FLT MBR/GN Prophet/Delta-3/SSD Avr
Revenge of the Prophet Trilogy
Volume Two: Secrets Untold
Nio Scaan slipped out from under the cover of his cot, his back cracking, still not used to the hardness of its surface. The wake-up siren blared; fellow pilots moaned as they rubbed the sleep from their eyes.
Nio massaged his tense muscles as he endured the soothing hot shower. The night had been restless, dreams of the Rebel raid on Coruscant kept his mind in a cloud of anger. He couldn't stop thinking about it. Plots of devastation and destruction, once again, took hold of his mind. Nio decided to push it aside as he turned off the shower and walked, refreshed, back to the barracks.
Putting on the best formal uniform he could find, Nio scampered as fast as he possibly could down to the Avenger's hanger bay.
Lord Vader is coming...here!
Even as Nio thought about it, he couldn't believe it. He had been waiting all of his life just to see him. Nio arrived, just in time, as Lord Vader's shuttle descended into the landing area. The hatch hissed as it opened, settling onto the polished black floor. As if it were a dream, Vader seemed to float down the inclined hatch on towards Vice Admiral Stelek(temporarily filling the Wing Commander's place aboard the Avenger), his robes flowing majesticly behind him. They were to meet privately before Lord Vader's departure to oversee the beginning stages of the new battle station.
The Dark Lord of the Sith's voice boomed, "The Emperor is impressed with this organization. I assume you will continue to live up to his standards?"
"Yes, my lord.", Stelek replied.
"Good. And what is the status of this organi--"
Vader stopped, in mid-sentence and stride, as he crossed Nio's path. He swung to face Nio, startling him. Beads of sweat flowed down Nio's face, and Vader sensed his fear. Vader walked toward him, hands on hips, and stared Nio in the eyes.
Is this really happening? Nio thought to himself. A dead silence filled the bay, when suddenly Vader said,
"The force is strong in you, young one. The Emperor has indeed forseen your coming, Dark Prophet."
He momentarily continued to stare in silence and rejoined the Vice Admiral. They soon disappeared behind closed doors, and the bay erupted with talk of Nio. He hurridly ran from the bay and headed for the barracks. Nio's head spinned, swarming with questions...his mind drifting into endless thought.
When Nio was just a boy, he had visited the Emperor's palace on Coruscant. He had attended the Emperor's public meeting with his father. To his amazement, they had met privately with the Emperor after the gathering. His father had been speaking quietly with the Emperor, just enough that Nio could not hear. Before Nio and his father had left, the Emperor walked towards Nio, frightening the boy, and whispered,
"I have plans for you, little one." Afterwards, he just smiled and walked away, laughing hoarsely.
Just a short time after the Emperor's speech, Nio's father left, never to return. Until recently, he hadn't known that his father had left to take on his duties as Grand Admiral where he had left off. For years his mother had said that they had seperated, and his father would never return. Just three years ago, however, Nio's father wrote for the last time, revealing the truth. He revealed how he had reclaimed his duties as a Grand Admiral, which he had now been for twenty years, and that he would be going on a mission from which he was likely not to return. He didn't. During a diplomatic mission on a hostile planet belonging to the Alliance, he was assasinated by a Rebel sniper. Even though Nio had hardly known him, his thoughts brought tears of anger to his eyes. He could only stare at the wall, thinking...
The door to the barracks hissed, revealing a cloaked figure, breaking Nio's trance.
"If you are to fulfill your destiny," the figure said, "you will come with me to start your training."
The mysterious person pivoted and left the room.
TO BE CONCLUDED...
FLT MBR/GN Nio Scaan/Delta-3/SSD Avr
Trainee/GN Melan Pyr/Pi-III/PLT Daed
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Imperial Navy Pilot Record
Personal Background information
(Imperial Security Bureau)
Name: Melan Pyr
Rank: General
Scandoc Transmission Code(Screen name):RBKugel
Sex(M/F):M
Race:Human (w/some suspected minor genetic mutation)
Date of Birth:6804.0
Place of Birth(Please include Homeworld):
Marital Status(Single,Married,Divorced,Separated):Married
Family:A wife, son, and two daughters, location unknown
Social Status(Destitute,Poor,Well-to-do,Wealthy,Nobility): formerly Destitute, now Well-to-do
Significant Events of Childhood & Adolescence: My family was wiped out during a pirate raid on Lucretia Beta. I was relocated offworld and grew up in the Harbinger Refugee Compound,on Lucretia Beta III, a frozen little moon orbiting the second planet of the Lucretia system.
Significant Events of Adulthood: I became a fighter pilot for the Rebellion, but their feeble ethics hindered me. On my final mission, I delighted in destroying each member of my flight group, one at a time. Afterwards, I joined the Imperial Navy to serve the Emperor.
Alignment & Attitude:
Former Occupations(if any): Beggar, petty thief, smuggler, Rebel fighter pilot
Hobbies: Meditating into the flames
Tragedies: Lost entire family during a pirate raid on my birth planet of Lucretia Beta
Phobias & Allergies: cold and ice
Personal views of the Empire(and Emperor's Hammer): The Emperor embodies the Dark Side, The Hammer serves the Emperor, I serve the Hammer.
Reason for applying to the Emperor's Hammer Elite Strike Force: I have accumulated a great store of hatred, and am anxious to focus it against the enemies of the Emperor.
Other comments or information(optional):
I hereby confirm that the above information is legitimate and accurate to the best of my
knowledge.
Signature: Trainee/GN Melan Pyr/Pi-III/PLT Daed
Date: 5/31/95
cc: Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) Liason Officer