Star Wars: Sparks of a Dying Empire

by Vardarr

Two TIE fighter pilots are doubting their loyalty to the Empire, after learning of it's destructive super weapon, dubbed the Death Star. Can they escape the Empires iron grip? And if so, where do they go? (Discontinued)

2. Dark Tidings

Chapter 2: Dark Tidings

1 BBY

A shuttle emerged in the dark void of space. It was a sleek white painted vessel, with two large unfolded wings, a Lambda Class shuttle, a standard ship in the Empire.

"This is Shuttle LT-234. We're on route to the surface, sending pass codes now."

"Codes check LT-234. Go ahead. "

As the com channel was closed, Mathian who was standing on the bridge, had begun think about the strange occurrence he had had just then. He had begun to feel cold ever since the shuttle had dropped out of hyperspace. It unnerved him, it was just a shuttle, and the coldness he felt, didn't pass like a natural shiver coming out of a lack of warmth, or otherwise, no it had stayed, along with a sudden feeling of fear, until now.

No matter how hard he tried he couldn't shake the worried expression of his face.

No one in the room had seemed to notice, despite his lack of a helmet. But what would they do anyway, the people on this ship were not cold hearted people, but they mostly followed the protocols.

"Is it true? Lord Vader is onboard that ship?" He heard a crewman say to another.

"Yes, it is true."

Captain Monaha, the ship's commander, didn't seem to care about the two mens breach of protocol, perhaps he was curious as well. Lord Vader coming here, one of the most mysterious but yet high ranking figures in the Empire.

Whatever the ground forces had found in the marauders hideout, had to have been important. "Jedi Artifacts maybe?" He thought.

Jedi, he had heard a lot about them on his homeworld, despite the Empires hatred for them. Though the majority of the people living on Vardan hated the jedi, the Empire still had their ways of enforcing the "proper" view of the Jedi.

"A result of the Clone Wars…" Mathian thought, and sighed inwardly.

After a stretch of time had passed, the shuttle had ascended to space, subsequently jumping into hyperspace.

The feeling of coldness finally disappeared, to Mathian's relief. At least he could properly focus on his duties for the remainder of his shift, and not worry about the feeling.