Open to ISC and Sector Rangers
It was a time of peace for the New Republic. That is, for everyone except Ceris. Ever since the Killik invasions on Thyferra and Corellia, she's had her fleets patrol the nearby areas in case the Killiks made their way to the Republic. The Chancellor had an open door policy when it came to the borders, so Ceris couldn't do much to keep anything out. It seemed like the Government was doing everything in their power to make her job more difficult. Her days consisted of administrative work, lots of it. "Who knew a Navy that hasn't fought a battle in nearly a decade continues to be filled with a shitload of problems."
Ceris decided to take a visit to the bridge of the large procurator-class battleship. She wanted to check up on a fresh, but not new, subordinate of hers. "Get Tarkin up here." she demanded to a nearby junior officer. Ceris personally delegated him to be the officer in charge of the maintenance division. It was the worst group to be a part of due to their responsibilities which included: cleaning toilets, burning trash, fixing AC units, and working in the gross dark belly of the ship. She knew Wilhelm wanted to prove himself, so what better way than to give him the hardest path.
As she stood around and waited, she noticed chatter amongst some of the personnel in the communications bay. "Something funny over there?" Ceris asked. The group immediately jolted, and were at a loss of words for a second before gathering the courage to spew something out. "We've picked up a signal ma'am. It's near Thyferra in the open zone: the gap between Republic and ISC space. Appears to be a distress." Ceris scratched her chin for a moment. If it was near Thyferra, then there was a possibility of it being a ship belonging to the ISC. She didn't have any qualms with the consortium unlike many others. Giving them a helping hand didn't seem to be too much of a bother. "Send the order out to the rest of the fleet. We'll make a jump to see what happened. It may not be important, but we'll play it safe just in case."
To Thyferra they went, well, far outside near the planet Foless. Upon exiting hyperspace a large vessel wandered through space. It appeared to be some sort of large transport vessel; if Ceris had to guess, it could have been a ship used to evacuate citizens during the battle of Thyferra. "No sign of power Ma'am" one of the men pointed out "and we can't seem to make contact." The battle didn't occur too long ago, and with a ship of that size there was surely enough supplies to keep anyone on board alive. "I want a scan of that whole ship.
The fleet worked quickly to scan the large vessel before delivering a report to Ceris. "There appears to be signs of life on board." "Tsk. Patch me through." Ceris stepped down towards the large comm center computer and spoke "This is Fleet Admiral Odrosess of the New Republic Navy. We picked up a distress signal coming from your ship. We know you are there. If you do not give us an answer we will.." she paused. There wasn't much she could really do. They were in neutral space, and there was a good possibility that the ship belonged to the consortium. However, there was also a good chance that the ship had been taken over by Killiks."we will send a squadron to board your ship to ensure you're safety." A response never came back. Ceris scrunched her face in annoyance before stepping away "Tarkin!" she barked, hoping he made it to the bridge already. "You're leading a team to go down there!"
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