A/N: Captain Shan and the crew of the Leviathan find out just what happens when you push Hiccup and Astrid over the edge and it is not pretty. I'm trying to push this story along because on July 16th I will be going full time at my current job and it will take up a lot time as I will need more training. So the good news is that expect updates to come a bit more frequently in the coming weeks.
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Darknight2124- If you are scared of them now, you should check my story Unhinged, that is a Hiccup and Astrid I would never want to get on wrong side of. This chapter we get to see the affects of battle from before.
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Captain Shan had just made his way onto the bridge of the Leviathan when a technician called up from one of the computers telling him that another ship was coming out of hyperspace from Taris. Shan's eyes widened instantly as he called all stations to their battle positions.
Troopers were scrambling to their positions, turrets were being focused on the lone ship, the shields were being raised, and pilots were running to their fighters. Once Shan had seen the size of the ship he relaxed a little. It was nowhere near the size that would be necessary to take on his Star Destroyer in open combat. He lowered the battle call but told all stations to remain alert until he gave the order.
The ship continued on approach toward the Leviathan and as it got within several dozen klicks of the hangar the bridge received a transmission. They could tell that it was a Stormtrooper from the landing codes that he transmitted and from the armor that they could just barely see at the bottom of the screen. Strangely though they could not see half of the man's face but thought nothing of it when the sound of the man's pained grunts and labored breathing filled the room.
He was cleared to dock by the Captain and soon Shan made his way down to the hangar eager to ask the trooper a number of questions. He walked through the hangar doors just as the ship landed and the loading ramp descended. A number of troopers that followed him down to the hangar rushed onto the ship to secure the man and get him to the medical bay.
Shan waited by the doors of the hangar eager to see the man but as the troopers walked off the ship with the man in question between them he soon wished that he had waited on the bridge. As the escort came closer Shan could see that the man was missing one of his hands and that he had some kind of brand on his cheek. The scent of seared flesh trailed behind the man as he walked past Captain Shan. The thing that disgusted the Captain the most however was at the back of the escort one of the troopers was carrying a severed head in his hands. It took everything that the Captain had in him to not throw up on the hangar floor and make himself look weak in front of his men. Unfortunately some of the other troopers did not have the same constitution as the Captain and were running out of the hangar trying to force down the content of their stomachs.
Shan turn to follow the escort to the medical but not before ordering that they go through the ship more thoroughly to try and find anything that they might have missed in their initial search. The escort had moved on without him but he was soon able to catch up, all he had to do was follow the moans of pain that echoed of the walls. As he neared the escort he was able to hear the injured man mumbling to himself.
"They are coming, they won't stop, they are coming."
He chanted the words over and over again as the finally reached the medical bay after walking for ten minutes. Shan could guess as to who 'they' were but he didn't want to jump to any conclusions until he knew for certain. They laid the man down on one of the tables and inclined it slightly.
The droids in the bay got to work immediately and started to treat the man's wounds. They were administering drugs to fight off infection, wrapping the stump that used to be his hand in bandages after they took measurements to fit him with a robotic one, and applying gauze and medical tape over the brand on his cheek.
Shan watched from the shadows as the droids did their work and as soon as they were done he ordered everyone out of the room. The droids tried to tell him that he should wait to question the man in order to give him time to heal but Shan was having none of it. He needed answers and he was going to get them. The door sealed itself behind the last droid that left the room with a soft click and the room was eerily silent. Shan walked around the table that held the man once before stepping out of the shadows and into the light that illuminated the table.
The man never looked up as Shan stepped in front of him, didn't even acknowledge that he was there. Shan raised an eyebrow at this but pressed on anyway, he needed to know what happened.
"Trooper." Shan said trying to get the man's attention.
The trooper's eyes twitched for a moment before he slowly lifted his head off the table. His eyes were filled with fear as he looked back at Shan. He scanned the room as if he was looking for someone. When the man concluded that they were alone he allowed his gaze to fall back to Shan.
"What happened on that ship trooper?" Shan asked sternly.
The man started to shake as the memories flooded back to him. Shan was starting to become annoyed by the man's continued silence. He was a Stormtrooper for God's sake they were tough and resilient.
"Trooper, What. Happened." Shan ordered the man.
This tone seemed to break the man's silence only to have it be replaced by frenzied responses.
"They are coming, we can't hide, they are coming, they won't stop, fear the Haddocks, fear the Haddocks." The man repeated over and over again.
Shan frowned at this while the man was now talking finally, it wasn't anything of great importance and just the random babblings of a madman. He walked up to the man and placed his hands on his shoulders to bring his attention back onto him.
"Get a hold of yourself damnit. You are a Stormtrooper in the Imperial army, you were trained to handle any and all types of situations now when I order you to tell me what happened on that ship, then you had better tell him in as clear and concise manner as possible." Shan growled at the man.
The man's babbling stopped as did his tremors. His eyes remained wide with fear but his breath had slowed and now he was taking slow deep breaths. Shan stepped away and slowly took his hands off his the man waiting for his response. Silence took in the room as the trooper stared at Shan, his eyes had gone back to normal size though now it seemed like he was staring through Shan. After several moments of thick, uneasy silence the trooper spoke in a hushed tone.
"Do you believe in devils, Captain Shan?" The man asked with a hollow voice.
Shan looked at the man in bewilderment trying to figure just where in the hell this came from. He shook it off and glared at the trooper.
"I'm the one who asks the questions here." Shan responded furiously.
The man continued on his terrified explanation as if the Captain had never spoke.
"You better believe in them because they are coming. The…Haddocks. They are not of this world. They killed everyone without mercy, they cut off my hand and branded my face and when the only other lone survivor defied them…well you saw how well that went." The man continued.
"They broke me. They know where you are, there is no one where you can hide. They told me that. They will find you, they won't stop, not these devils." The man finished as he hung his head.
Captain Shan was beyond livid. Shaking with anger at the trooper's apparent weakness to not being able to hold up when being questioned by the Haddocks. He walked up to the trooper and proceeded to slap him on the cheek that was branded, hard. The man groaned out in pain as he head whipped to the side.
"You pathetic weakling. You gave away our position, embarrassed yourself as a Stormtrooper, and put everyone on this ship at risk. I don't know why they bothered sending you back to us, but this failure of yours will be your last." Shan said as he stalked away and made his way towards the door.
He pulled out a small comm link from his pocket and hailed the bridge.
"Captain to the bridge, we need to get the hell out of here. Our position has been compromised and we need to depart now."
"Understood Captain." A voice answered back.
Shan looked back at the trooper with disgust as snarled at him.
"Don't get comfortable on that table, as soon as we are safe we will deal with you like we deal with all traitors." Shan said with a snarl.
(With the troopers searching the ship)
The troopers that Shan had ordered to search the ship for anything useful were starting to grow more and more frustrated. There was nothing of value to be found on the ship. There was no cargo, no weapons, no maps, no plans, and even the navicomputer had been wiped so they couldn't see where the ship had been. Two of the troopers had made their way back to the engine room hoping that maybe they would be able to tell where the ship had come from by the type of fuel that it used. It was a long shot but it was the only one that they had.
"This is getting tedious." One of the troopers stated.
"I know, why they think we can tell where they've been by the type of fuel. It's not like there are that many different types of fuel in the galaxy. We will just be running around in circles and get nowhere." The other one replied agreeing.
"Let's just get this over…" The trooper started.
"Wait what is that sound?" The other one asked as he held up a hand.
Both troopers stilled as they tried to listen for the sound that the one had heard just a moment before.
Beep.
The small sound had the troopers instantly turning their heads toward it and approaching slowly. The beeping got a little louder and was accompanied by a blinking red light. The troopers continued to approach the light when it sped up and the beeping increased in speed. The troopers looked at one another before yelling at the top of their lungs.
"BOMB!"
They sprinted out of the engine room and tried to get off the ship and out of the hangar but before they could reach the exit ramp the beeping stopped and turned to one long continuous tone and light held a steady glow until they both stopped abruptly. The sound of air being sucked in was quickly followed by a bright light as a massive explosion ripped through the smaller ship tearing it to pieces and flinging molten shrapnel all across the hangar and into the walls.
The explosion killed everyone in the hangar instantly as the concussive blast alone turned all the Stormtroopers heads to a thick red soup in their helmets while the pieces of ship tore bodies apart. The explosion ripped open the airlock sucking everything out into the vacuum of space. The molten metal tore through the Star Destroyers wiring and electrical systems causing a power surge to race through the ship effectively shutting it down. The Leviathan was dead in space.
(Back with Captain Shan)
The explosion rocked the entire ship and had everyone scrambling to figure out what had happened. Captain Shan was screaming into his comm link demanding updates from his officers and only grew angrier when they couldn't get it to him fast enough. He was pacing back and forth in the medical bay trying to figure out what to do when he found out that the ship was dead in space.
"What do you mean the ship is dead in space?!" Shan screamed into the comm.
"Sir I don't know how to be more clear than that." An officer answered sarcastically.
"Don't you take that tone with me or I will throw you out the airlock!" Shan screamed into the comm.
"Right, apologies sir, but the explosion in the hangar hit a number of critical electrical systems and wires which caused a power surge throughout the ship. It will take time to repair but until then we are on our own. Our base down on Telos doesn't have a strong enough transmitter to call for help and at last check there were no Star Destroyers close enough for the transmitter they do have." The officer reported back.
Shan stomped his foot into the ground in frustration. This was not what he needed right now.
"Hurry up and fix it then. We don't have time for this. I want updates every hour is that understood." Shan ordered the officer.
"Perfectly sir." The officer ordered as the comm cut out.
Shan sighed out in frustration before he put the comm back in his pocket and nearly walked out the doors when he heard the trooper on the table behind him mumbling.
"What are you rambling about back there?" Shan asked clearly annoyed.
The trooper lifted his head, his eyes devoid of life and staring right through Shan as a realization washed over the trooper.
"You better believe in devils Captain Shan, because they believe in you and they are coming for you." The trooper said ominously before he laid his head back and closed his eyes.
Captain Shan walked out of the medical bay quickly ordering all troopers he saw to get to their battle stations and to remain on high alert and pass the word along to anyone they ran into. He didn't know how long it would take to fix the ship but he would not be caught off guard.
A/N: So this chapter was a bit shorter than usual sorry about that. Next chapter Hiccup and Astrid return and Mission is on... a mission. Wonder how that will go. Be sure to leave a review.
