Axis Assault

[The Lounge Lizard]

:: LL stands on the bridge of The Hephaestus... watching stars streak by in the main viewscreen. He taps his feet softly, and casually checks his chronometer on his wrist. After several minutes, he turns to the communications officer. ::

Lieutenant...broadcast the intermittent code signal, frequency Alpha-Tango-Juliet....Begin.

:: The lieutenant works on his console dilligently ::

Lieutenant Tanras: Done, sir. Message sent.

Good. Change course to our pre-arranged position.

Ensign Prent: Aye!

:: The Hephaestus slows to a crawl, turns on a dime, and accelerates once again ::

***Meanwhile***

:: Several powerful warships drop out of hyperspace in the Hoth system. The ships, belonging to the Rogue Sith Order, begin an immediate assault on the New Republic outpost on the sixth planet in the system. In the initial strike, several listening posts are overrun and destroyed. RSO fighters scramble to engage the outnumbered and outgunned Republic forces, which are quickly being surrounded ::

[AdmiralAckbar247]

:: on teh bridge of the SMC-150 Icaro a thinking
Admiral Ackbar sits on his command chair. A scribe comes close to what would be the equivalent of an ear ::

"Sir, the Hoth outpost has been destroyed, the report says RSO is responsible"

Ackbar: "Can we send reinforcements?"

"Too late I think"

"Hmmmm....this might be a trap. Put the ship on alert, I want all troops on break to report and I want the fleet prepped in 24 hours"

"Aye Aye Sir"

:: with that the scribe saluted and punched in some orders on his datapad ::

Ackbar (to himself): "What is LL up to now..."

[Lord Gue]

In orbit over Coruscant Gue recives a transmission...

[Lady Mara Jade]

Soaring quietly through space in her small spacecraft Mara sits back in the pilot's seat and begins writing in a journal. With the recent events she had found it more relaxing to simply write out her feelings...and fears. Found that it was easier than just keeping everything bottled up inside as she once did when she was a Sith. Remembering back suddenly she thinks of her time as the Sith leader and what it was like for her then. She considered herself strong at the time...but now she had doubts. Was it really strength that kept her a Sith? Or was it fear... She was not sure of the answers, neither was she sure that she would ever be.

"You might run from the light, but it will find you nonetheless. Nobody can remain hardened to the world forever."

The Lounge Lizard's words rang in her head once again. He was right...she realized that now, but how he could forget so quickly what he once had been and what he believed in was beyond her comprehension. Suddenly memories of her recent capture and torture at his hands came flooding back. It was a strong source of anger for her so since the incident she had tried hard not to think of it. At times she had wondered were she still a Sith would she still have been so helpless against him? Shaking her head slightly she dismissed the thought and went back to her writing. After a short while a light begins to blink from beside her. Looking down at her navigation system she realizes that she has nearly reached her destination and that is it time to exit out of hyperspace.

"I really hate cold climates," Says Mara as she looks down at the description of the planet she is about to visit. She slowly pulls a few levers and the ship drops out of lightspeed.

[Rama Sha]

:: Rama stands in the docking bay. A Large shuttle direclty behind him and to the side several of the Empire's ships setting ready. ::



Come on people! Shag it! We got a job to do!

[Darth Grendel]

Darth Grendel stood in the docking bay with a datapad, overseeing the work being done by the droids. Upon hearing Rama Sha's order, Grendel inputted some new commands into the data pad, causing the droids to work more quickly.

Grendel watched as the droids loaded crate after crate aboard the ships of the Sith Empire. Crates filled with weapons of war. Grendel smiled inwardly. This was to be the first attack conducted by the unified Sith under the banner of the Dark Axis. An attack which would strike terror into the Jedi and the New Republic.

With gleeful anticipation, Grendel continued to watch as the droids loaded the crates aboard the ships. "Soon", he thought. "Soon the Dark Axis shall bring red ruin down upon the Jedi and the New Republic. Very soon..."

[Venom]

On a small shuttle, I enter realspace near the Hoth system.

[Darth Ogre]

:: Along with his Astromech Droid R27, Ogre inspects his spacecraft, making sure that the final preperations are made and it is prepared for the oncoming assult. ::

Ogre: R27, make sure that the engines are up to snuff and get those weapons loaded, our time will be soon, and we must be prepared to follow our instructions.

:: Ogre walks around the outside of the craft, eyeing it closely and considering the events about to take place ::

[Rama Sha]

:: As Rama stands a small droid bumps into his leg. Rama looks down. ::


Phoenix ready R6?


:: The Droid lets out a few beep ::


Good.

[DarthDarkCloak]

*cloaks personnel carrier pulls out of hyperspace behind Rama*~* Open Com-link *~Cloak: One stock of invasion troops ready to move in. Just give me the word Rama.......

[Lord Gue]

Having flew throught hyperspace Lord Gue emerges in close proximty to the Dark Axis ships and opens a com link to each and every one of them...

[Darth Phantom]

:: sends a message to rama :: master rama I'm ready to go what are your orders?

[Darth Haze]

::Haze sends a message to Rama in his ship,what are your orders my leige?::

[Summoner63]

**Sums sits on the floor in front of the large ship cleaning his rifle... apon hearing Rama's orders he quickly re-assembles and loads the weapon... he checks the 2 bags at his feet carrying his other equipment... seeing everything is ready he calls to Grendel...**

I'm locked, loaded and ready to spread some long range fear...

[Lord Gue]

<h1>In Orbit</h1>

[Rama Sha]

Set course for bespin.........

[videl1999]

*a large ship suddenly appears alongside the other Sith ships in the loading bay and Videl steps out of it* I'm ready when you are.....

[The Lounge Lizard]

:: As New Republic forces begin to send their star fleets to bear upon the crisis point at Hoth, traffic in the Bespin system, a vital passageway to Hoth, increases dramatically. As New Republic warships begin their movements toward the Hoth system via Bespin...an escort carrier with New Republic markings comes into low orbit around the cloud planet. The escort carrier Hephaestus. On the bridge, LL smiles ::

Excellent...the New Republic forces are moving into an aggressive containment formation. They look forward to getting rid of RSO and the Galactic Empire at the same time. Its an offer they cannot refuse.

:: LL walks into a large hangar bay...filled to capacity with thousands of warriors wearing space suits and jump jets. Around him are scores of Sith fighters from RSO, TSE, and TSC ::

You want a war? You have it! Go now...and take Cloud City!

:: LL puts his own space suit on, as the cargo bay doors open. The airborne attack force deploys...groups of a hundred jumping out into Bespin's orbit, streaking into the atmosphere. The troopers deploy around Cloud City, coming into full freefall, and at the last second, activate their jump jets, coming to a rapid slow descent, and then to a gentle landing on the concourse area, attacking every guard area they encounter. Hundreds of Axis soldiers overwhelm the light force that keeps the peace on the city of the clouds. Rapidly...precinct bases are taken, and landing platforms are cleared. All vital communications areas are neutralized...as the soldiers begin locking down the concourse. Checkpoints and command posts are set up quickly, as LL makes his way to a communications center. He gestures to a comm officer to send special coded messages to TSC and TSE's fleets ::

Begin Phase 3.

[Jedah Lynch]

*Landing after the drop, Lynch removes his suit and proceeds to a Republic Guard office. The officers come out of the door to try and stop the invasion only to be cut down by the Siths saber that blocks thier every shot. Moving towards one guard Lynch drives his saber deep into the mans stomach and yanks it out, before the man can fall he moves one arm around his neck and drags the body in front of him to block several shots at him made by Republic Guards, the body shakes as the blaster fire slams into it and the Sith returns fire with his own blaster taking out several guards.*

*Taking a plasma gernade from his cloak he tosses it into the Guard office doorway taking out a score of guards exiting it to do battle. Leaping into the air the Sith unrolls his wings and continues to fire from his own blaster taking out more guards. Throwing several more high explosive gernades from his position in the air he quickly dispatches the few guards that are left. Landing he walks into the office while taking note of the number he has killed, taking out a small data pad he quickly punches in his kill count for now knowing his sector has been pacified of Rebel scum*

[Rama Sha]

It's started.


Get those troops in those shuttles! I want these on Bespins landing pad as soon as they are sucure. MOVE IT PPL!!!!!!


:: Troops begin to runs up the boarding ramp ::


MOVE IT OUT! MOVE IT OUT! DOUBLE TIME!!!!

[Darth Grendel]

Darth Grendel and Sith Kat board Ogre's ship, The Dauntless, and take their seats on the bridge.

"Is everything set, Grendel?"

"All the supplies are aboard, Lord Ogre. I saw to it myself."

"Good. Kat, hail control and request permission to lift off."

Darth Ogre began the activation sequence of The Dauntless, revving up the ships engines and preparing it for lift-off,as Sith Kat hailed control.

"This is Sith Kat aboard The Dauntless. Repeat, this is Sith Kat aboard The Dauntless. Requesting permission to take off."

A voice came over the communicator as a man from the Control Center responded.

"Permission granted, Dauntless. Good hunting to you and your crew."

A wicked grin came over Kat's face as she responded. "Thank you, Control. It'll be a good hunt, indeed! Sith Kat out."

[Darth Ogre]

:: the Dauntless begins to rise from the floor of the hanger, it’s landing skiffs raising and tucking themselves into a locked position. The engines begin to glow brighter as it lunges out the open hanger doors and out into the expanse of space before it. It’s crew, Kat, Grendel, and Ogre all smile as they see the battle unfolding before them. Ogre directs the craft towards Bespin and speaks out to R27 ::

You had better get back to the shield generators and do everything you can to keep them functional. I expect we will be under some heavy fire and we must not let that stop us from reaching our target.

:: the small astromech droid responds with a chirp and rolls away towards the rear compartment of the spacecraft ::

[Summoner63]

**during the S.A.L.O. drop Sums had determined the best position to set up so that he could survey the entire city with his scope... upon landing though he finds that he is 4 Km away from his intended target... shedding his pressure suit and jump-jets he starts towards the tallest building in the middle of the city... along the way he is easily able to cut down confused Republican Gaurds with his saber, as the try and figure out what is going on... Finally he reaches his perch and sets up his equipment... with a 360 degree view, he scans the area seeing all of the Sith forces easily over-running the city... he sends a message to LL and the other leaders...

<FONT color=red>
: Summoner in place...
: I can provide tactical information on almost the entire city...
: I can also provide assistance with long-range cover fire...
: Request further orders...
</FONT>

**sums surveys the area... and though he was not ordered to he starts shooting Republican Gaurds... they fall to the street never knowing what hit them...**

[Lord Gue]

OOC: LMAO! sorry I could just see Al Gore as a Republican guard....lol

[Darth Grendel]

The Dauntless entered Bespin's atmosphere as Ogre, Kat, and Grendel made their final preparations. Having completed strapping on the equipment they'll need, the 3 Sith prepared to do their SALO drop.

"R27, set to autopilot and take us over Cloud City. As soon as we're over it, open up the hangar doors. Then once we're gone, make sure to get The Dauntless out of here as soon as we drop."

R27 responded to Ogre's command with its customary whistlng and beeping noise.

The Dauntless flew towards Cloud City, taking some fire, but the shields held up. The ship at last was above Cloud City, and the hangar bay doors opened. The Sith aboard held on dearly, not wanting to be knocked over by the sudden wind gusts rushing into the ship. They looked out the open hangar and at Cloud City below.

Kat looked down in joyful glee, then looked at Grendel.

"Can you feel the excitement beating in your heart, my sweet?"

Kat leaped out, giggling hysterically.

Grendel watched Kat jump, and then looked at Ogre.

"That's your sister, you know."

"I know." Ogre answered back, a wicked glint in his eye.

Grendel smiled inwardly then looked out the open hangar door, towards Cloud City.

"My turn. See you on the other side, Ogre!"

And with that Grendel leapt!

[Darth Grendel]

Grendel soared through the air and looked around, seeing hundreds, no, thousands of other warriors doing a SALO jump as well, heading towards Cloud City. The defensive artillery of Cloud City fired into the sky, to strike at the Dark Axis vessels as well as to the invaders, but he didn't care! Immense pride filled Grendels heart to be proud of such an endeavor!

Activating his anti-grav pack, Grendel maneouvered himself towards Cloud City. Attempting to land as close to the center of the city as possible. But he was then struck by a powerful wind current, knocking him far off course! Grendel fought to regain control as the anti-grav pack struggled to fight against the wind current, until it finally sputtered out and died!

The pack useless, Grendel stripped it off and cast it away. He had serious problems now. He was almost certain to miss Cloud City. And even if he did land in the city, he would die from the impact. So Grendel opted for the only course left to him. A very dangerous one!

He withdrew several chords from one of his supply pouches and attached them to the quarrels in his forearm gauntlet. He then straightened out his body, and aimed for the center of Cloud City, finally regaining control of his descent.

As he neared the tallest buildings, Grendel took aim at one with his forearm gauntlet and FIRED! The quarrel bit into the side of one of the buildings, and he swung down upon it. His arms were on FIRE, but he bore the pain! He swung round the building and the line was running out, so he fired again. Another quarrel biting into the side of a neary builing. Grendel swung down, and fired once again at an even lower building. He continued the process, and thus did the Devil descend ever lower into Cloud City.

Finally, he achieved street level. Letting go of the line, he fell to the ground, rolling, and was quickly back to his feet. Panicked onlookers quickly scattered far from him as he regained his composure. He looked around, trying to gain a sense of where he was, when he saw several dozen Security Troops rushing towards him.

"Hmm. Perhaps they'll know in which direction is the center of government for Cloud City."

Grendel drew out Soulreaver, and with a bloodcurdling scream, he charged!

[DarthDarkCloak]

*cloaks personnel carrier lands along with the ground forces of TSE. A large gate opens to reveal hundreds of Battle droids curled tightly and packed into the ship. momnts later cloaks personal fighter lands and he orders the deployment of his troops. seconds later the droids are lined up and ready to join TSE in their ground assault.*

[Darth Phantom]

:: hundreds of shttle crafts land on the cleared and dark axis controled lading pads, the doors open to reveal thousands of sith warriors, out of the @#%$-pit of one of the shuttles steps Darth Phantom :: We want bespin to be ours within the hour, now go :: the warriors storm evey guard post, weapons depot, and living quarters on bespin, DP makes his way to the communications bunker to find LL :: what now?

[Rama Sha]

:: The Phoenix's engines power up and the ships lifts up. ::


:: Rama opens a comm to the shuttle. ::


Ok follow me down.........we don't want to be late.


:: The Phoenix blasts outta the Hanger and into space quickly followed by the landing craft. ::



:: Rama opens a comm to Ogre. ::

How things going?

[Darth Ogre]

:: having already touched down on Cloud city, Ogre receives the comm. From Rama. He looks to his wrist communicator, just as he runs his saber through the gut of a guard and spins around to slice another in half with the other end of his double bladed LS ::

We have meet relatively little resistance thus far Master Rama. But assistance would prove helpful. There are quite a few gaurds around here and the last thing they seem to want is us taking their city from them.

:: having kept his eyes on his surrondings Ogre notices another pair of guards on a platform across the way, and seperated from his own. He quickly draws his blaster and fires two shots. The first guard falls off the edge of the platform as a result of the blast and the second manges to dodge the shot, ducking behind a nearby storage crate. Ogre quickly rolls back into a doorway to avoid the oncoming fire that is inevitable ::

[Gav Mortis]

*Moments later, TSO Fleet drops out of hyperspace above Bespin, all weopons charged and ready to fire. Gav on board TSO-0101-SSD, opens a comlink with LL and the Cloud City assault team*

This is Gav, TSO Fleet is in orbit of Bespin and ready to provide cover for you guys in the event of hostilities. Good luck with the mission, Gav out.

*Gav sits back in his chair after terminating the transmission, and waits*

[Rama Sha]

Ok......Im bringing the rest in.


:: Rama strafes one of the landing pad to make sure it is clear and them signals the shuttle to land. the Landing craft sets down and the boarding ramp lowers. The troops rush out and into the main building. ::


:: Rama then circles and sets down on another pad nearby and makes his way in also. ::

[A Nameless New Republic Tech]

The young woman cringed in fear as she heard another blast from the invaders... she crawled into the workspace, hoping beyond hope the invaders would not catch her... her whole family killed in this senseless assault.... why? she silently screamed.

Next to her was the older man and besides them, five more. All technical staff, all who had fled to the temporary safety of the workways.

The older man spoke first

"I think we have no choice. Our families are dying and we wont get mercy. We have to do it."

The others, some with tears, one with a grim look of hatred on his face nodded back. All she could do was nervously tremble, fear griping her heart.

The one with hate in his eyes replied.

"We can do this. I know how to take this place out..." He outlined his plan

"But.... but we kill all who live here too!" she shrilled.

"We are dead anyway. Better dead cleanly than tortured by these Sith" he replied.

The others spoke as well, but there was no real doubt. They would do it.

Following the accessway, they came across other people, small groups sheltering from the terror. Some just sat in terror, useless. Others refused to follow. Others jumped at the chance for revenge.

The Turbolift maintenanceways had people sneak into them, using antigav belts they floated down. On person remained behind, preparing to make sure no-one could follow.

Minutes later, an explosion echoed in the shaft, blowing the turbolift shafts. The only access way was through the power lines pipes now.

Down at the Unipod, the place that provided the lift to keep the giant city afloat, they group now 30 strong subdued any resistance, also gaining memebrs to their suicide attack. Seeing no option, the group began to find items they could be used as explosives, quickly putting the devices throughout the pod.

She stopped at the reactor powering this thing... she was a reactor tech and she knoew how to sabotage these things as well as repair them. Using what she knew, she quickly reconencted a few power and coolant lines, setting a arrythmic resonance in the reactor, the power device rapidly spinning out of control.

She knew that it could be stopped for the next few miutes, so she joined the crew setting explovives, to block all attempt at stopping them.

A distance away, a explosion echoed. She had no more tears, now accepting her fate.... hopefully they would take out some of these scums and this sacrifice would not be in vain

A Computer tech came up to her.

"Is the reactor going critical?"

"Two more minutes and it cant be stopped"

"Good. The computer ssystems I ahave tampered with, the emergency lifters will only partially work, certainly not enough to save this place. They will be on the express turbolift straight down!"

She bend her head.

"I am sorry it came to this... I dont want to die.... but if it has to be..."

Another explosion sounded, closer.

He lifted her chin

She looked into his eyes

They kissed

The reactor went critical

--

The first sign of trouble was a gentle rocking and then a burst of light from the Unipod. The reactor sucked in the air as the critical mass developed and then in an orgy of kilght and heat, the reactor flared, vapourising all in it's path. The Unipod detonated, scattering flaming pieces to the winds of Bespin. The auto lifters tried to kick in, but only half were still active. The electromagnetic pulse took out other systems, rendering the auto systems even more effective.

The City lurched and began to fall. Systems failed with backsurges, electricals ignited. Defenders ran to escape pods, hoping to get out of the sudden hell

[Lord Gue]

OOC:Whipes his eye

[Venom]

I'm lost for words.

Edit - No I'm not....

On one of incoming shuttles, I see the explosion. Reacting I yell for the heavy cruisers to get tractor beams aimed at the city. Unlikely they could stop something that big and this close to a planet, but it would buy time for our troops to escape....

Now I'm mad. Cursing under my breath, i order the pilot to continue to land on the decending city.

Pilot : But Sir...

I : DO IT!!!! At least we can get troops clear! And maybe by then, some will have thought of a way to stop this!

[Darth Eve]

:: Axis comlinks come alive with the voice of the ROS leader ::

"Hello, how can we be of assistance?" Eve says in a high spirited voice. She turns to HERA, "Yeah they forgot us again so we can just make our way through," she says smiling.

:: The ROS (not yet commissioned) SSD exits hyperspace with the Halberd not far behind. ::

"Games are afoot," Eve says sarcastically. She transmits to all Axis channels, "We wait for instruction... do you need us to pick up people?" She looks at HERA, seeing her acknowleding the destruction. They think of solutions.

[Rama Sha]

:: Rama gets knocked down by the expolsins ::


What the hell was that!?!?!?


:: He turns on his Com to all open channels. ::


Waht was that? Someone talk to me here.

[Gav Mortis]

*Hears Ramas transmission and answers*

Our readings tell us that Cloud Citys Generator has been destroyed and is ripping apart the city as it is falling...you'll have to get outta there Rama by the looks of things.

[Sith Kat]

:: Kat races through the confusion, following the flow of people as the city begins to fall. She reaches an escape shuttle as a small group hurries on board and is blocked by a security droid as she tries to enter ::

DROID - (This shuttle has reached maximum occupancy. Please board the nex-fzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzorch!!!)

:: The droid falls as a bolt of force lightning fries it's circuitry and Kat steps on board. She grabs someone at random, yanking an older man out his seat and slashes his throat with her kris. The arterial spray shoots across the cabin as she shoves the twitching body off the shuttle and closes the door ::

[Venom]

My shuttle lands and I step out...

"MOVE IT!!! GET ONBOARD!! "

[Darth Ogre]

:: races through the crumbling structure, noticing a shuttle, with Lord Venom nearby. Ogre, still dodging laser fire from automated defense droids, manages to get to the small craft, firing his own blaster in the direction of his pursuers as he reaches the ramp way and begins to acend up it ::

[DarthHERA]

:: Watches the data screen before her, witness to the
impending doom of Cloud City and cant help but appreciate
the brutal reasoning of the Defenders.

As the morass of escape pods and shuttles flee the heaving
city, Hera turns to the Captain of the SSD "Launch fighters
and pick off any escaping New Republic pods. There are to be no survivors. However, remind them to keep their distance, that baby's gonna blow unless some ingenius solution is found-and fast." Turning to Eve, "has their been any communication from the Axis force? Not yet?
Then we should position ourselves and the 'Halberd' here (points to the navigation grid)in the Ison Corridor, i have an idea.." *Eve moves closer to look at the co-ordinates*

[Venom]

COME ON!!! GET OUT!!!!

Hera hears a voice by the Force.....

If you come up with an idea, tell me too.... I thought of tractor beams to keep it up, but we dont have anything that powerful. The RSO beams should be slowing it's decent, but I dont think it will be enough.

By the Force I yell again - Get out!!! This thing is on a one way express elevator to hell...

[Gav Mortis]

*Gav gives the commands to the TSO Fleet*

OK, lock all tractor beams onto Cloud City

*Opens a comm frequency with RSO Fleet*

Lock all tractor beams onto Cloud City, it's the best we can do for now

[Venom]

I suddenly stop.

I have the Force. It can stop a falling rock, why cant it stop - even temporarily a falling city? Isn't the only difference in my mind?

I stretch out, and begin to feel the city's conenction to the Force and then imagine the city, not as it's million ton size but as a leaf, small and easy to lift. I stretch out and begin to see if this will work.....

OOC - if this is a God move, I will withdraw it by posting a failure. I doubt it could work I have to admit

[Gav Mortis]

*Sensing Venoms strain under the immense weight of cloud city, Gav connects with all the Sith around him, feeling their darkness*

.....

*Through the force he tells them*

I have an idea but it must be done quickly!!!

[Venom]

Hurry up and tell us!! this thing is too big!

[Gav Mortis]

We can all create what is known as "A Circle." I haven't the time to explain right now but what happens is that our very life energy leaves our bodies and the physical world behind, we enter the very essense of the force and can combine our strengths as one. it must be done now. Do as I do.Now I shall unify the circle, once we are united our powers will be combined and we shall exist only through subconsiousness and the Force!

*Mortis closes his eyes and raises his arms, he searches within himself and finds his darkness, he reaches out to the force and feels it flowing like a river through the Circle, it is too calm...too peaceful, Mortis, full of a vicious anger and a satanic hatred, injects his dark will into the force, soon his life energy enters the force and begins to flow through the rest of the circle, the force flowing through the circle becomes turbulant and violent, rushing like a wild rapid, the rotating energy sends adrenaline rushing through the Sith and they here Mortis's voice from the force*

Join me, allow your life energy to leave your bodies, abandon the physiacl and become powerful...

[Sith Kat]

:: The shuttle pilot panics as two fighter craft flank on both sides. Frantically he tries to surrender as they open fire on the shuttle. An explosion kills him instantly and the shuttle fills with screams as it spirals downwards ::

[Venom]

Yes... yes!!! Conbine powers!

Gav.... this thing we need to move for repairs. We cant hold it forever, I suggest we move this thing hight enough to get some repairs to the thrusters or heavy lifters done. then we can stop the fires and explosions....

Thankyou Hera..... I hope your idea can be made practical...

But I ask... with all the damage, is it worthwhile? If it is, lets do this....

[Gav Mortis]

*Gav now one with the force in it's physical state senses Kats terror as the pod spirals downwards, the ripples of fear attract him and he feeds from them. He projects his most hateful thoughts, his most ferocious anger and the satanic hatred into the force turning it dark and overwhelming to those sensing it nearby...his will creates a strong pocket of energy beneath the falling pod he manifests the energy to phyical force energy catching it and allows it to to float down gentley....he strains to contact Venom as he does so: "Is there ever not a point in trying? Do it!"

[ReaperFett]

OOC: No, thats not gt mode. Jedi have moved entire fleets before, this is possible

[Venom]

I reach out and begin the struggle, with Gav and any other Sith who would join in.....

[DarthHERA]

:: Hera turns to Eve and communicates quickly what she has
sensed from Venom thru the force. Eve replies,
"I know, I felt him too." Eve points her finger to the screen "is this where you have in mind?"

Hera nods, "yes, that looks good enough. Command the 'Halberd' to go ahead of us and clear any immediate
threat from the maintance station there, and also any
free fighters Rama may have to go with it" Hera speaks into the communicator to Lord Venom. "The planet is ANOAT co-ordintates being sent now. We will assist with the tractor beam from our SSD and also add our Force ability to drag the city over. One small Problem...We need to shut down
that explosion some how, or this is all wasted energy"

Hera and Eve as well as their crew await instructions from
the AXis forces to proceed ::

[Venom]

If I sense right, the explosions are more local than terminal. This can be done....

[Jedah Lynch]

*Lynch looks up from the screens taking delight in the fear of the general populace but realizing time is short he must act with the other Sith. Putting the skin of a face formerly belonging to a New Republic Guard into a case he brought he locks it to prevent the raw material from being lost along with several other pieces he has collected from those slain. Relaxing he reaches out with his dark force power adding it to Venoms and Gavs to help keep the city from collapsing and releaving both Sith of the great strain being put upon them, looking out of the corner of his eye he looks at the screen for a moment taking one last moment of joy in the terrifed peoples state before fully adding his power in keeping the city afloat.*

[AdmiralAckbar247]

:: In the bridge of the Icaro ::

"Sir Bespin is under sith control, the last and final report for all ground troops and NR forces have been destroyed says that a brave tech blew up the reactor and the city is in ruins. All sith are working to keep it from fallin, they are too occupied, we can strike now"

Ackbar: "The force is with us, good thing we planned on stopping at Bespin before jumping to Hoth, How long till we get there"

"30 seconds sir"

:: Frantically Ackbar punched some orders on his datapad, battle alarms went off on all ships and troops got into battle positions with the utmost efficiency, the leaders of the rebellion would have been very proud of the order and readiness of this expertly trained troops ::

" ON my marks, enforce all foward shields. This is in and out. Once you get out I want all 8 ISD's to ram at the planet, the 2 SSD's will cover you. The rest of the fleet will attack all ships in orbit and all escaping shuttles. Deploy all fighter squadrons and they will go and do only one run, and they will return to their mothership. In an out ppl, 15 minutes. May the Force be with us "

[Gav Mortis]

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[AdmiralAckbar247]

:: The NR fleet exits Hyperspace, appearing only 10 km away from the Clouded planet of Bespin. All ships deploy their fighters, they group assembles in front of the incoming 8 ISD's ::

"Red leader, this is gold leader. All Y-wings and heavy bombers destroy all landing pods and all stationary Axis ships, X-wings cover them. A-wings and E-wings fire at will. All SD's fire your batteries, torpedoes and ion cannons at the main government building, it has been deserted and the only left are the sith's troops and hopefully the sith. All orbiting ships fire at will at the Capital Ships"

:: On space the MC-40's begin the assault, inflicting damage on 10 or more SD's and on 2 SSD's, they then move to the back of the fleet to recharge while the MC-80's and 90's begin their run, they destroy 5 SD's and 1 SSD's and also stopping a dozen transports from evacuating. Now is the turn for the Heavy MC-100's. Their massive Ion Cannon disable half a dozen SD's and 2 more SSD's. The SMC-150 now leads the attack while the other capital ships recharge, it is aid by 10 Corellian corvettes and 8 Frigates ::

:: on the atmosphere squadron after squadron of Y-wing heavy bombard all military installations, park ships exploded and Dark troopers die by the dozens. The X-wings disable all TIE's that were able to launch. The A-wings and E-wings fire directly at buildings and neutralize what little opossition the sith ground forces could have assembled while invading ::

[AdmiralAckbar247]

"All fighters return. Cover the SD's while they pick up the citizen's escape pods. All MC's get into formation, big guns in front. MC-90 "Hope" calculate our jump, to any system friendly to the Republic, we'll go to the base from there. "

:: The remaining fighters emptied their last proton torps, making the city into more small pieces. All citizen's pod were in and the SD's took their position on the back of the fleet ::

Ackbar: "Now!"

:: The assembled Fleet fired all of their ion cannons at once, their target: the pole that gave the city it's altitude, balance, and supremacy over the clouds. The massive column crumbled into millions upon millions of pieces, and slowly the city began to sucumb to the left as it was pulled by the planet's rabid gravity. The sith were loosing their hold of the structure and many troops realized their only way out was to leave, as they loaded the few unharmed transports ::

" Good shot. Now let's go "

:: And as quick as they came in the went, the triumphant New Republic Forces ::

[Gav Mortis]

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[Venom]

S*it.


S*it



Sh*t




I knew I shouldn't have got out of bed today.

[Gav Mortis]

OOC: Take another look Venom.

[Venom]

Ummm..... a Force Storm and I'm on the city..... ummmm....

I run for the shuttle and the crew begin engage full power to escape.

LYNCH!!! HERE WITH ME!!! WE LEAVE NOW!!!


So the Republic make us lose this prize... we have the planet. We can build again

[Gav Mortis]

OOC: NO NO NO!!!

The City has NOT been destroyrd, keep adding all your hatred, your darkest emotions into it and I'll post again.

[JediBoricua]

OCC: Gav that looks kinda god mode, but i'll let the other sith comment...

[Jedah Lynch]

You know the Galaxy is going to hell when the Heros blow up their own people.

*Grabbing his case he takes his leave and heads for Venoms position, boarding his craft he turns to face Venom*

Screw this place, let's get out of here and let the place burn.

[AdmiralAckbar247]

:: Safe on Hyperspace Ackbar reflects ::

It may have been a succesful mission were our losse were minimum but we lost Bespin and it's citizens. Yeah we rescued their pods but what about the people slaughtered by the sith, the men and women dying of wall falling on them...sigh...and the simboism that Bespin had, it was a cornerstone of our battle against the Empire. May the Force help us against this new threat the Axis

[Gav Mortis]

OOC: Yeah, I thought of the storm but then realised Gav alone couldn't do it, so with combined might of the Sith here it could be done.

If it is God Mode then I'll edit it out, however Palpy did it alone, with the combined might of God knows how many Sith that are here, then I shouldn't imagine it to be God mode.

[Venom]

Never mind Gav.... the planet is ours anyway. The City can be rebuilt.

TAKE OFF!!!

The shuttle blasts as the Storm consumes the city.... the Sith inside the shuttle as it speeds away.

My fury is almost palatable. It rolls off me.

[Gav Mortis]

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[Venom]

To stop the Storm?

[Gav Mortis]

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[Venom]

OOC : I thought Force Storms were only destructive? No, I think we leave it at that. We are starting to stretch credibility now.

[Gav Mortis]

OOC: No, force storms can transport things as well. They are vortex's and only their exterior is destructive, that is why Palpy could surround the Eclipse in it.

Oh well, it was just a suggestion and it is stretching credability. I hate to wave goodbye to cloud city, alternatively, we could just scrap the whole storm idea and try to let it undergo maintainance on the surface.

Tell me what to edit and I'll do so. BTW I replied to your thread in the Recruitment Centre at RSO.

[Venom]

I dont like the thought of losing the city either, but we have the planet and we can build again. After all, this place can fuel our shipyards and our ships.

I'll have to read up on Storms again.

The planet is ours. Deploy the fleet so it stays that way

[DarthHERA]

OOC: Ackbar-the fighters from our SSD effectively eliminated
all but perhaps a few straying escape pods from the city.

The members of the ROS crew aboard the SSD watch the drama
of Cloud City before them, and raise a cheer as they see
the mighty force-storm and its effects.

HERA and Eve exchange satisfied smiles that the Axis forces
still retain the victory of possessing Bespin, not to mention the pleasurable thought of the loss of so many
New Republic lives.

[Rama Sha]

OOC: Is the reactor still gonna blow? Cause I have a force power and I have mentioned and used it before. I don't think it can stop it, but it can by time. But if in all the edits and OOC we stopped it from exploding then I'll just getmy ass outta there.

[Venom]

OOC : Well, we could have saved it up to the NR assault, but that pretty much sealed the city's fate I think. After that little act, there doesnt appear to be anything worth saving.

[Rama Sha]

OOC: K...........im gone.



IC: The Phoenix blasts away from the crumbling cloud city. ::

That was close, what a waste.

[Darth Lady Jade]

*Opens a comm link to HERA...*

Jade "What's happening over there??"
HERA "The cloud city is gone, but our Axis Assaults have achieved victory in winning power over the planet."
Jade "Hmm...we won yet lost..shall i continute the voyage on the halberd to Anoat..?"

[ReaperFett]

OOC: You do know the planet isnt very useful? Noone lives on the surface, it is all sulphur seas.

[Banestone]

It's all about the Tibanna gas and the taking over of a popular and well-known New Republic planet, baby! Mostly the Tibanna gas, though. :D

[Lord Fire Blade]

Now this was a kick a$$ roleplay.

[The Lounge Lizard]

OOC: My apologies for not being here, but I have been away at school and unable to get online. I will have limited access for the next 24 hours though, and I'll try to be on as much as I can during that time.

IC:

:: Having escaped from the dying city, LL catches a Lambda class shuttle full of evacuating soldiers. He intercedes the pilot's orders, and commands the shuttle to land in the Hephaestus. The massive craft touches down softly in the Hephaestus' cavernous main hangar. The gangplank lowers, and LL slowly walks down. All the other Sith await him, with his decisions. A stern look masks LL's face ::

The damn fools destroyed the city. They killed their own people. I never thought I'd see such barbarism from them.

:: LL sighs ::

However, we do control the planet now. We forced their hand, however bad it was.

:: LL turns to a communication's officer ::

Have the RSO main fleet withdraw from Hoth immediately and regroup at Byss.

Signal the combat engineer corps in TSE's fleet. We need more permanent installations here. Set up a defensive perimeter, and prepare to lock down the system. It will take time to construct a Tibanna extraction center, but that can come later. The planet is ours.

Have TSO's defense fleet press the remainder of the New Republic forces out of the system.

[Spadix From HPC]

OOC: LL! well THAT explains it ^^; read the LL post I made.