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The Imperial ship grew closer and closer towards Hoth's atmosphere. Rebel pilots flew their X-wings into the heart of the invading ships while the planetary bound soldiers shot at the Imperials with the base's ion cannon.
Luke and Leia hurried to their ship. The Skywalker twins strapped themselves in after joining the rest of the pilots as they cheered for the first transporter making it safely passed the Imperial forces. When the cheering died down, Luke and Leia got back down to preparing themselves for battle.
"You ready for this Leia?" asked Luke.
"I feel like I could take the whole Empire on by myself." responded Leia.
"Don't get ahead of yourself, Leia. Remember what Master Tano said. Impatience and overconfidence is a Jedi's greatest enemy. One has to remain calm if they are to succeed in battle." recited Luke.
"Just strap yourself in, Luke, and hope we Skywalkers don't end up crashing, again." teased Leia.
Leia had tried to lighten the mood between herself and her brother. Ahsoka had always said that Luke and Leia were both as reckless and careless fliers like their father, Anakin Skywalker. So Leia had turned the comparison into an inside joke for the twins and anyone else who knew of their relation to each other. And it seemed to do the job.
Luke laughed as he slipped on his helmet and secured his lightsaber and shoto to his belt. Leia did the same as her brother, taking extra precautions to make sure that the only thing she had of her father was safely secured to her waist
The rebel pilots began their attack on a fleet of Imperial walkers. The walkers fired at the rebel ground forces protecting the outside of the base. Shots were fired from both sides. The Imperials came out unscathed. He rebels were not so lucky. Many of the ground forces and several ships were already down. To make things worse blaster fire seemed to have no effect on the walkers. That was when the rebels decided to change tactics.
The rebel ships circled the walkers, weaving in and out of the walkers' legs. As the rebel ships flew between the walkers' legs, they were ensnaring the Imperial vehicles. In one step, the walkers crashed to the icy ground of Hoth. Rebels cheered and shouted as they continued the attack. With their weak point's now exposed, and no longer able to move, the walkers were easy targets and easily destroyed in a round of blaster fire.
Back in the base, Ahsoka continued to lead the escape of the transports from the control center.
"I don't think we can protect two transporters at once." said a senior rebel officer.
"It's a chance we're going to have to take. We won't hold out much longer. We don't have a choice." reasoned Ahsoka.
Ahsoka braced herself as another round of explosives shook the base. The Togruta shouted out orders to launch a patrol and to evacuate the remaining ground staff.
In the hangar, Han and Chewbacca were trying to complete the repairs on the Millennium Falcon as fast as they could. The Wookiee called out to his captain. Han turned from his own work, trying to keep his balance as another blast shook the base.
"No, no. This one goes there. That one goes there. Got it!" half-snapped Han.
The situation outside of the base was just as severe, if not more so, than that in side. There were still two walkers standing. More damage had been done to the rebel forces than that of the Imperials. Very soon, Leia suspected, the Imperial soldiers would descend from the walkers and take on the rest of the assault on foot. Then there would only be the problem of disarming the base shield, and the Imperials would have the rebels overrun.
Just as they were about to take on anther walker, the Skywalkers were hit. The twins were forced to make an emergency crash landing. They were barely able to make it out of the downed ship before a walker crushed the remains of the crashed spacecraft.
The Skywalkers quickly got back to their feet and rejoined the battle.
Rebels and Imperials alike continued the seemingly endless battle. Though both sides fought to the best of their abilities, the Imperials were clearly winning the battle. Whenever the rebels cut down a line of Stormtroopers or blasted down a walker, three times as many Imperials soldiers and machinery seemed to replace those that had fallen.
An Imperial walker fired at the shield surrounding the base. The shield went up in smoke, claiming the lives of over a dozen rebels in the explosion. Now Luke and Leia began to worry. With the shield gone, there was nothing to keep the base from collapsing in on itself. To make matters worse, Ahsoka and Han were still inside the base.
Leia and Luke both feared for their master and their friend. Suddenly, the Millennium Falcon came flying out of what remained of the Hoth base hanger. The Skywalker twins reached out through the Force bond they had with their master to try and see if the Togruta had been adored the Falcon.
"Master, are you there?" worriedly sent out Luke.
"Master Tano, please respond." half-panicked Leia.
A few heartbeats later, a weak reply was sent back to the twins over the Force bond.
"Luke, Leia, I'm alright. I'm with Han, Chewie and 3PO. We made it out of the base. Meet up with us at the randevu point. We'll be there shortly." sent out Ahsoka.
Listening to their master, Luke and Leia hurried to meet up with the surviving pilots and remaining ground support. The twins climbed into their own respective ships, R2 safely secured into Leia's own.
The rebel ships took off. Luke prepared to enter the coordinates of the randevu site, when the young Alderaanian prince noticed the former Tatooine farm girl change the direction of her ship. Reaching out over the bond, Luke made metal contact with his sister.
"Leia, what are you doing? We are supposed to go with the others to the randevu site. Master Tano will be furious if she learns that you made an unnecessary detour." warned Luke.
"I'm not going to the randevu site, Luke. I'm going to Dagobah." replied Leia.
Luke nearly broke contact do to shock. There must have been some interference through the bond. That had to be it. There was no way in the galaxy that Luke had heard Leia say she was going to Dagobah. The bond just had some interference. It just had to.
"Leia, I don't think I heard you correctly. It sounded like you were planning on going to Dagobah instead of the randevu site." said Luke.
"You heard me right the first time, Luke. I am going to Dagobah, whether you like it or not. Ahsoka said she could not longer train us. We have to finish our Jedi training if we even want to stand a chance against the Emperor or Darth Vader." stated Leia.
"Master Tano said she would bring us to Dagobah when we were ready." reminded Luke.
"We're never going to be ready if we can't complete our training, Luke. This Yoda is the only other Jedi we heard about in the last three years. For all we know, he could be the only other Jedi who survived the Purges. We have to go to Dagobah, Luke. It's the only way we'll ever become Jedi." proclaimed Leia.
Leia felt a moment's hesitation and worry radiate from her brother's side of the bond. After a moment, Luke's hesitation melted away and his Force Signature returned to normal.
"I can see there's no talking you out of this. Master Tano would be more mad if I allowed you to go to Dagobah alone than if the two of us went together." simply put Luke.
"So you're coming with me to Dagobah?" assumed Leia.
"Only to keep you out of trouble. Now lead the way, little sister." sent back Luke.
"First of all, I'm older and second, try to keep up, oh mighty prince." teased Leia.
"Don't tempt my, farm girl." lightheartedly replied Luke.
A radiant light of laughter passed through the twins' bond. Their minds now made up, Leia entered the coordinates for Dagobah (which she had 'borrowed' from her Master's personal files, before the Imperials attacked the base) into her ship's computer. Jumping into hyperspace, the Skywalker twins flew towards the planet where the mysterious Yoda would hopefully be able to complete their Jedi training.
Sorry about the late update. I've been dealing with a few personal issues and couldn't update. Sorry for the inconvenience. Comment if you like the story.