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A small drabble of after the Defection, where Elena and her Chief Engineer continue their work to find Beth after her disappearance
"Captain?" The words came out relatively quiet for the person who said them. Ewan Alsotte, the Chief Engineer of the Justicia stood in the doorframe, looking like he was about to give some bad news.
Captain Tarunt sighed as she beckonned him in to the Ready Room, putting her dataslate down for just a moment.
"A dead end, then." She said as he sat himself down. Had it not been, his introduction would have been vastly more animate and she knew it.
"I'm sorry." He confirmed, sighing before he continued. "Even our contacts on Tandis IV haven't had hide nor hair. And that's after paying them off something rotten." A thick silence fell, Elena not even looking at him as she kept her eyes down. "I guess . . Good news is we've gotten enough intel to make them think we were just harvesting our sources. Command don't care for now what we're up to."
Even with the supposed good news, the silence stuck, longer than it was welcomed. Another dead end in a sea of threads. She closed her eyes, it was hard to keep hold of hope, but she had to fix a broken promise. A promise to keep her safe.
"Even Lancer's got nothing. He said he'll keep his ear to the ground, but Sullust is still keeping him busy as ever." Hearing the name of the Lieutenant who used to be her aide before Beth was only a little jarring. Perhaps any other time she would have asked how he had been. She recalled her surprise in hearing his name in the circles once again, that him going MIA on Sullust wasn't all it had been made to seem, but was also his defection. She should have seen it coming, but didn't. Just like she should have seen this coming, but didn't.
The thoughts swirled around her mind, trying to desperately consider what choices were left, what more she could do. There was only one thing and the thought terrified her.
"Maybe we should contact Overser Vahlen." She suggested, her voice low as she continued to look at her dataslate intently, not seeing Ewan's eyes widen at the suggestion.
"Stang-! Sorry, Ma'am, she's Imperial. And even the untrustworthy bastards of brass would say it's an insult to include her in the untrustworthy bastard community!"
"I know, but . . . She isn't Imperial. She lied about being a Jedi in the Clone Wars, remember? Her and her Padawan? And I really don't think she has loyalty to the Empire, either. She's playing her own game, Ewan, I don't . . . And I don't see any other choice. All of our assets can't even find Beth since Fondor. She isn't trustworthy, no, but . ."
She recalled the Overseer, that smile that put you on edge, the web of lies that spun so effortlessly, the terrible 'little errands' she requisitioned the Justicia for, the things that were done in the facilities Vahlen commanded. Little and terrible, dangerous, not much in comparison to the big names, but enough. With all the games that the woman played, Elena couldn't even begin to consider her as trustworthy, or useful. But, desperate times . . .
Ewan sighed dramatically, shaking his head. "I don't like this, Captain. But, I guess you're right. Do you know how to get hold of her?"
"She has an Office on Callisto. Get Rosale to find out where, and secure a line." The voice of a Captain bled through for just a moment as she gave the order, rather than the tired voice of just Elena. "I'll give you instructions on how to encrypt it the Judicial Department way. It's outdated but should still work and would only put ourselves at risk if it doesn't. And I think . . Well, I think she'll recognise it if so."
Ewan tapped the table as he got up and nodded. "Aye." He answered, heading for the door. "I hope you know what you're getting into, involving her. Not much gives me this bad feelin' Ma'am, but she certainly does." And with that, her Chief Engineer left the Ready Room, leaving the Captain alone with her dataslate, as she turned it back on. The picture of Beth flickered alight and it was all Elena could do as she continued to stare at it, a hand gently stroking down the screen as if trying to get to her Yeoman's cheek to brush that one strand of hair out the way.
"I never should have let you leave this room." She whsipered, closing her eyes as she hung her head in defeat, doing her best yet failing once more to stop her tears from escaping.
"I'm sorry."
#On Duty (IC)#And something small from my mind#Because I broke my heart by re-reading Elena & Beth#yeomancorel#It's also half five in the morning so forgive me for a lack of clarity
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Hello everyone!
I've been quite inactive on the account, but I've always had Elena, the Justicia and the 985th Clone Battalion in my mind. And quite frankly, I have gone insane in creating a story for them.
I honestly don't think I'll ever get the energy to actually write it all down like some osrt of book/biography/information, but if I do, then consider the following super messy info dump as a preview! Please note that Elena's story is still being filled in, and if I find myself RPing again, you very well may be a part of it!
Be warned: Long.
We have Elena's Bio, thankfully, to start us off.
The link at the choices are broken but it's either Defector or Loyalist. The canon one is Defector.
The Clone Wars:
In the Clone Wars, the 985th Clone Battalion was put to Fleet Security. Upon the launch of Victory Fleet, they were deployed to them, spread all over. CC-3232 who wasn't very creative with nicknames like 'Two Thirty-Two's' 'Tooth Hurty' and simply 'Boss' or the variants, chose to do things a little bit differently. If a flagship is lost, command has a chain to follow but it is still a massive hit. So he believed in spreading out. He allowed his 2IC, ARC-4298 who was called Buzzcut behind his back to choose a ship and station there, whilst he chose one of his own. That way, at the very least, some semblance of command for the inner security of the vessels would remain if one were lost. This was allowed, because screw you it's my story.
CC-3232 stationed himself aboard the Justicia with Captain Tarunt's blessing. They then got up to the usual antics together, and were grew very close.
Antics include, but are not limited to:
Captain's Dinner and talking about Galactic Politics
We took the Justicia to repair but there was a trap laid by the clankers and now it's guerilla warfare onboard her own ship.
Investigating abandoned research vessels because nothing could go wrong.
Assisting ground forces with some extra troops and a healthy dose of orbital bombardment.
Secret Orders!
Contention between 32's group and Buzzcut's group because they aren't getting on right now.
Introduction of SO MANY clones. I need to make a list but I have a "few".
Elena working with a team of Republic Commandos, who give her one of their blaster pistols, because that shit was cool.
Learning why the Medic is called 'Hatchet'
Checkmate wants to defect because he fell in love!
So on, so forth. A more primary one is the meeting of Jedi General Vahlen. Or supposed Jedi General that is. I'm going to spoil it right now, she isn't a Jedi, she's a Sith from the olden days and she was betrayed by the rest of the Dark Council and put into concrete-slab-sleep like Han was. Only reason she didn't die was probably because she was a Sith Lord, and was very powerful. More on her, a little bit later.
Either way, she and her Jedi Padawan were a little strange but Good Soldiers Follow Orders, and they were helping clean out the droids in return of the 985th helping enter some very mysterious dark ruins.
Then, Order 66. Of course.
It was the breaking point for a lot of people, because they got shot or stabbed. For the 985th they had the, uhhhh, moment right after they rescued a small Jedi outpost, which had a member of the Jedi Service Corps. She didn't pass the trials to become a Jedi, but she served as a librarian or research of some sort. Unfortunately, she might not have been a Jedi per se, but she was close enough, so she got blammed.
And oh boy, Elena did not like that. She was very close to arresting 32, but then started to realise ALL the clones were acting the way he was, and she soon realised something bigger was going on.
Not long passed and at the refurbishing of the Justicia into a Victory-II Class Star Destroyer, she transferred them over and told them they were no longer welcome.
Galactic Empire:
And so, here she is, serving the Empire. Mostly she gets put on anti-piracy duty because she's in a ship that isn't as liked as the Imperial Class. But she still does her duty. From there, nothing special really happens apart from SURPRISE IT'S THAT JEDI NOT JEDI, VAHLEN AGAIN! Except this time she's an 'Overseer' of a number of facilities dotted around the segmentum. She requisitions Elena and her ship, using them for super secret tasks.
Such as:
Why are the dead not staying dead on that ship?
Why is that weird alien thing got two mouths and burst out of our chests?
Why can't we unionise
And a million more classical things.
This was Vahlen's original purpose, to give Elena the reason to explore the other, wilder things that might not be passed onto a simple Captain. She is, after all, a named character.
Then, we have the absolute BEST part of my RP journey, and that is @yeomancorel. Lt. Lancer was great (And a triator) but Beth, if you read this - damnit you're bloody well appreciated! But the next few chapters was Beth discovering she had a little gift that is slightly illegal, and her and Elena fell in love and got married and retired and lived happily ever after.
The end.
I SAID THE END.
Of course, that never happens, so after those two got rather close, Alderaan kinda went 'poof' and decided to have the significant emotional event of being destroyed. Elena's parents were retired on Alderaan, so you can imagine, Elena's not happy. Not many people are. Apparently destroying a whole planet isn't popular! But hey, fear will the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.
From there, Elena's fate to defect was sealed, but what started kicking her into gear was Beth, who saved Elena using the power of friendship, love, and a smidge of the force. This actually manifesting itself in a high stress situation was A. Right on time and B. Fecking worrying.
So Elena knew the risks (Although never to the true extent). And they helped hide it. Thankfully due to things exploding, the whole force things wasn't mentioned in anyone elses report, but eventually she was found out. This is where Beth's writer tore out my heart with her little goodbye, and Elena was found powerless to stop it. (Seriously, cry emoji x17).
Realising that that isn't good, Elena's plans to pop onto the other side of the fence were put into motion and she kinda had to kill her First Officer, Vesalius Alquesta, which she felt extremely bad for.
Since then, she tried her best to fit in with the Rebellion, but she was an Officer through and through, and it put her at odds with the rest of her new crew (Not everyone wanted to be a Rebel. Fighting happened, people retired).
She worked with a few people, like her Chief Engineer, Ewan Alsotte, played by Bob Peck! There are others, Michael Dorn is included, too. But really, they worked with the Rebel Alliance and in the background constantly were looking for Beth. With no success (YET).
Unfortunately they ran into SUPRISE IT'S SITH LORD JEDI GENERAL OVERSEER INQUISITOR Vahlen once more, and that's when Elena discovers Vahlen isn't really from around here. But don't worry, for she has more antics, and Elena very much learns that when a facility's Overseer was Vahlen, to just nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Again, this was for Elena being put into weird ass places where she might not have been. Blame it all on the wierd Sith Lady.
But then, it comes to Callisto!
Callisto:
This is a big one. This is where things are A, messy, and B, confusing. and C, violent. So bear with me!
Callisto was a planet that was Mid-Rim. Before the Clone Wars it was having a lot of problem with organised crime, so they developed the SADIE Project (Search And Detection Intraplanetary Enforcer) to basically act as the Star Wars version of a Police Helicopter. At the time it was super impressive, but a lot of politics and also funding caused delays. Then, with the Clone Wars looming and soon occuring, they wanted something that could defend the planet . . Because these were totally going to do that. As such, over a large number of design changes, it was redone to the CASSIE Project (Close Air Support/Surveillance Intraplanetary Enforcer) which kept the sensor systems, but also had weapon mounts for things it could use in support. Unfortunately that never came, there was more argument and then the war ended, so only around 30 or so for the entire planet was made. And these were binned as soon as the Empire did their thing and declared martial law or Imperial law or whatever to make the Stormtroopers/Army Troopers do policing duties. So they were sent to the scrap heap, but eventually picked up by the Rebellion and the Justicia got a handful to use.
So that's the CASSIE Gunships. Now for the planet.
Obviously, they weren't happy with Imperial rule and the planet was one of those that weren't entirely important, but if the underdog rebels got a hold of it, it would absolutely be a boon. That's why the Seps never attacked because it didn't pose a worthwhile benefit straight out, but the Rebellion figured they could get that, use it as a foothold and it'd be a massive boon. The Empire wouldn't fight too hard for it. So their cells went down to do their destabilising thing.
However, you remember the 985th? Well! After being kicked off the ship they called home, they were reassigned and eventually Buzzcut's group were brought back together. To call it tense would have been an understatement. Constant social fights, arguments and the like. Buzzcut's group had taken on his belief that they were just tools of war, and truly believed the Empire was the way forward, that the Jedi and the Republic were rotten to the core and needed to be wiped out. Meanwhile, there was regret in the whispers of the group that had stayed on the Justicia. After all this time, after all the respect the crew of that ship had earnt from the 985th, and following orders broke all that? Why. And after Howzer, after Kamino, what were they doing, fighting for an Empire that was ready to discard them?
The private, traitorous thoughts were finally whispered, and the whispers became talks, and the talks became plans. The 985th couldn't stand by and let the innocents they swore to protect, suffer under the hands of the Empire. They fought for the Republic, not the Empire.
Well, some of the 985th couldn't stand by.
Unfortunately, not everyone saw it that way. When Buzzcut heard the rumours of defection, he took his men and confronted 32 right there and then. It became an argument. An argument that was ended with the simple words "Open fire." And then it became a gunfight.
32 and about 300 managed to escape, and get out of there, formally marking themselves as enemies of the Empire. To cover up this black mark against the 985th's proud history, Buzzcut was placed in command and given orders to eliminate them, wherever they were. And if they needed certain . . . Help, they had it.
The traitorous clones ran to the planet of Callisto and hid in the mountain rages, using an old OLD fortress as their new home to lie low. It worked, but as the months, perhaps years went on, the urgre to fight for what was right faded, and they fell into seclusion.
But whispers in the wind told the village nearby of who they were. Heroes of the Republic! Ghosts of a brighter time, a beacon of hope. For they were so close by, should tragedy strike, the Clones, the good ones! They would swoop in and save the day.
Well, maybe not swoop in. Swooping is bad.
However, tragedy did strike. With the increasing unrest, agitated by the Rebel cells on planet, the Empire reacted with an iron fist. Tougher and tougher, raids occured far too often. But when it came to the isolated village in the middle of nowhere, near some mountain ranges, it wasn't a raid. It was a slaughter. Thankfully a resident of the village escaped, though mortally wounded, and managed to reach the fortress. To be disturbed after all this time was a scary prospect, but the pleas of the villager shook them to their core. Scouts were sent out, and soon found the reason she was wounded. They didn't realise they were so . . Highly thought of. The villager passed from their injuries, and it wasn't long before CC-3232 put his helmet back on and called his Brothers to form up.
Imagine then, you're a trooper in the Empire's Army. Beating, shooting, destroying, wrecking this 'Dissident Outpost'. Maybe you feel bad, maybe you don't. And from out of nowhere, terror strikes. Not like the terror you inflicted upon these civilians, no. No, the terror of an enemy that fights back, an enemy that knows the land, an enemy that had fought through war and come out swinging, an enemy that found its lost flame, that knew now they were fighting for the Republic. Your AT-ST was the first to face the fury, you don't even know where the rockets came from. Through the blizzard, arcane blue bolts tear down numbers of your comrades. You can see the faint figures of white, obscured and distant, but you fire back. You don't think you hit anything. You start calling out the bearing, glancing around. You see your Captain just as a sniper takes him out. You look around, trying to see who is left with you. They're all surpressed, trapped and fearful of what they have woken up. You hear one of your squad mates coming up to you and you start telling them to -
It wasn't a squadmate.
You look into the visor of a relic of the Clone Wars. That was the last thing you saw.
After the strike force was wiped out completely, the Empire responded with a Star Destroyer setting up to provide assistance. An entire compliment of Stormtroopers would sure finish these people off. Unfortunately for them, news of the traitorous 985th hadn't appeared yet. So when a small number of Clone Troopers told about how they had orders to redeploy elsewhere, and everything lined up on their code cylinders, the Captain had no issues with that. In fact, they even offered to play Ship Security again. After all, it was their expertise and most of his compliment were being deployed planetside. Unfortunately for him, the traitors had played him like a fiddle, and after a few days, they acted. Soon enough the sabotage was planted and nothing could stop the reactor from going critical. A message was sent that day. A very powerful message. Callisto was not the Empire's.
Of course, that brought the attention of two Star Destroyers and the 985th Loyalists, all of whom were eager for blood. From there, the planet started turning into a warzone. The Defectors were very good at getting around unnoticed, and hit very hard, but Buzzcut kept hunting them. Victories for both of them, and bitter defeats. Brother against Brother, and plenty of Rebels and Imperials in the background and foreground. A lot of notable people. Such as:
Mandalorian lesbian couple feauturing a Cathar and Human
Twi'lek Rebel who has terrible luck
A badass Nautolean lady!
A few more Mandalorians because they want to kill the Empire
Rebel squad that became 'special forces' without meaning too, but they're good at it.
Another Sith Lord Not really, but I got mad with power on XCOM 2.
A Jedi! Who just so happens to be the Padawan of Lady Vahlen! Because she is everywhere.
Lady Vahlen! But less so. She's busy.
With a special guest appearance from Rail Class ARC Troopers! Because officially, there never was a clone rebellion.
As I mentioned, this was mostly played out on XCOM 2, and it introduced some great enemies for them to face!
Such as:
The 985th Loyalists
TWO Inquisitors
Gur-Mon Vallinor, Blightstalker. A Mandalorian sniper!
Help, we got tested on and now we're kinda force sensitive clones but oh god the pain!
Dave from accounting!
Mod conflicts!
This is where I play out XCOM 2 and make out stories of who live, who dies, side characters, and personalise the clones even further. Using Advent to Galactic Empire, and MOCX for that good stuff.
So, eventually it's just a warzone completely. The Justicia gets to lead a small battlegroup into combat, but they need to deal with the two Star Destroyers. Which, as one might know , is tricky. Eventually they come up with a plan. A cunning plan, a very BAD plan.
The ADAMA MANEUVER.
Changed a little so it makes slightly more sense, lots of calculations and weather information from the planet, so they can plan it to be perfectly precise this sets back their assault like a whole month sort of thing.
But when they do, the Justicia unleashes hell on Imperial targets, launches all of her strike craft and begins climbing. For the Star Destroyers never expect an enemy capital ship to come up from the planet they were guarding. With ion cannons, turbo lasers, surprise and the rest of the battlegroup, they were thankfully able to take down the two Star Destoyers and help liberate Callisto.
From there Elena starts learning about the 985th and the 985th, and how the 985th is trying to kill the 985th for betraying the 985th. However, a lot of the named Clones of the defectors and the loyalists are now dead. Buzzcut dies via the tooth thingy, but in 32's arms as he pleads for him to hold on until medics get here. Locke died and I know exactly how I want him to die, but I need to ask someone about that. Sharke has lived, Callback lost his leg but continued operating the long range. Hatchet has lived but finally admitted to the time he killed a few civilians. Debt, Short, Flowers, Bruise and Crash admitted they beat the shit out of Checkmate for wanting to leave because he found love. You know, the whole bittersweet sorta thing of learning the truths, but now that was a very bad thing and we all feel bad.
Whether Elena and the 985th meet at that point again, I do not know. I never chose, but this is where the Galactic Civil War story is sorta left. And quite frankly, I never did much after that.
WELL,
Apart from that after the war, a number of people went on trial for being Imperial, and Elena was chosen as a scapegoat because she didn't defect until after Alderaan, and it took time, and she fought so hard and demanded that she kept command of her ship and most of the crew. They didn't like her for being so disciplined, so proper, so . . . Imperial. And so she was put on that horrid rehabilitation scene we saw, and also given the black mark to never serve a security, military or other such force again. Unfortunately, with the anti-Imperial hate thing, cause you know, oppressors and stuff, she didn't really get to do much. She managed to recover a Lambda Class the Justicia used to have, and she's been around ever since, looking for home, looking for Beth. (Or maybe she found her by this point, it hasn't been decided!).
Everything is a blur at this point, though she tries to help Liea's Resistance against the First Order by being an Advisor to them, technically not part of them! Unfortunately that all goes to hell.
However, Lady Vahlen does make one last appearance. She had always been busy behind the scenes, always wiggling into power somehow, and here was no different. For she had managed to aquire a very certain Victory-II Class Star Destroyer and refitted it with state of the art equipment, Of course, we shouldn't ask too much how she got the funds, and why is that person not looking very healthy, but she hands it over as a thank you gift to Elena, and tells her to take part in liberating the Galaxy once more.
And then, the end.
I figured she wouldn't retire, but actually find her end in war. The Justicia sacrificing itself to save those that needed protecting sounds like something she absolutely would do, and leave a mark upon the ones she saved. Of course, a happily after is always nice, but I like the idea of this trilogy of movies to end with no fanfare, no celebration or parade, but a silent run through the wreckage of a venerable ship, such as she.
Lady Serena-Acculah Vahlen
With Elena's story finished, it's time to talk about Lady Vahlen. She's forever in the background, and I often picture her like Q from Star Trek. She's around and it's terrible, but she's always around, her motives are a mystery, and she seems quite interested in Elena and her ship, considering all the run ins.
Lady Vahlen is from SWTOR, she was my Sith Inquisitor, and I decided to put her here as that way of interacting more.
Surviving all the carbon freezing drained most of her powers, and she swapped hands from collectors until she was picked up by scavengers. Here she found a force sensitive young lady who she reached out to, very similar to KOTOR II's intro with Kreia. The whispers almost drive the young lady to insanity, until she finally releases her. From there, she needs power. She needs essence, she needs life. And so she begins to feed. Not on the one who helped her, but on the others of the crew, sucking them dry like she's from the Mummy or some shit. From there, the pair go on their first adventure at an old temple ruin, but the young lady is a little bit on the terrified scale and that causes her to perish to a trap. Woops.
Eventually, Vahlen finds herself on the moon Wasskah, and she spends her time researching and learning, watching the prey get hunted. It's there that a group of Jedi Initiates is spotted. This piques her interest and she watches them, seeing their progress and taking interest in one in particular. Then a Jedi Padawan is thrown into the mix, a Togruta this time. She watches it all unfold, becoming very interested. She's quite disappointed when she watches her favourite one die, but as the body is left behind, she swoops (Yes I know swooping is bad, but Vahlen is bad!) in and recovers her. She then sets out on a hunt. Upon capturing a trandoshan hunter, she uses Sith Magicka to transfer the life of one into the other. Thankfully because it's Sith, they don't have to be willing. This saves the young lady, though she still needs care, which Vahlen provides.
That's right, Lady Vahlen saved Kalifa. Sue me.
The pair get talking, and after figuring out that Vaheln has a dark past, but she's actually not that bad, she slowly agrees - in payment for her life, she will be taken under Vahlen's wing as an Apprentice.
Now, this far, I've mentioned she was a Sith, and she is very much evil no objections to murder and torture, and the good stuff, but she has never been one to be outright evil, at least, not anymore. Her being betrayed wasn't because they were Sith and they do that, it had a reason, though she never shares it. And when she emerges in this time, she's a lot more . . .Muted, I'd say. Like Emperor Gorgeiou from Star Trek Discovery a little! She doesn't inflict torment for the fun of it, she inflicts for a goal, and stops when she can achieve that goal. She's by no means good, nor caring to those not Her and Hers, but is a little more neutral in things. And that is how she gets to persuade Kalifa at least for now. The power to save people thought dead, the fact she is open that she has not been nice, but the thirst for knowledge, and the fact that if Kalifa refused, she'd be let go. Kalifa was never a prisoner and free to go, and that piqued her curiosity.
Since the Clone Wars was going on, pretending to masquerade as Master & Apprentice was an obvious choice, and Vahlen taught Kalifa about the force, and help her trian her abilities. They also went on plenty of adventures, which is where they met the 985th.
Now, Vahlen is very strong in the force, and skilled in the use of Battle Meditation exactly like Batilla was, and that is her primary thing, she doesn't get involved but she does support. However, when it comes to combat, she fights like Kriea does in the end of KOTOR II, on Malachor, with the floating lightsabers. She also has the ability to turn invisible-esque (Balanced for gameplay purposes) so she could observe the Trandoshans like she was the Preadtor.
Her first meeting with the 985th went well, but they were suspicious of her. "She was wierd." was all they could say, but there is something off with her, like she doesn't belong here. The second time they meet, 32 and Elena just pass it up in their reports that they've met Jedi Master Vahlen, and Command are like "That's funny, we don't know anyone of that name operating here. Maybe it's the Jedi being Jedi. We'll ask them." and so they tell the Jedi and the Jedi are just as confused. Eventually they start to investigate and they find the pair investigating a ruin the Seppies are using as a base. Mace Windu or Kit Fisto (Or someone else, but those two were in my head) come along with some clones, and the whole thing ends up a triple threat, because the Jedi now know she's lying. Vahlen and the Jedi begin duelling, which only reinforces that they were bad. The duel is cool, lightsabers swinging and force powers and stuffs. However, a rocket lands and destroys the walkway Kalifa was at. At this moment, Vahlen senses and drops all but one of her sabers (Remember, she does the floaty thing like Kirea) and focuses on stopping Kalifa from falling to her death. The single saber from a distracted mind is easily defeated, but it's clear that it was fighting defensively, like maybe Vahlen didn't want to fight now that Kalifa was in danger, and as the Jedi moves closer . . They stop. Vahlen isn't trying to stop them now, just putting Kalifa down safely. The Jedi begins to realise maybe this could be talked out, and so he begins to protect Vahlen as she tends to her Apprentice.
Eventually, they discuss things and they come to some sort of agreement for a fragile peace. It was clear she wasn't working with Dooku, but they do not exactly trust her.
So, during Order 66, the Lady Inquisitor and her Padawan are onboard a capital ship, and a squad of clones move in to kill the pair as they meditate.
However, being strong in the force and still fairly evil, she isn't taken by surprise, like some of the other Jedi were. And so the clone squad finds themselves trapped in a hallucination, of an endless hallway and dark clouds, whispers and doubts, the dark side, and evil clawing at them. Like good troopers, they continue to push on. Eventually, they come up to the pair, still in meditation. They circle around them to get a full field of fire. Unlike Ashoka apparently proved, you can't block 360 degrees at once from multiple sources. However, the Lady Inquisitor has studied Battle Meditation as her mastery, seeking to perfect it. It guides your allies to fight better, or pushes your enemies to fight worse. It guides their actions as the best course. And the Clones never realised this was exactly what she was doing. After she caught them in her web, she pressed into their minds and took each step for them. Including the circle, where her lightsabers - collected from centuries from others, or built or stolen - were lying. So as they raise their blasters in unison, so too, do the lightsabers rise. And as their fingers pull the triggers, the lightsabers ignite.
The pair then must escape the vessel, filled with the Clones that now want to kill them.
Here, they quieten down for a few years and Vahlen begins infiltrating the Empire, just like she's best at, whilst Kalifa studies what happened and where surviving Jedi might've gone, as well as the Emperor's plans with things like ruins and artifcats. Would he still pursue those?
She mets Elena a couple of times and sends them on whacky adventures, as mentioned, but as she is settled in, she infiltrates the Inquisitorius. I saw infiltrate, but she does effectively join it, and they buy the lie she was a Jedi who was covering her tracks. She never shows them her true power, and makes sure she isn't around when Darth Vader is. Unfortunately, this isn't something Kalifa like the news of, and she runs away, fearful that it was all a ploy and Vahlen had always been evil, there was no nice and it was all deception. She has to task someone to find her and bring her back. My thought of this for some reason was Cal Kestis? I don't know why, but when I was picturing this, it was him and Kyle Katan I pictured doing this for her, and the back and forth and the reveal of who she was. Maybe Kyle Katarn would suit better, but still. Eventually they are reuinited agian, and their stories begin again.
After the Empire and after Elena's wings are clipped, Vahlen began her infiltration of the New Republic which wasn't that hard. And, over the course of the few years, especially after she heard mention of the First Order, she began steps to locate and aquire that certain Captain and her ship.
The one amazing thing about it, is that she managed to get and refit the Justicia completely legally. 100% EVERYTHING was in legal order. Loopholes and stuff of course, but it wasn't some secret stolen ship. And it was a museum piece at this rate. And there, she gifted it to Elena, and they went to Exegol.
And that, I think, is the majority of my minds ramblings, condensed as they could be. If you read it all, I am sorry. If you have questions or ideas, or slight suggestions or something, feel free to say.
I know that a lot of this won't be classed as canon, a lot of it is a bit hmmmmmm but it is my story, and it is fun darn it!
Also the Victory Class Star Destroyer is the biggest class of ship that can operate in atmosphere AND I DON'T CARE WHAT THE MOVIES DID THAT'S CANON IN MY HEAD ALRIGHT!
Anyway, thanks for reading hte parts you did, and I wish you well! <3
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Check out our list of the Top 10 Hottest Imperial Officers! (#7's glowup is so good, you may not even recognize them!)
@viperofmandalore replied to your post: "Who’s number 1?"
"Captain Elena Tarunt, obviously."
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“Elena.” Corel began, her gaze set and piercing. Her usual affable aura replaced by something new, something deeper, and darker. She rested her forearm on the table as she leant across it, face awash in the shadows cast by the struts of great orbital shipyards from which the Justicia, retrofit now completed, was about to depart.
“Something’s come up. I’m not going to be shipping out with you from Fondor.” Beth ran her bottom lip across her teeth as she let the news settle. “My code cylinders and my commlink have been disabled… and I’ve been summoned planetside.”
Nerf-leather rustled as Corel shifted uncomfortably under her jacket. There were only a handful of reasons why her security access would have been revoked without Elena’s knowledge, and given events of the last tour, none of them looked good.
“I’ve managed to compartmentalise it so far.” Beth stated matter-of-factly, refusing to acknowledge the emotions that burned hot in her chest as she looked on at the woman she loved. “I’m not going to let the way we feel about each other jeopardise my responsibilities to you or to the Justicia. I don’t expect you to like it - and I know what you’re thinking... I can sense your thoughts. Elena, stop. This is something I have to do.”
Corel turned toward the viewport, and closed her eyes. Reaching out, seeking the threads of the future that had unravelled around them. She exhaled, and for a moment her darkened demeanour fell away, before quickly returning. Opening her eyes, she allowed her gaze once again to lock with Elena’s.
“We will see each other again.” Corel said with unnerving certainty. “…the path that lies ahead of me is arduous, and difficult. It will change me, but I will return to you. You have my word.”
She stood gracefully from the table, fighting every instinct to embrace Elena just one last time. “May The Force Be With You, Elena Tarunt.” Spinning on her heels, Corel strode off into the darkened corridors of the Justicia, tears streaming down her face.
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which unpopular archetype are you?
You’re the best,
you’ve always been the best, and now everyone who’s ever doubted you is gone. you’ve gotten everything you wanted. you smoked all your competition. but something inside of you just won’t settle. all the evil of the world is still out there, all the big problems that you never got around to. in spite of your skill, this is something you simply can’t handle yourself. but that’s ok. you’ve got new, shiny pawns to play with. you know how to make people do what you want. the ends justify the means, right? / / personality: talented, calculating, overbearing / / counterpart: the ghost /
#I do not think this one suits#She is not the higher power and that is what she is both happy and unhappy with#She knows power corrupts#And she hates being powerless for it
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what character archetype are you ?
The Queen.
Bold, majestic, burdened, responsible, an impassive and neutral face that discloses no pain, only regality.
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So, hello to the few around here.
Happy Star Wars day and all of that.
You’re all really fab, and I kinda miss you.
But I am buggered. And that is why I’ve not been here. Or rather, not active. Because I look at this every few days to be quite honest, I just can’t actually do anything.
But you are all pretty fab.
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WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER ARC?
tragic hero arc.
we all know how this story goes. when it began, you were almost the perfect hero, but almost is never enough. you lacked introspection, or you were too stubborn or vengeful or reckless - as reckless as the world that helped to ruin you. you were not perfect, and that's okay. we knew the story ended in blood and we watched it anyway. we knew you would die in the end and we still couldn't help but love you, just a little bit. at the very least, you are more human than a hero could ever be.
Tagging:
It’s been a while, I’m a little late.
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"Didja miss me?"
A small, exasperated sigh was her first answer.
Although it had been a while, she certainly recognised the voice. "Ah, Mister . . . " She took a moment before continuing, clearly trying to remember the name - Or at least pretending to. “Asteris, was it? I trust this isn’t you getting into trouble like last time we spoke.”
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The mention of Yavin caused Elena to pause. Yavin. It was telling just where Iden’s focus was. Where the Commander saw the Battle of Yavin, the destruction of the Death Star, Elena saw it different.
Alderaan.
Although the truth was being downplayed, misdirected and covered up, Elena wasn’t one to be fooled, and she was aware what had happened, and who really was responsible. She may have hid it well, acting as if the events didn’t play through her mind each night, but the reminder was a sharp one that stung.
“The tide is certainly changing.” She finally replied. “I can’t say I’m too fond of the idea of entering another war on a galactic scale. The Clone Wars was more than enough bloodshed for the galaxy.”
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There was a dry smirk to match Iden’s. There was appreciation for the humorous comment, but she found herself supressing the slight temptation to roll her eyes.
“Yes they seem to be quite intent on that. On the smaller vessels anyway, I can’t say the Justicia has had much of it ourselves. Something about picking on something their own size?”
“I’m sure that’s a part of the story.” Iden said with a nod, filing the Captain’s assessment at the back of her mind for later. “No-one wants to pick a fight with the big Corellian ships.” She wondered how much of the Imperial Navy had yet to encounter the Rebel Alliance.
Pirates, smugglers, and even leftover Separatists from the Clone War hadn’t disappeared at the emergence of the rebel threat. She knew from her intelligence reports that the bulk of the Empire’s military might was still committed to maintaining peace and order in its own systems.
Nevertheless, the Alliance’s guerrilla starfighter tactics were being honed with each fledgling engagement. Despite their heavy losses in the months since the Battle of Scarif, and Yavin, the Alliance had proved remarkably adaptable. It wouldn’t be long before they were emboldened enough to attempt to fight the Imperial Navy on equal ground.
Inferno had of course, engaged more fearsome foes. Like Saw Gerrera’s partisans. Fanatically devoted and unquestionably competent veteran soldiers, who would resort to extreme and desperate tactics, even in the face of certain defeat.
But the Alliance, was different. Even though they lacked the same brutality, the same raw prowess for combat as Saw’s fighters, the Alliance was organised. It was growing, and it was everywhere.
“I fear that sentiment might be changing, though.” Iden added. “The Alliance has only been growing since Yavin, and we’ve done little to compensate. This war is going to get a whole lot hotter before we see the end of it.”
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Sorry for the silence.
After moving, I ended up watching Picard and ended up on a massive Star Trek binge.
I want to work on more stuff, including the 985th, but my motivation lies elsewhere. Feel free to shout at me or send things or what have you, I still exist!
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There was a dry smirk to match Iden’s. There was appreciation for the humorous comment, but she found herself supressing the slight temptation to roll her eyes.
“Yes they seem to be quite intent on that. On the smaller vessels anyway, I can’t say the Justicia has had much of it ourselves. Something about picking on something their own size?”
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With the Justicia in the dock to receive its routine maintenance, Elena had used the moment to take a break from the constantly increasing reports and digital paperwork to watch the shipyard bustle about with its every day life. There was something peaceful about it, a peace disturbed the the approach of boots.
The footsteps approaching Elena pulled her back to attention. Returning the salute was instinctual now, and thankfully it hadn’t changed much after the Clone Wars.
“Ah, Commander Versio. Good to see you well.” She replied as she lowered her hand, letting a slight half smile appear on her face to warm up her professional tone. “Just in for some maintenance before continuing on. I imagine a similar story with yourself?”
“Keep making deductions like that, and Grand Admiral Thrawn himself will start to get envious.” Iden replied with a smirk, before pointing to the small triangular hull of the Corvus visible through the shipyard viewport. “Apparently the Rebel Alliance is giving out free carbon-scoring for Life Day this year.”
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star wars: episode iv - a new hope … sentence starters
“We’re doomed.”
“I have you, now.”
“I seem to have found it.”
“No reward is worth this.“
“No, I don’t like you either.“
“I’m lucky I found you first.“
“Did you think I had a choice?“
“Into the garbage chute, flyboy!”
“This is our most desperate hour.“
“Surely he must be dead by now.“
“Somebody has to save our skins.“
“I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
“No, I don’t think he likes you at all.“
“You mean it controls your actions?“
“How am I ever gonna explain this?“
“I have a very bad feeling about this.“
“Help me, ____. You’re my only hope.”
“Yeah, but this time I’ve got the money.“
“I’m getting too old for this sort of thing.“
“She’ll die before she’ll tell you anything.“
“Great shot, kid! That was one in a million!“
“You didn’t think I was gonna run, did you?“
“They’re more dangerous than you realize!“
“Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?”
“These are not the Droids you’re looking for.“
“An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.”
“What an incredible smell you’ve discovered!“
“Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.“
“You must do what you feel is right, of course.“
“Look, I can’t get involved. I’ve got work to do.“
“If you give it to me, I might forget I found you.“
“We have no weapons! You can’t possibly — !”
“Listen, I can’t get involved! I’ve got work to do!“
“I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight?“
“They’ll soon be back, and in greater numbers.”
“You came in that? You’re braver than I thought.“
“I’ve got to go home. It’s late, I’m in for it as it is.“
“We seem to be made to suffer. It’s our lot in life.“
“I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.“
“In my experience, there is no such thing as luck.“
“Uh, everything’s under control. Situation normal.“
“If you are right, he must not be allowed to escape.“
“I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.”
“The plans you refer to will soon be back in our hands.“
“Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other.“
“He made a fair move. Screaming about it can’t help you.“
“Who’s more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?“
“When I left you, I was but a learner. Now I am the master.“
“You’re all clear, kid! Now let’s blow this thing and go home!“
“I recognized your foul stench when I was brought onboard.“
“I recognized your foul stench when I was brought on board.“
“When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master.”
“She needs your help. I’m getting too old for this sort of thing.“
“Who’s the more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?”
“It’s too late. You should’ve paid him when you had the chance.“
“I’ll pay you back, plus a little extra. I just need a little more time.“
“She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid.”
“I want to come with you to ____. There’s nothing for me here, now.”
“Wonderful girl. Either I’m going to kill her or I’m beginning to like her.”
“I’m surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility, yourself.“
“You don’t know how hard I found it, signing the order to terminate your life.“
“It is possible — however unlikely — that they might find a weakness and exploit it.”
“You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.”
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.“
“Look, next time you wanna talk to me, come see me, yourself. Don’t send one of these twerps.”
“Look, Your Worshipfulness, let’s get one thing straight, I take orders from just one person: me.“
“_____’s put a price on your head so large, every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you.”
“But, uh, everything’s perfectly all right now. We’re fine. We’re all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?”
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.“
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Troopers of the 985th during a post-deployment briefing. Surroundings have been edited out for protection.
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CHYLER LEIGH as ALEX DANVERS
in SUPERGIRL S2E02: The Last Children Of Krypton
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Yeoman Beth Avlin Corel, Imperial Navy, in service aboard the ISD Justicia, image by @commanderversio .
I'm shook! Look at this beautiful artwork that CommanderVersio did for me!!!!!!!!! after they surprised me with an equally gorgeous image of my @specialagentdallows I may have cheekily asked them if they would consider doing one for Corel. They delivered 3000 fold. thank you so so much I'm absolutely overjoyed! I love it.
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CT-7041, known as "Hatchet" came to light when he pushed a CIS outpost singlehandedly. Although a medic, he has often shown a tactical awareness far above that of an average trooper. Light on his feet and deadly in close quarters engagement, Hatchet has proven himself in both the life saving treatment of his Brothers, and the destruction of the enemy.
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