Monsters Vanquished!
Coruscant News Network
Broadcast from Coruscant
Date: 2919 AOK
Bail: “I am Bail Organa, and I am sorry for interrupting your normally scheduled show. But we have some amazing news for our viewers.”
Sinya: “I am Sinya Lefe, the people of the Great Galactic Republic can sleep soundly tonight!” she paused a moment before continuing, “we were just informed by the Jedi Order that Hunters with the assistance of the Chancellor’s office managed to stop one of the most dangerous criminals in the known Galaxy.”
Bail: “A couple of days ago, Senator Palpatine was kidnapped from his suite at the Royal Palace of Naboo. Thanks to the brave and diligent work of Prince Biggs Saar, the lead Jedi Hunter on the case, they were able to track down the gang responsible for the kidnapping.”
Sinya: “Enter the Chancellor’s son, Lord Sembla. With the coordination from Prince Saar, Lord Sembla led an elite strike team to rescue the Senator and members of the Starchaser family. At the same time, Prince Saar’s Jedi Hunters kept most of the gang occupied. It was a highly-coordinated operation that couldn’t have been carried out by either side separately.
Bail: “As a result of this joint operation, Barriss Offee, Vixen and many unidentified gang members were killed at the scene.”
Sinya: “As many of our viewers already know, Barriss Offee and Vixen are considered some of the innermost ringleaders of this gang. Both were well known for their brutal crimes committed across the galaxy. Their deaths have been celebrated as triumphs of Prince Saar and his Hunters.”
Bail: “To bring this triumph in to focus, we have a recording interview with Jedi Hunter, Prince Biggs Saar.”
Sinya: “Let’s go to that clip.”
Quote:Prince Saar: “What started with the murder of Jedi Knight Cordelia Chase, has finally come to a head during this operation. Hunters from across the Jedi Order had been following the clues left behind by Knight Chase, and what she had started was finally finished. Knight Chase will be remembered within the Jedi Order as one of those many unsung heroes that gave the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good of the Galaxy.”
Interviewer: “Where does the investigation go from here?”
Prince Saar: “The ring leader, Orchid escaped our nets. So, we are going to go after her. We have a few leads and will chase her to the end of the Galaxy if we must. Barriss is gone, Vixen is gone, and soon Orchid will also be a threat to peace that will be gone as well.”
Bail: “A brave man leading an important mission for all of us.”
Sinya: “Yes, I agree. Unfortantly we were unable to hold an interview with Lord Sembla. Carrying on his reputation of a soft-spoken man with limited words yet decisive actions.”
Bail: “Back on Coruscant, the Senate is gearing up for a political show down of the ages. It was just a few days ago, that Chancellor Syrdash called for a vote in the full senate to once and for all put an end to debt regarding her Chancellorship. This debt has plagued the Chancellor since she succeeded Chancellor Sephon Tirrel, who was murdered here on Coruscant. The debt centers on the accusations of backroom deals struck with powerful members of the Senate and committee rulings that took the full Senate out of the debt over who should succeed Chancellor Tirrel.”
Sinya: “These baseless accusations have circled the Galactic Senate since the day Chancellor Tirrel was murdered and Chancellor Syrdash was named by the Security Council as the next Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. This move by the Security Council ignited a violent political war between the Chancellor’s office and the office of the Vice Chair. The political fallout of this war has reached all the way back to member worlds. Recall votes have targeted supporters of both sides.”
Bail: “Powerful interest groups have poured billions of credits in to this conflict which has only increased the stakes on both sides. To up the stakes, the Chancellor has renewed her call that the Vice Chair and his supporters step down from the Senate upon their defeat in the coming vote. If the Chancellor were to win the vote, she has promised to remove funding for Quarren Free Dac Volunteers Engineering Corps and Gwori Revolutionary Industries. Two of the most powerful backers of the Vice Chair and his crusade to remove the Chancellor from office.”
Sinya: “If Coruscant was a divided world, no one would ever notice. As the Victory made its landing at the Republic Center for Military Operations, it was all boots on deck. The entire Air Field was filled with supporters of the Chancellor. Due to technical difficulties, we don’t have any footage of the arrival. However according to our correspondents, there were nearly three million people lining the military air field showing their support for the Chancellor.
Bail: “The out pouring of support for the Chancellor has made it clear that the upcoming battle in the Senate will be a long and hard fought one. A battle that our Chancellor has promised her supporters that she means to win. The Chancellor’s political rivals are attempting to lock their ranks for the coming political war. With stakes as high as they are, all eyes have shifted to Coruscant and how will the upcoming days unfold.”
Chapter Two: Worlds Colliding
