Story Idea #33: Star Wars Legacy Era: The Last Clone Trooper.

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Marasiah Fel, Empress of the Fel Empire, stood before the massive hull of the Obrexta III, a Separatist cruiser that had crashed on the planet Ponemah Terminal decades ago. She was accompanied by a squad of Imperial Knights, her loyal and elite force of light side users who served as her personal guard and advisors. Behind them, a platoon of stormtroopers from the 501st Legion, also known as Vader's Fist, secured the perimeter and scanned the area for any signs of danger. The 501st was a legendary unit of clone troopers who had fought in the Clone Wars under the command of Anakin Skywalker, Marasiah's ancestor and one of the most powerful Jedi in history. The 501st had remained loyal to the Fel Empire even after the fall of Darth Krayt, the Sith Lord who had usurped Marasiah's father, Roan Fel, and plunged the galaxy into war. The 501st had retained their distinctive navy blue markings on their armor, a symbol of their pride and heritage.

Marasiah had come to Ponemah Terminal to investigate a mysterious signal that had been detected by one of her scouts. The signal was emanating from the Obrexta III, a ship that had been part of the Separatist fleet during the Clone Wars, a conflict that had pitted the Galactic Republic against a coalition of systems that had seceded from it. The Separatists had been secretly manipulated by Darth Sidious, the Sith mastermind who had orchestrated the war as part of his plan to destroy the Jedi and create a new Sith Empire. The Obrexta III had been shot down by Republic forces during one of the final battles of the war, and had remained buried under the ice and snow of Ponemah Terminal ever since.

Marasiah was curious about what secrets the ship might hold, and what purpose it might serve for her new galactic government, the Galactic Federation Triumvirate, which she had formed with Admiral Gar Stazi of the Galactic Alliance and Jedi Master K'Kruhk. She hoped to find some useful technology or information that could help her rebuild the galaxy after years of war and strife.

She ordered some of her stormtroopers to search around the ship while others guarded the outside. She and her Imperial Knights entered the ship through a breach in its hull, using their lightsabers to cut through any obstacles. They made their way to the bridge, where they hoped to access the ship's main computer and download its data.

As they walked through the dark and silent corridors of the ship, they saw signs of its past. They passed by rows of deactivated battle droids, remnants of the Separatist army that had fought against the Republic's clone troopers. They saw blast marks and scorch marks on the walls and floors, evidence of the fierce combat that had taken place on board. They saw skeletons and corpses of organic crew members, some wearing Separatist uniforms, some wearing Republic ones. They saw holograms and displays that showed maps and schematics of planets and systems that had been involved in the war.

Marasiah felt a mix of emotions as she witnessed these scenes. She felt sadness for the lives that had been lost in a senseless war. She felt anger for Sidious who had caused so much pain and suffering for his own selfish goals. She felt admiration for the courage and skill of both sides who had fought for what they believed in. She felt curiosity for what secrets they might have left behind.

She reached out with her Force senses, trying to detect any signs of life or danger on board. She felt nothing but coldness and emptiness. The ship was dead.

Or so she thought.

As she approached the bridge, she felt a faint pulse in the Force. A pulse that was familiar yet foreign. A pulse that was old yet new. A pulse that was alive.

She stopped in her tracks and looked around. She saw a door marked with a red cross symbol. A medical bay.

She motioned to her Imperial Knights to follow her. She opened the door and entered.

She saw rows of beds and cabinets filled with medical equipment and supplies. She saw monitors and scanners that showed vital signs and diagnostics. She saw tubes and wires that connected to machines and devices.

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