The night was peaceful, and the animals were asleep all around the Lorell farm. It was a night like all the others, except this time, Kale wasn't at home. Seda opened her eyes and looked around the room. She hit the lightswitch, but nothing happened. The power station probably had a fuse, like it had done the last three nights.
She walked up the stairs to Kale's room and looked in, "Kale, i'm going to check the power station".
She didn't get a response, so she just sighed, thinking he once more had worked late and fallen asleep late. Jored was on a business trip to Coruscant, so Seda and Kale were left in charge of the farm. It was too dark for Seda to see that Kale was infact missing.
Grabbing the coat from the wall, she headed out the door and turned on the flashlight. It was unusually dark in the area, but she was able to make out the power station blinking in the distance. However, this made her confused. Had it been a fuse, the power station would have shut down to prevent any damage.
As she heard a sound, she turned around only to spot a huge shadow approaching her. She opened her mouth to scream, but not a sound came out. The shadow finally leaped at her, as she lost focus and hit the ground.
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Kale woke up, his heart beating so hard it felt like it was about to burst through his chest. He looked around in the small room he had rented the previous night. A knock on the door made him regain focus.
A man clad in blue clothes greeted him, "Mister Lorell, there has been an incident"
"It's my sister, right?" he asked and leaned against the wall with his head in his hands as the man outside the door nodded. For some reason, ever since he was five, all his dreams had become true in one way or another. First the destruction of D6-Derek. Next the death of his fathers friend.
Closing the door, Kale walked over to his room's terminal and turned it on. Terrel appeared on it.
"I'll have to wait with the assignment. My father is coming home from Coruscant, and we'll need to arrange-"
Kale was interrupted by Terrel, "Your sisters death was no coincidence, Kale. The Empire found out i worked for the Rebellion, and realised that you must work for them too. They decided to hit us both where it hurts the most"
"What should we do? If my dad returns home, he'll just get arrested too" he dropped into the chair and looked out the window to his left.
Terrel thought for a moment. It was clear he was quite irritated by the Empire's methods and will, but he had connections the Empire didn't.
"In order to keep Jored safe, you'll have to find and eliminate General Nen'the. He's the leader of the Imperial Onyx Squad. If you kill him, they'll be vulnerable, and i'll be able to take a team and secure Jored before it's too late"
Nodding, Kale tapped a few buttons on the side of the terminal. A picture appeared side by side with the video feed of Terrel, "I'll do it".
He turned off the terminal and left the room with nothing but his clothes and pistol. If he had to assassinate an Imperial General, let alone the leader of the Imperial Onyx Squad, he'd need to get information the old way. Through the smugglers and thugs. In order to disguise his identity, he took up the nickname of Loner.
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The streets of Coruscant were more crowded than usual, mainly due to the increased Imperial activity on the planet. With his new personality, and name, Kale had no problem making his way past the Imperial checkpoints.
He entered a small alley way, out of sight from the crowd of people. Putting down his backpack, he opened it and pulled out a rope. In order to get to the top of the Imperial Intelligence building, he had to climb. Climbing up the wall, he managed to take a glance through all of the windows.
On the twentieth floor, he looked through the windows and noticed General Nen'the speaking to some other officers. He climbed one floor up, and cut through the ventilation grating, gaining access to the building.
He began climbing throughout the ventilation system, right above his target. He noticed a small grating, allowing him to peek into the conference room. He noticed Nen'the sitting with Grand Moff Tarkin, and several other officers.
"I'm just saying, it'd be easier if the Death Star wasn't so unprotected. Honestly, i think we should just send a strike team and eliminate the rebels while we can. How hard can it be, anyways?" Nen'the asked as he leaned forward, placing his arms on the table.
Tarkin shook his head, "I can't even begin to explain how wrong you are. Lord Vader has already captured the Princess of Alderaan, and will be taking her to the Death Star soon. I'll have to be there to greet her. This meeting is over, General"
All the officers except Nen'the got up and left the room. He had the chance of warning the Rebel alliance of the capture of the Princess, but he was so close to being able to stop Nen'the. If he killed him now, he wouldn't have the chance to interrogate him. But if he waited, his father would likely get killed.
Kale sighed and planted the charge inside the ventilation tunnel, and began crawling backwards as the timer ticked. As the timer ticked, Kale could feel a sudden headache. He closed his eyes as flashes of a woman in white clothing, being brought out of a ship, appeared infront of him.
He knocked out the visions and continued backwards, just barely making it out as the charge detonated, sending a ball of fire hurling towards him. He flew out of the tunnel, and managed to grab the rope attached to the wall. He could hear the windows being blown out, and the floor collapsing.
