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Eh-Ron stood in a black imperial uniform and a black cloak, watching, as the trio of Jedi was led into the shooting gallery. They were blindfolded and had no idea where they might be.
Karah reached out with the Force and tried to sense where they were. She immediately sensed Eh-Ron there; she knew they were at the shooting gallery, or wherever they were to be executed.
Eh-Ron looked on as the Jedi were lined up along the wall. She could sense fear from Loki and Mischeia but only calm from Karah. Eh-Ron felt a flash of pain and quickly reached to a small electrical instrument on her neck. She pressed down and the pain subsided as a pain killer was released into her blood stream. Loki had done more damage to her than they had thought; though she supposed it would wear off in time. Eh-Ron turned her head as Ecresi entered the room.
"I have a surprise for the new imperial," she said, throwing Eh-Ron a glare. She could see under the calm that the girl was slightly nervous, probably at the fact that the Jedi might try to kill her at the last possible moment. She had seen what the young Jedi could do and probably feared her Master's wrath.
"Eh-Ron, you are to take your Jedi weapon and behead these, as you put it, 'Troublesome Jedi'".
Eh-Ron unclipped her lightsaber and walked towards the Jedi.
"Um... Can I join the Imperials also?" asked Mischeia.
"You wouldn't want to," sneered Eh-Ron.
"And why is that?" asked Loki coldly. She was sick of Eh-Ron's taunts.
"Because you have to be one hell of an actor to get away with it," she said with a smile. Eh-Ron raised her hand and the blindfolds lifted from the Jedi's faces and their shackles dropped to the ground.
"We have a spy on our hands," said the Admiral. From beneath her black cloak Eh-Ron took three lightsabers and threw them towards Loki, Karah and Mischeia. Karah caught hers to her hand and ignited it. The green blade hummed to life and she immediately began deflecting a volley of shots aimed at them. Loki also caught her lightsaber and began helping deflect the shots while Mischeia scrambled to get hers.
The Jedi easily got rid of their opponents, only the admiral remained.
"You have only one problem," said the Admiral with an evil laugh.
"You mean the thermal detonator I disconnected?" asked Loki with a smile.
The Admiral's jaw dropped open but she soon recovered her composure. Ecresi then reached to her gun belt.
"What?" said the Admiral stunned. Loki held out a hand with a pair of blasters in it.
"Looking for these?" asked Loki.
"You'll never find out who your kin are..."said Ecresi. The young Jedi would have to help her now.
"I already know," she answered with a smile.
"How could you?" asked Ecresi mockingly.
"I have my ways," she answered. Karah walked forward with lightsaber in hand.
"You should come this way Admiral," she said, guiding the Admiral to a nearby closet.
"Eh-Ron? Would you do the honors?" asked Karah.
"Happily," said Eh-Ron moving towards the door. She took out her data pad and a small cable and began to slice into the computers systems. A minute later she unhooked the cable and stuck it back in a pocket.
"Not even the Emperor himself could break into that closet," Eh-Ron said with a hint of pleasure.
"Now would you care to tell me what you think you were doing!" yelled Karah.
"You mean impersonating an Imperial officer, being stunned, shot and interrogated, breaking into the Imperial Armory to get your sabers and than planting the idea to let me execute you in Ecresi's head? All in a day's work." she replied. Karah continued to glare at her apprentice.
"I'm guessing that was not what you wanted to hear,"
"You're insane! You were almost killed, we could have been killed, and you could have cost us the academy-".
"Pause. In case you didn't know, the Rogue squadron is visiting Yavin and Talon Karrde happens to have his small armada there while he talks to Master Luke" Eh-Ron responded obediently.
"You could have still gotten us all killed! What kind of nerf would do a thing like that? You're already wounded badly! You are-"
"Um, sorry to interrupt but we'd better get moving, now. Sorry about that Eh-Ron," Loki said tapping her head.
"It wasn't your fault,"
"You're still not out of this, not by a long shot," said Karah. She had several weeks of kitchen duty in mind for Eh-Ron, at the least. The Jedi entered the corridor outside the shooting gallery and turned to their left.
"We seem to have a small problem," said Mischeia with sarcasm in her voice. Outside the gallery stood ten ranks of stormtroopers.
"Small? We forgot to take her commlink, didn't we," Karah said dryly.
"Yup," replied Loki, "Eh-Ron? How did you get to the Imperial Armory?"
"Through the ventilation..." she started, breaking off. Loki looked up at the vent and it rose up, clattering inside the shaft.
"Put your hands up," said the Captain of the stormtroopers.
"Yeah right," Loki murmured. She jumped into the shaft and Eh-Ron slammed the grill back in place.
"I really hope you still have those maps," said Mischeia.
"Of course I do. We go towards the outer left quadrant," Eh-Ron said pointing to the left.
"This is insane," muttered Mischeia.
"Shut up!"
Eh-Ron stood in a black imperial uniform and a black cloak, watching, as the trio of Jedi was led into the shooting gallery. They were blindfolded and had no idea where they might be.
Karah reached out with the Force and tried to sense where they were. She immediately sensed Eh-Ron there; she knew they were at the shooting gallery, or wherever they were to be executed.
Eh-Ron looked on as the Jedi were lined up along the wall. She could sense fear from Loki and Mischeia but only calm from Karah. Eh-Ron felt a flash of pain and quickly reached to a small electrical instrument on her neck. She pressed down and the pain subsided as a pain killer was released into her blood stream. Loki had done more damage to her than they had thought; though she supposed it would wear off in time. Eh-Ron turned her head as Ecresi entered the room.
"I have a surprise for the new imperial," she said, throwing Eh-Ron a glare. She could see under the calm that the girl was slightly nervous, probably at the fact that the Jedi might try to kill her at the last possible moment. She had seen what the young Jedi could do and probably feared her Master's wrath.
"Eh-Ron, you are to take your Jedi weapon and behead these, as you put it, 'Troublesome Jedi'".
Eh-Ron unclipped her lightsaber and walked towards the Jedi.
"Um... Can I join the Imperials also?" asked Mischeia.
"You wouldn't want to," sneered Eh-Ron.
"And why is that?" asked Loki coldly. She was sick of Eh-Ron's taunts.
"Because you have to be one hell of an actor to get away with it," she said with a smile. Eh-Ron raised her hand and the blindfolds lifted from the Jedi's faces and their shackles dropped to the ground.
"We have a spy on our hands," said the Admiral. From beneath her black cloak Eh-Ron took three lightsabers and threw them towards Loki, Karah and Mischeia. Karah caught hers to her hand and ignited it. The green blade hummed to life and she immediately began deflecting a volley of shots aimed at them. Loki also caught her lightsaber and began helping deflect the shots while Mischeia scrambled to get hers.
The Jedi easily got rid of their opponents, only the admiral remained.
"You have only one problem," said the Admiral with an evil laugh.
"You mean the thermal detonator I disconnected?" asked Loki with a smile.
The Admiral's jaw dropped open but she soon recovered her composure. Ecresi then reached to her gun belt.
"What?" said the Admiral stunned. Loki held out a hand with a pair of blasters in it.
"Looking for these?" asked Loki.
"You'll never find out who your kin are..."said Ecresi. The young Jedi would have to help her now.
"I already know," she answered with a smile.
"How could you?" asked Ecresi mockingly.
"I have my ways," she answered. Karah walked forward with lightsaber in hand.
"You should come this way Admiral," she said, guiding the Admiral to a nearby closet.
"Eh-Ron? Would you do the honors?" asked Karah.
"Happily," said Eh-Ron moving towards the door. She took out her data pad and a small cable and began to slice into the computers systems. A minute later she unhooked the cable and stuck it back in a pocket.
"Not even the Emperor himself could break into that closet," Eh-Ron said with a hint of pleasure.
"Now would you care to tell me what you think you were doing!" yelled Karah.
"You mean impersonating an Imperial officer, being stunned, shot and interrogated, breaking into the Imperial Armory to get your sabers and than planting the idea to let me execute you in Ecresi's head? All in a day's work." she replied. Karah continued to glare at her apprentice.
"I'm guessing that was not what you wanted to hear,"
"You're insane! You were almost killed, we could have been killed, and you could have cost us the academy-".
"Pause. In case you didn't know, the Rogue squadron is visiting Yavin and Talon Karrde happens to have his small armada there while he talks to Master Luke" Eh-Ron responded obediently.
"You could have still gotten us all killed! What kind of nerf would do a thing like that? You're already wounded badly! You are-"
"Um, sorry to interrupt but we'd better get moving, now. Sorry about that Eh-Ron," Loki said tapping her head.
"It wasn't your fault,"
"You're still not out of this, not by a long shot," said Karah. She had several weeks of kitchen duty in mind for Eh-Ron, at the least. The Jedi entered the corridor outside the shooting gallery and turned to their left.
"We seem to have a small problem," said Mischeia with sarcasm in her voice. Outside the gallery stood ten ranks of stormtroopers.
"Small? We forgot to take her commlink, didn't we," Karah said dryly.
"Yup," replied Loki, "Eh-Ron? How did you get to the Imperial Armory?"
"Through the ventilation..." she started, breaking off. Loki looked up at the vent and it rose up, clattering inside the shaft.
"Put your hands up," said the Captain of the stormtroopers.
"Yeah right," Loki murmured. She jumped into the shaft and Eh-Ron slammed the grill back in place.
"I really hope you still have those maps," said Mischeia.
"Of course I do. We go towards the outer left quadrant," Eh-Ron said pointing to the left.
"This is insane," muttered Mischeia.
"Shut up!"
