Star Wars: Insurrection III - The Siege

Aboard the Adjucator, Coruscant system
The Adjucator, a Pellaeon-class Star Destroyer, moved out of Coruscant's lower orbit and began heading to the edge of the system in order to make a hyperspace jump. To the colony world of Ord Mirit.

Malcor looked through the open hangar into space, from his spot on a catwalk going over the hangar. He could see a part of Coruscant, and one of it's moons, in the distance, from where he was standing. Malcor was deep in thought, still wondering why a Sith Lord would choose him to lead a task force to Ord Mirit rather than a general. He never thought of himself as a tactical genius. He then heard footsteps approaching.

Looking up, Malcor saw it was his naval comrade, Zarin Namada. "Hey," he said as Zarin approached.

"What did you do in the Palace?" Zarin asked him.

"Talked to a Sith, got appointed to lead the ground forces on this mission," he answered.

Zarin slowly nodded. "I will soon be promoted to captain, and this will be my command vessel, since Captain Vyrkar is retiring. Currently, I am a TIE operations officer."

"Indeed," replied Malcor.

"Anyways, you must know more than me of this mission. What kind of situation are we looking at?" Zarin asked.

"Well, the Sith said a Jedi and some Alliance Army troops are holding out there, but I have not yet been briefed on the specifics."

"I don't understand why they would pick you over a Sith or an Army general."

Malcor shook his head. "No idea."

"We'll see," a new voice said from behind them.

A man in an Imperial Intelligence uniform walked up to them. "I read the reports, apparently you are a good tactician. At least in their opinion." the agent said.

Malcor looked at him. "And who might you be?"

"Colonel Evax Zynthar of Imperial Intelligence."

Zarin turned to Evax. "So, I assume you know what the mission specifics are?"

"Indeed. Good thing an officer of Commander Ashen's caliber was appointed. If an idiot, like some generals and Moffs, was appointed . . . "

"I was promoted." Malcor explained to Zarin, in response to his inquisitive look.

"Anyways, I was told to get you to your briefing." Evax said.

Aboard the Adjucator, hyperspace
Malcor entered the briefing room, with several other officers. Some were wearing insignia of higher ranks than his. They were gathered at a large table, the kind used in meeting rooms. A briefing officer appeared from one of the doors.

"Alright, this is an important mission. That is why you were all selected by a Sith," the officer said. "A Jedi Master and the Sixty-third Division of the Alliance Army have been resisting us in the Colonies. On the planet of Ord Mirit, home of an Alliance stronghold."

He turned on a hologram on the table. An image of Ord Mirit came up. "This is the planet from orbit. The base is a temple-like structure in the southern hemisphere."

The image zoomed in, showing the map of a small sector. "The region of Ord Mirit, the Alliance Control Sector. Here, the stronghold, called the Alpha Base, is located."

It zoomed in even more, showing a small cluster of structures, with the Alpha Base tower in the center. "It is surrounded by smaller temples, almost everyone of which is being used as a bunker. Half of them are armed with heavy turbolaser emplacements."

The image focused on the central area. "You will be landing here-" he pointed to the eastern outskirts "-and will head to the central temple. The Jedi and his high command are all there. The infantry, commanded by General Himron, will spread throughout the smaller temples, taking out the enemy infantry while moving in to the central temple. The walkers, commanded by Commander Ashen, will head down the main path and destroy any emplacements nearby."

He paused for some air. "And you will ultimately tear down the temple, causing the Jedi to come out and face us or die." he paused again. "This is one of the last Alliance resistances. We win the day here, we have almost secured the galaxy."

All of the officers looked around, quietly. Malcor examined their faces. Some were nervous. Some seemed unmoved. Some were expressionless. Nonetheless, everyone here seemed ready to die for the New Galactic Empire.

"You have additional files to read, if you wish. Dismissed."

Aboard the Adjucator, Ord Mirit system
The Star Destroyer closed in on Ord Mirit, upon entering the system. The space over the planet was nearly empty. At the same time, Malcor reviewed some of the things he read in the report on additional information as he stood in the cabin of the lead AT-AT, aboard a Kuat Imperial dropship. The task force was made up of the 62nd, 46th, 89th, and 25th Stormtrooper Divisions, as well as the Thundering Herd AT-AT squadron, which he led.

The dropships began leaving the hangar, as they neared Ord Mirit. He could not see anything other than the dropship's holding bay as they began the descent, but could hear the engines activating. So it has begun.