*** Meeting Spot, First City, Qo'nos ***
A brown anthro canine that Weaver might recognize - if he remembered encountering her during his trip to Sol III to deliver that holocron - stood waiting in a secluded spot, looking constantly at her watch.
*** Starship
Lethal Weapon, En Route to Sangheilios ***
"They're not responding to hails--" Amy began, before two
Sith Interdictors showed up, and
another gravity well field went up. "-- S***! They're powering weapons! Consider them hostile!"
It was then that a massively scaled-up
Resurgent-class Star Destroyer showed up, powering weapons and shields on arrival. However, it did not fire on anyone.
"That ship... where have I seen it before...?" Jake whispered. He went to the comms blister, and sent out a hail to all allied ships in the area: "All allied warships, do not fire on that big ship! Not unless he fires on you--" Such as it was, no such order was needed - the Resurgent opened fire on one of the Sith Interdictors while snaring the other in what looked to be a green tractor beam. What was odd was that it seemed to drain that Interdictor of all power, making the Resurgent light up like a Christmas tree.
*** Jedi Temple, Coruscant ***
"I don't see why not," Anakin replied. "Come on - I'll show you the way." He then started for the Archives. En route, he posed a question: "You know Viktor better than I - what's he like?"
*** Coruscant, Market District ***
"Where?" Luke asked, approaching the witness. "Where did it happen?"
*** Coruscant Bar, Coruscant ***
"Which is why talking in close proximity in this tone will disguise our conversation," Hera said. "I need outside help to track down and eliminate an assassin. He calls himself Aldukaal, and he's after someone named Viktor Horgus. Command wants to preserve mister Horgus, so Aldukaal is to be eliminated before he can get to Viktor."
*** Eternal Fleet Battlecruiser Site, Tatooine ***
The two wandered among the halls of the ship till they came to a computer core - still active. K'Tath turned to Cobalt. "There it is. Cobalt, can you get everything off there? I'll cover you."
*** SSV Normandy (SR1) -> Qo'noS' orbit -> First City ***
"Answered one question, raised another," Falco responded. "What would the Tal Shiar want with Peragus III?"
"I imagine we'll get details once we're in the field," Fox commented. "So... what kind of ship are we going for on Qo'nos?"
The shipwright - a Gorn - turned to Fel and the others. "You there!" he pointed at Fel. "Are you the operatives I was told to expect? Sent by General Bellator of the DMC?"
*** Indari Manor, Dragon'taan ***
"Necromyans," Anna corrected Amie. "And the war did bring Kyle and I together - just not in the way one might expect. It was the Necromyans' glassing of Cerinia that forced Kyle and I apart, and we went our separate ways, then rejoined after the war was over some years later when we realized we had a son."
"Well yeah!" Jason responded. He got noticeably more excited. "Home stretch! We can do this!"
Not far from Michen was a room with the door seemingly open and unguarded. No light came from the room.
*** Drifting ship in Romulan space ***
"Just give it a few minutes - the Carbonite thawing tends to take a while to wear off," the NCO of the group said. He paused, then asked, "What was going on when you were captured? Any wars or anything?"
*** Hutta, Swampland near Nem'ro's Palace ***
Overwhelmed, the guards went down like flies and the Jedi was quick to draw his lightsaber. "What's the meaning of this?!" he demanded.
*** Torgus Prime Orbit ***
"I will - if I knew how to contact you. Or where," Torrentus said. "Now, for now, you must excuse me - I was just brought some Capellan prisoners, and I do intend to find out where they struck from and why."
*** Cardassia Prime ***
"... you're certain?" the councilor asked.
"I already gave you the logs. These attackers identified as the Obsidian Order. It's clear
someone is trying to rebuild them," a black anthro dragoness with snow-white hair responded.
The councilors mumbled in concern. "This doesn't bode well," one said.
"I agree - but what do they want with this... 'Mongdrigo' place?" another queried.
"Tiberium," proclaimed another. "So the government there must be warned."
"I can bring them the warning - and the military assistance to fend off Obsidian Order ships," the dragoness suggested. The council fell silent. Then the most vocal one spoke.
"Madame... Knight, is it? Jacqueline Knight? You have experience in... repurposing enemy ships, yes?"
"That is correct, Councilor," Jacqueline responded. "Why do you ask?"
"I'm sure the council is aware of our shortage of military ships - with the lifting of our restrictions from the Dominion War, we need new ships to fill our ranks; yet we have neither the time nor resources to build them. So, Madame Knight... it is my offer to compensate you for each Obsidian Order ship you manage to capture. If you can restore them, bonus points, but every Cardassian ship you can bring back will be useful," The councilor responded.
Jacqueline paused fractionally at this. She could warn the Mongdrigans, fend off the Obsidian Order, and assuming the Mongdrigans didn't destroy the vessels, she could capture as many ships as she could and bring them to Cardassia Prime for a hefty bonus.
So why am I still thinking this over? "Very well, Councilor. I'll bring back as many as I can."
*** Mongdrigo ***
Ahsoka went to the Command Center and stood next to Malgus as he reviewed something on a Datapad. "You wanted to speak to me, Lord Malgus?"
"Yes," Malgus responded. "I need you to deliver this to your leaders - the Jedi Council and the...
Imperial Alliance. They need to know I'm out here, as well as the Disturbance in the Force I felt."
"And the Vision of the Obsidian Order?" Ahsoka surmised.
Malgus chuckled. "So I'm not the only one who had that vision. But yes - your leaders would do well to heed my warning - the Obsidian Order, whoever they are, will pose a potent threat if left unchecked. And that dragoness... something tells me she will be key to stop them. So keep an eye out for her." He then handed the datapad to Ahsoka.
Ahsoka accepted the datapad and said, "I will deliver this message to them personally. My former master, Anakin, may know something about all this, so I'll start with him." Ahsoka then turned to Coll. "Shall we?"