The blue Chiss stood surrounded by what was left of his men. Few had survived the hyperspace travel or the past five years on the abandoned planet. Thrawn had never felt so disgraced in his life and by a child in the least. The damned padawan had been able to outsmart him once, but he would not be so lucky again. Thrawn knew Ezra Bridger was on the same planet with them, the only problem was finding him. Their escape pods had landed in a densely wooded area where trees spread on for miles. Try as he might, there was no way to contact the empire as the communications systems in the escape pods had been destroyed in the landings. He highly doubted they were even out there looking for him anyway, that's not how the empire works.
Luckily, He knew where he was ,though. A long abandoned planet named Lehon. He had a vast knowledge of the known planets, and was able to tell where he was simply by the ruins he had found in the area. He had sent out officers to search for any trace of the Jedi with no luck, but they had instead found a vast system of tunnels, which is where they now occupied. The long abandoned tunnels had been created by the Rakatan people when a civil war had caused so much damage to the surface, that they were forced to live underground. Luckily, thousands of years had allowed the surface to rebuild and regrow, but not before the natives had all died out. Now, all that was left of them was the tunnels, old tech, and ruins that were scattered around the planet.
Footsteps echoed off the walls as Thrawn and a few of his soldiers walked down a long passageway. He had ordered them to search for anything that could help them escape. Word had come that one of the troopers had found a hidden cavern. The Chiss passed through an opening,rocks scattered around, obviously having been knocked out of place. An enormous cavern spread out as far as he could see. Spread throughout the were large cannisters and a few ancient space crafts, which although dusty seemed in nearly perfect condition. A smirk spread across Thrawn's face. This is what he had been looking for.
A white armored stormtrooper marched up to the small group surrounding Thrawn. "Sir, we've been trying to find out what all of these cannisters are, but we're still unsure what they contain. How would you like us to proceed?"
"Men, do you know where we are?" Thrawn looked at the various imperial officers standing behind him. Multiple head shakes and confused looks gave him his answer.
"We are on the planet Rakata Prime. This was once the epicenter of the Infinite Empire many years ago. The inhabitants of this planet were many years ahead of time in technological advances. What we are surrounded by are the bombs they created to conquer thousands of star systems and which inevitably caused the end of their species. These, gentlemen, are bombs that were able to completely destroy the surface of this planet, and since we have found them, we will put them to good use. Now, have your men take one of the bombs to the surface to test it. Have the rest begin repairs on the ships as best they can."
"Yes, sir" the group of officers spoke in unison as the Chiss left the cavern. The long dark passageways spread out before him as he made his way toward the corridor he had made his own. The small opening held a cavern that stretched high up towards the surface, the darkness swallowing any possible way of telling how far up the ceiling reached. In the center of the hollowed out earth stood a statue towering over everyone that entered. It was a statue of the most powerful leader of the planets native known as "the One". Though he had died by the red blade of the Sith Lord Revan and ultimately caused the extinction of his own people, he had been revered by his people until the very end. It amazed Thrawn how people would blindly follow someone until the end, even if it meant destruction. It was one of the reasons he had taken an interest in the stories and history of the Infinite Empire.
A large rumble shook the tunnels causing a bit of dust and pebbles to fall from the ceiling. The stormtroopers had tested the bomb, and it seems they still worked. Good, the blue Chiss smirked as he began to form a plan. He would destroy what the Jedi cared most about.
authors note: to all my Thrawn fan's, I'm sorry if this was not the best impersonation and writing of him. I've never actually had to write a villain like him. Please tell me if there's anything I can do to make his character more like how he is in canon series. Thanks! Love ya'll!