The events in this roleplay take place after Apparitions: Specters of the Truth
Quermia
"Reversion!" came the calm annoucement from the Navigation Station and Captain Renwar stood up as the Galactus reverted from hyperspace and the brilliant shades of light disappeared instantly.
Renwar looked ahead in focussed attention, the bow of his warship barely visible against the black sea of vacuum. Beside the Galactus, to the port and to the starboard, came clusters of Imperial Warships, those fighters hyperspace worthy already launched.
Just above the Galactus, the dark shadow of the Ebony Vigilance appeared as the massive Eclipse Class Star Destroyer entered along it's prearranged vector.
"Rear Guard set up containment."
"Sire, shall we jam transmissions?"
Renwar's hand indicated a negative response. "No. I do not want these people warned."
According to the rules, there had been an arguement with the Imperial High Command regarding the implimentation of Base Delta Zero for the world before them and Kaine, Supreme Commander of all Imperial Military Forces, nearly agreed. But it was Captain Merrik's presence which stayed his hand.
If this plan worked, the survivors wouldn't matter.
Already INS was shouting at the tops of their lungs purposefully creating the appropriate aura of fear within the population. This action, would serve as one of the greatest examples of Imperial justification and redemption.
Redemption from the lies spread by their enemies.
Renwar smiled. He would have the chance to prove himself to everyone. The Emperor, Commander Kaine, the Admiralty.... all.
"Rear Guard is to begin flanking maneuvers and I want this system interdicted. Anything gets pulled out that is not Imperial, I want it destroyed. No questions, no matter whom."
The comm officer swallowed hard and nodded relaying the orders on the military encrypted channel.
"Main fleet, all points forward. Signal to fire on my command. Begin active scans once we are engaged."
There would be no chance of detection until their first salvo was fired.
And as the shining planetary sphere grew larger, his mind reflected the stunning revelations that led to this point. Revelations that he knew would be used to rewrite history. A revelation that would not have been possible without the Jedi Corps...
He wondered what the meeting was like.
He wondered just what happened when the game was played at a level he could only dream of attaining.
*
“Putting that bastard Trachta in charge of COMPNOR was the best move you could have made..”
Zell barked out grinning as he read the report.
“I,” emphasized IM Commander Kaine, “did not do a damn thing. His is an able officer and his station reflects that ability.”
“Not to mention his rise to power eclipsed yours through that business with Daemon.” Zell quipped back.
“Trachta is as shadowy as Isard when it comes to his own actions and those in his charge. I would be surprised if a silent rise to power wasn't his plan all along.”
“Yes,” quipped Zell, “but he’s our shadowy bastard. And good thing too. We need someone to keep Imperial Intelligence in line and keep a reign on the Jedi Corps. God knows what the Sith will think of an independent force user organization within the framework of Imperial Law.”
Kaine grinned, “No doubt Lupercus Darksword is foaming at the mouth. I expect that he wanted the Jedi Corps for himself.”
“Defeats the purpose of the Jedi Corps wouldn’t it,” Theren Gevel walked in, handing back his copy of the report. “If this is true, it answers quite a lot of questions.”
“Such as?” Zell prompted.
“Why our leadership has been… less than stellar. Probably answers the ineffectiveness of Exceron.” Gevel answered bluntly and even Zell stood to contemplate that.
“You could be right,” he admitted.
“Of course, I am right.” Theren bluntly responded causing Zell to bristle, “The question is, what do we do about it? How can we keep it secret? And will it work?”
“What is so important?” Captain Merrik, of the ISD Insidion, entered. “We finally locked down that impeller on the Insidion and just got your message.” Kaine handed Theren’s copy of the report over and the man fell silent as he read. His eyes widened and his finger flicked a page. “I want them!” turning to Kaine, “They could very well be the answer we are looking for…”
“The answer?” Gevel asked pointedly.
“Imperial Intelligence blunders.” Merrik lied deadpan and before Theren could press the issue, Kaine turned to him.
“INS could spin such a web with this which would absolve us completely of everything our enemies have said about us over the years and push all our New Order programs over.”
“At the very least, it would revolutionize the Citizen Watch Program.” Theren stated, contemplating. “But, if this is true, how do we find them among our population?”
“About two years ago we ordered mandatory medical registration and checkups from EMR’s set up by Arliss Industries. Part of the 'biological warfare scare' of Wrath and the Phage. Everyone is on file and everyone has been tagged.”
“The Phage was bad business.” Gevel interrupted thinking about the Taj Daemun's threat to shoot their missles into populated planets and their subsequent experiences with the contagion.
“But it gave us the perfect vehicle with which to launch a number of medical programs to secure our population from biological threats.” Merrik commented though Theren just grunted a response.
“We are no longer backtracking as we were with Phage. We have had everyone inoculated against these but the threats do not stop there.”
“Hence the mandatory annual visits and mandatory registration of anyone expecting young.”
“Getting back to the subject at hand,” Kaine interrupted, “this is an opportunity. For all of us. This is what I propose…”
*
“It will raise the level of xenophobia to knew heights.”
”After what this report states, it better. We cannot be pawns in some alien game of control the galaxy. We HAVE to act to protect our evolutionary imperative.”
“Else biology would move beyond us..” Theren murmured bringing a cloud on the subject at hand.
“This has nothing to do with biology. These people were genetically altered! Purposefully! And they were allowed free reign in the Old Republic!” Kaine snapped. “It is time we ended their reign of superiority!”
“These people are the single greatest threat to us and our way of life! Sooner or later we will have to come to the subject of genetic research and the realization that we are not the only one's experimenting with it!"
Quermia
"Reversion!" came the calm annoucement from the Navigation Station and Captain Renwar stood up as the Galactus reverted from hyperspace and the brilliant shades of light disappeared instantly.
Renwar looked ahead in focussed attention, the bow of his warship barely visible against the black sea of vacuum. Beside the Galactus, to the port and to the starboard, came clusters of Imperial Warships, those fighters hyperspace worthy already launched.
Just above the Galactus, the dark shadow of the Ebony Vigilance appeared as the massive Eclipse Class Star Destroyer entered along it's prearranged vector.
"Rear Guard set up containment."
"Sire, shall we jam transmissions?"
Renwar's hand indicated a negative response. "No. I do not want these people warned."
According to the rules, there had been an arguement with the Imperial High Command regarding the implimentation of Base Delta Zero for the world before them and Kaine, Supreme Commander of all Imperial Military Forces, nearly agreed. But it was Captain Merrik's presence which stayed his hand.
If this plan worked, the survivors wouldn't matter.
Already INS was shouting at the tops of their lungs purposefully creating the appropriate aura of fear within the population. This action, would serve as one of the greatest examples of Imperial justification and redemption.
Redemption from the lies spread by their enemies.
Renwar smiled. He would have the chance to prove himself to everyone. The Emperor, Commander Kaine, the Admiralty.... all.
"Rear Guard is to begin flanking maneuvers and I want this system interdicted. Anything gets pulled out that is not Imperial, I want it destroyed. No questions, no matter whom."
The comm officer swallowed hard and nodded relaying the orders on the military encrypted channel.
"Main fleet, all points forward. Signal to fire on my command. Begin active scans once we are engaged."
There would be no chance of detection until their first salvo was fired.
And as the shining planetary sphere grew larger, his mind reflected the stunning revelations that led to this point. Revelations that he knew would be used to rewrite history. A revelation that would not have been possible without the Jedi Corps...
He wondered what the meeting was like.
He wondered just what happened when the game was played at a level he could only dream of attaining.
*
“Putting that bastard Trachta in charge of COMPNOR was the best move you could have made..”
Zell barked out grinning as he read the report.
“I,” emphasized IM Commander Kaine, “did not do a damn thing. His is an able officer and his station reflects that ability.”
“Not to mention his rise to power eclipsed yours through that business with Daemon.” Zell quipped back.
“Trachta is as shadowy as Isard when it comes to his own actions and those in his charge. I would be surprised if a silent rise to power wasn't his plan all along.”
“Yes,” quipped Zell, “but he’s our shadowy bastard. And good thing too. We need someone to keep Imperial Intelligence in line and keep a reign on the Jedi Corps. God knows what the Sith will think of an independent force user organization within the framework of Imperial Law.”
Kaine grinned, “No doubt Lupercus Darksword is foaming at the mouth. I expect that he wanted the Jedi Corps for himself.”
“Defeats the purpose of the Jedi Corps wouldn’t it,” Theren Gevel walked in, handing back his copy of the report. “If this is true, it answers quite a lot of questions.”
“Such as?” Zell prompted.
“Why our leadership has been… less than stellar. Probably answers the ineffectiveness of Exceron.” Gevel answered bluntly and even Zell stood to contemplate that.
“You could be right,” he admitted.
“Of course, I am right.” Theren bluntly responded causing Zell to bristle, “The question is, what do we do about it? How can we keep it secret? And will it work?”
“What is so important?” Captain Merrik, of the ISD Insidion, entered. “We finally locked down that impeller on the Insidion and just got your message.” Kaine handed Theren’s copy of the report over and the man fell silent as he read. His eyes widened and his finger flicked a page. “I want them!” turning to Kaine, “They could very well be the answer we are looking for…”
“The answer?” Gevel asked pointedly.
“Imperial Intelligence blunders.” Merrik lied deadpan and before Theren could press the issue, Kaine turned to him.
“INS could spin such a web with this which would absolve us completely of everything our enemies have said about us over the years and push all our New Order programs over.”
“At the very least, it would revolutionize the Citizen Watch Program.” Theren stated, contemplating. “But, if this is true, how do we find them among our population?”
“About two years ago we ordered mandatory medical registration and checkups from EMR’s set up by Arliss Industries. Part of the 'biological warfare scare' of Wrath and the Phage. Everyone is on file and everyone has been tagged.”
“The Phage was bad business.” Gevel interrupted thinking about the Taj Daemun's threat to shoot their missles into populated planets and their subsequent experiences with the contagion.
“But it gave us the perfect vehicle with which to launch a number of medical programs to secure our population from biological threats.” Merrik commented though Theren just grunted a response.
“We are no longer backtracking as we were with Phage. We have had everyone inoculated against these but the threats do not stop there.”
“Hence the mandatory annual visits and mandatory registration of anyone expecting young.”
“Getting back to the subject at hand,” Kaine interrupted, “this is an opportunity. For all of us. This is what I propose…”
*
“It will raise the level of xenophobia to knew heights.”
”After what this report states, it better. We cannot be pawns in some alien game of control the galaxy. We HAVE to act to protect our evolutionary imperative.”
“Else biology would move beyond us..” Theren murmured bringing a cloud on the subject at hand.
“This has nothing to do with biology. These people were genetically altered! Purposefully! And they were allowed free reign in the Old Republic!” Kaine snapped. “It is time we ended their reign of superiority!”
“These people are the single greatest threat to us and our way of life! Sooner or later we will have to come to the subject of genetic research and the realization that we are not the only one's experimenting with it!"
