GDI Forward Base - Undiclosed Location

Alarms blared througout the massive Galactic Defence Initiative headquarters. Supreme Commander Dxun Isstal, on a supposed inspection of the facilities, entered the command centre and glanced at the tactical map.

Tholatin Republic ships had launched a massive assault against Fondor. According to the Military newscasts, it was an unprovoked attack.

Kamon...?

The Supreme Commander looked back towards Tholatin, where an ID Tech task force was attacking the planet. And intel gave notice to a Rogue Imperial fleet heading their way.

Can't you idiots keep your hands off each other? Isstal thought briefly. Then he turned to the First Officer.

"Prepare the fleet for hyperspace. It's time to pay a visit to Tholatin." The orders went through, and the fleet prepared to make the jump.

Now we just have to hope IDT can hold out long enough to delay Fearsons.

"Sir, what about our alliance with the Rogue Empire?" Isstal sighed and looked up at the crimson-strwen galactic map.

"There is no Alliance anymore, General. Emperor Fearsons has just proved his inability to keep the peace." He declared sadly.

OOC:

Task Force Saber
Commander: Supreme Commander Isstal

Eclipse-class Super Star Destroyer Aftershock (flagship)
Viscount/Strident-class Star Defender Malleus
Viscount/Strident-class Star Defender Incus
Allegiance-class Star Destroyer Nova Ranger
Allegiance-class Star Destroyer Nebula Rubintine
Allegiance-class Star Destroyer Angry Flood
Allegiance-class Star Destroyer Implosion
Defender-class Star Destroyer Chiron's Fox
Defender-class Star Destroyer Chiron's Snake
Defender-class Star Destroyer Chiron's Wolf
Defender-class Star Destroyer Chiron's Hawk
Defender-class Star Destroyer Rebel Stand
Defender-class Star Destroyer Rebel Hope
Defender-class Star Destroyer Rebel Power
Defender-class Star Destroyer Rebel Strength
Victory II Star Destroyer Avarice
Victory II Star Destroyer Virulence
Victory II Star Destroyer Lusankya
Victory II Star Destroyer Lucent
Victory II Star Destroyer Leviathan
Victory II Star Destroyer Chimaera
Basilisk Cruiser Lone Shark
Basilisk Cruiser Central
Basilisk Cruiser Hinthra
Basilisk Cruiser Dominion
Basilisk Cruiser Death's Head
Basilisk Cruiser Repulse
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Messenger
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Stormfront
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Shield
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Endor
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Shooting Star
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Gemstone
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Senator
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Pride
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Glory
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Warrior
Full starfighter compliment

Task Force Shocker
Commander: High Admiral Kas Katta

Disruptor-class Star Destroyer Sentinel (flagship)
Vengeance-class Super Cruiser Majestic
Vengeance-class Super Cruiser Divine Secret
Allegiance-class Star Destroyer Black Rose
Allegiance-class Star Destroyer Black Night
Allegiance-class Star Destroyer Inferno
Imperial II Star Destroyer Invincible
Imperial II Star Destroyer Interrogator
Imperial II Star Destroyer Conquest
Imperial II Star Destroyer Redeemer
Imperial II Star Destroyer Rapier
Imperial II Star Destroyer Solitude
Defender-class Star Destroyer Santuary
Defender-class Star Destroyer Valliant
Defender-class Star Destroyer Everlast
Defender-class Star Destroyer Phantom
Defender-class Star Destroyer Glory
Defender-class Star Destroyer Claw
Torpedo Sphere Barricade
Torpedo Sphere Impenetrable
Basilisk Cruiser Reaper
Basilisk Cruiser Basilisk
Basilisk Cruiser Nemisis
Basilisk Cruiser Typhoon
Basilisk Cruiser Lightning
Basilisk Cruiser Thunderer
Rebel Assault Frigate Ajax
Rebel Assault Frigate Phoenix
Rebel Assault Frigate Vernecular
Rebel Assault Frigate Stalwart
Victory II Star Destroyer Intimidator
Victory II Star Destroyer Reliant
Victory II Star Destroyer Vigor
Victory II Star Destroyer Vigilent
Victory II Star Destroyer Warrent
Aegis II-class Star Cruiser Morning Star
Aegis II-class Star Cruiser Sunset
MCE-10 Escort Frigate Flame's Fury
MCE-10 Escort Frigate Gurdian
MCE-10 Escort Frigate Nebulon Defender
MCE-10 Escort Frigate Stinger
Lancer-class Antistarfighter Frigate Snakebit
Lancer-class Antistarfighter Frigate Harrier
Lancer-class Antistarfighter Frigate Piranha
Lancer-class Antistarfighter Frigate Thundercloud
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Primate
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Parting Ways
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Delta Raptor
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Monster
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Starburst
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Twin Suns
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Blackmoon
Carrack-class Light Cruiser Rogue Hunter
Full starfighter compliment

"Sir, the enemy fleet has finally shown up." He indicated by pointing to a mass of flashing points on a view screen

"Aye, i see that. Are they really trying to stop us with that many ships?" He sighed, tired of the stupidity TTR embodied

"I can only assume they are trying to stall for more time sir, or perhaps they are as stupid as they appear to be."

"Either way, we cant let them stand in our way. launch the fighters, clear this minefield in our way. If they even so much as twitch in our wake destroy them." His face curled into a sneer as he paced back over to his command chair, he turned to the comm officer

"Give me a direct line to the other forces commander"

A few moments later
"The laser trace is sporadic sir, but it should still be effective"

"y...s.....sir?"

"Admiral, are you recieving?"

"ay... com....er"

He winced at the poor reception, but as long as they heard him it was enough

"I want you to take the shipyards as soon as you achieve planetary orbit, make it your primary objective, defend them at all costs"

[i]The roar of the fighters engines was drown out by the explosive destruction of the hundreds of mines that stood in the main fleets drive towards the planet

FONDOR

Kamon sighed. The negotiations had come and he was now working for IDT. He sent a message to the TNO commander.

"We call for a cease fire. Our vessels are powering down their shields and our weapons. We surrender and are at your mercy. I swear allegiance to Heir Raktus, and am now his military subordinate due to the events at Tholatin."

He awaited a reply.

THOLATIN

General Tryvl relayed the message from Kamon to the TNO and GDI fleets. The ships at Tholatin powered down, and waited. Rineeki was going to the GDI, Tholatin would remain under TTR control.

" They are what?" Desaria screamed, his voice an angry shade of red, wondering the gaul of this impertinent officer who dared to lie to an Admiral on the bridge.

The young yeoman recoiled at the snap of his commander, who rapidly took his own leash in severly. " Please, do tell me what you mean. I am anxious to hear this."

" According to the enemy transmission, they have surrendered. IDTech has assaulted the Tholatin homeworld which forced the Republic to throw in their lot with the true Empire."

Desaria pursed his lips and took ll the facts in as the bridge crew looked on. The facts did come together in an eerie way. The Tholatins were in range of the barrage the Brass Protectorate ships were loosing on them; no fire was returned.

" Captain Vorran, order all ships to cease fire in thirty seconds."

His order elicited an odd look from his commander, at which Desaria explained: " There is a hulk out there that was an Imperial Abolisher Cruiser. It will be avenged by the men tossed about and killed in the next salvo."

" As ordered, Admiral. All ships: cease fire at the commencement of final barrage."

The orders out, a concluding fusilade of missiles and torpedoes headed into Tholatin lines. One of their own small cruisers was made into a shrine for the fallen Imperial soldiers, its belly ripped open by projectiles and spilled into the Fondorian Commerce Lanes.

" Barrage complete, Admiral. All ships report weapons armed and still."

" Put me through to the Tholatin Commander."

The visage of a royal admiral appered before the Imperial.

" Admiral, allow me to congratulate you on a game well played. I am sure that I would hve lost several ships to you before the engagement was decided.

" I accept your surrender temporarily. You are to follow these procedures exactly. Any deviation will result inthe elimination of your entire force.

" You entered this bttle as composite task forces...and you are ordered to break into those groups now and space said formations.

" All shields will be lowered and weapons disarmed. Targetting computers will be turned off. All fighters will return to their hangars.

" You Star Destroyers and larger warships will be receiving Imperial troops for inspection.

" And, as compensation for the Imperial losses of the field and payment for the havoc you have intentionally wrought on Imperial shipping, one of your Star Destroyers is going to be taken into Imperial custody.

You my remove its fighter compliment and evacuae all crew. You have thre hours to accmplish this. At that time, you will be escorted to the edge of Imperial space. f you ener Imperial Space again, I will not cease my pursuit of you. I have spent far too much time watching planets slagged from above.

" In such a siuation, this was the approved contingency plan. You escort will be my First Defene Legion. The Abolisher fields will be deactivated in no area: youwill proceed, under escort, to the edge of the sphere and jump, under escort, to the assigned area. Your fleet will not regroup at this area. At the edge of Imperial territory, the transplaneted task force will remove itself.

" Any deviaton of these orders will result in my personnally taking this fleet to Tholatin and laying waste to it. Let us call it historical retribution. And do not tempt me.

" Oh, and one more thing. Staright from Imperial High Command. Every flag office on those ships and all tacticians repsonsible for any contribution to the attack on sovereign Imperial Space, are to be turned over to Imperial boarding parties immediately. To assure you, they-you-will be going before the Grand Admiral, Daemon Hyfe. He will decide you fate."

With that, the Rear Admiral turned his back on the Tholatin Prince-Admiral and the screen went dead.

" Captain, make those orders a reality. If they so much as blink wrong, blow them from the stars!"

" As ordered, sir."

Desaria marched from the bridge and made out a report to Command. It would be interesting to see how Command reacted to the addition of the ImperialI-class Star Destroyer to his armada.

Kamon wasn't surprised at the orders. His fighters had already been in his hanger bays, and everything except vital ship controls had been shut down for the moment. General Skai and the other tacticians were waiting for the Imperials to pick them up. The Sith Hunter had been evacuated and was waiting for its new crew. All formations were locked in and the fleet sat dead in space. No one so much as flinched as the Imperials moved toward the fleet. They all sat and waited.

Dozens of Gamma-class Assault Shuttles and Sentinel Troop-transports headed towards the Tholatin ships, many more in their wake. An entire corps of Imperial Stormtroops was being ferried to the Tholatin vessels to accurately record their disarmament...and bring their commanders to justice in the Empire.

Following the streaming lines of small craft was a Lambda-class Shuttle with an escort of two TIE Defender squadrons. It docked with the flagship of the Tholatin's attacking force.

Aboard was a member of the Tholatin Royalty.

The Tholain crewmen of the primary launch bay stood silently to their own sides as a squad of stormtroopers from the ASD <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Intimidator<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> swept the room. Proceeding them were two dark green-clad officers. The second had the rank bar of a Lieutenant. The first was an obvious flag officer.

The squad and its charge moved from the bay to the bridge, where the command crew and several tactical planners were waiting.

* * *

The stromtroopers heralded the Imperial arrival with the clatter of their running footfalls echoing through the corridors.

Four entered the bridge, with four more as guards at the entrance and in the control corridor. Their weapons were not set on stun.

The lower-ranking Imperial officer waited at the end of the catwalk while his superior moved toward the Tholatin's Assault Commander.

In perfect fashion, following ancient protocol, the flag officer bowed low, and saluted, presenting the patriarch-admiral with an awesome gesture of respect he would have found no where else in the Imperial Fleet.

Shocked, the Prince returned it.

" Your Highness, I am Rear Admiral Telan Desaria, commander of the IInd Division, Brass Protectorate Fleet, and acting commander of the Fondor Defense Fleet, XVth Flotilla. I am afraid I must ask you to come with me. It has been deigned by High Command that you stand before them, along with your officers."

The Admiral erected himself, and readied his hand to shoot for his sidearm. Respect, yes.

Idiocy, no. Such was not Imperial.

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Kamon smiled at the man. He nodded his head in recognition of the order. Then he drew on the Force.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> I am no fool, Admiral. You may rest your arm at your side, for though you have a blaster, I have the Force. I could easily destroy you now, however i choose not to. You may rest assured that I go with you without hostile intentions.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

"Proceed Commander, I must speak to my second in Command."

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Kamon moved over to Radon, with his hands in plain sight.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Tell the Defense Fleet we may be a little late."

"Yes, sir."

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Kamon turned and headed out of the bridge toward the docking bay of the Starfire.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

The Rear Admiral nodded and allowed this courtesy to his gallant and worthy foe. To attack the Sovereignty of the Empire required a foolish bravery instilled in few men, and these men had attempted it. Any soldier and officer in the Empire who did not believe such did not fit well in the uniform bestowed upon him.

When the Prince was completed with his flag commanders, he was brought, under escort but not arrest, to the hangar and into the shuttle that had brought the Imperials to the ship.

Inside, Desaria took up his seat next to a small, sheet covered nutrient frame, with some sort of life form on it. It had been so ordered by High Command, though he did not know why.

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Tis not mine to reason why....<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

The Admiral could not even pronounce the name of the creature. He had nicknamed it Mr. Y for the only disnitinguisihing feature about it-the prominent letter in its name.

The shuttle departed and retunred to the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Intimidator.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Aboard, the Prince was given guarded, but luxurious housing, as was his command staff on the decks below and above.

Separating them were, however, several of those little creatures, whose nurishment required much energy and time but whose purpose was deemed neccessary.

The Abolisher fields deactivated, the Brass Protectorate Division's legions began escortng away the Tholatin ships....

While its flagship and escorts made for Carida.

And a waiting and rather perturbed Admiral Hyfe.

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The fleet was escorted out of the Fondor system as Kamon was on the shuttle heading for some undiclosed area. He was very uncomfortable and felt miserable, because of the blasted ysalamiri in the shuttle. It had stripped him of his contct with the Force. He turned to Desaria.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"How long exactly will this take?"