of my contemporaries from the Clone Wars.
" Firstly Captain, You are correct in these points. I had acted in such a manner to handle them for having not included me in their conspiracies against him. However,I wished to feint loyalty to him until all of my pieces were in place. The Rebellion lacks the power to defeat him and many of their political leaders will abandon their cause if I grant them a slice of my power in a new government, Mothma, Organa, Bonteri, Iblis, and others will sell out the rest for some power. They may proclaim to carry the spirit of Naboo but they lack the stomach and the commitment to such beliefs for which they will fail." I think about what Vader had said and I accept it seeing as many Senators had before and after the Declaration had sold out their constituents for personal power and with the Death of the Naboo Senator Padme Amidala the Senate has become cowardly and vain.
Vader immediately continued," Secondly, all of you are to be promoted and granted reinforcements to aid you in your first endeavor, the establishment of a base, shipyards, and other resources for my future plans for the Empire. Though I will address the Chiss question first, which is they will be granted afterwards full control of the Unknown Regions and a full alliance with the Empire upon my ascension to the Throne. Though the promotions are first Captain Pellaeon you are hereby granted the rank of Fleet Admiral seeing as you are the most senior officer with your service before and during the Clone Wars as well command of the Second Expeditionary Fleet, Commander Vanto your long service in the name of the Empire grants you the Rank of Vice Admiral and Chief of Staff for all Imperial forces in the Unknown Regions, and Vice Admiral Faro your delayed fleet will be there within a few weeks, which is to be the Third Expeditionary Fleet. I will let Starkiller hand out your new Rank insignia, for I must deal with the Rebels above Scarif." Vader's communication cuts out as the droid seemingly falls out of the chair as the boy prepares his explanation for us.
He presents us with rank insignia of the Empire and distributes them which we take willingly and as we thank him," My mission from Lord Vader is to capture the Rebel fugitive and sole Jedi threat Ezra Bridger. So I will not be here long just until my ship is refueled and ready for the continued pursuit of him, Grand Admiral," the assassin spoke with a coldness equal but less than Vader. His face was not obscured by anything which made it easier to read him.
Then the Grand Admiral moved with a smile," Then we here now are agreed," as we all nodded in agreement," The charter of the "Empire of the Hand" is signed and we swear ourselves to a new Empire and the restructuring of the New Order." I felt nothing but a feeling of loyalty to my duty and service to the Navy as always. I exited the room as the Grand Admiral and Starkiller continued on about Vader's grand ambition. Which seemed far more than I ever imagined.
Starkiller
As the old man and the others left the room I looked to the Grand Admiral, who simply gestured to me to follow. Thrawn begins," We were unable to pursue my shuttle due to the stellar anomalies within the Unknown Regions thus we have not been able to pursue Bridger and my goal of keeping the Seventh Fleet intact superseded any pursuit of him." I quickly look to him with anger. "But I have information based off of my analysis of Bridger which has been updated since our arrival in this safe zone. Finding Bridger though may be difficult and will take some time due to the anomalies but I have confidence in your abilities, Lord Starkiller." As he hands me the datapad containing the information I leave for the Rogue Shadow and sit down in my training area awaiting Proxy who enters the area.
"Proxy show me the target again," As Proxy shifts into the image of my target a newer visage which I have updated going off of Thrawn's datapad.
I turn and see Juno who enters with a questioning look," So that is what the Voice of Freedom looks like he seems a little older than the wanted posters I had seen. Go on Proxy give us the information on who he is."
I turn to her with a slight smirk as Proxy begins," Ezra Bridger is a Jedi, terrorist and revolutionary born almost 19 years ago on Empire day during the Proclamation of the New Order. His parents initially held said title of the "Voices of Freedom" before their incarceration in an Imperial prison his father was a former Jedi Knight who had left the order and his mother who was Mandalorian Aristocracy."
"Wait what that was never reported on his mother we had no clue she was that high ranking on Mandalore but why was she living as a common person and not on Mandalore. Why was none of this reported before we arrived here on Imperial records. Unless Thrawn pieced it together he is smarter than they had told us but why wasn't his father immediately killed by the Inquisitors upon his capture." Juno spouts these things off which are contradictory to many previous reports unless the Grand Admiral had pieced something together even the ISB and Isard couldn't figure out.
"He was on the streets of Lothal for seven years as a pickpocket and streetrat with multiple interactions with Local Imperial Forces then joined the Crew of the Lightfreighter known as the Ghost where his codename was Spectre 6 which is an assumption from Grand Admiral Thrawn during his study of Phoenix Group where he aided in sending out a Traitorous speech of Rebellion and aided in destroying the ISS Sovereign. He was later an attache to the assassination of Minister Tua on Lothal and engage Lord Vader. He was then present for the loss of Inquisitors on Malachor V. Where he aided Rebel forces in a string of victories. As well aided the uprising on Mandalore itself. His last was the loss of Lothal to its local insurgency led by former Governor Ryder Azadi. His current fate is unknown and considered lost with the Seventh Fleet per Imperial protocol." Proxy had finished his detailed report which left a few questions including on Thrawn's most recent addendums which are quite intriguing. Juno looks to me with her deep in thought on certain information with the information on his family being of great concern. Then there is a feeling I get in the back of my head making me feel uncertain about it. It is almost like a voice that is whispering that I should know Bridger but I can't piece it together from where.
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