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((Okay, sorry for the lack of postage everyone. XD))

 

Coruscant

 

*An enormous set of doors open in front of the ship Rwos and Gilian are hitching a ride on top of. The two crouch low. The ship slowly comes in for a landing, as the bright lights illuminate the interior of the structure in stark contrast to the darkness of the night outside. It is an enormous installation, comprised of a large hangar and several buildings, surrounded by all sorts of vehicles and smaller ships.*

 

Rwos: The makes of everything are different...and look at those ships. There's Veloxian, Tai, Chee...all kinds. And some of them have the Shadow's insignia.

 

Gilian: Foreign mercenaries. Then the syndicate itself is here...

 

*The ship lands. Door open in front of the docking bay, and several figures in sleek grey combat suits exit, flanked by tall war droids. The central figure wears a red insignia on her outfit, which is styled to look more like a business suit than those of her guards. The entourage stops in front of the ship, which opens. Several mercenaries exit, and one addresses the central figure*

 

Mercenary: Ms. Aren, we have the cargo.

 

Aren: In suspended animation as requested?

 

Mercenary: Yes, of course. *to the others* Bring them out.

 

*Two cages levitate from the ship's interior, escorted by heavily armed guards. In one cage, Deac Starkiller is suspended unmoving in an energy matrix, held suspended in time. In the second, a half-conscious Hilth rests with binders on his arms and legs*

 

Aren: And I see you fulfilled the rest of our bargain. *She looks up to the top of the ship* Welcome, Blades Rwos and Gilian. We are pleased you could make it.

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Coruscant

 

*Hilth awakes*

 

Hilth: Dammit! Please! Let me save him! He'll die within the hour unless I can treat him! He may already be beyond help!

 

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Beler: Most of the Fleet is joining. It seems that most of the problem comes from some former Imperial activists

 

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Wild Space

 

*Lokpihet sits aboard the command deck of an Imperial Class Star Destroyer, talking with an Imperial Officer*

 

Lokpihet: And you say that this fleet just disappeared?

 

Stormbalt: The Emperor left it as insurance policy, sir. He built an entire fleet, put the men in cyrosleep, and left them out beyond the rim.

 

Lokpihet: Is there a way to get there.

 

Stormbalt: Only the emperor knew...or maybe...

 

*Lokpihet looks to Malice*

 

Malice: The way lies beyond the Corporate Sector...

 

*The ISD hypers away*

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Coruscant

 

Aren: You needn't worry. Starkiller is in suspended animation, and in no danger for the time being.

 

Rwos: Why have you brought us here?

 

Aren: As you're definitely aware, we've had our eye on you for a while, Termand Rwos. We have something to offer you.

 

Rwos: I don't make deals with criminals.

 

Aren: Don't you? You've had plenty of associations with the criminal underworld in your time here. The network of information you've used to keep yourself effective - and alive - here has depended on them. Simply because we're from your dimension doesn't mean we can't benefit each other here, does it? *looks at Gilian* As for her...everyone knows the vampire Enelya does whatever she pleases.

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*Hyper Space, Abord Lokpihet's ISD*

 

*The child sits in his 'assigned' quarters, alone he is in fear. He attempts to hide from unseen personal demons that he doesn't understand. Above the cowering child two Spectures stand.*

 

Specture 1 "He sees us, but doesn't know."

 

Specture 2 "Then it is true then, it's him, but he doesn't remember."

 

Specture 1 "He may detect us, but he's no use for our kind anymore."

 

Specture 2 "He does retain some of his powers."

 

Specture 1 "But they will never return full strength, not even close. Of course his connection with the Force will return to what he was when he was human, but his powers that are unique would most definately be confused as specialy 'gifted' powers through the Force."

 

*The two vanish.*

 

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*The Devastator*

 

Irvine *through the force* "Father, I'm getting bored, how much longer?"

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Coruscant

 

*Hilth is not satisfied*

 

Hilth: Why are you doing this? What is it you want? *He then makes his assumption* So...the ancient conspiracy returns.

 

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Wild Space

 

*Two Super Star Destroyers. Three Hundred Star Destroyers, Five Hundred Victory Class Destroyers, Numerous Escort Carriers and Support ships hang in space. Lokpihet's ISD hovers in space*

 

Stormbaltz: Four were orignlly made. Didn't you ever wonder where the last two went.

 

[Note: Four Made- Executor, one at Yevetha accounted for. Don't mention Rebel Assault's "Terror", because no other source confirms it's making or existence.]

 

Lokpihet: I guess not. And all are crewed? Where the hell did the emperor get the men for this?

 

Malice: Palpatine didn't ask...an age old conspiracy comes to light again...

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((OSS: Yeah, Crix is dead, this is an alternate universe though.))

 

Ackbar: General Relleness has not had to to make his feelings truly felt, we met only with the tip of his storm.

 

Madine: Relleness your coming with us, I'm sure General Cracken would like to talk with you.

 

*Madine retreives his side-arm from the desk. Relleness sees this and draws his own blaster, he screams "Never!", as he brings the blaster around Madine fires, hitting Relleness in the mouth, a light flashes behind his eyes and then, a fraction of a second later his head explodes, splattering everyone with gore.*

 

Madine: Damm, he would have been useful.

 

Dasken: Now we really need to get out of here! Follow me.

 

*Dasken opens the door, only to be assailed by blaster fire.*

 

Squad leader: There they are, take them down!

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*Fused Irvine races in the direction of Deac, Rwos, Gillian, and Starr.*

 

*He arrives, nothing to be seen or felt, but old buildings, how ever only one person remained that could be easily 'felt'. He races downward through metal and dribris.*

 

*Eventually he finds a crashed ship, damage easily seen due to it being either shot down or merely thrown down. He Lands his speeder and searches for an accessable hatch.*

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((I like Crix, and I disliked the way the author wrote him when he killed him. So - bah! ;)))

 

Coruscant - Shadow Base

 

Aren: *bemused* An interesting observation, Mr. Hilth.

 

Gilian: You're a pack of fools. If you wish to appeal to my darker side, then why don't I simply unleash it on you, while Rwos carries off his two friends, whom you've so kindly deposited back at our feet? *She holds her blade extended and ready at her side*

 

Aren: Don't be so quick to call us foolish, Master Enelya. All I have to do is say the word, and both these humans will be killed from within their cages. Besides, we aren't interested in a mess here. It's in your best interests to cooperate.

 

Rwos: Cooperate with what? Explain yourself.

 

Aren: As we both know, Termand Rwos, knowledge is power. I want to propose an exchange of information.

 

Rwos: The last time someone wanted such an exchange, it proved quite deadly on my part.

 

Aren: I assume you refer to the attack on you by K'Warra K'laar by proxy of the shifter-demon Sejhan. We had nothing to do with that attack, but-

 

Rwos: This demon had another humanoid with him, calling himself Duncan. I have previously seen this humanoid on one of the Shadows' ships. Thus, I can only assume that the Syndicate was backing the attack. You, I presume are the Syndicate head in this dimension - why should I trust any information you have to give me?

 

Aren: It is true that this demon requested some of our services rather recently. That is, in fact, what alerted us fully to the...interesting possibilites of this dimension. That, and newly discovered prophecies that I imagine you've found for yourself already. Including, but not limited to, so-called Blood Scrolls. Along with the prophecy of the Sleepers.

 

Rwos: The Sleepers?

 

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Coruscant

 

*Starr's ship continues to sink into the decaying construction. His ship jerks suddenly as it passes through some sort of interference field. The ship's systems simultaneously overload and shut down.

 

Starr musters the presence of mind to shield himself in the Force against the impact as his ship crashes to the ground - the floor of an abandoned, open skyscraper.

 

He opens the canopy and climbs out. A quick check of his systems reveals that they are all offline, but undamaged. Suddenly, he senses presences behind him.

 

He turns to see a man in strange armor emerge from the shadows. Six Vanguards walk behind him*

 

Starr: Impossible. My master destroyed the Vanguards when he destroyed Ulna Shardes...

 

Man: Wrong, my friend. Farran Darkholme's creations were well-protected, if left dormant. When we found them, it was a simple matter to alter the telepathic strings that controlled them, as their creator never expected them to be tampered with.

 

Starr: So you're looking for a fight, then. *igniting his lightsaber* Good. I haven't had the chance to kill any pathetic fools like yourselves in too long.

 

Man: *smirking* Very well. Vanguards - attack!

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*Coruscant*

 

*When Fused irvine finds a hatch, he jerks his head in the general direction of Starr, and the Vanguard near him.

 

He jumps back onto the speeder, drawing back every possible output of the force that he can muster, the problem was that he didn't know how much he can hold back now that he's gained more then he's orginal form could never achive. He guns it the speeder.*

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Coruscant

 

Hilth: A lot of names I don't even know...guess I was wrong. Seems you want Deac just to get to Rwos, without even realising why a simple soldier mattered so much to an Imperial Warlord? Ever wonder why Deac got his augmentations so quickly? Or why it is he ended up at the Cantina with a ready supply of equipment and somehow managed to have family connections? Or maybe it doesn't even matter to you...

 

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Wild Space

 

*Millions of Cyro Cylinders open, and men step out, taking their positions on the new warfleet. Lokpihet appears on the screens*

 

Lokpihet: My fellow Imperials, the Emperor is dead and most of the galaxy now rages in chaos. Only I, Lokpihet Darkstar remain faithful to the true ideals of our Imperium. That is why we must fight. You went to sleep hoping to awaken victorious. Now we must fight for that victory.

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Coruscant

 

Aren: You underestimate us, Mr. Hilth. If we weren't interested, we wouldn't have brought you here. Besides, it seems pretty clear to me that the Starkiller, not to mention the ruler of a planet, would be fairly important to an Imperial warlord, especially if the warlord was a relative of his... *to Rwos* Your reaction surprises me. Surely you've heard of the Sleepers by now?

 

Rwos: I've heard very little.

 

Aren: We know how to identify them. What we don't know is what their purpose is. No one seems to. "The Sleepers shall prepare the way."

 

Gilian: So many words, and so little said. What do you want of us?

 

Aren: According to our intelligence, the Blades want to find out what the Sleepers are, and what their purpose is. So do we. We think you'd be willing to work with us, to pool our resources so we can find out before the foretold apocalypse arrives. After all, knowledge is power.

 

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*The Vanguard close in on Starr and strike at him with their long, metal rod-like weapons. Starr easily deflects them with his lightsaber. The rods are not cut by his lightsaber, however, only knocked away. Starr attempts to push one away with the Force, but his attack has no affect on the Vanguard*

 

Just as our intelligence told us. Attacks through the Force can't hurt them, and they can imitate passive uses of the Force. But even if they're as fast as me, they won't necessarily be as skilled as me...

 

*Starr draws upon the Force to speed his movements and unleashes a flurry of attacks on the Vanguard. He strikes at the seams in their cortosis-laced armor, wounding several of the super-soldiers*

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Border of Aesir Space: Bifrost

 

*The Disen and her task force disengaged the slipstream drives at Bifrost, the sole entrance to their home space. Normally the entrance wasn't to active. This time however, many ships were in line waiting their turn to enter Aesirian space.

 

Svafa stood at the bridge gazing out when the com. crackled*

 

Com: This is Bifrost control. Welcome back Disen. You are number 80 in line. Sending coordinates now.

 

Com Officer: Thank you Bifrost control. Moving there now.

 

*The Disen moves into position and waits to gain entrance. Fighters weave in and out of the various lanes. Svafa sat on the bridge curious as to why so many ships were returning home.

 

Within 30 minutes the Disen crossed Bifrost and was inside the defenses.*

 

Svafa: Set course for Asgard, maxium speed.

 

Navigation: Yes ma'm.

 

*The Disen orinatates itself only the appropiate vector and once again engages it slipstream drive*

 

Nagiation: ETA to Asgard, 2 Hours.

 

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Asgard

 

*Odin stood upon a balcony at his palace looking at the sky. He the Wildhuntsman, and some of the other large warships now orbiting Asgard. If he used the simpliest binoculars he could have seen many more.

 

A roar in the distance caught his attention and he looked over to see a group of drakes with riders upon them. This brought a smile to his face. He had just recieved word of the Disen arriving at Bifrost and now was eagerly awaiting the arrival of his daughters. The last two of his children to return.

 

Then perhaps things can begin.*

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*The hospital now looks like a crime scene, spectators are held back by police, the military sends waves of soldiers to take the hospital, but still the team holds out. O'Connel sniped a soldier with a body shield, and threw a grenede at a hovercar. The car exploded, distracting the other soldiers.*

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Coruscant

 

Aren: So what do you say, Blade? A temporary truce?

 

Rwos: Supposing we did agree to help each other. Wouldn't that defeat both our jobs here? My mission is to keep ...people... like you out of this dimension. If I helped you, I would be helping your people gain yet more footholds here. You on the other hand, would never agree to cease Syndicate activity in these worlds - and even if you did, I wouldn't believe you. You don't have that authority.

 

Aren: We already have our footholds, Blade - you can't take us all on, no matter what your own superiors believe. I'd hoped you would see it from our viewpoint - helping you hurts us, yes, but the benefits outweigh the risks. I'm sure you can see that this goes both ways in this case...

 

*Gilian whispers to Rwos* You know what they say - keep your friends close, and your enemies closer...besides, we have to get Starkiller out of danger, don't we?

 

Rwos: Very well. We shall have a truce...for now. Now, about Deac...

 

Aren: Oh, we don't intend to kill your beloved Starkiller - after all, we have our own offer for him. *She presses a button on a remote. The energy matrix in Deac's cage deactivates, putting Deac out of suspended animation. Hilth's binders release and his cage opens*

 

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*Starr continues to fight the Vanguard, quickly realizing that they are aiming to incapacitate, not to kill, and turning this to his advantage. Already four of the six Vanguard around him had cracks in their cortosis-laced armor, and sputtering, failed shields. One had a limp arm from a well-placed lightsaber strike. They still surrounded him, however, giving him no opening to escape*

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*Coruscant*

 

*The sound of a lightsaber's igniting behind a few vanguard followed by a Man's voice, almost from no where.*

 

Fused Irvine *Smirking* "So, whats the occasion? It's sad to see that I might break up this little party!"

 

*Fused Irvine charges at a vangaurd, begins a swing agenst him, then at the last moment, Fused Irvine darts back and finishes his swing at another Vanguard, to complete a surprise attack.*

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*Hilth rushes to Deac*

 

Hilth: Damn! It's worse than I feared...only...Rwos! Get over here now or Deac will die within the next ten minutes.

 

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*Lokpihet, now standing at the Bridge of the SSD Lucifer, surevys his fleet*

 

Lokpihet: First target, Cracken's captial planet. All ships, prepare for Hyperspace.

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