Sup guys, Lighting Wolf here. back with another story, this one about Star Wars. Enjoy the 1100-word chapter. I don't Star Wars, Disney and Lucas Arts do.
(Outer Rim, Lothal System, Garel. CR-90 corvette, Steadfast)
"Keep firing those turbolaser batteries, and tell Purple Squadron to keep those blasted TIES fighters off of us!"
The Commander of the corvette ordered as the blockade runner continued to fire away at 6 Imperial light cruisers.
Backing up the small warship was 5 other CR-90 corvettes and a single Quasar-class carrier which had blaster marks on its hull.
"We're trying, sir, the fleet is still trapped in this position!"
One of the crewmates said as another ran into the small bridge.
"Commander Hugo, Avalanche Company is still advancing on their objective."
The Rebel soldier reported as another blast shook the small Rebel flagship.
"Well, tell me what is happening with those soldiers, sergeant."
Hugo replied.
(Garel Spaceport.)
"Furo, push up, we're almost to the supplies!"
Furo turned to see his commander as the man fired his A280 blaster rifle at the group of advancing Stormtroopers, killing 2 as the other 4 opened fire, scorching the crate the soldiers were using as cover.
"Sir, these Imps are beginning to become to overwhelm us!"
Furo replied as his commander fired and hit another Stormtrooper as the 3 remaining Imperial soldiers continued to fire away at the Rebel soldiers.
"Finish off the Imps, Avalanche Company!"
Furo heard his commander yell as he turned to see Captain Nick and two of the other Rebels in the squad fire their A280s at the Stormtroopers as the crossfire continued, killing another 2 rebels before the remaining Stormtroopers retreated.
Dragging an injured trooper with them as Nick rested his rifle against his shoulder as he looked around to see 6 of his men had been killed in the crossfire. A speeder pulled up as 2 Rebels soldiers got out of it.
"Gere, about time you showed up, corporal."
Nick said as 2 of his men loaded the crates onto the speeder as Gere was about to respond when a massive boom cut the Rebel soldiers off as they looked up to see a fiery wreck barrowing down on the planet.
"What was-…"
Furo started to say as Nick looked up to see a squadron of TIE fighters zooming away from the wreck.
"That was the Steadfast…. Our fleet must be getting hammered harder than we thought."
Nick put in as he looked at a Rodian with several scars on his face.
"Bardon, get the speeder loaded, we need to regroup with the rest of the troops down here or the Empire is going to hunt us down and kill us one by one."
Nick ordered as he walked over and grabbed a ration pack from one of the dead Stormtroopers before grabbing another and tossing it on the speeder as the crates were loaded onto the speeder.
"Get it back to base, Avalanche Company, let's make sure the base and the airfield the first wave seized weren't destroyed by the empire."
Nick said as he hopped on a speeder bike and drove off as Furo and the other Rebel soldiers of Avalanche Company looked at each other.
"Let's get going before the Imperial Garrison sends reinforcements."
Furo said as Bardon and 4 of the Rebel soldiers hopped on the speeder as it sped away.
(Rebel field hq, inner city of Garel.)
Nick hopped off his speeder bike as he walked past the 2 Rebel soldiers standing guard at the door.
He looked up to see an Imperial light cruiser was hit and began to come crashing down toward the city as Nick could hear the Rebel soldiers on top of the base cheering as he walked in.
"Captain, sir! I didn't think you'd make it back with the rest of the Empire clashing with us all over the planet."
A Rebel soldier stated as Nick walked right past him into the command center where both Rebel soldiers and technicians and engineers as they moved supplies around and fixed ragged computer systems.
"Captain!" A Rebel soldier yelled as he saluted as Nick walked past him to stand at the holo table that had been recently installed within the base.
"This uprising is turning into a full out war…. What's the status of the fleet?"
Nick asked as one of the soldiers answered.
"Sir, our flagship was destroyed in the battle but the remains of the fleet are landing within the hour."
The soldier said as Nick nodded and turned to look at the man.
"Who's commanding us now then? Commander Hugo was in charge of the entire invasion, now it's just an all-out war for the planet."
Nick said as the Rebel nervously looked around the room before looking back at the Rebel officer.
"That would… Be you, Captain. You're the highest-ranking officer in the Garel cell since Hugo's second in command was killed in the destruction of the Steadfast."
The Rebel said as Nick cursed.
"That's just great… Get the rest of our fleet down here and tell every Rebel not in a firefight with the Empire to regroup back here, we need to plan out our operations, we can't take the empire head on."
Nick said as the soldier saluted and ran off to carry out the Rebel officer's orders as Nick sighed and pulled his holodisk off his belt.
"Guys, I have good news and bad news… The good news is our fleet broke through the imp's blockade and will be joining us down here soon."
Nick could hear cheers on the other side as he sighed.
'Let them process the good news, then hit them with the bad. That's what Commander Hugo would do.'
Nick thought before clearing his throat.
"The bad news is a squadron of TIE fighters destroyed the Steadfast in the battle…. Commander Hugo and all hands aboard were killed."
Nick shut off the audio, he didn't want to hear his fellow Rebels reactions to losing what many considered their mentor for over a year.
"Now, I know how losing the commander feels, I don't like to take his place like this but as the highest-ranking officer in the Garel cell, I will do my best to keep us safe…. I want every soldier that survived the trip here to return to base, the Empire is going to stop us from leaving for now and we need to get as many troops as we can back here for the counter attack… Captain Nick Deacon out."
Nick cut the communication as he looked around the room.
"Get this command center as fixed up as you can."
Author notes
And that was chapter 1! I want to point out the reason this rebel cell is so big is due to many aliens having joined it. This story will also kind of be separate from Rebels but I'll explain more next chapter. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!