The Black Sun Armada

The Black Sun Captain boots clicked on the metal surface of the Gateway, his black cape flowing behind as he walked its halls. He was flanked my two other operatives, for show more than anything. The Captain despised being powerless. This was not his home, and he held no power here. He especially hated dealing with those outside the organization. Despite Piccolo's assertions, he found them inferior. But the Black Sun was short on man power. Even he acknowledged they had no choice. The Captain located his contact and sat down with the man, the two operatives remained standing. "Grangel Dartooni, I am here to brief you on an assignment the Black Sun would like to contract you for. The execution of the Mercenaries unit often employed by the Hutts and other underworld figures, I'm sure you've heard of them. We know the top members of the group, Rane Scando, Tekkan Raas, and Mike Attard. These will be your principle targets. The payment will be 100,000 credits, and an extra 20,000 if you personally kill one of them. What do you say?"

The Black Sun Organization made this official announcement Thursday, "The Black Sun Armada has in no way been compromised. We assure everyone it will be fully operational, and ready for combat very soon. Reports of its destruction are partial truths and exaggerations spread by one Ob Ordeena and his cronies. The illegal attack referred to in Holonet reports was stopped by the law enforcing Imperials. The attack was implemented with no regard to civilian casualties, and was in response to the Black Sun's strike against Ordeena's forces on Bespin. Ordeena had attempted to assassinate several high ranking Black Sun affiliates. The Black Sun discovered his plot and dealt with it. Unfortunately for all law abiding citizens he has returned. To prevent further mindless destruction, and harm to the citizens of Coruscant, the Black Sun has officially placed a bounty on the Ordeena, for the negotiable sum of thirty million credits. We simply wish to do our legitimate business without interference from the criminals that threaten the way of life for all those living in the Core. Thank you" -Black Sun Armada Captain

The Black Sun Armada emerged in a remote sector of the galaxy. The fleet was badly damaged, but not unreparable. Piccolo and Faust were taken to the medical ward. Piccolo was only slightly injured, he hoped Faust had some trick that allowed him to survive the lack of oxygen.

OOC: Short on time, so I'm including Piccolo's post in here. The TIE Defenders move in releasing their warheads at the firing ships, and blockading them from attacking the Bhelliom. The Lictor Class Dungeon ship fires its powerful tractor beams, drawing the Bhelliom in quickly. The air locks seal behind the damaged ship. The remaining Defenders, A-wings, and Gunboats pour into the three SD's. The Armada flees into hyperspace. Inside the Bhelliom, Piccolo hears the explosion begin ripping the ship to pieces. He activates his oxygen tanks, and feels the seat begin to shake loose. Through the viewport he could see the Lictor Ship approaching. He fired his grappling hook, attaching it to the front of the ship, his hand shot out gripping Faust with his bionic strength. Suddenly, Piccolo's seat was sucked from it's position. Even his superior strength was straining, and he could tell the grappling cord was beginning to strain. Without warning, he crashed to the ground. They had entered gravity. As they entered hyperspace, Piccolo knew he would encounter Ob Ordeena and the Hutts again. I will enjoy collecting them.

The TIE Defenders proved superior in maneuverability. And with the swarm of A-wings following them they broke through the enemy lines, forcing the Firesprays that survived the attack to follow. The remaining star destroyers continued their bombardment of the flagship, as half the Defenders moved to push back the forces surrounding the frigate. The ship was damaged badly, and prepared to launch back into hyperspace. The Gunboats moved to escort Angara and Faust's ships. The Lictor Class Dungeon ship now moved into play. It focused all its 10 Quad Turbolaser Batteries on the flagship. The ship rocked as it was bombarded from all sides. The previous damage combined with the new onslaught seperated the ship into two pieces as it was destroyed. The Black Sun Captain looked on. Perhaps their fleet has proven superior, but without any leadership let's see how long they last. The three remaining SD's had formed together, surrounded by the A-wings. They spearheaded the enemy ships, seperating them into two groups. Two of the SD's turned bombarding the Hapan Battle Dragon. They couldn't completely destroy the unique ship, but it was rendered helpless as they wiped out its weapon systems. The other along with the majority of the A-wings and the remaining Cruiser began to push the enemy SD's and frigates back. Meanwhile the five TIE Defenders that remained in the atmosphere turned. Each one fired their 2 SFS M-G-2 General Purpose Warhead Launchers at Cloud City. The City rocked as its repulsorlifts began to explode . . .

With no apparent resistance, the Nebulon B Frigate fired all its weaponry at the Hapan Battle Dragon. The computer assisted targeting made short work of one of the vessels saucers. The quicker ship left before finishing the Dragon however. In a tactical maneuver two of Star Destoyers moved to block the brunt of the attacks, taking heavy damage but blocking most of the shots. The remaining SDs, the Frigate, and the remaining Cruiser suddenly aimed all their fire at the flagship. The ship rocked as its shields began to give way. The Cruiser fired all twenty of its ion batteries straight at the bridge. The A-wings and Gunboats pulled back, as the TIE Defenders fired their SFS M-G-2 General Purpose Warhead Launchers at the X-wings and Cloud Carriers foolishly attempting to engage them. They began to move into space along with the remaining A-wings. The Gunboats proceeded to pick off the ships that remained. The Hutts appeared to have the advantage in Space, but the Black Sun pilots were making short work of the surface fighters.

The Black Sun Captain sent a communication to Tatooine. Five Assault Gunboats and ten more A-wings join their comrades as they swarm the X-wing fighters. With such uneven numbers two X-wings and four Cloud Cars are quickly destroyed, the rest being routed toward the awaiting TIE Defenders. The Mon Calamari Cruisers focus their fire on the Firesprays instead of the frigates. Ten Armek SW-7 Ion batteries open fire on the small ships destorying several at a time. The three Star Destroyers focus fire on the Frigates. This would normally leave the Cruisers open to attack, but help was on the way. Two more Imperial Class Star Destroyers, a Lictor Class dungeon ship, and a Nebulon B Frigate emerge from hyperspace. The Frigate and the Star Destroyers begin bombarding the Hapan Battle Dragon and the Imperial Class Destroyer. The Dungeon ship lets loose its quad lasers at the Assault Gunboats.

The Black Sun Armada had already been en route to Bespin. It finally emerged from hyperspace, looming over the planet's atmosphere. The Armada Captain recieved a confirmation notice from Piccolo. "Piccolo has successfully escaped from the fake carbonite. Go to plan Alpha." The captain of the Black Sun flagship sent word to the Citadel for reinforcements. Meanwhile, three Imperial Class Star Destroyers remained at the center of the attack formation. The two Mon Calamari Cruisers turned to guard the rear. Ten TIE Defenders entered the upper atmosphere of Bespin in a blockade. Fifteen A-wings, and ten Corellian Assault Gunboats descended near the surface and began bombing runs on the base's defenses, destroying most of them in the first run. The Black Sun fired very little, and chose their targets carefully. "Move quickly before they mount a defense." The ships avoided the main base.

Name: Black Sun Armada Description: This will represent the Black Sun Fleet and the 12 operatives allowed to be controlled at one time. Alignment: Whatever side the BS is on Sorry for the lack of detail here, couldn't think of much else.