Chapter VIII Hamelie Mintensega
When the order came from the Supreme Leader to leave the Hanuz system in pursuit of the Resistance cell on the third planet, to move on a so called rescue mission for Starkiller base, Hamelie was against it.
But the order did come from the Supreme Leader, so it must be followed.
She recalled the bombers and the fighters, and gave what she thought of as an inspiring speech about orders and duties, but her heart wasn't in it. The pride of the First Order Navy, the dreadnought Razor's Kiss, modeled on Darth Vader's own Executor, was going on a rescue mission. Hamelie burned with the humiliation whenever she thought about it too much.
In order to get it over with, Hamelie had ordered the engines to full speed, and therefore arrived before the Hamm.
Right into a Resistance ambush.
Right after the shuttle picked up the crazy Kylo Ren, but everyone know truth about that so called Master Ren. Right after the Razor's Kiss picked up that sorry excuse for the Supreme Leader's attack dog, five Resistance Mon Calamari cruisers, dropped out of hyperspace and attacked at the exact moment Razor's Kiss' shield was down to receive the shuttle.
The Resistance fleet was destroyed, but they somehow still found five mon calamari cruisers from somewhere. And the Razor's Kiss was just one ship. A dreadnought, but just one ship.
It's like they knew when the Razor's Kiss would be the most vulnerable. How did the Resistance know that the Razor's Kiss would be involved in the Starbase Killer rescue mission, that it would arrive before the Hamm, and when it would drop its shield?
There was a mole. It was on this ship. At this moment.
After the last of the mon calamari cruiser tried to ram the ship engine in its mad deaththroes, something happened, there was a ship wide loss of memory. By the time everyone came to, they were no longer in the same system. One minute the Razor's Kiss was among the wreckage of the Starkiller base, in a blank of an eye they were in orbit around Jakku.
Then a known Resistance ship joined them in orbit. Daala had ordered firing on it immediately, causing it to crash into the planet below, but not before the Creature was able to send one of his own to board the doomed ship.
Afterwards the Razor's Kiss tried to refuel and have repairs done at the Kuat Drive Yard, but was attacked by the stardestroyers guarding the system.
Attacked by Stardestroyers. Wait till the Supreme Leader hears of this!
When the Razor's Kiss entered The New Republic capital for a simple raid, Hamelie couldn't believe her luck when she found out the system was almost deserted and defenseless. After twenty minutes taking care of the planetary defense platforms, she was faced with some snub fighters, with no enemy cpaital ship anywhere.
Hamelie ordered planetary bombardments even as the dogfights continued all around her ship. She had also ordered a couple of troop platoons to land on the surface. Things were going well until that attack boat came out of nowhere and like the mon calamari cruiser before it, decided to ram her ship. Only this time it wasn't the engines the enemy was after.
What is the Resistance ships and ramming of her ship?
She wasn't on the bridge, or things may have been different. Maybe if she had been there instead of on the secondary bridge at the heart of the ship...
Hamelie's thought was interrupted.
"Admiral Mintensega." The creature was here, the man walked right into her office without ever buzzing her door. "Ship status?"
Hamelie said, "The Bridge was damaged extensively. Basically it's gone. Engine 2 and 7 are still offline. The ship superstructure suffered severe damage to its port side, but starboard suffered superficial damage only. We need a real shipyard to do any meaningful repairs. Fuel is also at only 30 percent. We need to find safe harbor, and soon. Meanwhile I'm more concerned with the loss of the men. Those pilots were the creme of the First Order Navy."
"It goes without saying we lost all of the bridge crew, including your protegee. Captain Daala, her name was?"
"Yes. Master Kylo." Hamelie said. She refused to show any emotion over Natasi, to give such a monster any satisfaction.
"A pity. Such... Potential." The man in the black cape said, "and young woman."
"The prisoner?" Kylo asked.
"Under guard. Captain Haishu is interrogating him." Hamelie said.
"Haishu is a fool. Kylo said, "Leave the prisoner to me."
"Of course, Master Kylo." How dare he question my men. On my ship! "You may find him in holding cell 15 on detention level."
"I will need a new mask. See to it is delivered." Kylo ordered as if Hamelie were a lowly yeoman instead of a grand admiral on her own ship. "deliver it to my quarters, personally."
"Of course Master Kylo." Hamelie said, almost biting the words, it was all she could do to stop shivering. Personally, in his quarters?
"Admiral."
"I trust the standing order is strictly being followed?"
"Yes Master Kylo, All known bounty hunters are being offered the standard fee for Jedi."
"Good," Kylo said, "And one more thing."
"Yes, Master Kylo?"
"Find out why we cannot raise the Supreme Leader. We need his wisdom." The Vader wannabe said, walking away.
You and me both, kid, you and me both.
Hamelie watched Kylo Ren leave the room. The door closed. She clicked buttons on her table.
Moments later Dis'Haish'ulina walked in. "Mr. Haishu. What did you find out about our guest?"
"Several things, Admiral. First, He's Jedi." The Black Chiss said.
"How is that possible?" Hamelie asked, incredulous. "There is no Jedi beside Luke Skywalker!"
"Nevertheless it is true." Haishu said, "I already had my suspicions before Kylo Ren confirmed it as soon as he walked into the cell."
"He's called Tor Lahim, a Jedi master trained by Luke Skywalker." Haishu said, "He didn't want to part with such knowledge, without special persuasion."
"Master," Haishu continued, "Lahim, if I should call him that, also tells me Luke Skywalker has a son."
There was silence, and if Hamelie did her best not to imitate a goldfish.
