The Empire Rises: Starting with the Fourth Calamity
Chapter 866

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Doomsday and Tranquility

On January 32, 21 BBY, the Ragnarok-class Titan warship Plague, once famous throughout the galaxy and now being towed to Port Pament for repairs, was suddenly attacked by a team of Jedi Knights as it passed Trogan.

The exceptionally brave Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, his master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and their Jedi apprentice Ahsoka Tano led the elite 501st Legion of the Clone Army in a surprise attack with only two Hunter Class Battlecruisers.

The Confederacy of Independent Systems fleet escorting Plague had one Deceiver-class destroyer, eight Generous-class frigates, and two Defiant-class light destroyers, yet even such a superior force could not stop the Jedi Knights' assault.

Anakin Skywalker and the others flew their starfighters straight through the Confederacy of Independent Systems fighter formations. The Confederacy's latest Tri-fighters made their debut in this battle. Though they ultimately could not reverse the defeat, they did manage to shoot down Obi-Wan Kenobi's fighter for a time.

However, Obi-Wan Kenobi was unbelievably lucky. Before his fighter lost control completely, it crashed directly into Plague's hangar deck. Plague's hangar deck had previously been destroyed by bombardment and only hastily repaired enough to remain barely usable. It was mainly intended for engineering ships and SCVs to take off and land, so it had no protective measures whatsoever.

Thus, Obi-Wan fought his way deep into Plague once more, crippling the warship's command center and capturing the commander of this Confederacy fleet, the Quarren general Vessus Ando.

The Quarren general, who had wanted to experience commanding a Titan warship for himself, became a prisoner in such a muddled fashion. In truth, if he had obediently remained aboard the Deceiver-class destroyer, none of this would have happened.

In the end, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano also risked their lives to break into Plague. After taking control

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