<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Prefect Tegara's eyes went wide with sudden momentary horror as the coral skippers began getting fought back, and though the infidels had taken heavy losses, so had the Yuuzhan Vong fighters. His eyes then retracted narrowly, knowing the Yammosk would not let them fail. They had nearly a whole fleet there to repel the infidels with need be...but he'd hoped it was not needed. The Nkllon and Worldship shaping wombs were growing quite tired...and busy. But they only needed to hold off for a few more days so that the new ones could be finished on Taloraan and Jaminere.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> It appears the infidels are winning...what do you intend to do about this?<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><!--EZCODE BOLD START--> the Yammosk accused of the prefect. He in turn shot a cold, hard, glare at his brain-like war coordinator.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"They will not succeed, we have a Worldship and almost an entire fleet of warships,"<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Tegara snarled at the Yammosk. He had grown to dislike the figure considerably, and wondered why the Praetorite Vong was so interested in producing them. <!--EZCODE BOLD END--> "Watch war-coordinator."

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> I hope...<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->



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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The battle raging outside with the coral skippers was becoming intense and ferocious as the kills began to rack for the Yuuzhan Vong, as well as casualties. So far, the Coral Skippers had begun to learn the way of the enemy tactics and had reformulated their plan. Thanks to the Yammosk War Coordinator, they began flying in perfect triangular unisionary flights.

Lasers would seap toward the living ships, and together the dovin basils would defend each other, retracting to each ship. They flew in groups of three...save two who were a pair, flying in perfect squadrons, roaring plasma on persons and taking them down quickly.

Group Dekshat had flown perfectly, going head on to one of the many groups who had flown four to each. They were TIE Advanced, and already their shields were gone, therefore the continuous blasts of lava-like liquid raining onto the TIEs ended their career quite quickly. <!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> You are wasting your time with the fighters<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><!--EZCODE BOLD START--> the Yammosk explained angrily.<!--EZCODE BOLD END--><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Take down the warships, they are looking for the Worldship, stop them.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Coral Skippers immediately, at least a majority of them, left the fighters alone, still focusing their dovin basils on defense purposes, but trying desperately to take down the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Zealous Mist<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> specifically.

As they got closer to the Victory Star Destroyer, blasts began pounding the already withering shields with great ferocity. 75% went to 25% in a matter of seconds as the Dovin Basils tore into the shields, and several coral skippers were sent to the gods from the turbo laser and fighter blasts. The Rogue Empire was starting to take the brunt of the battle, and the obviously heavy cruiser from the asteroid field was now vectoring toward the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Zealous Mist<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->



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<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> They have another ship incoming<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><!--EZCODE BOLD START--> the great war-coordinator Yammosk suddenly shot into Prefect Tegara's mind. The Rogue Empire was calling in a massive war ship to assist them, a Super Star Destroyer, one of the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Allegiance<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> class apparently. If it could come to...the losses would be devastating and would delay the invasion of Nal Hutta dramatically.<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Send one of the Heavy Cruisers to intercept it, it is inbound from the Kessel system.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The message had been sent and the war coordinator's call was acknowledged by the commanders of the Heavy Cruiser. The dovin basils had been reallocated, and it was launched toward the Kessel system from the far side of the Smuggler's Moon. Hopefully...it would cut them off...and destroy or at least strand the ship for a while.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Why are they calling in reinforcements?"<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Tegara's eyes went wide again as he too telepathically felt the waves of the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Raging Night Hammer<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> coming heroically toward the Nal Hutta system. Their being here could have a dramatic outcome of the battle...<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> "We musn't let them arrive, we simply musn't.[/b]



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"The Rogue Empire is coming to destroy all we have worked for,"<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Talyk Shrar explained to Secabba the Hutt as the radar blipped the several craft gathering and combating each other over the Nar Shadda space. Nar Shadda was now a total war zone, and if the Mon Cal Republic became alerted of this...they could not become alerted.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"What do you propose I do about this?"<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Secabba scoffed impatiently.

The Vong turned him a cold, hard, stare.<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> "I propose you send your warships up to intercept,"<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Talyk Shrar demanded equally if not more impatiently.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"We do not have much, just an Imperial Star Destroyer and two Frigates."

"That is more than enough,"<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Talyk Shrar declared eagerly, knowing that that was definitely enough to destroy the infidel fleet with the combined power of the Praetorite Vong.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Very well...we will send them up."

"The Conquering Mist has arrived and is awaiting orders sir."

"Tell them they should form up with the Tempest Mist and us. Inform them that we are going to get a peek at the other side of the moon. Also have them launch all fighters to get rid of these annoying little skips that are swarming us, make sure they take their shields offline they are of little use. What is the status of our fighters?"

"They report that all skips that remained with them are destroyed or limping and not a threat."

"Excellent have them join us...”

"Sir there is an ISD and two Nebulon B frigates headed our way. They appear to be the defense ships owned by the Hutts."

"Send a message to the Challenger Mist, Watchful Mist, Valiant Mist, and Impulsive Mist. Tell the Challenger Mist and Valiant Mist that they should head for Sluis Van as soon as possible. Tell the Impulsive Mist and the Watchful Mist to join us here. Bring us around to face those Hutt ships. I want the majority of the fire from the Mists to be concentrated on the ISD. The fighters can deal with the Nebulon Bs and the enemy fighters."

The "Twin Mists" started to turn to face the ISD as the third and newest Mist, the Conquering Mist came up behind them.






The four ISDs Challenger Mist, Watchful Mist, Valiant Mist, and Impulsive Mist each received the message from the Zealous Mist. They headed into hyperspace in their respective directions after sending a confirmation message.






The Zealous Mist was just engaging the ISD as the conformation messages came back from the four ISDs. Siather grinned and then refocused his attention on the ISD. The three VSDs were pounding on it. The Zealous Mist on one side, the Conquering Mist on the other, and the Tempest Mist pulled up along the bow firing its weapons and preparing to fire its missiles. At the pace they were running at it wasn’t going to take long for the ISD to lose its shields. As if on queue the shields on the ISD started to falter. Although it was attacking the Zealous Mist and the Conquering Mist were taking damage but not as much damage as the ISD was. Its shields just couldn’t absorb the blasts.

“Direct all available weapons toward the bow of the ISD lets bring those forward shields down for the Tempest Mist’s Missiles. Make sure she only fires 10 into the bow. Have them save the rest. We will take down the bridge shields next.”

The gunners from both the VSD mk II’s started firing on the bow of the bigger ISD decimating the shields as the fighters started pouring over the remaining skips and the Nebulon B’s.








The ASSD Raging Night Hammer finished off her survey mission and was preparing to head for the Nar Shadda system when a large Yuuzhan Vong ship came out of hyperspace to meet it.

“Shields up and launch all fighters. Inform the Zealous Mist we are going to be awhile.”


Vong Losses:
70% of the fighters or 21 out of a total of 30

TRE Losses:
25% of the fighters or 27 out of a total of 108

Manifest:
Two VSD mk II’s Zealous Mist and Conquering Mist
One VSD mk I Tempest Mist
65% of the fighters.

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The severe onslaught of Coral Skippers was beginning to take its toll against the two <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Victory<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-Class Star Destroyers, but the sudden arrival of yet another Star Destroyer seemed to be turning this battle into chaos. The Yammosk was fluttering orders as swiftly as one brain could, but it seemed it would require the combined power of Yuuzhan Vong commanders to fight off the three Star Destroyers.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> They're not fighting in the dark any more...or are they?<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The Hutt's <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Imperial<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-Class Star Destroyer <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Impecable Eye of Secabba<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, which was, in short, called <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Eye of Sec<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> or <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> EOS<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, was beginning to pound the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Tempest Mist<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, and with the combined fire power of the Coral Skippers and <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Nebulan<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-Class B Frigates, the fighters were beginning to take severe heat, a good twenty more having been torn down by the lines. The Yuuzhan Vong too were learning.

Plasma from the Coral Skippers had all but ended the shields on the capital ship known as the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Zealous Mist<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Mist's<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> hull, as heroic as it was, was beginning to take the brunt of the battle, and if the commander did not withdraw it soon...there was no doubt the Yuuzhan Vong would destroy it mercilessly. <!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> If we can hold them off just a while longer...<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->



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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Secabba's eyes narrowed dangerously on the Yuuzhan Vong who had convinced him to commit what was left of the Hutt's personal warfleet...and so far it was being pushed back by not one or two <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Victory<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-Class Star Destroyers, but three, it appeared the feared "Twins of Terror" had just turned into the "Triplets of Terror".

His blue eyes narrowed into dangerous lapis lazulies as the sluggish creature slowly left his concrete throne, waving a finger at Talyk Shrar threateningly.<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> "You..you promised a war fleet!"

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Executor Talyk Shrar scoffed angrily.<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> "A Yuuzhan Vong Warfleet is inbound, two primed war ships ready for battle."

"Two?!"<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> the Hutt suddenly went hysterical in disbelief.<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> "That is no warfleet! You tricked me!"

"No I did not trick you, by your galactic standards a warfleet must be hueg due to the lack of competence in your ships, but thanks to the competence in Yuuzhan Vong craft, committing dozens is a gross waste of resources."<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The large Hutt considered his allies words.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"I have a lot riding on this..."

"As do I..."



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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Raging Night Hammer<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> was like a giant slap in the face to all the Yuuzhan Vong believed in, and their heavy cruiser relinquished inward toward the mighty warship shaped like that of Vader's old ship...the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Executor<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. Commander Shael Krelot had seen that ship hundreds of times when he initially scouted the locations for a take over by the Praetorite Vong. This time however, it was smaller...and went by a new name.

Coral Skippers were already veering toward the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Raging Night Hammer<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, and the shields began to suffer immensely from the gravitational manipulation of the dovin basals. When plasma began to entice the last remnants of the shields. They were still up indeed, but were beginning to suffer for their mere existence.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> This battle must be swift, it must be ferocious<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Commander Shael thought to himself worriedly. Warmaster Zhin would not be pleased with this inherint lack of progress.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->



New Fleet Manifest-

<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START-->Kessel<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->

1 Heavy Cruiser
80 Coral Skippers


<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START-->Nar Shadda<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->

1 Heavy Cruiser
1 Light Cruiser
45 Coral Skippers
1 *HIDDEN* World Ship
400 Grutchins tearing into the scouts

"Sir shields are failing."

"Bring us to the bow and get the Conquering Mist and Tempest Mist to form up around us we will share what remains of our shield power."

The Zealous Mist made its way around to the bow to meet the other two Mists and just as they formed up around the Gands command ship the Impulsive Mist and the Watchful Mist came into the system. They formed up at the edge of the system and waited for the three VSDs to finish and head out.

"Sir the Raging Night Hammer reports that they have been engaged at the Kessel system by the Yuuzhan Vong."

"Recall all fighters now we are going to take down that ISD and get to the Kessel system to assist the Raging Night Hammer."

The fighters started pouring into the docking bays as the Mist Triplets renewed there attack on the ISD taking down the bridge shield in no time.

"Bring us all about 180 degrees I want the Tempest Mist to fire all missiles in a staggered format so that the hit one after another after another. Have the Conquering Mist and our own gunners fire on the shield domes so that they can't get their shields back up before the missiles hit. As soon as the ISD is down grab it with our tractor beams and sling shot it at the Nebulon Bs. Then put full power to the engines and fire on anyskip that pursues. Have the Impulsive Mist and the Watchful Mist firing on anything that follows us out and jump into hyperspace right after us. Inform the Raging Night Hammer we are on our way and send them all data about our engagement with the Vong here."

The ships started to turn the two VSD mk IIs concentrated all fire on a shield dome each. The Tempest Mist fired off all its remaining missiles. The ISD took the majority of the 70 missiles in the bridge and it started to drift. The Zealous and Conquering Mist grabbed it up with their tractor beams and then used the tractor beams in conjunction with their engines to "throw" the massive ship toward the Nebulon Bs. The Mist Triplets put full power to there engines and headed for the hyperspace point Yuuzhan Vong Coral Skippers plowed into the massive ship as it quickly glided into the side of the first Nebulon B. The second Nebulon B managed to escape being rammed but was crippled in the resulting explosion which claimed more Coral Skippers. The Conquering Mist, Zealous Mist, and Tempest Mist met up with the Impulsive Mist and the Watchful Mist and they all jumped out of the system toward Kessel.

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"Turn us 35 degrees and role us 65 degrees to bring the maximum number of weapons to bare. Have the gunners fire as soon as they can get a shot. Launch all fighters and have them engage the enemy fighters."

The Raging Night Hammer began to manuevre into position and the fighters launched and engaged the enemy immediately, according to the data the Commodore had provided. The Fighters were attacking in 2s so the manuevre used at Nar Shadda was not as successful. The Raging Night Hammer fired all weapons now at the Vong capital ship. It absorbed all the fire but skips were being caught in the crossfire as well as TIEs.

Vong Losses:
13 Skips

Hutt Losses:
1 Nebulon B
1 ISD
1 Nebulon B Crippled

TRE Losses
21 Fighters

Manifest: Nar Shadda on route to Kessel
2 VSD mk IIs
1 VSD mk I
1 ISD mk I
1 ISD mk II

60% of the fighters

Manifest: At Kessel
ASSD Raging Night Hammer
144 assorted fighters

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> It was heard that Warmaster Zhin was beginning to finish his take over of Righsnack, and would be back in two days...if the battle did not end in that amount of time...but that is where Prefect Tegara got his idea.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> We have to draw them back...we will not fight on their grounds...yet.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The Yammosk picked up on the Yuuzhan Vong's thoughts and seemed to nod its large brain structure.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> I agree with you...I shall recall the cruiser.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><!--EZCODE BOLD START--> In minutes...the cruiser had returned...the battle was over.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->


OOC Sorry Siather, the thread's over until the big big big battle comes to be.

Rear Admiral Visaqar had been keeping tabs on Commodore Siather since the episode on Jaminere, because he thought the Commodore would want revenge for the destruction of his ship.
Since that encounter, Visaqar had inherited a new ship, the Excoriator. It was an Alleigance Class Super Star Destroyer, and his pride. He was sitting silently on the bridge of the Excoriator in a Jedi Trance, when his sensors officer called out to him.

"Rear Admiral! A Yuuzhan Vong Capital-Analog Warship has come out of hyperspace at Kessel."
"What do we have there?"
"The Raging Knight Hammer. A vessel unknown in the art of fighting these scum."
"Right," Visaqar said, deep in thought, "Head for Kessel! Inform the rest of the fleet. We will take out this Vong threat once and for all!"

The ASSD took a couple of minutes, then it and the whole taskforce of the 2 Loronar Strike Cruisers, 2 Victory Mk IIs, and a Victory Mk I jumped for Kessel.

Captain Marks aboard the Raging Night Hammer stood confused at the sudden withdrawal of the Yuuzhan Vong. Then 5 of the 7 Mists dropped out of hyperspace. Commodore Siather contacted Marks quickly.

"What happened Captain?"

"They suddenly withdrew from the system and then you showed up sir."

"Cowards!"

"Sir?"

"Not you. Those damn Yuuzhan Vong. They just won't face us when we are evenly matched. It makes militaristic sense but not everything is based on numbers. I am going to transfer myself over to the Raging Night Hammer for now. Send a message to the Challenger Mist and Valiant Mist and tell them to join us here as soon as possible. Collect your fighters as soon as those two ISDs are here we are headed off for some training."

None of the crew groaned but he knew they wanted to.