Chapter 3: Assault on Yinnchor

There was a slight woosh as the massive amount of energy required to power an interstellar hyperdrive was suddenly dispersed into on small area no more than a few hundred kilometers across. A few milliseconds after the energy had been dispersed there appeared, as if from nowhere, a medium sized scouting fleet of republic warships. (The thing that defined it as a scouting fleet was not the size of the fleet, nor the number of ships in it, but the type of ships, specifically for this fleet well armored and yet fast ships)
They had come out of hyperspace on the outer edge of the Yinnichor system, just out of range of geosynchronous orbit around the third moon of the furthest planet
On the command bridge of "Salvation" (Obi-wan Kenobi's personal procurator class star Battlecruiser and the command ship leading the scouting mission) Admiral Yularen questioned the wisdom of such a daring mission.

"You're quite sure Darth Vader won't betray us to the empire, or that he hasn't already?" spoke the admiral, his voice tense and on edge.
"This could all just be one elaborate trap and we would be walking right into it, with open arms." as he spoke gestured towards the circular holoprojector that was the main feature of the command bridge. Upon the holoprojector there floated the blue-tinged, flickering holograms of Master Windu and Master Yoda.
Yoda spoke to admiral Yularen "A trap it is not, worry about what will come to pass, we should not what might"
"I agree with Yoda" said Mace Windu "Vader uttered no lie"
"Couldn't he have clouded your judgement?" Yularen spoke his concern evident.
"Strong with the dark side of the force Vader is, but not that strong" said master Yoda as the hologram flickered slightly.
"I too believe that it is not a trap" spoke Master Kenobi as he stood next to the grim-faced admiral Yularen "But I agree that we must be alert, Vader may have been a little too 'economical with the truth' for my liking"
Admiral Yualren noded as he noticed the pause in the discussion and began to speak "well then since we all agree on the battle-plan and the Main fleet is ready to be deployed under General Windu and General Yoda, we just need to wait for the imperials and Darth Vader to arrive"
Mace Windu frowned "I don't like it, working with that Sith scum"
Obi-wan nodded "I know what you mean master, but we need the imperials in this war, the republic can't fight both the
Necrons and the flood off at the same time, especialy not on our own"
Mace gave a weak smile "don't forget, they need us for the exact same reasons"
Obi wan nodded in agreement "I know master and that's what makes me think that this alliance might just work"

"Admiral we have a large fleet of ships emerging from hyperspace!" reported a clone technician as chaos broke out on the bridge of the salvation.
A clone naval officer began to talk over the PA his voice robotocized by the metallic jargon of the speakers. "All units report to stations! Ready for rendezvous with imperial fleet repeat, All units report to stations..."

"Very well master Kenobi, we will arrive Momentarily when you give the all clear signal. May the force be with you" spoke master Windu
"And with you, masters" said Obi-Wan as the electric blue holograms of Master Windu and Master Yoda faded into nothingness.
"Well" spoke Obi-wan as he walked from the communication suite towards the 10cm thick plexiglass viewing windows of the bridge. He rubbed his hands together and looked around at his crew in the bridge. Then grinning maniacally he anounced: "let's go meet the neighbors!"

Imperial arrival

At that moment the gigantic imperial fleet emerged from hyperspace, not gracefully as the republic ships had, but with a great juddering, grimding halt that uterly failed to softern the sharp edges of the imperial cruisers.
Normaly the imperial fleet consisted of all kinds of spacecraft from anti-starfighter ships to missile corvettes and huge capital ships, not to mention the imfamous star destroyers.

But this fleet was mainly made up of Imperial Class Star Destroyers, Suport ships and missile corvettes and the infamous Conquer Class Star Destroyer.
The conquer made it debut at the First battle of Coruscant, where it used its massive SUPERLASER to devastating effect against Republic forces.
For the Conquer class was no normal star destroyer, it was a instead the body of an Imperial Class but instead of the bow tapering to a point as usual, the bow ended about half the way to the middle on both sides, leaving a large space that went up until the reactor bulge in the belt of the star destroyer. Mounted on this end for largest line of fire and most power input as quickly as possible, was a giant SUPERLASER! With the power to destroy a fully shielded Venator Class Star Destroyer (A Republic Attack cruiser) in one shot, the conquer was truly a force to be recconded with. Plus add to that fact all the normal armerment that was upon a normal imperial class.
However the SUPERLASER took about ten minutes to recharge and recalibrate.
The fleet was also led by no less than three 19,000m long Executor Class Super Star Destroyers: The Executioner, The Iron Fist and Death's Head.

This fleet was costom made and tailored for one purpose and one purpose only:
To utterly annihilate anything the Emperor could throw at them.

The Imperials had positioned their fleet to emerge from hyperspace in a area that was imediatly behind and above the republic fleet. This meant that the rupublic ships were at the imperials mercy.

"Master Kenobi, we're receiving a hail from the lead imperial Command ship" spoke one of the clone technicians on the bridge of the Salvation.

"On screen I'd you please..." spoke Obi-wan his his sounding like an untuned violin as a mix of fearful anticipation and boyish enthusiasm filled his voice.
Sunddenly infront of the plexiglass window ther apeared a floating hologram of one of the most frightening humans in the galaxy: Darth Vader. A sinister metallic breathing filled the room as Obi-wan stepped forward and began to speak.
"Ah good morning there Darth! It's good to see you held to your promise, there may be hope for you yet!"
There was a moment of fridgid scilence as the dark lord of the Sith's Holographic eye burned holes through the seemingly stoic Jedi Master's.
Untill after what felt like hours, Darth Vader spoke.
"The attack will begin at 1300 galactic hours, ready your men and rally the rest of your forces...
That is if you have more forces."
And with that time snapped back into normality and the bridge of the salvation once again erupted into it's chaotic previous form. Officers bustled about their business of making sure that the ship was ready for war as well as briefing the captiains of the other ships in the fleet. Obi-Wan blinked and shook his head, Vaders words still ringing in his ears.
"Ahhh..." He took a moment to compose himself as Vaders Voice in his head began to blend with that if his former apprentice, it brought back bad memories... Memories of how his former apprentice Anakin Skywalker had died in the Empire's attack on Coruscant, memories that had left him a changed man and nearly had him ready to leave the Jedi order.
"Well... Yes we do have more reenforecents on the way, they will arrive as soon as we signal them. Three fully armed Battlefleets. That's over two hundreed ships not including fighters or transport ships."
Vader inclined his head slightly to acknowledge Kenobi's statement and then spoke briskly.
"Then summon them." Obi-Wan noded at a clone technician who began to send a subspace communique. Darth Vader continued to speak the sound of his metallic breathing filling the Salvation's bridge like a noxious gas. "I will send a small detachment of ships to nutrilise some of the more dangerous weapon emplacements and gather intell about the forces assembled here. I will notify you when they return."

So as Two conquer class and Four imperial class Star Destroyers broke off from the main imperial fleet, there for the third time in about 15 minutes was a huge release of energy as three massive republic battlefleets glided out of hyperspace, coming alongside the already massive imperial fleet.
Each republic fleet was made up of nearly sixty ships and led by the most powerful ship in the republic navy. A Mandator Class Star Dreadnaut. The same size as an Imperial Executor Class Super Star Destroyer, with enough firepower to devastate entire worlds.
In total These three fleets made up an armada of Nearly two hundred ships.

Thus on the bridge of the salvation the round flat hemisphere of the flickered into life the blue holograms of Master Windu and Master Yoda springing to life onto it's white glowing top-surface.
Master Kenobi turned around and walked to the holoprojector