-Part I of "Heart of Empire, Heart of Rebellion" Series- TK-65780 has been an Imperial stormtrooper for so long that he's forgotten any other name he ever had. An orphan from Corellia, the Imperial military was his way out and he never once looked back. Lying wounded on the beaches of Scarif, he looks back across his career and at the friends he made. They're just a string of numbers in the Empire, and to the Rebellion they're just more identical faces of an endless army, but for him they each had a name. And they gave him one of his own. - |Highest Rank| #1 in #stormtrooper [9/5/2019], [5/29/2022], [11/2/2023], & [4/3/2024] #1 in #rogueone [4/2/2024] & [4/16/2024] #1 in #starwarsrebels [4/15/2024] --- Cover by @thesquarecheese --- **DISCLAIMER: I do not own Star Wars, or any of the related characters except for the original characters featured in this story. The Star Wars universe is created by George Lucas, Dave Filoni, and Lucasfilms and owned by Lucasfilms and Disney. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only. I am not making any profit from this story. All rights to Star Wars belong to their respective copyright holders.**

It was only supposed to be a minor military expedition and Kenneth Phon was only supposed to be an observer. But when the ambitions of powerful men turn to betrayal and murder, the largest human war fleet ever assembled finds itself leaderless and lost, thousands of light-years deep in the territory of a hostile alien empire. With the fleet surrounded and on the point of surrender, Kenneth Phon takes charge and leads them in their fight home through hundreds of enemy systems. The underachieving son of a wealthy shipbuilder, Ken must fight off more experienced commanders trying to undermine his authority and fractious mercenary ship captains who'd rather fight each other or turn pirate than cooperate. If he fails, not only will the fleet be destroyed, but the defenseless Earth will be sterilized by aliens bent on revenge. (Based on a true story.)