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Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rift Between the Lines

Prologue

Star Wars

The stars glistened out of the veil of darkness in which they hung, listlessly carving their lonely paths of existance through space. Time but a meaningless passer in their wake.

A partical cloud, defracting the light from a near-by blue star, distorted the massing hulk of the wedge shaped Imperial class Star Destroyer that floated in space seemingly stranded. Darelict. Abandoned by the great Imperial Navy from which it came.

However even though the Star Destroyer was not lit by its running lights, and none of its sensors were actively, passively or even fundementally, in any form, scanning its surrounding space. But if it were, its users would notice three things. One: The fact that the star ahead of them was soon to go nova. Two: The multitudes of space-suited engineers crawling over the Destroyers hull like ants. Three: The huge gravity fluxuations.

On the bridge; Captain Nilux Derrva stood in the blue lit darkness of the bridge, well, floated really. His feet were firmly on the deck plating to make sure that when power returned, he would be standing upright. Nilux watched as his officers and the bridge crew needlessly floated about monitering the status of the shut-down stations in the crew pits for all the good it would do them. Though, he thought, perhaps they needed just that much more training. He sighed and looked out the trapedizoid shaped transparisteel view-ports and the shimmering blue star.

There were infact, three stations that were currently running. The power level monitor, the communications pod at the rear of the bridge, and life support.

Nilux sighed. "What is the status of Inertia Dampening Beam."

An officer stationed at the communications pod carefully twisted to view the bridge, then plucked up a datapad from where it floated, connected to a TIE Sensor. Which was basically a remote controlled TIE Bomber that had been gutted and stripped of its weapons and payload of proton bombs and stocked up with, as the dubbed name suggests, an efficient sensor package, graded for a much larger ship such as a Corellian Corvette. It is just too bad that the little Bomber couldn't produce the full power required for the Sensors proper.

The term TIE stands for Twin Ion Engines, which are powered from the converted discharge of sensitive Solar Wing panels fitted to either side of the ball shaped cockpit by two wing pilons.

The officer read out both the reports from the engineers working on the Inertia Dampening Beam emmiters and what the sensors told him. "We are about two hours from completion of the project and should have it connected up well enough to re-open power conduits to the ship within the next hour."

Nilux shook his head and turned from the fluxuating star to the communications pod. "Estimated time of star M23364's super nova?"

"Two hours and twenty minutes, we can't be sure until new active sensor scans can be obtained in approximately one hour." The officer replied.

"Very well."

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Prologue will be continued in the Star Trek edition of Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rift Berween the Lines coming soon to the fiction forum. Comments?
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Originally posted by TRSundown
Plus there is the whole job and family thing that get in the way too...lol.

yeah .........sux being old...lol

and reaper YOU GO!!!! gimme more....i never knew what TIE stood for till now...

I have a story set within the Empire Strikes Back, and although I have been working on my other projects, I have much of this story developed, but only in pieces, without any recent work. ©2006-2008 Kevin Traynor.

Spoiler:
: Some of the scenes in this chapter are from The Empire Strikes Back motion picture. No copyrighted infringes intended.

Here is a taster, directly transferred from the original copy by hand...

Star Wars: Rogue Force

Chapter 3

Darth Vader, dark lord of the Sith, stood at one of the many forward viewports on the bridge of the Super Star Destroyer Executor, staring out at the asteroid field that surrounded them. His heavy mechanical breathing sending shivers down the spine of nearest ships crew members.

Vader turned to face the command walkway between to two crew pits, his cape fluttered as he walked down to the command station at the rear of the bridge.

Piett approached, coming to a halt at the foot of the walkway, standing military straight. As Vader stepped off the walkway he bowed. "My lord."

Vader's breath made Piett only slightly nervous as he fell into step after the Sith. "What is it, Admiral?" Came the deeply modulated, and almost mechanical voice. It betrayed no emotion.

Piett spoke briskly and clearly. "The Emperor commands you to make contact with him."

Piett noticed Vader straighten slightly. "Move the ship out of the asteroid field so that we can send a clear transmission."

Piett nodded. "Yes, my lord." The Admiral turned to issue the order as Vader strode of the bridge.

* * *

Vader stepped onto the circular kneeling platform, his breathing in a slow steady, almost uniform, pace. The raised ring lit up as he stood on it and kneeled, his masked head bowed.

Slowly he raised his head to the flickering blue hued holo of the Emperor's cloaked and wrinkled face. "What is thy bidding, my master?" Vader asked in his bio-mechanical tones.

The Emperor looked down on his apprentis. "There is a great disturbance in the Force." He began, his malice clearly audiable in his voice.

"I have felt it." Vader replied.

"We have a new enemy, the young Rebel who destroyed the Death Star. I have no doubt that this boy is the offspring of..." the Emperor paused, letting Vader mentally prepare for what he was about to say "...Anakin Skywalker." Darth Sideous glared down on Vader, studying him, looking for a reaction. He got one, a noticable ripple in the Force.

Vader's breathing also quickened slightly. "How is that possible?"

The Emperor's yellow eyes stared unblinkingly at Vader, his voice was full of disdain when he spoke: "Search your feelings, lord Vader, you will know it to be true." The Emperor waited till his apprentis was ready before continuing, letting the dark lord gather his thoughts. "He could destroy us."

Vader caught a glimmer of Padmé in his mind and he quickly looked up at the Emperor with something not quiet distaste, but aprehention. "He is just a boy, Obi-Wan can no-longer teach him."

Sideous raised an eyebrow, and mentally smiled. This is exactly what he had wanted, Vader felt regret and perhaps anger that he had not know of his child's birth. "The son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi."

Vader spoke up. "If he could be turned, he would become a powerful ally."

"Yes," the Emperor said with a sadistic grin, "he would be a great asset. Can it be done?"

For once Vader felt he had been in control on the conversation, but it was in fact the Emperor who had played him. "He will join us or die, my master."

The Emperor was pleased and his holo visage flickered and dissolved into thin air.

* * *

"Lord Vader." Piett mouthed more than said. "We have an urgent transmission from the Star Destroyer Alligence." He approached, trying to catch his breath. "They are in persuit of part of the Rebel transport fleet that escaped our blockade around Hoth and are attempting to flee through the asteroid field."

Vader turned to face Piett. "Well?" He had far more important details to attend to.

"Sensor readings from the Alliegiance have identified three Gallofree Yards medium transports, two Corellian Corvett's, and a class two battle frigate. All of these ships escaped our blockade, escourted by eight snubfighters; six X-wing class, and two Y-wing."

The Sith lord looked a little distant, but addressed the Admiral. "Inform the Captain of the Allegiance to capture these Rebels, they will have information which we can use to our advantage."

"Immediatly, my lord." Piett turned to head for the bridge, but stopped when Vader hadn't himself moved.

"And Admiral, if they shall resist, and the Allegiance fails in their capture, they are to be terminated." Vader's voice chilled Piett, causing the hairs on the back of his neck to stand on end.

Piett tried to hide his discomfor with a slight smile "Of course, lord Vader. I shall inform them at-"

"No Admiral, you do not understand. If the Allegiance shall not suceed in these orders, the entire crew will be killed. Do not bother me with such a simple matter again, or I will feed you to a Sarlacc."

Piett gulped, his hands shook as he bowed. "Y- yes, my lord."

Darth Vader turned and walked away, leaving Piett where he stood. The Admiral gathered his rattled wits and quickly marched to the bridge.

* * *

On the far side of the asteroid field, temporarily out of Vader's wrath, Captain Loran Rek stood on the bridge of the Star Destroyer Allegiance, surveying the asteroids out ahead of the mighty war ship. An aide stepped to his side and awaited to be acknowledged.

Loran turned. "Yes Ensign?" He asked.

Relief swept across the aides face, he had expected to be made to wait. "Captain Rek, we have recieved a transmission from the Executor, a priorty one message for you."

Loran nodded. "I'll take it there." He indicated the holo-net reciever at the rear of the bridge. "Patch it through."

"Yes, sir." The Ensign saluted and went over to the communication station.

The Captain positioned himself in front of the holo pod and tugged at the hem of his uniform to straighten it. Then a lifesized hologram of Admiral Piett flickered into place. The Captain bowed. "Admiral."

"Captain Rek, your orders come directly from lord Vader, you are to capture the Rebels, and destroy any that resist." Piett stated solemly.

Loran nodded. "It will be done, Admiral."

Piett shook his head. "Captain, if you fail, lord Vader had ordered you and the enire crew off your ship to be executed. I trust you will not, but I have given you all the warning I can. Your life is in your hands Captain. Piett out." The image disappeared.

Loran stood still for a moment, weighing his options, then turned to face the bridge. "Helm; bring us to combat speed, I want those Rebels now! Weapons; charge all ion cannons and ready all tractor beam emitters. Lieutenant Mannon, launch fighters and have them spread out ahead of us." The Captain ordered is bridge crew. "Execute."

The bridge suddenly was awash in a brief flash of green white as the turbo lasers opened up to clear, the Destroyer, a path through the field. Mannon spoke as an asteroid exploded, sending chunks of super-heated space rock out of their path. "Sir, TIE's are ready for launch."

"Launch now. Opinions Lieutenant?"

Mannon looked up from his station, locking eyes with his commanding officer. "Launching now, sir. Opinon; since their ships are smaller than a Star Destroyer, they will not be hindered as much by this field as we will be. Our fighters should be used to delay them."

"A sound tactic. Put it to good use." Loran smiled as more flashes filled the artificial horizion. "What is the status of our other Star Destroyers?"

An officer at the communications console turned around. "The Constrainer has taken some damage to its outter hull but it's shields are holding, Abolisher has reported minimal damage to its shielding."

"Good, tell Captain-"

"Captain! We have the Rebel ships on sensors... wait... I think I have their... yes, they are moving closer to the asteroids to avoid the larger debris clusters." Came a voice from the crewpit.

Another voice joined in. "Confirmed. Our pilots are reporting the same and are in persuit. Requesting permision to engage?"

Captain Rek nodded. "Permission granted, keep them busy, do not let them exit the asteroid field, box them in."

"Sir!" Came the brisk reply.

As Loran turned to speak with Mannon again the bridge was suddenly bathed in orange light. The the ship shuddered. Klaxons started blaring. "Report! Have we been hit."

The sensor officer checked his console. "Negative, it was a shockwave..."

"Shockwave? Clari-" as the Captain looked to the viewports he saw the cause, and effect. "-fy." He watched the Constrainer as it burned in two halfs, seperated from an impact at mid-keel. "Contact them. Helm, do not alter course!"

He got two acknowledgements.

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Chapter 3 will be continued in my next post...

Star Wars: Rogue Force

Chapter 3 continued...

The asteroid had hit so quickly that the crew of Constrainer hadn't even had time to shield their eyes from the blinding light. The Star Destroyer shook violently under the strain of the gasses escaping the interior. Explosions rocked each half, it raging vacuum fires burning up the hull.

On the bridge, Captain Ona Vossk picked herself up from the deck, as the bridge crew all around her did the same. The bridge itself was littered with glass and other materials, the that she could feel the glass digging into her hands made her thankful she survived. The ship rocked as another explosion was caused. Sparks flew from the overhead lights, and the computer terminals. Then something gripped her ankle. Ona looked down to see her second in command, Lieutenant Collins. He pointed at something and moved his lips as if her were speaking. All too quickly she realised she couldn't hear him due the alarms whailing out which she hadn't at first noticed. She also realised his legs were trapped under a fallen durasteel girder that had broken free when the asteroid hit.

The lights tht had been generally on till that point died, sending them into darkness and silencing the alarms. More sparks rained down on her and she swatted her neck, where they stung, with her hand, wiping blood from her cuts onto her neck. Silence followed, then she spoke. "Report! Whats happened?"

"We've been hit by an asteroid ma'am." Said one of the operators as they climbed out of the inoperable crewpits.

She nodded, as several on the officers procured lights. "Help me get Collins free, the rest of you get to the escape pods, or the hangers. Abandon ship." She raspily said.

Ona heard the shuffle as they headed off the bridge and the emergancy lights came on. "Finally." An officer growled from beside her and bent down to help shift the girder. Two other Stormtroopers also helped, lifting the girder.

"Can you walk, Lieutenant?"

Collins face was pained as he tried to move. "Ye- no, I can't." He replied.

Ona sighed. "You two," she addressed the Stormtroopers, "go. We'll handle this."

The troopers shook their white plastoid helmets. "We'll take him, Captain." The troopers moved in a lifted the Lieutenant, supporting the man over their shoulders. After he was secure, Ona led them off the bridge.

"Hurry, this way." The group made their way towards the escape pod banks at the rear of the commad tower. The ship was eeriely quiet, then everything lurched forward as one of the power cells erupted from back feed, sending them all into the air.

Ona grabbed one of the ceiling pipes and got a good view of the hallway. "The gravity plates have overloaded. We don't have much time... sir."

Ona gritted her teeth. "We'll make it."

* * *

The Alliegiance pushed ahead as the Abolisher moved in to aide the Constrainer survivors.

"Our fighters have caught up with the Rebels, sir, and have suffered several losses."

"Good, helm, do your best to catch them."

"Yes, sir. We'll try." Mannon said, turning to read some of the communications from their fighters.

I liked it....sorry been offline for awhile dropped dialup and phone line to go wireless broadband and cell phone but didnt work out out of area...doomed on dialup for awhile again..lol

Poor you, and I thought I had it bad with not computer at all....

u can get 1 for under $50 at a pawn shop

lol

someone send reaper a pc so he will keep writing!

Yea, uh... I'm like totally poor!! And my Xbox 360 melted... which made me extremely happy ^^ however right now until I get something to writre on, there will not be ant new chapters of Nexus. Nor any other fiction.

I feel ya...I use to be set....money is fleeting...or its fleeing my wallet..lol

How do you get the moving text in your sig?

I use the force.. dude...hang on Ill check and double post..lol..

goto user cp ...top left...then edit profile...where you enter your sig image right next to that use the scroll (without spaces in brackets)

[ scroll ] type whatever u want here [/scroll] then your sig will have scrolling text

Cool...

anyone ever send reaper a pc?

I may be buying one in a few weeks if I can scrounge up £399

all send donations ...and somebody double up cause Im unemployed at the moment...lol

LOL

still unemployed has anyone sent him some $ ? ..lol