RPGOracle

By Ofecheto

A galaxy spiral filled with millions of stars and a sudden rush towards it to focus on a single yellow star with planets in orbit. Again the rush to a small brown planet surrounded with a field of debris and a slow turn and focus on two white wedge shapes drifting near the body. Zoom once again to the larger of the two as a small tri winged shape moves into the belly area. On the bridge of the star destroyer a figure dressed in gray looks out the main view port hands clasped behind his back as another figure hurries to his side.

-”Admiral Roanca the courier has docked and this was to be delivered to your hand from naval operations.”

-”I take it the data is encrypted for my eyes only, otherwise you would have reported the contents to me.”

-”Uh, yes sir, it is.”

-”Very well.”

A small silver cylinder is handed to the Admiral and he moves to the room just off the bridge ordering two Stormtroopers to seal it. Inside the silver tube is plugged into a console and the decryption cylinder is requested, as is the entry code. This done, the admiral waits for the seconds to get the message. On the bridge personnel go about there jobs as usual until a call goes out to the Caption from Space Traffic Control

-”Sir we have movement from target Alpha it looks like the mains are on line and she’s running hot and moving out from cover shall I alert Tactical for intercept?’

-”Yes and scramble all ships to launch, Sound battle stations, Communications any traffic from her?’

-”Sir, some kind of code was sent out local area, Decryption is working on it sir.”

-From Tactical “Sir it looks like everything is moving in to Alpha and docking no fighters are screening her but her batteries are clearing junk from her path so she has teeth sir.”

-”Any activity from the space dock?”

-”Some small ships moving away towards target Alpha sir.”

-”Intercept and stop anything coming out and alert the Reaper to await orders.”

Alert klaxons sound as people run to positions on the once quiet bridge, all over the star destroyer weapons mounts are activated and shields are raised as fighters are launched. The patrol-flight of TIE interceptors move at attack speed towards the smaller gray split wedge emerging from the cloud of space junk surrounding the planet, it’s shielding up and laser cannons clearing a path to clear space.

Admiral Roanca steps out of the briefing room as the storm troopers snap to attention, stopping he takes a moment to look at the now very active bridge. He motions the white armored Stormtroopers to follow him as he moves to the command station. The Caption reports in a summarized fashion finishing with “The fighter patrol is moving to intercept Alpha sir.”

-”Thank you Captain, have the fighters diverted to the corridor and intercept any traffic leaving the planet. Alert ground assault elements to load transports and transmit order IMP – 477801 to the Assault craft. Have the planet garrison alerted that we are taking the planet and to await the assault landing before moving out.” Turning to the green clad officer “I trust you agree Colonel?”

-”Yes Admiral I’ll have the heavy assault units loaded and ready to go within the hour.”

-From Tactical “Sir target Alpha is moving away at full thrust and vectoring to jump out of system.”

Flash to the brown planet below where the large and imposing figure of an armed Coynite enters the office of a much smaller human like fiure who is sitting at a worktable. The pale Criss dressed in flight gear looks up as the Coynite reports.

-”Sir operations reports that the New Home has broke orbit and the space dock is abandoned. Numerous reports of bombardment have come in. I have alerted the forces to be ready for an assault landing.”

-The Criss standing quickly “Are the fighters up yet?”

-”In the attack most of the fighters were destroyed we have but one heavy fighter left and it is being readied as we speak.”

-The Criss moves to gather weapons and gear “have the crew stand by I’ll be taking it out.”

The Coynite nods and leaves. A very short moment later as the Criss hurries to leave as explosions can be heard mixed with the whine of ion thrusters.

Zoom out and flash to a dark ship drifting in deep space a long distance away from any star. The dark boxy shape is approached by another small tri wing ship. On the bridge much the same scene is occurring with results on a smaller scale as orders are given to execute prisoners taken on at Socorro with the exception of one who is to be taken to the core on the shuttle that just arrived. Deep within the dark ship sits a human male in quiet meditation. Having heard the yells and the blaster fire he waits for his time to end then his cell opens to reveal armed guards. The guards, weapons at the ready, part as the tingle of force power washes over the sitting man and two dark robed figures step forward.

Flash to a busy starport where a Rodian exits a transport ship, takes a nervous look around and moves to enter the city beyond the port.

Flash to Saco- Jarel starport where a beat up Ghtroc transport lands with a Duro pilot needing repairs and a clean record of ship ownership. Slowly he sets the ship down in a bay next to a former Imperial customs frigate under going repairs.

Flash to a modified transport ship badly damaged and caught in the tractorbeam of a star destroyer being pulled in. In the smoke filled cabin is a human injured and bleeding but alive. On the bridge of the star destroyer is a blond woman with Captions rank going over the battle damage report and wondering where this person got such a modified ship. She will have to conduct the interrogation to get the full story.

Flash to a news report of an Imperial interdiction that destroyed a terrorist ship carrying arms and explosives. In the fight Lt. Dreft of the Imperial Navy was killed but his heroism will long be remembered and his proud mother is given the Imperial cross for her sons selfless actions. Setting in front of the monitor watching is a young woman in shock after hearing the news and her new friend is wondering why sitting next to her.

These events matter not to the universe they are but brief moments. Moments are dark for some just as moments are good for others some are as yet undetermined. The dark is the contrast to the light and each is important to the other, for without this contrast there is no change, there is no growth, and there is no learning, for those not wise enough to see. Only the individual chooses to hurt or help another, this will be remembered by those who have gained or lost by the action or inaction. The universe will turn and moments will pass until only the universe remains. When next you chance by something alive you might consider insignificant, should you remember look at it and consider for a moment how important its world is to it, and know this is the way the universe is towards us. It can be disheartening to realize that everything we might hold to be important is not, one might gain or be crushed by this knowledge. This is the gift given to us, not only to know but also to choose the path we might take be it good or bad and no amount of excuse making or perspective will change the fact that the individual is responsible. Consider the impact or consequences of your actions on others, it might matter little or be remembered long after. Still the universe will turn and things will be created, things will be destroyed and things will change.