Star Wars Galaxies: Friday Feature: Freedom Station

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-- On patrol in the Bright Jewel Systems Cluster, near the planet Ord Mantell --

An R-4 droid started making its standard bleeps and whirrs, attracting the attention of the pilot.

"What is it R-4?" Major Dalgas said as the droid continued expressing itself noisily.

"Ok, open the communications channel," he said with a sigh. He always dreaded when the commander contacted him off-world. It almost always meant that something was going to ruin his day.

"Major Dalgas, I'm glad I was able to get a hold of you before you jumped. We need you to head to a new assignment in the outer rim. I will give you the jump coordinates and you will be briefed once you arrive," the voice said over the com.

The Major tried to interject, "But I was just heading to the Kessel system..."

The commander promptly cut him off, "--All previous orders are irrelevant. It's urgent that you get to your destination as soon as possible."

"All Right, I'm on my way," he said grumbling under his voice.

"Command out!" and with a click the communication ended. Major Dalgas told his astro droid to lay in a course and prepare to jump. Seconds later they were on their way to Deep Space, a region of the Outer rim with few star systems and even fewer places to have a drink.

Upon exiting hyperspace, he headed to the coordinates given. In the distance he could see a Rebel Alliance Space Station. As soon as he got within range, he was promptly asked for codes and clearances. While waiting for the green light, he took the opportunity to do a fly around of the station. It was not a new station, but he could tell it had recently been retrofitted. There were parts that had new armoring which contrasted sharply to the worn, older sections. After what seemed like ages, he was cleared to land.

Upon landing, he was greeted by a Rebel Officer in a Commander's Uniform.

"Welcome to Freedom Station Major. Please come this way."

They walked down several hallways and took a lift a few levels up. When they exited the last lift, they entered what appeared to be a command center. There were several holo-displays as well as various computer banks and terminals around the perimeter of the room. They approached a General standing in front of one of the terminals.

"Sir! This is Major Dalgas." They saluted each other.

"Welcome to Freedom Station. I am General Rueb." Major Dalagas saluted her.

"It's a pleasure to be aboard, Sir! This is quite a station you have here."

"Thank you. Freedom station has just recently been re-commissioned after a long downtime due to some serious battle damage. It's good to have new faces around here. As you will find out, most of the crew is new, but few of them are pilots. You are only the second one to arrive. We were told that we should have enough for a full squad within two days. Hopefully, that will be soon enough," she said.

The General took a few steps over to a holo display of the sector. She motioned for Major Dalgas to join her.

"This section of space is part of an important travel route for the Empire. This station serves as a launching point for us to intercept and in some cases, disrupt and destroy any Imperial traffic that we can. The station has been out of commission for many months due to a bad battle with the Empire. They failed to destroy the station, but they did disable us. It has taken all this time to refit it for use again. Your role will be leading a wing of our interception force." She paused a moment and then continued, "We also have word that there is a new Star Destroyer heading this way. It will arrive in our system very soon so we need to be prepared. I'm glad you are here, but I sure hope you are ready for action. You will be getting plenty of it!"

With a smile on his face, Major Dalgas saluted and replied. "Yes Sir! I've always wanted to have a chunk of star destroyer for my trophy collection!"

"Don't get too cocky, but your enthusiasm is welcome and I look forward to your success. You are dismissed. Enjoy your free time now. There won't be much left soon enough." She returned his salute and smiled as he left the command center. "They all start so energetic," she said with a sigh. "Maybe this one will make a difference."

[p align="left"]Deep Space is a region of Star Wars Galaxies that is constantly in a state of turmoil. As a PvP zone, you must first go overt before heading to Deep Space in order to earn faction points for destroying enemies. You can do this by visiting the appropriate station for your faction.

• Imperial pilots should contact the Imperial Claw Station in the Endor System to declare Overt combat status.
• Rebel pilots should contact the Deep Space Station in the Dantooine System to declare Overt combat status.
• Freelance pilots should contact the Last Nav Station in the Dathomir System to declare Overt combat status.

The main goal for both sides (Rebel and Imperial) is to destroy the opposing forces. For the Rebels, that is the Imperial Star Destroyer . For the Imperials it is the Freedom Space Station .

Freedom Station is protected by an NPC Nova Courier and tier 5 fighters. To destroy Freedom Station, Imperial pilots must destroy the stations:

• Shields
• Secondary Shields
• Reactor
• Bridge

• Shields
• Secondary Shields
• Engine
• Reactor
• Bridge