The Emperor
Chapter 3: Trouble Rising
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN STAR WARS
A/N: Anyone know how to get line breaks on FF? I keep trying things and none of them pop up once the chapter is uploaded.
"And the library is intact?" Anakin questioned as his son reported to the Imperial Knight Council. The room was a square chamber with a rectangular table in the center. The council, ten members in total, sat on one side of the table. Luke and Mara stood on the other side of the table, at the far end of the room near the door. Nasha was still 'Recovering' from her 'Accident' on the mission. The only people who knew about her condition were the medical personal, the council, those that had been on the mission and the highest ranking Imperials. Namely, his father and the Emperor.
"Yes milord" Luke answered as he recounted the battle in the library and how some of it's contents might have been damaged. But all in all, the library was still intact.
"Knight Skywalker" Master Rȧo questioned. "You were sent on a reconnaissance mission, yet you somehow ended up in a ship you were not supposed to be on fighting in a room that was not to be damaged or even entered" The aged Umbarian master accused. "What made you decide to enter the ship, when your orders clearly stated that you were only to confirm that the ship was there?"
"We were only looking to confirm that the archives were there" Mara said, defending her friend, only for Rȧo to glare at her.
"I asked Knight Skywalker, not you Knight Jade" Rȧo said icily.
"I, as Knight Jade said, only wanted to confirm that the ship's archives were aboard, so as not waste Imperial resources returning to the world" Luke said, trying to cover her accidental slip up.
"You almost destroyed the library however" Master Tano observed as Luke mentally winced. This wasn't going well.
"Only a few documents wer-"
"A single document damaged could be disastrous" Master Rȧo added. "And there is also the fact that those vermin might destroy the library rather then let us touch their dead master's treasure trove" He added as Luke nodded.
"I probed them with the force Master" Luke said, raising his chin slightly, angered that the man would think he hadn't thought of that. "They saw we were stronger then their former master and are now loyal to the order" Luke assured him.
"They were tricked into believing you were stronger. As I believe you and the rest of your team were badly hurt and only because of a stroke of luck did you-"
"Enough!" Anakin roared, tired of the man complaining on and on. He knew that Rȧo was a good Knight, and was only being cautious, but it was his son and frankly ever since he had learned that he was needed on the front again, cutting down the time he had with his son, he had been a bad mood. "My son acted foolishly, however he did salvage the mission and that will save him some face, However he will still be punished for disobeying orders" He said and saw the look of hope in his son's eyes vanish before it was even fully there.
"Knight Skywalker will be confined to the temple for the next two weeks, as well as having his lightsaber confiscated and his rank removed until he is released from Master Tano's care, who will be supervising his two week confinement" Anakin said as he called the council meeting to an end. He signaled for Ashoka to take Luke to his quarters before turning to talk with a slightly calmer Rȧo.
"I cannot believe you managed to not only get stuck here for two weeks Luke, but that you also managed to drag me along for the ride too" Ashoka said in exasperation as she escorted the youth into his private temple quarters. The room was barely furnished, it was practically spartan if the few personal possessions were to be removed. Luke rarely stayed here anymore.
"Sorry, I thought they would be lighter on punishing me, I didn't really do anything wrong anyways..." Luke complained as he plopped down on his bed.
"You almost allowed a Sith Lord to come back from the dead AND you also nearly destroyed the largest and most valuable collection of ancient history on the Jedi and Sith that has ever existed" Ashoka said as she sat in a chair across the room, idly examining her nails.
"Besides" Ashoka added. "Anakin's only doing this because he'll be gone for two weeks dealing with a rebel uprising on Cakkiiwo II, he just wants to make sure you aren't getting off into trouble while he's gone" She assured the slightly sour Knight.
"I'm an adult for force's sakes!" Luke said. "I can take care of myself and I don't need someone babysitting me!"
"Well if you were just confined to the planet you would do who knows what, and if we confined you to the palace, it would be worse, so Anakin is confining you here. You'll have your freedom, but you can't cause as much damage and trouble in here as out there" Asohka said.
"Yeah, but I have to have you with me if I leave my quarters" Luke said, knowing his father wouldn't let him run loose in the temple if he was going to be locked up inside it for two weeks. He might do something crazy like steal all the left socks from Master Rȧo's room again, or, his personal favorite, fill the air vents full of hormone inducer. That one had gotten him in quite a bit of trouble, but the memories were worth it...
"High Lord Skywalker" Admiral Troak greeted as the second most powerful man in the Empire walked onto the bridge of his flagship, the Vicerator. The Imperial Star Destroyer was floating among two other ISDs. Before the trio of warships was the world of Cakkiiwo II, a mostly watery world with a few small islands floating on the surface. The planet was barely larger then a standard moon, however it was a highly contested vacation world. With some of the richest intergalactic companies having their headquarters on some of the larger islands, the exotic and friendly wild life, the clear oceans and the crystal beaches, the world was among the finest of the Empire's first colonies after it's formation around twenty or so years ago.
However now it was a hotbed of rebel supporters and secessionists. Now they had finally decided to strike against the Empire. They had pulled a highly successful revolution on the planet, rapidly capturing all of the starports and overrunning all of the garrisons in a matter of days.
Now the Imperial Third Fleet had been sent in response. A little over thirty thousand men, close to half a thousand vehicles and well over three hundred various aircraft all compiled together to insure that the rebels were routed, defeated and destroyed.
"Contact Major General Frall and inform him that he may began landing his Division here" Vader said, gesturing to the holo of the world that was floating in the center of the bridge command ramp. The spot he was indicating was one of the larger islands. This one was covered in a metal city with a large starport on one end and a massive drydock and naval port for in-atmosphere ships.
"As you command sir" The Admiral said before turning to an aide to relay the command.
"Here they come!" Someone shouted as the rest of the Cakkiiwo II Freedom Movement, the CFM, troops charged their blasters or checked the old heavy repeater turrets that had been set up in the higher floors of the buildings that were being used to hold their secret weapon. Surface-to-air anti fighter missiles.
Immediately after the spotter had seen the incoming shuttles, the Imperial landers became visible to the rest of the freedom fighters. Mere seconds went by before the rockets were shot into the air, colliding with the transports. Some detonated in the air, others crashed into buildings and more did a mixture of both still, detonating and sending large chunks of the ship into buildings or squares as they crashed.
The shuttles that did make it through were immediately hit by infantry fire as well as some old pre-Imperial mortars from during the clone wars.
The ramps lowered and Imperial Army troops in their standard green uniforms with their black helmets and gloves came charging down the ramps, being cut down as the CFM troops unleashed their anger at the Imperials yet again.
Suddenly the sounds of Ties could be heard and everyone immediately ceased fire and scrambled for better cover. Then the Imperial ships rained down destruction with their blaster cannons and plasma charges. The metal buildings of the city were quickly reduced to molten slag in several areas as the air wing opened fire as their ground pounder comrades began to advance on the now pinned rebel troops.
"Someone get some fire on those ships!" One of the officers shouted over the heavy Imperial fire. It took several moments, but eventually shoulder mounted missile launchers spat out their payload; Which arced into the air, over the carnage before slamming into the side of a Imperial Tie. Numerous craft became orange blimps in the air, however there were still dozens of Ties in the air, and more were coming in as more transports began to land the second wave, which was much safer now that the rebel gun positions were being hammered.
They were really screwed now.
"How you doing?" Luke asked as he entered Nasha's medical bay. She was currently hooked up to several machines that were scanning her as she lay in the sleek silver metal bed with it's bright white cushioning.
"I've been better" Nasha said as she indicated her red skin and the horns before gesturing at her eyes. "I...I feel weird Luke, like something's inside me...like...like it did when he was controlling me...but...different somehow" She said, sounding as confused as her words. "I don't know how to explain it" She confessed.
"That's fine" Luke said smoothly as he sat in a chair next to her bed. Ashoka was politely waiting outside, allowing them to talk freely without fear of it being reported to his father.
"I heard about your punishment, sorry" Nasha said with a slight smile, trying to lighten the mood. "Mara told me earlier" She teased as Luke glared at her, however his glare held no heat, it was simply a friendly thing they would do. Along with Mara, the trio were always goofing off, heck Nasha had been apart of the plot to get the Hormone Inducer in the vent ducks back when they had been apprentices, still learning at the feet of their own masters instead of being full fledged knights as they were now. "She told me about the rank thing too" She added, still grinning slightly. "So you have to call me Ma'am or Knight Rȧo now right?"
"No" Luke said with a fake dignified air. "I'll call you whatever I want" Luke said as the door slid open and Mara walked in.
"Sure you will Skywalker, sure you will" Mara said as she sat down next to him, looking at their friend. "You ok?" Mara asked, slightly concerned despite the teasing air they had created in the room.
"I'll live" Nasha said. "I hope."
Not really the best of chapters but i'm kinda running out of steam and wondering what I should do next. Any ideas on what you guys want? OC's to add or actual characters to include. You can mention old OCs from my previous star war fics too, or make your own characters, be it soldier or Knight. Do you like the battle elements or should I focus on Luke solely? Also I really would like to know about the Line Breaks.