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Although the crew of the Arrestor-class Patrol Frigate Stormbreaker are no strangers to combat, the ship itself is a new vessel showing no signs of having seen battle, recently built by Kuat Drive Yards. There is only one major difference between the Stormbreaker and other ships of the class: a small bay large enough for an assault lander or a shuttle has been built in, while standard patrol frigates do not have any hangars. Its crew of more than seven hundred men has been put together mainly from the survivors of vessels destroyed at the Battle of Manaan, along with a few that were not involved in that engagement. With them are two escorting Dagger-class corvettes, the Rage and the Titan.
Recently, the commander of the sector fleet in the remote Dynali sector, Rear Admiral Shtaaden, has reported that an important Rebel agent has been captured by his men on one of the sector's planets, Taspir III. The report stated that the man is severely wounded and thus cannot be transported. Therefore, the rear admiral has asked for a Sith to be dispatched to the sector in order to interrogate their special Rebel prisoner. The admiralty and the Sith Order responded by sending a Sith to Taspir III aboard the Stormbreaker, being one of the few ships not otherwise occupied in the region at the moment, along with its two corvettes. A squad of elite 501st Legion stormtroopers has been sent along for security.
When the trio of ships entered the Taspir system, the frigate's captain initially did not think there was anything suspicious about the Monitor-class Star Destroyer and the two Censor-class Patrol Cruisers that seemed to be waiting for them. Their frigate's computers identified the Star Destroyer as Rear Admiral Shtaaden's flagship, the Indomitable, and the two cruisers as other ships of his sector fleet. It was when those vessels did not respond to the frigate crew's attempts to hail them that the captain thought something seemed odd.
The man's thinking was interrupted by the sound of an explosion and a shudder that shook the entire ship, nearly sending everyone that was not sitting down onto the floor. Before he could ask what happened, one of the surprised crewmen exclaimed, "It's the Star Destroyer, sir! They've opened fire!"
"Captain," another one spoke up. "Their three ships are moving towards us at top speed."
Rear Admiral Shtaaden, a traitor? The captain recovered from the shock and began shouting orders. "All hands to battle stations!"
He paused for a moment to consider something before turning to his adjutant. "Call our special passenger and tell him what's going on. They have the advantage in firepower, but if he and his troopers can board the mutineers' flagship and kill the rear admiral or whoever else may be leading this, we may have a fighting chance. Tell them to get to the shuttle."
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