Post by Sovereign on Apr 16, 2008 23:23:44 GMT
Under New Management
The Punisher came out of hyperspace over the mining planet of Kessel. Once again, there was a red glow emanating from their current destination. Gaius had ordered a squad of stormtroopers to stay on Mustafar and oversee operations, which only consisted of monitoring the droid repairs and controls.
[blue]”Send the clearance codes, once cleared, prepare the transports for departure to the administration building.”[/blue]
”Aye sir.”
The officer sent down the landing codes, and they were cleared by the orbital defense station. Gaius and his troops boarded the LAATs and began the descent to the building. Once they arrived, immediately another Captain ran up to Gaius.
”Why have you landed such a large amount of troops? What is your identification code?”
Gaius did not speak. He immediately drew his DL-14r and fired at the officer. One shot to the chest brought the soldier down. Gaius initiated a comm channel with his brothers.
[blue]”Attention stormtrooper battalion 302. This is Captain Gaius Maximus. I have taken command of this planet, as the previous was found to be a traitor of the Rebel forces. All soldiers are to report to this assembly area for reassignment and equipment checks.”[/blue]
Gaius’ orders were not questioned by the stormtroopers based on Kessel. They new of his loyalty to the Empire, and that he was a swift purger of traitors.
The Conversion
Gaius stood on a small raised area on the assembly area. His troops stood behind him, facing the troops that were to be spoken to. There were 1,000 total, stationed on Kessel. Gaius stood before them, and was about to address them all.
[blue]”My brothers. I come to you not as your superior, not as your commander, but as a loyal follower of the Empire. My brothers, our political leaders have betrayed us![/blue]
When Gaius said this a angry shout came up from the stormtroopers.
[blue]”You doubt me? My brothers, you are under control of the Sith Order! The Sith have taken control of the Empire. I hold nothing against you for staying loyal to them, for I see that it is only because you believe they are going to uphold the statutes of what we have for so long defended! However, you are mistaken! These Sith care not for our Empire! They care only for domination, and control![/blue]
After this the shouts died down… quiet thought overtook the troops.
[blue]”Do you see now? Do you see now why I left the Emperor’s side? And why I did not join you in following these new leaders of our Empire? They care only for themselves! They care not for what we have died to maintain![/blue]
There was anger in that last sentence that Gaius spoke. As he said it he brought his fist down upon a rock in anger. Amazingly, the 100 pound boulder ruptured, and fell to pieces. This caused some of the stormtroopers, not his men of course, no glance at one another in confusion at his strength. Finally one of the stormtroopers he spoke to responded.
”He is right! The Sith do not care about the Empire, only about power! And the Emperor, he surrendered Coruscant! Coruscant! I would rather have died there than handed it over to those rebel scum!”
Gaius nodded
[blue]”Now you see my brother. Now you see what me and my men have seen. Come, join us my brothers, and we will restore the true Empire to the galaxy! These imposters, these fugitives, do not deserve your loyalty! What did the Emperor do to deserve your obedience!? Nothing! What have the Sith done? Enslaved you to their will! OUR LOYALTY LIES WITH THE EMPIRE! AND NONE OF THESE SO CALLED LEADERS FEEL THE SAME!”[/blue]
An enormous roar echoed throughout Kessel. Nearly all of the stormtroopers stationed here believed in what Gaius had said. However, about 20 soldiers approached Gaius as he spoke, obviously in disagreement. They drew their weapons and pointed them at Gaius, about to fire. From both sides of the speaking area came laser fire. The newly converted soldiers as well as Gaius’ men fired into and slaughtered the traitors.
[blue]”My brothers! Let us begin! Now, I must hold a meeting once more. Due to the large amounts of troops now under our banner, I must promote myself to Major in order to correctly facilitate orders, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS!”[/blue]
”NO, SIR!” echoed the stormtroopers.
The stormtroopers began to be reorientated and reassigned. Their equipment was replenished. It was complete. They were now under the command of Major Gaius Maximus.
