[u][color=orange][h1]Arrival Location[/h1][/color][/u][color=ffcc88]Anubis' fleet burst into the scene with colorful clouds of Cherenkov radiation. Four golden pyramid ships, three black ovoids, and a 2000-meter wide, eight-spoked disc floated in front of the gathered interdimensional fleet. 

The mothership's outer spokes weren't finished. Bare girders and exposed energy conduits were occasionally lit up by the sparks of Jaffa construction crews that were, even now, desperately trying to bring staff cannon emplacements online. The ship was large and unmaneuverable, and the main superweapon didn't have enough power to function; but the  spiky exterior still sent an appropriately intimidating message.

On the Pel'tak (bridge/throne room), Anubis sent an outgoing video message. He was sitting far back on his throne, cloaked in shiny black robes, with a hood that obscured the dark, shifting force field that contained his partially-ascended essence.
[/color][table=bordered][row][cell][color=ffcc88][b]"I am Anubis."[/b][/color] He paused so the mortals could be appropriately awed. [color=ffcc88][b]"I claim [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/d/d3/ImperialShuttle-DB.png/revision/latest?cb=20150920051331]this vessel[/url]. Stand clear or be  destroyed."[/b][/color][/cell][/row][/table][color=ffcc88]
"Disable its engines," Anubis ordered. "Release the gliders. Fire on any foolish enough to defy us." 

He contacted Her'ak and his auxiliary fleet. "Her'ak. Protect the mothership."[hr]87 [url=http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Glider]death gliders[/url] and three Al'kesh swarmed out of the hangar bays of his mothership and made a beeline for the Imperial shuttle. While there would normally be a large compliment of Al'kesh as well, there hadn't been time to transport them all to Aaru.

Enhanced staff cannons fired at the Imperial Shuttle. While they had increased damage potential as compared to other staff cannons, their greatest strength was in the sheer number of turrets spread along Anubis' mothership. Of course, two arms had few turrets, leaving a blindspot currently protected by a wing of death gliders. 

Large balls of orange plasma raced through the screen of defensive ships near the shuttle. Many missed wildly, but some hit.
[/color][u][h1]Imperial Shuttle[/h1][h3]A Few Minutes Earlier[/h3][/u][color=d0d0d0]
"There are nine fighter craft escorting us, Your Majesty," Captain Bonma reported.
"And the capitol ships?"
"Your Majesty, while several have powered weapons, they don't appear to be forming a defensive perimeter."

They clearly didn't understand the situation. Palpatine hadn't had to deal with this sort of indecision and incompetence since the days of the Galactic Senate.

A thousand voices, joined as one, shouted through the force.[quote=@Flamelord]
[i][b]'This is Captain Valeran of the Kuriotes. I speak on behalf of the Unity. We do not intend harm, but know that those who fire upon our vessel will feel the Unity's wrath. We have become very adept at defending ourselves from unprovoked aggression.'[/b][/i]
[/quote]It was [i]annoying[/i], because the voices didn't [i]feel[/i] right. They were tainted, mechanical, like listening to a video call with a poor connection.

"Hostiles emerging from hyperspace!" a crewman shouted.

Palpatine could feel something obviously dark and powerful resonating in the Force, coming from the massive, spiky ship. He reached back to the corrupted telepaths: 

[table=bordered][row][cell][table][row][cell][color=black][@Flamelord][i]Your weakness will be your undoing. Attack the newcomers before-[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table][/cell][/row][/table]The shuttle shook as weapon's fire slammed into it.

"The hyperdrive is unresponsive," an officer calmly reported.
"I'm attempting to evade. Contact those fighters, request an escort to-" Captain Bonma started.
"Request their ship move to cover us," Emperor Palpatine countermanded.
"Yes, Your Majesty," the comms officer said.

[table][row][cell][@TheCrash20] This is the Imperial Shuttle to our escort. We request your mothership move to cover us.[/cell][/row][/table][/color]