Star Wars: Darth Nyx (Book 1)

Ch29: Menace

The sudden arrival of our own fleet gives the enemy pause but though I'm still fuming from them daring to destroy Mandalore, I find myself not desperate to see the rest of their forces wiped from the galaxy. As such, I refrain from giving the order to attack and likewise, the enemy refrains from attacking leading to a three-way standoff. 

Me: Have we been released from the gravity well?

Officer: Yes, ma'am. We're able to jump to hyperspace when ready.

Me: Contact the enemy's Super Star Destroyer.

They connect us but follow Fennec's advice in using audio only. The voice that comes through is muffled at first but soon grows clearer as the person addresses us.

????: You dare contact me?

Me: This will be your only warning. Surrender, or die.

I nod to the officer and he ends the transmission. There's a tremor in the dark side of the force as my adversary explodes in a ball of rage. I've seemingly pissed him off enough for him to order his ship to charge straight at mine. Pity, I have no intentions of playing fair.

Me: Have all our dreadnoughts target his-

Before I can finish, his ship jumps to hyperspace and the rest of the Imperial ships are quick to follow. 

Officer: Ma'am, we're being hailed!

Me: Put them through.

????: Hello? This is Admiral Ackbar of the Resistance.

Me: Is that what you're calling yourselves?

In front of our fleet, all our fighters and bombers form up in formation creating a wall of steel between us and the remaining rebel fleet. The odds are overwhelmingly in our favour and they know it yet as they don't try to attack or retreat I give the order to maintain positions and await further instruction.

Ackbar: I take it you've heard of us-

Me: I've done more than heard of your little group. Your people invaded one of my worlds and were subsequently relieved of their lease on life.

Ackbar: You were the one who destroyed our base on Yavin IV?

Me: I destroyed the base of an invading force encroaching on my territory, yes. 

I can hear the anger bottling up inside him but he does well to compose himself. Before he can speak, however, another person takes over.

????: Hello, please allow me to apologise on behalf of the entire Resistance. We weren't aware that the region fell under the control of another entity besides the Galactic Empire.

Me: You are?

She seems surprised by my directness but she's the one that butted into our conversation without announcing her presence.

????: Forgive the lack of introduction. My name is Mon Mothma and I-

Me: Well, Mon Mothma, kindly inform your admiral that his fleet is still staining my Empire's skies. If he wishes to keep it, I suggest he leave-

Mothma: Please...one moment! We don't have to be enemies! We're both against the Empire, correct?

Me: I never said we were enemies, did I?

Mothma: I...well, that is true...but...but we could gain so much more by working together.

Me: The last guy who tried to negotiate with me after I asked him to leave my territory in a calm and collected manner did not fare so well...