Back with Calhoun, she and the other ships that got through the shield were making their approach to the surface, being ordered to land away from the main settlement. Lucys orders were to sabotage and not to directly engage the military Til the shield gate was destroyed and the main army could land. Lucy would be joining the fighting personally, but for now, she was leading the forces in space.
The ships were fired upon by walkers and aa guns on the surface. Calhoun struggled to keep the ship in the air. Eventually a wing was shot off and she began going down.
"Everyone hang on, we're coming in hard!" Calhoun shouted
Her shuttle hit the ground hard as other ships got shot down or landed nearby, releasing droids and other game characters into the battle. Stormtroopers and ponies in trooper armor approached the ground forces and opened fire.
"There they are, take cover" Taffyta shouted "can't believe I'm here"
"Come on taffy, this'll be fun" said Candlehead
A couple ponies approached Calhoun's downed shuttle and busted the door open. They approached Sophie who was starting to wake up from the crash. Before she could react, a bowler hat was thrown at one of the ponies, cracking the armor and killing the pony. Oddjob tackled the other pony as Sophie unstrapped herself. A quick look at the bowler hat revealed it had a steel sharp rim, explaining how it killed the pony. Everyone else got to their feet and prepared to fight.
(Up in space)
The space battle raged on as both fleets fired their weapons at each other. Lucys plan was to pick off the destroyers one at a time to try and break through to the SSD executioner which was under heavy guard from the rest of the imperial fleet. As lucys fighters led attack runs on the destroyers, Rancis personally led a small attack force to attack the shield gate. He was joined by his wife, Vanellope, who learned how to be an expert flyer just for this occasion.
"Lucy 1 this is Blue leader, we're starting our attack run on the shield gate" said Rancis
"Good luck daddy" said Lucy
"You too mom" said Kevin
"Thanks kids. All ships keep it tight and watch out for those gun towers" said Vanellope
Vanellope and Rancis began their attack on the shield gate, firing at the gun towers while hyena bombers and some recruits Rancis trained bombed the station. As they made it halfway through they were forced to retreat, as the hangar bays opened letting out hundreds of tie fighters, all making a beeline for Lucy 1.
"Enemy fighters coming in" said Rancis
"There's too many of them" Vanellope shouted
Ralph, Kevin, and Lucy watched with fear as the ties opened fire on the station with them inside.
"All cruisers, protect my castle. My weapon needs to power up" said Lucy "Ralph's fist, turn to the side and give a spread of lasers to the enemy"
The fighting lasted for hours with neither side gaining any ground. The imperials lost 2 ships while Lucy lost 1 captured destroyer and 2 dreadnoughts. Lucy ordered a temporary retreat behind Equestrias moon. The navy didn't follow, knowing lucy would be back.
"I hate that I have to do this" Lucy told her family
"It's for the greater good. The fighters need repairs and recharging, and the recruits could use a break" said Rancis
"I just hate how I'm abandoning aunt Calhoun on the surface" said Lucy
"She'll be fine. If anyone knows how to survive it's her" said Vanellope
"I hope so. Without our support, she's trapped down there" said Kevin
(On the surface)
Sophie screamed as she was launched into the air and thrown onto a muddy patch of land. Several tie fighters roared overhead firing lasers at the rebels with her. The weather had gotten bad over the planet and it was now pouring rain. Lasers fired everywhere from both sides. Sophie could barely make out the red cockpit window of an AT-AT walker in the distance, as well as the white armor of the stormtroopers peeking out of cover.
"Your queen needs you, all troopers forward" a tactical droid shouted
The droid looked at Sophie.
"Sophie get up, we're almost there"
"Almost where? Where are we going?" Sophie asked
"Just over the ridge to the imperial supply foundry, we need to steal-
A large laser blast from a scout walker destroyed the droid before he could finish.
"Everyone fall back, we gotta retreat and find shelter" Calhoun shouted as she fired her gun at the troopers
Sophie hated admitting it, but she was right. They were getting slaughtered, and while they did regenerate, it still hurt.
Sophie and several other volunteers and droids ran into the forests of the planet where the walkers couldn't pursue and towards a small mountain, where everyone took cover in a cave from the storm. The droids, using infinite storage devices, set up medical stations and passed out gear and supplies to others.
"My legs, my legs they're hurt" Taffyta shouted as droids rushed to her
"I wish I never came here" said Gene
As Sophie went to find a spot to rest, she was startled by what she thought was palpatine, but it was just Candlehead wearing his robes.
"Oh hey Sophie, like my cool cloak Lucy gave me? Kept me going in this storm. I'll get some fires going, I got some emergency candles" said Candlehead
Sophie gave a nervous laugh and found a place to sit and rest. She saw honeys bees flying towards her.
"Hey guys, how was your trip near the village?" Sophie asked
"Was fun, so many amazing flowers. So much pollen to pollenate, then we got swatted at, typical" said Stinger
"Glad you guys had fun. I'm not in the best shape right now. I may be bulletproof but I'm still very hurt from explosions. I just wish I could infiltrate-
"Sophie, don't push your luck. Remember your mom can't know you're here and we can't have you too hurt" said Bumble
James Bond sat next to Sophie and handed her a medpack.
"Good job out there kid. I can see you're a really good fighter" said Bond
"Thanks, you too. Just wish we could've accomplished more" said Sophie
"Well if you'd like to, how would you care to join me on a mission after nightfall? We're gonna steal an AT-AT and take out that supply depot, cut the imperials supplies off" said Bond
"You want me to join you?" Sophie asked
"You're a good fighter. A Jedi and a secret agent working together? We should pull this off" said Bond
"I'll do it" said Sophie
"Good, now rest up. We leave at nightfall" said Bond
