Star Wars: Fight of the Seperatists(IC)

[Nation of cool guys]

Thrawn took a deep breath before responding.
"It has occurred to me, that I have no wish to serve those who massacred the Jedi for no reason other to gain power. I would see them removed from power."

[The Royally United Provinces]

"What's the plan?" He was surprised at the admirals change of heart.

[Nation of cool guys]

"What's the plan?" He was surprised at the admirals change of heart.

"Vader's fleet is here with us, which presents an opportunity. But I feel that we should finish eradicating the Seperatists before launching the Empire into Civil War. We don't want the Seperatists to take advantage." Thrawn paused to examine a holomap, pinpointing Seperatist planets.

[The Royally United Provinces]

So we take down the Separatists and then go after Vader?" He was intrigued.

[Nation of cool guys]

So we take down the Separatists and then go after Vader?" He was intrigued.

Thrawn answered "Yes, basically that's the plan. Any other ideas?" he asked

[The Royally United Provinces]

"What planet first?"

[Nation of cool guys]

"What planet first?"

Thrawn considered this for a moment, and then said "Fondor. We don't want the CIS to build any more battleships."

[The Royally United Provinces]

"Set course Admiral. I will go back and rest." Jako went back down to his cell and rested.

[Nation of cool guys]

Thrawn sent a communication to Darth Vader; "Lord Vader. I hope you are as impressed with this superweapon as I am. I am taking my fleet to Fondor to cripple CIS shipbuilding capabilities. If you would like to participate in this attack, the help is most welcome."

Thrawn's fleet of 15 Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 30 Interdictor-class Cruisers and 20 Victory-class Star Destroyers entered hyperspace for Fondor in a flash of light.

[Capsland]

Tann sat in his cell, meditating. It seems the only thing I do is meditate... Then he got a surprise visitor, the Senator representing Ord Cantrell/ He stood there looking at Tann.
"Leave us guards, I'll let you know if anything happens" He spoke, with that the guards left and the Senator deactivated to force field.
"What are you doing? I'm your enemy" Tann said with a confusing look on his face. The senator reached into his sleeve and pulled out 2 lghtsabers, one of them the yellow one Tann got on Kessel.
"Don't worry, I'm with the Rebel Alliance. You're a Jedi so I'm helping you get out, I was the one that convinced the Senate to imprison you rather than kill you. But you should hurry before Darth Vader or The Emperor find out about your imprisonment, they will surely not like the fact that you're alive."
"Thank you, is there anything I can do?" Tann questioned
"No, I'm afraid my time is up, Darth Vader or The Emperor will surely kill me when they find out that I convinced the Senate to imprison you. in fact I wouldn't be surprised if Palpatine dissolves the Senate after this. Anyway, hurry the guards will be coming to check on me, there's a fighter out back. It's registered with me so you won't be stopped when you leave the atmosphere. Oh and that other lightsaber is Master Ki-Adi-Mundi's lightsaber, I figured you might want it."
"Thank you so much" Tann ran as fast as he could down a narrow corridor which led to a platform with the fighter parked, he hopped in and zoomed outside of the atmosphere. Once he was out he set a course for Bespin.

Back at the cell, the Senator turned around and saw 15 stormtroopers alongside a Sith Acolyte.
"Where is the Jedi, Senator?" Grunted the Sith
"Gone, long gone"
"Wrong answer..." The Sith Acolyte raised his hand and started force choking the Senator. "Get a message out to all of the Admirals, tell them to be on the lookout for an escaped Jedi with 2 lightsabers, one yellow one blue.
"Yes sit" The stormtroopers left and sent a message to all high ranking Admirals about the Jedi.

[Pantorrum]

Vader was indeed impressed, but he sensed treachery in the midst of the current conversation...he sensed a Jedi's force signature on Thrawns ship, and could feel that something wasnt right."

Without responding, Vader cut the transmission and ordered his Star Destroyer to dock with the Star Forge.

He walked in, and approached the command station. He drew his saber and cut down every last Imperial in the station as new ones from his fleet entered.

"Focus all efforts on the Imperial Star Destroyer Class. And contact Captain Valoran. Send me the plans to the Super Star Destroyer...I will have my Executor built immedately, and tell him to report here at once..."

The message was sent to the Captain...

[Marsisian]

Kamino
Platforms
15 Days after Archangel's arrival at Kamino

Background Music

15 days after the Kaminoans started to create a new batch of "Anti-Troopers", men who were raised to have loyalty to the CIS. The 4-million man force was ready for action as Archangel promised. They stood on the rainy platforms outside the cloning facilities, awaiting orders from their apparent "Commander Racaro". "Men, you have been assembled here because of your devotion and service to the nation and movement you serve!" The Acclamator-class Fleet would take them over to the planet in the Unknown Regions where the Council was, then they would switch to CIS ships and equipment.

Shortly after that, they were going to attack Saleucami.

[Rhinocera]

On Board the Basilisk

Valoran had spent the better part of the last 25 days slaving on his design, and had made progress that significantly outpaced any expectations that could have possibly been placed on him. In 6 months, he had accomplished what took a team of designers working on the ISD design a year, on a much larger scale. The Executor Class Super Star Destroyer had been designed. He had also, given Darth Vader's authorization several days ago, ordered the preparations for the dreadnoughts construction be made. Everything was coming together, soon, the first part of his dream would be realized. He had designed what would be the mightiest warship in the galaxy, possibly the mightiest warship that had ever been. He looked at the image of his design, admiring his work. The sharp, dagger shape of the warship's vast hull would soon strike the fear into the hearts of those who were considered fearless. His vessel was a titan in every war, a Leviathan of epic proportions. As Valoran gazed at his work, he received a message from lord Vader himself, requesting the immediate delivery of the Executor's schematics as to begin it's immediate construction. As well as ordering his immediate presence at a set of coordinates that had no meaning to Valoran.

Jackson was not at all pleased by the urgency. No one could have expected him to be done at this time, even those without a sense of reason. This process, under the timeframe given to Valoran, had been expected to take over a year. However, even more displeasing was the fact that it seemed he was being removed from his own project, of which he had intended to oversee under construction as to assure everything went according to plan. However, Jackson shoved his agitation into the corner of his mind. He would not question Vader, for doing so would both hamper the accomplishment of his dream, and shorten his expected lifespan considerably. He immediately responded to Vader's transmission. "My Lord, I shall immediately depart for the specified location to rendezvous with you. However, for security reasons I will not transmit the project in any manner, rather I will deliver the completed project directly to you. I am preparing for the Jump as we speak. I have not failed you my Lord." After transmitting the message, he ordered the jump to hyperspace, which would only take a few hours.

As time passed, Valoran thought about what he would do next, to pursue his ultimate goal. The goal, which was coming closer to fruition, although was in no way near it, was to rise up in Imperial rank to the level of Grand Admiral, and perhaps to even replace Tarkin as Grand Moff when age caught up with the man. Make no mistake, Jackson had no intention to overthrow or even push out Tarkin, it simply wasn't the way he operated. However, he was considerably younger than Tarkin and wished to be a successor, not the usurper. However, he was much more intrigued by the concept of becoming a Grand Admiral. His entire life, he had worked in, near, or on great capital vessels, personally designing the greatest that had ever graced the known galaxy, why shouldn't he command power over such vessels, it was only natural. He had even begun to design a vessel that would eclipse his current work, for he knew the nature of Naval technology demanded a successor, no matter how great a warship was. However, this ship would not come to completion for a long time, years at the least, for his progress was merely conceptual at the moment. (The ship is the eclipse, to be clear. Get it?) As he contemplated his ambitions, he saw his destination rush into the view screen.

Valoran was utterly shocked, dumbstruck to put it plainly. He gazed at a behemoth station, one which he had heard of but never actually believed in. He thought it, up till now, to be a myth made up by space adventures, drunk smugglers. He saw the Star forge, and was completely speechless. He did, however, maintain enough awareness of his surroundings to order that his comms officer begin the process of identifying the Basilisk and Reclaimer, as well as inquiring on further instructions. The comms officer received the instructions and the two destroyers proceeded to dock. By this time, Valoran had completely regained composure and exited the Basilisk, stepping out onto the massive station. He was ushered to the location of Vader, which upon reaching he saluted his superior. "My lord, as requested I have brought the completed designs, they are on my person at this very moment. However, before we continue, I must ask if this is what it appears to be?" Valoran was looking down at Vader (literally, not figuratively) and had dismissed several formalities such as stating that he was reporting for duty. He was simply shocked by what surrounded him. He waited for the Dark lord to speak.

[Pantorrum]

"Yes, Captain, the Star Forge. It was found by Grand Admiral Thrawn. Now do you understand why you were ordered here? By building your ship here, you will finish in a single day...and you will command my fleet...Admiral."

Vader looked on as his fleet reached 10 Imperator Class Star Destroyers, and 4 Interdictor Class STar Destroyers. He also had 20 Victory Star Destroyers and 10 more now waited at Kuat. With his fleet at that size, he would shut the Star Forge down after his flagship was built. It is to great to be used...

[Rhinocera]

On the Star Forge

"Lord Vader, I swear that you shall not be disappointed by your decision, on that you have my word. However, I believe that before we begin construction of the vessel, it would benefit you to have an opportunity to familiarize yourself with your soon to be flagship." Jackson was shocked that Vader had given him this position, which would be a tremendous opportunity for advancement if he could prove himself. However, he also knew that if he failed, such a close proximity to Vader was very hazardous for those who enjoyed living. Fortunately, he had no intention of failing any time soon. After he responded to Vader, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a data pad, activating it. A hologram projected from the device, showing the Executor's completed form. "Lord Vader, this datapad holds the complete design to the Executor Class Super Star Destroyer. It is, or at least will be when it is built, the most powerful warship in the galaxy, far exceeding the might of our current fleet of Mandator-II class dreadnoughts. An entire battlefleet would be hard pressed and quite unlikely to succesfully combat this vessel, and when surrounded by a fleet of lesser star destroyers, it will be virtually unstoppable. This vessel will allow you to convey the full might of the Galactic Empire upon those who oppose it." Valoran then held out the pad, handing it over to Darth Vader. There were only two copies of the design, one which was now in Vader's possession, and the original which was still held by Valoran.

[Pantorrum]

Vader looked at the hologram, and smiled underneath his helmet...

"You have done well Admiral. I do indeed like this design. It is fearsome and menacing."

He then turned to walk to the holoprojector so he could get a larger view of the ship before he had the Admiral build it...however, before reaching the holoprojector, just as he took a few steps away, he stopped and turned back to the Admiral looking at him...

"And I better not be disappointed, Admiral. If I am, you will never disappoint the Empire again...that is a promise. However, I am confident that an intelligent officer such as yourself will be able to impress me, as Thrawn had done before. I dont sense a desire to overturn the Empire in you, I sense no desire to betray the Emperor in you. That is pleasing."

As he finished, he turned, and plugged in the device, and now viewed a larger hologram.

He looked and learned all he could of his ship to be...

[Nation of cool guys]

Thrawn sat in his command chair, thinking furiously.
Did the Jedi think me into doing this? he wondered. Why would I choose to betray the Empire?!
He mustn't let the Jedi tamper with his mind again.
He sat up abruptly, and called his naviation officer.
"Come out of Hyperspace, come about and return us to the Star Forge at once"
"At once sir" replied the officer.

Later, Thrawn's fleet emerged from Hyperspace again, but not over Fondor. Again the Star Forge was before him, and as Jako slept in his cell, Thrawn contacted Vader.

"Lord Vader, I apologize if it seemed I betrayed you and the Empire.. Onboard I have a Jedi in custody, I would like to turn him over to you."
Thrawn smiled. There were few who would ever be able to predict his motives.

"And my fleet once again is ready for orders."

[Marsisian]

Unknown CIS Planet

In the Unknown Regions, a fleet of Acclamators came out of hyperspace at the Council's location. Archangel contacted the Council once again.
"Gentlemen, I have secured our three-million man Clone Army. We are above the planet, in Acclamators with Imperial markings. First, we shall stop here to put the Clones on CIS ships then attack the planet of Saleucami."

[Pantorrum]

Vader was a little shocked to see Thrawn returned, and was confused as to why he had come back...

"Thrawn, hold the Jedi on your ship until i am complete with my Flagship. Then, send him to it."

He smiled, ending the transmission...

"Admiral, I have studied the design. I am placing the information into the system computer. Witness it be built before your very eye's in such short time..."

About 2 hours passed by since he put the command in, and the massive ship sat ready to leave the station. Vader had enough troops along with him to man the vessel with a minimum crew, and since the Empire has begun drafting troops that are not clones, enough men would be available on Coruscaunt to man his ship fully. He looked at the Admiral and smiled under his helmet a most terrible smile...

"Our vessel awaits..."

He walked off to the vessel and boarded it, assuming the Admiral followed. He entered the bridge and ordered the ship to leave the station...

As it did, Thrawn would witness a 19 kilometer long vessel emerge from a whole at the top. The ship was named the Executor, as Vader wanted it to be...The massive ship, at least 10 times longer than a Star Destroyer and dozens of times stronger, merged with Vader's fleet as he made contact with Thrawn.

"Grand Admiral, I await the Jedi on the Executor as I have named it..."

[The Royally United Provinces]

Jako awoke abruptly. He knew what was happening. He felt Vader. Jako looked at one of the guards. He used his mind trick to get the guard to release him. He then began to choke him. The other he forced into the wall. With this he ran to the bridge disguised as a trooper. He looked at Thawn. Something was wrong.

[Nation of cool guys]

Thrawn stared in awe at the massive vessel.

"Truly this is a symbol of might for the Empire. I wonder, perhaps, might I be permitted to construct one for myself?"
Thrawn paused and talked to an officer briefly, and turned back to Vader.
"The Jedi is being taken to a shuttle and will be on his way shortly-"
Thrawn whirled around as Jako burst into the bridge. He reacted fast, whipping out a small blaster set to stun and opening fire, simultaneously hitting a small button on the console

[Need a Name]

N/A.... Again.

[The Royally United Provinces]

Jako saw his saber and pulled it to him. Turning it on as soon as he got it. He blocked what came close and tried to force Thawns arm away.

[Nation of cool guys]

As Jako pulled his saber to him, Stormtroopers busted in from three different doorways on the Bridge. Autoturrets mounted on the ceiling aimed for Jako.

"Now Jako, let's be reasonable." Thrawn said. "Put down the saber, and we won't vaporize you."

[Nation of cool guys]

Thrawn then turned to his comm console, keeping an eye on Jako. "Lord Vader, my ARC troopers have uncovered treachery on Kamino. I will be moving out to deal with it once I resolve a little complication on my bridge."