Months after the Battle of Endor, the galaxy is reshaped as factions rush to fill a power vacuum left after the death of Palpatine. A bounty hunter, a former rebel pilot, a technically gifted youth, and an Imperial defector find themselves tied up in the tendrils of a secret Imperial conference. Its purpose: to restore the might of the Empire. Commander Wedge Antilles and Admiral Akbar take part in a local insurrection-turned-battle that leads to another defeat for the Imperial remnant.