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The blissful moonlight was tarnished by the vibrant glow of turbo laser fire as its reflections danced across the featureless sea. He stood there motionless as the stars themselves. It had been several hours since he had seen the last Avril cease its flight and plunge beneath the waves. There angelic groans no longer heard across the open spaces of the aquatic worlds vast oceans. The cyclic nightly rain pounded his harden yet supple whitened skin into submission. Still he stood. His shadow had shifted all but three quarters around the rain soaked deck as the fire ball entered the sky. The atmosphere revelled in dealing with the first invasion of its privacy. His shadow danced in the rain as it circled his body, motionless as ever. It wouldn’t be long now. The holy might of the Imperial navy lay waste to the Trade Federation fleet far above the icy heart of the world. The intruder was the wreckage of a Federation drone carrier. Vastly inferior to what he himself could create given the time. His shadow flung itself into the sea as the time neared. The Imperial fleet suppressed the moonlight into a vast field of red as its victory dawned, unaware of what they were to achieve. The wreckage of their fallen foes began cleansing the world of what once stood. His body soaked in his purple blood, his shadow no longer dancing. The icy heart of the world rolled on not the less. The battle for Kaminos was over.

The weight of the water in the centre of the planets field of gravity was so intense, that in fact it became ice due to the untold pressure. However there was still warmth in the icy tomb. The wreckage of an Imperial Star destroyer was enough to bring the core to life. However it would not be long till the seas and oceans made the wreckage all but a memory.

It was the day his heart learned how to beat. There nothing but white clinical silence. There was nothing. Nothing but him. He taught his eyes how to open. The walls were clean, bleached white like a hospital. His skin learnt to feel. His ears sensed balance again, thought not in this vessel. He was leaning backward along the inner side of the vast tube. It was the only way his vast size could be accommodated. His white elegant body was pure and naked, available for all to see. His eyes focused on a dark figure. His heart skipped a beat. It must still be learning. A humble hiss sounded as the clear shield was lifted away from the tube. His astounding height dwarfed the figure of a former employer that stood before him. His naked body not intimidated under the bright white lights.

“Dead and back I see. Dead and Back”

The black uniform of the alien stood before him. His voice was flat and calm, but he couldn’t help but feel that the man was nervous about the fact his head was level with the white apex of his waist.

“Wait here” he requested. Or he should have requested.

His mind was bustling full of the genetical knowledge of what had happened to his people all those years ago. Images raced across his mind. Cloning sickness he thought. His brain however was more advanced than most races. It would only take a couple of days for his mind to adapt.

The small six foot man came back with a familiar face. A Sith lord of old.

“Come old friend” he gestured down the hall.He had never seen him in his life. Both of them. “We must divert the eyes of my men.”

They progressed down the long, straight, clinical hall of the core. The old Lord kept on talking and explaining.

“…so, old friend, your fail safe did work. You were always one for planning ahead. Your race was indeed slain by overly hated foe. But not in the way you quiet thought.”

His mind raced through images of the last fateful night.

He continued. “So the impact of the vessel on the icy core of this…planet was enough to bring the fail safe online. The genetic data of all your most trusted aides and of course yourself began to synthesise.”

He carried on talking as they reached an infrequent bend in the passageway.
He didn’t even bother trying to speak. He remembered this mans love of story telling.

“The regular placement of probe droids on this world detected some odd activity in the core. At once the empire knew what had transpired.”

So an empire is it he thought. Ahh yes, he remembered. The cloning vats had downloaded all broadcast events into the genetic knowledge of the reborn. He was surprised it worked. Some question came to mind. He sifted through his newly acquired memory. He eventually realised the man was still speaking so focused his concentration on him once more.

“Our success at cloning was almost none existent. So we had to abort our accelerated growth program. Therefore, it took 1 generation to produce a batch of troops. But that can all change now, Can’t it old friend.” He seemed…distant, as if remembering the horrors he had seen. “Hmm yes it can.” He continued on, “Anyway the facilities have been perfectly rebuilt and updated with our latest technology. Lord Palpatine sends his best wishes and hopes it won’t be too long before you can begin servicing his needs. Hmm?” He smiled, turned on his heal and left the man in his old room. His clothes were still warm after all these years.

A torrent of water streamed from the sky as it gave up its battle with gravity. The humble shadow of a Golan 3 defence platform could be seen across from the magnetic tether. It was half the fulcrum of the planets new protection. They were more than an asset now. They were needed. Lord Vader’s ship arrived within the hour as stated. The Black silhouettes of the command fleet lay invisible in the depths of space.

The tether extended up though the complex into the orbital docking ring miles above the ocean ceiling, while remaining docked into the icy core in the centre of the planet. Its vast Octagonal transport container lay rested on the complex floor as the battalion of 100,000 troops of perfectly ordered clones made there way onboard. It was a sight that could only be truly appreciated by the emperor himself. Only he knew what work had been done to achieve such a goal. Only he new how hard it was to revive the dead. But now the debt was considered paid. Now the trade of goods for clones would continue as the galaxy longed for war.

He stood waiting. He was nervous. They were dead but 5 months ago. He didn’t like it. His master stood motionless under the canopy, out of the way of the relentless downpour. The officer Saluted as the white giant approached. He gracefully waltzed over to the Dark lord stood, and bowed from the stomach, almost a half bow. It seemed to invite Darth Vader out into the rain. His cape almost instantly stuck to his back as if seeking shelter from the icy water inside the body it was shielding.

“So it is done,” hissed the drenched lord. “My master is right. You are talented in your ways.” He almost sounded impressed. Almost. “So that is it 2 Million troops, fully armed and ready to begin servicing the emperor within the hour?”

He just stood there. Nothing. Not a shiver. The officer felt his skins crawl as he eyed the Kamino up and down. He could not help take his eyes of the back scar he had inflicted upon his palm to remind himself of what his people had endured. The officer had to overt his eyes. Still he stood there as if the lord has asked the most Madame of questions.

“Very well. I hope to see you again. Your work is…Your work is… Satisfactory.”

“I am glad you approve, my new friend. I’m glad you approve.” He began showing Vader the way inside. “So tell me friend, how does a jedi end up fighting for the emperor?”

A smile leapt over the officer’s face as Darth Vader and Lama SU entered the complex.

OOC: Tag. Nice intro Kaminos. LOok forward to seeing ya

YAY clones. SEND IN THE CLONES. Very nice thread, good work.

OOC Nice work, you should be congradulated. Congradulasions.

OOC: Yay! Im glad you like it. Thanks all.

OOC: Congrats on an excellent first post. May 'encounter' you sometime soon if you want :D

TAG: looks good.

OOC: You want to "encounter" me Merchant Guilds? Might not be a wise idea seeing that im well inside Unified Sith's space. ;) Unless, of course its purely for business.

OOC Well, It is very good, this nation has changed, and is going to become part of the GE. So We might Encouter.

OOC: LT, I didn't tell you how to control the MUSRUMs you bought form me! I'll send you a telegram

Actually I lie! Read post 6 of this thread!

http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=377979

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Menawhile elsewhere on the water planet of Kaminos

The wind howled above the ocean ceilling. The distorted figure of the Kamionian swam into the laboratry. She took a deep breath under the waves, she enjoyed conducting her research beanth the waves. The light was weak as lighting was usless in the submeregd part of the city, but then again she didn't need it.

She felt the warmth of the green light upon her face as she read the data read out of the screen. She was surprised to see how simple its genetic structure was. Such impressive properties in such a devovled creature. It was not even capable of breathing in and out of water. She had never understood why evolution on other worlds had prevented this.
The white walls extended up untill there was air above the water. Somehow the walls were instantly dried above the water, even though the air was not heated.

The walls met up at a point to for a large arched dome. Lighting above the discrimiant water was far more imprssive. The clincal beams gave a bleached glow to the walls. The room lacked a solid floor exept in one area of the circle. Above it a small cage was suspened but the muted hum of a repulsor lift cage.

The ligh source was directly in the center on the most imposing arch. It gave off a subjued orange tinge yet the beams seem as white as the clouds of a land locked planet. The water lead onto an opening that was position on the water line. The aquatic mixture gave the impression of movement on the otherside. Prehaps others going around on there daily business.

She swam to the surface and staired at the cage. She let out a coy smile. She just hung in the water. She floated. An hour passed. Still she just bobed up and down chest up above the water. Silence. Clinical silence. Finaly she had to take a breath. She decided she would take it above the waves.

The repulsor feild's hum seemed to coacks her onto the land mass by the wall. Her humble fingers gently palmed the unique pannel silencing the lift. The architecture of the cage came to rest on the floor by her bleached white scanner. Her sanctury she thought. Once agian she staried at the creature. She smiled hummbly and giggled. the thought of the dark lord almost refusing to bring this specimin was almost pure hilarity to her.

The scanners soft and supple tones shone a blue efforable beam across the Yasimallri trapped with in the cage. Its eyes gleamed back the blue field of the scan. It shivered under the warmth of the beam. It seemed more like a meal to her than a force supressing being.

The emperor had been most adoment about the Kamino having the Yasimallri cloned and spead through out the world in controlled enviroments. He had seemed to develop a particular dislike for the jedi. Seemed logical she though.

Her angelic laughter filled the laboratry. "Seems perfectly logical to me. I have been dead all these years." Instantly her pupils shanks to a pin point.

Her sharpened mind would take some time to get used to this fact. No matter how hard she tried to supress the fact. It would be difficult to come to terms with. She hated the droid builders with all the graceful spite. She still couldn't see why the fool would use the mechanical instuments. Her clones were vastly supirior.

The poinioncy of the needle periced the creatures skin. Its body suquirmed accomidatingly in its pain.

In a matter of the weeks the planet of Kamino would vanish from the force. Starting with the grand city of Tipoca.

She smiled. Her fluidic movement took her through an over ground grate into the bustling cystern or society.

The grand hall lay opened to the polyrespirors. The grand city layed its formidable arches open to the colossaly barbaric atmosphere of the ocean sphere. The Compounded impact of the rain could not be heard inside the clinical expance.

To her left the grand statue of a DNA molecule rotated regardless of her presence. Some children looked up at her perfectly dry body as she started to gracefully impound herself towards the rack. The water flying creature lay motionless upon its impossing mass.

She boarded the Avin, and kissed it gently upon its head. Her whiteded hide gently assured the gigantic mass of the browned beast to take flight. The concubine left the city and headed towards the primary boarding complex.

Taum We had to meet her offical engagement to see the Lord of to his fleet.

His debt was considered paid.

Walking inside from the hurtling winds of Kaminos Lord Vader walked along a tall corridor. Below the cloning vats could be seen glistening in the synthetic light, while even further below them Clone Troopers could be seen training and drilling for the Empire.

“Impressive….. Most Impressive. The emperor is content with your current performance Prime Minister, we have chosen well in rebuilding this nation. I am here to begin the next order of a further eighteen million clone troopers. I assume you find that acceptable.”

Not giving the Prime Minister a chance to respond or decline the order Lord Vader moved on. “The war with the rebellion is now over Prime Minister, now the Empire faces its greatest challenge. We must now hunt down and destroy all those that have opposed us, they will meet their end upon the blade of the Empires technology. Order will be restored to the Galaxy. Watching several Clone troopers fight expertly in hand to hand combat the Dark Lord paused for a small minute. “I also have a small “request” to ask of your services Prime Minister. I want you to clone this DNA sample, they must be allowed to flourish within the force, they…. They are special.

Once again Vader not giving the Prime Minister a chance to accept or decline the offer moved on quickly. Turning and facing the Kamino Vader looked sternly through his black eyes. I trust you will keep this between ourselves Prime Minister? It was not a request.

Walking on, Vader was now more interested in being shown the command room, where the planets defensives were coordinated. The mighty Golan three platforms in space, along with the Droid swarms that flew around the planet like the rings of Saturn were of particular interest if he were ever to take control of them………

OOC: Ooh. Now who is Vader cloning, I wonder? The plot thickens!

OOC: Doubt US would mind :D

OOC: That Vader is a scary bugger.

IC:

The hallway effectivly buggled like a swollen bladder. The lighting became an more subdued taint of white, it reduced its bleach intensity. The Prime Minister turned asnd gestured for his new compatriot to stop.

"The tunnel starts arching down towards the ... ceiling of the ocean. The water is too cold for you to make it to the comand room."

They waited. The Lord seemed to be exuiding a range of emotions. He seemed impatient yet intrigued about what was happening. After some time they resumed there voyage. The Prime Minister seemed to enjoy showing off his endulgances off to his new friend. Well this would be the closest they would ever get to being true friends. Vader couldn't help but notice how the towering figured of Lama SU kept on fingering the vile he was given.

They entered a long supressed coner, its bleached lighting showed some signs that it had been resently submereged. The assuring sound of a populace came joyiously from the distant end of the causeway.

Lord Vader found himself to be most impressed to be greeted by the Prime Ministers highest concubine.

Taum WE executed a perfect bow. She escorted the pair of autocrats into the large globular chamber. The air lock was a most imprssive structure comprised of glyphs that seemed to worship organic structures of the atomic scale. Any lesser man would have felt his mind being consumed by a primal fear of what this race was capable of.

To the Vaders shock the room was a rustic blue colour and the lighting was far from adiquate. He assumed its because the Command chamber was kept far beneath the waves, where the Kaminoans need not use light to see.

He stood in the middle of the formidiable complex and seemed to compete with it for supiriority. His impossing figure soon dominated the room. As the chamber aknowlage its defeat he couldn't help think the room looked brighter. He took his time in survaying the command consoles and staff without leaving his dominant position. After some time the elagent figure of Lama Su moved next to him and instantly the Dark Lord felt the attension fade away from him and focus on the far more dominating figure of the aquaticly gifted leader.

Taum We began, "As you can see the empire made and spectacular use of the our remaining resources after our..."

Vader concluded "unfortunate demise"

Taum We visably not impressed with his statement, but she was in no position to voice her disappointment with the comment. She decided to rise above the probing comment. " As you can see none of our business opperations are in any way connected to this infastructure."

'Good' Vader said to himself.

Meanwhile Lama Su had silently slipped away after a covert exchange of glances between the trio. He was most intrested in studying the sample contained within the vial himself.

'She understands how this relationship works'.

Taum We kept on describing there regime to the new supporter of the complex. Jian Di, Kaminos chieften of feild opperations could not help but feel she was being kept out of the loop.

Her arid mind began to race. 'Don't forget Jedi this is a symbiotic relationship, you need our skills as much as we need your desire for blood.'

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The vial contained a small chip at the bottom of it. The harrowingly elegant fingers of Lama SU placed the chip into the imperial database. It contained enough credits to 'sponsor' 7 clones through development. He was impressed with the fee the Jedi was willing to pay.

Hours passed and the perfected leader continued his work. His addiction to his work begame ever more bouyant. The impossing figure felt himself begin to appreciate the perfection of the sample of DNA contained withing the recently scanned vial.

"Most perfect." A smile crept covertly across the supple white skin of his face.

High in orbit, a large ship loomed over the planet. From a small bay, or rather, seemingly small, a ship came shooting out from it. The small drop ship raced towards the planet surface.

The ship quickly made it to the surface and to the destination, a facility. Soon the small ship landed on a landing pad and opened its downward opening bay doors. Down the ramp came 11 behemoths. A square of ten highly armored, highly armed men, huge bulky armor, gleeming grey. In the center of the square of hulking men, was a single man, wearing black bulky armor and without a helmet and weapon.

Finally they reached the end of the ramp and stepped onto the landing platform. The man int he center of the formation survyed the area and remarked, "Interesting..."


Emporer Fenix Exio: http://utrulez.headoff.com/pics5/DoomSpaceMarine.gif
Imperial Guard: http://it.geocities.com/maranzamax/immagini/spacewolf0001.jpg

The room that that the guests had eneterd was a large clinical enterance. Motion dectors had quickly alerted Jian Di to her new guests. The Golan 3 platforms had raidoed ahead informing the Kaminoans that the nation of Azaha another Galactic Empire member was enroute. None the less for security reasons the room would begin flooding in 3 minutes unless Jian Di stopped it from doing so.

The Room exhibited no other exits. Suddenly a door opened where one could not expect, from the wall perpandicular to the exit. Jian Di entered the room with a cohort of Clone troopers and concubines.

"Members of Azaha, i am sorry to greet you so heavily armed, but we have a...guest. But his safety is our prime concern. I hope you understand."
She gestured for ther guards to relax just a little.

"Once again i appologise for the stance but i hope you can undersand our situation."

Jian DI walked upto the central figured and stood infront on him towering above like a while beacon. She paused and juged the figure, then exectued a solom bow.

"If your men would so kind to put their weapons by their sides i will cancel our defencive measures and be willing to discuss your business in a more accomidating enviroment."

Another door opened ajacent to the primary exit.

"Prime Minsiter Lama Su is currently busy at the moment but i am sure he will be more than willing to talk to you once you have made your intension clear."

The concubines took up positon next to each of the armed men and began to escort the down the corrior to a small chamber. Vaders flag hung from the centre of the room.

Its about time some more members of the Galactic empire began to use our services.--Jian Di

OOC: If ya' don't mind...may I interject?

IC: A small rift in space tore open above the water planet. A ship came through, bristeling with gun turrets and missile sponsoons. At a closer inspection, however, the ship was heavily damaged. She had a slight list to starboard, with radiation leaking from her cracked reactor. Smoke poured from her hull, and her engines flickered, working only intermittently. The ship slowly rotated in space, placing her undamaged port side towards the planet, then stopped. The ship appeared dead, simply drifting in space.

OOC: Unified Sith control all space around Kimnos and has a significant military presance there at all time. Not to mention a massive fleet within 1 hours jump time. Also Bear in mind There is no land on Kaminos and 95% of the population are aquatic.

The Gloan III platform quickly noticed the vessel enter real space. it performed a full scan of the target and transmitted details to the surface of Kaminos. Lord Vader had been most adiment that Kaminos should remain proteceted at all times.

Kaminoan policy dictated that all vessels in need of aid should be heavily scanned and boared remotly. All aid should be given it space away from any instilations.

However because of the current events on the 'surface', the Gloan III had no choice but to report the event to Darth Vader. His desision would dictate the final cource of action.

In the meantime, The Golan III had gained permission to scan the craft with a remote probe, it also hailed the craft on all bands.

It awaited a responce.

In the meantime, The Golan III had gained permission to scan the craft with a remote probe, it also hailed the craft on all bands.

It awaited a responce.

The ship responded on the Q-band, with a responce. "This is the Concordiat destroyer Empty Will. We were severly damaged in a skirmish with and jumped to here. This place was found when our AI infiltrated the enemy systems, they had these coordinates highlighted. Please respond with your intentions. We are transmitting our statistics now."

Concordiat Fleet Egret-class Heavy Destroyer
Armor: 1.5 meters of steel/polybdenum overlay
Armament: 3x Nuclear silos, all expended
5x Argentem ship-to-ship missiles, one functional pod
15x Point-Defense cannons
3x Directed Thermonuclear Cannons (DTC)

The man in the center of the formation looked at the new comer, and snorted in disagreement, but eventually complied to signaling his men to put thier weapons aside.

"As you wish, I am Emporer Exio of the Empire of Azaha, and these are my Imperial Guard, they travel with me where ever I go and are trained to keep ready at all times, but your precautions are quite understandable."

Exio again signaled his men and him to walk along with the clone troopers into the other room.

"I hope to meet your prime minister soon, I wish to learn more of these facilities."

OOC: What enemy systems and what skirmish. The only person that knows of this place is high ranking GE members and Admirals. Sending an AI into any of my ships will not work. I keep the communications sytems seperated fromt he rest of the ships main systems.


IC: The mighty Golan III platforms instantly recognised the unknown threats that had just entered one of the most secure systems in the Empire. Being called away from his meeting Vader was not in the best of moods. The craft in orbit had been subjected to scans with a jamming and Faster than light inhibitor field been placed over the craft. Leaving the water world for space Vader could only wait and discover what this rogue was.

Entering the shuttle bay of the executor Lord Vader could only muse at thought of what he would do to these refugees. It did not take long and finally he made his way to the bridge. Entering the hollow room he walked across the command walkway to meet Admiral Meneya. Report Admiral.

The Admiral turned to see a large dominating man in black hovering over him. Vaders body language was uncommonly clam, a bad sign. With a short pain in his throat the Admiral prepared to give his report. Lord Vader, we have detected an unknown craft that has just entered the system. We have scanned it and it is no match for any of our ships. I have several squads of trooper ready for boarding. Shall we open a hail?

”Yes Admiral, bring all captives aboard that ship to me ALIVE, set your weapons to stun.” Turning Vader made his way towards his private chamber where he would rest for a short time.

Admiral Meneya turned to the communications console. Open a hail. “Unknown vessel you have entered restricted Imperial space, you will shut down your weapons and engines and prepare to be boarded. Your craft will be held in detention until your motives are understood. You have five seconds to comply. Every Turbo Laser in the vast Imperial fleet was now trained upon the one lonely vessel. From the cargo bays of the many Star Destroyers swarming the cloning world assault transports were launched.

The men were finally left to wait in the room that contained Vaders flag. The clones and concubines left the room and waited outside. Jian Di gestured for all of the emn to take a seat. Some of the Imperial Guards men remained standing.

Emperor Exio waited mostly patiently, his great strenght of physical stature most apparent and he ait the sweat meats that were brought to him. Jian Di stood motionless in the middle of the room stairing visiously at the vaulted doors, eyes unblinking. 5, 10 minutes passed then a poiniant sound of button pressing became apparent a door opened, behinde Jian. She turned to greet Lama SU. Some of the guards mean grunted in complaint of being decived to watch the wrong door.

The elegant prime minister gestured to for Jian to take a seat. He approached the benevolant emperor and bowed slowly.

"Welcome, Emperor Exio to our humble world. How best our services help the empire?"

Exio quickly, rise up from his sitting position, in such a way it didn't even seem like he had that huge bulky armor on, as if he wore silk.

"I am Emporer Exio, I have just come to see the facility, and maybe even get a closer look at these "clone troopers" so as to perhaps set up a contract with you to buy some of these men for our own military."

Exio, a physically daunting man, standing 7 feet tall, and his armor adding twice the bulk his body normally would, stared hard at the prime minister. Exio, was a force sensitive, even though he rejected the ways of the Jedi and the Sith, but went by the Empire's own teachings and ways.

Exio stared hard, trying to probe the prime minister.

OOC: What enemy systems and what skirmish. The only person that knows of this place is high ranking GE members and Admirals. Sending an AI into any of my ships will not work. I keep the communications sytems seperated fromt he rest of the ships main systems.

OOC:

I am really tempted to make a Krang quote... oh hell why not...

'I know all' :D

Since i'm flying a force into Sith space for their little war with the Republic, I could just bump into you...

'good' thought the prime minster. A strong leader stands here today.

The prime minister stared solomly back into Exio eye's, as a sign of respect.
Then the vaulted door opened to reveal an heroic hallway of beep blue velvet and rich humble red light.

"Very well, i will begin your tour by giving you an insite into how the cloning process begins. However, it may be worth while to know our services have changed some what. We will not clone any sample given to us providing our fincial ethics are met."

The two men desended into the first of the labs the statures the oppoisted almost, this made the duo seem even more imposing. The pair walked alone deep into the lab where they seemed to just talk and talk. After some thime the imperial guards men began to exchange glances.

After 20 minutes the two impossing figures approached the Imperial Guardsmen.

"I will show you the differant stages of the cloning process later, the will intrigue you. However, i am convinced that you will be far more intrested in the final product. We currently have 1 million troops awating collection in holding bay D7. The will be combat ready within 1 hour of arrival at there destination. Quiet a feat i'm sure you will agree." proclaimed Lama SU benevonatly. "please come this way, i will allow to to perform a close inspection of the men."

They arrived in the massive bay, when thousands upon thousands of men stood fully armed and motionless. The impossing damenior looking more like a drone army dressed in angelic white.

Jian Di began to bellow. "MEN! This is the most honourable leader Emperor Exio. He will beperforming a full imperial inspection of yourselves, you will obay his orders in this inspection!"

The clones quickly came to attention and the rafters echoed for precily for a second.

"One million, feel free to take a look around."

occ: the more GE members come here the stronger they get ;)

Exio rode the lift down with his Kamino companion, all the way down to where the troopers stood at perfect attention. Exio walked up to the closest trooper there, stood less than five inches from the trooper and eyed him up and down.

Exio took a step back from the trooper, then quickly pushed the trooper's shoulder hard, not in an attacking type gesture, but rather a test. The trooper lost little ground and stood his ground, what little step back he had to take was quickly fixed back into attention.

With a smirk of satisfaction, Exio grunted with approval.

"Well done Kamino, well done." Exio turned back to the Prime Minister and his own Imperial Guard, who didn't seem to have moved at all since they got down to the bay. "They are decent, but they no where match the raw power and defence of my Imperial Guard, though it seems they rely on numbers rather than brute strength. Now then, is Vader still here?"

The Kaminoan smiled.

"You are indeed a gifted leader. Your men are as obident as these clones and the seem unaltered, as far as my eyes can tell. However, i must have failed to mention, Lord Vader has comissioned these clones for open terrain. Indeed your men are stonger. Your elitle imperials are better suited to city warfare compared to these clones. The Dark Lord himself, requested that these clones be created in a fashion that made them more like startfighter pilots than soilders. They are far more accurate thean all men. These troops are specificly designed for long range to extreme long range comabt. In essance you stand before 1 million snipers, riflers, carbine experts and ground supression unit pilots. However, one cannot forget that these are clones. The loss of an imperial Guardsman will hurt, a clone can be meerly replaced."

The two men had now finished walking to the back of the room.

"Now fianly, if you wish i can have your men sampled and we could see if could could produce the on mass. But i am sure you are more eager to see the dark lord. Are you not?"

The Prime Minister smiled. Taum We had entered and already left the room some time ago.

"My concubine has gone to see if you can have a audiance with the gurdain of this world."

Exio chuckled a low hearty chuckle, "I do not wish to clone my Imperial Guard. Infact, because of thier raw power and capabilities, we set up our own law, 'No more than 1000 Imperial Guard will ever live at once'."

With a quick glance at a trooper, he barked "IG/625, front and center" With a "yessir" sounding more like a machine than a man behind the helmet, the Guard quickly and flawlessly assumed his position directly beside Exio. "Atten-hut! Guard, present arms!" Obeying his absolute ruler the Guard quickly retrieved his rifle and stood at attention, weapon in hands.

"As you can see, a single Imperial Gaurd is... a one man unit. First his weapon." Exio thoughtfully gestured to the massive rifle the Guard carried. "The AWI-1, most powerful and complicated weapon to ever come out of our factories. It is a .50 caliber machine gun, 50 round clip, a portable rocket launcher, right under the machine gun. Next, the grenade launcher, fires either a 2 kilogram frag grenade, or a 2 kilogram incendiary grenade. For special ops Guard, the grenade launcher can be replaced with a flame thrower. Soldier, shoulder arms!"

Again, quickly and flawlessly, the Guard reacted and obeyed. Exio punched the Guard in the shoulder, rather hard, but the Guard didn't move a bit.

"Imperial power armor, completely self contained tank, in onto its self. Can withstand -200 degrees celsius, and over 300 degrees celsius. Armor could with stand an armor piercing rocket, and armor piercing bullets. Special Force sensitive-hunters have armor that has a unique cortosis weave, to keep at bay Jedi and Sith light sabers."

With a wicked grin, Exio turned back to the Kamino. "As you can see, they must be regulated, too many at one time... too powerful, even for us."

"And of course, I would like to see Vader."

"Greetings most welcome Emperor, I am sorry to inform you that Lord Vader is onboard his command ship above our water heaven, I have sent a request on your behalf for him to hold an audiance with you in the main chambers. In the mean time feel free to treat this world as you own."