THIS IS A DISCLAIMER NOTE TO ALL. I DO NOT AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL OWN STAR WARS OR ANY OF IT'S CHARACTERS MENTIONED IN BLAH BLAH BLAH….
PLEASE NOTE: IN SPACE, TIME IS A NEOGIATBLE FACTOR DEPENDING ON HOW FAST A PLANET ROTATES ON ITS AXIS TO COMPLETE A FULL DAY. SO I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY TO MESS AROUND WITH THE TIME GAPS AS WELL AS FLASHBACKS AND THE LIKES.
I AS A FELLOW READER I WOULD BE PRETTY BUMED OUT IF I READ A GREAT FANFIC/THEORY THAT DIDN'T FINISH OR IF THE AUTHOR DIDN'T FINISH HIS/HER FANFIC. SO I'M COMMITTED TO SEEING THIS CONCEPT THROUGH…
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY BIG, BIG, HUGE APOLOGY TO THE READERS FOR NOT UPDATING FOR A LONG. LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG, LONG, LOOONNNGGG TIME; I COULDN'T DO SO FOR PERSONAL REASONS. SO LET'S MOVE ON….
CHAPTER 3
A WAY WITHOUT A PATH.
BACK ON CRAIT…..
The hallways of the First Order Crait outpost was overcrowded with different F.O personnel who were putting into action Supreme Leaders latest order, the construction of a new command starship.
REN POV.
Kylo Ren strolled down the busy walkways all the while observing his troops work vigorously. The Galactic Empire had an armada of different classes of Star Destroyers, he however had only been interested in one, The Eclipse Class Super Star-Destroyer. Rather than the conventional procedure where it would be constructed then brought to wherever he wanted it, Kylo Ren wanted to personally oversee its construction.
It was going to be the biggest one yet as General Nikos had put it '' Five Times Bigger and Better''. They fitted in numerous upgrades to the proposed model during their meetings regarding the Star-Destroyer.
If Kylo Ren had learned anything from his predecessors, a giant death machine kept the sensible occupants of the galaxy in line, Darth Vader had the Death-Star while Snoke had Star-Killer base but no one had ever something as advanced and costly as this project.
One such upgrade was faster and more efficient hyper drive, new and improved long range canons as well as a denser shield defense system. The increased size meant a bigger hangar which could cater for more Tie-Fighters. Ren was looking at introducing the latest models of the TIE heavy-bomber, the TIE Advanced Bomber, Torpedo Bomber, Oppressor, TIE X2, X3, interceptor and TIE aggressors.
General Nikos had even stated that even if there were a thousand of the ten different models there was still space to fit in one or two Turbulent class Star- Destroyers. This was possibly going to be the biggest ever Star Destroyer ever in the history of the galaxy, so big the research division had constructed a reactor the size of a miniature moon and the construction would be conducted in space. There were talks of salvaging the useable parts of Snokes ship, adding to the diversity of the cruiser.
There was some news of unrest and violent raids on First Order outposts on planets from the Tapani sector. When news had broken out that Snoke had been killed during battle, a few of self-proclaimed anarchists who had taken it upon themselves to stake a claim on First Order supply regiments during the ensuing chaos. Kylo Ren's immediate response was a death sentence on all suspicious persons, no trial, no burial. Fear maximized, mental edge achieved.
Kylo Ren finally reached and settled down in his makeshift office, complete with metal shelves, a conference room, bedroom, and numerous furniture welded into 46-inch-thick Craitian rock. Crait was quickly building up to become 'A' level base as numerous troops and ships filled the newly built First Order bases around the planet.
A knock was heard on the door. ''Supreme Leader, General Nikos wishes to inform you that the engines are at 45% completion rate, he also requests that the Supreme Leader presses his seal on these documents'' a female F.O corporal droned out, handing him a holopad. Ren did so and dismissed her.
He observed from his self-acclaimed office the construction of his new command-ship ''IMPERIUM''. He had been thinking non-stop about the relationship between his uncle and his new padawan, Rey. He had been left to his normal thoughts after they both disappeared from his life following their last conversation.
They were planning something, better yet maybe they were starting another Jedi academy. He heard of reports where a group of young caretakers of race animals 'magically' set into motion a stampede that caused a casino to lose 20 billion credits worth from investors.
Kylo Ren may have been messing around for a long time but this is where he felt he had stamped his choice. He had been contemplating on which side he truly belonged to. He felt closure when he met Rey, someone he could truly say had shared turmoil. He had felt a senseless victory when Skywalkers death was made known through the force. It was after his force-bond with Rey that he realized the sad truth that she had chosen hers and she wasn't going to wait on him to choose his.
Ren broke from his thoughts to see an incoming call from General Hux. He grinned a small sly grin to himself as he found personal amusement in re-naming Hux's contact I.D from General Hux to 'Lieutenant Armitage' for all First Order networks. He knew how much Hux had despised using his first name as well as the not so subtle announcement of his demotion which was accredited to his giant ego which was often compared to his own by the lowly-ranked janitors. The last part he learned from listening to communications whenever he was genuinely meditating to help fuel his hate for concentrating on the Dark-Side.
'Supreme Leader' Hux practically sang as his holograph bowed.
'What's up with him? He's never this calm when addressing me, the gingers up to something.'' Ren suspiciously thinks''.
''What do you want Hux?'' Ren drones out with little emotion.
''My lord there has been a break-in'' Hux says as he looks up with a fake concerned look''. I look at him with a questioning look, my scrunched scar had its desired effect as he grimaced slightly under its sharp glare.
''A break-in, what level of importance does this break-in have that you had to disturb in the middle of my incredibly important, meditation'' I retorted.
Hux scoffs in a mocking manner as he replied'' With all due respect Supreme Leader, you looked like you were brooding again''.
I rise to my feet in anger'' You mock my attention span with your measly accusations Lieutenant!' I replied as I emphasized heavily on the last word.
''No hard feelings Supreme Leader but I know you, and I'm definitely sure you were full on emo-mode before I called''. He quipped with mock-humor. The nerve this guy has to say that to my face.
''TELL ME WHATEVER THE BANTHA'S ASS IT IS YOU WANT BEFORE I FORCE CHOKE FROM THIS END OF THE GALAXY INTO THE NEXT STAR SYSTEM, YOU SON OF AN UNGRATEFUL EOPIE HERDER'' my angry voice screams out. I even notice a few stormtroopers hurry down the corridor to avoid my office section entirely.
Hux's silent smirk faded as he looks me dead in the eye and answers ''There's been a break-in on the Vader Palace''.
Elsewhere In The Galaxy
-Several Hours Earlier-
''MAJOR SIR'' a young suited woman hurriedly shouts as she rushes into a room and poses into messy, forced salute while breathing heavily showing obvious lack of fitness. The major turned to see who addressed him before huffing an annoyed sigh and turning back to observe the screen on his desk.
''What do you want Private Karter and I swear if it's these sexist claims about having 0.2435% less pay than the average male privates "Major Cooper half stated before being interrupted.
''No sir, there's been a failure in the Sector 3 mainframe, the valves system isn't responding'', Private Karter replied while trying to hide her heavy gasps for air.
Upon hearing the message, the Major stands up. ''WHAT DO MEAN A FAILURE IN THE MAINFRAME? IF THOSE VALVES BURST THE RESULTING EXPLOSION COULD PLUNGE THE WHOLE SECTOR INTO NEXT THE CLONE WARS (A resounding explosion rocks the whole facility) WHERE IS THE (Another explosion rocks the office) OH SCREW THIS'' Major Cooper looks down and brings up a holoscreen.
'' All facility engineers report to Level D9, I repeat report to Level D9, this is not a drill, Protocol R is in force." Major Cooper screamed into the sound-system before getting up shakily as the facilities structure shook periodically with a violent temper as resounding booms were heard in the distance.
''Major, the Palace is clearly lost, there's not enough time to restore stability, those support columns won't hold with the valves unable to hold out long enough….'' The privates rampant rambling was cut short when the Major turned to make his sour mood apparent to the female Private. '' Do you want to be the one who tells Supreme Leader Ren that his Grandfather's memorial section sank into a flaming abyss of boiling lava during his first weekend in the role''. ''No, sir'' she replied with slow shake of her head.
''Then get moving and round up the restoration units, get them working on the D9 engines and get the technicians to meet me near the bay doors and call the General and alert him immediately''. Major Cooper commanded before rushing out the office exit.
Once the Major exited the room, the private huffed out a supposed sigh of relief.'' This better have been worth it'' Private Karter mentally thought.
Private Karter then reached into her pocket and pulled out a circular gadget and placed it on Major Cooper's desk. After a few seconds a holographic stream of light surround the shaking room.
''SECURE CONNECTION ESTABLISHED'' a artificial voice said out-loud. A blank screen then changed to one with a ginger man standing while holding a similar colored cat.
'' Hello Private Carder, how was your day today, I hope the mission was successful?'' Hux smiled as he nodded weirdly.
''The mission was successful sir and sir my name is pronounced Carter,'' the Private replied as the office shook once more.
''Whatever Private, am I assured of their release?'' Hux immediately shot back without a hint of his jovial self from earlier.
''Yes sir, the valves won't be able to hold and the emergency protocol will kick in and all security measures will be unlocked to allow staff to escape. But I wanted to ask one thing sir, why the secrecy, what is down there that is so important?'' Karter replied with a slight hint of concern.
'' That's none of your concern private, all you need to know is that your payment will be made in the next 4 hours when I know if they were released and I would fly off in the nearest transport immediately if I were you''. Hux replied with finality before the screen went blank once-again.
''Well, it seems I'm done here [ as Private Karter turned to look at Major Cooper's desk once more before exiting the office] Well I guess this is good-bye sir, it's been an honour''. Karter said before exiting the office.
Meanwhile, Elsewhere in the facility:
'' You cut out the relay circuits and attach them to the couplers, hopefully that should stabilize the…[ all the lights go off and emergency power goes on and the room is illuminated with red light] Oh where the fuck do we get out engineers from, I mean seriously it's like teaching Tuskan raiders how to shoot,'' Major Cooper said with an angry tone.[ Continuous blasts of explosions were heard and shook the floor underneath their feet .
Immediately all the hatch doors along-side the corridor they were in opened. ''What's happening, why are all the doors opening?'' a scared technician said out-loud. ''It's the security protocol lava brain''
''This is all maintenance's fault'' another said.
'' You think everything in this place is maintenance's fault'' another quickly responded. ''Maybe that's because it is, last week I called maintenance to fix my tap, long story short I walk in that afternoon to find my limited edition Queen Amidala collector's edition poster removed.
''Why do you have a poster of our Supreme Leader's grandma on your wall,'' one tech asked.
''I'll tell you why I have a poster of..[ Useless talking and adult dialogue]''
''What do we do now Major?'' a young Technician asked while the other technicians bickered mindlessly.
''The emergency protocol means the facility is beyond saving, call the prep and restoration team, tell them to meet us in the hangar. Major Cooper said with a heavy defeated tone.
After making the call for everyone to retreat, the crew made their way towards the elevator when the group heard a huge hiss at the end of the corridor.
'' WARNING, SUB-LEVEL D ONE-ZERO UNLOCKED, ALL STAFF EVACUATE PREMISES IMMEDIATELY'' the facilities' in-built computer system said out loud repetitively.
''UHM Sir what was that?'' the scared tech from earlier said.
''I don't know but I for one don't wanna find out [ turning back to the crew] GO, GO, GO.'' Major Cooper order with urgency.
The crew split into two groups and immediately each got into a lift and hurriedly pressed the Hangar-Level button. All the while the entire facility shook violently, as violent gushes of exhaust fumes caught fire and began exploding parts of the facility. Huge waves of lava resulted from falling debris quickly eroded the lava river's shoreline.
As the elevators were glass and since it was being transported in glass complexes they could clearly see their counterparts in another elevator. One of the groups realized something.
''Major, is it me or are those guys going down instead of up,'' one tech said out loud.
''What the hell are they doing?'' Major Cooper said as he saw the other group realize their doom and cry voiceless cries for help.
''What's going on?'' a scared tech said
''Wait now were going down,' a shocked tech said with a scared shit-less voice.
''Oh no, it's Darth Vader's spirit, here to punish us for abandoning our posts'' the scared tech from earlier said.
The crew could hear the screams of the other group in the distance
'' Everyone arm yourself [ reaches into his back-pocket and takes out a standard blaster], this might get messy'' Major Cooper commanded with a slight hint of fear.
The elevator screeched to a halt'' Everyone on my mark we attack [ all the techs grabbed their tools with slight trembling] three, two ''. The light pinged green upon stopping opened to reveal a horrendous sight to them. '' Oh shit'' was Major Cooper could say at the sight standing before him.
[Bloodcurdling screams were heard from the corridor after that].
IN MUSTAFAR'S ORBIT:
''Reveir to Command, Reveir to Command, this is Private Karter of the Vader Palace, do you copy, over'' [Static before the signal clears up]
''Command to Reveir, Command to Reveir , this is command, what is your status?''
''Reveir to Command, Reveir to Command, the mission is complete, K.O.R is on the move, I repeat K.O.R is on the move'' Karter responded.
''Command to Reveir, we got it covered, your deposit has been made and a message from General Hux, thank you for your service,'' the command attendant said before switching off.
Private Karter then looked up to see two TIE Fighter's approaching fast towards her craft.
'' Oh fuck you Hu…..[ The two TIE fighters destroyed Karter's ship before flying back to the Star cruiser making it's way around Mustafar's northern end casting a shadow over the planet's atmosphere.
TO BE CONTINUED…
HAH CLIFFHANGER….THANKS FOR READING MY HUMBLE FANFIC AND DON'T WORRY , I'LL MAKE AN EFFORT TO UPDATE MY STORY.
-ADOU MOCE TOKA