Disclaimers: Like the one on the first chapter.
~Chapter One~
(The Exile Royals)
Star System: Sola. Planet: Solarium. Location: Military Headquarters.
It was raining out as lightening flashed through the skies, a deep rumble of thunder shook the ground and buildings. Standing in front of a large bay window with his hands behind his back was a man in his late thirties. His face was masked in a stony expression and his brown hair was tented with grey from past stress, while cool blues eyes stared out into the storm. His appearance was one of a dashing military man, handsomely dressed in a black uniform with his ranking on his right arm. The thirty year old looked tired as he closed his eyes for a brief moment.
His name was Cadeyrn Skywalker, but for the rest of the galaxy he was simply known as King Nuada. Commander of the Exile Army and Navy, ruler of the three sister plant: Cascade, Solarium and Solace. He was the oldest of his family even though he only looked in his early thirty. He was one of the five cursed by the Force with immortality over four thousand years ago and to say that four thousand years really taught him something wouldn't be a lie, especially about woman.
Which his P.A. was, she was a young Twi'lek by the name Kaya Shaw. She had dark forest green skin that had black freckles that went up and down her head tails along with most of her body. Of how he knew that he wasn't disclosing. Dressed in a similar uniform to her commander, the lieutenant walked up behind him before clearing her throat.
"Sir, the files you requested are on your desk. Also milord Cerberus contacted Headquarter, he was demanding to know when the next council meeting is." Kaya said calmly as she watched her commander's chaw tighten. "What are your orders milord?"
"Tell him the council is tomorrow and would you bring me a cup of café?" Nuada eyed the datapads warily. "I have a feeling it's going to be a long night."
Nodding Kaya left the room and Nuada in silence as he returned to his desk, looking over at the holos of his sister and brother. One caught his eye it was an old one, but new even for his age. Smiling like they were crazy, he was standing beside his sister Adhara as they were standing in front of a huge rock formation on Solace. You could see the ocean a few miles behind them if you looked just to the right, the lush green grass had reach up to their knees as they were dressed in comfortable summer clothes. Adhara was in light maroon gown that looked more like a bunch of silk was hanging off of her shoulders instead of a dress, with her hair down. As he and Ethan were dressed in brown trousers and tan tunics.
Pulling his mind back from the past, Nuada allowed a small smile to creep onto his lips as he picked up one of the datapads and examined it. The Trade Federation was starting to be a nuisance, as they had requested for the seventh time in the last month to speak with the 'King of the Solarium system.' Which wasn't even the right name for the solar system to begin with, frowning Nuada picked up another datapad, hoping that his lieutenant would hurry up with the café before he fall asleep from reading this nonsense. Setting the two datapads down he picked up the last one, it was a spy report on the plant of Kamino.
"Interesting…" Nuada mused out loud, as another presence entered the room at the same time he had spoken.
"What is so interesting that you would ignore your own friend, even a old one at that?" asked a low smooth voice from in front of him.
"Hello Ulric, apparently you haven't heard of knocking?" Nuada answered with a roll of the eyes.
"So, I'm a annoying it's in my blood." Ulric snorted as he plopped down into the comfortable chair in front of Nuada's desk. "Besides you didn't answer my question."
"The Kaminonians have the capability to clone a living organism." Nuada explained as he leaned back against his chair.
"Hmm, odd how these things pop up isn't and here I though you were scheming." Ulric added a bit disappointed. Shaking his head Ulric pulled out a data chip and handed it to Nuada. "Thought this might catch your interest, your sister Adhara was talking a few days ago about your line and I found this in Nubian. It's at lest twenty five years old, but it's still accurate."
"What is this about Ulric?" Nuada asked puzzled as he plugged it into his computer.
"I thought Adhara told you?" Nuada glared at him daring him to stop with the explanation. "Two days ago Addy had a vision of a child and his mother. She wouldn't go into details, but she did say that they had ties to you and that the child was to be one day the most powerful Force sensitive there would ever be."
"It won't happen to be about that Jedi from the Coruscant Order that had a vision of The Chosen One, a sentinel being with the power to defeat the Sith Lords for good." Nuada added with a curious look.
"Beats the hell out of me. All I know is that she was all in a tether about the kid and his mother, then she sent for Cam to go to Tatooine the next day." Ulric put his legs up on Nuada's desk. "It was odd, one minute she's fine and the next she's all freaked out."
Frowning Nuada pushed the intercom button, "Kaya would you connected me with Star Destroyer Nova." Nuada received a quick 'yes sir' from Kaya before the computer screen popped up. A map of the Galaxy was stationed out and little colored bots were moving around on the screen as Nuada pulled up another window.
"Man…I need to get me something like that or at least for my wife. She would have a field day with that." Nuada smirked at Ulric as he said this.
"Most likely she would watch it to see where you run off too. When you disappear for a week at a time," Nuada's smirk grew when Ulric mumbled something coherent that sounded a awful like 'ner di'kut burc'ya'.
Nuada turned his attention back to the computer screen, a light orange dot blinked on and off on Tatooine. Frowning Nuada pulled up the access logs on the ship and watched as a blocker popped up onto his screen. Swearing Nuada glanced over at Ulric, his face was grim as he looked at the screen from the other side of the desk.
"I think you better send the ship to her or at least call Tiberias and inform him of the situation." Ulric said coolly as he watched Nuada eye the screen. "That way you know you've got eyes on the planet."
Nuada nodded before pushing the intercom button again, "Kaya have you reached Nova?" A minute passed before the lieutenant answered:
"Yes sir, I am patching them through right now." A beep came from the desk surface before the image of a uniformed man appeared in front of Nuada, leaning back away from the desk Ulric kept out of sight as Nuada gave a small greet before specifying the reason of the call.
"Vice Admiral Adémar, I am sending Nova to the Tatoo system bring back a Sindarin Knight. Inform Admiral Slade that any hostility from the Hutts and he has permission to use deadly force against them," Nuada ordered commandingly.
"Yes sir, I will inform Admiral Slade imminently." Vice Admiral Adémar nodded before his blue figure disappeared from the desk surface.
Nuada looked over at Ulric and sighed. " I want you to go ahead of them and scope out the situation. Take Canderous with you, if any of the Hutts become rowdy deal with them."
"You got it, ner burc'ya." Ulric said enthusiastically, "You want me to call Tiberias?"
"No, I'll do it after you're already in space, that way he'll have to ditch his undercover ops." Nuada answered honestly as Ulric stood up from his seat.
"Oh, I bet he'll be happy about that?" Ulric snickered, "Especially when he finds out he's going to be working with me."
"He'll tough it out," Nuada said calmly. "I will be on Mandalore, use a secure channel if you need me."
"Alright, see you in a few days." Ulric turned from the desk and in the four brisk steps was out of the room.
Gazing at the screen Nuada sighed, before leaning his head back against the chair's headrest. He eyed the screen before pulling up the files onto the screen from the data-chip. "Force helps us the poor damned." Nuada muttered under his breath as he searched through the files.
Translation: Mando'a into Basic
1. Ner di'kut burc'ya - my idiot friend
2. Ner burc'ya - my friend
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