Prologue
*Tap*tap*tap* light feet ran down the hall. Azile was gasping for air, she'd been running a good half hour now, and was nearing her limit. Azile wanted to pause and catch her breath, but she knew she couldn't afford to waste any time; she could already hear them cutting through the doors. 'Almost there' she thought as she made a right turn. *Thud*, her heart sank, she knew they had finish cutting through the door, and they had done it far too quickly. Azile entered the communications centre hearing blaster fire heading her way. She allowed herself a small smile as she sealed the door behind her and fried the control panel. They were too late, they wouldn't be able to stop her now.
"Azile, quickly, we must send the message, we're almost out of time," a young man said, glancing anxiously at the door; knowing it wouldn't keep them out for long.
"Reed, this will take a couple minutes, I need you to watch my back," she stated as she turned on the holo com. He nodded and picked up his blaster. They could hear the fighting coming closer, it was almost at the door now. Azile quickly recorded a message, she could hear them cutting through the door. Reed tightened his grip on his blaster, knowing that they both would most likely die here. Azile punched in the frequency, hoping her Intel had been right.
Just as she hit send, they made it through the door, firing as they came through. Reed ducked behind a consul, firing back. Azile reached for her blaster, ducking for cover as fast as she could. It wasn't fast enough. Azile screamed as a bolt hit her side, puncturing her lung. She knew she only had a few moments left.
"Azile!" she faintly heard Reed yell, as she saw him get shot in the arm trying to get to her. She smiled at him weakly, her vision was going black, the pain going numb.
"Bye...Reed.." she gasped out weakly. Then everything went black.