Ankh-Morpork Guard
First Post
Two weeks had passed since your heated escape from Carida. You were all given some downtime in the small, cramped base within one of the larger asteroids in the Roche field. In the meantime, the unit went through a few personell changes, with two transfers out and two coming in to replace them.
There had been some time to get to know the newer members of the group, but soon, the base was a flurry of activity. Somehow, an Imperial Agent had infiltrated the base. It was well known that there was an Imperial fleet farther out in the system, but they never risked going into the asteroid field and security was so tight that even the slightest changes were noted. How the Imperial Agent got in is still unknown, but how he...or she...or it, got out, is well known.
It was the the previous day that the alarms sounded and everything went mad. All of you knew of the starfighter development program that the entire facility was based around. Admiral Ackbar had a team of Verpine technicians working on a new, advanced bomber of some kind. And so, when you heard the alarms go off, it was easy to figure out what was going on. It was surprising, however, to arrive at the main hangar and watch the new starfighter rocket out of the base.
The base's single starfighter squadron was scrambled to disable the ship, but it escaped into hyperspace just as it exited the dense asteroid field.
And so, a day later, here you were, gathered in the small command center that was still a crowded and generally tense place. The buzz about the defectors was gone, and though you could point out a few of them here and there, your focus was on the young human man that was in charge while Commander Derlin tried to coordinate and calm things down.
His name was Garil, and from the small patch on his jacket, he was a Lieutenant. Trying to tone out the noise that surrounded you in the command center, the young man pulled up a holo of a galactic map in front of you and pointed to a small red dot near the bottom of the galaxy, "I'll be quick. There was a tracking device on the prototype fighter, and we've been following it through mulitple jumps all the way from here to the other side of the Outer Rim.
As you can see, its now at a stationary position. This is the planet Tatooine. A dusty, middle of no where on the edge of the Outer Rim. We happened to make a lucky defense move and intercepted the fighter there, where it was shot down. However, before a recovery effort could be made, the local Imperial Star Destroyer showed up and out forces had to escape.
If you haven't figured it out already, you're going after it. It is imperative that the B-Wing does not fall into Imperial hands. It may already have, but we can't assume that until we're sure, and so you're going in," he then sighed heavily.
"However, this is going to be difficult. From a couple short recon fighters, we've determined that nearly the entire Imperial Outer Rim Defense Fleet is now in orbit around Tatooine. The local Moff seems to have appeared, also. Now, its doubtful they would put that kind of blockade up if they'd found the fighter, which leads us to assume its crash landed in the deeper deserts of the planet.
You won't be able to just jump there and land, though, even with that nice Sentinel Shuttle you brought back from Carida. Before you can head there, you'll need to find a way of acquiring the Imperial Codes being used. We have tried to intercept them but have had no luck. We've not come up with much help on that end of things, I'm sorry to say. Its doubtful the codes have gotten out to any smuggler and crime networks at this point, so the only way to get them is from the Fleet itself. You could try to just fly straight through the blockade, of course, but you'd likely end up either stranded below or dead. The best we've got for you is to attempt to get aboard one of the Star Destroyers and get the codes through some fast talking.
However you get on the planet, though, once you're down you won't be alone. We've got multiple cells all over the place, so just find yourself a settlement and keep an eye out. You should be able to pick out the cells without too much trouble, but make sure to watch out for Imperial forces. They're likely to be combing the planet if they haven't found the fighter already."
After a deep breath, the young Lieutenant leaned back to deactivate the holo before saying quietly, "Wish I had more to give you, but its all we've got. If you can't get the fighter back, destroy it. And if you can find the Imperial Agent that stole it, we'd be very appreciative if you could take him alive. Any questions? We can't take many, as you need to get yourselves moving soon."
There had been some time to get to know the newer members of the group, but soon, the base was a flurry of activity. Somehow, an Imperial Agent had infiltrated the base. It was well known that there was an Imperial fleet farther out in the system, but they never risked going into the asteroid field and security was so tight that even the slightest changes were noted. How the Imperial Agent got in is still unknown, but how he...or she...or it, got out, is well known.
It was the the previous day that the alarms sounded and everything went mad. All of you knew of the starfighter development program that the entire facility was based around. Admiral Ackbar had a team of Verpine technicians working on a new, advanced bomber of some kind. And so, when you heard the alarms go off, it was easy to figure out what was going on. It was surprising, however, to arrive at the main hangar and watch the new starfighter rocket out of the base.
The base's single starfighter squadron was scrambled to disable the ship, but it escaped into hyperspace just as it exited the dense asteroid field.
And so, a day later, here you were, gathered in the small command center that was still a crowded and generally tense place. The buzz about the defectors was gone, and though you could point out a few of them here and there, your focus was on the young human man that was in charge while Commander Derlin tried to coordinate and calm things down.
His name was Garil, and from the small patch on his jacket, he was a Lieutenant. Trying to tone out the noise that surrounded you in the command center, the young man pulled up a holo of a galactic map in front of you and pointed to a small red dot near the bottom of the galaxy, "I'll be quick. There was a tracking device on the prototype fighter, and we've been following it through mulitple jumps all the way from here to the other side of the Outer Rim.
As you can see, its now at a stationary position. This is the planet Tatooine. A dusty, middle of no where on the edge of the Outer Rim. We happened to make a lucky defense move and intercepted the fighter there, where it was shot down. However, before a recovery effort could be made, the local Imperial Star Destroyer showed up and out forces had to escape.
If you haven't figured it out already, you're going after it. It is imperative that the B-Wing does not fall into Imperial hands. It may already have, but we can't assume that until we're sure, and so you're going in," he then sighed heavily.
"However, this is going to be difficult. From a couple short recon fighters, we've determined that nearly the entire Imperial Outer Rim Defense Fleet is now in orbit around Tatooine. The local Moff seems to have appeared, also. Now, its doubtful they would put that kind of blockade up if they'd found the fighter, which leads us to assume its crash landed in the deeper deserts of the planet.
You won't be able to just jump there and land, though, even with that nice Sentinel Shuttle you brought back from Carida. Before you can head there, you'll need to find a way of acquiring the Imperial Codes being used. We have tried to intercept them but have had no luck. We've not come up with much help on that end of things, I'm sorry to say. Its doubtful the codes have gotten out to any smuggler and crime networks at this point, so the only way to get them is from the Fleet itself. You could try to just fly straight through the blockade, of course, but you'd likely end up either stranded below or dead. The best we've got for you is to attempt to get aboard one of the Star Destroyers and get the codes through some fast talking.
However you get on the planet, though, once you're down you won't be alone. We've got multiple cells all over the place, so just find yourself a settlement and keep an eye out. You should be able to pick out the cells without too much trouble, but make sure to watch out for Imperial forces. They're likely to be combing the planet if they haven't found the fighter already."
After a deep breath, the young Lieutenant leaned back to deactivate the holo before saying quietly, "Wish I had more to give you, but its all we've got. If you can't get the fighter back, destroy it. And if you can find the Imperial Agent that stole it, we'd be very appreciative if you could take him alive. Any questions? We can't take many, as you need to get yourselves moving soon."
