"drugging soldiers trying to do fair work? something i would expect from you neimoidians. do be good enough to put them on the transport to the naboo vessel, will you? as it stands, i would feel much more comfortable heading over there now."

stomwell repeated his wish to depart the neimoidian vessel. if they ignored him again, he would give a friendly nod to king mercutio on the viewport and then leave the room.

the activation of the now-destroyed laser projectors activated a small mouse droid, common on some ships for menial tasks and cleaning. this droid, deep within the cargo hold, was set in place to trigger something else.

what the neimoidians also could not have known was that the light corvette, being the largest vessel baltimn had, also stored twenty-five proton torpedoes and thirty concussion missiles in its cargo hold for rearming the baltimn fighters and patrol boats on long-range patrols, ensuring they would not always have to land and rearm; a most efficient deal. most of the baltimn wealth not stashed in passenger cabins or being in the form of electronic wealth was also in the cargo hold, neatly stacked.

the mouse droid's task was simple: one torpedo was already opened up with the detonator exposed. bare moments after the turrets went down, it achieved its current primary and indeed, last objective, by activating the warheads.

that much armament exploding at once was more than enough, when coupled with the still-active reactor on board the ship, of destroying it quite thoroughly. being inside the neimoidian vessel when it went off was sure to cause the larger ship some problems as well.

*The Neimoidian Portmaster raised a hand and a pair of B2 battle droids stepped into the communications room with Stomwell*

"Mr Stomwell, You are under arrest under the Terrorism Act for acts of Terrorism onboard a Neimoidian ship"

"as such, a denial of political asylum until a trial is quite a breach of law and conduct. you are aware the king is still in contact with us as i speak, yes?"

The Portmaster smiled "I had a hunch you might say that. Neimoidian Legislative Assembly Act 379,778 Page 9 Paragraph 8, Point 2 "The rule of law and Sovereign law of Neimoidia applies aboard all Neimoidian vessels". Political Asylum would only be relevant if you were outside of our jurisdiction. Either way, an extradition treaty exists within the New Republic, and probrable cause for arrest is clearly extant as even Mr Mercutio will admit from the warge expwosion.

You will be taken from here into standard Neimoidian Prison Conditions then held until trial. This is not illegal imprisonment. If you were held indefinately with no trial this would be."

with a faint smile, he raised his wrists for the binders that would inevitably end up on his wrists.

"lead me to your cellblock."

I would like your advice King Mercutio. Too long have I dreamed of a proletarian revolution, I have sat for long nights just hoping for a revolution to upset the injustice which has been Baltimn for so long, I did not . Please render unto me your advice and a plan of action for my Government to take towards a social democracy on Baltimn. Certain reforms must be implemented before election, but you have my word they will be transparent and done with a popular mandate.

As for this exploitation, perhaps we could negotiate a settlement with the New Republic so that Baltimn remains unexploited by any of the major powers? A protected world in the sense Endor is, but instead of an environmental protectorate, an economic one. We have seen from Neimoidia that there are those who would pillage a primative economy merely to exploit it in the short term with no hope of long term economic growth and prosperity."