Jori finds her way to the ships and informs both droids to fire up the engines and prepare for take off. More clones attack and she continues deflecting and dodging blaster bolts as she cuts down one clone after another. She stabs one through the chest, pushes another back with the Force and slices another clean in half.
Ryaan makes his way to the landing grid with ease; after leaving the control tower he cuts a hole in a wall with his lightsaber. He jumps through the hole and lets gravity do the rest. He falls several stories down to the landing grid and uses the Force to slow his landing. He lands on top of one clone then immediately cuts down another.
A moment later he and Jori are side by side fighting them off. Jori gives an order to the droids and a moment later she tells Ryaan to follow her lead. With the ships sitting directly behind them Jori gives the word and both her and Táj back flip up onto the ships.
"Fire!" Jori yells during the feat.
With the path clear both droids fire the blaster cannons of the ships pulverizing the oncoming clones. Seeing well more than half of the attack group decimated Ryaan and Jori climb into the cockpits as the droids lift the ships off the landing grid.
"Not such a bad droid after all." Táj says jokingly.
The two starfighters escape the asteroid just as a wave of oncoming Imperial V-wings begin attacking.
"Where'd these come from?" Jori asks banking to the right to dodge incoming fire.
"They must have been dispatched earlier to secure the asteroid's perimeter." Ryaan replies.
"So what's your plan for getting onto Gleim's ship?" Jori asks as she maneuvers behind a v-wing. Ryaan follows her as she destroys the ship with her blasters.
"You'll see, first we've got to lose these fighters."
"Where is Gleim anyway?" Jori says.
Ryaan proceeds to raise Gleim through his comlink.
"I'm hiding in between the asteroids like you said, I can see the battle from here."
"Have you been detected yet?" Ryaan asks.
"No, what do you want me to do?"
"Just standby, I'll have my droid coordinate our efforts with you. When Jori and I are ready just be in the right place." Ryaan informs.
As Jori destroys another Imperial fighter she presses the issue again and asks her master's plan for getting into Gleim's ship. Ryaan reminds her of one of the holobooks they studied in the temple, specifically the one about Force shielding.
"You've got to be kidding, many Jedi in the order knew how to use Force shielding but not while in space!" Jori says.
"Trust me padawan, for now lead the fighters into the asteroid field so we can lose them."
Jori changes her course and flies into the asteroids leading not only Ryaan but a group of V-wings along with them. Several of the ship are destroyed during entry as Jori increases her craft's speed. Ryaan begins giving instructions to his droid to plot a course through the asteroids which will give him and Jori enough time to jettison out of their ships. If the Imperial pilots witness the feat, the attempt will be for nothing. A moment later Jori receives instructions from her droid to follow the course laid out for her on the screen.
"When we reach the third course change we should have a significant enough lead on the fighters to jettison from the ships without them spotting us." Ryaan explains.
"And go where?" Jori asks as she sees the scenario played out on her screen.
"I'll be there to pick you up kid don't worry!" Gleim says through the comlink as he also receives the plan."
"The droids will take control of our ships and continue on through the asteroids buying Gleim enough time to jump into hyperspace!"
"I'm unsure of this master." Jori says.
"Clear your mind Jori, it will work." Ryaan says assuredly.
The Jedi interceptors continue their route through the asteroids with six V-wings still trailing. On the second course change another is smashed by an incoming asteroid. The flight team leader contacts the Jedi Hunter I to report that over half of his attack group has been destroyed.
"This is Major Garan, additional V-wings were dispatched from Vergesso asteroid a moment ago. They should be coming up on your six momentarily."
"Third course change coming up!" Ryaan says.
Jori's droid begins beeping and whistling directing her attention to the scope showing several more blips appearing outside the asteroid field.
"There's more fighters!"
"Calm yourself Jori, Gleim are you ready?"
"You bet, I can't wait to get outta here." Gleim replies.
Ryaan reaches out and touches Jori's mind trying to join their concentration together. Jori lets go of the controls as her droid takes over the ship.
"Now!" Ryaan says as he and Jori summon the Force to emit a protective shield around them.
Ryaan places his palms together as Jori wraps herself in her cloak. Their canopies blow away and the droids jettison them out of the cockpits into space!
"Easy on the stick Xafus!" Gleim says as he watches his two friends floating through space. "It's gotta be perfect!" Gleim says as he opens a hatch on the under side of his freighter.
Ryaan and Jori hurtle through open space keeping their concentration on the Force. Ryaan then senses Gleim's ship above him as they near closer. A moment later they float into the open chamber of Gleim's ship. Gleim presses the switch as the hatch closes pressurizing the chamber with oxygen. The inner door opens to reveal Ryaan helping up his Padawan who appears as if the life force was sucked out of her.
"Man was that crazy or what!" Gleim says just as Xafus increases speed and plots a course out of the asteroid field.
The droids continue on through their course as instructed leading the V-wings away from Gleim's ship.
"You alright kid?" Gleim says to Jori.
"Yeah, I can't believe what just happened. I'm sorry master I guess I still have much to learn."
"Even the most skilled master can learn new things Jori." Ryaan says as he smiles. "To be honest I wasn't sure if it would work. Jori simply stares at him in disbelief! "I was kidding Jori, I knew we'd be fine." As Ryaan helps her through the ship he gives Gleim a look of uncertainty, as if to say he really had no idea
Gleim shows them to the cockpit where he introduces them to his co-pilot, Xafus Dayak.
"Best friend a Toydarian could ever have."
Ryaan and Jori take the rear two seats behind Gleim and Xafus as they begin making calculations to the jump into light speed.
"I never thought I'd be so happy to see the Orang Buntut again." Ryaan says.
"Well it's called the Arawak now." Gleim says as he pulls a lever initiating the jump into hyperspace.
