Prelude to War: Naboo

[Nain Kaar]

Nain walks away from the Bridge as he notices while he was their that master Vinh and Fenix has landed in the Raptor's hanger this is now the chance for him to do what he came to do

its the most sinister thing he will ever do he will no doubt he hunted down for what he has on his mind but he has no other choice if the Imperial Remnant needs a leader their leader must be ruthless and killing Trenton Vinh while he has his mind set on something else could be his chance

but his chance has come to make the Mandalore's enemies of the republic and of the Jedi he has lost their repsect that is something he likes what he has to do now is make sure they leave this frigate and head for their crusier once there he will have one of the other frigates fire apon the Mandalorian flagship to insure the Republic true action thus he will be inlined with the Yuuzhan Vong in their deal to have two Enemies for the New Republic and the Jedi to deal with

As he walks from the bridge he notices on to his right at the infermory that Master Jidan his old mentor is also on this frigate what a prize he thinks to himself if he can somehow show that the Republic and Jinta has it in for the Mandalores their trust will cease to exsist and he will be one step closer on having a true allie for the Imperial Remnant in the Yuuzhan Vong as he has decided to change his destiny on the winning side though the palace imploding and killing only a few thousand will not stop these warriors from a true attack he must figure out a way to set a true wise trap for master Vinh and Master Fenix perhaps a trap on this frigate seperately and devilishly in the hopes to if not kill Trenton but kill Roth it will shake trenton up to the point that he wont care anymore losing someone as close as Roth will tear him to part internally its just what his Master wants to have happen

the Sith will come back with vengence and this time this new republic will not stop them or the Yuuzhan Vong from taking this galaxy fromt hem by force.


--- This War is due to the efforts of the Yuuzhan Vong and the Imperial Remnant,Long live the rebirth of the Sith ---

[Ghev Dralin]

[OOC to Jinta/Nain: The 'Galidraan' was destroyed some time ago, during the conclusion of the skirmish onboard Kylantha's Jewel, so I'll amend your posts]

Ghev pulled himself to his feet, wincing a little, and ignoring the objections of the medical droid. Truth be told, after bacta treatment and bed rest, he was feeling much healthier.
"Sir, I really must insist you continue to rest" the 2-1B scolded, unaware of Mira reaching around to toggle it's on/off switch.
"Much better" she muttered flatly, as the droid deactivated. Then she rounded on Jinta, who was currently being glared at by Ghev and Jad.

None of them spoke for a whole minute, Ghev's steely eyes not leaving Jinta even while he began pulling on his battle-marked armour and weapons. Not even when he placed his helmet over his head, masking his face from view.
Mira and Jad both copied, masking themselves with their helmets. It was a clear sign that they weren't in the company of allies. Nevertheless, Ghev made it infinately clear when he turned and silently walked away from Jinta, leaving the infirmary.
"Ner vod, the flagship has reported in, Tracyn's fleet left the system shortly after the attack. Scouts are checking his trajectory now" Jad said, as though nothing had happened in the infirmary.
"Good. Lets get off this crate and back on our own soil, so to speak. I'm putting our people back together" Ghev affirmed, and Mira visibly sagged with relief.
"I'll contact Trenton Vinh, if you'll provide the comm frequencies" she said. "If you trust him, then so do I".
Ghev nodded, as the three headed for the hangar, to see if there were any shuttles they could commandeer to take them to their own fleet.

[Trenton Vinh]

Trenton and Roth had just made it to the Royal Bridge, the extension of Theed Palace out over the waterfalls and cliffs, when large chunks of the palace collapsed behind them, cutting them off. Ahead of them was the 100-meter long bridge, at the end a large circular gazebo.
Within the gazebo, seated in a Royal throne, surrounded by a dozen Yuuzhan Vong Warriors, was a very high ranked Yuuzhan Vong. Trenton had no idea who it was, or how highly-ranked he was, but he knew that was the man that was commanding this war.

Roth looked at Trent, as the Jedi Master began to summon The Force around him, a rare display of Trenton's full, uninhibited Force Potency. Roth asked, "Think that's the guy we're here for?"
Trent only nodded, and said, "You should go. Make sure the others are okay. A Jedi will be much better at organizing and aiding others than the rest of the people down there. I'll handle this."
Roth felt a bit left-out, asking, "Are you sure?"
Trent nodded, clasping hands with Roth, as the Yuuzhan Vong Warriors began pacing slowly towards them from the other side of the bridge.
"They're in for the fight of their lives." He said grimly.
Roth furrowed his eyebrows, almost wishing he could remain to witness his friend's awesome power. Instead, he sighed, turned around and vaulted off of the bridge, falling hundreds of meters, before The Force swirled around him, slowing his fall before plummeting into the frigid water of Theed's lakes. He sensed the Masters nearby, and began swimming in their direction.

*****

Commander Bryne'kst saw the twin Jeedai arrive on the bridge, and smiled curtly. He nodded his head subtly at them, a sign of respect for a fellow warrior. These two were clearly the best of the best, and they deserved his praise. But they did not deserve life.
He stood up calmly, his amphistaff uncurling from around his shoulders and snapping to life in his hand. He waved his Elite Guards forward, and turned to the Villip beside him. The scarred and disfigured face of Warmaster Krilluuk said, "What is it?"
Bryne'kst said slowly, "We will retreat. We were not prepared for the threat the inhabitants of this Galaxy pose. Our resources are not great enough. They have warriors greater than our own." He was ashamed to speak the words, and was careful to add, "Despite the blessings of the Gods."
Krilluuk nodded, and said, "Return to your ship. We shall return to our settlement and begin to grow our forces. But someday, we will return to lay waste to the heretics. This Galaxy has only received a taste of what is to come."
The Villip inverted, and Bryne'kst summoned one of his ships to pick him up.
He would return to his people a shamed one, but he vowed he would return to destroy this galaxy, and all its inhabitants.

*****

Trenton strode calmly towards the Yuuzhan Vong Warriors that approached him. A dozen in number, but all too weak to best him. What they didn't realize, was the narrowness of the bridge was where he had the advantage. Only two or three would be able to engage him at once, all he had to do was force them back enough to use The Force to tear apart the Vong Commander.

He felt The Force flowing through him. He relished it, loved it. The power surging through his veins. No drug would be able to ever emulate the feeling he had now. He didn't care if he was to die here, but he knew he wouldn't. These Vong were weak. He wondered if any mortal would be able to best him when he reached into the Force this deeply.
His body glowed with an inner light, his pupils burning a blinding light. With one hand he gripped his lightsaber, and with a flick of the thumb his emerald blade ignited fiercely. His other hand tore his cloak off violently, casting it into the wind and allowing it to blow off the side of the bridge.
His comlink was beeping like mad on his belt, but he ignored it.

The closest pair of Vong Warriors dashed torwards Trenton, waving and twirling their Amphistaffs about uselessly. Both fell to Trenton's blade before they could finish their flurries. He continued his calm stride towards the Vong Commander, murder in his eyes. The Force filled the air, and Trenton spun wildly as the next Vong Warrior closed in. Trenton's elbow cracked against the jaw of the Vong Warrior, enhanced by the Force, shattering most of the bones in the alien's face. It let out a cry of pain, toppling off the edge of the bridge.
In slow-motion, Trenton impaled one Warrior, his free hand raising and firing a spurt of Force Lightning at another Warrior, who didn't even have a chance to scream before the electric bolts stopped his heart.

Trenton didn't notice the looks of worry beginning to appear on the faces of the remaining Yuuzhan Vong, nor did he spot the fear in the eyes of the distant Yuuzhan Vong Commander.
Trenton was indestructible, invincible, unstoppable. He was a sight that would only inspire fear in those nearby. His determination only surpassed by his deadliness. His heartbeat, sped up by the intense waves of Force Energy passing through him, pumped the midichlorians through his blood stream at an ever faster rate.
He would not be able to remain at this level of Force Immersion for long. As fit as he was, the human body had its limits. Trenton had enough time, however.
He raised a hand, waving it gracefully and in an uncomfortably slow arc, a wave of fierce Force Energy blasted seven Yuuzhan Vong Warriors off the bridge and high into the air, before they plummeted off the side of the bridge. The fall wouldn't kill them. The Force Blast had shattered every bone in their bodies. Even the bricks of the bridge had cracked and shaken from the blast. A final Warrior stood between Trenton and the Vong Commander. Trenton raised an arm, his lightsaber arm dropping, his energy blade dissipating.
In the air above him, black clouds gathered, a foot above his fingertips.
The Warrior stared at the magic, in terror or awe.
The cloud gathered and solidified into a spear, as black as the night itself. The spear floated above Trenton's hand for a moment, then Trent thrust his arm forward, and the spear accelerated at a speed much greater than that of any starfighter. It slammed into the Yuuzhan Vong Warrior with such force that its limbs were torn off instantly. It flew past the Yuuzhan Vong Commander, missing him by inches.
The Yuuzhan Vong Commander was now only thirty meters away from Trenton, who began to let the Force connection break. He felt his power dissipating, but was not as tired as he normally was after such exertion. He had not yet mastered the Force in such a way to remain in such a constant state of Force Immersion, but he was at least able to keep from passing out afterward.
He saw a Vong ship stop on the far side of the gazebo, behind the Vong Commander, who began to back away from Trenton, towards his escape.

Trent smirked, and said, just loudly enough for the Vong Commander to hear, "You cannot win. You may as well run. You will find no victory here. Annihilation is all you will get. In this Galaxy, we are not going to lay down and let you slaughter us. You can try to run, try to regain your forces before attacking again. But you will be stopped, no matter how hard you try. You can bring your entire army, and we will slay them all. I will slay them all. You may have studied us, but one thing you have yet to learn about this Galaxy, is that its people will never stop fighting, never stop battling for our own freedom, until every single one of us is dead."

The Vong Commander jumped backwards onto the open hatch of his organic ship, and smiled. His confidence had returned, now that he was on his own ship. He retorted, in rough basic, "Than we will slaughter every single one of you."

Trent shook his head. And then he flicked his wrist. His lightsaber blasted forwards, igniting in the air as it darted towards the Vong Commander. The Force Throw was not intended to kill, but to send a message. The blade pierced into the shoulder of Commander Bryne'kst, with such force that it slammed him into the inside wall of his ship. He cried out in pain, the blade pinning him to the wall, as the energy blade forced its way deeper into the wall.
Trent released his Force Grip on the blade, allowing it to disengage and fall to the floor, Commander Bryne'kst with it.
He yelled, "Now run, you pitiful coward, and don't come back until you are willing to die for your cause."

The hatchway to Bryne'kst's ship shuddered closed, hiding Commander Bryne from view as he lay on the floor, crippled and broken. Then the ship accelerated into the sky. Trent took a last look around at Theed, and let himself hop off the side of the bridge.
As he fell, he closed his eyes, feeling the Force swirl around him. In that moment, he felt a pulse in the Force, from Ben Joreth. And the boy was in danger.
As Trenton hit the water, slowed by the Force, he wondered if he would ever have a moment of peace.

[Jinta Jidan]

Just like when he came into the infermory Ghev didnt say anything to him the line of being allies are gone what has happened could possibly never be over turned he watches suprisingly as Ghev Jad and Captain Mira Hakon leave him alone in the infermory he then waits a few moments and heads to the bridge their he notices on a viewscreen of all three of them in the hanger looking for ship to get them off of this frigate and to their flagship...

he then senses a pulse in the force of a young boy of Ben Jeroth and he is in danger but also in this pulse the one officer was wrong Trenton is not aboard this frigate in fact he is actually still on the surface of Naboo he opens his eyes and looks to Commander Versting...

"Versting send a shuttle to these corodinates their you will find Master Vinh and perhaps Master Fenix and bring them before me i must speak to them it is urgent"...

versting nods and heads from the bridge and away from where he was standing for Jinta this is a difficult time for him where he has come back a bit soon from what he was doing as a governor but now he can also sense something ilusive the presence of the darkside and is all around Nain Kaar...

he thinks long and hard and then realizes of the plot Nain has to kill either Trenton or Roth if that happens and Nain is successful then Jinta will find something he has lost and he will know that the Sith as very much alive...

now its more important to speak to Trenton about not only this matter but of the others as well about the treaty which has lasted for more then a decade is gone...

about how the Yuuzhan Vong have for the moment has retreated about how Ghev doesnt trust him or anyone witht he republic and if this was Nain's doing only pain will he see if he begins a futuristic meditation will he ever see peace in his friends eyes...

he leaves the bridge and heads for a empty hanger where he will kneel and begin a lengthy meditation hopefull yhe will find out exactly what Nain is up to by searching the force in the future to see where everything lies out where the Vong and the Imperial Remnant fit in the picture where Nain goes from what he planning right now and what happens to the New Republic he is not affraid of what he sees because he has seen alot of what has to have come and has come but didnt happen that way the destiny of others can not be determined by one indiviual...

***

in the empty hanger he kneels down on the floor and closes his eyes he begins his his force meditation everything begins to go dark as he blocks everything around him the force manipulates everything around him but he doesnt change the structure of the frigate it only changes the hanger that he is in...

he takes in all that has happened and then he sees the future of what has happened here in the present he notices a war with not only the the Yuuzhan Vong but a War with Mandalore...

penatrating into the force deep he wants to see exactly all that is happening for that he calms hismelf to a point to where even his heartbeat is slowed right down he watches in his horror of Trenton being attacked by several Mandalores but mostly by Ghev...

Roth being slaughtered by Nain all around him officers running or cover he sees even himself in a struggling duel with a Sith lord where as everyone around him is dead or in a battle with the Vong as well as mandalorians running for cover...

Jinta notices Nain in sith armour unlike that of what Darth Acheron was wearing when he was defeated but with one exception Nain has multi lightsabers on his belt he peers deep and deeper into the future and notices the Chancellor laying on the ground he flips his body over and sees his head is missing from his shoulders the New Republic is in ashes and everyone is dying all around him...

Jinta opens his eyes breaking himself from the force meditation thinking about all that he has seen about how everyones desitinies have changed everything has been crippled by one personal as the force has centred it all on Nain Kaar...

closing his eyes again and continues with the meditation to not only find out how to stop it from happening to look deep into the future as well as the present and the past to see how to stop this from ever happening as he doesnt want to this future from happening it will take all of his strength and if Trenton walks in he will have to tell him what he has seen...

[Nain Kaar]

Nain realizes that Trenton is not on the Raptor so he decides that the best way to make the Mandalorians even more of a threat is to go to the armouary their the side guns he will set the corosinates to the flagship that the mandalorians have at the side of the Raptor and he will have to block the bridge controls to fire three shots at the flagship to cause damage on their shields generators,engines and then near the bridge to cause panic and to make them an enemy even more it will then give him time to get off the Raptor and get to the desired pickup location that the Imperial Remnant officers are waiting for him in order for him to watch to see what happens from a far to wait for that right moment to strike

As he makes his way to the armouary he waves his hand as the guards approach him they allow him in and and he closes and locks the doors behind him and then he manipulates the helm controls for the guns and sets the three side gunners for the mandalorian flagships shield generators and all the other places he has in store as they all come up he erases the the commands then waits he looks around and notices he is alone he then takes aim to all three sights and fire three shots tot he flagship the first shot he notices hits the flagship directly on the generators with a blast and explosion the second shot hit near the bridge and the third next to the engine all he sees is debris flying away fromt he flagship and he knows his job is done he then makes damn sure that he leaves nothing around that can pinpoint him and then gives command back to the helm of the bridge he opens the armouary door and leaves down a corridor once past a few levels he makes it to the hanger their he sees Ghev,Jad,and Mira standing their he walks past them and to a fighter he steps in a fighter straps hismelf in and then fires up the engines as the engines roar to life the canopy closes he lifts the fighter off the decking and flies the fighter out of the hanger

once out he makes the calculations for a distant star to where the Imperial Remnant is waiting for his arrival he is done playing the good guy his final work is done hopefully this attack on the Mandalorian flagship will show that the Republic hates the treaty and will start a new war with all sides the next thing he will ahve to do is when he is approached by the Yuuzhan Vong Commander who was in charge of the attack on Naboo perhaps they will be able to work together to rid the Galaxy of the Jedi and get a enemy as an allie in the Mandalorians

with the calculations set he jumps into lightspeed and heads for a new direction in his destiny one that will in time pit him against all that whom he once called friends as they are now his enemy.


--- War it brings the best out of any situation,and the Sith will regain it glory,...Long live the Sith ---

[Ghev Dralin]

Ghev's helmet comm chimed, and automatically answered.
"Mand'alor, we're under attack! The vessel you're on just turned it's weapons on the 'Ruusaan', should we retaliate?"
Ghev balled his fists, glanced at Mira and Jad, then drew his weapons.
"Ghev to 'Ruusaan', weapons free" he said, gritting his teeth. With that, he turned to the two guards on station, and shot each one in the head without remorse.
"Get onboard" he snapped to Mira and Jad, who had also drawn their weapons. The three of them proceeded to the shuttle, as the Raptor began to tremble under heavy cannon fire. Ghev realised his orders must have been relayed to the rest of the Mandalorian fleet, as when the shuttle cleared the hangar, the skies were ablaze with turbolaser exchange between the Mandalorians and their sudden enemies, the Republic.
"Ghev..." Mira said, uncertainly.
"I know. This wasn't accidental" he said, joining Jad in the cockpit.

********

The 'Ruusaan', despite sustaining damage to critical systems when the Raptor had opened fire unexpectedly, was faring well. A replica of the ill-fated 'Galidraan', she was built to last in battle, with thick beskar armour plating. Even with shields down, she could take a lot of punishment.
As confirmation came of Ghev's arrival in the central hangar, the captain gave the command to establish a missile lock on the Republic Raptor. Mandalorian shatter missiles were designed to inflict maximum damage, by shattering into smaller fragments that tore ships apart from the inside. The shrapnel was similarly deadly to any fighters in close vicinity of the blast zone...
"Belay that" Ghev roared, as he stepped onto the bridge.
"Sir, the enemy has disabled..."
"I know, I received a damage report on the way up" he said. "Stow the shatter missiles. We're making an emergency jump, since our sublight engines are down. All ships, rendezvous above Mandalore for briefing".

[Commander Lance Versting]

'sir we have fired apon the Ruusaan'
"thats impossible how can we i thought the guns were locked"
'it seems we have fired three shots hitting key areas of the Mandalorian flagship,and now they are attacking us'
"shields to full,pattern delta,relate all our corodinates to our other ships to slowly block the Ruusaan we have to find out what has happened here"
'shields are up to full do we attack'
"negative,this couldnt have come at a worse time,alert Master Jidan perhaps he can help us out"
'alright sir'

Lance was shaken by blasts that came from his frigate on the Ruusaan this was impossible he thought but now he has to find out who has had the gull to do this to make an enemy of an allie as he walks to the armoury he notices something really different the locks on the side the code has been slightly changed the only people who really has access to that are the Jedi and his own officers and then he hears screams from the hanger which is only a few meters away he opens the armoury door and then grabs a blaster and runs out he is also followed by six guards carrying weapons as well they stop near the hanger door and he sets his blaster fire for kill he waves in two guards at a time as he enters one shuttle is missing and three of his guards have been killed shot through the head he kneels to the youngest of his officers killed within an instant he looks to his guards

"those Mandalores will pay for this,he was only eighteen what do i tell his parents"
'sir here is the reports of who had the last access in the armoury'

Lance takes the report and notices it was one of his officers who lay dead here and Nain Kaar he then notices the fine markings on the guns that took the shots they were precisioned only a Jedi could do that not anyone of his guards but or hi engineers they dont have the knowledge of these guns only a jedi has because i Jedi was always present as these guns were fitted on this ship

"captain get the blueprints of these guns i wanna know who the Jedi was who watched the fittings of these then do a dianostic and find out who or when the last mechanical work was done here"
"then take us back to Coruscant the prelude to naboo is over this attack will begin again but as far as i am concerned we have no more business being here"
'but sir what about the shuttle that is picking up Master Vinh and Fenix'
"we will stay here until they are onboard then we leave"
'yes sir right away'

the guards leave their commander in the hanger and and head for their orders and they will do what they were asked to do as they will preform dianogstics to figure out which Jedi had access to this frigate and to the others.

Lance finally makes it back to his office their he sees the early reports that the only Jedi who had access to when the guns were fitted for this frigate ten years ago was Nain Kaar now it all makes sense only Nain Kaar had an ultererer motive all along he looks at an officer that is in his office

"yes what is it"
'sir the Ruusaan has jumped into lightspeed and we have got their last corodinates they all have headed back to Mandalore should we track them down'
"no we have injuries of our own is the ship ready to go,have Master Vinh or Fenix arrived"
'no not yet,on either we still need a couple of hours'
"very well,leave me for now come back when you have the right answers"
'yes sir'

Lance leans back in his chair and waits for Master Jidan to help them out or even Master Vinh or Master Fenix perhaps they can tell him what the hell has happened.

[Jinta Jidan]

Jinta meditation is jolted as he is jolted to the ground as if something has hit the Raptor he is forced from his meditation and pushed against the wall he opens his eyes and shakes it off and then a few more hits come to the side of the ship he closes his eyes and feels the force and then realizes all that he has seen int he force the future is coming true he opens his eyes the darkness of the meditation goes away he walks over to the door and runs towards the Bridge and then as he is running he hears the comm alerting his name to go to Commander Versting's office...

Jinta runs in the direction of the hanger first to see what damage has happened but when he arrives he is too late things are unfolding from what he has seen its happening just as the meditation and what i saw i was too late he looks at the few dead officers on the slabs and then shakes his head he then has to speak to Trenton he walks into a secure room and then grabs his commlink...

"Trenton, this is Jinta if or when you get this"...

"come to the Raptor the Mandalore Treaty is over"...

"i believe Nain is behind the attack and has fled"...

"Ghev has fled as well"...

"this is catastofic"...

"and what i have seen in my meditation has and is starting to come true"...

he realizes they will have to convince Trenton to be at his side as he speaks with the Jedi Council for the first time since he took office his actions here are presently clear he is needed as a Master of the Force and not as a Senator his past has caught up with him his first duty is to be a Jedi and perhaps all he needed was to see a different war unfold through someone elses eyes he speaks intot he commlink once again...

"When we return to Coruscant we must assign a meeting with the Council and then"...

"we must go into the Jedi Council together"...

"you have to speak to them and give them all of the information you have collected and i will give them for what i have seen in my Meditation"...

Jinta then stares at the floor and sends the comm message as a package then he places it on his belt and walks out of the room and heads for the Bridge but more importantly to Versting's office but he doesnt know what kind of help he would be...

[Trenton Vinh]

Jet Sumner was awaiting Trenton at the shuttle that would return them to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Trent was walking next to Roth, both in torn, burned, and blood-soaked robes. Both looked tired, angry, and weary.
Jet, who had seen little of the battle, said as the pair arrived, "Bad news."

Trent sighed, "What is it?"
Roth rolled his eyes in annoyance, and said, "Count me out of this one until I get a massage and a sanisteam."
Jet looked grim, and Trenton realized he wasn't kidding around, "What is it?" He repeated.

Jet said darkly, "One of the Masters has reported a missing Padawan. Coruscant Police also reported seeing a lightsaber-wielding teenager running about Coruscant, shortly after an explosion. The boy was reported to have been fighting what seems to have been a Bounty Hunter."

Trent raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Who was the Padawan?" He had the feeling he knew what the answer was going to be.
"Ben Joreth." Jet confirmed.
Trent nodded, and Roth asked, "Does Tiv know?"
Jet shrugged, "I'm not sure. I'm going to go to Coruscant and search for Ben."
Trent nodded, "I'll join you."
Trenton's comlink beeped again, alerting him he had pending messages. He had forgotten about the device.
He pulled it from his belt, glad that it was a waterproof model. He listened carefully to the messages. He felt alarm creeping in, and suddenly wished that when the Vong had left, all the other problems had too.
He was receiving reports of Republic ships firing on Mandalorian ones, and casualty reports, and damage statistics in Theed, and more. He eventually tuned it out. He climbed into the shuttle and barked, "Get me to Coruscant. I can deal with everything there."
He retreated to his quarters for some Meditation, something he badly, badly needed.

[Ghev Dralin]

Keldabe, Mandalore
21 hours after the battle of Naboo

Keldabe was alive with activity, more alive than it had been in a long time. The capital of Mandalore, it had been completely evacuated during the war against the Empire, and since then had only seen marginal life as the Mandalorians had set out to explore new avenues of survival.
Today, there was excitement in the air. The schism of the Mandalorian forces was being talked over; both the 'Ruusaan' and the 'Osiris' had entered orbit, and a cease-fire had been declared.
Now, Ghev Dralin and Tracyn Velor were openly negotiating a reunion.

"Many of your actions were unforgiveable" Ghev murmered, sipping his Mandalorian wine, revitalising himself. He still hadn't properly healed from his injuries, but this couldn't be put off any longer.
"I could say the same" Tracyn replied. "I executed Mandalorians openly, while you did it in the name of protecting our civillisation. You almost handed us to the Republic on a silver platter".
"Hey..." Mira interjected, but Ghev held up a hand to silence her.
"I was blind" he admitted. "I mistook my faith in a few individuals for faith in the Republic as a whole".
"You mean Trenton Vinh, Roth Fenix..."
"And others, yes". Ghev felt a heavy weight sink in his stomach; he felt compelled to contact Trenton and Roth, and explain all of this. But for now, his own people came first.
Tracyn relaxed into his seat, and took in the familliar view of the Keldabe cantina. Many Mandalorians were gathered, though more had gone to the burial grounds to properly honour their dead.
"I'm proposing a fresh start" Ghev said, cutting through the silence.
"A new Mand'alor?" Tracyn asked, his eyebrow raised.
"Yes. A new Mand'alor, a new beginning. We owe the Republic nothing, and they assumed we were their pet soldiers. We need a leader who won't let ties to the Republic mire their focus".
"We need a leader who will fight no matter the cost, no matter the enemy, no matter the circumstances" Tracyn added, and Ghev nodded in agreement.
"Who do you have in mind?" Mira asked.

********

She stood among the long grass, holding Darryn's helmet in her hands. She saw herself reflected in the black visor, and barely recognised herself at all. Her hair was longer, she was thinner, her expression much more stern.
She'd been changed by everything that had happened to her. Escaping the Vong, losing her friend, leading a resistance movement, almost getting killed... it had shaped her in ways that the war with the Empire never had.
And now, as the sun began to set on Mandalore, she felt tired. So, so tired. But she wouldn't be able to rest for a long time, not with war on the horizon. She didn't even know who the war would be against... the Republic, or the Yuuzhan Vong?

She kissed the top of Darryn's helmet, and let a tear roll down her cheek. Then, looking to the orange skies, she tossed the helmet into the huge pit that served as the Mandalorian burial ground.
"I'm lost, Darryn" she whispered. "I need my navigator".
You'll be fine.
Mira smirked, and looked to the soil at her feet. Even her thoughts were spoken in Darryn's voice these days.
She steeled herself, then turned and headed for her speeder. She still wore her ceremonial cape, signifying her as the new Mand'alor, though it felt heavy on her shoulders. She wasn't sure she was ready for this.

She had to be.

[Commander Lance Versting]

'sir we are already to go back to Coruscant'

"good has master Vinh or Fenix arrived"

'no sir they were picked up by Master Sumner'

'and have headed on their own course back to Coruscant'

"alright is the ship fixed and repaired"

'yes sir we are ready to head back to Coruscant on your order'

"then its my order to go"

'yes sir'

Lance feels the jolt of the engines roaring back to life after being repaired but they are still no closer to finding out who had the gull to break the main treaty with the Mandalorians that is something that will have to wait until they can completely get an investigation going when they are near home soil

he stands up and leave shis office he clips his uniform jacket and then walks onto the bridge as the entire fleet jumps into lightspeed as it will take them at least a full day if not more to get back to Coruscant.

***

Coruscant,orbital platforms
28 hours after the assult on Naboo

the fleet returns back to Coruscant limping and Lance looks out from the bridge of his frigate and notices that they are in orbit around Coruscant he leaves the bridge and then heads for the hanger once at the hanger he looks at his men who are carrying the dead he looks at his officers and crosses his arms then uncrosses them and places them behind his back

"this is our return however early"

"but you senior offiers it is shore leave"

"for you rookies it is fixing time"

"and for my senior staff we need to find out how the treaty we had for a decade is now over"

"also take the refugies of Naboo to the Senate Rounda i am sure the Chancellor will want to everything what has happened"

all he hears is a great cheer from his officers as they now go about their duties loading up the refugies into the mant shuttles they have and he turns around and leaves but he is met int he hallway by Master Jidan who has little time to speak to him he watches the man leave him and then he follows him back into the hanger where he notices the Jedi Master step into a fighter lift off and heads out of his hanger and out of his ship he shakes his head and then goes about his own business and its business as usual.

[Jinta Jidan]

Jedi Temple... Coruscant

after leaving the Frigate called Raptor Jinta finds himself back on Coruscant making a round trip but now he is not hear to meet with old friends no it is time he puts his political career on hold his Jedi life needs him he steps away from the fighter he just landed in at the site of the New Jedi temple and he flips his hood over his head as he has his and was all the time wearing his darkblackish brown tunicrobes and cloak with his high black boots his lightsabres the three of them all dangling from the left side of his utility belt his hair combed straight and his beard removed he is now clean shaven as his complextion has changed much in the over sixty years hes been around in his time he has seen many things the rise and fall of the Old Republic the fall of the Empire the rise of a new Jedi Temple the rise of the New Republic and now he was apart of the fall of Naboo lost to a new threat as they call themselves the Yuuzhan Vong a spieces from another galaxy not unlike their own but its full of tearoney and diaease and the Vong seeking a new challange found a way to come to this galaxy they are a formatable enemy but thats not just what has happened the treaty with Mandalore has ceased to exsist having not only to worry about the Yuuzhan Vong but now the Mandalorians and also they musent forget about the Imperial Remnant so they are completely outnumber if all three factions decide to join forces as Coruscant isnt that very well protected with hardly an army and only a handful of Jedi something must be done somethings has to happen to shift power back to the New Republic and for Democroacy...

Jinta walks into the Jedi Temple and the look of shock on a few members isnt something he was aware of he notices that Lucien Draay is back and is not on Nar Shaddaa as the government thing must be working so he left the right people in charge he then walks away from Lucien and notices Damion Scott in the hallway he walks past him so then his mission for new Deligations is over he can put all of that behind him now and look towards the future that is good news for Jinta as he wasnt aware of everything that had happened on Nar Shaddaa after he left but with that over he can turn all of his attention to what he was seeing in his meditation and to get the chance to see old friends and new ones and then he sees Darwin Sky someone from his past giving him a report he reads it...

He cant believe his eyes that a young padawan is a Bounty hunter that cant be right and the young Padawans name is Ben Joreth he looks down tot he floor and thinks to himself i wonder if Trenton is aware of this matter as he opens his eyes and is given another important report the one he was wondering about that Jedi Knight Nain Kaar as when they were still in orbit of Naboo he felt the concentration of the darkside surrounding the young Jedi perhaps the Sith are not dead as he first thought perhaps they live and a master somewhere has picked on this young Jedi Knight to fuel him with lies about the New Republic about the Jedi Order but he knew that at somepoint this day would come...

As he continues to walk throughout the New replacement for the old Jedi Temple he notices that the old statues are now shrines of the many who gave their life back when the Old Republic was in charge when they had so many Jedi when war wasnt apon them and he likes the shrines just the way they were and are he gets to an elevator and then ehads directly upwards to the level which should house his chambers or at least if he had them in the first place he steps off the elevator and notices his room hasnt been touched in fact its been locked he places his hand to the door and slides his hand across the seem of the door it opens and he walks in he notices nothing has changed not even the spare room where Damion was always welcomed to stay he removes his boots and then his cloak as the door behind him locks as it closes he lays down on his couch and rests somemore while resting he begins a force meditaion which seems to happen even when he is awake but those are more intense as he is a very intense person...

As he is resting his eyes he notices in the force that is is wathcing the present he sees Trenton speaking to the Council about everything that has transpired on Naboo how he came to save Ghev only to have Ghev leave the threat of Nain and the Yuuzhan Vong he then sees through the force Trenton in deep meditation and he gives hismelf this the chance to speak to as if he was right near him or across from him...

"trenton you now have realized your strong importance for your Destiny but you still have much to learn about the many different aspects of the force,allow my instruction and you shall gain more abilities to better yourself as we together take on the Yuuzhan Vong"...

"these abilities include static force pulse,as well as bubble to use the force in a way like this you will be able to generate a force pulse or bubble that can and has changed matter to energy if you wish or matter into liquid like which was the case i did with
the Royal Palace in Theed"...

"i have watched you eversince you were very young you are truely gifted and these abilities will not only triple your force capabilities but it will allow you to know much more about the force"...

he says all this in a sort of telepathy in the force as it can be used in many different ways he has the abilitiy to do so much more and he might show trenton just how much more of the force he has yet to learn if he chooses he wants to...