"Soooo…" Gap said, Bugsi still on his shoulder. "You're saying, we're gonna steal your master's ship, to get off this planet, so we all don't die here?"
"Pretty much, except we're not stealing the ship. My master's… dead, so it's basically mine now," She said, a bit of sadness in her voice. "So I can use it for whatever I want,"
"Pretty straight forward, ain't it?" Gap said.
"What? She's dead, isn't she? Isn't that the truth?' Bugsi said. "You don't have to act like she's still alive. I know she's not. I don't sense her anymore,"
"You're really grown up for a kid, you know that?" Gap said.
"Yep, Master Hishala told me that all the time," She said. SHe then looked up. "Oh! We're here!" She looked at Ponzo. "Ponzo! Show them the way!"
Ponzo led them behind the rocky ledge, where a sand covered lump was. Ponzo pulled it off, revealing a large, shiny silver ship.
Droid's eyes went wide. "Wowowee! What a beauty!" He ran his hand across the side. "I've always wanted to fly one of these!"
Bugsi crossed her arms. "Well, it's your lucky day, robot guy!"
"It's Droid," Droid said, not taking his eyes off of the ship.
"Droid, robot, same difference," Bugsi said. "Ponzo, help everyone get into the ship. I'm gonna pack a few things to take with us!" She climbed the ladder to their little hideout, and disappeared behind the blanket.
"I really hope I don't regret this," Clover said, climbing into the ship and sitting in the back corner. "She's so young. And vulnerable."
"She don't seem very vulnerable to me," Gap said, crossing his arms. "It looks like if you set her off, boom! Ahsoka Tano all over again! People dead everywhere!" He smiled, revealing his missing tooth.
"Ahsoka is a Togruta," Clover said. "Bugsi is a Twi'lek,"
"Whatever! I'm talking about her personality!" Gap said.
"We need to keep her safe," Clover said. "Do everything we can to make sure she doesn't end up like the others,"
"We're part of one of the most skilled Squads of the Grand Army! A squad with an ARC trooper!" Gap said. He put his hand on Clover's shoulder. "Nobody will lay a hand on Bugsi,"
Clover nodded. "Alright,"
"Alright! Got everything I need!" Bugsi climbed into the ship, with a shoulder bag slung over her shoulder. She saluted. "I'm all ready to go!"
"You sure that's all you need?" Gap said.
"Sure it is! Just some food, extra canteens, a few extra pairs of clothes, and my lightsaber! What more can a Jedi need?"
Gap chuckled and sat Bugsi on his knee. "You're definitely like no other kid I've met! Any other little girl would have packed the whole house and more!"
"Pfft! I'm no other girl!" She said, "And I'm not little! I'm seven years old!"
"Wow! That sure isn't little!" Gap said.
"You bet it isn't!" She flexed her bicep. "This girl can take down the entire Imperial Army in minutes!"
"Woah! I won't mess with you then!" Gap put his hands up.
"Is everyone here?" Droid said, spinning around in the swivel chair of the cockpit.
Clover looked around the ship and counted everybody. Focus, Droid, Hesitate, Gap, Ponzo, and Bugsi, as well as himself. "I think we do, take us away, Droid!"
Droid started up the ship, and lifted it into the air. "Ghost squad, out!"
As they were lifting into the air, Clover watched the desolate sandy orange planet get further away from them. "So…where exactly are we going?" He asked.
Droid shrugged. I dunno, anywhere but there," He said.
"There's not really anywhere we can go right now," Gap said. "The entire galaxy is being taken over by the Empire after all,"
"We just need to find a place where we can lay low for a while," Clover said. "Things will settle down a little soon. Besides, What're a couple of clones to the Emperor?"
"Nothing," Gap said. "But a Jedi is everything," He put his hand on Bugsi's shoulder. "Which is why we need to keep her safe,"
"I trust you," Bugsi said. She wrapped her arms around Gap's neck. "With everything I got!"
"And we got your back, kiddo!" Gap said. "We'll kick Sidius' sorry face if he ever tries to touch you with his zappy hands!"
"I'm sure he's not the only one looking for people like her, though," Droid said, looking out the front of the ship. "I'm sure there's other Sith out there. Maul for example, is still alive out there somewhere. Plus, our own brothers are also wanting to kill her, and probably even bounty hunters,"
"We can take 'em!" Gap said. "We're Ghost Squad! Our specialty is being so fast that we appear invisible!"
"You got that right!" Clover said.
"We should probably make a quick stop somewhere to stock up on resources," Droid said. "Since we're probably going to be spending a lot of time on this ship, we need fuel, hydration, and edibles. There doesn't appear to be much on this ship,"
"We can go to Coruscant," Droid said. "It's probably very chaotic right now, but I'm sure people are still selling stuff somewhere on the planet,"
"It's very dangerous for her, though," Gap said, looking at Bugsi. "We can't risk her life over resources,"
"She doesn't have to go into the city," Gap said. "You guys can go. I can stay back with her and Hesitate,"
"That sounds like a reasonable plan," Clover said. He gave Gap a serious face. "But don't you guys dare leave the ship. This place is bloodthirsty for midichlorians,"
