Chapter 42

Rebel base, Yavin 4, 0 bby...

"I see, it's really a weapon of unprecedented strength." said General Dodonna as he carefully studied the data provided by a droid named R2-D2.

"This is basically an impenetrable space station. Just by the specifications of this, the Empire will surely station at least a couple of Imperial fleets to defend it. Though I have not seen the Imperial fleets, it should be like this!" commented a princess who goes by the name of Leia Organa.

"Damn it! If we just managed to get the help of that Imperium this would be easy!" growled an officer in his heart when studying the blueprints. When studying the blueprints, he saw possible weaknesses but then he remembered the meeting with the Imperium envoys was a disaster of unprecedented scale that eclipsed even the most incompetent event that happened on the galaxy.

He's still bitter as the envoys sent by the Rebel Alliance basically made the Imperium unofficially declare war against them, which they're lucky that they might have already forgotten about it.

1 bby, somewhere on the outskirts of the known galaxy...

A ship containing envoys from the Rebel Alliance was seen gently floating on stealth mode. They're waiting for the Imperium's envoys which they contacted through the communication equipment which was allegedly possessed by an Imperium spy back on Geonosis on the start of Clone Wars.

They managed to land themselves that equipment as the alien named Jabba from the Hutt had them lying around his place, collecting dust by buying it in exchange for some errands.

The Imperium sort of became a legend amongst the rebels as they saw battle after battle they managed to get an information about.The results of the battles rekindled their spirits to fight for freedom just like the Imperium as they thought they're fighting the Empire to end their unrighteous doings on the galaxy. So the rebels started to imagine the purpose and war goal of the Imperium that fits their personal narratives and perspectives as the Imperium didn't formally declare any war on the Empire and just straight on invaded without a notice.

They knew about the massive "slandering" campaigns done by the Empire. They said that the Imperium only wants to kill and kill and will leave nothing but destruction on their paths. The rebels was greatly angered by this as when the propaganda was broadcasted they organized strikes on the Empire buildings on their respective planets.

About the Imperium being xenophobic however, they didn't believed any of it and considered it as lies. They also didn't believed that they're the one who killed the Gungans on Naboo which they call now a "paradise". They connected it to the propaganda spread by the abominable Palpatine.

When they're just new, it's part of their plans that they contact and request the support of the Imperium on their fight against the evil Galactic Empire. And to do this, they researched on ways but everything only landed them on conspiracies.

Until one day that they just heard about a running urban legend about a mysterious communication equipment that came from the time of Clone Wars. They followed this urban legend as their guts and the force tells them that they'll be able to contact the Imperium this way.

They finally managed to locate the location of the communication equipment through some special means. They found out that the communication equipment was of Imperium origins by backtracking on its history and seeing it's scavenged during the time of Clone Wars.

Jabba didn't know what or how to use the communication equipment for. It's originally a piece of Clone Wars memorabilia he kept on his place which he got through some under the table dealings as the one who sold it also didn't know what to do or how to even use it.

The man who sold it to Jabba said it's cursed as everyone who had touched it got themselves killed in mysterious ways. Jabba, didn't believed any of this as his desire to collect such a piece from the Clone Wars was greater.

Due to the combined effort of the smart people and droids of the Rebel Alliance they managed to have the communication equipment work somehow. This took a full year of them studying each piece of technology on the communication equipment as it's so advanced for them that the frequencies at which the transmitter operates was so high that the smart people didn't even thought that it's possible.

They contacted from what sounds like a high level officer as they landed themselves a meeting with envoys from the Imperium. They knew this as no low level officer can just decide on matters like the international politics easily without instructions from the higher ups.

The envoys was a mix of different species. There are humans, some hairy not so human aliens, butterfly looking ones, fish looking one, and many more.

The leader of this diplomatic envoy group was a human to say the least. Well, she's a mixed breed for she has this pointy ears and unnaturally looking skin and eyes.

"This wait is making me mad!" said the leader of the envoy group as she gripped a pen with visible shaking hands. This was her first major diplomatic mission after all those small time errands as part of the Rebel Alliance. She considers this will be an easy one and was totally confident that the Imperium envoys would agree. If they didn't, then there's always her way if words that'll surely win them over.

"Ma'am, are you really sure that they'll even arrive? It's only five minutes left before the set time of meeting, I fea-" the words of her assistant was cut off short as a flash of light was seen on the edge of the star system.

"They're here..." the envoy leader stood up amd fixed her clothes to ensure it's perfect and no creases or whatsoever are present in it for it may be seen as disrespectful.

"Tell everyone that they're here, make sure everything will be perfect! We can't have any blunders or it may spell the doom for our alliance!" ordered the envoy leader to her assistant who just bowed and left to relay her orders.

The envoy leader took one last look at the edge of the star system as a portal started to open and grow and size exponentially.

As the bow of the ship stucked its head out, the envoy leader couldn't contain her excitement as she drank a glass of water and left for the deck of the starship to welcome the Imperium's envoy.

The welcoming already has behind the scenes tension and the meeting was no less than the greatest blunder and misunderstanding to say the least...