To the Rescue
While Corran settled in for another lonely night on Crait, his sister Tasherit made contact with her parents. She was unsure where they might be, but she was pretty sure that she could reach them at one of the family frequencies.
"Outrider, this is Trader's Luck calling. Do you copy?"
The Jedi recognized her daughter's voice but frowned. "Copy that, Trader's Luck. Wasn't the Sagittarius your ship, Tash?"
Her daughter chuckled. "I have a better one now, Mama. Where are you and the rest of the family?"
"We're at Nar Shaddaa. The Outrider needs some repairs and upgrades. I bet you don't call without a reason, sweetie."
Sweetie… it sounded odd to be called this by her mother when being an adult woman who was about to marry. Tasherit made a face and Jaden chuckled seeing this.
"Have you heard Corran calling in the Force, Mama?"
Nomi stared for a moment at the comm unit.
"No, I haven't heard anything by him since we left D'Qar."
Tasherit looked at Jaden wondering shortly why her mother didn't hear the call of her youngest son who was in a desperate situation. She sighed.
"They evacuated D'Qar shortly after you left. The First Order pursued them and was even able to track them in hyperspace. It was a bad surprise. They were forced to evacuate the Admiral Raddus which was the last ship left of the whole fleet. Only a few transports made it planetside where it came to a battle." At this point Tasherit hesitates to continue. But then she screwed up her courage and told her mother what happened. "Corran was severely wounded, Mama. My brother needs help and this fast if he should survive."
The Jedi Master nodded thoughtfully. "Corran is on which planet?"
"He is on Crait, Mama. There is an old Alliance base from the Civil War it seems."
"Crait… never heard of. It must have been before I joined the Allianz that they established a base there. Are you near?"
"Affirmative, Mama we were on our way to Hoth. Crait isn't just around the corner, but we're still nearer than you being on Nar Shaddaa. We'll reach the planet in two standard days."
"This is a long time when Corran is severely wounded, Tash."
"I know Mama but we do our best to reach him in time. We had never heard before of this planet otherwise I'm pretty sure we would know a shortcut. So we can only hope the best."
Tasherit sighed. She knew all too well that her mother wouldn't stand it to lose her youngest son. That she would break if this would happen. The young Jedi knew that her mother was through a lot during her life and always stayed strong. But losing a child… this would be the shatterpoint. She looked worried at her future husband.
"We will be there in time, Nomi I promise," Jaden Katarn said to comfort Tasherit's mother.
"You heard Jaden, Mama we will be there in time."
"I hope so," the Jedi Master's answer came. "May the Force be with you."
Her daughter smiled hearing this blessing said by her mother. "May the Force be with you," she responded. Then she cut the connection, stood up and walked to the bunk followed by Jaden. She sighed and slumped on the cot. In two days they would reach Crait and she was afraid that it would be too late.