Helping Balmorra

~~~(POV: Nathan Opal)~~~

~~~(Location: Resistance Base, Balmorra)~~~

Vera Lorell doesn't have much longer to decide. Her time is almost up. Her thoughts and feelings are well guarded but not hidden from me. She's weighing the obvious pros and cons to this deal and trying to figure out whether or not there are any pitfalls for her people. I respect how far she's willing to go for complete strangers.

My entire campaign against the Empire and The Emporer is one driven by personal vengeance, and I'm not doing it for the greater good and being who I am now compared to who I was as a kid, I'd never do it. "Fine, Mr. Opal. If you drive the Imperials off our world. We'll arm your fleet with weapons." Her confidence in her words inspires faith in others around the room.

My hand lifts from my side, and I hold it out to her for a handshake, and she takes it with much hesitation. "You are a great leader, Vera Lorell, and Balmorra is in capable hands with you leading it. Don't let what happened here occur again. I won't help a second time." We finish shaking hands, and I turn towards the room's exit. Leaving behind the Balmorran officers.

Along with the revealed traitor in their ranks, and I can only imagine what they're going to do to him. I sense great turmoil in some of the people, but most feel horrible betrayal. Following the path down the hall, I come across Jedi Master Naero Plaaser. Still locked in place and unable to move. She stares at me, and I can feel her worry for her comrades.

At the simple thought of her being free, she falls on the cold metal and groans out in pain. Being stiff for that long is detrimental to the immediate movement of the body. "What have you done..." Her voice is weak, but that's to be expected. My eyes scan her, and she's trying her hardest to get back on her feet, but she's wisely keeping her hand from her weapon.

No sense in wasting time here, entertaining pointless conversations. I leap out of the massive opening I made getting in, and I start heading to the nearest mountain peak. Getting a clear view of the Imperial fleet will make this light show far more fun. It takes me a minute and a half, but I reach the top of a mountain range, and I see the massive ships floating above the clouds.

They're slightly drowned out by the blue and green sky, but they're visible. Getting rid of the Imperial fleet is the first step. After that, it's all the ground troops. My hands unfold from fists, and white lightning dances between my fingers. The white Force Lightning dances up my arms, and soon my entire body is engulfed in the amazing power.

I direct the power towards the fleet in my view, and in an instant, the white Force Lightning leaps from every part of my body and into the sky. Crossing the distance in no time at all, and colliding with the Imperial fleet that's occupying Balmorra. The ships that are immediately hit are instantly destroyed in massive explosions.

My white Force Lightning crawls and leaps between the many ships and causes unbelievable damage. I continue to unleash more and more power... Enjoying the sensation of indulging in my power for a change... Cutting lose... "Excellent..." A sudden and familiar voice enters my mind, and it's the same feminine one I've been hearing...

~~~(POV: Imperial Ground Commander, Lord Morris)~~~

~~~(Location: Imperial Garrison, Balmorra)~~~

My eyes watch at the horror in the sky above us in the distance. There is a stream of powerful Force Lightning... So powerful that's it's destroying our entire local fleet... The white streams of electricity are something I've never seen before in my life. As we all watch, they grow stronger and brighter. Some have to avert their eyes...

There are only two beings that are capable of such power, and one of them hasn't been seen in centuries... The other is Nathan Opal, and seeing this confirms he's on Balmorra. The white Force Lightning gains even more power, and I have to avert my eyes this time. The white glow dims down, and we all look up, being able to see.

Our ships are falling out of the sky in small and massive chunks... All of them are on fire from the heat they've endured. "Captain... Prepare an emergency evacuation of Balmorra... We've lost this world..." There are still shuttles that many of us can escape on... I'm staying behind... He's coming here next, and I need to buy my troops sometime to escape.