Battle of the Sixela system

A battle in 0 ABY took place in the Sixela system as a result of the machinations of Imperial Commander Rezi Soresh. Soresh had fled the Empire and searched for 27 days for a safe haven. Arriving in the Sixela system, he used his data to regain his power. Eventually, he established a outpost on a moon and captured starships to use as bodyguards and hostages. Then he contacted the Rebel Alliance pilot Luke Skywalker, threatening the crew of the colony vessel Endeavor, and as an added measure, killed the messenger in front of Skywalker. Skywalker would not allow the death of the hostages and set off to the Sixela system with his companions. Arriving on Soresh's barren moon, Han Solo met with a man identifying himself as Soresh. Solo distracted the man while Skywalker and Organa strafed the compound in T-65 X-wing starfighters. The man drew his blaster but Solo had better aim and killed the man. The other two landed, but a series of underground mines went off among the hostages and they rushed off to assist. A colonist grabbed Skywalker, but in reality it was Soresh, hidden among the hostages, and Soresh used a Force pike to stun the Rebel. The other Rebels were subdued by Soresh's bodyguards.

Over the next two weeks, Soresh tortued Skywalker to break down his will and turn him into his personal assassin. Ove time, Skywalker's will wore down, but images of his friends kept him sane; he pretended to go along with Soresh. When Soresh presented him to his friends, Skywalker appeared mindless and was ordered to shoot the other Rebels. The droids belonging to the Rebels, hidden away from Soresh, staged a distraction, allowing the Rebels to escape. Skywalker saved Solo from execution, but told him he needed to stay with Soresh. Solo shot him in the shoulder, and Soresh later picked up Skywalker. While the Heroes of Yavin were on the moon, the Rebels on Yavin 4 had taken the bait Soresh offered them and planned an offensive against the supposed meeting of the Imperial High Command in the Sixela system. The former Jedi and now Alliance operative Ferus Olin expressed his concern over the intelligence to General Jan Dodonna but was overruled. Olin later received a visitation from the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi who told him to trust his instincts. He then went with his partner, the mercenary Div to the moon to search for the missing Heroes of Yavin.

Olin and Div beat the Alliance Fleet to the system. After two weeks of simulations, the fleet was ready to attack. Olin and Div met with Solo and Organa while Soresh drew Darth Vader to the system via a hologram message. Soresh then revealed his masterpiece, prototype resonance torpedos to set off a chain reaction in the system's star and destroy both fleets. Soresh offered Skywalker his lightsaber in return for pressing the button; Skywalker revealed his true allegiance, lashing out at Soresh. The Imperial Commander escaped but not before launching the torpedoes just as the Rebel and Imperial Fleet arrived in the system and Skywalker's companions arrived to assist him.

Organa contacted both sides to warn them of the impending supernova while Skywalker and the others joined the battle waging in space. The two fleets engaged in a massive battle while their starfighter complements wore each other down, with Div being one of the causalties. When the torpedoes hit and started the chain reaction, both fleets broke off action and fled into hyperspace. Skywalker returned to the surface to finish rescuing the hostages; unbeknownst to him, Vader landed to hunt down Soresh. Olin detected Vader's presence and lied to Organa, choosing to sacrifice himself to save the Rebel leader. As the minutes ticked closer to destruction, Organa and her companions recovered Olin's body and left the planet, but not before Solo killed Soresh. After the supernova and in the safety of empty space, the Heroes of Yavin shared a toast.

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