Admiral Gial Ackbar gazed down on the green-blue world ahead. Home One had finally finished refitting over Coruscant, and Gial had finally managed to break free from politicking with the Senate. The command seat just felt right as he observed the swarm of activity around Third Fleet's new headquarters.
Rising from his seat, Ackbar strode to the read of the bridge where a balcony overlooked the briefing room.
The long benches now mostly empty, his mind's eye filled the seats with those long gone, at Endor, Jakku, Borleias, and a hundred other engagements. Feeling the admiral's heavy gaze sweep over her, a white-haired young woman who bore a striking resemblance to Princess Leia looked up.
"Celebrate them, Gial. They died to break the Empire's back, and they succeeded."
She started towards the lifts.
"No, no, I'll come down there" graveled Ackbar. "You're right of course. Dwelling on them does me no good. Now, call up the plans for Operation Succor, I want to go over those..."
He lives! Exciting to see the fish himself enter the scene
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