Chapter 35: Use The Force.
When Vader fired the shots that hit the R2 unit he noticed that something was strange in this new opponent, he or she had the potential to use the Force, "the Force is strong with this one," he said as he reviewed the pilot's tactics, which got one of the pilot's comrade's killed but they were effective none the less, it was almost like he was during his time as a Jedi Knight. He wondered who pilot was, but realised that there was no time to ponder on this mysterious Force User. "Troopers," Vader said into his comlink, "leave my fighter alone, I want this rebel alive."
The fighters left as soon as they heard Vader's orders and Vader chuckled as he formed a new plan in his head incase of the Death Star's destruction, "this one is mine," he gripped the controls of his own TIE and prepared to face this Rebel head on.
Meanwhile in Kalifa's X-Wing, she was vastly unaware that the two Fighter's had left, in the last hours of the battle alone she had lost one of her best friends and her astromech droid, she was going to loose a hell of a lot more if she didn't succeed in her current mission, switching on the Targeting computer as she knew she was closer then ever to the exhaust shaft, she took a deep breath and prepared herself for the inevitable, she figured that this would be the last time she would get the chance to speak to her mother, so she quickly used this as an oppertunity.
"Mom?" Kalifa said with tears in her eyes, Ahsoka had been the one thing that kept her going through this battle and she was determined to see her again, but the death of Jess had really hit Kalifa hard, and it was her own plan that got her killed, no answer came from the comlink "mom?" Kalifa said again and after a good few minutes Ahsoka answered, hearing her own mother's voice gave Kalifa the courage she needed to continue on with the mission.
"Kalifa," she heard the panick in Ahsoka's voice which quickly calmed as soon as Kalifa spoke, "I'm here honey, are you Ok?" The question kind of shocked her, "is everything fine?" Is everything fine? How to answer that question. Ahsoka had been protecting Kalifa all of her life and up until she discovered that she was a Jedi, she thought of her mother as her own guardian angel.
"Honestly," Kalifa had always promised herself not to cry in situations like this, but the way she was going she felt like this was the right oppertunity, she wasn't sure that she was going to make it, "No, I couldn't be any less then fine." She didn't have any time to answer as she was slowly reaching her target, Vader was gaining on her as well and she figured that this was the right time to say it, "Mom, I just want to say,"
"No," Ahsoka said as she herself began to cry, "Kalifa, don't say it."
"Mom!" Kalifa snapped, she knew that was probably the wrong thing to do even it did hurt her a little bit, "I just want to say, that you are the best mom in the galaxy. I don't care what happened to you in the past or dad, but if anything even if it didn't seem like it at times, just know that I'm proud to be your daughter." Ahsoka was about to speak again but she knew that it was enough, Tears were falling onto the controls now and Kalifa had no way of stopping herself. "Mom- I love you.." She then switched of the comlink as Ahsoka started to say.
"Kalifa-"
Kalifa then prepared herself for something that would never come, she closed her eyes waiting for the inevitable to happen, instead she felt this warm light as she took control of the blaster, she felt something lass over her in a light way giving her something that she thought she would never have, and a voice spoke to her and if Kalifa wasn't mistake she heard Anakin's voice "Use the force.." It was so soft that she barely heard it. Realising that it was Anakin who spoke to her, she the remembered his teaching about eyesight fooling you.
Kalifa realised she didn't need the Targeting computer after all and just as that wasn't enough, her comlink switched back on and Kalifa didn't know why at the time but she was grateful for the help, "hey kid, do yourself a favour and look up would you?" Kalifa took Han's orders and saw the Millennium Falcon come out of Hyperspace and join the fight, it shit two distinctive red lasers at Vader's TIE fighter causing it to spiral out of control. Over the comlink Kalifa heard Han whooping as she too was filled with a new sense of hope, the Towers started firing again but that didn't stop Kalifa, she switched of the Targeting computer just as Han said "you're all clear kid now lest blow this place and go home!"
Kalifa followed Han's orders and took the shot, she then held got far away as she could as she watched the purple proton Torpeado zoom down the Trench and shoot straight down into the exhaust shaft which sent down a massive shockwave causing the Death Star to go up in one massive fiery explosion. "Great shot kid!" She heard Han say as the other Rebel's began cheering and applauding over Kalifa's own success...