Jump Chain Gothic 6 - The Phantom Menace
Part 6
Lantea. Tatooine.
It wasn't often that I got time to relax when all by myself, but for once I was alone in my quarters with nothing to do. I was suppose to be resting after all the ruckus the other day, and Cameron was off somewhere doing something involving the improvement of security procedures.
There was a lot that I could have been doing, such as studying, or I could have used this time to tinker with some bit of tech. Maybe I should have spent this time further refining my plans, but I didn't feel any desire to do anything. Even advanced humans needed time to spend doing nothing it seemed.
Right now I was just watching the holonet, while feeling pleased that the new Supreme Chancellor was working to improve the Republic internally. Bail Antilles might not succeeded in stamping out corruption in the senate, but at least his work would led to him focusing inwards. I didn't want the Republic interfering with my business out here in the Outer Rim, which it might have done if some else had gotten the job of Supreme Chancellor.
My alone time came to an end when a chime filled the air, letting me know that someone wished entry into my private chambers. I reached out with the Force and sensed a non-hostile presence, the person on the other side of the door was nervous for some reason, but this was all I could sense.
With a wave of my hand holonet feed went off and the door opened despite the fact that the button to open the door was across the room. I could now see that it was Supi, the green skinned Twi'lek whom I'd liberated from slavery when destroying her former Mistresses.
"Can I help you?" I asked the alien babe.
She crossed the space between us with a couple of steps and laid her hands on my chest. She had to go up on the tips of her toes to reach my mouth with hers. As we kissed her hands slid around to the back of my neck and her barely covered body pressed against mine.
Instinct more than anything else led to me take hold of her waist. Her body felt hot to the touch, and my advanced mind spent a moment wondering if Twi'leks had a higher normal body temperature than humans. It would be interesting to run some tests and find out if that was true, but at later date.
I could taste a hint of something sweet and alcoholic on her soft lips, presumably she'd had a drink in order to bolster her courage before she came to see me, and it was also clear to me that she had come here with the intention of making it very obvious to me that she wanted us to have a relationship.
Sadly for her if she was thinking of there being a romance between us then she would be very disappointed. I didn't really do the traditional romantic thing. I'd only married Morgana because it made us being together more socially acceptable.
Supi pulled back slightly, but stayed pressed against me, which allowed me to see how great her breasts looked from this angle.
"You can have me anytime you want, for as long as you want" she offered "You can even keep me as your slave, if you want. And I will be, for as long as you want me. I'll do whatever you say just keep me with you".
Her voice was laced with sheer desperation, and I had to admit it was a tempting offer. I would never take her as a true slave, as I didn't approve of slavery, and I had already had my eye on someone else as the companion I would take with me when I left this reality, however I wouldn't be leaving for many years and I could do with a personal assistant. Someone who could run errands for me, and one of my motivations for coming to this universe had been to bang a few Twi'lek girls.
Still, I had my reservations. So far Supi had lived a hard life, and I couldn't shake the idea that I'd be taking advantage of her despite her throwing herself at me. She could do better, I could make sure she got educated and found fulfilling work. There were bound to be some nice male Twi'leks out there who desired a wife and someone to be the mother of their children.
I opened my mouth so that I could try to explain all of that to her, but she could see the look on my face and she rushed to cut me off before I was able to speak.
"Please don't say no!" she said desperately, "I could be so good to you. Let me show you"
She kept one hand on my neck, but let the other trail down my chest until it was laying on my crotch. My cock had started to get hard already and the feel of her small, warm hand rubbing the front of my trousers was enough to make me rise to attention most fully. She took hold of my manhood and slowly stroked it.
A moment later she gently pushed me back until I was sitting on one of the sofas. Once I was seated her other hand caressed the back of my neck and she whispered in my ear.
"I wouldn't do this for just anyone." she said, "From the second I first saw you I knew that you were different from other men. I want you to own me, and not just because you freed me".
Soon Supi took hold of my cock, after freeing it the confines of my trousers, with both hands and licked the tip slowly. I moaned very softly, then I reached down and pushed the back of her head, urging her into taking my dick inside her mouth. I felt her lips part and now part of my cock was engulfed by warm, moist heat of her mouth.
Her hands worked the clasps of my trousers while her head bobbed slowly against my pelvis. Soon my trousers were pooled around at my feet and Supi didn't let that distract her for long as now she had my entire cock in her mouth. It didn't seem like she should be able to fit the entire thing in her mouth, but I could feel her nose pressing into my crotch.
Not so long ago I'd read on the holonet that Twi'leks were considered to be the finest concubines (a nice way of saying sex slaves) in the galaxy, and Supi was proving them correct. She'd only just started and already I wanted to cum down her throat and make her swallow all of my seed.
I wanted to tell her that I was close to cumming, but the words wouldn't form. The best I could do was an incoherent groan just before I spurted into her waiting mouth. She didn't back off, but seemed eager to taste every drop. I could feel her moaning wantonly around my man meat as if she experiencing something very pleasurable.
She looked up at me, lips still wrapped around my dick. There was a look in her deep green eyes, a lust the likes of which I'd rarely seen before. And then I noticed that she was touching herself I could see the motion of her fingers moving in and out of her cunt.
"Please" she whispered "I need you inside me, right now"
We made our way awkwardly to the bed, her barely able to stand, and me trying to walk with my pants around my ankles, which must have looked comical. I let her fall onto the mattress and she immediately began to push off her tight fitting shorts.
I yanked off her boots and tossed them across the small room, then took off the last of my own clothing. By the time I was done, she was completely naked and had gotten on all fours, her perfect ass making little humping motions as she waited for me to fuck her.
While I had superhuman stamina, I couldn't normally get hard again this soon, but I now had the Force, which I could use to enhance my already powerful body. I didn't think the Force should be used by me in this way, but right now I simply didn't care.
I got on the bed behind her and smacked her ass. She enjoyed that and pushed back against me, blindly trying to find my cock with her pussy, she more like an animal in heat than a person, and I had to wonder if the females of her species did actually go into heat. It would explain a lot.
Checking her pussy I found that her soft, wet cunt was putting out a lot of warmth, and she actually whimpered when I touched her pussy. Knowing that it would be cruel to make her wait any longer I started to push in slowly, but she was having none of that, and her hips pushed back hard, taking all of me inside of her in one quick motion.
I used my powers to enhance her pleasure. It wasn't easy to find the point between intense pleasure and a sensory overload, but I worked wonders on Supi as she orgasmed before we really even started fucking. As her the sounds of orgasm filled the air I started to thrust into her. Already her entire body was covered in a light sheen of sweat, and through the Force I could sense the sheer joy she was feeling.
While my attention was now mostly on fucking I noticed that Supi had a faint latticework of scars on her back, which made me think that she'd been brutalized while living as a slave. Maybe she really was better off with me. I might spank her and roughly fuck her, but I'd never scar such a beauty.
I then got lost in fucking her, and after a while, I could feel that a second load of cum was ready to enter Supi's body. I could have slowed down and let the sex last longer, but I didn't care enough to even wonder if Supi was heading for orgasm number 2 or maybe even 3, so I just fucked her until I was done.
Not long after that we were spooned together, my slowly-softening dick still lodged inside of her. I could now sense how nervous she was.
"Do you want me?" she asked.
Yes, only not as a slave.
"I suppose that I can find some use for you" I told her "But as more than just a concubine. I could do with someone to run the odd errand for me, and to assist with projects. You'd get to travel with me and see some of the galaxy. You'd have to learn a lot and find ways to make yourself useful, and if you ever wanted to stop all you'd have to do is tell me".
A few moments later, I felt her breathing change as she drifted off to sleep. I decided that this meant that she going to take up on my offer.
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Trade Federation Freighter. Outer Rim.
Boorka the Hutt slithered onto the bridge of the Trade Federation vessel as his guards took up positions around him. Their counterparts, the droids used by the Trade Federation, also moved, in order to ensure clear lines of fire should this meeting not go so well.
Viceroy Gunray was not actually here, being under house arrest on his home world of Cato Neimoidia, but via his hologram he would be able to communicate with the Hutt. He couldn't be seen meeting with Boorka, a known criminal, even when not under the watchful eye of Republic security he wouldn't do such a thing, however the Viceroy had lost contact with his Sith ally, so if he was going to get his revenge then he would need to get help from other sources.
"You have a proposal for me" said Gunray.
The Hutt's translator, a simple protocol droid, stepped forward, and began addressing the alien.
"Boorka the Hutt has come to offer an alliance between the mighty Hutt Clans and the Trade Federation" the droid told the Viceroy "The Hutt Clans like the Trade Federation have been challenged by the group known as the Outsiders".
Gunray knew that the Outsiders, visitors from another galaxy, had aided the Queen of Naboo in liberting her planet. This had not only led to the arrest of Nute Gunray, and several of his closest allies, but also the destruction of a costly bulk freighter as well as loss of an entire droid army.
"What are the terms of this alliance?" the Viceroy asked.
It was rarely a good idea to make deals with the Hutts, not unless you knew how to handle them, but Gunray wasn't concerned, if the Hutts betrayed him then they would find out what it was like to deal with a droid army.
"The Outsiders have wrongfully taken possession of the world known as Tatooine" the droid informed Viceroy Gunray "The Hutt clans wish to retake the planet, however the Clans know that you too have a score to settle with these Outsiders and will allow you to join them the attack that will restore Tatooine to its rightful owners".
Nute was no fool, he understand that the Hutts had no real fleets or armies to call upon, that wasn't how they worked, they had only mercs, bounty hunters and pirates to call upon, who wouldn't be a match for the Outsiders and their powerful warship. However combined with the might of a Trade Federation task force the Hutts might be able to retake the world called Tatooine.
"The Hutt clans offer a share of the spoils should you take them up on their generous offer" the droid was now saying as one Boorka's minions displayed a hologram of a city "The world of Tatooine and everything on it rightfully belongs to the Hutts, however the Outsiders have somehow built a city on the planet, the Hutt clans would allow the Trade Federation to set up a base within in this city so that you can profit from whatever technology can be found within it".
While Nute Gunray was more interested in getting some payback than making some profit, it could benefit him if he was able to get the Trade Federation a stake in this new city. It was clear that the Outsiders had technology unknown to the galaxy and the Trade Federation could afford to pay the best scientists in the galaxy to back engineer any tech that they found.
"It will take some time to gather a large enough fleet" said the Viceroy.
He would have to organise things carefully. Tatooine, unlike Naboo, was not a Republic planet, as such the Republic should not get involved, but it wouldn't do for the Outsiders to learn that the attack was coming, so they would have to move carefully.
"My Master, Boorka the Hutts says that the Clans will also need some time" informed the droid "Perhaps we should met again in one standard month in order to plan the attack".
This was agreed upon, and soon the Hutts was slithering off the bridge. He would report back the Hutt leaders who could now begin the work of organising the invasion of Tatooine. A conquest that Boorka himself would oversee personally.
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Lantea. Tatooine.
"I want barracks set up for ten thousand frontline troops, officers and their support staff" I said to Samantha Carter "We're also going to need at least ten Ha'tak, better make it twelve, as well as number of support vessels. Gliders, Al'kesh and so on".
The former air force officer and I were meeting to discuss the creation of our armed forces. While I'd been mulling over the idea of having a proper military force for this Jump I had now made up my mind. This new nation that we were building would spread out over what was now known as Hutt Space, and I would bring these worlds under my control through conquest.
Thankfully Hutt space had no proper military either so my warship and a dozen upgraded Ha'tak should be more than enough to deal with what ships the hired thugs could throw at us. After all the Hutts were crime lords, and I had the advantage of having much more advanced technology.
While it was possible for me to build an even larger army and space navy than I had planned, I would need to support the army and ships I would soon have built, there was a limit to how much my city could support. In any campaign it was logistics not tactics that really mattered.
Of course I would ensure that new ships were always being built, and I had ways of obtaining crews for those ships, I just didn't want to overextend myself. Once the city of Lantea was was running smoothly and I had enough workers, then I could see about putting together a larger navy and army.
Also if I built too large of a military force too quickly it could unnerve the Republic and while they no military to counter the one I was building they could send a small army of Jedi to this world. Which was something I'd rather avoid. I already had a Jedi Knight and a former Jedi Master hanging around.
Besides conquering Hutt Space wasn't the real problem, and neither was holding onto it as there weren't many groups out there who could challenge me for it. Those that could do so would find themselves going up against an enemy with vastly superior technology.
No the real work would be enforcing order and uplifting some of the worlds conquered. Thankfully my group had some experience at that, and we'd discovered that it was best to hand over the reigns of a new multi-planet government to the locals as quickly as possible.
Miranda would handle that for me as she thrived when put in charge of such projects, and that would leave me free to go handle other matters once Hutt Space was secure.
"How are you going to recruit so many soldiers?" Samantha asked me.
Since she'd once been an air force officer Carter had some idea of just how much work was involved in training, equipping and supporting so many soldiers.
"I won't" I told her "The advantage of living in this galaxy is that if you know the right people and have enough credits you can find someone who will do anything for you".
Since the industry of my city would be focused on making sure that my military had enough arms and armour I would need to outsource the creation of the actual army to someone else. And I knew exactly who could help me with that. But first I had some cloning of my own to handle.
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Lantea. Tatooine.
"Tali good, I need your help" I said when the Quarian entered the new lab.
Rather than take the data padd I was now handing to her the skilled engineer was looking around. This data pad was full of devices I needed in order to finish my work, as well as a request to build a lab for Anakin Skywalker, the poor lad was bored, his mother had plenty to do, he didn't, and my R2 unit wasn't going to keep him occupied for much longer.
I was considering having Dooku or Kenobi take over his training in short term, as both of them were hanging around my city for the foreseeable future, however I was unsure if that was wise. I understood very well that Anakin and traditional Jedi training methods just weren't a good mix. Besides he was my apprentice, by consent of his mother, so I was just going to have to find the time to train the boy.
"What have you been doing in here?" Tali asked me.
I'd come down to an empty level of the tower and had started work after meeting with Count Dooku for the second time. I'd planned to create some people to help in the running of the nation I was building, I just hadn't intended to start so quickly.
"This is a cloning lab of sorts" I explained "I'm going to create some asari".
They wouldn't actually be clones as I would make subtle alterations to the DNA of each asari, I'd studied biology during the Merlin Jump, and I had planned for the creation of these asari many years ago. I'd even taken into account that rapidly growing people in cloning lab was a bad idea in this universe because of the Force. Grand Admiral Thrawn had gotten around that by using a life form which project a bubble which pushed away the Force. I would need to pop over to Mykr while Tali finished up here.
"You're making some asari?" asked Tali.
I was sure that I'd discussed this with her at some point before starting the Jump. Mind you there had been a lot to do back then so it was possible that she'd been doing something else during that part of the planning phase.
"We're going to need a lot of help if the conquest of Hutt Space is going to go smoothly" I said to the Quarian "We'll need staff for the city, crew for the ships, and pilots for the fighters, special forces. A clone army will help with that, and we can use bots for the dirty work, but we'll need need more than just soldiers. Once we've conquered the worlds controlled by the Hutts we'll need people to handle the administration of the worlds. We can't do it all and I think the asari will fit in well with the other races of this galaxy".
Tali took the padd off me.
"You could make this stuff yourself" she said.
While it was possible for me to construct all the devices I required for this project I simply didn't have the time. I knew that the Hutts would attack again soon and with a larger force so I needed to quickly bolster the defences of this city as well as to ensure the safety of the safety of the people I cared about.
Asari commandos would make for better protectors than bots, and unlike other races I didn't need to worry so much about their limited genepool as they didn't sexually reproduce like so many other humanoid species. Plus they were nice to look at.
"I have some errands to run" I told the skilled engineer "And I know you're busy, but the sooner you get these jobs done the sooner I can whip you up some help".
Tali looked at the padd again. It was a lot of work, but she very good at what she did.
"Okay I'll get started" she said.
On the way I telekinetically slapped her ass. Which I could sense that she enjoyed, and even I hadn't the giggling would have clued me in.
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Aurora-Class. Orbit of Kamino.
"My lord, we have entered orbit of the planet" a sexy looking asari told me.
I smiled upon hearing that. The blue babes I'd spent the better part of the last month making, were doing their job very well. I'd created each of them, tailoring their DNA so that despite looking alike they were all unique, while making use of ysalamri to ensure that they didn't go insane due to such rapid growth.
That might not have happened to my asari since they weren't all copies, but I'd decided not to take the risk, and so far they seemed to be working out well. I'd been wise to gather so much technology from the Stargate verse as when combined together and used correctly the tech I had seemed to be capable of doing anything.
While creating the asari I'd used some of the technology behind the creation of Anubis's Kull warriors, holodeck training, along with memory tech, as well as an oath of loyalty, to ensure that I had minions who not only knew how to do their jobs, they also obeyed me without question.
Of course no army was perfectly loyal, but as long as I didn't do anything to drive my minions to turn against me everything should work out fine.
"Hail them" I ordered.
I looked around the bridge again and I admired the view. The bridge hadn't changed much over the many years in terms of the consules and such, but now those consoles were being used by asari who wore tight fitting jumpsuits.
Since I was super bad at naming I'd not given any of them names, so they gave each other nicknames, which was cute, and while they all had slightly different DNA and memories, at least to start with, they were close enough in origin to see each other as sisters. Which was also cute.
"Yes, my lord" the asari at the comm station told me.
After a moment, a Kaminoan face appeared on the screen.
Greetings, I am Taun We, the aide to Prime Minister Lama Su of Kamino. May I ask what brought you to our planet?.
"Greetings Taun We, I am Lord-Commander Gothic" I replied.
Now that my group and I had a firmer grasp of what we would be doing for the foreseeable future we'd been able to more formally organize ourselves. Of course we'd planned for the conquest of Hutt Space well in advance, knowing that it might be required, but we'd not devoted our efforts to that cause until now as we'd needed to remain flexible.
However since we were now set on a course that would lead us to setting up our own empire rather than joining the Republic, although we would hopefully have a strong alliance with them, I had decided to take my position as Supreme Military Commander more seriously.
We hadn't as of yet decided what form our new government would take. I was tempted to make it the Confederation of Independent Systems, the CIS, simply because my group had already successfully created a confederation government back in the Stargate galaxy, and because it would amuse me to have the CIS created because I desired it. I could even make Dooku the public leader.
"I'm here to commission the creation of a clone army" I informed the alien.
Now that got her attention. No doubt such a thing would be very expensive and this world's entire economy was based on cloning, so they needed customers like me. And they could be certain that I could afford an army since I had a three kilometer warship.
"I can arrange a meeting with the Prime Minister within the hour if your need is urgent" offered the alien.
While I was tempted to beam down, I wasn't about to reveal the most important advantage I had, not when I could just fly down in a Puddle Jumper.
"Send me the coordinates for a landing site and I will meet you in one hour" I said.
Which could give me more than enough time to prepare.
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Landing Site. Kamino.
Taun We was waiting for us as Cameron, Supi, my new Twi'lek assistant, five security droids, a squad of asasri commandos, and I walked up to her. I bowed my head as she greeted me in the same style. Cameron spent this time looking around, seeking out any potential threats as did the commandos.
While Cortana could control the bots which could serve as bodyguards, the recent bounty hunter attack had made it clear the Cameron alone wasn't going to be able to keep me safe, not in this galaxy, and while I had my owns means of protecting myself they may not be enough. Hence why I'd started making asari commandos.
Meanwhile Supi acted the part I'd chosen for her, which was to be more than a mere personal assistant. I didn't require a translator, and while it might seem that she be nothing more than eye candy, a way to promote the envy of other men, I suspected that she was more intelligent that she seemed, and I wanted to see if she had real merit in the role of personal assistant.
"Welcome, your lordship" the tall alien greeted.
The title of Lord-Commander was a new one. I'd had a few titles in my time, and I'd been the Supreme Military Commander for the Confederation of Planets, but for some reason it felt different now. Perhaps because I would soon be leading a nation into war.
"Thank you, Taun We" I said "Shall we go see the Prime Minister?"
It was raining, and while this didn't bother me much, as after all I was British by birth, I was sure that Supi, who dressed to impress rather than for comfort, must be getting wet, and not in the good way.
"Of course" said the tall alien "Follow me"
After a short walk we entered a room, where a male Kaminoan was waiting. I made everyone other than Supi and Cameron wait outside while I spoke to the alien leader. He bowed, and I bowed back. Apparently this culture was big on manners.
"Welcome, your lordship" he greeted.
I took the lone empty seat in the room.
"Thank you, Sir, for seeing me so quickly" I said.
That was it for small talk,
"As I understand you wish to commission a large number of clones" stated the Prime Minister.
He hadn't phrased that as a question, however it was clear to me that the alien desired clarification.
"Yes, a clone army" I said.
The two aliens exchanged looks, but I couldn't read them well enough to know what this signified. Their body language was unknown me to and my new ability to sense emotions either still needed work, or these aliens were good at hiding what they were feeling.
"How big will this commission be?" I was asked.
I'd already given this some thought. I could pay for a million soldiers, and sure with replicators I could feed them as well as cloth them, but my city couldn't supply and support a million soldiers with weapons, armour, support vehicles, and shelter. Therefore a smaller elite force would be best, and I could use security bots to make up the bulk of the army. They were cheap and expendable.
"My plans require that I acquire some elite infantry, about ten thousand fighting men" I said "And of course the support staff".
Which didn't seem a lot, and it wouldn't be, but my city could manufacturer millions of bots if needs be. So there no sense producing a lot of clones when I could use expandable robots. The Clone Troopers would be used for missions that required skilled independent thinkers. However unlike the asari commandos, the clones would have armoured support, snipers and so on.
"Perhaps you can elaborate?" asked the Prime Minister of this world.
Indeed I could.
"Basically I require you to clone ten thousand frontline infantry as well as thousand specialists and a hundred officers of different ranks" I explained "The specialists should be trained to drive or pilot a large range of vehicles. I was also need snipers, demolitions experts and so on".
I gave the leader of this world a pad which contained a lot more in the way of details. Samantha Carter had put most of it together as while I had served in the Alliance Navy I'd never gotten past the rank of Lieutenant-Commander and I'd been tech specialist before becoming a Spectre, so logistics on this scale was a new thing for me. The Confederation of Planets back in the Stargate verse had never needed a large army, or that large of navy so this new territory for me.
"These skills will require much time to teach" said the alien "And the experts required to teach these skills will not come cheaply".
Money did not concern me.
"I have access to technology that can greatly speed up the growing and training of the clones" I said "Which we can discuss later. For now I wish to secure your cooperation and begin the work. I will of course pay extra to be your exclusive customer".
How easy it was to make problems vanish simply by throwing money at them was something I still found truly amazing. A lot of issues with the creation of this army would disappear once I made all these aliens very, very wealthy beings.
Also time wasn't much of a factor as I could use dilation technology to make decades work happen in a week, at least from my perspective. Of course it would take time to set up the time dilation field and to ensure that they would have all the supplies they needed, but Miranda could organise all of that for me, and Morgana would handle some of the talks with these aliens so that she could practice her new political skills.
"Have you samples from which to create the clones?" I was asked.
That I had taken care of a long time ago.
"I have" I told the aliens "From several candidates".
Soon the Knights of the Round Table would be reborn in the Star Wars galaxy. I would have an army made up of warriors who valued honour, loyalty, and protecting the weak. An army well suited to ending slavery in the Outer Rim.
"The creation of a clone army will require the investment of a significant amount of credits" I was told.
Money still did not concern.
"Payment will be arranged by my people" I told the aliens "Your costs will be covered".
Again this was something for Miranda to deal with once Morgana had finalised the deal.
"There is another matter" I informed the aliens "If he hasn't already there is a chance that a Jedi Master called Sifo-Dyas will come to commission a very large Clone Army for the Republic"
The Kaminoans seemed confused.
"How can you know this?" I was asked.
I shrugged. Trying to act casual.
"My organisation has its sources" I told the two aliens "I just want to make it clear that I expect to be your only customer during the time it takes to create my army. I will of course pay extra for this privilege".
I looked at Cameron, and the cyborg stepped forward, presenting the Prime Minister of this planet with a box, one that contained a small orb inside.
"This a communications device" I explained "I will have someone contact you very soon. She will handle the arrangements".
I knew how busy world leaders could be so I soon excused myself and headed back to my ship. I had a lot of work to before I could begin the conquest of Hutt Space. And I knew that the Hutts would soon attack me so I needed some time to prepare.