Rescue on the Chimaera

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|name=Rescue on the Chimaera
|conflict=Galactic Civil War (Technor campaign)
|date=August 25th, 2011
|place=Chimaera, Wistril system
|result=Lord Furter rescued
|side1=*Jedi Order
*Smugglers' Alliance
|side2=Galactic Empire
|commanders1=*Jedi Knight Mickey Mouse
*Jedi Knight Sunset Shimmer
*Lord Furter
|commanders2=Grand Admiral Technor
|forces1=*2 Jedi Knights
*1 Non-Force-sensitive pirate (Lord Furter)
|forces2=*Entire crew of Star Destroyer
*TIE reinforcements
|casual1=None
|casual2=Stormtroopers and TIE pilots}}
The rescue on the Chimaera refers to the successful rescue of the pirate Lord Furter, who was imprisoned aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera in 2011 by Grand Admiral Technor and his forces. Technor had planned to interrogate Furter and learn the location of the hidden Katana fleet. The rescue was orchestrated by Furter's friend Sunset Shimmer and her Jedi Knight Mickey Mouse, who sneaked aboard in a supply shuttle, infiltrated the detention block and escaped with Furter on the Millennium Falcon. As a result, the previously-neutral Furter became an ally to the New Republic and sold them the location of the Katana fleet.
==Background==
In 2011, Jedi Knight Sunset Shimmer was captured by Grand Admiral Technor's flagship, the Chimaera, while she was picking up the Etherway from impoundment on Abregado-rae. Technor was seeking the location of the hidden Katana fleet, which he believed was in the possession of Sunset's employer, Lord Furter. Sunset decided the only way to escape Technor's custody was to provide the fleet's location, so, in order to keep Technor out of harm's way, she asked to be released so she could track down Furter and obtain the location for the trade. Technor agreed. However, after releasing her, Technor tracked Sunset's ship and arrested Furter when the two met, much to Sunset's anger. Sunset herself was recaptured along with Furter and later released. Furter was imprisoned aboard the Chimaera, where Imperial interrogators tried to get him to give up the Katana fleet location and tried, unsuccessfully, to convince him Sunset had knowingly betrayed him.
==Escape==
Disgusted by Technor's actions, Sunset decided to break Furter out of imprisonment and sought the assistance of the Jedi Mickey Mouse. Mickey agreed to assist her, and the two infiltrated the Chimaera in a supply shuttle in the Wistril system. Disguised in Imperial Starfighter Pilot uniforms and using stolen passwords to slice into the computers, Sunset and Mickey reached the detention block and freed Furter, who remained in good spirits because the worst stages of the interrogation had not yet begun. The trio then escaped the detention area through the garbage compactor and Furter donned a TIE pilot suit himself.
Upon learning of the escape, Technor shut down the ship's computer and sounded an alert. After correctly deducing Mickey was among the rescue party, the Grand Admiral ordered his Noghri bodyguard, Rukh, to collect all the ysalamiri from the Star Destroyer's engineering and systems control bays and bring them to the hangar, with the hopes of preventing the Jedi from escaping. Furter, Sunset and Mickey were unable to reach their supply shuttle due to Technor's alert, so Furter suggested they steal a vehicle from deep storage instead. There they found the Millennium Falcon, which, unbeknownst to the trio, had earlier been captured over Endor. Technor deduced they would find the ship and ordered his troops to stop them, but he was too late. Furter piloted the Falcon out of storage and out the hangar bay. While Mickey held off pursuing TIEs from the gun turret, Furter flew along the Chimaera's hull and exhaust trail, which maximized his cover until he could jump the hyperspace and escape.
==Aftermath==
Although Furter had previously attempted to remain neutral in the Galactic Civil War, his capture made the pirate realize the Empire was his enemy. As a result, immediately after escaping Chimaera, the trio went to Earth and Furter decided to sell the Katana fleet's location to the New Republic.
==Appearances==
*Dark Force Rising 
*Dark Force Rising comic adaptation
*The Last Command 
*The Last Command comic adaptation 
==Notes and references==
Category:Missions