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This is the Way.
The Lars family were all good, kind peopleβbut how should I put itβ¦ they were also pretty naive.
At the very least, their understanding of Mos Espa's slave liberation movement was naive.
Their "plan" for Mos Espa's slave liberation was basically to connect with like-minded slave brothers and sisters, pick a time to organize a few rounds of collective refusal to work, hunger strikes, and other forms of nonviolent noncooperationβ¦ and then wait for the slave owners to back down, wait for them to compromise, wait for them to grant the brothers and sisters free-citizen statusβor at least improve their treatment.
"Those damned slave ownersβborn without assholesβhave a whole web ofε©η ties behind the scenes. They've been colluding for ages. If the slaves in Mos Espa rise up, you won't be facing only Mos Espa's ownersβevery slave owner on all of Tatooine will unite to crush you. They will never compromiseβ¦"
What Max Vizsla meant, in and out of those words, was simple: if you want to free Mos Espa's slaves, you actually have to free all of Tatooine's slaves. To free all of Tatooine's slaves, you have to overthrow all of Tatooine's slave owners. And to overthrow all of Tatooine's slave owners, you need to build a powerful armed force.
In short: if you can't plan for the whole board, you can't plan for one corner. Playing house the way you're doing won't cut itβyou need to do something big.
Of course, Max Vizsla wasn't exactly a saint with pure intentions hereβunlike the Lars family, who genuinely wanted to bring wellbeing to Mos Espa's slaves, his own head was full of how to kick off a proxy war on Tatooine and seize control of a planet that sat on a hyperspace junction.
But his "alarmism" was, in fact, more reasonable than the Lars family's naive thinking. And his talk-no-jutsu successfully persuaded them.
"Shmi, tell the neighborsβsay your offworld relatives finally found you, and the whole family is going to visit them. We'll be gone for a few months. Tell them not to worry, and if they have time, help watch the moisture farm. When we come back, we'll bring offworld specialties for everyone."
"Beru, inform everyoneβplans have changed. The uprising is postponed. Ask them to endure a little longer."
Cliegg Lars gave his instructions.
"Butβ¦ I don't remember their comm codesβ¦"
"No problem." Max Vizsla beckoned. Before he could even speak, Christopher Rayne understood and brought several comm units over. "I brought your family's comms aboard the ship."
"Mr. Vizsla⦠you're⦠unbelievably professional."
Max Vizsla waved it off. "If you're going to do a job, do it right."
Next, the Lars family would remain aboard the Vast Silence, moving with the First Fleet.
From now on, Beru and Owenβthe young coupleβwould train with the Mandalorian assault troopers in the use of various blaster firearms, as well as melee and throwing weapons.
After the First Fleet returned, the couple would go on to further study at Cloud City's Mandalorian War Academy, learning techniques and strategy for armed struggle. Later, once they had completed their training, they would, at the right moment, slip back into Mos Espa and begin a new chapter of armed struggle in Tatooine's slave liberation movement.
Cliegg and Shmiβthe older coupleβwould be settled in the outer suburbs of Coronet City, Corellia's capital. There, Max Vizsla had asked Lord Figr to purchase a small plot of land. The two of them could continue the farm life they knewβon an offworld.
Corellia's planning and development could be called a scientific, green model. Unlike Coruscant, where you could barely see a scrap of surface, or Mandalore, which had been plowed into a pale wasteland by Jedi and Star Destroyers, technologically advanced Corellia still preserved dense forests and broad fields across its surface.
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At 12:00 on July 24, Galactic Standard Calendar Year 4, the five warships of the Mandalorian Armed Forces Navy First Fleet sailed out of Tatooine's gravity well and jumped back into hyperspace. Their next stop was Roon (star chart coordinate: S-15).
At 08:00 on July 30, Year 4, the First Fleet dropped out of hyperspace near Roon. Immediately, whistles sounded from within the ships and ceremonial salutes fired from outside. The entire fleet faced Roon, removed their helmets, and stood at attention in salute.
"This is the Roon Planetary Defense Force." An old Hammerhead-class light frigate approached and began broadcasting on the public channel. "Unidentified fleet ahead, you have entered the vicinity of Roon. State your identity and intent immediately, or depart at once."
"Greetings. Our fleet belongs to Corellian Beskar Steel Security as an armed freighter group, departing from Corellia on a long-range training voyage. We are now transmitting our permits and identification codesβplease receive and verify."
"Received. Verification complete. Maintain a safe distance. If you require landing and docking, submit an application in advance." The Hammerhead-class frigate fired a salute in return. "Welcome, travelers."
"Salute to Roon and Roon's protectors. May the Force be with you."
"And with you."
"The outside world is⦠this civilized and polite?" Owen Lars stared, dumbstruck. A kid raised on Tatooine had just had his worldview violently rewritten.
Max Vizsla silently clenched his fists.
Max Vizsla dispatched a shuttle to land on Roon and search for any traces Kamino might have left behind. If someone has passed through, they leave marks. Count Dooku could delete Kamino from the star charts, but he couldn't erase every trace Kamino had ever left.
The First Fleet's main body did not stop. Using a gravity slingshot to accelerate out of Roon's gravity well, the five carrier shipsβone large, four smallβjumped into hyperspace once again.
Next stop: Kamino.
They only knew the general direction, not the exact coordinates.
The Mandalorian Armed Forces Navy First Fleet's first true trial had officially begun.
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PS: Roon can be considered the ancestral "mother world" of the Mandalorians' forebears.
In the Legends continuity, around 200,000 BBY, the Taung and humans fought a war lasting hundreds of years over supremacy on Notron (ancient Coruscant). The Taung were defeated and forced to leave Coruscant, resettling on the planet Roon.
Around 7,000 BBY, under Mandalore the First, the Taung migrated from Roon to the planet that would later be known as Mandalore. There, they fought the heavens and the earth, hunted and battled great beasts, and transformed into one of the galaxy's most formidable warrior peoples.
After Mandalore the First fell, to honor their exceptional leader, the Taung named the planet beneath their feet "Mandalore," and renamed themselves "Mandalorians."
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