42 Chapter 40: The Lost Fleet

[Space, Location Unknown]

As the Milano exited hyperspace I looked through the cockpit windows.

Seeing numerous dreadnought-class heavy cruisers simply floating amongst the stars.

The legendary, and lost, Katana Fleet.

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The Republic's one and only attempt to correct their mistake which name is the Ruusan Reformation's and restore their navy to what it once was back in the days of the Old Republic.

Sadly it didn't work out thanks to Zeta Magnus infecting the fleet with a hive virus. Which drove the crews of all the ships insane, and caused the fleets overall captain to force all ships of the fleet to blindly jump into hyperspace with setting any proper coordinates into the navigation computers.

Oh and how did the captain get all ships in the fleet to jump at once you ask?

It's because the entire Katana Fleet is equipped with slave circuit systems.

Slave circuits.

Mechanisms that allow a person to control a vehicles systems with a communications device.

Basically starships, speeders, etc...

The Katana fleet was installed with such technology to cut down on the number of live crewman required to operate the ships themselves.

Since why would you need crewmembers to run a ships systems when you could simply do it yourself with the push of a few buttons?

I have to admit the idea has merit.

But on the flip side the Katana fleet is the perfect example of how bad things can go with slave circuits installed on military vessel's.

Thanks to the actions of one sentient being this entire fleet ended up here in fhe dark vastness of space.

It's potential wasted.

Well I won't let it be wasted any longer.

For now these ships belong to me and mine.

They will be the first fleet of ships for the military force of the new galactic government I will help bring into existence.

Slowly maneuvering the Milano through the Katana fleet I had its scanners on full power, running scans on every ship in the fleet.

Just to get a clear idea of their status.

For this fleet has been sitting out here derelict in space for over a decade now.

Before I take them into battle they will all need a complete overhaul and refit.

Which won't take place for some time.

Since before I even think of moving this fleet I need allies who can operate the ships themselves.

Which is yet another thing on my very very long list of things I need a to get done.

But it's like they say: Slow and steady wins the race.

So I'll take things one step at a time.

Putting the Milano on autpilot, since I knew getting scans of every ship on the Katana fleet was going to take a long saw time, HK-47 and I left the cockpit.

We then headed into the cargo hold to do some training.

The assassin droid is a very good sparring partner.

He's also a treasure trove of information.

Revan, Bastilla Shan, Meetra Surik.

He served them all and so many others.

Which is why ever since we met I have been having him teach me many of the things he knows.

Like how to shoot a blaster, military tactics, slicing, and even lightsaber combat.

The thing we are about to engage in right now.

My lightsaber in my hands I activated it.

Meanwhile HK-47 did the same thing with the two lightsabers in his hands.

Both of the blades crimson red.

For the lightsabers HK-47 has were constructed using articial kyber crystals.

By yours truly.

A gift from me to him which he very much appreciated.

"Statement: Let us begin master." HK spoke.

When he did so I charged at him and swung my blade diagonally upward from the left.

Using the lightsaber in his right hand HK-47 easily blocked my attack.

He then tried to stab me in the chest using his other lightsaber.

Jumping back I dodged his attack.

I then jumped slightly into the air in HK-47 direction and came at him with a powerful Falling Avalanche.

Raising up his sabers into the air and crossing them into an X formation he took my attack and blockee it.

Breaking the clash of our sabers I pressed my atrack and started slashing st HK-47 from numerous directions.

Using his skills he blocked snd parried all my strikes.

Soon the two of us got into a good rythmn and before I even knew it three hours had passed.

Our training session coming to an end I used the Force to get rid of the fatigue I felt.

My first step is becoming competent in the Healing Arts of the Force.

Which I began learning from the Noetikon of Light.

Deactivating his sabers HK-47 placed then in hidden compartments on his legs where he usually kept them.

"So, HK how did I do today?" I asked him.

"Statement: You have improved since last time master. Though compared to the other Jedi meatbags I have called master you are still lacking and nowhere close to their skill levels with a lightsaber. Observation: With your current level of lightsaber skills you would've lasted a few minutes against the female meatbag known as Meetra Surik before she whipped you into submission and had you kissing her feet as you meatbags would say." HK explained to me.

Putting an image in my head I did not need.

For a moment I imagined Meetra Surik standing over me all in all black leather with a riding crop in her hands before I quickly dismissed the thought from my mind.

"I see." I mused. "And how would you compare me to Revan and Bastilla Shan as I currently am?"

"Statement: Master I cannot make such a comparison. For currently your skills are so far beneath my creator and his mate I cannot even create a scenario in my thought matrix of you facing them in battle." HK-47 spoke.

Being brutally honest as usual.

Though that's just the way I like it.

"As always thank you for the honesty HK." I told him.

"Statement: It is no problem master." He replied.

Once he did so HK-47 went off to do his own thing while I trained by myself for a little while, namely on Force powers.

After I finished doing so I went to check on the full fleet scan and saw it wasn't even halfway done.

So I resigned myself to staying in this section of space until it was completed.

Which was not until two full days later.

After reviewing the data a bit HK-47 and I did a quick visual inspection of the entire fleet.

Then once we finished we jumped into hyperspace, once again heading for our next adventure.