Star Wars: The Phantom Rebel

by The Storymaster1000

While battling Skulker, Danny's sucked through a Ghost Portal and finds himself in a strange place. He meets a group of Rebels fighting the Evil Galactic Empire and gets mixed up with them; now Danny has to decide between helping his new friends or finding a way home; while also dealing with this Force that people keep saying he's strong with and how not to give into the Dark Side

10. Chapter X: The Wings of the Master

Hello fellow Authors and Readers of Fanfiction; here is the latest chapter of The Phantom Rebel so I hope you enjoy; not much of a intro today; I've had a long; irritating day, I'm tired it's late and to be honest I'm a little snippy and cranky at the moment so I just want to get this out an go to bed so most of what I will be saying is in the outro so here's the next chapter...enjoy.

Note: I got a feeling of this as I was re-reading it a little and yes gilly boy I do see that this chapter has repetitive parts; I think I'm guilty of doing that once in a while but there is quite a fair bit in this chapter; so for those about to read I apologize in advance for repetitive parts; this doesn't usually happen I will go over and see if I can re-edit the chapter so it's not so repetitive and I will keep this in mind for the future so it won't happen again; again sorry in advance I will see if I can re-edit it just please bear with it for now.

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STAR WARS:

THE PHANTOM REBEL:

CHAPTER X: THE WINGS OF THE MASTER

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SHANGHAID, WHILE SITTING OUT ON A MISSION

WITH THE GHOST CREW, EZRA, CHOPPER AND DANNY

RECEVE A DISTRESS SIGNAL FROM VIZAGO. HOPING TO

CLEAR HIS DEPT TO THE SMUGGLER EZRA SETS OUT TO

ANSWER THE CALL BUT SOON ROPES HIMSELF, DANNY

AND CHOPPER INTO AN ADVENTURE WITH THE INFAMOUS

HONDO ONHAKA. HOWEVER BY THE END OF THEIR PIRATE

ADVENTURE THEY WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THE POWER

GENERATORS THAT THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GHOST

CREW HAD SET OUT TO FIND; HAVING HELPED THOSE IN

NEED IN THIS NEW GALAXY DANNY PREPARES HIMSELF

FOR THE NEW CHALLENGES HE WILL FACE...

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Danny raised his Ecto blade to parry one of Ahsoka's strikes. She brought her other blade around for a swipe to his side; which he dodged by moving to the side. He and Ahsoka were currently engaged in a training duel. Danny had figured that since he was stuck in this galaxy he should still keep his skills sharp. It had been a few days since his and Ezra's adventure with Hondo and since then Danny had been doing more training. It wasn't like training back home because they were either on Garel or in space most of the time so Danny had to forgo most of his usual training regiments like flying speed; air tricks and endurance. Lately he'd just been doing Ghost Ray practice and physical training like weight lifting, jogs and push ups. Danny was wondering when he could go flying again; in this galaxy, he had to take any opportunity he could because he didn't know when he could do it again. The next time he can go flying he was set on finding out his speed; performing a few tricks and other stuff aside from having fun.

But right now, he was having lightsaber/Ecto blade training with Ahsoka. The Ghost Crew had meet up with the Rebel Fleet to prepare for a new mission so Ahsoka and Danny met up for one of their Force lessons. However, today Ahsoka had something else in mind; instead of learning how to use The Force she wanted to see how well he could handle a blade. She had heard how he managed to hold off Darth Vader when he first got here and how he could create a blade. But with the addition to his injuries and his recent training she felt it was a good idea to see where exactly he is. Danny didn't mind the idea; he wasn't a blade person; most of his fights were from a distance with Ghost Rays and when they did get close enough for close-quarters combat he usually just punched. It was only recently in the last few months that he'd mastered creating a blade of ectoplasm but he found that he's been using it more and more when things get close to home so it was a good idea to get practice with it; it's not like he had many people to spar with back home.

Danny saw an opening to get Ahsoka; he took it but she easily deflected it; which was what she was hoping he would do as her free lightsaber made an uppercut swing towards him. Danny just barley managed to dodge it as he could swear he felt the tip of it just breeze past his face. Ahsoka had put her blades on training mode; which was a setting for said purpose if the opponent got hit instead of losing a limb they would just receive a shock. While he recoiled Ahsoka took the opportunity to strike at him. Danny managed to parry one of her blows and quickly formed a second blade with his other arm to parry the other one. Danny managed to use his strength to push Ahsoka off of him; giving them both time to recover. However, Ahsoka simply deactivated her lightsabers and clipped them back to her side.

"Good work Danny but be careful; if you become to reliant on using two blades then it'll be hard to go back to using one." Ahsoka said.

"Is that what happened to you?" Danny asked.

"Actually yes; when I first started out as a Padawan I only used one; a little over a year into The Clone Wars I started using a second one; my master warned me about using two weapons and he was right; now I can't see myself fighting well with one lightsaber again."

"Well I'm more of a Ghost Ray guy; most of my battles are from a distance; with Ghosts, it rarely ever comes to close-quarters combat."

"Still you should be ready for close-quarters when it comes."

"I agree which is why I'm sparring with you; I don't really have anybody back home to practice with blades; most practice I get is in action so I'll gladly take the practice here when offered."

"That's good; I also like that you've started to train regularly in order to keep your skills sharp."

"Well yeah, there may not be ghosts but just because I'm stranded in this galaxy doesn't mean I should let my skills slip…speaking off have you found anything about sending me back yet?" Danny asked; silent hope in his voice.

"I'm sorry Danny but not yet…we have the descriptions of your planet; the surrounding planets; your solar system and some constellations as you've told us…but so far we haven't found anything to match them; a working theory right now is that your planet is somewhere in Wild Space; but how far or even if it is unclear."

Danny couldn't help but let out a sigh. After joining up with The Rebels he had told Ahsoka about much of his galaxy in order to help her find it. Having always been interested in space and becoming an astronaut since he was a child he knew more then the average person when it came to common knowledge about space on his planet. He had told her about his planet; the other planets in the solar system along with some of the constellations. He told them anything and everything he could think of that might be helpful in locating his planet. He knew with a galaxy this big with all these planets and species he's heard of it might take a while to locate it if they could at all but it still hurt his hope to hear that they haven't found anything yet. Danny felt a hand on his shoulder and looked to see Ahsoka giving him a comforting smile.

"Don't worry Danny; it's only been a couple of weeks since we started looking and we've confirmed that your planet is not located anywhere that has been explored so we know for a fact it's in wild space; we just have to figure out where but that will take time; I promised you we'd find a way to get you home and we will." Ahsoka said with a smile.

"Thanks Ahsoka and I know it will probably take awhile; it's just…it still hurts a little."

"How about we end training for today; we've already been at it for hours and I think The Ghost is almost ready for the mission; you should go meet up with them."

"Yeah I just hope this mission is easier then the last; after the last I had such a headache from Ezra's deal making; Hondo and Chopper's bee-"

"Wait, did you just say Hondo?" Ahsoka interrupted.

"Oh yeah; long story but we ran into this guy called Hondo and we were roped into an "adventure" but we got the generators so…despite the headache I would call it a win."

"Hondo, Hondo Ohnaka?"

"Yeah I think that was his name…wait do you know him?"

"Oh I know him; me and my master ran into him several times during The Clone Wars."

"Really…wait he did say on of his best friends was a Jedi but I thought he was just making that up…wait were you?"

"No; I don't know any Jedi who would call Hondo a friend…though Hondo might have been telling the truth form his point of view; he has a…unique way of seeing things."

"So how did you know him?" Danny asked; his curiosity for the strange man peeked.

"Well the first time I met him he was trying to steal valuable crops from a village on Felucia, but my master had met him before that; he managed to capture the Sith Lord Count Dooku and ransom him off; then he captured my master and Master Obi-Wan Kenobi when they went to see if he was truthful. He was planning to ransom them off as well but they escaped. There was also that time I was escorting a group of younglings on their Gathering and he attacked the ship to steal their kyber crystals; then he kidnapped me and tortured me." Ahsoka told recalling her times with the pirate.

"Okay if I ever run into him again he's getting a punch in the gut."

"He's not all bad; it just depends on his mood and profit. There was this time we ran into him while attempting to save hostages from a group of bounty hunters. Hondo had managed to talk one of them into telling us where they were being held and we managed to save them in time. There was also the time that he delivered some weapons to a rebel group on Onderon where I was fighting in and he helped the younglings I mentioned earlier and myself escape after his base was taken over by General Grievous. Now that doesn't mean I would call him a friend of mine per say but…he's not all bad."

"Well…he was helpful to me and Ezra when things went bad in the hanger."

"See…now I think we've given Hondo enough of our time; I've got Rebel stuff to do and you should go join the others for the mission."

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A few hours later the new mission was underway; Danny was in the cockpit of The Ghost…along with everyone else. He was standing at the back of the ship because all the seats were taking and there was more room. Sabine and Chopper were off doing something with a side console while Hara, Kanan, Zeb and Ezra occupied the four chairs at the front. The mission they had been given was a big one; the Empire had placed a blockade around the planet of Ibaar; The Rebels were going to break through it and deliver food supplies to the people so they wouldn't starve. Right now they were traveling with a Blockade Runner that was carrying the supplies; they were in hyperspace and would reach the planet soon.

Danny however was feeling a little uncomfortable though. He was all for the mission after all it was his job; dare he even say his ghost obsession to help those in need and the people on Ibaar clearly need it. But ever since he'd gotten to this galaxy the stakes had changed. Before it was stop the ghost, protect the citizens, save the town and on occasion the world. Now he was in a whole different galaxy with much bigger stakes a whole planet was depending on their help now. He had joined Rebels; rebels against a tyrannical Empire and he wasn't quite sure he had it in him to do what needed to be done. He wasn't a leader, despite what his friends and Frostbite keep telling him and he was no solider; he just helped those in need; but here with these stakes. It made Danny uncomfortable thinking of just how far he could push his morals to do the right thing without breaking them. But even that was iffy for him; because if he started to bend them how long until he broke them; the last thing he…or anyone in this galaxy wants was a second coming of him.

"The Empire has doubled our work quotas and cut our rations. Without your food drop…the weakest among us will starve." The man on a hologram says to the crew; coming from the planet.

"Stay strong my friend we'll be there soon." Kanan reassures the man.

"You have my deepest gratitude Phoenix Squadron…our underground network is….by…to…"

However, the image of the man starts to flicker for a few seconds before disappearing into the air completely. It looked like they lost the signal; several seconds later they had reached their destination and The Ghost jumped out of hyperspace as the stars and swirling blue mass returned too normal; giving them all a good view of Ibaar and the blockade before it.

"The transmission is being jammed." Sabine reported as she looked up from her console.

"Looks like The Empire came out to welcome us." Hera stated narrowing her eyes at the approaching blockade.

"Attention Rebel convoy this system is under Imperial control; stand down or be destroyed." A voice said over the com system; Danny couldn't help but think it sounded familiar.

"What a surprise Agent Kallus." Zeb growled; so, that's who it was; Danny thought he heard it before; it was the guy with the mutton chops.

"Sgt. Muttonchops…you're right he is a recurring annoyance." Danny spoke up from the back.

"I'll give him this he's persistent; Phoenix Leader are your pilots ready?" Hera asked into the com.

"Ready as we'll ever be Captain Syndulla, all fighters attack formation." A voice; most likely Phoenix Leader; replied.

Danny looked out the side of the cockpit to see three A-wings detach from the Blockade Runner and join up with them. Again, Danny thought this would make a great scene in a sci-fi movie; if it wasn't for the fact that this was real. He remembered seeing the A-wings in action when he first got here and how they were all slaughtered by Vader and his TIE. Danny hoped that this would not be a repeat performance because there was nothing really he could do in this situation. It wasn't long before the H shapes of TIE Fighters appeared in the distance as they started to approach. Seeing that the battle was eminent everybody took off to get to their battle stations. Kanan, Zeb and Ezra left the cockpit to man the turrets while Sabine hopped into the co-pilot seat. Danny; just took a seat behind Sabine since he didn't really have a spot yet.

"Handle those TIE's Phoenix Leader." Hera ordered.

"We'll cover you Ghost start you're run." Phoenix Leader responded.

"Zeb bandit at 270." Hera called out.

"I see him…Karabast!" Zeb grumbled from The Phantom over the open ship com.

"Ezra coming in at point 3, Kanan two marks at 185." Hera called out again.

Danny just watched as he saw two of the swarming TIE's explode into debris. Danny still wasn't comfortable with that aspect of being in this universe either…killing. He understood that sometimes it was necessary like in a war; which was basically what this was; but that didn't mean he was okay with it. He was a killer and he was something Danny promised he'd never be; he just kept reminding himself that he wasn't the one doing the killing and it was also in self defence. Danny prayed that he would never be put in that situation while he was stranded in this galaxy; weather to kill or not. He watched as some more TIE's exploded and they got closer to the blockade. However, it seemed like the Blockade Runner had taking some damage as it got closer. It seemed the Imperials figured that the Blockade Runner had the supplies; which it did; and started to focus their attention on it.

"This is transport one we are taking heavy fire." Someone said over the com from the Blockade Runner.

"Stay on course transport one." Hera ordered.

The Ghost rocked at is battered of some laser fire from the TIE's; the planet and blockade was much closer now; they were almost there all they needed to do was get the Blockade Runner past and the mission would be accomplished. Another shake; the enemy fire was heavy and more dangerous this close Danny looked over to see that the Blockade Runner continued to be pounded by the laser fire from the cannons on the Imperial Cruisers. The damage was becoming more clear as each pelt seemed to destroy the ship piece by piece. At this rate, it was not going to make it out intact.

"Losing forward deflectors." The blockade runner reported.

"We're almost through." Hera persisted.

"We're not going to make it…we're not…" the audio cut out and the line went silent.

"No!" Hera yelled in painful realization.

Danny looked back just in time to see one final laser penetrate the hull of the Blockade Runner; setting off a large explosion. Secondary explosions followed after and decorated the ship form bow to stern as pieces blew off into space. Danny wanted nothing more then to fly over there and save as many people as he could. But even if he could there was no way to get there in time as one final explosion from inside the ship sent it scattering into debris. That one final explosion was enough to blow up the ship; destroy the supplies and kill everyone onboard. Danny wasn't sure he would be able too watch sci-fi movies the same way again having just witnessed a cruiser blow up. True he had seen the Rebels main ship blow up when he first got here but…they had evacuated in time. He had just witnessed dozens of people die in the blink of an eye and he couldn't do anything to save them. He could feel this distress, sadness and loss coming from those on the Ghost; particularly Hera.

"We lost the transport; I repeat we lost the transport." Phoenix Leader reported confirmation.

"All ships, abort, abort." Hera ordered; sorrow full in her voice.

With that Hera pulled on the controls to turn The Ghost around as it started its retreat; quickly followed by the A-Wings. They had failed and it cost them dearly; it seemed like they had a clear run out; the only pursuers being the remaining TIE fighters. Hera started to input the coordinates for a hyperspace jump; but before she could complete the task they were interrupted by a desperate call over the com; it was Phoenix Leader.

"We've got to get out of here; we…."

The words were suddenly replaced with a loud scream as the signal died soon after. Danny caught the sight of an explosion out of the corner of his eye and turned just in time to see the burning wreck of an A-Wing start to spin widely into space. They had lost another one; one more person had died in this mission; one more that he couldn't save.

"We've lost Phoenix Leader; they're cutting us to pieces." Another A-Wing pilot reported.

"Set heading to 267; all ships jump now!" Hera ordered.

With that Danny watched as the stars started to grow long and the black vacuum of space tuned blue; signalling the jump into hyperspace. Hera lets out sigh of relief; yet you could still hear the sorrow in it. She was in charge of it and was probably blaming herself for the deaths of the rebels. Sabine was giving her a concerned look despite having a face of defeat herself. Danny couldn't deal with this right now; he'd…even when things were at their worst in Amity Park he'd never had to deal with death. Someone might have gotten hurt or put in a hospital from time to time but he'd never heard of anyone dying before; he had always prevented that. But here he couldn't; he knew that in war people were going to die; it's what happens. But knowing it's going to happen and witnessing it happening were two different things. Danny got up from his seat and walked out of the room; he needed time to himself.

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The Ghost and surviving A-Wings had meet up with the rest of the fleet; which was now one Blockade Runner and A-Wing shorter. Danny was just moping around the Dejarik table; his finger rhythmically tapping as he sat and explored his thoughts. Hera, Kanan and Rex were with Commander Sato trying to figure out the next step or a new plan to deliver the food rations to the people of Ibaar. The meeting was only for higher ups so neither Danny or the rest of the Ghost Crew were invited. But truthfully even if he was he didn't think he would be up to it; he was just feeling horrible. He felt like someone had stabbed him in the heart or gut and was continually twisting the blade. Danny felt like he was sick; having watched all those people die and not doing anything to save them.

He was a hero; it was his job to save people; or more specifically to do the right thing. He had always done it and everything always turned out okay. But this time it didn't; people were dead and he couldn't do anything to stop it. Danny was feeling all emotions right now; the strongest being negative ones. He felt sadness for the needless suffering and death. He felt despair for not being able to do anything and he felt anger; intense anger to the Empire for being the cause of it. On top of all the other emotions that he was managing for just being stuck in a universe away from his friends and family…he felt like an emotion volcano about to blow.

Chopper rolled into the room and turned his dome to look at Danny. Danny paid him no mind; he was lost in his thoughts. It was his job to save people; it was his hero complex; his obsession. Wait; his obsession; Danny felt dread fill him again as he remembered something his parents had said about ghost obsessions. Obsessions were something that kept the ghost around or what allowed someone to become a ghost; something to keep them going. Just like Skulker hunts; Ember has music, The Box Ghost has boxes; Danny's was being a hero and helping people in need; was being unable to save someone…physically hurting him?

Chopper wheeled up to Danny and gave him a gentle nudge; which was so unlike the droid. After no response from Danny; Chopper repeated it; a little more force this time as he practically poked him with his sharp pinchers; that was more like the droid. Danny was snapped out of his thoughts as he turned to set his tired eyes on the orange trouble maker. Chopper beeped something at him but Danny, of course didn't speak droid and he was pretty sure Chopper knew that.

"Look Chopper I'm not in the mood right now and you know I don't understand you so if it's something important tell someone who can understand you." Danny simply said; not an emotion in his voice.

Chopper simply sat there and looked at him. Danny didn't know what to do so he just turned his gaze away from Chopper and back to the checkerboard design of the Dejarik table. It wasn't long until her heard Chopper's servos start up. Danny then felt a jolt hit his arm and he jumped back. Chopper had shocked him; it wasn't as powerful as what he normally fired at him but it was still as shock and it still pissed Danny off. Danny had to fight to keep his eyes from glowing green in rage. He was not in the mood; not in the best state at the moment he did not want to snap and lose his cool. For all he knew maybe Chopper just wanted to get his attention he did use a lesser shock then normal after all.

"Chopper…I'm seriously not in the mood but shocking me is not going to improve it; in fact, you do that again and you'll regret it…just leave me alone!" he half shouted at the droid.

Danny didn't even get to return to his thoughts before Chopper actually shocked him again…that was it. Danny just felt his anger boil over and all he saw was red. What happened in the next few seconds were all a haze to him but after he did them they became quite clear. Danny snapped his head back towards Chopper; letting out loud, deep, echoing growl as his eyes burned like green hellfire so powerfully bright that it looked like green smoke was pouring from his sockets. He lunged at the droid and picked him up by the legs. Danny then threw Chopper down the hall where he slammed into the wall before landing on the ground with two loud metallic clangs. Danny seethed in anger for a moment before he took a deep breath and sat back down at the Dejarik table. He had to calm down and get these emotions in order…what was that thing Kanan and Ahsoka did; meditation maybe that would help. Danny heard Chopper squabbling in the background along with two sets of approaching footprints. Danny looked up to see Sabine and Zeb emerge from their rooms; set Chopper back up and watched in confusion as the little droid rolled away with great speed.

"Hey kid what's with all the racket?" Zeb asked but Danny didn't answer; he just sat there seething with glowing green eyes which resembled green fire and smoke.

"Danny…are you okay?" Sabine asked as she took a cautions step forward.

"I'll be fine; I'm just…today's not been the best…sorry if I woke you from your nap Zeb." Danny answered as his eyes slowly started to dim as the fire that fueled them started to weaken.

"Nah that's alright…wasn't really asleep anyway." Zeb answered.

"I've just been dealing with things and Chopper started to pester; when he started to shock me I just snapped…but I do have a question; days like today, days where you lose…do they happen often?" Danny asked as his eyes returned to a more normalish shade; but refusing to die out completely.

"We haven't lost yet kid…we're just coming up with another plan." Zeb said.

"You know what I mean; do you have days like this often?"

"Recently more often than we'd like…still not quite used to death, are you?"

For some reason Danny, couldn't help but snort at that before breaking into a small chuckle. Zeb and Sabine wearily eyed each other at Danny's strange behavior.

"What's so funny about this Danny?" Sabine asked with a raised brow.

"Nothing…. nothing, nothing is funny about death; it's horrible it's the end of life and to answer you no actually I'm not used to it. That's what I think is funny or ironic. I'm a ghost; I'm half dead; I fight dead people on a daily basis yet back in Amity Park; even when things were at there worst I was always able to stop it with no casualties. Sure, some people get hurt or put in a hospital but as far as I know no body has ever died from a ghost attack since I started fighting ghosts. Yet here…I couldn't do anything to save those people on the Blockade Runner or help Phoenix Leader…I just watched them die; how can someone be surrounded by death on a daily basis and not be prepared to face it?"

Danny finished his mini-speech thing and laid his head against the table; trying not to let his emotions of sorrow over take him; the last thing he needed right now was to break down on top of everything. Danny heard shuffling and felt a hand on his shoulder; Danny looked to see Sabine was now sitting beside him rubbing his shoulder while Zeb stood to the side. Danny could feel their care and concern through The Force.

"I don't think anyone could ever be prepared for death; I know I wasn't the first time I saw it." Zeb said.

"Their deaths won't be in vain either; The Empire might think it will discourage us from trying again but really all they've done is give us the motivation to see the mission succeed. We will break through the blockade and deliver the supplies." Sabine reassured him.

"I know…I'm just not used to watching people die; I've always managed to prevent that."

Seconds later the sound of the air lock door opening filled the room; soon the figures of Kanan and Hera walked into the room. They spotted the three at the table. Hera probably would have asked what was going on but she had a look of determination on her face; she turned to the three of them and spoke.

"Hopefully we have a plan to deal with the blockade; but we need to split up; you three are with me; get ready to leave in an hour." Hera said.

Before either of the three could ask a question, Hera had turned on her heel and started to walk towards the cockpit; Kanan following quickly behind her. The three looked at each other and shrugged; Danny however, was filled with a little hope now that they might have a plan. Sabine gave him a smile and Zeb playfully punched him in the arm before they took off to their rooms to get ready. Danny simply waited at the table; hopeful that the plan Hera had was a good one and that it would work; he didn't know if he could take more death today.

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About an hour later they had arrived at a planet called Shantipole. Hera had given them a brief rundown of the mission; Rex has an old contact on the planet called Quarrie. Quarrie apparently may have a ship that will allow them to get past the blockade; however, Rex told them Quarrie would only deal in person making it necessary for them to go to the planet to meet him. At the same time The Ghost also had to go pick up the new supplies for the next run on the planet so Hera, Danny, Zeb and Sabine were going down to the planet while Kanan, Rex, Ezra and Chopper took the Ghost to pick up the supplies. They had just arrived at the planet and the selected group were making their way towards The Phantom. Danny was waiting for Zeb to climb up the ladder before he could get in; this allowed him to overhear Kanan and Hera talking.

"I can't believe you volunteered me for this reckless mission; after what happened the fleet needs me now more then ever." Hera said to Kanan.

"True the fleet needs a solution but one neither you nor Agent Kallus are able to see." Kanan replied back cryptically.

"Oh are we talking in riddles now is that it?" Hera asked; Danny couldn't tell if it was in a joking or sarcastic manner or not.

"Can I just say that personally I've always hated when people do that; just get to the point it saves time." Danny said to them as he started to climb the now Zeb free ladder.

"Fine I'll spell it out for you; we can't beat that blockade; not without a better ship with better firepower and the best pilot at the controls." Kanan said back; a little aggressive then usual.

"See that time you got the point across much better…" Kanan gave Danny a look and Danny suddenly got the feeling to shut up and get out of there. "…okay I'm going; I'm going." Danny replied as he resumed his climb up the ladder and into The Phantom.

"Even if this ship turns out to be everything we hope it is I still might not make it back in time to help." Hera said.

"Then you better hurry." Kanan says as he leaves.

With Kanan gone; Hera turns around to climb up into The Phantom. She climbs in to see Zeb and Sabine already sitting down while Danny…Danny seemed to be strangely into the view of Shantipole. Hera reached forward and placed a gentle hand on his shoulder; grabbing his attention as he turns to look at her.

"Hey Danny sorry to break your focus on the planet but you need to go sit down so we can take off." Hera told him.

"Oh yeah sorry Hera it's just…that planet; Shantipole was it called? Anyways that planet look's exactly like Jupiter; one of the planets from my galaxy." Danny told her.

"Does it really?"

"Yeah, I mean this one has a yellow tint to it while Jupiter is more of a reddish-peach color but they look the same; they even have the giant dark spot on it; it's a reminder of home which I really needed after…you know."

"I know but hopefully Rex's contact; Quarrie has what we need to break through the blockade so sit down so we can go."

With that Danny walked over and sat down with Zeb and Sabine. Hera sat down in the pilot's chair and with a few quick switch flips and button pushing she slowly and expertly slid The Phantom out of it's port on The Ghost. Danny remembered how Ezra had forgot to release the docking port when he took it out on their adventure. He also remembered Hera making him; Ezra and Chopper clean the entire Phantom and give it a check-up routine. Danny didn't mind; they did take The Phantom without permission but it also allowed Danny to get a closer look at The Phantom and how it was built; it was far more advanced then anything he's seen from NASA on Earth.

There it was again; just the mention or thought of his planet brought back memories to him. He had hoped he would have found a way to get back home by now. But at least there were no ghosts to bother him; that's fine The Empire is doing a good job at trying to kill him in their stead. Danny thought about the people on Ibaar and how they were most likely starving at the moment; hopefully this Quarrie had what they needed because one way or another Danny was going to make sure the planet got those supplies. Even if he has to turn the supplies invisible to get them past the blockade and ride down with them through the atmosphere he was going to get them to the people. Though he would like the option where he didn't get third degree burns from entering the atmosphere; Danny actually hoped this would be the one mission he didn't get injured on; it seemed easy enough.

"So I did some research on why it's so hard to land here." Hera called back to them.

"and…" all three of them asked in unison for the pilot to continue.

"The upper atmosphere is tricky…" Hera replied

"Tricky how?" Danny asked; suddenly getting a bad feeling about this.

"You can get through it…but your craft never seems to maintain it's power." Hera admits hesitantly.

"Whoa what dose that mean…I don't know what that means?" Zeb asked with a slight panic at not liking what Hera's answer suggested.

"It means no power…no flying…just falling." Sabine answered.

"You could have mentioned this before I got onboard!" Zeb shouted.

"You wouldn't have come." Hera shot back.

"So…its going to be one of these days is it…okay…bring it on." Danny says as he prepares for the chaos he knows is about to happen.

As if on cue The Phantom starts to shake as the turbulence increases and the sound of the engines die out. You could feel the gravity in the ship change as it started to free fall in the air. Hera's gloved hands gripped the controls as she struggled to remain in control of the craft which was now plummeting through the electric yellow clouds of Shantipole. Suddenly one of the electric clouds discharged a bolt of lightning; it hit The Phantom causing the ship to jolt and shake even more. Danny heard Sabine give out a pained grunt as she was smacked against the side of The Phantom while Zeb held onto his chair with a death grip. Danny was glad that he was used to flying otherwise he might be losing his lunch right now.

Another jolted almost sent Danny out of his seat but he regained quickly thanks to Hera's flying. She was doing everything she could to keep the free-falling ship in some form of flight. After a few seconds, she seemed to manage to steady out The Phantom and they were now in a gentle glide with the occasional shake of turbulence. Hera suddenly let out a surprised gasp; causing everybody to look in her direction. They saw that the clouds had started to clear; revealing to them all that they were now heading straight for a giant rock pillar. Hera acts quickly and performs a sharp and fast turn. The Phantom responds and they pass by the rock; however, Zeb is almost flung out of his chair and Danny and Sabine are smashed against the sides.

As Danny regains himself he notices that his hair is pointing towards the sky. Danny looks to see that the same is happening to Sabine's hair and Hera's Lekku's. It was then that Danny looked out the cockpit to see that The Phantom was now flying upside down. It was a side affect of the sharp turn; Hera had to compensate to keep control; Hera slowly and steadily evened The Phantom out and turned it back right side up. Now they had returned to a gentile glide as they soared between numerous mountains of rock and stone pillars. As they passed one the three passengers couldn't help but notice a peculiar looking object wedged and smashed into one of the mountains; it was also eerily ship shaped.

"Wait was that a ship…that was a ship." Zeb says as he and Sabine jumped to alertness.

"That was your imagination." Hera shouted back.

"Hera just so you know I have faith in your abilities…but if we are about to crash into a rock let me know so I can turn all of us intangible." Danny shouted.

"That won't be necessary Danny." Hera shouted back to the halfa.

Hera spots another rock pillar in their direction and turns The Phantom to veer off. However, she is a little late and the wing of The Phantom clips against the side; shaking the ship and filling the air with a disturbing metal scrapping sound. The Phantom starts to buckle even more as the damaged wing has increased the difficulty to keep it in the air. Everyone is sent into another wave of smacking into things while Hera desperately grips the shaking controls. She looks out and spots their target at last; a landing field built on top of one of the mountains. She grips the controls harder as she starts to steer the Phantom in the direction as best as she could.

"There's the landing field." Hera shouts back to the others.

"Is that your imagination?" Zeb asks.

"You better hope not…brace for landing."

The Phantom rapidly approaches the landing field; everybody braces themselves for the incoming landing. Zeb was gripping his seat so hard you could swear his claws were tearing the seat. Seconds pass as the ground starts to catch up with them before they finally make contact. The Phantom slams against the metal runway and begins to slide. The Phantom starts to shake again as the sound of metal scrapping against metal filled the air. There is a bump on the runway that shook everyone. Zeb stayed in his spot; Sabine smacked he head against the side of The Phantom and Danny was flung out of his seat. The Phantom continued to shake for a few more seconds before it started to lessen and you could feel The Phantom start to slow down.

Slowly the Phantom came to a stop as the shaking and metal scraping ceased. Instead there is a slight metal creaking sound could be heard. Hera let go of the controls and leaned back in her chair; her Hands were stuck in a griped like state. Zeb started to recover while Sabine rubbed the spot on her head that smacked against the side earlier. Danny simply started to pick himself up from the metal floor of The Phantom. All in all, the crash could have been a lot worse; Danny couldn't help but notice the gravity of The Phantom felt a little weird.

"Oh am I dead…I don't smell dead." Zeb groaned.

"No we're all very much alive…well you three are but trust me if any of you were dead I'd know." Danny said as he got up.

"Oh well that's good."

Zeb then got out from his seat and started to take a step towards the cockpit where Hera sat. However as soon as he placed his foot on the ground The Phantom let out a loud creak and the ship started to tilt forward. Everybody looks out the cockpit to see that The Phantom had stopped at the edge of the runway and was just tilting over the edge. However, Zeb's weight was now unbalancing The Phantom as it started to tilt forward to show everybody that it was a long way down to the ground. The Phantom buckled and slowly started to slide forward; Hera quickly jumped out of her seat and started to shove everybody towards the back of The Phantom; hoping to balance the ship out again.

They waited a few seconds as The Phantom leveled back out. They all breathed a sigh of relief before they noticed that the ship seemed to continue moving. Before any of them could do anything, The Phantom jolted and they were all sent crashing backwards as The Phantom's door opened. They all came crashing onto the ground of the metal runway; Danny looked up to see a short person standing in front of them all. The person wore a dirty white suit and dressed like a space mechanic. Danny also couldn't help but noticed the person was also a new alien species he hadn't seen before. He looked like fish with a mustache. Danny also notices that behind the fish man there was a yellow vehicle being driven by a droid; it had a cable that was attached to The Phantom and it seemed to be pulling the ship back onto the runway.

"Who are you?" the fish man asked.

"You're Quarrie right; Captain Rex sent us." Hera asked as everybody got back on their feet.

"Ah…you're here about my ship." The fish man or Quarrie responds.

"Any landing you can walk away from is a good one." Here says as The Phantom continues to get towed back onto the runway.

"After a good landing you can still fly the ship." Quarrie states.

"Yeah…you do know this is a terrible place for ships." Hera asks.

"But it is the perfect place to test them, if it can fly here it can fly anywhere and it's also the last place The Empire would look…now come on let's get out of this wind."

Quarrie motions for them to follow him; Hera nods and follows. Danny moves to follow but looks back at The Phantom one last time before he dose. The droid had towed it back onto the runway and was moving it over to the side so it was out of the way; it didn't seem to be that damaged but Danny had no cue how these ships worked so he wasn't the best judge. Hopefully it wasn't too damaged. Danny turned around and caught up to the others as Quarrie led them towards a building that looked like a hanger…so it probably was a hanger. They reach the doors and Quarrie opens them up; they creak and buckle with age but still work as they open up to reveal a ship sitting in the middle of the hanger. They start to walk towards it but Zeb accidently kicks an empty can with his toes.

"Pardon the mess I don't get many visitors…most of them crash…but there she is; what do you think; I call it the Blade Wing." Quarrie says as he motions to the ship.

"That's a ship…is it upside down?" Zeb asks as his ears droop in confusion.

"It looks like it's been through a garbage masher." Sabine states.

"Is it really that bad guys…I might not be from around here but it looks…okay…I do think it needs is a better paint job." Danny said as he looked over the ship.

"This is one of my most advanced designs it's fast, agile and has a narrow attack profile and it packs a punch. High intensity blasters, ion cannons and proton torpedoes." Quarrie says showing off the ship like he's a used car salesmen.

"Great I can't wait to take it out the fleet really needs this." Hera says with excitement but Quarrie freezes up.

"The fleet huh…what makes you think she's yours just for the taking?" Quarrie grumbled as he walks off.

"So he just gave us a no to using it, right?" Danny asked; confused over what just happened.

"Seems so…come on let's see how badly damaged The Phantom is." Hera says.

They walked out of the Hanger and back over to The Phantom which had been brought over to the side. Hera and Sabine quickly got to work as they started to look over the damages. Hera checked the outside while Sabine did the interior. Danny simply hung back with Zeb and watched as the ladies worked. Danny wished he could help out with repairs or on the ships; but since he had no clue how any of the ships in this galaxy worked he would be doing more harm then good. If they were looking over or repairing a NASA ship, then it would be different. Danny wondered if he should start looking at the inner workings of this galaxies ships at some point.

Danny would love to be able to work on ships, repair them or see how they work at some point; he had studied almost every ship or shuttle NASA had done because of his interest in space. He even had small models of them in his room. Danny wondered if model ships existed in this universe; he would like to get some of them. But back to his thoughts maybe he could ask Hera if he could help out or if she could show him some things the next time she's working on the ships on Garel; it couldn't hurt to ask. But for now, he would do more harm then good so he was hanging back with Zeb.

"I can't believe that old carb isn't going to let you fly his ship. If you ask me he's been out of the water too long." Zeb grumbled to Hera as she passed them on her sweep.

"So he is a fish then…good because I was hoping I wasn't being racist to think he looks like one." Danny responded.

"He's a Mon Calamari from the planet Mon Cala; it's an ocean planet. It's not necessarily racist but don't call him a fish Danny it's still not nice." Hera said.

"Okay noted; just remember that on my planet the closest thing we've come to with other forms of life is ghosts. I just don't want to accidentally offend someone because of my planet's backwater primitiveness in addition to my own curiosity and naivety to your galaxy." Danny said.

"Well you've been doing a good job of it so far kid…anyways how's The Phantom Hera?" Zeb asked.

"I can't fix The Phantom…not with the spare parts we have onboard." Hera reported.

"And more good news; our com systems are fried we can't contact The Ghost." Sabine said as she walked out to join them.

"So we're stuck here…perfect." Hera grumbled.

"Give it a moment it might get better…or worse." Danny said as he pointed to Quarrie who was approaching them.

"I noticed your aft stabilizers are cracked; what else do you need?" Quarrie asked as a droid brought over some engine parts.

"A power bust relay, flux converters and some plasma conduits." Hera listed.

"BG will get you sorted." Quarrie points to his droid.

"Thank you…" Hera says as Sabine and Zeb follow BG before she hesitantly asks. "…look if I don't fly your ship who will?"

"I've waited a long time for the right pilot…I can wait longer." Quarrie says before he walks away.

With that said; Quarrie turned to walk away while Zeb and Sabine followed his droid, BG over to where spare parts were kept; leaving Hera and Danny standing in the wind. Hera gave a brief huff of annoyance before she turned her attention back to The Phantom to start the repairs. Danny looked around to see if there was anything he could do; again, knowing little to nothing about how ships worked here. Quarrie's set up was pretty nice; it looked like a small space version of a small airport; the runway, hanger, observation/control tower and a repair area. Danny felt the cool breeze blow through his hair as the wind was a little strong this high up. Danny liked it; it reminded him of flying…come to think of it.

"So Hera is there anything that I can help with?" Danny asked.

"Not unless you know how to replace cracked aft stabilizers or flux converters." Hera said.

"Yeah sorry no; if this was a NASA ship then it would be a different story and I figure because we're on a tight schedule now would not be the best time for some lessons."

"Yeah I'd rather not while we're on the clock…but if you'd like the next time I perform a maintenance check back on Garel you're welcome to help me with it if your interested." Hera offered.

"I think that's a great idea; I've always loved space stuff and ships plus I figured if I'm going to be stuck here for a little while longer it might benefit to have some knowledge on how they work…but if there's nothing for me to do at the moment then I'm just going to be…around; shout if you need me." Danny said as he started to walk away.

"Okay Danny; just don't go too far." Hera said with a knowing smile.

---

About an hour later most of the repairs had been completed. Hera and Quarrie were just finishing installing the new plasma conduits. It would take another hour or so but The Phantom would be ready to fly again soon. Zeb was standing off to the side; taking the opportunity to look over his Bo-Rifle and Sabine was just siting on the runway watching the skies and horizon. She was probably wishing she had brought some paints with her. Hera briefly glances around to keep an eye out for Danny but she knows that he's around somewhere. She soon returns her attention to Quarrie who's been helping her repair the Phantom for the past hour.

"You know you didn't have to drag us all the way out here; you could have just transmitted the plans to Rex." Hera told the grizzled Mon Calamari.

"Why would I hand my ship to just any pilot?" Quarrie responded.

"Would any pilot risk their life to come to this deathtrap?"

"Perhaps not…so why did you?" Quarrie asked while his big fish eyes narrowed at her.

"I was a little girl when The Clone War came to Ryloth. My mother hid us below ground but I would always peak out when the Republic ships flew over as they fought to liberate my world. I dreamt of nothing more than to be up there with them." Hera said as she paused her repairs and walked a few feet towards the edge of the runway as memories of her youth replayed in her head.

"So you left your family to fight?" Quarrie asked.

"I left my family so I could fly."

"As a combat pilot?" Quarrie asked as his eyes narrowed more; as if studying Hera.

"If we want freedom we must make difficult choices. I chose to leave my family; I chose to learn to fly and then I chose to use that ability to help others in need. It's all rooted in something I can't explain…a need to be up there…" Hera said as she noticed a flock of aerial creatures soring above them; she extended her hand towards them and the sky. "…because even when there are explosions all around me; when things are at their worst…I feel like I'm at my best."

Hera watched as the flock of creatures soared overhead; her sharp green eyes also noticed a small black speck fly up towards them; but also, keeping its distance. A smile formed across her lips; that's one thing Danny had in common with her; the love of flying. Hera found herself staring into the sky as she became lost in her thoughts only to be pulled out by the grizzled voice of Quarrie as he approached her.

"We've wasted enough time; there are beings in need of help and my ship is in need of a pilot." Quarrie said giving her a smile.

Hera returned it finally realizing what all the looks he had been given her this whole time were for; he was judging her. Quarrie was an inventor and an aviator and proud of it; he wasn't going to hand off his latest creation to just anyone. He was waiting for someone who truly apricates the ship and art of flying to test his new creation and it seemed that she had past his test. This was what they were waiting for; now that they had Quarrie's permission they could test his Blade Wing and see if it's what they need. Hera and Quarrie start to walk over towards Sabine while she waves Zeb to come over; who nods in acknowledgement before getting up. Sabine hears them approaching and takes her eyes off the landscape in front of her to look at them.

"Alright guys; Quarrie is allowing us to fly his ship so let's get everything ready." Hera informed them.

"Wait…wasn't there another one with you?" Quarrie asked as he notice someone was missing.

"Yeah Danny…actually come to think of it I haven't seen the kid in a while; thought he was taking a nap or something in the back." Zeb said.

"Give it a moment…there he is." Sabine pointed.

The other three looked in the direction she was pointing in to see Danny emerge from behind one of the rock pillars and blast into the air. He was in his ghost form; his black and white appearance easily spotted against the yellow/peach colors and clouds of Shantipole. Zeb and Hera found themselves once again at a loss with words when it came to their strange new friend. They watched as he sored through the air; maneuvered through rocks and pulled off tricks in the air as if he was a hot-rodding Starfighter. Hera knew that Danny could fly; having been told it was one of his many powers but she'd never actually witnessed it until now. Hera could only imagine what Danny must feel like being out there with the wind in your face and absolute freedom.

"Woah…that's the kid?" Zeb gaped.

"Yeah I felt the same way when I saw him do that on Seelos." Sabine said.

"I am so jealous right now…I would give anything to be able to fly without the need of a ship; just being out there with the wind in your face and under your own power." Hera confessed.

"I know; I mean Mandalorians have jetpacks that would allow us to do some of the things he's doing; but…it just doesn't feel the same and he's much more agile and faster some of the moves he pulls off are incredible." Sabine said.

"You mean to tell me that kid is flying on his own…impossible?" Quarrie gawked in disbelief.

"Well I'm afraid we have to cut his fun short…DANNY!" Hera shouted out.

Almost like a dog hearing its owner; as soon as Hera called his name Danny froze in mid air and turned to look at the gathered group. Danny decided to do one more tick as he performed a backflip in the air and continued on his way as he flew over to them. They all watched as he approached but he didn't land; instead he just hovered over them as his ghost tail moved in a rhythmic pattern to keep him afloat and steady.

"Hey guys did you need something?" Danny asked.

"Quarrie has given us permission to fly his ship so we need to get everything ready." Hera informed him.

"Okay but could I have one more minute I don't know when I'll have the chance to go flying again once we get back to Garel." Danny asked; Hera couldn't help but smile at the fact that he sounded like a child pleading for one more minute at the park.

"Well we are on a tight schedule…but I don't see why one more loop can't hurt…be quick." Hera answered.

Having been given one more minute of air time Danny rocketed off at impressive speeds as he performed a series of loops between the clouds and mountains; making sure to get his fix in and hoping it would satisfy him until he could fly again. Then after performing one las maneuvered he veered over towards the landing platform and shot into the air; pausing in mid-air and landing on the ground in a crouched position. Seconds later he stood back up as the familiar blue halo rings traveled over his body and returned him into his human form as he approached them. Danny could see Hera and Sabine giving him a friendly and amused smile while Zeb and Quarrie just gawked.

"But…impossible how are you able to fly; what technology are you using?" Quarrie asked.

"It's not technology, it's biology." Danny answered.

"But your human; humans can't fly."

"I'm only half-human and enough about me I'm not some spectacle to gawk at; like Hera said we're on a schedule so let's get to work." Danny said as he walked off; leaving them behind; Hera had to grab Quarrie to get him to start moving.

---

A few minutes later The Blade Wing was about ready to fly. Quarrie flipped a switch in the hanger which extended a platform out into the air; The Blade Wing on it; fueled up and ready to go. Hera was already inside the cockpit of the prototype ship and was finishing up the pre-flight check. Danny, Sabine and Zeb were watching from just outside the hanger. With his pre-flight preparations done Quarrie walked over to them to observe his latest creation take flight. The hums of the Blade Wing's engines filled the air; almost deafening out the breeze of the wind.

"You're lucky to have her as your pilot." Zeb told Quarrie.

"How many times have you flown it?" Sabine asked.

"Who me…oh no I don't fly it's too dangerous…but theoretically it should fly." Quarrie answered as he turned to face them.

"Theoretically!" the three of them shouted in unison and panic.

"Are you telling us that this ship not only hasn't flown before…but you're not even sure it will fly at all?" Danny shouted back; voice mixed with shock and anger.

"It should fly…theoretically; but I always say that it's better to be down there wishing I was up there then to be up there crashing back down here."

"If that ship crashes I'll toss you over the side and see how well you fly!" Zeb shouted at Quarrie while Sabine attempted to hold the Lasat back from lashing out at him.

Quarrie; ignoring the threat of his life; turned around to look at Hera; giving her a smile and a good luck signal. Hera; oblivious to the danger she was in; signals back and puts her flight helmet on. She finishes the routine setup and flips one last switch as the ship buckles; signaling it's ready for takeoff. Hera took to the controls and The Blade Wing rose into the air. Everybody watched as The Blade Wing started to take to the air as it left the runway; before it stalled and began to plummet over the edge to the abyss below them.

"HERA!" the three of them shout.

Danny acted before he even knew what he was doing. He made a mad dash for the edge of the runway and before he reached it he jumped into the air; transformed into his ghost form and dived down after Hera hoping to reach her before she and the ship splattered on the ground. Sabine and Zeb reached the edge of the runway a few seconds after him and looked over to see nothing; no Danny, no blade wing, no Hera. Suddenly the sound of electrical humming filled the air and seconds later The Blade Wing shot though the clouds below and flew upwards into the sky as it opened its dorsal flaps and wings; taking flight as it should. Zeb and Sabine watched as it shot past them. They almost didn't see a secondary object come crashing down behind them until it made a pained groan.

Sabine and Zeb turned around to see that Danny had been deposited back onto the runway; laying face down. The halfa seemed okay; until he got up and held his hand to his nose; which was now leaking ectoplasm out like a faucet. Sabine; seeing her friend was hurt quickly dashed over to him and helped him up; Zeb close behind her.

"What happened?" Sabine asked.

"Oh; I didn't see it coming; after seeing the ship go down I dived after it hoping to get Hera out before the she and the ship got splattered on the ground when the next thing I know I'm the one being splattered. Know I know what an insect on the windshield feels like; I can't feel half my face." Danny said as Sabine gently pried his hand away to survey the damage.

"It looks like your nose is broken." Sabine said as she observed Danny's now bent and bruised nose.

"And here I thought this was a mission I wouldn't get injured on." Danny grumbled.

"I can reset it for you but it'll hurt."

"Yeah I know it's not the first time I've broken my nose…that's fine get it over with."

Sabine gives him a reassuring smile before she grabs the bridge of his nose. Danny knew what was coming next; he had broken his nose before. One time when he was ghost hunting; he somehow ended up smacking into the side of a building before he could turn intangible and Sam had to reset it for him. Danny closed his eyes and braced himself as with one quick motion and a sickening crack Sabine reset his nose. Danny gives a brief yelp of pain; but starts to feel better as soon as his nose had been reset. Quarrie; who had joined them at some point handed Danny on of his cloth handkerchiefs for his nose. Danny, having nothing else to work with; accepted the slightly dirty rag for his nose.

"It's not entirely clean but it should do the job." Quarrie said.

"Thanks." Danny replied.

"Don't mention it lad…now let's head up to the observation tower and see what your pilot and my ship can really do."

They did just that; a minute or so later the four of them were inside Quarrie's observation tower; like the rest of his place it was in need of a little clean up; but it didn't seem like this room was used as much as the others. From there they had a good view of Hera and the area she was flying in. She was performing tests and ticks in the new ship. Flying past the stone pillars; with the local wildlife and performing like she was in an airshow. If they didn't know Hera better, they would say she was showing off. Quarrie was solely focused on his ship; Zeb was observing from the side. Danny was sitting in the corner while Sabine was applying a bandage over his nose. Hera zoomed past them in the ship with a thundering roar and sending a gust of wind at them. The fur on Zeb blew like it was trying to leap off his skin and Sabine had to grab the med kit so it wouldn't go flying. After applying the bandage Danny wiped off the remaining blood and the two of them joined Zeb and Quarrie.

"Masterful." Quarrie commented.

"Commencing weapons test." Hera said over the coms.

They watched as Hera started to fly towards the remains of the ship they saw when they were crashing; the one imbedded into the rocks. The Blade Wing came in for the attack and started to fire its weapons at the ship. The hit their target and small portions of the ship and rock broke off and tumbled into the abyss below as Hera zoomed past it. It wasn't really impressive just some lasers.

"I was hoping your ship packed more of a punch Quarrie." Hera said over the com.

"Did you pull the big lever on the right?" Quarrie asked.

"No."

"Try again." Quarrie said with a sly smile.

They watched as Hera turned the ship around for another attack run; this time with the promise of a bigger show. As it approached the ship four red lasers erupted from the ends of the Blade Wing and combined into one super laser. The red beam of energy shot out at it's target and the crashed ship erupted into a huge explosion. As Hera passed by it and the smoke and fire of the explosion clamed down the ship shook before it tore in half as it and the rock it was imbedded it start to break apart; sending the debris into the abyss. Everyone in the observation tower was left speechless and jaw dropped at the display of power. Quarrie was the first to break the silence when he started to jump around and making giddy noises.

With the tests, complete and with everyone seeming satisfied Hera brought the Blade Wing back around and started to land. Quarrie calmed started to calm down and motioned for the others to follow him. They all exited the tower and onto the runway to greet Hera as she was climbing out of the Blade Wing. She hoped to the ground and turned to them with a smile on her face. She starts to walk over and looks like she is about to say something; but her smile quickly vanishes as soon as she laid her emerald eyes on Danny's bruised and bandaged nose.

"Danny what happened?" Hera asked.

"Oh after the ship fell over the edge after take off we all panicked. I dived after you hoping to get you out of the ship but after I went over the edge you came flying back up; you just wacked me; it's not that bad Sabine already patched me up." Danny said trying to wave it off.

"Yeah kid was already over the edge after you before we even got to it." Zeb said.

"Oh Danny I'm so sorry." Hera apologized.

"It's not your fault I had faith in your piloting abilities just not in the ship." Danny said.

"Yeah maybe next time you should tell someone before hand that the ship they are flying has never been tested or should theoretically fly." Sabine jabbed at Quarrie.

"She did fine; how was she?" Quarrie asked Hera; to excited to hear about his ship to comparand anything else.

"You ship certainly has the firepower we need but the targeting system needs some work." Hera replied.

"I've got some ideas." Sabine says as she starts to walk forward.

"No, no, no; that's my ship young one; just what do you think you're doing?" Quarrie protested and narrowed his eyes at Sabine.

"Never get between a Mandalorian and a weapons package." Sabine shot back with narrowed eyes and a serious expression. Upon seeing the seriousness in Sabine's face; Danny made a mental note to remember that as BG rolled up to them and started to beep something.

"Okay I've really got to learn droid-speak because I'm getting a little tired asking what they said." Danny grumbled.

"He said Kanan is trying to contact us; good he'll want to hear about our success." Hera says as she takes her helmet off and handed it to Zeb as she heads towards The Phantom.

"I thought we didn't have any communications?" Danny said.

"We repaired the coms and most of the damage to the Phantom while you were out flying." Sabine told him.

"Oh…that makes sense."

---

Danny was helping Zeb move some equipment around for Quarrie while they waited for Hera to get back to them. Sabine was working with Quarrie over by the Blade Wing; taking a look at the prototype ship herself. Quarrie again hesitated at letting her take a look but he soon backed down learning quick not to argue with the Mandalorian Artist. Danny placed another heavy container down near a stack of others; well they weren't heavy to him but they were enough to make Zeb grunt a little while he walked with them. Danny turned around and was about to walk over to move another container when he saw Hera emerge from The Phantom with a worried look on her face.

"We need to get moving the second attack is about to commence." Hera addressed them bluntly.

"Well we have a problem." Sabine spoke up.

"Big shocker…what is it?" Danny gasped with fake shock and dread.

"The energy drain from the multi-cannon firing system killed the hyper drive." Sabine reported.

"In basic please." Zeb asked.

"Come on Zeb; I'm not from this galaxy but even I understood that." Danny shot back.

"Oh, really then what did she say?" Zeb asked.

"Something, something about the weapons means the hyperdrive won't work…right?" Danny turned to Sabine with a hopeful look that he did in in fact understand.

"Basically yeah; the weapons work but we have no light speed." Sabine answered.

"Well that has been a problem." Quarrie admitted.

"It's been a problem; you mean you knew about this?" Hera snapped at Quarrie.

"What do you expect for a prototype; there are all sorts of adjustments that need to be made for instance I agree with your flying fellow here…I'm not sure about this paint job." Quarrie said as he gestured to Danny and then the ship. Zeb seemed to have quite enough of Quarrie not giving them information they need so he threw down the crate he was holding and grabbed the small mechanic.

"Come here fish-face I'm going to see if you can fly!" Zeb snarled.

"Woah hey wait a minute…first of all calm down and second I thought you said not to call him a fish." Danny said as he took a defensive stance in case something happened.

"Hang on Zeb Danny's right let's just calm down…there must be a way to solve this." Hera said.

Zeb begrudgingly put Quarrie back down; although he wasn't gentle as he slammed Quarrie down against the crate that he dropped. He gave Quarrie one last snarl before he started to walk off in a sulk. Hera had a hand to her chin and Sabine had her arms crossed; their stance and facial expressions signalling that both girls were deep in thought; thinking of a way to solve their current problem. Again, Danny wished he could help but he didn't know anything about these ships. Quarrie started to sit up and regain himself as he rubbed his head to sooth the pain form being slammed by the angry Lasat.

"It's a shame I had BG install that other hyperdrive on The Phantom." Quarrie said.

"You what!" Hera shouted as she was brought out of her thoughts; her eyes were as wide as dinner plates.

"I don't like seeing a ship that can't fly; during the repairs, I upgraded it because without a hyperdrive you can't fly far." Quarrie admitted as he pointed towards The Phantom which BG was now on top of.

"You beautiful crazy Mon Calamari…that's the answer to all our problems!" Hera screamed in delight as she wrapped Quarrie up in a big mother bear like hug.

"Okay now you've lost me." Danny said with an equally confused Sabine and Zeb beside him.

"Oh…great what's the answer?" Quarrie asked; equally confused as the others.

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Danny stood in the Phantom with it's other occupants as they made their way back to Ibaar. Hera had quickly told them the solution to their problem and…yeah it was a good one. Dany and Quarrie were in The Phantom with Zeb who was piloting; BG was in a newly installed Astromech port on top of The Phantom. It turned out that you can't use a hyperdrive on a ship this small without an Astromech because they are required to make the calculations needed to jump. Hera and Sabine were in The Blade Wing; which was magnetically attached to the underbelly of The Phantom; that way they could jump both ships to where they needed to go; they killed two birds with one stone.

As soon as they had everything ready they had left the planet and jumped into action; from Kanan's communication is seemed like they didn't have much time. The people of Ibaar needed their supplies now or things would start to get worse. The Rebellion could not wait for them so they just hoped they were able to get there in time. Danny felt the uneasiness twist in his gut again as he wondered if this would just be a repeat of their last attempt; how many people would die this time. Zeb told them that they were dropping out of hyperspace. Danny watched as the stars returned to normal and gave them a view of the battle.

They saw what was pretty much a recreation of their last attempt; the Imperial ships were blockading the planet while The Rebellion tried to smash though it. The only difference this time was that this time they could see that the supplies were attached to The Ghost; they were the ones that needed to break through the blockade this time. That was smarter; it was quicker and smaller then the blockade runners; but it wasn't as durable as one of them either; it seemed like they had arrived just in time.

"I'm going to swing around and try from another direction." Kanan said over the open Rebel com.

"Stay on course Ghost; I'll knock that cruiser out of your way…turn me loose Phantom." Hera said over the com from the Blade Wing.

"Say hello to Kallus for me." Zeb said as he pressed a button on the console.

"Oh, we will…if there's anything left of him." Sabine replied back

With that the Blade Wing detached from The Phantom and took off to joined the battle while The Phantom stayed back at a safe distance to watch. Danny wished he could go out there and help; just do something so they won't suffer losses like last time; he hated not being able to help; once again there was nothing he could do but hope they pull through this time. They weren't in the fray; but they could hear everything over the open coms.

"You boys better give me some room." Hera said.

"You heard the captain." Kanan acknowledged.

"Sabine we're only going to have one shot at this." Hera said; making the situation clear that they can't afford mistakes.

"Then it's a good thing you trust me." Sabine replied.

Everybody watched as the Blade Wing flew closer and closer to the Imperial Cruisers; avoiding its fire. It's red paint job made it stand out easy against the black of space or the blue glow of the planet. The Blade Wing got closer and closer to it's target as the ends of it started to glow red. Finally, as it was close enough the glowing red points fired red beams into the super laser that was demonstrated earlier and the beam of red energy cut through the hull of the Imperial Cruiser like a hot knife through butter. Seconds after the beam passed over the sections that had ben cut exploded as they traveled down the ship before the whole cruiser buckled as it started to explode from the inside.

Dany felt a wave of relief wash over him as he watched the cruiser start to descend downwards as it fell out of orbit; colorful, fiery explosions decorating its grey body before the whole cruiser exploded. They had done it; they had broken the blockade; with the ship gone there was an opening and they could get though. The cheers and celebratory screams from the Rebels could be heard over the com. It was only then did Danny realize something; something that made his stomach start to twist again.

They were celebrating blowing a ship up; the cruiser had exploded and there was little time for escape; many if not all of hands went down with it. This was just like the last time only this time instead of one of their ships exploding it was an imperial ship and…he didn't really care in fact he still felt like he had been a minute ago, relieved. Maybe it was because this time the bad guys were the ones to suffer loses...no; Danny shook his head at that. That was a very black and white way to look at it; good guys and bad guys; the things the Imperials are doing might not be right; but the people on the side probably think they are doing what's right; soldiers following orders. Danny didn't want to dwell on this; but he could tell that this wasn't going to go away; he was a hero; he helped people who need it; but at what cost.

"We're clear; we're going in." Kanan said over the com.

"We'll hold off any pursers once you make the jump out." Hera responded back.

"We'll meet you back at the rendezvous." Kanan acknolwegded.

"Maybe it's not such a hunk of junk after all right kid…kid?" Zeb asked as he nudged Danny.

"Huh…sorry I zoned out what did you say?" Danny asked as he was driven from his thoughts.

"I said maybe it's not a hunk of junk after all…you okay kid?" the Lasat asked with concern.

"Oh, yeah just thinking…but I still think it needs a different paint job." Danny replied.

With the blockade broken though and the supplies being dropped off by The Ghost; Hera swung the Blade Wing around to meet up with The Phantom. Quarrie moved over to the cockpit and looked out the window to see Hera looking back at him. The old inventor gave her a look and an approving nod; proud that she was the one to test his ship and break her in. Hera returned the acknowledgment as The Ghost flew over to join them. Hera maneuvered the Blade Wing and attached it to the bottom of The Phantom like before.

"We have confirmation that the drop was successful; let's go home Phoenix Squadron." Commander Sato reported success over the com.

With that the sight that Danny had started to become familiar with started to occur again as the stars turned blue and started to stretch into a swirl as they and the rest of the Rebel ships jumped to light speed. Leaving behind a battered Imperial blockade and the people of Ibaar with their much-needed supplies. After they had all exited hyperspace; Zeb had piloted The Phantom to reattach itself to The Ghost while Hera detached the Blade Wing to dock with Sato's Blockade Runner, The Liberator. Zeb docked The Phantom with The Ghost and its occupants exited the craft to be reunited with the rest of their crew. However, upon seeing Danny exit the craft; Ezra and Kanan couldn't help raise a brow while Chopper started to laugh. Danny still had his nose bandaged.

"Yeah laugh it up while you can trash can." Danny growled at the droid.

"Do I want to know what happened?" Kanan asked.

"Hera hit him." Zeb said quick and bluntly.

"Hera did what?" Both Kanan and Ezra shouted shocked at what they had been told.

"Hera hit me with the new ship…it was an accident and a long story; let's just go meet them." Danny said as he filled in the details to Zeb's answer.

"Okay you have to tell me what happened." Ezra said as he nudged Danny.

"Nothing really exciting; just an accident." Danny replied in deadpan.

Ezra pouted a little at the thought of a story where Hera hit Danny; accident or not to be lacking in excitement. But they all walked through the halls of The Ghost before they came to one of the airlock corridors to find Sabine, Hera and Commander Sato waiting for them. Quarrie made his way to the front of the group; followed closely by BG; Commander Sato took a step forward to greet the old mechanic.

"It seems Senator Organa has found a ship works that is sympathetic to our cause and willing to manufacture more of these B-Wings in secret." Commander Sato said; quick to the point as he usually was.

"Project Shantipole will continue under my supervision of course. There are many adjustments that are needed to be made." Quarrie said.

"Quarrie thanks to you and your ship we helped many people today." Hera said as she took a step forward to thank him.

"I just hammered it together young pilot…you made it soar." Quarrie said as he left the group to board Sato's ship with BG.

"Indeed, your heroics are unparalleled Captain Syndulla; that is why I agree with Kanan's recommendation." Commander Sato said as eh turned to face her.

"Recommendation; what have you done now?" Hera asked as she gave Kanan a look.

"Just listen to the Commander." Kanan responded with a sly smirk.

"You are to be promoted to Phoenix Leader; our pilots will benefit greatly from your expertise." Commander Sato said.

With that Commander Sato raised his hand and gave Hera a salute. Sabine quickly followed the example as saluted as well. Soon everybody in the corridor had their hand raised and were saluting Hera for her work today. Hera; while surprised couldn't stop a smile coming to her face as she looked at the display in front of her.

"Good job; Captain Hera." Kanan said as he two give a quick salute.

Hera simply smiles at them and returns it with a salute of her own.

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Well there you go. Okay first things first; sorry that it took a while to get this out but...blame Fallout 4. Yeah okay I know that it's a year late to use that excuse but I picked up a brand new copy for 25$ several months back during a sale because the store accidently got so may copies and it's been on the getting to list for a while and I just started playing it in November and...I'm hooked. So yeah sorry Fallout 4 has been keeping me busy; even more so that when I looked at this chapter today I only had three pages to finish...it's ben so close to completion for like a week and a half I feel guilty for waiting this long especially since I really want to have the next chapter/episode out soon. So yeah I've been bust with Fallout and still job searching...it's a pain. Now to address my question from the last chapter...from the PM, reviews and other from of communication that I got many of you are asking for me to pair Danny up with Sabine...okay thank you for your input but I still don't know. I'm not against it but if I were to pair them up it wouldn't be for a while; they would have to reach that stage naturally. I also have the next few chapters of this planned out and I would like to be able to do one at least once a month; especially since there is the length of chapters if I can do at least one a month I think that will be fine; also because next year I want to make an effort to write out the remaining chapters of MOAP before I start posting again. Also will I ever be able to stop hurting Danny; he can't seem to go on a mission without being injured. Anyways Not much to say...like I said I'm tired and a little cranky so let's get to reviews.

SPARTAN-626: The snowball war was something I just thought up at the last minute I actually just got the idea of Danny owning so one because of his powers and decided to write a little epilogue fro the chapter. And yes whenever someone says scoundrel; especially in space Han Solo is always the first person to come to mind so I wanted him to influence Danny's space outfit a little bit.

Benthatguy: Don't worry; Danny will have a melt down soon; there is no way someone can be this calm about this stuff; Danny is a bit more used to it because of his hectic life; but this plus all the stress and stakes of this new galaxy will pour onto him and he will have a melt down; I have it all planned out and it will be happening soon

Valphorin: I don't know if I would dedicate a whole Chapter to Danny figuring out his feelings; not unless I could find a way to stretch it out. And the thing about brining Danny's friends in; I have to do that very carefully because that could either end the story; slow it down or step the game up depending on how and when I do it; I have a slight idea of when they may or may not appear but it's not finalized and yes Chopper would shock them all.

Z0mb1ehunter789: Yeah I'm still working on how long Danny is going to be here and yes I can't forget his feelings for Sam and how those would have to be resolved in which ever direction I go; I still have plans and they can go either way;

Krusher: Danny's weakness is electricity; he can take punishment and damage from everything else but electricity hurts him the most because it reminds him of his "death" and it attacks every cell of his body at the same time. Which is why Danny simply can't fly to Courscant and duke ol Palps out and win the fight for everybody; electricity is one of his weakness

Scorpius02: Oh Milo...uh I watched the first season of Heroes and I loved it this show was amazing...then Season two happened and it wasn't that good...but I mostly blamed it on the 2007-2008 Writer's strike because it was only have a season and they had to rush but then Season 3...I didn't even finish watching the show or watch Reborn it had killed it to me Heroes is only Season 1. But yeah oh I hated Milo even when the show was good...I know you probably didn't know but thanks for reminding me of him.

Dragonflower6713: I haven't fully decided how much of Danny's world will come into play with the story; but I have an idea; and Danny will be using a little bit more of the Force as time goes on and he will have a rematch with not only The Inquisitors but Vader as well.

JennaUtena: Thank you; admittedly their aren't that many Star Wars/Danny Phantom crossovers but thank you I try my best.

newboy: No yeah it would have to take a lot of bad stuff in order for Danny to go over to the Dark Side; actually Dan is his dark side so really he's already been on the dark side; seen it; fought it and not like it. But yeah no with everything Danny has been though it would take a lot more for him to be corrupted as opposed to say Ezra, I don't see Danny falling for any of Maul's crap when they meet like Ezra. As for Vlad he will appear because I want him and Thrawn to meet; they look alike.

J: No Danny doesn't have Weather control powers; those he got temporarily from Vortex; Danny can teleport to a degree; he hasn't mastered it yet and is still working on it but he can do it

Well that's all I have to today; sorry if I didn't get to your review and jim89 where were you? Anyways I hoped you enjoyed the latest chapter the next one is Blood Sisters which you know Sabine which feature a lot so...do with that information what you will but as always feel free to give me any ideas or suggestions you have about things that I could do with this story. As always if you haven't already please favorite and follow this story and please everybody review; let me know what you think; until next time...

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