Star Wars Rebels: Random Chaos Theory-Chapter 7
The Hidden: Wedge's Discovery
Wedge Antilles, Captain of Rogue Squadron. Watched the Holo-video again, this time in slower speeds so he could see the maneuver that the Pilot and Gunner of a Y-Wing conducted. Frowning he shook his head, he had tried to copy the Maneuver with his X-Wing at the Live Fire Course and failed all three times. Then to add insult to injury tried to do it with a Y-wing and again he failed. Hearing a knock on the door, he paused the video. "Come in Wes." He said loudly as one of his long-time friends entered.
"What's up Wedge or should I say Commander?" Wes Janson said as he entered the small office. He was actually late, just like always. Wes came in and waited for the reason Wedge wanted to see him.
"You are a little ahead of that, I have not been promoted yet. Come over here, I want to show you something." Waving to Wes, Wedge had him come sit next to him in front of a monitor. "Watch this." Hitting the replay, the video started. "This was recorded by a Recon Droid that was sent in prior to a strike and break raid." In moments a squadron of Y-Wings and a Squadron of X-Wings entered. One of the Y-Wings streaked at full thrust towards Five TIE Interceptors.
"There is no way that Y-Wing is going to be able to slow to attack speed and hit any of those TIE's." Wes commented then stared wide eyed. The Y-Wing with pinpoint accuracy blasted the center TIE Interceptor. Flying by the other four on full thrust. Two of the TIE's immediately followed, while the other two went aft and port of the Y-Wing in pursuit, a common imperial maneuver. The Y-Wing, did something Wes thought impossible. While in full thrust, hit the retros conducted an axle rotation spin around on itself and again with pinpoint accuracy blasted the two following enemy TIE's into oblivion. Meanwhile the Gunner in the Y-Wing shot and hit the aft TIE. Then almost on cue the Y-Wing went back into full thrust and the Gunner shot the last TIE Interceptor. At the same time the Y-Wing shot two Ion Torpedoes at the Cruiser and in rapid succession four photon torpedoes. All of this happened in less than a minute. Turning around the Y-Wing joined the others and jumped back into Hyperspace, leaving a burning Cruiser and several TIE's destroyed. "I did not know a Y-Wing could do that?"
"That is a common statement, from the Fighter Tactics Engineers and just about everyone that has seen this." Wedge told him.
"I would like to try that on the Live Fire Course." Wes said as he began to wonder if he could.
"I already have and it is nearly impossible." Wedge replied feeling his cheeks begin to redden.
"Did you hit any targets doing that?" Wes asked seeing Wedge's discomfort and then he glared at Wes with frustration.
"That is not important at this time." Wedge replied tensely, giving Wes a look that told the other to drop it.
"What do we have on the Pilot and Gunner, any background on them?" Wes asked knowing not to continue to ask about Wedge's attempt to copy the Maneuver that the Y-Wing had just conducted.
"Of course there is, here I will pull it up." Wedge keyed into the secure files and the Pilot's file came on the screen. "Captain Partak Dorsk, Human 25 standard years old, enlisted at Ord Mantrell four months ago, attended Fighter training here on Corsecaunt. Rated Triple Ace two weeks from being assigned to the 23rd Task Force. Now the Gunner, Lieutenant Essee Dano, Togruta 24 standard years old, enlisted at Ord Mantell. Same time and same training as a pilot but decided to be a Gunner for Dorsk. Also assigned to the 23rd. This is interesting It seems that they are a couple."
"Stang you just shot down one of my fantasies." Wes said as he stared at the Togruta female image.
"I think I should ask Luke to look at this, there is no way a normal human can fly like he does or a normal Togruta can shoot like she does." Wedge commented, then saw a notation that was really odd. Both had been asked to fly X-Wings, and both declined twice.
"Where is the 23rd right now?" Wes asked not feeling ashamed that he did not know all of the Task Forces, Battle Groups or even Fleets were assigned.
"The 23rd is currently assigned to the Border making strikes around Datar in Imperial held space. Before you ask, the 23rd consists of a Mon Cal Light Cruiser called the "Wavestream", two Nebula Class Frigates and Four Corvette Cruisers." Wedge informed him as he read over the list then frowned. "Stang, Flight Commander Nassie Tess."
"Flight Commander Nassis Tess, have I met her?" Wes asked trying to think or remember.
"You remember her, she is the one that stole our replacement parts after the attack on Kashyyyk." Wedge informed Wes, seeing him grimace. "You know the one that on several occasions you referred her as being a scaled down Rancor that was in a menstrual cycle".
"Oh yeah her." Wes said as he remembered, he had gotten into an argument with her concerning the replacement parts that she had decided that her squadron needed at the time. It had almost come to blows, until Wedge intervened.
Pulling the Data chip out of the port Wedge stood. "Come on Wes let's go see what Luke thinks."
"That might be hard, he is off world looking around for Jedi." Wes told him. "Maybe we better show this to Counselor Leia Organa Solo and see what she thinks."
"Good idea, lets go see Winter about getting an appointment." Wedge slipped the Data Chip into his pocket and left his small office, with Wes on his six.
Shili: The Starjumper
Captain Neesa O'cksam, left the Bridge and went into her small confined office. She generally did not spend any time in the cramped space, instead stayed mostly on the Bridge or in her more spacious Captains Mess. Duty required that while on shift she could not really leave the Bridge. Slipping behind the small desk, she keyed up a Communication to her home. She wanted to gain the permission from her Matriarch to claim Luke Skywalker as her Mate. She almost dreaded contacting the head of her Family but it was required. No one in her family ever eloped. When the image came up, she saw the One hundred and twenty three year old Great, Great, Great Aunt Mosail O'cksam smiling at her.
"Neesa, this is a pleasant surprise." The old Matriarch said as she smiled her toothless smile at Neesa.
"It is good to see you Matriarch." Neesa said as the old woman frowned.
"Now none of that, Neesa." Mosail said as she wiggled her nose and her faded family markings seemed to move about her weathered face. "You call me Aunt Mosail or I will have to be upset with you."
"Yes Aunt Mosail." Neesa replied smiling at her, lovingly.
"Now tell me why you have called, I suspect it is important." Mosail said as she leaned closer to make sure she could hear Neesa completely.
"Yes, I have selected the one that will be my Mate." Neesa told her, then exhaled. Waiting for a reply and then Neesa would have to give the old Matriarch the bad news.
"Ah that is good, what Family is your intended from so that I might contact them and offer a dowry?" Mosail asked smiling broadly.
Neesa almost regretted what and who she had selected but she had selected and she wanted him. "He is not Pantoran he is a Human." Mosail's smile vanished.
"A HUMAN!" Mosail snarled and glared at Neesa. "Are you insane, I can think of no human that will add any prestige to our family! I will not allow you to dishonor yourself by selecting a Human!"
Swallowing Neesa shrugged and pressed on. "He is Luke Skywalker the Jedi." She stammered out as Mosail stopped protesting and her eyes widened.
"I stand corrected. He would add limitless prestige to our Family and your offspring would bring us great respect from the other Families." The Matriarch of the O'cksam family declared. "Well chosen and well done. Now when are you going to bring him to greet me and the rest of our family."
Neesa frowned. "I have not formally claimed him yet and we are not officially a Mated pair. I do not know how to do this with a Human. We have only been together a couple of days."
The older woman shook her head negatively. "Are you and he been intimate?" Mosail knew that like all Pantoran females, it was easy for them to bed anyone that they desired and normally the female would take anti-pregnancy medication to ensure that they did not have a mistake.
"Yes, and I really enjoy having sex with him." Neesa replied honestly to her. "I have been careful and taken my medication."
"Stop immediately with the medication. Allow yourself to conceive." Mosail ordered Neesa. "Once you have contact me again and I will have our Ambassador demand that Luke Skywalker take responsibility for his actions."
"Is not that a bit underhanded and devious?" Neesa asked somewhat dismayed and shocked that her Matriarch would suggest such tactics.
"Of course it is, that is how one conquers the mate that she desires. Now go and have sex with him as much as possible. So orders the Matriarch." Before she closed the channel the old woman smiled. "Good hunting, Neesa." Then the channel went dark and showed the family crest of O'cksam. Standing Neesa pushed the comm and ordered a shuttle be prepared to take her back down to Shili. She had some really pleasurable work to do.
Entering the Nexus
The Chiss ship shook violently as it neared the Binary Cluster of Red Small Stars. Due to their close proximity the Binary Stars produced periods of increased gravity and heat. Ar'alani knew of one safe passage through the Cluster and it required them to reduce speed to one half sublight. Hyperspace was impossible. The Gravity well would throw a ship in Hyperspace so far off course the likelihood of survival was beyond calculating the odds. This would be the longest part of the trip, three days until they would clear the safe route and be at Saggora.
In the exercise room, Sabine held a meter long practice saber. Across from her Ezra waited. "Are you sure you want to do this again. It gets old beating you every time." He said teasing her as she frowned.
"Oh you are going to pay for that remark. I have been practicing with Ashoka." Sabine shot back as she gripped the practice Saber tightly then loosened her grip that had been her mistake several times before, she had to relax and allow her reflexes to guide her. The last time they sparred, she almost beat him. But he deflected her strike and gave her a gentle tap on the ass. It was more embarrassing then painful and she swore one day she would return the favor. As she attacked she spun the wooden sword around and felt him block the blow. Soon the two pieces of wood cracked against each other repeatedly. After ten minutes she countered a strike, ducked down feeling and hearing the whoosh of the blade over her head and she slipped to one side. Whack as she hit Ezra across the ass. He yelped and jumped a few inches in the air. "I gotcha." She said approvingly as she stood.
"Yes you did and that hurt." He said as he rubbed his offended backside.
"Sorry, I did not mean to hit you that hard." She said worried that she might have actually hurt him. Though she did know that if he used the Force she would no way been able to do that. To be fair he closed himself off from the Force and fought her without it. Like he had done the last four times they had sparred. Seeing that he was still rubbing his ass she smiled and dropped the wooden sword and stepped up to him. "Oh poor baby, does it still hurt?" She took his hands in hers and peered into his eyes, feeling a little concerned.
"Somewhat, it will be tender for a couple of hours. I am alright and that was fun. Next time I won't be so easy." He said as he saw her smiling broadly. "What would have been worse and more embarrassing. If Ashoka had been here, I do not need to hear that I allowed my overconfidence to overcome my skill."
"True, now pay up. I won and you lost, so that means I get Dinner in bed tonight." She said as she gave a slight chuckle.
"Okay, what do you want for dinner tonight?" Ezra asked as he shrugged his shoulders in defeat. He suspected that she would want her favorite and it was not one of the selections from the Chiss menu. Instead he would have to go to the Ghost and get the Mynock Stripes with Spicy Sauce from the its galley. Which would add to the bet since he would have to transverse half the Chiss Ship to get it.
"You know what I want, get going." She ordered watching as he exhaled and left to get her food from the Ghost.
Corsecaunt: Counselor Leia Organa Solo's Office
Inside Leia watched the holo-image on her screen. Han Solo stood behind her and whistled as he leaned closer to watch the replay. Wedge and Wes waited patiently for the two to re-watch the images. "I did not think a Y-Wing could do that." Han said as he shook his head, thinking that whoever that pilot was he was good. Perhaps as good as he was.
"That seems to be a common statement nowadays." Wedge informed him, smirking. Knowing that Han was thinking the same thing, this Dorsk is a outstanding pilot and that Dano is an excellent gunner. "What do you think? Could they be using the Force in some way?"
Leia concentrated on the images and tried to use her limited abilities to gain insight. "I do not know, it is possible. This is something we should contact Luke about, that is after he is done at Shili."
The Wavestream: New Republic Space
Kneeling on the floor Partak Dorsk meditated, across from him knelt Essee Dano. "Let the force flow through you Essee, I can feel your impatience. Master Windu would not like that." Feeling her agitation about being reminded to calm her mind and emotions. It took a lot of effort for him to do that as well. Visions told him that soon there would be a focal point and the possibility of a chaotic event that would change their lives. He suspected he knew what that was and it was not something that he or Essee wanted.
"I know, it is hard for me to have patience especially when we are about to do another strike and fade against the Empire." Essee stated, then calmed her mind so that she could meditate. She hated the Empire and that was wrong. She was not supposed to hate the Empire. Combat them. Fight against them. But not hate them. Hate leads to the Darkside and she did not want to slip down that deadly path. Especially since it would force her lover to either confront her and attempt to sway her back to the proper Lightside of the Force or stop her. Stopping her might destroy him as well and she could not allow that to happen. She loved him too much to risk that.
Partak tried not to smile and chuckle at her response, he knew what she meant. Ever since they decided to come out of hiding they had fought against the Empire; it as not so much as revenge but justice for the atrocities that the Empire had committed. Especially against them. Essee may not remember fully but he did, Jedi Hunters and Inquisitors looking for them. Having to move around a lot and keep out of sight. Because of the constant threat from the Purge, their Master Mace Windu had passed into the Force. He was not a well man, especially since he did not have his hands and Partak suspected that Mace Windu had not fully recovered from his injuries Mace had sustained when he and Essee were younglings at the Temple. Now though both he and Essee were basically hiding in plain sight, only using some of their abilities to fight the Empire. Keeping their Lightsabers hidden from view so no one suspected what they truly were. Though eventually he suspected that they would have to go into hiding again. This time not from the Empire but the New Republic.
Shili: The Narrows
Luke had barely opened the door, when Neesa jumped onto him pushing him back into the room. Soon clothes were being flung about as she guided him over to the bed. Luke wondered what was wrong, because it seemed that she was rushed and in a hurry to have sex. As he returned her passionate kiss, he felt her impatience to get to it and reduce the foreplay down to a minimal. Once, Twice, Three times and Luke knew something was wrong. Especially even though they both were tired she wanted to go again. This was different then normal desire and need. To him it felt like that she suspected that they might not have the opportunity to be intimate after this.
As they rested from the Fifth time, both trying to catch their breath. "Neesa what is wrong? I can feel your impatience and there is something else. Panic." He Gasped out, sweat glistening on his face, chest and arms.
Inhaling deeply. "It is nothing, I just need you." She exhaled and inhaled again. Noticing that she too was covered in sweat. "Perhaps we better take a Refresher Shower, get some of this sweat off us." Weakly standing, she reached down and took his hand. Leading him into the Refresher and soon both were under the spraying sterilized water, it did not take much encouragement from her to get Luke into a session in the Refresher and soon they were going at it again. This was what she wanted, him as many times as she could entice him into. After the Shower, they almost stumbled back to the bed and flopped down on it. In seconds passing out from sheer exhaustion. Four hours later Neesa awoke and was tempted to awaken Luke for another round, instead she went into the Refresher, taking a small device that she had brought with her and after scanning herself she smiled. Success. He was now hers, trapped and secured. Returning to the bed she cuddled up to him, whispering. "You are now mine, Luke Skywalker." Then before she fell back asleep, she sent a simple worded message to the Matriarch of her family that she had been successful. She was pregnant.
To be continued