Imperial Equestria

Chapter 1

5 Minutes previous to hyperspace jump

Star Destroyer Avenger, Hyperspace

Agent Tailon, Imperial Security Bureau

I had barely escaped the confrontation with my life.

I had followed orders and taken a small squad of 10 Stormtroopers to one of the anticipated areas. We got into position and awaited the boarding party. I pulled out my Scout Commando Pistol, aiming it at the boarding door. The rest of the Stormtroopers aimed there E-11 Blaster Rifles at the door. Suddenly, the door opened, and havoc ensued.

A smoke grenade went off in front of the door, and blaster fire erupted from inside the boarding pod. One of my troopers instantly went hit, getting hit right in the throat. The rest of the squad returned fire, and I could here a few groans from inside the pod. Suddenly, the enemy stopped firing there blasters.

I raised my hand to hold fire. When nothing happened, I signaled for 2 of my men to move forward. The white armored troopers nodded, and, with weapons raised, began moving towards the pod.

Suddenly, one of the troopers dropped his blaster and hunched over, like he was punched. The other turned in surprise, when suddenly something was stabbed into his neck from behind. A vibro blade. The blade came out of thin air. That was when I realized what was happening. I fired at the air where the vibro blade had come from.

There was a squeal, and I watched as a now dead Bothan fell to the ground. I could feel the other Bothan Mercenaries in the room, and I quickly gave the order to fire. The Stormtroopers began to fire again, and I watched as 2 more of the cloaked Bothan's screamed and went down. The rest of them materialized in front of my, pulling out blasters and vibro weapons. I turned my comm on and relayed a report to the Admiral.

"We are holding off the Bothans as much as we can. I don't know how long we will be able to last, though."Then I saw one of them draw a weapon that sent shivers down my spine.

An Incinerator Rifle, meant to disintegrate an enemy in a matter of seconds, and was outlawed by the Empire years ago. I watched as he shot multiple shots into the closest Stormtrooper. The trooper didn't even get a chance to scream as he was turned to dust by the hundreds of miniature blasters that tore his very being apart.

Acting quickly, I jumped at the Bothan, tackling him before he could turn the weapon on me. My arm around his neck, I quickly snapped it, bringing his limp body to use as a body shield. Then, more beings emerged from the pod, but were not Bothans. 2 of them were Gamoreans, armed with Repeater blasters.

The other 3 were humans wearing purple and green Mandalorian armor, carrying standard DH Blaster pistols. I turned my comlink on as I used the Bothan's body to absorb the Gamoreans shots. "I need all troopers to fall back. We will fend them off in the main hall." Then, the Admiral spoke into my comlink, saying, "This is Admiral Varinth. I need the whole ship on lockdown. Prepare to make a tactical retreat into hyperspace!" I processed this in my mind. This meant that the battle up top was not going well. I turned the com on again as a blaster hit a few centimeters from my head.

"What about the Bothans?" The response came back quickly, as the Admiral replied, "Lock them in the room with the boarding craft and get out. The Hyper jump will tear the craft out and suck them into space." Suddenly, the ship rocked and the power went out, replaced by blaring red lights. The power had gone out.

I turned to my 5 remaining troopers and began yelling at them. "You heard the Admiral! Push them to the room!" I began running towards the blast doors, going for the lock button. They would be able to easily unlock it, but it would buy time for the Admiral. Suddenly, A big, burly hand grabbed my throat.

It was a Gamorean, his pig like snout flared in rage. I tried reaching the button, but it was too late. A loud noise sounded as we entered hyperspace. Just as the Admiral predicted, the boarding craft was literally torn from the ship, sucking the Mandalorians and remaining Bothans into the vacuum of space, their screams drowned out by the sound of air being sucked out of the pod.

The Gamorean squealed as he tried to grab at the wall, but couldn't get a good grip. I decided to act, and kicked him in the leg. He squealed again as he let go of me, and was flung into the vacuum of space. I clung to the door, knowing that I would soon be sucked out as well. I felt my grip loosen against the air being sucked into the abyss.

As soon as I let go, however, I felt a hand clasp mine, keeping me from entering space. It was one of the Stormtroopers, and he quickly pulled me against the wall. As soon as I was in the hall, another trooper closed the blast door. I collapsed to the ground, the lack of air making me dizzy. One of the troopers approached me, laying a hand on my shoulder.

"Sir, are you alright?" He asked with genuine concern in his voice. I nodded, still gasping for air. I stood, brushing off my uniform. I looked t my remaining men and began issuing orders. "I need you to secure the rest of the floors. Check on the other troopers." They saluted and began running off. I began walking to the nearest turbo lift, turning my comlink on.

"Admiral Varinth, we were able to repel the invasion. Do you copy, over?" Silence. My walk quickly turned into a run as I went to the turbo lift. As soon as I reached it, I pulled my ID out, and made pressed the button to go to the bridge. I quickly reached the top, and was surprised at what I saw. Highly trained Imperial officers were scrambling around in panic, and the Admiral lay on the ground in one of the command pits, unconscious. I looked around and began walking to the Navigator.

He was not at his post, and I began to examine his station the monitor was flashing, showing a small green dot, heading right towards large yellow dots. I racked my brain, relying on my old Navigator training to remember what the yellow dots meant. My eyes widened as I realized what they were.

Asteroids.

I quickly sat in the seat, typing in some calculations, and pressed one of the buttons. The ship slowed down, exiting hyperspace. The crew was still running around in panic, however. I stood up, shouting, "SHUT UP!" The officers all froze, turning to me, and realizing for the first time they were out of hyperspace. I climbed out of the pit and went to the observation deck of the ship. The officers, now calmed, began going to there stations, checking on the vitals of the ship. I watched as the Frigate emerged next to us from hyperspace, looking to have taken little damage from the battle.

"What happened to the Admiral?" I asked to no one in particular.

"He fell into the pit, sir." One of the Black outfitted security officers said.

"Alright men, I need someone to take the Admiral to the sick bay immediately. I will be taking over as Admiral until he is fit for duty again. Am I understood?" The officers saluted and went back to work. I sat in the Admirals chair went straight to work, contacting Captain Garanger. Garanger seemed surprised at first to see me instead of the Admiral Varinth at the command chair. I quickly filled him in on all that was happening, including the shape of our ship.

"Our shields are gone, we have multiple breached, and our Navigations and long range communications are severally damaged." Garanger nodded. "I have some engineers on board my ship that could come and help with the repairs. But we will have to land to be able to take a full damage report." I nod and lean back into the Admiral's chair.

"Our navigations are haywire. Can any of you find a planet? And maybe call for support?" Garanger shrugged at me. "I can ask my navigators to find a nearby planet, but I cannot call for support. Frigates don't have long range capabilities." I cursed as I remembered. Frigates were mainly used for transporting troops and short Fighter skirmishes.

That was why they were normally accompanied by the larger and more battle ready Star Destroyer. Garanger remained silent on his holo picture as he went to figure out anything. He quickly returned though, with some startling news.

"Sir, we are in the unknown region. Our star maps our useless." I was shocked. The Unknown region was beyond the outer rim. It was an unexplored part of the galaxy. Any expeditions that have gone out have never returned. The only planet that is known out there is Chiss, and we did not have a lot on them.

"But you are in luck, Agent. There is a planet not to far away with positive oxygen support. We could land and make any necessary repairs." I gave a sigh of relief. "Alright. use your navigations and begin heading for the planet. We will follow." Garanger nodded and signed out. The Frigate began to move, and I ordered the Navigator to follow. After engaging what was left of our engines, we took off after Garangers Frigate.

Within 3 hours, the planet came into view. It honestly reminded me of Yavin 4, while looking at it from space. I gave the order to begin descending towards the planet, and, with Garanger's ship beside me, we began to land. Their was surprisingly little turbulence as we descended towards the continent bellow us.

As soon as we broke through the surface, I told our navigator to land in what looked to be a clearing a few clicks south. We landed with a very rough bump, but at least we were still alive. I exited the bridge, and used to turbo lift to head for the exit. I emerged on the first floor and walked down a long ramp to the outside world.

I shielded my eyes as I came into contact with the suns light. After giving a small shudder, I began walking towards the ground bellow. The grass was a bright green, almost the perfect length. Everything in the area was perfect. The trees, the grass, even the clouds. I soon stepped onto the grass and turned back to look at the Star Destroyer. It was only now that I took in the full extent of the damage. There were several breaches in the hull, as well as large holes made by the boarding craft.

"Agent Tailon, I presume?" I turned around to see a black outfitted officer approach me, a holo-pad in his hand.

"That would be me." I responded. The officer gave a grim smile as he handed me the holo-pad. "Captain Garanger says he can supply up to 30 Engineers where they are needed. He has landed 2 clicks to the south, and is preparing necessary troop movements to set up camps." I nod.

"Excellent. Tell Garanger to send out a few Scouts to map the area out and report any wildlife. I want a map of our area by the time night arrives." The officer nods and begins to walk away. I look down at the holo-pad, scrolling through the backrounds and abilities of the different engineers.

I waved to a stormtrooper, who's squad was currently bringing supplies down the ramp. He ran over and saluted. Handing him the holo-pad, I said, "Go and take this to the Chief Engineer. Tell him that we need to get our long range communications up as fast as possible." The trooper saluted and ran off. I sighed as I looked out across the beautiful landscape.

Soon, this world will belong to the Empire. Just like the rest of the galaxy.

5 Minutes later

Noran Davil, 623d Combat Driver Regiment

I mounted my speeder bike, putting on my standard Scout Helmet. I turned and adjusted the cables holding down my E-11 Sniper rifle, making sure it was attached properly. I then sat properly in the seat, adjusting the map creator to the side of the bike. I heard an engine rev behind me and I turned, seeing the other 2 scouts that would be going with me.

"Ready to go, Noran?" One of them asked. I nod, and we zoom off, going at top speed to the West. Every centimeter we flew over was instantly put into the map creators data bank, which would be transferred to the orbital map. We continued to speed across the plain, encountering very little. Then suddenly, our group leader ordered us to stop.

The speeder bike skidded to a halt right in front of a forest.

"Too dense to move our speeders through." I thought out loud. The group leader nodded, going over to his tracker and detaching it, instead sticking it to his belt. He then proceeded to pull out his pistol.

"Move out throughout the woods. We will rendezvous on the other side." Me and my partner nod, and began to move in on the forest, pistols drawn. The undergrowth was dense, and I could barely move without bumping into a vine. My headset turned on as the other scouts began to speak.

"This is Dori. Anything to report yet?" I turned my com on. "Negative, captain, I have seen no conta... wait!" I crouched down as I saw something in the sky. I was amazed at the sight in front of me. it was a horse, or a pony of sorts. But the miraculous thing was that it was flying! A Pegasus.

"Sir, I think I see a Pegasus." I heard the other scout on the line snort. "Pegasus? Those things are myth. Get back to... wait, I see it as well!" I just stared up at the creature. It was majestic and beautiful, speeding across the sky heading towards... "Sir! The creature is heading towards home base." The captain cursed as he saw the same.

"I will contact headquarters. And tell them we are about to have..." He just stopped mid sentence.

"Captain Dori, do you read me?" No response. Then the other scout trooper spoke up. "Where is the captain?" I went to respond, when something suddenly grabbed my leg.

I turned just in time to see a giant plant growl at me. It looked like a Trapper plant, which were carnivorous plants on Felucia. It showed off its teeth as black vines began emerging from it, and began to tie me up. As quickly as I could register, I pulled out my blaster pistol, firing a few shots at the tendrils.

The creature screeched, and lunged full scale at me. I only had enough time to roll away as the creature dived to where I once was. I went to aim my pistol again, only to find it gone. The creature retracted, hissing a snake like tongue as it prepared to lunge again. I pulled out a Vibro blade, feeling the vibrating hum as it turned on. The creature snarled again as it prepared to lunge again.