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It is a time of hope for the Rebel Alliance.  Mission Group Alpha, now code named Thermal Force has captured the Imperial container ship BLACK ICE, and has brought the ship filled with much needed fuel to the waiting arms of the Alliance.

 

But as the Rebels celebrate their victory, the newly promoted Grand Moff Ven Dorne has escalated his efforts to crush the Alliance by taking control of five key sectors along with introducing his own league of Imperial officials.

 

However, the true fate of the galaxy is brewing in the form of a Dark Side Apprentice named LUMIYA who has been dispatched by Emperor Palpatine to seek out a series of strange disturbances within heart of the Fakir Sector.

 

Meanwhile, Thermal Force has travelled to the world of Zennox to deal with the Empire's presence on the planet.  Little does THERMAL FORCE know that by travelling to Zennox, Tanlee Jandaloo's destiny will be sealed.  A destiny for which she will soon find will lie along a different path to those of her friends….


EPISODE 1: Out of the Boiling Pot

Part 3 of a 5 part story arc dealing with the discovery by Tanlee and other members of Thermal Force that Zennox, Tanlee's Homeworld, has been taken control by the Empire.  In this episode, Thermal Force, with the help of an old friend - Agent Tiree, begins preparations of their plan to attack the base by stealing an old frieghter and disguising it as being part of an Imperial convoy.  Little does Thermal Force realise that their plans have not gone unnoticed by a dark side adept who had previous taken telepathic control of Tanlee. 


EPISODE 2: Into the Fire

Part 4 of a 5 part story arc dealing with the discovery by Tanlee and other members of Thermal Force that Zennox, Tanlee's Homeworld, has been taken control by the Empire.   In this episode, Thermal Force executes their daring plan to infiltrate the Imperial Base.  The plans goes flawlessly until Tanlee is again taken over Telepathically by a dark side adept by the name of Kligga, who has proclaimed himself Emperor of Zennox.  Soon after Ledala, Troy and Tanlee are captured and brought before Kligga himself.  It is here that a series of events which begin to unfold involving an ancient Jedi who had been placed in stasis 300 years ago that will change the galaxy and the lives of Thermal Force forever.


EPISODE 3: What Waits in the Darkness

The conclusion of a 5 part story arc dealing with the discovery by Tanlee and other members of Thermal Force that Zennox, Tanlee's Homeworld, has been taken control by the Empire.  In this final episode, the captured Tanlee, Troy and Ledala are rescued by Gan and Karahaa, but not before the final confrontation between Kligga, and a mysterious figure known only to the members of Thermal Force as "Lobster Head", along with the unexpected arrival of the entity known only as "The Dark Cloud".


EPISODE 4: Strikeforce: Shantipole (Part I)

Having returned from their victory at Zennox, and their rescue of the ancient Jedi known as Narr Tomarr, the members of Thermal Force are entrusted by Mon Mothma herself to take a urgent message from Alliance High Command to the Roche asteroid field home to the insectoid race of ship builders, the Verpine.  The reason - to travel to a secret asteroid base where a special project named The Shantipole Project is being undertaken.  Its task - to design a new starfighter for the Rebel arsenal - the B-Wing fighter.  But as the members of Thermal Force race across the galaxy, they are little aware that the Shantipole Project has been infiltrated by an Imperial Spy who intends to rid the galaxy of the Project and its leader, the Mon Cal - Commander Akbar.


EPISODE 5: Strikeforce: Shantipole (Part II)

The conclusion to Strikeforce:Shantipole adventure.  In this episode, Thermal Force, with the help of the Verpine Suskafoo, must infiltrate the main research base of the Shantipole Project (now taken control of by the Imperials), and rescue not only the two prototype B-Wing fighters, but their own ship - The Moon Swing - before they fall into the hands of the Empire led by the Imperial Commander Bane Northos. 


EPISODE 6: The Cure

The members of Thermal Force must travel to the world of Sedesia and help the Alliance establish why numerous world are falling victim to a strange plague.  It is here that they meet a Rebel contact and a young pilot by the name of Kyan DeGritz who help them uncover a fiendish plan by the Empire to take control of the citizens of hostile worlds with a new virus known only as Blue Harvest.


EPISODE 7: Dunes of Innocence

After returning to the Home Fleet, Rebel sympathiser, and Thermal Force's newly found friend Kyan DeGritz is arrested after the head of security finds information aboard Kyan's X-Wing which implicates him in the murder of Lens Rekeene, the co-founder of the Fakir Sector Force.  It is here that Kyan relates a tale of heroism and sacrifice which clears his name, and explains the beginnings of one of the Rebellion's most deadly foes - LUMIYA. 


EPISODE 8: Station 13

Home has been attacked after it is discovered that Kyan's X-Wing contained a hidden tracking device.  In this episode, the members of Thermal Force along with Kyan DeGritz flee the scene of an Imperial attack and mistakenly travel to a remote system.  It is here that they discover the resting place of derelict space station tainted heavily with the dark side only known as STATION 13.


EPISODE 9: Smoking Blasters

Having returned to the safety of the Rebel Fleet above the world of Masterhome, Thermal Force decide to travel to the world of Arcan IV known best as "Hunters World".  After thwarting an Imperial plan to capture them, the group is contacted by a mysterious man named Yosker.  His aim - to hire them to transport illegal cargo off-world.  It is not until Thermal Force is ambushed mid-trip by pirates that the real intention of the man becomes apparent.  Consequently, with the help of the Administrator of Dravian Spaceport, Nilya Fek'ra, Thermal Force takes back the cargo from the pirates, only to return it to one of their sworn enemies - the gangster, Lorrak Beton-Watt Crude.


EPISODE 10: Criminal Reunion

In this short episode, Thermal Force, having travelled to the Twi'Lek homeworld of Ryloth, comes face to face with Lorrak Beton-Watt Crude, a ruthless gangster with a score to settle.  It is not long however, that the past is forgotten after Thermal Force reluctantly agrees to transport some illegal cargo to a pirate gang in the Sirros Sector.  Merchandise that could change the balance of power in that area of space.


EPISODE 11: Thermal Forces

Having travelled to the co-ordinates given by Lorrak, Thermal Force discovers a Corellian Corvette adrift in space with no occupants.  Suddenly, a massive alien craft appears which unleashes a sonic weapon against the members of Thermal Force knocking most of them unconscious. As Gan, Karahaa and Vi (the only ones to resist the effects of the weapon) hide in the secret cargo holds, the Moon Swing is boarded by a number of strange alien creatures, who kidnap Tanlee and Ledala.  Its from here, that things go crazy, as Thermal Force visits our own Milky Way Galaxy and helps liberate a group of alien freedom fighters from their oppressive telepathic masters, but not before accidentally causing the destruction of life on a small world known only as Terra.


EPISODE 12: Beyond the Grave

After rescuing her long though lost mentor - E'Raan, and discovering that he was dying, Tanlee now obeys her masters final wishes to travel to a system known only as Voscol.  Her mission - to find a 320 year old Jedi Master named Adol Laryth who will begin her training in the ways of the Jedi.  A trip that will begin her journey from that of soldier to Jedi Knight.


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