Chapter 8
Kenobi had refused to come with them. He said that the Force still had a purpose for him on this planet. So, the crew left him behind, and went back to Lothal.
Upon reaching Lothal, Hera said she had another mission for them. Ezra didn't mind going against the Empire, but he was cautious. The Force could only do so much for him, after all. He might be powerful, but unknown variables can always screw things up. The source of Hera's missions was unknown to Ezra, and while Ezra trusted Hera enough to know she wouldn't help the Empire, there was always the possibility that Hera's source was bad or actually a spy for the Empire.
Ezra pushed the thought out of his mind as the Ghost crew landed for their newest mission. He could always ask Hera later… in other words, intimidate her into telling the truth. Ezra's morals weren't exactly Jedi-like.
In the Imperial Command Center
Agent Kallus was currently waiting for his call to be answered. The Inquisitor had said he would arrive at Lothal today to deal with the detected Force users, and Kallus had created a trap for the Force users. He had leaked out information about shield generators being transported from the Imperial Command Center to another outpost on Lothal, and now the last part of the trap relied on the Inquisitor to fly in with his TIE Advanced with perfect timing.
A hologram appeared, showing a figure of the Inquisitor. "I am in position, Agent Kallus. If the Rebels go after the shield generators, I will follow them silently from above the clouds, and will not reveal myself until I see their main ship. My main priority is destroying the Ghost and getting rid of their chances of escape, correct?" Agent Kallus nodded in agreement. "Yes, but be warned, the Rebels are unpredictable, and there is the possibility that they may have one or two smaller ships."
The Inquisitor simply hung up, confident in the power of the dark side of the Force.
Skipping to where the Rebels steal the shield generators
The Rebels have successfully ambushed the Imperials transporting the shield generators. After a good few blaster bolts and Force pushes, the Ghost crew was piloting the transport carrying the shield generators, driving toward the rendezvous location at the edge of town.
The Ghost was sitting there, ramp down and engines on, ready to quickly fly off after the generators were loaded. The generators were transferred from the transport to the Ghost, and after Sabine destroyed the transport in a colorful explosion, the Ghost flew off.
Knowing TIE Fighters would be on their tail, Sabine went to the Phantom and Ezra went to the Starbird. The lovers were a good team, and worked well together because their relationship allowed them to know the other really well, and know what they would do. They could take down a squadron of fighters together, without having to talk.
They did take down a TIE fighter squadron together, proving how deadly they were together. However, they hadn't had any real challenge to practice against. So when a TIE Advanced came out of nowhere, Ezra immediately sensed the dark side signature and knew this was going to be trouble. "Sabine, dock with the Ghost. There is a Force user on that TIE and it is an advanced design, it's too risky for you." Sabine didn't like it, but she trusted Ezra, so she reluctantly docked the Phantom, and headed to the forward turret since Kanan had the upper turret and Chopper was doing hyperdrive calculations.
The Ghost, the Starbird, and the Inquisitor continued heading upward to space, all the while firing laser bolts at each other. The Force users used the Force to anticipate and dodge bolts, while Hera's piloting skill kept the Ghost at minimum damage.
The Ghost eventually exited the atmosphere, and immediately jumped, the Starbird following after the Ghost, leaving the Inquisitor to curse. He could have dealt with the Phantom, but a Mandalorian fighter? The Inquisitor had not sensed anyone onboard, so assumed it was on some sort of auto pilot, and since Mandalorians made the best ships, it was only natural to assume Mandalorian computers can resist Force users.
Agent Kallus was displeased. He had never expected a Mandalorian fighter, of all things, to be assisting the Ghost. He couldn't figure out how a small crew could have afforded a high-class fighter, in fact, he didn't know where the Ghost even originated from. He decided that after he was finished with his report, he would send a message to Grand Moff Tarkin, since he was the closest nearby figure that had contact with the Mandalorians.
Grand Moff Tarkin looked at the datapad in front of him. How could Lothal, the backwater planet he had given to the now Governor Pryce, of all planets, have such a troublesome insurgency? A Mandalorian fighter? And rumors of a Jedi? This was very disturbing. For a small group to have that much… was there a larger rebellion funding them? No, there were no signs of larger rebellions; there were simply a few small cells here and there. If they had a Jedi, though, they may have been able to do their specialty mind tricks or whatever to get their supplies. Perhaps that's why Agent Kallus called for the Grand Inquisitor himself, staging an impromptu trap in a few days, maybe Kallus had encountered the Jedi?
There were so many questions, and they had all been sent to Tarkin to solve. Well, if this rebel group had a Jedi or something of the like, perhaps he should inform Emperor Palpetine…
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