Chapter 2: The Imperial Fleet
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Chapter 2: The Imperial Fleet
(In the command center, the group, minus Tuffnut, enter and find Stoick standing beside a Rebel controller at a computer.)
Stoick: We got company. Something's outside in zone twelve, moving east.)
Ruffnut: Is it one of those snow creatures that attacked Tuffnut?
Controller: No, it's made of metal.
Hiccup: Maybe it's one of our speeders
Controller: No, wait, there's something very weak coming through.
(A very strange mechanical garble is heard through the communicator.)
Fishlegs: That doesn't sound like any signal used by the Alliance I've heard.
Snotlout: Yeah, sounds like bad news, whatever it is.
Hiccup: Toothless and I will check it out.
Toothless: Aren't we working on getting the ship fixed?
Hiccup: One step at a time, bud.
(Outside, the Probe droid levitates past the large power generators it discovered down a ride leading to the Rebel base. It raises the antenna on its head and sends out a piercing signal. Hiccup, in his snow gear, looks over a hill at the droid some dozen feet away. Toothless appears over a snowbank and throws a very large snowball at it. The droid gets hit and swivels around to spot him, setting off an alarm.)
Toothless: (covers his ears) Oh geez! Not again!
(He ducks back down as the droid shots it's mounted gun at him. Hiccup pulls out his blaster and fires at it from behind. After a couple of shots, the droid completely explodes. Toothless comes out and he and Hiccup exchange a look of confusion. In the control room, Ruffnut and Stoick listen to Hiccup on the communicator.)
Hiccup: (through comlink) Its gone now.
Ruffnut: What was it?
Hiccup: (through comlink) Droid of some kind. I didn't hit it that hard. Must've had a self-destruct.
Ruffnut: An Imperial probe droid.
Hiccup: (through comlink) It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here.
Ruffnut: Should've known it was only a matter of time before they found us.
Stoick: We better start the evacuation.
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(In the far reaches of space, as ominous orchestra music plays, several Imperial Star Destroyers patrol a wide area with numerous TIE fighters flying around them. A massive shadow looms over the regular sized ships and a black Star Destroyer twenty times larger then the others comes into view. This is the Executor, the flagship of the Imperial fleet. On the command bridge of the Executor, the Sith Lord Darth Viggo stands at a window observing the fleet. He drinks a cup of soda with a straw through the breathing vent on his helmet. An Imperial officer walks up to him.)
Officer: You done with that, sir?
Viggo: (hands cup to him) Yes, thank you. Let me tell you, there's nothing better then admiring the powerful forces that you command with a wave of your hand.
(The ominous orchestra music that was playing comes to an end and Viggo to a part of the ship where John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra are.)
Viggo: Excellent work, people!
Officer: I thought they got vaporized in the last episode.
Viggo: They did, but this is a fanfiction. Anything goes. Plus, can you honestly see Star Wars happening without these guys?
(On the other side of the ship, Savage stands behind a controller station looking at the computer screen. He sees Mildew and Grimmel walking down the bridge and calls to them.)
Savage: Admiral! General!
(They turn to him and head over.)
Mildew: Yes, Captain?
Savage: I think we've got something. The report is only a fragment from a probe droid in the Hoth system, but it's the best lead we've had.
Mildew: We have thousands of probe droids across the galaxy. We need proof, not leads!
Savage: The visuals indicate life readings.
Mildew: It could be anything. If we follow every lead-
Savage: But the Hoth system is supposed to be devoid of humans.
(Viggo sees them coming and heads over to them. A pair of engineers in the den below the walkway see him coming and get nervous.)
Engineer #1: Boss's coming! Look busy!
Engineer #2: Lots of Empire stuff to do.
Engineer #1: Getting Empire stuff done.
Engineer #2: Busy with Empire stuff
Engineer #1: Yes, this is good Empire stuff.
Engineer #2: This Empire stuff looks good.
Engineer #1: Yes, I think we're done with this Empire stuff.
Engineer #2: Empire stuff.
(Viggo walks up to the station.)
Viggo: What are you ignoramus's looking at?
Savage: We found something, boss.
(Viggo looks at the screen with the image of the power generators the probe droid found.)
Viggo: That's it! The Rebels are there!
Mildew: But sir, there are so many uncharted settlements. It could be a phony. A big, fat phony!
Viggo: That is the place. And I'm positive Skywalker is with them. Set a course for the Hoth system. General Grimmel, prepare your troops.
Grimmel: Yes, boss.
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(Back at the Rebel base, everyone either prepares for the evacuation or the upcoming battle. Several transport ships are being loaded and prepared for take off. The armored snowspeeders are being prepped for battle. Hiccup stands on the Millennium Falcon's roof working frantically on a part of it. Toothless sits in the cockpit as Hiccup speaks to him through a comlink.)
Hiccup: Okay, try it.
(Toothless activities some controls and an engine sound starts running. The roof area Hiccup was working on starts sparking and smoking.)
Hiccup: (panicking) Turn it off! Turn it off!
(In the medical center Tuffnut, now fully recovered, gets ready to leave. He puts his orange piloting uniform on and heads out. He makes his way to the hanger where pilots, gunners and droids scurry about. He approaches the Falcon where Toothless is on the ground taking a look at things under the ship and Hiccup is still on the roof. They now have droids helping them out.)
Tuffnut: Hey, Toothless, take care of yourself.
(He pats him on the shoulder and holds out his hand for a shake.)
Toothless: Whoa, what this handshake business? (grins) Nu-uh, we Rebels gotta hug! Bring it on in here!
(He wraps his arms around him in a big bear hug.)
Tuffnut: (chuckles) Okay, okay.
(He releases his hold and Tuffnut turns to Hiccup who's on the roof talking to a droid.)
Hiccup: (to droid) There's gotta be a reason for it. Check the other end. (to Tuffnut) You all right
Tuffnut: Yeah, you take care of yourself.
Hiccup: Sure thing. Be careful.
Tuffnut: You too.
Hiccup: Remember, we're the Rebels!
Tuffnut: Yeah, Rebels forever!
Toothless: The Empire sucks!
(Tuffnut then walks away while the two pilots smile after him. In the control room, Stoick observes the controllers at their computers.)
Controller: General, we got a fleet of Star Destroyers coming out of hyperspace in sector four.
Stoick: They're here. Reroute all power to the energy shield. We got to hold them off until all transport ships are away. Prepare for surface attack.
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(Out in space, the Imperial fleet arrives at the Hoth system and advances towards the planet. On the Executor, in Viggo's personal quarters, Grimmel enters and approaches the meditation chamber, a dark round cubicle. The top opens up and reveals Darth Viggo sitting there.)
Viggo: What is it, General.
Grimmel: Bad news, Viggo. We've entered the Hoth system, but we've detected an energy field surrounding a large area. It's strong enough to deflect any bombardment.
Viggo: (disappointed) The Rebels are alerted to our presence. Admiral Mildew brought the fleet out of hyperspace to close to the system.
Grimmel: (chuckles) Yes, he thought it would be wise to take those Rebels by surprise. You must first flush the prey out .
Viggo: He is as clumsy as he his foolish. Now we must prepare to take them head on. Fire up the walkers, General. We're going in for ground assault. I've got pieces to move off the board.
Grimmel: You got it, boss.
(Grimmel leaves the room as Viggo turns his seat around and turns on a big viewscreen, showing Mildew and Savage on the bridge. They see him through the screen and Mildew steps forward.)
Mildew: Lord Viggo, the Fleet has moved out of light-speed and we're preparing to-Aaagh…
(He clutches his throat and stops breathing.)
Viggo: You've failed me for the last time, Admiral. Didn't know I could choke you through the TV, did you? Well, I can. 'Cause I'm the all-powerful leader! Captain Savage…
Savage: (steps forward nervously) Yes, boss?
Viggo: Prepare to land the troops beyond the energy field and deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off this system. You're in command now. Do not fail me, Admiral Savage.
(Savage glances warily at Mildew who stumbles and falls right next to him. He tries to hide his fear and smiles nervously at Viggo.)
Savage: Th-thank you, boss.
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(In the main hanger in the Rebel base, a large group of pilots, including Tuffnut, Speedifist, Sharpknife, Bearhug, Atali and Eret, gather around Ruffnut who quickly briefs them with a sense of urgency.)
Ruffnut: Listen up, everyone. All troop carriers will assemble at the north entrance. The heavy transport ships will leave as soon as they're loaded. Only two fighter escorts per ship. The energy shield can only be open for a short time, so you'll have to stay very close to your transports. Now, there's infinite directions in space in which to flee when we evacuate. However, we'll have our transports flee directly towards the fleet of Star Destroyers because it's the last thing they'll expect.
Speedifist: Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?
Ruffnut: The ion cannon will fire several rounds to make sure any enemy ships are out of your flight path. When you've gotten past the energy shield, proceed directly towards the rendezvous point. Understood?
(Everyone agrees and rushes off to their stations. Ruffnut finds Tuffnut and gives him a hug.)
Ruffnut: Take care, Tuff. Kick those Imperials butts for us.
Tuffnut: Thanks, Ruff. I will.
(Outside the base, numerous Rebel troops take positions on the mounted laser turrets and in the trenches. They look out into the distant snowy plain, ready for whatever was coming their way. In the command center, Ruffnut and Stoick, along with Oswald, observe the controllers preparing to aid the escape of the first transport.)
Stoick: Their prim target will be the main power generators.
Oswald: Prepare to open the shield.
(A Rebel transport ship and two X-wing fighters fly fast away from the base and up into space. A Star Destroyer patrols an area above the planet. Inside, an officer walks up to a captain.)
Officer: Sir, Rebel ships coming into our sector.
Captain: Good, our first catch of the day.
Officer: (scoffs) Like you know how to fish.
( In the command center, they lower the shield and prepare to fire the ion cannon.)
Oswald: Stand by, ion control. Prepare to fire at those Imperial half-trolls!
(Outside the base, the giant ball-shaped ion cannon rotates into position and blasts proton beams skyward. The transport ship and it's escort speed away from the planet and towards the Star Destroyer. The Imperial ship is hit by the energy beams from the cannon and then spins out of control. The Rebel ships race straight past it into space and safety. In the main hanger, an announcement is heard.)
Announcer: The first transport is away. The first transport is away.
(Several Rebels cheer at the news as they continue to prepare for battle. Tuffnut goes up to a snowspeeder where another pilot sits.)
Dack: Feeling all right, sir?
Tuffnut: Just like new. How about you, Dack.
Dack: Right now, I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself!
Tuffnut: Really? 'Cause that would be awesome.
Dack: In fact, I think I'll try!
Tuffnut: (calling out) Hey, everyone, Dack says he's got this one!
(All the pilots around them cheer him on.)
Dack: You know it!
(He gets into the speeder all by himself and takes off. He flies up into space and faces the Star Destroyers.)
Dack: Hey, Imperial fleet, get ready to suck some Dack!
(A Star Destroyer fires a single laser burst and completely obliterates the Speeder.
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