Battle of Uroro Station

Lead-up to the Conflict

Following the trail of blood that Darth Caedus inflicted upon Jaina during the Second Battle of Roche, Luke Skywalker guided the surviving Jedi back to their hidden sanctuary on Shedu Maad, preparing for Caedus's impending invasion. Concurrently, Ben Skywalker made his escape from the Galactic Alliance Guard's custody, arriving alongside Tenel Ka Djo and the Hapan Home Fleet to fortify the Jedi stronghold.

Skywalker devised a strategy to exploit the blood trail, setting a trap for Caedus. Caedus's fleets were to pursue Jaina through a constricted passage within the Transitory Mists known as the Throat. Subsequently, the Jedi would initiate an assault on the Anakin Solo, liberating the captive Isolder, while the Home Fleet would ambush the Galactic Alliance forces. Amidst these events, Jaina would seek out and confront her brother once more. Skywalker, along with the other Jedi Masters, awaited on Uroro Station with the Coalition force, bracing for Caedus's arrival.

The Climax

Approximately twelve hours later, Caedus's combined fleet, consisting of ships from the Galactic Alliance and the Imperial Remnant, entered the system. Jaina attempted to draw the fleet towards the Hapans, but they came under fire from the Megador's long-range turbolasers. Skywalker then issued the order for all Jedi forces to engage. Caedus's fleet, however, refrained from entering the Throat, instead advancing cautiously while deploying their starfighters to engage the blastboats and Owools. Uroro Station was evacuated as the fleet approached within firing range. The Megador then commenced an assault on the Station, while the remainder of the fleet unleashed heavy fire down the Throat, decimating numerous fighters. As the Alliance fleet held back, the Imperials ventured down the channel, triggering the Hapan ambush. The Jedi, piloting StealthXs, then launched a devastating shadow bomb strike that nearly obliterated the Anakin Solo´s bridge. The attempt to eliminate Caedus failed, and Luke Skywalker's wing of StealthXs was forced to abandon their mission to rescue Isolder after sustaining significant losses. The responsibility now fell to Jaina to eliminate Caedus and secure the Prince. After enduring substantial damage, Jaina ejected from her StealthX and boarded the Anakin Solo through the breach created by her fighter.

Turmoil Aboard the Anakin Solo

Despite the severe damage inflicted upon his flagship, Caedus remained remarkably confident of victory. He even disregarded the blaring alarms on the bridge, captivated by a vision of his daughter Allana as a mature woman at a celebration before his throne. His reverie was interrupted when his Sith apprentice, Tahiri Veila, escorted him to a meeting with the Moff Council. During the assembly, one Moff, Drikl Lecersen, proposed the creation of a nanovirus to incapacitate the command structure aboard the Dragon Queen. He would have consented, but his battle meditation revealed Allana's presence aboard. Consequently, he forbade the creation of such a nanokiller. Although the Moffs concurred, Caedus remained skeptical.

After dispatching Veila to monitor the transports departing Uroro Station for the Jedi base, Caedus confronted Isolder, attempting to persuade him to depart to prevent the Moffs from extracting a nanovirus from his blood. However, Isolder refused to trust Caedus, and Caedus, realizing he could not sway him, snapped his neck, resulting in his death. Meanwhile, Jaina evaded the security forces searching for her and located Mirta Gev in the infirmary. After a brief exchange, Jaina provided her with a blaster before departing and discovering her brother in the bio-disposal pit, attempting to incinerate Isolder's body. However, Caedus discerned from the marks on Isolder's arm that the Moffs had indeed betrayed him, having already developed the nanokiller for Djo. He then used his comlink to contact his aide, Orlopp, learning that Imperials were already en route to deliver it to the Dragon Queen.

Caedus's Final Stand

Caedus resolved to thwart the nanokiller attack himself, but before he could depart, Jaina intercepted him, impaling him beneath the ribs with her lightsaber. Caedus immediately retaliated by slamming her into a nearby wall with the Force, continuing his assault despite the grievous wound in his chest. Caedus persisted in fighting, fueled by his extraordinary resistance to pain, but eventually deactivated his lightsaber and attached it to his belt. He pleaded with his sister to cease the conflict so that he could save his lover and child, but Jaina refused to believe him and charged. Caedus simply hurled her towards the incinerator, but Jaina managed to pull herself away from the flames.

As Caedus attempted to leave once more, Jaina sealed the door on him and resumed her attack. The duel raged on until both delivered their final blows. Caedus slashed through Jaina's ribs and stomach, while she severed his Achilles tendon. With his foot incapacitated, and having previously lost an arm during his battle with Jaina at the Second Battle of Roche, Caedus recognized his impending doom as Jaina prepared to deliver the killing strike. Although she left herself vulnerable to a counterattack, offering Caedus the opportunity to take her down with him, he instead used his final moments to telepathically send his thoughts to Djo, urging her to remove Allana from the impending danger. He was unable to complete his message as Jaina's blade pierced his heart, just as she realized his true intentions. Jaina then collapsed to the floor, cradling her brother's head in her lap.

Assault on the Jedi Base

As Ben Skywalker prepared to defend Shedu Maad's surface alongside the Hapans, news arrived of a nanoattack aboard the Dragon Queen. Ben, accompanied by Taryn, departed the command center with a dozen Hapan commandos to confront Caedus's Sith apprentice Tahiri, who intended to destroy the Jedi base with a baradium warhead. The commandos and Taryn engaged the Imperials while Ben distracted Tahiri. Realizing the attack had complicated her plans, Tahiri plunged herself into a shaft, dragging the warhead down with her. Ben swiftly followed her, and they engaged in a duel as they descended the sinkhole. Tahiri had the opportunity to kill him, but appeared hesitant and slow. Ben noticed that she executed foolish attacks that left her vulnerable, as if she did not wish to survive. Upon landing, Ben fell heavily into the water as Tahiri landed and began to activate the warhead. Ben then convinced her that she was not a true Sith and to surrender herself to the Jedi Order, while the Hapans secured the area.

Breaching the Anakin Solo

The ground assault had failed, and despite the Megador's earlier entrapment of the Hapans, the Home Fleet managed to break free. The tide of the battle had clearly turned in favor of the Jedi Coalition. Luke Skywalker then led another StealthX raid on the Anakin Solo, this time storming the main hangar. The StealthX wing entered the hangar, followed by the Millennium Falcon, and destroyed the heavy weapon defenses. The StealthXs landed, and 12 Jedi Masters, accompanied by 50 Jedi Knights, neutralized most of the GAG troopers on board before they finally surrendered. Jag found Jaina, and her parents transported her to a Battle Dragon to be healed by Cilghal. With the battle nearing its end and the ship secured, the Jedi proceeded to parley with the Moffs.

The Aftermath

Following an encounter with the last Elite Guards protecting the Moffs, Luke informed them of Caedus's demise. He then presented them with the choice of becoming Hapan prisoners of war or joining the Jedi Coalition under the leadership of Jagged Fel. The combined might of the Galactic Alliance, Jedi, and Imperials would compel the Confederation to surrender. The Moffs were relieved to have that option, and Jagged Fel accepted, knowing that assuming Pellaeon's position would bring the war to an end. Han Solo was less enthusiastic about the outcome, but he and Tenel Ka persuaded Fel to initiate an Imperial Mission. This was in honor of Tenel Ka's deceased daughter Allana, who was in reality alive and given a new identity to ensure her safety and freedom from the fear of Nobles hunting her.

Behind the Curtain

The Battle of Shedu Maad serves as the climax of the novel Legacy of the Force: Invincible by Troy Denning. The repercussions of the battle on the wider galaxy were depicted in the Fate of the Jedi novel Fate of the Jedi: Outcast.