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"For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire."

Oro?

"How did my father die?"

what? who's father?

"A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he
turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi
Knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all
but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force."

Darth Vader??

"The Force?"

What is this? what am I hearing?

"Well, the Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy
field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us.
It binds the galaxy together...."


Cale awoke, the voices of ages past vanishing into the dawn wind. He glanced about the ruined structure he had taken shelter in, looking for the voices he had heard.
The Bare, crumbling, windbeaten adobe walls revealed nothing.
He stood and brushed the sand from his robes. he was still a day or so's ride from the monistary, due south of him. Weather fareing and if he rode hard, he might be able to make it by mid day.
Then he felt it.
An odd vibration in the force, as if someone had plucked a sour note.
He once more scanned his surroundings, using every sense he had available.
It had vanished from view, but for a moment, he felt a foul presence upon the world, something that should not be. And it felt familiar.
"This one must conclude his buisness here." He muttered as he came upon his hobbled Eopie. "The sooner he resumes his quest, the better."

"You must do what you feel is right, of course...."

Link snapped his head towards the sound, his hand on his gaffi stick.
There was no one there. Only a sun parched adobe wall.

"This desert must be toying with the mind." He muttered as he climbed aboard Strider and made off to see the B'omarr Monks once again.
As he left the old ruin behind, the wind blew through the old ruin, and upon it, one could have made out a strange, almost foreboding voice mutter silently.

"Vader was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force...."

The ruins stood still and silent once more.

First Dathomir, now Junction. Elladan Kenet had somehow slipped past the Imperial Blockade and nabbed two more star systems, these two were on the last imperial lifeline, which he'd now just severed.

Rear Admiral Borill Elsyn was not pleased with this turn of events, he needed to act fast and counter this attack before the ships and bases on this side of Elladan Kenet's little empire began running out of stuff.

Borill sat in the command chair of the Hektor's Shield and began tapping irritably on his datapad, their first message to Mandalore the Immortal had not gotten any response, perhaps it hadn't caught up to him yet.

Sitting there he thought, I can't wait for him but for a few days, after that we'll be forced to launch our attack. Mandolorians or no mandolorians. He sighed and looked down at the message he had typed in..

Mandalore the Immortal,

The forces under Elladan Kenet have taken hold of Dathomir and Junction. I'm left with little choice but to immediately attack. Your forces would be of great value in such an enagement with the enemy. I will attack Junction in three days. Until then I'll be waiting at the Toprawa, if you wish to assist in the attack meet us there.

The Imperial Military is willing to give in to your demands, and if you help us I can almost guarantee that Mandalore will once more be under your protection.

Rear Admiral Borill Elsyn

With it done Borill stood and walked to the viewport and starred our at the nine ships visible through the transparisteel. The enemy would surely resist an attempt to retake Junction. But even if they did resist, Borill hoped he had the plan to ensure its futility.

Meanwhile, Elladan's fleet only grew in size and grew more futitive. Still waiting to be attacked, Elladan found it inceasingly more difficult to stay ready. His men got plenty of sleep, ample rations, and there was relatively hardly anything to do. The self-appointed admiral himself was docked over Mandalore, overseeing the construction of his ships, while the majority of his fleet hung a bit aways, appearing as little more than a cluster of blotches in the distance. He wasn't concerned about being away from his fleet; if the Empire attacked, he'd have plenty warning.

As the chiss observed the last of the neccesary fuel being pumped into one of the new Canderous-class ships, Elladan received the first word he'd had from Overlord Seto.

Commanders

Everything is as scheduled. Dathomir came willingly to our side, and Junction wasn't much more difficult. There is a bit of resentment on our latest acquisition though, however I think they're more tolerable of us than they would be of the Sith.

I've already gotten the defenses underway here. A couple of Golans, my fleet, plus reinforcements from Mandal in the way of two wings of fighters, some patrol craft, and another Canderous.

Also, I have some Dathomiri Witches under our command, ready to carry out your orders. If we're lucky, the proper information will be inserted into the Sith fleet, and we'll have some defectors ready to act by the time they move on one of us.

Next stop is Centares, once we're cleared.

Seto Myno, Mandalorian Overlord of Mandal

Elladan was pleased. If the Sith did indeed divide their forces and attack Seto's fleet, it'd give him the chance to move in. though he'd be compromising some of his defense, all he needed was a quick hit, nail their blockade, and get the neccsary goods through. If he was lucky, he could take out a few ships, and send some backup to Seto.

If all worked out as he hoped, the so-called blockade would be in hot water within a month. Without reliable supplies, food, or reinforcements, any traitors to the Sith would come much more willingly.

((Are you trying to allude to Ferno? Because at least one of those claims is completely off. Ferno did not kill the Emperor; he wasn't even in the room.))

The droids and agents returned later into the day. No such reports were very dependable, much less helpful. It seemed though the barmaid was possibly accurate in her telling of the truth, the jedi which Ferno searched for just did not happen to be in the city of Mos Eisley.

This did not surprize Ferno too much. He only wondered for half a heartbeat about Veers's progress on his end, but pushed the thoughts out of his mind. The need to feed grew in his chest, as Ferno decided to head out for some more exotic tastes. It wouldn't be much, but he needed satiation. A tuskin raider camp or Jawa Sandcrawler might do for a little while. And the former would be much less noticed.

With Imperial Page Gith Fedder at the controls, the Star of Kalustha was progressing smoothly along its quick hyperspace jump. Vera got up from tending to the Mon Calamari female, a padawan named Jalie Mickun, to join him at the front of the craft. The bith jedi was in the corner, meditating quietly, and the others were all in the back, including Sihja Toren, who was resting in the rear turret control cockpit.

Vera broke the silence. "How long until we reach Ylesia," she asked.

"Only a few standard minutes, by my calculations," he answered, turning to look her over. "You're quite an eyeful, you know that?" he asked.

She merely blinked. "I'm not sure what you mean by-"

He leaned towards her. "I mean that I wouldn't mind being your 'master,' Vera." He winked at her.

Slightly hung between surprise and mortification, Vera made no response. Finally, she changed the subject. "We need a way to avoid Sith blockades of the hyperlanes, Gith."

He grinned. "What's wrong, Vera? Not up for a little-"

The bith woke from his trance suddenly. "We're there," he said simply, before getting up and stood next to Vera. She looked over at him and he met her gaze. "Come, Vera. We must prepare for landing."

"Yes, Master Lom Huert," she answered, gratefully standing and following him to the entrance to the landing ramp.

"Please, call me Lom."

Vera and Yolee returned to their ship. Yolee went to oversee the completion of repairs and await the Yhuzaan Vong while Vera entered the ship to tell the rest of the crew what was going on.

Gith was waiting for her, looking panicked. "Vera, something's wrong! The Jedi's dead!"

"What? How?"

"I don't know... I think he was going to betray us!"

Vera's turned to call for Yolee, but Gith took her hand and rushed her to the cargo bay. The bith's body lay on the floor in two halves. Ebony rocked back and forth, hooting helplessly. Vera had not learned much of the droid's language, but understood the emergency she was trying to convey. She turned around and saw Gith locking the door behind him. He grinned and held up one of the blasters they had confiscated. "There now, Vera. No one can interrupt us this time."

Realization dawned on her and she lunged for the dor to the escape pod bay, but it was locked. She rushed to the door on the opposite side of the room, but had no more success.

"I've changed all the codes, Vera.Your droid put up a valiant effort," he held up his left hand, which was blackened, as if by a strong searing heat. "But restraining bolts can make the most rebellious of droids compliant."

He sent a force push at her, rendering her sprawling on the floor. He sent another wave of the force at her, but she resisted, sending him backwards to slam against the door. He grunted, then raised his blaster and fired it at her. She groaned in pain as the bolt seared through her arm and she spun violently to finally lay on the floor, clutching the wound. "How could you.." she muttered, "how could you do this? Imperial Knights are-"

"Imperial Knights are dead, Vera. Their order is being killed off. The Sith will reign in this new era!"

"Then you?!"

"Yes. I was the one that allowed us to escape. When the stun cages rendered the rest unconscious, I planned the escape with them, so that we could lead them to where the rest of the Imperial Knights are hiding. Those that came to visit us were replica droids. Not perfect, except in appearance. And of course, There was no one aboard when it exploded. I saw to that."

Vera turned her head and squared a penetrating glare on him.

He seemed slightly rattled by her fury, but composed himself. "So, Vera. Will you give in to me?"

"What will you do with Yolee and the rest of those who're coming?"

"'The rest?' They won't be a problem. You certainly won't be."

Vera sprung from where she lay using a powerful burst of force energy, but it was no use. At that moment, she heard the click of the blaster's stun setting, and Gith unleashed a powerful blast of blue rings at her. She collapsed face up, and in her peripheral vision saw Gith coming towards her. As her body went numb, He lay on all fours above her and leaned down to kiss her neck.

Then all went mercifully black.

((except i was never in his chambers))