Star Wars: Purge/Chapter 21: Victory

Before they could return to Coruscant, a com onboard the ship at the bridge came on by them.


 * "This is the Emperor of the New Galactic Empire to all Imperial units. Execute Order 17." he said in the com.

Typhuss and the clones knew what it meant, but most of the non-clone personnel didn't. They all looked confused, so Fox spoke up.


 * "Order 17 is a red alert. It is an order for all Imperial military units to return and help defend the capitol, Bastion, from the attackers." he said.

All of the personnel moved to their stations, and the ship jumped back into hyperspace. All of the clones, including Typhuss and the commanders, had to go down to the surface to help defend the planet, so they departed for the hangar.


 * Then, from behind him, Admiral Archer said, "Looks like Coruscant will have to wait."

Typhuss made it down to the hangar, where most troops were in their gunships. A Sith who was leading the clones in the defense, named the Dark Apprentice, and his apprentice, Savage Oppress, got onboard Typhuss's gunship. After they arrived at the system, a large space battle was starting, and more Imperial ships were coming out of hyperspace each minute. The gunships took off towards the surface. The Dark Apprentice spoke.


 * "Okay, everyone in all the gunships have different positions in the defense," he said, as a gunship next to theirs exploded in flames, "All of you will go down to the Emperor's Palace, where we will make a diversion, while Typhuss and a squad of Royal Procession will take the Emperor to the emergency defense bunker located under the armory."

The gunships landed, and the troops ran to their positions. AT-AT walkers were also dropped off. Typhuss looked over the edge of the landing platform, where thousands of Cartel soldiers have engaged Imperial troops. Typhuss ran to the Palace backdoor, where the Royal Procession was waiting with the Emperor.


 * "We're all ready, sir." said Commander Zabini.


 * "All right, let's go." said Typhuss.

They ran across the Palace back lawn, which was littered with dead bodies and blast marks, and some parts of it had radiation from the artillery shells that the Cartel fired at the Palace. The group ran through a large hole that was blown open in the fence, and when they got to the other side, there were Cartel Red Guards waiting. Infantry came up behind them to block the way back into the lawn.


 * "Hands up." said Urquhart, the Guard leader.

Typhuss and the Procession soldiers lined up in a circle around the Emperor, and the Cartel troops opened fired. The Imperials fired back, and killed many of the Red Guards and infantry. They kept firing, and Typhuss killed allot of Cartel forces in one place to make a way through. They ran through, Typhuss blasting back, and the Procession shooting blue flames. Typhuss stopped with the Emperor and Procession when they turned behind a building.


 * "Zabini, what's our casualties?" he asked.


 * "Not as much as them. We only lost three." he said.

After a little while, the Cartel retreated, and Typhuss made it to the bridge with Fox, and with Archer, who was demoted to a Captain until they could get him a ship.