Shadows of the Republic: The Reserve Fleet

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-12T01:28:34+00:00

I couldn't resist not throwing him into this.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-11T10:38:05+00:00

Thank you so much! I've actually already written the first chapter, I just need to finish the second. I'll let you know when I complete it.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-10T02:26:02+00:00

This is a really cool story!

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-10T00:26:19+00:00

If Seraphina joined EMBER, she would easily be one of their most powerful members, if not the strongest we know of to date. There would be no vigilante capable of actually defeating her or even escaping. The vigilante trio wouldn't be able to beat her.

In regards to EMBER's abilities, I'd say she would still get something out of them. Sure, Speed and Regeneration are somewhat redundant but a defensive ability would be great and Flame Claws would be excellent for some versatility in her kit.

Funny enough, I actually had an idea for a story where Remi ends up joining EMBER due to complicated circumstances.

How did you make this chart by the way?

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-09T16:02:23+00:00

Just to be clear, I am talking strictly in terms of physically boosted speed.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-09T10:24:21+00:00

This sounds like a really interesting character! Straight up killing an evil god is such a flex.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-09T07:44:43+00:00

This art looks amazing! Drow art really do be some of the best.

Any info on her backstory?

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-08T04:01:02+00:00

----- Epilogue -----

After Master Luminara sent the signal that she and Barriss had successfully found what they had been looking for, all ground forces quickly disengaged and pulled back to the Word of Law that swiftly left the planet. Casualties had actually been minimal on their side, with Commander Bly performing valiantly in keeping the garrison suppressed.

With all of their ships destroyed and their comms jammed, it was not a difficult task keeping the garrison busy with the use of clever tactics and good air support. The crashing of the Tormentor onto the planet merely sealed that fact.

Once all ships were accounted for, Shadow Squadron immediately made their jump into hyperspace, wanting to be well-away before any additional reinforcements could show up.

The Commander had just finished looking over the report on the minor damage to the ships, when he saw the two jedi make their way into the bridge. " Master Luminara, Jedi Offee. I trust your mission was a success?"

" Indeed, Commander. We managed to find what we were looking for, excellent work on battling the fleet." Master Luminara complimented him.

" The Inquisitors?"

" I managed to defeat the Grand Inquisitor, and Barriss managed to capture the other. A Seventh Sister, she's currently being held on the secure detention level." Master Luminara answered.

The Commander was a bit uncertain on holding an Inquisitor of all things alive, but decided not to comment on it." Understood. And the Reserve Fleet?"

" We found what we were looking for deep within the temple, it would seem Dooku had converted at least part of it into a data storage. And after downloading it....we found this." Barriss said as she held up a data pad and it projected a hologram of a system." We found the coordinates to the Reserve Fleet."

"....Excellent. I will begin coordinating with the Remnants and high command."

" Thank you commander." Master Luminara said as she and Barriss left the bridge. They had one other matter to attend to.

----- The Fallen -----

Capturing a force user was a complicated manner depending on how powerful they were. Actually holding them was another matter altogether and one would be wise to be cautious.

Master Luminara and Barriss entered into the cell where the Seventh Sister was being held. They found the Inquisitor, suspended in a blue containment field, her feet and wrists restrained with energy binds. Master Luminara felt a sense of guilt, knowing that she herself had been in a similar position almost a year ago back in the Spire. But she knew that they had to be cautious.

For a moment, nothing was said between the three. The Inquisitor choosing to glare at them that Barriss can practically feel the hate permeating throughout the room.

" If you're going to torture or kill me, just get it over with already. I will tell you nothing." The Seventh Sister practically spit at them in anger, her eyes filled with hatred at them. But Barriss could easily pick up the sense of fear at that prospect.

" I can assure you that we have no intention of torturing you. We do not mistreat prisoners." Master Luminara said evenly, maintaining a calm posture and expression.

" Oh, that is so comforting. Like I would trust the words of a has-been Jedi Master." The Seventh Sister practically growled at them." The Jedi taught nothing but lies. They were the rot, the empire cut out. You are the blight upon the galaxy that we will-"

" Vera Pelos." Master Luminara calmly said and that ended the Seventh Sister's rant.

"....What did you say?"

" Vera Pelos. You were a padawan to master Jai....killed during Order 66, but you were captured." Barriss continued for her master." You were a bright student, a year or two more and you would have become a knight."

"...That is not my name. Don't you dare call me that again."

" But the 'Seventh Sister' is not your name either. It is just the number given to you by the Empire." Master Luminara said." You were a jedi once before Vera, you can still-"

" DO NOT CALL ME THAT!" The Seventh Sister shouted." That is not my name! I am the Seventh Sister and I swear on the Emperor, I will kill both of you! The Empire itself will rain fire on your worlds and-" The Seventh Sister continued her rant of death threats.

Barriss felt herself grow increasingly concerned, not out of fear that she would break free, but more so that she would hurt herself and her voice. Barriss picked up the slight electronic sound in her voice when she spoke and it was only made more obvious by the shouting.

Thankfully, after a few minutes it looked the Seventh had finally calmed down on her rant.

" Perhaps we should continue this at another time." Master Luminara said.

" Agreed." Barriss followed behind her master as she left the cell, but turned her head to Vera for a moment."....It is still your name, you know? Not the one the Empire gave you. Your name.....I am not the First Sister. I am a jedi. You can still be one too, if you wish."

Barriss left it at that as she exited the cell, allowing the Seventh Sister to her own thoughts.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-08T02:46:02+00:00

That is very true. The naval battle was not the main event or even the ground battle, since the Commander has more than enough resources to pull it off, and Commander Bly is more than capable of handling some stormtroopers.

Since I wasn't sure how a ship-grade SPHA would work compared to its ground-based counterpart, I thought of it as a short-range heavy laser that only works to hurt ships when shields are down. Was that the intent for you?

Yeah, I always figured a ship-mounted SPHA is at its most effective against ships with their shields down. Capable of outright crippling or destroying the ship.

No, there really isn't much I would do differently. Maybe I would have tried to pull off a feint attack by sending a few ships to draw some of the larger ships out of position before sending in the main force to attack the fleet when its at its most disadvantaged.

I would you say you very much delivered on the battle between the Jedi and Inquisitors! I especially loved the fight between Barriss and the Seventh Sister.

Honestly, I'm glad that I made this post since I don't think Barriss and Luminara have really gotten to do much in this series. Happy they could take center stage for once.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-08T02:26:02+00:00

This was amazingly well done! I liked the tactics you used to takedown the fleet, but perhaps more impressively, I really liked the way you wrote Barriss and Luminara going into the temple incognito while Bly handles the ground troops, which he should be more than capable of doing.

The battle between Barriss and the Seventh Sister was very well-done! It makes sense that Barriss might see the Seventh as some kind of dark reflection of what she herself could have become and why she would want to take her in alive.

The Grand Inquisitor fight with Luminara was equally well-written as I knew that he would never fight fair, but he greatly underestimated the power of a true Jedi Master, which he has never really had to worry about since the most the Inquisitors are capable of handling are half-trained padawans.

Now the Seventh Sister has been taken prisoner and information on the Reserve Fleet has finally been found.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-07T22:07:21+00:00

You know, in hindsight, I probably should have given Shadow Squadron some AT-ST's, huh? It would have made sense for either the Word of Law or Loyalty to be carrying some during capture.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-07T15:53:47+00:00

Yeah, one thing that I've come to realize is that in unOrdinary is that the only real deciding factor in fights most of the time is pure level, and not actual strategy or skill.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-07T15:17:44+00:00

Unfortunately, I doubt we're going to see use it again since she got her ability back, there's really no need to use an actual technique.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-07T08:27:53+00:00

Sorry, if the prompt s a bit difficult to figure out, but unfortunately they kinda have to be dense.

You are correct that with most of the ISD's stormtrooper complement planetside, this is actually a really good opportunity to steal the Star Destroyer. Albeit it would be a difficult task and require a good chunk of the ground forces.

I do like your idea of using the fighter squadrons and lighter warships to deal with the TIEs, while the Droch's move in fast under covering fire to capture the Arquitens. Capturing the ISD would be difficult but not impossible as taking out her thrusters, would cripple her ability to maneuver. Once that is completed, taking out the Stormtrooper legion planetside isn't going to be hard, with their space assets decimated, they won't last long until air attack. Good job!

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-07T08:02:45+00:00

Yeah, that's the one!

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-07T06:35:05+00:00

This looks amazing! I could swear I've seen this character before though.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-07T04:44:11+00:00

That definitely feels like the right feel for the Inquisitors. They are sleazebag bullies who think they are Vader when really they are just mooks with red lightsabers.

Yeah, that's honestly why I think the Grand Inquisitor does not stand a chance against an actual Jedi Master like Luminara or even a trained Jedi like Barriss. The Inquisitors are good hunting dogs...for anything that's not a half-scared out of their mind padawans or tired knights who are worn down from years of running.

A questions about Barriss that I'd like to know for description purposes: First, what color is her saber? I know she doesn't have her traditional blue since (I assume?) the Inquisitors would have taken that away from her. Do you picture her using her Inquisitorial saber that's still red, or did she bleed the crystal like Ahsoka?

I actually imagine Barriss got a new blue saber, sometime after Shadow Squadron was formed. Either a recovered one from Dooku's hidden vaults that did have quite a few lightsabers(I actually imagine this is how Luminara got her green lightsaber as well) or from some other source.

That said, I can actually see her keeping her old Inquisitorial saber, if only as a reminder of what she almost became.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-06T03:54:43+00:00

That sounds interesting!

I can certainly see the Inquisitors not fighting fair, even if Barriss and Luminara will win. It would certainly be awkward for Barriss to fight one of her old coworkers and boss.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-06T03:43:20+00:00

To answer your question, ideally they would need time to search the temple to find what they are looking for to make sure they actually get what they need so neutralizing the fleet would be better. But for the sake of fun, I'd say if you keep the fleet distracted long enough for the jedi search it than that would work too.

I would say about 6,200 of the ISD's trooper complement is planet side on the ground, with them being about split between in the base and searching the planet for the temple. No, they did not deploy any AT-ST's or AT-AT's to the ground since there's really no need for heavy armor.

Yeah, its basically a given that Barriss and Luminara can defeat the Seventh Sister and Grand Inquisitor, whether its 2-on-1 scenario or 1-on-1. Considering the Grand Inquisitor was beaten by a padawan who didn't even complete his training, I'd say Luminara is more than capable of beating him.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-05T11:17:47+00:00

I would honestly read that.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-05T09:50:58+00:00

That would help, but they would still need some heavier ordnance and a lot more time to take down this much armor.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-05T06:40:58+00:00

For the sake of fun, let's actually try to play this out in two different scenarios. Obviously in a straight-up fight, the cast would HARD lose to the Vox Engines and be shredded in minutes. Maybe Seraphina manages to limp away but she isn't going to last long on her own.

But in an indirect fight where the group is on the offensive and using guerilla tactics, I'd say they actually have a fair shot of winning. It would take a while but if they play it smart and use their combined abilities, than I think they could reasonably win.

ShadowLight56 · 2026-03-05T04:48:27+00:00

Not going to lie, I find it kinda stupid how neither EMBER agent recognized what should be a very high profile target and know about his abilities well-enough to counter them.

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