Sith Civil War: Chapter I - Debriefing

First premiring November 29, 2007 on the Dark Sith Lords Forum as a Roleplay, it became known as the Sith Civil War Duology.

Chapter 1: Debreifing
Darth Barad-Dur sat at the head of the table of his personal warship, the Imperial-Class Star Destroyer Vader. His arms were crossed, and his legs were crossed as if in meditation, but he was not. He looked at the chromo. 15:23.

He scowled at it. They were late. This was important, to important for him to tell over his holocalls to all the Sith he trusted. There might be someone watching the calls, making sure what was happening had not been revealed yet. But, he had, and they would pay dearly for it.

The young Inquisitor strode into the Chamber that held Darth Bara-dur. He walked before the mand and waited to be asked to sit."I am here, where are the others and what is this about?" He asked calmly as the looked into the eyes of Darth Bara-dur, seeming to peirce his soul with the gaze.

"Welcome Inquisitor Gr'tua. I have been expecting you," Barad-dur said, bowing his head, showing the proper respect to a superior, "Sit. Let us wait for at least one more person to arrive before I say anything. That way I do not have to repeat myself."

He guestered to the seat by Gra'tua. He knew Gra'tua would see his reason for calling a confrence, which was entirely unusual for someone like Barad-Dur. Barad-Dir was known for working alone, which that alone might have suprised the older man. But, that might not be the case at all.

Shadow Protector Tarna walked in the room. "Hello, gentlemen. Apparantly, there's a meeting that should be interesting for me to hear." He stood in the corner, back straight and hands crossed.

Barad-Dur nodded at Shadow Protector Tarna. "Thank you for coming," he replied, "You may sit if you wish, or remain standing. It doesn't matter."

He looked at the chromo. It was now an hour since it was suppose to start. I can't wait another minute to get started. He grabbed a few holocrons and switched on thier recording units, so that way if the others arrived, he could give them

"Gentlemen, let me get to the point. Emperor Shadow is stepping down at any time. Our military command is going to be in shambles with people trying to figure out who is going to be the next Supreme Commander.

And isn't it the most oppertun time for our enemies to overthrow the Empire. All the smugglers have banded together under the command of....a renegade Sith, calling himself Emperor Vader. His numbers include 70 Jedi and 150 Sith and Dark Jedi, all with the intent of forming a so-called Supreme Galactic Republic. They are forming near Bespin to strike our capitol in Kuat.

How do I know this? A space pilot joined this group, and rose to become a commander. However, he thought it was just a Guild being made to protect the intrests of all smugglers and traders. When he discovered he was involved in treason, he tried to get out. He contacted me with all the details."

Barad-Dur held up his hand to stop any questions. "I know he was on our side, because he was killed in middle of our holoconfrence."

He let the words sink in before speaking again. "I knew you would want to act immediatly on such an issue, so I have decided that we should be there on Bespin to hunt down and eliminate each leader. Any questions?"

As the man spoke Adenn's green skin could be seen as it neared the Shadow Protector. "Sir, I have left my men at the Royal Palace, all of them highly trained and willing to die in combat if it shall come to that. But we are only four against 200. How will we be able to defeat those odds?" He said as he then looked at Darth Barad-Dur.

He then looked up at the Shadow Protector again. "I will return to the Palace if you so Desire it." He said as he bowed his head and remained silent.

"Master Adenn," Barad-Dur smiled, "Thank you for arriving. As I said, we shall kill the leaders. That alone should be a big blow to this cololitian. Besides, I called several more, but, I don't know if they will attend."

Barad-Dur then turned serious, "That is, if you are willing to face them. If not, I will forgive you to depart and return. I extend the same offer to you all. If you find this situation is hopless, then I shall have to suffice without you. If needs be, I will do so on my own. After all, this is high treason we are talking about, and the fate of the Empire rests on our actions now. Does that answer please you, Master Adenn?"

"Master Adenn," Barad-Dur smiled, "Thank you for arriving. As I said, we shall kill the leaders. That alone should be a big blow to this cololitian. Besides, I called several more, but, I don't know if they will attend."

Barad-Dur then turned serious, "That is, if you are willing to face them. If not, I will forgive you to depart and return. I extend the same offer to you all. If you find this situation is hopless, then I shall have to suffice without you. If needs be, I will do so on my own. After all, this is high treason we are talking about, and the fate of the Empire rests on our actions now. Does that answer please you, Master Adenn?"

"I do not wish to depart, but my active station is the Royal Palace Kuat. And I will return if the Shadow protector so Desires it. If he does not then you will see me on the battle feild along side you." He said as he stood there, his eyes washing over all the members of the chamber.

Barad-Dur looked at the proud man and nodded. He knew that duty came first to a man like Adenn, and no one could persuade him to do otherwise.

"Then, it is best for you to serve the Emperor in your ways," Barad-Dur said, "I will not hold it against you. If we fail in our mission, it will be up to you to protect the Emperor."

He then turned to Tarnya. "What about you? Will you help me and Gra'tua? Or, are you needed elsewhere?"

Malice stode quickly through the entrance to that large room that now housed many of the Power Sith of the Empire. He could tell he was late and thus, listened intently to the words of each Sith. He had heard of some sort of rogue "Sith" causing certain problems for them.

"Darth Malice," Barad-Dur acknowledged, "I suppose you have heard enough to know what is going to? If not, I'll give you a holocron to inform you. But, be warned, it has a self-destruct mechanism in it, that will go in five minutes after getting it. It's a security measure to ensure the wrong people don't get wind of our plans."

He looked at the others and nodded. "We should start immediatly and not waste time. I have a shuttle ready to depart and we will leave as soon as we are ready. Any last questions?"

He crossed his arms as he stood behind where Inquistor Gra'tua now sat. His brow was furrowed as he continued to listen. There was talk of killing and that alone was enough for him to throw his sword into the pot. He was more than willing to cut down anyone that stood against the will of the Empire.

"Lets be on our way." The green skinned Kel'Dor said as they he stood beside the Shadow Protector. He had confidence in his men, and knew that they would preform their duty. "Who's the targets?" He alien voice cracked as his gaze shifted to the other members of the room.

Notes on Chapter 1
Noticably, more then one person wrote this, seeing as it was a RP on the Dark Sith Lords Forums.