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Elrood____________________THEME____________________Open
Rebellion Vessels Present
1 MC10c Light Freighter, Fox Squirrel
1 Vindicator Gunship, Stellar Wisdom
1 MC20g Gunship, Crescent
6 VZ-22 Predator
3 BB-Y12 Starchief
1 Vindicator Gunship, Stellar Wisdom
1 MC20g Gunship, Crescent
6 VZ-22 Predator
3 BB-Y12 Starchief
1 SVS Liberty Star Destroyer, Vindictive
24 SVS TRIE/EL Elite Starfighters
24 SVS TRIE/EL Elite Starfighters
Rebellion Vessels Inbound
1 MC200 Star Defender, Hydra
1 EC21 Galaxon-A Cruiser, Dauntless
4 Tarpals Patrol Ship, Mekamok, Wamka Pol, Balmtop, Dobbis
24 VZ-22 Predator
24 BB-Y12 Starchief
48 R-25 Rogue
Things were moving faster now.
Well, actually strictly speaking things were moving slowing.
The Fox Squirrel had just transitioned back to normal space pretty far from Elrood itself, along with a small contingent of other Rebel ships. A couple gunships, some fighters, nothing much.
Certainly nothing to be scared of.
Your typical small, ragtag bunch of Rebels on the run, running as fast as their stubby sublight engines would carry them.
And what were they running from in this instance?
Just a monstrous Star Destroyer with massive fucking beam cannons, and a small swarm of highly advance starfighters jumping out of hyperspace just behind them.
Almost immediately the Star Destroyer fired those massive fucking beam cannons.
There was almost (almost) no danger of the beam cannons hitting any of the Rebel ships, but the gaggle had dropped out of hyperspace at a pretty far distance from Elrood.
Which meant that they were facing Elrood.
Which was a pretty big trade hub, and a starship manufacturer to boot.
And those beam cannons had good pretty good range.
The beams shot past the Fox Squirrel and the Rebel ships, it even shot past most of the local traffic in orbit of Eriadu. But not all of it. A couple of big freighters were struck, by the beam, and exploded rather suddenly. It wasn't one of those 'the beam somehow magically cuts through them really slow so the camera can pan in and catch every detail in high definition' but a shot, an explosion, and debris. It was a bit chilling really, and it was only then that the implications of what they were doing really struck home for Andrena.
As the Vindictive, the star destroyer chasing them, was not in fact hostile to the Rebel ships. It was putting on a good show, and it even had some scoring across the hull and a little damage here and there to indicate that the scene playing out was the result of a larger battle further down the Rimma Trade Route. Not unreasonable as a rather mysterious group had been using ships reputedly of a similar make to raise hell all along the trade route. And Elrood was the only major industrial center rimward.
How the Rebellion had acquired one, Andrena didn't know. An Alliance vet would probably just say something like 'above my paygrade' but as far as Andrena was concerned there was no such thing. She was immensely curious, and far too opinionated to let something like that go. But she was also on the lowest rung of the Rebellion's ladder, so it wasn't like anyone cared that she was, much less was going to hell her anything about it.
Though unknown to her, and probably a great deal of the Rebellion, it had in fact been purchased along with a few other models of the same make, by a mixture of funs by the mysterious "Rainbow Leader" or "M" or whatever the hell it was this week. Also unbeknownst to them was just how deep some of the ties between the organization that built the Star Destroyer and the Rebellion went these days.
But none of that was particularly important.
The Rebellion was taking advantage of another threat, a credible one, to turn manufacture a situation that would put them in the good graces of Elrood.
The Vindictive was doing exactly what it was supposed to by shooting at them. Her main guns (other than the giant fucking beam cannons) fired at the ragtag assembly of Rebel ships, and the complement of fighters chased after them. The firepower was very real, there couldn't be any fancy tricks with low powered shots, or anything like that if they were going to sell it. It meant the risk to the Rebels was immense, as none of them were going to not shoot at each other, and even greater to the locals.
That was the part that had Andrena's stomach in a knot. She wasn't some hypocritical Jedi, or punk idealist who had no idea how the galaxy worked. It was why she'd agreed to participate in the first place, and she was willing to bet that most of the other participants did as well. The Rebellion was probably better off now than it had been a few months ago, certainly better off than it had been in the doldrums before Naboo when rescuing a Mandalorian dumb enough to let himself get captured (and subsequently killed) was considered big news.
The Imperium was still just a little bit larger, and the Rebels needed every edge they could get. And they needed to acquire those edges as qucikly as possible, as cheaply as possible. They didn't have time to play "let me solve all your problems for you so you agree to help us" with every planetary governor that had enough authority to make a Rattataki warlord jealous.
They needed assets like the shipyards Elrood had, and they needed them fast. If that meant a false flag operation, and probably a lot of little political fallout when everything was said and done, so be it. As long as there was a future where the worst things they were talking about were how the Rebellion had tricked people into helping them take down the evil Empire that gallivanted about destroying planets, and trying to justify genocide.
So Andrena's stomach might be in knots over the idea that innocents might die to help ensure the Rebellion could stop more innocents from dying.
But other than that?
She kept flying.
The Fox Squirrel was trailing two of the Predators in front, with the Starchiefs flying in a missing man formation with the freighter. Behind them were the two gunships, and behind them an additional two predators. On top, and bottom of the ragtag group were the last two Predators, turning the small group in a well packed formation. The fighters chasing them weren't carrying any big area of effect ordinance, and staying close let them provide fire support to the others. The only real danger was that the "enemy" fighters might try to peal a ship or two off and compromise the rest of the group.
The Vindictive was following them, though not especially fast. It wasn't trying to let them get away so much as it was trying to assess the situation, and get the lay of the land. The opening salvo from its guns had probably sent everything closer to Elrood itself into chaos, which would give the Star Destroyer time to analyze things and assess the strength of the local defense force. Of course, another reason was so that it didn't get so close to allow boarding parties to try to make their way onto the ship. That might have ended...unfortunately, and half the fighters it had brought along hung back to give it cover from exactly that, with six forming up near each of the big guns.
Once they were a good distance from the big ship, and had put on enough of a little show, Andrena started broadcasting.
"This is Rebel Task Force Hydra requesting assistance. We are under attack by an unknown enemy. Repeat, this is Rebel Task Force Hydra requesting assistance. We are under attack by an unknown enemy."
It was about that simple.
Meanwhile in hyperspace a much larger group of Rebel ships (the real Task Force Hydra) headed towards the system at a gentle pace. They didn't want to show up too soon after all, but they also didn't want to show up too late. They wanted to get there just in time to let Elrood get a little roughed up and maybe to be...well the phrase big damn heroes was tired, cliche, and overused.
Maybe just the good guys?
1 EC21 Galaxon-A Cruiser, Dauntless
4 Tarpals Patrol Ship, Mekamok, Wamka Pol, Balmtop, Dobbis
24 VZ-22 Predator
24 BB-Y12 Starchief
48 R-25 Rogue
Things were moving faster now.
Well, actually strictly speaking things were moving slowing.
The Fox Squirrel had just transitioned back to normal space pretty far from Elrood itself, along with a small contingent of other Rebel ships. A couple gunships, some fighters, nothing much.
Certainly nothing to be scared of.
Your typical small, ragtag bunch of Rebels on the run, running as fast as their stubby sublight engines would carry them.
And what were they running from in this instance?
Just a monstrous Star Destroyer with massive fucking beam cannons, and a small swarm of highly advance starfighters jumping out of hyperspace just behind them.
Almost immediately the Star Destroyer fired those massive fucking beam cannons.
There was almost (almost) no danger of the beam cannons hitting any of the Rebel ships, but the gaggle had dropped out of hyperspace at a pretty far distance from Elrood.
Which meant that they were facing Elrood.
Which was a pretty big trade hub, and a starship manufacturer to boot.
And those beam cannons had good pretty good range.
The beams shot past the Fox Squirrel and the Rebel ships, it even shot past most of the local traffic in orbit of Eriadu. But not all of it. A couple of big freighters were struck, by the beam, and exploded rather suddenly. It wasn't one of those 'the beam somehow magically cuts through them really slow so the camera can pan in and catch every detail in high definition' but a shot, an explosion, and debris. It was a bit chilling really, and it was only then that the implications of what they were doing really struck home for Andrena.
As the Vindictive, the star destroyer chasing them, was not in fact hostile to the Rebel ships. It was putting on a good show, and it even had some scoring across the hull and a little damage here and there to indicate that the scene playing out was the result of a larger battle further down the Rimma Trade Route. Not unreasonable as a rather mysterious group had been using ships reputedly of a similar make to raise hell all along the trade route. And Elrood was the only major industrial center rimward.
How the Rebellion had acquired one, Andrena didn't know. An Alliance vet would probably just say something like 'above my paygrade' but as far as Andrena was concerned there was no such thing. She was immensely curious, and far too opinionated to let something like that go. But she was also on the lowest rung of the Rebellion's ladder, so it wasn't like anyone cared that she was, much less was going to hell her anything about it.
Though unknown to her, and probably a great deal of the Rebellion, it had in fact been purchased along with a few other models of the same make, by a mixture of funs by the mysterious "Rainbow Leader" or "M" or whatever the hell it was this week. Also unbeknownst to them was just how deep some of the ties between the organization that built the Star Destroyer and the Rebellion went these days.
But none of that was particularly important.
The Rebellion was taking advantage of another threat, a credible one, to turn manufacture a situation that would put them in the good graces of Elrood.
The Vindictive was doing exactly what it was supposed to by shooting at them. Her main guns (other than the giant fucking beam cannons) fired at the ragtag assembly of Rebel ships, and the complement of fighters chased after them. The firepower was very real, there couldn't be any fancy tricks with low powered shots, or anything like that if they were going to sell it. It meant the risk to the Rebels was immense, as none of them were going to not shoot at each other, and even greater to the locals.
That was the part that had Andrena's stomach in a knot. She wasn't some hypocritical Jedi, or punk idealist who had no idea how the galaxy worked. It was why she'd agreed to participate in the first place, and she was willing to bet that most of the other participants did as well. The Rebellion was probably better off now than it had been a few months ago, certainly better off than it had been in the doldrums before Naboo when rescuing a Mandalorian dumb enough to let himself get captured (and subsequently killed) was considered big news.
The Imperium was still just a little bit larger, and the Rebels needed every edge they could get. And they needed to acquire those edges as qucikly as possible, as cheaply as possible. They didn't have time to play "let me solve all your problems for you so you agree to help us" with every planetary governor that had enough authority to make a Rattataki warlord jealous.
They needed assets like the shipyards Elrood had, and they needed them fast. If that meant a false flag operation, and probably a lot of little political fallout when everything was said and done, so be it. As long as there was a future where the worst things they were talking about were how the Rebellion had tricked people into helping them take down the evil Empire that gallivanted about destroying planets, and trying to justify genocide.
So Andrena's stomach might be in knots over the idea that innocents might die to help ensure the Rebellion could stop more innocents from dying.
But other than that?
She kept flying.
The Fox Squirrel was trailing two of the Predators in front, with the Starchiefs flying in a missing man formation with the freighter. Behind them were the two gunships, and behind them an additional two predators. On top, and bottom of the ragtag group were the last two Predators, turning the small group in a well packed formation. The fighters chasing them weren't carrying any big area of effect ordinance, and staying close let them provide fire support to the others. The only real danger was that the "enemy" fighters might try to peal a ship or two off and compromise the rest of the group.
The Vindictive was following them, though not especially fast. It wasn't trying to let them get away so much as it was trying to assess the situation, and get the lay of the land. The opening salvo from its guns had probably sent everything closer to Elrood itself into chaos, which would give the Star Destroyer time to analyze things and assess the strength of the local defense force. Of course, another reason was so that it didn't get so close to allow boarding parties to try to make their way onto the ship. That might have ended...unfortunately, and half the fighters it had brought along hung back to give it cover from exactly that, with six forming up near each of the big guns.
Once they were a good distance from the big ship, and had put on enough of a little show, Andrena started broadcasting.
"This is Rebel Task Force Hydra requesting assistance. We are under attack by an unknown enemy. Repeat, this is Rebel Task Force Hydra requesting assistance. We are under attack by an unknown enemy."
It was about that simple.
Meanwhile in hyperspace a much larger group of Rebel ships (the real Task Force Hydra) headed towards the system at a gentle pace. They didn't want to show up too soon after all, but they also didn't want to show up too late. They wanted to get there just in time to let Elrood get a little roughed up and maybe to be...well the phrase big damn heroes was tired, cliche, and overused.
Maybe just the good guys?
