Inside the war room on a Star Destroyer, in an undisclosed location

"The Emperor was not very happy with the results of our last attempt at cleaning up the planets. Col. Ekirk failed us in ensuring that all vacant houses and structures were destroyed last year." Admiral Brady continued, "Failure is not an option this year, gentlemen."

"The Empire has learned that Rebel Forces have been making use of the vacant structures as meeting places, hideouts, and as weapon caches." Admiral Brady stood and spoke calmly and sternly, "We were too soft on the Alliance in our previous effort. We must destroy these buildings and reveal to the people of the galaxy how weak the Rebel Alliance has grown!"

"Excuse me, Admiral Brady?"

"What is it, Col. Hoot?"

"I don't mean to interrupt, sir, but I need to excuse myself momentarily to take care of an urgent matter. I'll be right back."

"You are excused."

Just outside of the war room, in an empty hallway, Col. Hoot makes a call on his secure commlink to a Rebel base on a distant planet

"Base One, this is Patriot One, over."

"Patriot One, this is Base One, go ahead."

"We have a problem. The Empire is going to make a more aggressive move against the vacant structures littered around the galaxy. In effect, they're attempting to smoke us out of our hiding places."

Col. Hoot continued, "General, we need to mobilize our own people and get them to vacate and destroy as many of these buildings as possible before the Empire gets to them. We must not let the Empire discover and destroy our hideouts and any weapons and materials we have hidden at these locations.

"If the Emperor offers any rewards for destroying vacant structures, I'll figure out a way to make sure our friends receive them as well."

"Very good, Col. Hoot. I knew placing a spy high within the ranks of the Imperial army would pay off," General T. Morrow confidently responded.

"You'll need to make sure you also inform our contacts within Jabba's palace and any neutral citizens looking to make a profit as well. This is a direct aggressive move against the Rebel Alliance and we need to make sure we are prepared. Patriot One out."

Back inside the war room, Admiral Brady wraps up the meeting

"In an effort to inspire some of our less than ambitious troops, we will be offering rewards for the amount of vacant buildings each person personally destroys. Because the Emperor is feeling generous, he is also going to not only award badges to those who participate, but items from his own personal collection.

"Go now and destroy these vacant structures. Find the Rebels and destroy them! For the glory of the Empire!"

"We'll see about that," Col. Hoot coolly whispered.