Raid on Coruscant (Second Imperium Crisis)

The raid on the New Republic Bulk Cruiser Adamant in 23 ABY was one of the many raids by the Second Imperium against the New Republic and the New Jedi Order.

The Adamant was under the command of the famous Mon Calamari Admiral Ackbar. It was carrying badly needed hyperdrive cores and turbolaser battery emplacements for use by the New Republic Defense Force. The Adamant would stop at Coruscant where the cargo would then be delivered to Kuat Drive Yards, which would install them on new warships.

However, waiting in the Coruscant system, was the Shadow Academy - a mobile Dark Jedi training academy which had aligned itself with the Second Imperium, an Imperial insurgency group which rejected the Bastion Accords signed between the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant in 19 ABY that ended the Galactic Civil War. As part of their plan for galactic domination, the Imperium had planned to steal this valuable, new shipment.

Unaware of the danger, the Adamant entered the Coruscant system. Despite, having an an escort of fourteen CR-90 Corvettes, E-wings and X-wings, the New Republic had become complacent at their capital world. Thus, these ships split off to allow Coruscant security to take over. On the command bridge of the Adamant, Ackbar was discussing with his crew about where they would rest once they were on Coruscant when a Second Imperium fleet suddenly appeared from nowhere.

Within moments, TIE fighters circled the cruiser and delivered blows which crippled its defensive systems. Since it had relied on the escort for defenses, it was helpless against the attacks. Soon, the Adamant had a minor outer hull breach resulting in the loss of pressure and the closure of its bulkhead doors. Ackbar tried to transmit a distress signal though by then the Adamant's communication systems had been disabled.

A modified assault shuttle piloted by the former TIE pilot Qorl and loaded with Stormtroopers then attached a circular cutting mouth to the Adamant's outer hull. Its jaws were made from industrial grade Corusca gems which could slice through even durasteel. When the airtight seal in the hole on the ship's outer hull was complete, the Stormtroopers onboard the assault shuttle boarded the ship, stunning the crew.

Soon, Qorl was face to face with Admiral Ackbar himself. Both soldiers wrestled though Qorl emerged victorious with the aid of his powered droid arm. Having eliminated resistance, Qorl ordered his troops to load the immobilized New Republic crewers into an escape pod and then launch it into space, having no stomach for a massacre. Qorl then ordered the Stormtroopers to return to their assault shuttle and take it back to the Shadow Academy while he took over the Adamant. By the time, more New Republic reinforcements had arrived, the Imperium fleet had escaped into hyperspace along with the stolen Adamant and its valuable cargo.

Appearances

 * Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones