Felucia Jailbreak

"Looking for me?

“Should I be?”"

- Hans Novastar and Ganner Slarwalker meeting for the first time.

The  was a battle that occurred in early 19 BBY in which Ganner Slarwalker and Hans Novastar freed Antimatter Squadron from the clutches of Arek Saris. The jailbreak was in some ways the turning point of the Shadow Conflict, as from this point onwards Ganner and Antimatter Squadron would be the aggressors of the conflict, acting against Arek Saris and the Shadow Assassins.

Prelude
Acting under orders from Dylan Antiunknown, Taran Ragnan and Cyana Bastra assembled a group of Republic convicts to form Antimatter Squadron, which would carry out missions for the Brotherhood under the guise of being a Republic spec ops unit. The team's first assignment was to assassinate the general in a Separatist base on Felucia.

After he thought he had killed Ganner Slarwalker on Dantooine, Arek Saris decided to rendezvous with Siri Tokolighter, his apprentice and mole in Antimatter Squadron, at the base. He got there first and assassinated the general himself, then altered the memory of all the droids so that they would believe him to be the general. When Antimatter Squadron arrived, Saris easily captured them, save for Hans Novastar, who escaped.

Ganner arrived on Felucia shortly after and ran into Hans. After a brief period of suspicion, the two decided to work together to defeat their mutual enemy.

The battle
The two stole an and attacked the base head-on, utilizing the element of surprise to destroy the rest of the base's tanks and clear their way to the cell block. Saris then attacked the tank directly, which prompted Ganner to jump out and fight Saris while Hans freed the prisoners. Saris, intimidated by the very fact that Ganner was still alive, stalled using his droids to attack Ganner as he quickly boarded his shuttle and flew away. Ganner and Antimatter Squadron easily defeated the rest of the droids.

Aftermath
After the battle, Ganner and Antimatter Squadron officially joined forces in pursuit of Saris, with Siri staying undercover within the group to strike at the proper moment. Saris continued onward to Mandalore to continue the plan set forth by his Master, Varad Zagg, but was intercepted by a prototype Interdictor cruiser, the Reverence.

Behind the scenes
Due to the various rewrites LOTF: Ganner Slarwalker went through before completion, the Felucia Jailbreak is one of the few events that remained from the first draft.