<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> Lupercus smiled as the duel explosions sounded against the captured hulls. He turned on his heel, striding back towards the Shuttles. With a nod, one of his Rodians reached for his commlink, and sent a signal to the other ships that had been captured. With a pause that could only be measured in nanoseconds, the troops onboard all three craft begun laying out explosives. 15 minutes later the Hapans and Rodians were also pulling out, back to their respective ships.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START-->Onboard the Princes Flagship<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The Prince reclined slightly on his chair, watching as the Galactic Defence Initiative ships pounded away at the Gencore Mark I shield. His mind wandered, until it picked up on what he was doing. He turned slightly to the same Rodian he had spotted before.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Fireworks time..."

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> An evil grin crossed the Rodians face as he nodded, pulling out a multi purpose remote detonator. He flicked 3 switches, and turned to watch the show.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Here we go..."

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> And they waited.

And waited.

And waited.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Are you @#%$ stupid you...."

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> BOOM

The ships exploded in tandem, their deaths bringing childlike squeals of glee from the Prince and the other Hapans.

He sat there for a moment, savouring the destruction, waiting for the flames to die away... Then he rose, and strode out of the bridge.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"To Gallinore!"

She had been told that there was to be a good time had on Gallinore, and she was not disappointed. The shadow beneath the hood of Tevarii's robe kept the disfigurement of her face hidden to those about her. Specifically from the black clad PeFauna that stood not to far from her.

Lupercus had instructed her to wait for him, but she did not think he would mind if she started a little early.

Her hand reached out, long and pale fingers pointing toward the unaware Royal Guard of the Rogue Empire. Nothing seemed to happen at first, but she continued to draw on the Darkside and focussed on the Guard.

The black pupils of her eyes dialated until nothing could be seen but two black orbs. A smile played across her maroon lips and she could see and feel every last molecule of the man. With a single thought she drew the kinetic energy of those molecules toward her, causing the man's - and armor - temperature to drop rapidly. In a matter of seconds the once mobile man was still as ice.

In fact...

He was ice.

Weakened and drained, Tevarii felt herself colapsing to her knees yet the smile one her face never wavered. With the last of her power she conjured a small sphere of white light in her shakey hand and projected it toward the stature of ice.

It shattered on contact.

She sat herself up against the wall, people about her screaming and running in panic at the site of the pieces of man. She would be content waiting for the Pretender now.

<font color=red>We must remember to attempt that again we are stonger...</font>

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The shuttle descended quickly, the shield having only been broken moments before they left the ship. Already the Victory Class Star Destroyers were taking positions to enter the planets atmosphere, as had the fighters. Assault transports were already landing from the Hapan and GDI ships, their crews ready for slaughter, the GDI troops unwillingly, the Hapans and Rodians with lusty vigour. Lupercus and his disciples were planning on landing near a mineshaft to meet up with Tevarii, he only hoped she hadn't killed them all already...

The shuttle broke through the atmosphere rapidly, a slight jolt rocking the ship as the gravity was adjusted to the planetary levels. Within minutes they had landed.

As the transports door lowered, Lupercus savoured the smell of his prey, the planet and its inhabitents. Stepping out onto the land, he paused, before noticing a drained Tevarrii. Ignoring her, and seeing the remains of the PeFauna, he smiled, before leaping into the mineshaft, followed closely by his men.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> None will survive this... May the Force be willing anyway...<!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->

The shield down, every able bodied troop began ferrying to the surface.

First among them were the the fifty stormtroopers abaord the Gunship <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> Merciless.<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> Direct temproary commander of them was the " Admiral," himself priming his personal hybrid pistol as the Sentinel Shuttle made the journey to Gallinore's surface.

Many of the Hapan soldiers would be going towards a large mine complex.

The New Imperial soldiers had other intentions, as the had received no orders contravening independent action.

There was a small planetary defense outpost five kilometers from the mines, capable of launching a retaliatory strike against the raiders and GDI soldiers. The garrison was only a hundred strong, but did possess the heavu assault equipment the purely infantry detachments then arriving did not have.

" Bring us over their base. Fire all weapons at any defensive emplacements. Bring us about for another pass, target any troops you can hit, and then land us just beyond the wire. When all are off, get airborne and hit them again."

The shuttle commander nodded and made the preparations.

The white craft came down over a small range of hills and saw the base, its structure mostly earthen foritifcations and a few underground bunkers and vehicle sheds.

Fire of red and green began lancing up from their two twin laser batteries, the only ones that could do any damage to the craft. The rest was assorted small arms fire.

At breaking speeds, the shuttle approached, and was gone just as quick. In its wake, over a hundred shots had been loosed towards the ground, leaving both batteries in heaps of smoldering wreckage.

As she turned about, the men readied for landing...

Note: The price was 4 DSSDs and 3 ISDs. Shall I add these ships to my manifest, then?

Unless said vessels, as stated below, and posted here as having been transferred to us, Gallinore will remain in our hands.

And that dumbass comment means another ISD for us.

4 DSSDs
4 ISDs

To be transferred immediatly, in return for the world of Gallinore.

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> As he flew down the steep shaft, the breeze shot passsed his face so rapidly, the Sith Prince was momentarily at peace. But flickerings of a lightside forceuser broke the Hapans reverie.

Snapping straight, he reached out with his hatred of the Light and was propelled into a side tunnel. The speed of his entrance surprised even him as he tucked into a roll, hitting the dirt with a slight twinge of pain. His landing attrached the attention of the PeFauna nearby, who raised his force pike. As the Dark Prince rose, the man lowered his weapon.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Ahh Hapan, how goes our great conquest?"

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> An evil sneer crossed the face of the Hapan as he walked to an inch from the mans face. His hand dropped to his sabre and slammed the unactivated 'point' into the PeFaunas gut.<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

"Quite well...

For <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--> us<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> anyway!"

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> With a cackle he activated it, the ruby red sabre slicing through the PeFaunas gut. The man hung their for a moment, as Lupercus' free hand reached for his other sabre, and with a astonishing speed drew it, the blade igniting as it rose. With a powerful slash the mans head fell bloody to the ground.

Lupercus turned to see the other Sith coming up behind him. Nodding, they filtered out amongst the mines many routes, leaving only death in their wake.

10 minutes later, not a single living entinty besides them remained...<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->

<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE START-->Elsewhere in Gallinore.<!--EZCODE UNDERLINE END-->

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--> The teams of Rodians were in their element. They had a simple task, much to their delight. They were to save any gems they could find and keep them, but they had one other objective.

Pillage, maim, destroy and Rape.

Slaughter any who oppose, and many who wouldn't...<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->