Published: ’94.
The Adventure Continues.
New Saga Begins.
Endor victory!
While Rebels celebrate an
unknown foe appears.
Ancient drone dispatched.
Bakura under attack.
Empire in need.
Ambition of the
Ssi-ruuvi Imperium:
Entech and Conquer.
Aided by human
Dev Sibwarra, the Ssi-ruuk
entech detainees.
Head of Entechment,
Not a very large Ssi-ruu,
Master Firwirrung
Captured prisoners,
their life force drained into droids.
Ssi-ruuk Entechment.
How do Ssi-ruuk look?
Think dino-dragons with guns
and six feet tall…ish.
Manipulated,
Dev Sibwarra’s mind succumbs
to one called “Bluescale”
Bluescale’s Ssi-ruu name?
Sh’tk’ith…which I think is
just three syllables.
Ssi-ruuk Admiral
Ivpikkis leads his fleet in
Bakuran battle.
Led by Skywalker,
Rebels arrive as Ssi-ruuk
press attack on Imps.
Cruiser-Carrier,
Gunships and a lone Corvette.
The Rebel Task Force.
Tessa Manchisco,
Captain of Reb Carrier.
Spoiler: she dies.
Haiku Addendum:
Her death is pretty ho-hum,
plot blip at book’s end.
Class of Carrier:
Quasar-Fire bulk cruiser.
Its name: the Flurry.
Star Wars Trivia:
Quasar-Fire first appears
in this Star Wars book!
Did you know that a
Quasar-Fire is stolen
in Star Wars Rebels?
Here is another
haiku in which I say the
name Quasar-Fire.
I promise I won’t
say Quasar-Fire again.
Oh crap, I just did.
Ssi-ruuvi flagship,
Shriwirr, a huge egg-shaped ship.
Was a ’90s toy.
Ssi-ruuk in Retreat!
Empire and Alliance
win the day…for now.
Commander Thanas,
Imperial Officer.
Defects at book’s end.
Wilek Nereus
Imperial Governor
Bakura System
Gaeri Captison.
A Bakuran Senator.
Luke will crush on her.
Haiku Addendum:
Gaeri, short for Gaeriel.
Such a lovely name.
Defense Minister
Blaine Harris is also in
Force Heretic II.
A fancy dinner.
Leia and Wilek sign the
truce at Bakura.
Never tell Han odds.
Also, don’t think he will trust
any Imp allies.
On needed shore leave,
Mon Cala mistaken for
Ssi-ruuk invaders.
“Who are you,” she asks.
“I am your father, Leia.”
“Leave” is her reply.
Skywalker obsessed,
Firwirrung and Bluescale hatch
a Luke-nabbing plan.
Rebs and Empire,
Enemies work as allies.
But Nereus plots.
A Ssi-Ruuk offer:
Turn over Skywalker and
they leave Bakura.
Two birds with one stone.
Nereus accepts but lays
a Ssi-ruuvi trap.
Ingested by Luke,
Olabrian Trichoid will
hatch in his stomach.
Haiku Addendum:
the larvae hatch and nibble
towards their host’s heart.
So what of the droids?
They attempt to translate the
Ssi-ruuvi language.
Imminent Attack!
Ssi-ruuvi forces strike while
a team hunts for Luke.
Leia arrested!
Nereus continues his
devious scheming.
Haiku Addendum:
He had cause for her arrest.
She was scheming too.
Bakuran revolt.
With Prime Minister detained,
the citizens rise.
Remember that time
C-3PO cosplayed in
stormtrooper armor?
Remember that time
Chewie shot C-3PO?
I think you know why.
Han to the rescue!
The bold General embarks
on a solo plan.
Skywalker captured!
With Sibwarra’s help, Ssi-ruuk
seize their Jedi prize.
Clever deception.
“Unconscious” Luke taken to
Ssi-ruuvi flagship.
Bakuran Assault!
Ssi-ruuk attack Imps and Rebs!
Wedge into battle!
Springing to action,
Luke fights back with help from Dev.
Two more dead Ssi-ruuk.
“Ssi-ruuk can’t use stairs,”
Sibwarra tells Skywalker.
To the power lifts!
The Flurry destroyed!
An Imperial betrayal.
The truce is broken.
In case you forgot
the Flurry is a Quasar-
Fire carrier.
Cough, Cough, Cough, Cough, Cough
The larvae chew on Luke’s lungs.
Cough, Cough, Cough, Cough, Cough
Haiku Addendum:
I won’t tell you if Luke dies.
No spoilers here.
Ssi-ruuvi retreat.
Imperial surrender.
Bakura is free!
I have to be frank:
I prefer this tale over
Shattered Empire.
Haiku Addendum:
I read it in the fourth-grade.
Impressionable.
Haikuesday is a monthly series on The Imperial Talker, a new post with poetic creations coming on the first Tuesday of each month. The haiku topic is chosen by voters on Twitter so be sure to follow @ImperialTalker so you can participate in the voting. Now, check out these past Haikuesday posts:
Droids (February 2017)
Ahsoka Tano (March 2017)
Darth Vader (April 2017)
The Battle of Scarif (May 2017)
Queen Amidala (July 2017)
Ryloth (August 2017)
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Such a good Haiku Tuesday
Made me laugh out loud
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Too kind good sir, too kind. Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed them.
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Im gonna request a haikuesday for pod racing
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Hmmmm perhaps I’ll do The Phantom Menace topics for the July vote.
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I’m…I’m speechless. This is every bit as awesome as I dreamed it would be. I need to read these a few dozen times, to fully soak in their EU, Ssi-rook, Bakurian glory before I can say more. WOW. I love this!!
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Michael- speehless? This must be a Jedi mind trick!
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It is truly an unprecedented (or is it unpresidented?) moment.
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Right?? It was just THAT GOOD! I hope we see more EU Haikuesdays in the future. Also, we need more ‘Truce at Bakura’ excitement in our lives every day too.
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THIS IS A GOOD ONE! Love it.
Though seriously- Crystal Star next. C’mon! For that matter, let’s just have all your Haikuesdays be requests from the comments lol.
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Oh gosh I don’t know if I could handle rereading Crystal Star. I have been wanting to do more EU specific posts so perhaps I shall in time do it….
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OH you reread the Truce at Bakura for this? Oh then, yes, definitely don’t waste your time re-reading The Crystal Star. There are only a finite number of minutes in our lives and they should not be wasted.
I guess I thought you wookiepediaed the Truce at Bakura or something. Or you had read it multiple times.
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Oh I had read it multiple times in the past, but since I was writing these I figured I should do another read-through to refresh my memory and drill into some minor details in the story. I have actually moved onto a re-read of the Corellian Trilogy now.
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