Mission to the Prism

"Think on this, though&mdash;If we claim to serve the Empire, and Gentis declares the same, which of us is the traitor?''" "The one who tries to kill the Emperor." "Only if he fails'', Lieutenant..."

- Trachta and Laurita Tohm

History
Once safe, Trachta revealed that Gentis had pretended to want to meet the Emperor in order to present his most prized students, but instead unleashed the virus. He then attempted to kill Tohm, saying he didn't trust him, but Vader knocked the blaster from his hand. The three discussed where they could possibly go to hide the Emperor, and Tohm stated that Gentis's influence would likely have overtaken all three Rims. Vader then remembered of a place he had once heard of, but he needed more information, and took Lieutenant Tohm to the Jedi Temple in order to get it. While they were gone, Gentis's engineers sent a command to every droid within five kilometers to kill any Imperial officer they saw. Aboard the Emperor's shuttle, Trachta was attacked by a 2-1B surgical droid, while Vader and Tohm were attacked by lightsaber-wielding Jedi training droids.

All three Imperials were victorious, however, and Vader led Tohm into the High Council Chamber and called up a holorecording of a Jedi Council meeting that Anakin Skywalker had attended. Skywalker demanded to know what happened to the myriad prisoners he had captured over the course of the war, but the Council told him that he was chasing rumors and nothing more. Skywalker persisted, saying that he would get the truth from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, but Obi-Wan Kenobi calmed him, though Skywalker still left angry. The Jedi Masters further discussed the topic after Skywalker left, revealing that the secret prison was a tightly-kept secret, even from the Chancellor and the GAR. The Jedi believed that the Republic Security Force couldn't contain the Force-users, cyborgs, shape shifters and others that they had captured, and that once the war was over, they would then receive fair and open trials. Kenobi was displeased, but obeyed the Council's wishes, still asking that he be allowed to visit the prison himself. Master of the Order Mace Windu revealed the prison's location and urged Kenobi not to take Anakin. When Kenobi agreed, Vader flew into a rage, destroying the Council chambers and shouting that the Emperor had been right, that they had been plotting against the two of them from the beginning. He then urged Tohm to remember that the Jedi believed in too many ambiguities, when there was only the Empire, and everyone else.

With their new information, the Imperials left for the Diab system, where the Prism was hidden. Over the course of the three day journey, Tohm attempted to connect with the Force, but Trachta discovered this and told him it would be unwise to discover any Force-sensitivity at that point. The two then recounted the tales of their mutual disfigurations to one another; Trachta had been attacked by a Dark Jedi Padawan while Tohm was the victim of a Separatist attack that killed his family and maimed him. Trachta then remarked that traitors are only thus if they fail in their mission.

Though the Imperials were confronted with a bewildered Jedi Master and a force of security droids, Vader cut down the Jedi and all three quickly dealt with the droids. They brought Palpatine to the prison's medical center, where they were able to staunch the disintegration of his body. Tohm then accessed the prison's databank, learning that there were two-hundred and eight prisoners held there, with over half for them arrested by Anakin Skywalker. Vader told Tohm that Skywalker was an impressive Jedi, but that he had killed him, and told Tohm to wipe the system clean. Trachta, however, wanted to find a particular prisoner, and had Tohm help him locate the individual. It turned out that the Padawan who had so terribly disfigured Trachta was imprisoned there, and the cyborg decided to spend several hours beating and torturing him to death.

Knowing that there was no one they could trust to contact, Tohm devised a plan and asked Lord Vader for permission to undertake it: He wished to release all the prisoner of the Prism in order to form an army to take on Gentis.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison