Chapter 80

What do you get the man who has everything? The answer is simple: More. More wealth, more land, more power. This was what Empire Palpatine wanted. By the efforts of generations of Sith who came before him and the grand experiment of political power of moving pieces around unknown to their dreaded enemies of the Jedi, Palpatine was able to destroy his enemies and conquer the galaxy—well, almost all of it.

There was of course the Hutt's space but Palpatine enjoyed that kind of scum in the galaxy, if he wanted he could destroy them but the amount of pain and suffering they created filled his belly with hot feelings that powered his force powers to no end.

Palpatine had two major problems, the rebels and the Grove Collection. When he became the emperor he couldn't believe how much trouble the rebels would cause him. Somehow they were well equipped from the beginning as tho they knew that the emperor was going to take over, and the worst thing was the Sith hated enemies seemed to have survived and allied them selfs with them. Having Jedi generals on the rebel ships was a game-changer.

And yet even with the force whispering their secrets to him, he couldn't appreciate how much trouble the Grove Collection was going to cause him. They openly despised him and attacked every change made to the council and laws no matter how small it was. Even when they were voted to comply they conceded away from the Empire. Palpatine was looking forward to crushing the Grove Collection with overwhelming power but it wasn't so. Every ship that was sent to conquer the Grove Collection simply disappeared. Every spy that was sent was found instantly and hung as a decoration for all to see.

This frustrated Palaptine to no end. The Grove Collection was like a black hole of information. Who were their leaders, how much power did they have, and what were their plans? Nothing.

Even the force only gave basic information. Palpatine could see individuals through visions but all of them were small local leaders that couldn't organize themselves out of a wet paper bag. For years the Grove Collection was a pain in his side until Palpatine received information from an admiral.

Turns out that Palpatine didn't have two major problems but one massive complication. The Grove Collection was working hand in hand with the rebels. Palpatine's mind went still like water. A sudden realisation washed over him. The rebels were well equipped from the start, the saved Jedi. Everything made sense. Palpatines mind flickered as it made the connections and at first slow the rage in his heart and mind flared to warp the space around him, and like any good Sith he directed it at the Grove Collection.

Palpatine felt like a fool, how could he not see that the Grove Collection was behind it all? The force warned him that there was great danger there but the Grove Collection never attacked out of their system or that was what they wanted him to believe. Stealth ships had been reported.

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Palpatine left the throne he was sitting at which caused it to collapse on itself to the raw power. A protocol droid came to drop off some drinks and received the full force of lighting causing the droid to be melted down to slag. The anger almost took physical form as Palpatine destroyed his surroundings.

Palpatines anger flared once again only to be replaced with annoyance and disappointment when his apprentice entered.

"My Master..." bowed Darth Vader

Darth Vader was meant to be the greatest force user born from the force but his actions as a Jedi were mildly entertaining at best and his actions as a Sith were boring and weak. Having a broken apprentice pleased Palpatine as he could feel his pain radiate from him but he was useless. Darth Vader was inefficient as a killer, Palpatine could have counted the Jedis Darth Vader had killed on his hands.

"Yes, my apprentices" The words almost choked Palpatine as they left his throat. The weakness Darth Vader radiated made Palpatine sick and hate him even more.

"My Master, a mass of stealth ships have been reported" answered Darth Vader.

"Good, good.." Palpatines anger calmed down. He was pleased that the investigation and experimentation were already bearing fruit. There was a fatal flaw with the stealth ships that produced a gravitation pull. A single ship wasn't big enough to collect data and pinpoint the location but when there were enough ships together the gravitation data increased.

"How many ships are there" asked Palpatine with a smirk on his face

"My master, it's estimated to be around thirty to fifty stealth ships and increasing" answered Darth Vader.

Palpatine paused, that was much more than he expected. The results of the Deathstar being destroyed reported that there were no more than ten stealth ships who engaged in battle but even they were enough to destroy many times more empire ships. The commander behind them was gifted.

"What are they doing.." muttered Palpatine to himself

Darth Vader answered without pause "My master, they seem to be staging an attack by pooling their resources together"

Palpatine huffed, of course, they were staging an attack. Why would you collect many stealth ships together if not to attack? "What is their target, the second Deathstar..."

"No, my master. They are nowhere near the Deathstar but our military generals are confused at their location, there seems to be no resource or planets worth invading.

"interesting. What are their location" snickered Palpatine for a second time.

"My master, they are located on the edge of the Red Honeycomb Zone of the Galactic Barrier" explained Darth Vader

"IMPOSSIBLE..." screemed Palpatine. The smirk that plastered his face was well and truly removed to be replaced by fear. Darth Vader had never seen his master look so panicked and scared.

"SEND THE FLEET THEIR RIGHT NOW" ordered Palpatine.

"Yes my master, which fleet would you like to send.." asked Darth Vader but he was quickly pulled off his knees by the force abilities of Palpatine.

"Send them all" Palpatine face was just a few inches away from Vaders and it shook Darth how panicked he was. Spittle was running down his cheek and the cold yellow eyes of Palpatine were replaced with the very human eyes of a mortal who was afraid of death.

"Master, what do you mean by sending them all" Darth Vader asked

"SEND EVERYONE...." Palpatine's voice vibrated across the room causing everything to rattle

"It will be done, my master" Darth Vader left quickly and under his helmet, he smirked with great glee at his master's panicked face.