-= Great Dome of The Je'har,Almania =-

The Dark Side of the Force.

It had spawned horrble creatures,people,and forces that Logan was forced to contend with.The Dark Side was considered by the Jedi to be the worse force in the universe.

To Logan,it was his greatest enemy.

Why do people give in to their emotions? Why did they let their emotions control them? It was an impossible concept and Logan wondered those questions everyday.There were too many people and factions controlled by the Dark Side to such an extent that they would be destroyed by it.It might seem truly pathetic to some people but....Logan knew better he knew why some people and factions were intent on controlling large portions of the Galaxy....sometimes the Galaxy itself.

Logan wondered these things as he sat on a bench in the Great Dome of the Je'har.The bench was his favorate place to sit.It was surrounded by flowers and grasses.Years before Kueller had used the Great Dome as his command center...now Logan used it as his retreat.So intent was he on a particular flower that he didn't hear the footsteps behind him.

"Admiral"
Logan jumped,startled he turned around slowly to smile at the Jedi Knight behind him.

"Hello Wade.What brings you to the Great Dome?"

"The Force is strong here.There is much peace...I find it ....refreashing."

"As do I.It never ceases to amaze me how it used to gbe such a dark place and now is full of light."

Wade smiled at the aging Admiral.

"I understand that...however my reasons for coming here were not to rest"

"I thought as much.Why,then are you here?"

"To tell you that we are ready to depart for Sernpidal as soon as you are on board"

"Yes.I need to talk to Blackkon before we go.I will meet you on board the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom's Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->"

"Of course Admiral"

Wade left and Logan took a hovertaxi to his office at the New Alliance High Command in the Almanian capital,Stonia.

Once in his office he addressed his secretary,Selphie.

"Selphie, get me Admiral Blackkon"

"Yes sir"

After a few minutes Admiral Blackkon's features appeared on the screen.

"Arthorn,it's good to see you.My ship is ready to depart for Sernpidal.I want you to meet it there in 48 hours."

He waited for Blackkon's response.

In the skies above Wayland, the Fourth Fleet's current base of operations, Admiral Arthorn Blackkon stood before a holoprojector and it's return camera as he received his orders. Admiral Logan's image was approximately two feet tall, and crystal clear. "Yes sir. I'll be leaving in moments." Blackkon saluted into the holocam, and ended the transmission to get to work. These new orders made his others more complicated, but the Admiral was confident both missions could be completed without too many problems. Blackkon immediately brought his officers together in the main conference room of his command ship.

The files Grand Admiral Logan had sent him helped his short strategy session with his officers, holding vital information as to the defensive capabilities of the planet. The difficulty was planning the two missions to go off at once. Finally Captain Tedelan, who had shined at the Battle of Kessel with his maneuver that had saved the Admiral, came up with a shining idea regarding the Fleet's mission at Serndipal. Since that time Blackkon had kept the Captain in high regards, and he now commanded one of the fleets Star Destroyers. With the Admiral's respect, he had no problems voicing his idea, which spawned others by other commanders, and Blackkon himself. Preliminary plans complete, contingency plans were made and orders were sent out immediately. In the end, the hardest decision was which mission to personally supervise, as the Admiral sadly couldn't do both at the same time. It was a hard decision to make. Blackkon hated not being there with his men while they were in danger. Perhaps with proper timing, he could advise his forces at the other location over his holocom. Either way, he knew they would perform well.

Now it was time for action. Blackkon left the briefing room, entrusting one mission to his most trusted officers, and made his way to the hanger. There he boarded his personal shuttle, the one he'd brought to the Alliance when he joined, the "Blackk Night." Moments later, having immediately been bumped to the top of the flight list he left the ship on his own mission. The few force reallotments that were needed were already in progress as Arthorn left the hanger.

The planet Serndipidal...

It had been a long time since the planet had faced outside danger, several years since the Yuzzah Vong had attacked. Since that time the Serndipals had become more militant, as many cultures did after being devastated but not destroyed. Overall the people were downtrodden, the dust and dirt that filled thier atmosphere since that time wore them down, and a large portion of the normal civilians life was spent cleaning the dust from thier crops and equipment. However they were fairly well defended, though without a fleet presence. Several small defense stations orbited the planet, and the capital boasted a number of turbolasers and ion cannon emplacements, as well as a Gencore I shield generator. These had been built and manned constantly should the Yuzzuh Vong return. Fortunately, these would be of little consequence in this situation.

The planet itself was odd, half of it had been destroyed during the Yuzzuh Vong attack. The warrior aliens had crashed the planets moon into it, killing the famous Wookie Chewbacca in the process. The far side of the planet was a wasteland, constantly under bombardment by fragments of the planet that had been tossed into orbit being pulled back in by it's gravity. From the bridge of the Xyxl-class Battlcruiser Insurgent, Admiral Arthorn Blackkon looked down on the planet. It had taken several hours to get to their current location, having jumped in beyond the actual borders of the system and moved in under the cover of the ships cloaking device. Now they were in orbit over the capital, carefully maneuvering to avoid collisions with ships that could not see or sense them, and using the utmost care to remain undetected. The entire ship was rigged for ultra-quiet to avoid any sounds being picked up by defense stations.

At several locations on the planet, large transports had landed, carrying various "cargo". A few areas of these ships held what their manifests indicated, but in truth these ships held the Insurgent's 140 Titan-class Assault Walkers. These armored units boasted powerful weaponry and armor, more than enough to handle anything the native troops could put against them. They were divided into groups of four, scattered over the planet to take out important installations. In several instances multiple groups would hit the same target, especially well defended areas and the military bases.

As the bridge chrono ticked down in synch with the one on Blackkon's wrist, they together hit the time he had set before leaving Wayland. Stone-faced, he began the invasion with a single word, an open transmission, now that secrecy was a moot point. "Begin." While the man seemed especially cold considering thier target, special considerations had been made for the protection of the people as well as military personnel.

Immediately the cloaking device dropped as Ion cannon blasts rained down on the planet. The Insurgent's gunners were top of the line, thier weapons shutting down the ground-based orbital weapons. Blackkon however was impressed with the defenders response time though, the second salvo of weapons slammed into the shields, already coming up. It didn't matter though, the shields were not the Insurgent's target in the first place. With a short command the ship began targeting it's fire on the nearest defense stations. Here it used turbolasers only until the shields were down. Once they had dropped, Ion fire was brought up to disable the emplacements.

They had taken three of these stations offline when one of the officers reported that the ship was taking starfighter hits. Arthorn glanced at his panel, seeing the handful of fighters. They had obviously launched from stations still on line as well as ground stations, and would have to be dealt with, though not a serious threat at all. "Launch the fighters," Blackkon commanded, and they were. From the hanger, a single mixed squadron launched. They were all that would be needed. Eight Skipray Blastboats and four TIE Defenders leapt to the defense of their ship. The attackers scattered, and were pursued as long as they stayed near the battlecruiser. The Insurgent's fighters used only thier Ion cannons, they were under orders to harm no one except under extreme circumstances. Disabled fighters were hauled into the ships hanger and their pilots taken into custody.

Planetside, things were also moving in the Alliance's favor. With Blackkon's original order the Titans had begun their attacks on their predetermined targets. The first targets were military installations, primarily starfighter bases. Some fighters got off the ground, but they were dealt with using the Titan's shoulder mounted concussion missile launchers. The missiles launched were special ones, again intended to only damage and disable the fighters, forcing them to land again. Dark Troopers, who had been brought to the planet along with the assault walkers, spread throughout the cities, clearing out areas that couldn't be hit by the larger guns of the armored units, like those near residential areas. Even these forces were careful in thier handling of the locals, the robots pilots taking care not to damage anything structurally, and generally using non-lethal methods.

Finally, as the Insurgent was nearly finished with the defense stations in orbit, the Titan team assigned to the shield generator took it out. In an effort to keep the repair time for the shield low, they simply took out a link in the power supply, and protected that area. The shimmer of the protective field faltered and failed, as the skys above the capital were clear. The loss of life had been incredibly light amongst the native forces, and almost non-exsistant amonst the Alliance. Blackkon was adamant about constant training, among all forces under his command, be they Navy, Starfighter, or Ground Troops. The Titans and Dark Troopers had performed flawlessly alongside each other. Those killed amongst the natives were generally the fanatics, who refused to surrender and continued to attack New Alliance forces.

As the Xyxl Battlecruiser again came over the planet's capital, the Admiral again opened a communications channel. "Attention Serndipidal command. This is Admiral Arthorn Blackkon of the New Alliance Fourth Fleet. Serndipidal is now under New Alliance control. In a moment I'll be coming down to discuss terms of your surrender. Do not attempt to attack me at any point. I don't wish to hurt your people or damage your forces any more."

Within two minutes he was again aboard the "Blackk Night." Taking the controls himself as he always did, he smoothly left the hanger, pointing the Lambda towards the planet. Four of the Blastboats, with thier "Blackkon's Blades" insignia emblazened on the side of thier ships, formed up with the shuttle, as two Defenders kept a patrol route around the formation. As soon as he was out of the hanger the ship recloaked to assume a protective stance in orbit. Thankfully the Serndipals remained passive, and the shuttle was on the ground a few minutes later. The Admiral locked down his ship, trusting to his pilots to protect it, and was escorted to a speeder by a duo of Dark Troopers.

He really didn't think the troopers were neccesary, he could more than defend himself, but the image was useful to deter any that would try to harm him. He truly didn't want these people hurt in any way. He'd heard of what had happened to the Serndipals when the Yuzzuh Vong had attacked, and had felt for them. He would use this chance to show some mercy on these people. No one was on the streets, except for patrols of Dark Troopers. All of the civilians had been asked to stay inside for the time being. In less than fifteen minutes the speeder reached the capital, and he made his way up the steps and inside to meet with a nervous, sweaty little man who identified himself as the planetary leader, actually using a title Blackkon was unfamiliar with, but remembered from his briefing material. The man's pockmarked cheeks jiggled as he spoke, and his body in general showed the Admiral a lot, one of these things being the greed that was almost a requirement of a politician was present among this man's undesirable qualities. Blackkon had always dispised politicians, and politics in general. However, he'd somehow always ended up on one side of the negotiation table, he just had a knack for this type of thing.

Taking a seat at the head of the table they were using, Arthorn motioned for the politician to sit as well. "So, where should we begin? I'd really rather not have us fight any longer. The New Alliance is here to help you. The show of force you just had was to show you that we could protect you. I believe if you have all of your units report in you'll find there are almost no deaths among your forces, mostly just disabling. I do apologize for those few unfortunate deaths that did occur. Now, as a representative of the New Alliance, I've come to tell you we'd like your people to join us. I'm sure there are many ways we can assist you, be in the clean-up remaining pollution and such from the moon's impact, or an escape to another location if that's what you would like. The people of Serndipal themselves can help the Alliance in many ways as well. So, what do you think?"

The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedoms Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> dropped out of hyperspace and entered a standard orbit of Sernpidal.Logan was not surprised that Blackkon had taken care of the planetary defenses.Because Logan saw the debris that were slowly spiraling toward the planet.He smiled and sat back in his chair..Blackkon should be done any minute down on the planet.Suddenly a proximity alarm sounded at the panel to Logan's right.He frowned and looked at it,sensors had picked up a large fleet made up of <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> -class Battlecruisers.At 700 meters long the old <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Ka<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->s made good pirate warships and were armed to the teeth.

And now 6 of them were inbound to Sernpidal.

That was somthing to worry about.Logan had 1 <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Menace<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-class Star Destroyer and 1 <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Xylx<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-class Battlecruiser.The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Insurgent<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> was cloaked but the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom's Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> was a sitting duck.The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloths<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> opened fire as soon as they were in range.With 25 Turbolasers and 25 Ion Cannons the battle cruisers packed quite a punch.Originally designed to replace the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Dreadnaught<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-class cruisers after the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Katana<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> fleet incident,plenty of <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-class Battlecruisers were still left after the Old Republic was taken over by then-Senator Palpatine.


"Come about and return fire" Logan orderd calmly as some panic swept over the bridge.

The 70 Turbolasers and 70 Ion cannons opened fire on a single <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->.The Identify Friend/Foe sensors called the ship the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Backstab<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->.After several minutes of heavy pounding the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Backstab<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> was listing.It rolled over on its side and explosions ripped the ship apart.In a huge and magnificant exploson the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Backstab<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> was destroyed.As if in revenge the other <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloths<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> increased their rate of fire on the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom's Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> and Logan's ship felt it.The The sheilds were dwindleing and Logan knew it was only a matter of time before they would give out.

Then the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Insurgent<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> intered the fray and unleashed it's weapons on the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloths<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> flanks.Logan ordered a quick comm to be sent to Almania and then returned to the battle.Another <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->,that he IFF sensors identified as the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> BloodLust<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> was hit severely by the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Insurgent<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> and exploded.The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom's Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> bridge crew erupted into cheers.The 4 Remaining <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloths<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> decided that it would be better to retreat and entered hyperspace but Logan had a feeling that they would be back.He thanked he <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Insurgent<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->'s captain and went to his ready room.

Logan was in his ready room reading the latest VNN news reports when he came to the part about New Alliance brutality to the natives of Sernpidal.Chadd Fearsons and his band of liars were quickly spreading rumors and reports about Logan and The new Alliance.With the recent Holo-Net transmission by Zednine,the rumors were now circulating faster.Soon his enemies and allies alike would hear these false reports.

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Maybe I should write a speech telling the galaxy that these reports are false<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

It might soon have effect on him and The new Alliance if it wasn't stopped.The most annoying thing about all of this is he couldn't do a single thing about it.He tried to get his mind off all of this by having the food synthisizer make some Correlian Brandy.He had hardly ever touched the stuff before but the Jedi Knight Wade Vox-who was a Correlian-told him the Brandy could get his mind off his troubles untill the hangover wore off.He took a long sip and swallowed.Those <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloths<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> might come back,there were four of them left.After reveiwing the recording of the battle Alliance techs were able to use the IFF transponder tags on each of the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloths<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> to identify them.The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Red Dragon,Shadow,Dark Demon,and Dog of War<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> were still out there and-for all he knew-might be on here way right now.He got up and went to the bridge,leaving the bottle of Correlian Brandy behind.

"What is our status?"

"The sheild repairs are near completion.The hyperdrive engines was damaged in the battle but reports from repair crews suggest it will be operational within the hour"

"Excellent.Relay my thanks to the repair crews."

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> It was always a good idea to keep up morale<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

Developments.

After their defeat,the 4 remaining <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->s retreated.However,the pirates weren't about to give up raiding the now-defenseless citizens of Sernpidal just because some Alliance-punks want it for themselves.So they circled around and went to the opposite side of the planet and transported around 500 pirates to the planet surface.Unknown to the New Alliance the pirates began stealing from the richest citizens and were turning in a hefty load of credits.

With no one to turn to now that their military was in shambles,the citizens of Sernpidal made an official request to Regent Logan.Their request was delivered via comm.Now Logan sat in his ready room reading the request.

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Regent Logan of the New Alliance,

We the Government of Sernpidal formerly request an aid package to be delivered from the New Alliance High Command to our planet,Sernpidal.In return for the aid package we will agree to enter into peace talks and negotiate a truce.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

"Short and sweet"

He considered it for a moment.

If he told them he would he will have to destroy the remaining <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-class Battlecruisers.Then he would have to send down elite soldiers to destroy the pirates on the surface.That would mean casualties.These pirates weren't exactly going to fall over dead.

On the other hand idf he told them no he could force them to surrender and get all of this over with.However he would still have to deal with the pirates...and in Logan's experience it would be better to deal woith the pirates with the planet on his side.And they were willing to negotiate if he helped them so it would be better for everybody to help them.

He sent a quick messege telling them he would help and then got right to work.On the bridge he began issuing orders to his crew.

"Come about,course heading 3426.9.10 MGLT"

The great Star Destroyer came around and headed to the other side of the planet.And there they were,4 750 meter long <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-class Battlecruisers...basicly inviting an attack.The <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Menace<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-class <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom's Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> drove right into the center of the pirate formation.

"Target the two starboard <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Battlecruisers and open fire with starboard turbolaser,and quad laser cannons.Then target the other
two <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Battlecruisers and open fire with all the rest turbolaser,and quad laser cannons."

Logan watched as the first turbolasers started streaking from his and enemy ship alike.The New Alliance had the element of surprise and the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->s were slightly confused,therefore it took them a full five minutes before they ould get their bearings and return fire.One <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->,the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Shadow<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->,disentagrated before it could fire at the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom's Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->.The other Battlecruisers fared better than the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Shadow<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->.Though they had trouble getting their weapons on-line they still were hitting the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> hard.

"Sir! Our sheilds are down to 50 percent!"

"Continue firing"

Another <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Kaloth<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->,the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Red Dragon<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->,exploded.Now freeing the starboard turbolaser cannons.

"Concentrate all fire on the remaining Battlecruisers"
The weapons control officer shouted a
"Yes sir"

Another Battlecruiser,the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Dark Demon<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> tried to ram the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Freedom's Choice<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> before it too died in a big explosion.Minutes later the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Dog of War<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> tried to make a run for it.However it's engines were not very advanced and were poorly kept up.Soon the turbolasers found it too.
Logan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Status report"

"Sir......our sheilds are down to 3 percent"

"Continue repairs"

"Aye sir"

Datapad in hand, Maladwen was forced to look over hundreds of civilians being poured into transports at astounding rates. There were literally hundreds of them and it was a tragedy that Maverick Munitions were the only persons available to escort them out. His eyes dashed left and right as several more were loaded until shuttles or assault transports, simply waiting to be lifted off.

The Alliance had launched a totally unprovoked attack on the planet itself, and now they had little choice but to leave their home, but then again...the indigenous natives would be glad to get off that rock now that hyperspace worthy craft had entered the system.

"Come on move move move, we don't have much time, those guys'll be shooting at us pretty soon if we don't get our heads and our asses wired together," Maladwen shot angrily as he went over the names on his datapad of everyone trying to get loaded in.

It took nearly an hour or two but finally the whole of the populace from at least that part of the "planet" and they were off to the <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Victory<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->-Class Star Destroyer waiting for them just off the planet.

Maladwen had made his way into the last one, squeezing past several hundred refugees, trying to find himself a seat. "What's the ETA on reaching the Star Destroyer?" he demanded of the pilots. They reported 20 minutes...once they breeched the atmosphere. If...they breeched the atmosphere and got past the Alliance blockade.

Blackkon's negotiations had continued on throughout the day, going over all the little details of bringing a planet into the Alliance. The Admiral had been given full freedom in these negotiations, a request he'd made to make sure the long beleaguered citizens of the planet would get what they deserved. In the end, they reached pretty much the standard planetary agreement, with one main difference. As expected, a large portion of the pupulace would like to be moved of the wreaked remains of thier world.

This was easy enough for Blackkon, the New Alliance had already made arrangements for their transport. As negotiations ended and both parties signed the proper documents, he called up to the Insurgent, and they passed the message on. Now, with the planetary leader, the Admiral made his way to a news station to transmit to the people of Serndipal. There the politician spoke for a time, then turned introduced Blackkon, who spoke.

"People of Serndipal, I am Admiral Arthorn Blackkon of The New Alliance. As you were just informed, Serdipal has come under the protection of the New Alliance. Now, in my past I've studied galactic history, and I'm familiar with the tragedy that befell you, and I have the utmost sympathy for you. As such, the New Alliance has provided transport for anyone who would like to leave. Transports will be landing at the spaceports in a few hours to begin doing so. In that time I ask that anyone who wishes to leave to report to the following locations with your names, number of people to be transported, and prefered location to be taken. This will help in the organization. Thank you."

With this Blackkon ended the transmission and returned back to the job of cleaning up. As he checked the figures later, a surprising number of people were staying behind, too stubborn to leave thier homeland. They would be taken care of as well, now citizens of the New Alliance.

On board the small Dinefet[/i-class Cruiser that had just arrived from Almania,Wade Vox was getting ready to go down to Sernpidal.Grand Admiral Logan had asked him to go down and take care of the pirates.When their ships were destroyed above the planet the pirates had gone into hiding and had not come out and done anything.Now that the planet was under New Alliance control the pirates wasted no time in commiting small-time crimes...almost daring a Jedi Knight to come down and get rid of them.So that is exactly what Wade was going to do.


The [i]Dinefet-class cruiser Shadow Guard lifted off the deck of the Freedom's Choice and exited the hangar,bound for the planet.

***

"How many credits"?

"Four hundred.Six hundred if you want protection for your ship."

"Fine six hundred then"

Wade sighed and sat back,hoping that Deefour,his little slicer droid, had not heard the conversation with the owner of docking bay twenty three.

However,his hopes were in vain.

"I can't believe that you let him overcharge you like that Master Wade.The theif!"

"It's okay,Deefour.I can afford it."

His astromech droid R2-E5 (Whom he had nicknamed Rocky) rolled in and asked what Deefour was going on about now.
Wade laughed and concentrated on landing the ship which had started picking up speed during their decent through the atmosphere.He slowed the ship and made a soft landing.In landing bay twenty three.Checking to make sure his lightsaber was hidden and throwing his hood up Wade went to the cargo bay.He got out his XP-38 landspeeder and and he,Rocky,and Deefour got in.Pushing a code on his datapad Wade opened the cargo bay doors and guided the landspeeder out.Then after closing the doors he sped out into the streets.



***


Using mostly the Force,Wade was able to locate a few of the pirates who were dining at the local cantina.Leaveing Rocky and Deefour behind he went in.
The cantina was full of smoke and people.It smelled worse than a dead-bantha being picked apart by Tattooine gravel-maggots.He went to the bar and used the Force to increase the intrest the pirates had of him.It did not take long for them to walk over to the bar and surround him.

"Well well well,who do we have here"?

"Go away"

"Or what?"

"I'll kill you"

In respnse the pirates grabbed him by the hood and dagged him outside,where they began kicking and hitting him.Wade ignited his lightsaber and severed a foot that was kicking at his legs.The lightsaber's blue glow illiminated their shocked faces.

"A Jedi"!

"Let's get out of here"!

As the pirates started to run the landspeeder,piloted by Rocky via interface,pulled up.Wade hopped in and followed the pirates to their hideout-an old abandoned wherehouse.He got out of ther landspeeder and silently went to the wherehouse's roof.He entered an air vent and made his way to the section of the place where the pirates had set up shop.He caught a peices of a conversation.

"-Jedi"

"A Jedi Knight is here on Sernpidal"?

"He had a lightsaber with him.He cut off Randal's foot"

"The last thing we need is Jedi on our tail.We need to get out of here"

"But the battle cruisers were destroyed by those ships up in orbit"

"That is why we will call some of our other associates"

"When will they get here?....this place is creepy....especially with a Jedi hanging around"

The rest of the conversation was drowned out by all the other noises.Wade silently opened the vent grate and dropped to the floor.Several pirates walked past and Wade hid in the shadows.He made his way to the leader's personal chambers.The man was trying to get the comm system to work,but apparently was not having any success.

"Hello"

The leader spun around,blaster in hand.

"Who are you"?

"My name is of no consequence."

"You are that Jedi..aren't you"?

"Yes"

"Whaddya want"?

"For you to leave this planet."

"How 'bout that!.We were plannin' on leavin' anyway."

"You misunderstand.I meant that you are leaving this planet to the New Alliance prison on Kessel"

"The spice mines"?

"Yes"

"I have already been there once.I would rathar die than go back there"

With that the man lifted his blaster and began firing at Wade.Igniting his lightsaber he began deflecting the energy bolts back at the pirate.Two of them hit him in the chest and he fell to the ground with a thud.Hearing the noise the other pirates poured into the room,blasters blazing.Wade cut them down right and left but more continued to come.

Meanwhile outside Deefour was getting worried.And he told Rocky all about it.

"What if Master Wade is in trouble? We should help him"

Rocky was just about to respond that the Jedi was more than capable to take care of himself whern blasters were heard inside the hideout.

"Oh no! We should contact the Freedom's Choice at once!"

And Rocky did just that and minutes later New Alliance forces were storming the wherehouse.Soon all the pirates were rounded up.And Wade thanked the two droids.

His job was complete.