Star Wars: Shadows of the Forgotten Conflict

Star Wars Original Trilogy

Title: Shadows of the Forgotten

A Star Wars Original Trilogy Side Story

*Set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi**, a hidden conflict unfolds in the shadows of the Galactic Civil War…

Chapter 1: The Ghost of Serenno

A lone Lambda-class shuttle glides through the debris field of a forgotten battle near Ord Mantell. Inside, Boba Fett monitors his prize—Han Solo, frozen in carbonite—when an encrypted transmission crackles over his comm.

'Fett. I have a job for you.' The voice is cold, aristocratic.

Fett’s helmet tilts. 'Who is this?'

'An old associate of your father’s.' The screen flickers to life, revealing a hooded figure with piercing yellow eyes—Count Dooku’s last surviving disciple, a Dark Side adept named Darth Vorath.

Fett scowls. 'Dooku’s dead. The Separatists are gone.'

Vorath smirks. 'But his secrets remain. I need you to retrieve something from the ruins of Serenno.'

Chapter 2: The Rebel Gambit

Meanwhile, Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian lead a desperate mission to rescue Han before he’s delivered to Jabba. But when they intercept a coded Imperial message about a 'Sith artifact' on Serenno, Luke Skywalker senses a disturbance in the Force.

'This isn’t just about Han,' Luke says. 'The Emperor is searching for something… something dark.'

Leia hesitates. 'We can’t let the Empire get it. But we can’t abandon Han either.'

Chewbacca roars in agreement—they’ll do both.

Chapter 3: The Tomb of Dooku

On Serenno, Fett lands in the ruins of Dooku’s fortress, now a graveyard of statues and shattered war machines. Vorath’s hologram guides him to a hidden vault containing a Sith holocron—one that holds the location of an ancient superweapon, the Eclipsor, capable of draining the life from entire worlds.

But as Fett takes it, Imperial stormtroopers ambush him—led by none other than Darth Vader.

'The Emperor foresaw your betrayal, Vorath,' Vader intones, igniting his lightsaber.

Fett barely escapes, but not before realizing—he’s been set up.

Chapter 4: The Falcon’s Choice

The Millennium Falcon arrives just in time to see Fett’s ship fleeing Vader’s Star Destroyer. Luke senses the dark energy pulsing from the holocron.

'We have to stop Fett,' Luke urges. 'If that thing reaches Jabba—'

Lando grimaces. 'Or if Vader gets it first.'

Leia makes the call. 'We split up. Luke, you go after Fett. Lando and I will delay Vader.'

Chapter 5: Shadows Collide

A three-way battle erupts in the skies above Tatooine:

Luke duels Boba Fett atop Jabba’s palace as the holocron pulses with dark energy.

Leia and Lando outmaneuver Vader’s TIE fighters in the Falcon.

Chewbacca leads a Wookiee commando team to infiltrate Jabba’s compound.

In the end, Fett is forced to retreat, the holocron shattered before either the Empire or the Rebellion can claim it. But as Luke stares at the broken fragments, he hears Palpatine’s laughter in his mind.

'You’ve won nothing, young Skywalker… the game has only just begun.'

Epilogue

With Han finally rescued, the Rebels prepare for their next move. But Luke knows—the Emperor’s schemes run deeper than they imagined.

And somewhere in the Unknown Regions, Darth Vorath smiles.

The true war for the galaxy is coming…

The End?

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Star Wars: Shadows of the Forgotten Conflict

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