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Chapter 2: The Imperial Fleet
(In the command center, the group, minus Lincoln, enter and find Pop Pop standing next to a Rebel controller at a computer.)
Pop Pop: We have a visitor. Something's outside in zone twelve, moving east.
Lori: Is it one of those Snow creatures that attacked Lincoln?
Controller: No, it's made of metal.
Bobby: Maybe it's one of our speeders.
Controller: No, wait, there's something very weak coming through.
(A very strange mechanical sound is heard through the communicator.)
Lisa: That does not sound like a signal used by the Alliance.
Leni: Yeah, whatever it is, it doesn't sound friendly.
Bobby: Ronnie and I will check it out.
Ronnie Anne: Are we still gonna get the ship fixed?
Bobby: One thing at a time.
(Outside, the probe droid levitates past the large power generators it found down a ridge toward the Rebel base. It raises its antenna and sends out a piercing signal. Bobby, in his snow gear, looks over a hill at the droid some few dozen feet away. Ronnie Anne appears over a snowbank on the other side and throws a snowball at it. The droid gets hit and turns to spot her, setting off an alarm.)
Ronnie Anne: Oh, geez!
(She ducks back down as the droid shoots its mounted gun in her direction. Bobby pulls out his blaster and shoots at it from behind. After a couple of shot, the droid completely blows up. Ronnie Anne comes out and she and Bobby look at each other with confusion. In the control room, Lori and Pop Pop listen to Bobby on the communicator.)
Bobby: (through comlink) It's gone now.
Lori: What was it?
Bobby: (through comlink) Droid of some kind. I didn't hit it that hard. Must've had a self-destruct.
Lori: An Imperial probe droid.
Bobby: (through comlink) It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here.
Lori: Should've known it was matter of time before they'd find us.
Pop Pop: We better start the evacuation.
(In the far reaches of space, as ominous orchestra music plays, several Imperial Star Destroyers patrol a wide area with numerous TIE fighters flying around them. A massive shadow looms over the regular sized ships and a black Star Destroyer twenty times larger than them come into view. This is the Executor, the flagship of the Imperial fleet. On the command bridge of the Executor, the Sith Lord Darth Lola stands at a window observing the fleet. She sips on a cup of tea through the breathing vent on her helmet. An Imperial officer walks up to her.)
Officer: Finished your tea, ma'am?
Lola: (hands the cup to him) Yes, thank you. Nothing like admiring the glorious powerful forces at your disposal.
(The ominous music that was playing ends and Lola turns to a part of the ship where John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra are.)
Lola: Nicely done, people!
Officer: Didn't they get vaporized in the last episode?
Lola: Yeah, but this is a fanfiction. Anything can happen. And it wouldn't be Star Wars without them.
(On the other side of the bridge, Chandler stands behind a controller's desk looking at the computer screen. He sees Lord Tetherby and Sue the Nurse walking down the bridge and calls to them.)
Chandler: Admiral! General!
(They turn to him and head over.)
Tetherby: Yes, Captain?
Chandler: I think we've got something. The report is only a fragment from a probe droid in the Hoth system, but it's the best lead we've had.
Tetherby: We have thousands of probe droids across the galaxy. We need proof, not leads!
Chandler: The visuals indicate life readings.
Tetherby: It could be anything. If we follow every lead -
Chandler: But the Hoth system is supposed to be devoid of humans.
(Lola sees them arguing and walks over to them. A pair of engineers in the den below the walkway see her coming and get nervous.)
Engineer #1: Boss lady's coming! Look busy!
Engineer #2: Lots of Empire stuff to do.
Engineer #1: Getting Empire stuff done.
Engineer #2: Busy with Empire stuff.
Engineer #1: Yes, this is good Empire stuff.
Engineer #2: This Empire stuff looks good.
Engineer #1: Yes, I think we're done with this Empire stuff.
Engineer #2: Empire stuff.
(Lola walks up to the desk.)
Lola: What're you bums looking at?
Chandler: We found something, boss.
(Lola looks at the screen with an image of the power generators the probe droid found.)
Lola: That's it! The Rebels are there!
Tetherby: But ma'am, there are so many uncharted settlements. It could be a phony. A big, fat phony!
Lola: That is the place. And I'm sure Loudwalker is with them. Set a course for the Hoth system. General Sue, prepare your troops.
Sue: Yes, boss.
(Back in the Rebel base, everyone prepares to either the evacuation of the upcoming battle. Several transport ships are being loaded and prepared for takeoff. The armored snowspeeders are being prepared for battle. Bobby stands on the Millennium Falcon's roof working frantically on a part of it. Ronnie Anne sits in the cockpit as Bobby speaks to her through a comlink.)
Bobby: Okay, try it.
(Ronnie Anne activates some controls and an engine sound starts running. The area on the roof Bobby worked on starts sparking and smoking.)
Bobby: (panicking) Turn it off! Turn it off!
(In the medical center, Lincoln has fully recovered and gets ready to leave. He puts his orange pilot's uniform on and heads out. He makes his way to the hangar where pilots, gunners and droids scurry about. He approaches the Falcon where Ronnie Anne is on the ground checking things under the ship and Bobby is still on the roof. They now have droids helping them out.)
Lincoln: Hey, Ronnie Anne, take care of yourself.
(He pats her on the shoulder and holds his hand out to her.)
Ronnie Anne: Whoa, what's this handshake business. (grins) We Rebels gotta hug! Bring it in!
(She wraps her arms around him in a bear hug.)
Lincoln: (chuckles) Okay, okay.
(She releases him and Lincoln turns to Bobby who's on the roof talking to a droid.)
Bobby: (to droid) There's got to be a reason for it. Check the other end. (to Lincoln) You all right?
Lincoln: Yeah, you take care of yourself.
Bobby: Sure thing. Be careful.
Lincoln: You too.
Bobby: Remember, we're the Rebels!
Lincoln: Yeah! Rebels forever!
Ronnie Anne: Empire sucks!
(Lincoln then walks away as the two pilots smile at him. In the control room, Pop Pop observes the controllers on their computers.)
Controller: General, we got a fleet of Star Destroyers coming out of hyperspace in sector four.
Pop Pop: They're here. Reroute all power to the energy shield. We've got to hold them off until all transports are away. Prepare for a surface attack.
(Out in space, the Imperial fleet arrives in the Hoth system and advances towards the planet. On the Executor, in Lola's personal quarters, Sue enters and approaches the meditation chamber, a dark round cubicle. The top opens up and reveals Lola sitting inside.)
Lola: What is it, General?
Sue: Bad news, boss. We've entered the Hoth system but we've detected an energy field surrounding a large area. It's strong enough to deflect any bombardment.
Lola: (disappointed) The Rebels are alerted to our presence. Admiral Tetherby brought the fleet out of light-speed too close to the system.
Sue: (chuckles) Yeah, he thought it was wise to take those Rebels by surprise. Can you believe that?
Lola: He is as clumsy as he is stupid. Now, we'll have to get up close and personal. Fire up the walkers, General. We're going for a ground assault. I've got some firing to do.
Sue: You got it, boss.
(Sue leaves the room as Lola turns her seat around and turns on a big viewscreen, showing Tetherby and Chandler on the bridge. They see her through the screen and Tetherby steps forward.)
Tetherby: Lady Lola, the Fleet has moved out of light-speed and we're preparing to - Aaagh…
(He clutches his throat and stops breathing.)
Lola: You have failed me for the last time, Admiral. Didn't know I could choke you through the TV, did you? We'll, I can. 'Cause I'm the all-powerful leader! Captain Chandler…
Chandler: (steps forward nervously) Yes, boss?
Lola: Prepare to land the troops beyond the energy shield and deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off the system. You are in command now. Don't fail me, Admiral Chandler.
(Chandler glances warily at Tetherby who stumbles and falls right next to him. He tries to hide his fear and faces Lola with a nervous smile.)
Chandler: Th-thank you, boss.
(In the main hangar in the Rebel base, a large group of pilots, including Lincoln, Liam, Zach, Rusty, Stella and Girl Jordan, gather around Lori who quickly briefs them with a sense of urgency.)
Lori: Listen up, everyone. All troop carriers will assemble at the north entrance. The heavy transport ships will leave as soon as they're loaded. Only two fighter escorts per ship. The energy shield can only be opened for a short time, so you'll have to stay very close to your transports. Now, there's literally infinite directions in space in which to flee when we evacuate. However, we'll have our transports fly directly towards the fleet of Star Destroyers because it's what they'll least expect.
Rusty: Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?
Lori: The ion cannon will fire several shots to make sure any enemy ships will be out of your flight path. When you've gotten past the energy shield, proceed directly to the rendezvous point. Understood?
(Everyone agrees and rushes off to their stations. Lori finds Lincoln and gives him a hug.)
Lori: Take care, Linky. Kick some Imperial butt for us.
Lincoln: Thanks, Lori. I will.
(Outside the base, numerous Rebel troops take position on the mounted laser turrets and in the trenches. They look out into the distant snow plain, ready for whatever comes their way. In the command center, Lori and Pop Pop, along with Mr. Grouse, observe the controllers preparing to aid the escape of the first transport.)
Pop Pop: Their primary target will be the main power generators.
Mr. Grouse: Prepare to open the shield!
(A Rebel transport ship and two X-wing fighters fly fast away from the base and up into space. A Star Destroyer patrols the area above the planet. Inside, an officer walks up to the captain.)
Officer: Sir, Rebel ships are coming into our sector.
Captain: Good, our first catch of the day.
Officer: (scoffs) Like you know how to fish.
(In the command center, they lower the shield and activate the ion cannon.)
Mr. Grouse: Stand by, ion control. Prepare to fire at those Imperial clods!
(Outside the base, the giant, ball-shaped ion cannon rotates into position and blasts energy beams skyward. The transport ship and its escort race away from the planet and toward the Star Destroyer. The Imperial ship is hit by the energy beams from the cannon and then spins out of control. The Rebel ships race right past it and away to safety. In the main hangar, an announcement is heard.)
Announcer: The first transport is away. The first transport is away.
(Several Rebels cheer at the news and continue to prepare for battle. Lincoln goes up to a snowspeeder where another pilot sits.)
Dack: Feeling all right, sir?
Lincoln: Just like new. How about you, Dack?
Dack: Right now, I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself!
Lincoln: Really? 'Cause that'd be awesome.
Dack: In fact, I'd like to try it!
Lincoln: (calling out) Hey, everyone, Dack says he's got this one!
(All the pilot's around them cheer him on.)
Dack: You know it!
(He gets in the speeder all by himself and take off. He flies up into space and faces the Star Destroyers.)
Dack: Hey, Imperial fleet, get ready to suck some Dack!
(A Star Destroyer shoots a single laser blast and blows up the speeder.)