Chapter 7
"Is this a joke, Jedi Skywalker?" asked Admiral Ackbar.
"No admiral. There is a possibility that he is back." said Luke,his deep blue eyes fixed on the Mon Calamari sitting infront of him.
"Where did you intercept this message?"
"Near Nuriuan."
"The planet where he raised his fortress? Hand of Thrawn?"
"You presume correctly admiral. But..."
He was interuppted by the commlink.
"Yes?" said Ackbar to the commlink.
A gruffy,familiar voice spoke: "Admiral, let me in, we have problems."
Ackbar unlocked the door, and Han Solo stormed in, walking with haste. Luke could feel his fear, his suspiciousness towards all of this.
"Yes captain Solo?" said Ackbar.
"We lost a convoy." said Han,briefly looking at Luke.
"The Vong?" asked Ackbar, his watery eyes rolled in their eyeholes.
"No. The captain of the assault frigate escorting the convoy reported that they were attacked by one Nebulon B2 frigate."
"That impossible! A Nebulon B2 frigate doesnt have the capabilities to take on an assault frigate!"
"The captain said they have the recording of the entire incident."
"Plug it in, I suspect we may have proof that he is back." said Luke.
With a nodd from Ackbar, Han walked to the holoprojector, and inserted a small disc.
Suddenly a holographic photo appeared,and then slowly started moving.They could see the assault frigate and its convoy exiting out of hyperspace, and shortly after the last escorting A-Wing was out of the hangar, a nebulon B2 frigate entered the system.
The A-Wings immidiately changed their vector,and sped off towards the nebulon frigate. When they were within one click, the frigate's turrets opened fire, and two A-Wings ended their trip.
After that, the frigate's engine blaze increased, as it slowly flew towards the Assault frigate.
First shots were traded, and it seemed that the nebulon frigate wasnt slowing down.
The nebulon slowly entered two clicks,and still wasnt slowing down. Suddenly,the nebulon frigate opened fire on the assault frigate's bridge deflector shield, and increased their speed.
"Are they going to ramm them?" asked Ackbar in amasement.
"No." said Han.
Ackbars big eyes rolled in their eyeholes, and he spoke:"Then why the manuever?"
"Wait and see for yourself admiral."said Han.
Ackbar turned his wiew to face the holo projector.
The frigate was still firing at the escort's bridge deflector shield, however, several volleys of laser bolts were fired at various spots on the frigate. Most of them on the lower deflector shield.
The Nebulon was still coming in, firing from more then twenty turrets, and suddenly, a volley of about fifty laser shots were fired on the frigate's shield generator. After another volley, the generator was no more. The Nebulon B2 slowed down and turned starboard, while the nebulon's cannons started taking out the weapon systems and engine systems on the escort assault frigate.
"Thats impossible! A B2 cannot possibly fire that many shots it that much time." exclaimed Ackbar.
"True admiral. Judging from what Ive seen, this little baby has been heavily modfiyed. From here, I think that there are around forty turrets on that nebulon frigate. Maybe more." said Han in a dark tone.
"Forty turrets..." Luke whistled.
"Judging from the message brought to my attention by jedi Skywalker, and this recording, there are only two solutions. Either we have another strategic genious or we have Thrawn on the loose."
"I hope he can counter the Yuuzhan Vong admiral... I hope he can..." said Luke.
"Is this a joke, Jedi Skywalker?" asked Admiral Ackbar.
"No admiral. There is a possibility that he is back." said Luke,his deep blue eyes fixed on the Mon Calamari sitting infront of him.
"Where did you intercept this message?"
"Near Nuriuan."
"The planet where he raised his fortress? Hand of Thrawn?"
"You presume correctly admiral. But..."
He was interuppted by the commlink.
"Yes?" said Ackbar to the commlink.
A gruffy,familiar voice spoke: "Admiral, let me in, we have problems."
Ackbar unlocked the door, and Han Solo stormed in, walking with haste. Luke could feel his fear, his suspiciousness towards all of this.
"Yes captain Solo?" said Ackbar.
"We lost a convoy." said Han,briefly looking at Luke.
"The Vong?" asked Ackbar, his watery eyes rolled in their eyeholes.
"No. The captain of the assault frigate escorting the convoy reported that they were attacked by one Nebulon B2 frigate."
"That impossible! A Nebulon B2 frigate doesnt have the capabilities to take on an assault frigate!"
"The captain said they have the recording of the entire incident."
"Plug it in, I suspect we may have proof that he is back." said Luke.
With a nodd from Ackbar, Han walked to the holoprojector, and inserted a small disc.
Suddenly a holographic photo appeared,and then slowly started moving.They could see the assault frigate and its convoy exiting out of hyperspace, and shortly after the last escorting A-Wing was out of the hangar, a nebulon B2 frigate entered the system.
The A-Wings immidiately changed their vector,and sped off towards the nebulon frigate. When they were within one click, the frigate's turrets opened fire, and two A-Wings ended their trip.
After that, the frigate's engine blaze increased, as it slowly flew towards the Assault frigate.
First shots were traded, and it seemed that the nebulon frigate wasnt slowing down.
The nebulon slowly entered two clicks,and still wasnt slowing down. Suddenly,the nebulon frigate opened fire on the assault frigate's bridge deflector shield, and increased their speed.
"Are they going to ramm them?" asked Ackbar in amasement.
"No." said Han.
Ackbars big eyes rolled in their eyeholes, and he spoke:"Then why the manuever?"
"Wait and see for yourself admiral."said Han.
Ackbar turned his wiew to face the holo projector.
The frigate was still firing at the escort's bridge deflector shield, however, several volleys of laser bolts were fired at various spots on the frigate. Most of them on the lower deflector shield.
The Nebulon was still coming in, firing from more then twenty turrets, and suddenly, a volley of about fifty laser shots were fired on the frigate's shield generator. After another volley, the generator was no more. The Nebulon B2 slowed down and turned starboard, while the nebulon's cannons started taking out the weapon systems and engine systems on the escort assault frigate.
"Thats impossible! A B2 cannot possibly fire that many shots it that much time." exclaimed Ackbar.
"True admiral. Judging from what Ive seen, this little baby has been heavily modfiyed. From here, I think that there are around forty turrets on that nebulon frigate. Maybe more." said Han in a dark tone.
"Forty turrets..." Luke whistled.
"Judging from the message brought to my attention by jedi Skywalker, and this recording, there are only two solutions. Either we have another strategic genious or we have Thrawn on the loose."
"I hope he can counter the Yuuzhan Vong admiral... I hope he can..." said Luke.