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But before the crew of the Endeavor could get a response from the Mandalorian Cruiser, the General Vell began feeling another disturbance within the realms of hyperspace. His eye twitches as he begins to sense several powerful vessels coming into this sector, followed by the collision of another's scouting the exact route. No doubt it was this dark lord also piercing the realm of hyperspace, also sensing the ominous fleet coming to this sector. He clenches his teeth as he attempts to keep the information at bay, quickly expunging them before his mind comes back to reality.
"What do you see General?" Admiral Kardoff asks curiously, with two clone troopers beside him getting ready to support their jedi commander if the visions get too overwhelming.
There was a pause before the jedi responded.
"Something's coming from hyperspace." Vell replies with slight worry, "I sense a fleet approaching... and an ominous presence leading it. I have no doubts that it's hostile."
"I say we ready our forces then." the Admiral responds confidently, "The pilots are already on standby in the hangar bays. They'll be out in space almost immediately after I give out the~"
Another interruption came in the form of static noise coming from the comms-network.
"We got two new messages sir." a clone operative announces to the commanders, "One is broadcasted on all known frequencies."
The admiral sighs in annoyance as he stands up to face him.
"Decode the latter transmission."
As soon as they put the said transmission, an old raspy voice echoed throughout the entire command bridge.
"Attention ships. There is a greater threat approaching from the" -Palpatine felt for the ripples in the Force- "Galactic Center. We must stand together or be destroyed. As this shuttle is lightly armed, I... suggest... you protect it." |
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The entire crew listened to the announcement silently with intrigue... all except for the jedi onboard, with his eyes open and his teeth gritting harshly.
"It's him." he says rapidly with a hint of ire.
Everyone turns to General Vell, with the Admiral raising an eyebrow of question.
"Who?" he asks concerningly.
"The voice..." the jedi answers immediately, "The voice I heard earlier... the hooded man~"
And with a swift unhinged movement, the jedi bursts out with the cocking of his head straight towards the Admiral.
"It's a Sith Lord!" he bursts out before he tries to keep himself under control.
Kardoff was already getting slightly weirded out by the Jedi's current state. He's beginning to lash out in a control mix of fear and anger, as if he sensed something terrifying in the force. Could it really be as bad as he was stating this sith lord to be?
"And what of this sith lord?" the admiral queries with a stern commanding presence for he is already getting tired of this, "Is this a sith lord you jedi have been constantly trying to find?"
"Admiral! We have incoming ships approaching from hyperspace!"
Another deus ex machina alerts the Admiral as he growls at the multiple inconveniences that prevent him from getting answers. He looks out from the bridge to see four golden pyramid ships, three black ovoids, and a 2000-meter wide, eight-spoked disc emerge from the void. Almost immediately a holo-message pops up from the holo-projection table near the back of the bridge, showing an ominous, hooded figure announcing his agenda to the Endeavor, and possibly to all nearby ships as well.
| "I am Anubis... I claim this vessel. Stand clear or be destroyed." |
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The crew gathered around to see the figure ominously state his business, except the shell-shocked jedi and other operating personnel, trying to make sense of the figure's presence. Meanwhile the operators begin zooming in on the hostile ships and the nearby "neutral" and "allied" cruisers around them. From Anubis' fleet, the operators can see a fury of starfighters and orange laser fire attempt to board what looks to be a shuttle of some sort.
"Enemy contact sighted." another operative announces, "Vessel they are trying to capture looks eerily to one of our own Nu-class transports!"
Kardoff quickly stomps over to see the detected readings. The jedi meanwhile begins to become even more panicked at the situation.
"He's in there!" he shouts wildly, "That sith lord is in there! You have no idea of the consequences that he can bring across the galax~"
"SHUT IT VELL!" Kardoff booms over the aloofed jedi, "You're in shock! And you are in no condition to currently command this vessel! I shall handle this conflict myself."
He signals two clone troopers as they began to try and restrain the jedi in an attempt to calm him down. They take him to the elevator in order to find safe room. As soon as he was taken into the elevator, Kardoff rolls his eyes as he focuses on the battle at hand.
"Blasting... lunatic..." he grumbles to himself quietly before regaining his composure. With the jedi commander seemingly unfit to command the assault, the admiral takes matters into his own hands. He taps into the ship's speakers to alert everyone in the Endeavor.
"Commencing battle protocol." he announces to the crew, "Launch all fighters and prepare for combat. Protect that white shuttle and pull it to allied lines! Do not let the enemy extract it!"
The klaxon alarms blare code red throughout the Venator as the pilots began entering their ships. Within seconds after the order was announced, 60 V-Wings and 20 ARC-170s began pouring out of the Venator and towards the conflict ahead of them. As they rush in battle formation against the enemy fleet, Kardoff leans into the comms-network and announces orders to the rest of the ships not under Anubis' control.
"Calling all nearby ships! This is the Venator-Class Star Destroyer, Endeavor, under the command of Admiral Kardoff, with an urgent message. The enemy is attempting to extract the white shuttle for themselves, which I've been told it houses a powerful force from within. If it gets to the hands of the enemy, it will cause ruin for us all! We are familiar with the vessel and thus we volunteer to extract it - but we need cover fire in order to secure it in one piece via our tractor beam! Cover our ship and keep the enemy at bay as we get within range. The fate of everyone's survival depends on all who participate!" |
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And thus... the battle begins.
