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3 BBY - Garel System

Jarik POV...

Another year has passed.

Granted, it isn't Empire Day to be precise, that's still a little ways away, but as of right now, the galactic calendars have switched to the next year. Which makes it now almost sixteen years since the fall of the Republic.

And darkness is only continuing to grow.

With each passing moment, Darth Sidious continues to reign supreme over the galaxy, gaining power from every source possible, having nobody to stop him from increasing his power in the Force, now that he no longer has to hide it. I'm strong with the Force, but not too gifted; however Ahsoka has grimly said how if she focuses on Coruscant, considering we've been there long enough to know how to sense it, all she feels is the slim breeze of the dark side. Then, there is the problem of that stone underneath Vader's castle on Mustafar. I think we'd be able to know if he manages to retrieve it, since it doesn't seem like something he would keep quiet about once it's in his possession; however every moment he possibly gets closer to retrieving that source of power, whatever it is.

Then there's also the threats beyond our own galaxy, the most obvious being Oryx and the Hive. Something I haven't though too much about for a while though is also Snoke, who I know is watching the state of the galaxy out there, from somewhere. The last real interaction I've had with him was when I was in that coma years ago, when discovering Ahch-To. Flashbacks of him don't count, so since then he's just been... silent.

I don't know whether or not that's good or bad.

I glanced off to the side, where Ahsoka was laying in her bed, sleeping, the covers pulled up to her shoulders. She, Mara, and everyone on the Ghost were all sleeping, as it was currently night time on Garel. But I couldn't sleep properly, so I just decided to continue more work for the Fulcrum agency. Now that we knew she was alive, we shared contact information, and I considered the possibility of having Rylla become a Fulcrum agent, at least in a way. Her life as a bounty hunter provides insight into the criminal world of the galaxies, which could help the growing Rebellion in various ways. But I was deciding against it, since she should be free to do her own thing, and she'd help us in her own time.

I let out a tired sigh, looking away from Ahsoka and back to my computer screen, which was displaying yet another kidnapping within the last week. Another Force sensitive that's been taken by the Empire, probably to never be seen again by anyone. This just couldn't continue to happen, if not for our sake, but then to help these families who are getting their lives destroyed, or even killed by the Empire just because of something a child is born with. And thanks to the Emperor's... 'fantastically' growing power of the Force, he's able to uncover the locations of these children, even across light years of space, which gives him a huge advantage.

Which means I have to work harder to find these children, and stop the Inquisitors before he can take any more. But for now, 'm just too mentally exhausted to do the work properly. I shut off the computer and pulled myself out of the chair, taking off my cloak and armor and depositing them back in their spots.

Brushing my hair briefly, I slump over to the bed and quiet crawl in, lying down next to Ahsoka. Once I was settled, she shifts over subconsciously to snuggle against my side, and I wrap an arm around her in response, leaning my head against hers and closing my eyes.

Even as I was falling into slumber, something in the Force felt wrong... as if something terrible was about to happen.


Isle of Berk; Ahch-To

Astrid POV...

That- that stupid, annoying girl Heather! I can't stand her, yet everyone else seems to be all happy around 'poor, innocent' Heather! Not so innocent if she's trying to sneak around all the time, looking into our stuff, not to mention trying to mess with my dragon! If only Mara were here right now, she would definitely understand what I meant, not to mention she could figure out Heather's true intentions in an instant! I threw my axe at the trees to practice my already near perfect aim and blow off some steam.

"Heather!" I growled with each throw, and my axe got stuck deep into the wood. "'I think your dragon likes me!'" I scoffed mockingly in her hight-pitched voice, yanking the axe back out. "No one messes with me and my friends!" I say fiercely, holding the axe up.

The sound of a branch breaking nearby sent me into high alert, and I rushed against the tree I just threw my axe into, peeking out. Hearing footsteps, I looked the other way, and spotted Heather walking quietly through the trees. What was she up to now?

Narrowing my eyes, I quietly followed after her, sneaking along the trees and stopping every so often to peek out and watch her, as well as to make sure she wouldn't spot me. eventually she came to a stop on the beach and sat down on a log, all by herself. I scoffed.

"This was stupid," I muttered, turning away.

Before I could leave however, I noticed a ship coming to stop on the shore, with jagged wood, shields, and a sail with an alarmingly familiar crest.

"Wait... That's an Outcast boat!" I whispered to myself with wide eyes.

Two figures jumped off of the boat, and approached Heather with a fierce and intimidating demeanor. She stood up quickly to face them, and I narrowed my eyes, recognizing one of the Outcasts.

"Savage..." I muttered quietly.

But, who was the other guy? The strange new guy stood beside Savage, pulling a sword from its sheath and jabbing it into the ground; an intimidation tactic. "What have you learned about the dragons?" he demanded.

"I've learned a lot, Calder." Heather replies, and I widened my eyes in shock. That- that was the Force sensitive Ahsoka and Mara warned us about! "But there's something else. Something that's going to make Alvin very happy," she continues.

"I'm listening," Calder says, his voice not groveling like most Outcasts, but still very intimidating. Remembering the dangers of a Force sensitive opponent, I quickly scrambled to put up some mental shields, like Ahsoka taught us. Frowning, I grit my teeth in concentration, remembering what it felt like when she and Mara were using the Force against us, and tried to recall the feeling of it. Hopefully this actually worked, and would be enough to keep him from sensing me.

"They have a book. A Book of Dragons. It's got everything in it. Everything Alvin could hope to learn about controlling dragons." Heather explains quickly, and I narrowed my eyes furiously at her. That little, backstabbing, traitorous wretch!

"Where is this book?" Savage demands.

"I don't have it." Heather admits nervously. "But, I will! I promise. I just- I just need a little more time!" she stammers.

"Alvin isn't known for his patience! He won't be happy having to wait." Savage growls dangerously, leering over her, and Heather backs up nervously, which brings me some satisfaction, admittedly.

"Please! You have to trust me!" she pleads. "When I get back to Outcast Island with that book, the wait will be worth it!"

I leaned forwards to get a better look, but I accidentally knocked over some loose rocks, which tumbled loudly to the ground. I widened my eyes in horror and dashed behind the tree, just as they looked over.

"I know you're there!" Calder yells out, and I cover my mouth to keep quiet, terrified. Please don't sense me, please...

"Someone's watching us?!" Savage hisses. "Where?"

There's silence, and I allow myself a little bit of hope. Maybe he can't sense me after all...?

Calder lets out a growl after a few seconds. "I can't... find anyone!" he says furiously.

A wide smile spreads across my face. The mental shields were working!

"I better go," I hear Heather say.

"Then go!" Calder exclaims dangerously.

I decide to do the same thing that Heather did, and bolt out of there, as quickly as I could. Sure, he didn't find me, but he could still sense me, so I'm not going to push my luck. I have to warn Hiccup and the others before Heather gets that book! But if there's one good thing that came out of this: the mental Force shields Ahsoka and Mara taught us works!


Star Destroyer; Classified Location

Third Brother POV...

After managing to get the Second Sister off my back for the next half an hour at the most, I quickly headed for my personal chambers, something urgent having just come up. My master's servants were calling me, which is something they never did! And that made me nervous.

Sealing off the room so that no one could eavesdrop into the conversation, I pulled out my quietly beeping communicator and set it on the desk, accepting the call. The creature and that pale woman were quick to appear, a scowl on the former's face.

"Third Brother. Something of great importance has come up," he growled.

"Clearly, since you contacted me about this," I respond irritably.

He hisses at me. "Mind your tongue Inquisitor," he snarls before calming himself down. "There are forces at work, seeking to look into the galaxy. The source of power we seek is at risk."

"Is it your rival Snoke?" I assume with a scowl.

"Perhaps," the creatures replies. "But be cautious, Third Brother. You are not the only one searching for it," he says.

"I understand," I tell him with annoyance. As if I didn't know that already.

"What are you currently doing now Inquisitor?" the woman questions.

"Me and the Second Sister are in the middle of assignments for the Emperor. We are taking Force sensitive children so that they will not become future threats against the Empire," I report.

"Really?" she replies in intrigue. "Well, if possible, see if you can... send some Force sensitives our way will you?" she practically purrs. "I'm sure my father would not mind more warriors of the Force."

I growl quietly to myself, practically snarling behind my mask at this extra task assigned to me. However I can't exactly ignore it, and seeing as how the creature was not disputing her, I would have to carry out her wishes. As if my life wasn't already difficult enough.

"As you wish," I tell them, ending the transmission.


Unknown Regions; Galaxy's Edge

3rd person POV...

The Seventh fleet came out of hyperspace, stopping a fair distance away before a large red star, of the supergiant class. A total of eleven Star Destroyers, the Chimera leading the fleet, moved slowly through space, searching for its quarry. In the bridge of the Chimera, stood Admiral Thrawn and Commander Vanto, both stationed around the holotable that portrayed a large map of the galaxy. Thrawn was focused on the map, a hand to his chin as his red eyes gazed around the different planets and stars charted in the areas close by.

"Admiral, the scanners had picked up the unidentified object earlier, but once we came out of hyperspace, they were gone." Vanto reported, sounding a little bit uneasy.

"Gone?" Thrawn questions.

"It's possible that there may be some interference; this is an unexplored section of space after all," he suggested.

Thrawn frowned, lowering his hand and turning off the hologram of the map. "No, not here," he stated. "This portion of space actually resides within the Chiss Ascendancy; the Ornfra system," he explained.

Vanto widened his eyes in surprise. "What?" he breathed out in surprise.

Thrawn nodded his head. "It hasn't been used for quite some time, so has been largely ignored. However, studying the pattern of this object's path through space, it should pass through here soon."

He then turns to look at Vanto with a questioning glance. "Are you sure our scanners are unable to detect their motion like we have in the past?"

Vanto shook his head, shaking away his surprise. "No sir. Ever since we arrived in the system, we've been unable to detect nothing."

Admiral Thrawn frowns, walking forwards and approaching the window, eyes narrowed in thought. Whatever it is they've been chasing should have been here, he was certain of it. So why was there nothing...?

"Admiral Thrawn!" one of the officers exclaimed, suddenly panicked.

"What is it?" he questioned instantly.

"I- we're getting readings that don't make any sense!" the officer reported, confused and scared.

"Sir!" Vanto exclaimed, also in a panic, pointing out the viewport.

Thrawn followed his terrified gaze to out in front of them, and widened his eyes in a rare moment of shock and surprise. Massive, sickly green portals with an inside blacker than the void of space were appearing out of nowhere directly in front of them. And through those portals came one, strange ship; then another, and another...

"Send word to the fleet to raise the shields and prepare for battle!" Thrawn exclaimed sternly.

Moments later, alarms began to blare through the ship as the officers and crew all ran around at high speeds in a panic, the Star Destroyers beginning to power up as their shields were raised, laser cannons warming up. The rest of the fleet was no doubt in the same position, everyone in shock and panicked at the sudden surprise attack that was occurring, in a way they could've never imagine.

Thrawn continued looking out the window, eyes slowly getting wider as he took in the sight of the quickly approaching enemy fleet, as well as their strange portals. He immediately recognized the designs of these ships, and didn't need any scanners to know this is what they were following. However, it was when another portal opened, allowing something else through that had Thrawn feel fear, something he didn't think he would ever be feeling.

The portal was absolutely colossal, in ways they could not fathom. It was easily larger in diameter than the entire Seventh Fleet lined up alongside each other. And emerging from that sickly, dark, and just... wrong looking portal came something out of the Chiss' worst nightmares. A gigantic, monstrous vessel soaed through the portal, large than anything that anyone in the fleet, even Thrawn, had ever seen or thought possible in their entire lives.

"Vanto..." Thrawn said quietly, his demeanor filling with dread. "Send word to the Emperor... we've found the Yuuzhan Vong."

Vanto nodded meekly, eyes wide in terror and shock before rushing off to do as he was asked, the alarms continuing to blare and scream in his ears.


Short chapter, I know but, eh.

Oh my gosh... stuff is happening! And the Yuuzhan Vong (Hive) have finally been found by Thrawn? Well, more like THEY found him. This is a dangerous situation now. However before any of you get any ideas I'm just letting you know now that the full invasion of the Hive is not happening in this story, it's in the Taken War story, so chill. :3

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