Korriban Orbit

[Tobias Katarn]

*The shuttle carrying the four sith students lifts up from Korriban's surface and enters orbit. After a few moments, it makes the jump to Alderaan.*

[Marka Ragnos]

*The ship carrying Ragnos and his small team appears in orbit coming from the planet. It levels off in orbit and the 2 piloting Troopers set the hyperspace route for Nar Shadaa. Once the calculations are made the engines fire up and the ship shoots into the darkness of space.*

[Marka Ragnos]

*Ragnos' ship jumps out of hyperspace and heads back for the planet.*

[Vexxtal]

*A Republic Shuttle drops out of hyperspace and immediately descends toward Dreshdae. Aboard is the Shard that identifies himself as Vexxtal - come to investigate these "Sith" that were mentioned routinely in the Secret Jedi Academy's main computer database*

[Kathaesis Renùta]

*The Ashen Light exits hyperspace over Korriban. The fleet in orbit doesn't seem to pay much attention to it what with the freighter registering as a merchant vessel. It may not have been overly legal merchandise but since when would that bother the Sith? The ship descends to the docking bays at Dreshdae.*

[Marka Ragnos]

*Marka's comes out of orbit. The engines glow intensely and theshuttle jumps into hyperspace.*

[Vexxtal]

*The stolen Republic Shuttle rises up from the Dreshdae Docking Port, leaving the Sith Academy behind it in flames and smoke. It rises up to into orbit. Aboard is the Shard, Vexxtal, whom has integrated his cybernetic host's circuits in with those of the shuttle, allowing for instantaneous maneuvering, as if Vexxtal was the ship itself. It makes it's way out of Korriban's gravity well and then jumps into hyperspace bound for Tatooine. It was time for Vexxtal to begin his Empire*

[Soln Tok]

*The Black Vapor carrying Soln Tok and Tobias Katarn drops out of hyperspace, having just come from Alderaan. The ship descends into the Korriban atmosphere toward Dreshdae to dock*

[Exar Kun]

*Exar Kun's personal shuttle soars into orbit from the docking port on Dreshdae. As the navi-computer calculates the jump to Yavin IV, Kun ponders what kind of power would be necessary to neutralize the droid-like creature known as Vexxtal. Nothing he had used against the being during their duel in the Academy had phased it, but Kun was confident that the answer lay within his archives on Yavin IV. And as he solidifies this belief the shuttle lurches into hyperspace as the white glowing stars around him twist into the swirling blue tunnel of hyperspace*

[Brendan Cofrin]

*As The Smuggling Vessel containing Brendan and his companion drop out of hyperspace, he made sure he dropped out farthest he could from the planet, but still remain in its orbit. Just so he could look over at his companion and see his reaction for himself. He does so, but is quickly overcome by a great sense of loss. He was so rattled by it, he punches the auto-pilot for a few moments to gather himself. During this time, Brendan got up from his seat and tried walking to the area behind them. But between the seats, he fell to one knee in response to the emotion running wild*

*The feeling was so strong, he felt his stomach turn. But after a moment passes he gathers himself, slowly stands on his feet, and looks back at the planet. Puzzled as to why this feeling passed through him, he ponders. The last time he had this feeling, he was engaged in battle with the Republic. And needless to say, the feeling was when he lost a lot of good friends*

*Fearing the worst, many thoughts seem to run through his mind. What could have sparked this? Could my Master have died? Impossible He thought. Lord Sion could never be defeated in battle. Could one of his friends across the Galaxy have died? That was the most plausible conclusion. Through their time together, Brendan made great connections with Sinclair and the other students there. So with his force sensitivity the way it was, it would seem only practical that he would feel their presence as well. Just as he does his companion now........realizing his wasn't alone was the only thing kicking him from this panic attack*

*Snapping out of it, he realizes the comm channel on the ship rings in. It's the Sith Fleet in orbit calling in*

{Sith Orbital Fleet Operator}
::You now have ten seconds, respond or you will be shot down..::

*Hearing this, Brendan quickly gets back into his seat, and presses the comm channel to open up their end of the link. With this up, he responds*

::Yes, this is Brendan Cofrin, Dark Jedi with the Sith. I'm traveling with an companion in an cargo vessel seeking to return home. Here are my clearance codes....:: *Brendan punches the codes into the ships comm, and sends them over to the fleet*

[On Board the Sith Ship]
*The Operator looks over at the person next to him, and glances back* ::Copy did you say your name was Brendan Cofrin? We have you.....*At this time he receives Brendan's codes, and they match the ones in the system. A little shocked, he responds*

::Your Ship is now cleared to land. You may wish to head to the Academy as soon as you land however...::

*Before Brendan can respond, the channel ends. And he can only ponder on what the operator mentioned. Had he been away that long for them to not believe it was him? There were no time for these thoughts. He had to travel to the planet below to figure out what was going on. He travels through the fleet, and takes the ship down to the docking port in Dreshdae*

[Darth Sjena]

*The fleet under Darth Sjena's command, led by Bandon's Wrath exits hyperspace over Korriban. The fleet is comprised of 2 Centurion-class Battlecruisers, 12 Interdictor-class Cruisers, and 4 Derriphan-class Battleships. The Fifth fleet tasked with Korrban's defense immediately hails the larger armada.*

*During the travel, Darth Sjena was made aware of the recent attack on the Sith Academy. How so many students and instructors could have been killed with no apparent attacker was not only strange by extremely concerning. Sjena intended to get to the bottom of this immediately.*

*A holographic image of a Duros in an Imperial Captain's uniform appears on the bridge of Bandon's Wrath. Sjena stands on the catwalk in the center of the long Interdictor-class bridge with her hands behind her back, scowling at the alien.*

::Mistress Sjena, this is Captain Sedrij, we have you on our screens. We had not received word that you would be arriving. What is the nature of your visit?::

"I have come to investigate the tragedy that has befallen the Academy. It is my understanding that your fleet allowed whomever committed these war-crimes against the Sith to come and go freely. As such your competence and loyalty itself is in question. My fleet has come to do what you have failed to, Captain."

::L-lord Sjena, I promise we did not know. Had we known anything, we would have acted. I assure you.::

"Your assurances mean nothing, Captain Sedrij. You and your men got sloppy. And the Empire will not tolerate sloppiness."

::Mistress, I have always - aak- gaahk....::

*Sjena extends her hand from behind her back with a pinching motion, using Force Choke on the Duros Captain. The holographic image claws at his throat as he struggles to breath.*

"Your services are no longer required, Captain. How such a vile being ascended to such a prestigious rank within the Empire is beyond me. Fortunately, I am now here to correct this oversight."

*The pale blue flickering eyes of the holographic Duros open wide with mixed emotions of shock and hatred toward the young human Sith. But it is short lived as the alien collapses to the ground dead and his image fades away from the holo-receiver. A few seconds later another figure steps forward, this time a human male. He bends down, his hand reaching outside of the projector's field of view - no doubt checking to see if his Captain was actually dead - and then he stands to face Darth Sjena.*

::Y-your orders, my Lord?::

"What is your name?"

::Lieutenant Rikkard, my Lord.::

"Your fleet is to coordinate with my tactical stations to solidify our orbital defense network. There will be no more slip ups. You are in command now, Captain Rikkard."

::Y-yess, maam. I'll have our crews begin coordinating at once!::

*The image of the newly promoted Captain turns and appears to be pointing to several other individuals not visible, and then the image fades away. Darth Sjena turns to her own Captain, Julian Esert.*

"You've been a loyal officer, Captain. And with our fleet taking hold of the Fifth, I need someone that has both the ability and the authority to command both fleets. I'm promoting you to Admiral. You will oversee both fleets and our newest Captain in particular. And you will continue to report solely to me."

*Admiral Esert bows to Darth Sjena gracefully and then nods his head before responding.*

"I understand perfectly, my Lady. You can count on me."

"I certainly hope so, Admiral. For your sake."

*Sjena allows that warning to settle into the fresh Admiral's mind before continuing.*

"Now, I must go to the Academy and assess the damage done there. Have my shuttle prepped and ready to go in ten minutes."

"Right away, Mistress."

*Sjena turns and strides down the catwalks and off the Bridge while the Admiral sees to it that her orders are carried out. Sjena returns to her personal quarters aboard the Wrath and equips herself with all the necessities to visit Korriban. It had been some time since she had been here last. Nearly three years. Since before the attack on Dantooine. But in that time she had accumulated more power and prestige than ever before. She now directly controlled most of the Sith Empire's armada and had solidified alliances with both the Mandalorians and the Hutts. She had contacts in the Bounty Hunter's Guild and had personally implanted agents into the Republic Senate - whom under her orders had begun a internal criminalization against the Jedi. With her former Master, Darth Bandon, gone there was very few that could stand in her way now. But first she had to assess the damage done to the Sith Order. No doubt many of her followers had been slain - but so too had her opponents. And that bode well for her.*

*Upon arriving in the hangar, Sjena boards her personal shuttle and it launches a minute later - heading down to the surface directly for the Sith Academy.*

[Darth Talik]

*The True Cake, a Dynamic-class freighter registered to Deanna Domino, and more recently used by Lee Katarn and his collection of Jedi fanboys, drops out of hyperspace over Korriban to find itself in the midst of not one but two Sith fleets. The proximity alarms begin ringing and in the main hold, the clone of the late Darth Talik scrambles over several different consoles to correct the ship's path of travel so it didn't collide with the command tower of a Interdictor-cruiser.*

*The True Cake spins wildly to port as it narrowly dodges the massive warship, and then levels out, maneuvering about and coming alongside the triangular capital ship.*

*Talik had been forced to abandon and seal off the cockpit after Katarn had sliced through the exterior hull and formed fissures in the cockpit section of the ship, thus preventing the cockpit to remain pressurized. All command functions were now routed to the main hold - and they were far from user friendly.*

::Unidentified vessel, this is Captain Rikkard of the Sith fleet. Power down your engines and prepare to be boarded. Failure to comply will result in your ship's immediate destruction.::

"Not a particularly chatty fellow. Hm. How sad."

*The transmission from the Sith blockade doesn't leave much to Talik's imagination. He knew that he was presumed dead, they'd never believe the story if he told them who he was and where he came from. So boarding it was. Talik sidesteps over to a secondary screen at hip level and pulls up engine controls, shutting them down and bringing the ship to a standstill in space. He'd reply, but he wasn't entirely sure what station the comm system had been rerouted to, plus... there wasn't much to say.*

[Darth Sjena]

*Darth Sjena's personal shuttle rises up from the Sith Academy with not only herself aboard but also Tobias Katarn and Soln Tok. Together they were going to change not just the Sith, but the Empire, and then the Galaxy as a whole. Today was their day, and they were going to seize it.*

*As she pilots the shuttle up out of the atmosphere and into orbit, she notes that some freighter was being dragged into the flagship of the Fifth Fleet. Some fool who thought he could run the blockade, no doubt. But there is something about it... something she senses... something familiar. But she shakes it off. She would have to deal with it later. There were more important fish to fry.*

*The Sith shuttle reaches the edge of Korriban's gravity well and she pulls back the lever beside her, sending the ship spiraling into Hyperspace bound for Yavin IV*

[Theran Mon Halan]

*A single Derriphan class battleship emerges from hyperspace from Vjun. A moment after it's arrival a Sith shuttle detaches from the side, having docked with the battleship's exterior hatch before traveling to Korriban (as the Derriphan's lacked large hangars in which to fit a shuttle).*

*The shuttle carrying Colonel Mon Halan as well as three Jedi prisoners, makes its way down to the surface of Korriban.*