Star Wars: Judgement
By Josh Miller

	The Imperial-class Star Destroyer , Annihilator, cruised slowly on it's course 
through the void of space.  It's massive wedge shape was being circled by several TIE scout 
craft.  The Star Destroyer was currently assigned to a routine recon mission.  A new outpost 
was going to be built somewhere in this sector and it was the Annihilator's job to make sure 
the area was clear.  

	Admiral Greisham stood on the bridge starting out into space.  The Imperial officer 
was bored out of his mind.  He knew there was nothing out here and had protested when given 
this assignment.  Greisham would much rather be on some search and destroy mission or out 
hunting down smugglers or anything besides recon duty.  The admiral felt it was an insult 
to send a Star Destroyer to do a Corvette or a Dreadnought's job.  

	The Annihilator had been searching this area for weeks now.  Apparently the emperor 
was planning to build a massive space station here and didn't want anyone to know anything 
about it.  Greisham was only too happy to know that today would be the last day he would 
spend searching this sector.  Today the transports containing the first parts of this 
station would arrive.  Also pre-built sections of the station were going to be towed in 
today.  The Annihilator arrived at it's rendezvous point right on time.  In a few minutes 
the first of the transports would arrive.  Greisham would have been happy his recon mission 
was over but he knew that chances were he would have to remain here and oversee the 
operation.  A second officer walked up behind him.

	"Sir transport group Omega is arriving," said the officer.

	"Very good, get ready to contact them when they come out of hyperspace," said 
Greisham.  One of the officers that manned the sensor controls walked quickly up to them.

	"Uh.. sir, I have some important news.  Sensors indicate a the Executor is on 
approach," the officer stuttered from fear.

	"The Executor? are you sure?" demanded Greisham.

	"Yes sir," started the sensor officer as he began to regain his composure.  "The 
image is definitely Lord Vader's Super Star Destroyer."

	"All right, I want all stations ready in top condition immediately.  We don't want 
Lord Vader to think we're a bunch of slackers do we?"  ordered Greisham.  He walked over to 
the communications console just as the Executor appeared before them.  The massive ship 
dwarfed the Imperial-class Star Destroyer.  Greisham stood on the holopad as Darth Vader's 
image appeared before him.

	"Lord Vader, what an unexpected surprise," said Greisham.

	"The Emperor was commanded the information of this location be revealed to no one, 
and that any one involved in this construction project be terminated for," Vader paused, 
"security reasons."

	Vader's image blinked out.  Greisham stood wondering what Vader had meant.  His 
thoughts were interrupted someone yelling out.

	"The Executor is firing on us!"

	"What?" cried Greisham but before he could say anything more the Annihilator was 
torn to shreds by the Executor's weapons.  Vader's ship made short work of the smaller Star 
Destroyer and the Annihilator was soon a large explosion then nothing but a few pieces of 
shrapnel.