Part II
Coruscant heard of the attack on Yavin. The whispers of the return of the Empire circulated into the senate, the senate chambers swirled with talks about an offensive counter attack on Yavin. Fey'la stood in a trance, the senate was just speaking about banishing the Jedi, now asking to defend them. "The floor recognizes Senator Viqi Shesh of Kuat." The speaker of the house said. "My fellow senators, I have brought up this idea of the Jedi being one of the causes of violence in the galaxy, this recent attack on Yavin 4 has made my point for me. My fellow senators, help me to distinguish the Jedi from the Republic, as of now we are one in the same." She said. Cal Omas hotly contested the idea. "Senator Shesh, I believe along with some of the senators sitting in this room that your political views are bias due to the amount of former Imperial Admirals that have found asylum on your planet. Like I have previously stated before, the Jedi are not the source of the problem, the source of the galaxy's problems lie with sleeping sirens of evil. With that being said, I propose taking those Imperial Admirals into Republic custody and holding sanctions against Kuat for obstruction of war time justice." He looked at Shesh in the eyes, a fiery glare. "If you put sanctions on that planet then how is the Republic going to make credits exactly without one of its major importing and exporting trade markets?" The Toydarian senator asked. "There will be no economic sanctions placed on Kuat, no sanctions will be placed for that matter, simply because Senator Omas' ludacris visions of grandeur are wrong, my views are clear, having the former Imperials on my planet is so that I remain neutral in arguments reminiscent of these, I believe in a counter balance of ideals and beliefs. My fellow senators, I am not biased, I am free thinking and my animosity of the Jedi derive from the previous war, wasn't that the Jedi's fault, surely the planets that were laid waste to would agree." Viqi Shesh finished. "The meeting is adjourned." Fey'la said. The chancellor's podium sank back into his office. Kyle Katarn walked into the office. "Sorry for bursting in like this, firstly I'm not for all the politics, but Fey'la, you know that we're not evil. It's not like we're damn Empire!" He finished. "I understand that you and the Jedi are not the problem, but my feelings make me bias toward the Jedi. I have no vote on this topic." Fey'la said. The speaker of the house glared at Kyle. "What are you looking at T'wilek?" Kyle snarled. Before a comeback was said, Cal Omas and Viqi Shesh barged into the office hotly debating with each other. "Senator Omas! You're comprehension of the Jedi is completely biased, you've taken your position from one!" Shesh yelled. "At least I'm not Imperial scum like yourself!" He responded. "Enough! You two are grown people, act like it. You are in my office and you two are arguing as if we were still in session!" Fey'la barked. Kyle Katarn ran his eyes up and down Viqi Shesh. "Don't worry doll, I'm here if you ever want to argue." He said as he put his arm around her. "Sir I'm gonna ask you to remove your arm from the Senator." Shesh's security droid said. "Shut up droid, I'll do what I want." Kyle turned back to Shesh. The droid grabbed Kantarn by his sides and threw him into the far wall in the hallway of the office. Kyle got back up, "Who the hell does this droid think he is?" Kyle said as he ignited his lightsaber. "Put the weapon down Master Katarn." Cal Omas said. Kyle deactivated his lightsaber and strapped it back on his belt. "Well can we all get back to the matter at hand? The Jedi were attacked on a Republic owned planet. And all the Senate is doing is going back to the problem of banning the Jedi? Sheesh, no wonder nothing ever gets done." Kyle said sarcastically. "I have an issue that I must discuss with the Chancellor." Viqi Shesh said. "Well honey, I was here first, so lay off." Kyle remarked. "Where are the Jedi exactly?" The speaker of the house asked. "Someplace you'll never look." Kyle said
Two Days before...
The Admiral looked out from his window, garrisons of Stormtroopers marched onto a star destroyer, their white armor glistened in the light rain. Ossus, the new home of the once great Galactic Empire. The place they call home after the signing of the treaty, the treaty allows Imperial officers and soldiers to seek asylum on Ossus. One particular officer is Admiral Thrawn. His white hand-stitched uniform appeared gray through the window, his hands clutched between each other behind his back. A single chair and desk adorn the large room, carvings of the Imperial symbol lined the dark towering columns. The door slid open behind Thrawn, "What is it?" He said. "Sir, Chancellor Borsk Fey'la would like to speak with you." The officer responded. "Send it through to my office." Thrawn commanded. His red eyes watched the rain drops slowly descend the window catching onto others as they travel down. The holo-projector on his desk lit up a picture of the Bothan appeared. "I know you did it Thrawn, confess." Fey'la said as he glared at Thrawn. The Admiral turned around to face the projection, "Confess to what exactly?" He responded, he sat back into his chair. "The Jedi were attacked today, now I'm just assuming that the remainder of the Empire amassed a force large enough to sack Yavin 4 simply because you hate the Jedi." Fey'la said. Thrawn had a look of disgust on his face, "Your assumption is wrong, I had no idea the Jedi were attacked. And chancellor, why would I ruin our relationship by attacking them?" Thrawn remarked sarcastically. Fey'la looked dumbfounded, he had fire in his eyes, not of anger but of embarrassment. "Are we done Chancellor?" Thrawn asked. "Yes we are." He said as the communication faded away. Thrawn looked at the corner of his desk, three lightsabers laid there. They collected dust, the shiny metals of the hilts glinted past the layer of dust that covered them. Four figures dressed in dark cloaks strided into the office. They wielded lightsabers. One of the figures walked up to the front of the desk, smaller in stature and majestic in stride. She removed her hood. A golden weave made her hair into a bun, her heavy makeup reflected the gray of outside. "Senator Shesh, I am pleased the mission went according to plan. Where exactly is the body?" Thrawn asked. She flicked her cloak up and sat on his desk. "The body is on the planet my lord." She responded. "Have you made contact with them, the Jedi have." Thrawn said. Shesh's eyes grew wide with surprise, "What do you mean the Jedi made contact?" She asked. "I'm not surely positive, however Yavin 4 was sacked earlier today, I'm guessing it was them." Thrawn responded. "And of the Jedi?" Shesh asked, "That I do not know, neither does the chancellor I believe. During this time of chaos would be a perfect time to strike." Thrawn said. Shesh nodded as she pursed her lips. "I will speak with our master, then we will decide." Shesh said. She hopped off of his desk, flipped her hood back on and walked out of the office with the other three figures. The rain became harder, a torrent was imminent, the gray sky swirled above the Admiral as he watched from his window. It has begun. He thought.
Luke focused his power on Anakin's hand, "Ahhhhh! Make it stop, please!" He squealed, Jaina and Jacen held him down, Luke continued to focus, a blue wisp fell from Luke's hands and onto Anakin's. The blue color spread, cleansing the dark green, smoke rose from his hand. Anakin stopped thrashing, he looked at his hand, then looked at Luke. "Thank you Uncle." He said as he embraced Luke tightly. "Oh thank the force." Jaina said as she stood up. "Calm down, we- well at least I knew Anakin was gonna be fine." Jacen said. "Everyone focus, Jaina man the radar. Jacen the weapons, and Anakin take care of that damn baby." Luke ordered. The small shuttle glided through space, other shuttles glided behind it. "Okay let's get going, we must be strong...the force will guide us through this time." Luke said over comm. to the other ships. "Mark my coordinates when I send them." He said again. He flipped some switches, pushed the throttle up and blasted off into hyperspace. "Where are we going?" Jaina asked. "Tython, the birthplace of the Jedi." Luke said. "Why there and why not Coruscant?" Jacen asked, "the senate doesn't particularly like us Jedi so I'm bring the Order her until further notice." Luke said as he swiveled back around to face the controls. Jaina and Jacen communicated through thought, "So any idea who attacked us?" Jaina thought to Jacen. "Wasn't the Empire, I believe they were a secret underground society living under Yavin, then they decided to reclaim their land." Jacen thought back. Jaina swiveled in her chair to face Jacen, she had a flabbergasted look on her face. "Are you stupid?" She thought to him. "Not in the slightest, hey I mean look at the Massassi they were there before anyone and still to this day are living on Yavin 4. So ha, I'm not stupid!" He thought back. Anakin walked into the cockpit, the Rodian baby was crying in his arms. "Shut up already!" He yelled at it. Jaina got up from her chair. "Hey! You're talking to a baby, you don't just yell at it." She said as she grabbed the baby from his arms and started to rock it back and forth. The crying simmered down, Luke held his head in his hand and breathed heavily. "Go man the radar controls or something, be useful." Jaina said to Anakin. "Go man the radar controls, blah, blah, blah." Anakin remarked. "I'm gonna tell mom." Jaina responded. Jaina was fifteen, the oldest (only by twelve seconds), Jacen her twin brother was stuck being the default middle child and Anakin, the trouble-making ten year old. Luke sighed, "Okay just stop everyone, let's calm down." He said. "Uncle, you have a kid, you know that does nothing right?" Anakin said. "Yeah, I can hope can't I?" Luke responded. Luke played it off as if he was carefree, but in the back of his mind, he knew whoever attacked them would come back...
"Master Skywalker, come in this is Jedi Knight Verge." The Fosh alien said over comm. She was reptilian, she had blue feathers sprouting from the back of her elongated head, she had a beak and red eyes. "Hearing you loud and clear Verge, what do we got." Anakin said. He was in the communications chamber of the Jedi temple on Coruscant. A small beam of light shined through the blinds of the window. "I need your help Anakin, there are aliens here, the planet is sentient. I don't feel the force here, report to the council of my findings on Zonoma Sekot, and hurry, I need you." The communication silenced. The dark brute remembered that, he stood over the body of a dead alien, he breathed heavily, staring through his mask at the corpse. "How long until we know what it is." He said, he walked around the dissection table, the hydraulics in his legs whizzed as he walked. "A couple minutes Lord Vader." The scientist said. Darth Vader folded his arms and walked back outside, the wind whipped, picking up snow, the moonlit ground sparkled. Vader saw a figure in the distance staring at the gigantic empty shells of the alien beetles. He sensed it was the Admiral. "Admiral! Come here!" Vader commanded, the figure turned and started trudging through the snow. "What are you looking at Admiral?" Vader said in his brooding voice. "Sorry sir, I was examining the lifeforms, they look familiar, before I was in the Empire, I was apart of a Chiss task force, we liked to explore the Unknown Regions. Anyway, when we-" "Spare me the pleasantries Admiral, get to the point." Vader said as he folded his arms. "Sorry sir, we explored the planet Zonoma Sekot, both the aliens that attacked us and these beasts were there." Thrawn finished. "Do you know what they are?" Vader asked. "The local Forroan's on the planet say they call themselves the Yuuzhan Vong." Thrawn said. The wind picked up, "Yuuzhan Vong, I am familiar with these aliens, my master told me of the Jedi Knight Verge, who he believes was captured by them." The base opened, "My Lord, you might want to see this." The scientist said. Both Thrawn and Vader walked back into the medical center of the base. The Yuuzhan Vong's armor was taken off. The alien had a sloped forehead, gray skinned, pointy ears and menacing sharp teeth. "Have you found their place of origin?" Vader asked the scientist. "Yes, they come from a planet called Yuuzhan'tar beyond our galaxy. They are fascinating, unlike most lifeforms we know of, they do not contain midichlorians, therefore they are not of the force." The scientist said. This intrigued Vader, this was true, he didn't feel the force emanating from the body, he felt a void for the force to fill but yet cannot. "The Death Star will arrive tomorrow, until then preserve the body." Vader said as he walked out of the medical center.
Present Day
"What were you doing on Bimmiel Admiral?" The ambassador asked. "Ambassador Organa, oops my mistake Ambassador Solo, all of your information is there in the report. If the Senate requires more information resort to the report. I have nothing else to give you." Thrawn said. His dark office was only lit by the gray light coming from his window. Han, Chewbacca and Ben Skywalker waited patiently at the door. Thrawn glared at Leia. "What is Operation Sekot?" Leia said as she referred to the report she held in her hand. "Listen Admiral, we understand that you and your forces had nothing to do with the attack on Yavin 4, however according to Jedi accounts, we believe that the aggressors were extra-galactic beings, in which you've had experience in. The mission on Bimmiel, we know the Empire was not interested in an icicle like Bimmiel, then why go there if not to preserve an alien's body. Perfect place too, cold-well rather freezing, you and your Imperials set up a base-" "Ambassador, please get to the point." Thrawn pleaded. "We know you've known about them. Who are they?" Leia asked. "Fine do you really want to know? They're called the Yuuzhan Vong, and yes they are extra-galactic organisms and according to my calculations over the years, they are hell bent on ruling this galaxy. So tell the Senate this, a storm is coming. Are you and this New Republic ready for it? I hope you have umbrellas." He swiveled in his seat, "You can leave now." He said. Ben glided his fingers through his red hair in disbelief. He was the son of the Grand Master of the Jedi Order, he lived within his father's shadow, hoping one day he can be as great as him. Leia got up from her chair and started to walk out of the office in a huff. "Listen Leia, he's crazy. Don't listen to him." Han whispered as they exited the building and headed for the Millenium Falcon. "No he's right, if they can do that type of damage to the Order in just a matter of minutes, then imagine what they can do on a galactic scale, the senate must be informed."