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yo people, this is the second installment of my series. it is mostly about how the Empire took over the galaxy and also has a fair number of battles in it. if ans ESRB guy were to rate it, it would be PG - 13 for "fantasy violence" (i always got pissed with the stupider terms they invent)

story in next post. ive almost got the first chapter ready.

 

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soryy, im a day late, but here it is. and BTW: this story takes place 3 years after RotS

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GALACTIC CONQUEST:

THE RISE OF THE IMPERIALS

 

The 6 TIE fighters swooped down on their prey like a hawk on a womp rat, cannons blaring. Three X-Wing fighters split formation and dived apart, rocketing off in different directions, The TIEs followed, two for each X-Wing. Green lasers flashed and one of the X-Wings tore apart.

“This is Blue Leader,” yelled one pilot into his mike. “I’m trapped with Blue Five. I need assistance now!”

The TIEs fired and Blue Five’s ship exploded into a fireball of shrapnel.

“Hello? Hello, Base? I just lost Blue Five. I need instructions on how to proceed.”

Green lasers raked the craft and Blue Leader’s port top wing blew off, taking both the port engines with it. Blue Leader struggled to stabilize his craft. As he wrestled with the controls, the comm hissed to life.

“Blue Leader, set coordinates 7398 and jump, now!”

Blue punched the button and slammed his hand on the Hyperdrive switch. Space blurred and the handicapped X-Wing shot off towards Dantooine. Where Blue Lead’s ship was a few minutes ago, thousands of enemy lasers rocketed through. The TIEs turned and headed for the Imperial class Star Destroyer awaiting them.

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The lead pilot, a Major in the Emperor’s Navy, bowed before Vader and made his report.

“All rebel targets have been neutralized, with the exception of one, who managed to make the jump to hyperspace in the nick of time.” he said.

Vader frowned slightly.

“These rebels never do anything through their own free will; they always receive instructions from their headquarters, which is why we had the jamming frequency in place. This pilot entered Hyperspace, which means the jamming was not properly organized.” Vader stopped. He was seething with rage. Now the rebels knew another of the Empire’s bases and they also got away with the plans to their new Super Star Destroyer and priceless information on the next conquests of the Imperial Army.

“Whoever is responsible for this foul-up will pay dearly.” he growled and turned and walked away.

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TWO

 

Captain Wedge Antilles – Blue Leader – climbed down the access ladder attached to his X-Wing. Disheveled and exhausted, he made his way to the command room to Admiral Dodonna.

“Well, Captain?” he asked.

Wedge handed the Admiral five compact memory chips.

“We infiltrated one of their most secure ground bases and managed to copy all the information in the supercomputer. Seems they are planning to conquer seven more systems in this whole year. That’s big.”

“Yes,” confirmed the Admiral, plugging in the memory chips into their holo-interface. “That would indicate that the Empire has amassed a huge army with the manpower and efficient officers to pull off the operations.”

He went through all the information about their bases, resource locations and such.

“…But there is one thing I don’t understand.”

He turned to Wedge.

“It says here that the Empire is planning to build heavy transport ships in the next year after they have accessed the proper resources. If so, how will they get their troops on the surface? Smaller ships will take a huge amount of time with the army size requirements to take over a planet of an average size.”

Wedge tapped a few keys and typed in a password in the box that popped up. The screen changed and an extremely detailed schematic diagram flickered in front of them.

“What is this?” Dodonna asked, confused. He looked at the bottom of the hologram and read out aloud:

“‘Imperial Super Star Destroyer – Construction to end in approx 23 days’.” He appeared shocked.

“It’s a good thing I received hacking training at the academy.” Wedge remarked. “They haven’t mentioned where the construction site is, though.”

“No wonder they haven’t any resources. Good gracious! A ship like that is practically an adamantium fortress. There’s no way we can take it down.”

“We don’t need to take it down.” Wedge said. “We just need to take out the troops inside once they set foot on the planet’s surface.”

“Yes. Good idea, Captain.” Dodonna said. “You may leave.”

Wedge nodded and turned to leave. As he opened the door, however, Dodonna called out to him again.

“By the way, Antilles,”

Wedge turned to face the Admiral.

“You have been promoted to Colonel, congratulations.”

Wedge couldn’t believe it! He managed to stammer out a thanks and went to his pilot’s chambers, giddy with happiness.

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EDIT: i changed wedge's initial rank so it would be more realistic.

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well, in the before-story happenings, he did lots of good stuff but they didnt promote him. so he gave him an overall promotion. :)

and writers block doesnt depend on the chapter. if youre stressed out, it whacks you straight in the faceand unless you come to terms with the stress, it doesnt go away. its complicated.

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Good job on your first 2 chapters RC. I look foward in seeing where you go with this story, it's pretty interesting already.

 

One thing though, when a commanding officer dismisses someone under them, they tell them "Your dismissed". "You may leave" doesn't feel realistic. Sorry if I'm stepping on any toes! :)

 

Keep up the good work!

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sorry this is short but history had a sever effect on my imagination. ill get a decent chapter up next time ok?

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THREE

 

All of the Rebel Alliance’s most revered leaders sat in the briefing room, Obi Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Admiral Dodonna and Mon Mothma to name a few. Dodonna stood up and walked to the holo-projector as the higher ranks of the Army and Navy joined them.

“A few hours ago, a strike team of the best fighter pilots was dispatched to what was considered a flourishing Imperial base.” Dodonna said. “The team managed to successfully set down on the planet and confirm our suspicions. They entered the base hoping to steal data and escape undetected. Unfortunately, the alarm was raised and they had to flee. All the pilots were killed in battle save one. Colonel Wedge Antilles managed to make the jump in the nick of time and he has brought us vital information about the Empire’s strategies.”

He switched on the projector and turned back to the crowd.

“General Caarlist Rieekan will now brief you on how to help protect the Empire’s next targets.”

A fairly young man about in his thirties walked up.

“I have gone through the information provided to us by Colonel Antilles and it appears that they plan to capture Kashyyyk in 5 days to enslave the Wookiees. It says that they have a large construction project going on and need skilled workers who will ask for less pay or none at all. We have to help protect this planet as we did once before. The Wookiees are valuable allies to the Alliance. General Yoda will lead the attack on the Imperials.”

Yoda nodded as everyone looked up at him.

“So, are there any questions?” Rieekan asked. There were none. “Alright, suit up, you'll be leaving in 5 hours.”

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Wedge sat in his ship as it plummeted through hyperspace. He had barely got any rest when Dodonna called him out on a mission again. Wedge shook his head. He hoped it would work more smoothly than the previous one.

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okay, so im 4 days late, sorry guys, but if you ant to blame someone, blame the school :D anyway, i did very well and got an iPod as a reward. heres the next chapter. a battle to comemmorate my highest marks in 8th grade :D

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FOUR

 

Three Alliance Frigates burst out of Hyperspace in front of Kashyyyk followed by thousands of fighter craft. Once he looked at the planet, Wedge knew he was in for a tough time. Surrounding the planet were four Imperial Cruisers and a thick cloud of TIEs.

“All squadrons, form up and report.” crackled Dodonna’s voice through the comm. Wedge shot out in front and his unit, Green Squadron, formed up in a battle formation and reported. Once all the squadrons were done, Dodonna gave the attack commands.

“Red, Yellow and Green Squadrons, engage the TIE fighters at point blank range. Try to draw their fire away from the surface troops and the Frigates.” Dodonna ordered.

Three groups of X-Wings broke formation and headed for the cluster of TIEs, cannons blazing. Even at such a large distance, TIEs were exploding every second because of their proximity. The TIE commander must have also noticed this as the TIEs began to spread out and firing back. Soon, all the fighters were engaged in vicious dogfights, both sides taking losses.

“Grey Squadron, break up and target the Cruisers.” Dodonna called. A group of A-Wings and Y-Wings flew off towards the Cruisers. Grey Squadron was the only attack group with 54 ships. Dodonna must have planned it especially for them. Next highest in number of ships was Blue Squadron with 50 ships. Grey Squad split up into groups of 18 and began strafing runs on the Cruisers. Some of the TIEs began to fire at them. As he neared the Bridge, Grey Leader got an idea. He increased his speed to full throttle and began firing at the Communications Tower. His pursuer sped up to match Grey Lead’s. Soon they were dodging other ships and minor obstacles like a chase between cat and mouse. As they neared the Bridge, Grey Leader prepared himself. Twenty metres from the bridge, he leaned back on his control stick and his A-Wing shot upwards. The TIE, because of its less maneuverability was unable to pull out in time and flew headlong into the Bridge, shattering the glass. People and droids spewed out of the enormous gash in the Cruiser’s skin. The Rebels’ first victory!

“All right, Blue Squadron, begin surface strafing runs. Get into Grey Squadron’s breach. Wedge pushed his ship up to its speed. 49 ships behind him followed, firing occasionally at incoming TIEs. Wedge and his Unit, with some advanced maneuvering, managed to make it into Kashyyyk’s atmosphere.

“Blue Squadron’s through!” Wedge reported. “We’ve broken their lines!”

“Green Squadron, cease fire and provide backup to Blue Squad.” Dodonna said.

10-15 ships broke off and followed Blue Squadron into the atmosphere.

Wedge came down to tree-top level and noticed many ships hovering above the trees. With a quick command to his squad, all of them shot off missiles at their targets. Several ships exploded, others stopped floating and headed for the forest floor. Blue Squadron shot ahead to the Wookiee strongpoint, flanked by Green Squadron. As they reached, they realized that even though the Wookiees had put up a good fight, they would lose if they did not do anything. Many transport ships awaited in the air and several TIEs flew around. The Rebel ships broke up and some started chasing the TIEs. Others targeted the transport ships, causing many to crash. The tide was turning, but for how long? Wedge wasn’t sure.

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w00t! KotOR quote! if you didnt see it, youre blind :D

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