Week 3 - 9/15/08 - UDC 3 - ...which will make sense if you've read Wanting To Know...
11. On the Fly
Peter watched as Ranko slowly stood up and went to find her address book. "It's not going to be simple to find everyone on the fly like this, you know."
Ranko snorted. "Yeah, I know." She found it, and then sat back down and thumbed through it. "Let's see… we've got twenty-two at home, Mel's on Planet Bob, Whuki and Rala are on a mission somewhere…"
"We don't need a full team, Ranko."
"No, but going in prepared is a good thing." Ranko set down the address book and reached for the phone. "Ariel is not going to like this…"
12. Sink or Swim
Leah was scanning the terrain with her eyes when her communicator went off, distracting her. She answered it. "I'm standing in a snow drift, make it simple."
[Leah? We've got an emergency.]
Leah sighed. "What ever it is will have to wait, Ranko."
[Um… Leah? I'm not kidding. This is a sink or swim situation.]
"Already dealing with one of those… and I still dislike snow, Ranko."
[This isn't about snow. It's about an all-team call.]
"And now's a bad time." And with that, she cut the call short. Finding the people lost in the avalanche was an important task…
13. Rock the Boat
Han smiled as Jacen and Jaina played with a toy boat in the tub. They let him give them their baths and now all they seemed to want to do was play in the warm water. A hand on his shoulder made him startle and he looked to find Leia there, worry in her eyes. "Is something wrong?"
"It's probably nothing," Leia said. "Odd sensations, is probably all it is."
"They're all right out there?"
"I think so… I hope so."
"Come watch us rock the boat, Momma!" Jaina said excitedly.
Leia smiled at her antics. "That looks like fun."
14. Get Over It
After Elsie had left the ship's lounge, and Susan had walked in to find Mara staring at the walls in thought. She'd joined her at the table in curiosity, and they had talked for a while.
As Susan stood up, she glanced at Mara for a long moment. "I can't tell you to get over it, because it's not as simple as that, but… with time, it becomes less painful, if that makes any sense."
Mara nodded. "I think it does… thank you."
Susan shook her head. "No need. Getting to the place where it isn't, though… Not so simple."
15. Under the Gun
Ranko stared at the looming one-armed Wampa. "What in the… guys! Find the ship! We'll draw them off!"
Dawn blinked as Ranko grabbed Peter, and together they began to draw the attention of the advancing Wampas. "How the heck are we supposed to find it? It's covered with a snowdrift!"
"Just find it!" Peter yelled.
Dawn startled when someone touched her hands on both sides and she turned to find Elsie on one side and Chris on the other. She nodded. Now was the time for action. "I hate doing things like this under the gun."
They found the ship…