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Inside an office within the Sundari Royal Palace, an office that once belonged to Prime Minister Almec during the Clone Wars, a man with light skin, blue eyes and blond hair along with a mullet, wearing red and black colored Beskar armor and this man was none other than the son of the late Tiber Saxon, Governor Mical Saxon. He was sitting at a desk, working on paperwork with his helmet resting on the desk as on one of the walls hung the Imperial insignia, a constant reminder of the power he wielded. Beside him stood a female with light skin, blue eyes and mid-length blonde hair, wearing red and black Beskar armor and she was none other than his wife, Yelena Saxon before the door to the room slid open as Elsa and Gideon walked into the room with their arms behind their backs.
"Governor Saxon, Colonel Lieutenant Gideon is here to see you," Elsa told Mical as he looked up and saw the ISB officer.
"Thank you, Commander Kast," Mical responded, his gaze shifting from the ISB officer to his wife as a silent communication passed between them as he stood up and approached Gideon and extended his right hand out towards him before he shook his hand, "I'm honored to finally meet you. Your reputation precedes you."
"Likewise, Governor Saxon," Gideon replied before he let go of his hand and looked at Yelena, "It's good to meet you, Lady Saxon."
"Nice to meet you as well, Colonel Lieutenant," Yelena said as she looked at the ISB officer.
"I think it's time we talk about why the Emperor sent you here to Mandalore, Colonel Lieutenant," Mical suggested as he sat back down on the seat behind his desk with Gideon sitting down on one of the seats in front the desk.
"Colonel Lieutenant Gideon has already shared with me part of it, Governor," Elsa told Mical, "He said that the Emperor has allowed him to work on a secret project called Dark Troopers which he described as a type of battle droid to help us wipe out Bo-Katan and her resistance."
"And what are these Dark Troopers, Colonel Lieutenant?" Mical asked Gideon.
"I want to know as well," Yelana told Gideon, "What are these Dark Troopers?"
"As Commander Kast has already said, they're a type of battle droid," Gideon answered, "With them, we'll be able to stamp out Bo-Katan and her resistance and reinforce Imperial rule over the whole of Mandalore Space."
"Who started this Dark Trooper project?" Yelana asked him.
"It was started by the late Dr. Hemlock at Mount Tantiss on the planet of Weyland," Gideon answered, "The first two prototypes were cybernetic suits that were used on clones that were betraying the Empire."
"Well, I say those clones got what they deserved for betraying their Empire," Mical stated with a smile on his face.
"You're right, Mical, they deserved what they got for betraying the Empire," Yelana said, agreeing with her husband.
"Yeah, you both are right, those clones did get what they deserved," Elsa muttered, agreeing with them.
"Colonel Lieutenant, have you already started work on this Dark Trooper project?" Mical asked Gideon.
"Yes, I have just started work on it, Governor Saxon," Gideon answered, "They're on my Star Destroyer, the Vindicator."
"When do you expect it to be finished, Colonel Lieutenant?" Elsa asked the ISB officer.
"I expect it to be done in a month or a few months unless Bo-Katan and her Mandalorian resistance hinders its progress," Gideon answered.
Meanwhile back on Zanbar and inside one of the tents of the Mandalorian resistance, Satele, Sabine, Janus, Ursa, Alrich, Tristan, Bo-Katan, Rau along with Satele, Sabine and Tristan's aunt and uncle, Ara and Leto Qarl as well as two humans, one of them was male and the other was female and had dark tan skin, brown eyes with light brown hair, wearing white and orange Beskar armor over their undersuits and the male one was Ara's husband, Daniel and the female was Leto's wife, Karai.
"So you both are saying that our people may be wiped out from a purge in the near future?" Rau asked Satele and Sabine as he crossed his arms.
"You are correct, Rau," Satele confirmed as she nodded her head.
"It'll be hard to know for sure when it'll take place as visions are hard to decipher," Sabine added.
"If we don't stop this catastrophe, then it'll be the end of our people and our civilization," Janus stated as he placed his left hand over his hip.
"May I remind the three of you that our people were nearly wiped out thousands of years ago," Bo-Katan reminded them, "And if this purge does indeed happen, we'll most likely survive it as well."
"You three are right, if this purge does happen, we need to stop it before it happens," Ursa said, agreeing with her daughters and Janus.
"I also agree with you three," Alrich told the three of them.
"As do I," Tristan stated, agreeing with his parents, sisters and Janus.
"Me too," Leto said, agreeing with them.
"I agree as well," Ara told them, agreeing with everyone.
"I also agree," Daniel stated, agreeing with them.
"I agree with you three as well," Karai said, agreeing with them.
"We'll trust your instincts," Rau told Satele and Sabine.
"Then I guess I have to trust you three as well," Bo-Katan relented as she placed her right hand over the right pauldron of Satele's armor.
"Thank you all," Satele said with a smile on her face as she looked at them.
"Yeah, thank you," Sabine muttered as she smiled at them as well.
"I want to thank you all as well," Janus told them as he also smiled at them.
"Manda'lor, we have a transmission coming in from one of our spies in the capital," a human male with light skin, brown eyes and dark brown hair, wearing dark gray Beskar plates over his undersuit along with blue Vambraces over his wrists, a blue colored jetpack over his back and a blue helmet with accents of silver and a macrobinocular viewplate's rangefinder under his arm, revealing that he was a Mandalorian from Clan Kryze reported to Bo-Katan as he entered the tent.
"Play it, Axe," Bo-Katan requested.
"Yes, ma'am," Axe replied as he walked towards the tent's holocommunicator and activated it as a female Mandalorian, wearing dark blue Beskar plates over her undersuit and a Nite Owl's helmet with a macrobinocular viewplate's rangefinder over her head appearing from the holocommunicator.
"What do you have to report, Koska?" Bo-Katan asked her.
"Manda'lor, the Empire has sent an Imperial officer to the capital," Koska answered.
"Do you recognize him?" Bo-Katan asked her.
"I don't, Manda'lor," Koska answered.
"What does he look like?" Bo-Katan asked her.
"He has dark skin, black hair, wearing the tunic of an ISB officer with armor around it," Koska answered, "And Commander Kast greeted him."
"Koska, keep an eye on him," Bo-Katan ordered her.
"Yes, Manda'lor," Koska replied before the hologram of her disappeared as her transmission ended.
"With this ISB officer arriving on Mandalore and the two of you having a vision of a purge against our people has to be more than a coincidence," Bo-Katan stated as she crossed her arms and looked at Satele and Sabine.
"Yeah, you do have a point, Mada'lor," Satele said, agreeing with her, "This has to be more than a coincidence."
"I agree, you do have a point, Manda'lor," Sabine told Bo-Katan, agreeing with her sister, "This does seem more than a coincidence."
"I also agree, this does indeed seem more than just a coincidence," Janus stated, agreeing with them, "And it seems that the ISB are somewhat involved with your vision."
"Yeah, it seems so, Janus," Satele said, agreeing with her fiancé.
"What should we do considering that the ISB are most likely involved?" Ursa asked them.
"She's right, what should we do as the ISB are probably involved in your vision?" Alrich said, agreeing with his wife as he looked at his daughters.
"I agree, what are we supposed to do?" Tristan muttered, agreeing with his parents.
"I wonder what we should do as well," Leto said, agreeing with them.
"I also agree," Ara muttered, "What are we supposed to do considering that the ISB are most likely involved with this?"
"You're all right," Daniel stated, agreeing with them, "What are we supposed to do as the ISB are likely involved with this like Ursa said?"
"I agree as well," Karai told them, "What should we do?"
"Maybe we could ask Colonel Yularen if he had any intel about the ISB sending one of their officers before he defected to the Rebellion," Sabine suggested.
"That's a great idea, Sis," Satele told her twin sister.
"Yeah, that's a good suggestion, Sabine," Janus said, agreeing with his fianceé.
"I agree as well," Bo-Katan told Sabine, "That's a good idea."
"Sabine, that's an excellent idea," Ursa stated, agreeing with Satele, Janus and Bo-Katan.
"I also agree," Alrich muttered, agreeing with them.
"As do I," Tristan said, agreeing with his parents, Satele, Janus and Bo-Katan.
"Yeah, that is a good idea, Sabine," Leto told his niece.
"I agree, it is indeed a great idea," Karai stated, agreeing with everyone.
"I also agree, it is a good idea," Ara said, agreeing with them.
"As do I," Daniel muttered, agreeing with them.
"Axe, contact Rebel Command on Yavin," Bo-Katan ordered Axe.
"Yes, ma'am," Axe replied as he went to contact Rebel Command with the holocommunicator before a hologram of Mon Mothma appeared from the holoprojector.
"What is it, Manda'lor?" The hologram of Mon Mothma asked Bo-Katan.
"We would like to speak with Colonel Yularen if you don't mind," Bo-Katan answered before Yuularen appeared on the projector of the holocommunicator.
"What do you want, Manda'lor?" Yularen asked her.
"We want to talk to you about a certain ISB officer that one of our spies just reported arrived on Mandalore," Bo-Katan answered.
"Well, before I officially defected to the Rebellion, there was some debate within the ISB to send someone within the ISB to deal with your Mandalorian Resistance. So, it appears the side that wanted to send someone to stop your rebellion has succeeded," Yularen told her, "What does the ISB officer look like?"
"Manda'lor's spy reported that he has dark skin, black hair and wearing the tunic of an ISB officer with armor around it," Sabine answered, "From your time in the ISB, do you recognize someone with that description, Colonel?"
"I do, Captain Wren," Yularen told her, "The person from the ISB that I know with that description is Gideon."
"Who is this Gideon?" Satele asked him as she crossed her arms.
"He's a high ranking ISB officer that I knew from when I was still an ISB colonel and was just a lieutenant when I was still with the Empire," Yularen answered.
"Well, he probably has been promoted since you defected to the rebellion, Colonel," Janus told him.
"I suspect that you're right, Lieutenant Commander Wren," Yularen said, agreeing with him.
"Is there anything you can tell us about him?" Bo-Katan asked him.
"All I can say is that he's ambitious and not like the average ISB officer," Yularen answered.
"Then we'll proceed with caution then, Colonel," Satele assured him.
"Well, I wish you three the best of luck on being able to defeat him," Yularen told him.
"Thank you, Colonel," Bo-Katan replied.
"No problem, Manda'lor," Yularen said as the holocommunicator switched back off.
"So, what should we do about this Gideon?" Bo-Katan asked everyone.
"He most likely has a plan to wipe us out," Sabine stated.
Yeah, you're probably right, Sis," Satele said, agreeing with Sabine, "It probably has to do with our vision."
"I agree, this Gideon most likely does have a plan to wipe us out," Bo-Katan told them, agreeing with Sabine and Sabine.
"I have a feeling that he does as well," Janus muttered, agreeing with them.
"Me too," Tristan stated, agreeing with his sisters and Janus.
"I also agree," Ursa told them, agreeing with her children and Janus.
"As do I," Alrich said, agreeing with them.
"This Gideon most definitely has a plan to wipe us out," Rau stated, agreeing with them before Leto, Ara, Karai and Daniel nodded their heads in agreement.
"I suggest that we should find out what his plan to wipe us out is first and stop it," Satele suggested as she crossed her arms.
"That's a great idea, Sis," Sabine said, agreeing with her sister.
"Yeah, that's definitely a great plan, Satele," Bo-Katan told her.
"I think it's a good idea as well, Teal'ika," Janus stated, agreeing with Sabine and Bo-Katan.
I also think it's a good idea, Satele," Ursa told Satele with a smile on her face.
"Me too," Alrich said as he looked at her.
"I also agree," Tristan told Satele, agreeing with the others.
"Yeah, I also think it's a good idea," Rau stated as he crossed his arms before Leto, Ara, Karai and Daniel nodded their heads in agreement again.
"Axe, contact Koska and order her to see what this Gideon is planning," Bo-Katan ordered Axe.
"Yes, Manda'lor," Axe replied as he nodded his head and turned back towards the holocommunicator.
"So, you're saying that these Dark Troopers of yours will be battle droids in their third generation and will be used to wipe out Bo-Katan and her Mandalorian resistance?" Mical asked Gideon as they along with Yelena and Elsa were still in his office within the Sundari Royal Palace.
"You're correct, Governor," Gideon confirmed.
"Once these Dark Troopers are completed, how will you be able to control them without them turning on you or the Empire, Colonel Lieutenant?" Yelena asked him as she crossed her arms.
"No need to worry, Lady Saxon, once they're completed, they'll only respond to me once activated by a key and will be programmed to obey me and any high-ranking Imperial within the Empire," Gideon assured her.
"If these Dark Troopers are the only way to defeat Bo-Katan and her Mandalorian resistance, then I'm all for it," Elsa told them.
"You're right, Commander Kast, I believe that's the only way we'll be able to defeat them," Mical said, agreeing with her.
"I agree as well," Yelena stated, agreeing with her husband and Elsa.
"I assure you three that my project is the only way to defeat Bo-Katan and her Mandalorian resistance," Gideon assured them.
"Let's continue our conversation somewhere else," Mical suggested as he stood up from the seat around his desk and picked up his helmet as he placed it under his arm.
"Yeah, let's continue our conversation somewhere else, Governor Saxon," Gideon said, agreeing with him.
"I also agree that we should continue this conversation somewhere else," Yelena told them, agreeing with her husband and the ISB offer as Elsa nodded a response before they walked out of the office with the door sliding back open as they walked out of the room before it slid back shut.
"Let's talk about something else, Colonel Lieutenant," Mical told Gideon as they, Yelena and Elsa were walking in Imperial Park as they walked past the statue of the Emperor an hour later, "We can talk more about your Dark Trooper project later."
"I suppose you're right, Governor," Gideon said, agreeing with him, "There will be some changes that will happen due to the death of Governor Tarkin and the destruction of the Death Star a few days ago."
"What will these changes be, Colonel Lieutenant?" Yelena asked the ISB officer.
"There will be more restraints on the curfews," Gideon answered, "With even more of your Imperial super commandos helping with the curfews than before."
"The populace may not agree with the idea," Elsa told him.
"Yeah, they will, Colonel Lieutenant," Mical said, agreeing with her, "How will we keep them from rising up against the Empire?"
"Mical's right, we'll need to keep them from rising up or joining Bo-Katan and her Mandalorian resistance," Yelena stated, agreeing with her husband and Elsa.
"Don't worry, I'll have something in place to stop that from happening," Gideon assured them.
"Let's hope that whatever you have planned for in case that happens works," Mical muttered to himself.
"Another of the changes will be that a couple of Star Destroyers including my own, the Vindicator along with a couple of Light Cruisers and Dreadnoughts will be blockading Mandalore soon," Gideon told them, "My Star Destroyer is already there, the other Destroyers, Light Cruisers and Dreadnoughts are on their way as we speak."
"It's a good idea, Colonel Lieutenant," Mical told the ISB officer.
"I agree, it is a good idea," Yelena said, agreeing with her husband.
"You're both right, that is a good idea from Colonel Lieutenant Gideon," Elsa stated, agreeing with them.
"That'll be the last of the changes that will be happening for now," Gideon told them.
Meanwhile back on Zanbar, Satele, Sabine, Janus and the others were still inside the tent as they were talking about what they should do about Gideon.
"I think we should contact one of our spies to see if they found out what Gideon's planning yet," Satele suggested as she stared at everyone.
"That's a good idea, Sis," Sabine said, agreeing with her.
"I agree, that's a great idea, Teal'ika," Janus told his girlfriend, agreeing with Sabine.
"I also think that's a good suggestion, Sis," Tristan stated, agreeing with them.
"Yeah, that's a good suggestion, Satele," Ursa told her with a smile on her face.
"I agree as well," Alrich stated, "That's a great suggestion, Satele."
"Me too," Bo-Katan said with a smile on her face.
"As do I," Rau told Satele before Leto, Ara, Karai and Daniel nodded a response as they also agreed with her as well.
"Axe, contact one of our spies," Bo-Katan ordered Axe.
"Yes, ma'am," Axe replied before he activated the tent's holocommunicator again as a male Mandalorian, wearing blue Beskar plates with accents of silver over his undersuit and a helmet with a macrobinocular viewplate's rangefinder over his head, revealing like Axe that he was also a member of Clan Kryze appeared from the holocommunicator.
"Buchanan, what do you have to report?" Bo-Katan asked him.
"This Gideon that Colonel Yularen told you about has ordered for a blockade over Mandalore," Buchanan answered, "He said that it'll consist of his own Star Destroyer, a few more Star Destroyers, a couple of Light Cruisers and Dreadnoughts."
"That is troubling," Bo-Katan muttered with shock, "But sooner or later we'll need to be able to break that blockade if we want to free Mandalore from Imperial rule."
"You're right, Manda'lor," Satele said, agreeing with her, "If we want to free Mandalore, we'll have to break that blockade sooner rather than later."
"I agree, Sis," Sabine told Satele, agreeing with them.
"As do I," Janus stated, agreeing with them.
"Me too," Tristan said, agreeing with them.
"I also agree with you, Manda'lor," Ursa told Bo-Katan, agreeing with her children and Janus.
I do as well," Alrich muttered, agreeing with them before Leto, Ara, karai and Daniel nodded a response.
"Yeah, if we want to free Mandalore, we'll have to break this blockade sooner or later," Rau stated, agreeing with them.
"Gideon also has a project that he's working on," Buchanan told them, "It's for a type of Battle droid that he calls a Dark Trooper which he said is only in its beginning stage."
"This Dark Trooper project might be the battle droids that we saw in our vision," Sabine suggested as she looked at Satele.
"Yeah, you might be right, Sis," Satele said, agreeing with her.
"You both might be right," Janus told them.
"We'll have to find out where Gideon is keeping his Dark Trooper project and destroy the project if we are to defeat him," Rau suggested.
"You're right, Rau," Bo-Katan said, agreeing with the Protector, "We'll have to locate it and destroy it if we are to defeat him."
"Yeah, we'll have to find it if we are to defeat him," Ursa stated, agreeing with them, "And whenever we do, I'll lead the attack."
"That's a good idea, Mother," Sabine told her.
"Yeah, that's a great idea, Mother," Satele said, agreeing with her twin sister, "And considering that you have more battle experience than me, Sabine, Tristan and Janus combined, it would make sense if you lead the attack for when we locate Gideon's project."
"I think it's a good idea as well, Countess," Janus told Ursa, agreeing with his fianceé and her sister.
"Yeah, it is," Tristan said, agreeing with them.
"I also think it's a good idea, Urs'ika," Alrich told his wife, agreeing with their children and Janus.
"I think it's a good idea as well," Rau said, agreeing with them.
"Yeah, it's a good idea, Ursa," Leto stated, agreeing with them.
"I agree, it's a great idea as well," Ara muttered, agreeing with her brothers and the others.
"I also think it's a good idea as well," Karai told Ursa, agreeing with them.
"I do as well," Daniel stated, agreeing with them.
"Buchanan, see what else you can find out about Gideon," Bo-Katan ordered Buchanan as she turned back around towards his hologram.
"Yes, Manda'lor," Buchanan replied as the holocommunicator switched back off.
Back on Mandalore, Gideon, Mical, Yelena and Elsa were still walking through Imperial Park, discussing things about what to do with Bo-Katan and her Mandalorian resistance when Gideon's comlink suddenly began beeping.
"What is it, Captain Vane?" Gideon asked as he grabbed his comlink with his right hand and answered it.
"Colonel Lieutenant Gideon, the Star Destroyers, Light Cruisers and Dreadnoughts have just arrived in orbit around Mandalore," Vane answered.
"Very good, Captain," Gideon told him, "Tell me if you get any updates."
"Yes Colonel Lieutenant," Vane replied as Gideon placed his comlink back over his belt.
"Who was that, Colonel Lieutenant?" Mical asked Gideon with curiosity in his voice.
"That was my second-in command, Governor," Gideon answered, "Captain Orion Vane of my Star Destroyer. He controlled the Star Destroyer before I requisitioned it with my authority as a member of the ISB."
"How loyal is he?" Yelena asked him.
"Yeah, how sure are you that we can trust him?" Elsa said, agreeing with her.
"I assure you both that he's very loyal to the Empire," Gideon assured them.
"Which Imperial Academy did he go to before he joined the Imperial Navy?" Mical asked him
"He went to the one on Coruscant as he was born on Coruscant," Gideon answered, "And he graduated from there a few years ago."
"I heard that the one on Coruscant has one of the most success rates for their students," Mical stated.
"You're right, Mical, I heard the exact same thing," Yelena said, agreeing with her husband.
"Yeah, I heard that they do as well," Elsa muttered, agreeing with them.
"A lot of the most successful Imperial officers went to the Imperial Academy on Coruscant," Gideon stated, "And a few of them Includes Grand Admiral Thrawn, who disappeared during the Liberation of Lothal about 8 months ago and a few of my fellow ISB officers."
"I've heard of Thrawn," Mical told him with sadness in his voice, "My father worked with him when he was using the weapon that the Mandalorian Jedi, Sabine Wren built while she was a cadet at the Imperial Academy that she named 'the Duchess' against Clans Wren and Qarl nearly two years ago."
"My twin sister, Rook, was also working with him and was using her weapon against her, her sister and their mother, Ursa Wren," Elsa added with sadness in her voice as well, "Unfortunately both Tiber and Rook perished when the rebels infiltrated his Star Destroyer."
"Governor, Commander, I'm sorry for your losses," Gideon told them.
"Thank you, Colonel Lieutenant," Mical replied with a smile on her face.
"Yeah, thanks, Colonel Lieutenant," Elsa said, agreeing with Mical.
"Don't mention it," Gideon told them.
On a ledge of a building behind Gideon, Mical, Yelena and Elsa, Buchanan was standing on the building with his left knee bent a bit as he had his helmet's macrobinocular viewplate's rangefinder flipped down.
"Gotta go before they spot me," Buchanan muttered to himself as he activated his jetpack's thruster and began to fly away as Gideon, Mical, Yelena and Elsa walked forward through Imperial Park, "Have to tell Manda'lor that Gideon's fleet has arrived over Mandalore to blockade the planet."
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