Outside of Alderaan's orbit, a ship dropped out of hyperspace. This ship was a YT-2400 light freighter. Inside a teenager sat, as a grown man walked into the room from the cockpit.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do," the Ala'nok said as he sat up.
"It would appear I do," Jehick responded, "Go ahead, ask away."
"Those imperials called you Jehick, care to explain."
"I was going to tell you eventually," Jehick sighed as he said, "my real name is Jehick San'trel."
"How come those stormtroopers were chasing you?"
"I used to do something that is now illegal." Jehick said the vague truth. Ala'nok raised an eyebrow before smiling.
"Well since i'm now wanted on Coruscant, it would appear you're stuck with me." Ala'nok said.
"It would appear so," Jehick began, "well this ship's going to need a name. Have any ideas?"
"Hmmmm, how about… the Pathfinder?"
"Hey, I like that, it's got a catchy ring to it." Jehick said smiling. "Follow me," he motioned Ala'nok into the cockpit.
"You see that star system?" Jehick asked. Ala'nok looked out the window and nodded. "That's Alderaan, it was the only planet I could get to with the amount of fuel we had."
"You don't think the imperials will be able to find us do you?" Ala'nok asked.
"Probably not."
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Ala'nok said. "Let's get down there!"
Meanwhile on an Imperial Star Destroyer…
An officer walked through the sliding doors into the bridge of the Star Destroy Exterminator.
"Admiral, we followed your instructions and looked at the fuel levels of the stolen ship." The officer said. "At the time it left, it had enough fuel to reach only one star system, Alderaan."
The admiral turned around and responded, "good work officer, you have done your duty well. You are dismissed."
The officer turned around and walked away.
"Set course for Alderaan," Admiral Sevos said to one of the officers in the bridge. As he turned around, he saw the ship begin to go into hyperspace…
Back on Alderaan…
Jehick and Ala'nok walked down the boarding ramp of the Pathfinder. Once they reached the bottom, Jehick handed Ala'nok a blaster.
"Here, I found it in the ship. With any luck you won't need it, but just in case."
"Thanks!" Ala'nok exclaimed, looking excitedly at his new possession.
"C'mon, it will be awhile before the ship refuels again. In the meantime we can visit a few sites on the planet."
Together they both walked out of the spaceport, and into the bustling world that is Alderaan.
5 Minutes Later…
"Man, I've never seen a world as big as this one," Ala'nok said looking up at the skyscrapers.
"Yeah, you'll get used to it, I used to see tons of different worlds on some of my… um… "missions"," Jehick replied.
"You never told me what you did for a living."
"I was a type of soldier or guardian," Jehick said vaguely. "Here we are, the capital building. I have a old friend who works here. You should probably wait outside while I talk with him."
"Ok," Ala'nok replied as they walked into the large reception room of the building. Ala'nok gaped as he looked at all of the fancy furniture inside.
"Yeah, this is definitely quite different than 1313," Jehick said as he walked up to the receptionist. "Hello there, I'm here to visit Senator Bail Organa."
"I'm sorry sir, but Senator Organa is very busy today and is not able to see anyone." The receptionist looked down at her computer expecting Jehick to walk away.
"Ma'am, if you would please just tell him that Jehick San'trel is here, I'm sure that he would be happy to see me," Jehick said trying to persuade her. The receptionist looked up annoyed.
"I assure you that Senator Organa does not want to see anyone today, now if you will excuse me, I have some very important work to attend to!" The receptionist said coldly.
Jehick turned around and began walking away, but hesitated. He turned back around to face the receptionist. Knowing what he was about to do was risky, he looked both ways, and seeing there was no threat, proceeded with his plan.
He waved his hand and said, "you will tell Senator Organa, Jehick San'trel is here to visit."
"I will tell Senator Organa, Jehick San'trel is here to visit," the receptionist said. She picked up her transmitter and told the Senator who was here. "The Senator will see you now."
"Ok," Jehick said as he walked over to Ala'nok. "Stay here, I'm going up to visit my friend."
"Whatever you say," Ala'nok said.
Jehick walked away towards the elevator and stepped in. He pressed the button for the top floor. The elevator was made out of pure glass, giving a great view of Alderaan. As the elevator went up, Jehick looked at the view. Eventually the elevator stopped and the doors opened, revealing a man sitting at a desk writing some papers.
Jehick began to walk out, but the man raised his hand signalling him to stop. The man got up and on his wrist pad, pushed a few buttons, and in an instant all of the cameras in the room turned off.
"Well I'll be damned," Bail Organa began, "Jehick San'trel, in the flesh and blood. It is good to see you again!"
"You as well Senator Organ-,"
"Please, call me Bail," Bail said interrupting Jehick.
"Bail, I'm going to honest with you. The Empire knows I survived the purge, and they are coming after me and the boy."
"This is bad news," Bail said, "I saw the boy on the camera, what's his story?"
"I picked him up on Coruscant, as I was making my escape from 1313," Jehick told the story of his escape. "Get this though, I believe the boy is force sensitive."
"I see, and I'm assuming you wish to train him?" Bail asked.
"Yes, I hope to."
"Well, I'm afraid I cannot help you too much, given the Empire watches me like a hawk, but I can give you coordinates as to where you can go to," Bail began. "There is a planet in the Outer Rim that is currently in the middle of a civil war, you could hide from the Empire on that planet for a while."
"That would be great!" Jehick replied.
"Alright then, do you have a ship?"
"Yes, it's in docking bay 76," Jehick said.
"Very good, I will tell my technicians to put the coordinates in your nav computer," Bail began. "By the way before you leave, there's something I need to talk to you about."
"Sure, what is it?"
"It's an organization that you might be interested in, it's called the Alliance to Restore the Republ-," Bail began but was interrupted by his intercom.
"Senator Organa, a star destroyer has just dropped out of hyperspace!"
Bail ran over to his desk and typed on his computer something. He looked up and said, "I'm assuming this has something to do with you?"
"Well… it wouldn't surprise me!" Jehick shrugged.
"Your ship should be ready by the time you get to the hangar, now go!" Bail said as he turned on his intercom. "I am aware of the Star Destroyers in our planet's orbit, and I assure you, I am working to resolve this issue."
Aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer Exterminator…
Admiral Sevos stood looking out the window of his Star Destroyer as it exited hyperspace. He looked out at the beautiful world of Alderaan. As a child he had gotten to go to this place with his family, but that was before the Empire's time.
"Sir, Lord Vader is ready to speak with you," an officer said.
"Very good, I shall not keep him waiting!"
Sevos exited the bridge and entered the small room with the holo terminal in it.
A blue tinted image appeared…
"I have heard about your request to send troops to the surface of Alderaan. Are you certain the jedi is here?" Lord Vader said calmly.
"Yes my lord, I have confirmation that he was in the capitol building."
"Interesting, a fugitive would not go to a government building without knowing someone there. I will deal with that matter. In the meantime you will dispatch a squadron of stormtroopers to apprehend this jedi. This matter must be handled delicately, NO major damage is to be done. Are we clear?" Darth Vader asked.
"Yes my lord, I will not fail you!" Admiral Sevos said, remaining calm.
"Let us hope so, for your sake." Vader said coldly.
With that the image disappeared, and Jehick returned to the bridge.
Back on Alderaan…
Jehick ran to the elevator and pressed the button that would send him to the ground level. As soon as the door opened he ran out into the reception room towards Ala'nok.
"Jehick where were you, I heard the senator's announcement!" Ala'nok said nervously.
"I know where we need to go to now, but first we need to get back to the ship." Jehick replied.
"Got it!" Ala'nok said as they ran out of the building.
They ran through the streets of Alderaan quickly but also stealthy as to avoid suspicion. As soon as they got close to the spaceport, they spotted the squadron of troopers blocking the entrance.
"Shit!" Jehick exclaimed as he grabbed his blaster. Ala'nok, noticing this action, drew his as well.
"What do we do?" Ala'nok asked.
"I'll move along the left and you will go along the right. Stick to cover and when I give the signal, we will fire. Ok?"
"Ok."
They both moved towards the stormtroopers, hiding behind barrels and speeders. Once they were as close as can be without giving away their position, Jehick gave the signal.
In an instant a squadron of about 25 soldiers was reduced to 17. Jehick took five out and Ala'nok took three out. They continued firing while the stormtroopers tried to figure out what was going on. When there were about 12 troopers left, the tides turned. The stormtroopers had them pinned, and began to encircle them.
Ala'nok and Jehick tried to halt there advancements, but it was futile. One lucky trooper fired a shot that hit Ala'nok in the leg.
"Oh shit… ALA'NOK…" Jehick yelled as he ran to him.
Jehick inspected the wound and was relieved to see it was just a flesh wound. He reached into one of his belts storage spaces and grabbed his emergency tool, a flashbang. He threw it and closed his eyes. When he opened them he saw the troopers were all in a daze. He picked up Ala'nok and ran into the spaceport.
Just as he got into his designated elevator, he heard shouts and blaster fire. A few shots hit the door as it closed. Once he reached the bottom, he ran out and into the ship.
Jehick closed the boarding ramp behind him and quickly laid Ala'nok on one of the beds. He then proceeded to the cockpit where he began to start up the ship. It began to start up,but then failed.
"Oh cmon on, I don't have time for this." He looked outside the window and saw stormtroopers setting up a rocket launcher.
"Crap!" Jehick said as he tried to start it up again. "Just work damn you!" He yelled and hit the wall, causing the ship to start up. "Hey! That worked out nicely."
With blaster fire going all around him, the ship took off.
On board Exterminator…
"Admiral, the ship has exited the star system's atmosphere!" An officer reported.
"Very good, prepare the turbolasers." Sevos said with his hand cupping his chin deep in thought.
"Yes sir!"
On the Pathfinder
The Pathfinder quickly flew out towards the star destroyer. As soon as it entered firing range, it was hit by a barrage of lasers.
"Damn! I really need to find a pilot." Jehick said as he did swerves to try an avoid the blasts. "Hmmm, spinning is a cool trick!" He began doing barrel rolls.
On board Exterminator
Admiral Sevos looked out at the ship doing zig-zags and barrel rolls in hopes of reducing hits from the turbo lasers.
"Sir, the ship is preparing to make the jump to hyperdrive," an officer said quickly.
"Cease fire! Prepare one of the turrets to fire a homing beacon," Sevos said realizing his plan of action.
On the Pathfinder
Jehick booted up the hyperdrive and prepared to activate it when he noticed the turrets had stopped firing.
"What the hell is going on now!"
He thought for a moment before deciding that he should use the chance to escape.
As he activated the hyperdrive he noticed that the sensors went offline for a few seconds. He shrugged it off as a malfunction as the ship entered hyperspace.
On board Exterminator
"Admiral, the ship has entered hyperspace." An officer reported.
"I assume that you have managed to attach a homing beacon to the ship?" Sevos questioned.
"Yes sir. You also have an incoming transmission."
"Very good, clear the bridge," Sevos said knowing fully who wished to speak with him. He walked away from the windows in the bridge and into the adjacent room that contained the holotable. As soon as he was right up next to it, the holotable turned on.
He was surprised to see the face of Grand Moff Tarkin instead of Darth Vader.
"Grand Moff Tarkin, I must say I was expecting Darth Vader," Admiral Sevos said calmly.
"Unfortunately, Lord Vader is unable to help any longer by the wishes of the Emperor. I am here to assist in resolving this situation."
Sevos was by no means unfamiliar to Grand Moff Tarkin. When he was in the Imperial Academy, he studied Tarkin's tactics. At one point he even got the honor to serve under him when Tarkin was just a moff.
"I understand sir." Sevos said.
"And what of these insurgents, have you managed to capture them?" Tarkin questioned.
"I have attached a homing beacon to there ship. They will lead us straight to their safe haven." Sevos replied. Over the years Sevos had become quite like Tarkin. No amount of death swayed him. He even had the same posture and clasped his hands behind his back like Tarkin.
"An interesting strategy. Lets hope that it pays off, for your sake. Tarkin said coldly. "For now I wish for you to go to the Senator's office on Alderaan and speak to him about the insurgents, then you may continue your pursuit."
"Very well." Sevos said as the transmission was cut. He walked out of the room and into the bridge.
"Prepare my shuttle for departure," He said to one of his officers, who nodded and walked away.
On Alderaan
The Lambda shuttle landed in the government district and soon after Admiral Sevos and a squadron of stormtroopers left to go to Senator Organa's office.
When they entered the building, Admiral Sevos walked up to the receptionist.
"I am Admiral Sevos, and I need to speak with Senator Organa." Sevos said calmly, with two stormtroopers on either side of him, and more behind.
"I'm afraid Senator Organa is no longer taking visitors and must leave." She said with a hint of ire.
"I will tell you one more time, I am Admiral Sevos and I am here on Imperial business that requires me to see Senator Organa." Admiral Sevos said with a calm face.
"I'm afraid my answer is still no." She said as she looked back down at her holo computer.
Sevos's calm expression turned into a frown as he raised his hand signalling his soldiers to fire. The lady looked up and screamed as her body was filled with lasers.
Admiral Sevos looked on the body with no expression, before walking towards the turbolift that would take him to Senator Organa's office.
The elevator doors opened and Sevos walked out. The senator was sitting at his desk with a frown.
"How dare you! You think that you can come to my planet, hurt civilians, kill my receptionist, and then expect to speak with me?" The Senator stood up as he yelled.
"Senator please, have some dignity. I am just here to ask a few questions." Sevos said calmly.
The aged senator sighed before nodding and sitting down.
"Tell me what you know about these insurgents."
ANNNNNNND….. That's chapter 3! I'm hoping to get more time to write this story. I will also be adding more characters to Jehick's crew. Please favorite, follow, and write a review. I would love to get your feedback and know what you guys would like to see in the story.