On the planet of Shili, Ahsoka Fy'nyx-Tano was sitting before a console, and was receiving a call. "Mother, its Gcarin. We've found a star system, one rich with potential. But... but I can't risk anyone else knowing about it." Gcarin said.
"Really? It's been weeks and I haven't heard a word from you or your sisters. And you call to tell me that you can't tell me anything?" Ahsoka said in a hurt tone.
"Mother! We don't know who could be listening, be they Imperial, or even Republic! Look... you can sense where we are, and get here without a ship." Gcarin said.
"Alright, calm down Gcarin, I'm only kidding you." Ahsoka said as she opened a portal to Gcarin's location. "Okay Gcarin-"
"GAH! Warn me before you do that mom!" Gcarin shrieked as Ahsoka showed up behind him.
"Sorry, but where are we?" Ahsoka asked.
"We're on the fourth planet in an uncharted star system in Wild Space. We haven't agreed on a name. But Barriss's scanning software has picked up massive amounts of raw material and resources across the system, this planet in particular having fertile soil and edible native plants and animals." Gcarin said.
"So it's more than a good place to set up a colony." Ahsoka said as she looked out a window.
"Yes... but more than that. These worlds, this system has the potential to be a stronghold from which to strike against the Imperial's, a self-sufficient base of operations, a place where the displaced peoples of our galaxy can find refuge, find new lives, and work to bring war to the Imperial Remnant." Gcarin said.
"Okay... but where are you going to find these peoples?" Ahsoka asked.
"Well... we only found this system recently. We haven't even thought of a name for this system, or any of the worlds." Gcarin said.
"Sorry, just thought that you would already know-"
"Please mother! Just... just give me a break. We recently got to this system after getting a droid mechanic and a war hero from the Rebellion!" Gcarin said.
"Really? Where are they?" Ahsoka asked.
"There on one the moons of this systems largest gas giant. We dropped H'laris and Jorma there a few hours ago to do some extended scans of the moons composition." Gcarin said.
"Those are their names?... it's been awhile since I've heard from those two." Ahsoka said.
Over the next few years, the system, that had since it's discovery been named C'hol after an ancient deity of rebirth and war. Had been built up, among them the Charon Gate, a star system sized version of the gate that protected the Imperial world of Scarif long ago, as well as a space station filled with mazes where Ahsoka could conceal the system from the Force itself far more efficiently. Though do to some strange technical or mystical oversight. The void in the Force needed both to be active to be concealed.
The planets were named as follows. C'hol Icarus, the planet closest to the sun, serving as a massive bunker for the young colonies databanks,
C'hol Toh'ix, a planet of poisonous fumes and swamps not unlike the world of Quesh, with chemicals that could be harvested for powerful adrenals and stimulants.
C'hol Palentine, the most conventionally inhabitable of the worlds was made to be the capital of the system; it also had large deposits of Kyber crystals.
C'hol Sa-Re, a desert planet not only had vast deposits of materials, but had the potential to be terraformed, and a shipyard was constructed in orbit and a droid factory was built on the surface.
C'hol Titanous, the largest gas giant in the system, it possessed over seventy-five moons in its orbit, and was a major source of tibanna for the colony.
C'hol Ha'la, a ringed gas giant with at least fifty moons.
C'hol Gen, another ringed gas giant with roughly thirty moons, thought unlike C'hol Ha'la it's ring orbited vertically as opposed to horizontal.
C'hol Pos-Ido, the last and smallest has giant in the C'hol system with roughly fifteen moons.
C'hol Hadan, a small barren world on the outermost planet in the system, used almost exclusively as a communications outpost.
Largely these planets were automated with droid labor to compensate of the relatively small populations in C'hol's worlds, as well as droids armies and ships stolen, bought, or manufactured at the C'hol Sa-Re shipyard. One day, ten years before the events that would surround the destruction of the Hosnian System and Starkiller base. A message was received on the capital of C'hol Palentine.
"Riyo? What's going on?" Gcarin asked as his blue skinned sister was ducking blaster fire.
"The Imperial's are invading the capital of Kamino! Tipoca City is crawling with Stormtroopers!" Riyo said as fired back with her own blaster and deflected blaster bolts with her lightsaber.
"What?! I thought Kamino was a New Republic world! Where are they?" Gcarin said.
"There are Republic troopers here, but there outnumbered, and frankly the Republic commander here is an idiot!" Riyo said.
"I'll deploy the fleet! Just hold out as long as possible, and if you have to buck the chain of command to get things done then do it! I'll be in the Kamino system shortly, see you then!" Gcarin said. Shortly thereafter Gcarin and his fleet were in the Kamino system. "All vessels! Arm all weapons and raise shields, destroy that Star Destroyer!" Gcarin said.
"Autarch Gcarin, this Star Destroyer is of an unknown composition, one that even with our resources we've never seen before." A droid said.
"I see... can it be blown up with the Righteous Blade?" Gcarin asked, referring to the bow mounted weapon.
"It should, but-"
"-but I want to see that blade chop through that ship, all power to engines and forward shields!" Gcarin ordered as his capital ship went to ramming speed. From its bow emerged a large device that projected an enormous blade not unlike a lightsaber. As it flew into the Star Destroyer the Righteous Blade cut through the ship, rending it in two. "Now what was your concern?" Gcarin said, then as if in answer the ship was violently rocked by the exploding Star Destroyer.
"Well... the explosion knocked out our weapons systems." The droid said.
"Can we still deploy to the surface?" Gcarin asked.
"Well yes, the hanger bays and the equipment inside is still intact but-"
"Spare me your doubt, ready out shuttles to make planet fall. We drive off the enemy, and that is final!" Gcarin said as he left the bridge. Latter on a small fleet of landing craft were descending over Tipoca City. The craft dropped off their cargo of battle droids, and Gcarin himself, clad with his father's mask. "Riyo, my forces and I have arrived. What's the situation?" Gcarin said, his voice distorted by the mask.
"Thank the Force your here brother. The Imperial's are raiding technical data on cloning, and the Kaminoan equipment." Riyo said.
"I see, just give me a point to go to, and my droids and I will be there shortly." Gcarin said as he, and a squad of Legionnaire Droids marched on the Imperial Stormtroopers.
"Sir, the design of these Stormtroopers armor is a new one. And from cursory scans, is made from stronger material then the older model armor was." A droid noted during a firefight.
"Is that so?" Gcarin said as he used his lightsaber to behead an entire squad of Stormtroopers. "What is your name droid?" Gcarin asked.
"Oh! I-I'm BA-50T09." The droid said in surprise.
"Well then, consider yourself Bastion to me and your friends. Your observance deserves some kind of reward." Gcarin said. As the battle went on, Gcarin and his droids rescued a number of pinned New Republic Troopers from the enemy.
"Thank you, I have no idea who you are or why your here. But you saved me and my boys, and that counts for something." A New Republic Sargent said.
"Where is your commanding officer?" Gcarin asked.
"Most likely holed up with the Prime Minister, and that senator from Kiros, honestly, that senator has been a better commander then she ever was." The Sargent said, referring to Riyo, and Kamino's absent commander.
"Fall in behind me! Whatever these Imperial's want, I will deny them!" Gcarin said. The battle intensified as Gcarin and his forces arrived at the Tipoca City's capital building, as the Storm Troopers were advancing into the building.
"FOR THE FIRST ORDER AND SNOKE!" An Imperial Officer shouted.
"Hmm... I want him captured alive." Gcarin ordered as he, his droids and the New Republic Troopers engaged the Stormtroopers, eventually clearing out the capital building, save for a few small pockets of resistance.
"Who are you? Are you with the First Order?"The New Republic Commander said, anxiously pointing a blaster at Gcarin.
"You will put down your blaster and calm down." Gcarin said, performing a Jedi Mind Trick.
"I will put down my blaster and calm down." The commander repeated as she obeyed Gcarin's command.
"I do not know who you are. But I thank you for your timely assistance." The Kaminoan Prime Minister said.
"I came to save innocents, not garner praise. Now where is the main clone factory? To my knowledge the contents therein are these... First Order's main objective." Gcarin said.
"That isn't the only thing thereafter. Before the attack... a number of our young were being taught our ways of cloning. I do not know what their ultimate intentions are for them... but it can't be good by any stretch of the word." The Prime Minister said.
"Say no more, they will be dealt with shortly." Gcarin said.
"Be careful, there's a Force user leading them." The commander said.
"No Sith whelp frightens me." Gcarin said as he left the capital building with his forces in tow.
Eventually he arrived at Tipoca Cities main clone factory. "Come no closer! Or face your death!" A dark side warrior said as he ignited his red lightsaber.
"You have no idea what you're up against Sith spawn." Gcarin said, and the duel began. It was a difficult fight, as before then Gcarin never faced a real dark sider. But he eventually overwhelmed the warrior, and forced him inside of the clone factory.
"You... you are strong. But before the Dark Side you are nothing!" The weakened warrior proclaimed as he barraged Gcarin with Force lightning. It seemed like it was the end for him... but then the warriors lightsaber flew out of his hand... into the hands of a Kaminoan child. "Im... impossible." The warrior said, caught off guard as Gcarin regained the upper hand, and slew him.
"Well... I didn't even know that Kaminoans could be Force Sensitive." Gcarin said with surprise.
"Have... have you come to save us?" The Kaminoan girl asked.
"That depends, is there more for you to worry about then the Imperial's?" Gcarin asked as he knelt to meet the girl's eye level.
"Y-Yes... our elders found out that we had these... these powers and... and they want to kill us." The child said.
"What?" Gcarin asked, his anger spiking behind his mask.
"The elders... they think that it's a genetic defect... and don't wish for our tainted blood to be spread and-"
"Enough!... what is your name girl?" Gcarin asked.
"My name... it is Harq Luu. My uncle is the Prime Minister and-"
"You need not speak further. I promise to you, by the blood of my father and mother, and by Ashla and Bendu. No harm will come to you, or your friends." Gcarin said reassuringly. Later on, onboard his ship. Gcarin, still wearing his mask was in contact with the Kaminoan Prime Minister.
"Outsider, I demand to know where you have taken those children!" He said annoyed tone.
"Beyond your reach long-neck... where you never find or kill them. Consider them payment for saving your precious cloning equipment." Gcarin said.
"But you took that as well!" The Prime Minister said.
"It was only enough for one clone anyway. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an urgent call to answer... that isn't from you." Gcarin said as he terminated the call, and answered on of his droids.
"Sir, our ships have picked up a number of escape pods in the debris field that Star Destroyer left behind." The droid said.
"Are there any survivors?" Gcarin asked.
"Yes, there in one of the hanger bays and... well you'd better come down here to see for yourself." The droid said.
"What could be so important that it would require that I see it in person?" Gcarin asked.
"Just hurry sir, please!" The droid said as the call ended. Eventually Gcarin was in a hanger bay with Imperial escape pods strewn about.
"Okay, now will someone let me in on the big secret?" Gcarin said.
"Of course sir, bring in the Admiral brothers!" The droid said.
"An Admiral was leading this attack?" Gcarin said as two droids brought out an unconscious women... wearing the unmistakable uniform of an Imperial Grand Admiral. "By the Force... this is Grand Admiral Rae Sloane! She was leading this attack?!" Gcarin said in surprise.
"Yes, though as to what the First Order is we don't yet know. What should we do with these Imperial captives from the Destroyer, and the Stormtroopers we captured below?" The droid asked.
And thus, the seeds of the Phoenix Legion were further sown. Gcarin ordered that the captive Stormtroopers be processed into serving as slave labor. And as for Rae Sloane herself and her surviving command crew were to serve as clone templates for a clone army. With the cloning equipment from Kamino reverse engineered and the young Kaminoans serving both as cloners and as teachers in their use. This however wasn't the end of things for the young Harq Luu, as she and her friends were also taught in the ways of the Force by Gcarin, his mother and sisters.