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Images of a fleet of transports, escorted by a detachment of the Imperial fleet, above Junction would appear on screens across the galaxy. The chyron at the bottom of their feed would say "Sith Order's Walk of Shame" as a reporter's voice echoed from somewhere off-screen.
"This is HoloNet News breaking into to your regularly scheduled programming to bring you these stunning images being live-streamed above Junction," the anchor said. "The latest reporting suggests that these ships are filled with members of the Sith Order who were caught conspiring against the new Imperial government on Junction, having elected a new Dark Lord of the Sith." The images would switch to the lithe form of an armored figure (@Altaris) boarding one of the ships moments before.
"Our viewers will recall that earlier this same standard week, non-Force sensitive members of the now former Sith Empire — led by newly appointed Warmaster Altair Din (@Sreeya) instigated a coup that saw the Dark Lords of the Sith locked out of their government and military positions. These same Sith were then given an ultimatum: get out within the week or be arrested and tried for treason." Images would pan to that earlier announcement by Altair, followed by a short clip of his speech, before the anchor resumed. "Many of our panelist openly wondered if this was a ploy to convince the galaxy to relax severe sanctions imposed on the Empire from the ISC and important businesses in the Corporate Sector. But it now seems as though their threats were credible."
"Don't believe us? Look."
A new series of images played showing the Sith being forced to drop their lightsabers on the ground as they were loaded onto their transports. Some of them were attempting to break their hilts and remove the crystals, only to have their sabers taken from them Forcefully and throw down on the ground.
Finally, the feed switched back to the Twi'lek anchor. "Now, HoloNet News Network has reached out to the interim Imperial government for comment, particularly about the week grace period given for any non-reforming Sith to leave Imperial Space, as this move would seem to be in breach of that agreement. However, we received quick clarification from a spokeswoman from the Imperial Security Bureau."
The transitional government had every intention of honoring the week-long grace period for Sith intent on leaving Imperial Space. However, the ISB intercepted communications to Sith by their new 'Dark Lord' summoning them to Junction to make plans of war and treason against the Empire. We could have reacted with more force, but the Warmaster did not want to endanger Imperial lives on Junction. He also wanted to show the galaxy that we were not as barbaric as the Sith have been in times past—needing to bombard worlds to prove some point.
"We also asked the Bureau about the recent blackout of communications to and from Imperial Space, including what we believed to be the censure of several damaging HoloNet reports about the Empire. The agency ensured us that the HoloNet has been restored to all parts of the Empire now that the Sith regime has been toppled and there are reforms planned in the coming weeks to ensure such blackouts never happen again. It does seem as though change is on the way for the Empire. Our reporters are tracking down important galactic leaders for comments on this stunning development, and we'll have more updates for you when those comments are made. Until then, this has been breaking HoloNet News!"
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