He has been doing some low-key reconnaissance for the New Republic, searching Outer Rim worlds for signs of the Empire, theorizing that they will go to the Outer Rim to avoid the Republic. In the Outer Rim, Captain Wedge Antilles comes out of hyperspace in front of the planet Akiva. A man in the crowd hands his young son, Jak, a stone to throw, realizing this is only the beginning of yet another war. In anger, the crowd fights back, throwing stones. Then out of nowhere, three Imperial policemen on speeders arrive, firing into the crowd. The statue does not fall at first, but using a speeder attached to some chains that are wrapped around the statue, it finally does.

A large group of people have gathered in Monument Plaza to see the tearing down of Emperor Palpatine's iconic statue. The story begins on Coruscant, former capital of the Galactic Empire. Of the Empire, a lone rebel scout discovers a secret Imperial Optimism and fear reignĪnd while the Rebel Alliance engages the fractured forces TheĪcross the galaxy, some systems celebrate, while in others Powerful enforcer, Darth Vader, are rumored to be dead. But they haven't reckoned on Norra and her newfound allies-her technical genius son, a Zabrak bounty hunter, and a reprobate Imperial defector-who are prepared to do whatever they must to end the Empire's oppressive reign once and for all. What she doesn't know is just how close the enemy is-or how decisive and dangerous her new mission will be.ĭetermined to preserve the Empire's power, the surviving Imperial elite are converging on Akiva for a top-secret emergency summit-to consolidate their forces and rally for a counterstrike. But when Norra intercepts Wedge Antilles's urgent distress call, she realizes her time as a freedom fighter is not yet over. Meanwhile, on the planet's surface, former Rebel fighter Norra Wexley has returned to her native world-war weary, ready to reunite with her estranged son, and eager to build a new life in some distant place. Out on a lone reconnaissance mission, pilot Wedge Antilles watches Imperial Star Destroyers gather like birds of prey circling for a kill, but is taken captive before he can report back to the New Republic leaders. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy's strength is unfolding. But the battle for freedom is far from over.Īs the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance-now a fledgling New Republic-presses its advantage by hunting down the enemy's scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. The second Death Star has been destroyed, the Emperor killed, and Darth Vader struck down-devastating blows against the Empire, with major victories for the Rebel Alliance. Trapped on an isolated world, a desperate group of rebels is all that stands between the galaxy's freedom and the Empire's fury.

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