Former Padawan to Mace Windu, Apprentice to Count Dooku, Minister of the Intergalactic Shipwright's Guild. Y/N L/N is a former Jedi who following the battle of Naboo, left the Order in search of his idol, Count Dooku. Upon accomplishing this, he was...
The war had been raging on for several more weeks. Since the battle of Muunilinst and the events that transpired directly after it, I'd taken a temporary step back from the war effort. Until now.
The project I'd been instructed to work on for Dooku had been completed! The ship that had been named the Malevolence was finally ready. And with it, tables had been turned. Several tests had been performed on Republic fleets and just as I'd promised Dooku, it proved very much effective.
And another test, was just about to begin...
We had made our way to the Abregado system, remote and out of the way. I was here to oversee the ship's progress, much like Dooku. The cyborg General Grievous had been the one to be placed in command of the vessel.
The three of us were on the bridge when one of the pilot droids spoke up "General." Grievous approached, glaring at the droid who instantly explained "We're tracking three Republic Cruisers."
I stepped over and looked down at the radar, sure enough, I saw them. Three Venator-Class ships approaching, they were still a distance away but they were approaching so it was clear they must have been tracking us.
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I narrowed my eyes, normally I'd be concerned as these Venators were more dangerous than those Acclamator ships. However in this scenario I was completely calm. Those three ships had no idea what awaited them.
The Droid turned and asked "What should we do?" Grievous let out a roar as Dooku sternly instructed "Jam their transmissions." This was a smart play, we couldn't risk a distress signal or a call for reinforcements being sent out.
The ships continued to approach and it was at this point Dooku stated "General Grievous, Minister L/N. This will be a suitable test for our new weapon." A smirk slowly spread across his face as he said "You may fire when ready."
I couldn't help grin of my own at this. I got a rush of pride seeing my handiwork pay off. I responded "Of course Count." Grievous added "Yes my Lord." The Droids at the controls began inputting the commands.
A diagram on the monitor began displaying a meter along with an image of the Ion cannon itself as it charged up. Purple electricity surged down the barrel and built up at the end, it took a moment before it finally reached maximum power. And it was now I pointed towards the still-approaching fleet and instructed "FIRE!"
The cannon did exactly that. A giant ball of purple energy shot out! As soon as it collided with the three Venators, they were completely engulfed in static. My grin only widened as I saw them begin to lose formation as their power was ripped away in an instant.
As with previous tests before, one of the pilot Droids informed us "Their shields are down." Now it was Grievous' turn to give the order. "All cannons, FIRE!" This was another thing that made me like this build in particular. In addition to the Ion cannon, the Malevolence also packed more cannons than would be possible on the standard frigates we provided.
