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A/N: Just another preview for my SW story, Fall of the Old Republic. Enjoy!
Far from the center of the galaxy and Republic's capital of Corusant, the Republic Star Destroyer, the Halcyon, flew in orbit of the planet called Talga. It was a well-equipped battle cruiser, with multiple turbolasers placed upon its bow, so it could eliminate any oncoming star fighters or ships that dared attempted to destroy it. There were aircraft carriers and drop ships inside the Star Destroyer to allow any ground troops to land on a planet's surface and carry out the attack on said planet. Many ships within the Galactic Republic's ships were consisted of such star ships, to give the Republic an advantage in the war effort.
However, the Halcyon was not alone as a few more Star Destroyers flew beside it, in hopes of confronting the fleet that was mobilized by the Talgan government. The Talgan fleet did not have Star Destroyers, but rather five, arrow-shaped dreadnaughts that were medium-size, in comparison of the Republic's gigantic Star Destroyers. Around the two sides were the remains of other ships, both Talgan and Republic, that were simply nothing more than just husks filled with corpses. Between the two fleets were fire from their respective turbolasers with red lasers coming from the Republic's side, while blue came from the Talgan's.
On board the Halcyon, Viceroy Bail Organa of Alderaan stood in the center of the bridge, trying his best to keep his footing after a turbolaser had struck the Star Destroyer. The Viceroy of Alderaan was in his mid thirties with blue eyes and short brown hair that curled to the right as well as a goatee for facial hair. Unlike the rest of the crew on the bridge, he did not wear the standard gray uniform, for he wore white armaments on his arms and legs, over his blue shirt that had matching pants. "Status report!" Bail shouted as he regained his footing.
The bridge was filled with military personnel, mostly humans, who wore gray uniforms that consisted of a shirt and pants, along with black boots. One of the crew members, a human with brown hair and green eyes, was the first to answer. "The shields have gone done by fifteen percent and the turbolasers on the port bow have gone offline!" he answered. "If we keep this up, we won't get out of this alive!"
Bail snarled at that report, but his retained his calm composure and quickly thought up of a plan that he was sure would ensure victory. "Order all ships to get closer to the Talgan Fleet!" Bail ordered.
The same crew member who gave Bail the report, looked at Alderaan's Viceroy with surprise and confusion on his face. "Viceroy Organa, our ships won't withstand such an attack so close!" he argued.
Bail turned to the crew member and roared, "Just do it!"
Though hesitant, the crew member nodded and relayed the order to the other ships, who complied almost immediately as the Star Destroyers, including the Halycon, moved closer to the Talgan ships. The crew on each Star Destroyer did their best to manuveur their respective ship and avoid the turbolasers, while trying to get closer to their enemy. The Halcyon took quite a beating when it led the other Republic ships, but its crew remained persistent, maintaining to keep it intact.
The floor on the bridge shook once again as turbolasers flew past the bridge of the leading Star Destroyer, making Bail almost lose his footing once more. It was the same for the crew, but they, like Alderaan's viceroy, were able to recover and get back to work, wasting no time at all to ensure the Republic's victory over Talga. Bail's eyes peered ahead to see the Talgan ships were now closer, which meant that Bail could initiate the next phase of his plan.
"Have our ships on the right flank to fire on the flagship!" Bail ordered. "Tell the others to fire at the others to keep them busy!"
The crew members nodded, giving the other Star Destroyers their new Bail's orders, which they followed without any hesitation. From the bridge, Bail watched the Republic Star Destroyers on the right firing on the Talgan ships around the flagship that led them into battle. The plan was successful as some of the ships drew their fire towards the said Star Destroyers that were focusing their fire upon them, giving the Bail the opening his needed. His own Star Destroyer along with the others, turned their attention towards the lead Talgan ship, and they all fired their turbolaser cannons at it. By the time the soldiers of Talgan fleet realized Bail's plan, it was too late.
Within minutes, the turbolasers from the Republic's Star Destroyers struck the lead Talgan ship, eliminating it's deflector shields and soon destroying the ship itself. The lead enemy ship exploded into a blaze of fire and the other Talgan ships surrounding the destroyed ship now were left in confusion as they apparently stopped firing. Bail smiled at that success of his plan and it would continue as one of the crew members announced, "Viceroy Organa, the Talgan fleet has word they wish to surrender!"
Cheers from other members of the crew on board the bridge, went in an uproar at their victory, and Bail had the same joy his crew had, yet kept it restrained. "Very good. Order all ships to cease fire!" Bail ordered. "Inform them of the Talgan's surrender."
As the communications crew did what they were told, one of them received a transmission from the planet below. "Viceroy Organa, we're receiving a transmission from the surface. Both General Kenobi and Commander Skywalker are taking the frontal assault," the said crew member reported. "The report says they have already broken through the front line of the Talgan army. Should we assist them?"
When Bail heard the news, he could not help but smile. "No, it's not necessary," Bail answered, staring out into space. "If I know Obi-Wan, he's already taken the Talgan capital right now."